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REMINDER: I DO NOT OWN LEGEND OF KORRA OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS.
The Future Industries airship as it flies over the Earth Kingdom, with Oogi flying just above. At the he platform atop the airship, where Bumi and Kai are practicing their airbending, under the instruction of Jinora and watched by Asami, Naga, and Pabu.
"Light on your feet, Uncle Bumi. Remember, you want to be quick and evasive." Jinora said.
Bumi is moving around, his hands up like a boxer. "Don't worry about me, little lady. I've been in a scrap or two you know. Ha ha. Oh, you're just a youngster, so I'm gonna go easy on ya." Wouldn't want to hurt a kid..."
As Kai runs toward him, he slides to the floor, and fires an airbending blast at Bumi's legs, knocking him to the ground.
Bumi is lying on the ground in pain. "Oh."
"Uncle Bumi, you've got to work on your stance changes." Jinora before she and Kai helps Bumi to his feet. "Kai, that was just, really good."
Kai starts rubbing his head, as Bumi feels his jaw. "Thanks Jinora, you're a great teacher."
Jinora stares at Kai for a second, before turning away, blushing. She helps her uncle away, but he brushes her off, before patting his body, looking for something.
Bumi is opening his coat. "Hmm, did I drop my wallet?"
Jinora, looking behind Bumi, begins to chuckle as Kai strolls casually past them, fanning himself with Bumi's wallet. Bumi turns to look at the young boy.
Bumi is running after Kai. "Give me that, you little thief!"
Shot pulls back to reveal Tenzin and Korra complacently watching the group on the platform below.
"It's so exciting to be on a diplomatic mission to Ba Sing Se." Korra said excitedly. "What's the Earth Queen like?"
"I've never met her, but I've heard she can be quite... demanding." Tenzin said.
Bolin runs to accompany Korra and Tenzin, swinging his legs under the railings in excitement.
"This is it, Mako! We made it! This is where Dad grew up! Come here! Look, look!" Bolin said excitedly.
Mako joins his brother; rather more calmly. "Okay, calm down, I'm looking."
The shot pulls back to show the airship approaching the Outer Wall of Ba Sing Se.
"I wonder how many airbenders are down there." Korra wondered.
The airship is approaching the wall. As it gets closer, the sun shines brightly over the top, before revealing the expansive city beyond. The airship finally manages to pass over the wall. Within the Lower Ring as a peasant sleeps against a building while the airship flies above. And the ring, smoke billowing from several buildings. Inside the airship, as Mako, Bolin, and Korra recoil from the smell, the two brothers holding their noses.
"Uhh, the Lower Ring looks terrible." Korra said in disgust.
Bolin is holding his nose. "Yeah, I can smell it from here. No wonder Dad left."
"Eeww, what is that smell?!" Raava's imprint asked. "It smells like crap." Vaatu's imprint said.
The airship continues to fly over the ring, before making it over the Inner Wall and into the Middle Ring.
"Hello, Middle Ring!" Bolin shouts from the airship.
The airship continues over the Middle Ring, before finally making it to the Royal Palace. Kai and Jinora are looking down in excitement.
"Wow. Now this is more like it." Kai said.
The Royal Palace, as the airship begins its descent, landing with a slight cloud of dust. The ramp as the party exits the airship, welcomed by a well-dressed Earth Kingdom, who is bowing.
"Avatar Korra, Master Tenzin, it is a pleasure to welcome you and your party to the Upper Ring of Ba Sing Se. I'm Grand Secretariat Gun."
Korra is bowing herself, as Bolin strolls past with Pabu atop his shoulder, followed closely by Naga. "Thank you."
"Aah, it's got that Upper Ring smell." Bolin said.
"Oh no, the queen hates animals." Gun said as he sees Pabu, Naga, and Oogi. "You'll have to get them out of sight."
Bolin scratches his head. "Well, I can just stash Pabu in my shirt, these two are going to be a little tougher."
Gun begins to walk away. "Come with me, hurry, I'll take you to your quarters."
At a pond, as the party walks over a bridge spanning the water.
"Now, when you meet the queen make sure you bow low enough, that's very important, and don't look her in the eye, she can't stand that. If any food is served, don't eat before she eats. Well actually, I have to taste her food first, then she eats, then you can eat. Better yet, just don't eat."
"Seems like an awful lot of rules." Korra said. "You can say that again." the half imprint of Raava and Vaatu agreed.
"Oh, you have no idea. And I'm the one who gets in trouble when people don't follow them, so please, please for my sake try not to upset Her Majesty." Gun continued in exasperation.
Kai watches in interest as an Earth Kingdom citizen walks past, festooned with various items of jewelry. With a sly look on his face, he sidles away from the group to go after them. At the party's temporary house.
Gun spreads his arms. "Here we are."
Bolin gets impressed. "Ooh, very swanky."
Inside of the house, as the members of the group walk off to inspect the various rooms.
"Now, go in and make yourselves comfortable, and keep those animals out of sight in the backyard."
Bolin and Pabu walk off in a huff. Gun begins to exit the house, and Korra follows him.
"Avatar Korra, if you'll follow me. We don't want to keep Her Majesty waiting." Gun said.
At the courtyard of the Earth Kingdom Royal Palace, where the Earth Queen is supervising an extensive renovation project.
"Your Majesty, may I present Avatar Korra." Gun introduces Korra.
Korra bows, but the queen, who has her back to them, does not pay them any attention.
"You're ruining the koi pond! It's completely overshadowed by the topiaries! Guards, take that buffoon away and get me someone who knows what they're doing!"
Two Dai Li agents grab the offending worker, and escort him away.
"You, rip everything out and start over!" the Queen ordered.
The young lady earthbends the ground beneath the topiaries and turns it over, leaving fresh ground in its place.
"I am surrounded by idiots." She turns to acknowledge Korra. "So, I finally get a visit from the Avatar and her two Avatar Spirits. Let me guess, you want something."
"Well, actually Your Majesty, I was hoping you could..." Korra tries to say.
"I hardly think you're in a position to ask me for favours after everything the last Avatar did to the Earth Kingdom."
"Aang?" Vaatu's imprint asked.
The Queen turns away from Korra. "He and Fire Lord Zuko took advantage of my father's weakness and stole our lands to make their own little empire." She looks at Korra angrily. "The United Republic is Earth Kingdom territory!"
"Well, I uh, I'm not sure what I can do about that." Korra said uncertainly.
"Not that you care, but what's left of my kingdom is falling to ruin. Roving bands of barbarians are raiding villages in the countryside. And now, some of my subjects are refusing to pay their taxes." Hou-Ting said before she turns back to face the courtyard.
"Wow." Raava's imprint commented.
"I'm very sorry for your troubles, but actually..."
"That topiary is supposed to be an eel swan not a goddamn turtle duck!" the Queen shouts.
At Team Avatar's new house, with Mako, Asami, Jinora, and Tenzin congregated around a table.
Jinora looks for Kai. "Hey, has anyone seen Kai?"
Tenzin stands up. "Kai?"
Bolin goes down the stairs. "Kai, little bro. Bumi bursts through a side door. "He's not over here."
"I don't think I've seen him since we landed." Asami said.
"I knew that kid was no good. He was just waiting for an opportunity to run away again." Mako said bluntly.
"We have to find him." Jinora said worried.
"What's the point? He obviously doesn't care about us." Mako said.
"But he's my new little brother. He's probably lost, and scared." Bolin said.
"He is just a little boy, and he's our responsibility. Besides, he's the only airbender we've recruited so far, we can't lose him." Tenzin said.
"Fine. Bolin and I will find him." Mako said.
Back at the courtyard to the Earth Queen is still shouting orders at her workers.
"No, to your left! Your other left!" she shouts. "Do you have these problems with your servants?"
"I don't really have servants. But, Your Majesty, the reason for our visit is that we're trying to gather all of the new airbenders who are popping up in the Earth Kingdom, and we'd like your help finding the ones in Ba Sing Se."
"Airbenders in Ba Sing Se. Where did you hear that?" Hou-Ting asked skeptically.
"Before we left Republic City, we got some reports." Vaatu's imprint answered. "We'd thought you might know some of them." Raava's imprint said.
"Hmm. Well, before I even consider helping you, I'll need you to do something for me." the Queen said.
"Oh, of course. What is it?" Korra asked.
"I have a vault full of tax money sitting in a town south of here. Barbarians have stolen my past two shipments. Go collect my money and bring it back here."
Korra is bowing once again. "Yes, Your Majesty."
The Earth Queen indicates to Korra and Gun that they should leave, and the latter hurriedly tries to walk the Avatar out. However, she pushes him away, causing him to fall to the ground. When Korra left, the Earth Queen hears a beep from her bracelet and walks in her palace. She entered her throne room and sits on her throne. A hologram of Meldora appeared.
"Supreme Witch Meldora." Hou-Ting said in a nervous way. "I'm so happy you called."
"So, is she locked up in your dungeon?" Meldora asked. "Did you capture her?
"Yyyyessss… and not yet. But I requested the Avatar to collect my money and bring it all back here." the Queen replied uneasily.
"Are you telling me… you haven't captured her?" Meldora asked bluntly with a grin.
"Oohhh…" Hou-Ting gets nervous.
"Well, why would you send Korra a quest to collect taxes? Are you taking your people's moneys? I've recruited some terrorists so I would send them here to bring her to me, and you're sending her to bring you your gold." Meldora smiles nicely and the Earth Queen smiles as well.
"AND I SHOULD KILL YOU FOR THAT!" she roared in anger, making Hou-Ting's hair go wild in fear. "Now, wait for the Avatar, and next time, put her in your cell!" she ordered before her hologram is turned off.
Bolin and Mako are looking for Kai near a bridge.
"Kai, did you go fishing? You under the bridge?" Bolin asked.
Kai airbends at an Upper Ring man; his robes go up for a few seconds before coming back down. His hat also drops. Kai picks up his hat.
"Here, sir, let me help you." Kai said.
"Oh, thank you, young man. What a strange sudden breeze." the man said before Kai goes around the man, fixing his robe, while looking for anything precious.
"Yeah, that was really weird."
"Thanks for your help." the man said before Kai puts the upper class man's wallet in his bag.
"Kai!" Kai grins widely and slides out of view. "Get back here!" Mako starts chasing after Kai.
"Kai, it's us. Mako and Bolin, your new family." Bolin runs along to chase after Kai.
At a street with a rickshaw, Kai turns into a corner, so does Mako. Kai slides underneath a rickshaw, but Mako jumps to the side of the wall and over the rickshaw. Kai does a barrel roll to evade Mako and runs off down an alleyway.
"Excuse me, coming through Pardon me." Bolin squeezes in between two rickshaws. "Carry on." Bolin runs along to continue chasing after Kai.
At a monorail station in Ba Sing Se, Kai runs up the stairs to get away from Mako. Kai gets into one part of the monorail while Mako gets into another. As Kai brisked across the monorail, he bumps into Mako and hesitates.
"What are you doing running around robbing people?" Mako demanded. "I was just practicing my airbending." Kai said defensively.
"Yeah right. Let's go." Mako grabs Kai's top. "You're in big trouble."
Kai slides out of his top only to leave it in Mako's hand and airbends the two brothers to the other side of the train. Everyone sitting in the monorail looks stunned. Kai runs out of the monorail. Mako and Bolin run to get off but the door closes.
"Hey!" Mako bangs his hands on the side window.
Kai smiles and waves at Mako and Bolin as the train leaves the station.
"Your little brother, huh?" Mako asked angrily to his brother.
"Yeah... just a lovable little scamp, isn't he?"
Mako looks out the window. "Reminds me of my little brother."
"Hey!" Bolin snapped.
"Designated express line to the lower ring. Next up, Poh Kong Station." the train conductor said.
The monorail is exiting the Upper Ring wall. Train track sounds created by monorail. Monorail going through the Upper Ring wall. The monorail arrives at Poh Kong Station, making a hard brake. After the monorail stops, everyone pushed Mako and Bolin out of the monorail.
"All right. Let's see if we can catch a train back to the Upper Ring." Mako said.
A woman showing her ticket to the ticket master. The ticket master lets her through. However, Mako and Bolin tries to barge through, but end up getting blocked.
"Passports and tickets."
"We can pay, hold on." Both Bolin and Mako check their pockets to find that Kai has robbed them as well.
"Where's my money?" Mako asked before he and Bolin widen their eyes in realization and stare at each other in disbelief.
"No, Kai wouldn't..." Bolin's eyes widen. Mako stares at him. "Aww, man." Bolin pulls an exaggerated expression of dismay.
"Step aside, beat it you two, before things get ugly." the ticket master said before she pushed the two brothers.
Mako stares to the other side, looking at two Dai Li agents. Both of them stare back. Mako stares back at the ticket master and turns around. The next scene shifts to Mako and Bolin walking outside Poh Kong station, at the same time, a train leaves Poh Kong station.
"The bad news is we're stuck here. The good news is we can go the bathroom wherever we want." Bolin said.
Mako glares at Bolin with a blank stare and Bolin releases his hold on Mako, looking a little dejected.
Meanwhile, Future Industries airship leaving the Earth Kingdom Royal Palace. Asami is piloting the airship.
"Are you sure we shouldn't have brought more people to collect the tax money?" Asami asked.
"There are royal guards waiting at the vault. I doubt anything will happen. I think Her Majesty likes ordering me around." Korra said.
"I really don't like that lady." Raava said. "She's even worse than I was." Vaatu said.
At a Lower Ring street, showing an ostrich horse going past an alley way, where Mako and Bolin sleeping. Bolin is covered in newspaper and Mako is sleeping next to the trash.
"Ohh, man, aww, I slipped a disc sleeping here. It's been awhile since we spent the night in a trash pile. It's about how I remembered." Bolin said.
"I bet everyone's freaking out that we've been gone all night." Mako brushes off a banana on his head.
"I'm worried about Kai; he's just a little kid out there on his own. He's probably really scared."
Meanwhile, Kai is in bed, ringing a bell. A waiter comes through a door with Kai's breakfast. "Your breakfast, Master Fong." the waiter said.
Kai flicks a gold coin to the waiter. "Keep the change." The waiter moves away. "I love Ba Sing Se."
Kai reclines and gets back into bed, relaxed.
At a neighbourhood of Lower Ring houses, hungry Bolin and Mako are walking along the street as the latter holds his stomach.
"Fwoo, I'm getting really hungry." Bolin gasps as a fruit stall comes into view behind them. Bolin looks at Mako. "Haah, we might have to hustle up a little breakfast with the old, fruit stand scam. Come on." Bolin grabs a reluctant Mako by the arm and drags him to the fruit stand, where flies surround the fruit.
Bolin wraps his arm around Mako. "You remember how it goes, I push you into the stand, you scream." He places a hand on his head dramatically. "I pretend to faint."
"I don't want any part of it. Besides, look at this fruit, it's disgusting. Damn. We don't want to steal this." Mako said.
A young owner named Tu rises into sight from under the stand. "Hey, you trying to steal my fruit?"
"No, I just said I don't want any of this God-awful, rotten fruit." Mako said.
Tu's eyes widens for a moment in surprise. "Oh, you're too good for my fruit?" He leans over and rests his hand on a stack of apples, several of which collapse into mush under the pressure. "This is the best fruit on the block."
"So you want me to steal it?" Mako asked.
Tu shows his fist to Mako and Bolin. "Just try me, buddy." Tu kisses his bicep. "Go ahead."
"I'm confused. Are we stealing the fruit or not?" Bolin asked.
"I knew it." Tu points his finger at Mako. "Thieves!"
Mako and Bolin turn around and try to escape, but Tu jumps out of his fruit stand and tackles them. A man named Chow approaches.
"What's going on here?" he asks.
"Dad, these fruit thieves are insulting our fruit."
Chow looks down and takes a closer look at them. "Bolin? Mako?"
"How the hell do you know our names?" Mako asked.
"Yeah, I mean I'm famous, so I get that, but how do you know his name?" Bolin asked.
"My God, you look just like San." Mako and Bolin opens their eyes wider. "Tu, you'll never believe who these guys are. They're your cousins! My brother San's kids."
Tu's eyes widen. "Oh, my God."
Meanwhile, Zuko's dragon entering Agna Qel'a along with Zuko and Tonraq, riding on its back. Zuko's dragon roars. Zuko and Tonraq walks into Desna and Eska's throne room with the twins slouching on their thrones.
"Lord Zuko, Uncle, this is a surprise." Desna said. "Finally, something exciting happens. Ruling the tribe is so tedious." Eska said.
"Then you should enjoy this. We need to check on a secret ice prison in the western tundra." Zuko said.
Desna and Eska, who are standing up now, pull a smile.
Later, at some buildings in the Lower Ring of Ba Sing Se.
"Your father sent us a letter years ago with your names, but that was the last we heard from him. Then we saw your pictures in the sports magazine with your bending team, and Bolin, we love those Nuktuk movers. They're hilarious!" Chow said.
"Yeah, they're not really comedies, but uh..." Bolin tries to say.
"Yeah, I could probably be a pro-bender or an actor or something if I lived in a mansion in Republic City like you guys. You don't know what it's like on the streets. You got to be tough."
"Oh, Mako and I grew up on the streets. We were homeless, then we were kinda in a gang, then we lived in a gym..." Bolin said before Chow drags him and Mako into their home.
"Hey everybody! Look who's here, San's kids: Mako and Bolin." Chow said before everyone starts to smile.
"No way." a family member said. "Come in." a second family member said. "Welcome." a third family member said.
"Is it true? After all these years?" an old woman asked.
"Boys, this is your grandmother, Yin." Chow said.
"Aw, it is so wonderful to meet my long lost grandchildren." Yin hugs Mako and Bolin. "Where is San and your mother?"
"Wait, you mean you don't know?" Bolin asked.
"I'm sorry, they were killed when we were little." Tears well up in Yin's eyes at the news.
Meanwhile, at a village in the desert with the Future Industries Airship. Korra and Asami approach a building where the tax money is stored. Korra looks around aimlessly. The villagers hide their faces away.
"I don't like the looks of this. Let's hurry up and get out of here." Korra said before the Royal Earth Kingdom guard opens the door.
"You here to pick up the tax shipment?" he asked.
"Go ahead and load it on the airship." Raava's imprint said.
Four Royal Earth Kingdom guards bringing the tax money into the airship. Suddenly, a red light appears in the sky. The Royal Earth Kingdom guards look up in surprise, so does Korra and Asami. Four motorcycles jump up a ramp, two motorcycles accompanied the truck to the airship. Royal Earth Kingdom guards run away in fear, dropping one sack of gold.
"So much for our escorts." Asami said. "Ya think?" Vaatu's imprint asked.
All the motorcycles and the truck heads toward Korra and Asami. "Maybe we should have brought everybody else."
Motorcyclists circle around Korra and Asami, holding spears, clubs, and various other weapons.
"Woo hoo!"
"Step away from the gold ladies and you won't get hurt." said the leader named Gombo.
"Sorry to disappoint you, but we're taking this gold back to Ba Sing Se." Korra said.
"Aww, we love gals with spirit, suit yourself."
Gombo attacks Korra, but she evades all attacks and earthbends him to her left. She subsequently earthbends two motorcyclists, throwing them up in the air. Other motorcyclists try to retreat but Korra earthbends all the motorcycles. One motorcycle charges toward Asami, but she charges back and takes them down. Another motorcyclist charged toward Asami, but Korra earthbends them away from her. Another motorcyclist picks up one of the sack of gold with his spear, but Korra enters the Untimate Avatar State abd airbends them off their motorcycle. Asami charges to one of the motorcycle. The motorcyclist attempts to attack her with his spear, however, she evades with the backflip and stunned both people on the motorcycle. Gombo gets back up and attacks Korra with several kicks, but Korra earthbends him again. The barbarian leader runs away from Korra.
"Retreat, retreat! You're on the wrong side of this fight, Avatar. That gold belongs to the people, not the Queen." Gombo said before he and the barbarians drive away from the airship.
"Why do I get the feeling he's right?" Korra asked.
"I had that felling, too." Vaatu's imprint said.
Meanwhile, at the Northern Water Tribe secret prison in the Western Tundra. Prison doors are opened by the members of the Order of the White Lotus. A strong blizzard rages on outside.
"Why didn't anyone tell us we have a secret prison we could have been throwing people in?" Eska asked.
"I'd like to put my tailor in here. He never gets my cuffs right. They're so... crease-y." Desna said.
Lift comes up, fence gate opens as Zuko and the group walk toward it. The lift is going down to P'Li's prison cell.
"We built this place secretly with your father to hold a very special prisoner. She's a powerful firebender named P'Li who can create explosions with her mind. Ironically, I hired a guy with a similar ability to kill the Avatar myself once." As Zuko stops talking, Desna and Eska do not react at all and Tonraq merely glances at the old firebender. Zuko glances back at Tonraq and turns to him. "Didn't work."
Don't feel bad. I tried to kill Korra after she ruined my wedding. It happens." Eska said.
"Let's just focus on keeping this woman in prison." Tonraq said.
When the door of the lift opens, basking the foursome in light, Tonraq is the first to walk out. The foursome exists the elevator, a deep chasm comes into view with a prison, guarded by two White Lotus members, on the other side. The foursome stands at the front of an expandable metal bridge that is slowly being extended to the other side.
"The intense cold prevents her from firebending." Zuko said.
Desna glances around and clouds form at his mouth as he speaks. "There's certainly no way anyone's breaking out of here."
"That's what we thought about the other four prisons." Zuko said.
P'Li is shivering. "There must be something exciting going on. No one interesting has visited me in thirteen years."
"Don't get used to it." Tonraq said bluntly.
"He's out, isn't he? Mmm, I'm feeling warmer already." she said before she smiles.
Later, back at Mako and Bolin's family's house. Everyone is grouped around the table with, eating.
"This is so great! We never had a family before. Now we've got one, two, five... eleven... a big family! Yeah!" Bolin said excitedly.
"So why did Dad leave Ba Sing Se?" Mako asked.
"Oh, he always had big dreams. He couldn't wait to get out and see the world. Your grandfather thought it was ridiculous. He wanted San to stay home and work the fruit stand. But San was determined to leave, and they had a huge fight." Chow said before Yin looks sad and turns away. "And that was the last time they ever spoke. Oh, um ... sorry, Mom."
"Come with me. I have something to show you." Yin said.
Yin, Mako, and Bolin are seated on a sofa.
"This is the only letter we ever got from San. It says he married a beautiful girl from the Fire Nation, and had two wonderful sons. He sent this picture of you all on his birthday." Yin holds up picture of Mako and Bolin with their parents.
"Look, Mako! Dad's wearing your scarf!" Bolin said.
"I'm so sad that I never got to meet your mother, but you have her eyes. I know from looking at you two that she must have been a wonderful bride for my boy." Yin continued before Bolin sniffs and wipes away tears.
Mako looks downcast; takes off his scarf and drapes it around his grandmother's neck. "I'm sure they would want you to have this."
Yin smiles and hugs Mako. Bolin joins in.
Meanwhile, at the Earth Kingdom Royal Palace with Korra, Gun, and Hou-Ting.
"Your Majesty. The Avatar has returned with the tax payments." Gun said.
"Finally. Secure it in the vault." the Queen said. "It's being done as we speak." Gun said.
"So now, Your Majesty, if I could start meeting some of the airbenders here in the city." Korra said.
"The Dai Li thoroughly searched the city, but it seems your reports were incorrect. There are no airbenders in Ba Sing Se. But, you're welcome to stay."
"You make me do your dirty work extorting your own citizens for your stupid palaces and topiaries and then you just want to send me away? We're not going anywhere until we find some airbenders! We know there are some here!"
"Now, don't be rash in here, Avatar Korra. I'll have the Dai Li double search for the airbenders." Hou-Ting said. "Show her to her room, Gun."
Korra and Gun start to walk away.
Later, back to Mako and Bolin at their family's home.
"You know, San would've been so proud of you guys! Traveling the world with the Avatar? He would've loved that!" Chow said.
"We actually need to get back to the Avatar in the Upper Ring. We're supposed to be helping her find airbenders in Ba Sing Se." Bolin said before everybody gasps.
Bolin quickly looks around. "What? What happened?"
"One of our neighbours started airbending about a week ago. A couple days later, two Dai Li agents come out of nowhere and snatch him up. No one's seen him since."
"They say the Earth Queen's locking all the airbenders up somewhere, and using them for experiments. Rumour has it, she might be working for something worse than spirits. Aliens." Tu said.
"Tu! Don't talk like that about Her Majesty!" Yin said before she blows a kiss and bows to a portrait of Hou-Ting on the wall. "Long may she reign. Working for aliens. There's no such thing as aliens."
"We have to get back to the Upper Ring and tell Korra." Mako said before he and Bolin gets up from the table and start to leave.
Bolin is grabbing a stack of buns. "I hope Kai is okay."
At night on a street, where a nobleman is walking, and a gush of air suddenly knocks his hat to the ground.
Kai picks up the man's hat. "Here, sir, let me help you."
Kai turns a corner and walks down a dark alley, holding a bag of gold, with a sly smile on his face. His eyes widen, as he sees a Dai Li agent standing at the end of the alley. The nervous-looking Kai with beads of sweat on his forehead, as he turns back around and sees another Dai Li agent blocking the path back. Runs to the right and out of view, as both Dai agents fire rock gloves to stop Kai from climbing over a door and escaping, trapping him.
"Hey! What's going on?" The bag of gold falls to the ground. "I didn't do anything! I'm with the Avatar."
Everything fades to black before revealing a rocky surface onto which Kai, who is now wearing different attire, is thrown. He glares at the two agents who have thrown him in. One of them starts to speak, as a bunch of people are seen sitting around the prison.
"Welcome to Her Majesty's army, First Airbending Regiment. From now on, you live to fight for the Earth Queen." a Dai Li agent said.
The look on Kai's anxious, shocked face, the light on which gets darker as the prison door closes.
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