The Robin Hood Gang 3: A World Joined (Ended)

Maitea

I wake up slowly. My mom is staning over me.

"Where am I?" I ask. I wince as I feel a pain in my forehead.

"A hospital in Spain, don't you remember sweetie?" My mom asks.

"No, I can't really remember anything. It all seems so distant."

"Well, you were trying to save your father, but a boy hit you on the head. You seem to have lost a lot of memory. We arived on the scene just in time to save you and bring you ack home. But they still have your father."

"Who?"

"A gang in America called the Fishers. We have tracked where they are through a phone. But besides that, we don't have much information."

"I want to go help daddy."

"You will have back-up this time, of course. We don't make the same mistakes twice. Just tell us when you're ready. But we don't have much time..."

"I want to go now." I say, standing up, and ignoring the throbbing pain in my head.
"We have the plane ready. Here is a bit of water." She hands me a glass as she says this. I take a drink.

"Okay, lets go." My voice sounds stronger. We get on the plane. I sit across from my mom in the leather seat.

"If we are lucky, you father will be alright."

"Who is holding him hostage?" I ask her.

She holds out a picture. The boy has blue hair, and small fetures.

"I get to kill him." I say.

((Sorry I haven't posted. I lost internet for a LONG time. I don't even know what happened; suddenly the wireless stopped working. :/ Still not working, am currently at Borders, getting some free wi-fi action.... mmmmm. I'll try to either fix the connection or be a Borders bum more often.

Oh, yeah, thanks for that bombshell, MayApple. XD This'll be interesting.))

Ace

My body was exhausted--covered head to toe in bruises, aching violently. I sat on Maitea's bed, holding the note she'd left. Spain? Wow. And she didn't even tell me? I mean, I'd told her when I went to California! "Why wouldn't she tell me these things?" I cried exasperatedly, crumpling the note in one hand and letting it fall to the floor.

Bree stood over me, her hands on her hips, seemingly waiting for something.

"What do I do, Bree? I mean...I could call her, but...well, she could be in trouble. And maybe calling her would be a bad idea. I mean, whatever reason she went...someone...has to be in trouble, right? Do I go get her? Or do I wait for her to come back? Or..."

"Chill, Ace," Bree said, putting a hand on my shoulder to stop me from pacing the room, which I had apparently been doing. "You're smart. Sit and look at your options."

"Options, right..." my hands shook as I uncrumpled the note and read it over again, just in case I'd missed something. "Nothing," I realized. "This note tells me NOTHING!"

"Okay, then, block your number and try calling her."

"Okay." I pulled my phone out of my pocket, pressed *67, and dialed her number.

"Hello?" came the answer.

"Maitea, hi. Hey, where are you? Are you okay?"

"Who is this?"

Shocked, I blinked. "Um, this is Ace. Are you all right?"

"I don't know an Ace," she said and hung up.

All hell broke loose in my mind.

Cleo

The girl with the long hair walks upstairs.

"What up with her?" I ask.

"Don't worry, this is normal for Alis." Riley says.

"You seriously got your PHD?" Jimmy asks.

"Yup, two years after you left Greece." I say. He gives me a high five. Then another girl walks into the room.

"Hi, I'm Cleo." I say.

"I'm Eve." She says.

"Eve was our doctor, of sorts." A girl, I think was named Chris, explains.

"Well, I would be glad to show her what I know." I say with a smile.

"You're a doctor?" Eve asks.

"Yep, pretty much."

Maitea

"I don't know an Ace," I say, then hang up.

"Who was that?" My mom asks.

"Some kid named Ace." I reply.

"Maitea, he was the one who kidnapped your father. He wants you too. If you can just kill him, though, everything will work out. Me and the Spanish Ops will take care of the rest. You go strait for him. He's the one with the blue hair. The one in the picture I showed you."

"Why would he do that?"

"He wants you dead, he loved you, then he hurt you. You left, and he wants revenge."

"I see now." I say slowly. It all made perfect sense, why would someone do that to me, though? Why would he hurt me?

A boy from the special ops comes up to me, and my mom leaves.

"Hey, I heard what happened. I am so sorry." He says, and gives me a quick kiss on the cheek. I give him a confused look.

"What?" I ask.

"Oh, I forgot to mention. I forgot you lost your memory. I am Dimitri. We were going out before that stupid boy screwed up your memory. I love you." He says, and sits beside me. I didn't remember that, but I leaned against him and he put his arms around me.

((This was Maitea's mom's idea. In case Maitea survives she is hoping she will just love Dimitri instead of Ace. Dimitri was more than happy to go along with this, he had liked her anyway, from the last time she left spain.))

Eve

"Yep, pretty much." The new girl named Cleo said.

Oh great! I thought to myself. More competition.

It was hard enough being the newbie, and I had finally found my place. Now someone else comes in and sort of takes it from me. I didn't mind having her help out, I just hoped she wasn't better than I was. I know I didn't really know her yet, but I could tell I wasn't going to like her.

I walked upstairs to where Alis went, which was the library.

She looked over when I came in, but didn't say anything.

"Hey." I said.

"Hey." she said with almost no emotion.

"Is everything okay?"

"Why wouldn't it be?"

"Well, just the way you stormed out of there kind of..." I didn't need to finish the sentence. She understood me.

"I just don't like the new girl." She said. I chuckled, and she looked at me with a confused expression.

"I don't really like her either. I just feel threatened. She said she's a doctor, and that's the only thing I'm good at in this gang. She might be better than me. Plus, the gang's getting too big. I'm worried that if she's better than me, the gang will feel no need to keep me in it."

She laughed. "I thought you liked everyone...your nice, remember." I couldn't help but laugh too.

"So why don't you like her?" I asked Alis. She sighed, and there was a long moment of silence before she answered.

Jimmy

Cleo turned to me, biting her lip. I had to admit, she looked even more uncomfortable than I did when I first joined the gang. I put my arm around her shoulder and sat down next to her.

"I should've listened to you..." She said quietly. "Maybe I shouldn't have come."

"Ignore Alis!" I laughed. "She can just be a bit... awkward to be around?"

I couldn't find a suitable word to describe Alis. I didn't want to say anything too mean because... well, I don't know. It wasn't because I liked her or anything, I didn't know why I'd thought it in the first place. I mean, it was Alis.

"Jim?" Cleo's voice interrupted my thoughts.

"Huh? What?" I asked.

"Do you think I should let that Eve girl do all of the doctor stuff?" She repeated what I hadn't obviously heard the first time.

"Well, you do know a bit more about that stuff than Eve." I shrugged. "You could maybe chill out about it for now though."

Cleo simply nodded, obviously agreeing with me. I knew that I should have warned the other guys about Cleo joining The Fishers. Although, I wasn't expecting her to appear at the mansion so soon. Otherwise, I would have said something to the others. Especially if I knew that Alis would react like she did...

Reg Carter

I woke up. I needed that relaxation, it had done me good. Now it was time to go back to the gang. My wounds felt sore still, but had began to heal under the tight bandages. I staggered back and looked at the mansion. I noticed a new girl there and marvelled at what on earth she was doing here.

I slowly walked into the mansion, brushing straight passed her. Now wasn't the time for socials. I went out the back and took out a pistol. I double checked it was loaded and then flicked the safety off. I then staggered straight back out the doors, slipping into my 4x4. It revved loudly as I started up the engine. I then pulled away and drove off. Last time I'd seen an old friend, it hadn't turned out to well, but this time, the social visit wasn't on good terms. This was a hit.

Alis

"If I tell you this, you have to swear never, never to tell anyone, not even on your deathbed." I say to Eve.

"I won't." She promises.

"I love Jimmy." I say with a sigh, and press my head back against the chair.

"What does that have to do with Cleo?" She said, obviously shocked.

"She's beautiful, they know each other, and she likes him, I think. She is competition I don't want."

"I know how you feel."

"Let her help you. You're a fast learner, and Cleo might not be with us forever. Do your best to learn from her. She is a doctor."

"I'll try."

Sal

I press my ear to the door, listening to Eve and Alis talking. I hear some very interesting information. This would be my way of getting back a Alis for laughing when I told her Reg slapped me.

I sneak down to where Jimmy and Cleo are.

"Jimmy, can I talk to you real quick?" I ask. He gets up, and comes over to me.

"What?"

"Alis is in love with you." I say with a giggle.

"No she isn't." Jimmy says.

"I heard her talking, she is." I begin to leave the room, "see ya Jimmy." And I close the door.

Jimmy

I stared at Sal in shock as she happily skipped out of the room. She was messing with me... of course she was messing with me! I could hear Cleo calling my name behind me, but I wasn't listening. I kept re-running what Sal had said in my head. Alis... Alis loved me? Alis wouldn't know love if it smacked her in the face. It was Alis, after all.

"Jimmy...? Jimmy, what did she say?" Cleo's voice was drowned out by my thoughts.

Quietly, I sat back down on the sofa. I knew that Alis was soft at heart, I was the only one who really seemed to know that. Love was a strong word though...

"Jimmy, are you okay?" I hadn't realised how close Cleo was to me. She gently placed her hand on my lap.

"Uh, yeah." I muttered, clearly lying.

What happened next actually made me think that I was dreaming, or something. Before I could say anything else, Cleo leaned in towards me. Seconds later, I felt her cold lips pressed against mine. The second I realised what she was doing, I pushed her off me.

I was about to ask Cleo what the hell she was doing, when I heard a noise coming from the doorway. I spun around to look at the doorway. The second I saw who was standing there, I froze. Standing in the doorway was Alis. He long brown hair falling gracefully down her shoulders. Her face, on the other hand, didn't look quite so graceful.

Before I had the chance to do anything, Alis ran out of the room. I was going to kill Cleo. Maybe it was a spur of the moment thing, I don't know. But that was when I realised how much I really did 'like' Alis. I did a lot more than like Alis. Without an ounce of hesitation, I left the room and ran after Alis.

Alis

I looked at Jimmy kissing Cleo, and finally knew for once what it felt to break apart. I began to walk away, leaving them behind me. I had never been so mad at someone. Why did Cleo do that? And why did Jimmy let her? Oh, wait, that's right, because he likes her.

Then, I feel a hand on my shoulder. It breaks my train of thought.

"Alis, wait." Jimmy says.

"What do you want?" My voice is colder than it had ever been.

"Alis, she kissed me, I didn't realize, I mean..."

"Save your breath, Jimmy. I don't even care."

"Sal told me...." He begins.

"I know, I am not really surprised."

"Well, Alis, it was....."

"I told you, save your breath. I don't need apologies."

Chris

Everything was going crazy around me. Ace was fretting and getting more frustrated by the minute, Alis had just run past me looking more upset than I'd ever seen her,I'd flattened against the wall quickly to let her past. A second later Jimmy raced past me, knocking me into the wall again and not even stopping to apologise.

The gang seemed to be quickly disintegrating. The PK needn't bother hunting us down, it looked like were were going to self-destruct soon enough anyway.

A thought suddenly hit me; where was Max? The fight with the PK had been so intense that I could barely see anyone, but I remembered now that Max wasn't with us for most of it. A small voice in the back of my head suggested that he might have gone back to the PK, been with them all along, but I really didn't want to believe it. I went to hunt down Riley to talk to her about what we should do.

Riley

Chris walks up to me. I was in what made for sort of a conference room.

"What do you need Chris?" I ask in an impatient tone.

"What happened to Max?"

"He's dead, the PK got him." I say coldly.

"Oh. Riley, is something wrong?"

"We're falling apart, and there is not much I can do. I can't force them to keep emotions to themselves. I, like Alis, have the rare ability to keep my emotions covered when required. The rest of you can not. I do not blame you, of course. It is a hard life."

"Do you know what we can do?"

"I know of nothing, short of forcing them to do things I have never even done myself. I would not do that to them. The gang is my family, Chris. I just happen to be the head of them all."

"You wish you weren't?"

"I'd rather keep that to myself. Do you need anything else?"

Maitea

We get off the plane at the Austin airport.

"Just a half hour drive." My mom says with a smile. We grab our luggage, and then get in the limo's parked in the airport. I get numerous stares, but ignore them. Me and Dimitri get our own limo.

"I've missed you." He says.

"We just saw each other on the plane." I say.

"No, I mean before, when you were knocked out cold for a week. I missed you."

"I can't say I missed you, because I don't remember, but I am glad I get to see you again." I say. Dimitri kisses my forehead.

"I worry something might happen to you, when we fight them." He sighs.

"Have you ever seen me fight? They won't be a problem."

"Of course, there are just so many, I mean."

"Don't worry, everything will be fine."

"I know, I just couldn't stand if you got hurt."

"I won't." I say, and hope I am telling the truth.

((It's a good thing Ace can't see this.))

Eve

"I told you, save your breath. I don't need apologies." I heard Alis say. For some reason, I was both mad and sad..both for Alis. I felt bad about what happened, knowing it was hard for her in the first place to even tell me. I was also mad at Sal, and I'm sure Alis was too.

I walked up to Sal.

"I can't believe you." I said coldly. "Can't you go just one day without humiliating or even hurting someone?"

She didn't say anything, she just looked at me with a sort of shocked expression.

After a few moments of silence, she finally spoke.

"I was getting back at her for laughing at me." she said.

My mouth hung open slightly and I shook my head, a confused expression on my face.

"That's no reason to do what you did."

At that, I walked away and ran after Alis. Jimmy had just walked away. He didn't say anything when I passed him. I wasn't even sure he saw me. His head was hanging down, and he looked guilty.

"It's not your fault." I said to him, putting my hand on his shoulder, then I ran off to talk to Alis.

Jimmy

"It's not your fault." Eve said gently. She placed her hand on my shoulder before running back towards Alis.

Who was Eve kidding, of course it was my fault. I was the one who hurt Alis, even if I didn't mean to do so. Within the space of ten minutes, everything had gone wrong. Sighing heavily, I headed back into the living room where Cleo was still sitting.

The second I saw Cleo sitting on the sofa, my sadness was replaced with anger. If she hadn't tried to kiss me, none of this would have happened. No wonder I was so worried about her coming to join the gang.

"Jimmy, I... I'm sorry!" Cleo pleaded, looking at me as I stood in the doorway. "I had a really long, tiring journey here and... I don't know, I guess I was just glad to finally see someone I knew. I'm sorry, please don't hate me!"

"Sorry ain't good enough," I muttered under my breath.

As cliché as it sounded, it was true. Forcing myself not to shoot Cleo right there and then, I once again left the room and slammed the door after me. I didn't care if she didn't want to talk to me, I had to try and talk to Alis again. And I thought fighting the PK was hard.