During the trip he avoided Victoria as much as possible, sleeping at night and awake during the day. He managed to avoid her so completely that he didn't know if she noticed that he was.

He landed in an empty field on the outskirts New Mecca and put his hooded cloak on, pulling the hood over his head.

(A/N: I have begun to incorporate little things from The Chronicles of Riddick into this, the cloak for example.)

He walked through the bustling city of New Mecca; not one person gave him a second glance. Riddick opened the door to Imam's house.

Imam walked through the crowds towards his house, people greeted him as he went past and he acknowledged them with a nod. He opened the door to his home to find it utterly dark, despite the bright sunshine outside. The blinds were closed and he could see a dark figure sitting in one of his chairs in a corner. Silver eyes glowed faintly at him, then blinked out for a moment, then reappearing.

"You always forgot to lock your door. Not a safe thing Imam." He heard and there was a hissing sound as a match was struck, fire exploded at the tip and it was touched to the wick of a candle. The wick caught and the match was blown out. Imam looked at the familiar face of Richard B. Riddick, the candlelight making his eyes glow more.

"You were always the one for theatrical entrances." Imam said and Riddick stood, leaving his cloak on the chair.

"I hear it's a certain teenage girl's birthday. Sixteen I think it is."

"It is."

"Where is she?"

"Upstairs, I'm surprised she didn't come down when you came in. She usually does when someone comes in." Imam said as Riddick walked past and up the stairs.

"Jack?" he heard Riddick ask.

"Riddick!" he heard Jack exclaim. Then there was an 'oomph' as Jack probably gave him a flying tackle-hug. They came down the stairs with Jack on his back, her arms around his neck and he was holding her legs.

"You're getting too big for these rides kid." He said and set her down.

"You say that every year." Jack said with rolled eyes. "So what did you get me?" she asked with a child-like smile and he handed her a wrapped package. She unwrapped it quickly.

"Careful Jack." Riddick warned and her eyes brightened when she saw it.

"A shiv!" she said and threw her arms around him again. "Thank you Riddick! I'll go put it with the others." She took her arms from around him and ran up the stairs. When she was gone Riddick felt a prickling on the back of his neck, something inside of him was telling him to run. The front door swung open and banged against the wall, a wind made the plants by the stairs flutter. Riddick's head whipped around to see that the sun was gone.

"Shit." he said and Imam looked at him quizzically.

"What?"

"I waited too long, she must have followed me here."

"Who?"

"Call Jack down here before she..." there was a bang as something was dropped upstairs. "Makes an appearance. Jack!" Riddick yelled.

"I'm okay!" he heard her say, there was a small gasp from upstairs and a wind brushed past them. Victoria was suddenly sitting in the chair that he had been in earlier.

"You've been avoiding me." She said and he pushed Imam behind him.

"How did you find me?"

"I followed your scent, it wasn't that hard really. It wove an intricate path through the city like a silken cord."

"How poetic. Leave now."

"Not until after I get to know your friends. I already met Jack upstairs, cute kid. I saw the assortment of knives on her wall, they all carried your particular mark of manufacture." She said and stood from the chair. "This must be Imam." She stepped towards him and Riddick stepped between them. "You don't have to protect them from me. I could've killed Jack when I was upstairs, but I didn't. She's a little shaken, but she's fine. In fact why don't you call her down?"

"Jack, get down here." Riddick said and Jack came down the stairs. When she stood next to him he checked her neck and both her wrists, finding no marks he put his hand on her cheek in relief.

"Riddick, do you really think I would've done anything to her?" Victoria asked and he looked at her.

"Leave Victoria." He said and she looked past him at Jack.

"I'm sorry if I frightened you." She said.

"You were just there, you just appeared. What are you?" Jack asked and she opened her mouth to answer when Riddick grabbed her arm, attempting to drag her out the door.

"I said leave." He said and suddenly he was on his back across the room, pain flaring from the center of his chest.

"Don't you dare lay a hand on me in violence again mortal!" Victoria snarled and he was reminded of just how non-human she was. She was suddenly gone and the front door slammed shut.

"I think I pissed her off." Riddick said getting to his feet and putting on his cloak.

"What was that? What is she?" Imam asked and Riddick opened the door pulling the hood up.

"Death." He said and left.