Chapter 11: Kingdom Come Part 2
The sound of footsteps down the hall woke me from my meditation.
I could hear heavy footfalls and armour clanking down the stairs into the dungeon.
The Black Knight presented himself in front of our cells.
Resting a hand on the hilt of his sword, he spoke.
"I have a guest who wished to speak with you."
He turned and gestured to an old man by his side.
The man had a long, grey beard and wore long purple robes. His hair was long, falling down his back.
"Stephen Strange. A pleasure to finally meet you." He said.
"You were expecting me?" I asked, surprised.
The old man nodded.
"I've had visions of this day for quite some time."
He pulled a key from his robe and opened our cell.
"I'm terribly sorry for Sir Perceval's treatment of you two. He was sent on a mission to find a fugitive and the girl happens to look very similar to her."
"So he said." Wanda said as she stood up from the bed.
The old man stared at Wanda, looking her over and muttering.
"...powerful...very powerful indeed..."
Wanda cocked an eyebrow.
"Pardon me?"
The old man snapped out of it and smiled.
"Oh nothing. Sometimes I lose myself in my thoughts."
He clapped his hands together.
"Where are my manners!? My name is Merlin, and I'm the resident wizard here in Camelot."
Wanda looked at me and rolled her eyes.
"I'm still having a hard time believing fairy tales Stephen." She said in my mind.
"Just go along with it for now Wanda."
I turned to the wizard.
"Merlin! Why the one on my Earth was one of the most powerful wizards to exist."
The old man smiled.
"Well your Earth is 1500 years older than mine, so my status here is yet to be decided."
The Black Knight removed his helmet.
Medium length blond hair fell onto his shoulders and hazel eyes stared into mine.
"Merlin and I have come to ask for your assistance. You two handled yourself well for wizards facing a knight impervious to magic."
I crossed my arms and Wanda eyed them suspiciously.
"Assistance with what?" I asked.
"I believe you already know." Merlin said.
"You need help finding Morgan Le Fay." I said.
Perceval nodded.
"I've been tracking the wretched woman for 2 weeks. Her trail lead me to where I found you two." He paused, looking as though he was in thought. "She would be very difficult for me to defeat on my own if she's doing what I think she's doing. Your assistance would be very much appreciated."
I looked to Wanda.
"I don't trust either of you, but I would like to meet this woman." She said as she glared at them.
They turned to me.
"We will assist you, if only to prevent something that happened on my Earth."
They both nodded. Perceval turned to Wanda.
"If you don't trust me, I understand. Know however that your help will be greatly appreciated by both myself, and the kingdom."
Merlin smiled and looked to us.
"Gather your men Percy! We meet at dawn."
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Percy had gathered a few more men by the time we reached him.
Merlin was there, as were a few knights.
Two stood out.
One wore blue and white heavy plate armour, with a white star on his chest and shield. He had blonde hair and a blonde beard with bright blue eyes.
The other stood at about 7 feet tall. Wearing bulky, grey armour that looked reminiscent of Tony Stark's. He carried no weapons, but lightning crackled from his palms.
"Who are these two?" I asked Merlin.
He turned to the two men and smiled.
"Why, that's St'Vaan, Captain Avalon as he likes to be called and the large fellow is Ironheart."
Captain Avalon rode up to me, winged helmet in hand.
"A pleasure to make you aquaintance sir!" He said and stuck out his hand.
Taking it, I nodded.
"Likewise Captain."
So those were Tony and Steve's counterparts then.
The Black Knight rode up to us, flanked by knights in grey plate with his eagle on their chests.
"It's time we got going." He said, voice muffled by his helmet.
Merlin nodded and mounted his horse.
"You know the path right Black Knight?" He asked.
Perceval nodded.
"Allow the Champions of the Realm to lead. Ironheart, Captain Avalon, with me!" He said and quickly strode to the front.
I turned to Merlin.
"Are those all the Champions?" I asked.
He shook his head.
"Their headquarters are in Sweden. Sir Perceval is an honourary member and Captain Avalon is their leader. Those two are only here because they were attending a tournament."
I nodded, wondering what other counterparts I could find on the champions.
Then, realizing this may be my only chance, I retrieved the rune from my pocket.
"This is an Asgardian rune from your Earth. One of the Avengers on my Earth disappeared using it. I'd like to know it's purpose."
Merlin took the rune and studied it.
"We believe it's for transportation." I said.
He shook his head.
"I know exactly what this rune is for Stephen Strange. Your friend is not in your dimension anymore."
I nodded.
"I suspected as much. So what is it for then?"
Merlin looked off into the distance.
"You'll find out soon enough."
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5 days later...
The party stopped outside of a large, dark castle.
The Black Knight dismounted his horse and signaled for the rest of us to follow suit.
Merlin, Wanda and I approached the front.
"She's here. I can feel it." Perceval said.
"I can too." Merlin said.
"Can twelve of us take the most powerful sorceress in these lands?" Avalon asked.
Ironheart chuckled.
"We've fought worse St'Vaan."
"Don't be a fool, Morgan was my pupil. She is incredibly powerful." Merlin said.
"Let's end her miserable existence once and for all." Perceval said.
I looked to Wanda and she appeared worried.
"I didn't ask to fight a fairy tale war Stephen, especially against me from another dimension."
"We didn't know what we'd be getting into Wanda. It's best we assist them so we get the answers we need. Although I have a theory of what happened to Odinson."
Perceval slowly opened the gates to the castle.
"Come men. We have a witch to kill."
A/N: I hope you guys are enjoying the use of some more obscure characters from the marvel universe. I'm trying to keep it relatively within the possibilities of the MCU and I figured using the multiverse would be a good way to bring in some characters that would be interesting, as well as using the whole doppelgänger thing in a way I hope people find cool.
If you're enjoying the story or have any constructive criticisms, feel free to review or message me. :)
As always, I hope you continue to enjoy,
~Maca56