What's up readers?! I've started classes last Tuesday. Ugh! Help. So, you know that my updating schedule messed up even more. :P But I'm trying. Getting up at five o'clock in the morning really takes its toll though. And the worst part is that my classes don't start until 7:45!
I'm suffering! *Dramatically throws pillow over face* Helpppppppp! Anyway I've been chatting with Azilia James. She's so sweet and her stories are really good. She's got a "Star Wars Rebels" story that all of you should really check out! It's called The Not So Great Escape. Go check her out!
Disclaimer: If Merlin was my show, Albion would have been created and pushed into the world. But it didn't. So… I don't own Merlin. *Sob*
Patient #340
He grew up to one loving parent; his father was constantly going on business trips and explaining things he didn't understand until his memory flooded back. He knew something triggered it unlocking, something kept it at bay until that something disappeared. Then, did Arthur and his Knights realize what they really were.
Arthur Pendragon. King, prince, treated like royalty all throughout growing up. His mother was always around, but Arthur never saw her in order to speak with her. She came in to say goodnight, good morning, and that was it. Arthur would always notice her glancing at the hallway, nervously, before gently touching his cheek and moving away. Until one night, after Arthur got locked up in the building, his mother disappeared. Left him alone with a father he barely even knew.
Arthur knew he must've been such a prat before. He'd never even thought of kindness back when he was a prince, because his father never showed it to him. He'd quickly picked up on his father's habits and became just like him until….
Arthur frowned. That was… strange. He never had trouble accessing the memory box. But he'd hit a blank wall. Arthur gently touched it, his mind's fingers caressing the smooth, but also gritty surface. It was made of steel, but also dirt. Something smelled sweet; and the wall suddenly expanded. Arthur gasped before the wall slid to a stop, inches away from the memories escaped.
Arthur trembled and he heard a spike in his heart rate; but he didn't care. He was prepared to fight the wall for all he was worth if it meant keeping his older memories. The wall suddenly shrank back, cowering, as if it what Arthur was doing was hurting it.
Arthur's heart almost stopped. Was it… listening to him? Arthur frowned. No, he didn't tell it to back off. Expand, he commanded and the wall listened, expanding until it shrouded his whole mind. Arthur? Oh, thank god, Arthur! Don't worry, I'm coming for you. I've got everyone else. Stay there! The voice was smooth, young, and seemingly just waiting for orders.
Arthur's hands slipped through their binds. Shrink he told the wall, and it shrank until it was just a tiny box. But it still didn't reveal the name of the person; just its voice. Arthur's eyes slid toward the door and he waited.
Patinet #420
The boy had blasted her door open, and offered her his hand. He was flanked by five others. He'd smiled just a bit and Gwen knew him from the boy who'd watch over them. His grin was wide; blue eyes shining and his hand was pale. Gwen took it and the boy yanked her to her feet.
"Let's go." The boy gasped before turning around and his eyes glowed. Gwen gasped, her hand to her mouth and doors closed and opened, drawers flew out, and staplers and paperclips flew toward the guards, nurses, and doctors that ran after them.
Gwen cried out before the boy shook his head. "We're going to find Arthur. I couldn't find him until I found you all. He would have wanted that. C'mon! We're going to get him now!" Gwen ran after the rest of them.
The boy was fast, his feet running at top speed, and his mind was working overtime, anyone could see that. "Quick!" He shouted, throwing open another door. "Go straight then left, okay? There's an escape door there. Go into the forest! Hide!" He pushed them away before shutting the door and Gwen heard a click.
"Let's go, team." A girl, Gwen didn't even notice her, said. "I can camouflage us while we're in the forest. But we must go now!" Gwen followed her. Morganna looked at her from her other side and quickly came after them.
Patient #103
Gwaine knew following a breakout could result in them all getting killed, but he didn't care. Getting out was so much better than just sitting in there, wondering if he'd die without saying goodbye to his friends.
Uther could order his death at any time. Maybe even without words, just a motion of his hands and Gwaine was out. But Uther didn't. He kept him quiet inside his building; quickly patted down the rumors spread about Gwaine being kidnapped.
But, as Gwaine followed the girl he realized that she and the boy must've have magic. The boy couldn't have done much with the things if he didn't. But magic didn't exist. "'Scuse me," Gwaine called and they all stopped running. The girl checked her surroundings, letting everyone catch their breath.
"We don't even know you!" Gwaine hissed. The girl's jaw clenched. "My name is Freya." She responded and Gwaine laughed. "You have magic!" He almost cried before Freya sighed. "I do. The boy, he gave it back to me. Uther took my magic from me. Magic is my life. I studied it for years since I was two. Uther took it all away but that boy who just saved you? He gave me all of it back."
Freya sighed before checking around again. "We don't have much time. We must keep going or else we're going to get caught." They began to run again.
Patinet #302
The thoughts running through Percival's heard was for him to save the others. Help both the boy and Freya. So, he brought up the rear. Sometimes, when they stopped for breaks, Morganna would jump onto his back, or he'd pick up Gwen in his arms and they'd keep running.
It was a very long hallway, but the strangest part was every single person they encountered went down without even a fight. Freya didn't touch and she didn't recite a spell. Percival found that strange but Freya's mouth kept turning up into a small smile until she frowned.
Percival set down Gwen and Morganna jumped off and then they began to run on their own until the door came into view. Freya was screaming off a spell and they burst through the door out into moonlight. Freya quickly directed them into the forest that was sitting all around the building.
"Where are we going?" Morganna's breath hitched as Percival watched them. He followed them quickly, glancing toward the building again to ensure the door was shut. The guards were looking for them, but they didn't come out of the building. Percival couldn't help but not feel safe.
Patinet #510
Morganna couldn't help but feel upset about this all. After all, she was suppose to bring Uther to justice, not run away from him! She grew angry and quickly challenged Freya. "Why do you lead us away? Why don't we fight?!" She cried, eyes wide and arms flailing.
"We're not strong enough to fight him!" Freya had calmly said back before turning to a tree and gesturing to it. "Pick a tree, everyone, and climb. Two people per tree. Except Percival. Here." Freya quickly pointed out a thick tree. "It's strong enough to hold you."
Morganna grew frustrated and Gwen pulled her away quickly. "Morganna!" she whisper-shouted. "What?! I have magic, too!" Morganna snarled, her eyes glowing. "But you don't know any spells! Please, Morganna," Gwen pleaded.
Morganna could never say no to her best friend. Even back in the castle; she'd always say yes to whatever. A day off, half the day serving her, keeping a secret for her. Morganna would do it all.
Even now, Gwen could still rope her back into doing something she wanted just by being herself. Morganna sighed before they began to climb the tree together.
Patinet #250
Lancelot was paired with Gwaine and he was pretty funny. Lancelot listened to Gwaine slid down a few branches, curse, and then begin to climb again.
A smile lifted Lancelot's cheeks and he kept going, listening to the cursing over and over again. Lancelot sympathized Gwaine for not being able to climb a twenty-year-old tree (Freya said the gods were okay with it; but Lancelot was upset).
Gwaine suddenly slid onto the branch Lancelot was sitting in and he pulled out a flask. "Nicked it from the guards," Gwaine said when Lancelot gave him a strange look and took a deep drink. He spit it out moments later. "It just water!" he cried before looking crestfallen. "I'd wanted beer." he muttered before handing the flask to Lancelot.
"Who puts water in a flask?" he hissed before turning over to stare menacingly at the owl in the next tree over who was staring at them. It hooted, and then flew away towards the building. "He's going to be tested on," Gwaine snorted before turning toward Lancelot. Lancelot watched it swoop lower before climbing higher.
"So, Lanc," Gwaine started and Lancelot felt like he shouldn't have let Gwaine with him.
Patient #1
Freya's eyes followed the owl as it flew higher through the air. It wanted its master back, it was waiting for him. Freya knew because of the way it kept looking nervously at the building. The boy must've told him to watch over the group, Freya mused.
She didn't know his name. No one knew his name - not even her own people that she'd came into contact once before she got locked up. She saw him peering through the window and she asked her leader about it when he contacted her using magic; but he didn't know.
It was a mystery between the group of people and him. There was still one person to save, the Once and Future King was there; and the boy was going to save him. Freya knew neither of them could make it out alive; but it was nice for the boy to dream.
Freya kept watch on the owl. Its white wings flapped in the air, keeping it afloat. Freya felt jealous, but she stayed quiet, and turned away towards the building. She would wait. For a little bit.
Patient #0
Merin knew bashing people together and breaking everyone out wasn't the best plan. But he couldn't think straight with other people coming down the hall to see what all the screaming was about.
So, Merlin knocked them out before running to snatch Freya from the labs; then Lancelot who was drugged; Percival who didn't say a word; Gwaine who clapped him on his back; then Morganna (he was a little hesitant but he got her away); Gwen would always come; and that left just one person.
Arthur was always a prat; but he could never remember. Merlin had made arrangements (after he was reincarnated, he could feel and hear everything) that if Uther ever found him or decided to kill him, or lock him up, everyone else would remember. The plan worked for six years until Uther decided to call it a bluff and took Merlin away and locked him up.
When Uther had went home, whistling happily, he realized that his son and friends (not including Gwen's brother who was with his father far away) remembered everything of their past lives. Uther's mistake cost his son his innocents; and when Uther learned there was no way to reverse it, he build himself a building and stuck everyone in there.
Merlin quickly threw open Arthur's door. The twenty-two year old was staring at him, sitting on the bed with his hands free. Merlin shut the door and locked it before going to the window. "It's been completely shut. You won't get out." Arthur said, before turning away.
Merlin concentrated, his eyes glowing gold before the bars flew off the window and hit the door. Merlin opened the window quickly and stared down at the ground. "Let's go." He said grabbing Arthur's arm.
Arthur yanked at his hand. "Let go! I'm not jumping!" he cried before Merlin threw himself off the ledge, taking Arthur with him. Arthur was too terrified to scream; his eyes were tightly shut until he felt grass on his feet.
"I survived," Arthur chuckled weakly before Merlin dragged him off into the forest. "Let's go find the others. We'll meet them somewhere." Merlin said. Arthur followed dumbly.
I thought about having Merlin getting caught; but then a great idea for the escape and after the escape and things came to my head and I just did this. Don't worry, there's going to be more. I want at least sixteen chapters. Thanks for reading, reviewing, and following. See you guys next chapter!
