The days went by a steady pace. Aurora's abdomen bulged as the eggs grew bigger inside her. The more they grew the more of her energy they took. Aurora spent less time out at sea and more time resting. Serenity stayed by her side checking on the eggs every once in a while. Everything was fine, though Aurora wasn't comfortable. The eggs were putting pressure on her back bone. It hurt her to walk around or even sit up. She laid on her side all day and all night. Serenity gave her painkillers every night to help her sleep better. Serenity did everything she could, but Aurora was still suffering from the pressure.

Chris was suffering as well. Every night he had the same nightmare, and they kept getting worse. He saw his parent's sad faces when they found that their two hatchlings were missing and so was their eldest son. He also saw Serenity moping around the castle in tears. Chris also had nightmares about the hatchlings completely destroying the castle then telling Re and Aurora that Chris had done it. The King and Queen got so mad at him that they told him to leave the castle and never return. He again got on Windwalker and flew as far from Draconia as he could. And he would see the images of his parents' sad faces and Serenity completely destroyed. Chris had a third nightmare about telling Re and Aurora about being nervous about being a big brother, then he watched in horror as Aurora smashed her eggs out of hurt feelings just to make him feel better. The bigger the eggs grew the more intense the nightmares became. Chris would wake up after the first nightmare, them be afraid to go back to sleep incase he had the other two. He would leave the tent and sit in his chair for the rest of the night.

The nightmares soon got so bad that he just wouldn't sleep at all. He would sit his chair the whole night, instead of for half of it. It started to effect him in daylight hours. He rarely talked to anyone and went for walks around the island. Serenity was starting to get worried; both about her husband and about her mother-in-law. Re, Tenor, and Windwalker helped in anyway they could. All over the island eggs were being laid. Serenity watched from the plateau as the other females attended to their eggs.

"When will this end?" Aurora moaned one night. Her abdomen had grown into the size of a sack of potatoes.

"Soon," said Serenity. "You'll be laying them any day now, after that your body will go back to normal." Aurora sighed, wincing.

"I wish I could do more for you," Serenity said.

"You're doing a great job," the Queen said. "I know you're doing your best. Besides I think Chris needs you more." At that moment Re came over after stretching his legs.

"Chris just took off on Windwalker," he said. "You should check on him." Serenity got to her feet and looked at him.

"Which direction did he go?" she asked.

"Back in the direction of Berk," Re said. Serenity looked at Aurora.

"Think you can manage without me?" she asked.

"I'm pretty sure I can," Aurora said. "I'll use my magic to contact you if something happens." Serenity left the shelter and went over to Tenor.

"Can you track down Windwalker?" she asked him.

"She can't hide from me," Tenor said cheerfully. "I can find her." Serenity mounted him and took off. Tenor flew in the direction he saw Windwalker go, using his special sonar to find her in the dark. Luckily they hadn't gone very far. Chris and Windwalker had flown to the nearest sea stack and landed. Tenor landed on the sea stack next to his mate. Chris was standing on the edge looking at the sea. Serenity dismounted and walked up to him. He didn't look at her as she approached. Serenity stood next to him and took his hand in hers.

"What's wrong Chris?" she asked gently. "You haven't been yourself lately." Chris took a deep breath. He knew he wouldn't be able to hide his troubles from her, she was worried enough already with her job.

"I'm very nervous about being a big brother," he said. "I've been having nightmares about failing at it, and I don't want to let my parents down."

"Oh, is that what this is all about?" Serenity said. Chris nodded.

"I don't know what to do," he said.

"What part of being a big brother are you nervous about?" Serenity asked.

"That Mom and Dad go off hunting and leave me in charge of my siblings," Chris explained. "And that they won't listen to me because I'm not their parent and misbehave. I'm going to be responsible for everything they do and that my parents will be really disappointed in me."

"I can see why that would make you nervous," Serenity said. "But I can't see why you had to keep that to yourself."

"I didn't know how to say it without sounding like I didn't want the eggs to come," Chris said.

"I see," said Serenity.

"You were very brave to tell that story about the wolves," Chris continued. "It must have been hard for you."

"But it did get easier after I told it," Serenity said. "I haven't had a single nightmare about the wolves since I told it. You'll feel the same if you tell your parents how you feel. And about your worries about being a big brother, they're just an illusion, they'll go away once your siblings hatch out."

"You sure?" Chris asked, finally looking at her.

"Yes," said Serenity. "And we can all help you if tell us how." Chris took another deep breath and turned to face her. She gave him a big hug, and he hugged her back.

"It'll be okay Chris," she said, in her honey sweet voice. "You won't have to go through this alone." They pulled out of the hug, a bit reluctantly.

"Excuse me," said Windwalker. "I don't mean to butt in here, but you should see this." Chris and Serenity turned to her and Tenor. They were looking in the direction of the island, which was a back spot on the horizon. Over the island were blue aurora lights.

"What's going on over there?" Chris asked.

"I need to go," Serenity said suddenly, knowing what the lights meant. "Aurora's about to lay her eggs."

"You go ahead, I'll catch up later," Chris said.

"Okay don't be long," Serenity said. She kissed him on the cheek then mounted Tenor. They took off into the night sky, heading for the island. Chris and Windwalker watched her go.

"I was quite a remarkable story with her in the wolves," Windwalker said.

"She almost died that night," Chris said. "She lost so much blood that the Healer Dragons were 100% sure she wasn't going to make it. They didn't have any human blood to replace the blood she lost."

"How did they save her?" Windwalker asked.

"They replaced her blood with dragon's blood," Chris said. "It was their last resort. And it worked."

"Dragon's blood!?" said Windwalker.

"Yeah, she now has dragon's blood in her veins," said Chris.

"Which dragon?" Windwalker asked.

"Dad," said Chris.

"Wow," said Windwalker. "So that makes her part dragon."

"Yup," said Chris. "She has the same strengths and weaknesses as dragons. She can't breathe fire or fly, but she can withstand extreme temperatures. She's also allergic to eels."

"Let's go see your mother's eggs," Windwalker suggested.

"Okay," said Chris, he was still nervous. He mounted his dragon and flew back to the island.

When they got there they saw the campfire blazing. Serenity and Re were in the shelter with Aurora. Tenor was outside.

"What's going on?" Windwalker asked her mate.

"Aurora just laid her first egg," Tenor said. "The other one is coming, Serenity says wait out here until she says it's okay to go in." The three of them sat around the campfire and waited for news. They didn't have to wait long. In only a few minuets Serenity came out looking tired but happy.

"You three can come in now," she said. Chris, Tenor, and Windwalker got up and went into the shelter. Re was laying beside Aurora who was sitting up. She looked exhausted but not in pain. She lifted her left wing, and there nestled next to her belly, were two round eggs. They were slightly larger than Gronkle eggs and completely round. They were a light tan color. Aurora nuzzled them.

"Wow," said Windwalker. "How are you doing Aurora?"

"I'm so glad that's over," the Queen huffed out. She yawned and covered her eggs with her wings again.

"We'll let you rest now," said Tenor. They all left except for Re. Tenor and Windwalker left for fishing and Serenity and Chris went into their tent and fell asleep.

That night Chris had a different nightmare that night, and it had nothing to do with the eggs. He was nine years old and sleeping next to his mom deep in the woods. Suddenly he heard a girl screaming. He and the dragons woke up and got to their feet. They quickly discovered that Serenity was missing.

"Where is she?" Chris asked, close to tears. "We have to find her Dad."

"Get on," Re said kneeling down. Chris got on his back and he stood up. The three dragons took off and flew in the direction the scream had come from. They flew low over the trees. Suddenly they saw Serenity running for her life through the woods, from a huge pack of wolves.

"There she is Dad," Chris said, pointing her out. "We can fly down and get her."

"No we can't," said Aurora. "The trees are too dense."

"You're just going to leave her down there?" Chris asked.

"Don't worry son," said Re. "We aren't going to abandon her. Look she's heading for that clearing we'll rescue her there." The three dragons followed Serenity from the air all the way to the clearing. She got there before they did. The wolves cut her off and slowly advanced on her. The biggest wolf pounced on her and pinned her down, followed by his pack.

"Dad hurry, they're going to kill her," Chris cried out. Re looked over his wing at his son.

"We'll fight them off, I want you stay were you are until I say," he ordered. Chris nodded. The three dragons swooped down and fought the wolves back. They scattered revealing Serenity laying on the ground covered in blood, unconscious. The dragons landed and Chris got off. He ran to her side. Re came up beside her as well. Serenity was almost unrecognizable, her whole body was soaked in blood. She looked like something out of a horror story. Suddenly the scene changed to show a room at the Bluegreen Hospital. Serenity was laying on a cot with the blankets covering her, still unconscious. Re, Aurora, and Tenor were around her bed and Chris was sitting on a chair right near her head. She had bandages on her arms and around her head. At that moment one of the Healer Dragons came in and started talking to the King and Queen. Chris only heard bits and pieces of the conversation as all of his attention was on her friend. He did hear when the Healer said that Serenity was as good as dead because she had lost too much blood. Chris burst into tears and his mom draped a wing over his shoulder.

"Please wake up Serenity," he sobbed. "Can't you use your magic Mom?"

"I can't raise the dead sweetie you know that," said Aurora. "But maybe Father can do something." She called Lord Draco into the room.

"Draco Serenity is hurt and she's going to die," Chris said, still upset. "Can you save her?" Draco looked at him with his golden eyes.

"I am sorry," he said. "I can only do that for Dragons, and she is a human. Her life is not in my hands. What I can do is this." He went over to Serenity and lowered his head over hers and let out a deep breath. Her eyes opened and she took a huge breath. She sat up and looked around.

"Serenity you're okay," Chris said overjoyed.

"She will stay awake for ten minuets," Draco said. "Then I will take her with me to the Dragon's Heaven."

"Oh," said Chris, sad again. Serenity smiled at him.

"It's okay Chris," she said gently. "I will be with Ruby, I've missed him so much."

"But I'll really miss you," Chris said.

"I'll miss you too," Serenity admitted. "But that doesn't mean I don't love you." She gripped his hand in her bandaged one. She laid back down on her pillow, she looked sleepy.

"What I'm I going to do without you?" Chris whispered.

"Remember me," Serenity said very quietly. Then she sat up briefly and kissed him on the mouth, the first time she'd ever done that. Aurora and the other dragons moved closer and Aurora put her wing around Chris's shoulder's again.

"It's okay Serenity," she said. "You can sleep now."

"But my ten minuets are not yet up," Serenity protested. "Can I be alone with Chris, just for a few minuets?"

"Sure," said Re. The dragons left the room, including the Healer and Draco. Serenity scooted over on the cot so Chris could lie down next to her.

"I heard Ruby died with you in his arms," Chris said.

"Yes," said Serenity. "In this very hospital, different room though. We fell asleep together that night, only I woke up the next morning and he did not." Chris noticed that her eyes were getting heavy.

"I wish you didn't have to go," he told her.

"So do I," Serenity said. "I only have five minuets left." She gripped his hand tighter. Chris could see tears run down her bloodstained face. Suddenly he felt sleepy himself. The dragons came back in when she only had two minuets left. They were all quiet as they watched her fall asleep. And just like that she was gone.

Chris woke up in the tent again. It was still dark out and the wind howled. He sat up and looked over at Serenity. He was relieved to fined her alive and sleeping peacefully. He remembered how he'd almost lost her that night in the woods. It was one of the scariest moments of his life. He laid back down, feeling better about the nightmare. He fell asleep and unfortunately was greeted by his usual nightmares. They were beyond intense by now. They scared him out of telling his parents his worries when he had the nightmare about his mother smashing her eggs to make him feel better, and all the dragons looking at him with pure shame. He could hear Re shouting at him making him see what he made Aurora do. This forced Chris to remain silent so he wouldn't hurt anyone's feelings.

The next morning Chris was up before Serenity. He went out, it was daybreak and no one was up yet, nor was Tenor and Windwalker back from sea. Chris sat in his chair and watch dragons below who were early risers as well. He looked up and could barely make out the constellation Draco in the dying light.

"How do I make these nightmares stop?" he called to the heavens. "How do I do it without hurting anyone's feelings?" The stars glittered down at him. Then Serenity came out of the tent and sat in her chair.

"Still having nightmares?" she asked.

"Yeah," Chris confessed. "About that night with you and the wolves. Only you didn't survive."

"Oh, so that's where my nightmares went," said Serenity, she sounded guilty. "Sorry."

"You have nothing to be sorry for," Chris said. Serenity held his hand and he squeezed in gently. He then began telling her about the other nightmare, and she listened quietly. She seemed concerned when he finished.

"I don't know what to do," Chris said. "I don't want my dad disappointed in me."

"If he will be disappointed, it will be because you didn't tell him about this sooner," Serenity said. "Do you plan to tell him soon?"

"Yes, but not yet," Chris said.

"Well when ever you're ready," Serenity said.

The sun came up all the way and Tenor and Windwalker returned from the sea. Aurora and Re woke up. Aurora checked her eggs. They were both fine. Serenity checked the heard beat of each unhatched dragon. Once that was done Aurora got to her feet saying she wanted to stretch her wings. So Re laid beside the eggs and Aurora went fishing. While she was away the riders' dragons came up for a visit. They were all excited about the eggs. Chris was more nervous than excited. He got up from his chair, saying he was going to go for a walk. Re watched him go feeling quite concerned. He then turned to Serenity.

"Is there something bothering him?" he asked. "He doesn't look too excited about the eggs."

"He plans to tell you himself," Serenity said. "But he doesn't want to hurt your feelings." Re furrowed his brow.

"Really?" he said. "Why this excuse?"

"I will let him tell you," Serenity said. "I hoped he does soon, I'm really worried about him." At that moment there came loud roars coming from the sky, it sounded like a dragon in pain. They all looked in the direction the noise was coming from. They say a Night Fury heading towards the island, his flight pattern was all lopsided. The dragon soon crashed onto the shore and let out a huge roar of pain.

"Oh dear," said Serenity. "It looks like Toothless hurt his wing."

"I'll take you down there," Re said getting to his feet. "Will you guys watch these eggs?"

"Yes sir," said all the dragons at once. Serenity grabbed her bag and mounted the King. They flew down to where Hiccup was crouched over his wounded dragon. Re landed and Serenity dismounted.

"What happened?" Serenity asked.

"We were flying through fog, and he clipped his wing on a sea stack," Hiccup said. "I think it's broken."

"Wasn't he using his sonar?" Re asked as Serenity knelt beside Toothless.

"He was and his first blast picked up one sea stack," Hiccup explained. "He dodged it so fast that he smashed into another one." Serenity examined Toothless's damaged right wing. It was really heated up. She found the breaks easily.

"Well?" Hiccup asked impatiently.

"It's a miracle he made here," Serenity said. "This wing is very broken, in three places."

"The other riders are coming in a boat," Hiccup said.

"When will they arrive?" Re asked.

"Any minuet," said Hiccup. They looked out at the horizon, seeing the blanket of fog.

"They're going to have a hard time getting through that," Re said.

"Yeah I was supposed to lead them through it when we crashed," Hiccup said.

"I'll do it if you want," Re offered.

"Sure thanks," said Hiccup. Re spread his wings and took off while Hiccup and Serenity helped get Toothless to the top of the plateau.