AN: And here is part 2!

P.S some things are original, but that's because I need them there to introduce more character and to hopefully help this story flow better.

DISCLAIMER: MERLIN IS NOT MINE

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I wasn't sure if I was in a dream, since it seemed so real. Arthur was there, in the dining hall, and the knife was thrown at him. I could only watch, because my feet wouldn't move, no matter how hard I commanded them. Then I heard a familiar voice, although it sounded distant. "Elizabeth Malinor..." I actually clutched at my ears, trying to find a way to shut it off.

I looked up, and the knife was about to lodge itself into Arthur, and Merlin was no where to be found. I couldn't keep it in anymore. I screamed. "NO!"

"No!" I screamed over and over again. I felt someone shaking me, and I awoke with a gasp, sweat staining my goosebumped skin. Gwen was leaning over me, her face full of worry. When she saw that I was awake, she took me in her arms. I clutched at her back, and tried to take deep breaths, although they came in and out raggedly.

"It's alright, my Lady," Gwen soothed, patting my hair and rubbing my back. I finally calmed down. "How bad was it?" She asked.

"Oh, Gwen, it was awful!" I moaned.

"Well, Gaius should have another draught ready for you. We can get it from him."

I nodded, and Gwen helped me get ready again, this time into a beautiful blue dress with matching shoes, and did my hair in a braid. As I left my room, I caught Morgana. She saw me and smiled, then linked her arm through mine, and we began walking in the direction to where I assumed the dining hall was.

"So. Any nightmares for you?" She asked.

I nodded. "Pretty bad."

She smiled sympathetically, and leaned her head on my shoulder. "Hopefully the get better, and not worse. I feel like mine are getting worse."

We walked in, and my breath hitched, but I was proud to say that I didn't stumble, or show an sort of reaction. I just made my way over to the seat next to Morgana. The reason my breath hitched, was because the one and only Bradley James, AKA Arthur Pendragon was in the room. ARTHUR HIMSELF!

I was pretty sure that if I spoke, my voice would come out as a squeak, so I stayed pretty quiet during breakfast, which was delicious by the way. Strange how food now could taste so different.

"Elizabeth?" Uther called on me.

I looked up from my plate, and cleared my throat. "Yes?"

"You're rather quiet this morning," He stated.

Crap! Was I supposed to talk a lot? That was weird, considering that I refused to speak to anyone back home.

Home, and with a pang of guilt, I realized that I hadn't thought about home at all the day that I'd been here. I ignored the stab, and answered Uther. "I'm just not feeling very well this morning."

Uther got a look of worry on his face. "Should you see Gaius?"

What was it with these people and sending me to see a doctor? "No, I'm sure it'll pass. If not, I'll go see Gaius."

"You should," Arthur spoke up. I swallowed and turned to face him. "If you're feeling ill, you should see him."

"I told you, I am fine," I insisted. "Really. I just feel a little tired, that's all."

Uther's face grew grave. "Did you have another nightmare?" he asked.

I nodded. "Yes." I looked at my food, and realized that I wasn't hungry anymore. "If you'll excuse me, I'm not that hungry after all." I stood up, bowed to Uther, and quickly walked out.

This was a good time as any to look for where the Dragon was kept. And that was not an easy thing to do, considering this castle, was HUGE. By the time I actually found my way back to the entrance, I was convinced that I needed somebody to make me a map.

I leaned against a wall to take a breather. When I saw Arthur starting to throw the knives at that boy, I realized that this was the scene where Arthur and Merlin first meet, and I ran over to where they are to try and stop Arthur (okay so maybe it was to watch the actual scene) but I was too late, and some guards were already dragging Merlin away. I sighed. "Who was that?"

Arthur turned his head at me. "Just some boy. Thought he was really tough." And he laughed with his knight friends.

"Oh, so that gives you an excuse to be a prat? Honestly Arthur, I would have thought that you would have controlled your ego by now." And I stalked off. Man, I forgot how much of a jerk season 1 Arthur was.

I would have gone straight to Gaius' chambers to tell him about Merlin, but somebody found me and told me that Morgana was looking for me.

I went to her chambers, (I remembered where it was from the day before) and walked in. "Somebody told me you wanted to see me?" I said, sitting on her bed while she sat in front of the vanity mirror.

She smiled at me. "Ah, yes! Lady Helen is going to be here soon, and I wanted to know if you were attending."

I sighed. "I kind of have to. Uther will have my head if I'm not there. And I'm pretty sure he'd have yours if you weren't there, too."

She sighed. "That's what I figured."

Morgana, Arthur, Gwen and I were all present when the Lady Helen made her arrival. Of course, I was the only one who knew that it wasn't the actual Lady Helen, but I couldn't make those accusations without any proof, which this show has taught me time and again.

She walked in, and walked straight to Uther. "Lady Helen," He said, getting up from the throne to meet her halfway. "Thank you so much for coming to sing at our celebrations."

She bowed. "Pleasure's all mine."

"How was your journey?" he asked.

She giggled a little, and sighed. "The time it took, Sire."

Uther took her hands in his and raised them to his lips. "Well it's always worth the wait."

"It will be," She said, touching her necklace, and it was taking everything in me not to yell out that she was the old woman whose son Uther had executed.

Well, as River Song would say: Spoilers.

Since I had to have dinner with the Lady Helen last night, I didn't exactly have the time to go to Gaius and tell him about Merlin. But the morning after, I woke up, quickly changed, insisted to Gwen that I wasn't hungry, and to please explain that to Uther, and went over to Gaius's chambers. I knocked on the door, a little excited, since I was about to meet the actual Gaius, and he was the second last main cast character that I had to meet. Wasn't insane that the only one I hadn't met yet was Merlin?

"Come in." Gaius called. I took a deep breath, and walked in.

His face brightened when he saw me. "Ah! Liz! Are you here for your draught? Because I have prepared one, that I was going to send through Merlin..." he mumbled, clearly forgetting that I was supposed to have no idea who Merlin was.

"No, that's not it. It's that boy of yours. Merlin?" Gaius'a head snaps up with worry, probably because he feared that Merlin's secret was found out. "What about him?"

I almost laughed at the look on Gaius' face. "Well, Arthur was being Arthur and threw the poor boy in jail. Just wanted to let you know before I get him out."

Gaius sighed in relief, and came with me to get Merlin out. I had to talk to Uther first, and he complied, but insisted that Merlin have some sort of punishment, which I had to agree with. I was really following Gaius's lead, since I still hadn't really found my way through the whole castle yet.

Gaius and I came to his cell, where Merlin's head was pretty much connected to the ground. "Merlin!" Gaius called, stepping into the cell.

Merlin quickly got up, and I was overwhelmed with the thought of finally meeting the star of the show, Merlin.

"You never cease to amaze me!" Gaius stated, slightly pacing. "The one thing that someone like you should do is keep your head down, and what do you do? You behave like an idiot."

I tried to contain a laugh, since Gaius was being a little unfair to him. "I'm sorry," Merlin replied.

"You're lucky," Gaius continued. "I managed to pull a few strings to get you released."

Merlin's face got really excited, which I tride really hard not to fangirl over. "Oh! Thank you! And what kind of strings?"

I chose this moment to walk in. "Like how he's lucky to be very close to the King." I stood beside Gaius, and extended my hand to him. "I'm Elizabeth."

Merlin looked at my hand in wonder, probably thinking 'Why on earth is she doing that? Aren't I supposed to bow or something?'

I laughed at the look on his face. "It's a hand Merlin. You're supposed to shake it."

He snapped back to his senses and grasped my hand gently. "Right! So, I owe you for getting me out?"

I released his hand. "Well, it didn't come without a price."

I laughed as I saw Merlin get pelted with food in the stocks. At first I tried to conceal them, but then I just lose it and laughed right along with Gaius.

After the kids go to reload, I decided that the coast was clear and walked to Merlin. "I'm sorry you have to be punished for Arthur's ego. Really, it's too big for a person of his size."

Just as I finished saying this, Guinevere walks up to us. I smiled at her. "Hello, Gwen."

She smiled at me, and gave a small bow. "My Lady." Then she turned to Merlin. "I'm Guinevere, but, as you can see, most people call me Gwen. I'm the Ladies Elizabeth and Morgana's maid."

"Right," Merlin said, trying hard to cover his blush, but to no avail. "I'm Merlin." He tried to extend his hand to shake Gwen's, and it ended up as an awkward handshake. "But most people call me idiot."

Guinevere looked at him in disbelief. "No, no, I saw what you did. It was so brave."

That caused Merlin to smile and blush again. "It was stupid."

"Well, I'm glad you walked away, because you weren't going to beat him."

I couldn't help it, I laughed. "That's very nice, Guinevere. Way to keep his self esteem up." I chose that as my moment to leave, and let them continue the scene themselves. I still needed a strategy to find that Dragon!

I was afraid that if I went to sleep that night, that I would have a nightmare, so instead, I roamed the castle. All sneakily of course. I wouldn't want the guards to find out and then report me to Uther.

I was about to round the corner by Gaius' chambers when I heard the door open. I quickly ducked behind a wall, and saw Merlin starting to walk off.

Right! This was the scene where he found the Great Dragon! Thinking that this would be my only opportunity to actually try and find the cave, I quickly and quietly followed Merlin. The good thing about these slippers, they kept you quiet as a mouse.

I kept following Merlin, and tried to stick to the shadows when I felt like he knew he's being followed. After we got closer to the opening of the cave, I went to a separate wall part and hid there until Merlin and the Dragon were finished. After I saw an angry Merlin leave, I made sure that he's far away enough before I started walking. In the dark. Maybe I should have grabbed a torch or something too.

By touch of the wall, I found the opening. "Hello?" I shouted into the darkness. "Oh Great Dragon?!" I grew frustrated when there's still silence. "Okay, don't even pretend like you aren't there, because I know you were talking to Merlin a few minutes ago."

I felt a whoosh of air as the Dragon comes down. Since I didn't grab anything to give light, he lights a small fire, small enough to not be detected and big enough that we can see each other.

"Ah, the young Dimension traveller," He said, settling on a rock.

I sighed. "Good, so we don't need introductions. I need to know how to get out of here, and I know that you can help me."

He shook his head. "Unfortunately for you, I cannot do this."

I lifted my shoulder. "Why not?"

"Because you have not accomplished what you have come here for!" He said.

I made a 'go-on' gesture. "So, what am I here for?"

"To fulfill your destiny, of course. You are intertwined with Camelot's fate," He answered.

I panicked. "No no no. This show is about Merlin's destiny, not mine. I don't need to be here."

He shook his head. "But you do. Your fate is combined with the young warlock's and the Once and Future King's."

"But how?" I insisted.

"That is what you need to find out. And until you do, you must remain here."

"But why! I have a life back home. Family, friends, all probably wondering where I am!"

"Do not worry, young Dimension Traveller. I have had everything in your world paused since your disappearance."

I groaned. This guy had really thought of everything, hadn't he? "Well, how long until I find out what my destiny is?"

"That is an answer you must seek yourself, for that is what your journey is for." He got off of the rock and went to fly away.

"Hey! Wait! That doesn't answer my question! Hey! GET THE HELL BACK HERE! YOU GOT ME INTO THIS MESS, SO YOU GET ME OUT!" But he was already too far gone. "Damn vague Dragon..." I muttered under my breath, and I heard chuckling.

Oh, so he heard that?

The next day, I laid on Morgana's bed in her room while she decided what to wear to the feast. I kept pondering about what the Dragon had said. How was my destiny connected to Merlin's and Arthur's? I'd call the Dragon insane, but he's actually really wise. Stupid facts!

I heard footsteps, and assumed that Guinevere must be coming back. I sat up on the bed, only to see Merlin, where I remembered that this was the scene where he imitated Gwen!

He didn't see me, and I didn't want to ruin the moment, so I went and hid behind her dresser.

"You know Lizzie, I've been thinking about Arthur," She said. I covered my mouth to stop a snort escaping from me. Merlin wasn't going to imitate Gwen, he was going to imitate me!

Now I was definitely glad I hid!

I saw Merlin's face grow into one of awe when he saw Morgana. I felt my heart break a little on the inside. Despite the whole fact that Merlin was Morgana's doom, I actually wanted them to get together, since honestly, they'd be so cute!

She walked behind the screen. "Pass me that dress, will you Lizzie?"

Merlin looked like he's going to panic and went to grab the dress. "I mean, the man's a total jouster," She said, starting to take her dress off. "Just because I'm the King's Ward doesn't mean that I have to accompany him to the feast. Does it?"

Merlin quickly put the dress a top of the screen. "Well, does it?" Morgana asked, a little more insistent.

"Umm-mm." Merlin said, in a falied attempt at my voice. I tried so hard to keep my laugh in, I think I almost collapsed to the floor. He stood in the middle of the room and began to panic, and I just stayed where I was.

Oh I was such a horrible person.

"If he wants me to go, he should invite me," Morgana said matter of factly. "And he hasn't."

Merlin quickly made a "Hmm-mmm." noise in the back of his throat.

"So do you know what that means?"

Merlin made a noise as if to ask, 'What?'.

"Where are you?" Morgana asked from behind the screen.

Merlin quickly grabbed the dark blue dress from a chair and lifted it up. "Here," He said in a high voice. Hey! I didn't sound like that! Wait, did I?

"It means you'll be going with me," She said, and my heart warmed. She would be willing to accompany me to the feast? See, this was why I loved Season 1 Morgana.

Merlin turned to leave, but Morgana said, "I need some help with this fastening," And Merlin went into a full blown panic. I decided that I had had my fun and came out from my hiding place.

"Of course." I passed Merlin, who's eyes were wide and somewhat accusatory. I gave him a smile and nodded my head to the door. He gave me a relieved smile, and ran out as I went behind the screen to fasten Morgana's dress.

We came out, and she went straight to the mirror. "So, it's whether I wear this little tease," She twirled, and then grabbed another dress off the table. "Or give them a night they'll really remember." And she struck a pose.

I laughed. "I think you should give them a night to remember. It'll be good for them." And we giggled together. Man, I was actually having fun!

After Gwen helped Morgana get ready, she came to my chambers to help me get ready. She helped me into a gold, sleeveless dress, and matching slippers. Then, she did my hair into a half up-do, and put a flower pin in my hair. She made my eyes a smokey gold, and tinted my lips pink. I looked into the mirror in awe. "Thank you, Gwen. I look amazing."

She smiled. "It's easy when you don't have to work hard."

I stood up and gave her a hug. "Thank you so much."

I heard a knock at the door. "Come in," I called, in entered Uther, holding a small red box.

He looked at me, and I swore he got a few tears in his eyes. He kissed my forehead. "You look simply beautiful."

I nodded my head to him. "Thank you, my Lord."

He handed me the box, and I took it. "This is for you. From your father. It was his mother's. He wanted me to give it to you in case something happened to him." Slight tears welled up again at the thought of his dead, loyal old friend.

I smiled up at him, and opened the box to reveal a beautiful circlet. It was gold, with gold wires twisted all around it, and little gold leaves attached to it. I felt tears well up in my eyes, though I wasn't really sure why. "It's beautiful, Sire." I said, and handed it to Gwen to put on my head.

Uther kissed my forehead again, and walked out. I turned back to the mirror, and fiddled with my hair. Gwen had fitted the circlet on top so that it sat on the up part of my hair. I continued to fiddle until Gwen laughed. "You look absolutely beautiful. Now, I think you're stalling, so let's go."

I turned nervously to her, but I didn't let it show. "Okay then." And we walked out of the room.

Morgana and I were going together, so she was waiting for me outside my chambers. We walked to the Hall, and she headed inside first. You could hear silent gasps as she walked in. Then it was my turn. I swallowed all my courage and walked in. The reaction I had gotten was not one I had expected at all. There was literal silence, and I was pretty sure a few people had dropped their goblets.

I raised my head, and with the rest of the courage that I had left, walked over to where the tables where so I could take my seat next to Morgana.

The trumpets sounded, and we all stood up, taking our places for when Uther walked in.

"We have enjoyed, 20 years of peace and prosperity. It has brought to the Kingdom and myself, many pleasures. But few can compare to the honor of introducing Lady Helen, of Mora!" Uther announced.

We all clapped, but I kept my hands ready to bring them to cover my ears as soon as the old witch started her song. We sat down, and she began to sing.

I felt fine for the first few minutes, so I didn't bring my hands up and make myself look like a fool in front of all the important people in Camelot.

Around me, people were starting to succumb to the song, and fell asleep. Arthur looked like he was being affected too. I finally put my hands to my ears, and turn my head to look at Merlin. I gave him a questioning look and mouthed, "Do something!"

I knew he wouldn't risk using magic in front of someone of the Royal court, but the pleading look in my eye probably convinced him to do it. Merlin used his magic to cut the chandler from the ceiling that Lady Helen was standing under, and it came crashing to her head. She fell to the ground.

Merlin took his hands away from his ears, so I assumed I was safe to do so as well. We looked around at everybody, and they seemed to start waking up. Merlin looked back at me, with a pleading look on his face. I brought my finger to my lips, crossed my hands over my chest, then pointed to my chest, a gesture that I hoped he had perceived as I wouldn't tell his secret. He did, because he sighed in relief.

Uther stood up after pulling the cobwebs off of him, to see Lady Helen on the floor. Only, it wasn't Lady Helen anymore. It was the man's mother, who was trying to avenge her son. I stood up, as did Morgana, and she grasped my hand, which I squeezed.

She used the rest of her strength to grab the knife off of the ground. I realized what she was about to do, and screamed, "No!", gripping Morgana's hand harder.

Just like in my dream.

But to my relief, when I looked, Merlin had already pulled Arthur out of the way. I sighed in relief.

Uther and Arthur both turned to Merlin, who just looked like he's accessing the damage, as if he was looking at his totaled car. "You saved my boy's life." Uther said, his face full of graciousness. "A debt must be repaid."

Merlin started to protest. "No, well..."

"No, don't be modest," Uther protested. "You will be rewarded."

"Honestly, you don't have to," Merlin continued.

"No, absolutely. This merits something special."

Merlin looked like he was actually considering it. "Well..."

"You will be given a position in the Royal Household. You shall be Prince Arthur's manservant," Uther stated.

I tried not to burst out laughing at the look on Arthur's face. It was even better in person! "Father!" He argued.

Everybody started clapping, so Morgana and I joined in. I looked back at the boys, and saw that Merlin and Arthur looked at each other for a second, then looked away, both clearly disgusted. That's when I actually laughed, which Arthur heard. I quickly cover it up with a cough, but by the glare on his face it's clear that he heard me.

Okay, so maybe life around here won't be so bad...

After the feast, I was sitting in my chambers, running a brush through my hair. I had already changed into my night gown, so I dismissed Gwen for the evening.

I heard a knock at the door, and turned my head. "Come in," I called out, then turned back to the mirror.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Merlin walk in, holding a small vial of something. "This is for you," He said, putting it on the dresser. "Gaius said it was your draught."

I nodded to him. "Thank you for bringing it."

I could tell that Merlin wanted to bring up the part about me seeing his magic, but he was too afraid to. I sighed, got up, ran to the door to check if the coast was clear, then shut the door. I wandered further into the huge chamber, as far from the door as I could. "I meant what I, well, gestured. I'm not going to tell anyone."

"Why not?" He asked, clearly confused. "If Uther finds out that you knew..."

I sighed. "Merlin. I saw you save Arthur. I was there, remember?" I tapped my head. "You saved the life of someone that is really important to me. I can't repay you for that, but I can try to. And by trying, I won't tell your secret. That, and you used magic to save everybody, not try to destroy them. Now," I turned to my door. "It has been an eventful night, and I am tired. And you have a busy day ahead of you tomorrow. Arthur really likes to break in new servants."

Merlin groaned, then smiled. "Good night, my Lady." Then he began to leave.

"Just Elizabeth! Or Lizzie, or Liz," I called after him.

Merlin paused at the door. "Good night, Lizzie." he said, then he left. I smiled to myself, then went over to the draught. I quickly drank it, and then crawled into the soft covers. So my pilot episode went okay. Let's just see how well Valiant goes then...

TBC

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