Zander ' s Joyride " Zander ' s Joyride " is the third episode of the of the animated television series " " . It is the third episode of the series overall . The episode premiered on Disney XD on June 22 , 2016 . Official description . " When Zander takes a classic starfighter out for a joyride , he winds up in the clutches of Darth Vader . . . " Plot summary . Cooper ' s starfighter . At Freemaker Salvage and Repair , Rowan and Roger try to keep Zander from a N - 1 starfighter , the same type used by the Naboo Royal Space Fighter Corps . Knowing Zander ' s passion for pilot ing , Kordi has instructed Rowan not to let Zander anywhere near the starfighter since it is owned by one of their customers , the wealthy Wick Cooper . Despite trying to distract Zander with various tricks , his older brother is still able to smell the N - 1 starfighter ' s chromium . Meanwhile , Kordi is dealing with Mr . Cooper , who wants the engines of his N - 1 starfighter double - steamed , his astromech droid re - calibrated , and the heat sinks flushed with pure Kamino water . Despite the Freemakers ' reputation as peerless vintage mechanics , he is skeptical of their quality due to their distance from the Core . Kordi then slips out to stop a scuffle between Zander and Rowan . Kordi warns Zander not to take the ship out for a ride since the starfighter is worth more than their entire shop and Mr Cooper has been their latest customer for a long time . When Mr Cooper rings the buzzer to announce another list of " excessive demands " , Zander takes the opportunity to slip away in the N - 1 starfighter . Knowing Zander ' s poor impulse control , Kordi is frustrated with Rowan for not stopping Zander . Zander takes the ship on a joyride around the Wheel . When Mr Cooper enters the garage , Kordi and Rowan claim that his ship is " in the back . " They then take him back to the reception and distract him by offering to pay extra attention to his ship and to give it a " wax - cleaning . " After Kordi and Rowan reenter the garage , Cooper sighs and wishes he had gone to Theed Hangar instead . Imperial Entanglements . Outside , Zander ' s takes the N - 1 starfighter on a joy ride through a nearby asteroid belt . Despite sustaining a few scratches , Zander ignores the astromech droid ' s demands to fly back and takes the ship on another loop . Back at the garage , Kordi tries to reassure Cooper that his ship is being well taken care off . Rowan then bangs a crate that Roger is holding to stimulate some " gunked - out " ionization valves . Rowan suggests that they need to take a while longer to address several faults . Back in space , Zander follows a squadron of A - wing starfighters and is subsequently caught up in a dogfight with TIE fighters . Before Zander can join in the fight , his N - 1 starfighter is caught in the Tractor beam of a Star Destroyer called the " Vendetta " . Zander is subsequently charged with subversive acts against the Galactic Empire as The Imperial March plays . Mr . Cooper grows impatient for his starfighter , and Kordi uses Roger to distract him with entertainment . Much to the poor man ' s frustration , Roger reads Cooper his uninteresting autobiography " " . Kordi and Rowan get a call from Zander , who explains his " crime " for interfering with Imperial business and calls out for help just before he is taken away by a pair of stormtrooper s , ending the call . After ruling out hiring bounty hunter s , they decide to rescue him with the help of Naare . Rescuing Zander . Naare receives a call from Darth Vader , who demands the crystals since his master is growing impatient . But before he can continue with an extensive list of similar words , she is called by Rowan to join them in the mission to rescue Zander . Naare is initially reluctant to help and suggests that losing Zander would mean one less extra help to feed . While Kordi is shocked , Rowan sees it as a test for becoming a Jedi . They use a modified Class - D cargo container fitted with TIE solar panels to sneak their way aboard the " Vendetta " . However , Naare elects to fly her own ship , the Eclipse Fighter . Meanwhile , Darth Vader is seemingly Force - choking an Imperial officer , but in reality , the officer choked himself by swallowing a chicken drumstick without chewing , and Vader helps him out , before Force - choking the officer for real for letting the rebels escape . Another Imperial officer then enters to inform Vader of Zander ' s capture . Outside the " Vendetta " , the Freemakers and Naare use a faulty transponder to obtain permission to land . Using the Force , Rowan manages to fix the transponder and gain permission to land . Upon entering , the Freemakers sneak past two stormtroopers including TK - 429 Junior , who is reputed to be a better shooter than his predecessor . After entering a corridor , the two are cornered by more stormtroopers but Naare slices open the floor with her lightsaber and knocks them out . When Rowan asks Naare how she got past the " Vendetta " sensors , Naare claims she used a cloaking device . Kordi is skeptical but Naare tells them they have to rescue Zander . Meanwhile , Zander is prepared to face torture from an interrogation droid , as Vader demands information about the Rebellion . While the droid tortures him , Zander spills out trivial details about his life . Elsewhere , Naare gets pass two Imperial officers , who recognized her and walk past . When Rowan and Kordi asks , she claims that she played a mind trick on them . Encounter with Vader . Back at the Wheel , Roger regales a visibly bored Cooper with an account of fighting Wookiee s on Kashyyyk . When Coopers asks for a cup of caf , Roger offers him a cup of motor oil ; which he enjoys but Cooper finds bitter . Meanwhile , Vader deduces that Zander is either highly trained to resist interrogation or is a complete " imbecile . " Naare unlocks the controls to Zander ' s cell and the Freemakers reunite with their brother . Kordi then reminds her brother that she has come to get back Mr Cooper ' s N - 1 starfighter safely . Traveling back to the hangar bay , the Freemakers and Naare are cornered by Darth Vader and his stormtroopers . Naare slips out through the garbage chute , leaving the Freemakers to face Vader , who believes that Zander has brought more spies . The Freemakers try to convince Vader that they are ship repairs but the Sith Lord is unconvinced until Zander mentions that he has an N - 1 starfighter . Upon seeing the starfighter , Vader experiences flashbacks of being a nine - year - old boy called Anakin Skywalker who destroyed the Trade Federation ' s Droid Control Ship during the Battle of Naboo . And just like Zander before him , he too takes it out for a joyride until the " Vendetta " ' s tractor beam catches him . Before the Freemakers can find a way to get back the N - 1 starfighter , Naare arrives in the hangar and orders several TIE fighter pilot s to pursue the fleeing N - 1 ; claiming that the rebels have fled on that ship . Vader ' s N - 1 is soon pursued and attacked by the TIEs . However , Vader uses his combat skills and Force powers to destroy several in return . While the battle rages , Kordi confronts Zander over his actions . Rowan then uses a comlink to order the tractor beam projector to catch the N - 1 starfighter . The starfighter is brought back to the hangar but is almost wrecked . Vader is greeted by several stormtroopers , whom he tosses aside with the Force . Return to the Freemaker Garage . With the rebels distracted , the Freemakers and Naare escape with the N - 1 , the disguised D - class cargo ship and Eclipse fighter back to the Wheel . Meanwhile , Roger regales a frustrated Mr Cooper with tales about his injuries during the Clone Wars . When Cooper asks Roger whether he shuts up , the droid asks why didn ' t you ask me so ; prompting Cooper to reply that he had told him 26 chapters ago . After the Freemakers arrive home , Mr Cooper is furious at the damage done to his ship . Zander apologizes and claims that the N - 1 was stolen by Imperials during a test flight . Kordi tries to reassure Cooper the ship is allright only to have it collapse into pieces . As compensation , the Freemakers offer Mr Cooper their other ships . Mr Cooper settles for Zander ' s prized Blazemaker as surety ; insisting it is personal and not business . Shortly later , the Blazemaker explodes and Zander remarks that he forgot to fix the fusion tubes . Zander vows to address that problem for the Blazemaker Mark II . Cooper survives the explosion and insists the Freemakers will be hearing from his lawyers .