I don't own Merlin or the Inbetweeners.
So then, third chapter is finally up! This is about how Simon manages to escape death.
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As Morgana sat in her chambers in front of the dressing table, she began to wonder if there was a way to break Simon out. He seemed like a nice lad, who truly did nothing wrong. But what confused Morgana the most was how he got here. "Strange." Morgana mumbled quietly to herself. She sighed softly, rubbing her forehead as she blinked a couple of times. "He doesn't deserve this at all." Morgana once again mumbled.
Morgana's chamber door opened, and Merlin had stepped through. "My Lady?" Merlin asked her.
His words made Morgana sit up straight, as she gasped. "Merlin, what did I tell you about knocking first?" Morgana questioned. She then turned around to look at him, her green eyes were sparkling.
"My apologies, but it is urgent." Merlin spoke. He closed the door behind him, and then walked to the centre of the room. "It's about the lad that came through earlier." Merlin admitted.
Morgana stood up, swallowing lightly as she approached Merlin with curiosity. "Please do continue." Morgana insisted. She stood still, standing inches away from Merlin as she looked him in the eyes.
Merlin swallowed thickly, hoping that nothing bad would happen to him. "Uther has put forward his execution for tonight." Merlin told her. He closed his eyes, he hated passing on depressive messages. "I'm sorry that it was me who had to tell you." Merlin finished off. He soon opened up his ocean blue eyes, breathing calmly.
Morgana had turned away from him, her hand rubbing the side of her neck. "I can't let this happen, Merlin." Morgana softly spoke. She blinked back some tears that were slowly forming in her eyes. "He isn't guilty of magic." Morgana added on.
"I know, and I wish there was something we could do to help." Merlin agreed with her. He touched her shoulders from behind, doing his best to comfort her. "Is there anything we can do?" Merlin wondered.
Morgana had frozen for a while, having an idea in her head. "Yes, there is something we can do." Morgana finally answered. She smiled as she slowly turned to face him now. "We need to prove that Simon doesn't have magic, we need Gaius." Morgana explained.
"What do you mean?" Merlin asked her. He arched his eyebrow up at her, wondering what she was on about. "Why do we need Gaius?" Merlin asked.
"Simon said to me that he was taken from where he was, and that a blue light surrounded him as he was walking." Morgana answered. She looked up at Merlin, her green irises lighting up with hope. "Because a blue light just appearing out of nowhere seems very strange." Morgana finished off. She grabbed her royal blue cloak and walked towards the door.
Merlin debated in his head, was that right to do? So he turned to look at her as she was walking. "So you think that he was brought here to do something to Camelot?" Merlin asked in confusion.
Morgana stopped, looking back at Merlin. "It's what I believe, but I can't be certain until I work out something." Morgana answered. She opened the door and walked out of her chambers, leaving Merlin standing in there.
Back in the cells, Simon was now back on his feet, gazing out of the small window. "Oh God, this could be the last time that I see daylight." Simon whispered to himself. His fingers were touching the thin bars, as the light shone on his face. "This is it; I'll never see anyone again." Simon whispered to himself once again. Hearing the cells open, he turned around to see Arthur walking in. Simon walked towards Arthur, gulping. "Is it time for me to die?" Simon asked.
Arthur stood still, his arms folded across his chest. "My father does want you dead, I'm sorry to say." Arthur informed him. He looked down to the floor for a brief moment, and then looked back up at Simon. "It seems that no one can back up your story." Arthur concluded.
"But the Lady Morgana…" Simon started to explain. He had left his life in her hands; she had promised him that no harm would come to him. "She told me that no harm would come to me." Simon finished off.
"Morgana wouldn't want to see someone dead, she would do whatever it took to keep people safe." Arthur explained. He looked over his left shoulder, his eyes shining. "And I wish she would hurry up with an explanation." Arthur admitted. Arthur looked back at Simon, grinning a bit. "Now it is time for you to… Die." Arthur shamefully spoke.
Simon had groaned. "You just talked to me to try and make me feel better?" Simon wondered. He sighed, now standing next to Arthur. "What will happen, do I get stabbed?" Simon asked him.
"No it's worse, you lose your head." Arthur answered. He started to guide Simon out of the cells, wishing that there was another way. No one should have a brutal punishment, not unless what they did was unforgivable.
"But I'll look silly without a head!" Simon complained. Then he realised what he said, once again, he groaned. "I'll be dead, so that was stupid of me to say that." Simon said quietly. He walked forward still, being guided by Arthur.
Morgana had run through the door to Gaius' and Merlin's chambers, she was starting to panic. "Gaius, I need your help!" Morgana requested. She stopped close to him, breathing in. "The lad doesn't have magic, something brought him here." Morgana simply stated.
Gaius had looked at her, and then looked down at his book. "I know; I've been doing a little bit of research." Gaius informed her. He pointed to a picture of a beast that had a dinosaur-like feature. "It's called a Time Beast; it draws people from different time zones together." Gaius told her. He looked at Morgana, as she started to lean in. "The creature is created by magic, namely a high priestess." Gaius added on. He sighed. "As we know a blue light can't appear like that, so it did make me wonder." Gaius admitted.
Morgana looked at Gaius, her eyes wide. "So we need to track down this creature, but it'll already be too late." Morgana commented. Her hand slammed on the book, feeling frustrated. "Simon is about to die, and it's hopeless because this beast is hiding." Morgana said.
"Is that the boy's name?" Gaius asked her. Then he looked away, tapping his fingers in a rhythm. "Right, well we better go and break the news before Simon does get killed." Gaius guessed.
Morgana had already run out of the room, she knew where she had to go. But was it too late for her? She hoped not. Her blue cloak was flapping behind her, going against the wind. Her hair was moving out of the way at the same time, battling against the wind.
As the bells sounded, the crowd gathered around the stake. The drummers were now drumming, as Simon was frogmarched towards the execution spot. He gulped, receiving so many glares as he walked past them all. "Oh crikey, this is bad." Simon mumbled. He was soon stopped by the guards, and he looked up to see Uther standing there.
"This man is being executed for using magic and enchantments." Uther addressed the crowd. He looked down at Simon, his eyes narrow. "Do you have anything to say?" Uther asked him.
Simon opened his mouth, feeling his neck ache. "Yes, I'm telling you that I do not possess magic, it doesn't exist where I come from." Simon reasoned.
Morgana had pushed her way through the crowd, running to stand next to Simon. "He's innocent!" Morgana shouted. Her head lifted up to see Uther, her chest rising and falling. "Simon is not guilty of magic; he was brought here by a time beast, made up by a high priestess." Morgana explained.
The crowd gasped, looking at each other with confused murmurs. Was this all true? Was there a creature of magic lurking around?
Simon had looked at Morgana; his eyes were wide as his chest rose and fell so fast. "A what?" Simon asked her. He was gobsmacked by her words, had she prevented his death? "My Lady, I-" Simon started to speak.
Morgana looked at Simon, swallowing lightly. "It's true; the beast chose you out of all the people." Morgana told him calmly. She looked back up at Uther once again, her fingers clenching up. "See? It wasn't his fault that this man ended up here; it was all done purposely by a creature of magic." Morgana informed him. She stood by her decision, knowing for good that Simon was innocent of all charges. "Drop the charges, please." Morgana begged Uther. Keeping herself in silence, Morgana prayed that Uther would let this go.
Uther had looked down upon his Ward and Simon; he didn't want to believe it at all. But since there was no proof that Simon has magic, there was no need to execute him. But also, Morgana couldn't prove that a Time Beast was around. It was a hard choice to make, and it wouldn't be an easy one. Sighing with rage, Uther had raised his arm up, signalling for the execution to continue. "The charges still stand!" Uther announced.
"What?" Simon questioned. He was taken up onto the wooden platform, his back against the wooden stake. "I seriously don't have magic, I beg of you to reconsider this." Simon pleaded. But it was too late; Simon was already secured to the stake. This was it, he was going to die.
"No!" Morgana shouted. She ran towards the stake, hoping that she would make it before the flames begun. Stepping up to the platform, Morgana could see the executioner holding the flamed torch up in the air.
"Stop her from freeing him!" Uther commanded. He pointed down to the stand, not wanting his Ward to go through with her actions. Some of the Guards came forward, starting to aim towards Morgana.
Morgana was behind the stake, beginning to untangle Simon from the stake. She could hear the Guards coming this way, but she wouldn't stop until he was free. "As soon as you are free from this, just run for it!" Morgana instructed him.
Simon rested his head back against the stake, hoping that they would make it out of here. "I won't leave you." Simon vowed to her. He was prepared to run for it, he didn't want to die yet.
Morgana had finally succeeded, and she smiled. "Done it!" Morgana shouted to him. She stood up straight to see the Guards surrounding her with their spears ready. "Oh God." Morgana commented. She moved round the back, and she was chased by the Guards. Grabbing Simon's hand, the two of them started to leg it.
Merlin was stood within the crowd; he started to whisper in Old English in an attempt to stop the Guards for a while. As his eyes glowed amber, a flame stood in the way of the Guards. It made the Guards back off, shielding their eyes from the bright flame. Merlin had smiled, and then he backed off from the crowd to run back to Gaius.
Inside the castle, Morgana and Simon hid behind an archway, their backs against the wall. Their hands parted ways, both of them starting to breathe heavily.
Simon had looked at Morgana, starting to breathing out. "You saved me from being frazzled to charcoal." Simon commented. He closed his eyes, allowing more air to slip into his lungs. "Thank you." Simon simply said. He opened his eyes to look at her once again.
Morgana looked up at him, breathing in and out fast. "Don't thank me yet, you're not out of here." Morgana insisted. Then she laughed at his comment. "More like, you're not burnt to a crisp yet." Morgana corrected him. She smiled a bit, feeling her body go back to normal.
Simon had smiled also. "Your humour has picked up a bit." Simon commented. But now it was time to get serious, he cleared his throat. "But they will still be after us, no doubt about that." Simon reported to her.
"I know." Morgana simply replied. She checked behind him, making sure that no one was around. Looking back up at him, Morgana had swallowed nervously. "You should feel lucky right about now." Morgana told him calmly.
"Oh I already do feel lucky, you saved my stupid ass." Simon assured her. Then his face dropped. "Wait, do you-" Simon started to ask.
"You deserve this, more than anyone." Morgana said to him. Her head leaned in closer to Simon's head, her eyes closed off as she was almost there. Her lips had finally touched his, feeling a spark of energy flow around her body. Morgana had never felt so alive; this was a taste of heaven.
This was the last thing that Simon was expecting; he wasn't quite prepared for this kiss. But he thought about Carli, if he was still with her, she'd have freaked out. But Carli wasn't here, and they weren't together, so all thoughts of her could go to hell.
Morgana had soon pulled back, realising that he didn't kiss her back. "Too soon?" Morgana wondered. She bit her lower lip gently, thinking that it was too sudden. "If it was, then I'm so sorry." Morgana told him. She felt ashamed of herself for her actions, and it made her look down to the floor.
Simon had managed to gently capture her chin, lifting her face up slowly and gently. "It's not too sudden, I was just shocked, and I didn't think you would do it to be honest." Simon told her. His fingertip gently traced her skin, it was smooth.
"Oh, well then I'm sorry for shocking you." Morgana commented. Her eyes looked up at him, even though it was dark so she couldn't see him that well at all.
"Don't be." Simon assured her. He now moved his head closer to hers, his lips gently connecting to her lips with a kiss in return. Simon moved his hand from her chin, placing it on the back of her head. His other hand went on the back of her shoulder, keeping her close to him.
Morgana now returned the kiss back to him, her right hand going on his waist. There was a strong connection between them, it was definitely there. Life shot through her, and it was a good feeling. Her eyes were closed off, feeling it get more intense.
Simon could feel the passion kick in; he didn't want things to go too far. His lips were in sync with hers, and his hands kept still. After a while, Simon had moved his head back. "Like I told you before, no need to be sorry." Simon commented. He smiled at her as his eyes sparkled.
Morgana had now looked up at him, a smile on her lips as her green eyes shone away. She had no regret of what happened, she loved it. "I'm sure we'll have another moment of that." Morgana informed him.
"I'll be waiting patiently for it." Simon spoke.
Morgana still smiled at him, and then kissed him again. She felt him return the kiss back to her. Morgana felt so happy about this, although some people wouldn't approve of it. But they could all go to hell, she wanted to have a good life and wanted to be happy. This kept her happy, but she knew that Simon would have to go back to his own time in the end, and that would be it. That was why she was going to use her time with him wisely.
Okay so this one was longer than the previous ones, so yay for me xD.
Anyway, next chapter will be about Simon in hiding with Morgana.
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