Synara's Score

Pirate leader Kragan Gorr, having successfully placed a spy, now exploits the chance to launch an assault on the Colossus.

The Colossus is visually introduced at the start of the episode via a broad landscape shot. Kazuda Xiono, along with BB-8, Neeku Vozo, and Tam Ryvora, are shown repairing a tracking computer, while R1-J5, known as "Bucket," rolls away. Captain Imanuel Doza cautions Jarek Yeager about the imminent possibility of another pirate strike. Doza mandates that the cannons must be operational within a three-hour timeframe.

Yeager questions Doza's concern over a few turbolasers, given the protection provided by his Ace Squadron. Doza responds that the Aces are being dispatched to escort a crucial supply shipment, while emphasizing the escalating threat of pirate attacks. Yeager assures Doza that the cannons will be functional promptly, assigning his best engineer to the task.

A sound emanating from the computer prompts Yeager to halt the hologram and investigate. Neeku expresses extreme concern, stating the need for a new CoMar Tri-Tracker chip, describing it as a particularly scarce component. Tam questions the feasibility of acquiring a military-grade chip on such short notice. Neeku assesses the chances of finding one locally as virtually nonexistent.

Yeager arrives, stressing the urgency of the task as dictated by Captain Doza. He instructs Tam and Kaz to locate the part, maintaining secrecy about its purpose, emphasizing the project's top-secret nature. Kaz specifically cautions Neeku, with Yeager reinforcing the importance of discretion to him. Yeager forbids any disclosure regarding the missing CoMar Tri-tracker chip, assigning Neeku to remain at the garage and work. Neeku protests, citing his meal break, but Yeager dismisses him.

At the Office of Acquisitions, Orka claims to possess five of the specified chips, along with six hyperdrive cores. He further asserts having a crate of Kyber crystals. Kaz is elated, while the gorg Bitey perches atop BB-8, prompting the droid to dislodge it after a brief struggle. However, Orka's business partner, Flix, reveals that Orka was exaggerating. Orka jokes that they barely have enough credits for lunch.

Inquiring about their source of supplies, Kaz learns from Flix that they acquire them from scavengers recovering scrap from the ocean floor. Orka acknowledges the potential availability of parts but cautions about inflated prices. Flix dismisses the notion of Kyber crystals. As they depart, Kaz informs Tam that they might be in luck.

They proceed to the Colossus loading docks, where Synara San has secured employment. Tam questions Kaz's confidence in finding what they need there. Kaz expresses uncertainty but mentions a scavenger friend who might assist them. They observe Synara San arguing with Orthog, culminating in her striking him with a canister before departing.

Tam inquires if Synara is Kaz's friend, which he confirms. Synara then gives the canister to a security droid. Kaz introduces Synara as the survivor they previously registered. Tam remarks on her successful integration, while Orthog briefly rises before collapsing again. She reminds Kaz of their search for a CoMar tri-tracker chip. Kaz insists on handling the conversation due to Synara's apparent dangerousness, which he finds appealing.

Kaz greets Synara, who asks about their needs. Kaz struggles to recall the device's name. Tam intervenes, specifying their requirement for a CoMar tri-tracker chip with all three ports intact, along with spare couplets if available. Kaz expresses approval, and Synara is impressed by Tam's mechanical expertise. Kaz emphasizes the importance of safeguarding the coupling and presents the damaged tri-tracker chip.

Synara identifies it as military hardware, typically dismantled before reaching the deck. Tam suggests that someone might have salvaged old military wreckage, such as a VF-72 gunner ship or a Y-wing starfighter. Tam asks Synara to check for them. Synara agrees to investigate. Tam says thanks and we'll take the housing if you need it but nothing more. Synara says she will look for it. Kaz protests he was handling it but Tam says he is not doing a very good job at that.

Soon after, Synara discovers a tri-tracker chip from a submerged cruiser, noting their fortune in finding it before corrosion set in. She inquires about its functionality from Tam, who confirms its perfect suitability. Synara asks about the tracker chip's intended use. Kaz fabricates a story about his boss's fascination with old items. Synara asks about Yeager's stuff but Tam says thanks and tells her to charge the credits to Yeager's repairs. Kaz thanks Synara and tells her that if she needs anything. Synara replies goodbye.

While walking through a corridor, Tam expresses disbelief at Synara's rapid acquisition of the chip, acknowledging her technical prowess. Kaz admits his limited knowledge of her, describing her as enigmatic. BB-8 indicates distrust. Kaz concedes his own reservations but acknowledges her assistance.

Back at the garage, Yeager questions Tam and Kaz about the part. Tam presents the tri-tracker chip. Yeager grants Neeku a break but warns him to maintain secrecy. Neeku agrees, literally muffling his mouth, taking Yeager's command literally. He tells them no one comes in, no friend or customer. Neeku blabbers in reply with his hands over his mouth.

Meanwhile, Synara uses macrobinoculars to surveil a satellite dish. She also spies on the shield generator and the tracking system, taking an interest in the latter. She observes Captain Doza and Yeager conversing at Doza Tower. Synara communicates via hologram with the Weequay pirate Drell. He inquires about the mission's progress and Synara's enjoyment. Synara rebukes Drell's mockery and demands to speak with Kragan Gorr immediately.

At Doza Tower, Captain Doza insists on the cannons being operational within the hour. Yeager objects, citing the impracticality. He explains that he has all the necessary parts but that getting it installed is another thing. Captain Doza replies that he can't afford to leave the Colossus defenseless and that the pirate strategies have been changing.

When Yeager asks what he means, Doza notes the pirates' improved preparedness, equipment, and resources, without knowing the cause. Captain Doza admits that even when their defenses are operational, they are barely hanging on. Yeager pledges to expedite the turrets' activation within the hour. Doza remains impassive as Yeager departs.

Meanwhile, Kragan asks Synara what she has got for him. She reports the anti-aircraft cannons' tracking system being offline. The two surmise that with Aces gone the platform will be defenseless. Kragan directs Synara to confirm the information, promising to make the necessary preparations. Terminating the connection, Synara climbs down the ladder.

At the repair shop, Neeku muffles with his hands over his mouth. Kaz complains about the distracting sounds, while Tam agrees, releasing Neeku from the restriction. Neeku announces a visitor. Team Fireball are surprised to see Synara.

Kaz greets her and Team Fireball struggle to hide their awkwardness. Tam inquires about her well-being, feigning relaxation. Synara presents several connector couplings, offering them as surplus and free of charge.

Synara observes their work on an old targeting computer, questioning if it's related to the tracking chip. Kaz laughs uncomfortably, claiming they are working on a food steaming machine. Kaz thanks her for the parts and bids her farewell while Tam smiles awkwardly. He takes the power couplings and almost drops them.

Tam tells Synara that it's her meal break he asks if she wants her to treat her to a meal in exchange for the machine parts. Synara accepts this as a fair trade while Kaz struggles with power couplings. Tam says that is the least she can do and tells Kaz and Neeku to continue working on the streamer. Kaz tries to say he is almost on break but Neeku muffles him.

In the marketplace, the janitor Opeepit collects rubbish from a passerby. When Synara asks Tam about her origins, Tam says that she is not from anywhere and that her father was a pro-racer who traveled from one system to the next. Synara says that sounds like the life of a scavenger before passing junk to Opeepit.

Synara inquires about Tam's racing aspirations. Tam recounts her aspirations to climb the racing circuit. She says that she was taking part in a race and needed to borrow credits for her ship. She lost the race and her ship. Tam has found work on the Colossus as a mechanic until she has enough money to buy a racer. Synara says that it seems they both want the same thing, more than what life has offered them.

They then observe the Aces launching. Synara asks where they are going. Tam says they don't know but it looks like all of them have left. Tam realizes that she has got work to do. Kaz reminds Tam that they have got to finish the project now. Tam bids Synara farewell. Synara heads to a corridor and tells Kragan that the Aces are away and that the turret's targeting computer is down. She says they have an opening. Kragan is impressed and Synara nods her head with approval.

While walking through the corridor, Kaz remarks on Tam's unusual break-taking, joking about her catching up to his habits. Kaz counters that she can do twice the work he can in half the time. Back at the repair shop, they encounter Yeager, arriving via cargo lifter. He admonishes them for being behind schedule and to move. Tam apologizes for her tardiness.

Yeager asks Tam where she is and expresses disappointment that she was goofing around. Tam urges Yeager to grant them a few minutes, claiming they are nearly finished. Yeager retorts that time is scarce, with Doza demanding immediate cannon activation. He adds that the security of the entire platform depends on them.

Kaz tells them not to get excited and asks Neeku about the odds of a pirate attack happening this very second. As he speaks, a pirate starship strafes the platform with laser fire. Pirate fighters and speeder bikes circle the Colossus. Neeku covers his mouth in shock and muffles. Kaz says no kidding.

A speeder carrying two pirates dressed in repurposed stormtrooper armor approaches a balcony. One of the pirates dismounts and jumps on top of Bolza Grool's shop stand in the marketplace. A second pirate wearing scout trooper armor holds the Klatooinian merchant at gunpoint. Opeepit scurries past. The Hassk pirate Snarl fires his blaster into the sky.

As pirates swarm the Colossus, Yeager closes the blast door and tells them that they need to get the targeting computer online now. Tam connects the computer and says it is good to go. Kaz says we can do the rest during the install. Just then, explosions rock the loading docks as a fire breaks out. Tam rushes there to help Synara.

Kaz says Tam is right and tells Yeager that Synara gave them the parts to fix the computer and that they need to help her. However, Yeager grabs Kaz's arm and tells him to help by getting these cannons online before they all suffer the same fate. Kaz complies and tells BB-8 to follow Tam. He says let's get those cannons firing as "Bucket" watches. Tam asks if BB-8 is coming and the two race through the corridors.

On the way, Tam pushes a cargo sled into the path of a pirate wearing stormtrooper armor, knocking him onto the sled. Tam pushes the pirate and the sled. The Arcona Garma and two other civilians then stomp on the pirate before recovering their stolen goods. Tam tells BB-8 they need to get to the docks.

As the pirates strafe the Colossus, Captain Doza uses a comlink to call for two security teams to head to the loading dock. He watches the platform burning and asks Yeager by comlink where are his cannons. Meanwhile, Yeager and Kaz head to the turbolasers on a repulsorlift. Yeager tells Doza to keep his head on because they are on the way.

Yeager drops the repulsorlift, startling Kaz. Yeager remarks that he thought Kaz liked flying and Kaz counters when he is in control. The two are attacked by a pirate speeder carrying Kragan and a Hassk pirate. As the two fly to the turbolasers, the Hassk pirate giggles in delight as he lifts a crate.

Tam and BB-8 enter the loading docks. A Nikto pirate tries to attack Tam, but she tackles him to the ground. Tam sees Synara and runs after her. Tam runs into the Hassk pirate and hurls him against a crate. She is then attacked by the Trandoshan pirate Skreek.

Kaz and Yeager arrive at the gun platform. However, Kragan Gorr and several pirates arrive on two speeder bikes. Kragan orders his men to stop them from repairing the targeting computer. Kaz and Yeager fight the pirates including another Trandoshan and the Hassk pirate from the marketplace.

The second Trandoshan pirate chases Kaz with a vibro-ax while Yeager and the Hassk struggle for control of the repulsorlift. Yeager manages to throw the Hassk pirate off the gun platform. The Trandoshan knocks Kaz to the ground with his vibro-ax and is about to finish him off when Yeager rams the speeder into him. Yeager uses the speeder to load the targeting computer into the gun turret control station. Kragan attacks Kaz and grabs his leg. Kaz manages to get aboard the repulsorlift and Yeager flies off. Kragan lands on the craft and manages to throw Kaz onto the gun platform. Kragan fights with Yeager.

Back at the loading docks, Skreek has grabbed Tam but she manages to hit him in the face. The pirate then trips backward over BB-8. Tam thanks BB-8 as she sees Synara fleeing amidst the smoke. Meanwhile, while still fending off Kragan on the speeder, Yeager tells Kaz to get in and to get the unit online. Kaz heads to the targeting computer but has to fight the second Trandoshan. He manages to stun the Trandoshan with his vibro-ax. Realizing that the targeting computer didn't go in correctly, he bangs at it in frustration. Kaz tells Yeager they have to realign it as Yeager struggles with Kragan for control of the repulsorcraft. Yeager manages to tilt the speeder.

Back at the landing platform, Lin Gaava tries to salvage some things while Tam searches for Synara. She finds her huddled by a crate. A Hassk pirate tries to shoot Tam but Synara knocks him out. Tam is impressed that Synara knocked out the pirate with one punch. She asks Tam what she is doing here. Tam replies that she heard the explosion and thought she might need help. Synara is surprised that Tam risked her life to save her. BB-8 beeps. Tam says off course she did and that is what friends are for. BB-8 beeps.

Back at the gun platform, Kaz uses the vibroblade to adjust the targeting computer while Kragan and Yeager fight for control of the craft. Captain Doza contacts Yeager by comlink and reiterates his order to get the cannons operational now. Yeager replies he is working on it. Kaz struggles to push the targeting computer in. Yeager manages to push it in with his speeder.

After some buzzing, the targeting computer comes to life and closes the interface. With the target systems ready, Captain Doza activates the gun turrets and shoots at the pirate ships, damaging one fighter. Lacking the means to counter the gun turrets, Kragan orders his gang to fall back and retreat. He flees aboard a modified Lambda-class shuttle and says they have done enough damage for the day. Kaz and Yeager watch the pirates retreating under enemy fire.

Tam and Synara help lift a crate, freeing the trapped Lin. Tam says it's over with Synara adding for now. Kaz and Yeager return on the repulsorlift to Yeager's workshop. Yeager compliments Kaz for doing a good job and thanks Yeager. Kaz thanks his boss back. Yeager says he is proud of Kaz because he showed some nerve out there.

Neeku, who is still muffling his mouth, and Bucket greet Kaz. As Neeku mumbles, Yeager tells him that he can go back to talking. Neeku tells them that you will not believe the siege that we withstood. He recounts how a pirate knocked on their door and that they were not sure if they were here. He tells how he and Bucket came up with the heroic ruse of hiding in the supply closet and not saying a word. An exhausted Yeager tells him to stop talking, causing a Neeku to muffle his mouth again.

Kaz observes that the platform took quite a beating. Yeager says that the damage is done and that those pirates probably stole some food and supplies. He says it is awfully convenient. When Kaz asks what he is getting at, Yeager says that it is no coincidence that the pirates show up after the Aces have left and their defenses are down and are vulnerable. Kaz asks if that means if he was not the only spy on the platform. Yeager tells him that he is not the only spy on this platform.

While Tam helps a bearded alien mechanic, Synara thanks her for risking her to life to help her. Tam says we have to look out for each other. Tam says she better get back and check on Kaz and the others. Synara tells her to look after herself. While Tam trusts Synara, BB-8 beeps behind a crate, still not trusting Synara.

Back at Doza Tower, Captain Doza surveys the damage and contacts Commander Pyre by hologram. Pyre is surprised to see Doza, who requests to look at the proposal he has to offer. He asks for help in making these pirate raids stop. Pyre says this has excellent news and says he will arrive to oversee the details of the proposal personally. Captain Doza then flexes his hands.