So, this is my first fanfic on my first account for the first time. I'm excited to see if this turns out well or not. If no one likes this, I'll just take it down and delete this account. Can I do that? I don't know. Someone need to help me with all this stuff..anyway! To the story.

The late afternoon sun shone down hot and unforgiving down on the land as the band of hunters from DunBroch made their way toward the coast of Scotland for a new archery practice for the princess.

Angus flew through the brush of the forest a few yards ahead of the rest of the group, her father and two of the lords seeking her love followed as close as their horses would carry them. "Princess" Nollaig Macintosh shouted after Merida, so far he had done little to nothing to try and win her heart, figuring she would instantly draw to him most due to his good looks and charm, but that was not the case. Before leaving on this trip he had finally worked up nerve to ask her to go hunting with him, and only him. Being somewhat polite Merida had agreed but so far it appeared to Nollaig that she had forgotten her promise. Kicking his foot into the side of his horse to go faster he practically flew after her.

Seamus wasn't in much of a rush to win the princess over but putting more effort into it than his other two competitors he had made Merida her own meal and they…well tried to talk. Seamus MacGuffin was very hard to understand but the two had found a way to communicate without getting confused. They had found if Seamus spoke slowly the words he said would make, more sense then they had before anyway. All three of the boys knew that Merida had already liked Seamus most.

Hugh on the other hand would give Merida a poor looking flower from time to time, a few words and a smile but nothing more. Hugh Dingwall had not seemed very interested in the princess with fiery hair ever since the day tradition had changed.

Riding lazily near the back of the group Hugh looked around the forest, feeling an odd sense of a threat he peered over his shoulder, but nothing was there.

"LET'S MAKE CAMP FOR THE NIGHT!" King Fergus called to the hunting party, glancing ahead at his daughter who had only slowed a bit he rolled his eyes and decided to let her go a little bit ahead.

With her newest bow on her back and a new bunch of arrows in her quiver strapped to her she slowed to a trot and glanced around at her new unfamiliar surroundings.

"What a beautiful place Angus." she said as she patted her still panting horse. She was about to turn back to help set up camp when her instincts told her to look up.

As her blue eyes flickered upward to the sky a flash of black flew through the treetops.

"Whoa, Angus did you see that?" she asked, a new sort of curiosity in her voice. Glancing quickly over her shoulder back at the start of the camp she shrugged and turned Angus in the direction the black mass flew.

"Come on Angus, lets go see what that was." Obediently the horse kicked against the ground, bounding through the forest floor after the black animal that flew overhead. The triplets, while back at the newly starting camp all stopped.

"Oi! Hamish,Hubert, where do you think she's going?" Harris had looked in his sisters direction just in time to see her disappear into the forest.

"Maybe we should follow her, you know what happened last time we let her go off on her own." Hubert laughed.

Hamish dropped his shoulders, "Yeah, let her dogs do it this time, I don't want any more blisters on my hands."

Hubert and Harris burst into laughter at the memory of their twin climbing the tree to cut off the ropes of a trap their sister had ran straight into. Nollaig had long since given up his shouting for the princess. Giving a very angry huff as he finished pitching his tent he stood up to see Merida disappear into the darkness of the forest.

"PRINCESS!" he yelled with his annoyed tone causing a few heads to turn in his direction. He was already running to his horse and mounting before anyone could ask what had happened.

Merida knew she was loosing the black flying beast but still she did not want to stop, she felt as if she were flying and she loved it. Soaring at the highest speed she was sure Angus had ever run before she smiled widely, her blue eyes focused up toward the sky.

'What is that thing?' she thought.

The sound of rushing water quickly called to her ears as she pulled up on the reins quickly. Almost as if on cue the edge of the cliff came into view and the sound of Angus's hooves crushing the earth sounded. Snorting and trying with all his might to stop they had almost went over the edge down into the rocky waters below. Merida had never been out this far to the coast, the view was amazing. As the wind whipped at her face she inhaled the smell of the waters she felt the warmth of the late afternoon sun on her skin and then out of the corner of her eye she saw it. A black winged animal soaring through the sky. It's tail looked mismatched and its speed like nothing Merida had ever seen. Before she could get off Angus, she saw him. There was a man on the black beast and he appeared to be frightened.

'Had the beast taken this man?' Merida thought quickly as she snatched an arrow and flung her bow off her shoulder. Setting the arrow and readying herself to shoot the unknown flying animal she paused for a moment as the man on the back of the beast looked at her.

Although they were almost 20 feet away from each other they both knew their lives would change.

The man reared up the beast and made it turn away from Merida. Merida in turn let loose an arrow, missing an easy shot.

She flung her bow over her shoulder in time for the man and his beast to disappear in the clouds.

"What was that thing?" she asked herself.

As she began to turn around she heard the voices of her brothers plus Nollaig. 'Great' she thought sarcastically as the wind picked up.

"Princess" Nollaig called as he was the first to come into view. Merida turned Angus around to face the boys

"Yes?" she answered with a giggle, acting innocent of her actions.

Her giggles were cut short as the all too familiar blue whisp appeared behind the four boys. "Boys!…L-look!"

Merida quickly pushed passed between Nollaig and Hubert and stopped as soon as the whisp was in her reach. She took another step closer and the whisp vanished, another replacing the previous one a few feet away, farther into the vast forest. The triplets looked in awe at it with Merida while Nollaig simply rolled his eyes at the childish creature but still followed everyones gaze. Merida turned quickly and climbed up onto Angus with excitement. She could barely keep it in as she squeaked with joy.