Chapter 2

Skulduggery and Valkyrie were waiting outside as China arrived in her sleek, black automobile. She stepped out, as elegant as ever. The man who had bought Gordon's estate approached her.
"They broke into my house! They freed a dragon! A dragon, for God's sake!"
Skulduggery spoke up. "Technically, we didn't break in. We had a key."
"And they stole a set of my keys!" The man continued.
"You don't even know where the dragon came from," said Valkyrie. "We didn't tell you about the caves beneath Gordon's house, and you obviously didn't do your research."
"They should be locked up! They should be..." he cut his sentence short. He had noticed China's beauty.

China rolled her eyes as he began to grovel. She moved past him and came up to Skulduggery.
"Of all of the people to prove the existence of dragons, I had a feeling it would be you two."
Valkyrie grinned. "Actually, it was mainly me."
Skulduggery stared down at her. "Excuse me. But I think you would be falling to your death if it wasn't for my amazing flying skills."
"If you teach me how to fly, maybe I wouldn't have needed you to be there."
"But I haven't taught you how to fly. And if I do, I won't be able to get credit for everything you do anymore."
China coughed lightly. "Excuse me, but don't we have a dragon to release?"

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It took a week to get Gordon out of the caves. Extensive drilling had to be done to get it through the small cave tunnels, and part of Gordon's mansion had to be collapsed. Saracen was there the whole time, annoying everyone and insisting the dragon's name was Destructorface. Xena stayed with Gordon through the entire process, reassuring him. It was like they were best friends.

Valkyrie stood by and watched as Gordon was loaded onto the trailer. Skulduggery walked up behind her.
"I feel like a proud mother," she said, as Xena led Gordon into the truck.
"I can see why," mumbled Skulduggery. Valkyrie looked over and noticed he was playing Angry Birds.
"Skulduggery! There is a real-life dragon right in front of you, and you decide to play Angry Birds now?!"
Skulduggery didn't look up. "New update," he muttered.
Valkyrie perked up. "Really?"
Skulduggery nodded. "New levels."
Valkyrie checked her phone. She sighed. "No Wifi or signal," she moaned. "I can't get the update now."

Skulduggery continued playing as Valkyrie put her phone away and watched as Gordon curled up inside the trailer. "I wanna play Angry Birds," she said. Skulduggery laughed.

Sorry this chapter is short!