
They attempted to gain the aid of the native Enzeen that inhabited the planet's surface.
However, Hoole managed to land the ship though it was badly damaged in the process. While she was pretending that she was a Jedi pilot fighting Imperial pilots, the Lightrunner came out of hyperspace early and nearly crashed on the planet. One of their earliest adventures was an expedition to the planet D'vouran though Hoole never told Tash or her brother of the destination. During this time, he also had his personal research droid DV-9 tutor the children in various subjects. In the first six months of this journey, Hoole never told the children about their destinations or even his first name.

They accompanied Hoole and his research droid, DV-9, on his adventures as he studied the sapient races of the galaxy. Both children were later adopted by their Shi'ido uncle, anthropologist Mammon Hoole, who was only related to them because his brother married the Arrandas' Aunt Beryl. However, during that time, both of their parents died from complications of cancer something that they both developed as a result of radiation poisoning that came from the effects of the Death Star I battle station which destroyed Aldera years earlier. Some time later, both Tash and her brother embarked on a field trip off planet for several weeks. After breaking through the code, she began to learn more about the order from an unknown individual on the HoloNet who went under the name of ForceFlow. Tash began to search through library databases from her desk computer in order to find out more about the New Jedi Order. At some point, she began accessing the HoloNet where she learned of the Jedi after some information was uploaded onto the galactic communication service. Tash had very few friends on Alderaan she was considered to be odd, due to her habit of finishing others' sentences. Tash and her older brother, Zak Arranda, were born on Alderaan in c.
