THE BIG FOUR! WATCHING THE MOVIE! ALTERNATE UNIVERSE! RUN AWAY!
Watching the Big Four Untie.
Chapter One: Watching: Intro/Enter Jack Frost and Merida.
The camera slowly fades out of black to show the Earth.
Tuffnut grinned, punching Ruffnut's shoulder blade. "I told you the Earth was round! Now pay up!" the two immediately got into a fistfight.
The Night Fury dragon sitting in between Jack and Rapunzel rolled his eyes with a soft growl. The two looked at him
GOBBER (V.O): A lot of people say that free people would always choose peace over war.
Everyone, mostly the Viking's jumped when Gobber spoke on-screen, and looked over to him. He could only shrug.
GOBBER (V.O): But a lot of other people never got to have that choice.
Take my people, for example, Berk. We have been at war with Dragons for 300 hundred years. Maybe more.
Screen changes to blood red skies, Dragons screeching as they dived down towards the village of Vikings.
Everyone squirmed in their seat. So many lives lost. Of both sides.
ELSPETH (V.O): It wasn't just Berk either. Even Witches and Warlocks had their hard times.
"Did she just say 'witches'?" Merida whispered the other three nodding, as Gothel scold, crossing her arms. She could've stayed in the Witches Circle and got away with caper if it weren't for that apprentice wench!
The screen changes to two electric-like beams, one green, one red, coming from opposite sides of the screen and meeting each other, fighting for dominance. The scene changed twice to show two hooded figures, one in a black cloak rimmed red
NORTH (V.O): Even the Spirits also had tough times with foes.
Scene changes again to reveal the Guardians fighting off Nightmares of all kinds.
Everyone was a bit uncomfortable with all this new information, while Pitch growled under his breath. If only the Guardians minded their own business.
GOBBER (V.O): When all people ever wanted was peace. When not that... Freedom. Much like four young souls that just wanted to see the world and make a difference, but never had the chance... until now.
The screen zooms out over a map, its landmarks in a misty 3D style, and each part of the land in a different colour in the corners of the map. Berk in the bottom left corner, its landmarks glowing green, Corona on the bottom right, glowing yellow. The Highlands glowing bright red on right top corner, and Burgess in icy blue.
The words float onto the screen, the words 'THE BIG FOUR: UNTIE' in golden, bold letters, before the map zooms in on the Highlands, dodging many different trees and closing up on all sorts of wildlife, before it stops on a bird's eye view of the DunBroch castle.
"That's my home!" Merida pointed out, and all Highlanders nodded at her confirmation.
Then the screen pans over the side of the castle and give view to the tradition known as the Highland Games.
Merida's mood dampens when she saw the Games up and running. That was only days away, but the Game tents and competitions being set up meant only one thing.
"Ooh! The Highland Games! I love watching these!" a sudden blur zooms past the screen as he speaks, (startling the audience) "It's always fun watching the suitors make idiots out of themselves over a girl!" he zoomed down and the camera zoomed past him to show a bit of the games.
"Huh?" Rapunzel quarried, Hiccup and even the dragon making inquisitive sounds. The sound of the dragon caught Stoick's attention and he snarled at the sight of the Night Fury. Why on Earth was his traitorous son sitting beside the beast so casually?
Tomb read his mind and rolled his eyes. She loved Stoick's character to bits, but seriously, he can be really short minded.
Then again, she can't really blame him.
The flying boy eventually landed in the path in between the many tents. The camera shows a full view of the boy's appearance. The boy had pale skin that looked freezing to the touch, wore brown trousers, no shoes and a dark blue poncho speckled with frost on the shoulders. His hair was as white as snow and his eyes were an icy blue. In his hand, he was holding a Shepard's crook that was also covered in frost.
This was Jack Frost.
Jack looked at himself on the screen and frowned. Why was he there? What was going on?
Jack walked past several people, and despite not being seen, he was being careful not to run into anyone. Then he jumped and floated midair when a walking barrel rushed past, a boy with unruly red hair on top with a plate full of Danishes. Jack laughed as a portly woman ran after her.
Merida chuckled at her brothers antics as said siblings giggled and rushed over to them, soon clambering all over the dragon sitting with them, surprising Toothless and making him jump off his seat and run, the triplets hanging on to different parts of his body. One on his neck, the other fully seated on his back, and the last one being dragged by the tail.
Elinor sighed and called out to her sons.
"Boys." The Night Fury stopped when the Highlander queen called out, all four eyes on her. They blinked. Twice. "Leave the poor dragon alone." The boys groaned and degradedly got off and walked over to their mother, the dragon sighing in relief and going to sit back down.
Jack smirked and leaned over.
"Big dragon can't even handle a few kids."
Toothless's head whiplashed over to face the white haired boy and growled. Jack just snickered.
Then the horn sounded off, signaling the Betrothal Game.
Merida groaned, making many, including the rest of the four look at her questioningly.
"Oh, this is always the funniest!" he rocketed into the sky and landed on a nearby wooden pillar and then watched.
Then the screen changed to show Fergus and Elinor standing up, while a very disgruntled Merida sat on one of the thrones behind them. And she was wearing a dress that didn't seem to suit her. Jack snickered at the dress.
Real Jack snickered with his future self. Rapunzel giggled, and the dragon let out a humorous warble. Hiccup tried his best not to smile, but was failing. Merida glowered at all of them.
"Nice dress."
"Oh, shut up, Frosty!"
That just triggered more laughter for the group. Merida scoffed and slumped in her seat, her arms crossed over her chest.
"Archers! To your marks!" Elinor called, hanging on her husband's arm as he repeats what she just said, probably to not look bad. "And may the lucky arrow find its target!"
The crowd cheered, as three suitors got into place. The first one, Young MacGuffen, was blonde, big and buff and looked strong enough to snap a log in half. He looked nervous, and seemed like one of those 'heart of gold' kind of people.
J. MacGuffen twiddled his fingers.
The next one, Young Macintosh, was lean but muscled, and had curly shoulder length hair that covered one eye. He pointed to a group of ladies and winked, and the girls squealed.
J. Macintosh smirked and winked at some ladies and they fainted.
Astrid and Merida scoffed. The boys just rolled their eyes. Some of the Dragons even hid their heads in their wings and shook their heads. The Dragons' way of a face palm.
Jack rolled his eyes. One of those poser boys.
The third one, Wee Dingwall, a small gangly boy with spiky blonde hair and a dopey look, nearly made Jack fall off the pillar in laughter, as he stared off into the distance, twanging his bowstring.
Many chuckled at the boy, who just stared into the distance.
"Get on with it!"
The big one came forth, and placed the arrow on the bow, and pulled back, not having to pull far due to how big he was, and fired.
He hit the white zone.
J. MacGuffen groaned while Jack hissed sympathetically, before the screen cuts to Merida and her father.
"I bet he wishes he was tossing cabers." Merida says to her father.
"Or holding up bridges." they laugh while Elinor scoffs at them.
J. MacGuffen blushed, while his father just face palmed.
J. Macintosh then steps forward, holding up his bow, showing off his looks as he did, then fires. He just misses the red zone.
He screams loudly in outrage, while Jack just bursts out laughing.
Many followed along the Winter Spirit as J. Macintosh sulks.
"At least you hit the target, son!" Lord Macintosh called to him, as the youngster banged his bow against the floor.
"Oh, that's attractive." Merida implored sarcastically as J. Macintosh tossed his bow aside, falling onto his knees in despair. It lands somewhere in the crowd.
"I got it!" A random voice calls out, holding the bow and everyone cheers.
"Good arm." Merida leaned to her father again, as they began the teasing again.
"And such 'lovely, flowing' locks." he faked dreamy eyes, fluffing up his hair.
"Fergus."
"What?" Merida rolled her eyes.
Everyone chuckled at the King's good nature.
Then it was Wee Dingwall's turn. He turns to grab an arrow, spinning in a circle as arrows fell out of the quiver. He then struggled to get the arrow onto the bow properly.
Merida mock-pouted, "Aw, wee lamb."
Jack sighed, sitting back, and making a small glass out of ice and melting some water to drink. "I actually feel sorry for the poor guy."
Jack in real life did the same, making a glass and some water, probably showing off his powers. Only Toothless seemed interested, as he leaned in close to see it and sniffed it, cooing in curiosity. In a playful manner, Jack tipped his glass, making it touch the dragon's nose, making him snort as frost covers his nostrils.
J. Dingwall then raises his bow, but the arrow keeps moving out of aim. Fergus groans at the suspense.
"SHOOT BOY!"
J. Dingwall was startled and let go.
It hit the red, dead center.
Jack spat his drink out, and fell back in shock, but the Wind broke his fall. He looked at the gangly boy in shock as everyone from the Dingwall clan cheered.
Jack did the exact same thing, and Hiccup couldn't hold it in anymore and busted into laughter. Toothless soon followed his example. Rapunzel laughed as well, though much more shy then the others that saw the whole thing.
Merida couldn't join in on the fun. She was going to marry that?!
Screen changes to Fergus and Elinor's shocked expression, until Fergus decides to lighten the mood.
"Well, that's just... grand now, isn't it? Guess who's coming to dinner."
"Fergus." Elinor warns, but he ignores her.
"By the way. Hope you don't mind being called Lady Ding-" he turns to Merida, but finds that she's gone. In her place is one of Fergus's hunting dogs.
Everyone frowns, including Elinor. Where did the princess go?
Screen changes to the DunBroch flag being placed into the ground as a hooded figure steps up, bow in hand.
Jack looks on curiously.
The three do the same as Merida smiles, realizing what was going on.
Then the figure pulled her hood back to reveal Merida, the head dress gone, revealing her long unruly fire red hair.
The Highlanders were shocked by her reveal. Corona was surprised by her actions. Berk was impressed by her spunk. The rest of the four were just wondering what she was doing.
"I am Merida! First born descendant of Clan DunBroch! And I'll be shooting for my own hand!" she exclaimed, ending with a glare in her mother's direction.
Merida prepares to knock an arrow, but the dress was too tight to move an inch.
"Curse this dress!" she then proceeds to rip her dress so she can move freely, and fires at MacGuffen's target.
Some men blush a bit at how the dress revealed a bit of her undergarments. (I think that's what they were?" idk XP)
Red.
Some Viking women cheered, and Merida felt pride.
"Merida! Stop this!" her mother demands, getting up and making her way towards her.
She then fires at Macintosh's target.
Direct hit.
More cheers. Elinor was sending some glares at them, but it did little.
They faced worse.
"Don't you dare loose another arrow!" Elinor warns, but Merida pulls the last arrow out.
One last arrow, and she was free from the bonds of marriage.
"Merida! I forbid it!"
The Rebel Princess ignored her mother's words and fired. Everything seemed to go into slow motion as the arrow sailed to the target.
Everyone leaned forward in their seats in anticipation.
It hit J. Dingwall's arrow and split it in half, hitting dead center.
Jack could only stare in shock.
She actually did it.
Toothless nodded, impressed by her marksmanship.
Merida smiled, before turning to face her mother, who was not happy.
Jack frowned. This couldn't be good. Maybe he should stick around.
The scene changed to show Elinor dragging Merida into the tapestry room. Elinor throws her in, an angry scowl on her face.
"I had just about enough of you, lass!"
"You're the one that wants me to-!"
"You've embarrassed them. You've embarrassed me!"
"I followed the rules!"
"You've don't know what you've done!" Elinor told her as she slammed the door shut.
"I just don't care how-"
"They'll be fire and sword if this is not set right."
"Just listen!"
"I am the Queen! You listen to me!"
Hiccup went back to his dark demeanor, finding the atmosphere very familiar, and the Night Fury nuzzles him in an attempt to comfort him. Merida frowns sympathetically at him.
Stoick was also feeling very awkward as well. This conversation was very similar to him and his former son's last talk.
Merida groaned, as Jack floated outside the window, spying on the cat fight. "This is so unfair!"
Elinor scoffed humorlessly. "'Unfair'?"
"You were never there for me!" Merida cried, pulling a sword out of the container and started swinging it around in desperation. "This whole marriage is what you want! Do you ever bother to ask what I want? No! You walk around telling me what to do, what not to do, trying to make me be like you! Well, I'm not going to be like you!"
Elinor looked down. Had she really not giving a thought on what her daughter wanted?
Elinor scoffed once more, "Your acting like a child."
Merida, if possible, got angrier. "And you're a beast! That's what you are!" She yelled, pointing to an image of Elinor in a tapestry of the DunBroch Family.
Elinor gasped, "Merida!"
"I'll never be like you!" she began, digging the sword into the tapestry.
"No! Stop that!"
"I'd rather die then be like you!" Merida screamed, bringing the sword down and cutting through the tapestry, separating the holding hands of Merida and Elinor, shattering the bond between mother and daughter.
Everyone jumped when the sword hit its target. Elinor placed a hand to her heart, and even Merida was shocked at what she had done. The Toothless cooed in despair, as though guessing what was going to happen next.
Elinor gasped at the damage done, before she glared daggers at her and approached her angrily.
"You are a princess!" she ripped the sword out of her hands and tossed it aside, "I expect you to act like one!" she then tore her bow from her and tossed it into the fire.
Everyone gasped. But none more so then Merida and Elinor. Elinor, because she couldn't believe she could be that cruel to her daughter, and Merida because she might just loose her favorite possession. She hugged her bow tightly, tears gathering in her eyes. Before Hiccup leaned over and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. Toothless did so as well, nuzzling her fuzzy hair, crooning comfortingly.
Merida gasped and covered her mouth in horror as her most praised possession started to burn. Jack could only stare in saddened awe, as he realized how much that bow meant to her. Merida shook her head mutely at the Queen, before running off, crying.
"Merida!" Elinor rushed off after her, leaving the burning bow behind.
The screen zooms in on the campfire and the burning bow, just as the string burned and snapped, before Jack's staff reaches in and pulls out of the fire. Jack kneels down beside the burnt object and cautiously touches it with his fingertips, only to draw back when he got burnt. Melted water dripped from his fingers as he stairs out the window, watching as the girl races out of the castle grounds on horseback.
"Hmm."
"What are you up to, Frostbite?" Bunny asked, as Merida looked at him in question.
He raised his hands in surrender, "Don't look at me. This is the future, remember?"
Screen changes to show Merida now seated on her horse, Angus's back, crying her eyes out as she ran farther away from the palace. She went on like that for a while, before Angus suddenly stopped, throwing Merida off her saddle.
"Angus!" she called, her voice teary. Angus whinnied in fear, refusing to take another step.
It was then that Merida took in where she was. She was in the middle of a circle of large stone pillars with strange markings
Merida sighed, then hiccupped as more tears started to come to her eyes and she curled up on the grassy floor, her tears soon drawing her into a dreamless slumber.
Elinor felt a tear make a trail down her cheek, as Fergus pulled her close and rubbed her back. What had she done?
The scene faded to black, then faded out of black to show the next day, and Merida was just unwrapping herself in her hooded robe, when she shuffled back with a gasp when Jack suddenly appeared in her line of sight, kneeling before her, holding his Staff, and a package wrapped up in a dark green blanket.
Jack frowned. There was no way she could see him. Right?
He seemed surprised at her response to him.
"Who are you?"
Jack narrowed his eyes in confusion, and looked behind him, before looking back at her, and pointed at himself.
"Yeah, who else? The horse?"
Jack fell back on his butt in shock, "You can see me?"
Merida looked at him, confused. "Yes?"
Jack smiles. No, beams. "Someone sees me. Someone sees me!" he lets out a whoop of delight and does a back flip, surprising Merida even more.
Jack does the exact same thing, jumping into the air and letting out large whoops of delight. Guardians smiled softly, though Bunny hid his, while everyone just looked at the excited spirit in surprise.
"Who or what are you?"
"Jack. Jack Frost!" he told her excitingly, happy beyond repair that someone can finally see him.
Merida's eyes widened, "Jack Frost? As in the Winter Spirit 'Jack Frost'? Prove it."
Jack nodded with a sly smirk and tapped the grass with his staff. It frosted over immediately.
Merida stared.
"Cool."
Jack grinned. "I can't believe someone actually believes in me. How come you believe in me?"
"I guess after seeing magic before, you start believing in a lot of things. Now, why are you here?"
Then Jack's eyes widened as he remembered why he was here, and pulled out the bundle. "I believe this is yours."
Merida quirked an eyebrow, before unwrapping the package, but her eyes widened in awe at what she saw.
"My bow! It's fixed!" Merida yelled happily, hugging her bow tighter.
"My bow!" she cried as she stared at the wooden weapon. It was as good as new. New string, smooth, unburnt wood, and it was plain, free for new markings to be added.
"Ta-da!" Jack exclaimed, but Merida only continued to stare at her bow.
"Thank you!" she hugged him for a brief moment, making him freeze, as he hadn't been hugged in forever, before she released him, backing away, a little embarrassed by her behavior.
"Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she hugged the bow close to her, rocking back and forth, before looking at him curiously, "How did you fix it?"
Jack froze and looked away. "Umm."
The screen flashes white to indicate a flashback.
Jack flies towards the North Pole, holding the burnt bow in his hands. He then lands behind a snow dune and peeks over, spotting the thing he was looking for.
"Phil!" the yeti stood up straight and looked around wildly, "PHIL!" the yeti jumped and turned to see the spirit hiding behind the snow dune, beckoning him over. The yeti grumbled and walked over.
The real Phil grumbled just the same, while North frowned. They have a history?
"Oh, get that scowl off you face, I'm not here to break in this time. I need you to do something for me."
"What do you mean 'break in'?" North demanded, while Jack chuckled.
"Don't worry. Never could get past the Yetis. Phil is always the one to kick me out."
Phil hit his palm with his fist threateningly, making the dragons in the audience laugh. Yetis were good company.
Phil grunted, indicating he was listening, so Jack holds out the bow.
Merida holds her bow tighter.
"This belongs to someone, and their going through some deep stuff right now. You think maybe you can convince North to fix it?"
North smiled. No matter what Bunny says about the boy, he was the most selfless spirit he has ever known.
Phil seemed to compliment the proposal, stroking his chin fur in thought, then said something in Yetish.
"Stay away for a year!? A week!"
More Yetish.
"A month? Done."
Everyone chuckled as the two bantered like they were brothers.
He handed him the bow and smiled, "Thanks Phil. Glad we could have this talk." he winked and clicked his tongue, before flying off.
Phil groaned. He mumbles in Yetish, with subtitles translation to: I need a vacation.
Everyone laughs while Merida turns to said Yeti.
"Thank you!"
White flashes to show the end of the flashback and reveals Jack with an uncomfortable expression.
"Uh, it's hard to explain." he finally said.
Merida stared, but then smiled. "Well, thanks. This means a lot to me." Jack nodded, before looking a bit awkward.
"I overheard your argument with your mom." Merida went quiet and looked away.
Merida and Elinor looked down too.
"I kinda wish I could take it back."
"Take what back?"
"Everything. Calling her a beast, and saying I'd rather die than be her." she looked ready to cry again, but held it in.
Merida nodded with her future self, and Hiccup was tempted to comfort her, having been in her shoes before, but didn't want to make her uncomfortable.
Jack tapped his staff with his index finger in thought. Before he brightened up.
"Whenever I'm upset, I go for a change of scenery. In the Kingdom of Corona, they're going to do the Lantern thing. I bet after that, you'd be ready to head home, maybe?"
Rapunzel frowned. Lanterns? Are those what those stars are? Her mother did tell her they lived in a land ruled by the King and Queen in the City of Corona. She knew they weren't stars!
Merida stared at the Winter Spirit, before smiling and nodded, grabbing hold of his outstretched hand and he helped her up.
"Angus! Come on!" she called to her horse, which went around the circle, and other to the two.
Two new friends were made.
Lively music plays as the scene changes to show Jack and Merida racing each other, Jack riding the Wind, while Merida rode on Angus. Merida pulled out her bow and tested it by firing at random targets.
It worked like a charm!
Merida smiled and thanks Jack once again.
She laughed in delight, before Jack zoomed past her, looking behind to smirk, before zooming off.
"C'mon Angus! Ya!" Angus sped up and soon they were neck and neck.
"C'mon, Redhead! You're falling behind! Unless you want to lose?"
"Just wait, Jack! I'll fly past you so fast, you won't even know it!"
"Is that a challenge, Princess?" he goaded with a playful smirk.
"Oh, you don't want to do that, Frosty." she sped up and Jack laughed, keeping up with her.
Finally, after so long, a friend.
Everyone smiled as the two had fun.
Then the two passed by a tree, and the camera zoomed in, to reveal a black cocoon hanging from a tree branch. Then it unwrapped itself to reveal a bat with yellow eyes. And strangely enough, it looked like it skin was made of another material. It let go of its perch and took flight somewhere.
Everyone frowned. What was that?
Then the screen faded to black.
"Alright! This stupid thing is a little slow and my brain won't be able to continue this show until it's fixed. So, while I'm working on this, you guys take the time to get to know each other."
And so, the audio coms shut off, and the four got into talking.
So. This is the beginning of a new story. And this time, Jack and Merida are introduced first.
See you guys soon.