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Here is the next chapter.
Little Ben Skywalker had woken up, not tired and not hungry; not hungry for food, anyway. His developing body and brain were hungry for stimulation, which usually resulted in cries that brought his Mommy and Daddy - a lot of the time both of them - coming at a run. Before he could start crying now, Ben noticed he was not alone.
Two big glowing people were already here. One he sort of recognized, the other reminded him of Daddy. Neither seemed to be solid, but they were both real. These thoughts went through Ben's brain in less than words and more than feelings, and he eagerly began flailing his arms and legs in their general directions.
"Well, now he's cute," said the smaller big person, "But I was there when he was just born. Not an attractive sight, I can tell you that."
A glowing hand was in reach, and Ben grabbed it instinctively. His grip held, but it did sink into the hand a little first.
"Hello there Cousin Ben," said the big person whose hand Ben was holding.
The other one wasn't moving much.
"Are you sure he's supposed to be awake right now?"
"Look, Grandfather, I heard all sorts of horror stories from Winter and Mom and Dad about raising kids, so I at least have a better idea of what's supposed to happen then you do. Trust me on this."
"Smart-aleck," the bigger one said, and reached down so that Ben grabbed him with his other hand.
Ben giggled as the hands he was holding wiggled his around, holding onto them tightly even though his fingers felt like they were slipping.
"Strong grip he's got," the bigger one said proudly, "I can tell - he'll be a great fighter pilot someday."
"You can tell from the grip?"
"Well, sure. That way he won't fall out during the really tight turns," the bigger one explained to the smaller one, "It's the death-grip that's the key, you see."
"Sure it is," said the other one, not quite believing what he was hearing.
This went on for some while, before Ben started feeling more hungry and less bored. The big glowing people noticed the change very quickly.
"Uh-oh, I think he's hungry."
"What should we do? …Is it even possible for us to feed a baby?"
"Maybe…but it would be better if someone who knows how to feed a baby feeds the baby."
"Maybe I can wake up Uncle Luke from here."
After a minute, Ben could 'hear' his Daddy waking up. He made a few loud calls - not yet cries, but just noises to attract attention - and was happy to 'hear' that his Daddy was coming.
"Great, here he comes."
"Grandson? That means he'll see us."
"…Quick! Hide!"
The two glowing big people disappeared from Ben's view, seconds before his Daddy entered the room. Daddy was still sleepy, and hadn't noticed either of the other big people at all.
"Well well, you're up early," Daddy said as he picked Ben up.
While Daddy gave Ben his bottle, Ben noticed that the two glowing people were still in his room. One was hiding in a corner behind some big thing, and the other was crouched behind a smaller thing in a different part of the room. After being burped, Ben was ready for more attention and began wiggling in the direction of the smaller glowing person.
Daddy didn't know what Ben was trying to tell him, but the perfect thing to try and say - Ben loved trying to talk just like Mommy and Daddy - came instantly.
"An," Ben said.
"Hmm?"
"An. An!"
Now Daddy looked really confused. Ben could 'hear' Daddy's confusion, but Daddy was the smartest person ever and he figured it out really fast, turning to the smaller glowing person's hiding place.
When the glowing person stuck his head up, knowing he had been found out, Daddy acted very strangely.
Here is the next chapter.
Little Ben Skywalker had woken up, not tired and not hungry; not hungry for food, anyway. His developing body and brain were hungry for stimulation, which usually resulted in cries that brought his Mommy and Daddy - a lot of the time both of them - coming at a run. Before he could start crying now, Ben noticed he was not alone.
Two big glowing people were already here. One he sort of recognized, the other reminded him of Daddy. Neither seemed to be solid, but they were both real. These thoughts went through Ben's brain in less than words and more than feelings, and he eagerly began flailing his arms and legs in their general directions.
"Well, now he's cute," said the smaller big person, "But I was there when he was just born. Not an attractive sight, I can tell you that."
A glowing hand was in reach, and Ben grabbed it instinctively. His grip held, but it did sink into the hand a little first.
"Hello there Cousin Ben," said the big person whose hand Ben was holding.
The other one wasn't moving much.
"Are you sure he's supposed to be awake right now?"
"Look, Grandfather, I heard all sorts of horror stories from Winter and Mom and Dad about raising kids, so I at least have a better idea of what's supposed to happen then you do. Trust me on this."
"Smart-aleck," the bigger one said, and reached down so that Ben grabbed him with his other hand.
Ben giggled as the hands he was holding wiggled his around, holding onto them tightly even though his fingers felt like they were slipping.
"Strong grip he's got," the bigger one said proudly, "I can tell - he'll be a great fighter pilot someday."
"You can tell from the grip?"
"Well, sure. That way he won't fall out during the really tight turns," the bigger one explained to the smaller one, "It's the death-grip that's the key, you see."
"Sure it is," said the other one, not quite believing what he was hearing.
This went on for some while, before Ben started feeling more hungry and less bored. The big glowing people noticed the change very quickly.
"Uh-oh, I think he's hungry."
"What should we do? …Is it even possible for us to feed a baby?"
"Maybe…but it would be better if someone who knows how to feed a baby feeds the baby."
"Maybe I can wake up Uncle Luke from here."
After a minute, Ben could 'hear' his Daddy waking up. He made a few loud calls - not yet cries, but just noises to attract attention - and was happy to 'hear' that his Daddy was coming.
"Great, here he comes."
"Grandson? That means he'll see us."
"…Quick! Hide!"
The two glowing big people disappeared from Ben's view, seconds before his Daddy entered the room. Daddy was still sleepy, and hadn't noticed either of the other big people at all.
"Well well, you're up early," Daddy said as he picked Ben up.
While Daddy gave Ben his bottle, Ben noticed that the two glowing people were still in his room. One was hiding in a corner behind some big thing, and the other was crouched behind a smaller thing in a different part of the room. After being burped, Ben was ready for more attention and began wiggling in the direction of the smaller glowing person.
Daddy didn't know what Ben was trying to tell him, but the perfect thing to try and say - Ben loved trying to talk just like Mommy and Daddy - came instantly.
"An," Ben said.
"Hmm?"
"An. An!"
Now Daddy looked really confused. Ben could 'hear' Daddy's confusion, but Daddy was the smartest person ever and he figured it out really fast, turning to the smaller glowing person's hiding place.
When the glowing person stuck his head up, knowing he had been found out, Daddy acted very strangely.