Skulduggery's General PVO

Skulduggery Pleasant's Bentley pulled up next to Valkyrie's house. He turned off the engine and stepped out. He had heard she was sick and wanted to check up on her while her parent's were gone.

The detective came to her window and splayed his hands, hoisting himself in the air and on to the windowsill. He then gently knocked on the glass.

Skulduggery heard someone say come in so he assumed it was unlocked. He pushed open the window and stepped in gracefully.

"Hello Valkyrie," he said staring at her. She was sitting on her bed with a clear tube in her mouth. Ever time she exhaled he could see white mist erupt from the open end. He puzzled for a moment.

"Um… Valkyrie, what is that?" he asked curiously.

His partner mumbled something into the tube that he couldn't quite understand.

"Excuse me?" he tried again, completely oblivious.

"It's a breathalyzer," Valkyrie said after she removed the tube from her mouth. The steam started to pore from both ends.

"I see. What dose it do?"

"It opens people's lungs," she said then coughed violently. "Ow."

"Right, so that's where you've gone off to," Skulduggery smiled mentally to himself. Valkyrie somehow seemed to notice and smiled back. She then placed the tube back in her mouth.

He watched her a bit longer then noticed something strange. Valkyrie's leg was quickly moving up and down and her hands started to shake.

"Valkyrie are you alright?" he said as he knelt by her side.

The breathalyzer started to squeal as it ran out of the clear liquid it used to turn into steam and fill the tube with white mist.

Valkyrie took the tube out of her mouth and shut it off.

"Done," she said; something jittery in her voice.

"Valkyrie are you…?"

"The doctor said that I needed to use this to help get rid of the Bronchitis. But he also said it could give me a small adrenaline rush."

Valkyrie set the tube on the machine and stood up. "Geese, I feel really tingly."

Skulduggery watched in amusement as she started to do a little dance.

"So it's correct to presume that you are having an adrenaline rush?" Skulduggery snickered. It was quite funny to watch her wriggle around like there were worms in her pants.

Valkyrie nodded and started circling him.

"I can breathe again!" she said while waving her arms.

"Oh so you were dead?"

Skulduggery could feel her stop behind him in mid circle. He turned around to face her and was welcomed with a scowl.

"Sees the living skeleton," she smirked and crossed her arms.

"Good point."

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Got the idea when I had to use the same device. You really do get an adrenaline rush. It was really weird and tingly. lol