This one is really short, but it introduces a few concepts and an important character down the line. Hope you enjoy!
The New Republic may have lost something like half of the Old one's population, but the territory lost was a far larger percentage. It was hard for many not to fall into despair when the old garrisons in worlds like Rhodia and Toydaria were salvaged, the Acclamator-class transports pushed to their limits in carrying back millions of troopers, both clones and not, back to the Core Worlds. Coruscant had always been chaotic, but the birth of the New Republic brought about turmoil the likes of which hadn't been seen since the Sith Empire had conquered the world, thousands of years back.
The nascent government was having a hard time adjusting. Instead of thousands of voices clamoring for their voice to be heard, less than two dozen now vyed for attention. The New Republic was fortunate: most of its members called the Core Worlds sector home, with only a few like the Twi'leks, Kaminoans and Mon Calamari having homeworlds in the Outer Rim.
The new organization called for the homeworld of each species to have up to three representatives. Since humans were so numerous, their main worlds, such as Corellia and Alderaan, had just one. The negotiations were...iffy, at first. But eventually, the borders settled and the military forces were distributed. Unlike before, the homeworlds had much heavier protection, and the GANR was not formed exclusively from Clones.
It certainly made for an interesting first few years.
The kilometer tall spires and the vessels weaving through them seemed to part for the Daughter. Leia's deft hand guided them to the Jedi Temple, and the Gozanti-class gunship landed on one of the larger hangars.
A squad of Republic Commandos jogged up to join them - not clones, as any but the platoon commanders like Cody and Rex were restricted from Temple grounds due to the precaution there was after the revelation of Order 66's true purpose.
The New Republic Army and Navy were formed from a mix of Fett clones old and new, and volunteers from any species and gender within the Republic's territory. New clones came out of Kamino regularly, to form the Army and Navy's backbone, while the general recruits made up the thousands of garrisons and powered the war machine that kept the New Republic safe.
The squad coming to greet them was led by a golden skinned female Mirialan, with two Humans, a Zabrak, and a Twi'lek of varying genders staying respectfully behind.
"Welcome, Knight Tano, Padawan Skywalker. I trust your trip was productive?" -she asked the pair.
"Most productive, Commander Adiri. Is everything alright?" -the Togruta answered.
Commander Adiri was a remarkably talented soldier, with a quick wit and a penchant for leadership that had quickly seen her through the ranks of the Commandos. As the post-war environment shifted, and the once great Old Republic was torn asunder by the decision to achieve peace with the Confederacy (and the knowledge that the war was simply Palpatine's game of galactic conquest), Jedi duos of master and apprentice had been successfully paired off with five-man teams of NRCs to pacify the rebellions and mediate small scale disputes the Army and Navy were too large for. Individual Masters were still sent as diplomatic envoys, but Knights and Padawans filled a more warrior-like niche. Commander Adiri and her squad had only recently been assigned to Ahsoka and Leia, so the relationship was still lukewarm.
The commander pursed her lips. "GANR HQ sounded a general call. No one's saying anything for sure, but that doesn't normally happen unless we're expecting an attack."
Ahsoka raised an eyebrow. "Troubling. No one's tried since Deathwatch got trounced a couple of years back."
"Agreed. We'll be ready regardless. The Council requests a debriefing of your mission within the hour, Master. Would you like an escort?"
Ahsoka shook her head. "Just make sure my bird is refueled and fit for duty, please. I have a feeling we'll take off soon."
The Mirialan nodded. "Will do, Master."
The Commando squad walked off, and Ahsoka turned to her Padawan. "I'll go and get that briefing ready. You go and say hi to Luke for me, but keep your comm on. I wasn't joking with the Commander. There's a disturbance in the Force, and it's much too close for comfort."
Leia frowned, but nodded. "Alright. Try not to let the Council get you down."
Ahsoka gave her a stern but playful look. "Now, Padawan, as wise as your comment may be, try to refrain from saying that in the Jedi Temple."
Leia smiled cheekily, and left to grab a shuttle. Ahsoka's smile turned to mild worry, then she left towards her quarters.