After talking to Ravel, Skulduggery told them that some of their operatives spotted Ophelia checking out the office the Sanctuary kept for secret operation meetings.

"They'll let us know when they strike," he said. "Until then we can just relax and wait."

….

Valkyrie was in the small kitchen, trying to work the blender. She had all of the ingredients for her drink out on the counter, but now she needed to blend them together.

"Okay," Valkyrie mumbled to herself. "Just plug it in and press the button I can do that."

She grabbed the cord and looked around for an outlet, seeing one on the other side of the room. Obviously it wouldn't reach. Valkyrie bit her lip, trying to think. Then she got it. She walked through the living room where all the others were playing poker, going into the hall and opening the closet. After a few minutes she found what she was looking for then headed back into the kitchen.

After the extension cord was plugged in, she plugged the blender into it. Grinning, Valkyrie threw the ingredients in then pressed start. Immediately, the mush began to shoot up into the air.

Valkyrie shrieked. She had forgotten the lid. Snapping her head around, she began to swear loudly as she dug around in the cupboards. Finally finding the lid, she ran back to the blender and tried to put the lid on. The blended ingredients began to shoot out at all angles splattering everything in sight.

"What the heck is goin' on in here?" Sanguine walked in and froze, taking in the scene of Valkyrie trying to force the lid down on a blender while everything was being drenched in smoothie.

Skulduggery appeared behind him. He shook his head then waved a hand and the lid slammed down firmly onto the blender with a 'click.'

Valkyrie stood there for a few moments. Then she wiped some of the drink off her face and licked it. "Nummy," she said.

Skulduggery just sighed and turned to leave. "Clean it up."

….

After a few minutes, Valkyrie came into the living room sipping her smoothie just as Ray-Roy threw his cards onto the table in frustration.

"Fold," he said.

"Me too," Shoe threw her cards onto the table as well, crossing her arms in the same fashion he had.

Skulduggery and Sanguine followed. Dusk smirked. "Looks like I win," he said pulling the mound of stuff over to him. "Again."

Sanguine scowled. "How do ya keep winnin'?"

Dusk shrugged.

"How's the game going?" Valkyrie asked sitting down in between Skulduggery and Shoe.

"Awful," Sanguine snapped. "We're missing almost half these cards, we're goin' broke and I'm sure the vampire here keeps cheatin'."

He looked pointedly at Dusk. Dusk held up his hands. "You can check me. I'm not cheating."

"Sure you're not…"

"If it's going that badly," Valkyrie said. "Maybe we should play something else."

"How about Monopoly?" Skulduggery suggested.

They agreed but they tanked that idea when they couldn't decide who was going to be what or who would be the banker.

"Besides," Skulduggery said. "Even if we decided on a banker you guys would probably just try to rob it."

Dusk, Sanguine and Ray-Roy all looked away.

"Let's play Truth or Dare," Valkyrie said, everyone else quickly agreed.

"I'll go first," Skulduggery said. "Sanguine, truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"I dare you to dress up like a bunny and stay that way for the rest of the game."

"Seriously?"

"Seriously."

Sanguine grumbled something but got up anyways. A few minutes later he came back in a bunny costume, complete with drawn on whiskers and floppy ears. He glared as he sat back down, glaring at the others who were laughing uncontrollably.

"Shut up. And it's my turn." Sanguine looked around. "Cain, truth or dare."

"Dare," she said between laughs.

"I dare you to dance to Lady Gaga's Bad Romance. For a camera."

Valkyrie stopped laughing. She sighed and stood up and five minutes later she was sitting back down with a scowl on her face. Sanguine was pretty happy, sending the video to Tanith to see.

"Skulduggery," Valkyrie said. "Truth or dare."

"I'm going with truth," he said smugly, like he had outsmarted her devious thoughts.

"I knew you would choose that," she replied with a smirk.

Skulduggery went quiet.

"Were you the one who put that hoard of raccoons in my room two months ago?"

Skulduggery hesitated. "Yes."

"I knew it! You are so going to pay."

"Well you already went, Dusk truth or dare?"

Dusk thought for a moment. "Dare."

"I dare you to put on a whole tub of glitter and wear a sign that says 'Edward Cullen' and walk into the nightclub across the street."

"You little…."

"Ah, go on."

Dusk growled but got up any ways. He came back ten minutes later and they ended up barricading the door to keep the girls out of the apartment.

"Ray-Roy," Dusk growled.

Ray-Roy thought for a moment. "Dare."

"This is going to be a warning to Pleasant."

Ray-Roy paled.

"I dare you to read the last entry from your journal that you have on you."

Ray-Roy gawked. "What? I don't have a journal."

"Yes you do, I saw you writing in it a half-hour ago."

"That is my kill journal."

"No it ain't Ray-Roy," Sanguine said.

Ray-Roy scowled. "Fine."

He walked away then came back a few minutes later with a leather bound journal. He opened it them began to read.

"'I am at a safe house in London now,'" he read. "'We're waitin' for the go signal from the Sanctuary. Still can't believe we're goin' against Vendetta. I wish she was still on my side. She's pretty tough that one. And insane. Gosh, I've never met anyone more insane then that girl. But I kinda like that in a woman. Fiesty. She's hot too. With that long, black hair and the blue eyes. And bein' a vampire only adds to it. Still workin' gettin' her to be my girlfriend. Yeah, I know. Over four years later and I still haven't gotten her to fall for me. She's amazin' in every way. Athletic, strong, tough. Never met anyone like her. Wish she would fall for me now, we could go out and kill for dates. Maybe see a movie after. Probably a horror movie but that's okay. I like horror movies. I-'

"Ray-Roy, I don't think ya should say anymore," Sanguine interrupted. "Dusk might kill ya."

Valkyrie glanced at the vampire, who was glaring at Ray-Roy. Ray-Roy paled then swallowed. "Got it. Shoe, truth or dare?"

Shoe, who had saddened slightly, perked up. "Dare."

"I dare ya to trade clothes with the person on your left."

Shoe and Valkyrie looked at each other.

"Alright."

A few minutes later, Valkyrie was sitting in clothes that were way too baggy and Shoe was sitting in clothes that were way too tight.

"Can't… breathe…." Shoe gasped out. She looked around. "Sanguine, truth or dare?"

"I'm goin' with truth this time," Sanguine grumbled.

"When have ya lost your dignity?"

"When I first met Dusk and when my bag was checked and they took out my 'My Little Pony' boxers I had."

Dusk groaned. "I remember that day…"

"Shut up!" Sanguine snapped at them. "I had gotten them as a joke gift and when I had to go on that job I had no other clean underwear so I had to bring them."

"Sure Sanguine…" Valkyrie replied.

"Cain," he said. "Truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"I dare ya to sing the 'I Love You, You Love Me,' from Barney."

Valkyrie stared in horror then sighed. "Fine."

When she finished, everyone was laughing.

"Dusk," she snapped. "Truth or dare?"

"This time, I'll try truth."

"If you were trapped on an island who, out of this room, would you choose to be stuck with and why?"

Dusk looked around at them. "Annoying, annoying, smells bad, plain out hate, and annoying."

Valkyrie frowned. "You need to pick someone."

"Fine. I choose Sanguine because when I shed my skin he would be the best to eat."

"What! Why me?" Sanguine exclaimed.

"Because Vendetta would kill me if I killed Ray-Roy, Shoe smells bad, Cain is too small and Pleasant doesn't have any meat on him."

Sanguine scooted away from the vampire.

"Shoe, truth or dare?" Dusk asked.

"Truth."

"Have you ever bathed?"

Shoe thought for a good minute. "I think once when I was little."

Before she could pick anyone, Skulduggery's phone rang. "Hello?" he said.

After a few moments he said, "We're on it," then hung up. "They're moving in."

I wanted to post this one last night, but I got sick and was curled up in a ball on my bed unable to move for five hours. Couldn't even type, my laptop sat at the end of my bed until I was able to move with out having to lay back down. By the time that happened I was exhausted and fell asleep.

But now it is posted and I hope you enjoyed and will review! :)