I was sitting here, writing A Trip to Remember: Revammped, and wondered, hmmm, what would happen if the Vampire Acadmey people met the Skulduggery Pleasant people. I am sure you hear that a lot, probably being the question that leads to most people writing a cross-over. This is only my second cross-over, so if it gets a bit confusing, please bear with me.

One

Don't Mention the V-Word

Valkyrie Cain clicked her fingers, and turned the spark into a flame. One of the people behind her gasped. "But you don't look anything like Moroi," the tall, pale, plamtimun blonde girl said in an American accent.

"I don't know what a Moroi is?" Valkyrie said.

"They're good vampires that can used the powers of the elements. Most specialise in only one, fire water, earth, air or spirit. You must be a fire user." She explanied.

Valkyrie hissed. "I am not a vampire," she said, throwing the fireball. It hit the chalky person coming towards her in the chest. He wasn't expecting it, and as it caught, Valkyrie held out her hand, and pushed at the air, knocking the other two off their feet. "And I can use all of them."

"So what are you?" the blonde girl asked, as confused as Valkyrie felt.

"A mage. A Necromental, to be exact." Valkyrie asked, attention back on the three chalky people. One was still on fire, and rapidly burning, while the others approached cautiously. One sprung, and Valkyrie gestured, and the shadows sliced, and the chalky man's body dropped, his head rolling to a stop a foot away. "Where is Skulduggery?" Valkyrie muttered. The other had circled behind her, and she felt the air currents shift as something large apprached from behind. Valkyrie jabbed back with her elbow, and hit the man in the throat. He landed gracefully and leapt again, and Valkyrei twisted out fo the way. A small figure approached from the left, and something silver blurred. A chalky man fell, a silver stake buried in his heart. "Well, that was fun." Valkyrie said, dusting off her hands. She turned to the blonde girl and held out her hand. "Valkyrie Cain. And you are?"

"Queen Vasilisa Dragomir, please call me Lissa. This is my Guardian, and best friend, Rose Hathaway." The blonde girl said, shaking her hand. Rose bent down, her dark brown hair pulled into a neat bun at the nape of her neck. She pulled the stake out of the man's body, and wiped the blood off.

"Any idea who your attackers were?" Valkyrie asked. She noticed Rose's eyes shifting repeatedly as she scanned the area.

"Just some random Strigoi, looking for a meal." Rose said, still looking around.

"This must look starnge to a bodies lying here in the dark. If I may, what is a Strigoi?" A velvet voice asked behind them. Rose reacted quickly, the stake in her hand flying toward the ribcage of Skulduggery Pleasant. It slipped between his ribs. "Do you mind? I would love to say that tickles, but really, it doesn't." Rose stepped back, bringing her stake with her.

Lissa shot Rose a look. "Strigoi are evil, undead vampires."

Valkyrie scowled. "Why not just say they were vampires? I must admit, they don't look like the vampires we're used to." Skulduggery asked.

"What do you know about vampires?" Rose asked quickly.

"Bits and pieces really. But I thought you said Moroi where the vampires?" Valkyrie asked.

"There is more than one kind of vampire in the world you know," Rose, in a tone that suggested she was through with the convesation. "What happened to Effie?"

Lissa looked at the ground."She was over run."

"All of them?" Rose asked. Lissa nodded, and a tear sparkled as it ran down her cheek. After a moment, she took a deep breath and composed herself.

"What do we do with the bodies?" Valkyrie asked, mainly to Skulduggery.

"They'll burn soon enough." Rose said. "The good thing about Strigoi is that they burn in the sunlight."

"Really, what kind of vampires do we know then?" Valkyrie asked.

"What can you tell us about them?" Rose asked.

"Mortal by day, and gifted with slightly enhanced speed and strength. But at ight, they rip off their skin and lose sense of what they are. Friend or foe, it doesn't matter, they'll tear you apart as sonn as look you. Decapitation works on most things, and vampires are no exception. And when the sun rises, they become mortal once more, and the upper layer of skin regrows. Once it has, they become back to they way they were personality-wise. A combination of hemlock and wolfsbane can subdue the vampiric nature. It takes two days after being bitten for the venom to turn the victem into a vampire. They're called Infected." Valkyrie hid her scowl.

"For someone who sad they know bits and pieces, you sure know a lot about vampires." Rose pointed out.

"Valkyrie used to date a vampire." Skulduggery said.

"This convesatoin is over now," Valkyrie said, glaring at Skulduggery.

"But-" Rose said.

"Over," Valkyrie growled.

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