Colonial Upstarts II IC

[PetrifiedWalnut]

The place where the speeder bikes were is now around a corner. Yijz can hear shouting in that direction, as well as the idling antigrav of the bikes, and there is more shouting on the other side of the spaceport wall. Then, on the other side of the wall, he hears a large vehicle start up its engine with a high-pitched whine as it lifts off the ground.

The plume of smoke continues to rise above the wall in the distance. The pall mixes tinges of grey black and reddish, much like the smoke of burning spacecraft, the flames of which are hot enough to ignite iron.

*

The distracted troopers continue to talk on their communicators, but one turns toward Zo and Yijz. "Contain? Affirmative, sir." the trooper turns back to Zo and Yijz. "Gentlemen, we've been ordered to keep you here and watch you until we have a better understanding of what happened. It appears that a fuel line caught fire and caused the explosion, so we don't think it was a bomb, but it may have been sabotage. Either way you can't go to the port right now. Preparation for evacuation of non-critical personnel is starting as we speak," he commands.