When the sun rose up into the sky, breaking the horizon over the seas, Siv blinked furiously, the sea mist that sprayed her now nearly freezing her eyelids closed. Her whole body screamed in pain, and her entire being wanted nothing more than to sleep for days; but that wasn't an option. What had woken her up, was the stabbing pain in her stomach and the sudden movement inside of her womb... No, it can't be time. Please, not yet!

Everything about this moment was screaming at her, get to safety, run from this, hide your baby in the safest place humanly possible... But she could do neither, still tied to the mast and unable to shield her body from the cold, or the pain she was feeling...

Just as another wave of pain hit, she looked up and saw the familiar Shellfire shot soar over the sky and hit the island right in front of them... this was the Edge, where the dragon riders were! Oh, they must have gotten her message... hopefully, Viggo is with them... He has to be with them!

Siv blinked slowly, attempting to clear her cloudy vision and she looked up, seeing a familiar formation of dragons flying directly towards the ship. It was then that she realized, Ryker put her here for a reason. Not just to ward off dragons, but to keep this ship afloat... If they fire, they kill her and her baby. It's a win-win, for Ryker.

"H..Hiccup... Help me..." Her voice was weak, soft, and inaudible to them. They were so far away that it couldn't ever be heard. When she attempted to speak again, it came out as a pained cry and she looked down, kicking her feet violently to try to get free.

It was like trying to get out of the death grip of a dragon's jaws. All she could do was struggle pathetically on the ropes, knowing fully well that there was no escape. When she looked up at where the dragon riders were a second ago, she watched in horror as they retreated and her heart dropped into her stomach.

"P-Please... Don't leave me..." With the pain, the cold, and the anxiety reaching her, Siv very quickly passed out. Her whole body went limp against the ropes and she shivered, even while unconscious.

From where they hovered in the air, Hiccup was looking through the ships as best as he could. Siv had to still be alive down there... He was horrified that if he sunk a ship, he would drown Siv in the process so he was choosing wisely when it came to his shots.

"I don't see her anywhere! Maybe she's on the Shellfire ship!"

"Hiccup! Look!" He followed where Heather's finger was pointing and pulled out his spy-glass. What he saw, was enough to cause any human to vomit five times over.

Siv was tied to the mast of a ship, the one closest to the Shellfire. The ropes wound around her in a way that it forced her pregnant stomach in the most vulnerable spot imaginable. Her legs were chained at the ankles and her wrists were bound in the same way. The only thing that wasn't was her head, and her eyes were very much closed, showing that she was either knocked unconscious, or she passed out due to the fear. With the cold, the action, and the stress, her and the baby would not have long, if any time at all.

"Oh Gods... We need to get her out of there, fast!"

"Hiccup, what if we can't reach her in time?" Astrid looked at the Shellfire who was ready to open fire again.

"We have to try! I'm not going to let her die, Astrid!" As soon as the blast from the Shellfire neared, Hiccup ordered everybody to retreat and fall back to the island where they were camping out in the arena, the shield pulled tightly closed. They were greeted by the sight of Snotlout and Viggo covered in ashes and soot, coughing and wheezing.

Snotlout explained that the stables caught on fire and Viggo was the first to offer assistance in saving the dragons still inside. It was bizarre, Viggo so ready to help people that he believed were the enemy...

"Did you find her?" Viggo looked up, his eyes wide and hopeful.

"We found her but we couldn't get to her. The crossbows and Shellfire had us pinned down," Hiccup sighed and rubbed at his face a little, attempting to clear his mind and focus on the task at hand.

"Okay, So Siv's in danger, the volcano could erupt, our home is under attack, and... we have no idea where to go first," Tuff laid it all out for everybody to realize the gravity of their situation and Hiccup let out a loud groan of irritation.

"Thank you, for summing that up."

"Hiccup, I think it's time we choose to move forward with my plan," Viggo stood up and approached the young rider who put his hands on his hips.

"And what, exactly, is your plan?"

"I can advise you on defeating my brother and stopping the Shellfire! If you will allow me to fly with you," Viggo was practically begging for the chance to prove himself out there, and Hiccup was extremely nervous about it... Viggo was a trickster and a flight out there, alone, would be the perfect time for him to get rid of Hiccup once and for all.

But it was his call, his decision, and his move. If there was even a chance of Viggo stopping the Shellfire, he needed to take the risk.

Astrid gave Hiccup a look of pure worry and he grabbed her hand, shaking his head a little. "Don't worry, Astrid. I'll be back."

As soon as Hiccup jumped onto Toothless, Viggo followed behind and they took off into the air, flying in what looked like the opposite direction of the fight. Viggo instructed him to fly out this way, so that's what he was doing.

"How are you feeling about all of this?" Hiccup spoke first.

Viggo didn't respond for the first few seconds, and Hiccup honestly thought he hadn't heard him. When he tried to speak again, Viggo cut him off before he could.

"Honestly? I'm terrified." It was the first time he's heard fear in that deep, dark voice that Viggo had. There was no cockiness, no anger, no usual tone of smug... This was all fear. Horror; one slip up, and Viggo could lose Siv forever.

"Well, if we get this right, we can take down Ryker and save your wife... Uh, wanna tell me what we're doing all the way out here though? It's hard to follow a plan when you don't tell me what it is."

"Wait, right here! Stop!" Viggo grabbed Hiccup by his shoulder pad and he immediately pulled on Toothless' saddle, making the dragon cease his gliding as he hovered in place. Hiccup was beyond confused and looking for something, anything, as proof for this not being a trap.

"Wait, why here? There's nothing out here but empty ocean."

"Seems that way, doesn't it?" Viggo removed the dagger from his shoe and held it up, looking as if he were attempting to literally stab Hiccup in the back. The position that Astrid found them in was not a good one, at all.

"I wouldn't do that, if I were you!" She shouted from her perch on her Deadly Nadder, the dragon ready to swoop in and drop Viggo off into the ocean in a heartbeat.

"Astrid!" Viggo gently spun the dagger in his hands, having the blade pointing towards the sky. "I'm afraid you misinterpreted the situation." Viggo spoke through Hiccup's sputtering of confusion and pure outrage at the scene of Viggo holding the dagger near him. How did he even get it?!

"No, I'm pretty sure I interpreted it just fine. Now drop it!"

"That was the plan, Astrid. Give it a moment and my plan will be revealed, I assure you." Viggo dropped the dagger directly into the water, blade first, and waited. After a few seconds, a low and deep rumbling noise could be heard and Toothless immediately began to fly higher out of fear. Large, rolling bubbles stirred underneath them and before long, a huge, green scaly beast broke the surface of the waterline.

"Whoa... Is that..."

"Submaripper, my dear Hiccup. That, is a Submaripper."

Toothless let out loud shrieks and immediately fired off into the water to get the Submaripper's attention. It scurried from the blasts like yaks with a iron brander. After they chased the dragon downwind, it was finally near the battle and once in direct sight of the Shellfire, it sprung for the attack.

"So the dagger was to stir up the water and get the Submaripper to surface! H-How did you know it would react like this?"

Viggo reached into the back of his tunic and pulled out the journal in Siv's handwriting, opening it up to page 48. Hiccup saw the Submaripper drawing and under enemies, Shellfire was listed. How did she even figure that out?

"My wife is a genius, my dear Hiccup."

"Alright, this is it! The Shellfire is tied up with the Submaripper! Astrid, go in and rescue Siv! I'll take out the rest of the ships!"

Astrid reacted without another word and immediately went diving down for the ship where Siv was still tied up. None of the other hunters were near her so she quickly set out a spine shot towards them to keep the hunters at bay.

Stormfly landed on the deck and let out a low, vicious growl at anybody who dared approach Astrid or Siv. The blonde removed a small dagger from her boot and made quick work of the ropes holding Siv to the mast. Her body fell almost immediately, Astrid catching her quickly and pushing the woman's bangs from her face.

"Siv, hey, wake up... Come on, you have to wake up now," Astrid tried to be as gentle as she could, which was hard for her. A soft caress against the woman's skin and she was slowly stirring awake, not fully aware of her situation.

"W-Where am I?"

"On a hunter ship. I'm getting you out of here, c'mon," Astrid swung the woman's arm around her shoulders and gripped her by the hip, helping her hobble over to Stormfly. But before they could get closer to the dragon, Siv let out a low moan of pain and doubled over, gripping near the base of her belly and letting little whines out.

"W-What is it? Are you-" Astrid's sentence was cut off when she heard the soft stream of running water and looked down to the deck, seeing the small puddle just by Siv's bare feet. Her heart jumped into her throat as she knew exactly what was happening. This baby was coming, and it was coming now!

Astrid attempted to move as fast as she could without causing Siv more pain and pulled her up onto Stormfly's saddle, sitting in front of her and keeping the redhead as close as humanly possible.

"Go, Stormfly! Back to the Edge!" The dragon squawked and spread her wings, flapping them at high speed and they both watched the Submaripper take down the Shellfire, watching it break the chains on the boat attached to the dragon and seeing it go down, a whirlpool creating in the middle of the chaos. Astrid let out a little scowl before she directed her dragon to the Edge and in the room where there was a huge fire.

She immediately broke off into a panic, running around the room and gathering several blankets and folding one up, placing it just under Siv's head as she laid down on the wooden floor, groaning in agony.

"W-Where's my husband?" She stuttered as sweat dripped down her face. Astrid dipped a cloth into a water container and pressed it to her forehead, biting her lip.

"They'll be here soon, I promise... For now, you've got to try and calm down, Siv... In, and out... In, and out..." Astrid attempted to demonstrate how to breathe for her and Siv mimicked her as best as she could, her heart going absolutely crazy as she rolled around in place in complete agony. Felt like somebody was ripping her insides out and then shoving them back in.

"Okay... Uh... Here, let me just-" Astrid gently pushed up Siv's skirt that was completely drenched with melted ice and her water breaking. She reached for the waistband of her undergarments and pulled them down her legs, quickly discarding them and lifting up the woman's legs to see if she could see anything. "Oh, my Thor!"

"W-What?! What is it?!" Siv demanded.

"I see it! I see it, oh sweet Odin, I don't... Ugh, where are those two?!"

Siv let out a high pitched scream and threw her head back, in complete and utter agony as her baby wanted out, and it wanted out now. She started to push, without knowing what else she could do and just kept breathing. She almost didn't hear the soft thump of the dragon's feet on the wooden deck and the same high pitched male voice from before saying, "What did we miss?"

"A lot!" Siv shouted in anger as her fingers curled into her hands, her knuckles turning white as the pain was almost unbearable. In her pure fiery rage, she almost didn't notice the hand that was placed against her spine and the soft voice in her ear.

"Siv, darling, I'm here... I'm not leaving for anything, I'm right here..." To hear Viggo's voice again, it was like the sweetest melody. She gripped at his arm and let out a little whimper, attempting to stay strong for him.

"M..Make him go... P-Please..." She looked at Hiccup who seemed almost delighted to be kicked out.

"Ah... Alright, c'mon bud! Let's go... check on the others! Toothless...?" Hiccup was mid-step when he noticed the Night Fury crawling over to Siv on his belly, letting out soft, almost soothing coos and rubbing his snout against her side, hot breath leaving his nostrils. Toothless gave a soft warble as he attempted to comfort her, gently licking at her bare outer thigh and resting his head down on the floor.

"Hiccup, just go! Take Stormfly and do a fly-over! Make sure everyone's okay..." Astrid could tell that Toothless wanted to stay very badly with the woman who was still in so much pain. And Hiccup could not for the life of him understand why... But he didn't dwell on it as he mounted up on Stormfly's saddle and took off to check the island.

Viggo held her hand and felt her squeeze with more force than he's ever felt from her in his entire life. A hiss of pain left his mouth as he attempted to lessen her grip. Astrid kept her hands on Siv's knees, making sure her legs stayed parted and was ready to help at any point.

"Just breathe, flower... You've got this, you can do this," Viggo pressed a gentle kiss to her temple and looked down at Astrid who looked absolutely terrified to be put in this situation. Her fingers were shaking and her eyes were wide and buggy, radiating pure fear.

While he didn't want to put her through this, he couldn't deliver the baby on his own and needed help, female help.

"You-you're doing fine, Siv! J..Just one more push! You're almost there!" Siv let out the loudest, most blood curdling scream and Viggo watched Toothless attempt to cover his ear fins from her horrid screech. And then a few seconds later, she let out a sudden gasp and heavy breathing, her heart rate going crazy as she only heard silence.

"Oh my Thor..."

"W-What? What is it?" Siv was scared, she didn't hear any crying... Babies are supposed to cry! Why wasn't hers crying?

But it only took a few seconds. There was a little squeak and then high pitched whines and screams, making Siv let out a breath she didn't know she was holding and she let her husband's hand go, her fingers trembling like crazy as she watched Astrid grab one of the many blankets and curl it around the baby, gently wiping off it's face and cooing softly.

"H-Hey there little one..." Viggo found his place, lifting up his wife and resting her back against his thighs as he sat on his knees and feet. She propped herself up and tears streamed down her face as she saw the little life in the blankets flailing, it's tiny hands still covered in blood but very animate, nonetheless. Astrid gently removed a dagger from her boot and handed it to Viggo.

"Y-You should cut the cord..." She muttered nervously as he took the dagger in his hand and gently sliced the umbilical cord with one swift motion. Astrid took the dagger back, slid it into her boot, and carefully handed the screaming infant to it's mother, who accepted the baby without any hesitation.

"Oh... H-Hi my little angel... Oh, you're so beautiful..." Siv couldn't stop herself as she sobbed uncontrollably and clutched the baby close to her chest, tears streaming down her cheeks and her heart going crazy, falling completely in love with the little life that she just met.

Across the baby's face was the subtle dusting of many freckles that would most likely darken over time. On it's head was the smallest amount of dark brown fur that was imaginable and it's skin tone, while sickly due to the blood, matched Viggo's almost perfectly.

"Oh Siv... she's beautiful," Siv and Astrid looked up to see tears falling from Viggo's eyes. He began to wipe them away as quickly as they came and gently reached out, pressing his finger under the baby's palm and feeling the little one grasp at his digit. A happy chuckle left him as he wiggled his finger back and forth, knowing this little one has stolen his heart already.

"I-Is it-"

"It's a girl," Astrid told Siv immediately and scooted closer to Toothless who let out a happy churr when he saw the baby and tried his best to restrain himself from jumping up and down in excitement at the new life.

"P-Precious little girl... So beautiful," Siv stuttered a little as she pressed kisses all over the little girl's face, who slowly stopped crying and began to react to her mother's voice. The baby's eyes began to twitch a little and as soon as they were open, Siv gasped, looking up at Viggo who shared a look of shock, his whole face going slightly pale.

"S-She's... She has..."

"What? Is she okay?" Astrid's curiosity immediately was peaked as she crossed the room and looked down at the infant's eyes, not expecting what she saw... Instead of two of the same color, her right eye was brown, and her left eye was very much green.

All three of them said in unison, and even Toothless warbled, "Holy Odin."