Suteneko: Hi! This is my first Merlin fic! Hope you like it! I do not own Merlin!

Melinda awoke with a throbbing headache.

"Oh lord, my head…"

The young witch opened her eyes and looked around.

Where am I?

Melinda struggled back to her feet and looked around again.

This place feels familiar yet unfamiliar…

Does that even make sense?

Slowly, Melinda tried to recall what she had been doing before. That's when she remembered that she tripped and fell when she was exploring the castle's grounds.

So this is where I fell?

But it's rather different from where I was…

Then, a possible explanation came to her.

Could it be that I fell into a wormhole?

Father did say that wormholes tend to appear and disappear rather quickly.

It could make sense but the question now is what time was she in?

The future?

Or the past?

She soon got her answer. Melinda heard the sound of horses coming so she quickly pulled her hood over her head so that her face could be concealed.

Arthur was surprised, a young girl? At this hour? Perhaps, she is lost?

"And who pray tell are you?"

Melinda recognized the voice immediately. She looked up to see to Arthur but much younger than she remembered him to be.

Why does Uncle look so young?

Wait, that means I'm in the past doesn't it?

"Arthur! Is something the matter?"

Melinda froze, she knew that voice anywhere.

"Yes Merlin, it seems like there's a young girl in my way."

"A girl? At this time of day?"

Merlin turned his head to the front, it was rather dark as it was nightfall so Merlin couldn't see her very well but he could see that she was wearing a hood. Merlin frowned, what could she be doing on the outskirts of Camelot in the middle of the night?

"Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere? What is your name?"

Melinda panicked, she had no idea what to do or say.

Should she tell them who she was?

God, she did not know.

She had to talk to someone, but who?

Melinda was so deep in her thoughts that she didn't notice that her father had left his horse and was coming toward her.

"Can you speak? Are you lost?" Maybe we can-?"

Merlin didn't get to finish because Melinda turned on her heel and ran, right into the forest.

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

But Melinda didn't stop, she continued to run. Merlin wanted to go after her but Arthur stopped him.

"Leave her be Merlin, she obviously must have gotten frightened by your ugly face and ran."

"Arthur, this isn't the time for jokes! She could get hurt out there!"

"You don't need to worry, I'll have the knights look for her in the morning."

"Arthur, a lot of things could happen to her until then!"

"Oh stop being such a girl Merlin! Besides, I'm sure those on the Night Patrol will find her anyway. If they can't than I'll send the knights in the morning to search for her alright? Now let's get going. I have a meeting to attend."

"But Arthur!"

"No buts Merlin, we have to leave now and that's an order."

Merlin slumped his shoulder in defeat, "Yes Sire."

As Merlin got back on his horse, he couldn't help but wonder, who was that girl?

Suteneko: It's done! Please review!