Woo! Finally began a BRAVE fanfic
Warning: Does contain some spoilers for those who haven't seen the movie or if you honestly don't care and still want to read it, be my guest I won't force anything ;)
Well i don't have much to explain for now but I do hope you all will enjoy my story!
I DO NOT own or created the story of BRAVE (c) Pixar did and i only decided to use my imagination to make this up...
After the fanatical occurrence that had happened six months ago to the young princess of DunBroch; the curse upon her mother turning into a bear, her kingdom on the brink of war, including the revengeful attack of the demon creature Mor'du!
Let's say Merida's fate was definitely altered, in a way that her outlook on her responsibility to her family grew a stronger bond with her mother, the queen.
The young princess felt she had better insight on her mistake that led to an incredible and frightening experience. But regardless she was still the same old tough as nails and feral character that matched her undeniable conspicuous long-frizzed ginger locks, with it being a divine addition to the lovely princess.
Merida stirred in her sleep and opened her light mist blue eyes seeing the sunlight leak through her curtains. It was already the crack of dawn and despite having to wake up for lessons with her mother before, naturally, Merida enjoyed the calm and serene mornings. Especially where there were the days that she didn't have to do princess duties or being stuck inside all day. What with books and etiquette sessions or worry about such expectations to be the future queen of her kingdom tomorrow.
She awoke with the subtle sound of the birds chirping outside in the summer day breeze. She got up from her bed with a smile and opened her bedroom window, instantly she felt the gentle wind, while looking over the lush green landscape of the Scottish countryside within her castle and home.
"Perfect day for a ride!" Merida thought aloud with a grin on her face.
She then rushed and dressed into her usual venture dark blue dress, gathered her arrows inside her leather quiver and her refurbished version of her bow – a gift from her mother. It looked almost like her old hand carved vine-wood bow, however this bow was made of English Oak wood as it was a more sturdy kind of wood, and longer too.
Of course its brand new, so she took a small pocket knife with her to make up new carvings. She was thinking more of an elaborate Celtic design of the DunBroch emblem with bear symbols on them. So that was one of the few things she was looking forward to! Merida then made her way to the stables, where her powerful Clydesdale horse is resting, Angus. Black as night with ivory muzzle and fetlocks, Angus is the princess's escape from castle life from the deep forest to the highlands beyond.
Merida target shoots from her perch on his broad back. She gave a small yawn, stretching her arms a bit and opened the wooden gate to see her loving and beautiful steed Angus. She hopped on and rode off into the wood area to practice more of her archery skills, as just yesterday she posted up some new locations to shoot her range of arrows at, so she was very excited to try that out!
Meanwhile at the Castle
It was soon to be noon, and the maids and servants where already set to work cooking and doing chores within the castle grounds,
And as usual the royal family's youngest members, the red-head prince triplet's Hamish, Hubert and Harris were up to no good sneaking around the castle.
Todays target, the kitchen.
They always looked for an early mid-morning snack. Such as pies, sweet tarts, bread stuffed with jam and their favorite, dumpling creamed-berry topped cakes! No doubt their nanny Maudie would find them, if she ever can hide the desserts from the 'wee devils'. Which is almost impossible seeing as they are masters at hiding places and secret entrances within the castle.
Evidently they could get away with murder if they wanted to!
The bear king Fergus was practicing his sword fighting skills in the training and weaponry area of the castle. Although no castle guard was no match for the king (or his enormous size) but they still had a go at him with all they can, even if it would mean getting flung at, like the last time.
And last but certainly not the least, the lovely and graceful queen Elinor.
Today she was dressed in her glistening elegant sapphire dress, with her silk-long dark hair loose behind her back. Ever since the day she returned to normal she decided this new style was more…refreshing! But of course in regular occasions she will always have her hair tied or when there was company. The queen was seated in the dining table, scanning and reading over decree scrolls, and paper work sprawled over the large thick cherry wood table.
Maudie then came up to the queen with a tray full of more letters and paper work. Elinor sighed inwardly and thanked her, as she bowed and left the queen to her royal duties.
While organizing her work, Elinor then eyed the new papers, three letters with a familiar emblem clans stamped on the envelopes; MacGuffin, Dingwall and Macintosh
Elinor's brows rose as she was not expecting them to send any kind of notice after what had happened. She didn't know what to expect until she opened all three at the same time and read them to herself,
"Oh my," she said aloud to nobody in particular, "This is quite some news!" she grinned with content bringing up her delicate palm to her cheek.
Near the highlands
Merida was seated in a vast field of colorful wild flowers and the smell of thin pine trees intoxicated its sweet aroma in the summer air. It was also a perfect view of the misty hills ahead of her.
While she sat, very focused on finishing up her carving on her new bow, Angus was munching on some lush grass nearby. It was a very peaceful place, Merida took note to come here more often during the summer, and the flowers were gorgeous! So she decided to pick a bundle for her mother,
"That'll put a smile on her face! And if I 'accidently' show up late to dinner again this'll make up for it. Right, Angus?" Merida said aloud to Angus who snorted in response.
However the moment was interrupted suddenly as she heard an unfamiliar and very animal-like shriek. Merida stopped what she was doing and looked to the sky abruptly with vigilance.
Ever since Mor'du, an ancient prince turned into a demon bear, Merida was now cautions more than ever. She was glad that she brought along her sword just in case things got out of hand.
She stood up and looked around her area but nothing was there...
Suddenly she heard it again.
This time louder as it echoed through the misty hill tops scaring Angus. He neighed in an alarming response to the banshee-like sound and galloped next to his owner.
Merida's eyes narrowed, gathering the last of the flowers she finished picking and placed them inside her pouch next to the saddle. She put back on her black cloak, placing her quiver on her back. And while she reached to grab her bow...
SWOOSH!
An insanely large creature came swooping down at the princess with a powerful gust enough to knock her and Angus down to the grassy plain. Merida then took cover near a nearby rock, luckily Angus wasn't hurt. She looked up to only see something she least expected...
A dragon!
And a big one at that! It was a dark colored scaled beast with a large wing-span was probably the extent of a long river and its body mass was almost the mass of a mountain!
Merida gasped in shock, "A dragon? Why is there dragon here!" she saw the beast make a sharp turn, and was headed toward her and Angus.
Merida was a quick thinker though. She collected her bow an' arrow and aimed at the creature's chest and wing.
Her shots were a direct hit, but the arrows impact were weak and made no difference. Legend has it, that dragon scales were unbreakable and were tougher than steel and its tough exterior could withstand the earth's core heat.
The dragon was still coming toward the princess, eyes set dead on her. Merida quickly gathered another arrow and this time aimed at its face!
She shot her arrow as it lodged straight inside the dragon's left eye. The massive beast hissed in pain, missing his prey's target and made a loud crash into the grass plain, destroying rocks, trees and flowers.
Merida then saw this opportunity to escape. Hastily mounting on her horse yelling "Yaa!" commanding him to go.
Angus then bolted straight out of the open area into forest that led back to the castle, before the beast would recover and chase them. Luckily Angus was fast and the forest was dense enough so no aerial creature would spot them from up above.
While the princess made her escape, the dragon composed itself on the floor, shaking its massive head still hissing in pain. Its eye was closed tight with blood leaking out due to the arrow's injury. It gave a low growl and with a deep voice without opening its mouth,
"Soon kingdom of DunBroch. Soon..."
The dragon then opened its toothy grin, but only slightly, a massive heat wave of searing red fire then caught the plain that was full of wild flowers flared up leaving the once beautiful lush grassland into a grey gravel wasteland.
The beast then spread its wings, causing a great gust to knock down the thin pine trees, and flew up hidden in the sky's clouds. Planning its next and deadly move.
Early Afternoon
Merida finally arrived to her castle, as she crossed the undersized bridge that led to the royal stables.
She arrived into Angus' stable post and dismounted him, landing on her feet which became wobbly and fell softly on the hay. Merida noticed how shakey she was and took deep breathes to calm her nerves
Merida had just witnessed, and possibly fought, one of legend's most fearsome creatures. Almost as bloodcurdling as Mor'du but at least he was a bear not a mythical creature! How can you come across a dragon that size! But most importantly how is that dragon even real? Why is it here in Scotland?
The princess' thoughts were buzzing with so many questions but decided it was some kind of freak occurrence and wishfully hoped she or anybody else would never have to encounter something like that again.
She then stood up straight, dusted off some hay off her dress and some stray leaves on her hair. She grabbed a large wooden bucket filling it with water in the nearby well and fed it to Angus. Gladly accepting it as he gulped it down, as Merida petted his thick mane gently.
Merida then looked around and noticed it was almost lunch time,
"Hmm, wow, that beast of a dragon actually made me early for lunch" she said to herself, giving a slight chuckle and made her inside the castle to her chambers to clean up and dress in some fresh clothes.
A moment later, Merida then came out of her room wearing a soft material dress, teal colored that reached her elbows with a loose white-undergarment and a leather belt that has celtic design carved on it around her waist, letting her wild curls flow freely.
Her belly growled in hunger as she made her way to the dining hall where her mother and her younger brothers were already seated. Her father, the king, was yet to show up, and took her usual seat.
Merida was debating on whether to tell her mother about the dragon that appeared to her on the fields. But the last thing she wanted to do was get weird disbelieving looks from her or scared expressions from her little brothers.
She then made the decision to wait until she was alone with her parents. Perhaps it'd seem more serious than some nonsense she'd be accused of making up.
Fergus then showed up and as if on cue the cooks then came out with large platters of cooked poultry, hen legs, sausages and steaks along with refreshments and fresh fruits with warm bread as a side dish.
The family had their typical lunch and after an hour they finished with stuffed bellys.
Elinor excused the boys along with Fergus as they ran off to play some games together. While Merida stayed behind as requested by her mother,
"What is it mum?" Merida warily asked, hopefully she wasn't in trouble for whatever it is – the last thing she needed was for her 'free days' to be less during the week than princess lessons
"I've surprisingly received notice from the four clans" explained Elinor
Merida's face expression became wide "What? What do they want mother?" she asked anxiously, it had only been six months after their gathering of a total fiasco of trying to marry her off with the young suitors.
"Apparently, dear, the lords from each clan have claimed that they wish to gather again soon! It says here that it seems that each of their first-born sons have shown genuine interest in you and wish to see you within a fortnight." the queen explained gently
"In two weeks mother, are ya joking!" Merida exclaimed as she pushed her seat back and her hands gripping the table. Elinor eyed her daughter to conduct yourself and act lady like as 'princess' do not raise their voices'
"But, I just don't understand. I mean, why? I don't see how I've caught their appeal. It's not like I did anything lady like in front of them. If anything I've only turned you into a bear, almost got ye killed by yer own husband and such..." Merida trailed off, knowing it wasn't the best explination but the lesson taught her well on many levels.
The queen looked a bit sickened, the last thing she wanted to remember was her horrific time as a bear. But all was forgiven so she set that aside and instead saw it as an interesting experience in order to improve the relationship she has with her daughter.
"Calm yourself Merida, I only just received this before lunch. I wasn't expecting this notice as much as you. Perhaps it was the speech you gave them that was appealing to their likening" the queen teased
"Oh 'ha' mother, as funny as that may seem it was mostly you signing it towards me. If you hadn't been there I'd probably already had made the decision to marry one of the lot already…" Merida huffed, crossing her arms,
"Now-now Merida, at least give the lads a chance. Who knows, you might spend some time together," she said, offering a suggestion
"Yes, I'm sure they would love to spend time with someone like me," in all honestly Merida never imagined herself with anything close to calling a lad her husband anytime soon.
She just couldn't! Most girls her age would attract boys using their charm, and had manageable hair and were much more lady like than herself. Merida was still young with her love of archery, horseback and simply enjoying the freedom of the outdoors. She was eager not to give that up!
But Merida was different than most girls. After all she IS the princess and furture queen - much was at stake if she didn't marry.
"Oh Merida don't say such things, you hardly know them. Now this discussion is over for now, you still have all day today to enjoy yourself, and tomorrow we will resume our lessons in geography, music and poetry." the queen declared and went back to her paperwork.
Merida simply groaned to herself, she absolutely hated to be reminded of lessons! Plus getting a notification of the suitors coming soon didn't ease her troubled mind. She only dreaded what she had to do to keep each of them entertained. If they ever knew the real her she was sure they'd be scared off or discouraged by her, or vice versa.
The princess then exited the dining hall and went up stairs straight to her room for a well-deserved nap.
"Perhaps a nice rest would put me at ease" Merida sighed, just as she closed the door she completely forgot to tell her parents about the dragon. But immediately shook it off, as she was sure it was just a onetime fluke, it probably won't be the end of the world. She then landed on her bed as she instantly fell into a peaceful slumber.
Such sweet irony ha-ha
Well this is going to be interesting! I got the inspiration while laying on my couch, pillow on my head and was listening to Bass-Hunter on my phone haha (sigh) techno can give me such inspiration : D
I might update very soon, as i don't want to cause myself to have a horrible writers block .
God Bless! xoxo