The explosion caught Poe by surprise since it had happened so close to him. He spun around and gasped when he realized exactly which ship it was. His heart dropped when he recognized the Resistance emblem.
"XANDER! NO!"
Poe felt like his heart had been ripped from his chest. He wasn't even sure what to make of it. He had just seen Xander and spoke to him just minutes before. He had heard him laugh and talk to him just a while ago. Now he was just gone and there was nothing that Poe could do about it.
Anger boiled through Poe's veins like lava. He saw the nearest First Order TIE Fighter and locked on. He flew forward quickly, firing at just about anything that he could. They exploded in front of him, engulfing the sky with light. He spun around the air to avoid being shot at himself.
He fired at another one and excitement and anger rippled through him. "That's what you get for murdering my friend," Poe screamed, even though he knew that absolutely no one could hear him. It was probably best that way. That way he couldn't get in trouble for what he said since it was probably not what everyone wanted to hear right now.
"You will not get away with this! You can't just kill anyone that you want! Xander was a good man! He didn't do anything to you! I hate you all," roared Poe.
He continued on his rampage as he fired at any possible TIE he could. Luckily, it didn't take that long. The First Order retreated and Poe sighed heavily. Sweat was dripping from his head as he saw Leia land and his heart broke all over again.
"Fighter, retreat back to base," Poe managed to choke out as he tried to keep the emotion from his voice. "We're done here."
With that he turned and made the depressing jump back to base.
