Title: Beautiful Stranger
Characters/Pairings: Gwen aka Agent Blacksmith aka “Vivian”/Arthur, Gaius aka the Physician
Rating: R
Word Count: 1,030
Disclaimer: If I owned Merlin, I would keep it off the streets and away from this type of crack and other bad influences.
Summary: The mission was simple: locate Uther Pendragon’s son in the hotel bar, be taken up to his room, acquire the files, and deliver them to the agency. Spy AU. And oh-so cracky :D
Author’s notes: Written for Drabble Challenge 5 at
ag_fics. The challenge’s theme was “AU”. This got first place - thanks, guys!
- Brit-picked by
mydoctortennant. Many thanks to her :)
- The title is from the song of the same name by Madonna. (After looking at songs about spies and then James Bond songs, it occurred to me to look at Austin Powers soundtracks… *shrugs*) I can’t decide whether Gwen or Arthur is the beautiful stranger. Maybe they both are?
- FYI, flunitrazepam is a sedative (aka roofie, from the brand name ‘Rohypnol’) infamous for being used as a date rape drug (though that’s not the purpose in this fic). It can cause semi to full unconsciousness, memory blackouts, and disorientation upon awakening.
But if she’d learned anything in the spy game, it was that missions never go according to plan.