A/N: Inspired by season 3 of the show 24 and reading the summary of a story that I just saw on the Merlin Archive in which Arthur is part of the mafia. Thanks to the author of that story! =) The story title is from Pirates of the Caribbean. xD

Disclaimer: I own neither Merlin (sadly) nor 24 (thankfully) nor Pirates of the Caribbean.

I'm probably going to fail at doing the government stuff, though xD

The characters all have the names of their actors from the show in this story. Also, in this story, characters that are related in the show are not necessarily related. For instance, Uther is not Arthur's father.

Just in case you don't know:

Uther- Anthony Head

Leon- Rupert Young

Arthur- Bradley James

Merlin- Colin Morgan

Ygraine- Alice Head (in this story)

Mithian- Janet Montgomery

Morgana- Katie McGrath

Gwaine- Eoin Macken

Gwen- Angel Coulby

Morgause- Emilia Fox

Anthony Head, director of the Chicago branch of the Department of Defense, dropped his head into his hands and rubbed his forehead, groaning tiredly. It had been three weeks since a terrorist who identified himself only as "Pendragon" had started targeting local government agencies, and they were no closer to finding him, except for a name- Bradley James, which had led to no additional clues other than a bank account.

A knock sounded on his door.

"Come in," he called wearily.

The door opened, and Rupert Young, Head's ginger-haired assistant director, stepped in. "Janet just found out something about James that could be important."

"What is it?" Anthony sat up straight, his exhaustion clearing.

"She was investigating his bank transfers, and he kept sending money to an undergraduate student at the University of Chicago named Colin Morgan. So she looked into it, and it turns out Morgan is his brother."

"His brother?" Anthony was fully awake now. "He obviously cares about the boy if he's sending him money. Find out where he lives. Maybe we could use him as leverage."

Nodding, Rupert quickly stepped from the room, and Anthony leaned back in his chair, allowing himself a smile. Perhaps this investigation was not as hopeless as it had first seemed.

-Merlin-

"Your car's broken again?"

"Yes, it won't start!" cried Alice Head in frustration.

Her husband, on the other end of the phone, sighed. "Alright. I'll take it over to the place when I get home. You know, your car problems would be solved if you bought a new one instead of keeping that old piece of junk."

"I don't want a new one," his wife argued obstinately.

Anthony shook his head in exasperated amusement. "I…"

The door burst open and Rupert stumbled in. "James has struck again!" he cried. "There was a bomb at the police headquarters!"

"Alice, I have to go. I'll talk to you later," said the director quickly, hanging up. Rising, he tore open his desk drawer and pulled out his revolver. "Let's go."

-Merlin-

"So what's going on?"

Katie McGrath, director of the Chicago branch of the FBI, glanced up as Anthony approached. She was standing by the entrance to the police headquarters, talking to an officer. Her assistant Eoin Macken, who never ceased to annoy Anthony, was at her side, discussing something with a member of a bomb squad. The DOD agent found himself absently wondering if the rumors of the two of them being in a relationship were true.

Katie looked away from the police officer and reported to Head, "Bomb went off in the sheriff's office about twenty minutes ago. It was in a package left by a false repair crew. Twelve dead, twenty-seven injured, and ten unaccounted for."

"How do we know it was James?" demanded Anthony.

"We managed to capture one of the repair crew, an African American woman named Angel Coulby. She confirmed it."

"You have a prisoner?" exclaimed Anthony. "Where is she?"

"She's being taken to our office now for interrogation," replied Katie. "Macken and I were about to head back over there now. You and Young can come along."

Upon hearing his name, Macken turned toward the DOD members. "Hey, Tony!" he said with a broad grin, knowing how much Head despised the nickname. Anthony gritted his teeth, wishing it was not a crime to assault a federal agent.

"This is getting out of control," Katie said, shaking her head. "James has killed over one hundred and fifty government workers by now and injured hundreds of others."

"We just found out some information that could be useful," Rupert stated as the four approached the FBI limousine in which Katie and Eoin had arrived. "James has a younger brother. We were thinking perhaps we could use the boy as leverage."

"There's probably some regulation against that," Eoin taunted, grinning, as he slipped into the limousine.

Anthony clenched his jaw. He would not punch Macken. He would not.

-Merlin-

The director of the Chicago branch of the DOD leaned against the one-way glass, watching as Emilia Fox, an FBI agent, circled the terrorist's chair almost predatorily.

"So, Angel," murmured the blond woman, "how well do you know Bradley James?"

Anthony scowled. Something about Emilia sent chills up his spine.

The young curly-haired woman handcuffed to the chair ignored the other woman.

"Emilia, ask about James' brother," Katie instructed suddenly.

The blond woman pressed her finger to her earpiece, listening. Giving a brief nod, she turned to the terrorist and said, "Angel... what do you know about Colin Morgan?"

The young woman's head snapped up. "What?" she gasped in shock.

"Yes, we know about James' brother. What do you know about him?"

"I know that you should stay away from him," replied Angel, her eyes narrowing threateningly.

"And why is that?" said Emilia coolly, raising a golden eyebrow.

"Because, first of all, he has nothing to do with this," snapped Angel defensively. "He's innocent."

Katie and Anthony exchanged a glance of surprise at the young woman's protectiveness, and a half smile lifted the FBI agent's mouth.

"And second," continued Angel, her tone growing threatening again, "if you so much as touch him, Bradley will make what's happened so far seem like a Sunday picnic in the park."

Eoin laughed out loud at the declaration, and Katie turned to the DOD agents, smirking. "I believe you have found James' weakness."

"Rupert," said Anthony, unable to keep back in the excitement in his voice, "why don't we have this Colin pay us a visit?"

A/N: So… what did you think? Good? Terrible? Should I continue this story? Please let me know! I know this chapter was short, but I'm just kind of... testing the waters before I get going. =)

Also, I know it seems OOC for Arthur to be a terrorist, but there's a good reason for it. xD