The battle was getting vicious. Shaiden was struggling to fight off all of the Vikings; she was pinned up against the wall. Knightriss had gone from throwing Vikings into the dungeon to fighting the Vikings themselves. She was fighting in the moat area along with Skabb and Crocness. They had around 40 Vikings fighting them.

"Defenders we need to fight harder." She ordered.

All of the defenders had heard her.

"Take that Viking." Skabb shouted.

All 3 of them were a few steps away from the moat. Thorne saw Kook scoot off somewhere, his plan wasn't working, Thorne looked over at Tinkor, and he saw the inventor was struggling as well. Thorne had no idea where he was, he couldn't look back, and there were too many Vikings. Thorne was hitting him with his mace. When Thorne had around 10 Vikings left he quickly took a glance back. He turned around closing his eyes. He was at the top of Ditch the Dungeon. Tinkor was now pinned up against a wall near Shaiden. Thorne had around 10 steps until he would be falling backwards down the dungeon where currently around 100 Vikings lay unconscious.

~Ooooo~

"Gildar!" Kook shouted.

Gildar confidently walked into his room.

"Stand back." The culprit shouted.

"What are you going to do? Stab me?" Gildar questioned.

"No I'll stab her." They said grabbing Ballista, "And I'll do a good job at it."

"Yeah right, you messed up the first time." Kook stated.

Gildar, Ballista and the culprit all turned around to look at Kook.

"I'm going to shut up." Kook said.

"Don't worry bird brain you'll be next." They said moments from stabbing Ballista.

"Fine do it." Gildar said.

"What!" All of them exclaimed.

"Do it, I don't care." Gildar said leaning against the wall.

"Gildar, I spent almost all my time trying to wake you and I kissed you and now you're letting me die." Ballista almost shouted.

"Yep." Gildar replied flipping his hair.

"Fine I'll kill her." The culprit said.

"Although now I come to think of it, if you do kill her then you will have around 6 defenders who really hate you after all you tried to kill me now you're trying to kill Ballista so, I say around 10% chance of survival but go on." Gildar explained.

Ballista's heart was beating about 100mph. Surely Gildar wouldn't let her die? She tried to turn and look at Kook. He was frozen. The culprit lifted the knife up and counted to three. Ballista dropped to the floor.

~Ooooo~

The other defenders were managing to keep the Vikings away even though they were around a few steps from either falling in the moat or falling down the dungeon or even being slaughtered because they were pinned up against a wall.

"Now would be a good time for Kook to pull a surprise attack." Thorne muttered.

No matter how many Vikings they hurt, they always seemed to be more coming from somewhere. Thorne had very little strength left. Tinkor was throwing and using all of his inventions he had around him, if these weren't going to work then what would. Shaiden was using her of her ninja skills to fight off them. Even though she was small she couldn't escape, she had around 1 metre around her. She glanced over at her brother who was now around 5 steps from falling backwards. The other 3 defenders weren't doing that well either. They were getting now where. These Vikings were strong, everyone was relying on Kook's idea but as that failed they had no backup.

"Knightriss, what should we do?" Crocness shouted over.

"Just keep fighting my dear." The knight replied.

Neither of them knew what would happen, they were using the last of their strength.

~Ooooo~

The knife skidded over to his Chester draws. Gildar walked over. Ballista opened her eyes and felt her heart. No blood. She looked over at the culprit he was laying on the floor and crutching one of his legs.

"Rule one; never do what a Viking says." Gildar said holding his hand out to Ballista.

Ballista grabbed his hand and pulled herself up. Kook slowly got up to then ran over to hug Gildar.

"I thought you were a gonna buddy." Kook said.

"No one can get rid of me that easily." Gildar replied.

He smiled over at Ballista who then hit him hard on the side of the arm.

"What was that for?" He asked.

"You almost let him kill me." She exclaimed.

"But your alive now." He said.

"I'm sorry to break up this nice reunion but what are we going to do about him?" Kook asked.

The Viking and the huntress looked over at him; the Viking walked over to him and picked him up.

"What are you going to do to me?" He asked.

"I'm not sure any suggestions?" Gildar asked.

Kook and Ballista thought for a moment, the dungeon wasn't good enough. Suddenly they heard a massive bang. Gildar dropped the culprit on the ground. The three defenders ran out of the room and down the stairs. They stopped just before the balcony to see the battle going on.

"Oh I forgot to mention." Kook said.

"You forgot to mention, there's a massive battle going on between what looks like some of my family and the defenders and you forgot to mention." Gildar exclaimed.

"She knew as well." Kook said pointing to Ballista.

"I was too busy trying not to get killed." She argued.

"Okay, fine what do we do?" Gildar asked.

"Umm well YOU have to go down there and make an appearance." Kook explained.

"Okay great, what should my opening line be?" Gildar asked.

"I don't know just stop it." Ballista said.

"How about my fellow Vikings, I have returned or you're handsome and dashing fellow Viking is alive." Gildar suggested.

"Just go also I think the second one is best." Kook said.

"Thank you, now I have to go and stop what seems to be an interesting battle, could I? No I couldn't." Gildar started saying.

"Could what?" Ballista asked.

"Watch the battle a bit longer just to see whose winning." Gildar said.

"Stop. The. Battle." Ballista almost screeched.

Gildar slowly walked off the balcony.

"Get a move on." Ballista shouted.

Gildar sped up a bit when he got to the door and stepped out into the battle, no one noticed that he was standing there. Gildar walked around a bit trying it make his appearance but couldn't so he ran back up to the balcony.

"What are you doing?" Ballista shouted.

"My fellow Vikings, I am alive." Gildar shouted at the top of his lungs.

The battle was still going on.

"I don't think they can here you." Kook pointed out.

"Okay, your dashing Viking has returned." Gildar shouted.

The battle still remained.

"I know, I will cut off my hair." Gildar joked shouting.

Everyone turned around and looked at the Viking.

"They heard that perfectly." Gildar shouted.

"Call a deuce." Kook said.

"As the only person who can stop this, I call a deuce also I think it's important to mention I am still handsome."

"We will when you cut off your hair." A Viking shouted.

"Was that you Svan?" Gildar shouted.

"No." The Viking shouted back quietly.

"I didn't mean it as you lot weren't listing I was joking around." Gildar explained.

"Whatever, we will when you tell us who tried to kill you." Ivar shouted.

"And me, he tried to kill me and he let it happen." Ballista shouted.

"Whatever, I van revel that the person who tried to kill me was…" Gildar was saying.

"Running over there as we speak." Kook interrupted.

"That's clearly wrong because Kook it would be is running not was running as we are speaking now." Gildar said correcting him.

"No he is running over there now." Kook pointed.

"Get him." Ballista shouted pointing.

Everyone turned around to see the culprit currently standing next to a ball of doom.

"What are you going to do now?" Alwin asked.

A/N: Admit it, who thought Ballista had been stabbed earlier in the story. So did the culprit right, or did I get you?