Skulduggery turned around sharply, grabbing Heartless by the arm. Shock was apparent on her face. "Thought you could kill me that easily?" he hissed. "You should have died," she spoke. "That's what they keep saying to me." He lifted her off her feet and turned towards Jack who was narrowly missing pain by a fraction. "Who are you?" Skulduggery asked Heartless.
She looked at him with wide eyes. "They know me by Heartless." "Heartless, I can't believe. What are you doing here? If the Faceless One hasn't killed you yet then you must be an important accpect." She nodded, almost fearful of the skeleton man, "I opened the portal for him." "It," Skulduggery corrected her, "Are you an adept?" "A what?" "Nevermind." He dropped her to her feet and motioned her away from the battle. "Leave now," he urged her.
Heartless stared after him as he joined the other skeleton man, both of them fighting for more than their lives, she concluded. Why was she thinking in such a manner? She looked up in realization.
His personality is mixed with hers. A new form of confindence dawned within her. Heartless looked about franticly for a way to close the portal which was practically spewing out immortal gods.
What had she done?
"Jack!" Skulduggery yelled and reached out his hand. Catching the soul robber, he lifted Jack off his feet and swung him out of harms way. "Thanks," Jack breathed. "We need a better solution then pre-occupying their time with us. I don't know if you've noticed, but we're not keeping a very low profile right now." He indicated to the fleeing bystanders outside of the building. "Agreed. We're being picked off like flies." "It's not the most pleasant of feelings." "Exactly, I think we should-"
Jack paused as he saw the girl with hair sprint right past him. "Skulduggery," he started but the skeleton detective was already on the move." Snapping his fingers, Skuduggery thrust two fireballs at the decending Faceless One looming over Heartless. It looked up at him annoyed by his intrusion. There was no escaping the grip of the godly being as Skulduggery was lifted into the air. That's when Heartless gripped the Faceless One and turned it in a circular pattern. Skulduggery dropped to the ground and looked up in amazment as he watched the girl throw the Faceless One back into the portal.
"That's it," Skulduggery said to himself. "Heartless! Bring-" He was suddenly thrown to the ground violently as he stared up at the faceless man. "You have caused enough trouble being," it hissed, "Die!" The faceless man reared back as Jack held on tightly around it's neck. "You've obviously haven't learned your lesson yet," Jack yelled. From the corner of his eye he saw Valkyrie accompaning BJ over her lost collegue. Damn how he wished they weren't standing there. The gods were now officialy pissed off.
Heartless walked under the vortex that seperated their worlds and spread her arms wide open, trying to close it forces. "Hurry!" she yelled as the opening began to recede. Skulduggery motioned to Jack and pointed to Heartless. Jack having been thrown off the Faceless One's back, scrambled to his feet and backed up towards the portal. "Doesn't this feel familiar?" he called in Skulduggery's direction. "Only too much." When they were close enough Heartless ran in between the pair and gasped the gods tightly. Pulling them with all her strength, she tossed the gods into their sweet sweet prison.
To keep from getting sucked in once more, Jack and Skulduggery held tightly to the receptionists desk. Shutting his eyes fimly, he waited till he could no longer hear the wind rushing through his ears. After what seemed like ages, it was silent. When he felt a hand on his shoulder did he deciede to open his eyes. Skulduggery was laughing. "This have definitly gone on long enough, Jack." "Tell me about it. I could definitly use a break." They laughed together.
Some time later...
"Heartless huh?" said Jack has he checked for inguries on BJ and Valkyrie. "Yes," said Heartless quietly, "I'm deadfully sorry for the trouble I've caused you." "We're used to trouble," said Skulduggery has he picked up his jacket off the ground. "Where are we to keep her?" asked Jack. "I personally think you should take her to Halloween Town," suggested Skulduggery, "She can't hurt anyone there. Besides you need to get back to Sally and apologize to her." "Yea," Jack sighed, "Not a good thing to leave things the way they were."
BJ and Spiderella walked over, "We'll take care of eveything from here on."
Halloween Town...
Heartless followed Jack cautiously as he led her through the halloween door, gripping her black book tightly. He led her to a tall thin house on a hill and he threw it wide open calling, "Sally! Sally! I'm back! I'm okay!" The house was quiet in response. "Sally?" he said before climbing the stairs. "Sally?"
Jack looked about frantically, calling his dear ragdolls name. When he comfirmed she wasn't in his home, he told Heartless to stay put and made is way towards the Doctors residence. "Sally?" he called as he opened the door. "Jack?" the doctors voice echoed, "Welcome back. I'm glad to hear you're not dead." Ignoring the old mans comment, Jack walked back onto the streets.
"Sally? Sally?! Where are you?! My love, where are you?!"
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