The Future of the Force " The Future of the Force " is the tenth episode of the " Star Wars Rebels " animated television series ' second season . It is the twenty - fifth episode of the series overall . The episode premiered on December 2 , 2015 on Disney XD . Official description . " After the Empire ’ s Inquisitors begin targeting select babies for abduction , Ahsoka Tano and the " Ghost " crew " " investigate . What they find is unsettling , and it all leads to a deadly confrontation with the children ’ s fates hanging in the balance . " Plot summary . Abduction . Departing from the planet Chandel , a passenger ship is captured by an Imperial - class Star Destroyer . Once docked with the ship , the Inquisitors board the transport searching for a child . They soon find the infant , known as Alora , with her grandmother , Darja , who tries to make a run for it but is eventually cornered . Darja warns them to stay away from her granddaughter , but the Seventh Sister approaches and coldly assures her they only wish to make friends with Alora – but first there is some business to attend to , as the Fifth Brother ignites his lightsaber and sets the blades spinning , throwing it down the corridor at the ship ' s passengers . Tailing the Inquisitors . Meanwhile on Garel , Ahsoka Tano pays Kanan Jarrus a visit with Jedi business to discuss . They decide to have the discussion in private , and board the " Ghost " . Once aboard and alone in Jarrus ' quarters , Tano briefs Jarrus on her recent investigation about the Sith Lord , and so far the information she seeks eludes her . She has also learned more about the Inquisitors , and reveals they have a secondary mission to make retrievals . Tano managed to decode two sets of coordinates , and while she investigates the first one , she wants Jarrus to investigate the second . Jarrus accepts the mission , and so does Ezra Bridger , who had been listening in on the conversation . Bridger , Jarrus , Garazeb Orrelios and Chopper depart from Garel and arrive on 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 take a look at the coordinates they were given , which turns out to be housing units . Jarrus orders Orrelios and Chopper to investigate the spaceports for any ship belonging to the Inquisitors , while he and Bridger check out the apartments . With everyone in agreement as to their assignments , the rebels head out in opposite directions . Meanwhile , Tano arrives at the other coordinates , and finds the ship the Inquisitors attacked earlier adrift in space . Once aboard , she finds the ship severely damaged and deserted . However , she does find Darja alive . Tano learns from her that the Inquisitors took her granddaughter , and Darja asks the ex - Jedi to find her . Tano helps the grandmother rest and promises to find Alora . Back on Takobo , Orrelios and Chopper have spent hours searching the other spaceports , and so far have found no sign of any ship belonging to the Inquisitors . But their long search finally pays off after they find two Advance TIE fighters under guard by one of the Seventh Sister ’ s probe droids . Orrelios shoots it down , and the two enter the bay intending to destroy the ships . However , before they can begin planting explosives they discover Alora in one of the cockpits . Meanwhile , Jarrus and Bridger arrive at the apartment they are looking for and find the place ransacked , and an injured female Ithorian known as Oora . She tells 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 . Bridger and Jarrus promise Oora they will find Pypey before the Inquisitors do , and soon head out on their search . Jarrus tells Oora to go to the docking bay where the " Phantom " is as soon as she is able . Rescuing infants . Orrelios and Chopper have returned to the " Phantom " with Alora in Chopper ’ s care . Jarrus informs Orrelios about the other baby and instructs him to find it before the Inquisitors do . Orrelios leaves Chopper to look after Alora , and takes to the streets looking for the droid carrying Pypey . He soon crosses paths with the droid , and takes Pypey from him . He sends the droid to go a separate way to serve as a decoy for the Inquisitors , but Orrelios doesn ' t get very far . The Inquisitors show up and take out the droid , but don ' t find Pypey . However , they do sense his presence , and when they spot him with Orrelios he makes a run for it . Orrelios informs Jarrus of the situation he is in and goes into hiding in a nearby apartment building . The Inquisitors lose sight of Orrelios , but the Fifth Brother senses Pypey ’ s fear within the building they were hiding in . The Seventh Sister dispatches one of her probe droids to keep an eye outside while they search inside . Bridger and Jarrus soon reach the apartment building as well , but immediately hide themselves after Bridger spots the probe droid . The droid doesn ’ t see them , and as soon as it ’ s looking the other way , Jarrus and Bridger enter the building to find Orrelios and Pypey . Once inside , Jarrus and Bridger search the corridors , being very careful where they step , as the Inquisitors were about . They soon find Orrelios , and he brings them to the apartment where he ’ s keeping the baby . Pypey has calmed down , but when he sees Bridger he begins to cry in fear . Bridger tries to calm him down , but it is no use . Through the Force , the Inquisitors sense Pypey ’ s fear , and find the apartment where the rebels were hiding him . They try to spike them out with their lightsabers , but Bridger and Jarrus cut an entrance to the next apartment above them . They escape and make a run for the stairs . Bridger still hasn ' t managed to calm Pypey down , mainly because he can sense his fear through the Force . Jarrus finally understands why the Inquisitors are abducting these children , because they are Force - sensitive . Fearful of them becoming Jedi , the Inquisitors have been tasked to find them and prevent this from ever happening . The rebels decide to split up : Bridger escapes with Pypey through the ventilation shafts while Jarrus and Orrelios hold off the Inquisitors . Meanwhile , the Inquisitors are still roaming the corridors for the rebels . The Fifth Brother uses the Force to find them , and when he senses Pypey and Bridger in the ventilation , he uses his lightsaber to spike them . Pypey gets scared , but Bridger manages to connect with him through the Force and calm him down . Just then , Jarrus and Orrelios show up , ready to fight the Inquisitors . Escaping the Inquisitors . The Seventh Sister engages Jarrus while Orrelios takes on the Fifth Brother hand to hand . Bridger makes it out of the building and heads back to the Phantom with Pypey , unaware that the Seventh Sister ’ s probe droid spotted him . Meanwhile , both Inquisitors quickly overpower their opponents , forcing Jarrus and Orrelios to retreat . They jump out of a window and land on a passing speeder . The Inquisitors jump onto another speeder , throw out the driver , and pursue Jarrus and Orrelios through the city streets . Jarrus shoots at the Inquisitors and takes out their speeder . However , the Fifth Brother takes out their speeder as well when he throws his lightsaber at them like a boomerang , slicing off one of the jets . They crash into the streets , but continue on foot . The rebels make it back to the spaceport , but the doors are sealed . Worst of all , the Inquisitors catch up with them and engage them in a fight for Pypey . The Inquisitors once again quickly overpower the rebels . Suddenly and unexpectedly , before the Inquistors can take Pypey , Tano emerges from the spaceport , ready to fight the Inquisitors . She tells her fellow rebels to get on board the " Phantom " , as she engages the Inquisitors in a duel . Despite their best efforts , it is obvious that they cannot hope to compare to Ahsoka , who manages to easily overpower the both of them . She effortlessly takes out the Fifth Brother twice and then turns her attention to the Seventh Sister . Finished playing around with her , Ahsoka turns off her own lightsabers and takes a meditative stance . Seeing an opportunity , the Seventh Sister tries to attack her , but Ahsoka catches the Seventh Sister ' s lightsaber hilt with her bare hands and then uses the Force to turn the blades off , leaving the Seventh Sister in absolute disbelief . Ahsoka then Force pushes her into a pillar , defeating her . However , her victory is short - lived as Imperial reinforcements arrive and surround her . However , as the " Phantom " takes off , Tano smirks and then uses the Force to jump aboard the ship and escape capture . The Inquisitors are left staring after the escaping shuttle , fuming over their defeat . As the Rebels depart from Takobo , Pypey is reunited with his mother . Tano is already aware that the Inquisitors are abducting Force - sensitive children and remembers a similar attempt made by a Sith Lord during the Clone Wars . The Jedi Order protected them , but since they died out the rebellion is now their only protection . Meanwhile , the Inquisitors return to where they landed their ships , only to find them destroyed . Just then , the Seventh Sister ’ s probe droid shows up with some information that it caught when it spotted Ezra . Recorded in Ezra ’ s own words , the Inquisitors learn that the Rebels are hiding on Garel .