Stand By Me by Rosa17

Set series 2

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters developed by BBC/Tiger Aspect.

AN. I have a lot more missing scenes I could publish on here plus a few lengthy stories, some of them were written up to three years ago and have been posted elsewhere already. Others are newer.

This one is about three years old. I will post it chapter form although some might appear short.

Prologue.

"Robin, Robin," Marian's voice insistently called, then more impatiently added. "Robin!"

Robin lay on a bed, mumbling to himself; incoherent sentences which none of those gathered around even remotely understood. Marian took his hand in hers to comfort herself as much as him. It seemed to still him and she looked to the gang for an explanation, having just arrived at Bassam's house, to find Robin unwell.

"It's no good," said Allan explaining to her. "He's been like that since we were left to die in the sun."

"By the King." John said dryly.

"From which we have been pardoned now," added Much.

"Sun stroke," Djaq announced.

"But what about the rest of you?" she asked. "You seem to have recovered from the ordeal just fine."

"Different people react in different ways." Bassam told her with an encouraging smile. "And you all are welcome in my home for as long as you need."

"Thank you." Said Marian with gratitude, from the look of it they would be here a while yet.

"He started hallucinating about you, said he could see you riding towards us when we were tied up in the desert." Will offered. Having had choice looks from the others he assumed the role of spokesperson.

"So tell me." Marian said "What happened to you all out there?"

"Not so much about what happened to us! How did you Marian, come to save the King?" asked Much, standing almost in awe of his Master's lady.

She glanced round at them one at a time before taking a deep breath ready to explain just what occurred out in the desert with the King, Gisborne and the Sheriff.