"Speeder Surprise" is the second part of the third episode of the third season of the animated series Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. It was released on Disney+ on December 8, 2025.
Official description
Kai helps a lost cub.
Plot summary
New speeder bikes
The Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay and Nubs raise with their astromech droids Beepers, Dozer and Gigi to Nash's garage. Nash Durango and RJ-83 unveil three speeder bikes they have obtained for them. Each of these speeder bikes come with sidecars for their astromech droids. Durango has tailored each of these bikes for the Jedi younglings. Brightstar's green and white bike is designed for speed while Solay's purple bike is designed for tight turns and Nubs is extra tough.
Brightstar invites Durango and RJ-83 to join them for their ride but Durango says that she has promised to help her moms clean out the garage. Brightstar invites Beepers to ride with him since the droid has ridden with several Jedi Masters. Solay rides with Gigi and Nubs with Dozers. Solay and Nubs leave first. Brightstar struggles with the controls and accidentally reverses into the garage but quickly learns how to fly the speeder.
The lost cub
The trio ride their speeder bikes with their droids into the Tenoo tree forest. Nubs uses his bike to demolish a pile of rocks. Brightstar attempts to jump on his bike over a broken Tenoo tree trunk but ends up crashlanding his bike. He and Beepers survive the fall. The six then travel on their bikes into the Tenoo grasslands. They encounter a lakeetah cub. Solay is excited because she has not seen one of these creatures in the wild before. She explains they are really fast. They attempt to befriend the creature but it leads them on a chase. The cub befriends them and takes the opportunity to climb on each of their bikes for affection.
The Jedi and their droids stop for a break. While snacking, the lakeetah cub grabs Brightstar's mossberry biscuit. He decides to christen the cub Zippy since he is so fast. Zippy lets Brightstar carry and cuddle him. Solay consults the Galactic Creature Guide while Zippy chases a green lizard. While consulting the Creature Guide, she learns that lakeetahs always travel with their families and deduces that Zippy is lost. Brightstar agrees and says they should search for Zippy's family before nightfall.
While searching through the grasslands for his family, Zippy is led astray by a bifflefly. He chases the butterfly up a large rocky formation but falls off the cliff. Brightstar uses the Force to levitate Zippy to safety. Brightstar deduces that Zippy got separated from his family after being distracted. From the distance, they see a family of lakeetahs roaming the grasslands. The Jedi return to their speeder bikes and race after the family.
Learning to listen
Against Beepers' advice, Brightstar rides his speeder bike into a swamp. Zippy gets distracted by a furry rodent which he chases. Solay and Nubs soon arrive on their speeders. Brightstar explains his predicament and the two rush after Zippy on their bikes. With Beepers, Brightstar realizes that he did not listen to his droid friend and promises to listen to him in the future. Shortly later, Solay and Nubs return with Zippy. Dozers says that Zippu is not easy to catch.
At the suggestion of Beepers, Nubs uses his speeder and Dozer's tow cable to pull Brightstar's bike out of the quagmire. Gigi uses his drone head to track down the location of Zippy's family. They find their path blocked by a deep ravine. Brightstar considers using a large rock as a launchpad for his speeder to jump across the ravine but Beepers advises against it. Brightstar listens this time and agrees they should find another way.
Beepers proposes that they use a long giant red root as a launchpad for crossing the other side. Brightstar and the other Jedi agree and they use the red root as a launchpad for their speeder bikes. They land on the other side of the ravine safely. Brightstar thanks Beepers for the idea. Zippy reunite with his parents and fellow cubs. At Solay's prompting, the six of them follow Zippy's family in their bikes.
Appearances
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Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "Speeder Surprise"
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Watch the Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Season 3 Trailer with Your Younglings on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Young Jedi Adventures Season Three takes place after the Season Two episode "Yoda Rescue," which features the mission to Vrant Tarnum. Season Three is also set while Bell Zettifar is a padawan and still with Ember, placing it prior to the destruction of Starlight Beacon. Star Wars: Timelines dates these events to 232 BBY and 230 BBY respectively, meaning Season Three, which includes "Speeder Surprise", takes place between those years.
