The bear and his princess
Vikings/ Twilight
Bella/Rollo, Ragnar/Laguertha, Floki/Helga
Viking: AU from the end of season 1; Siggy isn't with Rollo.
I'm not sure how old they're supposed to be in the show, so let's just pretend that they're no older than 30.
Everyone knew that the Seer was powerful, that he spoke for the gods, that his words were true and his predictions had to be taken seriously. Some knew that he was extremely old, not really alive but not completely dead either. Very few knew the truth: he was a vampire.
Most people believed that he simply followed his visions, few knew that he was in direct contact with the Gods and that he had a mission for the future. He would soon be granted the death he desired, he just had a few things to do first. Deciding that now was the right time for it, he asked Ragnar Lothbrok, his brother and his wife to meet him, along with Floki and his love Helga. Aslaug, the princess pregnant with Ragnar's next son, wasn't invited and would stay in the great hall. She didn't need to know what would be discussed since it didn't concern her. The Seer had stated clearly that he didn't want her there and that she was not to come. That had secretly pleased Lagertha, who, even though she loved her husband with all her heart and would forever, was hurt by the princess' presence.
"I've asked the 5 of you to come here because plans need to be put in motion for the future and now is when it's all going to start." The Seer told them as soon as they were all inside.
"Does this have anything to do with Aslaug?" Ragnar asked, feeling like the Seer might be the only one who hadn't given him his opinion yet and, truthfully, he could use with a little guidance from the old man.
He wanted more children but he loved Lagertha and she couldn't give him any more children, he was in an impasse and no matter what he chose, he'd have to sacrifice one of these desires. His future children or the woman he loved.
"Not really, but kind of. The 5 of you have a great destiny ahead of you and you're going to have to put it in motion now. The next few years aren't going to be easy for most of you, but, in the end, it will all be worth it." The Seer stated.
"Why don't you stop talking in circles and tell us what you want us to do, old man?" Rollo asked.
"The five of you are the only one who truly know what I am. A vampire. I trusted you with this information because the gods asked me to trust you and because you're destined to become vampires too." He replied.
"Vampires? We're going to live forever?" Lagertha asked.
"Yes. But not yet, not all of you anyway. You won't be changed before the right time has come." The Seer warned them.
"And when will that be?" Floki asked.
"When the time is right. Each of you will be at a different time. I'll come and find you, don't worry. Until then, you're going to have to do a few things for me, or rather, for the gods." The Seer declared.
"Fine, what do they want of us?" Ragnar asked.
"First, Lagertha. You're going to leave Ragnar and become, eventually, an Earl on your own right, with your own warriors. Ragnar, you'll marry Aslaug and give her a few sons, to carry out your name. In time Bjorn will have the choice to join you in becoming a vampire or to live out his life as a human, a leader of his people. In any case, Ragnar, you need heirs and Aslaug can give them to you. As for you Rollo, I know that life isn't easy for you now, you're alone and tired of being second for everything but if only you knew what the gods have in store for you, you're go and dance naked on the beach right now. It won't be easy to get there but you will eventually. A princess will be offered to you by her father and you will love her at first sight. The first time you'll see her, she'll be crowned by the sun but she won't want you. That's when you have a choice to make. You'll be able to stay with her anyway, wait for her to grow to accept you or leave her, let her have children with another and wait for one of her descendant to be your Soul Mate. If that's the option you chose, you will all see that the bear will be crowned by a princess, and you'll finally be able to reach for your happiness and hold on to it for the rest of eternity." The Seer explained.
"When will that be?" Rollo asked in a small voice while his brother smiled, happy to know that his brother would be happy eventually.
"After the siege that will follow the priest's death." The Seer replied.
"Athelstan? He'll die? When?" Ragnar asked.
"I cannot tell you when or why he'll die, just that it will be the choice of the gods and that his last descendent, you will find him again and even though he'll have his own family to build, he'll always stay in your life. He'll need you to guide him at the beginning of his second life, and you will. You'll become his family." The Seer replied, not completely clear.
"So I just have to wait for now?" Rollo asked.
"No, you need to decide right now which of these options you're going to follow. If you chose the first one, you'll stay human and you'll be able to be changed later if you change your mind after marrying her. If you know right now that you want the second option, I'll change you right away, teach you control and give you a gift from the gods so that, just like me, you don't shine in the sun and your eyes look normal, not red." The Seer explained.
"Why change him now, though?" Helga asked.
"This way he'll stop aging now. It'll be better for his Soul Mate. If he turns when he's 50, he'll have to wait that much longer for her." The Seer replied.
"I don't need to think about it, I believe that the second option is the best. I'll wait for the princess's descendent." Rollo nodded, sure of his choice.
"Then you'll come to me tonight and I will change you. For three days, you'll feel like you're burning and when you finally wake up, you'll have to train on having control, it will take us a couple of years. You won't be able to go raiding with your brother for the next couple of years." The Seer warned.
"Will we be fine without him?" Ragnar asked.
"Yes, it won't be optimal but it'll be fine. You'll tell people that Rollo had a grave accident and that he's being treated. After a few months, he'll be able to see people and act sick."
"Very well. I'll come back tonight." Rollo nodded.
"Do I have to do something?" Floki asked, feeling a bit ignored and wondering why he had been asked there with Helga.
"Yes, when the time comes, the Gods will ask something of you, and you'll have to do it." He replied.
"Oh well, that's clear." Floki chuckled.
"Now go and leave me. It's time I feed, I'll need to be strong tonight to change Rollo." The Seer replied.
When people came to talk to him, to ask for predictions or benedictions, the Seer asked them for a bit of their blood, they cut their hands and bled in a bowl, he placed it aside and drank once they had left the house. The five friends bled in different bowls for the Seer and left. The vampire did notice that Rollo had given more blood than the others, and he knew that it was his way of thanking him for his promise at a happy future.
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That night, Rollo was changed and everything went like the Seer had predicted.
The warrior had enough control to be with human within 6 months. Everyone believed that he was still recuperating and, when his brother and all the strong men left for England and Kattegat was attacked by Jarl borg, he was able to lead the defense and kill their enemies, saving his brother's sons and wife without them having to run away. Then he send a messenger to his brother, informing him of what had happened and that the town was safe. He had managed to just kill the enemies without draining them, while simply knocking a few of them out. He'd keep them prisoner in a shed behind the Seer's house and they'd both be able to feed on them for a while. It would be a nice change from the animals and they deserved to die for going after their town.
"Nice thinking, Rollo. I never thought to ask for the Earls to keep some of the prisoners for me to feed on. I should have thought about it." The Seer told Rollo.
"Well, I figured, they're going to die anyway, why not serve a purpose." Rollo smiled, loving his new strength, which was, according the The Seer, much bigger than one of an average vampire.
So, this is only the beginning. Next chapter will be a time jump to Twilight's universe, with a few flashbacks to Season 3 and 4 of Vikings.
I hope you liked it and will like what comes next. I don't know how long it's going to be, probably not too long, maybe 10 chapters, maybe a bit more... It grows as I write it. This is the introduction to the story, I'll wait a couple of weeks before I publish the next chapter, please tell me what you'd like to see here, what you're expecting. Maybe I'll make it longer if you really want it.
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Lorelei Candice Black