Skulduggery – Crow
Anton – Bear
Ghastly – Panda
Dexter – Wolf
Saracen – Weasel
Erskine – Snake
Solomon – Raven
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Chapter 35
Valkyrie rode the quad bike down the quiet road at dangerous speeds, taking sharp turns to avoid potholes and finally seeing Rose's car in the distance. Rose turned right and left the area suddenly, probably to get away from her, and Valkyrie slowed the bike down. She needed to find Fletcher and Peregrine.
With her Elemental magic, it didn't take long. She located them just before they crossed the property line and got out of what she assumed must be the anti-teleportation radius. After a moment to go over what had happened, Peregrine grabbed them all on the side of the road and teleported them to the Sanctuary.
She almost threw up upon arrival.
Taking deep, heaving breaths, she forced herself back upright and looked around. The Administrator was watching her with exasperation and when she nodded she was alright, he came over.
"Detective Cain, I thought you were at your house?" He asked.
"I was. You need to take these two men into protective custody," she demanded, taking Fletcher by the elbow. "Could we put them in Utility Room C?"
The Administrator nodded and some of the Cleavers came forward and took the Teleporters away to the protected custody room. Meritorious came around the corner and frowned at her.
"Detective Cain, what are you doing alone?" He asked.
"The Dead Men left me alone, grounded and without a phone because I spoke with Solomon Wreath when Skulduggery took me to meet and speak with him. They all left me with no way to leave the house, taking my keys to the house and cars as well as, again, my phone, to meet and take down Batu, or Patrick Hanratty, and the Diablerie which they hoped and assumed to be in the same place. I do not know what happened to them. I don't even know if they are alive. They've been gone for at least six hours without checking in with me now," she explained before rubbing her forehead. "Has a team been sent to my house?"
"Yes," the Administrator nodded. "And a clean-up crew."
She nodded. "That's good. That's grand. Good. Has anyone phoned the Dead Men?"
Meritorious had someone try to ring them but no one picked up their phones until the very last person was tried – Weasel.
The person, on the law enforcement team, had a chat with him and nodded to Meritorious, giving the positive news, or at least that they were alive. There was an instruction left to come straight to the Sanctuary when they were done.
Valkyrie left to sit down somewhere as she was forgotten and people started making arrangements and collecting paperwork.
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"Valkyrie?" Tanith said softly, shaking her arm. Valkyrie woke up and sat up quickly. Tanith has sad eyes. "I'm sorry Valkyrie. I should have said something earlier."
Valkyrie shrugged groggily. "It's fine. I don't care."
"It's not though. It's not. I'm so sorry," she reiterated, pulling her into a hug. Valkyrie held her tightly.
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Skulduggery Pleasant: Raising Cain
Fanfiction(This story is written as a fanfiction, but can be read as a story without having read any of the books.) Valkyrie Cain, the adoptive daughter of the Dead Men, has had a life full of love and magic. But as she gets older, times become scarier and sh...
