*Seeing Ghost*
She stepped from the ship onto the ground of Fort Omega and walked to the tower with Staff Sergeant Corigon at her side. At the door she received pale, confused faces starring at her. Slowly, she walked into the tower control room to only receive even more gawking faces.
Jack smiled widely, "What's wrong with you people. . . you look like you've seen a ghost!"
Corigon slammed an elbow into Jack's side, "Jack! What's your problem? They thought you were dead have a little compassion!"
"I'm sorry guys, but guess what! I'm ALIVE! Thank goodness for Corigon, 'cause had it not been for him I'd be blown to piece right about now." Jack put on a little southern accent to try and lighten the situation at hand. "WOO-WEE, look at me I'm getting all emotional over here!"
Sergeant First Class Rodriguez jumped out of his seat and rushed Jack, "WHAT IN FUCKS NAME HAPPENED OUT THERE?"
Jack didn't like someone in her face demanding answers, "Woah buddy! You better remember that you're talking to a superior."
"I'm sorry Jack, I just thought you were dead. . .we all did." Rodriguez sighed, "Scared us shitless."
A man from the back named Sergeant Chip MacGregor chimed in, "Speak for yourself Rodriguez!"
"Hey fuck you MacGregor!" Rodriguez shot back. "Well, listen you better get your ass over to Captain Bortelli before he has a fucking heart attack. He thinks you're dead."
"Well, we'll just have to scare him a little wont we. People gonna be seeing ghost around here." Jack laughed as she and Corigon exited the control tower.
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Jack and Corigon sat outside of her housing unit. They'd just finished talking with the Captain. He wasn't flipping out as badly as expected. Bummer really. Jack's biggest concern now was Riddick, he was probably shitting bricks. Jack smiled at that and then looked to Corigon as the events from less than an hour ago replaying her mind. . .
"JACK! GET OUT! THERE'S A BOMB! A BOMB!"
"What? I can't hear you Corigon." Jack made a gesture that she couldn't hear Corigon's screaming through the thick plexiglass top of her jet.
Corigon rushed to the fighter and slammed on the open button to the fighter, quickly the hatch opened. Before Jack even had a chance to react, Corigon was pulling all of her harnesses off. "There's a bomb on the bottom of the fighter Jack."
"What the fuck are you talking about? How could there be a bomb?"
"Just get the fuck out of this piece of shit!" Corigon grabbed Jack under her arms and practically threw her out of the cockpit of her jet. Grabbing Jack by the arm he drug her to where the bomb was placed, "Look, there it is!"
"How the fuck did that get on there? We run checks on all the jets. What the fuck is going on?" Jack was already beginning to walk away as she yelled over her shoulder, "Disengage the bomb while I go find out what fuck head decided to pull this little stunt. It's probably not even a real bomb."
Corigon grabbed her by her arm, swinging her back to face him. "No Jack. I have a better idea. You and I ride in my fighter, act as if you're still in yours and if the bomb is real and the fighter does get blown up then whoever wanted you dead will believe that you are. You can use the new remote control device to fly your jet."
Jack wretched her arm from Corigon, thoroughly enraged now. "I have a better idea, I ghost every one of these motherfuckers until I finally kill the one that wanted to kill me. What do ya think, Danny? I like my idea better."
Corigon grabbed her arm again, this time more forcefully. "Jack, for once just fucking listen to me! We'll eventually get the guy so just get in my fighter and let's go back to base!"
"Fine! But if I don't get revenge on this guy you're going down in his place!"
"I can deal with that now just get in the damn jet!"
Jack rolled her eyes and grabbed communications unit from inside the her jet and turned on the control tower's frequency, "Tower this is Blue Raven One heading in from training. Are we clear?"
"You are clear Blue Raven One. Fire those birds up and come on home."
"Roger that tower see ya back on base." Jack threw the comm.. unit back into the jet and slammed the hatch shut. Just her fucking luck!
Jack begrudgingly got into Corigon's Blue Raven and strapped herself into the co-pilot seat. Whoever did this was going to pay! She watched as Corigon got into the fighter and strapped in. In moments they were off.
Corigon and Jack watched as midway through the fly back to base Jack's fighter exploded. Corigon radioed for the other jets to dodge the burning jet and continue into base.
Jack stared grimly at her jet as they passed, "Guess it was a real bomb." There was no surprise in her voice, no hint of being frightened by the bomb, just a simple deadpan statement.
Corigon radioed into the control tower, he was sure that the explosion had shown up on their radar, "Tower we have a raven down."
"What happed Blue Raven Two?"
"Blue Raven just blew up." Corigon sighed, he had to make this convincing.
"Are you under fire Blue Raven Two?"
"No Tower, Blue Raven One just blew up! No fire, no missiles, no nothing, it just went into flames."
"Where's the Sergeant Major, Corigon?"
Corigon looked over at Jack and winked, "In Blue Raven One."
"Can you see if she managed to escape."
"Negative on that Tower. Sergeant Major Melivenski is presumed dead."
At those words Jack smiled wickedly. It was weird hearing those words when she wasn't really dead. She had no doubt that one day. . .when those words were said, she wouldn't be there to hear. She really would be dead. She was sure this job of hers would be the end of her but she didn't care, right now it was the best thing that had ever happened her. . .well, that and Riddick. Oh shit! Riddick! Wonder how he was reacting. No use in thinking about any of that now.
"Get back to base before something else happens, Staff Sergeant. I don't want any other Ravens going down."
"bet you're glad you took my advice." Corigon stated almost smugly.
Jack shot a deathly stare from her seat, "Fuck you Corigon!"
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Jack looked down at her hands and back up to Corigon, "Corigon I was to thank you, if you hadn't been there today I would have been dead."
"Hey, Jack. . .don't get all emotional. Just think of it like this, I'm repaying the favor." He hit her in the shoulder lightly to loosen up the tension.
"Still. . .thank you Danny. You saved my life." She reached across the seat and hugged Corigon. A rarity even with him.
Corigon smiled and pulled back from the hug. "Shut up and get some rest, and that's an order Sergeant Major." He winked playfully and pulled the vehicle into drive.
Jack smiled as she stepped out of the Hummer and watched Corigon drive away. Looks like they were even now. Jack turned around and looked at the housing unit, there was no telling how Riddick was going to react. Jack sighed as steeled herself for whatever was to come. Slowly, Jack keyed in her entry code and stepped inside the house.
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As Jack stepped through the door of her housing unit she was met with a disaster area. She looked at the kitchen to her left; the refrigerator door was hanging wide open on only one hinge. The entire kitchen was destroyed. There were broken glasses and plates covering the whole floor. Jack sighed heavily as she unzipped her black flight jump suit, slowly she peeled the top half off her body revealing her body fitting black tank top beneath. Stepping lightly, she decided to venture the rest of the way into the house. The dining room was in much the same fashion as kitchen had been; her dining room table now sat on two separate sides of the room. Moving still forward Jack walked into the living room, both of her couches were flipped over and her coffee table wasn't even in as good of shape as her dinning room table. Jack didn't take any more time to survey the damage, instead she headed to the bedroom where she could hear things being thrown around. Stepping towards the bedroom she realized that her bedroom door was no longer there but thrown down the hall near her bathroom. 'Holy shit, looks like someone went a little crazy.' Jack thought silently. Jack quietly entered her bedroom to see Riddick hurriedly packing his things, but not without destroying a few things in his path.
Jack didn't know whether to speak or just wait till he caught a glimpse of her which could take a while since his back was to her, finally she spoke. . . "Riddick" it was less than a whisper but she knew he had heard her.
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The sudden interruption of silence was enough to send Riddick shitting in his pants but to hear that voice-Jack's voice-nearly killed him. The bag in his hand fell to the ground and slowly he turned around. There Jack stood. . .alive. . .breathing. . .unscathed.
Jack smiled the most beautiful smile he'd ever seen, "You look like you've seen a ghost."
Riddick didn't know what to say, what to do. "You're dead."
Jack only smiled bigger, "I assure you I am very much alive."
"But, you. . .the fighter jet. . .you were blown up."
"Obviously I wasn't."
"Holy fuck, Jack! You're alive!"
Riddick rushed to Jack and hugged her. Pulling away he looked into her eyes, she was here. She was alive. Riddick gently cupped Jack's face and pulled his lips to hers. There was no resistance, there was no hate or anger, no it was something else. . .there was caring, there was. . .she was alive. He looked into Jack's eyes they were filled with apologies and the sparkle he'd seen so many years ago and longed to see again. Now it was there, right there in front of his face, in the eyes of that beautiful woman Jack had become. She was alive.
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Jack wasn't sure what she was going to say or do when she saw Riddick but now it was clear, all so perfectly clear. Jack wrapped her arms around Riddick's neck and pulled him to her, she softly kissed his lips.
"I am so sorry. There was a bomb. I wanted to radio to let you know I was okay. I thought of you, but I couldn't. Someone wants to kill me. Luckily, Corigon saw the bomb before it was too late." Jack was rambling but she didn't care. She kissed Riddick's lips again, "When I saw the jet blow up, I thought about you and how worried you'd be. I tried to block it out to forget but I couldn't. It made me realize that life is precious, Riddick, that next time someone utters that phrase-"Sergeant Major Melivenski is dead."- I probably wont be there to hear it. It made me realize how important you are to me. It made me realize that I want you here with me. I didn't know it at the time but when I came back here and saw you and saw how it affected you it all just became so clear. I want you here with me Riddick, I want you hear to stay with me. . .forever."
Jack kissed Riddick again this time more deeply than before. She'd held out so long but now it was time. She didn't know if it was partially due to the adrenaline rush from the jet incident or just the attraction to Riddick but right then and there she wanted him like she had never wanted a person in her entire life. She slid her hands down his chest to the hem of his black tank top and pulled it over his head.
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Jack had just poured out her entire soul to him. . .she was more amazing than he could have ever envisioned. She was perfect, this was perfect. They were perfect. Riddick broke lip contact with her just long enough to pull her top over her head before she recaptured his lips again. He felt Jack pushing him towards the bed and he obliged calmly.
Fuck the future. This is the now. And THIS. . .this is perfect.
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Jack was consumed by pure emotions, she wasn't sure of what she was doing but it didn't matter. All she knew was that there was no turning back now. Slowly she pushed Riddick back onto the bed and crawled up his body to claim his lips once more. Before she had time to react, Riddick rolled her onto her back and slowly descended to her breasts.
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He cupped one breast as he assaulted the other with his mouth and then switched. She was unimaginably beautiful. She was his goddess. His muse. His everything. All that ever mattered was now lying beneath Riddick, waiting for what was to come. Riddick snaked further down Jack's body, pulling the rest of her jump suit and panties with him. Backing off of the bed he starred down at Jack in all her glory. She was amazing.
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Jack watched as Riddick stood up. She watched as he slowly unbuckled his pants and let his pants fall to the ground. He was even more gorgeous than she could have ever dreamed. He crawled back onto the bed and laid himself atop her, claiming her lips with his once again. This was real. Jack was going all the way this time. She'd only had sex with one other man but this was different, this one was the one she'd dreamed of being with for SO many years and now here he was, in the flesh-literally. Jack pushed Riddick onto his back and crawled on top of him. He started to protest but Jack brought her finger to her lips in a gesture for him to just shut up. She smiled sensually and slid down his body. Jack brought her face down to Riddick's erection, which stood at full attention. Slowly she slid him into her mouth and began to suck. After only a few moments she saw that he was coming to his breaking point but before he could reach it, she felt him pull her back up his body. Riddick kissed Jack softly and laid her back onto her back, he positioned himself above her. Jack closed her eyes in sweet anticipation but was started by Riddick's sudden speech.
"Jack. . .me too. I want to be with you forever."
And with that Riddick slowly pushed himself inside of Jack's silky depths. He started at a painstakingly unhurried pace but slowly he increased his speed, Jack meeting him with each thrust. Jack could feel herself about to explode and by Riddick's expression he was just about there as well. Jack closed her eyes in ecstasy but was abruptly summoned back to reality. . .
"Open your eyes Jack, I want to see you."
Jack opened her eyes just as her world exploded into pure bliss and pleasure. Jack moaned in pure satisfaction as she was overcome with her orgasm. She felt Riddick tense as her walls clenched around him. He was so close. He continued to pump himself in and out of her until he too was overcome with pure pleasure as his climax hit. He was beautiful. More beautiful than she had ever seen him in her entire life. More beautiful than anything in the entire universe. And she knew that he would always be there. That Riddick was now hers forever. Forever.
Riddick collapsed on top of Jack in exhaustion. The weight was welcome and comforting to Jack. To much of Jack's discontentment he pulled himself from Jack on rolled onto his side and pulled Jack to him. She rested her head on his chest, just listening to his heartbeat.
"Did you mean what you said?" Jack looked into Riddick's eyes as she spoke softly.
"About wanting to stay with you forever? Yes. Absolutely."
"Really?"
"Jack. . .you are more beautiful than anything I've ever seen. You are perfect in every way and there is no one I would rather be with. Shit, I don't think I could ever be with anyone else." Riddick kissed her lips softly.
"I agree, you are hard to deal with." Jack laughed lightly. "Honestly, I feel the same way about you. I meant what I said too, before. You are everything to me Richard and don't you ever forget that."
Riddick shifted slightly, "Look at me." Jack looked up at Riddick curiously. . ."Jacquelyn I lo—"
Jack stopped him from speaking any further, "Shhh. . .let's just be."
Riddick's laugh echoed through the room, "Well, since we're just being. . .sorry about your house."
Jack laughed as well, "Who gives a shit. I think you made up for it." She kissed Riddick lightly and laid her head back onto his chest.
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Riddick smiled as he looked down at Jack. . .
This is perfect. She is perfect. All I could ever ask or dream for. Forget what is to come. Forget the past. Forget everything. This is right. Let's just be.