Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Pitch Black. I do not make any money from this story.

(ME) Hi everyone, here we are at the final chapter to Not Alone Anymore, the vote came in with more wanting a sequel, thank you to all those that voted, it helping me pick cos even to the last one I was still going back a forth. This is kind of bittersweet, with everything going on in the world right now its a bit hard to enjoy getting to the end but I promised myself I wouldn't leave you guys hanging around for months for this. And I am happy how this turned out, plus it was a good idea to split the chapter as you can see this one is very long but worth it ^^ Harry and Riddick are close to my heart, being the first-ever story I have written. I will be going over this at a later time to fix any mistake I have missed or you have pointed out.

Now I won't be posting anything else for a while mostly down to what is going on, with so much on my mind I can't get into the few chapters I have already done but don't worry I will be back to the sequel as soon as the UK isn't in lockdown anymore. Take care of yourselves and remember to wash your hands before eating or even touching your face. We have to do our part in stopping the spread of this virus.
Good Luck everyone. Hope to see you all again soon.
Lisa.

'Thoughts'
"Talking"

Chapter 25

They began to prepare for the last leg of their journey. Harry helped with binding Suleiman's leg tighter and using what water was dripping into the cave to wash as much as the blood away. Harry looked up from what he was doing to Jack who was still staring at Riddick with awe, the girl had been doing that since they came back. Harry paid it no mind as he helped sort who was going where. They are running single-file this time, everyone as close together as possible. The kids and the injure Suleiman need to be protected the most.

Harry gave Shazza his glow-worm bottle, she raised a brow at it and they shared a look but didn't comment on where the last person who had the bottle was. Imam held Suleiman to his side to help him run and move, setting them in the back of the group with the other half bottle protecting them. Jack and Ali were placed in the middle with Shazza in front of them. In front with Riddick, Harry saw they were ready as they were ever going to be. Imam and Shazza nodded to Harry and he turned to Riddick. "Ready."

They were soon ready as they ever are going to be, it was time to move out.

"See you on the other side Vixen," Riddick said. Looking him deep in the eye. This was it the last leg of their journey and anything can go wrong, he just had to trust it wouldn't, not this time.

"You can count on it, Hunter. Let's go." Harry smirked blood rushing through his veins. With that they Riddick into the darkness, racing through the canyon, they moved swiftly as their feet could carry them, the rain blinded a little but it did not stop their motion as the creatures cry in the night urging them on faster.

Riddick slowed, spotting something ahead of them he didn't like the look of. He held his hand out making the others stop behind him. Looking around with a frown he quickly jerked his hand for the to follow and lead them to the side of the cliff, their sides against it as they waited for Riddick's orders.

Harry had no idea what Riddick was seeing out there but from the sounds of it, the creatures were fighting over something.

Frowning deeply, Riddick saw only one way through the monsters and that was right down the centre of the pack. Reaching back he grabbed Harry s hand, tightly intertwined their fingers. Harry did the same and reached back for Shazza's hand. They did the same down the line. Shazza to Jack, Jack to Ali and little Ali to Imam.

Imam passed his touch to Suleiman to hold so he had better gripe on him. Shazza has moved her bottle on to her belt, hoping it still gives them enough light because she wasn't letting either of Harry or Jack's hands go.

They waited.

Riddick watched closely for a break in the pack, when two creatures that had been headbutting each other backed away leaving a gap Riddick took his chance and shoot forwards, pulling the others right behind him.

The creatures shoot back with a screech of pain as the light burned them, confused to where it was coming from.

Fear nipped at the group's heels as adrenaline pumping through their bodies, they rushed even faster towards the hardest part of their journey that was coming up, the steep hill of mud.

Letting go of Harry's hand Riddick pushed him and the group in front of him keeping his eyes on behind them. Shazza used her hold on Jack and Ali too dragged behind her, helping them crawl up the muddy slope.

"Don't stop! Keep going." Imam called to them when Ali looked back, he was quickly pulled forward by Shazza as Imam helped Suleiman up.

"Come on. Move!" Riddick shouted, giving Imam a shove as the man struggled with his son. "You know the way!"

Harry's head shoots back from his place in the middle of the slope. "Riddick!"

"Go! Show them the way to the Skiff!" He ordered.

He had to make sure they all made it to the top without being attacked by the monsters. To do that he had to go last.

Hesitating for a moment, fear shining through his eyes, hating the very idea of leaving his mate, to be parted again.

Seeing the fear in his mates eyes Riddick called out. "Go, Harry, get them there. I'll be right behind you."

Taking a breath Harry nodded. He hated leaving him but he knew Riddick was strong and would make it to the Skiff. 'He just has to.' Harry thought shooting one last look back before swallowing his dread and turning to follow the others over the top hill, helping them go towards the settlement. Taking point, Harry leads them into the settlement, going between buildings to reach the ship. Through the darkness they could all just make out the light coming from the Skiff, like a beacon in the darkness, slowly becoming more visible through the gaps in buildings.

Halfway up the hill, Riddick watched Harry disappear over the top, he had to make sure his mate got back to the Skiff safely, if that meant staying behind longer to have the creature's attention on him, so be it. Glancing back to where they had come, he jolted back as creatures were already filling the gape the had come through. Suddenly one landed a little to close for comfort on the hill, it tilled its head to face him a let out a loud hiss. Crab walking backward up the muddy slope, he quickly turned and raced up the hill. He moved over the top and ran towards the settlement. He could feel the creature right behind him and he wasn't going to give it or the others a free meal. He had someone waiting for him and he wasn't going to disappoint him.

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Mud splashed up against their legs as Harry lead them through the maze of buildings to the centre where the Skiff was waiting for them. Seeing more light ahead Harry smiled. "Quickly this way!"

They came out of the alley and straight into the light of the Skiff.

"Onboard now! Come on get in." Harry said stopping by the hatch, taking his breath, shooting the kids a smile he gently pushing on Jack and Ali backs when they stopped beside him, he urges them to go up the ramp into the ship. Once they were onboard he turned to Shazza, who was gazing at the ship with watery eyes. The bottle she had tired to her belt finally come lose after all her running and fell to the ground, not that she noticed with her full focus on the Skiff.

"Come on Shazza, it's okay now," Harry told her gently. He could understand her overwhelming emotions, he had felt the same when he met up with Riddick again.

"Thank you, Harry," Shazza said, patting him on the shoulder, being mindful of his injures, she walked into the ship and her body sagging with the relief of being surrounded by metal. She was finally safe and could rest soon. 'I could sleep a thousand years.'

Imam followed close behind her, helping Suleiman limp up the ramp and into one of the side seats. Squeezing his son's shoulder as the boy settled down with a sigh of relief. He turned back to look out the hatch when he noticed one of them was missing. Moving to the hatches exit he saw Harry still standing at the bottom of the ramp in the rain, looking into the night. Imam called in concerned. "Harry?"

Harry didn't answer, instead, he moved away from the skiff and closer to the edge of the light, trying to see Riddick.

"Riddick where are you?" Harry whispered into the night.

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Out in the darkness, Riddick was making his way between two buildings, he wasn't far from the skiff now when suddenly a creature landed in front of him. It's back, thankful to him as it looked around.

Seeing it slowly turning towards him, a plan occurred to him instantly and he shot forward. Getting right up in its face as it turned fully around, his heart was beating strong and slow as he started right at its deadly blade, when it swayed right or left he followed its every moment.

The beast couldn't see him, he was right in its blind-spot. So its echolocation wasn't picking him up but Riddick knew one wrong move and it would be game over.

The creature huffed in frustration at seeing no meal to feed on, turning it started to move down the alley, Riddick kept his eyes glued on it just in case when suddenly another screech and thud came from behind him, spinning around sharply he looked over his shoulder to see another creature bearing its teeth at him. The sound and movement caught the attention of the other one making it turn back and see him.

He was in both their sights now.

Slowly he took out his shiv and raised it as both creatures hissed, coming closer.

The fight was on and he wasn't going to lose.

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"Harry?"

He half-turned to look over his shoulder and look back at Imam, Jack, and Shazza who were waiting at the top of the

ramp.

Imam looked at him with sadness in his gaze, it had been a long time now without any sign of Riddick. "Come, Harry, come on board and out of the rain."

Harry turned to face the darkness, he couldn't, he wouldn't leave his mate behind. They just had to wait a little longer. Riddick had to come back to him, this couldn't be it not after everything they had been through.

"Harry, please," Shazza begged, the echoes around them were growing in volume. "Come back inside."

There was no sign of his Riddick and Harry felt a tear slowly run down his face, joining the rain that was dripping down it. He let his head fall to rest his chin on his chest as his heart ached in pain. 'Is this what you felt Riddick? When I was taken... Please, Riddick, come on, I can't do this alone.'

"Harry..." Imam was interrupted by a yell of pain that rang through the air.

Head shoot up Harry looked to where it was coming from when a roar followed and filled the air along with cries of many creatures. Harry couldn't take it anymore, picking up the glow bottle Shazza had dropped, he raced off into the darkness, paying no attention to the others behind him that called out to him or like Shazza grabbing Jack to stop her from following him.

"RIDDICK!" Harry yelled, racing between buildings as he headed towards where the sounds had come from. His thoughts were racing as he searched for his mate in the darkness, he tried to pick up his scent but the rain made it difficult to get a fix on his location.

"Riddick!" he screamed, his fear near chocking him of his breath. When he heard Riddick's cries of pain as he battled, something inside him roared with urgency to get to his mate's side.

Turning a corner Harry jumped back with gasped of shock when Riddick shoots around from the other side, slashing his shiv through the air like he was still fighting. He fell to the ground, knocking into some barrels before resting on his hands and knees, shiv clenched in his fist. Staring down in shock harry let out another gasp at the sight of his mate's leg, it had been slash across the length and was leaking blood all over the ground.

Harry raced towards Riddick. He cried. "Oh Merlin, Riddick!"

Grabbing Riddick's arm he tried to lift him from the ground, whispering urgently in his ear. "Okay, its okay Riddick. I'm here my love. Hold onto me. Just hold on."

"We're going to get out of here, okay, I've got you, love." Harry tightened his hold to help him up higher but it was no use. Riddick fell back onto the ground again when he tried to put more weight on his injured leg.

"Come on Riddick! Get up!" Harry shouted in panic, the echoes and screeches outside their little light were causing the fear to shoot through him. They would find them soon with all this blood if they didn't more. The scent of blood was calling them.

"RIDDICK! GET THAT ASS UP!" Harry screamed into his face, those dazed eyes gazing back at him. Shaking his mates shoulders, he had to get Riddick to focus again, their lives depended on it. Yelling more forceful. "I will not lose you now! Do you hear me! NOT NOW!"

"Harry ..." Riddick breathes out.

"Get up!" Harry ordered pulling Riddick onto his side till he was back on his knees and wrapped his mate's arm around his shoulder. Placing his arm around Riddick's waist, he tried once more to move them into the direction of the Skiff.

The sounds of the creatures grew as they moved in closer, searching the area for them. Harry looked around the edges of the roof and saw a glimpse of them as the ducked back from the edge of the roof to get out of the range of the light. He knew the soft blue glow wasn't going to hold them off for long, Their hunger was too great when the scent of fresh blood was in the air.

When one of the braver ones started to inch forward Harry thought this was it. He had no more magic to give them any more light and the glow-worms weren't enough. Riddick was hurt and in no condition to help him. Suddenly he felt a tuck at his pocket and a heavyweight pushing down on it. Moving as fast as he could with his injured mate weight pressing down on him he quickly pasted the bottle to his other hand around Riddick's waist before reaching down into his pocket.

He felt the smooth surface of the stone and just as the brave creature flaw at them, he yacked it out of his pocket.

It flashed and surrounded them in a powerful light that caused Riddick to grunt and shut his eyes in pain, the creature cried flying away, burns and smoke rising from it, others hissed and screech moving away from light, back into the darkness with disappointment as their meal was out of reach.

The light faded back to a soft orange glow, surrounding them with warmth, Riddick peeked through his eyelids, seeing the light wasn't hurting any more he took in the glow around them.

Harry, on the other hand, let out a sigh of relief, the light will ward off the creatures for now and keep them well away from him and his mate. Leaning towards his mate's ear he whispered. "I will not lose you to this hellhole Riddick."

"Ya won't lose me, Harry, not anytime soon," Riddick smirked back, slowly coming out of his daze. He felt weaker than he ever had but that wasn't going to stop him, not when he was so close to getting him and his mate to safety, he still had a promise to fulfil. He wanted a lot more time to explore that gorgeous body. "Let's get the fuck out of here."

Together they rose fully off the ground and staggered back towards the ship, the stones glow lighting their way. Their weak and hurt bodies protesting every movement but they dared not stop.

By the bottom of the ramp Imam waited for Harry's return, hopeful with Riddick, they hadn't heard any more cries for a while now. Spotting a light coming from closer between two of some building he held his breath, he releases it with a smile as Harry appeared with Riddick by his side.

Watching the pair come into the light holding each other up as Riddick shielding his eyes. Imam called to Shazza. "Their back!"

he ran to Riddick's other side and wrapped an arm around his waist, helping them into the skiff where Shazza stood grinning with happiness.

She called. "Thank god ya guys made it."

"Can't take us down that easy." Harry joked, smiling as they passed her and made their way to the front. Helping Riddick down into the pilot chair Imam moved back to sit with his children as Shazza closed the hatch to the outside. Giving the outside a one-finger salute as a parting gift.

Taking a seat beside Riddick, Harry stared out as the rain fell onto the window screen. Riddick began to prep the ship once more for take-off, the others behind him taking their seats.

Inside the small ship they were slightly cramped together but there still enough seats for them all. Riddick looked down at the computer screen to see they were still thankfully under the weight limit, four adults, two teens, and one child didn't weigh as much seven grown adults would have.

No one said anything about the missing Fry. Mostly likely because they were either too deep in thought or just happy they had made it through all this alive. All of them had been through so much that the feeling of safely nearly overwhelmed a few of them.

It was truly over.

"With so much prayer to make up for, I scarcely know where to begin," Imam said running his fingers over his beads. His boys leaning tiredly against his side.

"I know where I'd start," Jack replied looking at him from the opposite seat. Beside her Shazza smiled and reached up to squeeze her shoulder in comfort before letting go to lean back against her seat, the tension inside her finally disappearing.

The ship's engines came online and rumble around them when unexpectedly they shut down.

Harry's head shoots off the headrest he had been leaning on to spin around to shoot Riddick a confusion fearful expression as the Skiff was powering down. At first, he thought the ship wasn't reacting to the new Power Cells well. That idea left him when he noticed what his mate was playing at when Riddick reached forward and turned the lights off outside and plunging the outside of the ship into darkness. Harry got a little more worried.

"Riddick, what are you doing?" Jack asked nervously.

"Can we please just go," Shazza called out, no longer relaxed as she once was.

All the lights inside the Skiff went out and they were all left in the glow of the red emergency light illuminating them from above.

Harry saw movement from outside and his eyes widen as creatures started crawling their way to the Skiff.

"Riddick?" Harry asked confused and worried as the creatures started to crawl over the window.

Bangs started around them as the ship's hull was hit as the creatures landed on it, little Ali whimpered and held his father's waist tighter as his bother and father held him between them. Shazza's head shoots up and span around at each new sounds as the creatures climbed all over the hull, looking for a way inside.

"Can we just get the hell out of here now?" Jack snapped, having enough of this bullish.

A creature leaped onto the window and screeched at them making everyone bar Riddick jump in their seats.

"Riddick, can we go now," Harry whispered urgently, his eyes shooting from the window to his mate.

Riddick slowly glanced at Harry before looking back at the others. "We can't leave.."

Riddick's silver eyes stared into the face of the creature, it had dogged their steps since night had fallen. This deadly predator that had taken some of the group. He stared at the face of what had nearly taken his mate from him. The face that will haunt their dreams for a very long time to come.

"Without saying goodnight."

He shoved the lever up to full power and all engines blasted into life, the light burning all that were near it, inside they could hear the screeches of pain around them as the creatures burned

to death. It killed many of them but Riddick had only eyes for the window screen as they blasted into the air. The creature that had been on it had been shoved off as they speed through the air, higher and higher they went into the sky, knocking into creatures as they speed through the blackness, killing even more.

As suddenly as it started they came to a stop as they broke through the atmosphere and into space drifting away from the planet and once again seeing the suns that had been blocked by the planets.

They were finally off that hell hole of a planet.

Everyone looks out the window and seeing the stars they let out sighs of relief, they had made it. Harry stared out in awe out the window, seeing all the colours of spaces were beautiful, it peaceful to see all these stars and planets surrounding them.

Jack rose from her seat and moved to stand between their two seats, looking out into space before looking at Riddick. "A lot of questions, whoever we run into. It could even be a merc ship."

Harry looked at the girl, she had brought up a good point, the Skiff wasn't going to last forever, not even with his magic but at this point, he didn't really want to tempt fate or even think of more fighting right now. Maybe in another hundred years, he'd think about it.

"So, what the hell do we tell them about you?" Jack asked.

"Tell them Riddick's dead," Riddick said. Turning to her for a moment before looking back out. "He died somewhere on that planet."

She thought for a moment before nodded to him and going back to her seat with the others. Harry watched her go till she was out of earshot before facing his mate, raising a brow in question.

Riddick smirked back at him before jerking his head to signal Harry come on over.

Taking off his belt, Harry stood and just as he took a step towards him Riddick leaned forward and pulled him into his lap. Getting over his surprise, Harry sighed and let all the tension that had been inside escape. His sore backside rested on his mate's lap as he sat sideways over his laps, his legs hanging over the armrest of the seat. And it was the most heavenly place to Harry right now. Breathing in his mate's scent as he nuzzled into his chest Harry felt his body relax, he was in the arms of his mate at long last.

Feeling his own aches more now he was relaxed he's mind went to all the injures everyone else had if he hurt he knew his mate's leg must be paining him also. After all, he was sitting on said leg. Looking up at Riddick, he said. "We should take a look at your wounds, Riddick."

"And what about you?" Riddick asked arching a brow down at Harry, his leg may hurt some but he wasn't moving his mate from his lap anytime soon. This was the closest they had been for what felt like days and most likely was, hard to tell the time when it was permanent night.

"All I need is some potions and some lovely blood to kick start my healing but I won't feed on you till you have rested and had that leg seen to," Harry said firmly. Putting his foot down on this. His mate had lost to much blood from his fight, to even take a mouth could be dangerous.

Riddick chuckled. "You know that ain't happening till you healed Vixen."

"All I have to do to heal your leg is find my bag. It should be in here somewhere. It always finds me." Harry grinned, he turned to look over Riddick's shoulder, spotting Shazza standing by her seat he called out to her. "Shazza do you see my bag back there?"

She looked confused, she hadn't seen him have his bag in ages, but she nodded and started to look around, after Imam explained what was going on to his sons, it was little Ali who spotted it nesting innocently just by the hatch in a dark corner, calling out in Arabic he pointed toward it. The adults smiled at the boy's happiness at being helpful.

"Thank ya, Ali," Shazza said patting the boy on the head in gratitude as she passed him.
Bending down, she grabbed the strap, walking back to the front she passed it over to Harry. "Here ya go, Harry."

Resting the bag on his lap Harry nodding in thanks to her before he opened it. "Thanks, Shazza. I think I'm a little too tired to get up again right now. Plus I don't think this guy is going to let me go anytime soon." Harry said cheekily nodding his head at Riddick.

"Damn right."

Both Shazza and Harry laughed, wiping a tear from the corner of her eyes she sat down in Harry's vacant chair and turned to face them. Running her eyes over Harry's makeshift dirty bandages chest and leg. "Are you alright Harry? I thought we had lost you back there when that thing got a hold of ya."

Reaching inside she saw him take out a black case she recalled he had used back when he was attacked in the hole. 'God, it feels like years since then. So much has happened in so little time.' she thought before paying attention to Harry again.

"I should be fine after taking some of these, Shazza. But yeah, that was a scary time for me, when that creature grabbed me, I…." Riddick's arms tightened around his waist when a shuddered went through him. It was hard not to think of how close he came to not coming back, Riddick seems to pick up on his thoughts as a deep growl rumbled through his mate's chest and right into him, his mate was pissed at the reminder of nearly losing him and Harry patted him on the arm to remind him he was still here and wasn't going anywhere.

Opening the case Harry looked for the right Potions, there was a few he was going to need right now. Spotting the Cure-All, he took out one, it was purple and seemed to be moving inside the bottle like a cloud. As he pulled it free another took its place in the case, the beauty of magic.

Downing it with a grimace tucked the vial into an empty pocket, knowing it will disappear once he closed the case, to be washed and refilled. He could feel his body starting to heal, aches disappearing along with the bruises. The wounds would take some time for the potion to heal. Taking out another potion, this time a Blood-Replenishing he downed that one as well. All he had to do now was feed after a nap and he's be right as rain again. 'I love magic.' Harry thought with a grin.

"Imam, could you come here please," Harry called out, seeing the man stand and make his way towards him. Turning back to the case Harry pulled out a few more Cure-Alls and one Blood-Replenishing.

"Was there something you needed son?" Imam asked standing between the two seats.

"Here." Harry passed him a potion before doing the same to Shazza. "Down those, it's there Cure-All's. Any pains or aches you have and that will clear them up." Harry explained.

Shazza looked at the potion before shrugging and downing it in one go. The look on her face made Harry laugh. She had never tasted something so vile before. Sticking her tongue out she splattered out. "What was in that?"

"Not nice I know, but it works like a dream. And yeah, you really don't want to know what goes into these things. Trust me." Harry said with a winch. He hated knowing what was in potions, knowing your drinking down a crushed eye or slide spleen isn't a pleasant thought. But having a father that was one of the greatest potion Master of all time, he knew every little detail of potions. He went from being the worst at potions to the best. His papa had made sure he learned to make every potion until it was perfect.

"It does have a distinctive flavour." Imam coughed out.

"Distinctive? You mean terrible." Shazza huffed. Wishing she could rub her tongue on something to get rid of the taste. That was the worst thing she had ever put in her mouth.

Shaking his head Harry took out a few more potions. With a bit of a joggle, he handed over two more Cure-Alls to Imam along with a Blood-Replenishing. "The Cure-All is for both boys, but make sure Suleiman takes the other one, it's a Blood-Replenishing potion. It will see to his blood lost from all that running we did."

"I can't thank you enough, my son, you have done so much for us already," Imam said. He meant every word. Harry had saved his last two sons from death and still, he is keeping them safe.

"No thanks needed Imam, I'm just happy to help." Harry smiled, throughout this whole journey he had grow close to his little group. Taking another Cure-All he passed this one to Shazza for Jack to take. Shazza nodded with a smile. Harry was unlike anyone she had ever met before, he had a kind heart that was rear to see nowadays. He still thought of others when no one else did.

Before the two could wander on back to the kids Harry started looking over his case for two other potions. Finding what he was after he took out two small vials of Calming Draught and Dreamless sleep. This was something everyone was going to need after everything they had been through, they needed a full rest without nightmares to join them. Knowing they wouldn't be able to carry everything he reached into his bag and pulled out a silver-plated serving tray. Yes, his old house-elf had packed the kitchen wear when he went to sleep. Good old Codey, how he missed his companion. Shaking those thoughts away he set the tray on his lap and started placing five of each potion down, Calming Draught on the left, Dreamless sleep on the right.

"Right, after having them take those, make sure you all take one of these. They will help with sleep so make sure you're laying down before taking them." Harry explained. Letting Shazza place the vial she had been holding for Jack down onto the tray before picking the whole thing up.

"You have some strange things in that bag Harry," Shazza said looking the tray over. How a small bag held such a thing or why was beyond her. 'Is this pure silver.' Shazza thought, looking the tray over.

"You have no idea." Harry chuckled. He did have quite a lot of things in his bag, even stuff he didn't know he had. He had to go over everything at some point. Maybe getting

his trunk out to go through his library. He did want to read up on his bond with Riddick, but later.

"This is most generous of you my son, I thank you humbly. Are you sure though we wouldn't want to take up all of your supple?" Imam asked.

"As I said before Imam, I can't leave you guys hurt and no worries I have plenty to spare." Harry smiled, his cheeks flushing at Imam's gratitude.

"He's right Harry if it wasn't for your help we... I wouldn't have made it off that planet, so thank you so much." Shazza sincerely said.

Harry's cheeks went bright red at her words. "Again there no need for thanks...really."

Riddick started to laugh, Harry could feel his body shake where he was leaning against him. As soon as he started Imam and Shazza joined along making Harry even redder at their amusement. Harry glared at Riddick with an annoyed look.

Once they all calmed down, Shazza and Imam nodded to them before heading back to the kids. Both could hear the kids complaining as soon as they took the Cure-All's and even more so when Suleiman had the Blood-Replenishing one. All the noise brought a smile to Harry's face while Riddick smirked, for once the kids could act like kids, there was no longer any danger hanging over their heads to hold them back. Harry had to hold in a chuckle when Jack became the most vocal about the taste of the potions.

Soon it went quite and Harry looking over Riddick's shoulder again to see the group deep in dreamland. Little Ali and Suleiman were lying asleep across the seats, cuddling up close. While on the opposite seats, Jack did the same with her head nestled in Shazza lap, who slept upright in her seat, head resting on a metal pole. Imam was on the floor between them all, resting on his back with his hands clasped in little Ali's, gently snoring away.

Smiling, Harry held his hand up and pushed what little magic he had gotten from the Cure-All to summoning the tray that had the used vials on it, it gentle floated into the air and came to him. Riddick watched the tray come to a stop beside the chair. Harry took the vials off and placed them into the empty pouch, once they disappeared he set the case to one side for a moment and took a hold of the tray letting his magic over it go before placing that into his bag. Taking a hold of his case again, Harry took one last Cure-all and held it in front of Riddick's nose. "You didn't think I forgot you, my Hunter."

Taking it from his mate's hand Riddick looked at the purple mixture. It wouldn't be the oddest looking thing he had drunk, he had been to some strange bars. Uncorking it he knocked it back and regretted immediately.

While holding in his laughter at the faces his Riddick was pulling Harry took the vial out of his limp grip and placed it into his black case before putting it back into his bag and setting it on the floor. Looking around the Skiff Harry noticed that now they were so many of them in it, it was a little cramped. 'After a rest I'll see about trying to make it bigger in here, this Skiff was not built for more than a short trip.' Harry thought, leaning against his mate's, resting his head on his shoulder with his head.

"That was disguising. I've tasted better gruel in the slam." Riddick grimaced, desperately wanting something to drink the taste away, the foul taste was like nothing he had ever come across before in his life.

"Yeah, I think Papa made them like that to get his own back on the brats he had to teach. Plus it doesn't help the taste with what is used to make them." Harry explained, his Papa had been a sadist when it came to the taste of his potion, oh he would say making them taste better would dilute the potion properties but Harry knew his papa to well to believe that.

"Used? Just what was in that Vixen?" Riddick asked his brow rising.

"Yeah, you really don't want to know my Hunter. Better left unsaid." Harry said grimace, even he wished he didn't know what or how these potions were done. 'Sadly my Papa made sure to drilled Potion making into my head, I may be a Master now but never at my Papa's level.'

"Hmm..." Riddick let it drop for now. He didn't want to bring whatever he had taken back up and from the look on Harry's face, he may never want to know.

"I am lucky in a sense as this black case will never really run out of vials." Harry yawned. "My Papa charmed it so it is everlasting and every potion he made he added to it. My papa was a brilliant spell creator."

Another yawn escaped again, his energy was fading fast now there wasn't any more danger. He snuggled close to Riddick.

"Tired my Vixen," Riddick smirked down at his sleepy mate, he would never say it out loud but that moment his mate was the cutest thing he had ever seen. More kitten than a fox.

"It's been a very long day my Hunter, and there is still so much to do..plus you still haven't fulfilled your...promises..." Harry said sleepy, his mind and body slowly losing the fight to stay awake as the potion did its job and began to heal him.

"That can wait for later Vixen, sleep," Riddick ordered moving his hand to rest on Harry's head and gently pushed it against his chest, running his fingers through his hair. He could see Harry's eyes slowly dropping before snapping open again. Fighting sleep. Smirking as his mate fought a losing battle. He growled out as he kissed Harry on the forehead. "You're going to need all the energy you can get for what I have planned for you later."

"That sounds so nice, sadly I think I could sleep for another thousand years..." Harry yawned tiredly, rubbing his face into Riddick's shoulder before raising his head to look into Riddick's silver eyes. "As long as I have you there with me of course."

Riddick ran his nose along Harry's hairline before once again gently pushing his mate's head to rest on him. Once Harry was against him, he wrapped his arms around his mate's body, whispering. "Sleep, vixen, I've got you."

Harry let his head resting on Riddick's masculine shoulder, feeling nothing but safe and calmness as strong arms wrap around him, holding him close. His eyes moving to the screen and into the darkness of space. He had never through something like this would ever happen to him, not after everything they had been through, but it did, he had gone through hell to come out on the other side with the greatest thing he could ever have, he had found his mate and in the most unlikely of places and he couldn't be happier.

Closing his green eyes, Harry fell into a dreamless slumber for nothing could get him while he was in the safety of his mate's arms. His Hunter keeping the nightmares away.

Looking down Riddick stared at his sleeping mate. The soft snores and sighs behind him told him the others were deep sleep. Instead of joining the slumbering group he stayed awake and stared outside, deep in thought.

He knew what he told Jack wasn't going to work for long, if at all, it would only be a matter of time before more mercs found out he was still alive and come to collect. There was always something that could go wrong the longer the floated in space on the ghost lanes. It all depended on what level of tech they had on the ship to how quickly things went to shit again.

Looking down at Harry, Riddick reached up to push a stray hair from his face. Now he had a mate it wouldn't be long for the Mercs to realize they can try and use Harry against him. Oh, he knew Harry was no weakling, he could and would fight anything that came at them, plus he had those strange powers to help. To be truthful though Riddick would rather he didn't use them unless it was to save his own life. If too many people knew what his mate could do it would spell trouble. Johns had wanted Harry even more once he knew he wasn't human and had only some power if he had known about the magic his mate held he would have taken them all out in that cargo-hold and kept Harry to himself.

'In this universe the rarer you were the more collector came out the woodwork to claim you. And no one is taking what is mine.' Riddick thought holding back a growl, he tightens his hold on Harry and stared out into space with a sneer. He didn't just have to worry about them being found by mercs but others as well. He hoped they had time before anyone found them, he needed to heal and build up his strength again.

Closing his eyes he leaned his head back against the headrest of the chair. A nagging thought he had been holding back since meeting Harry came to the forefront of his mind. Could he subject his mate to the life of a convict, to always be on the run, never stopping, never getting a moment of peace? But could he let his mate go? The answer to that was simple. No, he couldn't let his Vixen go now, not after everything they had been through. For now, he pushes the thought aside, only time would tell how this all worked out for them all. The one thing he knew for sure, he wasn't going to give Harry up.

No for anything.

The End

(ME) (wipes tears) well, that is the end of Pitch Black and I couldn't be happier to how this story has turned out. From start to finish this story has taken me around 13 years but finally, I've reached the end. I hope you have all enjoy the journey with Riddick and Harry, they have been through a lot but made it out together in the end. no sexy time but it didn't really fit in this chapter but don't worry there be more in the next part ^^

A big THANL YOU to all those that sent in a review, they truly put a smile on my face and made me work harder in getting updates out. A big thank you to all the betas that have worked on this story. It was thanks to many of you that this came into being or even finished ^^ now as I said at the top I am stopping for a while though hopefully not for long. As I am away I will be working on more than a sequel, I have other stories that need updating as well as new stories that I have drafted ^^

Thank you again till next time on Cutelittlekitten18...