The cafe was fairly busy. Riddick walked in, disguised so that no hunters would recognize him. A
trench coat and a hat covered his identity. Riddick sat down at a table and a waitress rushed over.
"May I take your order sir?" she asked. He looked her up and down and she gave him a stern look.
They both looked up in surprise as a girl cried out. Riddick's brow furrowed and he lifted his goggles as he
turned to see the commotion. A girl about the age of 19 with pale purple hair and bright purple eyes was on
a table while two men dressed in black were holding her down. One of them searched her as she struggled.
"Don't stare…"whispered the waitress.
"Why?" he asked.
"They are bounty hunters. They do as they please…Are you from around here?"
Riddick watched the man search her and as his hand rested on her breast. He was grinning sickly at
her. As the other man laughed, the girl kicked the other man in the groin. The one laughing stopped and
pulled out a jack knife, placing it close to her throat.
Riddick stood suddenly, his chair fell backwards as he advanced towards the commotion. He
heard the waitress tell him meekly to stop but he ignored her. He stepped over the man lying on the
ground in pain and grabbed the other ones wrist that held the blade.
"You don't handle women this way." He growled and then threw him backwards into a wall,
knocking him unconscious.
"What's your name kid?" asked Riddick gruffly holding out his hand to help her up. She looked
kind of frightened to take it but did so anyway.
"Kirby." She said giving him an accusing look." Why are you being nice to me? Men don't treat
women like that on this planet."
Riddick started towards the door, "I'm not from this planet."
Kirby trotted along after him. "Me neither." He opened the door and she went out.
"Well then why are you here kid?"
"My name is Kirby." She said stopping.
Riddick walked past her not saying anything.
She sighed deeply and ran after him. "Anyway. Bounty hunters caught me and brought me here.
I escaped and then well…they came after me. Then they followed me all the way here. I planned on
taking their ship… I guess I screwed it up pretty bad before though so they crashed it and…"
"Do you ever close your mouth?" he asked looking back at her.
Kirby's face turned a deep shade of red. She slowed down as he walked at his steady pace.
"I…I…never got your name…" she sighed.
"Riddick." He replied.
Her footsteps stopped abruptly. "Well, it was nice meeting you. Thanks for the er... help" With that she turned and ran
as fast as she could.