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Potty Training 101

By Mara Elizabeth Jade

"Luke!" Mara Jade Skywalker shouted. "Don't just leave me in here!"

"I'm coming, dear," replied Luke with clenched teeth and forced calmness.

"Well you better hurry! I don't know what to do!" Mara replied, but with not as much control. "You think I had much training in this section of expertise? Do you remember my background?"

"Uh, yes, Mara, I do." Luke replied, then ran back into the 'fresher. "Ok, ok. I'm coming."

When Luke got back to the 'fresher he was unprepared for what he saw. Luke never knew that potty-training Ben would be this hard. Obviously, neither parent had had much experience with younger siblings. And their guardians had not prepared them for the grueling task.

'Oh, Force', Luke thought. In the 'fresher, Mara was holding Ben at an arm's length. Ben had been doing all right today, and Mara and Luke thought that it wouldn't be such a big mistake to put him in training underwear. Unfortunately, Ben hadn't told them when he needed to use his little potty-chair. And now Luke and Mara had a two-year-old and clothes to clean off.

"Daddy!" Ben exclaimed, when he saw Luke. Then he continued, "I went stinkies."

" I see that, Ben. Why didn't you go in the potty?" Luke replied to his son. At his father's answer, Ben ducked his head in shame, then said quietly, "I no wannie go in potty." Luke gave him a disapproving look, and then broke out into a smile when he couldn't ignore Ben's pleading eyes.

"Its all right Ben, I forgive you." Luke ruffled his short, red hair. Ben smiled a toothy grin then spread out his arms to his father.

"Hug?"

"Uh, lets hold off that hug until we get you cleaned off, ok buddy?"

"Ok."

Then Mara spoke up, obviously put off for having to hold her very dirty son for so long. "Ok, Luke. Come over here and help me, would you?"

Luke smiled, and then began to take off the rest of Ben's clothes. When the clothes were off, Luke realized the damage wasn't too great with the pants and underwear off.

"So, how are we going to clean this up?" Mara asked the obvious question.

Luke shook his head. "I don't know," he said in utter bafflement. Then Luke thought of something, or rather, someone. Luke looked at his wife, "but I do know someone who can help us." Mara was about to ask who, when the same thought hit her.

They both spoke at the same time.

"Leia"

Luke got up and said before leaving the 'fresher to call his sister, "I'll be right back."

Leia sat down as she sighed in pure bliss. The kids were at school, and Han was working on the Falcon with Chewy – as usual. But what wasn't usual was that Leia actually had no immediate work, and her comlink wasn't ringing of the hook. So Leia had used the rare time of peace to sit down in her favorite easy chair and began to sip her cup of tea.

'Wow,' Leia thought, 'its been a long time since I've been able to just enjoy a cup of tea.' But Leia knew it couldn't last, and when her comlink rang, she wasn't surprised, just disappointed.

"Leia." Luke's voice rang clearly through the comlink.

"Luke?" She replied, "what is it, Luke?" Leia asked with a touch of annoyance. "I swear, if Han is in trouble…"

"No, its not Han. Mara and I, we… need your help."

"With what?"

"You know how Mara and I have been trying to potty-train Ben?"

"Yes," Leia replied cautiously.

"Well," Luke hesitated. "We need your help. Could you come over here and help Mara and I?"

Leia sighed. What would her family ever do without her?

THE END

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-Mara E. Jade