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Chapter 3

I tackled him forward which probably wasn't very princess like and I landed on my injured arm. The thing swiped at the spot where Merlin was just standing. It was a sickly shade of green, fat, and ten feet tall with long claws. He turned towards Merlin and I on the ground.

Arthur drew his sword and stepped between us and the monster. Merlin helped me up and we backed up a little. The Doctor and Selina were behind the thing trying to get around to us. Arthur was doing his best to keep it at bay and dodge its long, sharp claws. He obviously didn't know how to fight it.

The Doctor and Selina made it around to us. "Are you ok?" Selina asked me.

"Yeah. I'm fine." I said, rubbing my injured arm. I was fine except for the fact that my arm felt like it was on fire.

While Arthur was trying to fight the monster he yelled back, "Merlin, get them out of here."

Merlin pointed to the horses and said, "Take those and head east."

"What about you?" Selina asked.

"I have to help Arthur. Now go." Merlin went to Arthur's side to help him.

"We have to help them, Doctor." Selina said.

"Vinegar. We need vinegar." The Doctor said.

"Well, unfortunately I don't have any in my dress." I said.

We heard the monster make an irritated sound. Then, almost immediately afterwards a thud, a groan, and Merlin yell, "Arthur!" Arthur had nicked the monster with his sword and the monster responded by whacking Arthur. He went flying and smacked into a tree. Merlin tried to help him, but the monster whacked him some distance away, but didn't stay down long. He got up and tried to get back to Arthur.

Arthur's sword landed near the monster and the Doctor was running towards it. Selina started to run to Arthur. I began to follow her. The monster moved towards Arthur. It raised his hand, ready to strike its revenge.

Merlin was next to me now. He raised his hand toward the monster and said something like, "Ástríce."

I saw his eyes glow gold for a moment and turn back to their blue color. As this happened the monster flew backwards like he was struck by something, but there was nothing there. He turned to me and looked nervous, but I couldn't dwell on it because the monster was getting back up.

The Doctor had the sword now and I heard him say, "Finally a sword fight. Well...sword and claw fight."

Selina was by Arthur now, trying to move him. She was struggling because of all his armour. I turned to Merlin and said "You go help Sr. Doctor fight that thing and I'll help Selina."

He nodded his head and ran to the Doctor's side. I ran to Selina.

"You look like you could use some help." I said.

"Ya think?" Selina said, grabbing one of Arthur's arms. "Grab his other arm and let's pull him."

I grabbed it and we pulled him back towards the horses. I looked to see what was happening with the Doctor and Merlin, but I couldn't. We reached the horses and stopped pulling him.

"We have to make him wake up, " I said.

"Alright, I've got an idea." Selina said. She kneeled down in front of Arthur and smacked him across the face! He came to almost immediately with a shocked expression on his face. This was when I noticed his eyes and they were a brilliant blue just like Merlin's were.

"What happened?" He asked while rubbing his cheek. "And why did you smack me?"

"You got knocked out by the monster." Selina said. "And I had to wake you up so I smacked you."

At the word monster he became more alert to his surroundings. "Where's the monster?" He said trying to get up.

"You shouldn't get up." I said, pushing him back down. "Merlin and Doctor are fighting it. Just take it easy."

"Merlin! I have to help." he said, trying to get up again.

"Stop! You're hurt and we won't be able to kill it with just one sword. Now I have an idea." I said. "We have to get away from it. Arthur you get on your horse and Selina you get on with him. I'll get on Merlin's and we will go get him and the Doctor."

"Alright." Arthur said.

Arthur slowly got up and on his horse. Then he helped Selina on behind him. I got on Merlin's with some difficulty because of my dress. We rode back towards the monster. The Doctor was deflecting the monster's claws from hitting him with Arthur's sword and Merlin was doing the same but with a rather large stick. Arthur got his crossbow out and fired at the monster. The arrow hit it in the shoulder and it let out a wail.

"Come on!" Arthur yelled. They ran toward us. Merlin got on the horse with Arthur and Selina. The Doctor got on the horse with me. The monster started coming towards us again.

"Ya!" I yelled, getting my horse to gallop. We rode as fast as we could to the East. After about twenty minutes we came to a green pasture, and slowed down. Everyone, even the horses, was tired from our ordeal.

"I think we lost it." Selina said.

"Selina looks." I said, pointing over the small tree line in front of us. There was a magnificent castle made of white brick. It was the most beautiful and only castle I had ever seen. Selina and I gazed at it with our mouths agape.

"There it is. Camelot." Arthur said.