Disclaimer: I do not own How to Train Your Dragon or Brave nor do own any of the character.

Based on the one shot I did in The Wild Princess and The Dragon Tamer because I had so much fun writing it. If you did read the one shot than you don't need to read this chapter its just the first part of the one shot. The rest of the chapters will be different point of view and edited parts of the one shot.

Also I am sorry but I am bad at accents so Merida/Merduis does have an accent that everyone notices and will comment on, but I will not be writing like she does, its just to difficult for me, so I apologize in advance.

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Meridus= Boy Merida (18 years old)

Hicca= Girl Hiccup (17 years old)

Meridus point of view:

"I thought this idea of marriage was put to rest," I shouted, slamming my hand on the table.

"Meridus you will control your temper do you hear me, I am the Queen, your mother." My mother says a warning in her voice as her stare turns into a glare, her chine lifted slightly.

"The lords agreed to allow our generation to love and marry who we pleased." I say my fists clenched strongly at my side a snarl on my face.

"Yes that is what was agree, but it's been two years Meridus . You are still not married and with these new problems in the kingdom-"

"You mean the dragons mother. They aren't our normal problem of trade and harvesting. There devils of the sky."

My mother stares at me for a moment taking a deep breathe her squares her shoulders, and although I have grown to the height of my father, I was still intimidated of my mother. "With these dragon attack, the lords are afraid that if something were to happen to your father and I you would be alone on the throne, no wife, no heir, no ruler for a kingdom thrown in desperate times."

"So some overgrown lizards fall from the sky and suddenly I have to get married. Its not fair, you can't make me." I shout grabbing my bow off the table and trying my best to storm out of the room.

"You can't stop this Meridus , the clans will be here by tomorrow evening I suggest you make your peace with this. Unlike last time we do not have the time to try and find away around this. The attacks are increasing, are food is scarce, our people scared, all four clans need to come together more now than ever."

I growled, throwing the doors open "THIS ISN'T FAIR" I shouted, storming my way out of the castle, making my way to the stable, my whole body tensed, my knuckled clenched white around my bow.

I made my way to Angus, not even bothering to put a saddle on him, I took him out of his pen with ease jumped on his back, he must have known what I was feeling because as soon as I was ready he launched himself into a canter. I clenched onto Angus' hair as he speed his way away from the castle. It was evening so I didn't have long to be out, if this night was going to be the same as the last two nights the dragons will be back and I will have to make it back to the village to try and protect what is left of our livestock.

I knew my mother was right, as much as I hated to admit it she almost always was. 'But marriage' I thought, with disgust. Angus making a sharp turn as we went deeper into the forest. 'It's these stupid dragons fault if they hadn't come, than I wouldn't have to marry.' I thought, my teeth starting to ache from how hard they were clenched.

Suddenly Angus reared up. I gripped his neck tightening my legs. "Woah boy easy Angus easy," but Angus was scared, he was stomping his feet trying his best to turn around. "Angus what's wrong" I shout, but the horse wouldn't listen. So I leapt off of him drawing an arrow, getting my bow ready. Angus was neighing stomping his feet louder. "Angus shh" I muttered walking slowly into the woods. It was about sun set now, and as I looked around I noticed that we were by the river my mum and I fished when she was a bear.

I quietly made my way through the bushes; not wanting to alert whatever it was that Angus was reacting to. I slowly made my way into the clearing, only to see a giant beast in the river. I suppressed my gasp the grip on my bow tightening as I ducked behind a tree. It was a dragon; it was smaller than some of the other dragons I had seen. It had a sleeker build, all black, and it appeared to be fishing. As quietly as I could I removed myself from my hiding spot, my bowstring pulled back ready to fire. The dragon must have sensed me because it quickly turned around.

I watched as its eyes narrowed, it let out a roar its wings expanding. Right as I was about to release the arrow, I found myself tackled to the floor. I was tackled from my side and as we crash to the ground I could only gasp out of surprise. My attacker was on top of me trying to rip my bow from my hand, he was a skinnier lad, shorter than me to, but what was odd was that he was wearing a leather outfit. He was completely covered in leather, pieces of armor on his shoulder, with an odd red painted symbol on it, resembling a monster of some kind, he also had pieces of padded armor on his forearm. He was wearing a leather helmet with small spikes, so I couldn't see his face; only that he had emerald colored eyes.

As we wrestled for control which wasn't really hard for me because I out weighed him, but the leather attacker was scrappy and he knew how to avoid being pinned. Just as I was about to pin him I heard a roar come from my side. Before I knew it the dragon was lunging at us. As I tried to pull my bow back with me, but my attacker pulled it back towards him not willing to let go of it. Not thinking I punched him, shocking him enough to let go of the bow. Quickly I rolled away just as the dragon leapt in front of my leather-clad attacker.

Putting as much space as I could between us I drew another arrow readying my bow. The dragon was bearing its teeth giving a low hiss his claws extended. Suddenly the figure behind the dragon stood up. Apparently when I punched him, the helmet had come off. The dragon's body was hiding him, but I could tell that he was grabbing his chin a smirk found its way on my face.

"An' who are you" I shout pointing my bow at my attacker only to have the dragon jump in front of him completely covering him from view.

"Toothless" I hear, but the voice was in no way masculine, if anything it sounded feminine. The dragon growled, but lowered itself so that I could somewhat see my attacker and what I saw I nearly dropped my bow. My attacker wasn't a male, it was a female, she had shoulder length brown hair a braid on her right side, and her face had a few freckles that went from one side of her cheek over the bridge of her button nose to the other cheek. She seemed shocked and a little worried as she glanced at my bow. "We don't want any trouble," she says, petting the dragon beside her, the dragoon beside her inched closer to her…protecting her, a snarl still present.

"Trouble you attacked me" I shout drawing back on the bowstring. The dragon roared, almost lunging at me, but the girl restrained him with a simple stroke of its neck.

"You were going to shoot Toothless." She shouts, suddenly getting defensive herself.

"It's a dragon," I shouted, the dragon roared, but just as I was about to let the arrow fly, I heard something coming. The girl and I both turned to see what it was, it was palace guards, and unlike me they didn't hesitate to shoot their arrows.

"Toothless come on" the girl shouts scrambling out of the way of fire, as an arrow landed in front of the pair. The dragon leaped into action and with out missing a beat, circled the girl as she leapt on its back and began to ride the dragon away.

"Hold it," I shout, and again with out thinking I fired my arrow, based on the surprised gasp I heard I'm going to guess that I hit her, but she disappeared to quickly for me to be sure. 'Shit' I thought, whistling for Angus, I could hear the palace guards getting closer. 'Maybe I can still catch her.'

The palace guards reached me the same time Angus did. "My prince are you alright?" one asked.

"I fine" I snapped thinking about how I just lost the girl and her dragon.

"We heard a dragon-"

"Its fine" I snapped glaring at the guards. I could see them flinch at my tone "I had the situation under control until you three showed up. You created a distraction and let her get away."

"Her sire?"

"The girl that rode off on the dragon, it was like her damn pet" I shout, the guards began to murmur to themselves asking each other if they say a girl, they shook their head making comments about anyone let alone a girl riding a beast like a dragon.

I clenched my teeth in annoyance "What is it that you needed?" I asked, trying my best to remain calm.

"The dragons have been spotted around the horizon we are preparing for an attack. You mother ordered us to return you home."

"I am not going home" I shout, "I am not a child, I am participating in the attack." Just as I was about to leap on Angus' back something caught the corner of my eye. It was the girl's leather mask. As I picked it up, running my fingers over the well-crafted helmet. I took a deep breath, trying my best to calm myself down and think everything through.

"Returned to the village and participate in the raid, I will return home, there is something I have to discuss with my mother." It wasn't what I wanted to do, but it was the right move to make. The guards looked at me skeptically, so I sighed, jumping on Angus' back "You have my word." The guards nodded knowing that to a Scott their word is their bond. The guards left as I made my way to the castle.

By the time we reached the castle I knew that the attack was just about to start, there's always that still feeling in the air right before we hear thunderous flaps of wings and fire erupts from the sky. I quickly place Angus in his stall, tossing him a bag of oats promising him a good brush down in the morning. He neighed slightly disappointed, but ate his oats.

Grabbing the leather mask, I quickly made it inside the castle. "Mum" I shouted, running around the castle, not caring if I looked like an oversized chicken with its head cutoff.

As I slam open the doors to the dining room I hear "Meridus ." I see my mother sitting in her chairs doing paper work a plate of food off to her side as the triplets surround her; it seems even with a dragon attack she was still going to make sure we have our dinner. I noticed that my father was absent, but made no comment about it already knowing that he was in the village fighting. "I was sure that you were going to disobey me," she says raising her eyes to look me over, she must notice my demeanor because she rises from her seat "What happened?"

I placed the helmet on the table, she looks at it and than at me waiting for an explanation. "I was attacked early today, by a girl in a leather outfit…she was…and I know this sounds crazy…but she was being protected by a dragon." My mother's eyes widen and the boys look at each other and than at me just as stunned as my mother.

"Boys" my mother says sharply gaining their attention "go to your rooms." The boys look at each other nodding and although they left the room, I know they are somewhere in the walls listening.

My mother walks over to the helmet, gently picking it up. "Tell me everything," she says, her voice firm, the voice of a Queen. So I did, I told her how I found the dragon, how I was attacked, how I realized my attacker was a female, how she escaped, I told her everything. Through out the story my mother would purse her lips running a hand over the helmet in her hands.

"Do you know where the lass is from?"

"No, but I'm guessing the lass isn't from around here."

My mother pursed her lips again "did the lass have any symbols on her."

I squint my eyes trying to remember the symbol on her shoulder. "One it was on her shoulder pad it was red and looked like some type of monster, it wasn't a clan symbol I have seen before."

"Can you redraw it?" my mother asks, already grabbing a piece of paper and pen from the table.

I do my best to redraw the symbol, but I'm better with a sword than with a pen. I begin to shade the drawing in when my mum gasped beside me. She snatched the drawing from me. She examines it for a moment longer her mouth open in shock her eyes showing a slight emotion of terror, but as quickly as it appeared it disappeared behind the façade of a fearless Queen. "Come with me" she says taking the drawing with the helmet turning effortless out of the room.

I follow behind her not sure where exactly we are going. Until finally she turns and enters the library, I groan, "Mum is this really the time to read."

My mother glares at me for a moment, silencing any complaint I made have had. She places the helmet and the drawing on the table before she disappears somewhere beyond the stacks of book. After a moment she returns with a huge red book, it was old and torn, my mum blew dust off the cover, making sure she did in fact have the right book. She nodded to herself placing the book down as she began to search the book. After a moment of standing in silence my mother turns the book towards me. "Is this the symbol the lass had on?"

I move closer to the table, picking up the book, and there it was an exact replica of the symbol. My mother makes an tsk noise; I look up from the book to see her starting to mutter to herself as she makes her way of the room.

"Mum wait" I shout, grabbing the helmet off the table.

However my mum wasn't listening to me she shouted for a guard and when one came to her side she demanded extra protection around the village and the castle "Mum" I say standing beside her.

She dismisses the guard "we have to prepare."

"Prepare for what?"

She sighs "had you paid attention to your history lessons you would have known that the symbol you saw is the same symbol that belongs to a Viking clan" she says calmly her voice cold.

My eyes widen "Vikings" I repeat looking down at the helmet in my hand.

"Ayy the lass belongs to the Hairy Hooligans tribe, one of the main tribes to invade us in the Great War."

I froze taking all the information in, 'I was attacked by a Viking, a girls Viking, with a dragon…Viking and dragons…Viking and dragons.' I gasped, "Do you think the dragon attacks are Viking attacks."

"Its possible" my mother says "if they are responsible for the attacks, than it's a good idea that the lords are coming, this needs to be discussed. The Vikings fought hard, but if they have dragons than this war could be something we are completely unprepared for." My mother was doing best to keep her emotions hidden, but I can see the rage in her eyes, the anger and fear that our people may have to go through another long war. "Meridus I want you to stay close to the castle, we can't afford to be reckless." She says, giving me a hard glare.

"I understand," I say still feeling numb. I hear my mother walk away probably to talk more with the castle guards. Gripping the helmet tight in my hand I began to make my way towards my room. I don't remember closing the door, I don't remember throwing the helmet as hard as I could against the wall, I don't remember grabbing my large sword slamming it continuously into my bed posts and I definitely don't remember falling asleep on the floor leaning against my bed.