Battling demons

Silence settled on the audience as the beginning of the movie. They watched the screen as the events unfolded before them. Many dreaded the outcome as they grew closer to mother and daughter through the movie. And, just like the royal family, they as well feared the outcome.

But there were those whose eyes wandered from the screen to the two scientists. Cameron watched them with an unwavering expression that one would call bored or disinterested. Time to time Rem glance up from her papers, she was writing on five different pages at the same time, jumping from one to another.

Questions raised in their heads. What were these two achieving with this? Why were they showing them the future? What were they getting from this experiment?

Movement dragged their attention back to the screen,

Merida looks up, no there was still hope, the tapestry was still there, she just had to fix it. She pulled again and this time the tapestry did fell out of its holder. Merida fell to the ground the fabric on her. She climbed out from under it.

Merida: Maudie.

The woman could help her, she jumped to the broken window of the door, she could put her head into the empty space.

Merida: Maudie! I need you! Now!

Maudie hid behind a corner at the bottom of the stairs. She had an iron grip on the key and was torn between helping the girl and obeying the king.

Maudie who was sitting among the other servants of the castle was just as distressed as her on screen self. She only hoped her other self will make a good decision.

Merida could hear small taps on the wood as someone approached her. They were the triplets only now they weren't mischievous red head boys but little brown bear cubs.

Merida: Oh, no. … Maudie!

Maudie walked up the stair but she didn't expect to see three bears.

"Oh, don't tell me she would have opened the door," Merida groaned. She was only guessing what Maudie intended to do, but that went down the drain anyway.

"Tough luck," Flynn said. "How are you going to get the key now?"

She falls against the wall; her grip on the key tightens. Merida was getting annoyed, she turned to her brothers.

Merida: Get the key.

They nod and turn towards Maudie. She inches down the stairs and hides the key between her breasts. The little bears show their tiny teeth as they roar and send Maudie running for her life again.

"That would do," Flynn said as the people laughed at poor Maudie's misfortune.

Elinor was running for her life, she could hear the hunters behind her and the dog's barks. She was on all four, running faster than ever. Fergus didn't lose sight of her; he kept on pushing the horse to go faster.

The laughing stopped.

Maudie run through the castle, bumping into the maids and eventually hitting her head in a beam. But she kept on running, leaving the maids confused. They turned to see the giant shadow of bears approaching; they dropped everything and ran screaming.

Merida: Needle and thread, needle and thread, needle and thread.

She tripped in the tapestry as she searched for desperately what she needed.

The hunters were hot in Elinor's trail; the hunting dogs never lost her scent. Elinor kept looking back; she reached a hill that's when she was shoot at with arrows. She decides on another path, but the dogs are quickly after her.

Fergus: There he goes!

Fergus was getting paler then he should be.

Merida: Needle and thread, needle and thread!

She opens up the chest where Elinor was searching before she lost herself, she dig deep and pulled out a shining needle.

Merida: Ah, ya beauty!

"Yes!" Merida cheered.

Maudie ran into the kitchen and barricaded the door with everything she could find close, but she was still panicking and when she reached the middle of the kitchen she felt like she is being watched.

Two bear cubs were looking at her with innocent eyes. Maudie grabs a frying pan from above her, then notices that something is not quite right.

Maudie: One, two …

The third was missing. As if she got a feeling she turned around, the third cub was standing above her and jumped down right at her chest. One of the two cubs covered his eyes.

The audience snickered and cheered at the same time. They got the key!

Merida looked up from her fixing to see one of her bear brothers holding the key.

Now free the four of them jumped up on Angus and rode him into the woods. Merida was still working on the tapestry as her brother held the light for her. He stumbled when Agnus jumped.

Merida: Steady Hamish!

The excitement grew in the room as they saw Merida and the triplets on their way to saw Elinor. Merida and Fergus had their fingers crossed.

Elinor looked back she was getting ahead of the hunters but the dogs were still keeping up with her, suddenly she tripped and slid into the circle of rock pillars. She heard the hunters behind her so she stood up and run but before she could have left the circle the dogs got before her. She tried another way but there the hunters appeared with torches and spears. Elinor was completely surrounded.

The clansmen and the lord looked at each other worriedly. Everything was so fine only moments ago. Why did it had to turn out like this?

As if feeling something in the air, Angus was running and didn't care what happened to his riders.

Merida: Angus, ease, lady!

He jumped over a thick fallen tree; Hamish couldn't hold on and almost fell off.

Merida: Hubert, Harris, help Hamish!

The hunters cornered Elinor into a rock, they manage to bond her in ropes and pull her legs out from under her.

Merida finished the tapestry.

Merida: Ha-ha! It's done!

"Hurry!" Merida shouted at her future self. She was voicing everyone's worry.

Angus suddenly comes to a halt. Before them a wisp appeared, other wisps had become visible and formed a line leading them away from their path that lead into the darkness and onto another one where Merida could see a small orange light. No doubt it was the light of the hunters.

"Why would they appear again," Merida asked leaning closer.

Merida turned Angus towards the light; the wisps vanished as Merida was now on the correct path. On the other path Mor'du watched them and his eyes fell on the little orange light as well.

Fergus jumped of his horse and approached the bound bear with his sword drawn. Too many men were holding her down; Elinor didn't have the chance to fight against them. Fergus raised his sword, his face full of hatred, Elinor looked up at him with pleading eyes but they didn't reach him, all he could see was the monster that killed his wife. He swung he sword but it was knocked out of his hands by an arrow.

Merida jumped off of Angus, here arrow was pointed at her father.

Merida: Get back! That's my mother!

Fergus: Are you out of your mind, lass?

She walked between Fergus and Elinor, never turning her back to the king.

Fergus was relieved that his daughter stopped him from committing a horrible act. But Elinor was right, he was stubborn and he only could only watch with dread his future self.

Elinor placed back her hand on her husband's. "It's not your fault, dear," she tried to comfort him again, but it came out weak.

Fergus looked down.

Merida: Mom, are you hurt?

She turned back to look at her mother, that's when Fergus pushed him out of the way. She bumped into Lord Macintosh who kept hold of her by his spear.

Fergus raised his sword again. Merida threw Lord Macintosh over herself and used his spear to knock out the sword from the hands of the closest warrior.

She stood before Fergus, their swords clung together.

Fergus: Merida!

Merida swung her sword, making Fergus to back away. With one steady move she sliced out a piece of Fergus's peg leg. The man fell on his back.

Merida: I'll not let you kill my mother!

Fergus looked up at her with disbelieving eyes and an open mouth. The triplet cubs appeared out of nowhere and jumped on the king.

Merida: Boys!

Fergus: Boys?

A heavy paw hit the ground so hard that it seemed to shake. The beast bear was standing there rose on his hind legs. He let out a terrible roar that lived up to his name.

The watcher's eyes widened.

Merida: Mor'du!

Fergus: Kill it!

The clansmen rushed at the bear but that sent them to the ground with a simple strike of his palm. He sent Lord MacGuffin and two other men flying into the rocks with one hit.

But even Mor'du was struck in the face by no one else but Fergus himself.

Fergus: Come on! I'll take you with my bare hands!

Mor'du struck the king down, bit his peg leg and threw him away like he weighed nothing.

"Dad!"

"I'll be alright lass, don't worry for me."

Two arrows landed in his shoulder, the bear didn't even flinch but saw who the perpetrator was: the girl who disturbed him in his home.

He stuck the bow out of Merida's hands, she fell to the ground and tried to crawl back, but the bear towered over her. His mouth opened just as wide as Merida's whole head and it was only inches away for her face.

Fear was tingling in the hearts of the people. Everyone could feel it grow as their eyes were glued to the movie screen. But the only one who found enjoyment in it was none other than Pitch Black.

The boogieman was hiding in the dark corner of the theater where no one could see him, not like anyone could actually. But he noticed the Cameron was watching him from the corner of his eyes. When they glances met Cameron quickly looked away.

Elinor jumped up and threw of her captors with renewed energy. She jumped on Mor'du sending the bear rolling on the ground with her. Elinor bit into her enemy's stomach, but Mor'du hit her in the face.

The two bears growled at each other, but Mor'du wasn't interested in Elinor, he wanted to kill Merida. Elinor stood between them roaring at the beast. They stood at their hind legs and pushed each other, but none of them would budge, that's when Mor'du clawed Elinor in the face.

Merida: Mom!

Mor'du turned Elinor around and pushed her against a rock, he wanted to bit her but she pushed him away in time. Mor'du fell to the ground. Everyone watched in fear as the two bears fought against each other. They clawed and bit, but Mor'du managed to surpass Elinor. He pushed her down and bit into her shoulder so hard she screamed. Then he grabbed her and threw her against a rock.

Elinor slumped down; she looked up and saw that the pillar was broken perfectly in half.

Mor'du wasn't interest in Elinor anymore; he turned to Merida who tried to get away from the beast. A spear was lying by her side; she grabbed it and pointed it at the bear. Mor'du walked closer menacingly, his beady eyes shined white in the dark, he was so close but then he was pulled back by something.

Elinor pulled him back with her claws sunken into his back. Mor'du roared at her and charged her, but Elinor jumped away in time so the other bear hit the rock straight in the head. The pillar cracked.

Mor'du stood up but this time it was Elinor who pushed him against the wall. She pushed him and pushed and the rock kept on cracking and moving.

Mor'du hit her so hard she was sent flying. Merida crawled closer to Elinor, spear in hand. The demon bear stepped towards them menacingly. He ran his teeth glistened in the moon light then he was buried under the fallen rock.

Through the rock something slipped through like smoke and the form of a big, strong man appeared before them as a glowing blue ghost. This was the real Mor'du, the prince; Merida looked up at him with astonishment. Mor'du bowed his head and with that his from shrined into a wisp and it flew away into the forest.

Merida an Elinor looked at each other, it was over.

The tension still lingered in the theater as if they couldn't really believe that the fight was over.

Then Merida noticed that the sky changed color and the bright form of the sun was creeping up on the horizon.

Merida: The second sunrise.

She runs to Angus and drags the tapestry off of him, the sun light have already reached the top of the rocks. Merida drags the heavy tapestry to Elinor and pulls it over her. They wait but nothing happens, the sun was climbing higher and it almost illuminated the whole circle.

"Come on, come on," Merida watched the screen with her hands balled into fists.

Elinor looked up at her daughter then her eyes filled out and become fully black.

Merida: No. I don't understand. I…

She started weeping and fell to the ground. Although no one really understood what was going on they watched with worry from a respectful distance

Merida: Oh, mom, I'm sorry. This is all my fault. I did this to you, to us.

Elinor sniffs her face; Merida hugs her around the neck.

Sorrow filled the theater. Merida wiped away the tears forming in her eyes. She was already crying on screen, that was enough.

"This can't be it, can it?" She glared at the scientists.

They were sitting by the table in a perfectly symmetric position with their hands on the table and their legs crossed. A neutral look was plastered on their face. They remained silent.

Merida: You've always been there for me. You've never given up on me. I just want you back. I want you back, mommy.

Merida continued to weep quietly as everyone stood saddened by what was happening before them. Elinor was disoriented like she couldn't comprehend what was happening around her. At Fergus feet the triplets stood watching close to their father.

Merida: I love you.

The sunlight slowly reached them and traveled over the tapestry that now was patched up roughly.

Despite her best effort Merida's eyes filled with tear. She looked away in shame. Elinor's heart was breaking for her little girl.

The people looked down as well. Only moments ago they have witnessed how the bond between the clans was fixed, how the demon bear was defeated and how Elinor and Merida finally become family. But now it was ripped from them as if fate enjoyed playing cruel joks.

Merida's crying quieted as she hardly but accepted what had become of their fate.

A gentle hand rested on her head. Merida's eyes snapped open and she looked up into the teary, brown eyes of her mother.

Merida: Mom! You're back!

The audience jumped, a confused pause was followed with cheers and joy.

Merida climbed over her seat to hug her mother. Elinor hugged her back and kissed her on her forehead, both of them were crying tears of joy and relief. Then they were hugged and almost lifted by big, beefy arms. They looked up into the smiling face of Fergus who had small tear drops in the corner of his eyes.

"You can't believe how glad I am," he said. Then suddenly they were jumped by the triplets as well.

Rem and Cameron watched the royal family with wide smiles on their faces. They looked at each other in mutual understanding.

Elinor laughed and kissed Merida's face everywhere.

Merida: You've changed!

Elinor: Oh, darling. We both have.

She kissed her again on the forehead.

Fergus: Elinor!

Fergus run to them limping because of his mutilated peg leg. He fell and rolled on the ground but he got to his family and hugged them both close to himself.

Then Fergus captivated Elinor in a loving kiss that Merida couldn't watch.

Elinor: Oh, dear!

Merida jumped into her father's neck and hugged him tight.

The lord walked closer to them, they were happy as well that everything turned out right.

Merida: Oh, mom!

Elinor: Ooh! Um…dear?

Fergus: Huh?

Elinor: I'm naked. Naked as a wee baby. Well don't just stare! Do something!

Fergus: What the…?

He noticed that the lord have come closer, Fergus covered Elinor.

Fergus: Back your eyes, lads! Show some respect!

They turned around, between their legs the triplets ran up to their parents naked.

Fergus: Now that's what I call a wee naked baby!

The screen changed to Fergus holding the boys in one of the castle's rooms, Elinor and Merida were there as well designing a new tapestry. They hurry out of the picture and we see that on the tapestry is painted Merida and Elinor as a bear together.

The screen changes to the harbor where the clans were ready to return home and everyone was saying their good byes. The triplets come by riding shield that were tied to the dogs.

Maudie seemed to have found a suitor in the form of the big muscular warrior from the Dingwall clan. Merida had said good bye to the sons and Fergus said his good byes to the lords.

The three ships sailed away with the lords and their sons waving at them. Fergus waves back as well until he noticed that the triplets on one of the ships sail. He jumped into a boat and started towing after them.

Everyone leaned back watching the ending peacefully.

Merida is riding on Agnus looking over the see from a white cliff.

Merida: (V.O.) There are those who say fate is beyond our command.

Elinor walks up beside her on her own white horse.

Merida: (V.O.) Our destiny is not our own. But I know better.

She challenges her mother and the two ride across the cliff side. In the distance the three ships are still visible sailing at an equal pace.

Merida: (V.O.) Our fate lives within us. You only have to be brave enough to see it.

Beside a rock with strange carvings a little wisp is floating then it flies away as the screen fades black.

Cameron took the remote controller and stopped the movie, Rem stretched out her hands.

"This is the end of the movie 'Brave'," Cameron said.

"We would ask 'did you like it' but since we have been watching you the entire time there is no need for that."

"That's just rude; they have all the right to speak their minds."

"Are you saying that I'm rude?"

"That's all you could hear?"

While everyone was listening to the two bickering scientists in the top row of the seats a certain lady – namely Gothel, was tapping her seat's arm worriedly. She wasn't stupid to not figure out why Rapunzel was seated in the front. They are going to see things about the girl and possibly about her. Her little secret would come out and her precious flower would be gone.

As she hated to admit she was out of options. If she stayed she would be found out and who knows what would happen with her. She couldn't just walk away with Rapunzel, those two wouldn't let them. Gothel looked at the slightly open door. Who said she couldn't leave.

She calmly stood up and walked to the door, thankfully no one noticed her as they were too occupied with discussing their very first cinema experience. The door opened without creaking and she slipped out.

The only one who actually noticed her disappearance was Pitch.

"What is she up to?"

He walked to the door abandoning his safe shadow. Pitch looked at the Guardians who were happily talking to the kids, and then he glanced at Cameron who was still arguing with his partner. He let a small smirk stretch on his face then he slipped out the open door.

He was back in the tunnel they were led down roughly an hour ago. Gothel didn't went far, he could still she her in the darkness. Pitch looked back at the open ancient door, light was coming from inside almost beckoning him to return. A smile crossed Pitch's face again. Black sand slowly pushed the door shut, it engulfed the entire wood and stuck on it like glue trapping quietly those inside.

So Brave was finished, thank you for everyone who could read it so far next is going to be Tangled, I hope you are all excited. But I can tell that the Tangled chapters are going to come out in the same fashion as Brave since I don't have a good script and I have to write everything. TTATT

For Rise of the Guardians and How to train your dragon I'm going to use the scripts that are out so that would go faster. :D

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See you next time; I hope I can get the next chapter out sooner.

~King