"Do you think so little of me that you believe both mother and child died?" McCoy asked in amusement from the doorway. His gaze hardened as he saw the self-loathing in Shazza's eyes. "Do you truly believe your actions so devastating? You did what you must in the situation; you knew not of Riddick and Logan's plans. While your actions have led to less than desirable consequences, it is ultimately Coor's fault that the situation occurred. There is no telling that anything different might have happened if you had not rushed Coor," McCoy stated before he crossed the room to examine Olask's wound.
"So, did they have a boy or a girl?" Jenson asked to lighten the mood, as he noticed both Shazza and Scotty contemplating McCoy's words. The amusement shared between Alex, Logan and McCoy confused the others while simultaneously making them more curious.
"They had a boy and a girl. Both are quite beautiful," Alex said before he went to inform the children of their new siblings.
"Is that common, I mean aren't twins rare even in normal pregnancy?" Scotty asked with a bit of awe coating his voice. Any previous misgivings about his part in the current situation were pushed aside by the knowledge that not one but two little beings came into the world in the next room.
"Twins are unheard of in male pregnancy," McCoy stated, "except in the Furyan race, although even then it was rare."
Coor gained a few months of life as Riddick was too preoccupied with his family to dish out retribution. They chained Coor to the same support beam that Riddick was chained to after the crash; they were secure in their belief that he would not manage to escape. Groggily, Coor awoke to the two forceful slaps to the face. Standing in front of him was the raven haired, green eyed Harry holding a baby in both arms. Looking in the direction that the slap came from, he was surprised and angered to see the older child standing there looking smug. Bringing his attention back to Harry, Coor was startled when the whore actually started to introduce the infants.
"This is Blake Andrew Riddick," Harry said lifting the dark haired child in his right arm. Hazel eyes focused on him intently and seemed to glare, although that is not possible for such a young child. Coor watched as the child lost interest and looked back to his mother, grabbing hold of a lock of hair that fell down Harry's shoulder. Smiling down at Blake Harry asked Jack to remove the lock of hair from his fist before he succeeded in getting it to his mouth. "This is Jasmine Abigail Riddick," Harry said lifting the fair haired child in his left arm. Green eyes, the same startling shade as her mothers, looked at the man for a moment before she yawned and snuggled into Harry for a nap.
"Why introduce your bastard children to me?" Coor spat.
"To show you that you did not win: Riddick is still free, I am still alive, and these two are healthy little babies," Harry said with satisfaction. Coor snarled, but paled when he saw Riddick walking toward him from the corner of his eye. Harry carried the children down to the suite to put down for a nap, uncaring of Coor's fate. Jack went to tell Ali of what happened with Coor. Both passed Alex, who was preparing a meal for the group as Jenson requested they discuss an important topic. Everyone sat around the table, ignoring the absence of Coor who was usually tied to a chair near Logan. The meal was quiet at first and many shyly averted their eyes when Harry fed the babies. Eventually, Jenson cleared his throat and brought up the topic that plagued him since realizing Coor's true intention.
"It is very possible that Coor got information out about your possible location, Riddick. If he did, then this planet is not safe for you or your family to live on. Now I realize that I cannot take you back to the nearest registered planet as the people that sent my team would wish me to do. You would be immediately sent to a high security slam, although I doubt it would hold you for long. Regardless, mercs would try to use your family against you like Coor wished to do…" Jenson said his voice fading as he continued to speak.
"Is there a plan somewhere in there or are you just thinking out loud captain?" Olask asked while considering both what was said and what was not said.
"Yeah, the plan is we say that you died as no one survived the crash. Instead, I can take you to the nearest unregistered planet. There is an uncharted system not far from here. Company doesn't think it important as all it contains are planets with primitive societal structures and few natural resources; therefore, the system is not important enough to be on the maps. One of the planets in this system is inhabited by an all male society, it would be the most beneficial destination," Jenson explained.
"What's to stop them from tracking Riddick there?" Shazza asked not understanding how this solution would be any better.
"Mercs use company maps, the only reason I know the system is there is because I have a sister on one of the planets. Plus, think about it. If you stay here, there will be no access to medical care and a genetic bottleneck effect could occur," Jenson defended, ignoring the raised eyebrow from Olask, "So, what do you say?"
"Any one that comes looking would see the changes to the wreckage and know that there were some survivors. Plus, what about the mercs that picked up the possible transmission of Riddick's location? They would know that the explanation doesn't suffice," Alex said, wanting to make sure all bases are covered.
"Simple, we blow the wreckage to destroy all evidence of any modifications and the transmission was sent assuming that there were survivors. Without evidence it was just Coor hoping to find you," Jenson answered the asked and unasked questions. Little more could be said in dispute of this plan, so everyone began to pack. Cages were made for some of the animals, plant specimens were taken, and key furniture was moved to the cargo hold of their ship. Charges were set around the ship, especially in heavily modified areas. Logan and Alex watched the wreckage blow apart from the window of the ship before they took off.
Epilogue
Blake played with the bone shiv that his daddy told him he made on the planet of his birth. He knew that most parents wouldn't let their five-year-olds play with weapons, but he wasn't a normal child; he was an alpha Furyan. Running his hand through his hair in a rare gesture of nervousness, he threw the shiv at the target only to hit it off-center by a few inches. Groaning, Blake glared when he heard his older sister Jasmine giggle from behind him. Turning so she could see his displeasure, Blake did not expect for her to hug him while congratulating him on his throw. Jasmine released her shocked brother and gifted him with a beautiful spiked whip. Both children jumped when their mother called them in for supper. Knowing better to keep their mother waiting, they ran towards the house.
"Get washed up, oh and tell your sister that if she doesn't get out of the training room I will ban her from entering it again. Oh, and tell your brother to leave the book in his room," Harry called after them as they entered the house heading for the bathroom in the back. Turning his attention back to the cooking stew, Harry did not even jump when two arms wrapped around him settling on his slightly protruding abdomen. Leaning back into the embrace, Harry smiled when he felt the hot opened mouth kiss on his neck.
"Saw Blake's shiv embedded in the target," Riddick said in his gruff voice.
"Yeah, he's adamant that he becomes as good as you to protect me in case any mercs get wise of our location," Harry said with amusement coating his voice, "I have no idea where he would have gotten such an idea, do you?"
"Nope, perhaps our headstrong elder daughter has been telling him stories again or it's his Furyan blood," Riddick said with just as much amusement, "either way, he is getting good. I couldn't hit that near center at his age."
"Hmm, well you might want to move, my parents are coming over for dinner and you know that dad still can't stand you," Harry said gently elbowing him.
THE END
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