The clash lasted for a brief second before she raised her saber for another strike. I leaped back into the cave entrance. The slash landed where I stood before lunging at me. I brought my lightsaber across and knocked the attack sideways. Her saber came around from the deflection with the intention of cutting me in half. I blocked the blade as it made its way toward my head. The blades met and held, Sparks flashing.

"Surrender!" I yelled over the noise of the clash. "And you will be treated fairly!"

"I will kill you, Jedi scum!" She yelled, ending the clash and striking at my legs.

I jumped to avoid the strike and pushed off the wall to gain distance. She lunged forward, aiming for my chest. I ducked as her strike went high. I knocked the blade sideways and jumped. I hit the rocks above with a thunk and grabbed on to a small stalactite. She followed with a jump and slashed the ceiling inches from my head. Rocks came down and an explosion rung overhead. The girl fell to the ground and hit her head. Her body lay limp on the rock. Rocks and boulders fell from the entrance to the end of the tunnel. I jumped down beside the girl. If I ran I would make it to the entrance, but if I carried her I might die. I picked her up and started toward the entrance. Rocks fell in front of us, blocking our path. I ran the other direction, rocks falling around and on us. A large boulder fell and I jumped through the door. We landed and the boulder landed behind us. Dust lay in our wake. I started coughing. Her lightsaber had deactivated and landed on her chest. A knot the size of a nut rose on her forehead. A protocol droid walked in through the other door.

"Oh my!" The droid said "Stay away from mistress Rune."

"She needs medical attention" I told him "Is there a med pack anywhere?"

"Of course. Over there" He pointed towards a cabinet"

"Thanks" I ran towards the cabinet. After a second of rummaging, I pulled out a box of medical supplies. Removing a scanner, I checked her bio-signs. "She has a minor concussion" I thought "She will recover" I released a breath I didn't realize I had held. I carried her and lay her on the corner bed.

"Now who are you and what are you doing here?" I asked the slightly confused droid.

"I am C-5GS, Servant to mistress Rune, and our mission is classified." The droid told me.

"Well C-5GS it seems we will be spending some time together, seeing that the exit is destroyed."

"You are Jedi scum" He stated "and I will not have you here"

"Believe me, I don't want to be here any more than you want me here"

I walked into the next room and found a workshop. A row of 10 droid chargers lined one wall. A workbench sat on another, bellow shelves lined with tools. An R2 unit sat on the table. Droids of various makes and models walked around, doing various tasks. I turned towards C-5GS.

"Are Rune, you, and the rest of the droids the only ones here?

"Correct" He answered "There are 10 individual droids here."

Me and the droids didn't talk much that night and the next day. I searched for a transmitter, but all I found were the disassembled remains of one. I meditated in the middle of the room for most of my time. The droids, I learned, had names. C-5GS was named Gel. The R2 I saw on the table name was Rusty. I was rummaging through the ration packs strew out on the cooking area when it happened.

"Get out of my rations." she called from her bed.

"Your awake." I said

"How long have I been out?" She asked, rubbing her head

"About a day." I replied, looking for a pack of cooked nuna.

"What happened to the filthy Jedi?" She asked

"He's right here" I replied "and he doesn't wanna get attacked again."

"Jedi." She tried to get up, but dizziness overtook her and she fell back down.

I walked over to the bed and examined the bump on her head. The swelling had gone down and it was no longer red. It was the first time I really looked at her. Her eyes were deep blue and here face was nice to look at. To anyone else she would have been attractive.

"Your lucky you weren't crushed by rock." I told her

"A Jedi actually saved me?" She asked, disbelief in her voice.

"I wasn't going to let you die" I told her, walking toward the cooler.

"I'd rather die than be saved by you" She told me.

"Here" I handed here a pack of ice "Get some rest"

I sat down to eat my cooked nuna.