Arthur arrived at Merlin's flat at twenty to five just as Percy was leaving. The big man looked at Arthur and stopped to speak.
"What the hell are you doing here? Haven't you done enough damage?"
"I've been away; I didn't know anything about what happened until a little while ago. I've come to sort things out with Merlin." Arthur looked at Percy "I love him I wouldn't do anything to hurt him."
"Well I suggest you go away again. Merlin isn't here. Leave him alone and keep out of his life." Percy looked angry and disgusted.
"Tell me where he is I need to speak to him Please. It was my father I knew nothing." Arthur was getting desperate.
"Is that why the cheque had your name on it? Just keep away Arthur and don't ever come back."
Percy turned to leave; he was just getting in his car when Arthur grabbed the door to stop the other man driving off. "Please I promise you I didn't know anything, I wouldn't hurt Merlin."
"Well you have. Now move your hand or lose it." Percy started the engine and pulled off.
Arthur stood there stunned then made his way to Gwen and Lance's flat. Gwen opened the door; she tried to shut it when she saw who it was.
Arthur put his foot in the way and grabbed the door. "Please Gwen I need to know where Merlin is." He looked at Gwen her face was red and puffy she had been crying.
"Go away, leave him alone you've done enough damage….he might die because of you! Just go away."
"Gwen…no please…what's happened. I didn't know what my father had done I promise you. I love Merlin…..please! you've got to tell me."
As he tried to force the door open Lance came though and pulled Gwen away and punched Arthur in the face. "Go away, you heard my wife, and don't come back." He pulled the door shut.
Arthur put his hand to his face he had blood coming from his nose and split lip, but he didn't care he wanted to know where Merlin was. What did Gwen mean was Merlin hurt?" he was rising his hand to knock on the door once more when the elderly lady next door spoke.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you. I've never, ever seen Mr Lance angry like that before."
"I need to find out what happened to my boyfriend, he lives downstairs." Arthur said to her.
"Would that be Mr Merlin, nice lad."
"Please do you know, I must find him." Arthur was beginning to panic.
"Well all I'll tell you is there was an ambulance here earlier. I don't know what happened but they went off with the blue lights and sirens going. Poor lad."
Arthur waited to hear no more and ran down to his car and set off to the nearest hospital.
In the mean time Morgana had a phone call from Percy.
"Hello, great to hear from you, I missed you yesterday." Morgana said, she and Percy spoke most days and met up at least twice a week. She was beginning to feel that this was her 'one'.
"Sorry Morgana, I've called to say I won't be seeing you again. I can't. A family like yours is not a family I wish to have dealings with."
"Wait…Percy is this about Merlin, because if it is, neither Arthur nor I knew about my father's actions. Is Merlin ok? Arthur's gone over there now." Morgana was shocked.
"I've just seen Arthur, keep away the pair of you. I don't believe you, there was a cheque for twenty thousand pounds signed by Arthur, he must have known. Just keep away. If Merlin dies I'll never forget it, he was doing so well. Goodbye." The phone went dead.
Morgana sat there, then picked up her phone and called her brother, there was no answer she left a message for him to call he back on her mobile. Then she left the office and went downstairs to see Gwaine. He had already left work. So she went into the records and found his number and called him.
"Gwaine where are you?"
"Home babe, it's after knocking off time." Gwaine's voice drifted over the line. Morgana raised her eyebrows at the man's laid back behaviour.
"I'm on my way over, don't go anywhere it's very important." She put the phone down and went to her car.
As Morgana pulled into the parking next to Gwaine's car she tried once more to get Arthur with no luck. So she went up to Gwaine's front door and knocked.
"Hello Darling, what do I owe the honour, fallen out with lover boy and need a new man?" he leant forward and kissed her cheek.
"Gwaine this is no time for your silliness we have a problem." Gwaine immediately listened, Morgana looked worried.
She told him all that had occurred and what Percy had said. "I can't get hold of Arthur."
With that her phone rang.
"Gana, I'm at the hospital, Merlin's here, they won't tell me anything or let me see him. Percy won't tell me anything nor will Gwen and Lance. The hospital told me I had to ask Merlin's next of kin, but evidently that's Gwen so I'm stuffed. All I know is that he's in intensive care. Can you ring Percy he might tell you? Their all blaming me." Arthur sounded very stressed.
"Sorry Arthur, Percy rand me and said he never wanted to hear from me again. I'm at Gwaine's I'll see if he can find out anything. You stay there."
Morgana turned to Gwaine, "Well you heard, can you find out anything?"
"I'll ring Gwen, she might tell me."
They looked up the phone number and Gwaine tried to get hold of the couple.
"I'll put it on speaker, but keep quiet Morgana."
The phone rand for a few times before it was picked up.
"Hi Gwen its Gwaine here, Look I've been hearing rumours about Merlin and wanted to check he was OK. Can you tell me?" Gwaine spoke to Gwen for some time.
"I'm sorry Gwaine I'm not willing to say anything. It's Merlin's business. All I can say is he had been given a P45 and a cheque to go away, signed by Arthur." replied Gwen.
Gwen continued "Arthur turned up at the flat earlier and Lance hit him. I'm sorry but we can't help you.
The conversation went on for awhile with Gwaine explaining at one point that Uther has sacked Merlin but no one not even Arthur seemed to know why. Once he put the phone down he turned to Morgana.
"This is a right mess. They blame Arthur for everything, and you must admit it looks bad. Come on you go home I'll go to the hospital to see what else I can find out. I'll try and get Arthur to go home."
"No I'll follow you and get Arthur; he must be in a state." Morgana followed Gwaine out and into their cars.