Alright here we go. This is my first Merlin fic so bear with me. The first chapter is extremely short but I promise the next chapter will be longer. I have decided to give Morgana a younger sister, see how she impacts Morgana and her decisions. I'm re-watching the show now for the third time so I've decided to do every episode, the first episode I have split into separate chapters. I haven't decided if i will continue this way or make every episode its own chapter. Let me know what you guys think. Please leave reviews and if you have a suggestion or idea with how this story should play out then please by all means let me know.
Sadly I Do not own Merlin or any of the characters from the show though I would like to have some of the actors ;)
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Episode 1. The Dragons call. Part 1.
Two pairs of eyes watched the crowded courtyard below from a window with saddened expressions. The icey blues glanced up at her sister, concerned. She was met with the same look from those mint green eyes. Isabelle gazed at Morgana and saw something behind the concern, something fierce. A look of angry disapproval said that she did not agree with what was happening below. It both scared her younger sister and made her proud, they were interrupted by the sounds of the execution drums as a middle aged man was lead into the courtyard and onto the platform. He was forced to his knees while a man on a balcony looked down to address his subjects.
"Let this serve as a lesson to all. This man, Thomas James Collins, is adjudged guilty of conspiring to the use of enchantments and magic. And, pursuant to the laws of Camelot, I, Uther Pendragon, have decreed that such practices are banned on penalty of death. I pride myself as a fair and just king, but for the crime of sorcery, there is but one sentence I can pass." as Uther lifted his hand to signal the executioner, Morgana closed her eyes and hid her face in her younger sisters shoulder. Isabelle also could not bring herself to watch the ax come down and turned to look down at the crowd that had gathered. Her eyes scanned over the many faces and the expressions they held but came to rest on a boy who had a look of utter shock and disbelief. As the ax came down the crowd gasped and the boy closed his eyes and turned away, as they opened again Isabelle could see that they were glistening with unshed tears of not only sadness for the lost life of also fear. She couldn't bring herself to look away from this boy, with scruffy jet black hair and larger than normal ears, and didn't know why.
Her thoughts were once again interrupted by Uther's voice echoing through the courtyard.
"When I came to this land, this kingdom was mired in chaos, but with the people's help magic was driven from this realm. So I declare a festival to celebrate twenty years since the Great Dragon was captured and Camelot freed from the evil of sorcery. Let the Celebrations begin."
The crowd began to go about their day when a wail was heard over them. Everyone stopped and turned to see an old woman crying. Morgana lifted her head from her sister's shoulder and looked down at the woman.
"There is only one evil in this land, and it is not magic, it is you!" the woman yelled pointing an accusing finger up at Uther. "With your hatred and your ignorance! You took my son! And I promise you, before the celebrations are over, you will shared my tears. An eye for and eye, a tooth for a tooth, a son for a son." Her voice started to break as she said her last words.
The grounds were silent for a moment until the king's voice broke it. "Seize her!" he ordered the guards, but before any could get to her she chanted a spell and disappeared in a whirlwind of smoke. Isabelle was too far to hear what the woman had said but she knew that spell. Her mother taught her a few things about magic to make sure she was prepared for what was out there.
The people once again began returning to their work as Isabelle noticed the boy with abnormal ears heading towards the west side of the castle.
"I think I'm going to take a walk. I'll see you later. Isabelle quietly told her sister, who was still staring down at where Thomas' mother had disappeared. Morgana didn't say anything to reply only gave a small nod. Isabelle returned it with a sad look to the back of Morgana's head and turned to leave her sister in search for the boy, she felt a tinge of guilt about leaving her alone but there was something telling her to find him. As she rounded the first corner she began to quicken her pace only slowing down to pass a guard or servant. She made to the west corridor in a matter of minutes taking some of the lesser used hallways, ones that one would only know of from years of exploring the castle at night when she couldn't sleep. She turned the corner to catch the back of his pack heading up the stairs towards the physician's chambers. She quickly put her blonde hair and blue dress back in order and gracefully strutted up to the guards giving them a slight nod as in respect as they did to her. Quickening her pace again she saw him enter the physician's, Gaius, chambers. She crept up to the door with practiced stealth and peered in.
"Hello, Gaius?" he inquired at the old man up on the steps of his bookshelf, who seemed to be focused on locating a certain book. The black haired boy cleared his throat in order to get the old man's attention, instead it seemed to have startled him causing him to trip backwards and go through the stair railing. Isabelle brought both hands up to her mouth to try to prevent a gasp from escaping, she was just about to run in when time seemed to slow down, Gaius appeared to be falling in slow motion but the boy was moving at a normal pace with his head whipping around the room looking for something as his gaze settled on a bed across the room. The bed began to slide across the floor without any physical assistance and came to a stop right under Gaius, his time returning to normal as he made contact with the bed.
Isabelle immediately took a step back a flung her back to the wall just outside the door. Her hands drifted down to her sides with relief that Gaius was ok, but her relief turned into shock as she realized what just happened. The black haired boy had magic. More than that he was able to slow down time and move a bed without in canting a spell in fact not a single word left is mouth. With that thought she turned and ran down the stairs as fast as she could.
I know its super short and I'm really sorry about that, however I would like to let you know that I have the entire first episode done. May split it up in 3 parts this chapter being part 1. Also updates will depend on my work schedule and when i have time to watch and write. I will write it episode at a time so there won't be long inbetween each part but the time between episodes may vary. I'll try to update as fast as I can. Thanks so much for reading and if you have any questions, concerns, or comments I would like to hear them.