(A/N: Hi guys, so this is my first fanfic ever. I'm really curious to see how it turns out and what you all think. I think its pretty simple to figure out and whatnot. Feedback is appreciated.)

Prologue

Morgana

"It is Merlin," Mordred spoke the words plainly and yet Morgana could barely hear what he was saying. Her breath caught in her lungs as she tried to process it. Everything, everything that had happened to her had been because of Merlin. He had betrayed her, he had had magic this entire time and he had never mentioned it to her. She thought of him as a friend. He was a lost friend yes, but one that she could have trusted if she had not turned away from the path of good.

She felt lost at that moment. More lost than she ever had before. Mordred was kneeling before her, as a soldier waiting for orders and she had known. Her heart hurt, more than that her stomach was in knots and she could feel the blood rushing to her head and all the shock from discovering that someone she had one loved was behind all the schemes, all the things that ensured her downfall.

"Leave me," she said when she could finally find her voice again. Mordred rose with the other guards and left the room. Morgana sat rigid in her seat, unsure what to do, or how to react to everything about her.

Then, it imploded. Everything between her and Merlin came rushing to the surface and overwhelmed her with an overwhelming sense of agony to the point where she threw herself from her throne and landed on her hands and knees on the ground.

She let out a powerful scream that broke all the glass in the room until she could scream no more.

Then it was silent.

Merlin

He knew he had messed up when Arthur did not spare Kara's life. Mordred was going to go back to Morgana, that much was certain. And the worst part of it was, Mordred knew of Merlin's powers and would probably tell Morgana the moment he reached her. Merlin shuddered. That was the absolute last thing that he wanted.

Morgana was not the same woman she had once been. Before she betrayed Uther, Arthur, and the rest of Camelot, she had been a kind, compassionate woman with a good heart that even had a little room for him in her life. Now her heart was empty, and cold, and lost. She was his opposite, his enemy. But if that was the case then why did he still love her? Why did he still not want to kill her whenever he interacted with her? It made his head hurt and he tended not to think about it.

"Ah there you are." Of course right when Merlin walked back into Gaius's chamber, his father figure had a job for him. He never got a moment's peace between serving Arthur, saving Arthur, and all the other things that fell in between. Merlin just shook his head and went straight for the books that Gaius kept about magic and certain spells. He skimmed through them until he finally found the one he wanted. Gaius came up behind him, hovering a little. "What are you looking for Merlin?"

"Something to do with time travel," Merlin said absentmindedly. He did not know why he wanted to look for it, only that it was urgent that he do so in order to save Camelot.

"What on earth would you want to do with spells on time travel?" Gaius asked him, sitting down o the opposite stool. Merlin shrugged and kept looking. "You know its incredibly dangerous to meddle in anything such as that, it will change all sorts of things. Remember what happened in the crystal caves when you meddled with the future—"

"Yes, Gaius I remember," Merlin said in mild annoyance. He continued searching for what he was looking for. "found it." Gaius gave him a stern look from across the table. Merlin marked the page with his finger, closed the book momentarily and looked up at Gaius.

"What are you up to Merlin?"

"I want to save her," he said, it came out of nowhere. He had not even known that that was what his intention was until he spoke it. "I want to change everything, fix it, its my fault she's like this. She was my friend and I let her down."

"Do you mean to say, you want to travel back, to save Morgana?" Gaius asked putting his fingers together and leaning in a little. He looked very disapproving, as Merlin figured he would, at this prospect "that is not wise Merlin."

"I know," Merlin said, "but it needs to be done. It might even save Albion and Morgana could help in bringing peace to Camelot once more instead of being on the opposing side."

"I see," Gaius said. He sat there, staring at Merlin for awhile. Finally he stood up and headed towards the door.

"Where are you going?"

"Well you're going to need supplies for that spell aren't you?" Gaius said and closed the door behind him without another word.

Merlin sat there, still unsure of himself and his plans. This was dangerous, Gaius was definitely right about that. But it was Morgana, and he would save her if he could.