The haunted theme park
Chapter 12
Dusk did as he was told and backed away from China; he was speechless and so was China. Skulduggery quickly pulled out a pair of silver handcuffs and cuffed dusk.
"Skulduggery," China called, "The pendant." She pointed to the heavy chain around his neck. Skulduggery pulled the chain of his neck and chucked to China. At that moment Dusk vanished in a purple and red mist. Dora-Bella smiled.
"How did you do that?" Both Skulduggery and China asked at the same time.
"Well that's a secret but I'll tell you what's happened to him. He along with Scapegrace and the zombies were sent to my crystal ball. There they'll stay until I decide to let them go." Dora-Bella said calmly, "Where's your friend? The smart one."
"Oh damn, I forgot to tell you Valkyries in there," China pointed to the oak doors, "With Serpine."
Skulduggery ran to the doors and the two women quickly followed.
"Valkyrie!" Skulduggery shouted; with his fists banging on the door, "Valkyrie!"
Dora-Bella floated up behind him and put a hand on his shoulder, "Calm down." Skulduggery tried to punch her, but he fell through her and landed on the floor. China ran to help him up.
"How do we get in?" Skulduggery asked Dora-Bella.
"We can't. She'll have to find a way to get his pendant. Failing that get out of that room and we can step in and help."
Skulduggery sat on the stone stairs and put his head in his hands and sighed, "God knows what he could be doing to her." China walked to the stairs, sat down next to Skulduggery and put her arm around his shoulders.
"She'll be ok," China reassured him, "She's Valkyrie."