As Zuko picked the scroll, Roku lent Aang a hand to climb on Fang.
"Come, Aang." Roku said.
He climbed on Fang, who flew off. "Where're we going?"
"To visit my past." Roku smiled at Aang, as Aang grinned widely. "Our shared past."
Zuko was reading from the scroll.
Kuri's reflection was in the nearby pool of water, smiling at him kindly.
"As I feel my own life dimming, I can't help but think of a time when everything was so much brighter." Sozin narrated.
There a lush Fire Nation courtyard in a flashback. Two young firebenders were dueling. The young men, Prince Sozin and Roku, exchanged fire blasts.
"I remember my friend." Sozin said.
While they duelled, Sozin noticed that Roku's feet were close to a tree root. Sozin smiled, and using this to his advantage, he stepped up his attack to drive Roku back, causing Roku to trip over the root and fall back. As Roku fell, Sozin grabs Roku by the shirt to keep him from falling. While he held him, he raised his hand as if to fire blast, but instead he let Roku fall to the ground.
"Looks like I win again, Roku." Sozin extended a hand to help Roku to his feet.
"Are you kidding?" Sozin took Sozin's hands and got up. "The tree root did all the work. " After getting up, he patted Sozin on his shoulders. "Nice one, Sozin."
Aang was surprised. "You were friends with Fire Lord Sozin ?"
"Back then, he was just Prince Sozin." Roku said."And he was my best friend."
As Roku and Sozin left the courtyard, a young Fire Nation lady went by. As she walks past the friends, Roku stared at her and blushes, which Sozin noticed.
Sozin Nudged Roku. "Say something to her."
Roku walked after the young lady. He raised his hand and attempted to greet the lady, who also slightly blushes, but was overcome by embarrassment. He sighed, put his hands on his head, and fell down. Sozin sat down next to him and sprinkled blades of grass on Roku's face.
Roku and Aang were watching.
"Love is hard when you are young." Roku said.
"You don't have to tell me." Aang said.
Roku put his hand over Aang's shoulder. "Don't worry, it gets better." He turned back and walked, along with Aang. "Now, come with me." There was to a celebration on a courtyard. "We have a party to attend."
"Wait, whose party is it?" Aang asked.
"Sozin and I shared many things, including a birthday." Roku said.\
Roku and Prince Sozin walkeddown from the stairs. As they walked down the stairs, there were two young women in the crowd, one of whom is the lady whom Roku had a crush on, Ta Min. She looks at Roku, before looking down and blushing. Her friend leaned over her shoulder and giggles. Roku noticed the lady and blushes, while he continued down the stairs. Distracted, Roku fell down the stairs, but Sozin quickly grabbed Roku by the hand. Roku composed himself and blushes again from embarrassment, as Sozin laughed at his friend. The crowd suddenly grew quiet, as a group of Fire Sages entered the courtyard. They walked toward Prince Sozin and Roku, as Sozin hurried down the stairs to meet them.
"Did something happen to my father?" Sozin said.
"No, Prince Sozin. We are not here for you." The Fire Sage said. "We're here to announce the identity of the next Avatar." The crowd whispered, as Roku and Sozin were both in shock. The Sages bowed to the new Avatar. "It is our honor to serve you, Avatar Roku."
Roku was standing with his jaw dropped, bewildered. The crowd was on the ground, all bowing. Sozin was still in shock himself, and looked around at the crowd, and quickly turned to kneel before Roku.
Zuko sitting in the chamber, reading Sozin's history as Kuri watched.
"Soon the day came when my friend Roku had to leave the Fire Nation and face his destiny as the Avatar." Sozin narrated. "He needed to travel the world so he could master the other elements."
Roku was sitting in his room, with a dejected look on his face, as Prince Sozin stood near the doorway.
"Hey, why aren't you packed yet, all-powerful Avatar?" Sozin asked.
Roku did not respond to his friend's question, and continued to stare down. Sozin looked down sympathetically. Suddenly, he smiled.
Sozin leaped in the room, attempting to demonstrate examples of all the bending disciplines. "Come on, show me how it's done using all four kinds of bending."
"I started packing, but then the Fire Sages told me I won't need any worldly possessions anymore." Roku said.
"Oh." Sozin sat down near Roku.
"It happened so fast. Everything's gonna be different now." Roku said.
Sozin removed his Crown Prince headpiece and gave it to Roku. "Here, hope you're at least allowed to have this."
"But this is a royal artifact." Roku said. "It's supposed to be worn by the Crown Prince."
"I want you to have it." Sozin said.
As Roku took the headpiece, he slid the pin. Roku was smiling, as he and Sozin got up, and bowed to each other. Zuko read from the scroll.
Sokka and Katara, both looked disturbed. Aang stood up on the rock he has been meditating on, his eyes still closed. Aang moved to a squat and began to groan, before smiling with relief. Katara looked more disturbed than before.
"Do they have bathrooms in the Spirit World?" Katara said.
Sokka Raised his forefinger. "As a matter of fact, they do not."