Dark Eyes (A Riddick Story)

Them, it's Always Them

When the mercs, as Riddick liked to call them, came back to get us they had bigger guns and before I knew it I was shot with a dart gun and passed out. Of course, when I awoke we were both back on the ship and locked up with the chains. Three of the mercs: Guggs,  Tuck, and Gandler were eating something out of bowls. It was some type of seafood I had never seen before. I was starting to feel a lot better since my chest was wrapped up, and though my shirt was still damp I was happy I was clothed by the time they had gotten there.

            Riddick stood the entire time in the center of the room staring at the door. I had started to think that he had planned the whole thing, including getting caught and landing on the planet. Though, since he couldn’t accomplish what he could have had planned there was no telling what he was going to do next. Gandler sipped up something smiley into his mouth, and though I was very hungry, it just didn’t look appetizing at all. I was used to going days without food, so it wasn’t too bad, but sooner or later the hunger would set in, and I would do anything to get what I needed.

            Guggs wiped his mouth as he stood and put his bowl down on the table. He walked up to me, eyes yearning for the flesh of a woman’s skin and it was making me sick to the stomach. All guys were like this, and I was noticing that even Riddick had a weakness for woman. Maybe that was his weakness? “You know,” he rested his elbow against the silver bar farthest away from Riddick and leaned close to my face. “There is a way you can get out of this pretty lady. Showing off like that in the hotel room definitely helped your case.”

            “Want me to put a hole in your other hand?” I glared at him. He snorted and pushed off back into a standing position.

            “Babe you couldn’t even if you tried.” He shook his head and started to walk back.

            “Well then it will be easy considering I didn’t even try the first time.” I didn’t look at him as I spoke; just stared at the wall.

            He turned around and pulled up his fist, but once again Tuck was quick to butt in. He told him to just leave it alone, and that I would get what was coming to me. Which, if I was going into as bad as a prison as they perceived it to be, he might have just been right. All the prisons I had been in weren’t very tight on security and were easy to get your way around. Though I wasn’t proud of it, sleeping with a guard or two could get you out in a pinch. Sadly, a convict had to do what a convict had to do.

            “Look they are only with us for a few more hours, so just cool it okay.” Tuck argued, holding his gun tightly in his hands. It was very obvious how nervous he was, and we all knew the reasoning behind it. The time went by very slowly, but the closer we got to this new prison, the more worried I was about going inside o it. I had always been worried about going somewhere where I was to become trapped, but somehow with Riddick there, I felt a little better. I didn’t know why, because in all honesty, he probably didn’t give a shit about me. If it came down to it, I knew he would leave me in a pit to die if it meant saving his own life.

            A few hours later we were lowering onto another planet, and Riddick and I knew we were about to be handed over. As the ship slowed and eventually came to a halt, the mercs were getting ready to take us is alive and conscious. The captain and his co-captain came out of the control room. The captain was tall and clean, very short hair. His second looked almost like a twin, but shorter and a head full of hair. They walked right past us, not even a look was shared. “Tuck and Guggs, you two will take care of the prisoners. Gandler, come with us. You are going to be our fire power to make sure we don’t get stiffed out of any money.” He said and just like they the doors to the ship opened and they were gone.