Zuko is sitting in the lotus position in front of an altar. Four white candles are burning in front of him. The light from the candles increases and decreases with Zuko's rhythmic breathing and his eyes are closed. The door opens and General Iroh enters the room.
Zuko speaks in a dangerously silky voice. "The only reason you should be interrupting me is if you have news about the Avatar."
Iroh enters cautiously carrying a map. "Well, there is news, Prince Zuko, but you might not like it. Don't get too upset."
"Uncle, you taught me that keeping a level head is a sign of a great leader. Now whatever you have to say, I'm sure that I can take it."
"Okay, then... we have no idea where he is."
"WHAT?"
The four candles flare to the ceiling with Zuko's wrath. He stands quickly and turns around to face his uncle, his anger evident on his face. Iroh turns away from the flames and raises his right arm to protect his face. As the flames subside, he pulls a fan out of his robes.
Iroh fans himself. "You really should open a window in here."
Zuko snatched the map from Iroh's hand. He opens the rolled scroll and begins to study it. Iroh continues to fan himself.
"There have been multiple sightings of the Avatar, but he is impossible to track down."
"How am I gonna find him, Uncle? He is clearly a master of evasive maneuvering."
…
Aang is flying Appa as Sokka looks at the map, Katara is sewing and Ariston is playing with Momo.
"You have no idea where you're going, do you?" Sokka asked.
"I know it's near water." Aang said.
"I guess we're getting close then." Ariston said with sarcasm. Katara actually stopped sewing to look at him confused. "Sorry, Cadi was always the sarcastic one." He looked down.
"We'll get her back. Promise." Aang said. "Just one stop." He smiled.
Ari smiled. "That elephant koi won't like it when you try and ride it."
"How did you know?" Aang asked.
"I've done it." He laughed.
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Aang, Sokka, Ariston and Katara, blindfolded, are bound to a large pole in a fenced clearing. Momo is at Aang's feet in a sack.
"You four have some explaining to do." An old man said
"And if you don't answer all our questions, we're throwing you back in the water with the unagi." A girl said.
"Show yourselves, cowards!" Sokka yelled.
The blindfolds are removed to reveal five young girls dressed in green. Their faces are painted white with red around their eyes, and they carry fans in their waistbands.
"Who are you? Where are the men who ambushed us?" Sokka said.
The girl stepped forward. "There were no men. We ambushed you. Now tell us, who are you and what are you doing here?"
Sokka laughed in disbelief. "Wait a second, there's no way that a bunch of girls took us down." She grabs him by the collar and shakes him.
"A bunch of girls, huh? The unagi's gonna eat well tonight." She threatened.
"It's my fault. I'm sorry we came here. I wanted to ride the elephant koi." Aang said.
"How do we know you're not Fire Nation spies? Kyoshi stayed out of the war so far. And we intend to keep it that way!" The old man said.
"This island is named for Kyoshi? I know Kyoshi!" Aang yelled.
"Ha! How could you possibly know her? Avatar Kyoshi was born here four hundred years ago. She's been dead for centuries."
"Yes, Aang, Tell them." Ari said, uninterested.
"Ari? It's been so long!" One of the girls said.
"Yes, it has. Would you mind untying us and the Avatar?" He smiled smoothly at her and she giggled.
"Avatar?" The old man sounded astonished. "Yes. Untie them." He walked away.
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The news that the Avatar is on Kyoshi travels to through village after village until Zuko is informed of the Avatar's whereabouts.
Zuko stands and speaks angrily. "The Avatar's on Kyoshi Island? Uncle, ready the rhinos. He's not getting away from me this time."
Iroh is still sitting at the dinner table with the steaming hot plate of fish in front of him. Zuko walks off and Iroh turns towards him and, pointing at the fish, begins to speak. "Are you going to finish that?"
Zuko walks angrily back to the dinner table and grabs the fish off of the table. "I was going to save it for later!" He storms off with his meal.
Arcadia laughs at Iroh crossing his arms and pouting. "Have mine, I don't like fish anyways." She smiles and walks off listening to Iroh eat the fish. He smiles after her.
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Suki teaches Sokka some of her Kyoshi moves and Ari is chatting with the girl from earlier. Zuko reaches the bay as Aang rides the unagi.
Zuko's ship lands. The prow is let down and Zuko rides out of the hull on the back of a war rhinoceros. He is accompanied by many men also on rhino mounts.
"I want the Avatar alive." Zuko says.
Katara hides Aang in the cave as Zuko and his army march towards Kyoshi. Aang is still unconscious. "Wake up, Aang!" Katara moves her hands up Aang's chest and draws the water out of his lungs. Aang coughs and sputters.
"Katara... don't ride the unagi. Not fun." Aang says weakly.
Suki and Sokka are sparring. He parries a thrust and they both smile. "Not bad." Suki says.
Oyagi runs to the door of the dojo, breathless. "Fire benders have landed on our shores! Girls, come quickly!
"Hey, I'm not a... oh, whatever!" Sokka says.
"Come out, Avatar! You can't hide from me forever! Find him."
Zuko's army begins to search the town for Aang. Three war rhinos as they proceed down the main street of the village.
The fan warriors attack Zuko's army. Suki heads directly for Zuko. As she is about to land on him, he turns his rhinoceros and she is swatted out of the air by its tail. As she hits the ground, Zuko aims a fire blast at her. Sokka steps in between Suki and the fire ball, deflecting it. Zuko, taken by surprise, falls off his rhinoceros.
"I guess training's over." Sokka said.
Suki, Sokka, and another warrior cautiously approach the prone Zuko. Zuko spins around on his hands shooting fire bolts out of his feet at the approaching warriors. He knocks them all to the ground and pulls himself to his feet. Zuko leaps to the middle of the street.
"Nice try, Avatar! But these little girls can't save you." Zuko yells
"Hey! Over here!" Aang yelled.
"Finally!" Zuko said.
Zuko and Aang face each other. Zuko lets loose three consecutive fire balls from his hands. Aang dodges them and, using his staff as a helicopter, flies toward Zuko. Zuko shoots another blast of fire, which knocks Aang's staff out of his hands. Aang leaps away and picks up two discarded fans. Zuko runs full force at Aang. Aang uses the fans to throw an enormous gust of air at Zuko. The air knocks Zuko through the wall of a building. Aang drops the fans and picks up his staff. He throws it into the air and flies over the now burning town. He looks behind him to see the statue of Avatar Kyoshi engulfed in flames. He lands next to Katara, who is helping a small child inside.
"Look what I brought to this place." Aang says to Katara
"It's not your fault." Katara says
"Yes, it is. These people got their town destroyed trying to protect me."
"Then let's get out of here. Zuko will leave Kyoshi to follow us. I know it feels wrong to run, but I think it's the only way."
"I'll call Appa."
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"There's no time to say goodbye." Suki says to Sokka.
"What about, "I'm sorry"?"
"For what?"
"I treated you like a girl when I should have treated you like a warrior."
Suki leaned toward Sokka. "I am a warrior," She kissed him on the cheek. "But I'm a girl, too. Now get out of here! We'll hold them off."
…
"What are you doing?" Katara yelled as Aang dove into the water.
Katara and Sokka watch in horror as Aang disappears under the water. Several seconds go by before the unagi bursts out of the water, Aang riding on it. He has hold of both whiskers and forces the unagi's head towards the burning town of Kyoshi. Aang pulls back on the whiskers and the unagi spews water over the town. The stream continues long enough to put out the fires Zuko and his army had begun.
"Thank you, Avatar." The old man said gratefully
…
"Where is Ari?" Sokka asked.
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"Cadi?" Ari opened door after door of the Fire Navy ship looking for his beloved sister. She walked through the a door down the small corridor and went into the room across the hall. He followed her.
"Cadi, what are you doing?" He asked as he looked in the room and saw her sitting next to an old man drinking tea.
"Drinking tea with Iroh. Maybe I should ask you what you're doing."
"Saving you."
"No need to save me, take a seat. We have things to talk about." She smiled at him.