As always, I'm dedicating this to jadeg5. :) and to anyone else that has reviewed this story. I've it a little longer since I didn't post last night.
Oh and I forgot to do this at the start of the story. Kat is mine. Everything else belongs to wonderful people that created Riddick.
"The last sample was dated twenty two years ago." Kat was leaning against the door frame of the coring room listening to the rest of the group discuss archeological samples that they had found. The youngest boy had been killed by what Fry described as mini versions of what attacked her. Kat heard a soft gasp leave the captains lips and she stepped to the side right before Fry ran out of the building.
"Guys come look at this!" She led everyone to one of the other buildings where there was a model of the planet and her two suns. Fry started to turn the lever to the handle until the suns and moons aligned to make a total eclipse.
"The last eclipse was twenty two years ago."
Johns glanced around at all the toys and gadgets that had been abandoned by their owners, every single one was solar powered.
"The next one is tonight." Kat stepped out of the room not wanting to deal with the tension any longer. She walked over to the solar powered vehicle that Shazza had discovered. A smirk played on her lips when she felt the woman glare up at her. Jack quickly ran to where Kat was standing and sat down next to her with excitement.
"So I hear you have a new hair cut. Riddick isn't always the best person to take lessons from."
"It's so cool that .."
"He's a murderer." Shazza cut Jack's sentence short as she threw another glare in Kats direction.
Johns walked over at that moment, cutting off all conversations. "We need to get going. If we don't get to the other ship and back here before night fall, we'll have other things to worry about than these convicts."
"What're you talking about?" Kat let a small laugh slip causing her to receive more glares this time from both the prospector and the merc.
"What he means is that if we don't get back here before the lights go out, those things that ate your precious Zeke are going to eat you too."
"Katherine be nice. You don't want to find yourself left on this planet now do you?"
"We'll see about that."
Fry and the rest of the group assembled onto the vehicle and started back towards the crashed ship. Riddick jumped on to the back just as they had begun to pick up speed. He sat down on the edge and softly put his hand on Kat's shoulder. She growled in response before shifting uncomfortably away from him earning a chuckle from both the convict and the devil himself.
Kat was angry at Riddick for acting like a complete jerk since they crashed on the planet. She had tried to talk to him but as always he was being the same stubborn ass. Instead of acting like an adult, he resorted to his games that he loved to play. He loved playing with her senses, throwing her off guard at every turn. It was a game that she had always put up with but on this planet, with these creatures, she would preferred seriousness from the animal.
Riddick, Johns, and Fry were already running to the main ship to pull out the three batteries that they needed to fuel the other ship. The rich man, Paris ran for one of the parts of the ship that held luggage. He was on a mission to gather a few of his valuables before they left the planet. Kat stayed back at the solar power vehicle with the boys and Shazza. She felt the eclipse before it started, the temperature dropped drastically and she could feel the restlessness of the creatures below.
"Guys hurry! The eclipse is starting." Shazza and Jack rushed to clean off the solar panel of the vehicle in hopes that it would stay running. The smell of fear consumed Kat's senses when the vehicle finally sputtered to a stop.
Kat shuttered as the creatures started to shake with excitement. The minute the last rays of sunlight left the planet, the ground started to vibrate. Paris yelled for them to start running which the group didn't hesitate as they ran for the part of the ship he was in. Riddick and Kat were the only ones to stay where they were standing. One was staring at the creatures through the darkness while the other listened with a mixture of excitement and something she hadn't felt in a long time. Fear.
Finding herself enthralled with the creatures that were flying out the ground, Kat didn't sense the movement of the other convict. Gasping in surprise she felt her self being pulled from her spot. Shaking the shock off, she smacked Riddicks hands away from her and quickly ran towards the rest of the group.
With one final leap, Kat made contact with the inside of the ship and she felt Jack grab onto her in desperation. There was a loud scream as the prospector, Shazza was ripped apart by the same creatures that killed her lover. A few moments later the door slammed shut right after Riddick jumped through the opening. Everyone stood there trying to catch their breaths while Johns looked around the room they were in assessing what they needed to do next.
Kat could feel Riddicks eyes on her, questioning her silently. He had smelt the fear rolling off of her just as much as she had felt it erupting from within. A loud crashing noise alerted the group that they weren't the only ones in that part of the ship. Using a torch, they slowly moved into the next room hoping to stay away from the creatures that hunted them.
"We can't just sit here and wait for them to kill us. We need to figure something out."
"What do you propose then Caroline, because I sure as hell am not going to back out in that."
Kat wandered away from the group zigzagging through the luggage and crates that had been stored away for transport. She was vaguely aware of the animal that stalked behind her, the convict she was trying to ignore at the moment. Riddick caught up to her quickly, she had never really been good at avoiding him. He was just too fast for her, the only one that she couldn't beat.
"Katherine."
"Just leave me alone Riddick." A chuckle left his lips as he grabbed her arm roughly.
"Now who's being the childish one in this situation?" Rolling her eyes Kat pulled her arm away from his grasp and started walking around the crates. Once again Riddick forced her to stop in her tracks but this time he wasn't going to let her just walked away. He grabbed both of her arms and pinned her up against one of the tall crates that surrounded them.
"I don't like being ignored."
"And you think I like it either?" She tried struggling against him but he just held on tighter bruising her arms quickly.
"What happened out there Kat? I smelt the fear coming from you. When did my Katherine become afraid of some little monster?" Kat scoffed at him when he referred to her as his as she kept trying to pull out of his grasp. He leaned his body into hers closing the gap between them to stop her struggling. In the process Riddick buried his face into Kat's hair.
"I can still smell it on you." She tried to scoff at him again but she could feel her resolve slowly falling apart. He always had this effect on her, it didn't matter the situation. Riddick brought his lips down to Kat's neck and started to softly suck on it, still pinning her arms down during the process. She tried to fight the feelings that were building up in the pit of her stomach, the feelings she always got when she was around him.
A scraping noise from above pulled the convicts attention away from their current situation. Riddick glanced up to see what Kat would already sense, one of the creatures was standing at the top of the crate they were leaning on and it was staring down at them. One of the holy mans children walked into the scene pulling the monsters attention away from the two below. Kat could feel the fear building up within the boy but she allowed Riddick to push her farther into the shadows away from the creatures as they killed another child.
Riddick didn't stop pushing Kat until they were back within the light. The holy man was looking around, looking for the boy. He opened his mouth to ask the question that he already knew the answer to when screaming filled the room. Imam lowered his head slowly and prayed a silent pray for the boy and for the rest of them. Fry turned back towards Johns with a defiant look in her eyes.
"As the captain of this ship, I'm saying that we're going for that ship. If you don't like the plan then you can stay here and get eaten." Everyone agreed that they needed to make a dash for the ship or at least die trying to. They quickly grabbed as much light as they could from the room before heading out to search the other ship for more light and to get the batteries.
Riddick grabbed Kat's arm again preventing her from walking through the hole that would lead them into the darkness. He searched her face silently as she held a look of annoyance. Pulling her into a quick kiss, Riddick whispered a single warning into her ear.
"Get over that fear quick Katherine. I won't come back for you this time."