"Hey Jack!" River called.

"Hey River! How's life treatin' ya?" Jack asked.

"It's all good. You and Ally?"

"We're good. So, I heard you joined SPD."

"Yeah, but they kicked me out. They thought I was a criminal."

"So, are you like a fugitive?"

"You could say that."

"Give them another chance."

"I'm not so sure man. Well, I gotta go. I just dropped by to say hi, but hey, tell Ally I say hi."

"Alright. See ya later." River put on his shades and walked down the street. He turned into a deserted alley. It was silent, beside the sound of his breathing. Then, he heard the crashing of objects. He walked toward the sound. There was Syd fighting off some of the cog warriors Euclid had created. River came running to her rescue. He kicked one of the cogs that were going attack Syd from behind.

"What are you doing here alone?" River asked.

"I have the right to walk around the city. Why are you helping me?" Syd said.

"I have no idea. But if you don't want me to help you, I can leave." He ran across the alley to half of the other cogs. His fighting technique had become full of tricks. He jumped off the wall, causing them to run into the wall. "Sorry Euclid." He continued to fight and destroy the cogs. Then he heard scream from behind him. He turned. "Syd!"

Everything seemed to slow down as Syd fell to the ground. River stopped time. He ran through the frozen cogs to Syd's body. He picked her up and closed his eyes. When he opened them, he was in the lounge. He put Syd on the couch and stood up.

"Going somewhere?" he heard. He turned to find Kat in the doorway.

"Yes. I have someplace to be."

"Plotting your next attack against us."

"No. It's none of your business what I do." River tries to pass Kat.

"You're not going anywhere."

"How are you talking to me? I froze time."

"Yes, but it is no longer frozen."

"How?"

"That's for me to know. Not you. What has happened to Syd?"

"Cogs."

"Cogs? From where?"

"That's for me to know. Not you."

"Commander!" Kat called. "Don't even think about teleporting." River gave her an evil look.

"River. You've returned from your life of crime." Cruger said, as he walked in.

"I told you I'm not a thief."

"No. But you are a fugitive."

"Well, what's to stop me from teleporting out of here? Escaping?"

"This." Cruger pulled out a gun and shot it. River's eyes went wide, then everything went black.

A/N: Whatcha think? Sorry it took so long.