Johns looked down at me and saw the terror in my eyes. He kicked sand at Jack and me, before turning his attention to Fry. They were yelling about going back, and then Johns started on Fry wanting to kill us all. I looked at her as the horrible events of what happened on the ship unfolded. Then Johns hit Fry. I was up in a second, pounding my fists at him. He just grabbed my wrists and pushed me to the ground. Iman walked up and stopped Johns before any more violence ensued.
About this time, Johns lifted one of his flares high and told Iman, "The light moves forward." He stomped up ahead and walked next to Riddick. We couldn't hear what they were saying as we followed.
We walked about 6 miles before I saw Riddick turn around and looked at us. Fry spoke up then, "Slow down. Put a little more distance between us and them."
Fry's instincts paid off, because then Riddick and Johns started fighting. Fry yelled something, but I wasn't listening. I just looked at the man I loved fighting someone who I thought was my brother for several years, prior to my mother's death, and discovering him to be a heartless bastard. Someone is going to die.
I felt a tug on my jacket and turned and saw Fry pulling me along. We took off, running away from the others. I heard gunshots and a scream. We all turned around at the scream and stopped. I felt the tears stinging my eyes. Is he dead?
Suddenly Fry turned and came face to face with Riddick. We all jumped. "Heading back to the ship?" he asked. Fry looked straight at him, fear was apparent in her voice, "Where's Johns?" she asked.
"Johns is dead," was all he said. Jack was upset, in near tears. Riddick walked up behind her and whispered in her ear, "Don't you cry for Johns. Don't you dare." He looked at me with those final words and started heading back to the graveyard. He headed away from the group, we all sat down for a little prayer and then Iman walked away to where Riddick was. I sat down next to Jack and hugged her.
"Don't worry," I said. "Riddick will get us out of here."
"How do you know?" Fry asked me. I looked up at her and said, "Because I have faith in him."
Fry shook her head at me and glared at me. "You in love with him?"
I lowered my eyes. "I knew it. Listen to me he is a killer. He needs to be put back in slam. Just cause you spent a few minutes fucking him doesn't make you an expert on him."
I looked up at her. I was hurt and angry. The pain reflected in my eyes. I stood up and turned to leave her. "Just so you know," she said at my back, "he will kill you when it suits him, and I won't die for your stupidity."
"Fine," was all I said in response. I walked to where Riddick was, passing Iman on the way. Riddick was sitting there tying some of the power cells together. Fury ran through my veins and I flew at him. He was ready for me and stood up, catching me in mid swing. I began pounding on his chest, tears streaming down my face.
"Why Riddick?" I yelled. "You killed Johns. Am I next? Am I just a pawn in your little game?" My hands continued to pound on his strong chest, and he just stood there and let me hit him. Finally I just fell into his arms and he held me close. He sat down with me on a log, his arms still around me. He lifted me up into his lap and just held me like a little doll. Tears were streaming down my face.
"Shhh," he said, kissing my forehead. "Calm down. Listen to me." I stopped my crying as best I could and began trying to get my breathing under control. "Johns deserved to die, but I didn't kill him. I sent him to his death by slashing his back. The creatures got him. Now don't cry, Johns deserved it. It was long overdue. His abuse to you and what he had planned for little Jack were cowardly and he needed to pay. I didn't plan on killing him, it was just a bonus of this little trip. I made a promise to you that you wouldn't be harmed, and I intend to stick to that promise."
He tilted my head up, making me look him in the eyes. Suddenly he was kissing me, with more passion and intensity than he ever had before. I could feel the blood rising in my body and the heat radiating from him. I didn't want to let him go.
A few seconds later, Riddick stopped the kiss. His breathing was heavy and his eyes filled with desire. I hugged him before he let me off his lap, yelling for the others to move out.
We gathered everything up and Riddick took the power cells. He was going to drag them behind us. He placed his goggles over his eyes and tells us to keep Jack between us. Iman, Fry, the last of Iman's charges, and I all gather around Jack.
"Move," Riddick yells and we start running. It feels like something is falling on us. "Do not look up. Do not look up," I heard Riddick yell. Fry stops behind me and looks up. I hear Riddick push her forward as we continue running.
There is a tree-like object in front of us. Riddick and Iman begin moving the pieces out of the way. As soon as it is clear, Riddick dives under and goes through, followed by the rest of us. As Iman's charge is coming through, something grabs him and tries to pull him back into the darkness. Fry runs over to help Iman pull his charge into the light. I keep my eye on Jack. She is yelling at Riddick to stop and wait. I look up at him, still moving over the hill. He's going to leave us!
Suddenly I look up above Jack and see one of those monsters. A piece of the skeleton we are in topples down on top of Jack, protecting her from the monster.
"Riddick, help," I yell running toward the monster, hitting it with a large stick I found. Fry hears me and runs to help. Iman's charge is pulled back into the light, bloody leg and all.
Fry begins swinging the light at the monster. I start to get scared. Suddenly Riddick is there and he is distracting the monster. The monster turns to him and attacks him. We are able to save Jack from under the thing. I look up at the monster and try to see Riddick, but I can't. I hear a howl. Oh no, he's hurt.
Suddenly the monster hits the ground and I can see Riddick, standing there, looking triumphant.
He looks up at us and says, "Did not know who he was fucking with."
I notice Riddick removed his goggles and smile. He looks better without them. Riddick walked back to the power cells and was getting ready to start walking again, when it started to rain.
We all huddled close together, trying to keep the rain from knocking out our fire. Suddenly Riddick started laughing. He turned and looked at Iman and said "Where's your God now?"
Just as he finished these words, one of the monsters slid down and grabbed his last charge, pulling him up to his death. I looked over at Riddick. He was looking over the wall and found a hole.
"In here," he yelled. Jack quickly hopped in, followed by Fry and then by Iman. I hurried over to the hole, but before I got in Riddick grabbed my elbow and pulled me toward him. He kissed me with such passion, but there was something else in his kiss, something I couldn't describe. When he pulled away, he leaned down and whispered in my ear, "I love you."
I looked at him and he nodded to the hole. I hopped in and went to sit next to Jack. When I turned back to see Riddick, I saw the rock being fit into place. He's leaving us.
I felt the tears in my eyes as the realization that the kiss he gave me was a good-bye kiss. He was leaving me here. Jack wrapped her arm around my shoulders and I turned to her. She looked sad. I smiled at her and rested my head on her head.
The minutes passed and the light began to slowly fade away. We could hear the monsters outside, moving around, smelling Jack's blood.
During these few minutes, my mind began to wander back to when I had first realized that Johns wasn't my brother and my mother had passed away.
"You're not my sister," Johns yelled in my face. I could feel the pain in my heart as my only brother began to scream these things at me. "You are my little slave, and one day I will kill you for what your mother did to my father." Ha Ha. Got what you wanted Johns. Riddick is going to let me die here, just like you were planning to do.
Our light faded away. I looked over at the other two girls. They were huddled together next to Iman. They all looked frightened. I saw Jack take Fry's hand, and then realized that I could see them. We all looked up. Iman reached up and pulled down two glow-worms. The decision was made quickly that we put the glow-worms in the jar and one of us head off to find where Riddick had gone.