“Journey to the Bracca Badlands”

Reunion on Bracca
The episode opens with Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay and Nubs traveling through hyperspace on a shuttle to meet up with Eren Kitt, M1-M1 and the Pikpik. They converse with Jedi Master Zia Zaldor Zanna, who says that Kitt will appreciate all the junk they have brought from Marlaa Jinara’s junkyard. Brightstar says it was fun learning about being scrappers on Bracca and thanks Master Zia for letting them borrow the shuttle. Zanna wishes them all the best for their trip while Nubs greets her in Poobian.

The Jedi younglings deliver a cart full of junk to Kitt at Eren’s place but find her and M1-M1 distracted. Kitt explains that her friend Tippo and the other Pikpik went to the Badlands last night in order to search for ship-parts. However, she lost contact with them. The Jedi younglings react with concern. Kitt explains that the Badlands are a dangerous place. She had advised Tippo to wait until morning to formulate a plan. However, Tippo was impatient and insisted on living last night. M1-M1 beeps in binary while hovering over them.

Dodging the dianoga family
Brightstar says that he and his fellow Jedi can accompany her. Kitt is relieved but warns that the Badlands are home to dangerous creatures like dianoga. Solay says that they will be careful. Kitt gives the Jedi a ride into the Badlands on her skiff, which Brightstar describes as unwelcoming. As they approach the pools, Solay says that they have to be quiet since the aquatic dianoga have a keen sense of hearing. She warns that if they disturb them, they get upset. Kitt warns them to stay alert and be quiet as they hover over the pool. She tells them that Tippo and his friends were salvaging a nearby starship.

The younglings try to remain silent. Unknown to the group, a family of dianoga is shadowing their skiff. The dianoga surround their skiff and one of them grabs the skiff’s steering vane with its tentacle. M1-M1 helps to drive away the dianoga with an electro-shock. Taking advantage of the mother dianoga’s hesitation, Kitt hits the accelerator and the skiff rockets through the water, escaping the pack and landing on a shore.

The Nihil pirates
Following their escape from the dianoga, the younglings leave the pool and reach the wrecked starship that Tippo and his friends were salvaging. Through a pair of macrobinoculars, Kitt and Solay discover that the Pikpik have been captured by a pair of Nihil pirates, whom Solay recognizes as Fleever and Jaay. The Nihil and their spider droids have forced the Pikpik to work for them salvaging metal and electronics. The four younglings and M1-M1 confront the Nihil and demand that they release their Pikpik captives.

Fleever and Jaay refuse to release their captives, whom they have put to work salvaging ship parts including a navicomputer. Fleever says this technology will help them plunder more planets but Jaay warns his partner against divulging too much information about the Nihil. Brightstar reiterates their demand but Jaay unleashes three spider droids on the Jedi. While the Jedi battle with the spider droids, Kitt and M1-M1 rush over to Tippo and the Pikpik. She tells them to wait for her signal but Tippo charges ahead against her instructions.

Tippo draws the attention of a spider droid, who fires a blaster bolt at him. The bolt misses and dislodges several pieces of starship components, which slide into the pool. This attracts the attention of a large adult dianoga, which scatters everyone. As Fleever and Jaay flee, they notice that the Pikpik have retrieved a navigational computer and order them to load the device onto their starship. They also order the droids to retreat, leaving the Jedi younglings, Kitt, M1-M1 and Tippo behind with the dianoga.

Rescue mission
Kitt is despondent but Brightstar says that they will figure out a way to get past the dianoga. Tippo wants to handle the dianoga alone but Kitt and Solay advise him not to rush into something without making a plan. After some discussion, Tippo proposes that the Jedi use the Force to create a loud sound and distract the dianoga. Kitt translates. Once they see an opening, they can rush to her skiff. Putting their plan into action, the Jedi collapse a pile of crates into the pool, distracting the dianoga long enough for the group to escape on their skiff.

They then track the Nihil onto their starship. They find the Fleever and Jaay ordering the indentured Pikpik aboard their ship. Solay says that they need to free the Pikpik before the pirates escape. Kitt suggests distracting the pirates while Pikpik suggests that the Jedi create a distraction. While the Nihil force the Pikpik behind a cell with an energy field, the Nihil head off to load the navicomputer. However, they encounter the Jedi younglings outside their ship. The Nihil deploy their spider droids, whom the Jedi younglings lead towards the shore. At Brightstar’s signal, Solay and Nubs use the Force to drop several sheets into the pool.

A large dianoga emerges and proceed to crush the spider droids with its tentacles. Jaay and Fleever react with alarm and head towards the navigational computer. Meanwhile, Tippo and Kitt free the Pikpik from their energy field cell. To avoid alerting the pirates, Kitt sends M1-M1 to distract the Nihil pirates. The droid electro-shocks the two pirates, as they are cayying the navicomputer. With the Nihil distracted, the younglings and the Pikpik escape on their skiff, leaving the Nihil behind.

Homecoming
Back at her home, Kitt reunites with her friends and the Pikpik. She tells Tippo not to rush into things. Kitt also thanks the Jedi younglings and Jinara for providing the scrap. Brightstar invites them to visit Jinara’s junkyard on Tenoo. Kitt and her friends begin sorting through the scrap metal and electronics.

“The Search for the Missing Dunnels”

A riding lesson
The episode opens with Lys Solay and Zotti having fun riding a dunnel through the forests of Tenoo. They reach the bank of a river. Zott tells Solay that their ride was amazing and asks if he can ride on the dunnel by himself near the trees. Zotti slips and almost falls into the river but Solay uses the Force to levitate him out of harm’s way. Solay explains that it is also important to learn how to look after these creatures. Zotti bumps into the dunnel, startling the creature. Solay calms the creature and explains that dunnels can get skittish and that one has to gain their trust.

Solay comforts the creature with her hand and allows it to lick her. Zotti hugs the creature. With the dunnel hungry, Solay decides they should ride the creature back to the Tenoo Jedi Temple. After feeding the dunnel, they lead it back to the stables to prepare for lunch. Just then, they are contact via holoprojector by Kai Brightstar, who tells Soaly that he and Nubs are trying to get rid off a sciuridi that snuck into their room.

The runaway dunnels
Solay tasks Zotti with securing the dunnels in their stables while she helps Brightstar and Nubs. Zotti manages to secure one of the dunnels inside its stall but the two others tip over their food trough. Zotti manages to usher a second creature inside its stall. He manages to secure the third dunnel but accidentally releases a second one before securing it in its stall. Zotti leaves for lunch but the locks to the stable stalls are not properly secured, allowing the three dunnels to escape.

After lunch, Solay and Zotti return to ride the dunnels only to find that they have escaped. He explains that he was distracted by the smell of lunch and did not properly secure the locks to their stalls. Solay is forgiving and says they should search the rest of the stables for the three missing dunnels. Solay finds several paw prints and she and Zotti follow their trail on the back of a fourth dunnel. The trail dries up near a hedgerow patch.

The bandits
The two Jedi younglings encounter three individuals including the human man Emmett, the Lannik Chipp and their droid Z-3OR with the dunnels. Solays explains that their dunnels escaped from the stables at the Tenoo Jedi Temple. Emmett appears friendly. Solay tasks Zotti with keeping watch over their fourth dunnel while she deals with the strangers. Emmett says that he and his companions found the dunnels wandering in a field and gave them a yellow flower. When Solay asks for their return, Emmett responds that he is not giving them back. When Zotti protests, Emmett says he plans to use the dunnels to rob an approaching train.

Emett hurls a yellow flower at the fourth dunnel, causing it to run away. While Solay and Zotti are distracted with rounding up their stray dunnel, Emmett and his fellow bandits ride away on their stolen dunnels. Zotti attempts to lure the fourth dunnel back with a flower but Solays manages to calm the creature. The two decide to work together to reclaim the three stray dunnels from the pirates. As the train arrives in the area, Emmett and his companions ride alongside the train, intending to board it.

Reclaiming the dunnels
The bandits use the canopy of a tree as a base for leaping their dunnels onto the top of train, leaving the Jedi younglings and their dunnel steed behind. Solay and Zotti also use a tree canopy as a base for their dunnel to leap onto the train. Solay tells Zotti to focus on reclaiming the dunnels while she deals with the pirates. Solays uses her Force powers to burst some steam pipes, causing the bandits to fall of their dunnel steeds.

Solay demands the bandits evacuate the train but Z-3OR and Chipp fight back with electrostaffs. Solay draws her lightsaber and fights the bandits. She manages to knock Z-3OR’s weapon out of his hand and duels Chipp. After taking out Chipp, Solay Force jumps and lands on Emmett. The dunnels rush towards Zotti, who is unable to control them. Heeding Solay’s advice, Zotti meditates and manages to calm the creatures. Emett realizes the group are approaching a tunnel and Chipp panics. Solay decides that they should get off this train.

She and Zotti lead the dunnels off the train and they use a tree canopy as a base to land. Meanwhile, the bandits jump into the river to avoid hitting the tunnel. Solay tells the bandits to enjoy their swim. Emmett vows revenge against the Jedi younglings, who giggle. They ride back to the Tenoo Jedi Temple stables with their dunnels. Under Soaly’s guidance, Zotti properly secures the locks outside the three runaway dunnels’ stables. Solay invites Zotti for a ride on two other dunnels, which Zotti gratefully accepts.