Introduction
Hi all. Just so you know, this is my very first piece of fanfiction. I have always enjoyed Skulduggery Pleasant and been meaning to write some fanfiction for a long time now. While I do enjoy the setting in Ireland and the Irish Sanctuary, I did want to see what the American Sanctuary was like, since I'm in the US, and explore how they would interact with Skulduggery Pleasant. FYI, I have yet to finish the entire series (I just finished book 6) so there may be some conflicting things with the writing. Ideally, this story is supposed to take place after the events of the book 9, but since I haven't finished the series, I don't know the status of other characters, i.e. Tanith, Valkyrie, etc. Once I do finish the series (which I hope is very soon) I'll probably go back through and fix some things, add more detail, or even introduce favorite characters. We'll see. Anyway, I hope you enjoy and feel free to leave a review!
Chapter 1 - Drive-by
A young man, in his early 20s, about an average height, with a build of a soldier, walks down the stairs of the private airplane with a large black bag on his back, looks around, and breathes in the atmosphere. He sees a long stretch asphalt for the plane to his left; a small aircraft shelter with cargo boxes placed in various locations a couple of yards in front of him; and a two-way road that's tangent to the backside of the shelter.
"It's actually quite nice here Belle. I don't know why you're complaining."
A woman, also in her early 20s, about the same height, walks out behind him with another black bag and replies, "That's because you haven't been in the city yet John. Just wait until you see all the trash."
As they continue down the stairs, John looks back, and raises an eyebrow, "You do know there's trash back in the States right? DC alone smells like poop sometimes."
"Whatever floats your boat John. Can we just get to our hotel? I can really use some sleep." Belle replied.
"You know, back when I was in the Army, we were told to get in formation right after we got off the plane. We didn't get any sleep until we were all logged in and accounted for. Sometimes it would take 20 minutes, other times it would take hours, which sucked because we were just standing there waiting for the commander to check us in…"
John looks back and sees Belle giving a blank stare.
"Command said to look for a Bentley" John continues, "and a man who calls himself Skulduggery Pleasant."
"What kind of a name is Skulduggery Pleasant?" Belle asks.
"Beats me. Apparently he's the best Ireland has got, so it'll have to do for now." John replies.
Belle and John continue walking until they reach the aircraft shelters and watch as the plane takes off.
Belle turns to John with a questioning look, "Have you heard of this Skulduggery?"
"Of course. He's stopped many criminals from bringing the end of the world. I'm surprised you haven't heard of him. He's definitely a good bet in helping us find Natas."
"I was still in training when all of that happened. It's hard to hear stories about the world ending when someone is yelling at you to do more push-ups."
John looked around the barren airport and saw a small object move closer and closer to them.
"That should be our ride."
"Doesn't he seem to be going really fast?"
"Maybe he's excited to see us. After all, there is no greater country than the United States of America."
As Belle gave a smirk, the car's window rolls down.
"See! He's so excited that he wants to-"
A gun comes out the window, and John pushes Belle to the ground as shots wiz by their heads.
John pulls out his own gun from his holster, a Smith &Wesson M&P 9mm with a black finish retrofitted with the latest tech, and returns fire at the car.
"You alright?" John shouts towards Belle.
"I'm good. Is that Skulduggery?" Belle replies.
"I'm not sure. What does a Bentley look like?" John shouts as he holsters his pistol and grabs his M4 rifle from his bag.
"You don't know what a Bentley looks like? You're a dude!" Belle replies as she pulls her M4 from her bag.
John turns to look at Belle, and with a straight face, replies "I find that comment really sexist and I am offended by it."
Belle rolls her eyes and starts firing her rifle.
"We should really get out of here." Belle shouts as the car comes back around and begins firing again.
"Can't you teleport us out of here? That's your ability right?" John asks.
"I haven't mastered it yet so I can't go to far places." Belle shouts
John finishes a magazine, reloads, and looks around.
"I'll try to find us a ride. Cover me while I move."
"Covering." Belle shouts, as she provides covering fire for John.