"Scorch!" Valkyrie called, walking around Skulduggery's house. She finally found Scorch crammed under the sink in the kitchen.

A grin spread across her face. "There you are!" She knelt down and grabbed Scorch around the neck. She hauled him out, his claws dragging on the ground as he tried vainly to crawl back into the safety of the sink.

Valkyrie drug him into the center of the kitchen then dropped him.

"Yes Valkyrie?" Scorch asked nervously.

"Time for your healthy treat Scorchie. Now take the tasty treat." She held out a fist sized lump of toxic grossness that was apparently 'good for his health.'

This 'healthy treat' was the source of his nightmares and he affectionately called the 'toxic treats.' Valkyrie may have toxic cousins, he had toxic treats.

And he swore that the treats were ten times worse.

Valkyrie went to feed him the treat but Scorch turned his head to the side, she moved her hand closer but he turned his head to the other side.

"Scorch, take the treat."

"No."

"Take it."

"NO!" Scorch bolted for the door and burst into the living room, Valkyrie right behind him.

She lunged over the coffee table but Scorch darted away at the last moment so she smashed into the TV.

She scrambled out of the wreckage of the flat screen TV and began chasing her very naughty pet Hellhound around the couch.

They found themselves on opposite ends of the couch.

"EAT IT!"

"NO!"

Valkyrie flung herself over the couch and Scorch ran off so that she smashed into the coffee table, flipping it over.

Scorch bolted for the stairs.

"OH NO YOU DON'T!"

Valkyrie chased after Scorch, pounding up the stairs.

Scorch reached the wall and jumped off it to the next flight of stairs.

Valkyrie flexed her hand and she shoot up the stairs, tackling Scorch.

"NO NO NO NO NO NO!"

Scorch bucked her off and ran into another room, Valkyrie cased after him and found Scorch hiding in a corner.

A grin spread across her face. "Gotcha."

She walked over then held out the treat. "Eat it."

"But it taste icky."

"Stop being a baby. Now eat."

Scorch grumbled something and Valkyrie took the opportunity to cram the treat into his mouth.

"Gaak!"

"Good boy, now you can go and play outside with Angel and Omen." Valkyrie patted Scorch's head then walked happily out of the room.

Scorch growled as he swallowed the last of the toxic treat, gagging slightly then slunk back down the stairs, through the wreckage of the living and out the door, avoiding the kitchen where Valkyrie was eating her lunch.

He found Angel and Omen playing tug-of-war with a thick rope.

"Hey Scorch!" Angel let go of the rope right when Omen threw all of his weight back, falling back in the grass.

"Hi Scorch," Omen growled, rubbing his head where it had hit a rock.

"Hi guy-" Scorch was cut off as he raced to the nearest bush and threw up.

Angel and Omen exchanged knowing looks. "Healthy treat?"

Scorch managed a weak nod before throwing up the last of his breakfast. "Don't know why she makes me eat them, could save five bucks by just having me eat grass."

Angel shrugged. "Don't know, and when we're finished we can play Hellhound in the middle."

Skulduggery came home, opened his front door and stopped. He looked at his living room then sighed.

Valkyrie came into the room.

"Let me guess," Skulduggery said. "Healthy treats?"

"Yep."

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