Valkyrie stirred, she shifted to move onto her side. However something big stopped her, something that appeared to be attached to her stomach. She opened one eye, one hand reaching for her ring. Her stomach hand bloated overnight, her eyes widened when she felt it kick.
"SKULDUGGERY!" She screamed. Skulduggery Pleasant stepped to the door, his tailored suit hanging on his skeletal frame.
"Valkyrie? Since when were you pregnant?" He asked, Valkyrie knew if he had eyebrows one would be raised. Valkyrie moved to sit up, the giant bump making it hard.
"I can't move." Valkyrie breathed after a few minutes of attempting to sit up. Skulduggery moved over and helped her up. Her jersey too small now to fit around the bump, had hitched to below her cleavage, and her pyjama shorts straining against the bump. Valkyrie took her time to glare at Skulduggery. "What the hell!"
"I think we might have found out what Blaise Rodrake did when she cursed you." He explained.
"She cursed me to become pregnant." Valkyrie snapped. Skulduggery put a gloved hand to her stomach.
"Valkyrie, there is not supposed to be that much movement." Valkyrie put her hand next to his and something shoved it repeatedly.
"What am I pregnant with?" She questioned.
"We have to-" He began reaching for his phone.
"No, I'm not going." Valkyrie cursed, staring right at his eye sockets.
"That's very off-putting Valkyrie." Skulduggery whispered and sat her down. "I'll go get some clothes." He returned five minutes later with a shirt. "It should cover it until we get to the sanctuary." His voice was tense; whatever was in her could probably kill her. Then Skulduggery would kill Blaise. It was a shame, Valkyrie had like her. Skulduggery exited his phone to his ear, her little hitchhikers nudged her again. Valkyrie shushed it. She began pulling her shirt off and began buttoning up Skulduggery's shirt. It was tight but it managed, somehow, to cover the bump. She pulled on her pants that Ghastly made and they fit snuggly around her now larger behind. She wobbled her way downstairs.
"I feel like I'm being repeatedly stabbed. Can we just get this out of me, before I die of embarrassment?" She snapped, awkwardly sliding into the Bentley. Skulduggery removed his coat and gave it to her.
They arrived at Roarhaven and Skulduggery climbed out, greeting Ghastly who helped usher her in. They lead her with attached stares to the hospital zone. They sat her on a bed and Ghastly rushed off to find Crystabell.
That's when Valkyrie went into labour.
