Revised 06.25.2022
"What the hell are you talking about!?" Nova called.
While the group had been turned around, one of the bioraptors had come and dragged Suleiman away up the wall of the cliff.
'How did I not hear that one? What else am I not going to be able to sense out here!?' Nova thought, worried.
Imam yelled after Suleiman and collapsed to the ground in defeat.
"Hide here, now!" Riddick commanded, pushing a rock away from the face of the cliff.
Jack went inside first, then Fry. Nova handed her spirit off to Imam and he went inside. Nova was about to go inside before Riddick stopped her. She gave Riddick a questioning look but he didn't say anything, he just kept a serious face and sealed the others up inside the mountain with the rock he moved before. Riddick started walking away from the rock. Nova had no other choice but to follow since she couldn't stay without a light source of some kind. Riddick was struggling to get the cells up a steep surface.
"What are you doing!?" Nova yelled, over the rain that seemed to be getting heavier.
Riddick still made no attempt to answer Nova, he just kept dragging the cells up the hill. She started to help him when she realized there was no point in waiting to get an answer while out in the open. The ground was slippery, which made it harder to keep the cells from sliding back down. She did her best to use all her strength and try to keep up with him as he dragged the cells. They were able to get to leveled ground after some struggling.
"How far are we?" Nova asked.
"Not too far." Riddick said.
Riddick looked back for a moment before continuing towards the settlement where they finally made it to the skiff.
"Finally. Once we're done powering it up we can go back and get the others, and get the hell off this death rock." Nova said.
Riddick stayed quiet. He had hooked the cells up to the skiff and it started working. The lights came on and Nova felt she could finally sit down for a moment. He started closing the door.
"What's up?" Nova asked, getting up.
After the door closed Riddick broke his light on some power boxes.
"What the fuck are you doing!?" Nova exclaimed. "How are we supposed to go back for them if we have no lights?" She finished, yelling furiously.
Riddick stayed quiet while sparing Nova a slight glance. That's all it took for her to understand.
"Hey! We can't leave them here like this!" Nova said.
Riddick started prepping the skiff for takeoff.
"Did you hear what I said?" Nova said, more sternly.
Riddick didn't even bother to look at Nova this time, he just kept doing what was necessary to get the skiff going. He was getting ready to put on his safety belt when she saw him do a double take at something outside, she looked as well and saw it was Fry. Fry was holding a glowing spirit bottle, but it was glowing blue from the inside and it didn't have a flame.
Riddick opened the hatch of the skiff back up so Fry could come in.
"Strong survival instinct, I admire that in a woman." Riddick said, once Fry was behind the skiff at the hatch door.
"I promised them, that we would go back with more light!" Fry called out.
"Did you?" Riddick said.
Riddick was leaning at the entrance of the opening now.
"Hmm." Riddick said, looking directly at Fry.
Fry threw down the glowing bottle.
"What, are you afraid?" Fry challenged.
This made Riddick start laughing.
"Me, afraid?" Riddick said, grinning.
Fry got closer.
"Come on, Riddick, there's got to be some part of you that wants to rejoin the human race." Fry said.
"Truthfully, I wouldn't know how." Riddick said, crouching down.
"Well then just give me more light for them, I'll go back by myself!" Fry said.
"Okay." Riddick said, before throwing Fry the flashlight that he had broken. "There you go." He finished, facial expression neutral.
"Please, just go with me." Fry pleaded, trying to convince Riddick.
"I got a better idea. Come with us." Riddick said.
Fry started shaking her head slightly.
"You're fucking with me, I know you are." Fry said.
"You know I am?" Riddick said, getting to his feet. "You don't know anything about me. I will leave you here." He finished, a serious tone enveloped his voice.
Nova hadn't said anything the whole time; she had no idea what would happen or what to say.
"Step inside." Riddick said.
Fry looked back to where she had come from and got down on her knees.
"I can't." Fry said quietly.
"Sure, you can." Riddick said.
"I can't." Fry insisted.
"Here, I'll make it easy on you." Riddick said, holding his hand out for Fry to take it.
Fry started sobbing and shaking her head.
"Take my hand." Riddick insisted, trying to coax Fry into the skiff. "Come on. Come on." He continued.
Fry just kept shaking her head and stayed on her knees while quietly sobbing.
"Look, no one's gonna blame you. Save yourself, Carolyn." Riddick said, his arm wasn't extended anymore but he was still at the door waiting for her to give in.
Fry finally looked up at Riddick.
"Come on. Come on." Riddick said, going out and helping Fry get to her feet.
"That's it." Riddick continued.
Fry started crawling her way up the ramp.
"That's it." Riddick said, watching Fry start walking in.
"Good girl." Riddick finished, watched Fry get to her feet.
Fry sniffled and no longer had her crying face displayed. Riddick turned back when he heard one of the bioraptors. Nova saw Fry's face. Fry looked at Nova for a moment and then seemed to be recalling something. The longer Fry stayed like that the quicker her breathing became, and the angrier her facial expression got. Nova took a few steps back, sensing another scuffle about to break out. Fry turned around and literally jumped Riddick. Fry was now on top of Riddick on the muddy, soaked ground.
"Now you! You listen to me!" Fry yelled, directly in Riddick's face. "I am the captain of this ship, and I am not leaving anyone on this rocky road fucking thing, even if there's you - " Fry yelled, about to punch Riddick when he flipped her off him.
Riddick pulled Fry under him and held his shiv to her neck.
"Stop!" Nova called out, the scene had pulled her out of her momentary stupor.
"Get that thing off my neck." Fry demanded.
"Shut up!" Riddick yelled, shiv still against Fry's neck. "Would you die for them?" He asked.
"I would die for them." Fry said.
"You didn't answer me." Riddick said.
"Yes, I would, Riddick. I would, I would die for them." Fry insisted.
Riddick took his goggles off and took his shiv off Fry's neck.
"How interesting." Riddick said.
