Angelus Vs. Riddick "The Ghostination" (REVISED)

Chapter 30 Part 2

Jack’s Rid-Day!

After filling Jack in on the plan, Riddick freshened up himself.

“I’m going to have a great Rid-Day after all!!” Jack exclaimed.

“It’s your what?” Riddick asked with confusion.

She never told him what her birthday was. So, it just caught him off guard.

“You must mean birthday, right?” he inquired.

The huge smile upon her face was his only response.

He ran to Jack and engulfed her in his protective loving arms.

“So, what have you wished for?” he asked very seductively.

She began to blush and started to giggle.

“Oh my god Riddick! Don’t you know? You’re all I’ve ever wanted…needed. Now that I have you…body, heart, mind, spirit, and soul, I don’t need to wish for anything else,” Jack said rubbing her hands on his baldhead.

He let out a sexy growl as he kissed her like a beast claiming his prize.

“Uh Riddie, there’s something else that I need to tell you. I’m telekinetic! It just happened out of the blue. It must be this mystical hellhole. Do you want to see?” she asked with mischief splattered all over her face.

Riddick’s award winning smirk growled with anticipation.

Jack extended her left hand out towards a huge bottle of lotion on the drawer. It was in her hands within seconds.

“Ooooh Damn, My Woman Has Powers…Sexy,” he growled out.

“Yeah and the scary thing is, Shine knows! He came in here the other day fishing around for something. When I figured it out, I said nothing. I just dummied up on him and I could tell that he was a pissed. And now that we know what his plan is for me, I’m hella scared. Lu tried to sugar code it but there’s no way you can with decapitation! What I don’t understand is why he put me through all the hassle of learning, “The Ways of Shine.” Jack said.

“Ways fo Shine…What The…?” Riddick stopped in mid sentence.

“I’ll explain later, right now, you have an ass to Shine…remember?” Jack asked with sarcasm.

Riddick just growled at her sarcastic comment.

She walked up to face the gorgeous man whom she called hers. Jack seemed nervous about something because she couldn’t meet his shined eyes.

“Could you promise me one thing Riddick?” she asked him so sweetly, removing his googles.

“Of course baby!” Riddick assured her.

“Could you promise me that you will come back to me…for me? She asked looking straight through his soul.

“With out a doubt! I, Richard B. Riddick, promise Jack that I will come back to her…for her…and me. He declared wiping both their tears away. They embraced for a little while longer this time.

“Jack, I …I…love you! I’ve always have. Nothing is going to stop me from coming back to you.” Riddick professed.

She couldn’t help but bawl from hearing him say that he loved… her.

“And I love you Riddick, always have and I always will” Jack professed.

“Okay, enuff of this mushy stuff. The guys will think I’ve gone soft and we can’t have that. So, where is Shine’s Shrine and how the hell do I get in without being noticed?” he asked her.

“First, his Shrine is straight down the hall and to your immediate left. Second, I think there’s a vent somewhere in the hallway. I’m not sure how big the crawlspace is but it’s there,” Jack informed with a slight smirk.

Her redden eyes had started to brighten a bit. And it seemed his had too.

“Thanks Baby. I wish that I could stay here with you but I can’t. Lu will be here in a little while and you guys will meet up with Keith outside. Please Be Careful!” Riddick said with worry in his eyes.

Jack nodded her head and embraced him one last time. Riddick left their embrace and headed towards the door. He turned around just to get one last look and silently thanked her for giving his heart back to him.

SAVING DEV

The ground still continued to shake violently as Dev hung on for dear life. She heard two male voices approaching her.

“Man, just tie the rope together and throw it over there. Hopefully she will catch it,” Gunn said to Wes.

The ground started to ease up a bit for them to keep steady on their feet. They were just a few feet away from her. Everybody else just stood and watched them try and save the lost soul.

“Please Somebody…Help!” Dev screamed out.

She started slipping away and only one hand was left still holding on. The guys finally reached their destination when the ground started to shake yet again. Dev couldn’t hold on any longer and she started to fall to her death while screaming.

Wes cried out a, “Noooo!” as he forcefully threw the rope inside the hole.

Dev kept floating and screaming until she finally stopped. She felt her lifeline dangling within inches of her and grabbed hold of it. Somehow the rope had reached her just in time. Gunn and Wes pulled the rope with all their might, breathing hard and sweating as the ground continued to shake.

Dev slipped a couple of times but she finally resurfaced.

“Thank You…thank you!” Dev cried out as she laid on the ground.

Wes and Gunn were totally wiped out so they couldn’t get to her. Slay and Raz rushed to grab her before the ground split any further. Beth and Nessa were bawling hysterically. Though they were hella furious at her, they didn’t wish her dead. Once the guys brought her to safety, her “friends” rushed her. All of a sudden, the ground stopped shaking completely.

“Uh Guys, Let’s Get The Hell Up Outty!” Raz yelled out.

They all stood up and headed toward the meeting place. The three reunited “friends” just looked at each other and began running.

RIDDICK VS SHINE

Riddick successfully found that vent Jack had spoken of before. The crawlspace was just enuff for him to move about freely. It led straight to Shine’s Shrine. Once he saw the back of Shine’s silver head, da beast was in charge. He crawled until he found the vent on the other side. He carefully opened it and dropped down to the floor.

Shine was totally oblivious to his new houseguest. He sauntered towards a large cabinet. He unlocked it and pulled out something wrapped up in an elegant piece of cloth. It was silk and had several pearls and beads on it.

Riddick watched him as he hid behind another cabinet near the scene.

Shine slowly unwrapped what he collected from the cabinet. It was the most exquisite antique sword that had ever been created. Those same pearls and beads were embedded on the handle. The blade shined so brightly and the ridges were sharper than Riddick’s shiv! They were so sharp that they resembled fangs.

Riddick instantly went for his shiv.

Shine picked up the dainty sword and enacted some type of ritual. It looked as if he was gesturing beheading someone.

“This is your destiny my sweet,” Shine declared wickedly.

Riddick snuck up behind him ready to stryke.

“So nice to see you could join us, Mr. Riddick,” Shine devilishly welcomed.

Da beast growled voraciously and lounged for Shine.

But Shine was just a little faster. He levitated off the ground and started climbing the walls.

“What The Hell?” Riddick asked in shock.

Shine only cackled that God-Awful laugh as he hung on the ceiling. Da Beast was seething with anger. It wanted shine’s blood and now!

“What the hell are you? And how do you know me?” Riddick asked in a rage.

Shine decided to meet da beast face to face. So, he floated back to the ground.

“Hmm, you are a curious one aren’t you?” You want to know what the hell I am, do ya? Well, I’m your mystical match! Those creatures on “Ghostville” were “Childzplay” compared to me. I’m the one and only Master Shine! And you want to know how I know you? That one will take a little explaining. Ooh before I get started, how is our lovely Jack? C’mon don’t be shy. I know you had quite the visit last night. Yes, it appears there’s a narc among Stokley’s men. Good Ol Johnny has been playing him all this time. I guess it is true.
everyone…can be bought," Shine said.

Da Beast tried to rush Shine but he was paralyzed.

“You Motha…Where’s the girl?”

Da beast went buck wild. Knocking over desks and chairs. Anything that it could throw. Shine just stood there and laughed.

“It seems Jack and Styles didn’t quite make it to the front door. Your “buddy” Stokley was surprised by an ambush and is busy with them at the moment. My men took the Chosen One and Lu down to the cellar. Do ya care to see?” Shine smugly asked.

Just then a small t.v protruded from one of those cabinets. It automatically came on and it showed Jack and Styles chained up. They were both bawling uncontrollably and were terrified. Johnny showed his trifling face on the screen with a wide grin.

“Hey Ridz, how’s it hangin?” the narc asked looking at Jack.

“I’ll let you know when I’m done hangin’ you with your intestines,” Riddick growled.

Seeing Jack’s face brought Riddick back. He knew then that he needed to keep a kewl head. Letting da beast out was not an option...yet.

“I suggest that you seat down and listen to what I have to say,” Shine demanded.

Riddick knew that Shine had the upper hand so he complied.

“Back to the question at hand. How do I know you? I’ll tell ya. You see 22 years ago, I found a very precious crystal on a planet. I think you’re very familiar with this planet. It’s known as “Ghostville.”

Riddick just growled and tried to keep da beast in check.

“Anyway, this crystal is what changed me. I was just a human…like you. My name was Dan Vaughn but he died the moment I morphed into Master Shine. This crystal not only changed me into this Superior Silver God that I AM but it also blessed me with powers. That’s how I was able to climb that wall without falling. I have numerous other powers as well.

A few months ago, this crystal began to beep wildly. The light of the glow projected towards the walls. From there, a scrambled picture displayed. Once it got back in focus, I realized what it was. It was a live feed of the ghost planet.

It showed the crash landing of HG. That does sound familiar to you as well…doesn’t it? Later on, it finally showed the survivors after the smoke vanished. I noticed that every time a female would grace the screen, they would glow profusely. The crystal itself would flash all willy nilly. I concluded that the energy from the crystal must’ve permeated through out the planet. The women were the only ones affected by it. So, they inherited the powers of the crystal. I needed all of those women to survive so I could ghost them and get their powers. Unfortunately, Jack was the only one that survived, leaving me the power of Telekinesis.

“That’s how I knew about every single one of you. That crystal followed each and every woman on that planet. I must say that Fry was a fine Philly. I’m not mad at cha.” Shine joked.

Just then the door opened with Keith, Stoks, and his men behind him.

“What took you so long?” Riddick said sarcastically. He quickly got up and headed for Jack and Styles.

“Wait Ridz, I’m coming too. You’re going to need back up,” Keith offered.

“Go Get Them Guys” Stoks said turning his attention to Shine.

Riddick sniffed the air to try and find Jack. Once he picked up her scent, they kept going in that direction. The path led to a door and they went through it. There were steps that led to the cellar. Riddick scanned the area before making another step. They continued to walk when it felt safe. There were two paths. One was going to the right and the other going left.

“Right or Left?” Keith asked.

Damn it, where are they, Riddick thought.

He sniffed the air and barely picked up Jack’s scent.

“Left!” Riddick answered back.


STOKLEY VS SHINE

“I have to give it you Shine. That “surprise” ambush totally caught us off guard. But you see we prevailed. Now it’s just you and me! Oooh what fun are we going to have. I’ve been waiting for this for years. Twenty two years to be exact. That’s when 50 Nietzscheans were ghosted in a massacre. You left them all to die like the coward you are. That’s the day I died.

I was only ten years old. You came to our homeland all “broken up” about what had happened. You told the King of the Sabra-Jaguar Alliance that y’all tried to save them. That the noc’s were running loose and y’all had to save yourselves. That was some bull if I ever smelled it. Truth is, you wanted to ghost them all. My Father, Sabren Niezyrn, found out. He came home two weeks prior to this incident. He told my Mother that he found out something scandalous about you. What they didn’t know was that Styles and I were listening. So we didn’t buy your little “mournful” speech at all.

You specifically hand picked my Father for your “mission.” He refused but his Captain told him that it was mandatory for him to go. He would’ve lost his job if he didn’t. Then he told his Captain what he found out about you. To his dismay, he uncovered another scandal. Captain Steals was in on the whole thing with you. He had threatened to ghost me...his only son. So, my Father was backed into a corner.

“You should’ve ghosted me when you had the chance. Now, we’re about to play a game called Whoop That Ass…You Son Of,” he said with Venom dripping from his tongue.

The ground started to shake again. It knocked Shine straight on his ass. It sent Stoks flying across the floor right into his men. They picked him up and they stood in the corner. Shine tried to get up but to no avail. The ground shuck for another minute and then it stopped completely.

“What The Hell Was That?” Stoks asked glancing around.

Shine started to move around on the floor. He started to make these horrible painful screams.

Stoks and his men had to cover their ears. It sounded like someone scratching a black board.

Shine finally stood up. His shiny exterior began to tarnish. It started from his head to the soles of his feet. His skin then began to peel away. He screamed the most horrid scream ever heard. He started to shake violently as his skin continuously peeled away. It was a very gruesome scene.

What happened next had shocked them all. Shine had morphed back into his human form, Dan Vaughn. He was in so much pain. He didn’t have the strength to stand anymore. He fell to his knees. He would’ve been an attractive man if only his hatred didn’t eat him alive. Blood started to spill out of his writhing body. After all of his skin had vanished, his body started to fall apart, into pieces actually.

Everyone’s eyes were widened. Their stomachs were churning from the hideous sight that disgusted them but they couldn’t move. They were somehow paralyzed from the waist down.

First Shine’s head just turned into mush, breaking into micro bits of brain matter. The rest of his body followed suit, breaking into micro bits of dust.

All of the men just stood there repulsed by the scene. It took the ground shaking to rip them out of their state. They all fell again and struggled to get up. Stoks ran out of the room to help aid Ridz and Keith. He told his men to watch guard outside for anymore surprises. They complied and headed toward the entrance of the mansion.

Stoks took the same path Riddick and Keith started. He went through the door that led towards the cellar. He used his senses as well and went down the left passageway. He instantly smelt blood and death and knew he had chosen right. As he walked down the hallway, he came across two bloody corpses. He just walked over them and kept on walking. He soon heard Riddick and Keith yelling and cursing at someone. He knew exactly who it was too.

Dayum it, Johnny. I really thought that I could trust you. Good Ol Johnny Boy just had to get greedy, Stoks fumed.

He saw a door that was wide open. Outside that door were two more bloody corpses. Stoks pulled out his AP Gun and was ready to use it. He poked his head in and saw Johnny boy holding a sword to Jack’s neck.

Oh damn. I totally forgot about Shine’s sick plan to behead the chosen one, he thought.

He checked his gun to make sure it was loaded and it was. He looked at his watch and it was 4:14pm. He had one minute to Ghost Johnny or Jack would die.

Johnny was so busy talking to the men that he didn’t see Stokley. Stoks took that time to aim the gun at Johnny’s head. He had a very clear shot and he took it. Good Ol Johnny took it like the narc that he was. He dropped the sword and fell to his death on the ground.

Riddick and Jack turned around to see Stoks standing there greeting their savior.

They said a silent “Thank You” as Riddick worked on unrestraining Jack from those chains.

Stoks ran in and turned around to see Keith trying to help Styles out of her chains. He ran to his woman…his world and graced her lips with his.

“We're gonna get you out of these Baby,” Stoks promised.

He shot at the chains and within seconds, Styles was freed.

Riddick had freed Jack just about the same time.

"Guys Let’s get the hell out of here,” Jack said grabbing Riddick’s hand.

They ran up the stairs and through the doors. That’s when the ground started to shake once more. This time, the ground started to crack. The ceiling started to crack as well. Debris was falling from the ceiling and they covered their heads. The ceiling then started to collapse and it was catching up to them. Once they hit the front entrance, they jumped outside. Stokley’s men were waiting for the, hiding behind rocks.

“Let’s Go…Move.” Riddick roared out.

They all high-tailed it out of Shine’s Shrines toward the meeting place. Within seconds, Shine and his Shrine were no more.

GOING HOME

Everyone had arrived to the meeting place. Beth, Dev, and Nessa were there along with their men. Imam, David, Darla, Kelly, and Fred were among them. Gunn and Wes had “Angelus” still tied up in restraints. He lay on the ground. Cordy had been keeping watch over him for the past few hours. She was worried that their plan hadn’t worked. That Angel would never come back to them…to her. Imam walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

“With All praises to Allah, he will return to you, My Child,” Imam assured.

Cordy said, “Thank You” and continued to watch for any sign of Angel’s return.

Five minutes later “Angelus” started to move. He started mumbling incoherent words. He was badly hurt that was for sure.

Cordy walked up to him and said, “Angel!” Angel Is That You?!” she asked with hope.

Everyone turned to find out that long awaited answer.

He turned around and said, “ Cordy…ple…please help me!”

“Oh My God Angel, You’re Back. I’m So Sorry Baby,” Cordy said bawling her eyes out.

Everyone jumped for joy as they looked on.

Cordy asked Kelly for some assistance. Kelly checked out all of his wounds and scars. She told Cordy that he had a very nasty bump on the back of his head. Wes tore a part of his shirt off and handed it to Kelly. She then wrapped it around his head so it could heal. He started to black out…not a good sign. Cordy started to cry again. She knew she was losing him and there was nothing that she could do!

She started to pace the ground. Her eyes caught a glimpse of something really bright in the sky. There appeared to be two glowing figures descending from the heavens. As they floated down, the figures morphed into humans.

The two figures standing before them were none other than Buffy and Spike!

“Buffy!” Cordy said.

“Spike!” Angel said.

Riddick, Jack, Keith, Styles, and Stokley made it just in time. They just stood there in awe.

Buffy walked towards Angel’s body and knelt down. Cordy was speechless and just watched on. Buffy unbuttoned his shirt and put her hand on upon his chest. Just then, his whole body began to glow. His body started to shake for a minute then it stopped.

“He’s going to be fine now,” Buffy assured.

Cordy looked at her in amazement.

“How did you do that?” Cordy asked.

“I was returning a favor. He showed up when I needed him and now it's my turn,” Buffy said as she walked away.

Cordy then turned to Spike. “And You?”

“I was sent to help Angel Investigations until Angel here fully recovers, Love,” Spike said.

Cordy just nodded her head taking it all in. Buffy and Spike made eye contact then she floated away.

The ground began to shake one last time, opening a vortex before them. Everyone said good-bye to their newly found friends.

“Man, I’m going to miss The Triobs something wicked. They should be safe in their own home planet by now. I just wish that I could’ve said good-bye you know!.“ Jack said sadly.

“Maybe it’s not too late.” Styles said.

Styles took out her cellcom and punched in a few numbers. Jack flipped it up and she saw all four of the Triobs. They made it safely to Triobozone. Jack took a minute to say Good-bye to them and closed it back up.

“I’ll send this to them via satellite on the way back to our homeland,” Styles assured.

Jack and Styles embraced and said good-bye again. Everyone going to L.A jumped in the vortex. The rest stayed behind. Stoks and Styles then headed toward his skiff where his men were waiting.

Styles and Stokley completed their mission. They destroyed Shine for what he did to their parents and their people 22 years ago. Now, they can finally go home in peace!

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Everyone landed on their asses on the hotel floor. They helped each other up and just looked around. The place looked exactly how they left it last. Everyone then scattered into small groups.

Beth, Dev, and Nessa grouped off. They talked it over and made up. Dev apologized to each of the girls again. They all embraced each other and bawled. Beth and Nessa grabbed their men and embraced them. The fivesome then said good-bye to the others.

Nessa and Razure had decided to move out to L.A with the baby. Nessa figured that she needed to keep a closer eye on Dev. You just never know when Dev will need Nessa’s size nines in her ass…again!

Imam and Jack took a moment to be alone. Father and Daughter together again. She told him about her and Riddick. He didn’t seem too surprised at all. He wished them nothing but the best. Riddick chose that time to “butt in.”

"Welcome to the family…son," Imam proudly said.

The two men had a newfound respect for each other and shook hands.

David, Darla, and Keith gave Imam some space to be along with Jack. Once Imam said good-bye to Jack and Riddick, he was ready to go. They said good-bye to the others and left.

The three other couples paired off, leaving Spike alone.

“Oh Bloody Hell! Can we please cut the smooch-fest out,” Spike said.

They all just giggled and included him in a huge hug.

“Now, that’s better!” Spike said with a chuckle.


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