Okay, so when I went to write up this post, I had a massive case of Darth Writer's Block. Jaya Solo helped me out with this by writing the first part of this post for me so many thanks go to her! The second part is mine! I hope ya'll enjoy!


Wedge paced across his bedroom floor. 'How could they?! Him of all people!'

Iella walks into the room and sees her pacing husband. "Wedge? What's wrong?"

"She... my ... my baby girl... with him!"

"Ah. So you finally found out, did you?"

"WHAT? YOU KNEW? HOW LONG?"

"Before they even did I suspect."

"But... he's... not good enough for her."

"Of course you don't think so dear."

"But he's... a Horn!"

"Corran's one of your best friends, Honey. I would think you'd be proud of your daughter dating him."

"But he's the son of a pilot! And you know how bad they are."

"Yes, I do. I married one."

"But she's too young."

"Honey, she's already seventeen. You can't hope that she won't date forever."

"I know! I'll forbid her from dating him!"

"Right, like that's never had bad consequences before. You're just going to have to accept that she's dating, and that she's dating a nice boy."

"But..."

"Wedge. Accept it. And besides, there are other ways of dealing with this."

"What do you mean?"

Iella smiles at her husband evilly. "Well, I think that we should have Corran and Mirax and their children over sometime for dinner. What do you think honey?"

A smile blossoms on Wedge's lips as he realizes what his wife is up to. "Oh, I think that would be a wonderful idea dear. The poor kids will never know what's happened to them. I have to go make a call now dear," Wedge says as he kisses his wife 'good-bye' before he runs off to call Corran.

A little knock is heard on her door. "Mom?" a soft voice calls out.

"Yes, come in."

"Is everything okay?" Syal asks as she enters her parents room.

"Yes, in fact, I think your father is rather happy about it now. He's gone off to invite the Horns over for dinner."

Syal smiles and replies, "Wow, that's great." After a pause she continues, "Is that why Dad was so happy when he left?"

"Yes dear. I'm sure that he and Corran will be able to cope with the idea of their children dating."

"Oh no," Syal murmurs as the repercussions of the date dawn on her. "That means that..."

"Yes," her mother replies.

"MOM! How could you let him do this? I'm going to be so embarrassed!"


On his last mission with his Jedi Master, Valin had faced down a crowd of raging Duros with only a blaster with a mostly empty carbine and a lightsaber with a low battery. Valin realizes abruptly that he had been less scared then than he is now, staring into the smiling face of Wedge Antilles.

"So, Valin, how long have you been dating my daughter?" The question is friendly enough, but Valin already knows that the retired General won't like his answer.

"A few years, Sir." Valin sees Wedge's teeth grind at the answer, but manages to repress the urge to slide down in his his seat.

"And have you been treating my daughter, right," Jedi Horn," Wedge's second question is more pointed and even slightly frantic as he turns to his left to look at Syal. "Has he been treating you right? No flying off and not being there for you, or dating a different girl on every planet?"

Syal looks at her father and admonishes him sharply, "Daddy! Stop picking on Valin like that. Valin's good to me and....and he loves me, Daddy. And I love him."

Silence reigns around the dinner table, as both sets of parents as well as Myri and Jysella stares at the youngest couple. Wedges' face is quickly turning red at an alarming rate that not even Wes Janson has seen before. He points a shaky finger at Valin, ignoring the others at the table. "You- you love her?"

It is as much of a question as an accusation. Valin straightens imperceptibly in his seat and glances at Syal. His gaze demands at first to know how she could put him in this position and then relaxes slightly as she gives him the smile that made him realize that he was in love with her in the first place.

If I can survive Booster, Son, then you can survive Wedge Antilles, Valin hears his father's encouragement through the Force and only hopes that it's true as he faces Wedge. For the first time that evening his voice isn't croaking as he speaks. "I do, Sir, and I have every intention of treating her as the most precious being in the galaxy."

Wedge scowls darkly and starts to deliver a new threat to Valin.

"Awwww!" The loud and united sigh of happiness from his wife and Mirax cuts him off abruptly as they begin to coo delightedly over their children. After watching for several moments, Wedge decides that perhaps allowing Mirax and Iella to continue is more torturous than anything that he could have devised. He smirks, moments later in vengeful glee, as he hears Mirax utter the phrase that will forever strike terror into the hearts of Valin and Syal.

"Let's get out the baby holos!"


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