I do not own Riddick, I only own my character and part of the plot

They say most of your brain shuts down in cryo-sleep. All but the primitive side, the animal side. I can't even fully fall asleep when I'm not in cryo-sleep because of my animal side.

I come from the planet Furia. I am the last of my kind. At least, to my knowledge. I can change into a red and black fox at will though it can happen during stressful events. When I change into my human like form, I am left with the ears and tale of a fox. My eyes never change, no matter what form I take.

The animal side of me heightens my senses, keeping me from having a deep sleep. Well. That and morning sickness. What time is it anyway? I can't even tell time in this damn prison. This planet has 52 hour days and a sun that can incinerate anyone when they step into the sun. A moon that can freeze a person solid when out at night. Crematoria. People call it hell, I call it a pit-stop. I was planning on just being here for a few days. That was 2 months ago. At least, I think it was 2 months ago. One night I was in my cell, minding my own business when it became feeding time. I was so hungry at the time that I wasn't smelling for poisons. I should have. The food was drugged. I passed out. After 2 weeks, I started to throw up everything I ate in the morning. The next thing I knew, I was being checked over by a doctor telling them that I was pregnant. A guard had a little too much fun when I was knocked out. No worries though. When I found out, he was instantly labeled a dead man. If I'm counting right, it has been 17 days since the doctor check up and I had 14 days before then so... 31 days. I have been pregnant for 31 days. I only have about 23 days before I go into labor. Well, that's if my body follows the animal side. I have anywhere from 23 days to 8 months. Crap.

I look around the prison from the rock ledge I am sitting on. Everyone seemed to be doing what they normally do, Rocky is throwing a ball at Ewen who throws it back. Looking down from my high perch, I can spot kyra playing with a length of chain. She must of got it from Owens, he likes to trade weapons and supplies for food and vice versa. I have gotten a few things myself from the man. It all seemed normal, but something felt off. Something was coming to the prison, and my animal side was on high alert.

I slide my hood up over my red hair, covering my ears as well. With a quick button, I close my black coat around me.

I lay down on the rock on my side, slightly rubbing my growing stomach. "We will make it through this." I whisper as I close my eyes and fall into a light "sleep".

I wake to people whispering about a new inmate. A male. I open my eyes and rise till I'm sitting on my knees with my hands resting in my lap. As I look up to the ceiling, I spot a male body being lowered into the pit by chain. He keeps yelling for someone to take the money.

A shift in the air brings me his sent and my brain is overloaded with information. Furian. A male Furian! Someone else also survived the destruction! By the look of him, he is a fighter. Also a killer if he landed here of all places. I take another sniff of his scent and it smells like blood, and death. Not bad concerning where it's coming from. It actually smells amazing. Smells like I would think my mate would...

I stand from my kneeling position and lean against the stone wall behind me. There is no freaking way this man is my mate. No mate wants their mate after they have a child. Right? I shake my head and look back at the male who is even with me because the chain stopped just in time for him to make eye contact with me.

I must seem odd. I'm wearing a long black leather jacket with a black jumpsuit underneath it paired with black knee lace up boots and black glasses to cover my eyes.

I tilt my head to the side, as if asking 'what?' Another shift in the air pushes my scent towards his strong frame. I know right when the smell hits his nose because I can see his body stiffen. I see his chest move as he takes in a long draw of my scent, as if he's trying to commit it to memory. With a growl, I know he knows who I am. Or well, he knows what I am. I growl back at him as the chain starts to lower him into the pit.

Kyra suddenly appears, her chain wrapped around her arm and her body tense as a board. Looking at where she is I can spot two men looking at the male's boots. Normally I would try to keep people away from him, but I know he's a big boy.

The male starts to swing and move up the chain, making a grin appear on my face.

"Well aren't you a smart cookie." I mutter with a grin still on my face. I look over the edge just as he free falls, breaking the chain. Just as he lands the two men attack him. He throws a few punches and flips one guy before Kyra swings her chain, wrapping it around the last man's neck.

The look Kyra has in her eyes makes me pause. I don't like that look. Not in a woman so young. I kick myself off the rock and jump into the air. At the last moment I grab the chain in the center and quickly slide down to the bottom of the pit. I land in a crouch with my hands planted on the ground with dirt and dust flying up in a small cloud around me.

"I suggest you move on." I growl, standing to my full height.

With my words, the men stand and run off, tripping on their feet to get away. Some on lookers look at each other before they shuffle off into the cells of the prison.

Kyra starts to walk past me with her head down, trying to hide from my gaze.

"Not you." I growl making her freeze in her spot as I grab her arm in my tight grasp.

"Drop it." I whisper in her ear making her flinch. I tighten my grip and she decides to swing at me. Big mistake.

As she swings her fist at my head I grab it with a tight grip making her hunch over. With a quick movement I flip over her back and twist her arm. As I land on my feet, she is on her knees with her arm at a painful angle and her fist still in my wrist.

"You are lucky I don't break your arm right here!" I hiss as I raise her arm a little making her slightly whimper in pain. She drops the chain and I release her arm. She quickly stands and looks at me with slight fear. I reach in my pocket and pull out some bread with some cheese inside it.

"For the chain." I tell her as she reaches for it. I place it in her hands and give it a small squeeze, letting her know that I am not super mad at her. Kyra nods her head and pulls back before walking up a pair of stairs and to her ledge that is below mine.

I shake my head at the girl.

"Child is going to get herself killed with that stubbornness." I mutter as I scoop up the chain. I quickly wrap the chain up around my arm just as I hear a noise behind me. I freeze as a body is pressed to my back.

"Its been a long time since I smelled beautiful." I heard a voice whisper right behind my head making my ear under my hood twitch. I turn my head slightly to look at him with a side glance.

"Beautiful is a lousy way to describe me." I growl at him as I start to walk away. I can hear his steps as he follows me. As I reach the first set of steps I turn with a smooth movement to glare him.

"If I throw a stick, will you go away." I growl at him with a small bit of anger. The anger is not for him though. I am getting agitated because my body is yelling at me to run to him and become his blanket.

"Who?" He asks, looking down at my stomach.

"It doesn't matter." I ask him, trying to pull my arms out of his hand.

"Yes, it does." Is all he says making me glare at him.

With a a quick movement I slam my head into his, making him loose his grip.

He lets me go and and I grab a bar above my head slamming my feet into his chest. As he stumbles back I run up a few steps before I grab an extra chain that leads towards my ledge. Hand after hand I climb up the chain, trying to get away from him. As I reach a ledge, I can feel the chain moving from extra weight. I step off onto the ledge and look down to see the male chasing me. My eyes widen and I take off running, a growl coming from him gives me reason to speed up. I round a corner and take off climbing up a stone wall. To get to my ledge you either have to free climb and risk a 200 ft drop with no safety net, climb the long middle chain and free jump, or go through this small hole in the rock. I pull myself through the hole and drop onto the ledge on the other side.

The male growls as I peek at him through the hole. I growl back at him and this makes him pause for a moment. I look away down into the pit when I hear shouting, only to spot Kyra being led away by some of the guards. I growl loudly and I know I'm about to change forms. I look back at the male who looks at me confused.

"You might want to protect the stubborn child. She's about to go through what caused this." I whisper/growl at him as I point to my stomach. He looks back at the way he came before turning to look back at me. Only problem is when he looked at me I was taking my coat off and hanging it on a piece of rock that comes out of the wall. I hear a low and sexy growl that came from deep in the throat.

Crap. I did't know he was still there!

At his growl, my body reacted without my mind being able to stop it. From his position he could clearly see my tail as well as my butt. At his growl, my tail started to move in a lazy back and forth pattern and my ears sprang up from their laying down position. I squat to look at him and he sucks in a breath.

"I guess you really see the freak I was born to be." I whisper, making him tilt his head and frown.

"You should go. Kyra needs you now. They are going to hurt her. This kind of pain doesn't go away." I tell him before I leave the hole and start to strip off the black bodysuit, leaving me in my underwear. I fold the suit and place it on a small shelf like rock before placing my glasses next to it.

One last look down at the pit shows the male walking after where the men took Kyra. I should really learn his name.

The color around me changes into shades of grey and black with very little color difference. I feel my body relax and start to almost fold in on itself. I close my eyes and when I open them again, I'm only about a one foot off the ground. I shake my body and let my red and black fur settle into place. Great. I look down at myself and realize that in this form, my belly seems to protrude more from my body. I look fat. I huff and trot to the dark corner of my ledge and curl around my belly. The light annoys me so I place my tail in front of my face, blocking the light and I fall asleep.

When I wake, I feel the cold ground on my side, but something warm and soft covering my body. I open my eyes, I see that my coat now covers my naked body. I look over to the rest of the ledge to see the male look at me and nod before jumping off and grabbing a chain, sliding down into the pit.

I shake my head and sit up, quickly getting dressed before grabbing some extra clothes and supplies. I need to take a shower and the only place to do that privately would be the waterfall. I grab my things and head through the hole and towards the falls.

At The Falls

I am wearing a black bathing suit and nothing else as the water rushes down my back. I quickly wash my hair and body before I take a seat on a nearby rock to dry off. As I sit there, I start to remember a song my mother sang to me as a child and I start to sing, only seeing my mothers face in my mind.

Penny dreadful lullaby. I do not own this song. it is just a good song to help the story.

When I was young

And scared of the world

My mother would sing me a song

A tune that I keep in a sacred place

Because I know that my life won't be long

It tells of the place where you go

When your time here on earth is through

A beautiful place we call heaven

Is it true

Please god I pray that it's true

'Cause once this land was heaven on earth

Green hills were all you could see

But now it's soot and steel and brick

So it looks more like hell to me

And each day brings more and more suffering

And each night is silence and fear

And I wake to the sound of your voice

But you're not here

Why aren't you here?

So now I lay me down to sleep

I pray the lord

My soul to keep

Please let me die before I wake

So the lord my soul, can take

Then maybe I'll finally find you

'Midst the beauty of paradise

And you'll sing not of dying

But living

Wouldn't that be nice?

Wouldn't that be nice?

I finish singing and wipe my face before feeling like I'm being watched. I look up and spot the male looking at me, his head poking through the waterfall.

"Beautiful." I hear him whisper making me realize he heard me sing the whole time.

"What is your name?" I ask him, taking a deep breath.

"Riddick." Is all he says as he takes off his goggles.