Gabe sighs, pressing both hands against one of the landspeeders and leaning against it.
"We've lost the Senator," Gabe says. "Now we just need to figure out what happened." He stands, raising his comlink to his mouth again. "Control Tower, this is Officer Gabe Trilanger, do you read me?"
Static.
"Officer Trilanger to Control, do you copy? Over."
Static.
"Hmm." He taps his comlink, then looks up toward the tower. "Control Tower, can you hear me?"
Static.
Nobody needs a second prompting to move when a Jedi shouts danger. Gabe and a few other officers dive clear just as a proton rocket collides with the speeder. It goes up in flames, scattering its flaming parts across the area.
"What the hell was that?!" Gabe shouts.
"We're under attack," Sky responds, igniting her lightsaber.
The proton rocket came from above.
Yes, the control tower. Glancing up at it, you notice that it has tilted slightly to one side. The explosions must have damaged the structure.
Sniper fire has erupted from the highest windows, and a second proton rocket comes whistling down at the next speeder. It misses, only damaging the speeder, but it catches an officer in the blast.
Gabe takes shelter in the doorway that leads into the main service area and motions for you to join him.
He leans out of the doorway to glance up at the tower, then brings his attention back to you.
"Roan, I'm sending you into the tower," Gabe says. "I need to get my men out of here, and frankly? The control tower looks... unstable. You've got your nifty Jedi senses, you'll get up there just fine. But..."
His eyes shift to Sunda.
"Leave the kid. We don't know what we're dealing with right now. It's too dangerous for him."
Sunda looks to you with a glare of protest.