Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Pitch Black
Pairings: Riddick/Harry
Rating: M – swearing
(ME) hi everyone another chapter for you all ^^ I thought as it's my birthday tomorrow and I will not be able to writing anything this weekend and I wanted to everyone to be happy as I am I will get this up now hehe ^^ thanks to Kakanaruiru for betaing this ^^ big hug to them, well I better get this up now and let you guys read I hope you all enjoy it hehe
Ok on with the chapter ^^
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(Harry's Thoughts)
~Riddick's thoughts~
"Talking"
Chapter 7
Harry walked into the light of the sun and blinked his eyes to get used to glare again. When the spots were gone, he looked around for Johns, wondering why the man had called for him in the first place. He couldn't think of any reason why the blond had anything to say to him.
It pissed him off a little at being interrupted so much though, first by Fry and now Johns. It was like someone or more likely fate, didn't want him talking to Riddick. He would have to deal with it for now but nothing was going to stop him later.
Sighing, Harry looked around and spotted Jack and the other boys watching him, he gave them a smile and waved his hand. Watching them smile and wave back Harry couldn't help his eyes falling on Jack.
Looking at him, Harry didn't know what to make of the boy. There was still something strange about him that Harry hadn't worked out yet but the way he was talking in there had concerned him. He knew that kids liked to look up to someone but to easily say that they could kill was another matter entirely. He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard Johns coming towards him.
"Where'd you run off to, Harry?" Johns asked, stopping beside Harry and looking down at the shorter man.
"I was just looking in the ship for anything useful, Johns. Couldn't find anything though, hopefully there's something at the settlement that will be of some help to us." Harry explained though it did piss him off that he had to explain himself at all. (Is that the only reason he called me out here?) Harry thought angrily. Instead of being inside with Riddick, he was stuck out here in the glaring sun with a man that smelled like a hospital.
Seeing Johns eyes move over his body, he decided to have some fun with the man as payback for hurting his Riddick.
"You shouldn't worry so much about little old me." Harry purred as he gave him a seductive smile. "There's no need. I can take care of myself, very well..."
As he purred the last word he could smell the waves of lust pouring off Johns sky rocket and looking down slightly, he could see that Johns' pants had begun to tent in the front. Knowing that the man had gotten hard made Harry laugh inside, it took everything he had not to let it out. Johns was so easy to play with.
"I bet you can." Johns smirked at him, blue eyes not leaving that sexy body.
Hearing storming feet coming from the ship Harry knew it was time to go. Fry would head to Johns first with what she had learned from Riddick, though he didn't know what she planned to do with that information.
"See you later Johns." Harry purred before he turned and walked towards Imam and his boys, a sway in his hips to further tease Johns.
Coming to a stop beside the others, he turned to watch the action, he knew it was going to be good from the look on Fry's face as she stormed out of the ship.
Fry made her way directly towards Johns where Harry had left him with a 'little problem.'
But Johns soon forgot that when he heard Fry start speaking.
"We're heading back to the hole. Riddick denied killing Zeke and when I asked about where he was, he said something about looking deeper." Fry said to them all, before she asked. "Can one of you grab some rope or line that we can use as well as a flashlight?"
Paris nodded before doing as she asked, Imam said something to the oldest, Suleiman, and the lad ran off, mostly likely for the rope she wanted.
Harry couldn't help feeling something bad was going to happen and he didn't like it.
As she moved closer to Johns, Harry didn't catch whatever she said to him but whatever it was got rid of Johns problem all together. Johns stormed away from her, rubbing his head in frustration.
The others looked to Fry, but all she did was walk after him. Paris soon came back with a flashlight while Suleiman had run up with some black rope and with that they followed after Fry and Johns.
As the group moved towards the spires, the feeling Harry had had from earlier was getting worst, (Why to I feel like the lamb getting lead to the slaughter?) Harry thought as walked alongside the others.
Glancing down at the movement to the right and left of him, he had to smile as Jack and Ali walked next to him, grinning as they looked back up at him. Harry put a hand on each of their shoulders, squeezing them softly in reassurance.
As they caught up with Fry and Johns, they all heard the slightly heated conversation they were having.
"Let me tell you what I think happened, I think he went off on the guy and buried him in the hills somewhere, and now he's got you believing there something else out there." Johns sneered. Fry had stormed ahead of him and the others, her steps showed she was determined to get to the bottom of what Riddick had told her.
"Well, let's just be sure." Fry said back to him, she didn't believe Johns explanation.
Even the others were disbelieving to that explanation. It all happened so fast there was no way Riddick had had the time from when the shots fired to Shazza coming upon him to hide Zeke's body.
"Look, murders aside, Riddick belongs in the asshole hall of fame. He loves to jaw jack and loves to make you feel afraid, because that's all he has and you're playing right into it."
"I don't know why I am even explaining this to you Johns, you're a cop, for God's sake, we've got to find his body."
"Hey I'll go!" Jack said suddenly.
"Like hell you will," Harry said, entering the conversion. He glared at the boy, starting to think the teen was trying to prove that he was a man, though if he thought about it, kids his age were always like that.
"But I'm brave enough to go." Jack said huffily.
"It's not about being brave, Jack. It's about being smart." Harry said to him. There was no way he was letting the kid go down the hole, there was something down there that had killed Zeke within seconds and he really didn't want to find out what.
They all fell silent after that and made their way to the small hole where Zeke's body had disappeared.
Coming closer to it, Harry couldn't help the shiver that ran down his spine. He didn't know why he was feeling so tense the closer they got to the hole but something was setting off his creature sides and the feeling of fight or flight was back. Not as strong as last time though, so whatever had set it off last time had gone for now.
(I've got a bad feeling about this,) He thought as they all stopped and looked down into the small dich and hole. Harry could feel someone watching him and when he looked up he saw Fry staring at him with a scheming look on her face that didn't bold well for him.
"So who is going down there?" Jack asked, looking around at the adults.
"I think Harry should go." The blonde said suddenly, making the group turn to her.
"It was your goddamn idea, Fry, no use putting someone else's life in danger for a fucked up plan." Johns said, glaring at her and ignoring the others as they gathered around.
"Riddick's just trying to get at you. He likes doing that; shootin' his mouth off to keep people guessing. And guess what, he's good at it. So if you're gonna fall for his shit, then gamble your own life." Johns growled at her, he didn't like this plan one bit.
"Hey!" Harry said loudly, frowning at Johns and Fry as they turned to him, "Including me would be a good start as I'm standing right here."
Once he had there attention he asked "Now, I would like to know what the hell you two are going on about. How did the plan for ME to go down that hole come about?"
When did Fry think it was a good idea for him to go down that hole? (Could it be her way at getting back at me from what happened in the ship or to stop me from talking about what she tried to do when we were crashing?) Harry thought, but he didn't care. Whatever reason she had in sending him down there, he wasn't going to give in to her anytime soon.
"Her plan is for someone to go down the hole to look for Zeke. As you can see, they have to be small." Johns said, there was a grim look on his face as he pointed to the small opening. He didn't know why Fry wanted Harry to go down when it was her idea to look deeper just because Big Bad said so.
Bitch was listening to Riddick a little too much for Johns' peace of mind, he would keep his eye on that, but for now he had to stop Fry from doing something stupid.
Harry on the other hand was eyeing Fry, sizing her up, she was only a few inches taller than him but still small enough to go down herself.
"She looks small enough to me. So what's the problem, besides the fact that it's a fucking stupid idea?" Harry said, crossing his arms around his chest, but the triumphant look Fry was wearing put him on edge, looks like she wasn't going to let this go.
"I'm just a bit taller than you," she said. "So you're the smallest, not counting the children."
"I'll go," Jack jumped in again, he really wanted to see what was in the hole.
"You not going and that's that, kid," Harry shot back. He could feel danger coming from the darkness, and it was terrifying him.
"So," Fry said, interrupting whatever Jack was going to argue back with. "Since you're the smallest adult," here she shot Jack a look, "I think you should go."
"Like fuck I will. I may be small but I don't have a death wish." Harry said sneering at Fry. "I have no reason to go down there, it's easy to tell something took the man without going down there at all."
He was holding himself back from hitting the bitch. She had her mind set on him going into that hole, but he wasn't going anywhere near it unless there was a bloody good reason to.
(And I doubt she can come up with one.) Harry thought, sneering at the bitch, she was really starting to annoy him.
"Did you listen to a single fucking word I said, Fry? It's your goddamn idea. You're small enough to go down, so go ahead and be ballsy with your own fucking life." Johns said angrily.
"He is the smallest and can fit down easily. He'll have the rope tied to his waist anyway, if there's any trouble." Fry said calmly to him. "And no one here knows how to pilot that skiff we found or get it going up and running."
That point shut Johns up, he could pilot the skiff but he had no clue in getting it up and running, but he still didn't see the point of going down at all, Riddick killed the man, it was time to move on already.
"So what cause your life is more valuable, I have to give mine up for your bloody plan?!" Harry demanded. He had to fight himself to stop his eyes from changing. "If something else happened, you would send one of the others to check it out because you too bloody important to go yourself."
"Is that what I am hearing Fry," Harry sneered, grinding his teeth together at her balls, "It's not like you haven't put your own life before others, before."
The others, minus Johns looked at him confused, wondering what he was talking about while Fry paled at his last words. She knew for sure now that Harry knew what she'd tried to do, but before she could deny what his words Shazza had had enough of the fighting.
"Look, I will go, it's my Zeke." Shazza shouted out of nowhere, her tone showed how distress she was, "Just stop fucking fighting."
Shazza had had enough of them fighting about looking for her Zeke, she needed to know what happened to him. If Riddick had killed him then no one was stopping her from killing the bastard. If he hadn't then….she didn't know what she was going to do, her mind was spinning in circles, everything was happening too fast and she just wanted it all to stop.
She wanted her Zeke.
Harry looked her over. She was pale and was slightly trembling, Harry could tell there was no way she was going down that hole, not with her still being in shock with what happened to her lover.
"Shazza you can't go, we need you in getting some of the things back at the settlement up and running." Fry said to her. She wanted Harry down there, she didn't think too much on him dying, after all she wasn't a murder, and like Johns said Riddick could be bull-shiting her to get a rise out of her like before.
"I need to know," Shazza strongly, "I need to know what happened to my Zeke, and if that fucker in there said that he was down there, then I should be the one to look for him."
Harry knew she couldn't go, she would get killed as soon as she came across what had taken Zeke and with the state she was in, she most likely wanted that to happen. He couldn't help be reminded of his papa, even though the man never let him or his brother see him grieving over dad, Harry had come across him in the library one time, the one place his dad loved to go and spend hours just reading.
The tears in those black eyes had broken Harry's heart and he knew if it hadn't been for him and his brother, his papa would have joined their dad in death, and now seeing tears in Shazza's grey eyes, reminded him too much of that.
He may have only met Shazza and Zeke a few hours ago, but Harry knew she was someone that he could trust to have his back.
(But is it worth going down there to my death? Merlin I don't know what to think anymore.)Harry thought, mind spinning. He knew that there was something down there, something that was deadly and he wouldn't care if Fry got herself killed, but she had a point in being the only one to get the ship they'd found up and running and if something did happen, and he was hoping that is was an if, then they wouldn't be stuck here. Even if his magic was not working as it should he could use his creature sides' powers.
(I don't want to be stuck on this planet, and the others wouldn't fit in that hole unless we make it bigger, Imam and Johns are too big in build and Paris wouldn't go even if he was paid, too cowardly.)
Hearing Johns and Fry still fighting about who was going down behind him, he had had enough. He knew it was a stupid move on his part, but out of all of them he was the one most likely come out of this alive. His speed as a hybrid would come in handy and with both his creature sides, he was stronger and faster than any of them, but there was one tiny, hiccup in his plan. He hadn't feed since Mac and Jaz, it could go either way in making him weaker or more deadly in his lust to feed.
It was something he would have to leave in Fate's hands, not something he wanted to do, (I sound like I have made up my mind in going down there.) Harry thought sarcastically. There were pros and cons in doing this, the biggest con was that whatever was down there scared him, not an easy thing to do but he was also finding out he wasn't the biggest threat anymore in this time, just look at how strong Riddick was to him.
Another point was deep inside himself, he did want to know what he was facing, that would be his Gryffindor side speaking, he knew that for sure.
(Merlin, I must be mad even thinking of going down there.) Harry rubbed a hand over his forehead, (I have faced Voldemort, I have faced a 60ft snake at 12, I am hundreds of years old and have seen more an anyone in this group.)
"You heard her, she needs to know what happened and so do all of us, what would happen if there is something down there and it comes up here without us knowing and kills us?!" Fry shouted at Johns in anger, snapping Harry out of his thoughts.
Looking over, he saw that both Johns and Fry were raging at each other. He had been so deep in his thoughts that he hadn't noticed the both of them fighting over Fry's plan.
Finally Harry had had enough of this, his mind was made up, he knew it was a stupid idea but he needed to know what he was up against and he hadn't been through everything to back down now.
"Goddamn, just shut the fuck up, people! If it's that goddamn important, I'll fucking go, just shut your mouths. You're giving me a headache." Harry shouted putting his hand up to rub his temple at the headache starting there, he didn't need one going into that hole.
Ali ran and hugged Harry's side in worry. Looking a little shocked, Harry gave
him a smile and gave him a sideways hug, the kid was cute and for some reason trusted him even after only a few hours.
What he didn't know was Ali felt safe around him, that something inside the child told him, this man would protect him always.
Giving a smug Fry a glare, Harry turned away from her and opened his bag, taking out a blade, he strapped it to his waist and called Jack over to him.
Once the kid was in front of him he handed Jack his bag, there was no way he was taking that down there with him.
"Keep it safe, alright kid?" Harry asked.
"Sure Harry." Jack nodded, he was happy he got to hold the cool looking bag, he had never seen the strange marking on it before. Looking back up at Harry, Jack wanted to give him a hug the same as Ali did but held back, because guys don't hug.
With a small smile to Jack, Harry turned back towards Fry and Johns. "Well, where's the rope?"
It didn't take Harry long to get ready, he placed his long hair into a bun so it was out of the way as Imam tied the rope around his waist. Imam gave him a pat on the back as he finished, and a nervous Paris handed him the flashlight.
"Be careful my son." Imam said concern in his voice as he watched the young man get ready to jump down.
"Will do Imam." Harry nodded to the man before he jumped down into the ditch. Walking slowly to the start of the hole he got to his knees and looked into the darkness.
Looking back at Imam, the holy man gave Harry another nod, which the raven returned before looking at the others shooting him worried looks, all but Fry. The bitch still had that fucking smug look on her face again, like she got her way.
(You're smiling now dear Caption but soon I'll wipe that bloody look off,) Harry thought angrily. (After all it's not a good idea to piss off a hybrid.)
Pushing the anger away, Harry turned and carefully entered the darkness.
Moving slowly, Harry felt his heart beating faster as he crawled down the tunnel, flashing the light around, he noticed that tunnel wasn't naturally formed. It was too smooth and went too far down without breaking off.
Taking in a deep breath he scented Zeke but nothing else, the man's scent was covering up whatever took him.
Running the light over the walls and floor he spotted something on the ground. Shining the light on it, Harry saw Zeke's broken and bloody flashlight.
(What the fuck did I agree to this for again?) Harry thought to himself as he passed it and made his way farther inside. It didn't take too long before he reached an opening.
Poking his head through, he looked around in astonishment. There was enough light coming from holes above that he could make out that he was in some kind of cavern. It was like some grand common chamber that had more tunnels branching out in every direction. (Like hell I'm going to see where those lead.)
Walking around, he could hear a faint clicking sound coming from some of those tunnels. It was so faint that if he had been human he wouldn't have heard it, Harry was so thankful to have his heightened hearing.
Without realizing it, his hand had begun to tremble slightly. There was danger around him that made the hair on the back of his neck to stand on end and even with the overwhelming scent of Zeke's blood around him, he could pick up the stench of something else. It was the same thing he had picked up when he was looking over the hole when Riddick was caught. Some kind of animal, wild with the scent of blood clinging to it.
His shoulders tensed even more as clicking got closer and his senses were screaming, 'Danger! Get out, you idiot!', but he couldn't back down now, not when he could smell Zeke in here, though he had a funny feeling that it wasn't going to be all of Zeke.
Harry knew he was in trouble but he didn't let panic cloud his mind, it would sign his death warrant if he panicked now.
He stepped into the light beside a mound of earth and, looking up at the light, he saw that it reached all the way up to the surface,
(Those spires, they're hollow.) Harry thought remembering that the whole area of spires. What concerned him though was how many chambers like this one were there.
The sunlight came through a small hole at the top and he felt somewhat safer in the soft light, but he wouldn't feel totally safe until he was back in the sun and out of this damn hole.
SSSSSHHHHH
Spinning sharply towards the sound, Harry flashed his light over the cave wall, starting to tremble even more than before when he didn't see anything but knew something was in the room with him.
(If I make it out alive, I'm killing that bitch.) He thought, as panic and fear started eating away at him. His mind was screaming for him to get back outside into the sunlight and away from whatever was inside with him.
He could no longer control his creature sides and his ears and eyes changed. With his now red eyes, he looked around for what had made the sound while his clawed hands clutched the torch tight. He fear rose further as the sound echoed once again.
SSSSSHHHHH
Harry stumbled back at the sound, it was closer than before, but as he did though the scent of Zeke and blood of got stronger. Spinning, he shined the torch over one of the tunnels and saw a small shape. Moving closer, he found that the shape was Zeke's bloody boot.
With his foot still inside it.
Harry stared at it in shock for a second before something swiped at him. Crying out in surprise and pain as something from the darkness smacked into his wrist, knocking the flashlight from his hand.
It was so fast he couldn't get a look at what it was before it happened again. He stumbled backwards as the same something, or maybe a different one, shot out of the darkness and smacked into his chest, moving him further away from the light from the spires. Harry stepped backwards, fear settling inside him as the sounds and clicking grew louder and louder until it was all he could hear.
"Lumos," he whispered shakily, holding his hands in front of him. The sounds and fear was making it hard for him to concentrate on his magic, and he panicked when nothing happened.
"NO! Not now, work damn it, WORK!" Harry yelled in anger, this was the one time he didn't want his magic to fail him. Moving quickly he pulled out his wand and held it out in front of him.
"Lumos. Lumos!" He yelled again, finally his magic flared inside him, coming to the call of its master.
Light sparked out of his wand and flared brightly to life, the area around him became brightly lit and something in front of him let out a screeched of pain, and Harry looked up.
All thought left him at the sight of the monstrous, grey beast in front of him, with an eyeless triangle-shaped head and rows of monstrous, sharp teeth. The beast reared back against the light that only lasted a moment as the small yellow ball died once more.
The beast lunged, knocking him to the ground. Harry screamed as he let go of his wand and grabbed hold of the evil creature as it tore at the flesh of his shoulder, teeth sharp as needles clamping down hard enough to reach the bone.
Pain flashed through his mind as the beast tore into his shoulder and another scream was ripped from his throat as claws slashed his stomach.
His eyes flashed pure red as he used his claws to slash at the beast's side, tearing into its flesh and pulling a hand full of it away. It let go with screech of pain as he brought his claws back down, letting go of the he held flesh and letting it splatter onto the ground, he dug into its body once again. As he did so he got his foot under the creatures stomach and, once in position, he used his vampire strength he kicked the beast off him.
He heard it thump into a wall at the other end of the chamber and screech again but he paid it no mind as he rose sharply from the ground, grabbed his wand and stuffed it into his pocket as fast as he could. He stumbled into the light of the spire and, hearing more cries around him as more beasts made their way into the room, wasted no time and started to climb upwards, away from the monsters.
He ignored the pain in his shoulder and stomach, fear and panic driving him to climb faster.
The higher he got the smaller the space became until he reached a point where he could no longer go any farther. He started banging on the rocky wall, his hits weak and he could felt the change in his from making him look human again, he had lost to much blood.
"I'm in here!" Harry shouted, banging on the earthen walls of the spire again.
"I'M IN HERE, DAMNIT! LET ME THE FUCK OUT!" Harry screamed as one of other beasts grabbed his safety rope, trying to pull him back into the darkness.
Just as he thought he was going to fall back into the pit and meet his end, the earth above him suddenly started to crumble away as hands dug into it. Those hands reached in and grabbed at him, Harry nearly screamed again as his wounds were pulled as the Imam and Johns pulled him into the sunlight.
Harry's body was in great pain, he could feel himself weakening by the second as more of his blood left his body.
"I heard you, Harry. I heard you first," Jack said happily as they pulled him away from the spire.
"Come on." Johns said helping Harry stand.
"Harry, are you alright?" Imam asked, as he too helped Johns. He was worried as Harry hadn't said anything since they pulled him from the hole.
"Oh my god, is that blood?!" Shazza shouted going pale. She had been about to ask about Zeke when she saw all the blood coming from Harry's shoulder and stomach.
They all looked at what she was talking about and noticed Harry's white shirt was torn and bloody.
"What the fuck happened?" Johns yelled as he held Harry up, both him and Imam moving to place Harry on the ground to see his wounds.
Harry let out a hiss of pain as his shoulder was jarred as they moved him and groaned as his head swam with dizziness of blood lose. If there was ever a time he desperately needed to feed, it was now.
Just as Johns and Imam were about to set him on the ground, the rope around his waist suddenly jerked back, pulling him from their arms and back towards the spire.
"Fuck!" Harry swore loudly as he clung to the rocks to stop himself. The others rushed to grab hold of him, to stop him from being pulled in the spire any farther.
"Get it off me! Get it the FUCK OFF ME!" he shouted as Johns and Imam tried to pull him back, but whatever had a hold of the rope wasn't letting go and was pulling even more.
Johns pulled him out enough that Imam pulled out his dagger and could cut the rope, freeing Harry. Imam watched it disappear down into the hole before turning to see Johns pick up the wounded man and run towards the crash site.
He and the others followed quickly behind them.
(Merlin, this is just not my day.) Harry thought painful as he was carried to the ship.
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(ME) ok that's chapter 7 finished ^^ I hope you like the changes and the little more I have added ^^ I didn't want to change to much but more cleaning it up, I had to stop myself from adding more or this wouldn't have been posted at all. Maybe when the whole story is finished I will make some little changes but for now I am happy and I hope you all are too ^^ please review to let me know if you are ^^
Now for the Ali alive
Alive: 40
Die 2
Wow you people really like the little boy, I must admit I do too hehe I can see Harry growing to love Ali. The vote is still up if you want a say in what happens to this little boy, will Harry fail in saving him or will Harry's magic come to his aid. Or will Riddick come for his mate ^^
oh before I forget I am updating my Ao3 but its with updated chapters so 1 to 7 is the same as on here. also my old story of Not Alone Anymore is completed, I though of deleting but someone pointed out why not just leave it to show how this story has change. plus it show me how far I have come. ok off to enjoy my birthday break ^^
Till next time bye bye for now!