AN: know what I realised, this is the 26th chapter and I have had no Morgause yet, well I've mentioned her but never really put proper focus on her. This one is a real classic from 'The Wizard of Oz' and sung after Dorothy kills the Wicked Witch of the East and I wanted to do a light hearted cheerful number with some Merlin and Gwen friendship too. Set just after the end scene of 'The Coming of Arthur' when everyone is in the courtyard.

Arthur and Gwen broke apart to loud cheers and Merlin regarded his friends for a moment before lightly bounding down the steps towards the group. All around them everyone was smiling and relief was plastered over their faces. The danger had passed, they were safe again and free from Morgana and Morgause's tyranny. Merlin grinned at his friends and Gwen turned to him.

"So Morgause is really dead?" Gwen asked. When the others returned, Lancelot had briefly explained what had happened in the throne room. Apparently Morgause had been killed in the attack by being blasted into a pillar, supposedly breaking her neck.

"As far as any of us could tell. Judging by Morgana's reaction when she seen Morgause, she thinks so too." Merlin replied thinking about how Morgana's hysterical screams literally brought the ceiling down.

"I definitely heard a snap." Lancelot added; the sickening crunch of bones snapping had echoed throughout the room as Morgause was levitated and slammed into the pillar by Gaius' spell. Who knew the old man was so powerful? The others nodded at this gruesome yet informative news thoughtfully before Gwen looked at Merlin.

"So the wicked witch is dead," Gwen prompted and a wider grin spread across Merlin's face as the two best friends looked at one another. They had been planning this ever since Morgause crashed into their lives, spreading her evil; risking their lives and generally making everyone miserable and causing them pain. The point was that Merlin and Gwen had been prepared for what they would do on that wonderful, joyous day when Morgause was eliminated from their lives forever and that wonderful, joyous day seemed to be today.

Arthur and the knights watched in bemusement as Merlin and Gwen suddenly linked arms and began skipping around the courtyard, oblivious to the stunned looks from the other servants, guards and knights. As they skipped, the pair began singing as loudly as they could. "Ding dong!
The witch is dead!"

"Which old witch?" Gwen asked with a laugh.

"The wicked witch!" Merlin replied a though the answer was obvious, even if Morgana was just as bad as her sister.

"Ding dong the wicked witch is dead!" The pair proclaimed loudly. The various reactions of the others was quite funny. Lancelot was bemused, Leon was trying to hide his grin, Elyan was wondering how long they had been preparing this, Percival was considering how they were weird, but in a good way; Gwaine was considering joining in for a laugh and Arthur was torn between the amusement of the situation, wanting to join in and trying to remain somewhat mature.

"Wake up, you sleepy head!
Rub your eyes, get out of bed!
Wake up, the wicked witch is dead!" Gwen and Merlin claimed; why were people standing around staring and doing nothing? They all needed to be celebrating! They were free at last! The danger had passed and one half of Evil and Eviler/ The Smirking Sorceress Sisters (just two of the many nicknames for the sisters) was dead. Normally they respected the dead, even if the dead was a foe. However given that Morgause had attempted to kill all of them on repeated occasions, tried to manipulate Arthur into killing Uther, turned Morgana evil, was remorseless and merciless; smirked like there was no tomorrow and wore too much eyeliner… well they could be forgiven for the impromptu celebrations.

"She's gone where the goblins go,
Below, below, below!
Let's open up and sing,
And ring the bells out!
Ding dong, the merry-o!
Sing it high, sing it low!
Let them know the wicked witch is dead!" Merlin and Gwen finished as they re-joined the others who had been laughing and tapping their fingers or nodding their heads to the rhythm. They just wanted to help people smile again; Morgause got exactly what she deserved and that in itself was a cause for celebration. So yes, ring out the bells, sing, dance, throw a massive party for everyone in the courtyard; something had to be done. Morgause had had it coming and she'd got it. ('IT' being the ass-kicking she had deserved the second she set foot in Camelot) there was a moment of silence before Elyan asked the question he had been wondering.

"How long have you had that prepared for?" Elyan asked his sister who shrugged her shoulders.

"Um, around the time Morgana disappeared wasn't it?" Gwen replied; she and Merlin had been talking about Morgana and whether or not she would be safe and Merlin had claimed that when Morgause died, he would skip around and sing like a madman. It all developed from there.

"Yeah, we've been waiting ages to do that." Merlin added with a laugh. It was so worth the wait however. Arthur lightly shook his head dismissively. After what they had all been through the past while, they all needed to find a way of letting off some steam. Besides there was going to be a celebration, numerous in fact all throughout the kingdom to celebrate the downfall of Morgana and the Pendragon's rightful return to the throne.

"Well now that you've finished, I think it's time the real celebrations began." Arthur commented and the eight of them made their way into the castle, Merlin and Gwen still humming their little tune to themselves.

AN: Then Morgana turned up with green skin and a broomstick vowing vengeance for the death of her sister. Anyway the next song is about six merry murderesses' discussing reasons for killing Arthur. Why? He had it coming!