A/N: new chappie! enjoy!

Chapter 5: Into Slam

Zain held onto the back of Deirdra's neck as he shoved Riddick ahead of them with a gage at his back. Both were in chains, hands in front of them, close together, but only Riddick had chains around his feet. So this guy thought he was one brave shit, huh? Billy Bad-Ass, just like Johns. At least this guy didn't put a bit on him. Riddick still wanted to gut the son of a bitch for trying to rape Deirdra, but that would come later, and he'd enjoy it when the time came to ghost this one.

They headed down a long, dark staircase, Zain with the gage at Riddick's head now, gripping Deirdra a little harder on the back of her neck. She bit her lip to distract herself from the pain in her neck where his hand was. She'd be damned if she showed weakness in front of this merc. When they had entered the staircase, Riddick had quickly pulled his goggles up so he could see where he was going, now he found himself quickly shoving them back down when they entered a dark room with only a huge spotlight shining right at them.

"So," a feminine voice crooned behind the light as Deirdra and Zain winced at the brightness. "You've brought us Riddick."

Zain only smirked at the light and shoved Deirdra next to Riddick and pointed his gage at the both of them.

"And his girl," the voice continued. "Well, don't you two make a cute pair?"

"Mind turning on the lights so I can see who I'm dealing with, sweetheart?" Zain requested.

"Very well," the voice replied. "Spotlight, off. Lights, one hundred percent."

The lights slowly came on to reveal a small interrogation room and a tall, slender woman with long, jet black hair and gray, cat like eyes wearing nothing but black.

"My name is Ebony Lawless," she said, striding toward the three. "I do all the dealing here. The boss trusts me to take in the criminals that won't be too much trouble."

"Then you won't want me," Riddick growled, lowly and she shot her gaze at him and smirked evilly.

"Oh, the boss made it clear that the only trouble maker he'd want in his slam is you," she murmured, stepping closer to him and placing a hand under his chin. Deirdra's hands clenched into fists at the sight but she kept silent. "Let's see those beautiful eyes I've heard so much about."

Riddick gritted his teeth but lifted his hands to push his goggles up onto his forehead and Ebony's grin grew wider as she gazed up at him, his shining eyes glaring at her.

"It's not everyday you see a human with eyes like yours," she murmured, stroking a hand over his cheek and he jerked away from her, making Deirdra smirk. His love for her was undeniable, but she still couldn't help but feel threatened by this woman who was getting way too close to her man.

"Probably won't see anything like it again," he agreed. "Mind telling me when I can go to my cell?"

"So impatient to be locked up?" she retorted, lifting a delicate eyebrow in intrigue. "From what I've heard, you don't like being caged like the animal you are."

"Who does?" Riddick shrugged. "I just wanna get away from this asshole over here." He jerked his head at Zain and Ebony glanced at the merc then looked at Deirdra.

"You are a pretty thing, aren't you?" she said, her tone laced with venom. "No wonder he's kept you around for so long."

"Mind paying me for my trouble, Miss Darkness?" Zain spat at Ebony. She snapped her gaze at him in anger then looked back at Riddick.

"You're right," she nodded, looking back at Zain in annoyance. "He is intolerable."

Deirdra let out a small snicker but she was silenced quickly by Zain who shoved the gage he was still holding at them into her arm. Riddick turned his head and growled low in his throat at Zain, but he didn't care and only looked back at Ebony.

"I want what we agreed on," he continued. "Nine hundred k. Nothing less."

"You're only taking nine hundred thou?" Deirdra chuckled, making Zain and Ebony look at her. "For both of us? Hell, Riddick alone would be more than that." She looked up at Riddick. "How much did the merc on UV five say you were worth alive?"

"Two mill," he shrugged and Zain turned a glare at Ebony.

The woman glared back at the two. She knew what they were doing. Stirring the pot to give them a way of escape. That was not going to happen on her watch.

"As I said," she replied, turning her attention to Zain. "Riddick is trouble. Had he been anyone else, I would pay you the bounty in full. But, my boss has to be compensated for his future trouble. Nine hundred thousand is good money."

"I'd take the money, Zain," Riddick advised, feeling a sudden snag of déjà vu in his mind, only this time it was Toombs' brother.

"Guess I would, too," Deirdra shrugged and Zain glanced between them and Ebony.

"Alright," Zain nodded, lowering the gage and Ebony smiled.

"Go up the stairs and make a right," she instructed him. "My boss will be waiting and you'll be paid in full."

Zain nodded and pulled Deirdra toward him again and kept his eyes on Riddick as he planted a sloppy wet kiss on her mouth then headed back out of the room. Deirdra wiped her mouth quickly and gagged as Riddick sneered, mentally breaking his chains and going after Zain to bury one of his shivs in his sweet spot.

"Well, that was a bit disturbing," Ebony voiced as she walked toward a door on the far right wall and opened it. "This way."

Riddick gripped Deirdra's arm and pulled her with him toward the door, going in before Ebony who shut the door behind them. Riddick and Deirdra stepped onto a huge grated walkway that led to cells on the other side of it and on either side were more cells. Doors made of bars there were so many, Deirdra thought they ran for miles on either side and below the walkway, hard cement floors. It looked like a more advanced version of a prison on Earth.

"Forward, please," Ebony crooned from behind them and Riddick pulled Deirdra forward, over the grated bridge. It was dark, which he liked, but it wasn't exactly pitch black. They had arrived on the night side. The prisoners were asleep. Riddick was thankful for that.

Ebony lifted her left wrist and spoke into it saying, "Open Mr. Riddick's cell."

Some bars at floor level opened and that's where Riddick led Deirdra.

"Open another free cell," Ebony said into her wrist and that's when Riddick stopped and spun around to face her as they all stood on a metal staircase. Deirdra gave a startled shout when he whipped her around with him and Ebony stopped on the step above them.

"She's staying with me," he said.

"I'm afraid-"

"Not a request," he cut Ebony off in a low voice. He then turned and headed back toward the first cell door that opened. He stepped in and yanked the door shut as Ebony stepped in front of it.

"She'll have her own cell," she said through the bars. Riddick shoved Deirdra further into the cell, making her stumble into the bed and whirled around to glare at Ebony.

"Unless you want me to be the troublemaker you predict me to be, she stays here," he growled and Ebony's eyes narrowed at him as he only stuck his hands through the bars and said, "Wanna get these chains off me, woman?" Ebony only glared at him and he rattled his chains to get her to take them off then jerked his head at Deirdra. "Hers too."

"She will be put in a different cell," Ebony argued and Riddick pulled his hands from the bars as he growled at her.

"May I-?"

The two turned when Deirdra piped up and she glanced at Riddick as she approached the bars. She leaned sideways near Ebony, gently shoving Riddick out of the way.

"Woman to woman," she began in a hushed voice to Ebony. "Once a man gains something, he doesn't want to let it go." She waited as Ebony glanced away in thought then looked back at Deirdra. "Why don't you just bend the rules this one time and save yourself the trouble of trying to calm him down when you try to take me away to another cell? I'm the only one who can tame him anyway."

Ebony glanced at Riddick then back at Deirdra who was looking up at her, waiting for the woman's response. Ebony gritted her teeth and yanked Deirdra's chained hands through the bars, pulling them to her face. Riddick took a step forward but when Deirdra only stood there, he stopped his advance. Ebony was taking off the chains.

"Don't make things worse, do you hear me?" Ebony hissed. "Make things worse and you'll be put in not only a separate cell, but a separate wing of this entire building. You'll never see each other, do you understand?"

Deirdra nodded as her hands were let loose from the chains and she backed away from the bars to give room for Riddick to pass her. Ebony removed the chains from his hands then knelt down to take the chains off of his ankles. She stood and left without another word. Riddick turned to Deirdra who sat on the bed and looked around the cell. Nothing. Nothing but the four walls and the bed.

Riddick stepped toward her as she stared at the wall in front of her. It was sinking in, he could tell. Where she was, what had happened and what had almost happened to her back on that goddamned merc's ship. She didn't look at him as he stepped directly next to her and he knew she was replaying everything that had happened since they'd left UV Five.

He hesitantly lifted his hand and moved some of her hair to touch her neck gently. She still didn't move as he stroked her neck and he sat next to her on the bed. She suddenly shuddered and leaned her head on his chest as his arm slid around her and she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"He-" she choked then swallowed. "He-He almost-"

"Don't say it," Riddick growled. "I know what he almost did. I don't need you to remind me."

She only nodded against his chest then sniffled and looked up at him. He was seething. She knew he wasn't angry at her, but she still didn't like seeing him that way. He looked about ready to kill. She tightened her arms around his neck and snuggled into his chest.

"Don't ever apologize to me again," she blurted and he was broken from his angry trance. He looked down at her with wide eyes as she turned her head up to look at him again. "Now I know why you hate it when I apologize to you. What Zain tried- That wasn't your fault."

"I'm supposed to protect you," he argued with a set jaw. "If I can't protect you from scum like him, I should be sorry."

"No," Deirdra breathed, lifting her head from his chest to look him straight in the eyes. "It wasn't your fault."

Riddick snarled and looked away from her. She knew it had been hard for him, seeing her in blatant danger and being unable to do anything about it because he had been in chains. She wanted him to see that it wasn't his fault, but she knew he never would. As far as he was concerned, she was his, and he was to protect her, no excuses. Deirdra sighed and brought a hand to his cheek to bring his gaze back to hers.

"Just don't apologize to me anymore, alright?" she requested again. "I thought I'd like it, but I don't. So don't apologize, no matter how much you should."

Riddick breathed deeply and nodded. Smiling, she inched closer to his face and pressed a passionate kiss to his lips. He growled and kissed her back with just as much passion, shoving her back against the bed as she moaned. When she started pulling at his clothes he took her hands in his and slid them to either side of her head.

"I'm trying to get the taste of him out of your mouth," he explained against her lips and she smiled.

"You're doing a great job," she commended in a small moan. He smirked and snaked his tongue back into her mouth, his hands roaming down her arms, down her sides, to her hips…

"What the shit?" he questioned, pulling away from her mouth as he passed something in her pocket. Deirdra frowned then looked down as he slid his fingers into her pocket and pulled out a jar with some sort of leaves in it.

"Oh," she chirped and sat up, taking the jar from him. "I forgot I'd put them in my pocket. It's a good thing I did or they'd be floating in space."

"What is it?" Riddick asked, sitting up with her as she opened the jar and pulled out a leaf.

"Something to keep me from getting knocked up," she smiled, popping the leaf into her mouth then closing the jar and tucking it back into her pocket. "I think we have to wait for it to kick in, though."

Riddick sneered, making Deirdra giggle as she chewed the leaf up and swallowed. She ran her hand down his cheek, gliding it down his chest and he let out a deep growl.

"Quit teasing me," he demanded making Deirdra smile and obey. She let her hand fall away from him and sat up a little more as he groaned in pent up frustration.

"What's gonna happen now?" she asked in a whisper, hoping to change the subject and he looked at her with an unreadable expression.

"We're gonna get the hell outta here," he replied simply and Deirdra only scoffed. She should have known he'd say that, and so simply, too.

"Easier said than done, babe," she murmured, leaning against the wall behind her.

"Not really," Riddick replied. "Just give me day and I'll figure out our get away."

He inched closer to her, his lips landing on her neck and she moaned in approval, but as much as she would have loved to let him take her, she wanted the medicine to kick in. His mouth worshipped her neck as she ran her hand over his head, feeling the stubble from being unshaved for too long.

"We should go to sleep," she murmured against his ear and he growled in irritation, knowing she was right. With one last stroke of his tongue over her skin he pulled away and she shivered as they laid down fully on the bed again. He pulled her against him from behind, his face in her hair and up against the back of her neck, an arm around her waist.

Deirdra sniffled as she felt tears coming to her eyes. Everything was hitting her at once, and she almost couldn't believe that she was here. But part of her, a big part, knew everything would go right, as long as Riddick was doing the planning.

A/N: kay, i've heard of the Riddick VG Escape from Butcher Bay, but i've never played it. as far as i know there hasn't been a rendition of Ursa Luna in the movies or the games, so this is how i envisioned it. basically your modern day prison meets Cremetoria. reviews?