This ones really choppy and not that good. Reason is I wasn't originally going to put this in. I was going to skip it, but I changed my mind and wrote it quickly. I decided this chapter was important in Arthur and Artemis's(originally Gwen's) relationship because it shows the accept each others um... faults or what ever you want to call it. But I will admit I could not bring myself to embarrass Artemis in here as much as in the show, but she is embarrassed. Anyway, so I'm gonna tell you what's going on. Next three including this one are episode chapters then a filler then an episode then a dramatically changed episode then a filler then an episode chapter then I believe a longer couple chapter filler then an episode then another couple chapter filler then an episode chapter then the season finale combination episode chapter, then another longer couple chapter filler and then you have to wait till season 4. =D So that's what's up. It may change or may not. But that's the plan thus far.

A little side note favorite part in this episode was when Gaius was slapping Uther upside the head as a cure for his baldness. it's not in here, but i love that part. =D also season... series whatever the hell you want to call it finale= epicness.

"You say it was a lead box?" Artemis asked. Merlin had released a creature out of a box in a hidden room in a library. It apparently escaped him. Artemis, on this particular day, sat eating lunch with Merlin and Gaius in their home.

"Yes," Merlin replied.

"Well," she said, "lead boxes notoriously hold dangerous creatures. They can be contained through the means of lead."

"Why?" Merlin asked. Artemis took a drink out of her goblet.

"Some creatures, like the one you described, can turn smaller or turned into a ball of light like yours did. Lead is very thick and strong. They would have trouble finding any cracks to slip through. Take wood and it could root over time. Lead doesn't do this."

"So you're saying the whoever put this thing in the box didn't want it out?"

"Merlin, why would they put it in a locked, lead box if they wanted it out?" she asked rather annoyed by the question. Merlin didn't answer.

"What was it? The creature in the box? What do you think it was?"

"Describe it again."

"Small."

"How small?"

"About four feet tall. It had lime green skin, long, pointed ears, and large amber eyes."

"Ah," she said with a smile. "A goblin."

"Of course," Gaius said. He didn't look happy.

"Oh no. I know that face," Merlin said.

"Goblins are the most mischievous of creatures. Mischievous and dangerous," Gaius said.

"Didn't seem dangerous," Merlin stated.

"Believe me, Merlin, goblins will stop at nothing to get their hands on the one thing they value above all others, gold."

"It's true. I once saw a goblin kill the entire royal family and seize the throne for the gold of it," Artemis said. "However, sometimes they can be a good bit of fun. Their jokes are rather comical sometimes." The door clinked open. Arthur walked in looking rather in a hurry.

"You're needed Gaius for a matter of great emergency and extreme delicacy," he said.

"What is it?" Gaius asked.

"It's my father," Arthur said turning to walk away.

Artemis was laughing. In fact, she was laughing so hard she fell on the ground and was now laying there laughing. Arthur looked down at her shaking his head disapprovingly.

"Didn't I say 'if you value your lives?'" Arthur asked.

"But it's so funny!" she yelled laughing harder now.

"How would you like if your hair fell out?" Arthur asked her.

"That's different. I'm a woman," she said sitting up on the corridor floors.

"Why is it different because you're a woman?"

"Well, to me, you wouldn't look so bad without hair... well... not as bad as you could look, but I'm sure to you I would look awful without hair."

"You would look beautiful no matter what you did," he told her gently.

"You have to say that. If you didn't, I'd be furious, and you know it. That's okay. I know your shallow as a puddle," Artemis teased. "Good thing I'm beautiful."

"Well, aren't you vain," Arthur said.

"Yeah, well," Artemis said with a smile. "Can you deny I have a right to be?"

"You do, but you lecture me about humility. Are you a hypocrite?"

"I am humble sometimes and some I am very vain. We have discussed that I am not perfect as you would like to make me out to be."

"And I have told you I know you're not."

"Sometimes I think you put me up on a pedestal. It makes me uncomfortable."

"When you are Queen-" Artemis groaned and stood up.

"I'm not listening to this. Good night, Arthur." Artemis walked away and went back to the house.

Artemis sat on the steps of the castle drawing the citadel below her. Merlin came up and sat next to her. He looked out into the citadel before turning to his sister, who had yet to acknowledge him.

"Gaius has been acting strange," Merlin said.

"How so?"

"He went out to the tavern last night, and he hit me and called me an idiot," Merlin said. Artemis looked up at saw Gaius going through the citadel. Artemis picked out a gold coin from her pocket and threw it on the ground. There was clink. Gaius immediately scrambled for it in a hurry. He licked his lips staring at it and proceeded on his way to his home.

"He's been possessed by the goblin," she told him rather boredly.

"Great! How am I supposed to get the goblin out of him."

"Without killing Gaius, I don't know." Merlin walked away in huff. Artemis sighed and shook her head.

"What's wrong?" Gwen asked sitting next to Artemis.

"Oh, nothing of important. Merlin's just being an idiot," Artemis said. Gwen looked at her drawing.

"That's very good," she complimented.

"Thank you," she told her. "I haven't had the time draw in a while. I've been so busy. I miss the simple times, and yet… I would give all the gold in the world for the chaos that is Camelot." Gwen smiled. "Though I do miss Ava terribly."

"I know what you mean. I haven't seen my brother, Elyan, in nearly four years."

"You have a brother?" Artemis said surprised. Gwen nodded. "That's surprising. Hm… what else have you not told me?"

"Nothing else," Gwen said.

"No hidden sister too?" Artemis teased.

"No," Gwen said with a smile. She stood. "I have to go attend to Morgana."

"Gwen?" Artemis said.

"Yes."

"Be careful of Morgana." Gwen gave her a questioning look but continued away.

Artemis walked down the corridor books and papers in her hands. She was still busy translating other prophecies. It was vital. Suddenly, it felt as though the floor slipped out from under her. She fell right on her face as she was about to turn a corner. It wasn't a grateful nor 'cute' fall either . It was a full blown, could-break-your-nose fall. The books flew out of her hands and flew in the air some of them came back down and hit others fell around her.

"Artemis?" Artemis turned her to see Arthur there staring down at her.

"Damn it," she muttered. She pulled herself up, so she was kneeling. "Hello, Arthur," she said as she started to gather her books.

"Are you okay?" he asked kneeling down to help her pick up her books.

"I'm fi-" In the middle of her sentence, she croaked like a bullfrog. Artemis clasped her hand over her mouth. Arthur stared at her oddly.

"Artemis?" She opened his mouth again to speak only to oink. She clasped a hand over her hand again. She slowly pulled her hand away and tried again but neighed. She pulled her books from Arthur before fleeing and letting out one last animal noise, a bark.

"I'm going to kill that goblin!" Artemis announced to Gwen as she walked in the house.

"Goblin?" Gwen asked miserably.

"What's wrong?" Artemis asked tuning into Gwen and forgetting her own troubles for a moment.

"I made a fool of myself."

"As did I," Artemis said. She miserably threw herself onto her bed. "I think I'm going to brood for a little bit."

"Artemis! Merlin's been arrested!" Gwen said running her way.

"Again?" Artemis said annoyed. "I'm not helping him this time."

"Surly you can talk to Arthur," Gwen said.

"No!" she yelled panicked by the idea. "No, that's out of the question."

"Why?" Gwen asked.

"Ugh, because firstly, I tripped horribly in front of him. That wasn't too bad, but then when I tried to tell him I was fine, I croaked, oink, neighed, and barked."

"You made animal noises?"

"I didn't mean to," Artemis said. "It just happened! So I'm just going to avoid Arthur until I think he forgets."

Artemis was passed out in bed. Gwen however woke at the slight noise in her house. She picked up a candle holder ready to hit the intruder over the head. Merlin appeared and grabbed her gesturing to be quiet. At dawn, when Artemis finally awoke, Merlin started to tell her of the plan.

"You need to convince Arthur that Gaius is possessed," Merlin told her.

"Um… yeah about that…," Artemis said.

"Artemis made a fool of herself in front of Arthur," Gwen told him.

"Um… no. The goblin made a fool of me. I made animal noises for gods' sakes."

"It's not that bad," Merlin told her.

"You may not have feeling for Arthur, but how would you like it if you started making bizarre noises in front of Arthur?"

"Fair point," Merlin said. "But this is critical, Artemis! Please."

"No."

"Please."

"No."

"Don't you want to get the goblin back?"

"… fine!" she yelled annoyed. She stood and dressed before marching out of the house to the castle. She knocked on Arthur's door. The response was a strange sound. "Arthur? Arthur, it's Artemis. Can I come in?" There was the strange response again. "Arthur?" she asked walking in. "Arthur?" she asked again walking around. She turned and saw Arthur leaning against the corner of his bed on the floor. He had donkey ears. Artemis gasped and tried her hardest not to laughed.

"What happened to you?"

He took a deep breath and started braying several times and pointing to his ears and using hand gestures.

"Did Gaius do this to you?" she asked after he finished.

He brayed in the positive.

"He's a goblin."

He brayed in a sort of 'no really?' way. She sighed and walked to him. She scratched behind his ear. He looked to enjoy it.

"Poor Arthur. I suppose you really are an ass now," she said with a smile.

He brayed annoyed.

"Sorry," she said pulling her hand away. She stood. "Merlin's working on a plan."

Arthur looked doubtful.

"He'll figure something out. Stay here." Artemis walked away leaving him looking rather pathetic.

"Arthur's a donkey?" Merlin questioned.

"He has the ears of a donkey and the voice," Artemis said. "He's braying."

"He's braying?" Merlin said. Artemis could see he was trying to hold in his laughter. Artemis nodded. "Wow." He couldn't help it anymore. He started laughing.

"It's not funny, Merlin," Artemis said laughing to.

"Of course not. Arthur with ears like a donkey, what's funny about that?" They both started laughing again.

"He looked so pitiful. I've never seen Arthur look like that." Merlin laughed again. "Did you find anything?" she asked changing the topic.

"I think so. You if the host body dies the goblin dies with him."

"Yes, yes. I know, but like I said we can't just kill him."

"No, but we can make it seem like it so the goblin will leave his body. Then we trap it with a box lined with lead."

"Once the goblin is out of Gaius give him the antidote," Merlin said as he finished both the antidote and putting the poison on the gold.

"No really?" Artemis muttered looking out the door for him.

"We only have a few seconds or Gaius will die."

"He's coming," Artemis said. Merlin slammed the gold box, gave Artemis the antidote, hid the box, and hid with Artemis behind his bedroom door watching Gaius as he came in and pulled out his gold box. He licked the gold all over. "Goblin's are disgusting." He started to stagger. Artemis and Merlin came out.

"You've poisoned me. You've poisoned Gaius," he said.

"Leave his body while you still can," Merlin said holding the lead box. The gold orb came out of Gaius and went around the room. Gaius fell to the ground. "Give him the antidote!" Artemis tried running to Gaius, but the goblin knocked her into the table. All the vials including the antidote fell with a click.

"Damn it!" she swore getting on the ground looking for the right one. Merlin struggled with the goblin before finally getting it back in the box. Artemis struggled identify which white potion was the antidote. "Merlin!" she called. He ran over. "It's one of these five!" Merlin looked at them. He couldn't tell. They looked the same. "Hurry! He's dying!" Merlin looked over them. He picked up one that had an older looking stopper in it.

"I think it's this one."

"No," she said recognizing that one by a slight shimmer. "It's not." She threw that one down. Merlin looked at the remaining four.

"This one," he said standing. They ran to him. Merlin turned over the unconscious Gaius and poured the liquid in his mouth. He didn't open his eyes.

"Were you sure that was the antidote?"

"No." He looked down at Gaius. "Gaius! Come on you stubborn old goat!" he yelled. He didn't wake. It seemed hopeless.

"Who are you calling a stubborn, old goat?" Gaius asked. They laughed in relief.

Artemis was walking down the halls with a bucket of water as rags when she ran into Arthur in his armor putting on gloves. They stopped and stared at each other.

"Arthur," she muttered.

"Artemis!" he said happily, but it was a awkward happy. They both felt awkward. "The… uh… the event of the last few days… I think it would be best if we never spoke of them."

"I don't even know what events you're referring to," she said. Arthur pointed to her.

"Quite. It's been entirely uneventful." Artemis smiled. They stared at each other. "I must see to my men," Arthur said pointing toward the door behind her.

"I must see to the floors you are dirtying."

"Sorry," Arthur said as he walked past her with a breath of relief. Artemis breathed out in relief as well.