Commando droids riding atop a gunship perforate the rebel defenses at the nest, demanding to know the whereabouts of King Dendup. Volleys of rockets pelt the nest entrance. Inside, Dendup takes cover.

Winging back in a rush, Steela lobs a rocket at the gunship, but misses. The droid flier concentrates its fire on the young general. With the gunship distracted, King Dendup runs for it, but he is pursued on foot by commando droids. Meanwhile, Lux and Ahsoka arrive and enter the fray.

Steela finally shoots down the gunship, and runs to secure Dendup's safety. In his scramble, Dendup has run to a cliff edge. Steela blasts the last pursuing commando, saving the king.

Elsewhere, Saw nails another gunship with a rocket. The droid tumbles out of control, straight toward the precipice upon which Steela and Dendup stand. They duck for cover, narrowly avoiding the crashing vehicle. The weakened cliff-face collapses. Dendup jumps to safety, but Steela falls.

Steela desperately grasps onto the cliff-face. Saw looks on helplessly from below at his dangling sister. Lux and Ahsoka crawl toward the shifting cliff-side, reaching out to Steela. Ahsoka tries to grip her with the Force as Lux stretches out a hand. But the damaged droid gunship, with its last ergs of power, fires its laser cannon.

The blast pierces Ahsoka's shoulder. The Padawan cries in pain as she loses her grip on Steela. Steela falls to her death, her body smashed on the rocks below. Lux, Ahsoka, and Saw stare in wordless anguish at the loss of their beloved friend and leader. Saw mourns his sister's death, blaming himself. Lux assures him she knew the risks involved in freeing Onderon.

At the royal residence, King Rash addresses Count Dooku, calling the Separatist reinforcements a failure. Kalani accurately assesses the tactical situation -- to battle the entrenched rebels would take more time. Dooku is not interested in a prolonged war -- Onderon simply isn't worth it. He orders Kalani to withdraw his forces to Agamar and wrap up business here. Complying, Kalani coldly shoots King Rash dead.

Later at Yolahn Square, a mass wake is held that marks the death of Steela, the end of King Rash, and the end of the Separatist occupation. Thousands of Onderonians mark the occasion. Obi-Wan and Anakin attend to pay their respects, as well.

Ahsoka passes her condolences to Saw and Lux. Lux now sees that the Republic is the best ally for Onderon. King Dendup has appointed him as Senatorial representative for Onderon, and he will continue his mother's work of bringing the planet back into the Republic.