The Republic has fallen. In the final days of the Clone Wars, Chancellor Palpatine died under mysterious circumstances. With the Senate struggling to retain a sense of unity, it was the perfect time for the Separatists to strike. And strike they did. With the galaxy under Confederate control, democracy became dictatorship, and the old ways of the Republic null and void. Now, two years later, the galaxy holds its breath as an archetype for a new planetary economy approaches its final stages of development on the once-proud planet Onderon. Its true king has been reduced to a mere figurehead while the real power lies in the hands of a new Lord Imperator -- power achieved only through the brutal use of slave labor. But hope remains in the unlikeliest of places. A single stroke of good luck bringing Ahsoka Tano into close proximity with the Imperator's successor may be all it takes to rekindle the spark of Onderon's withering spirit. There are some who know they have been slaves of the Empire long enough. And they're ready to fight back, even if it takes everything from them. -:-:-:-:-:- A Senator who holds the key to destroying the Rebellion. A warrior fallen from grace twisted far beyond the point of seeking redemption. An heir to an empire of suffering and destruction. And a Padawan who wants nothing more than to find her way back home. These four players and many more will come together in an alternate universe where Ahsoka Tano and Lux Bonteri never met during the Clone Wars... and that changed everything. -:-:-:-:-:- WARNING: CONTAINS REFERENCES TO ANXIETY AND PTSD, TEENAGE PREGNANCY, SLAVERY, ABUSE, AND OTHER MATURE CONTENT. READER'S DISCRETION ADVISED. Cover by me, pieced together with stills from SW:TCW and SWR. I own neither of these properties. Tatooine slave culture references are credited to the works of Fialleril on AO3 and Tumblr.

Young and gifted Twi'lek pilot Hera Syndulla met former Jedi padawan Kanan Jarrus on Gorse, and the two quickly forged a dynamic partnership that eventually became the bedrock of the successful rebel cell/family known as the Spectres. They also fell in love. This fic begins right where "A New Dawn" ends. SPOILER WARNING: There are definitely some spoilers in here from several Star Wars novels, as well as the Kanan comics. Young Kanan art by Lorna Ka. Status as of 5/16/20: on hiatus. I'm still thinking about this one but I'm not currently working on it.