Jason- Welcome back everyone to the new Christmas story and I hope many enjoyed the last chapter.

Ahsoka- It was nice, though I have a feeling you are going to do something bad in this chapter.

Jason- I would never do that, this is a Christmas story not all Christmas stories have bad things happening.

Isamu- Nightmare Before Christmas.

Jason- Um yeah right that does count…begin with the disclaimer.

Isamu- Fine, Jason or AVP5 along with General Herbison doesn't own anything of Star Wars or DC universe, just their own OC.

Ahsoka- Enjoy the chapter.

Crystal Search Part 1

Jedi Temple (Ahsoka's pov)

I stood outside the Jedi temple near a Jedi starship that was going to Ilum. I explained to the kids that we were going to go to Ilum with several younglings who were going to get their Jedi crystals. The kids were very excited and didn't seem to mind having some traveling companions. Plus I think this would be good for the kids since this would be their chance to make friends with other kids.

As the kids talked about what their lightsabers would look like, Isamu approached me smiling, "So, Master Tano you ready to lead these kids to Ilum?"

I nodded, "Yes I am, I am a little nervous though. This is the first time I would be going to Ilum, while taking so many kids to get their lightsaber crystals, especially since well,"

"I know, you haven't told them yet have you?" I shook my head.

I didn't tell the kids that I couldn't go with them to get their crystals. That they needed to find them on their own and how the crystals will be hidden. So they need to find them by using all I taught them. I only hope they will be okay and work together. If they separate to find their crystals then, I wish I could go with them.

Isamu placed his hand on my shoulder and smiled, "Don't worry, everything will be okay Ahsoka. We taught them everything we know and now all we have to do is hope they are ready,"

I nodded and knew Isamu was right, "Thanks Isamu,"

We soon saw the younglings heading towards us and I was surprised to see all six of them were very young. One is a human, the other a Tholothian, a Nautolan, Rodian, Ithorian, and a Wookie. It has been a long time since I ever saw a Wookie Jedi before. This group to me looks to be very promising.

"Greetings everyone I am Master Ahsoka Tano," I could tell the kids looked excited, "It is an honor to meet you all,"

"The honor is all ours Master Tano. We heard so much about you," the Tholothian girl said as the others looked happy to meet me.

"Where have you been for these many years?" The human boy asked.

I smiled and knew I could tell them, but it would take too much time, "All in good time. For now let me introduce to you three more younglings who will join you," I turned to the kids who walked up next to me, "This is Jake, Liana, and Barriss,"

The kids smiled and waved at the younglings when the Rodian girl spoke, "Barriss? You mean like Barriss Offee?"

"Mommy named me after her friend," the younglings looked surprised by what Barriss said.

"It's true, I left this Jedi Order and got married. However, I did not give up the ways of being a Jedi. I chose to being a Jedi my own way, but again that is a story for another time,"

The Wookie spoke as I understood what he said, "And they're all Jedi?"

"Yes, these three are Force sensitive like you six. Oh and this is their grandfather, Isamu Ishida," Isamu walked next to me and bowed his head.

"It is an honor to meet you all younglings. I am looking forward to seeing how you six will do on this mission," Isamu stepped away as he allowed me to give my speech.

"You have proved that you are ready for the Gathering. A time for a Jedi to travel to the planet of Ilum, where they will face a great challenge, and an honorable place for many Jedi Younglings like yourself to experience," I saw many of them looked excited as they knew what the Gathering was.

"What is the Gathering, mom I mean Master Tano?" Liana asked wanting to show respect to her mom in front of the other younglings.

I smiled and spoke the youngling's names, "Petro, Ganodi, Byph, Katooni, Zatt, Gungi," I turned to my kids, "Jake, Liana, and Barriss. The time has come for you all to build your own lightsabers,"

The kids got all excited as this was something I'm sure many of them were looking forward to, "Calm down kids Master Tano is not done," the kids became silent again as I continued talking.

"Be warn, this is no simple task and there are many perils that lie ahead for you all. Where we're going there in no place more sacred to the Jedi, so remember all you were taught, and stay focus," the kids all nodded understanding what I said, "Good, now come on,"

The kids ran up onboard followed by my kids who followed suit, "So, think they're all ready?"

I turn to Isamu and shrugged my shoulders, "Only time will tell,"

Earth, Little Creek (Rachel's pov)

I was with Ichiro and Arella as we were getting things ready for Katalia's party. It was the first one she was doing with Mark since he came back. They hadn't had time to work on parties before so for the last few years we had the party and they showed up. It wasn't so bad, except we couldn't invite Talsein since Katalia still had a problem with him. I couldn't blame her, but after all this time I got used to him so she should try too.

"Hey mom, do you think Ahsoka will make it back in time for the party? Christmas Eve is almost here," Ichiro asked as he worked on making the Christmas cookies.

"I'm sure they'll make it back. I heard Marrissa is making some special cookies for Barriss and we know Barriss wouldn't miss that," Arella said as she used her magic to wrap the gifts.

I was a little jealous that my own granddaughter preferred food made from Marrissa than with me, "Well this year will be different. I'm going to make her some special cookies,"

Ichiro and Arella panicked, "Mom wait!"

"What?" I asked wondering why the kids were shouting.

"Mom last time you cooked you unleashed a food monster that almost ate Rowan and me," Arella explained remembering how traumatized Rowan and Arella were after that incident.

"It's been 20 years I think I know what I'm doing," I went to cook.

Five minutes later (Normal pov)

Outside the house it was quiet and nothing seemed to be going on. Suddenly a giant mutant squid chicken monster popped out from the house and began to roar as it had Arella in it's tentacles, "We told you so!"

Ichiro and Rachel came out of the house in fighting mode, "Shut it!"

Ichiro sighed and wondered if his wife was doing better than he was.

Hyperspace (Normal pov)

Ahsoka and Isamu were at the cockpit flying the ship, while the kids were resting up. Jake, Liana, and Barriss were on one side, while the younglings were in another talking about what they were going to make their lightsabers look like. Petro kept bragging how he'll find his crystal first, along with making his lightsaber first.

"Soooo sis you got an idea on how your lightsaber will look like?" Jake asked his sister Liana who was reading a book.

"Huh? Oh yeah I was thinking of having one be like mom's or maybe one that's well unique," Liana liked her mom's lightsaber, but she wanted to make one that was unique.

"I want to make mine like mommy's friend had. Master Skywalker's lightsaber," Barriss said as she remembered what her mom told her about her master's lightsaber and how she showed Barriss the form of the saber.

"Well I just one that will be easy for me to use," Jake saw Katooni approaching him, "Oh um h-hi Katooni,"

"Hi Jake," Katooni turned to the sisters, "Nice to meet you all. I'm Katooni,"

Liana extended her hand, "Nice to meet you too Katooni, I'm Liana. This is my dorky brother Jake and my little sister Barriss,"

Jake glared at his sister for calling him a dork, while Katooni snickered a bit by the dorky comment, "Well it's an honor to meet the children of Ahsoka Tano and Barriss I'm sure it's an honor to be named after an amazing Jedi like Barriss Offee,"

Barriss shook her head, "I wouldn't say honor. I am happy to be named after my mommy's best friend. I heard she was very smart,"

Katooni noticed the glasses, "I never seen a Togruta use glasses before,"

Liana pets her sister's head, "Well she needed them when she was little and likes using them,"

"Oh well that's good, so Jake we never finished talking did we?" Katooni asked as Jake got nervous around Katooni again.

"I um guess not," Petro and the others approached the kids.

"So your Master Tano's kids? Huh I never thought a Jedi would break the rules," Petro said a little surprised.

"Well our mom did, got a problem with that?" Liana said almost sounding threatening towards Petro.

"Um no," Petro got a little scared of Liana, which caused the others to snicker.

Byph spoke to the twins, but they couldn't understand what he said, "Huh?"

Barriss spoke for her siblings, "He said it's pretty cool to meet us and wants to know where we're from," The twins looked at her sister surprised, "I paid attention to what mommy taught me about speaking and understanding other languages,"

"Oh, well um we're from a planet called Earth," Liana explained leaving the younglings confused, "That's far far away from here,"

"So um what brings you guys here?" Zatt asked.

"Our mom wanted us to get our crystals and brought us here as a Christmas gift," the younglings again looked confused.

"What's Christmas?" Ganodi asked.

"It's a holiday we have on earth," Barriss said smiling, "When we all spend time together with our family, eat, have fun, and get presents from Santa Claus,"

The younglings again were confused as Jake explained, "He's a human who gives presents to all the good boys and girls of the world,"

"Whoa," the younglings were surprised by who Santa was.

"Yep and there's more," Liana began explaining to the younglings about Christmas and why it was a great holiday.

Unknown Island (Rowan's pov)

I was in my room hiding the presents in the closet as I didn't want the kids to peak at what they got. As I worked on the gifts Katalia entered the room and looked me suspiciously, "I didn't peak in my gifts I swear don't tell Markala,"

"We need to talk." Katalia folded her arms.

"What did the kids do?" I asked wondering if the kids broke something.

"I mean we need to talk about what you done to Mark." she growled.

"Ooooooh I didn't do anything, why?" I asked wondering what Katalia was talking about.

"There is no way Mark would allow Talsein here." she advanced threateningly, "Tell me what you did."

"Well," I told Katalia what happened earlier today.

Flashback (Normal pov)

Rowan teleported where Mark was working and approached him carefully, "Hi Mr. Markoneous,"

He didn't answer. Instead he was writing long calculations on a board while robots flew around carrying bits and pieces.

Rowan decided to ask Mark her request, "Um Mr. Markoneous is it okay if Talsein can come over for the Christmas party?"

"Yes" Markoneous answer absentmindedly, looking at his formula, "Yes that's okay."

Flashback ended (Rowan's pov)

Katalia rolled her eyes, "When he's working you could ask him for anything and he'd say yes. That's exploitation you know."

"Oooooh like how the twins asked him if they could play with his toys?" I asked remembering the twins telling me that their Mark let them play with some toys he has.

"Probably" Katalia shrugged, "Just better hope that Maraxus doesn't see Talsein or things will be very bad."

I sat down on the bed crossing my legs, "Do you still hate Talsein?"

"Oh yeah," Katalia nodded, "He claimed that Mark was an evil person for betraying people, then Talsein turns around and betrays him. Plus Talsein's pets continually got in my way,"

"I thought after so many years you would forgive him like mom did with you and Mark," I sighed and didn't like that Katalia still hated Talsein. My mom didn't like him still, but got used to him being around.

Katalia shook her head violently, "I held a grudge against your mother for sixteen years, and that was only because she annoyed me. Now imagine how much I despise Talsein,"

I imagined it, but then imagined Talsein and Katalia in cartoon form whacking each other with hammers that made squeaky noises. I snickered thinking about this and wished this was a way to help the two get along.

"It's not funny." Katalia hissed, "It's sickening. Now if you will excuse me I have security details to work out." she turned and walked away angrily.

I sighed, "Now I know what to do for Christmas. Help those two get along,"

Ilum (Ahsoka's pov)

We soon made it to the planet of Ilum. The home of the Jedi crystals, where all Jedi come to get their crystals so they can use to make their lightsabers, and a place where only the Jedi know of. As we landed I had all the kids wear their coats as we headed towards the temple. Isamu followed us as he kept a lookout for any signs of trouble.

We soon made it to where the temple's entrance was, but I could tell the younglings were unsure if this was the right place, "It's a dead end,"

Liana shook her head, "No this is it,"

"How do you know?" Petro asked.

"Because the Jedi wouldn't leave the temple out in the open for everyone to see, they would hide it," I smiled at Liana seeing passed what the other Younglings didn't see.

"You are correct Liana. Now listen up outstretched your hand and focus on the Force," I explained, "Together and only together can we enter,"

I outstretched my hands and began to use the Force. The others soon began doing the same as we concentrated on getting the entrance to open. The walls began to shift as we focused more. Soon the walls moved away as the temple was revealed. I smiled as I turned to the younglings who looked happy by what they did together.

"Hurry now the sun is rising and we need to begin," the younglings went inside as Isamu and I followed from behind.

"Why is it important to do this soon?" Isamu asked.

"I'll explain once we're inside," We entered the temple and the younglings were amazed by the many statues of hooded Jedi wielding lightsabers. I smiled and remembered feeling the same way when I first came here so long ago.

I walked in the middle of the room where the younglings gathered around, "So what now?" Jake asked.

I raised my hand as my kids knew it was for them to be quiet so I could talk, "The Force to a Jedi is the greatest ally. It helps us, it guides us, and it gives us the strength we need to protect the galaxy," the younglings all sat down and listened to what I was saying, "However, with great power comes great responsibility. For a Jedi no greater responsibility comes by using the Force to protect the innocent and help guide many to the right path,"

"And we can't use the Force to hurt others, unless you're a Sith right?" Ganodi asked.

I nodded, "In some ways yes. However, as I learned over the last ten years is that a Sith who uses his power for bad by harming others is someone that needs to be stopped. However, if that Sith uses their powers to help the innocent then they are not evil,"

The kids all looked confused as Isamu walked up, "No one is evil because of who they are and because of their powers. It's how you use them that makes you who you are, the choice you make will decide your future, and it's your choice that will help you carry on the tradition of being a Jedi by using all you learned to help the innocent,"

I nodded by what Isamu said, "But, you can't always rely on the Force. You must use your skills to help you and use your greatest ally to help you protect the innocent," I took out my lightsaber activating it, "The lightsaber is not a tool. It's an extension of yourself, it will help protect the ones you want to protect, and it will help protect the galaxy from darkness,"

Jake raised his hand as I allowed him to talk, "So in a way a lightsaber is like grandpa's sword right? It's not a weapon, it's an ally that you must trust in, and work together in order to protect the ones you care for?"

"Yes, it is here where you will find the heart of your lightsaber. The crystal." I used the Force and lifted my hand as I waved around causing the window above us to open.

The sunlight shined in through the ceiling as I moved the short claw had once more causing the machine hanging above the shift to turn. The giant ice waterfall behind us soon began to melt into water. I finished and the kids saw the entrance into the cave to harvest their crystals.

"If you wish to become Jedi then you must enter the crystal cave to find your crystals," I could tell many of them gulped as they were worried, "Trust in yourselves, in each other, and do not lose hope. Only then will you all succeed. Once you have your crystal do not remain in the cave as daylight will be gone, and the door will freeze over, trapping you all inside,"

The kids gulped louder as they were worried about being locked in the cave, "For how long?" Ganodi asked.

"For one rotation and there will be nothing anyone can do for you," I knew I was scaring most of them with what I was saying, but I knew it wasn't to scare them, just to help them focus on their mission.

"How will we know which crystal to pick?" Petro asked.

"Only you'll know which one is yours, now hurry," the younglings hesitated, but Liana was the first to walk forward.

"I'm not scared, I'll find my crystal, and get out," Liana ran into the cave.

"Hey wait for me I'm getting mine first," Petro followed Liana.

The others soon took off into the cave, except for Barriss who was scared. I approached Barriss and checked on her, "Barriss, you can wait till next time when you're a little older. It's okay,"

Barriss looked down and shook her head, "No, I'm not going to wait. I'm brave, I'm going in,"

I smiled at Barriss trying to be brave, "All right, but if you want to come out then you can,"

Barriss nodded and took off after her siblings. Isamu sat down and stretched his arms, "Think they're ready?"

I nodded, "Yes they are,"

How was that? Good I hope and yes it looks like the kids are off to get their crystals and once again Rachel aka Raven sucks at cooking. Who would have thought five minutes later she creates that thing. She's a worst cook than Zeliska. General don't tell her though or she'll cook something worst.

Please leave some reviews, just nothing negative. If you didn't like it then don't leave a review. Also check out some of General Herbison's stories too in case many of you don't remember who the Forever Empire is and how there is less Jedi in the galaxy, plus on how Ahsoka came to the DC earth. Take care everyone and see you all next time.