Woman with a Parasol

The Rebel command center, its walls and ceiling still shaking and cracking under theforce of the battle on the surface, was attempting to operate amid the destruction.Pipes, torn apart by the blasting, belched sprays of scalding stem. The white floorwere littered with broken pieces of machinery and chunks of ice were scatteredeverywhere. Except for the distant rumbling of laser fire, the command center wasforebodingly quiet. There were still Rebel personnel on duty, including Princess Leia, who watchedthe images on the few still-functioning console screens. She wanted to be certainthat the last of the transport ships had slipped past the Imperial armada and wereapproaching their rendezvous point in space. Han Solo rushed into the command center, dodging great sections of the iceceiling that came plunging down at him. One great chunk was followed by anavalanche of ice that poured onto the floor near the entrance to the chamber.Undaunted, Han hurried to the control board where Leia stood beside See-Threepio. "I heard the command center was hit." Han appeared concerned. "Are you allright?"