This is a series of one shots with different AUs, Big fours, or anything else that involves Merida and Hiccup. If any of you have suggestion or requests your more than welcome to ask me.
I don't know Brave nor do I own How to Train your Dragon or any of the characters in the movie or other character used in this chapter. Although there behaviors may be change for the one shots.
Merida's point of view:
"You almost done their Punzie" I ask leaning against the stonewall; hand on the hilt of my sword.
"Almost" the blonde says stirring in some more indigents that I don't really want to know what they are into the large black pot. "You can relax you know. We're in one of the most safest unknown lairs to exist."
I growl some times annoyed by this girls innocence "The dragons have been picking apart witch's lairs for days now, some we didn't even know about. The faster we're done here and can return home the better."
The girl turns to me a smile on her face her green eyes dancing "Well that's why I have you don't I the best dragon killer that ever lived." She turns back around to the potion. "Don't worry I've been working on this potion for months now, I'm sure it can temporarily disable a dragons fire." The way she said it, made it sound like she was trying to convince herself rather than me.
I sighed taking a step away from the wall to stand beside her. Rapunzel was a lass of twenty three I don't know much of her story and to be honest I don't care. She was an amazing witch with tremendous talent and although she was a little naive she is still the best person I know. I placed a hand on her shoulder "You are the best Punzie and I trust you not only with my life, but the life of my men." She smiled her eyes glistening with unshed tears.
"I won't let you down Mer." She says turning back to the potion
I patted her shoulder before stepping back into the shadow "I have no doubt."
The rest of the time was spent in silence as Rapunzel finished the potion. That was until a loud boom shook the room. Rapunzel stumbled falling to the ground, while I tried to regain my balance.
Quickly reaching for my earpiece I shout "ground troop report."
A loud "DRAGON RAID" rang through my ear. I cursed, hurrying over to help Rapunzel up.
"Is that potion ready."
"Yes, it just needs to cool before transport."
"We're going to have to skip the cooling process Punzie. Open up the portal to the castle and start moving that cauldron"
"If you move it before it sets it wont work properly." Punzie shouted, while I cursed inwardly.
"How long do you need?"
"I don't know I mea-"
"How long" I shouted, the noise outside getting louder.
"Ten minutes" she shouts looking worried. I nod walking to the door to see the three guards stationed there.
"You three guard this door with your lives, when ten minutes are up help Rapunzel move the potion through the portal…understand." The nodded standing in a perfect salute, "If we can't stop the dragons for that long your orders are to take as much of the potion as you can, but your first objection is to protect Rapunzel is that clear."
"Yes Ma'am" I nodded going back into the room for my bow and arrow.
"Mer" Rapunzel whispers clearly scared.
"I'll be alright…the guards here will make sure your safe. The minute you think we can move that potion or feel like your life is in danger you get the hell out of here got it."
Rapunzel nods handing me my spiked helmet. I smile taking the helmet from her dainty little hands. "You worry to much after all you are the one that made this leather armor for me." I say trying to give her one more reassuring smile before running out of the room.
"Ground troop we need to hold back for ten minutes, archers anything with tales or wings you shoot it down, no dragons are allowed in the lair until ten minutes are up understood." Loud broken replies of "yes Ma'am" or "understood" rang in my ear. I placed my leather helmet on. Rapunzel noticing that metal armor against fire was a bad idea designed leather armor with a few protection spells stitched inside. The upper body has some shoulder pads the sword of DunBroch painted on my left shoulder. It had arm brackets on the leather gauntlets that allowed me to strap smaller blades on it. The pants are dark brown with leather boots to match. Every part of this suit is protected by some spell. I have been under dragon fire with out a single burn, I have had dragons claw and bite only to have the leather harder to the point of being steel. 'Punzie is just amazing.' I thought, running outside the cave to join the archers.
All hell was breaking loose outside. There were at least twenty dragons my ground troop were fighting bravely, but we were getting beat the air assault was just too much for them. "Archers enchantment arrows now." The archers quickly reached into their quiver. "Only shoot if you have an actually shoots, we have limited arrows." I shout pulling one of mine out. "Ready" I shout pulling the bow back "Aim" I found a nice adult Nightmare dragoniod to shoot "Fire" I shout. Different chants of starter words filled the air, the arrows starting to glow along the carved words in the wood.
"Inalgesco" I mutter watching the arrow glow blue before firing. The sky started to fill with different sort of spells. I watched as my arrow made it to its target the Nightmare dragoniod quickly turning into an ice sculpture.
The dragons started to make their way towards us. "Again" I shouted.
After the archers had ran out of arrows the dragons had started to raid the top of the cave, all the archers quickly grabbed for their swords. The ground troop now pushed to the caves outer walls.
"Mer Mer hello" came a voice in my earpiece.
"Rapunzel" I shout, blocking a claw attack of a Nadder dragoniod. I quickly shifted my weight, pushing the beast back causing it to stumble, giving me enough of an opening to plunge my sword into its stomach.
"Yes hi..uhh…the potion is ready and the portal is open we're moving it now." Her voice was nervous and I couldn't help, but wonder if any of this beast had made it inside.
"Good how much longer?" I asked, dodging the flying tackle of a Gronckle dragoniod.
"Two minutes." I nod completely forgetting the Rapunzel can't see it.
"Hurry" I say, rolling out of the way of a fireball.
"Merida we can't hold the ground much longer we must retreat" a voice shouted in my ear.
"We need to hold"
"The dragons are over taking us"
"Close the entrance" I shout, getting into a fight with a Nightmare, who was lighting himself on fire.
"Ma'am you can't mean-"
"Detonate the entrance, " I shout, moving to the side as the Nightmare charged at me. "Archer" I shout into the earpiece. "Hold on to something."
Not even a second later had the ground began to shake. I pierced my sword into the stone roof watching as other did the same or fell. "Ground troop retreat" I said as the ground stopped shaking pulling my sword to attack the Nightmare that was disorientated.
I wasn't sure how much time had passed, but I knew we couldn't fight much longer "Archer retreat." I shout, the order being passed around. It wasn't long until the archer started to disappear each of them activating their own portal charms. The beasts roared understanding that they had failed. They all took to the sky "Archer leave now" I shout knowing what was happening. Without wasting time I reached for my portal charm only to be tackled off the roof to the ground.
I gasped by back stinging from the fall, but knew that with out this armor I'd probably be dead. As I struggled to get up reaching for the small dagger on my forearm, but got distracted as I heard screaming. I turned back to the roof to see all the dragons had unleashed their fires, setting the entire roof flame. "No" I shouted the screams echoing until they died down.
"Sad isn't it" I turned, the dagger clenched even tighter in my hand. It was a Nightmare dragoniod. His scales a dark red a few black stripes on his arms and torso, one of his eyes were yellow slits while the other was an empty socket, two horns shooting out of the right side of his head, his teeth thin and long two resting outside his mouth like a boar, his wings huge the same intimating black and red with two striking claws on top, his tail longer than others, while his claws were thinner, but longer than other dragons.
"How many do you think burned alive up there?" He asks smiling all his teeth on display. He was being to move circling me.
I don't respond, knowing that he was just trying to get a rise out of me, like he always does. "We're they friends of your Mer" he says mockingly, using my nickname in a sickly sweet voice.
I grind down on my teeth as he laughs. "What's wrong Mer? Don't feel like talking? That's fine you didn't feeling like talking last time either remember?" My knuckles were turning white from holding the dagger to hard. "All you really did was scream, but I'm not going to lie I wish I could have made your father scream like that."
I didn't hesitate without even thinking I ran towards the monster. He just spread out his wings laughing. He kept dodging my attacks a smug smile on his face. 'I'll kill him' I thought, striking. 'I'll kill him, I'll kill him, I'll kill him.' It was my mantra, and it was the only thing that mattered, I kept attacking never actually landing a blow.
If I was in my right mind I would have noticed that I was getting sloppy, that my anger was going to get me killed. Suddenly when one of my arms was outstretched to long the Nightmare grabbed it, his claws digging into my leather clad wrist. "Such nice armor but lets see how long it can last." He sank his claws in deep, until he pulled me forward grabbing my other wrist, bringing me in front of him.
He smiles opening his mouth, I struggle 'I can't die here, not yet. I will kjll him. I will kill him for what he did to my father and brothers.' I think before my hands move to grip his wrist bringing my knees to my chest before launching them at his stomach. It didn't make him let go completely, but with a loosened grip I was able to twist myself free. Not wasting any time I grabbed the other dagger and attacked.
He hissed when the blade dug into his shoulder. Not playing anymore he backhanded me with his full strength. Which sent me flying a good fifteen feet. I tried to get up, but before I could a kick to my stomach had me on the floor again. "Always the fighter aren't you," the beast snarled. My back on the ground, my vision blurry with two moons before the Nightmare's figure covered my view.
I gasped as he slammed his foot down on my chest, crushing my ribs. "Such…"stomp "A good…" stomp "little knight…" I could hear something crack, but now he was just pushing down. "Well princess it's been fun, but I'm afraid I'm very busy you know planning for the complete elimination of the knights." I wanted to scream I wanted to lash out at him, but all I could do was push against his leg.
It was becoming too hard to breathe my vision starting to blur black starting to creep into my eye. "Say hello to your father for me" I hear him say as the pressure starts to grow a loud crack sounding in the air that was until a loud screech took its place. Something blue and purple skittered across my vision and suddenly the pressure was gone. I could hear a growl above me, but everything was too blurry to comprehend. 'I'm sorry mom' I thought, as the darkness finally took over.
"Merida we have to leave" my father shouted throwing down a suitcase on my bed. "Pack only what you need and nothing more."
"Dad what's going on?" I said, standing up from my desk.
"There is no time to explain we have to leave now and when you're done go help your brothers."
"Dad-"
"Merida this isn't the time please" I had never heard my father sound so desperate so I did as was asked. I packed only the things that meant anything to me and grabbed my bow.
I grabbed my stuff and ran to my brother's room, where my mother was writing something on the wall, while my brothers ran around the room packing. "Mum whats going on?"
"Merida help your brother I'm almost done." I dropped my stuff and started to somewhat organize my brothers luggage. Before I knew what was happening my mum was speaking another language. My brothers and I stopped to watch as the symbol my mother wrote on the wall started to glow before becoming a swirl of color.
"Mum what is-"
"There is no time get in," My mother says throwing our lug gages into the portal. She gathered my brother and I, walking us to the portal. "Right now you just need to trust us. Meri-" My mum was cut off by a loud rumbling.
"Get out of my house you beast." I could hear my father shout.
"DAD" I shouted running out of the room.
"Merida…Merida" I could hear my mother yelling after me, but I was already down the hallway. There at our front door was a monster with wings and a tail, his body human, but at the same time wasn't.
I gasp gaining the attention of the beast. With the beasts distracted my father attack with a sword that used to hang over our mantel. "Merida run," but I couldn't. Just what were these things? What was going on? First Hiccup leaves and now this, what's going on?
Before I knew what was happening my father was next to me picking me up by the waist bringing me close to his chest as he moved us past a stream of fire. I gasp "Hold on baby girl." My dad says moving us towards my brother's room, but I could hear roars from downstairs, the house starting to catch on fire.
"You have to….see her…stop"
"Stay back….she…sleep"
Voices I could hear voice, they were close, but I didn't recognize them. They were loud and rough, one of them closer to a growl. 'Where am I' I thought, trying to open my eyes, but they seemed so heavy.
"She's waking…leave"
The voice started to become even more of a growl its voice harsh. I could hear footsteps…two maybe three people leaving. The room was cold and it smells like salt water. 'I'm not at the castle.' I thought, trying to get my eyes to open again.
"Mer" the voice said, and for a moment I cringed thinking back to that Nightmare the same monster that killed my father and nearly killed my brothers. Something grabbed my hand; it was warm, but filled with calluses. "Mer its okay your safe." The voice was smooth almost a purr.
I could feel my eyes starting to open and I was thankful that it wasn't a brightly lit room. "Wh..er..e" My voice was raspy, my throat dry.
I felt something against my lip and turn my head just on instinct. "It's okay Mer its just water drink it." I could feel finger on my chin trying to open my mouth. This voice sounded somewhat familiar, but at the same time I couldn't place where. I opened my mouth letting the water flow through my lips.
I sighed feeling slightly better. "Your safe Mer." The voice says again, this time something running through my hands gently messaging my scalp. I sighed blinking my eyes everything slightly blurry. I could see someone standing over me.
I wanted to ask who this person was, but they way they talked, the way they touched me it felt like I should already know, but my mind was to fuzzy so I asked "Who are you?"
The person gave a dry chuckle "I know it's been five years, but I didn't think you'd forget me." The person voice sounded hurt behind his obvious attempt to make light of this conversation.
'Five years…five years….' Suddenly something seemed to click "Hiccup" I try to shout, but it sounds more of a squeak. I try to open, but my eyelids were not listening to my command.
That's when I felt something caress my cheek. "It's okay Mer, just sleep. I promise I'll be here when you wake up." I could hear his voice crack at this, but it was hard to stay awake. Leaning into his hand I fell back asleep.
I don't know how much time had passed until I fully woke up, but the first thing I remember is how cold the room was. 'Where am I' I thought, looking at an unfamiliar ceiling. I shivered debating whether to sink deeper into the blankets or sit up. I blinked my eyes trying to adjust them to the dark the only light coming from the window and based on the small amounts of light seeping into the room it was almost dawn.
'Where…'I looked around the room, which was pretty bare except for a fireplace, a desk, and a small chest. I tried to sit up, but my chest was shooting in pain at the movement. "Ka" I grunted wrapping an arm around myself as I sat up. That's when I felt something resting on near my leg. I stilled, reaching for one of my knives only to feel something soft against my leg. I looked down and instead of seeing my leather armor; I was in a thick cotton nightgown. 'Who the hell…' but before I could finish that thought I felt something had moved closer to my leg. I looked down and noticed that the soft thing that was against my leg was now on my leg. I looked down and noticed it was just a mop of brown hair.
"Hiccup" I muttered my hand slowly reaching out to touch him, but I hesitated curling my hand as it was an inch from his head. 'Hiccup's house got raided by dragons, he wasn't found. He and his entire family went missing for five years. He is most likely dead, but…'I hesitated for a split moment, but this time I didn't retract my hand. The hair was longer than I remembered it, but it seemed thicker softer even, for a moment I was jealous of how easy it was to run my hand through it.
I was surprised when Hiccup pressed himself closer to my hand, humming although the more I listened to it; it sounded more like a cat purring. 'He's changed a lot over the past five years.' That's when I frozen. 'He's been gone fore five years? He saved me or found me on that field, how. Just how much does he know about this war? What's his involvement?' Suddenly questions started to fly through my head. 'Was he a witch working for a clan that hasn't yet aligned themselves. He is one of those hunters that refuse to join my families' clan.' Different scenarios started to pass through my head of just who this Hiccup could be. My heart was pounding 'Is he working for the dragon queen.' My hand retracted as though a single touch from him could burn me. He groaned at the loss of contact and for a moment I hoped he would go back to sleep, but luck was not on my side.
He groaned slowly moving his head, lifting it a little off the bed. One hand went to rub his face and than almost like he remembered where he was he leaped up knocking down the chair he was sitting on. The movement caused me to shift backwards a gasp slipping out as my ribs protested the movement.
Hiccups body shifted towards me and maybe it could have been the little light in the room, but his green eyes seem to glow. For a moment he seemed to scoop out the room, his shoulders tensed as if ready to strike whatever possible enemy was in the room, but as he slowly drifted his gaze towards me. His face relaxed his shoulders dropping as he let out a calm sigh. "Mer" My heart tightened on the way he said my name, like I was some treasure or something. He moved swiftly to my side and for a moment I could only remember my clumsy awkward best friend.
He sat on the bed facing towards me and for a moment that's all we did was stare. He wouldn't drop my stare and for some reason this irked me. It reminded me that this wasn't Hiccup, he wasn't my Hiccup, he was someone else someone I didn't know. He must have noticed a change in my demeanor because he reached for my hand. "Are you alright?" he asks, eyes filled with concern as he leans over just a bit more.
I wanted to shout at him I wanted to scream that I didn't know where I was? That I didn't know how that battle ended? That after seeing that damn dragon again I wasn't able to kill it and avenge my father? But instead what came out was "I thought you were dead."
Hiccup who was rubbing small circles on my hand stopped, his eyes widening just a bit. I wasn't known for being a coward, but I couldn't look him in the eyes right now. "Mer" he says his voice soft, his hand holding mine as if to make sure I was really there with him. "Mer please look at me." I bit my lip, but made myself look at him again. He was a lot closer that I had thought his face only an inch or so from mine. 'When did he…'
"I'm sorry," he says looking me straight in the eye, his hands now grabbing both of mine. "I'm sorry, " he says again, leaning his forehead against mine closing his eye "I shouldn't…I would have contacted you…I shouldn't have…" I watched as he shook his head "I shouldn't have waited five years…I'm sorry." I watched as he slowly opened them, his eyes as green as I remember them filled with the same look of determination that I used to see during a science fair or when he was working on his art.
I pressed my forehead a little bit more on his, giving his hand a squeeze. "Where were you?" I sounded breathless, but than again I have been holding my breath for who knows how long.
"Does it matter, it wasn't with you." His voice was firm and his answer made my stomach turn, but it wasn't the answer I wanted.
"Hiccup" I can feel him take a deep breathe.
"I've been training," he says slowly as if picking his words carefully.
"Training for what?" I asked hesitant to know the answer. I grew concerned when I felt him tense, his breath stopping. "Hiccup" I ask, watching as he closed his eyes again.
"Training to end this war." He said, his voice even a slight growl in his voice.
My eyes widen, my mother and our allies have been trying to find a way to end this war since it started. "How" I asked my voice urgent, my grip tightening while his seemed to go slack his mouth turning into a frown.
"Mer" he says backing away a bit "there is a lot we have to talk about but-" A loud crash interrupted him. We both glance at the door. As the noises seem to grow loud shouts and battle cries echoing, Hiccup stood up quickly running towards the other side of the room grabbing something on the desk. He grabs my hands and places the dagger in my hand. "Stay here" he says firmly a growl in the back of his throat as the battle cries get louder. "I'm be right back"
"Hiccup I cou-" I was trying to tell him I could help, trying to convince him that I could fight.
"No" he says already knowing what I wanted to do "Stay here, you'll be safe." He says grabbing the side of my face and placing a quick kiss on my forehead. "And when I get back we will talk."
He didn't give me a chance to argue as he ran out of the room slamming the door behind me. I slowly made my way out of bed my ribs to sore maybe even broken to be moving around this much. 'Can't be on the bed if there is a raid' I thought, knowing that if I was to get into a fight I would not be that difficult to take down. Right as I was about to make my way to closet the door slammed open.
I turned around preparing for a fight, but what I wasn't prepared for was Jack Frost standing at the door stick in attack mode. "Jack" I say lowering my slop stance as he lowered his staff.
Relief washed over his face "Merida thank the moon your okay." He says rushing over to my side. "We have to get out of here."
"Jack what's going on," I said, looking at him as the noise started to decrease. Jack ignored me walking towards the window shattering it with the end of his staff. "All units this is Jack I have the princess retreat. I repeat Princess is secure retreat." There have only been a few times where I have seen Jack act so serious, so I knew what ever was going on had to be serious.
"Jack" I said again, but he didn't listen he placed his staff in its carrier strap on his back. He scooped me up in his arms like I weighed nothing, and step towards the broken window "What are you doing?" I screeched.
He paused for a moment and I knew his seriousness had faded away when I saw his playful grin. "Why I'm saving the defenseless princess from a hoard of dragons what does it look like." I wanted to shout at him asking what the hell he was talking about, but before I had the chance someone else stormed into the room.
"Mer-" Hiccup stopped looking at the scene in front of him. A snarl erupted on his face. "Put her down," he says in a voice that was more a growl than anything. I could feel Jack take a step back. "NOW" he shouts and that when everything seemed to move in slow motion. As Jack took the final step towards the window, Hiccup's hand glowed red a burst of fire aimed right at Jack's feet.
Jack leapt out of the window flying through the air like a bat out of hell clutching onto me tighter. "How" I murmured, my mind feeling dizzy and not just from the speed.
"Merida" Jack says looking down at me in concern.
I opened my mouth to say something, but was interrupted by a roar. Jack glanced over his shoulder giving me enough of a view of what was chasing us. A dragoniod with large black wings and scales on his arms and cheeks, a mop of brown hair, and green cat like eyes. "Hiccup" I gasped, my mind processing everything slowly.
I didn't feel Jack take out the snow globe from his pocket, I didn't feel us going through the portal or reaching the castle, I slightly remember the looks of relief on my mother's face, the knights, and our allies at my return, but the only thing I could think was 'Hiccup is a dragon. Hiccup is the enemy.' I vaguely remember falling asleep to my mothers hum as she stroked my hair. What my mother will never tell me is that I cried in my sleep, cried out for Hiccup.
When I woke up I just laid in bed Rapunzel came in soon after working on my ribs and the small cuts and bruises I had. She tried to get me to talk to her, but what could I tell her my best friend is a dragon that has been trying for the last five year to end this war, but that he may have saved me from my father's killer. There was nothing I could say, but she told how everyone was worried about m and that the potion was a success that the knights had caught a few stray dragons and they are testing the effects.
"How are you feeling?" she asks, fixing the last broken rib I had.
"Numb" I say honestly.
Rapunzel sighs, "The knight that died during that mission are not your fault." She says, trying to reassure me thinking that that was what was bothering me, but she was wrong and instead she made me feel worse. Not once have I thought about the men and women that died that night, the only thing I have been thinking about was Hiccup. Guilt started to set in my stomach.
"How many died?" I asked, my throat sounding hoarse.
"Merida this is war its bound-"
"How many" I snapped.
She looks at her lap "twenty they were buried when you went missing."
I bit my lip, twenty knights died that night and all I have been worried about was Hiccup, those were my knights, they were under my command, and I let them die. My hand clenched into a fist and with no hesitation I swung the blankets off of me and walked to my closet.
"What are you doing?" gasped Rapunzel.
"I'm not sitting in my bed all day when there is a war to be won." I said, pushing everything aside. 'Hiccup is a dragon; he's an enemy, and enemy that is ready to end this war. I won't let my knights, my friends die.' I thought, changing into a pair of jeans and a black t- shirt, strapping a sword to my belt.
Rapunzel was biting her lip "If that's the case than your mother and the rest of the leaders said that if you are up for it they will be in the war room."
I nodded my head and began to make my way out of the room. "Merida" Rapunzel shouts, I stop taking a look back, "I'm really happy your home" she says a real smile on her face.
I try to return it, but a smile seems odd on my face at a time like this "So am I" and I turn back around and make my way to the war room.
I don't bother knocking on the door, the knights guarding said doors were smiling at my actions. No one looks surprised when I step inside taking the seat next to my mother hell no one seemed surprised that I came at all.
"Its good to have you back dearie" Boo says, the leader of the witch clans one of the oldest and strongest witches to ever live. She's a bit crazy and eccentric, but she seems to take quite a liking to me treating me like someone she has met before.
"Ay'e no doubt in my mind that you would come back to us." North the leader of the Guardian said his large tattooed arms resting on the table a smile on his face. Looking oddly like a thug like Santa Clauses.
"Thank you all for your words, but this meeting isn't to talk about my safe return." I say trying to be professional as possible, 'We are at war' I kept reminding myself.
Boo cackled "Glad to see those dragons didn't break your spirit dearie."
Something in my chest tightened, but some how my voice stayed firm "They could never break me." But I wasn't sure how true that was.
The meeting began and the leaders asked normal questions. "Did they hurt you?" "What where they after with you?" "What did you say to them" "Did you overhear anything." The questions were long, but routine. After they were asked we spoke about the potions trials it seems that dragons were affected differently by the potion, some dragons would go twelve hours without their fire while some would only be disabled for an hour.
After three hours the meeting ended and I for one needed a ride. Nodding my heads to the other leaders I left the room determined to go for a ride on Angus to clear my head.
As I saddled Angus up, I could tell that there were two people waiting by the door. For a while I decided to act as if I had not noticed them, but it was very hard when the two idiots didn't know how to be quit.
"Flynn, Kristoff I know you're out there." I said, rolling my eyes as I hear "How did she know" "Well your as loud as your troll family so it probably wasn't that hard." I smiled as they gave each other snide remarks. I finished tightening the last of Angus saddle as they opened the door to the stable.
"There a reason you two are spying," I say, giving them a small smile when I looked at their faces. They looked like little boys who got caught with there hands in the cookie jar.
"Just wanted to see if you were alright and all," said Flynn shrugging his shoulders trying to be casual about the subject, even though Rapunzel had told me all about how worried Flynn was being one of the leaders in my rescues.
Flynn came from a family of knights, but when he was in his mother's womb his parents decided that this wasn't the life they wanted for their son, so the left. No one heard from there for years and honoring there decision no one bother them, but when the war started my father went looking for them needing all the trained knights we could find. Turns out Flynn's parnets had died in a car crash when Flynn was just a wee boy. Finding Flynn wasn't that hard seeing as how he had been in and out of juvenile hall all his life for theft. Strangely the transition from normal hooligan to knight wasn't that hard for him. We became good friends, me teaching him how to use a sword him teaching me how to be a thief.
"You aren't going for a ride." Kristoff said with a firm voice. Kristoff is an odd boy barely talks or likes being around other people, kind of an antisocial guy, but what do you expect when you get raised by trolls in the middle of no where. We found Kristoff after the Dragon Queen had raided the troll's homes in hopes of enslaving them for their magic. Trolls are tough little creatures, but they can still be killed. I remember leading that attack pushing the Dragon Queen's forces back, the trolls since then have tried to stay neutral, but Kristoff came with us hoping to get strong enough to protect his family. Kristoff was a little off put, by being next to so many people, but he slowly started to warm up to a few people, Flynn and I being the first. However he's been doing a whole lot better ever since that witch Anna came crashing into his life. She literally crashed into him, a flying spell gone totally wrong.
"You sure about that lad cause Angus is saddled up and I don't see anyone that can stop me"
"I don't know Maximus is pretty fast" Flynn say, a spark in his eye.
"Sven is faster," Kristoff said, puffing out his chest for the pride he had in his reindeer. Flynn gave him an odd look.
"You and your reindeer are just so weird."
"Well reindeer are better than people"
"Just because a reindeer is the only friend you could make doesn't…" As Flynn and Kristoff started to argue something they always did, I snuck around Angus and leapt into his saddle. Grabbing his reins I gave him a little tap and he took off.
"Sorry boys, but no one can compete with Angus, especially when we have a head start." The boys looked at each other and ran to get their rides ready. "Catch me if you can" I shouted, racing through the courtyard and out of the gates. I pushed Angus faster having no doubt that the two lads would follow. "Angus secret spot." I said, leaning in closer to him. He neighed and took off deeper into the forest. 'Flynn and Kristoff will never find me.' I thought, smiling.
It was an hour before we got to my secret place. The only way inside was through a camouflaged tunnel midway up the mountain. Go through the tunnel for a while and on the other side you come to a raging waterfall and two twin cliffs filled with smaller grass like hills. "To the cliffs" I mutter, nudging Angus. He neighs again and runs straight to the stream forming at the bottom of the waterfall. I laugh "Alright alright water first."
It was sunset by the time I reached the top of the height cliff in my secret spot. Angus was down below resting. I let the wind pass through me taking everything in with a deep breath. "Home" I muttered closing my eyes. Suddenly I heard Angus stomping his feet neighing louder than I had ever heard him. I opened my eyes looking down only to see him running in large circles stomping his feet. 'Angus' I thought, looking around for any danger. I couldn't find anything until I looked into the sky. Something was coming my way and whatever it was had a pair of black wings.
I grew tense a hand on the hilt of my sword. I knew I didn't have time to climb down the mountain to try and escape on Angus. 'One day of peace is just to much to ask for.' I thought, planting my feet firmly on the ground. I watched as Hiccup flew around me landed on the opposite side of the cliff.
For a moment we just stood there taking the other one in. There were black scales on his cheeks that looked like triangles, his hands and feet were now claws scales running from his fingers to his arm only a few scattered scales on his bicep his calves covered in scales as well, his wings were pitch black and looked like they belonged on a bat, he had two large and two little appendages on his head that looked like ears, His teeth were are pointy like a dogs, and behind him I could see a tail swishing back and forth two long fins at the tip. His pupils were in slits, and his eyes seemed to be a different type of green specks of gold here and there. But what terrified me the most was that I couldn't see the clumsy science nerd in this dragoniod.
"Merida let me explain," he says trying to take a step forward, my hand instinctively tightens on the hilt of my sword. "Please, I'm still Hiccup."
"Talk quickly" I snap, wanting nothing more than to escape this conversation.
"Mer I'm sorry I didn't know what I was, and than this war happened and I didn't want to endanger you, I thought you would be safe I didn't know you were a knight until after the war started honest."
"So you fought for them." I said my eyes narrowed, my hand starting to ache.
"There my tribe I have to fight," he says, looking down for a moment.
"Even if that meant killing my family." I snapped, taking a step forward. "Dragons killed my father Hiccup, they almost killed my brothers. Herbert has third degree burns all over his back he almost died." I shout, remembering the night I nearly lost everything. "Would you kill my family Hiccup?" I snapped, drawing my sword a centimeter from its sheath.
"The king of the knights…I didn't realize he was your father it wasn't until after his death that I realized who you were Merida, I'm sorry I couldn't save him." Hiccup's claws tightened to fist and he was shaking with anger.
"You know what she did to my family and you still sided with her." I snapped, feeling a stinging in my eye. Hiccup looked confused, his fist loosening for a moment.
"What are you talking about" he shouts, faced filled with uncertainty.
"The Dragon Queen. How could you?" I screeched wanting nothing more than to run my sword through something.
Hiccup's eyes widen his mouth dropping just a tiny bit, before his face seemed to go neutral. He took a step forward and I took one back, my back foot hitting the edge of the cliff. I looked back noticing that I had reached the end of the cliff. 'Damn' I thought, biting my lip looking back at Hiccup, who was now an arm length away. He took another step and I tried to draw my sword, but before I could Hiccup grabbed me pinning my arms to my waist with one arm, while the other pulled at my sword dropping it off the cliff. "Let me go" I snarled struggling to get out of his grip, but he was too strong.
"Merida listen to me and really listen. I am a dragon, I have a tribe, but we aren't allies with the Dragon Queen." He said into my ear his other hand coming to the nape of my neck trying to get me from moving my head. "For the past five years I have been training to end the Dragon Queen not side with her. I didn't know you were a knight I didn't know you were daughter to the king of knights until after your father died, but I swear Merida, I swear I'll make her pay for hurting you." His voice was strong, and for a moment I forgot how to breathe.
He pulled back a little bit, looking down at me, his face neutral. I looked at his eyes though and I could tell that he was sad a little betrayed that I would think of him as the enemy.
"You're a dragon," I said, biting my lip. His eyes close and he grimaced.
"Yes" his grip loosens.
"But you aren't the enemy." I said finally letting everything sink in.
"Yes" he says placing the hand that was on my neck to my cheek. "I would never join her Mer, I could never go against you." I grabbed the claw hand giving it a squeeze as I turned my head and planted a small kiss to his scaled palm.
"I never thought you would leave me either" I say my voice smaller than I liked. He brought me closer to his chest.
"I never wanted to." He says his voice hollow. "I missed you."
"What happens now?" I ask, not sure if I could handle going another five years without Hiccup.
"My father is the chief of our tribe, as we speak he is trying to consult with your mother into an alliance trying to prove to them that we aren't with the Dragon Queen either."
"An alliance between knights and dragons" I say freeing my arms from his embrace to wrap them around his waist. "Who would have ever thought?" I felt rather than heard his chuckle. "If your father is there than I need to head back, I need to talk to the leaders and my mother."
He tightened his hold burying his face in the crook of my neck. "Can't we stay here a moment longer, we have five years to catch up on."
I smile, but push against his chest lightly. I could hear the growl of protest, but he moved. "Right now we have to make sure and alliance happens between your tribe and my knights. If my mother agrees than the Guardians and the Witches will follow." He groaned leaning his forehead against mine. "We will have time to catch up."
"Are you sure last time we got rudely interrupted by your knights," he spat out the words. "Your winter fairy made sure of that," He grumbled.
"Winter fairy" I muttered trying to figure out who he meant, "you mean Jack." Hiccup growled at the name his eyes flashing for a moment. "Hey they were just doing their job they thought I was in trouble."
"So he decides to rescue his princess" he spats the word his.
"I'm not anyone's" I snap "and he said the princess not his princess." He rolled his eyes his jaw tightening. "Are you jealous?" I asked, a small giggle escaping.
"No" he says, his voice cracking.
"Really so it didn't bother you how he was holding me, cradling me like-" a large growl ripped through Hiccup along with the snarl of teeth made me laugh to much to finish my sentence. "If it makes you feel better he's just a friend and annoying friend, but a friend. He's trying to get together with an ice witch." That seemed to calm him down, but his face was pouting.
"Come on we have to go back," I say, trying to get out of his embrace. He sighs, but eventually lets me go. Before he could back away to far, I threw my arms around his neck and kiss him. If he was shocked he didn't show it wrapping his arms around my waist and keeping me in place. I gave him a firm kiss one that I wished I had given him on his sixteenth birthday. I nipped at his lips surprised that they were soft. He purred tightening is arms and his wings enclosing around us. "We have to go," I whispered against his mouth.
"You can't kiss me and expect me to let you go so soon," he says taking a deep breath, his grip tightening around me.
I smiled at that trying to suppress the giggle I could feel coming "We have to make sure the alliance forms."
"One more" Hiccups says and before I could answer he was kissing me again.
I smiled into the kiss, kissing back with the same amount of passion. 'With an alliance between the knights, the guardians, the witches and their potion, and the dragons we could actually end this war. We can finally bring down the Dragon Queen.' I ended the kiss receiving a low whine out of my dragon. I smiled leaning my forehead towards his our nose touching "We have work to do."