A/N - Hey, well, look at this!, I updated yesterday and today! Aren't you some lucky people! Here you go :) Chapter 3 :)
Previously -
Before he collapsed into his chair sobbing infront of his entire court, Princess Melanie stopped by the doors, her brothers and father walking ahead of her. She turned around and addressed Arthur.
"My lord, I know you are not like your father and i know you truly care about my brother, as he does you, but my father will not tolerate it, as he has shown. He may grow to put up with you for my brother's sake, that being if my father comes round to my brother's ways and listens to him, rather that rivalling each other in their stubborness, but he will not like you. You need to show him that your different, do something different to make up for what your father has done to our family"
"What should i do? I'll do anything to get Merlin back"
The Princess looked him in the eye and what she said next shocked the court and put horror and discomfort in Arthur's heart.
"When the time comes and we return, which we will, and my Father meets yours, let my father kill Uther Pendragon. If you ever want to see Merlin again, let your Father die by my King's hand." She said, then turned and walked away.
Arthur Pendragon sat in his chair and cried.
He had a choice to make.
Let his father die by King Balinor's hand, or never see Merlin again.
Prince Merlin Of Mageia
King Balinor dragged his son down the steps of Camelot's Castle, pushing servants and knights out of the way as they tried to grab at his son from his fierce grip, who hadn't stopped crying or screaming for Arthur since they left the council chambers.
'How stupid they all are' He thought
He saw his daughter and youngest son finally catch up with them as they arrived at the carriage that they came in.
"Father, please, leave him go, people are watching" Melanie told him quietly as her eyes looked around them.
Indeed there were people watching, well gawping more like, and it just irked him more on the outside, inside however, he was joyful.
"Haven't you got things to be doing!" He screamed at the nobles and peasants surrounding them. "Like attending to a weak King and his idiot of a son!?"
The people surrounding them scrambled to get away from the angry King of Mageia and his children. Even though they knew Merlin and some were friends with him, a pissed off King is over the top to even intefere with if the idiots done something...well...idiotic again.
"You see how much they care about you?"Balinor whispered cruely to his son's ear.
He yanked the carriage door open and ushered his youngest children in quickly before pushing his eldest in and then finally sat himself in the seat, telling the driver to head back to Mageia, before slamming the door shut.
He waited until they passed Camelot's gates before he turned to his children, evil smirk plastered on his face.
He looked at each of their faces, noticing how they were mirroring his smirk.
"Well,...that went well" He said, chuckling darkly
"You could have lessened the grip on Ace there, Father" Merlin commented, rubbing at his neck, smirk still plastered on his face
"Well, it had to be believable, didn't it?" Melanie asked
"Yes, she is right, and believable it was, did you see their faces?" Mordred laughed
"I did, and my,"The King breathed out, " I thought Pendragon Jr. was going to faint!"
"I saw!" Mordred and Melanie laughed, while Merlin looked out the window, whatching the scenery go past, face downcast.
"Merlin, You okay?" Merlanie comented quietly, as she saw her brother's face. Her, Mordred and her father watched as Merlin plastered a fake smile on his face and turned to face his family.
"Yeah, I'm fine, why wouldn't I be fine?" Merlin questioned
"Well, you kind of zoned out there, and looked sad" The Princess replied
"I'm fine, more than fine, I'm happy" Merlin told his family "I've finally escaped them, and I'll never see them again,...Im free!"
"Well, you will have to see them again, Son, when Arthur gives in, and let's us get revenge on Uther, once and for all." Balinor said
"By the way, how did the old man's heart break and became what he is now?" Melanie asked her brother
"You didn't have anything to do with it, did you, Merlin?" Mordred butted in before Merlin could answer
"I might have" Merlin, evil smirk on his face, replied
"Oh, please do tell!" Balinor said, delighted that his son had a part in the downfall of his worst enemy
"I turned his daughter against him, and it broke the tyrant's heart!" Merlin laughed cruelly, and his siblings and father joined him.
Once the laughter died down, Merlin told them everything. He told them of how he 'fell in love' with Arthur. And how he learned that Morgana has magic.
"Morgana has magic?!" Melanie gasped
"Oh, how ironic is that?" Balinor mused " He kills those with magic and his own daughter had it all along!"
"Thats not all, she didn't even know she was his daughter, father, he lied to her!" Merlin said angrily "He didn't even acknowledge her! And look what happened, the twist of fate that we needed and he's putty in our hands!"
"I see, son, and we will finally be able to get revenge on the Pendragon's, once and for all!" Balinor shouted happily, and his children laughed in joy.
"How was living in Camelot then?" Mordred asked, smirking " Was it fun, acting as the lover to the Prince of Camelot?"
"Oh, it was horrendous!" Came the reply, as Merlin grabbed his pendant and called to his falcon.
"How, exactly? It is said that the Prince is good in bed, a fierce lover, if you catch my drift," The princess questioned
"Sister!" Merlin screamed, apalled that his twin baby sister had just spoked those words.
"What?" Came the innocent reply
"You should not be using such language" Their father said, before the siblings caused an arguement between themselves, and gave him a headache as he'd be the one to finish it.
"Anyway," Mordred drawled out again," How did they treat you there, Brother?"
"Well, I hope" Growled Balinor and Melanie at the same time
"The peasants did, but alas, the King and his bastard of a son, at the start, treated peasants and servants no better than they did mules or vermin, sometimes worse!" Merlin spat out "There had never been a time of which i didn't want to use my magic and burn Camelot to the ground, as the King sentenced me to the stocks! And, then the Prince used me as a punching bag, when I became his manservant, and had the nerve to fall in love with me!, but I must confess, he is a pretty fierce lover" Merlin chuckled, amused at his own choice of words.
"I'll kill them!" Said all three Mageians, darkly, as Merlin finished his sentence
"Isn't that the whole point of all this, to kill them for revenge?" Merlin wondered as his Falcon finally arrived through the carriage window "Ahh, Ace, how are you?" Merlin asked
Ace screeched in reply, and bobbed his head.
"I see Ace has grown, since last i saw" The King said as he stroked the Falcon's head. The Falcon screeched and Balinor started whispering to him, "Im sorry, Im sorry, you know I had to, otherwise it wouldn't have been believable, would it?". The Falcon looked at him, features almost looking sceptical, and slowly nodded his head. Balinor took this as an forgiveness, and carried on stroking Ace's head.
Melanie and Mordred grabbed their pendants and called their Falcons. A Red Kite and Peregrin Falcon appeared on their shoulders, from nowhere.
"Eve has grown as well, Sister, and Brother, look at Nico!" Merlin commented as his eyes darted from his sister's soul-bird to his brother's.
"They've all grown into fine strong Falcons, just like their Masters."
"Falcon's father? O'r do you mean adults?" Merlin chuckled, amused
Balinor looked at his son and sighed,"Adults Merlin, adults" He replied tiredly as his children snickered.
They never spoke again until they arrived at Mageia.
Merlin, Mordred and Melanie looked on in awe as they hadn't seen their Kingdom since they were 10 and 2 and were running away from it as it got attacked.
They saw as the carriage stopped outside the castle steps in the courtyard, and people looked stopped to look as their royals finally arrived home, at last.
The King of Mageia climbed out of the carriage and walked towards the bottom step. He turned around and waited for his children to climb out.
The first child that climbed out was Mordred, then came Melanie and finally Merlin.
They walked up to the staircase, looking every inch a royal, and kneeled by the first step, infront of their father's feet.
Balinor looked down at his children and his eyes flickered to the people who were looking at their royals. He had never felt so happy at having his children back from being apart from them for so long.
"Rise" He commanded loudly
All three children rose
"My people, today is a joyous occasion" He began" For my children, your Prince's and Princess, have finally returned home!"
The people began to cheer as the three royal children turned around to look at them, only when Balinor spoke again, did they turn back around to look at him.
"My children" He spoke softly, once the noise had died down,and their eyes focused on him,
"Welcome home"
A/N - So... how did that turn out for you, because for me... totally different to what I had planned, but this kind of made more sense. Merlin's changed his attitude, hasn't he? But don't worry, he might change again... or might not! But it was all a plan to fool Arthur and Camelot! Things will change and I've decided to twist the story on how Morgana really left Camelot and other things.
Ace = Merlin's soul-bird
Eve = Melanie's soul-bird
Nico = Mordred's soul-bird
Next Chapter will be up when I get my head round it, because, and you'll laugh at this, I still haven't finished my coursework! So I'm going to finish that first then I'll be busy with creating more lovely and interesting chapters for you! :)
Until next time, My Lovelies
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