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Locked up in the Tower of London was the former Earl of Crawle… I mean Croydon locked away in the most famous prison in the whole kingdom waiting for his fate with the axe. No one had the luck of escaping from the tower from prisoners of war to princes and princesses.
But this time fortune was on his side as he heard a bang from behind his cell door and in walked four hooded figures. Three of the figures took of their hoods to reveal Lope, Juan and Phillip II of Spain dressed in guard uniforms.
He cowered from behind the small stool he was sitting on before the door came crashing down. “Your majesty what are you doing here?” He asked.
“We’re here to break you out we even took the liberty of finding this double to place here in your stead”. They then took the hood and clothes of the fourth man. He was very drunk and looked exactly like Croydon they even styled his hair to match.
After changing they left the decoy onto the small straw bed to cure the hangover while they snuck away through a passage in the walls that led to the bloody gate where they all got into a small rowing boat and Lope and Juan rowed away to a ship docked in the Thames that will take them to Norfolk then onto another boat to Spain.
As Phillip explained the plan he then had a thought “when we get to the ship we need to disguise you but I have my guys here to attend” he then pointed to Lope and Juan who waved back.
Croydon then sighed “well that sounds alright”. They then pulled along side of the ship and then a rope ladder then tumbled down and each of them climbed up the ladder to the deck.
Croydon not use to doing things on his own slipped and almost fell off but Phillip grabbed him in time and pulled him up. “Not use to doing things by yourself?” Phillip chuckled. Croydon scoffed.
“No … well I had mainly Ian running things but I can sort myself out”. He then marched over to the cabin where Lopez was waiting “come in” he said.
He shut the door as Croydon sat in the chair “so you and Juan got something for me?”. Lopez chuckled slightly. “Juan is below decks getting you some clothes I’m in charge of cosmetics”. He then pulled out a device with several harp blades attached.
Croydon went white with fear “you’re not using that thing on me are you!!!” He screamed. “No no no that’s just my erm cooking device no this is what I’m using to cut your hair”. He then pulled out a hair of scissors and began cutting. Juan bursted in with an outfit “it’s one of my spares but I think it will fit you”. He placed the bundle next to Croydon.
After a while of looking over the side at the scene of London moving Phillip then saw a sailor and asked how long they were gonna be sorting out Croydon but just then Lopez opened the door “Boss he’s ready”.
Out walked Croydon with his hair lopped off and in a Spanish assassin outfit with a Black cloak “does this look suit me?”.
They all nodded and they then all went to the side to see that they had passed the gates of London and are on their way to Norfolk.