The chapters will be getting short soon but not for about 3 chapters.
I will be getting to the Valkyrie's first love soon.
This chapter is called Mission and it is a 2 part chapter. This first part of the chapter is from the point of view of Valkyrie and Skulduggery.
Hope you enjoy the story. Please review if you like it.
Skulduggery pushed the door of the library open and saw China talking to a man dressed completely in black. They stopped talking the second the door opened.
"I'm sorry Skulduggery, but would you mind stepping outside for a second" China said.
The man in black wore a bowler hat, and a scarf covered his face. All you could see was a pair of bright purple eyes. He walked over to the door and as Skulduggery backed out, he shut the door. Skulduggery heard him say something and then all sound was gone from behind the door.
"She's got someone in with her."
"Oh."
After a few minutes the door opened and China stepped out.
"Who was that?" Skulduggery asked.
"An informant of mine. He was just updating me on the movements of n elite group of people."
"You mean the Avanti?" Valkyrie asked.
A look of shock appeared on China's delicate features. She pushed the door of her apartment open and pulled them inside. She shut the door and touched a symbol etched into the door frame. The sound of the streets outside was shut out.
China turned to face them.
"How do you know about the Avanti? What have you been hearing?"
"Don't worry about that. What have you been told?" Skulduggery asked in a more commanding tone.
"Why do you want to know?"
"China! Just tell us. And who was the Informer telling you about exactly?"
"Two teenagers involved with the Avanti," China said, "A boy and a girl."
"Where are they going?"
"To a warehouse in Clondalkin."
"Thank you China." Skulduggery said about to leave. China stood in front of him though.
"Wait just a moment. I told you what I had heard. Now you will tell me your story."
Skulduggery let out a noise that could have been a sigh, and relayed what had happened to China.
"Well that is interesting. You can go now. But just so you know, they won't be going to the warehouse for any vampires. They will be all gone by then. Apparently next Monday there will be some big commotion next Monday. The Seers are talking about it constantly." China said. "It's going to be big. I'd warn you to stay away from there but I know that you would just go anyway."
"Thank you China." Skulduggery said going to the door.
Valkyrie got into the Bentley and Skulduggery started the engine. The Berntley sped away from China's apartment building.
"Where to now?" Valkyrie asked.
"I'm dropping you home." Skulduggery said.
"Why?"
"I need to go somewhere on my own."
"More like you just don't want me to help."
"No. You need to spend time with your family. Besides, you'll need rest if we are to face the cause of the big commotion. Consider it a week off." He said as he pulled into the driveway of Valkyrie's house. Valkyrie got out.
"You better not come crawling back to me hurt." She said slamming the door of the car. Skulduggery waved goodbye and drove away.
Valkyrie walked to her window and jumped into her bedroom. Her reflection was sitting on her bed.
"Are you ready to reassume your life?" It asked.
"Yes" said Valkyrie. The reflection stepped into the mirror. Valkyrie touched the surface of the mirror and its memories flooded into her head, aligning themselves beside her own. The reflections clothes changed and the reflection became normal again. Valkyrie turned and saw Holly and Etheran crouched under the windowsill out of the line of sight of anyone outside.
They saw Valkyrie.
"Oh, hi there!"
Bit of an abrupt ending but reasons will be revealed in next chapter.
Not best chapter I've ever written but please review.