That's right. Skulduggery did call the Sanctuary on the way, didn't he? He'd have backup very soon, and while Fletcher didn't really enjoy the idea of Davina Marr helping out any more than Gabe did, she was still a Sanctuary official. And if Skulduggery wanted her help, it wasn't like Fletcher was going to argue. Besides, Cleavers were going to be there. Not even Scarab could get away from them.
"Yeah," Fletcher nodded without looking at Gabe. "Good plan." Skulduggery would be okay. Because he was always okay. He'd been dragged into the dimension of the Faceless Ones, for God's sake, and he was still okay. Back home, with a befriended Archangel. He'd be fine, he'd find both Engines, and he might even bring home God while he was at it.
Fletcher gently but firmly pulled Gabe over to where Shudder was still holding the door, and the moment all three were connected, he Teleported.
They were in front of a different couch in the living room this time, because Kenspeckle was still out cold on the first one, and because Fletcher was really starting to worry over Gabe. He didn't handle Teleportation well. He could barely stand up under his own power after the second one. This third one was... could it kill him? Could Archangels die? Could something as simple as a Teleportation be that lethal -
No. Fletcher was starting to panic. Not again. Not after Aranmore Farm. If he hadn't stopped panicking at Aranmore Farm, the world would be overrun with Faceless Ones by now.
"Can you call Skulduggery?" he asked Shudder, and his voice, he was proud to hear, barely shook. "Leave a message, tell him where we are? Wait, does Skulduggery even have his mobile phone?"
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"Yeah," Fletcher nodded without looking at Gabe. "Good plan." Skulduggery would be okay. Because he was always okay. He'd been dragged into the dimension of the Faceless Ones, for God's sake, and he was still okay. Back home, with a befriended Archangel. He'd be fine, he'd find both Engines, and he might even bring home God while he was at it.
Fletcher gently but firmly pulled Gabe over to where Shudder was still holding the door, and the moment all three were connected, he Teleported.
They were in front of a different couch in the living room this time, because Kenspeckle was still out cold on the first one, and because Fletcher was really starting to worry over Gabe. He didn't handle Teleportation well. He could barely stand up under his own power after the second one. This third one was... could it kill him? Could Archangels die? Could something as simple as a Teleportation be that lethal -
No. Fletcher was starting to panic. Not again. Not after Aranmore Farm. If he hadn't stopped panicking at Aranmore Farm, the world would be overrun with Faceless Ones by now.
"Can you call Skulduggery?" he asked Shudder, and his voice, he was proud to hear, barely shook. "Leave a message, tell him where we are? Wait, does Skulduggery even have his mobile phone?"