Hello there and Good day to you all. So this is my first story here but I'm a fan of both movies and want to give this a try.

Okay this goes out to a very special person who shares a lot in common with me. She's like the twin sister I never had but always wished I did. She's been with me for what feels like forever and I'm grateful to have her as mí Amiga. So Mick if you're reading this I hope you enjoy it. I know we had a talk about this but I really wanted you to be surprised and I really hope you like it as much as I do. FÉLIZ CUMPLEAÑOS Y HAPPY READING!

(Dunbrah Scotland)

*Voiceover*

Some say our destiny is tied to the land, as much a part of us as we are of it. Others say fate is woven together like a cloth, so that one's destiny intertwines with many others. It's the one thing we search for, or fight to change. Some never find it. But there are some who are led.

"Faster Angus Faster!" She follows the whips out of the forest into a large clearing that didn't look too familiar to her at all. The flatlands spread on for miles it seemed but nothing out of the ordinary to be found.

"Why did whips bring us here?" Merida walked into the tall grass, Angus trotting at her side. She could see black smoke rising from the ground, someone has to be making that smoke. She broke into a run as if following a little rabbit. The smoke got thicker with every step she took. She could smell the fire and hear the crackled flames. In fact the heat started to get more and more intense.

"I'm getting a wee bit roasted here." But she ignores it and carried on.

*ROAR* She stops everything the second that ear splitting sound came upon here. It was the loudest she had ever heard it call before.

"Aye the beast must be near" She pulled out her arrow, carefully peaking through the grass. Something large, black and covered in scales was starting her dead in the face. Rather she was starting at it, the might beast had his back turned to her but its massive tail nearly struck her head off. The redhead approach with caution. Never had she seen any creature as big as this one, it was all so enchanting to her.

"Mighty winged beast, what are yew?"

She couldn't get any closer but still hadn't seen its face yet. Angus was getting anxious for her return and followed her, she shot her arrow at beast and she had no time to react before she was SLAPPED across the field face down on the ground. Angus rushed to her side as she was trying to get back up *ROAR* the beast screeches again. "What the..." The next thing she sees was a massive claw striking down on her, the claws just barely scratched her skin but enough to make her scream out in pain. The beast was attacking.

"Run Angus Hee-yaw!" She makes a swift hast for the forest as she could see a dark shadow hovering above her. An explosion came out of nowhere, a wall of fire was forming around her and Angus was going out of control.

The feisty redhead was trapped. What was she to do? Where was she to ride. The beast bared another claw at her nearly killing her on sight. More fire spit from the great beasts throat. Soon the kingdom would be in flames if she didn't do something quick. Instant idea struck. She tied thick vines around the edge of her arrow and right before the beast struck again lodge a spear in his tail letting out an unbelievable roar.

"Look sharp Angus we're going for a ride"

They took off to the skies but not lasting long as they met the ground once again as the beast feel flat to his back. Merida quickly got a look at its face. "A Dragon! Never in all my years have I seen a real dragon".

As of right now it was still, yet breathing hard. She touched its face, scaled and cold.

"HEY YOU! GET AWAY FROM HIM!" That voice startled and captivated her when she heard it.

Merida came face to face with a young lad: Tall, rugged biceps and a prosthetic leg, not something you see on the average person. But something told her he was much more than average A nice looking face he had, she had to admit but the face didn't appear very familiar. She was mesmerized by him yet he didn't notice when he rushed past her.

"Toothless buddy are you okay?" The poor aching Dragon could only pant as his friends rubs his face to keep him steady. "Come on now let's get you back home where you belong"

Merida came back to reality and decided to speak. Of course now probably wasn't the best time, but, she just had to do it. "Excuse me lad?" She speaks up.

"What do you want?" He was bitter with her.

Merida was once again face to face with this stranger. He was too busy tending to his injured Dragon to acknowledge her Presence. "Don't worry boy I'll have u feeling better in no time" he says as his friend just lied there. "I just need some leaf vines and sap" He runs back to the woods.

Merida approach the beast with great caution. She felt so bad but maybe she could help him. "Aye I know just what you need" She takes off on her horse Angus riding far off the trail. The fog was getting thicker the farther she went. Finally she came across an of shack built within a stone cave. An old woman was out by the house wilding with her knife. Merida quickly recognized her "Aye there be that gabby Witch"

She climbs down the rock wall nearly getting covered in musty fog and gloom but she was use to that feeling.

*Squaw* That nosy raven caught sight of Merida as she came across the witch. She looked upon her and grinned that creepy old witch lady grin. "Aye my favorite redhead lass".

"Cram it you sneaky witch I need some magic potions from you" she gave an blank emotionsless stare.

"And what be the price you'll be willing to pay for it dearie?" She tossed over a small coin purse of gold coins. "And what be the potion your after?"

"Got anything for healing the wounded and injured?" She walks into her little wood shop with all her witchcraft and spells.

"Remedies? I might have a smidget of that in my drawer" she pulls out a small bottle of magic curing potion and hands it to her.

"Perhaps you be wanting to buy some more of my driftwood crafts?"

"Never again you old codfish" she muttered. Hearing that the witch gave her a good slap to the head.

"Here be your potion lass"

"Does it work for animals too?"

"Oh Aye every animal great and small but only apply a small amount or..." She takes the vile without thinking twice.

Yeah yeah thanks" She takes off on Angus leaving the crazy witch.

The witch looks over at her Raven perched on her shoulder "Remind me never to sell her anymore potions" her raven squawks in understanding.

The dragon was still lying on his back when she returned. His owner however had not seemed to have been back. She approached the dragon, he was slowly crying in pain. She placed a gentle touch on his tail where the injbury was.

"Don't worry I've got what ails you" she opened the bottle and poured slow drops of potions. It seemed to be working, moments later there was the slightest flinch of his tail and hid body began to react as well. Merida meet him eye to eye, she smiled at him as he allowed her to pet his scales and rub him.

"You be okay. I see you will be fine" she tells him.

"GET AWAY FROM HIM!" Before she could react she was jumped to the ground hard. The two began scuffling on the ground until Merida found the strength to push him off her.

Instantly went for her bow and arrows "Get back!" She warned. She shot her arrow without thinking twice and he blocked it off and sent it back her way. She only got scrapped by it before she got slammed to the ground and knocked unconscious.

Her attacker got to his feet in a huff "Mess with my dragon will ya". He felt a nudge to his back and smile. "Toothless you're okay! But how?" Toothless showed him the bottle of medicine Merida gave him and now he was perfect once more. "Come boy lets go" he hops on. He looks at Merida still on the ground, he was having mixed feelings about the attacker/Healer to his friends. He wanted nothing more to do with her, but the hero in himself was forcing him to do the right thing. Leave her or help her? What to do what to do?...

...

Merida awakens right where she had last remembered being. It was a bit later in the day as the sun was starting to get lower in the sky. She had this terrible pain in her head that came and went.

Angus trots at her side brushing against her as she stood to her feet. She didn't quite remember what had happened until she heard a rustle in the bushes.

Thinking fast, she lined up her bow and shot in the clearing.

"OUCH!" She recognized that voice.

That captivating boy from beyond appear before her again.

"I think you dropped this!" He pulls the arrow from his fake legs and tossed it back to her.

He walks away to where his dragon was awaiting him with a long smiles. Merida kept her distance not sure what to think of him.

"You might want to be heading home where you belong" He speaks to her

"And you?"

"I'm on my own ways and you should do the same"

"What does that mean?"

"Wouldn't you like to know" he huffs.

She got a bit leaved by him "Oh Aye! I would"

He rolls his eyes at her. "Listen Red"

"Merida!" She corrected.

He gave a straight face "Hiccup" he introduced.

"I came here for a quick rest from flying for days all the way from my village and thanks to you I was put a day behind my plans.

"Need any help lad? I know my way around these mountains myself"

"From you *scoffs* No way. I'm a loner and I intend to keep it that way" He climbs aboard Toothless with all his belongings.

"Don't get in my way again" With a hard kick toothless took off into the skies.

Angus rode slowly upon the redhead who was still intrigued and challenged by her encounter with that hard headed dreamboat.

"Angus are you ready for another adventure are you?" She smirked. But as usual her faithful companion had other opinions.

"Come on now I need to see just what this so called 'Loner' is going to do" He still had doubts against it. But Merida knew better than this, she went where the world took her and let nobody tell her otherwise.

Even though he told her to stay put she wasn't going to. He knew nothing of who she was and stubborn and hotheaded was one of them.

"Back to the Castle now. I'm going to need some more bows" They rode across the grassy plains back to where they started.

Back at the Castle, servants were running around as always. Maudie the Maiden was setting the grand table for the dinner. When she returned she found an entire platter of cookies had inexplicably vanished.

"What?" She was puzzled as to what happened.

Harris, Hubert and Hamis were fleeing the scene in one of their many hidden traps through the Castle. Wee devils they were.

Merida tore through her chambers in her room wielding more of her arrows she could fit into her casing.

"Merida!" There was a knock at the door.

Her mother, Elinor, come proudly stepping inside her daughters room. "Mom? Is there something wrong?" She asked hiding her arrows from her sight.

"I haven't seen you all day dear. Where have you been?"

"I was here there getting fresh air" she lied.

Elinor got closer stoked her face "Your father and I are going to be leaving on royal buissnes. So you are too be a Princess and watch over while we're gone for a few weeks "

"Weeks?!"

"Yes dearie but I have faith in you" She smiled

Merida smile too "Yes mom I will do as a true Princess" They both embrace in a hug

"Aye there you are my wee lassies" Ferguson charges in embracing his girls in his big bear arms.

During dinner Elinor went over everything that was required for Merida to watch over the Kingdom in their absence.

"Mom I know what to do you don't have to lecture me!"

"Now Merida remember what I told you. You must strive for perfection!" They say at once.

"Elinor let the lass be! She gots the know how to run this rust bucket" Ferguson says stuffing his face with veils.

"Thank you Dad!"

Elinor sighs hard "Alright but we expect you to be on your best behavior"

"Got it!"

"Boys!" She says as they all look "Mind your sister" They nod in agreement.

Early the next day the family says their goodbyes to the King and Queen at the docks. The ships take off as Merida is left in charge of the Castle, Kingdom and her devil brothers.

Elinor and Ferguson board the ship. "Remember what I told you dearie"

"Mom I can handle it. Not to worry!" Merida assures her "I'll be a mini you!" She winks.

"Aye lass now let's get this jib sailing along"

They set off to the seas leaving the young red in charge and unsupervised for the first time in her life. She heads back to the Castle to the royal throne room. Many of the guards and staff were there hardly even noticing her presence.

"Attention" She tried being a refined and dignified Princess like her mother wanted, to little effect.

"Excuse me but I have an announcement..."

Okay time to do this Merida style "SHUT IT!" Everything went quite as she found her center again.

"As you know The King and Queen are gone and in their absence I will be taking control of the Kingdom."

"So I don't want to have any trouble out of anyone and everyone is to handle problems as such unless it be absolutely necessary for me to take action." She steps aside as everyone makes way.

"I must attend to some private matters. I'm not to be disturbed and that's that. So..off you all go then"

They all went on their merry ways as Merida went to her chambers and stocks up on bows and arrows. She sneaks down the hallway and to the stables. Angus was having his lunch of oats and hay when she came running in.

"Time to another ride Angus. Hee-yaw!" The rode off into the forest and far off the land.

Little did the young redhead know was that her adventures we're going to take her farther than she expected.

Part two coming soon. Once again this was just for my Birthday girl and bestie. Love you Lots Mick and hope your birthday is filled with good wishes and cheer *Raises wine glass* CHEERS! Xoxoxo