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Spoiler Alert – Spoilers for 'The Wrong Jedi'
Chapter 5 – Memories
Luke walked up to Ahsoka and Rex. He had asked Han and Chewbacca to go get them almost as soon as he got back. Now that they were here, he hoped that they would help rebuild a new Republic.
Ahsoka smiled at Luke "Hey there, little Skyguy. Thanks for getting us here so fast!"
Luke smiled at his new nickname "No worries….'Soka."
Ahsoka grinned at him. 'Just like Skyguy' she thought
Rex cleared his throat. "Luke, what job will I be able to do. Ahsoka is going to be a Jedi once again, and I am eager to help and don't want to just sit around all day. I am old, but I still have a fight in me!"
Luke pondered the subject for a minute. "If you like Rex, we can station you in a squad that works as an escort and as a team that goes and takes out any remains of the Empire. There will be fights, I can assure you that. It should not be too pressing for you."
Rex nodded, a smile starting to creep over his face "Thanks Luke that sounds great!"
Luke smiled and nodded "I will see what I can do for you. Now, I will show you to your rooms. You can get settled, and then I can introduce you to Leia and the others."
"Awesome!" Exclaimed Ahsoka, who was very excited to meet Luke's sister.
**About 2 hours later**
Luke walked in to the conference room, with Ahsoka and Rex close behind. Ahsoka smiled at Leia. 'You could tell which parent she took after in her looks' thought Ahsoka 'but I have a feeling that Leia will have her Father's spirit and attitude.'
Leia smiled, slightly nervous, at Ahsoka and Rex. "Hello, I am Leia Skywalker, Luke's sister."
Ahsoka grinned reassuringly "Hi Leia, I am Ahsoka Tano and this is Rex"
Leia nodded "Do you have a last name, Rex?" she asked
Rex shifted uncomfortably "No, ma'am. I am a clone, so I don't have a last name."
"Oh" Leia was surprised. 'I didn't realise he was a clone' she thought.
Luke decided to take over "Please, have a seat."
Ahsoka and Rex sat down, facing the Skywalker siblings.
Leia looked at Rex. "Rex, I am sorry if I offended you. I have never met a clone before"
Rex nodded "None taken, Ma'am"
Leia spoke up again, with her business voice on. "OK, so Ahsoka will be helping Luke restart the Jedi Order and guarding the Senate. Rex…."
"Rex and I have something planned, Leia, don't worry" Luke told her.
"Right, do you want me organise that Luke?"
Luke nodded in affirmative. "Yes please, Leia. Rex will be stationed in the blue squad and helping them take out the remains of the Empire"
"Right. Rex will come with me and Ahsoka will go with Luke. Tonight there will be a dinner with some of the senators. Is that OK with you two?" Leia asked.
Rex and Ahsoka nodded. Leia flashed Luke a thumbs up and motioned for Rex to follow her. Luke looked at Ahsoka. She looked like she was deep in thought, and he did not want to disrupt her. He lapsed into thought.
'How old was she when she was my Father's Padawan?' He did some math.
'14! She was only 14 years old when she was thrown into the war. How terrible I that?!' he thought in surprise.
Ahsoka stirred from her thoughts. "Oh, sorry Luke. I got lost in my thoughts"
Luke smiled. He knew exactly how she felt. "No worries, 'Soka"
They grinned at each other.
Luke shifted the conversation towards more pressing matters. "Ahsoka, when you left the Order, were you still a Padawan?"
Ahsoka looked thoughtful "I was stripped of my Padawan status, but yes I was still a Padawan when I left"
"OK" replied Luke, standing up "Ahsoka Tano, I now declare you a Jedi Master,"
Ahsoka looked shocked. "Thank you, Master Skywalker"
Luke smiled "No worries! Can you tell me the basic structure of the Order? Who taught who, who was in charge."
Ahsoka nodded "Well, at the bottom there were the younglings, kids who were trained by and Master, Knight or Padawan who had time to spare. To enter, they had to be under the age of 2. This was so they did not form attachments. Before the age of 13, they had to be chosen by a Knight or Master. The youngling became their Padawan, and went on missions with their Master. When the Jedi Council thinks you are ready to become a Knight, you go through the trials. These test you and your understanding of the Force. If you pass, you become a Knight. From there, you can be given a seat on the Jedi Council, and become a Master."
Luke slowly took that all in. 'Well Ahsoka would know if the old Order was flawed….' He thought.
"Ahsoka" Luke asked slowly "Did the old Order have a major flaw?"
Ahsoka nodded "Oh yes, they forbade attachments. Love made you stronger, and forbidding it was silly."
Luke grinned as 'this might be easier than I thought' ran through his head. He leaned forward. "What else can you tell me Ahsoka?"
**Half an Hour Later**
Luke stood up and stretched. "Well 'Soka that was interesting. Thank you for all that. Would you like to go see the Temple?"
Ahsoka nodded. She wasn't sure what she would find, but she wanted to go.
Luke led the way to his speeder and climbed aboard. Ahsoka jumped on the back. They zoomed off towards the Temple.
When they first came insight of the Temple, or what was left of it, Ahsoka's mind was racing. She wasn't thinking, just remembering thoughts and pieces of information. The day she was brought to the Temple when she was a youngling. Coming home from that first mission with her new Master. Talking with her Master before walking down those steps for the last time. All the memories came flooding back. She was on the brink of tears.
'After all this time' Ahsoka thought 'It still hurts to remember'
Luke turned around and was shocked to see the state Ahsoka was in. All Ahsoka could do was smile sadly at him. 'He won't understand' she thought.
Luke landed the speeder, and climbed out. He decided to let Ahsoka go where she wanted. Ahsoka followed out of the speeder more slowly and for a while, she just stood and looked. Looked at what was once a magnificent Temple. After years of neglect, it had crumbled and fallen into ruin.
'This is not the Temple I remember' thought Ahsoka sadly. She started to walk up the stairs that, to Ahsoka, she had walked down a life time ago, away from her friends, family and her life.
Emotions running high, she stepped over crumbled pillars and smashed glass. She could hear Luke walking behind her, but she ignored him for the time being. She walked the once familiar halls, memories flooding her mind. A single tear fell, then more and more. She did not sob, but cried silently. Now, she resented the decision she made all those years ago. She wished she had stayed. Although she probably would have been killed in Order 66, Ahsoka thought that it would be better than having these memories flood back.
Over there was where she played tag with her friends, that door led to a place where she used to spar with her Master. 'So many memories….' Ahsoka had stopped crying now, only walking with almost mechanical movements. She wandered into a room.
"Oh Kriff" muttered Ahsoka. On the floor in front of her lay a lightsaber. She bent and picked it up. She studied it, even though she did not need to. She knew right away that it belonged to Katooni, a youngling she had taken to Illum with Master Yoda with a few other young ones. They retrieved their lightsaber crystals, but were attacked almost immediately after they took off. The whole group of younglings had shown immense bravery. Ahsoka stared at the lightsaber for a minute, and then surveyed the room.
She walked slowly around, and then stood in the middle. She knew what had happened, even thought she was not there when it happened. Ahsoka closed her eyes.
Katooni and Petro were duelling, with some other younglings watching. They had grown up, and were now Padawans. All of a sudden, the younglings screamed. They all froze as a hooded man walked in. He had a blue ignited lightsaber. He surveyed them with his yellow eyes, and then raised his blade. Katooni jumped in front of the younglings. They all pulled out lightsabers. One by one, the hooded man killed them. Petro was killed first. Katooni fought on, even though she knew her best friend was gone. She continued on, hoping to save some others. But despite her efforts, all the others were killed. Katooni knew she was going to die, but not without a fight. She only lasted another 10 seconds before the shimmering blue blade was shoved through her middle. She felt her lightsaber fall from her hand as she hit the ground….
Luke stood, watching his new found friend. He wanted to comfort her, but decided to let her cry. He did not know what the meaning of the lightsaber was, but by the way Ahsoka held it, it was very special. He watched as Ahsoka closed her eyes. She started to sob. When she opened her eyes, Luke was startled to find pain in them. Ahsoka started to talk in a soft voice.
"I never really knew what had happened here. I never wanted to know. On Felucia, I felt a great disturbance in the Force. I went crazy, I was sick. I could feel my old friends dying. But worse of all, I could not sense my Master. I learnt what happened to him later, but then I had no idea what had happened. I was not sure if he had died or just blocking his presence to the Force. I was horrible."
Luke nodded. He knew the feeling of not being able to sense someone. It was very disconcerting. He watched as his new found friend wandered out of the room. 'Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to bring her here' he thought guiltily.
The Apprentice and the Son of one of the most powerful men in the Galaxy walked through the deserted Temple in silence. Luke stopped at a door, slightly ajar. He glanced at Ahsoka, who was staring out the shattered window. He decided 2 minutes in the room would do no harm.
He slipped in, and saw a Holo projector.
'Ah' thought Luke 'This was the security centre' He scrolled through some tapes, but nothing of interest came up. He was flicking through when he saw something he recognised that made his hair stand on end. 'The Emperor' Luke thought, angrily. He skipped back to just before the Emperor. What he saw shocked him.
"No…NOO!" yelled Luke. "NO! HE DIDN'T!" He ran out of the room, on the verge of tears. Ahsoka glanced at him. When she saw the state he was in, she ran over and hugged him.
"Shhh" she quietened him. "What's up?"
"He…he killed them" Luke sobbed "He killed….. Them all… the young….. Ones, the old ones…"
Ahsoka knew who he was talking about. "Hey, it wasn't your dad who killed them. I t was Darth Vader. So relax"
Luke nodded. The 2 stayed, huddled together for a while.
20 minutes later, silhouetted by the setting sun, two figures emerged from the ruined Temple. One was human, the other Togruta. They walked with their heads held high and strode with the walk of people with a mission. And nothing was going to stop them from achieving that goal.
Whoa, I had a lot of fun writing that. Hope you enjoyed!
BTW: I have not seen Episode 3, so forgive me if I got some details wrong.
Snips n Skyguy =)
