I woke up at 4 in the morning drenched in sweat. I got up and went to have a shower when I was drying my hair I just remembered what had happend. I put on jeans, white vest top and a striped hooded cardigan. I got my homework out of bag and started working after an hour it was six my Mum got up at this time to get ready and go to work I heard her footsteps trying to be quiet still thinking I was asleep. I didn't know what to do after my Mum had gone off to work I walked around the house looking in all the rooms then found some family albums and looked through them the picture I liked the best was when me and Dad had gone out to London for a week whilst Mum was on a buisness trip.
It was next to the London Eye. I heard my alarm o'clock went off upstairs, I ran up to turn it off and Skulduggery Pleasant was there again.

"Again learn how to knock," I said.

"The window is more exciting," He replied.

"Will you answer the question I asked yesterday?" I asked.

"I am here again because Sanguine the man you saw yesterday escaped prison and he wants to kill you Scarlett," He said.

"Great security then and you know my name how," I replied.

"Well I know your fathers name I found yours in his file and I thought you may react diffrently he wants to kill you," He said.

"What am I meant to do scream and run," I said.

"You may in a minute," He replied he took his hat, scarf and sunglasses off and all that was left was a skull, I stood there staring at it.
"Mr Pleasant you are a skeleton," I managed to say.

"Why do they always have to stare I am not that ugly," He muttered.

"I think it is the fact your a skeleton and how do you breath or even stand?" I asked.

"The fact is I want to use you as bait," He said.

"Fine," I sighed. He looked at me I couldn't tell if he was suprised or glad.

"What?" I said.

"You are okay with that?" He asked.

"He killed my Dad so yes I am happy with anything that helps kicking his ass," I replied.

"Okay window or door?" He asked.

"Door my shoes are downstairs," I said then went downstairs and put on my long black coverse on what went just below my knee.
I walked outside and saw Skulduggery walking towards his bentley I ran over and got inside the car full heat hit me.

"Where exactly are we going?" I asked.

"The pier," He answered.

"How are you alive?" I asked.

"Magic," Skulduggery replied.

"That is not the best answer," I said.

"Okay I will say a better one then," He said then for the rest of the way there he talked on about magic and he said there might be a possibilty I can do magic. When we got to the pier there was a white van parked infront of us.

"Back up," He said.

"No good luck or anything," I said.

"Well I can't promise you anything so if you want me to lie to you then fine," He said.

"You are just so helpful," I muttered.

"Thank you," He replied. I got out of the car and walked down and looked in the water thinking if I was going to die or going to live. I looked around knowing if he came to attack me I could just push him in the water or something, for the next five minutes I waited and paced around then I saw a shadowed figure, memorys of my Dad's death flooded in me anger rose. The figure came smiling out.

"I think little darlin' you have no protection," He said with a texas acent.

"Well sometimes you think wrong," I said smiling.