Merlin collapsed onto his amazing four poster bed and stared up at the canopy dejectedly. How could Arthur forget about me? It had been a week since he had first come to the surface to be with Arthur and everything had been perfect - he had made friends with Morgana, he loved having legs, he didn't miss his voice as much - but there was just one thing missing.
Arthur.
He had spent every single day in the company of Sophia and Cenred, completely ignoring Merlin's existence. Merlin, Morgana and Gaius were starting to worry - everything was getting serious between Sophia and Arthur thanks to the enchantment that had been placed on him. They still had yet to find a cure or reversal of said enchantment, due to the Merlin's lacking vocals.
"Get up!" Morgana sang as she waltzed into his bedroom. Merlin raised an eyebrow before covering his face with his pillow. Morgana laughed and continued speaking. "Tonight, Merlin, tonight, we shall break this enchantment."
Merlin sat up, looking at her in disbelievingly. "I know what you're thinking, how are we going to do this if I, and by that I mean you, can't speak? Well I can't believe we hadn't thought of this sooner, but I can speak. I have magic. Why can't I break the enchantment?"
Merlin blinked. Why hadn't we thought of that? He looked up into Morgana's earnest eyes as a smile slowly spread across his face.
"Excellent. Well, for some reason Arthur's taking her out for a midnight walk or something stupid like that. Let's follow them!" Morgana smirked.
Merlin frowned as he walked into a branch again. Somehow, Morgana's idea didn't seem so smart now that he was actually going through with it. Trekking through a forest in the dead of night? Yeah, he could think of many things he'd rather be doing. Sleeping. Swimming. Sleeping.
He sighed as Morgana twirled around in her long velvet gown somehow managing to still look as regal as ever.
Stupid bloody Arthur. Bloody prat had to go and get enchanted. Stupid dollophead. Why couldn't he just look at me? Clotpole.
Morgana paused as she came upon a clearing. It was a beautiful clearing, a black lake rippling in the moonlight surrounded by the silhouettes of the forest. She gaped at its sheer beauty, until the landscape was marred by the figures of Arthur and Sophia.
Merlin nudged her and gestured towards the couple. Morgana nodded and took in a deep breath, readying herself for the amount of magic that she would use. She stepped forward, ready and paused. "So what exactly do I have to do?" she grinned sheepishly at Merlin and Gaius.
Merlin face palmed. He gestured to Gaius to instruct her on what to say and do. "Okay Morgana, first you have to focus on your core, feel your magic build up and then grasp it with your mind. Then you have to say the enchantment óga ceolesand push all your magic towards Sophia. I'm not exactly sure what the spell does, but I'm pretty sure it will stop the enchantment."
Morgana nodded, blinking at the amount of information that had just been fired at her. She turned around and took in a deep breath. Looking up she saw Sophia lead Arthur into the water, the blonde's laughter echoing throughout the lake. Growling she focussed once more on her magic, feeling it's warmth spread through to her extremities, her fingers tingling at the feel of the magic.
As she focussed on her magic, Merlin watched anxiously from the trees, his eyes widening as he saw Sophia lead Arthur into the water.
Morgana opened her eyes suddenly, her irises glowing amber as she chanted the incantation repeatedly. The wind started to pick up, as the trees began to sway, buffeted by the sudden storm. As quickly as it had started, the wind died down. Morgana groaned and began to focus on her magic again. Merlin closed his eyes and reached out with his magic, searching for Morgana's. Feeling the warmth of Morgana's magical core, Merlin flexed with his wind and joined his magic with hers. Chanting the incantation again, Morgana's eyes turned amber once more as the trees began to sway again. The water of the lake began to rise and fall more violently, crashing against the banks. Sophia's eyes widened as the angry waves crashed over her head, and dragged her under. The water pushed and pulled against her, tossing her around like a rag doll before throwing her out of the lake and against a tree. There was a sickening crack as Sophia's head made contact with the trunk, and the spell keeping her in human form was broken. Morgana collapsed to her knees as she saw the eel's body flop to the ground lifelessly.
She gasped as she looked around frantically for Arthur, realizing too late that Arthur had been in the lake with Sophia.
Suddenly, Merlin's head broke the surface, water droplets falling around him as he swam towards the surface, carrying an unconscious Arthur alongside him. Pulling him across the dry ground, Merlin collapsed, his chest rising and falling as his breath slowly started to even out. Morgana and Gaius ran towards them, Morgana aiming for Arthur, her hands outstretched, ready to pummel him back to consciousness whilst Gaius scuttled over to Merlin, and checked him over for any injuries.
Arthur slowly stirred, his eyes fluttering open. "W-what happened?" he muttered clutching his head in pain. Looking around he frowned in confusion when he saw Morgana practically on top of him and Merlin lying next to him. Eyes widening anxiously he reached out towards the silent boy, "Merlin? Merlin wake up! Please wake up..." he choked out.
