After Yeager and Poe arrive to break up the fight, Kaz tries to explain that the trouble started with Neeku's misunderstanding, an admission that leaves Neeku walking away dejected.

As he tries to apologize to his new friend, Neeku gets what he thinks is a brilliant idea: If Kaz challenges the Ace Pilots in a platform race and wins, his boast about being the best wouldn't have been a lie after all!

To race, Kaz will need a ship. Yeager agrees to loan him the Fireball, introducing Kaz to the rest of the crew that works to keep the rickety ship in the air. The team includes a battered old astromech nicknamed Bucket and Tam Ryvora, a skilled mechanic who has dreams of flying, as well.

As they work to upgrade the ship, Kaz meets Torra Doza, his bubbly opponent in the next day's race.

Kaz and Neeku head over to Acquisitions to get parts for the ship from Flix and Orka and yet again Kaz finds himself deeper in debt. He simply can't pay.

One problem leads to another. In exchange for the parts, Kaz has to get a gorg from Bolza Grool, securing the deal by promising to put his logo on his racer.

The big race day arrives and Kaz manages to stay competitive with Torra's racer until he pushes his ship too hard and goes down in flames. Fortunately, he survives the crash and earns his place on the platform in Yeager's garage.

Elsewhere, danger looms. Deep in the Unknown Regions, the First Order has constructed a new superweapon, Starkiller Base, which harvests the energy from surrounding stars to harness its destructive power.