Ha ha . yeah…Johns is dead…(sort of unceremoniously) but hey, what did he expect hitting Racheal like that?
Carolyn immediately noticed the blood on Riddick and gave him a quizzical look. Riddick ignored it and began loading the power cells onto the sled.
Racheal got up awkwardly and stepped over Johns body. Her face felt heavy and she was dizzy. She couldn't say she would miss him. In fact, she was relieved he was dead. That wasn't what was bothering her. What was bothering her was seeing Riddick kill him right in front of her.
She had made herself believe Riddick wasn't as bad as the reports had made him out to be. That maybe he had been set up somehow, and wrongly tried. However, seeing was believing, now she knew first hand what he was capable of.
Johns words echoed in her head.
"Did you forget he's a killer?"
Yes, she guessed, she had.
Johns' words were replaced by Riddick's.
"Told you I'd protect you."
It had been barely above a whisper. She sighed heavily and rubbed her temples. She really wasn't ready for this.
When Racheal walked into the room, the other survivors all stopped what the were doing to look at her, all except Riddick. Carolyn quickly put two and two together.
"What the hell did you do to her?" She asked Riddick.
"No." Racheal said tearing a piece of cloth from her shirt and wetting it to wipe off her face. "He didn't do this, Johns did."
"Johns?" Carolyn sounded confused. "Where is he anyway?"
"He's dead." came Riddick's voice.
Jack's eyes became wide as saucers. She looked from Carolyn to Riddick to Racheal.
"You killed him?" Carolyn couldn't believe it. "Johns was right, you are a murderer."
"Johns was going to kill me." Racheal spoke up for Riddick when it became apparent he wasn't going to reply. "Riddick saved my life. Back off of him."
Imam and Paris looked from Racheal to Carolyn. Riddick's eyes remained focused on Racheal. He half smiled to himself, pleasantly surprised to see her standing up for him, not that he needed her to.
"I think this is something that would be better discussed at a later time." said Imam, trying to break up the tension.
Carolyn just stared at Racheal, deep down she wanted to believe what Racheal had said. That Riddick did the right thing by killing Johns. That they could trust him. When it came down to it she didn't have a choice. Fry needed him to get them to the skiff.
**
"I'll be running about ten paces ahead, I want light on my back but not in my eyes, and I want light on Racheal." he said walking toward the sled. "And check your cuts, these bad boys know our blood."
Racheal nodded even though he wasn't talking directly to her, and went back to work cleaning her face. Riddick went to work making himself a light harness to go on his back.
Paris walked over and noticed that he was making two light harnesses.
"Oh, making one for all of us?" Paris asked, sounding pleased.
"No," Riddick said not looking up from his work, "just two of us."
Carolyn over heard and her eyes narrowed as she realized Riddick was talking about Racheal.
When Racheal was satisfied with her face,. she stood up and walked to the sled. She helped hook up the generator to the blue florescent light cords. Jack was working beside her. He seemed mad but she couldn't figure out why. Maybe Jack had looked up to Johns? Racheal wasn't sure.
The sled was finally ready to travel. Paris was the first to push his way to the front right hand side of the sled. Racheal fell in behind him.
"That's Racheal's spot." Riddick said to Paris.
"No, I think I'll stand here." Paris said in an annoyed tone of voice.
Riddick pulled out his shiv to where only Paris could see it.
"No," he repeated slowly so that Paris would get the point, "that's Racheal's spot."
"Quite right." said Paris backing away. "So sorry." he added hatefully to Racheal as he passed her.
Racheal wasn't going to argue. She took the right front position and began to wrap the florescent lights around her.
"No." Riddick said, tossing her the other light harness he had made. She caught it. "Wear that instead." he said as he put his on as well.
Racheal looked it over then put it on.
Everyone but Riddick picked up a piece of the rope that was tied to the sled.
"Are we sure we want to do this?" asked Paris.
"We stay together. We keep the light burning. That's all we have to do to live thru this thing." Even as Carolyn said it, she knew it wouldn't work out that way.
**
They had run almost a kilometer before the first problem hit.
Paris was growing more and more agitated as they trekked on. He resented Racheal getting the lead spot and the better quality light than he did.
'She must be sleeping with him.' Paris thought, 'That's the only explanation for it. After all I am rich, maybe if I offered Riddick a cash compensation he would keep as good a watch on me as he does that slut, Racheal.'
An alien swooped from above. Avoiding Racheal altogether but making a swipe at Paris. Paris panicked. The sled stopped.
"Did you see that?!" he began to shout. Racheal turned around with a look of concern on her face. Paris mistook it for annoyance. "Quit looking at me like that." he said hatefully to her. "Do you think you're safe? Do you think that thing makes you invulnerable?" Racheal backed a few steps away from him.
"What are you talking about?" she asked.
"I'll show you what I'm talking about." he said and lunged for her. He was trying to rip off her light harness for himself. He caught her off guard and got her to the ground.
Racheal tried her best to fight him off. It happened so fast it seemed like a blur. Carolyn and Imam screaming for Paris to stop. Racheal scrambling to get back on her feet.
Paris felt Riddick's hands on his back and felt child-like as Riddick lifted him up and thru him off Racheal. Paris started to crawl away, thinking Riddick would hit him for attacking her. Paris didn't stop crawling until he realized what he had done. He had turned over the generator on the sled. Everyone's blue light went off. Only Riddick and Racheal were protected. Riddick helped Racheal up and watched as the aliens killed and ate Paris.
Do you like the way Riddick is being protective here?
???????
Carolyn immediately noticed the blood on Riddick and gave him a quizzical look. Riddick ignored it and began loading the power cells onto the sled.
Racheal got up awkwardly and stepped over Johns body. Her face felt heavy and she was dizzy. She couldn't say she would miss him. In fact, she was relieved he was dead. That wasn't what was bothering her. What was bothering her was seeing Riddick kill him right in front of her.
She had made herself believe Riddick wasn't as bad as the reports had made him out to be. That maybe he had been set up somehow, and wrongly tried. However, seeing was believing, now she knew first hand what he was capable of.
Johns words echoed in her head.
"Did you forget he's a killer?"
Yes, she guessed, she had.
Johns' words were replaced by Riddick's.
"Told you I'd protect you."
It had been barely above a whisper. She sighed heavily and rubbed her temples. She really wasn't ready for this.
When Racheal walked into the room, the other survivors all stopped what the were doing to look at her, all except Riddick. Carolyn quickly put two and two together.
"What the hell did you do to her?" She asked Riddick.
"No." Racheal said tearing a piece of cloth from her shirt and wetting it to wipe off her face. "He didn't do this, Johns did."
"Johns?" Carolyn sounded confused. "Where is he anyway?"
"He's dead." came Riddick's voice.
Jack's eyes became wide as saucers. She looked from Carolyn to Riddick to Racheal.
"You killed him?" Carolyn couldn't believe it. "Johns was right, you are a murderer."
"Johns was going to kill me." Racheal spoke up for Riddick when it became apparent he wasn't going to reply. "Riddick saved my life. Back off of him."
Imam and Paris looked from Racheal to Carolyn. Riddick's eyes remained focused on Racheal. He half smiled to himself, pleasantly surprised to see her standing up for him, not that he needed her to.
"I think this is something that would be better discussed at a later time." said Imam, trying to break up the tension.
Carolyn just stared at Racheal, deep down she wanted to believe what Racheal had said. That Riddick did the right thing by killing Johns. That they could trust him. When it came down to it she didn't have a choice. Fry needed him to get them to the skiff.
**
"I'll be running about ten paces ahead, I want light on my back but not in my eyes, and I want light on Racheal." he said walking toward the sled. "And check your cuts, these bad boys know our blood."
Racheal nodded even though he wasn't talking directly to her, and went back to work cleaning her face. Riddick went to work making himself a light harness to go on his back.
Paris walked over and noticed that he was making two light harnesses.
"Oh, making one for all of us?" Paris asked, sounding pleased.
"No," Riddick said not looking up from his work, "just two of us."
Carolyn over heard and her eyes narrowed as she realized Riddick was talking about Racheal.
When Racheal was satisfied with her face,. she stood up and walked to the sled. She helped hook up the generator to the blue florescent light cords. Jack was working beside her. He seemed mad but she couldn't figure out why. Maybe Jack had looked up to Johns? Racheal wasn't sure.
The sled was finally ready to travel. Paris was the first to push his way to the front right hand side of the sled. Racheal fell in behind him.
"That's Racheal's spot." Riddick said to Paris.
"No, I think I'll stand here." Paris said in an annoyed tone of voice.
Riddick pulled out his shiv to where only Paris could see it.
"No," he repeated slowly so that Paris would get the point, "that's Racheal's spot."
"Quite right." said Paris backing away. "So sorry." he added hatefully to Racheal as he passed her.
Racheal wasn't going to argue. She took the right front position and began to wrap the florescent lights around her.
"No." Riddick said, tossing her the other light harness he had made. She caught it. "Wear that instead." he said as he put his on as well.
Racheal looked it over then put it on.
Everyone but Riddick picked up a piece of the rope that was tied to the sled.
"Are we sure we want to do this?" asked Paris.
"We stay together. We keep the light burning. That's all we have to do to live thru this thing." Even as Carolyn said it, she knew it wouldn't work out that way.
**
They had run almost a kilometer before the first problem hit.
Paris was growing more and more agitated as they trekked on. He resented Racheal getting the lead spot and the better quality light than he did.
'She must be sleeping with him.' Paris thought, 'That's the only explanation for it. After all I am rich, maybe if I offered Riddick a cash compensation he would keep as good a watch on me as he does that slut, Racheal.'
An alien swooped from above. Avoiding Racheal altogether but making a swipe at Paris. Paris panicked. The sled stopped.
"Did you see that?!" he began to shout. Racheal turned around with a look of concern on her face. Paris mistook it for annoyance. "Quit looking at me like that." he said hatefully to her. "Do you think you're safe? Do you think that thing makes you invulnerable?" Racheal backed a few steps away from him.
"What are you talking about?" she asked.
"I'll show you what I'm talking about." he said and lunged for her. He was trying to rip off her light harness for himself. He caught her off guard and got her to the ground.
Racheal tried her best to fight him off. It happened so fast it seemed like a blur. Carolyn and Imam screaming for Paris to stop. Racheal scrambling to get back on her feet.
Paris felt Riddick's hands on his back and felt child-like as Riddick lifted him up and thru him off Racheal. Paris started to crawl away, thinking Riddick would hit him for attacking her. Paris didn't stop crawling until he realized what he had done. He had turned over the generator on the sled. Everyone's blue light went off. Only Riddick and Racheal were protected. Riddick helped Racheal up and watched as the aliens killed and ate Paris.
Do you like the way Riddick is being protective here?
???????