(A smokescreen is seen and a great, golden dragon flies out of it, breathing fire before it turns in a barrel roll formation then turns into a man made entirely of gold with one Perfect Sharingan eye, the other a Rinnegan eye and a third eye on his forehead)

Long live the KING

Welcome everyone back to my S.F chronicles series, sorry for the slightly long wait, I have been as sick as a dog for the last two weeks

And I hope all of you who are around the Corona virus are staying safe and healthy, just hang in there, the human race has survived worse viruses in the past, just stay strong and don't lose hope

Chapter 3 The archer

(With the four male figures and three female figures)

"Ivan Frost from the Ashimo kingdom parents, Victor Frost and…oh…oh dear" One of the female figures said

"What is it" One of the male figures asked

"You know who his mother is don't you" The same female figure asked

"GOOD LORD" One of the male figures muttered

"That is not important right now this boy is" Another male figure said

"I agree so for now we should keep his mother's identity under wraps, the boy himself inherited his fathers "Ice generation" Semblance one of the most versatile Semblance's ever seen" One of the female figures said

"His Semblance could be useful to the S.F program but it's his profession that causes me to question him" One of the male figures said

"I happen to agree with him for once I mean we ARE talking about a boy who was born into the "Ice wraith" clan of assassins" Another male figure said

"A REFORMED clan of assassins, my sources say they haven't been any trouble for the last two hundred years, so they still honor the arrangement our predecessors made with them" A male figure said

"And we're expected to forget about all the lives they ended BEFORE those two hundred years" A female figure said

"Enough already we have him at least considering joining S.F and with his training in the Ice wraiths assassin arts and his fathers…unique power he can be useful so let's move onto our next candidate" A male figure said

(Fabiano kingdom)

In the beautiful Fabiano kingdom, everything was settling in as the night rolled in however not everything was alright, a massive ship was seating in the coast overlooking the kingdom, it was a gang called the "Red ores" who came back from gathering "protection money" from the less fortunate members of the kingdom, she was currently standing on the main deck of the ship but was disguised in the trench coat belonging to the R.O's leader, two of the goons then came up behind her, thinking he was their leader

"Boss man, the boys got the supplies loaded up" The first goon told his "boss"

"Yeah were ready to get the hell out of here whenever you say so" The second answered before their boss checked her left wrist which a watched showed the time, one of the mercenaries then noticed blood leaking down from the coat

"What the hell" The first goon muttered, it then clicked for the two

"Oh HELL, DON'T MOVE Y" The second goon was about to say as he drew his sidearm pistol but the woman did a side flip, gripped the first goon in the crook of his right arm and the second goon in-between her legs and she tightened the grip on them both to snap their necks before she flipped back to her feet, she then removed the trench coat to show who she was, a white-skinned woman wearing a hood and veil combo to hide her full identity on her back was two quivers of arrows and a bow on the back of her left shoulder and wearing a tight body suit that covered up all of her body

"Whew, bloody hot in there" The girl stated in a Scottish accent (Think of Merida from "Brave") before she drew her bow and which was triple-bared and was connected via an energy line, she then moved silently to the control deck where she saw seven goons, she then took out an arrow and took aim at the foot of a chair a random goon was seating he was also looking at a playboy magazine

*UH, what a pig* The woman said in her head, suddenly the arrow went flying at the feet of the goon and it blew, the whole area was in smoke

"GAAH, WHAT THE HELL" One of the goons shouted before woman moved in, she then put the first goon in the hook of her right arm before turning and shooting the second one with her weapon turned into a machine gun, she then snapped the neck of the goon she had in her grip, she then shifted her machine gun back to its bow mode and shot an arrow that turned into a grapple hook and it impaled the third goon through the forehead, she then drew the goon towards her before she tossed his dead body at two goons, taking them to the ground, she then shot both of them in the heads with her machine gun weapon, she then did a front roll as the sixth goon tried to shoot her but then

"DING DONG" She stated as she slammed her left fist into the guys nuts

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOH" The guy yelled in pain before she then did a spinning kick to his head, knocking him out she then saw the last goon try to sound the alarm

"Take another step and you'll be in for a world of pain" The woman told the goon before he tried to sound the alarm but then a grapple hook line arrow wrapped around the goon's wrist

"You look tired, take a seat" The woman stated before pulling the goon towards her and placed him in the captain's chair, he tried to get up but the woman shot another arrow at him and out popped a net that trapped him against the chair the woman then pressed a nearby button and the while area locked by, the doors shut and the place was secured

"Comfortable" The woman asked the goon

"LET ME GO YOU BITCH" The goon yelled

"Good…and you can forget about screaming for help, I imagine this place is totally soundproof" The woman told the goon

"Your gonna regret this" The goon told her as the woman prepared something special

"Yeah, I don't think so, this ship is going down" She told the goon as he placed an explosive arrow on the control consul, which was set for a big explosion

"Get me OUT OF THIS DAME THING YOU WHORE" The goon yelled, trying to free himself from the net, the woman then turned and aimed with her bow at the guys left earring and shot it off

"AAAH, AAAAAAH, DAME YOU" The guy yelled

"That's what you get for calling me a whore…call me something worse and I'll shoot off you're balls" She told him

"WHY YOU" The man was about to say before she prepared her bow with another shot

"Ah, ah, ah" She said, the man instantly quiet down

"Good boy" She said before she spotted the playboy magazine in the goons, pocket and swiped it

"HEY, THAT'S MINE" The goon yelled

"You know something sick…I don't like these types of magazines, rows and rows of pages FILLED with good, decent and very beautiful women selling their backsides for money and attention, it makes me SICK none of these women have any self-respect for themselves" The woman said

(Okay, to all the guys reading this you MIGHT wanna hold onto your family jewels)

"You belong in that book with all the others" The goon said before the woman shot at his nuts

"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, DAME YOU, YOU BITCH" The goon yelled before she threw the magazine into a nearby trash cane and threw in a fire arrow to burn it

"Good riddance to bad rubbish" The woman said

"WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK TO HELL AND F" The goon was about to yell before the woman took a nearby piece of paper, balled it up into a ball and shoved it in his mouth

"Oh, would you just SHUT up" She asked him before she used a grapple arrow on an opened skyline above her

"Tootles" She told the goon before she shimmied up through the skyline, she then used a rowboat to get away, twenty seconds later, the entire ship blew up

"Such lovely fireworks, maybe I should have gone into the entertainment business" She said before she rowed off

(Fabiano royal palace)

Sunlight was nearly about to break through as the woman who took out the Red Ores climbed the walls of the royal palace, where the king, queen and their four children, the woman then entered the open window of the princess's room and changed into normal clothing showing her emerald green eyes and blazing, red hair that was as wild as a wild fire, she was the princess of the Fabiano kingdom and lived as a vigilante by night and a princess by day, after putting on night clothing she was good and READY for some sleep

"WHEW, oh am I tired as sloth" The woman said before she flopped down on her bed and didn't get more than twenty good minutes of half sleep before her door opened to show probably the person she had NOTHING in common with…her mom

"Merida, time to wake UP" The mother sang to her daughter, the girl called Merida opened her eyes and was slightly agitated by her mom's suddenly entrance

"Mom, it's TOO early let me sleep" Merida grumbled putting a pillow over her head

"Now, now that is not a way a princess should act, rise and shine, have breakfast and get to your lessons…at the double" The mother said before leaving, Merida then growled a bit

"And don't growl you're a princess, not an animal" Merida's mother called from the hall, Merida growled again before she reluctantly got up to get dressed

(In the breakfast hall)

Merida now dressed was at the table with her family, her father the king of Fabiano, her mother of course the queen and her three, younger brothers, Hamish, Hubbard and Harris which are according to Merida little devils

"Let's see instrument lessons, schooling, vocal training, much has to be done today" The queen said, looking over some papers

"UH MOM…can't we just skip lessons at least just for one day" Merida asked her mom who gave her a look that basically means "No way"

"Thought so" Merida muttered

"Well would you look at this" The king said as he was looking through a scroll of news

"What is it" Merida asked her father

"That masked vigilante struck again, the R.O gang's ship was sunk last night thanks to this vigilante…whoever he is quite impressive" The king said, Hamish then grabbed the news scroll from his dad

"WHOA, SO COOL" Hamish said

"He's SO AWESOME" Hubbard added

"Yeah" Harris added

"How do you know it's a he…could be a woman" Merida said

"Yeah right" Hamish, Hubbard and Harris said at the same time

"Though why any well-mannered, respectable woman would want to moonlight as one is BEYOND me" The queen said

"If it is a woman than she is incredibly skilled, remember the one time one of Red Ores got an arrow through the left earlobe by this vigilante, HA, HA, now that was funny" The king said, Merida laughed a little

"A waste of time is what it is" The queen said

"When can we learn to fight like the vigilante" Harris asked

"Yeah, we're ready to fight" Hubbard added

"Absolutely" The king said

"NOT…my boys will not waste their time fighting pointless battles, my boys like my daughter will be respectable, nobles of the house of McCloud" The queen said

"But we WANNA FIGHT" The three boys said at once, their mother then gave them a glare that they knew all too well, when she made that look, she meant BUISNESS

"Forget it boys…mom won't budge" Merida said, the boys grunted in defeat

"Dad was mom ALWAYS this stubborn" Hamish asked his dad

"I would tell the truth but…I'm afraid I might get a half hour lecture after words" The king answered, earning a slightly smug look of victory from his wife, a guard of the castle then walked up to the queen and bowed slightly

"Your majesty, forgive me for interrupting your breakfast but you have a visitor" The guard spoke

"Well, I'm sure it can wait, Merida has a busy schedule this morning and the sooner we start the better" The queen said

"But your majesty she seems to be in VERY much of a need to speak to you" The guard replied

"I SAID her business can WAIT her business can't be that serious" The queen said

"Actually your highness" A female voice came from across the room, it was a white-skinned woman with long, black hair, red eyes, wore black and red clothing and with a sword in it's sheath on her left hip (Anyone like that sound familiar?)

"This is serious business" The woman said

"What is the meaning of this" The queen asked

"Like I said your highness, the visitor is in dire need to speak to you" The guard said, after a few seconds of silence the queen saw that the woman wasn't kidding

"Leave us" The king told the guard, he then bowed

"Aye my king" The guard replied before he left

"Now then, what's this about" The king asked the woman

"Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Raven Branwen and I am here on personal request of Professor Ozpin" The woman now called Raven said

"Ozpin" Hamish asked

"Of Beacon academy" Hubbard asked

"She's a HUNTRESS" Harris said

"Beacon…that's over a thousand miles away from here, what would a Huntress be doing here" Merida asked

"Yes, yes, make it quick we have much to get done today" The queen said

"Straight to business then…I respect that in a woman the purpose of me being is that I have come recruiting for a special team that Ozpin is putting together and I believe there is one here that is candidate material" Raven said

"Is she talking about Gawain" Hamish asked his brothers

"He IS the bests soldier in the castle" Hubbard said

"If you desire Sir Gawain for this…team that you are assembling then he will be returning from morning patrol in about an hour, if that's all you can see your way out" The queen replied

"On the contrary your highness I'm here for…HER" Raven said, pointing to Merida who spat out some of her drink in the process

"WHAT" Everyone at the table yelled at once

"Me" Merida asked, Raven nodded

"Surly you MUST be mistaken" The king said

"That much is obvious, my daughter is a well-mannered and harmless lass, how could she POSSIBLY be a Huntress" The queen asked

*Oh, how I WISH I could be* Merida said in her mind, Raven the pulled out a Scroll and showed them a video of the vigilante that handled the R.O's last night

"I beg to differ" Raven said

"The vigilante" Harris said

"What does that ruffian have to do with MY daughter" The queen asked

"Keep watching" Raven said before the images showed the vigilante taking off the hood and veil to show Merida

"NO WAY" The three brothers said at once

"Merida" The king said, all eyes were now on Merida

"Boys, go to your rooms" The queen said

"AAAW MOM" The boys said at once

"GO NOW" The queen repeated

"Yes ma'am" The three boys said at once before leaving, the queen then turned to her daughter

"I…I can explain" Merida said

"Then by all means, Merida BEGIN, I want to know why what this is about" The queen said

"It's clear your highness, your daughter is the vigilante and that she has been hiding a double life from you for a while now" Raven said

"Merida, IS THIS TRUE" The queen asked with a angered voice

"So what if I have…the guards weren't getting anything done and you saw what I did, I'm capable" Merida said

"You are a PRINCESS, not some vigilante well whatever this is about, it has officially ended" The queen said

"Oh no it hasn't your highness" Raven said

"WHAT" The queen asked

"Merida is gifted that much is certain…but I'm gonna need a demonstration of her skills" Raven said

"She will do NO SUCH THING…this is NONE of your concern, you will leave NOW" The queen said

"Uh, dear" The king tried to say

"Don't you DEAR me, this woman has just shown us that our daughter is a vigilante, wasting her time fighting mercenaries who could kill her, THIS…HAS…TO STOP" The queen said

"WASTING MY TIME" Merida yelled

"MERIDA GO TO YOUR ROOM, NOW" The queen replied

"NO, I did what I did to protect the innocent, the people that the guards couldn't help, I don't regret what I did" Merida said

"Merida…you are a princess" The queen said

"I maybe mother, but I want to be a Huntress, I want to go with Raven" Merida said

"You will do no such thing Merida, so long as I am queen you WILL LISTEN TO ME" The queen replied in force

"If I may your highness, I think I may have a solution to this matter" Raven said

"If it is that you leave and never speak of this again and never come back then I AGREE" The queen said

"No…a wager" Raven said

"LEAVE, NOW" The queen said

"At least let her speak, my queen" The king said, despite her feelings, the queen felt it was best to keep her cool

"Fine…speak" The queen told Raven

"Is there an archery practice area around here" Raven asked

"Aye" The king answered

"Then take Merida down there, she will show her skill, if she hits every target…she gets to choose who to listen to" Raven said

"And if she misses so much as a single shot" The queen asked

"Name it" Raven answered, the queen thought about it for a few seconds

"Merida, I will allow you to take this wager but you must hit every target with a perfect bullseye…miss even ONE…and you must give up this ridiculous dream of yours, your place is here, not out there…agreed" The queen asked her daughter

"As long as you keep your word that if I hit them all you will let me go" Merida said

"I ALWAYS…keep my word and my promises…we have an agreement" The queen said as she shook Raven's hand

"I guess to the course then" The king said

(Archery course wing of the castle)

The four arrived at the training course, which was cleared out for Merida's test, all the targets were placed on the walls, the ceiling, far away and some were even motorized, a total of 20 targets

"Show me what you can do, Merida" Raven told Merida as she threw her one of the practice bows and a quiver of arrows

"Remember Merida…you have to hit every target with a perfect bullseye, or the deal is off" The queen told her daughter

"Believe me mother, I know you kept reminding me every step of the way here" Merida replied before she got ready

"Ready…set…SHOOT" The king said as he activated the training session, Merida then took off like a rocket, shooting arrows at a rapid pace and to the king and queen's surprise she actually hit all 20 targets with perfect bullseyes, even managed to split four arrows in a row on the last target, she then looked at Raven who had wide eyes

"Well" Merida asked Raven

"Dame princess yeah, your defiantly Huntress material" Raven said

"Merida…your incredible" The king told his daughter

"Thanks dad" Merida answered, then she turned to her mother

"I'm free to leave with Raven, right…like you promised" Merida asked, the queen clinched her fists tightly not liking to lose

"Merida, I had the perfect future planned for you from your reign as a queen to a future king" Merida said

"That's the thing mom…you never asked what I wanted" Merida replied, the queen paused for a second or two

"Fine…but when you get into trouble don't come crying back to me" The queen said before leaving

"I better get a couple of my things dad tell the boys to behave for me" Merida told her father

"Of course, I will and listen, don't worry about your mother…I'll talk to her, if you believe you must do this…then I say GO for it" The king told his daughter before they hugged, Merida then turned to Raven

"Nice shooting" Raven told her

"Thanks" Merida replied

(A few minutes later)

After getting a few of her things, Raven and Merida got into a Bullhead jet before taking off, Raven set the thing on autopilot before contacting Ozpin

"Any luck, Raven" Ozpin asked

"Yeah, it took a little bit of convincing, but I got her, we'll be there in a couple of hours" Raven replied before hanging up, she then looked at Merida looking out of the window

"You okay" Raven asked

"Not sure…I mean I', glade that I can finally become a Huntress" Merida tried to say

"I wouldn't worry about mommy dearest she's be pissed for a while, but she'll eventually get over it" Raven said

"So, you've had mother issues to" Merida asked

"Something like that" Raven replied before things got quiet and for some reason, she felt like she could relate to this independent girl, she sighed

"Look, Merida you're like me, a strong-minded, independent young woman who wants to forge a path for herself, right" She asked

"Yeah" Merida answered

"Then take my advice…DON'T let anyone or anything throw you off the path you have forged for yourself…I did for myself and look where I am not" Raven replied, Merida smiled a bit before she relaxed

"Well, at least I get to be a Huntress" Merida said

"A bright side to things, huh" Raven asked making them both chuckle

CUT THE CHECK

Print it people that is a wrap for this chapter and now the third S.F member character bio

Merida McCloud (The archer)

Kingdom of origin: Fabiano (A kingdom in the beautiful, green-laced mountains and connected to the sea living as a seemingly perfect mix between technology and nature)

Superhuman-like accuracy with a bow (Seems to never miss a shot)

Trained by head of the Fabiano guard in archery, hand to hand combat and mounted combat

A natural acrobat

Ambidextrous

One of the only two members of S.F of royal blood

"Honor bound" (A three-armed bow and linked by an energy line with a default machine gun mode)

"Hawkeye" Semblance (Entering a hyper awareness state of mind, Merida calculates everything into what she puts into her next shot and once she releases the shot that arrow will not miss or she can easily fire arrows at near-machine gun speeds however the more frequently she uses this advanced state of mind she risks rendering herself unconscious)

Bullets:

Normal

Armor-piercing

Scatter

Trick arrows:

Fire arrows

Ice arrows

Electric arrows

Ricochet arrows

Net arrows

Grapple line arrows

Buzz saw arrows

Acid arrows

Explosive arrows

Boomerang arrows

Diamond-tipped arrows

Tornado arrows

Tear gas arrows

Boxing glove arrows

Putty arrows

Parachute arrows

Smokescreen arrows

Sonic blast arrows

Flash bang arrows

And yes, I know I based this third character off of Merida from "Disney's Brave" so sue me I like her free spirited nature but until next time

NINJA VANISH!

(Smokescreen escape)