Ch 13
Finally set out heading back to the skiff with Riddick in the lead. No one could see anything for it was too dark. Johns and Imam we're pulling the sled in the front, Jack and Shazza where next leaving Paris and Fry to take up the rear. All six of them had the emergency strip lighting wrapped around them connected to the generator on the sled.
After some time jogging at a slow pace they begin to slow down. Paris with carrying the cutting torch, it started to flicker as it used its last amount of fuel.
Jack kept looking around swearing she saw shadows move, but no one else seemed to see them except for Riddick.
They could hear the creatures squealing all around like they were going to close in on them any minute.
"Stay close." Imam said as he listens to the monsters.
Paris reached into the sled to pull out one of his spirit torches, by doing so he knocked out one of the flares.
"Wait." Jack went to go get it. She pulled the lights off of her so she could reach out for it.
"Jack!" Shazza called out to her but could not reach her. Imam reacted quickly pulling off his own lights and jumping to knock Jack out of the way of one of those creatures that we're swooping down to grab her.
"Jack!" Fry called out for her this time.
Johns immediately pulled out his gun and started firing at the creatures. He almost got Fry in the face when she went to go see if Jack was okay
One of the creatures swooped very close to Paris's head. "This can't be happening." After he was knocked down he started to crawl away from from the sled. "This can't be happening."
"Paris! Get back here!" Fry yelled at Paris trying to get him to come back to the group. But before they could do anything he pulled the generator off the sled, breaking it making all the lights go out.
"Are you all right?" Imam helped Jack to her feet.
After Paris made some distance away from the group he realize that he had made the lights go out. Now he can hear creatures hissing right before one stab him in the back with they're long sharp tails. Pulling his hand away from his stomach he can feel a warm wetness there. He pulled out his later so he can see what it was, his head was covered in his own blood.
"I was supposed to die in France." He realized that he was going to die on this God awful planet. "I never ever saw France." He took one last big swig from his flask before blowing the liquid across the flames of his lighter stunning many creatures that had surrounded him.
The creature screamed one more time from the light before they descended on to him, eating his flesh while he took his last breath.
Fry lit one of his flares to provide light and also to light some spirit torches. Passing the now lit torches off to Jack and Shazza.
"Well, it's good to see you're okay." Johns said to Riddick as he rejoined the group.
But Riddick was not paying attention he was too busy watching the monsters squawking over there new kill.
"Do I even want to know?" Fry asked Riddick for he was staring off into the darkness watching something. He only answered her with a shrug as he watched Paris being ripped in two. The monsters were fighting over who got to eat the rest of Paris.
Riddick had noticed how several of the creatures we're watching his Jack. He did not want to tell anybody that her wound on her back have been reopened. He can smell her blood, he knew he need to do something drastic to make sure she survived.
Riddick look at Jack, she seemed to be watching what was happening to Paris. That's when he noticed this light shines your eyes. His eyes had already begun to change at her age, he walked up to her to get a better look. She turn to meet his gaze, with her eyes meeting the light of the torches her eyes began to constrict back to her normal dilation. He can no longer see the shine of her pupils.
"Hey princess you still have your goggles." She pulled them out of her pocket to show him that they're still there. "Good because you might need them when we get off this rock your eyes are doing what mine did at your age." He didn't say anything more to her about how the doctor in Butcher Bay made her sign permit. Hopefully if he gave her time her eyes would adjust to be able see both in the dark and the light.
Notes: We are getting close to the end so hopefully I'll be able to finish soon. The next scenes going to be a really long one. So please review and I'll post another chapter tomorrow hopefully.