To everyone reading my other Merlin story Saving Merlin, I have not stopped writing it nor have I lost my muse, this story is just a bit time sensitive so I had to start it now. It will be updated every week, as there is a Merlin episode every week, every Sunday to be exact.

P.S For people who have are not reading Saving Merlin, I have seen Season Three so don't worry about me making stuff up…or at least too much stuff. This story is set after season three had ended.

P.S.S During the ad breaks is when they will be having discussions but sometimes they will talk during the episode.

Disclaimer: I own nothing

Arthur and Merlin ran through the castle at top speed, getting into more than a few duels to the death as Morgana and her forces attacked Camelot. Arthur soon lost track of where Merlin had gotten and was not surprised when he turned up at the end of the last small battle, uninjured, he was far too used to this behaviour from Merlin to be annoyed.

"Have fun hiding?" he asked.

"I wasn't hiding," he said defensively.

"Oh yeah," he said checking around the corner for more foes, "Then where were you?"

"I had to grab something. From my room," said Merlin following him, "Something for you."

"Merlin I do not want your token of gratitude," he said, teasing as always.

"It's not a token of anything! It's…look you have to trust me," he said desperately enough for Arthur to turn to look at him.

"Trust you…what are you going on about Merlin?"

"Take this," he said, thrusting a necklace into his palm.

Arthur studied it. It had a light silver chain with a heavily jewelled infinity symbol on it.

"Did you steal this from my room?" he asked astonished Merlin would do such a thing.

"No! It's mine! A woman came to my village when I was eight. She…knew things. Told all the children stories. She took me aside one day and told me that when all was lost, when we were trapped in our own stronghold, to use this to get somewhere safe. That it would save me."

"A woman? Brown hair? Green eyes? Always going on about things that didn't exist?"

"Yeah," said Merlin, "How did you-"

"She was my babysitter," he said, "And she gave me one too, shortly before she disappeared."

"Disappeared?"

"Yeah, turns out she was a sorcerer. She ran to my room when I was eight and gave it to me before she used some spell to make herself disappear," Arthur told him.

"Did you keep yours?" asked Merlin.

"Ye…yeah I did. I…hid it. I'd forgotten about it actually…"

"Well come on!" yelled Merlin and he ran in the general direction of Arthur's chambers.

"Mer-lin!" he yelled and ran after him.

Merlin didn't stop until they'd reached his room which he barged into, running straight into Arthur's father.

"Oof!" said Merlin, falling to the ground.

"Arthur," said Uther looking relieved, "Thank God you're safe." And he enveloped him in a hug.

"I am fine, father. We must get you to a safe location. The knights and Gwen are hiding in the mountains, you must join them," he told him.

"I will do no such thing! We must get back my kingdom from that witch," he spat.

"Arthur," said Merlin, "A safe place," and he threw his necklace at him.

Arthur looked at them both in his hands, then at Merlin who was looking pointedly at Uther.

"Merlin if I leave you here you'll die," he said.

"Nah. You have to have more faith in me than that," he said, a silly grin on his face.

"Merlin-"

"Go!" he said strongly, and before Arthur could answer he ran out of the room, closing the door behind him.

"What was that about?" asked Uther.

"Father…hold this," he said handing his father the necklace. His father automatically took it, obviously confused. Arthur took his chance. He closed his eyes and thought, "To safety."

When he opened them again it was more in shock than anything else, for he was no longer inside. He was outside and it was raining.

"Arthur! What just happened?" asked Uther, drawing his sword and trying to peer through both the rain and the darkness.

"I don't know," he said over the rain, drawing his sword too.

Then a frame of light appeared a mere few meters away and from that light appeared a woman who had brown hair and green eyes.

"Well hello," yelled his old babysitter, "You'd better get out of the rain! Come in!"

Arthur looked at his father. He knew that he recognized the woman. Arthur looked ahead and decided to risk it. He made to move forward but Uther tried to hold him back.

"My Lord," said Arthur, "Would you rather stay in the rain?"

And with that he walked into the house.

It was a strange house. It was made of brick on the outside, but on the inside the walls were made of a strange white material. There were paintings hanging all over the walls and a circle with numbers surrounding it that ticked. There was a box in the corner and several strange forms of chairs. His old babysitter put a towel around his shoulders and, when he entered, his fathers shoulders too, despite the glare she was receiving.

"Come on," she said, "Just dry off your backsides and then you can sit on the couch."

"On the what?" snapped Uther.

"The couch," she said condescendingly, "It's something you sit on. Like a chair but comfier."

Arthur sniggered but Uther scoffed and began to dry off. After they sat on the 'couch' and Arthur had to admit, it was a lot more comfortable than a chair.

"So," said his babysitter, "I was expecting you. But I was not expecting you." She appraised the King and then looked back at Arthur.

"You were expecting Merlin?" he asked.

"Yes, I very much wanted to meet him too," she said frowning.

"Meet? He told me that you'd given the necklace to him," said Arthur confused.

"Me what? Ah," she said realization dawning on her face, "You think I'm your old babysitter."

"You're not?"

"Hell. No. I her daughter, Elizabeth," she said.

"You're mother was a sorcerer," interjected Uther, "Why didn't you hand that necklace in, Arthur?"

"I don't know-"

"Hey! It's a good thing Arthur didn't hand it in to you," said Elizabeth interrupting, "Otherwise you'd be dead."

"Is that so?" said Uther.

"Yes," said Elizabeth, "My mother knew what was coming for you so she ensured that you'd reach safety."

"How did she know that? She gave both me and Merlin one. How'd she know about Merlin?" asked Arthur.

"That's a story for another day," said Elizabeth abruptly, "I'll get you some of my fathers old clothes. They should fit. Then you can go to bed. I'll explain more in the morning okay?"

Okay so how was that? The next chapter will be up ASAP it's just that it's currently 8:55pm and I have school tomorrow, so I will be putting this up in the morning and then I have work in the afternoon so it will get better, I promise. The next chapter will be longer. I've just got to write it first. Review!