diff --git "a/OriginalStoriesSeparated/StarWarsRebels.txt" "b/OriginalStoriesSeparated/StarWarsRebels.txt" new file mode 100755--- /dev/null +++ "b/OriginalStoriesSeparated/StarWarsRebels.txt" @@ -0,0 +1,130 @@ +On the planet Lothal, an oppression has fallen over the residents of Capital City, at the hands of the Empire. Among these residents is a force-sensitive 14-year old, named Ezra Bridger. Following the sudden disappearance of his parents, Ezra was left an orphan. Ezra eventually took up residence in an abandoned tower, and resorted to stealing to survive. This thievery extended to the Empire, whom he would occasionally steal helmets from. One day, Ezra encountered the crew of the Ghost, a group of rebels. The group was led by Kanan Jarrus, a Jedi in hiding. Interested, Ezra watched as the rebels secretly sabotaged an Imperial speeder, before stealing some supplies. Ezra then attempted to steal the supplies for himself, unsuccessfully. Ezra eventually joins the crew of the Ghost, leaving his life as a street rat behind. It isn't long before Kanan learns of Ezra's force potential. Kanan offers to train Ezra in the ways of the force, to Ezra's approval. Overtime, the Ghost's crew forms the foundation of the Rebellion, striking blows against the Empire. Unfortunately, the rebels are being tracked down by an Imperial ISB agent, named Kallus. In addition to Kallus, the crew is also being pursued by The Inquisitor, also known as the Jedi hunter. + +Fourteen years after the end of the Clone Wars, the Jedi and the Republic had fallen with the rise of the Galactic Empire. However the Emperor had foreseen and new threat rising against him: The Children of The Force. Fear of them becoming Jedi, the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader tasked the Empire's Inquisitor to hunt down this new enemy and eliminate them along with any surviving Jedi who may attempt to train them. Among these children who were one with the Force, was an orphan boy named Ezra Bridger who lived on the planet Lothal. One day in the Capital City, Commandant Aresko and Taskmaster Grint were harassing a local merchant to show his identification. When the merchant openly expressed his disagreement with the Empire, saying that the Imperials ruined Lothal and the rest of the galaxy, Aresko placed him under arrest for treason. Ezra casually bumped into the Imperials and swiped Aresko's communicator, which he used to impersonate as an Imperial officer and lure Aresko and Grint towards a supposed emergency in the city's main square. The merchant was thankful for Ezra's help, and Ezra helped himself to some jogan fruits so he could have something to eat. Ezra climbed onto the rooftops where he found his way towards the square and overlooked Aresko and Grint, who learn that there was no emergency after all. While watching the Imperials, Ezra unknowingly through the Force sensed the presence of Kanan Jarrus, a former Jedi Padawan who survived the destruction of the Jedi Order. He stayed hidden as he watched him and two others known as Garazeb Orrelios, a Lasat, and Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian, attack and steal a small supply of Imperial crates. But most their stolen goods got stolen by Ezra who jumped onto a speeder and sped away through the streets with Kanan and Zeb in pursuit. The chase led to a roadway outside the city, where Ezra and the two Rebels are spotted and chased by Imperial troops. The Rebels fought off the troops and Kanan intercepted Ezra. However before Kanan could regain possession of the crates, a TIE Fighter fired on their position, destroying his speeder. Ezra continued to speed back towards his tower with the TIE Fighter on his tail. The Fighter fired on him and destroyed his speeder, leaving him defenseless until the Fighter is shot down by a ship known as the Ghost. The Rebels helped him aboard with the crate he stole and headed for space with additional TIE fighters in pursuit. Kanan made his way to the cockpit, where the Twi'lek Hera Syndulla was piloting the ship. While explaining what happened, Zeb and Sabine keep an eye on Ezra and after making a complaint about Zeb's smell, he threw Ezra into a small, closet-sized room, but managed to escape through the air vents and made his way through the bowels of the ship. Hera, meanwhile, was impressed by what she's heard from Kanan, and thinks Ezra could be a useful member of the crew which Kanan, at first, disagrees with. Ezra fell through the ventilation shafts and into one of the ship's gun turrets, where he realized that for the first time in his life he was in space, and in a battle. Kanan and Sabine manned the two gun turrets, and held off the TIE Fighters, giving Hera a chance to jump the Ghost into hyperspace. Back on Lothal, the incident had brought the attention of ISB Agent Kallus who was not at all surprised as this was not the first time the Empire's operations have been attacked by these Rebels. He explained to Aresko when their operations are targeted in a ongoing basis it could signify the start of a full-scale rebellion against the Empire. Kallus intended to find these Rebels and ensure that the Spark of Rebellion doesn't get the possible chance to spread. The Rebels return from hyperspace and with the use of the Ghost's ability scramble its signal, they safely landed on Lothal, near a small town known as Tarkintown, named after Grand Moff Tarkin and homed to many farmers who had their farmlands taken away by the Empire. While Zeb, Sabine and Ezra deliver the food they stole for the locals, Kanan and Hera deliver the blasters to criminal-lord Cikatro Vizago who gave them some information on Wookiee prisoners who were enslaved by the Empire. Ezra returned to the Ghost where through the Force, found his way to Kanan's quarters where he discovered a Holocron and a Lightsaber. Kanan and Hera caught him with the weapon, having been alerted by Chopper. Ezra handed over the Lightsaber but Kanan allowed him keep the Holocron, knowing that if he could open it, then the boy could use the Force and could be trained as a Jedi. After leaving Kanan's quarters, Ezra met up with Sabine where she told him about their crew and how they came together after losing everything to the Empire. Just then Zeb interrupted their conversation to tell Sabine that Kanan wanted them all together for a meeting and left Chopper to watch Ezra. In the common room, Kanan briefed the crew on their next mission to rescue a group of Wookiee prisoners who were being transported to a unknown slave labor camp. The Rebels came out of hyperspace where they met up with the Imperial Transport Ship carrying the wookiees. Hera contacted the transport saying they had an additional Wookiee prisoner to hand over, under orders from Governor Tarkin. The commander of the transport allowed them to dock and Kanan and Sabine boarded the ship with Zeb pretending to be a Hairless Wookiee. Unfortunately the Imperials didn't buy it, only because Zeb didn't give them a chance and took out two Stormtroopers with a single punch against their helmets. Once aboard, the Rebels began their search for the Wookiees but began to notice that the whole thing appeared too easy. The security aboard the ship was soft and there was no sign of any more troopers. Suddenly, the Lawbringer dropped out of hyperspace and captured both the transport and the Ghost in its docking bay, springing a trap set by Agent Kallus to capture the Rebels. Knowing the others were in danger, Hera told Ezra to board the transport and warn them since the comlinks were jammed. At first Ezra refused to risk his life for others but with some encouragement, he boarded the transport just in time to warn Kanan and Zeb as Agent Kallus and a squadron of Stormtroopers came aboard. They made a run for it back to the Ghost and manage to escape but, thanks to Zeb, Ezra was captured by Agent Kallus and left behind. While imprisoned on the Star Destroyer, Ezra was stripped of his gear with only the Holocron he stole from Kanan's quarters. Through the force he unexpectedly opened it, revealing a holographic message from Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, warning any surviving Jedi about the rise of the Empire. Ezra managed to escape from his prison by tricking the Stormtroopers guarding him to enter the cell, giving him the opportunity to slip out and lock them inside. He made his way to a storage room, where he picked up his gear and an Imperial helmet, which he used to listen to communications throughout the ship. He also learned the Wookiee prisoners were being taken to the spice mines of Kessel and the Rebels had come back for him. He met up with them in the docking bay and the group headed back to the Ghost and escaped leaving behind an explosion that nearly sucked Kallus into the vacuum of space. After jumping to hyperspace, Ezra shared his findings with the Rebels on where the Wookiees were being taken. Knowing very well that they would not survive in the harsh mining environment, the Rebels, including Ezra, set course for Kessel to rescue them. The Rebels arrived at the Spice Mines of Kessel and opened fire on the Imperials giving them a chance to land. Kanan, Zeb and Sabine moved in and fought off the Stormtroopers giving Ezra the opportunity to sneak past them and release the Wookiees from captivity. With the Wookiees free, they fought alongside against their captors just as three TIE Fighters emerged and fired on the Ghost. The Ghost led the Fighters away while Kallus' led more Stormtroopers into battle, forcing the Rebels and the Wookiees to take cover. With the Rebels surrounded and pinned down under heavy fire, Kanan told Hera to lure the TIE Fighters away and then come back to perform a 22 pickup, a maneuver where the crew and the Wookiees would hide inside a cargo container and be picked up by the Ghost. In order to give them more time, Kanan came out from cover and ignited his Lightsaber, revealing his Jedi identity to Ezra, the Wookiees and the Imperials. While fighting off the Stormtroopers, Ezra went after a young Wookiee named Kitwarr, who fled from the firefight and was being chased by a Stormtrooper. He managed to rescue him and remove his binders. But they are cornered by Agent Kallus, until the Rebels showed up just in time to rescue them and escape. They departed from Kessel and after sending the Wookiees on their way, they headed back to Lothal and returned Ezra home. Upon returning to his tower, Kanan told Ezra about the Force and offered him a choice to join their crew and be trained in the ways of the force and become a Jedi. Meanwhile, Agent Kallus contacted the Inquisitor via Hologram and reported his findings about Kanan and Ezra, which the Inquisitor was pleased to hear about. + +After a near getaway from TIE Fighters and an Imperial Star Destroyer during a failed salvage mission, the Rebels find themselves low on everything, food, explosives, fuel and unless they can find some money they will be out of business. Kanan already has a suggestion which involves a theft of Imperial shipment for crime-lord Cikatro Vizago. The Rebels are unsure about doing a job for Vizago after their last job, but due to their current situation, it appears to be the only option they have. They return to Lothal and posing as individual passengers, Kanan, Ezra, Zeb, Chopper and Sabine board a passenger ship along with Imperial Minister Maketh Tua and Amda Wabo, accompanied by the two droids R2-D2 and C-3PO. Soon after take-off, Chopper causes enough trouble to get himself and the two other droids sent to the back by the pilot RX-24. This gives Sabine the chance to step in and pose as an Imperial Academy Student who pretends to help Minister Tua translate for Amda Wabo. They soon arrive on Garel and head for Hanger Bay Seven where they discover the Shipment to be much to Zeb's horror, T-7 ion disruptors: Weapons that were banned by the senate as they were capable of short-circuiting an entire ship but to Zeb that was not the reason why they were banned. Meanwhile, thanks to Sabine's faulty translation, Minister Tua and Amba Wago, along with the two droids and Stormtroopers find themselves at Hanger Bay Seventeen. Eventually, Minister Tua figures out they had been tricked and knowing someone else is stealing their shipment, orders the troops to Bay Seven, despite Chopper's best attempts to stall them. The Rebels try to move fast but they are soon caught by the Imperials and hold Ezra and Zeb at gunpoint. As the troopers approach to inspect the crates, Zeb engages them in a physical confrontation, giving themselves a chance to get away with the shipment. At the same time, R2-D2 and C-3PO hitch a ride. With the disruptors in their possession, Zeb feels uneasy about selling them to Vizargo because according to Hera, those weapons were once used by the Imperial's against Zeb's people when they cleared his home planet, few barely survived and none remained on Lasan. The Rebels soon arrive back at Lothal and deliver the disruptors to Vizago. However, thanks to C-3PO, Agent Kallus and the Imperials find the Rebels and launch a ground assault while Vizargo and his men retreat without paying the Rebels. Not wanting to let the disruptors end up in the hands of the Empire, Kanan gives Sabine the task of destroying the weapons and with R2-D2's help, rigs the disruptors to overload. An Imperial Transport ship launches two Walkers and a squadron of Stormtroopers against the Rebels and Kallus himself engages Zeb in a vicious Bo-Rifle duel, where he admits that he was the one responsible for the usage of the disruptors against Zeb's people. Kallus quickly overpowers Zeb and just before he could finish him off, Ezra force-pushes him away, saving his life. With the disruptors destroyed and the Imperials defeated the Rebels retreat to their ship and take-off. After Kanan promises Ezra on starting his Jedi training, the Rebels return R2-D2 and C-3PO to Senator Bail Organa where after departing, reveals that he sent the two droids to investigate the Rebels. + +The Rebels stole an Imperial Freighter from the empire and took it back to the Ghost. Hera stated they could use it to get close to Tarkin's Star Destroyer, where Kanan was being held. Unfortunately, they needed something smaller like a TIE Fighter to get into the hangar bay for Sabine to create a diversion, but they had destroyed all the TIEs when they escaped with the transport. Regretfully, Ezra and Zeb revealed that the TIE Fighter they stole a while back was never destroyed; they had actually kept it. Hera was furious with them, yet grateful that they had the TIE. However, there was a problem with it: Sabine had used it as a canvas, decorating it with her signature style and colors. Hera decided that it would have to do, and told the rest of the crew they needed to decide whether or not they were in with rescuing Kanan. They all agreed, and began preparing for the mission. Meanwhile, on Tarkin's Star Destroyer, the Sovereign, the Inquisitor continued to torture Kanan for information about other Rebels. Kanan said he knew nothing of a larger Rebellion. Unable to achieve results through physical pain, the Inquisitor turned to the psychological, and to Kanan's last moments with his master, saying that he was a coward for abandoning her and the Jedi order to save himself. Finally, the Rebels began to approach the Star Destroyer; after Ezra confirmed that Kanan was there, they sent in Sabine's TIE Fighter, which sent out an electromagnetic pulse that cut power throughout the ship. The Ghost crew snuck on board, trying to find their lost friend, but Tarkin had ordered a continuous all-clear signal to be sent. With the EMP attack the signal was cut and reinforcements were quickly dispatched. The crew was forced to seal off the door that was their only path to Kanan, but Ezra managed to climb into the air vents to get to him. He came out on the other side, found Kanan, and freed him. Ezra was supporting him when they ran into the Inquisitor. Kanan then borrowed Ezra's Lightsaber and began to fight with the Inquisitor, switching between the blaster and lightsaber functions. While they were dueling, Ezra noticed the Inquisitor had Kanan's lightsaber attached to his belt, and stole it from him. Kanan and Ezra then fought together using each other's lightsabers, but the Inquisitor still managed to knock Ezra off the platform. Devastated and enraged by the belief that Ezra was dead, Kanan picked up both lightsabers and began to fight with twice the effort, saying The Inquisitor made a mistake, because he now had nothing left to fear. The two shared a respectful salute before resuming their duel. Hera tried to contact Ezra, saying they were going to find another way out, but he didn't respond. Finally, he got up, waking up from his unconsciousness. He told Hera he was okay, and that Kanan was doing better than okay. During this conversation, Kanan and the Inquisitor were still fighting, and Kanan managed to push the him to the edge of the platform. Kanan admitted that he was a coward, but now he knew that there was something stronger than fear: the Force. He shattered the Inquisitor's double-bladed lightsaber, but the pieces fell into a reactor, which began to spark and explode. The Inquisitor lost his balance and fell, only to be hanging on by his hands. He told Kanan there were some things more frightening than death, then let himself fall into the reactor. Ezra came up behind Kanan, who was overjoyed that he didn't lose his Padawan. The two fled the ship as it began to destabilize. Hera, Zeb, and Sabine left the ship in Sabine's TIE Fighter, while Kanan and Ezra exited on The Inquisitor's TIE. Hera tried to link up with Chopper to make the jump to hyperspace after being shot at, but Chopper didn't respond. Just in the nick of time, Chopper showed up with an entire fleet of unknown ships. After docking and escaping safely from Tarkin's Star Destroyer, the crew of the Ghost found out that the ships were piloted by other Rebel cells, and that Senator Bail Organa had been helping with the whole thing. Hera explained that they weren't supposed to know about the other cells, in case they were captured and interrogated. At this point, Fulcrum revealed herself to the crew of the ghost, who turned out to be Ahsoka Tano. Ahsoka admitted to Ezra she didn't know what would happen next, just that it was a new day and a new beginning. Finally, Tarkin told Agent Kallus that the Emperor had sent in an alternative solution to the problem of the Rebels: Darth Vader. + +The Ghost is being pursued by some Imperial TIE Fighters, after it's rebel crew raided an Imperial supply depot. A dogfight eventually ensues between the two factions. After being hit, the Ghost loses its shields. Moments later, the ship also loses its comms. The crew's astromech droid, Chopper, is then sent to repair the comms, by the ship's pilot Hera. On his way to the comms, the ship's gunner Kanan orders him to go back and fix the shields, as well as to tell Hera to fly better. Back in the cockpit, Hera is frustrated by Kanan and decides to use the nose turret to take out a TIE Fighter, leaving only one remaining. Hera then sends Chopper to fix the comms. Frustrated by the conflicting commands, Chopper decides to use the Phantom's turret to destroy the last TIE Fighter. The crew then rendezvous in the cockpit, where they praise each other's shooting. + +On Lothal, Sabine is sent into a TIE Fighter depot, in an attempt to make a diversion for the Ghost. Once inside the depot, Sabine vandalizes an Imperial TIE Fighter, by drawing rebel graffiti onto it. This draws the attention of some stormtroopers, who order Sabine to stand down. She manages to escape, however, and proceeds to toy with the troopers. The stormtroopers eventually report Sabine to their unit, who begin to search the perimeter. The troopers then following a strange noise, which turns out to be a bomb, rigged onto a TIE Fighter. The troopers are then hit by the blast, rendering most of them wounded and covered in purple paint. Hera then radios Sabine, to congratulate her on the mission. + +In Capital City on Lothal, Garazeb Zeb Orrelios was rendezvousing with his rebel partner Kanan Jarrus. Unfortunately, Zeb took a wrong turn, and ended up in the wrong alley. Rather than doubling back, Zeb decided to proceed down the wrong path, when he saw two stormtroopers antagonizing an innocent Ugnaught. Zeb then proceeded to knock both troopers out. Moments later, two more stormtroopers showed up, likely having been sent by Tskolo, an Imperial spy. Garazeb then fled to a TIE Fighter docking station, where he knocked out LS-607, an Imperial pilot. He then ambushed the other troopers, by springing onto them from a TIE Fighter. After taking out the rest of the troopers with his Bo-Rifle, Zeb proceeded to take out LS-607, who had him at gunpoint. Stormtrooper reinforcements then arrived, only to accidentally puncture a TIE Fighter tank. This puncture leads to an explosion, which knocks the troopers out. Following the endeavor, the Ugnaught from before shows up once more, and offers Zeb some credit. Zeb declines the offer, however, and instead takes one of the creatures Yogen berries. Zeb then fends off some more troopers, while Kanan approaches with the Ghost. + +While walking towards Capital City from his tower, Ezra Bridger noticed a dogfight between the rebel starship the Ghost, and an Imperial TIE Fighter. The fighter then crashed, nearby Ezra's position. Upon further inspection, Ezra found the fighter's pilot, Valen Rudor, who survived the crash. When asked if he was alright, the pilot scoffed Ezra off, and ordered him to stop leaning on his ship. Ezra then opened the fighter's roof, rescuing the pilot. Ezra then tricked the pilot into he was unhooking his armor, when he was truthfully stealing parts from the ship. After taking the pilot's helmet, Ezra left the ship, notifying the pilot of his thievish intentions. The pilot then attempted to kill Ezra with his ship's lasers, to no avail. After dodging the attacks, Ezra used his slingshot to stun the pilot, leaving him unconscious. Ezra then returned to his tower, with his new helmet. + +Aboard the Ghost, Chopper observed Ezra as he attempted to levitate a bowl with his new found Force abilities. After Chopper fooled Ezra into thinking he was the one lifting the bowl, the two got into a game of cat and mouse. While chasing one another down the halls of the ship, Ezra stopped by Sabine's room, to offer her some inspiration for her artwork, to Sabine's lack of interest. He then proceeded to chase Chopper into his and Zeb's quarters, despite Zeb's wishes to not be disturbed. Before Ezra could leave, Chopper quickly zapped Zeb, causing him to confront the two. After Chopper fled, Ezra decided to remind Zeb of the time he saved his life from the ISB Agent Kallus. Feeling guilt-tripped, Zeb returned to his bunk. Rather than leaving, Ezra decided to get into his bunk, which, after being sabotaged by Chopper, collapsed onto Zeb. Annoyed and angry, Zeb chased Ezra throughout the ship, despite Ezra trying to convince him of his innocence. After making a mess in the cargo hold, Hera ordered the two off her ship, sending them to town for a supply run. Among the list of supplies was a rare fruit called a Meiloorun, which was seemingly non-existent on Lothal. After arriving in the town of Kothal, Ezra reunited with Morad Sumar, a local farmer and long-time friend. Sumar informed Ezra about the planet's lack of naturally-grown Meilooruns, and that they could only be imported. After parting ways, Ezra came across a small pack of Stormtroopers, accompanied by Supply Master Yogar Lyste. Armed with his slingshot, Ezra then quietly observed as Lyste discussed the fate of Morad's farm. Zeb then rendezvoused with Ezra, having had collected, with the exception of the fruit, all of Hera's supplies. Before giving up on their search, the two stumbled upon a crate filled with Meilooruns, under the ownership of a factory worker named Tskolo. Unfortunately, the shipment had been sold to the Empire, who were already loading the Meiloorun-filled crates onto their Imperial Troop Transports. Despite Zeb's strong disapproval, Ezra decided to pursue the fruit, having had past experience of stealing from the Empire. After sneaking onto the transport, Ezra was spotted by Lyste. Before he could be captured, Ezra hurled some crates at the Stormtroopers, buying them some time to escape. The two eventually reached a large wall, which Zeb hurled Ezra over. Unfortunately, Zeb was shot down, forcing him and Ezra to split up. Zeb eventually reached a TIE Fighter, which was being piloted by Valen Rudor. After faking a surrender, Zeb leaped onto the ship, throwing Rudor out. After taking out some Stormtroopers with the ship's cannons, Zeb proceeded to fly the ship across the town, in pursuit of Ezra. Meanwhile, Ezra was evading some Stormtroopers, while attempting to slow them down with his slingshot. Zeb eventually arrived, offering Ezra an escape. After battling over control of the ship, Zeb accidentally shoots a citizen's fruit stand, staining the ship's visor. Just before the ship would've crashed into a small hill, Ezra made a sharp turn, having sensed the structure. Aboard the Ghost, Kanan and Hera received a call from Zeb, who informed them about his and Ezra's current situation. After a quick scolding from Kanan, the two proceeded to the rebel rendezvous point. Before making their way there, however, the two inspected some smoke, coming from Sumar's freshly-destroyed farm. At Ezra's request, the two pursued the Imperials, who were traveling aboard some transports. After catching up to them, Zeb, pretending to be an officer, ordered Lyste to slow down his transports. After learning of a stolen TIE Fighter, Lyste ordered the destruction of Zeb's ship. Meanwhile, Ezra attempted to free Sumar, along with his friends. After failing to reach the control panel, Ezra decided to use the Force. After successfully freeing the farmers, Lyste ordered his men to open fire. Thankfully, Zeb managed to defend the farmers with his ship, as he fired at the transports. Atop the transport, Ezra was confronted by two Stormtroopers. After knocking a trooper over with a fruit, his blaster accidentally shot one of the troopers. Ezra then decided to clog the transport's turret with a wrench, taking out the turret and the trooper. Ezra then escaped in Zeb's ship. After arriving at the Ghost, Ezra and Zeb claim they crashed the ship, in an attempt to keep it out of Imperial hands, to Kanan's approval. Back onboard, Ezra and Zeb visit Sabine, who decided to take Ezra up on his offer of inspiration. Accusing Chopper of making them look like fools, Ezra and Zeb pursued Chopper, once again making a mess in the cargo hold. + +Kanan struggles with training Ezra, since the falling of the Jedi Order; his training was never completed and knows very little about the Jedi ways. He begins to feel he is not the right person to teach Ezra and needs someone who is fully trained in the Jedi ways, someone with more discipline and more understanding of the Force. The Rebels see a hacked in HoloNet News transmission reporting Jedi Master Luminara Unduli is alive. Kanan recalls rumors that she survived Order 66 but there was never any word of a precise location of where she was. He also believes she would make a fine teacher for Ezra. However, Ezra is upset with Kanan's plan on passing his teachings to someone else, only because his Master is incomplete. The Rebels set off to rescue Master Luminara who is imprisoned at the Empire's high-security prison known as The Spire on Stygeon Prime. From the schematics of the prison, Sabine declares it impregnable but that has never stopped them from trying. With a plan sorted, the Rebels arrive at Stygeon Prime and take the Phantom in while Chopper stays with the Ghost. After taking out two Stormtroopers patrolling the lower areas, Kanan, Ezra, Sabine and Zeb make it inside while Hera stays behind with the ship. Once inside, they discover Master Luminara is being held in the isolated cells on the lower levels, which gives them a problem because the schematics they used to plan their mission were out of date. With that, their plan has changed. Meanwhile, the jammer frequency on the Phantom has caught the attention of ray-like creatures, sending out a mating call. Since they are attracting too much attention, Hera takes off with the creatures following her. The Rebels reach the lower levels and after leaving Sabine and Zeb to guard the lift, Kanan and Ezra head for Luminara's cell, only to discover that she is dead and her body encased inside a coffin. Worst of all they are caught off guard by the Empire's Inquisitor, revealing the whole thing to be a trap set to lure any surviving Jedi to their ends, using Luminara's remains as bait. As The Inquisitor engages Kanan in a lightsaber duel, he recognizes his fighting skills from his teachings with Jedi Master Depa Billaba and begins to mock him about how such a poor student he was when he was still an apprentice. He soon knocks Kanan out and gives Ezra a choice to join the Dark Side of the Force as the Jedi are no more and Kanan lacks the ways of the Jedi. Ezra refuses the offer and just before The Inquisitor can kill him, Kanan regains consciousness and holds him back with the Force, giving them both time to run and regroup with Zeb and Sabine. The Rebels make it to a landing bay only to find the way out sealed. After failing to unlock the doors mechanically, Kanan and Ezra use the force to open them where Stormtroopers are waiting for them on the other side. One of the - Anti-ship batteries was used to ward off the Phantom, but it was destroyed by Zeb Orrelios.Hera shows up with the Fleet in time to pick up Kanan, Ezra, Zeb, and Sabine. The Rebels return safely to Lothal. Despite the disappointment of not being able to find Luminara alive, Kanan chooses to keep on training Ezra, even though he is not a fully trained Jedi, he will train Ezra as there is no try. + +Ezra went undercover as a cadet at the Imperial Academy to steal an encoder which contained the location of a powerful Kyber Crystal that the Rebels hoped to destroy. While there, Ezra made friends with two other cadets known as Zare Leonis and Jai Kell, who, too, were among the best cadets. Under the teachings of Commandant Aresko, Ezra, Jai, Zare and along with five other cadets were put to their first test into climbing out of a training arena known as the Well, the first three who make it out would be given the honour of serving as aids in Imperial Headquarters and for those who make it out last would be serving Taskmaster Grint. The key to get out of the well was, is to jump from platform to platform while they are moving and with Ezra secretly using his force sensitive abilities, he made the whole thing look easy. The test became even more difficult when Aresko activated electrical shock traps. Ezra, Jai and Zare successfully made it out of the well and were declared the winners. They were rewarded with the honor of aiding at Imperial Headquarters, but were warned by Aresko that their next trial would be even more challenging. Also undercover was Chopper disguised as an Imperial droid. He sent a message to Sabine and Zeb who were nearby; telling them Ezra passed the first test and was now inside Imperial Headquarters. Sabine passed on the message to Kanan and Hera who were standing by in orbit. After being left to perform their duties, Ezra headed for Agent Kallus' office and while he was gone he snuck in a found the encoder he was looking for. However just before he could walk out, he was caught by Zare who stopped him from nearly triggering a security system if he tried to leave with the encoder. While everyone was sleeping, both Ezra and Zare admitted their true reasons for joining the Academy and decided to combine forces. The next day, the Cadets were put to their second test which was to be even more challenging; in order to climb out they must shoot targets in order to activate the platforms. After Grint gave the countdown, the test began. The Cadets shot the targets activating the moving platforms and began to climb. One cadet known as Oleg was determined to win this and deliberately shot down one of his fellow Cadets. When Zare was close to failing, Ezra deliberately pushed Jai giving him the chance to make it out third. Aresko congratulates Ezra, Oleg and Zare, as well reminding them that in war there is no friendship, all that matters is victory at any cost. He told them their next trail would push all of them to their limits and the winners would be rewarded with a training session aboard an Imperial Walker. With Ezra and Zera back in Imperial Headquaters, they worked together in stealing the encoder from Kallus' office. While Zare distracted Kallus, Ezra used the force to eject the encoder and levitate it into his hands. After successfully getting the encoder, Ezra overheard Aresko speaking with The Inquisitor who planned to take Ezra and Jai into custody and give them some special training. Knowing this could mean trouble, Ezra had Chopper deliver the encoder so the Rebels could complete their mission while he stayed behind to help Jai escape before The Inquisitor could take him away. At first Jai refused to leave but after being convinced that he may never see his mother again, he decided to go along with Ezra and Zare. Ezra's plan was to pass tomorrows test together so they could use the Walker they will be on to escape. Meanwhile, Kanan and Hera intercepted three Imperial Transport ships. Using the Phantom, Kanan distracted the TIE Fighters while Hera attempted to take out the middle ship carrying the Kyber Crystal. However, due to the heavy gunfire, Hera was having trouble in taking out the middle ship which was preparing to jump to hyperspace. Hera made one last attempt and just before the ship could jump, she successfully blew up the transport ship and along with it the Kyber Crystal shipment which produced a destructive shockwave, destroying everything in its surroundings. Back at the Academy, the Cadets engaged their final test and so far Ezra, Jai and Zara were winning until Oleg shot Ezra down, ending up last while Jai and Zara, including Oleg were declared the winners. Even though Ezra failed to win, he told Zara and Jai to stick to the plan. With Zara and Jai aboard the walker, Chopper gave an explosive signal to make their move. They took out the Pilot and Oleg, leaving the two Cadets in full control of the walker. As Jai and Zare attempted to flee with the walker, Aresko forced an attack on them. Ezra jumped aboard the Walker to hitch a ride but the Imperials succeed in shooting them down and Stormtroopers held Ezra at gunpoint. However Sabine and Zeb showed up and helped Ezra and Jai escape. Zare chose to stay behind to continue his search for his sister who went missing, possibly taken away by the Inquisitor. + +Aboard the Phantom, Hera, Ezra and Sabine were on the run from a squadron of TIE Fighters after making an assault on an Imperial convoy. Hera put in all her skills to evade the pursuing fighters and one by one they ended up crashing or destroyed. The Rebels lost their pursuers and returned safely to the Ghost, however the Phantom suffered minor damage to its steering and fuel line. As they traveled to their next destination to meet their Intel, Fulcrum, Kanan and Hera both admit their fight against the Empire was getting more difficult, especially when they underestimated their target's defenses. Sabine became very frustrated because Hera and Kanan wouldn't tell her who their contact was. Feeling like she is not trusted, Sabine demanded to join Hera's next mission where she would be meeting Fulcrum with supplies for them. Meanwhile, Zeb, Ezra and Chopper were working on repairs on the Phantom only for it to be turned into another quarrel against the three of them, leaving the damaged fuel line unchecked. Sabine and Hera took off in the Phantom and headed for Fort Anaxes, an Asteroid Field base once used by the Old Republic during the Clone Wars. They didn't find Fulcrum but they did find the crates. While loading them aboard the Phantom, Sabine admitted why she felt frustrated because when she was a Imperial Cadet she trusted the Empire, followed their orders blindly and it turned into a nightmare for her. She also felt they couldn't fight the Empire alone which is why she wanted to know if she can be trusted, especially with secret Intel and most of all knowing that their fight is not all for nothing. Hera tells her all she needed to know was to have faith in their Rebellion and someday there would be a long term plan a lot bigger than themselves, bigger than Lothal, bigger than the outer rim. When they return to gather up the rest of the crates, they found a few gone, more like dragged away into the abandoned hanger by someone or something. Sabine and Hera decided to enter the dark hanger and investigate. The found one of the crates torn open and noticing claw marks, they assumed they were not alone. They heard a lot of monstrous squealing and then out of the darkness appeared a group of deadly creatures known as Fyrnocks. They chased Sabine and Hera out of the hanger but didn't come out themselves because they were sensitive to sunlight. Hera and Sabine gathered up the rest of the crates quick and just before they could take off they realized there was a fuel leak, stemming from the unrepaired damage that the Phantom suffered during their escape from the TIE Fighters on Lothal. To make things worse, many asteroids block the sun that shun over the base and with a massive one flying overhead, it would block the sun out long enough for the Fynocks to make Hera and Sabine their meal. Using abandoned explosives to kill the creatures, Sabine and Hera managed to hold them off long enough for the Ghost to arrive in time to rescue them and escape the base. Once back on board, Ezra, Zeb and Chopper apologized for not checking the fuel line and promised to make it up to Hera and Sabine by making full repairs to the Phantom. Meanwhile, Sabine now felt she could trust her fellow Rebels, even Hera, better now and had faith that someday they would not always be fighting this battle alone. + +While attending Jedi training with Kanan, Ezra was not feeling up to it, nor was he in a very good mood because it was Empire Day, celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of when the Galactic Empire came to power. After they spot three TIE Fighters flying overhead and landing at a nearby spaceport, the two Jedi head to their location. The Pilots entered a nearby bar and investigated the customers, especially those who were Rodians. The Rebels were present in the bar, but the Pilots did not recognize them and left. The Rebels learn from Jho, the bartender that the Empire had blockaded Lothal, sending TIE Pilots on search patrols, locking down all ports and putting Destroyers in orbit. They guess that the Empire was, for some reason, looking for a certain Rodian. However, this gave them little concern as they had special plans for Empire Day. Ezra, however, chose to opt-out on this mission as he was still feeling depressed and wished to be left alone. He returned to his tower sad and with wonder. Earlier, he had spotted one of the TIE Pilots holding a photo of a Rodian and recognized him to be someone known as Tseebo. Through the force, he suddenly heard the voices of his parents and came to know where Tseebo was. In Capital City, the citizens and Imperials were celebrating Empire Day with Minister Tua, Commandant Aresko and Baron Rudor hosting the celebration. Meanwhile, Agent Kallus was still on duty searching for Tseebo while the Rebels were preparing something special for Empire Day. During the celebration, Minister Tua presented to the citizens their new and latest Imperial TIE fighter, the TIE Advanced v1. Sabine and Zeb distracted the Imperials and citizens with a display of fireworks while Kanan planted a detonator on the new TIE Fighter. Kanan nearly got caught by a Stormtrooper until Ezra showed up and dragged him away pretending he was his father. The planted detonator went off, destroying the TIE Fighter. The Rebels made a quick getaway as Minister Tua furiously ordered the Stormtroopers to hunt down the ones responsible for the fighter's destruction. They not only spot Agent Kallus on the scene but also The Inquisitor. The Rebels made their way to the rendezvous point but Hera informed them to abort because the streets were blocked. Ezra led the group to a place where they could hide while Zeb made his way back to the Ghost. Sabine and Kanan followed Ezra to an abandoned house which happened to be Ezra's old home before living on the streets. While inside, Ezra found Tseebo, the Rodian that the Imperials were looking for in the basement. He was known to be a worker for the Imperial Information Office and was implanted with cybernetic circuits. He began to randomly speak out details on Imperial Intel, which explained why the Empire was looking for him. While Sabine tried to access Tseebo's cybernetic circuits, Ezra went down to the basement. While he was gone, Kanan and Sabine learn from Tseebo that Empire Day was also Ezra's birthday, which explained why he had been feeling depressed all day. Down in the basement, Ezra found lots of old stuff that his parents used to do underground broadcasting, speaking out against the Empire. Sabine managed to access Tseebo's circuitry which revealed five-year plans and information that could threaten the Empire. After seeing all this Intel, the Rebels decided to smuggle Tseebo off Lothal but knowing with the Empire having the planet on lockdown, it would be tricky. After taking out a couple of troopers, they hijacked an Imperial Troop Transport and made a run for it out of the city, with Agent Kallus in pursuit. Hera, Chopper and Zeb arrived with the Ghost and came in low to pick up, Ezra, Sabine, Kanan and Tseebo. Even though they escaped Agent Kallus, Five TIE Fighters showed up and attacked, with The Inquisitor leading the squadron in a new TIE Advanced. As everyone manned their weapons, Tseebo regained his senses and revealed knowledge on what happened to Ezra's parents... + +Ezra asked Sabine if she heard that Hera said for her to man the nose guns and Sabine asked if he heard what Tseebo said. Ezra told her that he already knew what happened to his parents, that the Empire had killed them. However, after Sabine left, Ezra demanded Tseebo to tell him if they were really dead. Instead Tseebo asked for his forgiveness for not helping the Bridgers and Ezra angrily said he would never forgive him. After being called to help in the cockpit, Hera tells Ezra to fix the navigation computer but was unable to make the necessary repairs. Tseebo however came and uploaded hyperspace coordinates, saving the Rebels. While repairing Chopper, Kanan told Ezra he should decide on what to do with Tseebo. Ezra told him he didn't care but Kanan told him that he did. Ezra asked why he should as Tseebo didn't do anything to save his parents. Kanan and Sabine point out that he couldn't have done anything and maybe stealing the secrets of the Empire was his way of trying to find redemption. Then they learn from Tseebo that the Empire was tracking them with a beacon attached to the hull of the Phantom. Kanan came up with a plan to lure the Empire away long enough for Hera to get Tseebo to safety. They were to detach the Phantom while in hyperspace and lure the Empire to Fort Anaxes and have the Fyrnocks deal with the Imperials. When Hera asked why they couldn't just detach the Phantom and let the Empire follow it that way, Kanan informed them that The Inquisitor could sense him and Ezra. Before leaving, Sabine tried to convince Ezra to talk to Tseebo again, but Ezra told her if he was to believe that his parents would come and save him he would have never learned to survive. Unbeknownst to them, Kanan heard the whole thing but didn't say a word as he and Ezra left. As the Phantom detached from the Ghost, Kanan had a few difficulties as they exited hyperspace but was able to stabilize the ship and he and Ezra headed to Fort Anaxes. Meanwhile the Inquisitor took the bait and followed. Ezra told Kanan he couldn't connect with the Fyrnocks and that he was afraid. Kanan told him that he everyone was afraid and admitting it like Ezra did made him brave. When they arrived, Ezra tried to connect, but was too afraid, however, when Kanan told him not to be Ezra said he wasn't afraid of them. Kanan asked him what he was afraid of but Ezra didn't know. Kanan said he did and asked again. Finally Ezra admitted he was afraid of the truth and, through the Force, told Tseebo he was forgiven and finally was able to connect with the Fyrnocks. Back on the Ghost, Hera docked with Fulcrum, who would take Tseebo into hiding. Tseebo asked if he would ever see Ezra again and informed Hera that his download of the Empire's secrets was an accident as he was just trying to find out Mira and Ephraim Bridger's fate. Hera told Tseebo to tell her and that she would tell Ezra. Meanwhile The Inquisitor showed up at the old base with Stormtroopers and everyone but The Inquisitor was attacked by the Fyrnocks. The Inquisitor fought with Kanan and defeated him with ease. Ezra grabbed Kanan's lightsaber, but it was stolen out of his hands by The Inquisitor using the Force. The Inquisitor then attacked Ezra, throwing him back to a cliff edge. He began to torment Ezra by telling him his master and friends will all die, and so will everything that he has hoped for. Ezra then opened himself to the force and connected with a Mega Fyrnock through his anger and fear. He commanded it to attack The Inquisitor as Kanan watched in horror. Ezra then collapsed onto the ground. Kanan ran over to Ezra who asked him what had happened and that he was cold. Kanan comforted him and slung Ezra over his shoulder and retrieved his lightsaber. The Inquisitor tried to stop them by throwing his lightsaber at him, but Kanan deflected it and both him and Ezra escaped In the Phantom. After putting the Phantom on autopilot, Kanan spoke to Ezra. He told him he saved them, but Ezra said that it didn't feel right. Kanan informed him that if you lack the will needed when you open yourself to the Force, you become vulnerable to the Dark Side, much to Ezra's dismay. Kanan said that it was his fault, as he didn't teach Ezra what he needed to know. The two return to the Ghost and before Hera could to tell Ezra what happened to his parents, Kanan stopped her, saying that Ezra needed some time alone, before informing her that they need to talk. Sabine went to talk to Ezra, saying that it had been an odd couple of days. She then showed Ezra a holodisk from his old house, which contained a picture of Mira Bridger and Ephraim Bridger, much to Ezra's joy. Sabine then wished him happy birthday before leaving Ezra to enjoy his gift. + +Following the aftermath of the confrontation with The Inquisitor on Fort Anaxes, Kanan became worried about his Padawan, after he had tapped into the dark side of the Force. After consideration, he decided he needed to know whether Ezra was ready to face a test that would determine whether the boy was meant to become a Jedi. Ezra was surprised, as he believed he was a Jedi, but Kanan reminded him that he only had the potential to become one. He still lacked discipline and focus, something that Ezra did not disagree with, as he grew up as an orphan without rules or structure. Nonetheless, Ezra wanted to become the Jedi that Kanan believed he could be. Regardless of his mistakes, Kanan was ready to give him a second chance and ordered his apprentice to prep the Phantom for departure. Shortly after departing from the Ghost, both master and apprentice sit in the back of the Phantom to talk. Kanan explained to Ezra that during the final days of the Jedi Order, when there were once ten thousand Jedi Knights defending the galaxy until the Empire killed them all, that there were outposts and temples throughout the galaxy. Though most of them were destroyed by the Empire, Kanan believed that there were still some left and told Ezra to meditate and allow the Force to guide him to one of them. Ezra began to meditate and, through the Force, saw a massive stone, a tunnel and a bright star inside of it, realizing there was a Jedi Temple on Lothal. Although the boy didn't have the coordinates, he knew he could direct them to the temple. Kanan and Ezra fly to a cold, snowy region of Lothal where they find the Jedi Temple Ezra saw in his visions. After disengaging the autopilot ―the older Jedi had checked ahead of time using his holocron if there was a temple on Lothal or not and copied the coordinates― Kanan sent Ezra to find an entrance. He is unable to find one until he used the Force to search for it, at which point he discovered that the Force wanted both master and apprentice to enter the temple. In order to do so, the two used the Force to open the temple, causing it to rise out of the ground and reveal a hidden entrance. The two enter the temple, with Kanan telling his apprentice to keep focused, or else the temple could crash down upon them. Once inside, however, Ezra quickly loses focus after being spooked by the corpses of two dead Jedi. As a result, the temple lowered back down again, closing off the entrance. Kanan explained to Ezra the corpses are Jedi Masters whose Padawans also took test within the temple but never returned. Ezra had faith that he would complete his test with Kanan's guidance. To his surprise and alarm, Kanan explains that Ezra would be taking this test alone while his master remained behind with the fallen masters. Ezra entered the passage as the door closed behind him and encountered a fork in his path. He began to randomly choose which corridor to go down, when Kanan appeared behind him. Little did Ezra know that the Kanan with him was a vision conjured by the Force as part of his test. He followed the vision down one of the tunnels where a vision of the Inquisitor engaged Kanan in a lightsaber duel on the edge of a large ravine. The vision of Kanan put up a fight against the Inquisitor only to be stabbed and kicked off the ravine, leaving Ezra devastated over what he thought was the loss of his master. Vowing to avenge his death, Ezra called Kanan's lightsaber into his hand to fight the Inquisitor, only to have the weapon fail to ignite then break in two. In trying to evade the Inquisitor, Ezra also fell off the side of the ravine into the abyss below. Rather than falling to his death, Ezra found himself inside the Ghost, where he overheard a vision of the other rebels talking about his test. The visions of Chopper and Hera started saying they did not think Ezra was ready for the test and Hera did not believe they will ever see him again. Rather than expressing sentiment, the vision of Hera regrets losing him because of the skills he brought to the team. The vision of Sabine showed pity for him and called him a scared and abandoned kid. The visions soon spot Ezra, who realized that what he was seeing was not real. Suddenly without warning, the vision of the Inquisitor returned and slaughtered the crew of the Ghost. With the crew lying dead, the Inquisitor approached the boy, and Ezra fell through an open doorway into another abyss. The vision next shifted to the halls of the Jedi Temple, where Ezra believed he was trapped and alone, unable to open the door to the temple again even if he does manage to pass his test. He expressed a feeling of abandonment, causing him to remember that this was not the first time he had been alone; he grew up by himself, without his parents. He quickly regained his confidence and believed he could find a way to survive again. As he began to head towards another doorway, the door opened revealing the Inquisitor. The vision of the Jedi hunter approached him, but Ezra couldn't be sure if the Inquisitor was an illusion or real. Ezra believed he could still find a way to escape if he followed his training, and showing that he was not afraid, the Inquisitor swung his lightsaber at him only for the blade to pass right through him, revealing itself as an illusion. With the vision of the Inquisitor gone, Ezra heard a disembodied voice speaking to him. He told Ezra that he had faced great fears and asks if the boy was ready for what was to come. Ezra said he was ready and when he asked who he was speaking to, the voice told him that he was simply a guide. As he does so, lights appeared to help guide Ezra on the rest of his path through the Jedi Temple. As Ezra is guided through the temple, Kanan remains in the entrance, beginning to worry about the time his Padawan is taking. To Kanan's surprise, the voice speaks, telling him to be patient and reminding him of his own training. Recognizing it immediately as the voice ofJedi Master Yoda, who he had believed to be dead. At first, Kanan believes he's imagining it, but Yoda convinces him otherwise. Yoda explains that he can speak to him at the moment because of Kanan's current location, and notes that he can see Kanan in the Force again, when he couldn't before. He notes that something has changed about Kanan recently. Kanan tells him that he has taken on his own apprentice, to Yoda's surprise. He encourages Kanan to be honest with himself about whether he is ready or not to assume the role of a master. He continued to follow the lights through the Temple when he again approached the fork in his path. Following Yoda's wisdom and instructions, Ezra chose the path ahead and continued his way through the temple where he found himself inside a large hall with inscriptions throughout the walls. Back at the entrance, Yoda comments on how it is a dangerous time for both of them. Kanan senses this as well and tells Yoda about how he believes Ezra's abilitites are growing faster than he can be taught to control them, and remembers how he himself had gone through something similar and had lost his way for a long time. Kanan admits to Yoda that he's unsure whether he can teach Ezra, but vows to use this second, last chance to train the boy and to not let Ezra fall from his path as Kanan had after the fall of the Order. As Ezra comes to the final chamber in the temple, Yoda asks him why Ezra should become a Jedi. Ezra believes that it would allow him to become powerful, which would allow him to no longer be helpless and make the Empire suffer for everything it had done to him and his parents. Yoda wondered if Kanan taught Ezra that revenge was the way of the Jedi, but Ezra refuses this, as he believed Kanan was a great master. He swore that he was not seeking revenge, but Yoda could see much anger and fear within him. Ezra realizes that he wanted to be a Jedi to protect himself and his friends, and explains to a patient Yoda that before meeting the Ghost crew he never cared about helping others until he saw how their good deeds made people feel. A now-excited Yoda tells him to elaborate on this, and Ezra finally says that saw that the people they helped felt alive― as he now did, too. Yoda explains to him that though there is a difficult path ahead of him, Ezra may yet be a Jedi. The hall began to disappear and was replaced by a vision of countless stars as a kyber crystal appeared and landed in Ezra's hands. Having passed his test, Ezra returned to the entrance and found Kanan, alive and well. After showing the crystal to him, He explained to Ezra that it was a kyber crystal, and further tells him ―as Ezra doesn't know what a kyber crystal is― that he has received a lightsaber crystal, which represented a big step in the boy's Jedi training. The two returned to the Phantom, and as the entrance to the temple sank back down into the ground, Ezra questioned whether they could use it as a base. Kanan disagreed, telling him that what lay inside the temple was part of the past, and needs to remain that way. They then return to the Ghost, where Ezra spent several weeks building his own lightsaber using the kyber crystal and spare parts donated from the crew. After finishing it, he presented the weapon to Kanan, who admited that it looked different compared to a traditional lightsaber, but it suited Ezra well. With all of the crew assembled, Ezra ignited his lightsaber for the first time. + +At Old Jho's Pit Stop, Kanan was speaking with Old Jho in hopes of finding a job that would earn them some credits but so far there was nothing present. However Jho pointed out the stranger who was playing sabacc with Zeb was looking for a ship and crew to hire. At the table, after the Rodian player left in a huff, the game was now between Zeb and the unknown stranger and since Zeb was out of credits he bet on Chopper, much to the droid's dismay. Unfortunately Zeb lost to the stranger, who was known as Lando Calrissian. Later, Kanan, Zeb and Chopper return to the Ghost with Lando who had agreed to hire them in getting special cargo pass the Imperial blockade in exchange for credits they needed and the return of Chopper. At first Hera didn't understand about returning Chopper until Zeb told her he bet on him in a game of sabacc, much to her shock. She was even more annoyed when Zeb told her Kanan agreed to it and after giving him a punch in the shoulder she went off to prepare the ship for take-off in a growl. Soon after jumping to hyperspace, Lando helped himself to a look around the ship and already he began to get on the crew's nerves, especially with his smooth talk around Hera and Sabine which bothered both Kanan and Ezra. The Rebels soon arrived at their destination and dock with a nearby shop commanded by a criminal known as Azmorigan. Upon boarding, Lando, Kanan and Hera met Azmorigan, who had the cargo Lando ordered and in exchange for it, Lando presented Hera to him as his new slave, much to her shock. Soon the trade was made, Kanan and Lando got to take the cargo and Azmorigan got to keep Hera. Kanan was not very pleased with Lando trading Hera but Lando assured him he had nothing to worry about as the whole thing was part of his plan. Soon after the Rebels detached from Azmorigan's ship, Hera continued to play on as his new servant and after finally getting him alone, she took him out with only a serving tray and escaped aboard one of the escape pods that Lando mentioned earlier. She returned safely to the Ghost and the Rebels made the quick jump to hyperspace back to Lothal before Azmorigan could get a chance to capture them. Hera, angry at Lando for making her go through with this mission, punched him in the groin before walking off. Thanks to Ezra and Zeb, the Rebels discovered that Lando's cargo was in fact a Puffer pig, and after it got spooked by Zeb it roams free around the ship. Then out of fear, it suddenly inflated blocking the way to the bridge. The Rebels soon arrived back at Lothal where the Imperial Blockade was waiting and to make things worse, since their sensory scrambler was inoperative, the Imperial's would recognize them unless Chopper fixed it and since he was no longer a member of the crew, he could do nothing until Lando gave him the order to do so. Lando gave Chopper the order to fix the scrambler just as the Imperials began scanning their ship. Unfortunately, thanks to Ezra, the Puffer Pig suddenly inflated even bigger, causing Zeb to be pushed against the controls and as a result shutting down the scrambler. The moment the Imperials recognized the Ghost, Admiral Konstantine gave the TIE Pilots the order to shoot them down. Soon the Rebels made a run for it with four TIE Fighters on their tail. After entering the atmosphere, the Rebels took cover in the clouds and the TIEs lost sight of them until without warning, the Ghost came out of nowhere and opened fire on the two remaining fighters and destroyed them. The Rebels arrived at Lando's farmland where Lando explained his reasons for getting the Puffer Pig because he planned to use this creature to sniff out precious minerals and since the Empire doesn't want private landholders mining on Lothal, this animal was a more efficient alternative to mining equipment. The Rebels were prepared to get their payment and leave when Azmorigan and his men came out of nowhere with blasters. He demanded the return of his Puffer Pig and Hera, plus he wanted to personally bury Lando. When the Rebels refused to make any deals with Azmorigan, he ordered his men to open fire and attack. The Rebels took cover and returned fire but then they were forced to stand down when Azmorigan had Zeb at gunpoint. He threatened to shoot him unless they handed him Calrissian, but thanks to Chopper he saved Zeb and Hera ordered Azmorigan and his men to leave, sparing their lives. With Azmorigan gone, the Rebels got Chopper back and left without their payment. However thanks to Chopper, who was playing along with Lando, the Rebels got a canister of fuel for their ship which Chopper stole from Lando. + +Ezra is being trained by Kanan to deflect blaster stun shots from Sabine, Zeb, and Chopper. Ezra cannot focus, as he is worried about missing the latest transmission from dissident Senator Gall Trayvis. Kanan reprimands Ezra for his distraction and impatience, and Kanan tells his Padawan to keep his concentration in the present. As Ezra continues to train, he hears voices in his head of the Senator-in-exile and others, and he sees a vision of the rebels being chased by Stormtroopers, the Rebels saving Senator Trayvis from the Imperials, and the Senator telling Ezra that his parents, Ephraim Bridger and Mira Bridger were very brave. When he awakens from his delirium, Ezra tells the others about what he saw, and assumes that the Senator must have known his parents to say such a thing. The rest of the crew disregards the vision. Hera calls everyone back to the Ghost for the Senator's transmission over HoloNet News; though they missed it, Hera recorded the message and replays it. Hera points out that Trayvis hid a message in the transmission and that he will meet local rebels on Lothal. The messages Trayvis hides are obvious to the locals, but the Empire does not understand them. The Rebels figure out that the meeting will take place in the Old Republic Senate Building on Lothal, an abandoned site. Ezra then finds out from a friend, Zare Leonis at the Imperial Academy, that there is a plot to capture the Senator. Leonis also promises to provide more intel, but Leonis will be going to Officer Academy off-world. After learning of the plot, the Rebels stake out the Senate Building, where a dignitary shuttle has docked. The crew discovers that the building is surrounded by Imperial troops and, as a result, they sense that they are walking into a trap. Ezra, however, is optimistic and suggests sneaking into the building through the sewers. Chopper guards the sewer entrance the Rebels used. The Rebels split up, with Zeb and Sabine going one way and Ezra, Hera, and Kanan going another. The latter group meets the Senator, and the rebels are ambushed by Imperials. The Rebels escape with Trayvis into the sewers, and a chase ensues as the Imperial forces pursue them. Imperial forces scurry to secure sewer entrances and a Stormtrooper patrol mistakes Chopper for a older model Imperial droid. The Stormtrooper patrol leaves Chopper to guard the entrance and instructs him to notify them if he sees the rebels.The rebels splits up in the sewers to confuse the pursuing forces, with Hera and Ezra taking the Senator. While in the sewers, they come to a slight drop and they all jump down to the floor, where the Senator falls down. Ezra and Hera help Trayvis to his feet, and a look of disgust passes over his face after being touched by the rebels. He brushes off his clothes, the areas where the rebels touched him, when Ezra and Hera are not looking. The Rebels face another obstacle as they encounter a fan in the sewers. Hera gives Trayvis a blaster pistol to watch their backs as the two Rebels work to disable the fan. However, the Senator turns the blaster on the two Rebels and reveals himself as an Imperial agent, one who identifies Rebels and sympathizers so they can be killed—with their deaths looking like accidents. These unfortunate Rebels are killed after meeting with Trayvis. Trayvis says that no one spoke out against the Empire ever since the Bridger transmissions. Senator Trayvis realizes that Ezra is the Bridger's son. He tells the young Bridger that his parents were brave but foolish. Trayvis explains he joined the Empire to survive and that Ezra's parents should have too if they valued their lives. Trayvis then says that their rebellious nature has them dead and gone. Trayvis tries to shoot Hera as she approaches him, but the blaster was not charged and Hera knocks him unconscious. The remaining Rebels arrive, followed by the Imperial forces. Kanan uses the Force to stop the fan, and the Rebels escape from the Imperials as Trayvis regains consciousness. Ezra gives Trayvis a face of disappointment and anger, to which Trayvis appears to feel sorry for what he has done. The Rebels return to the Ghost, where Kanan explains that Ezra interpreted his vision wrong. Hera, likewise, says that she also wanted to believe in Trayvis, but despite his true allegiance there is still hope in the galaxy. + +Grand Moff Tarkin, governor of the Outer Rim, arrived on Lothal. Despite the warm welcomes by Minister Tua, Agent Kallus and The Inquisitor, Tarkin immediately reprimanded them for their ongoing failure to put an end to the rising Rebellion, which was the main reason why he had arrived. Kallus and Tua both admitted they had exhausted every resource to capture them but had come to find the Rebels quite elusive. When Minister Tua claimed that the leader of the Rebels was a Jedi, Tarkin chastised her for this belief, as from his point of view the Jedi were all dead, and he intended to seek out the criminal and show that he was not what he appeared to be. Meanwhile, Ezra, Kanan and Sabine were being pursued by Imperial speeder bikes with Commandant Aresko and Taskmaster Grint leading the pursuit. The chase led them to a small town where the Rebels raced through the streets while the Imperials split up in an attempt to box them in. However, another attempt to capture them failed after the Rebels took them out one at a time and returned safely to the Ghost. Upon arriving, they found Hera and Zeb watching a HoloNet News report on Gall Trayvis recommitting with the Imperial Senate. They were disgusted by the fact that Trayvis was working for the Empire the whole time and that lies were being spread about them, which gave Kanan an idea that could even the score. He planned to use an Imperial communications tower to send out a message that would speak the truth to all people in the Outer Rim. Meanwhile, back at Capital City, Commandant Aresko and Taskmaster Grint were called to Governor Tarkin's office where they reported on their recent and past encounters with the Rebels, admitting their failed attempts to capture them. Tarkin, concerned about their ongoing failures, felt that it could possibly threaten the security of the Empire if citizens began to see what the Rebels were representing, unacceptable by his standards. Without warning, he had the Inquisitor execute Aresko and Grint right in front of Minister Tua and Agent Kallus as a reminder that future failure would have consequences. Tarkin then instructed Kallus to dispatch Probe Droids to every known location of insurgent activity on Lothal where they could seek out and discover the location of the Rebels. The next day, Kanan, Ezra and Sabine were observing an Imperial communications tower. While discussing a rough idea of their plan to take control of it, they spotted an Imperial Transport deploy a Probe Droid. Luckily, it didn't spot them, but they could see it heading straight for where they had hid their speeder bikes, which would no doubt reveal their presence. Through the force, Ezra connected with a Loth-cat and commanded it to attack the Probe Droid, knocking it down onto its side. With the droid down, Kanan, Ezra and Sabine got to their bikes and headed back to the Ghost. Despite having fallen over, the Probe Droid still managed to catch a glimpse of the Rebels, which Agent Kallus reported to Tarkin. Upon returning to the Ghost, the Rebels were preparing everything they would need to transmit their message. They were good to go, but Ezra all of a sudden felt unsure about going ahead with the plan. His parents were taken away from him because they had spoken out against the Empire. He was afraid that he might lose Kanan and everyone else around him. Kanan reminded him that he wasn't the only one who had had many losses in his past, and that he couldn't let the fear of new ones stop him from taking necessary risks. He told Ezra they needed to move forward, and that when the time came, they would have to be ready to sacrifice something bigger. Ezra still didn't find making sacrifices easy, to which Kanan agreed. His own master had tried to teach him that, but he had never understood it until now, when he had to teach Ezra. After the evening turned to night, the Rebels proceeded with their plan. The tower was guarded by four foot soldiers and three cannons. Sabine blew-up one Anti-ship battery while Zeb removed the pilot from the second, which he then used to blow up the third and the remaining foot soldiers. With security down, Sabine and Chopper entered the tower and began hacking into the tower's systems. However, Ezra and Zeb spotted transports and informed Kanan that they were heading in their direction. With very little time, Kanan changed the escape plan. Ezra took the bike and rescued Zeb from the last Anti-ship battery just before the Imperial troops blew it up. Once Ezra and Zeb were back at the tower, Kanan had them head for the top with Chopper and Sabine. He remained behind to hold off the Imperials. Agent Kallus, the Inquisitor, and the Imperials cornered Kanan, with the rest of the Rebels trapped at the top of the tower. Kanan engaged the Inquisitor in a Lightsaber duel just as Hera arrived up with the Phantom and picked up Ezra, Chopper, Sabine, and Zeb. Kanan put up a strong fight but was beaten. Knowing that he wasn't going to make it with the others, he ordered Hera to retreat without him, despite her objections. As the sun began to rise, Governor Tarkin arrived at the communications tower to take Kanan into custody. As they departed, the Imperials realized that the Rebels had hacked the transmission. Ezra told everyone listening the truth about their Rebellion, and helped them see what the Empire was really doing to their lives. As he continued to encourage everyone to make a stand, the Imperials destroyed the tower ending their transmission. Despite losing the transmission, Hera strongly believed every citizen in the Outer Rim heard them, and Ezra declared that their fight wasn't over... + +As the Imperials continued their search for the Rebels, Ezra, Sabine, Chopper and Zeb took control of an AT-DP Walker, in hopes of hacking into the Imperial network and finding out where the Empire was keeping Kanan. Unfortunately, because they destroyed their communications tower, the entire Imperial data network was down. Just then, two more Walkers showed up and opened fire on the Rebels. They headed for the town's western boarder where Hera would show up with a pick up. Zeb did his best in returning the fire of the pursuing Walker but ended up nearly falling off. After Sabine got word that Hera was soon to show up, she instructed everyone to get on top of the Walker. Chopper however ignored the order to retreat and remained plugged into the Walker's terminal, hoping to find an alternative that would find Kanan. Soon, Hera showed in the Phantom and picked up Ezra, Sabine and Zeb just as the other Walker arrived ahead of them. When they realized Chopper was still in the Walker, Zeb went back to retrieve him just before the attacking Walker destroyed it. After returning safely to the Ghost, Hera got word from Fulcrum that the transmission they sent out had caught a lot of attention, not just from civilians, but the highest levels of the Empire. Concerned for the safety of the Rebellion, Fulcrum told Hera they could not continue their search for Kanan and must go into hiding. When Hera shared what Fulcrum had told her, Ezra was the first to object to the idea of quitting on Kanan. Since Hera had made her decision, he decided to take matters into his own hands. With Chopper keeping Hera distracted, Ezra, Sabine and Zeb hijacked the Phantom and headed out to find Vizago. The Rebels arrived at Vizago's ship, and at first Vizago refused to help them find Kanan, because their ongoing Rebellion had caught a lot of attention from the Empire, making things more difficult for him. However, despite Sabine's protests, Ezra managed to get Vizago to change his mind by telling him about Kanan's Jedi identity. He even showed him that he too was a Jedi by using the force to levitate a crate over his head. Satisfied with what he had seen, Vizago brought Ezra aboard his ship for a private conversation. He revealed to Ezra that since the Empire had destroyed their communications tower, they no longer had long range communication and were using droid couriers that took data from the city up to ships in orbit, data that could possibly help the Rebels find Kanan. With their meeting over, Ezra left the ship and found Sabine and Zeb with Hera, who was very disappointed with all three of them. She remained furious as they returned to the Ghost, and gave them an order to abort the search. They disobeyed her and refused to give up on Kanan. Seeing that they wouldn't stand by and leave Kanan to die, Hera finally rejoined the search and asked what Ezra found out from Vizago. The Rebels' plan was to intercept one of the Empire's courier droids and send Chopper in its place so he could hack into their network and find Kanan's location. After capturing a courier droid, and taking out its escort, Chopper boarded the waiting shuttle in its place, disguised as an Imperial droid. The shuttle soon took off and headed for the orbiting communications ship. Soon after boarding, Chopper arrived on the bridge and began hacking into the Imperial Network, but started to catch some unwanted attention. As soon as Chopper downloaded what he was looking for, he signaled the Rebels to open fire and attack the communications ship, giving him time to escape. He headed for one of the airlocks and allowed himself to get sucked into the vacuum of space with four Stormtroopers behind him. Now in space, Chopper jetted away to the Ghost and flew through the bomb bay doors as the Rebels headed back down to Lothal. They discovered from the gathered intel that Kanan was to be taken to the Mustafar System, where, as Hera believed, he was to be put to death. + +The Ghost Crew helped their fellow Rebels win a major battle, even after reinforcements arrived for the Imperials. Back on Lothal, Minister Tua was complaining to Agent Kallus that she's exhausted all resources to find the Rebels and doesn't know what else to do. Darth Vader came in and stated that was the problem: She lacked imagination when it came to producing results. Tua politely told Vader that he and Grand Moff Tarkin were asking for miracles but the Dark Lord of the Sith cuts her off stating "If the rebels have left, then we must draw them back. And if they are here, we must draw them out. We will squeeze Lothal until someone reveals the whereabouts of these traitors". Tua replied she had no experience with such brutal tactics but again the Sith Lord cut her off and told her she could explain that to Tarkin when she visits him. Knowing what visit him meant, she tried to come up with an excuse but she was dismissed by both Agent Kallus and Lord Vader.  Back with the Rebel fleet, the Ghost crew was being praised by Commander Jun Sato when Chopper came in with a message from Tua asking them for help. She offered to defect to the Rebellion and offered Imperial information to them as proof. The rest of Ghost Crew were reluctant to help her out of distrust but Ezra told them he could sense real fear for her life in her voice and therefore knew she was being sincere the whole time. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Tua, Agent Kallus had become suspicious of her. The Ghost Crew took a different ship to Lothal because the Ghost could now be identified and tracked. As Ezra laid out his plan, Sabine and Zeb asked him why he wanted to help Tua after all the grief she's given them. Ezra gave them two reasons: A, they help people who can't help themselves and B, her info would help them out. Upon arriving on Lothal, Kanan took out a Stormtrooper Commander and stripped him of his uniform. They spotted Tua who was being escorted by Agent Kallus. After a fight, Kallus blew up the shuttle with Tua on board and revealed he used her as bait to lead them into a trap. They escaped and Kallus informed Vader. Vader commanded him to order the fleet to blow any ship heading off world out of the sky. On the Holonet, The Rebels saw a report blaming them for Tua's assassination and Hera realized they did this to turn Lothal against the Rebellion and stated they must leave Lothal for good. Kanan decided to escape using the spaceport at the Imperial Complex. As they headed for a ship, Ezra sensed the same cold feeling he felt as they were coming in. Kanan sensed it too and, unlike Ezra, he recognized the power: The Dark Side of the Force. Seconds later, Darth Vader appeared. Kanan and Ezra tried to fight him off, but the Dark Lord was too powerful. Despite being over-matched, Kanan and Ezra eventually managed to force push the Sith backwards and a AT-DP fell on Vader, seemingly killing him. However, Vader survived and lifted the pod off himself. As the two Jedi fled with the Sith Lord slowly following them, Sabine took out her pistol and shot at the Sith, but Vader effortlessly deflected them back at Sabine and she got hit in her chest and head; only her armor and helmet saved her from death. After they got away, Kanan revealed to Ezra that their opponent was a Sith Lord, not an Inquisitor like the one they had encountered in the past. Ezra recognized the need to defeat him, but Kanan told him they couldn't as he was too strong both in physical strength and in the Force. To get off world, the Rebels made a deal with Lando Calrissian. Meanwhile, Vader orders Kallus to destroy Tarkintown hoping to draw out the Rebels.  The next day, Ezra discovered Tarkintown in flames and wanted to go free the captives but Kanan told his apprentice that it was definitely a trap. Using a decoy manoeuver, The Rebels made it past the Imperial blockade. When Admiral Konstantine informed them of their escape, Vader ordered Kallus to prepare his ship for launch, and after he left Kallus revealed to the Admiral that the shuttle the Rebels stole was planted with a homing device which would lead them to the other Rebels. The Rebels arrive back with the rest of the Rebel fleet and, to their horror, learn from Chopper that they led the Empire right to the fleet. Vader causes serious damage to the fleet all by himself and forces the Rebels to retreat while the Ghost Crew held him and the Imperial fleet off. During the battle Kanan and Ahsoka both recognize Vader's presence as one they both haven't felt since the Clone Wars. Ahsoka was horrified when she discovered how powerful the Sith Lord was and Vader recognized Ahsoka's presence just before the Rebels escaped. On a Star Destroyer, Vader contacted his master, Emperor Palpatine, and told him the Siege of Lothal was a success and the Rebels were now on the run. He also told his master that he recognized one of the Jedi as his former apprentice Ahsoka Tano. Palpatine was pleased because she could lead them to the other Jedi who escaped Order 66 such as Kenobi. He then ordered his apprentice to dispatch another Inquisitor to hunt the Rebels down and Vader complied. + +Following the destruction of their command ship, the Rebels were now on the run from the Empire. While everyone was discussing their next move, Ezra suggested seeking shelter on a remote system, a place where they could hide from the Empire. Commander Sato and everyone else agreed that establishing a base would be a good idea, but Hera pointed out that none of the potential bases they know of had the tactical advantage they need to protect what's left of their fleet. Ahsoka stepped forward and revealed to know a great military commander with a vast knowledge of the outer rim and could assist them in finding a base. When Commander Sato asked how they could recruit this military commander, Ahsoka had no clue because she lost contact with him a long time ago but had an idea on how to find him. Before heading out to the Seelos System to begin their search, Ahsoka gave the Ghost crew the head of an old Tactical Droid once used by the Separatists during the Clone Wars. She told them that these droids were good at finding things and believed it could help them find her friend. Then before leaving, she sternly instructed Kanan to trust her friend once they've found him. The Ghost detach from the fleet and made the jump to hyperspace for the Seelos System. Upon arrival, the Ghost suddenly experienced some technical difficulties with the hyperdrive. Hera remained behind with Chopper to repair the ship while the others headed down to the planet's surface in the Phantom to begin their search for Ahsoka's friend. Sabine repaired the droid's head, and it begun to read 7-5-6-7 repeatedly, homing in on something. The crew spotted a walker in the distance and they flew towards it. As they approached, it turned out to be a modified AT-TE walker, used by the old Republic during the Clone Wars. The crew landed beside the walker, and after disembarking from the Phantom, they met three old men that emerged from the walker. Kanan recognized them as Clone Troopers and ignited his Lightsaber as Commander Wolffe took a shot at the Jedi until Rex immediately broke up the fight. Ezra introduced himself and his comrades to the clones and told them they were sent to look for them by Ahsoka, whose name Rex recognized. Aboard the walker, Ezra tried to convince Rex to join their fight against the Empire, but Rex laughingly refused, stating that his life as a soldier was over. Kanan, who mistrust the clones, wanted to acquire intelligence regarding locations for the Rebel fleet to seek shelter and leave, but Rex convinced the crew to stay. As Wolffe voiced his objections to helping the Rebels, Gregor invited them to hunt for joopas as payment for intelligence. During their stay, Ezra was confused about Kanan's intransigence towards the clones, and tried to convince his master to trust them. However, Kanan still remained scarred by the events of Order 66, when the clone troopers, that the Jedi fought beside, suddenly turned on them. He and his Master were also attacked by the clones, and while Kanan escaped his Master was gunned down. Rex overheard the conversation and mentioned that not all the clones executed the order and told Kanan that Wolffe, Gregor and himself had their control chips removed. Meanwhile, an Imperial fleet led by Agent Kallus received a binary transmission about the Rebels. Knowing they must follow up on all leads in order to find the Rebellion, Kallus ordered a probe to be sent to the Seelos System. Soon the Rebels and clones began their hunt for a joopa with Zeb scouting ahead of the AT-TE, attached to an energy line. They soon came across a possible joopa that Sabine spotted in the distance and held position. As the sound of a joopa drew closer, Gregor laughingly revealed that Zeb was the bait. Too late to get Zeb to safety, he got tangled up in the joopa's tongue and was eaten. The Rebels and the clones worked together to save Zeb, and they succeeded in bringing home a joopa. Zeb emerged from the beast's mouth unharmed but covered in slobber. Kanan demanded that the crew collect the required information and leave, but Rex convinced them to stay for dinner. Soon after, Kanan contacted Hera and admitted his mistrust of the clones. Hera understood his fears but reminded Kanan of a time when the clones and the Jedi fought side by side and saved millions of lives, including hers. After speaking with Hera, Kanan left the Phantom, but missed spotting the Probe Droid that was sent by the Empire. While gathering the required information they came for, Sabine discovered that one of the clones had contacted the Empire about their arrival. Everyone, except Kanan, were shocked by this revelation. Rex assured everyone that he had nothing to do with any communications with the Empire nor did he even know that Ahsoka had been trying to contact him for some time. He then confronted Wolffe who regretfully admitted to alerting the Empire in order to protect his comrades from persecution for helping the Jedi. Suddenly they spotted the probe droid, which attempted to escape, but was destroyed by Rex with a well-aimed blaster shot. As the crew investigate the wreckage of the probe droid, they pondered an imminent invasion by the Empire. + +On Seelos,the Rebels and the Clones were still recovering from the probe's attack, and the Phantom still remained damaged as repairs were taking much longer than they expected. Worst of all, there was no telling when the Empire would show up and a huge sandstorm was heading their way. Rex gave the Rebels a list of coordinates to every forgotten Republic base, Separatists installation, pirate hideout, and smuggler's den in the outer rim that would be of some use in their search of a base. The Rebels were grateful and all, except Kanan, tried to convince the clones to reconsider joining their Rebellion but all they said was their war was over and did not wish to get caught up in another. Ezra remained concerned for them since the Empire was coming, but Rex assured him they would be fine and they could take care of themselves. Kanan contacted Hera, who remained in orbit and still making repairs on the Ghost. He told her of their current situation and then asked if there was any sign of Imperial ships. Still busy, Hera told him there was nothing to report. But she spoke too soon as an Imperial Star Destroyer emerged from hyperspace. Hera warned the others about the arriving Star Destroyer, and to avoid detection, she shut down all power systems on the ship, including Chopper. Drifting in space, Hera watched four TIE Fighters launched from the Star Destroyer and head down to the planet's surface, but they didn't spot or detect Hera. Meanwhile back on the surface, the clones received an incoming transmission from Agent Kallus, requesting them to transmit their coordinates so they can investigate the Jedi sightings Wolffe reported. Wolffe and Rex try to cover up the truth but Agent Kallus could see through their lies, and demanded them to surrender the Rebels or they will be destroyed. The clones refused and ended transmission, when suddenly a TIE Fighter spotted their walker and attacked. The Rebels and the clones prepared for battle and took evasive maneuvers. The TIE Fighter came round for another pass and opened fire. The Rebels tried to return fire but couldn't get a shot with hand weapons, and the walker's cannon wouldn't make any difference in their situation. Rex handed Gregor a bazooka, and after the TIE made another pass Gregor took aim and destroyed the TIE with one shot. Then after a brief victory, the Rebels got back to work in repairing the Phantom. Back in orbit, Admiral Konstantine informed Agent Kallus that they have marked their location and asked if they should commence an orbital bombardment. Kallus said no and told him to prepare a ground assault instead. Back on the surface, the group continued their repairs on the Phantom and triued to keep ahead of the sandstorm. Rex noticed Ezra riding the cannon and showed him the controls. Ezra asked Rex what it was like fighting in the Clone Wars, and all he could say that it was never dull. He then told him about the Jedi he fought alongside, and the number of times he trusted him with his life. Sabine informed everyone that repairs were almost done and they would soon be able to leave, while Ezra still remained unkeen about leaving Rex, Wolffe and Gregor behind. Just then they heard some distant thudding and spotted three giant Imperial Walkers heading right for them. From what Rex could tell, they were fitted with reinforced armor plating, heavy cannons and antipersonnel blasters. Then after dropping the Joopa to reduce weight, Rex ordered Wolffe to turn them about and retreat into the storm, which would give them a blinding advantage against the Imperials. Kanan was against this at first until Rex reminded him of Ezra's Jedi senses and his own, which would help them navigate through the storm. The Imperials were too against entering the storm but Kallus ordered them to continue their pursuit. Soon both the Rebels and the Imperials were inside the storm, and with sensors useless they were both navigating blind. Using The Force, Kanan and the clones attempted to outmanuever each other until Kallus was able to surround the AT-TE with an enveloping manuever. Rex sent Ezra and Sabine to man the AT-TE's main gun and destroy one of the AT-ATs using the Force, while Kanan remained with the clones to guide them out. With Kanans help, Ezra turned the cannon to a nearby walker. Even though he couldn't physically see it, he was able to sense it through the Force. He took careful aim, and with one shot he took out the walker. They also revealed their location to the two remaining walkers and made a run for it. Meanwhile, Admiral Konstantine's ship remained in orbit and the Ghost remained a drift and powerless but still undetected. Just then one of the bridge officers informed Admiral Konstantine that they had just received new orders to rendezvous with Darth Vader's shuttle immediately. From the Ghost, Hera noticed the Imperials leaving orbit and depart into hyperspace. Back on the surface, the Rebels and the clones made it out of the storm and the Phantom's repairs were complete. Rex urged them to take off but Ezra refused to leave them behind. Despite his objections, the decision had been made and the Rebels took off, leaving the clones to hold off the Imperials. The Imperials soon emerge from the storm and the battle against the three walkers began. Overpowered, the clones' walker took a heavy beating but kept on going. They charged right into the legs of Kallus' walker and tried to top them over. However, the other walker opened fire on them and it was almost over for the clones, when suddenly the Rebels came back to help them. Kanan, Ezra, and Zeb highjacked the second walker and used it to help the clones destroy the leading walker, winning the battle and forcing Kallus and his men to retreat. Meanwhile Admiral Konstantine's ship was at the rendezvous point just in time for Vader's shuttle to arrive. But instead of the Sith Lord being on board, an Inquisitor known as the Fifth Brother disembarked from the shuttle instead. When the Admiral asked about his presence, the new Inquisitor vowed to succeed where he and Kallus had failed. Following their victory, Rex decided to join the Rebellion and returned to the fleet, where He and Ahsoka had a warm reunion. + +Aboard the Ghost, Kanan and Ezra entered the common room to learn how to levitate objects, specifically Chopper. Following Kanan's teachings, Ezra tried to lift Chopper with the Force. What the two Jedi don't realize is that, as a prank set up by Sabine and Chopper, the droid had his feet locked to the floor; no matter how hard Ezra tries, he cannot lift Chopper. Ezra finally gives up, only for Rex to reveal the prank as the perpetrators laugh. Ezra calls the trick unfair, but Kanan asserts that a fight is never fair. Rex told him more about the Jedi General he fought beside and how he became a great warrior by combining The Force with his wits. Kanan told Rex that Ezra had plenty of wits, and what he really needed was discipline. Before it could turn into an argument between the two, Hera showed up with a mission for Sabine, Chopper and Zeb to salvage some medical supplies from an old Republic medical base. As Kanan and Rex continued to argue over how Ezra should be taught, the padawan decided to sneak away and join Sabine, Chopper and Zeb on their mission. They boarded the Phantom and departed from the fleet. They arrived at their destination, which turned out to be an old Republic Medical Station that was abandoned after the Clone Wars. They approached the hanger bay doors and using the codes given by Rex, the doors opened and landed. After exiting the Phantom, they found the station to be powerless as well dark and unsettling. To get some power running, the four of them went in search of the command center. The hallways were dark and quiet, and everywhere they went they encountered a lot of scattered parts and machines that were left behind after the station was abandoned. Unbeknownst to them, a mini probe droid tracks their every move. The Rebels soon found the command center and Chopper powered up the entire station, despite Sabine only needing the control panel. Meanwhile, a nearby Imperial Fleet detected the station's power signature. The officer reporting suspected it to be Rebels, but Kallus dismissed that possibility, as it could be anything, such as a malfunction or scavengers. However, the Fifth Brother stated it was the Rebels they sought and set out alone for the station. Back at the station, Sabine had managed to get all the inventories but most of them were corrupted and unreadable; she was unable to tell where the medical supplies were and was unsure if they even exist. So Ezra suggested they go looking for the supplies while Chopper stayed behind to try and repair the files. All alone, Chopper heard a strange noise echoing through the hallways and decided to investigate. Turning to another corridor he continued to follow the sound until he was cornered by a small probe droid that electrocuted him. Although down, Chopper managed to send out a distress call to the others. To reach him faster, Ezra and Sabine took a short cut through the ventilation shaft but Zeb ended up getting stuck while trying to follow. Ezra and Sabine soon found themselves in another hallway and began looking for Chooper. Instead of finding their droid, they came across the probe droid and a woman standing in the shadows. At first, Ezra suspected she was a bounty hunter, but after activating her Lightsaber she was revealed to be an Inquisitor known as the Seventh Sister. Ezra engaged the new Inquisitor in a fight while Sabine took on the probe droids. Quickly overpowered, they made a run for it and bumped into the Fifth Brother. After getting a shut door open, the two of them attempted to flee but Ezra was caught by the probe droids. Sabine tried to save him but Ezra told her to run, To cover her escape he sealed the door leaving him to be captured by the two Inquisitors. The Fifth Brother tried to kill him but the Seventh Sister wanted to use him as bait to trap the others. Sabine found her way back to Zeb who was still stuck in the ventilation. After helping him get unstuck, Sabine told him about the two Inquisitors who had captured Ezra. Zeb suggested they alert Kanan but Sabine was against making contact with the others as sending a signal could compromise the fleet. They were left with no choice but to save Ezra themselves. Meanwhile Ezra remained captive to the Seventh Sister, who voiced how impressed she was with Ezra's skills as a Jedi and offered to teach him much more, noting that his mentor had never reached the rank of Jedi Knight and was thus ill-qualified to instruct a Padawan. Ezra then cited Kanan's defeat of The Grand Inquisitor, something that the Seventh Sister admitted was unexpected but presented the other Inquisitors with new opportunities. In the hallways, the Fifth Brother continued searching for Zeb and Sabine with the probe droids. Through the force he sensed their presence nearby and approachesd them. Zeb and Sabine had planted thermal detonators nearby but when Sabine tried to trigger them they didn't go off. The Fifth Brother used the force to throw the detonators at Zeb and Sabine. Both of them survived the explosion but the blast left Sabine unconscious and taken away by the Fifth Brother, leaving the probe droids deal with Zeb. Single-handedly, Zeb destroyed the droids and found the medical supplies they came for. Back at the command center, the Seventh Sister interrogated Ezra in an attempt to get him to reveal the location of the other Rebels, most notably Ahsoka Tano, whom she revealed the Inquisitors were fully aware of. Despite her best efforts, Ezra refused to cooperate. Just then the Fifth Brother showed up with Sabine. The Seventh Sister told Ezra to contact the Rebels but he again refused to cooperate. After finding Chopper, Zeb returned to the Phantom the get his Bo-Rifle, but didn't think he stood a chance against two Inquisitors. Nonetheless he refused to leave Ezra and Sabine to their fates. Zeb sent a false message to Ezra and Sabine under the name of Commander Meiloorun. He says they missed their check in and asks if their craft is damaged, offering support. Sabine denied any support, but after the Fifth Brother threatened to decapitate her head Ezra reconsidered the offer. With instructions to meet at Bay six, the Inquisitors took their captives to the hanger bay with plans to dispose of them all once they had the Rebels. Upon arriving at the hanger, Ezra and Sabine spotted Zeb in the Phantom, hanging upside down on the ceiling. When the Probe Droid spotted him as well, Zeb caused a commotion that enabled Ezra and Sabine to escape from the Inquisitors' clutches and board the Phantom. They escaped with most of the medical supplies and return safely with the Rebel Fleet. Upon returning, they told Kanan, Hera and Rex about the two Inquisitors they encountered, much to Kanan's shock, as he was unaware that there was more than one Inquisitor. + +On the planet Garel, Ezra was doing blaster training with Rex, using Chopper as a target while holding up a Stormtrooper's helmet. Ezra failed to hit the target, and the lesson was interrupted by Kanan who was looking for him. He told his apprentice that he was missing Jedi training, which was the same time he had blaster training. Ezra told them both he couldn't be in two places at once, only for Rex to tell him he must learn to prioritize unless he wanted to be a soldier. Kanan reminded Rex that Ezra was a Jedi not a soldier, only for Ezra to say out loud that he may not wish to be either. Just then Sabine showed up with orders to return to the ship for a meeting. In the common room, the Rebels were all gathered around the table where Commander Sato via Hologram instructed them to help the people of the frozen planet Rinn, who were experiencing an energy crisis. They needed to find them a new supply of fuel cells to power the heat they needed to survive otherwise the colonies would freeze to death. Ezra suggested they check out the black market, which Kanan and everyone else agreed to. With the briefing over, the Rebels headed out except Ezra and Chopper. Under Hera's orders, Ezra and Chopper were left behind to clean the Ghost. While cleaning, Ezra began voicing his frustration over the number of responsibilities he had to the Rebellion and sometimes missed the days when he was just a kid on the streets. Suddenly they received a distress signal from Vizago's ship, the Broken Horn. Ezra saw this as an opportunity to skip chores and square things with Vizago, since he owed him a favor. Ezra and Chopper boarded the Phantom, and after a rough take off they headed out into space. Soon after departure, Ezra and Chopper had Vizago's ship in sight. Ezra tried to make contact but there was no reply. They came up alongside the Broken Horn and docked. After boarding, they found the place quiet and deserted. Ezra and Chopper got separated during their search, and chopper came across a large supply of power generators, ones that the Rebels were looking for. Meanwhile Ezra came across some of Vizago's droids, which all appeared powerless. He found his way to the main bridge, and instead of Vizago he met Hondo Ohnaka, who revealed himself to be the new owner of Vizago's ship. When Ezra asked him about Vizago, Hondo revealed that he bet his ship and droids during a game of Sabacc and lost. Not wanting to reveal his true identity, Ezra introduced himself as Lando Calrissian, much to Hondo's delight. Suddenly an Imperial ship showed up and opened fire on the Broken Horn for breaching an Imperial checkpoint. Ezra managed to get power back to the engines and Chopper showed up just in time to program the nav-computer and made the jump to hyperspace. After escaping Imperial forces, Hondo offered Ezra to assist him in a trade. When Ezra asked what the trade was, Chopper revealed it to be the generators he found earlier. Ezra said they were hard to get a hold of, as well expensive. Hondo agreed, which was why he planned to sell them at a fair mark up at five hundred percent. Ezra agreed to help and in return would get a cut in power generators; three crates. After Hondo agreed to two crates and split the profit, they sealed their deal with a handshake. Unnoticed to Hondo, Ezra swiped him of the controller to Vizago's droids and gave it to Chopper for safe keeping, in case Hondo gave them any trouble. They arrived at Nixus and docked with the station. Chopper stayed with the ship and Ezra went with Hondo to deliver the generators to their buyer, who turned out to be Azmorigan. He was expecting Vizago and Hondo told him that he was indisposed and given the privilege of conducting business with him instead. Apparently Azmorigan was not satisfied by this and had his men apprehend the two. Hondo and Ezra were handcuffed and placed onto a loading dolly. Azmorigan planned to launch them both into the vacuum of space, as there was bounty on Hondo and would make an additional profit from his death. When he turned to Ezra, he recognized him from his encounter on Calrissian's farm. Hondo told him he was Lando Calrissian but Azmorigan revealed that he wasn't. After realizing Ezra was one of the Rebels who robbed him, Azmorigan bubbled with joy because he got to collect the bounty on Hondo, get his own back on Ezra, and keep the five generators. But when he noticed one crate was missing, Chopper suddenly charged in with the fifth crate. He collided with the other crates, causing them to fly everywhere and take out a few of Azmorigan's men. Azmorigan opened fire and Hondo and Ezra took cover. Ezra got his Lightsaber back and returned fire. Armed with two blasters, Chopper chased after Azmorigan and caused him to lose his credits, which ended up in Hondo's possession. Hondo was almost launched into space until Ezra used The Force to save him, resulting in revealing his Jedi identity. Following Azmorigan's retreat, Ezra, Hondo and Chopper departed from Nixus with the generators and headed back to Garel. Ezra has admitted his real name to Hondo and his responsibilities to the Rebellion, which he also admitted was too much for him. Hondo offered him a choice to become a pirate but Ezra wasn't so sure. Despite his dislike for the number of responsibilities he had he didn't really want to leave the Rebellion. On the other hand, Ezra felt he would do better as a pirate as Inquisitors don't hunt them. Just then, Ezra and Chopper hear something coming from the brig and to their surprise found Vizago locked inside one of his own cells. He revealed to Ezra that Hondo actually shot him in back with a stun gun and disabled his droids before taking control of his ship. Ezra and Chopper set Vizago free and confronted Hondo on the bridge. Unnoticed to Ezra, Vizago swiped him of the controller to his droids while Ezra proposed a deal between the two; Ezra kept the generators and Hondo and Vizago split Azmorigan's credits fifty, fifty. However, Vizago betrayed Ezra and turned his droids on him and Hondo. As the ship returned to Garel, Ezra and Hondo fought back against Vizago's droids. Hondo escaped during the fight and stole the Phantom. Although he had his ship back, Vizago remained furious over losing his credits and sent Ezra and Chopper back to Garel in an escape pod. Upon returning to the Ghost, Ezra and Chopper found Hondo with their fellow Rebels, since the Phantom's autopilot was programmed to return to the ship. Hondo willingly gave up the generators but kept the credits. Then after giving each other their farewells, Hondo departed and Ezra returned with the Rebels. + +Traveling through hyperspace, Phoenix Squadron was on its way to Ibaar to help the people who were in distress. The Empire had doubled their work quotas and cut their rations. Unless the Rebels were able to get any food supplies to the Ibaarian people the weakest among them would starve. They soon arrived at Ibaar and discovered an Imperial blockade, led by Agent Kallus, was waiting for them. Agent Kallus threatened to destroy them unless they surrendered, but the Rebels proceeded with their mission and prepared for battle. A-Wing fighters were deployed and assumed attack formation. TIE Fighters were also deployed and moved in on Phoenix Squadron. Hera instructed Phoenix Leader to keep the TIEs occupied while the rest of them proceeded with the mission in getting their supplies to the surface. The TIEs were the first to open fire and the fight to get through the blockade began. The blockade opened fire as well and the transport ship carrying the supplies took a heavy beating. Hera instructed the crew to maintain course. Agent Kallus ordered all ships to focus fire on the transport, determined not to let the Rebels pass. The transport lost forward shields, and just when the Rebels thought they would get through the transport was destroyed. Defeated, the Rebels were forced retreat to hyperspace and returned to the fleet, losing Phoenix Leader in the process. Upon returning, the Rebels were trying to figure out a new strategy to get the supplies through the Imperial blockade. Everyone agreed they had to complete this mission but also knew their fleet would not stand a chance against that blockade. Even with the entire fleet it still wouldn't be enough. Just then, Rex Stepped forward with an alternative. He told them about an engineer named Quarrie he had been in contact with, who had no love for the Empire and claimed to have built a prototype heavy assault Starfighter: A Blockade Buster he called it. However, Rex also said that Quarrie would only discuss his ship in person on the planet Shantipole, much to the shock of all the pilots. They all knew that Shantipole was a death trap and any ship that went there never came back. Kanan volunteered to send Hera but declined. She said she needed to remain with the fleet and lead the next run on the blockade, but Kanan insisted on her taking this assignment. He knew they could not beat that blockade with what they currently has and needed a better ship, one with better firepower and with the best pilot at the controls. After coming to a final agreement, the Ghost crew headed for Shantipole. Upon arriving, a reluctant Hera took the Phantom down to the surface with Zeb and Sabine, while Kanan, Ezra, and Chopper picked up the remaining supplies for the people of Ibaar. Upon entering the atmosphere, Hera brought up why it's so hard to land on Shantipole. When flying in the upper atmosphere their ship would not be able to maintain power, resulting in disastrous consequences. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck them, damaging the Phantom's systems. Falling fast they came out of the clouds and found themselves over a canyon of pinnacles. Hera struggled to navigate the crippled Phantom through the pillar forest and soon spotted a landing field where Quarrie was said to live. Damaged but all in one piece, they made it with a bumpy landing. They nearly went off the edge of the platform but were saved by Quarrie, who has been expecting them. He greeted them warmly and gave his complements on Hera's landing. Despite knowing how dangerous Shantipole is to ships, Quarrie said it was the perfect place to test them and was also the last place the Empire would look. Quarrie brought them to the main hanger and showed them his prototype Starfighter; the B-Wing. Despite judging its appearance, Quarrie assures them that his ship was one of his most advance designs. He said it was fast and mastered great firepower. Hera was delighted and looked forward to taking it out for a spin, but much to her disappointment Quarrie wouldn't let her, as he would only allow the right pilot to fly his ship. However, he did offer to help them fix the Phantom. While making repairs, Hera asked Quarrie why he couldn't just transmit the plans for his ship to Rex rather than risk their lives to come to him. Quarrie said he wouldn't just hand over his ship to any pilot and then asked why she risked her own life to come to his planet. Hera began to tell him about her childhood. When the Clone War came to Ryloth, her mother hid her below ground but she would peek out to see the Republic ships fly over as they fought to liberate her world. She dreamt nothing more than to fly alongside with them. For freedom, Hera made difficult decisions when she chose to leave her family and learn how to fly. Then she chose to use her abilities to help others in need. Hera could not explain it clearly to Quarrie, all she could say was she needed to be up there. Even when there was explosions all around her and things were at their worst, she felt like she was at her best. Touched by her words, Quarrie allowed Hera to fly his ship. Meanwhile, Kanan, Ezra, and Chopper arrived at a transport ship and picked up the remaining supplies for the people of Ibaar. Kanan revealed to Ezra that unless Hera got back they were going to transport the supplies with the Ghost, much to Ezra's concern as he knew the Empire would make them their primary target. Despite the dangers, Kanan knew the people of Ibaar were counting on them and he was not willing to let them down. Back on Shantipole, Hera prepared the B-Wing for take-off. When Sabine and Zeb learn from Quarrie that this would be the B-Wing's maiden flight and there were chances it may not fly, it was too late to warn Hera as she took off and went down after the engines suddenly cut out. But then she emerged and took to the sky. Hera flew the B-Wing through the canyon without any further problems. She took it for a climb and once high above the canyon of pinnacles she took a dive. Then after passing Sabine, Zeb, and Quarrie, she began testing the weaponry. Using a wrecked ship as a target, she fired the wing guns which didn't cause much damage, despite being told it mastered great firepower. Quarrie instructed Hera to pull the leaver on her right which activated the B-Wing's multi-cannon. She turned about and fired a huge blast of energy, destroying the wrecked ship in one shot. The B-Wing passed a successful test flight and Hera flew it back to the landing field. Just then, they received a transmission from Kanan. Hera told Kanan the good news and also heard from him that they were going to commence their second attack on the blockade. The people of Ibaar were becoming more desperate and were at their breaking point. Hera said they needed to move now but Sabine had some bad news. She revealed that even though it still had the power to fight, the energy drain from the multi-cannon's firing system had killed the hyperdrive, leaving it unable to travel at lightspeed. Quarrie admitted there were a few problems with the ship that need seeing too, but Hera knew there was no time for that as the fleet needed them. When Quarrie revealed that he upgraded the Phantom with a new hyperdrive, Hera was delighted while everyone else was puzzled. Meanwhile, the Rebel fleet arrived back at Ibaar and commenced their second attack on the blockade. The Imperials discovered the Ibaarian's supplies were aboard the Ghost and commenced attack. Through heavy fire, the Rebels noticed the cruisers were closing their path. They found themselves cut off, and Kanan was just about to swing around and make another pass when Hera, Zeb, Sabine, and Quarrie emerged from hyperspace with the B-Wing attached to the Phantom. The B-Wing detached and joined the fight. The Imperials detected the new vessel but Agent Kallus showed less concern about it. The Rebels allowed Hera and Sabine to fly ahead, and once in sight of a target they fired the B-Wing's multi-cannon, instantly destroying one of the Imperial cruisers. Agent Kallus was left speechless as the Rebels successfully past through the blockade and dropped off their supplies for the people of Ibaar. With the mission completed, the Rebels departed from Ibaar, leaving Agent Kallus defeated once again. Later on, Commander Sato expressed his compliments to Quarrie's ship and told him that Senator Bail Organa was willing to manufacture more of his B-Wings in secret. Quarrie accepted as long as it was under his supervision. Hera thanked Quarrie for all his help in saving the people of Ibaar, but Quarrie pointed out that it was actually her victory since she was the one who flew his ship. Commander Sato complemented on Syndulla's heroics and surprisingly promoted her to Phoenix Leader, under Jarrus' recommendation. + +On the Planet Garel, Hera sent out two fellow Rebels to pick up fighter parts in the market, just as Sabine, Ezra and Chopper showed up. Hera had a mission for Sabine: find the courier who had secret information, pick it up and transport it to the Havoc Outpost. She said the information this courier was holding was very important, so she had to get it through. When Sabine asked what this courier looked like Hera had no clue, but knew he would respond to the given code phrase "It's a long way to Alderaan". With orders understood Sabine headed out to meet with the courier, with Ezra and Chopper as backup. On the way, Ezra spoke to Sabine about how he saw her as a loner, because she usually handled her missions alone and preferred to be alone. As he went on, Sabine spotted a marking she appeared to recognize painted on a wall. But then she regrouped with Ezra and the three of them made it to where they were to meet the courier. As passengers departed from arriving shuttles, Ezra and Sabine tried the code on each passenger and on each civilian that passed them. Apparently nobody responded to the phrase and a few awkwardly walked away. Hours past, the hanger was closing and Ezra and Sabine had still not found the courier. Finally they discovered the courier to be a Gonk Droid called EG-86, who came in with the cargo. They also discovered that someone else was after the courier as well. A bounty hunter who Sabine identified as Ketsu Onyo. Ezra learned from the two of them that they had a history together, as they were both in the Imperial Academy on Mandalore until they decided to escape and become bounty hunters. According to Sabine, they had plans to join the criminal syndicate known as the Black Sun, but Ketsu got greedy and left her for dead while she alone became part of the Black Sun. Ketsu told Sabine she would have been better off dead than joining the Rebellion. She even learnt the Empire had put a bounty on her, however she didn't intend to collect on it as her main priority was the courier. Sabine warned Ketsu that she wouldn't let her take him, and just before the two were tempted to take on one another they were interrupted by Stormtroopers. They reminded them the hanger was closed and instructed them to leave, but Ketsu responded by shooting at them, and a gunfight occurred. As more troopers showed up, Ezra instructed Chopper to get EG-86 onto a nearby shuttle while he, Sabine, and Ketsu held off the Stormtroopers. As soon as the droids were on board, Sabine and Ezra joined them. Chopper shut down the pilot droid and Sabine powered up the engines. But as they took off, Ezra fell overboard and was left behind. Meanwhile the Stormtroopers surrounded Ketsu and held her at gunpoint. Then after ordering her to drop her weapons, Kestu suddenly attacked and took out the troopers in hand to hand combat. Then she retreated, jumping onto a departing shuttle and onto the roof where her ship, the Shadow Caster, was waiting. Meanwhile, Sabine, Chopper, and EG-86 were now out in space, and despite leaving Ezra behind they proceeded with the mission in getting EG-86 to the rendezvous point. Then just before making the jump to hyperspace, they detected Ketsu's ship approaching. She came up from behind and opened fire on the shuttle, knocking out their hyperdrive. Sabine could guess what Ketsu's next move would be and ordered both droids to lock their feet down. Ketsu came up beside Sabine's shuttle and shot the side door open, causing a haul breech. Chopper got sucked into the vacuum of space but EG-86 and Sabine got trapped in the doorway. With a bit of a struggle, Sabine managed to activate the force field, sealing the breech. Ketsu came up face to face with Sabine's shuttle and made contact. She threatened to blow her up unless she surrendered the droid. Little did she know that Chopper, after a moment drifting in space, was on her ship and proceeded in sabotaging her weaponry. Sabine saw this and kept Ketsu distracted long enough for Chopper to disable her main cannon. While Ketsu expressed how proud she was to be part of the Black Sun, Sabine only showed disgust for almost having that life, as she knew the Black Sun were slavers and assassins who didn't care about anything but body counts and quotas. They would also kill their own for a profit. After Sabine again refused to hand over the droid, Ketsu regretfully opened fire on her old friend, but thanks to Chopper the guns were disabled. Sabine bid her farewell and hit the thrusters with Chopper in follow, but Ketsu captured him in a tractor beam and held him hostage. Sabine turned back and docked with the Shadow Caster, agreeing to make a trade. Meeting face to face, Ketsu could see that Sabine was still not willing to give up the courier. She offered to split the bounty with her if she handed over the droid, but Sabine told her she was no longer into making profits as she now part of the Rebellion's fight against the Empire. Ketsu showed little confidence that the Rebellion could overthrow the Empire and told Sabine it was foolish to even try. To her survival was what really matters and people could not be trusted. Sabine told Ketsu the Rebellion gave her a second chance in life. Back when she was only out for herself, she met good people who helped her become more than what she use to be and fight for a right cause. She forgave Ketsu for abandoning her and offered her a second chance. Just then, they received a transmission form an approaching Imperial Vessel that had been tracking down the stolen shuttle and threatened to open fire if they tried to flee. This issue forced Sabine and Kestu to work together once again. As the Imperial Vessel approached, Sabine had a plan and instructed Chopper to overload the hyperdrive on the shuttle. Then she contacted the Imperial Vessel, warning them that their ships had suffered severe damage and were in danger of self-destruction. The Imperials scanned them and confirmed Sabine's report. The commanding officer gave Sabine and Ketsu two minutes to stabilize the situation before moving in to dock. Ketsu began to see Sabine's plan. She was going to blow up the shuttle, giving them the time they need to escape. Using explosives stored on the Shadow Caster, Sabine planted them all over the shuttle ready to blow. She then reactivated the Pilot droid and instructed it to take emergency protocol before retreating to the Shadow Caster. The Imperials noticed the shuttle was powering up and began to open fire. They hit the docking tube and Sabine got knocked out by the blast. Ketsu was prepared to make the getaway but the droids refused to leave Sabine behind. Two against one, Ketsu rescued Sabine as the shuttle attempted to rip away from attachment with the Shadow Caster. Finally everyone was aboard and the Shadow Caster detached from the Shuttle, but both ships got caught in the Imperial's tractor beam. But then the explosives aboard the shuttle went off and destroyed the vessel, colliding with the Imperials in the process. They lost hold on the Shadow Caster and the ship escaped to hyperspace. Afterwards, Sabine, Ketsu, and Chopper arrived at Havoc Outpost and delivered EG-68 into safe custody for Bail Organa via R2-D2. They then returned to Garel and landed where Hera and Ezra were waiting for them. Hera congratulated Sabine on a successful mission and thanked Ketsu for her assistance. Before going their separate ways, Sabine thanked Ketsu for saving her and told her if she ever thought about helping the Rebellion she would be welcomed. Then after shaking on it, Ketsu boarded her ship and departed as Ezra and Sabine looked on. + +Traveling through hyperspace, Commander Sato and Ezra Bridger were on their way to the Del Zennis system to investigate the disappearance of one of their own patrols. So far, Ezra reported nothing out of the ordinary. Just then he sensed a disturbance in The Force and suspected something was about to happen. He was proven right when they were suddenly pulled out of hyperspace and captured by an unknown Imperial vessel. Commander Sato sent out a distress call but was cut short after they suddenly lost power throughout their ship. Commander Sato's distress call did get through to the Ghost crew, long enough to inform them about being pulled out of hyperspace. The Rebels were puzzled because they believed it was impossible to pull a ship out of hyperspace. Sabine, however, knew it was possible with the use of gravity wells. When she was still in the Academy, she learned the Empire was developing a new cruiser with gravity well projectors powerful enough to pull a ship out of hyperspace. She suspected the vessel was still in its experimental stages and knew if the Empire followed procedure the tests on this ship would be taking place in remote areas, probably where they lost contact with Commander Sato. Kanan ordered everyone to gear up, as he planned to lead a rescue mission. However, Hera overruled his order and told him he needed to go in with Rex alone. Kanan is reluctant to go with Rex and would rather take Zeb or Sabine, but Hera pointed out that Rex's ex-military experience would be invaluable in their chance of rescuing Ezra and Commander Sato, and he could impersonate a Stormtrooper. Kanan still refused to work with Rex, but despite his grudge against Clones he went ahead with Hera's plan for the sake of Ezra. Meanwhile, Ezra and Commander Sato were apprehended and are brought to the bridge where they meet Admiral Brom Titus. Commander Sato tried to convince the Admiral that they were members of the Corporate Alliance, but Admiral Titus saw through his lies and recognized them both as Commander Sato and Ezra Bridger. Admiral Titus knew Agent Kallus would be pleased to hear that he had Ezra, and then ordered his men to secure them. Back on Garel, Zeb captured two Stormtroopers and Kanan and Rex put on their armor, as they planned to go in undercover. To help them get in, Kanan and Rex took a stolen Imperial shuttle and brought along Chopper, disguised as an Imperial Droid, to help them access terminals. Traveling through hyperspace, Kanan's plan was to find their people and get them out of Imperial custody, but Rex insisted on disabling the Empire's new ship as well, as it could become a potential threat to the Rebellion. They soon arrived at Ezra and Commander Sato's last known position and emerged from hyperspace. They had the Empire's new ship in sight, and they immediately received a transmission from them. The Imperials informed them that they were in a restricted area, but Rex managed to convince them in granting permission to board by using emergency protocols that he and Commander Cody invented back in the Clone Wars. On the bridge, Admiral Titus informed Agent Kallus about his captives. He was impressed by this news, but warned the Admiral not to underestimate Ezra Bridger and ordered him to have him locked in a secured cell under triple guard. After landing, Kanan, Rex, and Chopper departed from the shuttle and began their search for their fellow Rebels. Disguised as Imperials, nobody suspected a thing. Accessing a terminal, they learned from Chopper that Ezra was being transferred to a secure cell and decided to go after him first. Down in the detection block, three Stormtroopers were escorting Ezra to his cell. Upon arriving, Ezra created a distraction by using the force to ignite his Lightsaber, which was attached to a Stormtrooper. With the Stormtroopers distracted, Ezra broke free of his captives and overpowered the troopers. Then after locking them in a cell, he spotted two more Stormtroopers coming right for him and immediately used the stun gun on his lightsaber to take them out. But after he spotted Chopper, he realized the two Stormtroopers were actually Kanan and Rex. The two of them were fine but felt a little disoriented after being stung. Ezra tried to cover up what he just did by convincing Kanan and Rex that they were in a big firefight, but Chopper showed them a holographic projection of what actually happened. Kanan was shocked and dismayed that his own apprentice shot them, while Rex just laughed it off. Then before it could become another quarrel, Ezra broke it up and said they still had to find Commander Sato and sabotage the ship. His plan was to split up, Ezra and Chopper would go to the reactor that powers the ship's gravity well projectors while Kanan and Rex rescued Sato. Kanan denied any splitting up and said they should stay together, rescue Sato and leave, but Rex pointed out that Ezra was right about destroying the ship. It soon became another disagreement between the two, but Ezra broke it up yet again, making himself quite clear that they were going to follow his plan. No more was said and the four of them split up. Meanwhile, Admiral Titus received word that Ezra had escaped. He gave the order to lock down all levels, and have all the hangar bays secured. He also gave his men permission to kill on sight when they crossed paths with Ezra, not wanting to prove that Agent Kallus was right about underestimating him. The ship was soon on full lock down with Stormtroopers on the lookout for Ezra. Ezra and Chopper soon reached the reactor core for the gravity well projectors, and Chopper already had a plan that involved using Ezra as a distraction. Ezra sneaked into the room without being noticed, but then got spotted by the technicians. He made a run for it as the technicians opened fire on him. With Ezra distracting them, Chopper entered the scene and accessed one of the terminals. He turned off the gravity, making it difficult for Ezra to fight back. Then after some tampering, Chopper restored the gravity, causing everyone floating to fall to their death. Ezra made it safely and the two of them retreated as Stormtroopers enter the scene. Meanwhile, through heavy fire, Kanan and Rex reached the detention cell where the Imperials were holding Commander Sato and his crew. They set them free and made a run for it back to Sato's ship. More Stormtroopers showed up and began to overpower them. Rex decided to buy the others some time by holding off their pursuers, despite Kanan's objections. Rex sealed the door and took on the pursuing Stormtroopers single handed, but got stunned and captured. Rex was brought to Admiral Titus, who showed disappointment about Rex's alliance with the Rebellion, as he recalled the days when his kind brought peace to the galaxy. He then offered Rex a chance of redemption; surrender all his compatriots and he would offer him immunity and reinstatement at an Imperial Training Academy. But as suspected, Rex refused and Admiral Titus brought up the alternative; an Interrogator Droid programmed to kill him. Through the Force, Kanan could sense Rex's pain and suffering and decided to go and rescue him while the others continue to make their way back to the ship. With Ezra leading the way, the Rebels got past the attacking Stormtroopers and made it back to their ship. As Admiral Titus prepared to finish off Rex, Kanan surprised them and saved Rex while the Admiral fled from the fight. Kanan helped Rex run through the corridors, and after ordering Ezra and Sato to launch without them the two made their way to the escape pods. Sato and his crew departed from the Imperial ship, and after picking up Kanan and Rex they prepared for hyperspace jump. Unfortunately, they were caught in the gravity well once again and were being pulled back to the Imperial ship. However, The Imperials were too late to realize that Chopper had rigged their own weapon against them, pulling every ship in sight. The two light cruisers alongside collided with the Admiral's ship, destroying it in the process. With the gravity well gone, the Rebels were free and escaped. Following their victorious escape, Commander Sato expressed his gratitude to Kanan, Rex, and Ezra for saving him and his crew. Rex also thanked Kanan for saving him, and before going their separate ways they saluted to one another. + +Departing the planet Chandel, an Imperial Star Destroyer captured a passenger ship. Once docked with the ship, the Inquisitors boarded the transport searching for a child. They soon found the infant, known as Alora, with her grandmother, Darja. She tried to make a run for it but was eventually cornered. Darja warned them to stay away from her granddaughter, but the Seventh Sister approached and coldly assured her they only wished to make friends with Alora. Then she turned to the Fifth Brother, and gave him the sign to kill every passenger on the ship. Meanwhile on Garel, Ahsoka paid Kanan a visit with Jedi business to discuss. They decided to take the discussion in private and boarded the Ghost. Once aboard and alone in Kanan's quarters, Ahsoka briefed Kanan on her recent investigation about the Sith Lord, and so far the information she had recovered eluded her. She had also learnt more about the Inquisitors, and revealed they had a secondary mission to make retrievals. She managed to decode two sets of coordinates, and while she investigated the first one, she wanted Kanan to investigate the second. Kanan accepted the mission and so did Ezra, who had been listening in on the conversation. Ezra, Kanan, Zeb and Chopper departed from Garel and arrived at the planet Takobo, with a mission to find and retrieve whatever the Inquisitors are after before they do. After landing in the city, the Rebels took a look at the coordinates they were given, which turned out to be housing units. Kanan ordered Zeb and Chopper to investigate the spaceports for any ship belonging to the Inquisitors, while he and Ezra check out the household. With everyone in agreement to their assignments, the Rebels head out in opposite directions. Meanwhile, Ahsoka arrived at the other coordinates, and found the ship the Inquisitors attacked earlier adrift in space. Once aboard, she found the ship severely damaged and deserted. However, she did find Darja alive. Ahsoka learnt from her that the Inquisitors took her granddaughter and pleaded for her to find her. Ahsoka helped the Darja rest and promised to find Alora. Back on Takobo, Zeb and Chopper had spent hours searching the other spaceports, and so far found no sign of any ship belonging to the Inquisitors. But their long search finally paid off after they find two Advance TIE fighters under guard by one of the Seventh Sister's probe droids. Zeb shot it down, and the two proceeded in destroying the ships. However, before the began planting explosives they discovered Alora in one of the cockpits. Meanwhile, Kanan and Ezra arrived at the apartment they were looking for and found the place ransacked and a female Ithorian known as Oora. She told them the Inquisitors came looking for her child, Pypey, but she managed to send him away with a droid before they could get to him. Ezra and Kanan promised Oora to find Pypey before the Inquisitors do, and soon headed out on their search. Zeb and Chooper had returned to the Phantom with Alora in Chopper's care. Kanan informed Zeb about the other baby and instructed him to find it before the Inquisitors do. Zeb left Chopper to look after Alora, and was soon on the streets looking for the droid carrying Pypey. He soon crossed paths with the droid, and took Pypey from him. He sent the droid to go a separate way to decoy the Inquisitors, but Zeb didn't get very far. The Inquisitors showed up and took out the droid, but didn't find Pypey. However, they did sense his presence, and when they spotted him with Zeb he made a run for it. Zeb informed Kanan of the situation he was in and went into hiding in a nearby apartment building. The Inquisitors lost sight of Zeb, but the Fifth Brother sensed Pypey's fear within the building they were hiding in. The Seventh Sister dispatched one of her probe droids to keep an eye outside while they searched inside. Ezra and Kanan soon reached the apartment building as well, but immediately hid themselves after Ezra spotted the probe droid. The droid didn't see them, and as soon as it was out of sight Kanan and Ezra entered the building to find Zeb and Pypey. Once inside, Kanan and Ezra were roaming the corridors, and being very careful where they stepped, as the Inquisitors were about. They soon found Zeb and he brought them to the apartment where he was keeping the baby. Pypey had calmed down, but when he saw Ezra he began to cry in fear. Ezra tried to calm him down but it was no use. Through The Force, The Inquisitors sensed Pypey's fear and found the apartment where the Rebels were hiding him. They tried to spike them out with their Lightsabers, but Ezra and Kanan cut an entrance to the next apartment above them. They escaped and made a run for the stairs. Ezra still hadn't managed to calm Pypey down, mainly because he could sense his fear through the force. Kanan finally understood why the Inquisitors were abducting these children, because they were Force-sensitive. Fear of them becoming Jedi, the Inquisitors had been tasked to find them and prevent this from ever happening. The Rebels decided to split up: Ezra escaped with Pypey through the ventilation shafts while Kanan and Zeb held off the Inquisitors. Meanwhile, the Inquisitors were still roaming the corridors for the Rebels. Fifth Brother used the force to find them, and when he sensed Pypey and Ezra in the ventilation, he used his lightsaber to spike them. Pypey got scared but Ezra managed to connect with him through the force and calm him down. Just then, Kanan and Zeb showed up, ready to fight the Inquisitors. The Seventh Sister engaged Kanan in a lightsaber duel while Zeb took on the Fifth Brother hand to hand. Ezra made out of the building and headed back to the Phantom with Pypey, unaware that the Seventh Sister's probe droid spotted him. Meanwhile, both Inquisitors quickly overpowered their opponents, forcing Kanan and Zeb to retreat. They jumped out of a window and landed on a passing speeder. The Inquisitors jumped onto another speeder, threw out the driver, and pursued Kanan and Zeb through the city streets. Kanan fired at the Inquisitors and took out their speeder. However, the Fifth Brother took out their speeder as well when he threw his lightsaber at them like a boomerang, slicing off one of the jets. They crashed into the streets, but continued on foot. The Rebels made it back to the spaceport, but the doors were sealed. Worst of all, the Inquisitors caught up with them and engaged them in a fight for Pypey. Both quickly overpowered the Rebels once again and were defeated. Then suddenly unexpected, Ahsoka emerged from the spaceport, ready to fight the Inquisitors. She told her fellow Rebels to get on the Phantom, and she engaged the Inquisitors. Despite their best efforts, Ahsoka managed to overpower both of them singled handed. She easily took out the Fifth Brother, and after an aggressive confrontation she defeated the Seventh Sister. For the moment Ahsoka was the one who is victorious, but the tables suddenly turned unexpectedly when Imperial reinforcements arrived and surrounded her. However, as the Phantom took off, Ahsoka managed to jump aboard and escape capture. The Inquisitors were left defeated. As the Rebels fled Takobo, Pypey was reunited with his mother. Ahsoka was already aware that the Inquisitors were abducting force-sensitive children and remembered a similar attempt made by the Sith during the Clone Wars. The Jedi Order protected them, but since they died out the Rebellion was now their only protection. Meanwhile, the Inquisitors returned to where they landed their ships, only to find them destroyed. Just then, the Seventh Sister's probe droid showed up with some information that it caught when it spotted Ezra. Recorded in Ezra's own words, the Inquisitors learnt that the Rebels were hiding on Garel. + +It was the late hour of night, and all, except Kanan and Hera, were in bed asleep. In his sleep, Ezra had a dream of visions. He saw himself back on the planet Lothal and heard the voices of his parents. He called for them, but could not see them. He then suddenly found himself in an Imperial prison cell, and spotted a white Loth-cat. He slowly reached out to it but suddenly saw himself and the Rebels fighting to escape, his parents in a cell, and meeting an elderly stranger on Lothal. Ezra then awoke and told Kanan and Hera about his vision. Kanan told him to be mindful of visions inspired by The Force. Hera showed Ezra the information from Tseebo when he broke into the Imperial files. The planets he was shown base Imperial prisons. Kanan and Hera had been trying to piece together everything they had from Tseebo, even called in many favors in hopes of finding his parents, but apparently they have had no such luck. Meanwhile, with the information the Inquisitors provided during their mission on Takobo, the Empire had pinpointed the Rebels location on Garel. Agent Kallus reported they were using multiple spaceports to hide their ships, and then deployed the fleet to Garel. On Garel, Kanan and Hera showed Ezra a list of Imperial prisoners, provided by Commander Sato. The names and images of the listed prisoners had been deleted by the Empire to keep them secret. Hera told Ezra that one of Sato's contacts reported a massive escape that occurred recently. Kanan suggested that Ezra utilize an old Jedi trick to find answers in the escapee list. Ezra followed his master's teachings and came down to a specific prisoner designated X-10. Hera believed he was on to something, because according to the prisoner's record he was arrested on Lothal for treason. Ezra insisted they had to go back to Lothal. Hera reminded him that the Empire had the entire planet in a blockade, but Sabine informed them that the Empire's fleet over Lothal recently left. Hera grew suspicious and contacted, Zeb and Chopper in the market, ordering them back to the Ghost, though they had not seen any Imperial patrols all morning. Sabine knew that if the Empire pulled back patrols, it usually meant they were planning a major strike. Moments later, numerous Star Destroyers loomed over the city. Hera tried to warn Zeb and Chopper but lost communication with them after the Empire jammed all transmissions on the surface. Hera ordered Sabine to try and get their communications back while Ezra and Kanan went out to find Zeb and Chopper. Zeb and Chopper were soon on the run with Stormtroopers pursuing them. They took cover behind a stack of crates, and Ezra and Kanan showed up in time to save them. However, they became pinned in a crossfire, and Agent Kallus joined in the fight. Not wanting to let Imperial forces get in the way of his quest, Ezra recklessly emerged from cover and charged the Imperials, subduing Kallus before attacking the Inquisitors. Before he could do so, however, Kanan shot the control panel to the door ahead, jamming it shut just before his apprentice could engage the Inquisitors. Kanan reminded his apprentice to exercise patience to learn the truth. With the quickest way back blocked, Ezra, Kanan, Zeb, and Chooper turned around and took the long way. Meanwhile, Hera prepared the Ghost for take-off, and Sabine finally managed to get communications back. Ezra, Kanan, Zeb, and Chopper soon made it back to the Ghost. Hera ordered all Rebel ships to take off as TIE Fighters were deployed and attacked the escaping Rebel ships. Admiral Konstantine's ship captured the Rebel command ship in a tractor beam. In the midst of the crisis, Kanan, Ezra, and Chopper took the Phantom, with a course set for Lothal. They escaped as Hera went back to free Sato and Rex's ship from the tractor beam. Meanwhile, Kanan, Ezra, and Chopper arrived at Lothal. The two Jedi started off their search at Ezra's old house, which was now nothing but burnt rubble. Through the Force, Ezra sensed the presence of the white Loth-cat he saw in his visions. The white Loth-cat emerged from the rubble and ran off on the back of a speeder bike. Luckily, Ezra was able to plant a tracker on it before it got away. Using the Phantom, Kanan, Ezra, and Chopper followed the tracker into the outskirts of Lothal. They reached a remote area and landed where they found the Loth-cat is waiting for them and the speeder it was riding. Suddenly, someone took a shot at them and they took cover. Ezra got a glimpse of their attacker and recognized him as the stranger from his vision. Ezra introduced himself and learned the man's name: Ryder Azadi, the former governor of the Lothal, who supported Ezra's parents and the messages they beamed out against the Empire until he was arrested for treason and sent to prison with them. Ryder also knew what happened to Mira and Ephraim afterwards, and what he told Ezra was not what he was hoping for. He learned that the message of rebellion Ezra beamed out was received in many of the Empire's darkest prisons. Ezra's parents were inspired by it and rallied others rise up and break out. Those prisoners became free because of his parents, though they themselves didn't make it. Heartbroken, Ezra turned to Kanan for comfort as he broke down and cried. Later, Ezra reflected on his past efforts to find his parents. Through the Force, Ezra found himself beside his parents and looking out to a peaceful Lothal, reminding him to never give up. Kanan soon approached him explained to Ezra that after death, people like Ezra's parents became part of the Force; Ezra's parents continued to live through him. + +In contact with Hera Syndulla, the news about Ezra's parents had left the rest of the crew feeling sorry for Ezra. However, Hera had some good news; she told Kanan that Senator Organa had heard about their loss on Garel, and had sent his agent to Lothal with some reinforcements and three new ships for the Rebellion. The three ships that Hera mentioned emerged from hyperspace and made an approach to Lothal. Among the crew was the Princess of Alderaan, Leia Organa. Nearby, an Imperial vessel commanded by Lieutenant Lyste noticed the approaching vessels and deployed a squadron of TIE Fighters to intercept. Lieutenant Lyste made contact with the vessels, and informed them that Lothal was now a restricted system by orders of the Emperor. The three vessels stated that they were delivering relief supplies for the citizens of Lothal. Although Lieutenant Lyste stated that he was never informed, the crew of the ships assured him they had a landing permit. Lyste granted them permission to land and the TIEs escorted the three ships to the surface. Back on the surface of Lothal, Kanan and Ryder found Ezra sitting quietly with Chopper, still heartbroken by the news of his parents. Despite his grief, he was still up for the mission. Their new ships arrived at Jalath City, which was no doubt being guarded by Imperial forces. So to avoid being recognized, Kanan and Ezra went in disguised as a Stormtrooper and a Cadet. Soon after landing, Leia disembarked from one of the ships while the two mingled in by using their disguises. Upon meeting Lieutenant Lyste, he told Leia that he was aware that her ships seem to get stolen by Rebels quite frequently. So to make it impossible for Rebels on Lothal to steal them, Lieutenant Lyste placed double security around Leia's ships. He had his men attach three gravity locks onto each ship, and deployed a detachment of Stormtroopers around the area along with two All Terrain Armored Transports. Leia assured him that all of this was unnecessary, but Lieutenant Lyste remained insistent. Since her ships were grounded, Leia requested in taking Lieutenant Lyste's ship so she could start on her relief work. Accompanied by Ezra and Kanan in disguise, the three of them depart from Jalath City in a Imperial Landing Craft. With Leia's plan now more complicated, they now had to come up with a new one in order for the Rebellion to get their new ships. Ezra asked why they didn't give the cruisers in deep space, and Leia explained to him that if they did, the Empire would suspect Alderaan for helping the Rebels and label them as traitors. If the rebels stole the ships on a planet controlled by the Empire, Alderaan would not be suspected for helping the rebel cause. They returned to Ryder's hideout and found a group of Stormtroopers arresting Ryder and Chopper. Kanan, disguised as a Stormtrooper, talked with the leader and offered to take them back to prison. However, the officer told them that they had orders to execute him. Suddenly the Ghost showed up and a brief skirmish began. In order to get to the Ghost without raising suspicion, Kanan and Ezra allowed Leia to get kidnapped by the Rebels. Kanan and Ezra pretended to try and save her, and Zeb knocked them out before dragging them onto the ship. With everyone aboard, the Ghost took off with the Phantom in follow. Leia's fake abduction soon got through to Lieutenant Lyste, and ordered an immediate search around the nearby area to find the Rebels. Aboard the Ghost, the Rebels were reviewing the nature of the situation and neither one of them saw any chance of success. With all security present and those gravity locks in place, they may have a chance in getting only one ship out but not all three. Leia however motivated the team by saying how they could get them, and a plan to get all three ships began to form. Ryder joined in, saying that explosives would not be able to disable the gravity locks and offered his help in exchange for getting off of Lothal. At Jalath City, The Imperials still had Leia's ships under heavy guard. Just then, Lieutenant Lyste noticed the Phantom coming into land. His troops set their weapons to stun, but stood down after seeing Kanan and Ezra (in their disguises) emerge from the Phantom along with Leia. As Leia distracted the Lieutenant about how they escaped, Ryder, Chopper, and Sabine carried out the rest of the plan. They disabled the first gravity lock, and Sabine went inside to pilot the ship while Ryder and Chopper moved onto the next one. Leia told Lyste that one of the ships he was protecting was flying away and he immediately ordered his men to stop the Rebels. One of the AT-ATs attack the ship. They then saw Ryder and Chopper disabling a gravity lock and opened fire on them. Kanan and Ezra knocked Lyste and his two soldiers out cold. Kanan drew out his Lightsaber and severed two of the AT-AT's legs, toppling it. Meanwhile, the Ghost offered air support to distract the AT-ATs, although their armour prevented their missiles from having much effect on them. Ryder and Chopper disabled the second gravity lock, and Kanan climbed aboard the second ship as Imperial reinforcements arrive. With the Empire closing in, Ryder forced the third ship to fly despite the gravity lock and engaged the thrusters, toppling the remaining AT-AT with the force generated from them. Leia and Ezra said goodbye to each other, and before going their separate ways, Leia told Ezra to stun her with his gun to avoid suspicion. Ezra did so just as Lyste and the others regain their senses, which prompted him to go see if she was all right. She told him she was fine, but all three of her ships had been stolen by the Rebels. Leia threatened to blackmail Lyste unless he paid for the missing ships, which he quickly complied to. Realizing that his ship was also missing, he also arranged to find another ship for her. In deep space, the Rebels were pleased that they managed to get all three ships. Ryder, now realizing that what Ezra's parents started had become even larger then he thought, offered to help the Rebel cause for both them and their son's sake. + +With the Empire countering the Rebellion's travel at every turn, the Rebels agree to consider new hyperspace routes in and out of the Lothal sector. Sabine suggests the Concord Dawn system, which hosts a Mandalorian colony. The system is guarded by elite warriors called the Protectors, and according to Captain Rex the Mandalorians of Concord Dawn once helped train Clone Troopers during the war. Sabine leaves open the possibility that they could ally with the Rebellion against the Empire. Believing that diplomacy with Mandalorians would be impossible, Commander Sato suggests sending a military force, but Hera and Kanan insist on giving diplomacy a try. Moving the Rebel fleet through the Concord Dawn system could also lead to recruiting the Protectors into the Rebellion, thus strengthening the rebel forces. Sato had reservations about the diplomatic approach, but he allowed Hera to take the mission. Led by Hera and accompanied by Sabine, Phoenix Squadron arrived at Concord Dawn. They encountered three Mandalorian Fang Fighters. They came alongside, and the leading pilot, Fenn Rau, the Protector of Concord Dawn, demanded to know why they were in his system. Hera explained they were seeking safe passage, but after she mentioned they were with the Rebellion Commander Rau ordered an attack on Phoenix Squadron, as he served the interests of the Empire. In the ensuing dogfight, Phoenix Squadron fighters evaded their attackers, and two Phoenix pilots Phoenix Three and Four were shot down. Hera ordered a retreat and led Rau on a chase in order to give Sabine and the surviving Phoenix pilot a chance to escape before being shot down. As Rau and his fighters chased Hera, Phoenix Two escaped but Sabine refused to leave without Hera. Sabine is ordered to leave, however, with Hera saying she would be right behind her despite taking heavy fire. Sabine made it back to the fleet and so did Hera moments later, but emerged with her ship heavily-damaged. Gravely injured, Hera was taken back to the fleet for medical attention. Although she was alive and recovering, Sabine felt guilty for leaving her behind and vowed to seek justice against the Protectors. During the debriefing, Sabine's report on Commander Rau brought back memories for both Rex and Kanan. According to the two he was a fighter pilot instructor for the grand army of the Republic, and also served at the battle of Mygeeto which Kanan was a part of. Since negotiations were no longer an option, Sabine recommended destroying the Protectors' fighters so they no longer posed a threat to the Rebel fleet. She had tracked the fighters to the third moon of Concord Dawn, where she believed there was a base. Kanan suggested they infiltrate the base and destroy the Fang fighters before approaching with the fleet. Commander Sato approved the mission, but Kanan planned to go alone because he did not want to risk anymore of his crew members. He chose only Chopper to accompany him and took the Phantom to Concord Dawn. Upon arriving, Kanan discovered that Sabine had stowed away, determined to seek justice for what the Protectors did to Hera. Sabine also learnt that Kanan still intended to seek a diplomatic solution with the Mandalorians. They approached the surface of Concord Dawn's third moon, and Chopper dropped them off near the Protectors' Camp before flying the Phantom away from the base. While performing reconnaissance on the outskirts of the camp, Kanan and Sabine found that the base had eight ships in total, including the ones that attacked Phoenix Squadron. Each one of them were spread out, so it would take Sabine a while to plant explosives on them. An Imperial shuttle soon landed to provide supplies for the Protectors, and the two Rebels witnessed Rau accepting them from the Imperials and reporting his encounter with the Rebels. With a clear link between the Protectors and the Empire, Sabine doubted that Kanan's plan will work. Nonetheless, they proceeded with the plan to seek diplomacy and only use hostilities as a last resort. Soon after the shuttle left, the Rebels approached the base, and Kanan followed Commander Rau to a food shack while Sabine began planting her explosives. Commander Rau noticed his presence, and before deciding whenever or not to gun him down he allowed Kanan to reveal himself. After revealing his identity as a Jedi, Kanan brought up Rau's involvement in the third battle of Mygeeto, and how he and his squadron flew into the Separatists' fire to give him and his master cover when they were pinned down by droids. Rau remembered, and recalled being young and reckless, but failed to see what the battle had to do with Kanan infiltrating his base. Kanan offered him to join the Rebellion, but Rau showed no interest in siding against the Empire. In his mind, the Rebellion stood no chance of victory so he had no reason to join a losing side. Kanan argued the point, but Rau remained uninterested in fighting another losing war with the Jedi. Meanwhile, Sabine managed to plant her explosives on seven of the eight fighters, but got caught. Held at gunpoint, she revealed she was a member of Clan Wren, part of House Vizsla, and sought justice through single combat against Commander Rau. They reported to Commander Rau that Sabine invoked the Mandalorian code to seek combat, and the two Mandalorians confronted one another. Kanan implored Sabine to stand down and not make an enemy of the Protectors, but Sabine refused. Holding steady in a standoff, it was only a matter of time before one of the two Mandalorians made the first move. Rau was the first to draw his weapon, but his blaster got shot out of his hand by Sabine, who then triggered her explosives, destroying all seven fighters. Unfortunately, Rau's fighter was still intact and Rau took it to attack the Rebel fleet. Kanan hitched a ride and held on as it flew into the sky. Kanan was able to critically damage the fighter, grab Rau from the cockpit, and leap into the pursuing Phantom. As they journeyed back to the fleet, Rau's forces made contact with word that they were organizing their reserve fighters to pursue the Rebels. Knowing that a fight with the Rebels would bring the Empire into their territory, Rau ordered his men to stand down and keep his capture a secret from the Empire. As a result, the rebels were allowed to pass through the Concord Dawn system. Upon returning to the fleet and handing over Commander Rau, Kanan and Sabine visited Hera, who had just regained consciousness and was pleased with the outcome of their mission. + +Upon receiving a tip from one of his contacts, Ezra led the Rebels to Nixus Hub 218 on a rescue mission, where his contact said that two refugees were being held prisoner by the Galactic Empire. The Rebels arrived to find the refugees being led out of a cargo container at gunpoint, and they realize who the refugees are: two Lasat who survived the fall of Lasan. Zeb was shocked, having believed himself to be the last of the Lasat, and the rebels quickly attack the stormtroopers and Imperial officer in order to free the Lasat prisoners. Afterwards, the Rebels were greeted by Ezra's contact, who turned out to be Hondo Ohnaka. The two Lasats were known as Chava the wise and Gron, and both recognized Zeb as the former captain of the Lasan Honor Guard, much to Zeb's discomfort. His fellow Rebels were surprised, as Zeb never told them that he was captain of the Honor Guard. Zeb dismissed it, saying only that it was a long time and he had forgotten that life. With reinforcements bound to show up, the Rebels begin the return trip back to the Ghost. Hondo asked for the payment he was promised, only to discover that Ezra deceived him, leaving the Weequay pirate proud of his young friend. Just after the Rebels leave, a squadron of Stormtroopers came across Hondo. Always one to make a profit and double cross his friends if necessary, Hondo pointed the Stormtroopers in the direction of the Rebels. While heading back to the ship, Ezra asked Chava about where they were headed. She told him they were on a journey to their new world, Lira San, a world described in prophecy as a safe system where the Lasat could begin a new life. Zeb did not believe in prophecies, however, nor did he believe in a future for his people. As this was discussed, Hondo led the troopers to the Rebels, and the soldiers informed Agent Kallus, who told them to capture the Rebels alive and that he would be there soon. As the troopers moved in to intercept, Hondo contacted Ezra and warned him about the impending threat. The Stormtroopers showed up and began a firefight with the Rebels, cornering them in the Nixus halls. To save his friend, Hondo quietly sealed a few doors, cutting many of the Stormtroopers off from the Rebels. The Rebels were able to fight their way back to the Ghost and take off, while Hondo was found and captured by other Stormtroopers. The Ghost departed from Nixus and escaped to hyperspace just as Agent Kallus and Admiral Konstantine arrived. Safely in hyperspace, the Rebels learnt from Chava that she did not know the location of Lira San, as it was uncharted and from an ancient Lasat legend. In order to find it, Chava stated the child of prophecy must first save the warrior and the fool. With Ezra's participation, Chava began a ritual designed to guide them to their new world. While everyone else was supportive, Zeb remained distant as if he did not want any part of it. Puzzled by his friend's reluctance, Ezra left the ritual preparations and spoke to Zeb, who explained that he felt guilty for failing to protect his people when the Empire destroyed them. As captain of the honour guard, he was responsible for protecting the royal family and all the Lasat. Though he fought to the end, Lasan was lost to the Empire and most of the Lasat were killed. Despite his friend's guilt and shame, Ezra encouraged Zeb to take this opportunity to protect his people again by helping Chava and Gron find Lira San. This encouragement helped Zeb overcome his guilt, and participates in the ritual. He assembled his bo-rifle in the way the ancient Lasat once did, allowing it to interact with Chava's staff. Chopper activated a map of the galaxy, and the bo-rifle created a surge of electricity that pointed to an uncharted world in Wild Space. Realizing the prophecy could be true, the Rebels plotted a course beyond the Outer Rim Territories. As the Ghost neared the edge of the Outer Rim, Hera was forced to bring the ship out of hyperspace because a huge imploded star cluster stood in their path. Any starship that approached the maelstrom could get destroyed by the gravity field within the cluster. Chava recognized it as the maze referenced in the prophecy, meaning that Lira San lied somewhere within or beyond the cluster. Just then, Agent Kallus' ship emerged from hypserspace, thanks to Hondo's assistance and a tracker he placed on the communications device he gave to Ezra. Agent Kallus gave them one minute to surrender, otherwise he would order an attack on their ship. Chava stated that Kallus was the warrior that the prophecy spoke of, and explains to a perplexed Zeb that there were many warriors, fools, and children. A child saw things not as they were but how they could be, the fool denied his destiny, and the warrior created his own destiny. Chava said that no one was ever just one of them, but rather, in time, became all of them. Realizing that Chava's wisdom meant that he had to help forge his destiny and the destiny of the Lasat, Zeb used the power generated from his bo-rifle to navigate the Ghost into the cluster, leading the way to Lira San. Noticing the Rebels were attempting to escape, Kallus deployed two TIE Fighters to pursue them, but as they moved in they were ripped apart by the gravitational forces of the star cluster, while the Ghost made it through unharmed. Kallus' ship opened fire, but each shot deflected in opposite directions. Soon the haul of his ship began to buckle from the gravity fields. Kallus was forced to turn back, but took pleasure in knowing that the Rebels would be destroyed by the cluster. Against his expectations, however, the Ghost was able to safely make it through the gravity field, and the hyperdrive automatically kicked in and sent the Ghost into the middle of the star cluster. While in the jump to hyperspace, the Rebels were surrounded by a blinding light and were knocked unconscious. They woke up to find themselves in unknown space, but realized they had found the planet of Lira San, much to the joy of the three Lasat. Zeb used the Phantom to bring Chava and Gron to the surface, while the others stayed behind. Ezra and Kanan talked about whether Zeb would stay with his people, but Kanan suspected he would return. Once he did, he brought happy news that Lira San was already inhabited by millions of Lasat. It turned out that Lira San was the original homeworld of the Lasat. Zeb felt proud of what he helped accomplish, and because the Ghost had made it through the maelstrom once, they now knew the safe course to Lira San. With that, Zeb resolved to guide any other surviving Lasat he finds to their new home. + +The Rebellion was suffering a fuel crisis, and the Ghost Crew had been sent on a mission to an asteroid belt where a Mining Guild station existed. According to the Rebellion's Intel, the mining operations refine fuel meant for the Empire, enough shipment to fuel the Rebel fleet for a full cycle. The Empire was scheduled to pick their current shipment, and it was Rebel's mission to get to it before they did. Running on fumes, the Rebels arrived at the Asteroid belt of where the refinery was, but due to the asteroid field scrambling their sensors finding the facility would not be easy. In order to keep the Ghost moving, the Rebels were forced to reserve all power to the engines, leaving them with limited fire-power and little heating. Already the Rebels were feeling the cold of space. As they neared the field, Ezra began to hear strange sirens that he described sounded sad. Nobody else could hear anything but Ezra did. Then straight ahead they spotted a group of space animals, known as purrgil, coming towards them. While Ezra was amazed by these creatures, Hera showed caution. The purrgil passed the Ghost, and a few of them collided with the ship. Hera was prepared to open fire in order to draw them away, but Kanan objected as they could not waste their fire-power. He advised to let the purrgil pass, but Hera remained insistent. Ezra suggested flying with them instead of against them, that way they would not get bashed around so much or need to waste their power reserves. The Rebels agreed it was a good idea, including Hera who reluctantly turned the ship about and flew alongside the purrgil. The purrgil themselves began to calm down and started to fly along with the Ghost. Ezra spotted one of them coming up alongside, and noticed that it was looking at him. As Hera went on saying how menacing they were, Ezra tried to connect with the nearby purrgil through The Force. Through his connection, he sensed that they were upset about something, and he was proven right as Kanan spotted two non-Imperial TIE Fighters closing in. The TIEs opened fire on Ghost, and the Rebels fired back. But with their power supplies dangerously low, their fire-power was limited. Despite running on fumes, the Rebels still managed to take out both fighters. The Rebels suspected those fighters were from the refinery, and knowing if they could track where they originated from they might find the refinery. Meanwhile, the Purrgills changed direction, flying away from the Ghost. Ezra began to notice something that he could not figure out. He said they should follow them, but Hera objected. Sabine managed to pinpoint where the fighters originated from, and to both her and Hera's surprise it was where the purrgil were heading. Following the purrgil further into the asteroid field, Hera instructed everyone to inspect their cabins and make sure everything was switched off, as they still needed to reserve whatever fuel they had left. Already the automatic doors ceased to function. While everyone else carried out Hera's orders, Ezra spoke to her about the purrgil. He never knew there were creatures in deep space. Hera remembered stories about creatures that traveled between worlds, and it was rumoured to believe that it was the purrgil who inspired pilots to jump from system to system. However, Hera did not believe that; she only saw the purrgil as a threat towards ships, as they were known to wonder in hyperspace lanes and destroy ships. Hera lost a few friends that way. Ezra on the other hand believed they were just following their nature, and yet did not realize they are putting people in danger. The Rebels soon had the mining guild station in sight, based in a planetoid crater flowing with a pool of gas. They took a secure position to plan their attack, and landed the Ghost on a small asteroid close to the refinery. Observing their plan, they discovered the mining guild base had available fighters, anti-ship cannons, and a few guards on patrol. The Empire's shipment was also present waiting for pick up. The Rebels could simply drop down and scoop up, but since their fuel level was critical, they would have to land and refuel unless they had a chance of getting out. Zeb knew the patrol guards would attack once they caught site of them, and suggested in coming up with a diversion. Sabine suggested using the gas in the pool, as it was known to be highly explosive and could give them the diversion they needed to grab the fuel and get out. The explosion would also destroy the refinery in the process. While everyone else was in agreement with the plan, Ezra again noticed something about purrgil. He saw them diving in and out of the gas pool as if they were feeding on it. This gave him reason to believe that there was a connection between the purrgil and the gas. Since they were in the upper atmosphere of the planet and could not use the Phantom to fly in, Kanan, Ezra, Sabine, and Chopper jumped directly from the Ghost and skydived towards the refinery. All four of them made it down safely, but raised the alarm. Sabine was about to use the explosives to set off the gas, but Ezra stopped her. After taking out their attackers, Ezra explained to Kanan and Sabine that the purrgil and the gas were somewhat connected and they could not blow up the gas without harming the purrgil. Kanan trusted Ezra's instincts, and ordered him to man the cannon while Sabine, Chopper and himself secured the landing zone. The rest of security became aware of the Rebel's presence and proceeded to defend the shipment. They opened fire on Kanan, Sabine, and Chopper, and Ezra used the cannon to give them cover fire, but had to avoid hitting the fuel shipment. The landing zone was temporally secured and the Ghost came in to land. While the Rebels gathered up the shipment and refueled the Ghost, Ezra was once again distracted by the purrgil. But he was soon brought back to focusing on the mission as he needed to give his fellow Rebels more cover fire. However, another manned cannon returned fire and knocked Ezra off the platform. He fell into the gas pool, only to be saved by landing on the back of a purrgil. Ezra also lost his helmet in the process. He tried to reach for it as he struggled to breath in the gas, but it fell off. Suffocating, Ezra looked into eyes of the Purrgill he was riding, begging for help. Looking into the creatures eyes, he began to see and finally understand. The purrgil wanted the help of the Rebels. Another purrgil came alongside and presented Ezra with his lost helmet, saving his life. Meanwhile, the Rebels were still loading the shipment aboard the Ghost, and still refuelling. With time running out, they became pinned down with guards everywhere and two fighters blocking their escape. Then suddenly, the Ezra and the purrgil emerged from the gas pool and attacked the refinery and its patrols, buying the Rebels more time. The Ghost was finally loaded and refueled, and at full power the ship tool off from the refinery and assisted in the purrgil attack. Together they defeated their attackers and destroyed the refinery. Victorious, the Rebels and the purrgil retreated to open space, and Ezra re-joined with the ship. Ezra found his experience with the purrgil unbelievable. He actually saw what they were thinking, which made Kanan believe he established a deep connection with them through the force. Through his connection, Ezra saw they needed the gas to breathe and travel, and the crater was not exactly there home but a stop on a long journey. Hera too was grateful for the support they got from the purrgil, and the Rebels looked on as the purrgil themselves jumped to hyperspace, proving that they were the inspiration for pilots to jump from system to system. + +Following an escape from Imperial forces with one casualty, the Rebels had an issue. They were losing more pilots in battle faster than they could replace them, and until they could find a base, they needed somewhere to land their fighters. Commander Sato had a suggestion to solve both problems, and brought up a report from the Twi'lek Rebels in the Ryloth system. There was an Imperial carrier orbiting Ryloth. Sato believed they could steal that ship and use it to house all of their fighters. Hera was familiar with the Rebel cell in the Ryloth system and personally made contact with their leader, who was also her father, Cham Syndulla. However, she was somewhat reluctant to speak with him but understood the Rebellion's need for that carrier. The Rebels met up with Cham Syndulla's ship, along with two of his colleagues, Numa and Gobi Glie. Soon after an awkward welcoming, the Rebels moved on to the mission briefing. During the briefing, Hera brought up the Imperial light carrier that was orbiting Ryloth. It houses a squadron of TIE Bombers that were used to bomb the Twi'lek Rebels. Her plan was to fly in with a stolen TIE Bomber, and seize control of the ship while the squadron was away. Once they gained control of the ship, they could jump away before the Empire could act. It was an agreeable plan, but Cham insisted on destroying the carrier to symbolize the strength of his people. However, everyone was in agreement with Hera's plan, including a reluctant Cham. Later on, Ezra had a heart to heart with Hera. All she could tell him was she had a difficult relationship with her father. In the Clone Wars, Cham fought alongside the Jedi to free Ryloth from the droid army. But after the Republic became the Empire and refused to leave, Cham started to fight them. Once Hera's mother was killed in the resistance, Ryloth's freedom became more important to Cham, more important than his own family. Hera's relationship with her father became even more difficult when she left Ryloth to join the Rebellion. Cham was disgusted by the decisions Hera made, as he wanted his daughter to be by his side in liberating their world. He also failed to understand what Hera and the Rebellion were fighting for. All he cared about was Ryloth. Later on, the Rebels carried out their mission and arrived at Ryloth with the stolen TIE Bomber being carried by a Twi'lek Rebel ship. The Rebels detached from the ship and piloted the bomber towards the orbiting carrier as it dispatched a squadron of bombers down to the surface. Then in order to board the ship without raising suspicion, two A-Wings emerged from hyperspace and commenced a staged attack on the Rebel's bomber. During the assault, the Rebels contacted the carrier for emergency landing. The Imperials gave them permission to land and gave them cover fire. The A-Wings slightly damaged the bomber, and as soon as the carrier opened fire, the Rebel fighters turned about and retreated. To make it look good, Hera deliberately crashed the burning bomber into one of the carrier's hangers. Everyone survived the crash, but as everyone tried to get back on their feet, they were double-crossed. Cham and his colleagues had planned to carry out their mission by destroying the carrier all along. After handcuffing Hera to the pilot's seat and knocking out her fellow Rebels, Cham, Numa and Gobi proceeded with their plan loaded with enough explosives to destroy the ship. Hera managed to get free with Chopper's help after waking him up from being stung. Soon the other Rebels regained consciousness and proceeded with their mission in commandeering the carrier, as well stop Cham from destroying it. While Hera, Kanan, Ezra, and Chopper headed for the bridge, Sabine and Zeb went after Numa and Godi who had just started planting explosives. They opened fire after spotting them, and soon a squadron of Stormtroopers showed up. But the attack was short lived after Sabine blasted the door shut. Meanwhile, Kanan, Ezra, Hera, and Chopper made it to the bridge and held the crew at gunpoint. They learned from the commander that reinforcements were on their way. Using The Force, and after a second try, Ezra mind controlled the commander to order the crew to abandon ship. Pretty soon, the ship was evacuated, and Sabine and Zeb had Numa and Gobi in custody after taking them out with a rigged mouse droid. The ship was now under their control. However, thanks to Cham, the hyperdrive had been disabled so they could not escape with the ship. He still intended on destroying the ship for Ryloth. As Imperial reinforcements moved in, Hera tried to reason with her father, but Cham did not listen. He told her the Empire had plundered the wealth of their people and sold them into slavery. He wanted the ship to burn for all of Ryloth. Hera understood his determination to free Ryloth from the Empire but told him this battle could not be won alone. She then told her father how he was an inspiration to herself and the people of Ryloth. In the clone wars, he did not just fight for a village, he rallied everyone to liberate their planet. His influence was what made Hera become the woman she was now, and she was not just fighting for her people but for everyone. But because Cham did not believe in her or the Rebellion, it was why she chose to leave so she could follow her own path. Touched by Hera's words, Cham decided to follow Hera's lead, and everyone was back on the original plan. With reinforcements closing in and the Hyperdrive under repairs, the Rebels held off their attackers by manning the ship's turrets. The TIEs moved fast as the Rebels tried to shoot them down, but they were victorious in taking out the shuttle carrying reinforcements. But then the bombers returned and attacked. They took evasive maneuvers as the bombers opened fire and caused minor damage to the carrier. They nearly lost control, but both Hera and Cham managed to stabilize the carrier. Nearby, the Imperial light cruiser was coming after them, but Ezra had a plan to stop them. Planting explosives in one of the TIE Bomber's still aboard the carrier, Ezra force pushed it overboard and let it drift towards the pursuing cruiser. Then just as it made close contact with the cruiser, Cham used the carrier's turrets to blow up the bomber and with it the pursuing cruiser. Cham had completed his mission for Ryloth, and the Rebels escaped with the hyperdrive now operational. Upon returning to the Rebel fleet, Cham had news that his people were rallying against the Empire. Before leaving he took his daughter aside and admitted how proud he was of Hera and who she had turned out to be. This brought new loyalty and respect between the two of them, forming a better relationship between father and daughter. + +The Rebels had been sent on a mission to investigate Imperial construction module orbiting Geonosis. Rebel intelligence received word that the Empire was conducting mass construction above the planet, but with no clue of what they were constructing. The Rebels arrived at Geonosis and discovered the entire planet was completely lifeless. This left them concerned, especially Zeb. None the less, the Rebels proceeded with their investigation and boarded one of the construction modules. Kanan, Sabine, Ezra, and Zeb went in to check things out while Hera, Chopper, and Rex stood by with the ship in case anything happened. The Rebels found the entire facility to be abandoned, which made Zeb uneasy. He had this gut feeling that all this might be a trap, and he was proven right when Imperial forces showed up without warning, led by Agent Kallus. Kanan, Ezra, and Sabine took on the Stormtroopers, and Zeb engaged Agent Kallus in a Bo-Rifle duel. During the fight, an Imperial droid attempted to lock down all doors to the hanger, only to be stopped by Chopper. He defeated the astromech and reopened all the doors, allowing Kanan, Ezra, and Sabine to retreat back to the Ghost. Zeb however continued to battle against Agent Kallus. His fellow Rebels waited for him to return to the ship, but Zeb ordered them to take off without him as he planned to get out by escape pod. Zeb made it to an escape pod, and just as he began the launch sequence, Agent Kallus came up from behind. He tried to stop him from escaping, and soon the two of them engaged in a fight as the escape pod launched and headed for Geonosis. In the midst of the fight, Kallus was kicked against the controls, which caused severe damage. The escape pod lost a thruster and went off course, heading for one of Geonosis' moons. Kallus tried to gain control but it is no use. Soon the escape pod lost all thrusters and headed straight down towards the moon's surface. It crashed through a floor of ice and finally touched down inside a cave. The impact left Zeb and Agent Kallus out cold. Meanwhile, the Rebels were under attack by TIE Fighters and Walkers. The TIES chased the Ghost around the construction module, and were shot down one at a time. The last TIE was shot down when it chased the Ghost through the hanger bay and collided into an attacking walker. With their attackers defeated the Rebels headed towards Geonosis to find Zeb, unaware that he actually crashed on one of the moons. On the moon's surface, Zeb regained consciousness and so did Agent Kallus, who had a broken leg. Despite being enemies, Zeb helped Agent Kallus out of the escape pod and set up a fusion furnace to keep them both warm. As Zeb salvaged a damaged transponder from the escape pod, the two of them heard strange noises coming from the darkness around them. They may not be entirely alone on the moon. As time past, both Zeb and Agent Kallus huddled around the furnace trying to keep themselves warm as the temperature continued to drop. Zeb managed to fix the transponder, and adjusted the frequency making it possible for anyone to pick up its single. Suddenly the furnace's power cell froze. Zeb and Agent Kallus no longer had anything to keep them warm. However, Zeb spotted something glowing. It was a small glowing meteoroid which was exposing heat, and gave it to Agent Kallus to keep warm. Suddenly they heard those strange noises coming from the darkness again, and in spite that the transponder was fixed it could not send a transmission through the ice. So Zeb decided to take the transponder to the surface by climbing out through the hole they came in. After a few failed attempts in climbing the walls, a huge vicious creature emerged from the dark and attacked Zeb. Kallus grabbed his bo-rifle and assisted Zeb in fighting off the beast. They managed to force it back into the darkness, but guaranteed it would be back with friends. Both Zeb and Kallus agreed that if they were going to survive this predicament they were going to have to put aside their differences and work together. As Zeb bandaged Kallus' broken leg, he learnt from Kallus that the bo-rifle he carried was not taken as a trophy, it was given to him by the Lasat guard he faced during the Empire's massacre on Lasan. By tradition, when a Lasat warrior is defeated by a superior opponent he gifts him with his weapon. Kallus assures Zeb that what happened on Lasan was nothing personal, he was just following his duty. He then brought up his first unit. He and his men were deployed to Onderon to bring security and peace. They were on a routine patrol until they were attacked by a Rebel cell led by a Lasat mercenary. Helpless, he watched the leading Lasat kill off his injured unit with no chance of defending themselves. Kallus was spared, but for unknown reasons. In Zeb's eyes, he showed a little pity for Kallus, but remained beside his grudge for what the Empire did to his home world. Kallus and Zeb then decided to have another go at climbing out, only this time Kallus told Zeb to climb up the pillars instead of the walls. After throwing his rifle, and the transponder to the surface, Zeb began climbing the pillars with Kallus on his back. Suddenly, the creature they fought earlier came back and another showed up. In desperation to reach the surface, Kallus nearly fell only to be saved by Zeb. The creatures below tried to snap at them. With a bit of a struggle and working together, Zeb and Kallus made it to the surface and took shelter in a cave. With the transponder now out in the open, it could now send a single. All they could do now was wait for a response. As they waited for help to arrive, Kallus confessed to Zeb that what happened on Lasan was not meant to be a massacre. The Empire was really trying to make an example, and Kallus only took credit for it. By morning the snowstorm had past. Upon waking up, Zeb and Kallus heard a ship. It was the Ghost. Zeb offered him to accompany him, but Kallus declined and willingly let him go. Zeb reunited with his fellow Rebels, and Kallus was later found and returned to the Empire. + +During a search for a base for the Rebellion, Ezra and Kanan barely escaped from another encounter with the Empire's Inquisitors. Both master and padawan agreed it was becoming a problem that could endanger the Rebellion. Unless they found a way to defeat them, it would be impossible to find a suitable base for the rebels. Understanding they needed some advice, Kanan and Ezra met up with the Ghost away from the Rebel fleet. Also on board was Ahsoka, and Ezra found her in a cabin watching a Holocron recording of her former master, Anakin Skywalker, teaching Form IV Lightsaber tactics. Ezra joined her, and admitted his admiration for her former master. To both Ezra and Ahsoka, Anakin was the greatest warrior the Jedi had in the Clone Wars and very powerful. He cared deeply about his friends, and always looked out for them. Apparently, Ahsoka never knew what happened to him after the war. Kanan entered and expressed his concerns for their encounters with the Inquisitors and how it was endangering the Rebellion. Ahsoka agreed it was a problem, and remembered when there was a crisis Anakin and herself would consult Obi-Wan or Master Yoda. Ahsoka's mention of Yoda gave Kanan an idea where they could ask him for help. The three of them took the Phantom and set a course back to Lothal. Upon arriving, they landed outside the Jedi Temple that Kanan and Ezra visited a while back. Using the force both master and padawan opened the secret passage, but instead of the entrance they originally went through they opened another. Kanan, Ezra, and Ahsoka entered the temple while Chopper stood guard beside the Phantom. The new passage led them to a new chamber. After the door behind them sealed, Kanan, Ezra, and Ahsoka gathered around in the center of the chamber, got on their knees and began to meditate, hoping that Yoda would contact them. Before long, Kanan spotted a doorway of light and entered it. Kanan found himself in the presence of a Jedi Temple Guard who was expecting him. He requested guidance in combating Vader and his Inquisitors. The guard stated that fighting was futile, and he would fall along with the Rebellion. For his apprentice, however, the guard told Kanan that he would fall to the Dark Side. The guard ignited his lightsaber and planned to eliminate Ezra, but Kanan stood in his way and a duel began. Meanwhile Chopper detected two ships approaching their position, and took the Phantom into hiding. Two TIE Fighters flown by the Inquisitors arrived outside the hidden Jedi Temple. Upon landing, the Fifth Brother already believed the Jedi had fled, but the Seventh Sister felt they were still present in the area. She deployed one of her Seeker Droids to take a closer look. From the droid they discovered where the Jedi were and the temple. Back inside the temple, Ezra and Ahsoka began talking about Master Yoda. In her youth, Ahsoka remembered him being a very wise, kind, and happy. But as the clone wars dragged on he carried a great burden and deep sorrow. Suddenly, Ezra found himself in the place where he received his Kyber Crystal. Then, to his surprise, he met Master Yoda face to face. Kanan meanwhile continued to fight against the Temple Guard, as two more Guards entered the duel. Now alone, Ahsoka began to hear the voice of her former master. In this moment, she heard Anakin expressing his disapproval for her leaving him. As tears of grief drew down her face, Anakin's voice continued to torment her for being selfish and leaving him to suffer a fate far worse than death. With Master Yoda, Ezra began asking how to defeat Vader and his Inquisitors. Yoda expressed regret for the Jedi arrogantly taking part in the Clone Wars so quickly: fear and anger eventually consumed the Jedi, leading to their defeat against the Dark Side. Suddenly, the temple began to quake as the Inquisitors attempted to enter. Kanan continued to battle the three Temple Guards until he was overpowered. At their mercy, Kanan admitted defeat. He expressed his best efforts to train Ezra and protect him, but knew that he would not always be able to protect him forever, not even from himself. Instead of striking him down, however, the Temple Guard knighted him and congratulated him on his strength. He then revealed himself to be The Grand Inquisitor, as he was before his fall. He urged Kanan to flee while he and his fellow Temple Guards held the Inquisitors off. Meanwhile, Ezra begged Yoda for guidance in their struggle. Yoda simply told him to find Malachor and disappeared. The Inquisitors gained access to the second passage and entered, only to be confronted by the Temple Guards, led by their late leader. Elsewhere, Kanan, Ezra, and Ahsoka were reunited and escaped from the Temple. Chopper brought the Phantom around and picked them up. As they fled, Ezra shared his encounter with Yoda to Kanan and Ahsoka, including the instruction to find Malachor, which Ahsoka revealed was a place Meanwhile, Darth Vader arrived at the Jedi Temple. Though the Inquisitors sensed the Jedi were growing strong in their power, Vader knew that his master would be most pleased by this discovery. + +The Rebels had found a suitable location for a base in the Yawst System, where there were no sign of the Empire. They had also found a small habitable moon that would provide everything the Rebellion needs. Commander Sato found this promising but pointed out that Yawst was several parsecs away and their carrier did not have enough fuel to make the journey. Following on Sabine's Intel, the Ghost Crew headed for the Horizon Base where they would steal an Imperial fuel shipment. Upon arrival, Chopper was left guarding the ship while the Rebels carried out the mission. Just then, Chopper caught sight of a droid leg in the market, one that matched his right leg. Chopper wanted it, and despite being instructed to stay with the ship he flew to the market store and immediately asked the Ugnaught salesmen for the leg. All while the Rebels carried out their mission, Chopper became so distracting in trying to buy the leg that he failed to notice his fallow Rebels escaping from Imperial forces without him. Chopper failed to get the leg and the salesman shooed him off and attended to another customer. But while he was not looking, Chopper swiped the leg before realizing that his fellow Rebels had left him behind. Then the salesman caught him with the leg and Chopper made a run for it. Soon three Stormtroopers chased after him, after he was reported by the salesman. Chopper raced through the market until he finally made it aboard a huge imperial freighter, which soon took off. With Stormtroopers on the lookout for stowaways, Chopper went off to hide. However, a Protocol Droid known as AP-5 was on to him after noticing the door he left opened. Chopper kept moving and hiding as the droid searched the room. Chopper managed to stay out of site, but AP-5 eventually caught him after he tried to flee. Chopper tried to convince AP-5 that he was one of the Imperial droids on board but the droid was not fooled. He even swiped Chopper of his stolen leg and easily deduced that he was part of the Rebellion. However, Chopper got his leg back and made a run for it with AP-5 in slow pursuit. Chopper made it the cargo bay with AP-5 still behind them, continuously doubting his chances of escape. He pretty soon became an annoyance to Chopper, and when he insulted him he threatened to electrocute AP-5 with his spark projector. This quieted AP-5 but left him curious, because Chopper's spark projector was a military model. Chopper revealed to AP-5 that he was one of the droids who took part in the Ryloth campaign during the Clone Wars. During battle, his Y-Wing was shot down and was left for scrap until Hera found him and fixed him. AP-5 revealed that he too was part of the Ryloth campaign where he served as a military analyst on a Republic warship. He was the best navigator in his class, but after the Empire took over he was resigned to inventory duty. While AP-5 said he did not mind it or the disrespect he commonly gets from his supervisors, Chopper did not believe him. He could see that the droid was not happy with his line of work, and encouraged him to choose for himself just like he does. Just then, AP-5 received a call from his superior who demanded a report. He also demanded a report of any stowaways, and despite being loyalty to his duty he lied to his superior. In gratitude for not giving him away, Chopper shot off his restraining bolt. Going through Chopper's plan to lure the crew into the cargo hold, the two droids came across the captain. Just as he reported Chopper to security, he fought off the captain and knocked him out after electrocuting him. Then after carrying the unconscious captain into a nearby room, Chopper proceeded with his plan. He raced around the ship catching the attention of every Stormtrooper on board. They chased him back to the cargo hold, and as they tried to surround him Chopper headed back the way he came. He narrowly made it back after he got shot down, but AP-5 helped drag him to safety. The droids now had all the troopers trapped in the cargo hold. After jettisoning the cargo and the troopers, Chopper and AP-5 headed for the bridge. Meanwhile, the Rebels were on their way back to the Rebel fleet with the fuel for the carrier and they were shown to be aware of leaving Chopper behind. Ezra insisted on going back for Chopper but Hera insisted on getting the fuel to the carrier. But upon arriving, they discovered the fleet is under attack by Imperial forces. The Imperials caught sight of the Ghost and Admiral Konstantine ordered their fighters to attack. Although out gunned, Ketsu Onyo gave them cover as they attempted to dock with the carrier. More TIEs came in, and with no time to make a safe landing, Hera piloted the Ghost aboard the carrier at full speed and managed to skid to a full stop. Soon after landing, the Rebels unloaded the fuel and immediately began refuelling the carrier. Just then Hera received communication from Chopper, who had taken control of the ship he was on with his new friend AP-5 at the helm. Hera and the Rebels also learnt from AP-5 that the Yawst system was not safe for the Rebellion. It turned out an Imperial fleet had been dispatched to that system and was waiting for the Rebellion. The Rebels now needed to quickly find a safer location and AP-5 had a few suggestions. But just before he could transmit the coordinates, the captain of the freighter showed up with a blaster. AP-5 turned against his superior and Chopper fought him off. AP-5 had isolated a safe system for the Rebel fleet, but just as he began transmitting the coordinates, he was shot twice in the back by the captain, only to be stopped by Chopper. The Rebels received the coordinates and the fleet escaped to hyperspace. After re-joining the fleet and reaching safe haven, AP-5 was fixed after Sabine replaced his damaged thermal sensors with the ones from the leg Chopper stole. Although AP-5 was thankful for what Chopper did for him, he still however displayed disrespect for doing such a thing. Pretty soon an argument between the two droids broke out. + +The Rebellion had finally established a base on the planet Atollon, and Ezra and Kanan were making final preparations before heading out to Malachor with Ahsoka. Although Hera had agreed to their mission, she secretly felt upset about Kanan and Ezra leaving the Rebellion, which Sabine took notice of. On the planet's surface, the Rebel base was still in early development, but coming to together nicely. The Rebels had placed sensor markers in certain areas to alert them of any intruders. Checking in on the pilots, the Rebels learned that Phoenix Six Dicer had not yet returned. When she did not respond to communication, Sabine and Rex went out to check on her. Taking the Phantom, Sabine and Rex found Dicer's ship and her helmet, but no sign of Dicer. The two Rebels suspected someone, or something else was on the planet, and they were proven right as they were suddenly caught off guard by a huge spider-like creature. Sabine and Rex opened fire and pretty soon more of them showed up, and became surrounded. Sabine alerted the Rebels for backup, just as the creatures captured Rex and took him down into a nearby cave. Sabine tried to go after him, but was forced to hold back as more of those creatures closed in on her. They forced her to the edge of a cliff where Dicer planted a sensor. Sabine stood beside the sensor and for some unknown reason the creatures backed away. Just then, the Ghost showed up and the Rebels managed to force the creatures to retreat. After landing, Sabine reported on what had happened to her fellow Rebels. While Chopper stayed with the ship, the Rebels headed down into the caves to find Rex, much to Zeb's discomfort. Staying close to one another, the Rebels journeyed deeper into the dark caves, with only a few torches and Lightsabers for light. They soon came across two passages and were forced to split up. Ezra and Kanan went one way and Hera, Sabine and Zeb went the other. Soon after splitting up, the two Jedi crossed paths with those creatures again. Ezra tried making connection with it through The Force, but the creature resisted and lashed out only to be stopped and killed by Kanan. Meanwhile, Hera, Sabine, and Zeb found themselves in a disturbing place that looked a lot like a nest. They soon found Rex hanging from the ceiling, and set him free. But soon after setting him free, the creatures showed up and attack. Regrouping with Ezra and Kanan, the Rebels fought their way back to the surface and boarded the Ghost. But they were unable to take off because the creatures had trapped the ship in a web. Even at full power they were unable to get off the ground. So far, it appeared the odds were against them as they became completely surrounded. Their only chance of escape was to cut the ship loose, and with those creatures in the way it could impossible to accomplish without getting eaten. Kanan felt they were missing something, because the creatures did not try to attack them before or go near the Rebel base. He believed there was a reason behind it. Sabine found that reason after noticing the creatures were avoiding the planted sensor marker outside. By following this line of reasoning, the creatures did not like the markers and their base was surrounded by them, which was why they never attacked the base. Hera believed they could use that to their advantage. Working together, Sabine got a hold of the marker. Using it to hold off the creatures, Kanan and Ezra managed to clear the web off the Ghost and escape. Upon returning to the base, the Rebels had already begun planting more sensor markers all around the base, in order to keep those creatures from coming in. Hera meanwhile still remained secretly upset about Ezra and Kanan leaving, and Kanan finally confronted her about it. Deep down Hera wanted to go with him, but Kanan declined by assuring her they would be safe and would see each other again. He then made that a promise by giving Hera a hug. + +Taking the Phantom, Ezra, Kanan and Ahsoka arrived at Malachor. They came across a huge henge crater with six stone spires circled in the center. The Rebels landed the Phantom close to one of the spires. Ahsoka noticed ancient writing carved in the stone, and as she tried to read it Ezra suddenly touched it, which caused the ground beneath them to crumble. They fell and found themselves in a huge cave where existed a Sith Temple. As the Rebels made their way to the temple, they found themselves surrounded by ruins caused by severe battle damage. They also found old lightsabers and many petrified stone bodies. It looked like the remains of a battlefield. From what Ahsoka could tell, the ancient Jedi Knights attacked the Sith Temple which led to no victory for either side. As they walked on, they were suddenly attacked by an Inquisitor known as the Eighth Brother, resulting in Ezra getting separated by Ahsoka and Kanan. Ezra fell down to another level of the cave and survived. The Inquisitor retreated and Kanan and Ahsoka went after him while Ezra looked for another way to get back to them. Observing his surroundings, Ezra had no clue of which way to go. Just then, he was startled by hooded stranger who appeared to been marooned on Malachor for years. Ezra drew his Lightsaber as the stranger approached him, assuring that he meant no harm. Ezra remained cautious, but after the old man promised to help him find his friends and what he sought he reluctantly allowed him to accompany him. Searching together, the two of them started getting to know one another, and both realised they are after the same thing from the Temple, knowledge. Ezra also discovered that this stranger knew a lot about the ways of dark side, and was once a force wielder who lost everything at the hands of the Sith. Ezra understood his feelings, since he lost everything he treasured at the hands of the Empire. He now seeked justice, and the stranger revealed knowledge on how he could accomplish that. According to him, the temple contained all the secrets of the Sith that have been long forgotten for thousands of years. Secrets that could be used to destroy the Sith. Ezra and his new associate made to a sealed door that led to their prize. The only way the door could be opened was by two force wielders who embrace the dark side. Ezra's first attempt to open the door failed, but by embracing his ultimate power by the ways of the dark side, Ezra and the stranger successfully opened the door which led to passage. Once on the other side, the stranger revealed himself to be the Emperor's former apprentice, Maul. Meanwhile, Kanan and Ahsoka had captured the Eighth Brother, and had reason to believe that he was not after them. He was after someone else. They tried to get answers from him to no success. Ezra and Maul meanwhile made to a chamber where they discover a Sith Holocron. Working together Ezra managed to retrieve it, but as a result activated something at the top of the temple. Kanan and Ahsoka noticed this, and were suddenly attacked by the Fifth Brother and the Seventh Sister. Kanan and Ahsoka engaged the three Inquisitors, and so did Ezra and Maul. Quickly overpowered by the former Sith Lord and the Jedi, the Inquisitors were forced to retreat. Afterwards, Maul explained to the Rebels that he was searching for the same knowledge that they sought, and insisted they join forces if they were to survive. Knowing the Inquisitors would send word to Darth Vader. While Kanan and Ahsoka showed little trust towards the former Sith, Ezra was more supportive to Maul's reasoning. So instead of retreating, Kanan, Ahsoka, Ezra, and Maul headed for the temple, despite Kanan and Ahsoka's reluctance to trust Maul. Pretty soon, the four reluctant allies reached the Sith temple, and began to make their way to the top. Suddenly they were again attacked by the Inquisitors, in an attempt to get their hands on the holocron. One by one at the hands of Maul, the Inquisitors were defeated and killed, while Ezra made his way to the top of the Temple. Then suddenly unexpected Maul turned on his associates and blinded Kanan with his lightsaber, stating that he wanted Ezra as his apprentice. He also revealed that the Sith temple was actually a battle station which he intended to use to exact his revenge on all his enemies. Meanwhile unaware of the deception, Ezra reached the top of the temple. Blindly following Maul's given instructions, he placed the holocron inside a device that activated a hidden weapon built into the temple. At this point, Maul saw himself victorious and believed he now had the power and Ezra at his will. Although blind, Kanan re-joined the fight and defeated Maul by sending him off the edge of the temple. Meanwhile, Ezra had discovered Maul's deception and worst of all he was confronted by Darth Vader himself. Ezra engaged the Sith lord in short fight that ended with his lightsaber being destroyed. Vader prepared to kill him, but was halted by Ahsoka. Vader was delighted to finally meet her, and while not adversaries he assured her the Emperor would show her mercy if she cooperated in revealing the location of any remaining Jedi Knights. Ahsoka declined, and stated that there are no more Jedi. After Vader coldly admitted to killing her master, Ahsoka engaged the Sith in a lightsaber duel to avenge his death. At first, the pair seemed to be evenly matched, but Vader gradually drove Ahsoka towards the edge of the temple and then Force-pushed her over the edge. Ezra meanwhile tried to retrieve the holocron, but was unable to do so. But with Kanan's help, master and apprentice were able to remove the holocron. However, as a result, the temple began to collapse. Ezra and Kanan tried to escape to the Phantom, but Vader tried to stop them from escaping with the holocron. Having survived the fall, Ahsoka intervened and slashed off part of Vader's mask, revealing him to be her former master, Anakin Skywalker. Seeing that he really is her former master, Ahsoka refused to leave him again. For a few moments, Ahsoka's compassion appeared to have reached Vader, but he then shrugged it off; coldly declaring that she would die, he ignited his lightsaber and the pair resumed their battle. As the temple continued to collapse, Ahsoka forced Kanan and Ezra to leave without her. Ezra and Kanan successfully escaped just as the temple exploded, but Ezra was left devastated for leaving Ahsoka behind. Leaving Malachor behind them, Ezra and Kanan returned to the Rebellion with heavy hearts for everyone. Meanwhile, Maul escaped from Malachor using the Eighth Brothers' TIE fighter, and Vader and Ahsoka had survived the temple's destruction, with Vader limping away from the rubble of the Temple, and Ahsoka stumbling into the remains of the Sith Temple. On the Ghost, Ezra finally succeeded in opening the Sith holocron, something only possible through use of Sith teachings. + +Led by Ezra, the Rebels were on a mission to break Hondo Ohnaka and his partner, Terba, out of an Imperial prison, who had some vital information for the Rebellion. Breaking into the prison and breaking Hondo and Terba out went as planned, but they were eventually spotted and pursued by imperial forces. The Rebels retreated to the landing platform, but was being patrolled by Stormtroopers and a Walker. They lost Terba in the process when he tried to flee for it alone. The Rebels took cover behind creates as the Walker opened fire on them. At the moment they found themselves cut off, but Ezra used The Force to mind control the Walker Pilot to attack his fellow Stormtroopers and deliberately fall to his death, giving them the clearance they needed to reach the landing platform. Hera showed up with the Ghost and the Rebels jumped aboard as it flew beneath them. The Rebels escaped and the mission was accomplished with only one casualty. Meanwhile, word of the Rebels attack at the prison was reached by Grand Moff Tarkin and Governor Pryce. They both agreed this act could be the beginning of a larger Rebel threat. Governor Pryce recommended they assembled the Seven Fleet to handle the Rebellion. After returning to Atollon, Hondo had yet to give them the information they wanted but in exchange for a ship of his own. The Rebels were willing to agree on his terms if the Intel he had was valuable as he claimed. Then Hondo moved on and presented the planet Yarma which housed an Imperial salvage yard known as Reklam Station. According to Hondo, the yard was holding old Republic Starfighters, specifically Y-Wings, that were being dismantled for scrap. The Rebels saw this as an opportunity in forming a strike fleet if they could steal a squadron of Y-Wings from that yard. One capable of their next objective: the destruction of the Empire's factory on Lothal. But before they could make a heist, they needed to scout it first. Commander Sato put Ezra in charge of this mission and surprisingly promotes him to Lieutenant Commander, following the success of his last mission. Meanwhile elsewhere, a blinded Kanan was by himself meditating. Through the Force, he hears a voice but was interrupted by Hera who was looking for him. Kanan was already aware that Ezra is doing well, to which Hera agreed on. Despite his accomplishments, Hera also knew Ezra still blamed himself for what happened to Kanan and Ahsoka. Later, Kanan paid Ezra a visit. Upon arriving, he discovered that Ezra had been using the Sith Holocron. While Ezra believed it was helping him, Kanan knew otherwise. Knowing how dangerous the path he was tampering with was, Kanan took away the Sith Holocron. After Ezra and his team headed out to Yarma, Kanan went back to meditating and again heard that voice he heard earlier. It said it could help him. Following its instructions, Kanan ventured off through the dry forest in search of the voice who was calling to him. He arrived at the place and was greeted by a being known as The Bendu, a Force Wielder who was neither Jedi or a Sith but in the middle. He was summoned by Kanan's imbalance presence in the Force. Kanan presented the Sith holocron to the Bendu and expressed his concerns for his apprentice using it. He was afraid that it is changing him for the worst. The Bendu explained to Kanan that only the temptation of power and forbidden knowledge could make a person either good or evil, not an object. Even the desire to do good could lead to some down a dark path. The Bendu then noticed the sensor device that was protecting Kanan from the spiders. He asked to take a look at it and suddenly destroyed it, allowing the spiders to approach him. In his panic, the Bendu explained that he could help him and teach him how to see in spite of his blindness if Kanan was willing to learn. Taking the Phantom, the Rebels arrived at the Sereeda Waypoint since they could not jump directly to Yarma. From where they were they had to plot a new jump. They also had to be quick because they were now in mining gild territory, and if they were spotted they would alert the Empire. Unfortunately, they were caught by mining gild forces and become surrounded by Non-Imperial TIE Fighters. They demanded to know their business for trespassing in their territory, but the Rebels made a run for it. The TIE Fighters gave chase. Sabine pulled off a dozen tricks to evade and destroy the pursuing fighters. They leave the pursuing transport ship and jump to hyperspace for Yarma, despite Ezra's insistence in not leaving any witnesses. Meanwhile, Governor Tarkin, Agent Kallus, Governor Pryce and Admiral Konstantine were brought together to meet Grand Admiral Thrawn. Getting down to business, Thrawn observed Pryce's theory about the Rebels in the Lothal Sector. He brought up Hondo's prison record and the events that just occurred in the Sereeda Hyperspace waypoint. While to some they seemed unrelated, Thrawn pointed out that Hondo's cellmate was a labour at their fighter reclamation plant in the Yarma System, one jump away from the Carita attack. By following this line of reasoning, Thrawn believed that the Rebels intend to raid the plant and steal fighters for their fleet, increasing the Rebellion's threat to the Empire. However, Thrawn had a plan to destroy the Rebels. The Phantom soon arrived in the Yarma System. So far they did not detect any Imperials ships on patrol or any signs of the Reklam Station. They headed down into the atmosphere, and soon found themselves in sight of the station. They detected fifteen Y-Wing bombers at the station and intact, but were currently being destroyed. Ezra said they should hijack them while they had the chance, but was reminded that their assignment was to recon the station. Despite everyone's objections, Ezra insisted on going in and no more was said. As they headed down, they alerted a squadron of dismantler droids. They pursued the Phantom and each time they clung onto the ship the Rebels shoot them off. But the Droids caused some damage to the Phantom that caused them to fall into the storm below. The last dismantler droid was destroyed by the lighting and Sabine managed to pilot the Phantom out of the storm and dock with the station. The Rebels soon found themselves on the station and gained some assistance from labour Ugnaughts who were willing to steal the Y-Wings in exchange for liberation. They first shut down the conveyor belt that was moving the Y-Wings to the dis-integrator, claiming to the Imperials that it was malfunctioning and was being repaired. However, they were unable to fly the Y-Wings out because they had no fuel in them. So now they had to refuel them. Meanwhile, The Bendu was teaching Kanan how to see things through his other senses. Following the Bendu's guidance he found himself surrounded by the spiders and for some reason they did not attack. Still following the Bendu's teachings, Kanan saw fear through the Force, but it was not Ezra's or the spiders, it was himself. Kanan's connection to the force allowed him to see things that others could not, and for him he saw his own fear, grief and anger, resulting him becoming distant from everyone and the force. Understanding the Bendu's teachings, Kanan left. He stated that his apprentice needed his help and so did everyone else. He also left the Sith Holocron with the Bendu. Back at the Reklam station, the Imperials became aware that the Rebels were alive and refueling the Y-Wings. Admiral Titus ordered a squadron to attack them, have the conveyor resume operations and have the fighters locked down. They even locked out all systems. While the Rebels continued refueling the fighters, Ezra and Rex headed for the control tower in hopes of releasing the magnetic locks that were holding the Y-Wings. However, they were attacked by another Dismantler droid that took out Chopper. It then turned its attention to killing Sabine and Zeb. Ezra ordered Rex to go back and help them, while he proceeded with his plan to free the ships. He also received communication from Atollon, and listening in on Ezra's report both Hera and Sato could tell he had turned his recon mission into a recovery operation. Accompanied by Kanan, the Rebels dispatched the fleet to Yarma. Back at the station, Rex took out the dismantler droid and saved Sabine and Zeb from a dangling Y-Wing. Ezra made it to the control tower and demanded Admiral Titus to unlock the bombers, only to learn that he had sabotaged the control unit and the only way to release them was to cut power through the entire station, which was exactly what Ezra did. With power down throughout the entire station, the Y-Wings were free from the magnetic locks and the Rebels remotely piloted them out and into the air. But as they entered space, the Rebels discovered that the Y-Wings had no hyperdrive. Possibly removed while they were being dismantled. Suddenly a Star Destroyer emerged from hyperspace and deployed a squadron of TIE Fighters at them. Meanwhile, Ezra was still on the station as it began to blow to pieces. He tried to get to the Phantom but it was destroyed during the commotion. The mission had been compromised and Ezra was in trouble. But suddenly the Rebel fleet showed up just in time, and while Sabine, Zeb, Rex and Chopper loaded the Y-Wings onto the carrier, Hera and Kanan headed down to the planet to rescue Ezra. The station began the fall, and Ezra clung onto dear life. But the Ghost showed up and rescued Ezra. During the battle, Governor Pryce, Agent Kallus and Admiral Konstantine received transmission from Grand Admial Thrawn. Governor Pryce reported to him on the mission status, and when she brought up the number of Rebel ships he ordered them to break off their attack and allow them to escape with the bombers. Governor Pryce understood his orders but Admiral Konstantine did not. Governor Pryce assured him that the Grand Admiral had a much larger objective than the capture of a single Rebel cell. Following Thrawn's orders, the Imperials allowed the Rebels to escape. The Rebels safely returned to Atollon, but despite their success in getting the Y-Wings, Ezra remained in trouble for endangering his team, losing the Phantom, and disobeying orders. As punishment, Hera suspended him of his command. As for the Y-Wings, they were going to be delivered to another Rebel unit that was part of a wider Rebellion they were working to build. Later, Ezra apologized to Kanan for using the Sith Holocron and thanked him for coming back. + +Ezra and Kanan were on their way to rendezvous with one of their transport ships, only to discover that it was severely damage as if it had been attacked. On board, Ezra and Kanan discovered the remains of what looked like a big fight. They only found one survivor and a droid. Although weak, the surviving Rebel mumbled red blade, looking for Ezra, and was forced to tell where the Ghost was. Ezra at first suspected it was an Inquisitor and Kanan felt they needed to warn Hera. They returned to their ship and made contact with Hera, only to discover that she and the others had been taken prisoner by Maul. He wanted both the Jedi and Sith Holocrons in exchange for the safety of their friends. Despite Hera's plea to not give in, Ezra and Kanan agreed to bring him both Holocrons. However, getting them would not be easy. The Jedi Holocron was aboard the Ghost and the Sith Holocron was with The Bendu. Travelling through hyperspace, Maul had Hera, Sabine, Zeb and Chopper cuffed and held at gunpoint by his droids. Forced to go with his request, Hera gave Maul a tour of the ship. She showed him their cabins. The last one was Kanan's, which was where Maul wanted to be. He wanted to know where Kanan kept the Holocron but Hera refused to say anything, claiming she knew nothing about him. Maul did not believe her, and used the Force on her to reveal where Kanan's Holocron was. He succeeded and found the Holocron hidden in a draw under the bed. Meanwhile, Ezra and Kanan returned to Atollon and arrived at the place where Kanan met the Bendu. Kanan called for him and there was no reply. Seeing that nobody was around, Ezra at first did not believe his master about the Bendu. Suddenly, Krykna Spiders appear. Ezra panicked but Kanan did not. He tells his apprentice to remain calm but, due to a past experience with the spiders, Ezra hesitated and ignited his Lightsaber. The spiders surrounded the two Jedi but then ran away as the Bendu appeared before them. He welcomed them both and the Jedi got down to the point. They explained to the Bendu that Maul had taken their friends hostage and he wanted both the Jedi and Sith Holocrons for reasons they did not know. The Bendu suspected that he was planning to bring them together which he described to be a great danger. While the Holocrons were basically libraries of information, they were also more. According to the Bendu, if two such powers sources of knowledge were combined they would grant a Jedi or Sith through The Force a vision of any secret, wisdom or destiny they sought. Such hidden truths could bring chaos in the hands of evil. Ezra asked the Bendu where the Sith Holocron was, only to be told that he must seek it out with his master before pointing the direction to where the Holocron lied; deep inside a Krykna spider's cave. Ezra chose to go in alone but not before Kanan took away his weapon, knowing that the spiders would attack if he tried to fight back. Ezra was warned by the Bendu that the cave ran deep with many twists and turns, so he would have to rely on Kanan's guidance if he was to find the Holocron. Back on the Ghost, Maul, full of frustration, struggled to open the holocron with his own power. The Rebels took this opportunity to capture Maul and reclaim the ship. Using Chopper as a distraction, the Rebels took out the droids and removed their binders. They escaped to the engine room, and as soon as Maul noticed they were missing he began searching for them. The Rebels lured Maul to the cargo hold and captured him by using the magnetic fields that attract Maul's mechanical legs. However, he managed to break free by deflecting back a blaster shot that destroyed the control terminal, shutting down the field. He quickly overpowered the Rebels and recaptured them. Back on Atollon, Kanan continued to guide Ezra through the spider caves through the Comlink. Ezra felt lost and at the first sight of Krykna spiders he panicked. He became surrounded but is saved by Kanan, who decided to come and help him. A Krykna spider approached them, but through the force Kanan drove it away. Ezra was impressed by this since he could never do it before, only to be told that ever since Malachor Kanan had been forced to see things differently. They venture on into the caves and for a while Ezra said nothing. Then, he finally opened up and admitted his guilt for what happened on Malachor, only to be told that it was not his fault. Kanan assured his apprentice that he did not blame him for what happened and now it was time for him to forgive himself. Ezra gave a sad smile and embraced his master with a hug before continuing their search. They soon found the Sith Holocron guarded by a dozen Krykna spiders. Remaining calm, both master and apprentice used the force to levitate the Holocron to them. At the same time they attracted the attention of the Krykna spiders, and despite Ezra's fear Kanan instructed him to remain calm no matter what. They now had the Holocron, and remaining calm Kanan and Ezra left the cave peacefully and unharmed. They returned to the Bendu, who gave them one last warning. Maul would not be able to open the Jedi Holocron without assistance from one of them. Should either one of them chose to assist Maul there would be a price once they unraveled the secrets of both Holocrons. Soon Ezra and Kanan were on their way to the meeting point, which was a secret base located in an asteroid field. Upon landing, they found Maul waiting for them. Even though they brought what he wanted, Maul was not yet done. He had Ezra escorted to the commander center while he took Kanan to see their fellow Rebels. However, Maul double crossed Kanan once again and sent him out the airlock to die in the vacuum of space. But Kanan managed to float back inside the hanger bay before he could suffocate. He then took out the droids who were holding Hera, Sabine, Zeb and Chopper, and set them free before they turned their attention to saving Ezra. Maul met up with Ezra in the commander center and had him sit with him. Before they began, both admitted to one another that they knew that if they combined the Holocrons they would be granted the answers they sought. Ezra sought the destruction of the Sith while Maul only sought something simpler and equally elusive; hope. Then Maul and Ezra moved onto the task at hand. Using the force they combined the Jedi and Sith Holocrons. Through blinding light, Ezra began to see something but could not make it out. Maul encouraged him to look further. Just then, the Rebels showed up. While the others were blinded by the light, Kanan walked into it. He persuaded his apprentice to turn away while he could while at the same time Maul encouraged him to stay focused on his desire. Soon Maul began to see what he desired and so did Ezra, with Maul claiming to see him and Ezra seeing twin suns. However Kanan convinced Ezra to look away, causing the beam of light produced by the Holocron's to erupt. In the midst of the commotion, Maul slipped away and escaped, full of aggressive ambition by what he had saw. "He lives!" he kept saying. Meanwhile, Ezra explained what he saw. Images of places that were familiar and unfamiliar. He was unsure if it was what he wanted to see or what Maul was trying to see. Ezra did not know what they meant but Kanan guaranteed they would find out together. + +A Rebel transport ship, escorted by A-Wing Starfighters, was on a supply run for the people of Teralov. However, the transport was suddenly ambushed and attacked Imperial forces before reaching its destination. TIE Interceptors were deployed and engaged the Rebels. Despite their best effort to fight back, the Imperials were victorious, leaving no survivors. Word of the attack got out to the Rebellion which left them concerned. At the rate it was going they would have no pilots left to fly for the Rebellion. However, Comander Sato had received word from a Fulcrum agent that there were a few Imperial Cadets at the Skystrike Academy who wished to defect to the Rebels. Their names were unknown but required assistance to escape. Hera handed the mission over to Sabine, who would go undercover as one of the Cadets attending Skystrike. Ezra and Kanan meanwhile would wait in the shadows until they were needed to help her and the defectors escape. Later, Sabine arrived at the Skystrike Academy with other TIE Pilot cadets. She almost did not get past security when her ID card did not check in, but managed to get through when she got them to check it again after she cleaned it. Sabine, under the name of Ria Talla, was now inside the Academy among with the other cadets. The next day, Sabine took part in simulated combat training with another cadet known as Wedge Antilles. Using Simulator Pods, Sabine and Wedge intercepted four Y-Wing Starfighters. Each pilot took out two, the enemy was eliminated. Next they were ordered to intercept and unarmed transport ship and destroy it. Sabine was reluctant to carry out her orders, but then they were suddenly taken out by a simulation of the Ghost. The simulation was over and Sabine and Wedge emerged from their pods. Sabine was the first to complain about the ship used to attack them, only to be told by Captain Vult Skerris that Rebel forces would fight with any ship using any methods necessary to undermine the Empire's authority. A lesson that the cadets should imprint; follow orders without question or their insubordination would get them killed. Skystrike Academy received an unexpected visit from Governor Pryce and Agent Kallus who have come to inspect the cadets. They had word about the cadets who were planning to defect to the Rebellion. Despite Instructor Goran's assurance of the loyalty of his cadets' Governor Pryce none the less would still carry out the investigation with full cooperation. Meanwhile, Sabine overheard three cadets having a private conversation. They were worried about being discovered as traitors, which made Sabine suspect that those three pilots were the defectors who wanted to escape. Sabine followed Wedge to the hanger and they have a private conversation about their choices in joining the Empire. Wedge only joined because he thought it would be more exciting than hauling parts across the galaxy like he use to do. But after realizing what he was being trained to do, Wedge's view on the Empire had changed. He would rather fight against the Empire than serve it. Sabine reveals herself as the Rebel who had come to help him and his colleagues escape. She recommended that they leave immediately before they are discovered. Meanwhile, Kallus reported to Governor Pryce that he had nearly completed his investigations and so far there was nothing out of the ordinary. So Governor Pryce decided to take a more direct approach in finding their traitors. On her orders, Instructor Goran orders Squadron twenty-two to report to their fighters for a simulated dogfight using actual fighters. On the way, Wedge introduced Sabine to two other pilots who wished to defect; Rake and Hobbie. Before boarding their fighters, Sabine told them that a Rebel ship was waiting for them and when she gives the signal they make a break for it. The cadets boarded their TIE Fighters and took off from the hanger with three TIE Interceptors in follow. As the cadets approached space, Instructor Goran informed them that they would be using numb lasers and any hit they take will be registered and scored. Then on Goran's command, the simulated dogfight began. The cadets tried to shoot one another using numb lasers, and any pilot that was Hit was out. As the simulation went on, Sabine meanwhile was looking out for Ezra and Kanan to arrive. Their ship emerged from hyperspace and Sabine, Wedge, Hobbie and Rake made a break for it. Governor Pryce ordered them to return to base but they refused. But just as they were even close to dock with the Rebel ship, they suddenly lost their wings and power at the touch of a button back at Skystrike. Their fighters were rigged. Governor Pryce then ordered Captain Skerris to destroy one of the pods and he killed Rake. Next they moved in on Ezra and Kanan's ship and attacked. They took on heavy damage and despite Sabine's plea to retreat; Ezra refused to leave her behind. But apparently they had no choice and were forced to retreat, leaving Sabine and the other pilots to be captured by the Imperials. Governor Pryce met up with Sabine, Wedge and Hobbie in the interrogation room and wanted to know which one of them was the Rebel agent. The three of them said nothing, but when Pryce threatened to torture Wedge Sabine revealed herself as the Rebel agent. Pryce has Agent Kallus escort Wedge and Hobbie to their cell while Sabine remained with her for further interrogation. Sabine was almost put in the interrogation chair, but as soon as the Stormtroopers removed her bindings she broke loose and engaged Governor Pryce in a physical confrontation. Both were equally trained but Sabine overpowered her and took out the Governor with the interrogation chair's shock tool. She then grabbed a blaster and broke Wedge and Hobbie out of their cell. The Imperials sounded the alarm as the three of them escaped to the hanger. Sabine, Wedge and Hobbie ended up trapped in hallways when the Imperials sealed the exits, but they received unexpected help from Agent Kallus. He unsealed one of the blast doors and told them to avoid certain levels and make their way to hanger twenty-four. Sabine was cautious and asked Agent Kallus why he should by trusted, only to be told to deliver a message to Garazeb Orrelios that they were now even. Sabine, Wedge and Hobbie made it to the hanger and escaped in a TIE Bomber. However, they were pursued by Skerris. The bomber was slow, giving Skerris an advantage to keep up with them. He took two shots at them and Wedge tried everything to shake him off. Pretty soon the bomber suffered major damage, and just as Skerris was about to finish them off Ezra and Kanan returned. The bomber docked with their ship and escaped to hyperspace back to Atollon. The Rebels made it safely back to base and Wedge and Hobbie were welcomed to the Rebellion. + +On the planet Ryloth, Cham Syndulla and Numa, riding two Blurrgs, were being perused by Imperial forces. The chase led to Tulara Ravine, and the two Twi'leks spotted the Ghost coming in to scoop them up after making a difficult supply run. Charging back towards their pursuers, the Ghost took out the armored transport and scooped up Cham and Numa along with the Blurggs and a Scout Trooper. As they flew away, Cham brought up some bad news for Hera; the Empire now occupied the Tann Province which was where Hera grew up. Cham and his followers fought hard to defend their home against the Imperials led by Captain Slavin. He described his previous attacks to be clumsy which gave Cham an advantage in keeping the Empire from taking their home. But he underestimated his recent attack, which was swift and precise. Cham lost Tann Province to the Empire which had now been turned into an Imperial headquarters for Captain Slavin. He and his followers escaped but left behind family treasures. One treasure specifically left behind was known as the Kalikori; a Twi'kel totem that was passed on from family generation to generation. Hera was next in line to inherit the Kalikori owned by the Syndulla family. Hera vowed to get it back for the sake of her mother. Her fellow Rebels volunteered to help her, despite not wanting to endanger them in a personal mission. But everyone was in an agreement to go ahead with it. In order to get into the Tann Province, the Rebels created a diversion to lure Imperial forces away, allowing Hera and Ezra, disguised as a Scout Trooper, to sneak in unnoticed. To get pass Imperial security, Hera posed as a Rebel prisoner who was captured and brought back by Ezra. Once inside and sneaking pass security, Hera and Ezra made it to Cham's office, which was now turned into Captain Slavin's office. Hera began looking for the Kalikori while Ezra noticed a family portrait of Hera as a little girl beside her late mother and father. Hera soon found the Kalikori and now they had to escape. Along the way, they almost bumped into Captain Slavin and Admiral Thrawn but they manage to slip away slightly unnoticed. Hera and Ezra headed for a secret exit in the lower floors, only to discover that it had been turned into an operations room. So they moved on to find another way out, and soon met up with Chopper disguised as an Imperial droid. They made it to a hallway that was less guarded. Chopper distracted the two Stormtroopers on guard while Ezra and Hera sneaked past to reach the door. Hera quietly made a break for the door only for Admiral Thrawn and Captain Slavin to appear before her. Slavin, mistaking her for a servant, ordered her to leave and she almost did only to be stopped by Admiral Thrawn. Ezra in disguise brought Hera to Thrawn who asked to see the Kalikori. Then he ordered Hera to be taken in for questioning. Returning to Slavin's office, Hera was put in a chair and Slavin was the first to interrogate her for stealing the Kalikori. Thrawn on the other hand saw more to this theft that met the eye. He recognized the Kalikori as a Twi'lek heirloom and brought up the question of why Hera went to great lengths to steal it. Thrawn was onto her and revealed to Captain Slavin that Hera Syndulla was a Rebel pilot and Cham Syndulla's daughter. Knowing they had been compromised, Ezra tried to act but was quickly taken out by Thrawn. Hera and an unconscious Ezra were taken to a cell while Thrawn returned to his ship with the Kalikori. Meanwhile, Cham, Kanan and the Rebels were still being pursued by Imperial forces. Once they found themselves cornered the Imperials seized fire as they had a message for Cham from Captain Slavin. The captain revealed to Cham that he had his daughter as his prisoner along with Ezra, and was willing to let them both go if Cham surrendered to him. Despite the plea of his followers, Cham was willing to surrender on Slavin's terms. Back at the Tann Province, Hera felt ashamed of herself. She put her fellow Rebels in danger for a personal mission and should have known better. Just then, Chopper showed up to set them free and revealed to Hera that Cham was surrendering to the Imperials in exchange for their safety. Ezra was ready to go, but Hera recommended they go through with the exchange and had a plan that would turn the tables. She instructed Chopper to raid the Imperial armory and gather as many explosives as he could. She was planning to blow up her own home. Leaving Hera and Ezra in their cell, Chopper made his way to the armory and soon found the explosives. With Thrawn watching from afar, The Ghost arrived at the Tann Province where Captain Slavin and his forces were waiting. Upon landing, Cham revealed himself and insisted they let Hera and Ezra go first before he turned himself in. Both sides decided to make a simultaneous exchange and both Hera, Ezra and Cham started walking towards one another. Chopper meanwhile had planted the explosives and arrived to re-join with his fellow Rebels. Then on Hera's orders, Chopper triggered the explosives destroying her house. In the midst of the commotion, the Rebels made their escape. Thrawn even allowed them to flee, even though he had the chance to shoot them down. Later on, the Rebels had landed somewhere safe for the time being. Kanan expressed his regret that Hera was unable to get the Kalikori, only for her to say that she never needed it. She thought she needed it to keep the memories of her mother alive, but now realizes that those memories will live on as long as she held onto her family, the Rebellion. + +Hera and Sabine dropped Ezra, Kanan, Zeb and Chopper off on Agamar where stood the wreckage of an old transport ship once used by the Separatist Alliance. Following Rex's lead, the Rebels hoped to find a huge supply of weapons and explosives for the Rebellion. They arrived at an opened hanger and soon found a supply of proton bombs, enough for the Rebellion's fight against the Empire. All, except Chopper, were about to gather them when they suddenly got trapped inside a ray-shield. Then, to everyone's surprise, a group of Separatist battle droids appeared and surrounded them. They were prepared to kill the Rebels, mistaking them as members of the Republic, but received new orders from their commander to bring them in alive. Then they rendered them unconscious using a stunner. Later, the Rebels regained consciousness and found themselves in the commander center. Standing before them was a Super Tactical Droid known as General Kalani, and learned from the droid that prior to the shutdown command of the entire droid army Kalani and his forces avoided it after assuming it was a Republic trick. Despite telling the droid that the war over, Kalani had a plan to end the Clone Wars with a victory for the Separatist Alliance. He challenged the Rebels to a battle against his forces with Zeb as the hostage they had to save. Even though Kanan and Rex refused Ezra accepted Kalani's challenge in exchange for Zeb's safety and the proton bombs. Even Kanan and Rex agreed to go with it. As the droid army took up their positions, Chopper found a separatist's shuttle and sent out a distress call. Meanwhile, Hera and Sabine were being pursued by Imperial forces after being ambushed during a supply run. Leading the pursuit was Governor Pryce. At the same time, the Imperials received Chopper's distress call from the Agamar System before the Rebels did. Governor Pryce gave orders to locate the nearest Imperial outpost to Agamar and Deploy them. Back on Agamar, the battle between the Rebels and the Separatists was about to begin. Listening to Kalani's instructions, the Rebels had to fight their way back to the command center and capture it to free Zeb. Kanan volunteered Rex to lead the way since he had more battle experience than the rest of them. Rex's plan was to get inside the hanger first, and warned them that Kalani had the advantage over them in numbers and firepower. Their only chance of victory was to put him on the defensive by going in aggressive and use the element of surprise. The droid army marched out of the hanger and the battle began. The droids opened fire and Ezra and Kanan deflected their attacks, giving Rex the cover he needed to take them out with thermal detonators in hopes of scattering their numbers. With the droids scattered the Rebels fought their way to the hanger and took cover behind a crate. The hanger looked clear but Rex advised caution. General Kalani observed the battle from the command center, and when he noticed the Rebels on the move he ordered the destroyers to be deployed. The destroyers showed up on the catwalk and opened fire on the Rebels. They took cover behind another create. Ezra noticed a crane on the other side of the hanger, which gave him an idea to take out the catwalk and the droids. While Kanan and Rex distracted the destroyers Ezra sneaked pass them to the crane, unaware that Kalani is watching. He then ordered more droids to move in. Ezra reached the crane, and using The Force he ramed it into the catwalk, taking out both the destroyers and the droids. The Rebels regrouped and fought their way to the command center. Ezra began to notice that both Rex and Kalani were taking this battle to heart; both were determined to gain a victory. They soon made it back to the command center, only for Kalani to reveal his deception. Rex almost shot the droid, but Ezra stopped him and stood in-between the two enemies, stating that neither of them won this battle. Listening to Ezra's reasoning, the Clone Wars came to a suspicious end with no clue over who won; the Republic or the Separatists. All he knew was that the Jedi were wiped out, the clones were decommissioned, and the droid army was simply shutdown, but who really won was a good question. During a moment of silence, they later noticed Imperial forces had arrived and have deployed Stormtroopers and walkers to intercept. This made Ezra realize that the real victors of the Clone Wars was the Empire. The clones and droids fought one another and when they were weak enough the Empire took over. Understanding Ezra's logic and reasoning, both General Kalani and Rex agreed they were both on the same side and their true enemy was the Empire. Working together, the Rebels and the droids conjured up a plan to escape using the three shuttles that Chopper found. However, the odds were against them. Kalani's droid army was depleted, the shuttles had no weapons, and they did not have the firepower to take on the walkers. But then Kanan brought up the explosives they originally came for, giving Rex an idea. They would roll them into the feet of the walkers and blow them up, giving them the time they needed to escape. To set them off, the droids would deliberately fire at Ezra and Kanan to redirect their plasma bolts towards the bombs since they were not accurate. With the plan set, the Rebels and the droids proceeded. The droids, led by Zeb, moved in and attack the scout walkers and troopers, giving them the time they needed to roll the proton bombs at the AT-ATs. On Kalani's orders, five of his droids fired at Ezra and Kanan, who both redirected their blasts at the bombs, setting them off and destroying one of the walkers. Then they made a retreat to the three shuttles and flew out with only one shot down. The Rebels and the Droids had escaped. Both sides congratulated one another for their victory, but most of the credit went to Ezra. Because of him, he made them realize that neither one of them were meant to win the war and could have brought it to an end with a victory for both sides. General Kalani bidded the Rebels fair well and the two shuttles went their separate ways. The Ghost was waiting for the Rebels in orbit. Kanan informed Hera that they failed to get the explosives but were successful in getting a new Phantom. + +The Rebels mysteriously lost all communication with the Protectors in Concord Dawn System. They suspect that they were setting a trap but Fenn Rau did not believe so. He suspected that something had happened. Sabine recommended she should check it out and Fenn volunteered to accompany her. Despite everyone's concern, Hera permitted him to accompany Sabine, along with Ezra and Chopper. They soon departed in the new Phantom and arrived at the third moon of Concord Dawn. However, when Ezra became distracted about the ways of Mandalorians, Fenn broke loose, took out Ezra, Chopper, and Sabine, and then assumed control of the ship. Fenn landed the Phantom on the third moon, and by the time the three Rebels regained consciousness, he was gone. However, he did not go far. Ezra and Sabine found him on a hilltop. They reclaimed their weapons and held Fenn at gunpoint, but for some reason he did not react or intend to resist. It was because he'd discovered that his base had been destroyed and from the look of it, his men were all killed. The Rebels suspect it could have been Imperials but Fenn did not think so. To him this was the work of other Mandalorians. Later, they went down to investigate. They found no survivors but they did find a lot of battle damage everywhere they looked. In his grief, Fenn blamed Sabine and the Rebellion for all this. He believed he could have done something if he was around. Little did they know that they were being watched by an Imperial Probe Droid, and when they spotted it the droid attacked. The Rebels tried to shoot at it, but it kept evading their attacks. Ezra used The Force to hold it, allowing Sabine to shoot it down. Even with the droid down, Sabine had no doubt that whoever it was transmitting too would be onto them shortly. The Rebels decide to retreat back to the Phantom while they have the chance but Fenn refused to go with them. He planned to face the Imperials and give them the location of the Rebel's secret base in exchange for immunity, only to be held at gunpoint by Sabine. Chopper made it back to the Phantom and the sensors on board detected Imperial forces closing in on Ezra, Sabine and Fenn's position. They were Mandalorians who served the Empire, and they were flying in with jet packs. Ezra, Sabine and Fenn made a run for it as the Imperial Mandalorians made a touch down on the landing platform. The leader, who was in red, orders his men to spread out and the hunt began. The Rebels hid themsleves and each time they spotted a passing Mandelorian they moved about to a new hiding place. The leader was getting close to where Sabine and Fenn were hiding, only to be drawn away by Ezra who got his attention by shooting at him. The Mandalorians went after him, giving Sabine and Fenn the chance to escape, despite Sabine's insistence on helping him. Ezra eventually surrendered but the leader, who called himself Gar Saxon, doubted that he was alone and sent some of his men to continue the search. Saxon took Ezra to one of the huts and Chopper, who had been captured along with the Phantom, was brought before him. Ezra tried lying his way out by saying he was a scavenger or a smuggler, but Saxon was not deceived. He knew the Rebels had been using the system as a through way to avoid Imperial patrols. As Ezra continued to deny that he was a Rebel, Saxon began to use other Methods to make him speak the truth, starting with taking shots at Chopper. Watching from afar, Sabine remained insistent on going back and saving Ezra, as well reclaim their ship before the Mandalorians recover the coordinates on board leading to the Rebel base. Fenn still remained stubborn to support Sabine's concerns. Sabine learns from Fenn that the leader, Gar Saxon, was known to be a traitor to their people. Long ago, he wanted to be their ruler but was rejected because he did not have honor. So, he had help from the Empire. Meanwhile, Saxon was starting to lose his patience with Ezra and he began to get even more aggressive. Sabine and Fenn, who had decided to make truce, returned to the ruin base and listen in on Saxon. Saxon finally made Ezra speak some truth about Fenn, and they heard from Saxon that he had been planning to eliminate the Protectors for sometime with and Fenn along with it. Fenn is devastated by what he had heard. Even if he had been around, he would have still been executed by the Empire along with his men, and from the way it looked now the Rebels saved him from that fate. Fenn now agreed to help Sabine save Ezra and reclaim their ship. First they swiped a weapon and a jet pack from one of Saxon's men and while Fenn retook the Phantom, Sabine went in to save Ezra and Chopper. Using smoke grenades as a distraction, Sabine got Ezra and Chopper out of the hut and made a run for the Phantom, only to discover that Fenn had fled without them. Saxon and his men cornered the Rebels. Saxon recognized Sabine and began to lecture about how her defection to the Rebellion left dishonor on her family's name, and how it drove her mother to serve the Empire by his side. He then offered her a choice to hand over Fenn and swear allegiance, or she would be executed along with her friends. To Ezra's surprise, Sabine agreed on his terms. Little did he know that she had a plan. She removed her helmet and gave it to Chopper as she quietly gave him some instructions. Then she turned to Saxon and got down on her knees. He waited for her to swear allegiance, but instead she cried out that he was a fool and gave Chopper the order to release an irritating high pitch siren through the helmets worn by Saxon and his men. This gave the Rebels a chance to fly away with Ezra holding onto Sabine. However, Saxon and his men soon chased after them. The Rebels hoped to escape by finding Saxon's ship. Their pursuers opened fire and the Rebels decided to evade them by flying dangerously through the canyons. Despite their struggle, they managed to lose most of their pursuers and were soon in sight of Saxon's ship. However, they were cut off and forced to crash land. Saxon and his renaming comrade held Ezra, Sabine and Chopper at gunpoint, planning to eliminate Ezra while handing Sabine over to the Empire alive. However, Fenn, who decided to return, showed up with the Phantom. He fired at the two Mandalorians, giving Ezra, Chopper, and Sabine the chance they needed to jump aboard. However, Saxon stopped Sabine from escaping and the two engaged in a fight. Both were almost equally matched, but Sabine got the upper hand and disabled Saxon's jet back. The Phantom came round again for another pass, and Sabine made it aboard. The Rebels escaped, leaving Saxon defeated. Departing from the third moon, Sabine and Ezra were grateful for Fenn coming back for them, who had now decided to join their Rebellion. + +Meeting up with a modified Imperial Landing Craft, Ezra and his fellow Rebels met with Hondo Ohnaka and his new partner Azmorigan. All, except Ezra, were not so keen of working with Hondo or Azmorigan, especially Hera after Azmorigan tried to buy her from Lando and make her a servant. However, the Rebels reluctantly agreed to work with them after Hondo revealed that he had some Intel that the Rebellion would be interested in acquiring; a supply of weapons and most of all Proton Bombs aboard an abandoned Imperial Class 4 Container Transport. Later, both Hondo's ship and the Ghost arrived at planet Wynkahthu, where this abandoned transport was. According to Hondo, he encountered the ship berthing in the upper atmosphere. Checking the Ghost's computers, Sabine found that the ship had gotten stuck in one of Wynkahtu's atmospheric storms, and was slowly being pulled inside a vortex which would eventually destroy it along with its cargo. Azmorigan presents the ship's manifest to the Rebels and confirmed it was loaded with proton bombs and precious treasures that both he and Hondo were most interested in claiming. The Rebels remained cautious about trusting these gangsters, but also knew they could not pass up this chance of getting their hands on some explosives for the Rebellion. With everyone in agreement to go ahead with the mission, the Rebels began work on a strategy. Studying the chart, Hera saw no way of offloading the cargo from the ship and suggested they find another way. She tasked AP-5, since he was familiar with the specs for a Class 4 container transport, to work on a plan with Zeb, who would also be leading the mission. Ezra started to protest that he should lead the mission since he found the information first. Despite his complaints, Hera had made her decision. The Ghost flew into the stormy atmosphere of Wynkahthu as Zeb's salvage team prepared to board the ship. They were given a quick briefing from Hera that the cargo ship was sitting above the storm's vortex but was sinking fast. They had to work around the clock before the ship completely went and under and get ripped apart. Accompanying the salvage team was Hondo, Ezra, Chopper, and Azmorigan, while Sabine stayed behind to receive the cargo. Hondo recommended that Azmorigan should stay aboard the Ghost, as it could be dangerous, Azmorigan insisted on going to be sure he got his half of the treasure. The Rebels opened the cargo ramp of the Ghost and jumped onto the cargo ship's hull. Once inside after finding a manhole they found that all the shop's power systems were down. Zeb told Chopper to restore the power in order to aid their search. After sending Chopper on his way the rest of them proceeded with their search. Travelling down the corridors, they quickly sensed movement and then Hondo got attacked by a small creature who turned out to be the former Ugnaughts labourer Melch. When the Rebels recognized him, Hondo was reluctant to talk about his Ugnaught crew but Zeb insisted. With little choice, Hondo told the Rebels that he and Azmorigan were responsible for the cargo ship getting trapped in the storm. They attacked it with ion mines which caused it to drift into the maelstrom. Hondo then claimed that his Ugnaught crew bravely boarded the ship, only for Melch to angrily respond in Ugnaught that he abandoned them and left them to die. Hondo tried to deny doing so and claimed that he loved his crew as a his short, fragrant family. As compensation, Hondo offered Melch two percent of the treasure which the Ugnaught happily accepted. Zeb was visibly angry with Hondo. He lied to them and only contacted the Rebels after he lost his entire crew. Zeb vowed to pull out the pirate's arms after they salvaged the proton bombs. Meanwhile, the Ghost remained alongside the cargo ship but the winds were getting stronger. Hera asked Zeb for a status report and he told them that they were outside the hangar door now. Zeb tried to force the door open but it did not budge. So he instructed Chopper to restore the ship's power plant. However, Ezra ignited his Lightsaber and sliced through the door. Zeb ordered him to stop but Ezra cut a hole through the door. Azmorigan and Hondo were excited to see the treasure while Ezra was delighted to find the proton bombs. While Hondo and Azmorigan squabbled over the treasure, the Rebels began loading the bombs. The Ghost faced the rear cargo door of the Imperial cargo ship, and after attaching two connecting cables Zeb and Ezra started loading the first batch of proton bombs. As they did so, Ezra noticed that Azmorigan had disappeared. He tried to contact him but got no reply. Although Zeb did not care for Azmorigan, he reluctantly decided to go and find him. Ezra continued to load the cargo, but was reminded that the bombs went first and the treasure came second. Zeb traveled down the hallway searching for Azmorigan only to be stunned by an Imperial sentry droid. Meanwhile, the Rebels had loaded the fourth batch of the proton bombs from the cargo ship, but suddenly things got worse when the ship's controls short-circuited due to a lighting strike. This caused the cargo ship to lean towards the vortex. After Chopper informed Ezra of what had happened, he passed the word onto Hera. She told them to evacuate, but Ezra explained that Azmorigan had disappeared and Zeb had gone to find him. Because neither one of them had returned yet, Ezra went off to find them. He tried to enlist Hondo's assistance but saw that he was more interested in getting his treasure than the concern of the others. In the brig, Zeb woke up to find himself in a cell opposite of Azmorigan. Zeb used his comlink to tell Ezra where he and Azmorigan were and there was some kind of droid on board. Listening in on AP-5, he apologized for overlooking the presence of Imperial sentry droids. He suspect that the droids were reactivated when the power was restored to the ship. AP-5 advised them not to engage the droids because the consequences would be problematic. Hera ordered her crew and the gangsters to return to the Ghost because the ship could not take any more pummeling from the winds. After Ezra encountered Chopper, they found their way to the brig and released Zeb and Azmorigan from their cells. While making their way back to the cargo bay, they sensed an approaching sentry droid. Zeb told them to hide in the corridors but a panicking Azmorigan charged at the droid and shoot it down with his blaster. While it looked like they no longer needed to worry about the droid, AP-5 on the comlink warned them that Azmorigan's actions had reactivated the other hibernating sentry droids. The Rebels and gangsters soon found themselves pursued by four sentry droids while Hera ordered them to evacuate immediately. They fled into the cargo bay with the sentry droids in pursuit. Ezra told Hondo and Melch to leave now but Hondo insisted on taking their treasure with them despite Ezra's protests. The Rebels exchanged fire with the sentry droids and shot one down. Hondo and Azmorigan loaded their treasures onto the cables and raced to the Ghost. Ezra asked Hondo where Melch was and the pirate claimed that the Ugnaught fell into the vortex. Chopper activated his rocket boosters and flew back to the Ghost. Ezra and Zeb jumped onto the last batch of proton bombs and raced back to the ghost. However, the sentry droids shot the cable gun, causing Zeb and Ezra to fall into the skies of Wynkahthu. However, the two Rebels managed to cling on and climb back aboard the Ghost with the help of Kanan. Behind them, the cargo ship was torn apart by the vortex and the sentry droids were destroyed in a fiery blast. Later, aboard the Ghost, the Rebels thanked each other for their successful recovery mission. Meanwhile, Hondo and Azmorigan proceeded to argue about their treasures, and when they opened their chest they were shocked to find a living Melch inside. + +Ezra, Kanan and Chopper had returned to Lothal after receiving communications from Ryder Azadi to meet him on the planet. They waited for him on the rooftops of a town, and Ryder eventually showed up in a speeder while being pursued by Imperial forces. Kanan, Ezra and Chopper jumped aboard Ryder's speeder and made a run for it, only for them to turn back the way they came due to a blockade. Ahead of them was a walker, which the two Jedi took down by slicing off its legs with their Lightsabers. They got onto the highway with two speeder bikes on their tail. Both Ezra and Kanan were concerned because they would not be able to outrun their pursuers in their speeder, but for some reason, Ryder was not at least a bit worried. All he said was they just needed to get them up to maximum speed instead of outrunning them. As both speeders reached high speed, the speeder bikes began to overheat until they suddenly exploded and crashed. According to Ryder, he had some people on the inside who had been sabotaging the Empire's assembly line. They left the highway and soon arrive at Ryder's hideout, where Ezra was greeted by Morad Sumar. After getting reacquainted, The Rebels got down to business. According to Ezra, Phoenix Squadron was enlisting help from another Rebel cell to take out the Imperial factory on Lothal. When the attack will happen depended on what they learn while on the planet. Ezra also noted that their contact Fulcrum had intel that the Empire was building a new type of weapon, and the other cell needed to know what it was before committing any attack. In order to infiltrate the factory, Ezra, Kanan, Morad, and Chopper went in as factory workers. Assembled with the other workers, Agent Kallus and Governor Pryce arrived to welcome Grand Admiral Thrawn, who was conducting an investigation at the factory. He revealed to be aware that many of the vehicles assembled at the factory malfunctioned, and believed poor craftsmanship was to blame. Assuring that this would not be tolerated, he turned everyone's attention to Morad and a 614-AvA Speeder Bike that he last inspected. With no choice, Morad was forced to demonstrate for Thrawn how quickly it could reach full speed. As for Ezra and Kanan they could not risk blowing their cover and were forced to hold back. Morad got on the speeder and powered up the engine. As he began to accelerate, the speeder slowly began to overheat. Morad recommended they shut it down but Thrawn urged him to keep going. The speeder reached full speed and as it did so the overheating became critical until it finally blew up, killing Morad in the process. This left Ezra, Kanan and the workers horrified, and Thrawn noted that from now on whatever they built will be personally tested. He then turned to Lieutenant Lyste and gave him the order to have the factory on full lock down. He wished to inspect the line for sabotage. After Thrawn, Pryce and Kallus left, Lyster gave the word to have the facility locked down and held the workers for questioning, trapping Ezra, Kanan and Chopper in the process. As the Imperials inspected the workers one at a time, Ezra and Kanan needed a plan to escape. Ezra instructed Chopper to create a diversion, and he did so by causing one of the speeder bikes to fly off its production stand out of control. It almost collided into Lyster and his troops, forcing them to get clear and allowing Ezra and Kanan the chance to escape. They made it to the corridors and started their search for the plans regarding the Empire's new weapon. But before they could go any further they needed to change outfits, and they did so by swiping the armor of a Stormtrooper and a Scout Trooper. Meanwhile back on the factory floor, Thrawn, Pryce and Kallus were discussing the possibilities that the Rebellion had infiltrated the facility in order to get their hands on their secret project. Thrawn also expressed his dismantlement for Pryce hiring locals to the factory, because it had now compromised security, regardless that the factory had quotas to meet. Kallus, who had no clue about what the project was, wished to know more about it unless he was successful in questioning the workers. The only thing he was told that the Admiral had a new fighter initiative at the factory. Kallus failed to see how one small fighter would change their efforts to destroy the Rebellion, Only for Thrawn to explain that victory and defeat were often determined by the smallest detail. Giving him an example, he instructed Kallus to remotely control one of the walkers to step forward, which suddenly malfunctioned and fell over. The Walker was no doubt sabotaged, which showed Kallus that the slightest error within their ranks could compromise the success of this new project. As for the worker who was responsible for overseeing the construction of that walker was apprehended and taken away for possible punishment. Meanwhile, after rejoining with Chopper, Ezra and Kanan found where the Empire was keeping the plans for their new weapon. But in order to get past security and download the database, Chopper needed one of those security cards. Luckily an Imperial droid shows up. They got it show its clearance code, and as it did so Chopper disabled the droid with his shocker. Chopper went in and after the Troopers checked him out they let him pass. Once inside, he plugged himself into one of the terminals and started downloading the database. Meanwhile, Thrawn was informed that two of the workers that Lyste was inspecting had gone missing. He suspected they would impersonate as one of their forces and gather some information before making their escape, specifically the plans for the new fighter. On his orders, Thrawn had the area locked down just as Chopper returned with the database successfully downloaded. The Rebels soon caught the attention of suspicious eyes from Imperial forces, which forced them to run. They made their way to an elevator only for it to have Agent Kallus inside. With little choice, they were forced to enter the elevator with Kallus before the Stormtroopers could apprehend them. Ezra and Kanan restrained Kallus before he could make a move, only for him to reveal that he was Fulcrum. He proved it by saying the Rebel code phrase By the light of Lothal's Moons, bringing up the time Zeb trusted him on the Bahryn Moon, and how he helped Sabine escape the Skystrike Academy. He wanted to help escape them too, and despite their concerns, Ezra and Kanan reluctantly accepted his assistance with Chopper already showing complete faith in Kallus. They infiltrated a nearby office and managed to make contact outside the factory. They got word from Ryder that he was on his way get them out. Following Kallus' instructions, Ezra, Kanan and Chopper headed for the east vehicle pool where they took one of the walkers as Imperial forces were deployed to face a Rebel attack committed by Ryder. However, it appeared Thrawn was on to them and ordered one of the AT-ATs defending the east pool to attack the AT-DP that Ezra, Kanan and Chopper were controlling. They took cover behind the second AT-AT, only for it to get on top of them. Ezra and Kanan cut their way out and seized control of the AT-AT that was crushing them. They took out the other walker and then escaped with Ryder and Morad's wife, whom they told about her husband's fate. After returning to Ryder's hideout, they transmitted the data back to Atollon which turned out to be plans for a new type of TIE Interceptor that was fitted with shielding. Knowing they may not stand a chance against these new type of fighters, the Rebels agreed they would need to come up with a better strategy in order to succeed in their Attack on the factory. When Hera asked how they were able to get pass Thrawn, Kanan and Ezra revealed that Agent Kallus was their secret contact Fulcrum and he helped them escape. They also learn from Zeb that he sort of recruited him after they were trapped together on Bahryn. Despite Kallus' support, Hera advised everyone to be cautious with their new ally. + +On Atollon, the Rebels were going through preparations for their attack on the Imperial Factory on Lothal. During the briefing, Ezra started hearing Maul's voice calling his name. He even started to see him in the background while no one else could. As he continued to hear and see Maul, Ezra started to panic and eventually passed out the moment he saw Maul right behind him. He later woke up aboard the Ghost with his friends beside him. With everyone curious to know what was on his mind, Ezra told them about hearing and seeing Maul. According to everyone else they did not see anyone, and Hera suspected it was some kind of Force vision. Ezra decided to get back to work despite everyone's concerns for him. When he left with Sabine, Hera, noticing Kanan was looking at the shattered Holocrons, asked what is on his mind. Kanan believed that whatever Ezra went through with Maul was not over yet. Meanwhile, Ezra and Sabine were loading the Ghost with explosives, when Ezra suddenly started to see Maul again. Believing that he was really there, Ezra went after him. He lost sight of Maul for a moment but soon spotted him and jumped him. In a moment of fury, he ignited his Lightsaber and attempted to strike Maul down, only to be stopped by Kanan who helped him see that it was not Maul but one of their fellow Rebels. The Rebel ran away in fear, leaving Ezra frightened and confused. Later, Hera headed out to carry out a mission, despite wanting to stay with Ezra after what happened earlier. But Kanan convinced her to go after telling her he had a plan, even though he didn't actually have one. He did however get Sabine to place a tracker on Ezra's wrist-comm without him knowing. Later, Kanan and Ezra went to Bendu for help. Ezra told him about the visions and voices he'd been having, to which the Bendu brought up the danger he warned them about a while back; Combining the two Holocrons could bring both great wisdom and great danger. Ezra understood as he felt their power and saw things but they incomplete, since he let go before either one of them got the answers they wanted. Ezra wanted to know how to stop seeing Maul, and the only answer the Bendu gave him was not turn around. Both the Jedi were puzzled by his reply, but when they did turn around they saw Maul himself. The two Jedi quickly ignited their lightsabers as Maul approached them. He assured them that he had not come for a fight but to speak with his apprentice. He revealed that when Ezra severed their connection with the Holocrons the information they sought got mixed up, resulting in learning a bit of what each one of them wanted to know. It also left behind fragments of memories inside their minds, which was why Maul was able to find the Rebellion's secret base. Maul wished to take Ezra to a place where they could retrieve the answers they sought, in exchange to keep the location of their base secret. Kanan said no deal and threatened to strike him down, only to be warned that if he did Maul would activate a beacon, which he'd planted nearby, that would reveal their location to the Empire. Not wanting to risk the base and knowing how to destroy the Sith, Ezra chose to go with him, and despite Kanan's concerns, he reluctantly allowed him to. Ezra left Atollon with Maul, and after they took off Kanan went back to Chopper Base. Using the tracker planted on Ezra's wrist-comm, he followed them in the Phantom with Sabine accompanying him. Emerging from hyperspace, Ezra and Maul arrive on the planet Dathomir, and landed outside the ruins of the Nightsister fortress. Maul's reason for coming to this planet was to perform some ancient magic that would merge their minds again and access the knowledge they both sought. They ventured deep into the dark ruins of the fortress where Maul showed Ezra some treasures that he had kept over the years, including the Darksaber he wielded during his rule over Mandalore. Later, Maul brew them up a strange potion that would merge their minds again. One by one they drank it and soon after they felt the effects working. Their minds became one once again and they started to see the answers they failed to gain before with the Holocrons; a desert planet with twin suns and someone who was thought to be dead. However, it was revealed too late that using the Nightsisters' magic came with a terrible price. Maul and Ezra had to pay back the spirits of the Nightsisters with their flesh. Suddenly, Kanan and Sabine showed up after following them to the planet. When the Nightsister spirits saw them, they attacked and possessed their bodies. With Kanan and Sabine under the control of the Nightsisters, they attacked Ezra and Maul for their payment. Ezra and Maul escaped to the cave entrance, and when they made it out the possessed Kanan and Sabine stopped chasing them because the spirits of the Nightsisters could not venture beyond the source of their power. As the possessed Kanan and Sabine crawled back into the cave, Maul was prepared to leave and proceed with his quest with Ezra by his side. But Ezra refused to go with him and leave his friends behind. Unable to convince him, Maul left alone while Ezra went back in to save Kanan and Sabine. Ezra's plan was to get Kanan and Sabine outside the cave which he hoped would release them from the control of the Nightsister spirits. Once inside he was first attacked by Sabine armed with the Darksaber. In an aggressive and struggling fight, Ezra managed to Force push Sabine out of the cave forcing the spirit controlling her to leave her body. Ezra warned Sabine not to go back in the cave and then went back to save Kanan. He soon found Kanan still possessed by the Nightsisters. The spirits were furious as Maul promised them flesh and blood so they could rebuild Nightsisters. Ezra was willing to settle that debt in exchange for Kanan's release. However, the spirits first wished to see how strong he was, by using Kanan to attack him. Ezra fought him off and tried his best not to hurt his master. After a struggling fight, Ezra finally convinced the Nightsister spirits to take him and release his master. But instead of upholding his end of the bargain, Ezra used his lightsaber and the darksaber to destroy the spirit's source of power, destroying the Nightsister spirits in the process. With Kanan and Sabine safe, Ezra revealed what he saw when his mind was conjoined with Maul's. He saw that Obi-Wan Kenobi was alive and had the answers on how to destroy the Sith. He also noted that Maul was looking for him as well but for another reason, and both Jedi agree if he got to him first they might lose their chance to stop the Sith. The three of them then headed back to the Phantom, but not before Sabine salvaged the Darksaber. + +Traveling through hyperspace, The Ghost crew, accompanied by Captain Rex, were on their way to Geonosis. Briefed by Senator Organa, he recalled their previous visit to Geonosis when they found the entire population had been wiped. The senator decided to send a team to investigate the disappearance of the Geonosians but lost contact with them after they reported some kind of energy source on the planet surface. The man who was leading the team was known as Saw Gerrera, a soldier Rex knew back in the Clone Wars. According to Rex, he suspected that whatever they uncovered during their last visit had left Saw concerned enough to take a closer look. The Ghost crew's primary mission was to recover Saw's team and any Intel they have gathered. The Rebels soon arrived at Geonosis, where they found the construction modules and debris they saw last time all gone. They picked up the energy source that they were informed about but could not raise Saw or his team. Possible that they could be underground, the Rebels went down to the surface. They entered a severe sandstorm, and after a rough ride they touched down close to where the energy source was. Dividing into two teams, Kanan, Ezra, Chopper and Rex checked out the coordinates of Saw's last transmission while Sabine and Zeb checked out that power source. Following a lead, Kanan, Ezra, Chopper and Rex tracked down Saw's last location to a ruined temple. They called out for Saw but there was no reply. Ezra found a passage that led to the underground tunnels. Suspecting that Saw went underground, the Rebels decided to head down themselves. Once inside the tunnels, they found multiple side passages blocked off by rocks. Pretty soon, they found a lot of helmets and weapons left by Saw's team but no people. Rex suspected that they were attacked. Just then, Kanan sensed a presence ahead of them and then it suddenly moved away. Concerned, Kanan recommended that they headed back, but Ezra and Rex insisted on pressing on with the search, unaware that they were being watched. The Rebels made it to a dead end and found another helmet but still no sign of Saw or his team. Just then, they were ambushed by Battle Droids and a Droideka which opened fire on them. Then suddenly out of nowhere, the Rebels were assisted by Saw Gerrera, who helped take out the droids before greeting his old friend, Rex. Meanwhile, Sabine and Zeb were in the storm looking for the source of the unknown power readings, which turned out to be a fully operational military grade shield generator. Knowing that Chopper Base could make use of a shield, Hera instructed Sabine and Zeb to salvage the generator. Back in the tunnels, Saw brought up his findings. Someone had been keeping the founded shield generator and the droids operational, but for reasons he did not know. Saw suspected it was a Geonosian. Feeling even more concerned, Kanan again recommended that they headed back, but Saw strongly insisted that they find the Geonosian, because he believed that it knew some secrets relating to the Empire; secret enough to wipe out the entire Geonosian population. This made it reasonable to believe that the Empire was hiding something and Saw insisted that they find out what it was. The Rebels decided to go ahead with his plan, but Kanan insisted on warning Hera about the droids. Saw had a suggestion, and following his lead they found their way to shaft leading to the surface. Now able to get a clear signal, Kanan and Hera contacted each other and shared their findings. Understanding Kanan's warning about the chance of droids in the area, Hera ordered Sabine and Zeb to return to the ship with or without the shield generator. As the storm died down, Zeb could not see any droids, but Sabine found destroyers buried in the sand. They appeared to be asleep but were warned not to engage them otherwise they woudl wake up and attack. Not wanting to leave behind the generator, Sabine and Zeb carefully push it to the Ghost, keeping an eye on the buried droids. Hera ordered Kanan and his team to return to the Ghost, but again Saw insisted on finding that Geonosian. Suddenly, they spotted one that used some remote to activate the droids on the surface. Sabine and Zeb became surrounded as the destroyers woke up. In order to protect themselves, they used the shield generator to generate a temporal shield to protect themselves from the droids. In order to stop the droids, Saw suggested they go after that Geonosian and get their hands on that remote. Because the bridge to the other side had been destroyed, Kanan used The Force to toss Ezra across with Chopper in follow. He then brought down another bridge from above to allow Saw and Rex to cross over. Ezra and Chopper were ahead of the others and gave chase. The Geonosian was proven to be elusive and so far managed to evade capture. But the bug was eventually caught and the droids were disabled after Saw destroyed the remote, just as Sabine and Zeb's shield went out. The Rebels now had the Geonosian in custody and Saw started to aggressively interrogate him for answers. However, he was only frightening the lone Geonosian, and before Saw could turn abusive his comrades told him to go easy on him. Calling him Klik-Klak, the only thing they got from him was a drawing of a circle inside of a circle in the dirt. Nobody seemed to know what that meant. Chopper then brought up that he detected an energy reading in the direction Klik-Klak was going. Either it was the answers they sought or a trap, the Rebels decided to check it out, but not before Saw placed some binders onto Klik-Klak. Meanwhile, an Imperial ship, under the command of Captain Brunson, arrived at Geonosis after picking up a proximity alert. The Captain suspected it was just a meteor that triggered their sensors, but none the less carried out protocol to investigate. They soon detected life signs on the surface and Captain Brunson gave the order to deploy two TIE Bombers to investigate. Back on the surface, Sabine and Zeb finally got the shield generator on board just as Hera alerted them about the Imperial Forces. She tried to warn Kanan and the others but could not make contact. So In order to send out a signal, Zeb took a transmitter into the caves. Back underground, the Rebels arrived at Klik-Klak's hideout. It was full old parts and machinery left behind after the Clone Wars. Rex and Kanan noticed a transmitter and had a go at sending a signal back to the Ghost. Meanwhile, Saw started rummaging through Klik-Klak's stuff. Klik-Klak pleaded him to stop but he did not listen. He was certain that the Geonosian was hiding something and he wanted to know what it was. Eventually he stopped after Klik-Klak brought out a Geonosian egg he had been trying to keep safe. Rex recognized it to be a queen egg, which was known to be very rare and probably the last one in existence. Finally, the Rebels regained communication with the Ghost. Patching through to Hera, she warned them about the Imperials and ordered them to return to the ship. The Rebels made their way back to the Ghost, but not before Saw insisted on taking Klik-Klak with them. Back on the surface, the Bombers found the Ghost and attacked. After Zeb got aboard, the Rebels engaged the Bombers, but due to the sand jamming their guns they had minimal firepower. However, they managed to take out both the Bombers, and following Kanan's signal they descended into a nearby chasm where they picked up Kanan, Ezra, Chopper, Rex, Saw, and Klik-klak. After boarding the Ghost, the Rebels were all gathered in the common room. They showed Hera Klik-Klak and Saw's plans to bring him back for questioning, despite Klik-Klak's plea to stay on Geonosis. Hera took Kanan aside for a private conversation. She was concerned about Saw and brought up the fact that he had a reputation for being extreme. Suddenly they heard a commotion going on, and found Saw trying to flee with Klik-Klak and threatened to destroy the egg if anyone got in his way. The Rebels plead him to spare Klik-Klak and the egg but he was not moved. He remained hurt by the loss of his sister and his home, and he wanted to stop that from happening to anyone else no matter what. But the decisions he was making made him no better than the Empire, as he was willing to condemn the Geonosians to extinction to accomplish his goals for the sake of the Rebellion. Eventually, the Rebels managed to get Saw to see the error of his ways when Chopper suddenly showed up with some bad news. The Imperials had found them and were cutting off their only way out. When they noticed incoming Rocket Troopers, the Rebels had no choice but to go straight down. As the descended, Kanan, Ezra, Zeb and Saw stood on the upper haul of the ship and engaged the Rocket Troopers. Soon, Sabine joined the fight and using her own jet pack took out the Rocket Troopers. With the fight over, the Rebels continued to descend further down into the chasm until they finally reached the bottom and found two Imperial gas canisters. This made them realize that the Empire used poisonous gases to wipe out the Geonosians, which was the proof they needed to present to the senate. Saw, having had a change of heart, removed Klik-Klak's binders and let him go free. The Rebels watched on as Klik-Klak descended deep into the underground with the egg. The Rebels began to load the canisters but suddenly the Imperials above began destroying the entrance to the chasm with a plan to bury them alive. With everyone back aboard, the Rebels headed back up as rubble fell towards them. They soon saw the cruiser blocking their escape, and using photon torpedoes they took out the cruiser blocking their path and escaped, but lost the canisters in the process. Although they lost the only evidence to prove to the senate that the Empire wiped out the Geonosians, the images they recovered could help recruit more systems to their cause. Their Intel on the matter, the rescuing of Saw and the salvage of the shield generator made the mission a profound success. Saw, however remained disappointed that they never found out what the Empire was building on Geonosis but Kanan guaranteed they would find out soon enough. + +The Empire had dispatched a series of probe ships across the galaxy to track down the Rebel's base of operations. One of them arrived on Atollon, and after it landed some kind of protocol droid emerged from it. It took a few moments to scan its surroundings and then headed out, just as it came under attack by two Krykna Spiders. Meanwhile at Chopper Base, The Ghost Crew and Phoenix Squadron were heading out for a training exercise, leaving Zeb in charge of the whole base. However, Zeb was not happy about being left behind. He did not want to get bored or be in the company of Chopper or AP-5. AP-5 was also not so keen about Zeb being left in charge of the base, as he always assumed him to be somewhat of a grunt. After a brief, but insulting, conversation, AP-5 went off to conduct a thorough inventory of the base's munition supplies. He offered either Zeb or Chopper to assist him but both of them past and left. The two of them arrived at the command center, where they received reports about meteors impacting on the surface nearby. The Rebel officer making this report suspected that one of them may have knocked out one of the perimeter sensors. He offered to send a unit but Zeb chose to handle this personally. Accompanied by Chopper, only because he did not want to help AP-5 with his supply inventory, Zeb arrived at the knocked out perimeter sensor in a speeder. They had brought along a new one to take its place. As they inspected the damage, they found no evidence of a meteor crash but they did find two dead spiders and underneath the droid that was dispatched from the Empire, powerless. Zeb suggested they take it back to base and find out where it came from, but Chopper disagreed and insisted they trash it. Zeb did not listen and carried the droid back to the speeder. Word about the droid being out of contact with the Empire was soon reported back to an Imperial fleet, operated by Agent Kallus. The reporting office suggested alerting command to investigate, but Kallus recommended they be patient for now rather than waste time chasing down every temporal comm failure. Back at Chopper Base, Zeb and Chopper presented the droid to AP-5 who was still conducting his supply inventory. AP-5 identified the droid to be a protocol type, and after giving it some power to restart its systems the droid reactivated. Zeb tried to talk to it but the droid did not appear to understand due to having a damaged memory system. Then, to their surprise, the droid scanned the entire supply inventory. Both Zeb and AP-5 were impressed that they decided to keep him, making him as AP-5's assistant. Leaving the droid in Chopper and AP-5's care, Zeb was needed at the commander center for a priority message from Fulcrum. Upon arriving, the Zeb was patched through to Fulcrum, who warned him about a series infiltration droids being dispatched by the Empire to sweep the outer rim worlds for Rebel bases. Displaying the schematics, the droid was shown to be heavily armored and extremely dangerous. Fulcrum also revealed that they could impersonate as a harmless protocol droid, specially like the one Zeb just found. Then before signing off, Fulcrum reported that one failed to report in, and advised Zeb that if the droid remained out of contact the Empire would come after it, jeopardizing the whereabouts of their base. Meanwhile, AP-5 and Chopper were Showing the droid around, when Zeb showed up armed with his Bo-Rile. He warned them to step away from the droid, just as it started to remember its programming and deployed its true form. Zeb opened fire and the droid attacked. The droid was revealed to be, as Fulcrum warned, well armored and very tough. Chopper tried to take it out with his shocker to no effect. However, Zeb managed to damage it and it retreated, leaking fluids. Knowing what might happen if the droid reported back to the Empire, Zeb, Chopper and AP-5 went after it by following its trail of leaking fluids. The trail eventually ended where they found a dead Astromech Droid with its power core completely drained and several key components removed. Zeb suspected that the infiltrator droid was trying to repair itself. Chopper was unable to track it and AP-5 suspects that it was still looking for more droids to consume, since the power from the Astromech they found was not enough for its needs. This gave Zeb an idea, and instructed Chopper to get its attention and lure it back to him so he could blast it. However, AP-5 pointed they were in an area housing high explosive munitions, and was not the best place to be firing blasters. So Zeb changed his plan to grabbing it so they could shut it down. With everyone in agreement, Chopper headed out to find the droid. It did not take him long to find it consuming the power of another droid. He got its attention and ran off with droid chasing after him. Then out of nowhere, Zeb jumped onto the droid and struggled to restrain it. The droid was again proven to be tough to beat. During a physical confrontation, the droid easily out muscled Zeb. However, Zeb managed to restrain it long enough for AP-5 to shut it down. Then just when they thought their problems were over, they discovered that upon deactivating the droid it had activated its fail safe and was set to self destruct which would vaporize the entire base. The droid had already started its countdown, set to go off in twenty seconds. However, Chopper managed to temporally freeze the countdown circuit. It gave them the time they needed to move the droid to a safer location before it detonated. However, they could not just dump it because Zeb knew from Fulcrum that if the droid did not report back the Empire would come looking for it. They also could not allow it to go back, not while it was carrying information on their base. Whipping its memory was not an option and neither was disarming the warhead built into it. The droid was going to explode, and it was just a matter of when. Finally, Zeb had an idea. He suggested they could send it back to the Empire, but with some adjustments that would make the warhead go off when the droid reconnected with the Imperial network. Zeb's plan was to send the droid back to its base and explode before it uploaded its data, also taking along with it the other droids leaving the Empire with no clue of which one it was. AP-5 is stunned and found that a good idea. He made the necessary adjustments, and before reactivating it set it to return to its disarmed state. He also initiated its return to base protocol. AP-5 restarted its main system, and then everyone took cover as the droid reactivated. As AP-5 predicted, the droid returned to its protocol state and peacefully headed back to its ship. Zeb, Chopper and AP-5 followed it, just to make sure it did leave. They saw the droid arriving back at its ship, and before it could contact the Empire Zeb took out the transmitter. Following its programming, the droid powered up the engines of its ship and flew back to base. All the droids made it back to the Imperial fleet, including the one that probed Atollon. The technicians inspected the droid that was sent to Atollon, but as a result it reset its warhead and exploded, taking all the other droids and an Imperial Star Destroyer with it. Meanwhile, the Ghost crew returned to Chopper Base just in time to hear Fulcrum congratulate the Rebels on dealing with the droid that infiltrated their base, much to the confusion of Ezra, Kanan, Hera and Sabine. Although they managed to protect the location of their base, but in doing so they had narrowed Thrawn's search to ninety-four possible locations severed by the infiltrator droids. + +Fenn Rau had been called by Kanan for a private discussion. He began by showing him the Darksaber that Sabine recovered on Dathomir. Fenn recognized it and brought up the legend of Tarre Vizsla, the first Mandalorian ever inducted into the Jedi Order. According to the story, when Tarre Vizsla passed away the Jedi kept the Darksaber in their Temple until it was liberated by members of House Vizsla. For generations they used it to unify the people and strike down those who would oppose them. Those who wielded the Darksaber ruled Mandalore. Fenn was somewhat overwhelmed to see this weapon and imagined Sabine was excited to recover it, since she was a descendant of House Vizsla. However, according to Kanan she gave it to him for safe keeping and had not mentioned it since. This made Fenn realized that she did not want the responsibility that came with the Darksaber. He then stood up and made a proposition to encourage Sabine to wield the Darksaber. If she was successful, she could unite the most powerful houses in all of Mandalore. Raise an army under her leadership to the Rebellion's cause. Apparently, Sabine did not want anything to do with the Darksaber or her family, despite what she could accomplish. According to Sabine, she had some issues with her family and believed she would never be accepted as the leader of her clan. Despite all her rejections and family history, everyone managed to convince her. Kanan, accompanied by Ezra, decided to train Sabine somewhere away from the base. They set up camp and started training with sticks called Training Sabers. Before they started using the real swords, Kanan wished to see Sabine's technique. Sabine felt confident that she could handle fighting with a stick, but soon as they started to fight, Kanan easily bested her and she was beaten. Sabine was ready to go again, but Kanan tasked Ezra to teach her the forms before she could try again. Days past, and although it had been tough Sabine was slowly making progress, but Kanan remained concerned about her. To hear from Hera, it was like he was not so sure about training Sabine. Soon, Ezra and Sabine started doing some basic combat training. Sabine managed to keep up, but Ezra eventually beat her just as Fenn showed up with their supplies. While everyone took a break, Fenn presented Sabine with a gift: Mandalorian Vambraces, featuring a grappling line, paralyzing darts and a repulser. The things she needed to combat the abilities of a Jedi. With this extra gear, Sabine challenged Ezra to another duel and this time she beated him. However, Kanan was not impressed. Sabine tried to take him down with her new tools, but ended up getting beaten once again. With his blade against her neck, Kanan lectured her how training and discipline achieved victory and survival, not the usage of tricks. Sabine had had enough and stormed off in frustration. Ezra followed Sabine and tried to talk to her. Sabine admitted that she did want to wield the Darksaber but did not want to have everything that came with it, such as her family. Sabine told him that her family saw her as a disgrace to them and a traitor. She did not see how she could go back to face them or lead her people. Ezra apologized for bringing it up after Sabine said she did not want to talk about it anymore. Before he walked away, he brought up the fact that she still had her parents to go back to, unlike him. Back at the camp, Kanan was speaking with Hera about what happened. He admitted that trying to teach Sabine was becoming more and more difficult. While she was a capable warrior, Kanan believed she could not find balance within herself, which was making him reluctant to let her fight with the Darksaber. He did not want to risk her getting hurt, which was why he was having her fight with sticks. From Hera, what Kanan was failing to see himself is that Sabine had already been hurt by her family and she was trying to hide it from him. She also believed that keeping her away from the Darksaber was only making her lose her confidence. Hera pleaded with Kanan to allow Sabine to have the Darksaber and help her face her demons. Despite his concerns, he agreed to do it. Later, night had fallen and Sabine had not yet returned to the camp. This left Ezra worried but Fenn was certain she would return. Eventual, she did and walked up to Kanan. The two of them apologized to one another, and then Kanan presented her with the Darksaber. Then, they began training, and this time they used real swords. They started off with blocking and she did well. Next, they tried fencing, using the forms that Ezra taught Sabine. They started off with a slow attack, until then it moved up to being fast. Sabine struggled but kept going. She managed well, and every time she got beaten she tried again. Pretty soon, she started to get aggressive as Kanan started to mock her about her sufferings and running away from both the Empire and her family. She tried to deny it, but eventually confessed. The true reason she ran away was so she could save her family and people. When she was a cadet she helped build weapons that were used against her people, and feels very guilty about it. She helped the Empire enslave her people. All this made Sabine even more and more aggressive and even more depressed until she finally beated Kanan and had him at her mercy. Sabine did try to end what she had done, but her family neglected her and chose the Empire. They deserted her. With the truth finally out, Sabine spared Kanan and burst into tears. Sabine's people became prisoners to the Empire by weapons of their own making, and from Kanan it was up to her to save them. However, she remained uncertain that she could do it, but her friends gave her the assurance that they and the Rebellion would stand by her side no no matter what course she would eventually choose. + +Taking the Phantom, Sabine, Ezra, Kanan, Fenn and Chopper arrived at Krownest where the stronghold of Sabine's Clan was. Sabine was going to face her family in hopes of convincing them and the other Mandalorians to fight alongside the Rebellion against the Empire. Despite everyone's supporting assurance, Sabine remained uneasy about seeing her family again. Upon entering the atmosphere, Sabine tried to make contact only for her fellow Mandalorians to jam their transmissions and launch an attack. Four incoming Mandalorians all fired rockets at the Phantom. Sabine, who was behind the controls, took evasive menuvers to dodge them. The Mandalorians then started firing with their blasters, and took out the Phantom's main thrusters. The Phantom was going to crash, but Sabine managed to get them down safely with minor damage. All in one piece, Kanan, Ezra and Sabine departed from the Phantom, while Fenn and Chopper stayed with the ship in case of an emergency. The four Mandalorians that shot them down arrived, accompanied by a Super Commando. The moment Ezra saw him, he drew his Lightsaber starting off a gunfight. However, the fight was short lived when the Super Commando recognized Sabine, and was revealed to be Sabine's brother, Tristan Wren. Their reunion was shallow, because much to Sabine's disgust her brother was wearing the armor of an Imperial Super Commando. Following Tristan, Sabine, Ezra and Kanan arrived at the stronghold of Clan Wren, where waiting for them was Sabine's mother, Ursa Wren. She was about to have her daughter taken into custody and be held for trial until Sabine presented the Darksaber to her. Upon entering the stronghold, Sabine was already unwelcome by her family, as they were still disgust by her treachery, as well as the rest of her people. No matter what Sabine tried to say Ursa would not listen, and only cared about keeping her people safe from the Empire's wrath. Then she took Sabine outside for a private conversation. She admitted to her daughter that she too tried to stop the Empire, but failed and were given no choice to surrender or die. She also told Sabine that her father was now a prisoner on Mandalore, and if Clan Wren tried to act against the Empire he would be executed. Sabine also learnt that the reason her mother did not come looking for her was because she felt it was for the best. To Ursa running away saved her, and coming back had put her in danger. When Ursa asked Sabine about the Darksaber, and how she got it, she showed more disappointment. She did not win it in battle and nor did she believe that Sabine could wield it. As their argument went, Ursa called Sabine immature and selfish, only for Sabine to say back that her mother was the selfish one as well. To her she put power and politics before family. For a while it was all silence, until Sabine brought up the Rebellion's plan to attack the Empire. She tried to convince her mother in joining the fight, but Ursa was not so sure about it. Just then, Tristan came in to tell Ursa that she had an incoming transmission. She left to take it, leaving Sabine with Tristan. Watching from afar, Fenn spied on Ursa and listened to her talking to Gar Saxon. He heard her saying that she was willing to hand over the Jedi as long as Gar spared her daughter. Later, Ursa was called to talk with Kanan. He tried to convince her to see the potential her daughter had, but again Ursa did not listen. The matter also got worse when Ursa learnt from Ezra that Sabine fought Gar Saxon, ordering her men to hold the two Jedi at gunpoint. Meanwhile, Sabine and Tristan were having a round of sparring. As they battled against one another, she heard of how distraught he was about the dishonor she brought to their family. He also revealed that he joined Saxon's side for the sake of their father's life. Sabine pointed out that Saxon could not be trusted, only for Tristan to say that their mother trusted him enough to trade the Jedi for her safety. When she heard that and the approach of a ship, Sabine feared what her mother had done. She arrived at the throne room to find Ezra and Kanan still held at gunpoint, just as Gar Saxon showed up. Ursa gave Gar the Darksaber, and hoped he would take the Jedi and spare Sabine. Unfortunately, he went back on his word and planned to eliminate not just Sabine but also Clan Wren as he now considered them a threat to the Empire. Tristan tried to reason with the Governor, but Gar gave him a choice to stand by his side or die with his family. Without hesitation, he aimed his blaster at Sabine, much to the despair of his sister and mother, but to the pleasure of Gar. Then he unexpectedly turned his weapon at Gar, choosing family over him. Gar and his men were prepared to kill, when suddenly Fenn entered the scene and gave Ezra and Kanan their lightsabers after they were confiscated earlier. Soon a firefight began. Gar tried to strike Ursa down with the Darksaber, only for Sabine to intervene with Ezra's lightsaber. The two mandelorians engaged one another in a lightsaber duel that led them outside and onto the frozen lake. Gar was shown to be the more superior opponent, but Sabine eventually managed to overpower him and had him on his knees with the two sabers against his neck. However, even though tempted, Sabine choose to spare him rather than kill him. As she walked away, Gar attempted to kill her only to be shot by Ursa. With Gar Saxon's death, it was guaranteed that there would be chaos once the whole of Mandalore found out, to which Ursa believed was what they needed to become strong again and find a leader worthy of their people. Later, Chopper arrived with the Phantom to take Ezra and Kanan back to base. Apparently Sabine and Fenn had chosen to stay behind to help Mandalore and perhaps someday join the Rebellion's fight against the Empire. Ezra, Kanan and Chopper were sad that Sabine would not be coming back with them, but were happy for her. They bid each other farewell, and Sabine looked on as her friends flew away with determination in finding the true leader of Mandalore. + +Orbiting Lothal, an Imperial light cruiser, with Agent Kallus and Lieutenant Lyste on board, was at battle stations because a shuttle had been reported stolen from the Lothal Spaceport and they were moving in to intercept before it could escape. The pursuing TIE Fighters disabled the shuttle and the cruiser caught it in a tractor beam. After docking the shuttle, Kallus attended the boarding party. Two Stormtroopers had the thief in custody, who turned out to be Ezra Bridger, along with his two droids Chopper and AP-5. Kallus had Ezra taken to the brig, and as soon as they were alone Ezra brought up his reason for being captured. The Rebels tought the Empire was onto Kallus, and he had come to rescue him before they capture and execute him for treason. Just then Lieutenant Lyste showed up to inform Kallus that Grand Admiral Thrawn's fleet had arrived and had summoned the both of them aboard his ship. Lyste also brought along Ezra so he could show the Grand Admiral how effective he wes when dealing with a Rebel threat. Accompanied by Chopper and AP-5, Kallus, Lyste and Ezra arrived on Thrawn's Star Destroyer by shuttle, and after sending Ezra to the brig the two Imperial officers made their way to the Grand Admiral's office. Meanwhile, Chopper and AP-5 reported back to Kanan Jarrus and Rex of their current situation. Hearing that they were aboard Thrawn's Star Destroyer, their plan to rescue them had become more complicated. They could not use their clearance codes to get aboard because they were for light cruisers. So Chopper and AP-5 needed to get the ones for Thrawn's Star Destroyer, but that was easier said than done since they could not just download them from a basic terminal. They needed to find an officer's port. Kallus and Lyste arrived at Thrawn's office, where they found Thrawn practicing his combat skills. As they entered the office, they were greeted by Admiral Konstantine and Colonel Wullf Yularen of the Imperial Security Bureau. Kallus knew Colonel Yularen, as he was one of his star pupils at the academy. Just then, Thrawn arrived, who explained Yularen's reasons for coming to Lothal. He briefed Kallus and Lyste about the possibility of a Rebel spy in their midst, and with Yularen's assistance they intended to uncover his identity, much to Kallus' worries. He also noted that few are among suspicion, including Kallus and Lyste. So they would eventually be questioned. Thrawn found it essential that they find their spy, since he was on the verge of locating the Rebel's secret base, leaving Kallus even more concerned. With the interview over, Kallus and Lyste were dismissed from Thrawn's office. They bump into Governor Pryce, who congratulated Lyste on his success in apprehending the thief of the stolen shuttle, much to his delight. As the two officers walked away, Kallus warned Lyste to be cautious with the Governor. He convinced him to suspect that Govenor Pryce was the Rebel spy, and as he did so he switched his code cylinder with his own. Lyste fell for it, and set out to keep an eye on her. Meanwhile Governor Pryce visited Thrawn and Yularen in the office. It turned out the interviews were part of a plan Thrawn had set up in hopes of exposing the identity of their Rebel spy. Giving away the fact that he was close to finding the Rebel base, he hoped the spy would take the bait and warn the Rebels. Colonel Yularen also had a lead. He had just received word that a coded Rebel message was beamed from their ship right after Ezra was transferred to the detention block. Down in the detention block, Kallus showed up at Ezra's cell, where he found AP-5 and Chopper arguing over what to do first: free Ezra or get the clearance codes. Kallus deactivated the security systems and entered Ezra's cell. He told him about Thrawn's progress in locating the Rebel's base, and they needed to remove it from his data base before he pinned it down. With Ezra disguised as Lieutenant Lyste, The four of them sneaked back into Thrawn's office. They gained access to the clearance codes for Thrawn's ship, and transmitted them to Kanan and Rex. Then they erased Atollon from Thrawn's data base and switched it with another planet. However, they received word from AP-5 that Thrawn was coming back. Ezra and Chopper hid behind one of the pieces of art on display while Kallus hid in Thrawn's private gym. Noticing the Sentry Droids, Kallus reprogramed them to attack Thrawn as a distraction, allowing Ezra, Chopper and himself to escape. However, Thrawn caught the site of Ezra fleeing, mistaking him for Lyste. After taking out his two Sentry Droids, he alerted Colonel Yularen. Meanwhile, Kanan and Rex arrived at Lothal, and using the codes they had received boarded Thrawn's ship disguised as Stormtroopers. However, the Imperials were onto them, and Govenor Pryce showed up to arrest them. When Kanan tried to use a Jedi mind trick on her, She had him shot him with a stung blast, and then tackled Rex, all while Lieutenant Lyste was watching nearby. Seeing her fight off a trooper, and not knowing that a Rebel was in that armor, made him assume that Pryce was the traitor. Pryce quickly overpowered Rex in physical combat, and just before she could shoot him she was hit by a stung blast from Lyste. Ezra, Chopper and AP-5 boarded the shuttle, but Kallus chose to stay behind. He knocked out Lyste and switched back his code cylinder. Then as the Rebels fled, Colonel Yularen and Imperial forces arrived in time to see Kallus accuse Lyste of being the Rebel spy. Later, Kallus, Pryce, Konstantine and Yularen were all gathered with Thrawn in his office, discussing the proof they had against Lyste. They all congratulated Kallus for capturing him, and everyone was dismissed. However, Colonel Yularen remained for a private conversation with Thrawn. It turned out they did not actually believe that Lyste was the Rebel spy known as Fulcrum, and Thrawn confirmed that Kallus was, much to the Colonel's shock. He found it hard to believe that one of his own students were capable of betrayal. However, Thrawn did not intend on arresting him just yet, as he believed that agent Fulcrum may prove useful in the Empire's fight against the Rebellion. + +Aboard the Ghost, Ezra, Hera, Zeb and Chopper were hiding among the wreckage of an old Separatists vessel, carrying tanks of fuel for a Rebel ship they were expected to meet with. On Senator Organa's request, the Ghost crew had volunteered to supply their contact with fuel, which was said to be carrying that was essential to the Rebellion. As they waited, they watched a HoloNet News report about Imperial Senator Mon Mothma of Chandrila, who had been declared a traitor for speaking out against the Emperor for his rule of tyranny. Suddenly, the Rebels were alerted by an approaching Imperial probe ship piloted by a droid. To avoid detection, they powered the ship down and deactivated Chopper. Ezra manned the nose gun and awaited Hera's orders. They watched as the probe ship flew over them, carefully monitoring its surroundings. They noticed the ship turning around and approaching their position. Possibly scanning for lifeforms, the probe ship shined a light on the Ghost, and the moment the droid spotted Hera the Rebels opened fire. They chased the probe ship through the field of shipwrecks, trying to shoot it before it could report back to the Empire. Unfortunately, the probe ship was moving too fast and there was a lot of debris in the way. However, as they headed out into the open, a Rebel transport accompanied by a squadron of Y-Wings emerged from hyperspace. Eventually, Ezra finally managed to shoot the probe ship and destroyed it, but there was still a chance that it managed to call for reinforcements. Later, the Ghost docked with the transport and began refueling the fighters. Ezra, Hera and Zeb met Erskin Semaj and Captain Jon Vander, leader of Gold Squadron. Due to security concerns, Ezra, Hera and Zeb were forbidden to make physical contact with their . They were also worried that their encounter with the probe ship might have jeopardized their mission, and were most anxious to get moving. Suddenly, light Imperial cruisers emerged from hyperspace and deployed a squadron of TIE Fighters. The Imperials opened fire on the transport, and Gold Squadron formed up a defensive perimeter with Ezra piloting one of the Y-Wings. Hera and Chopper jettisoned the fuel tanks, but were unable to detach from the Rebel ship. So they went and detach the hatch manually. The transport sustained major damage and lost shielding, forcing the crew to evacuate to the Ghost. Among the crew, was the who happened to be Senator Mothma. Working together, Gold Squadron disabled the Imperial cruisers with ion canons, and after a struggle Mothma successfully detached the Ghost from the transport. The Rebels regrouped and jumped to hyperspace. Concerned for the senator's safety, Semaj insisted they abandoned the mission and get Mothma to a safe place, but the senator had no intention of hiding and insisted that they proceeded with the mission, which turned out to be a gathering of all the Rebel cells. Senator Mothma and a few others were in the process of building an alliance by uniting all the Rebel cells across the galaxy. It wa essential that Mothma made it to that meeting, but the Empire was out looking for her and would track any ship attempting to leave the system they were in. However, Hera knew a way to sneak Mothma out of the system, and volunteered to get her to the meeting. Meanwhile Grand Admiral Thrawn, Admiral Konstantine and Governor Pryce were discussing the recent attack they committed against the Senator's transport. Knowing that she had escaped on board the Ghost, Thrawn deduced that in order to avoid their forces Hera would transport Senator Mothma through the Archeon Nebula. Knowing their capital ships could not enter the nebula, Thrawn had already sent his prototype fighter and their best pilots to hunt down the Rebels and capture Senator Mothma. On Governor Pryce's request, Thrawn permitted her and Admiral Konstantine to take a ship to the far side of the nebula, where they would wait until their fighters flushed the Rebels out into the open. Then they could capture Senator Mothma. On the way to Dantooine, Senator Mothma had a drink with Hera in the cockpit. The Senator spoke of her life and work in the senate, and how little it had done since the Republic became the Empire. She had come to realize that she can no longer fight in the senate, but perhaps on the front lines. They soon arrived at the Archeon Nebula, as Thrawn predicted. Captain Vander advised everyone to be careful, because there were stars forming inside the nebula and they would burn up if they got too close to one of them. Suddenly, an Imperial cruiser emerged from hyperspace, accompanied by two TIE Interceptors and Thrawn's new prototype TIE Fighter called the TIE Defender. Gold Squadron engaged the fighter, but realize too late that new TIE Defender was armed with heavy cannons and shields. Piloted by Vult Skerris, the Defender took out two of the Y-Wings. The Rebels entered the nebula with the TIEs in pursuit. Vult locked onto Ghost and fired, but Gold Five sacrificed himself by taking the hit. Only the Ghost and two fighters remained. Approaching a forming star, Hera took a daring move in going in close to the star. The TIEs followed, and one by one the TIE Interceptors burnt up. The TIE Defender still stood, and attacked the Ghost. Both ships burnt up, and eventually Vult chickened out. Even though they had sustained severe damage, the Ghost headed out of the nebula while Captain Vander and Ezra held off the Defender. However, upon exiting the nebula two Star Destroyers under the command of Governor Pryce and Admiral Konstantine emerged from hyperspace. Governor Pryce made contact with the Ghost and ordered Senator Mothma to surrender or die. Mothma pretended to surrender, in order to give Hera some time to think of a plan. Meanwhile, Captain Vander and Ezra re-engaged the Defender, and following Ezra's strategy, Vander successfully disabled the Defender with his ion cannon. Governor Pryce caught the Ghost in a tractor beam, and just when Hera was about to give up Ezra and Vander showed up. Following Hera's orders, the two Y-Wings fired proton torpedoes into the nebula, which ignited the gas inside creating explosions that disabled the two Star Destroyers. The Ghost broke free of the tractor beam, and the three ships escaped to hyperspace. The Rebels made it to Dantooine, and upon entering orbit Senator Mothma began her speech which was heard across galaxy. In her transmission, she expressed her disapproval of the Empire's rule of tyranny, and by uniting all those who oppose she believed they could bring an end to the Empire and restore their Republic. For a moment after asking if they all stood by her side, it was all silent. Then suddenly a fleet of Rebel ships emerged from hyperspace, replying to Mothma's transmission. the forming of the Rebel Alliance had just begun. + +Flying in a stolen Imperial shuttle, piloted by Wedge, Chopper and AP-5 were on a mission to an Imperial Security Bureau installation to steal codes for the upcoming attack on the Lothal Imperial Factory. They arrived at Killun Station on Killun-71. They were escorted in by two TIE Fighters, and soon after landing Chopper and AP-5 entered the building after they passed through the security scanner. AP-5 was clear, but Chopper unknowingly was not. Chopper's unclear passing through the scanner triggers an alarm that alerts an Imperial Information officer known as the Controller. Under Grand Admiral Thrawn's orders, he had been tasked in finding the spy droid that had been infiltrating their facilities. They arrived at Killun-71 and found footage of AP-5 and Chopper arriving at the station. The Controller immediately identified Chopper as the Rebel spy droid. He decided not to alert the station, because he wanted to extract the location of the Rebel's base from Chopper. Back on Killun-71, the two droids, after more bickering, decided to split up and seek the codes from different sources. AP-5 succeeded in recovering the codes from the central computer while Chopper chose to access them from a basic terminal. Suddenly, the Controller hacked into Chopper while he was accessing the terminal, only to find that the droid had no coordinates to Chopper Base. So he decided to seize control over Chopper and use him to lead them to the Rebel base. Chopper tried hard to resist reprogramming, but it was futile. Chopper was now under Imperial control. Just then, AP-5 showed up with the clearance codes downloaded onto a disc, unaware of what had just happened to Chopper. They returned to the shuttle, and departed from the station. As they headed back, both Wedge and AP-5 noticed a sudden change in Chopper. He was acting more polite and well mannered than he usually was. He even offered Wedge refreshments. This left AP-5 suspicious, and suspected that Chopper may had been compromised during the mission. Wedge on the other hand did not a suspect anything, and did not take the Inventory droid seriously. They rendezvoused with the Ghost, and AP-5 presented the clearance codes to Hera. He tried to explain his concerns about Chopper, but still nobody took him seriously. However, Hera began to suspect something was not right with Chopper after she caught him accessing the hyperspace logs. He claimed that he was just updating his database, but Hera's suspicions said otherwise. She shared her concerns with the others. However, Chopper overheard them, talking about his change of personality and recommending that they give a diagnostic. Suddenly, Chopper seized control of the ship and trapped Hera, Ezra, Zeb and AP-5 in the cargo haul. Chopper then recovered the stolen data for the Controller, and then he had the droid install a data spike into the Ghost's nav-computer so they could download the location of the Rebel base. Then the Controller commanded Chopper to dispose the Rebels out the main hatch. The Rebels struggled to hold as the vacuum of space tried to pull them out until Hera managed to seal the hatch. Afterwards, they found out what was wrong Chopper and what he was up to. With a quick plan, the Rebels sent AP-5 outside so he could override the hatch controls on a access port located outside the ship. When Chopper spotted him, the Controller ordered him to stop him. Armed with blasters, Chopper forced AP-5 off the ship just as he succeeded in accessing the overwrite circuits. After sending AP-5 adrift in space, Chopper returned to the ghost. He was taken out by Zeb, and the data spike was removed. Angry with the Imperials messing with her droid, Hera used the Controller's connection with chopper against him, by sending a power surge that destroyed his ship and with it himself. With Controller's connection gone, Chopper returned to his old grumpy self. Meanwhile, AP-5 remained a drift in space, and he strangely started to enjoy it. He loved the peaceful solitude. But then his happiness was ruined when the Ghost came in and scooped him up. + +Lost on the desert world of Tatooine, Maul was searching for Obi-Wan Kenobi. However, his chances of finding him seemed hopeless, but his overwhelming desire for revenge pressed him on. So he conjured up a plan to lure him out. Back on Atollon, mostly everyone at Chopper Base was asleep. However, Ezra was woken up by Kenobi's voice. At first he ignored it and tried to go back to sleep. After he heard Kenobi's voice again, he got up and followed the voice to Kanan's room. He traced the sound of Kenobi's voice to the shattered Holocrons. The Jedi Holocron was found playing Kenobi's message, and when Ezra turned his attention to the Sith Holocron he was spooked by the sudden sound of Maul's voice, just as Kanan showed up. The two Jedi spoke with Hera, Sato and Rex about it, and while Ezra believed that Kenobi could be alive and in danger everyone else did not. Ezra wished to journey to Tatooine, but in light of their upcoming attack on Lothal he was denied permission, since he would be needed if they were going to accomplish this mission. Ezra stubbornly tried and tried to convince Hera to let him find Kenobi, but she would not change her mind. The decision had been made, and Ezra reluctantly said no more. The next day, Phoenix Squadron was busy preparing the A-Wings for battle. Ezra showed up with a large supply of munitions for the fighters. He presented them to one of his fellow Rebels, and while observing the inventory Ezra hijacked the training fighter and flew to Tatooine. Upon arriving, Ezra surprisingly discovered Chopper was with him. Back at the base, Chopper was watching him from afar and somehow stowed away on the fighter. Ezra did not want to bring anyone, but pressed on with finding Kenobi. They descended to the surface, and using pieces from the Jedi Holocron as a compass, they were guided to a rocky part of Tatooine late at night. After landing, Ezra followed the pieces on foot, only to find that it had been guiding him to a piece of the Sith Holocron. Just when he realized they had fallen into a trap set by Maul, Ezra and Chopper were attacked by Tusken Raiders. They destroyed their ship, but then got killed by Maul. With their ship destroyed, Ezra and Chopper were left with no choice but to press on. By morning, Ezra and Chopper made it to the edge of the desert. They decided to head along the ridge, but then Ezra changed his mind when he sensed Maul's presence heading out into the desert. He left Chopper to follow the ridge, but reluctantly followed him. Following the Holocrons, Ezra and Chopper traveled further out into the desert. Eventually they ended up lost, with the hot twin suns beating down on them. Chopper lost power, and Ezra, all tired out, began to regret his decision of coming to Tatooine. He now felt lost and hopeless. Ezra passed out, just as a mysterious figure came to his rescue, and woke up beside a fire with Chopper fully recharged. On the other side of the fire was Obi-Wan Kenobi. He was already aware of Maul's search for him, and explained to Ezra that everything that he had been hoping for had been a deception. From the beginning, Maul used his desire to do good to deceive him. In doing so, he had manipulated Ezra into coming to Tatooine in the hopes of luring Kenobi out of hiding, which he had accomplished. Just then, Maul himself showed up. Kenobi sent Ezra and Chopper on their way home while he stayed behind to face his former foe. Before making his move to kill him, Maul began to question Kenobi's reason for being on Tatooine all these years. He did not believe that he was just hiding, but more like protecting something or someone. The two enemies drew their Lightsabers and prepared to fight. Maul attacked first, but Kenobi quickly slashed the former Sith lord, while cutting his lightsaber in half. Before dying in his arms, Kenobi revealed to Maul that the one he was protecting was the Chosen One, whom Maul believed would avenge them both. After nearly thirty years, since the battle of Naboo, the conflict between Maul and Obi-Wan Kenobi was finally over with Maul's death. Flying Maul's ship, Ezra and Chopper returned to Atollon. Ezra assured everyone that they would have no more troubles with Maul and apologized for running off. He also calls them his family, and says that they should go home. Meanwhile, as the twin suns set on Tatooine, Kenobi watched Luke Skywalker from afar, pondering over the destiny that long awaited him. + +Thrawn arrived on Lothal with some urgent news. Taking it up in secrecy, he briefed Govenor Pryce, Admiral Konstantine and Grand Moff Tarkin, via hologram, of his findings. He had discovered the Rebels' plan to assault their Imperial TIE Defender factory on Lothal. He had also received word from his spies that General Dodonna's fleet was on route to reinforce Phoenix Squadron, but still had yet to uncover the location of their base. Govenor Pryce found a coordinated attack by multiple Rebel cells unprecedented, but was also the moment that Thrawn had been waiting for to wipe out the Rebellion. Using a Mouse Droid to listen in, Kallus heard everything and immediately headed for Ezra's Tower, where he had been sending his Fulcrum messages, to warn the Rebellion. However, before he could send out the details he discovered that he had been followed when Thrawn showed up in the doorway. He tackled the Grand Admiral in a fist fight, but his skills were outmatched and was easily beaten. After a brutally interrogation, Thrawn managed to pinpoint the precise location of the Rebel base, and had the fleet deployed to Atollon. Meanwhile on Atollon, Phoenix Squadron was all prepared for their attack on Lothal, However, upon General Dodonna's arrival, Kallus was able to send his message to the Rebels before he was captured. The only thing he was able to send out was that Thrawn knows. They immediately suspected that Thrawn knew where they were, and it was confirmed when they received word from Ryder Azadi that the Imperial fleet over Lothal had just left. The Rebels were forced to scrub their mission and evacuate Chopper Base, just as Imperial Star Destroyers emerged from hyperspace. General Dodonna's fleet attempted to escape, but they were pulled out of hyperspace by two Imperial Interdictor vessels. Just then, Thrawn's ship arrived and contacted Chopper Base. Hera refused to cooperate on any of Thrawn's terms, but Thrawn had no intention of taking prisoners. After a brief conversation with Thrawn, Hera conjured up a plan to call for reinforcements and help them escape. She suggested that by disabling one of the Interdictors, they would have a chance to allow one ship to escape. Hera volunteered Ezra and Kanan to take the Gauntlet Fighter, however Kanan choose to stay in hopes of finding some help. So it was just Ezra who would go, accompanied by Chopper. The Ghost and the Gauntlet showed up with the fleet, just as Commander Sato launched the first squad of fighters. Thrawn had the TIEs deployed and the battle begins. Back on Atollon, Kanan went to The Bendu and plead for his help in fighting off the Empire. However, Bendu was furious with what the Rebellion had brought upon his peaceful world, and refused to assist them in their fight. The Rebel fleet was even having a harder time trying to take on the Imperials, and with one of the Interdictors still cutting them off, Ezra and Chopper could not escape. Already the Rebels were losing a lot of ships. So Sato choose to sacrifice himself by colliding his ship into one of the Interdicators. He succeeded and took Admiral Konstantine with him, who tried to intercept against Thrawn's orders. With one of the Interdicators out, Ezra and Chopper were able to escape to hyperspace. Thrawn was furious by Konstantine's carelessness, and had the Rebel fleet forced to retreat back to Atollon. Meanwhile, Kanan was still unable to to convince Bendu to help, and after calling him a coward he disappeared in rage. Travelling through hyperspace, Ezra made contact with Mon Mothma and plead for her help. However, she felt hopeless in this matter, and deeply regreted engaging in open warfare against the Empire so soon. Ezra on the other hand refused to give up, and set a course for Krownest to enlist Sabine's help. The Rebels remained trapped on Atollon with the Imperial fleet still blocking their escape. They power up a shield around the base for protection, and only hope that it would hold. All while Kanan made his way back to base, Thrawn commenced an orbital bombardment upon the base. The shield held, but barely until Thrawn ceased fire. At the same time, Kanan noticed a storm brewing, which made him suspect that something was coming. Meanwhile, Ezra made it to Krownest and informed Sabine about Thrawn's ambush on Atollon. He asked her and the Mandalorians for help, only to be told he had come at a bad time. They were in the middle of a civil war against Clan Saxon. Despite this, Ursa was willing to hear Ezra out. Observing the problem, the Mandalorians did not see any chance of them succeeding. However, Sabine stood by Ezra and strongly believed there was a way to save the Rebellion. Ursa, who was grateful for Ezra and his friends bringing Sabine back to her, stood by her daughter's side. With only minimal resources to spare, Sabine came up with a plan that would not require a whole army to take on the blockade. Back on Atollon, Thrawn led a ground assault on the surface, while Govenor Pryce remained in command of the fleet. The Rebels were ready for Thrawn, and engaged their walkers. Kanan joined in the fight, and made his way back to Chopper Base with Zeb and Rex for one last attempt to evacuate. Just then, Ezra and Chopper returned with Mandalorian reinforcements. Leading the fighters, Fenn Rau engaged the Imperials while Ezra and Sabine attempted to lead a strike team to take out the last Interdictor. They informed the Rebellion of their arrival, and they made no a haste to evacuate the base. Suddenly, the Imperials took out their shield generator and Hera, Kanan, Zeb, Rex, AP-5 and Dodonna became surrounded by Thrawn's men. As Thrawn believed to have won the battle, the storm earlier on drew closer. Suddenly, intense lighting struck the base. It was The Bendu who had come to bring death upon both the Rebels and Imperials. Meanwhile, Ezra and Sabine led a strike team on the haul of the last Interdictor. They attacked the gravity generators, and Governor Pryce ordered an attack to stop them. Back on the surface, both the Rebels and Imperials were at Bendu's mercy, who ordered them to leave his world. The Rebels retreated to their ships and took off. The Bendu attacked the Rebels with his lightning strikes, but they succeeded in leaving the planet. Thrawn ordered his forces to attack the Bendu, and they succeeded in shooting him out of the sky. As the Rebel fleet approached the blockade, Ezra and the Mandalorians succeeded in taking out the Interdictor. The Mandelorians shot missiles at one of the gravity generators, causing a chain reaction that destroyed the whole ship. Kallus escaped aboard an escape pod, and the Ghost salvaged him before jumping to hyperspace with the fleet. The Rebels had escaped leaving Thrawn and Pryce defeated. Back on Atollon, Thrawn and his men arrived where the Bendu fell. Before shooting him and disappearing before the Grand Admiral's eyes, the Bendu revealed that in Thrawn's future he would face a cold defeat. Meanwhile, the remaining members of the Rebel fleet were on their way to Rebel Command on Yavin 4. Hera gave her thanks for Ursa's assistance, and Kallus thanked Kanan for taking him in. Even though they had suffered a crushing defeat, Kanan still had high hopes for a future where everyone was free from the Empire's reign of tyranny. + +The Mandalorians and the Jedi, led by Sabine Wren, were attempting to rescue Sabine's father, Alrich Wren, who was being held prisoner in an Imperial Outpost on Mandalore. The place was guarded by Saxon Clan Mandalorians, who serve the Empire. On Sabine's lead, the Mandalorians and the Jedi moved in and attacked the outpost. A Battle between the Mandalorians and the Imperials broke out. They quickly overpowered Imperial forces holding the outpost, but as the battle went on Walker reinforcements arrived. It almost looked like the Empire had the upper hand, especially when the leading trooper threatened to kill Sabine. However, unexpected reinforcements arrived, forcing the Imperials to retreat. With the outpost theirs, they went inside, only to discover the place was empty. The Mandalorians who helped them were members of Clan Kryze. Among them was Lady Bo-Katan Kryze: the sister of Mandalore's late ruler, Satine Kryze. According to Bo-Katan, the whole thing was a trap to lure them in. Unfortunately, Ursa Wren was unable to inform them when she got word of this intel, and sent Bo-Katan ahead to reinforce Sabine. According to Fenn Rau, Bo-Katan was still seen by many as Mandalore's rightful ruler, but after the Empire took over she refused to obey the Emperor and was betrayed by Clan Saxon. Seeing that Bo-Katan could be Mandalore's true leader, Sabine offered her the Darksaber but turned her down. Before heading out, Ursa arrived with news that the Empire was transporting Sabine's father to the Mandalorian capital for a public termination. They arrived at where the prisoner convoy transporting Sabine's father was sure to pass. Their plan was to ambush the convoy before they made it to the capital. Ursa's group reported that they had engaged Saxon's transport and had diverted the prisoner convoy towards the canyon where Sabine's group was waiting to ambush them. They spotted the three transporters approaching, and once they were close enough, Sabine engaged them. She distracted the Imperials and Commandos long enough for the others to move in and join the battle. They take out the speeders and troopers protecting the transport holding Sabine's father, and Ezra climbed aboard to save Alrich before the transports went over the cliff. Afterwards, Alrich thanked Ezra for saving him and then turned to Sabine. After years of being apart, he embraced his daughter with hug, delighted to see her again, as Sabine was to see her father. He even complimented the artwork on Sabine's armour. They prepared to get back on the move, when they received word from Ursa's group that the Empire had just deployed a single scout walker with no additional support. Listening in on Fenn's comm, they hear a sound that Sabine dreadfully recognised. She desperately ordered them to retreat, but then they spotted an explosion from where Ursa's group was. Fearing the worst, Sabine rushed over with the others in follow. Upon arriving, they found every Mandalorian under Ursa's command disintegrated. All that was left of them was their armour and burning ashes. All, except Sabine, were puzzled by what could have done this, only to be told by Arich that it was a weapon created by Sabine. Sabine remained devastated by what just happened, and was already blaming herself. The weapon that killed all these Mandalorians was her own design. It had the ability to neutralise Mandalorian Armor. It had long been a rumour until now, Sabine, overwhelmed with guilt, had no doubt that the Empire was going to use it against the Mandalorians. Believing that her mother and brother were dead, Ursa and Tristan emerged from the smoke, injured by alive. They got caught in the edge of the weapon's ray, but managed to make it out when Sabine alerted them. However, the others were not so lucky. Just then, the Imperials showed up to finish them off, accompanied by three TIE Fighters. However, the Jedi and the Mandalorians were rescued by a Gauntlet Fighter. Two of the surviving TIEs pursued them and took out their weapons. As Sabine affected repairs, Bo-Katan and Ezra flew outside with Jetpacks and took out the pursuing TIEs. Meanwhile at the Mandalorian capital of Sundari, Tiber Saxon was showing Grand Admiral Thrawn, by hologram, a recording of the weapon's test, calling it the Duchess. As Thrawn could see the energy pulse from the generators mounted on the walker was drawn to Mandalorian armor, super heating it and instantly vaporising its targets. All the while doing no harm to their Imperial Stormtroopers. While he admitted to be impressed by the weapon's effectiveness, Thrawn had some concerns. The people of Mandalorian might turn against the Empire instead of swearing loyalty to it. Tiber, completely loyalty to the Empire, assured the Grand Admiral that fear would compel the people of Mandalore to join the Empire once the weapon was unleashed. Thrawn also had another concern. The weapon was not at its full capacity, as Tiber was only working with parts of the prototype. In order for it to be fully operational, Tiber needed the weapon's creator, Sabine Wren. Meanwhile, as the Mandalorians and Jedi flew to their base camp, Bo-Katan violently held Sabine against the wall, calling her a traitor for what she had brought upon Mandalore. Sabine admitted her treachery. At the time, she was young and arrogantly took on designing that weapon. When she discovered the Empire was planning to use it against her people she sabotaged the prototype and destroyed the plans. She thought that would be the end of it, but it now appeared the Empire had somehow rebuilt it. When they arrived at their base, Sabine was already made unwelcome by the other Mandalorians who threaten to shoot her for her treachery. Ursa and Tristan threaten to attack back if anyone tried to kill Sabine, but she stepped forward to accept the consequences of her actions. However, Sabine first admitted her regrets, but pointted out that while the Empire had the weapon it was only functioning at a fraction of its capacity. She gave the Mandalorians a choice to fight each other or work together to destroy this weapon once and for all. Even though angered like everyone else, Bo-Katan knew that Sabine was right. This was not the time to be divisive, and since Sabine was the one who designed the weapon they were going to need her if they were to succeed in destroying it. At the briefing, Alrich believed that Tiber was keeping the weapon aboard his Star Destroyer outside of Sundari. No doubt it would be well guarded. Sabine's plan was to get two teams aboard. One to find the weapon, and the other to wipe out every shred of data on it from the Imperial computer systems. Though tempted by the idea of turning the weapon against the Imperials, Sabine stood by her original plan to destroy it. Sabine planned to personally foresee to the weapon's destruction accompanied by Bo-Katan, while Kanan and Ezra took Chopper to the data core. As they went through their infiltration plan, Bo-Katan voiced her changed opinion about Sabine to Fenn. Though she doubted her from the start, she had seen that she had become an inspiring courageous leader. Later, the Jedi and Mandalorians arrived at Sundari, and boarded Tiber's Star Destroyer unnoticed. They found the weapon's core had been removed from the walker that attacked Ursa's troops, but Sabine had a strong bet that it was being kept in the control room above. Suddenly, they were spotted and a gunfight broke out. During the battle, Sabine and Bo-Katan made their way to the weapon while Ezra, Kanan and Chopper headed for the data core. Sabine and Bo-Katan found the weapon, but it activated and struck them with its energy pulse as Tiber Saxon entered the scene. At Tiber's mercy, Sabine refused to help him upgrade the weapon. So he tried persuading her by striking her and Bo-Katan again with the weapon's energy pulse, not to kill them but to make them suffer. He even turned it on his colleague, Captain Hark, who was worried the Empire might use the weapon against all Mandalorians, including themselves. At last, Sabine gave in, especially when he threatened to kill Bo-Katan. Despite her plea not to, Sabine went ahead in making adjustments to the weapon. However, when Tiber tested it out the weapon backfired on him and all the Stormtroopers aboard. Sabine was on the verge of wanting Tiber to die and use the weapon against the Empire, only to be stopped by Bo-Katan. She tried to convince her that this was not the way to free Mandalore, reminding her that she came to make things right. For Mandalore, Sabine used the Darksaber to slash the weapon, causing it go breech. With data on the weapon erased as well, the Jedi and Mandalorians made a hasty retreat before the weapon blew up, and with it Tiber and his Star Destroyer. Upon returning to base camp, Bo-Katan was surprised to discover Clans Eldar, Rook, Kryze, Vizsla and Wren awaiting her leadership. Sabine again offered her the Darksaber and this time she accepted it, declaring herself leader of Mandalore. + +After their mission on Mandalore, Ezra, Kanan, Sabine, and Chopper arrived at the Rebel base on Yavin 4, where Phoenix Squadron was now apart of. They arrived just in time to see Hera return from a failed supply mission. Her Y-Wing squadron came in damage, but all made it down in one piece. Hera was delighted to see the whole Ghost Crew together again, and among the newest addition to the Rebellion is Kallus. He called for them to meet with Mon Mothma. They were all gathered in the Control Room, where they received word from Senator Organa that the Empire had established a new communications relay in the Jalindi system. It greatly expanded their command and control throughout the surrounding sectors, enabling them to respond much more quickly to their incursions. It was also noted that they all heard rumours from Garrera about the Empire's new communications relay. The next question was how were they going handle this predicament. Kallus suggested on using this communications relay to their advantage, by taping into its systems and use it to monitor Imperial Fleet movements outside their own operations and avoid them. Mothma volunteered the Ghost Crew to take this assignment, and they accepted. While everyone was clear with the mission, Ezra was not. He remained impatient about helping his people on Lothal, only to be reminded by Mothma that they were not ready for open war, which proved true when Thrawn attacked Chopper Base on Atollon. It was a time of difficult choices, sometimes impossible ones. Ezra understood and respected Mothma's reasoning, but still felt desperate to save his home. Later on, the Ghost Crew arrived in the Jalindi system. According to the Intel they had, the Imperial relay station was situated in a field of stone towers on Jalindi. Following their strategy, They flew in at a high altitude where Ezra, Sabine, and Chopper rocket jumped onto the dish to install the repeater spike. They had to let themselves drop for a few meters before firing their jet packs at the last minute in order to avoid detection. Once on the dish, the three Rebels got to work on inserting the spike. Meanwhile, an Imperial light cruiser showed up at the relay. Ezra, Sabine, and Chopper saw it, but it did not appear to have seen them. They worked fast in installing the spike, but ended up patching into the main comm circuit by mistake. They were receiving incoming transmissions from the light cruiser, requesting clearance to dock. Ezra tried to trick the cruiser into leaving, pretending he was Commander Brom Titus, only to discover that the real Brom Titus was on board. Suddenly the dish realigned, causing Sabine and Ezra to slide down and be seen by Commander Titus. He alerted the outpost, and Stormtroopers were deployed onto the dish. Sabine informed Hera the mission had been compromised, and the Ghost flew in to pick them up. However, Commander Titus deployed two TIE Defenders to attack them, forcing them to turn away. Ezra ordered Chopper to tilt the dish, causing everyone, except Sabine and Ezra, to slide over the edge. Meanwhile, Kanan, Hera, and Zeb were having trouble losing the Defenders. So, using Kanan to guide her, Hera flew them down into the fog, and the Defenders followed. The Defenders were unable to see in the fog, and one at a time crashed into the stone towers. Back at the relay station, a U-Wing Starfighter piloted by Garrera came in and crippled Titus' ship. He flew in to drop a series of explosive charges onto the dish and picked up Ezra, Sabine, and Chopper. The charges went off destroying the relay station, and with it Commander Titus and his ship. The two Rebel ships made their escape as an Imperial Star Destroyer came out of hyperspace, forcing them to escape in different directions. Ezra, Sabine, and Chopper remained aboard Gerrera's ship, travelling through hyperspace. Garrera got down to the point, saying he needed their help infiltrate a civilian freighter, which he had reason to believe was carrying secret Imperial cargo. Bringing up what they discovered on Geonosis a while back, they learnt that the Empire wiped out the Geonosian population because they were building a weapon that was being kept hidden. Gerrera had spent his whole time searching for it, and believed what he was looking for would be on that ship they will soon intercept. Gerrera needed Ezra, Sabine, and Chopper to help him infiltrate the ship. Out of one vote from Chopper, Ezra and Sabine accepted to help Gerrera. They arriveed at a trading station just as the Civilian Freighter came in to dock and collect. Sabine was already having her doubts, since there was no traces of the Empire at this station, but Gerrera was certain that all this was a cover up. They landed in one of the hangers, and after Sabine gave Chopper a new paint job they sneaked aboard the freighter by hiding inside a cargo container. Chopper got them aboard, and the freighter departed from the station soon after. Once aboard, the search for this secret cargo began. So far, Sabine saw nothing out of the ordinary, but Ezra started hearing a strange sound. Gerrera proved he was onto something when they discovered the freighter was manned by Imperials. Chopper checked the manifest, and discovered that the ship was heading for the Tonnis sector, which was empty space but considered the perfect hiding place for the Empire's mystery weapon. Chopper also discovered that cargo bay seventeen was a restricted area, which was where they went next. There were three Stormtroopers on guard on the other side of the door to cargo bay seventeen. Chopper lured them out, and the three Rebels took them out. They found a container which may held what they were looking for. Sabine opened it and discovered prisoners inside. The prisoners turned out to be technicians who specialised in reactor engineering. They were taken against their will by the Empire to supervise a top secret project. Sabine did not believe that the security on board was just to guard technicians, which Gerrera agreed that there was more. Chopper took the technicians to the escape pods, while Ezra, Sabine, and Gerrera continued on with the search. They ran through the maze of corridors to the engine room. Sabine's plan was to sabotage the hyperdrive so the technicians could escape. However, Ezra came to a stop when he started hearing that strange sound again. He sensed it coming from a cargo hold that they found was heavily guarded by a squadron of Death Troopers. The Rebels quickly overpowered the Troopers, leaving the Commander and two others remaining. The Troopers took cover behind a huge block, which Gerrera hit with a blaster. Worried, the Troopers retreated as the block melted away revealing a huge Kyber Crystal. Sabine advises everyone to put their blasters away as Kyber crystals could store and amplify energy. One that was twice its size was considered unstable. Going through what they found, Gerrera now believed that the Empire was trying to harness the power of the crystal, hence why they kidnapped the technicians. Gerrera hoped to find what the Empire was building very soon, but Sabine and Ezra felt it was too risky. They had to prevent the Empire from getting their hands on the crystal. So, Sabine and Ezra made their way to the engine room to disable to hyperdrive while Gerrera stood guard. Meanwhile, the Commanding Death Trooper alerted the captain of the situation and had the ship on lock down, compromising the technicians chances of escaping. So, Chopper took them back to the hold. Sabine and Ezra made it to the engine room, but got stun by Gerrera before they could disable the hyperdrive. Gerrera refused to give up now, especially when he was on the verge of discovering what the Empire is hiding. When Sabine and Ezra regained consciousness, they found themselves cuffed and the Kyber crystal in the Engine room. They finally arrived in the Tonnis sector, and much to Gerrera's disappointment there was nothing but a Star Destroyer waiting for them. Just then, Edrio emerged from hyperspace and docked with the freighter. The Star Destroyer dared not to fire, not wanting to risk blowing up the crystal. Gerrera gave Ezra and Sabine the option to escape with him, but they refused to leave behind the technicians. Gerrera respected their choice, but told them to hurry. Then without warning, he damaged the generators in the engine room, causing the Kyber crystal to absorb engine until it discharged. Gerrera released Sabine and Ezra, and retreated to his ship. With no way of stopping it, Ezra and Sabine retreated to where an Imperial Shuttle was being kept. Chopper got the technicians aboard, and soon Ezra and Sabine arrived just in time to fight of the surrounding troopers. With everyone aboard, they took off. As the state of the Kyber crystal went critical, Sabine turns the shuttle about towards the Star Destroyer. With no time to jump to hyperspace, Sabine hoped to use the Star Destroyer as a shield when the crystal went up. The crew of the Star Destroyer also became aware of the crystal's state on board, and it was already too late to get clear. The Kyber crystal finally blew up, taking the Star Destroyer with it. Sabine, Ezra, Chopper, and the Technicians barely managed to get clear. They got hit by a shock wave that disabled their shuttle, but the Ghost arrived soon after. After gathering up everyone, the Rebels make their way back to Yavin 4. Along the way, the technicians had decided to assist the Rebellion in their fight against the Empire. Sabine and Ezra told Kanan about the Kyber crystal they discovered, and already had severe concerns. He refered it to be the second one they prevented from getting into Imperial hands. If what Gerrera had been saying was true, then it was possible the Empire was on the verge of winning a war that the Rebellion did not believe had begun. + +Upon returning to Yavin 4, the Ghost crew had been called to meet Mon Mothma in the control room. They received a transmission from Ryder Azadi on Lothal two days ago. Before transmission was cut off, Ryder reported that the Empire was beginning trails on a new version of their TIE Defender. Mothma understood well of the threat the TIE Defender had against the Rebellion. If there was a new development of these fighters, the Rebellion would need to know. She volunteered Ezra Bridger to take this assignment, and he accepted along with the rest of the Ghost crew. Before sending them off, Mothma warned them that the occupation on Lothal had been reported to be a complete lock down. Even if they made it in there was no guarantee the Rebellion could extract them. Their plan was to get Cikatro Vizago to smuggle them pass the Imperial blockade over Lothal in exchange for some Puffer Pigs. Upon arrival, they discovered the condition on Lothal had got even worse. Vizago got them pass the blockaged, but the Imperials had scanned the Rebels on board. Upon reaching the surface, which now looked like a wasteland, Vizago's ship was escorted to Jalath City where the Imperials attached a gravity lock and sent in a search crew. Certain they had been discovered, the Rebels managed to avoid capture by using the Puffer Pigs to create a diversion, leaving Vizago to handle the Imperials. The Rebels escaped into the city, and decided to split up. Ezra, Sabine, and Chopper headed for Old Jho's to make contact with Ryder, while Kanan, Hera, and Zeb arranged some transportation. The Rebels found the streets completely deserted. Nobody, except for Stormtroopers, were out and about. Ezra, Sabine, and Chopper made it to Old Jho's Pit Stop, and discovered it was now under Imperial management. To avoid any superstition, Ezra and Sabine went in to buy themselves a drink, and met Baron Valen Rudor, who now owned the bar after Jho was executed for trying to help a group of Rebels escape. Listening to Ruder take pleasure over what happened to old Jho pushed Ezra to nearly lashing out, only for Sabine to drag him away. However, they forgot to pay for their drinks and were halted by Stormtroopers. Then some stranger showed up, pretending to be an old friend. He paid for their drinks, and escorted Ezra and Sabine outside, where he revealed himself to be Jai Kell from the Imperial Academy. Ryder sent him to meet up with Ezra. He was going to call for a pick, but then Kanan, Hera, and Zeb arrived with a speeder. However, they were cut off by Imperial tanks that destroyed their speeder, forcing them to retreat into the sewers. The Imperials dispatched probe droids to track them. The Rebels eventually became lost in the maze of tunnels, and the probe droids soon caught up with them. The Rebels split up. Everywhere they went there were probe droids and Stormtroopers. Ezra, Sabine, Zeb, and Chopper got lost again, and a frustrated Ezra did not feel he could find his way on Lothal anymore. He blamed himself for pushing his friends into coming back, and started to agree on what Gerrera said before. He did not want to believe it, but it was clear to him that Lothal was already lost to the Empire. Sabine and Zeb assured him that the fight is not over yet, and if this were to be the end for them at least they would go down fighting. Just then, Sabine noticed her symbol painted on the walls. Suspecting that Ryder left them a trail to follow, they went where the symbols were pointing. They arrived at the main junction where they regroup with Hera, Kanan, and Jai. The Empire cornered them, but the Rebels escaped up a ladder and through a hatch, where Ryder was waiting for them. They escaped aboard a U-Wing, and headed for Ryder's base. + +The next day, Ezra, Sabine, Zeb, and Ryder arrived at a base where the flight test for the new TIE Defender would be. Observing from afar, they saw a lot of basic TIE Fighters and Interceptors, but no sign of the new Defender. However, the new fighter arrived at last and landed at the TIE base. Just looking at it expressed deep concern amongst the Rebels. Uncertain if their own ships would be a match for it. They also spotted the pilot come out, Vult Skerris. Satisfied that they got everything they needed, they decided to head back to base. However, Sabine did not believe this mission was over yet. She believed they were going to need more than just pictures if the Rebellion was going to stand a fighting chance. She suggested on stealing the flight data recorder on board, which would give Rebel Command a complete record of the ship's range, top speed, and more. Despite Ryder's concern about how they were going to get physical evidence to the Rebellion, they all agreed that Sabine was right. This was something they could not pass up. While Ryder and Zed stayed put to keep watch, Ezra and Sabine went down to the base, with a couple of Loth-cats following them. The two Rebels sneaked past Stormtroopers that were on patrol, and made it to the TIE Defender, only to discover that it was being guarded. Trying to think of a plan, Sabine and Ezra saw the two Loth-Cats that followed them run up to the troopers. The two cats convinced the Troopers to chase after them, luring them away from the TIE Defender, giving Ezra and Sabine a better chance of getting to it. Sabine sneaked aboard, while Ezra kept watch. She found the recorder and started to disconnect it from the fighter. Just then, a shuttle arrived at the base with Grand Admiral Thrawn and Governor Pryce on board. Thrawn and Pryce had come to see the test flight of the new improved TIE Defender. Captain Skerris escorted Thrawn and Pryce to the fighter with plans to provide the Grand Admiral a flight demonstration after he had given the ship an inspection. The Rebels saw them coming, and Sabine had not yet got the data recorder. She told Ezra to stall them. Thinking of what to do, Ezra spotted a Loth-Wolf in the distance, looking at him. Suddenly, a Pilot shot at him from behind, forcing him out in the open. Pretty soon, Stormtroopers opened fire on Ezra. Ezra ordered Ryder and Zeb to report back to base with the information they already had. Sabine and Ezra planned to find their own way back. Sabine managed to get the data recorder, but when she spotted two Death Troopers coming her way, she decided to use the fighter to escape. She powered up the engines, picked up Ezra, and flew off after destroying the base. Skerris assured the Grand Admiral that they would not get far, and Governor Pryce was prepared to activate the kill switch. However, Thrawn wished to hold that thought, as he saw this as a perfect opportunity for a combat test. Skerris dispatched three surviving Interceptors to intercept the Defender. As Ezra and Sabine flew through the sky, Sabine discovered earlier that the TIE Defender had a hyperdrive, which gave them a good chance of getting the data recorder back to Rebel Command on Yavin 4. Ezra took the controls while Sabine tried to disable the transponder. Just then, the three Interceptors caught up and attack, while Thrawn, Pryce and Skerris observed the pursue from the Command tower. Ezra used all the Defender's capabilities to take out the Interceptors. One by one he destroyed all three fighters, and Sabine finally managed to disable the transponder. But then she realised her mistake after discovering that the Defender had a kill switch. She told Ezra to land the ship, but it was too late. Pryce disabled the fighter's two wings, but managed to save one as they crash landed in one piece. Both Ezra and Sabine survived. They salvaged the hyperdrive to replace the one on Ryder's U-Wing. As the hyperdrive was too heavy to carry back to base, Ezra and Sabine hid it inside a cave for later retrieval. By nightfall, Imperials were in the area of the crash site, searching for Ezra and Sabine. All the while, Ezra kept spotting a Loth-Wolf from afar. Ezra did not see how that was possible, as Loth-Wolves had not been seen in a hundred years. Suddenly, one showed up from behind Sabine, and put her into a deep sleep. The Loth-Wolf helped Ezra and Sabine escape the Empire's search party, and by morning made it back to base. The Loth-Wolf then disappeared before the others show up. Sabine woke up with no memory of seeing the Loth-Wolf. Ezra told Kanan about the Loth-Wolf, and believed there was something more to it. Kanan believed him, as all the paths were coming together. Where it was leading up to he did not know. + +Governor Pryce's forces had recovered the crashed TIE Defender. She reported to Thrawn that the fighter's data recorder and hyperdrive were missing. Thrawn had no doubt the Rebels woull be trying to use the hyperdrive to deliver the recorder to Rebel Command, which was why he had dispatched specialised assistance to Governor Pryce's aid, despite her rejections. Among the site was Ezra and Jai, disguised as Scout Troopers, and Zeb coming back for the hyperdrive. Just then, Thrawn's agent, Rukh, arrived at the site. Governor Pryce greeted him reluctantly, but paid no attention as he suddenly picked up Zeb's sense. Sniffing around, he determined where he was, and the other two. As Ezra and Zeb loaded the hyperdrive, Jai spotted Rukh coming. Ezra and Jai tried to fool him with their disguises, But Rukh saw through them and attacked. With their cover blown, Ezra and Jai retreated on a speeder bike with Rukh and two other Scout Troopers in pursuit. Zeb meanwhile hijacked an Imperial Transport, and headed back to camp with the hyperdrive. Rukh and his comrades chased Ezra and Jai through the mountains, where they tried to shake them off. Rukh managed to place a homing beacon on their speeder before they got away. At Rebel camp, Sabine and Hera were preparing for Zeb's arrival with the hyperdrive. Zeb arrived at last and so did Ezra and Jai, unaware of the beacon attached to their speeder. As Ezra told Kanan about what happened, Rukh tracked down their location and reported to Imperial Forces. Later on, Sabine had fitted the U-Wing with the hyperdrive, ready to go. However, Imperial forces showed up in the distance. Before leaving the others to hold off the Imperials while she escaped back to Rebel Command, Hera shared a kiss with Kanan and took off in the U-Wing with Chopper. She passed the Imperial blockade, and jumped to hyperspace. Back on the surface, the Rebels seemed out matched by the incoming tanks, which destroyed the transport that Zeb stole. Just then, Ezra spotted a pack of Loth Wolves. He convinced everyone to follow just as the Imperials charged through the Rebel camp. The Rebels followed the Loth-Wolves through the mountains, until the pack came to a stop. Ezra slowly approached them, and figured they were waiting for Kanan. Kanan approached them as well, and the pack led the Rebels into a cave. Inside the cave, they discover the walls covered in images of people following wolves. As they went deeper into the cave, TIE Bombers from above started bombing the mountains. While everyone expected they were trapped, Ezra advised everyone to hold together as they followed the wolves towards a light which transported them on the southern hemisphere of Lothal. Ezra and Kanan discovered the place they are in was decorated with pictures that were similar to the ones from the Lothal Jedi Temple. Describing them to Kanan, the drawings looked like they told a story. There were people coming down from the sky, probably Jedi. Kanan suspected that there was a message for them, and before the Loth-Wolf disappeared before them, it said Dume, meaning Kanan's birth name, Caleb Dume. Kanan had reason to believe that Lothal had a deep connection with The Force, and that there was an even greater threat than the TIE Defender. Meanwhile, Hera and Chopper made it safely back to Yavin 4 with the data recorder. + +Still on the southern hemisphere of Lothal, the Rebels remained unable to make contact with Rebel Command, but pick up transmission from a nearby ore crawler, which was stripping the surface of the planet for raw materials to feed the Imperial Factory. Upon investigating, they discovered the crawler had a long range communications array that they could use to contact Rebel Command. They sneak alongside the crawler in a speeder, take out the droids on patrol, and seize control of the bridge, where they captured the Trandoshan Captain known as Seevor. Seevor set off an alarm, which alerted Mining Guild HQ. They contacted the crawler and expected a response. Ezra, imitating the voice of a Trandoshan, informed HQ that it was a false alarm, and the crawler was malfunctioning. He tried to convince HQ that they were foreseeing repairs, but HQ informed that they had dispatched Imperial Forces for inspection. Locking the captain in a closet, Sabine got to work on the transmitter, but discovered that someone had activated the intercom, sending out signal coming from the rear section of the Crawler. Kanan and Zeb checked out refortify, and discovered slaves at work. Among them was Cikatro Vizago, who had been hoping they would come to his rescue. However, they were caught off guard by another Trandoshan. Zeb engaged the bulky Trandoshan in a fight, which led them outside the crawler. Through a tough struggle, Zeb beated the Trandoshan, and threw him overboard. Meanwhile on Yavin 4, Rebel Command was overseeing the data they had on the TIE Defender, but had yet to find a weakness. Hera suggested destroying the factory on Lothal before the Imperials began mass production, by sending an attack force. However, everyone hesitates to commence an attack. They had recently discovered the Empire had new plans, involving a questionable evacuation of all Imperial personnel on Lothal. Upon hearing this, Hera feared the worse and everyone was too afraid to do anything about it. So she stepped forward and insisted that they commence an attack, despite the odds. She managed to convince everyone that if they do not act immediately, their Rebellion would never stand a chance against an squadron of TIE Defenders. She said it was there time to strike. Back on Lothal, Kanan and Zeb had freed the slaves on board the Crawler. Sabine reported two Imperial Patrol transports approaching. To convince the Imperials that nothing was wrong, Vizago impersonated as the captain, and Zeb as a guard. The transports landed, and dispatched Stormtroopers to investigate. The troopers suspected nothing, and left. However, Seevor had escaped and sabotaged power to the long range communications array. They suspected that he was in the refinery, and Ezra checked it out. He got into the refinery by crawling through the ventilation. He found the reactors shut down, and went to turn them back on. Suddenly, Ezra got jumped by Seevor. He fended him off with his Lightsaber, and after a struggling fight Seeve fell into the furnace after slipping on Ezra's lightsaber. The reactors were brought back online, and the Rebels finally made contact with Hera, who reported that the Rebellion had authorised the attack on the Imperial factory. + +With a huge Imperial blockade surrounding Lothal, ready and waiting, Hera Syndulla led a squadron of twenty-four fighters, a mixture of X-Wings and Y-Wings. Their mission was to destroy the Imperial factory on the surface, but they would have to get pass the blockade first. The Rebels moved in and engage incoming TIE Fighters. Meanwhile, the Rebels on the surface planted explosives and destroyed gun towers that protected the factory. Though outnumbered, Hera's squadron put up a good fight against the TIEs. Among the Rebel Pilots were Mart Mattin and his droid, R3-A3. Just then, Vult Skerris joined the fight in a TIE Defender. He easily took out two X-Wings, and then pursued Hera. She found herself outmatched by Skerris' TIE. So she took a daring move by charging towards one of the Star Destroyers. Thrawn saw her cunning plan, and ordered Skerris to break off his pursuit. Skerris refused to break off, which to Thrawn was unfortunate for him. With nothing more to say, Thrawn gave the order to open fire on Hera, even though Skerris would be in the line of fire. Hera's shields were taken out, and so were Skerris'. With Skerris now vulnerable, Hera made her move. She flew over Thrawn's Star Destroyer while Skerris went around. Then out of nowhere, she took a shot at Skerris, and caused him to crash into a Light Cruiser which collides into another Star Destroyer. The Rebels had their opening, and broke through the perimeter surrounding Lothal. However, as they entered the atmosphere, another squadron of TIEs intercepted them. The Rebels on the surface were far outside the Capital, waiting to see Hera's squadron fly over. They spotted them, but discovered all fighters had been destroyed. A few managed to crash land into Capital City, including Hera. When Thrawn heard word of this, he ordered Rukh to capture the pilots alive, especially Hera. In the City, Hera and Chopper retreated into the city streets with Imperials on the look out for them. Chopper was unable to contact Kanan with a damaged transmitter. Meanwhile, Kanan instinctively decided to go back to save Hera alone while the Rebels headed back to base. At the same time he crossed paths with a Loth-Wolf. Rukh had already caught one Rebel Pilot, and brought him to Governor Pryce for interrogation. After hearing that Hera was on the run, she ordered the whole district to be locked down, and have it torn apart building by building until she was found. Roaming the streets and dodging Imperial Forces, Hera and Chopper found Mart and saved him from Stormtroopers. Unfortunately, his droid was immobilized while trying to protect Mart. They fit R3's transmitter onto Chopper, but even though it worked he could not send a signal due to the Empire jamming all frequencies. So the three of them got moving, but got attacked by Rukh. Leaping from building to building, Rukh chased Hera, Mart, and Chopper through the streets, looking for the nearest sewer hatch. He engaged them in physical combat, and easily over powered the two pilots, only for him to retreat when Chopper electrified him. They found a sewer hatch, only to find it guarded by a Walker and two Stormtroopers. In order to get to it, Mart lured the Troopers and the Walker away, by getting them to chase him. Chopper moved in to open the hatch, and Hera used a speeder to knock the walker down. Chopper got the hatch opened, and the three of them head down into the sewers. However, Rukh showed up and engaged Hera. As reinforcements moved in, Here ordered Mart and Chopper to leave without her, and they reluctantly did so. Hera put up a fight, but Rukh beated her just as Governor Pryce showed up, who stun her after a first meeting. By morning, Mart and Chopper made it out of the city, and met up with Kanan. They told him that Hera had been captured, and both expressed their regret for leaving her. Kanan assured no one was at fault, with confidence that there was still a chance to save her. + +The Rebels arrived at Mykapo on a mission to assist Rebel sympathizers in evacuating the planet before the Empire invades. Upon arrival, the Rebels noticed an orbiting Imperial transport and a squadron of TIEs were occupied with a freighter, possibly smugglers. Wondering why they were not jumping to lightspeed, the Ghost crew decided to go in and assist them while the rest of their forces proceeded with the mission. As the transport ship headed down to the surface of Mykapo, the Ghost, accompanied by Phoenix two and three, moved in to assist the freighter. Just then the freighter turned about and attacked the Empire head on. Hera contacted the freighter to convince them to retreat, but the commander of the freighter, calling themselves Iron Squadron, refused. The freighter continued to head straight for the Imperial transport, and as soon as it got close enough the ship released some of its cargo crates. The crates collided into the transport and exploded, disabling the Imperial vessel. After the crippled vessel retreated, Hera congratulated Iron Squadron on their victory and in return was invited to meet them. As the rest of Phoenix Squadron went down to the surface with Kanan and Zeb, Hera first reported in to Commander Sato before paying Iron Squadron a visit. Sato was familiar with Iron Squadron because it was his brother's detachment, who was killed at some point on Mykapo. He also revealed that he had a nephew known as Mart Mattin. Up till now he believed Matt was dead, but was never so sure since he never received a reply to any of his transmissions. He described his nephew to be somewhat rebellious, and judging by what Hera saw deduced that the commander of Iron Squadron was Mart. Sato then asked for Hera to make sure that Mart and his comrades escaped safely with the other evacuees. Later, the Ghost docked with Iron Squadron's ship. Hera, accompanied by Ezra, Sabine and Chopper boarded the freighter and were first greeted by Gooti Terez and Jonner Jin. Following Gooti and Jonner to meet their captain, they found the ship to be in pretty bad shape. They even had a hyperdrive that did not work, to which Jonner claimed they do not need one. Soon the Rebels met Gooti and Jonner's captain, Mart Mattin, along with their droid, R3. After everyone got acquainted, Hera moved onto explaining their plan of evacuating their fellow dissidence. Unfortunately, Mart, Gooti and Jonner had no intention of leaving Mykapo. They would rather stay and fight rather than runaway and allow the Empire to claim their world. Despite the Rebel's best efforts, they were unable to convince the stubborn crew members of Iron Squadron to leave the system. Meanwhile, orbiting Lothal, Grand Admiral Thrawn was being briefed on the Imperial blockade over Mykapo. He was informed by an Imperial officer that the blockade was proceeding as planned but admitted they were having troubles with resisting forces, which brought up the Iron Squadron's recent attack on their patrols with the aid of the Ghost. Thrawn is most curious about the Iron Squadron. He then turns to Admiral Konstantine and orders him to accompany a squadron of light cruisers to lock down the Mykapo system. Back over Mykapo, the evacuation was complete with everyone, except Iron Squadron, leaving the system. Before the Ghost crew got on their way as well, Ezra convinced Hera to let him, Sabine and Chopper stay behind and try again to persuade Iron Squadron to leave, and at the same time try to fix their hyperdrive. Despite her concerns, Hera granted them permission to go back as long as they escaped before the Empire arrived, wherever they succeeded in convincing Iron Squadron to leave or not. The Ghost departed from the system, leaving Ezra, Sabine and Chopper with the Phantom. They re-docked with Iron Squadron, and Sabine and Chopper start affecting repairs on the hyperdrive. Mart, Gooti and Jonner still remained reluctant to leave their home. Ezra could understand how they felt since he too did not wish to leave his home. When he chose to fight the Empire it came with a cost to give up everything he treasured. Despite his loses, Ezra stood by what he and the Rebellion were fighting for. Just then Sabine and Chopper had completed their repairs on the hyperdrive, only for Matt to divert power to the weapons and shields. Mart then instructed his crew members to report to their battle stations because an Imperial light cruiser, accompanied by two transports, had arrived in orbit with Admiral Konstantine in command. As the Empire deployed their fighters, Mart prepared his ship for battle, despite Ezra and Sabine's plea to have him retreat. Even Gooti and Jonner finally agreed with them, but Mart would not listen and moved in to attack. Everyone continued to plea for Mart to abandon ship, but after a couple of hits that caused minor damage to the ship Mart reluctantly agreed too. They made their way to the Phantom, and pretty soon everyone, except Mart, was aboard. Mart chose to stay behind and detached the Phantom form his ship. Then he proceeded to engage the Imperials. Mart headed straight for the leading ship and like before released some of his cargo crates. However, his plan was foiled when the cruiser destroyed the incoming crates before making contact. Mart tried to escape but the TIEs disabled his engines, leaving him dead in space. Despite Gooti and Jonner's plea to go back for him, Sabine and Ezra were unable too. They were forced to retreat back to the fleet but promised to come back for Mart. Mart remained a drift in space and was trying to get his running again to no success. He noticed a TIE Bomber passing over him, which attached a Magno-Mine to the haul of his ship. Knowing that he did need help, Mart sent out a distress call to the Rebel fleet. He managed to transmit the state of his situation before being cut off by the Empire. The Ghost crew, accompanied by Gooti and Jonner, boarded the Ghost and headed back to Mykapo to rescue Mart. They soon arrived, and prepared to hoist Mart's ship. To remove the mine attached to his ship, the Rebels sent out Chopper and R3. After being dropped into space, the droids found the mine and remove it. Then they attached it to one of Mart's remaining crates. After Mart got the droids aboard his ship, the Ghost came about again and moved in to hoist Mart's ship. Admiral Konstantine saw his chance to destroy them both and gave the order to detonate the mine. However, his crew were unable too. With a bit of a struggle, The Rebels managed to attach themselves with Mart's ship just as Commander Sato arrived to aid them. The two conjoined ships then charged towards Admiral Konstantine's ship, and on Hera's signal released the armed crate. It collided into the Admiral's ship and exploded, leaving them crippled. Then suddenly, Grand Admiral Thrawn's Star Destroyer emerged from hyperspace. The Rebels made a hasty retreat, but not before Commander Sato had a brief conversation with Grand Admiral Thrawn. The Rebels and Iron Squadron returned safely to Chopper Base, where Mart was happily reunited with his uncle and friends. +