A/N: We are terribly sorry to have taken so long to get this chapter up but as I discovered this past week, laziness, lack of motivation, and procrastination, don't mix. Also I have fallen madly in love with Pippin/Billy Boyd and just now I've gotten another idea for a fic. How can anyone not love that adorable smile and the accent? Right! On with the chapter!!

Rolling over, Enya awoke to the sharp pain of a rock stick in her back. With an aggravated growl she pushed herself off the stone floor of her cell and stumbled out into the pit. As she stood, trying to orient herself, someone came up from behind.

"Sleep well," a familiar deep voice rumbled.

Enya thought about her answer. Normally she'd have had a rough night, filled with dreams, but last night she slept like a log. "That's weird," she said more to herself than to Riddick. I didn't dream of Eithne at all. A sudden feeling of panic filled her. This isn't good. This really is not good. Her burgundy eyes turned to Riddick. "We have to get out of here now," she demanded.

He threw his head back and gave a low, rumbling, and very hollow laugh. Once he stopped he turned back to Enya. "And I suppose we're just going to walk straight up to the gate and ask politely?"

"Yes," Enya said simply as she began to walk away, leaving Riddick to shake his head.

In a matter of minutes Enya found herself only twenty feet from the gate leading to the office. From inside she could hear raised voices. Toombs and the slam boss seemed to be talking about payment again. Enya figured their topic was a little more serious when she heard gunfire from inside.

Without moving, Enya waited for the little row to die down. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a merc with atrocious sideburns drop from the hole in the office floor, seconds before a loud explosion. Enya grimaced as Toombs slid down the rope. She could only imagine the sheer pain he was experiencing from the rope burn.

Looking down, Enya could see Riddick. He backed up, his eyes fixed on Toombs who's eyes were wide with fear and was protesting. With a single leap, Riddick had cleared the space between the rock face and Toombs.

It took the muscular con a few minutes to climb the rope. While she waited Enya leaned against the gate and examined the calluses on her hands. She was taken by surprised when the gate slid open, almost spilling her onto the floor of the office.

"I really must get the name of their interior decorator," she said as she picked her way through the debris. Everything in the office had been completely destroyed, littering the floor with bits of, well, everything. Riddick raised an eyebrow at her. "I'm dead serious. This place is so much cleaner than my room on The Lunette."

"What happened here," someone said from behind her.

Enya turned to find The Guv and a few of his friends coming in through the gate. Jack, or Kyra as she preferred to be called, was right behind them. She leaned casually against the wall and waited for Riddick to explain.

Toombs pulled himself up through the hole and also looked to Riddick. "Necros are on their way," he said in his deep voice as he glanced around the room again. "They figured they'd clean the bank, take to the tunnels, and take off in the only skiff on the planet." He looked gestured to the door. "Figured they'd rig the doors so they won't open, leave all of us here to die."

"How do you know?" Toombs got to his feet and stared at Riddick, ignoring the cons around him. "You weren't even here."

Riddick's head moved slightly, giving off the impression that he was look at Toombs. "Because it was my plan."

In mere seconds Toombs had pulled his gun on Riddick. "Well there's a change of plans," he said smiling smugly.

With a flash of silver, Kyra had pulled and had it pressed to Toombs' throat. "And what would the new plan be," she whispered in his ear.

"You drop your weapon," Enya said. All eyes turned to her and her gun which was pointed right at Kyra. "Now, if you don't mind."

Enya slowly moved behind Toombs to get a better shot of Kyra. The younger girl was giving the fiery haired merc a death glare. Reluctantly she dropped her blade and stepped away from Toombs.

Feeling Riddick's eyes on her, Enya looked to him. "Helping your own kind," he spat. "I knew a merc couldn't be trusted."

Apologetically, Enya whispered, "Sorry."

There was a sickening noise as the butt of her gun came down on the back of Toombs' head. His body went limp and hit the floor with a Thud! He was out like a light.

Vaako stood in the frigate's navigation room. Lensors guided the ship's way through the stars. The Purifier entered briskly, his hands behind his back. He walked up behind Vaako, until he stood side by side with him. Both of them stood staring straight ahead, as though neither of them willing to acknowledge the kiss between Vaako and Eithne.

"They can be quite a test...these deep runs." The Purifier began, his voice holding no resentment. "A test of our inner selves." His head finally turned towards Vaako, his eyes deep and honest. "Don't you find that true?"

"Some men do..." Vaako trailed off. He put particular emphasis on the word "men" implying that perhaps The Purifier wasn't "man enough" for Eithne. If The Purifier had caught his intention he didn't seem to show it.

"Just being so far from the Alm Matta...The mind can start to feel with strange thoughts. Doubts. Don't you ever have doubts Vaako?"

"Doubts?" Vaako was sure The Purifier was getting at something, and Vaako wasn't keen on making it easy for him.

"About the campaign...about Lord Marshal?"

"First and always I am a necromonger commander...." Vaako rounded on The Purifier. "The only doubt I have is how a Purifier like you would be testing my loyalty. Unless it has something to do with the girl."

"The girl?"

"Yes, the girl." Vaako answered. "I have word from the Bascillica about her."

"Oh?" The Purifier tried to act as though she meant nothing to him, but it wasn't convincing.

"She is converting."

"Converting?" The Purifier's heart sank.

"Yes...seems she has taken the Lord Marshal's offer. Funny....she would bow for him...and not you." Vaako's voice trailed off.

Yes, yes it is." The Purifier turned and left...his face away form Vaako to hide the tears in his eyes.