Chapter Twenty-Six: Something Goes Wrong... Way Wrong

When River arrived at the cloning facility on Kamino she lightly jumped out of her fighter and landed with a soft thud. She had just entered the facility when she heard a loud bang. She turned around to see her fighter in flames. Well looks like some ones going to get a talk to when I get back.

"Poor Z10. He was a good little unit. I'll miss him." She shrugged and went to find Daniel.

She found him were he usually landed his ship. He looked solemn; like he was about to do something he didn't want to do. She walked up to him and as she did he pulled out both his double bladed lighsabers and ignited them. She thought he wanted to duel her to see how much progress she had made because he had her make another double saber this one being purple and was teaching her how to use four. So her being the naive River she was pulled hers out and ignited them.

They started attacking and dodging one another's lightsabers. She finally got the point that this wasn't any ordinary practice session when Daniel's lightsaber made contact with her arm injuring it badly. He wasn't trying to evaluate her moves; he was trying to kill her. River started fighting for her life with a feeling that her trust had been taken lightly and it hurt.

Daniel did not tire easily and they fought knowing that one of them was going to end up dead. He tripped her and brought his sabers down on her waist and thigh. She screamed as the blades cut deep into her flesh. He kicked her, sending her across the landing pad and slamming hard into the wall of the facility.

He walked up to her and kicked her some more and brought his saber up to give the killing blow. River started to black out, the last thing she saw was Daniel's lifeless body falling to the ground, then everything went black and her thinking that she was dead.