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Time travel

Summary:Skulduggery got partnered with a random person who is doing their best to make him like him and they end up time traveling to meet Valkyrie and Skulduggery.

(Val is 17. They are in the middle of a murder investigation. Post Kingdom of the wicked)

Turmoil's pov:
When I was told that I was getting partnered with Skulduggery Pleasant for my latest case I was very nervous to say the least. Of course, I was excited to be working with the great skeleton detective but I heard he was notoriously hard to get along with. Nevertheless, I've always been able to charm all my partners into liking me. That was a lie, they all felt sorry for me and took pity and I doubt I can do the same with Skulduggery.

When we first met me, he was rude. In fact he stayed rude for the entire investigation. The mans a lunatic. A genius but a lunatic. He makes jokes while being threatened, he will jump right into action with a plan but not bother to explain it to me and I watched him kill 50 sorcerers, single handedly in less than 10 minutes. I timed. And the whole time I could not get him to like me. He never wanted a partner, he works best on his own and partners just slow him down he says.

All of this is why it is a relief were on our last part of the case, together at least. After we find the energy source we have to do paperwork. Or I have to do paperwork. He made it very clear at the start of the case that I would do all of it. We rounded the next corner, guns at the ready, and stopped. We had found it. In the center of the room was a giant ball of glowing, green light. Skulduggery went up to it and almost seemed to fade into it. Nope. He was fading into it, oops. I ran up and also... faded?

Do you know what it's like to fade? Well I do now. Your body goes numb and everything goes dark and quiet but your still aware of everything. It's weird. All of a sudden it felt like the universe was spitting me out. I opened my eyes and found myself lying in the dark, on the floor of a street. It was night time. God, everything hurts.

I sat up and looked for Skulduggery, only to find him sitting on a bench. "Oh. Your awake. Come on then, we've time traveled. Not sure how far but I have a friend around here. He can help is." And just like that he got up and walked off. That was probably the most words he had ever spoken to me. Wow. Dam it Turmoil, stop fangirling and follow the talking skeleton.

We entered a small shop and there was a scarred man sitting at the table and I instantly knew who he was. Ghastly Bespoke. I was in a room with 2 of the dead men. My family's never going to believe this. He looked up and looked confused. "Skulduggery? I thought you were upstairs."
"Ah." He responded, "Well your version of me probably still is but you see were from the past."
If Ghastly was surprised he didn't show it. In fact he pit his face in his hands and sighed. "Of course you are. Follow me."
He went upnthe stairs and we followed behind him.

Up there was something I thought I'd never see. Skulduggery Pleasant. Talking and laughing. With a teenager. Who was insulting him. And he was insulting her back. WHAT? "Oi! Skulduggery, Valkyrie. Time travelers." With that he walked off.

Future Skulduggery and Valkyrie looked up and Valkyrie sighed. "Why does this always happen to us? I just got my head ripped off in an alternative dimension for gods sake!" She complained. I'm sorry what?
"Do you ever tire of wining, or is it in your blood to complain?" Future Skulduggery asked. This is getting confusing so I'm just going to call future Skulduggery FS and present Skulduggery PS. Wait does that make sense? Because PS is technically from the past, so wouldn't that make him PS? Wait there the same. Nevermind. (A/n My actual thought process as it happened)
"Hey!" The girl yelled before kicking him in the leg. And he yelped.
"It's your fault for teaching me how to effectively kick annoying people in the shins."
"To use on your cousins or other annoying family members. Not me!" He exclaimed.

"Im sorry but you are?" PS asked.
"Oh, in Valkyrie Cain. This idiots partner."
Wait. Partners? Me and PS are partners but I wouldn't dare make fun of him, or kick him the way this girl did.
"Yep. Found her in a dump when she was 12 and she wouldn't leave me alone so I had to take her with me to solve her uncles murder. She's followed me around like a lost little puppy ever since." This was followed my another kick to his shins. "OW! I'm kidding! They know I'm kidding!"
"Right... well can you tell us how to get back?" Asked PS.
"Oh yeah. Just wait where you came from and eventually the energy will loop round and take you back to your time. You'll want to hurry though."
"Thanks." With that we rushed off.

Time skip

I'm now sitting down doing paperwork. I have no idea who they Skulduggery was that we met but it wasn't the one I know now. That Skulduggery took a 12 year old under his wing as a partner, taught her how to kick and messes around with her. That Skulduggery is a stranger to me. But God do I wish he wasn't.