First let me just say: I suck at summaries

Summary: Kaida Young is Skulduggery's daughter and knows the cure to Tanith but it's very dangerous. Valkyrie's reflection is acting more oddly than usual. And I told you I was no good at summaries.

Well, now you have the basics from my rubbish summary. I tried to write this story before but it failed miserably so here is the new and improved version. Enjoy!

Chapter One

Valkyrie was running. As she ran she cursed Clarabelle for telling that man Skulduggery's address, she cursed Nye for having friends like him and she cursed the man for wanting the fame of having killed Skulduggery Pleasant. Valkyrie wasn't sure who she was angry at the most. Nye had done her most wrongs but at the same time Clarabelle had told him where to go. And the man was the one trying to kill her and Skulduggery right now. She decided for now she hated them all equally. Valkyrie lost her footing and by doing that she discovered that instead of finishing of Skulduggery the man had chosen to kill her of first, for a ball of fire flew just past her left ear. She wheeled round moving about two centimetres from where she was standing at first and lucky she did because the second fireball flew through exactly the place where her head had been a moment before. Valkyrie threw a fireball at him in turn which he dodged easily. Valkyrie hurriedly guessed his next move and ducked expecting another fire ball to the head but it never came. Valkyrie looked up and saw that the whole right side of his trousers were on fire. As the man tried to smother the flames a girl stepped out of shadows and threw another fireball at the man. He dodged her this time but was still on fire.

"Honestly," The girl laughed. "Why most elementals don't bother to learn water skills I will never know." She was a little bit taller than Valkyrie with long blond hair and blue eyes. The man had started rolling on the ground in an attempt to put him self out.

"Funny isn't he?" The girl said. "Kaida Young by the way."

Kaida stuck out her hand and so had not seen that the man had managed to put himself out. He flicked his wrist upwards and a ring of fire encircled them.

"Ha! Typical." Kaida said. "Just 'cause he can't do water magic he assumes we can't either. Valkyrie you do that end I'll do this one."

"Um… I can't do water magic either." Valkyrie said wondering how this Kaida new her name.

"Really? I thought da- Skulduggery! would have taught it to you."

"How do you kn-?"

"Maybe if we survive this. Now move please."

Kaida stepped in front of Valkyrie with her fists balled. She lifted her arms up in front of her and opened her fists. Water sprayed out of her palms. The fire gradually subsided. Kaida made a pulling motion with her hands and then threw them out again. This time a huge gush of water came out and engulfed the man. Eventually Kaida clicked her thumb and index finger and the water disappeared.

"Is he dead?" Valkyrie asked hopefully.

"Drowned you mean? No unfortunately I don't think so. But he's not really a big problem. I say leave him here. Now where's Skulduggery? I have some important information for him."

"Last time I saw him he was a heap of groaning bones on his living room floor."

"Then that is where we shall go. Still cemetery road yeah?"

"Um… yes. But what do you mean by still?"

"Then to cemetery road it is." Kaida said completely ignoring Valkyrie's question and starting to walk back the way Valkyrie had come.