"Morgana!" Merlin yelled. It was a longshot, but maybe, just maybe she'd hear him and show up.
"Is there a problem, Merlin?"
Merlin whipped around at the sound of the voice, relief flooding through him. But it was shortcoming and the panic of the situation overtook him again.
"Yes, there's a god damn problem! What's happening to me?!" he snapped, despite how relieved he was to see her again.
"I told you there would be consequences!" she crossed her arms.
"Why am I being punished for her actions?!" Merlin demanded, helpless as he felt his magic slowly being pulled away from him.
"Don't ask me, I'm just the messenger." She shrugged.
"Well, can't you do something?!"
"Do you honestly think I can change their minds? Really, I've tried. They won't budge. You just have to try harder!"
"I don't know what else I can do, he won't listen to me!" Merlin wailed, clenching his hands into fists at his sides.
"Make him! You know him better than anyone, and I don't want to see you lose your magic. Nobody does. Especially because you're the last sorcerer left!"
This took Merlin aback. "I... I'm what?"
"The last sorcerer alive. Merlin, you didn't really think there was anyone else out there like you anymore, did you?"
"Well... I never really thought about it... I guess I hoped it hadn't gone extinct..."
"Nobody wants to see you lose your magic. But they're going to take it away if you don't get him to cooperate."
And, in the blink of an eye, she was gone.
Merlin groaned, feeling extremely tired.
He caught sight of a leaf flying around in the wind and decided to test it.
He muttered the spell, but the leaf just continued to float around.
He repeated the spell, louder and more clearly, but still nothing.
He held his hand up toward the leaf and nearly yelled the spell. This only made it come a little closer toward him, and left him feeling more drained than ever.
The greatest sorcerer to ever walk the earth, the last warlock alive, could barely move a leaf.
Oh, god.
"Brodie!"
The redhead looked up at his name being called as he slammed his locker shut.
"Hey, Miles." he greeted, but it was shortcoming as Merlin grabbed him by the arm and drug him down the hall.
"What are you-" Brodie was cut off as Merlin threw the front doors open and marched Brodie toward the dorm buildings.
Neither one spoke until Merlin had thrown Brodie into his dorm room and locked the door behind him.
"The hell, man?" Brodie snarled, rubbing his arm where Merlin had cut off the majority of the circulation.
"You trust me, right?" The urgency in Merlin's voice made confusion cloud his friend's eyes.
"I'm not so sure anymore." Brodie narrowed his eyes at Merlin.
"I need to know that you'll keep this a secret. Okay? You can't tell anyone."
Brodie nodded. "What's so important that you had to drag me out of school?"
Merlin took a deep breath. "I have a... A situation."
"Oh, man, Miles, what did you do?" Brodie groaned.
"It's not something I did."
"What are you talking about?"
"Brodie, are you familiar with the legend of king Arthur? And his reincarnation?"
"Yes, why? Miles, you don't think you're the reincarnation of king Arthur, do you?"
"No, not Arthur. You know of Merlin, right?"
Brodie nodded slowly.
"I'm Merlin."
Brodie looked shocked for a moment. Then confused, then he burst out laughing. He laughed for a good five minutes until he finally started to breathe normally.
"You're pretty funny, Miles. Merlin!" he laughed again.
"I can prove it!" Merlin insisted.
"How? Are you gonna light my hair on fire?" Brodie was still laughing.
Merlin raised an eyebrow as the flame slowly trailed down the strand of his hair-a spark was all Merlin could conjure up- and Brodie's hair ignited into flames.
He shrieked, vigorously shaking his hair to extinguish the fire on his head.
"Now do you believe me?!" Merlin crossed his arms.
"Why did you... How... Dude?!" Brodie's jaw was nearly on the floor.
"I told you!"
"So... You're the reincarnation of Merlin?" Brodie asked quietly.
"Not the reincarnation. I... I never died. I've been alive for a thousand years. Waiting for Arthur. And he's here, and he won't believe me when I tell him, and now I'm being punished by them taking my magic away and i don't know what to do!"
"Whoa, calm down a second. You have magic?" Brodie asked.
"We just went over this! I've had magic for more than a thousand years! And now I've found Arthur and she won't accept her fate and they're punishing me because of it!" Merlin was rambling now, his anger at Amber taking over as he paced across the floor.
"This is... This can't be possible, though. King Arthur died a thousand years ago. And, if you're a thousand years old like you say, why don't you look like
It?" Brodie shook his head.
"Magic. I could turn myself into an infant if I wanted to."
Brodie didnt look convinced as he raised an eyebrow at Merlin and opened his mouth to speak.
"I swear to god if you call me a psychopath I may just toss you out the window." Merlin threatened while remembering what Amber had called him the day before.
"I just don't get how you could be a thousand years old, and how you actually think King Arthur is back. I think someone would've noticed a really old king walking around the hallways, Miles."
"Merlin. My name is Merlin." He spat unintentionally. "And that's exactly it, Arthur himself isn't here, just his soul. His spirit. He's been reincarnated into a student. Amber LeFraire, to be exact. And she just won't go for her being Arthur Pendragon." Merlin sighed. "And I'm taking the fall for it!"
"By losing your magic?" Brodie asked.
"Yup."
"So talk to her."
Merlin looked up at him. "Don't you think I've tried that, clot pole?!" His tone softened as he saw the shock cross Brodie's face. "Sorry. I'm just frustrated. And tired. I feel like I'm going to pass out."
"Well, we have to convince her. What dorm is she in?"
"She doesn't stay in a dorm. She stays at home, but she's in school now. And she's avoiding me as if her bloody life depends on it. And Sara hates me and I don't know why, and I don't know how I lost control of things so quickly."
"It's alright Miles, Merlin, whatever. We'll talk to her during lunch. Right now we need to get to class."
"AMBER!"
The girl looked a bit panicky as she saw the two boys rushing toward her. She looked as though she was debating running, but Merlin was relieved when she didn't.
"We need to talk to you."
"We...? Amber raised an eyebrow at Brodie, causing Merlin to roll his eyes.
"He knows. You have to listen to me!"
"I'm sorry, I don't listen to maniacs." She spat, slamming her locker shut and storming away.
Merlin muttered the spell that would stop her from walking, but when nothing happened, he sighed heavily.
"Dammit!" he cursed out loud, making a few people turn to look at him. He ignored them, taking off after Amber, grabbing her arm to restrain her from leaving.
"Let go of me!" She yelled, trying to pull her hand free from Merlin.
"No! You're going to come with me and you're going to listen, because if you don't, I'm going to get punished for it!"
"No-"
She stopped talking as Merlin, despite his size, picked her up and threw her over his shoulder.
"What are you doing?! Let me down! Miles, put. Me. Down!"
Merlin ignored her as she pounded her fists into his back, and he continued on his way.
It wasn't the most ideal place, but it was the first decent one Merlin came across- plus, Amber's attacks were really starting to hurt.
So he threw the door to the janitor's closet open and allowed Brodie to follow him in before closing the door and putting Amber back on her feet.
"Let me out!" Amber yelled at him. "You can't keep me here against my will, it's illegal!"
"And what are you going to do about it? Might I remind you that you're stuck in here!" Merlin replied in the same tone.
Amber reached for her pocket, pulled out her phone and began dialing.
Merlin had to practically scream the spell but the phone flew right over to him and into his hand, leaving him feeling more drained than before. He gave a smug smile and held the phone up for Amber to see.
"You... God dammit, Miles!" She screamed, kicking in a random direction and knocking over a mess of brooms and mops.
"Smooth." Brodie shot at her.
"You can shut your mouth, Thralls." Amber pointed a finger at Brodie and narrowed her eyes. "Mind explaining to me why you locked me in a closet?"
"You have to accept your fate, Amber! You can't run from it! You have to be rational!" Merlin grabbed her by the shoulders and stared directly into her eyes.
"I am being rational, you're the one behaving like a sociopath!" She screamed back.
"Only because you're being too damn stubborn to accept what you know is true! Amber, because of you, I'm losing my magic."
Amber's face softened for a second, but she quickly covered it up with anger again.
"I already told you that you have the wrong person! Christ!" she pulled her fist back and was about to slam it into the wall when Merlin grabbed it and turned her around to face him.
"Just listen to me!" he pleaded.
"Let me out of this room before I call the police." Amber narrowed her eyes at Merlin.
He sighed as he allowed Amber to pull her hand away from him and snatch her phone out of his hands before throwing open the door to the closet. She stormed out, slamming the door behind him.
Merlin could feel a headache coming on and began rubbing his temples as Brodie put a hand on the warlock's shoulder.
He had to be thankful that the redhead took this so easily, and that he didn't throw a fit like Amber.
But, really, what's the use if nothing was going right?
"YOU CAN SHUT YOUR MOUTH THRALLS"
LITERALLY MY FAVE LINE IN THIS WHOLE FIC OK BYE
no not bye I have a few things to say about this chapter
a: morgana is nice yes bc I was devastated when she turned evil because I shipped mergana so hard in season 1/ season 2 like u have no idea
and then she turned evil and became "the darkness to his light" and like wow they're opposites how can u ship that idgi
but this is not a mergana fic so don't get into that mindset
b: didn't I say Merlin would be ooc in this chapter bc he's one angry little squirrel isn't he
anyway hope u enjoyed it's 1am so I'm going to sleep later losers
and c: i believe ive already covered this but i figured id elaborate ok well my information on the show may be a little off because im only halfway through s4, I don't know how the whole Mordred story works out or like Morgana's death or anything like that so I'm just kinda making it up and trying to incorporate everything I've learned from tumblr and other fics
Oh hey if u have a tumblr go ahead and follow me .com (: