Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel (part 2)
Corigon ran like hell in the opposite direction of Jack. Jesus, he couldn't believe he was leaving her side but that's what she'd ordered and he would NEVER disobey her in the middle of a heated battle. If he did that he'd probably be the next victim on Jack's list. He prayed to God that she'd be okay. He knew she would, she was Jacquelyn mother fuckin' Melivenski, if she didn't make it out of this none of them would.
Corigon turned a corner and hid behind a huge brick wall, hopefully none of those metal creatures had seen him. From his point of view he could see everything that passed the alley way across from him but he didn't think anyone-or thing-could see him. Great! One of those fucking machines would come down the alley and BHAM! they'd never know what hit 'em.
Corigon had just gotten his M-60 big gun set up when something ran up the alley. . .NO! that was a person, that was Dannings and he was running towards him. Fuck! He was going to reveal his hiding place. Corigon was almost tempted to shoot the motherfucker. . .but he didn't. Dannings spotted Corigon and ran to him ducking in next to him. Shit! If one of those metal monsters didn't know where he was before they'd certainly have them targeted now.
Corigon spared a look over at Dannings, "Get your gun ready. There's swarms of these things! And they're lethal."
Sweat poured from Dannings' forehead, mixing with blood from a severe cut over his right eyebrow. "Yeah. . .I know. These sons of bitches are fucking furious. What do they want?"
"They want Paco Sanchez!"
Dannings' eyebrows raised slightly, "We got him? Then what the fuck are we still doing here?"
Corigon sighed, he was going to slip up with names he just knew it. Dannings needed to be spoken to by name not outside unit. "Sesame street this is lucky charm removing communications mic for security reasons." After Corigon received the okay he ripped the microphone from his suit and smashed it.
Was this guy an idiot? Had he not been listening to a word that had been being said? Then Dannings turned his head and Corigon's questions were answered. "Man, where's you fucking earpiece? No wonder we couldn't get a hold of you."
"Michaels said we didn't need them or the mics." Dannings looked helpless. He was telling the truth. Fuck Michaels! When Jack found out about this she'd have his head on a silver platter. Good, he deserved it.
"Fuck it! Here's the deal, we've got to fight our way through these things back to the ship without leading them to it. They've probably got a tracer on Sanchez but if not then there's no sense in us making their job easier. So get ready for one big ass fight." Corigon remained calm as he turned his attention back to the alley but then faced Dannings again, "Hey man, we can do this. BKFHDW."
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"DIE MOTHERFUCKER!" Jack stood her ground as the metal monsters continued to assail her. Too bad they didn't even have a chance. A hunk of metal suddenly landed in front of Jack, mere inches from her face. "SEE YOU IN HELL!" Jack blew a hole the side of a basketball clear through the machine's midsection. This was fun.
Jack wondered if Corigon was okay, if he was still alive. Of course he was! He had to be! She hoped that everyone was still alive. Even if not she'd find their bodies and bring them home. No man-or woman-would be left behind. Not with Jack heading an operation at least. Suddenly, Jack realized how pointless and ineffective she was being just standing in one place. She needed to regroup the ground troops. There's strength in numbers most of the time and this seemed to be one of those times. But first. . .
"Mother ship what's the status on my cargo?" Jack spoke one hand on her ear awaiting an answer, her other pulling the trigger on one of her guns.
Wilkensen's welcome voice came through her ear, "On board and secured. Ladies man is headed back out to assist you."
"Okay, will keep informed. Over and out." Jack heard a thud to her left she turned shooting off a round or two and one of the machines. "Ladies Man. . .come in. . ."
"Ladies man here at your service." Mandol's voice was calm, cool, and collected.
Jack turned back to the main direction in which most of the machines were coming from, "What's your status?"
"En route to Black Devil."
"Negative on that. Requesting that you head onto outside unit's positioning."
"No, I'm coming to reinforce you. Night Eyes is assisting outside units one and two." Mandol sped up his motor bike. Things were getting hairier by the second.
This made Jack furious. Refuse her orders while this was going on? Oh she'd give him hell when this was all over. "Listen to me, things are under control. Go to outside units positioning."
Mandol begrudgingly, switched directions. "Roger that Black Devil heading to outside unit's position."
Jack was taking on a lot of fire and not just little ammunitions. These metal things were starting to launch rockets and shit. Jack was beyond the limits of furious, she'd crossed into utter and total chaotic rage. It was as if her entire body went into fight mode where anything that moved became a target for her aggressions. No matter how much Jack shot up the alley in front of her it seemed to be to no avail. As much effort as she was expending she was seeing little to no results. Jack screamed in frustration, she was going to have to call away a unit to help her.
"This is Black Devil requesting assistance. . ." Jack let off a laser shot to a building to her immediate right creating a nook for her to hide in.
"Black Devil this is Night Eyes, on the way. Can you guesstimate where you are about?" Riddick's voice was a small comfort in this big battle raging around her.
"Roger that Night Eyes, about twenty yards from the target building."
Riddick smiled, "On the way Black Devil."
Jack looked around. What was that coming her directions? Was that a human? A sudden shot of light came from the object in question's hand. If it was human it wasn't friendly. Jack shot back but the thing didn't stop. As it continued to close in on her she got her answer. . .it was the new protocol A type 123 robot. Great, they were calling out the big boys. At that moment, just like many before, Jack made amends with whatever-or whoever- was upstairs making hell of her life. She was going to run for it.
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Riddick had his motorbike at full throttle and even that didn't seem remotely fast enough. Around him rounds were aimed at him and rockets were flying past him. Nothing would stop him from reaching Jack. . .nothing at all.
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Corigon looked through his sight atop his M-60 at the person approaching them. What in the hell was possessing this person to come out walking in the middle of all this gun fire? As the person came closer and closer Corigon suddenly realized that was no person. . .motherfucker! It was one of those new combat robots. Oh yeah, they were royally fucked now. Corigon looked to his side, Dannings was wigging out. Guess he knew what the thing was too.
"Breathing is a good thing Dannings. . .so why don't you try this concept on for size. Inhale. . .exhale and shoot for all you've got at the son of a bitch coming down the way!"
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Mandol stood back to back with Michaels, they were taking on fire from every directions. First there were huge, bulky metal creatures attacking them but now the more humanlike protocol A type 123 robots were coming out to play. This is what Mandol joined the Black Knights for. He lived for battle and finally he'd found a worthy match to fight other than a fellow soldier. Should be fun.
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Jack jumped over the debris that the robot flung at her. So far it hadn't fired a shot. Of course it didn't really need to. Those machines had the agility and speed that matched Jack's-if not exceeding it. A single blow from one of those things COULD kill her. Could, but Jack wasn't going down like that. Hell no, she was going to go out the son of a bitch was going to go down with her. Jack ran at the robot with full force when another jumped down from building next to her. Jack looked over the two standing before her. . .she could take them on. Then another came out from the hole she'd recently been wedged in. Where the hell had that one come from? Two more jumped from the same building as the previous one. Damn! Didn't these things ever stop? Jack pulled her two big guns from their holsters. Game time.
"Night Eyes. . .I need assistance NOW!"
Jack lifted her gun and leveled it at one of the robot's heads. If she could just put down one she'd have room enough to run. She pulled the trigger, sparks flew and the machine fell. The head wasn't blown off but it blast had packed enough punch to buy her the time she needed to leap over it and make a run. She knew the things would be right behind her but she had to do something and running seemed the most logical thing to do.
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Riddick rounded the corner just in time to see Jack running in his direction, five robots right on her tail. He willed his bike to go faster. This was going to be painful but Jack was going to have to jump into his arms and onto the bike. Should be interesting as all hell. He watched as Jack came running, good she knew what she had to do.
"Jump!" Riddick yelled.
Riddick watched Jack fly up into the air and just as he was about to reach out for her a metal object came flying into Jack's chest and she was flung to the ground. It all seemed to happen in slow motion. Riddick watched in horror as Jack's body jerked backwards and hit the ground with a thud. He road clear past her if she was still alive he was going give her enough time to get up. He headed straight for the robots that had been chasing her, his gun blazing in his hand.
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Jack stood up, looking down at her left shoulder where the pain was shoot from. Mother fucker. A metal pole about three inches around had impaled her left shoulder, she wondered if it hit her heart. If it did, she'd be dead in a minute. She looked back up seeing what had thrown it. . .great another robot. Jack's face hardened as she grasped the pole with both hands and quickly ripped the pole from her shoulder. That was certainly going to leave a mark. Without a second thought, Jack charged the robot with the pole still in her arms.
Jack didn't even get a hit in, the robot slammed a hard metal hand into her face sending her kissing the ground. The robot took a dive onto Jack and suddenly stopped. . .going completely limp. She'd managed to impale the robot on the pole, breaking its central information system that sat at the base of its spine. Jack rolled the heap of metal off of her and stood look to Riddick. He was riding towards her again, she made a jump and he caught her. Jack landed facing Riddick, straddling his hips. Until that moment Jack had forgotten she was wearing a dress and for that matter not wearing any underwear.
"Don't get any ideas."
Riddick only smiled.
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Corigon shot up everything that crossed in front of him. The monsters of metal were seeming to become thicker and thicker and some had even found he and Dannings' hiding spot. They weren't going to die, they weren't going to die! Never! No matter how hard Corigon tried to shake the though he couldn't.
Something was about to go terribly wrong.
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They stopped in an alley way. Why? What in fuck's name was Riddick doing? Jack tried to protest but she was suddenly becoming very weak and tired. Fuck! She was expending all her energy, she was either about to black out or that pole had done a lot more damage than what she thought.
Riddick inspected Jack's wound carefully. He stuck a finger inside it and received a wail of pain from Jack.
"You ever fucking try that again and I'll kill you."
Riddick had to suppress a smile, "Just making sure you aren't dying."
"I'll let you know if I am. Besides- oh fuck! Kiss me!" Jack's voice, which started off harsh and angry was now nearly pleading.
"What?" Riddick was confused.
"Motherfucker just do it!"
Riddick leaned in and kissed Jack. He felt her hands at his sides. She was pulling his guns. Then a sudden blaze of bullets filled the air and they weren't their assailants.
"DRIVE!" Jack ordered.
Riddick accelerated the motorbike and in a moment's notice they were flying down the street. He took a left and then a right. Ahead of him he saw two forms running. They were human. . .definitely human.
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"RUN DANNINGS! RUN LIKE HELL! WE'RE HEADED TO THE SHIP!" Corigon yelled from across the street.
Dannings ran, ran like hell. . .just like Corigon ordered. They were going to die and if they didn't it'd be a miracle of God.
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Jack screamed into her mic, "All units high tail it back to the ship we're getting the fuck out of here." Jack sighed, "Mother fucker!" She was tired of not being able to see in front of her.
Jack swung one leg to the left and the other back around so that she was facing forward. Was that Corigon ahead? It was. . .and Dannings. Shit! There was a robot hot on his trail. All of a sudden one of the larger machines came flying down in front of the motorbike. Instinct took over Jack and Riddick as they jumped from the motorbike, Jack flying to the right and Riddick to the left. Jack rolled to face Corigon. . .all of a sudden his body jerked as a bullet hit him in the left shoulder. Even from their distance. . .Jack could distinctly see the spray of blood. Shit! He'd been hit in the heart! Oh no.
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Riddick leveled his remaining gun at the machine and killed it just as it was about to pounce on Jack, she didn't even notice she was running after Corigon who was on the ground. Shit. Riddick ran to the bike, picked it up and started the engine.
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All of Jack's sense for secrecy flew out the window as she approached Corigon, she sunk down next to him and picked his head up and set it in her lap, "Danny. . .look at me! Danny!" Corigon looked at Jack, his eyes barely open, as blood spilled from his lips. Jack had seen this happen to him before but never this bad. "Danny, we're gonna get you outta here." Jack looked over her shoulder and Riddick. Jack ripped her mic from her chest. "Riddick! Get on that motorbike now, and get Corigon back to the ship!"
Jack was well aware of the growing number of robots and other machines alike encircling herself, Riddick, Dannings, and Corigon. She had to make an executive decision NOW!
"Riddick move! Get him back to the ship or he's going to DIE!" Jack screamed forcefully. "Dannings you follow behind them. Run like hell!"
Riddick looked at her with skepticism, "Jack you can't-"
"Shut the fuck up and get the hell out of here! Both of you!"
Reluctantly, the men loaded Corigon onto the bike and Riddick and Dannings fled the scene. Jack turned back to face the building number of monsters. They were going to pay for Corigon. . .dearly.
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Mandol searched the party entering into the ship, "Where's Jack? Headquarters is screaming at Wilkenson up there asking why communications were cut. Where the fuck is Jack?"
Riddick lifted Corigon off the bike and set him on the cold metal floor. He would be dead in mere moments. There was nothing they could do. "She's out there."
Mandol was infuriated, "What do you mean SHE'S OUT THERE!?"
"Just what I said man. She's still out there."
"Mother fucker! I'm going out there. How could you leave her out there? She'll get killed!" Mandol shoved Riddick but he didn't pay any attention. Something was going on outside.
The pang of bullets against the hull of the ship increased suddenly, and then the door to the ship swung open and Jack came flying in.
"GET THIS BITCH OFF THE GROUND WILKENSON!"
Within moments the ship was in the air. Jack breathing heavily and bleeding from her shoulder just as heavily, looked down at Corigon's almost lifeless body.
"Mandol get me the med kit." Jack's eyes never left Corigon.
"Jack. . .he's gone." Mandol's tone was soft but stern at the same time.
"Fuck off! Now get me the damn med kit!"
"He's dead Jack let it go!" Michaels chimed in.
Jack pulled the guns from the holsters on her shoulders and pointed them at Mandol and Michaels, "Get the fuck out of here all of you! NOW!"
Slowly the men cleared the room. She was going to put him out of his misery. . .good girl.
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"C'mon Danny don't die on me! You can't die!" Jack stuck her hand in the gaping hole in Corigon's chest and messaged his heart as tears flooded her eyes and streamed down her face. "Danny! No! You're not going to die! You can't die!"
Jack pulled a hand from the hole and squeezed the bag full of clear fluid that was being pumped into Corigon's veins to replace his severe loss of blood. He wouldn't die, he COULDN'T die.
"You can't die, Danny. Don't. Hang on Corigon! Just hang on!"
Jack watched to no avail as Corigon's body remained limp and pale.
Tears streaking down Jack's face she continued to administer to Corigon all the while repeating the same phrases, "I'm sorry Danny. Don't die. Hang in there, buddy." The last cries from a friend to their dying comrade.
Jack, at that moment, made a promise to herself and to Corigon. . .next time she'd take heed to Corigon's warnings. . .if there was a next time.
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AN: Hi everyone! Okay this will be short. PLEASE review. For the first part of this chapter I got TWO reviews. I really love reviews they brighten my day so please for me? Also, quickly. . .READ SAPHRIN'S STORIES: Try to Believe, Shell of a Man, Distant Ties and well just READ THEM ALL!!! They are all kick ass stories and I promise you will have no regrets in reading them. She is truly a one of a kind writer. :O) Okay, hope you enjoyed the chapter and please review. PEACE!