Fighter Flight " Fighter Flight " is the fourth episode of the first season of " Star Wars Rebels " . The episode was released on WatchDisneyXD . com on October 13 , 2014 and made its Disney XD television debut on October 20 . The episode was written by Kevin Hopps and directed by Steven G . Lee . The episode focuses heavily on Ezra Bridger and Garazeb Orrelios , who are sent on a supply run after constantly arguing with one another aboard the " Ghost " . During their mission , they steal an Imperial TIE / ln space superiority starfighter and are ordered by Hera Syndulla and Kanan Jarrus to return to the " Ghost " . Along the way , they discover that a family of farmers , including Bridger ' s old friend Morad Sumar , have been arrested by the Empire . The two rebels rescue the farmers and fight the Imperials . After hiding the TIE fighter , Ezra and Zeb return to the " Ghost " , having become better friends for the experience . Official description . " A simple supply run for hard - to - find meiloorun fruit takes a dangerous turn , as Zeb and Ezra draw the attention of Imperials . . . and steal a TIE fighter . " Synopsis . Aboard the " Ghost " , the astromech droid Chopper disturbed the young rebel and Jedi - in - training Ezra Bridger while he was attempting to levitate a bowl . Enraged by Chopper ' s antics , Ezra pursued Chopper through the " Ghost " . On the way , he encountered the Mandalorian weapons expert and part - time artist Sabine Wren ' s room to offer some " inspiration " for her artwork . Continuing his pursuit of Chopper , the two entered the Lasat warrior Garazeb Orrelios ' s bunk room . Before Ezra could leave , Chopper zapped Zeb with his electro - shock prod ; sparking a fight between Ezra and Zeb . Chopper further aggravated the situation by sabotaging Zeb ' s bunk bed , which fell apart . Blaming the pranks on Ezra , Zeb pursued the boy through the " Ghost " . The pursuit ended up in the main cargo hold where the two rebels made a mess . As punishment for creating the mess in the main cargo hold , the ship ' s captain Hera Syndulla punished them by sending them to buy a list of groceries . She also warned them not to return without at least one meiloorun fruit . While strolling through the streets of the Lothal ian town of Kathol , Ezra encountered the farmer Morad Sumar , who ran a fruit stall and knew Ezra when he was younger . Morad gave Ezra a jogan fruit but was unable to sell him a meiloorun , since the plant species did not grow on Lothal . Shortly later , Morad was visited by the Imperial Supply Master Yogar Lyste , who tried to buy the Morad ' s family farm . However , Morad refused to sell his farm to the Empire . Later , Ezra joined up with Zeb , who had successfully obtained the list of groceries with the exception of the meiloorun fruit . Before giving up the search , they stumbled upon a crate of meilooruns . However , the Rodian trader Tsoklo had already sold them to the Empire and they were being loaded onto Imperial Troop Transport s . Against Zeb ' s objections , Ezra attempted to steal a crate of meilooruns and attempted to use the Force to levitate them . However , Ezra was quickly spotted by Lyste and his stormtroopers . In the ensuing scuffle , Zeb hurled several crates at his Imperial pursuers . While climbing over a wall , the two rebels were separated . Zeb eventually found himself trapped between two stormtroopers and Baron Valen Rudor ' s TIE starfighter . Following a struggle , Zeb managed to jump into Rudor ' s TIE fighter and hijack the craft ; throwing Rudor out . After taking out some stormtroopers , Zeb flew the hijacked TIE fighter through the town . Meanwhile , Ezra was evading his Imperial pursuers by leaping across several buildings . He managed to catch up with Zeb ' s TIE fighter . Zeb agreed to take Ezra aboard after the youth said that they were both even . While fighting for control of the TIE fighter , Ezra accidentally fired on Tskolo ' s stall . Using his Force powers , Ezra also managed to avoid flying into a nearby hill by telling Zeb to make a sharp ascent . While Kanan was playing a game of dejarik with Chopper , he and Hera received a call from Ezra and Zeb . After learning of their predicament , he ordered them to destroy the TIE fighter . Meanwhile , Supply Master Lyste seized Morad ' s farm and forcibly evicted him , his wife Marida Sumar , and their Aqualish helper . After razing the farm , they departed in three Imperial Troop Transports . While making their way back to the " Ghost " , Ezra and Zeb spotted smoke rising from the ruined Sumar farm . At Ezra ' s request , Zeb agreed to fly ahead to look for the Imperials and their captives . They soon catch up with the Imperial transports . When contacted by Supply Master Lyste , Zeb pretends to be " Commander Meiloorun " but his bravado did not fool Lyste for long , who then ordered his transport ' s gun turret to shoot down the stolen TIE fighter . Meanwhile , Ezra landed on the middle transport and used the Force to free Morad , Marida , and their Aqualish porter . The farmers escaped by jumping into the surrounding grasslands . Using his Force powers , Ezra fought off several stormtroopers while Zeb strafes the Imperial transports . At the height of the fighting , Ezra shoves a wrench into the main gun turret , causing it to implode . After stealing a crate of meiloorun fruits , Ezra escaped with Zeb aboard their stolen TIE fighter . After " disposing " of the TIE fighter , Zeb and Ezra returned to the " Ghost " with their goods and the crate of meilooruns . As a result of their recent adventure , the two rebels have established a better rapport with each other . Kanan and Hera were both pleased with Zeb and Ezra ' s work . Later , Sabine showed Zeb and Ezra a graffiti painting of them being tripped over by Chopper . After realizing that Chopper had instigated their earlier fight , the two pursue the astromech droid on a chase through the " Ghost " . Continuity . The episode was slated to be adapted into the young readers book " TIE Fighter Trouble " from Disney – Lucasfilm Press with a release date of March 31 , 2015 . The title was canceled as a U . S . release , but was nevertheless released in India by Scholastic India . In the season finale " Fire Across the Galaxy , " it was revealed that Ezra and Zeb ' s stolen TIE fighter had not been destroyed but had instead been hidden in the wilderness .