Set just after PB
"Tell em Riddicks dead, he died somewhere on that planet."
Riddick sat thinking what he would do next. If the mercs thought he was dead, he was hardly going to go on a murder spree and let them know he was alive. Freedom was all he wanted, but did he want to be stuck in the same place, same planet day in, day out? Hell no, that wasnt freedom, not for him. He turned to look at the kid curled up in the co pilots seat fast asleep. Could he leave her? Of course he could, he was a bad-ass murderer there was no way he would get attached to a 13 year old girl, was there? But he had, she'd gotten to him, made him feel something for someone other than himself.
He shook his head and rubbed his eyes. The skiff was dark enough for him to be able to leave his goggles off. He was just tired, he thought closing his eyes.
He woke with a start, shiv in hand, centimeters from the girls face, her eyes wide, he lowered the shiv.
"What are you doing, Jack" he growled, she moved back to her seat.
"You were having a nightmare." she explained, Riddick glared at her.
"You were practically screaming" she told him as she moved to the back of the skiff trying to hide a smirk.
"Whatever you say kid" he said laying back in his seat
"Hey Riddick" jack called from behind him
"What?" he looked behind him, she was standing over the holy man.
"Do you think he's still alive?" she asked trying not to laugh, Riddick rolled his eyes, he knew what she meant Imam looked as though he wasnt breathing and could sleep through anything.
"leave him kid" he growled, he couldnt be doing with the holy man trying to get him to pray, to ask the lord for forgiveness.
She came back to sit next to him "So what happens now?"
He looked at her "Im taking you to New Mecca" he said bluntly, she looked away from him.
"And you? where are you gonna go?"
"Haven't decided yet."
"You're just gonna leave?" she asked trying to hold back tears
He turned to her but said nothing. She got up and went to the back and laid down on the spare cot, tears rolling down her cheeks. He watched her go, he knew she was crying but couldn't understand why it bothered her so much.
He got up and went and sat on the floor next to her cot.
"come on Jack, why do you care what the fuck i do next."
She didn't answer. He looked at her.
"Jack?"
She shot up suddenly looking angry
"You know what Riddick, your right, why the fuck do i care about you? your just some asshole murderer with no feelings, so why dont you fuck off and leave me alone." she practically yelled at him.
He growled and suddenly she found herself on her back with her arms pinned above her head, Riddick's angry face centimetre's from her face.
"Watch your tone with me kid, im just an asshole murderer who can rip you limb from limb without a second thought." His voice was dangerously low.
He let her go and went back to the pilots seat. He could hear her crying and he had smelt her fear when he had grabbed her, he had never meant to scare her but she got him angry, how could she think he didnt care about her after what he'd done, he could've left her ass back on that asshole of a planet.
She was still sitting on the cot in the back, she couldn't stop herself from shaking, the look on Riddick's face, he was angry with her, there was no way he would stay with her now not after what she said to him. But she couldn't help but wonder why it had made him so angry he didnt have feelings, did he?
