For any that have seen the movie Pitch Black, you will see some very big discrepancies. I have changed characters a bit, and the situations. The overall summery of the movie is still more or less the same though. Enjoy.

Mel shuffled around searching through boxes for supplies. Lin, Dras, and Ellos were shuffling through their own boxes. They were the 3 other kids that survived the crash. They looked to be in their very early teens. They were with Rais, the religious man. He was something of a preacher and they were under his tutelage. Sadly they had lost one in the crash. Even though they were older, they had been her playmates. Even now, they were making a game out of this chore. Whoever found the most supplies was going to be "crowned" king of the hunt. Mel smiled as they made jokes, trying to make light of the situation. Still, she knew the adults had put them on this duty so that they would be out of the way. Plans still needed to be made. No need to scare the kids before one was decided on. Her thoughts drifted to what they would possibly do. That's when she heard it. A feint, almost imperceptible sound, like something scratching a sheet of metal.

"Shhhh." She ordered the somewhat rowdy boys. They immediately stopped their horseplay and stared at her. She heard it again, louder this time. It was then she noticed how isolated they were. The adults were way down the corridor, and there were an awful lot of shadows in the area. She put her finger to her lips, and began to move back towards the compartment the adults were in. She beckoned the others to follow. Silently they crept towards safety, away from the noise. As they moved, the noise seemed to stop. Mel began to feel slightly silly for her panic, but the pit in her stomach refused to leave.

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" Dras yelled as something reached from the darkness and pulled him in. Mel leapt to catch him, smashing her head on the metal crate. Dazed she could do nothing but watch as something out of a nightmare dragged her friend away. The others screamed and she could faintly hear footsteps rushing to them. She heard jostling behind her, with some of the strangest noises. It sounded like angry cats gargling water. Phil shined a light into her eyes. Said something about going into shock. When had he gotten there? She shook her head, forcing the daze to leave. She was pulled away as something fell next to her. One of those things. Before she could scream, she realized it wasn't moving. Dead. They had been fighting. Someone shined the flashlight on the carcass, to get a better look. The flesh started to bubble.

"Light. Lights hurts them." He said almost happily. The group rushed out of the area, and into the more secure container.

"We can use the light to get to the ship." Phil said determinedly.

"What?" Luke said not believing his ears. "That's suicide. This thing will only last a few days tops. We stay here and let this thing blow over."

"We don't know how this will last." Phil answered.

"The model that told us about the eclipse seemed to imply it would last for months." Rais chipped in, holding his two remaining children. They bickered some more, questioning how it could possibly work.

"Who takes the cells? They are easily 35 kilos each. That sand cat won't run at night." Luke pushed his point.

"I'll take them." Mori said his first words in hours. They looked at him. Mel hid her smile.

"I hate to burst your bubble, but how do you expect to move full speed with 140 kilos?" Luke sneered.

"Drag them." With that the discussion was over. The how was figured out, now all that happened was the details. They gathered up all the light they could. They took out 2 generators that had glowing tubes, grabbed blow torches and flashlights, anything that shined. They even took the prized alcohol collection of an art dealer and made impromptu torches. They were ready to go.