Danny saw Kitty dealing with the creature that tried to attack him and realized he had to concentrate on the battle. He decided to go after one of the monsters focused more on the strange crystals than on the battle fully aware that he was taking advantage of the same mistake that almost got him in trouble.

As he snuck up on it, he took out his pocket knife knowing from experience that while getting stabbed in most places seemed just a minor inconvenience thanks to the putties' clay like bodies, their eyes were still vulnerable. Surprisingly enough things went just as he had planned, right until managed to jam the blade of his knife in the creature's left eye after climbing on it's back.

While Danny had indeed managed to partially blind the putty the damage was not enough to actually destroy it, and before he could get his knife back out he was thrown of it's back. While the Ranger was lying on the ground his opponent pulled the knife out of it's eye and in a clear attempt to pay him was now trying to stab both his eyes out with his weapon. By pure luck Danny shielded his face with his right arm just in time meaning that instead of being blinded, he got stabbed in his dominant arm.