Avatar: The Last Airbender, Book 3: Fire

Katara:
(Smiles) I like your hair.

Aang (Alarmed):
I have hair?! (touching his newly grown hair) How long was I out?!

Katara:
A few weeks.

Toph:
(To Sokka) How we doing?

Sokka:
Things couldn't get much worse.

Sokka:
The universe just loves proving me wrong, doesn't it?

Toph:
You make it too easy! (The serpent is about to attack but changes target to the Fire Nation ship when it is hit by a Fire Ball)

Sokka:
Thank you, The Universe!

Sokka:
And the best part is... the eclipse isn't even our biggest advantage. We have a secret (looks around and whispers to Aang): You!

Aang:
Me?!

Sokka:
Yep, the whole world thinks you're dead…isn't that great?! (Aang stares at him, horrified)

Katara:
I think I understand why being a secret bothers you so much... you don't want people to think you failed.

Aang:
You're right, I don't. But the problem is, I did fail!

Katara:
Aang, that's not true!

Aang:
It is true! I was in Ba Sing Se, I was there! But I lost, and now the Earth Kingdom has fallen for good.

Katara:
It's not for good! Remember, there's still a plan: the invasion!

Aang:
(angrily) And I hate the invasion plan too! I don't want you or anyone else risking your lives to fix my mistakes! (calmer) I've always known that I would have to face the Firelord, but now I know I need to do it alone.

Katara:
Aang...

Aang:
(firmly) Katara, please...just go. Please.

Katara:
(turning to leave) Is there anything you need?

Aang:
I need to redeem myself. I need my honor back.

Bato:
I'll leave you two alone.

Hakoda:
What's wrong, Katara?

Katara:
He left!

Hakoda:
What?

Katara:
Aang! He just took his glider and disappeared. He has this ridiculous notion that he has to save the world alone, that it's all his responsibility!

Hakoda:
Maybe that's his way of being brave.

Katara:
(yelling) It's not brave, it's selfish and stupid! We could be helping him, and I know the world needs him but doesn't he know how much that we need him too? How could he just leave us behind?!

Hakoda:
You're talking about me too, aren't you?

Katara:
(sobbing) How could you leave us, Dad? I mean, I know we had Gran Gran and she loved us but...but we were just so lost without you...

Hakoda:
I'm so sorry, Katara.

Katara:
(embracing her father) I understand why you left, I really do, and I know that you had to go. So...why do I still feel this way? I'm so sad and angry...and hurt.

Hakoda:
I love you more than anything. You and your brother are my entire world. I thought about you every day I was gone, and every night, when I went to sleep, I would lie awake missing you so much it would ache.

Ozai:
I am proud of you, Prince Zuko. I am proud because you and your sister conquered Ba Sing Se. I am proud because when your loyalty was tested, by your treacherous uncle, you did the right thing and captured the traitor. And I am proudest of all of your most legendary accomplishment: you slayed the Avatar.

Zuko:
What did you hear?

Ozai:
Azula told me everything. She said she was amazed and impressed with your power and ferocity...at the moment of truth.

Zuko:
Why did you do it?

Azula:
You're going to have to be a little more specific.

Zuko:
Why did you tell Father that I was the one who killed the Avatar?

Azula:
Can't this wait until morning?

Zuko:
(firmly) It can't.

Azula:
Fine. You seemed so worried about how father would treat you because you hadn't captured the Avatar. I figured, if I gave you the credit, you'd have nothing to worry about.

Zuko:
But why?

Azula:
Call it a generous gesture. I wanted to thank you for your help, and I was happy to share the glory.

Zuko:
You're lying.

Azula:
If you say so.

Zuko:
You have another motive for doing this. I just haven't figure out what it is.

Azula:
(stretching up her arms) Please, Zuko. What ulterior motive could I have? What could I possibly gain by letting you get all the glory for defeating the Avatar? Unless somehow, the Avatar was actually alive. All that glory would suddenly turn to shame and foolishness. But you said yourself that was impossible. Sleep well, Zuzu.

Aang:
I'm not gonna make it...I failed.

Aang:
Roku?

Roku:
You haven't failed, Aang.

Aang:
But everyone thinks I'm dead again...they think I've abandoned them. And I'm losing this war...I'm letting the whole world down.

Roku:
If anyone is to blame for the state of the world, it is me. I should have seen this war coming, and prevented it. You inherited my problems...and my mistakes. But I believe you are destined to redeem me, and save the world.

Aang:
I don't know...

Yue:
You already saved the world. And you'll save the world again. But you can't give up.

Aang:
You're right, I won't give up.

Katara:
You're okay!

Aang:
I have so much to do.

Katara:
I know, but you'll have our help.

Toph:
(jokingly) You didn't think you could get out of training just by coming to the Fire Nation did you?

Aang:
What about the invasion?

Sokka:
We'll join up with my dad and the invasion force on the day of the eclipse.

Toph:
Hey! What's... (Toph grabs the broken shard of Aang's glider that washed up on shore) Oh, it's your glider.

Aang:
That's okay. If someone saw it, it would give away my identity. It's better for now that no one knows I'm alive.

Sokka:
Great job with the cloud camo, but next time, let's disguise ourselves as the kinda cloud that knows how to keep its mouth shut!

Toph:
(sarcastically) Yeah, we wouldn't want a bird to hear us chatting up there and turn us in.

Sokka:
(Hushed tone) Hey, we're in enemy territory. Those are enemy birds!

(One bird jumps on Sokka's head and caws, all laugh)

Aang:
I don't know about this. These clothes belong to somebody...

Katara:
I call the silk robe!

Aang:
But if it's essential to our survival....I call the suit!

Headmaster:
Thank you for coming, Mr. and Mrs...

Sokka:
Fire. Wang Fire. This is my wife Sapphire.

Katara:
Sapphire Fire, nice to meet you.

Headmaster:
Mr. and Mrs.... Fire, your son has been enrolled here for two days, and he's already causing problems. He's argued with his history teacher, disrupted music class, and roughed up my star pupil.

Katara:
(in shock) My goodness, that doesn't sound like our Kuzon.

Headmaster:
That's what would any mother could say, Ma'am, nonetheless you're forewarned. If he acts up one more, I'll have him sent to reform school [standing up for emphasis]! By which I mean the coal mines. Are we clear?

Sokka:
Don't you worry, Mr. Headmaster! I'll straighten the boy up with something fierce. (in a fierce tone) YOUNG MAN, AS SOON AS WE GET HOME, YOU'RE GONNA GET THE PUNISHMENT OF A LIFETIME!

Headmaster:
That's what I like to hear.

Mai:
Orange is such an awful color.

Zuko:
You're so beautiful when you hate the world.

Mai:
I don't hate you.

Zuko:
I don't hate you, too.

Azula:
I hear you've been to see Uncle Fatso in the prison tower.

Zuko:
That guard told you, didn't he?

Azula:
No, you did. Just now.

Aang:
I already have a picture of Fire Lord Ozai. And here's one that I made out of noodles!

Sokka:
Impressive, I'll admit.

Aang:
You do

Katara:
We're safe now Sokka, you can take off the moustache.

Sokka:
Oh, no I can't. It's permantently glued to my skin.

Sokka (wearing his fake mustache):
That's it! No more school for you, young man! (strokes his mustache)

Aang:
I'm not ready to leave yet. I'm having fun for once, just being a normal kid. You don't know what it's like, Sokka. You get to be normal all the time.

Toph:
Ha ha. (Sokka narrows his eyes at Toph)

Aang:
Listen, guys, those kids are the future of the Fire Nation. If we want to change this place for the better, we need to show them a little of freedom.

Sokka:
What could you possibly do for a country of depraved little fire monsters?

Aang:
I'm gonna throw them... a secret dance party! (Aang does a silly little dance, and everybody stares at him)

Sokka (adult voice):
Go to your room!

Katara:
(looks away nervously) Oh, I don't know, Aang, these shoes aren't really right for dancing, and I'm not sure I know how to--

Aang:
Take my hand.

Katara:
(grinning) Okay.

[Aang and Katara are dancing together.]

Katara:
Aang, everyone's watching.

Aang:
Don't worry about them. (grins) It's just you and me right now.

Sokka:
Well, I am a fan of secret rivers...Alright. We can stay one more day.

Aang:
Yeah! Flameo, hotman.

Sokka:
Flameo?

Aang:
Or, as they say in the Fire Nation, "stay flamin'!"

Mrs. Kwan:
Do you have a name, or shall we just call you Mannerless Colony Slob?

Aang:
(laughing) Just Slob is fine.

Aang:
Ladies and gentlemen, THE FLAMEO'S!

Xu:
(grabs two gross-looking fish) Would you like the one-headed fish or the two-headed fish?

Sokka:
...TWO HEADED! (they look at him) What? You get more for your money that way!

Doc:
You know, you're (Katara) not so bad for a Waterbender.

Sokka:
Yeah, you wouldn't mind keeping that a secret, would you?

Doc:
No problem. Keeping my mouth shut is a speciality. But my brother, Xu on the other hand, oh, he's a blabbermouth! (Sokka slaps himself in the head)

Katara:
So, Doc, you ready to clean this river?

Doc:
No, ma'am. I'm gonna get my other brother, Bushi. He loves cleaning rivers! (takes off his first hat and reveals another hat beneath) All right, I'm Bushi! Let's get to some river cleaning!

Aang (to the Painted Lady):
I'm the Avatar! (he jumps down in front of her)

Katara:
(mysterious voice): Well, hello, Avatar. I wish I could talk, but I am very busy.

Aang:
Yeah, me too; I hate that. (he looks at the Painted Lady, Katara tries to hide her face with her hat) You know, you're real pretty for a spirit. I don't get to meet many spirits. But the ones I do meet? Not very attractive. (Katara chuckles nervously)

Katara:
Thank you, but-

Aang:
You seem familiar. (he looks at the Painted Lady again, but Katara still hides her face with her hat)

Katara:
A lot of people say that.

Aang:
No. You really seem familiar.

Katara:
Look, I really should get going. (Aang Airbends her hat off, Katara grabs it, and turns away)

Aang:
Katara?

Katara (turning to face Aang; regretfully):
Hi, Aang.

Aang (points at Katara):
You're the Painted Lady?! But how?

Katara:
I wasn't at first. But since that's who everybody thought I was, I guess I kinda became her. (she drops her hat)

Sokka:
I got it! We'll take potty breaks, and eating breaks at the same time!

Gaang:
Ugh!

Sokka:
Hey, it might be gross, but it's efficient.

Sokka:
(referring to the bright stars overhead) Wow, this really makes you realise how insignificant we all are.

Toph:
Meh, if you've seen nothing once, you've seen it a thousand times.

(a bright meteor suddenly heads earthward)

Sokka:
Oh, man! You've NEVER not seen anything like this before!.

Aang:
What should we do today?

Toph:
I'm tapped out. I already picked my toes. Twice.

Aang:
Twice?

Toph:
The first time's for cleaning, but the second time's just for the sweet picking sensation.

Toph:
It's hot today.

Aang:
How hot is it?

Toph:
I dunno, really hot?

Katara:
It's so hot, it's so hot! Th-That Momo's shedding like Appa! Huh huh? (waits for a reply or laugh)

Aang:
I guess the jokes don´t run in the family.

Katara:
Oh, everybody's a critic!

Toph:
You noodlebrains don't have a clue what you're doing. I miss Sokka.

Katara:
Ooh! I got one! If you miss him so much, why don't you marry him?! (Katara grins, Toph turns over)

Aang:
(is silent, then blows away a nearby bug with Airbending)

Toph:
Sokka's coming! (sits up excitedly then tries to look casual about it)

Sokka:
Hey guys. How ya doin? (they all hug him)

Aang:
Sokka!

Toph:
You're back!

Katara:
We missed you so much.

Aang:
Say something funny!

Sokka:
Funny how? (Aang and Katara start laughing) What's their deal?

Toph:
(turns away trying to seem casual) I don't know. They missed you or something... (blushes) I didn't care.

Sokka:
Thanks. That warms my heart.

Piandao:
Don't think of your sword as a weapon. Think of it as another part of your body.

Sokka:
Like a second head?

Piandao:
More like an extra-long, really sharp arm.

Sokka:
I'm not from the Fire Nation. I'm from the southern Water tribe. I lied so I can learn swordsmanship from you. I'm sorry.

Piandao:
I'm sorry too.

Piandao:
(after their duel) Excellent work, Sokka. I think I'm a little old to be fighting the Avatar.

Aang:
(shocked) How did you know?

Piandao:
Oh, I've been around a while. You pick things up. Of course I knew from the beginning that Sokka was Water Tribe... You might want to think of a better Fire Nation cover name. Try Lee. There's a million Lees.

Katara:
But why would you agree to train someone from the Water Tribe?

Piandao:
The way of the sword doesn't belong to any one nation. Knowledge of the arts belongs to us all.

Zuko:
It smells like old lady in here.

Mai:
Gee, I wonder why.

Azula:
[After winning a game of beach volleyball/"Kuai Ball"] Yes! We defeated you for all time! You will never rise from the ashes of your shame and humiliation! [pause] Well, that was fun.

Azula:
That's a sharp outfit, Chan. Careful, you could puncture the hull of an empire-class Fire Nation battle ship, leaving thousands to drown at sea. [Points] Because... it's so sharp.

Chan:
Ummm... Thaaanks.

Ty Lee:
Thank goodness you're here, Azula. These boys won't leave me alone. I think they all just like me too much!

Azula:
Oh come on, Ty Lee, you can't be that stupid.

Ty Lee:
What do you mean?

Azula:
You make it too easy for them, you're a tease. It's not like they actually care who you are.

(Ty Lee starts crying)

Azula:
Okay, okay, I'm sorry. It's just that I'm a little (pauses and whispers) jealous.

Ty Lee:
Of me? But you're the smartest, prettiest girl in the whole world!

Azula:
Well, you're right about those things, but every time I try to talk to boys, they act like I'm going to do something horrible to them...

Ty Lee:
But you probably would do something horrible to them. Okay, look. If you want a boy to like you, just look at him, and smile a lot, and laugh at everything he says, even if it's not funny.

Azula:
Well, that sounds really shallow and stupid... Let's try it!

Ty Lee:
Right. [puts on a boyish voice] Hey there, sweet sugar-cakes. How ya likin' this party?

[Azula does a loud and exaggerated laugh, distracting everybody]

Azula:
Hey, beach bums, we're going next. [To Ty Lee] Ty Lee, get over here now!

[Chan and Azula had just shared a kiss.]

Chan:
You're pretty.

Azula:
(sweetly) Together, you and I will be (evilly) the strongest couple in the entire world! (creates two blue fireballs in her hands) WE WILL DOMINATE THE EARTH! (Chan stares at her like she's crazy)

Chan:
Uh, I gotta go. (he nervously walks away, leaving Azula alone)

Ty Lee:
[to Zuko and Mai, who have been arguing] Calm down, you guys! This much negative energy is bad for your skin; you'll totally break out.

Zuko:
Bad skin?! Normal teenagers worry about bad skin! I don't have that luxury! My father decided to teach me a permanent lesson - ON MY FACE!

Ty Lee:
Sorry, Zuko, I--

Zuko:
For so long now I thought if my dad accepted me, I'd be happy. I'm back home now, my dad talks to me, he even thinks I'm a hero! Everything should be perfect, right? I should be happy now, but I'm not. I'm angrier than ever and I don't know why!

Azula:
There's a simple question you need to answer, then. Who are you angry at?

Zuko:
No one! I'm just... angry.

Mai:
Yeah, who are you angry at, Zuko?

Zuko:
Everyone! I don't know!

Azula:
Is it Dad?

Zuko:
No, no.

Ty Lee:
Your uncle?

Azula:
Me?

Zuko:
No! No, no, no!

Mai:
Then who? Who are you angry at?

Azula:
Answer the question, Zuko.

Ty Lee:
Talk to us!

Mai:
Come on, answer the question.

Azula:
Come on, answer it.

Zuko:
[makes their fire blaze] I'M ANGRY AT MYSELF!

Azula:
[after a tense silence] Why?

Zuko:
Because I'm confused! Because I'm not sure I know the difference between right and wrong anymore.

Azula:
You're pathetic.

Mai:
I know one thing I care about. [walks up and puts her arm around Zuko] I care about you. [kisses him]

[After Ty Lee, Mai and Zuko have been admitting their insecurities]

Azula:
[mock-clapping] Well, those were wonderful performances, everyone.

Zuko:
I guess you wouldn't understand, would you Azula? Because you're just so perfect.

Azula:
Well yes, I guess you're right. I don't have sob stories like all of you. I could sit here and complain how mom liked Zuko more then me, but I don't really care. My own mother thought I was a monster... [is silent for a moment] She was right, of course, but it still hurt.

Ty Lee:
What Lo and Li said came true. The beach did help us learn about ourselves. [stroking a smooth rock happily] I feel all smoothed. I'll always remember this.

Azula:
You know what would make this trip really memorable? [smirks evilly]

[Cut to them outside Chan's door again]

Azula:
We've got some bad news, Chan...

Zuko:
Party's over!

[Zuko, Azula, Mai and Ty Lee proceed to wreck Chan's house, leaving him in tears; the episode ends with a picture of the four of them looking happy in front of a raging fire]

(Zuko is standing before a huge portrait of Fire Lord Sozin)

Azula:
It's never too early for a sitting with the court painter, Zuko. (Sarcastically) Make sure he gets your good side.

(After explaining their great-grandfather Sozin's history to Zuko)

Azula:
In the end, he died a very old and successful man.

Zuko:
But how did he die?

Azula:
Didn't you pay any attention in school, Zuko? He died peacefully in his sleep; he was ancient.

(Zuko begins to read Sozin's last testament)

Sozin:
(voice-over) As I feel my own life dimming, I can't help but think of a time when everything was so much brighter...

Aang:
(in disbelief) You were friends with Fire Lord Sozin?

Roku:
Back then he was just Prince Sozin...and he was my best friend.

Roku:
(after watching his younger self fail to speak to Ta Min) Love is hard, when you're young.

Aang:
You don't have to tell me.

Roku:
Don't worry, it gets better.

(Sozin and Roku see the Fire Sages approach them)

Sozin:
(worried) Did something happen to my father?

Fire Sage:
No, Prince Sozin. We are not here for you. We are here to announce the identity of the next Avatar. (the crowd gasps in surprise) It is our honor to serve you, Avatar Roku. (the Fire Sages bow, followed by everyone else in the room)

(Aang stands up, squats, grunts in a straining manner, sighs with relief, and smiles, all while he is still connected with the Spirit World)

Katara:
Do they have bathrooms in the spirit world?

Sokka:
As a matter of fact, they do not.

Aang:
That's amazing! I can't believe you were friends with Monk Gyatso just like I was!

Roku:
Some friendships are so strong they can even transcend lifetimes.

Roku:
After all these years, he was still my best friend and a few months later he was my best man.

Aang:
Roku, it's that girl who didn't even know you were alive!

Roku:
Ta Min... I was persistent. When love is real, it finds a way... and being the Avatar doesn't hurt your chances with the ladies either.

Sozin:
Without you, all my plans are suddenly possible. I have a vision for the future, Roku.

Sozin:
With Roku gone and the Great Comet returning, the timing was perfect to change the world. I knew the next Avatar would be born an Air Nomad so I wiped out the Air Temples, but somehow the new Avatar eluded me. I wasted the remainder of my life searching in vain. I know he's hiding out there somewhere; the Fire Nation's greatest threat, the last Airbender.

Iroh:
You have more than one great-grandfather, Prince Zuko. Sozin was your father's grandfather. Your mother's grandfather was Avatar Roku.

Zuko:
(in shock) Why are you telling me this?!

Iroh:
Because understanding the struggle between your two great-grandfathers can help you better understand the battle within yourself. Evil and good are always at war inside you, Zuko. It is your nature, your legacy, but there is a bright side. What happened generations ago can be resolved now by you. Because of your legacy, you alone can cleanse the sins of our family and the Fire Nation. Born in you, along with all the strife, is the power to restore balance to the world.

Katara:
You mean after all Roku and Sozin went through together, even after Roku showed him mercy, Sozin betrayed him like that?

Toph:
It's like these people are born bad.

Aang:
No, that's wrong. I don't think that was the point of what Roku showed me at all.

Sokka:
Then what was the point?

Aang:
Roku was just as much Fire Nation as Sozin was, right? If anything, their story proves anyone is capable of great good and great evil. Everyone, even the Fire Lord and the Fire Nation, have to be treated like they're worth giving a chance. And I think it was about friendships too.

Toph:
Do you really think friendships can last more than one lifetime?

Aang:
[Aang takes Toph's hand] I don't see why not.[Katara takes Toph's other]

Sokka:
Well, scientifically speaking there's no way to prove that-

Katara:
OH SOKKA JUST HOLD HANDS.

[Sokka keeps his face turned and grabs Katara's hand.]

Katara:
This isn't something we should make a habit of doing.

Toph:
Why? Because it's fun? And you hate fun?

Katara:
I don't hate fun. (puts Momo on her head) See? Fun!

Sokka:
Toph, when I was in town I found something you're not going to like (unfurls a wanted poster)

Toph:
Well it sounds like a sheet of paper. But I guess you're referring to what's on the sheet of paper.

Sokka:
It's a wanted poster, of you! They've nicknamed you "The Runaway"

Toph:
A wanted poster! That's so great! "The Runaway"! I love my new nickname! Is there a picture of me? Does it look good?

Sokka:
(looks at the poster) Well yeah, actually, it does look pretty good.

(Later in the episode)

Katara:
Where have you two been? Off scamming again?

Toph:
Yes, we were.

Katara:
Oh really? And you don't think this is dangerous at all?

Toph:
No, I don't.

Katara:
Well then, what's this? (brandishes the same wanted poster)

Toph:
(seriously irritated) I don't know! I mean, seriously, what's with you people?! I'm blind!

Katara:
We've already got some third eyed freak after us.

Sokka:
Speaking of that third eyed freak, I think I've come up with a name for him. What do you guys think of (dramatic pause) Sparky Sparky Boom Man! (Everyone just stares) Just think about.

[after being attacked by Combustion Man]

Aang:
Sokka! Watch out! It's Sparky Sparky Boom Man!

Sokka:
You know, I'm starting to think that name doesn't quite fit!

Sokka:
Hey, I've got it, the perfect name for that guy. "Combustion Man"!

Toph:
Good job, Sokka. Now let's get out of here before Combustion Man catches us!

Sokka:
See? It fits so well!

Sokka:
(screams) SNEAK ATTACK!

Aang:
(hits Sokka with a rock) Sokka, sneak attacks doesn't work if you yell it out loud.

Toph:
Wait a minute, it's a trap!

Katara:
(sarcastically) Really? No kidding! Is that why we're trapped in a wooden cage right now? Gee, I wonder how you figured out it was a trap!

Toph:
Not for us, Katara. We're the bait. He wants Aang!

Katara:
Ugh! I can't believe I was so stupid! See, this is exactly why I'm against these scams, I knew this would happen!

Toph:
...But it was your idea.

Katara:
I know. I wanted to show you I'm not so motherly. That I can have fun too.

Toph:
Katara, you are fun, if nothing else, you're at least fun to argue with.

Aang:
I'd steer clear of the sea prunes.

Toph:
I thought they were ocean kumquats.

Aang:
Close enough.

Sokka:
People disappearing in the woods, weird stuff during full moons…this just reeks of spirit world shenanigans.

Aang:
I bet if we take a little walk around town, we'll find out what these people did to the environment to make the spirits mad.

Sokka:
And then you can sew up this little mystery, lickety-split, Avatar-style.

Aang:
Helping people…that's what I do.

Hama:
It's impossible for you to escape my grip! I control every muscle, every vein in your body.

Katara:
Stop... Please...

Toph:
Maybe the Moon Spirit just turned mean.

Sokka:
(outraged) The Moon Spirit is a gentle, loving lady! She rules the sky with compassion and... lunar goodness!

Katara:
You're not the only one who draws power from the moon. (Hama is shocked that Katara managed to resist her bloodbending) My bending is more powerful than yours, Hama. Your technique is useless on me! (draws water from the ground and forms a ring around herself before directing it at Hama)

Aang:
(walking up) Old Man Ding?

Old Man Ding:
(hits his thumb with the hammer) Eeh, yeow! Aw, dang blame it! What? Can't you see I'm busy. 'Got a full moon rising. And why does everyone call me that? I'm not that old. (tries to pick up a fallen) Aww...well, I'm young at heart. Not ready to get snapped up by some moon monster, yet, at least.

Sokka:
(takes over the hammering) We wanted to ask you about that.

Aang:
Did you get a good look at the spirit that took you?

Old Man Ding:
Didn't see no spirit. Just felt something come over me, like I was possessed. Forced me to start walking toward the mountain. I tried to fight it, but I couldn't control my own limbs. (demonstrates a walk like he's possessed) It just about had me into a cave up there. And I looked up at the moon, for what I thought would be my last glimpse of light. But then, the sun started to rise. And I got control of myself again! I just high-tailed it away from that mountain as quick as I could!

Sokka:
Why would a spirit want to take people to a mountain?

Toph:
Oh, no!!! I did hear people screaming under the mountain. The missing villagers must still be there.

(Aang lies down to sleep)

Aang:
Goodnight, Katara. Goodnight, Sokka. Goodnight, Toph. Goodnight,Appa. Goodnight, Momo. Goodnight Appa and Momo-

Toph:
GO TO SLEEP ALREADY!

Sokka (wearing his Wang Fire costume ):
Why don't you get right down to business, and tell me what's been bothering you?

Aang:
You know what's been bothering me. I have face to the Fire Lord in a few days!

Sokka:
Mm-hmm. Tell me more about this Fire Lord. Why are you so afraid of him?

Aang:
You said it yourself. He's the baddest man on the planet! I'm supposed to defeat and save the world!

Sokka:
Mmm. Life does feel that way sometimes, doesn't it? Like we're all trying to save the world from evil?

Aang:
Okay, but what can I do to make myself feel better?

Sokka (holding out a koala sheep):
Wanna try screaming into this pillow? (Aang takes it, screams, and the sheep baas)

Aang (at the Ozai practice dummy):
You think you're untouchable, don't you, Mr. Fire Lord?!

Momo:
Boy, you are really starting to lose it, kid.

Aang:
Momo, did you hear something?

Momo:
No, but I said something.

Aang:
Uh... (he looks at Momo)

Momo:
You, my friend, are just a few plums short of a fruit pie. (Aang's mouth hangs open, he shakes his head, and looks at Momo again; Momo chatters)

(Aang's hallucinating a fight between Momo and Appa, then Guru Pathik comes by flying on a cloud, with six arms, playing a sitar with lower arms, while holding bowls of onion and banana juice with middle arms, upper arms waving aimlessly, singing:
)

Guru Pathik:
Chakras, chakras, everybody loves chakras! Chakras, chakras! Chakra sandwich tastes good! Yum!

(Aang's is daydreaming about professing his love for Katara)

Aang:
Invasion, all aboard for the invasion.

Katara:
You don't look so good, are you sure that you can't lie down and take a little nap?

Aang:
I told you, I can't go to sleep.

Katara:
Aang, staying up all night can't be good for you.

Aang:
Actually staying up all night has given me some time to think and I've realized some big things Katara.

Katara:
What big things?

Aang:
I'm seeing everything so clearly now, what really matters, why I'm really doing this, I'm doing it to save the world, but more than that. I'm doing it for the people I love. I'm doing it for you, Katara.

Katara:
Aang, what are you saying?

Aang:
I'm saying...I love you.

(Aang gives Katara a peck on the lips, then they start kissing passionately)

Katara:
What are we doing?

Aang:
What our hearts have been telling us to do for a long, long time. Baby, you're my forever girl.

(Aang goes back to reality)

Katara:
Aang?

Aang:
Huh?

Katara:
I was just saying you should take a nap.

Aang:
Oh...I guess I kinda drifted off into a daydream.

Katara:
What was your dream about?

Aang:
Uh...living underwater?

Katara:
Sounds neat!

(Aang is dreaming)

Aang:
Your days of tyranny are over, Fire Lord.

Ozai:
Really? You're going to take me out? You're not even wearing pants!

Aang:
No, Fire Lord Ozai. You're not wearing any pants!

Ozai:
(screams) No! My royal parts are showing!

Du:
Hoo-wee! There ain't nothing like this back in the swamp! (points at a rock) Whatcha rekon that is, Tho? Some sort of Fire Nation trap exploding trap would eat ya?

Tho:
It's just a rock, Du.

Du:
Well, I'll be!

Hakoda:
Is it just me, or are those fellows a little loose on the leaf hats?

Bato:
I just wish they'd wear pants.

Huu:
Pants are an illusion... and so is death.

Toph:
No way! Is that- (the Hippo picks her up and hugs her)

Hippo:
Hippo happy to see Blind Bandit.

Toph:
You guys here for a rematch?

Boulder:
Negatory. The Boulder and the Hippo no longer fight for others' entertainment. Now we fight for our kingdom!

Toph:
(suddenly happy) Sweet!

Zuko:
I'm sorry Mai.

Zuko:
After I leave here today, I'm going to free Uncle Iroh from his prison, and I'm going to beg for his forgiveness. He's the one who's been a real father to me.

Ozai:
[Laughs] That's just beautiful. Maybe he can pass down to you the ways of tea and failure.

Zuko:
But I've come to an even more important decision. I'm gonna join the Avatar, and I'm going to help him defeat you.

Ozai:
Really? Since you're a full blown traitor and you want me gone, why wait? I'm powerless. You've got your swords. Why don't you just do it now?

Zuko:
Because I know my own destiny. Taking you down is the Avatar's destiny. Goodbye.

Ozai:
Coward! You may think that you're brave enough to face me, but you'll only do it during the Eclipse. If you have any real courage, you'll stick around until the sun comes out. Don't you want to hear what happened to your mother?

Zuko:
What happened that night?

Ozai:
My father, Fire Lord Azulon, had commanded me to do the unthinkable to you, my own son, and I was going to do it. Your mother found out and swore she would protect you at any cost. She knew I wanted the throne, so she proposed a plan; a plan in which I would become Fire Lord and your life would be spared. Your mother did vicious treasonous things that night. She knew the consequences and accepted them. For her treason she was banished.

Zuko:
So she's alive.

Ozai:
Perhaps.... Now I realize that banishment is far to merciful a penalty for treason. Your penalty will be far steeper.... (The eclipse ends, and Ozai strikes Zuko with lightning, only for Zuko to direct it back to him, knocking Ozai off his feet)

Aang:
Where is he?! Where's the Fire Lord?!

Azula:
Hmm. You mean I'm not good enough for you? You're hurting my feelings.

Sokka:
Stop wasting our time and give us the information! You're powerless, so you're in no position to refuse.

Toph:
And stick to the truth. I'll be able to tell if you're lying.

Azula:
Are you sure? I'm a pretty good liar. I am a 400 foot tall purple platypus-bear with pink horns and silver wings.

Toph:
Okay, you're good, I admit it. (bends the earth underneath Azula so that it encases her is a conical shape) But you really ought to consider telling the truth anyway.

Sokka:
Wait! Toph, Aang, stop attacking! Don't you see what she's doing? She's just playing with us! She's not even trying to win this fight.

Azula:
Not true. I'm giving it my all.

Toph:
You're trying to keep us here and waste all our time!

Azula:
Right. I think your friend just said that, genius. And since you can't see, I should tell you, I'm rolling my eyes.

Toph (angrily):
I'll roll your whole head!

Sokka:
She's just baiting you again.

Zuko:
For so long, all I wanted was you to love me, to accept me. I thought it was my honor that I wanted, but really, I was just trying to please you. You, my father, who banished me just for talking out of turn. My father, who challenged me, a 13-year-old boy, to an Agni Kai. How can you possibly justify a duel with a child?

Ozai:
(bitterly) It was to teach you respect.

Zuko:
It was cruel! And it was wrong.

Ozai:
Then you have learned nothing.

Zuko:
No, I've learned everything! And I had to learn it on my own. Growing up, we were taught that the Fire Nation was the greatest civilization in history and somehow, the war was our way of sharing our greatness with the rest of the world. What an amazing lie that was! The people of the world are terrified by the Fire Nation! They don't see our greatness - they hate us! And we deserve it. We've created an era of fear in the world. And if we don't want the world to destroy itself, we need to replace it with an era of peace and kindness.

Ozai:
(laughs mockingly) Your Uncle has gotten to you, hasn't he?

Zuko:
(closes his eyes for a second, then smiles) Yes. He has.

Sokka:
Please tell me you're here because the Firelord is a big wimp and you didn't need to take him down.

Aang:
He wasn't home. No one was. The entire palace city is abandoned.

Toph:
This way. That way's a dead end.

Sokka:
What would we do without you?

Toph:
Perish and burn in magma.

Sokka:
Yeah, pretty much!

Tyro:
Stop! Surrender peacefully and we won't harm you.

Guards:
We will never surrender!

Guard:
Ok. We surrender.

Azula:
(To Aang, Sokka and Toph) Oh, looks like the firebending's back on.

Zuko:
Hello, Zuko here. But I guess you probably already know me, sort of. Uh so, the thing is I have a lot of Firebending experience and I'm considered to be pretty good at it. Well you've seen me... you know when I was attacking you? Uh yeah, I guess I should apologize for that, but anyway I'm good now. I mean, I thought I was good before but now I realize I was bad, but anyway... I think it's time I joined your group and taught the Avatar Firebending.

(Camera zooms out to show Zuko is talking to a big frog. The frog croaks)

Zuko:
Well, what's your answer!?

(The frog jumps on Zuko's head, then leaps away)

Zuko:
Yeah, that's what I'd say too.

Zuko:
How am I supposed to convince these people that I'm on their side? What would uncle do? (imitating Iroh) Zuko, you have to look within yourself to save yourself from your other self. Only then will your true self reveal itself. Ugh, even when I'm talking for him I can't figure out what he means. What would Azula do? (imitating Azula) Listen Avatar, I can join your group, or I can do something unspeakably horrible to you and your friends. Your choice! (looks at frog) I guess I'm not that good at impersonations.

Zuko:
Why am I so bad at being good?

[Sokka strikes the Combustion Man with his boomerang]

Sokka:
Yeah, boomerang!

[Everyone witnesses the Combustion Man stand up almost immediately]

Sokka:
[worried] Awww, boomerang!

Katara:
(Gazing at Zuko with a dark look) You might have everyone else buying your... "transformation", but you and I both know you've struggled with doing the right thing in the past. So let me tell you something right now. You make one step backward, one slip up, give me one reason to think you might hurt Aang, and you won't have to worry about your destiny anymore. Because I'll make sure your destiny ends, Right then and there. Permanently. (Exits the room, leaving Zuko shocked)

The Duke:
I miss Pipsqueak.

Sokka:
I miss not having blisters on my feet!

Toph:
We're here!

Katara:
(Can't see the temple) Uh, Toph, I think your feet need their eyes checked.

Haru:
Come on. I'll race you, Duke.

The Duke:
I told you, it's THE Duke!

Zuko:
(To himself, after revealing to Aang that he was the one who sent Combustion Man) Ugh, why do I have to be so stupid? How could I tell them that I sent an assassin after them? Couldn't I say that Azula did it? They would've believed that! Stupid! (Hits his head)

Zuko:
(trying to make strong fire blasts and only producing weak flames) Just breathe and... (Punches but only a weak flame come out)

Aang:
That one kinda felt hot.

Zuko:
(Angrily) Don't patronize me! You know what it's supposed to look like!

Aang:
Sorry, Sifu Hotman.

Zuko:
(still angry) And stop calling me that!

Zuko (while he and Aang are on their way to the Sun Warriors' ruins):
We've been riding for hours. I don't know why, but I thought this thing would be a lot faster! (Appa growls)

Aang:
Appa's right, Zuko. In our group, typically we start our missions with a more upbeat attitude.

Zuko (under his breath):
Oh, I can't believe this.

Aang:
Don't worry. You'll get the hang of it.

Aang:
The past can be a great teacher. (trips over a wire, opens a spike trap, and manages to blow himself over it just in time and looks back fearfully) Zuko? I think the past is trying to kill me!

Aang:
Zuko, get over here! I want you to dance with me!

Zuko:
What?!

Aang (while he and Zuko are still trapped in the chamber with the green glue-like substance):
You had to pick up the glowing egg, didn't you?

Zuko:
At least I made something happen! If it were up to you, we'd never made across the courtyard!

Aang:
HHHEEEEEEEEELLLLLLPPP!

Zuko:
Who are you yelling to? Nobody's lived here for centuries!

Aang:
Well, what do you think we should do?

Zuko:
...Think about our place in the Universe?

Aang:
Please! I don't normally play this card, but I'm the Avatar.

Hob Gao:
(in gleeful anticipation) Ohhhhhhh, here it comes. Any moment now. Dinner for the Masters.

Sun Warrior Chief:
Quiet, Hob Gao.

Hob Gao:
(annoyed) What? Everyone's thinking it.

Sun Warrior Chief:
(with a serious face and voice) Now that you have learned the secrets and you know about our tribe's existence... We have no choice but to imprison you here... forever. (Aang and Zuko are completely shocked. The Chief suddenly smiles) Just kidding. (His face and voice go serious again) But seriously, don't tell anyone.

Sokka:
(after Zuko and Aang demonstrated the Dancing Dragon moves) Yeah, that's a great dance you two learned there.

Zuko:
It's not a dance, it's a Firebending form.

Sokka:
We'll just tap dance our way to victory over the Fire Nation.

Zuko:
It's a sacred form that happens to be thousands of years old!

Katara:
Oh yeah? What's your little form called?

Zuko:
...The Dancing Dragon. (everybody, except Aang and Zuko, laughs)

(Referring to The Masters, whom they are about to meet)

Aang:
What if they judge us, and attack us?

Zuko:
Well, we're the Fire Prince and the Avatar. I think we can take these guys in a fight, whoever they are.

(After finding out "The Masters" are two enormous, ferocious dragons)

Aang:
Still think we can take 'em?

Zuko:
Shh! I never said that!

Sokka:
Hey Jerks! Mind if I watch you two jerks do your jerkbending?

Zuko:
GET OUT OF HERE!

Sokka:
Alright geesh, I was just teasing. Jerkbending, Still got it.

Zuko (after catching Sokka trying to sneak away on Appa):
Not up to anything, huh? (Sokka screams and falls off Appa)

Sokka:
Fine, you caught me. I'm gonna go rescue my dad. You happy now?

Zuko (darkly):
I'm never happy.

Sokka:
Pretty clouds.

Zuko:
Yeah.. fluffy. [Sokka begins to whistle due to awkward silence]

Zuko:
What?

Sokka:
Wha-- Oh! I didn't say anything. [Brief silence]

Sokka:
You know, a friend of mine designed these war balloons.

Zuko:
No kidding.

Sokka:
Yep! A balloon... but for war.

Zuko:
There's one thing my dad's good at, it's war.

Sokka:
Yeah, it seems to run in the family.

Zuko:
Hey. Hold on, not everyone in my family is like that.

Sokka:
I know. I know, you've changed.

Zuko:
I meant my Uncle... He was more than a father to me... And I really let him down.

Sokka:
I think your uncle would be proud of you. Leaving your home to come help us. That's hard.

Zuko:
It wasn't that hard.

Sokka:
Really? You didn't leave anyone behind you care about?

Zuko:
Well, I did have a girlfriend. Mai.

Sokka:
That gloomy girl who sighs a lot?

Zuko:
Yeah. [smiles] Everyone in the Fire Nation thinks I'm a traitor. I couldn't drag her into it.

Sokka:
My first girlfriend turned into the moon. [frowns]

Zuko:
That's rough, buddy.

Sokka:
Oh, good. You guys have met.

Suki:
Actually, we met a long time ago.

Zuko:
We did?

Suki:
Yeah. You kind of burned down my village. (pause)

Zuko:
Oh, I'm sorry about that. Nice to see you again.

Warden:
Get the fugitives and throw them in the cooler.

Guard:
Uh, they are in a cooler, sir.

Warden:
ONE THAT'S BOLTED DOWN AND NOT FLOATING IN THE WATER!

Zuko:
(trying to comfort Sokka) Oh, what would Uncle say? Sometimes, clouds have two sides- a dark and light, and a silver lining in between. It's like a silver sandwich! So, when life seems hard...take a bite out of the silver sandwich.

Sokka:
Maybe we haven't failed after all!

Zuko:
That's the spirit! I can't believe that worked. I didn't even know what I was saying.

Sokka:
No, what you said made no sense at all. But look! It's Suki!

Zuko:
(attemping to inspire Sokka to not quit and stay at the prison and rescue his dad) No, its not Sokka. Look you're going to fail a lot before things work out...

Sokka:
This is supposed to make me feel better?!?!

Zuko:
Even though you'll probably fail over and over again...

Sokka:
Seriously you're not helping!

Zuko:
You have to try every time. You can't quit because you're afraid you might fail.

Sokka:
Zuko! Good, we're all here. Now all we need to do is grab the warden, and get to the gondolas!

Zuko:
And how do we do that?

Sokka:
I'm not sure.

Zuko:
[Groans.] I thought you thought this through!

Sokka:
I thought you told me it's okay not to think everything through!

Zuko:
Maybe not everything, but this is kind of important! [Rubs his forehead.]

Chit Sang:
Hey, uh, fellas. I think your girlfriend's taking care of it.

Sokka:
(peeks out and looks amazed as he sees Suki hop up on the heads of the rioters, then jump and flip onto the tower. She easily defeats the first guard with a few quick jabs. Two more guards arrive. She ducks a fire blast and sweeps the first one and then dodges the second one's fire blast and continues to climb the tower. She makes it up to the top and defeats the final guard with a sliding kick. She then grabs the warden by the fist.)

Warden:
You wouldn't dare.

Suki:
[Ties his hands together and uses his headband as a gag.] Sorry, warden. You're my prisoner now. [Slams the warden against the wall; the rest of the escapees arrive.] We've got the warden! Now let's get out of here!

Hakoda:
That's some girl.

Sokka:
(Proudly.) Tell me about it.

Sokka:
(speaking to his father in prison about escaping) And do you know Prince Zuko?

Hakoda:
The son of the Fire Lord? I don't know him but I know of him.

Sokka:
Well he's here too.

Hakoda:
(downcast) Sounds like a major problem.

Sokka:
Actually he's on our side now.

(Hakoda looks at him skeptically)

Sokka:
I know, I had the same reaction. After all he's done it was really hard trusting him. But he's really proven himself, and I never would have found you without his help.

(The Warden is interrogating a guard that Chit Sang implemented in an escape attempt)

Guard:
I'm telling you - it wasn't me!

Warden:
Save your breath! I know you've been working together. You threw Chit Sang in the very cooler they used to escape. It was all part of your plan.

Guard:
That was just a coincidence!

Guard at door:
Sir, there's someone to see you.

Warden:
(furiously) Who told you to interrupt me?! (sees Azula and falls to his knees)

Azula:
I did.

Warden:
(uneasily) Princess Azula... it is an honor to welcome you to the Fire Nation's most exemplary prison. I didn't realize you were coming.

Azula:
Who is this? (she approaches and looks at the guard being interrogated)

Warden:
He's a guard who was involved in a recent and feeble escape attempt.

Guard:
It wasn't me!

Warden:
Quiet, you!

Azula:
(dryly) You're wasting your time. (turns to leave) That's not one of them.

Warden:
How do you know?

Azula:
(smirking) Because I'm a people person.

Sokka:
Hey, I just got orders. Let all the prisoners out into the yard.

Prison guard:
But... we're in the middle of a lockdown.

Sokka:
Oh, okay. I'll just tell the warden you said that. I'm sure he will be glad to know about you undermining his authority. What's your name again?

Prison guard:
(flailing his arms) Wait. Don't tell the Warden, I… I'm just a little confused.

Sokka:
Hey, I'm confused too. But the Warden's in a bad mood and irrational. So if you ask me, it's best not to question it and just do what he says.

Prison guard:
Yeah, you're right

(Hakoda sees Azula and Ty Lee)

Hakoda:
Wait! Who's that?

Zuko:
That's a problem; it's my sister and her friend.

(After Hakoda shoves a prisoner to start a riot)

Prisoner with Scar on his Face:
Hey, what did you do that for? That hurt my feelings.

Hakoda:
Aren't you mad at me?

Prisoner with Scar on his Face:
Well, normally I would be, but I've been learning to control my anger.

(The Boiling Rock prisoners start a riot)

Prisoner with Scar on his Face:
Forget about controlling my anger! LET'S RIOT!

Warden (when Suki has her fist close to his face):
You wouldn't dare. (Suki spins him around, binds and gags him)

Suki:
Sorry, Warden. You're my prisoner now. I've got the warden. Now, let's get out of here. (Hakoda, Sokka, Zuko, and Chit Zang arrive, breathless)

Chief Hakoda:
That's some girl.

Sokka:
Tell me about it.

Prison guard (when Mai uses her knives to pin his arms to the wall):
What are you doing?!

Mai:
Saving the jerk who dumped me.

Azula:
I never expected this from you. The thing I don't understand is why? Why would you do it? You know the consequences.

Mai:
I guess you just don't know people as well as you think you do. You miscalculated. I love Zuko more than I fear you.

Azula:
(yelling) No, YOU miscalculated! You should have feared me more! (She and Mai prepare to fight, but Ty Lee suddenly attacks Azula. She gasps and falls down, paralyzed.)

Ty Lee:
(runs to Mai) Come on, let's get out of here!

(They attempt to leave, but the guards surround and arrest them. Two guards pick Azula up)

Azula:
(growling) You're both fools!

Guard:
What shall we do with them, Princess?

Azula:
Put them somewhere I'll never have to see their faces again. And let them rot!

Katara (after Zuko has knocked her out of the way of falling rocks):
What are you doing?

Zuko:
Keeping rocks from crushing you.

Katara:
Okay, I'm not crushed, you can get off me now.

Zuko:
I'll take that as a 'thank you'.

Zuko (as Azula is attacking the temple):
What are you doing here?

Azula:
You mean it's not obvious yet? I am about to celebrate becoming an ONLY CHILD!

Zuko (to Katara):
I know who killed your mother. I'm going to help you find him.

Zuko (sees Azula falling):
She's... not gonna make it. (Azula saves herself with her firebending and hair pin) Of course she did.

Zuko:
This isn't fair. Everyone else seems to trust me now. What is it with you?

Katara:
Oh everyone trusts you now? I was the first person to trust you, remember? Back in Ba Sing Se. And you turned around and betrayed me. Betrayed all of us!

Zuko:
What can I do to make it up to you?

Katara:
You really wanna know? Hm, maybe you could reconquer Ba Sing Se in the name of the Earth King? Or, I know, you could bring my mother back!

Aang:
Wow, camping. It really seems like old times again, doesn't it?

Zuko:
If you really want it to feel like old times again, I could... chase you around for a while and try to capture you. (everybody, except Katara, laughs)

Katara:
(Angrily) Ha ha.

Suki:
(embarrassed) Oops! Wrong tent!

Zuko:
Sorry, did you need to talk to Sokka too?

Suki:
(blushing guiltily) Nope! Not me! (she quickly walks away)

Sokka:
Well hellloo-- (Sokka suddenly realizes that it is Zuko and not Suki and his eyes go wide and he crushes the flower in his mouth) Zuko! Yes! Why would I be expecting anyone different?! (he swallows the flower) So what's on your mind?

Zuko:
Your sister, she hates me! And I don't know why! But I do care what she thinks of me.

Sokka:
Nah, she doesn't hate you. Katara doesn't hate anyone...Except maybe some people in the Fire Nation. (his eyes go wide) No! I mean uh...not people who are good but used to be bad, I mean bad people! Fire Nation people who are still bad...who've never been good...and probably won't be...ever!

Zuko:
(interrupting Sokka) Stop! Okay, listen. I know this may seem out of nowhere, but I want you to tell me what happened to your mother.

Sokka:
What? Why would you want to know that?

Zuko:
Katara mentioned it before when we were in prison together in Ba Sing Se, and again just now when she was yelling at me. I think, somehow...she's connected her anger about that to her anger at me.

Sokka:
It's not a day I like to remember.

Young Katara:
I'm going to find mom! (She runs off)

Sokka:
(voiceover) Many of the warriors had seen the black snow before, and they knew what it meant: a Fire Nation Raid.

Sokka:
We were badly outnumbered, but somehow, we managed to drive them off. As quickly as they came, they just left. (flashback ends) I was so relieved when it was over, but that's because I didn't know yet what had happened...I didn't know we'd lost our mother.

Zuko:
Wait, can you remember any details about the soldiers who raided your village? Like, what the lead ship looked like?

Sokka:
Yeah, sea ravens. The main ship had flags with sea ravens on them.

Zuko:
The symbol of the Southern Raiders. Thanks Sokka.

Sokka:
(happier) No problem! Thanks for stopping by! (he pushes Zuko out of his tent) I thought he'd never leave.

Sokka:
Suki! (noticing Zuko, he begins to whistle hoping to play it off cool. Zuko shrugs and walks away)

Katara:
I need to borrow Appa.

Aang:
(jokingly) Why? Is it your turn to take a little field trip with Zuko?

Katara:
(seriously) Yes, it is.

Aang:
Oh...what's going on?

Katara:
We're going to find the man who took my mother from me.

Zuko:
Sokka told me the story of what happened. I know who did it, and I know how to find him.

Aang:
Umm and what exactly do you think this will accomplish?

Katara:
(shakes her head and lets out a laughing breath) I knew you wouldn't understand.

Aang:
Wait, stop! I do understand! You're feeling unbelievable pain and rage! How do you think I felt about the sandbenders when they stole Appa? How do you think I felt about the Fire Nation after I found out what happened to my people?!

Zuko:
She needs this, Aang. This is about getting closure and justice.

Aang:
I don't think so. I think it's about getting revenge.

Katara:
Fine! Maybe it is! Maybe that's what I need! Maybe that's what he deserves.

Aang:
Katara, you sound like Jet.

Katara:
It's not the same. Jet attacked the innocent. This man...he's a monster.

Sokka:
Katara, she was my mother too, but I think Aang might be right.

Katara:
Then you didn't love her the way I did!

Sokka:
(with hurt showing on his face and in his voice) Katara!

Aang:
The monks used to say that revenge is like a two headed rat viper; while you watch your enemy go down, you're being poisoned yourself.

Zuko:
That's cute. But this isn't Air Temple preschool! It's the real world.

Katara:
Now that I know he's out there, now that I know that we could find him, I feel like I have no choice.

Aang:
Katara, you do have a choice. Forgiveness.

Zuko:
That's the same as doing nothing!

Aang:
No it's not. It's easy to do nothing, but it's hard to forgive.

Katara:
It's not just hard. It's impossible.

Aang:
So you were just gonna take Appa anyway?!

Katara:
Yes.

Aang:
It's okay, beacause I forgive you...that give you any ideas?!

Katara:
Don't try to stop us.

Aang:
I wasn't planning to. This is a journey you need to take. You need to face this man.

Aang:
But when you do, please don't choose revenge. Let your anger out, and then let it go. Forgive him.

Zuko:
(sardonically) Okay, we'll be sure to do that guru goody-goody!

Katara:
Thanks for understanding, Aang. (to Appa) Yip yip!

Sokka:
You know, you're pretty wise for a kid.

Aang:
Thanks Sokka.

Sokka:
Usually it's annoying, but right now I'm just impressed.

Aang:
I appreciate that.

Sokka:
Sooo can I borrow Momo for a week?

Aang:
Why do you need Momo?

Sokka:
(shrugs his shoulders) Mm-m-mm.

Zuko:
You should get some rest. We'll be there in a few hours. You'll need all your strength.

Katara:
Oh don't you worry about my strength. I have plenty. I'm not the helpless little girl I was when they came.

Young Katara:
I'm going to find mom!

Young Katara:
Mom!

Kya:
(to the soldier) Just let her go, and I'll give you the information you want!

Soldier:
You heard your mother! Get out of here!

Young Katara:
Mommy, I'm scared!

Kya:
Go find your dad sweety. I'll handle this. (she gives Katara a reassuring smile)

Katara:
(voiceover) I ran as fast as I could.

Young Katara:
(upon finding her father) Dad! Dad! Please, I think mom's in trouble! There's a man in our house!

Hakoda:
Kya!

Katara:
But, we were too late. When we got there, the man was gone...and so was she.

Zuko:
Your mother was a brave woman.

Katara:
(brokenly) I know.

[In a flashback, the leader of the Southern Raiders Fire Navy division is interrogating Katara's Mother, Kya, to reveal the identity of the last Waterbender.]

Kya:
If I tell you, do you promise to leave the rest of the village alone?

Yon Rha:
[Nods in assent]

Kya:
...It's me. Take me as your prisoner.

Yon Rha:
[ cruel smile] I'm afraid I'm not taking prisoners today...

[Back in the present.]

Katara:
She lied to you. She was protecting the last Waterbender.

Yon Rha:
What? Who?!

Katara:
Me!

(Katara raises her hands and the rain suddenly stops all around them and reforms into a huge dome of water; she sends a rush of water at Yon Rha, transforming it into ice daggers that stop just short of killing him; suddenly, Katara relents and lets them melt)

Yon Rha:
[Drops to his knees in terror] I did a bad thing! I know I did and you deserve revenge, so why don't you take my mother? That would be fair!

Katara:
I always wondered what kind of person could do such a thing, but now that I see you, I think I understand. There's just nothing inside you, nothing at all. You're pathetic and sad and empty.

Yon Rha:
Please, spare me!

Katara But as much as I hate you... I just can't do it

Aang:
Katara! Are you okay?

Katara:
I'm doing fine.

Aang:
Zuko told me what you did...or...what you didn't do I guess. I'm proud of you.

Katara:
I wanted to do it. I wanted to take out all my anger at him but, I couldn't. I don't know if it's because I'm too weak to do it, or if it's because I'm strong enough not to.

Aang:
You did the right thing. Forgiveness is the first step you have to take to begin healing.

Katara:
But I didn't forgive him...I'll never forgive him.

Katara:
But I am ready to forgive you.

Zuko:
(to Aang) You were right about what Katara needed. Violence wasn't the answer.

Aang:
It never is.

Zuko:
Then I have a question for you: What are you gonna do when you face my father?

Katara:
Doesn't it seem kind of weird that we're hiding from the Firelord in his own house?

Zuko:
I told you, my family hasn't come here since we were actually happy, and that was a long time ago. It's the last place anyone would think to look for us.

Sokka:
You guys are not gonna believe this... there's a play about us!

Suki:
We were just in town and we saw this poster! [reveals poster about the play]

Katara:
What? How is that possible?

Sokka:
Listen to this: "The Boy In The Iceberg is a new production from acclaimed playwright Pu-On Tim, who scoured the globe gathering information on the Avatar, from the icy South Pole to the heart of Ba Sing Se. His sources include singing nomads, pirates, prisoners of war, and a surprisingly knowledgeable merchant of cabbage."

Suki:
"Brought to you by the critically acclaimed Ember Island Players.

Zuko:
Ugh. My mother used to take us to see them. They butchered "Love Amongst the Dragons" every year!

Katara:
Sokka, do you really think it's a good idea for us to attend a play about ourselves?

Sokka:
Come on, a day at the theater! This is the kind of wacky time-wasting nonsense I've been missing!

Actor Iroh:
Prince Zuko, you must try this cake.

Actor Zuko:
I dont have time to stuff my face. I must capture the Avatar and regain my honor.

Actor Iroh:
While you do that, maybe I'll capture another slice. (Starts eating the cake)

Actor Zuko:
You sicken me.

Real Zuko:
(about the play): They made me look stiff and completely humorless.

Real Katara:
Actually, I think that actor's pretty spot on.

Real Zuko:
How can you say that?!

Actor Iroh:
Let's forget about the Avatar, and get massages.

Actor Zuko:
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?! (Katara grins, and Zuko pouts)

Actor Sokka:
Why did you have to steal that waterbending scroll?

Actor Katara:
(crying hysterically) It just gave me so much hope!

Real Katara:
(Sticks her tongue out in disgust)

Zuko:
So far, this intermission is the best part of the play.

Sokka:
Apparently, the playwright thinks I'm an idiot who tells bad jokes about meat all the time.

Suki:
Yeah. You tell bad jokes about plenty of other topics.

Sokka:
I know!

Aang:
At least the Sokka actor kinda looks like you. But that woman playing the Avatar doesn't resemble me at all!

Toph:
I don't know. You are more in touch with your feminine side than most guys.

[Aang growls]

Katara:
Relax, Aang. They're not accurate portrayals. It's not like I'm a preachy crybaby who can't resist giving over-emotional speeches about hope all the time.

[Everyone looks at Katara.]

Katara:
What?

Aang:
Yeah... that's not you at all.

Actor Azula:
You caught me. Wait! What's that? I think it's your honor!

Actor Zuko:
Where?!

Actor Jet [zombie-like]:
Must serve Earth King! Must destroy! [A paper rock glides down while he babbles incoherently] Noooooooo! [Half of it falls on him, crawls the rest of the way in]

Zuko:
Did Jet just...die?

Sokka:
You know, it was really unclear...

The scene is when Zuko joins Azula during 'Crossroads of Destiny'.

Actor Zuko:
I hate you, Uncle! You smell! And I hate you for all time!

Katara:
[Shocked] You didn't really say that, did you?

Zuko:
[Ashamed] I might as well have.

During the intermission, a boy dressed up as Aang passes the real Zuko and Toph

Boy:
Hey, your Zuko costume is pretty good, but your scar is on the wrong side.

Zuko:
[furiously] THE SCAR IS NOT ON THE WRONG SIDE!

Suki:
It seems every time there's a big battle you guys barely make it out alive. I mean, you guys lose a lot.

Sokka:
You're one to talk Suki. Didn't Azula take you captive? That's right, she did! (Suki narrows her eyes)

Suki (completely calm):
Are you trying to get on my bad side?

Sokka:
I'm just saying.

Katara:
Are you alright?

Aang:
No, I'm not. I hate this play!

Katara:
I know it's upsetting, but it sounds like you're overreacting...

Aang:
Overreacting!? If I hadn't blocked my chakra, I'd probably be in the Avatar State right now!

Toph:
Geez, everyone is getting so upset about their characters. Even you seem more down than usual. And that's saying something.

Zuko:
You don't get it. It's different for you. You get a muscly version of yourself taking down ten bad guys at once and making sassy remarks.

Toph:
Yeah, that's pretty great.

Zuko:
But for me, it takes all the mistakes I have made in my life and shoves them back in my face. My uncle. He's always been on my side even when thing were bad. He was there for me. He taught me so much. And how do I repay him? With a knife in his back. It's my greatest regret and I may never get to redeem myself.

Toph:
You have redeemed yourself to your uncle. You don't realize it, but you already have.

Zuko:
How do you know?

Toph:
Beacause I once had a long conversation with the guy. And all he would talk about was you.

Zuko:
Really?

Toph:
Yeah, and it was kind of annoying.

Zuko:
Oh, sorry.

Toph:
But it was also very sweet. All your uncle wanted was for you to follow your own path and see the light. Now you're here with us. He'd be proud. (Toph punches him on the shoulder)

Zuko:
Ow! What was that for?!

Toph:
That's how I show affection.

(Zuko's hair is really spiky and long)

Actor Iroh:
Zuko, it's time we we had a talk... about your hair! It's gone too far!!!"

Zuko:
That... Wasn't a good play.

Aang:
I'll say.

Katara:
No kidding.

Suki:
Horrible.

Toph:
You said it.

Sokka:
But the effects were decent.

Aang:
Katara, did you really mean what you said in there?

Katara:
In where? What are you talking about?

Aang:
Onstage, when you said I was just like a brother to you and that you didn't have feelings for me...

Katara:
I didn't say that! An actor said that.

Aang:
But it's true, isn't it. (sadly) We kissed at the invasion... and I thought we were gonna be together... but we're not.

Katara:
Aang... I don't know.

Aang:
Why don't you know?

Katara:
Because, we're in the middle of a war and we have other things to worry about. This isn't the right time.

Aang:
(impatiently) Well, when is the right time?

Katara:
Aang, I'm sorry, but right now, I'm just a little confused. (Aang leans in and kisses Katara, who backs away furiously) I just said I was confused! ...I'm going inside. (runs away)

Aang:
(hits his head and groans) Aaargh, I'm such an idiot!

Sokka:
I guess that's it. (He stands up and stretches) The play's caught up to the present now.

Suki:
Wait. (she tugs on Sokka's shirt and drags him back down to his seat) The play's not over.

Sokka:
But it is over. (He puts his hand on his chin in deep thought) Unless… (Camera zooms in on his face, his face lights up mysteriously and spooky music being to play) this is the future?

Katara:
What happened!?

Sokka:
Zuko's gone crazy! I made a sand sculpture of Suki (tries to pick up the fallen sand to mould the sculpture back into shape) and he destroyed it! Oh, and he's attacking Aang.

Katara:
Get over here, Zuko. Being part of the group also means being part of group hugs.

Sokka:
All right! Team Avatar is back! (camera zooms to Aang) Air, (camera zooms to Katara) water, (camera zooms to Toph) earth, (camera zooms to Zuko) fire- (camera zooms back to Sokka and Suki as Sokka grabs a bunch of leaves and hands them to Suki, taking a longer leaf and holding it in the air) fan, and sword! (his leaf limps)

Toph:
I am not Toph! I am Melon Lord! (Toph laughs maniacally)

Toph:
So I get to chuck flaming rocks at all of you?

Sokka:
Whatever makes the training seem more realistic.

Toph:
Sweetness!

Toph:
Wait a minute...has anyone noticed that Momo's missing too?

Sokka:
(horrified) Oh no....I knew it was only a matter of time! (runs to Appa) Appa ate Momo!(opens Appa's mouth) Momo, I'm coming for ya, buddy!

Katara:
Sokka, Appa didn't eat Momo. He's probably with Aang.

Sokka:
That's just what Appa wants you to think!

(climbs into Appa's mouth)

Zuko:
Get out of the bison's mouth, Sokka.

General Shinu:
Ba Sing Se is still under our control. However, Earthbender rebellions has prevented us from achieving total victory.

Ozai:
What is your recommendation?

General Shinu:
Our army is spread too thin. But once the eclipse is over and the invasion defeated, we should transfer more domestic forces into the Earth Kingdom.

Ozai:
Hmm, Prince Zuko, you've been among the Earth Kingdom commoners. Do you think adding more troops will stop these rebellions?

Zuko:
The people of the Earth Kingdom are proud and strong. They can endure anything as long as they have hope.

Ozai:
Yes, you're right. We need to destroy their hope.

Zuko:
Well, that's not exactly what I...

Azula:
I say you should take their precious hope and the rest of their land and burn it all to the ground.

Ozai:
Yes. Yes, you're right, Azula.

Ozai:
Sozin's Comet is almost upon us and on that day will endow us with the strength and power of a hundred suns. No bender will stand a chance against us.

General Shinu:
What are you suggesting, sir?

Ozai:
When the Comet last came, my grandfather, Fire Lord Sozin used it to wipe out the Air Nomads. Now I will use its power to end the Earth Kingdom... permanently! From our airships we will rain fire over their lands. A fire that will destroy everything. And out of the ashes, a new world will be born. A world in which all the lands are Fire Nation and I will be the supreme ruler of everything!

[About defeating the Fire Lord without killing him]

Aang:
Maybe we can make some big pots of glue and then I could use gluebending to stick his arms and legs together so he can't bend anymore.

Zuko:
Yeah. Then you can show him his baby pictures and all those happy memories will make him good again.

Aang:
(eagerly) Do you really think that would work?

Zuko:
No!

Aang:
This goes against everything I learned from the monks. I can't just go around wiping out people I don't like.

Sokka:
Sure you can! You're the Avatar. If it's in the name of keeping balance I'm pretty sure the universe will forgive you.

Katara:
I have a surprise for everyone!

Toph:
I knew it! You did have a secret thing with Haru!

Azula:
Sorry I'm late, Father. Good palanquin bearers are so hard to come by these days. So, is everything ready for our departure?

Ozai:
There has been a change of plans, Azula.

Azula:
What?!

Ozai:
I've decided to lead the fleet of airships to Ba Sing Se alone. You will remain here in the Fire Nation.

Azula:
But I thought we were going to do this together!

Ozai:
My decision is final.

Azula:
You... you can't treat me like this. You can't treat me like Zuko!

Ozai:
Azula, silence yourself!

Azula:
But it was my idea to burn everything to the ground! I deserve to be by your side!

Ozai:
Azula! Listen to me... I need you here to watch over the homeland, it's a very important job that I can only entrust to you.

Azula:
Really?

Ozai:
And for your loyalty, I've decided to declare you the new Fire Lord.

Azula:
"Fire Lord Azula‌"... it does seem appropriate. But, what about you‌?

Ozai:
Fire Lord Ozai is no more. Just as the world will be reborn in fire, I shall be reborn as the supreme ruler of the world. From this moment on, I will be known as... the "Phoenix King"!

Sokka:
Hey, I remember her. She helped you attack us!

Zuko:
Yup, back in the good ol' days.

June:
Oh great. It's Prince Pouty. Where's your creepy grandpa?

Zuko:
He's my uncle... and he's not here.

June:
I see you worked things out with your girlfriend.

(Katara and Zuko together):

Katara:
I'm not his girlfriend!

Zuko:
She's not my girlfriend!

June:
Okay, okay, sheesh! I was only teasing. So what do you want?

Zuko:
I need your help finding the Avatar.

June:
Hm. Doesn't sound too fun.

Zuko:
Does the end of the world sound like more fun?!

(June and Nyla being "friendly")

June:
Nyla! (Throws juicy meat to Nyla).

June:
Who's my little, mmm, shnuffly, wuffly.

(Nyla attacks)

June:
Whoa! Careful there. Okay, so who's got something with the Avatar's scent on it?

Katara:
I have Aang's staff.

(Nyla searches, but finds that Aang is no where he can smell.)

Zuko:
Well, what does that mean?

June:
Means you're friend's gone!

Toph:
We know he's gone, that's why we're trying to find him.

June:
No I mean he's gone gone. He doesn't exist!

Aang:
Where are we Momo? Maybe I'm in the spirit world? But wait, you can see me. We could both be in the spirit world. (Airbends). Nope, my bending works. Maybe if we climb to the top of the island, we can figure out where we are.

Sokka:
What do you mean, Aang doesn't "exist." Do you mean he's, you know, dead?

June:
Nope, we could find him if he were dead. Ah, that's a real headscratcher. See ya!

Toph:
Helpful, real Helpful!

Zuko:
Wait, I have another idea. There's only one other person in this world who can help us face the firelord. I'll be right back with a smell sample.

Bumi:
Well, look who's here. (Katara and Sokka smile)

Zuko:
Uncle, you're the only person other than the Avatar who can possibly defeat the father Lord.

Toph:
(realizing what Zuko said): You mean the Fire Lord.

Zuko:
(sharply) That's what I just said.

Sokka (after finding Pakku married Gran-Gran):
Welcome to the family, Gramp-Gramp!

Pakku:
You can still just call me Pakku.

Sokka:
How about Grampakku?!

Pakku:
No.

Suki:
But wait! How do you all know each other?

Bumi:
All old people know each other, don't you know that?

Piandao:
We're all part of the same ancient secret society, a group that transcends the divisions of the Four Nations.

Zuko:
The Order of the White Lotus.

Bumi:
That's the one!

Bumi:
Wait! Someone's missing from your group! Someone very important! (King Bumi leans into Sokka's face, wide eyed, they are nose to nose) (pause) Where's Momo?

Sokka:
He's gone... and so is Aang.

Bumi:
Oh, well. So long as they have each other, I'm sure we have nothing to worry about. Let's go. (he Earthbends himself in the air and laughs crazily)

Bumi About the right time to strike:
"I didn't know what or when, but I knew I'd know it when I knew it!"

Fire Nation Guard (during the eclipse):
What do your think you're doing?

[The guards try to firebend, but can't because of the eclipse.]

Bumi:
Taking back my city. You've got no firepower and it's payback time.

Bumi:
So what about you guys? Did you do anything interesting on the day of the eclipse?

(Sokka and Zuko look at each other)

Zuko:
Nah.

Sokka:
No, not really.

Zuko apologizes to Iroh for his previous betrayal at Ba Sing Se

Zuko:
Uncle, I know you must have mixed feelings about seeing me. But I want you to know... I am so, so sorry uncle. (starts crying) I am so sorry and ashamed of what I did! I don't know how I can ever make it up to you, but I...

(Iroh grabs Zuko by his shirt and embraces him)

Zuko:
How can you forgive me so easily?! I thought you would be furious with me!

Iroh:
I was never angry with you. I was sad, because I was afraid you'd lost your way.

Zuko:
I did lose my way.

Iroh:
But you found it again! And you did it by yourself! And I'm so happy you found your way here.

Zuko:
It wasn't that hard uncle. You have a pretty strong scent.

Avatar Roku:
If I had been more decisive, and acted sooner, I could have stopped Sozin, and stopped the war before it started. I offer you this wisdom, Aang, you must be decisive.

Avatar Kyoshi:
In my day, Chin the Conqueror threatened to throw the world out of balance. I stopped him, and the world entered a great era of peace.

Aang:
But you didn't really kill Chin; technically, he fell to his own doom because he was too stubborn to get out of the way.

Avatar Kyoshi:
Personally, I don't really see the difference, but I assure you, I would have done whatever it took to stop Chin. I offer you this wisdom, Aang, only justice will bring peace.

Aang:
I knew I shouldn't have asked Kyoshi.

Avatar Kuruk:
I lost the woman I loved, to Koh, the face stealer. It was my fault. If I had been more attentive and more active, I could have saved her. Aang, you must actively shape your own destiny and the destiny of the world.

Aang:
All these past Avatars, they keep telling me I'm gonna have to do it. They don't get it.

Momo makes some incomprehensible sound.

Aang:
You're right! Maybe an Air Nomad Avatar will understand where I'm coming from.

Momo stares.

Aang:
I know you can't really talk. Pretending you can helps me think.

Momo makes some more sound.

Aang:
I'm going to pretend I didn't pretend to hear that.

Avatar Yangchen:
Here is my wisdom for you: selfless duty calls for you to sacrifice your own spiritual needs, and do whatever it takes to protect the world.

Aang:
(to Momo, after Yangchen disappears) I guess I don't have a choice, Momo. I have to kill the Fire Lord.

Zuko:
So if I'm going to be Fire Lord after the war is over, what are you gonna do?

Iroh:
After I reconquer Ba Sing Se, I'm going to reconquer my tea shop! (flips the White Lotus Tile) And I'm going to play Pai Sho every day.

Katara:
Goodbye, General Iroh!

Iroh:
Goodbye, everyone. Today, destiny is our friend. I know it.

Lion Turtle:
The true mind can weather all the lies and illusions without being lost. The true heart can tough the poison of hatred without being harmed. Since beginningless time, darkness thrives in the void, but always yields to purifying light.

Ozai:
It's time for this world to end in fire, and for a new world to be born from the ashes.

Suki:
It's weird to say, but the comet actually looks beautiful.

Toph:
Too bad the Fire Lord's about to use it to destroy the world.

Azula:
All right hair, it's time to face your doom. (she cuts her bangs and smiles crazily at her reflection. Her face falls at the sight of her mother in the mirror.)

Ursa:
What a shame. You always had such beautiful hair.

Azula:
What are you doing here?

Ursa:
I didn't want to miss my own daughter's coronation.

Azula:
Don't pretend to act proud. I know what you really think of me. You think I'm a monster.

Ursa:
I think you're confused. All your life, you've used fear to control people, like your friends Mai and Ty Lee.

Azula:
But what choice do I have?! Trust is for fools! Fear is the only reliable way! [more quietly] Even you fear me.

Ursa:
No. I love you, Azula. I do.

Dai Li agent:
You sent for us, Princess? Is everything all right?

Azula:
Actually, everything's not all right. You know how long it took you to get here?

Dai Li agent:
Uh, a few minutes, I guess.

Azula:
Five, to be precise. In which time an assassin could have snuck in, done away with me and been on his merry way.

Dai Li agent:
My apologies, Princess.

Azula:
Is this how you plan to treat your new Fire Lord? With tardiness and disloyalty?

Dai Li agent:
The Dai Li would never betray you!

Azula:
And I'm sure that's just what you told Long Feng before you turned against him and joined me. (pause) You're all banished!

Dai Li agent:
But--

Azula:
Goodbye! Please send in the next group on your way out.

After Toph took out a few Firebenders

Sokka:
Good work, Toph. Time to take control of the ship. Take the wheel.

Toph:
(sarcastically) That's a great idea, let the blind girl steer the giant airship.

Sokka:
I was talking to Suki.

Toph:
That would make a lot more sense.

Sokka:
(posing as the captain of the airship) Attention crew, this is your captain speaking. Everyone please report to the bomb bay immediately for hotcakes and sweet cream. We have a very special birthday to celebrate.

(cut to the bomb bay):

Quin Lee:
Hey, I'm Quin Lee. I work up in communications.

Fire Nation Engineer:
Oh, hi. I work down in the engine room. That's probably why we never met before. Big airship, you know.

Quin Lee:
Yep. (a pause) So, do you know who's birthday it is?

Firebender:
I can't believe the captain remembered my birthday. He really does care!

(The bomb bay hatch opens, dropping the entire crew in the sea)

Fire Nation Engineer:
(surfaces from the water) Happy birthday.

Sokka:
Fire Lord Ozai, here we come!

Iroh:
Only once every hundred years can a Firebender experience this kind of power.

Lo:
Azula, we've heard what happened.

Li:
Why have you banished all your servants?

Lo:
And your Dai Li agents?

Li:
And the Imperial Firebenders?

Azula:
None of them could be trusted. Sooner or later they all would have betrayed me, just like Mai and Ty Lee did.

Lo & Li:
Azula, we are concerned for you and your well-being.

Azula:
My father asked you to come down here and talk to me, didn't he? He thinks I can't handle the responsibility of being Fire Lord. But I will be the greatest leader in Fire Nation history.

Lo:
I am sure you will, but considering everything that has happened today.

Li:
Perhaps it's best if we postpone your coronation.

Azula:
(turns around) What?! Which one of you just said that?

(Lo and Li point at each other)

Azula:
What a shame. There's only one way to settle this. You two must duel each other! I order you to fight an Agni Kai!

Lo:
But...

Lo & Li:
We're not Firebenders.

Azula:
All right, fine. (points at Li) Lo, you're banished, (points at Lo) Li, you can stay. (walks away)

Li:
But I'm Li. So who's banished?

Lo:
(shrugs)

Ozai:
After generations of Fire Lords failed to find you, now the universe delivers you to me as an act of providence.

Aang:
Please listen to me! We don't have to fight. You have the power to end it here and stop what you're doing.

Ozai:
You're right, I do have the power. I have all the power in the WORLD!

Sokka:
Go, Aang! Airbending slice! (makes chopping action)

Suki:
Shouldn't we help him?

Sokka:
(thinks about it for a second and gets serious) The Fire Lord is Aang's fight. We need to stop those airships from destroying the Earth Kingdom.

Toph:
(as Sokka moves to look out the window towards the airships behind him) And how do we do that, Captain Boomerang? I can't see outside this giant hunk of metal.

Sokka:
(turns back to the others gleefully, making another chopping motion) Airship slice!!

Zuko and Azula are about to begin their Agni Kai

Azula:
I'm sorry it has to end this way, brother!

Zuko:
No you're not.

Zuko:
(to Azula during their Agni Kai) No lightning today? What's the matter, afraid I'll redirect it?

Azula:
Oh, I'll show you lightning!

Ozai:
You're weak, just like the rest of your people! They did not deserve to exist in this world - in my world! Prepare to join them! Prepare to die!

Sokka:
Have I ever mentioned how sweet it is that you invented metalbending?

Toph:
You could stand to mention it more.

Sokka:
[holding onto Toph] I don't think Boomerang is coming back, Toph. It looks like this is the end.

Toph:
[tears come out of her eyes]

[A group of fire benders stand ready to attack Sokka and Toph, when another air ship crashes into them]

Toph:
How did that happen? Did Boomerang come back?

Sokka:
[smiling] No, Suki did.

Azula:
(laughs maniacally) I'd really rather have our family physician look after little Zuzu if you don't mind.

Zuko:
(After Katara heals him, whispering) Thank you, Katara.

Katara:
(Tears running down her face) I think I'm the one who should be thanking you.

[Azula has been watching in fury; she exhales uncontrollably, breathing fire out of her mouth, screaming and rolling around and falling on her back; Zuko and Katara watch, stunned, as she sobs hysterically]

Aang:
[in the Avatar State, with the voice of the previous Avatars] Fire Lord Ozai, you and your forefathers have devastated the balance of this world. And now, you shall pay the ultimate price!

Aang [refusing to kill Ozai, looking away]:
No, I'm not going to end it like this.

Ozai:
Even with all the power in the world, you are still weak.

Lion Turtle:
In the era before the Avatar, we bent not the elements, but the energy within ourselves. To bend another's energy, your own spirit must be unbendable or you will be corrupted and destroyed.

Ozai:
What...what did you do to me?

Aang:
I took away your firebending. You can't use it to hurt or threaten anyone else ever again.

Suki:
(Examining a motionless Ozai) So, did you...you know...finish the job?

Ozai:
(Menacing) I'm still alive. (Suki flinches back)

Aang:
I learned there was another way to defeat him and restore balance. I took his bending away.

Toph:
Wow, who taught you that?

Aang:
[in a matter-of-fact tone] A giant Lion Turtle.

Toph:
(shakes her head and smiles) You have the craziest adventures when you disappear.

Sokka:
Well, look at you, buster. Now that your firebending is gone, I guess we should call you the Loser Lord.

Ozai:
I am the Phoenix King. (with a groan he falls facedown)

Toph:
Oh sorry, didn't mean to offend you, Phoenix King of getting his butt whooped.

Suki:
Yeah, or how about King of the... guys who... don't win?

Toph:
Leave the nicknames to us, honey.

Zuko:
Mai, you're okay. They let you out of prison?

Mai:
My uncle pulled some strings. And it doesn't hurt when the new Fire Lord is your boyfriend.

Zuko:
So...Does it mean you don't hate me anymore?

Mai:
I think it means, I actually kind of like you.

[They kiss]

Mai:
(pokes his shoulder with her finger twice) But don't ever break up with me again. (Zuko smiles looking scared)

Sokka:
There's my favorite warriors. I gotta say, I kinda missed the face paint. So, how's it feel to be back in uniform?

Ty Lee:
[coming out from behind the other Kyoshi Warriors] It feels great. [Sokka jumps between Suki and Ty Lee]

Sokka:
Careful, Suki. Ty Lee's pretending to be a Kyoshi Warrior again.

Suki:
It's okay. She's one of us now. [Sokka stammers and looks at Suki and Ty Lee in shock]

Ty Lee:
Yeah. The girls and I really bonded in prison. And after a few chi blocking lessons, they said I could join their group. (she puts her arms around two of the warriors) We're gonna be best friends forever. (they all smile, the two warriors looking a bit awkward)

Zuko:
I can't believe a year ago my purpose in life was hunting you down. And now...

Aang:
And now we're friends.

Zuko:
(he looks away a little, touched) Yeah, we are friends.

Aang:
I can't believe a year ago I was still frozen in a block of ice. The world's so different now. (Zuko walks up to him)

Zuko:
And it's gonna be even more different. We'll rebuild it together. (they hug)

Zuko:
Please, the real hero is the Avatar. Today this war is finally over. I promised my uncle that I would restore the honor of the Fire Nation and I will. The road ahead of us is challenging. A hundred years of fighting has left the world scarred and divided. But with the Avatar's help we can get it back on the right path, and begin a new era of love and peace.

[Zuko is crowned Fire Lord]

Great Fire Sage:
All hail Fire Lord Zuko.

Ozai:
(dryly) I should count myself lucky that the new Fire Lord has graced me with his presence in my lowly prison cell.

Zuko:
You should count yourself lucky that the Avatar spared your life. Banishing me was they best thing you did for my life. It put me on the right path. Perhaps your time in here could do the same for you.

Ozai:
(eyes narrow) Why are you really here?

Zuko:
Because you're going to tell me something. (kneels down to look his father into the eye) Where... is... my mother?

Sokka:
Zuko, stop moving. I'm trying to capture the moment. I wanted to do a painting so we always remember the good times together.

Katara:
That's very thoughtful of you, Sokka. (sees the painting, her eyes narrow) Wait. Why did you give me Momo's ears?

Sokka:
[offended] Those are your hair loopies!

Zuko:
(comes over, eyes narrowed also.) At least you don't look like a boar-cupine. My hair is not that spiky!

Mai:
I look like a man.

Suki:
And why did you paint me firebending?

Sokka:
I thought it would look more exciting that way

[Momo makes a sound]

Sokka:
Oh, you think you can do a better job, Momo?

Iroh:
Hey, my belly is not that big anymore. I really trimmed down.

Toph:
Well, I think you all look perfect.

(They all laugh because Toph is blind so she can't see Sokka's painting)

That’s rough buddy - zuko