Skulduggery – Crow
Anton – Bear
Ghastly – Panda
Dexter – Wolf
Saracen – Weasel
Erskine – Snake
Solomon – Raven
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Note - this is written as if before the last chapter, so keep an eye on the timings I have written for your ease of reading :)
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Chapter 49
Tanith's POV
Fifteen hours since Valkyrie was kidnapped
"What the hell happened?" She asked Skulduggery, slamming the door into the wall and likely leaving a dent. "She got kidnapped on your watch again!?"
Skulduggery stared at her but made no move. "I'm sorry."
Tanith ground her teeth and said nothing, just started pacing up and down the room. "Where is that damn man?"
She meant Guild and Skulduggery knew it. Elder Crow and Meritorious were at the new Sanctuary getting themselves settled and they didn't yet have internet, phones or any type of signal as it was being set up. Skulduggery told her on the phone he wasn't sure what they knew and didn't. So they were left waiting for Guild so Skulduggery could fill him and herself in.
It must have been ten minutes for the man to show up. Tanith was ready to slice him to itty-bitty stupid pieces. He came in with a frustrated expression and tone of annoyance.
"Pleasant, what do you want?" He asked.
"My partner is missing," he said slowly, standing up. "A fourteen-year-old girl is missing, and it takes you over twenty minutes for you to show your face."
Guild growled. "I am a busy man doing a lot of things. What do you need to get her back?"
"I need Cleavers–"
"No. There aren't enough," Guild said immediately. Tanith stood next to Skulduggery to see his face better. She wanted to see his eyes filled with pain when she stabbed the ever-living shit out of him. "A moving van has already been compromised, you cannot take an already depleted–"
"They took Kenspeckle Grouse also."
"What?" Tanith asked. "Why?"
"Who?" Guild asked quickly.
"A group of Americans raised by various peace groups in the war turned bad. They call themselves Foe's Gang, headed by Vincent Foe. There is also Mercy Charient, Obloquy, a vampire called Samuel and the now deceased Murder Rose was a recent member. Scarab is working with them but for how long I do not know. I do know that he seeks revenge. They stole not only that van but also a Remnant."
Guild was frowning with contempt. "And why, pray tell me, is it that you're here and not sorting this out right this second? Then tell me how that has any relevance to each other?"
Skulduggery sighed in frustration. Tanith wished the others were there to help them, but they were still working out how to get back from England – they'd gone off when Skulduggery and Valkyrie went to Anton's hotel. "They have a massive importance to each other. The van number is registered to a checklist of items. Within that checklist is the Desolation Engine."
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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...
