Lives Lost Times Two

Hey what's that? It's a bird, it's a plane, no… it's a disclaimer.

"Speech"

'Thought'

*Gather round for the story is about to continue*

Still sitting in my shaded sector I heard a noise to my right. Grudgingly I got up grapping my weapon as I went and carefully walked over and damn what a sight, it was another person, damn near gave me a heart attack.

Still shocked I didn't realize he was talking to me "I thought I was the only one, thank god" said the man "where the hell did you come from?" I asked still staring not believing my eyes.

"I woke up in the sand and followed the crash hoping for others" giving me a look like he had already said that, and for all I knew he had.

"Dude if we get to civilization you might want to start investing your money in something big, because you are the luckiest damn man I have ever met. What's your name anyway?"

"Paul"

"Well Paul I'm Alana and there's more than just little old me-" hope filled his eye "-where though I have no clue".

We must have taken the long way in search of the others because I had seen neither hide nor hair of them, well that is till Paul said he heard something. I told him to be quiet since it could be Riddick and he did just that.

We creped along quietly, me walking behind him, when I saw something coming for his face I shouted "STOP" and shut my eyes fearing the worst.

When I heard him talking I opened my eyes again thinking it safe, boy was I wrong. Guess his luck ran out after he survived the crash, I heard three shots fired and saw him crumple to the sand.

In my shock filled haze I heard Paris's cry of "Christ" mixed with my own cry of "holy shit" and saw Shazza covered in poor Paul's blood, but it all seemed so distant.

Coming back to reality I heard Zeke saying he thought it was Riddick, that brought me back slightly "why the HELL would I freely walk around with Riddick and lead him to ya'll?" what can I say I was hysterical, and not the funny ha-ha kind either.

"I don't know, but I wasn't taking chances" then he walked away only to come back with the sled he previously carried the other dead people on, but he still refused to look me in the eyes even after he walked off again. I sighed knowing what I had to do, didn't mean I liked it, but I had to do it anyway.

I walked after Zeke and when I arrived he was staring so intently at a hole inside a hole that he didn't hear me walk behind him "what you looking at?", man did he bounce. I just stared at his glare with a face of indifference till he turned around and the smirk I had been trying to hold back broke free.

"Look I didn't come here to torture you, I came…well the thing is" I was fidgeting and looking at my feet then with a big sigh "I'm sorry I shouldn't have snapped at you, it's better to be safe than sorry right" I said with my back now to him.

"Hey no worries, I acc- AHHHHHH" I turned back around and saw him halfway in the smaller hole within the hole.

"ZEKE" I shouted jumping down to help and just as I grabbed him something grabbed me. It pulled me away from Zeke just as he disappeared into the blackness, taking along his screams and gunfire.

That was when I realized that the something was really a someone, and that someone was Riddick 'oh shit, maybe he won't kill me yet I mean why save me just to kill me… unless he wanted to kill me personally… again I say, oh shit'.

I was still gawking at him even after he threw me to the side and kneeled down to look at the now blood covered hole. 'Damn, dude maybe a criminal but he has one fine ass'.

I heard Shazza scream Zeke's name and pull away the tarp that was creating shade and hiding both us and the hole. And with Riddick still here some nasty shit was about to go down, one way or the other something was going to happen.

Slowly he arose from the ground then… ran; he fucking ran what the hell! And to make it worse, he ran only to get tripped by Johns, talk about anticlimactic. Then Johns starts beating him, joined shortly by Shazza, and while Jack went over to Shazza and tried to hold her back, I decided to try my luck with Johns.

I stood between him and the unconscious Riddick, what a stare down "you would protect him after all he's done" hell was burning in this man's eyes but I was just as pissed.

Needless violence always gave me an evil side "he's already down and out, there's no need to beat him more… the same for goes for you Shazza" I snarled looking back at her. She stopped struggling and turned away seemingly pouting.

I called Jack over and though we would have a hard time of it, I didn't trust Johns to leave the downed man alone, so Jack and I got on either side of Riddick and dragged him back inside the ship followed closely by the still glaring Johns.

Soon after we arrived back where Riddick was originally detained with in the ship Johns tied Riddick back up and pushed Jack and I out telling us to get lost, but in a not as nice way.

Sometime had past and I just couldn't take the boredom for much longer, not even my music was helping anymore, I needed entertainment like a druggie needing their next fix. And lo and behold what do I see but a pissy Fry walking into the ship 'guess they didn't find what they were looking for, and I know someone else who would enjoy this' I thought to myself stalking my way over to Jack.

Coming up behind her I whispered in her ear about Fry and when no one was looking we both walked away to see the show. As we got closer we quieted our steps even more and listened to Fry and Riddick's conversation "you'd have to come a lot closer for that" was the first thing we heard from Riddick, and the first thing we saw was Fry walking closer towards him.

Trying to keep her in our line of sight we creped forward slightly "closer" came Riddick's voice again, and again she started moving, us along with her. When we were at the base of a flight of stairs Riddick jumped forward but only got so far, it reminded me of a dog running to the end of his chain only to get pulled back.

Riddick must have heard my gasp because in the next moment he was looking our way, Jack took this time to ask about his eyes which looked like an even more unnatural version of my own, though no one would know that considering I have yet to remove my sunglasses.

"Where the hell can I get eyes like that" I rolled my eyes at her and walked off feeling another's set of eyes following me. Not long after I left, Jack was following me while pouting. Letting out a sigh I asked "what's wrong?"

"She kicked me out"

"So… we've been kicked out from there several times, why's this any different?" I had stopped walking and looked at her.

"She kicked me out because I was talking to Riddick" she replied looking back at me. "Do you think it's wrong of me?" This caught me off-guard "what, you mean to idolize the man?" She nodded her head and with that another sigh escaped, I just told her the truth "It ain't my place to tell you otherwise. Who you follow, who you talk to, or even who you look up to is completely up to you, all I can do is help you when you need me".

I could tell that she had expected more of a reprimand or an agreement with Fry, but the look in her eyes told me she preferred my answer. It was then I noticed the others walking back out in the direction that Zeke had been killed, I also noticed that Jack wanted to follow "go ahead I won't stop you" and just like that she was gone.

Me on the other hand… well I was going to pay someone a visit while the others were busy 'while the cats away the mice will play' I chuckled to myself.

*end part 3*

1) I understand that we don't really know the name of the guy who dies, but since my character has an actual conversation with him before he up and dies he needed a name. I also understand that the name Paul might not really fit him, but I'm not too good with coming up with names for minor and expendable short term characters who already have a preset look to them.

2) I don't mind if people don't want to review but I'm finding it disheartening at the amount of people who look at my story but don't favorite or leave a comment. If it's because of horrible writing or bad story telling then please let me know so I can work at it and get better.