Pulling out the sword from the stone shocked me. I couldn't believe what had just happened. I didn't even want to consider it, but it seemed like that's the truth. I was the reincarnation of King Arthur.

"Mark! I knew it! He is the reincarnation of King Arthur!"

"Alright Amelia, I believe you," says Mark standing up with his wife.

"Sam, you have to come with us, we're going to take you back to our house that way you don't have to look for a hotel," says Amelia as she helped me out of the forest and toward their house. On the way there, Mark was relatively silent. I wasn't sure if he was shocked or mad that I had been the reincarnation of King Arthur and he wasn't. We arrived at a small one-story house made from bricks the front yard had flowers, and there were lots of other plants as well. Walking toward the front door, I waited as Amelia pulled out a key. I looked down at my hand and saw that I still had the sword Excalibur.

The sword was indeed beautiful, but I wasn't sure how I was going to use it to save my country. Once Amelia opened the door, she and her husband walked in. I followed behind, looking around the front room I could see all sorts of King Arthur stuff, from The Pendragon family crest to bookshelves piled floor to ceiling of books. This couple was obsessed with King Arthur.

"Sam," says Amelia, I looked over to her. "Go ahead and make yourself comfortable, okay?"

Nodding my head, I walked to the couch and sat down on the side table I saw a pile of books. Curiously I picked one up and started flipping through it. As I began to relax, I started hearing Amelia and Mark talking in hush whispers. I continue to pretend that I was reading and listened to the conversation.

"Mark, we have to go to the Queen and tell her what happened which means we also have to tell her that Sam is King Arthur,"

"Amelia, if we do that, then the press will hear about it!"

"But it might be the best choice to make, think about it. The Queen does have someone in the castle that can train Sam, especially with a sword."

"Even if he is King Arthur, what's to stop the cycle from happening all over again? You know how it ended with the first Arthur; his son killed him with the help of his half-sister."

"That may be the case, but Sam doesn't have a son,"

"But he has a girlfriend. Think about it. After he saves his country, the prophecy is once again going to repeat itself. In the tavern, the guy behind the counter, he has a daughter named Morgana. In the legend, Morgana is Arthur's half-sister." I heard enough, setting the book down on the side table I turned toward Amelia and Mark.

"So, let me get this straight," I said, "if I'm King Arthur, does that mean that those in the legend like Morgana, Mordred, Merlin, the knights and the lady in the lake are all real?"

"Yes," says Amelia as she turns to look at Sam. "not only do they exist, but the legend will now start playing through, and you know how the legend ends." Yes, I knew how the legend ended because I was listening to the entire conversation. When I heard Mark, he sounded like he was worried. As if he knew what was going to happen.

"You mean, I'll die?!" I said my voice was rising in panic.

"Unless you can change the future then yes, you will die."

"Fuck that! I will make sure that this cycle of King Arthur doesn't end with me dead."

~No one's POV~

Katrina hadn't realized that Sam had fled from the country until she arrived at the Trap house. But it looked like everyone was at home because she saw all their cars still sitting in the driveway. She approached the door and knocked; she also hadn't realized that Colby had been brought back to the trap house to lure her in. Elliot was at the trap house with Colby, and he had a handgun pointed at his hostage, inside the house, there were other agents around waiting for the right time to kidnap Kat.

"What are you planning to accomplish here?" asked Colby, who's eyes kept traveling to the handgun pointed at his chest.

"What we have always planned. To capture all of the YouTubers and use them as manipulators to turn the population into our followers."

"Followers? You sound like a dictator," says Colby.

"So what? We may be government agents, but we too can find ways to control the population. We've got most of the YouTubers in America, practically all of them your friend Sam is the only one who escaped us."

"At least Sam is safe from your plan."

"Not after we send a video to him saying that we are holding his friend and girlfriend hostage."

"You'll fail!"

"Shut up!" says Elliot, who pointed the gun higher at Colby, making Colby go quiet. A few moments later, there was a knock on the door. "Get up; you're going to answer it and don't let her know I'm here. Got it?"

"Y... Yes sir," says Colby with a gulp as he stands up and walks toward the door. Elliot followed him, holding the gun to Colby's head. Colby grabbed the doorknob and opened it a crack there standing at the front door was Katrina Stuart, she has porcelain skin, brown hair, and brown eyes.

"Hey Colby," says Kat.

"Hey," replied Colby.

"Is Sam home?" she asked.

"Not right now actually, he had to go somewhere," says Colby trying not to focus too much on the barrel of the handgun against his head.

"Well, may I come in?"

"Uh..." hesitated Colby, just as he was about to say no, the agent pressed the gun to Colby's head. "yes, sure." Colby stepped back for Kat to enter.

"Why are you acting so weird Colby?" asks Kat as she enters, setting her bag down. Just as she turns back around, she sees an agent pointing a gun at Colby, gasping she took a step back.

Something in Colby told him to fight back, especially since Kat was in danger. Quickly elbowing Elliot in the stomach, Colby turned around and grabbed the gun from Elliot's hand disarming him.

"Kat! We need to go! Come on!" says Colby as he grabbed Kat's hand and together, they ran up the stairs, Elliot annoyed yelled at the other agents.

"Don't just stand there like morons! Go after them!"

The agents nodded and chased after Colby and Kat just as Eve arrived at the house. Colby and Kat tried to run they ducked into Corey and Devyn's room. Kat hid in Devyn's closet while Colby hid in Corey's closet. Little did they know that in the closets there was one agent in Devyn's wardrobe and one in Corey's. The agent in Devyn's closet had put chloroform on the cloth and snuck up behind Kat. Quickly covering her nose and mouth, Kat started to scream, but it ended up muffled as she fell unconscious.

Colby had heard the scream and tried to call Kat to see if she was okay, but before he could step out to check on her, the agent had covered Colby's nose and mouth with the cloth. Colby struggled and ended up dropping the handgun he then fell unconscious. Opening the doors, both agents dragged Kat and Colby out of the closet and tied them up just as Eve had entered the bedroom.

"Finally, now let's get this video started." Says Eve as she had placed a camera stand and a camera in the room and stood in front of the camera blocking the view of Colby and Kat tied up in a chair.

~Sam's POV~

After the conversation between Amelia, Mark, and I turned on the TV to the news to see what was going on in the world. Though, a few minutes into the story, it was interrupted by a video with a woman with blonde hair and orange eyes. The woman wore a professional government agent suit, and I tried to look behind her trying to decipher where she was. Then it hit me like a rock; it was the Trap house. I sat up straighter and listened to what the woman had to say.

"Sam Golbach, I know you are watching this wherever you are. I guess that you are in England because some agents of mine that were on board the Queen Mary saw you. Well, I would like to let you know that I have your friends trapped in a government building. And if you are wondering why I'm in your house, well here's your answer."

She moved aside to reveal my girlfriend and best friend tied back to back, unconscious in a chair. My heart plummeted, she found out my weakness. I'm close to Kat and Colby out of everyone in the trap house. What was she planning to do? Getting back into the picture, she let out an evil laugh.

"Isn't it shocking? We only thought you were close with your best friend. Little did we know you had a girlfriend. I guess the saying is correct about the internet. Once it's on there, there is no way out of it. One of my agents went through your YouTube channel to find out anything that we could use against you. And he found your girlfriend when you introduced her. I will give you a chance to save both; I'll give you 96 hours, Sam Golbach. If you come back to California and turn yourself in, then I may consider saving your friend and girlfriend. See you then."

With that, the video ended, and I had started to worry, I didn't want my friend and my girlfriend to be in danger or to die because of the choice I made. I turned to Amelia and Mark looking for answers.

"Sam, you can't go back to California, not without proper training and a plan!"

"Amelia, my best friend, and girlfriend are in danger. I don't have time to train!"

"You have to understand; you are the reincarnation of King Arthur, you have to think with your head instead of going with your instinct.

"But they're in danger!"

"That may be the case, but you won't be able to save them if you go headlong into danger,"

"Amelia is right, Sam," Says Mark. "That's just what they want, for you to let your guard down and save them, you'll walk right into a trap!"

"We're going to take you immediately to the Queen, and there she will point you to a professional sword fighter, he will teach you how to defend yourself and how to come up with a plan."

"But we only have four days!" I say.

"Plenty of time to train. Once you have a plan you will be able to go back to California, agreed?" says Amelia as I let out a long and breathy sigh.

"Fine."