Chapter 1 Riddick pulled down the control panel and stared out into the outer rim of the known part of the galaxy. He lifted a finger up and brushed it along the stubble on his face and the new scar Toombs had given him. It had been three months since that fight that lead to Riddick spilling Toomb's intestines all over the hot sands. It had been three years since he had left John and Cadence alone on the planet which was now his destination. He had promised that he would come back, and he wasn't ready to strand the kid on that rock for the rest of his existance. Three Years Earlier... "Riddick, what's this?" John asked, holding the Commlink. "It's your way of contacting me when I start coming back, alright?" Riddick explained, looking down at the boy through his goggles. "Don't tell Cadence, got it? Never explain what you have on you to Merc's, no matter if it's her or anyone, got it?" "Yes Riddick, but why?" "You'll see when we land kid." Present... Riddick held the brother Commlink in his hand. Knowing John he would never turn it off. "This is Richard Riddick. John, do you copy?" A long silence followed. Then a man's voice came over the Commlink. "Who the fuck is this?" "Riddick, who the fuck is this?" "Riddick, you wanna talk to the kid who had this don't cha?" "Listen here you bastard, if you hurt him or the girl you're so fuckin sorry..." Riddick growled. "Come get em, ass wipe!" The other Commlink clicked off. Riddick traced the coordinates off the last transmission back to the planet and brought the old, small cruiser back into the atmosphere. Fire burned at the wings and Riddick pulled the nose back as the ship decended. The clouds parted and Riddick saw the groud coming up way to fast for him to stop in time. He was going to crash land into the place where the person, or person's were holding Cadence and John. The ship was a foot off the ground and Riddick did the only thing he could. Riddick ripped off his seatbelt and dove backwards toward the backend of the ship and slammed his fist on the hatchdoor controls. "FUCK!" was lost among the sounds of metal tearing and fire burting through the front windsheild of the cruiser. The hatchdoor's flew open and off the ship as it bounced along the ground and Riddick shot out along with them, surrounded by shards of metal and wire. The rocky ground was hard on Riddick's face and his body, his broken and shattered body bouncing along the ground, and he slowly stopped and lay on the hot rock. Blood trickled from seventeen wounds on his body. His face was smeared with blood and scratches and rock that had lodged themselves in his face. Riddick pulled him self up and looked around. People stared at the man, and he realized that his goggles were scratched as well. Small hut's surrounded the area and Riddick picked out one on the far edge that had a speeder outside of it. He limped over and pulled the door open. "Riddick! It's a trap!" Cadence yelled. The man who had come over the Commlink and spoken with Riddick jumped down and Riddick flicked his wrist and a shiv flew into his chest, deep enough to spear his heart. "Riddick!" John yelled from behind the woman. He ran over to Riddick as Riddick's knee's slamed against the sand floor of the hut and blood poured from his face. Riddick coughed and splattered more blood all over the sand and fell over, face stinging in the hot sand under the shade. Then he saw and heard nothing.