Hi hi hi hi! This is my first ever Skulduggery Pleasant Fan Ficition.

Discalimer: Everything to do with SP is Derek Landy's. which really really sucks.

A lot.

Valkyrie sat on the chair and looked around the room thoughtfully.

"So he was killed here? But there are no defensive marks or anything to say that... The killer obviously knew him or this was a body dump."

Her companion, a thin man wearing a finely tailored suit, turned to her. "Agreed, the killer must've known the deceased, anyway it couldn't be a body dump since there's a lot of blood."

Skulduggery Pleasant turns back to the shelf he was rifling through. Valkyrie rolled her eyes and get out of the chair, her dark hair falling across her back and her dark eyes scanning the room for clues and evidence. Skulduggery grunts in surprise as he lifts a small tennis ball sized wooden ball out from the shelf of papers.

"Isn't that a cloaking sphere?" Valkyrie asks suspiciously as she walked over wearily.

"No, it's not. It's a Travelling Orb, it travels through time and can also stop time for short periods." he says shaking his head.

She steps up next to him and examines the ball. "But how does it work? There's no buttons on it." Val says matter of factly.

Skulduggery cocks his head to her, his hollow eye sockets reflecting no emotions. Or anything for that matter. "You simply twist it like so..." and before anything could be said he twists either hemisphere in different directions. The ball starts to turn a golden colour and a loud ticking could be heard.

"Skulduggery! You idiot! Why'd you do that?" Valkyrie yells over the noise. He looks at the ball thoughtfully.

"Because I thought it was safe... Things like this have been extinct since before the war with Mevolent." he says seriously, somehow his voice managed to carry over to Valkyrie with ease. The glow intensifies and swallows them. Valkyrie fought to keep her eyes open but somehow she couldn't...

Valkyrie jerks up from her curled up position on the ground. Sunlight stung her eyes and she blinks several times before looking around. She was lying in an alley type place, either side of her buildings stood. People rushed past the opening of the alley without even a glance at the girl.

Valkyrie grunts with annoyance. Why the hell did stupid Skulduggery have to use the stupid 'Travelling Orb'?! Where the hell was that stupid man? Oh... great… he wasn't here. So she the only one affected! She gets up slowly with a lot of effort, god her joints were stiff. Slowly she stands and leans on the gritty wall to her right. She pulls her phone out. No signal. Of course. Never that simple is it? Suddenly an Internet icon shows up and immediately she opens up the map app and searches where she was.

New Dublin.

Well this definitely wasn't her time signature. She slips the phone into her coat pocket and walks out into the street. People stopped and watched her, some fearful others sneered at her. What was happening? Then she realised that everyone's clothes were different to her own. Theirs were all bright colours compared to her black. The people around her stopped rushing about, their eyes were wide with shock and terror. Like her being there was a crime. People looked around nervously for something while some others just ran. Suddenly the crowd parted and four cleavers dressed in white charged at her. Well they certainly looked happy to see her. Not. She immediately breaks into a frenzied sprint. She knew she wouldn't be able to beat them but maybe if she hid… The thought was banished almost as soon as she thought it. No, she couldn't hide. Valkyrie wasn't too sure if that was her thinking that or Darquesse. Not thinking about where she was going she pushed past shocked civilians.

The air shifted behind her and she dropped just out of reach of the cleaver who now stood where she was standing not only two seconds ago. It stood up from its crouch and the rest approach slowly. By the way these cleavers were acting, they were definitely not official Sanctuary ones. Even the white uniforms had screamed that from the beginning. But she had dismissed the thought, thinking that maybe she had teleported. Not time travelled; that sort of thing was only meant for TV shows like Doctor Who. Not in her life.

There was a loud screeching of tyres and almost curiously the cleavers look behind them. Using the sound as a distraction Valkyrie splays her hand and a humongous gust of wind knocks the cleavers over and pushes them away from her. She lunges to her feet and takes off once more, ignoring the outraged cries of some of the civilians. Was this like some sort of sick game to them? Some of the older looking men reached for her but she dodged them.

"Not another one of those horrid sorcerers."

Valkyrie turns slightly to see a young woman talking to a man next to her. The woman gives her a look of hatred as she passes them. Sorcerers? What the hell had happened since she had last been with Skulduggery?! She forces her way through the crowd. Yells and shrieks could be heard as she stumbled over somebody's groceries. Whatever had caused the noise before seemed to be following her, it was almost parallel to her now.

She feels the air shift behind her but it was too late to avoid the scythe blade that bit into her shoulder, even through her black clothes. She swears and leans her right hand over her left shoulder to pull the weapon out. Blood was soaking her clothes already. The damn cleaver must've reached a vein or artery. She screams as she pulls the scythe out of her arm and lets it drop to the ground. She didn't even hear it hit the ground as she picked up pace. There had to be some sort of sanctuary nearby! She needed Skulduggery. Her vision starts to cloud as she stumbles slightly.

Let me out. I can help you.

Valkyrie grimaces as she heard Darquesse. Her darker alter ego did not like being this afraid. Not knowing what was happening around her. Not even being able to control the situation. Sure she may have been in another time and place but she wanted out. She wanted to rip those cleavers apart for injuring herself. No matter whose side they were on.

Valkyrie shook her head. Clearing up her thoughts and pushing Darquesse further back into her mind. She picked her pace up even further. She kept dodging the grabbing hands and stumbling over people. She needed a clear run. She needed to get somewhere away from here but she wasn't sure if she could manage that. Her vision was starting to dim even further. She was losing too much blood. Within a few minutes not even turning to Darquesse could save her. In one last ditch effort she pushed her way through the mass of bustling bodies and onto the street. Right into somebody's arms. Almost past caring she was barely able to lift her head as she was dragged into a van and the door slid shut behind her.

"She's losing too much blood!" Comes a young girl's voice.

"I realised that Lorelei. Give her one of the numbing leaves and don't let her pass out." Comes a man's voice, most likely the driver's.

The back window's glass broke and the girl above Valkyrie screamed and ducked her head. The van roared out onto the road, swerving dangerously.

"It's ok now Lorelei. We've lost them."

"We better have Jordan."

The girl's face came into focus as she peered down and the slowly dying girl, "Open."

Valkyrie was way, way, way past caring at this point as she shook her head. What was the leaf going to do? She was already losing most feeling in her body.

"Oh for the love of god!" The girl forces her mouth open and stuffs the leaf in, "You better chew because I ain't movin' your jaws for you to chew. Got it? Now chew it."

Valkyrie groans and rolls over, curling up in a ball. Why wouldn't this girl let her sleep. She wanted to go to sleep. Rough hands grabbed her shoulders and the girls face appeared above hers. Hands grabbed her mouth and moved her jaws around, crushing the leaf and letting its anaesthetic seep into her.

"I can't believe I had to do that. Do I have a face no one listens to? First it's the Grand Mage then it's this chick and that's only today!"

"Can you shut up? I need to concentrate on getting into the Sanctuary!" the guy says loudly and the girl shuts up. Valkyrie squints and was able to make out some of the girl. Well, her hair anyway. Her bright blue hair. Maybe if she made it out alive she could dye her hair something outrageously colourful. Oh she could imagine Skulduggery acting stern and gruff while deep down he'd be laughing with her, possibly even at her. But that just made him fun.

There was a grumbling noise from outside and her vision dims again. Feeling completely at rest she closes her eyes. Just a few minutes of rest wouldn't hurt her. Maybe she'd even feel better after shed woken up. If she did.

"Hey! Hey! Don't you even think about it! Jordan hurry the hell up! She's almost gone!"

She hears a grunt and the engine roars and Valkyrie stares blankly at the ceiling. Why won't these strangers let her rest? They should know that she needed it. There was a squealing of brakes and suddenly the door opens and she was dragged out. Granted she couldn't actually feel anything. Through the haze of artificial lights she sees grey cleavers. Had they found her? One reaches for her and she flinches away.

"Get the best medic team you have!" Roars the man's voice from the car. What was his name again? Oh that's right… Jordan.

In a daze she realised she was being wheeled through some doors and into a bright corridor. The light was blinding her. She moans slightly and curls into herself, shutting out the brightness and loud sounds. She had only about two minutes left before it was over. She would never even get to see her family, never get to see little Alice grow up. She wouldn't even see Skulduggery; she'd miss his stupid face. She didn't even realise she was crying until she felt the hot tears streak her cheeks.

She looks up slightly to see the chest of a man running beside the bed she was laying on. The bed she was dying on. The swaying motion of the bed stopped and the lights got brighter still. She balled her fists into her eyes, trying to shut out as much as she could. Something grabs her wrist and with absolutely no strength she doesn't even fight back. Something sharp jabs into her wrist and she hisses slightly. She could barely keep her eyes open at this stage. She wasn't thinking of anything, her mind was silent. Not even Darquesse stirred. She liked it like this but at the same time she felt… lonely. Like having Darquesse there was helping with her homesickness. But she didn't mind now. It was pleasant; nothing was stopping her from leaving. Darkness was seeping into the corners of her eyes and it was eating away at her sight.

And then everything went dark.

Ok so what did you think? Good? Bad? I won't know until you tell me! So please comment/vote or even both!

Thanks!

~Ophelia