Hey,It's me!Back for another story!I made this up a long while ago which got into my head after reading stories about the big four(more like watching the videos made on youtube). Back then I wasn't a huge fan of HTTYD yet(yet!) but I really loved the story of Merida or like her Movie is called:Brave. I think it's a very underrated movie. So a while back I thought: hmm,could it be possible that Merida and Hiccup have met before or atleast their tribe/kingdom? So today I looked up a map of the world and guess what?: Scotland is right below the seas of Scandinavia! And I swear that in Brave I heard Lord Dingwall talk about how his son drove back the ''northern invaders''. And guess what's north of Scotland?: The seas of Scandinavia!And Berk is an island in the barbaric archipelago and since they're vikings they probably live in scandinavia(also because it has a similar climate). Which is why it is VERY likely that they have met in my opinion. So this story will be a crossover of Brave and How to train your dragon. Two of my most favorite movies. THIS IS NOT A MERICCUP FANFICTION! That's the main reason I'm writing this. Because I haven't found any fanfiction which just labeled Hiccup and Merida as childhood friends who didn't have any romantic feelings for eachother. I would love them to have a kind of brother/sisterly bond. And I think it would make sense fort heir fathers to be childhood friends, or atleast friends. This takes place during Race to the edge and shortly after Brave. Since those are my favorite timeperiods to write in. This chapter will mostly be backstory about something important that happened during their childhood which separated them for a long time. If you want me to continue,send a review and I'm completely open for ideas. Unlike my first story I'm not very sure where to go with this one yet so suggestions would be great. This was the introduction:Now let's get on with it!
I DO NOT OWN HTTYD OR BRAVE!
Best friends for life
Chapter 1: Childhood memories
10 years earlier…
The day was going perfectly according to plan. The dragons hadn't been attacking for months. Probably hibernating said almost everyone on the island of Berk, since it was very cold in winter (not like it wasn't cold in summer). Which is why Stoick thought it was a great idea to go visit the kingdom of Dunbroch and his childhood friend, King Fergus , just like they had done every year in winter.
It had been a rough journey, since the seas were cold and at some parts frozen solid but there's nothing a viking can't handle. Or atleast that was what Stoick liked to say.
Now he and Fergus were laughing together about an old joke,just like old times.
The same could be said about Hiccup and Merida. Stoick always enjoyed watching Hiccup and Merida together. When they came to visit Dunbroch it had always been as if the two children had been separated for just a few seconds instead of a full year. Just seconds after their reunion they had already ran off to the nearby forest to do whatever those two kids did there.
He just hoped those two weren't getting into too much trouble. Fergus kept saying he was too overprotective of Hiccup but who could blame him?The kid was a trouble magnet and pretty clumsy too.
Meanwhile in the forest two young kids could be seen running around, chasing eachother through the woods. The young boy was 8 while the girl was 6, close to 7. The girl had red,extremely curly hair and was wearing a brown dress while the boy had auburn hair and was wearing a green tunic with some pants and a pair of brown fur boots(pretty much a smaller Hiccup from the first movie without his fur vest on).
They came to a halt in a small clearing,somewhere in the woods. Merida took out a small bow. She smiled at Hiccup, looking very excited to show something.
''Watch this!'' She said,pulling an arrow out of her quiver and aiming for the tree in front of her. She hit the arrow close to the side of the tree. Hiccup just gaped at her. His father didn't even let him touch a bow. ''I'm getting better at this! My dad gave me the bow for my birthday last year and he is teaching me how to use it.''
''Amazing. Dad doesn't even let me touch a bow.'' He said. Then he continued talking,mimicking his father's accent and trying to sound like the big bulky Stoick the vast. ''I do not want you to use a saw what you did while using a sword. You might hurt yourself!''
Merida was rolling on the floor trying to keep her laughter under control. It made sense since with Hiccup's nasally voice ,which was still a bit childlike, hearing him mimick his father's voice was hilarious.
''Hey,you get my point and- stop laughing,I'm serious!'' He said. Merida stood up once she calmed down her laughter. ''Hey,don't blame me. Blame your voice. Hey!Mayby I can teach you what my dad taught me with a bow!Your dad doesn't even have to know you touched a bow!''
Hiccup immediatly jumped in excitement. ''Okay,let's do this then!'' Merida gave him her bow and one arrow. He put it on the bowstring and followed Merida's instructions.
''Alright,pull it back all the way to your cheek. Yes like that. Now focus on your target,do not get distracted, focus and-''
''I could focus much better if you would stop talking, Mer.''
''Okay,okay you wee baby. Let's see how you're doing.'' Hiccup let go of the bowstring and the arrow. It shot through the air, further into the forest.
''I missed…But I did shoot an arrow!'' Merida smiled at him. ''Okay,let's try again then.''
After about an hour (and multiple missed arrows) one arrow finally hit the tree. It barely hit it,sinking into the wood on the side of the tree, but it did hit it.
Both Hiccup and Merida started cheering loudly. ''I did it!It hit the tree!'' Merida playfully poked him in the side and joked. ''Ofcourse it did!I'm a great teacher!''
Their cheering stopped quicker than they wanted when a booming voice sounded through the woods,obviously belonging to none other than Stoick the vast. It sounded angry however, which wasn't a good sign. Stoick came into the clearing, looking absolutely furious.
Hiccup quickly gave Merida the bow and arrow and she hid it behind her back. Stoick however didn't even seem to notice the fact that his son was just holding a bow. He grabbed Hiccup's wrist and pulled him out of the forest.
''Wait,dad what's going on!Why are we going!'' Stoick answered quickly. ''We're leaving. And we're never coming back here again.''
About half an hour later, after multiple protests from both Hiccup and Merida to their parents and a lot of bickering they were all standing at the docks. No words were spoken between Fergus and Stoick. Actually everyone was quiet,except for the occasional reply of Elinor saying stuff like:''Are you sure this is the right decision dear?'' or ''This is childish. You need to talk it out. You're grown men!''
While Stoick pulled Hiccup behind him Hiccup whispered a barely hearable ''bye'' to Merida. She did the same. And they kept waving eachother goodbye until they could no longer see eachother. Except for a tiny dot that was the ship of Berk and the coast of Dunbroch,of which the docks were too small to see.
That was it!Please send a message if you like it. I really enjoy seeing messages in my inbox and suggestions are even more welcome. It's hard to think of a plot and I want to make sure people like this story while also making it enjoyable to write for myself. Do not send suggestions about Hiccup/Merida shipping, a.k.a. Mericcup, because I do not write shipping stories. And I'm a Hiccstrid shipper so I don't really support Mericcup. I do like their friendship though. There will be more in the next chapter!