A Test of Strength " A Test of Strength " is the seventh episode of the . It aired on November 10 , 2012 . Official description . " " As the younglings return from Ilum with Ahsoka , their ship comes under attack by Hondo ' s gang of pirate s . The children must use ingenious and improvised traps to thwart the brigands . " " Plot summary . Following the younglings ' successful test on Ilum , Ahsoka Tano prepares to escort them back to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant . In the meantime , as part of their journey , the younglings are to be instructed in the proper construction of their lightsaber s under the expert tutelage of the Jedi ' s prime lightsaber designer and engineer , Huyang . Huyang comments on how Gungi is a Wookiee , and how it is rare for members of his species to join the Jedi Order , then wastes no time introducing the younglings into the basics of determining the styling of their individual lightsabers . Ganodi doubts him due to him being a droid , but Huyang gives them the necessary instructions to assemble their lightsabers from the parts he provides . Unfortunately , the Jedi training cruiser is intercepted by Hondo Ohnaka and his pirate band , who seek to convert the younglings ' crystals into easy profit on the black market . They attack the ship , disabling its engines before R2 - D2 can effect an escape , then board it in order to corral the younglings and gather their prize . As they come aboard , Huyang asks the younglings to surrender their crystals for safekeeping , and all do , except for Petro , who pretends to drop his crystal into Huyang ' s canister , but actually holds onto it . Just before the pirates can find them , Ahsoka manages to evacuate the younglings and Huyang into the ship ' s ventilation systems . Temporarily safe , Ahsoka sends Zatt and Ganodi to join Artoo in securing the cockpit , while Huyang and the other younglings are to lock themselves inside the hold . Ahsoka first intends to rerout power to the engines , whereupon they will be able to rip loose of the pirates ' boarding tube connecting the two vessels , thus blowing the intruders out into space . While Ahsoka , Zatt and Ganodi manage to achieve their respective targets , Huyang and the other younglings are smoked out of the ventilation system and cornered by the pirates . Petro slyly uses his crystal and his lightsaber , which he assembled with an inverted emitter matrix , and cons one of the pirates to activate it , causing it to explode and stun them . Following this , the younglings decide to slow the pirates by employing their lightsaber training drones as part of a cunning trap . They manage to kill two pirates this way , but just before the safety of the hold , they run into Ohnaka himself . Alerted by Zatt and Ganodi , Ahsoka arrives just in the nick of time to engage the pirates in a duel , allowing the younglings and a damaged Huyang to escape to safety . While still outside the safety of the hold , Ahsoka instructs Zatt to execute the last part of the plan , and as the Jedi cruiser rips loose , the docking tube ' s sealing is broken and pulled out of the ship , managing to grab onto their own ship . But just as Ahsoka closes the outside hatch , a straggler pirate knocks her into the tube as well . As a result , she ends up becoming Ohnaka ' s prisoner . Holding her responsible for his defeat , Hondo intends to find a way to turn Ahsoka into profit , leaving the younglings alone to deliver this serious news to the Jedi High Council . Continuity . " A Test of Strength " is the second episode in a four - part story arc , which was titled " Young Jedi " and previewed as a full - length 80 - minute feature at Celebration VI in August 2012 to family viewers . It replaced " The Rise of Clovis , " originally reported by " Star Wars Insider " 134 , as the seventh episode in Season Five . Petro ' s lightsaber move " the Whirlwind of Destiny " was created by " Star Wars " fan Brendon Lake , as an entry in Hasbro ' s " Join the Jedi " contest .