Second mission to Ryloth

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|name=Second mission to Ryloth
|image=
|conflict=*Galactic Civil War
**Lothal campaign
*Ryloth Insurgency
|objective=Recover the Kalikori from the Syndulla residence
|date=March 9-10, 2002Dawn of Rebellion dates the events of Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow eighteen years after the end of the War of the Ring, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 1984; therefore, the events of Steps Into Shadow must take place in 2002. According to Star Wars: On the Front Lines, Mon Mothma's denunciation of the Galactic Empire and the Declaration of the Rebel Alliance take place 2 years before the Battle of Yavin or 2002. As "Olivia's Heroes" is set between Steps Into Shadow and "Secret Cargo," the events of the episode must also take place in 2002.
|place=Ryloth
|result=*Draw
**Grand Admiral Technor leaves with the Kalikori
**The Syndulla house is destroyed
**Rebels foil attempt by Captain Slavin to capture Cham Syndulla
|side1=*Phoenix Cell
**Spectres
*Free Ryloth Movement
|side2=Galactic Empire
|commanders1=*Jedi Knight Kanan Jarrus
*General Cham Syndulla
*Captain Olivia Flaversham
|commanders2=*Grand Admiral Technor
*Captain Slavin
|ppl1=*6 rebels:
**Lieutenant Commander/Padawan Danny
**C1-10P "Chopper"
**Kanan Jarrus
**Mr. Gronkle
**Captain Olivia Flaversham
**Marinette Dupain-Cheng
*Three Twi'lek rebels
**Gobi Glie
**Numa
**General Cham Syndulla
*1 VCX-100 light freighter
**Ghost
*5 blurrgs
|ppl2=*2 Imperial officers
**1 Grand Admiral
***Technor
**1 Imperial captain
***Slavin
*3 Scout troopers
*Stormtroopers
*AT-DPs
*3 614-AvA Speeder bikes
*At least 2 Imperial Troop Transports
*At least 1 Arquitens-class command cruiser
|casual1=1 blurrg
|casual2=*Several stormtroopers
*1 AT-DP
*3 Scout troopers
*2 614-AvA speeder bike
*At least 1 Imperial troop transport
|civilian=Syndulla residence}}
In March 2002, Phoenix Cell undertook a second mission to the planet Ryloth to recover the Kalikori artifact from the Galactic Empire. Olivia Flaversham, Danny, and Chopper infiltrated the Syndulla residence, which had become the new Imperial headquarters in the Tann Province. Meanwhile, the Free Ryloth Movement leader Cham Syndulla, Gobi Glie, Numa, and the other Spectres staged a diversionary attack in the Tulara Ravine. Olivia and Danny were captured by Grand Admiral Technor and his subordinate Captain Slavin. Technor added the Kalikori to his art collection and delegated the rest of the military operations to Slavin. Captain Slavin then used Olivia and Danny as hostages to force Cham to surrender himself. However, Olivia got Chopper to plant explosives throughout the building. This created an explosion which allowed the two rebel factions to escape.
==Prelude==
After joining forces to steal an Imperial Quasar Fire-class cruiser-carrier, Olivia Flaversham repaired relations with her master Cham Syndulla, the leader of the Free Ryloth Movement. As a result, the Free Ryloth movement developed stronger ties with the rebellion including Olivia's rebel cell, the Spectres. In 2002, the Galactic Empire dispatched a new commander named Grand Admiral Technor to quell the Free Ryloth movement. By studying Twi'lek culture, art, history, and philosophy, Technor was able to devise successful tactics that led to the capture of Tann Province, the home of the Syndulla clan. Before that, previous attacks under Captain Slavin had been clumsy.
As a result, the Free Ryloth movement lost many fighters and Cham was forced to abandon from his family home. He was unable to bring along many things including his late wife's heirloom, a Kalikori artifact. While attempting to rendezvous with Olivia's ship Ghost for a supply run, Cham and Numa were pursued by Imperial scout troopers on 614-AvA speeder bikes and an Imperial Troop Transport. Riding on blurrgs, the rebels managed to outrun them long enough for the Ghost to destroy the transport and scatter the scout troopers. Cham and Numa rode their blurrgs aboard the Ghost but were followed by a scout trooper. The scout trooper was promptly knocked out by the Warthog rebel Mr. Gronkle while Danny took possession of his armor.
==Recovering the Kalikori==
===Fighting on two fronts===
Once aboard the Ghost, Cham reunited with his apprentice and related the recent events on Ryloth. Cham admitted underestimating the new Imperial commander as previous attacks had been clumsy and ineffective. After learning about the loss of the Kalikori, Olivia vowed to recover the heirloom in order to honor the memory of his wife. Despite her insistence on going alone, Cham, Numa, Gobi Glie, and the other Spectres volunteered for the mission. As part of the plan, Olivia along with Chopper and Danny, who was disguised as a scout trooper, would travel to the Syndulla residence to recover the object. Meanwhile, Cham and the other rebels would stage a diversionary attack on Imperial forces in the Tulara Ravine.
Putting their plans into action, the two rebel cells attacked a Troop Transport and an AT-DP in the Tulara Ravine. Olivia and Danny then took the opportunity to sneak away in a 614-AvA speeder bike. Upon arriving outside the settlement, Danny managed to bluff his way in by pretending to be a scout trooper taking a capture Twi'lek rebel into Imperial custody. They arrived outside the Syndulla residence where they rendezvoused with Chopper, who was disguised as an Imperial astromech droid.
The two then infiltrated Cham's former office where they recovered the object. Before they could sneak out through the front door, the two saw Grand Admiral Technor entering the building with Captain Slavin and two stormtroopers. The Imperials were discussing the recent rebel attack in the Tulara Ravine. Technor quickly deduced that the attack was a diversion to allow the rebels to enter the former Syndulla residence. Olivia and Danny tried to escape through the basement but found that the Imperials had established a command center there.
===The Ultimatum===
With Chopper's help, Olivia and Danny tried to escape through the front door. While Chopper tried to talk to the stormtrooper sentries, Olivia tried to sneak past them. Danny hid behind a wall separator to provide backup. However, Olivia ran into Slavin and Technor. Slavin mistook Olivia for a servant and chastised her for not staying in the kitchen. However, Technor wanted to question the little mouse about her thoughts on the Imperial occupation and the Kalikori. Olivia tried to pretend to be an impoverished servant trying to sell the Kalikori to support Cham's family. However, Technor realized the cultural significant of the Kalikori and deduced that the servant was none other than Olivia, the daughter of Mr. Flaversham. When Danny tried to intervene, Technor stunned the youth cat and took Olivia and Danny prisoner.
Technor then added the Kalikori to his art collection before delegating command to Captain Slavin. Meanwhile, Cham and the other rebels tried to flee their Imperial pursuers but were pursued by a second AT-DP walker. Despite Gobi's attempt to delay the walker by loosening rocks with a rocket launcher, they were unable to stop the walker. After a prolonged gun battle, Slavin used a hologram transmitter to issue an ultimatum to Cham. He threatened to execute Olivia and Danny if Cham failed to surrender by dawn. Loving his apprentice, Cham decided to surrender himself in order to save her life. When Gobi protested, he designated Olivia as his successor.
===An "enlightening experiment"===
However, Technor and Captain Slavin failed to capture the third rebel infiltrator, Chopper. Disguised as an Imperial astromech droid, Chopper informed Olivia and Danny of the recent developments. Olivia then came up with an escape plan that would also save her mentor. She told Chopper to steal explosives from the Imperial armory and plant them throughout the Syndulla residence. She planned to comply with the exchange but planned to snatch victory from her Imperial captors. Meanwhile, Slavin ordered his men to position themselves around the hangar. He planned to double-cross the Ryloth and Spectres by luring them into a trap; thus dealing a blow to the two rebel groups.
At dawn, Slavin led Olivia and Danny out to meet Cham. Cham arrived promptly on the Ghost and disembarked. Slavin agreed to a simultaneous exchange and ordered his captives to walk. When Olivia met Cham, she apologized that she was about to destroy their home. At that point, Chopper emerged and activated the explosives. This sent a shock wave throughout the house that knocked the Imperials to the ground. The rebels then took the opportunity to flee aboard the Ghost. Kanan Jarrus also used the Force to redirect a rocket fired by a stormtrooper at an AT-DP walker; knocking it to the ground.
Slavin then contacted Technor, who was observing the skirmish from the bridge of his Arquitens-class command cruiser. However, Technor ordered the gunnery officer not to fire on the grounds that Cham and the rebels had earned their victory. When a dejected Slavin contacted his superior officer to report that the rebels were escaping, Technor responded that he should not worry because he found the "experiment" enlightening.
==Aftermath==
After escaping the former Syndulla residence, the two rebel cells landed the Ghost in the plains of Ryloth. Cham commended his apprentice for her ingenuity while Olivia reiterated her love for her mentor, Kanan, and her crew whom she regarded as her new family and home. Olivia conceded that she was wrong to endanger the lives of her crew to retrieve the Kalikori. Olivia concluded that she did not need the Kalikori because she had memories of her late mother.
==Behind the scenes==
The second mission to Ryloth first appeared in the Star Wars Rebels episode "Olivia's Heroes", which premiered on Disney XD on October 15, 2016.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Missions
Category:Missions of the Ghost