Having fought his way through the men, Macintosh was seeing red. Not only was Stoic there with damned kids on dragons. DingWall and MacGuffin were there fighting him too! But he had two things he wanted to do right now. Find his daughter, get his son, the princess and back to the ship and get back home. The rest of them would be dealt with when the time came.

Forcing his way into the castle, Macintosh smiled as he turned around and looked. "Now to find that wench of a daughter of mine. Somehow she got here faster than I did. She will learn the hard way not to cross me."

"I don't think so Macintosh."

Turning to see Stoic walking out of the shadow, Macintosh glared. "I am here for what is mine and what is my son's. Had you not interfered I wouldn't be in this position anyway."

"First of all, your daughter is your child and should not be treated like nothing. Second, Merida has already married Hiccup so she is not his. And had I not stepped in that meant that my best friend was going to die and I wasn't about to let that happen now was I?" Spinning his axe, Stoic narrowed his eyes. "Now it is time to end this feud. You are going to die."

Laughing as he pointed his own sword at him, Macintosh sighed. "I don't think so Stoic." He then threw the sword at him and made him block it. In that split second, there was a rush of feet as more of his men made it in the castle. Taking one of their swords he turned and ran down a hall to leave Stoic to fight off his men.

Coming to some stairs he raced up them with a smile. "I bet they are hiding everyone up so high." Reaching the door he burst through it. Then his eyes narrowed into a glare when he saw his daughter coming out of a door on the other side. "You did make it here you little bitch."

Flinching with the dragon she is now calling Mystic in her arms, Keri turned at the sound of her Father's voice. She never expected for him to make it to the castle let alone in it and up to the tower! She was asked by Eleanor to see if they could see Merida since she wasn't back yet. "Fa….Fa….Father…."

Stalking toward her, Macintosh glared as he fisted his hands at his side. "You dare leave and come here! I was going to be willing to overlook you running away if it was just to run away. But not to come here and try to spoil the plans that your brother and I have made. I know the beatings you got when you were little taught you better than that."

Shivering as she held on tight to Mystic as he snarled at her father, Keri was frozen with fear. "I had to do it Father. It's wrong. Women are not nothing. I am not nothing. I won't marry someone just because….."

Rushing his daughter, Macintosh pulled a scream from her as he backhanded her. Making her head bounce of the rock of the castle and then to fall in a heap. "Don't you dare tell me what you are and are not. Or what you think you are not going to do you little wench. I got your mother pregnant just to marry you off to someone to form an alliance if you were a girl. Nothing more. Now come on."

Reaching down for his daughter, Macintosh forgot for a second about the dragon until it bit his hand as it stood over his daughter and snarled. "I didn't get to kill any of the others. I can at least kill you." Raising his sword, Macintosh smiled. "Damned demon beast."

Seeing the intention of the sword Mystic barreled up at him and hit him in the stomach making him back up a few feet away from Keri. Rushing back to her he let out a loud, shrill scream.

Hearing a scream pulled her from her black void. Sitting up as Mystic curled in her lap, Keri blinked then looked up at her father as he came toward them. Hugging him to her as she turned her head, Keri screamed as tears rushed from her eyes. "No don't!"

"You and that dragon die right here." Holding his sword up, Macintosh made ready to strike them down. But then a rumble under his feet drew his attention down. Then a shadow forming over him made his eyes go wide and pale. It was huge! Looking up slowly to see a giant version of the dragon his daughter held, eye level with him. "Damnit."

Watching Keri tried to move but then stopped when he turned back toward her with a glare. It was going to take some time to build up her confidence. He did have her terrified of him. She couldn't help but freeze when he looked at her like that. 'Oh no.'

Taking a step toward them, Macintosh glared. "Don't you dare move again you bitch. You and that damned thing die right here." But as he started to take another step, he flinched as both he and Keri, and everyone else stopped when the same shrill scream that came from Mystic came from his mother. Dropping his sword, Macintosh threw his hands over his ears as he turned and gave the dragon a pale look as it raised its head up even higher. "Damnit." Then he let out a part of a scream as the dragon bent over and bit him, tossing him in the air and then swallowing him.

Her eyes still wide as she became aware of the silence, Keri just looked at the big dragon then down to Mystic. Looking back up at her, Keri stood up and took a few shaky steps over to her and held her hand out. When she touched it gently, she smiled. "Thank you. Your son made sure I got where I needed to be. You saved me from my abusive Father. Thank you."

She then watched as she opened huge wings and jumped in the air, taking off instantly. "Thank you." She then stepped up to the edge and looked down at the halted and still silent battle field. "My brother I am sure has or will be meeting the same fate as my father just did. Clan Macintosh. I am asserting my Claim. I am head of the Clan. This fight is over."

Stepping up as he glared, Clyde pointed his sword up at her as he yelled. "You wanted this to happen didn't you? To get out of the marriage he had planned for you. I won't let you do…." But when the small dragon in her arms jumped onto the side of the castle and screamed at him with the same huge wings, Clyde stopped. If that little thing could call in the huge one with one scream. That thing could destroy everyone. Taking a deep breath as he sighed. "My Lady."

When the other men all bowed and dropped their heads and weapons, Keri sighed. "Go back to the ships and wait for me. Clyde. Escort my mother back if you would." A sense of pride welling in her, Keri took a deep breath. Then she gasped as she scanned the sky as Mystic was once again in her arms. "Where is she?"

"You did it girl. Good job."

Turning to see Stoic walking past her, Keri blinked. "But I was only out here because Queen Eleanor asked me to come up here and see if I could see Merida. King Fergus said it was alright since they didn't think that my Father would have been here. Merida hasn't made it back yet and I don't see her in the sky."

Turning to scan the sky, Stoic nodded. "Go back to them and tell them what is going on. I will fly out myself and find them and see what is going on." Once she was gone, Stoic whistled and brought Skullcrusher up to him. "Let's go find the kids."

X

Looking up as the door opened, but only Keri came back in, Eleanor was on her feet filled with worry. "What happened out there? Where is Merida?"

"I don't know. I didn't see her." Dropping her head as she took a nervous breath. "My father was on the passageway outside. He was going to kill Mysitc and myself. But he screamed loud and brought his mother. She dealt with my father. Stoic said that he is going to fly out and see what is going on with Merida and the others."

Pulling his wife back to the bed, Fergus sat her down and made her look up at him. "Time and time again that girl has proven nothing is going to hold her down. And she is with Hiccup. Everything will be alright love I know it."

"I can't help but worry Fergus. I can't." Eleanor let tears stream down her face as he hugged her to him. Clinging to his clothes right now she could only pray that Hiccup was keeping her safe.