Snow In The Dark

Looks Clear

Knowing that light hurts the beasts trying to hurt us, everyone quickly takes inventory of everything that makes light.

Despite how bad it looked or not caring how it looked I stuck close to Riddick. He kept me alive more than once today.

Plus I felt calmer around him. More myself. More in control. Something about being next to a man you knew could handle anything that got thrown at him.

So I stood next to him as I stood around the burning cutting torch trying to figure out a plan.

"So we got one cutting torch, we got two hand lights. There's gotta be something we can rip out of the crash ship."

"Spirts." Paris says leaning forward to fan himself.

I was humid and stuffy in this room but it was better than being eaten alive.

"Anything over 45 proof burns rather well."

"Mmm molotovs my favorite." I say earning a snort from Jack.

I wink at her and smile.

"Look, it's better than nothing." Johns says, glaring at me.

"It was a joke." I say, lifting my hands up.

I don't even react as I feel the warm body heat behind me. Johns eyes bouncing to the figure behind me told me who it was.

I don't know what I did to have the killer of the group be my bodyguard but I would take it.

"How many bottles you got?" Carolyn asks, getting us in order once again.

"I don't know, maybe ten."

"Okay." She says, nodding and looking over at Johns.

"Johns you got some flares."

"So, maybe we got enough light." She says, nodding.

"Enough for fucking what?" Johns asks.

"How thick are you? Do you wanna tell him or should I?" I ask, looking at Johns then Carolyn.

She holds her hand up as to tell me to shut up or she has this.

"We stick to the plan. We get the four cells back to the skiff, we're off this rock."

"Look I hate to ruin a beautiful theory with an ugly fact." Paris says standing up.

"But that sand cat is solar. It won't run at night." He says walking over to Carolyn.

"So we carry the cells. We drag them whatever it takes."

"You mean tonight with all those things out there?" Jack asks, holding onto her legs rocking back and forth. She was scared but doing a great job of holding it in.

I move to sit next to her wrapping my arms around her.

"It's better to go now then wait them out. We don't know how long the eclipse is going to last." I say gently rubbing her back.

"Alright, how long can this thing last?" Johns asks, making me bite my tongue from starting something with him. That wouldn't help us survive.

"A few hours? A day tops?" He says, very matter of fact.

I clench my jaw ready to shut up but decide against it.

"Didn't we have this conversation a few hours ago? These people wouldn't have left everything they own or the ship for that matter if they only had to deal with these things for a few hours or a day tops." I say spitting the last word.

"I had the impression from the model the two planets were moving as one and there would be a lasting darkness." Imam says looking at Johns.

"Thank you." I say, holding my hand out towards Imam.