The Water lily Pond

master as he turned to an image in the center of the twenty holograms which wascontinually interrupted by static and faded in and out as Captain Needa of the StarDestroyer Avenger made his report. His first words had already been drowned bystatic. "…which was the last time they appeared in any of our scopes," Captain Needacontinued, "Considering the amount of damage we've sustained, they also must havebeen destroyed." Vader disagreed. He knew of the Millennium Falcon's power and was quitefamiliar with the skills of her cocky pilot. "No, Captain," he snarled angrily,"they're alive. I want every ship available to sweep the asteroid field until they'refound." As soon as Vader had given his command, Captain Needa's image and those ofthe other nineteen captains faded completely. When the last hologram vanished,