Merlin ran out of the room and saw Arthur running down the corrider.

"Arthur!"

"Come on!" Arthur shouted without looking back.

"What's going on?!" Merlin asked.

"I don't know!"

Merlin sighed and ran after him.

Merlin finally caught up with him in the plaza in front of the castle. Arthur grabbed his arm and led him to the lower town.

When they reached the lower town, they found that everything was in chaos. Houses were on fire, people were screaming and running in every direction, and horses were running wild. Merlin surveyed the scene, trying to figure out what was causing all the chaos. Then he saw a hooded figure walking slowly towards him and Arthur.

Morgana.

Merlin stared at his old enemy in silence. Arthur, however, was not so calm. His face contorted with rage and he drew his sword. Morgana's eyes glowed gold and Arthur's sword flew out of his hand. Arthur looked down at his now empty hand in surprise, then looked back at Morgana, only to be knocked aside by a flick of Morgana's hand.

Merlin continued to stare at Morgana.

"What, are you not happy to see an old friend?" Morgana said with an evil smile.

"What do you want, Morgana?" Merlin asked.

"I've come to take my place upon the throne of Camelot."

"I won't let you do that," Merlin said, with a determined look on his face.

"And how will you stop me? It's not like you have any power." Morgana laughed.

"No, you're right. I'm just a servant. But I know some people who can stop you."

Morgana looked at him, confused. Then she turned around to find the knights of Camelot right behind her. One of the knights yelled and charged forward. Her eyes started to glow, and she created a spear of pure energy. She thrust her hand forward and the spear flew forward and buried itself deep into the knight's thigh. He screamed then fell forward, unconscious.

Gwaine, one of the knights, ran forward in anger and slashed at Morgana. She managed to lean back just in time, and the sword missed her face by inches. She shouted, her eyes flashing gold, and Gwaine was flung backwards. Morgana was about to cast another spell when a large rock flew off of the ground and hit her in the back of the head. She fell to the ground unconscious, and the knights bound her hands in chains and dragged her to the dungeon.

I'm glad I used my magic to throw that rock at Morgana; things were getting ugly, Merlin thought. I just hope nobody saw it fly up of its own accord. He walked over to Arthur and smacked him in the face a few times to wake him up.

Arthur woke up with a start and put his hand to his face.

"Did you just smack me?" he asked in surprise.

"Of course not sire. I was simply brushing some dirt off of your face," Merlin replied.

Arthur looked at him in suspicion, then got up to follow the knights to the dungeons, Merlin following close behind.

When Arthur and Merlin arrived at the dungeons, they found an unconscious Morgana lying in a cell. Arthur stared at her for a moment, then turned to Merlin.

"Go fetch Gaius for me, Merlin," he said.

Merlin looked at him, confused. "What do you want Gaius for?" he asked.

"I want to see if Gaius knows if there is any way to suppress Morgana's magic. I don't want her waking up and blasting the cell apart."

"Of course, sire." Merlin said as he turned and left the dungeons for his and Gaius' shared dormitory.

Merlin arrived at the dormitory to find Gaius inspecting a vial of a strangely colored liquid, as usual. He was the court physician, after all. Gaius looked up to see Merlin coming in, and immediately put down his vial to walk over to Merlin.

"Merlin! Are you all right? What's happened?" Gaius asked.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. It's Morgana. She attacked the lower town." Merlin replied.

"Where is she now?"

"She's unconscious in a dungeon cell. Arthur wants you down there immediately."

They arrived at the dungeons to find that nothing had changed with Morgana. Gaius walked over to look at her for a second, then turned to Arthur.

"You requested my presence, sire?" he said.

"Yes, Gaius. I was wondering if there was any way to suppress Morgana's magic."

Gaius turned back to Morgana and thought about it for a moment.

"Yes, I believe there is. There is a unique mixture that was used in the days of the Old Religion that suppressed the magical abilities of anyone who betrayed the High Priestess." Gaius answered.

"Good. I need you to make one of these potions as quickly as possible." Arthur said.

"Sire, it may take quite a while to create this mixture. The ingredients are quite rare."

"All right. Bring some sleeping draught to make sure Morgana doesn't wake up."

"Of course sire." Gaius bowed his head, then walked to the exit, gesturing for Merlin to follow. Merlin, wondering about this special potion, followed in confusion.

Merlin and Gaius returned to the dormitory. Merlin, shut the door behind him, then turned to Gaius.

"Gaius, I've never heard of any potion like this," he said.

"Yes, Merlin. That's because there is no such potion," Gaius replied.

"But why-"

"Merlin. There is a spell in an old book I have that can in fact suppress one's magical abilities. I made up the potion because we can't very well suggest magic, can we?"

"I suppose not. Where is this book you mentioned?" Merlin asked.

"It's up there, somewhere in the top of the bookshelf. It's titled, 'Advanced Charms and Curses,'" Gaius said, turning to his worktable to begin working on the sleeping draught.

Merlin looked up at the second floor and at how high up the bookshelves were. He sighed, then climbed the steps to begin his long search for the book.