Asakura Chronicles
"Okay, is everyone here?" said Shaak Ti, looking at the holographic check board with a list of younglings, while group of them wait for their Master.
"When I call up your name, say "here". Syrus?" "Here!" "Bastion?" "Here!" "Alexis?" "Here!" "Tom?" There was a long silence. Shaak Ti said his
name again. "Tom? Thomas Asakura?" Another long silence. "Has anyone seen Thomas Asakura? He did arrive here didn't he?" In the group, a
youngling (the insulting youngling) started whispering to the one next to him. "Hey, maybe Asakura finally got the message" "Yeah, took him long
enough" another youngling. Then, Shaak Ti noticed something else was missing. "And Ahsoka Tano?" A few of the younglings gasped in disbelief.
"Ahsoka would never miss something important as this" a youngling whispered "Maybe she knew that Tom would miss the exam, she miss it out as
well" said another one. "Well, those two did seem nice together" another youngling replied. Just then, Tom and Ahsoka ran inside the room, panting
and exhausted. "Sorry were late S.T." Tom said, still trying to breathe "Tom, her name is Shaak Ti" Ahsoka said, as ran toward the group of younglings.
"Sorry we're late Master Shaak Ti. We lost track of time" said Ahsoka, while some younglings with relief on their faces (mostly for Ahsoka) and some
with annoyance on their's (mostly for Tom). "Ah good, Asakura and Tano has checked in" said Shaak Ti, crossing off Asakura, Tom and Tano, Ahsoka on
the check board. She then gives a nod to a clone trooper on the balcony, where the controls are. The trooper pushes a buttons and then the rooms
appearance started to change. A couple of test battle droids came out of the floor while some blaster cannons popped out of the walls. Then tower like
cubes with droids carrying blaster cannons on top of them and on the tallest tower was a test dummy wearing clone trooper armor. "For the graduation
exam, you must use all that you learned during your training to evade the droids, climb on the tallest tower and rescue the captured trooper. All
blaster's the droids carry are set to stun and you will be graded on your progress" explained Shaak Ti. "Wait but Master, won't we need our light
sabers to defend ourselves against the droids, stun or not?" "You won't be needing your light sabers. I told you, for this exam, you must use all that
you learned during your training. Remember, the greatest weapon that's been given to you isn't a blaster or a light saber but in here" Shaak Ti replied,
pointing at her head. "Yeah, plus it makes it kinda interesting, right S.T." said Tom with a chuckle. Shaak Ti smirked and turned her head at the rest of
the younglings. "You guys have 30 second start. And if I were you guys, I use those seconds to find a good hiding spot. Now then, any questions? (Can
I use the bathroom?) Then scatter!" The younglings ran across the arena, getting into position. "The 30 seconds are up. Activate the droids and begin
exam!" "Yes sir!" the clone replied as he pushes a few buttons. The Padawan trials were about to begin!
"Begin the trials" said Shaak Ti. As the clone trooper started pressing buttons, the droids and cannons started shooting and after 10 minutes, almost
half of the group of younglings was shot (or in this case, "stunned down") "Whoa! Were suppose to dodge all of that?!" said Ahsoka in bewilderment,
seeing blaster shots being shot out everywhere in rapid fire. "C'mon Ahsoka. We need to get moving or we'll end up like they did" said Tom pointing at
some younglings who got stunned because they didn't make their move. So Ahsoka nodded and they charged into battle, dodging bullets with ease,
seeing younglings getting stunned by the blast shots and they headed to a cube wall to take a short break and plan their next move. "Okay, were
almost half way there and we should be close enough to the droids for close range attack, so how about you..." "Tom?" Ahsoka interrupted him
"Yeah?" "Maybe we should help them" said Ahsoka, pointing at the stunned younglings. "C'mon Ahsoka. We need to concentrate on the battle ahead"
said Tom "But they look hurt!" Ahsoka begged. "Ahsoka, we don't have time for..." Tom said. "Please! For me?" Ahsoka begged again. Tom gave a long
sigh. "Fine! But if we get stunned because we helped those guys, I'm never talking to again" Tom replied. Right after Ahsoka smiled, the two charged
into battle, went into the different direction and grabbed the nearest youngling they could grab, went all the back to beginning where the exam started
and left them next to a cube like wall. They then went to the next youngling and the next one and the next one. "Well that looks like everyone" said
Ahsoka, sounded exhausted and looking at huge group of younglings. "Yeah, it seems so" replied Tom, also exhausted. "Now then, on to padawan
hood!"
The two Jedi charged at the droids while dodging the blasts and as they got close enough, they two split up and hid behind two different towers. Tom
then started climbing the tower he was hiding behind, jumps off it and Hi Jump Kicks its head off. Meanwhile, Ahsoka charges at a droid and knocks its
balance by kicking its legs and smashes its head with its blaster. As they continued on with the exam, Shaak Ti continues to observe the battle in the
balcony. "How are they doing so far? Master Yoda wants a update on the trials so far" said Plo, entering the balcony. "Well, I think its best that I told
you the bad news first" She replied. "Why's that?" He replied. "You'll find out once I tell you the good news" replied Shaak Ti. "Most of the younglings
are already stunned. Only two remain. So, do you want to the good news?" She asked again. "Something good would be nice to here, I suppose" Plo
said. Shaak Ti presses a button next to a mini screen which activates it, giving it a visual of Tom and Ahsoka on the battlefield. "The two remaining
younglings... they are your Ahsoka and Qui Gon's very own Asakura" Shaak Ti announced. "Oh, they made it this far?" said Plo, sounded surprised.
"Ahsoka is a surprise, but I expected no less from Asakura" "Agreed. Tom has been secretly trained in the Force-enchanted hand to hand combat Jedi
arts by Master Windu, giving him skills as a swordsman and as a master in hand to hand combat, giving him great speed and stamina" "Yes, he would
make a great addition on the front lines of future battles in the Clone War. He just might pass this" "Well, I'm afraid that's where I come to disappoint
you, Master Shaak Ti. See, the second reason why I'm here is to tell you this..." Plo started whispering in Shaak Ti's ear and when he pulled back from
her ear, Shaak Ti's face started to saddened. "I see, that's too bad. He had potential and spirit, something we need during these dark times" "It's all
for a good cause Master. It's all for a good cause"