Chapter 6

"Ghastly!" Tanith exclaimed and ran into his arms, she didn't know how long they were like that only that someone made a coughing noise in the background and she pulled away.
"So fill me in peoples, like I said I've had that thing in me for like two years."
"Okay so well after we trapped all of the remnants in the big soul catcher thing you went off and… and-"
"And what Valkyrie? Hm."
"Well, you sort of might have hooked up with Sanguine…"
"I what!"
"Yeah well at least you can't remember it, we all have the memories. Anyway, where was I, so then came along the new death bringer, Melancholia St Clair which is currently in an induced coma somewhere."
"Oh and don't forget Lord Vile," Ghastly chimed in. " He disappeared after his clash with Melancholia, they banged up a whole street pretty bad, they did, him and Melancholia that is."
Valkyrie and Skulduggery both looked at the floor. Just by that Tanith could tell that wasn't quite the real story.

"So anyway now we have Tiffany, Dawn's sister, do you know her?" Valkyrie asker her.
"Oh yes. We three used to be like, Best friends, inseparable until the accident where their mum died and she became all like 'I hate you' bitch type. She is really powerful, so you better watch out. I'd bet anything she could beat all of us at once."

Tanith replied, and trust me she wasn't lying about it

"Hey, Tiff I thought we weren't allowed to use magic, you said it was hand combat, you're such a cheater!" Said a much younger 12 year old Tanith.
"Yeah I did, but we also said this was like training for when were older and go out and fight the bad guys together and I doubt some evil person will want to play by the rules."
"Fine then," Said Dawn smirking towards Tanith.
"Oi! What are you two-"Started Tiffany before Dawn and Tanith jumped her. Then all three girls were on the floor of the twin's backyard giggling like little three year olds.
"I hate you guys" Said a still giggling Tiffany.
"You've got to admit it was very funny." Said Dawn.
"Fine then, it was maybe a little. How's about this, see that tree over there, that really tall one, we all race to that tree and then the first one to the top wins, anything goes?" She said sounding pretty sinister for a twelve year old.
"Alright then. How about you Tanith? You up for it?" Said an Eager Dawn.
Even then they looked so similar; they're straight blonde hair, and blue eyes.
"Sounds good to me. Three, Two one go!"
"Hey!" Said Tiffany and Dawn in unison, getting to their feet after the false start.
Tanith looked back grinning she was winning. But as soon as she turned back they were both in front of her. They had always been physically strong, and deadly fast. If she was behind them by the time they were at the tree she would lose for sure, and as predicted they'd made it there first. By this time Tiffany had the lead. She propelled herself through the trees using her acquired adept skills. She could move things with her mind, same as Dawn but she had figured out that she was magic when she was about seven and only told Dawn at the age of about nine so naturally she was a little better, but not much, so she grabbed a branch and lifted herself up to the next one, and Dawn did the exact same only she got stuck a few times putting her at about 50 feet and Tiff at 65 by the time she'd reached the base, so she did it the only way she could, ran vertically up it but Dawn and Tiff had been there way faster than her. She always lost at stuff like this.
"We win!" They had said together as she reached the top of the tree and they all started laughing once again.
Those were the good old days she thought to herself.

"Now then Valkyrie, what did you mean when you said that you knew that Dawn would save you from the remnant?" Asked Valkyrie, clearly eager to hear the gossip.
"Well, when we were younger about twenty or so we were all young and naïve and back then when we were one of the sanctuary's top agents, always in on the action and locking people up. We went on a case, we were supposed to capture an old man who'd had a remnant inside of him and of course we decided to go but we were unprepared. He jumped us, saw the shape we were in and left the man's body and joined with mine. Tanith didn't stop looking even when it was clear that she was never able to get the remnant out of me. It was two weeks until she finally found me. We fought and she drowned me the used CPR to restart my heart and I came back normal. No remnant." Dawn said.

"So what happened to Tiffany?" Skulduggery asked breaking the silence that had fallen over the room.
"Well, I don't really know she started hanging out with the wrong crowd after she started hating me. Some guy, he was old and apparently everyone thought he was dead so she couldn't tell me his name. He was like apparently some kind of really evil guy from before our time and he'd killed a lot of-" she stopped her words and suddenly I started to get worried.

"Hey, Dawn" I had said waving my hand in front of her face. It was obvious she was staring into the distance. "Hello, Earth to Dawn!"

"Oh. My God." She said slowly and quietly. Tanith remembered that the twins used to do this all the time when they had just figured something out. Dawn would always do it when she had figured out something like a case or something like a big bombshell and suddenly Tanith was worried. What was that shocking or scary or anything to make her go into such an old habit.
"Okay Dawn I know you've just remembered something or figured something out and I need you to tell me. Okay?"
"What's going on Tanith?" Valkyrie asked her. Her face hiding her emotions, so Tanith had no idea what she was thinking.
"I think she has just found something out?" Tanith replied "Dawn what is it?"
"I know who it is. Who she is working with. But it isn't possible. It can't be true. It can't be he's dead!"
"Dawn, we just need to know who it is okay?"
"It's Mevolent." She replied shakily, knees trembling. "He's going to kill us all!"
"Holy shit." Valkyrie said

A/N:
Hope you liked this week's chapter. Once again my spelling and stuff isn't the best so you'll have to make do with mine. I am also making the characters in Tiffany's group so if anyone has any characters fell free to tell them to me and I'll chose the ones I like the best.
(If you do make a character please include…. Name, personality, gender and if you want something in particular add it too)
Thanks for reading, and remember to review :)
Sophie Elizabeth xx