Hello again! Here's chapter 4... PLEASE REVIEW

DISCLAIMER: NONE OF THE SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT CHARACTERS BELONG TO ME BUT TO THE AUTHOR DEREK LANDY, THE PLOT IS ALL MINE!

Valkyrie's POV

My vision went black. Things flashed through my mind - would I ever get to see my friends again..Skulduggery even? Would my family be okay, not having their daughter come home for however long i'm here? What if I die over here? Will I die in the future? It was too much to take in. Fortunately, a few minutes later I felt someone shake me from unconsciousness, and my vision turned blurry before getting clearer.

A girl around my age was leaned over me, concern written on her face, she had orange hair, bright orange hair, but it looked pretty none the less, she had brown eyes like mine but darker as well as a pretty face, but with a bigger than normal nose. She was still pretty, but i'm quite sure that if we were against each other in a beauty contest, I would win..you know?

Whatever.

I sat up slowly and she backed off slightly, I looked up at her with confusion before standing up and brushing my clothes off. Well this was before noticing that we weren't outside but in a corridor, it was decorated beautifully with red and gold engravings in the polished wood, it had chandeliers hung around and was brightly illuminated. I don't know why, but this place made me feel safe, quite like how Skulduggery would make me feel with one of his hugs, oh how I wish he was here.

I turned around to face the girl once more, her having to look up because of my height, I'm around 5'9 and she's I would say... 5'4. I noticed the grin present on her face, so I smiled lightly back. What am I doing? Yeah sure Val, just weirdly smile at a random stranger, why don't you?

I snapped out of my thoughts. "Are you Lenka Crazed?" I asked with curiosity.

"That's me and yes I am a time traveller." She said joyfully, I nodded taking everything in.

"Just one thing, umm where in god's name am I?"

She smiled widely, "You are in the Academy Of Young Mages, this is my school and I've been going here for the past four years, i'm sixteen by the way."

"Yeah same could you tell m-" I was in mid sentence when she just suddenly started skipping down the corridor towards to large doors. She spoke.

"Right, everyone in this hall, is in our year."

"Our year?" I interrupted.

"Yes, you are now in this school and you are in your 4th year, just like everyone else in that hall." She said motioning to the two doors. "I've been telling everybody that I was going to bring you here, they know i'm a time traveller, you see? I've told them everything about you. Yes everything. Big fan by the way. And now you are going to follow me." she said with another damn grin.

I found myself starting to like and trust this girl and if I was gonna be stuck here for whatever reason, I might as well make some friends along the way, I nodded and grinned. Then looked around with my eyes finally landing on my suitcase, my grin became wider.

"YES!" Thank god I had my hand on my suitcase, now at least I didn't have to wear their god awful clothes, after all me and Tanith had bought enough clothes to last me a whole bloody year! Plus, I could just wash them and where them again...pfftttt piece of cake.

"You can leave your suitcase there, no-one is gonna touch it." I smiled gratefully at her and with a sigh followed her into the hall.

IMMEDIATELY, everyone turned around, it was quite funny since there were about 200 people who all turned round at the same time like owls, I found myself giggling slightly until Lenka gave me a raised eyebrow. I sighed a followed her, walking straight through the hall onto the stage. We were met with hundreds of eyes and I found myself grinning.

"This is Valkyrie Cain, she is sixteen years old, from the year 2017," whisperings among friends started, "she will be attending our school this year and for maybe longer depending on what the situation is." My head snapped to her at this, A YEAR?!

"Wait, what did you just say?" I spoke out, eyes switched to me but I kept my gaze concentrated on Lenka.

"Look, I don't know yet but you could be here for years." She said, looking sympathetic, I raised an eyebrow.

"Why am I even here?" I asked curiously, she switched her gaze down nervously.

"Because you're not safe there." She said still looking at the floor.

"Liar." I said loudly, "I'm a detective, you're not going to lie to me, you switch your gaze nervously down to the floor because you think that if you look at me, I'll know you're lying, which I do by the way, because of this previous sentence you're now blushing, meaning that what I just said is correct, there is also evidence in the sweat forming in your brow, and," I said taking her wrist and pressing to fingers to find her pulse, "your heart rate has also picked up, implying you are nervous, implying you are lying." The teenagers in our year starting talking excitedly, with things like 'she's so cool' and 'she's a great detective' damn right I am.

"But it doesn't matter, let's not get into detail right now," I started, looking at Lenka who was now blushing, I flashed a small smile at her and she smiled a small smile back, "Let's start with a question, what's the date?" I asked.

A handsome boy with jet black hair and emerald green eyes stood up suddenly, "It's the 3rd of July 1600" It took me a few seconds to answer, considering he was extremely handsome.

But still, my eyes widened slightly, "Thankyou, what's your name?" I asked with a smile.

"My name's Skulduggery Pleasant, Miss Cain." He said with a grin.

I swung my head to Lenka and my eyes widened but I plastered a fake grin onto my face and turned back around,"Pleasure to meet you Skulduggery, but please, call me Valkyrie, you can all call me Valkyrie." He smiled once more and sat down with a group of boys, they...they all looked like the dead men...oh poop.

I walked over to the orange haired time traveller and whispered into her ear, "Is that seriously all of the dead men!?" She pulled away quickly and quickly nodded her head with a grin, I face palmed and got back to asking questions.

"Right, are we allowed to hurt people?" I really hoped it was a yes.

"Depends on the circumstances, Miss Cain." Said a grand voice from the back of the hall, "I'm headmaster Kenspeckle Grouse, also a doctor." I nodded politely and smiled back, which he surprisingly returned.

"I meant in terms of self defence, I'm quite used to using it you see?"

"Ah yes, a detective," he said smiling, "Lenka has told everyone all about you," Lenka blushed when I looked at her, "Such a brave teenager you are," He said an I smiled gratefully, thankful that we had a cool headmaster who I also knew in the future, "But yes, if in terms of only self defence, students are permitted to fight for themselves, as long as things don't go over the top and no-one gets seriously hurt, but you will be fighting during Physical Education so I trust you will be looking forward to that." My face literally lit up.

"Oh I will, certainly." I said with the biggest smile ever.