Explanation for this drabble: I already told you that my dad binged most of Merlin. Well, after he caught up with my brother and step-mom, he complained about the Sword in the Stone. Apparently he was hoping that years later, in modern times, someone would find the sword and pull it out. Of course, Merlin only left it in for a couple of years before conning Arthur into thinking that he was special for pulling it out, but my fanfiction mind started thinking, "What if?" So I took the time to write this.

Disclaimer: Yeah, I don't own Merlin.

Prompt: Inspired by my dad: Finale AU Modern where Merlin had put Excalibur back into the Stone...

Rating: T

Genre: Suspense

Characters: Assumed to be Arthur, but he is probably under a different name because of reincarnation logic, assumed pursuers

Time Frame: Post-apocalyptic future

Summary: It's a race against time. Hunted by everyone, he is forced to keep going and reach the key to his destiny: the Sword in the Stone.

Let's Go On An Adventure

The year is 2020. The surrounding land has been ravaged with death and destruction. Smoke blots out the sun, making it hard to breathe.

A young man hacked away at the thick foliage, putting every reminder of his former life behind him. There was only one path left for him now: destiny.

A howl echoed through the night. The man looked desperately over his shoulder.

They've found him.

Then he saw it, glinting like a beacon in the moonlight.

He quickened, determined to reach the Sword before they did. Without hesitation, his hand grasped around the handle and pulled.

Confused? That was partially intentional because post-apocalypse=confusion.

Some more knowledge: Arthur was reborn into this world (probably under a different name). He doesn't have most of his memories, but, after the world went to hell, he started having flashes of his past life. Nothing that he can understand, mind you. One of the flashes is of the Sword. Something happened to his family in this world. There are a bunch of people after him, people who seem to know who he is and want to keep him from fulfilling his destiny: it is now Albion's greatest need.

Merlin put the Sword back into the Stone after Arthur died instead of giving it to Freya.

2020 was a random year I chose. I pray that I did not just predict the future again.

Now, does Arthur successfully pull out the Sword? Where the heck is Merlin? What exactly is going on here?

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Next: Merlin's musical number.

~Lya200~