Pitch Black/Alien 4 crossover- Part 3
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Things happened fast after that and before he knew it,Riddick was back in chains.
Atleast Johns had put him inside the ship, where the suns searing rays couldn't blind him,
but another problem had surfaced.Zeke had been killed by some unseen creature and
everyone thought that he had done it. Normally,he would take it as a compliment, but the
unseen creature was enough to unnerve even him.It moved with such speed, Zeke never
had time to react.
"You son of a Bitch" Riddick didn't have to look up, he recognized the voice from the
lumps it had delivered to his head.
Shazza had evidently found one of Johns rifles and stormed towards him intently, barrel
raised towards the chained figure.A sneer of pure hatred painting her face.Riddick wasn't
one to beg for mercy,instead he waited silently for her to come close enough for him to
move.Unforunately she stopped a few feet short,as if there were a line drawn on the floor.
For the hundredth time that day,Riddick cursed his luck.
" I'm going to kill you,"She spat vehemently "You son of a bitch!You killed Zeke!"
Riddick slowly raised his head and watched as her finger slowly tightened on the
trigger.Her eyes firm and intent.She was definitely a killer.
Suddenly the gun went off and Riddick flinched reactively, but the bullet whined off
the steel bulk head instead. He opened his eyes in confusion and saw Shazza staring
empty handed at the dark ceiling.A million thoughts raced through his head,the formost
being the creature in the hole as he scanned the room.
"Shit!"She screamed, "you give that back you freaky bitch!"
The noise quickly drew the others into the room, led by Johns, to see what the
commotion was about.
Johns gaze immediately fell on Riddick,now on his feet straining at the end of his chains,
but upon finding nothing out of the ordinary there, he turned to Shazza.
"What?," He asked urgently,and a bit perturbed. "What happened?"
But Shazza's gaze had fallen vicousely upon Dr. Gediman.
"Your bitch just took my gun," She swore enragedly.
"What," Now it was Johns's turn to turn on the Doc. "Now she has a gun?!"
"Just calm down," Gediman assured calmly.
"Calm down," Johns repeated in astonishment. "No offense doc,but I don't think your
dog'll be so quick to heel this time.That's a live weapon. Now we've got to find her."
" And I said, calm down," Gediman intervened stepping forward, jaws working at his
eternal piece of gum. "It's under control." He then turned his attention to the ceiling
before them.
"Nikki?" No response.He called a little more firmly,although his tone was still of one
talking to a small child. "Nikki, C'mon now."
The room was deathly quiet.Riddick was sure the girl was long gone.If she wasn't he
would've atleast be able to smell her.She had somewhat of a primal air about her that
separated her from the others.
Gediman grasped a strange device that dangled around his neck and slowly strolled back
and forth.
"Nikki,I'm going to count to three."
"This is bullshit."Johns exclaimed turning towards the door. "Let's go."
Gediman held up a steadying hand and continued undaunted as he counted off the
warnings on his fingers. "One..."
"Two.."
Suddenly Nikki dropped to the floor directly in front of them,mere inches from Riddicks
briefly surprised face.Once again she had gotten the drop on him.It was impossible, and
yet the proof was right there in front of his face.So close that he could smell the
sweetness of her hair.Silently he tried to calculate how such an event had taken place not
once,but twice.
Johns on the other hand was not so distracted and instantly had his weapon trained upon
her.
"Drop the weapon,"He demanded as he watched her intently.
"That isn't necessary," Gediman interjected stepping forward and blocking Johns line of
fire.
"Dammit Gediman,"Johns swore."Get out of the way!"
Gediman just ignored him as he approached Nikki."Now Nik, you know that's not
yours."
`This is it,' Riddick thought with a malicious sort of joy. `She's gonna do every one of
them right here and now.'
To his surprise though,she handed over the weapon as if it were no more than a broken
toy.Johns was quite surprised as well,but he didn't hide it so well as he stared slack jawed
at Gediman.
Shazza instanly grabbed the weapon and turned it on Nikki before anyone could even
react.
"Fine then,"She fumed."I'll kill both your murdering asses!"
Johns leapt for the gun ,but was too late as Shazza's finger crushed the trigger with
forceful vengeance.
Nikki just watched calmly as a dull click fought to fill the air.Riddick's head tilted in
curiosity and noticed with satisfaction,the shell she was idly twirling in her fingers.
"Clever girl," Gediman announced as if it should have been common knowledge.
Shazza threw down the weapon in disgust and stormed out the door, but Johns just
continued to stare in disbelief.Then his eyes met Nikki's and a new look took over his
features.Her eyes were so dark,too dark.Where the whites ended,nothing but blackness
continued.No Iris,no pupil,just blackness.
"What are you,"He asked breathless.
A familiar sly grin spread across her lips.
"Woof, woof," She spoke tauntingly as she passed Johns, following the doctor out into
the searing heat.
.Riddick made sure to get one final lung full of her sensual sweetness before he left.
`Just a souvenir of you,babe,'He thought as he sank back down into the shadows.
End Part 3
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