Disclaimer: All characters except for Meagan, Sasha and a few minor characters, belong to George Lucas, and we are not receiving any profit off this work of fiction.
This is written in first person point of view of Meagan unless otherwise noted.
From Earth to Star Wars
Part Two: Is now Post TPM by about seven years. (Anakin is somewhere over sixteen.) Meagan has been back for about three plus years now.
Meagan comes back to Star Wars and meets up with now Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker. Follows the movies, but is an AU. (Caution.) Ours does have a bit of a twist to it. Tragedy has struck again when Caddock escaped from prison and wants his revenge by putting a price on little Sasha Kenobi's head. And Meagan has yet to know that a pirate wants her baby girl
Chapter Forty Four,
Obi-Wan's point of view
After hearing the grim news about the bounty on Sasha's head, it took quite a while for Anakin and I come to terms with it. At least enough to be able to tell Meagan. And she needed to know, though the thought of telling her turned my stomach. I would rather face a firing squad without my light saber than to tell her our daughter now had a price on her head.
"Do you want to do this alone?" Anakin's voice came from besides me. He sounded a lot calmer, but like me, he still had to deal with his anger.
I sighed before answering him. "No, but I should be the one to tell her."
He nodded as I entered the code outside our door and stepped through when the door slid open.
Meagan, who had heard us, came from the kitchen. "Oh there you are. I've been wondering where........" She stopped short at the grim and serious looks on our faces. "What's wrong?"
I really didn't want to do this. Meagan has been through enough. How can I tell her? This will certainly break her heart.
"Why don't we sit down?" Anakin sensed my dread and stepped in to fill the silence.
Meagan looked alarmed as Anakin sat her down on the couch before stepping back, out of the way, but still close by.
"Is Sasha here?" I asked her, not wanting her to be disturbed by this.
"In the creche." Meagan shook her head, glancing from me to Anakin and then back to me again. "Obi-Wan what is going on? And why do I have a bad feeling about this?"
I gently took her hands into my own, rubbing the tops of them with my thumbs. "After you and Sasha left this morning, Anakin and I were called into a Council meeting."
I paused, quickly thinking of the best way to phrase this as Meagan spoke. "Does this have to do with the attack last week?"
Anakin and I glanced at each other. I took another breath. I really didn't want to tell her, but I had to do this. "Yes, the Council did discover who is behind it and some other, rather disturbing news."
Her face was devoid of emotion, but I could feel her hands beginning to shake. Tightening my grip on her, I told her the truth.
"They recently received word that Caddock has escaped from prison."
"He learned that you're really alive and now he's after you." They weren't questions.
I nodded, confirming her thoughts, but I had to continue. "Yes, the man has too many sources not to learn that, but to get to me, he's chosen another avenue to get his revenge." Meagan sat still as stone, her fingers curling tightly into the palms of my hands. "Honey, I really don't want to tell you this, but Caddock has put a bounty on Sasha."
Her face immediately began to pale as she began processing it. I could see it in her eyes that she well understood why he was going after Sasha, that Caddock's revenge would be complete if he could take her from us, alive.
I managed to pull one of my hands away from her so I could pull her against me. Her entire body was shaking as I rubbed her back. We sat there for long moments before I spoke into the quiet. "Honey talk to me."
Meagan took a deep breath. "What are we going to do?"
That wasn't exactly what I expected, but at least she hadn't fallen completely apart. "For right now nothing. The Council has their sources tracking down Caddock's whereabouts....."
She abruptly stood up and headed toward the hallway that lead to the bedrooms.
After exchanging a look of shock with Anakin, I followed, grabbing her arm by the entry way. "Honey where are you going?"
Her eyes flashed with protective anger. "I'm not going to sit around waiting for something to happen to Sasha. I"m going to find that damn pirate and kill him myself."
I reached up and stroked Meagan's cheek, trying to soothe her, though I still wanted to do that same thing myself. "And as I was saying, they are tracking him down and then will bring him back into our custody. You and Sasha will be safe at the Temple."
I held her close as her as she was trembling in my arms. "It's going to be alright love. No one is going to hurt you or Sasha. Not while Anakin and I are here with you."
Meagan pulled back and stared up at me for a moment before glancing over to where Anakin stood. "How can you two be so calm about this? This is Sasha we're taking about."
Anakin snorted. "We're hardly calm Meagan. We've been meditating for ions about this to give off the illusion of calm."
A hint of a smile pulled at Meagan's lips. "At least I'm not alone in the fact I want to kill this pirate for everything he's done to us."
Anakin grinned as I pulled Meagan close again. "No my love, you're not alone and we'll get through this, together."
Meagan's point of view
To say the next few days were difficult was a lie. Nights were the worse, wondering what was going to happen, thinking that the same man who wanted to rape me, nearly killed my husband, now wanted to take my baby.
Anger cursed through me, causing Obi-Wan, who was sleeping, to awake with a growl. "Meagan what's wrong?"
"I don't like this at all." I rolled over, curling myself into his warmth. "I don't think I could take it if something happened to Sasha."
His arms tightened around me protectively. "Nothing is going to happen Meagan, nothing."
Relieved at his confidence, I allowed myself to relax in his arms, eventually going back to sleep.
"You're going where?" Anakin asked me one morning about a week later. Neither Anakin nor my husband let Sasha or I out of their sight for very long.
"Jema asked me to come down to the office to do some paperwork for her. I'll be alright." I told him. "She thought it would be a good distraction." And she was right. I needed to do something productive, to channel the anger I was still dealing with.
"Alright." He said and I turned to go, but he continued. "I'll get some things for Sasha and we can go with you."
"Anakin."
"I told Master Obi-Wan that I wouldn't let you or Sasha out of my sight while he was gone, so we're going with you. And I can do my studies there as well as here." Master Yoda said he wanted to see Obi-Wan today and would be with the older master for most of the day.
I sighed. This was getting annoying. My every move followed. "Alright."
"Meagan it's so good to see you." Jema and several others greeted me when we reached my office. "Are you holding up okay?"
I sighed. "About as well as can be. Thanks for letting me come down here."
"Anything I can do to help." Jema looked at me sympathically, then glanced behind me to Anakin, who was carrying Sasha. "And you're escorting her?"
Anakin shook his head and spoke before I could. "My Master told me not to let either of them out of my sight. So here I am."
Jema looked at me before shaking her head. "I have a stack of paperwork on your desk. It's cases that are pretty old and it needs to be organized, pronto."
I smiled. Shifting through paperwork was never my favorite chore, but it was a distraction and by gazing at the stack on my desk, it could take days to get through it all.
While I worked, Anakin kept quiet either doing his own work and playing with Sasha. Though I could feel his gaze on me quite frequently.
"Meagan." Anakin's voice broke through the silence just as the hairs started to stand on the back of my neck. Something was wrong, terribly wrong. "Get Sasha and get beneath the desk. I'm going to see what's....."
Suddenly the ground started shaking, throwing me off balance. Grabbing the edge of the desk to keep balance, I headed toward the crip were Sasha sat, crying. But just as soon as it started, everything went silent.
"What was that?" I asked, trying to quiet Sasha.
Anakin shrugged his shoulders as Jema ran in.
"You okay?"
"We're fine. What was that?"
Jema turned and gazed out the window. "I think some sort of small bomb went off outside."
Anakin was about to comment when his comlink started beeping. "Anakin here."
"Where are you?" I heard Obi-Wan's voice. "Is anyone hurt?"
"No Master and we're in Meagan's office."
"Good. Stay there and tell Jema to keep anyone from entering the area while we check things out."
Hearing that, Jema turned and left, leaving Anakin and I alone again.
"Yes Master." Anakin switched off the comlink and guided me back behind the desk. "Why don't you get back to work? We might be here for a while."
Sighing, but keeping Sasha in my lap, I turned back to the paperwork in front of me.
It was later that evening that Obi-Wan told us it was alright for us to come back to our quarters. Once we entered, I ran straight into his arms.
"What did they find out?" Anakin asked as he set Sasha down in a crib in the corner of the room.
Obi-Wan continued to hold me, but answered Anakin's question. "Caddock's handiwork no doubt. Luckily, no one was hurt, though the steps to the building were badly damaged and that entrance is no longer usable."
Listening to the two discuss what happened, I quickly began to understand that the bomb was a warning, a threat. Caddock meant business and I was terrified that he could figure out a way to get a hold of my baby.
Obi-Wan's point of view
Laying in bed that night, not sleeping, gave me the perfect opportunity to think about everything Master Yoda had told me. He was growing worried that if Sasha was taken by this pirate, it would put the galaxy in danger. It was becoming more obvious that Master Yoda more than firmly believed in the words he told us shortly after her birth, that she would help save the Jedi, being our hope in the darkness.
And now that hope was fading away. He had the suspension that there was more behind this than Caddock wanting revenge. But he didn't quite know what. And that was more disturbing than facing Caddock again. That there was another, unknown, enemy after my daughter.
And that was why I couldn't sleep. My little baby girl was in danger's way and there wasn't much I could do right now.
Sighing, I untangled myself from my sleeping wife and rose, walking over to where Sasha slept, blissfully unaware. Her little hands grasping unto her favorite teddy bear, her small mouth moving in her sleep. Reaching down, I traced a pattern across her soft cheek, vowing that nothing would harm her.
After staring at her for long moments, I climbed back into bed. And after another hour or so, finally succumbed to sleep.
It was the day after another threat bomb exploded that Masters Yoda and Windu met with me in one of their meditation chambers. Anakin was guarding Sasha and Meagan. "I take it the Council finally decided something?"
The two looked at each other before Master Windu spook. "Actually this was our decision. The less know about it, the better."
I raised an eyebrow, but I fought to maintain a calm composure. "And what decision is that?"
The two looked at each other again and my stomach began to turn into knots. "We've found a good hiding place for Meagan and Sasha. Master Tachi, her Padawan Ferus Olin and Knight Danik Perti will accompany them."
"You're taking them away from the Temple?"
"Obi-Wan, Caddock has proven he can get to them here and it must be stopped before anyone else gets hurt." Windu paused before continuing. "And we know more about his whereabouts than before."
"And who is going after Caddock?"
"We're sending a strike team. We'll need you to help lead it once we get it all put together."
I shifted my weight, not wanting to leave my wife and child. "No, I want to stay with my wife and daughter."
"Obi-Wan, we've thought long and hard over this. You know the way that man thinks, acts and works." Windu paused as he and Yoda glanced at each other again. "And Anakin can stay with Meagan and Sasha."
Relief flooded through me at that thought. Anakin would protect them with his life. I had nothing to worry about if he was there.
"Need you to track that pirate down they do." Yoda spoke up. "Well protected with four Jedi they will be."
Sighing, I knew they were right, but yet I didn't want to let Meagan and Sasha out of my sight either. "Where are you taking them?"
"A quiet, peaceful planet not far from Aldreaan. They will be safe there." They went on to tell me a bit more about the planet.
I was still unsure about this entire thing, letting Meagan and Sasha leave the Temple, where I wouldn't know if they were alright. But I had to trust that everything would turn out for the best.
Then, suddenly, a strong disturbance swept through the Force before it vanished completely. Another bomb.
Without a second thought, I frantically reached through the Force and found my wife, Padawan and daughter unharmed. Sighing with relief, I opened my eyes again to face the two Senior Jedi.
"They leave tonight, under the cover of darkness." And looking into their faces, I knew there was no way I could argue.
"Anakin, where's Meagan and Sasha?" I asked my apprentice as I walked into our apartment sometime later.
"Asleep." He looked up from his homework. "What is it?"
"I have our orders." I told him as I sat down in the living area. "They want Meagan and Sasha off planet, tonight."
"Will they be safe?"
I let out a breath. "Masters Yoda and Windu think so and one of these days those bombs will seriously injure or worse yet, kill someone."
"Where are we taking them to?"
I looked up into his eyes. "You are going with Master Tachi, Ferus and Danik Perti . I'll be going after Caddock with some others."
"What??" To say he looked shocked would be an understatement. Except during the undercover pirate mission we'd never been separated during a mission before.
"Anakin, I know how Caddock's mind works, how he operates. My first reaction was to want to stay with Meagan and Sasha, to protect them, but the Masters are right. The more quickly we can get Caddock, the better off they will be."
He still looked doubtful as I continued. "Master Tachi has been put in charge of this mission and you will obey her as you would me. Do you understand?"
He sighed. "But Master, she doesn't know anything about babies...."
I fought a grin. "Anakin, she and the rest of the team are there for protection and in case something does happen. Knowing Siri I'm sure she'll leave most of the baby-sitting for you and Meagan. However, you will obey her."
He nodded this time. "Yes Master."
"You'd best go back to your quarters and pack." I told him, my mind already going to what I was going to tell Meagan, but Anakin's voice stopped them.
"Why did they separate us?"
I sighed. "Not that I don't trust Siri and the others, because I do. But knowing you are there, I can track down Caddock and end this without constantly worrying about how Meagan and Sasha are. Padawan, I trust you with their lives completely. I know no harm will come to them."
His face took on one of pride and confidence. "They won't be touched."
I stood, placing a hand on his shoulder. "I know, but I will certainly miss having you by my side."
"I'll miss you too Master." He grinned. "I guess I'd better go pack."
"Don't take too long. You're leaving soon and I'll need your help packing things for Sasha.."
"Yes Master." With that he left, leaving me alone.
Meagan's point of view
I gripped my hands on Obi-Wan's tunics until my knuckles started to turn white. He woke me up from a peaceful rest only to tell me bad news. "You're not even coming with us?"
He shook his head as he tried to pry my fingers loose, but I just held on all the more tighter. "Anakin, along with Siri, Ferus and Danik Perti . Sasha will be fine."
"And you're going where again?" He had just explained the entire thing to me, but as shocked as I was, it was a bit understandable that nothing was sinking in. Especially after three bombs had exploded around the Jedi Temple. The latest nearly killed three.
He sighed before answering. "The Masters haven't given me an exact assignment as yet, but their sources have tracked him well. However, there will be a team going. I won't be going alone."
I gazed up at him, not ready to let him go, even if he were among a big group. "No, I won't allow it."
"Sweetheart, you don't have a choice. This was Masters Yoda and Windu's decision and one that they did not make lightly either. We have to trust their wisdom and experience." He paused as he reached over and started to stroke my cheek lightly. "Anakin will be going with you. He won't let anything happen to Sasha or to you for that matter. That's why they are separating us. I've know how Caddock works, so it's understandable why they ordered me to go get him. And Anakin won't let anything happen to you two."
I let this sink in, leaning closer to my husband, taking comfort from his gentle touch. "What if that damn pirate gets his filthy hands on our baby?"
"He won't Meagan." His voice was laced with determination and look of steel came into his eyes. "No one is going to let that happen."
I felt my lower lip start to tremble. I was so scared as Obi-Wan wrapped his arms around me, sending me his love and strength.
"When do we leave?" I asked, but not having the strength to pull away from the warmth of my husband's arms. "And what do I need to pack for Sasha?"
"Tonight, under the cover of darkness. And you can start on your things first. Anakin should be back presently to start on Sasha's."
I didn't say anything, but knew I should get up and start packing. However, the feel of Obi-Wan's arms around me was too strong of a draw. Though, after several long moments, reality had begun to sink in and I started to rise, but Obi-Wan's soft accented voice stopped me.
"Let me hold you for a little longer."
Snuggling back into his arms, I didn't resist as he began kissing me.
"Ahem." Anakin's voice came from the doorway, breaking our embrace apart. "I don't mean to interrupt, but I need to know how much we need to take for Sasha."
"Enough for several weeks." Obi-Wan told him. "Though I'm sure you can get some things once there. You won't be totally isolated."
Anakin nodded and left the room.
"I'd best go start packing." With that I pulled away from Obi-Wan and this time he let me go.
"Why don't you get some rest?" Obi-Wan had come up from behind me as I stared out the window at the dark night sky shortly after we finished packing.
"I don't think I could." To tell the truth, I was still quite upset about this entire thing and my stomach was in knots.
"Come here love." I felt his hand on my shoulder, guiding me to the couch. "At least lie down for a while."
Not having much fight in me, I followed his lead and curled into a ball on the couch. "Join me then?"
He gave me an odd luck. "Sweetheart, it will be a tight squeeze."
Despite the bleak situation, I giggled. "We did conceive our daughter here."
Before Obi-Wan could respond, a loud groan came from the dinning area where Anakin was sitting. "I so did not want to know that."
Obi-Wan chuckled and ignoring Anakin's groans about how gross it was, he turned back to me. "Just get some rest."
I tired not to yawn, but as Obi-Wan gently touched my forehead, I found myself drifting off to sleep.
Obi-Wan's point of view
It was close to two in the morning when Siri Tachi arrived at our door. They were leaving. As Anakin gathered the bags, Siri came over to me.
"I'll take care of them. You have nothing to worry about Obi-Wan."
I nodded. "I know."
Siri smiled slightly. "I've only had a small debriefing. Is there anything in particular I need to know?"
I thought for a second. "Not really since Meagan and Anakin are familiar with Sasha's schedule. I have given Anakin strict orders to follow you as he would me."
"He won't try anything will he?"
I shook my head. "I don't think so. He's extremely protective of Sasha and Meagan. He won't do anything that puts them in danger. He is bringing his studies along, but you probably won't need to remind him."
She raised an eyebrow. "He'll do it on his own."
"A bit, but Meagan will take care of any reminding."
Siri smiled again before speaking. "You'd best wake Meagan. We need to get going."
I nodded and turned to leave, but turned back to Siri. "You know I'm trusting you with my three most prized possessions."
"No harm will come to them." She said and picked up several bags that were by the front door. "I'll meet you in the hanger."
I simply nodded and knelt by the edge of the bed, shaking her shoulder gently. "Meagan, love, it's time to go."
She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. "I'll go get Sasha."
Then, moments later, with the rest of our things, we made our way to the hanger.
I settled Meagan and Sasha into one of the larger quarters on board the ship. I pulled out one of the beds and helped Meagan sit down. I then took Sasha into my arms.
Cradling her close, I took in her sweet baby smell, the feel of her soft skin, the touch of her light feathery curls on my arm. Leaning down, I gently placed my cheek on hers. "Don't worry my little one, you will safe and never forget that Daddy loves you." And only by sheer strength of will that I was able to lay Sasha in a crib in the corner of the room.
Then I turned back to my wife. "Everything will be okay Meagan."
She reached up, pulling me down besides her. "Be careful Obi-Wan."
Not being able to resist I pulled her close, treasuring the feel of her in my arms. "I will, knowing I have you and Sasha to come home to."
I felt her nod her head against me. "I love you."
I wiped her tears. "I love you too." Leaning down, I kissed her.
It was sometime later when Anakin cleared his throat, breaking apart our embrace. "Master Tachi wants to leave."
I nodded and stood up, helping Meagan settle down into the small bed. "Sleep well my love."
And then with one last kiss on my daughter's cheek, I found the courage to leave the room. I turned to Anakin as we reached the gangplank. "Take care of them for me."
He nodded. "Don't worry Master, they'll be fine. I won't let anyone hurt them."
I sighed, grasping his hand. "I know."
With that we made our goodbyes and I left the ship
Then, I watched as the ship took off, my eyes following every move until it disappeared completely from my sight. Sighing deeply, I leaned back against the wall, closing my eyes, trying to find some composure, to manage the emotions running through me. This just wasn't any mission, my entire life was aboard that star ship.
I felt Master Yoda put a hand on my shoulder for a few minutes in sympathy before leaving me alone. I didn't know how long I watched the night sky, but finally coming to my senses, I went back in to get a little sleep. For deep down inside I knew that in order to protect my wife and daughter I would need to get Caddock back into prison. The Council's sources were doing a good job tracking him down, but they didn't know Dexter. And I knew that Dexter, more likely than not, would know something they wouldn't.
AN: We hope and pray all of you had a good Thanksgiving and will have a good Christmas season....We ate entirely too much turkey and pumpkin pie!!! LOL.........Thanks again for continuing to read our story even though it's been a while since we posted the last chapter. It was a bit trying to put everything in there that needed to be with Caddock coming back into their lives. And you'll just have to wait and read to see if he gets a hold of Sasha or not.
Gregdoreza: To answer your question, the main reason that Meagan hasn't really told anyone about Palpatine or anything else is that the Jedi didn't want to know what their story in another galaxy was like. (See Part One, chapters 3 and 4) Meagan also began learning that our Stars Wars was different than the one that she was transported too. (For an example, the marriage rules are a bit different.) And of course, by this time, she's become a part of the Jedi, a part of this world, nearly forgetting what happens in Earth's Star Wars movies, especially since her marriage to Obi-Wan and the birth of their daughter. Feel free to e-mail us if you have any other questions and thanks again for reading and reviewing our story. We appreciate it!!!!
And now for our quotes
From LOTR: The Return of the King......"
"Just where do you think you're off to?"
"Not this time. This time you must stay Gimili."
"Hmm."
"Have you learned nothing of the stubbornness of dwarves."
"Might as well accept it. We're going with you laddy."
And from You Got Mail........
"He couldn't possibly be the rooftop killer."
"Remember when you thought Frank was the uni-bomber?"
"Well.....that was different."
