Who liked the confusing turn of events? Anyway, sorry this is short. I figured it's better to show a good short something rather than a long rubbish nothing.

"I'm sick of this!" Mrs Kilan spat at her two hostages. "Being bossed around by everyone! Being walked all over!" Sighing, a smirk crept across her face. "Now, I'm in charge. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are dead and that Fletcher Renn… That money he paid me… He's going to die too." A manic, insane laugh rocketed from her throat.

Ash stood by Mrs Kilan. "China, I think it's time to finish up here."

"Don't use my name, sweetie."

"But, they should be able to tell who you are by now…"

The woman sighed. "Fine, I'll put the façade down." She tapped a symbol glowing on her arm with her free hand and suddenly, in a flash of light…

..China Sorrows appeared.

Her long, dark hair flowed onto her shoulder and her torn trainers she'd borrowed off Valkyrie still intact. Just about. "I'm sorry about all the confusion, but I am China Sorrows. Skulduggery hunted me for a good while and attacked me when I least expected it. Now it was time for a taste of his own medicine, so to speak." The smirk on her face was evil but The Doctor couldn't help smile.

"My dear, you are beautiful, aren't you?" He grinned, giddy. "I mean… you're just… beautiful!" He got down on one knee. "My beauty, my love, my… um… Saida-"

"China." She sighed.

"My China, marry me!" He begged, bowing to her feet.

"Dear me…" She muttered under her breath, still holding the orb with the knife in it. "Get up!"

The Doctor, the twinkle in his eyes dampened, rose slowly. "But my love-"

"Heard it all before… and besides, you're not my type." The sly, evil smirk on her face grew as she saw, right before her eyes, the Doctors ancient heart break in two. She could feel it, crumbling away just like it was in the palm of her hands.

"You bitch! You beautiful bitch!" He cursed her name. "You're a bitch-"

"Ok, Doctor, remind me who has the knife here."

The Doctor was finally silenced.

"Thank you." She smiled. "Now, for you, Jenkins…" She wondered up to the other woman. Miss Jenkins did all in her power to appear in control. "You… You little bitch… You get it now, don't you?"

Miss Jenkins only spat at her face.

"Tut tut, Alice, no spiting. What would your old mother say?" China sighed, wiping away the saliva on her cheek.

"Don't you dare talk of my mother." She growled through gritted teeth. "She was a better person than you are!"

"Touchy." China's smirk still grew strong. The feeling of power and freedom coursed through her veins and around her body. The greatness she could achive now she held the reigns!

She was in charge now.

No-one was going to change that.

Not now… Right?

Ash smiled to herself, knowing what was to come. Stepping back into the shadows, she apologised…

"China, I'm sorry... You're just too powerful now."

Smiling, China worked through what could be happening in her head. Skulduggery and Valkyrie were dead. Fletcher was no-where in sight. Ghastly and Tanith were at The Sanctuary. Alice Jenkins and The Doctor were right in front of her. Ash was helping her.

WAIT! Ash! Aislinn was an "NA". In translation, she was a Nether Agent. She would go and get people to save the people that weren't meant to be dead! She was on a mission a few years ago now to save Skulduggery with Valkyrie and she succeeded… So… Now she was on a mission with Skulduggery to save Valkyrie! But how? They were both dead!

The Doctor smiled then snapped his fingers. The TARDIS doors flung open and two silhouettes stood in the blinding golden light. One was quite tall and seemed to have a tilted at upon his head. The other was a little shorter and seemed to be a girl with long hair.

"It can't be…!"

Everyone else smiled as the light dimmed.

Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain were alive.