DETECTIVE TENTERHOOKS

GEPOV

Rife walked away from Vendetta and headed course for somewhere. He strolled on the beach walk until he found a library. At the front was a short librarian with the stereotypical look and attitude.

"Hello." She said and didn't look away from the screen, "Is there anything I can help you with? Mate."

"Where can I find mythical creatures?" She finally took her eyes off the screen and looked up at him.

"Huh." She wrote down the isle numbers and handed it to him, "Top floor, isle 15, books 699 to 749. You're welcome."

Rife took it, "Thank you." It took him a while to find the stairs. At the top Rife had little trouble finding what he needed. He grabbed at six texts and dropped it on a desk.

The books were filled with facts, photos and eye-whiteness accounts, most of them lead to lies and photo shopped pictures. He found a title in a book, CATALIN DRAGON (DRAC.), just what he was looking for. Rife skimmed paragraphs and photos to try and find weaknesses.

"What are you looking for?" Some one asks. Rife looks up to find inhuman hair living on a guy, "Eh, man, I'm Fletcher." He held out his hand.

"Uh, hi." He sighed and turned his attention to Fletcher, "I am Tenterhooks, Rife Tenterhooks." And he shook his hand, "Can I help you?"

"Naw, just curious what you're reading." He smiled and felt his hair.

"Oh, just reading a book on the Catalin Dragon." Fletcher leans over to read the page.

"You're not from here, I'm guessing"

"No, I'm not. Why?"

"Your accent is anything but Australian. Detective, right?" He sat down beside Rife on the table, "From the Irish Sanctuary?"

"Yes? That's me. How do you know who I am?"

"Your badge, it's on the table." Fletcher picks it up an looks at it.

"Right." Rife takes it back and puts it in his pocket, "I should go, bye Fletcher."

"I can help." Fletcher smiles bigger, expecting what Rife going to say.

"How? Do you fly a plane?" He asked sarcastically. Fletcher frowned.

"Do you know who I am?"

"No clue." Rife picked up the book and headed for the stairs.

"I'm the last teleporter alive!" Rife turned his heel and stood there.

"Well? Can we go then?" Fletcher smiled and grasped Rife's shoulder and they teleported back to Haggard and Rife fought back the Bile, "Thank you Fletcher, bye." He started walking again but Fletcher caught him again.

"I can help!" He smiled, bigger this time. Rife was about to leave but had a second thought.

"Actually I will need you to get some things for me." He handed Fletcher a list of items, "You'll find all of this in France."

"OK?" Fletcher was moments before flashing out but he remembered something, "Tell Valkyrie I miss her." And he was gone.

"OK…?" Answered than shrugged and walked to the Sanctuary. He found Tanith and Ghastly discussing something, "What are you two talking about?" He called. Tanith turned and her mouth gaped opened.

"Rife!" She called back, "How did you get back so fast?"

"A guy named Fletcher teleported me here." Ghastly and Tanith both looked at each other, "What is it?"

"Fletcher and Valkyrie use to date… So, yeah." Rife shrugged and held out the book.

"I know what Vendetta is. Can you get Skulduggery and Valkyrie?"

"What for?" Valkyrie called from around the corner.

"I know what Vendetta is." Valkyrie shrieked and hugged him, "And I know how to stop Oracle." Valkyrie smiled brightly and hugged Rife one more time as Skulduggery walked by.

"What do you have Rife?" Skulduggery asked and they broke away.

"Rife knows how to stop Vendetta." She blushed a little, "That's why I hugged him, sorry."

Skulduggery shrugged, "So what is she?"

"Lets go to my office." Rife headed for his office.

"Since when did you get an office?" Skulduggery asked and closed the door.

"When you were in Russia for a month."

"Ah." Rife placed the book on his desk and opened to the page.

"Vendetta is a Catalin dragon, other wise known as Drac. Dracs are invisible to a mortal, so that'll be perfect if Oracle plans to attack a public area. Adept abilities are shape shifting, fire breathing and can make deteriorate by a willed touch. It practically fit's the bill for her."

No one commented so he continued.

"I believe Vendetta was originally born one, but due to her abilities she came human. Any questions?"

"How does it get… activated?" Tanith asked.

"Well, like how Skulduggery and Valkyrie become Lord Vile and Darquesse, in a deadly situation basically." Valkyrie frowned.

"Wait. How did you acquire that information?" Skulduggery curiously asked.

"I'm better than you think." Rife answered in an ominous tone, to keep them guessing.

"OK? How do we stop her? Then." Ghastly asked and crossed his arms.

"I sent Fle-" He faltered, but Valkyrie caught on.

"Fletcher? Is that why you got here so fast." She ordered.

"Yes. I found him in Australia. He misses you, by the way. I sent him to get ingredients in France." Valkyrie rolled her eyes in disgust.

"One more question." Valkyrie added, "So, when she's a Drac is she evil? Like Lord Vile?" Skulduggery shot a glare at Valkyrie and she smiled.

"No, I don't think so. It's not a subconscious state, it's a form. Get it?" everyone nodded, "Great, OK. How you pinpointed a location yet?"

"The Harbor by my house." Valkyrie answered, "We've sent some new agents to patrol there, we're getting hourly updates."

"Perfect."

It's all coming together… mwa haha! OK I had so much typos last chapter; sorry. But I'm in need of a new villain and case, please send them! And I got a confidential PM from a person (who will remain nameless) asked me: 1. are you taking the relationships (Valduggery and Ganith) slow? 2. And why? 3. Also, are they going to have sex? 4. Will you use more swears? It's a strange question, here's your answers

1. Yes. 2. Because I don't want it to go to fast or else the story might be not as good. 3. If there is it'll be totally implied for the younger reader, for example:

Girl says, "Lets do it!"

Guy responds, "OK!"

*** or it'll end with …

Alright that's how it'll play. And 4. I think so, why not? It feels messed when Tanith get seriously injured and cries, "Crap!" or "Shit!" don't you think she would yell, "Fuck!". thing ism since Skulduggery and Ghastly are charming and mature they would say "Damn it" though it's not the strongest word to say for getting hurt. But they wouldn't say "Crap" Now would they?

~Skully (darkntwisted13)