Adelayde huffed in annoyance as Riddick pulled the sled that she was currently lying on. A tarp like tent was made over her to block out most of the sun. She hated to be a burden, especially to Riddick. She sighed heavily again and forced herself to remain perfectly still to make Riddick's haul easier.

"Quit sighing already," he growled, glancing over his shoulder at her.

"Sorry, I just don't like being useless," she growled back, closing her eyes in frustration.

Riddick chuckled and kept pulling the sled that held Adelayde and a single power cell to see if the skiff they found would work to get them off the planet. Riddick left her to her thoughts, knowing that she was scheming. And a scheming woman was a dangerous one. Not even Riddick wanted to know what was going through her head. Riddick was interrupted form his thoughts when Paris dropped a bottle of liquor, and was running back to grab it. Riddick reached it before Paris did and unscrewed the cap. He held the bottle out to Adelayde, who wrinkled her nose in disgust and pushed his hand away. Paris was rambling on about how expensive and how rare the liquor was, but Riddick found it lacking. He polished the dark amber liquid off and introduced himself to frighten the stick of a man. Adelayde smirked to herself and shifted her position on the sled to get more comfortable. Riddick looked over his shoulder at her and handed Paris his empty bottle. They continued on their march and Adelayde quickly fell into a light slumber.

Adelayde woke violently, her memories of the first time on this planet coming back to haunt her. She was covered in sweat, panting heavily, and shaking uncontrollably. She heard someone outside and couldn't bring herself to look at the door when it slid open. Jack was standing in the doorway, her dark brown eyes full of worry.

"Riddick, I think something is wrong with Adelayde," she said over her shoulder.

Adelayde couldn't move, she couldn't tell jack that everything was alright. She was still plagued by the memories, the carnage, the day she became what she is. She heard Riddick enter the room, Jack hot on his heels. She kept shaking, her teeth rattling and her muscles tense. She heard him reach for her, but before he could she lunged backwards, her mind thinking it was a bioraptor.

"Jack, go get Fry," Riddick growled, taking a small step backwards.

Jack raced out of the room, leaving Riddick and Adelayde all alone. She crawled into a corner and just cried. Riddick took small steps towards her, forcing his body to relax completely. She just shook in the corner, eyes wide in fear and tears running down her cheeks. Riddick finally got close enough to kneel next to her and when he gently placed a hand on her trembling knee, she flinched and looked at him.

"Are you afraid of me?" he asked, his deep timbre like a contented purr.

She slowly shook her head and leaned towards him. Fry and Johns burst into the room, frightening Adelayde and made her tackle Riddick and then race out of the room. She could hear them running after her, Riddick's large boots the most distinct of the sounds. She was running to stay safe. Her leg suddenly gave out when Riddick tackled her and pinned her to the ground.

"Adelayde, wake up! There is nothing here that is going to hurt you!" Riddick snapped, his deep voice shaking her from her crazed and frightened state.

She started crying even harder as pain assailed her and when he knew that she was Adelayde again he gently sat up and pulled her into his arms. She clung to his chest and just cried, embarrassed of herself and her crazed animal. His arms fell from her and she looked up at his face.

"Make it look like you forced me to comfort you," he whispered, a fierce scowl on his handsome face.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and made her hands tighten in the material of his shirt as he sat there like he wished he was someplace else at that moment. Johns was the first to reach them and he gently pried Adelayde off Riddick, who appeared more than happy to get away from her. Fry led Adelayde away from Riddick and Johns the two men glaring at each other and arguing about what had just happened. Jack rushed up to Adelayde, who pulled the kid into a tight hug and dragged her along with them into a private area.

Riddick was still worried about Adelayde. She seemed more skittish than normal. Jack never left her side, always asking if she was alright or if she needed anything. He could still remember the look of pure horror and fear when he had tackled her to the ground. She was truly afraid of something, but not him. She had seemed almost desperate for his arms around her shaking form. She smelled of pure fear, adrenaline, and blood. She had torn open her wound again. She was going to be worse off if she didn't heal. He growled as he shaved his head, still thinking on how he was going to Adelayde off this planet in a place where they wouldn't have any interruptions. He was getting far too attached to her, that he knew, but he couldn't bring himself to stop. She was most likely the only female of the human race that he actually had an interest in. She was very much like him with her heightened senses and primal instincts. He wanted her so much that he knew it would be the cause of his death. He heard Johns run out of the skiff he was sitting next to and throw up. Riddick paused from his shaving and looked at the blade in his hand.

"Bad sign. Shakin' like that in this heat," Riddick said, looking over at Johns.

"I thought I said no shivs," Johns said, nearly gagging on another bout of acid from his stomach.

"What this? This is just a grooming appliance," Riddick said, his smirk on his handsome face as he continued shaving.

Adelayde had herself under control once more, now having to use two crutches instead of one. They had found a pair in the settlement and had adjusted them to fit her. They had even found a casting like substance that would keep her wound covered and clean. It would also stop the bleeding. Already she couldn't smell her own blood. She smiled and bent her leg, glad that she could walk on it in a few hours, but she needed to find Riddick. She needed to brief him on what was about to go down. She found him rummaging through the settlement, the Coring room. She knew what was inside and rushed to reach him. He pulled on the doors and seemed disappointed when they didn't open. She grabbed onto his arm and pulled him around.

"Don't go in there," she whispered, eying the doors warily.

"Why not?" he asked, looking from her then to the chained doors.

"Just don't, please," she said, gently tugging him away from the Coring room.

Riddick allowed her to pull him along, but when they drew near to a building he quickly backed her into the wall and placed his hands on either side of her head, forming a cage with his body. Her silver eyes went wide and she let out a small gasp.

"What are you doing to me?" he growled, his scowl fierce but his tone gentle.

"What do you mean?" she growled back, a scowl now on her lovely features.

"You have to be doing something to me. Anything. I can't get you out of my head and it is starting to piss me off. I've never been distracted before," he growled, his whole body tense.

"Has it crossed your sadistic and twisted mind that I don't like what you are doing to me either? You aren't the only predator on this planet," she snapped, shoving him away from her and hobbling off to talk with Fry.

His angry growl was all that she heard when Johns approached, looking at Adelayde and Riddick warily.

"Everything alright?" Johns asked, placing a hand at the small of Adelayde's back.

"Just peachy," Adelayde snapped, gently pushing Johns away from her.

Riddick and Johns watched as Adelayde hobbled off, cursing under her breath that men were selfish insignificant pigs.