Space battle rages over Cawbate

Special Report by Freelance Reporter GEN VOLER

'I'm here on the star yacht 'People's Choice' and I'm a little way out from the primary planet of the Cawbate system. I can see several larger starships just off the outer satellite marker and - yes, one appears to be an Imperial Customs Frigate. I can see some TIE fighters and - wow! A freighter has just blasted out of the huge cruiser the Imperial ship was bout to dock with and is obviously making a run for it. I can't quite see the design of the ship - from this distance it looks like a Corellian freighter of some description - it's trying to run but the TIE fighters are closing down it's escape route - that was pretty quick thinking from the Imperials - but the freighter has turned - it's trying to avoid the fighters, but they're shooting. The whole of the area is alight with blaster fire, I don't know how the vessel's not getting hit - the freighter is turning again, sweeping up under the cruiser pursued by TIE's - it's flipped and firing - it's a hit! A hit! One of the TIE fighters has erupted in flame! I can hear muted cheering from the alien section of the star yacht - the freighter has obviously spooked them, they're breaking off - and it's gone! The freighter has blasted into hyperspace! Oh, the Imperial force has got Trezore eggs on its face; it's just sat there like dummies. How could they let it get away? Laughter is echoing throughout the star yacht now, this is an embarrassing moment for the Empire.