ok so this is my first merlin story, i havn't written anything in a long while so go easy on me plz

this is merlinxOC, merlin's best friend since he was five is in danger by evil sorcerers threatening to take over her kingdom, will merlin help her? will Arthur discover both of their secrets?

disclaimer: i don't own anything

plz help come up with a good title!

Merlin walked through through the woods a long ways from his small village as he had done many times in his past. He reminisced the first time he did. His father was yelling at him for using magic again so he ran away. After a few hours he was very well lost and eventually came so a small clearing. There sat a little elven girl around his age, crying. She has long light, bright blue hair, green eyes, and pointed ears. He sat next to her to comfort her. The girl's name was Crystal, and eventually will become one of Merlin's best friends, besides Will of course.

Suddenly an animal somewhat like a bull crashed through some bushes in front of them. It had blazing red eyes and a thick shaggy mane. The two children leaped lept backward. Crystal took out a dagger and pointed it at the beast.

"What is that thing?" Merlin cried.

"Well, I think it's a Catoblepas, and if I'm right, it can poison the air if angered," the elven girl responded staring at the beast.

The Catoblepas watched the children with one blazing eye, it charged toward them. Crystal stood her ground aiming the dagger as it came forward. She thrown it straight at the beast's heart. It yelped and ran faster in furry. At the same time Merlin ran behind a tree. Once he noticed she was still in front of the beast, his eyes flashed golden. Crystal was flown out of the way just in time and lay on the ground in front of Merlin.

"How did you do that?" Crystal asked confused.

"i don't know, I just did."

The beast turned toward them and started running once again. Crystal cried and huddled against the tree. Meanwhile, Merlin held out his hand and a huge blue blast shot out from it. The beast shattered into pieces. Crystal stared in awe. An elvin guard soon dashed through the trees.

There was a flash. Merlin found himself to be a teenager again. He was running in the same familiar forest. Not to far off there was a scream of agony most likely from a male man. Merlin dashed to where he heard the noise. There lay a muscular elven man. Blood seeping through his clothes and on the ground around him. Beside him with an outstretched hand was a cloaked figure. His face hidden completely in the hood. The figure lowered his hand and raised his head a little. Glowing red eyes stared like daggers at Merlin. In an instant the hooded man was gone in a poof of smoke.

Merlin ran further into the forest faster and faster. Screams and cries of people were in his ear. White glowing eyes were pearing in the trees as he past.

Merlin tripped over a tree root and face planted into the ground. He staggered to his feet, feeling like his legs would give way at any moment. The screams were getting louder. The trees were thinning and eventually were no more. He was in a meadow. It was hard to see anything for the sky was black with faintly glowing red orange clouds. On the ground, appearing out of no where lay many more elvan people. All dead in their own blood. The hooded figure floating above them at a distance laughing evilly. The same red vibrant eyes glaring at Merlin. He disappeared.

Another flash. Merlin was in black nothing. Just floating there. A ghost-like woman appeared, It was Crystal. Her soft green eyes were filled with sadness. The light blue hair rippled around her.

"Merlin," she finally spoke, "I need your help. My people are dying. The sorcerers have returned and we are growing weak. Please, come meet me by the outer gate of Camelot once you wake. Tell no one where you are going. I need you Merlin."

Merlin shot up finally waking from his nightmare. Without haste he dressed and was out the door. He grabbed his horse, he knew it would be a long journey

Morganna shot up from her sleep. She had another nightmare, There were flashes of bodies, trees, and cold, glowing, blood red eyes. why don't these sleeping potions ever work? she thought to herself. She'd had Gaius make her many sleeping potins, they always worked for a while. But sure enough, sooner or later, she would need a new one.

"no sence going to sleep now," she stated into her dark room. She walked over to the window to watch the sunrise. Dawn was in an hour or so and with the dream she just had, she wouldn't be able to sleep.

Morganna looked down on the streets below. A lone boy was running rapidly down them, it was Merlin. That's strange, she thought, he's never up this early. Arthur usually has to wake him up in the morning because he's always late.

He now came out of the stables with his horse and headed to the main gate. A young girl about his age was standing there, also with a horse. Once there, Merlin climbed down and embraced the girl, kissed her forehead, and hugged her tightly again. After they both galloped at a very fast speed out of Camolot.

ok that was my first chapter, tell me what you think! r&r! i know it was kinda short, i'll try to make a longer one next time