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(Harry's Thoughts)

~Riddick's thoughts~

"Talking"

Chapter 15

Harry walked at the back of the group, keeping his eyes on the children as well as the hammerheads that surrounded them. He didn't dare use his vampire site yet, but he got the feeling that he would have to use it soon, he could smell the fear growing as they made their way further away from the crashed ship.

"Stay close" Fry called to the others behind her, though out the corner of her eye she saw Harry's head snapping to the darkness around them making her very nervous about what was there.

She may hate that freak, but out here in the darkness he was useful to a point. She knew that things were going too well and sooner or later something was going to happen. Turning back to the front she looked at Riddick's back, she could see the muscles moving as he ran in front of them. The man was pure sex on legs and no matter what Johns said or claimed, she knew Riddick would get them to the safety of the Skiff and off this planet.

She had no clue that Riddick would sooner gut her and leave her ass in the cold than touch her.

She had hurt what was his, but Fry was living in a dream world. She believed that Riddick must want her. She was beautiful and was a captain that will get him off this rock, never mind that she was only a captain as the other crew members were dead and that he could pilot the skiff himself. After all, he had been so close to her in the skiff, she remember him smelling her hair and was so close to touching her, she wished now he had.

Harry caught the scent of lust in the air and his head shot in the direction it was coming from, seeing the bitch ogle his mate's ass set him on edge. The woman seemed to not get the hint that she was never going to be with his mate, he didn't know if Riddick did this to every single woman he met or if Fry had always been so blind to the males around her.

He guessed the latter.

He didn't know if Fry had been always like this or if this was new, but it was pissing him off that the woman wouldn't get a clue that none of the males in the group wanted her bloody ass. Hopeful he will be able to pay her back. He will never forget the fear he felt down in the hole; trapped like a sheep waiting to be taken to the chopping block.

Taking his mind off Fry he looked around him at the others who were in jogging in front of him, he didn't like being stuck at the back of the group with Pairs but both he and Riddick thought it was for the best. From here Harry can keep an eye on everyone and cover his mates back if he needed to, plus he didn't trust Paris to keep calm if anything was to go wrong. Taking a mental note of everyone harry was disappointed to find that even though they hadn't been jogging long, Pairs was already panting. If Harry picked up the pace he would be behind him instead of beside.

Imam and Johns seem to be coping with the weight of the cells alright but Harry knew that their strength would soon be gone.

Shazza was keeping pace well, only panting slightly as she ran, but Harry knew the woman was hard working so this wasn't a strain on her body. She ran next to Ali with Jack just behind; she kept the small boy as close to the sled as possible.

He liked these people...Well, minus two of them and more pity towards the coward, he knew if this hadn't happened, if he had never step foot on the transport ship Hunter-Gratzner or that it had never crashed he would never had crossed paths with any of them, but fate brought them all together on this hell planet, intertwining their lives and their deaths.

Even though he, himself, was older, Harry saw Imam as a father figure. The man had more wisdom and patience than the rest of them and a kindness that reminded Harry of his father, Remus. It was both a blessing and a curse to him for being reminded of his father but it did fill his heart with joy that in a way his father's sprit lived on.

Then there was Shazza, who reminded him a little of himself. Even though she lost her lover, she still pushed on. She had a fighting spirit in her that would break free sooner, or later. When it did she would be a true lioness, worthy of Gryffindor.

The shit hit the fan not an hour later as Paris' blowtorch stuttered and died. The scent of fear around the man skyrocketed and the noises of the creatures grew as they, too, sensed the fear of their prey, making everyone stop and turn towards the sounds.

"Stay close." Imam said looking at Pairs, before he and Johns pulled the slide again.

Harry watch as the man went and grabbed a light from the sled, but in his panic he knocked one of the flares, making it fall to the ground and roll away into the shadows.

"Wait" Jack said when she saw this taking off her neon lights and going after it.

"Jack! NO!" Harry shouted as he reached for the child. The scent of blood permeated the air as the spell he had placed on Jack wore off; no longer masking her scent from the monsters, but he couldn't take the tubing off fast enough as she went after it

He couldn't take the tubing off fast enough as she went after it.

She kneeled on the ground reaching for the flare not seeing the hammerhead swooping down on her. Imam did and tore off his lights before racing towards Jack and pulling her away.

Shazza pulled Ali and his brother to her and crouch down protecting the boys as much as she could as Johns fired his gun aimlessly into the dark.

Johns fired again and again dying to hit one of the bastards again, it took him a second to see Fry in front of him and if he could of got away with it he would of ghosted her right then and there and by the look in her eye as she crouched to the ground she knew it to.

Harry stayed closes to the ground watching as a hammerhead swooped down and spooked Pairs, knocking him to the ground.

That was when Harry felt it.

Death had come.

Rolling into the darkness Harry felt his eyes change to his vampire sight allowing him to see clearly in the darkness that surrounded them. Turning to look towards his mate to make sure he was okay, he saw him crouched with his blades in hand, watching Paris as he panicked, then standing to follow Paris when he began to crawl into the darkness.

"This can't be happening" Paris mutter under his breath over and over again in panic and fear. Making his way further away from the group.

"Paris! Get back here!" Fry screamed. But her words fell on deaf ears. Paris didn't hear or care for he kept going.

Paris in his panic still had the light on around him. He dragged the generator off the sled, breaking it.

The generator stuttered and died making the neon lights around the others fade and bathe then in darkness.

Paris stopped and slowly looked around him. A flapping noise came from above before he felt something brush across his back cutting the dead light tubing. Raising to his knees he felt his back and his hand came in contact with something wet. Pulling out his lighter with his other hand he looked at this right hand in disbelief, his brain not catching on to the pain as nerves had been cut.

"I was supposed to die in France. I never even saw France." Pairs whispered. Looking into the darkness around him. "I never saw France." Taking a drink from his flask he spat it out and Harry stood in front of him, both surrounded by monsters.

"Good night, Paris." Harry said, lifting his arm. "Avada Kedavra," with a green flash Paris knew no more. Paris fell into the arms of death, his sprit being carried off into the afterlife, his dead eyes staring blankly as the creatures tore into his dead flash.

Harry did not stay to watch the feeding frenzy, he fade back into the darkness and into the arms of Riddick.

Back with the group Shazza lit one of the flares using it to light some of the bottles and another flare that Imam took as he looked over his sons and Jack.

"Well, it's good to see you're okay." Johns said, watching as Riddick walked into the flares soft light alone.

Riddick just smirk at Johns before looking to where he could see the creatures tearing Paris apart.

"Do I even want to know?" Fry asked, hearing the excited clicking noise followed by the sound of tearing flash. The sounds making her feel sick.

"Where's Harry?" Jack asked, holding onto Ali.

"Harry?! Harry my son, where are you?!" Imam shouted, praying that he had not lost the young man he had come to see as another son in this nightmare.

"Right here Imam, I'm fine" Harry said, panting slightly as he walked back into the light, though he kept his eyes shut as he waited for his vampire eyes to fade. He really didn't want to be blinded right now.

"Where the hell did you go?" Fry demanded, slightly disappointed that the freak made it.

"Nowhere, Fry," Harry said opening his eyes, looking deeply into those hate filled blues, he sighed. "Nowhere."

"I'm glad you're ok Harry, we can't lose any more of us out here." Shazza said, she was panting slightly but the fear she had felt before was fading fast, but the adrenalin rush wasn't and she didn't think it would anytime soon; not with the neon light gone and they were down to using the bottles.

"Thanks, Shazza," Harry said, smiling at the woman, "I think we should take a breather before moving on."

"We don't have enough light to stop, that just wasting the bottles." Fry scorned him. "We have to push on!"

"Fry, look around you," Harry ordered, waving his arm out to include the others. "We're tired! If we don't rest for ten damn minutes there will be more mistakes, more death! So we are resting before something else happens!"

"But…but what about the light?" Jack asked distressed, her head went back and forth like a ping pong ball franticly as she watched the two.

Harry let out a frustrated sigh before holding out his hand palm up. "Lumos!" he said calmly and his magic rose up from within him, light appeared above his palm, small at first before it grew to the size of a football and its light surrounded them. There was screeching coming from the creatures as they backed up into cover of the darkness quickly as the light burned them.

Harry threw the ball above their heads so he didn't have to hold it; the others looked at him with awe as they hadn't seen him do anything with his powers since finding out he wasn't human.

Harry smiled at their faces and nearly laughed at Fry's dumbfounded look. Turning to Jack and the others he said "Pass the bottles we don't want to waste there fuel till we head off."

"Cool" Jack whispered and Suleiman who had moved to stand next to her nodded as he smiled at the glowing ball.

Imam nodded and smiled as the children sat down on the hard sandy ground.

Shazza joined them as they rested and got their breath back after running for so long.

Imam took the three bottles that had been lit and moved over to where Harry was waiting.

"Here, my son, and thank you." Imam said, handing Harry a bottle.

Harry looked at him confused as he took the bottle. "Thank you? There no need for thanks, Imam, I didn't do anything."

"You have put smiles on my children's faces my son; in times like these there needs to be happiness, even if it's only for a short time."

Harry blushed at Imam's words. All he did was bring some light, nothing special.

Trying to calm down his red cheek Harry gently blow on the lit flame. The others watched as it when out, shocked that he could even do such a thing.

"What the hell was that?!" Fry shouted in shock, both Harry and Riddick could hear fear inside her voice, thought she tried hard to keep it hidden.

"That my dear Fry was me blowing out a candle." Harry said amused a small smile on his face.

"You said nothing of this back at the ship!" Fry accused, "what else are you hiding?!"

"Nothing Fry, but me blowing out a flame isn't really going to help keep us alive now is it." Harry said slowly like he was talking to a small child.

Fry hissed under her breath at that, though the other tried to hide their smiles and that pissed Fry off even more.

"Five more minutes." Riddick rumbled, interrupting Fry before she could say anything more. They both looked at the goggled man sitting on the ground not far from Harry, no one had seen him move and that set Johns on edge; it wasn't good for one heath not knowing where the Big Bad is.

"Better get rested up before we head off again." Riddick said calmly.

Harry smiled at his mate before nodding, Riddick was right to interrupt them, it wasn't time for petty arguing, when there was so little time for them to rest and Harry knew there would be little breaks after this.

Fry's mouth was set in a firm line before she walked off to sit away from everyone. She hated that everyone seem to take that monster side; he wasn't even human like them. How could they pick him over her!? She was the captain… she was in charge. And that freak, little boy wasn't going to undermined her again.

She needs a plan, because that freak wasn't leaving this planet alive.

Harry not knowing the dark thought of his death swimming through Fry's mind at that moment moved to blow the other bottles out he was a little pissed that Fry had wasted the fuel inside the bottle with her foolish need to argue with him.

That done he leaned back on his hands and breathed in the night air. He had noticed since the suns going down that there seem to be more air as the other weren't out of breath as before.

(Either that or we have been here so long they have all got used to it.) Harry thought, knowing it was a good thing as they still had a long way to go before getting to the safely of the Skiff.

Hearing footsteps heading his way he opened his eyes to see who it was, hoping it wasn't Fry back for round two. (Now what does he want?) Harry thought as he watched the blue-eye Devil himself stop before him.

"Something I can do for you Johns." Harry asked as said man crouched down in front of him.

"I get the feeling you have a lot of tricks up your sleeve, Harry." Johns said, gazing at him with those icy blues.

"And why do you say that, Johns?" Harry asked. Harry knew the man didn't know about him being a wizard but a slight panic rose inside of him. Johns had been slowly losing it since the darkness had fallen.

"Instinct," Johns smirked at the beauty. "I didn't catch Big Bad over there without them and my gut is telling me you're a lot stronger and you look"

"Well, I am a vampire/elf hybrid, Johns. I have to be stronger, don't you think?" Harry said carelessly, though inside he was fearing where Johns was going with this conversation. Out of the corner of his eyes he saw Riddick watching them, he could feel those sliver orbs burning into his flesh. He was shocked that Johns couldn't.

"When we get off this planet I want you to work for me, Harry."

"What!?" He exclaimed, shocked, just barely managing to keep his voice down in his state of shock.

"Just think of it, if your with big bad over there, your be running for the rest of your life, never stopping, never resting, and when he land himself back in the slam, I would hate for such a fate for yourself. After all, you are a beautiful guy, Harry; a lot could happen that Riddick can't protect you from." Johns said calmly, taking in Harry's wide eyed emeralds.

Harry was in shocked, it was like Johns was living in a dream world thinking he would ever leave Riddick and become a bounty hunter. Harry was no fool, he knew that Johns wanted more than him being a partner, he could smell the lust coming off the man in waves.

"Think on it, you and I could be the greatest bounty hunters in the world." Johns said smirking before he patted Harry on the knee and got up to move away.

That one touch made Harry feel dirty, it was like the man had left an oil stain on his pants. He felt like burning them, now.

Not a minute had passed before Riddick was by Harry's side. He could feel the rage rolling of his mate as he held himself back from killing the fucker. Riddick places his hand on the spot that Johns had touch. The sign of possessiveness made Harry feel safe; he didn't need to worry about Johns plans for him with his mate around.

"I take it you heard all that my hunter." Harry asked, his voice low as to not carry to the others.

"Fucker is walking on thin ice." Riddick growled, the rage heard clearly in his voice.

"To true Riddick, it seems Johns has gone off the deep end thinking I would ever walk away from you." Harry said.

"He is right in one way."

"Johns right? Riddick wash your mouth out for even thinking such a thing, let alone saying it." Harry said looking at his mate like he was mad.

"If you're with me you will never stop running." Riddick said seriously, his face made out of stone, hiding the wild emotions that were racing through him.

"Riddick, I have been running longer than I care to think about and no matter what I will never run from you, only to you" Harry whispered.

"You with me Harry" Riddick asked the same question as before.

"Yes" Harry said passionately, his answer will always be the same. "Now and forever, Riddick."

"Then it's time to go." Riddick rumbled as he stood, running a hand down Harry back, he stop at his ass and gave it a tight squeeze, growling at the feeling of those tight bums as his mate moaned lowly.

"Get them moving, my mate; it's time to run." Riddick growled letting go and moving away from the temptation of taking his Vixen right then and there.

Harry let out a moan of frustration as he tried to calm his lust, Harry growled out. "I will pay you back for making me horny when we have to start running again"

"Just image Fry's face." Riddick smirked. Looking at his flushed mate over his shoulder.

Harry burst out laughing as he did just that and his hard flesh wither away as fast as it came. That was one way to kill an erection.

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With his spell casted and the torches re-lit they headed off into the darkness once more. Harry paid a lot of thought to what had happened he knew he shouldn't have used his magic to end Pairs life but the coward didn't deserve to die like that, Fry? Yes. Paris? No. But now he could only renew the spell on Jack once more and it wouldn't last as long.

"Are we getting close?" Jack asked Fry, holding Ali's hand and having him close to her side.

"It shouldn't be far, we have been running for what feels like hours." Shazza said, holding her bottle up high over the two kids.

Suleiman was on the other side of the sled holding his bottle over his father, his face panicked slightly as he looked into the darkness that surrounded them.

Fry ignored the questions called up to the others "Can we pick up the pace?"

Johns rolled his eyes at her orders, then he stopped, looking down on the ground. He could see tracks in the sand, it didn't click at first what he was seeing before he realised that they were the sled tracks.

They had crossed their own tracks.

Chucking off the harness Johns looked down at the markings, Imam and Suleiman joined him.

Harry looked at the ground as well seeing the marks he saw that they had been following their own tracks, he didn't understand why but he knew Riddick must have had a reason.

Johns walked up to where Riddick crouching. "You want to tell me what's the hell's goin' on?" Johns asked calmly, looking down at the crouched Riddick.

"We crossed our own tracks. " Fry said.

"Why have we circled? Are we lost?" Imam asked Riddick, having followed Johns to the crouching man, wanting to know what was going on.

"Listen." Riddick said. Harry stopped tried to hear what Riddick was hearing and when he did, he felt despair, he remembered what they had to pass through to get to the ship.

"Do you even know where we are?" Imam demanded his anger getting the best of him.

"Listen!" Riddick shouted, making everyone pause and stare at him before doing as he said, they listened out for what he was hearing, that when they heard all the echoes and screeches in the distend, it sounded like there was millions of hammerheads waiting for them.

Harry knew they were in deep shit.

"Canyon ahead. I circled once to buy some time to think." Riddick explained.

"I think we should go now." Imam said looking out into the darkness.

"I don't know about that. That's death row up there." Riddick said his head nodding towards where the sound was coming from.

"Especially with the girl bleeding." Riddick explained confusing everyone.

"What?" Imam asked confusingly, looking to Riddick.

"What are you talkin' about? There's no cut" Johns said looking at Fry and Shazza, both had no wounds.

"Not them" Riddick said before he turn to look at Jake who stood beside Harry, "Her."

Harry took a deep breath and scented her blood again, it had worn off and at the worst time possible to do so. He knew he could've put the spell on her then to help, but if there was as many of those creatures as he was hearing in the canyon ahead, then it would be better to place it when they head inside, he had already told Jack that he could only do it one more time.

Though he didn't blame Riddick for telling them Jake was bleeding, she needed more help than he could give, and with the others they could keep her safe, though he wasn't including Johns and Fry in that.

"You gotta be kidding me" Johns said in disbelieve, staring at the boy now girl.

"I…I thought it'd be better if people took me for a guy.

I thought they might leave me alone instead of always messing with me" Jack sob as she crouch down, rocking back and forth in fear, trying to make herself small.

Harry couldn't stand it, the shame and fear scent coming from the girl reminded him too much of himself when he lived with those monsters as a child. Going to the upset girl Harry fell to his knees and pulled her into his arms, rubbing her back as he rocked them both, trying to calm her down.

"I'm sorry." Jack whimpered, into Harry's chest.

"Are you really bleeding?" Shazza asked as she crouched beside the two, her hand joining Harry's in rubbing the poor girls back.

"You could've left me at the ship. That's why I didn't say something sooner." Jack explained, burying her head further into the safety of Harry's embrace.

"They've been nose-open for her ever since we left." Riddick told the others. "In case you haven't noticed, they go off blood." Not telling them about Harry's spell knowing that his mate was too weak in his wizard magic to do anything but use that spell once more.

"Look, This is not gonna work." Fry said, looking away from Jack to the others, her fear finally getting to her. She saw no hope of them ever getting there and she didn't want to die. "We're gonna have to go back."

Harry nearly snorted out loud at that. It looked like Fry's cowardly side was coming back. Though from the look on Johns face he was about to blow and he did.

"What did you say?" Johns asked disbelievingly. Anger and disbelief filled him, staring at the bitch that dragged them out into the night in the first fucking place. "You're the one who got us out here in the first place and tuned us in sled dogs."

"I was wrong. I admit it. Ok, can we please… Can we just get back to the ship?" Fry said, though it came out more as begging, though she hid a flinch at the rage in Johns' voice.

"I don't know Carolyn. Nice breeze. Wide-open space. I'm startin' to enjoy my fuckin' self out here." Johns said sarcastically.

Harry could tell things were heating up fast so passing Jack into Shazza's arms he made his way slowly to Riddick. He did not want to get between the two fighting for top dog.

Riddick put his arms around Harry, holding him close. Riddick knew the pack order was about to change and he did not like that one bit, though maybe he could work it into his in favour, Johns was bound to do something stupid, especially with him going through withdrawal soon. Riddick turned back to the drama in front of him.

"Are you high again? Just listen to yourself Johns" Fry said getting angry herself. It didn't help Harry was now standing in Riddick arms, she used that jealousy fuelled rage to get over her fear and fight back with Johns

"No, you're right. What's to be afraid of?" Johns stepped close to her. "My life's just a steaming pile of meaningless shit anyhow so I say, "mush on." The canyon's only a couple 100 meters and after that its skiff city. So why don't you butch up, stuff a cork in this fuckin' kid and let's go!?" Johns order, pointing at Jack. Shazza glare back at him.

"She is the captain. Listen to her." Imam said trying to reason with him.

"Listen to her?" Johns said, a plan forming inside his head instantly. Looking at Imam then to the others watching. He can now make himself the leader instead of Fry, she had gone too far with putting him down.

It was time for pay back, she should really watch out with who she tells her secrets too, it was about to come and bite her in the ass.

"When she was willing to sacrifice us?" Johns said suddenly a lot calmer, it put Fry on edge seeing the look on his face.

"What are you talking about?" Shazza asked tighten her hold on Jack, not like where this conversation was going.

"This is not helping Johns…" Fry said, fear in her tone that her secret was about to be found out.

"The crash she tried to blow the passenger cabin, kill us in our sleep." Johns shouted out, ignoring Fry altogether now he had the other listening to him.

"Shut your fuckin mouth!" Fry shouted.

"We're fuckin disposable, we're just walkin' ghosts to you."

"Shut your fucking blowhole!" Fry screamed rushing at Johns. Johns was faster though and grabbed her tightly before shoving her to the ground.

"Fine! Fine!" Imam yell storming over to them. "You made your point, we should all be scared"

"Oh Carolyn, how much do you weigh now?" Johns smirked at the downed woman.

Grabbing a flare he lit it before turning to address Imam and the others. "The verdict is in; the light moves forward."

The pack hierarchy had now changed, making Johns the leader though Harry was happy to see Fry taken down a few pegs, he didn't like having to follow the merc.

"Stay close to the others, Vixen." Riddick whispered into Harry's ear his eyes locked on Johns. "Keep to them like glue I'll find you after."

"After what Riddick? What do you have planned?" Harry asked back not liking where this was going.

"Johns just out lived his usefulness." Riddick growled lowly, the bastard had got on Riddick bad side he hadn't forgotten the little chat he had with HIS mate.

Harry sighed knowing he will follow his mate's orders. "Very well my hunter, I will do as you say but please be careful." He begged, Harry could not lost his mate to the drug up merc.

Riddick pulls Harry into a passionate kiss, he growled at the taste that was all Harry, he couldn't get enough, running his tongue over his mates lips one more time he lets him go. He couldn't help feeling smug at the flushed look on Harry's face.

Letting go of the slightly daze Harry, he whispers a last thing into his ear before moving off. "Oh I will be careful, Vixen, there no way I am done with you."

Harry blushes before nodding. Seeing Johns walking towards them he let Riddick go and makes his way back to the others. As soon as he was close Ali latches on as well as Jack. He knew both were scared about what had just happened, though he had to stop himself from laughing at Fry.

Suleiman picks up the rope to help pull the sled with Imam as Johns was no longer going to be a dog. Shazza held a torch up high over them from the back where Fry follows like a broken doll, Harry lead in front of them watching Johns fall into line with Riddick. They trudge on into the darkness, slower now, building reserves for the canyon-run. Harry knew they need all the energy they could build for them to make it through.

Looking at Jack clenching her hands, he knew when they got closer he will have to do the spell one more time, though at this point he didn't know how much help that would be as the creatures where following them every step now, they had gotten the taste of their blood, he could feel it was driving them mad with bloodlust.

Once Harry managed to get his thoughts organized and under control he used his elven ears to hear what was going on in the front. Listening closely he was able to overhear as Johns spoke to Riddick and he couldn't help but think things were going to get a lot worse before they got better.

And how right he was.

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