Young Jedi Adventures – S02E21 -Yoda Rescue/Fossil Hunt

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“Yoda Rescue”

The Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay and Nubs travel with the pilot Nash Durango and her droid RJ-83 aboard the Crimson Firehawk through an asteroid field to watch a pod of purrgil. Brightstar says that Jedi Master Zia Zaldor Zanna will be happy that they found them. Solay activates a sonar recorder which allows them to record the songs generated by the purrgil. While recording the purrgil’s songs, they hear a distress signal from someone asking for help. Durango recognizes it as a distress signal and plays back the recording.

Over the intercom, they hear Master Yoda telling the listener that his starship has crashed and that he needs help before the transmission jams. Solay recognizes the voice as belonging to Master Yoda. When Brightstar expresses surprise that the “greatest Jedi” would need help, Solay replies that everyone sometimes need help and Nubs agrees. Durango tracks the transmission to a nearby moon called Vrant Tarnum, which she describes as rough place covered by empty deserts, strong winds and rough volcanoes. Nubs is fearful but Solay and Brightstar are determined to help Yoda.
The volcanic world

The Firehawk descends into the planet Vrant Tarnum. Durango tracks Yoda’s signal to the top of a volcano. Brightstar wonders what he is doing at the top of the volcano. The ship’s proximity alarms ring as strong wings buffet the Firehawk. The younglings exit the starship and find the planet covered in volcanic smoke. Solay also spots several holes in the rock created by lava beetles. Nubs asks what they are. Solay explains that these beetles live near the volcano and eat rocks with minerals inside. She adds that they have been known to eat the hulls of starship. Brightstar tasks Durango and RJ-83 with keeping the Firehawk safe. Durango and RJ express agreement.

The Jedi younglings set out to find Master Yoda. Approaching the volcano, they sense the tremor of a groundquake. Continuing farther, they find their path block by a river of lava. The younglings use their Force powers to create an improvised bridge by levitating boulders across the lava river. Together, they run across the bridge. Several lava beetles fly away from a nearby rock and converge on the Firehawk.

The Jedi younglings pick up Yoda’s signal. Amidst a second groundquake, they find Yoda operating a transmitter. Yoda is delighted that they found him and reveals that he has injured his foot during the crash. Yoda says that his foot will heal but it will be difficult to walk. The Jedi younglings offer to bandage him while Nubs helps him to his feet. While Nubs bandages Yoda’s foot, Brightstar expresses surprise that a Jedi Master would need help. Yoda explains that everyone including Jedi Masters sometimes need help and thanks the three of them for coming to his aid.
Escaping the beetles and lava

Yoda believes he can make it down the mountain. Just then, the volcano rumbles, signaling a flow of lava approaching. Via holoprojector, Durango tells her friends that the Firehawk is surrounded by lava beetles. One of the beetles has damaged a thruster relay, preventing them from taking off until she can fix it. Durango tells them that she and RJ-83 are overwhelmed. The four Jedi head back to the starship to aid Durango. Solay is initially amazed by the large size of the lava beetles, saying that they are larger than those she has read in her Galactic Creature Guide. At Brightstar’s prompting, Solay remembers her mission.

Durango is relieved to see Master Yoda and her Jedi friends. Yoda greets Durango and RJ. Yoda uses the Force to levitate the lava beetles, temporarily driving them away. However, they start to return as Durango beings to repair the thruster relay. Brighstar proposes that the Jedi keep the beetles off the ship while Durango completes the repairs. The Jedi younglings and Yoda work together to repel the vehicles. Just then, the volcano erupts, sending a river of lava towards the ship. Brightstar panics and asks Durango about the repairs. Durango says she is almost ready and sends RJ-83 into the ship to prepare to depart.

Yoda tells Brightstar and the others to stay aboard the ship. He approaches the lava river and uses the Force to temporarily hold back the flow of lava. However, the exertion of his Force powers strains his wounded foot. Yoda calls for help and Brightstar comes to his aid. Working together, the Master and Initiate use their Force powers to push back the flow of lava. After Durango repairs the thruster relay, she tells RJ-83 to fire up the ship’s engines. Brightstar grabs Yoda’s hand and pulls him aboard the Firehawk’s gangplank. They escape moments before the ground around them is submerged in lava.
Aftermath

Once aboard the Firehawk, Brightstar asks Yoda what he was doing on Vrant Tarnum. Yoda explains that he was on a mission but that must continue. Yoda asks what they were doing here. Brightstar explains that Master Zia had sent them on a mission to record purrgil songs. Solay leads them to the bridge where a pod of purrgil have converged. Solay plays a recording of their songs. Yoda thanks the Jedi younglings for help. Brightstar says that it is good to know that even great Jedi Masters need help sometimes. Yoda expresses agreement.

“Fossil Hunt”

The episode opens with the Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay, Nubs and the explorer droid 0G-LC riding on three dunnels through a forest on Tenoo. OG-LC rides with Nubs and remarks that the dunnels are fast. Brightstar says that the dunnels will help them reach the fossil dig site fast while Solay says that seeing fossils of extinct animals will be amazing. Solay thanks OG-LC, who says that the fossils will be invaluable to studying the history of Tenoo.

Consulting a datapad, OG-LC briefs the younglings about a raka, an ancient creature which used its claws to climb the tallest trees on Tenoo. Brightstar expresses eagerness and they gallop towards the dig site. At the dig site, Brightstar sees several pits that have been fenced off. Brightstar is underwhelmed by the dig site but OG-LC reassures him that they are going to see raka skeletons. He briefs the Jedi younglings on how to work in a dig site. He uses a brush to dust soil and dirt off a skeleton. Solay and Nubs express eagerness but Brightstar expresses impatience at the slow pace of excavation.
The unscrupulous entrepreneur

He spots two four-legged droids with frontal scoops, which begin flattening the ground and knocking down the fences. OG-LC tells the droids to stop and explains that they will damage the fossils. Solays joins OG-LC in reiterating the message to the droids. Speaking in Binary, the droids ignore them and continue shoveling and pummeling the ground. At Solay’s suggestion, the younglings decide to restrain the two droids. Brightstar jumps on top of a droid’s shovel while Nubs turns it off. OG-LC and Solay work together to disable the second scoop droid. Some dirt lands on OG-LC.

While OG-LC thanks Solay, they are interrupted by the businessman Ozon Nimbee, who is familiar with the younglings. Solay says that he likes to “build bigger and better things” where they don’t belong. Nimbee expresses disagreement and reveals his plans to turn the “worthless bit of land” into something lucrative. OG-LC and Solay express disagreement, saying that this is a fossil site of historical importance. Nimbee thinks this is boring and presents a title deed on a datapad claiming ownership over the dig site.

Nimbee explains that his droids were going to level the site before he could start building. Nubs protests but Brightstar proposes a compromise between the two parties. Nimbee tells the younglings and OG-LC that he plans to turn the dig site into a beautiful resort attracting tourists to Tenoo for luxury and natural beauty. He says he wants to make something for everyone to enjoy. Brightstar is open to Nimbee’s plan but Solay and OG-LC expressed concern that the resort will damage the fossils, causing precious pieces of Tenoo’s history to be lost.
Escaping the pit

When Nimbee asks if a lizard is going to derail his resort plans, OG-LC explains that the dig site is littered with countless fossils waiting to be discovered. OG-LC shows Nimbee and the younglings a set of raka skeletons he has been working on excavating. Nimbee reluctantly agrees to let them continue. The younglings and OG-LC use ropes to abseil down a pit where OG-LC has been excavating a raka skeleton covered beneath tarpaulin. While the Jedi younglings are amazed at the raka skeleton, Nimbee is bored. Solay attempts to convince Nimbee but he cuts their ropes and ascends back to the surface.

On the surface, Nimbee reveals that he plans to trap the four of them inside their excavation pit so that his droids can continue leveling the site without interference. OG-LC panics that Nimbee will destroy the dig site. Brightstar apologizes for not appreciate Nimbee’s hard work in excavating the skeleton. Solay has an idea and proposes climbing out of the pit. When Brightstar points out that they do not have claws like a raka, Solay proposes that they use their training lightsabers to climb out of the pit. The younglings climb out of the pit with OG-LC piggy-backing on Nubs.
Fighting back

Nimbee soon returns with a bulldozer equipped with two large arms. The two scoop droids flank the bulldozer. Nimbee tasks the droids with filling the smaller holes while he deals with the big one. Nimbee clamps the bulldozer’s arm around a mound of dirt and bulldozes it into one of the pit. The droids begin flattening the ground. OG-LC expresses alarm that Nimbee and his droids will destroy the fossils. Solay says she and Brightstar will handle the bulldozer while OG-LC and Nubs tackle the droids. Nubs expresses agreement in Poobian.

He jumps on a droid while OG-LC deals with the second droid. Nimbee orders one of his droid to deal with OG-LC, labelling him a rust bucket. Brightstar gives Solay a lift into the air using the Force. Solay lands outside the windscreen of the bulldozer and tells Nimbee that the fossils and Tenoo’s history are more important than his resort. She pleads with Nimbee to stop but he instead uses the bulldozer’s arms to try and hit Solay. She dodges out of the way and clings onto the left arm. Brightstar leaps onto the second arm. The bulldozers approach the droids and the others.

As the bulldozer approaches a pit, Nimbee attempts to convince Brightstar about his resort plan but Brightstar is unmoved. Spotting a large rock, Brighstar jumps from the bulldozer and grabs it. He then hurls the rock into the bulldozer’s roller wheel, causing Nimbee to lose control of his vehicle. The bulldozer rolls towards the raka’s pit. Solay manages to jump out of the pit before the bulldozer falls inside, barely missing the raka skeleton. Nimbee is left clinging to the edge of the pit.

After climbing out of the pit, Nimbee is distraught that his resort plans have been halted. Brightstar tells Nimbee that he has lost and that the dig site will be preserved for historical reasons. Nubs and OG-LC, who have disabled the two scoop droids, express agreement. Nimbee concedes defeat but refuses to clean up his mess. He departs in his starship while the Jedi younglings celebrate. OG-LC is worried about the clean up but Brightstar convinces OG-LC to repurposes Nimbee’s abandoned scoop droids for repairing the fences. Brightstar and his friends uncover a skeleton and alert OG-LC while the scoop droids clean up the site.

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