The Andraven Circuit

"The Andraven Circuit" is the second part of the seventh episode of the second season the animated series Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. It was released on Disney+ on August 14, 2024.
==Official description==
A Jedi friend needs help.
==Plot summary==
===Rite of passage===
On the snow planet of Andraven, the Jedi Initiates Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay and Nubs ride their wellagrin steeds through a snowy forest. The three are getting their wellagrins to the starting line for Gumar, who is taking part in a race. Andraven is checking his datapad outside his village just as the jedi arrive. Gumar tells his Jedi friends about the Andraven Ancestors Circuit, a race where every child on the planet only gets one chance to complete. 
Consulting the datapad, Gumar explains that his ancestors were part of a group of first wave settlers who colonized Andraven, which was uninhabited. He talked about the Andravens adapting to the cold climate. Gumar adds that Andraven tradition allows them to bring outsides to help. Gumar's father Onderrs arrives on a sled, much to Gumar's relief. Gumar had been anxious about missing out on the circuit due to being late. Onderrs is sympathetic and warns his son that the Ancestors Circuit can be full of unexpected challenges. Gumar promises to uphold the family tradition of completing the circuit. Onderrs tells his son to have fun on the race. 
Onderrs shows the Jedi younglings his family's sled, which is decorated by carvings of wellagrin and the legendary zaba wolf. Nubs is nervous but Onderrs reassures the Pooba that the wolves have not been seen for years. Gumar explains that their ancestors used to befriend the zaba wolves by using special kao reed flutes, and also rode the wolves. After securing the three wellagrin to the breeching strap of the sled, Gumar and his friends board the vehicle. The female race organiser informs Gumar that he will be facing three challenges, with each reflecting the experience of their ancestors. She adds that he has until sundown to complete the circuit before whistling with her flute. 
===Gumar's three challenges===
Gumar and the pack depart. For the first challenge, Gumar and his team are tasked with finding heat stones. Solay finds the weather bitterly cold and Nubs warms her with her fur. While visiting a forest clearing, Gumar finds several heat stones at the roots of a tree. For the second challenge, Gumar has to harvest snowfigs from a tree. Gumar finds the tree too high. The tree is covered by snow, making it difficult to climb. Since Andraven tradition rules out the use of Force powers, Gumar convinces the younglings to stand on top of each other. Through teamwork, Gumar manages to retrieve a snowfig. 
For their third challenge, Gumar is tasked with making a flute out of kao reed. On the way, the sled's skids get stuck among some brambles. The four younglings struggle to free their vehicle from the brambles. Gumar grumbles that his datapad said nothing about there being brambles in the path. He fears that they will now be behind schedule as a result. A zaba wolf stares down from a ride. The wolf howls, causing the wellagrin pack to panic and drag the sled forward, freeing the skids from the brambles. 
===Taming the wolf===
Gumar, Solay and Brightstar manage to climb back aboard the sled. Nubs is behind and manages to jump onto the sled. The Zaba wolf continues chasing the sled. The group manage to hide their sled in a ridge. While the wolf walks away, Gumar consults his datapad only to discover it is broken. Gumar fails that he will fail the test but Solay reassures him that he doesn't need his datapad because he has everything he needs. Brightstar says that Gumar's ancestors did not have datapads. Looking at the carving, Gumar thinks about using the kao reed flutes to befriend the wolves. 
Gumar recalls that kao reeds grow near ponds. However, the zaba wolf is stalking the area around the pond. Gumar proposes that the Jedi younglings distract the zaba wolf. Before they can put their plan into action, Nubs walks behind the wolf and waves his lightsaber. While the wolf pursues Nubs, Gumar finds a clump of kao reeds. Nubs climbs up a tree and clings to a branch. The Zaba wolf leaps up, causing the branch that Nubs is resting on to break off. Brightstar and Solay use the Force to levitate Nubs but the canine predator is still determined to get Nubs.
Gumar approaches the wolf with a kao reed flute and plays a tune, drawing its attention. Gumar lets the wolf sniff his mittens before it licks him. Nubs lands and approaches the creature, which licks him. The Jedi younglings watch as the Zaba wolf lets Gumar rides on it. Gumar tells the Jedi younglings to follow on the wellagrin sled. 
===Homecoming===
Near dusk, Gumar returns on the back of the Zaba wolf. The Jedi younglings follow in the wellagrin sled. Onderrs, the race organiser and Gumar's younger sibling are surprised that Gumar has tamed a legendary Zaba wolf. Gumar tells his father and the others that he and his team mates have obtained heat stones, snow figs and a kao reed flute. Gumar tells Onderss that he could not plan for everything but his teammates helped him finish. Onderrs is proud of his son and the group gather for a group hug. The Zaba wolf gives a friendly lick. 
==Appearances==
==Notes and references==
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