Chapter 7
He stopped the car.
Only a couple of meters from Valkyrie's gate.
A minutes' walk at the most.
He'd brought Tanith and Ghastly. They were still alive. That would be useful.
The back door opened.
Then it shut with a bang.
Ghastly and Skulduggery looked out the window and watched Tanith knock on the door.
The door opened. Valkyrie's mum.
The two girls talked for a bit and Skulduggery saw Mrs Edgly go a little pale.
Tanith looked around and nodded.
The signal that they could enter.
The men got out the car and made their way to the house.
They nodded at the confused and scared looking woman as she held the door open. She was looking at Skulduggery's hidden face and Ghastly's scarred one.
"We are so sorry Mrs Edgly, for all of this." Tanith started.
"For what?" She answered.
Skulduggery spoke up,
"Do you remember at Gordon's will?"
She nodded.
"Do you remember Skulduggery pleasant?"
Another nod.
"Well, I'm him and he's me."
"Why are you here?"
"It's your daughter Mrs Edgly."
"What about her? She's in her room."
"This is going to be a long and confusing conisation. We never wanted your daughter to get into this but she has."
"WHAT? SHE'S INTO DRUGS?"
"No Mellissa, Magic, she came into magic."
"It's not real."
"That's what you think."
Skulduggery and Ghastly clicked their fingers and grew flames.
"OH. MY. GOD."
After around an hour of explaining, Mrs Edgly had accepted everything. Even the living skeleton.
But she hadn't accepted what had happened to her daughter.
"So you're saying that she's going to die?" Mrs Edgly's voice wavered.
"We can't believe it either. We don't want it to be true, but the evidence speaks for itself." Tanith spoke up.
"What evidence?"
The team looked at one another.
"Mrs Edgly, it would be best if you came with us." Ghastly said.
The woman looked frightened.
"Why?"
"We need to take you take you to your daughter, it's her wish."
She nodded and stood up.
"Let's go."
The team stood up and made their way to the door, but stopped as Mrs Edgly shouted,
"Stephanie! Bring yourself and your father here now!"
After a minute, a confused looking man came down the stairs followed by the reflection.
"What is it dear? Have you discovered that my socks in my draw have never been washed?"
Valkyrie's mother looked disgusted, "No. But it's about your daughter Desmond. She needs us."
The strange man turned around to the reflection and questioned, "What do you want dear?"
The reflection was about to answer but Skulduggery cut in, "Look sir, but that isn't your daughter. It's called a reflection and it pretends to be Stephanie while she's with us."
"Who let her come with you?"
"It's fine Des. Let's go and see Steph first. OK?"
The strange man nodded and followed the group out the front door.
"Ok. Here's our first challenge," Skulduggery grumbled, "How are we going to all fit in the car?"
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