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Johns didn't reply to Riddick's statement, he just stormed off to one of the buildings, most likely to get his next fix. I didn't like the way he looked at me when he walked past me, but that was something I would keep to myself, I didn't want Riddick killing the man when there was a chance that he could help us off the rock.
Once Riddick head was smooth I handed him back his shiv and glanced back at the skiff.
"I'm gonna have a word with the captain, stay near someone, I don't want Johns getting you on your own." Riddick stated.
Knowing Riddick just wanted to play more mind games on the captain I just rolled my eyes at him and walked off to where Shazza was working on the sandcat. From what I could see she almost had it running, just a few tweaks here and there still needed to be done. I didn't like her for the way she treated Riddick but there wasn't really a variety of people to talk to around here.
"Need a hand?" I asked her and immediately she went about telling me what to do.
A while into it I noticed the slight had become somewhat darker, the dark that comes when dusk is approaching. Something that was not good at all.
"Shazza, please tell me this thing is ready?" I asked her worriedly.
Shazza looked up and with wide eyes she turned on the cat, both of us let out a small cheer when it roared to life. Everyone started running over, and just as we were about to leave I noticed two people were missing.
"Where's Riddick?" Jack and I questioned at the same time.
"Just leave without him, it's what he would do to us," Paris commented causing me to glower at him, but it changed into a smirk when Riddick jumped on the cat next to the scrawny man, "thought we lost you," he ended up stuttering.
Johns came running and Riddick help him up, not without the two of them having a macho stare down first. As soon as Johns sat down the sandcat jerked forward and Shazza drove as quickly as she could to the wreck so we could start loading the cells. The planet that would bloke the suns was moving faster than I would have thought possible and a small amount of doubt erupted through me. I may not trust these people or even like some of them but if this place went pitch black before we got the cells, most of them wouldn't make.
The closer to the wreck we got the darker it became, and my heart was beating a mile a minute. Once we got there Fry, Imam, Johns and Riddick jumped into action and went to get the cells. Jack, Shazza, Imam's two sons and myself stayed. Paris had run off to where his stuff was in a broken off part of the wreck, shouting something about waiting for him. Unfortunately for us, as the last cell with placed on the cat it stopped working because there wasn't enough light. I stood next to Riddick, looking at all the direction where all the spear things where and gasped when the creatures started flying out of them. There were thousands upon thousands of the things, at least that was what it looked like. Yet that wasn't what worried me, what worried me was the fact that these were smaller than the ones I saw while I was down there, which meant these were the babies and the adults were still waiting there turn to flee.
So engrossed in what I was seeing I hadn't noticed that the others started to run in the direction Paris was until Riddick grabbed my arm pulling me with him. Shazza was directly in front of us and us we got to a ditch Riddick yanked us down, just before the creatures reached us. Gripping Riddick's arm tightly I held my breath as the flew over us and didn't move until Riddick did. When I heard Shazza start to get up I wanted to say something but before I could say anything Riddick had forced me to to turn flat on my back. The creatures had come back flying lower than previously. At the sound of Shazza's screams I shut my eyes, trying to force the memories of my mothers screams that tried to come rushing back to me.
When it was over I stood up and marched to where everyone else was, ignoring the man casually walking behind me. I knew he had turned me on purpose, it was his way to stop me from saying anything to Shazza, and it annoyed me for the first time that he could be so careless when it came to the lives of others, especially when those lives could help us get off this place.
Once everyone was inside the blocked off the opening in hopes they wouldn't get in. All around us the clicking sound could be heard, and now I understood it as the way they hunted, echolocation. They could hunt us using sound waves, where ever the disruption in the waves was is where the prey would be. These were natural born killers, and the perfect hunters. In a way these creatures reminded me off Riddick, expect for the part where he rips apart his victim and then eats it. I think my attraction towards him would have ceased to exist if that was the case.
Hearing a noise coming from the left of us, everyone concluded there was a breach in the hull and moved through the hole Imam had created to get us to a safer place. Although the area was little more cramped, which didn't sit well with me, but it was safer then being somewhere the creatures were. Of course Riddick picked up on my increased heart rate and came to stand beside me, subtly running his fingers along the small of my back.
"I'm gonna look around, stay in the light." Riddick ordered before walking off in a direction.
He was like a feline in that aspect, if he was curious about something he would go and investigate to state that curiosity.
Johns and Fry were cutting a whole to get us into the next area, which was supposedly more secure. Looking around I spotted Imam's eldest had disappeared.
"Riddick, Hassan." I called out getting everyone's attention.
"Don't stop cutting." Was all Riddick said.
Everyone sprang into action when a scream was heard and I went to move but Johns pulled me back and shined a light in the direction Riddick had went in. The asshole ended up blinding my husband who ducked to the side, doing so revealed the creature that was behind him. Johns didn't think twice about opening fire until the creature fell to the ground.
Ignoring all of them I moved to where Riddick had ducked, everyone gave me an odd look. Getting to Riddick I helped him up and then pulled his head down to place a small kiss on each eye. His hands went around me and gave me a small comforting squeeze.
"I'm fine," he murmured running his nose along my neck.
"I need you to be more careful." I whispered.
He just nodded before walking us to where everyone was surrounding the creature. They all were amazed by the fact that light was actually burning its skin, which might be a good thing for us. If we al could get our hands on enough light, then maybe just maybe we could get the cells to the ship unscathed.
Johns noticing Riddick's arm around my waisted, he sent a glare our way.
"I see the love birds are ok," he sneered, again his eyes filled with jealousy. Obviously this man has a death wish, considering Riddick doesn't like it when others like something that he deems his, and he definitely deems me as his.
"What do you mean?" Fry asked looking at us confused,
"Angie here has been with Riddick the whole time, they are married if you could believe it." Johns explained.
Everyone seem shocked, well except Jack, but then, shockingly, they became unfazed by it.
"She hasn't done anything to us, so it doesn't matter, especially not when we all need to work together if we are ever gonna get off the planet." Fry said before walking to the hole they had cut in the wall earlier and walked through it.
Everyone soon followed suit and we were all stood in a circle with the blow torch in the middle as our light. Paris was extremely jittery, Jack was in shock still over what had happened to Shazza, plus it didn't help that she had finally started her cycle, Fry looked like she was trying to figure something else, and Johns was staring off into space. I knew that not all of us would make it, but if risking my life saved both Imam, his son and Jack, then I would do it. They deserved to live, especially since they were innocents and hadn't done anything to die in a place like this. Me, I had my dues to pay, and if dying here is what I had to do then so be it. I just wouldn't let Riddick on my little sacrificing plan, considering he would no doubt tie me to himself if it meant keeping me from acting like a hero.