From Earth to Star Wars, Part Two

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Chapter Ninety-Eight

AN: Hello again, we had a lot of these chapters previously written so we have been able to post them quicker than normal, which we are sure you are enjoying! Anyway, we stated a couple of chapters ago that the Hardeen sequence was the last one from the Clone Wars show we were putting in for a while, but I'm sorry we lied. In this chapter, we added some things from the show Pursuit of Peace. However, it is not the main focus of the chapter and is a subplot so the entire episode will not be seen, only Meagan's part. This chapter, like the chapter before is only from Meagan's point of view. We will see some of Obi-Wan's thoughts through this sequence later on. (and this will make sense, we promise.) Thanks again for reading and reviewing, have a great day. And thank you to any of you who have favorited/alerted us as well.

**Meagan's Point of View**

"Mummy, I can't find my shoes." I was beginning to get ready for the day as Sasha's voice came through the door.

Sighing I left the room and went into my daughter's bedroom. "Where did you last put them?"

My daughter looked up from the floor, shrugging.

I glanced around the room. My daughter normally was more neat and organized, much like her father, but this morning it was a mess. I held back a sigh. "Did you look underneath the bed?"

My daughter crawled a few feet, then nearly disappearing beneath her bed. Her voice was muffled as she cried out. "I found them."

"Good." I watched as my daughter crawled out, her shoes in her hands. I helped her finish getting ready before completing our normal morning routine.

After dropping Sasha off with her clan, I was heading across the Temple to my office when my comlink went off.

Padme's voice came over the frequency. "Meagan, if you have a moment, can you come over to my office? A bill is going to be voted on and I need your input to fight it."

As I did not have any particular plans for this morning, I immediately agreed. "I am on my way."

"Very good." The connection tuned out.

I switched directions, found a ride, and made my way to the Senate's complex and Padme's office.

When I arrived, I found Padme talking with Senators Bail Organa and Onaconda Farr. I could see they were having a nearly intense discussion but their voices were too low for me to hear.

Padme noticed I entered and broke off the discussion before coming to greet me. "Good, you are here." She explained the Senate was trying to pass a bill to purchase more clones which they did not agree with nor thought the Republic had the money for.

"In order to fight the bill," Organa added, glancing from one of us to the other. "I need to know as much as I can. Padme and Onaconda will find out about the loan but what we also need is how many civilians are affected and how."

I nodded. "I can pull up some numbers. It won't be exact but it would give you a good idea."

"What kind of programs are being cut to fund this war is something we also need to know with as many details as we can." Padme added, clearly upset about this.

I nodded, completely agreeing with them. "There are a lot of people we have not been able to help because the war does not let me and they are the ones suffering for it."

We discussed a plan to fight the bill before the other two Senators left. Padme and I shared a quick lunch then I headed back to the Temple. I spent the rest of the afternoon gathering information the Senators required. Even though I had been on numerous worlds, rescuing people, giving them help, I had not realized how many it had been. I sat staring at my screen for long moments, rubbing my eyes, wondering if any of what we were doing was helping anyone. Would any of this make a difference? Would any of us survive this war? I suddenly felt so tired, so overwhelmed, almost sick to my stomach. Would this ever end?

A couple of days later I finished gathering the needed information and sent it back to the Senators so they could use it to reach the other Senators whose minds may be able to be changed before the vote in a couple weeks. Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Ahsoka remained off planet, fighting, though we were able to talk over the comlink occasionally, making me long for my husband's return. A couple evenings, when she wasn't late working, Sasha and I had dinner with Padme as both of us greatly missed our husbands.

I spent many days helping fight the bill, helping coordinate relief efforts, leaving me tired and drained at the end of the day, along with several times leaving me in tears.

"What's wrong with me?" I asked myself over two weeks later as I spent some time that morning in the refresher. In fact, I had been feeling slightly ill over the last several days and it was rather disruptive with all the work I had been doing with Padme and other relief efforts. Thankfully something else occurred, forcing the Senate to push back the bill to buy more troops, giving them more time to work on fighting it.

Gathering my thoughts, I rinsed my mouth out before settling down against the wall in case I'd get sick again. I rubbed my temples with the tips of my fingers, thinking this was more than a bug or something I'd ate. It would have been out of my system by now, so I was growing slightly worried. I never got this sick, the last time I felt this way was when I had morning sickness when I was pregnant with Sasha.

I closed my eyes, not even wanting to think it, but my mind already began putting it together. Not being able to keep a lot of food down, the feeling of something being different, the headaches and now that I thought about it, my breasts had sometimes been very tender.

Sighing I laid my head back on the wall, trying to think about this logically. I couldn't be pregnant, this couldn't have happened to us twice now. After Sasha's birth, I went on a different birth control med before I switched to taking repressor injections where I had to stop by the healers every four months to receive it. So there was no possible way I could be pregnant.

Though the nagging feeling I was getting made me pull out my comlink, open up the calendar, looking for any confirmation and began to realize, with the war, with all the going and coming I'd been doing, I forgotten to get the injection renewed when I should have. Then I went and seduced my husband, spending several days in bed with him.

I sighed again, slowly reaching my hands down to my stomach. Reaching into the Force I soon felt the changes in my body, the way it was preparing for something, to support something. Stretching deeper, to my lower middle, I felt a tiny baby beginning to grow, another life Obi-Wan and I created together. This was no false alarm. I was three and half weeks pregnant.

For the next while, I sat on the floor, my thoughts and emotions a jumbled mess. One part of my heart soared with absolute joy at having another child, but it was heart wrenching knowing we would be bringing it into a world filled with turmoil and war. What kind of mother would I be again? Obi-Wan would certainly try to be there for me but with the war he couldn't guarantee anything.

I finally pulled myself off the floor and headed back to our bed. My mind nearly numb, I pulled back the covers and climbed in, thinking some rest would do me good. I laid my head on the pillow, pulling the covers around me and closed my eyes. But sleep didn't come easily, even when I was so tired.

How in the Force was I going to tell Obi-Wan? This wasn't something that would go away or solve itself. If I didn't tell him, the baby would. I tried to stop the flow of tears, knowing he wasn't going to be happy. A couple years ago, at one point, I thought I was pregnant, but turned out I was not. Though it prompted a discussion between us in which my husband revealed he did not want any more children and I knew, especially in the middle of a Civil War, his desire hadn't changed.

Of course he would ask about how I got pregnant in the first place. I became afraid once I admitted the injection wore off, would he believe I honestly forgot or think I planned it as this pregnancy was the direct result of my seduction? I chocked on a sob, then taking a deep breath, trying to control my nearly out of control emotions. Even though I thought it, I knew deep down Obi-Wan would not think I would deceive him in such a manner. But yet knew he would still not have a favorable reaction which would make telling him not an easy task.

I sighed, placing my hand on my lower middle, hoping that once Obi-Wan felt the child, he would start to come around. But the question remained, how to tell him.

The next several days passed in nearly a blur, a blur of work and of trying to adjust to the most recent change in my life, another baby. I didn't speak a word about it to anyone though after about a week, I saw Master Jessie, the head healer. She confirmed my pregnancy and said everything looked fine. I was able to continue my work but she cautioned me not to work through any meals and make sure I got my proper rest. She assured me she wouldn't say anything as I had yet to tell my husband. Though she did caution it might be a good idea to tell him before other Jedi, particularly Master Yoda, sensed it.

I could certainly see her point but she didn't have to tell my husband, who I knew would not be happy about it. My first chance came only a couple of days later when he finally contacted me. With everything changing, I had not had the time to worry about not hearing from him.

"Meagan are you alright?" Obi-Wan asked after a few minutes of conversation.

I smiled at him, hoping he would not ask too many questions. "I'm fine. It's just I wish you were here."

"Me too." Obi-Wan turned, as someone behind him was asking him something and answered the question before turning back to me. "I am sorry, it's been quite busy around here." He already briefed me that Ventress was still wreaking havoc on several worlds and escaped both Anakin and Ahsoka and him once again. Luckily none of them were injured.

"It's alright I understand." I told him, still debating whether to tell him or not, especially since I could tell he wasn't in a place where privacy was assured of. I wrung my hands together in my lap, where he definitely could not see them. He needed to know but yet I found I couldn't tell him, did not think a comlink connection with other people around was the right place to tell him.

He asked how Sasha was doing and we talked about her and some other topics before saying goodbye. He said he would be home in a couple days, latest a week, I would tell him then. He said we should be able to spend some time together then.

"Meagan, are you alright?" Padme asked me as we were sitting in her office, going over the details of the programs which had been cut due to the war. She set down her datapad as we were just about done.

I managed a small smile, hoping to avoid telling anyone about my pregnancy until I managed to tell Obi-Wan. "I'm just tired."

She gave me a skeptical look. "You look pale. Are sure it's not something else?"

I nodded and tried to sound assuring. "I'm perfectly fine."

I was not sure if she completely believed me or not but thankfully her assistant came in, announcing another Senator was here.

"I'd best get back to the Temple." I said before she could say anything and rose from my chair. "Let me know if you need any more help with it."

She nodded. "I will."

We completed our goodbyes and I soon headed back to the Temple.

During the next few days, even though I was often busy, my pregnancy was making itself more than obvious, at least to me. I discovered the smell of coffee was causing my stomach to turn and while I couldn't help if others had it around me, I could control what was in my kitchen. So I threw out every coffee bean and replaced it with several types of tea known to help with upset stomachs. It helped somewhat as the lingering smell in the cabinet would still turn my stomach. Though some mornings I would wake up queasy, especially if I didn't snack on the crackers I purposely left on my bedside table. Of course already having a child to care for didn't leave me the luxury of lying in bed when I didn't feel well or any of the numerous projects I was involved in. But having other issues to focus on, helped me not dwell on the occasional morning sickness I was experiencing. I have to say in my past desires of wanting another child, I had nearly forgotten what my body went through to get it.

Obi-Wan was true to his word and returned in several days, along with Anakin and Ahsoka. However, between Council meetings and some classes he stepped in to teach, we didn't have much time alone together, let alone time to tell him I was pregnant. I openly admit to chickening out the first time, the second time I was trying to tell him, but put it off and then ran out of time.

We just got Sasha settled into bed and hoping to have some time alone together. We talked together for a little bit, but every time I tried to tell him, I changed the subject. If Obi-Wan sensed it, he didn't say anything.

"Obi-Wan?" I asked as we grew quiet and sat together as his fingers traced patterns on my hands.

"Mmh?" He asked, leaning back on the couch, closing his eyes, completely relaxed.

I was quiet for another moment before trying again. "Obi-Wan…."

Just then his comlink, sitting on the dining room table, began to vibrate and beep. Obi-Wan glanced to me. "You were saying?"
The comlink continued its beeping. "You better get that, it might be important."

He only nodded before rising and going to get it. After talking to one of the Masters for a moment the connection blinked out. He went into the hall, slipping on his robe before coming to me. "What were you going to say?"

I only shook my head, using the fact he obviously needed to leave, to put off sharing my news. "Nothing that can't wait. Will you be late?"

He stepped close and leaned down to kiss me. "More than likely. I would not wait up."
I nodded and watched him leave the room. Once the door slid shut behind him, I placed my hands on my still flat middle, rubbing it gently. "Well little one, I still have over eight months to tell him."

Unfortunately, a short time later, Obi-Wan got called away off planet and barely had time to say goodbye to us, let alone for me to tell him about the baby. He said he shouldn't be gone all that long and as I was working on ongoing relief efforts with the Senate, I thought I would not be on assignment off planet before he got back. I would tell him then.

Meanwhile, Padme gave me some disturbing news, that Onaconda Farr had been attacked. He would be okay and was still planning on voting against the bill. Padme told me she was not making as much of a difference as she would have liked but said she convinced Bail to make a speech in the full Senate which may help convince the handful of votes that they still needed.

"Padme be careful." I cautioned her. "These idiots could come after you too."

"I'll be fine." She assured me. "I can take care of myself."

Of course, when I heard she had been attacked after going over to another Senator's apartment, I nearly ran right over to check on her but with Sasha already in bed, I could not. But she once again assured me she was fine.

So the next morning, despite feeling a bit woozy, after seeing Sasha to her clan for the day, I headed over to Padme's office, wanting to check on my friend as well as see how the vote went. Padme and I were talking about the events of late when Onaconda Farr came into her office.

"Padme you must see this." We saw Bail Organa in the hologram, obviously hurt and in no condition to speak in the Senate this morning. What were we going to do?

"You must give the speech in his place." Farr pleaded towards Padme.

She protested that many Senators respected Bail for his words of reason and looked generally worried her weight would not be enough.

"Would they allow me to speak even though I am not a Senator?" I asked, my stomach twisting with nerves. "I can speak directly about how many people have been affected by this conflict."

They both turned to me, considering the idea. Farr was the first to speak. "Most Senators know you, or at least your work." It was true, I spent many days in Senate meetings, working with some on coordinating relief efforts on their planets and so forth.

"Maybe if we both speak, we could accomplish our goal." Padme suggested. "Though I would need to speak first and introduce you."

Once the decision was made, we headed quickly into the main arena. Senator Farr headed towards his pod while I followed Padme to hers. My stomach was in knots. I never made a speech in front of so many, but so much rested on this vote, on this decision and my experience in the field may help sway some of the Senators. As we neared the pod, we could hear the Senators arguing about if they should go ahead and vote or if the opposition be allowed to speak first.

"We will speak on his behalf." Padme interrupted as she maneuvered the pod out into the open.

We were given permission to speak and Padme spoke a few words about how much the bill would cost the Republic and that the Senate needs to be focused on peace. She then introduced me about sharing with us what it was like on the field. I took a deep breath, feeling the Force flow through me, giving me a sense of peace, of calm, that I was meant to be a voice of reason, of persuasion, to help put a stop to this bill. I started out by thanking them for allowing me to speak, then reminding them that I knew many of them for coordinating relief efforts on their planets before moving into the rest of the speech.

"During this conflict, I have seen much destruction, families ripped apart, their homes destroyed, not knowing where to get food, water, and shelter. We have been able to help many of them, but there are so many still suffering, so many children without clothes, food, and running water, so many who will never get back to school, never have a future beyond trying to survive from one day to the next. Many have lost their lives in service to the Republic in fighting for their planet, only to have their families suffer because of their sacrifice. Before the war I was involved in helping orphans find homes, helping families heal from a natural disaster or provide assistance to low income families to educate their children, but since the war started many of these programs have been drastically cut to where we can no longer help anyone. I ask you today Senators, how can we continue to fight for a Republic where the ones we are fighting for are the ones that are suffering the most? This war was meant to protect them but it has only added more heartache and pain." I paused and felt that I held their attention and continued on, feeling the Force strong within me. "I support our troops, ones from the factories or the ones from all of your homes and on thousands of worlds. My own husband, even now is out there on the front lines fighting for the freedoms we have today, for our future, for our daughter's future, but we both yearn for the day where there is peace and we can begin to heal this great Republic. I speak to you today as someone who has seen people nearly starving, to find a way to stop this war, to find a way to have peace again, to find a way to help the people we were called to serve and the first step is to vote down this bill."

As I finished speaking there was a moment of silence in which I held my breath, but soon applause broke out, many Senators bowing their heads in a sign of respect. Padme stepped up beside me, smiling.

"Well done." She squeezed my hand.

I managed a smile. Now that my speech was done, I suddenly found myself nearly overwhelmed with emotion and took several deep breaths to prevent a breakdown of tears. "Thank you."

Padme leaned closer. "Have you ever thought of running for office?"

I could only shake my head. I had never thought of it before, but Mas Amedda soon called the Senate back into focus for the actual voting. As I sat down, Padme directed the pod back into its place.

The next several minutes were quiet as everyone voted, though there was a slight murmur of voices whispering. Palpatine soon announced the defeat of the bill which brought such relief to both Padme and I. After a few more items of business, the Senate was adjourned.

Padme and I headed back to her apartment to celebrate the victory and were soon joined by Senator Farr. Surprisingly Bail Organa joined us sometime later and we all expressed our concerns about his health but he said the doctors released him and said he was doing alright and wanted to hear more about the vote as he was able to follow it. As we discussed the afternoon, a droid passed out drinks and I pretended to drink it, though at one point Padme gave me an odd look.

"Have you ever thought of running for office?" Bail asked me after we finished discussing the events of the afternoon.

I nearly laughed at the thought but saw he was being perfectly serious. "Actually I have not."

"You should." He stated, smiling, almost to the point of grinning. "With these changing times, we need people like you to fight for what's right."

Padme gave me a slight smile, as if to say I told you so.

I set down my drink, almost too shocked to say something. "Well, I appreciate the confidence, but I am not sure my husband would survive my change of careers."

We all laughed well knowing my husband's dislike of politics. After a while I headed back to the Temple. As Padme's driver saw me home, at her insistence with the amount of reporters that would hound me if I went out front to meet a cab, I thought about what Padme and Bail said. I was very intrigued by it and wondered if I could do something of that nature. I certainly would love to be able to help so many more people but I wasn't sure how my husband would react, not to mention with his Council position being a conflict of interests. Of course there was the coming baby to think about too, that it might not be the right time to add yet another change to our lives. But the idea was very interesting.

Once I was back in the Temple, I picked up Sasha and we spent some time together before and after the last meal. Once she was tucked in bed, I turned in myself, deciding to get some rest, despite the earlier hour. I needed the rest for myself as well as for the baby. As I lay in bed, snacking on a few crackers, hoping not to wake up with an uneasy stomach, thinking about the day's events. Though my relief at knowing the Senate would hopefully become focused on relief efforts and peace efforts on ending the war and a possible new career choice only kept my thoughts occupied for a little bit. My mind kept drawing me back to the feel of the baby growing inside. Rubbing my middle, I wondered if I would ever gather enough courage to tell Obi-Wan or maybe I should let the baby tell him. But deep down I knew he needed to hear it from me. I vowed when he returned, I would tell him we were going to be parents again.

AN: This is a definite twist in our story that we wanted to surprise our readers with. Did any of you think this would ever happen to them again? Lol. Yes, Obi-Wan will hear that Meagan's pregnant, the question remains does he figure out himself or does she finally gather enough courage to tell him? We will also see his reaction. Hope you stay tuned, this is going to be quite a ride! Thanks again.

And for our quote, thought this was appropriate from one of our favorite shows Charmed.

Phoebe: "Okay, so, what I am about to tell is really big, we're talking huge."

Paige: "See, she knows." Piper gives her a look.

Phoebe, glancing from one sister to the next: "Knows what?"

Piper watching Phoebe: "Uh, you tell us?"

Phoebe looks more nervous and stutters. "Um, okay, uh, I'm….I'm pregnant.

Piper asked. "You're what?"

Paige blurts out. "O my god, from Cole?"