An alternative fate

An alternative fate


It had been two months and two weeks since Anakin and Obi-wan had given in to their love and attraction for each other. They had never been happier.

Anakin would have been even happier if he was not constantly plagued with headaches and dizzy spells. If he did not wake up at the same time each morning for the last eleven weeks, each and every time emptying his stomach of the previous nights contents.

He was feeling constantly tiered he would snap at people easily, something he had not done since he was twenty. He was losing his temper like the teen filled angst padawan leaner he had once been, instead of a calm and cool Jedi master in his mid twenties, which in reality he normally was.

Luke had noticed his dad was not acting like his usual self so tried his hardest to concentrate and try to get it right during his lessons and training with his master, who happened to also be his father.

Leia had started giving her dad more cuddles thinking that would help. Obi-wan knew other wise; he was still trying to persuade Anakin to go to the medical bay, but was so far unsuccessful.

Anakin had not snapped at either Luke or Leia yet, but he and Obi-wan were dreading such an occurrence happening. So it was the first day of the twelfth week, and Anakin was still the same.

So that morning during breakfast, Anakin had come into the kitchen as Obi-wan was cooking the twin’s breakfast, when Anakin had leaned over Obi-wan’s shoulder to place a kiss on his lovers mouth, when he had gotten caught up in the smell of Obi-wan’s cooking.

He had promptly clamped a hand over his mouth and bolted for the bathroom, where he proceeded to empty his stomach yet again.

Obi-wan had sighed both annoyed and terribly worried for his love. He switched the cooking appliances off and told the twins he would be back in a moment and not to go near the kitchen.

The twins promised they’d stay where they were. So Obi-wan then left for the bathroom and to coax his lover to the medical bay, drag him kicking and screaming if need be.

Obi-wan dropped to his knees and put a comforting hand on the younger mans back and rubbed back wards and forwards soothingly, while Anakin continued to heave.

Obi-wan commented coaxingly “Ani love you need to go the medical bay, please I’m at the point of begging here. Don’t make me drag you kicking and screaming as I had done when you were fourteen and refused to see the nurse, when you had that ear infection.”

Anakin looked up from the toilet bowl and glared up at his lover, evidentially he to remember that day also, Obi-wan thought in amusement.

Anakin croaked “don’t even bloody think about it that was seriously humiliating. I never even to this day lived that down thank you very much.

Some of those other padawan’s whom gave me a load of shit over that day, are now Jedi like my self, and still they go to desperate pains to remind me of that day.

The only consolation is when they go to far is to remind them of my superior ranking over all of them, they soon shut their fucking mouths, besides their not allowed to answer back to a master.”

Obi-wan shook his head in wry amusement at the smug look on his lovers face. Anakin grimaced and quickly turned his attention back to the toilet bowl, and proceeded to heave once again.

Obi-wan spoke in a tone of voice Anakin knew all to well from their days as master and padawan. It was a tone of voice that clearly stated “you will do as you’re told.” A tone of voice that clearly refused to take no for an answer there would be not arguing or fighting it.

“Right that’s it, I’ve had it. You’re going to the medical bay, and I will drag you kicking and screaming if you see fit to leave me no other choice. Think about it Ani, either we go together willingly, or I will willingly drag you kicking and screaming like that former fourteen year old padawan.”

Anakin looked up at his lover as he flushed the toilet, and eyed his lover with disgust. He turned his nose up at him and said deadpan “fine, have your god dam way. But if it’s nothing serious I will see to it that you’ll never hear the end of this.”

Obi-wan rolled his eyes when his lover turned his back to him and proceeded to wash his face and mouth out. Obi-wan snorted when Anakin barked “and quit rolling you bloody eyes, I can see you in the mirror.”

Obi-wan suddenly commented “if only you were a woman.” Anakin eyed his lover as if he had gone stark raven mad. He asked incredulously “why a woman?”

Obi-wan smirked and replied “because if you were a member of the fairer sex, then your symptoms would be easy to diagnose. You are showing all the clear signs of a woman in her first trimester of pregnancy.”

He added with an amused grin “but naturally you are a member of the more muscular gender, and it is not possible or known for a man to conceive.” He added jokingly “you never know with you, with you being the chosen one at that.”

Anakin eyed his lover as if he’d grown a second head and sprouted horns, with deadly mucus spitting out of his eyes and mouth. He choked “shit Obi-wan that is not funny, especially when you consider I was conceived by the medi-chlorians. Nothing of late has seemed impossible for me because of that blasted prophecy.

I have all the symptoms, but it’s impossible I don’t even possess the inner equipment to carry a growing child. Oh for get it, this is just ridiculous. The war must have finally addled our last remaining and working brain cells.”

So an hour later after they had dropped Luke off at his first class with Master Yoda, and left Leia in Sabe’s and Dorme’s care, found Anakin and Obi-wan at the medical bay.

Anakin didn’t look as sickly green as he had when he had first woken, but he was still pissed at Obi-wan for the dragging kicking and screaming threat. ~Huh kicking and screaming indeed, how bloody dare he? ~ Anakin thought indignantly.

The very same nurse, whom had dealt with Anakin when he had had that ear infection at the age of fourteen, was now in her mid fifties.

She walked up to him and Obi-wan and smiled warmly and commented jokingly “I take it neither of you are here in regards to an ear infection this time are you?”

Obi-wan grinned amused while Anakin looked like he swallowed something highly sour and disgusting. He grumbled “oh for force sake. Why won’t anyone allow that to rest? So bit deal he dragged me here kicking and screaming quite literately. I

ts not my fault that I’m not overly thrilled or take to kindly at all to being pocked and prodded and having my bodily fluids messed around with thank you very much.”

Moira grinned and laughed as she replied “well I guess something’s never change. You complained about the exact same thing back then as well. At least this time around you have the decency to not lose your temper and be impolite.”

Anakin returned the grin and smartly replied “well, naturally one does tend to grow up and leave their adolescent behind, besides I’m no long an angst ticking time bomb of a teenager, and a padawan learner.

What sort of example would I be setting to younger student, my own padawan and my children, if they were to see one of the masters and their father acting like an immature brat?

Look I may feel ill and like I’m about to drop down dead any second, but that still does not give me any kind of excuse or reason to be rude and insulting.”

She shook her head and said in awe “my god you can not be that same cute and adorable vile tempered teen, whose master had to bring him to me kicking and screaming blue murder, just so I could look him over and find an ear virus.

I’ve been taking care of yours and Obi-wan’s medical needs together since you first arrived here at the age of nine. And now I get the pleasure of taking care of Luke and Leia as well.”

She grinned at him in amazement and wonder before clearing her throat and saying “ok then let’s get down to business shall we? Tell me what are your symptoms and how long have they continued to cause you any discomfort or other problems?”

Anakin grimaced and told her “It’s been going on for almost twelve weeks. I find my self having dizzy spells, constantly tiered, short tempered with others for practically no reason at all. I’m feeling constantly emotional, which is not something I’m usually so open with displaying.

I’m constantly nauseous when I wake of a morning up until around lunch time. I’m violently ill each and every morning without fail. Certain smell's, such as for example the smell of anything with strong spicy or a rich scent even breakfast food smells are enough, then I’m bolting to the nearest bathroom to empty my stomach into the toilet bowl.”

Moira raised an eye brow at his explanation of what had been happening to him for over two months. “Over two months? You’ve been like this for over two months and still you waited until now to come and see me?” she commented incredulously.

Obi-wan snorted and replied flippantly “oh Moira honestly, think which patient we’re talking about here, I love Ani dearly but he is a darn right awful patient and you know it. I had to wound him up over that kicking and screaming incident, before I even got a reaction out of him”

Anakin grumbled and playfully swiped Obi-wan on the arm, causing him and Moira to chuckle. Moira commented “if only you were a woman, then I could easily tell you what was wrong with you just from your symptoms.

If you were a woman I would be congratulating you by now on almost getting through your first trimester of your pregnancy.”

Obi-wan let out a bark of laughter, which caused Moira to eye him in amusement having expected that sort of reaction from the older master. While she had to bit her lip to smother her laughter at the sight of the expression on the younger master's face.

He looked liked he was biting his tongue, or less say something highly offensive. And she knew Anakin Skywalker was far too much a gentleman to curse in front of a lady.

Obi-wan wiped a tear from his eye as Anakin subconsciously eyed his less then flat muscular stomach in fascinated wonder. He had only just noticed he was not as flat as he usually was.

He had gone green, when he realised there was a possibility a very tiny one, but still an possibility, that he very well might indeed be pregnant, he was after all the chosen one, and had been conceived by the medi-chlorians.

Anakin blinked and said “test me for pregnancy, it sounds stupid and far fetched but I’ve got this feeling, I don’t know what it is, but its still there. I want to know weather me being conceived by the medi-chlorians as gave me certain exceptions over the regular males.

Plus Obi-wan look at me, look at me and tell me you don’t see the obvious weight gain. I’ve been throwing up more then I’ve been eating over the last few weeks”

Obi-wan and Moira eyed him suddenly seriously all fun and laughter set a side, they could clearly see Anakin meant what he was saying, he was genuinely curious, that they could clearly see.

They could also see it was not Anakin’s imagination he did indeed look like he had gained more then a few pounds. Moira sighed and told him “ok. This is got to be an absolute first. I need a sample of your blood and your urine, to conduct the test.”

Anakin nodded and proceeded to allow Moira to extracted half a phial full of his blood, then she gave him a plastic beaker to take into the bathroom and fill. Anakin came back ten minutes later with the beaker three quarter full.

She told them to come back in twenty minutes she would have the results from both fluids. So Anakin and Obi-wan had taken a walk not far from the medical bay.

Obi-wan eyed his lover and said “what made you ask her to test you for pregnancy? You do realise I was only joking right, don’t you?”

Anakin nodded and slowly led Obi-wan over to a private little corner of the court yard near the fountain where most Jedi came to be alone or just meditate in peace.

Anakin slowly drew the bottom of his tunic a side and revealed his bare stomach to Obi-wan. Anakin asked “tell me, what my stomach reminds you of or more like who it reminds you of?”

Obi-wan thought for a moment until suddenly it dawned on him. He said his tone of voice clearly showing his wonder “it’s shaped similar to how Padme’s had been when she had become more noticeably pregnant with Luke and Leia. Only your stomach is a lot less noticeable then hers was.

Anakin nodded worrying his lower lip anxiously between his teeth before he replied barely above a whisper “exactly. It seems far fetched but, I’m not exactly your regular kind of guy, I never had a biological father like you and the other guys did. I was conceived by the medi-chlorians. It may be a very small possibility but there is still a possibility.

Think about it I’ve gained weight when I’m pretty certain I should have lost it the way I’ve been ill more then I’ve eaten in the last few months.

Plus if it is weight gained by over eating and not enough exercise then why am I not sagging, instead of becoming all round and firm?”

Obi-wan replied “you are constantly exercising, you are one of the healthiest and most health conscious people I know of Ani. You’ve always kept in shape without much of an effort.

If you’re not pregnant, then I can’t understand how you’ve gained the obvious weight you have, seeing how ill you’ve been these past few months.”

So ten minutes later after sharing a comforting embrace they returned to the medical bay, Moira was waiting for them. They noticed the look on her face, she looked clearly stunned and nothing short of gob smacked.

She let out a sigh and told them in an awe filled voice “congratulations you’re going to be fathers, you’ve just made medical history, as the first ever male to conceive, holy force, it’s a miracle. Anakin you are indeed very much pregnant.”

Anakin looked like he could be knocked off his feet with something as light as a mere feather. While Obi-wan’s mouth kept opening and closing, but words seemed to not be able to come, words had failed him.

Obi-wan slumped into the nearest seat, his eyes almost as wide as saucers. Anakin looked anything but amused, but thankfully he didn’t look like he was completely against the concept. He anxiously ran a hand through his shoulder length dirty blond hair.

Moira felt she needed to desperately break the current silence, it was to the point of almost suffocating. She cleared her throat to snap them out of their stunned stupors and gain their attention.

“Well ok, I suppose we better take a look and see how you and the baby is doing, seeing as your merely two weeks away from your three month mark.

You’re in need of a scan, follow me into the other area over there, and lie down on the bed and open your tunics, I need a clear view and full access to your stomach Anakin.”

Anakin nodded and did as he was told. Obi-wan followed close behind and sat on the chair at the side of the bed, while Anakin removed his tunics to reveal his chest and stomach. Moira came over to them pulling along the scanner.

She reached into a draw and pulled out a tube. She then switched on the scanner, warming it up first, before she opened the tube she had found earlier and squeezed a blob of the jell like substance onto Anakin’s stomach.

Anakin jumped slightly at the cold substance as it chilled his flesh. She chuckled and told him apologetically “sorry about that, don’t worry it will heat up soon enough.” And sure enough moments later it did indeed begin to rise to a more bearable temperature.

She rubbed the end of the device against Anakin’s stomach, and watched the monitor showing what was happening inside of Anakin’s stomach.

Anakin and Obi-wan watched the monitor in front of them transfixed, as they took in the sight that was the inside of Anakin’s stomach.

Anakin suddenly noticed something in the corner flicker. He asked “Moira what is that little flickering, look there is enough one there is two of them?” Moira smiled and revealed “Anakin those two flickers you can see are two separate heart beats.” She paused “no wait a moment, look there’s third heart beat” she pointed to where the third flickering was located on the monitor.

She continued to study the monitor as she moved the device backwards and forwards and in circles. She froze stunned as she saw another flickering close to where the third one had been spotted. “No she murmured it can’t be, it can’t be a fourth one, can it?”

Obi-wan asked “is everything alright?” Moira laughed in awe as she replied “yes everything is absolutely fine. Oh my. You’re not going to believe this, but I have in fact just found a fourth heart beat.”

Anakin gasped “a fourth?” Moira nodded beaming at the stunned Jedi master “yes” she replied “I can official confirm there are exactly four very strong and healthy heart beats present. Congratulations you two, I do believe you are going to have your hands full with quadruplets.”

Obi-wan’s jaw practically hit the floor as the entire colour drained from his face. Anakin’s eyes promptly rolled back into his head and he felt back onto the soft pillows passed out cold.