Sorry about posting this extremely late guys. Thanks for whoever is still reading this and thanks for your support.

Disclaimer: Don't own Merlin...blah blah blah...we know the drill...let's get on with the story.

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Week 4

"So that's what happened?" Arthur asked, part amusement and part indignation in his voice. Merlin and Gwaine had just finished telling Percival, Leon, and Arthur exactly what happened, including Lancelot and Elyan's involvement in the bet.

"Yeah, it's all true. So, you see Princess, if you're going to blame anyone..." Gwaine began saying.

"...it's Lancelot and Elyan" Merlin finished irritably. He was still upset that Elyan was the reason for the crap-load of chores that was dumped on him.

Arthur couldn't agree more. The bet, in itself, was harmless. It was a test of endurance between two men, nothing more. If he had known in the first place, Arthur would've found it quite entertaining. He might've of even found himself betting on a winner. But with Lancelot and Elyan, it was a different story. They took this to a whole new level, something that Arthur did not find amusing at all.

"They're the ones who took this originally harmless bet way out of control!" the young warlock exclaimed.

"Man, I knew both Lancelot and Elyan were competitive, but still..." Percival contemplated.

"I told you both that this was going to be a bad idea" Leon added.

"When?" Gwaine and Merlin asked in unison.

"Well...when I...um, it was when...that doesn't matter. The point is, you two shouldn't have made this kind of bet in the first place" Leon said with a tone that would rival Arthur's infamous 'I-am-the-prince-of-Camelot-and-you-shall-obey-me' voice. However, it didn't suit the knight very well, seeing that Gwaine and Merlin (who were barely containing their laughter) were obviously not taking him seriously while he was talking.

Before the two men could reply to Leon's statement, Arthur interjected.

"As much as I would like to blame Merlin and Gwaine, in all honesty, I can't. Merlin's right, we..." Arthur began, but was interrupted by the widest grin that formed on Merlin's face. "Oh wipe that stupid smirk off your face Merlin! I'm sure you 'being right' will never happen again." Of course, Merlin's grin didn't even budge, but the young prince continued anyway.

"Like I was saying, Lancelot and Elyan are the ones we should really blame. Now that we have Merlin and Gwaine back to their original selves, I think it's time for a little payback".

At the word 'payback', Gwaine and Merlin were all ears. Not saying that they weren't listening to Arthur, but the young prince was very predictable, especially when giving any type of 'speech'. The two men knew how to passively listen to Arthur's babble, always nodding their heads and smiling if it looked like he caught on. One thing was for sure, Merlin and Gwaine were definitely itching for a little revenge.

"What do you have in mind Princess?" Gwaine asked.

"The best thing to do is have them do what they were supposed to do if they lost" Arthur said, quite proud of himself and his 'brilliant' idea.

A contemplative pause came over the group. "That's your plan? Tha...that's just stupid!" Merlin exclaimed, receiving a glare from Arthur that he ignored. "That's barely a punishment, seeing that they agreed to it in the first place. Can't you come up with something original?" Merlin said.

"Even I have to admit Arthur, it's not much of a 'payback' if they see it coming" Leon commented.

"Well, if you're so smart, what should we do?"

Again, this left everyone speechless as an awkward silence fell upon the group. None of them could think of anything that didn't involve some sort of physical harm befalling the knights; and as much as this idea appealed to all of them (specifically Gwaine, Merlin and Arthur), they couldn't bring themselves to hurting their friends just for being overly competitive.

"We could mess with them for a bit, give'm a taste of their own medicine" Percival suggested, a mischievous grin on his face. No-one had seen this coming. The rather quiet knight was as kind as Merlin. Him suggesting this just seemed...well weird to say the least.

Not missing the opportunity, Gwaine asked, "What do you have in mind, my friend?"

"Well, this is what we should do..."

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Everyone was staring, mouths gaping, at Percival as he finished telling his 'master plan'. What he had suggested for revenge on Lancelot and Elyan was...was incredible! He had everything planned out: how they would 'break' the news to the two other knights about the bet, what their punishment would be, how Arthur and Merlin's magic would come into play...everything!

"...And that's why we needed Merlin and Gwaine to lose at the exact same time" Percival ended.

"Wow Percival...wow" Leon commented, still stunned at his brother in arms.

"I've never seen this side to you. It's always the quiet ones" Arthur stated amusingly.

"I think this is a start to a beautiful friendship" Merlin said jokingly.

"You and I need to spend more time together. It's like I just met a new man. Didn't think you had it in you, mate" Gwaine said.

Percival found himself slightly blushing. Everyone seemed to think that he was always quiet unless in battle. Oh, how wrong they were. If only they knew him before Morgana's tyrannical reign over Camelot, before he met Lancelot. Oh the many things he's done...but that was a different story.

"Well I think this plan is brilliant!" Arthur stated, to which everyone nodded their heads in agreement. After going over his...I mean Percival's plan, the young prince continued. "Okay, now that we all know what to do, everyone get some rest. We will begin to tomorrow".

And with that, the group of men went to their respective rooms to get some shut eyes. Well, Arthur was already in his room, so he didn't have much walking to do. He didn't even ask Merlin to prepare him for bed. Arthur knew that he and Gwaine needed rest, and though he would rather die than admit it, he did care for their well being.

For a young warlock and drunken knight, this would be their first actual good night's sleep of the month.

As they all faded into a blissful slumber, one thing was for sure...

Tomorrow was a new day...a perfect day for revenge.

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Again, my deepest apologies for having posted so late. Sickness plus back-to-back tests does not help at all.

So next time, we'll see Percival's 'master plan' play out. Lancelot and Elyan are in for it now! Who knew he could be so devious?

Thanks to those who have reviewed and please continue to do so...I love suggestions and comments. Keep them coming.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Until (hopefully not too) later.

-STL13