Blue
Waters: episode #34 The Adoption
Previously: Anakin reported to the Jedi Council that
Palpatine was the Sith master. Yoda
tells Anakin he needs to finish his training, and then face him and that he is
their only hope. Over the next several
months, a small resistance has formed against Palpatine. Samantha and
Anakin talk, and Samantha tells him about the missing gwythaints while he tells
her about Palpatine being the Sith. Marion and Rhun had Riana. Bantha Stephanie and Palpatine had Ursula. Minka and Arawn also have a son.
Moments
later, Minka and Arawn had a son. As
soon as he was born, Palpatine says, "Due to the situation, I think it best
that we do something to the child. Give it up for adoption."
Palpatine's real reason for this would be to
make the child's identity unknown just in case someone found out about Minka.
You see, if her family found out about Minka and her son, they might try to
train him. Palpatine didn't want another person to contend with. Arawn and
Minka look at each other.
"Is there no other way?"
Arawn says, "Palpatine feels it would be
best, and so do I."
Arawn really
didn't want to be bothered with a baby. He really could have care less about
him.
Minka tire dot be
happy by saying, "I'm sure there'd someone out there who could really use a
child. But before I give him up, I want to name him. I want to be able to recognize him if I meet up with him later in
life, because he's my son."
Arawn rolls his eyes, but does it carefully
so that his wife doesn't see.
"What would you like to name him?"
"Caspian Caleb, Caspian being the first name
and Caleb the middle."
Arawn says, "Fine."
Minka says, "I
can't bring myself to giving him away…will you take him, Arawn?"
"Yes."
Arawn takes Baby Caspian to the adoption
center. At the same time, Sally and Tim
Jedi are discussing something.
"You want to
what? At our ages?"
Sally nods.
"Yes, I want to adopt another child. It'll be good to get our minds off the
current circumstance."
Tim says, "all right, honey if you're sure?"
"Yes," she says.
So Tim and Sally go down to the adoption
agency just after Arawn had left Caspian there.
Tim asks, "My wife and I would like to adopt
another child. Is there one available?"
The person behind the desk says, "Well…we
have a newborn here, just born today."
Sally says, "Well may we get a little more
info. On it?"
The person says, "Yes, it's a healthy male of
8 pounds. His name's Caspian Caleb."
They look at him.
"We'll take him," Sally says without
discussing it with her husband.
And that, my
friends, is the story of how Caspian Jedi got adopted by his grandparents. They
had no idea he was related to them or had the Royal Force…they didn't
check. NO one did. A couple weeks later, Mrs. Idiot has a
daughter named Maggie Idiot. You know
who the father is. Nothing of much
significance happens in November of that year. In December, however, something does happen.
Around Christmas time, Samantha looks at her
parents and says, "You know, you can't really deny Anakin and I a wedding. You now how close we are, and besides, you
have someone new to look after, Caspian. Your really don't need to worry about
me. It's my life. You're just making it that much harder on
everyone."
I haven't' spend that much time on the other
family members besides Samantha, Tim, and Sally. Remember, they had adopted two
other children before Caspian: Gwydion and Beru (who are brother and
sister.) But Beru has already gone off
and married Owen, so she's not around anymore. Gwydion however is. Gwydion and
Samantha had grown to be very close.
Gwydion says,
"Well, I think if Samantha wants to marry this Anakin dude, you should let
her. I mean you've got to trust her
judgment."
"Gwydion," says
Sally while holding Caspian, "You're not being much of a help."
Samantha turns to her father.
"Please? Can I just request one thing? You've rejected Anakin and rejected him to
the point of not giving him a chance. Can I invite him to our Christmas celebration?"
Gwydion adds in, "really, you don't have much
of a choice, dad. They're in love."
Tim glances at Sally, and then back at
Samantha, "Well, I suppose I could."
Until next time!