River screamed and screamed, launching up off her bed and clutching her head as she ran, sending Simon stumbling backwards into a wall and seemingly not even recognising him as she passed. Simon scrambled up, biting his lip as he ran after his sister, visions of the battle on Miranda only days before making his blood run cold.

He found River curled up tight in one of the smugglers hidey-holes in the cargo bay, rocking herself and whimpering, her eyes wide.