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(11 years before the clone wars)
It as raining hard on the forest planet of Shili. Master Plo Koon was sent to stop a rivalry between two native Togruta tribes. That was the Jedi's job as peace keepers.
As he entered one of the villages, he realized he was too late. The other village's warriors had put this one in ruins. Dead villagers layed here and there. It pained him to know that a simple rivalry for hunting grounds had to go this far. As he slowly walked by, he could see Togruta men, women, and even children lay dead.
The jedi knight was about to leave, mission failed, when he sensed movement not too far ahead. As he pressed on he finaly found the source of the movement. A Togruta woman lay dying in front of him. She looked up at him with pleading eyes. It was obvious she did not have much time to live.
She only managed to lift her hand and point at one of few still standing grass huts. Her hand fell. Plo Koon could sense she was dead. He would later request that some one give the Togrutas a proper burial, but for now he was interested in what it was she wanted him to find.
He entered cautiously, as he sensed someone inside. He followed his senses into a small room. From the looks of it, it was a child's room. He noticed somthing move under the bed. He kneeled down to se a small Togruta girl. She couldn't have been more than three years old. Just a toddler.
"Do not be afraid little one," he said to her, "I will not harm you."
At first she didn't trust him, but she seemed to sense his honesty. He ment her no slowly crawled out from under her bed. He could also sense the force was strong with her.
"Come with me to Coruscant, you will be safe there."
She stood up and gave a small nodd. She was rather quick to trust him, but she did. He led the way out of the small hut. The girl rushed to him as they passed the body of the dead Togruta woman. She must have been the girl's mother, or at least someone she knew and recognized. Her eyes sadly scaned the bodies of the Togruta warriors who died in battle. She caught sight of one in particular and quickly looked away, with tears streaming down her sweet, three-year old face. Plo Koon guessed he was her father.
As they approached his starship, she quickly jumped behind him. It occured to him that she had never in her life seen a starship. She thought it was a big metal monster.
It took a few minutes, but he finally managed to show her it was no threat, and it wasn't long before the ship took of into hyperspace. they soon arrived on the city world of Coruscant. The girl was awed by the massive towers and all of the lights and sounds.
Plo walked into the jedi temple with the girl following close by. Shortly after, the Togruta girl was standing infront of the jedi council. The jedi masters were deciding as to whether or not she is to be trained as a jedi.
"You're name, what is it young one?" Yoda asked.
Master Plo had noticed that she hadn't spoken all yet since he met her.
"Ashoka, Ashoka Tano," she answered in a small, inocent voice.
"Afraid, are you?" Yoda asked
She lowered her and nodded twice, then she looked up at the jedi.
"Of what," asked master Windu
They already sensed much fear in her, just as they had in the Skywalker boy who came in only two months ago.
"I'm afraid of change," Ashoka told them,"I have lived on Shilli all my life, not once have I left, until now."
They understood. Change is often the thing most fear.
"Worry, do not," Yoda said calmly, "Trained as a jedi, you will be."
Plo Koon seemed to be the only one to se a hint of a smile on her face.