Tyana watched Riddick. She wasn't sure, but she thought that he was asleep. She looked around the room. A panel stood in the corner, and it had a sharp edge on it. She slowly scooted over to the corner as quietly as she could. She began to try to cut her restraints with the sharp corner.
"I wouldn't do that."
She turned to see Riddick standing behind her. She sighed and leaned back against the wall.
"Come now, Tyana, I thought you were going to behave yourself. It's a shame…now I'm gonna have to get rough."
Tyana shuddered but tried to hide her fear. Now she had done it, she
had pushed too hard and had pissed off a killer. 'Way to go Ty…you are
so stupid'
She closed her eyes and waited to be killed. Riddick grabbed her arms
and raised her to a standing position. He turned her around and pushed
her into the wall. He spread her legs and pushed her bound arms further
behind her back. She was surprised by his actions and wondered what he
was doing.
"What are you going to do to me?"
Tyana was fearful of what he might do.
"Just making sure you don't have any more tricks up your sleeves."
Riddick started at her ankles and made his way up. He first searched her boots for any hidden weapons. Next he slid his hands up her thighs.
"Don't you fuckin' touch me, you pig."
"I don't think you are in any position to make demands, besides, I'm just checking for weapons. Can't blame a guy for being cautious."
She breathed in shakily as his hands ran over her body. She had mixed emotions. She knew he was a bastard for killing Mallone, and yet he was almost intoxicating. Like a drug…bad for you and yet satisfying at the same time. And like most drugs…illegal…off limits.
Riddick was enjoying this more than he should. She was so soft and delicate and yet had spunk in her. He didn't open up easily, and he knew he would never fully open up to her. No one seemed capable of getting him to accomplish that task. Riddick wondered who could ever change his life around. Yet he could see himself possibly caring about Tyana in some fashion. But right now his animal instincts were still too great to think about caring for anyone. Riddick was almost finished searching her when he paused.
"Don't even think about it you mother fucker!"
"Sorry, you never know where things can be hidden."
"No! You pervert!"
Riddick ignored her and quickly searched her chest with his hand. He pulled out a small disc.
"Look what I've found. I guess that was worth the effort in more than one way."
"Hmmph."
Tyana growled and turned away. Riddick laughed and then put the disc into the panel in front of him. A star map showed up on the viewing screen. It also had some additional information files attached.
"Looks like Miss Maxwell was hiding some valuable information from me. Interesting…looks like government files. Possibly what we were discussing before?"
"Oh I'm sorry did you say something? I have trouble hearing anything said by fucking sons of bitches!"
"Well then you'll have a lot of trouble hearing me, 'cause from what I know of her, she definitely was one hell of a bitch."
Riddick selected the main file, and it filled the screen.
Classified File 457
Atrean
M-class planet
Oxygen atmosphere capable of supporting life
72 animal species
24 dangerous species
Not open for habitation
Concealed due to incident 347 (listed in file 459)
Order passed to keep people away from planet at all costs
Planet will be destroyed to stop force
If on schedule, annihilation date is set for 4 years from current
date
23 soldier casualties—all lost to force
No additional information provided without access code
Riddick stared at the words, and Tyana tried to read over his shoulder from where she sat.
"Why is this planet such a big mystery? Where is file 495 so we can find out about that incident? And what is the force?"
Tyana spouted off tons of questions at once. She rambled due to her excitement of learning about the planet in her files. Riddick grunted in response to her barrage of questions. He just continued to press buttons.
"Looks like the file containing the details of the incident are missing. The other files are just filled with useless facts."
"Damn it! I thought I had all of the files."
"Well looks like you're wrong again."
"Ooh, if I weren't tied up…I'd…well I'd…just know it would be painful."
"Oh, I'm scared now. YOU are going to hurt ME? Haha…I can see my life passing before my eyes at this very moment."
Riddick laughed deeply as he mocked her words.
"Wow, you must be bored to death. A life of prison, whores, and alcohol. What a way to go out…reliving such meaningful moments."
Riddick smirked at her remark. She was indeed a feisty one.
"According to the date of these files, it is still a little over a year before the government will come to destroy it. Knowing that brother of yours, he is already on my ass. I think an inopportune visit to this planet might be a good idea."
Riddick entered the coordinates into the ship's computer and set it to autopilot.
"We've got a six or seven day flight. You may want to rest that little mouth of yours…possibly get some sleep. I could use some quiet in here."
"Oh, pull your head out of your ass. You're not exactly Mr. Easy-to-get-along-with either. Maybe you should consider shutting that mouth of yours just as much as I should."
"You're pushing that little line I told you about earlier. Just go to
sleep."
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Tyana woke up groggily. She yawned and sat up.
"Thank God, that must have all been a dream. What a fucking nightmare!"
"Surprise, I'm no dream…I'm real. It's your lucky day."
Riddick growled from the pilot's chair.
"No, I was right, you really are a nightmare."
"Damn, you let people get under your skin too easily. I being one of them."
"You ego-crazed bastard. Don't flatter yourself into thinking that you can actually get to me, because you can't!"
"Oh really? Is that a challenge I smell?"
Tyana knew she was getting herself into something she would regret. She swallowed uncomfortably.
"I've already pissed you off and 'it DIDN'T bother you'…so what if I were to try a different approach…say by doing this."
Riddick leaned down and put his face right next to hers. He looked into her eyes. He knew that he already had her in the palm of his hands. He began to lightly kiss her neck.
Damn he was good, she thought. This wasn't fair. She practically melted when his lips contacted her neck. She had contempt for him and yet she couldn't protest. He smelled so good, and he was so strong. She had already lost the bet, and she knew it. But when his lips brushed hers everything disappeared and she had, in a way, won in a completely different aspect. She sighed and returned the kiss with full force.
Riddick planned to tease the girl, but he found that the kiss was very powerful. The way she kissed him back with such passion made him weak in the knees. But he had been Riddick too long to just forget about it. He had to win the bet and teach her a lesson.
He kissed her neck again and she leaned in for more. She was still tied up so she was rather limited in options. Then Riddick lightly bit her ear and backed up, leaving her both eagerly waiting for more and looking a bit shocked at the same time. Soon after, she snapped out of her dazed state.
"Oww! That was my ear you idiot!"
"Just a souvenir from the notorious Riddick. I think that proves my point…and I think you liked my point rather well, didn't you?"
"Don't flatter yourself, you ass hole."
"Hey we had a thing going for a second. Does that include you in the list of my whores that you so recently mentioned?"
"REAL funny Riddick! You better shut the hell up."
"Alright, alright. But maybe we'll finish where we left off sometime."
Riddick laughed at her shocked expression and walked to the back of the ship. He didn't come back right away, so Tyana fell back asleep.
Moments later, Riddick returned.
"Hey, wake up."
"WHAT?!"
"Not a morning person, I take it."
Riddick said as he placed a tray in front of her.
"Eww, what is that?"
"I'm SOO sorry! I really should have brought a chef along for the trip so he could prepare seven course meals for your royal ass."
"Fuck you."
"Well, if you really want to……"
Tyana's eyes got wide at his blunt statement. She turned red and began to stutter.
"Well…that's…well that's…not what I meant."
Riddick only laughed.
"What you get today is some sort of mushy-soupy stuff that I found in the kitchen. For tonight, more mush. For tomorrow…yeah…more mush."
"Oh great. I can barely contain my excitement."
"I know…but try."
He grabbed a spoonful and began to put it near her mouth but stopped.
"You better not try to bite me."
"And why's that?"
"I bite back."
She turned red thinking about the last time that he had bitten her.
"But you can go ahead and try it if you want me to give you another tattoo. I wouldn't mind obliging to that."
"Very funny."
Tyana glared at him, but gladly accepted the food. It tasted awful,
but she was grateful for anything in her empty stomach at this point. She
didn't know how long she could last on this ship with Riddick. He knew
how to push her buttons, and it was frustrating. She was glad to know that
they would reach the planet in a few days. A change of scenery would be
nice. Maybe she could find a way to escape there. What Tyana didn't know
was that she was also affecting Riddick. She intrigued him. But she also
didn't know that he was a step ahead of her. He knew that she'd try to
escape the minute she got a chance. He was ready. He wasn't about to let
her get away from him.