Okay guys, here's the next chapter. I introduced some more characters and I hope to keep this story original as possible as well. If anyone has any questions or suggestions, feel free to ask away. I can only hope you all enjoy this story. I'll try to keep updating it. And a heads up, PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO UPDATE MY OTHER STORIES. If anyone simply comes onto this story and just demand I update my other stories, that only pisses me off. Be patient. All my stories will eventually get updated.


"Hiccup? Hiccup!" a strong Scottish accent female voice shouted that could be heard from across the sea.

On a very large ship, standing out on the main deck was a young woman about at least sixteen. She was one of those types that would be hard to miss. Her wild red hair was one of the things that got her noticed. Her sharp dark blue eyes were darting about like a hawk searching for prey. Her slightly tan skin made it hard for anyone to see the freckles upon her round face. She wore sea captain clothes and at that moment, her boot was tapping impatiently on the floor boards.

"Yeah Captain Merida?" A male voice answered from behind her.

She turned to face a skinny young man. He was rather small for his age despite him being only seventeen. He had brown hair that fell over his head like a mop and he had intelligent green eyes. He had more freckles then she did, but like her, his tan skin made it hard to see that. He wore simple green shirt with a brown vest, dark brown trousers, one boot and his left leg was actually just a peg leg. His name was Hiccup Haddock, the Captain Merida's right hand man and second in command of the ship. And not so secretly, her boyfriend.

"There ye are and 'bout time too. Listen, I need to call a meeting with the main staff, so I need you to find Carrie while I look fer Frost." Merida said in a business like tone.

Hiccup frowned, "Uh why, dare I ask?" he questioned and he really hoped the red head won't yell at him for asking.

Merida rolled her eyes, "You'll see. Now find that sister of yours, will ya? Frost shouldn't be hard ta find." Without another word, she turned and walked off towards bow of the ship.

Hiccup sighed and too turned to do what Merida asked him to. They had been out at sea for about a month now. Maybe Merida was having second thoughts about this mission they were sent on? Whatever the case was, he decided to trust his captain. He always had. He wasn't in love with her for no reason. Hiccup paused for a moment to think of where Carrie could be at this moment. He thought it over and decided he may have a clue. He went down below deck and could hear laughing from afar. He smirked and knew that laughing anywhere. He turned the corner and saw what would be a strange sight to any man except for him. A young girl at least sixteen was playing with a really large black dragon.

The girl was of course strange herself. She had wavy blue hair tied back in a ponytail and bright pink eyes. Her skin was rather pale as well and she always wore something white and blue. What was even stranger was she and Hiccup were actually brother and sister. According their father, Carrie actually used to be a brunette herself with brown eyes. But when she was only three, she got into an accident out at sea that nearly took her life away. Luckily her father managed to rescue her and restore her back to health. It cost her of course for she had gained a strange ability to control water itself and her hair and eyes changed color. Despite the weird outlook she had, she and Hiccup were always close as any sibling could get. Not to mention Hiccup too was about as strange as she was. The dragon she was playing with was his considered his companion.

Hiccup and Carrie are Vikings and they were supposed to be mortal enemies to dragons. But Hiccup saw he couldn't kill the night fury he took down and thus found dragons were not as horrible as everyone labeled them to be. The night fury, Toothless Hiccup called him, was about as friendly as any dragon could be. He was loyal to Hiccup and Carrie as well. His left tail fin was missing when Hiccup shot him out of the sky. But the clever Viking made another tail to allow the dragon to fly once more. Now the three managed to find their way onto Merida's ship and have been part of the crew for some time now.

"Carrie? Toothless? I think playtime is about over." Hiccup announced which caused Carrie to groan.

"Killjoy much, Hiccup? I mean seriously, Toothless and I were just getting started." Carrie rebutted but she stood up the same. She adjusted her necklace which was a gift from her mother when she was still a baby. Of course, her and Hiccup's mother disappeared for unknown reasons.

"I doubt it. I think Toothless would have taken it easy on you." Hiccup pointed out and saw the night fury in question roll his green eyes and made his way to lay down in his favorite spot.

"What do you want?" Carrie asked and followed her older brother back up to the upper deck.

"Captain Merida is asking us for a meeting." Was Hiccup's reply and the girl gave him a look.

"Uh why? I thought at our last meeting we knew what was going to happen?" she said and Hiccup in turned shrugged,

"That's what I thought. But I guess to her, she wanted to get a few more things clear. Maybe Jack forgot about it."

"I wouldn't be surprised." Carrie added in her own thought while laughing.

"Frost! Jack Frost! Where the heck are ye?" Merida shouted while she marched about on the ship. She had hoped to find the man she was looking for easy. Turns out, he had other things in mind; and that was to hide from her, "Look if ye don't come out, I'm gonna shoot ye with an arrow! And I mean it!"

"You called, Captain?" a deep male voice called from above. Merida glanced up and now knew where Jack Frost had been hiding the whole time; up in the crows nest.

"What do ye think, ye idjiot? Get yer lazy ass down here now! We got a meeting!" Merida shouted and folded her arms waiting for Jack to get down.

A sigh was heard before a slim figure got up and made his way down to the deck. He was tall young man about seventeen in age with a slender yet slightly muscled body. He had white hair and blue eyes that always held a flicker of mischief. He was also very handsome and his playful smirk along with his pale skin seemed to make it even more so. He was considered a lady's man and most girls would usually swoon from just seeing him. He wore a simple blue shirt with brown trousers and no boots. He never liked wearing shoes for he felt he could get anywhere without them on. In his hand was a staff and he kept it with him at all times.

His backstory was considered a big mystery since no one knew where he had come from. Truth be told, he didn't know himself. He had been on the run for as long as he could remember. He was lucky to come across Merida who had been looking for a crew back when he still lived in Burgess. It had been a couple of years since he was hired to come aboard.

"Another meeting? What for?" Jack questioned as he pretended to be bored already.

"Ye'll see if ye come." Merida gave a sharp reply and began to walk towards the main headquarters.

Merida was usually irritated by Jack. She was one of the few women to not care about how handsome or charming he was. But despite their arguments, they were considered good friends at the most point. Jack enjoyed teasing her but knew better to not get on her bad side. He was so glad fiery girls like Merida were not his type. He mentally sighed and made his way to follow his captain.

Once the two were in the main meeting room, Hiccup and Carrie were already there waiting, "Took you two long enough?" Carrie joked and started tugging on a loose strand of her hair.

"Blame Frost. Now I called you three because I have some concerns I wanted to discuss." Merida got down to business.

"What's that? I thought the original plan was that we all go into Corona, get supplies, and be on our way?" Hiccup recalled the last time they all had this discussion.

"We were, however, I have been reading into the town of Corona and it seems the place is ruled over by an old witch." Merida started to go through her shelves that held her books and maps.

"A witch? You can't be serious." Jack put in his own thought and leaned against the wall.

"Not that kinda witch, you oaf! Just some cranky woman who is a terrible ruler." Merida rebutted and finally found the map she was looking for.

"Just out of curiosity but what does that have to do with anything?" Carrie questioned with a small frown.

"This woman is said to have a deep secret. According to rumors, she's been looking for a princess who was supposed to be the heir to Corona. However, the girl disappeared and this woman, Gothel as she is called, has had her soldiers looking for her for a few years now. If that's the case, visitors are not exactly welcomed. Or at least in our case, pirates could be arrested on the spot." Merida turned and laid out a map to show the island of Corona.

Corona was medium size island that was large enough to hold a decent kingdom along with a sizeable town, "That would mean getting supplies isn't going to be easy?" Hiccup questioned to make sure he got what Merida was saying. Once he got a confirmed nod, he let out a sigh, "Well that's just great."

"So that means our last plan will have to be…?" Jack trailed off on his question but he could see where Merida was going with this,

"Changed," Merida finished and sighed while looking over the map, "That's why I'm going to need only two of us to go into Corona, get what we need, and then get out. The last thing I want is have some wanna be queen want our heads just because she thinks lowly of pirates."

"And who are you sending in for this dangerous mission?" Carrie asked and Merida glanced to look her straight in the eye,

"You and Frost."

"What!" Jack, Carrie, and Hiccup all chorused.

"Are you nuts, Merida? Why my sister and Jack?" Hiccup questioned as he felt his protective instincts for his sister start up.

"Because Jack and Carrie are the fastest of us. Not to mention they can easily sneak in and out." Merida responded calmly.

"But we stick out like sore thumbs, Merida. I don't know if you noticed but Jack and I have really strange hair colors that no normal human beings have." Carrie said with a weak chuckle while pointing at her hair and then at Jack.

"Hey, I thought you liked my hair color." Jack said with a playful pout.

"I do! Who said I didn't?" Carrie immediately retorted and only got the strange white haired youth to laugh,

"Relax, Carrie, I know." He gave her a wink which caused her to giggle softly. Hiccup rolled his eyes. He had seen how Jack would flirt with Carrie on an occasion even though both insisted they only saw each other as just friends.

"Focus you two!" Merida said a little sharply and once she had all their attention again, she cleared her throat to get back on track, "Now I know ye two have strange appearances. However, once we get ye both to dress as what the Coronas would wear, neither of you would have a problem walking about as far as I am concerned. From what I heard, Corona isn't the biggest judgmental of the kingdoms. Ye might get some looking at ye."

"I don't know, Merida. I usually trust you on your plans but I'm not so sure of having Carrie and Jack go in there by themselves." Hiccup spoke up in concern.

"Are you worried that I might get hurt, Hiccup?" Carrie questioned, a frown set on her face as she gave her older brother a look.

"Maybe. Come on, Carrie, we never been to Corona. And hearing of how badly it's ruled by some horrible woman, who knows how the crime rate is."

"So? We've meet far worse people and have seen really terrible places. Besides I can take care of myself." Carrie pointed out in which Hiccup merely frowned.

"And if anyone dares try to hurt her, Hic, you can be sure I won't let that happen." Jack added in his own comment, "Carrie's like a little sister to me so I'll be sure to help her out if she needs it."

Hiccup wanted to argue but he could see it would be no use, "You're really stubborn, Carrie." He finally said and she smirked,

"I could say the same thing about you."

Merida smiled, "Then it's settled. We should probably began making preparations when we land on Corona." She said and glanced back down at the map with her friends following her gaze.

"Looking at this island, it would be a good idea if we don't go to the main port. I suggest we hide our ship around here…" Hiccup pointed to a small cove on the left side of Corona, "I can have Toothless drop Carrie and Jack there and when they are done, they can come back to that same location."

"Might be a good idea. We just have to make sure no one knows we are there. Plus who knows what else we might hear. Wasn't there some rumors at all about what this secret Gothel is hiding?" Jack glanced over at his friends.

Merida stood up straight while she pondered, "Not much. She's got it really hush, hush. But according to a few sailors, it might have something to do with the princess that disappeared." She finally replied.

"Maybe the princess disappeared because she wanted to get away from Gothel? Hearing how horrible the woman is, I wouldn't be surprised." Carrie added in her own thought.

"I wouldn't put it past her," Hiccup nodded in agreement and shifted his green eyes back to his captain, "How long will it be before we reach Corona?"

"With the winds be on our side, it should take us just another two days. We might as well get ourselves ready once we arrive." Merida replied and Hiccup, Carrie, and Jack all nodded in agreement.


"Still no sign of her, Your Majesty." The soldier dared to say as he bowed down. He tried hard not to allow his voice to tremble.

A woman with black curly hair had her back turned to him for the moment. She saw staring out the window that looked down at the town below. There was silence and the solider dared to peek with one eye. Everyone all feared her and that's why no one dared question her orders. Of course, he and his fellow soldiers have tried to find this princess not because they were ordered to, but also because they hoped she would put an end to Gothel's cruel ruling. But that hope was really small since Rapunzel probably won't be able to stand up to Gothel. Not to mention, quite a few soldiers didn't mind the woman's rules.

"I see. She certainly has hidden well from me for so many years." Gothel's voice was quiet but still rather sharp. The solider could tell the false Queen was on the brink of yelling.

"We have searched the entire island. For all we know, she could have taken a ship and disappeared a long time ago." He clamped his mouth shut in fear he may have talked too much. Gothel hated mumbling and she turned to glare at him. Her silver eyes seem to pierce right through him and he looked down.

"No. She's still here." Her response was a surprising one. He finally had enough courage to look up.

"What do you mean?"

"Ships coming in and out of Corona are impossible since the only thing that is supposed to come is trade good ships and cargo. Transporting ships are something I have forbidden. No visitors are allowed unless I wish it. And anyone trying to get off the island is also against my law. Even if the princess managed to get on a ship, I made sure everyone in town knows of what she looks like.

"Furthermore, I have a feeling she is hiding right now. I knew you and your worthless fellow soldiers can't simply find her. I only send you out on the streets to keep an eye out for her. Eventually, she will mess up and show herself soon enough. Once she does, you are to arrest her and bring her back here."

The soldier gulped silently and was worried of what Gothel had in mind for Rapunzel, "Y-yes, Your Majesty." He got up quickly and turned to walk out the door.

Gothel watched him go before looking back out the window. For five years, that little whiny princess had managed to keep out of her sight. She had a feeling she found someone who is willing to help her out and keep her hidden. The false Queen could have easily had her soldiers rampage the city and torture answers out of the citizens. But that's now how she worked. After all, if she did such a cruel thing, the townsfolk would probably go against her. She wanted to avoid any mistake. She already did by allowing Rapunzel to escape. Not to mention she was considered a patient woman for she knew it was only a matter of time before Rapunzel did mess up and make her whereabouts known.

"You will mess up, my flower. One of these days you will. And when you do, you will forever regret keeping me waiting for five years." Gothel whispered and smiled evilly at the night sky.