The hub was full of bustling people coming and going from one planet to the next, business and pleasure. Several people stopped and stared as he walked past in search of a ship he could sneak onto. It was true that Riddick had a bounty on his head, he would always have a bounty on his head, but he knew that the typical citizen would be too afraid to even approach him, so he was used to all the attention. His moonshined eyes were also a spectacle to look at, not a common sight. The way the light reflected off the silvery lenses. His overall appearance was intimidating to say the least; his stare alone would ward off any interested onlooker.

It was dusk and Riddick needed to hop a ride. He didn't really have a destination in mind, but figured once he was aboard a ship it wouldn't be too difficult to seize. At one of the loading bays towards the rear of the hub he spotted a mid sized ship, just enough for a crew of 4 and some extra cargo. This was the perfect skiff to apprehend, and fly under the radar to any planet he would prefer. Instead of approaching it directly he went to crouch next to another locked down ship to "inspect" the exterior while he monitored the ship he really wanted, to try and spot the crew and the people he would have to deal with.

There was a thin young looking male on the wing of the port side of the ship examining the engine performing a preventative maintenance check on all the fluid levels and what not. The kid looked to be no older than 19, with very little facial hair. "He is not going to be an issue at all", thought Riddick. A man approached the kid, older, sturdier gentleman who looked like he could take a punch. His face was hardened from too many trips out to rough planets, performing manual labor or something along those lines. The bulky gentleman had a deep scar that ran from the bottom of his ear to his mid jaw. Riddick pondered on the incident that resulted in such a deep ugly wound. The kid and Scarface were chatting, but Riddick couldn't hear about what. The scrawny kid started shuffling his tools and putting things back in place as the other man walked up inside the skiff. The odds were in Riddick's favor, only 2 shipmates? "Too easy" he thought.

The ships lights blinked on and the skiff roared to life. Riddick felt the heat from the blasters as he moved out from behind his lookout position. The kid had walked up inside the ship, but the rear ramp was still down. How could this be so easy Riddick thought, it was almost as if he was meant to take this ship. Just as he was getting to the rear he spotted a tall, bronze, built woman to his right walking straight for him. Riddick always had a soft spot for gorgeous looking woman, which was maybe his only weakness.

"Looks like your lost big man." Said the bronze woman.

"Actually, I think I just found what I have been looking for."

"Oh really well I hope it's a boot to the crotch, because that's all I can offer you sleazebag."

"Such ugly words from such a beautiful creature…"

The woman placed her hand on her piece to the right of her hip, in an attempt to threaten Riddick.

"Oh please, you don't expect me to give up that easily sweetheart."

Scar face walked down the ramp to find out what was taking so long and was surprised when he came upon Riddick in a confrontation with the bronze woman.

"Do we have a problem here Rose?"

"This thing thinks he is going to get a piece of ass tonight, but he is sourly mistaken."

"If ass is what I wanted sugar plum, ass is what I would receive." Said Riddick, all to calmly.
Scarface took an aggressive step towards Riddick looking down upon him from the ramp.

"You better move along, or ill have Rose here blast that smart mouth of yours right off your head." Said Scarface.

"I don't want any trouble, I know where I'm not welcome"

Riddick slowly turned to walk away but reared backwards into Rose, knocking her to the floor, her weapon scattered across the ground out of arms reach. Scarface grabbed Riddick by the arms and yanked him off of her and tried to slam him into the side of the ship, but Riddick was a step ahead of him and placed his leg in front of his causing him to fumble and they both went tumbling to the ground. Riddick then made a break for Rose's weapon. The commotion caused the kid to pop out from the ship to see what was going on.

When he saw Riddick and the others on the floor, it took him a good 30 seconds to realize what was actually happening. In that 30 seconds Riddick shoved past Rose and grabbed the pistol firing a round toward Scarface in an attempt to temporarily disable him. The round hit Scarface in the lower left leg, just left of the fibula, proceeding straight through and out the other side. Scarface collapsed, crying out in shear pain, and grasping at his leg. The shot had grabbed the attention of the guards of the hub, who were now on their way to Riddick's location. Rose was still on the ground, in shock of what had just happened, afraid to move. She had never been in a firefight before, and had only signed on to the ship to look after Shawn, her cousin, and make some extra cash on the side, transporting cargo from one planet to the next. Shawn had his hands in the air and was slowly backing into the ship.
"You're coming with me kid," Riddick yelled, pointing the pistol at the Shawn.

He obeyed and backed into the ship, hands still in the air, fear stricken. Riddick, succeeding in his plans to take out the crew, now rushed up the ramp of the ship, he needed to get off the ground fast before his ship was swarming with guards.


-=Meanwhile=-

The level of darkness was the same, whether Jack had her eyes open or closed. There was a strong odor of mold and sweat from the collection of the other prisoners. They had been driving for what seemed like an hour or two now. She could hear people snoring and others talking silently about what was going to happen and where they were being hauled off too. Jack was leaned up against the side of the truck listening to the voices towards the rear. The heat was unbearable, the air was stale and there wasn't a breeze to rid it of the strong fowl smells. All of a sudden the truck slowed down and came to a halt. After a couple seconds she heard a door open and slam shut. Light was beaming through the cracks in the truck and she could hear distinct chattering amongst the guards. Then the back doors were unlatched and flung open, a very bright white light blinded everyone in the truck. Jack raised her arm to shield her eyes. A man was yelling at them to get off the truck. She started scooting towards the open doors, when she got to the edge of the bed; she squinted to see where she was. What she saw astounded her.

They were at the planets intergalactic loading bay, there were ships bustling about, landing and taking off. She was actually going to be carted off to another planet for stealing an apple. The man reached up, grabbed her arm, and tugged her down, causing her to loose her balance on the edge and fall off towards the ground; her left shoulder absorbed most of the impact and had made a strange popping sound. She must have fallen a good 3 feet off the back of the truck. As she tried to get up, a couple men swarmed her and grabbed her by her arms; lifting her off the ground, they started carrying her away. As soon as they got her up she had to bite her lip from the immense pain that shot up through her left shoulder. Jack wanted to scream out in pain but knew that would only worsen her situation. The guards brought her to an area with a bunch of wooden crates that typically would be used to transport animals of some kind.

As they set her on the ground they zip tied her hands behind her back. There were people with rifles everywhere monitoring the prisoners; no one dared make a run for it. The severity of the situation was beginning to weigh on poor little Jack, she was going to a prison on a different planet, how was she supposed to survive. Her shoulder was now throbbing from being tied behind her back; she was trying to fight the pang of tears back by biting her tongue and closing her eyes.