Starts at the end of Kingsman. Obviously, I don't own it, so don't sue please (usual standard disclaimer stuff). Slight cross over with Sherlock (also just borrowing), will expand on that thought later. No beta, all mistakes are mine. Just decided to sit down and type. Expect short entries if you follow this, and sporadic postings. Also be aware I haven't written anything in several years!
Merlin closed the computer screens after getting an eye full of the Swedish princess. While not something he would normally recommend - the Kingsmen were suppose to stay out of the limelight, not hob nob with royalty - he muted Eggsy's mike and said nothing. The danger was over, and Eggsy could find his way back to the plane. Merlin had clean up to start.
He made a quick phone call to the British Government, to fill him in on what had occurred. Arrangements were made to give MI-6 credit for stopping Valentine. The Kingsmen didn't exist, after all.
Reassured that they had a minimum of 4 hours before they would need to be gone, Merlin decided to take the time to examine Valentine's computer system. He was still wasn't sure how deep this went. Now that he had time, and a cooperative subject, circumventing the bio-metric system would be easy.
Twenty minutes later, Merlin was backing up Valentine's hard drives and scowling. Arthur hadn't been the only Kingsman involved. The question now was who had received the implant (and therefore neutralized) and who would he need to neutralize himself.
"Fuck me" he muttered. The only knights not in Arthur's pockets had been Galahad and Lancelot. Plus Eggsy. He supposed with Harry gone, Merlin needed to start thinking of Eggsy as Galahad. "Three of us I can trust."
The senior agent headed back to the plane. He started going down the agent role call. He activated the monitoring software in the standard issue Kingsman tiepins, reading vital signs to see who was actually left. Of the ten he would need to deal with, eight were dead. Percival and Kay were alive. He keyed the first mic.
"Kay, report" Merlin said crisply, giving no clue that he knew of the man's betrayal.
"Merlin? I am currently heading to the Shop. Is the Manor safe?"
Merlin quickly started hacking into his own system that controlled the tube running from the Shop to the Manor. He programmed the system to lock the man inside the car half way down the tube. It would hold him until Merlin was back in England and could deal with this traitor.
"Proceed, Kay. Report for new assignment when you arrive."
"Yes, Merlin."
Merlin quickly cut the mic and keyed Lancelot's.
"Lancelot, report" Merlin said.
"I'm expecting extraction in 15 minutes, Merlin." Roxy immediately replied. "Percival is retrieving me."
"Damn." Merlin muttered.
"Merlin?" Lancelot asked guardedly.
"Arthur had all the knights in his pocket except Harry and you. Harry, he sent on that damn mission to the church-"
"I thought that was your doing!" Lancelot cut in.
"Arthur ordered it. I protested - I felt two agents needed to go. Now I understand why I was overridden." Merlin paused, then continued. "Percival and Kay are on Valentine's list for admittance, but apparently had not received the implant yet. I have temporarily dealt with Kay. I have not contacted Percival."
"What do you want me to do, Merlin? I can see a helicopter approaching."
"Go with him, Lancelot. Don't tell him about Eggsy. Let him think it was just you and I, and you were following my orders. Go along with whatever he says, and wait for us. We will be leaving Valentine's bunker shortly."
"Yes, Merlin." Merlin cut Lancelot's mic, and keyed another.
"Eggsy!" he called.
"Yes, Merlin?"
"Get your arse back to the plane. MI-6 will be here shortly to free the prisoners and officially deal with this. We need to be gone. And we have other things to deal with."
He heard Eggsy tell the Princess MI-6 was coming to rescue everyone, to just sit tight. A few minutes later, Eggsy's shoes sounded as he came up the stairs of the plane. Merlin had the engines running already. He keyed the door to close, and began setting up for take off.
Eggsy dropped into the co-pilot seat. "Merlin?" The younger man asked.
Merlin got the plane clear of the mountain before he started talking. "While you were with the Princess, I hacked Valentine's computer."
Eggsy interrupted. "I thought you needed his bio-signature."
"A dead man is easy to convince to cooperate." Merlin set the auto-pilot and turned to Eggsy. "Let me show you what I found."
He went back to the computer station and began pulling up files. He highlighted eleven names on Valentine's admittance list. Eggsy read them, and then looked at Merlin. "Who are these names? Besides Arthur's name, I don't recognize the others."
Merlin's voice was soft, but shook with anger. "Our Round Table has 13 seats not counting myself. These are the other 10 Kingsmen besides Lancelot and Galahad."