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Katara: WATER...

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EARTH...

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FIRE...

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AIR.

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LONG AGO, THE FOUR NATIONS LIVED
TOGETHER IN HARMONY.

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THEN EVERYTHING CHANGED
WHEN THE FIRE NATION ATTACKED.

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ONLY THE AVATAR,
MASTER OF ALL FOUR ELEMENTS,
COULD STOP THEM.

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BUT WHEN THE WORLD
NEEDED HIM MOST, HE VANISHED.

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100 YEARS PASSED
AND MY BROTHER AND I DISCOVERED
THE NEW AVATAR...

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AN AIRBENDER NAMED AANG.

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AND ALTHOUGH HIS AIRBENDING
SKILLS ARE GREAT

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HE HAS A LOT TO LEARN BEFORE
HE'S READY TO SAVE ANYONE.

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BUT I BELIEVE AANG
CAN SAVE THE WORLD.

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♪

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Aang: SO WHAT'S THE NEW PLAN?

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Sokka: THE NEW PLAN
IS THE OLD PLAN.

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YOU JUST NEED TO MASTER
ALL FOUR ELEMENTS

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AND CONFRONT THE FIRE LORD
BEFORE THE COMET COMES.

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WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO GET
A FIREBENDING TEACHER?

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HELLO.

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ZUKO HERE.

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I THINK IT'S TIME
I JOINED YOUR GROUP AND TAUGHT
THE AVATAR FIREBENDING

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AND I KNOW MY DESTINY
IS TO HELP YOU RESTORE
BALANCE TO THE WORLD.

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I THINK YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
MY FIREBENDING TEACHER.

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[MEN VOCALIZING RHYTHMICALLY]

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Zuko: I KNOW YOU'RE NERVOUS,
BUT REMEMBER, FIREBENDING

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IN AND OF ITSELF
IS NOT SOMETHING TO FEAR.

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[SIGHING]

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OK.

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NOT SOMETHING TO FEAR.

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BUT IF YOU DON'T RESPECT IT

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IT'LL CHEW YOU UP
AND SPIT YOU OUT
LIKE AN ANGRY KOMODO RHINO.

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[GASPING]

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NOW, SHOW ME WHAT YOU'VE GOT.

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ANY AMOUNT OF FIRE YOU CAN MAKE.

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[BREATHING HEAVILY]

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MAYBE I NEED
A LITTLE MORE INSTRUCTION.

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PERHAPS A DEMONSTRATION?

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Zuko: GOOD IDEA.

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YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE
A COUPLE STEPS BACK.

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[INHALES]

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[GRUNTING]

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WHAT WAS THAT?

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THAT WAS THE WORST FIREBENDING
I'VE EVER SEEN.

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I THOUGHT IT WAS NICE.

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[GRUNTING]

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[GROANING]

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WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?

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MAYBE IT'S THE ALTITUDE.

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YEAH, COULD BE.

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[GRUNTING...]

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[YAWNING]

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JUST BREATHE, AND...

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THAT ONE KIND OF FELT HOT.

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DON'T PATRONIZE ME.

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YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S
SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE.

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SORRY, SIFU HOTMAN.

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AND STOP CALLING ME THAT.

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Sokka: HEY, JERKS.

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MIND IF I WATCH YOU TWO JERKS
DO YOUR JERK BENDING?

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GET OUT OF HERE.

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OK, TAKE IT EASY.

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I WAS JUST KIDDING AROUND.

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[CHUCKLING]

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JERK BENDING.

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STILL GOT IT.

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[GROANING]

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[GROWLING]

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Zuko: LISTEN, EVERYBODY.

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I'VE GOT SOME PRETTY BAD NEWS.

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I'VE LOST MY STUFF.

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DON'T LOOK AT ME.

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I DIDN'T TOUCH YOUR STUFF.

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I'M TALKING ABOUT
MY FIREBENDING.

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IT'S GONE.

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[KATARA LAUGHING]

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I'M SORRY.

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I'M JUST LAUGHING AT THE IRONY.

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YOU KNOW, HOW IT WOULD'VE
BEEN NICE FOR US

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IF YOU'D LOST YOUR FIREBENDING
A LONG TIME AGO?

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WELL, IT'S NOT LOST.

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IT'S JUST WEAKER
FOR SOME REASON.

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MAYBE YOU'RE JUST NOT AS GOOD
AS YOU THINK YOU ARE.

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OUCH.

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[GROWLING]

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I BET IT'S BECAUSE
I CHANGED SIDES.

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THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

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I DON'T KNOW.

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MAYBE IT ISN'T.

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MAYBE YOUR FIREBENDING
COMES FROM RAGE

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AND YOU JUST DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH ANGER TO FUEL IT
THE WAY YOU USED TO.

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SO ALL WE NEED TO DO
IS MAKE ZUKO ANGRY.

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EASY ENOUGH.

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[LAUGHING]

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OK, CUT IT OUT!

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LOOK.

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EVEN IF YOU'RE RIGHT,
I DON'T WANT TO RELY
ON HATE AND ANGER ANYMORE.

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THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY.

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YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO LEARN
TO DRAW YOUR FIREBENDING
FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE.

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I RECOMMEND THE ORIGINAL SOURCE.

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HOW'S HE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?

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BY JUMPING INTO A VOLCANO?

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NO.

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ZUKO NEEDS TO GO BACK
TO WHATEVER THE ORIGINAL
SOURCE OF FIREBENDING IS.

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SO IS IT JUMPING INTO A VOLCANO?

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I DON'T KNOW.

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FOR EARTHBENDING, THE ORIGINAL
BENDERS WERE BADGERMOLES.

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ONE DAY, WHEN I WAS LITTLE,
I RAN AWAY AND HID IN A CAVE.

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[CRYING]

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[CRASHING]

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THAT'S WHERE I MET THEM.

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[GROWLING]

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[LAUGHING]

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THEY WERE BLIND, JUST LIKE ME,
SO WE UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER.

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I WAS ABLE
TO LEARN EARTHBENDING,
NOT JUST AS A MARTIAL ART

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BUT AS AN EXTENSION
OF MY SENSES.

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FOR THEM,
THE ORIGINAL EARTHBENDERS,
IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT FIGHTING.

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IT WAS THEIR WAY
OF INTERACTING WITH THE WORLD.

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Aang: THAT'S AMAZING, TOPH.

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I LEARNED FROM THE MONKS,
BUT THE ORIGINAL AIRBENDERS
WERE THE SKY BISON.

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MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE ME
A LESSON SOMETIME, BUDDY.

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[GROWLING]

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WELL, THIS DOESN'T HELP ME.

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THE ORIGINAL FIREBENDERS
WERE THE DRAGONS,
AND THEY'RE EXTINCT.

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WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

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ROKU HAD A DRAGON,
AND THERE WERE PLENTY OF DRAGONS
WHEN I WAS A KID.

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WELL, THEY AREN'T
AROUND ANYMORE, OK?

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OK, OK.

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SORRY.

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Zuko: BUT MAYBE
THERE'S ANOTHER WAY.

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THE FIRST PEOPLE
TO LEARN FROM THE DRAGONS
WERE THE ANCIENT SUN WARRIORS.

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Aang: SUN WARRIORS?

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WELL, I KNOW THEY WEREN'T AROUND
WHEN I WAS A KID.

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NO, THEY DIED OFF
THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO

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BUT THEIR CIVILIZATION WASN'T
TOO FAR FROM WHERE WE ARE NOW.

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MAYBE WE CAN LEARN SOMETHING
BY POKING AROUND THE RUINS.

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IT'S LIKE THE MONKS
USED TO TELL ME.

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SOMETIMES, THE SHADOWS
OF THE PAST CAN BE FELT
BY THE PRESENT.

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Sokka: SO WHAT?

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MAYBE YOU'LL PICK UP SOME
SUPER OLD SUN WARRIOR ENERGY

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JUST BY STANDING WHERE
THEY STOOD 1,000 YEARS AGO?

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Zuko: MORE OR LESS.

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EITHER I FIND A NEW WAY
TO FIREBEND, OR THE AVATAR
HAS TO FIND A NEW TEACHER.

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[WHOOSHING]

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WE'VE BEEN RIDING FOR HOURS.

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I DON'T KNOW WHY,
BUT I THOUGHT THIS THING
WOULD BE A LOT FASTER.

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[GROWLING]

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APPA'S RIGHT, ZUKO.

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IN OUR GROUP, TYPICALLY,
WE START OUT OUR MISSIONS
WITH A MORE UPBEAT ATTITUDE.

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[GROANING]
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

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DON'T WORRY.

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YOU'LL GET THE HANG OF IT.

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WHOA!

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Zuko: EVEN THOUGH
THESE BUILDINGS ARE ANCIENT

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THERE'S SOMETHING EERILY
FAMILIAR ABOUT THEM.

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I CAN TELL THE FIRE SAGES'
TEMPLES ARE SOMEHOW
DESCENDED FROM THESE.

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OK, WE'VE LEARNED SOMETHING
ABOUT ARCHITECTURE.

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HOPEFULLY, WE'LL LEARN SOMETHING
ABOUT FIREBENDING TOO.

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THE PAST CAN BE A GREAT TEACHER.

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[SCREAMING]

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[AANG GRUNTING]

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[WHIMPERING]

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ZUKO, I THINK THE PAST
IS TRYING TO KILL ME.

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I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

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THIS BOOBY TRAP MUST
BE CENTURIES OLD,
AND IT STILL WORKS.

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THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT MORE.

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MAYBE THIS MEANS
WE SHOULDN'T BE HERE.

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WHERE'S THAT UPBEAT ATTITUDE
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT?

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BESIDES, PEOPLE DON'T MAKE TRAPS
UNLESS THEY'VE GOT
SOMETHING WORTH PROTECTING.

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LOOK.

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THIS SEEMS PROMISING.

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THOUGH I'M NOT SURE WHAT
THIS TELLS US ABOUT THE ORIGINAL
SOURCE OF FIREBENDING.

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THEY LOOK PRETTY ANGRY TO ME.

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Aang: I THOUGHT THE DRAGONS WERE
FRIENDS WITH THE SUN WARRIORS.

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Zuko: WELL, THEY HAD
A FUNNY WAY OF SHOWING IT.

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ZUKO, SOMETHING HAPPENED
TO THE DRAGONS IN
THE LAST 100 YEARS.

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SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME.

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MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER
SOZIN HAPPENED.

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HE STARTED THE TRADITION
OF HUNTING DRAGONS FOR GLORY.

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THEY WERE
THE ULTIMATE FIREBENDERS

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AND IF YOU COULD CONQUER ONE,
YOUR FIREBENDING TALENTS
WOULD BECOME LEGENDARY

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AND YOU'D EARN
THE HONORARY TITLE, DRAGON.

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THE LAST GREAT DRAGON
WAS CONQUERED LONG BEFORE
I WAS BORN, BY MY UNCLE.

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BUT I THOUGHT YOUR UNCLE WAS,
I DON'T KNOW, GOOD?

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HE HAD A COMPLICATED PAST.

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FAMILY TRADITION, I GUESS.

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LET'S JUST MOVE ON.

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[GRUNTING]

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IT'S LOCKED UP.

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WAIT.

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IT'S A CELESTIAL CALENDAR.

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JUST LIKE THE FIRE SAGES
HAVE IN THEIR TEMPLES.

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I BET THAT SUN STONE
OPENS THE DOOR

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BUT ONLY WHEN SUNLIGHT HITS IT
AT JUST THE RIGHT ANGLE,
ON THE SOLSTICE.

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MONKEY FEATHERS.

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THE SOLSTICE AGAIN.

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WE CAN'T WAIT HERE THAT LONG.

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NO, WE CAN'T.

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BUT WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO SPEED TIME UP.

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LET'S SEE IF WE CAN OUTSMART
THE SUN STONE.

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NOTHING'S HAPPENING.

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COME ON.

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[RUMBLING]

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YOU KNOW, ZUKO, I DON'T CARE
WHAT EVERYONE ELSE
SAYS ABOUT YOU.

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YOU'RE PRETTY SMART.

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[GASPING]

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RELAX.

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THEY'RE JUST STATUES.

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IT SAYS THIS IS SOMETHING
CALLED THE DANCING DRAGON.

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ZUKO, GET OVER HERE.

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I WANT YOU TO DANCE WITH ME.

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WHAT?

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JUST DO IT.

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[ZUKO GROANING]

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LET'S FOLLOW THE STEPS
OF THE STATUES.

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DON'T YOU SEE?

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THESE AREN'T DANCE MOVES.

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THESE STATUES ARE GIVING US
A LESSON.

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I THINK THIS IS SOME KIND
OF SUN WARRIOR FIREBENDING FORM.

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THIS BETTER TEACH US
SOME REALLY GOOD FIREBENDING.

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HOORAY!

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WAIT.

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WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT?

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IT'S SOME KIND
OF MYSTICAL GEMSTONE.

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WELL, DON'T TOUCH IT.

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WHY NOT?

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REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE
WITH THOSE SPIKES?

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I'M JUST VERY SUSPICIOUS
OF GIANT, GLOWING GEMS
SITTING ON PEDESTALS.

229
00:11:12,917 --> 00:11:16,166
IT FEELS ALMOST ALIVE.

230
00:11:16,208 --> 00:11:18,625
[SCREAMING]

231
00:11:18,667 --> 00:11:20,875
OH, NO, IT'S ANOTHER TRAP.

232
00:11:23,583 --> 00:11:24,709
[GROANING]

233
00:11:24,750 --> 00:11:26,083
I CAN'T PULL FREE.

234
00:11:26,125 --> 00:11:27,208
IT'S LIKE SOME KIND OF GLUE.

235
00:11:33,458 --> 00:11:35,667
[GRUNTING]

236
00:11:35,709 --> 00:11:36,583
[GRUNTING]

237
00:11:40,500 --> 00:11:42,166
[GROANING]

238
00:11:44,625 --> 00:11:47,834
I CAN'T MOVE.

239
00:11:47,875 --> 00:11:49,208
ZUKO, DO SOMETHING.

240
00:11:49,250 --> 00:11:50,375
ME?

241
00:11:50,417 --> 00:11:51,792
I CAN'T MOVE EITHER.

242
00:11:54,667 --> 00:11:57,375
[GROANING]

243
00:11:57,417 --> 00:11:59,417
IT STOPPED.

244
00:11:59,458 --> 00:12:01,375
AT LEAST WE HAVE AIR.

245
00:12:01,417 --> 00:12:03,375
MAYBE IF WE STAY CALM,
WE CAN FIGURE A WAY OUT OF THIS.

246
00:12:10,125 --> 00:12:14,750
YOU HAD TO PICK UP
THE GLOWING EGG, DIDN'T YOU?

247
00:12:14,792 --> 00:12:16,917
AT LEAST I MADE
SOMETHING HAPPEN.

248
00:12:16,959 --> 00:12:19,291
IF IT WERE UP TO YOU, WE'D NEVER
HAVE MADE IT PAST THE COURTYARD.

249
00:12:19,333 --> 00:12:21,000
HELP!

250
00:12:21,041 --> 00:12:23,208
WHO ARE YOU YELLING TO?

251
00:12:23,250 --> 00:12:25,417
NOBODY'S LIVED HERE
FOR CENTURIES.

252
00:12:25,458 --> 00:12:28,542
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK
WE SHOULD DO?

253
00:12:28,583 --> 00:12:30,792
THINK ABOUT OUR PLACE
IN THE UNIVERSE?

254
00:12:30,834 --> 00:12:33,542
[SIGHING]

255
00:12:36,500 --> 00:12:37,750
WHO IS DOWN THERE?

256
00:12:51,542 --> 00:12:55,667
FOR TRYING TO TAKE
OUR SUN STONE, YOU MUST
BE SEVERELY PUNISHED.

257
00:12:55,709 --> 00:12:58,125
WE DIDN'T COME HERE
TO TAKE YOUR SUN STONE.

258
00:12:58,166 --> 00:13:01,500
WE CAME HERE TO FIND
THE ANCIENT ORIGIN
OF ALL FIREBENDING.

259
00:13:01,542 --> 00:13:03,208
Man: YEAH, RIGHT.

260
00:13:03,250 --> 00:13:06,291
THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY THIEVES,
HERE TO STEAL
SUN WARRIOR TREASURES.

261
00:13:06,333 --> 00:13:08,250
Aang: PLEASE.

262
00:13:08,291 --> 00:13:11,875
I DON'T NORMALLY PLAY THIS CARD,
BUT I'M THE AVATAR.

263
00:13:17,041 --> 00:13:18,250
JUST HEAR US OUT.

264
00:13:18,291 --> 00:13:22,208
MY NAME IS ZUKO,
CROWN PRINCE OF THE FIRE NATION.

265
00:13:22,250 --> 00:13:25,000
OR AT LEAST, I USED TO BE.

266
00:13:25,041 --> 00:13:29,125
I KNOW MY PEOPLE HAVE DISTORTED
THE WAYS OF FIREBENDING,
TO BE FUELLED BY ANGER AND RAGE

267
00:13:29,166 --> 00:13:33,875
BUT NOW I WANT TO LEARN
THE TRUE WAY, THE ORIGINAL WAY.

268
00:13:33,917 --> 00:13:38,500
WHEN WE CAME HERE, I NEVER
IMAGINED THE SUN WARRIOR
CIVILIZATION WAS SECRETLY ALIVE.

269
00:13:38,542 --> 00:13:41,542
I AM TRULY HUMBLED
TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE.

270
00:13:41,583 --> 00:13:43,458
PLEASE, TEACH US.

271
00:13:43,500 --> 00:13:47,166
IF YOU WISH TO LEARN
THE WAYS OF THE SUN

272
00:13:47,208 --> 00:13:50,583
YOU MUST LEARN THEM FROM
THE MASTERS RAN AND SHAO.

273
00:13:50,834 --> 00:13:52,583
RAN AND SHAO?

274
00:13:52,625 --> 00:13:54,834
THERE ARE TWO OF THEM?

275
00:13:54,875 --> 00:13:58,834
WHEN YOU PRESENT YOURSELVES
TO THEM, THEY WILL EXAMINE YOU.

276
00:13:58,875 --> 00:14:03,458
THEY'LL READ YOUR HEARTS,
YOUR SOULS, AND YOUR ANCESTRY.

277
00:14:03,500 --> 00:14:05,834
IF THEY DEEM YOU WORTHY,
THEY'LL TEACH YOU.

278
00:14:05,875 --> 00:14:10,000
IF THEY DON'T, YOU'LL BE
DESTROYED ON THE SPOT.

279
00:14:17,709 --> 00:14:21,667
Chief: IF YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
THE MASTERS, YOU MUST BRING THEM
A PIECE OF THE ETERNAL FLAME.

280
00:14:23,959 --> 00:14:28,458
THIS FIRE IS THE VERY FIRST ONE.

281
00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:31,583
IT WAS GIVEN TO MAN
BY THE DRAGONS.

282
00:14:31,625 --> 00:14:34,500
WE HAVE KEPT IT GOING
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

283
00:14:34,542 --> 00:14:36,583
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

284
00:14:36,625 --> 00:14:40,166
Chief: YOU WILL EACH TAKE
A PIECE OF IT TO THE MASTERS

285
00:14:40,208 --> 00:14:43,208
TO SHOW YOUR COMMITMENT TO
THE SACRED ART OF FIREBENDING.

286
00:14:43,250 --> 00:14:47,041
UM, MISTER SUN CHIEF, SIR?

287
00:14:47,083 --> 00:14:50,083
YEAH, I'M NOT A FIREBENDER YET.

288
00:14:50,125 --> 00:14:52,166
COULDN'T MY FRIEND HERE
CARRY MY FIRE FOR ME?

289
00:14:52,208 --> 00:14:53,667
NO.

290
00:14:58,750 --> 00:15:03,959
THIS RITUAL ILLUSTRATES
THE ESSENCE OF
SUN WARRIOR PHILOSOPHY.

291
00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,875
YOU MUST MAINTAIN
A CONSTANT HEAT.

292
00:15:06,917 --> 00:15:10,125
THE FLAME WILL GO OUT
IF YOU MAKE IT TOO SMALL.

293
00:15:10,166 --> 00:15:13,000
MAKE IT TOO BIG,
AND YOU MIGHT LOSE CONTROL.

294
00:15:16,458 --> 00:15:17,667
I'M SORRY.

295
00:15:17,709 --> 00:15:20,375
I'M JUST A LITTLE NERVOUS.

296
00:15:20,417 --> 00:15:24,709
IT'S LIKE A LITTLE HEARTBEAT.

297
00:15:24,750 --> 00:15:28,709
FIRE IS LIFE,
NOT JUST DESTRUCTION.

298
00:15:28,750 --> 00:15:30,583
YOU WILL TAKE
YOUR FLAMES UP THERE.

299
00:15:30,625 --> 00:15:34,333
THE CAVE OF THE MASTERS
IS BENEATH THAT ROCK.

300
00:15:44,125 --> 00:15:45,709
HURRY UP.

301
00:15:45,750 --> 00:15:47,542
I CAN'T.

302
00:15:47,583 --> 00:15:49,333
IF I WALK TOO FAST,
MY FLAME'LL GO OUT.

303
00:15:49,375 --> 00:15:51,166
YOUR FLAME'S GONNA GO OUT
BECAUSE IT'S TOO SMALL.

304
00:15:51,208 --> 00:15:52,542
YOU'RE TOO TIMID.

305
00:15:52,583 --> 00:15:53,875
GIVE IT MORE JUICE.

306
00:15:53,917 --> 00:15:55,625
BUT WHAT IF I CAN'T CONTROL IT?

307
00:15:55,667 --> 00:15:56,750
YOU CAN DO IT.

308
00:15:56,792 --> 00:15:58,083
I KNOW YOU CAN.

309
00:15:58,125 --> 00:15:58,917
YOU'RE A TALENTED KID.

310
00:16:13,834 --> 00:16:16,750
FACING THE JUDGMENT
OF THE FIREBENDING MASTERS
WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR YOU.

311
00:16:19,834 --> 00:16:25,083
YOUR ANCESTORS
ARE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE DRAGONS' DISAPPEARANCE.

312
00:16:25,125 --> 00:16:28,458
THE MASTERS MIGHT NOT BE
SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

313
00:16:28,500 --> 00:16:31,208
I KNOW I WOULDN'T BE.

314
00:16:31,250 --> 00:16:32,834
BUT ONCE THEY FIND OUT
I'M THE AVATAR...

315
00:16:32,875 --> 00:16:35,500
HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN
THAT YOU VANISHED

316
00:16:35,542 --> 00:16:38,500
ALLOWING THE FIRE NATION
TO WREAK HAVOC ON THE WORLD?

317
00:16:38,542 --> 00:16:41,083
THE DECLINE OF THE DRAGONS
IS YOUR BURDEN TOO.

318
00:16:53,583 --> 00:16:56,709
WE COULD TURN BACK NOW.

319
00:16:56,750 --> 00:16:59,458
WE'VE ALREADY LEARNED MORE
ABOUT FIRE THAN WE'D HOPED.

320
00:16:59,500 --> 00:17:03,291
NO, WE'RE SEEING THIS
THROUGH TO THE END.

321
00:17:03,333 --> 00:17:05,542
WE'RE GONNA MEET THESE MASTERS
AND FIND OUT WHAT'S
SO GREAT ABOUT THEM.

322
00:17:05,583 --> 00:17:08,834
WHAT IF THEY JUDGE US
AND ATTACK US?

323
00:17:08,875 --> 00:17:10,875
WELL, WE'RE THE FIRE PRINCE
AND THE AVATAR.

324
00:17:10,917 --> 00:17:13,250
I THINK WE COULD TAKE THESE GUYS
IN A FIGHT, WHOEVER THEY ARE.

325
00:17:19,375 --> 00:17:21,333
BRING 'EM OUT.

326
00:17:21,375 --> 00:17:23,417
CHANTERS!

327
00:17:23,458 --> 00:17:28,792
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328
00:18:09,041 --> 00:18:13,542
THOSE WHO WISH TO MEET
THE MASTERS RAN AND SHAO
WILL NOW PRESENT THEIR FIRE.

329
00:18:18,959 --> 00:18:22,709
SOUND THE CALL.

330
00:18:22,750 --> 00:18:25,333
[HORN BLOWING]

331
00:18:25,375 --> 00:18:27,083
[CRASHING]

332
00:18:29,458 --> 00:18:30,875
WHAT'S HAPPENING?

333
00:18:35,166 --> 00:18:36,333
[GASPING]

334
00:18:36,375 --> 00:18:37,458
ZUKO, MY FIRE WENT OUT.

335
00:18:37,500 --> 00:18:39,041
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

336
00:18:39,083 --> 00:18:40,291
GIVE ME SOME OF YOURS.

337
00:18:40,333 --> 00:18:41,417
[GRUNTING]

338
00:18:41,458 --> 00:18:42,333
NO, JUST MAKE YOUR OWN.

339
00:18:42,375 --> 00:18:43,250
I CAN'T.

340
00:18:43,291 --> 00:18:44,417
[GRUNTING]

341
00:18:44,458 --> 00:18:45,792
Zuko: GET SOME FROM ONE
OF THOSE WARRIORS.

342
00:18:45,834 --> 00:18:47,041
HURRY.

343
00:18:47,083 --> 00:18:48,250
STOP CHEATING OFF ME.

344
00:18:48,291 --> 00:18:49,542
Aang: QUIT BEING STINGY.

345
00:18:49,583 --> 00:18:54,083
[BOTH GRUNTING]

346
00:18:56,834 --> 00:18:58,250
[CRASHING]

347
00:18:58,291 --> 00:19:00,166
Both: UH-OH.

348
00:19:02,625 --> 00:19:03,500
[DRAGON GROWLING]

349
00:19:16,083 --> 00:19:17,959
THESE ARE THE MASTERS.

350
00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,583
YOU STILL THINK WE CAN TAKE 'EM?

351
00:19:19,625 --> 00:19:20,750
SHH.

352
00:19:20,792 --> 00:19:22,083
I NEVER SAID THAT.

353
00:19:25,792 --> 00:19:30,166
OH, HERE IT COMES.

354
00:19:30,208 --> 00:19:31,458
ANY MOMENT NOW.

355
00:19:31,500 --> 00:19:33,291
DINNER FOR THE MASTERS.

356
00:19:33,333 --> 00:19:34,375
QUIET, HAM GHAO.

357
00:19:34,417 --> 00:19:35,917
WHAT?

358
00:19:35,959 --> 00:19:36,917
EVERYONE'S THINKING IT.

359
00:19:45,667 --> 00:19:48,917
ZUKO, I THINK WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
DO THE DRAGON DANCE WITH THEM.

360
00:19:48,959 --> 00:19:51,125
WHAT?

361
00:19:51,166 --> 00:19:53,792
WHAT ABOUT THIS SITUATION
MAKES YOU THINK
THEY WANT US TO DANCE?

362
00:19:53,834 --> 00:19:56,709
WELL, I THINK THEY
WANT US TO DO SOMETHING.

363
00:19:56,750 --> 00:19:58,417
LET'S JUST TRY IT.

364
00:19:58,458 --> 00:19:59,125
FINE.

365
00:20:25,917 --> 00:20:27,625
JUDGMENT TIME.

366
00:20:27,667 --> 00:20:30,291
[DRAGON GROWLING]

367
00:20:32,083 --> 00:20:32,917
[WHIMPERING]

368
00:20:36,875 --> 00:20:38,792
[AANG AND ZUKO SCREAMING]

369
00:20:49,250 --> 00:20:51,667
[GASPING]

370
00:20:51,709 --> 00:20:53,500
I UNDERSTAND.

371
00:21:15,583 --> 00:21:17,500
THEIR FIRE WAS BEAUTIFUL.

372
00:21:17,542 --> 00:21:21,208
I SAW SO MANY COLORS,
COLORS I'VE NEVER IMAGINED.

373
00:21:21,250 --> 00:21:23,291
Aang: LIKE FIREBENDING HARMONY.

374
00:21:23,333 --> 00:21:26,041
YES.

375
00:21:26,083 --> 00:21:30,875
THEY JUDGED YOU,
AND GAVE YOU VISIONS OF
THE MEANING OF FIREBENDING.

376
00:21:30,917 --> 00:21:33,083
I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE
ARE STILL LIVING DRAGONS.

377
00:21:33,125 --> 00:21:36,250
MY UNCLE IROH SAID HE FACED
THE LAST DRAGON AND KILLED IT.

378
00:21:36,291 --> 00:21:38,041
SO YOUR UNCLE LIED.

379
00:21:38,083 --> 00:21:41,959
ACTUALLY, IT WASN'T A TOTAL LIE.

380
00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:45,667
IROH WAS THE LAST OUTSIDER
TO FACE THE MASTERS.

381
00:21:45,709 --> 00:21:51,417
THEY DEEMED HIM WORTHY
AND PASSED THE SECRET
ON TO HIM AS WELL.

382
00:21:51,458 --> 00:21:54,959
Zuko: HE MUST'VE LIED
TO PROTECT THEM, SO NO ONE
ELSE WOULD HUNT THEM.

383
00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:59,875
ALL THIS TIME, I THOUGHT
FIREBENDING WAS DESTRUCTION.

384
00:21:59,917 --> 00:22:03,500
SINCE I HURT KATARA, I'VE BEEN
TOO AFRAID AND HESITANT

385
00:22:03,542 --> 00:22:05,750
BUT NOW I KNOW
WHAT IT REALLY IS.

386
00:22:05,792 --> 00:22:08,333
IT'S ENERGY, AND LIFE.

387
00:22:08,375 --> 00:22:10,083
YEAH.

388
00:22:10,125 --> 00:22:12,166
IT'S LIKE THE SUN,
BUT INSIDE OF YOU.

389
00:22:12,208 --> 00:22:14,208
DO YOU GUYS REALIZE THIS?

390
00:22:14,250 --> 00:22:18,250
WELL, OUR CIVILIZATION IS CALLED
THE SUN WARRIORS, SO YEAH.

391
00:22:20,250 --> 00:22:22,959
THAT'S WHY MY FIREBENDING
WAS SO WEAK BEFORE

392
00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:26,250
BECAUSE FOR SO MANY YEARS,
HUNTING YOU WAS MY DRIVE.

393
00:22:26,291 --> 00:22:28,125
IT WAS MY PURPOSE.

394
00:22:28,166 --> 00:22:31,959
SO WHEN I JOINED YOU,
I LOST SIGHT OF MY INNER FIRE.

395
00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,750
BUT NOW, I HAVE A NEW DRIVE.

396
00:22:35,792 --> 00:22:38,750
I HAVE TO HELP YOU
DEFEAT MY FATHER AND RESTORE
BALANCE TO THE WORLD.

397
00:22:49,959 --> 00:22:54,875
NOW THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED
THE SECRETS AND YOU KNOW
ABOUT OUR TRIBE'S EXISTENCE

398
00:22:57,125 --> 00:23:01,458
WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT
TO IMPRISON YOU HERE FOREVER.

399
00:23:03,792 --> 00:23:06,333
JUST KIDDING.

400
00:23:06,375 --> 00:23:11,000
BUT SERIOUSLY,
DON'T TELL ANYONE.

401
00:23:11,041 --> 00:23:14,458
Aang: WITH THIS TECHNIQUE
THE DRAGONS SHOWED US,
ZUKO AND I WILL BE UNSTOPPABLE.

402
00:23:19,041 --> 00:23:21,166
[APPLAUSE]

403
00:23:21,208 --> 00:23:23,000
Sokka: YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT
DANCE YOU TWO LEARNED THERE.

404
00:23:23,041 --> 00:23:24,208
IT'S NOT A DANCE.

405
00:23:24,250 --> 00:23:26,333
IT'S A FIREBENDING FORM.

406
00:23:26,375 --> 00:23:29,125
WE'LL JUST TAP DANCE OUR WAY
TO VICTORY OVER THE FIRE LORD.

407
00:23:29,166 --> 00:23:32,875
IT'S A SACRED FORM THAT HAPPENS
TO BE THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD.

408
00:23:32,917 --> 00:23:34,000
OH, YEAH?

409
00:23:34,041 --> 00:23:37,291
WHAT'S YOUR LITTLE FORM CALLED?

410
00:23:37,333 --> 00:23:39,000
THE DANCING DRAGON.

411
00:23:39,041 --> 00:23:42,333
[LAUGHTER]

412
00:23:50,208 --> 00:23:52,917
[MEN VOCALIZING RHYTHMICALLY...]

413
00:23:52,959 --> 00:23:55,959
♪
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