A/N- Hello everyone! This chapter is all in flashback. Enjoy and review! Updates will be every Saturday night from the Central Time Zone.

CHAPTER TWO

"{No, Ahsoka! The red ball goes with the red whapbat! That way we keep them straight, see?" Twelve-year-old Karavi stood in front of the family's pod, trying to teach a three-year-old Ahsoka how to play whapbat.

Ahsoka giggled and grabbed the ball with her chubby little arms, smiling happily as it rolled away, with her on top of it.

Karavi watched for a bit and then laughed as well, grabbing the green ball and tossing it gently to her little sister. Ahsoka watched it seriously until it rolled close enough for her to kick it back. She slid off of the red ball and said, in chopped sentences, "{'Soka make new game! Are you happy, Kara?}"

Karavi nodded, grinning widely. "{Yes, Ahsoka! Now we have our own game to play, and that stinky Jex won't come anywhere near us!}" She wrinkled her nose and waved a hand in front of her face, making Ahsoka giggle like mad.

"{Karavi, bring Ahsoka in, please.}" Karavi turned to see her mother standing in the doorway to their pod, a worried expression on her face. However, once her children were both aware of her, she wiped it off her face and replaced it with a tired smile. "{Come along, Ahsoka. You too, Karavi.}"

Ahsoka automatically reached for her older sister's hand, and put her other thumb in her mouth. She looked frightened. Karavi smiled down reassuringly at her and said, "{Come on, Ahsoka! Time to go inside!}" Ahsoka whimpered and followed, slightly behind her sister.

Inside the pod, it was dim, but comforting. A pot of broth and a small fire sat in the middle, smelling extremely good. Karavi stood up on her toes to peek inside, but Ahsoka pulled her back and clung to her leg, her blue eyes fixated on someone else.

Karavi looked up and saw the man that Ahsoka was scared of. A Kel Dor man was in their home, looking at Ahsoka. Karavi shrunk at the sight of him, and Ahsoka whimpered.

"{Young ones, this is Jedi Master Plo Koon,}" Da spoke, waving a hand for his daughters to sit. "{He has... something important to tell our family.}"

Karavi stared at the man, then sat down on her mat. Ahsoka crawled in close and leaned her head against Karavi's shoulder, still sucking her thumb. Karavi began to stroke Ahsoka's small lekku, and both sisters waited.

Plo Koon watched the sisters and sighed, then began. "{Greetings, young ones. As your father mentioned, I am Jedi Master Plo Koon. My duty is to bring Force-sensitive children to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, to become Jedi themselves.}"

Karavi titled her head and frowned. He wasn't like her tribe, yet he spoke the language almost flawlessly. He didn't have any montrols, or even lekku. He seemed horribly deformed, and Karavi couldn't understand, at her age, why he would want to live like that.

The Jedi Master continued slowly, choosing his next words carefully, "{And we believe that Ahsoka should go to the Temple. To train as a Jedi.}"

Karavi's hand on Ahsoka's lekku stilled as she slowly took in what he had just told the family. She grasped Ahsoka tightly in her lap and said slowly, "{You... you want to take Ahsoka away?}"

He nodded.

Karavi looked to her parents, just now noticing how upset her mother looked, tears shining in her black eyes. Her father had the stern, emotionless look of the tribe leader, but his eyes were full of pain. Ahsoka whimpered and put her arms around her older sister.

Karavi knew better than to ask any more questions. Instead, she put her arms around Ahsoka and glared angrily at the man, daring him to take her little sister away from her.

The man looked down and said to her parents, "{I shall return at dawn, awaiting your answer.}"

Da stood and clasped hands with the man, and showed him out. Karavi sat still, Ahsoka still in her grasp. "{Da,}" she began, pleading in her voice, "{don't let them do it! Don't give them Ahsoka!}"

Da said nothing. He stood looking at the fire, the cracking light throwing terrifying shadows on his face.

"{Da!}"

He finally looked at his eldest daughter, his heir. "{It has been done, Karavi.}"

Karavi froze, her eyes wide. She felt the anger welling up inside of her, and she started to shake. Ahsoka, feeling her sister's pain, brought a little hand up and placed it on her older sister's lekku. "{Don't cry, Kara. 'Soka here!}"

Ahsoka was using her magic on Karavi's emotions again, she could feel it tugging on her mind. She looked down at the blue eyes of her little sister, and wondered if the strange color was the mark of her powers. Ahsoka smiled and hugged Karavi tightly. "{I love you, Kara!}"

Karavi sniffed and hugged her back. "{I love you too, Ahsoka.}"

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The Kel Dor male came at dawn, just as he said he would. The whole tribe went to say goodbye, but only the immediate family was allowed to come forward. Ahsoka was too young and too tired to understand what was going on. She thought it was just another trip.

Karavi watched Ahsoka todddle her way over, and she knelt down and caught her, laughing a little. Karavi placed her hand on Ahsoka's right lekku and her other on her left shoulder. Ahsoka did the same, a confused look coming in her eyes.

Karavi smiled at once, hoping to keep Ahsoka happy and safe for her journey. She brought forth a small necklace, carved from bone and painted over with Ahsoka's favorite color- blue, to match her eyes.

She put it on Ahsoka and then hugged her tightly, whispering, "{You are going to have a grand adventure, Ahsoka. I'll be here. I love you.}" She choked out the last sentance, and tears started to stream down her face.

Ahsoka touched the necklace, which was shaped into two Togruta in the dance of the akul, and whispered, "{'Soka loves Kara, too."

With that, the strange alien named Plo Koon took Ahsoka away from Karavi's life.

To the Reviewers:

Doomster345- Thank you so much for the nice review! I also thought that a background story would be very interesting to write. I love Ahsoka too! I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

qtgirl323- Thank you for the review :) I hope you find the story to your liking!

alienvspredator5- I'm glad it's gotten your interest! I hope you stay with it :)

Zedax- I've always wondered that about for all of the Jedi. I'm thinking of doing an entire series on the topic. I hope you enjoyed the chapter :)

Hailie- Thank you for the review! Ahsoka is also one of my favorite characters :)

hoysterrule123- Thanks so much for the review! I'm sorry that it wasn't from her point of view... I hope you still enjoy it though!

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