An alternative fate

An alternative fate


It took both Obi-wan and Moira to bring Anakin around. When he did finally regain consciousness he choked out “whoa I just had the most peculiar and disturbing nightmare known to man. I dreamt Moira told me I was pregnant, and with quadruplets. Phew that was one seriously screwed up nightmare.”

Moira shifted uncomfortably, while Obi-wan made a point of avoiding all eye contact with his lover. Anakin was starting to have an extremely bad feeling about his current situation. He eyed both his lover and his own healer. He asked anxiously “please tell me that was only a nightmare, right?”

Obi-wan cringed and shook his head, knowing his lover was going to freak. “Ah no actually love I’m afraid it wasn’t a nightmare. You had passed out after Moira informed us she’d found a fourth heart beat. It wasn’t a nightmare you’re very much pregnant with quadruplets.”

Anakin had to bite his tongue before he cursed something extremely foul. “But four Obi-wan, how may I ask do you suggest we take care of Luke and Leia, plus with four even younger children on top. That’s six, six Obi-wan. I’m barely twenty seven years old, and a widower.

How are the council going to take this? Yeah sure they know of our relationship, but we’re talking about children here, not just one, but four, six in total.”

Obi-wan sighed and said “we’ll have to go and see the council after we leave here. They need to know your starting to show already and your not even three months yet.

Or doe we weren’t here to see Padme at three months, I’m suspecting she was no where near as developed with the twins as you are now at almost three months with the quadruplets.”

Moira added “Anakin I saw how developed Senator Amidala had been at nine months pregnant, your more then likely going to look just like that at six months pregnant.

You’re as big now as I suspect she would have been at four months with Luke and Leia. I’m surprised you hadn’t noticed the weight gain until now.”

Anakin looked like he was going to pass out yet again. He choked “Moira I was a little preoccupied with being my sons master, with being a member of the high ranking Jedi council of masters, being a father to Luke and Leia, being a lover and partner to Obi-wan.

And finally and most definitely least, throwing my guts up every morning, having to dodge certain smells , in less going straight back to where I started first thing of a morning. I’m constantly exhausted, shorted tempered.

So in all due respect please do tell me where I might have found the time to notice I’ve gained weight? Besides I was never much for looking in mirrors, I leave the being vain to the young padawan learners and females.”

Moira smirked while Obi-wan chuckled. “He still manages not to curse, unlike on previous occasions” Moira marvelled. Obi-wan chuckled “oh believe me if that had been me who had asked that and you hadn’t been present, then I assure you he would have cursed the Jedi temple down.”

Anakin returned the smirk, it disappeared as quickly as it had appeared. He asked “ah Moira how may I ask do you intend to get four fully grown babies out of me in six months times, when last time I checked I didn’t, and still don’t have a womb or other womanly attributes?”

Moira smirked and simply made a slicing motion across her midsection. Obi-wan visibly shuddered, while Anakin asked “will I be left with a scar?”

Moira grinned and replied flippantly “says the man who claimed he left the being vain to the young padawan learners and females.” Anakin playfully scowled and said mock irritated “I did not mean it that way, and you know it so.”

She giggled like a teenage girl, and replied “ok, ok. Yes you will have a scar, but it won’t be too bad. All I’m going to do is cut across your stomach wide enough to fit a baby through.

The scar will turn very pale white, hardly noticeable in less you make a point of searching for it. Besides if it bothers you that much you could always have skin graft to cover whatever scar your left with.

But in my experience most tend to keep their scars visible as a visible reminder of how their child was delivered, or in your case children.”

Anakin nodded and asked “so when will I be expected to attend any check ups required?” Moira told him “because this pregnancy is the first of this kind, I want you to visit me for check ups and ultrasounds once a month.

Normally the patient is expected to be checked over once every couple of months. But because this is the first pregnancy of this particular nature I have dealt with, I would feel more comfortable if you were to come and see me for whatever appointments I set you.”

Anakin nodded and accepted the cloth she handed to him to wipe away the jelly like substance from his stomach. She informed them as Anakin began to redress himself.

“Today’s date is the twelfth of June I want you to come back to me on the tenth of July for your next check up and scan, say at ten thirty am.”

Anakin nodded and listened as she ran down the list of things he should and shouldn’t eat. As well as the vitamins and other required minerals he would need to take.

She insisted there were certain things she recommended he strongly avoided taking part in. She discussed the excises he should do to stay healthy, and explained Obi-wan could help with those towards the later stages of his pregnancy.

She assured Anakin that he could continue to train his son, but was to take it easy during the more physical teachings, and possibly avoid such strenuous activities towards the beginning of his sixth month of pregnancy.

Obi-wan promised he would talk to the council about taking over the more strenuous parts of Luke’s training when the time for Anakin to avoid such activities arose.