1 00:00:18,208 --> 00:00:20,250 Save yourself, Momo! 2 00:00:27,375 --> 00:00:28,708 Please don't find me. Please-- 3 00:00:34,708 --> 00:00:36,333 Well, it was a good try. 4 00:00:36,416 --> 00:00:37,916 -Really? -No! 5 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,208 I've seen two-year-olds hold their ground better. 6 00:00:40,291 --> 00:00:42,208 You're about as stalwart as a possum chicken. 7 00:00:42,291 --> 00:00:44,083 You know, even Sokka could've earthbent by now. 8 00:00:44,166 --> 00:00:46,375 Whoa! Take it easy on the poor guy. 9 00:00:46,458 --> 00:00:50,875 Okay, I'll take it easy on him after he gives me 50 hop squats. 10 00:00:50,958 --> 00:00:52,541 Yes, Sifu. 11 00:00:52,625 --> 00:00:54,208 -Oh. -One, two… 12 00:00:54,291 --> 00:00:56,625 You know, Aang is a good learner. 13 00:00:56,708 --> 00:00:59,125 And I think a little positive reinforcement 14 00:00:59,208 --> 00:01:00,208 would go a long way. 15 00:01:00,291 --> 00:01:01,958 Wow, that's actually really helpful. 16 00:01:02,041 --> 00:01:04,958 I'll try and remember that if he ever does anything positive. 17 00:01:07,583 --> 00:01:09,916 The sooner we get to Ba Sing Se, the better. 18 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:11,125 -Excuse me. -Oh. Yeah. 19 00:01:15,833 --> 00:01:18,541 -Are you and Suki okay? -Yeah. We're… 20 00:01:18,625 --> 00:01:21,916 What are you talking about? We're talking. I said hi to her this morning, so… 21 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,208 We're fine, so just leave me alone. 22 00:01:24,916 --> 00:01:26,583 Come on, Aang. You don't have to keep-- 23 00:01:26,666 --> 00:01:27,708 Everybody stop! 24 00:01:30,375 --> 00:01:33,333 There's something… following us. 25 00:01:34,208 --> 00:01:36,208 It's big, and it's moving fast. 26 00:01:37,583 --> 00:01:40,000 -You think it's Azula and her friends? -Or Zuko again. 27 00:01:40,083 --> 00:01:43,250 -Whatever it is, it's after us. -No, it's after me. 28 00:01:43,916 --> 00:01:46,125 Everyone should keep moving forward towards Ba Sing Se. 29 00:01:46,208 --> 00:01:49,208 Good idea! Aang and I will stay behind and cover everyone's tracks. 30 00:01:49,291 --> 00:01:51,000 -Lead them the wrong way. -Want me to help? 31 00:01:51,083 --> 00:01:53,416 Oh, don't worry your pretty head about it, sweetness. 32 00:01:53,500 --> 00:01:55,125 Aang and I have got this. 33 00:01:55,208 --> 00:01:58,125 Come on, baldy. You can finish your hop squats before the battle. 34 00:01:59,083 --> 00:02:00,875 Why is earthbending so hard for me? 35 00:02:31,250 --> 00:02:33,708 Earth is the element of strength. 36 00:02:35,041 --> 00:02:38,750 The people of the Earth Kingdom are resilient and enduring, 37 00:02:39,625 --> 00:02:41,083 like the hills around us. 38 00:02:41,583 --> 00:02:44,375 They face their adversity head-on. 39 00:02:44,875 --> 00:02:47,750 The opposite of earth is air. 40 00:02:47,833 --> 00:02:50,041 Air is the element of freedom. 41 00:02:50,125 --> 00:02:54,541 Like the wind, the Air Nomads live freely of worldly possessions 42 00:02:54,625 --> 00:02:57,708 and find peace through detachment and lightness. 43 00:02:57,791 --> 00:03:00,083 The ferry to Ba Sing Se is almost back. We should head down. 44 00:03:05,333 --> 00:03:06,541 We still have time. 45 00:03:07,125 --> 00:03:09,833 The element closest to air is water. 46 00:03:09,916 --> 00:03:13,041 Water is the element of change. 47 00:03:13,125 --> 00:03:16,958 Just as ice transforms to liquid, then into mist, 48 00:03:17,041 --> 00:03:21,458 the people of the Water Tribes transform adversity into growth. 49 00:03:21,958 --> 00:03:24,333 Fire is the element of power. 50 00:03:29,125 --> 00:03:33,125 If you want to bring Azula down, you need to listen to me. 51 00:03:33,833 --> 00:03:35,708 I'm trying to teach you to fight her. 52 00:03:36,791 --> 00:03:38,458 Wait, is this about lightning? 53 00:03:38,541 --> 00:03:42,791 Yes. I'm going to teach you a technique I designed myself. 54 00:03:44,708 --> 00:03:45,625 Okay. 55 00:04:00,166 --> 00:04:05,583 The key is you must allow the energy to flow from the tips of your fingers 56 00:04:06,083 --> 00:04:07,458 to your shoulder, 57 00:04:08,375 --> 00:04:10,208 down into your stomach. 58 00:04:10,291 --> 00:04:14,583 The stomach is a bowl that holds the energy of your body. 59 00:04:15,083 --> 00:04:16,208 From the stomach, 60 00:04:16,708 --> 00:04:21,000 you redirect the energy up and out through your other arm. 61 00:04:23,375 --> 00:04:24,250 Okay. 62 00:04:48,958 --> 00:04:51,166 The path through the stomach is critical. 63 00:04:54,375 --> 00:04:57,000 If the lightning detours through your heart, 64 00:04:57,833 --> 00:04:59,250 it will kill you. 65 00:05:00,333 --> 00:05:01,250 Okay. 66 00:05:50,708 --> 00:05:51,541 Okay. 67 00:05:52,041 --> 00:05:54,583 I got it. Now… now how do I create the lightning? 68 00:05:54,666 --> 00:05:58,833 No! This is a technique I created by watching Waterbenders. 69 00:05:58,916 --> 00:06:00,458 It is to redirect lightning. 70 00:06:00,541 --> 00:06:02,708 -Redirect? -Yes, to defend yourself. 71 00:06:02,791 --> 00:06:06,416 I don't need self-defense. I need to defeat Azula. 72 00:06:06,500 --> 00:06:08,500 I thought you were teaching me to bend lightning so-- 73 00:06:08,583 --> 00:06:12,875 Lightning is the purest, most dangerous expression of firebending. 74 00:06:12,958 --> 00:06:17,250 It would be too dangerous for you until you resolve the turmoil inside. 75 00:06:17,333 --> 00:06:18,208 What turmoil? 76 00:06:18,291 --> 00:06:19,375 Aah! 77 00:06:19,458 --> 00:06:22,125 I'm… I'm sorry. Uncle, I'm… I'm sorry. 78 00:06:22,208 --> 00:06:23,041 I'm okay. 79 00:06:32,916 --> 00:06:33,916 We have to go. 80 00:06:40,875 --> 00:06:43,250 Covering everyone else's tracks worked. 81 00:06:43,333 --> 00:06:45,833 Whatever was following us is coming this way. 82 00:06:45,916 --> 00:06:48,250 If we need to run, I'll be able to use my glider. 83 00:06:48,333 --> 00:06:50,750 I'm sorry. Why would we run? 84 00:06:50,833 --> 00:06:53,791 In case… we're losing? 85 00:06:53,875 --> 00:06:56,958 This is exactly your problem. 86 00:06:57,041 --> 00:06:59,708 I don't run away from things, and neither should you. 87 00:06:59,791 --> 00:07:01,916 Azula can bend lightning. 88 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:06,125 Her fire is blue, and it took seven of us to make her feel like she was outnumbered. 89 00:07:06,208 --> 00:07:08,708 The second I showed up, she fled. 90 00:07:08,791 --> 00:07:10,375 She barely got away. 91 00:07:10,875 --> 00:07:13,875 So no, I'm not going to run. 92 00:07:18,500 --> 00:07:21,166 Oh, come on. You've got to be kidding me. 93 00:07:21,250 --> 00:07:22,833 -Well, what is it? -You know what? 94 00:07:22,916 --> 00:07:25,500 -This is gonna be good training for you. -Training? 95 00:07:25,583 --> 00:07:27,958 You're going to handle this, flighty boy. 96 00:07:28,041 --> 00:07:30,500 And you're gonna do it with earthbending. 97 00:07:31,333 --> 00:07:33,708 Toph, this is not the time to be messing around. 98 00:07:33,791 --> 00:07:35,208 No, don't worry. 99 00:07:35,291 --> 00:07:37,541 Not even you could lose to these chuckleheads. 100 00:07:49,250 --> 00:07:50,375 Submit! 101 00:07:52,458 --> 00:07:56,375 We are here to collect you from the clutches of the Avatar. 102 00:07:56,458 --> 00:08:01,458 At long last, The Boulder has finally found you, little Beifong. 103 00:08:01,541 --> 00:08:03,708 Oh, help me, O powerful Avatar. 104 00:08:03,791 --> 00:08:05,250 Are you serious right now? 105 00:08:05,333 --> 00:08:07,791 He's going to throw a bunch of stuff at you. 106 00:08:07,875 --> 00:08:11,708 -Remember… hold your ground. -Okay. 107 00:08:12,208 --> 00:08:14,375 -Ha! -Step aside, bald one. 108 00:08:14,458 --> 00:08:15,458 Uh… 109 00:08:16,125 --> 00:08:17,125 No? 110 00:08:17,208 --> 00:08:20,875 -Then prepare to eat… Boulder. -Ew. 111 00:08:20,958 --> 00:08:24,791 You'll never know how satisfying it was for The Boulder to learn that… 112 00:08:25,291 --> 00:08:27,083 …the Blind Bandit 113 00:08:28,541 --> 00:08:32,791 was a spoiled Beifong princess! Ah! 114 00:08:36,416 --> 00:08:40,458 Plant your feet, wide stance, and hold your ground. 115 00:08:42,333 --> 00:08:43,750 The Boulder agrees. 116 00:08:43,833 --> 00:08:44,958 Stop running! 117 00:08:45,041 --> 00:08:46,000 And get smashed? 118 00:08:46,083 --> 00:08:48,583 The Boulder has been smashed many times in the head. 119 00:08:48,666 --> 00:08:50,208 Oh, well, that explains it. 120 00:08:56,166 --> 00:08:59,375 Dig in your heels. Massage the granules. 121 00:08:59,458 --> 00:09:02,291 Mr. Boulder, please refrain from instructing the Avatar. 122 00:09:07,125 --> 00:09:11,291 Be one with the stone, as it cracks your skull! 123 00:09:12,708 --> 00:09:14,291 -Should I be one with it? -No! 124 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,583 -Stop it! You're confusing him! -I'm not confused. 125 00:09:18,666 --> 00:09:20,458 I just… I can't do it. 126 00:09:20,541 --> 00:09:22,875 Probably because Miss Beifong never learned the fundamentals. 127 00:09:22,958 --> 00:09:25,125 She's as stubborn as the earth itself. 128 00:09:25,625 --> 00:09:27,291 Hold your ground! 129 00:09:27,375 --> 00:09:29,750 Caress the earth like a lover. 130 00:09:29,833 --> 00:09:31,916 -What? -Recognize the element to command it. 131 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,625 -Study the terrain. -Stop moving! Quit moving! 132 00:09:34,708 --> 00:09:37,041 -Don't airbend! -Make the elements serve you. 133 00:09:37,125 --> 00:09:39,375 Hey! You're making me look bad! 134 00:09:40,166 --> 00:09:41,750 Hey, don't listen to them! 135 00:09:46,458 --> 00:09:48,916 Bravo. You didn't learn a thing. 136 00:09:49,708 --> 00:09:51,833 Your mother is not going to like this! 137 00:09:53,416 --> 00:09:54,791 Not one bit! 138 00:10:06,291 --> 00:10:09,583 The ferry's not ready. Everyone back up! 139 00:10:14,500 --> 00:10:15,375 I'm not going. 140 00:10:16,708 --> 00:10:18,458 -What? -Go without me. 141 00:10:18,541 --> 00:10:20,458 I'm never going back to Ba Sing Se. 142 00:10:20,541 --> 00:10:22,125 They're coming! 143 00:10:22,208 --> 00:10:24,333 Soldiers, to your defenses! 144 00:10:24,416 --> 00:10:26,416 I'm sorry there wasn't time to teach you everything. 145 00:10:26,500 --> 00:10:28,875 It's the only place we can be safe from her. 146 00:10:29,375 --> 00:10:30,750 Fire Nation! 147 00:10:32,875 --> 00:10:34,041 Uncle! Uncle! 148 00:10:39,625 --> 00:10:40,541 Let's go. 149 00:10:44,500 --> 00:10:45,750 Launch the ferry! 150 00:10:45,833 --> 00:10:47,250 We must have order! 151 00:11:00,375 --> 00:11:02,958 Launch the ferry! Launch the ferry! 152 00:11:16,666 --> 00:11:19,166 You're okay. You're okay. We made it. 153 00:11:19,875 --> 00:11:22,208 Longshot! There you are. 154 00:11:23,791 --> 00:11:26,791 What are you doing? You could have gotten left behind! 155 00:11:26,875 --> 00:11:28,541 Look at him, Jet. 156 00:11:28,625 --> 00:11:29,916 He needed help. 157 00:11:34,333 --> 00:11:35,375 Thank you. 158 00:12:28,625 --> 00:12:30,375 This is the Outer Wall of the city. 159 00:12:31,666 --> 00:12:33,000 But where is everyone? 160 00:12:33,500 --> 00:12:35,666 Oh, I'm sorry. Are we talking again? 161 00:12:36,166 --> 00:12:37,416 Not by choice. 162 00:12:40,708 --> 00:12:43,791 Maybe they already got inside. Do you see a gate? 163 00:12:44,375 --> 00:12:46,791 No. But I see Appa's tracks. 164 00:12:49,125 --> 00:12:50,041 Wait a minute. 165 00:12:50,958 --> 00:12:52,166 Do you hear that? 166 00:12:52,250 --> 00:12:54,041 You can't keep us in here! 167 00:12:54,125 --> 00:12:55,750 We came here for help! 168 00:12:55,833 --> 00:12:57,625 Hey, it's your friend, Katara. 169 00:12:57,708 --> 00:12:58,791 Let us out! 170 00:13:01,166 --> 00:13:02,125 Katara! 171 00:13:02,208 --> 00:13:03,583 Aang, is that you? 172 00:13:03,666 --> 00:13:05,458 Yeah, it's me and Toph. 173 00:13:05,541 --> 00:13:06,458 What happened? 174 00:13:06,541 --> 00:13:09,125 The soldiers said we can't enter the city here. 175 00:13:09,208 --> 00:13:10,125 What soldiers? 176 00:13:10,208 --> 00:13:13,875 We told them we were from Omashu, and more soldiers came. 177 00:13:13,958 --> 00:13:17,000 They shoved us against the wall, and now we're all locked up. 178 00:13:17,083 --> 00:13:18,583 Wait a minute, she's right. 179 00:13:18,666 --> 00:13:22,333 I can feel them all down the wall. Everyone's in their own cell. 180 00:13:25,666 --> 00:13:26,666 What about Appa? 181 00:13:26,750 --> 00:13:28,666 They covered him and Momo in stone. 182 00:13:28,750 --> 00:13:29,666 Open them up. 183 00:13:30,875 --> 00:13:32,875 -Open them all up now! -All right! 184 00:13:32,958 --> 00:13:34,000 No problem. 185 00:13:37,666 --> 00:13:40,250 Someone's… fighting me. 186 00:13:41,541 --> 00:13:44,208 Hands up, Earthbender! Against the wall! 187 00:13:44,791 --> 00:13:46,333 Aang, Toph, don't fight them! 188 00:13:46,416 --> 00:13:47,916 Get off! Get off of me! 189 00:13:49,208 --> 00:13:50,916 Toph? 190 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:52,208 Aang! 191 00:13:54,083 --> 00:13:57,625 Why are you doing this? Let us out! 192 00:14:32,625 --> 00:14:34,833 I didn't ask you to come after me. 193 00:14:36,291 --> 00:14:37,541 You did that. 194 00:14:40,083 --> 00:14:41,666 It was my fight. 195 00:14:43,791 --> 00:14:45,208 I didn't ask you to. 196 00:14:48,833 --> 00:14:50,250 You follow me. 197 00:14:52,458 --> 00:14:54,291 And then you're gonna abandon me? 198 00:14:57,083 --> 00:14:59,416 You don't get to abandon me. 199 00:15:03,041 --> 00:15:05,291 You don't get that choice. 200 00:15:10,875 --> 00:15:12,416 I'm not gonna let you. 201 00:15:26,916 --> 00:15:28,541 He's not looking so good. 202 00:15:30,541 --> 00:15:31,625 Sorry, man. 203 00:15:35,250 --> 00:15:36,666 Sorry about before too. 204 00:15:38,875 --> 00:15:40,833 I can see you guys have been through it. 205 00:15:40,916 --> 00:15:42,125 Just like us. 206 00:15:48,541 --> 00:15:51,458 People are saying we're supposed to get housing assignments 207 00:15:51,541 --> 00:15:52,750 when we get to the city. 208 00:15:54,333 --> 00:15:58,250 Like they're gonna give us houses when they won't even give us food on this boat? 209 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:01,375 I guess we'll see. 210 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:14,750 You know where they do have some food? 211 00:16:15,333 --> 00:16:17,083 Captain's quarters. 212 00:16:19,333 --> 00:16:21,125 I saw them taking it up there. 213 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:26,958 We're talking about a plan to liberate some meals for ourselves. 214 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,208 You want in? 215 00:16:34,416 --> 00:16:35,541 No. 216 00:16:37,458 --> 00:16:39,166 We're just gonna keep our heads down. 217 00:16:48,125 --> 00:16:49,791 I bet there's medicine up there too. 218 00:16:58,333 --> 00:16:59,791 Name and nation of origin. 219 00:16:59,875 --> 00:17:02,583 Katara of the Southern Water Tribe. I'm traveling with the-- 220 00:17:06,166 --> 00:17:10,208 Why would you lock us up? We're refugees. We came here for help. 221 00:17:10,291 --> 00:17:13,333 You're lucky you're not going to holding with the rest of them. 222 00:17:13,416 --> 00:17:15,166 But you have an influential friend. 223 00:17:15,833 --> 00:17:17,291 -Katara. -Aang. 224 00:17:17,375 --> 00:17:19,250 -Oh, you're okay. -Hey. 225 00:17:19,750 --> 00:17:21,791 I thought they were gonna keep us in there forever. 226 00:17:22,291 --> 00:17:25,375 Me too, but… Toph got us out. 227 00:17:25,875 --> 00:17:28,000 I showed them my family's seal. 228 00:17:28,083 --> 00:17:31,875 Told them that the Beifongs and the Avatar have important business in the city. 229 00:17:31,958 --> 00:17:35,666 But they'll only let the four of us in. The Avatar's personal retinue. 230 00:17:36,166 --> 00:17:38,375 We can't leave everyone else in holding cells. 231 00:17:38,458 --> 00:17:40,333 Hold on. 232 00:17:40,416 --> 00:17:44,458 It took all the clout of my family name just to do… this. 233 00:17:44,541 --> 00:17:47,791 We'll go see the Earth King and ask him to help the others. 234 00:17:47,875 --> 00:17:50,500 Your liaison will take you into the city now. 235 00:17:50,583 --> 00:17:51,875 Welcome. 236 00:17:51,958 --> 00:17:53,416 I am Joo Dee. 237 00:17:53,916 --> 00:17:56,708 I will be your guide and assistant in Ba Sing Se. 238 00:17:56,791 --> 00:17:59,166 I hope you weren't too inconvenienced on your way in. 239 00:17:59,750 --> 00:18:01,208 It wasn't great. 240 00:18:02,916 --> 00:18:04,750 Thank you, Joo Dee. 241 00:18:05,250 --> 00:18:07,250 We need to see the Earth King right away. 242 00:18:07,333 --> 00:18:10,333 Oh, I can certainly file a request for an audience. 243 00:18:10,416 --> 00:18:12,708 Oh, no. You don't understand. 244 00:18:12,791 --> 00:18:15,500 We have important information about the Fire Nation and the war. 245 00:18:15,583 --> 00:18:19,375 I'm sorry, Avatar. You may be confused. 246 00:18:19,875 --> 00:18:22,333 There is no war in Ba Sing Se. 247 00:18:27,041 --> 00:18:28,708 And that's why the Agrarian Zone, 248 00:18:28,791 --> 00:18:30,708 with its rivers, forest, and farmland, 249 00:18:30,791 --> 00:18:34,916 has kept Ba Sing Se self-sustaining for generations. 250 00:18:36,208 --> 00:18:38,208 Up ahead is the Inner Wall. 251 00:18:38,291 --> 00:18:40,458 Soon we'll be entering the city proper. 252 00:18:40,541 --> 00:18:42,291 How long will it take to see the Earth King? 253 00:18:42,375 --> 00:18:44,708 I'll inquire as soon as we disembark. 254 00:18:46,166 --> 00:18:47,541 Here is the city now. 255 00:19:03,791 --> 00:19:06,708 This is the eclectic Lower Ring. 256 00:19:08,041 --> 00:19:12,250 Home to our hardworking tradespeople and artisans. 257 00:19:12,791 --> 00:19:17,291 Joo Dee, my sky bison could just fly alongside us. 258 00:19:17,375 --> 00:19:19,708 Then your Earthbenders wouldn't need to push him. 259 00:19:19,791 --> 00:19:20,750 Oh. 260 00:19:20,833 --> 00:19:24,166 I'm afraid the citizens of Ba Sing Se would find that distressing. 261 00:19:24,250 --> 00:19:26,833 This city is a no-fly zone. 262 00:19:27,416 --> 00:19:29,500 If you look ahead, you can see the Middle Ring, 263 00:19:29,583 --> 00:19:32,833 containing our best shops, restaurants, and schools. 264 00:19:32,916 --> 00:19:34,250 Oh, shops? 265 00:19:34,750 --> 00:19:36,208 We don't have time for shopping. 266 00:19:36,291 --> 00:19:38,791 Would it be possible to take us directly to the Earth King? 267 00:19:38,875 --> 00:19:42,291 It'd be impolite if I did not escort you to your lodgings first. 268 00:19:42,375 --> 00:19:46,541 I am thrilled to tell you the Avatar villa is situated in the Upper Ring. 269 00:19:46,625 --> 00:19:49,583 That's where our royalty and nobility reside. 270 00:19:49,666 --> 00:19:52,875 It is an elegant neighborhood with gardens and spas. 271 00:19:52,958 --> 00:19:55,666 We're right next to the Earth King. Great! 272 00:19:55,750 --> 00:19:57,375 -Maybe we could-- -Actually! 273 00:19:57,458 --> 00:20:01,833 Friends, I think we all would enjoy a little respite. 274 00:20:01,916 --> 00:20:04,708 Ba Sing Se is famous for its hospitality. 275 00:20:04,791 --> 00:20:09,791 We consider it a privilege to be hosting the Avatar, Toph Beifong, 276 00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:12,458 and esteemed members of the Southern Water Tribe. 277 00:20:12,541 --> 00:20:14,083 I'll be back with refreshments. 278 00:20:14,958 --> 00:20:17,041 Everyone, pipe down! 279 00:20:17,125 --> 00:20:19,958 Can't you dummies tell? We're being handled. 280 00:20:20,541 --> 00:20:22,666 -What does that mean? -Okay. 281 00:20:23,333 --> 00:20:25,500 A city is like a giant machine. 282 00:20:25,583 --> 00:20:28,833 But instead of steam or coal, it runs on bureaucracy. 283 00:20:28,916 --> 00:20:31,500 Yeah, we have bureaucracy in the Southern Water Tribe too. 284 00:20:31,583 --> 00:20:34,375 All requests have to go through me… and then Gran Gran. 285 00:20:35,041 --> 00:20:37,208 Yes, bureaucracy is people. 286 00:20:37,291 --> 00:20:41,166 But here, bureaucracy is a bunch of useless people 287 00:20:41,250 --> 00:20:43,458 standing between you and what you want. 288 00:20:43,541 --> 00:20:45,583 They handle your requests. 289 00:20:45,666 --> 00:20:47,666 And you have to make them feel important. 290 00:20:47,750 --> 00:20:52,666 Otherwise, they just kick you back to the start of this great, stupid maze. 291 00:20:52,750 --> 00:20:55,333 That's why we have to be nice to Joo Dee. 292 00:20:55,416 --> 00:20:58,125 Otherwise, we lose our only connection to the king. 293 00:20:58,208 --> 00:21:00,041 Just trust me, okay? 294 00:21:00,125 --> 00:21:01,291 I know cities. 295 00:21:01,375 --> 00:21:05,666 You may know cities, but you're new to how this Avatar thing works. 296 00:21:05,750 --> 00:21:07,458 -Aang is important. -Uh-huh. 297 00:21:07,541 --> 00:21:10,666 He's so important that I had to rescue him from prison! 298 00:21:13,666 --> 00:21:16,916 We hope you'll find the villa satisfactory. 299 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:20,666 It is where we've hosted many Avatars of the past. 300 00:21:21,291 --> 00:21:25,666 All meals will be delivered promptly by your personal caterer. 301 00:21:25,750 --> 00:21:28,875 And beyond that are your private suites. 302 00:21:28,958 --> 00:21:32,541 Your sky bison will stay in the adjoining barn. 303 00:21:34,500 --> 00:21:35,333 Excuse me. 304 00:21:35,833 --> 00:21:36,666 Hello. 305 00:21:38,833 --> 00:21:40,333 I'm so glad I caught you. 306 00:21:40,833 --> 00:21:42,208 I am Long Feng. 307 00:21:42,708 --> 00:21:43,958 Cultural Minister. 308 00:21:45,666 --> 00:21:47,250 This is Minister Long Feng. 309 00:21:47,333 --> 00:21:51,083 He's the senior official who oversees cultural life in the city. 310 00:21:51,166 --> 00:21:52,083 I have news for you. 311 00:21:52,166 --> 00:21:55,875 But first, before that, if you would indulge me, 312 00:21:57,541 --> 00:22:00,458 I brought some… welcome gifts. 313 00:22:02,750 --> 00:22:04,541 -Here. -Huh. Thanks. 314 00:22:04,625 --> 00:22:05,791 And, uh… 315 00:22:07,333 --> 00:22:08,958 Candied sea prunes? 316 00:22:09,041 --> 00:22:10,958 -Miss Beifong. -Just like home. 317 00:22:17,083 --> 00:22:20,083 Is this… mineral salt to soak my feet? 318 00:22:20,166 --> 00:22:22,541 Earthbending can get tiring. 319 00:22:26,250 --> 00:22:28,416 A stone from the top of the Eastern Air Temple. 320 00:22:30,291 --> 00:22:32,666 The ancestral home of the sky bison. 321 00:22:33,250 --> 00:22:36,041 And also the birthplace of airbending. 322 00:22:36,625 --> 00:22:38,708 I hope, uh, this is appropriate. 323 00:22:38,791 --> 00:22:42,583 What do you give an Air Nomad who is in want of nothing? 324 00:22:43,291 --> 00:22:44,750 That's where I met Appa. 325 00:22:45,250 --> 00:22:46,791 I'll keep this with me always. 326 00:22:48,458 --> 00:22:50,125 And now for the news. 327 00:22:50,208 --> 00:22:54,208 The king has granted asylum to all Omashan refugees. 328 00:22:54,291 --> 00:22:57,166 We are in the process of settling them in the Lower Ring 329 00:22:57,250 --> 00:23:01,416 and providing them with food vouchers, necessities, and stipends 330 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:03,291 until they find work. 331 00:23:03,375 --> 00:23:08,041 All I ask is, uh… if you can confirm this roster. 332 00:23:08,541 --> 00:23:11,083 -Don't want to miss anyone. -Yes, of course. 333 00:23:12,416 --> 00:23:13,625 Yeah, everyone's accounted for. 334 00:23:13,708 --> 00:23:16,833 Yeah, Suki and the other Kyoshi Warriors are listed… 335 00:23:17,458 --> 00:23:18,541 Could we see them? 336 00:23:18,625 --> 00:23:20,875 -Uh, see… see everyone? -Of course. 337 00:23:21,875 --> 00:23:24,625 Could you arrange a carriage, please, Joo Dee? 338 00:23:27,125 --> 00:23:29,833 I've also heard you wish to speak to King Kuei. 339 00:23:30,416 --> 00:23:34,333 As it happens, the king is having a party at the Royal Palace tonight, 340 00:23:34,416 --> 00:23:37,375 and he would like for you to be his honored guests. 341 00:23:37,875 --> 00:23:39,583 We would like that very much. 342 00:23:39,666 --> 00:23:40,958 It's settled, then. 343 00:23:41,833 --> 00:23:45,125 You visit your friends, some rest, and a party. 344 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:47,125 I must say 345 00:23:48,416 --> 00:23:51,250 it is the honor of a lifetime 346 00:23:51,791 --> 00:23:55,125 to be helping the Avatar and his companions. 347 00:23:57,333 --> 00:24:00,583 Honor of a lifetime to help the Avatar. 348 00:24:00,666 --> 00:24:01,666 See, Toph? 349 00:24:01,750 --> 00:24:03,083 No, I don't. 350 00:24:03,166 --> 00:24:05,416 Oh. No, no I'm… I didn't mean it-- 351 00:24:05,500 --> 00:24:07,958 Yeah, yeah, as fun as it is to listen to you squirm, 352 00:24:08,041 --> 00:24:09,625 you're still wrong. 353 00:24:09,708 --> 00:24:12,375 This will not be as easy as he makes it sound. 354 00:24:13,041 --> 00:24:15,250 Whatever. Ignore me at your peril. 355 00:24:17,291 --> 00:24:18,833 Great. I wanna call this room. 356 00:24:18,916 --> 00:24:20,958 -I'm gonna go in here. Yeah. -What? No, what? 357 00:24:21,041 --> 00:24:21,875 I wanted this one. 358 00:24:21,958 --> 00:24:24,083 -I really like it. -I like it too. 359 00:24:31,541 --> 00:24:33,125 So where'd Teo go? 360 00:24:33,708 --> 00:24:35,791 He wanted to be more helpful with the war effort, 361 00:24:35,875 --> 00:24:38,041 so he left to find some resistance fighters 362 00:24:38,125 --> 00:24:40,375 that Kyoshi Warriors told him about in the North. 363 00:24:40,458 --> 00:24:41,666 He brought my designs 364 00:24:42,375 --> 00:24:45,708 so he could build more gliders and teach others how to 365 00:24:46,708 --> 00:24:49,125 fight the Fire Nation from the air. 366 00:24:53,625 --> 00:24:54,958 I'm so proud of him. 367 00:24:58,625 --> 00:25:02,416 They said there would be no flying over the city, and 368 00:25:04,083 --> 00:25:05,166 Teo's a flyer. 369 00:25:08,083 --> 00:25:09,250 I'm sorry. 370 00:25:14,541 --> 00:25:15,458 Sokka, 371 00:25:16,291 --> 00:25:18,375 the Kyoshi Warriors have left the city too. 372 00:25:19,083 --> 00:25:20,291 Suki said 373 00:25:21,166 --> 00:25:25,125 there was no need for warriors in a city with no war. 374 00:25:30,750 --> 00:25:31,583 Uh… 375 00:25:32,166 --> 00:25:33,583 Did she say anything else? 376 00:25:35,875 --> 00:25:37,458 No, she didn't. 377 00:25:41,291 --> 00:25:42,208 Um… uh, 378 00:25:42,291 --> 00:25:45,791 well, you're busy here, so… uh, I'll leave you to it. 379 00:25:45,875 --> 00:25:48,583 Sokka. Sokka, if you wanted to come back tomorrow to help me, 380 00:25:48,666 --> 00:25:50,416 I could use your thoughts and… 381 00:25:52,625 --> 00:25:55,416 if you wanted to come back tomorrow just to talk, I'm here for that too. 382 00:25:58,916 --> 00:25:59,791 Thanks. 383 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:11,416 You know, yesterday, 384 00:26:12,208 --> 00:26:14,291 I didn't know if we'd see another sunrise. 385 00:26:15,208 --> 00:26:19,250 And now I'm thinking about opening a flower shop again. 386 00:26:24,041 --> 00:26:26,041 Praying to the Painted Lady worked. 387 00:26:26,125 --> 00:26:28,875 Well, prayers only work when we act on them, right? 388 00:26:37,583 --> 00:26:39,125 Diya, what happened? 389 00:26:39,750 --> 00:26:43,083 A spider bit her when we were locked in that room. 390 00:26:44,166 --> 00:26:48,666 I made a balm with aloe berries, but it doesn't look like it's helping. 391 00:26:49,916 --> 00:26:51,541 Well, venom is a liquid. 392 00:26:52,250 --> 00:26:53,833 Maybe I can bend it out. 393 00:26:54,583 --> 00:26:55,666 Can I see your arm? 394 00:27:07,250 --> 00:27:08,250 Ow! 395 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:10,000 I'm sorry. 396 00:27:12,333 --> 00:27:14,041 I guess I can't do it. 397 00:27:14,125 --> 00:27:15,750 It's a shame we don't have golden nettle. 398 00:27:15,833 --> 00:27:19,291 Then I could make a poultice that would just clear it right up, but 399 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:21,500 it's really rare. 400 00:27:21,583 --> 00:27:23,416 Thanks for trying, Katara. 401 00:27:24,750 --> 00:27:27,208 Katara, there you are. 402 00:27:29,416 --> 00:27:32,541 You must inform me if you are going to depart from the group. 403 00:27:33,541 --> 00:27:35,833 I was just saying hi to Amita. 404 00:27:35,916 --> 00:27:39,083 But I was meant to escort you on your visit to the Lower Ring. 405 00:27:39,166 --> 00:27:41,125 We must keep to the itinerary. 406 00:27:41,958 --> 00:27:44,416 Are you saying I can't just walk around and talk to people? 407 00:27:44,500 --> 00:27:46,250 Of course that's not what I'm saying. 408 00:27:46,333 --> 00:27:50,791 I only want to ensure that the Avatar and his companions remain in good standing 409 00:27:50,875 --> 00:27:54,583 while their request to speak with the Earth King is in process. 410 00:27:55,666 --> 00:27:57,291 Visiting hours are over now. 411 00:27:57,791 --> 00:27:59,583 Yeah, I'm telling you, it was weird. 412 00:27:59,666 --> 00:28:02,750 Like I've been telling you, you've gotta play along. 413 00:28:02,833 --> 00:28:06,083 It feels wrong talking about the war dressed so… fancy. 414 00:28:06,166 --> 00:28:09,000 That's gorgeous! I mean, so is mine, but… 415 00:28:09,500 --> 00:28:10,750 What is this, silk? 416 00:28:10,833 --> 00:28:13,416 They even gave us makeup. 417 00:28:13,500 --> 00:28:16,166 When the Kyoshi Warriors put on makeup, it's to go to battle. 418 00:28:16,250 --> 00:28:18,500 A party is a battle! 419 00:28:19,666 --> 00:28:23,875 There is nothing less enjoyable than a high-society soirée. 420 00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:27,166 Everybody is there because they want something, 421 00:28:27,250 --> 00:28:29,125 and nobody is there to have fun. 422 00:28:30,625 --> 00:28:32,625 Take the four of us, for example. 423 00:28:33,208 --> 00:28:35,541 We're all going so we can speak to the king, 424 00:28:35,625 --> 00:28:37,958 which means we all better make a good impression 425 00:28:38,041 --> 00:28:42,750 and behave like elites worthy of his divine royal audience. 426 00:28:43,500 --> 00:28:46,083 That means bowing correctly. 427 00:28:48,208 --> 00:28:51,333 Always saying "yes," even when you mean "no." 428 00:28:51,416 --> 00:28:56,208 Or even better, just say, "Huh, perhaps" to everything. 429 00:28:56,791 --> 00:29:00,291 Speak agreeably, always with a faint smile. 430 00:29:01,166 --> 00:29:04,708 But you do not wanna show teeth. You never wanna show teeth. 431 00:29:06,291 --> 00:29:07,500 Uh… 432 00:29:07,583 --> 00:29:09,833 No, Sokka. I don't think it's that. 433 00:29:09,916 --> 00:29:11,375 I think I prefer a real battle. 434 00:29:11,458 --> 00:29:13,833 I think I prefer the Kyoshi Warriors. 435 00:29:13,916 --> 00:29:16,958 Perhaps I should have accepted Suki's offer. 436 00:29:17,041 --> 00:29:18,625 -When did she ask? -Suki asked you? 437 00:29:18,708 --> 00:29:20,000 -Did she send a hawk-- -You going? 438 00:29:20,083 --> 00:29:23,500 No, it was before we got here, and I didn't say yes, obviously. 439 00:29:23,583 --> 00:29:29,000 I just… thought it was nice that she thought I was worthy. 440 00:29:39,375 --> 00:29:44,916 Well, as long as Toph is here to guide us, we'll be okay. 441 00:29:46,083 --> 00:29:51,041 -It'll be like parties your parents host. -Oh, no, Avatar, this will be much worse. 442 00:30:06,416 --> 00:30:08,833 It's customary to enter the party in pairs. 443 00:30:23,750 --> 00:30:24,625 Yeah? 444 00:30:27,291 --> 00:30:28,250 You look… 445 00:30:30,250 --> 00:30:31,083 nice. 446 00:30:31,833 --> 00:30:32,750 So do you. 447 00:30:34,291 --> 00:30:35,958 Aang, no teeth. 448 00:30:37,625 --> 00:30:38,500 Right. 449 00:31:11,750 --> 00:31:16,666 How brave you are to dress so rustically in the palace. 450 00:31:17,375 --> 00:31:19,500 Well, they actually told us to wear these… 451 00:31:19,583 --> 00:31:20,958 Right, yeah. 452 00:31:21,041 --> 00:31:22,250 May I? 453 00:31:22,333 --> 00:31:23,208 Oh… 454 00:31:25,291 --> 00:31:28,791 It's said a visit from the Avatar brings good fortune. 455 00:31:28,875 --> 00:31:31,375 I just opened a lakefront estate. 456 00:31:31,458 --> 00:31:36,083 Perhaps, madam, if the Avatar can find room in his schedule. 457 00:31:36,166 --> 00:31:38,375 We came here to deliver a group of refugees. 458 00:31:38,458 --> 00:31:40,833 Their city was overtaken by a Fire Nation army. 459 00:31:40,916 --> 00:31:43,166 Fire Nation still has an army? 460 00:31:43,250 --> 00:31:44,333 No! 461 00:31:44,416 --> 00:31:48,708 They stopped fighting after we drove them from our walls in defeat. 462 00:31:48,791 --> 00:31:52,250 The Fire Nation hasn't stopped fighting for a hundred years. 463 00:31:52,333 --> 00:31:54,541 All over the Earth Kingdom, they're waging war. 464 00:31:54,625 --> 00:31:57,041 There is no war in Ba Sing Se. 465 00:31:58,500 --> 00:32:02,208 General Sung, Supreme Commander of the Forces of the Outer Wall. 466 00:32:02,291 --> 00:32:05,750 So you're the Avatar who caused us so much trouble. 467 00:32:06,500 --> 00:32:07,625 Mmm. 468 00:32:07,708 --> 00:32:09,625 How do you do, General? 469 00:32:09,708 --> 00:32:13,625 We owe all our thanks to your soldiers for granting us entry into the city. 470 00:32:14,208 --> 00:32:16,375 At least he's in the good company of a Beifong. 471 00:32:16,458 --> 00:32:20,291 Yes, well, I have been teaching him the ways of the city. 472 00:32:22,541 --> 00:32:25,791 General, you know the Fire Nation hasn't stopped fighting. 473 00:32:25,875 --> 00:32:28,375 We have an urgent message that we need to tell the king. 474 00:32:28,458 --> 00:32:31,500 After the failed siege, the wall was fortified. 475 00:32:31,583 --> 00:32:35,208 Ba Sing Se will remain impenetrable for centuries to come. 476 00:32:36,333 --> 00:32:39,708 Out there, the Fire Nation is growing in power. 477 00:32:39,791 --> 00:32:42,500 What does "out there" have to do with us? 478 00:32:45,375 --> 00:32:47,583 It's best if you accelerate his education. 479 00:32:56,375 --> 00:33:01,666 I heard a terrible rumor that your people eat sea prune? 480 00:33:02,958 --> 00:33:04,291 That's actually true. 481 00:33:04,375 --> 00:33:05,333 Oh. 482 00:33:05,416 --> 00:33:09,708 Well, here, our people drink cactus juice. 483 00:33:11,333 --> 00:33:12,166 Okay. 484 00:33:12,750 --> 00:33:14,458 I wouldn't do that if I were you. 485 00:33:14,958 --> 00:33:18,000 It's harvested from cacti native to the Si Wong Desert 486 00:33:18,083 --> 00:33:21,375 that secretes the juice as a defense mechanism against predators. 487 00:33:21,875 --> 00:33:23,791 It interferes with brain activity. 488 00:33:23,875 --> 00:33:26,458 Sometimes… permanently. 489 00:33:26,541 --> 00:33:29,000 Ah, this guy is such a bore. 490 00:33:30,958 --> 00:33:34,833 I'm Zei, Professor of Anthropology at Ba Sing Se University. 491 00:33:34,916 --> 00:33:36,083 I'm Sokka. 492 00:33:36,958 --> 00:33:37,791 Uh… 493 00:33:38,291 --> 00:33:40,416 Oh, I believe this is the traditional greeting 494 00:33:40,500 --> 00:33:42,500 for men of the Southern Water Tribe. 495 00:33:43,541 --> 00:33:44,583 Is that okay? 496 00:33:45,250 --> 00:33:46,083 Yeah, it's great! 497 00:34:09,875 --> 00:34:12,000 Those are the crates with the food. 498 00:34:45,875 --> 00:34:47,291 What's taking so long? 499 00:34:47,375 --> 00:34:49,291 Jet, there's a lot more food here. 500 00:34:49,375 --> 00:34:50,291 So? 501 00:34:50,791 --> 00:34:53,333 -We could feed the others. -What others? 502 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:18,916 We gotta go. Someone's coming. 503 00:35:41,291 --> 00:35:42,458 Thanks. 504 00:36:00,708 --> 00:36:02,291 Yoo-hoo! Toph Beifong! 505 00:36:03,500 --> 00:36:06,208 So glad you could come to Ba Sing Se. 506 00:36:06,291 --> 00:36:09,291 I'm sorry. I don't believe we've met, Lady-- 507 00:36:09,375 --> 00:36:13,541 Lord and Lady Ouyang. We're friends of your father's. 508 00:36:14,416 --> 00:36:17,208 -Are you here to accept the proposal? -Proposal? 509 00:36:17,291 --> 00:36:21,166 Our son's marriage proposal that was sent to your parents' winter manor? 510 00:36:22,750 --> 00:36:23,916 Um… 511 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:27,916 Perhaps I should send a hawk to my parents to inquire further. 512 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:31,416 Have they received our son's portrait as well? 513 00:36:31,500 --> 00:36:35,250 His name is Pan Hua. He manages our newest restaurant. 514 00:36:35,333 --> 00:36:36,166 Charming. 515 00:36:36,250 --> 00:36:37,291 Oh, yes. 516 00:36:37,375 --> 00:36:41,250 Isn't he the young man who managed your former restaurant into the ground? 517 00:36:41,333 --> 00:36:44,625 Doesn't your son take a carriage to the Middle Ring 518 00:36:44,708 --> 00:36:46,750 to study at a trade college? 519 00:36:46,833 --> 00:36:50,000 At least my son is getting an education, unlike some people. 520 00:36:50,083 --> 00:36:52,541 Our son's restaurant is the talk of the palace. 521 00:36:52,625 --> 00:36:57,291 We have, like, a spherical roof with no internal pillars. 522 00:36:57,375 --> 00:37:02,083 That way, the pressure is distributed evenly from the top down. 523 00:37:02,166 --> 00:37:04,125 The snow bricks support themselves. 524 00:37:04,208 --> 00:37:06,333 Wow. Domed ice houses. 525 00:37:06,416 --> 00:37:08,583 -Mm-hmm. -Huh! So ingenious! 526 00:37:09,083 --> 00:37:12,041 See, we… we do everything practically. 527 00:37:12,125 --> 00:37:16,208 And what was the practical purpose of domesticating the otter penguin? 528 00:37:17,250 --> 00:37:18,333 Uh… 529 00:37:19,708 --> 00:37:20,708 Companionship. 530 00:37:21,208 --> 00:37:23,375 -Ha! Well said. -Yep. 531 00:37:23,875 --> 00:37:25,708 So you were in the Northern Water Tribe, right? 532 00:37:25,791 --> 00:37:27,666 Oh, I have so many questions. 533 00:37:28,583 --> 00:37:29,666 Oh, about the North? 534 00:37:29,750 --> 00:37:32,708 Yes, I'm interested in their spiritual leadership structure. 535 00:37:33,500 --> 00:37:34,333 Right. 536 00:37:34,416 --> 00:37:37,291 Now, I've read that they have a patriarchal society, 537 00:37:37,375 --> 00:37:39,916 but that spiritual leadership can be undertaken by women. 538 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:41,833 And it feels like a little contradiction, 539 00:37:41,916 --> 00:37:47,166 except that the spiritual leader seems to be chosen by the ocean or moon spirit. 540 00:37:47,250 --> 00:37:49,333 I suppose they don't really have a gender… 541 00:37:49,416 --> 00:37:50,500 Please don't. 542 00:37:50,583 --> 00:37:53,166 Please, you don't have to do this. Yue! 543 00:37:59,625 --> 00:38:00,500 Golden nettle. 544 00:38:01,666 --> 00:38:03,041 Lovely, no? 545 00:38:03,125 --> 00:38:05,541 The king cultivates them in his private garden. 546 00:38:06,750 --> 00:38:08,291 Lovely, yes. 547 00:38:10,250 --> 00:38:12,875 They have tons of medicinal properties too. 548 00:38:13,375 --> 00:38:16,166 People could use them. People in the Lower Ring. 549 00:38:16,250 --> 00:38:17,208 I like how they smell. 550 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:35,708 -Proposals? -Mm-hmm. 551 00:38:35,791 --> 00:38:37,041 Who'd wanna marry her? 552 00:38:37,125 --> 00:38:39,000 What instrument could she even play? 553 00:38:39,083 --> 00:38:41,166 The dinner gong. 554 00:38:42,833 --> 00:38:45,458 These people are only after her fortune. 555 00:38:45,541 --> 00:38:47,500 If only the Beifongs had a son. 556 00:38:48,625 --> 00:38:49,708 Do you think her parents… 557 00:38:49,791 --> 00:38:50,750 Toph. 558 00:38:52,375 --> 00:38:54,166 Leave it, and don't make a scene. 559 00:38:54,750 --> 00:38:55,625 But they're being-- 560 00:38:55,708 --> 00:38:58,000 I said don't make a scene, sugar queen. 561 00:38:58,583 --> 00:39:00,666 How embarrassing. 562 00:39:00,750 --> 00:39:02,875 Her makeup looks like a baboon's butt. 563 00:39:07,583 --> 00:39:08,500 Oh my God! 564 00:39:08,583 --> 00:39:10,625 What happened? 565 00:39:10,708 --> 00:39:11,583 My makeup! 566 00:39:11,666 --> 00:39:12,583 My makeup! 567 00:39:12,666 --> 00:39:13,958 Our makeup! 568 00:39:16,250 --> 00:39:18,875 Did you just bend their drinks into their faces? 569 00:39:18,958 --> 00:39:21,750 Well, I'm not gonna let anyone talk about my friend like that. 570 00:39:23,791 --> 00:39:24,750 Your friend? 571 00:39:25,916 --> 00:39:28,166 Yeah, Toph. You're my friend. 572 00:39:28,666 --> 00:39:32,500 We went through a lot to get here. How could we not be friends? 573 00:39:33,625 --> 00:39:35,833 I mean, I've been kind of mean to you. 574 00:39:37,250 --> 00:39:38,708 Mostly, you just tell the truth. 575 00:39:41,083 --> 00:39:43,125 You just don't do it very nicely. 576 00:39:46,166 --> 00:39:47,083 Yeah. 577 00:39:47,833 --> 00:39:49,125 I don't. I'm… 578 00:39:49,625 --> 00:39:50,750 I'm not nice. 579 00:39:51,833 --> 00:39:53,625 That's my problem. 580 00:39:54,208 --> 00:39:55,833 I've been too nice lately! 581 00:39:56,583 --> 00:39:59,375 -Well, that's not quite what I was-- -Thank you, Katara. 582 00:39:59,458 --> 00:40:02,416 And hey, if you ever need me to drop a big ol' rock on someone's head, 583 00:40:02,500 --> 00:40:04,083 just say the word. 584 00:40:05,333 --> 00:40:06,458 Uh… 585 00:40:11,291 --> 00:40:13,333 Toph, everybody's talking to me. I-- 586 00:40:14,666 --> 00:40:17,083 I ran away from home, like, a really comfortable home, 587 00:40:17,166 --> 00:40:18,625 to try and teach you. 588 00:40:18,708 --> 00:40:20,458 -I know. -Be quiet. 589 00:40:21,208 --> 00:40:24,458 I crossed half the Earth Kingdom on foot just to get here. 590 00:40:24,541 --> 00:40:26,791 -Well… -To the city, which I hate. 591 00:40:26,875 --> 00:40:30,041 And I had to use my name, which I never wanted to do again. 592 00:40:30,125 --> 00:40:35,166 And now every conniving sycophant is socially climbing out of the walls 593 00:40:35,250 --> 00:40:37,666 to try and marry me, which I don't wanna do. 594 00:40:38,250 --> 00:40:42,333 All to teach the Avatar to earthbend, and you can't even kick a rock. 595 00:40:42,916 --> 00:40:44,541 -But-- -But what? 596 00:40:45,416 --> 00:40:46,375 I'll work harder. 597 00:40:47,333 --> 00:40:49,458 No. You won't. 598 00:40:50,375 --> 00:40:51,833 You wanna know why? 599 00:40:51,916 --> 00:40:53,333 Because I quit. 600 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:55,541 -You can't quit. -I can quit. 601 00:40:55,625 --> 00:40:57,666 You can't learn. 602 00:40:58,375 --> 00:41:01,458 How am I supposed to learn? All you do is shout at me. 603 00:41:01,541 --> 00:41:04,333 Oh! Maybe it's 'cause you don't listen! 604 00:41:04,416 --> 00:41:07,083 No wonder it took you years to learn how to waterbend. 605 00:41:07,166 --> 00:41:09,166 At least I had a good teacher for that. 606 00:41:09,250 --> 00:41:11,750 Oh, okay. So you think this is my fault? 607 00:41:12,333 --> 00:41:14,250 -Maybe. -Maybe? 608 00:41:14,333 --> 00:41:17,041 Okay, well, maybe you'll never learn this. 609 00:41:17,125 --> 00:41:20,250 Maybe water and air is all you'll ever bend. 610 00:41:20,333 --> 00:41:23,541 Maybe you're nothing but a half-atar. 611 00:41:24,083 --> 00:41:25,208 Enough! 612 00:41:31,625 --> 00:41:32,708 You did it. 613 00:41:33,500 --> 00:41:35,791 While we were arguing, you held your ground. 614 00:41:36,666 --> 00:41:38,000 I did it. 615 00:41:38,083 --> 00:41:40,416 I held my ground, and I earthbent! 616 00:41:42,041 --> 00:41:44,333 I'm the greatest earthbending teacher in the world! 617 00:41:46,041 --> 00:41:47,500 Here you are. 618 00:41:49,125 --> 00:41:50,083 Here I am. 619 00:41:52,500 --> 00:41:53,708 Are you okay? 620 00:41:55,791 --> 00:41:57,875 I messed it all up with Suki. 621 00:41:59,708 --> 00:42:00,750 Suki? 622 00:42:01,458 --> 00:42:02,583 No, Suki likes you. 623 00:42:02,666 --> 00:42:04,875 Yeah, she did, and I liked her. 624 00:42:04,958 --> 00:42:06,291 And then I just 625 00:42:07,500 --> 00:42:08,583 pushed her away! 626 00:42:08,666 --> 00:42:11,250 And I didn't even get to apologize when she was 627 00:42:12,166 --> 00:42:13,250 right there. 628 00:42:14,416 --> 00:42:16,583 She was right there. 629 00:42:18,958 --> 00:42:20,875 I was about to tell her I was sorry. 630 00:42:20,958 --> 00:42:23,791 And before I could open my mouth, a wall came up between us. 631 00:42:24,916 --> 00:42:27,708 She was here, and then she was gone. 632 00:42:29,250 --> 00:42:31,250 I don't know why I pushed her away. 633 00:42:33,458 --> 00:42:34,583 Sokka, 634 00:42:35,375 --> 00:42:37,291 why do you think you might have? 635 00:42:38,333 --> 00:42:39,375 Because… 636 00:42:42,833 --> 00:42:43,708 Yue. 637 00:42:46,541 --> 00:42:49,916 I didn't wanna lose Suki the same way I lost Yue, 638 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:51,541 but I lost her anyway. 639 00:42:52,541 --> 00:42:54,083 Why am I not over this? 640 00:42:54,833 --> 00:42:56,333 What is wrong with me? 641 00:43:00,250 --> 00:43:01,250 Sokka. 642 00:43:02,291 --> 00:43:04,250 That's not how grief works. 643 00:43:05,833 --> 00:43:07,666 So what? I'm just gonna be screwed up forever, 644 00:43:07,750 --> 00:43:10,750 never knowing if something's gonna tip me over the edge? 645 00:43:10,833 --> 00:43:12,125 I don't know. 646 00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:19,541 I'm not over Mom. 647 00:43:23,500 --> 00:43:26,750 There will never be a day that I don't think about Mom. 648 00:43:31,333 --> 00:43:32,666 But I guess… 649 00:43:34,666 --> 00:43:36,375 that's why I've got you. 650 00:43:36,958 --> 00:43:38,250 And you've got me. 651 00:43:40,833 --> 00:43:43,583 Let's just talk about these things from now on. 652 00:43:44,666 --> 00:43:45,583 Yeah. 653 00:43:48,791 --> 00:43:49,750 I'd like that. 654 00:43:53,708 --> 00:43:54,791 What is that? 655 00:43:58,458 --> 00:44:00,583 Um… it's cactus juice. 656 00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:22,916 Now's my chance. 657 00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:24,750 Wait, don't forget to bow. 658 00:44:29,250 --> 00:44:30,458 I'm Avatar Aang. I must-- 659 00:44:30,541 --> 00:44:31,458 Step back. 660 00:44:32,750 --> 00:44:34,166 I must speak with-- 661 00:44:34,250 --> 00:44:36,958 Step… back. 662 00:44:38,125 --> 00:44:39,458 Avatar Aang, 663 00:44:40,750 --> 00:44:43,791 you… you can't approach the king like that. 664 00:44:46,041 --> 00:44:47,166 Come. 665 00:44:48,875 --> 00:44:50,958 I have a message that the king needs to hear. 666 00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:55,000 Please, Long Feng. It's important. 667 00:44:57,208 --> 00:44:58,833 I'll ask if he'll see you. 668 00:45:00,625 --> 00:45:01,583 Thank you. 669 00:45:02,083 --> 00:45:02,958 Okay. 670 00:45:55,333 --> 00:45:56,416 Of course. 671 00:45:57,250 --> 00:45:58,125 Thank you. 672 00:46:00,125 --> 00:46:01,125 Here you go. 673 00:46:03,625 --> 00:46:05,375 Oh, bless you. 674 00:46:12,666 --> 00:46:13,625 Jet. 675 00:46:35,791 --> 00:46:38,083 It's okay. It's willow bark tea. 676 00:46:50,083 --> 00:46:51,333 It's bracing. 677 00:46:54,083 --> 00:46:55,583 But it'll do the job. 678 00:47:00,500 --> 00:47:01,958 You look different. 679 00:47:03,541 --> 00:47:04,458 Do I? 680 00:47:12,708 --> 00:47:14,666 Share these with the others. 681 00:47:18,041 --> 00:47:19,166 Thank you. 682 00:47:44,375 --> 00:47:45,625 A hundred years ago, 683 00:47:45,708 --> 00:47:48,875 the Fire Nation used the comet's power to kill the Air Nomads. 684 00:47:48,958 --> 00:47:52,541 So it only makes sense that they would do the same thing again. 685 00:47:52,625 --> 00:47:54,208 And it's on its way back. 686 00:47:54,291 --> 00:47:56,208 Our friend Sai has proof. 687 00:47:57,291 --> 00:47:59,083 This is grave indeed. 688 00:47:59,166 --> 00:48:02,750 Now you know why I need to tell the Earth King as soon as possible. 689 00:48:08,375 --> 00:48:10,750 There is something 690 00:48:12,500 --> 00:48:14,333 you should know about the king. 691 00:48:15,041 --> 00:48:16,333 He is beloved. 692 00:48:16,833 --> 00:48:19,708 But he can be a difficult man, 693 00:48:19,791 --> 00:48:21,958 rigidly adhering to rituals 694 00:48:22,041 --> 00:48:25,125 and ruling Ba Sing Se like it was his perfect domain. 695 00:48:25,208 --> 00:48:29,083 He'll close his mind to any news that goes against his point of view. 696 00:48:29,583 --> 00:48:31,541 Just like the people at the party. 697 00:48:32,208 --> 00:48:35,000 It's like they don't even know there's a war going on. 698 00:48:35,083 --> 00:48:36,291 Exactly. 699 00:48:36,791 --> 00:48:38,541 And this is because of the king. 700 00:48:39,041 --> 00:48:41,625 He forbids people to speak of war. 701 00:48:41,708 --> 00:48:42,958 And anyone who mentions it 702 00:48:43,041 --> 00:48:46,333 attracts the attention of the king's guards, the Dai Li. 703 00:48:46,416 --> 00:48:49,541 They are his eyes and ears everywhere in the city. 704 00:48:50,083 --> 00:48:51,833 There must be a way to make him see the truth. 705 00:48:51,916 --> 00:48:53,583 I wish there were. 706 00:48:54,708 --> 00:48:56,458 He rules by divine right, 707 00:48:56,541 --> 00:48:58,958 believing that, as long as the spirits will it, 708 00:48:59,041 --> 00:49:00,583 he is infallible. 709 00:49:04,416 --> 00:49:05,333 But… 710 00:49:07,041 --> 00:49:09,333 but you are a bridge to the spirits. 711 00:49:09,916 --> 00:49:10,833 He might listen to you. 712 00:49:10,916 --> 00:49:14,500 But you need to show him that you care about the city. 713 00:49:14,583 --> 00:49:17,833 That everything you do is for the good of Ba Sing Se. 714 00:49:18,791 --> 00:49:20,708 I could help you with that. 715 00:49:21,625 --> 00:49:23,166 So you're with me? 716 00:49:23,250 --> 00:49:26,166 Of course. Of course I'm with you. 717 00:49:26,875 --> 00:49:28,625 I live to serve Ba Sing Se. 718 00:49:29,916 --> 00:49:34,916 But because our king is so reluctant to face uncomfortable truths, 719 00:49:36,041 --> 00:49:39,791 I've had to take on so much more than any cultural minister has. 720 00:49:39,875 --> 00:49:41,625 And sometimes I… 721 00:49:43,166 --> 00:49:44,583 Sorry, I… 722 00:49:46,958 --> 00:49:48,458 I've said too much. 723 00:49:49,291 --> 00:49:51,125 No, Minister. 724 00:49:52,250 --> 00:49:53,166 It's okay. 725 00:49:54,958 --> 00:49:55,916 No. 726 00:49:57,041 --> 00:49:58,583 You're the Avatar. 727 00:49:59,833 --> 00:50:01,833 My burdens are nothing compared to yours. 728 00:50:06,333 --> 00:50:07,708 Sometimes, 729 00:50:08,500 --> 00:50:10,583 I feel like there's so much to do. 730 00:50:11,208 --> 00:50:13,875 And I can't even stop to breathe, 731 00:50:13,958 --> 00:50:15,583 because if I do, 732 00:50:15,666 --> 00:50:18,625 what if I miss something 733 00:50:18,708 --> 00:50:20,833 or fail the world 734 00:50:21,666 --> 00:50:22,625 again? 735 00:50:27,500 --> 00:50:28,708 It is 736 00:50:29,750 --> 00:50:30,708 isolating. 737 00:50:31,750 --> 00:50:32,750 Isn't it? 738 00:50:35,208 --> 00:50:36,916 When it gets to be too much… 739 00:50:39,416 --> 00:50:40,416 I talk to Appa. 740 00:50:43,208 --> 00:50:46,291 Does Appa have any sessions available for me? 741 00:50:50,750 --> 00:50:51,666 I'll check. 742 00:50:58,333 --> 00:51:00,208 We will find a solution. 743 00:51:00,833 --> 00:51:01,833 Together. 744 00:51:03,458 --> 00:51:05,250 Okay, Avatar Aang? 745 00:51:05,750 --> 00:51:06,666 Yes. 746 00:51:07,958 --> 00:51:08,958 And 747 00:51:10,666 --> 00:51:11,750 it's just Aang. 748 00:51:13,083 --> 00:51:15,083 Okay. Aang. 749 00:51:38,875 --> 00:51:40,041 Thank you. 750 00:51:48,291 --> 00:51:52,458 So Long Feng said that if I integrated into the city and contribute, 751 00:51:53,041 --> 00:51:55,041 the king would be more likely to listen. 752 00:51:55,125 --> 00:51:57,958 Okay. Yeah. I'm not super sure about that guy. 753 00:52:00,291 --> 00:52:01,166 Oh, hello. 754 00:52:01,666 --> 00:52:02,833 Hey, when did you get back? 755 00:52:02,916 --> 00:52:05,208 I got tired, so I took a carriage. 756 00:52:05,291 --> 00:52:07,291 How did it go with the king? 757 00:52:08,166 --> 00:52:10,333 I didn't quite meet with the king, 758 00:52:10,416 --> 00:52:12,916 but Long Feng said that he'd do everything in his power 759 00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:14,208 to help arrange a meeting. 760 00:52:14,291 --> 00:52:15,583 It's just gonna take some time. 761 00:52:18,083 --> 00:52:19,041 We're 762 00:52:19,875 --> 00:52:21,375 all on the ceiling now. 763 00:52:21,958 --> 00:52:24,916 Yeah, he's been like this for hours. 764 00:52:25,000 --> 00:52:29,250 Oh, he drank some… cactus juice? 765 00:52:29,333 --> 00:52:30,250 Oh! 766 00:52:31,375 --> 00:52:33,541 Drink cactus juice. It'll quench ya. 767 00:52:33,625 --> 00:52:36,416 Nothing's quenchier. It's the quenchiest. 768 00:52:36,500 --> 00:52:38,875 No, thank you. It's okay. No, thank you. 769 00:52:38,958 --> 00:52:40,583 Mmm. 770 00:52:40,666 --> 00:52:42,833 My… my… my… 771 00:52:43,916 --> 00:52:46,208 my snoozles. 772 00:52:46,291 --> 00:52:47,541 Yeah. Mm-hmm. 773 00:52:47,625 --> 00:52:50,000 Snoozles would be a good idea for you. 774 00:52:50,083 --> 00:52:51,041 For all of us. 775 00:52:51,125 --> 00:52:52,875 Yeah, we're gonna be here for a while, 776 00:52:52,958 --> 00:52:55,750 so we may as well get… comfortable. 777 00:52:55,833 --> 00:52:57,458 Yeah, not you. 778 00:52:57,541 --> 00:53:00,416 We have earthbending training in the morning. 779 00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:02,041 What time? 780 00:53:03,958 --> 00:53:04,958 I'll wake you up. 781 00:53:05,041 --> 00:53:06,791 -Night. -Night. 782 00:53:07,291 --> 00:53:08,166 Good night. 783 00:53:08,250 --> 00:53:10,708 It's a giant mushroom. 784 00:53:11,250 --> 00:53:13,333 Maybe it's friendly. 785 00:53:34,208 --> 00:53:35,208 Sai the mechanist. 786 00:53:37,250 --> 00:53:39,250 The king has invited you to Lake Laogai. 787 00:53:40,666 --> 00:53:43,291 Yes, of course. I'd be happy to go wherever. 788 00:53:43,375 --> 00:53:44,250 Now.