Sup guys? Lighting Wolf here, back with another story, this one about Brave. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own Brave, Disney, Pixar and a few others do.

(Oceans around DunBroch)

The ship sailed through the oceans, leading 3 more through the waves. A warrior who hadn't traveled the world wouldn't know the armored soldiers aboard the ships, what they were called or what they did.

To someone who did, they were known as knights, all soldiers of a Kingdom known as Tashire. A single knight, this one hefting a large.

"I still doubt he fled this far; the trail went cold a month ago." The knight said only to be interrupted by another one, this one wearing a hood over a scarf which covered her lower face and brown leather gloves and boots instead of armor. She had a pair of daggers with her on her waist.

"You said that last week, Hervy, you're going to be saying it a week from now. Basil needs to do this; he didn't make you a Lieutenant in his part of our battalions for nothing." The other knight said as Hervy lifted his Poleaxe over his head and sighed.

"I'm just saying, the traitors had fled miles from Tashire, we haven't saw them and months went down the road." Hervy said before a voice cut them off.

"You know, when your dad who led our armies before he stepped down, I didn't think he'd back down from a fight." The voice said as both turned to see a knight cloaked in sliver armor with a menacing broadsword on his waist. He had the green and sliver colors of a knight of Tashire and with the images of wolves on his shoulders.

"Well the Prince of an entire kingdom leading armies instead of going to parties and ruling the kingdom is pretty crazy as well, my lord." Hervy said with amusement and Basil shook his helmeted head.

"I haven't earned that role yet, Herv… Now then, Salma, Hervy, let's make landfall and hunt down some traitors." Basil stated.

(DunBroch)

Merida was bored, yes, the girl who had climbed a legendary mountain, could out archer an army and had fought a human bear… Was bored, she had nothing to do, and while she no longer had the problem of being forced to be married, it still was a thought in her head.

She was riding Angus around the shorelines; it was there she noted a fleet of ships.

She normally wouldn't have blinked at this. The other clans around her father's lands, it was the fact that none of the other lords had a wolf emblem with a sword and shield on the sails.

She also saw armored soldiers get off the boats with horses, they all had weapons and they clearly looked like they could cause harm.

"Soldiers? I have to get dad…. Come on, Angus." Merida said as she coaxed Angus into running as she turned to see one of the soldiers looking at her. She cursed and urged Angus to go faster while reaching for an arrow from her quiver.

(With Basil)

"HERVY! GET BACK HERE!" Salma yelled as Basil growled and turned to her.

"Salma, c'mon, everyone else, go and set up camp! Damn it, Hervy!" Basil yelled as he urged his steed up the hill after Hervy with Salma following as Hervy urged his horse faster.

"HERVY!" Basil yelled as he saw an arrow flying at his face, he cursed and ducked it, the arrow nearly nailed him in the face.

"GET BACK HERE!" Hervy yelled as he pulled ahead of the horse and blocked them, Basil cursed before the girl turned and loosed an arrow.

Basil reached for his sword, but the speed and force of the arrow knocked him out of the saddle and he crashed to the ground, he was impressed, he wasn't hurt, but no archer he met was that fast or skilled.

It was at this the girl managed to get around Hervy who took off after her, Basil cursed and slammed a fist into the dirt.

"You have to be kidding me…" Basil muttered as Salma helped her up, Basil reached for his horse.

"She's good, she's really good for an archer, I haven't seen someone like that before." Basil muttered and he climbed into the saddle and then he took off after Hervy and the girl who now had his full attention.

"You have any idea why he rushed off like this?" Basil asked as Salma shook her head.

"No idea, I'll catch him, that girl gets back wherever she is and we're going to have an army come down on us." Salma said, Basil slowed down his horse a few steps.

"I think she's an army all on her own…" Basil said as he turned and chased after his friend. He nor anyone else in his group had no idea that the girl they met would change their lives forever.

She'd change Basil's life the most down the road, neither knew.

Author Notes

Phew, first chapter done! I've been wanting to post this story since I've seen the Brave movie. I want to point out this movie isn't entirely going to be following the movie and will be following its own path. Next chapter will be on next Thursday and will show Basil officially meeting Merida until then, Lighting Wolf out!