This story was inspired by a picture I saw while visiting Ken Singshow's
Webpage. I thought that it was such a strange and interesting juxtaposition of
imagery that I just had to write something based on it. Such a genre (called
"crossover") is certainly not unique in Science Fiction/Fantasy
literature. Countless "Star Trek", "Dr. Who" and other fans
have written stories using characters from other completely different shows or
media. (I know of at least one Dr. Who/Mr. Peabody story.) So I guess that a
story mixing elements from Walt Disney Productions' "Robin Hood"
(1973) and Don Bluth Productions' "The Secret of NIMH" (1982) is, on
reflection, not all that out of line. Rest assured that I will do my best to
maintain both the comedic and dramatic spirit of the movies while, at the same
time, maintaining a certain dignity in the characters.

Because of the nature of this particular type of crossover (combining both
physical and psychological aspects of two very disparate characters) certain
changes will be evident in names, type of animal, and the like; as well as the
fact that, being unable to find certain characters in the "Robin
Hood" story that are analogous to those in "NIMH", I have had to
"adapt" certain character traits to another, already extant,
character. A number of characters are totally new, created to expand the
narrative scale of the story. Others are only slightly modified or
substantially unchanged from their movie or legendary incarnations.

Then, I had to create an "Alternate World" in which a Robin
Hood-like character could exist without actually being known by that name. I
also had to decide which plot would take precedence and chose the Robin Hood
story since it is more readily adaptable to my purposes, although I will be
including as many elements from "NIMH" as possible. This warning,
though. Don't be surprised if this story takes the unexpected turn or two. In
order to give this story an element of spontineity, I'm writing it without
benefit of an outline. (although I certainly have a rough idea of the direction
that the overall plot will take, only a very few specific events have been
plotted out in advance.)