I stood in the back of the aircraft waiting for it to land and open the back hatch. Ahsoka Tano stood to my left, standing perfectly still but pride gleaming in her eyes. We were the two youngest padawans in the Jedi Temple and Master Yoda had personally picked us to go to the republic force and help Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker; the two most greatest Jedi (besides Master Yoda of course) in the galaxy. Obi-Wan had requested a padawan so Master Yoda had decided to send a padawan to Anakin too. I was jumping for joy on the inside but if I was going to be a future Jedi, I had to conceal my emotions. The cruiser gave a soft thud as it landed on the ground and I looked over at Ahsoka.
"Ready?" I asked.
"Ready." She answered, the light glowing brighter in her blue eyes. The back hatch hummed as it slowly dropped to the ground. As the bright of day shone into the dark cruiser, I saw an army of clones standing behind Masters Obi-Wan and Anakin. Containing myself, I forced myself to walk slowly down the ramp beside Ahsoka to the Jedi.
"Younglings." Obi-Wan muttered.
"And who are you supposed to be?" Anakin demanded as we stopped in front of them.
"I'm Ahsoka." Ahsoka introduced herself.
"And I'm Aroara." I greeted them. "Master Yoda sent us. We were told to tell you both that you must get back to the Jedi Temple immediately. There's an emergency."
"Well, I don't know if you've noticed, but we're in a bit of an emergency right here." Anakin snapped. Man, this guy was jerk. Handsome, but a jerk.
"Our communications have been a bit unreliable, but we've been calling for help." Obi-Wan added.
"Master Yoda hadn't heard from you, so he sent us to deliver the message." Ahsoka said. Anakin sighed in frustration and turned his back to us and took a couple steps away from us.
"They don't even know we're in trouble." Anakin growled.
"Maybe you can relay a signal through the cruiser that dropped us off." Obi-Wan and Anakin exchanged looks and nodded before heading onto the cruiser.
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Ahsoka and I lead the two Jedi on the ship and surrounded the holographic communication round table. After speaking to the admiral on a ship who was in the middle of another battle, he directed our call to Master Yoda at the Jedi Temple. As we waited for our call to go through, the four of us stood there in an awkward silence as Anakin and Obi-Wan exchanged looks from Ahsoka and me to each other. Ahsoka and I exchanged our own worried glances with each other just before Master Yoda's holographic figure popped up on the table.
"Master Kenobi, glad Ahsoka and Aroara found you I am." Master Yoda said as his image flickered every other second.
"Master Yoda, we are trapped here and vastly outnumbered." Obi-Wan explained. "We are in no position to go anywhere or do anything. Our support ships have all been destroyed."
"Send reinforcements to you, we will." The transmission garbled before Master Yoda's image scattered before returning back to admiral's hologram.
"We've lost the transmission, Sir." Admiral said. "We have to leave orbit. More enemy ships have arrived. We'll get back as soon as we can." With those words, the picture disappeared.
"I guess we'll have to hold out a little longer." Anakin groaned as Obi-Wan turned to Ahsoka and I who were waiting patiently for our next orders.
"My apologies, young ones." Obi-Wan said. "It's time for a proper introduction."
"We're the new Padawan learners." Ahsoka said. "I'm Ahsoka Tano."
"And I'm Aroara Starrunner." I introduced myself.
"I am Obi-Wan Kenobi." Obi-Wan said. "I was not expecting two padawans but the more padawans, the more Jedi in the future. I will be your new master."
"I'm at your service, Master Kenobi, but I'm afraid I've actually been assigned to Master Skywalker." A look of horror and shock destroyed the smirk on Anakin's face as he ducked behind Obi-Wan and appeared on his right side.
"What?" Anakin exclaimed as he began to chuckle nervously. "No, no, no, no, no. There must be some mistake. He's the one who wanted the Padawan." I shook my head.
"No, Master Yoda was very specific. I'm assigned to Anakin Skywalker, and he is to supervise my Jedi training."
"But that doesn't make any sense."
"We'll sort this out later." Obi-Wan said before Anakin could complain some more. "It won't be long before those droids figure out a way around our cannons."
"I'll check on Rex in the lookout post." Anakin turned and began to walk away from him but Obi-Wan stopped him.
"You'd better take Aroara with you." Anakin glared at me from over his shoulder before continuing his walk and I hung my head and followed after him, leaving my best friend behind me with Obi-Wan.
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I followed Anakin to the top of an abandoned building to where three or four clones were on lookout on the edge of the roof. A man with short blonde hair walked over to us.
"What's the status, Rex?" Anakin questioned him as I took a couple away from the two men to admire the view of the city from up here.
"Quiet for now, Sir." Rex answered. "They're gearing up for another assault. Who's the youngling?" I turned on my heel causing my white blonde hair to fluttered in the wind as I glared at the captain.
"I'm Master Skywalker's Padawan." I informed him. "The name's Aroara Starrunner." Rex looked over at Anakin confused.
"Sir, I thought you said you'd never have a Padawan."
"There's been a mix-up." Anakin explained, rolling his soft electric blue eyes. "The youngling isn't with me." I grinded my teeth and pursed my lips, making my sharp canine teeth poke out. I may be young but they don't have to stand there in front of me calling me a youngling like I wasn't even there.
"Stop calling me that." I snapped at my master. I then crossed my arms over my chest and smirked at him. "You're stuck with me, Skyguy." Rex covered his mouth with his hand to try to hide his laughter but his shaking shoulders gave it away. Anakin turned sharply towards me with a look of astonishment and anger on his face as his eyes turned to cold ice.
"What did you just call me? Don't get snippy with me, little one. You know, I don't even think you're old enough to be a Padawan."
"And I don't think you're young enough to be a Jedi even more." Another laughter came from Rex as Anakin leaned closer to me, pointing an accusing finger at me. I narrowed my eyes at him as anger boiled inside of me. "I may not be old enough but Master Yoda thinks I am."
"Well, you're not with Master Yoda now, so if you're ready, you'd better start proving it." I squinted my eyes at Anakin, trying to contain my anger. Being a Caninis, part human part dog, we were known for our anger issues. I was going to be the first Caninis to be a Jedi. If I make it through my training without blowing up on my master first. "Captain Rex will show you how a little respect can go a long way."
"Uh. . . right." Rex stuttered as Anakin and I never dropped our glare with each other. "Come on, youngling." I broke the eye contact with Anakin and followed after Rex.
"Padawan." I mumbled under my breath.
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"Have you thought about moving that line back, Captain?" I asked Rex as we walked through the supplies area behind the cannons. I looked to the left to see most of the clones out in the open fighting the druids. "They'd have better cover that way."
"Thanks for the suggestions, but General Skywalker thinks they're fine where they are." Rex informed me.
"Of course he does." I sighed as I looked away from the battlefield. "So. . . if you're a captain and I'm a Jedi, then, technically, I outrank you, right?"
"In my book, experience outranks everything."
"Well, if experience outranks everything, I guess I'd better start getting some." I looked to the left through some wreckage to see a red, shimmering dome shield expanding up through the sky, heading out direction. "What's that?" We stopped walking as Rex turned to look.
"Not good. They've got an energy shield. It's going to make things damn near impossible. If you want experience, little one, it looks like you're about to get plenty. Come on, let's get back to the Generals."
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I stood beside Anakin as we stared down at a holographic map of the city. Obi-Wan and Ahsoka were to our right and Rex at the other side of them.
"The shield generator is somewhere in this area." Obi-Wan explained as dome appeared on the map just outside the city. "They're slowly increasing the diameter and keeping it just ahead of their troops."
"Heavy cannons are going to be useless against that." Rex added.
"As they get closer, we could try to draw them into the buildings. That might level out the playing field a bit."
"If that shield's going to be such a problem, why don't we just take it out?" I suggested.
"Easier said than done." Rex snapped.
"Well, I, for one. . ." Anakin cleared his throat before continuing to speak. ". . . agree with her. Someone has to get to that shield generator and destroy it. That's the key."
"Right, then." Obi-Wan agreed. "Maybe you and Aroara can tiptoe through the enemy lines and solve this particular problem together."
"Can do, Master Kenobi." I smiled.
"I'll decide what we do." Anakin scolded me and I turned to him to exchange a cold glare with him before looking back at the map.
"If Rex, Ahsoka and I can engage them here, you two might have a chance to get through undectected." Obi-Wan instructed.
"They won't have much time." Rex complained. "The droids far outnumber us, so our ability to street-fight is limited without the use of heavy cannons. They'll march forward under the protection of their shield until they're on top of our cannons and blow them away."
"We'll figure out a way." I assured him. "Come on, Master, let's go." I turned and walked away from Anakin and he quickly followed after me.
"If we survive this, Snips, you and I are going to have a talk." He growled at me as he cut me off to take the lead.
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"So what's the plan?" I questioned Anakin as I jumped off the side of a pillar and landed with ease behind him as he stared out through some binoculars at the energy shield that kept getting closer and closer.
"Oh. . . I thought you were the one with the plan." Anakin gloated.
"No, I'm the one with the snippy remarks, remember? You're the one with the experience, which I'm looking forward to learning from." Anakin looked over his shoulder at me. "What? If I want to be a Jedi, I got to learn from someone, right?" The corner of his mouth lifted up into a small smile before turning back to the shield.
"Well, first we need to get behind that shield, then get past their tank lines." I looked out over the balcony with Anakin as I watched the well organized druid army march behind the red shield.
"Why don't we just go around, outflank them?"
"That'd take too long."
"Sneak through the middle then."
"Impossible, unless you can turn yourself into a droid." He said his words more slowly towards the end of the sentence as he got lost in his own thoughts. I threw my hands up into the air and sighed as I walked away from Anakin.
"All right, you win. My first lesson will be to wait, while you find an answer."
"Well, the wait's over. I've got a plan." He pushed past me and headed down the wreckage towards the droid army and I reluctantly followed after him.