Spring Breeze

No, he doubted he would survive even that long. He was dying—of that he wasnow certain—and the men in the trench would soon be dead, too, unless somethingwere done to save them. General Veers, proudly transmitting his report to Imperial headquarters, wastotally unaware of Rogue Four's approach. "Yes, Lord Vader, I've reached the mainpower generators. The shield will be down in moments. You may commence yourlanding." As he ended his transmission, General Veers reached for the electrorangefinderand looked through the eyepiece to line up the main power generators. Electroniccrosshairs aligned according to the information from the walker's computer. Thensuddenly the readouts on the small monitor screens mysteriously vanished. Confounded, General Veers moved away from the eyepiece of theelectrorangefinder and turned instinctively toward a cockpit window. He flinched interror at seeing a smoking projectile heading on the direct course toward his walker'scockpit.