Definition of a Merlin Drabble

by Lya200

A drabble: a short work of fiction of around one hundred words in length. A Merlin drabble: pure chaos. How many adventures can occur in 100 words? Drabble 305: Arthur faces a guilty conscience as he takes an innocent life to keep the bandits from hurting his friend.

70. Real or Not Real?

The following drabble includes incessant talking to an inanimate object. Reader discretion is advised.

Disclaimer: I don't own Merlin, real or not real?

Prompt: From pezzz: How about a back story on why Merlin is REALLY having to add holes to Arthur's belt because it caught on fire.

Rating: K+

Genre: Humor

Characters: Merlin, Arthur's belt

Time Frame: This belt-fic is set mid-Season 3 (the black-belt market needs time to become established).

Summary: Merlin suspects that some of the belts from the black market are not all what they seem to be. Some Crack ensues.

Let's Go On An Adventure

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Merlin lifted up the "leather" belt. "Well, Mr. Belt, I'm not going to enjoy this any more than you do because, quite frankly, burning does scare me, but Arthur's wrath scares me more, and if you're not who you say you are, then we're both going to have problems."

The belt, of course, said nothing.

Merlin, unfazed, continued, "Now, I'm going to perform a teeny tiny spell. If you're telling the truth, then you should be fine."

Silence.

"Forbærne."

The belt shriveled up and died.

Merlin sighed. "So, you're a fake then. Figures."

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Before I set the belt on fire, I did some research on how leather burns. It turns out that it doesn't really, but faux leather does burn. Then I decided that one dealer started selling faux leather belts to save money, and Merlin picks up on it.

The title of this drabble comes from The Hunger Games series. In "Mockingjay," Katniss and Finnick and the rest of the Squad play this game with Peeta, who has been tortured and has gone mad. He lists a "memory," and they tell him if it's real or not real.

I picture the shriveling up of the belt as what happens to Nessa's (the Wicked Witch of the East's) legs in "The Wizard of Oz." You know, horribly edited and almost anti-climatic.

Merlin never stops talking to inanimate objects. He just quietly breaks into visiting nobles' rooms and steals their belts. He becomes known as "The Belt Burgaler" (whoever created the WANTED posters could not spell "burglar").

Arthur wants to know why Merlin's belts look EXACTLY like his.

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Next set of drabbles will span over three days. They will be developing a one-sided Leogana.

~Lya200~