One day, this corageous, young Jedi Padawan discovers a conspiracy surrounding drugs, the next, she awakens with her memory wiped, groomed by her shady uncle to be a harmless, submissive slave, with no recollection of the conspiracy, her life as a Jedi or her Master Quinlan Vos. Once Quinlan leanrs that Pol is responsible for Aayla's dissapearance, he comes storming into his chambers, and upon seeing what Pol has turned his former Padawan into, he attacks Pol, and in her attempt to save him, Aayla accidentally unleashes her surpressed Force Powers, killing her uncle. Terrified of the act she had just committed, Aayla flees the scene, rendering Quinlan's mission a failure.

After a long time of aimlessly wandering the Galaxy, she eventually makes her way to the Prison Planet of Kiffex. By now, she blames Quinlan Vos for her Uncle's death, and intends to take her revenge. As she succumbs to the dark side, she ends up in even worse company than before: as the apprentice of an ancient Dark Jedi.

Aayla Secura reappears in the story arcs "Darkness" and "The Stark Hyperspace War", as well as the side story "Heart of Fire". She is a recurring character who will see a lot of development, and in her own journey to regain her memories, we will see her in many different roles, such as a manipulated servant, a vengeful antagonist or a kind, strong young padawan.