Valkyrie Cain scowled as she stood in the backstage area of the theatre, holding her costume in her hands. "This sucks, why do we have to do this again?"

"Because," Skulduggery Pleasant responded. "The Sanctuary needs money for insurance."

"Why do they need insurance money?"

"To be put bluntly, us."

"Why us?"

"Apparently, according to their statistics, since you and I have become partners, accidents and destruction have been up."

"So?"

"So, with more destruction and accidents comes more injuries and the Sanctuary needs money to cover the insurance."

"So we have to put on costumes and make fools of ourselves."

"Exactly."

"I hate this."

"We all do."

Just then, Fletcher Renn walked into the room saying, "This is going to be so much fun! Mist said that I get to have a solo too!"

Valkyrie raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?"

"Yep," Fletcher said proudly.

"What part do you have?"

"Simba."

"So got the lead."

"Yes. Who do you have?"

"Nala."

Fletcher stopped. "Oh. So, you and me are going to be the love interests too?"

"Yes."

"That's… great."

"Yeah."

A slightly awkward silence followed until Skulduggery broke it by yelling "I die in this?!"

Weeks later…..

Billy-Ray Sanguine and his newly possessed girlfriend, Tanith Low, made their way down into the theatre, finding a seat in the middle row. They were early for the performance, one of the first there. The Texan scowled.

"Why are we here again?" he asked.

"Because," Tanith replied. "They are my friends and I want to support them. Besides, you were the one complaining we had nothing to do."

Sanguine grumbled something dark under his breath, crossing his arms over his chest.

Two hours later….

Dusk arrived at the theatre and walked into the auditorium, trying to find a seat. The place was packed; it looked like everyone else had the same idea he did. To watch their enemies dance around in costumes on a stage like idiots.

After a few minutes of looking, he realized that the only empty seats were next to-

"Sanguine," Dusk grumbled.

Sanguine looked up. "Dusk?" he said in surprise. "What're ya doin' here?"

"I had nothing else to do, thought I'd watch my enemies humiliate themselves in public. I'm assuming that's why you're here as well?"

"It was mostly Tanith's idea, but yeah."

Tanith poked her head around Sanguine. "What about me?"

"It was your idea to come here."

"I took you that long to figure that out?"

"No, I've known it all along."

"Then why did you keep asking why we were here?"

"Because-

"Eh whatever," Tanith waved her hand and went back to playing around on her phone. Dusk just shook his head and sat down next to Sanguine.

They sat in silence for a while until another familiar voice was heard.

"Sanguine? Dusk?"

Both men looked up to see Spring-heeled Jack standing on front of them. Sanguine frowned.

"What are ya doin' here?"

"I'm guessin' the same you are," Jack replied. "And there aren't any seats left so…"

Before either of the other two men could object, Jack flopped into the empty seat beside Dusk. Dusk growled and shifted slightly. This was not going as planned.

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