A/N: Here is the last of the pregnancy drabbles. I could have made this a little more angsty, but I just couldn't bring myself to write sad things. So... in any event, sorry if this ends up being too fluffy and sweet.

Hiccup had never ran so fast in his life. Where his leg met his prosthetic was rubbing painfully raw, his lungs screamed for breath, and he had a stitch in his side, but none of it mattered. He kept running. He didn't stop until he found Toothless. Thankfully, Toothless seemed to pick up on Hiccup's urgency and all but scooped Hiccup up and took him to the stables in no time.

"MOM!" Hiccup screamed, still trying to catch his breath on the back of the Night Fury. Valka snapped to face him in alarm, eyes wide with surprise. "MOM! Its Astrid…. Mom….. please!"

Valka ran to Hiccup and jumped on Toothless back and they flew quickly to pick up Gothi on the way back to the Haddock house. If Toothless minded flying with 3 Vikings on his back, he didn't make his opinion known.

The entire way, Hiccup tried to catch the woman up on what had happened, but he just couldn't seem to catch his breath, even though several minutes had passed. "Mom… Astrid, she said she was having pains, and then there was all this water… and she… she passed out! I couldn't get her to wake up!"

His mind was flashing back to that panicked moment. Astrid looked up at him after seeing the water from her womb soaking the mattress, her cheeks flushed for a moment, but then she looked scared. No, scratch that, she looked terrified. His heart ached and his chest squeezed painfully remembering her pleading eyes staring at him, then she had asked for Gothi before her eyes rolled in the back of her head and she collapsed back on the bed. Hiccup had never felt so scared and helpless in his life. He had embraced her, smoothing her bangs out of her eyes and kissing her face all over. "Astrid!" he had pleaded, trying to wake her up. Her skin was cold and clammy, and the beautiful color of her face had drained to a pasty white and the rosy hue of her lips had faded. He paused only a moment in sheer terror before running as fast as his legs could carry him to find Toothless, and subsequently, help.

"I knew she was pushing herself too hard." Valka lamented when they were nearly to the Haddock House.

"Mom, can we please cut that out right now?" Hiccup exhaled sharply, feeling the tightness in his chest coming back.

"Of course, I'm sorry Hiccup." Valka apologized, looking a bit sheepish. "Don't worry, we'll take care of her. I'm sure everything is fine."

When they finally made it to the house, Hiccup had raced back up the stairs with Valka and Gothi not far behind. Astrid was coming to when Hiccup found her.

"Hiccup….." She whimpered as she doubled over in pain again.

"Shhhhh" Hiccup cradled her face in his hands. "I'm here, Astrid. Whatever you need."

Astrid had grabbed Hiccup's hand and he squeezed it as reassuringly as he could. As terrified as he felt, he had to hold it together for her.

Valka and Gothi had made quick work of the situation. Astrid's contractions were coming fast. Gothi predicted that the birth could happen within the next few hours.

The next few hours were the longest hours of Hiccup's life. He'd never felt so scared, or so helpless. As the chief of Berk, he was used to fixing situations. He couldn't fix this, all he could do was wait. Every time Astrid groaned in pain, he felt his insides twist into knots. He did everything he could. He rubbed her shoulders when she requested and brought her water.

As it drew closer to the time of the birth, they had kicked him out of the bedroom. He was pacing the living room with every possible scenario running through his mind. He just hoped to Gods that whatever happened, Astrid and the Babe would be ok. He picked up his pencil from the table and flipped it through his fingers as he paced, methodically putting it down and picking it back up every few laps. Toothless kept trying to calm Hiccup by rubbing his head against his legs to try to get him to relax. Hiccup scratched his friend behind his ears. "I know Bud, I just can't sit down right now."

The seconds dragged like knives across his skin, both painful and uncomfortable, making his skin crawl with anxiety. Eventually, though, he heard it. It was quiet at first. If all his senses hadn't been on high alert, he may have missed it. He flew up the stairs, stood just outside the doorway, and waited. He could hear hushed tones from Valka and Gothi, and he heard a few last screams from Astrid before the high pitched squeals of a new life became completely audible. Hiccup couldn't contain his excitement, he burst into the room in time to see Valka cradling the babe in some blankets, having just finished cleaning the infant. He ran to Astrid who was pale and soaked with sweat. Her eyes met Hiccup's and she smiled. Seeing her smile allowed Hiccup to let go of the breath he didn't realize he was holding, and he relaxed all at once. He stumbled to Astrid's side and collapsed on his knees beside her, grabbing her hands and squeezing.

"How are you feeling?" Hiccup asked, kissing her hands and resting his cheek against her forearm. Just then Valka walked over to the couple with the babe in her arms. Astrid sat up and held out her own arms and held her baby for the first time. Hiccup got up from his knees and sat on the bed beside them. He put his arm around Astrid and leaned his head against hers as they gazed together at the life they created.

Astrid looked up at Hiccup. "Wonderful." She answered.

Valka smiled at the two, with tears welling in her eyes. "Congratulations! It's a boy!"

Hiccup looked down at the little boy and took in his features. He already had a red fuzz on his head, but he had the unmistakable square chin of his father. He reached his hand down and stroked the tiny cheek. He squeezed his wife. "He looks like my dad."

Hiccup's voice hitched just a little when he said it, and Astrid leaned her head back reassuringly against him. "Stoick" She said simply.

It took him a moment for her meaning to sink in. "Stoick? What do you….. oh."

"What a wonderful idea," Valka whispered, her lip quivering and a few large tears escaping her eyes. "Beautiful."

Gothi tugged at Valka's sleeve and gave her a knowing look. Valka understood her meaning and the two older woman left the room to give the new young family some privacy.

Hiccup couldn't remember a time when his heart felt more full as he watched the babe latch onto Astrid's breast and begin to take in his first meal. His entire life, he'd always felt like something was missing, like he wasn't whole. When he was a kid, it was his mother, then his foot, then his father. Now, holding his wife and son in his arms, he felt whole for the first time in his life.

No, scratch that…. There was definitely something missing here. Astrid must have sensed it too because she nodded at him when he looked at her. "Toothless, come up here, bud!" Toothless jumped giddily up the stairs and came to rest at Hiccup's side. His large dragon head rested on Hiccup's lap and he sniffed young Stoick's head. "Buddy, I'd like you to meet Stoick." He rubbed the dragon's head. Toothless made an excited growl of acceptance and looked back at Hiccup with big eyes.

Hiccup laughed to himself as he thought for the millionth time what his dad would say, seeing the dragon present for such an intimate moment. He looked up toward the sky and imagined his Dad looking down at them from Valhalla and smiling. Then for the millionth time again, he wished his dad was there.

Dad…. He was a dad now. He couldn't be more ecstatic, or terrified.