Deia doubled over on the bed. The drugs had finally worn off. Tears gathered in her eyes and her clenched teeth grinded together from holding in a scream. Clutching at the bandage, she pulled it aside. She looked at her wound and grimaced as she saw that some of the stitches had popped. She had never felt this much pain before, physical or otherwise...not even when she had been used at the Slam. She would have to tell Riddick what happened, why she pulled away almost every time he tried to touch her. That is, if she ever saw him again. Useless banter, she thought. She was trying to keep her mind off the pain. Deia's vision grew gray around the edges and she passed out.
She dreamed of Riddick. He was holding her close to him and she tried to struggle to get away but she couldn't move. Deia watched as a single tear fell from his right eye. It dripped down from his chin and landed on her cheek. She wanted to wipe it away and tell him not to worry, whatever was wrong would be ok but she was paralyzed. Then he put her down and began to walk away. Deia found she could move again and followed him. Suddenly they were in the middle of a dark, barren planet. Riddick turned to face her. "I'm so sorry, Carolyn." She saw his gaze shift over her left shoulder. Turning, she saw that she was surrounded by large bat-like creatures. One struck at her and sliced her open just below the breasts. Then they all began to attack. "Riddick! Help me...help me.." She reached out her hand to him and watched as he turned away.
"No!" Deia sprang up from the bed, covered in a cold sweat. She moved unsteadily away from the bed and toward the door.
Riddick was going to leave her. Deia had been a good companion, he would even go so far as to call her his friend. Something itched at the back of his mind but he ignored it. It wasn't love...he didn't even know what the word meant.
He boarded the ship, looking around. It was freighter-passenger much like the Hunter-Gratzner. The crew was in a hurry to leave, no one liked to stay on Earth long. Riddick put down his boarding money and was led to a cryo-locker. He felt the cryo-sleep begin to overtake him as soon as the door shut. He only began to wonder why before he was pushed into sleep.
Deia looked outside. It was nearing dusk and the Eternity would be leaving soon. She managed to get her feet underneath her and slowly made her way out of the room. Luckily, the ship docked just a few blocks away. She would make it if she didn't stop too many times. Gritting her teeth against the pain she walked down the street.
Riddick didn't see the woman stagger onto the Eternity. He didn't see her pay for a locker or the way she clutched her stomach when she walked. Seeing her injury, the captain allowed her to be put in a med-locker. Her injury wouldn't be healed when she reached her destination but it wouldn't be open and raw the way it was now. Riddick didn't see the hurt and anger in her eyes that wasn't caused by pysical pain alone.
The pain had almost overtaken her. She let out a sigh of relief as she leaned against the wall of her locker. Soon, she thought. Soon the sleep would overtake her.
Deia had never been so grateful in her life.
She awoke as the ship lurched to a halt. Gripping her stomach she exhaled. Deia hadn't thought that the pain would still be so bad. Checking under the bandage, she saw that although still an angry red it was no longer bleeding...thankful for small favors, she thought. Deia opened the door and got out. She was walking toward the exit when she saw him. He was wearing very expensive clothing and had on a wig. But it was still him. Riddick.
Riddick was nearing the open ramp when he smelled her. Blood and woman. He turned and met Deia's gaze. It was her.
She dreamed of Riddick. He was holding her close to him and she tried to struggle to get away but she couldn't move. Deia watched as a single tear fell from his right eye. It dripped down from his chin and landed on her cheek. She wanted to wipe it away and tell him not to worry, whatever was wrong would be ok but she was paralyzed. Then he put her down and began to walk away. Deia found she could move again and followed him. Suddenly they were in the middle of a dark, barren planet. Riddick turned to face her. "I'm so sorry, Carolyn." She saw his gaze shift over her left shoulder. Turning, she saw that she was surrounded by large bat-like creatures. One struck at her and sliced her open just below the breasts. Then they all began to attack. "Riddick! Help me...help me.." She reached out her hand to him and watched as he turned away.
"No!" Deia sprang up from the bed, covered in a cold sweat. She moved unsteadily away from the bed and toward the door.
Riddick was going to leave her. Deia had been a good companion, he would even go so far as to call her his friend. Something itched at the back of his mind but he ignored it. It wasn't love...he didn't even know what the word meant.
He boarded the ship, looking around. It was freighter-passenger much like the Hunter-Gratzner. The crew was in a hurry to leave, no one liked to stay on Earth long. Riddick put down his boarding money and was led to a cryo-locker. He felt the cryo-sleep begin to overtake him as soon as the door shut. He only began to wonder why before he was pushed into sleep.
Deia looked outside. It was nearing dusk and the Eternity would be leaving soon. She managed to get her feet underneath her and slowly made her way out of the room. Luckily, the ship docked just a few blocks away. She would make it if she didn't stop too many times. Gritting her teeth against the pain she walked down the street.
Riddick didn't see the woman stagger onto the Eternity. He didn't see her pay for a locker or the way she clutched her stomach when she walked. Seeing her injury, the captain allowed her to be put in a med-locker. Her injury wouldn't be healed when she reached her destination but it wouldn't be open and raw the way it was now. Riddick didn't see the hurt and anger in her eyes that wasn't caused by pysical pain alone.
The pain had almost overtaken her. She let out a sigh of relief as she leaned against the wall of her locker. Soon, she thought. Soon the sleep would overtake her.
Deia had never been so grateful in her life.
She awoke as the ship lurched to a halt. Gripping her stomach she exhaled. Deia hadn't thought that the pain would still be so bad. Checking under the bandage, she saw that although still an angry red it was no longer bleeding...thankful for small favors, she thought. Deia opened the door and got out. She was walking toward the exit when she saw him. He was wearing very expensive clothing and had on a wig. But it was still him. Riddick.
Riddick was nearing the open ramp when he smelled her. Blood and woman. He turned and met Deia's gaze. It was her.