Here we go, second chapter.

Thanks for the reviews and follows, really appreciate it.

Itstrap101, I'm not really sure whether Barriss has already become a knight or not. The Medstar books, after which she becomes a knight, take place 24 months after Star Wars Episode II (or so it says in the timeline in the book). So let's just say, for my story's sake, these events have not yet taken place. However, Barriss will be a knight later in the stories. Thanks for the pointer.

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Chapter 2 – Departure

Ahsoka is sitting on a bench in the spaceport, staring at the screens listing the departing flights, trying to choose a possible destination. She took care to keep her face hidden just in case, making her way to the spaceport had been a little hurtful.

As she was walking down the street people had been staring at her, giving her strange looks. They had been pointing at her and whispering behind her back. Her sharp senses had allowed her to hear some of the things that were said. People were worried and slightly afraid of her, even though her name had been cleared. They were still suspicious, as though she was planning some kind of revenge against the Order or the Republic for abandoning her and almost sentencing her do death for crimes she didn't commit. A ridiculous idea of course, but people love to gossip.

Ahsoka had used some of the credits Master Unduli had given her to buy a cloak to conceal her identity. It was a simple light-brown hooded robe that went down to her about her knees, effectively covering her face and her friend's lightsaber hanging from her belt.

She was so preoccupied with her thoughts the sudden voice next to her startled her a bit: "Excuse me dearie, is this seat taken?". Ahsoka looked to her side and saw an elderly Twi'lek woman. "Oh no, it's free", Ahsoka said as she moved her bag, "I'm sorry, I was a little bit lost in thought."

"Now what would a young girl like yourself be worrying about so much?" The elder woman asked taking a seat next to Ahsoka. "Well,… ", she began, "It's just that… I have the entire galaxy in front of me, but for the first time… I'm not sure where to go or what I want to do. My life has been, kind of turned upside-down recently". Ahsoka turned a bit to face the woman sitting next to her, but making sure her face was still mostly hidden. It wasn't easy to trust a stranger, but the Force told her this woman was a kind and caring lady. "Well my dear, what did you used to do?", the elderly lady asked her. "I'd rather not talk about it. It… It's hurts too much right now to think about it." Ahsoka replied a little bit gloomy. "Well young lady, it doesn't matter what really happened in the past. You just have to look ahead." The woman replied with a comforting smile. "Just like I've told my grandchildren many times, you just need to keep going and follow your heart. You can't go wrong.".

Ahsoka took a moment to reflect on what the old lady had just said. "Follow your heart", it echoed around in her head. She had always been told to rely on the Force and her own instincts, but her actions had always been limited by the Jedi Code. A sudden realization dawned upon her. She didn't have to follow the Code anymore. Sure, most of the things the Jedi Code had thought her were good. Like how to life and treat other with respect and things like that. But there were parts of the code she had never liked, such as the rule of no attachment.

Suddenly, she knew just where she wanted to go. She stood up, collected her bags and told the elder Twi'lek: "thank you for your advice, it was most helpful". "Anytime dearie, good luck". The elder said smiling.

Ahsoka made her way to one of the service desks, now knowing her destination.

"What is your destination today?" the service droid asked her. "I would like one ticket for the next flight to Onderon please, a one way ticket." "Certainly madam, the next flight will depart in two standard hours." Ahsoka paid for the ticket and made her way to the gates.

Master Unduli had been right, her pass allowed Ahsoka to pas trough security without much difficulty. She was only asked a few routine questions like "what is your destination?" and "what will you be doing there" etc. etc. They didn't even mention the weapon on her belt.

She finally reached the gate and took place in the waiting room. She looked at one of the holonet signs around the terminal. There were a few news reports currently on. They were talking about current war-events, political propaganda and of course, the bombing in the Temple. Her name was mentioned, as well as Barriss'. Her hand went towards the lightsaber hanging on her belt. "Barriss, I still can't believe you actually did all of those things. It just isn't like you…" She thought to herself, remembering the words Barriss had spoken in the court. "Has this war really changed us this much? How come we didn't realize this sooner? Have we truly become this blinded by all of the fighting? And why didn't the Council trust me? Haven't I always been loyal to them and the Republic?

A voice over the intercom snapped her out of her train of thought. "Attention passengers for flight CO-520, non-stop to Onderon, we will begin boarding in a few minutes. Please have your boarding cards ready".

Ahsoka made her way towards the now forming line in front of the gate. "Well, now let's just hope that Lux is happy to see me. I could really use his company right now." She thought as she boarded the craft.

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Well there we go, of to Onderon. Note, I have no idea how things would go in the Star Wars universe with customs, security etc etc on a spaceport. I've been to the US multiple time on holiday, and all of the security things on the airport are always quite annoying and time-consuming. So, I didn't want to write a whole load of that.

I'm not quite sure how this story is going to develop and how long some things are going to take. I don't really know how much action there's going to be. I do have some ideas in mind for some adventure, but it might take a while for the story to get there.

Next time, a flight to and arrival on Onderon.