A/N: I don't own Tanith, Valkyrie, Skulduggery, or Ghastly. Tiryns is my OC though. This will hopefully be the first in several adventures for Tanith and Valkyrie. Val is 24 here. Tanith is back and Remnant free. This was originally the first chapter, hence the name matching the miniseries. Enjoy! Thanks go out to Rowan Masechius and Lightening sparks for the faves and reviews and to China Sorrows 400 for the review.

Tanith crouched lower, holding her sword down towards the ground. Beside her Valkyrie was tense, a bundle of nerves that had nothing to do with the roaring Cyclops standing in the middle of the field. "I thought Cyclopes weren't real." Valkyrie muttered.

"And who told you that, I wonder?" Tanith asked in amusement.

"Skulduggery." She replied, hanging her head down and flushing.

Tanith laughed. "You believe everything that man tells you. You fancy him, don't you?"

"I do not!" Valkyrie shouted, clamping a hand over her mouth when the Cyclops turned his baleful eye in their direction.

"Oh, now you did it." Tanith said gleefully. The Cyclops frowned in their direction, took a few ground-shaking steps forward, the leather armour he wore creaking slightly. Then he stopped, puzzled.

"Who's there?" He asked in a raspy voice.

Valkyrie couldn't help herself. "Nobody." She answered cheekily.

The Cyclops roared and stamped his feet in frustration. "That isn't funny! I hate that story, nothing but a pack of lies. That Homer was a rotten fellow."

The women stepped out, curious. Tanith spoke. "I don't mean to be rude, but you sound English."

"Of course." The Cyclops answered proudly. "Born and bred."

"But I've never seen-"

"Oh that. Right. We have to stay hidden, don't we? Live underground now so your kind won't hunt us. Well, all right then, if that's how it is. Come on! Let's fight!" He roared again, brandishing the wooden club he held, but neither woman moved. His shoulders sagged. "I'm not scary enough, is that it?"

"No, not at all." Valkyrie reassured him. "But well, you seem so nice, it would be a pity to just fight you. I don't suppose you could just pay for the sheep you've eaten?

"They're my sheep now, I took them, didn't I? Just like you Light Worlders took the Earth from us."

"Well, we're really sorry about that." Valkyrie said. "But I honestly don't feel like fighting you today. Sorry."

The Cyclops frowned, looking at her. A look of surprise crossed his face and his voice became gentle. "Boy problems, is it?"

"More like man problems, but yeah."

"More like skeleton problems." Tanith interjected.

"Aw, be nice to her. It's jolly rotten for a girl, I know. Got seventeen sisters myself. My name's Tiryns, by the way."

Valkyrie smiled at him. "A pleasure to meet you, Tiryns." She held out her hand and he shook it, his massive hand gently engulfing hers.

"I'm sorry about the sheep. Truth is, we Cyclopes have no money. But we are strong. You think they want some work done in exchange? I'm good with my hands." They all agreed that was a fine idea, and luckily the farmer was a sorcerer, so he didn't mind the sheep at all when he heard how it was and happily took Tiryns on to work for a few days.

That night at her apartment Tanith polished her sword while Valkyrie watched videos on her mobile. Tanith smiled when she heard the Bee Gees come on singing 'How Can You Mend a Broken Heart', but looked up at Valkyrie's sigh.

"You know, maybe that isn't the best song for you to hear right now." She pointed out gently.

"Oh it isn't the song, it's the suits."

"Ah. He doesn't even know, does he?"

"No! And you're not to say anything either."

"I wouldn't. Seriously, we're sisters, remember? I just want to kill him for not noticing you is all." The women laughed.

"He would look really good in the turtleneck and sports jacket though. How come men don't dress like that anymore?" Valkyrie grumbled.

"Some do. I like how Ghastly dresses."

"You like everything about Ghastly."

"True."

"You think he's serious?"

"I hope so, but he hasn't said anything yet. You know, he could put in a word with Skulduggery."

"God, no. Skulduggery would just use it as one more thing to tease me about and annoy me with."

"I could have him see how Skulduggery feels then."

"Maybe. No, I don't want to know. Ever since I saw him dance with China-"

"China's the village bicycle, everyone's had a ride."

"Tanith!"

"What it's true. Don't tell me she hasn't come on to you, she did it to me as well."

"Gross. But yeah, she did."

"See? I wouldn't let it worry you then. Even if it did happen, he's not with her now. I'll just bet he's waiting for you to make the first move."

"I did. When we were in the Sanctuary fighting yet another bad guy. I told him I loved him, and he said he could walk away from his feelings."

"Cor! That's cold. What did you say?"

"I just laughed, what else could I do?"

"Good point. But when he and Ghastly get back from their own mission I want you to say something, little sister. You're twenty four now. You're far old enough to tell a man how you feel about him."

Valkyrie sighed. "Maybe. I just don't want to loose him as a friend, you know? That and I'm afraid that if he rejects me I'll shoot him with his own gun."

Tanith smiled. "Well, whatever you decide I'm fine with. Now how about switching that depressing thing off and going for Chinese with me?"

"Deal."

Well, there it is, hope you liked it. It was supposed to be a battle, but Tiryns really is a sweet Cyclops, sheep-nicking habits aside.