Rynn looked for Riddick's shined eyes in the darkness finally spotting them when he rested his goggles on his forehead. He walked over to her taking her hand in his as she clutched onto his arm. Johns finally turned on his flashlight looking around the hanger. They kept hearing loud clangs and bangs and screeches from the creatures. They were trying to get in. Or were they already in? Was there a breach somewhere?
"Remember the bone yard?" Johns says. "These just might be the fuckers that killed every living thing on this planet."
"Ya think, Johns."
Johns turns his flashlight to Riddick who was leaning against the metal hanger wall. He turned his head while his hand came up shielding his eyes from the brightness of the flashlight. He pulls Rynn against him more their bodies chest to chest.
"No one asked for your opinion." Johns was with the flashlight to Riddick.
"It's a fact, Johns. It's what I've been saying." Riddick's free hand went behind Rynn's neck pulling her more to him leaving a kiss on her forehead.
"Christ." Johns snorts, disgusted, aiming the flashlight elsewhere not wanting to see anymore.
Another source of light came on it was Paris' lighter. "Are these the only lights we have?"
"No there's a cutting torch on the floor somewhere." Caroline starting looking but everyone stopped and put their ears to the hanger wall when the creatures started making their screeching noise again.
"Why do that they do that? Make that sound?" Jack asked.
"Perhaps it is the way they see-"
A bang got everyone's attention. Riddick shot forward, on alert, almost knocking Rynn to the ground with his unexpected jolt. He quickly grabbed hold of her hand so she wouldn't loose her balace and fall to the floor.
Everyone's attention went down the dark hanger towards the loud sound. Rynn moved to stand behind Riddick clutching his shirt from the back side.
They heard what sounded like the creatures claws clanging as they moved about.
"You got the big gage, Johns. Go have a look."
"Fuck that, Riddick. Why don't you go fucking check."
More chaos as Paris errupts trying to leave but Caroline stops him. "Hey! You don't know what's out there."
"I know what's in here..." Paris countered back as he continued to struggle out of Caroline and now Jack's hold. He stopped fidgeting once Imam pried open a drop down door and everyone hurried inside Paris being the first. Imam quickly locked it. Him and Rynn both collapsed against the door. His back to it while Rynn's front was resting against it.
Both took a moment to relax and look at each other when one of the creatures spikes, horns stabbed through the metal door right next to Imam's head barely missing him. He screamed and rushed away but before Rynn had a chance she too hollowered out...from pain. She tried to back away from the door but couldn't. She looked down and saw the horn from the same creature that just about got Imam. It was inbedded in her lower stomach on the left side a few inches above her hip bone. Rynn screamed as she tried to pry herself free. The creature did the same.
"MOVE!" Riddick roared knowing something happened. He plowed past the others bumping into Johns and Caroline not caring as he rushed to Rynn. He could see the pain and fear on her face.
"Oh, god!" Caroline's hand went to her mouth as she got a glimpse of what happened.
With the help of Riddick Rynn finally was able to get herself free from the creature screaming even more as Riddick pulled her back slowly. The spike coming out inch by inch. She staggered once free loosing her balance Riddick helped her lower herself to the floor clutching her wound. Riddick looked back towards the door making sure the creature didn't come back.
The coast was clear for now.
Riddick's hand moved hers out of the way so he could add more pressure with his own hand trying to stop the bleeding.
"Aaahhh...fuck!"
"I know it hurts, baby."
"That was stupid of me."
"You couldn't have known that would happen." He picked her up bridal style and Rynn groaned from the movement.
Her pain was getting worse. Riddick saw a crate and carried her to it sitting her down on a it. His hand went between her breast forcing her to lean back on her elbows so he could get a better look. He lifted her shirt up and pulled the waist of her pants down slightly to inspect the wound. The horn of the creature went into her deep enough so to cause some major damage if it hit any of her internal organs. Her closest organ was her left ovary.
"Just fucking great." Johns makes his voice known and Riddick shot him a don't-you-dare-cold look before focusing back on Rynn. Now was definitely not the time to test Riddick.
"Is there ANY fuckin' gauze or type of bandage to cover the wound?!" Riddick shouted. Rynn placed a shaky hand on Riddick's shoulder to let him know to stay calm. He was acting like she was going to die. Maybe she was.
"Here. I found this in a box in the corner." Jack handed it to Riddick, a little fearful of him now that Rynn was hurt. He placed the bandage over the wound, adding pressure again.
"Ow! Damn that hurts!" Rynn cringed.
Riddick was starting to sweat. Rynn could see it running down his face he was worried. "Hey..." She brought her fingers under his jaw to raise his head to make him look her in the eyes instead of her wound. "I'm going to be fine. It just hurts and burns like a son-of-a-bitch."
"From what I can tell it didn't do any real damage. Any tape?"
"No. But this should work." Caroline handed Riddick some type of cloth maybe a scarf that belonged to one of the geologists before they parished.
Riddick took the scarf and watched it slide out of Caroline's hand and looked back to Rynn. He was dreading what he would have to do. "This is gonna hurt." He warned not wanting Rynn in anymore pain but he needed something like a torniquete to help with the bleeding and to keep the bandage in place. Her pants were hip huggers and they wouldn't help with holding the bandage. Rynn prepared herself as Riddick wrapped the scarf around her waist and over the bandage that was covering the wound. Riddick tightened the scarf and she let out a gut wrenching scream as Riddick finished tying the scarf tying it as tight as he could. Suprisingly the scarf was long enough to do that.
"Fuuuck!" Rynn shouted trying to regain control of her body, trying to ease the pain if possible. She rose upright rested her weight on her hands that were holding onto the corners of the crate.
"You need to be lying down."
She looked at Riddick, raising an eyebrow. "Are you serious? I just got stabbed and you want to move me again? I'm in enough pain as is just sitting here."
Riddick just gave her a nod.
"Ugh! Fine. Where?" Rynn couldn't see or even think there was anything in there with them to lay on except the hard floor.
Riddick looked over his shoulder and saw a somewhat new mattress laying on the floor in a dark corner. "Over there." He jerked his head in the direction.
Riddick scooped Rynn into his arms moaning and groaning sounds were heard from Rynn again as Riddick made the short distance to the mattress going to his knees and laying her gently down on it placing her on her back before she rolled onto her good side, curling up into a fetal position in discomfort and pain. Riddick had the blow torch in hand and turned it on for Rynn to give her some light in the pitch black room.
It didn't take long for Rynn to start getting sleepy. She held her hand out to him. "Come here."
Riddick came and layed next to her on the bed stretching his body out beside her starring deep into her eyes.
"I'm sorry."
Riddick lifted his head propping it in his hand giving her a puzzled look. "For what?" He asked as he brushed his hand over her head, his fingers going through her hair before cupping her cheek while his thumb caressed it softly.
"For leaning up against that stupid door. If I didn't I wouldn't have gotten hurt."
"Baby..." He crooned and his face came close to hers to give her a tender kiss. "Not your fault." Riddick continued to comb his fingers through her hair causing her to get even sleepier.
"We don't have time for this! We need to move!" Johns shouted.
"Shut up, Johns." Jack told him. "Your more than welcome to leave. No one is stopping you."
"Right. Instead of worring about yourselves your all worried about a nobody killer."
Everyone saw the death look that Riddick shot back at him.
After that Johns shut up sitting down on another crate.
"Is this room safe from those things?" Imam asked breaking the silence with obvious concern in his voice.
"For now but it won't keep them out forever." Caroline said.
"I don't want to go to sleep." Rynn stated.
"You need to rest. Help you heal quicker."
She placed her hand flately on Riddick's chest, feeling his skin above his tank top and looked into his eyes. "Your not going anywhere, right?"
"You know better than that."
"Dammit, Riddick." She whined knowing he wouldn't but she needed to hear it before closing her eyes.
"I'm staying right here." He gave her added assurance by tenderly squeezing the back of her thigh.
There was no way in hell Riddick was going to move from that spot. He wasn't about to take the chance on Johns or someone else gunning for her in her defenseless state. No one was goning to touch her.
That brought a smile to her face. "Turn the torch off. I'm sure we'll be needing it soon." She closed her eyes.
Riddick did cascading the room into complete darkness putting everyone on edge. Making the room even spookier with the creatures outside but from what Riddick could hear there was no creatures in the immediate area not yet anyway. It was a good thing for Rynn because she needed rest even if it was for a short time.
Riddick leaned into her more his forehead touching hers. She felt his breath fan her lips before he placed a tender kiss upon them right as sleep took over.
*I know this chapter kind of sucked...I thought anyway. Next chapter will be better because Riddick may have to trust a certain someone in order to help Rynn with her injury. The question is will he do it?
