Revised 06.16.2022


Everyone in the group made sure to stay close enough together in case the bioraptors decided to get bold, even with their lights. They stopped walking once Riddick crouched down in front of them. He was looking for a clear way to the skiff.

"Only see one way, that way." Riddick said, pointing straight ahead. "It's the only way off this rock. Just keep the girl between you." He finished.

The bioraptors were all around them, flying or moving just a few yards away at all times.

"What about the cells?" Imam asked, as Riddick went past him to get behind the group.

"I'll take those." Riddick said.

Riddick pulled his goggles on to shield his eyes from the lights in front of him.

"Move." Riddick said.

"Are you sure you can keep up?" Fry asked.

"Move!" Riddick commanded.

The group started running.

"I assume that means, yes." Nova said.

While the group was running a swarm of miniature bioraptors started heading towards them. The group started slowing their pace by a bit, but they never stopped. The ones that flew close enough to the group caught fire, and any other one they flew into also caught fire. Nova looked back in time to see Riddick dodging the now flaming ones that came his way. One of them even got close enough to knock the head wrap off Suleiman's head. A blue substance started raining down on the group while they passed overhead. Nova looked up and was surprised by what she saw, but she had sense enough to not slow down.

"Do not look up!" Riddick commanded.

Nova put her head back down in time to see Fry look up.

"Do not look up!" Riddick commanded, again.

"They're killing each other." Fry said, stopping in her tracks.

Riddick moved Fry out of the way in time before one of the bioraptors fell on her. The group did their best to dodge the ones that fell in front of them. One almost got Nova in the face, but she did a quick power slide and avoided it.

"Are you okay?" Jack asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. You?" Nova said, getting back up and continuing to run beside Jack.

"I-I'll be better once we get to the skiff." Jack said.

"We all will." Nova said.

Riddick had lost his footing for a moment, but got right back up and kept moving. When the group got to a certain point, they had to stop because some bones were blocking the way. They were the same ones that collapsed when the group had driven under them in the sand cat earlier.

"Move! Keep movin'! Keep movin'!" Riddick called, getting ahead of the group.

Riddick and Imam started moving the bones that were loose enough out of the way. Riddick went through first with the cells, then Imam, Jack, Fry, and Nova. Suleiman was about to go next, but one of the bioraptors the group thought to be dead grabbed onto his leg. Suleiman dropped his spirit and started yelling.

"Shit!" Nova exclaimed, turning back around.

Nova and Imam tried to pull Suleiman out of the bioroaptor's grasp. She patted her pockets until she felt the rock she'd managed to pick up earlier. She slipped her hand into her pocket and pulled it out before she started slashing at the bioraptor's hand and arm. It had to have hurt because it started making screeching noises, but it still wouldn't let go. Fry had to come over with the spirits and lit the fluid from Suleiman's broken one, to get it to let go of his leg. Nova, Imam, and Fry managed to pull Suleiman over to their side and surveyed the damage.

"Riddick, wait. Riddick." Jack called.

Nova turned around to see Riddick wasn't slowing down. Nova turned back around to help Imam take care of Suleiman's leg. Fry held the lights for them as they wrapped Suleiman's leg. Nova heard something fall from the ceiling and saw that one of the bioraptors had Jack pinned underneath a column of bone. Jack started yelling and it started knocking its hard skull against the bone. Fry was now turned fully around, and so was Riddick. It started breaking through the bone. Nova looked up to see Riddick turn as if he was about to leave.

'Please, don't do this.' Nova thought, hoping Riddick wouldn't leave them at their most vulnerable.

Fry went and grabbed the flashlight that Jack had dropped and ran to help her.

"Ha! Get off of her!" Fry yelled, waving her spirit near the bioraptor to try and make it go away.

The bioraptor was clearly being burned but made no attempt to stop trying to attack Jack.

"Ha! Get off her!" Fry yelled, still persisting.

Nova looked up in time to see Riddick take his goggles off and start heading back over to the group. The bioraptor knocked the flashlight out of Fry's hand before it turned around to lunge at Riddick. Riddick caught it by the arms and held it back. Jack rolled out from underneath the bones towards Fry and Nova.

"It's okay." Fry said, reassuring Jack.

The bioraptor was trying to take a chunk out of Riddick but he wasn't letting up, he managed to keep it at arms length. When it reared up to try and attack him with its tail he took the opportunity to rip one of its talons off and slice it open three times, each time doing a full circle spin to get enough force to slice through its stomach. Nova smelled what she assumed was fresh blood; it smelled much harsher than human blood, and heard its organs fall out and onto the ground. Riddick made sure it was dead by twisting its head and breaking its neck.

"Did not know who he was fuckin' with." Riddick said.

Seeing the violence Riddick was capable of made Nova shudder. Nova would have been lying if she said she wasn't feeling oddly aroused by everything she had just witnessed. Riddick looked over at Fry and Jack. Imam was done dealing with Suleiman's leg injury, so everyone was ready to start moving again. The group ran as fast as they could with Riddick ahead of them. Suleiman had fallen after they traveled a few yards or so. Imam and Fry went to help him up. Nova had stopped long enough to notice the air had a moist scent, and the atmosphere started to feel denser. Nova looked up in time to have a rain drop fall on her face. Imam picked Suleiman up and was planning on carrying him the rest of the way, but it had started to rain.

"Oh no." Fry said, looking up.

It started full on pouring. Nova, Fry, and Jack tried to keep the spirits from going out, but it was no use. Riddick started to laugh before he turned around to face Imam.

"So, where the hell's your God now?" Riddick said, smiling for a bit before he let his face fall to show a serious demeanor.

The others had gotten near the wall of the canyon in hopes that the ledge above would stop the rain enough for them to keep the spirit's flames from extinguishing. Riddick was on the other side on higher ground, but still not too far from the group. Fry's spirit had already gone out, and Jack was trying to light it back up with her own. When that didn't work Nova tried to light it with hers. The problem wasn't with either of theirs', it was that Fry's wick was too wet to relight. Imam tied the wrap tighter around Suleiman's leg to stop the blood flow, causing him to let out a brief, pained groan. Fry looked over in Riddick's direction, worried.

"Riddick! Are we close?" Fry called.

Riddick didn't answer.

"Just tell me that the settlement is right there!" Fry called.

"We can't make it." Riddick said.