Title: Untitled (Util We Come Up With A Better one)
Chapter 1: I'm Sorry
DISCLAIMER: WE DON'T OWN SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT OR TEAM FORTRESS 2. TEAM FORTRESS 2 BELONGS TO VALVE. SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT BELONGS TO DEREK LANDY.
A hotel in Dublin …
The Sniper sat quietly on one of the three beds in the room. He was listening to something he had long since enjoyed.
The quiet.
There weren't the noises of a sentry beeping as it kept a sensor out for any mechanical intruders, although Engi was two beds over fidgeting with some contraption he had made.
There wasn't the sound of nightmares coming from the Scout, the sound of soft crying coming from Medic's shoulder but orientating from the massive man of the Heavy, no jangle of metal accessories on Soldiers uniform.
The only sound still with him from that time was the Demo's snoring, as he was sprawled out on the middle bed, a bottle of Irish alcohol, empty, on the ground beside him.
He smiled to himself as he realised again that they were, for lack of a better sounding word, free.
The Team Fortress Program was shut down, now that there were no Brothers funding over useless land, now that the factories were safe from robots, their leader tripping over a Robo-scouts head and breaking his neck, they weren't needed anymore.
So here he was, relaxing with his drinking buddy and best friend, in Ireland, the start of their tour round the world. They were staying in a lovely hotel that their Pyro, who they recently discovered was a lady named Tanith, had recommended.
Demo began to wake.
"Erh, what 'ave I bin drinking?" He mumbled.
Sniper just chuckled and went to get his mate an aspirin. Once Demo was sober (and light tolerant) again, Sniper opened the curtains and said,
"You know what mates, I think we ought to go out to tea tonight."
"Aye! Ta celebrate the beginnin' o' a great new life, where we arn't blown ev'ry two minutes"
"You up for it Engi?"
No response.
"Dell?"
Sniper walked up and tapped him on the shoulder. Engi jumped two feet in the air and his contraption fell to the ground.
Sniper can only utter one sincere statement before the room is bathed in light.
"I'm sorry"
Meanwhile, elsewhere in Dublin …
Skulduggery and Valkyrie were, at the moment, chasing a stray Remnant that had somehow gotten free.
"Have we caught up to it yet?" Valkyrie asked the skeleton beside her.
"I think we're there." They skidded to a halt in front of a wall. They looked up and saw that it led to the Hibernian Cinema, where Kenspeckle Grouse was currently residing. The two detectives looked at each other and sprinted inside.
"Kenspeckle!" Valkyrie shouted. Kenspeckle always had a soft spot for Valkyrie. He always resented the way that Skulduggery dragged Valkyrie off to wherever they were going next.
"Yes?" Kenspeckle eerily came out of his office. He had a huge smile plastered to his face. Actually, the smile was a bit eerie to look at as well.
"Please tell me the Remnant has not taken control of him." She asked of Skulduggery.
"Okay, the Remnant has not taken control of Kenspeckle." Valkyrie grumbled for a bit. Skulduggery pulled out his trusty revolver. "Remnant, I order you to relinquish that man at once!"
"No. I quite like this body. It's old but sturdy. This will do for now." Skulduggery grimaced at that and proceeded to shoot at Kenspeckle. But the skeleton felt darkness unlike any other at his side. He didn't have to turn his head to know that Darquesse was there.
"Valkyrie …" Skulduggery said quietly.
"Valkyrie isn't here right now but would you like to leave a message?" Skulduggery thought that Valkyrie was still annoying even as Darquesse.
"Fine, Darquesse. Please stop the Remnant and then try to kill me." Darquesse did just that. She managed to drag the Remnant out of Kenspeckle and he fell to the floor in a heap. A tendril of shadow then snaked towards Skulduggery but he was ready for that. He swatted the tendril aside and began to punch Darquesse. Darquesse threw up a wall of shadows and tried to break his ribcage but it didn't happen. Valkyrie stopped Darquesse just in time. Skulduggery watched in anticipation of the silent battle going on between Darquesse and Valkyrie.
"Don't stop me! I'm about to kill the abomination!"
"But I won't let you!" Valkyrie gritted her teeth and shoved Darquesse to the darkest recesses of her mind. The shadows left her and her Necro-Ring lost all its power. She felt drained. Skulduggery caught her and took her to the back of his Bentley. He laid her down in the back seat and drove to her house. He then levitated her up the side and into bed. Stephanie Edgley looked in wonder and Skulduggery told her to get back in the mirror. Skulduggery lifted Valkyrie up and placed her hand against the reflection's. It formed so that it showed Skulduggery holding Valkyrie. He put her to bed and waited for her to wake up outside the window.
14 hours later …
Valkyrie woke up to a splitting headache. Skulduggery poked his head in.
"Oh good. You're awake."
"Have I been sleeping?"
"No, you've just been dead for the last fourteen hours. Well, dead to the world that is."
"Ha ha. Are we going to see Ghastly?"
"Well, we have to don't we?" After letting Valkyrie's reflection roam free again, Skulduggery drove the Bentley to the Sanctuary. They walked in, Skulduggery found the lock, pushed it and walked down the stone steps.
"Hey Skulduggery! How are ya?" Ghastly asked them as they walked in.
"Oh yeah, I'm fine thanks for asking, not that anyone did." Valkyrie muttered under her breath. Skulduggery was about to retort but a bright light had filled the room.
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