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Title: Sleepers Awake: an epilogue for the end of days.
Rating: gen, pg-13.
Word count: ~6K
Spoilers: for ALL aired episodes of Merlin and Supernatural. And Arthurian legend.
Disclaimer: Not mine, no profit.
Summary: When Arthur left the cave, alive again after so many centuries, the first thing he saw was an angel..

a/n: a sequel to or time-stamp for Two Boys from Kansas in King Uther’s Court. I don’t think it’s necessary to have read that one to understand this one: just know that the S1 Winchester spent some time in Camelot with the S1 boys from Merlin, and encountered some demons while they were there. There are no plot spoilers for TBfK in this fic.
a/n: I had a lot of help with this one. Much love and gratitude for the generous and astute readings the fic received from callistosh65, calamitycrow and debbiel66--it is infinitely better for them! All remaining mistakes my own.

a/n: for anniehow, for winning a guessing game, and for giving me the much needed encouragement to finally finish this.

Legend tells us that Arthur did not die after the last battle. Instead, he cast his sword into the lake, and gave his body into the care of its Lady, who graced him with a profound sleep. Legend differs as to the location of his resting place: some say he slumbers still in Avalon; some that he sleeps under a hill in Wales. But wherever it is, there he lies: the once and future king.

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Title: Two Boys from Kansas in King Uther's Court, 7/7
Rating: pg-13, gen
Word Count: ~6.6K this part, ~36K total (eep!)
Warnings: here with part one. Takes place S1 Merlin, S1 SPN. Also, some hurt!Dean in this section....
Disclaimer: not mine, no profit.

a/n: a huge thank you to calamitycrow for beta'ing the whole thing, along with sustained hand-holding, firm nudges to get the thing written, and assorted consults on things like Medieval wound care. You rock, bb!
a/n: a huge thank you also to anyone who's read part of this, or even *gulp* the whole thing. I never thought I'd actually write something this long, and while I wish it were better, it's been a blast, and an amazing learning experience, so, yeah, thank you!
ETA: beautiful banner by ala_tariel

Summary: The title pretty much says it all. And this:

“Thought we were doubling the watch tonight?” Dean said, after a minute.

“He nodded off.” Arthur gestured towards Merlin, who was indeed fast asleep, propped against his saddle, head canted back and mouth open. “Not used to hard marches. I’ll wake him in a bit.”

The darkness, or the isolation, or maybe what they’d seen together in the smallpox hut, seemed to have released Arthur from the shell of brusque arrogance he usually wore, and Dean could hear the warmth in his voice when he spoke of Merlin—a rough, protective affection that rang a chord in his own chest.

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Title: Two Boys From Kansas in King Uther's Court 5/7
Rating: gen, PG-13
Characters: Sam, Dean, Merlin, Arthur, assorted BBC Merlin canon characters.
Word Count:~4.4K, this part
Warnings/Spoilers: here with part 1. Reminder: This takes place mid-S1 for Merlin. All that stuff going in S2...hasn't happened yet. Ditto for SPN: mid-S1 boys. They don't know from angels, or from powers.
Disclaimer: Not mine, no profit.

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Title: Two Boys from Kansas in King Uther's Court 3/?
Rating: Gen--no pairing, just swearing
Characters: Sam, Dean, Merlin, Arthur, various characters from BBC Merlin and a few OCs
Word Count: this part ~5.5K
Warnings/Spoilers: see part 1
Disclaimer: not mine, no profit

A/N: beta'd by the unfazeable calamitycrow, who truly went above and beyond on this one.
A/N 2: more notes, here, with part 1
ETA: beautiful banner by ala_tariel

Summary: The title kinda says it all. And this:
“So—the body of a lion?”

Dean nodded.

“Dragon’s wings?” Another nod. “A scorpion’s tale with poisonous spikes it can fling at people?” Arthur waved the black quill at him.

“Well, the venom usually just paralyzes the victims—doesn’t kill them.”

“I don’t see how that matters, if it’s just going to eat them later. Anything else?”

“Um, it has a human face—but with really sharp teeth.”

“Well then,” said Arthur, “sounds like we’ve got an interesting hunt on our hands.”

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Title: Two Boys from Kansas in King Uther's Court
Rating: Gen, no pairings, just swearing.
Characters: Sam, Dean, Merlin, Arthur, various canon BBC Merlin characters, and a few OC.
Word Count: ~3K
Warnings/Spoilers: None for Merlin S1; set mid-S1 for SPN, but very vague spoilers for S2 and later in the next few parts; a version of a SPN canon character from S3-4 shows up, with some very vague references to SPN 3.09; and there's a non-spoilery, blink-and-you-miss it shout out to SPN 4.18.
Disclaimer: None of these characters are mine, and I am making no profit from this.

A/N: As you can tell from the title, this is also partly a "remix" of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. I've shamelessly lifted some scenes, lines, and plot points from the amazing Mr. Clemens. If you know the book, you'll recognize some stuff, especially at the beginning.
A/N 2: I think this only works if you imagine original flavor Winchesters: S1. No deals, no Hell, no angels.
A/N 3: beta'd by the brilliant, generous, and kind-hearted calamity_crow. All failures of imagination my own, of course.
A/N 4: rest assured that this won't be epic! ~6 parts, I think.
ETA: beautiful banner by ala_tariel

Summary: The title kind of says it all. And this:

“Fair sir,” said the knight, or Jedi warrior, or whatever the fuck he was, “will ye just?”

“Will I which?”

“Will you try passage of arms for land or lady or for—“

“Seriously? Seriously? What, did someone drop acid in the fake mead at the Renaissance Fair? Stop dicking around, man, and fuck off.”


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