Warning this IS valduggery since I want to try doing it but it might be bad and it might be cheesy but none of the undying love crap. Valkyrie is 25 and the same rules apply as for ghastly and Tanith's story but the new elder is China. I will have all of Valkyrie's thoughts in this writing and skul's in this. Hopeless and larkin are in this and they will be in any ship stories because I love writing their personalities and reactions.

Valkyrie sighed, another bad guy, another kidnapping. No one ever kidnaps skulduggery.

"Hey why don't you ever kidnap skulduggery?"

The man turned to look at Valkyrie.

"The skeleton looses focus when you're in danger. So killing you would make even more sense."

"No it wouldn't. If you killed me he would be focused on killing you and it would be very painful."

The man paled but shrugged, "It worked for serpine."

"The first time. The second time I escaped and skulduggery killed him."

"Worked the first time for serpine, it'll work the first time for me."

Valkyrie looked at this man, Sebastian Sharp. He was meant to be very dangerous no matter how ridiculous his name was.

"People have tried already. Yet I'm still here, because I'm hard to trap and harder to kill."

"Oh don't worry I've heard of your secret weapon but she's gone and your all alone."

Valkyrie laughed lightly and smiled "I never needed her to get free Sharp. I didn't need her to beat two of melovent's generals, the grotesquely, a few gods and many more. I don't need her now or ever. I definitely don't need her to beat you."

Sharp paled and looked at her carefully but shrugged.

"I think it's time for you to go to sleep miss Cain."

Valkyrie struggled but with the chains around her wrists and ankles she couldn't stop him from injecting something into her bloodstream. The last thing she saw before she slipped under was sharp picking up a knife and turning back to her. Bloody hell.

He burst in to see Valkyrie hanging limply from the wall blood pouring from her arms. He roared and grabbed the man who was pressing a knife into her arm and hadn't seen him come in. He threw sharp across the room and turned to look at Valkyrie. Her dark hair had blood on the ends and her skin was as pale as porcelain. He looked at her wrists and saw she had deep cuts along each arm. He took out his phone and dialled Mr. Bliss's number.

"I've found Valkyrie and Sebastian sharp. I need help. He's cut her wrists. She's going to bleed out."

He told Bliss where he was and hung up. Sharp got up and ran at skulduggery. He hit him so hard he fell and didn't get back up. Skulduggery then got the keys and removed the chains from her wrists. She smiled slightly as he held onto her and slipped into unconsciousness.

By the time bliss, Ravel and the cleavers got there skulduggery had ripped off some of his shirt and wrapped it around Valkyrie's wrists and arms and was holding her gently to him.

"Skulduggery? We need to get her to the sanctuary." Ravel said gently.

Skulduggery nodded and lifted her up. He moved towards the Bentley carefully laying her on her seat and closing the door.

Valkyrie woke up in a hospital bed. She groaned and tried to sit up but strong bony hands held her down.

"It's ok Valkyrie. Your safe now."

"What happened?"

"You don't remember?"

"I remember getting kidnapped again and talking to sharp and then dark…"

Valkyrie looked down and a sob escaped from her mouth. There were red raw cuts on both her arms. Skulduggery wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close.

"It's ok now we got him. I've got you. The others are coming later. Get some sleep."

Valkyrie looked up at him. "Will you stay with me?"

"Until the end."

Valkyrie smiled and curled into skulduggery's chest.

Dexter, Sacren, Ghastly, Hopeless, Anton, Ravel and Larkin burst into the room to see a very pale Valkyrie curled up like a cat beside skulduggery with skulduggery holding her. He looked up and held a skeletal finger to where his lips would be.

"Having fun?" Ravel asked smugly.

"Don't wake her."

"Ah are you worried she might move?"

"You lot shut up. She's hurt." Anton hissed crouching down beside her. "What happened skulduggery?"

"Sharp. He shot her from behind with a paralysing dart and took her. He… He cut her."

Dexter stiffened, Sacren cursed, hopeless grabbed the table, and Larkin moved to Anton and led him away. Ghastly moved towards Valkyrie. He was closest to her other than skulduggery and was like a father towards her. They could slightly see where the cuts were still healing but Valkyrie had her arms curled around her so they couldn't see the full extent of the damage.

"Where is he?"

"Holding cells. I'm interrogating him later."

"We're coming." Ghastly, Sacren and Anton said straight away. The other four nodded.

"Shouldn't I get to decide?" Valkyrie asked bemused.

She had woken when she heard a quiet curse but kept her eyes closed listening to the conversation. She heard someone moving closer and curled her arms around her to hide to cuts. She heard ghastly ask where sharp was and then ghastly Sacren and Anton saying they were helping interrogation and opened her eyes. The other four were nodding.

"Shouldn't I get to decide?" She asked smirking when Dexter and hopeless jumped.

"Still smirking, that's a good sign." Dexter muttered.

Valkyrie laughed and sat up slightly still leaning on skulduggery. He doesn't seem to mind. Why are the others starring at me?

Valkyrie hissed as she realised that they were looking at her cuts and crossed her arms.

"I'm fine."

"No your not." Skulduggery said quietly from behind her. Damn.

"I'll survive. I always do. I'm too pretty and cool to die."

"Don't forget modest."

"I'm very modest." She agreed.

Dexter snorted, "You might have been once but you've been around skulduggery too long."

Valkyrie threw a pillow at him. She tried to get out of the bed but skulduggery pinned her down.

"Stay."

"I'm not a dog."

"Don't care, stay."

Valkyrie scowled and scissor swept him so she was pinning him.

"Stay." She smirked.

"Valkyrie…."

"Skulduggery."

Skulduggery turned his head to look at the others.

"Want to give me a hand?"

"Your doing fine!" Ravel said, "Only to you would this be a problem."

Valkyrie shot him a glare. "I'm not even 100% and I've beaten skulduggery. Do you want to be next?"

"No miss!"

"Good boy." Valkyrie said rolling of skulduggery and standing up. She stood for a second and her legs collapsed under her.

"Ow." She muttered from the ground looking up at a very smug skulduggery. "You do understand that means that you got pinned by someone who couldn't even stand?"

Skulduggery sighed and lifted Valkyrie onto the bed.

"Are you going to stay now?"

"Yup!"

"Good."

"But your not interrogating him without me."

"Why not?"

"Because I want him to see he can't beat me and I want to watch him cower at the wrath of the dead men."

"Who said anything about the wrath of the dead men? We want to thank him." Dexter said happily.

"Well I guessed by the way you all jumped at the chance and how upset you were when you saw I was hurt." She replied smugly.

"Damn you."

"So when did you wake up?" Hopeless asked looking at skulduggery.

"When someone cussed."

Everyone looked at Sacren. He smiled sheepishly "I was very upset?"

They stayed a bit longer talking then left. It was just skulduggery and Valkyrie. Valkyrie looked over at skulduggery and blushed.

"Um skul I have a problem…"

"What's wrong?"

"I ehh I need to go to the bathroom." She mumbled.

"Oh."

"Yeah. And I can't stand up without falling over."

"I see how this could be a problem."

"No way Sherlock!"

"So what are you going to do?"

"If I knew it wouldn't be a problem. The only thing I can think of is if you helped me…"

He's never going to do that. He doesn't like you like that.

She doesn't mean it like that she doesn't like me. But I have to help if I can.

"I'll help if I'm able."

Valkyrie blinked but nodded. He's so thoughtful.

Skulduggery lifted her gently carrying her to the bathroom. She was wearing a hospital gown but she had another problem. He'll never do it.

"Skulduggery I need you to take off my pants…" She whispered mortified.

She's cruel.

"I'm so sorry Valkyrie." He whispered helping her and turning away.

Does he feel bad because I can't do it myself or because he had to do that?

I'm so sorry for what I'm about to do.

He tapped his façade and turned back to her. She was leaning on the bar trying to stand. He moved forwards and kissed her. He expected her to pull away but she kissed him back leaning in but her legs were still weak and she started to fall. Skulduggery lifted her up before she hit the ground.

"My legs are all tingly."

"I have that effect." He whispered lifting her lightly and carrying her to the bed.

"You're a very bad boy Mr. Pleasant." Valkyrie whispered teasing him as he laid her on the bed.

Page break.

"I agree." Sacren said leaning against the doorframe. Dexter, ghastly, ravel and hopeless were standing behind him smirking. "You didn't even lock the door."

Valkyrie cursed pulling her covers up around her.

"Language Miss. Cain!" Hopeless teased.

"We came to find out what time you were planning on visiting sharp but since we seem to have interrupted you we'll come back later." Ghastly said shooting skulduggery a look.

Skulduggery looked back innocently "What? I was bringing her back to bed."

Dexter and Sacren laughed.

"And what are you two laughing about?" Valkyrie asked "I've seen both of you have competitions to see who can get a girls number faster."

Both men stopped laughing and scowled.

"We only did that once."

"Or twice." Skulduggery added.

"A day." Valkyrie finished smirking.

"You're a very bad boy Mr. Pleasant." Sacren said copying Valkyrie.

Another pillow flew across the room at Sacren. He jumped to the side falling over as he did.

Valkyrie burst out in hysterics as Tanith walked around the corner planning on visiting her injured friend. She walked in and saw Valkyrie curled up laughing and Sacren rue sitting sulking on the floor a pillow beside him.

"Your doing?"

Valkyrie nodded. Tanith took in the way skulduggery was sitting on the bed and the way Valkyrie had her covers around her. She burst out laughing and everyone else in the room jumped.

"Tanith?" Ghastly asked having no clue what was wrong with his girlfriend.

Tanith pointed to skulduggery and Valkyrie and burst out laughing again.

"I'll try not to be offended." Skulduggery muttered leaning back against the wall.

"Took you long enough!" Anton said from the door.

"Got anyone else put there who wants to comment on our love lives?" Valkyrie muttered.

"Me!" Larkin said from behind Anton.

"Get OUT!" Skulduggery roared. "You can talk to her later!"

Everyone filed out quickly, not wanting to be in the way of skulduggery pleasant.

"Now where were we?"

"I was telling you that you're a bad boy for kissing me suddenly and making me fall."

"You don't seem too upset about me kissing you."

"I'm quirky like that."

"I want to take it slow Valkyrie."

"Of course."

Skulduggery kissed her and they just sat and talked about everything.

They walked to the elder's chamber half an hour later. Every head in the room turned when they walked in.

"Oh look Valkyrie can stand!" Sacren teased.

"Oh look Sacren can see!" Valkyrie shot straight back.

Tanith bounded up to Valkyrie "How you feeling?"

"Good. Not that you look too worried."

"I'm worrying on the inside. On the outside I'm curious."

Valkyrie groaned and walked toward the table in the centre of the room.

"I lost a lot of blood. If you start hounding me I'll pass out on your table."

"Not my table!" Tanith said brightly.

"Not mine either!" Dexter joined in.

"Nor mine!" hopeless added.

"Well it's mine so sit the three of you and stop irritating Valkyrie." Bliss said to the three mages. "Act your age."

"Not possible." Dexter said sadly "we've tried."

China swept into the room and moved to Valkyrie.

"How are you?"

"I'm fine. It takes more than that to keep me down."

"We've noticed." Sacren muttered, "Considering you still managed to hit me and Dexter with out getting off your ass."

"As I've said, you make a fool of every man you meet." China sighed.

"I wouldn't say every man." Skulduggery whispered to Valkyrie.

"I hope you understand you're the biggest fool of all. And that you're very lucky to have her." China said.

Valkyrie sighed, "They told you?"

"So you ARE together!"

Skulduggery moved to Valkyrie. "I guess you could say that."

"Not that I don't love discussing my love life with you but id like to go give sharp 10 types of hell."

"Ah yes. About that, we need some ground rules." Bliss said as calm as ever, "He has to be breathing when you leave."

Skulduggery tilted his head, his grip tightening around Valkyrie's waist. "Fair enough."

"You leave when you get the info we need."

This time it was ghastly who stiffened. Skulduggery nodded keeping his head tilted towards ghastly. What happened for bliss to say that?

"No making up powers." This time Mr. Bliss actually looked at tanith.

"Hey! Don't look at me I was just standing behind him and skulduggery said it!"

Dexter, Anton, ghastly, ravel, hopeless, Larkin and sacren looked at tanith.

"Long story."

When the meeting was over the dead men (hopeless and Larkin joined the dead men again) moved towards the interrogation rooms. Skulduggery stayed close to her. They had decided that Ravel and hopeless would lead, ghastly and tanith would go in second, then Dexter and sacren, then Shudder and Larkin. Skulduggery would follow and one of the others would text Valkyrie after.

When they got outside Valkyrie moved to sit where sharp would definitely be unable to see her but skulduggery pulled her back.

"Don't ever get kidnapped again." He whispered into her hair.

"Oh so you're only allowed kidnap me?"

"You've got it now."

Her finger grazed his façade tattoo and his face flowed up. Since he had got the pills that gave him his old body he had decided it would easier to match his façade. She looked into his black-green eyes and leaned in.

"Guys? Bad guy? Remember?"

Valkyrie sighed thanks sacren and moved back. Skulduggery turned and gave sacren smack in the back of the head. He then kissed Valkyrie and turned to ravel.

"You ready?"

"As ready as I can be."

"Perfect!" hopeless said opening the door and striding in becoming a wolf as he went.

"Well shit." Tanith muttered.

One by one the hall way emptied.

Valkyrie waited a minute after skulduggery left before getting a message, Sharps been bragging since skul came in but skul hasn't let it slip yet. Want to join the fun?

Valkyrie grinned, why of course!

Everyone looked around when the door opened. Sharp let out a strangled moan.

"Why don't you ever die?!"

Skulduggery looked at sharp "I would be polite if I were you. You know what with being stuck in here with us and us being very mad."

"Dear valkyrie didn't seem too mad last night." Sharp sneered.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Valkyrie snapped.

Sharp smirked, "You don't remember?"

Valkyrie roared and launched herself at sharp. He fell off the chair and hit the ground with Valkyrie pinning him.

"You better tell us what we want to know or so help me I will make your life a living hell." She hissed before spitting in his face and standing.

"That was fucking terrifying! No wonder you two hold the record for best interrogators." Dexter said.

Valkyrie laughed, "I'm not scariest though am I? From what I've heard you're all very scary when you're mad."

"That we are. And I have to say people hurting our little sis makes us very mad." Shudder said walking up to sharp.

"You can't do this. I'm an official prisoner. It's not allowed."

"True but the thing is that Valkyrie is very well liked and we're all very feared. And since you tried to kill the grand mages favourite and we need info we're allowed." Ravel said calmly.

"Hey! I thought I was Bliss's favourite!" Hopeless protested.

Valkyrie smirked "The only way you would be his favourite is if I was gone even more mad."

"Don't you mean mad? Not even more?"

"Oh sharp don't you know? We're all mad here." Skulduggery said happily.

Sharp looked at them fearfully.

"You ARE all mad."

"Oh you silly man I just said that."

Sharp looked at them all slowly moving into a standing position.

"Will you tell us what we want to know?" Shudder asked quietly.

"Your going to hurt me anyways aren't you?"

"Probably." Larkin said stepping up.

Sharp nodded and launched himself at Valkyrie but Valkyrie sidestepped and took his feet from under him.

"Well it looks like dealing with you lot has improved my reaction time." She mused hauling sharp back to his chair and grabbing one of the other two and sitting. "Have at it lads."

The men nodded and turned to sharp.

"The legendary dead men taking orders from a child? How disappointing." He sneered.

There was a flash and a sword was pressed against his neck.

"Don't call her child." Tanith warned.

"And we were only waiting because its only fair that Valkyrie gets first blow."

"Well she's had first blow now so…."

He didn't even finish the sentence.

2 hours later they entered the elders hall.

"You took two hours to get the info?" china asked sceptically.

"He seemed to think that if he held out we would get bored or give up." Anton said.

"Ah he underestimated your stubbornness. How amusing."

The elders had to go meet with the English sanctuary so much to ravels disappointment they had to leave.

Skulduggery sat beside Valkyrie the whole time while they spoke. After an hour skulduggery announced that 'unlike most people he has a job and had to leave.'

"He's my ride." Valkyrie said standing slowly and hugging everyone.

"I could give you a ride val." Tanith said sweetly.

"I'd say yes but I'm pretty sure you won't make it home, tan." Valkyrie said back smirking.

Ghastly and tanith blushed. Sacren leaned over to Valkyrie and high-fived her. She laughed and went to follow skulduggery out but stopped.

"Don't tell anyone just yet ok?"

"We won't."

She nodded and left. Ghastly turned to the others, "I told you they were afraid of being caught!"

"Yeah, yeah you're always right blah, blah, blah." Larkin said absent-mindedly waving his hand.

She climbed into the Bentley and looked at skulduggery. He didn't have his façade on but she could tell he was confused.

"What's wrong?"

"I've always wondered how you could tell what I'm thinking."

"You tilt your head different angles depending on your mood. And don't change the subject."

"I seem to have trained you too well…"

"Pleasant."

Skulduggery sighed, "I was wondering what I got right to deserve you."

Valkyrie smiled, "We cancel each other out."

"That we do my dear Valkyrie."

Until the end.

Until the end.

Bad ending! Ok so not much happens but I'll add more valduggery things that will go more intimate.