Saving Arthur

The River

Hopefully this ones a little bit better then the last one. I felt like I had more to write this time. Hope you're still enjoying it!

Prompt: Merlin saves Arthur from drowning.

Idea by: Myself :P

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN MERLIN!!! Only the idea is mine!
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Merlin's POV

Branches smacked Merlin in the face as he ran for his life, Arthur and the Knights hastily following him close behind.

Morgana's men pursued after them, and they weren't giving up. Would they chase them all the way to Camelot if it came down to it? Either way, he knew there wasn't going to be any escaping anytime soon. Arthur and his Knights were out numbered. Staying behind to fight would be suicide. Even with Merlin's magic, could he take them all out in order to protect his friends?

They all stopped behind a tree to catch their breath.

"We must keep going, Sire," Merlin said, pushing him along. He knew stopping for even a second would put them in a bad situation. "They'll catch us if we stop."

Arthur must've known he was right because he quickened his pace once more.

As they continued to run, four men dressed in black suddenly jumped out from behind a tree causing Merlin and the others to come to an abrupt stop. Arthur and the Knights swiftly drew theres as Merlin stepped aside as fighting commenced.

Sounds of metal clanging together echoed throughout the forest. It wasn't long until the rest of Morgana's men who pursued them caught up.

Merlin glanced frantically back and forth from the Knights to Arthur. His destiny was to protect Arthur, but that didn't mean he had to watch one of his friends die either. He stood ready to attack anyone with his magic who dared to try and hurt his friends.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught the attention of a man sneaking up on Arthur from behind his back. "Arthur!"

Arthur was too busy trying to defend himself from a man with a two headed ax to notice the man behind him.

Merlin didn't have much time to react. He thrust his hand forward, and sent the man flying forward off to the side.

The sound of a battle cry peeked his ears. He swung himself around just as a sword sliced through his side. As the man yanked his sword from Merlin's flesh, he reared back in pain. He clenched his side and fell to his knees, too shocked to fight off his attacker. The world around him grew fuzzy.

He slowly raised his head in enough time to see the man standing over him, his sword pointing straight down to drive into Merlin from the back.

"Merlin!"

Unexpectedly, Gwaine rammed into the man that threatened to kill Merlin. He then plunged his sword into the attacker ending his life.

"You alright, Mate?" Gwaine asked, kneeling beside Merlin.

Merlin, finally waking out of his daze, nodded his head. "I'll be fine. Where's Arthur?"

Gwaine and Merlin both looked around. Arthur was no where in sight. Merlin reached up, and gripped Gwaine's forearm. Thankfully, the Valiant Knight recognized it as a sign that he needed help standing.

Once Gwaine had helped Merlin to his feet, Merlin took off to find Arthur, limping as he glanced around.

Off in the distance, he found two of Morgana's men pulling along their King, who wasn't fighting back.