Hi there! Justrockzyxxx, I'm using your OC! Congrats! Sorry Lidz12345, but I didn't choose your character! Soz . . . Anyways, hope you enjoy!

Valkyrie walked down the stairs of Gordon's ginormous mansion holding a mug of nice, hot coffee. She breathed in and breathed out slowly. She was finding it harder to breathe ever since they had had the giant fight with Mevolent. She tried to breathe in again, and this time, when she tried to fill up her lungs, hey would only expand half way. She sighed and took small breaths. She sat down and joined Skulduggery and Nyx at the round table in the kitchen and sipped her coffee. Skulduggery looked up from the newspaper that he was scanning.

"What happened to your face?" he asked.

"Jeez, not everyone looks as good as you when they get up in the morning" she said sarcastically. He got up from his chair and moved closer to her, inspecting her face.

"No really, it's all puffy, like an allergic reaction happened or something. Especially your lip," he said.

She rested her tongue on top of her lip. Caelan had bitten her lip when he had been kissing her, so that was probably why it was so swollen, not that she was going to tell Skulduggery that. But why was her face puffing up? She took out her phone and took a selfie. Holy guacamole! Her face looked like a balloon.

"I look like an orangutan!" she exclaimed. Nyx then went pale.

"What?" Valkyrie said to her.

"Um, can I talk to you for a sec? Um . . . alone?" Nyx replied.

"Sure" she said at the same time Skukduggery said, "Why"

"Girl stuff," Nyx replied. She followed Nyx into the study and sat down on a comfy couch.

"What up?" she said.

"I saw you two kiss, and I know he's a vampire. Listen very closely. Did he or did he not bight you?"Nyx said.

Valkyrie then figured it out. She looked at Nyx in horror.

"Are you saying . . ."

"So he did?"

"On my lip," she said stroking it with her finger.

"Your face is swelling up, you're about to go through the change," Nyx said worriedly.

Valkyrie gasped, "You can't heal that! And we just blew up the Sanctuary so we can't get the serum!" She ran her fingers through her hair.

"Are you two okay? You've been taking an awfully long time," said Skulduggery, peeping his head in.

"Good luck," Nyx whispered as she quietly left the room.

Valkyrie wondered how she was going to tell him that there was nothing to stop her from turning into a vampire.

Eh, she thought, if in doubt, blurt it out! So she did.

"Caelan bit me, on my lip when I was, um, anyway – Nyx can't heal me and we blew up the Sanctuary, so there's no serum left and I'm gonna freakin die and come back to life as a bloodsucker in three days if we don't find some serum!" she blurted out.

Skulduggery didn't say anything, he was trembling all over and suddenly, Valkyrie was scared.

"I can't believe he did this to you. I can't believe I let him do this to you. Valkyrie, we are going to find some serum. I will NOT let you be turned into a monster," he said finally stepping forward and hugging her.

That was when she started crying. It was a rare thing to find Valkyrie crying.

"I don't want to be a monster!" she sobbed.

"And you're not going to become one," he said stroking her face gently with his thin, gloved hands.

She looked up at him and snaked her hand up to his collarbones where the sigils were located and tapped them. A fresh and handsome face erupted over his skull and he closed the gap between them. For the first time, they kissed properly, they held each other close and didn't let go for quite some time.

Finally, they went back to kitchen table to discuss what they should do.

"The only option is to seek out a vampire, they would be the only people who would keep the serum," Skulduggery said.

"Not MORE vampires?!" Valkyrie said.

"There is a vampire who lives in this area. His name is Trent," Skulduggery said.

She couldn't help it, she started a giggling fit. She couldn't stop.

"That is so RIDICULOUS! Trent! Ha! That is such a SO – NOT – SCARY name! So boring! So ridiculous!" she said trying to breathe.

But she couldn't. She sucked in small breaths but it wasn't enough. She started choking and Skulduggery ran to her and smacked her hard on the back. It stopped then, and she could breathe again.

"What was THAT!?" Nyx said.

"Well, believe it or not, that's actually GOOD news," Skulduggery said, "You're body Valkyrie, is trying to reject and stop and the change. It's basically slowing down the process."

"Okay then," she said, "So we have to go find Trent?"

"Yes we do," Skulduggery said, "Nyx, is there some way that you could teleport us all to 16 Walker Street, Haggard?"

"Woah . . . when you said 'In the area', I thought you meant Dublin!" Valkyrie said.

"Sorry Skulduggery, that's too specific, we'll just have to travel by foot, or do you have a carriage?" Nyx said.

Skulduggery laughed, "I forgot you weren't from here. No, we'll drive. We have things called cars, they are like carriages, but are powered by petrol and they don't need horses to pull it."

"Wow," Nyx sighed.

They got into the Bentley and Nyx gasped, stroking the leather seats. They drove for 5 minutes before they reached their destination. An old brick, creepy mansion.

Valkyrie groaned, "But this is where old man Plugger lives!"

"Excuse me?" Skulduggery said.

"He's the creepy guy that no one ever sees come out of that house!"

"He's probably not real then."

"I know that, but it's still CREEPY."

"Sometimes I really don't understand you."

They decided not to knock, that would probably annoy him. They crept through the house searching for the vampire. They found him in a room filled with rolls and rolls of parchment. An old fashioned study.

"What are you doing here?" he said, "I am Trent." Valkyrie tried not to laugh.

"We need the serum, or there will be one more like you tonight," Skulduggery said.

"Why should I help you?" he said.

"Um, because you are against turning people?" Valkyrie asked hopefully.

"You are the one who is changing. I will bring you the serum, but you must do something for me," he said thoughtfully.

He walked off down the corridor to fetch something, Valkyrie didn't know what. Then, she could hear screaming. Awful screaming, coming from where Trent had wondered off too.

"Something isn't right," Nyx said nervously.

"I agree," Skulduggery said, "Prepare yourselves."

Valkyrie sunk back into a fighting stance while Skulduggery pulled out his gun.

Trent was back, and with two . . . captives. There was a little girl, about 12 with blonde hair in a two braids, clutching what must be her brother's hand. Her brother was tall, and a lot older than her. In his twenties probably. He had blonde hair, and bright blue eyes, an attractive figure. His wrists were bleeding from chains that tightly bound his hands together. Valkyrie noticed Nyx staring at him, almost drooling.

"Kill the girl," Trent said, "And you may have the serum." He held up the tiny glass vial and shook it gently in his hands, a teasing gesture.

"Hell no," Valkyrie muttered.

The girl started crying now.

"Please don't! My name is Hazel and this is my brother Damien. We didn't do anything wrong!" she cried.

Skulduggery raised his gun and she whipped around to face him.

"What the hell are you doing Skulduggery!? We can't kill her!" she said.

"Be brave," he said.

What the hell are you doing, she thought. He swung the gun around and shot Trent in the face. He didn't fall though. She ran at him and kicked him in the stomach, it was rock hard. He didn't even grunt.

Nyx had run to Damien and Hazel and was trying to break their chains. Valkyrie heard her sing Whip my Hair and her golden whips slashed the chains off. Then Damien was gone. There was a chainsaw there instead.

What the?

Hazel picked up the chainsaw and slashed at Trent. It was too heavy though and it clunked to the ground.

Valkyrie picked it up and just as Trent whizzed around her with his super speed she slashed the chainsaw and his body was cut into ribbons.

The chainsaw then transformed into . . . Damien.

She dropped him. He staggered and Nyx, with her normal hair now, caught him. Hazel started screaming now and Valkyrie knew they had to get away from the grizzly sight. She looked at Nyx and Nyx nodded.

"Link hands everyone," she said and the others slowly linked hands.

She sung with Avril Lavigne's voice, Take me Away.

I cannot find a way to describe it
It's there inside; all I do is hide
I wish that it would just go away
What would you do, you do, if you knew
What would you do

I'm going nowhere (on and on and)
I'm getting nowhere (on and on and on)
Take me away
I'm going nowhere (on and off and off and on)
(and off and on)

Take me away
Break me away
Take me away

And they were taken away, they were now on a hill of soft, green grass and Hazel threw up.

Nyx was over with Damien, healing him and his sister while Skulduggery rested a hand on Valkyrie's shoulder.

"You okay?" he said. She nodded and kissed him lightly on the teeth.

"Oh my gosh!" she exclaimed clasping her hand to her mouth.

"What is it? Are you hurt?" Skulduggery said worriedly.

"Where's the serum!?" she said. Skulduggery pointed at his rib cage.

"Here, duh," he said and she smiled in relief.

Okay . . . . there ya go! Guess what?! I might be getting my braces next Thursday! I've just got to confirm it. OMG! AAAAAGGGHHHH! Braces!

Justrockzyxxx: Sorry if the appearance of your OC wasn't how you wanted it, I can change it if you want.

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