Even at the age of four, Kel loved the beauty of the galaxy. Every night before his parents, Bix and Gormana, sent him off to bed, he would stargaze naming constellations and planets. "Kel, can you come inside for a minute!" Gormana yelled peacefully. "Sure thing mama!" Kel shouted back. Kel rushed himself back inside his small home to find both of his parents sitting on the red sofa found in the feature room of his house. "Here, open this," Bix said cheerfully as he passed a small silver box to Kel. "What is it?" Kel was curious as to what was inside the box, he slowly opened the container to find an orange glowing Kyber Crystal with a thread tied to the end of it. "It's a special necklace Kel, put it on." Kel's mother ordered. Kel was very appreciative of the gift he immediately tied the necklace around his neck. "It's heavy," Kel stated. "Of course it is, it will be, but don't worry sweet Kel, it'll get light-" Gormana was loudly interrupted by an explosion outside.

Gormana gasped as Bix ordered Kel and Gormana to hide. It was too late, pirates were invading again. The pirate raids had been occurring too often lately in the Corellian city of Kor Vella. "It's the pirates they're back! We need to get out of here." Bix said while panicking and grabbing his ion blaster rifle. "Get to the landing site, there will be a ship we can get to!" The three Drew's sprinted for the local landing site when Kel, who was being carried by Gormana, noticed Republic reinforcements were arriving again to help the city. But this raid was almost four times the size of the last, and they barely survived that raid, even with Republican assistance.

A LAAT landed in front of the Drew family while they were running. The family stopped in their tracks when the ship's doors swung open, three Jedi Knights ran from the ship and into the city to protect civilians. But one Jedi stayed behind and helped the family aboard the vessel. The Jedi ordered the pilot to take off and take them back to the cruiser when they were shot down.

Kel woke up being carried by the Jedi. "W-where are m-my parents?" Kel weakly questioned. "Now is not the time young one, I have to get you out of here. My name is Jedi Knight, Jocasta Nu, call me Jocasta." Kel looked ahead and noticed Jocasta was headed for the landing site. There were two Corellian transports landed at the site. Kel looked over Jocasta's shoulder and noticed two pirate thugs chasing after them. "Be-behind you Jocasta!" Kel warned, Jocasta ducked in time to dodge the impending rifle blasts, just as she boarded the Corellian ship with Kel. Just before the two thugs could board the ship with Kel and Jocasta, young Kel pushed the two thugs to the ground using the force. Jocasta looked shocked. She piloted the small vessel back to the Jedi Venator class cruiser and informed a medic to check up on Kel to make sure he wasn't hurt. Jedi Knight Jocasta Nu then returned to battle. Kel was confused. Where were his parents, why was Jocasta so shocked when he used the Force?

The cruiser's medic informed Kel that he needed rest, it was already quite late. Kel agreed and slept inside an unoccupied Jedi bunk aboard the ship. When Kel reawoke the ship had landed on Coruscant. He recognized the planet through his "Galaxy Encyclopedia" books he read. The boy was escorted from the ship and into a Jedi Shuttlebus. The shuttle bus took Jocasta Nu, eight other Jedi, and Kel back to the Jedi temple. Kel was incredibly shocked, he had always wanted to see a Jedi temple. Jocasta then took the young Kel to see the High Jedi Council.

She informed them of his power and he was asked a few questions. "Where did you get that necklace young one?" One of the Jedi questioned. "Mm-my mama gave it to me" Kel nervously stuttered. "Hmm... train you, we will, a Jedi, you shall become hmm?" Master Yoda said to the boy. "W-w-what! A Jedi?" Kel was ecstatic, being a Jedi was a dream Kel thought he could never accomplish. "Nu, could you please escort youngling Drew to his new quarters please." Jedi Master Hone requested. "Uh, excuse me, Master Yoda, w-where are my parents?" Kel was nervous again, he hadn't seen them since before he left Corellia. "Your parents didn't make it Kel, they were killed in the explosion on Corellia," Jocasta informed Kel. The young boy fought his tears during his journey to his bunks. His excitement to become a Jedi was canceled out by the loss of his family. Kel laid down on his new bed and fell asleep.