Hello, everybody, here I am with my new FSN Story! Basically it is not FSN. It is more of a 'prequel, to Arturia's /Saber's backstory.

Well, I always imagined that, for Arthur being passed in history as a man, but being a woman (on the FSN universe, I mean), there should have been a good reason about it. So I thought that Arturia could have had a little brother, actually named Arthur, but he didn't become the King, because, well... you will see at some point of the story:)

I also added Morganna La Fay in this^v^ I like her XD

Anyway, it follows Arturia's childhood -but it is how I imagined it would be, so some things will be probably wrong.

Enjoy!^v^

Chapter 1: Three lone kids

They had no idea what was going on. All they knew was that their father suddenly woke them up and forced them to get dressed. Out of their room's window they could hear the screams and noises of an unfolding battle.

''Father, let me stay by your side! I will fight to-''

''No, Arturia. Take your brother and sister and leave.''

''But Fa-''

''This is an order for your Father and King!'' King Uther's emerald eyes had never been more serious and fierce. ''Do it for me and your Mother, Arturia.'' He said gently yet seriously.

Arturia was ready to protest again, but then there was a loud bang on the vast wooden door of the Throne Hall. Uther's usually calm and noble features twisted in horror. He grabbed his three children and ran to the far end of the Hall. There was a small stone door, cleverly hidden behind the throne. He pushed it open and threw the three kids inside the dark corridor.

''Arturia, you are in charge of Morganna and Arthur. Leave now. Save yourselves.'' He turned his back, looking towards the door. More banging was heard, and it was sure it wouldn't hold for long. The only way he had to ensure his children's safety was to stay and hold them back.

The almighty King Uther turned to look one last time at his heirs. ''I love you. All of you. Please, go, my children, and be strong through life, just as I have taught you. May God always be with you.'' He said.

''F-Father...?'' Arturia murmured.

Uther closed the small door and pushed the throne right in front of it, to seal it. The three kids sunk in complete and utter darkness.

''Sister... what do we do now?'' six-year-old Arthur asked anxiously, not even pointing out in which of his two sisters he was referring too.

Before any of them had time to answer, however, a loud crashing sound came from the throne hall, and the three realized it was the main door being shattered. It was followed by the cries of multiple men, then it all was covered by the clashing sound of metal striking against metal. For a few minutes, it was like this.

And then came the scream.

The three children froze, just as if they had been hit by lightning.

''P-Papa...?'' Arthur whimpered weakly.

Now complete silence surrounded them all, only to be occasionally broken by the chatting of men outside the hidden corridor.

''I can't see any way the kids would have escaped, if they had been there. Probably the King had hid them somewhere else in the Castle.''

''You have to be right. Let's go and search the rest of it.''

''And kill whoever resist us.''

There came the sound of men walking away, and then everything sunk into silence.

They waited for a few minutes, holding their breaths. And only after they made sure they had been left alone, only then did they dare utter a word.

''What do we do now, Artria?'' Eight-year-old Morganna whispered.

''I don't know... I suppose we can get out and take a look... maybe Father waits for us...'' Arturia replied quietly, even though the well-known voice screaming was still lingering in her mind, and she was afraid that their Father was no longer out there.

Arthur tugged on her other hand. ''L-Let's go out...'' he begged.

''Very well then. No one is there after all.''

Arturia cautiously walked with her siblings towards the door. As quietly as she could, she turned the rusty handle and opened the door a slit, to peak outside.

Immediately, she wished she never had.

Because right there, a few meters away of the throne, lay King Uther, in a puddle of crimson blood, a spear torn inside his chest, eyes wide and staring, empty of all life.

She was frozen, just staring at the inhuman sight, until Arthur's little voice pulled her out, along with Morganna's chirp-like wail.

''Daddy!''

''Dad!''

Both Morganna and Arthur cried simultaneously. Arturia gripped tightly on their hands, to prevent them from running to their Father's corpse.

''We must go.'' She muttered, gritting her teeth.

''Bu-''

''I said, we must go. Now.'' She turned, still holding on them and ran inside the hidden corridor. She did not even bother closing the door behind her. She just ran, only wishing to get away of the image of their dead Father. Not a meter behind her, she could hear Morganna's whimpering and Arthur's sobs. Heirs of the King alright, they should never cry. But she didn't even bother scolding herself for letting the tears fall, let alone scold her younger siblings for it.

None of them really knew for how long they had been running. But they descended through stairs, ascended on others, crept in tiny passages, and, finally, after maybe half an hour, they reached a stone tunnel where torches set aflame illuminated it, perched on the walls.

''We should follow the tunnel. I believe it will lead us out.'' Arturia didn't recognise her own voice as she spoke. It was like she had grown up three years in those thirty minutes. Morganna and Arthur didn't even think of disagreeing, and they quietly followed her inside the tunnel.

Soon, the silence was broken by Arthur's mumbled voice. ''Artria... what happened?'' he whimpered.

Arturia stopped, and so did Morganna.

''What do you mean?''

''What happened... why was Daddy... why we ran...'' the boy broke into tears, and this time Arturia knelt down and hugged him.

''I don't know. I don't know what happened. But we need to get out of here, don't we? We need to head to the forest, and then, maybe we can find someone who will help us.'' She replied quietly, even though she doubted they would even make it alive to the forest.

Morganna whimpered too. ''I wanna go back home.''

''We can't go back. They will kill us.'' Arturia said bluntly and stood up. ''Come on.''

They continued walking silently through the tunnel for two more hours, but none of them dared complain about exhaustion or suggest taking a break, not even little Arthur. They knew that if they stopped, they would maybe get caught and die like their Father did.

Suddenly, Arturia noticed a slight yet clear ascend of the tunnel's angle. Soon, they reached an old, stone mouldy door.

It was Morganna who pushed it open. Arturia wasn't even sure if she had enough force left in her to touch it, let alone open it.

They climbed off the tunnel and breathed the clean air. But the relief was only momentary, as they realized they were on a small hill that overlooked to the city of Camelot –or what once was the city.

Now it was all in flames that brought an early sunrise to the sky, a hellish crimson glow. The cries of the wounded and the pursued reached their ears clearly. The smell of burnt wood and flesh, and blood, could clearly tingle their noses.

The three kids sat down, tired, and all of them started crying. They cried for a long time, until they realized they had to go.

As they stood up and walked towards the forest, Arturia, Morganna and Arthur turned to look at the city one last time. They looked at what once was the castle. They remembered the tag and hide and seek they had played in its endless corridors, the swords art lessons they had on its gardens, the nights they spent on its balconies telling stories and gazing at the stars...

Somehow they knew that they would never see what they had called 'home' again...

Yay, another sad story from me... I guess I have it with drama:)

I hope you liked it, and that I will find some motivation to continue XD How was it for a first chapter? Please leave a review with your opinion! Thank you!^^

Also, special mention to Ms. AtomicBomb for writing the best FSN fics around! And another mention to 1bluesapphire for being the best of the best people I know!:) Keep it up with the awesomeness, girls!:)

Katja~