Well, no offense to you simple country folk, but a real society crowd would spot you from a mile away. You've got no manners.
Excuse me? I've got no manners? You're not exactly lady fancy fingers.
[burps] I learned proper society behavior and chose to leave it. You never learned anything. And frankly, it's a little too late.
SokkaAh-Ha, but you learned it. You could teach us.
Yeah, I'm mastering every element. How hard could manners be? [grabs a nearby curtain and drapes it around himself like a robe, and begins talking in a very sophisticated manner] Good evening, Mr. Sokka Watertribe. Ms. Katara Watertribe. Lord Momo of the Momo Dynasty, your Momo-ness.
Sokka
[in a fancy accent] Avatar Aang how you do go on!
[Both of them take turns bowing then try to bow at the same time, but they knock each other's foreheads' together and fall backward]
Katara might be able to pull it off, but you two would be lucky to pass as busboys.
Sokka
But I feel so fancy!
Sokka
Why won't you let us talk to the King?! We have information that could defeat the Fire Nation!
The Earth King has no time to get involved in political squabbles and the day-to-day minutia of military activities.
This could be the most important thing he's ever heard!
What's most important to His Royal majesty is maintaining the cultural heritage of Ba Sing Se. All his duties relate to issuing decrees on such matters. It's my job to oversee the rest of the city's resources... including the military.
So the King is just a figurehead.
Oh, no, no! His majesty is an icon, a god to his people. He can't sully his hands with the hourly changes of an endless war.
Sokka
But we found out about a solar eclipse that will leave the Fire Nation defenseless! You could lead an invasion-
[stands up] Enough. I don't want to hear your ridiculous plan. It is the strict policy of Ba Sing Se, that the war not be mentioned inside these walls. [As he speaks, the Dai Li take Jet to a secret facility] Constant news of an escalating war will throw the citizens of Ba Sing Se into a state of panic.
[as the Dai Li strapped him into a chair] You have to believe me! They're Firebenders! They won't stop until they win the war!
[to Jet] Calm down. You're safe now. [a light begins rotating in front of Jet at eye level]
Our economy would be ruined. Our peaceful way of life, our traditions, would disappear.
[to Jet] There's no war in Ba Sing Se.
What are you talking about?! Where do you think all the refugees come from? You can't hide it! [The Dai Li gag him as the light continues to rotate]
In silencing talk of conflict, Ba Sing Se remains a peaceful, orderly utopia... the last one on Earth.
[to Jet, muffled] There is no war within the walls. Here, we are safe. Here, we are free.
You can't keep the truth from all these people. They have to know!
I'll tell them! I'll make sure everyone knows
Until now, you've been treated as our honored guest. But from now on, you will be watched by Dai Li agents. If you mention the war to anyone, you will be expelled from the city. I understand you've been looking for your bison? It would be quite a shame if you were unable to complete your quest. [Aang glares at him] Now, Joo Dee will show you home.
[A different young woman enters, with an equally blank smile on her face, startling Team Avatar]
YWYoung Woman
Come with me, please.
What happened to Joo Dee?
YWYoung Woman
I'm Joo Dee. I'll be your host as long as you're in our wonderful city.
[Aang clutches to a piece of driftwood after losing his glider and being stuck in the ocean]
I'm not gonna make it... I failed.
[Roku appears in a flash of lightning]
You haven't failed, 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.
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.
[A beam of light shines over Aang and Yue appears in front of the moon]
You already saved the world. And you'll save the world again. But you can't give up.
You're right, I won't give up.
[Aang creates a giant wave and uses the driftwood to begin surfing towards the Fire Nation, Yue increases the size of the wave and then recedes back into the moon]
[In the next scene, Aang wakes up on a volcanic island with Momo on his chest. The rest of Team Avatar are running towards him with Katara in front]
[Katara runs up and hugs Aang first, and is then followed by the rest of the group)
I know, but you'll have our help.
[jokingly] You didn't think you could get out of training just by coming to the Fire Nation did you?
Sokka
We'll join up with my dad and the invasion force on the day of the eclipse.
Hey! What's... [Toph grabs the broken shard of Aang's glider that washed up on shore] Oh, it's your glider.
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.
[Aang uses his airbending to leap up to a higher ledge on the island. He holds his glider and looks down at the lava covered rock, and then plunges his glider into the ground, where it begins to burn as he jumps away.]
Sokka
Hm, uh, I never actually thought about it. Hawky, Gran-Gran, South Pole. [Hawky shakes the head] I think he gets it. [Momo Chases Hawky around in Sokka's head] Hawky, make nice! Bad Hawky! [Later in the day, Sokka and Toph are returing. Katara drinkcup in Appa drinking water cup for Aang these too.]
Well look who decided to join us. Where have you two been, off scamming again?!
[Oh really?] And you don't think this is dangerous at all?
Well then, what's this? [brandishes the same wanted poster]
[seriously irritated] I don't know! I mean, seriously, what's with you people?! I'm blind!?
It's wanted poster of you. "The Runaway". Is that what you call you're call now?! Are you proud of this?!
Sokka
Are you ready for the Fire Nation to know that the Avatar's alive?
[Team Avatar has a group-hug]
Everyone, listen up! The next time we re-surface, it'll be on the beaches... so stay alert, and fight smart! Now, break time's over! Back in the subs!
[Toph and Sokka re-enter the sub, leaving Katara and Aang alone, awkwardly]
[They both pauses, flustered]
We've been through so many things together, and I've seen you grow up so much. You're not that little goofy kid I found in the iceberg anymore. I guess, what I'm trying to say is... I'm really proud of you.
... Everything is gonna be different after today, isn't it?
What if... what if I don't come back?
Aang, don't say that. Of course you'll-
[Aang cuts her off by leaning forward and kissing her; after a pause, she leans in]
Hey, I heard you guys flying around down there, so I just thought I'd wait for you here. I know you must be surprised to see me here.
Sokka
Not really, since you've followed us all over the world.
Right... Well, uh... anyway, what I wanted to tell you about is that I've changed, and I uh, I'm good now. And, well, I think I should join your group. Oh, and I can teach firebending... to you. See, I uh...
You can't possibly think that any of us would trust you, can you?! I mean, how stupid do you think we are?!
Sokka
Yeah, all you've ever done is try to hunt us down and capture Aang.
I've done some good things. I mean, I could've stolen your bison in Ba Sing Se, but I set him free. That's something. [Appa licks him from behind]
Appa does seem to like him.
Sokka
He probably just covered himself in honey or something so that Appa would lick him. I'm not buying it. Right, Aang?
I can understand why you wouldn't trust me, and I know I've made some mistakes in the past.
Sokka
Like when you attacked our village?
Or when you stole my mother's necklace and used it to track us down and capture us?!
Look, I admit I've done some awful things. I was wrong to try to capture you, and I'm sorry that I attacked the Water Tribe. And I never should've sent that Fire Nation assassin after you. I'm gonna try to stop him-
Sokka
Wait, you sent Combustion Man after us?!?!
Well, that's not his name, but...
Sokka
Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to insult your friend.
That guy locked me and Katara in jail and tried to blow us all up!
... [to Aang] Why aren't you saying anything? You once said you thought we could be friends. You know I have good in me.
You need it to get out of here, now.
Listen everybody; I've got some pretty bad news. I've lost my stuff.
Don't look at me. I didn't touch your stuff.
I'm talking about my firebending. It's gone.
[laughs] I'm sorry. I'm just laughing at the irony. You know... how it would have been nice for us if you lost your firebending a long time ago?
Well it's not lost. It's just weaker for some reason.
Maybe you're just not as good as you think you are.
...I bet it's because I changed sides.
I don't know. Maybe it isn't. Maybe your firebending comes from rage, and you just don't have enough anger to fuel it the way you used to.
Sokka
So, all we need to do is make Zuko angry... easy enough.
[he proceeds to nudge Zuko in the waist and head with the hilt of his sword several times]
OKAY! CUT IT OUT! Look... even if you're right, I don't want to rely on hate and anger anymore. There has to be another way.
Doesn't it seem kind of weird that we're hiding from the Firelord in his own house?
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 comes running in]
Sokka
You guys are not gonna believe this... there's a play about us!
We were just in town and we saw this poster! [reveals poster about the play]
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."
"Brought to you by the critically acclaimed Ember Island Players.
Ugh. My mother used to take us to see them. They butchered "Love Amongst the Dragons" every year!
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!
[Studying a map detailing reported Avatar sightings scattered around] How am I going to find the Avatar, Uncle? He is clearly a master of evasive maneuvering.
[Cut to Sokka, looking at a similar map, which is blank]
Sokka
[to Aang] You have no idea where you're going, do you?
No but I know it's near water [zooms out to show the ocean below]
Sokka
We must be getting close, then.
What does me being a girl have to do with sewing?
Sokka
Simple: girls are better at fixing pants than guys, and guys are better at hunting and fighting and stuff like that. It's just the natural order of things.
[with exaggerated happiness] All done with your pants! [throws them, they hit Sokka in the head] And look what a great job I did!
Sokka
Wait! I can't wear this! Katara! [sticks his hand through the hole in his pants]
Relax, Sokka. Where we're going, you won't need any pants!
Sokka
[straining at his bonds] Who are you? Where are the men who ambushed us?
There were no men. We ambushed you. Now tell us, who are you and what are you doing here?
Sokka
Wait! There's no way a bunch of girls took us down.
A bunch of girls, huh? The unagi's gonna eat well tonight.
No, don't hurt him! He didn't mean it. My brother is just an idiot sometimes.
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