He Pulled Back A Worn Lever Which Had Been Used So Many Times Before And The Stars Enlongated Before His Eyes. He Closed His Eyes So The Spectacular Panorama Of The Jump To Lightspeed Wouldn't Blind Him And Started To Relax. Suddenly A Huge Explosion Rocked The Frail YT-2400 And He Opened His Eyes To See The Blinding Flash Of Hyperspace Conversion To RealSpace.
"What In The?! Dam Imperials!"
However It Was Not A Imperial Interdictor That Appeared But A Gargantuan Expanse Of Floating Rock Strentching As Far As The Eye Could See. Columbus Moaned. An Asteroid Field! Of Course He Had Taken The Route Which Travelled Past The Long-Deceased Aldeeraan!
A Small Asteroid Collided Into The Shield Generator, The Shield Generator Promptly Exploded In Protest And The Shield Controls On The Dashboard Flickered And Died.
"Uh Oh"
An Enormous Asteroid Suddenly Appeared, Hurtling At An Impossible Speed Towards The Defenceless Ship.
He Began To Pray.......