NCC, South Side
Front of CBI Office
Breathe
Breathe
"What's he doing?" Gellar asked nervously.
"Him?" Jones looked the man who sat in the backseat and looked like he was meditating.
"He has been a little bit tight the whole day."
The man in the seat opened his eyes and his eyes flowed golden.
"Do you two realize that I can actually hear you two?"
"Sorry Lance." Jones muttered.
"Can't you find something better to do?" Lancelot sighed and closed his eyes again. Gellar and Jones glanced at each other. The whole day was gone out of the frying pan, into the fire. Now they had to wait for their boss to come back from the CBI.
...
Morgana's office in CBI
"All I ask is to work together." Morgause hummed and looked around the office. American's flag in the corner. Lot of diplomas at the wall. Photos, some of them with other policemen, some of them were family members. One of them Morgause noted, was the raven hair man from the warehouse with Arthur Pendragon. Law books, nonfictions, awards from sport and shoot. Morgana Pendragon was as dangerous as her brother Arthur. Maybe even more. Although she was working at CBI, she was Pendragon what meant that she had connection to Dragon inc. Morgana was a calm, rational woman. Or, so it would seem.
"I have already orders to work with you people, but personally, I want some guarantee from you, Morgause." Morgana said reluctantly.
"You get it. If your brother makes contact with you, you leave the girl for us." Morgause said.
Morgana observed Morgana.
"Why the girl is so important to you?"
"She is a runaway experiment. Highly dangerous." Morgause emphasized the last word. Morgana's forehead wrinkled. So it was true what Merlin had said when he had called her.
" I have to go now." Morgause stood up and lowered her café mug in the table.
"Don't forget what you promised." Morgana didn't bother to stand. Morgause noticed it and her smile tighten.
"Don't worry. We will return your brother safely."
Morgana stepped out of the office, walked out of the police station to the car.
"Drive, Jones. They don't know where she is." She said to Lancelot.
"I know. I heard everything." Lancelot murmured.
"This far away? Maybe I should check your medication."
"You know it's too late for me. You can't stop me anymore, with any medication." Lancelot did not mind Morgause's hostility. "What is going to happen to Gwen?"
"We have strict charge to eliminate her." Morgause's face twisted in rage. Lancelot at looked her and felt deep disrespect.
"Pity." He said only.
...
NCC, West Side
Morgana's apartment
"I hate you!"
Morgana yelled to the lock and kicked the door.
"This day sucked!"
"Broken?" Familiar voice asked. Morgana turned to look.
"Merlin? What you do here this late?"
"Can we speak inside?" Merlin pointed the window. "It is open you know."
"Shit."
Merlin helped her get inside.
"Heard anything from Arthur yet?" Morgana let his worry finally come out.
"No. Heard anything about The Hold?"
"We had a little nice chat with Morgause Le Fay today. If that is her real name." Morgana answered and clicked the light on.
"It is, more or less." Merlin looked around the modern but not so homely apartment.
"You got that information through the Dragon Inc.?"
"More or less." Merlin repeated and took the apple on the bowl. "I had a really nice conversation with your father. He almost fired me, but now I'm responsible for this whole case. I should really find Arthur..."
"Did he have something to do with it?" Morgana asked. She knew her father rather well so she was a little bit surprised when Merlin shook his head. "Uther isn't interested about The Hold. But what I know, you are in whole lot of trouble. Good apple."
"Wax decoration." Morgana grinned to him. Merlin looked the apple and his mouth stopped chewing.
"So, Merlin. When you are going to tell my brother your little secret?"
"Someday." Merlin didn't sound so sure.
"Juice?" Morgana asked and opened her fridge. Her eyes expanded. "Arthur?"
"Arthur? Where? In the fridge?" Merlin was confused.
"No, Merlin." Someone hit Merlin in his back head. "I just went for a little food shopping. Morgana has never anything to eat here. She is always working."
"Oh, Arthur." Merlin sighed relieved when he saw his friend.
"And that apple is real. I changed them." Arthur smiled his friend. It was good to see that Merlin was there. But he was also worry because Merlin was only a computer nerd, not a fighter.
"That's what I thought." Merlin said and took new bite.
"Why you are here? The whole city is looking for you and your friend." Morgana didn't sound good.
"We didn't know where to go." Arthur said as he went to sit on the sofa.
"We? So she is with you, in my home?"
"I'm sorry, we shouldn't be here. I tried to say him that I can't…"
Morgana and Merlin turned to see the woman who was talking. She was wearing only a towel and her hair was wet.
"That is okay." Morgana sighed.
"Gwen. This is my sister, Morgana. And my best friend Merlin." Arthur introduced them.
"Come. I have some clothes that you can wear." Morgana smiled to Gwen who looked nervous. Morgana and Merlin didn't say anything about Gwen's golden eyes.
"Go on Gwen. She will not eat you." Arthur laughed.
"I'm not so sure about that." Merlin said when the girls exit to the next room.
"Neither do I." Arthur admitted and looked his friend.
"So Merlin. What is that little secret what Morgana was talking about?"