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Merlin: The Prophet (Part 1)

I rolled over, feeling something hard and crunchy underneath me. My arm was slightly numb from sleeping on it, and I could feel something like a root digging into my side. Which was weird, because the last time I checked I hadn't had my phone with me when I'd laid down to have a nap. As I started to wake up I peaked through my eyelids, surprised at how bright my bedroom was. Then I realised I wasn't in my bedroom. I blinked quickly, my eyes not adjusting to the light very well in the woods I seemed to have woken up in.

I sat up now, taking in the green canopy above me and the damp floor underneath me that I'd been sleeping on. Scrambling to my feet I looked around, now taking in the mossy boulders around me. I'd seen this place before, I was sure of it. But where? I raked my brain, remembering every television show I'd ever watched. It was in a newer episode of Doctor Who, but I'd also seen the place somewhere else. Oh my house elves, I finally realised, it's the woods from Merlin. I couldn't believe I was in the woods from Merlin!

There was a shuffling noise behind me and I turned quickly, ready to ask for directions to the nearest town. The figure stopped a fair distance away, but I knew instantly who it was. Of course, id only ever seen him on tv, but it was definitely him. "Merlin!" I cried, walking towards him. He instantly frowned and I stopped myself. "Oh, sorry, I have to remember to call you Colin," I corrected myself. He just looked more confused. He held a hand up defensively and I smiled, trying to look friendly.

"I just wanted to ask directions, I'm not going to go all ape fangirl on you," I smiled, even though I was definitely freaking out in my head. He still had his hand raised, and he looked almost scared of me.

"How do you know who I am? Are you a Druid?" He asked. Hearing him speak made me tilt my head to look at him closer. Surprisingly, he was still really skinny, and he looked much younger than he should be. He looked far too timid and sweet to be the Merlin that had ended the fifth series. And now I thought of it, he shouldn't be 'Merlin' at all, seeing as the series was finished. What was going on?

"Umm, I'm" I started to say, but there was movement behind him and we were joined by Arthur. Well, Bradley. Bradley frowned at Colin, then at me.

"Merlin, Who is this?" He asked, using his authority 'King Arthur' voice. I frowned, watching the two of them look at each other. I saw something in their look, a confused exchange. Then I realised what was going on. Somehow, I hadn't just arrived on a TV set, I'd ended up in the middle of the real thing. They weren't Bradley and Colin playing Arthur and Merlin, they actually were Arthur and Merlin!

"Merlin!" I cried excitedly, leaping up towards him. I wrapped my arms tightly around Merlin's neck, thankful that he steadied himself to catch me. I decided to whisper in his ear something that would make him play along, even just a few minutes. "I know you're a sorcerer, but trust me, I don't want to hurt anyone." I whispered. I tentatively let him go, glancing at Arthur who was wearing an astounded and horrified expression.

"Sire," I bowed, giggling under my breath at his sweet confused face, "I am Y/N, I am a friend of Merlin's from Ialdor." I explained. It was then that I realised how strange I must have looked in my quite short, black lacy dress. Arthur and Merlin had noticed too, trying hard not to ogle at my obvious body shape showing through the skin-hugging fabric. Merlin was a little surprised when I'd mentioned Ialdor, but he quickly covered me.