Tui and La were in the oasis lake. Zhao grabbed La from the water, placing it in a sack. The ocean went perfectly still and turned red. Pakku lost his waterbending and fell to the ground. A waterbender attempted to waterbend but lost his bending. Three more waterbenders were bending water, but they too lost their bending. Fire Navy soldiers Firebended them into submission.

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Appa was flying over the still red sea.

Khione gripped her head in pain.

"Are you ok?" Sokka asked.

"I feel faint." Khione said.

Aang was Holding his head with one hand. "I feel it, too. The Ocean Spirit is in trouble."

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Zhao was at the oasis. "I am ... a legend, now!" Zhao's hand was grasping the bag with La in it. "The Fire Nation will, for generations, tell stories about the great Zhao, who destroyed the ocean. They will call me, Zhao the Conqueror, Zhao the Ocean Slayer, Zhao the Invincible!" Momo jumped on top of Zhao's head. "Ugh ... Get it off! Get it off!"

Momo flew away and landed on Aang's arm and ran to his shoulder, with Khione, Katara and Sokka behind him. Zhao and his soldiers, readied themselves for battle. Aang, Khione, Sokka and Katara readied themselves.

"Don't bother." Zhao lifted the sack up threatening to kill La.

Aang and the others surrendered. "Zhao, don't!"

"It's my destiny, to destroy the Ocean and the Water Tribe." Zhao said.

"Destroying the Ocean won't hurt just the Water Tribe." Aang pleaded. "It will hurt everyone, including you. Without the Ocean, everything would fall out of balance. You have no idea what kind of chaos that would unleash on the world.

"He is right Zhao." Iroh confirmed.

"General Iroh, why am I not surprised to discover your treachery?" Zhao said calmly.

Iroh took off his hood. "I'm no traitor, Zhao, the Fire Nation needs the Ocean, too; we all depend on the balance. Whatever you do to that spirit I'll unleash on you ten-fold. Let it go, now!"

Zhao released the koi fish into the oasis. Zhao as he hesitated before striking the koi fish with a fire slice out of anger. Iroh recoiled from the flames. Aang looked on and down at the sea. The sea bubbled up as if in pain, and then lost all color, froth and movement. Zhao looked at the sea, satisfied, until Iroh began firebending at him. Zhao dodged and countered his firebending while retreating toward his firebending soldiers. They were swiftly defeated as Zhao escaped. Tui circled the now dead La. Aang and the others looked on in disbelief and moved toward the water.

Khione was looking on, but positioned her body carefully in order to keep Zuko hidden so he could make his escape. Even in crisis, Zuko was all she thought of.

Iroh picked up the dead koi fish.

"There's no hope now, it's over." Khione said.

Aang entered the Avatar State. "No, it's not over."