Author's note

Hey, readers! I just wanted to let you know that reviews are welcome, so feel free to give me feedback. Also, if there are any spelling errors, just know that it is because I'm writing a large portion of this, if not, all of this story on my phone. This story is supposed to go from the earliest part of Ahsoka's life up to the new Ahsoka novel, and a little bit after the novel, all the way up to Rebels. Please enjoy this story!

Shili, 39 BBY

The small Togruta held her mother's hand. She was running around town with her mother. Her mother stopped walking. The young Togruta looked to her mother and father. She felt the wary that had just sprung up in them. They started to walk away. The Togruta started to worry. Her parents hadn't ever been this terrified. Her mother scooped her child up into her arms. The Togruta cried. She heard a click behind her. Her father tackled her mother. The Togruta rolled out of her mother's arms. Her father was choking. The Togruta hid behind a stranger's leg. She was so small that the chattering stranger didn't notice her. She caught a glimpse of her father's wound. His shoulder blade was punctured. Her father's eyelids started to flutter. He touched his wife's face before slumping over on the ground. The small Togruta screamed for her father. The stranger stopped chatting and saw the girl. He picked her up and looked around for another Togruta that she belonged to. He saw her father and everyone screaming. Battle droids were infiltrating the city. The Togruta's mother raised her hand in front of her face before being ruthlessly gunned down. The Togruta started crying. Her parents were gone. All of a sudden, before the battle droids killed anyone else, an azure colored blade sliced through their bodies. An orange Kel Dor stepped into view for the young Togruta. He stopped in his tracks to look at the girl. The stranger set the girl down. The Jedi put his lightsaber away and walked towards her. The crowd gave them space. The Kel Dor Jedi held out his hand. The Togruta girl took it.

"What is your name, young Togruta?" The Kel Dor Jedi asked. The girl just tilted her head. The Jedi realized she could not speak. "I will just call you Ahsoka Tano." The girl clapped her hands and mumbled. He took her hand and walked her to his Jedi shuttle.

Christophsis, 41 BBY

"You're stuck with me Sky-Guy." Ahsoka retorted. Her new master turned towards her while Rex covered his mouth and snickered.

"What did you just call me?" Anakin said furiously. "Don't get snippy with me, young one! Y'know, I don't even think you are old enough to be a padawan!"

Ahsoka rolled her eyes. "Well, maybe I'm not. But Master Yoda thinks I am." She smirked at him. His expression tightened.

"Well, you aren't with Master Yoda now, are you?" Anakin said through gritted teeth. "So if you are ready, you'd better start proving it." Ahsoka frowned. Anakin was firm.

Anakin sat down next to Ahsoka, shaking the thoughts of that morning out of her head. She could see the disappointment in his face. She bowed her head, ready for the scolding she was about to receive.

"You're reckless, little one." He started. Ahsoka closed her eyes. "You never would've made it as Obi-Wan's padawan... but you might make it as mine." Ahsoka looked at Anakin with hope. They shared a connection mutually. The sound of the gunship disturbed their moment. Anakin called for her to come on. She stood up and ran towards the gunship carrying some clones and Master Yoda. As the panels sealed shut, she smiled, knowing that her next few years would not be as bad as she may have dreaded. Although, Ahsoka hadn't ever lost hope. After all, there is always room for improvement.

Naadahfi-Tzchor, 57 BBY

Ahsoka inhaled. The Twilight sped towards the large sphere. The green swirls with a gorgeous azure only overwhelmed Ahsoka more. Ahsoka had felt nervous the first time she had gotten her lightsaber. This was a whole new level of anxiety. A second lightsaber gifted to a Jedi was an honor. Ahsoka had only Anakin's training to guide her through the temple in search of the crystal. She distinctly remembered the song, the shrill but sweet call of the Force, beckoning her to find it, like a child would if it were lost in the market.

Ahsoka fidgeted with the silka beads around her lekku. It was a very rare occasion where you would find her doing that. Only when she was very anxious did she play with her "padawan braid". Anakin noticed and put his hand on her knee. At the sudden kind gesture, Ahsoka jumped and made a high-pitched yelping noise. Anakin looked at his young padawan with his eyebrows raised.

"Ahsoka, settle down. Mediate. Do what you need. But this is no way to prepare for this mission." Anakin told her. Ahsoka nodded and exhaled shakily.

"Master, I'm trying, but-" Ahsoka started before Anakin cut her off.

"Feel the Force. Use your anxiety to fuel your power, channel it into your focus and determination." Anakin replied. Ahsoka closed her eyes and inhaled sharply. She tried to picture the glow of the crystal in her mind's eye, but the vision slipped away and was replaced by dark fog encircling her in a cave of dead Jedi.

Anakin sensed her uneasiness. He jerked the Twilight around to startle Ahsoka back into reality. Ahsoka blinked and looked at the lush rainforest they were landing in. In the heart of it, there was a pyramid made of dirt and wood. Ivy had encircled the cracks in the solid mud and made an intricate spiraling design on the walls of the temple. Ahsoka shuddered as the Twilight powered down. The roar of the engines was comforting. The ramp extended and Anakin jumped up to walk Ahsoka down.

"Anakin-" Ahsoka said. Anakin raised his hand. Ahsoka stopped speaking. She knew her stress was getting to her mind, controlling her actions, her nerves. She slowly inhaled and let a deep breath out of her lungs. Anakin grinned.

"Ahsoka," Anakin said. "If you trust the Force, you'll make it through the temple with your crystal in no time. There shouldn't be any trouble. I will be waiting here as long as it takes." Ahsoka relaxed somewhat. Anakin usually kept her on her toes, but this gesture showed that Anakin actually wanted to see her success. What does he get out of this? Nothing! He was having to wait in the middle of a dangerous jungle for a long period of time. He would face hours of boredom with no choice but to remain where he was. Although, there was a possibility that he would encounter a predator to humanoids and other organisms, and Anakin was always entertained by his own lightsaber's blade slicing through something.

"Thank you, Master." Ahsoka replied to him. "And... goodbye." Ahsoka hated saying that word. It made her feel as if she were marching into a certain death chamber, ready for her execution, like a suicide mission. Although, that is not what it meant, and Ahsoka knew this. Ahsoka was to return with her kyber crystal and build a new lightsaber. She walked to the temple with jerky movements, for her legs were shaking. What is wrong with me? Ahsoka slapped herself. She was never this way. Fear had no place in a Jedi's heart. Why did she feel so cold? The rainforest was quite humid, but Ahsoka shivered as she got closer to the old crystal temple. The wood had carvings engraved into the walls. One stood out to Ahsoka. The transformation of Jedi to Sith. The start showed a tall and strong Jedi. The next it showed him bent over. Then, he got smaller and weaker, but he was murdering people. Then, he was a Sith, small and nothing of any importance, but his overconfidence made him feel as if he was. Then, he died, being too weak and no match for the Jedi. The Sith were nothing. Nothing but overconfidence.

Ahsoka looked for the door of the temple and realized the carving was on the center of the door. She looked for some sort of code to it. Then, it hit her. The carvings were buttons! She pushed in the dead Sith and the murderous Jedi. They jolted back out. Ahsoka heard a rumbling. As she looked above her, she saw a large boulder crashing down from the top of the temple. Ahsoka used her telekinesis to throw the boulder into the door. The door was smashed and Ahsoka (Though not correctly) was allowed inside of the large Jedi temple. As soon as she entered, she heard a distinct laugh and a scream, but she shook the thought out and told herself it was the rocks crumbling and the wind. She tripped over a stone that she had broken from the door. It was the one of the Jedi killing people. It shook as she looked at it.

Ahsoka watched the stone fly away at it's own will. All of the broken pieces of wood and stone used to make the door were recalled back to the entrance of the temple. The door was sealed behind her, and all of the light in the room was gone. Ahsoka ignited her lightsaber for light. It wasn't ideal, but it was a lightsaber. All of reality was gone, all she could trust was gone, and she would have to rely on the mysterious spirit of the Force to guide her through the dark journey that awaited her.

Coruscant, 58 BBY

Ahsoka's new yellow-green blade clashed with Anakin's traditional blue blade. A few days ago, she had constructed it. She had been stuck in the temple for a week encountering different nightmares and visions. When she got out with her crystal, Anakin looked worn out. They flew back to the Coruscant Jedi Temple to construct the lightsaber, a shoto that was a bit shorter than her first lightsaber. Now, she had to learn Shien/Djem So and Jar-Kai to wield this gift.

Anakin swung at her from above, but she crossed her sabers to prevent the lightsaber from striking her. Of course, the lightsabers wouldn't injure them because they were on training mode. Anakin grit his teeth as he tried to challenge his padawan. Ahsoka used her bent knees to lean Anakin over. He lost his balance, but he quickly swung himself upright just in time to make an attempt to overpower Ahsoka. She grunted, but deflected his attack. They paused for a moment before Ahsoka swung overhead with her lightsaber. She put her second lightsaber in forward grip and held it by her side as she used her older lightsaber to attack Anakin. As she defended herself, Anakin plotted a well-aimed attack to the underside of her blades. He succeeded in swinging from underneath and her lightsaber was forced out of her hand. She forgot her other lightsaber was there, and gave up. Anakin got frustrated.

"Don't forget your second blade, Ahsoka!" He said heatedly. Ahsoka sighed and looked down, remembering the new weapon she had just crafted.

"I'll try, Master." Ahsoka replied. Anakin sighed. Ahsoka could tell he was angry, but he was making a good attempt at being calm.

"You're doing great." Anakin said as coolly as he could manage. "It takes time to learn to wield two lightsabers." Ahsoka looked at the lightsaber still in her hand. That's for sure, Ahsoka thought. She turned off her shoto lightsaber and walked to the other end of the room to pick up her lengthier lightsaber. As she bent down to pick it up off of the floor, the door to the training room opened. Her mouth dropped open to see the old and frail Grandmaster Yoda step into the room.

"Master Skywalker," Yoda addressed. "Your padawan's progress, I would like to see." He slowly walked towards the center of the room. Ahsoka felt hot. She looked to Anakin for guidance, but he just smiled at nodded towards her.

"O-of course, Master Yoda." Ahsoka replied. She placed her lightsabers on her belt and walked to join Yoda at the center of the room. As soon as they stopped walking, she whipped out her old lightsaber. Yoda scrunched his forehead tight.

"No." Yoda said firmly. Ahsoka gasped and felt her face warm up. She placed her lightsaber back on her belt and apologized.

"Right. Bow. I always forget to bow." Ahsoka said, desperately trying to cover up her humiliation. They tilted their heads towards each other.

"Much like your Master, you are." Yoda noted. Ahsoka couldn't help but smile. She knew Anakin behind her was rolling his eyes. It was true. Anakin was never ready to negotiate and had his lightsaber in hand and ready and eager to fight everywhere. Ahsoka whipped out her lightsaber again. "Two lightsabers, you have. Two, you shall use."

Ahsoka started to stutter. "B-but, I just started learning!"

"Two!" Master Yoda requested of her. Ahsoka sighed and held her second lightsaber in her left hand. Yoda ignited his blade and paused. Ahsoka took a deep breath and did a cross-block, giving Yoda no better chance to use this gap to throw her over. "Much like master and apprentice, two blades are. One can sharpen and improve the other." Ahsoka looked at Yoda as he finished. This made no sense to her, but she decided to just move faster and more impressively. She stood up and spun in circles with her lightsabers, then delivered a jerk towards Yoda's middle. He easily dodged it and tripped her. She fell on the floor. Again.

"Ugh!" Ahsoka shouted in frustration.

"What makes you unique makes you strong." Yoda told her. "This, you must use. Yourself, you must always be." Ahsoka's worry melted away as if winter turned to summer in a matter of seconds. All of the snow, gone. Only clear skies.

"I think I understand." Ahsoka gasped. "I need to fight like myself." Anakin looked at her with worry. Ahsoka ignited her blades and flipped them into a reverse grip. Yoda aimed strikes at her from underneath, then used that to strike on top of her. Ahsoka blocked all of his attacks and cartwheeled to dodge him. He managed to knock her on her knees. She took a deep breath and crossed her lightsabers behind her back to block Yoda's deathblow. It worked. She had won.

"Learned well, you have." Yoda told her. Ahsoka smiled and bowed.

Ahmylankji, 57 BBY

Ahsoka and Barriss walked down the city streets of Ahmylankji, a world of peace, but random outbursts. The Ahmylankj people had bright yellow skin and freckles. Their eyes ere colorless, but their hair was multicolored. Every ten years, their hair changed into several different colors. Most of the adults that they walked by had either purple hair or bright red hair. Barriss looked well at-ease there, but they stood out most in the crowd. Barriss had her hood up, but underneath was her concealed olive-green face with diamonds striped across her nose. She was a mirialan with brown hair. Ahsoka was wearing her normal attire, but she stood out most. Togrutas have bright colored skin, montrals, and long lekku. Ahsoka also carried her clanking lightsabers by her side. The ahmylankj seemed unfazed by them. Ahsoka found it surprising, considering they were very different from the rest of them. And her mission was to find and kill the terrorist that had caused so much unrest. Barriss and Ahsoka had left their masters behind to do some research to help them with their hunt. The young padawans watched one ahmylankj turn down an alley. Barriss and Ahsoka stopped and nodded towards each other.

As they squeezed through the crowd, the man stopped in the alley. Ahsoka used the Force to pull him towards them. Barriss shoved him into a crate.

"Hey!" The man yelled. "What are you doing?" Ahsoka held his shoulders against the crate.

"What is your business away from everyone else, sir?" Barriss asked. The man struggles against Ahsoka's grasp. Ahsoka slammed him against the crate again.

"Agh! I was meeting a friend down here!" He protested. "We were going to lunch!"

"Then you wouldn't mind if my friend checked your coat?" Barriss said. The man looked uneasy.

"Who are you?" The man demanded. "How is this legal?" Ahsoka looked towards Barriss.

"Listen, sir," Ahsoka said quietly. "I'm going to check your coat. If you protest, we will take you in." The man raised his eyebrows, then proceeded to unzip his jacket. As he opened it, he slapped Ahsoka and kicked Barriss's knee. She fell in pain. He took off running. Ahsoka chased after him. He pulled a bomb out of his coat and threw it into the crowd. Several innocent civilians shrieked in terror, but Ahsoka pulled the bomb towards her. It started to beep rapidly. She used the Force to pull the terrorist towards her and threw both objects into a building with no one inside. It exploded, and the wall collapsed on top of her.

"Ahsoka!" Barriss screamed. Ahsoka groaned before everything went black.

Coruscant, 57 BBY

Ahsoka woke up a few hours later. Barriss stood beside her, meditating. As Ahsoka sat upright, Barriss opened her eyes, exhaled, and hugged Ahsoka.

"Caraya's soul." Ahsoka moaned.

"You have no idea how happy I am to see you awake." Barriss said.

"What happened exactly?" Ahsoka requested.

"I saved you. Once the wall crashed on top of you, I dragged you out from under it. You'll be fine. The man was killed and was proven to be the man we were hunting. You have some smoke in your lungs and bruised ribs." Barriss explained the situation to Ahsoka, ending with a sharp inhale.

"Well, now I'm starting to feel my ribs." Ahsoka complained. They really were hurt. As she lay back down, the pain sparked through her, and she gasped suddenly at the awful feeling. "Thank you, Barriss. You are an amazing friend."

"You're my best friend, Ahsoka." Barriss responded. "Nothing can change that, through thick and thin."

Felucia, 20 BBY

Ahsoka slowly opened the door to the base that hid Garnac inside. She slowly stepped into the dark room, her senses acting up abnormally. She looked around the room at the trophies of the hunted hung on the wall. Disgusted, Ahsoka stepped further inside. Tiptoeing around a crate, she raised her fists, ready to fight. She looked at a large statue and jumped around it. Nothing was behind it. She forced herself to relax a little. Her montrals started to let her know something was behind her. She turned around just in time to see Garnac launch himself towards her.

She rolled in between his legs. He swiped at her, but she dodged his attacks and even managed to kick him. She backflipped around a statue and raised her fists to fight Garnac. The Trandoshan hissed. Ahsoka used the Force to push him, but he ducked, and his tunic got ruffled. As he stood up, he launched himself on top of Ahsoka. He grabbed her shoulders and slammed her against the wall, then threw her again. Ahsoka looked up just in time to be ready to thrust her arms out in front of her to stop the knife from stabbing her, just centimeters from her forehead. She overpowered him despite her weakness. She kicked him several times, one of which knocked the knife out of his hands. They continued to swipe at each other, Ahsoka desperately trying to kill him and bring justice to the rest of the people being hunted by the Trandoshans. Garnac grabbed her by the throat and threw her across the room. Ahsoka used Anakin's training to land on her feet.

Garnac grabbed a rifle. Ahsoka maneuvered around the room, evading the death shots. She got close to him and Force Pushed him backwards. The rifle slid away from his hands. Ahsoka jumped up onto the table. Garnac hissed at her.

"You're beaten." Ahsoka said aggressively. She was out of breath, but happy to have won. Garnac growled at her.

"You murdered my son," Garnac growled. "And you need to pay for what you did!" Ahsoka scoffed.

"Your son died because of your own actions, not mine!" Ahsoka shouted. Garnac took a quick glance at the gun behind him. "Don't!" Ahsoka warned. Garnac was ignorant and grabbed the rifle. Now that he was armed, Ahsoka was free to kill him. She Pushed him out of the tower. He screamed all the way down over the balcony. She heard a thud and the screaming stopped. She looked over the balcony at the wookiees below. She sighed. Garnac was dead.

Coruscant, 19.1 BBY

Ahsoka remembered the day Anakin had promised to stay faithful to her forever. The day he told her in different words that she would become great. That everyone would trust her, that the Jedi would be forgiving and kind. But under current circumstances, she wasn't sure if she could even contact Anakin without being arrested anymore. She felt light-headed. She had just made a huge decision. The Jedi Order was her life. She had practically been raised there. Her lightsabers were gone, one below a catwalk in the mechanical skeleton of Coruscant's prison, the other in the munitions warehouse. Ahsoka had nothing to remember them by other than the view of the large temple above the city. Ahsoka wiped away the tears that just began to rush out of her eyes. She sobbed, unable to push away the horrible thoughts of her trial, running from her friends, and worst of all, Barriss, the traitorous Jedi whom she had befriended for years.

Ahsoka reached the bottom of the steps that looks as if they could go on forever. Ahsoka was alone. No one was important to her, she felt. All of the friends she had were Jedi. Except a few people. There was Saw Garerra, Hermione Bagwa, and Lux Bonteri. Lux wouldn't be ideal, for he was too powerful within the senate and could take note of Ahsoka's actions. Ahsoka did not want that. She wanted to do good under the radar. Saw Garerra already had his own rebellion. Ahsoka knew exactly what she needed to do. She ran into the city, confident in her choice.