Skirmish on Coruscant ( Kyber Saber ) On the twenty - third anniversary of the Proclamation of the New Order , a Skirmish broke out on the planet Coruscant between the Freemakers , the Galactic Empire and a Sith agent named Naare over control of the Kyber Saber during Empire Day . Naare used the Kyber Saber to devastate the Imperial fleet above Coruscant , prompting Emperor Palpatine to evacuate the Imperial Palace . Following a duel with Naare , Rowan managed to steal the Kyber Saber . He and his family then fled Coruscant . After destroying the Kyber Saber , the Freemakers joined the Rebel Alliance . Prelude . Following the Duel on the Wheel , the Sith Naare stole the B1 battle droid Roger ' s head and traveled on the " Eclipse Fighter " to the uncharted world where Rowan Freemaker and Roger had hidden the seventh Kyber Saber crystal . After arriving , Naare used the seventh crystal to reforge the Kyber Saber . Testing the ancient lightsaber ' s powers , Naare used the Kyber Saber to carve up a row of mountains and to destroy a nearby planetoid . Shortly later , Naare was contacted by Emperor Palpatine who chastised her for playing with his weapon and derided her as a second - rate Sith . Tired of being bossed around and derided by Palpatine , Naare responded that she was wielding the most powerful weapon in the world and demanded to know why she should give it to him . When Palpatine fumbled for an answer , Naare announced that she was coming to the galactic capital of Coruscant to kill him and crown herself Galactic Empress . Back at the Freemaker Garage on the Wheel , Rowan used his Force powers to rebuild the " StarScavenger " and Zander ' s Blazemaker Mark II . Rowan then briefed Zander and Kordi Freemaker about his plan to trick Naare into handing him the Kyber Saber by disguising himself as the Emperor . Rowan had obtained a dark robe and a voice modulator from their earlier mission on Naboo . The Freemakers decided to travel to Coruscant , which was hosting Empire Day . The skirmish . Undercover on Coruscant . The Freemakers took the " StarScavenger " to Coruscant and found that half of the galaxy had gathered for Empire Day . Since the Imperial Palace was heavily guarded by Imperial Star Destroyers , AT - AT walkers , and stormtrooper s , the Freemakers decided to sneak into the palace through the sewers . While navigating through the sewers , the Freemakers were accosted by a probe droid . Zander wrestled with the droid and Rowan knocked it out with his lightsaber , causing it fall into a drain . The Freemakers then found their path obstructed by a deep barrier . Rowan used a grappling hook to erect an improvised flying fox for him and his siblings to cross . Zander falls when a DLC - 13 mining droid accidentally cuts the rope . However , Rowan uses the Force to life Zander onto a mining droid , saving his older brother ' s life . Rowan then used his lightsaber to cut a hole into a passage leading into the palace . The Freemakers encountered two stormtroopers but Kordi immobilized them with a chain . Rowan then donned his Emperor disguise and parted company with his siblings . He then headed to the Emperor ' s throne room . Naare ' s rampage . Meanwhile , Naare arrived above Coruscant in her " Eclipse Fighter " . The Emperor dispatched two " Gozanti " - class cruisers and their TIE fighters to intercept her . However , Naare used the Kyber Saber to destroy the ships . She then destroyed two Imperial Star Destroyers and issued a hologram warning to the Emperor that she was coming to finish him off . Unwilling to repeat Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin ' s mistake during the Battle of Yavin , Palpatine ordered an evacuation of the Imperial Palace . He ran into Rowan but assumed that the boy was an impostor that his subordinates had prepared . Rowan then bidded his time in the Emperor ' s throne room . Meanwhile , Naare landed in the Imperial Palace ' s courtyard and tossed out Roger ' s head , no longer needing the droid ' s services . Roger was rescued by Zander and Kordi , who were pleased to see the droid . Roger then warned them about Naare ' s plan to kill the Emperor . In the throne room , a disguised Rowan greeted Naare and requested the Kyber Saber . Naare then proceeded to attack Rowan with the ancient lightsaber . Rowan managed to dodge Naare ' s attacks and the Saber instead destroyed the throne room ' s furniture . Upon recognizing Rowan , Naare vowed to finish off the young boy . However , Emperor Palpatine attacked the Imperial Palace with two AT - ATs . Naare used the Kyber Saber to toss the massive walkers aside before destroying several more TIE fighters . Stealing the Kyber Saber . Despite Naare ' s advantage , Rowan managed to use his Force powers to call to the Kyber Saber crystals . He then wielded the weapon against Naare ' s Sith lightsaber and created several walls . Naare sliced through each of these walls . Rowan then used the Kyber Saber to summon up rubble to encircle Naare . Triumphant , Rowan toyed with killing her and was egged on by Emperor Palpatine , who had arrived in a " Lambda " - class shuttle . Upon realizing that Palpatine was trying to entice him to the dark side of the Force , Rowan rejected the Emperor ' s overtures and escaped with the Kyber Saber aboard the " StarScavenger " . The Freemakers then fled on the " StarScavenger " through the skylanes of Coruscant with several TIE fighters in hot pursuit . To confuse the Imperials , Zander led them on a chase and wielded Rowan ' s lightsaber in order to mislead the Imperials into thinking that he had the Kyber Saber . This ploy worked and allowed Rowan and Kordi to escape with the real Kyber Saber aboard the " StarScavenger " . Rowan then used his Force powers and the Kyber Saber to transform the " StarScavenger " design . This enabled the ship to flee Coruscant undetected . Zander then fled into hyperspace as well . Aftermath . Back at the Imperial Palace , an enraged Emperor Palpatine ordered his subordinates to place Rowan Freemaker on his most wanted list . However since Luke Skywalker , Prince ss Leia Organa , Han Solo , Lando Calrissian , Chewbacca , and R2 - D2 were already on the list , the Emperor had to settle with placing Rowan lower on the list . Naare attempted to flee but was instead cornered by Graballa and his henchmen Dengar , Baash , Raam , and others who had come to settle scores with her for breaking their agreement at the Wheel earlier . As punishment , Graballa had her frozen in carbonite . Following the skirmish on Coruscant , the Freemakers traveled to Sullust . Heeding the story of Jedi Master Baird Kantoo , Rowan decided to destroy the Kyber Saber since he realized that it was too powerful and dangerous . Unable to return to the Wheel , the Freemakers decided to travel through the star s . However , they soon encountered the Alliance Fleet . Admiral Ackbar managed to entice the Freemakers to join the Rebel Alliance with a job offer . Behind the scenes . The Skirmish on Coruscant serves as the main plot of the " " " Return of the Kyber Saber " , the season finale which premiered on Disney XD on August 29 , 2016 .