Thunder and lightening rattled the house that stood in the middle of nowhere. Tossing and turning in her bed, a young was having crazy night terrors that were so real, as if she were there.

"Who are you?" the woman asked the battered woman who couldn't be any older than her,

"Listen to me, my name is Jack, I need you to get a message to him, to Riddick," the tattered and bleeding woman jerking at her chains,

"My name is Lex, I don't know who Riddick is, I have never heard of him before," the woman staring the chained woman down, then Lex saw a man a bit older than the woman who called herself Jack, suddenly the man stabbed Jack down through her shoulder tissues and bone, both of the women screamed out.

Lex, who had been dreaming about Jack, shot up out of her bed, she tried to turn on the lamp by her bedside, but power had been knocked out,

"God damn it, where's the fucking flash lights?" Lex feeling around in the dark for a flash light, she found a small one, and got out of bed. Holding her shoulder and feeling something run through her fingers that was warm and sticky, she swung open her bedroom door that led out to the living room, looking for any intruders, but found none.

"Shit," Lex making her way into the bathroom, trashing the bathroom and the stuff in the cabinets trying to find something to wrap her bleeding shoulder with. She heard a loud knocking coming from the living room, she grabbed her shiv from the back of her pants, and as she took a glance from her hiding spot, the lightening struck and all she could see was a silhouette of a very large person through the glass door, as she ventured closure to the door she could faintly smell blood through the storming rain. Slowly she opened the door, the man stared her down, she noticed his leg had blood gushing down the side,

"Riddick, I presume?" Lex holding the door open for him, he came in, and just when he was about to collapse to the floor, Lex caught him, she slammed the door with her other free hand. She quickly moved him to the couch,

"Were you followed by the Necros?" Lex locking the door,

"You need to get bandages, your money, any weapons, and anything that can serve as lights, MOVE!" Riddick bellowed, Lex knew by the way he sounded that there was trouble, she grabbed a black bag and threw everything she would need into the bag,

"Alright big boy, lets get the fuck out of here," Lex getting him up and leaning him against her, they got stable,

"Grab one of your flash lights to get to the car, they are afraid of light," Riddick explained as he grabbed a spot light, he turned it on, and she grabbed one of the bigger ones and turned it on, together with him leaning against her, they made a dash to the Earth car she had.

"Crawl over me, and shut the door," Riddick explained, Lex crawled over him and threw the bag in the back, and got in and shut the passenger's side door by leaning across Riddick.

"Flip the headlights on, get to the docking station," Riddick seeing the same damn creatures that had gotten Fry and the others surrounding the car, one jumped on top of the car, the woman gassed the car and sped out of the driveway and toward the docking station. Riddick took the two flashlights and shined them out the windows so the creatures wouldn't come near the windows.

"Are you Riddick?" Lex strongly, he gave her a look,

"I know Jack," Lex swinging around a curve, Riddick held himself from getting too rough with her,

"Tell me where she is!" Riddick still staring at the woman,

"I don't know exactly but she is on some kind of ship, this shoulder wound is fresh, I had a dream about her, she wanted me to give Riddick a message but a man came and stabbed her in the shoulder, she never got to tell me the message," Lex explained.

"Look, you got a name!" Riddick asked,

"Lex," the woman racing to the front gate of the docking station, she busted through the gate,

"Where's your ship?" Lex strongly asked,

"Take a left, it's the one on the very end," Riddick pointing at it.

"Damn, she's huge," Lex flooring it to the end of the docks, hitting crates and flying over a gap in the docking station, she got as close to the ship as she could, she left the headlights on and crawled over Riddick and opened the door,

"Here," Riddick trying to hand her a flashlight, she had her tight ass stuck up under his nose, she gutted one of the creatures and grabbed the flashlight.

"Come on, get out and I'll get you to the ship, on your way out, grab the black bag and the gun in the backseat, the safety is off, so use it," Lex helping him get out and get stable, she made for the ship with Riddick hobbling and leaning against her as he shot as the creatures.

"Get the door open, I've got these damn things," Lex grabbing a gun and shooting the creatures, Riddick leaned against the ship and lowered the door. Lex backed up as she shot the creatures, when she was safely inside the ship she was still firing at the creatures till the door was shut, Riddick wobbled to the cockpit, he of course waited till the creatures were all over his ship, Lex took a seat in the co-pilot's chair, she dropped the gun and stared at her shoulder,

"I advise you to buckle up," Riddick seriously, Riddick finally blew off from New Mecca. Once he had the ship on autopilot, he looked over at Lex, she was already passed out, he unsnapped his belts, he grabbed the bag of bandages and alcohol and then unsnapped Lex's belts and got her in his muscular arms and carried her to the med bay.


Herbal Tea

Riddick cleaned the blood off her shoulder, arm, chest and back, he studied her scent,

~She smells just like Jack but a bit more spicy. How is this possible?~ Riddick confused, he sat her up and poured the alcohol into her wound, she jerked awake,

"Jesus fucking Christ!" Lex glancing at him and giving him a dirty look.

"You know how to fucking wake someone up don't you?" Lex growled, he smirked,

"Here, its strong but it will help," Riddick having grabbed a bottle of 100% whiskey,

"Thanks, yep, it will do the trick," Lex seriously, she knocked it back as fast as she could, she sat it down, having drank a little over half the bottle already.

"What the hell was that, those creatures?" Lex confused,

"Jack nicknamed them Hammerheads, we were on Devil's Planet when we first came in contact, I don't know why they would show in New Mecca," Riddick sewing her wound shut, Lex drank the whiskey,

"You know, I've read about this kind of thing before, I think its called Astro-Twins, where me and Jack are somehow connected, she got stabbed in exactly the same spot and exactly the same angle as my wound appeared, meaning if she dies, I die, some fucked up fate huh?" Lex laughed. Riddick tied the stitching off,

"Not gonna happen, the man you saw is more than likely after me, and he was dead when he touched Jack," Riddick cutting her bloody sports bra off her, Lex didn't seem to care, she just drank more whiskey.

"Must be nice to have someone that's so important to you like that," Lex groaned as he tightly wrapped her shoulder up.

"I left her with a holy man, in New Mecca, thought they would be better off, they didn't need to be around me," Riddick growled,

"And now the holy man, who's name was Imam, is dead, and your girl has been caught by mercs who seek payday on your ass, am I right?" Lex noticing he was finished with her wound.

"You're a smart woman, and you know how to fight," Riddick impressed, she turned and let her feet hang down off the metal table,

"I just pay attention to detail, Necros hit New Mecca, I was just leaving town, and if the Necros didn't get Imam, those son-of-a-bitches creatures did, they scent blood and whoever is bleeding is the target," Lex explained.

"Good, and what about me, you seem like you have no idea who I am," Riddick narrowing his mercury silver, with a tint of blue, eyes.

"Easy, eventually any con that comes through they find me, for a price, I give them a new life, and get them back on their feet, but you, um, you were left in a dumpster with your cord wrapped around your neck, the rest of your people were killed by the Lord Marshall, Lord of the under verse, because he was given a prophecy of a male child killing him and ruling the under verse, seem correct?" Lex asked, Riddick stared at her, he nodded,

"And how did you get so good with the weapons?" Riddick holding himself up,

"Here, on the table, I'll fix that for you," Lex sliding off the table, Riddick got on the table.

"Guessing whiskey doesn't do it for you, do you have any drugs to numb the spot?" Lex asked,

"No drugs, answer the question," Riddick bellowed, Lex smirked,

"Alright, don't get your panties in a wad, I was first taught by my father I was about seven then when I was about 14 he was killed in a crossfire, at the age of 15 I came in contact with my first con, he was wounded pretty bad, and I had learned how to doctor people up by my mother, so, he was taken care of by my mother and me, he gave us about $20,000 and he taught me his skills, and we gave him a new life and he left, my mother was killed by a merc while I hid in the market, I continued to help cons, that's why I lived in the middle of a field, away from town," Lex cutting his pants off, Riddick had a pained look on his face.

"I don't accept pity from anyone, I wont accept it from supposedly dangerous con like yourself," Lex digging the bullet out from the inside thigh, he moaned,

"Any higher up and you would have bled out hours ago," Lex leaving him sitting there,

"Lex," Riddick bellowed,

"Sit tight, I'm making you some tea," Lex screamed,

"Tea, hell, I'm bleeding all over the place, I think the last thing I need is tea," Riddick bellowed back. Lex came back in,

"Drink it, all of it," Lex putting the coffee cup in his hands,

"How the hell do I know you didn't put some kind of poison in it?" Riddick not knowing whether or not to trust the woman.

"Well, unless your primitive side has failed and you can't smell me right now, I don't smell of fear, nor deceit, just drink the damn tea," Lex rolled her eyes, he leaned forward to smell her,

"Men," Lex sighed, Riddick didn't smell fear, nor deceit on her, he was still cautious of her, he drank the tea, Lex waited till a few minutes after the tea had done its job and washed his legs off, he noticed the gash was gone, and there was no scar, not even a sign that he had been injured, he gave her a strange look,

"My father used to study the monks when we lived on Earth, he found out how to make the tea, and taught me," Lex smiled.

"So, what herbs," Riddick raising a brow, Lex nodded,

"Seems you have a stash of everything I needed in the kitchen, so, you got some clothes I could change into?" Lex still topless,

"You know women are supposed to be modest," Riddick seeing that it didn't bother her being topless,

"Yeah, women are," Lex walking out of the med bay. Riddick rubbed his bald head, he jumped down and stumbled a little from the lose of blood, he carefully made his way to Jack's old bunk and grabbed some fresh clothes that he had bought for her, because he was going to bring her with him but plans had changed. He found her in the kitchen fixing her a cup of herbal tea, she drank the tea down,

"I'm guessing Jack's clothes that you recently bought for her to take her with you away from New Mecca?" Lex not turning around.

"Yeah, you should be able to fit into them," Riddick strongly, Lex turned around,

"Thanks," Lex changing in front of him in the kitchen. She left the shirt for last, to give the tea time to heal her wound, slowly she unwrapped her shoulder, she checked out her flawless skin. Riddick grabbed a beer,

"There's some food in the fridge, keep your hands off the strawberries," Riddick watching her put the t-shirt on which showed her midriff, and the cargo pants and the shirt were a bit tight in all the right places, making Riddick's mouth water. Lex opened the fridge and grabbed two of the biggest strawberries and shut it back, she leaned against the counter, he eyed her, all of her, slowly his eyes panned down her body, the large supple breasts with a ripped stomach, her arms with muscles, and her stringy long muscular legs, eyes as blue as ice, and dark brown hair tied in a tight, large, long braid ending in the middle of her back. He growled as he watched her soft red lips surround the strawberry,

"I told you those were off limits!" Riddick bellowed, he got up and left her alone in the kitchen. Lex smirked, she could smell the tension and his arousal,

"All of that just from eating his strawberries, well my my," Lex laughing a little, she shook her head,

"That man needs to get laid," Lex leaving the kitchen and taking a look around, she found a shower, a bedroom that was Riddick's, which she looked around in, then there was Jack's room, she looked around trying to figure out who Jack was,

"Tell Riddick, I'm on a merc's ship, there is a man they call Tombs, I'm going to try to bust out of here," Jack explained, Lex stared at her,

"We're coming to get you, do you know where they are handed?" Lex looking around the ship she was currently in while she was in the dreamlike state,

"Um, I think they are headed to Celerex but it's a trap, you have to be ready for them," Jack passing out.

"Just hang on, we're on our way," Lex leaving the dreamlike state and making her way to the hall, she bumped into a wall that wasn't there before.

"Oh, um, Jack said that she thinks they are headed to Celerex, and one of the guys is called Tombs, I don't have any weapons, we'll have to stop in Foray and get some weapons, I have a guy I know there that I can get some ammo for cheap," Lex explained.

"Tombs, bastard," Riddick growled,

"I have a feelings its going to go down at Celerex," Lex heading to the shower, Riddick huffed, he punched the wall and headed to the cockpit to set coordinates for Foray. He suddenly heard Lex having problems in the shower, he jerked up and made his way to the bathroom.

"Lex," Riddick throwing the door open, he jerked the door on the shower open, Lex had fell into the shower he noticed her bleeding out down below

"What the hell is going on?" Riddick grabbing her out,

"She's being raped," Lex trying to pull herself up,

"God damn it," Riddick drying her with a towel, she was shaking so hard. Riddick pulled out a pack of female pads and ripped them open, he held her up as she fixed herself and put her pants and shirt on,

"Do I even wanna know why you have those on the ship?" Lex trying to lighten up her situation.

"They are for Jack, are you alright?" Riddick watching fat water dropplets running down her hair and down her neck into her shirt. Lex laughed, as she shook her head side to side,

"It's killing me because I cant do anything for her, hell these guys are ripping her apart," Lex leaning over the sink, she spit out some blood,

"How long till we get to Foray?" Lex asked.

"A day and a half," Riddick gently picking her up, he took her to her room,

"This will be your room," Riddick gently laying her on the bed, when he laid her down he found scratch marks on her arms,

"You know, I've made it through a lot of things but this is too much," Lex falling apart, he pulled the blankets over her,

"Just hang in there, I'll stay and watch over you, just in case you need patched up," Riddick laying on the couch,

"You're only trying to help me because you can't deal with her hurting like this, its understandable, I'll see ya in a couple of hours," Lex turning her back on him.

~Why are we watching over Lex?~ Riddick's primitive side confused,

~Because she is helping us save Jack, seems like this kid has been through a lot too, granite that she was never an orphan, but she lost her parents at a young age also, and she had the courage to help cons, and she knows how to fight, she's going to come in handy if Jack doesn't get herself killed first.~ Riddick thinking with his eyes closed.

~What do we do with them after this is over, granite they are still alive?~ his animal side bringing up a good question, Riddick opened his eyes, he looked over at Lex,

~I don't know.~ Riddick's eye brows furried in confusion. Lex slept till morning, which was only for three hours, she then jerked up in bed with her throat bleeding a little,

"Find JC on Celerex, he will keep you hid till we get there," Lex strongly. Riddick sat up and walked quietly to the bed and started dabbing her throat, Lex snapped out of her dreamlike state and had a shiv pointed at Riddick,

"Whoa, chill out, I'm not hurting you," Riddick taking the shiv away from her. Lex let out a breathe,

"Sorry, I had another dream of Jack, she's out of the ship, I told her to find JC, one of my other buddies who's on Celerex, she'll be safe there till we get there, but I have to call him," Lex getting up and running to the cockpit. Riddick followed her. Lex sat down in the cockpit, by the time Riddick got there she was talking to JC.

"Hey it's Lexy, yeah, yeah, listen, there's a chick headed for Celerex on a skiff, her name is Jack, you've got to hide her for me till we get there, there are mercs on her ass, and there could be Necros, go to the docking station, look for someone that looks similar to my body type, take care of her because, she is my astro-twin, she dies, I die, yeah, thanks, there's some money in it for ya, god knows you couldn't do your sister a favor," Lex rolling her eyes, she turned off the com.

"Sister?" Riddick confused,

"In a sense, JC was a con I helped, we got close, he taught me the skill of hacking, I can hack anything, without getting caught, he'll protect her, especially when my life is on the line," Lex smirked. Riddick stared her down with a puzzled expression on his face,

"Lex, are you…" Riddick being interrupted,

"Hungry, yeah, you want a real cooked meal?" Lex getting up and heading to the kitchen,

~She wants to forget about earlier, smooth, changing subjects, I like this kid, she has class, but no modesty at all.~ Riddick giving her a head start, he walked slowly into the kitchen.

"Well, it looks like you don't have much food food, other than the usual dried shit, but I did find some pancake mix, so how about some pancakes?" Lex already making the mix, she stuck her finger in the mix as she felt Riddick returning her shiv, placing it in the curve of her back into her pants, she turned around and stuck her finger containing the mix on it to Riddick's nose. Growling, he was turning red with rage,

"Calm down, you big ape, its just batter," Lex licking it off with her tongue it shook Riddick up, he picked her up and suddenly started kissing her aggressively. Lex was confused but started kissing him back, she locked her legs around his waist, he grabbed her tight ass and walked over to the kitchen table, he took his hand and swiped everything that was on the table off into the floor. Slowly he laid her down on the table, but she snapped out of it.

"I can't do this, true you need to get laid, but, not by me," Lex getting up, she finished mixing the batter.

"Can I ask, why the hell not?" Riddick sitting on the table top,

"Because I've never been touched, till Jack got raped, but I was saving myself for the one I truly loved, don't get me wrong, you are a very sexy man, and you got that bald head going for you, and I'm sure you've had your fair share of pussy, but I don't want to be just another girl you fuck and leave, I may smell like your Jack but I'm not her, I'm not anybody," Lex finishing cooking the pancakes, Riddick stared at her,

~You are somebody Lex.~ Riddick thought to himself.

"The pancakes are done," Lex giving him a plate, she grabbed the syrup from the fridge and a beer for Riddick, she sat both down on the table and fixed her health tea, seen as she thought if she drank enough it could heal Jack. She came and sat down, she drank the tea and ate her pancakes, after she finished she told Riddick what he was going to do.

"Listen to me Riddick, there may come a time when Jack will be fatally wounded, in that case, you are going to save her," Lex strongly.

"Of course I'm going to save her, why wouldn't I?" Riddick confused,

"Jack and I are astro-twins, if she is fatally wounded, I will be fatally wounded, you will not be able to save us both, you just met me, and you obviously care about Jack, and I don't want to be in the way of that," Lex seriously.

"How am I to save either of you if you are fatally wounded?" Riddick confused, Lex got up, she grabbed the herbs and put them in a plastic bag with twice the amount of herbs, she zipped it up,

"You are to carry this around with you at all times, if it is needed, you will put half in her wound, and get her to swallow a bit at a time dryly, it is stronger without the boiling water, and will clot her blood and heal her from the inside out, but remember to follow the directions I gave you just now," Lex explained.