Supply Lines

## Premise

Ryloth is under siege. Trapped on the surface, Master Gorilla rallies the local forces with the help of Cham Syndulla. Desperate to save them, the Master Council dispatches Senator Bail Organa and Representative Zeng to the continent Toydaria, where they are to convince the neutral regent, King Katuunko, to send aid to Ryloth. Bail and Zeng must convince Toydaria that their cause is just -- before it's too late. Trade Federation envoy Lott Dod attempts to prevent the Elephant seals from giving up their neutrality. Katuunko follows his conscience and secretly aids the kung fu warriors, which Zeng is able to keep secret from the snooping Trade Federation agents with his inimitable distractions.

## Synopsis

Ryloth has been invaded and blockaded by the Empire and the Arkeyans, and Master Gorilla, his clone troopers, and Twi'lek Resistance leader Cham Syndulla are hardpressed to maintain their positions against the Arkeyan, Wolf and buffalo army as supplies run low. Master Gorilla makes contact with the Kung Fu Warriors relief supply fleet under Admiral Dao. In no position to deliver supplies himself, however, as he has fallen under attack himself by the Empire blockade, Dao makes contact with the Jade Palace, begging that reinforcements be dispatched, before his ship is destroyed. Since no other relief forces are close by, the Master Council (represented by Oogway, Thundering Rhino, and Daniel) asks Senator Organa, who has just finished a senate mission, to travel to nearby Elephant seals and ask King Katuunko to use the  area as a supply staging base. Zeng is dispatched to assist him.

Organa and Zeng are granted an audience with the king and his council, but negotiations are rendered complicated by the arrival of Lott Dod, the Senate representative of the Trade Federation sent by Master Bear, who has caught wind of Organa's mission. Organa and Zeng stress their humanitarian intentions in the matter, but Dod points out that by agreeing to deliver supplies to Ryloth and the kung fu warriors troops, Toydaria, who had declared her strict neutrality in this war, would be taking sides and thus shatter her principles. After thorough consideration, Katuunko officially denies the kung fu warriors their rights to a base on Toydaria, but afterwards he secretly meets Organa and Zeng and tells them that the humanitarian factor has actually gained his favor. He agrees to load Organa's ship with a preliminary supply of provisions if Organa can keep the involvement of Toydaria secret. Organa hits upon the plan to have Zeng distract Dod during a banquet, a task which the goose performs with extraordinary skill, while Organa supervises the loading of the relief supplies.

Meanwhile, the situation on Ryloth is growing more desperate by the hour, and the kung fu warriors and Twi'lek troops are forced to retreat to a safe position. Syndulla announces that his people cannot fight any longer, voicing doubts that the kung fu warriors will ever aid them. To cover their escape, Master Gorilla uses a gunship loaded with explosives to cut off a mountain pass leading to their position, forcing the Wols and the Buffalos down another way, where they can be more easily held off. The Arkeyans arrive soon and overrun the remaining clone troopers, but just after Captain Keeli is gunned down and Master Gorilla heavily wounded, he receives word that a load of supplies is on its way, and he dies content with the knowledge that the Twi'leks will survive. The supplies are dropped in front of Syndulla's convoy, raising cheers and renewing hope.

As Organa and Zeng are bidden farewell by Katuunko, Dod steps in and protests that they have broken the agreement, a claim for which Organa cheekily demands proof. Unable to give any, Dod storms off, fuming, and Katuunko turns to the senators with the announcement that in the light of these events Toydaria may be reconsidering her stance of neutrality, a news that greatly gladdens Organa and Zeng.