AN: I'm back! Well, back from the short amount of time anyway, but I digress. This is my first Merlin story and since most of you seem to enjoy my twisted sense of humour, here's another light hearted story as I have yet to find my depressing Glinda fic.

Disclaimer: If I owned Merlin, Megan would probably murder me in my sleep to get a hold of Colin Morgan...

Arthur had dragged Merlin along hunting again. Even though Merlin despised hunting, he always seemed to be the one carrying the kill and returning home stinking of meat.

"Merlin, stop daydreaming back there and catch up" came Arthur's caring words from the horse in front.

"Yes your royal doltness" mumbled Merlin before starting to decrease the distance between himself and the saddled prince without realising that his master had stopped, causing a crash.

"Now look what you've done! You just dropped the food"

"You stopped in front of me" retorted Merlin, holding his beaten head.

"Yes, I did. Because of that." Arthur indicated using his sword to the object of his apprehension. It seemed to be a hollow tree yet where there should have been a crevice, there was what seemed to be a veil, shimmering in the non-existent wind.

"What is it?" Merlin asked, not taking his eyes from it.

"I don't know. Which is why you are going to find out" declared Arthur, gesturing again towards the obscurity.

"What if it's dangerous?" questioned the warlock, not moving an inch towards the peculiar glow.

"Well, I assure you, if you do not make it back, I will personally find a new manservant and warn my father of the danger in this part of the forest"

" My nervousness has been appeased. Thank you Sire." replied Merlin bitingly.

"My pleasure. Now move." answered Arthur, choosing to ignore the dripping sarcasm in the dark haired boy's voice.

Merlin walked carefully towards the opening, trying to peer through the bright radiance to detect the other side of the forest but found he could not see beyond the bark enclosing the shine. He swallowed as he made the last step and was swallowed into the shroud.


Arthur waited, knowing that Merlin would be walking around the other side of tree any minute now, grinning saying how the prince of Camelot was afraid of a tree.

He waited.

Merlin wasn't there. Arthur clambered down from his horse and approached the entrance to which Merlin had disappeared through.

"Merlin, come out. We have to get these rabbits back to Camelot in time for you to polish my armour before the banquet" shouted Arthur, hoping to receive a groan of response and the reappearance of those ears. But there wasn't one. Arthur drew his sword and took the final advance through.

When the light had stopped blinding, Arthur blinked and looked around. Then blinked again.

This wasn't Camelot.

Tadaaaa... Chapter 1. Please review! Oh, and that leads me onto my PS: if you would like to star in this, you can write in a review *hint*(;)) what you would like to do when you encounter Arthur or Merlin... and yes, a FEW of you can give one of them a kiss if you are a lover of Colin or Bradley like Witherspoon is *sigh of despair*

Have a nice day! Roll in those scenarios!