The Avatar Team was in Gaoling. Town citizens moved through the streets. The team stood inside a shop. They were gathered around a green bag. Sokka was looking at the bag while pondering. Katara and Momo on her shoulder looked at him. Kurai was reading a firebending scroll she'd bought. Aang sat down, looking the other way and wearing his conical hat.
"It's pricey ... but I really do like it." Sokka said pensively.
"Then you should get it, you deserve something nice." Katara said.
Kurai moved around, doing Firebending stances, though careful not to Firebend in public.
"I do, don't I?" Sokka said. Katara looked at him with a bored expression. "But no, it's too expensive. I shouldn't."
In the background, a town citizen tried to talk to a passer-by, showing him a flyer.
"All right, then don't." Katara said.
Kurai moved back and one flame shot out. In it, she saw Zuko's face. She jerked back, and fell over knocking the man with flyers over and spewing flyers everywhere.
"S-Sorry!" Kurai said, hastily gathering up the flyers and helping the man up. "Earthbending Academy? Hey Aang! There's a coupon on the back! The first lesson is free."
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"Who knows? This Master Yu could be the earthbending teacher you've been looking for." Katara encouraged.
Sokka joined them, holding the green bag.
Aang looked perplexed, wearing an Earth Kingdom outfit and a green hat. He put his finger into his ear, wiggles it and sniffed his finger. Turning to his right, he saw that all the younger children with whom he was standing in line with sported a serious expression and he promptly straightened his back. Their teacher, Master Yu, moved toward his two opposing rows of pupils. The row opposite of Aang had rocks placed in front of them.
"Take your stances!" Yu said. His students took their fighting stances, except for Aang. "Now, strike as if you're punching through your opponent's head!"
Yu demonstrated the movement he meant. The pupils lifted their rocks. Aang had a startled expression. The student that stood across from Aang fired his rock at him. Aang got hit by the rock in the gut and smashed into a vase in the shape of a tea pot by the impact of the blow.
Yu approached Aang. "So, are you ready to commit to more lessons? If you pay for the whole year in advance, I'll bump you up to the next belt!"
Aang stared at him, covered in sand and shards. Only his eyes, nose and right hand were visible. The sand shifted and covered his face completely. Moments later, Aang walked out of the academy with the other students and returned to Kurai, Katara and Sokka.
"Ehhh, he's not the one." Aang Beat his right ear, causing sand to fall out of his left ear.
Kurai looked up. "Don't give up. I have an idea."