Shockwave 7

Kia followed after Skulduggery and Valkyrie as they made their way to the basement of the Sanctuary.
"Here there are lots of gyms where you can practice magic and stuff. It's really fun," Skulduggery said. Valkyrie rolled her eyes and Kia wondered if they were as fun as Skulduggery tried to make them sound.
"Anyway, we won't be training there at all," he continued. "We're just down here to visit the holding cells."
Skulduggery pulled up in front of a large metal door that was glowing with a soft blue light. He placed his hand on it and it swung open. Inside Kia could see many cells each of them with a person in it. None of them looked happy.
"Why are we here?" Kia asked, nervously. The feel that was emananting from inside that dungeon was terrifying.
"I want to visit an old friend of mine," Skulduggery said and as he said it, he tilted his head to the side misceviously. Valkyrie shook her head. She was very critical of Skulduggery but not in a degrading way. It was more in an I'm-embarrassed-for-you way. It was obvious to Kia that Valkyrie really cared about him to an alomst disturbing degree. She moved like him, talked like him, and even her sense of humor was very similar and as far as Kia could tell, she was rarely not at his side. Kia wondered if Skulduggery realized the power of his hold over her. If he asked her to kill her own parents, Kia believed that she might do it.
"Come on, Kia. Come meet Tension."
Kia walked into the holding cell area even though every part of her body told her not to. Maybe it was because she grew up mostly on the streets or maybe it was because of the crazy guys at the dojo but Kia had developed a 6th sense that alerted her to dangerous people and the  people in these cells were not exactly girl scouts. Skulduggery was standing in front of the third cell down. Valkyrie stood next to him with a smile on her face. Kia looked into the cell and saw the face of a small boy. She felt her stomach lurch. He couldn't have been older than five and yet he was sitting there, with manacles on his wrists and a sickening grin across his features.
"So, Tension. Are you ready to talk yet?"
Kia shuddered at the cackle that fell from his lips. His body and lips moved but Kia couldn't believe such a sound would come from such a small body.
"I thought I already told you, Detective. I have no intention of speaking at all. No matter how much you torture me."
"I haven't tortured you yet, though I guess sitting in this cell all day can be a form of torture."
"Go away Mr. Detective. I was happy till I saw you."
Skulduggery shrugged and turned to leave.
"Hey, girl," the boy said. Kia felt her heart sink as she realized he was talking to her. She didn't turn to face him.
"Has he poisoned you too? I know you can see it, the way that he poisoned the other girl. If you stick with him, he'll do the same to you. Be careful or you'll end up like her."
Kia closed her eyes for a second and then continued to walk after Skulduggery and Valkyrie. She noticed how neither of them said a word against the boy's accusations and Kia couldn't shake the unsetteling feeling that Tension was telling the truth. Still she had suddenly been plunged into a world she didn't understand and her father was dead. Kia wondered if she should have a funeral but then realized that it wouldn't make sense. There was no body, as far as she knew, and explaining that her father had been killed by vampires didn't seem to make sense either. Also, she wouldn't know who to invite. After all, she didn't know any of her father's friends or even if he had any and her mother wouldn't come.
"Okay, so now we're off to train. I think we should go to my house," Skulduggery said. "Or to China's."
"Ha, remember what happened last time we went to train at China's?" Valkyrie asked.
"Of course, I was almost sure that she would never talk to us again after we destroyed that one book."
"Yeah, well, she's probably getting used to us destroying her books. Remember when I destroyed that bookcase with the scepter? I thought she would kill me right then and there."
"Yes, it would have been awesome if she had."
Valkyrie tried to hit Skulduggery but he was already going faster.
"So, off to your house?"
"To my house," Skulduggery said.