Hi! So this is a story about the Big Four (Jack, Hiccup, Merida, and Rapunzel). I've written up to Chapter 17, so I'll update daily until then. Onto the story!

Disclaimer-I don't own Dreamworks or Disney. Is this really necessary?

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third looked out from the cliff, watching the waves roll and crash onto the docks below. It was a fairly peaceful day, the sun shining, as if nothing could ever go on. Dinner was nearing, and the young Viking wanted to get in a flight before dark. Not that night ever stopped them; Toothless was a Night Fury after all. The dragon nudged him, not very hard but enough to almost not Hiccup off his feet, well, foot.

"Okay, Toothless, we'll go flying now." Hiccup promised, pulling himself up on the anxious Night Fury. They took off, now nothing but a streak in the sky. Hiccup was planning to go to the far side of Berk, opposite to the village. It was about 10 minutes at Toothess's full speed, so it averagely took them 20 minutes, considering the duo liked to stop and do tricks. About halfway there, clouds began to bloom in the sky and a sprinkle of raindrops began to fall.

"That's weird." Stated Hiccup, who was currently being doused in little specks of wetness. "Okay, bud I think we need to turn around and go back home." Toothless, whose ears were flattened to his head, jerked around, obviously in a rush. It wasn't long before the sun was wiped out and thunder crackled, lightning bursting in the sky. A boom ran through the air, and Hiccup knew that it wasn't from the lightning. A tree falling, most likely. That wasn't a good sign. Suddenly, something sharp scraped Hiccup's arm, drawing red liquid. He hissed and gripped the spot.

"Oh, Thor." He muttered. Ice shards fell from the black clouds, jagged edges protruding from the crystal. Hiccup did his best to swerve around, but the blades were almost microscopic, and it was impossible to know where they were until you got scratched. They ducked into the trees, which wasn't the smartest thing to do, but it for the most part it blocked the ice shards. "Come on Toothless we can do this!" Hiccup encouraged. "We're not going to die now!" They were almost out of the forest, and could make out the bright lights of the village. An ear-splitting CRACK filled the air, a tree falling right in their path. It came to quickly to avoid.

'Dad, Astrid, I'm sorry.' Hiccup thought. The tree came down on the dragon and his rider with a sickening thud. And then he thought no more.

Merida's situation was not one of the best to be in. Stranded on a snowy, narrow cliff that was slowly crumbling to dust with the slightest move. Yup, definitely not. Merida blew a stray red hair out of her eyes and tried to coordinate a plan. How did she even wind up in this predicament anyway? She had been riding on Angus, practicing her shooting skills, when she saw a wisp. She hadn't seen one of them since a year ago, when they led her to the whole mom turning into a bear thing. Her curiosity peaked, and she eagerly followed them to the edge of a cliff. Seeing nothing interesting, she turned Angus around, but before the horse could move a snake appeared in front of it. Angus had a panic attack and bucked. The impact threw Merida off him and over the edge, where she had luckily landed on a ledge. Angus had left, hopefully to find help.

She sighed. The ledge was barely big enough to hold her, and she growled in frustration as stray rocks and dirt rained on her head from above. Up there was sheer rock, with no ledges, and below a steep drop into blackness. It was all very frustrating to be honest, she conquered Mordu! Well, with the help of her mother. But she mended the seam! She couldn't be brought down by a little mistake. Ironically, when she ripped the tapestry it was a "little mistake". But still!

A flicker of fear nagged at the pit of her stomach. Merida tried her best to shrug it off, but it was something she couldn't shake. A portion of the ledge crumbled, and threw Merida off balance. A yelp escaped her lips, and she pressed against the cliff, trying (and failing) to stay as light as possible. A large gust of wind slammed into her, forcing her to stumble. Her body weight caused what was left of the cliff to fall along with her. She let loose a scream, the last sound she would ever make as she plummeted into the dark abyss, death waiting at the bottom.

A light mist of raindrops sprinkled over the kingdom of Corona, grey clouds coating the sky like colorless icing. A wave of depression had spread over its inhabitants. Their beloved Princess Rapunzel had fallen ill under mysterious circumstances. It started with drowsiness, then coughing, and now a fever. The King and Queen were desperate, sending for doctors all around, but the unknown sickness stayed unknown. Her fiancée, Eugene, was always with her, and only then did he understand what she felt when he had temporarily died. The feeling, the knowing, that somebody you knew and loved was dying, it was horrific. It left an emptiness inside. It made an imprint on everyone who had been through it. And it wasn't just Eugene and her parents, it was the whole kingdom.

The children she had played with so many times. The craftsman she had wanted to learn from. The guards who she had always thanked for their courage and sacrifice. The villagers she had made conversation with. The love and happiness she had always spread; it would all disappear with her. Her parents had just found her only to lose her, forever.

Rapunzel rolled her head to the side, and blinked a few times to clear her blurry vision. When she finally focused, Eugene's concerned face came into view. "Hey," He said.

"Hey," She answered, enjoying the feeling of his hand stroking her brown hair. There was an uncomfortable silence between them, and she didn't like it. "So," She started. "I guess we've had a lot of encounters with death, haven't we?"

"Yep, I guess we have." Eugene answered.

Rapunzul let out a short laugh. "I mean, I almost killed you with a frying pan, you almost got pulverized at the Snuggly Duckling, we almost got chopped to bits by the guards and the ugly guys, almost drowned in the cave, you almost got hung, and for the sun's sake you got stabbed and died!"

Eugene smiled. "That was only in two days…"

Rapunzel blinked. "And now this. We're cursed I say. Cursed." She could feel her strength rapidly fading after her rant. "Love you, Eugene…" She said.

"Love you too." Her eyes began to close, and the last thing she saw was a frantic Eugene mouthing her name over and over. And then blackness engulfed her.

Well that was depressing. Don't worry ROTG fans, all those characters will be in the next chapter. ~Jess