The Once And Future Time Lord (Merlin fanfiction): Chapter 3

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The story continues! Sorry this chapter is kind of short.

A year later, something happened that would change their lives forever. Arthur was 10 now, and it was time for a physical (he had had one at the age of 5, but it had been completely uneventful). He had been to Gaius' chambers often, but this was the first time he would be seriously examined by the physician. Apart from a few faked illnesses, he had never been sick in his life. 

Everything was fine, and Arthur was in prime physical condition. At least, until Gaius got to checking the heartbeat. Gaius checked again. 

"Have you forgotten how to check the heartbeat?" Merlin joked, showing a sarcastic side that had been getting worse recently, possibly because of Arthur's influence. "Oh wait, maybe it's because Arthur doesn't have a heart!"

"Merlin!" Arthur glared. 

"Actually, Merlin, that's the opposite of the problem," Gaius said. "It seems to be the case that Arthur has two hearts."

"Two? How is that even possible?"

"He was born out of sorcery; anything is possible."

"What does it mean?"

"It means," Gaius pulled out an old book to confirm his suspicion, "that Arthur is a Time Lord."

"What's a Time Lord?" Arthur asked. 

"An alien. The Time Lords could travel through time (with the help of a special machine), see all of time, and regenerate (change into a different body) instead of dying. They have a different biology, which explains why Arthur's never been sick."

"That's... amazing! It's like magic!"

"Unfortunately, yes," Gaius replied. "If Uther found out, you would be disowned at best, killed at worst."

"So what do we do?" Merlin asked. 

"Well, I have a solution, but you're not going to like it, either of you."