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A Friend in Need...

Luke was fuming. He sat on his bunk, his head in his hands, thinking about what he had just done.

A rush of thoughts flew through his head including, 'What have I done?' and 'Why am I still holding the salt?'.

He heard the door creak slowly open behind him.

"Go away Wedge."

"Hey! How'd you do that? You didn't even look around! How'd you know it was me?" Wedge said, surprised.

Luke sighed in exasperation. "One, I'm a Jedi and I can see without using my eyes, and two, no one else would be stupid enough to come near me after what I just did, except maybe Chewie, and that's only because he could rip my arms out if I did anything to upset him!"

He heard Wedge laugh quietly.

"Well, I'm not able to rip your arm out Luke, but you can most definitely talk to me."

Luke sat straight up, almost scared.

"What?" He barely managed to keep the quaver out of his voice.

"Come on Luke! We've been friends since that day you came to Yavin 4, but you never have really confided in me before, which," he held up his hands in defence, "I can completely understand."

He was suddenly beside Luke, a look of understanding and sympathy on his face, that didn't really suit him.

"Come on, tell Uncle Wedge all about it!"

"Uncle!?!?" Luke inhaled so quickly that he made himself choke. "Uncle?" he repeated through a fit of coughing. "You're only eight years older than me!"

"I'm still old enough to be you're uncle," Wedge said wisely. "Besides, you would normally talk to Han or Leia in this sort of situation, right?

Luke nodded.

"Yeah," Wedge continued. "And I'm guessing you don't really want to talk to them right now. And as for Chewie and Lando, well... they're busy!"

Wedge was obviously trying to think of excuses so that Luke couldn't back down, and Luke really didn't want another argument, so he thought it best to play along.

"All right, Uncle Wedge." Luke said the name with a sense of distaste in his mouth.

"Okay," Wedge said quickly. "So tell me, why are Han and Leia so uptight about you having a little hissing fit?"

Luke looked at Wedge, almost mournfully. "You really have no idea about the ways of the Force, do you?"

Wedge thought a moment. "Um, nope, can't say I do!"

Luke couldn't resist a smile. "Okay Wedge, it's time for your first lesson in the ways of the Force."

Wedge's face lit up. "Cool! When do I get the lightsaber?!" He looked like a child who had been told he could get his Christmas Presents early.

Luke just blinked at him then cleared his throat, "Well, in times gone by, the Jedi knights were the guardians of pace, hope and justice...."

"Yeah, yeah! I've heard all this before!"

Luke glared at him, "Anyway, There's one, main rule to being a Jedi. Fear, anger and aggression lead to the dark side...."

"Oh so that's what they're so upset about!"

"Yep! That's it."

"That's what happened to your dad, right?"

"Way to put it subtly Wedge."

"Oh sorry," Wedge looked away, ashamed.

"Never mind Wedge. You see it wouldn't be so bad it Leia hadn't been watching. Sure I shouldn't have done it but just because I did that doesn't make it all right! What kind of an example am I setting?" Luke put his head back in his hands.

Wedge patted Luke gingerly on the shoulder, "Don't worry. I'm sure neither of you will turn into evil, red lightsaber brandishing gits."

Luke grinned, "You really don't have any subtly to you?"

Wedge lay back on Luke's bunk and closed his eyes, "Not an ounce."

Luke got up and started to pace, "But you are right. My father did go over to the dark side. What if that happens to Leia?"

"I notice that you don't include yourself. You were the one who exploded in there." Wedge said, raising his hand above his head to gesture back to the kitchen.

"Fine then, me too!" Luke sighed, "But I'm hardly ever angry. What just happened......I haven't done I don't know how many years! Leia's always angry."

"So what you're saying is, that one day she's going to wake up wearing a big black mask and breathing like...." He did a really bad impression of Darth Vader's breathing.

Luke stopped pacing and stared at him. Wedge looked back at him and saw the expression on his face, "It's that subtlety thing again, isn't it?"

Luke gave a sarcastic smirk and nodded.

Wedge muttered, "Damn it."

Luke cast around for a change of subject, "So.....How were the rest of the Rogues when you left them?"

Wedge sat up, "Fine. Well as fine as they ever get, now that there's nothing to do."

"You don't hate it as much as you make out and I know it," Luke said his fake smile turning into a real one, "You'd be lost, lonely and generally sad if the Rogues left you."

"Well, I don't know. Sometimes I wish Janson would leave!" Wedge said jokingly, "Besides, if I find myself suddenly on my own, I'll always have you guys!"

"Sure Wedge, We'll always be here for you!" Luke said sarcastically turning away.

"Janson keeps trying to nick my position as Rogue Leader. I know he means it all in fun but sometimes I can't help but feel he's being serious."

"Well who wouldn't want to be leader of the Rogues'? The pay's great and you get to die an early and heroic death!" Luke shrugged his shoulders and, although his back was to Wedge, he grinned. "I remember when I was the leader and it was you trying to nick my position!"

"Uh..." Wedge thought. "Well it's not the same!"

Luke couldn't for the life of him see what was different about the two situations.

"So have you decided who's going to take over after you leave?"

"I dunno." Wedge said thoughtfully. "Maybe Hobbie, but not Wes, anyone but Janson!"

Luke knew perfectly well that the only reason Wedge refused to give up his position as Rogue Leader to Janson, was because he didn't want to feel as if his best friend had beaten him at last.

"Hang on!" Wedge said. "Wasn't this conversation about you and the 'ways of the Force'?"

Luke suddenly found his feet very interesting. He didn't want to go back to that conversation.

"Wedge, thanks, but I'm feeling a little bit tired."

There was a trace of disappointment in Wedge's voice as he said, "Um, okay, well, see you Luke."

"Yeah," Luke replied.

As Wedge walked towards the door he thought, 'Damn! I really wanted to learn how to use a lightsaber!'

"Hey, Wedge," Luke said, "Tell Leia and Han that I'm really sorry and, how about we have another talk sometime?"

Wedge's face lit up. "Yeah, okay! And remember that if anything's ever bothering you, you can always come and talk to your Uncle Wedge!"

When the door closed behind him, Luke didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

'I'm defiantly going to be having nightmares tonight!' he thought as he lay down on his bunk and closed his eyes.

A.N: This chapter is dedicated to Thorney's friend DE. Because every time Thorney is down in the dumps he always come up to her and says "You are troubled my child! Come tell Uncle Bob the travelling gypsy!" Then his eyes go really wide and he looks like Gollum out of Lord of the Rings!

Thorney is also is known as 'The Tactless' so that proves more than normal that her and Wedge are soul mates.

Sweetdeath04: (Rolls eyes) 

Thorney: Don't look at me like that missy!

Sweetdeath04: You can have Wedge all you want! I'm perfectly happy with my Han Solo and my Boba Fett!

Thorney: Oh no you don't! You can have Han but we are fighting over Fett!

Sweetdeath04: Hey you get Wedge, Kyle and Luke! Isn't three enough for you?

Thorney: Well you get Han, Dash and Lando! Isn't three enough for you too?

(They glare at each other for several minutes)

Thorney: okay here's the deal. I get Wedge Antilles, Luke Skywalker and Kyle Katarn. You get Han Solo, Lando Calrissian and Dash Rendar. We share Boba Fett. You get him on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I get him on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Sunday is his day off! Agreed?

Sweetdeath04: Agreed!

(Shake hands)

By the way we aren't skiving school. There was a huge big power cut and apparently it's illegal to send kids to school without heat and electricity! Doesn't our lives rock!?!?

Sorry about the really long authors note!

Got to go!

Thorney and Sweetdeath04