Ashara stood next to Anakin and Obi-Wan as they talk about the colonists with the Jedi Council. Ahsoka and Teriko were off to the side, still participating in the conversation a little. According the bio-scan Admiral Yularen did, there was no sign of the colonists on the planet. She frowned, worry filling her system. Sure, she didn't know them at all, but they were still her people.
"Troubling, is the return of the Zygerrians", Yoda said. Ashara bit her lip, not wanting to speak out of turn.
"It is likely they mean to use Dooku to rebuild their slaver empire", Plo Koon said. Ashara sighed softly.
"Something to say, you have, Ashara?" Yoda said. Ashara jumped, before hugging her arms close to herself.
"This isn't the first time the Zygerrians have returned", she mumbled. "It's just been under the Jedi's radar."
Yoda hummed. "Referring to your past, you are."
"Yes", Ashara said, looking away from the Jedi Master. "The Zygerrians are the ones who sold me into slavery."
She could hear Teriko's surprised gasp, but she ignored it. She knew he had many questions, especially with her panic attack earlier, but she didn't want to answer anything any time soon. This mission was already proving to be a good mental struggle for her. After all, she was still a teenager, even if she was technically an adult.
"Sense, I do, a darker hand in this mystery", Yoda said. Ashara realized she hadn't been paying attention, and was instead struggling with her raging emotions. "Slavery, a great tool it is for the rise of the Sith."
The holo-com shut off, leaving the group of five Jedi to ponder about Yoda's worrying words.
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Anakin, Obi-wan, Ahsoka, Rex and Teriko watched out the window as they approached Zygerria, Ashara currently off somewhere in a different part of the ship changing into her disguise. Anakin could feel Ashara's disgust at her outfit through the force and merely chuckled. It caught everyone else's attention, and he just shook his head, looking back at Ashara as she approached.
She wore a cloak over her outfit and it covered most of her body. The parts visible were her hands, and her eyes. She glared at Anakin.
"Why am I playing the part of the slave?" she spat. Rex turned to look at her, and raised an eyebrow at her appearance. She shook her head at him, not wanting to deal with it at the moment. The three males were wearing Zygerrian armor they had managed to steal, while Ahsoka was in her normal clothes. She was going to stay on the ship with Teriko, and make sure nothing happened to it, and so they could be ready to get away if need be.
"Because you've been a slave before, and you know how to act. Ahsoka here is too brash", Anakin said.
"You were a slave once too!" Ashara argued.
Anakin shrugged. "Sucks to suck, Ash." The togruta scoffed and walked away, waiting in the cargo bay for them to land. When they did, she and the rest of the group walked through the market. Most of them were twi'lek's or togruta's, and Ashara scoffed. Those two species were considered the most exotic of all, though she had no idea why. They were just themselves.
She saw a slave being whipped by his master, and she wanted to intervene, but she knew what would happen if she did. She bit her lip under her mask, before leaping forward, and catching the man's hand.
"You don't want to do that", she snarled quietly. The Zygerrian scoffed, and tossed her hand away, about to whip her, but Anakin stepped in.
"Excuse my slave, friend", he said. "She is freshly caught."
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The Rise of the Valkyrie *ON HIATUS*
Fanfiction**ON HIATUS** Ashara Ki was your standard Jedi Knight. Well, as standard as she could from joining the order later than other younglings. But at least she had her best friend, Anakin Skywalker, with her. She faces many struggles, but Anakin was alwa...
