The Storms of Taul " The Storms of Taul " is the fifth episode of the of " " . It was released on Disney XD on August 2 , 2017 . Official description . " The Freemakers cross paths again with Hondo and wind up trapped on Taul with M - OC . … " Plot summary . Agent Derlin undercover . Aboard an Imperial Star Destroyer , the Rebel Alliance spy Major Bren Derlin is outrunning stormtrooper s on Level 8 as klaxon s ring in the background . Bren manages to knock out the Imperial pursuers with an exhaust cover and runs out of the room only to be cornered by more stormtroopers . The lead stormtrooper tells him that he won ' t be harmed if he surrenders , but Delin does not trust them . Derlin barricades himself inside another chamber . The stormtroopers force their way inside with a battering ram , but Derlin escapes by opening the airlock . The stormtroopers seal the airlock and believe that Derlin has been sucked out into space . He hides in a cargo container and then escapes aboard an escape pod . After fleeing the Star Destroyer , Derlin contacts Admiral Gial Ackbar to inform him that he got the intelligence on the Imperial fleet movements but needs an extraction . He tells Ackbar that he is heading to a junk field off the planet Taul . Ackbar sends the Freemakers to extract Derlin . A rescue mission . Meanwhile , Rowan Freemaker is assembling the " Arrowhead " under the guidance of the Mon Calamari starship builder Quarrie . Quarrie tells him that they still need a proton suspension housing to hold the kyber crystal in place . When Rowan asks where they could get one Quarrie replies that the only ship big enough to house one is the Corellian Defender , which was favored by scoundrels and pirates during the time of the Old Republic . Rowan gets excited and proposes that they speak with Maz Kanata . Despite Quarrie ' s warnings , Rowan accidentally burns through the chains holding several heavy objects with his MIG welder . This causes a cascading effect which results in the B1 battle droid Roger crashing into a generator . With Roger damaged , Rwan apologizes to Roger and leads him to a recharge chamber aboard the " StarScavenger " while Quarrie cleans up the mess . At " Home One " hangar bay , Zander Freemaker tells Kordi Freemaker that he is confident they can easily extract Derlin . Rowan leads Roger into his recharge chamber . After learning that Zander and Kordi have been assigned to extract Major Derlin , Rowan decides to come for the ride . While traveling on the " StarScavenger " through hyperspace , Rowan proposes that they visit Takodana so that he can talk to Maz Kanata . Kordi doesn ' t want them to get sidetracked . Rowan manages to convince Zander , who decides to travel there after realizing that Takodana is on the way to the junk field . During the journey , Kordi tells Major Derlin that she and her crew are on their way to pick him up . She tells him that they can ' t pick him up in Imperial space but will contact him as soon as they reach the junk field . Derlin recuperates inside the Empire ' s comfortable escape pods . M - OC ' s hunt . At the Imperial Palace on Coruscant , Emperor Palpatine contacts M - OC by hologram and demands an update on his hunt to capture Rowan and recover the Kyber Saber . M - OC tells Palpatine that he is monitoring multiple channels of communications while simultaneously preparing in depth profiles of his targets . Palpatine is pleased and tells Darth Vader he should learn from M - OC . He tells M - OC to keep up the good work . In private , the Emperor tells Vader that M - OC has no sense of sarcasm . Return to Takodana . The " StarScavenger " lands smoothly outside Maz Kanata ' s castle on Takodana . Rowan compliments Zander for the nice landing . The Freemakers enter Maz Kanata ' s castle and are greeted in the cantina by Maz , who remarks that she told them not to return until they were old enough . Rowan replies that he is old enough to start growing a mustache . Maz studies Rowan with her goggles and opines that he is not . When she asks what they want , Rowan tells her that he is asking for a part from an old ship called a Corellian Defender . Maz replies that it is a rare ship and says she can help . Before Kordi can tell the Freemakers to leave , the pirate Hondo Ohnaka overhears their conversation and offers to help them find a Corellian Defender . However , the Freemakers still distrust him due to their previous encounter stealing Varactyl eggs . Hondo manages to convince Zander of his helpfulness by pointing out that the Corellian Defender has four landing struts , twin HS667 cannon s , and a retractable moon roof . Rowan is convinced even though Zander points out that the moon roof only appears on the Corellian Defender S model . Maz warns the Freemakers to be wary of truths coming from the mouths of those they cannot trust . Hondo claims he has no idea . In exchange for this services , Hondo asks the Freemakers to provide him with transportation offworld . Hondo is soon confronted by the angry bounty hunter Awan Zek , who confronts Hondo for cheating him in a game of sabacc . Hondo protests his innocence but drops his cards , proving his guilt . The Freemakers and Hondo hide from Zek and his Rodian companions behind a table . Rowan uses the Force to hurl the table at the bounty hunters . Hondo is impressed by the boy ' s Force powers and follows them out of the castle . When the bounty hunters follow them , Rowan uses the Force to slam the door shut . The Freemakers and Hondo flee on the " StarScavenger " . Awan Zek fumes at his Rodian colleagues for letting Hondo get away . The orange Rodian tells Zek that the Empire has placed a bounty on Rowan . Aswan contacts an Imperial Star Destroyer and informs them that Rowan Freemaker is heading to Taul . Aswan ' s message is picked up by M - OC , who travels to Taul in the " Tracker I " . Expedition to Taul . On the " StarScavenger " , Hondo asks Rowan about being a Jedi and tells him to reach for the star s . Hondo says that he is indebted to the Freemakers because they saved him . Rowan wants to go to Taul to find the Corellian Defender , but Kordi doesn ' t trust Hondo . Rowan says that Taul lies before the junk field . He claims they will have plenty of time because of Zander ' s flying skills . Zander decides to head to Taul first , and Hondo thanks Rowan for his persuasion skills . The " StarScavenger " approaches Taul , a green planet . Upon entering Taul ' s atmosphere , the " StarScavenger " is hit by acid rain . Kordi activates the deflector shield s . She and Zander chide Hondo for not telling them sooner , but Hondo reassures them that the rain will clear up . They manage to land in a clearing . When Rowan is almost struck by lightning , Hondo adds that the rain brings lightning . Kordi asks if there is anything else he forgot to mention . Hondo says that ' s pretty much it . The Freemakers discover they have to stay away from metal , acid rain , and falling objects . Hondo also tells them to avoid staying out on the open . While running , Kordi is contacted by Major Derlin , who tells her he is enjoying the Imperial emergency rations . Kordi claims they are facing space acid and interstellar lightning but reassures him they are on their way . Derlin tells them to take their time because he is not out of the junk field yet . Derlin is also snacking on a crisp - dried cake . Kordi tells him they are on their way while Derlin hurts his tooth . The Freemakers evade acid rain , lightning , and falling debris as they head towards a wrecked Corellian Defender . Hondo tells them he kept his promise . When Kordi asks how he knew where the ship was , Hondo replies that Taul is a good place to make a ship disappear . Zander points out that the Corellian Defender is half sunk in acid and says salvaging it will not be fun . Rowan uses the Force to life the Corellian Defender out of the acid pit . However , the ship is too badly corroded and Rowan is forced to let go . Kordi resorts to Plan B and brings the Mini Scavenger to reach the Corellian Defender . Zander pilots the craft while Rowan climbs down a chain into the Corellian Defender . Kordi , who is watching , tells Rowan to hurry up because a storm is approaching . Rowan manages to find the proton suspension housing under the ship ' s power core , but the ship ' s structure collapses into the acid pool . Rowan manages to recover the suspension housing and is evacuated by the Mini Scavenger . Rowan is jubilant , and Zander tells Kordi that they still have enough time to rendezvous with Major Derlin . Ambush on Taul . Returning to the site of the " StarScavenger " , the Freemakers discover that Hondo has absconded with their ship . The Freemakers search for Hondo but can ' t find him . Kordi proposes taking the Mini Scavenger to rendezvous with Major Derlin and then returning to the " Home One " to get a new ship . However , the Freemakers are ambushed by M - OC , who destroys the Mini Scavenger . M - OC orders Rowan to surrender himself and muses that the others can be left behind . The Freemakers back away , and M - OC is crushed by a rock . The Freemakers run , but M - OC cuts himself out with his double - bladed spinning lightsaber s . Back aboard the " StarScavenger " , Roger is refreshed from his full night power charge only to discover that Hondo has taken over the ship . When Roger asks what he is doing here and where are the Freemakers , Hondo claims they have gone on a blue milk run . Roger realizes that Hondo is lying because Kordi is allergic to blue milk and can ' t eat his blue milk pancakes . Hondo boasts that he has bested hundreds of battle droid s during the Clone Wars , but Roger kicks him in the knee . Hondo attacks Roger , and the two fight . Meanwhile on Taul , M - OC tells Rowan that he has no ship and that his only option is to surrender . Rowan ' s lightsaber is outmatched by M - OC ' s blades . M - OC startles the Freemakers with his flamethrower s . M - OC approaches Rowan while Kordi is contacted by Major Derlin , who tells her he is exiting the junk field . Kordi tells him that they are on their way . Derlin tells her his life - support system is shutting down . While Rowan fights M - OC , Derlin asks what is going on . Kordi claims they are having problems with their forward propulsion . Back on the " StarScavenger " , Hondo manages to detach Roger ' s head , but the droid shoves Hondo inside a sealed box . Roger compliments himself for using his head . He returns to the bridge and realizes the Freemakers are on Taul . The Fremakers run as acid rain begins pouring down again . When the rain has no effect on M - OC , they continue running . M - OC is crushed by a rock but regenerates and continues the pursuit . The Freemakers cross a pool of acid and cut the bridge . M - OC follows with his rocket booster s , but Rowan hurls his lightsaber at M - OC like a boomerang . The lightsaber strikes M - OC , and the droid sinks into the acid pool . However , M - OC climbs out of the pool due to his spider legs . M - OC says the acid slows him down but that he will survive . Zander says they can ' t keep running for the rest of their lives . Kordi says maybe they can because the acid rain is coming . Rowan has an idea and uses the Force to hurl a metal pole near M - OC . M - OC thinks he is lucky but then lightning strikes the metal pole , causing M - OC ' s circuits to overload . Wrapping up loose ends . Kordi contacts Major Derlin , who tells he has made it out of the junk field but is freezing . He tells her that several TIE fighters are using his ship as target practice . Derlin tells the Freemakers to get here as fast as they can . Kordi apologizes , but Rowan takes responsibility for getting them sidetracked . At that point , Roger arrives with the " StarScavenger " , and Rowan tells Derlin they will be right there . Major Derlin is freezing when the " StarScavenger " arrives and blasts the marauding TIE fighters . They rescue Derlin and bring his pod aboard the " StarScavenger " . Kordi contacts Admiral Ackbar and tells him their mission was a success . Derlin praises Roger for his blue - milk pancakes while Ackbar thanks the Freemakers . Before returning to the " Home One " , Rowan convinces the others to make a special trip to Takodana . At Maz Kanata ' s castle , Roger delivers Hondo in a box to Awan Zek and leaves . Zek and his associates find Hondo inside . Hondo tries to humor Zek with a game of sabacc , but his offer is ignored .