Avatar: The Last Airbender, Book 1: Water

Katara:
[voiceover]Water, Earth, Fire, Air. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace when the Avatar kept balance between the Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. But that all changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar mastered all four elements. Only he could stop the ruthless firebenders. But when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years have passed and the Fire Nation is nearing victory in the war. Two years ago, my father and the men of my tribe journeyed to the Earth Kingdom to help fight against the Fire Nation, leaving me and my brother to look after our tribe. Some people believe that the Avatar was never reborn into the Air Nomads and that the cycle is broken, but I haven't lost hope. I still believe that somehow the Avatar will return to save the world.

Sokka:
It`s not getting away from me this time! Watch and learn, Katara. This is how you catch a fish!

Katara:
Sokka... look!

Zuko:
I don't need any calming tea! I need to capture the Avatar!

Aang:
This is Appa, my flying bison.

Sokka (sarcastically):
Right, and this is Katara, my flying sister.

Aang:
[to Katara] I need to ask you something ... Please, come closer ... Will you go penguin sledding with me?

Aang:
(to Katara) If you want to be a bender, you have to let go of fear.

Sokka:
(to Aang, who is playing around) Stop! Stop it right now! What's wrong with you? We don't have time for fun and games with the war going on.

Aang:
What war? What are you talking about?

Zuko:
I've spent years preparing for this encounter. Training, meditating...you're just a child!

Aang:
Well, you're just a teenager.

Iroh:
Good news for the Fire Lord. The nation's greatest threat is just a little kid.

Sokka:
(to himself as he chops at the ice holding his feet down) I'm just a guy with a boomerang. I didn't ask for all this flying and magic.

Iroh:
So this is how the great Commander Zhao acts in defeat? Disgraceful. Even in exile, my nephew is more honorable than you. Thanks again for the tea. It was delicious. [Iroh and Zuko leave]

Zuko:
Did you really mean that, Uncle?

Iroh:
Of course. I told you ginseng tea is my favorite.

Katara:
Aang? Before we get to the temple, I want to talk to you about the airbenders.

Aang:
What about 'em?

Katara:
Well, I just want you to be prepared for what you might see. The Fire Nation is ruthless. They killed my mother and they could have done the same to your people.

Aang:
Just because no one has seen an airbender doesn't mean the Fire Nation killed them all... They probably escaped.

Katara:
I know it's hard to accept.

Aang:
You don't understand, Katara. The only way to get to an airbender temple is on a flying bison, and I doubt the Fire Nation has any flying bison.

Aang:
This whole Avatar thing... maybe the monks made a mistake.

Gyatso:
The only mistake they made was telling you before you turned sixteen. But we can't concern ourselves with what was. We must act on what is.

Aang:
But Gyatso, how do I know if I'm ready for this?

Gyatso:
Your questions will be answered when you are old enough to enter the Air Temple sanctuary. Inside you will meet someone who will guide you on your journey.

Aang:
(really happy) Who is it?

Gyatso:
When you are ready he will reveal himself to you.

Aang:
(horrified) Firebenders? They were here?

Aang:
(sadly) Gyatso.

Sokka:
Hey Aang, you find my dinner yet? (he sees Aang crying and walks up to him) Aang, I wasn't really gonna eat the lemur, okay? (he notices Gyatso's skeleton) Oh man... Come on, Aang. Everything will be alright. (He puts his hand on Aang's shoulder) Let's get out of here.

Katara:
Aang! (she turns and runs to find Aang)

Fire Sage:
Send word to the Fire Lord immediately: The Avatar has returned!

Sokka:
Aang, come on! Snap out of it! (He yells as he is blown back by a gust of wind created by Aang)

Katara:
(to Sokka) What happened?!

Sokka:
He found out firebenders killed Gyatso!

Katara:
Oh no! It's his Avatar Spirit! He must have triggered it! I'm gonna try and calm him down!

Sokka:
Well do it! Before he blows us off the mountain!

Katara:
Aang, I know you're upset, and I know how hard it is to lose the people you love! I went through the same thing when I lost my mom! Monk Gyatso and the other airbenders may be gone, but you still have a family! Sokka and I, we're your family now!

Sokka:
Katara and I aren't going to let anything happen to you, promise.

Aang:
(quietly) I'm sorry.

Katara:
It's okay. It wasn't your fault.

Aang:
But you were right. And if firebenders found this temple, that means they found the other ones too...I really am the last airbender...

Zuko:
[Studying a map detailing reported Avatar sightings scattered around] How am I going to find the Avatar, Uncle? He is clearly a master of evasive maneuvering.

[Cut to Sokka, looking at a similar map, which is blank]

Sokka:
[to Aang] You have no idea where you're going, do you?

Aang:
No but I know it's near water [zooms out to show the ocean below]

Sokka:
We must be getting close, then.

Katara:
What does me being a girl have to do with sewing?

Sokka:
Simple: girls are better at fixing pants than guys, and guys are better at hunting and fighting and stuff like that. It's just the natural order of things.

Katara:
[with exaggerated happiness] All done with your pants! [throws them, they hit Sokka in the head] And look what a great job I did!

Sokka:
Wait! I can't wear this! Katara! [sticks his hand through the hole in his pants]

Aang:
Relax, Sokka. Where we're going, you won't need any pants!

Sokka:
[straining at his bonds] Who are you? Where are the men who ambushed us?

Suki:
There were no men. We ambushed you. Now tell us, who are you and what are you doing here?

Sokka:
Wait! There's no way a bunch of girls took us down.

Suki:
A bunch of girls, huh? The unagi's gonna eat well tonight.

Katara:
No, don't hurt him! He didn't mean it. My brother is just an idiot sometimes.

Zuko:
The Avatar's on Kyoshi island? Uncle, ready the rhinos. He's not going to get away from me this time.

Iroh:
Are you going to finish that?

Zuko:
[comes back to get the fish] I was going to save it for later!

Katara:
He's just upset because a bunch of girls kicked his butt yesterday.

Sokka:
They snuck up on me!

Katara:
Right. And then they kicked your butt.

Sokka:
[feeling proud to wear the Kyoshi uniform] Bravery and Honor.

[Aang passes by and pops his head at the door]

Aang:
Hey Sokka! Nice dress!

[Aang, Katara and Sokka walk toward Omashu's gate, but are stopped by the gate guards, one of which positions a rock over Aang's head]

Gate Guard:
Halt! State your business here.

Aang:
[runs up to the guard] [elderly voice] My business is my business young man and none of yours! I've got a good mind to put you over my knee and paddle your backside!

Gate Guard:
Settle down, old timer. Just tell me who you are.

Aang:
Name's Bonzu... Pippenpaddle-Oppsocopolis... the Third, and these are my grandkids.

Katara [now smiling serenely]:
Hi, June Pippenpaddle-Oppsocopolis. Nice to meet you.

Gate Gaurd:
[to Katara] You seem like a responsible young lady. See to it that your grandfather stays out of trouble. Enjoy Omashu.

[Aang, Katara and Sokka walk to the gate until the guard stops Sokka]

Gate Guard:
[places a hand on Sokka's shoulder] Wait a minute... [Sokka becomes nervous] ...you're a strong young man. Show some respect for the elderly and carry your grandfather's bag!

Aang:
Good idea! [throws Sokka his bag]

King Bumi:
There's an airbender in our presence and not just any airbender, the Avatar! Now what do you have to say for yourself, Mr. Pippenpaddle-Oppsocopolis?!

Katara:
You can't do this to us. Let us leave!

King Bumi:
(holds up lettuce leaf) Lettuce leaf? (Chews lettuce outlandishly)

King Bumi:
Tomorrow the Avatar will face three deadly challenges. But for now, the guards will show you to your chamber.

Guard:
My liege, do you mean the good chamber, or the bad chamber?

King Bumi:
The newly refurbished chamber.

Guard:
Wait, which one are we talking about?

King Bumi:
The one that used to be the bad chamber, until the recent refurbishing that is. Of course, we've been calling it the new chamber, but we really should number them. Uh, take them to the refurbished chamber that was once bad!

Katara:
Earthbenders! You don't know me, but I know of you. Every child of my water tribe village was rocked to sleep with stories of the brave Earth Kingdom and the courageous earthbenders who guard its borders. Some of you may think that the Fire Nation has made you powerless. Yes, they have taken away your ability to bend, but they can't take away your courage and it is your courage they should truly fear! Because it runs deeper than any mine you've been forced to dig, any ocean that keeps you far from home. It is the strength of your hearts that make you who you are, hearts that will remain unbroken when all rock and stone has eroded away. The time to fight back is now! I can tell you the Avatar has returned! So remember your courage, earthbenders, let us fight for our freedom!

Warden:
Tell me exactly what you saw.

Captain:
Well, Sir, it looked like a flying bison.

Warden:
A what?

Guard:
It was a giant flying buffalo, Sir, with an empty saddle.

Warden:
Which was it? A buffalo or a bison?

Captain:
Uh, I'm not sure what the difference is, but that's not really the point is it, Sir?

Warden:
[angry] I'll decide what the point is, fool!

Warden:
You! Wake up the Captain. Search the entire rig!

Guard:
Sir?

Warden:
What!?

Guard:
That was the Captain you just threw overboard, sir. So…

Warden:
Then wake up someone I haven't thrown overboard and search the rig! There's something going on here and I don't like it.

Katara:
Here's your chance, Earthbenders! (she holds up a lump of coal) Take it! Your fate is in your own hands!

Warden:
(laughing) Foolish girl. You thought a few inspirational words and some coal would change these people? Look at these blank, hopeless faces. Their spirits were broken a long time ago. (mockingly) Oh, but you still believe in them. How sweet. They're a waste of your energy, little girl. You failed.

Tyro:
For the Earth Kingdom, ATTACK!

Warden:
No, please! I can't swim!

Tyro:
Don't worry. I hear cowards float.

Zuko:
[To a bathing Iroh] Enough. we need to leave now! Get out of the water.

Iroh:
Very well. [stands up]

Zuko:
[Looks away in horror and disgust] On second thought, why don't you take another few minutes?

Sokka:
Yeah... We're all gonna get eaten by a spirit monster.

[After Aang calms the spirit of the forest, Sokka and other villagers are brought back]

Katara:
Sokka!

[Katara runs to Sokka and hugs him]

Sokka:
What happened?

Katara:
You were in the spirit world for 24 hours. How do you feel?

Sokka:
Like I seriously have to use the bathroom! [runs off]

Iroh:
Sailing into Fire Nation Waters... Of all the foolish things you've done in your 16 years, Prince Zuko, this is the most foolish!

Zuko:
I have no choice, Uncle.

Iroh:
Have you completely forgotten that the Fire Lord banished you! What if you are caught?

Zuko:
I'm chasing the Avatar, my father will understand why I'm returning home.

Iroh:
You give him too much credit. My brother is not the understanding type!

Katara:
Sokka! You're a genius!

Aang:
Wait. How is Sokka a genius? His plan didn't even work!

Sokka:
Come on, Aang. Let her dream.

Katara:
You're right, Sokka's plan didn't work. But it looks like it did.

Aang:
Did the definition of 'genius' change in the last hundred years?

Roku:
It's good to see you, Aang. [He smiles slightly] What took you so long?

Roku:
Mastering the elements takes years of discipline and practice. But if the world is to survive, you must do it by summer's end.

Aang:
What if I can't master all the elements in time? What if I fail?

Roku:
I know you can do it, Aang, for you have done it before.

Aang:
I know how to deal with these guys, Katara. Pirates love to haggle. Watch and learn. [walks over the Pirate Captain.] What say ye to the price of... one copper piece!

Pirate Captain:
Hahaha! The price is 200 gold pieces. I don't haggle on items this rare.

Aang:
Okay, two copper pieces!

Pirate Captain:
It's not as amusing the second time, boy.

Iroh:
(after diverting their ship to replace a lost game piece) I've checked all the shops on this pier. Not a lotus tile in the entire marketplace.

Zuko:
It's good to know this trip was a complete waste of time for everyone!

Iroh:
Quite the contrary. I always say, the only thing better than finding something you are looking for [crew members begin to walk past carrying Iroh's purchases] is finding something you weren't looking for at a great bargain!

Zuko:
You bought a Tsunghi horn?

Iroh:
For music night on the ship. Now, if we only had some woodwinds.

[Pirates capture Aang in net.]

Pirate:
I got him, come on!

Sokka:
Oh, what? I'm not good enough to kidnap?

[Pirates capture him in a net too.]

[Pirate Captain and Zuko are fighting]

Iroh:
Are you so busy fighting you cannot see your own ship has set sail?

Zuko:
We have no time for your proverbs, Uncle!

Iroh:
It's no proverb. [Aang and others getting away in pirate ship]

Pirate Captain:
Bleeding hog monkeys! [Zuko laughs; the pirates laugh as they drift after Aang and his friends]

Zuko:
Hey! That's my boat! [runs after them]

Iroh:
Maybe it should be a proverb.

Katara:
Aang, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault.

Aang:
No, Katara, it's not.

Iroh:
Yeah, it kind of is.

Zuko:
[charging up] Give me the boy.

Pirate Captain:
You give us the scroll.

Sokka:
You're really gonna hand over the Avatar for a stupid piece of parchment!?

Zuko:
[about Sokka] Don't listen to him! He's trying to turn us against each other.

Pirate Captain:
(to Sokka about Aang] Your friend is the Avatar?

Sokka:
Sure is, and I'll bet he'll fetch a lot more on the black market then that fancy scroll.

Zuko:
Shut your mouth, you Water Tribe peasant!

Aang:
[sternly] Yeah, Sokka. You really should shut your mouth...

Sokka:
[still trying to con the pirates] I'm just sayin', it's bad business sense. Just imagine how much the Fire Lord would pay for the Avatar. You guys would be set for life!

Zuko:
Tell me where he is and I won't hurt you or your brother.

Katara:
Go jump in the river! [Zuko pauses]

Zuko:
Try to understand. I need to capture him to restore something I've lost. My honor. [Katara jerks her head away from Zuko] Perhaps in exchange, I can restore something you've lost.

Katara:
My mother's necklace! How did you get that?!

Zuko:
I didn't steal it if that's what you're wondering. Tell me where he is.

Katara:
No!

Sokka:
Think about it. Somehow Prince Zuko and the Fire Nation keep finding us. It's because they spot Appa; he's just too noticeable.

Katara:
What?! Appa's not too noticeable!

Sokka:
(sarcastically) He's a gigantic fluffy monster with an arrow on his head! It's kinda hard to miss him!

[Appa angrily bellows]

Aang:
[soothing Appa] Sokka's just jealous 'cause he doesn't have an arrow.

Katara:
[sarcastically] Okay, we'll try it your way, O' Wise Leader.

Aang:
Who knows? Walking might be fun! [Later] Walking stinks!

Katara:
[mockingly] Well, I don't know, Aang. Why don't you ask Sokka's instincts? They seem to know everything!

Sokka:
[sarcastically] Ha ha, very funny.

Aang:
I'm tired of carrying this pack.

Katara:
You know who you should ask to carry it for awhile? Sokka's instincts!

Aang:
Hey, that's a great idea! Hey! Sokka's instincts! Would you mind--?

Katara:
Jet, you monster!

Aang:
(swinging on a rope with Momo on top of him) Nice place ya got!

Katara:
It's beautiful up here!

Jet:
It's beautiful, and more importantly, the Fire Nation can't find us.

Aang:
But we thought you were going to the dam. How come you went to the town instead?

Katara:
Let me guess, Your instincts told you?

Sokka:
Hey, sometimes they're right.

Aang:
Uh, Sokka, you know we're going the wrong way right?

Sokka And sometimes they're wrong.

Katara:
Sokka, you're supposed to put the tarp on top of the tent. You know, so we don't get rained on?

Sokka:
Ordinarily you'd be right, but seeing as it's the dry season, you're not. Besides, that tarp makes a pretty warm blanket.

Katara:
But what if it does rain?

Sokka:
What if it doesn't? Then I would've put the tarp up for nothing.

Katara:
Arrgh! You're infuriating!

Sokka:
Katara, why don't you worry about gathering the firewood, cause that kindling's looking pretty sorry.

Katara:
Well if you don't like my firewood...!

[throws twigs at Sokka]

Sokka:
Fine by me! If you're not gonna do your job...!

[pulls down tent]

Aang:
Okay, guys, I got the grub if you guys got the... Hey, where's the campfire? And what happened to the tent?

Sokka:
Why don't you ask Miss Know-It-All, queen of the twigs.

Katara:
Oh, yeah, well you're Mr. Lazy Bum, king of the... [picks up a twig and throws it at Sokka] ...tents!

Aang:
Harsh words won't solve problems, action will.

Sokka:
That's some luck you knew Jin Wai and Wai Jin.

Aang:
You could call it luck... Or you could call it lying.

Sokka:
What?!

Aang:
I made the whole thing up.

Katara:
[shocked] You did not! [then, in devilish admiration] That is so wrong.

Zuko:
I won't fight you.

Fire Lord Ozai:
You will learn respect. And suffering will be your teacher.

[Zuko screams as Ozai firebends at him, causing the scar on his eye]

Sokka:
I'm too young to die!

Fisherman:
I'm not, but I still don't wanna!

Katara:
You ran away.

Aang:
[looking at Katara] And then the Fire Nation attacked our temple. My people needed me, and I wasn't there to help.

Katara:
You don't know what would've...

Aang:
The world needed me, and I wasn't there to help!

Katara:
Aang?

Aang:
The fisherman was right. I did turn my back on the world.

Katara:
You're being too hard on yourself. Even if you did run away, I think it was meant to be. If you stayed, you would have been killed with all the other airbenders.

Aang:
You don't know that.

Katara:
I know it's meant to be this way. The world needs you now. You give people hope.

Katara:
Maybe there's a bright side to all of this.

Aang:
I did get to meet you!

Iroh:
After the duel, the Fire Lord said that by refusing to fight, Zuko had shown shameful weakness. As punishment, he was banished and sent to capture the Avatar. Only then could he return with his honor.

Lt. Jee:
So that's why he's so obsessed. Capturing the Avatar is his only chance he has of things returning to normal.

Iroh:
Things will never return to normal, but the important thing is the Avatar gives Zuko hope.

Aang:
[to the Herbalist] You're insane, aren't you?

The Herbalist:
That's right!

[Katara starts coughing]

Aang:
Oh no, not you too.

Katara:
Relax, It was just a little cough. I'm fin--

[She coughs again]

Aang:
That's how Sokka started. Now look at him! He thinks he's an Earthbender!

Sokka [delirious]:
Take that, you rock!

Aang:
[to Zuko]: You know what the worst part of being born over a hundred years ago is? I miss all the friends I used to hang out with. Before the war started, I used to always visit my friend Kuzon. The two of us, we'd get in and out of so much trouble together. He was one of the best friends I ever had, and he was from the Fire Nation just like you. If we knew each other back then, do you think we could have been friends too?

Zuko:
[Screams while using firebending at Aang]

Katara puts on the necklace Aang made for her

Katara:
[to Aang] So, how do I look?

Aang:
[blushes] You mean all of you or just your neck? I mean, because both look great.

Sokka:
You can't really tell the future.

Katara:
I guess you're not really getting wet then.

[Platypus bear egg flies out of Sokka's hands]

Sokka:
Ah ah aha ah ah [starts gibbering] Of course she predicted it was gonna rain. The sky's been gray all day!

Katara:
Just admit you might be wrong and you can come under the umbrella.

Sokka:
Look, I'm gonna predict the future now. It's going to keep drizzling. See?

[Rain stops and becomes sunny]

Aang:
Not everyone has the gift, Sokka.

Aunt Wu:
Your destiny...this is incredible! You will be involved in a great battle! An awesome conflict between the forces of good and evil! A battle whose outcome will determine the fate of the whole world!

Aang:
Yeah, yeah, I knew that already. But did it say anything about a girl?

[The volcano rumbles and smolders in the distance]

Sokka:
Look! Can your fortune telling explain that?

Villager:
[scoffs] Can your science explain how it rains?

Sokka:
Yes! Yes it can!

Aang:
Hey, Katara.

Katara:
Can you believe she won't let me in? And after all the business I've given her!

Aang:
But she doesn't even charge.

Katara:
I know, but still.

Sokka:
I can't believe all these saps! Someone really needs to scream some sense into these people.

Aang:
They seem happy, Sokka.

Sokka:
Not for long. I'm gonna prove to them Aunt Wu's predictions are nonsense. (he turns to a villager) Hey, you! I bet Aunt Wu told you to wear those red slippers, right?

Villager:
Yeah. She said I'd meet my true love wearing red slippers.

Sokka [slyly]:
Uh-huh. And how many times have you worn those shoes since you got that fortune?

Villager:
Every day.

Sokka [angrily]:
THEN OF COURSE IT'S GONNA COME TRUE!

Villager [excitedly]:
Really?! You think so?! I'm so excited!

Sokka:
I DON'T CARE WHAT AUNT WU TOLD YOU! YOU HAVE TO TAKE A BATH SOME TIME!!

Sokka:
No offense, but I hope this has taught everyone a lesson about not relying too much on fortune telling.

Villager w/ hat:
But Aunt Wu predicted the village wouldn't be destroyed, and it wasn't! She was right, after all.

[Sokka zooms forward]

Sokka:
I hate you.

Sokka:
Wow. Sometimes I forget what a powerful bender that kid is.

Katara:
Wait, what did you just say?

Sokka:
Nothing, just that Aang is one powerful bender.

Katara:
I suppose...he is.

Zuko:
(pushing through a crowd) Out of my way! Step aside, filth!

Iroh:
He means no offense! I'm certain you bathe regularly...

Zuko:
(to June) I need to talk to you.

June:
Well, if it isn't my new friends, Angry Boy and Uncle Lazy.

(Iroh laughs heartily for a moment)

Zuko:
Your beast trashed my ship. You have to pay me back!

June:
(collecting her winnings from a game) Well, I'd love to help you out, but I'm a little short on money. (to the crowd) Drinks on me! (the crowd cheers)

Zuko:
(shows June Katara's necklace)

June:
(smirking) What happened? Your girlfriend run off on you?

Zuko:
It's not the girl I'm after, it's the bald monk she's traveling with.

June:
Whatever you say...

Zuko:
If you find them, I'll consider the damage to my ship paid for.

June:
Heh. Forget it.

Iroh:
Plus, we'll pay your weight in gold.

June:
(smiling) Make it your weight, and we got a deal.

Iroh:
(laughs) You got it!

Zuko:
(passing the Herbalist Institute) We're looking for someone.

Herbalist:
I hope it's not Miyuki. (looks at her cat, Miyuki) Miyuki, did you get in trouble with the Fire Nation again? (Miyuki meows)

Aunt Wu:
Care to hear your fortune, handsome?

Iroh:
At my age there is really only one big surprise left, and I'd just as soon leave it a mystery.

June:
(to Zuko) So this is your girlfriend. No wonder she left, she's way too pretty for you.

Zuko:
(to Katara) Where is he? Where's the Avatar?

Sokka:
We split up; he's long gone.

Zuko:
How stupid do you think I am?

Sokka:
Pretty stupid. (to Katara) RUN!

Sokka:
(after being temporarily paralyzed) I'm starting to get some feeling back!

[A bunch of tiles fall on Sokka]

Sokka:
Ow.

Zuko:
(paralyzed) Uncle? I didn't see you get hit by the tongue.

Iroh:
(holding a paralyzed June in his arms) Shhhh!

Sokka:
You want to walk into a Fire Nation town when they're all fired up with their, you know, fire?

Aang:
Whoa! Wild shot!

Zhao:
[roars with rage] I'll show you wild!

Aang:
I don't know why, but I thought you'd be better than Zuko.

Aang:
[having dodged a series of blasts from Zhao on several ships] You've lost this battle.

Zhao:
[enraged disbelief] Are you crazy? You haven't thrown a single blow!

Aang:
No, but you have [he gestures around, all the boats are on fire and sinking] Jeong Jeong said you had no restraint.

Katara heals the burn on Aang's arm

Aang:
Wow, that's good water.

Jeong Jeong:
Destiny? What would a boy know of destiny? If a fish lives its whole life in this river, does he know the river's destiny? No! Only that it runs on and on out of his control. He may follow where it flows, but he cannot see the end. He cannot imagine the ocean.

Jeong Jeong:
Water brings healing and life. But fire brings only destruction and pain. It forces those of us burdened with its care to walk a razor's edge between humanity and savagery. Eventually, we are torn apart.

Jeong Jeong:
To master the bending disciplines you must first master discipline itself, but you have no interest in this, so I have no interest in you.

Aang:
I laugh at gravity all the time. Hahaha, gravity...

(approaching the Northern Air Temple)

Katara:
(to Sokka, excited) Do you think we'll really find airbenders?

Sokka:
Do you want me to be like you or totally honest?

Katara:
Are you saying I'm a liar?

Sokka:
I'm saying you're an optimist. Same thing, basically.

Aang:
(referring to a statue of a monk) It's nice to see one part of the temple that isn't ruined.

Mechanist:
Look out! (A giant boulder swings through and destroys the statue)

Sokka:
So then the question became, how do you keep a lid on hot air?

Katara:
Awww, if we only knew.

War Minister Qin:
This defeat is the gateway to many victories.

Sokka:
I'm not one to complain, but can't Appa fly any higher?

Aang:
I've got an idea, why don't we all get on your back and you can fly us to the North Pole?

Sokka:
[To Princess Yue] So, you're a princess? You know, back home I'm kind of like a prince.

Katara:
[scoffs] Prince of what?!

Sokka:
A LOT OF THINGS!

Katara:
[sarcastically] My apologies, Prince Sokka.

Sokka to Yue:
So it looks like I'm going to be in town for a while. I'm thinking maybe we could ... do an activity together?

Yue:
Do an activity? *smiles at Sokka*

Sokka:
*Stuffs his mouth with some food, swallows it, then coughs.*

Katara:
*Smirking* Very smooth.

Katara:
How's warrior training going?

(Sokka makes an angry noise and flops down on his bed)

Aang:
That bad?

Sokka:
No, it's Princess Yue. I don't get it; one minute she wants to go out with me, the next she's telling me to get lost! So, how's waterbending training?

(Katara makes an angry noise and flops down on her bed)

Aang:
Master Poop-head won't teach her because she's a girl.

Sokka:
Why don't you just teach her, Aang?

Katara:
Why didn't I think of that? At night, you can teach me whatever moves you learned from Master Pakku. That way, you have someone to practice with and I get to learn waterbending. Everyone's happy!

Sokka:
I'm not happy.

Katara:
But you're never happy. Come on, Aang.

Arnook:
What do you want me to do? Force Master Pakku to take Aang back as his student?

Katara:
Yes! Please.

Arnook:
I suspect he might change his mind if you swallow your pride and apologize to him.

Katara:
(reluctantly) Fine.

Pakku:
(mockingly) I'm waiting, little girl.

Katara:
(angrily) No! No way am I apologizing to a sour old man like you!

Aang:
Uh...Katara?

Katara:
I'll be outside if you're man enough to fight me!

Aang:
I'm sure she didn't mean that!

Sokka:
Yeah, I think she did.

(after Princess Yue unexpectedly kisses him)

Sokka:
Okay, now I'm really confused. Happy, but confused.

Zhao:
This will truly be one for the history books, General Iroh. Just think, centuries from now people will study the great Admiral Zhao, who destroyed the last of the Water Tribe Civilisation. You're lucky you're here to see it.

Iroh:
Be careful what you wish for, Admiral. History is not always kind to its subjects.

Zhao:
I suppose you speak from experience. But rest assured this will be nothing like your legendary failure at Ba Sing Se.

Iroh:
[solemnly] I hope not, for your sake.

Arnook:
The stillness before battle is unbearable. Such a quiet dread.

Aang:
I wasn't there when the Fire Nation attacked my people...I'm gonna make a difference this time.

Sokka:
(about who the commanding officer of the Fire Nation is) His name is Zhao. Middle aged. Big side-burns. Bigger temper.

Yue:
They've stopped firing.

Katara:
[upon seeing Aang flying towards them] Aang!

Aang:
I can't do it... (to himself) I can't do it.

Katara:
What happened?

Aang:
I must have taken out a dozen Fire Navy ships, but there's just too many of them. I can't fight them all!

Yue:
But... you have to! You're the Avatar.

Aang:
I'm just one kid...

Yue:
The legends say the moon was the first waterbender. Our ancestors saw how it pushed and pulled the tides, and learned how to do it themselves.

Katara:
I've always noticed my waterbending is stronger at night.

Yue:
Our strength comes from the spirit of the moon, our life comes from the spirit of the ocean. They work together to keep balance.

Aang:
The spirits! Maybe I can find them and get their help!

Yue:
How can you do that?

Katara:
The Avatar is the bridge between our world and the spirit world. Aang can talk to them!

Yue:
Maybe they'll give you the wisdom to win this battle!

Aang:
Or maybe they'll unleash a crazy amazing spirit attack on the Fire Nation! (he looks at both Yue and Katara) Or wisdom. That's good too.

Zuko:
(to Katara) You rise with the moon. I rise with the sun.

Hahn (to Admiral Zhao):
Admiral Choi! Prepare to meet your fate. (Charges at Zhao and misses, falling to his apparent death)

Zuko (tossing Aang to the side):
Here for a rematch?

Katara:
Trust me, Zuko. It's not gonna be much of a match.

Zuko:
[to an unconscious Aang] I finally have you. But I can't get you home because of this blizzard. There's always something. Not that you would understand. You're like my sister. Everything always came easy to her. She's a firebending prodigy and everyone adores her. My father says she was born lucky. He says I was lucky to be born. I don't need luck, though. I don't want it. I've always had to struggle and fight, and that's made me strong. It's made me who I am.

Koh:
My old friend, the Avatar. It's been a long time.

Aang:
You...know me?

Koh:
Oh, how could I ever forget you? [Changes face to that of an angry-looking man.] ONE OF YOUR PREVIOUS INCARNATIONS TRIED TO SLAY ME! It was eight or nine-hundred years ago.

Aang:
I didn't know that. Why did he...or I...try to kill you?

Koh:
[Changes face to that of Ummi, Avatar Kuruk's wife.] Oh, it was something about stealing the face of someone you loved. [Changes face to that of a screaming baboon in an attempt to scare Aang.] HA HA HA! [It doesn't work and Koh keeps talking, bringing his fanged maw right up behind Aang's ear. ] Of course, that's all behind us. Why should I hold a grudge against you for something in a past life? After all, you're a different person now. You've come to me... with a new face.

Koh:
It's been a long time since I've added a child's face to my collection. So, how may I help you?

Aang:
I need to find the moon and the ocean.

Koh:
Their spirit names are Tui and La - "push" and "pull". And that has been the nature of their relationship for all time.

Aang:
Please, help me find them. An entire culture could be destroyed if I don't get their help.

Koh:
Oh, you think you need their help? Actually, it's quite the other way round... SOMEONE'S GOING TO KILL THEM!

Aang:
What do you mean? How can I find them and protect them?

Koh:
You've already met them, actually. Tui and La, your moon and ocean, have always circled each other in an eternal dance. They balance each other. Push and Pull. Life and Death. Good and Evil. Yin and Yang.

Aang:
(remembering the fish in the Spirit Oasis) The Koi Fish! (Koh spins back to Aang, who quickly wipes the excitement off his face) I must be going now.

Koh:
We'll meet again...

Aang:
(as they are about to leave an unconscious Zuko in the snow) Wait. We can't just leave him here.

Sokka:
Sure we can.(suddenly becomes very determined) Let's go.

Aang:
No. If we leave him, he'll die. (goes to pick up the unresponsive Zuko)

Sokka:
(mockingly, as they take off on Appa) Yeah, this makes a lot of sense. Let's bring the guy who's constantly trying to kill us!

Iroh:
(as Zhao threatens the moon spirit) Whatever you do to that spirit, I'll unleash on you tenfold! Let it go now!

Firelord Ozai:
(To Azula in his Throne Room) Iroh is a traitor, and your brother, Zuko, is a failure. I have a task for you.