Ok—in this story—it's been about nine years since Riddick left Jack on New Mecca with Imam, and now she's become a movie star—and he's beginning to realize that he never should've left her there in the first place. Enjoy!
Oooh, Yeahhh, I'm wishin' on a fallin' star, wonderin' where you are….I wish….
I wish for you on a fallin' star,
wonderin' where you are,
do I ever cross your mind,
in the warm sunshine.
She's from, the city of angels,
like Betty Davis, James Dean and Gable.
Never know what she means to me,
I fell for the girl that's on TV.
Riddick was listening to the news blaring on the holo-screen, something about a movie premiere, when he heard her name. His head whipped around to stare at the screen, and there she was. Riddick remembered that smile, but the tight green dress that showed off all her curves, that was new, so was the feeling he had when she looked right into the camera and it seemed that she was looking into his eyes.
Saw her at a counter affair,
she wore a green dress and everybody was there.
Felt out of place till she looked into my eyes.
Shook my head around 9 P.M.,
never gonna be the same again,
never had to be on a movie screen,
to be the leading lady in all my dreams.
All he could do was look at her eyes, and her face. Such sadness in her eyes, even though the smile on her face seemed real enough. She stopped by a reporter to answer some questions.
"Miss Jack! Is it true that in your latest movie you sing a song that you yourself wrote?"
"Um, yes. It is. The song I sing is called "Reflection". It's dedicated to two very special and important people that are in my life."
"And are those to people here tonight Jack?"
Shooby-doo-wop and Scooby snacks,
saw a fly girl and I can't relax,
only problem is, she's a movie star.
Oh, can't tell, they won't believe me,
if they could only see me,
at the risk of sounding cheesy,
I think I fell for the girl on TV.
Riddick watched as Jack's smile was replaced with a look so sad he wanted to break something.
"No. Unfortunately not. One of them is my foster father, and he passed two months ago. The other, well, I haven't seen since I was twelve. But I wish he was here."
Imam was dead? That took a minute to register. Then her other words hit him like a rockslide.
I wish for you on a fallin' star,
wonderin' where you are.
Do I ever cross your mind,
in the warm sunshine.
She's from, the city of angels,
like Betty Davis, James Dean and Gable.
Never know what she means to me,
I fell for the girl that's on TV.
"Was he a big part in your life Jack?"
"Very," Jack said as she smiled again, "he saved my life. More than once, and in more than one-way. I miss him very much, and someday, maybe I'll see him again. If you'll excuse me, the premiere is going to start. See you inside!"
She waved and smiled that fake smile again. Riddick kept watching as she walked away, every photographer asking for her picture.
Everybody knows her name,
wanna take a picture and they're glad she came.
But I just want to be there when she's down, down.
(Be there when she's down.)
I don't want her autograph,
I just want to call her up and make her laugh.
Never had to be on a movie screen,
to be the leading lady in all my dreams.
Quickly, Riddick paused the holo-screen on her face as she smiled one last time before going into the theatre. He strode over to the navigation console and typed in his destination, he was going back to New Mecca. Back to Jack.
Shooby-doo-wop and Scooby snacks,
saw a fly girl and I can't relax,
only problem is, she's a movie star.
Oh, can't tell, they won't believe me,
if they could only see me,
at the risk of sounding cheesy,
I think I fell for the girl on TV.
Setting the ship on auto-pilot, Riddick went into his room and decided to try and sleep for a little bit before getting ready. It sounded strange to him, but he was nervous about seeing Jack again. He chuckled at himself, he'd known Jack a long time, but he hadn't seen her in nine long years.
I wish for you on a fallin' star,
wonderin' where you are.
Do I ever cross your mind,
in the warm sunshine,
she's from, the city of angels,
like Betty Davis, James Dean and Gable.
Never know what she means to me,
I fell for the girl that's on TV.
I'm wishin' on a star….
and wonderin' where you are.
Do I cross your mind?
In the warm sunshine?
Closing his eyes, his mind brought up a picture of Jack nine years ago, when she was twelve, and he was getting back on the skiff, leaving her standing behind him, tears streaming freely down her cheeks. Imam was standing behind her, one hand on her shoulder, as Riddick turned around to see her one last time before the doors shut. She clutched the bag he gave her in her hand.
Yea, so, I wish for you on a bright shining star,
everywhere I look there you are.
There you are,
it's the girl in the green dress,
she took my breath away.
And now, I look to the sky,
for a better day,
to the beach shore and Scooby snacks,
I saw a fly girl and I can't relax,
never had to be on a movie screen,
'cause she's the leading lady in all my dreams,
I wish…
Riddick's eyes snapped open at the thought of the bag. Was she wearing it? He called up the picture of her he saved on the holo-screen and studied her picture. There it was, his ring, on a chain around her neck. He smiled, so she did wear it. Good.
I wish for you on a fallin' star,
wonderin' where you are,
and do I ever cross your mind,
in the warm sunshine.
She's from, the city of angels,
like Betty Davis, James Dean and Gable.
Never know what she means to me,
I fell for the girl that's on TV.
("Girl on TV" by LFO)