The Dream

(Tanith is remnant free and Valkyrie is 20)

Chapter one- General POV

The Creature

Skulduggery threw fire balls at the creature while Valkyrie tried to balance on her good leg.

"Where's Tanith?" Valkyrie shouted over the creatures roar.

"Who?!" Skulduggery replied still trying to fight of the creature.

"Tanith, you were supposed to call her!"

"Oh well I might have forgotten to call..."

Valkyrie didn't have time to answer because the creature, which looked like a grizzly bear but had the face of a lion and 6 legs, got on 2 legs and hit Skulduggery away. Valkyrie, while balancing on her right leg, pushed at the air and the creature stumbled. Valkyrie quickly dialed Tanith and the sanctuary for some cleavers. She used her Necromancer ring and sent sharp shadows slicing through the creature's chest, but it didn't seem to slow down. The creature ran towards Valkyrie but she dodged it just in time as the creature belly-flopped the Bentley.

"Oops?" Valkyrie said trying to lure the creature away from the Bentley. Skulduggery got out his revolver and shot the creature 3 times in between the eyes. It stumbled and growled in pain. Tanith's sword swung and cut off one of the creature's legs and then Tanith jumped high in the air facing her sword down and pushing it into the creature's heart.

"This is some ugly thing" Tanith commented breaking the silence. Skulduggery walked up to the remains of the Bentley and didn't say anything. Tanith and Valkyrie stared at each other then back at Skulduggery then to the crushed Bentley. Valkyrie hopped towards Tanith waiting for the worst.

"I think we should call Ghastly" Tanith said breaking the silence once again. They just stood there for a few minutes and then Valkyrie called Ghastly to pick them up. Shortly after she called Ghastly the cleavers arrived. They cleared up after them disposing of the, now 5 legged creature, when they were almost finished Ghastly arrived. He walked out of his van and stared at Valkyrie and Tanith with a confused look.

"We all ready to go?"

Just as Ghastly said that he saw Skulduggery staring at the Bentley. Ghastly sighed and called a tow truck and towed the Bentley to the nearest place that could possibly fix Skulduggery's Bentley. Skulduggery was driving the van while Tanith and Valkyrie were sitting in the back. Tanith was putting a bandage around Valkyrie's leg while she was eating a leaf to numb the pain. The trip to Gordon's was long and silent, when they got there Tanith and Skulduggery walked up to the door with Valkyrie. Just as Skulduggery was about to leave Valkyrie stopped him.

"Skulduggery wait" Valkyrie said limping up to Skulduggery hugging him. "Hope the Bentley will be fixed." Tanith just next to the door while Valkyrie and Skulduggery were hugging each other. Valkyrie slowly pulled away. Echo-Gordon came down the stairs and stood next to Tanith and looking at Valkyrie and Skulduggery who were quite close and Tanith just staring at them.

"Hello" Gordon said looking around

"Hey" Tanith and Valkyrie said.

"Is Skulduggery okay?"Gordon asked in a whisper

"Not really, Bentley crushed" Tanith replied in a whisper as well. "Can I stay here for the night Val?" Tanith asked speaking a bit louder.

"Yeah sure" Valkyrie replied while looking at Gordon who was nodding, Skulduggery said nothing as he turned around and left.