Bonnie took a deep breath and smelled…horseshit. Her face scrunched up.

"Oh, yum." She mumbled to herself sarcastically, looking at herself, surprised that she hadn't received any injuries from the world of Sherlock. She was glad to be rid of her sociopathic thoughts though. She found that she was no longer wearing Dean's clothes as a pair of jeans and a T-shirt but as a gray and blue medieval style dress that hugged her frame tightly.

Bonnie suddenly felt very hungry, starving in fact. She looked around and saw many people walking about, talking, buying, and bartering in what looked like a town square.

She walked over to a horse trough and was delightfully shocked by what she saw. The dress, though it was gray, was regal, defining her new and very attractively healthy form; her fiery hair tumbled down onto her shoulders softly.

"Excuse me." Bonnie heard a very familiar voice say from behind her. She turned to see the blue eyes and blackish-brown hair of Merlin. He froze when he saw her face and he looked into her emerald green eyes.

'Imagine a power for yourself…' Voice said quietly in a hushed tone.

"Hello there!" Bonnie said excitedly.

'Hurry up…he's waking up again…' Voice warned.

"Hello!" Merlin said with a wide and boyish grin, looking you up and down quickly.

Bonnie knew exactly what she wanted to imagine.

'I imagine that I have powers like Merlin!' she thought.

A sudden surge of pain from behind Bonnie's eyes made her flinch and grab her head. Merlin put a hand on her shoulder but Bonnie could not hear what he said. After a few more moments, the pain subsided and Bonnie gave Merlin a kind smile.

"I'm fine, now."

'I have magic!' Bonnie thought jovially.

"What happened?" Merlin asked, still concerned.

"I'm just a bit tired from my…travels." She explained.

Her stomach growled loudly and made her blush.

"And maybe a bit famished…" she finished.

"Well, I'm Merlin," he began with a charming smile and an ostentatious bow.

"I'm Bonnie. Bonnie O'rian." She said.

"Do you have a place to stay?" he asked.

"No…" Bonnie said slowly.

"You will stay with me and Gaius then." Merlin said, grinning and taking Bonnie's hand, leading her away towards the castle.

"So…what brings you to Camelot?" he asked with a spring in his step. Bonnie let go of his hand and took his arm.

"There is something I have to do here." She said vaguely.

"Like what?" Merlin prodded.

"I-I don't know exactly." She admitted. She was soooo hungry! She didn't know why and it made her feel faint; she refused to let it show on her face though.

Merlin and Bonnie walked and talked until they made it into the courtyard of the castle.

"Merlin!" a loud and booming voice radiated in the courtyard.

"I'm sorry, I have to go!" Merlin said, his face falling.

"King Arthur is not a patient man, after all."

"I understand." Bonnie said with a smile.

"I live with Gaius there in the left tower," Merlin said, pointing.

"Merlin!" Arthur's shout came again, bouncing off the walls and the cobblestones of the courtyard.

"Sorry!" Merlin said before running off, in search of the King. Bonnie waved at him as he left and she walked towards the left tower. The knights who stood there stared in awe of her beauty.

'That's right, bitches!' Bonnie thought, winking at one of the guards as she began to strut her stuff just noticeably. The guard blushed and looked forward again. She retained an inward squeak of glee.

'Don't hurt yourself there, sexy.' Voice said with a chuckle.

Having watched Merlin walk the way to Gaius' abode a thousand times on the show, Bonnie easily made her way into the physician's quarters.

Gaius came hobbling over to her, distracted from his potions and herbal remedies.

"Hello young lady, how may I assist you?" he asked in his haggard tone.

"My name is Bonnie O'rian. Merlin told me I could stay here for a bit, until I have completed my task." Bonnie said, feeling so at home in this worlds that she had already began to integrate the way they spoke into her usual dialogue instead of speaking with her usual modern teenage way. Her stomach growled loudly again and she blushed.

"Did he now…?" Gaius hummed. He grinned.

"Well I suppose he'll be giving up his bed during your stay."

"Not if it's too much trouble!" Bonnie said apologetically.

"Merlin invited you so it's no trouble at all, Miss O'rian." He said, pulling forward a chair.

"Please, sit." He said kindly. Bonnie graciously sat and Gaius went back to his work.

"What is this task of which you speak?" he asked, casually.

"I…don't quite yet know…" Bonnie admitted.

"I see…Where are you from?" he asked, his tone a little more suspicious.

"Dublin…" she said, forgetting that in this world Dublin did not exist. Gaius looked at her with suspicion and confusion.

Bonnie sighed and blinked, biting her bottom lip. She supposed she could trust the old physician with one secret that was only true for this world.

"I have magic…please don't tell the King!" she pleaded, half-heartedly, thinking that there really was no real danger for her if he ever did find out.

"What is your business here?" Gaius question again.

"I really don't know." Bonnie said.

Gaius didn't say anything for a while and just worked on his herbal remedies and potions. Finally he set his tools down and turned to look at Bonnie.

"Show me your magic." Gaius said with a look of scrutiny in his eyes.

Bonnie sat there, thinking and looking around for something to manipulate. With a quick glance she raised water in the air and made the flames grow higher and higher in a beaker; she lifted potions and herbs and mortars with their pestles; she could feel the golden glow in her eyes. Gaius looked around in awe and Bonnie let everything fall gently back into place, feeling very tired and even hungrier than before.

"I also know that Merlin is Emrys." Bonnie said in a hushed tone, looking at Gaius sternly.

"But you needn't worry. I'll not be telling the King or Morgana of this."

"You are…quite the Sorceress Miss O'rian." Gaius said slowly, still in awe of her power.

"Merlin will be excited to find out when he returns."

"I plan on that." Bonnie said with a smile.

Eventually, Gaius caught on to Bonnie's hunger and provided her with a meal. A few hours later full of talking and discussion, Merlin walked in to see Bonnie practicing her magic with no words and no knowledge of the stuff. He stopped in the doorway and stared in wonder.

"You…You have magic?" he breathed. Bonnie whipped around, causing the empty vial to shatter on the ground. She looked at Gaius apologetically.

"Sorry…"

When Bonnie looked back at Merlin she was delightfully surprised to see him grinning boyishly, a rosiness in his cheeks as his excitement made its way out of his head and onto his features. For the rest of that night Merlin and Bonnie talked long into the early hours, showing off their skills; Merlin studied magic with Bonnie and they practiced together in the woods. When they returned, Bonnie went to lie down and rest while Merlin ran to tend the King, exhausted from lack of sleep.

Days passed. Then weeks. Nothing of any importance or danger happened. Bonnie and Merlin perfected their magic together and they began to grow very close. Life in the medieval time period was hard for Bonnie at first, being accustomed to having electronics and such through her daily life, but she soon embraced it and it even seemed to toughen her up. If she was hurt, she'd fix it, no tears. If she was hungry and there was no food, she and Merlin would go hunting in the woods and bring back food. She survived and lived to feel the suns warms rays in the dawn and huddle in Gaius' humble abode at dusk.

She learned of potions and herbs and healing magic; she learned of dark magic and why she should never touch the stuff; what it could do to a person. No great quests had taken Arthur from his throne and Bonnie had even met the King once or twice, formally, relishing in each visit. She was provided with a job as Queen Guinevere's maid which consisted of cleaning up the King and Queen's chambers and bringing the food to her Grace as Merlin brought his Majesty's food in. Yes, Merlin and Bonnie were getting quite close; closer than Bonnie thought.

A whole month and a half passed and still no horrible things had happened to Arthur or his men, which Bonnie had also become quite well acquainted with. One night, after all work had been done and Bonnie and Merlin had been dismissed, Merlin stopped Bonnie in the doorway, pointing up with a mischievous grin.

"What is it Merlin?" Bonnie asked, looking to where he pointed. She saw hanging above the door a bit of mistletoe. She blushed and looked at Merlin with wide eyes.

"B-But I-"

"You know the rule about mistletoe right?" Merlin interrupted the very nervous Bonnie.

'Oh calm down Bonnie. You might as well.' Voice said in her head. Bonnie sighed and nodded, staring into Merlin's blue eyes…that black hair…his face…

'Oh my gosh…' Bonnie thought with a dreamy grin as she studied his features.

Merlin suddenly looked very nervous and embarrassed. He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly.

"I really…I think you're beautiful and…" his voice trailed off, at a loss for words already. Bonnie thought he was just so handsome and so adorable that she tilted her head up and closed her eyes, saying: "Just kiss me, Merlin."

He did so sweetly and lightly; she leaned up on her tiptoes and held the flaps of his jacket tightly to balance her as she pulled him towards herself. Bonnie felt as if she were melting under the kiss. They pulled away and blushed, grasping each other's hands in a more than friendly yet gentle way, giggling and swinging their arms playfully together. Bonnie then decided that for as long as she was in this world, she would devote herself to Merlin; it didn't matter to her that he really wasn't real and it might break her heart when she left.

'See? What'd I tell you?' Voice said in a smug tone as Bonnie and Merlin walked hand in hand into the Physician's quarters.

The night passed slowly, wistfully, and in the morning Bonnie was woken with a shake. She sat up and knocked heads with Gaius.

"Oh, sorry," she started, rubbing her head.

"What's wrong, Gaius?"

"There's trouble in the castle. It seems a creature is running free and wreaking havoc on everything and everyone. You should go and help Merlin." He explained calmly before walking out of Merlin's room.

Bonnie practically leapt from Merlin's bed and dressed herself in Dean's clothes-gone-dress before running out the door and into the courtyard. She was ecstatic that now something was happening, that what she was here for was finally coming into place. Then she stopped. She didn't want to leave Camelot; she didn't want to leave Merlin. She had grown so fond for this world that she found it hard to make herself keep walking until she found herself walking through the halls of the castle.

"Bonnie!" Merlin called from behind her and ran towards her, grabbing her hand and pulling her down the hallway. A very small creature with a distorted green face grumbled and roared in its little disgusting gravelly voice and ran in front of them with such speed that she almost couldn't see it.

"I don't know what it is but it has magic and it's after Arthur!" he explained, stopping to look at her with concern. He stopped his hurried walk and his brow furrowed.

"Are you okay?" Merlin asked, worry in his eyes. Bonnie realized that she must have looked scared and confused, still thinking about having to leave soon, at any time really. She smiled and sighed.

"I'm fine. Why is the creature here?" she asked, gesturing for Merlin to keep running and lead the way.

"I don't know…but I saw what it could do!" He said with a note of excitement.

"What was it like?" Bonnie asked, very curious.

"Oh it was vile and…very small actually. It has so much magic in it though, I could hardly believe it." Merlin said.

"What do we do?" Bonnie questioned, hesitantly seeing how they had already lost it.

'Do you know what it is, Voice?' Bonnie thought hurriedly.

'Actually…no. But Merlin's Dragon friend may have the answer.' Voice replied thoughtfully.

"I don't know," he started. The two of them ran out into the courtyard and Merlin stopped to look at her.

"But I know someone who could help."

Merlin and Bonnie searched the castle the whole day for the little creature and upon encountering it a few times, only almost succeeded in capturing the disgusting little thing. And at night Merlin told Bonnie to follow him to the meadow behind the castle. Bonnie was beside herself with excitement; she was going to meet an actual dragon! When she and Merlin made it to the meadow, he turned and looked at her hesitantly.

"Don't worry…" he said slowly. He turned then, eyes glowing gold and power emanating from his body.

"O drakon, e mala soi ftengometh tesd'hup anankes! Erkheo!" Merlin shouted with all of his might, the words emanating deep from the depths of his soul, the soul that he somehow shared with the dragon as a dragon-lord.

Bonnie watched him in awe and her eyes widened when a great sound of wings hit the air and the Golden-scaled dragon landed before Merlin. All she could do was stare.

"Who is your friend, young Warlock?" the dragon's voice bellowed, making Bonnie shake. Merlin grabbed Bonnie's hand and slowly led her towards the dragon. The great beast looked at Bonnie for a long time before speaking again.

"Her name is Bonnie O'rian." Merlin explained. For a moment the dragon just continued to stare.

"Why have you waited here in Camelot, O noble Aelaete Tramet?" the dragon asked calmly, almost in an amused way. Bonnie tilted her head in recognition, though she didn't know why; it was as if her body was moving on some memory, some instinct she didn't know she had.

"I have come to aid this world so that I may move on. I am honored by your presence, Kilgara." Bonnie said, unable to stop the words from falling from her lips. Merlin looked at her in wonder.

"This world? Aelaete Tramet? Why did you call her the 'blank page'?" Merlin asked.

'Blank page again…' Bonnie thought.

"I fear that the one inside you has begun to wake. This small adversary against Arthur is Merlin's duty, not yours. Your journey to consciousness is soon to be completed. For now you must travel on." The dragon said solemnly. Bonnie began to panic.

'But what about helping Merlin or this world?' she thought frantically. She found that she was now in control of her actions and words.

"No, wait! Why do I have to leave right now?! What do you mean my 'journey to consciousness'?!" she questioned angrily, angry that she had to leave, angry that she had not finished what it was that she had come to do.

"The one inside you will not wait. If he succeeds in taking over your body as a vessel, you will be lost forever. You must go now by your own power or I will be forced to destroy you." The dragon said, almost apologetically.

"Kilgara! Why are you saying all of this?" Merlin asked, looking panicked as well as utterly confused.

"How do I leave then?" Bonnie said in a cold voice full of anger and fear. What if the consciousness inside her did wake up? Would it destroy everything? What the dragon said was true and it made sense. She felt sorry about leaving Merlin but at least she would not harm him physically.

"Use your Magic, Aelaete Tramet. It will come to you." The dragon said with a bow of farewell.

"No, Bonnie, don't go!" Merlin said, setting his hands on her shoulders.

"But I haven't done anything yet!" She shouted.

'Do as Kilgara says, Bonnie. I can't hold the consciousness back forever.' Voice said in a slightly strained warning tone.

Bonnie looked Merlin in the eye.

"Don't worry, Merlin. I shall return, I promise. Now, you must do your duty and protect Arthur and I must do mine and do what Kilgara says." She said, lips trembling as she refused to cry. She pulled Merlin to her firmly and hugged him tight. Merlin wrapped his arms around her and it felt as if he would never let go. Finally, however, he did and revealed tears on his face when Bonnie looked at him again.

Bonnie wiped the tears away from his face and grimaced when she felt a pounding in her head begin to prevail, very similar to when the man's voice had bellowed in the confines of her mind. "Don't worry, Merlin. I'll be fine." She said and suddenly words filled her mind and spilled out her mouth like a stream of cool water, graceful and powerful as she felt the glow in her eyes begin to shine. The words continued and light surrounded her body; it seemed to pull and tug her along a path that began to set before her in gold and white beams. Merlin reached for her hand and was the last she felt before the light blinded Bonnie.

"I'll be fine."