Chapter 4
Rolling out of bed the next morning, Collin found Rilyn in the mess hall setting across from half of his crew. Walking up behind her, he pointed at his men. "Not one transmission to my parents or anyone on Furya II for that matter. Understood?"
He watched as one by one a row of heads nodded then rose from the table depositing their dishes in the galley before leaving them alone in the room. Making himself breakfast, he joined her at the table. "I love your coffee," he said with closed eyes savoring the smell.
"Well, maybe if you and Daddy would actually tell Mama that her coffee sucks…"
Collin snorted. "Those marching orders came straight from Dad."
Rilyn rolled her eyes and simply waited to learn her fate.
"How would you feel about staying with me for a couple of days?"
"You realize our parents will kill you, right?"
"Probably," Collin answered with a frown. "We're almost there, Rilyn and I'm not about to turn around just because my little sister decided to stowaway."
"Owww!" Collin exclaimed as Rilyn's foot made contact with his shin. "Brat!"
Rilyn stuck her tongue out him. "Where are you going, anyway?"
Collin pushed his dishes aside and leaned forward, a serious look on his face. "Asylum."
Rilyn leaned back in her seat with a whistle. "Wow." She said before making the Furyan holy sign in between them. "Where do you want to be buried?"
"Ha, Ha." Collin responded dryly, picking up his dirty dishes and taking them back into the galley. "That's my first stop. My second stop is Hell."
"Why? I thought Daddy destroyed your home?"
"I don't expect you to understand."
"How can I? You've had your mind shut off from the rest of us for what seems like forever!" Rilyn accused as she pushed away from the table, her eyes watering as she blinked furiously to keep from crying. "Do you know what's it's like to be different and have the only other person that's just like you, disappear while their standing in front of you?"
Collin felt bad as he listened to his sister. He had once felt that way when his Mother had shut him out, but it couldn't be helped. "I'm sorry, Rilyn. You have to understand that I'm grown up now and won't be around forever."
Rilyn stood looking at him for a moment before turning on her heel, leaving her brother in the dust.
"Rilyn! Rilyn!" Collin called after her as she raced down the hall. Slamming his fist against the wall, he turned towards the bridge.
Riddick woke by himself to the sound of hammering. Running a hand up and down Carolyn's side of the bed he knew she had been up for hours. Dragging himself through the shower, he emerged in a better mood and headed downstairs goggles firmly in place. The house was mostly back to rights as the builders worked on installing the new windows.
Walking into the kitchen he discovered Toal, Vaako and Shirah standing around the island quietly discussing the star charts in front of them. Pouring a cup of coffee he automatically grimaced as he took a sip, pulling the cup back away in surprise. This wasn't Carolyn's coffee.
Joining them, Vaako didn't miss a beat filling him in on their ideas. It was when Toal mentioned the 'three of them' that the skin on the back of his neck went electric and he slammed down his now empty cup on the table in front of them. "Where's Carolyn?" he demanded, turning in a circle as if the objects' in the room would give him an indication of where she was.
Turning back to the occupants in the room he focused on Vaako who was looking at him like he was a fool. "Carolyn's gone. She left in the middle of the night."
"No she didn't." Riddick replied with a shake of his head, "She wouldn't dare."
Toal simply raised his eyebrow as he slid a portable navcom guide across the table towards him. "With everyone helping here last night no one bothered disabling the homing beacon on Carolyn's ship when she arrived home yesterday."
Riddick looked down at the device in front of him, watching the blip that indicated Carolyn's ship racing through space. With a roar, he turned sweeping the contents of the closest counter off with an arm.