"Ah France, a pleasant country. One of great beauty, prosperity, and of course love especially when King Thomas was the ruler. A good man he was, wise, kind, and fair. France never knew a more kind and generous ruler. With him as our king all was well not perfect but pretty close then came the great war of the crusades and our beloved king was forced to go fight leaving France under the rule of his younger brother Prince Xavier. Now one of the greatest mysteries in life is how on earth Thomas and Xavier could be related because Xavier was horrible. He was greedy, wicked, selfish, and he taxed all the peasants into poverty and if you couldn't pay you'd go to jail. Yep it seemed that France had gone downhill from here and it would only get worse or at least that's what we all thought...I don't know what would've happened if Adrien hadn't stepped in and- Oh wait none of you know the story do you? No I guess not well I can help with that but first allow me to introduce myself."

Stands up and bows.

"Jagged-A-Dale at your service and it just so happens that I'm a minstrel and it's a minstrel's job to tell the stories of great heroes. So before I begin let me just give you a little information about Adrien. He was once himself a prince of England but then his power mad father kIng Gabriel got the crazy idea to takeover Europe. Needless to say there was an uprising and a war and next thing you know the king's dead, his castle destroyed, and poor Adrien is just a kid on the streets. But he learned to survive on his own not to mention a gifted archer who wouldn't stand for Prince Xavier's mistreatment of us peasants so he decided to take back what was rightful ours. Yes he stole back our money and gave it back to us. He was one of the best thieves France ever knew but then one day somebody stole something from him and that's where my story begins."

He pulls out a guitar and begins to play a little music.

"Now let's see how did it go again? Oh yeah now I remember. It all started on a sunny afternoon, Adrien and his old pal Nino were just walking through the forest...

Scene changes to two young men in their early twenties walking in the forest. One wore a long sleeved black shirt with a hood and matching gauntlet gloves, belt, pants, and boots. He carries a bow and several arrows, his hair is a wild and messy blonde which contrasts greatly with his dark clothes however his attire matches his mysterious green eyes perfectly. He was the handsome, crafty, clever, somewhat of a bad joke teller, kind, and honest young rogue known as Adrien. The other man walking next to him counting the gold coins they had swiped earlier wore a long sleeved white shirt with a green vest, brown pants, and boots. This man was Adrien's loyal, devoted, trustworthy, and caring best friend and second in command Little Nino.

They had been living in the forest for years planning each and every robbery careful with help from three allies. Friar Fu the priest who helped hide them from the law, Nathaniel Scarlet a struggling young artist who served as a very useful informant and pick pocket, and Jagged-A-Dale the minstrel who sent messages to them through ballads and songs so the guards and the prince wouldn't figure out what they were up to.

"Is that all of it Nino?" Adrien asked him.

"Yep every last one. The miller and his family will be very happy to have their life savings back I still can't believe you stripped the Sheriff down to his underwear."

"Well served him right for forcing a poor old man to give up all he had."

"You know Adrien I've been thinking and well...Maybe you shouldn't be so impulsive when it comes to the sheriff."

"What do you mean?"

"Look I know you like to mess with him and it was fun when you were considered a minor nuisance but now you're his number one wanted man."

"So? The prince feels the same way."

"Yeah but Theo is dangerous. You know he's always violent with his prisoners heck sometimes he just stabs them to death."

"What are you getting at exactly?"

"I'm saying maybe from now on we should just take the money from him and that be the end of it? No more messing with him?"

"But Nino don't you know messing with that boar of a man is how I get my laughs? If I didn't mess with him how else would I find joy in life? I suppose I could go back to telling jokes."

"Please no! Not that again."

Adrien chuckled.

"Look just be careful around him."

"Relax Nino that sheriff can't tell gold from fool's gold, he's not smart enough to catch me no one is."

"That cockiness is gonna get you in trouble one of these days if you're not careful."

Just then the royal horn was heard. The two climbed up the tallest tree to see what was going on. From the tree tops they the saw a carriage passing by. Adrien recognized it as the royal carriage that carried Prince Xavier and most likely plenty of riches.

"Ah it's nothing." Nino scoffed. "It's only a circus, a peanut operation."

"Peanuts? Have your glasses checked you dunce it's the royal carriage carrying his lordship Prince Xavier himself."

"The prince? Wait a minute there's a law against robbing royalty. I'll catch ya later man."

"What? And miss the opportunity to meet royalty? Nino mon ami this the chance of a lifetime."

"Adrien they hang people who steal from royalty and I don't think my neck is ready for a noose."

"Will you relax? You forget that I am both a master thief and a master of disguise."

"You're also a master at bragging. Look we don't even know if he has gold."

"He's a prince Nino he's gonna have something and besides last week he cleaned out the entire poor box and the church. Trust me he's got more than he needs."

"Oh boy." Nino sighed. "Hear we go again. So what's the plan?"

"Well you and I are already wanted so we need to disguise ourselves to pull off this stunt."

"Gotcha, old men or farmers?"

"Actually I was thinking of a different approach."

Within a few minutes the two young men were dressed in frocks and had scarves tied in their hair while powder and rouge were painted on to their faces making them look young peasant women.

"I always knew the make up we stole from Chloe would come in handy." Adrien said.

"Why are we dressed like women?"

"Simple mon amie no one would ever suspect two young women of being criminals."

"Yeah you're right especially if they're attractive."

"Nino uh we're probably two of the ugliest women in France but hopefully it'll fool the royal pain. Now make your voice high and let's get to work shall we?"

Inside the carriage was the greedy monarch himself Prince Xavier who was counting the gold he had collected from the church. His counting was then interrupted by shrill voices calling out. "Free carriage polish! Free carriage polish!"

"Driver stop." Xavier called causing the carriage to stop. He looked out to see what appeared to be two young peasant women, two very ugly peasant women. "What do you want women?"

"Begging your pardon sire." The first one with green eyes said. "But we were wondering if you would like a free polish and shine on your gilded carriage?"

"I already have men for that."

"But they insist on pay we do not. This is a gift my lord." The amber eyed one said. "To show our devotion to you."

"Hmm...Your flattery impresses me. Very well."

"Oh you are most kind." The green eyes one said smiling.

The two then proceeded to polish the carriage but unknown to the prince they were sneaking their hands through the windows of the carriage to steal his gold right from under his nose. One of the guards happened to find Nino attractive.

"Hey pretty maid you new here?" He asked him.

"No. I'm not I've lived here for many years."

"Ever been to a tavern?'

"Yes."

"Ever been to a tavern with a man?"

"Yes. Go away now, run along now."

"What do you say you and I meet there tonight?"

"No thank you. Now leave me alone please."

"Come on beautiful just you and me."

"Beat it man!" Nino shouted in his normal voice.

"What the? What is this?!" Xavier said hearing Nino's masculine voice. "Guards size them!"

But before they could be arrested Adrien threw some dust creating a great fog that blinded the guards giving them a chance to escape. As they ran off into the woods Adrien took off his disguise and called out.

"Prince Xavier you have just had the honor of being robbed by the great Adrien Hood."