A/N: Alright so i did not end up writing up in big bear and it took us five hours to get up, and another six to get down two days later... when normally it takes just under 3 hours. :( So this is what i have, i think it turned out perfect. I am not writing this ahead of time like my other story, however, its working out just fine cause i know how this is going to turn out and i can write these chapters on the fly without having to worry about contingency. its a lot easier with contingency when your not au-ing as much. SO REVIEW! :)

Chapter Three

The Delta

Dave peeked out of the door and found dark blue eyes staring at him through the crack. He screamed and jumped back about ten feet. The door opened slowly and a small girl stood against the wall, peering into the room innocently. She looked so young, and so lost. She was thin and pale and Dave nearly felt sorry for her, for whatever was happening to her. She looked at the food Dave had just cooked and licked her lips then looked at Dave and shrunk back against the wall. She was afraid of him.

"Hey, I'm not going to hurt you. I want to help you. Here, have these. They're called eggs. I have a feeling you've never had them before. Wait, are you vegetarian?" Dave asked before handing her the plate. He knew some people were and he didn't want to freak her out or make her scared of him anymore than she already was. She looked confused at what he was asking, as if she didn't understand what he was saying.

"Do you eat meat?" He asked, going for a different approach. She nodded and her eyes lit up as he mentioned it. She was hungry beyond comparison. He handed her the plate and she scarfed down the eggs very hungrily. Dave looked over at Becky who was sitting up in bed and watching what was going on with the young girl. She seemed like she wanted a little daughter of her own. Even though Elizabeth was nearly 18 it seemed, she seemed to be very childish at times. According to Balthazar, most of her childhood had been filled with dark things and sorcery. So she would always be a little childish, probably just holding onto a small piece of innocence when everything else was dark and twisted.

Dave thought about his own childhood. To be honest, it hadn't been all that innocent and happy. His father had left long before Dave had come into the world, and his mother had so much to do, what with two jobs and a son to take care of. Dave grew up pretty quickly. He looked at the girl sitting there and wondered what her side of the story was. He wanted to know what disease she had suffered from. He wanted to know how she knew Merlin, and what connected her to Balthazar. But all he could do right now was sit and watch her eat, and recover.

When she was done eating, Becky set her up with something to wear so she wasn't walking around in the dark brown frock she had been wearing previously. They sat her down at the table and began asking her questions, stalling time until Balthazar and Veronica got there. She seemed kind of odd. Like she wasn't sure about anything. She kept looking around as if she was in some strange place. Dave couldn't help but notice that she looked vaguely familiar. She seemed to have this... thing about her, about the way she talked, the way she looked, that was just... so familiar. Becky seemed to notice it too as she was staring quite strangely at Elizabeth.

"Do you know what year it is?" Dave asked her, hoping she would have a little understanding of how long she had been living. She looked at him and thought about it.

"I know that the last year I remember is definitely not the year that it is. All of this, its much too advanced and alien for anything close to where I came from. But the last year I remember is 1894. I was up in Asia, I was hoping to train with the Shaolin monks. They seem to have the right view on life. They told me I needed to meditate, spend as much time as I could going over my life, and meditating on what my destiny and path in this world was. I woke up maybe... 21 years ago? One name was on my mind, but I left it alone and traveled to Delphi. The name was David. David Stutler. I fear that though I may have over looked the presence of his name in my mind years ago, I feel that it is slightly important now. I should not have shrugged it off as I had." She said looking around the room, probably pondering and guessing at what these strange contraptions might be.

For awhile it seemed as if Dave was frozen. Absolutely and completely frozen. She was the Delta. Whatever the Delta was, he didn't know. Maybe she did...

"Do you know about something called a Delta?" Dave asked anxious to finally get some answers to that question. She nodded but still seemed very unsure of the answer she was about to give.

"I assume that I am the Delta. I have discovered a link in my mind that connects me to Merlin. He told me of what I was to do, told me what I would mean to humanity. I would prove a hope, a beacon of innocence and purity in times of darkness. But it was too late for me to save anyone or be anything when Merlin finally came to me in my meditations. The Delta is a great responsibility. And even he himself did not mean to bestow it upon me. He... was unaware of the powers he had transferred to me." She said looking straight down at the floor. She still hadn't answered all of his questions.

The door opened and in came Balthazar, quickly followed by Veronica. After one glance around the room, he ran straight over to Elizabeth and took her up in a big hug. Dave knew that Balthazar and Elizabeth had known each other, but he hadn't quite understand the extent of their relationship.

Elizabeth stepped away from Balthazar and spoke in some old language, and Balthazar seemed to understand it and responded. For a few minutes, Balthazar, Elizabeth and Veronica shared a few words in this unknown language before turning back to English and allowing Becky and Dave into their conversation.

"So I take it you were all friends back in the olden days?" Dave asked looking from Elizabeth to Balthazar. He thought he saw something quite similar between the two, but they had lived in that whole medieval time, there might have been some traits then that were passed around a bit.

"You could say that. Balthazar never went anywhere without Elizabeth when Merlin first took him as an apprentice. You see..." But Veronica was shortly cut off by Balthazar who stated they had more important things to discuss then the old days. They moved on to making sure Elizabeth was healthy. After being through centuries upon centuries of different time periods and medical break throughs, Balthazar knew his way around Gray's Anatomy (The book, not the series). He did a few tests on Elizabeth, before getting an annoyed response from her which quickly ended his survey. However she looked slightly weak and Balthazar suggest she get more sleep.

"Dave if you have any questions for her still, I suggest you ask them before she goes to sleep again." Balthazar said watching Elizabeth carefully.

"What exactly is the Delta?" He asked, hopeful that she had more information. She looked up at him with a questioning look, but seemed to understand what he meant.

"The Delta? Well you are something called the Prime Merlinean. You have all the power Merlin had, you're his descendant, and you can hold power without that ring of yours. While all other sorcerer's must be wearing that ring, or must use that ring to channel the power, you have no need of it. I am the Delta, I have all the powers of Merlin, and I have no use of the ring either. The only difference between you and me, is your power does not wear you out. If I use my powers for too long, I grow weak. You can use it as long as you like, and be fine. In a battle between the two of us, I would surely lose if it lasted long enough." She said looking Dave in the eyes. "To be exact, I am the Delta Merlinean."