A Long Time Ago, In a Galaxy Far Away

Chapter 11

Anakin held Padmé close. Obi-Wan was gone for the moment to get Luna so they had some time to themselves.

"Ani, I have something to tell you," Padmé muttered as her voice shook.

"What's wrong?" Anakin asked her. He knew that she was really nervous about something and had been for awhile, but she had not wanted to talk about it while Obi-Wan was around.

"I-I'm pregnant," Padmé finally managed to say. She had wanted to tell him as soon as he got back, but then they had ended up on Earth and with Obi-Wan around, she hadn't dared to say anything. And then there was the fact that, she wasn't anymore.

"That's.... That's wonderful," Anakin said, his joy evident in his voice as he decided to ignore what would happen when anyone else found out. His joy was quickly cut short.

"But, Ani, you know what will happen if anyone finds out, and I don't know why, but I'm not pregnant right now. As soon as we got here, I wasn't...the baby...."

"Don't worry," Anakin said, trying to hide how concerned he was about that, as he pulled her closer. "Maybe that's because of the time jump or whatever. I'm sure the baby is fine."

"Luna knows," Padmé muttered as she tried to take comfort in her husband. "I was going to tell you before the jump happened. That's why she reacted like that when it was getting so near to the end of the battle."

"I know, she made it very clear that she knows about us," Anakin agreed, thinking back to the other night when she had literally projected the fact that she knew to him though the Force. He would have been extremely worried and would have had a talk with her if it weren't for the fact the Force was repeatedly telling him to trust her and that she was so steadfast about not revealing anything big about their future.

"Do you think she may know why?"

"She is as clueless about this as we are, but I can ask."

Padmé nodded. She was very worried the baby being gone.

"Obi-Wan's here," Anakin muttered. They separated, but Anakin stayed close to her.

Obi-Wan entered the abandoned building that they had been using for a shelter with Luna close behind. She was loaded down with lots of bags which she quickly set on the ground. Anakin also noticed that she looked really tired and that her mental shields, which were put in place much better the other night, were almost nonexistent. He didn't take the opportunity to try and get a larger feel of what was going on in her mind. Anakin knew that might scare her away, and they needed all the help she was willing to give. Besides, it was rude.

"Are you alright?" Padmé asked.

"I made the mistake of not going to sleep last night," Luna muttered before attempting to hold back a yawn and failing. "On the bright side, I got a lot of reading done."

"Anything of importance?" Anakin asked.

"Well, there's a lot of fanfictions dealing with time travel or travel to other worlds in general, not so many with Earth, although I found a few. Keep in mind that there is no true basis of fact."

"Then how do we get back?"

"That's the thing. It usually is up to the Force. In theory, one or two people who are extremely strong in the Force could possibly jump through time or to another universe," Luna told them.

"Could I possibly do it?" Anakin asked.

"Perhaps, but if you could do it, then there's a pretty good chance that you would be unable to to it in quick succession if you ended up somewhere dangerous, assuming you don't pass out from the strain in the first place.... If Luke or Leia or even better, both of them, were here, I would recommend it. Honestly, the best thing I could suggest is for you to wait for the Force to decide to bring you back."