Journey to the Outside

Disclaimer: if it was in the movie then it's not mine

*dear lord I'm running out of things to say, just carry on*

We sat down just in time to hear the plane of action, all eyes on Fry, "we stick to the original plan. We get the four cells back to the skiff, we're off this rock"

"Look, I hate to ruin a beautiful theory with an ugly fact, but that sand cat is solar… it won't run at night", commented Paris

"So we carry the cells… we drag them, whatever it takes"

"You mean tonight, with all those things still out there?" I looked to Jack at my side and pulled her to me and held her there.

"All right, now how long can this last? A few hours, a day tops?" questioned Johns from his spot around the pit.

"I have the impression from the model. The two planets were moving as one, and there will be a lasting darkness" Imam answered.

"Mmm, these suns gotta come up some time. And if these creatures are phobic about light, then we just sit tight, and we let the sun come up."

"I'm sure somebody else said that… locked inside that coring room", stated Fry as she stared at the merc.

"As much as this pains me, and trust me it does, I agree with Johns. The suns have to come out eventually otherwise we would have landed in darkness." A smirk spread its way across Johns' face at my statement, "but I also agree with Fry, we can't just sit here and wait. Who knows how long it could take for the suns to come back out."

His happiness faded as Johns, now clearly frustrated, tried another tactic. "We need to think about everyone now, especially the kid. How scareds this boy gonna be in the dark?"

"Hold it right there Johns", I said at the same time as Fry said "don't use him like that".

"Like what?" Johns asked in feigned ignorance.

"As a smoke screen, you deal with your own fear" Fry was not letting him have his way. This stand against him showed that he would not be getting his way and I could tell that this pissed Johns off even before he said anything.

"Why don't you shut your fucking mouth for two seconds and let me come up with a plane that doesn't involve mass suicide!"

"I'm waiting… how much you weigh Johns?"

"What's it matter Carolyn?"

"How much!"

"Around 79 kilos to be…"

"'Cause you're 79 kilos of gutless white meat and that's why you can't think of a better…" just like she had interrupted him, Johns interrupted her.

"Is that fucking right?" Johns jumped at Fry pulling his gun out but was intercepted by Riddick who stood between the two like a bald dark night in goggles.

"Where are you going?" he asked Riddick as he redirected the gun, putting the barrel under his the convicts chin.

"This solves nothing", said Imam.

I picked up what looked to be a pebble and chucked it at Johns trying to gain his attention, it worked if is glare was any indication. "That means sit down, shut up, and for god's sake man keep that gun in its holster until we need it!"

He turned towards me, pulling the gun with him, but stopped half way through the motion. I wondered why till I noticed that Riddick had a shiv right next to his nether region.

"Ok", whispered Johns as he decided to sit down.

Fry knelt down by me and Jack trying to comfort the girl in my arms, 'wonder when they will realize the obvious and of what I already know'.

"They're afraid of our light. That means we don't have to be so afraid of them", Fry's words brought a sense of safety to the cowering child.

"Fry's right jack, and remember I will always be right beside you", I said as I hugged her tighter so she knew I was there for her no matter what.

"And you are sure you can get us there, even in the dark?" Imam questioned Fry.

"No I can't, but he can" came her reply as she turned looking at Riddick.

"Ok, so where do we start our search for more lights?" I asked no one in-particular

"We start with getting the spirits, than we head to the main part of the ship and see what we can use", Fry was really getting into this whole being in charge thing.

"And those spirits would be where?" I had a feeling I wasn't going to like the answer.

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( )_( ) ZZZZ it's an owl break

'WHAT IN GODS NAME IS WRONG WITH THIS LADY?' we had walked out to the storage pod to get some bottles of friggin beer, 'well at least Jack got what she needed from here as well'.

When we were all ready to go Fry lead our jolly convoy back to the ship since she had the torch, Imam was second holding a flashlight, and Paris had his basket of booze, followed by the remaining two kids and me. Luckily I had Riddick behind me, so he separated me from Johns who brought up the rear.

I bumped into Jack not noticing we had stopped while Fry checked the ship ahead of us, "Riddick" she called to him. He strolled forward like a predator on the prowl to see what he could see.

"Looks clear", he called back and Johns moved to the front shinning his light. When the light hit the dark interior of the ship one of the creatures flew out screeching scarring everyone.

"You said it was clear" Johns said from the ground seething with Riddick next to him

"I said it looks clear"

"Well, what's it look like now?"

"Looks clear" he said all nonchalant.

I snorted with the sudden need to laugh but keeping quiet, the grin on my face and laughter in my eyes the only clue to how I felt.

That was till a smell filled my nose, I leaned forward till my mouth was next to Jakes ear, "me thinks that the one called Paris is in need of new nickers". Our laughter was loud and joyous but the stern looks quickly quieted us down to low giggles.

Once inside everyone ran about doing whatever it was they were needed to do, trying to get as much light as we could. So now instead of just the cutting torch and two flashlights we also had: ten bottles with wicks of rope, cords of light pulled from the crash ships floor, and what we had before. As me and jack were working with the light cords Riddick walked by with Fry talking about our future midnight run.

"I'll be running about ten paces ahead. I want light on my back not in my eyes. And check your cuts, these bad boys know our blood now", I swear he said it not only because of me but also Jack.

Speaking of Jack she seemed a bit out of it, "Jack you need to stop. Whatever your thinking just stop it".

"But Lana you heard him, they..."

"Yes I heard him. But I got the largest amount of blood, and I'm sure it smells fresher. You have nothing to worry about, just stay in the light at all costs".

We gathered our lights and went to the others, helping when needed to until our makeshift high powered night light was complete.

With everything set we got ready to go, Imam and Johns pulled our make-shift sleigh which was carrying the cells and power source of our light cords. The rest of us ran either beside the sleigh or behind it while Riddick, true to his word, stayed ten paces ahead of us. It was only about an hour into our run that Jack started to freak out on an epic level.

"Chill out Jack, you need to relax"

"I can't, not while I know they are following us", I knew that by us she meant me and her.

And when the cutting torch burned out, that made the situation that much worse. While walking I saw Jack looking at something, it was one of Johns flares rolling its merry way far from us.

"Jack, just leave it"

"But we might need it. Wait!" she yelled to the others and the group stopped.

"Jack, what did I just say" but she just kept on going after it.

"DAMN IT!" I shouted, threw off the light cords wrapped around my torso, and went after her.

"NOT YOU TO ALANA!" I heard Fry yell at me.

I pulled Jack down just in time as I felt and heard a creature dive after us, that is till Johns fired at it and it flew away. Johns was now shooting ever where and as per usual Paris was frightened. Scared out of his wits he started crawling away, pulling the lights generator of the sleigh breaking it. This left us with nothing more than our hand-held light sources.

"Next time I say not to do something… don't do it!" I hollered at the child shivering from fright. The look of absolute horror chilled my anger causing me to release a sigh, "now are you alright Jack?"

"I'm fine but where's Paris?"

"He's gone kid. Crawled too far to be helped", I looked at her eye to eye, "that's what happens when you do stupid things, so do me a favor and listen from now on".

She nodded her head in agreement before I pulled her to her feet and together we ran back to the lights safety.

*End part 8*

I have replaced chapter 7 with the completed version so please take note of that if you wish to go back and read the ending.

Tori-Da-Mutt: sometimes it's the blunt comments that give the most help. And there was nothing rude about what you have said, it's not like you called my story out right awful or downgraded it in anyway. I asked for what people thought and I hope that any others who decide to leave comments like yours are half as nice about it.