One Thing

Summary: King Arthur. My way. Take's place just a few months before the Battle of Badon Hill. This is part one of three. And there's a pairing in here - somewhere;)

My inspiration was the song One Thing. By Finger Eleven. And of course it's a Mary Sue. All OC's are Mary Sue's, whether the author wants to admit it or not. You can choose to read it or not. And, there is not a whole lot of blood and gore action. Some, but not much. I'm better at smut. These are mostly tag scenes. And they will be in order of occurrence. The flashbacks will be in italic. And life isn't always action packed. I know, I spent four years in the Marine Corps. Even watch gets boring.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything or anyone you may recognize. I don't even own the title. If you think I have ripped you off, sorry. This came purely from my own imagination, such as it is. I don't even claim that my story is any good...

Rated PG-13. Mostly for later chapters as they have mature adult content. Though nothing to explicit. Oh, and language.


One Thing - Part One

"We have no boys." Teagan heard her mother say. "There is none left to take."

The Roman commander, Teagan was to find out later, was Victor Imperioli. The arrogant man looked around the small village. Sure enough, there were no young boys. Even the children looked female. He nodded at a nearby soldier. "Burn it down."

Teagan's mother, Isolde, grabbed the reins of the commander's horse. "Sir, you cannot do this."

Imperioli looked coldly at the woman. "I can do anything I wish to, woman." To emphasize his point, he brought the blade of his sword across Isolde's chest. Laughing as she fell to the ground.

Teagan let out a scream, running to her fallen mother. "Mother." She whispered. "Oh, mother." Teagan pushed her cloak into the wound to staunch the flow of blood.

Isolde reached a weakened hand to her daughter's cheek. "I go to a better place. I go to be with your father." She coughed. "You are a great leader. You will take care of our people."

Teagan let her tears fall as her mother took her last breaths. Picking up her fallen sword, she swung at the Roman, putting all her strength into it.

Imperioli easily blocked the attack, knocking the sword out of Teagan's hands.

"I should kill you where you stand, boy."

"Boy? I am no boy." She looked defiantly at the man who had killed her mother.

The Roman commander bent low and peered at Teagan. She looked like a boy to him. "Well, you certainly are no man." He motioned for two nearby soldiers to apprehend Teagan. He gave a menacing laugh. "But we will make one of you. That is, if you survive."

Victor Imperioli swung his great horse around. "Burn the place. Kill them all." He commanded to the soldiers.

"No!"

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Screaming, Teagan woke with a start. "Shit." She muttered as she got up off the ground. She had honestly hoped that the nightmares would stop.

She packed up her small camp and continued her way to the gate fort at Hadrian's wall.