Will you help us Wesley?

Chapter 2

The next day at Enterprise Beverly and Picard read their letters.

Beverly was happy he was enjoying himself but missed him a lot.

Picard was thinking about asking him to come back. Beg if he must.

"I'll give her another year and if it's not going any better I'll ask him. Unless he comes back himself." Picard said to himself relieved that Wesley will willingly help them.

He also saw the hint Former Ensign Crusher proving that he really would gladly help them and come back to stay.

Then he called Beverly.

When she got to his quarters she sat down.

"What do you need Captain?" she asked.

"I received a letter from Mr. Crusher telling me that he would help anyway he can, even if he needs to come back if it helps. I could tell he can tell he's going to be back for good because instead of Wesley he put Former Ensign Crusher. She has a year to get this right. And if she doesn't I'm telling Starfleet Academy what happened and telling Wesley we need him back."

She nodded.

When they split up Picard went to Main Bridge and sat down.

A week later Wesley got a letter from Captain.

"Oh no." he said.

Then he opened the letter.

Dear Mr. Crusher,

We need you to come here and help the ensign with something. I have a combadge for you to use to get here. I apologize for interrupted your traveling.

Captain Picard

Wesley sighed.

"And so it begins." he said and shook his head. "Well, let's get this done."

Then he put the combadge on and was gone.

When he got there he saw Picard, Data, Warf, Riker, Deanna and the new ensign there as usual.

Then he cleared his throat catching everyone's attention.

"Wesley?!" everyone but Picard said surprised.

"Hi everyone." he said waving.

"What are you doing here?" Deanna asked.

"Captain said the new ensign was having trouble and needed some help. The last time I wrote to mom after hearing that you're having a little trouble with it I said I would help anyway I can. A letter with a question or if I needed to come here." he said after getting a hug from her.

Then he looked at Picard.

"Captain."

"Mr. Crusher." he said.

"So, what can I help you with? Engineering, Warps, what?" he asked smiling.

They could all tell (except the new ensign) he was hoping for engineering because they knew it was his favorite place.

"She needs help with the computer because she hit something and now it won't work. She needs to get to warp 2. I thought about writing you a question on how to do it but I thought it would be better if you saw what was wrong." Picard said.

"Alright, let's see what I can do."

Then he sat down and looked at what was going on.

"Looks like you hit the wrong button multiple times causing you to get things to get out of place. I should be able to fix it."

It took him twenty minutes to fix it up.

"Alright, that should do it, just let me check. What was it you needed sir?" he said.

"Warp 2." Picard said.

Wesley did as told and it worked.

"There you go sir. Just what you needed." he said smiling.

'That felt good.' he thought.

"Engage." Picard said and Wesley hit the button and they were gone.

Then he stood up and gave him back the combadge.

"Let me know when you need me again."

Picard nodded and Wesley walked over to where he needed to be.

"By everyone."

"Good by Mr. Crusher." Picard said. "Energize."

Then he was gone.

While the rest of the year went by Wesley would be posted on how the ensign is doing by Picard and not liking it. He would get up to four letters a week and had to go to Enterprise six times in two months.

He was reading another letter at a planet he had never been on and shook his head.

"They need me there again for the third time this month. Even with my help the ensign is getting worse and worse every time he writes to me. I think it's time I get back to work, they need someone with experience like me. Let's write to Captain and he'll probably be thrilled and relieved."

So he sat down and started to write back.

Dear Captain,

By the sounds of things it's getting worse instead of better, even with my help. I'll come back again and fix it. When you send me a reply please give me a combadge as usual and I'll take my spot back as usual. But for good this time if I have to.

Then like the first time he heard about that ensign he wrote something to prove he wasn't lying.

Ensign Crusher

P.S.

She needs to press D then type in 253 and that will work.

When it was looked at he sent it and waited for his reply.

'They're gonna need me to stay. I can already tell.'

A few minutes later Picard had gotten a reply and what he hoped he would get back he got.

He sighed in relief.

"Thank you." he said to himself.

Then he wrote a reply and sent him the combadge to get there as usual.

"I really should have let him keep it the first time I needed him to come."

A few minutes later Wesley was sitting there with the letter he was hoping for.

Dear Mr. Crusher,

Thank you for coming back, again. Looking forward to seeing you soon Ensign Crusher.

Captain

P.S. I gave you a combadge so you can get here as usual. It's the combadge you had when you were here. Every time we need you I give it to you.

Wesley looked at the combadge in shock.

"This is the combadge I wore all day everyday until I left?!" he said. "He must really hope I come back."

He shrugged and put it on. Then as usual he was gone.