Chapter 14 – Another Skywalker

"Aaah" Padme stopped to breathe through another contraction as they entered.

Obi-Wan waved and a team came up with a hover-chair.

Anakin was following behind, still muttering lines of the Jedi mantra under his breath. Obi-Wan had thought it might help his anxieties on the way over, but it seemed nothing would help, and now it was getting annoying. It troubled Obi-Wan to see him in such a state. Anakin was like a brother to him.

Shmi walked out one of the rooms in the primitive medical center. It was the closest thing to a hospital Tatooine had to offer. She was followed by a figure wearing rough brown clothing over her entire body, and a worn leather mask. Obi-Wan assumed this was Dimi, a Tusken midwife who would be helping to deliver their youngling.

Dimi waved and Padme's chair was pushed into the room they'd come from.

"Come Anakin," Shmi said to her son.

"He's been highly stressed," Obi-Wan made for an excuse.

"Yes, he was the same way when the twins were born," Shmi answered. "Come this way Anakin. Padme needs you now."

"Are you sure it's good for him? I mean…" Obi-Wan questioned.

"He's the father, and he's going to be there for the delivery. It's the best thing for him," Shmi declared. Anakin moved to join his wife in the delivery room.


Obi-Wan waited in the small foyer for any news of what was to come. He didn't feel it was his place to enter the delivery room. Jedi were given the basic biology lessons, but he feared the kind of lessons actually seeing it would teach. Though with the thin walls of the med center, he there was little he was left wanting to know.

Obi-Wan took the time to comm home, and the Lars's who were watching the twins. All was going well there, and he had no excuse to leave. Then he decided to Comm Yoda, who was away dealing with a matter at the Melren Praxeum Accademy.

Obi-Wan didn't want to leave, so he decided to meditate next. Given the state Anakin was in, Obi-Wan reckoned he'd need to be as clear headed as he could be for whatever happened next.

The next time Obi-Wan looked at the clock it was near noon the following day. The poor woman had been going through this all night long. Obi-Wan didn't believe it. He resolved to discuss the Jedi's lack of appreciation of mothers with Master Yoda some time in the near future.

The screaming was rather intense now. Obi-Wan hoped it didn't mean trouble. Then the cries stopped, and the room was silent. Obi-Wan nearly stopped breathing. Next, a new cry replaced the old. A Baby's cry. Obi-Wan looked frantically down the hallways for someone he could ask for news. He couldn't find anyone. This medical center seemed to be understaffed on a good day, he feared what it would be like on a bad day.

Numerous agonizing minutes later, Anakin emerged from the room. He had dark circles under his eyes and his hair was a mess, but there was a big smile on his face.

"It's a boy!" Anakin announced. "Come, I want you to see him."

He led Obi-Wan back into the room, where Padme lay exausted on a bed. Beside her bed was a small crib. Inside the crib was a bundle in a brown blanket, similar to the one the Tusken Midwife wore.

"Where's Dimi?" Anakin walked up to the crib while looking over his shoulders.

"She's gone back to her clan," Shmi answered.

"Oh good, I didn't want to get my ear chewed off for taking this off." Anakin smirked.

Shmi rolled her eyes.

"Ani!" Padme scolded.

"What! She'd be like 'Eek! No Uli-ah I deliver will be left exposed to the elements! You Naked Scurrier, you.'" Anakin's voice went to a high pitch to mimic the woman.

Obi-Wan marveled at the sudden change to Anakin's temperament. He would have thought the last hours would make Anakin more anxious. Was he meditating during the delivery?

Anakin pulled the brown cloth down to partially uncover a babies face. Obi-Wan leaned over to see a tiny bald head. "Oh, wow." Obi-Wan was at a loss for words.

"Do you want to hold him?" Padme asked.

Obi-Wan immediately shook his head. He was never very good with holding the little ones, but when he looked up Anakin had a very hopeful look on his face.

"Here," Anakin moved to pick up the baby, and then carried him over to Obi-Wan. "Sit down, and hold your arms like this."

For a few moments Anakin stayed close, as Obi-Wan adapted to the new task. Then Anakin stepped back and Obi-Wan realized he was holding the little one all on his own. The little baby didn't squirm or cry. It was actually quite peaceful. "Does he have a name yet?" he asked.

The two parents looked at each other and said in unison, "Leo."

"Luke, Leia, and Leo. Well, little Leo, I am pleased to meet you," Obi-Wan said.

"The Younglings, where are?" The voice of a familiar grand master could be heard from the halls outside. Shmi opened the door and a little green Jedi walked in.

Obi-Wan handed Leo back to his father, and stood to address Yoda. "Master, this is a surprise."

"A surprise it should not be. After your comm, I left." Yoda glanced over to Anakin and the infant youngling he was holding.

The baby now was beginning to fuss, and Anakin rocked his body with the baby in an attempt to soothe Leo. Shmi rushed over to them both.

"The youngling's Midi-chlorian levels we must see." Yoda pulled out a silver tube and a datapad.

"I think it's time for Leo to nurse." Shmi said.

"Yes, of course." Obi-Wan took a step towards the door, then looked back to Yoda.

"Nurse he may, while tests we run." Yoda said.

"That can wait until later. We should let them get settled in first." Obi Wan said, much to the relief of Padme, who's eyes went a touch wider at Yoda's suggestion.

Yoda sighed, as he gave Obi-Wan a look that he could've sworn meant You're no fun! "Wait until later, we will."


Hello Everyone

The reason the chapter is in Obi-Wan's POV is because I've never actually had a baby, and I'm too chicken to google the terms I'd need to learn more. The next chapter will probably include at least one time jump. If it goes the way I think, Ahsoka will be back, and she'll bring a few surprises. If you asked me when I started this thing I never would've guessed how essential of a plot mover Ahsoka's character would become.

And I tried to find out what the average Tusken Raider calls another resident of Tatooine, and I couldn't find it. I'd guess that there are probably a few terms, and few of them are polite. So I went with Naked Scurrier. Scurrier, because they were small critters that hung out near human settlements, thus they'd be associated with them, according to Wookieepedia, that is. And Naked because for a culture that wears clothing and masks so often, the average human tendency to go out without a mask, and with skin showing is naked by contrast.