Ahsoka's Origins

Chapter 5

A New Welcome Home

Yoda, Mace Windu and Oppo Rancisis awaited the return of Plo Koon with their new Jedi to be. They waited at the hanger area in the ship yards on Coruscant.

Plo Koon's ship arrived back at the docks on time. He grabbed the kids and got off the ship and met with the other council members that awaited him.

"Plo, we feel that since the girl has no family aside from her brother, it would be best if she were to stay in the spare room in your quarters here in the temple. I assume that after everything she's been through that she has come to trust you by now." Oppo mentioned.

"I accept this responsibility Master Rancisis."

"Of course you do know that when the time comes, she will have to live among the younglings." Mace Windu stated.

"Master Windu, I am aware of the Jedi code and it's declaration of attachments." Plo remarked.

"I just wanted to be clear. And when she is 5 years old, she will begin her training in the academy and Oppo will train her class." Windu included.

"And what of the little boy?" Plo asked.

"Family on Kiros, he has. Take him to them, Master Windu will." Yoda stated.

"Master Gallia located a small colony of Togrutas that recently migrated there within the last few years. Tano was a name among them." Mace stated.

Plo handed Mako'ta to Mace and Ahsoka gave him one last glance before Windu took him off to Kiros.

"This has been a trying few days for you little one, but you are among your new family now Ahsoka." Plo said.

Ahsoka just stared innocent eyed at Plo as he took her to his living quarters.

The rest of the order had already gotten the spare room set up for a child to live in. There were a few toys and a place for sleeping. Most living quarters didn't have much in them. The members of the council were given two room quarters for reasons such as this. Being force sensitive drew much attention and often times, family didn't make it or weren't able to live with the child until they were old enough. Seeing as though most children are claimed when they are about 3 or 4 years old, they are still needed to be taken care of by someone, and that someone often fell to the council members. They weren't allowed to be parents or even parental figures to these children as not to become attached to them but they weren't supposed to ignore their needs either. It was Plo's responsibility to make sure that he got food for Ahsoka to eat, he made sure that she was in bed at night, and he made sure that she wasn't using the force in destructive ways. And he also wasn't to train her until she joined the academy. In which this case, would be instructed primarily by Oppo Rancisis. There was a connection that Plo felt for Ahsoka, in which he often had to distance himself from her as to not become attached. She loved affection and would learn how to go without it always being bestowed upon her.

One morning, Plo woke up and was laying in bed and could hear the pitter patter of little feed running around the living quarters. He new exactly what and who it was. The thought of this little girl made him smile. He looked down over the side of his bed and there she was staring up at him with those huge blue eyes and a giant troublesome smile on her face. She was now 4 years old and was learning to speak quite well and of course, she learned to run.

During the days of the Trade Federation which was becoming problematic all throughout the inner worlds, Plo Koon would send Ahsoka to a pre youngling care facility that was established in the temple. There were many younglings there of different races and species. They would soon be divided into classes depending primarily on age groups, although there weren't really too many there that were her age, she still managed to make some connections.

A young dark blue Twi'lek named Klayna Orba who was a year older than Ahsoka, was playing in the corner of the facility all by herself, and Ahsoka was sitting in the middle of the floor all by herself. Ahsoka looked around to see a friendly face or two. She had no such luck. Soon a wooden block with a symbol on it from the world of Tarkishka flew passed Ahsoka's face. She perked up and looked over in the direction it came from. Klayna was staring at her and laughing.

Ahsoka got a little angry and picked up the block with every intention of throwing it back at her, but before Ahsoka could throw it, Klayna had already made her way over to Ahsoka and stole the block right from her hand.

"What?" Ahsoka muttered.

"Mine, block!" Klayna said glaring at Ahsoka with anger in her eyes.

"Yours." Ahsoka said in return. Ahsoka stood up and walked away from Klayna and sat down all alone by the wall. She wanted Plo to come and take her back to her room. That's where she felt safest. She still wasn't sure what was going on, but she knew that Plo would take care of her if she couldn't take care of herself.

For the next several standard months, Ahsoka would go to this care facility to interact with the other younglings. Her and Klayna eventually started playing with each other. They became friends and Klayna had more insight of what was going on than Ahsoka did, so she filled her in on what they were doing, at least to the best of her ability.

Meanwhile:

"Oppo, have you and Master Jocasta gotten the next class of younglings sorted out yet?" Plo asked.

"Ahh, we're getting that information together later on today. At least we are putting the finishing touches on the classes." Oppo responded. "It's not always easy placing children with those whom they have nothing in common with to the few that they have a lot in common with." Oppo added.

Jocasta Nu walked into the library where Oppo and Plo Koon were talking. "Just so you know, so far we have two other younglings in Ahsoka's class. A Bith named Gibber and a Human named Decan." She mentioned. "I fear you concern yourself too much about her Master Koon." Jocasta mentioned.

"I appreciate your concern master, but I only asked because I wanted to make sure that she was placed in a class."

"Well, I must ask you to be patient Master Koon, we still have some younglings to switch around you know."

Plo Koon nodded to Jocasta and turned to leave the library. He was still working on a Federation dispute with the Ithor system.

Plo ran into Jedi Luminara Unduli who was also working closely to remove the Federation's blockade of Ithor. "I fear it's far worse than we imagined Master Plo."

"Why is that Luminara?" Plo asked.

"Master Windu received intel from a spy within the federation that they could be looking to create an army." Luminara said with a downcast face.

"Why would the Trade Federation want an army?" Plo asked.

"I don't know, but we need to be prepared for this." She suggested. "Master Sifo-Dyas has headed out to meet with this spy to get the final word on this." Luminara said with a worried tone.

Mace Windu soon joined them. "We need to report to the council immediately."

"What's happened Master?" Luminara asked.

"There have been reports that another sect of the Trade Federation might be headed toward the Naboo system to set up a blockade." Mace informed them. "And there might be a small droid army along with them."

The three of them rushed off to the council to figure out these matters.

Coruscant, 31 BBY:

The crisis on Naboo had been resolved although a few Jedi Masters had been lost due to the resilience of the Trade Federation. Sheev Palpatine was now Chancellor of the Republic. A ceremony was being held for the new younglings who were old enough to join the academy were being sorted into their classes by Jocasta Nu and Oppo Rancisis.

"And now we've gotten to our last class. There aren't many younglings in these age groups and we've sorted them according to their appending abilities. This class will be primarily taught by Oppo Rancisis. We have Human, Decan Asecen, Bith; Gibber Filch, Chagrian; Lagure Hadeppa, Twi'lek; Klayna Orba who was recently added to this group. Nikto; Pet Nekka and Togruta; Ahsoka Tano. Your classes will begin in two standard weeks." Jocasta announced as she wrapped up the ceremony and dismissed all who were in attendance.

Ahsoka was happy that Klayna was in her class although she had no idea who those other 4 boys were. It made her a little nervous but excited at the same time to be beginning her lessons as a Jedi youngling.

"I sure hope you're excited about starting in the academy Little Soka." Plo Koon said to Ahsoka as they met up after the ceremony to head back to their living quarters.

"I am, I am Master Plo!" Ahsoka said with a huge smile on her little 5 year old face. "My only concern is that I will have to live with all of those younglings. And Master Rancisis, he looks scarey." Ahsoka mentioned.

Plo Koon chuckled. "He's not all that bad Ahsoka, he is a respected elder within the council. Not every class gets the pleasure of being taught by him. As for living with the younglings, you'll get to meet some new acquaintances which is important to the Jedi as long as we don't get to attached."

"I've been here for about a year and I have only met Klayna and some masters."

"That's why it's important that you get to meet some of these younglings." Plo responded.

"I guess." Ahsoka said.

Ahsoka was to get the few things she had and moved into the youngling wing of the temple. She had her own little space where she would be able to meditate but she could still hear and see the other younglings running around doing whatever it is that they did. She would definitely have to get used to her new living quarters although she had become quite attached to Plo, she considered him a father figure since she had very little recollection of her real father, not seeing Plo Koon everyday would not be easy, but even her 5 year old self knew that she would have to let go of him for the time being. She laid down on her cot as her classes in the academy would be starting the next day.