Chapter 2
Serena glanced at her ticket. She didn't have all the much money and the only transportation she could afford was that of a cargo ship called the "Hunter Gratzner."
Walking up the plank of the ship she saw something that caught her eye. Looking both ways to make sure no one could see her she slowly made her way across the hallway. Tubes and wires circulated the outer walls and the floor was of steel grates, each step making a coherent thump. The hallway eventually grew into a room with about 40 or so cryo-tubes. There she saw two men loading a muscular man into a cryo-tube. Afraid of being seen Serena ducked behind a box and could not stop herself from overhearing their conversation.
"Man this guy is scary!" yelled the porky looking man. He had a worried look on his face.
"What? You afraid he's gonna bust through the tube and kill ya?" The skinny one replied laughing.
"Let's just get outta here!" porky said and proceeded to walk away, but not before skinny's hand shot out.
"Aren't we forgetting something?" skinny said raising his eyebrow.
"Uh…."
"The money you idiot! Why do I even put up with you?"
"Oh ha…I knew that!" Porky then reached down and grabbed an envelope. Without another word both men walked towards the way Serena had come. Scrunching herself into a ball Serena pressed herself hard against the box. When the footsteps had faded only did she then relax her position.
Serena had always been curious, and as they say curiosity killed the cat but that didn't stop her from getting a closer look at who was in the cryo-tube. Just like they do in the movies, she walked slowly towards the tube, feeling her palms getting sweaty and her heartbeat race. "This is stupid why am I getting worked up over nothing!" As she made her way closer she could see what looked like police tape around it but instead of caution it read "no early release". Hmm.. must be one hell of a bad boy she thought and chuckled. .
She peered at the man in the tube. He was very well built, with a black beater that stretched across his taut chest. He was about 6'2" and Porky was right he was scary looking but that didn't help considering the blindfold and the bit in his mouth.What scared her the most was the fact that she found him strangely attractive. Serena was staring so intently at the stranger that she didn't hear someone come up behind her.
" Be careful I don't want you to get too close"
Serena slowly turned around until she came face to face with a blue- eyed stranger.
"And why is that?" she asked.
"Well don't you know who this is? This is the famous Richard B. Riddick! King of killing! I'm sure you've heard of him. Anyways he's on his way back to the slam"
Serena raised her eyebrow questionably as in saying "and why is this my concern?"
" Just don't want you to get hurt sweetheart. Anything can happen.."
Serena was then ready to smack him, but as luck would have it passengers started filing in. With a sardonic smile the blue-eyed man made his way to his own cryo-tube almost right beside the "Richard B Riddick". Richard B Riddick what kind of killer name is that? thought Serena. Oh well guess its time to go. It was then that it hit her. Oh shit! The blue-eyed man was the blue-eyed devil as everyone liked to refer him as. The stupid merc that once came close to catching her. Luckily she was in one of her disguises at the time, and the chances of him recognizing her were slim, but if her was ever to she was going to be in deep shit. Anything can happen he said, that was Serena's last thought before she was shut into her cryo-tube and put into cryo-sleep.