Merlin's Twin sister
Twilight/Merlin
Starts in episode 3x13 of Merlin.
In this version, Gwen and Arthur were never in love, they're just friends. The one she loves is Lancelot.
Mention of the Cullen's, but no real scene with them.
The day the great Merlin was born, he wasn't alone. He had a twin sister though he hadn't spent much time, a few days at best, with her before she was taken away.
They had been together with their mother for about a week before an old man with magic powers came in the middle of the night. He started a fire on the other side of the village with his magic so everyone would rush there and he found himself face to face with the twins.
They both had a great destiny. Together, they would not only make sure Arthur Pendragon was the greatest king Camelot had ever known but they would stop Morgana and Mordred from killing him so early and he couldn't have that. If only Merlin found Arthur, the man would become a great king and die by Mordred's hand. Everything would be great in the world. The king wanted Arthur to die early, he didn't want him to enjoy the peace he'd create. It would be his punishment to Uther, who killed so many magical beings who were innocent.
He knew he should kill the girl, Bella, but she looked so pretty, so innocent and was so full of potential that he couldn't bring himself to do it. He took a last minute decision and grabbed the baby girl. The minute she was in his arms the boy, Merlin, started to cry and so the wizard ran out, not wanting to be discovered.
He would raise the girl like his own and gain more power thanks to her, he knew it.
The sorcerer tried to look into Bella's destiny when he arrived home but it was hidden from him. He knew that if she had been with her brother, she would have had a great role in the life of Camelot but what was it now? Why was it hidden from him? He had seen that if he had killed Bella, Arthur would have fallen for Gwen, a maid, and doomed himself to die young without heir but now that Bella lived, it all became clouded to him.
It didn't matter.
Bella would be raised as his daughter, she would love him and believe in him and after Arthur dies, after Morgana takes power, he would be by her side with Bella and they would have power, finally. That's the story he had deluded himself with.
While Merlin and his mother tried to live without knowing what happened to Bella, the little girl grew up learning to use magic from an early age. She knew that her father wasn't her real father, she could feel that he was lying to her and that he didn't love her like a father should love his child but she was just a little girl, she couldn't do anything about it.
Every night, in her dreams, she could see a boy, her twin brother. Or at least that's the story she invented to explain who he was. She had imagined that he was her twin brother and that they had been separated shortly after being born. They spoke of their day in their dreams and she tried to imagine that it was all real.
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When Bella turned 7, she was used to using her powers daily and to keeping them hidden when in public. She knew how to read and often got lost in her father's spell books. She wondered why her father wanted her to practice magic so badly when it was forbidden by the law of the king but she knew that she didn't have a choice, she had to do what she was told or she'd be punished. The only time she had ever disobeyed him, her father had punished her very severely and she didn't want to feel that sort of pain ever again.
Right now, she was sewing her dress back up after it was ripped when her father pushed her so she'd gather woods faster. Her father was outside, talking angrily with a man. He was using a tone of voice that he usually reserved for her when she didn't do as he asked and the other man replied just as angrily but she couldn't bring herself to be worried for her father.
She knew they were pirates and that her father hadn't been honest with them the last time they came. He said he would enchant something and hadn't done it right, she knew it because she had told him before he gave it to them and he had punished her so she didn't speak of it again. Now they wanted revenge. She had been ordered to stay inside and had no will to go out. Her legs were still hurting from last night, when her father hit them to punish her from protesting that she was tired and couldn't do magic anymore and she didn't mind to see her father hurting.
Suddenly, she heard some men laughing and she was afraid because the laughter sounded cruel. If her father refused to help them, would they hurt her too?
Soon after the creepy laughter, the man who was the captain walked inside and looked at her. He bent down so he was at the same eye level as she was.
"Who are you sweetheart?" He asked her in a surprisingly sweet voice with an accent she didn't recognize but that gave her the feeling that it was from some far away exotic land.
Maybe Pirates weren't all bad men after all.
"I'm Bella, sir." She replied.
"Well Bella, I'm sorry but we had to punish your father. He hasn't been very honest with us..." The man told her.
"I don't think he was really my father. I don't look like him and he was mean to me." She said truthfully.
"Yes, he wasn't a very honest man. One of my men heard him say that he took you from your family when you were a baby because you had powers he wanted. Sadly we don't know who your family is and we can't get you back to them." The captain told her.
"Does it mean that I'll be all alone now?" Bella asked, wondering how she would feed herself.
"No, of course not. What do you say about coming to live with me on my boat? I promise I'll take very good care of you. You'll want for nothing." He suggested.
"I won't have to practice magic every day if I don't want to?" She asked.
"No, you'll be free to do as you please with your magic." He replied.
She reminded him of the little sister he had lost a long time ago to the fever and he wanted to take her under his wing. From this day, to this pirate captain and all the men on his ship, Bella would be like a little princess. They'd all love her and protect her.
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Time passed and Bella was now 16. She had learned a lot from her new pirate family and she knew how to fight, both with a sword and with magic. She learned a lot from their travels, from the different kinds of magics to legends and mythical creatures. She learned different ways of fighting, some without swords and even learned how to use medicinal herbs.
She still had the same connection with Merlin and he had just informed her the previous day that he was leaving his mother's village, Ealdore, to go to Camelot to stay with his uncle Gaius. Bella was happy for him, even though she didn't know if he was real or not she wanted him to be happy and to try his luck somewhere else. It was her who convinced him to try and leave his home to find somewhere else what he felt was missing from his life.
The captain, her adopted father, had died a few days ago from an illness that no magic could cure and so she had gathered her most prized possessions and decided to go on a few adventures of her own, feeling that she should follow the advice she had given Merlin. Fighting mystical creatures that terrorized villages, fighting thieves on the road... She was never bored and always had everything she needed. When she had more than she needed for herself, she always found someone less fortunate to give it to.
Of course she had been tempted to stay longer in a few places, especially one time when she fell in love with a mystical creature who was just using her.
At some point, 4 or 5 years after Merlin arrived in Camelot, Bella found a seer and saved her life when the poor old woman was attacked by thieves. In exchange, the woman who didn't have money to pay and still wanted to reward the good action, revealed to Bella her destiny, and who she truly was. Emrys' twin sister. Merlin's twin sister. A woman with a great destiny.
Bella was shocked. Merlin really existed and was her twin brother, she was destined to help him guide Arthur on his way to greatness, her destiny was to kill Morgana while Merlin's was to kill Mordred.
Wanting to see him as soon as possible and remembering that Morgana was creating trouble for them in Camelot, she started to head toward him right away and once she was close enough, she heard that Morgana had taken the castle and that she was hunting Arthur and anyone following him so Bella did a simple spell to guide her to her brother, the one who shared her blood, and she soon found herself in front of the ruins of a castle who used to belong to the ancient kings of this land.
"Well, I guess I can't stay out here forever. Time to walk in and surprise him." Bella thought as she nervously glanced at the old castle in front of her and at the sky that was darkening.
She wished there was a way for her to announce herself that wouldn't shock them all, that she could speak with her brother first and meet everyone else later but if her dreams of Merlin were true, only Gaius and Lancelot knew about his powers and Arthur would probably panic and try to hurt her if she used it to announce herself. However, she was convinced that he needed to know about their powers before they did anything, it was important and so she did what she thought was the best thing to do.
Walking slowly and carefully, she entered the old castle and found Merlin, along with everyone else, in the same room, standing with smiles on their faces around a round table. Knocking on the door to let them know she was here, she waited in the doorway, showing that she meant no harm, even though she was well harmed.
They all turned her way and the men drew their swords, ready to defend themselves while Merlin looked shocked, eyes and mouth wide open.
"Who are you?" Arthur asked in an imperious voice.
"Bella? Is that you? You're real?" Merlin asked, his voice revealing how surprised he was.
Unable to explain right away to his friend that she was a good person, he walked to stand between her and the others.
"You know her?" Arthur asked his servant who nodded, waiting for Bella to speak.
Merlin had told Lancelot about his dreams of Bella and the newly knighted man smiled, feeling a great change occurring.
Since Merlin seemed to know and trust the woman, Arthur motioned for everyone to put their weapons down.
"Hello Merlin. We have a lot to talk about. I'd offer to step out but everything we talk about out there, we'll have to tell them here afterwards so maybe we could just have our conversation here?" She suggested.
"I... There are things they don't know." Merlin told her in a small voice, knowing the others still heard him.
"I know Merlin, but trust me, they need to know if we want to accomplish our destinies. Arthur will understand and forgive you for hiding it from him. He'll be angry and might need some time to disgest the news but he'll forgive you eventually. I just know it, have faith in him like you've had from the beginning." she told him.
"Merlin, who's this?" Gaius asked his nephew.
The name was a painful one because it reminded him of the pain Merlin's mother suffered when her baby girl was taken away.
"Is this the same Bella you see in your dreams?" Lancelot asked his friend for confirmation.
"Everyone should sit down, I'll explain everything. Merlin, please. Trust me?" Bella pleaded.
"I do. You've always given me great advises, even if I didn't always listen to them. When I didn't listen to your advice, I always end up regretting it. I'll follow your lead here, no matter hwat you decide." he nodded with a small smile as he went to stand by her side.
For the past few days, when he had dreamt of her, she had told him that they were twins and that she was coming but at the time he had believed that he had made her up in his mind to reassure him. His own version of an imaginary friend.
"Can we have some explanations here?" Arthur demanded.
"It's coming." Merlin nodded.
"I have to say Merlin, had I known you were surrounded by so many gorgeous men, I would have looked for you even before the seer told me who we were to each other. You never told me Arthur was so handsome." Bella teased her brother with a smile.
"Is he? He's not exactly my type, you know. I don't pay close attention to these things." Merlin replied, amused while Gwenevere chuckled.
"Which one is your friend Lancelot? Destined to be the most loyal of Arthur's knights?" Bella asked Merlin who pointed to his blushing friend.
"This is Lancelot, Arthur of course, Gwen, her brother, our Uncle Gaius, Percival, Gwaine and Sir Leon." Merlin pointed to each of them and to each, Bella gave a kind and peaceful smile.
"Okay, so here it goes. Please don't interrupt me before I'm done, even if you get angry. Trust that I'm peaceful and here to help. My name is Bella and all my life, Merlin and I saw each other in our dreams. We were able to talk and told the other what happened in our lives. I know everything there is to know about his life and he knows everything there is to know about mine. For a long time, I believed that he was just the product of my imagination, someone I had created to prevent myself from being too lonely and too sad in the harsh world I lived in, especially when I was a small child." Bella made a small pause here, she always tried not to think too much of the 7 first years of her life and even mentioning them brought painful memories back.
"A few months ago, it changed when a seer told me the truth after I saved his life. Merlin and I... We're twins. About a week after we were born, I was taken away by... By a warlock. He didn't have great powers but he had enough magic to know that Merlin and I would be very powerful some day, that we had great destinies. He thought that he'd be able to corrupt my power to serve Morgana's side when the time came for her to kill King Arthur and take his place, yes, I know you're not king yet but you will be. Yes, Merlin and I have magic but please wait until I'm done before you interrupt me. Please." Bella paused a few seconds to look at Arthur in the eyes and he nodded at her calmly.
"Anyway, he was wrong, I always hated him and the dark magic he forced me to practice everyday until I was 7. That's when pirates he had wronged killed him and took me in... They gave me a place to grow up and with them, I never wanted for anything. They made sure I had everything I could need. They taught me everything I wanted or needed to know, made me feel like I was their princess. I learned more things that I could dream. A few years ago my adoptive father, the captain, died and I went on my own until this seer revealed to me who I really was. Merlin and I are powerful sorcerers, blessed by the purest magic there is, to be among the most powerful sorcerers of all times and do great, and good, things." Bella gave them a few seconds to understand and accept what she was reveling about herself and Merlin.
Gwen, Lancelot and Gaius looked at her kindly and with acceptance, Arthur seemed intrigued but not hostile, which was a good thing. The others looked at her with an interest she had seen before in men she had crossed.
"Our destiny is to serve you, Arthur. We're destined to make sure you become the great king you're supposed to become. One of the greatest kings in history, the once and future king of Albion... Anyway, Merlin's destiny is to stop Mordred, to defeat him all the while guiding you, while mine is to defeat Morgana and her sister Morgause. I know that it's a shock to most of you but please believe that Merlin and I are no threat to you, at least while you remain on Arthur's side because let's be honest, the moment you betray or hurt him, you'll be sorry. We'll make sure of it." Bella wasn't only reassuring them, she was also warning them to stay on Arthur's side.
"Arthur, don't hate Merlin for keeping this secret. I know him better than anyone, he has the greatest respect for you and has only used his powers to help you and to save your life, more times than you know. He only didn't tell you about this because he didn't want to put you in a position where you'd have to choose between your allegiance to your father and your friendship to him. He couldn't protect you like he was destined to from a jail cell or on the run... I saw the future, in 10 years... I... If I stayed away and Merlin stayed hidden as your servant, in 10 years, Morgana would have been weakened but still alive and ready to take her power back, Arthur would be dead and the kingdom would be broken. We can't have that. We need to change this future. I won't let Mordred kill Arthur. I have to do everything in my power to change things and save this kingdom and its rightful king." Bella explained with force and devotion in her voice.
"You're really her, aren't you? Merlin's twin sister... I left Camelot to help search for you when the word came that you were gone... We looked everywhere for months without finding any clues... We thought you were dead and decided never to speak of it again because the pain it brought out was too much... Some even believed that your father had come back to get you but I knew that it couldn't be so because he didn't know about either of you." Gaius declared before he stood to hug his niece.
"I can't believe this... Are we just supposed to trust you? To believe that you're not as bad as the others? And why would Mordred want to kill me, I helped him escape from my father." Arthur asked in a harsh voice.
"Trust Merlin. Trust me and trust her." Lancelot argued, standing up to face Arthur before he kept on talking:
"I've known Merlin's secret for some time now. He used his power to save my life, and yours, on numerous occasions. Without him, you'd have been dead a long time ago. He even risked exposure to save you." Lancelot told his king and friend.
"Listen, you all need to talk about it and make a decision so Merlin and I will step out. We need to talk anyway. Come and tell us what you've decided when you've made your decision but know that no matter what you decide to do we'll be there to stop Morgana, Mordred and the others. And personally, even though I don't like Uther for all his crimes against people like us, I'd never try anything against him. Not until he attacked me directly that is. " Bella declared before her brother took her hand and followed her outside.
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Merlin and Bella sat on the stoned steps of the castle while the moon shone on them and, as though they had done it for years, Bella put her head on her brother's shoulder and they started talking about everything. None of them knew that their voices carried up to the window and that, inside the Castle, Arthur and the others could hear everything they said.
"I'm sorry for the way I outed you Merlin, but it was the best way I knew how to solve everything. We need Arthur to know about us to be able to meet our destinies in the best way possible. I don't want him to die so soon. He needs to live a long and fruitful life, to become the king of legends he's supposed to become, have children to carry out his legacy." She whispered.
"I know, don't worry. I'm not mad at you. It's just... Arthur is one of my best friends and even though he doesn't show it, I know he considers me a friend too. I don't want to lose him." He replied.
"You won't. I have a good feeling about this. He's a great man or he wouldn't be destined to be such a great and legendary king." Bella reassured him.
"I hope so." he smiled, placing his arm around her shoulders before he added:
"I'm glad you found me. I feel stronger with you here."
"Me too. That's probably because we are stronger together." She suggested.
"How was it, to travel so much and see so many different cultures?" He asked her.
"Great in a way but also sad. Lonely. I never had a place to call home, a place I knew I could always go back to. I always wanted it but, well... Maybe some day." She sighted.
"Camelot can be your home." Merlin suggested.
"I hope so." She whispered.
"When you were a child with that man who stole you, was it as bad as you showed me in your dreams or worst?" He asked her suddenly, wanting to know more.
"I... Truthfully? Much worst. He was never satisfied with me, I never did anything well enough. He'd have me work on my magic from sunrise to sunset to a point were, after he died, I didn't use magic for two whole years before I did again to save a friend's life. He'd punish me constantly, beat me to the point where I could barely walk, which only angered him because it took me longer to do everything I needed to do for him. I knew that I couldn't let my anger control me because anger meant dark magic and I refused to go dark, much to his own anger because that was what he wanted." She revealed to him.
"I feel bad for the childhood that I had with our mother..." Merlin told her.
"Don't, it's not your fault and it made me stronger. I managed to fight all these dark feelings that would have lead me to go dark and managed to become a strong sorceress with the purest magic there is. One based on Love, even if it's not a love I felt but one I yearned for. I'm proud."
"So am I. About Love, as your brother I have to ask... Have you ever been in Love?" he asked her.
"Once, soon after I left the pirates... His name was Edward and I thought I loved him. I thought he loved me. He was actually a mystical creature and he used his power to make me fall in love with him. He just wanted me for my powers. As soon as I enchanted the objects he wanted me to enchant to conceal him and his family in our world, he left me, broke my heart, made me feel like I was worthless. I almost broke but I managed to stay strong, thanks to you in my dreams, and I hunted his family down. I found them and undid the enchantment I had done for them. He tried to attack me and I had to use my powers to stop them, to destroy them. They fed on blood and told me it was the blood of animals but it was another lie, they fed on the blood of humans... I... It wasn't easy, my heart was broken for a while and now that it's finally healed, I want to wait until I'm truly in love and am sure of his love for me before anything."
"I'm sorry you had to go through this but just so we're clear, your heart is free now?" he nodded.
"Just like yours." She smiled.
"Mine is more complicated than that." He frowned.
"I know, I remember when you told me of Freya, who is now the Lady of the Lake. I'm sorry you had to give up the woman you loved." She told him sincerely.
"It was best for Arthur. It was worth it." Merlin replied, unaware that Arthur and the others were still listening.
"I hope you'll find love again Merlin. I personally can't wait to feel it fully. To feel everything you feel when you're in love. I've heard about it, I've read about it and I've seen it in action but I've never truly felt it. Butterflies in your stomach every time he's around, feeling like smiling, even when you're sad or angry, just because he's here..." She said in a dreamy voice.
"Maybe you'll meet him in Camelot. Maybe one of the knights? They're good men." Merlin suggested.
"We'll see. Right now we need to concentrate on getting Camelot back from the wicked sisters." She smiled.
"The wicked sisters, really?" Merlin chuckled.
"What? It suits them;" She laughed.
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Inside the ruins, they had all started to discuss the revelation Bella had dropped on them, most of them agreeing that they could trust Merlin and his new sister, before they started to hear Merlin and Bella talk from the window. They all stopped talking to hear better and, as the discussion went on, Arthur realized that he really could trust Merlin and his sister. Merlin had always been by his side, even when it was too dangerous and now that he knew he had powers, he understood better how he had made it this far.
After Merlin's comment about the knights of Camelot being good men that his sister could be with, Arthur declared:
"I trust Merlin. Lancelot is right, he's always been there for me and the fact that he went along and was my servant for so long when he could have done so much more... It shows true devotion and loyalty. He never once turned against me. I've put my life in his hands before and it was never a mistake. I choose to trust him again." Arthur declared in front of them all.
"I'll go and get them." Gwen offered.
"I'd go but I should probably rest." Gaius nodded.
"She's pretty." Gwaine commented, pointing with his chin to the window, showing that he was talking about Bella.
"Her name means pretty." Gaius replied with an amused smile when he saw the small frown on Arthur's face at Gwaine's comment.
"Right now the priority is to take back Camelot." Arthur reminded his new knight who nodded.
"And considering how powerful they are, you really shouldn't play with her or her feelings. She's not just a tavern wench." Lancelot added, making Arthur nod and smile.
When Bella and Merlin entered the room, everyone sat down around the round table once more. Bella had a spot between Gaius and Merlin. They were a family reunited.
"So, Morgana is using the cup of life to control an immortal army?" Bella asked them after they had summarized the situation for her.
"Yes." Arthur nodded.
"I know that we need to empty the cup of the blood to destroy them." Merlin told her.
"Yes, but getting to the cup won't be easy. It will be well protected." Lancelot reminded his friend.
"I can help with that, I have my sword. It was forged in a dragon's breath and will be able to kill the immortal soldiers." Bella told them, showing them her beautiful sword.
"Nice blade." Arthur commented.
"I named it Pacificator. It means Peacemaker." She smirked.
"Nice." Percival and Gwaine commented, eyeing the blade with envy, even though it looked a bit feminine.
"I like the irony." Sir Leon nodded, just as amused as the other knights were.
"I actually have one too." Merlin informed them.
"How? When?" Arthur asked.
"Well, I had it made for you, Arthur, a while back. But I was told you weren't ready to have it yet. In the wrong hands it could do great evil and I couldn't let your father have it so I hid it until you took power. Its name is Excalibur." Merlin told Arthur before he let him hold it.
"It's a beautiful blade Merlin." Arthur commented.
"Worthy of a great king." Sir Leon nodded.
At this moment, Arthur gave the sword back to Merlin and, with a smile, told him:
"Hold on to it until you think I'm ready."
"Will do." Merlin smiled.
"How do we proceed then?" Elion asked.
"I need to go to the dungeon and free my father and our other knights. Merlin, how do you think we should do this?" It was new for Arthur to openly ask Merlin his opinion and the young warlock smiled.
"Bella and I could go together but it would probably be best to have another sword with us." Merlin replied.
"I'm a pretty good fighter, both with a sword and with magic, but the cup will be very well protected." Bella nodded.
"I'll go with them." Lancelot offered.
"Will the two of you be okay going against Morgana and Morgause on your own though? Will you have enough power?" Gwen asked Merlin and Bella.
"We're stronger together." Merlin nodded.
"I'm well trained, don't worry. I've fought a priestess as powerful as Morgause before and it was a quick fight." Bella smiled reassuringly.
"Merlin, I'm wondering... How did you have Excalibur made? I mean, dragons aren't exactly friendly creatures..." Arthur asked his friend, making everyone look at them.
"Well, remember the great dragon that was prisoner under Camelot's castle? He's the one who told me about your destiny, and mine. Your father is the one he hates, you, he likes. He helped me forge this sword for you. I... I'm the last dragon Lord. Belanor was my... our father. I didn't know until Gaius and your father sent us to get him. He didn't know about me. Not until I told him to convince him to help us at least..." Merlin revealed.
"I'm so sorry Merlin..." Arthur told him sincerely.
"So Merlin is a Dragon Lord who can force dragons to do what he wants... What about you Bella? How did you forge your blade?" Gwen asked the young woman who, she knew it, would become her friend.
"Well, I'm... I guess you could call me the Mother of Dragons. Merlin can order them around, force his will on them and when he finds an egg, he can force it to become a baby dragon. Dragons willingly come to me and do what I ask of them. They love me like a child love its mother, no matter how old they are. I can feel dragon eggs when they are around and I can, just like Merlin, make them become baby dragons by naming them. I... I've actually found a few Dragon eggs during my travels and I've freed them. They hide from humans for the most part but they always come when I need them. Also I can't get burnt. By normal or by enchanted fire." Bella explained.
"That's kind of cool." Gwaine smiled.
"For tomorrow, I was thinking... Maybe it would be best if Merlin and I did our best not to reveal our identities to Morgana and her sister. We should disguise ourselves to ensure they don't know it's us." Bella suggested.
"Why?" Gwen asked, confused.
"We might not kill them, they might make it out and it would be best if they didn't know that Merlin and I exist. Morgana will soon learn about us and our crossed destinies. She'll learn Merlin's druid name Emrys and she'll want him dead at all cost. It's best if she doesn't know or has no way of guessing who Emrys is. Knowing who one of us is leads to knowing about the other. I think we should keep Merlin and my true power and identity a secret for now. Make it so that only the people in this room today can know about it." Bella explained.
"I agree. It would be best for now. Our secret. Known only to the inner circle for now." Arthur nodded and so, everyone in the room vowed to keep their secret until they decided it was time to reveal it.
"How are you going to disguise yourselves though?" Gwaine asked, curious.
"I can age myself, I've done it before to solve a few problems... You all saw me and didn't recognize me so it should do." Merlin replied, feeling a bit of shame knowing that Arthur was about to realize that he had been played by Merlin a while back.
"I could do the same but it won't help, I'll look pretty much the same just older. I guess I can just mask my face." Bella shrugged her shoulders.
"Or you could dress like a man." Gwen suggested.
"You just like dressing people up, don't you?" Sir Leon asked her with a smile, remembering that she dressed him like a girl to help him escape.
"Oh come on, dressing you like a courteous woman was smart and it allowed us to escape Camelot without getting caught." Gwen replied, rolling her eyes.
"You dressed like a woman? Like, in a dress? I wish I could have seen that." Arthur commented while the other laughed.
"He was very pretty." Gwen added, making her childhood friend blush.
"I actually have some clothes with me. An amazon warrior outfit. It's a gift from their queen for helping them. I can wear this with the ceremonial mask I have, it hides half of my face, that with a hood on my head should do the trick." Bella replied.
"You've met amazons?" Gaius asked her at the same time as Percival asked:
"What are amazons?"
"Yes, I did. The amazons are a people of proud and strong women, very skilled warriors. They reproduce with local men and keep the babies until they're three. If it's a boy, he goes back to its father at the age of three, if it's a girl, she grows up to be an amazon. I liked it there. It's a nice change to see women in power for once." Bella explained with a smile.
"Later I'd like to hear more about them." Gwen told her.
"I'm sure we'll have plenty of occasions to share stories." Bella replied with a kind smile.
"So you're an amazon warrior?" Gaius asked his niece.
"Technically, I'm an amazon princess because the queen, who has no living daughters and is too old to have more, gave me her right of cast, but yes, I'm a warrior too." Bella smiled, showing them the medallion that designated her as a princess of the amazon people.
"Maybe we should get some rest, tomorrow is going to be a long day." Arthur suggested and they all nodded their agreements.
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It was decided that Gwen and Gaius would stay behind and that Arthur would send knights to get them once Camelot was safe again. Before they left, Lancelot shared a kiss with the woman he loved, Gwen, and promised her he'd be careful as long as she was, too.
Bella had left the room a few minutes ago and came back changed into her outfit. Arthur couldn't take his eyes off her as soon as she reentered the room. She was absolutely beautiful. Of course Bella showed more skin than the usual women he saw but she had a large cloak on her shoulders and she showed them how she looked with the hood and the mask on.
"So, how do I look?" Bella asked everyone.
"Nobody will recognize you if they don't know first that it's you." Merlin assured her with a kind smile.
"You look absolutely beautiful." Arthur let out in a whisper, making Bella blush and her brother smile.
At this moment, Arthur wondered if his father would allow him to marry an Amazone princess. Would she still be considered royalty by his father?
"Thank you." She whispered back.
"Can you really fight in this outfit?" Gwen's brother, Elione asked her in a friendly tone.
"Of course. You'd be surprised what I can fight in. I once fought 5 thieves while wearing a ball gown and high heals. Let me tell you that the one who received the right heal in his left eye wished I hadn't been able to fight them." She smiled.
"Can't wait to see it." Gwaine declared before they all went on their way to Camelot.
When Merlin finally aged himself, revealing to Arthur and the others who he was in his elder form, the future king rolled his eyes, recognizing the old man who had made him carry him on his shoulders. Arthur didn't say anything, he just smiled and lead them on their way.
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At the last minute, right before they entered the castle, Merlin decided to give Excalibur to Arthur so that they'd be able to kill some immortal soldiers on their way to free Uther.
"Are you sure, Merlin?" Arthur asked him.
"Yes, I am. I think you're ready and you need it right now. Just don't let your father have it." Merlin nodded.
"Good luck Merlin, Bella." Arthur told them.
"You too. Be careful." Bella replied while Merlin nodded.
After that, they all entered the castle, fighting their way to their destinations, killing immortal soldiers with their dragon forged blades as they did.
Merlin, his sister and Lancelot quickly found themselves in the same room as the cup and the two evil sorceresses, who were protected by a few immortal soldiers that they quickly disposed of with the help of the sword.
"How did you do this? It's impossible to kill them!" Morgause spat.
"Not impossible, just complicated." Bella replied, adding a fake accent in her voice.
"And who are you supposed to be?" Morgana asked her as Bella went to stand in front of her brother.
"Most people just know me as The foreign amazone princess, or the Pirate princess. Hey you have been used to call out to me as well." Bella replied with a smirk.
"I've heard of you. You have magic, powerful magic. Why are you fighting for them?" Morgana's sister asked her.
"I'm fighting for the future, a peaceful one with Arthur as king."
"He won't welcome you in this land. Nobody will." Morgana argued, feeling Bella's power.
"We'll see." Bella replied before she used magic to block the two sorceresses' view, which allowed Merlin to help her with magic and take them out.
Though Morgause was taken by surprise, Morgana managed to protect herself enough to be able to escape, forced to leave her sister's dead body behind while Merlin emptied the cup and liberated Camelot from the army of monsters.
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It took a few days for Camelot to get back to normal, or as normal as it could get with Uther, its king, in a catatonic state. Arthur was now in charge and the first thing he did was change the rules about magic, naming Merlin his prime counselor and welcoming Bella as a member of the Court. Bella was also the only woman welcomed at the Round Table, which Arthur had ordered to be brought in Camelot.
Everyday, Arthur did his best to free some time so he could get to know Bella better. He loved spending time with her and he couldn't help but feel attracted to her a little more everyday. Everyone knew that he was courting her and she was obviously happy about it. Even though she was obviously not one his father would have accepted easily, Arthur didn't care, he saw his future with Bella by his side, as his Queen, and he'd do everything in his power to make it possible.
He had even asked for Merlin and Gaius' blessing before he moved forward.
A few weeks after Camelot was freed from Morgana, they celebrated Gwen's wedding with Lancelot. It was a happy day and, that day, Arthur made sure there was no doubt in Bella's mind as to what his intentions where. His father probably wouldn't agree but he didn't care, his father had failed in being a good king, he was determined not to follow in his footsteps, which is why he politely refused his uncle's counsel when he tried to come to Camelot and give it.
Bella and Merlin had warned him as soon as the man arrived, full of pretended good intentions, and Arthur had decided to trust their advise. His uncle had been hurt in his pride but at least he wasn't around anymore and if he was going to plot with Morgana, he wouldn't do it from under their nose and he wouldn't be able to spy on them.
Though, after his departure, Uther had started getting worst and there was nothing Gaius' medicine could do about it. Both Bella and Merlin had tried but they hadn't been able to save him on time. Morgana had thought about everything because, by the time they had managed to identify the poison and found the cure, it was too late and Uther was dead. Arthur was sad of course but he didn't blame them, he knew that the real culprit was his half sister, Morgana, who was now an outlaw, along with anyone who dared work with her.
Arthur made sure it was known that other people who did magic wouldn't be hunted or arrested, as long as they were peaceful.
A few days after his coronation as King of Camelot, Arthur took Bella out in the woods for a romantic outing and there, he proposed, asking her to be his wife and his queen. he was sure that she'd be the Queen is kingdom needed, the queen his people needed to have.
Bella agreed happily. She was in love with Arthur and could see a bright future by his side.
The announcement of their wedding was met with cheers and many gifts from the entire kingdom. The Amazones came for the occasions, along with Bella's old pirate family but it's the magical community who truly celebrated because they knew that Bella becoming Queen meant true justice for them. From this point on, they'd know that if someone with powers or abilities was arrested and punished, it meant they had truly deserved it.
Morgana couldn't find allies anywhere close because even those who had been Uther's enemies were willing to work on becoming friends with Arthur.
What did you think? I started this a while back, and kind of gave up on it. I decided to finish it and post it here.
I might rework on it later, make it longer, I'll see. I know that the end is a bit rushed. Sorry.
I don't know if it has been done before this way... I hope you'll like it anyway.
Review please?
Lorelei Candice Black