Merlin Oneshots

How Fate Changes

Hope you like this one! I have been on a bit of a writing spree hopefully it lasts! Happy reading!

Third POV

Merlin was out searching for herbs at night. There is a reason that he's out at night I promise you! Some herbs can only be harvested at night. This one that he was looking for blooms at midnight and that's when you have to pick it.

Merlin was humming a little tune to himself when he found what he was searching for. He carefully picked the flower bud and went in search of another plant Gaius needed. As he went on his merry way, he heard a crying. It wasn't a grown person crying- if it was he would keep going- it was a child.

So, Merlin- being the kind soul he was- went in the direction of the crying. He found a small girl- no older than five- that had Raven black hair and green/grey eyes. She looked familiar, but Merlin couldn't place from where.

"Hello, my name is Merlin, what's yours?"

The girl looked at him with such fear in her eyes. He wondered what happened to her, but he had to get her to see Gaius. She was obviously in need to medical attention.

"I-I'm not s-supposed to t-tell strangers." She said in a small voice.

"No. No you're not. But I'm not a stranger. I told you my name remember? So we're not strangers."

The girl thought this over in her head for s moment before responding "My name is Morgana."

Ok, so this girl was Morgana and she was a child now. Fun.

"Ok Morgana. Do you know how old you are?"

"I'm five!" She held up a whole hand, "I'm so big! Big enough for a whole hand!"

Merlin laughed at that. "You are so big! Do you know where you're supposed to be? Or why you're in the woods?"

"I'm supposed to be with my mom, but she got hurt, so I had to go find somebody to help her! Can you help?"

(Yeah I messed up the timeline! Deal with it!)

"I can help. Where's your mom? And what happened?"

"We were going to a castle! Then some bad guys came up and stole our stuff! They had bows and arrows and mom hid me! Then she went out and she got hurt trying to protect me."

Ok, so her mom might be dead by now. Wait. Her mom died a long time ago!

"Morgana, can you take me to your mom? She could be really hurt."

Morgana nodded her head viciously and ran off with Merlin in tow.

They got to a clearing and Merlin had Morgana stay back just in case her "mom" was dead. He walked further into the clearing and saw a pool of blood. He looked around to find the source of the blood, but he couldn't. Until he saw a blue fabric going out into the woods.

"Wait! Don't run! I'm here to help! Just stay where you are please." And the blue fabric stopped moving. Merlin walked over to a woman with brown hair and grey eyes. "Hello, my name is Merlin what's yours?"

"I'd rather not say." He said through her teeth.

"Ok, well I'm here to help you. Morgana came over and found me. Where's the wound?"

The woman had a flash of rage in her eyes before it went back to normal. She gestured to her leg where blood was still leaking from a wound.

"She told you her name? I told her not to do that."

"Why'd you do that?"

"Nobody needs to know her name. Now, are you just going to stand there, or are you going to help?"