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Note 1
Luke,

Hey, you look like a nice person. My name is Wedge Antilles. Welcome to the Rebellion. You don’t look like you have many friends, so you can always hang around me and my friends, k?

Wedge
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Note 2
Wedge,

My name is Luke Skywalker. It's nice to meet you. Sure we can be friends, I think it would be nice to have a friend that knows his way around here. How long have you been here? Are you a pilot? Are you going to be flying in the battle?

Luke
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Note 3
Luke,

So tell me how you came to be a part of the Rebellion. We all have interesting stories to share. I have been a pilot for some time, and I had also seen the terribleness of the Empire…I have witnessed it up close. I knew that it was never anything that I wanted to be a part of. My parents have always been really against the Empire…well they’re not my real parents. I was adopted because, as my adoptive parents told me, my parents were part of some Imperial experiment, and something went wrong, and everyone in the experiment died.

Due to that reason, I have always dreamed of fighting against the Empire. A Rebel pilot came to my planet, and I fell into a long conversation with him. Finally, he invited me to go with him back to the Rebel Base, and that’s why I’m here.

Are YOU going to be flying in the Death Star battle? If so, what squadron are you in? I’m in Blue Squadron. (So that pretty much answers your question. Yes, I will be flying in the Death Star battle).

Who is that beautiful girl that you and Han are hanging around. Yes, I know who Han is…he’s from my planet, but I don’t know him personally.

I’m glad that you have accepted my friendship.


Wedge
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Note 4
Wedge,

That beautiful girl is Leia, Bail's daughter. You know of Han? What do you know of him?

Your story with you real parents getting killed by the Empire. My parents were also killed by the Empire (Vader personally). Vader captured them and demanded information, which they didn't have and shot them. He's so MEAN!!!!!

Anyway, how I got here was, I went to make a delivery with my aunt to, I forgot the name of the planet), where I ran into Leia, whom I didn't know as Leia, but Lissy. Anyway, we had to hide from the people that were chasing her, and we found the droids that has the Death Star plans in them. After that I took Leia and the droids back to the ship, and we went to Tatooine. There Vader somehow crept into my house without being seen, and demanded me to tell him where the droids were. I lied and said I sold them to Datooine (Luke (W), is that planet/place right?), and shockingly he believed me and let me go. For truth I had the droids and Leia hiding in the next room.

Anyway, once I told my uncle, he took me to Old Ben's place, while he tried to get Leia back to her planet, which is Earth. Old Ben and I found Han and made a deal if he would take us to Yavin. When we did, we got too close to the Death Star and was pulled into it. We had in the ship, then knocked out two stormtroopers (very dumb people), and got out. Old Ben went to free the ship, while Han, Chewie (the Wookiee) and I went to free Leia whom we learned was captured. Well, we managed to free Leia, my uncle and grandfather before Vader could kill them, and Ben was able to free the ship. Old Ben is a Jedi Knight, so he has a lightsaber (do you know what that is?), and he fought Vader, and played a trick on him, by disappearing when Vader 'stoke' him down, tricking Vader into believing Ben was killed. Ben also tricked me, because I then yell, 'NO' and everyone noticed us. Vader headed my way, but I shot the door and locked him behind it.

After that we got here, and I signed in, and now you know my story.

Yeah, I'm going to fight in the Death Star Battle, my number is Blue Five.

I have to go.


Luke
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Note 5
Luke,

Oh…so Leia is Bail’s daughter? Wow…she must feel special. Is there something going on between you two?

Yes, I know OF Han. I don’t really know him. Like I said, he’s from my planet, and I’ve heard of him. I know that he was an orphaned smuggler who lived on my planet for years. I don’t really know much more than that. I’ve seen him on my planet before, but I don’t think he knows me.

How terrible. I don’t understand how the people in the Old Republic could have ever let Palpatine get in charge. They must have been stupid. The Empire has done so many terrible things to this galaxy. Vader personally killed your parents? Wow…at least your parents kept the information from him. He shot them? I can’t believe that. I thought he normally killed people by running his lightsaber through them. You’re right, Vader is mean.

That’s a very interesting story of how you got to the Rebellion. Vader actually crept into your house without being noticed? How did e do that? I’m surprised he didn’t kill you like he killed your parents when he demanded information from you. HE BELIEVED YOU? I can’t believe that! You’re the first person I know who had ever lied to Vader.

I wonder why the stormtroopers are so dumb. Have you ever wondered that? I wonder if the Empire weeds out the stupidest people in the galaxy and raises them as stormtroopers. That doesn’t make any sense though…why would you want stupid people to enforce your laws? Have you ever noticed how they’re almost the same height too? That’s weird. Do they have the ability to think and reason? (author note: an inside joke from a discussion Celina and I had. Don’t ask.)

Why did Vader have your grandfather, your uncle, and Leia prisoners?

Old Ben is a Jedi Knight? I thought they were all extinct. I thought Vader killed them all. No…what is a lightsaber? I’ve never heard of one. I don’t even know much about the Jedi. I just heard they were around in the Old Republic and were killed. That’s all I know about them. I don’t even know what they did in the Old Republic. Do you know much about them?

So what do you think of the battle so far? I think we’ve done a decent job….although I’m sorry I couldn’t be more of a help. I’ve been hit pretty badly, and I have a bad malfunction now and I can’t stay with you. I hope you don’t mind, but I think I’m going to have to pull out of the battle. I’ll see you back on Yavin, okay. I think we’ve made a pretty good team.

Good luck on blowing the Death Star up. I feel bad about abandoning you like this, but there’s nothing more I can do in the battle. The Imperials would shoot me down…my weapons system is all fried, so I wouldn’t do any good.

I know you can blow this thing up. We’re all counting on you and Biggs.


Wedge
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Note 6
Wedge,

You'll have to count Biggs out, because Vader just killed him. He's SO cruel. I mean, he killed your parents, my parents, my friend, and the Jedi and thousands of other people we don't even know!!!!! How can Vader even stand to live? With all the guilt of killing people, no wonder he wears the mask and suit. By the way, Leia and I are trying to figure this out, do you think Vader is human or robot? We can't figure it out.

I understand that you had to go, and I would rather you leave, then you stay and get killed, so don't feel bad about it.

I'm trying to get away from Vader, but he's got me tight, and I can't get rid of him. He shot me twice, but it didn't do too much damage. Hopefully, I can get rid of him and destroy this thing, because anything else happens. The bad news for me is, I've heard Vader has a great aim, and that means I'm dead. I need this shot, but he's trying to kill me!!! At least he can't get a perfect aim...yet.

Well, I do like Leia...a LOT!! Why do you ask?

Yes, I'm shocked that Vader believed me, and I don't know why he would!! I'm glad he did though.

I don't know, maybe Ben (he told me how Vader killed my parents) met Vader killed my parents with a lightsaber, but accidentally said shot them. I'll ask him.

Well, when/if I return I'll show you my lightsaber. Ben gave me my father's, and I can show it to you. It's rather hard to explain.

I don't know about the people in the Old Republic being stupid, but it was stupid of them not to realize Palpatine was the bad guy. I'll get Ben to tell me how that happened, and then I'll be able to tell you more, ok? Yeah, I was thinking the same thing about the stormtroopers. They're VERY stupid. I think the Emperor got them, because they were stupid. Stupid people obey without questioning orders, but smart people have the brains and question, so that's why I think he chose them. About them being the same height and stuff, I don't know, I was wondering that too.

I don't know why Vader captured my grandfather, Leia, or my uncle. You'll have to ask him that, because I'm most certainly am not!!!

Yeah, I do lots about the Jedi, because Ben is telling me all about them. Vader and the Emperor killed ALL of them!!! They're BOTH cruel. From what Ben has told me, the Jedi were really nice and great people. I don't know WHY Vader and the Emperor killed them. I think Vader killed them because he's a Sith (a bad Jedi), and the Emperor killed them, because he knew the Jedi had powers (the Force, if you know what that is), and they would stop him. I don't know how he managed to kill all of them, or how he managed to do anything he did without the Jedi suspecting him.

Well, what do you want to know about the Jedi? If I don't know I'll ask Ben, then I'll tell you.

I have to go.


Luke
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Note 7
First Wedge and Luke Note written after AOTC came out


Luke,

I’m sorry about Biggs and all the other pilots we lost in the battle. Today is a very sad day, but happy at the same time. This was our first big battle against the Empire, and we won! We really showed the Empire that we meant business, that we could and would have the ability to fight.

I heard that you blew up the Death Star! Congratulations! I’m glad you did it. Great flying!

Vader is very cruel. I wonder what he was like as a kid. I don’t know how Vader can live with all that death and terror that he has inflicted on others. I don’t know what Vader is. I’ve heard that he was human…but that could just be a rumor. I suppose we’ll never know. He breathes….so I assume that he is human…unless the people who built him made him sound as if he were breathing.

I really hated leaving you in the battle, but I had no choice. I’m so glad that you were able to do it.

How did you get away from Vader anyway? I’m surprised he didn’t kill you. How did you avoid all his shots?

I was just wondering….well are you two going to go on a date or anything? Have you kissed her or talked about your feelings to each other? You really should do that.

Okay, you ask about whether Vader shot your parents with blasters or killed them with a lightsaber.

Thanks for showing me your lightsaber. It was awesome! What can you do with it? So it belonged to your father? You must feel very special having your father’s lightsaber.

Okay, that’s fine.

Yeah…..I suppose that is a good explanation as to why the Emperor used the Stormtroopers even though they are stupid. It’s so weird. I wonder what would happen if you took off the stormtrooper’s helmets. I’ve never seen one without a helmet on, have you? I wonder if they look really dumb.

I thought the Emperor was a Sith too. You said Vader was, but I thought the Emperor was too. So they killed off all the Jedi? It’s too bad that Palpatine got in charge and that the Jedi didn’t stop him or anything. I wonder why they didn’t.

What kinds of things did the Jedi do? How did they operate?

I heard that there was going to be an awards ceremony in which you will be honored. IS that true? If so, you can count on me being there! And do you know where our new base will be?

I’ve been writing Bail Organa and he said the strangest thing to me. He said that if I died he would have regretted not telling me something. I have no idea what he was talking about. Bail acts very strange sometimes. Do you think he’s a little strange?


Wedge
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Note 8
Wedge,

Weird, I wonder what Bail wanted to tell you, but can't. I hope you learn soon enough of what that is, I bet it's annoying that someone is keeping a secret from you.

No, I haven't told Leia about my feeling toward her, yet. I just asked her dad what he would think if I asked her on a date, and I'm waiting for a reply. Hopefully he won't be anger or something. Well, I kissed her once when we were escaping from the Death Star (which was more like a 'good-luck' kiss) then she kissed me on my cheek before I went out to battle, but that's all.

I feel bad about all the pilots that died, but I'm glad that you didn't stay, because you would have gotten killed to. I'm SO glad that Han was able to help me. I was shocked at first, but I'm glad he freed my path!

I heard rumors about the award ceremony and I'm hoping it's not true, because I HATE all the attention focused on ME!! I hate that and hope that the ceremony doesn't take place.

Well, from all I know of how the Jedi operated was that they were trained from a young age, and at age 13 they got a master (from what I know a master can sometimes be like a parent to the apprentice), and the master trains the apprentice until he/she is ready to become a knight, and once knighted...they go on missions, I guess. I'll ask Ben for more on that.

Yeah, I'm glad I have my father's lightsaber. It's the only thing of his I have. I wish I knew him, but I'm happy at least I know some of him.

I don't know why the Jedi didn't stop Palpatine. Maybe they didn't sense it, or they knew all along and were planning on stopping him, but the plan failed and Palpatine became Emperor. I don't know for sure, but I'll ask Ben that too.

One more thing before I close this letter. PLEASE don't tell anyone that it was me that destroyed the Death Star, please? I hate getting that kind of attention, so I don't want it. Since you know that it was me, I can't lie to you, but please don't tell anyone else. Thanks.


Luke
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Note 9
Luke,

I don’t know. The whole thing is puzzling. (I’m talking about Bail saying that he wanted to tell me something, but he wouldn’t tell me now…something that he would have regretted not telling me if I had died.) I don’t understand him, and I have no idea what he was referring to. Any ideas? It certainly is annoying that someone is keeping a secret from me…and I have no clues to even begin to try to figure it out. I’m sure he’ll tell me eventually, but what could the leader of the Rebellion possibly be keeping from me, and why would he want to keep a secret from a normal pilot?

You SHOULD tell Leia about your feelings towards her. Who knows, she might feel the same way. Either way, how can you ever expect to go out with her if you never tell her your feelings? You could loose your chance…and another guy might ask her out. So what did her dad say? (Her dad is Bail, right? I believe that’s what you told me before.) Aw, so you’ve kissed her a couple times, but not romantically? That’s a good start.

Yes, I know I would have gotten killed. I did do some good things in the battle…before my ship was damaged. Remember that TIE that was behind you, and Biggs wasn’t watching your tail? Well I came in and destroyed that TIE for you…and I did shoot down other TIE pilots, so I guess my fighting wasn’t a waste. I’m glad that Han was able to clear your path, and I’m sure that everyone on Yavin was pleased too.

Yeah…the awards ceremony went well. Well get used to it, Luke…because all the Rebels consider you a hero now. I hope that you don’t have that much attention focused on you…because I know how annoying that can be.

Okay, thanks for telling me about the Jedi and their training techniques. It sounds interesting.

That’s sad. I never knew my real father either. As I told you before, I was adopted. I don’t have ANYTHING of my real father. I’m glad at least you have something of yours.

I didn’t tell anyone that you were the one that destroyed the Death Star, but I know the word spread quickly. Just know that I didn’t help it spread.

Luke, where are you? I can’t find you anywhere…in fact no one can find you. I heard that Han went out to look for you? What happened? Everyone’s worried about you. Did you get lost or what? The temperature is dropping…and well Bail told me that he was going to get a team of snowspeeders together to look for you and Han tomorrow morning. I’m signing up for the team.


Wedge
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Note 10
Thanks so much for coming to look for me out there, Wedge! I can’t believe all that happened to me. My tauntaun froze to death, and then I was dragged off by a huge cave wampa, who stuck me to the ceiling and was about to eat me. Luckily I’ve been working on using the Force, so I was able to get free. I sliced off the wampa’s arm with my lightsaber, and then I left the cave. It was too far for me to go though, and so I collapsed. Luckily Han found me out there and created a shelter for me. (That’s what he told me, I wasn’t really conscious.) I had to stay in a bacta tank for a long time so that I could heal properly. It took me a little longer to recover because of my allergies, the doctors had to be very careful in the way they treated me and with what kinds of materials.

Wow, I just found out that the Empire knows where we are! I can’t believe that they actually found us. I wonder how. I guess we all have to evacuate now… maybe we can go somewhere that isn’t so cold.

So you think I should go after Leia? Well, a funny thing happened while I was sick. Han and Leia and Chewie came to visit me, and while we were there Han said that Leia really loved him, but she said that wasn’t true and then she kissed me. I don’t know, does that mean she likes me?

Yeah, that is really weird about Bail. What would he have to tell you? Maybe he just wants you to know that he appreciates your being in the Rebellion. Of course your fighting wasn’t a waste of time! We couldn’t have destroyed the Death Star without you!

Well, I better go get into my ship… I might not see you for a long time, but it’s hard to explain. You can still write me, though.

Luke
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Note 11
Luke,

Of course Luke…actually, Zev was the one that found you, but I was out there in a different speeder looking for you. You are a great pilot, and friend. We couldn’t just let you die out there. Han is the one you should be really thanking, though. He is the one that went out into the cold weather to find you. No one else was willing to. It was so cold out there that we had trouble adapting our snowspeeders to the cold. Han had to go out on a Tauntaun to find you.

Sounds like you had a really rough time out there. A Wampa took you to its cave? Wow. I’ve heard many stories of Wampas. I wouldn’t want to be around one. I bet that Wampa wasn’t too happy when you cut off its arm!

I’m glad you’re back with us, Luke. I hope you recover soon. Leia invited me to go with Han and her to see you. I gladly will. All the pilots have been concerned about you.

I bet it wasn’t fun being in the bacta tank. I’ve never been treated by bacta…but I’ve heard that it smells.

You have allergies? To what? You said they had to be very careful in the way they treated you and with what kind so of materials. I don’t have any allergies. I suppose I’m lucky there. A lot of people have allergies.

I also heard that you came down with pneumonia, and that you’re in the medical section, recovering. I hope you get well soon. You’re the best pilot we have.

Yeah…so you heard about the probe droid? We suspect that that was the “meteorite” that you saw before the Wampa dragged you off. Han and Chewie went to go check it out. From what I hear, they found an Imperial probe droid, but it self-destructed on them.

Hold on, I need to go to a pilot’s meeting.

Okay, I’m back now. Imperials have been spotted in our area. Because we detected them, we put up an energy field. No doubt there will be a ground assault. Yes, we will have to evacuate, but not until this upcoming battle.

Yes, I think you should go for Leia. Hey, did you know that Leia and I have the same birthday? I thought that was interesting. Mon Mothma said she’d take us out for ice cream and cake. Naturally, I accepted the invitation.

Oh darn! I missed that! I came with Han and Leia to see you (you were asleep when we talked about birthdays), but you were waking up at the tail end of that conversation. I left right after seeing you, but Han, Chewie, and the droids stayed.

I should have stayed too…but I guess that was unavoidable. Bail Organa wanted to talk to me.

So tell me all about this. You said Leia kissed you? Women are very hard to read sometimes…whether they like a guy or not. I don’t know…why don’t you ask her if she likes you. That can’t hurt anything, and then you’ll know for sure. Take it from the pro. I’ve had many girlfriends over the years. Have you ever had one? You’re acting like you never have.

Yeah, Bail seems to be a nice guy, and very thoughtful too. I bet you’re right…that he just wanted to tell me how he appreciates me being in the Rebellion. He has talked privately with other pilots before, so I don’t know why I thought his conversation with me was any different. Oh well.

Wait, Luke…I thought you were still sick in bed? You’re getting in a ship? Are you going to participate in the ground assault too?


A fellow pilot,
Wedge
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Note 12
Wedge,

Oh, I know that Zev was there, and that was really nice of him too. It just meant a lto that you were willing to come out and find me. Thanks for saying I’m a good pilot, too. I love flying. Sometimes I don’t like to get a lot of compliments, but since you’re such a good friend I appreciate it.

Yes, that was extremely nice of Han. I mean, he could have lost his life for me.

I hope the Wampa wasn’t happy when I cut its arm off. Where did those creatures come from, anyway? Being in its cave was really scary.

Aww, thanks. I would love you to come visit me.

Yeah, the bacta tank was really awful. It smelled bad and everything I ate (even thought it was soup and easy stuff for me to digest) tasted funny.

I’m allergic to a lot of things, like the normal stuff (dust, mold, pet hair, etc) and then a lot of detergents, latex, some scents, Death Stick smoke…there’s other stuff but those are the main ones. I get really sick when I get around that stuff.

Awww, I don’t know that I’m the best pilot…but it’s nice of you to say that. Yes, I have pneumonia, and I’m pretty sick. I bet I’ll get better soon though, because the medical care is so good.

Wow, now we really have to evacuate, don’t we? That stinks, although it’ll be nice to get off this cold planet. Maybe we can go somewhere tropical so I can get a nice tan. ;) Seriously, though, this is really hard on us to have to move around so much.

You think so? That I should go for Leia? I don’t know…I just feel funny about it. Maybe I’m just nervous. No, I didn’t know that you had the same birthday. That’s kinda cool.

LOL, I would invite myself for the cake and ice cream if Mon Mothma wasn’t going to be there. I really don’t think she likes me.

Yeah, she kissed me!! I was so shocked.

Okay, so if I ask her if she likes me and she says no, what do I do? I don’t want her to think I’m a loser.

…No. I’ve never had a girlfriend. There’s not a lot of nice girls on Tatooine!!

So the meeting with Bail went okay? Well that’s good. I thought of something else, too…what if he wants you to perform a secret operation? And he’s going to tell you about it? Maybe that’s way off…just a thought. :-)

Yeah, I’m still sick but I had to go help you guys out.


See you out there,
Luke
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Note 13
Luke,

I think you have some natural flying ability. You know, for the average pilot, it would have taken at least a year to get as good at flying as you naturally are, and certainly demonstrated in the Death Star battle. And you’re welcome for the compliments, Luke. I don’t give them lightly.

Actually, I heard that Wampa that attacked you was killed BY STORMTROOPERS. Isn’t that weird? It was one of the reports we got a copy of from our Imperial spies. They were TOLD to look for a Wampa with one arm and kill it. I suppose those Wampa Ice Creatures are native to Hoth.

I noticed you had a picture of Vader hanging on your wall, with some holes in it. Have you been throwing darts at his picture?

Does a bacta tank smell worse than a Tauntaun? I’m just wondering…because I heard they both really stink.

I also heard that you have recovered enough that they’re letting you fly in the battle. That’s great, Luke! So have you fully recovered yet?

Okay, so you’re allergic to a lot of things? That must be horrible. You said you really get sick when you get around that stuff. Like you mean sneezing and runny nose…that kind of thing? I know some people who are allergic to lots of things like you are.

Yes, the Rebellion does seem to have a good medical care service.

Yes, unfortunately we have to evacuate the base. I’m headed for the rendezvous point now, as I am sure you also are. Actually, I don’t think we’re going to look for a new base. I heard that we’re just going to travel as a fleet from now on. Having bases is too expensive, and is becoming too risky. If they always find us as fast as they found our Hoth base, we’re going to be in big trouble. Bail Organa told me about this.

Yes, I do think you should go for Leia. Besides, if you don’t go for her, I’m sure someone else will, and then you would have lost all chances at having her.

The birthday celebration was fun. As I told you, Mon Mothma said she’d take Leia and I out for ice cream and cake. She did. We had a great time.

Why would you invite yourself to join in for Leia and my birthday celebration? It was our special day. I wouldn’t invite myself to join on your birthday party. (I don’t know when your birthday is, though.) You don’t think Mon Mothma likes you? Why not? She seems like she’s a little sad, but she is a nice person. I had fun getting to know her at our party.

Well if Leia says no to you, then you can just go on being friends. I’m sure that wouldn’t be a bad thing. After all, that’s what you guys are right now. You’ll know that she doesn’t like you like that. It might really hurt, but at least you’ll know. And I don’t think she’ll think you’re a loser. If she thought that, she wouldn’t have chosen to be your friend, would she have?

You’ve never had a girlfriend? We need to find you one.

Bail has already asked me to do one secret operation. I suppose he could ask me to do another. You might be right, Luke.

Now about the Hoth battle:

That wasn’t too bad of a battle was it? Your ideas were brilliant, Luke! What is your IQ? You must be really smart. From all my conversations with you, I’ve thought you were smart, but that was just great! Tying up the Walker’s legs like that!

Well I’ll see you at the rendezvous point.


Your friend,
Wedge
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Note 14
Wedge,

Well, thanks. Even if I don’t really have anything to do with my flying ability, thanks.
:-)

You’re kidding! Why would they want to kill the wampa that attacked me? How would they even know about it??? This is SO weird.

Yes, I throw darts at “Nigel” for fun. Practicing for the real thing, I guess. (just kidding, when I fight Vader, it won’t be with darts.)

No, a bacta tank doesn’t smell worse than a Tauntaun, but it sure is close! A Tauntaun smells really, really bad—the worst smell I’ve ever come across in my life, and let me tell you—there are a lot of smelly things on Tatooine.

Yes, I’ve recovered enough to fly in the battle. I wouldn’t say I’m up to where I was, but I’m doing a lot better. Thanks for asking.

Yes, I sneeze, I also break out into a nasty rash, or become short of breath. My eyes water…Yes, there are others who have terrible allergies, but my reactions are usually more severe than the average person with allergies.

Oh, well, I was starting to get sick of this planet anyway. Oh, no new base? Well…I guess that will be different. What is our next move against the Empire?

Well…I guess you’re right. I don’t know, sometimes I feel so confused about my feelings for her. I wonder if I really feel that way for her, or is it just the way I feel about people in my family?

Sheesh, I was only joking. Why would have you cared if I’d invited myself anyway? I”d let you invite yourself to my party anytime. I guess I thought we were good friends or something. I don’t really care if Mon Mothma likes me, not that much anyways…I just think she should forgive me for spilling something on her dress! Because if she’s as nice as you say she is, I might like to be friends with her too.

Are you sure? I mean…I guess. She’s not going to stop being friends with me just because I tell her I like her (if I even do.)

LOL, yeah, I’d love a girlfriend. Anybody you’re thinking about?

Really? Which secret operation was that? Or can you tell me?

Thanks. I guess I just thought about what I had to do, and did it. That’s all, nothing brave or special. I don’t know what my IQ is.


Luke
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Note 15
Luke,

How are things going? I haven’t seen you at the rendezvous point yet…you haven’t made it here, now have you? Where are you? You know that Leia and Han are also missing? We’ve heard nothing from them…but we do know they’re together. Leia didn’t go on this transport that she was supposed to go on, and Han said he’d take her. They must have run into some problems or something. Do you know anything about it?

You are very welcome Luke. I like giving compliments to good friends, and you certainly deserved it.

No, Luke…I was being serious. The Imperials did kill the Wampa that attacked you. I have no idea why they did it…I only know that they did. Maybe they felt that since it had attacked another human, they didn’t want to take a chance of it attacking them. There is really no sensible explanation for it. I don’t know how they knew about it…except that maybe there is an Imperial spy somewhere around the base. Mon Mothma’s been talking about some guy named Arawn Corta. Ever heard of him? Anyway, you’re right; that certainly was weird.

Hmm…well I’m glad you have fun throwing darts at Nigel (Darth Vader.) But did you take your dart stuff with you in your X-Wing, or did you have to leave it at the abandoned base? You know, Vader was reported to have been seen inside our base…what if he finds it? That would be hilarious if you could fight Vader with darts. What would you fight him with?

I see…so a bacta tank and a Tauntaun are close to both smelling equally bad. Well I never want to smell one of those things again. Hey, you weren’t allergic to Tauntauns, were you? You said that Tauntauns are the worst smell you encountered in your life…and you’ve come across lots of smelly things on Tatooine? Really? I didn’t think much lived on Tatooine. What kinds of smelly things are on Tatooine?

Well I’m glad that you were recovered enough to fight in the battle. Without you, I don’t know what we would have done! Well if you’re not completely better yet, keep getting better, okay?

Wow…your allergies must be really horrible. You said that you sneeze, break out in a nasty rash, or become short of breath, and your eyes water. Does all that stuff happen to you every time you come across something you’re allergic to? Or does one happen a lot more than the other stuff? About the becoming short of breath…is that scary or something. And what do you mean by it? You said your reactions are usually more severe than the average person with allergies.

Well where did you go? It would be nice to know…like I said, I haven’t seen you around in our big ship here…as for our next move against the Empire….our intelligences have found some alarming information. Apparently the Empire is constructing a whole new Death Star. We’re trying to learn as much as we can about that…and once we learn about it, I guess we’ll have to take it down. This information is all very new to us, so we don’t have much info yet. I’ll be sure to let you know when I hear more.

Hey buddy…it sounds like you are in love with Leia. Everyone feels confused about their feelings when they fall in love, especially if it is the first time. You said something really strange in your last letter. You said, “I wonder if I really feel that way for her, or is it just the way I feel about people in my family.” Why would you feel a family kind of love for her? I think you just don’t want to admit to yourself that you’re in love!

And I was joking too, Luke. We are good friends. I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings with my comments in your last letter. It’s just that Mon Mothma was doing something very special for Leia and me…and it wasn’t intended to be a huge party. We didn’t invite Han either. Mon Mothma told us that it was very important to her that it was kept in private…because it mean so much to her. I don’t know why she would feel like that…but that’s what she said…and I got a sense of that every time she talked to us…especially Leia. I’m sure that Mon Mothma will forgive you for spilling that coffee on her dress. She is a good woman, and the dress was obviously very important to her.

Luke…you must sort out your feelings for Leia…but don’t let it take so long that Leia is already taken by the time you realize you’re in love with her. I am certain that your telling Leia that you love her would not ruin your friendship with her. I say…go for it.

Well…there is a real nice girl in the Rebellion that I kind of like. Her name is Amy. Have you met her?

Bail just sent me on a mission to try to find those droids after our Rebel had dumped them…but you got to those droids first. It’s all past history now anyway, because we know what happened with the first Death Star.

So you don’t know what your IQ is? I still say it must be pretty high.

Well see you soon, I hope.


Wedge Antilles
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Note 16
Wedge,

I’m not going to the rendezvous point, I’m going to Dagobah to train with a Jedi Master named Yoda. Han and Leia didn’t come either? What?!…I thought they were planning on meeting you there. No, I don’t know anything about it.

That is crazy. Arawn Corta? No, I’ve never heard of him. Ugh, I wish they’d just leave me alone.

Yeah, I had to leave the dart board at the base. There wasn’t enough room in my X-Wing. Heh heh, that would be funny. (If Vader found it.) I wonder if he’d know it was mine.

On Tatooine, it’s extremely hot. So if you leave your trash out, it smells really bad. Also things die out in the sun and they rot. And all the cities smell like smoke all the time, because there are no laws about pollution.

Different stuff happens mainly with different substances that I’m allergic too. For example, I’ve very allergic to nickel—if I wear something with nickel in it and it touches my skin, I break out in a very bad rash on the spot. It is scary when I get short of breath because (obviously) I can’t breathe very well, so I don’t get enough oxygen and I worry about passing out. That’s happened to me twice in my life. (Losing conciousness.)

A new Death Star (shudders) We had enough problems with the last one.

I don’t exactly know what I meant by that. I guess I mean that I don’t know if I love her like romanticly or like a sister. We’ve been through a lot together, and it’s hard to explain…you may be right, but I think Leia may be in love with Han. Some of my other friends have said that I should wait and sort out my feelings.

Aw, it’s okay. I wasn’t hurt by this, just a little confused. I understand if Mon Mothma wanted to keep the party small. I hope you had a really good time.

You think I should go for her? …I just don’t know. Maybe I should…

No, I’ve never met anyone named Amy in the rebellion. What’s she like?

Droids? Oh…so you didn’t find anything? Sorry.

I wish I could see you soon…but I have a feeling I might be in training for a long time.


Your friend, Luke
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Note 17
Luke,

How’s the training going? I didn’t know there were any Jedi alive besides Obi-Wan. It must be some pretty hard work. From what I’ve heard of the Jedi, they don’t take things lightly. A Jedi Master must be pretty tough too.

When you’re done with your training you’ll come to the rendezvous point, right?

Bail said that he’s heard from his daughter. From the letter, it sounded like the Millennium Falcon needed repairs done, and…get this…they went through an asteroid field in order to avoid an entire Imperial fleet who followed them. Why would the Empire care so much about the Millennium Falcon…why would they care enough to send out an entire Imperial fleet to go in pursuit of it? They’ll come as soon as they can, but they had to land at some mining colony…I believe it was called Bespin or Cloud City. I’m sure they’ll be on their way soon.

You’ve never heard of Arawn Corta? But your aunt (I met her, and she introduced herself to me when I told her you were one of my friends), said that that was the man that you and she were delivering some shipment to before you went to Anuvuin and found Leia. Could you have forgotten? I’m sure that a lot of things happened between now and then, but your aunt is convinced that the customer’s name is Arawn Corta. She told me that he took a special interest in you. Do you know what she was talking about?

Too bad that you had to leave that dartboard at the base. Who knows…maybe Vader DID find it…and maybe he thought of you right away when he saw the Dartboard. Didn’t you tell me at one point that you were writing him hate letters?

Ew…from your description of Tatooine smells, I don’t think want to go to your home planet any time soon. All that stuff you described must not have been good for your allergies. There’s no laws about pollution on Tatooine? But Tatooine is part of the Empire. I know it didn’t used to be part of the Republic, but when the Emperor came into power, he took the planet for the Empire. I guess the Empire doesn’t care much for enforcing those kinds of laws on desert planets.

Well I KNEW that when you said you had horrible rashes…I knew you were talking about a skin thing. I was wondering out the other stuff besides the skin stuff. Anyway you’ve lost consciousness twice…when you said that were you talking about when you got short of breath or ever? If it was from just getting short of breath, don’t you have some kind of medicine for that or something?

Yes, there is definitely talk about a new Death Star, and we’ve confirmed it. There IS a new Death Star…but we’re having trouble locating it right now. I’ll try to keep you updated about what we find out.

Well, I know that feelings can be very confusing sometimes. You should go at your own pace…but don’t wait too long. If you decide you have feelings for her, you don’t want to lose your chance at dating her because you were too slow at making your decision. At any rate, I know your close friends with her. You know, the best romantic relationships come out of friendship. :)

We all had a wonderful time. I do wish you could have been there, but since it wasn’t your birthday, and Mon Mothma made everything, I couldn’t just invite you. It was a special birthday dinner that she made for us, and the stuff she used was expensive. She didn’t even make enough for herself to eat. She said the day was very special to her as well, but she wouldn’t tell us any more than that.

I’m not going to make up your mind for you, Luke. You must be the one who finally decides whether to go for her or not.

Amy…well she’s real nice…and gorgeous…..oh…I’m having trouble describing her. She’s great, Luke. You’ve got to meet her when you come back. She has it all…the good looks, the pretty smile, the intelligent mind, and the nice words and actions. She’s my kind of girl.

Good luck with your training, Luke. I hope to see you back here with us soon. We all miss you!


Wedge
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Note 18
Wedge,

The training is really hard. Worse than Imperial training, or so I hear.

Bad news. Leia and Han were captured by Vader in a trap on Cloud City. I know, it sounds crazy, but I can sense it through the Force. I’m going to leave my training and go and help them.

I…I don’t remember Arawn Corta. But it sounds like I should. Man, I hope this training isn’t harder on me than I thought.

Yep, I’m still writing Vader hate letters, and they’re getting more hateful! I cannot stand him for what he’s done to Han and Leia.

You’re right. The Empire doesn’t really care about Tatooine. There are too many aliens, and the Emperor only likes humans. So there are no pollution laws.

Yes, I have my inhaler for when I get short of breath. I have to use it a lot. The two times I lost consciousness were really, really bad. I had to go and get medical treatment. I just hope that doesn’t happen out here. I know that Yoda is a powerful Jedi Master, but I don’t know how much skill he has with healing.

Oh, a new Death Star??! That’s terrible. Maybe when I go and defeat Vader I’ll make him tell me all about it.

Oh…I don’t know. I’m pretty sure Leia loves Han. Leia and I can still be friends, though. Do you know any other girls? ;-)

It’s okay!! I don’t care if I didn’t get invited to the party. We’re cool!

Aww, Amy sounds really nice. I can’t wait until I get to meet her!


Luke
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Note 19
Luke,

I’m sorry to hear that the training was hard on you. But I guess that as long as it doesn’t kill you, it’d be good for you. After all, you are the only Jedi besides Obi-Wan and Yoda, right? You’d have to be well trained in order to be a good Jedi.

You said that because Leia and Han were in danger that you were going to go leave your training to help them? Your dedication to your friends is quite evident. Be careful, though, Luke. We all need you here in the Rebellion. So don’t go dying on us or getting killed. Vader captured Han and Leia? Do you have any idea why? Are they all right? Have you reached Cloud City yet?

Well I’m sure that the Arawn Corta thing will clear itself up.

Do you have any idea where Mon Mothma is? No one has seen her around recently, and I’m beginning to get a little worried about her. You and she seem to have gotten to be pretty good friends. Did she mention anything to you?

And what does Vader do in response to your hate letters? I bet you make him pretty mad when he receives them. I wonder if Vader knows you were the one that wrote the notes. Be careful, Luke. Be careful around Vader…be extra careful around him because of the letters. He’s not a person that I would want to mess with, I know.

Hmm…well no pollution laws…I bet that’s not really that good for your asthma. (I’m talking about Tatooine and its environment.) The Empire doesn’t seem to care too much about anything except itself and the money that it can get out of a planet. Tatooine can’t provide that much money for it anyway. I wonder why Tatooine is even in the Empire. I know that it wasn’t always…but when the Emperor came into power, they took Tatooine and brought it into the Empire. It was probably a waste of time and investment in money. (at least in their eyes.) It’s a wonder they didn’t figure that out before they took the planet.

Oh, okay…so you have an inhaler? That’s good. You said you use it a lot…like how much? I don’t know how you can stand getting short of breath. I don’t think I’d be able to take all that. You keep telling me you lost consciousness twice…like how old were you when that happened, and how come your inhaler didn’t help then…or where were you? That would be scary. I’m sure you’ll be fine, Luke. After all, you know what you can take…and can’t you use your inhaler if you start getting short of breath so it doesn’t get to the point where you lose consciousness?

Yeah, there’s a new Death Star…and we have just received word that the Emperor will personally be overseeing the final completion stages! Isn’t that stupid of the Emperor!

Well I’m glad you’re taking it so well that Leia loves Han. I know once I liked someone a lot, and I thought they liked me back. It took me a long time to get over it, but I’m okay about it now because I met someone so much more awesome than that old crush. Leia seems to be a pretty good girl though.

Let’s see…do I know of any other girls? Actually I do. Do you know who Kirsten is? I don’t know much about her, but Amy introduced her to me, and she seems like a pretty neat girl. You’ll have to meet her sometime if you haven’t already. Well I’ll be sure to introduce you to Amy the moment you come back to the fleet.

Be sure to update me on what is going on with you at this time.


Wedge
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