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Chapter 65
The plethora of people marched into the house as Han hurriedly tried to soothe Alden. It seemed as if everyone tried to calm the baby down at once, resulting in an even more boisterous atmosphere, which served to upset Alden further. Han rocked him back and forth, trying to evade the grasping arms of knowing mothers who "just knew" that they had the best method for calming him down. He finally gave up, handing him off to Leia, who had deduced that his crying was due to hunger. Everyone sighed with disappointment as she scurried off into the bedroom with Alden.
Since they no longer had their cute little baby to look at, they re-congratulated Han, and shuffled their feet around, unsure of what to do in the situation. Some asked Han about the night, and tried to make conversation. Han replied to as many questions as he could without bringing the infamous Fabio into the story, but soon the group seemed to have lost their inquisitiveness. They had come to see the baby, after all. In order to bring some semblance of comfort to the room, Han stooped down to Ty's height, and conversed with the little boy.
"So, Ty, what do you think about Alden?"
"He's pretty neat. He doesn't do much, though," he replied.
"That's because he's a baby. Babies need other people to do stuff for them," Han explained.
"Why can't I be a baby? Then I wouldn't have to clean my room or anything," Ty grumbled.
"You already got your chance to be a baby. Besides, being a baby wouldn't be that fun anyway. You couldn't play games, or go on roller coasters, or talk, or anything like that. It would be pretty boring."
"I guess," he sighed, then moved onto a question that had obviously been disturbing him for long time. "So, are you still gonna hang out with me, Han? I know you have a baby now, so maybe you don't want to play with me anymore."
"Of course I'll still hang out with you, kid! The baby might take a lot of my attention for a while because he's so little, but I'll always find some time to hang out with you," Han replied, ruffling Ty's hair.
"But aren't you going away soon? You won't see me then," Ty pointed out.
Han put both hands on Ty's shoulders and looked at him earnestly. "I'll tell you what – as soon as we get back I'll take you somewhere fun, and it'll be just me and you the whole day. That sound good?"
Ty nodded. Han stood up and patted the boy on the back, then, upon noticing Threepio, turned to the droid. "Hey Goldenrod, what have you been doing lately? Roaming the streets?"
"Why, Sir," Threepio cried. "You have indeed surprised me with your knowledge. How were you aware of my time spent in the streets?"
Han stared at him, dumbfounded. "What was that, Threepio?"
"I asked, how were you aware of my time spent in the streets? I did not know that anyone other than Artoo and I were aware of our situation."
"Nice one, Threepio. I think you've been spending too much time around me for your own good," Han replied.
"But Sir, it's true!" the droid claimed. Artoo rolled back and forth enthusiastically, attempting to affirm his cohort's story. Threepio continued: "When you and Princess Leia had your child we were not allowed to stay with you, per your orders, and Master Luke turned us down in a similar fashion. Therefore Artoo and I decided to go walking down the streets of New Alderaan, and we continued our activity for quite some time. It was rather frightening at night, but we were able to stay with a man who had taken up residence in an alleyway. He was quite nice, actually."
Han took some time to process the absurd words of the golden droid, and then, upon thinking of the ridiculous events that he had experienced lately, he decided that perhaps Threepio was not lying after all. This idea was obviously contrary to the opinions of everyone else in the room, if the stunned looks on everyone's faces were any judge. It was quite uncharacteristic for Threepio to take such actions, after all.
The entrance of Leia and Alden stifled any further incredulous comments. The baby now looked completely tranquil, and looked upon the crowd with wide eyes. His mother looked happy to see the faces of everyone in the room, and eagerly asked if anyone wanted to hold him. Everyone wanted to, of course.
He is very beautiful, Chewie said as the tiny baby was placed in his colossal, furry arms. He was very quick with his meal. He must take after his father. he added with a chuckle.
"Actually, he wasn't hungry after all, Chewie," Leia responded. "I think he was just afraid because there were so many people in the room."
"That's not a very good sign for someone born into this crazy family," Han joked.
Well, at least your cub is not afraid of me, Chewie stated proudly. Then, upon remarking several more times about the handsomeness of Han and Leia's "cub," he handed Alden over to Malla.
Everyone received a turn holding the baby again, and when Han took his son back into his arms, everyone began to follow him around wherever he went. They crowded around him and looked over his shoulders, seemingly never getting enough of the little boy. He was special, after all. He was the first child born to leaders of the Rebellion, and would doubtless attract an overabundance of attention, both from family and media, until another new hope for the Alliance was born.
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