The Hooligans had no idea what was going on, things just happened so fast from the storm and being evacuated into the hall the night before, now learning Hiccup's mother, Valka was still alive after believing she was dead the last 21 years, now Hiccup's wife was giving birth two months early? What in the name of Thor was going on, nothing made sense anymore but one thing was for sure...They'd never seen Hiccup cry. And he showed no shame in crying when he heard his wife and unborn child may die if he didn't make a choice. The guards were keeping people out of the way while Viggo led Iris, Dagny, and Alva through the underground bunker to the healers hut so she could get what she needed to do this which none of them were sure was actually happening.
"Val...What's...going on?" Stoick asked his wife. Valk turned sadly to face them with a sigh as she looked down.
"Sylvi is very ill, there is a cure but its lethal to hers and Hiccup's unborn child. If they wait two more months when she give birth, she and the child could die. Iris can deliver the baby early, and give Sylvi the cure but there is still no guarantee the baby survives so early..." Valka saw Hiccup on his knees beside Sylvi holding her hand.
"So what is...happening right now?" Astrid asked.
"Iris gave Hiccup a choice. Save Sylvi now and lose the baby. Wait two months until the birth and lose Sylvi. Or...Deliver the baby now, save Sylvi and pray the child makes it. You saw what Hiccup chose, he refuses to lose his wife so Iris and her helpers are going to take the baby early..." Valka explained.
"But...how...?" Ruffnut asked.
Iris now returned as they began setting things up quickly. "We have to put her into labor early..." Iris said softly.
"Can that even happen?" Tuffnut questioned.
"Yes, but its dangerous and painful...More so for Sylvi. Its going to be a long night..." Alva sighed.
"How does that work?" Astrid looked worried, she couldn't imagine how hard this was for Hiccup.
"You'll find out..." Dagny closed her eyes.
"Chief we need something for her to lay on...I don't have a blanket big enough." Iris said, Hiccup stood up and unclipped his fur cloak handing it to Iris. Hiccup carefully picked Sylvi up as Iris and the others laid it flat on the ground, once down Hiccup lowered Sylvi but still not leaving her side. He was mostly silent in this, he was terrified over all but trying to be strong for Sylvi. The thought of losing his unborn child was eating him from the inside but he couldn't lose Sylvi, that was not something he could handle. And he knew that full well which is why he made the choice he did.
"Are you sure this is what you want to do?" Iris asked.
"I don't have a choice. I won't lose my wife..." Hiccup replied lowly as Sylvi held his hand tightly. Iris nodded as she handed Hiccup a tool and he looked at her.
"You know the rules...No one is allowed to touch the chieftess other than her husband...You have to break her water, chief...That's...an inside job and sorry to say but...you know your wife's body better than I..." Iris stated. Hiccup nodded as he snapped his looked to Toothless and Rosethorn who came over and put their wings up so it would act as a barrier to block Sylvi from being seen by everyone in the hall.
"Viggo, Ryker...Can I borrow Sparkburn and Blastwing for extra coverage?" Hiccup asked.
"Of course chief." Ryker said as they whistled for their two Nightmares who came over and used their wings along side Toothless and Rosethorn.
"Is this...going to hurt like when my water...broke with the twins?" Sylvi asked.
"Yes...and a great deal more." Iris frowned to her chieftess.
"Its alright babe...I know what to do...Trust me..." Hiccup said.
"I trust you, Hiccup..." Sylvi said. Hiccup smiled softly as he kissed her deeply. She returned it of course as Hiccup removed her skirt and leggings.
"Ch-Chief! What are you doing, I said break her water! Not make love to her!" Iris blushed darkly. Hiccup rolled his eyes.
"Wasn't it you who said I know my wife's body better than you?" Hiccup remarked.
"Yes but..." Iris started.
"Don't question me, she's going to be in a lot of pain...Let me do this my way. I know what I'm doing..." Hiccup sighed, Iris backed off with her mouth shut now.
"What's he talking about?" Gobber asked. Valka almost chuckled with a shrug, Gobber and Stoick both went wide eyed.
"You don't mean he's going to...?" Stoick started.
"He's going to make it as painless as he can just like when he broke her maiden head the first time they made love..." Valka stated.
"Wait, hold on just a Thor pickin minute...Hiccup is gonna make her feel good so she is distracted from the pain?" Snotlout exclaimed.
"I swear to Thor if you don't shut up I'm going to wring your neck, Snotlout!" Hiccup yelled from behind the wall of dragons. Snotlout shut his mouth. Hiccup shook his head as Sylvi looked at Hiccup now who glanced to Iris, Dagny, and Alva. His eyes told them all they needed to know, they quickly got up and left the protection of the dragon wings wall. "Just like our wedding night babe..." Hiccup smiled softly, Sylvi nodded as she spread her legs a bit and Hiccup took hold of the tool which was a long hooked something or other, Hiccup didn't really care. He moved his hand to her lower region and rubbed it a bit as Sylvi bit back a moan.
Hiccup continued this while he kissed her deeply, as soon as she was distracted used his thumb to massage the place right above her clit which drove her mad and she couldn't hold the moan in. "Ah...Hiccup, Gods..." Everyone in the room let their mouths dropped open and ears of young ones had already been covered. Hiccup kissed her again, deepening it as he took the tool while she was enjoying the good feeling and inserted it slowly. He knew his wife's body, how far his fingers could go into her and in order to reach the sac of water he had to go higher than that while still minding the baby's head.
"Chief...please be..." Iris said.
"Iris, distracting me right now wouldn't be a good idea..." Hiccup warned as he returned his lips to his wife's. He poked once to feel the sac of water ripple almost. Locked in the making out he twisted the tool so the hook could grab hold. Hiccup applied just a little force and pulled the tool back towards him and out as the gush of water soon followed. Hiccup felt Sylvi tense up, he saw her cringe and pant hard. Hiccup tossed the tool away continuing the kiss and massaging her a bit. Hiccup knew how sensitive she was too, Sylvi panted as Hiccup continued his actions. Without warning he saw Sylvi bite her bottom lip and arch slightly.
He smiled kissing her once and removing his hand. "Thank you..." Sylvi tried to control her breathing as Hiccup reached for the blanket from his bedroll and cover her up. The dragons lowered their wings as everyone could now see Sylvi's smiling face and Hiccup's grin almost. Iris came over now.
"You're welcome babe. You know I'd do anything for you." Hiccup smiled kissing her forehead.
"Good...work chief...Any pain, Syl?" Iris asked still a little flabbergasted at what just happened.
"Not at the moment...Hiccup took care of it..." Syl leaned on Hiccup's shoulder when he laid beside her. Hiccup's eyes trailed to his former tribe who were standing there mouth agape at what they had just heard happen. He fought back laughing. His mother actually was giggling like an idiot too because she expected such.
"N-Now what...happens?" Astrid said blinking.
"We wait, now that her water is broken...Her body should do the rest and recognize its in labor, she should start dilating soon." Iris informed and so began a long night, Sylvi ended up falling asleep against Hiccup for a few hours. It was closer to 8:30pm when she awoke with a start panting heavily and cringing from the pain. "Alright chief...You gotta check her, you remember what I taught you?" Iris asked. Hiccup rolled his eyes as he adjusted himself on his knees between her legs without moving the blanket to keep the privacy going. He closed his eyes to feel around a moment.
"I can get 3 fingers in comfortably without her crying out in pain." Hiccup told Iris pulling his hand out.
"What does that mean?" Ruffnut questioned.
"It means she's dilating. When Hiccup can get his fist in without have to stretch her, she's ready to push." Alva informed.
"Fist?!" Tuffnut, Fishlegs, and Snotlout blinked.
"Her cervix is opening for the baby's birth, when it reaches complete openness which is the size of Hiccup's fist generally...She'll be ready to push." Dagny added.
"Isn't it the healer's job to check for all that?" Gobber asked.
"Not since I became chief...No one touches my wife like that but me. Doesn't matter if its sex or child birth..." Hiccup retorted laying beside his wife again. The Hooligan's blinked in surprise at his boldness as Sylvi buried her face in his chest to hide her embarrassment. "How do you feel babe?" Hiccup asked stroking his fingers up and down her back.
"Not bad as long as you don't stop doing that..." She purred almost closing her eyes.
"You love my back rubs." Hiccup chuckled.
"Because you have the softest hands to relax me and strongest arms to hold me." Sylvi smiled. Hiccup closed his eyes continued to run his fingers up and down her back. "We were both young when I first saw you. I close my eyes and the flashbacks start, I'm standing there. On a balcony in summer air...See the lights, the party, the ballgowns. See you make your way through the crowd and say hello. Little did I know...That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles. And my daddy said stay away from Juliet. And I was crying on the staircase beggin you please don't go..." Sylvi sang softly taking a breath as Hiccup smiled gently. "And I said 'Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone. I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run. You be the prince and I'll be the princess. Its a love story, baby just say yes."
Others in the room just smiled listening as Hiccup carefully picked her up bridal style making sure the blanket stayed in place as he moved slowly around the room with her as if they were dancing. "So I sneak out to the garden to see you. We keep quiet cuz we're dead if they knew so close your eyes...Escape this town for a little while. Oh oh. Cuz you were Romeo, I was a scarlett letter and my daddy said stay away from Juliet. But you were everything to me, I was begging you please done go!...And I said 'Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone. I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run. You be the prince and I'll be the princess. Its a love story, baby just say yes. Romeo save me, they're tryin to tell me how to feel. This love is difficult, but its real. Don't be afraid we'll make it out of this mess, its a love story baby just yes." Sylvi felt Hiccup kiss her forehead.
Hiccup's movements slowed as they stared into one another's eyes now. "I got tired of waiting...Wondering if you were ever coming around. My faith in you was fading...When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said 'Romeo save me, I've been feeling so alone. I keep waiting for you but you never come. Is this in my head, I don't know what to think. He kneels to the ground and pulls out a ring and said..." Hiccup smiled now.
"Marry me, Juliet. You'll never have to be alone. I love you and that's all I really know. I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress. Its a love story, baby just say...yes..." Hiccup sang taking them all by surprise as Sylvi blushed.
"Cuz we were both young when I first saw you." The two sang together sharing a kiss after Hiccup laid her back down gently. "I love you." Sylvi said softly.
"I love you more." Hiccup replied.
"Check her chief..." Iris said with a smile, Hiccup nodded as used his hand to check her again.
"Well apparently dancing speeds it up. We're up to 5 fingers." Hiccup told Iris.
"Can you feel the baby's head yet?" Dagny questioned.
"Tip of my middle finger can just slightly." Hiccup replied, the three nodded as Hiccup removed his hand and smiled at Sylvi. "You know babe, we never discussed names..." Hiccup chuckled.
"Really. You wanna talk about this now?" Sylvi asked.
"Well he's gonna need a name." Hiccup shrugged.
"You don't know its a boy." Iris stated.
"Oh yes we do. Toothless confirmed it for me..." Hiccup grinned, Iris looked at Toothless who only gave a snort and gummy grin.
"I didn't know he could do that." Iris blinked.
"Because no one knows Toothless like me, ain't that right bud?" Hiccup said as Toothless licked his cheek. Sylvi cringed in pain as Hiccup moved beside her and she whimpered against him. "Contractions?" He asked, she nodded weakly. "Breathe through them..." Hiccup encouraged. Sylvi began breathing as she had with the twins. Hiccup went back to rubbing her back and she calmed and snuggled into him. It wasn't long until she fell asleep again.
(An Hour Later)
When Sylvi awoke again, the pain was clear. Hiccup didn't even wait for Iris's signal to check her, he checked her and looked at Iris with a nod. "Its time." Hiccup said. Iris took her place in front of Sylvi's legs as Hiccup stayed on the right side and Dagny on the right. They both lifted her legs as Alva was ready with the string, knife, and blanket.
"Alright, Syl...Just like with the twins. You feel the contraction, start pushing." Iris told her, Sylvi managed a nod.
"You can do this babe...Time to meet our son..." Hiccup smiled kissing her forehead. "I love you so much, for all you've given me, done for me...My life is meaningless without you and these kids..." Hiccup said.
"Its you...who has done...so much for all of us..." Sylvi panted, she cringed and yelled out pushing hard. Everyone else was gathered around but nowhere near Iris because they'd see Sylvi and Hiccup had already warned before she woke up he'd knock someone out if they got to close. After about 9 seconds, Sylvi breathed heavily, Dagny put a cold cloth on her head.
"That's it, good job Sylvi...Take a few breaths and do it again." Iris told her confidently. It wasn't more than a minute later when she began to push again. She cried out in pain as Hiccup tried to soothe her but it was harder when he was helping hold one of her legs up. It was another 4 rounds of pushing before Iris announced the head was out but when Hiccup saw the worry on her face, he felt his heart drop into his stomach.
"What...What is it?" Hiccup whispered to Iris.
"The cord was wrapped around the neck..." Iris replied softly so Sylvi wouldn't hear. Sylvi pushed again as the baby was out fully. The cord was tied off, cut, and then the baby wrapped. There hadn't been any crying, Hiccup put her leg down, as did Dagny.
"Hiccup..." Sylvi panted, he looked at her. "Why...isn't...the baby...crying?"
"Give her the cure, now..." Hiccup said, Alva nodded as she motioned for Hiccup to take the baby. Hiccup took the silent child from her and saw her saddened eyes.
"I'm...sorry chief...The baby...didn't survive..." Alva told him, Hiccup's eyes widened as he looked down at the still infant in his arms. It wasn't making a sound, it was still and didn't appear to be breathing. Hiccup felt tears well up in his eyes and the Hooligan's saw it, everyone in the room who could see his face saw it. He cradled the child in his arms and lowered his head to the newborn's forehead.
"I'm sorry little one...I'm so sorry..." Hiccup wept. Valka turned into Stoick's arms crying, others put their heads down.
"Hiccup...Let me...see the baby, I want to hold him..." Sylvi asked softly, Hiccup faced her sadly as his body shook. "Hiccup...What's..." She paused seeing the tears in her husband's eyes and the still child who wasn't making a sound. She sat up quickly ignoring her pain. "No...No no no...Hiccup don't...tell me he...didn't..." She began shaking hard as Hiccup quickly moved beside her, he put his arms around as she screamed out in anguish against his chest. Hiccup fought hard to keep it together but as his eyes saw the child again he couldn't. Hearing her scream for it not to be true that their son died. Hiccup pressed his forehead to the child's crying. Apologizing. This was his fault, he forced him to come early to save his wife.
"Do you...want us to prepare the funeral sir?..." Eret asked softly.
"Not...yet..." Hiccup forced out. He kissed the child's forehead, letting his tears fall freely on the child's face. He couldn't believe this was happening. To lose a child while it was in your arms. Sylvi had fallen to silent tears now, shaking uncontrollably. Hiccup got up to take the child out of the hall, he didn't want Sylvi to have to hold him like this. Then he heard it, a single sound. No one else had but he did. Hiccup froze mid-step to listen again. A choking sound? Hiccup looked at the child closely, he knelt down down with the child on his knee, supporting him with one hand as he used his finger to sweep the child's mouth. He found something in there and pulled it out, nothing at first and then WAHHH! A loud cry filled the room.
Everyone looked up at Hiccup who leaned the child up more as it began coughing, then loud cries continued. Hiccup wrapped the child quickly and brought it against his chest as he stood up facing Sylvi who looked to be in just as much shock. "Hiccup...What...did you do?" She asked slowly.
"I-I don't...know...I was...holding him close and I heard a sound, like gasping for air. Choking...I swept his mouth with my finger and pulled it out then he started crying." Hiccup replied.
"You...saved his life." Alva said, "He was still and not breathing when I had him..."
"I don't...know what changed...And right now I don't even care...He's alive...Our son is alive..." Hiccup cried moving back beside Sylvi. They both admired their son now who was calm and in Hiccup's arms, he began making a sucking face as Hiccup handed him to Sylvi who adjusted her shirt and let their son latch on to her breast to feed. Sylvi leaned back smiling softly, he might have been tiny but he was a live and eating okay. Everyone just watched close, all thankful of the miracle.
"Thurmond..." Sylvi said.
"What?" Hiccup asked at the name his wife said.
"His name...Thurmond Hagebak the Second. After your father babe..." Sylvi smiled, Hiccup smiled back kissing her after nodding.
"Thurmond Hagebak the Second it is then." Hiccup replied as the two felt like it was just them and their child now. No one else existed, a scary night turned into a miracle no one expected. And now, things would be okay Sylvi gave birth, she was cured now, and their son was alive after believing he passed away. But thanks to Hiccup's quick thinking, everything worked out. Now everything was fine, everyone was happy though still crying from the fear of how bad things almost turned out. Things were good. They were great and now Hiccup and Slyvi could enjoy their newest addition to the Hagebak family.