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.

132. The End of the Beginning of the End

I'm sorry about this drabble don't hurt me!

Disclaimer: This show is my destiny and my doom, but it is not mine to control.

Prompt: From SisterOfAnElvenWannabe: I wonder what the guards would have done if Merlin hadn't come and they'd caught Arthur when he was breaking Mordred out.

Rating: T

Genre: Angst

Characters: Arthur, Mordred, Merlin, some nameless, fameless guards of death

Time Frame: During the "The Beginning of the End" episode in Season 1

Summary: Merlin finds it within himself to ignore Mordred's cries during "The Beginning of the End."

Let's Go On An Adventure

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"Look over there. Look over there. Check in there."

"Yes, sir."

"But you look down here."

Arthur drew his sword. Damn it, Merlin. Where the hell are you?

...

"EMRYS!" The boy screeched. Merlin, tears welling up in his eyes, squeezed a pillow around his ears.

"EMRYS!"

Merlin ignored him.

...

"Stay where you are!"

Arthur found himself pulling the Druid boy closer to him. "It'll be all right," he lied.

"Prince Arthur?"

He felt someone wrench the boy from his arms and someone else disarm him. As they were led away, Arthur stared back.

Merlin, why didn't you come?

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Somehow, I think that this was one of the more painful things I've ever written. Why else did I wait to post this until almost 9:00 pm? Sorry?

I am 90% sure that I read something similar to this before, but I can't seem to find it. Maybe it is original and I thought that I read it in a dream. Maybe it is centuries old and therefore not fresh on anyone's minds. Maybe this is proof that I've gone insane.

On that note, if this really does exist, please tell me and I'll credit the original author.

I stole dialogue from "The Beginning of the End." However, I really didn't feel like using the exact Mordred dialogue.

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Next up will be considerably happier (though you may or may not appreciate the joke at the end of it), and it pokes fun at another Merlin ship that I really just don't get.

~Lya200~