hey guys sorry it took so long i had a bit of trouble coming up with stuff exzpecially names!! whooo well heres the next chapter in my story and pls review to tell me what you think!! thanks and thanks to the people that did review for my prvious chapters oh and id like to say happy birthday alyss!!!

Valkyrie had been staring at the blank TV screen for over an hour now. The door to the lounge room opened and her uncle's head peeped round

"Steph I have something to show you" he called out. Valkyrie turned around and got up off the couch she walked over to the door where the man who was impostering her dead uncle stood. He opened it fully and beckoned her through into the kitchen "follow me" he said walking over to the stairs that lead to the bedrooms. When she reached the top she found her uncle standing in front of a door next to the bathroom.

"I have made you a room to stay in because now you live here in heaven have a look." He gestured her to the door she reached the knob and twisted she pushed it open inside was the coolest room ever it wasn't big but it was so awesome there were posters of her favourite music bands and favourite movies as well as a whole wall dedicated to the biggest book shelf ever full of all her favourite books including the books her uncle had written. She walked over to the bed and sat on it. It was so comfy. She looked over to her uncle and smiled

"Thank you" she said

"No problem it's my pleasure" her uncle replied "I'll leave you to enjoy it on your own then shall I?"

"Yes see you later" she called after him as he left. She surveyed her room again and her eyes landed on a phone that was on the bed side table. Hmmm that's strange she leant over the bed and pick up the receiver, there was a dial tone. Valkyrie paused maybe she should just check if it did work she dialled skulduggery's number.

"Hello" answered skulduggery's voice

"Skulduggery is that you?" Valkyrie whispered into the microphone.

"Of course it's me silly who'd you think it was Santa clause, where are you anyway Val?"

"I don't know" she replied

"YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE?" skulduggery yelled back

"Shhh I've been kid napped, I want you to meet me at the factory just off the port okay in say half an hour." That should give her enough time to finish off that imposter and get out of here she decided.

"Okay then, Valkyrie... take care" he had hung up. 'Take care' what did he mean. Valkyrie thought he would have told her to stay out and he'd come for her but this time obviously not?

She put down the phone and got up off the bed she went out to the stairs and went down. Her uncle's imposter was waiting at the foot of the stairs.

"Do you like your room steph?"

"Yeah thanks Gordon, hey can I go out and explore "heaven" for a bit?" she asked hoping that she'd get off without a fight.

"Yeah okay but let me first show you some magic I've learned!" he said smiling

"Okay then, go ahead." Valkyrie replied a bit uneasy.

"Okay the best way to show you what I've learned is to duel so would you like to?" he asked

"Um but aren't we like dead already?"She said getting even more uneasy

"You're not just yet anyway" the man yelled lunging for her throat but Valkyrie was prepared she step out his way and then when he came at her again she threw a fire ball at him it caught his clothes and they flared up. The man realised what was happening he smiled and waved his hand over the flames immediately they vanished. It then hit Valkyrie that this guy was the famous flame tamer and elemental 'firehand Reagan' she turned round once whilst pulling from her pocket in her coat that was on top of her swimmers her necromancer ring. She slipped it onto her finger and felt the power in her fingertips. The man lunged forward one last time and Valkyrie whipped her hand at him the shadows moved so quickly and smoothly up to meet the face of Reagan they wrapped around him and squeezed a few seconds later he fell to the floor unconscious.

Valkyrie ran to the door and pulled it open she ran down the corridor and saw the front door she wrenched it open and saw the familiar Bentley parked outside by the foot path with a smartly dressed 'man' leaning against the drivers door. She walked over and stopped in front of the man.

"Skulduggery your just in time did you just get here?" she asked him

"No, I've been here for 20 minutes. I was just about to come in there looking for you." He retorted back

"I'm not a baby you know, I'm 15!" she yelled back

"I know and you've grown so much" he mumbled back

"Pardon" snapped Valkyrie "what did you say"

"Are you 15 already I thought you were 12" he said sarcastically

"Shut up" Valkyrie said shoving him and hopping in the car. Skulduggery hopped into the driver's seat, started the engine and drove off.

thanks guys review and tell me what you think!!!ohh and if you can think of a better name for firehand Reagan then pls share your ideas!!!

Jenny Dalby i live to trun author worlds right side up!!