Hi! This is my first story. Well, I've stolen it from Elle, but now it's mine. Have you read The Light and the Darkness? This is my version of it starting with chapter 37 (well, the next 4-5 chapters are Elle's -I've taken them from her notebook - and so is the plot. I've only added some ideas of my own).
For Morgana little had the life changed. For reasons known only by the king and the princes as she seemed to decide every move in the castle, even over her father's orders, Morgana was speared. But Merlin wasn't and Helen had become even crueler after Merlin had killed those soldiers.
Morgana had been so scared that day. Instinctively, she'd looked into the warlock's eyes, begging for help. The witch had known there was nothing Merlin could do for her yet she hoped.
When she saw blood dripping down his wrists and the warlock's pale face, Morgana couldn't help wondering why he'd done that for her. She'd hurt him so many times and she was the reason why he was still there. The witch swore she would change. She would be kind with him.
The witch couldn't help laughing as upon seeing the soldiers running away and then hearing them argue about who to enter inside as none dare to open that door.
The week was the best in months. They weren't able to see each other, but Morgana managed to find him and nested near to him.
In the first day, he'd fallen asleep in her arms. The sorceress had gone to see if he had been alright. He groaned as he'd felt her presence. She'd hugged him trying her best to ease his pain and when she'd wanted to let go she realized he'd fallen asleep.
He slept for two days. When he started to get better, they started to spend the time telling stories about their childhood, about Arthur and Gwen and time passed so easily.
But it ended soon. He started work again and Morgana was lonely once more. When Merlin came back, he was tired and wounded to listen to her despite trying so hard. Soon the witch started to lose hope.
Helen was thrilled as she brought him the news "Morgana had escaped and left him there". She not even bother to hide her contempt as she was finally able to throw Morgana's betrayal in his face.
As he refused to believe her, Nimueh told him how Morgause had come there, fought the soldiers and got her sister out of here.
"You knew this will happen….eventually." Nimueh threw happily at him. "Sorry, Merlin, but I'm just so glad that you finally realized who she is. It seems her sister matters more than you. She always has, hasn't she?"
Merlin said no word as he needed to think the things through. Something was wrong, but he couldn't figure what.
He was much lonelier than he had ever been in his life, but the worst was that he feared for Morgana. Morgause was dead and her coming was kind of fishy. Fishy was also the fact Helen/Nimueh had done nothing to prevent their escape. And yet there was an explanation, but it was that explanation that scared him the most - it was Helen doing. That meant Morgause was only an empty spirit without feelings and memories, loyal to her only lady that had conjured her. Which meant Morgana was in danger.
Yet Merlin knew exactly who he can ask for help.
Morgana couldn't believe her eyes as she saw Morgause entering the door. Yet Morgana didn't doubt her sister's intentions not even for a moment. She not even questioned herself how could it be Morgause was alive. She simply believed the story Morgause told to her. She not even though that it didn't make sense, that she'd killed her sister on that shrine and no one could have ever healed her. Morgana was just too happy to think about those things. If her sister told her she was healed by a very skilled witch, then it had to be the truth.
However, Morgana was decided to fight her sister when it came about Merlin. They wouldn't leave him there. She made it clear to her sister that she would stay there if she refused to take Merlin too.
"Look" Morgause spoke on her kindest tone. "We can't help him now. He is with Helen and trying to get him out is going to jeopardize everything. But we'll come back. I promise. We will gather people and then we will come to rescue him. Do you trust me?" Morgana trusted her sister, yet leaving him there, without any hope of salvation, alone and wounded…. Morgana felt it was wrong to do that.
"He will understand. If you want to leave him a message, I can ask one of my people to do that. He is a soldier here. Wait! We can leave him the key and a message telling him where he could find us. What do you think?"
"I think it's great." Morgana took her sister's words for granted and left without even doubting she'd done the right thing.
Do not tell, Elle, please!