"What's impossible?" China asked. When Skulduggery didn't answer she asked him again with more force in her voice, "Detective Pleasant what is impossible?"

Skulduggery looked up, "Hmmm?"

"When you looked at the picture you said impossible, why?" Valkyrie said while China looked at him suspiciously.

Skulduggery simply dismissed them both with a wave of his hand, "Doesn't matter," he said "but what does is the fact that she will continue killing unless we stop her," he told them

"Then stop her, get rid of her or even make her disappear, I don't care just as long as she stops killing everything, I want her gone at whatever the cost, got it?" China said.

"Yeah, whatever," Valkyrie replied with a very monotone voice and Skulduggery nodded, with that the duo wandered off back to the Bentley.

When they got to the car Skulduggery was talking to himself "She's dead, this isn't right, and it wasn't like her to just kill off random people, there must be a good reason, something must be wrong, how is she alive, this is not normal, this is bad, really, really bad, she's too powerful, she could kill us without lifting a finger, we are going to need help, someone who can match her power and who knows her better than me, but there is no one, unless…"

"Are you seriously talking to yourself again?" Valkyrie asked him.

Skulduggery looked at her as he went around the car to his side "Yes, sometimes I need expert advice."

"You are so full of yourself," she said when they were both in the car.

After what seemed like hours of driving Valkyrie was really bored and finally asked "Where are we going?" when Skulduggery didn't answer she asked again "Skulduggery, where are we going and when are we going to get there?" But Skulduggery just continued driving, his eyes fixated on the road, but his mind was elsewhere.

Where is it, it was around here somewhere, or was it further up, I can't remember anymore, he silently chuckled a humourless chuckle, and there I was thinking I would never have to go back to that terrible place, oh how I was wrong. What am I thinking! He will never help us, why will he want to help us, stupid, stupid, how could I be so stupid. Oh I need to turn here. Skulduggery made a sharp turn onto a small dirt road, slamming Valkyrie into the door.

"Jesus Christ Skulduggery, why don't you be careful for a change, I want to go home alive you know!" Valkyrie shouted at him, just as they came to a stop.

"We have to walk from here," Skulduggery told her as he got out the car. With a groan of displeasure she got out of the car and looked around as far as the eye could see was just paddock after paddock after paddock.

"Seriously Skulduggery, all I can see is grass, grass and more grass, where are we going?" she asked. But all Skulduggery did for an answer was point towards the setting sun and started walking off in that direction. Valkyrie looked over toward where Skulduggery was walking and saw a tiny silhouette of a small shack and she ran off toward Skulduggery.

After about two hours of walking the sun went down so now they were walking in pitch black.

But it didn't look that far we must have been walking for at least three hours now surly we must get there soon, I wonder why Skulduggery hasn't been talking much.

Valkyrie thought then asked, "Where are we going?"

Skulduggery looked at her and simply stated "To get help."

"Well did we have to travel for a whole day just to get help?"

"We haven't been traveling a whole day Valkyrie and yes we did need to go this far that shack over there is the closest entrance point."

"Closest entrance point to what?"

"You'll see."

When they finally got to the shack it took all the energy Valkyrie had just not to collapse then and there. She was sore and extremely exhausted and when she looked over towards Skulduggery she became angry because he seemed unfazed by the great distance they had just walked. She looked over at the shack; it was made of wood and was falling apart, it looked dark and gloomy and had a creepy vibe about it.

"Who would live in a place like this? Are you sure we are in the right place?"

"Yes I'm sure, I know what I'm doing Valkyrie," Skulduggery told her and walked into the old shack. With a heavy sigh Valkyrie reluctantly followed Skulduggery inside.

As soon Valkyrie walked in her blood ran deadly cold, the kind of cold that lets you know that something's not right. The inside of the shack was worse than the outside, it was dark and spooky, there was no light, the floor boards creaked when they were stood on and the place smelt damp and full of old mould. Skulduggery reached out for something that Valkyrie couldn't see and the next thing she knew she was free falling

down…

down…

down…

Until she hit the ground hard with a thud, Skulduggery landed softly, looked at her and said, "Sorry I forgot that you aren't an elemental anymore."

"Thank you Skulduggery for that wonderful piece of sympathy, once again would it kill you to let me know this stuff before or better yet a little warning before you send us hurtling down at a thousand kilometres per hour!" Valkyrie snapped. She look up and around, they were in the middle of a dark and spooky forest in the middle of the night with only the full moon to light the way and Valkyrie's blood ran even colder, she didn't even think that was possible.

"Where are we?" Valkyrie asked with a hint of fear in her voice. Then from behind them came a woman's voice.

"What are you doing here, I thought I made it quite clear I didn't want to see you around here ever again, go home you are not welcome here." She spat as Skulduggery and Valkyrie turned around.