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Summary: The Clone Wars are over. The Jedi have been destroyed, and the Republic has been turned into the first Galactic Empire. In the midst of the Empire's iron rule of the galaxy, Ahsoka Tano finds herself chasing after memories of another Togruta Jedi from long ago. Her attempts may bring her the answers, but it may bring more questions as well.
For over thousands of years, the world of Coruscant once served as the capital of the Galactic Republic. It was the seat of government for the Galactic Senate, where delegates from thousands of worlds gathered to discuss the status of the galaxy. It helped maintained peace within Known Space for centuries.
However, many things changed after the Clone Wars. The Senate had become more corrupt, passing laws that supported slavery and pushing martial law on many worlds under its control. Aliens faced prejudice from the laws that diminished their rights, while improving the rights of humans in the galaxy. Such laws made the lifestyles of aliens poor, forcing them into small slums and horrible jobs.
That much was obvious by the people who strode through the streets of Coruscant's Undercity. They ignored the rain pounding on their heads for their faces were filled with fatigue from days of long work that gave them little pay to provide for their families. Some who were desperate enough would resort to pickpocketing or bounty hunting to make a living.
Amongst the crowd, a hooded figure did her best to keep to herself. The hood of her tattered cloak concealed her lekku and horns, both signs of a Togruta. Years ago, she was once a Jedi, the Padawan Learner of Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano. Her departure from the Order happened many months before the end of the Clone Wars, allowing her to avoid the awful fate that struck the Order.
In the distance, Ahsoka could see what remained of the great Jedi Temple on Coruscant. The tall spires were covered in ash of the Jedi who were deemed a threat and needed to be eliminated. Ahsoka could remember the long halls filled with statues of famous Jedi Masters throughout the thousands of years of the Order's history. That had been before the Clone Wars struck.
Ahsoka almost sighed at the memory. It had been over five years since the end of the Clone Wars. The Jedi were gone, betrayed by the people they were sworn to protect, and the Republic was gone, replaced by an empire. The galaxy was now under the iron grip of Emperor Palpatine, a man whose will was enforced by the enigmatic Darth Vader.
But now, that was not Ahsoka's concern. The Jedi Order was dead and nothing could be done to bring it back right now. What was Ahsoka's concern was the small object she kept hidden underneath her cloak.
Ahsoka's blue eyes darted all over the street, the two orbs mainly noticing the white armor of the Imperial Stormtroopers. As for everyone else, they mainly were composed of differently alien species who suffered under the totalitarian rule of the Empire. Some of the said aliens often found themselves harassed by the Imperials, but there was nothing Ahsoka could do, not without revealing herself to the public.
Ahsoka continued to keep to herself as she continued to stroll through Coruscant's Undercity. She finally came across the familiar area of an apartment complex, which had also been filled with Imperial Stormtroopers who fortunately paid no attention to the cloaked Togruta. Still, she hurried through the halls and into her apartment.
When the door slid behind her, Ahsoka let out a sigh of relief through her nostrils. She continued to tread into her apartment, dismissing the dirty floor and the cobwebs that managed to collect within the past few months. Her trail of footsteps did not stop until she reached the small bed placed in the corner.
It was then that the former Jedi Padawan reached into her cloak and pulled out what she kept underneath it. The object was a Jedi holocron, a reliquary of knowledge that ancient Jedi stored in to teach future generations of Jedi. This holocron was no exception with the cube shape frame and the mysterious blue glow emanating from its center. The holocron's mystical appearance obviously stood out of the dreary apartment.
Holocrons were often kept within the archives in the Jedi Temple, but when Palpatine ordered it's destruction, most of the holocrons were destroyed. If of them remained, then they were most likely hidden away in Palpatine's personal collection. Ahsoka was lucky enough to find this holocron in the ruined Jedi Temple, which had not been easy with the large amount of Stormtroopers guarding the place. Ahsoka herself sometimes wondered why she event gone through all that effort to retrieve just one holocron. However, the answer remained obvious: The dreams.
No, they were not dreams, but more like visions. There had been several Jedi in the past millennia who have been able to have Force visions where they could see into the past, present, and future. Ahsoka had discovered she had this gift when she was still under her master's tutelage, but they rarely happened.
Within the past few weeks, the former Padawan began to have visions that occurred every night. Her peaceful dreams were often interrupted by images of another Togruta, one who wore the garbs of the Jedi Order from thousands of years ago. Whoever this Jedi was, it brought Ahsoka many sleepless nights that bothered her to no end. She did not know if finding answers would make the visions would go away, but it was one way to try.
Ahsoka applied a small amount of the Force, and the holocron's glow became brighter as a holographic image emerged from the cubical device. The image of that of a human woman in her forties and dressed in the typical robes of the Jedi Order. Ahsoka recognized the image as the holocron's gatekeeper, a holographic guide to assist any Force-user to study the contents within the device and often took the form of a holocron's creator.
The gatekeeper of the holocron greeted Ahsoka with a smile. "Welcome young Jedi. It has been many centuries since one has touched this holocron."
The gatekeeper's gaze fell upon the former Padawan to see a hint of surprise and curiosity. "Who are you?" Ahsoka asked.
"Long ago, I was once went by the name of Satele Shan, Grandmaster of the Jedi Order," the gatekeeper introduced. "In my time, such a title was a great burden. The galaxy had been split between light and dark. It was a strange time for the Jedi Order."
The words brought a feeling of familiarity to Ahsoka. She heard that thousands of years ago, the Jedi Order and the Republic had been at war with the Sith Empire. The war ended up in a truce that lasted for about a decade before another war broke out.
However, the Togruta remembered why she obtained the holocron in the first place and wasted no more time. "I want to know about a Jedi," she requested.
The image of Satele Shan stared at Ahsoka. "And who is this Jedi you wish to know?"
Ahsoka almost sighed as she answere that questioned. She spoke the name of one who had been haunting her dreams. The one who forced her to take the holocron in the first place: "Ashara Zavros."
AN: Ever since I started to take a look at the SWTOR game, I've had this idea stuck in my head. There was this one character, a Jedi Padawan called Ashara Zavros who is a companion character to the Sith Inquisitor. Ashara is a Togruta, much like Ahsoka, and for some reason, I used to think they were voiced by the same actress (but that was completely wrong). With the similarities between the two, I came up with this idea.
Basically what's happening is that Ahsoka is starting to have dreams of Ashara. Her dreams send her onto a hunt for the past as she learns about the Cold War (which took place over 3500 years prior to the Clone Wars). The journey takes Ahsoka from Coruscant worlds, like the Jedi home world of Tython to the Sith world of Korriban to even Tatooine, where Ahsoka learns of Luke and Obi-Wan.
Alright, so that's it for now. Please leave your comment and thoughts in the reviews and if you have any criticism, please let it be constructive. Also, this it up for adoption. If anyone wants it, please send me a PM or let me know in the reviews. Thank you.
Raika out!