Chapter 12:
She had been up with Scott for the last hour and a half. Chole was curious as to what they were talking about. She could hear the excited murmurs from Jack and the quiet whispers from Scott. She sighed and dropped her book, she was tired of this, she wanted to go to bed, and wanted Scott with her. She walked up the stairs as quietly as possible, it didn't work too well, by the time she reached the top stair they knew she was there. Scott gave her a smile and continued to talk to Jack. Jack gave her a searching look, and for a moment Chole was worried what Scott had said about her.
She shrugged it off and cleared her throat. Scott stopped in the middle of his sentence and looked at her. "I want to go to bed now," She said giving him a meaningful look. She started down the stairs after that, and waited a few steps down. A few seconds later she heard Scott stuttering to make excuses and Jack laughing. She continued on her decent as he started down the stairs.
Jack watched Scott hurry down the stairs with a last appologetic look at her and then she turned back to the com center. Her and Scott had talked for the last hour and a half, he had an amazing ability to listen and give advice without sounding like an asshole. She enjoyed her talk with him, but now, it was her time to snoop through his ship. She couldn't help it, she loved everything about computers and mechanics, her teachers couldn't even keep up with her. With a quick glance around she crawled under the belly of the com center and started to move around a few wires. The system was new, but suprissingly simple to work. Within seconds she had found a couple of things that she could do. She pulled out a couple of wires and got to work.
Riddick passed Chole and Scott on his way up, he hadn't slept well, and they had kindly informed him that Jack was upstairs in the control room. He walked up the stairs quietly, wanting to see what she was doing. He reached the top and looked around, she wasn't around. He could smell her, she was here. He glanced around again, this time he caught her feet sticking out under the belly of the com system. Fuck, she was messing with his ship.
"Jack!"
She jumped slightly, fuck, she didn't even realize he was up here. "Um, yeah."
"What the fuck are you doing to my ship kid?"
She shut her eyes, he sounded pissed. "Um, nothing really, just fixing some things."
"Fixing some things." He grounded out, "My ship doesn't need fixing kid."
"Um, I know that, but whoever put this bitch together added in shit that doesn't need to be here," to emphasize her point she threw out a component at him, "if I had to guess they put this in just to get more creds out of you."
Riddick laughed, "I didn't buy this ship Jack, so it didn't cost me anything more. In fact why don't you put that back in and let it be. It's been working fine."
This time Jack laughed, "If I put it back in, in two weeks or so, this ship of yours wont be working fine at all. It's ment to bring you back for more business. And on top of it all, it drains fuel."
Riddick glanced at the little piece of metal, it was suprissing that something so small could cause so much trouble. "Oh, well what else under there isn't needed?"
Jack laughed, "Get under here and I'll show you." She slid over to give him some room.
Riddick slid under the console, maybe she'd be good for something after all.
She had been up with Scott for the last hour and a half. Chole was curious as to what they were talking about. She could hear the excited murmurs from Jack and the quiet whispers from Scott. She sighed and dropped her book, she was tired of this, she wanted to go to bed, and wanted Scott with her. She walked up the stairs as quietly as possible, it didn't work too well, by the time she reached the top stair they knew she was there. Scott gave her a smile and continued to talk to Jack. Jack gave her a searching look, and for a moment Chole was worried what Scott had said about her.
She shrugged it off and cleared her throat. Scott stopped in the middle of his sentence and looked at her. "I want to go to bed now," She said giving him a meaningful look. She started down the stairs after that, and waited a few steps down. A few seconds later she heard Scott stuttering to make excuses and Jack laughing. She continued on her decent as he started down the stairs.
Jack watched Scott hurry down the stairs with a last appologetic look at her and then she turned back to the com center. Her and Scott had talked for the last hour and a half, he had an amazing ability to listen and give advice without sounding like an asshole. She enjoyed her talk with him, but now, it was her time to snoop through his ship. She couldn't help it, she loved everything about computers and mechanics, her teachers couldn't even keep up with her. With a quick glance around she crawled under the belly of the com center and started to move around a few wires. The system was new, but suprissingly simple to work. Within seconds she had found a couple of things that she could do. She pulled out a couple of wires and got to work.
Riddick passed Chole and Scott on his way up, he hadn't slept well, and they had kindly informed him that Jack was upstairs in the control room. He walked up the stairs quietly, wanting to see what she was doing. He reached the top and looked around, she wasn't around. He could smell her, she was here. He glanced around again, this time he caught her feet sticking out under the belly of the com system. Fuck, she was messing with his ship.
"Jack!"
She jumped slightly, fuck, she didn't even realize he was up here. "Um, yeah."
"What the fuck are you doing to my ship kid?"
She shut her eyes, he sounded pissed. "Um, nothing really, just fixing some things."
"Fixing some things." He grounded out, "My ship doesn't need fixing kid."
"Um, I know that, but whoever put this bitch together added in shit that doesn't need to be here," to emphasize her point she threw out a component at him, "if I had to guess they put this in just to get more creds out of you."
Riddick laughed, "I didn't buy this ship Jack, so it didn't cost me anything more. In fact why don't you put that back in and let it be. It's been working fine."
This time Jack laughed, "If I put it back in, in two weeks or so, this ship of yours wont be working fine at all. It's ment to bring you back for more business. And on top of it all, it drains fuel."
Riddick glanced at the little piece of metal, it was suprissing that something so small could cause so much trouble. "Oh, well what else under there isn't needed?"
Jack laughed, "Get under here and I'll show you." She slid over to give him some room.
Riddick slid under the console, maybe she'd be good for something after all.