A galaxy divided. Count Dooku's Separatist forces have taken control over important hyperspace lanes, separating the Republic from the majority of its clone army. With few clones available, the Jedi generals cannot gain a foothold in the Outer Rim as more and more planets choose to join Dooku's Separatists. With the Jedi occupied fighting a war, no one is left to keep the peace. They had to resort to asking the royals of Enchantra for help. Even with their help, chaos and crime still spread throughout the galaxy, and the innocent became victims.

Now, a crime lord named Jabba the Hutt has become a victim of a heinous crime. His son has been kidnapped by a rival hand of pirates. Desperate to save his son, Jabba put out a call for help. A call the Jedi are cautious to answer.

"Jabba requests that anyone who can help us find his kidnapped son," said Jabba's protocol droid. "send any information they have immediately."

"We must help Jabba. This is the opportunity we've been looking for," said Chancellor Palpatine. "The Jedi must rescue Jabba's son.

"I don't like it," said Jedi Master Mace Windu. "dealing with that criminal scum. This is a dark day for the Republic."

"I agree, my friend, but what choice do we have? The Hutts control the Outer Rim, and we'll need their space lanes in order to move our troops."

"There is more to this kidnapping than it seems."

"Then you must send as many Jedi as you can."

Mace shook his head. "Impossible, Chancellor. The droid General Grievous has our forces spread thin. The only Jedi we can spare are Skywalker and Kenobi. They just captured the planet Christophsis."

"Then contact them immediately." the chancellor ordered.

But, Generals Kenobi and Skywalker were currently unreachable. Admiral Yularen theorized that it might have been a solar storm or they were rebooting their communication system.

"I'm sure the blackout is temporary." Admiral Yularen said.

"A messenger, we are sending, with important orders for General Kenobi." Yoda said.

"See to it that she gets there as fast as possible." Mace said.

"Yes, sir." Yularen said. "As soon as we load relief supplies."

"No time, there is. Immediately the messenger must go." Yoda said.

"I understand, sire. I will personally take an unloaded ship to drop her off then return to pick up my reinforcements."

Meanwhile, on Planet Christophsis, Anakin Skywalker and his team were running into battle. He called over Obi-Wan to let him know that there were tanks coming their way.

"I told you this victory was too easy." said Obi-Wan. "We never should have sent the ship back for supplies."

"It wasn't my idea to send the ship back," said Anakin.

"All right, men. Second wave incoming."

Gabby was determined she could handle the big stuff even though she was so small. Most would've expected a two-year-old to want to spend her time finger painting, playing with dolls, or being pushed on a swing. But, this two-year-old was smarter than the average toddler. So, she ran in with her father and his men and started to use her powers against the droids. She quickly found that her lightning strikes helped take down droids instantly. Unfortunately, she could only take out two at a time, given that she was still learning.

"Just keep striking," said Anakin. Despite being against allowing his two-year-old daughter into the field, he didn't have any better options. She escaped the clones, they didn't have any other ships to send her back to the Temple in, and there was no safe place they could put her on Christophsis.

The droids kept coming in fast, but the clones kept firing and sending in more troops every second, but the Separatists were fighting pretty hard. And as the fight got fiercer, Anakin had Gabby hold onto him and ride on his back to ensure her safety, and so he always had someone to watch his back.

"What's our plan of attack, sir?" Rex asked.

"Follow me," said Anakin. Then he flipped down onto one of the bigger droids and deflected blaster bolts with his lightsaber while the clones continued firing.

Gabby had to concentrate really hard to target her lightning on the droids, and even tried making little tornadoes to throw them off course. The cannons kept the droids from getting too close to the Republic's base, but that didn't stop them from moving.

"There's too many of them!" Gabby said as she and Anakin met with Obi-Wan.

"We're gonna need reinforcements," said Anakin.

"We haven't been able to get through to the Admiral." Obi-Wan said.

When the Separatist forces found that they couldn't get past the cannons, they came up with another plan to set up deflector shields, so the pulled back.

That turned out to be good luck for the Jedi, as a ship soon arrived, and they thought the Republic had sent help.

"Our cruiser must be back." Obi-Wan said.

"Which means we'll be able to get our reinforcements." Anakin said.

Gabby had to walk in front of Anakin because she was too short to reach up and hold his hand as they walked to the landing area.

"Then it looks like our problems are solved. Fresh troops, new supplies, and perhaps they brought my new Padawan with them."

"What's a Padawan, again?" Gabby asked.

"That's what we call students who learn under a specific Jedi Master as their teacher." Anakin said. "It's like having a private tutor. But, Obi-Wan, do you really think it's a good idea to bring a Padawan learner into all this?"

"I spoke to Master Yoda about it. You should put in a request for one. You'd make a good teacher." Obi-Wan said.

"Yeah. You taught me how an R2 unit works, and I'm only two." Gabby said, walking backwards and then falling down. "Ow."

Anakin chuckled, then helped Gabby up and said, "No, thanks."

"Anakin, teaching is a privilege." Obi-Wan said. "And it's part of a Jedi's responsibility to help train the next generation."

"A Padawan would just slow me down," said Anakin. Then he motioned to the toddler clinging to his leg "Plus, I've already got a charge here who's hard enough to look after."

The ship's door opened, and out came a fourteen-year-old Togruta girl the generals and the princess had never seen before.

"A youngling?" Obi-Wan questioned.

"And who are you supposed to be?" Anakin asked.

"I'm Ahsoka. Master Yoda sent me." said the Togruta. "I was told to tell both of you that you must get back to the Jedi Temple immediately. There's an emergency."

"Well, I don't know if you've noticed, but we're in a bit of an emergency right here." said Anakin.

"Yes, our communications have been a bit unreliable, but we've been calling for help." Obi-Wan said.

"Master Yoda hadn't heard from you so he sent me to deliver the message." Ahsoka said.

Anakin sighed and said, "Great, they don't even know we're in trouble."

"Maybe you can relay a signal through the cruiser that just dropped me off." said Ahsoka.

The Jedi managed to get a signal through, and a clone troop promised to try to contact the Jedi Temple for them. They were contacted by Master Yoda.

"Master Kenobi, glad Ahsoka found you, I am." said Yoda.

"Master Yoda, we are trapped here, and vastly outnumbered." Obi-Wan explained to the Jedi Grand Master. "We are in no position to go anywhere or do anything. Our support ships have all been destroyed."

Yoda promised to send reinforcements, but the signal started to get spotty, and they lost the transmission. And more enemy ships were arriving too, attacking the Republic cruisers.

"Well, I guess we'll have to hold out a little longer." Anakin said.

Obi-Wan looked at Ahsoka and said, "my apologies, young one. It's time for a proper introduction."

"I'm the new Padawan learner. I'm Ahsoka Tano."

"I'm Obi-Wan Kenobi, your new master."

"I'm at your service, Master Kenobi, but I'm afraid I've actually been assigned to Master Skywalker." Ahsoka said, pointing to Anakin.

"What?" Anakin and Gabby said at the same time.

"No, no, no. There must be some mistake," said Anakin, pointing at Obi-Wan. "He's the one who wanted the Padawan."

"No, Master Yoda was very specific. I'm assigned to Anakin Skywalker, and he is to supervise my Jedi training." Ahsoka said.

"So, that means we're both under his care." Gabby said, walking up to Ahsoka. "We're practically sisters."

Ahsoka looked at the little girl and immediately couldn't help smiling. "Oh my gosh. Aren't you the cutest thing I've ever seen?"

"I see you've met Gabriella Amidala, princess of Naboo." Obi-Wan said.

"You can just call me Gabby." Gabby said.

"But wait, this doesn't make any sense." Anakin said, referring to getting a Padawan he never asked for.

"We'll have to sort this out later." Obi-Wan said. "It won't be long before those droids figure out a way around our cannons."

"I'll check on Rex in the lookout post."

"You'd better take the girls with you." Obi-Wan said.

Anakin rolled his eyes, then he picked up Gabby and carried her with him, Ahsoka following.

Anakin, Gabby, and Ahsoka met Captain Rex on the lookout post to get a status update.

"Quiet for now, sir. They're gearing up for another assault." said Rex, then he noticed the new girl. "Who's the youngling?"

"I'm Master's Skywalker's Padawan," said Ahsoka. "The name's Ahsoka Tano."

Rex looked at Anakin and said, "Sir, I thought you said you'd never have a Padawan."

"There's been a mix-up. The youngling isn't with me." Anakin said.

"Stop calling me that!" Ahsoka said.

"She has a name, you know." Gabby said.

"You're stuck with me, Skyguy." Ahsoka said.

Rex laughed, but Anakin seemed offended.

"What did you just call me?" Anakin said, scrunching his nose and glaring at Ahsoka. "Don't get snippy with me, little one. You know, I don't even think you're old enough to be a Padawan."

"I thought you told me you were nine when you became a Padawan." Gabby pointed out.

Ahsoka smirked. "Master Yoda and the princess think I am." she said.

"Well, Gabby's only two and only here because we don't have a safe way to send her back to the Temple." Anakin said. "And you're not with Master Yoda now. So, if either of you are ready, you better start proving it. Captain Rex will show you how a little respect can go a long way."

"Right." Rex said. "Come on, younglings."

"Padawan/Princess." Ahsoka and Gabby corrected under their breath.

The Togruta girl and human princess walked with Rex and talked about ideas for battle.

"Have you thought about moving that line back?" Ahsoka asked. "They'd have better cover that way."

"Thanks for the suggestion, but General Skywalker thinks they're fine where they are." Rex said.

"Daddy always acts like he knows everything." Gabby said, rolling her eyes.

"Daddy?" Ahsoka asked.

Gabby quickly realized she'd let her tongue slip. She knew if Ahsoka told the Council what she called Anakin, they would be in big trouble. So, she quickly thought up a cover story.

"It's a nickname for Master Skywalker." Gabby said, smiling awkwardly. "I don't have a daddy. Just a mommy, so I call him that sometimes because he takes care of me, but not all the time so the Jedi Council doesn't think I'm too attached to him. Please don't tell. It's our special thing."

"Okay..." Ahsoka then looked at Rex. "So, if you're a captain and I'm a Jedi, then, technically, I outrank you, right?" Ahsoka asked.

"In my book, experience outranks, everything." Rex said.

"Well, if experience outranks everything, I guess I better start getting some." Ahsoka said.

"Me too." Gabby said. Then she and Ahsoka both noticed something.

"What's that?" Both girls said.

A big red bubble was forming in the distance. An energy shield, according to Rex.

"That's gonna make things... dang near impossible." Rex said, avoiding using a bad word around a toddler. "If you wanted experience, little ones, it looks like you're about to get plenty."

The Separatist tanks were closing in quickly, and the energy shield grew and grew by the second.

"Heavy cannons are gonna be useless against that," said Rex.

"As they get closer, I suppose we could try to draw them into the buildings." Obi-Wan suggested. "That might level the playing field."

"If that shield's gonna be such a problem, why don't we just take it out?" Ahsoka asked,

"Easier said than done." Rex said.

"Well, I, for one, agree with her," said Anakin.

"Me too." Gabby said.

"Someone has to get to that shield generator and destroy it. That's the key."

"Right, then. Maybe you three can tiptoe through the enemy lines and solve this particular problem together."

"Can do, Master Kenobi." Ahsoka said.

"Yes, Uncle Obi-Wan." Gabby said cutely.

"I'll decide what we do," said Anakin sternly.

Obi-Wan came up with a plan for himself and Rex to engage the troops to give Anakin and the girls time to get to the shield generator, but it wouldn't be easy with the number of droids.

"We'll figure out a way," said Ahsoka, picking up Gabby. "Come on, Master. Let's go."

"If we survive this, Snips, you and I are gonna have a talk." Anakin said.

"If you say so, Daddy." Ahsoka teased. Gabby blushed when Anakin looked at Gabby.

Gabby hid the side of her mouth from Ahsoka with her hand and mouthed to Anakin, "She doesn't know," referring to their little secret about Anakin being her biological father.

Anakin watched the droid army and the shield approaching through his scopes, while Ahsoka got her backpack ready.

"So, what's the plan?" Ahsoka asked.

"I thought you were the one with the plan," Anakin scoffed.

"No, I'm the one with the enthusiasm."

"And I'm the cute one." Gabby said, skipping around cutely.

"You're the one with the experience, which I'm looking forward to learning from," said Ahsoka.

"Me too."

Anakin smiled a bit at the enthusiasm of both his girls, then he looked out again and said, "Well, first, we need to get behind that shield, then get past their tank lines."

"Why don't we just go around? Outflank them?" Ahsoka suggested.

"That's take too long." Anakin said.

"Sneak through the middle then?" Gabby said. "We could hide under something so they won't see us."

Anakin stopped talking when he heard his daughter's suggestion.

Ahsoka said, "My first lesson will be to wait until you come up with a plan."

"Well, the wait's over. I've got a plan."

As expected, the cannons were useless against the energy shield, not even at full power.

Meanwhile, Anakin, Ahsoka, and Gabby were all hiding under a big box-like piece of war debris. Gabby had hidden behind a box when she stowed away, and now, they were all hiding under one. They all kept really quiet as the shield eventually passed over their hiding spot, and the droids walked right past them.

"This is a stupid plan." Ahsoka said. "We should fight these guys, instead of just sneaking around."

"Except for the fact that their deflective energy shield just passed over us." Anakin said. "If you can't cross their lines, let their lines cross you."

"If you say so."

And the trio started crawling underneath the crate to get closer to the generator.

"Just when I finally mastered running after walking, I'm back to crawling." Gabby said.

Obi-Wan's forces had the same idea of letting the shield cross them so they could fight the droids easier too.

"I think we made it past all of them, Master. We may pull this off yet." Ahsoka said.

"I don't hear any droids close by," said Gabby.

"We still have a ways to go before we get to the generator station." Anakin said.

"Do we still need this thing on? I can't take it anymore. I have to stand up."

"Me too. My knees are starting to hurt."

And the trio stood up, Ahsoka and Anakin being the only two tall enough to hold the crate above their heads.

"You have got to be careful! Especially with a toddler around." Anakin scolded. "You never know what you're gonna run into."

And they bumped into something that made Gabby scream. It was a destroyer droid with its own personal shield.

"Get behind me, Gabby!" Anakin said, and Gabby obeyed as her father and Ahsoka deflected the droid's shots with their lightsabers. "Run!"

"What? Jedi don't run!" Ahsoka said.

"I said run!" Anakin ordered.

The Jedi began running, Anakin quickly grabbing Gabby in his free arm, and the droid began rolling toward them like it was doing somersaults.

"Ahsoka, stop!" Anakin ordered.

"Make up your mind." said Ahsoka.

"I said, stop!"

The Jedi stopped, and Ahsoka took the chance to slice the droid with her lightsaber.

Anakin put his lightsaber back into his belt and said, "Good. You take direction well."

The Jedi trio soon came up to the shield generator.

"There it is. Come on." said Ahsoka.

"That shield's going down." Gabby said, preparing a cloud.

"Don't try a cloud yet, Princess." Anakin said.

"Aww!" Gabby groaned. "I never get to do any magic."

"You'll get to do magic soon enough, you adorable thing." Anakin said, tickling the girl, and little bubbles appeared from out of nowhere."

"Aw, even your powers are adorable!" Ahsoka smiled.

The Jedi then ran to get closer to the generator, Anakin still holding the younger child.

"Stay close. We've gotta be careful." Anakin said.

"Come on!" Ahsoka said, getting closer to the generator.

Anakin tried to stop Ahsoka, but he was too late to prevent her from tripping an alarm, and then more droids popped out from the ground.

"Forget the droids! Set those charges!" Anakin ordered.

Ahsoka climbed onto the generator but didn't realize one of the pieces of a droid she sliced triggered more alarms and brought out more droids. Gabby held onto Anakin as he fought the droids.

"Sorry!" Ahsoka said.

"Whose side are you on, anyway?" Anakin asked.

Ahsoka went back to setting the charges as her master ordered.

Anakin found himself backing up as the droids closed in on him and Gabby.

"We could use a little help!" Anakin said.

Ahsoka saw where he was standing and shouted, "Skyguy, don't move!" And she used the Force to pull down a big wall behind him.

"What? No, no, no!" Anakin held Gabby tightly, and Gabby screamed as the wall came down on them, but they were unharmed, as the wall had a hole big enough for them to fit through while the rest of the wall crushed the droids.

Anakin grunted in frustration. "You could've gotten my charge killed!" He was more concerned about his daughter's safety than his own now.

"I know what I'm doing." Ahsoka said.

"I had everything under control." Anakin said, walking past Ahsoka.

"I just saved your life." groaned Ahsoka at how ungrateful her master was being.

When Ahsoka was far enough, Gabby told Anakin, "Daddy, you shouldn't be so hard on her. You just met her and you're hardly giving her a chance."

"I never asked for a Padawan in the first place."

"You never asked for me either," said Gabby. "And look how I turned out."

"That's different."

"Because you didn't get to raise her like a daughter like you did with me? Ahsoka might know how to do things you don't even know about yet. If Uncle Yoda thinks she has skills, she must be good."

Anakin started to think about what his daughter said, but he had bigger fish to fry at the moment.

"Did you get the charges set?" Anakin asked Ahsoka when he went back to her.

"Yes," said Ahsoka.

"Then what are you waiting for?"

Ahsoka pressed a button on her wrist, and the shield generator exploded, taking down the shield almost instantly.

By the time the shield was finally all the way down, the Jedi reinforcements finally arrived.

Ahsoka sat down, looking sorry for herself.

Gabby jumped down from Anakin's arms, then ran over and hugged Ahsoka, who was a bit surprised by the gesture.

Anakin took a seat beside his new Padawan and said, "You're reckless, little one. You never would have made it as Obi-Wan's Padawan."

Ahsoka looked sad again.

"But you might make it as mine," said Anakin, turning his gaze to Ahsoka.

Ahsoka perked up at that, and Gabby smiled, glad to see her father was giving Ahsoka a chance. The Master and Padawan smiled at each other and then got up to catch a ride on the gunship.

No matter how hard Gabby tried jumping, she couldn't reach the handle to hold onto like the grownups. The grownups did find it a bit amusing though that the little one tried to imitate them so much.

"Come here, little one." Anakin laughed as he took her into the crook of his arm and nuzzled her little nose with his.

Ahsoka found it amusing and adorable that the strongest Jedi had such a soft spot for this particular little girl.

"Great job, General Skywalker." Rex said. "You too, kids."

The girls both smiled at Rex's comment.

Anakin thanked Rex for the ride, then he and his girls met with Obi-Wan and Master Yoda.

"Trouble, you have, with your new Padawan, I hear." Yoda said.

Anakin and Ahsoka looked at each other for a bit.

"I was explaining the situation to Master Yoda." Obi-Wan said.

"Really?" said Anakin, not sounding surprised.

"If not ready for a Padawan, you are..." Yoda said, "Then perhaps, Obi-Wan, we can..."

"No, wait a minute." Anakin interrupted. "I admit Ahsoka is a little rough around the edges. And it won't be easy while raising Gabby at the same time, with a great deal of training and patience, both of them might amount to something.

"Then go with you, they will, to the Teth system." Yoda said.

"Teth?" Anakin sounded confused. "That's Wild Space. The droid army isn't even in that sector."

"Kidnapped, Jabba the Hutt's son had been."

"You want me to rescue Jabba's son?"

Anakin sounded disgusted by the idea. Gabby also knew that Hutts were the first masters Anakin had as a slave, and even though he wasn't much older than Gabby was now when he and his mother were sold, he remembered the trauma clear as day.

"Anakin, we'll need the Hutt's allegiance to give us an advantage over Dooku." Obi-Wan said.

"Plus, who would we be to let a family be split up like that?" Gabby said, looking Anakin in the eyes.

Anakin looked at his daughter and had a thought. He almost felt sorry for Jabba now. A father himself in secret, Anakin knew that if Gabby were kidnapped or put into any danger, he would stop at nothing to get her back safely.

"Negotiate the treaty with Jabba, Obi-Wan will," said Yoda. "Find the renegades that hold Jabba's son, your mission will be, Skywalker."

"Come one, Master." said Ahsoka. "it doesn't sound that hard. I'll find Rex and get the troops organized."

"Don't worry, Anakin." Obi-Wan said. "Just teach them everything I taught you and they'll both turn out fine."

"You know, something makes me think this was your idea from the start," said Anakin, walking to another gunship to catch up with his Padawan.

"Let's just hope Anakin is ready for this responsibility." Obi-Wan said.

"Ready, he is, to teach an apprentice." Yoda said. "To let go of his pupils, a greater challenge it will be. Master this, Skywalker must."

And off the gunship went to take Ahsoka, Anakin, and Gabby, on their first official mission together.