Hey! I didn't get much feedback about whether to make this a seperate story but those who did replied said I should and I wanted to anyway. So you'll see the first three chapters in Random Times and now the rest will be here :) so check back in here if you are wanting to follow this story :)

Okay so this is a new story that I'll be doing in parts. Hopefully I'll be able to make some cute Valduggery sections in here. It's certainly looking that way but anything could happen! Please, check out my other stories, review and enjoy!

Part One:

"WHERE IS SHE?!" Skulduggery roared. He pushed through Sorcerers that tried to get in his way. Finally, he reached the infirmary waiting room where Erskine Ravel and Ghastly Bespoke were having an intense conversation. They both sighed and turned to face Skulduggery.

"Skulduggery..." Ghastly began.

"Don't start with me Ghastly," Skulduggery warned. "Is she in there?!"

"Skulduggery listen to me!" Ghastly exclaimed. "I think it's best you stay out here."

"Who are you to tell me what's best?" Skulduggery hissed.

Ghastly's voice was stern now. "I am your best friend and if you do not calm down and listen to me I know you're going to go on a killing rampage."

Skulduggery's shoulders sagged. "What happened?" He asked, defeated.

"On her way to university Caelan –" Erskine was interrupted by a growl from Skulduggery.

"Caelan?! Oh for God's sake!" Skulduggery clenched his right hand to a fist and cracked his neck.

Erskine rushed to continue before Skulduggery punched a hole in the wall or even worse... a whole in their faces. "He got to Valkyrie and cut her but Sanguine popped up and got to her. He stabbed her Skulduggery." Erskine's voice turned soft and gentle.

Skulduggery's head snapped up. "He stabbed her?"

"She said Caelan held her in a lock while Sanguine tortured her," Ghastly answered.

"You spoke to her?" Skulduggery asked hopefully.

"Before she went under. She mumbled to us and that was about it. Nye is in there working on her. Right now she is sedated and her heart rate is steady but he can't confirm if she's comatose just yet but he will know soon once the sedative is set to wear off," Ghastly knew Skulduggery therefore he knew what he was about to do. Skulduggery would go and hunt down everyone involved until they were all dead. "She needs you Skulduggery."

"I need to find them," Skulduggery murmured angrily.

"No, listen to me. They're planning something. Think about it. Why would Sanguine go to Caelan, a vampire of all things, and work together? They're obviously going after Valkyrie first so that you'll hunt them down giving whoever else they're working with time to finish their preparations. You're judgement is clouded and without Valkyrie you don't function properly," Ghastly's reasoning was getting through and he could tell.

"I'll be fine," Skulduggery said lazily.

"Skulduggery, we see it. We all see it. You need her just like she needs you. You have been together to long to be able to work properly on your own," Erskine added.

"I did just fine after my last partner," Skulduggery replied defensively.

"How long did he last Skulduggery? Not long, and how long has Valkyrie lasted? Look, she needs you here and when she is better you two can go figure out what Sanguine is planning," Ghastly finished.

Erskine and Ghastly gave each other a look and continued down the hallway. Ghastly took one last look at Skulduggery to make sure he was going to stay here and not leave. Skulduggery sat in one of the chairs, sat forward and put his head in his hands.

He wouldn't lose Valkyrie. He couldn't.

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