I know it has been awhile since I have posted to any of my stories and I should update them, but this idea has been in my head for a while now ever since I got hooked into Star Wars again. The prequel trilogy is what killed it for me to begin with but the cartoon series rectified that. Anyways, since I like to skim through fanfiction, I noticed that there wasn't any Rise of the Brave Tangled Frozen Dragons crossovers with Star Wars anywhere, so I decided to write this.
Now enough of my prattling, on with the story.
Disclaimers: I don't own anything in this story except my two OCs, the rest belongs to either Disney or Dreamworks.
Chapter 1: Padawan Lost
On the Trandoshan moon of Wasskah, a group of Jedi younglings ventured through the dense forest as they made their way toward the beach. It was nighttime and the group, consisting a young female human, a young male Twi'lek, and a young male Cerean, knew that the Trandoshans were about to drop off a new batch of prisoners for the sick hunters to kill. Hopefully the Trandoshans haven't captured another Jedi only for he or she to lose hope like they did. It couldn't be said about the other six padawans currently gathering food on the other side of the island.
The sound of a cruiser overhead caused the trio to take cover in the trees above them. Kalifa peered over the side of a large trunk as the transport vehicle dropped off five new prisoners. There was one, however, that caught the attention of the group. It was a young female Togruta with sharp blue eyes that quickly surveyed her surroundings.
The group quickly ducked behind the tree as the Trandoshans started to fire on the unarmed prisoners. The Togruta quickly ran into the cover of the brush just as two of the prisoners fell to the hunter's heavy fire. She paused for a moment to glare up at her capturers before heading deeper into the jungle with the group of padawans following from above.
The Togruta paused to take a breather for a moment before she became alert again. She looked around quickly just as the three padawans jumped down from their hiding place. The Togruta quickly spun around to face the people who were following her.
Kalifa just stared for a moment and motioned to the other female. "You must come with us."
The Togruta just stared at the group suspiciously and raised her fists. "Who are you?"
Kalifa became downcast just as O-Mer and Jinx became disheartened. "We used to be Jedi younglings," she said before she quickly looked away from the shocked expression on the Togruta's face.
Now the group of four quickly ran through the jungle to get back to the huge hollow tree they have used as a hide out since coming to the island. It didn't take long to reach the hideout and for the group to quickly head inside. O-Mer quickly looked around the space they had to see the rest of their group wasn't present.
"Jackson and the others aren't here yet," he quickly reported before Jinx pushed his way past the Cerean. "They'll come back when they can," Kalifa reassured them. "I hope."
"We never stood a chance," Jinx began and turned slightly to the Togruta. "They attacked us on a training mission."
"We were captured and brought here," Kalifa continued.
The Togruta stopped as the others continued into the hollow. "Why would they take younglings?"
"Because Jedi Knights are too powerful for them," Jinx spat with disdain.
"I'm Kalifa," the human female introduced herself. "This is O-Mer and Jinx." The Cerean and Twi'lek nodded their heads in greeting. "Who are you?"
"Ahsoka Tano," she said as the others sat down. "I was captured during the battle of Felucia. I'm a padawan learner. What's the situation here?"
"You'd better sit down," Kalifa began as Ahsoka sat down next to O-Mer. "We were taken by those foul lizards for their amusement, to be hunted, killed, and mounted on their wall as trophies."
"We've been stuck here for more rotations than we can count," O-Mer continued. "No one has come for us. I doubt anyone is still looking."
"Chew on that, Padawan." Jinx scowled down at the Togruta from his spot in the hollow. "Then rest. You'll need your strength."
Ahsoka looked away from the Twi'lek before she sensed something or rather someone approaching the hide out. "Yet again you inspire such great confidence in others Jinx, no wonder others are just as miserable as you are," a nasally voice said sarcastically. Just then six more Padawans entered the hollow just as dirtied and tired as Kalifa, Jinx, and O-Mer. The group consisted of four humans and two Kiffars, two human males, two human females, and a female and male pair of Kiffar twins.
The oldest of the group was a tall human male with short spiky white hair, bright blue eyes, and his a padawan braid hanging loosely behind his right ear. The next oldest were the twin Kiffars whom were slightly shorter than the white haired male. The female had long light brown hair tied in a low ponytail, bright green eyes, red tattoo markings on her face, and her padawan braid hanging over her left ear, while the male had shoulder-length messy black hair, emerald green eyes, red tattoo markings on his face, and his Padawan braid tucked under his right ear. Next, was a human female with messily cut short brown hair, a ruby embedded circlet placed on her forehead, light green eyes, and her Padawan braid hanging from the top of her head. Next, was the human female with wild bushy red hair, narrowed blue-green eyes, and her padawan braid was hidden in the mess. Finally, there was the skinny human male with short straight mud brown hair, dark green eyes, and his padawan braid hanging over his right ear.
The white haired male's eyes landed on the Togruta and those blue eyes widened in surprise. He blinked twice before his eyes settled on Kalifa just as the rest of his group settled down on various alcoves in the hollow. "Kalifa, who's this?" He raised an eyebrow as he leaned against the wall.
Kalifa stood as she gestured to Ahsoka. "Jack, this is Ahsoka Tano, she just arrived today." She turned around to the young Togruta and gestured to the teen. "Ahsoka, this is Jackson Overland Frost, or Jack as he prefers to be called." She turned to the Kiffar siblings seated on their own alcove. "Those are the twins Karesh and Terras Mortem." She waved her hand towards the brunet and the red head seated on a boulder close to O-Mer. "That's Rapunzel Corona and Merida Dunbroch." Then she pointed a finger towards the skinny boy sitting next to Jinx. "The sarcastic one up there is Hiccup Haddock."
Ahsoka tilted her head to the side at the strange name. "Hiccup?"
Hiccup allowed a sarcastic smile to spread across his face. "Great name, I know, but it's not the worst. In the village I was born in, parents believed a hideous name would frighten off anoobas and nexus. Like our charming demeanor wouldn't do that."
Ahsoka tilted her head to the side before she looked up to Jack. The white haired teen was staring at the Togruta with a narrowed gaze and a deep frown. He let out a huff as he moved away from the wall and towards the entrance of the hollow. "I'll take the first watch, we'll switch in a couple of hours." He stopped as he looked over his shoulder and smirked at Ahsoka. "Welcome to paradise, Tano." He turned around and seated himself on the ledge to the entrance.
Ahsoka raised an incredulous eyebrow as she stared at the white haired padawan. "What's his deal? He looked at me like I was a piece of meat."
Merida snorted as she leaned back on the boulder. "Don't mind him. Jack has been on this planet for a very long time. He just doesn't want to see you give up hope like the majority of us have."
"And he certainly doesn't want to see anymore people being hunted down like animals on this force forsaken planet," Terras said with a frown. Everyone in the hollow started to settle down for the night as Jack kept a watchful eye on his surroundings. "Jinx is right though, you need to get some rest. The Trandoshans won't stop until they have our heads nailed on their wall."
A majority of the group woke up bright and early the next day, Karesh being the one to wake the others up before dawn. Kalifa walked over to Ahsoka and started to shake her awake. The others stood by the entrance to the hollow as they waited for Kalifa and Ahsoka to join them.
Once the two females joined them, Jack got up from the wall and peeked his head out. He waved his hand to the others to signal that the coast was clear. Jinx and O-Mer quickly ran from the hollow as Jack continued to keep look out.
"Where do you go," Ahsoka asked.
"We keep moving and keep those disgusting hunters from picking up our scent," Kalifa answered as they joined the others at the entrance. "We split into two groups since there are a lot of us and it wouldn't be wise to stick together."
Ahsoka scoffed as she stared at the group assembled. "That's your plan?"
Kalifa sharply turned on the Togruta with a scowl on her face. "If you really are a padawan learner, you would know there's wisdom in experience. We've been here longer. You will learn if you listen and only if you listen." With thus said, Kalifa turned her back to Ahsoka and rushed to catch up with O-Mer and Jinx.
Ahsoka scowled at Kalifa's back as the rest of Jack's group came up behind her. Angrily, she turned to the closet member to her, which was Karesh. "Do you all really think like that?"
Karesh sighed. "We're going to be honest with you Ahsoka, the members of this group still have a small bit of hope but with each day that passes by while we're on this planet, we lose more of that hope."
"Kalifa is right when she says that there is wisdom in experience," Rapunzel began. "However, a new perspective with a different set of experience is needed in a situation like this. Maybe you could convince those three to have hope again."
Jack nodded as he looked out the hollow again. "You should go now while they're still in sight."
Ahsoka tilted her head as she grabbed the white haired teen's arm. "And what about you and the others? What are you guys going to do?"
Jack smirked as he gently pulled his arm away. "What we always do, find a way off this hellhole." He turned and rushed in the opposite direction Kalifa, O-Mer, and Jinx went. Rapunzel patted Ahsoka on the shoulder before she took off after Jack with Hiccup, Terras, and Karesh following close behind. Merida stopped for a moment then punched Ahsoka lightly on the shoulder. "Try not to get yourself killed." Ahsoka smiled and nodded her head as she watched Merida rush off after her group before she headed off to join Kalifa's group.
Jack led his group further into the jungle as they searched for a possible hideout that the hunters could have used. With each passing day with no sign of a fortress, made him wearier and wearier. He had hoped that they could have found a way off the planet by now. He had hoped to get the others back to the Jedi Temple, but it was no use.
The teen let a growl pass his lips before he punched the vine next to him with enough force to leave a dent. Merida and Rapunzel jumped at the sound of creaking wood and turned to their seething leader. The two girls were glad that Jack sent Terras, Karesh, and Hiccup to scout ahead so they wouldn't see the state of their leader.
"Jack," Rapunzel asked as she approached the teen tentatively.
"We should have found something by now," Jack started with a growl evident in his voice.
Merida narrowed her eyes as she gently pushed Rapunzel back. "You know how these hunters are, Jack. They may be arrogant killers but they're not stupid. They would never leave an obvious sign of escape out in the open."
"Then what do you suggest we do," Jack snapped as he rounded on the red head. "Let the hunters cleave our heads off and display them in a glass case. No, I am going to get you lot back to Coruscant even if it kills me."
"Now that is just crazy talk," Merida retorted as she got in the older padawan's face. By that time, Hiccup, Terras, and Karesh had returned from their scouting mission and stared at the two padawans. "You're talking as if you're prepared to die in this place."
"If that is to be, so be it." His shoulders sagged in defeat as he allowed his head to drop. "At least you all have something to go back to."
Everyone stared at the white-haired teen in shock before Karesh rushed forward and pulled said teen into a tight hug. Jack tensed in shock at the display of affection that the female Kiffar usually never displayed. Jack hesitated for a moment before he relaxed and wrapped his arms around his friend. Everything was quiet for a moment then Karesh carefully pulled herself out of the embrace and held her friend's hands.
"I know you don't like it when I quote my master," Resh began, "but 'without a Master you are, however your friendships and comrades will be your guides.' You have us Jack and it wouldn't be the same without you by our side back home." The other members of their group smiled with reassurance and the white haired teen tried to smile back. Jack opened his mouth to speak but a loud Trandoshan call echoed throughout the jungle.
Everyone spun around and tensed as the call continued to echo. "Da da da we're dead," Hiccup said sarcastically. Terras quickly turned away from the group and climbed up the nearest vine. "It's coming from the direction Kalifa and the others went."
Jack cursed under his breath before he went back into leader mode. "Everyone back to the hollow, now." The other five members nodded their heads as they ran and leaped through the jungle with the white haired teen following close behind.
It took a while, however the group of six was able to return to the hollow just as sun was about to set. Jack stopped short of the entrance as he allowed the other members of his team to enter. The teen watched as the birds that usually liked to hang around the hollow allow a third bird to huddle close to them.
The teen rolled his eyes before he walked into the hollow to see the rest of the group settle down. The thing that caught his eye was the blaster rifle in Ahsoka's hands. From where the white haired teen was standing, he could tell that the Togruta was getting frustrated.
"You should have left that thing where you found it," Jack said offhandedly. Ahsoka glanced up shortly to glare at the teen before messing with the rifle again.
"I don't understand," Ahsoka muttered as she looked through the scope and pulled on the trigger. "Why won't this thing work?"
"The Trandoshans deactivate the blasters if we take them," Jinx said as he sat up and crossed his legs. "That is why none of us have any."
Ahsoka looked down at the rifle in her hands for a moment then threw it behind her in frustration. Hiccup looked at the blaster in interest before he jumped down from his spot next to Jinx and walked over to the rifle. A majority of the young Jedi immediately tensed up as Hiccup started to disassemble the blaster and rewire it. Ahsoka looked up quizzically as Rapunzel pulled her away from their youngest member. "Trust us," Rapunzel answered the unasked question. "There is usually a seventy percent chance that the blaster would blow up in his face."
Just as she finished the sentence, a small explosion echoed throughout the hollow and everyone turned to see a thin veil of smoke drifting off of Hiccup along with debris from the blaster scattered around him. Terras snorted in amusement while his sister allowed a small smile to appear on her face. Hiccup glared at the two for a moment before he sat down on the floor with a frown on his face.
Ahsoka allowed a smile to appear on her face for a millisecond before it disappeared. She sighed as she leaned her head on her right knuckles. Kalifa stared at the Togruta for a moment before looking up at Jack. The white haired teen gestured his head towards the Togruta with a pointed look.
Kalifa breathed out through her nose before facing Ahsoka again. "It's been a long time since the Trandoshans have captured another padawan and brought them here."
Ahsoka snorted as she leaned back on the boulder and crossed her arms over her chest. "Hmm, thanks."
Kalifa raised her hand to placate the other female. "I don't mean it as an insult. I meant it as a sign." At this, she got the attention of the rest of the padawans. "A mistake on their part. Ahsoka, your energy, your strength, it's what we've been lacking." She stood up walked around the fire with the rest of the padawans standing with her. Jack allowed a real smile to appear on his face for the first time in a long time. "We were beginning to lose hope and forgot who we are."
Ahsoka leaned forward in anticipation. "And who are you?"
Kalifa took a moment to compose herself before she turned to the Togruta. "We are Jedi." She stood tall in pride with the rest of her friends holding their heads up high.
Ahsoka stood as a plan started to form in her mind. "All right. We need a strategy."
Jinx raised an eyebrow as he crossed his arms over his chest. "So what do you suggest?"
Ahsoka glanced at each of her new friends in search of an idea. "What about a base? I mean they must have a compound or something, right?"
Merida scoffed as she also crossed her arms. "What do you think we've been doing all day?" Jack glared at the red head only to be met with a similar glare in return. "Not that we've ever seen," Jack answered as he kept eye contact with Merida.
"So, where do they come from," Ahsoka asked as she placed a hand on her chin and turned away from the group slightly.
"Well, we don't know," Kalifa answered as she shrugged her shoulders. "We've only witnessed them hunting in their hover pods."
The Togruta shook her head as she faced the group again. "If we're going to go on the offensive, we'll need to find out where they live." She turned to Jack with a hopeful expression. "You, Terras, Karesh, Rapunzel, Merida, and Hiccup have already covered a lot of ground, maybe you help point out possible hideouts."
Jack nodded his head. "We'll give you a general idea of the layout of the island."
Ahsoka nodded in agreement. "It's decided then, we start covering ground tomorrow."
It was a few hours later with Jack taking up post as lookout while the others were resting in the hollow. The white haired teen took that time to meditate to calm his racing feelings. Ever since Kalifa had agreed to have hope again, he had been overjoyed for the first time in a long time. They finally have a chance of going home. Well the others had a chance of going home and he knew that the Trandoshans would kill them as soon as they reveal themselves.
Jack allowed a smile to appear on his face before he felt a disturbance in the force. He turned his head back into the hollow to see Ahsoka jerk up with a gasp. The young Togruta looked around the hollow to see everyone asleep except for the white haired teen. The Togruta got up from her spot and walked over to the teen. Jack glanced up at Ahsoka for a moment then turned his gaze back out to the forest as the Togruta sat down next to him.
There was a moment of peaceful silence before Ahsoka broke the calm. "So, are you excited about going home?"
Jack let out an hmmm. "It's just been so long, truth be told, I never thought we would actually get off this planet. We may have had the strength in numbers, but we didn't have the will to take action."
Ahsoka smiled as she faced the teen. "I bet you're excited to see your master again. I know I am." Apparently it was the wrong thing to say because his eyes hardened and his face scrunched up into a scowl.
"I wouldn't know, much less care," the human snapped before he tried to meditate again. Ahsoka raised her eyebrows in astonishment before her eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"Okay, I can sense a story here," she said slowly. "Either you can tell it to me willingly or I'm going to beat it out of you."
Jack forced out a laugh as he raised a challenging eyebrow. "Lucky for me, you don't have to beat it out of me." He sighed before he faced the Togruta. "Let me ask you a question first, do you know what a 'Masterless Padawan' is?"
Ahsoka jerked her head back and tilted her head to the side. "Never heard of that."
"Well," Jack began as he wrung his hands. "It's really self-explanatory but I lost my master a few months before I got trapped here. My master was sent to the Maw Nebula to intercept a Separatist shipment going along the Kessel Run and I was left at the Jedi Temple. No one has heard from him or his fleet ever since." Ahsoka stared at him in shock and Jack swiftly turned his head away. "My training has been spread out amongst my friend's masters, and I have yet to be placed with a permanent one."
Ahsoka continued to stare at Jack for a moment, before she crossed her arms over her chest. "I bet hearing another sorry is not what you want to hear."
Jack snorted as he leaned back on his arms. "It's against the Jedi code to form attachments, but my master was like a father to me. He was even the one who found me on my home planet then took me to the Jedi Temple."
Ahsoka chewed the inside of her cheek as she thought of something to say. "What was he like?"
Jack snorted as he allowed a smile to spread across his face. "Where do I start? He was kind, brave, passionate, an excellent fighter, and he put the needs of everyone around him before his own. There were rumors that he was being considered to become a member of the Jedi council." He scoffed before he lied down on the ground. "Good use that would do now."
"Who was he?"
Jack was silent for a moment before he sighed. "Kozmotis Pitchner."
Ahsoka stared at the white-haired teen with wide eyes. "The Golden General? The only person who has rarely lost any of his troopers yet comes out victorious in battle." Jack nodded his head with a faint smile. "Now they're all gone," the Togruta added softly.
The young human just sighed as he lifted a hand to fiddle with his Padawan braid. "Yeah, and I've been mourning them ever since."
"Aren't you a ray of sunshine?"
"Hey," Jack started as he sat up and scowled at the Togruta. "You don't know what it feels like to have a bond severed like that. That kind of agonizing pain. My master was everything to me and the clones that were under his command were like family. I don't want the others to feel that same pain.
"I've already accepted my fate, however, I refuse to allow the others to lose what little hope they have." Jack stood up and dusted off his trousers before he turned to the hollow. He stopped and turned his head to the side. "Don't get me wrong, I want to go home, but I also want all my friends to be there as well. If the force allows me to have a new opportunity back home, then I will see where that path leads." He started to walk back into the hollow, crossed his arms over his chest and smirked. "Since you're already awake, you can take over the rest of my shift."
Ahsoka stared after the white haired teen for a moment before she huffed and turned to look back out into the forest. So far she can tell that Jack was an enigma to her. As far as she was concerned, as long as he was willing to help them then she had no problem. She just hopes that once they get the planet, his attitude would get a serious adjustment.
As soon as the sun has risen, the young padawans left the sanctuary of the hollow. Instead of splitting up into two groups, they decided to stick together in order to search for the base. After the group walked a good distance away from the hollow, they stopped in a small clearing to come up with a plan.
"We already covered the beach area," Jinx began as most of the group sat down on the ground. "And most of the briar on this side of the bay."
Ahsoka let a laugh as she placed a hand on her hip. "If it was that easy to find, you guys would have found it before I got here."
Jinx chuckled as he sat down on a log. "True enough."
"Maybe we should try more inland," Ahsoka suggested.
"It's worth a shot," Kalifa agreed, however, Terras shook his head as he leaned against a vine. "I don't think so, Jack has led us practically all over the island and we haven't seen anything."
"Guys," O-Mer said suddenly as he starred up at something in the sky. "I think we're looking in the wrong place." He pointed up as a large base appeared out of the cloud cover. "That's their fortress."
Everyone stared at the base with wide eyes as it drifted closer to their location. Suddenly, many hover pods took off away from the base with the Trandoshans beginning to aim their blasters at the group. "Well this is just great," Merida muttered just as Karesh muttered under her breath. "We're doomed."
Jack growled as he faced the group. "Split up." Thus O-Mer and Jinx took off in one direction; Karesh, Rapunzel, and Merida ran in another; Ahsoka and Kalifa took a different direction; and Jack, Terras, and Hiccup ran back the way they came. What no one realized was that they were about to lose a member of their group.
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