As I enter the merc base, I find Johns and Dahl leaning over a map projection. It showed a few of the cave tunnels, but I knew with my information, it would add a lot more. "Johns!" I called out.

He looked up and caught the scanner I tossed to him before I went over to my equipment. Pulling out the vial of venom I acquired, I put it on a tray before placing it in the scanner. I knew it would take a while for it to finish so I went back over to Johns as he was talking. "I had Aveline scope this out." He zoomed in one the cave tunnels. "It's a cave system. Five clicks south." He looked at us. "Might be worth a look."

"He-" I'm cut off by the other merc leader, who I found out is Santana.

"Hey, Too Late." He said, coming up to us. "Need to pull a node from your ship and store it right here next to mine. Okay?"

"Really? Why is that?" Johns asked.

"Riddick triggered the beacon to get off-world, right?" Santana said as he placed something in a locker. "Basically, he was calling a taxi."

"And…"

"And a ship would make a sweet trap, right?" He walked towards us. "Confined space, metal walls, jail cell. Is cool, huh?"

"He wouldn't fall for it." I told Johns quietly. "But, it would be better if he doesn't have a way off this planet."

"Is it true half the people you meet are below average intelligence?" Dahl asked me.

"Yes, and the other half can't get their heads out of their asses." I smirked.

"Got to make sure the ship stays grounded when he comes for them, okay?" Santana said before leaving.

"Dahl, pull a node from the ship." Johns told her.

She hesitates for a moment before walking towards the door, but I stop her. "I'll do it. I'm gonna see what vantage points would be good for you anyway." She nods her head and I step around her and head towards the ship. I take notice of all the vantage points and decide quickly that right above the base would be the best shot. You have a clear sighting all the way around, and it provides the most cover.

I head towards the power station and press the release of one of the nodes. I hear the ship powering down as I pull it out. I carry it gently back to the base and walk to the locker where the other node is. Without anyone noticing, I place a tracker on our node, so I could locate it when Riddick takes them. As I start placing it inside, Santana comes up to me.

"I'll do it." He said placing a hand on my shoulder, causing me to hold a knife to his throat. "Ooh!" I glared at him as I took the knife off his throat and he continued smirking, "Ooh…" I watch as he places the explosive lock on the door and set it. "Any time now, Riddick." I heard him mutter to himself.

I went over towards Dahl, who was watching the scene warily. I give her a tight smile before I pass her and go into the bathroom to change into some more relaxed clothing.

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Throughout the day I helped Johns and Dahl with various task before I went to my analyzer. I read the data on the venom, which concluded that it was poisonous. I store it into some darts for the hyena-type creatures that I had to kill while I was scouting earlier, and put them into a pouch on my belt, making sure that the needles were not out. I walk towards the entrance, still pissed at the conversation I had with Johns concerning Riddick.

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I decided to make my way outside and check the surroundings of this barren planet. The creatures fascinated me, with their way of survival and how they lived. It took a lot of willpower to survive this planet, especially when you don't know if a poisonous creature lives in the water you drink.

"Aveline." Johns called.

I turn towards him, noticing he was alone. He motions towards the back area and follow him. I had an idea of what he was going to say. "What's wrong?" I asked him, crossing my arms.

"You know what's wrong. You are thinking of letting him go."

"And if I am, so what?" I asked. "I've looked at his file, where he began. Did you know the only reason he is this way is because he tried to do the right thing and stop the Company? It was practically slavery on Sigma 3, and he tried to stop them. The result was that they got rid of the evidence and sent him to prison, just to save their own asses. He escaped by killing two guards and a pilot, and the Company put a million dollars on his head.

"Riddick is a killer, I know that, but he is also a survivor. If you look at all the people he has killed, not one was an innocent, only mercs." He just looked at me as I ranted at him. "I've seen mercs that are a lot worse than him. They rape women, kill children and innocents, they torture people, and so much more that I'm not willing to say. I've killed mercs before, yet because of who I am and what I've done, they don't mess with me. If you have a problem with it, then you can drop me off on our next stop when we leave this fucking planet."

I turn to leave but stop when he says, "Yet he killed your sister. How can you overlook that?"

I glance back at him, "We don't know that, not for sure. 22 years before they crashed, a geologist team went missing and was presumed dead when they sent mercs to check. No one was there, it was like a ghost town." I turn away from him and continue, "The funny thing is, every 22 years the planet goes pitch black. I think something on that planet killed them." With that, I walk towards my analyzer when it showed that it was done.