Disclaimer: All characters except for Meagan, Sasha and a few minor other characters, belong to George Lucas, and we are not receiving any profit off this work of fiction.
This is written in first person point of view of Meagan unless otherwise noted.
From Earth to Star Wars
Part Two: Is now Post TPM by about seven years. (Anakin is about sixteen.) Meagan has been back for about three years now.
Meagan comes back to Star Wars and meets up with now Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker. Follows the movies, but is an AU. (Caution.) Ours does have a bit of a twist to it. Obi-Wan and Meagan are married and are living in the Jedi Temple, with Anakin still being trained. Now, due to dramatic events, they await the fate of Meagan and their unborn child Sasha.
Chapter Twenty Nine,
**Obi-Wan's point of view**
I gazed down at my daughter who was sleeping in my arms, drawing peace from her delicate features. Sasha was a little over two weeks old, still strong and healthy. And growing.
Today was a landmark day, one for all of us. Today, Meagan and Sasha were going home, leaving the Healer's wing for good.
The last two weeks since Sasha's birth and Meagan been taken out of the bacta tank, was the real turn in the case. From that point on, Meagan continued to gain back her energy as we took care of our baby. Though we had to take Sasha out of the room at night so Meagan could sleep all the way through it! Anakin and I often took turns staying the night in the nursery since she often slept easier with one of us there with her.
Through these last few weeks, all of us were finally starting to move on from everything. It had been difficult for Meagan and I to actually talk about what happened, considering she barely remembered anything past behind the incident itself. However it got much easier after Meagan told me about her lingering nightmares and I shared my visions with her. Though another difficult day was when Dede and the other lady that Meagan saved that day came to see her. Things were tense until Sasha starting crying which turned our attention toward her. After she settled down in Meagan's arms, the ladies started to chat, forgetting the earlier tense moments.
It had been just recently that Meagan had been growing restless, ready to go home, to get on with life, to raise our daughter in the quiet peace of the Jedi Temple. So, we had started to discuss letting Meagan finish her recovery in our quarters once we were sure she wouldn't have some sort of relapse. And Sasha was past the critical stages from being a preemie, so she was ready as well. Anakin and I would be there anyway, since we weren't on active duty.
Anakin had also started catching up with his schoolwork. Since he'd missed a lot of classes, we arranged it where he could still get credit if he studied on his own, then took tests. His summer term was lighter, though there was nothing we could do about the saber class he was enrolled in. Anakin was very disappointed about that, but he could take it later.
But as I was thinking about resuming some sort of training schedule so he wouldn't be that set back, Sasha's soft sigh brought me out of my thought process. "You're ready to go home uh?"
She looked at me for a long moment before closing her eyes and growing still in sleep once again. I smiled down at her before looking around the several hallways where we spent a lot of time, waiting and hoping Meagan and Sasha would live. The quiet hallways emancipated a certain peace as you awaited the fate of others. But as I looked around, I realized how much of my life was invested here, two months worth.
The pictures of my visions, of the near deaths we nearly experienced, the love, care, dedication and talent of the Healer's, the support of our friends flooded through me. Yes, the pain was there, the fear that I'd lose my precious wife and child in those same halls, the realness of my visions that would come true. But as I gazed down at my daughter, the miracle Meagan and I created together, I began to realize this entire episode was a miracle. A gift, one I wouldn't misuse or take for granted. One I would learn and grow from. I once told Meagan as Qui-Gon told me that events such as these in our lives, either kills us or makes us stronger. And I was pleased that both Anakin and I have passed the test.
"Obi-Wan." I turned to see my wife, standing on her own feet, with Anakin by her side. "You two coming? Or are you making this your permanent home?"
I couldn't help, but smile as Anakin laughed. "No, I'm coming."
"Good. I'm ready to get out of here." Meagan smiled and my heart rejoiced. She was still a bit thin and needed rest, but the color had come back to her face and the light in her green eyes danced with life.
"Yes, let's go home." I told them and together we left the Healer's wing, not looking back.
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Later that evening, after Anakin had gone back to his own quarters, I got Sasha settled into her cradle that we had in our room. Of course, she had her own room, but being only two weeks old, we'd figured it would be easier to get up with her at two in the morning here rather than going into another room.
I gently kissed her soft cheek before pulling a light cover over her. I watched her little stomach rising and falling with every breath she took for long moments. Sighing I kissed her again before turning around to see Meagan sitting on the edge of our bed, crying.
Immediately I went and sat by her, wrapping my arms around her. "What is it my love?"
She turned in my arms, laying her head onto my chest. "I'm finally home. Oh, there were times I know we both thought this wouldn't happen. But it has."
I leaned down, wiping her tears away with a finger. "I know Meagan, but it's over now. You're safe and Sasha's strong and healthy."
She sighed, snuggling closer to me and nothing else except holding Sasha and being a Jedi felt so right. We just held each other for long moments before I nudged Meagan into bed, telling her we both needed to get some sleep. She nodded her head and followed my leading as we settled down together.
Laying in bed, my arms around her, I couldn't help, but run my fingers through her hair, enjoying it's softness. The smell of flowers drifted lazily through the air as I spoke. "I've missed you so much Meagan."
"Me too." I could here the smile in her words, felt the pleasure she took from my touches. "Just us, alone."
"Weren't exactly alone anymore." I let the sarcasm drift into my voice.
"True." She said as she turned in my arms, placing her head on my chest. "But I don't mind."
"Me neither."
It was all quiet for a long time. I was about to fall asleep, thinking she was already asleep when she spoke into the dark. "Thank you for not giving up on me, for saving my life."
I tightened my arms around her, enjoyed holding her in my arms once again. "It wasn't just me Meagan love, but there are so many others that helped you come back to us, especially Sasha."
"She's so special Obi-Wan. I have the feeling that she's supposed to play a major role in the future of the galaxy. " She paused for a second before continuing, while Master Yoda's words came to me again. "I think you and I are going to have our hands full between her and Anakin."
I had the same feelings myself, but only time and the Force would reveal her future, along with my own Padawan's. "I know, but you should get some rest. We can talk in the morning."
She nodded, snuggling close again before we both fell to sleep, knowing in just a while the cries of Sasha would most likely awaken us in our dreams.
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Over the next few weeks, I think I got more sleep on some missions than I did at home with my newborn daughter. Meagan and I took turns getting up with Sasha to feed, change diapers, and hold her. Then, after about a week, we got smart and starting sleeping when she did during the day.
Of course, Anakin still nearly lived with us to be near Sasha and so I could help him catch up with his schoolwork. We hadn't put our regular workouts into the schedule as yet. Getting Sasha's schedule down and working on his schoolwork was enough for the time being.
So, on more than one occasion, I rocked Sasha on my lap, while looking over Anakin's shoulder at something he was working on. Though Meagan often came in and took her from us, not wanting Sasha to distract either of us from Anakin's studies.
Despite all the readjustments we were making in our lives, I received more joy from rocking Sasha in my arms than almost anything else. I would sit in the rocking chair in our room, rocking her to sleep with the Jedi stories that I remembered hearing as a little one. During this time, I would reach along our bond, strengthening it, guiding Sasha in her own growing light in the Force, once again drawing comfort from the peaceful aura she basked in.
However, something deep down inside told me that the next few years with Sasha were going to be far from peaceful. Master Yoda's words often came to me, letting me wonder what path lay before her, hoping that I, as her father and as a Jedi, could prepare her for it. It was a path, a journey, I vowed tp take with her.
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AN: Well, that saga is finally over and they are all home again.......I'm sure you are relieved that our heroine has made it through everything......stay tuned for more to see how Sasha changes their lives!!!!!!!!
LOTR quote from The Two Towers between Aragorn and Gimili
"Come on we can take them."
"It's a long way."
"Toss me."
"What?"
"I can't jump the distance, you'll have to toss me.....Don't tell the elf."
"Not a worry."
