Story:
Merida
tries to plead with her father but King Fergus and his men chased Elinor out of
the castle. Merida retrieved her mother’s tapestry knowing that the only way to
convince her father is to sew the tapestry back together, turning her mother
human again. She pursued her father with the wisps leading her way. However,
their harsh blue light garners the attention of Mordu. The wisp lead
Merida to the clearing surrounded by the mystical stones, where she finds her
mother surrounded by Fergus and her men. Fergus raises his sword to Queen
Elinor and just as he’s about to strike, an arrow knocks his sword to the
ground. He turns to see Merida running towards him with her bow in hand and the
tapestry draped over her shoulder. She jumps between her father and mother and
demands that he stop. She once again tries to explain to her father that the
bear he insists on attacking is in fact her mother. But before she can plead
her case, Mordu bursts into the circle, slashing and mauling the men at its
perimeter. Fergus’s attention is immediately turned to Mordu. He picks up his
sword and charges but Mordu knocks him aside easily. The gigantic bear makes
its way through the group of men, clawing and throwing them aside until it
reached Merida and her mother. Mordu raised its giant paw and slashed at Merida
as she attempted to load an arrow. She narrowly dodged it but Mordu’s claws
caught the tapestry she had draped over her shoulder and shredded it. Merida
screamed in horror as the pieces of tapestry fell before her eyes. Through her
anger and tears she loaded an arrow and shot Mordu in the neck. Mordu let out a
fierce growl and attempted to backhand Merida but once again evaded the attack
but ended up tripping on part of the tapestry and fell to the ground. Merida tried
to get up as fast as she could but Mordu struck her with a fierce slash to her
face that lifted her off the ground and sent her flying into one of the
mystical stones. Her mother let out a terrifying growl and lunged at Mordu.
Blood ran down Merida’s face from the lacerations caused by Mordu’s claws. Her
vision was blurred and she was weakened by the loss of blood but she could make
out that her mother was fighting Mordu. Fergus, holding his side, hobbled over
to Merida and took her in his arms. As he picked her up, Merida told him that
the bear that Mordu was fighting was Elinor and that he needed to protect her.
Fergus looked down at his daughter and could see the sincerity in her eyes as
she passed out. He looked over his shoulder to see Mordu throwing Elinor into
one of the stones knocking her out. Fergus set down Merida and picked up his
sword. He charged and lunged at Mordu, landing blow after blow but his attacks
appeared to do nothing. Mordu slashed the sword out of Fergus’s hand and
knocked him to the ground. Mordu placed a foot on Fergus, dug his claws into
his chest, and let out a chilling roar in his face. Fergus winced and tried to
get free as Mordu raised his giant paw. Merida’s good eye opened as she saw
Mordu on top of her father. She let out a scream as his paw came down, tearing
through her father. She reached for her bow and arrows and through teary and
bloody eyes shot off 3 perfectly aimed arrows to Mordu’s skull, dropping the
massive bear beside her father. Merida used her bow as a crutch and hobbled as
fast as she could to her fallen father. As she kneeled beside his body wisps
began to surround them. She clenched her father’s bloody clothes and gritted
her teeth. The Wisps began to circle her, turning from a blue to a blood red.
Elinor limped over and nuzzled her fallen husband. Merida looked up and noticed
bits of the tapestry scattered around the clearing as the sun rose. She lowered
her head knowing she failed to save any of her family. Her mother nudged her as
if to say it’s okay. Merida put her arm around her mother’s neck as the sun
rose. She looked into her mother’s eyes and could see that whatever was left of
her mother had vanished. Merida stood up and three little cubs rushed to her
side. Her heart was broken but she had to be strong. Although she knew that her
brothers didn’t know her as their sister they were still drawn to her, as was
her mother. Merida stood up, determined to find a way to restore what was left
of her family and set out on a search to find the old wood carver. The Bear
Queen was born!
