Deia heard footsteps coming toward her. "Carolyn wants to see you." She winced at the way Riddick's voice caressed her name. "Fine, I could use a break." Walking to the back, she peeked in the only open door. Riddick's room. Deia looked down to the floor and closed her eyes. She would be in there, of course.
Carolyn must have heard her coming. She was sitting up on the bed and looking toward the door. "Deianira." She studied her old friend closely, stunned by her cold posture.
"Carolyn." Deia walked slowly to the bed and sat down beside her. She saw as Carolyn's eyes widened when her gaze fell to Deia's eyes. "It's like looking at him through you. I knew you went to Slam but it never really sunk in," she whispered. She wrapped her arms around Deia, before she could protest. "I missed you so much." Deia tensed and didn't relax again until Carolyn's arms fell away.
Seeing the hurt in her eyes, she felt compelled to explain. "It's nothing personal. You have to get used to being touched again. After being in the Slam. The women..." She trailed off as the ship was jarred suddenly and they both heard Riddick cuss violently. "Stay here, Carolyn. I'll be back."
Deia ran down the short hallway. She fell hard against the wall as the ship bounced again. "Riddick, what the fuck is going on? If I didn't think you could handle it I would have stayed..." she trailed off when she saw what was on the viewing screen. A merc ship. A big one.
The Hunter wasn't built to take this kind of strain, Riddick thought. I've got to land her somewhere. He checked their coordinates. They were still closest to Vargas. Damnit, he didn't want to go back there. There was no other choice really. Soon the ship would be dead in the air and they would be caught.
He veered toward the planet and opened the throttle. It was going to be a rough landing. Deia ran to Carolyn and told her they were in for a rough landing. "I can take take of myself." Deia then returned to the cockpit and the copilot's seat. "Vargas here we come."
"Riddick go get Carolyn. As soon as we land I want you to take her and run. I can hold them off for awhile." Flipping a switch, she took control of the ship. Riddick was stunned. "No, I'm not going to leave you behind," he growled. Deia looked at Riddick and said: "I'm not giving you a choice. Go get her. We don't all have to die today."
Then they crashed. Deia and Riddick both quickly took off their straps. Deia grabbed Riddick and fiercely kissed him. "I love you." Their eyes met and for a moment they just stood there. "Now go." They heard the merc ship's engine, it was preparing to land.
Riddick ran for Carolyn and the exited the ship just as the merc ship crashed. Good. The dust and confusion might help cover their escape.
Deia calmly walked to Riddick's room. His shiv was still there. She gripped it in her hand and waited. She heard them enter the ship. She listened as they blew door after door open. Then there was an explosion and they came for her. Deia lunged for the door and felt a bullet pierce her leg. She returned the favor and buried the shiv deep in a man's throat. In the hallway, there were half a dozen mercs. She waded into them and started cutting. Then they realized they were dying they began to open fire. Deia felt bullet and laser alike cutting into her skin. One laser cut her beneath the breasts as in her dream. She felt herself begin to fall. I did the best I could do, she thought. It's up to them now. I love you.
Carolyn must have heard her coming. She was sitting up on the bed and looking toward the door. "Deianira." She studied her old friend closely, stunned by her cold posture.
"Carolyn." Deia walked slowly to the bed and sat down beside her. She saw as Carolyn's eyes widened when her gaze fell to Deia's eyes. "It's like looking at him through you. I knew you went to Slam but it never really sunk in," she whispered. She wrapped her arms around Deia, before she could protest. "I missed you so much." Deia tensed and didn't relax again until Carolyn's arms fell away.
Seeing the hurt in her eyes, she felt compelled to explain. "It's nothing personal. You have to get used to being touched again. After being in the Slam. The women..." She trailed off as the ship was jarred suddenly and they both heard Riddick cuss violently. "Stay here, Carolyn. I'll be back."
Deia ran down the short hallway. She fell hard against the wall as the ship bounced again. "Riddick, what the fuck is going on? If I didn't think you could handle it I would have stayed..." she trailed off when she saw what was on the viewing screen. A merc ship. A big one.
The Hunter wasn't built to take this kind of strain, Riddick thought. I've got to land her somewhere. He checked their coordinates. They were still closest to Vargas. Damnit, he didn't want to go back there. There was no other choice really. Soon the ship would be dead in the air and they would be caught.
He veered toward the planet and opened the throttle. It was going to be a rough landing. Deia ran to Carolyn and told her they were in for a rough landing. "I can take take of myself." Deia then returned to the cockpit and the copilot's seat. "Vargas here we come."
"Riddick go get Carolyn. As soon as we land I want you to take her and run. I can hold them off for awhile." Flipping a switch, she took control of the ship. Riddick was stunned. "No, I'm not going to leave you behind," he growled. Deia looked at Riddick and said: "I'm not giving you a choice. Go get her. We don't all have to die today."
Then they crashed. Deia and Riddick both quickly took off their straps. Deia grabbed Riddick and fiercely kissed him. "I love you." Their eyes met and for a moment they just stood there. "Now go." They heard the merc ship's engine, it was preparing to land.
Riddick ran for Carolyn and the exited the ship just as the merc ship crashed. Good. The dust and confusion might help cover their escape.
Deia calmly walked to Riddick's room. His shiv was still there. She gripped it in her hand and waited. She heard them enter the ship. She listened as they blew door after door open. Then there was an explosion and they came for her. Deia lunged for the door and felt a bullet pierce her leg. She returned the favor and buried the shiv deep in a man's throat. In the hallway, there were half a dozen mercs. She waded into them and started cutting. Then they realized they were dying they began to open fire. Deia felt bullet and laser alike cutting into her skin. One laser cut her beneath the breasts as in her dream. She felt herself begin to fall. I did the best I could do, she thought. It's up to them now. I love you.