The rebels held off a Separatist attack and then entered the capital city of Iziz disguised as a merchant caravan. There, they began an armed campaign to subvert the Separatist occupation.

The rebels succeeded in destroying battle droids, but Iziz’s people refused to back their cause, fearful that the resistance would fail. Lux proposed an attack on a big, visible target to demonstrate the movement’s strength.

Lux and the rebels decided to target Iziz’s principal power generator, hampering the droids. The daring attack succeeded, but tensions were rising within the resistance. When the group voted to make Steela its leader, Saw couldn’t hide his disappointment.

The Separatist-backed King Rash decided to demonstrate his power by executing his popular predecessor, Dendup. Lux and Steela made plans for a public rescue, but Saw rushed off to try and save Dendup on his own – a dangerous and reckless course of action.

Saw was captured, but forces led by Steela and Lux saved him and Dendup. That led the capable veteran General Tandin to reconsider his loyalty to Rash and the Separatists, pledging himself to the resistance instead.

The Onderon rebellion was spreading – and a showdown with the Separatists loomed. But Lux, Saw and Steela disagreed about the best place for that battle.

Steela agreed with Ahsoka and King Dendup that the rebels should fight the Separatists in Onderon’s highlands, to minimize civilian casualties. With plans for the battle moving ahead, Steela grabbed Lux to give him a kiss, “just in case.”

The rebels fought well against the battle-droid infantry, but had to flee under bombardment from droid gunships. Lux, Saw and Steela broke their forces into small teams to deny the gunships easy targets.

The Jedi arranged a shipment of missiles delivered by the pirate Hondo Ohnaka. Now better armed, the Onderon rebels fought the droids again. They won the battle, with the Separatists withdrawing from Lux’s homeworld. But the price was heartbreaking – Steela died during the fighting, despite Lux’s attempts to save her.

With Onderon once more a part of the Republic, King Dendup appointed Lux as the planet’s Senator. He resolved to continue his mother’s work.