Pitch Black/Alien 4 crossover- Part 7
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Things went fast after that,as they often do when a situation turns bad.Before anyone
had really fully grasped the seriousness of the situation,they were all sitting in a cramped
room,huddled around what little light supplies they had and trying to figure out what
would come next.
Nikki noticed Riddick edging off by himself as the others continued cutting through the
hold,wall by wall.Nikki looked back thoughtfully,but everyone was so fully involved in
what they were doing that they didn't even notice as she slipped into the
darkness,following Riddick in his curious quest.
She wasn't the only one ,however,and she arrived at the scene just as Hasan was being
torn to shreds by the strange bat-like creatures.She watched them work in rapt
fascination,they were so quick and agile.So much like the predators she knew,like the
predator inside her.That was her,for the most part.
She was so infatuated that the *thump * as something dropped to the floor behind her
caused her to whirl with a start.And there it was,she stood face to face with the insipid
creaure.It's rotting breath rustling her short hair as it's dark form towered over her.It's
hollow eyes locked with hers as it tried to figure out this new quarry.Drool streamed from
it's parted lips to the floor,pooling mere inches from her feet.
"Just don't run," Riddick stepped ghost like from the shadows behind her and watched
the scene unfolding before him.He had never considered himself valiant, and did not
enjoy the thought of risking his neck for someone else's.Especially someone whom he'd
just recently met.But however it played out,he knew that he was already a part of the end
game whether he wanted to be or not
But Nikita didn't run,she didn't even back off. The predator within had awoken with a
vengeance, and a sneer of cold contempt and primal hatred parted Nikki's lips at the
creature's defiance before her.Riddick noticed the macabre mask now painting her
face,but not even he could react fast enough to grab her in time.
She sprung without warning, pouncing on the huge creature before her,sending them
both into a deadly scuffle.Muscles pistoning in fury,she kicked out at the beast with both
feet,catching it squarely in the chest as it tried to regain it's feet.Once again she was
ontop of it , balancing precariously on it's thrashing chest as it pummeled her with it's
leathery wings and gnashed at her with it's razor-like teeth.
Riddick watched in curious fascination.Any normal person would probably be dead by
now,like Ali , Hasan and Shazza. But as his jaguar eyes gleamed in the darkness ,he
became more fully aware of how unhuman Nikki really was.And he found that he liked
that just fine.But that was the least of his problems.The ruckus had alerted the other
creatures and they were now moving in to join the fray.
Suddenly the creature that Nikki had been wrestling with screamed in pain and as he
looked back up he could see it backing away from her quickly,teeth bared in confused
defiance.One of it's claws sizzled as if on fire and the smell of burning flesh wafted
through the tight room.Nikki straightened up and watched it's retreat with something akin
to repulsion.In the blackness of the room, a dark crimson fluid trickled from the deep
gash on her bicept and splashed unnoticed to the floor where it slowly sank through the
metal's dull fabric.
"Time to go," Riddick grabbed her by both arms and whirling her around, pushed her
into a run in before him. Little did he know just how close his hands where to the toxic
fluid that had caused the demon's hasty retreat.
Nikki spotted the others first and quickly dived into a forward roll as they spun on the
approaching duo with their lights.Riddick wasn't so lucky, as he caught the light's blast
full in the face he stumbled forward.His eyes screaming at the burning glare.The creature
caught the brunt of the blaze as well and screeching, bade a hasty retreat for the
heights.Johns was quick with his rifle though,the blasts echoing painfully in the metal
box.
Gediman regarded Nikki with some concern as she regained her feet.Ever observant he
immediately noticed the gash on her arm.
"Been playing again,have we," He asked disdainfully as he grasped her arm roughly and
examined the cut.As he suspected,it had already begun to heal.
Nikki just glared at him, her dark eyes reflecting the dim light left within the room.
"We've gotta move," Fry's crisp words broke the groups silence as if it were made of
glass.
There were protests and much arguing,but in the end the rag tag group set out into the
night.They knew that their only real chance was to reach the skiff and flee this rock,but at
what cost?
Riddick led, his light bouncing along almost merrily along his back.The rest huddled
around the make-shift sled,drudging the power-cells and darting furtive glances into the
enshrouding gloom around them.Nikki brought up the rear,which was something that the
group immediately found that they disliked almost as much as the dark.They all had the
unanimous sensation of being stalked, and they would constantly steal worried glances
back her in her direction.
But Nikki didn't care.Truth is she was stalking them,one of them atleast.The predator
within was screaming for the blood of the one who constantly attempted to control it.The
one who bound it with steel and pain,and as she walked she watched,and waited for
opportunity to rear it's ugly head.As it already had once this fair night.Malicousely she
watched the lights bouncing before her,her own light strapped firmly to her back,although
she knew she wouldn't need it.The creatures gave her a wide berth as the scent of her
freshly bleeding arm filled their noses.Grinning slyly she slowly began rubbing the thick
fluid upon her cuffs,relishing as the smooth metal hissed in protest.
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