Plutobaby494: This is my first King Arthur fic!

Summary: Kara, a 23 year old, wildlife biologist. Living a solitary life and preferring to be with animals rather than people she gets sucked back to King Arthur's time and learns more about life and love. She falls for the silent scout who is just as much of outcast as her.

Disclaimer: I don't own King Arthur!

ON WITH THE FICCIE

Chapter 1

Sunlight shown down on me as I was riding through the woods. A white horse was carrying me, the horse seemed to know where it was going but I did not. Looking around I suddenly felt as if someone was watching me, taking a bow off of my horse's pack, I notched an arrow and pointing off in the woods. With excellent grace I fired the arrow and a scream came from the bushes. Walking out was men covered in blue paint, all pointing arrows at me. Out numbered I jumped off my horse and grabbed my sword.

They all attacked at once but my body seemed to know what it was doing, I killed 6 of these me and suddenly an arrow flew into my shoulder and I dropped to my knees in pain, crying out. As they neared me ready to take me life, 8 men came out of the woods. The blue men screamed as they were cut down before my eyes. One man came up to me his shaggy black hair hanging in his face, with braids on the side. I blacked out as the his companions started coming near me.

Kara woke up with a gasp and felt sick to my stomach; the dream had seemed so real. A disgusted feeling went through her as she thought of those men she killed, and that it felt natural doing it. Than she felt confused she had wielded that bow and sword like she had done it her whole life, but Kara had never even picked up a bow or a sword. She stood up and rubbed the sleep from her eyes and shivering from the cold air. Forgetting that she wasn't in Australia anymore, she forgot to turn on the heater. She had recently been in Australia studying kangaroos and had come last night to Salt Lake City, Utah, to study hawks in the Rocky Mountains. For that was her job, Kara was a Wildlife Biologist. Her job took her many places around the world, and met many new people, but she didn't have any close friends, her animals were her friends. She bonded with animals better than with humans, usually silent while she worked; she scared many of her assistants who traveled with her to help.

Kara walked over to the bathroom in her hotel room and looked at herself in the mirror, her long black hair reached down to the middle of her back. Blueish green eyes stared back at her round face. Most people would think her beautiful but Kara didn't have any interest in boys, or any other people. The only person she could really tolerate was he newest assistant, Sarah; she understood her nature and didn't try to push it. Kara respected her for that.

A knock interrupted Kara's thoughts and Sarah stepped into her room. "Goodmorning Kara" She said.

"Morning" Kara replied looking through her clothes. It was mid-October, not snowing but still to cold for shorts and a tank top. Throwing her warm clothes out of her way she grabbed a short sleeve shirt and long jeans. Walking into the bathroom she changed and grabbed a grabbed a jacket and hat. Sarah followed her to the elevator.

"I got us a rental car to go up to the mountains this morning" Sarah said.

Kara nodded and put her long black hair through the back of her had so it was out of her face, but only a few bangs hung in her face. Exiting the hotel, Kara Whistled into the air and a short brown Fox came running up to her. The fox climbed up her clothes and stood on her shoulder.

"Hey, where have you been" Kara said to the fox. The fox just looked at her and nuzzled her cheek. Kara silently laughed and scratched his head. Kara when she was visiting the forests of Germany had found a little fox cub that had been orphaned. She only was going to nurse it until he could live on his own and not get killed but when she tried too, he had only came back and wouldn't leave. The fox stayed with her ever since, Kara named him Phoenix.

Kara, Sarah, and Phoenix got into their rental car and drove to the base of the Rocky Mountains. Right at the bottom was the last gas station before entering the mountains, a Maverick. Kara filled her backpack with water and snacks they would need while Sarah refueled their car. Dumping everything in her backpack along with a camera, laptop, notebook and pencils she went out and joined Sarah in the car. About a half an hour later they reached a research center for animals. Walking in Kara went straight to work, she grabbed a glove and reached in for a hawk. Phoenix had run off, when she got out of the car to explore.

Kara held a beautiful Red-tailed hawk on her gloved hand, the hawk's tail was chestnut red and he had white streaks across his belly, on her powerful talons there was a tag, labeled with his Id number. Kara clicked to the hawk and it looked at her, lifting her hand up in the air, the hawk took off and flew to a post across the room. She whistled and the beautiful bird came flying back to her. She smiled at the hawk than put he back in her cage. Sadness filled her body as she wished she could set this bird free, she believed that all animals had the right to be free.

After locking the hawk's cage, she picked up his clipboard and read why the hawk was in here. Smiling to herself she put the board back down, apparently they had saved the hawk when he fell from his nest and the mother abandoned it. Moving to the next one she pulled out the hawk and noted that it was the same breed as the last on only a bit older, she did the same as the last one. This research center was built for the preservation of different kinds of hawk breeds. Kara walked out with the older hawk and let him spread his wings.

Lifter her arm up in the air, the hawk took off and disappeared into the trees. Kara walked slowly after it leaving her backpack at the car and observing the hawk's motions. Sarah had run off saying that she was going to find some kind of sustenance and left Kara to do her work. Phoenix ran over to her and climbed up on her shoulder again. The hawk swooped down on to her outstretched hand and let out a soft noise. Kara took this as happiness, their were about 30 hawks total at the research center and not enough volunteers, so not every hawk got let out everyday to stretch.

Kara started walking back when a strong wind blew. Scaring the hawk, it flew off and Kara cursed under her breath. She ran off in the direction that the bird flew and started whistling. Kara sped up when the bird didn't respond and looked all around her. Not noticing where she was running she slipped on a loose stick and fell down into a trench. Phoenix fell down next her. The trench seemed to open up and Kara and Phoenix fell into darkness.

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Arthur, Lancelot, Gawain, Galahad, Bors, Dagonet, Tristan and Kay were walking down a path coming back from a mission that Rome had sent them on. They had served ten of the fifteen years that they had to, to earn their freedom. Tristan was scouting ahead of the rest of the men who were talking to each other.

Tristan confident that no one was planning on attacking them walked back to his commander. "Anything, Tristan" Arthur said.

"No" he answered.

Arthur nodded and turned back to the conversation Lancelot and Bors were having, something about his children. Tristan even though loved these men like brothers, he sometimes would like to ring their necks. Tristan was a loner and felt that no one understood him. Kay tried the hardest to get Tristan to open up but to no avail.

Looking ahead of him he whistled and a black hawk came to him (Authors note: Not the same one Kara had). Tristan petting the hawks head and gave him a piece of raw meat. Kay walked up behind him and watched him.

"That bird seems more human sometimes" he said trying to engage Tristan in a conversation. Tristan just nodded and nudged his horse. Kay sighed and tried again.

"So did you find anything up there" he said.

"No" Tristan replied.

"Well that's good, that would be bad If some woads attacked us" Kay said smiling at him.

Tristan gave Kay a weird look, and nodded.

"Ya that would be bad" He said.

Kay gave up and went back to the rest of the knights who were a father ways back, Tristan picked up speed planning to scout ahead again, just to get his mind off them. Kay and the rest of the Knights watched him go. Tristan was a ways ahead of them when he noticed someone lying in the middle of the path; a little brown fox was nudging the unconscious persons head. Tristan got off his horse and walked towards the body cautiously. When he got closer he saw it was a woman with weird clothes on, bumps and scratches were all over her arms, but she didn't seem hurt. Tristan picked her up and the little brown fox suddenly got hostile and tried to bite Tristan's heel.

"Hey, I'm just trying to help her, unless you want her to continue to lie in this road" he said to the fox.

As if he could understand him, the little fox stopped and waited for Tristan to get back on his horse with Kara and than followed them.

Tristan rode with the unconscious woman back towards Arthur. When he got to them he stopped at Arthur.

"I found this woman lying in the road" he said to his commander.

"Who is she" Arthur asked. Tristan gave him a look that said, if I knew I wouldn't be showing you her than shrugged.

"Hmm, well will have to take her to Hadriens Wall, Dagonet, check to see if she's hurt" Arthur said. Dagonet came forward and took her from Tristan. Tristan suddenly felt as if he should protect her than mentally scolded himself. This was Dagonet, his brother in arm. If anything it should be the other way around. Tristan handed her over and looked at her, she was beautiful, her long black hair flowed down to her back and she looked peaceful.

While Tristan was staring at her Kay, noticed and smirked. If his suspicions were right he was going to have fun with this. Kay than looked at her too.

"Who is she" he wondered aloud.

Plutobaby494: So was it good, bad, or should I continue?

PLEASE R&R