Emma's face-off with Skye Fire is taken from the TV show Once Upon A Time, if any of you guys watch it, IT IS LITERALLY THE BEST SHOW EVER. When Emma says that she'll fight for her universe, and Skye says that she'll see her on the battlefield, that's taken from the face-off between Snow White and the Evil Queen in Season 3, I don't remember which episode. Also, that's one reason why I chose the name Emma for the main character. SHE IS THE SAVIOR. Anyway, keep reading!

Chapter 10

The woman's face looked so much like Merida's it was uncanny. Skye Fire smiled at us through the glass. She didn't have freckles or out-of-control frizzy hair, but they both had the same eye color and hair color and skin color. It was like Merida was looking at an older, more sophisticated version of herself.

Skye smiled at us. "You both look lovely, especially you, Merida. My, how much you look like my daughter. Of course, she wasn't Scottish and there wasn't any Scottish in the family bloodline till many generations later."

"What're you blabbing ahbout?" Merida demanded, making her Scottish accent thicker and more prominent than usual, I noticed. "Get tae the point!"

The woman's smile only grew larger. "I came here to see my great-great-great-great-great-great-oh, who cares how many greats? I'm here to meet my granddaughter, in the flesh!"

Merida glared at her hatefully. "And how do you know we're related?"

"Why, I'm smarter than you think!" she laughed. "I'm a supernovella, darling. I know everything that goes on in my universe." She looked at me pointedly. "And I do mean my universe. And I am going to reclaim what once was mine." Her chin lifted into the air haughtily. "Little girl, what is your name? Emma Summers? Well, this supernovella is back from the dead, and quite literally, too. This is my universe, dear, not yours."

"I don't think so." I finally found my voice.

"Excuse me?" She looked like a mix of shock and annoyance.

"I said, I DON'T THINK SO," I raised my voice higher. " You're quite mistaken, Miss Fire. This is my universe, and I will fight for it!" I pointed my sword at her.

That evil smile. "Well, then I guess I'll be seeing you on the battlefield." There was a swirl of black and the mirror was clear again. Shaking, I collapsed to the floor in a heap.

"Emma!" I opened my eyes to find Merida shaking me, hard.

"Ah! Merida, stop it!" She released me and I struggled to stand up. My right arm felt sore-my sparring and writing arm. Merida helped me as I climbed to my feet. "How long have I been out?"

"A few minutes," she reassured me. "Not long enough for meh ta get the others."

"Good. We need to warn everyone."

"About her, you mean."

"Yes, and also something else." I looked up at her. "We've officially been attacked."

Hiccup was pacing back and forth in the workshop. When he saw us he practically jumped out of his skin. "Whoa!" he yelled. "Emma! Merida! You both look so . . . different."

"What do you mean, Hiccup?" I demanded. He held up a mirror to us. I gasped. My hair had gone from its usual straightness to crazy curls while Merida had straight hair. How had I not noticed that?

"What did she do to us!" Merida yelled, her fist connecting with the glass. Hiccup and I both leaped backwards to avoid flying glass pieces. She stared at her bloody hand.

"Merida," I whispered. "Your hair." She had her crazy curls back, and I felt mine. Smooth and straight as a pin, as usual. I felt my cheeks give way to an involuntary smile. I turned to Hiccup. "Where are the rest of the Guardians and the Big Four?"

"The Big Four?" He looked confused.

"That's your group name," I said in my best duh voice.

Hiccup just nodded and seemed to shrug it off. "Come on, I'll show you to them." He led us over to one of the worktables, brimming with toys as much as the other ones were, and knocked on it loudly in a special pattern. The table top flipped over and showed a hidden chute. "Ladies first."

I rolled my eyes and stepped forward, my heart pounding. I always tried to be careful not to let my emotions show. For all I knew, it could be used against me. I took a deep breath and slid down the slide, screaming all the way down.

I landed with a thump on a hard surface. Wincing, I scrambled to my feet. I followed the trail of voices and saw the Guardians, Jack, Rapunzel, and the new group of recruits sitting at a large round table that could probably fit fifty.

Rapunzel glanced up and her face broke into a smile when she saw me. "Emma!" She beckoned for me to sit in the seat next to her. She leaned in and whispered, "Are Merida and Hiccup on their way?"

I nodded. "Just listen for the screams coming down the chute."

She smiled wryly. "This underground fortress is completely soundproof. No one can hear what's going on outside, nor can anyone hear what's going on inside, not even with magic."

"Oh. Okay, then."

North caught my eye and winked. I smiled back before turning and seeing Liam look away. Wrinkling my brow, I was about to ask what that was about, when both Merida and Hiccup stumbled into the room.

"Ah! Welcome!" North's voice boomed louder than usual. The walls had excellent acoustics, unfortunately, and my ears cried in pain. Everyone visibly flinched and instinctively covered their ears. "The meeting started a while ago. Why are you late?"

Merida shot me a look, and I cleared my throat and stood up. All eyes were on me. I cleared my dry throat again. "Ladies and gentlemen, Merida and I were unable to attend the earlier portion of this meeting because we had a, ah, prior engagement to attend to. Also known as, having another meeting."

"With who?" Ian called out.

I paused for dramatic effect. "Skye Fire."

I had expected a gasp to ripple through them, but every single one of them was quiet. Until . . . "Well, what did she say?" Iris finally said.

"She came to apparently check out her competition and see her so-many-greats-not-even-she-can-count granddaughter, Merida." Merida sunk low into her seat, avoiding everybody's eyes but mine. Her stare was unnerving as much as it was unwavering. "I believe that she plans to attack soon-we must be ready. Prepare the weapons, stage battle plans-get ready to defend the North Pole."

Jack spoke, "We put up an impenetrable barrier on the North Pole after Pitch and the other villains' attack. She couldn't have gotten through."

Shaking my head, I told him, "You underestimate how powerful she is. She contacted us via mirror, which takes a lot of practice, from what I've read, unless you're in a fairytale land, such as the Enchanted Forest or the Land of Ever After, which are in other universes. We have to be prepared for her! We will not attack unless she attacks directly, but we don't want her to take us by surprise. Now, who's with me?"

Rapunzel, Merida, Jack, Hiccup, Bunny, Tooth, Sandy, Iris, Ian, and Will all put a hand up in the air. I felt a smile creep up onto my face. However, North, Lana, and Liam were all frowning. The smile slipped away.

"I don't like it," Lana said, straightening her glasses. "For all we know, she could've just been 'dropping by' and wants to make us panic for now reason."

Iris's cocoa skin flushed pink. "I think we need to attack! We can't just sit around doing nothing. We can't let fear overtake us!"

Everyone began arguing and I massaged my temples. I had lost the crowd.

Out of nowhere, the Pole began to shake. Dust and dirt rained down. "Everyone to above ground!" North yelled. We ran back to the chute. And stared in horror. A huge brown block sat in our way.

"It's blocked," I whispered. "We're trapped."