"This is a great ship," Lee explained as he checked out the ship,

"Think we can get it up and running like it used to be?" Tiffney asked as she checked inside of it,

"Sure its going to cost though, looking at about $200,000 to fix her up and to stock up for awhile, means everyone has got to do their share of work," Lee explained,

"Damn, that's a wad of cash," Tiffney whistled.

"Well, we'll have about six months to fix it up, we still have to refresh everyone's training, don't want any of us dying out there," Lee explained,

"Right," Tiffney nodding. With 43 people who knew what they were doing and knew how to do it well it didn't take long to have the ship up and running like she used to.

Meanwhile…

Riddick turned on his radio for some news,

"Just hours ago a merc ship was attacked while in port, I'm standing in the port of New Mecca, authorities have no clues of who would have slaughter these mercs in their sleep but the only thing that seems to be missing is the money from their latest bounty, authorities say whoever done it struck hard and fast, covering their tracks, mercs be warned," the reporter preached. Riddick stared at the radio as if something was going to come out and grab him by the throat, his nostrils flared out, his veins were about to pop out of his head, his muscles twitched, his hands balled up into tight fists as he recalled her words,

"We will meet up there again, I will find you, besides, I have a lot of making up to do, and I have to start today," her sweet sexy voice playing in his head.

"Keira!" Riddick screamed, he wanted to turn the ship and go back and beat shit out of Keira for throwing away her life, but he couldn't because one, she was still safe, no one knew it was her that actually killed those mercs, and two if he went back now, she would be caught and either sent to a slam where she would never see the light of day or they would kill her, and three, Lee had told him that Keira would come and be there for him when he least expected it, hell Keira even told him that they would meet each other again in space.

~Why wouldn't Lee stop her, he must know that it was her.~ Riddick thought,

~The only reason Lee would let her so through with it would be if she was truly happy with the decision she's made.~ his animal side explained.

~But that means, she would have that shine in her eyes, could she possibly have gotten the shine back to those beautiful brown eyes?~ Riddick thinking.

~It's the only way Lee would let his daughter go through with it, so she must have.~ his beast explained. Riddick smirked,

~Am I in love with this kid? Or is it just because I haven't had any in a while?~ Riddick thought as he leaned back in the chair,

~Why not go into town and get some, then see what you think about Keira, she isn't a kid anymore though.~ his beast purred at the memory of her. He got up,

"I can't think of her like that, they all need to stay away from me before she gets hurt," Riddick seriously, he left his ship and went into town. He found a brothel, as he walked in he could smell the sex, their juices running, and alcohol, and drunks. Slowly he made his way to the bar, he got a strong drink and paid up front, after having a few he was ready to start feeling good, he had sated his need in a long time, he hadn't known why but he wanted something, he wanted it now. He had women all around him but he had pushed them all off, he saw it, or should he say she, same dark brown hair in curls, a little taller than Keira, he couldn't see her face though, he walked over to her, she had been too shy to come over to him probably because she had feared him a little but she worked there, that was a fact. When he slowly reached down and hooked his finger under her chin her fear escaladed,

"I wont hurt you, you don't belong here," Riddick staring her down,

"I have nothing else," the girl admitted, he hated this, this chick was about Keira's age, and she was working as a whore. He huffed, he had no idea what was going on with him, why did he suddenly grow a conscious? All he wanted was his release to sated his beast. Riddick calculated his surroundings,

"Back door?" Riddick asked, she pointed,

"Lead me to it," Riddick strongly. The young girl led him to the door, he found a pressure point on her neck and pressed, rendering the girl unconscious. He hoisted her up in his arms and kept to the shadows on his way to his ship.

"Keira you've made me soft," Riddick looking down at the girl that resembled Keira a little. He got to his ship without any trouble, he strapped her in the copilot's chair and took off, once he was out a good distance he called Imam,

"I'm coming to give you a gift holy man," Riddick smirked,

"What would that be?" the holy man confused, all he heard was a click. Riddick looked over at the young woman,

"Just like Keira, no place safe to turn to, that's about to change kid," Riddick brushing back some pieces of hair from her face, her eye brow had been cut, some bruising on her arms, she had been man handled. Riddick growled, he slowly unbuckled her, he was about to pick her up, she flinched, she woke up and jerked away,

"Easy kid, I'm not going to hurt you," Riddick backed up a step.

"Where are we?" the young girl asked,

"You are in space, you are safe, what's your name," Riddick asked,

"Jack," the girl answered quietly and quickly, she had read some paper that said a kid name Jack had died on some planet so she was going by that now. He laughed,

"What's so funny?" Jack asked,

"I used to know a kid who ran away from her home, abusive father, but she had killed him, her mother had left her with him, she supposedly died on a planet, but you see you aren't her, she grew up," Riddick smirked as he leaned against the dash panel.

"I… how…" Jack confused,

"I was the guy that died with her," Riddick removing the goggles, he angled his head at her, making those shined eyes shimmer.

"You…you're…" Jack backing up away from him and winding up in the pilot's chair,

"See, you aren't her, she was never afraid of me, hell, she was cute, even shaved her head and wore goggles and followed me around like a damn puppy, you're in my seat kid," Riddick said in his deep sexy voice.

"I…uh, sorry," Jack scrambling to get out of the seat, but something caught her eye, she shoved into Riddick making him fall into the floor and her on top of him.

"Hell kid, if you wanted to play why didn't you say sooner?" Riddick smirked, forgetting it wasn't his Jack, the little kid who was trying to impress him with her bad mouth and never backing down when they quarreled, she could give it back to him like he gave it to her, she was curling on top of him shaking, she pointed to the roof, he arched an eyebrow and looked up, he heard it now.

"Come on gotta get you somewhere safe," Riddick getting up and putting her in his room,

"Stay here, you'll be safe," Riddick seriously, he shut the door, it locked behind him, he waited in the darkness.