The ghosts that we knew

Chapter 7

~So watch the world tear us apart

A stoic mind and bleeding heart~

Carolyn came awake with a yawn and a stretch, clutching a pillow to her before opening her eyes.

This did not look familiar.

Sitting up in the unfamiliar bed, her eyes skittered across the room seeking a place to land.

They fell upon a woman standing in front of the open window in her room.

The woman was statuesque in her build. Thicker than was probably socially acceptable but it looked good on her. Her hair was worn in the same style as the men that had taken her, braided back away from her face and then falling down her back. As she turned towards her, Carolyn could see that she was older than what she appeared and her eyes were shined as well.

Climbing out of the bed, Carolyn walked to the end of it keeping a hand on one of its columns. She lifted her chin, causing the woman in front of her to chuckle.

"Carolyn Fry Riddick. How are you feeling?" The woman asked.

"Where am I?" Carolyn shot back not in the mood for pleasantries or the head games that these people were obviously fond of.

"The planet we are on is called Furya. It is my home and it shall be your home for the foreseeable future."

"And just why is that? I'm a medically discharge docking officer that receives a small pension. I am, for lack of a better phrase, completely worthless to you."

The woman continued to smile at her in a way that was slightly creeping Carolyn out. "You may be monetarily broke, but I assure you, you are quite valuable to certain people."

"Should you need anything," the woman continued moving towards the door, "simply knock. I'll be back soon with more visitors."

As the woman opened the door, Carolyn moved from her perch. "Who are you? What do you want from me?"

"I want my son, Carolyn, and you're going to help me get him."

"I don't understand. Who's your son?"

The woman simply smiled and closed the door behind her.

Carolyn sunk down on the end of the bed. "Oh, Riddick, this is so not good."

On the other side of the door, Bellona of Riddick smirked as she heard Carolyn's muttered sentiment. Nodding to the guard she walked away with her hands laced behind her back.

Riddick was pissed. You wouldn't know it by looking at him but Vaako had enough self-preservation left flowing in his veins to stay a healthy distance away from the man.

He had been like this since Vaako had returned from the cursory task Riddick had sent him on. You could hear the arms on the throne crack from where Riddick squeezed as Vaako relayed what he had found.

Now, Vaako was on his way back to the scene, this time with the newest Lord Marshall and a tracking team in tow.

Riddick's mouth turned into a tight line as he saw the house burnt to the ground. He refused to believe that she had been inside when it had happened and began to wander through the ashes of her home looking for any sign, any indication that she had been here.

One of the soldiers that Vaako had spread out to search the property raised an alarm having found something. Vaako was kneeling and looking when Riddick arrived by his side.

"What is it?"

"Tracks. Jewelry."

"Jewelry?"

Vaako stood up walking back up to the edge of the yard. "Some type of chain here," he pointed before walking down past where he had been, kneeling. "Some type of adornments here, dropped one at a time, leaving a trail."

"And is this only trail we can find?" Riddick snapped at the man.

Not before giving Riddick a look, Vakko turned to a lensor as Riddick knelt down to look at the letter in the dirt.

J. Jack. A few yards away was an I and even further away was a C. Walking back to the chain he started over still not finding what he was looking for. Picking up his pace, he scoured the ground as he made his way to where they had left the Merc ship.

It was obvious that another ship had landed here and in the middle of a confusion of footsteps was what he was looking for. A slightly larger letter than the rest, he picked up the R blowing the dust off; his memory going back to the vision of Carolyn wearing it on UV-6, the chain and letters swaying between her breasts as she set astride him, her head thrown back in pleasure, before placing it into his pocket with the rest. His head whipped around at a noise behind him and he waited for Vaako to approach.

"We found a trail. It leads off world a fair distance away."

"Then what are we doing standing around here?" Riddick asked turning on his heel leaving Vaako behind.