Aang is riding on Appa through the sky and shakes the bison's reins smiling and while they're flying Aang sees Lucy flying on Aang's glider while Natsu is flying on a giant Happy at his left side and they smile at Aang and Aang smiles back and then he sees Katara, Sokka, Gray, and Erza flying on a giant Momo while Wendy is flying on a giant Carla on his right side and they wave at Aang and Aang waves back.
"We need you, Aang." Katara said.
"I need you guys too." Aang said but then Aang sees a huge black storm cloud ahead. "Watch out, guys!" Aang said but he doesn't see the others anymore. "Guys?" Aang asked and he's getting closer to the storm cloud and he sees someone appearing and it's Gyatso sitting on Appa's head. "Gyatso?" Aang asked.
"Why did you disappear?" Gyatso asked.
"I didn't mean to." Aang said.
"We need you, Aang." Gyatso said and Aang places his hand on his old master but Gyatso vanishes into ashes and Aang and Appa enter the storm cloud.
In the storm cloud lightning illuminates the sky and rain starts to pour down and Aang screams as he holds onto Appa and then the two crash into the sea and Aang is still holding onto Appa while drifting in the water.
"We need you, Aang. We need you. We need you, Aang." Many voices said and then a shadow of the Fire Lord appears and lashes out fire.
"AHHHHHH!" Aang screamed as he gets up disturbing Momo and Happy who wake up.
"AAAAAAHHHHHH!" Happy screamed as he pounces off of Natsu waking him up and everybody else wakes up from their sleep.
"Who? What? Where? How?" Natsu asked groggily as he looks around ready to fight. "What's goin' on? Did we get captured again?" Natsu asked.
"It's nothing, Natsu. Just a bad dream. Everybody go back to sleep." Aang said.
"Don't have to tell me twice." Sokka said as he lays back down to go back to sleep and Aang lays down again.
"Aang, are you okay?" Katara asked.
"I'm fine." Aang answered.
"You know, you've been having a lot of nightmares lately. You can always talk to us if you feel comfortable about it." Lucy said.
"Thanks, Lucy. I just need some rest. That's all." Aang said.
"You guys wanna hear about my dream?" Sokka asked and Lucy and Katara look at him annoyed.
"No one cares about what happens in your dream." Gray said.
"Yeah, well I didn't wanna talk about it anyway." Sokka replied as he goes back to sleep and everyone else does the same thing.
It's now morning and Lucy, Katara, and Erza pack up gear for their travel while Aang is adjusting Appa's reins and then he points up at the sky.
"Clear skies today. That should mean we'll be in for some smooth flying." Aang said.
"Well, we should smoothly fly ourselves to a market. We're outta food." Gray said.
"In that case, that's our top priority today." Lucy said.
"Guys, wait! We can't go to the market." Sokka said.
"Why not?" Katara asked.
"Planning to go on a diet?" Happy asked making Aang, Natsu, and Gray chuckle while Lucy and Wendy giggle.
"I'm being serious here! This happened in my dream." Sokka said.
"I'm gonna regret asking, but what exactly happened in your dream?" Gray asked.
"Food eats people." Sokka said and Aang, Lucy, Katara, and Erza shake their heads while Gray face palms as he actually regretted asking while Natsu and Happy look at each other nervous while Wendy looks at Carla who shakes her head to assure her that they'll be fine and Wendy nods. "Also, Momo can talk." Sokka said.
"What'd he say in your dream?" Happy asked.
"He said very unkind things." Sokka said.
"Whatever he said, then it must've been true." Lucy said and Aang, Natsu, Happy, and Gray chuckle while Katara and Wendy giggle making Sokka have a sour face.
Meanwhile Zuko's ship is streaming through the sea and everyone is on the main deck with Iroh sniffing the air while Flannery looks up at the sky while Zuko is looking through his telescope while Aiko also looks at the sky.
"There is a storm coming and it's a big one." Iroh said.
"You're out of your mind, Uncle. The weather's perfect. There's not a single cloud in sight." Zuko said.
"I think Father is right. I believe the storm is approaching from the north. We should alter our course and head southwest." Aiko suggested.
"We know that the Avatar and the Celestial Mage are traveling northward so we're doing the same." Zuko said.
"Zuko, please consider the safety of your crew." Flannery said.
"The safety of the crew doesn't matter!" Zuko snapped and the lieutenant heard what Zuko just said and Zuko walks over to the lieutenant. "Finding both the Avatar and the Celestial Mage are more important than ANYONE'S safety." Zuko said he walks away to the inside of the ship.
"He doesn't mean that." Aiko assured the lieutenant.
"Indeed. He's just all worked up." Iroh said.
Meanwhile at a harbor the gang are at a produce stand and Katara and Erza are examining a watermelon and Erza gives a look of suspicion at the watermelon and the shopkeeper doesn't look pleased by this.
"It's good! It's perfect, I'm telling you!" The shopkeeper said and Erza shakes the watermelon and it's making a swishing sound.
"I'm not sure if I like the sound of that swishing." Erza said.
"Swishing means it's ripe. It's the ripe juices swishing around, eh?" The shopkeeper said.
"I think that's true, Erza. Swishing does mean it's ripe." Aang said.
"I just realized we're out of money anyway." Erza said putting the watermelon back. "Let's go, Katara." Erza said and the two walk away from the produce stand and the others follow.
"Great. We're out of food AND money. What're we supposed to do?" Natsu asked.
"Have you really forgotten how to earn money, Flame-brain? Think about this, how do we earn jewels back at Fiore?" Gray asked.
"By accepting a job and completing it?" Natsu answered.
"Bingo, idiot." Gray said.
"But there are no job requests in this world not to mentions jewels." Wendy said.
"No, but you can find someone to work for and get paid." Katara said.
"True. Just get a job." Lucy said.
"But where can we find someone to work for?" Sokka asked.
"We shouldn't go out there. Please, the fish can wait. There's going to be a terrible storm." Someone said and it's an old woman talking to an old man.
"Ahh, you're crazy. It's a nice day. No clouds, no wind, no nothing so quit your nagging, woman!" The old man and the gang are overhearing their argument.
"Maybe we should find some shelter." Aang said.
"Shelter from what? It's great out here." Natsu asked.
"Aye." Happy said.
"My joints say there's going to be a storm. A bad one." The old woman said.
"Well, it's my brain against your joints." The old man said.
"Well, then hope your brain can find someone else to haul that fish 'cause I ain't coming!" The old woman said.
"Then I'll find a new fish hauler and pay him double what you get! How do you like that?" The old man replied.
"I'll go!" Natsu said.
"Me too!" Sokka said.
"You're both hired!" The old man said and Natsu and Sokka both grin but they see the others giving unsure looks.
"What? You guys said 'get a job'." Natsu said.
"Yeah and he says he's paying double." Sokka said.
"Double? Who told ya that nonsense?" The old man asked.
Back at Zuko's ship the four crewmen are on the deck and they are looking up at dark clouds which happen to be storm clouds and the ship is approaching the storm clouds and the lieutenant crosses his arms turning at Zuko.
"Heh. Looks like your uncle and cousins were right about the storm after all." The lieutenant said.
"Lucky guess." Iroh said.
"Lieutenant, you'd better learn some respect or I'll teach it to you." Zuko threatened pointing his fingers at the lieutenant and then walks away.
"What do YOU know about respect? The way you talk to everyone around here from your hardworking crew to your esteemed uncle and cousins shows you nothing about respect." The lieutenant said and while he's talking Iroh and Flannery both make decapitation motions with their hands to try and not to make any conflict. "You don't care about anyone but yourself! Then again, what else would I expect from a spoiled prince?" The lieutenant asked making Zuko stop where he's at and he twitches his eyebrows and Iroh and Flannery cover their faces while Aiko just turns away.
Zuko turns to face the lieutenant and he assumes his Firebending stance and the lieutenant does the same.
"Easy now." Aiko said attempting to calm them down but Zuko and the lieutenant cross wrists and they prepare to fight but then Iroh gets between them and breaks them up.
"Enough! We're all tired from being at sea for too long." Iroh said.
"Father's right. Why don't we get some noodles to make everyone feel much better?" Flannery suggested and Zuko and the lieutenant glare at each other and they walk away in different directions.
"I don't need any of you to keep order on my ship." Zuko said and Iroh places his hand on Zuko's shoulder but he rudely shoves it off and walks away making Aiko sigh.
Back at the harbor Natsu and Sokka are loading the old man's fishing boat while Aang looks at the sky with worry and it's full of black clouds.
"Guys, maybe this isn't such a good idea. Look at the sky." Aang said.
"I'm still doin' this job no matter what." Natsu said.
"Yeah. We're not gonna back out because of some bad weather." Sokka said.
"Idiots." Lucy said.
"What if something bad happens to them?" Wendy asked.
"The boy with the tattoos has some sense. You should listen to him." The old woman said making the old man stop loading boxes.
"Boy with tattoos?" The old man asked as he turns to look at Aang. "Those are Airbender tattoos. Well, I'll be a hog-monkey's uncle! You're the Avatar!" The old man said pointing at Aang.
"That's right." Lucy said said smiling.
"Don't be so smiley about it! The Avatar disappeared for a hundred years. You turned your back on the world!" The old man said poking Aang's chest.
"Don't yell at him!" Katara yelled defending Aang.
"You don't even know what you're talking about! Aang would NEVER turn his back on anyone!" Gray yelled.
"Oh, he wouldn't, eh? Then I guess I've imagined the last hundred years of war and suffering." The old man said making Aang feel guilty.
"It is clear you have gone senile! Aang is the bravest person we know!" Erza said.
"She's right. Aang has done nothing but help people and save lives since I met him." Katara said.
"Besides, it's not his fault he disappeared right, Aang?" Lucy asked turning to Aang who is still feeling guilty and he's backing up.
"Aang? What's wrong?" Wendy asked and then Aang opens his glider and flies off.
"Aang, wait!" Gray called.
"That's right! Keep flying!" The old man called and Lucy gets extremely ticked off and she punches the old man knocking him into the water.
"YOU'RE A HORRIBLE OLD MAN!" Lucy shouted.
"Imagine how you would feel if Aang wasn't there to save you!" Katara said.
"Ehh." The old man said and Lucy, Katara, Erza, Gray, and Wendy get on Appa.
"Appa, yip yip!" Lucy said and Appa flies off after Aang and the old man gets out of the water after being punched by Lucy.
"Hey. They left without saying goodbye." Natsu said.
"Your friends ain't too polite, are they?" The old man asked.
"I know. This one time, I was..." Sokka was cut off by the old man.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Get below deck." The old man said giving Sokka a box.
The sky is now black with storm clouds and rain is pouring down while Appa is skirting a mountain face at high speed and Lucy is driving Appa while Katara, Erza, Gray, and Wendy are on the saddle and they are shielding their eyes as they search for Aang in the rain and while Appa is still flying they see a cave in the face of a mountain with a parapet and a stoned staircase leading up to it from the shoreline and Appa takes them there and Lucy and Katara enter the cave with Erza, Gray, and Wendy behind the two and they see someone in front of them and it's Aang who is sitting farther back in the cave with a downcast look.
"I'm sorry I ran away." Aang said not looking at them.
"You're not the one who should apologize." Katara said.
"Yeah. That fisherman was way outta line." Gray said.
"Actually, he wasn't." Aang said.
"What do you mean?" Wendy asked.
"I don't wanna talk about it." Aang said.
"It has to do with those nightmares, right?" Lucy asked and Aang doesn't say anything.
"If you have a problem, Aang, then talk to us. We're here for you." Erza said.
"Well, it's kind of a long story." Aang said and Momo, Happy, and Carla enter the cave.
"Long or short, we're willing to listen what you have to say." Carla said and then Appa enters and he nudges the Airbender.
"Here, I'll start a little fire." Lucy said as she strokes a cheery fire.
Aang, Lucy, Katara, Erza, Gray, Wendy, Happy, and Carla are sitting next to the fire.
"I'll never forget the day the monks told me I was the Avatar." Aang said.
Flashback:
Young Airbenders are playing outside of the Southern Air Temple while flying bison are flying in the sky and Aang is with the other Airbender children and he's teaching them how to make an air scooter.
"First, you form a ball and then you quickly get on it." Aang said as he bends an airball under him and he quickly gets on.
Aang then starts moving across the plaza at amazing speed and he goes upside down in an archway under a walking bridge and climbs up a wall and gets up onto the bridge and then comes back to the plaza using a nearby set of stairs.
"Okay. Here I go." An older Air boy said as he bends an airball under him.
"Quick! Get on!" Aang said and the older Air boy gets on but he gets thrown off. "You have to balance on it like it's a top." Aang said.
"That's hard." The older Air boy said.
"Where'd you learn that trick, Aang?" A younger Air boy asked.
"I made it up." Aang answered.
"Wow!" The younger Air boy said.
Aang sees five older Air monks on stone steps and Gyatso is among them.
"Aang, come with us. We must speak with you." Gyatso said and Aang goes with them.
The five Air monks and Aang are in an Air Temple chamber and the five older Air monks are sitting on five spaced stools and the middle Air monk is sitting under a parasol while Aang kneels in front of them and the five monks tell Aang what they need to say to him and he's puzzled.
"How do you know it's me?" Aang asked.
"We have known you were the Avatar for some time. Do you remember these?" One of the monks which is the fourth monk asked as he shows Aang a rolled up package and he Airbends it over to Aang and it lands in front of him while opening by itself and inside the package are four toys which are a little toy turtle, a propeller toy, a little monkey toy, and a rattle toy with yellow and red swirls.
"Those are my favorite toys when I was little." Aang said as he picks up the propeller toy.
"You chose them from among thousand toys, Aang. The toys you chose were the four Avatar relics. These items belonged to Avatars past. Your own past lives." The fourth monk said.
"I chose them because they seemed fun." Aang said as he pulls the cord on the propeller toy sending the propeller spinning in the air.
"You chose them because they were familiar." The fourth monk said.
"Normally you were not told of your identity until you turned sixteen, but there are troubling signs. Storm clouds are gathering." Gyatso said.
"I fear that war may be upon us, young Avatar." The abbot said.
"We need you, Aang." Gyatso said and Aang lowers his head down.
Flashback end.
Aang's head is still lowered and Lucy, Katara, Erza, Gray, Wendy, Happy, and Carla look at the Airbender with concern.
"Gee, that must be very tough for you." Lucy said.
"Yeah." Aang said sadly.
Meanwhile Zuko's ship is sailing through the stormy sky and inside the ship the lieutenant is sitting at a table with the other three crewman and the lieutenant is having a drink while still ticked off.
"I'm sick of taking orders from him and I'm tired of chasing the Avatar and the Celestial Mage! Who does Zuko think he is anyway?" The lieutenant asked.
"Do you really want to know?" A voice asked and they look to see Iroh accompanied by Aiko and Flannery and the four crewmen stand up in respect.
"General Iroh! We were just..." The lieutenant was cut off by Iroh's raised hand.
"It's alright. May my daughters and I join you?" Iroh asked.
"Of course, Sir." The lieutenant answered and Iroh, Aiko, and Flannery sit down with the men.
"Please try to understand. My nephew is a complicated young man." Iroh said.
"Yeah. He's been through much." Aiko said.
Flashback:
A younger Zuko without the burned scar is walking down a hallway and he approaches a room that's guarded by two guards who block Zuko's way before he even got close.
"Let me in!" Zuko ordered and Iroh and Aiko walk over to Zuko.
"Prince Zuko, what is the matter?" Iroh asked.
"I want to go into the war chamber, but the guards won't let me in." Zuko said.
"You're not missing anything, Cousin. Trust me, these meetings are dreadfully boring." Aiko said.
"But if I'm going to rule this nation one day, don't you think I need to start learning as much as I can?" Zuko asked and Iroh thinks this over.
"Very well, but you must promise not to speak. These old folks are a bit sensitive, you know." Iroh said.
"Thank you, Uncle Iroh!" Zuko said bowing to Iroh.
The three go into the war chamber and the guards allow them to go in and inside the war chamber Fire Nation generals are sitting around a large map of the Earth Kingdom on the floor while the Fire Lord himself is sitting on his throne watching the generals discussing their plan.
"The Earth Kingdom defenses are concentrated here. A deadly battalion of their strongest Earthbenders and fiercest warriors. That's why I'm recommending the forty-first division." One of the generals said.
"But the forty-first division is entirely new recruits. How do you expect them to defeat a powerful Earth Kingdom battalion?" An older general asked.
"I don't. They'll be used as a distraction while we mount an attack from the rear. What better to use as bait than fresh meat?" The general said.
"You can't sacrifice an entire division like that! Those soldiers love and defend our nation! How can you betray them?!" Zuko demanded and the generals look at Zuko displeased.
Flashback end.
"Prince Zuko was right, but it was not his place to speak out and there were...dire consequences." Iroh said as he lowers his head and closes his eyes.
Meanwhile Aang, Lucy, Katara, Erza, Gray, and Wendy are still at the cave and they are still concerned about Aang after he explained.
"So you were upset that you were the Avatar?" Gray asked.
"But why weren't you excited about it?" Katara asked.
"I didn't know how to feel about it. All I knew is that after I found out, everything changed." Aang said.
Flashback:
Aang is outside the Southern Air Temple and sees the other Air children riding around on their own air scooters laughing and having fun.
"Hey, you guys have been practicing." Aang said.
"Not only that, we also made up this great game with the air scooters." The younger Air boy said.
"Neat!" Aang said as he bends his own air scooter but the Air children see this alarmed and they ceased their air scooters making Aang dismayed and confused. "What's wrong?" Aang asked.
"Now that you're the Avatar, it would be a pretty unfair advantage for whichever team you're on." The older Air boy said regretfully.
"But I'm still the same. Nothing's changed. So what? I can't play?" Aang asked.
"It's the only fair way." The older Air boy said.
"Oh, okay." Aang said disappointed as he dissipates his air scooter and walks away.
"Sorry, Aang." The young Air boy said sadly.
"Okay, so who wants to have Jinju on their team?" The older Air boy asked pointing at a very dirty Air boy with a stupid grin on his face.
Meanwhile Aang and Gyatso are playing Pai Sho and Aang who is still sad and distracted moves a token on the board.
"Very interesting move, young one." Gyatso said.
"What do you mean?" Aang asked.
Behind Gyatso's back he bends air in and arch over his head and the air goes behind Aang and the air blows Aang's hood over his face allowing Gyatso to quickly switch pieces of the board before Aang removes his hood.
"Hey!" Aang said and the two laugh and then the fourth monk from before enters the room.
"You're playing games with him? The Avatar should be training." The fourth monk said.
"Aang has trained enough for today." Gyatso said.
"Time is short. Come with me. I must test you on some high level techniques." The fourth monk said and Aang gets up but Gyatso raises his hand.
"No. As long as I'm his guardian, I will decide when he trains and when he gets his butt kicked at Pai Sho." Gyatso said making the fourth monk snort and walks off making Aang smile.
Flashback end.
Meanwhile back at the ship Iroh continues explaining what happens next.
"After Zuko's outburst in the meeting, the Fire Lord became very angry with him. He said that Prince Zuko's challenge of the general was an act of complete disrespect. There was only one way to resolve this." Iroh said.
"An Agni Kai. A Firebending duel." The lieutenant said.
"That's right." Aiko said.
"Prince Zuko looked at the general he had insulted and he declared that he was not afraid, but Zuko misunderstood. When he turned to face his opponent, he was surprised to see it was not the general. Zuko had spoken out against the general's plan, but by doing so in the Fire Lord's war room, it was the Fire Lord whom Zuko had disrespected. Zuko would have to duel his own father." Iroh said.
Meanwhile after Aang explained what happened next Lucy small smiled.
"It's great that Gyatso was the only one to cheer you up about being the Avatar." Lucy said.
"Yeah, but just when I was starting to feel better, something worse happened." Aang said.
Flashback:
Gyatso and the fourth monk are at the Air Temple chamber standing in front of the abbot who is sitting in the middle stool under his parasol and the two discuss about Aang with the abbot.
"Aang needs to have freedom and fun. He needs to grow up as a normal boy." Gyatso said and the fourth monk scoffs.
"You can't keep protecting him from his destiny!" The fourth monk said.
"Gyatso, I know you mean well, but you are letting your affection with the boy cloud your judgement." The abbot said.
"All I want is what's best for him." Gyatso said.
"But what we need is what's best for the world. You and Aang must be separated. The Avatar will be sent to the Eastern Air Temple to complete his training." The abbot said shocking Gyatso but he bows and unknowing to them Aang is in a hole of the ceiling overhearing the conversation and he is devastated by what the abbot said.
Flashback end.
After Aang explained about what happened everyone was flabbergasted by this.
"That's awful." Wendy said.
"I agree. I don't even know what to say about this." Erza said and Katara places her hand on Aang's shoulder but he gets up angry.
"How can they do that to me?! They wanted to take away everything I knew and the people that I loved!" Aang yelled as his arrows and eyes glow again and energy is forming around him again causing the fire to swirl around the others.
"Whoa! Hot cinders!" Gray said as cinders get close to him.
Lucy quickly puts her hand on Aang's shoulder to make him calm down and his eyes and arrows are not glowing anymore.
"Thanks, Lucy. I'm sorry I got so mad." Aang said.
"Nobody blames you. We all know how you feel." Lucy said.
"I'm with Lucy. You have the right to be angry after the monks sent you away like that." Katara said.
"I would be ticked off too if that happened to me." Gray said.
"Actually, that's not what happened." Aang said.
"Then what actually happened?" Happy asked and Aang sighs as he has a guilty look on his face.
Flashback:
Aang is in his room and he's watching the other Air children playing outside with their air scooters from his window with a sad look as he wished to join them and play with them again like he used to and then he walks away from the window and lays down on his bed still sad.
"I was afraid and confused. I didn't know what to do." Aang said as he's narrating during the flashback.
It is now nighttime and Gyatso goes to Aang's room, knocks on his door, and enters the room.
"Aang, I'm not going to let them take you away from me." Gyatso said but doesn't see Aang. "Aang?" Gyatso asked as he looks around the room for Aang but while he's searching he finds a rolled up scroll on Aang's bed and so Gyatso picks up the scroll, opens it, and reads it but after he read the scroll he gasped and is shocked and he looks outside the window that's showing a very violent storm.
"I never saw Gyatso again." Aang said.
Aang is flying on Appa through the stormy sky but then while Appa keeps flying the storm tossed the ocean under them and Aang and Appa plunge into the sea while the storm is still happening and the two drift in the ocean but Aang activates his Avatar Spirit and creates an air sphere encasing himself and Appa in ice.
Flashback end.
"Next thing I knew, I was waking up in Katara's arms after she and Sokka found me in the iceberg." Aang finished explaining still guilty.
"You ran away. Believe me, I went through that too." Lucy said.
"Yeah and then the Fire Nation attacked our temple. My people needed me, but I wasn't there to help them!" Aang said.
"You don't know what would have..." Carla was cut off by Aang.
"The world needed me, but I wasn't there to help!" Aang said.
"Aang..." Gray was cut off by Aang.
"The fisherman was right! I DID turn my back on the world!" Aang said.
"Aang, you're being too hard on yourself. Even if you did run away, I think it was meant to be." Wendy said.
"I agree. If you had remained there, you would have been killed along with all the other Airbenders." Erza said.
"You don't know that." Aang said.
"I think they're right, Aang. I too think it's meant to be this way." Happy said.
"Yeah. The world needs you now. You give people hope." Katara said.
"And with me at your side, we'll give the world even MORE hope than ever." Lucy said as she places her hand on Aang's shoulder and Aang smiles at them and they smile back.
"Thanks, guys." Aang said.
Meanwhile Iroh continues telling the crewmen his story.
"When Prince Zuko saw that it was his father who had come to duel him, he begged for mercy." Iroh said.
Flashback:
Zuko who is now shirtless for the Agni Kai is in a rectangular arena and while Zuko is ready to face his opponent his expression is now horrified to see a shadow figure is his father instead of the general he spoke against to and the Fire Lord walks toward Zuko.
"Please, Father. I only had the Fire Nation's best interest at heart. I'm sorry I spoke out of turn." Zuko said as he kneels to the floor.
"You will fight for your honor." The Fire Lord said.
"I meant no disrespect. I am your loyal son." Zuko said still knelt on the floor.
"Rise and fight, Prince Zuko!" The Fire Lord demanded.
"I won't fight you." Zuko said.
"You WILL learn respect and suffering will be your teacher." The Fire Lord said as he's now standing in front of Zuko who raises his head to his father while tears are flowing from his face.
While this is happening there are people watching this and it's the generals from the war room, a grinning Zhao, Aiko who has a concerned look, Shasta who also looks concerned, Flannery who looks fearful and tears are flowing from her face and she turns away and is hugging her face on Aiko and Shasta and they are holding her, Iroh who also looks fearful and looks away from what will happen to Zuko, and finally a cruel looking girl with black hair that's tied to a short bun and has two bangs on her shoulders, yellow eyes, and is wearing a soldier's uniform and she has an evil smirk on her face as she raises her fist in anticipation of what will befall Zuko.
"I looked away." Iroh said as he's narrating during the flashback.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" Zuko screamed in agony as the watchers are illuminated by flames.
Flashback end.
After Iroh finished explaining he had a despair look on his face while Aiko looks down in despair as well while Flannery is about to cry from hearing the story and the crewmen including the lieutenant are shocked and dismayed.
"I always thought that Prince Zuko was in a training accident." The lieutenant said.
"This was no accident." Aiko said.
"Indeed. After the duel, the Fire Lord said that by refusing to fight, Zuko has shown shameful weakness. As punishment, he was banished and was sent to capture the Avatar, only then could he return with his honor." Iroh said.
"So that's why he's so obsessed. And since the Celestial Mage is with the Avatar now, capturing both of them is the only chance he has of things returning to normal." The lieutenant said.
"Things will never go back to normal." Flannery said.
"Yes, but the important thing is that the Celestial Mage and the Avatar both give Zuko hope." Iroh said.
Meanwhile Zuko is in a dark room only to be lit by a flame on the alter in front of him and Zuko is having a flashback of two children running and playing across the crest of a hillside while an older man follows behind and the two children look very happy and another flashback occurs with a young boy at the age of twelve is standing on the same hill crest with another man next to him and the man places his hand on the boy's shoulder and it turns out the young boy is Zuko who looks happy but then the flashback ends and the Zuko now is very scarred and angry but while Zuko is still sitting by himself he hears lightning striking from outside and assumes that lighting has hit the ship so he goes out.
Meanwhile Aang, Lucy, Katara, Erza, Gay, and Wendy are turn to see someone entering the cave and it's the old woman from before.
"Help! Oh, please help me!" The old woman begged and Katara and Erza rush over to help the old woman.
"It's okay. You're safe." Katara said as they enter the cave and sit next to the fire.
"But my husband isn't." The old woman said.
"What do you mean? Where are Natsu and Sokka?" Erza asked.
"They haven't returned. They should have been back by now and the storm is becoming a typhoon. They're caught at the sea." The old woman said.
"I'm going to find them." Aang said standing up.
"I'm going with you." Lucy said also standing up.
"I'm staying here." The old woman said sitting down turning her head away.
Aang and Lucy get on Appa who is ready to take off despite the bad weather happening.
"We'll be back soon." Aang said.
"Watch over her, okay?" Lucy asked and Katara, Erza, Gray, and Wendy nod. "Yip yip!" Lucy said and Appa flies off.
Meanwhile on Zuko's ship Zuko is outside while the ship is battling the waves and everyone is trying to stay upright on the ship's main deck.
"Where were we hit?" Zuko asked.
"I don't know." The lieutenant said.
"Look!" Flannery said pointing up to the bridge tower and a crewman is hanging off some of the rigging.
"The helmsman!" Zuko said as he runs to the external ladder and starts climbing up to the bridge area and the lieutenant follows him.
Iroh then senses something and a lightning strike flares but Iroh bends the lightning through his body away from the crewmen and rescuing the helmsman and Iroh forces the lightning to strike open water and after that happened Iroh is now smoked and has a confused look but he's undamaged and while the helmsman is still holding onto the rigging he falls off and screams but Zuko grabs him and Zuko and lieutenant work together to get the helmsman down.
Meanwhile Appa is still flying through the stormy sky and Aang is driving Appa while Lucy is on the saddle while shielding her eyes from the rain.
"Where are they?" Lucy asked.
"C'mon, Appa!" Aang said but then a wall of water is up ahead and it towers above them and Appa couldn't pull up in time but they managed to bust through its crest with Appa's strength, Aang spinning his staff, and Lucy Waterbending a little and they continue on and then they see a boat. "The boat! It must be them!" Aang said.
Appa is flying to where the boat is and while this is happening Zuko, Iroh, and the lieutenant see Appa flying over them.
"The Avatar and the Celestial Mage!" Zuko said.
"What do you want us to do, Sir?" The lieutenant asked and Zuko thinks.
"Let them go. We need to get this ship to safety." Zuko said.
"Then let's head directly into the eye of the storm." Aiko said.
"Agreed." Iroh said as he smiles.
Meanwhile Natsu, Sokka, and the fisherman are struggling to pilot the fishing boat.
"I'm too young to die!" Natsu said.
"Me too!" Sokka said.
"I'm not, but I still don't wanna!" The fisherman said.
While the fishing boat is still struggling against the waves Appa flies to the boat and Aang jumps off the bison and into the boat and he sees lightning hitting the main mast of the fishing boat and the mast breaks and falls on Aang but he air slices to break it into two and Sokka gives Aang the rope.
"Hold onto the rope!" Aang said as he Airbends himself back on Appa pulling Natsu, Sokka, and the fisherman with him and the three land on Appa and the three smile sheepishly indicating they're okay.
Lucy then sees something coming behind them and everyone turns to see a large wave and they have wide eyes and Appa tries to escape from the wave but the wave is too fast and it submerges everyone and they are now drifting in the water but then Aang activates his Avatar Spirit again and he surrounds himself and his friends in a ball of energy and they rise out of the water and back into the surface and into the sky.
Meanwhile Zuko's ship has reached the eye of the storm and the wind has died down and it is now light raining.
"Uncle, Aiko, Flannery, I'm sorry." Zuko said.
"Your apology is accepted." Iroh said placing his hand on Zuko's shoulder.
Zuko then sees the water having a boiling blue mass in front of the ship and a bubble of energy is rising from the sea and into the air and it's Aang's energy rising and it dissipates and while Appa is flying through sky away from Zuko's ship Lucy and Aang turn to look back at Zuko who looks at them back and Appa flies away back to the cave.
Aang, Lucy, Natsu, Sokka, and the fisherman are at the cave and the old woman runs to hug her husband.
"Oh, you're alive!" The old woman said.
"I hate to ruin this moment, but you have something to say to Aang right now, old man!" Gray said.
"He's right! You owe this boy an apology!" The old woman said pointing to Aang.
"He doesn't have to apologize." Aang said.
"What if instead of an apology, I give him a free fish and we call it even?" The fisherman suggested.
"Actually, I don't eat meat." Aang said.
"Fish ain't meat." The fisherman said.
"Yes it is!" Happy said.
"Seriously, you're gonna pay us, right?" Sokka asked and the fisherman give both Natsu and Sokka fish shocking Sokka.
"Give me the fish." Natsu said and Sokka does so. "Here ya go, Happy." Natsu said giving the cat two fish.
"Yay!" Happy cheered as he starts eating the fish.
"I think you guys were right before. I'm done dwelling in the past." Aang said.
"Really?" Katara asked.
"I can't make guesses about how things would have turned out if I hadn't ran away. I'm here now and I'm gonna make the most of it." Aang said.
"I don't think you're gonna have those nightmares anymore." Lucy said smiling.
"If you weren't here now, then I guess I wouldn't be here either. Thank you for saving my life, Avatar." The fisherman said.
"You're welcome." Aang said.
"Guys, do you hear that? It stopped raining." Wendy said.
Everyone goes outside and they see the sun start to break through the clouds and while everyone is admiring the sight after the storm Appa shakes himself to get rid of the water he got from the rain causing everyone to get wet.
"Appa!" The gang whined but later laughed.