We have finally found out his padawan. She is from the clone wars but I decided to use her.
Chapter 6:
Ashoka's POV
The day has finally come. The day I become a Padawan. I am yet to find out who my Master will be. Maybe it will be Master Kenobi. Or…ooh. Maybe it will be Master Skywalker. That would be cool to be the Padawan of the famous General Anakin Skywalker. He certainly has had a rough past. How do I know this? When every youngling is starting Jedi training, General Skywalker comes to visit the Jedi hopefuls. He talks to us about what being a Jedi is all about and then tells us of his turn to the Dark Side and then back to the Jedi. It is a very interesting story. But General Skywalker is a Jedi. He is strong and able to resist the evils of the Dark Side. I had just finished packing some of my clothing, seeing that I would not return to my home planet anymore. My Jedi Master was going to meet me at the Council building on Coruscant. Master Fisto was to come to Tortuga to pick me up. "Ashoka! Come here!" I picked up my bag. Then I walked out of the room, which is the last time I would ever do this. "Yes, Mother?"
"Your father and I have a gift for you." She handed me a necklace.
"Mother, it's your necklace. The one you received on your wedding day. How could you give it up?"
Ashoka, honey. This necklace symbolizes the strength of the love for something. For me, the love I have for your father. For you, the desire and love to become a Jedi. You deserve it."
"Thank you." I put it on and then saw Master Fisto's shuttle appear. "Greetings, Master Fisto." I bowed in respect to his superiority. "Greetings, young Padawan. Are you ready to go?"
"Yes. I'm ready." I climbed aboard the shuttle and waved goodbye to my parents. I was going to miss them. As they were going to miss me. But I was being trained to become something I've always wanted. I sat down and looked at my mother's necklace. The back of it seemed rough, like something was engraved into it. I turned it around and saw the words, To our Daughter, The Perfect Jedi.
They didn't tell me it was engraved. I would treasure this even more now. Before I knew it, the shuttle was landing at the Council Building. "Ashoka, if you would follow me. We will now go to the Council Room to meet your Jedi Master." He walked off of the shuttle and I followed close behind. Just stay calm, Ashoka. You will be okay. You are becoming a Jedi in training. This is a good experience. It is something you always wanted to do. I continued to walk as Master Fisto led me to the Council Room. I could hear the voices of the other Council members talking since we were not that far from the door. But I couldn't make out what they were saying. Master Fisto knocked on the door. "Come in," said a voice from the other side of the door. He entered the room and motioned for me to enter also. "Please excuse your Jedi Master. He is running late and will be here momentarily." I found a chair and then sat down. A few minutes later, I heard a knock on the door. "Master Fisto."
"Please enter, General." The guest walked in. The hood on his cloak was over his head. I also saw his lightsaber, which was partially hidden by the cloak. "Sorry I am late. My children were begging to come along." Children? He has children? Jedi aren't supposed to be married, let alone have children. "Ok it is, General. Ready to receive your Padawan, you are?"
"Yes Master Yoda."
"Ashoka, meet your Jedi master, General Anakin Skywalker." I saw him remove his hood and bowed to him in respect. "Greetings Master Skywalker." He bowed back to me. "Greetings, Ashoka."
"Wait, how do you know who I am?"
"You were there the day I told my story and I knew your father when he was a Jedi. We were friends until he was expelled from the Jedi Order."
"Oh yeah. I forgot about that."
"Well, if you will follow me, we will return to my home for the night and we will be going on a mission in the morning." Cool, I get to go on a mission. And I haven't been a Padawan for that long. I wonder if other Padawans ever received this privilege before. As we were leaving, I asked, "What is the mission we are going on?"
"Well, I am to go on it. I knew about the mission before I knew I was getting a Padawan. We have received reports of Darth Angelious on Alderaan. He must have come out of hiding."
"And our job is?"
"We are to go and investigate these appearances."
"Okay. Let's go." I followed him and we boarded his air speeder. He was flying the speeder. What is his family like? Are they nice? Will they like me?" "Master Skywalker?"
"Yes?"
"Why do you live here is Coruscant? Do you ever travel around with your family?"
"My family and I live here because I am in the position where I am needed by the Council a lot. It makes it easier to travel to the Council building if I am on the same planet as it."
"Oh."
"Why do you ask?"
"I was just wondering." He was quiet for the rest of the trip. I began to wonder what he was thinking. Of course, he is a general. He is probably thinking strategy. After all, we are going on the mission tomorrow. Before I knew it, the speeder had landed on a landing pad. Master Skywalker climbed out and held his hand out for me. I took it and climbed out next. He called out and two kids came running out. They looked like they were about ten years old. Then it hit me. They were his children. They leapt on top of him and he pretended to topple under their weight. "Okay, you guys win. I surrender. Luke, Leia, come here for a moment." They were about to run back inside, but spun around and headed back in the direction of my master. "Yes, Father?"
"I would like you to meet my Padawan, Ashoka Tano."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Luke."
"And I'm Leia. It is such a pleasure to meet you. We have heard so much about you." They ran back inside when a woman stepped outside to gather everyone. "Time to eat. Come on."
"Ashoka, go on in and find a place to sit. I will be right in." I walked into my new house to begin my new life as Anakin's Skywalker's Padawan.
Anakin's POV
I watched as Ashoka walked into the house. Padme walked up and I wrapped my arms around her. "She is certainly something, Anakin."
"It will take some time. She just needs to get used to being in a new environment. Come on, I'm hungry. Let's go eat." We both walked in to see Luke and Leia arguing of who was going to sit next to Ashoka. "Father, tell Leia that I get to sit next to Ashoka." She was standing with a horrid look on her face in the corner. "Ashoka come here. You will sit here, next to Padme. Luke, Leia sit down, now." They were excited that Ashoka was here. I couldn't blame them. If I was their age, I would probably be like that. As I sat down, I heard Ashoka say, "Oh boy! Jawa Juice. My favorite." She took a sip of the juice and then dug in to her meal. "I see you're hungry."
"Yes, I am. This is good." She continued to eat and was done quickly. As soon as Padme finished, Ashoka and her left the table to talk about the Council. I finished not to longer after and then attempted to get Luke and Leia to eat. That was a poor attempt. I better get Padme to do it. "Padme, can you come here?" She came back into the room and then successfully got Luke and Leia to eat. I walked out to the balcony where Ashoka was. "What are you looking at?"
"Nothing. Just admiring the beauty of the sun behind the buildings. It is so beautiful. And you get to look at this a lot."
"Yeah. It is beautiful. I look out here a lot." I looked up just as the sun had disappeared. "Come on. Let me show you your room. You will need to get some rest since we have to leave for Alderaan early tomorrow." She followed me and I led her to a room across from Luke and Leia's. "You will be sleeping here. Over there, you will be able to freshen up. You should get some rest. I will get you up early. Anything else you need?" She nodded no and I left her alone. "Master Skywalker?"
"Yes?"
"What if I need to talk to someone?"
"Just come and find me or Padme. We will either be in the room down the hall or the living room. Okay?"
"Okay." I left and found Padme had just put Luke and Leia to bed. "Now we are alone. What do you think of Ashoka?"
"Anakin, she is perfect. You will do fine. The Council trusts you enough to give Ashoka to you. Just do your duty." Padme is right. Ashoka was given to me because I was trusted. Life is good.
Yes, I stopped. Mostly cuz I ran out of stuff to write for this chapter. I have found a few songs for this story. "All About Us" by t.A.T.u and "You Found Me" by Kelly Clarkson. Listen to them and comment ur response.
~*Bess Cullen*~
