I have 70 chapters of this crazy story written so far (seriously!), so as long as it seems like people are still reading, I'll continue to post.
SailorLeia – Thank you so much for your enthusiasm!!! It really inspired me to post another chapter. I hope you continue to enjoy it!
Chapter 6
As she saw the deadly weapons pointed at her husband's heart, Leia gasped. She lurched forward in an attempt to protect Han from the assault, but the security guards instinctively held her back. Han stared at the security guards with what appeared to be barely-restrained fury, and attempted to grab and shove the weapons away with his hand. This just made the situation worse as they shoved the weapons closer, making him raise his hands in surrender. He looked distressed and glanced over at his wife; she met his gaze, and knowing her husband well enough to know that he was frightened, sent him comforting thoughts. Suddenly, Jorb spoke.
"Uh...I'm sorry gentlemen, but this has just been one big misunderstanding. This man is not deranged, this is really his wife, and he really is a general. He's Han Solo."
Suddenly the security guards started laughing, but they did not change the position of their rifles. "That's the sorriest story I've ever heard!" one of the guards blurted. "How much did he pay you to tell us that? If he's Han Solo, then I'm the Princess Leia!"
"So you're saying that you're married to him?" Another guard asked jokingly, not noticing the woman fuming silently behind him.
"No..." the first guard said lamely.
They continued joking amongst themselves, ignoring the man they were supposed to be arresting, the small woman standing to the side, and the man who called them there. Leia couldn't stand the fact that these sorry excuses for guards were joking with each other as they had deadly weapons pointed at her husband, even if he did deserve the scare for his previous behavior. Her calm, diplomatic side faded, and her warrior side rose in its place.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" she bellowed with such authority that only a princess could have accomplished it. "YOU RELEASE MY HUSBAND THIS SECOND OR I WILL BE FORCED TO ARREST ALL OF YOU FOR RESISTING AUTHORITY!"
The security guards lowered their weapons just as their jaws lowered. They all turned toward Leia, realization dawning on their faces. They had just captured Han Solo, a general of the galactic ruling body, ignored his wife's protests, who just happened to be the last princess of Alderaan and a senator of the same ruling body, and joked about his capture. They all immediately sank to one knee in respect.
The guard who had spoken first spoke again. "Our humblest apologies, Princess Organa Solo. We did not realize that he was General Solo. We are called about deranged people all the time, and we did not think that this time would be any different. We beg you to bestow mercy upon us as you have bestowed mercy on so many others."
"While I can easily forgive you for your mistakes," Leia stated coolly. "There is no justification for the manner in which you captured my husband. You were joking, as if this were all great fun, while you held potentially deadly blasters at Han's heart. The Alliance does not work this way. We are not the Empire. Criminals are treated fairly in our government, with utmost respect to their feelings, even if they are accused of committing a heinous crime. We do not joke about such serious matters. And yet, here you were, ignoring Han's distress, ignoring my attempts to intervene, and refusing to listen to the very man who called you here. You may think that I am going to fire you, but even if it were in my authority to do so, I would not. Your job is to heed my advice, and pass on what I have told you about the Alliance. I have only one request," Leia added with a smile. "I would like you to escort my husband and I to the nearest medical facility."
At the medical center, Leia was quickly located with Han in a private room where a female doctor was examining her. She supposed that the speediness was due to the security guards pulling a few strings (or merely mentioning her name), but she did not mind. It was funny how the possibility of pregnancy muddled her principles.
"Well, it seems as if you are perfectly fine; no lacerations, no sickness, no infection. I don't understand what the problem was," the doctor stated primly.
Not wishing Han to hear before she was sure, Leia whispered her "problem" into the doctor's ear.
"Oh...oh, I see," the doctor said before turning to Han. "Mr. Solo, I'm going to have to take your wife into the side room over here. We'll be out in just a second."
Han nodded his head, so the doctor led Leia into the tiny side room filled with all sorts of medical equipment. The doctor pulled open a drawer, which contained syringe-like objects, excluding the needles.
"I will just place this lyproscobe on your belly and the indicator will tell me whether you are pregnant or not. It is completely accurate. The 'scobe is able to pick up on subtle changes in the body that the woman may not have even noticed yet."
The doctor placed the lyproscobe on Leia's belly, and almost immediately the indicator light turned red. Leia's heart fell. Red, no matter what planet you were on, was the indicator for negative. She had been almost certain that she was pregnant; she thought that she had felt the baby's presence. It must have been her over-active imagination. Well Leia, she thought, you can always keep on trying. She and Han wanted to have many children, and she knew that there would be ample opportunity to get what they wished. Still, she had thought...well, it didn't matter what she had thought. The proof was right there before her eyes.
Leia turned toward the doctor, who, for some reason, had not taken the lyproscobe off of Leia's stomach yet. Leia stared quizzically at her, and the doctor seemed to notice her questioning glance.
"When the 'scobe begins to work the light shows up red," the doctor stated. "If it begins to pick up any signs of pregnancy it will begin to flash, and when it has made its final diagnosis it will flash either green, meaning you're pregnant, or blue, meaning that you are not."
After hearing this, Leia positively glowed with relief. There was still a chance! Her heart began to beat frantically as she saw the indicator light begin to flash slowly, with increasing tempo. When she saw the final light flash, she stopped breathing. It was green! She was pregnant! She and Han were going to have a baby!
"Well congratulations, Mrs. Solo," the doctor said with a heartfelt smile. "You're going to be a mommy."
