Hi guys! How you doing? (Joey's voice). I'm great! Just saw a beautiful sunset, it looked like the horizon suddenly became a line of raspberry jam for a giant to slide on a toast. Anyway, I'm still waiting for my first step (out of three) results about my admission to my master's degree. I'll probably have them by the time I'll publish the next chapter, so you'll know (hopefully, I'll be positive and I'll be even more determined to write rather than cry out of depression). Oh, and I can't wait to see Captain America on Thursday! I've been waiting so long for this movie!

Johnt12345: Thank you John, as always. I checked the Amigurumi and you're right, although it would be so cool, it is quite expensive. But I'll figure something out, I need to get the car first xD

Lux's Sister: You're absolutely right about Max and Ahsoka. Thanks for the review!

Starlight: Thanks! Yeah, French is a difficult language, but languages are kind of important nowadays and there are more often spoken languages than French xD Well, I finished all my exams, now I have to focus on my master's degree application. Although it's way harder than anything I've done so far but it's more in the specialty I want to have, so I already know a lot of things about it, I just have to focus on the technical details as all.

Starwarshobbitfics: Yeah, things never go smoothly when a former Jedi and a smuggler are involved xD Glad you liked the chapter!

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Here's the new chapter guys and I'm proud to finally be able to give you my favorite OC, the fourth spark! She's so precious to me, like I've had her in mind for a long time and I'm glad I'll finally be able to give her an important part in this story. And we're in 18 BBY! Yay! Thanks for the reviews again, you are awesome! See you soon!

TS

18 years before the Battle of Yavin / a year, 6 months and 1 week after leaving the Jedi Order / a year, 3 months and 1 week on Nar Shaddaa / 10 months and 1 week after Order 66 (Year +1,1)

Ahsoka gritted her teeth and said nothing to Max. She did shot him an angry look though, to which the smuggler simply shrugged. It had been his idea, he wouldn't say it hadn't been, but he still thought it was the best idea he had ever come up with. He quickly looked at the whip attached to his belt and pushed Ahsoka forward with a look that said 'I'm sorry.'

Ahsoka rolled her eyes and started walking, entering the slave market place of Rorak, one of the rare places on the planet that wasn't entirely industrialized. Sure, most of the planet was, but there was a whole old district very similar to one of Tattoine's villages. That was where they had chosen to land the ship, since there weren't too many cameras. R2-KT had stayed on the ship, forced to by Ahsoka. The Togruta wanted their escape plan to be ready. She just knew out of experience that what they were about to do wouldn't go as planned. Missions like this always went south, especially with Anakin. She bit the inside of her cheeks for thinking about her old Master. That part of her life was over, she had to get over it.

Max sensed she was lost in thoughts, so he grabbed her by the arm, supposedly to prevent her from colliding with a particularly large Devaronian, who also had a whip. He was leading a dozen female Twi'lek and yelled at them to get moving otherwise he would lose his spot. Ahsoka thanked Max silently for bringing her back to reality.

"So, where is it?" Max whispered, taking advantage of a sudden jam in the crowd. He was talking about the 'spark' Ahsoka had felt all those months earlier. It's only after her vision that she had known specifically where, or rather had a good idea about an area, Max had provided her with the actual location. Taiilyrra lent Ahsoka the purple dress she was wearing, although the Togruta had no idea where the Chagrian had gotten such a dress. Not that she really wanted to know so she didn't ask.

Jynna has provided the silver jewels around her lekku and wrists, even her necklace. Turned out that her mother had a lot of those in her jewel box, although Jynna never had the guts to either get rid of them or sell them. Ahsoka had refused everyone else's help on Nar Shaddaa, because the less people came along, the quicker their escape could be. And Max was actually the only one that could play the role of the slaver without looking too suspicious. A Wookie, a Chagrian, a Togruta, a Bothan or a Twi'lek were usually the ones with collars not with whips.

Ahsoka tried to focus in the dense crowd, to ignore all the noises, breathing and chatter, sometimes yells and whip slashes, even whimpers of fear or pain. She could feel the spark through the Force, it had grown severely stronger since they arrived on the planet and every step they took inside the covered market brought them closer. "Close, although I don't think it's in this market."

Max frowned as they started to move again, walking by the stands on the left side of the wide marker. The whole place was shaded by brown worn sheets like inside a tent. People were everywhere: the slavers had their designated places where they had set their slaves like merchandise. The whole thing made Ahsoka sick but she swallowed her hate and disgust. She had a mission; the life of that child depended on her.

They walked past a couple of human females sold to a very fat Hutt and Ahsoka ducked her head. She didn't recognize it, but she didn't want to risk it. Max pushed her to make it look more real and Ahsoka swallowed hard, feeling her collar around her neck. Of course she could break it at any moment, just like the time they had played that trick on Zygeria.

"There," Ahsoka whispered when they reached the back end of the market. She indicated a smaller tent with her head, making the jewel on her forehead slid a little bit on her orange skin. Max nodded and grabbed her by the arm, leading her inside it. Two guards waited next to the entrance and they simply nodded at Max after looking the Togruta up and down. Max pushed Ahsoka inside, a little too roughly for his liking but he had to play his part.

Inside this tent, things were different. There were a lot less people and they were all first class scum. They weren't just some fat Hutts looking to buy a new dancer for entertainment. Hot deals were made in that place. The only slaves Ahsoka saw were fellow females and she immediately realized that all were beautiful and well dressed. The pearls of the market, she thought.

"Dromellia!" someone suddenly yelled behind their backs, making them turn towards the deep gruff voice. A Zygerian was closing in, his arms open wide as if to hug Max. Ahsoka shuddered when she realized it was the same Zygerian that had pursued her in her vision. She also felt the spark getting closer, its Force signature pulsing stronger as if it was feet away from them.

"Zelko! What a surprise!" Max said in return. He seemed to know the guy and shook his hand. The Zygerian's other hand held a chain which was attached to someone behind him that Ahsoka couldn't see.

Three Twi'leks walked past them and were stopped by a human with dark hair and nasty scars. The Weequay leading them immediately started negotiating. He reminded Ahsoka of Hondo. Next to them, a Nautolan female was sold to a Zeltrosian, probably to end up as a sex slave. Unfortunately, Ahsoka couldn't get all the slaves out. No matter how hard she hated herself for being so selfish, she only came for the spark.

"Looking to sell this one?" Zelko asked, pointing at Ahsoka with his thumb. The Togruta realized that deals in this tent were made between people who almost bumped into each other. There were no stands, people just walked around, as if they were showing off brand new stallions. "Cause she looks a pretty fine stock to me!"

"Don't worry, I had my fun time with her, now I need some money," Max grinned and placed his hand on Ahsoka's shoulder. The Togruta didn't smile or react although she was disgusted by Max's words. But she knew he had to look and sound convincing.

"I knew you were a smuggler but to get into the slave business, you've got to have some guts, kid!" The Zygerian laughed.

"No more than flying through an asteroid field with a cargo of explosives! What can I say: times change and I've got to adapt. I follow the tide. You know that I'm always selling what has the greatest profit."

The Zygerian nodded. "Well, what's your price for her?"

Max grinned more and his hand went down Ahsoka's body, from her shoulder to her knees without once touching her. "She's top class, Zelko. The best female you can get around here. Trust me, I checked on my way here." He winked. "I'm not sure you can match my price."

"Try me. I've been looking for a Togruta female since I got this miniature model. I've grown fond of them, you know?"

At that moment, he pulled at the chain in his hand and brought the child that was attached to it. Ahsoka's heart skipped a beat but she did her best to hide it. The spark she was looking for was right in front of her. It was a young Togruta girl of no more than six years old. Her dress was plain and simple and no cuts or bruises could be found on her bare arms. She was holding a gourd and gave it to the Zygerian when he asked for it. After a few gulps, he handed the drink pouch to Max who drank and did his best to swallow, despite the strong level of alcohol. Then Zelko threw the girl the gourd.

Ahsoka couldn't detach her eyes from the girl. Her orange skin was a lot paler than her own and her white face markings were different: she had four aligned diamond shaped dots on her forehead and a wide full circle around each eye, a little like Master Shaak Ti. Except the fact that a white line rolled on each cheek from the circle, down to her chin as if it were tear marks.

The girl's montrals and lekku were another story. They were light grey with dark pink stripes that were almost magenta. Of course, they were short, so short they just reached a couple of inches under her chin. Her left lek was heavily bruised and was turning black on the tip. Seeing this made Ahsoka's blood boil in her veins but the sight of the girl's face broke Ahsoka's heart. She couldn't tell which color her eyes were because she simply couldn't see them since they were hidden behind a band of fabric.

She's blind, Ahsoka thought.