Ben ran as fast as he could from the hospital room that held his
father. He took turn after turn, stair way after stairway, elevator after
elevator, going up and down as he pleased, until he found himself in front
of the nursery that held the newborn babies. He looked at the babies,
trying to remember if he was ever that young. His earliest memory was of
him and Jennifer and his parents at Walt Disney World. Carly wasn't even
born yet. He wished he could remember being that small.
[i] With the Force, reach out, and remember memories long forgotten, you will, [/i] said a voice in his head.
The voice sounded so familiar yet so unfamiliar. Something inside of Ben was saying that he should remember the voice, but everything that Ben knew to be true was telling him otherwise. He turned his thoughts to the babies in the nursery. They were so little, and so perfect. Some of them had name tags on them. One of them was Siri Wallace. Siri, did he know a Siri? That name sounded so familiar, yet so not. Another one was Michael Garen Smith. Garen? again that name sounded familiar.
"Ben! There you are!" a voice sounded out of no where.
Ben looked around, and saw his mother coming toward him. She saw where he was, and walked over to stand besides him. She put her arm around him. "You were born here, you know." She said softly to him.
Ben looked at his mother. "I was?" he asked.
"Just two minutes before your sister," she said with a smile. "You should have seen your father. He was smiling so widely. He was actually the first one to hold you." he smile increased at the memory long forgotten.
Ben was at lost for words. "I...I...I...never knew," he said solemnly.
Darlene took her hand and placed it on her son's chin, and raised it so that Ben was looking right at her. "That's because we never told you. It never came up," she said.
Ben looked at her. "Oh, Mom," he said as he threw himself into her arms. Darlene hugged him for all he was worth.
She kissed the top of his head. "Ben, oh my Ben, my little boy."
He looked up at her and smiled. "Ben, we need to be strong for your father. Can you do that?"
There was no question in Ben's mind. "Yes, I can," he said with all of the determination of a Jedi Intinate who was battling to be chosen as a Padawan.
Together they walked back to the room where 'Conner Davidson' was. Darlene smiled when she walked in the room; Conner was awake and talking to Charlie and Evelyn, with Jen and Carly on him. She couldn't tell if her girls were awake or not.
"I'm sorry to break up this party, but I have someone here who has something to say," Darlene said.
The trio stopped their talking. And they all looked at the boy who had run from the room just a few minutes ago. Ben hated to be put on the spot. It was when he did the worst.
"I...I just wantedtosayI'msorry!" He said merging his words together.
"Huh?" said Charlie.
Evelyn smacked him. He could be so odd at times. She had no idea why Mr. Davidson hired him. She guessed it was because they've been friends since childhood living in St. Louis. Now they were both living in Vienna, Virginia, Conner raising a family, and Charlie wooing the ladies. She shook her head.
Ben looked like he was about to cry. He ran and joined his sisters on top of Qui-Gon. [i] At least I got him to come to me. [/i] thought Qui-Gon. He turned to look at 'his wife.' She shrugged, as a quartet of doctors came into the room.
One of them, Dr. Brown who was the head doctor in the hospital, spoke. "It is in Conner's best interest that he return home. Familiar surroundings may trigger lost memories of amnesia victims. Here are the release papers. I wouldn't recommend him going to work until he at least starts to remember some things."
Dr. Brown handed Darlene the papers, as everyone began to stand. The children hopped off Qui-Gon rather quickly, as he got up.
"This will give me time to find out what exactly is going on here," thought Qui-Gon, "and perhaps a way to find a way home for me and Obi-Wan."
He didn't realize Carly took his right hand, and Ben took his left hand, where a Padawan should stand. Jen held Carly's hand as they walked out of the room, and to the car...
[i] With the Force, reach out, and remember memories long forgotten, you will, [/i] said a voice in his head.
The voice sounded so familiar yet so unfamiliar. Something inside of Ben was saying that he should remember the voice, but everything that Ben knew to be true was telling him otherwise. He turned his thoughts to the babies in the nursery. They were so little, and so perfect. Some of them had name tags on them. One of them was Siri Wallace. Siri, did he know a Siri? That name sounded so familiar, yet so not. Another one was Michael Garen Smith. Garen? again that name sounded familiar.
"Ben! There you are!" a voice sounded out of no where.
Ben looked around, and saw his mother coming toward him. She saw where he was, and walked over to stand besides him. She put her arm around him. "You were born here, you know." She said softly to him.
Ben looked at his mother. "I was?" he asked.
"Just two minutes before your sister," she said with a smile. "You should have seen your father. He was smiling so widely. He was actually the first one to hold you." he smile increased at the memory long forgotten.
Ben was at lost for words. "I...I...I...never knew," he said solemnly.
Darlene took her hand and placed it on her son's chin, and raised it so that Ben was looking right at her. "That's because we never told you. It never came up," she said.
Ben looked at her. "Oh, Mom," he said as he threw himself into her arms. Darlene hugged him for all he was worth.
She kissed the top of his head. "Ben, oh my Ben, my little boy."
He looked up at her and smiled. "Ben, we need to be strong for your father. Can you do that?"
There was no question in Ben's mind. "Yes, I can," he said with all of the determination of a Jedi Intinate who was battling to be chosen as a Padawan.
Together they walked back to the room where 'Conner Davidson' was. Darlene smiled when she walked in the room; Conner was awake and talking to Charlie and Evelyn, with Jen and Carly on him. She couldn't tell if her girls were awake or not.
"I'm sorry to break up this party, but I have someone here who has something to say," Darlene said.
The trio stopped their talking. And they all looked at the boy who had run from the room just a few minutes ago. Ben hated to be put on the spot. It was when he did the worst.
"I...I just wantedtosayI'msorry!" He said merging his words together.
"Huh?" said Charlie.
Evelyn smacked him. He could be so odd at times. She had no idea why Mr. Davidson hired him. She guessed it was because they've been friends since childhood living in St. Louis. Now they were both living in Vienna, Virginia, Conner raising a family, and Charlie wooing the ladies. She shook her head.
Ben looked like he was about to cry. He ran and joined his sisters on top of Qui-Gon. [i] At least I got him to come to me. [/i] thought Qui-Gon. He turned to look at 'his wife.' She shrugged, as a quartet of doctors came into the room.
One of them, Dr. Brown who was the head doctor in the hospital, spoke. "It is in Conner's best interest that he return home. Familiar surroundings may trigger lost memories of amnesia victims. Here are the release papers. I wouldn't recommend him going to work until he at least starts to remember some things."
Dr. Brown handed Darlene the papers, as everyone began to stand. The children hopped off Qui-Gon rather quickly, as he got up.
"This will give me time to find out what exactly is going on here," thought Qui-Gon, "and perhaps a way to find a way home for me and Obi-Wan."
He didn't realize Carly took his right hand, and Ben took his left hand, where a Padawan should stand. Jen held Carly's hand as they walked out of the room, and to the car...