Yeah!
Whee! Whoo-hoo!
Yeah!
Thanks for showing us your piloting moves, Nash.
Can't wait to try them during our flying lessons with Master Zia tomorrow.
You haven't even seen my best move.
I call it the Throttle Buster!
- Whoo-hoo!
Whoo-hoo!
Whoa! Whoo!
Whoa!
That was great!
Nash, you gotta teach us the Throttle Buster, please?
It's really hard.
We should wait until you've had a little more time to train.
But I guess I could let you fly the Crimson Firehawk for a bit.
Really? I've never flown it before!
Now, be gentle with the Firehawk.
Whoa!
- I said, be gentle!
Sorry!
Watch out! Sorry!
Slow down! Be careful! Sorry!
Huh. You're actually pretty good at flying, Kai.
Thanks! We took some beginner flying lessons already. Watch this!
Pretty fun, huh?
- Kai, look out!
Sorry for the rough landing, Nash.
Eh, that's okay. The Firehawk is tougher than it looks.
- Oof!
Come on, RJ. Let's check for any damage.
Hi, Master Zia. Sorry about the rough landing.
Nash let me fly the Firehawk.
Believe it or not, I've seen worse landings.
I hope you're all ready for your flying lesson tomorrow.
Kai could definitely use another lesson.
- Hey!
- First, you three need some ships to fly.
I'm sending you and Nash to pick them up from my friend Zepher.
His starship repair shop is on one of the moons of Tenoo.
Hey! Ha! I know Zepher. He's a friend of my mom's too!
Oh, gasket-thrusters!
You'll be flying the ships back here to the Temple.
Kai, I know you want to fly like Nash, but you're still learning.
So, please take it easy until you're ready.
Don't worry, Master Zia. We'll bring those starships back
- without a scratch.
Could use a little help over here!
- Oh, come on!
We'll leave for the mission right after we help Nash.
- Whoa.
Those are the two moons of Tenoo.
The big one with the rings around it is where we'll find Zepher.
That looks like a fun place to fly a starship.
What is that?
I see you've met our space slug.
- Amazing!
Nash Durango!
- Zepher!
By the light! Look how you've grown.
And good to see you too, RJ. How's my favorite droid?
Kai, Lys, Nubs, meet Zepher!
He taught my parents everything they know about starship engines.
Hello, younglings!
Master Zia told me you'd be coming. You are most welcome here, my friends.
Come, come! Let me show you to your ships.
Whoa!
Jedi Vectors!
They're beautiful.
- I can't wait to fly 'em!
Ha-pa-pup-pup, not so fast, young Jedi.
I've made changes so these ships can be used by younglings.
Uh, they take a little, uh, getting used to.
Sounds like fun to me.
I like your attitude.
But before I let you fly all the way back to the Temple,
you'll need to prove you can handle them safely.
Like a test flight?
Exactly!
Nash, you're the best pilot I know. Can you lead these three on a test flight?
- Does a wipplebog snort when it's sleepy?
Y-Yes. The answer is yes.
- This is gonna be a blast.
Okay.
So, we're gonna do some fancy flyin'.
- Follow me.
Do try to keep up.
Whoo-hoo!
Ooh! A flock of Karnis birds. I've never seen them in person--
Lys!
Pay attention.
Oh! [chuckles] Oops! Thanks, Nash.
Nice, Kai! You really are good at flying.
Thanks, Nash.
All right, everyone's looking good.
-For the next part of the test flight... Whoa.
...we're gonna do something a little harder.
A little harder, huh?
To get the best angle on this... Ooh!
Those asteroids look like the perfect place to practice.
This is gonna be fun.
Whoa! Whoa! Yeah! Whoo-hoo!
Ha! Ha!
This is harder, but this is a blast.
Kai, there you are! We didn't realize you had left. You okay?
Sorry 'bout that!
I just got so excited about flying around these asteroids.
You gotta try it. It's amazing!
It does look like a fun place to test your skills.
- All right.
If we stay together, we should be fine.
Let's go.
Now, this is a test flight.
Wow! You three are getting really good with those Vectors.
Time to take things up a notch.
That asteroid looks like a good place for a Throttle Buster.
I'm not so sure you should--
Oh, there he goes.
I'm doing it!
Whoa!
- Uh-oh.
Whoa!
I didn't do it.
I pulled the throttle too soon, and I damaged my ship, didn't I?
So close. Uh, that's okay, Kai.
It's just a couple scratches. Zepher can fix--
Uh-oh!
What? [gasps] It's--
The space slug!
- Hurry! Fly away!
Let's go, let's go! Hurry! Hurry, hurry!
Lys, Nubs, Nash, RJ-83, you okay?
Kai! We're inside the slug!
It's-- It's--
It's incredible!
- We're fine.
And the ships are safe.
There must be a way to get you out of there!
I'm so sorry.
I-- I guess I wasn't ready to do the Throttle Buster.
Throttle...
I have an idea, but you're going to have to listen to me and follow my directions.
Okay, Nash, I'm listening. What's the plan?
Okay, Kai. Nash's plan's gonna be great.
Just gotta do the Throttle Buster to make sure the giant slug chases you
and open its mouth so your friends can escape,
but also make sure you don't get swallowed. Easy.
Kai, I believe in you.
We've practiced flying all day. You're ready to do this.
I hope.
We're gonna blast out as soon as you make the slug open its mouth.
The Force is with me.
Okay, here we go!
Hey, Sluggie! Over here!
It's open! Get out of there!
Now! Now! Now!
Come on, Kai!
He's following my directions!
He's doing the Throttle Buster the right way!
Wait for it!
All right, let's do this!
Its mouth is closing! Hurry!
We can make it! We can make it!
Come on, come on, come on, come on!
Whoa!
We did it!
- Yes! That was amazing!
I knew you were ready!
Now, let's get your ship fixed up before we head for the Temple.
Sorry about the ship, Zepher.
I should have listened to Nash and followed her directions.
Psh! These are training ships.
Of course they're gonna get banged up from time to time.
And I'm always happy to help fix 'em up.
From what Nash told me,
it sounds like you three are ready to take these to the Temple.
You really think so, Nash?
Flying isn't easy, but you've learned a valuable lesson today.
Besides, after escaping a giant space slug,
- flying home should be a piece of cake.
- Yeah! - Yes!
Now, fly safe.
And if you ever need someone to fix up your ships,
you know where to find me.
Thanks, Zepher.
Wow! Zepher did a great job on the ships!
He always does.
And you've definitely got three great pilots here, Master Zia.
They're ready for their next lesson tomorrow.
We learned from the best.
I'm glad to hear it, Nash.
Now, who wants to go on one more practice flight before tomorrow's lesson?
Yes!
Now, who wants to try the Throttle Buster?
Not me!
You're gonna pay for that one, Nubs.
- Come on, almost there!
- And that's how you do it.
- Good race, Nubs.
Great timing!
Nash says we're going to be at planet Federian soon.
I can't wait to see the beautiful Federian trees there.
Nubs is right!
These special trees have wood that's some of the strongest in the galaxy.
I can't wait to see them in person and the forest wildlife.
- It's a pretty special forest.
Master Zia sent us here to learn about it, but you and Nubs already know so much.
What more could we possibly learn?
You always learn new things when you visit new places.
Nash here!
We're about to arrive at the forest, but there's a bit of a problem.
Wait, where are the trees?
I thought we were supposed to land in the forest.
According to my directions, this should be the forest.
Sawdust! That must mean these trees were cut down.
Who would do that to this beautiful forest?
Oh, hello there. I know what you are.
- You're a skriffle!
They're friendly and smart little critters!
What's wrong, little one?
Something bad happened here, didn't it?
- I think he wants us to follow him!
- RJ, can you keep an eye
on the Firehawk while we find out what happened?
- Thanks, buddy.
- He's fast for a little guy.
Aw, he's gone.
- Oh, and he's back!
He must want to show us something on the other side. Come on!
Ow!
Whoa!
Whoa.
That must be the tallest tree in the forest.
Whoa! Wow!
Look at all the skriffles! They're so cute!
They are, but they look so sad.
Skriffles normally live in trees all over the Federian forest.
You must have all been scared when the other trees were cut down
and came here to the tallest one for protection!
So these trees are the skriffles' homes!
I promise we're gonna find out who cut down those trees
and make sure they don't cut down any more.
We're going to protect your homes.
Let's get going.
We need to figure out who or what cut down these trees.
Coming along, huh?
Okay, what do we see?
- Vehicle tracks!
Huh, good eye, Nubs.
These might've come from whatever machine cut down those trees.
- And look, they lead this way.
We've been following these tracks forever.
- Hmm? - What is that thing?
- It's okay, little buddy.
Hmm.
Sawdust. This is what cut down the trees!
Let's talk to whoever's driving it and tell them to stop.
Hello, is anyone in there?
Ahem, state your business.
Oh! Um. My-my-my business?
We need to talk to whoever's in charge of this vehicle.
Yeah! They shouldn't be cutting down these trees!
Raxlo has no time for you.
Uh, who's Raxlo?
Raxlo is in charge of this vehicle.
So, it's not you?
I am RC-99.
Raxlo is very busy. He cannot see visitors.
Thank you for contacting the Raxlo Corporation. Ta-ta.
We have to get inside to talk to this Raxlo person.
Oh, we will, and I know who can help us.
State your business.
- Oh, state your business.
Fascinating! And what happened next? I must know!
He tells the best stories.
Now's our chance!
- You don't say.
- And then what happened?
Uh-oh.
How did you get inside?
- Uh.
There!
You need to leave now!
Ha!
- Hurry!
Raxlo doesn't care for unscheduled visitors!
Phew!
Well, that was fun, but we still need to find Raxlo.
Ah, so you're looking for me.
Sorry for barging in, but we need to talk.
I don't have time for visitors.
Too many things to do. It's a busy, busy day.
Then we'll make it quick.
- Did your machine-- - My harvester.
Did your harvester cut down the Federian trees?
Well, yes. I would hope so. That is after all what I built it to do.
I have no idea what he's saying.
There's some kind of furry rodent on you.
This is a skriffle, and the Federian trees are their homes.
If you keep cutting them down, they'll have no place to live.
Aw, how terribly unfortunate.
So you need to stop cutting down those trees!
I see.
There's another thing you may not know about these very special trees.
Come with me.
Ah, Raxlo, apologies.
Everything's fine, RC-99. I'm handling this.
You may know that Federian trees have amazingly strong wood
that makes amazingly strong buildings.
But what you may not know is that the trees are very valuable.
It's why I'm gonna cut 'em all down and sell 'em for lots and lots of money.
But my harvester overheated
before I cut down the largest, most valuable Federian tree.
And now that you know these trees are homes to creatures,
you'll stop, right?
Oh. No.
The thing is, my harvester is now cooled down and ready to cut, cut, cut.
And since I'd prefer not having any Jedi trying to stop me...
I'm afraid I'll have to drop you off here until I'm done.
Ta!
Raxlo's gonna cut down the trees, the rest of the skriffles' homes!
But what can we do? We're kinda tied up if you hadn't noticed.
You called your friends!
Thank you.
Lys, we can stop Raxlo, but we need to get ahead of him!
To the Firehawk!
Okay, everyone,
we have a little time before Raxlo and his harvester get here.
If we're gonna stop him, we need a plan.
Nubs, I'm gonna need you to find a boulder.
- You okay, Nubs?
Okay.
Them again.
- Wait, wait, wait! - Please slow down.
You little--
Thought I'd gotten rid of you kids!
- Turn around and leave this forest alone.
This is your last chance, Raxlo!
Hmm. Let me think.
Uh... No.
I thought he might say that.
Nubs, now!
They think that'll stop my harvester?
- Lys!
Whoo-hoo!
All right!
- What the-- Pull!
I don't think so!
Huh?
Almost there!
Yay! Whoo-hoo!
No! No!
My harvester! You've broken my beautiful harvester!
It's time you leave, Raxlo.
Oh, I won't ever come back!
Your little rodent friends can keep their trees!
Come on, RC-99! We're outta here.
- Yeah!
- We did it! - Yes!
Oh, yeah, we did!
And I learned so much more than I thought I would.
I learned that a forest is more than just trees.
To creatures and animals that live in it, the forest is home.
I am so proud of you for protecting the forest and the skriffles' homes,
and we'll make sure we help replant the trees that were cut down.
Thank you, Master Zia.
Did you hear that? We're gonna help fix your home,
and from now on, you'll live in peace and happiness.