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Entrance through the Grave!

***Ten Years Ago: B.C.W. (Before Clone Wars)***

A four year old Togruta girl with orange skin was not having a very good Halloween so far. First the other younglings made fun of her costume, which was a skeleton, then she got separated from the group during their Trick-or-Treat outing, and NOW she was walking aimlessly through a graveyard!

Yet for one reason or another, she isn't scared at all. In fact, she seemed more curious than anything. Though why she would be so curious about a graveyard is beyond me.

Anyway, as the little one walked through the Graveyard, her eyes wandered from grave to grave. Many of them looked so old and forgotten. It made her feel so sad for the people buried in those graves. She reached into her candy bucket and was about to leave some of her candy at those graves when one in particular caught her eye.

It was a very large grave with a statue carved to look like an angel that was holding an open book. The grave entrance was slanted somewhat, showing that it could be opened.

"What is this grave?" asked the little girl.

She began to inspect it, knowing that it may have a great history behind it, but so far found nothing out of the ordinary. Except for what appeared to be a… poem carved on the door? The little girl squinted her eyes and although she couldn't read very well yet, she could read what this poem said. And read it, she did.

T'was a long time ago, longer now than it seems,

In a place that perhaps you've seen in your dreams.

For the story that you are about to be told

Began with the holiday worlds of old.

Now, you've probably wondered where holidays come from.

If you haven't, I'd say it's time you begun.

For the holidays are the result of much fuss and hard work for the worlds that create them for us.

Well, you see now, quite simply that's all that they do.

Making one unique holiday especially for you.

But once, a calamity ever so great occurred

When two holidays met by mistake…

"That was a pretty poem but… what does it mean?" questioned the little girl.

She got her answer when the doors to the grave opened up by themselves. The little one immediately looked up and went to see what happened. But when she looked in the grave, she didn't see a dead body like you'd think she would have. Instead, she saw stairs going down deep into the grave with torches on the walls to light the way.

Now, the little one knew better than to wander off, but she was also an adventurous little girl. So she began to climb down the stairs as fast as her little legs could take her, unaware that the doors to the grave closed behind her.

As she climbed down the stairs, the little girl began to wonder what sort of crazy adventures would be in store for her. Maybe she'd slay a dragon, or become a pirate, or slay a pirate dragon! Quite the imagination she's got, eh?

Anyway, she soon got to the bottom of the stairs and looked up to see something really cool. It was a scarecrow with a jack-o'-lantern for a head. It was pointing towards a small village with a sign that said Halloween Town on it. The little girl got a big grin on her face.

"Look out, Halloween Town, Ahsoka Tano is in the house!"

And with that, the now named Ahsoka ran towards Halloween Town, unaware that this would set off a great chain of events.

***To Be Continued…***