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(ME) hi all another chapter for you, I didn't mean for it to be so long a wait but things are happening around me at the moment and it's a bit high and a lot down so time has become the thing of the past but that doesn't mean I won't write in fact I have been writing my butt off. Problem is I keep working on different stories for Harry ^^ I have a dragon age with Harry/Male Adaar/Iron Bull, Dorian/Fenris, Draco/Cullen and baby Teddy along. Gargoyles, DragonballZ, Uncharted and some others so yeah been busy plus on bodyguard I became stuck with how I wanted things to go so I was working through that and of course typing up chapters 18 and 19 for this so yeah been all over the place if I could out up a follow a long plot for someone to write I would cos I am going to be forever doing it myself lol okay enough of me going on. Hope you enjoy this chapter ^^

'Thoughts' yes I have change it.

"Talking"

Chapter 17

Johns stumbled back at the hash blow to the face grunt with pain, shaking his head. As Johns tried to get his bearings Riddick didn't let up his attack. He shot forward and uppercut the flare from the merc's hand and knocking it far enough away its glare no longer blinded his eyes. The green flare hit a bone wall and came to rest on the dirt ground, its glow allowing Johns enough light to see and keep the creatures at bare, for now

Riddick attacked again, slamming his fist into Johns face, the blow was strong and it caused Johns to spin and blood and spit to fly out of his mouth.

As he span it gave Riddick the chance to twist his body to get behind the man and grab for the gauge. Pulling it out of its holder he lifted it up to end the bastard when Johns recovered enough to quickly grab the barrel and point it away from him. As they wrestled each other for control it fired into the darkness causing screeches of pain to be heard as some creatures were hit. Their cries soon stopped as their kin were quick to end its suffering.

While they fought over the gun Riddick kept some of his attention on his mate, he could hear others yell in surprise and fear before Harry took charge and lead them away from the danger. The tension in his body faded now he knew he didn't have to worry about his mate, instead he can have his full attention on Johns.

The gun fired again and again as they grappled for control. The cries of the creatures grew in volume as they feasted on their fallen kin. Neither man cared as they fought for their lives. Twisting his arm to lock with Riddick and trap the gun, Johns quickly used his freed one and slammed it down onto the outside of Riddick's elbow repeatedly. He used all his strength into each hit until finally Riddick's elbow dislocates, breaking the arm lock.

Riddick sneered and held his roar of pain as he lost his grip on the shotgun he quickly acted before Johns had control over it, his leg shot up and kicked Johns' knee making him fall onto the other. Taking the gun he throws it far from them. It hit the ground and skidded further into the darkness, barely visible anymore. Johns got to his feet but Riddick delivers a powerful blow to Johns' face and the bounty hunter went stumbling away with a grunt of pain.

He barely manged to stop his momentum into an outcrop of bone spears, his eyes widen in fear as he realized how close he came to becoming implied on those bones.

Using the distraction, Riddick pushed his elbow back into place, pain shot through his arm but he barely let out a grunt. He knew it wasn't broken and wouldn't hinder him. It hurt but nothing showed on his face as he watched Johns scramble to his feet. He reached up and grabbed his harness as they faced each other.

The two men slowly began to circle each other. Nether making a move forwards yet. Both knew this was their finally death match and both planned to come out the winner.

Predator vs predator.

Now it was time to see who the bigger predator.

Taking his harness of Riddick moved it to his other hand, ready for use. His sliver eyes never left Johns' form, watching the nervous man becoming more nervous and afraid by the minute.

Suddenly one of the creatures darted close spooking Johns as it got to close before the flare light drove it off again. He shot a quick look behind him, his fear spiking sharply as he moved to face Riddick again. He knew it was never a good idea to take your eyes off Big Bad.

Riddick circled until he had the flares light on his back, with it no longer in his view he could see Johns clearly and slowly he drew his shiv letting the light shine off it deadly blade. Now he had two weapons the harness and shiv.

Johns panicked, he forgotten Riddick had that shiv he reached quickly down and grab his own knife. It was much smaller and wasn't going to be much help against that shiv but at a time like this anything was better than being empty handed against Big Bad.

"Rule one." Riddick said shooting forward and attacking, slashing his shiv at the man. Johns stepped back and use his blade to block him before using his own to swap at his stomach but Riddick saw this and used the flat of his blade to knock Johns' away. What he didn't expect was for it to get court in Johns' handle locking them together. Riddick quickly he used the light harness in his other hand and slammed it across Johns side causing him to grunt in pain as he fell back a few steps unlocking their blades. Riddick didn't let up and used it once again to hit Johns across the face, knocking him to the ground. Throwing the harness to the side Riddick leaned over Johns. "Stay in the light."

Johns gritted his teeth in pain before reaching down to his belt and grabbing his baton, extending it he swept Riddick's legs from under him in one blow.

As soon as Riddick was on his back beside him Johns wasted no time in rushing to his knees and moved to strike Riddick again, hoping to knock the man out.

Coming down towards his head, Riddick's arm shoot up and stop him by grabbing his arm, they began to struggle for the weapon till Riddick kicked his leg up and smacked Johns in the chest. As he flow back throw the air away from him Riddick back rushed to his feet.

He hadn't planned for Johns to land by his shiv.

Picking it up, Johns span around and rushed towards Riddick blade aimed for his unprotected gut. Riddick grab his arm and they struggled with the blade. Johns hocked his leg behind Riddick's and they fell to the ground with a grunt. Johns pushing down with his all strength, the blade aimed in front of Riddick's face. He became unnerved by the expression on Riddick's face, but he didn't let that stop him in trying to overpower Riddick's hold. He was struggling so much though and it pissed him off to see he didn't even look worried as he held the shiv away.

Slowly moving the blade away Riddick stared up at Johns and calmly whispered. "Remember that moment."

With that Riddick slammed the blade up and the handle along with John's fist into his own chest. Johns grunted and yelled out when he flew over head over heels and slammed into the ground above the man.

Riddick quickly got to his own knees and grab the shiv back.

He hated that the man even touch it.

Beside him as Johns got to his feet Riddick shoot up and aimed for the man's unprotected back, the blade slashed across the flesh of Johns' back, creating a deep gash down his shoulder blades to middle of his back.

"AHH!" Johns cried out, his back arching in pain. This caused him to lurch forward and fall to the ground once more.

Watching Johns squirm in pain like a worm pleased Riddick. The bastard deserved more an a little cut for what he had done. Sadly Riddick knew he was pressed for time, the longer they fought the further the group went and he didn't want his mate out of his sight for too long.

Getting up from his kneeling position Riddick made his way over to where his harness was laid. He leaned down picked it up and placing it over his shoulder.

Looking over the pathetic merc, Riddick taunted. "Should never have taken the chains off, Johns."

"And what were you thinking with that small brain of your in trying to take my mate from me. You think I didn't hear what you fuckin asked him." Riddick growled. "Didn't you remember what he told you all back at the crash? You really thought you could tempt him away from me, his mate, with fucking money and being some big ass bounty hunter."

Riddick shock his head in mock disappointment. "Bad idea Billy Boy. Very bad idea."

Johns felt fear consume his heart as he realized how much he'd fucked up but he wasn't going to go down without a fight. His eyes landed on his shotgun, it wasn't far from him just out of reach. His heart filled with hope. They had been struggling so much nether had noticed how close they moved toward it. Pushing through the pain away he shot out an arm out and grabbed it. He made a mistake though when he rounded onto his back to fire it. He landed right on his wound and the pain he pushed back before came rushing forward in greater force. It was too much and he dropped his gun beside him and ached up moaning.

Then the flares light dead and bathed them both in darkness.

The only light allowing Johns to see was from Riddick's harness and the light mounted on his shotgun. Bot lights weren't enough to cover him from danger that lurked in the darkness and he knew that.

"You were one brave fuck before." Riddick taunted as he watched Johns grope his vest for shells. The gun empty from the start of their fight. "Having the balls to think you could have what's mine."

"And to think." Riddick said looking down at Johns, rage shining in his sliver eyes. "You were brave or dumb enough to think for one second that Harry would full into your arms and take the deal. The two of you sailing away into the stars like one fucked up fairy tale." Riddick laughed darkly. Raising his arm into the air. "Becoming the great William Johns, bounty hunter of space."

"But no, that's was all in your head Billy Boy. That drugged up mind of yours was playing you for a fool. After all… Harry… is….MINE!" Riddick roared, kicking Johns in the ribs as his rage took over. No one took his mate from him.

Johns cried out in agony, his ribs cracking under the force of the blow.

"You lose Johns." Riddick growled slowly backing away, he wanted to do more to the bastard but it was time to end this.

Thorough his pain Johns reached once more for his pockets, blindly feeling for his shotgun shell till he grabbed some. Pulling his gun closer to himself he reloaded as fast as he possible could. In the darkness he couldn't see he loaded only one shell that was red. Johns rolled onto his knees but pain raced through his body making him ach his back and stopped him from getting up straight away.

"You were Billy Badass. The chains. The gauge. The badge. The deal…" With each word Riddick stepped into the darkness slowly disappearing. His voice echoing around Johns its taunting words causing him to get up faster.

Finally Johns pushed through the pain and got to his feet, ignoring the pulse of pain that shoot through him as he stood Johns quickly span to where Riddick had been standing, shotgun at the ready to kill the man once and for all. But he had been to slow, Riddick was gone and he was only surrounded by darkness now.

Johns' heart rate picked up and a cold sweat appeared on his brow as his eyes shot around him.

"I told you to ghost me." Riddick voice rang out somewhere from the darkness.

Johns span around trying to find him with the torch at the end of his gun. His fear was shooting skyrocketing, pules racing and a cold sweat broke out over his forehead. He tried to hold his panic back not needing it to overwhelm him as the monsters screeches became louder in excited. He could see movement in the shadows around him but as soon as he looked whatever it was had disappeared.

His shotgun trembled in his hand as he span in a circle, eyes searching when his arms started to shack even more in fear. Suddenly one of the braver creatures flew towards him out from the darkness. The attack missed by inches and it when the light of the flare touched its scaly hide it let out a screech and quickly flew around him to avoid the light. The attack managing to knock him to the ground and rolling onto his back he quickly fire the shot gun. The bullet slammed in to its side. It screeches and flaw back into the night, side bleeding.

Getting to his feet quickly, he pumped his gun and a red empty shell fell to the ground. Only a blue morphine shell was left, the drug that kept him pain free would be his down fall.

Johns span around hearing other screech and his eyes widen when another creature creeped into the faint light, it hissed at him, its teeth razor shape blades.

It shoots forward, straight at him. Raising his gun he pulled the trigger.

The gun jammed with a click and before Johns could resister the gun failing he felt a great impact to his chest and pain like nothing he had ever felt before flooded his brain, but he had no breath to scream.

From the darkness Riddick watched with a dark pleasure as Johns slowly fell to his knees into a bloody pool that was growing under the man, a large tail blade sticking through his chest and out his back. 'So here ends Billy Badass Johns. You shouldn't have tried to fuck me over Johns. It never ends well.'

Johns saw in the fate light he was impaled by the beast's tail. Looking up he stared transfixed as the monster looked back at him with its eyeless head. The pain was indescribable but his brain was in shock and he had no breath to scream in agony. The creature opened its mouth, its razor shape teeth making his eyes widen, and Johns gasped as it reared back. That was the last sound he made before he knew nothing more as it shoot forward and brought its jaws over his head and crashed his brain in one bite.

Riddick smirked as the creature began to feast, others soon joining till it was an all-out fight over the fresh meal.

Turning he began to run where the others had disappeared to. Following the scent trail of his mate.

It was time to get off this rock.

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Harry quickly led the group away, though his mind wasn't on the group but on what was happening back there between Riddick and Johns. He knew Riddick would win but he couldn't stop the nagging at the back of his mind. 'You better make it back to me Riddick or there be hell to pay.' Harry thought. 'And hopeful without Johns.'

No longer hearing the fighting even with his elven ears he slowed his space before coming to a complete stop. The group stopping beside him all of them tried and panting for breathe from their dash. They all tried to see around where they were but everything looked the same. They had no clue in how far they had gotten.

"We have to make it back to the ship, we're be safer there." Fry spoke for the first time since Johns' ratted out her secret. She knew in her heart Johns was now out of the picture and she could once again take the places of leader.

"We'd never make it back without getting lost in this darkness and killed, Fry. We have no clue what way it is in and were be sitting ducks anyway. I'm not waiting to be eaten on this God damned rock." Shazza argued. She didn't go through all this fear to go back and be dinner now.

"Shazza's right, there is no way I'm sitting on my ass waiting to be eaten by those things. Once was enough down that bloody hole." Harry stared at Fry angrily. 'Bitch is up to something, most likely trying to be leader now Johns is out the picture. Dose her little brain really think we'd follower her now they know she already tried to kill them once and me twice.'

"ITS safer then out HERE!" she yelled at Harry waving her arm around. She hated the bastard even more now. Everyone was following him instead of her. She was the Capitan.

"Nowhere is safe! Not until we're off this fucking planet Fry! Get that through your bloody head!" Harry bellowed back. He was worried about Riddick and keeping everyone safe in waiting for him. He didn't need this shit right now.

"Please calm down all of you. You're scaring the children." Imam frowned at them his kids clinging to his side.

Harry turned to him and saw little Ali hiding his head in his father side, clinging to him. When boy pecked out Harry's heart clenched in pain at those fearful eyes. Harry took a deep breath and he pushed his hair from his face. "Sorry Imam, I guess we're all stress with everything that's happened."

Fry on the other hand said no such apology, just gritted her teeth in rage and clench her hands over her touch.

Imam turned to Fry and spoke as calmly as he could. "He is correct. We must think of a way to get through the canyon and to the Skiff. It's our only hope now."

Before anyone could say anything else Shazza suddenly let out a yelp as Riddick appeared beside her.

Harry let out a sigh of relief and smiled happily, looking his mate over and saw no wounds present. Rushing forward he jumped into his mates arms and kissed him deeply pressing tightly to his chest. He wound his arms around his neck and kissed him with abandon all the worry and fear he had feel disappearing into thin air. Riddick barely had a chance to fully enjoy Harry's taste before the little Vixen fell back to the flat of his feet and let his arms fall to his sides.

"Never worry me like that ever again." Harry whispered shooting a sharp look at his mate.

Riddick smirked and nodded. He gave his mate a once over to make sure he was okay before turning to the others.

"Back to the ship huh?" Riddick said stepping more into the light and looked Fry in the eye till she looked away. "Just huddle together until the lights burn out."

"Get away from us." Fry growled turning back to him. When he stepped away from Harry and closer to her she took a quick step back as her heart skipped a beat. Even if she hated Johns, at least he kept Riddick in line enough from doing anything against them. Though she had hoped with time he would want to get closer to her but with Harry around she wouldn't have the chance to have the man for herself.

Harry shoots her a dirty look like he knew what was on her mind.

Riddick paid her no mind and continued. "Till you can't see what's eating you."

Fry gulped as Riddick looked her dead in the eyes. "That's your big plan."

She tore her eyes away from his no longer being able to hold them anymore. All she had wanted was to be safe. The crashed ship seemed to be the best choice than being out here with nothing around them.

"Where's Johns?" Imam asked seeing the merc wasn't with Riddick and having a feeling he wouldn't be seeing the blonde again.

Harry knew that Johns wouldn't be joining them and he couldn't be happier after hearing his sick plans for Jack.

"Which half?" Riddick said amused.

"We're gonna lose everyone out here." Jack whimpered backing up a step, her fear clouded the air around them. It was so intense Harry had to hold his breath for a few second.

The adults watched sadly as tears started to fall from her eyes. The girl had reached her baking point and was losing hope of them every getting off this rock.

"Jack, it is okay." Shazza said softly, her gaze sad as she stared at the poor girl.

"We should've stayed at the ship." Jack shook her head as she turned away to look out at the ever darkness surrounding them and the monster waiting to eat them.

Shazza walked over to the girl's side and placed her arm around her shoulder in comfort. Shazza leaned down and said softly in her ear. "Shh Jack. You know in ya heart we had to leave the ship, it wasn't safe for us there anymore."

"He died fast." Riddick said walking over to the pair, the teens tears were making him angry. Johns didn't deserve anyone crying over him. "And if we have any choice about it, that's the way, we should all go out."

Stepping behind Jack's other shoulder, he said lowly. "Don't you cry for Johns…Don't you dare."

With those final words he walked away and in the direction they left the cells in.

Harry was quick to follow his Hunter and fell into step with him. He kept his touch to his other side so it didn't hurt his mates sliver eyes.

With no other choice the rest of the group followed. Johns now gone and Fry making bad decisions all their hopes of getting off this planet rested with those two.

As they moved back the way they had come, Harry couldn't help saying. "I do hope not such a quick an end my mate."

Turning Riddick grinned darkly down at Harry. He knew his little mate had picked up on his final parting words to the girl. "A tail through the chest and teeth through the head isn't a way I'd want to go. But they don't need to know that Vixen. Don't want to scare the sheep too much. Not with us facing the last leg."

Harry smacked Riddick's arm gently shooting him a look. "They're not all sheep my Hunter. Okay only one of them and from what I can see one in need of getting lost."

Harry smirked darkly at the mental image of Fry getting lost in the dark before being picked up by one of the creatures. Shooting a look over his shoulder at Fry who was fluming behind the rest of the group, he couldn't help wishing one of the creatures would snatch her up and get her out of his hair.

Nodding in agreement Riddick also shot a look back. He looked at everyone that was left from when they first started. Twelve landed on this planet and there were only eight of them now. More than he thought would make it but he put that was down to Harry saving their asses.

"Shit storm is coming Harry, its death row ahead of us. Even with that 'scent spell' of yours those things will be on us every step of the way to the Skiff." Riddick said seriously. Wanting his mate to understand the deep shit they were in.

Harry sighed. "I guessed as much Riddick, but it's the only way to the Skiff and we don't have enough light to look for another way."

"You have any magic tricks to help us out Vixen." Riddick asked looking down at Harry, tighten his hold on him and pulling him closer. He hated even having to ask knowing how tried his mate was, he was nearing on empty by the looks of it but had little choice, he was out of any ideas right now in getting eight people thought all this.

"In a pitch, maybe. But it would only be a onetime flash of flame. So a last resort thing for when we need it most." Harry said going through spells list in his head. "And that's if my magic holds up."

Thinking it over Riddick nodded. "When we get to the start of the canyon we'll rest up before heading in. I need to think."

"Whatever you think is best my Hunter, I can easily make a small light to hover over us for a while so we can rest." Harry nodded thinking it was for the best after their mad dash. Leaning his head against Riddick's arm as they walked, letting his mate that his tired bodies weary weigh. He silently thought that if there was anyone who could get them through this. It was Riddick.

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(ME) R.I.H (rest in hell) Johns. Well well everything is happening to our group. one down 8 to go, who will be next well keep reading and you will find out. Let me know what you think. Till next time on Not Alone Anymore.