Disclaimer: I do not own Skulduggery Pleasant or any of it's characters.
Chapter 1: Almost Perfect.
Fletcher looked out at the harbor from the Sydney Harbor Bridge. He tilted his head slightly so he could see the stars in the sky. It was a beautiful view. Fletcher sighed, nearly everything reminded him of Valkyrie. He still couldn't forget the day Valkyrie dumped him and discovered she had been cheating on him with a vampire. The betrayal still hurt, a lot. He had eventually gone to Ghastly and talked about it with him and it had helped a bit. But even when he had saved Valkyrie from Caelan he still couldn't forgive her. He had told her that he was moving to Australia and that was it really.
After, he had met Myra. He felt the same way about her as he did about Valkyrie. Except he was sure Myra wasn't going to cheat on him with a vampire. She was beautiful and loved him, that was what made their relationship special. Still, Valkyrie would appear in his mind every once and a while, reminding him of the betrayal. Not all of these memories however are just about Valkyrie. Some would include Skulduggery or Tanith and Ghastly. But she would always be in it with them. He would also remember the time the Diablerie forced him into opening a portal to the world of the Faceless ones.
Fletcher shock his head slightly, just the thought of the faceless ones to him made him feel weird. Besides, Fletcher had to focus on a normal life as well as one full of magic. His felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and took it out. He opened it up to reveal a text from Myra saying how he should be heading home. Fletcher placed the phone in his pocket and started walking. He new he could merely teleport home, but he wanted to take things slow. Fletcher stuffed his hands in his pockets as he walked. He kicked a few pebbles on the ground as he did. Sometimes he missed going on adventures with Skulduggery and Valkyrie. He remembered when he had first met them. They were trying to convince him not to go with Billy-Ray Sanguine and to come with them instead. Fletcher was very stubborn back then and decided to listen to neither of them. He also remembered when he had kissed Valkyrie just as she was about to go save Skulduggery from the Faceless ones.
Fletcher shook his head around again. He had to stop thinking about Valkyrie so much. He had a girlfriend and a new life. Sure he was still training to be a great teleporter but he also had a normal life to deal with as well.
Soon Fletcher came to his apartment's building. The usual doorman had been replaced a month ago with a tall bulky man named Dean Russell. Personally, Fletcher didn't like him. There was something funny about him that Fletcher didn't like. Dean opened the door without saying anything and Fletcher walked through. "A thank you every once and a while would be nice," said Dean as Fletcher proceeded to the elevator. Fletcher paused momentarily and then continued his walk without saying anything.
Fletcher waiting in the elevator, for some reason it was moving slower then usual. Fletcher snuck a look at his watch and saw that he had been in the elevator for nearly 5 minutes. Finally he came to his floor. He stepped out and proceeded to his apartment. He unlocked the door and stepped in. It was dark and no lights were on. Suddenly Fletcher heard a scream and ran into the next room. He quickly flicked the light switch on and the room was illuminated with light. Squatting in the corner of the room was a man wearing a tight black outfit that covered all of his body. A black belt was wrapped around his waist and he was wearing a black mask that covered his entire face. He also happened to be holding Myra. His right hand was covering her mouth and his opposite hand was strung around her lower chest. The man lifted his hand off Myra's mouth and smashed the window opened. "Help!" Screamed Myra as Fletcher charged forward. Both Fletcher and Myra stretched out their hands and tried to reach out to each other, but the man jumped out the window with Myra before they could touch hands. Fletcher quickly pictured outside the building and teleported there.
The man turned as Fletcher appeared. Fletcher could only guess by the way the man turned that he was stunned by how Fletcher had suddenly appeared. "Let her go!" cried Fletcher as he disappeared and then reappeared next to the man with a baseball bat. Fletcher swung the bat at the man's head and it hit dead on. The man stumbled forward but didn't let go of Myra. Fletcher swung the bat again but the man was ready for it. He grabbed the bat with his empty hand and kicked Fletcher in the chest. Fletcher felt the air escape from his lungs as the man's foot hit him. Fletcher fell back and quickly disappeared. Fletcher appeared this time with a bowling ball on top of the building. The man was looking around rather then up and didn't see the bowling ball falling towards his head. CRASH! The man collapsed onto the ground, yet his hold on Myra didn't loosen. Fletcher teleported down next to the man and Myra and was about to try and get her loose when a thin man wearing the same clothes as the other man appeared out of nowhere and kicked Fletcher in the back. The man then touched the bigger man and shadows were suddenly all over him, the other man and Myra. The shadows separated and vanished, the two men and Myra were gone. "No! Cried Fletcher as he smashed his fists against the ground. Suddenly a black Lamborghini flew out of some bushes and landing right next to Fletcher. A young girl wearing a black coat quickly got out and stabbed Fletcher with a needle. Fletcher removed the needle and tried to teleport but couldn't concentrate enough to do so. Everything was going black and he couldn't make out the face of the girl in black. Fletcher passed out.
Authors Note:
What did you think of the first chapter. Please go easy on me as this is my first story.
