Thanks to all the really nice reviews I had for the first part of roller skates, I'm really glad you guys enjoyed it! :D I decided to do a sort of sequel for it, as I had an idea for another mad moment with the wheeled shoes...it's not that great, but it's just a little something I wrote for fun :)
Thanks to F.T.L Everdeen H who read this through for me! :) I couldn't really think of a decent title for it, so I just gave it a typical sequel title!
Anyway, I hope you like this second half! I'll just do a bit of cheeky advertising and say I've written some other stuff, Merlin and non-Merlin, which you're very welcome to read if you like, and I currently have a book on sale on the Kindle, which you can see more about on my profile if you're interested :)
Anyway, hope you enjoy! Please review! :)
Return of the Killer Roller Skates
Morgana gave a cruel smile as she circled the kneeling Arthur. She hadn't dreamed it would be this easy! The guards and soldiers were hardly anywhere to be seen, or to notice that the strange, hooded figure was an enemy, so there was no one to stop her as she swept into Camelot and stormed into Arthur's chambers, where he was sitting, doing some paperwork, all alone, too far away from his sword to protect himself.
Devastation for him and his Kingdom, a joy for her and her people. Who knew revenge could be this easy? Maybe after she kills him she'll finally be able to take Camelot for her own.
"Any last words, Arthur?" She asked him, her eyes focused on the sword which she held safely in her hands, it glinted against the sun. Should she kill him with it, or use her magic? Which would be more shameful for this silly little King?
Arthur was keeping as brave as possible. He stared through her. "I have nothing left to say to you." He certainly wasn't going to tell her that as she strolled, almost casually, into his chamber, a maid was passing down the corridor and spotted Morgana. She was already be running out the castle to inform the Knights. Arthur desperately tried to think of something that would distract Morgana long enough for someone to come and help. "Oh, have I told you about Merlin's new invention, the roller skates? They're insane, so you'll probably love them."
Morgana glowered at him. "Merlin, your clotpole of a manservant, is he still here?"
"Who else would think putting wheels on the bottom of shoes would be something intelligent and productive with your time? Nothing much changes around here Morgana."
A small smile flickered on Morgana's lips. He didn't know how much would change around here once she took over.
Suddenly there was a thud against the chamber door, it made Morgana whip around, but her magic was keeping the door locked in place, it would take a lot of strength to open it. These thoughts returned her confidence, and she gave another cruel smile.
"Your friends can try their best to save you Arthur, but there's nothing they can do to stop me now, I'm too str-."
There was a cry outside the chamber door, and then a sudden crash. Morgana and Arthur turned to see the door fly open, and Gwaine flying through it, heading straight for the witch. Not that he had a choice, as his roller skates still had the fatal flaw of not having anything to stop him moving, other than a wall.
"NO!" Gwaine yelled in a suitably dramatic way.
Morgana was just able to take in the Knight, speeding towards her on what looked like small wheels, before he slammed in her. She was knocked off her feet with a cry, the sword flying out of her hand and clattering to the floor. Gwaine lost balanced almost immediately after crashing into Morgana and fell to the floor after her. Morgana had just enough time to roll out the way, to avoid the Knight from falling on top of her.
There were a few seconds of stunned silence, where Arthur stared as a friend and enemy both lay on the stone floor, groaning. For a moment he felt sorry for the sorceress, after all, she was once very close to him, and she had just been defeated by a man on roller skates. But this was a chance to end yet another reign of terror from Morgana, without even starting a war. He reached for his sword.
However just then what looked like the whole of Camelot rushed into the chamber. Guards, servants, maids, he caught the eyes of his Knights, Gwen, and a clotpole (Merlin). They all stared at the confusion, and Arthur looked back up at them, about to sarcastically thank them for taking their time.
It was the distraction Morgana needed. With a few hushed words, and a sudden gust of wind which blew everyone backwards who tried to reach forward and stop her, Morgana vanished from the chamber.
There was a shocked silence.
Arthur was the first one to break the silence. "Gwaine," he said, "I thought I told you roller skates were banned?"
Gwaine stopped rolling around in exaggerated agony to glare at the King, "Well, you're very welcome for your rescue Sire!" He snapped, "and you cannot ban things as cool as this!" But then he winced, "Although my bottom feels like it's paid the price..."
Arthur sighed, but he knew he should be grateful for Gwaine's rescue. He offered a hand to help his friend up, which Gwaine gratefully accepted, but then fell over again as soon as he stood up.
"How did you get the door open?" Arthur asked as Gwaine decided the most sensible thing to do would be to actually take off the roller skates. But it turned out this was difficult too.
"Did a run up, or a roll up..." He explained, while desperately pulling at his shoe. "That's another good use for roller skates, picks your speed up."
"We all helped push him!" Added Elyan, everyone nodded in agreement. They all looked very excited about pushing Gwaine through a door.
However, Merlin hadn't failed to notice how roller skates had just saved Camelot, and a cheeky grin was already growing on his face. "My invention doesn't seem to bad now, does it Arthur?"
Arthur had a horrible feeling that Merlin was working his way towards another request to have the ban on roller skates lifted. "Not really..." He muttered, as he watched Gwaine successfully manage to pull the roller skate off his right foot, but was now having extreme difficulty with his left. Arthur still hadn't forgotten about the time Gwaine thought it was a good idea to attach roller skates to all the horses in the stable, and then watch them glide down the City streets. Surprisingly, the horses didn't seem too bothered. Arthur was though. And if Gwaine had to wear those roller skates all the time because he couldn't take them off...the destruction was hard to imagine.
"You never told me how you came up with the idea for these Merlin..." Gwaine commented, as he finally pulled his shoe off his left foot, the force of such an effort causing him to fall backwards.
"Err..." Merlin hesitated, not sure how to explain how he came up with the idea by looking into the Crystal of Neahtid and seeing a world where everyone was wearing these things called 'roller skates', hung out in places called 'diners', listened to music emerging from something called 'duke boxes' and driving around in horseless carriages called 'cars'.
That reminded him, he must try and see if he could invent that strange object people were also using as transport, it looked a bit like roller skates only the small wheels were attached to a piece of wood they called 'skate boards'...
