Hey how are y'all today? This is going to set up the beginning of the story. Plus there's Grumpy!Merlin.

"Merlin!"

"What is it your royal pratness?" Merlin shouted up from his new chambers. He had been made court sorceror only a week ago and Arthur has been using his magic for the stupidest of reasons. "Do you want me to fix a crack in the floor again?" Quite frankly some of his requests were getting rediculous."

"That'd be great, thanks." Arthur yelled from the top of the stairs leading to Merlins room.

"Oh, sure, of course I have nothing better to do! Of course I'm not experimenting with things that might blow up if I leave them unattended! And of course this isn't the fifth bloody crack you've asked me to fix in the past week! Of course I'll help Arthur."

"Blow up?" Merlin could hear Arthur begin to come down the stairs and enter his room where he currently had a cauldron full of dangerous magic and ingredients. "What do you mean, blow up?"

"I mean that if you don't stop distracting me, the potion could have unforseen conseq-!"

But it was too late. Merlin had turned his head away from the bubbling brew at precisely the worst time. And in that moment, for Arthur and Merlin, everything went black.

"Ugh my head." Merlin sat up and waited for the forest to stop spinning. One he had regained his bearings, he realized exactly where they were and couldn't help but smile. "Hey Ar-."

This made him realize that he didn't know where Arthur was! He began to slowly panic when he heard faintly to his right:
"Merlin!"

Merlin had never smiled harder at being yelled at by the king. "Arthur!" He repiled back hastily. "I'm over here!"
"Stay where you are, I'm coming towards you!" He heard Arthur yell.

Roughly five minutes later they were sitting next to each other and Merlin pointed out the painfully obvious.

"At least we havn't gone far." He stated. "I would know this part of the forest anywhere. This is one of the places where I collect herbs for Gaius."

"I know Merlin. I grew up right next to these woods remember?" Arthur huffed out. "Besides, are you sure all your mumbo jumbo did was transport us into the woods?"

"Well I don't know Arthur. It's not like I was experimenting or anything!" Merlin huffed back at him.

Arthur, as always, took the reins of the situation. "Well I guess all we can do is head back to the castle and play 'spot the difference'"
"Sounds like a plan to me."

And with that, Merlin and Arthur slowly made their way back in the general direction of Camelot.

Next chapter they will see exactly how different things can be! haha