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Aftermath

Chapter 1

Ahsoka woke up to a jolt. She jumped up with a start and was momentarily dazed before realizing what happened. The buck-of-bolts she was on had a slight bump. She felt the eyes of the other passengers piercing down on her. Ahsoka breathed in and sat down

"It was just bump, don't be jumpy, Ahsoka," she whispered to herself. It was only three days since she had made the difficult choice to leave the Jedi Order and it still tugged at her mind. She had to leave everything she had ever known behind. Ahsoka missed the Jedi temple with its stunning view of Coruscant that had been her home all her life. She missed Captain Rex and the 501st she had help command. She would miss Padme, the senator that had been like a sister to her and had helped introduce her to Lux Bonteri, another good friend. She would miss Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Plo Koo, who had looked out for her. But most of all Ahsoka would miss Anakin Skywalker, her arrogant master, who had taken her on as a raw, unbaked Jedi and turned her into a skilled Padawan in a matter of years. He had always been there for her, from her first time she stepped out onto the battlefield, through-out the Clone Wars, to when she was on the run from the Jedi, to when she asked back and refused. Yes, Ahsoka would miss Skyguy the most. Yet at the same time, she was at peace. She was ready for a change of pace, no war, no Sith, no expectations, no more life-or-death situations, no Jedi. She was starting off on a new slate, on a new planet, on a new front. She sighed and leaned heavily against the crate that was resting behind her. She was tired. From everything, to start her new life she hoped to get in some well need rest.

It was next to impossible to go to sleep, too much on her mind. On where she came from and where she was going. This cargo ship was headed towards Tatooine. Amazing choice, but from there she might be able to find out where she was going next. She had plenty of options, first there was Onderon. Lux was the Senator there and she would enjoy seeing her old friend again. Padme was clear that she would be welcomed on Naboo. Even, Chewbacca the Wookie had welcomed her to his home planet of Kashyyyk. Though all offers were tempting, she decided to not take them. Sure any of them were better than the dust ball she was traveling to but honestly, any of those places were too full of memories.

She decided to pass the time by studying the other passengers. There weren't many, and half of them looked like the kind of slim balls and criminals from the underbelly of Coruscant. Ahsoka touched her light sabers to make sure they were still there and so that she could be ready for a fight if one of them got the wrong idea. On board was a Rodian couple, speaking in Huttese, no use trying to figure out what the heck they were talking about. A female Twi'lek, a male Amani and another male Aqualish were sitting on a couple of creates all had blasters. Probably bounty hunters or some other person with a get rich as fast as posable and do whatever it takes, they had no honor and the only person they would listen to is the person that paid them the most credits. It was best to just stay away from them. In the back corner was a human family. The mother was sitting against a crate, in her arms a small bundle, surrounding her was ragged sacks, probably everything they owned where in there. On her lap was a little brown haired, head of a boy, no more than three years old he was sleeping quietly and undisturbed. Above the young mother was a little girl her legs hanging down from the crate next to her mother's bouncing a ball. The mother was quite young only a few years older than Ahsoka herself. The ship made a sudden jerk and the little girl's ball came rolling over to Asoka. The little one scrabbled down after it but slowed as she shyly approached Ahsoka. Ahsoka picked up the ball and offered it to the little girl. She timidly reached out and took it. The girl ran back to her mother who had been watching and then whispered something into her daughter's ear and the little girl came running back.

"Thank you." And as quick as a flash she returned to mother's side.

Ahsoka smiled and shook her head. She wished she could have had a mother like that in her younger years. The rest of passengers were a mix of two more

Twi'leks, three Bith carrying various types of musical instruments, a group of rough looking Duros with a few humans and two Felleen (which was amazingly rare). At the very back hidden behind a few crates was one stranger in a cloak. Ahsoka suddenly felt cold; the force was strong with this man, the dark side of it. Ahsoka saw the man look up; his hair and eye were white. An Arkanain. Although most Arkanains allied themselves with the Jedi, other Arkanains were known for their horrible experiments on other species. Ahsoka gripped her lightsabers hard. She honestly didn't want to get in a fight this ship in the middle of space with all these other passengers at risk, but she couldn't just do nothing. She may have quit the Jedi order but she still felt she had a responsibility to protect the innocent and the Jedi. It was only going to be a few more hours before they would hit the surface of Tatooine, from there she could follow him and maybe see what he was up to. Maybe she was just paranoid and he wasn't a Sith lord, but it would make her feel better to check it out just the same. For now he was on the ship and had nowhere to go, she could bide her time.

Ahsoka suddenly felt tired. She just wanted a new life without any Sith or Jedi or anything, she just need rest. She put her sack of belonging down and placed her head on top of them.

"Just a little nap," she mumbled to herself. She closed her eyes and felt a peace and finally got some sleep.