Valkyrie and Skulduggery were on a super-secret mission, out in a forest in the middle of nowhere. Valkyrie didn't like it. She was in a place where she was going to get lost.

"Why do we have to be in the middle of nowhere?" Valkyrie asked, "I don't like not knowing where I am. It's a weakness." She frowned. "And I don't like weaknesses either."

Skulduggery turned to her, tilting his head. "This is our investigation. Somewhere out here... there's supposed to be... something," he said, sounding confused.

Valkyrie stopped walking. "You mean you don't know where we are? We're lost?"

Skulduggery stopped next to her. "Uh... Yes. But that's an obstacle we can overcome. If, that is, I can ever remember where we're supposed to be going."

Valkyrie sighed, then frowned and looked at the ground.

There was a noise, coming from underneath her. Sounded like thunder, but Valkyrie knew that thunder obviously didn't come from the ground.

She stood, staring at the ground. It made the rumbling noise again, this time louder. Valkyrie kneeled down, hands on the ground, using her magic to try and feel for a disturbance in the ground. She wasn't as good at this as Skulduggery, but she felt a major disturbance. Before she could stand, it shook again and knocked her flat on her face. She lifted her head, groaning. Then, suddenly, the whole ground caved in, and Valkyrie was left holding on to the roots of a small, weak tree.

"Skulduggery!" She screeched, reaching up to grab his bony hand that was reaching toward her.

"Valkyrie! Grab my hand!" he cried, gripping the edge of the hole Valkyrie was falling into so he wouldn't fall in with her.

The ground shook again, loosening the tree's hold on the ground.

Valkyrie let out a bloodcurdling scream as the tree's roots gave out and she fell, pulling the tree with her. She looked up, watching as Skulduggery seemed to get smaller and smaller, until she couldn't see him anymore. She clicked her fingers, summoning flame, so she could see. Looking down, she saw a white floor, getting closer with every second she fell.

She finally hit the ground, using the air to slow her descent. Even using the air, it hurt, and Valkyrie's legs gave out.

She landed on her side on the white floor, and her flame went out. Valkyrie groaned, slowly standing, summoning another flame into her palm. As she looked around, she saw only a white room. The floor, the walls, the ceiling, everything was white, and the room was completely empty, all except a small screen in the corner. She walked over to the screen, and a woman's picture appeared on it.

The woman said, "Hello, Valkyrie. My name is Iazis. I'd like to take the time to explain this whole situation to you. You see, we need to know about the Sanctuary. Most of all, about your skeleton friend. We want to know the secrets. And until you tell us, you will be held here to slowly go insane."

Valkyrie stared. "What? I won't tell you anything about the Sanctuary! Especially not Skulduggery! He's my damn partner! What the hell do you mean? Will you give me food? Will you give me something to do?"

The woman only said, "You'll see, my friend. You'll see," and her image disappeared, leaving Valkyrie alone in the small white room.

"No! No! You can't do this to me!" Valkyrie screeched. The hole she fell through was then covered with a mound of dirt on the top and a metal door, painted white of course, to block her from digging her way out. Valkyrie walked to a corner and let her flame go out. The room went pitch black, and now she couldn't see anything. She sat sulkily.

The woman's image appeared on the screen again. "Oh, and we'll also torture you every once in a while. Enjoy your stay," she said.

"Dammit, you're so bloody straightforward," Valkyrie muttered.

Valkyrie sighed, taking out her phone. She didn't have any bars. "But... That's impossible! I always have bars on this phone!" Valkyrie cried, panicking. Iazis just smiled and her image disappeared once again. All Valkyrie could hope for now was that Skulduggery would come to the rescue in the nick of time, like he always did. But she doubted that would happen. She would be left to go insane.

Left here, alone, and worst of all, bored out of her mind.