Pitch Black 2 - Daylight
Chapter Two
" Why didn't you fight?" Jack half yelled, half sobbed, clutching at the bars that separated her from the space where Riddick sat, head in hands. "Think about it Jack" He muttered " there's only so far a man can run on a ship in the middle of space" The guards had taken away his sunshields, so now he sat eyes closed, on the floor of the holding cell thankful in a way that he didn't have to look into Jacks disappointed gaze.
He heard Imam hush Jack and murmur something to him about redemption and something along the lines of "respect and "turning himself in" then and "oomph" as Jack pushed past and ran out of the room. Imam sighed and headed after the girl, leaving Riddick alone in the silence.
'She just didnt understand' he thought, leaning back so his back and head rested against the wall. Didn't understand how a man like him could be changed so much by a woman, how she could change him so much she even had him believing he wanted to rejoin the human race again, and then go and make him have to do it without her. 'How could she' he asked for the millionth time after getting off that planet. How could she decide that his life was more important than hers? That his life was worth more than if she had lived? She had decided though, and in doing so sacrificed her life for his.
And now, given this second chance was he supposed to turn around and pretend he was a different person? Just supposed to pretend that the thought of those creatures killing her didnt make him angrier than he had ever felt. Made him angry enough to kill? No. And he did not deserve to go unpunished, at least behind bars he didn't have to constantly keep that anger in check, at least there he didn't have to think of the possibility of living a life alone. Without her there beside him..
"Ok listen up" The guard barked, banging against the bars unnecessarily as Riddick was already awake and alert and watching him from the shadows, his gleaming eyes reduced to slits in the light. Swallowing, the guard eyed him, sneering at the obvious discomfort riddick was in in the glare of he lights
" We have taken in and processed the story you and the others two survivors provided on crash landing on that planet back there and our superiors have made a decision" he paused, staring Riddick in the eye. " Coinciding with your travel back to the nearest prison station, we will be dispatching a team of scientists and mercs to scope out the planet. You know, to gather data and things so that in future events like the crash wont happen"
Riddick watched as the guard continued to walk back and forth, waving his had at different intervals throughout the explanation.
"Interesting" Riddick started deciding to go along with the guards half arsed conversation. "but what does that have to do with me?"
The question sounded innocent enough even to Riddicks ears, but it was enough to send the guard spinning back to face Riddick, a sickly grin lighting up his beady eyes at the joy of hearing Riddick ask the exact question he had hoped he would
"You'll be going with them of course" he said brightly, then he turned and exited the room.
Chapter Two
" Why didn't you fight?" Jack half yelled, half sobbed, clutching at the bars that separated her from the space where Riddick sat, head in hands. "Think about it Jack" He muttered " there's only so far a man can run on a ship in the middle of space" The guards had taken away his sunshields, so now he sat eyes closed, on the floor of the holding cell thankful in a way that he didn't have to look into Jacks disappointed gaze.
He heard Imam hush Jack and murmur something to him about redemption and something along the lines of "respect and "turning himself in" then and "oomph" as Jack pushed past and ran out of the room. Imam sighed and headed after the girl, leaving Riddick alone in the silence.
'She just didnt understand' he thought, leaning back so his back and head rested against the wall. Didn't understand how a man like him could be changed so much by a woman, how she could change him so much she even had him believing he wanted to rejoin the human race again, and then go and make him have to do it without her. 'How could she' he asked for the millionth time after getting off that planet. How could she decide that his life was more important than hers? That his life was worth more than if she had lived? She had decided though, and in doing so sacrificed her life for his.
And now, given this second chance was he supposed to turn around and pretend he was a different person? Just supposed to pretend that the thought of those creatures killing her didnt make him angrier than he had ever felt. Made him angry enough to kill? No. And he did not deserve to go unpunished, at least behind bars he didn't have to constantly keep that anger in check, at least there he didn't have to think of the possibility of living a life alone. Without her there beside him..
"Ok listen up" The guard barked, banging against the bars unnecessarily as Riddick was already awake and alert and watching him from the shadows, his gleaming eyes reduced to slits in the light. Swallowing, the guard eyed him, sneering at the obvious discomfort riddick was in in the glare of he lights
" We have taken in and processed the story you and the others two survivors provided on crash landing on that planet back there and our superiors have made a decision" he paused, staring Riddick in the eye. " Coinciding with your travel back to the nearest prison station, we will be dispatching a team of scientists and mercs to scope out the planet. You know, to gather data and things so that in future events like the crash wont happen"
Riddick watched as the guard continued to walk back and forth, waving his had at different intervals throughout the explanation.
"Interesting" Riddick started deciding to go along with the guards half arsed conversation. "but what does that have to do with me?"
The question sounded innocent enough even to Riddicks ears, but it was enough to send the guard spinning back to face Riddick, a sickly grin lighting up his beady eyes at the joy of hearing Riddick ask the exact question he had hoped he would
"You'll be going with them of course" he said brightly, then he turned and exited the room.
