Sherwood Plot-First Team

[will_scarlett]

The door opens onto Sherwood where the men are gathered. Little John sees this group and gives a nod,

"Ye're with me, let's get movin'."

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[ever_lovin]

Ben is digging in the underbrush for a nice big stick when he hears Jack's cry of adventure. He immediately runs back to the road side in time to jump back before being run over by the wagon's front wheels.

"Oh jeeze," he thinks as the cart disappears around a stand of trees. He quickly takes in the scene and takes off running after the cart. He doesn't get too far before he reaches down and pulls up the hem of his robes so that he can run faster.

He is resolutely not thinking about how this must look. "Jen's not here, Johnny's not here," he thinks to himself over and over as he runs.

Re: Ambush

[will_scarlett]

Little John is at his side cursing loudly,

"Bloody pirate!"

Re: Ambush

[ever_lovin]

"Of course, there's gotta be at least one witness," Ben thinks before saying out loud, "So this wasn't part o' the plan? How the hell do monk's run in these things?"

Re: Ambush

[will_scarlett]

"'ave to ask Tuck that an they dinna really run. Wanted a diversion just na that. Get rid o'the thing else we'll ne'er catch 'em."

John's glad of a bit of a break, he didn't plan on running after a cart through the mud.

Re: Ambush

[ever_lovin]

"Good idea," Ben says as he stops, drops his big stick, grabs a fist full of wool in each fist and pulls. Hope five seconds was enough of a break for you John.

Ben picks up what's left of the robe in one hand, the big stick in the other and sets off running.

Re: Ambush

[will_scarlett]

Fine with John, he likes Ben since he just gets things done, but the cart has barreled rather far ahead when suddenly out of the forest a rider appears. His horse shies at Ben,

"Name yerself, foul demon!"

Re: Ambush

[ever_lovin]

"Name myself? Name myself? You don't know who I am?" Ben says giving Little John a hurt look before turning back and giving the rider a harder one. He stabs his big stick, sappling might be a better word, half its length into the ground before cracking his neck and knuckles. "Who am I? I'm Benjamin J Grimm. I'm my Aunt Petunia's favorite nephew an' the idol of millions. I'm the voice of all the folks who're starvin' cause they're payin' yer unfair taxes. An' I'm the boot that's gonna kick yer sorry butt all the way back to yer Sheriff's castle!"

Maybe he shouldn't have watched Babylon Five last night.

Re: Ambush

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Little John laughs and grabs the horses' reins,

"We're 'ere to bring ye justice."

The man on the horse just looks peeved to hide the fact he's terrified,

"I'm not scared o'ye, vile beast."

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[ever_lovin]

"I'm a man, not a beast. An probably more a man than you!" Ben says walking closer. He's tempted to scare the kid but decides it's not a good idea. "Where's yer buddies?" he asks instead.

Re: Ambush

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His sword is drawn and he tries to hit John as pats his horse,

"Off bein' scared o'the forest."

The knight is having a hard time finding a voice at this point but he won't back down.

Re: Ambush

[ever_lovin]

First rule of team work, never let your team mate get stabbed or cut with a sword.

Ben shakes his head sadly at the knight, says, "Why'd ya have to go and try an' my friend?" and then stomps in the true super hero strong guy fashion creating a small localized earth quake to knock the horse off its hooves.

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[will_scarlett]

John just laughs and soothes the horse as the knight flails on the ground,

"I.i'm na scared."

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[ever_lovin]

It's just getting kind of sad now.

"Ya know, if ya went an' got yer friends you'd be able to make a more strategic attack. No shame in pickin' yer battles an' ya wouldn't be runnin' away. Why don't cha go get some o' yer friends an' come back?" Ben reasons.

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The man nods a lot and runs, only tripping in the mud a few times. John laughs,

"Sir Guy's friends 'ave ne'er been that smart. Sounds like the cart stopped, 'eard a crunch somewhere up ahead."

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[ever_lovin]

Ben finally lets himself laugh. He's had that talk with lots of guys before, some were even super villains, but that had to have been the funniest.

"Why don't you take Sir Shaky Knees horse there and ride ahead," Ben suggests as he pulls his stick out of the ground. "I'll catch up."

Re: Ambush

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John gives another laugh,

"Glad ye're goin' us, Ben an aye. Though sadly canna 'old onto this lovely beast, 'ard to 'ide such a 'orse."

He removes all that might be valuable and gives the horse a pat before it trots off.

Re: Ambush

[ever_lovin]

"It's nice ta have a clean an' clear fight ta be honest. Is it me or have things gone real quiet?" Ben asks as he turns to run back down the road. "You have any idea how many men the sheriff might have around?"

Re: Ambush

[will_scarlett]

"Nay, 'ad 'bout four or five guards for each cart an then the riders. Aye, let's see what kind o'mess that pirate's caused."