Around the time the trio was heading home to Johnnie's home, a frightened messenger rode up. His horse was foaming at the mouth and his eyes were wild. The messenger slid off his horse.

"I have an announcement to make. Would you please call you parents out side? What I am about to say is of their utmost concern."

"You wish to speak with us sir?" Johnnie's màthair queried.

"As you may already know the MacGregors have raided the Colquhoun clan and have killed all the women and children. By order of the new Clan Chieftain, the name MacGregor is to be outlawed. No one is to give them housing, food, or medical attention. Anyone caught doing any of these this is able to be killed on sighting- them and their whole family. The person that killed them is allowed to do whatever they want with that person's property. Any MacGregors that are sighted are also to be shot or killed however you want when you see them. The MacGregors must be punished for what they did."

"That's terrible!" Merida gasped in horror. "All those innocent people to be killed! For what reason?!"

"We don't know that lass. All I know is that many people are forever scarred for what they saw this day."

"Don't worry sir. You can rest assured that all MacGregors that come here will be shot on site.None of them will live to see another day!" Johnnie's athair spoke up.

"Aye,glad tae hear that sir."

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A few days later Johnnie, Douglas and Merida raced towards their secret glenn on Ben Lomond. Douglas got there first. He wanted to impress Merida but she was a tough lass to get to.

"Ugh! Douglas! You always win. Can you please let us win for once. I mean, really how is this possible." Merida came second panting.

"Hey, what do you think of the all the MacGregor killings these past few days? To me it seems like a lot of senseless killing."

"Yeah, by the sounds of it what is happening to the MacGregors is what they did to the Colquhoun Clan." Merida chimed in.

"People are so silly! Argh! Why can't we just get over it? There have been too-"

"Douglas? What's wrong?"

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David and Fergus sneaked up to the house. They had been scouting the area for days and finally had enough evidence that this was the house of the MacGregor Chieftain Alasdair MacGregor of Glenstrae! According to some of the surviving townspeople he was the one seen leading the clan to the town that fatal day. It was time to put him to death and get rid of all his property and every piece of evidence that he had ever lived. David motioned to Fergus.

"You sneak around to the back and start a fire in several different places. He will be forced to go out the front door and when he gets there I'll be waiting to shoot him!" He whispered. "Now go."

He waited. A flame leaped up from the back of the house. They spread quickly, and before long the whole house was on fire. A figure emerged from the smoke. BANG! A shot rang out! The figure fell to the ground but when David reached the spot where he lay, the figure was gone! Fergus caught up to him.

"I tried to catch him but he disappeared. He must have used the smoke to his advantage. There was a trail of blood but the spots became too small and far apart track any more."

"Don't matter. I shot him near the heart, at best he has a few days to live – If he can find any food seeing as no one is allowed to give him any in the first place." David chuckled maniacally. How he loved to see others suffer at his hand!

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Douglas pointed. Johnnie and Merida gazed in that direction. There was a giant bonfire! One of the first original houses near the loch was burning down. They raced to the loch to see what they could do do to save the house-but it was too late. Most of the structure of the house was gone by the time they got a barrel of water ready.

However, as they turned they saw a figure crawling slowly towards them. It was hard to make who it was but one feature was unmistakable even against the orange and reds of the fire: this man had bright red hair that plainly stood out.

Gasping for breath he spoke."Please, you....... have.....to help.....house burned down........name.......Alas....Alasdair....help......me!"

They group looked at each other. He was asking for help but, he was after all, a MacGregor.

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Máthair: Scottish Gaelic word for mother.

Tae: Scottish Gaelic word for to.

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