Unlikely Allies 2: Riddick's Spawn

Chapter 4

“She’s bringing her in now," the Lt. whispered.

He’d been perched, in the bushes outside the house for days.

"Ready your men!"

It was 4a.m. when Jada finally reached her driveway. She hated having to interrupt her baby’s sleep this way. But until the assholes start tipping better during the day, this was her only option. She considered leaving this planet so many times. But this house and all the land belonged to her. She couldn’t see moving and paying someone least on their property when she already owned her own.

The house was dark when she entered. She carried Jenna up the stairs and gently laid her in bed. As she removed Jenna’s shoes, she decided to go back down for a snack. She moved through the dark room hanging up Jenna’s coat and putting her shoes on the shelf. Then proceeded to leave the room as quietly as she could. As she stepped to the door, she saw the shadow shift in a way that it wouldn’t have if it were her own. She paused as if frozen, before reaching for the right switch. She felt the presence of someone else in the room. She turned around and was ambushed from behind. After her incident with men in the bar she learned a thing or two about protecting herself against unwanted advances. She elbowed the asshole in the gut, turned around, kneed him in the balls, and fled to her baby. Waking her, she practically dragged her out of bed.

Jada grabbed Jenna’s shoes off the shelf. They slipped passed her attacker and headed for downstairs. They were met by another body midway. Jada charged the figure sending it toppling down the stairs and she was behind it. She stepped over it, lying limp at the bottom of the stairs. She instructed Jenna to put her shoes on, grabbed her keys and then rushed to the door. She opened the door and was met by another opponent. This guy was bigger than the last. Backing back into the house, Jada screamed for Jenna to hide.

The little girl left her side and in just a few seconds, Jada heard Jenna screaming and crying. Jada struggled with her attacker until someone else came to restrain her. She called out to her baby but no answer rung out. She continued to fight just as she was feeling hopeless. The lights were turned on and a man dressed in fatigues ordered their men to stop the attack.

"We have the child, leave her," the man said.

"What are you doing, why are you taking my baby?" Jada cried.

"We are taking her to get what we couldn’t from her father."

"How can you possibly know who her father is, if I don’t?"

"Rick Riddick is her father. You were with him during the months that the child was conceived."

"Him and several others, one of your kind as well, who was killed six years ago."

The captain pondered for a minute before replying, “Leave her.”

The goons let her go and started toward the door.

"Wait! Jada cried. What if I can give you a real blood child of Riddick’s?"

"My dear, she is the only possible child of Riddick."

"What if I told you that she isn’t and I knew where his real child is."

"I would tell you that I’m listening."

"What if I said that I would tell you but you would have to leave my Jenna here with me?"

"I would say that you were losing my attention."

"What if I told you that the child’s mother was a merc."

"Gentlemen let’s go," the captain ordered his men out of the house.

"Nadia Steele, she disappeared six years ago. The best you had…trained by William Johns. Riddick was her last assignment."

Jada and the Captain talked. He agreed that if she’d give him the child, he’d give Jenna back to her…and not a minute too soon.

"Will you excuse me, I need to pack a few bags for Jenna and I. This lil mission of ours might take some time and…"

"There will be no need for that dear, everything that you and the child need is on the ship. We’ve been watching you for a while now and know both your clothes sizes and have the necessary supplies for you to complete this "lil mission" of ours. Time is wasting and the longer it takes for us to get Riddick’s child, the longer it’ll take for you to retrieve yours. Let’s move."

"Well, since you’ve seen fit to take care of all our needs, how about one request to fulfill a want. Jenna is very frightened and she’s gonna be away from home…away from me. Can she at least take her favorite stuffed animal along with her mp3000 player? She’d have some sense of "normalcy" close to her at all times?"

"I don’t see why not. Grab them quickly and let’s go."

Jada motioned for the little girl to grab Mr. Scruffy and her mp3000 player. After she returned, they were escorted out of their home…the only safe place that they’ve ever known. Now they were being forced to leave their safe haven to a world unknown.

***
Jada cried all morning, trying to figure out what she was gonna tell Riddick.

The mercs escorted Jada and Jenna to their spacious aircraft. It was equipped with the latest technology that every merc ship needed. The mercs had indeed did their homework and had everything that Jada and Jenna would need for this mission. They had clothes, shoes, food, and various supplies.

"Mommy I’m scared, what’s going on… where are we going?"

"Oh baby I know and I’m sorry that you’re frightened. It’s going to be okay. Mommy is gonna help these men for a little while. While I’m gone, you’ll be kept safe. Don’t worry…they won’t hurt you…isn’t that right?" Jada promised eyeing the Lt. boldly in the eyes.

The Lt. looked back with a smirk on his face.

"When you get scared, just hold unto Mr. Scruffy and listen to your music. They’ll protect you from harm and keep you safe when I’m not there. Mommy will come for you as soon as I can baby. I love you very much," Jada said eyeing each and every merc.

"Now Jenna, Mommy needs you to be a big girl. Here, listen to your music and relax. We have a rather long transport and you still need your rest."

Jada held her little girl as if she’d never see her again. She waited till Jenna drifted to sleep before addressing the Lt.

Jada cleared her throat before speaking.

"Look Lt., you guys have my full cooperation. I know that my daughter’s life lies within my hands and I’d never compromise that. She’s too precious to me. So Please…Please Don’t Hurt Her!! I know some of you mercs have a sick fetish for young girls Jenna’s age. I know about the sex trade and how they slave these babies out. I Be Damned If That’s Gonna Happen To Her! I’m trusting you with my child…my life and I only ask that you promise me that she’ll be kept safe while I work Riddick. Last but not least, how can I contact you when I wanna talk to Jenna?"

"My dear, if you know mercs like you said then you would know that we don’t make promises. As long as you pull Riddick’s strings long enough for us to get his kid, then your child will be kept safe and unharmed. And "mercs" who prey on children have no place on my team. Just do your job well and everything will be fine. As for contacting me, here’s a military phone that can’t be traced. Use it discreetly for if you’re made, your child is dead. And knowing Nadia and Riddick…you will be too."

"That’s all I needed to hear. Don’t worry about me being made. I know how Riddick operates."

"So, how will you work Riddick?"

"Oh don’t you worry about that. Once he gets a whiff of this again, he’d practically hand the kid over to me."

"Do you really think that you’re that special? If you were, then why did he drop you like a 2 cent whore to go marry someone else?" one of the mercs inquired.

"Ouch…that hurt. You know Riddick's always had a roaming eye and in that sense we were made for each other. We both needed our freedom to roam where we liked but we both knew where to come back to, when we needed the job to be done right."

"Damn, she got you there dawg," another merc retorted.

A few of the mercs and the Lt. laughed under their breath.

Jada kicked herself for thinking that sex was the key now when it wasn’t back then.

C’mon J…time is running out. You gotta think of something slick and quick…but what? she thought.