This came from just wanting to get Merlin and Arthur into a dress. I'm not sure why I had the sudden impulse to do that but this is what came from it.

Dress

The Knights of the Round Table gathered in a dark alley and peaked at their target from the hiding place.

"So what are we here for again?" Gwaine whispered.

"The Mercian general spends a lot of his free time at this brothel." Arthur replied as he watched soldiers come and go.

"I don't blame the man wanting to be surrounded by beautiful women." Gwaine commented as he caught sight of one of the workers through the window.

"And that matters to us why?" Elyan asked. He didn't see why a generals perversions would have to do with the protection of Camelot.

" It is rumored that he even keeps his battle plans here. Our goal is to retrieve those plans if they actually are here." Arthur answered.

"You think Mercia plans on attacking Camelot?" Lancelot asked surprised. As far as he knew the two kingdom were peaceful with each other.

"I don't know for sure. That's what we are here for." Arthur had been informed of some rumors of that the neighboring kingdom had been preparing for war. "We can't just walk in there though. Some of us will have to pretend to be patrons. One problem in the plan is that we need someone to be able to go into the back area, where only the workers can go." He said contemplatively.

"How are we supposed to do that?" Elyan asked. "They only let the women in."

"Exactly! Someone will just have to go in disguise." Looking around at all the rough bearded faces contemplatively before it landed on his clean shaven manservant who was unaware of the topic of their conversation. He'd never even seen stubble on the boys face.

"Merlin could do it." Gwaine beat him too it.

"I could do what?" Merlin asked confused. He'd been taking care of the horses and had just caught the tail end of the conversation. He didn't like the way the knights were looking at him. They had looks of delight on their faces.

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Somehow Gwaine got a hold of a dress and a wig with no trouble.

They had retreated to a nearby inn to regroup.

It had been determined that Percival would draw too much attention so it was best if he stayed outside. Arthur couldn't go because he might get recognized by one of the soldiers. Leon was in the same boat as the prince since he'd been in Camelot's military for so long.

When the knight returned and showed the prince what he got Arthur smacked him the back of the head. It confused the others why that was when Gwaine pulled out a perfectly respectful blue dress and long haired black wig. What else was in there.

Merlin blushed when the two items were handed to him. He was pushed towards the back room so he could change.

The door snapped shut and he tried to figure out how to put this stuff on. Merlin felt weird when he slipped the silk over his bare skin. Placing the wig on his head he tried to place it in the best position without a mirror. "Come on. Let's see how you look." Gwaine knocked on the door. Merlin took a deep breath before exiting.

The knights were looking at him like they had never seen him before.

"Amazing." Gwaine clapped his hands together in excitement.

Merlin was confused by this reaction. "I'm not sure this is such a good idea." He exclaimed uncomfortably.

"Don't worry. You won't be going in completely alone. Gwaine is going to go in as a client. If anything goes wrong he's going to signal and we'll move in." Arthur explained the plan.

"Not what I was worried about. How is anyone going to believe I'm female." Merlin held out his arms to show off his gangly form. He was taller than most of the girls he knew.

"You look like an actual women." Lancelot said to reassure him. "No one will even suspect."

"One thing though." Gwaine exclaimed before he walked over and pulled the front of the dress forward so he could shove some fabric in. Stepping back to observe his work. Merlin's face heated up when the knight evened out the right side. "Better" he said with a nod.

"You see the reason why I always call you a girl." Arthur said fondly.

Merlin glared at the prince for the unappreciated comment.

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Merlin didn't know how he ended up getting talked into this. Standing in the middle of a brothel wearing a dress just wasn't something he ever thought he'd be doing.

This time at night everything was already in full swing. Looking around at the room full of drunken men and busty women he felt out of place. The dress Gwaine fetched for him was a lot more modest than the ones the women were wearing. Considering he didn't actually have boobs it had to be.

When Merlin caught his reflection in the mirror he was shocked. What met him instead of a gangly boy was a beautiful young women. It appeared many patrons thought so also. He tried to dash his way to the back area but he kept getting stopped by men asking for his services. Merlin felt his face heating up as someone whispered in his ear something very dirty.

Gwaine had to pose as a client he had accepted as he was led towards the back. "Good luck." The knight whispered to him slapping his butt as he turned around to walk back into the busy main room.

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The back area was organized into two parts; the area the workers took their customers and the private area for the business part of the business.

Peeking into rooms for what he was looking for he saw many things he shouldn't have. He was clearly in the wrong area.

Finally he had success. When he opened a door and saw an dark office. Checking to make sure it was empty he slipped in and quietly closed it behind himself. There were scrolls strewn out on top of the table. Looking through them Merlin decided they had nothing to do with what they were looking for.

'They wouldn't leave war plans out in the open' Merlin thought to himself. He started to open the drawers and close them again if it opened without any trouble. Whispering to himself "No, no, no" as he went down. The last drawer wouldn't budge.

Checking the coast was clear he whispered a spell and the lock clicked open.

Looking inside he found it was stuffed full of maps with ink arrows all over it. 'Well I guess the rumours were true' Merlin thought. The Mercian's were actually going to war.

Shuffling through he tried to find one that told him what the actual plan was. Holding one of the maps up he tried to figure out what kingdom they pertained to. He smiled when he realized it was Cenred's in the line of fire.

There was no way he'd be able to carry all of it back out the front without gaining suspicion. He just needed one good piece of evidence to bring back with him. He chose one that had a circle around Cenred's castle with the word attack over it.

Stuffing it down the front of his dress. He tried to put everything back so it looked like he was never there.

Suddenly the office door opened.

Standing at the door was a man. Judging from his uniform this must be the general they'd mentioned.

"Who are you? I don't recognize you." The general slurred, clearly intoxicated.

"I'm new." Merlin tried to reply in a girly voice. He winced at the awful fake-ness of it.

"What're you doing back here?" The man asked confused.

"I was just on a break and was looking for somewhere quite to think." Merlin said as an excuse for why he would be in the office at this time.

"On a break huh." The man said as he walked closer towards him and sat on the desk chair. "Not anymore." Merlin was pulled down into a lap. The general rained kisses down his neck. Merlin struggled in the man's grip. His wig feel off which made it clearly apparent he was male.

"Oh a boy. Even better." Merlin's eyes widened at the man's drunken slur. "I thought they kept the boys in the back."

The door was suddenly thrown open with force. What appeared to be a busty blonde with a strong jaw stood in the door way wearing a magenta dress. "We're busy the general slurred." The blonde narrowed her eyes and stocked over.

The man was shocked to be sucker punched by a woman.

She grabbed Merlin and started to drag him towards the exit of the office. "What are...?" Merlin struggled in the strong grip. He was told to shut up by a deep voice. "Arthur." He said in shock.

"Yes! Now how do we get out of here?" Arthur asked thin air as he looked both ways. A fight had broken out in the main room so they couldn't go that way. He dragged Merlin towards the back entrance. The back door had a board nailed across it to stop anyone from using it.

"It's blocked we can't go this way." Merlin commented.

Arthur banged his shoulder into the door and he used enough force to break through. Dashing through he dragged Merlin behind him.

A far distance away they leaned against a stone wall out of breath.

Merlin was finally able to observe Arthur in his disguise. The prince wore a deep magenta suede dress that was stretched across his broad shoulders. He still had some stubble on his face an no amount of lip stick was going to hide that fact.

"What's with the dress?" Merlin asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I couldn't risk being recognized." Arthur answered as he ripped the wig off his head.

"So that's what Gwaine had in the bag." Merlin exclaimed.

"Yeah he suggested I go in disguise. I swore there was no way he could get me in that." Arthur rolled his eyes. "I started to get worried so I ended up wearing it anyways." He remembered how he thought he wouldn't wear the dress in a million years.

"Arthur, you make an ugly woman." Merlin said out of breath.

"Hey, you should be grateful. I just saved your ass." Arthur growled and cuffed his man servant lightly in the head. The boy burst out laughing. "What is so funny?" Arthur asked annoyed.

"We are both, in dresses." Merlin gestured to their girly attire. He started to snort and his eyes were watering he was laughing so hard.

Arthur rolled his eyes but he had to agree that this was a funny situation.