'This is the 2 ndtime I've been cased by vampires this week and its only Wednesday!'

ValKyrie Cain thought as she ran for her life through the dark maze of storage containers, trying not to stumble on the hard ground, which was hard enough without being chased by a pack of hungry vampires. She could hear them behind her and above her racing on the top of the containers, snarling and growling.

There was nothing she could do except run, if she stopped now to fight they would be on her before she even turned around. But she couldn't run forever.

Her muscles were begging to tire and the burning in her lungs was almost unbearable. She felt herself begging to slow down. 'This is it' she thought 'I'm going to die here But not without a fight.'

Then suddenly a chain linked fence appeared right In front of her and she had just enough time push away from it and turn down another length of containers. But only a moment later after she had run into the new section of maze, did one of the vampires running along the top of the containers leaped at her pressing her agents the hard cold metal.

Even in the dark she cold see the deep scare running from the middle of his eye down to his cheek. The one she had given him all those years ago. But the hatred in his eyes burned just as bright since the first night she gave it to him. By now all the other vampires had caught up with them and had now formed a small circle around the two ceiling of all hopes of escape.

One of the other vampires lunged at Valkyrie but dusk bated him away and snarled, signifying she was his prey and his alone.

Valkyrie took this opportunity to summon shadows in her left hand and hurled them at dusk, throwing him onto the other side of the maze of craters and then again at the other vampires in her way. And continued running. Right now as much as she hated to admit it, she really wished she had her so called "guardian angle" as a distraction, maybe then she would have a better chance.

Then something bright florescent caught her eye. An exit sign pointing straight a head. This was her chance. A new burst of adrenalin shot through her and she ran as fast as she could. Then she looked up and saw some vampires almost running along side her and the others falling slightly behind. They were going to cut her of.

She looked to the side and saw a break in the containers and ran through it and then continued running straight ahead. She saw the exit.

And who was waiting there for her? Non other than the Mr. skulduggery pleasant. He ran over to the Bentley flinging the passenger door open, then jumping in the drivers seat. "Get in he yelled". Valkyrie through herself into her seat and slammed the door not before she kicked a vampire in the face that had gotten to close, that just happened to be dusk. And they speed away with a trail of blood thirst vampires running behind them.

"Any idea what their plan was" skulduggery asked

valkyrie just panted in the seat next to him

"sorry didn't quite hear that," he said

"No" she rasped

" You were right inside their lair valkyrie how could you not know" he said

"Try the fact that I was being chased by vampires" she fumed in a voice he could barley understand.

"Oh…" he said, "that may have something to do with it".

"Fuck…. you…" she gasped

"What?" he asked innocently

"…Said…fuck…you…" she gasped again

"What?" he asked again

she gave up, rolled her eyes and helled up her acing hand to show him her middle finger.

"Right" he said, "well that's a little harsh," he grumbled.