"Auntie Soka!" we hugged. Asoka was wearing something very similar to what Poy had been wearing, except that her coat had a thick fur hood.

"I thought you would be here." She smiled and nodded in Luke's direction, "How are you feeling Luke?"

Luke grinned, "Much better thank you. It's nice to see you again Asoka, Ivy's missed you."

"I've heard." Replied Asoka. "You've grown since I last saw you, both of you."

"So has Poy." I stated, "She seems a little more rough around the edges than when we last saw her."

"As you are too." She answered, "When did you start growing your hair out Ivy?"

"About a year ago." My hair is now all the way down my back, harder to maintain, but it most certainly looks better than the standard alliance haircut. "Pain in the ass to maintain. I've thought about getting it cut short again."

Luke glances at me. "I like it long." Then he blushed furiously.

Asoka laughed, "So there is something between you two! Lema told me she thought you two were attracted to eachother."

"Asoka?" Luke asked.

"You want to know about your father?"

"Well yes," he responded, "I mean, if it's too painful—"

Asoka smiled kindly, "No, it's all right, you have a right to know. You look very much like your father, not as tall." Luke looked a little irritable. "But you have his hair and eyes. And his chin."

"Did you know my mother?" he asked suddenly.

She sighed, "No, I'm afraid I don't. I mean, I can guess, but I don't know. But whoever she was, your father must've loved her very much to break the Jedi Code. And he would have loved you as well if he would have gotten to know you."

"You think so?"

…

Alarms blared and lights flashed. It was the day after and the Imperials had finally found us. We were evacuating as quickly as we could. But it wasn't quick enough. The scouts had spotted huge war machines, reminiscent of an animal on my home planet called an elephant, but three times the size. Rogue and Vilot squadron had been assigned with the defense of all escaping the rebel base.

Two-onebee (the medical droid) had reluctantly released Luke from the medicenter. He was desperately needed in the battle to come, being the best pilot in the alliance.

"Ivy!" I heard Skywalker calling my name. He was running towards me in his full rogue uniform. Rogue uniforms are orange, and Vilot uniforms are, well purple.

"Hey Luke! I see they let you out to save the day, again." I teased.

He rolled his eyes at me, but he seemed to be in a cheerful mood. Well, as cheerful as anyone can be who's about to go into battle. "Yeah, that's me, always saving the day. Maybe one day I can take a vacation from it, and you can handle that for a while."

I shook my head, "Nuh-uh, that's your job Skywalker remember? You save the day and I clean up the mess you leave behind. You're leaving aren't you?"

"Yeah," he answered, "But I'll come back."

"I'm coming with you." I stated.

Luke shook his head, "I have to do this alone."

"No," I responded, "I saw your master, he told me to take you to some place called Dagobah, got it? I'm training too; I wanna be a Jedi just as much as you do."

He sighed, "All right, you can come." Luke cups my chin with his left hand, "I hope we both make it to Dagobah, but I want you to have this in case I don't make it."

I felt him place something in the palm of my hand, a small round locket with a single gem.

"It was my Aunt Beru's," He replied, "The only thing I was able to rescue."

I tried to push it back into his hand, "Luke, I can't take this!"

He closed my fingers over it, "Keep it, I want you to have it. To remember me by."

"Luke, nothings gonna happen to you." I reached up to kiss his cheek, but at the last second he turned his head and pulled me into a passionate kiss.

He smiled, "Something I'll remember you by, let's get to briefing Starling!"

…

Poy ran up to me when I reached the hangar bay, "Hey Ivy, who am I assigned to?"

"Vilot Six, Derek Masterson." I examined the data pad, "and watch out, he's a bit lady crazy."

I saw Kourt walk by and I grabbed her arm, "Hey Kourt can I see you for a second?"

"What's up?" she questioned.

"Don't tell anyone." I said, "But I'm leaving for a while after this, and I'm leaving you in charge while I'm gone."

"No prob." Replied Kourt, "I won't tell a soul!"

…

I hopped into the cockpit of my two person snow speeder, "Hi Kalla!"

"Hi boss." She was grinning, "So, somebody told me that you and Skywalker were smoochin' in the corridor outside the medicenter earlier."

I flushed, "I can neither confirm nor deny that statement."

"You ready to kill a few imperials?" she asked.

I snigger, "When have I not been ready to kill a few imps?" I felt the repulsor lifts roar to life as the ship lifted off the ground, "All right Ladies, let's show those imperials what sexism does to you!"

"Hey," the other male pilot yelled, "we ain't all female!"

"Can it Derekson!" Blue yelled, "Nobody asked you!"

"Morning Starling." I heard Luke over the helmet com, "Lovely day for an evacuation isn't it?"

"Indeed," I smirked. Rogue and Vilot squadron are somewhat factions of the same squadron, I forgot to mention that. We work together on nearly every mission we have. "So what's going on up there?"

"Walkers, about a dozen." He stated.

I laughed, "Only took them two years to send us a housewarming gift."

"Finally." Luke chuckled, "This hell hole could use some warming up."

"What's the plan?"

"We'll take the left rank," he stated, "You take the right. Try and take out as many as you can."

…

"That armor's too strong for blasters, use your harpoons and tow cables." Ordered Skywalker, "It might be our only way of stopping them!"

"Ditto Vilots," I yelled, "Kalla make that shot count!"

The bothan's purplish eyes narrowed as she took aim and fired. "Got him!"

"Good shot!" I started to weave through the legs, making sure to get the walker well and truly tangled. "Kalla, Now!"

The young bothan's paw slams down on the release button, "No problem boss!"

"Dack!" Luke sounded worried, "Dack! Wedge!" he snapped, "I lost my gunner, you'll have to take this shot for me!"

I heard Laura's cry out, "Not Dack!" A second later, her ship was an angry orange fireball. Blue and Derekson, dead.

I heard my co-pilot sob, "Laura!"

"I'm sorry Kalla," I said, "you gotta focus, we're almost done here."

"Hobbie!" it's Luke, "I've been hit!"

Kalla and I look at eachother, "Eject Skywalker."

"Too late I'm gonna have to make a crash landing!" he shouted, "Don't worry about me Starling, get your crew outta here I'll see you at the X-Wings!"

…

"Luke!" I saw Skywalker come over the hill looking rather tired. I ran up to him and threw my arms around him. "Don't ever do that again!"

"Sorry," he answered in a sheepish voice. "Didn't mean to scare ya. You coming with me?"

"Yeah," I laughed, "can't let you have all the fun Skywalker!"

…

"So…Dagobah" We were in the cockpits of our ships, alone in hyperspace.

"Yeah," Luke Said, "wish Ben woulda told us what this place is like."

I smiled, "I just hope there aren't any snakes."

Luke chuckles, "Snakes? What's wrong with them?"

"My brother let one loose in the house on accident," I answered, "and I found it in my bed. I hadn't liked them in the first place."

I can hear Luke's laughter carrying over to my helmet com.

"It's not funny."

Skywalker's trying to get ahold of himself, "I-I know." He breaks down again, "I'm-I'm"

I roll my eyes, "Oh go ahead and laugh, I'm not gonna stop you."

…

"How do you think the others are doing?" It's about two hours later.

"Like your little cousin?" Luke answers my silent worry. I'd put Aya, who is now almost twelve, under Leia's supervision. "I'm sure she's fine. Leia'll take good care of her!"

I sigh, "I know, I just can't help but worry. It's like I've got this feeling in my gut that I can't shake that they're in danger."

"I don't know what to tell you." He sighed, "I've had feelings like that before. Maybe this master Yoda can help us."

…

We exited hyperspace in front of a small muddy green looking planet.

"There it is," Luke says, "Dagobah."

"Oh boy," I am less than thrilled at the appearance of the planet, "This looks like a fun planet."

I heard Artoo voice his own complaints, "No Artoo, I'm not gonna change my mind about this. I'm not picking any cities or technology, massive life forms though. There's something alive here."

I grinned, "Yeah, and it probably wants to eat us! You'll be the first to go."

"Oh shut up!" Artoo says something else, "Yes, Artoo I'm sure it's perfectly safe for droids."

…

We entered the atmosphere, at which point we both realized that it was too foggy to see, "Dammit! I can't see a thing."

"Me neither." Luke sounds a little worried, "I'm gonna start the landing cycle."

I saw something brush past my window, "Trees!" I heard a screech as my ship's underbelly skidded against the ground and came to a grinding halt.

Luke wasn't as lucky. He landed about twenty feet away in a pond. I saw Luke open the cockpit, realize he was in a pond, and through his gloves against the control panel with a Huttese curse I won't dare to repeat. "Perfect."

"Nice landing Skywalker." I laughed, he glowered at me.

"Yeah real funny Starling." Luke growled.

I shrugged, "Could be worse."

"Yeah right." Luke snapped. Artoo started to get out of his cubby hole, "No Artoo, you stay put, we'll have a look around." The little blue droid didn't listen. Luke's ship lurched as Artoo fell into the stagnant lake, "Artoo?" I could hear the panic in his voice, "Artoo where are you?"

Artoo's periscope appeared over the water. He let out a cheerful whistle.

"You be more careful." Scolded Luke. Artoo is just like his master: impossible and unlikely to follow orders. "Artoo," Luke points towards the bank, "that way."

Skywalker jumped into the nasty water. I cringed as I realized that it was doubtful that we'd be bathing very often, and waded to shore.

I grinned at him, "You sure you weren't hallucinating now?"

"What about you, you saw him too." Retorted Luke.

We turned, hearing muffled shrieks coming from Artoo as something big and black swallowed him whole. "ARTOO!" Luke yelled beside me. And there was a tense couple of seconds before with an earsplitting shriek, the little blue droid shot into the air and tumbled top over wheels to a muddy halt.

Luke and I were quickly at his side, "Oh no!" Luke was attempting to help the astromech upright, "Are you all right? Anything broken."

I shook my head, "Man Artoo, it's a lucky thing you don't taste very good."

Artoo warbled feebly, "If you're saying coming here was a bad idea, I'm beginning to agree with ya."

"Oh now you say this was a bad idea!" I snorted, rolling my eyes.

Luke glowered at me, "Watch it Starling." He returned to cleaning the little droid, "What are we doing here?" he said aloud, "I dunno, maybe I'm just going crazy."

I chuckled darkly, "There is no maybe Luke, you are crazy."

"Like you're any better," hissed Luke.

Artoo then proceeded to spit up pond scum, Luke jumped. "You should see the look on your face."

"Ha. Ha." He shot an irritated look at me, "Let's just set up camp."

…

It took us the better part of an hour to get our tents pitched and our camp made, all with no shower in the near future. When it was completed, our two fusion heaters were in the middle, with our camping supplies circled around it. Our tents were side by side, with a small shelter we had found in my cargo hold (I'd forgotten I'd had it) over top to keep out any excess rain and give us a common area. We had about enough food and power to last us about two to three months.

Luke warmed his hands in front of the heater, "Cold out here isn't it."

I shivered and drew my thin fatigue jacket tighter around my body. My hair is already turning into a giant black cloud of frizz, "Yup, no kidding. Looks like rain doesn't it?"

Luke sniffed, "Smells like it too." I shake my head. "Artoo are you ready for some power?"

The little droid whistles cheerfully and Luke moves to plug him in. In the meantime I get a nice view of his backside. He went over to one of our ration boxes and tosses me a ration bar, takes a bite of his own, and grimaces at the taste (or rather lack thereof).

"Now all we have to find this Yoda." He mutters thoughtfully to himself.

I look over at him, "Yeah, if he exists, which could be unlikely. Where do you think we should start?"

He shrugs, "I dunno I have this funny feeling I feel like…"

"Feel like what?" A strange gravelly voice said, not feet from us. I let out a startled scream, and Luke trained his blaster in the direction of the voice. And we found ourselves face-to-face with a little green troll.

And Yoda has arrived. This really seemed like a good stopping point, plus it means you guys get more story. I didn't really need to go into too many details with the Battle of Hoth, I've done it before and I don't want to do it exactly the same. There will be more scenes with Asoka, don't worry, but I wanted to keep it brief for now. I'm sorry I took so long in posting this I've just been really busy preparing for Thanksgiving and whatnot. I had a ton of crap to do. Again, I'm sorry, I will try to post every Friday, but I'm currently in a play and Christmas is rapidly approaching. Again, I will try my best to post regularly, but don't be surprised if I miss a week, or put up a chapter late.