Two of a Kind

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Riddick didn't see much of Alux over the next 3 days; the smell of blood diminished significantly when he found the cryo chamber had been cleaned and the bodies jettisoned. He assumed that she wanted to be left alone, which suited him fine; the only recognisable traces of her was her scent which he could now identify: A light smell of spicy musk. On the first evening he returned from the head to discover a medikit of the control panel, a sutchet kit was included. As Riddick sat in the cockpit he thought of his 'companion', it bemused him that this woman had had such an effect on him; she was an incredible fighter, beatable, but still probably the best he'd seen in a long long time despite the damaging effects of cryo containment; she reminded him of himself which disconcerted him as she seemed to possess a sense that had evaded every other enemy he'd ever faced, she was fighting with a feral instinct. That was another thing that puzzled him, she certainly seemed to know him and he couldn't help but think that he'd met her somewhere before. Finally there was the odd sensation that had crept up on him, though he desired her it was more than that - almost a need for her. Riddick shook his head, it wasn't anything emotional he just needed a good lay and she seemed like she would be a firecracker in the sack. He smirked at this.
'Something funny?' Said a voice behind him, Riddick once again jumped out of his seat pulling the shiv out of its sheath, only to be met with an empty room and no scent whatsoever.

He was now getting seriously pissed off

'Where the fuck are you?' he growled to himself, incensed at his apparent inept in tracking this woman. He heard a chuckle above him and looked up to see Alux hanging from the piping overhead: her legs were twisted around one section and her body snaked through others. She flipped herself out of her position and dropped to the floor landing like a cat. Riddick's face remained deadpan, not allowing to show impressed he was; instead he dropped to the ground as he snaked a leg out to take her feet from under her - she was too quick and did a series of backflips towards the door, Riddick swiping, a shiv in both hands, at her every step of the way. By the time she landed Alux was covered in minor cuts all over her, she looked at Riddick and waited for him to grab her by the throat and pin her to the wall.

'Ok start talking' was all he growled into her ear, the reverberations resounding through his chest into her. Alux couldn't help herself and allowed her guard to slip: immediately Riddick was immersed in her scent and it puzzled him; he could feel exhaustion, but also a desire for him and a deep loathing as well. He frowned and let go of her throat letting her slide onto her feet. She looked at him for a moment and then dropped her shivs to the ground, seeing this sign as a temporary truce Riddick did the same. Alux lent against the wall and shut her eyes; Riddick saw that there were bags under her eyes and her that face had become sallow. He was too intrigued to pay much attention to her physical state though, the sense of loathing that was rolling off her puzzled him.

'My name is Alux, I come from New Mecca, I killed a few mercs which is why I was being transported to Crematoria with you' She said monotonously without looking at him.

'Bullshit' Riddick replied 'You don't go to a place like crematoria for killing a few mercs, and you don't get transported like that' He jerked his head towards the cargo bay. Alux opened her eyes and surveyed him, suddenly her eyes glazed slightly; she leant against the wall more forcefully and rubbed her face with her hands.

'Shit...listen I'm not expecting you to help me, I don't even want it...but is there any food here?' Riddick cocked head to one side, smirking 'Hungry, are you darling?' he whispered as he placed his hands either side of her head. Alux raised her head and stared him in the eye, she tried to push him away but her strength finally gave up and she fell forwards into him. Riddick caught her with ease, and placed her on the ground, her eyes barely opening; for the first time he could sense that she was seriously ill

'Please Riddick...I need food' she whispered. Riddick chuckled 'So you want my help?' he said whilst positioning himself on top of her - he was gonna have some fun first, his desire for her had been barely contained since their first encounter, and the force of her own arousal was as potent as his. But for some reason Riddick couldn't do it, this woman, whoever she was, had affected him more than he would admit. Raging, Riddick sprang up and punched the metal wall, leaving a massive dent. He then turned around to the kitchenette located in the far corner, and found a packet with what looked like some kind of soup in it. Without bothering to heat it up, he ripped off the top and moved back to Alux; roughly he forced the contents into her mouth making sure she swallowed. Leaving her on the floor, he moved back into the cockpit and set about decoding the scramble she'd placed on the lighting system; she'd done a good job and Riddick couldn't tell if he was pissed or impressed, but at least now he'd have a more decisive victory over her. Once he checked over the controls, Riddick settled himself back and watched the unconscious form on the floor.

An hour later Alux opened her eyes, she felt weak and sick. After a few moments of getting her bearings, she tentatively sat up catching sight of Riddick sat in the cockpit. After surveying him for a few seconds she raised her chin

'Thank you' she grunted. Riddick smirked, stood and walked towards her, not having possession of her legs all Alux could do was pull herself across the floor away from him. Riddick easily picked up like she was a rag doll and carried her back to the co-pilot seat, where he dumped her unceremoniously.

'Right start talking - where are you really from, why have you got all the security, what the hell just happened and why do you hate me so much?' He said. Alux smirked and spat back 'Why does it hurt your feelings?' As quick as a flash, Riddick pulled a shiv upto her throat; Alux did not even flinch but glared at him

'Now I think it's you who are underestimating your enemy' He whispered as he leant in to smell her hair. Unusually, Alux didn't freeze at this strange behaviour, but sat back and accepted his examination of her scent like it was the most normal thing in the galaxy. When Riddick lent back into his own seat, Alux sighed and begun to speak

'I've killed a lot of people...most of them mercs, but this shit started when I was on New Mecca, I was contracted to deal with a bigger fish than I had realised. It went fine without a hitch until I realised that I'd just ghosted was Cranian, you know…the head of the special unit for the Alliance.' Riddick raised an eyebrow, he had heard of that - well he'd been blamed of it until they'd realised that he'd been in the slam at that moment.

'So what was with that just now' Riddick asked, his tone lessened slightly in aggression. Alux faltered slightly 'It's just a thing I get if I don't eat often - just get a bit ill' She shrugged it off, but as Riddick began to inspect her senses she closed herself; he felt like a door had just slammed in his face and he couldn't even smell her. Reaching across to her he grabbed the back of her head and shook it, all he got as a reply was a punch in the groin - groaning he responded by punching her in the face as Alux leapt across from her chair to land on him.

'Lights off' Riddick roared preparing to wrench Alux off him; but as blackness descended Alux froze, she stopped resisting Riddick's attack and then, with a blood - curdling scream she lashed out, hitting anything that she came into contact with. Riddick froze as she lost the graceful art of her fighting technique only to behave like a terrified child; this woman was confusing him more every second.

'Lights: On!' Riddick roared, the lights instantly flickered back on and Alux's screaming died instantly into terrified sobs as she threw herself back into her own chair and snarled in his direction. Riddick noticed which she was shaking all over and muttering incoherently. Alux's eyes had glazed and the colour had drained from her face - Riddick slapped her gently across the face and her eyes cleared. For a moment they stared at one another, then as Riddick sat back down, Alux began to speak, staring at Riddicks feet.

'My name isn't Alux, I have no idea what planet I was born on. I hate you more than you can comprehend and it's your fault I'm afraid of the dark' She muttered so quietly that anyone else would not have heard it. Riddick’s brow furrowed, something was stirring in his memory about this woman.

'How do you work that one out' he glared at her. Alux raised her eyes to his, and he was surprised to see anger and fear in them.
'Because Riddick you left me behind....you left me behind in the dark' she whispered. Riddick felt like he'd received a stunner in the stomach as he realised who this woman was

'Jack?' he croaked.