The Warriors of Kyoshi-Shae

In the star filled evening sky Prince Zuko's ship gliding through the ocean. Zuko was in his quarters aboard the ship. Zuko is seen sitting in the lotus position in front of an altar. Four white candles are burning in front of him. The light from the candles increases and decreases with Zuko's rhythmic breathing and Zuko with eyes closed in meditation. His face is calm and concentrated. The door opens and General Iroh enters the room. Zuko said in a dangerously silky voice. "The only reason you should be interrupting me is if you have news about the Avatar, the Guardian, and the Turtles."

Iroh enters cautiously carrying a map. "Well, there is news, Prince Zuko, but you might not like it. Don't get too upset."

Zuko said calmly, "Uncle, you taught me that keeping a level head is a sign of a great leader. Now whatever you have to say, I'm sure that I can take it. "

Iroh said, "Okay, then... we have no idea where they are."

Zuko was enraged. "WHAT?! The four candles flare to the ceiling with Zuko's wrath. He stands quickly and turns around to face his uncle, his anger evident on his face.

Iroh turns away from the flames and raises his right arm to protect his face. As the flames subside, he pulls a fan out of his robes. "You really should open a window in here."

Zuko snatched the map from Iroh's hand. "Give me the map!"

Zuko opens the rolled scroll and begins to study it. Iroh continues to fan himself. "There have been multiple sightings of the six, but they are impossible to track down."

Zuko asked, "How am I gonna find them, Uncle?" He looks down at the map marked with circled Xs and dotted lines connecting the reported Avatar sightings. The lines zigzag all over the landmass drawings. "They are clearly masters of evasive maneuvering."

In truth, the opposite is true. Sokka was reading the map atop of Appa with an exasperated expression on his face. Even Donnie doesn't have a clue since he's not used to the map.

Sokka asked, "You have no idea where you're going, do you?"

Everyone else was riding on Appa through the air. Aang said, "Weeelll, I know it's near water..."

Cara said, "Not specific enough Aang."

Donnie said flatly, "I guess we're getting close then."

Raph said, "This is getting boring. Least back in New York there was SOME action."

Cara asked, "What's New York like anyway?"

Leo said, "Let's just say it's WAY different then this world. Both buildings, and technology."

Katara was mending a garment for Sokka and Aang has his head turned back, watching her. Momo, who is also watching Katara, is sitting on Aang's left shoulder. "Momo, marbles please." Momo scrambles into Aang's shirt making noises. He returns with a marble and hands it to Aang. Aang smiles eagerly and cupping the marble in his two hands. "Hey Katara! Check out this airbending trick!"

Aang suspends the marble between his two hands and makes it whirl around and around in mid-air. He is grinning happily at Katara, wanting her attention. Katara is preoccupied, though, and does not look up from her sewing. "That's great, Aang."

Aang was crushed that she did not notice. "You didn't even look."

Katara stops her sewing and looks at him. "That's great!"

Aang said, "But I'm not doing it now."

Sokka was lolling at the back of Appa's saddle with his arms crossed casually behind his head. Sokka waves his arm dismissively in Aang and Katara's direction. "Stop bugging her, airhead. You need to give girls space when they do their sewing."

Aang got scared as he looked at Cara's pissed off face and slid down to Appa's head. Katara stops her needle in midair and turns her head towards Sokka. Her face is a mixture of annoyance and anger. "What does me being a girl have to do with sewing?"

Sokka said, "Simple: girls are better at fixing pants than guys, and guys are better at hunting and fighting and stuff like that. It's just the natural order of things."

Katara with exaggerated happiness said, "All done with your pants! And look what a great job I did!"

Katara glowers at Sokka and throws his pants at him. They hit him in the head. "Wait! I was just kidding! I can't wear these!" He sticks his arm through the big hole in the seat of his pants. "Katara, PLEASE!"

Cara said, "Got a better idea to fix things." Used her airbending to make Sokka put on the pants and then gave him wedgies.

Mikey laugh. "Good on Cara."

Aang said, "Don't worry, Sokka. Where we're going, you won't need any pants!"

He gives a pull on the reigns and Appa and swoops down in the sky, glowering. The scene shifts to an aerial view of a crescent-shaped island. The gang soon arrived at the beach. Snow-capped mountains are visible to the naked eye. Sokka said, "We just made a pit stop yesterday. Shouldn't we get a little more flying done before we camp out?"

Leo said, "He's right. At this rate we won't get to the North Pole until spring."

Aang shading his face and looking out over the water saying, "But Appa's tired already, aren't you boy? I said, aren't you boy?" Aang nudges Appa conspiratorially with his elbow. Appa yawns on cue, but is obviously not actually tired. Aang sticks his thumb in the big bison's direction.

Raph said, "Yeah, that was real convincing. Still, hard to argue with a ten ton magical monster."

Aang gasps excitedly and points out towards the water. "LOOK!" A giant koi fish jumps out of the water. "That's why we're here..." Aang strips down to his underwear. "... elephant koi. And I'm going to ride it. Katara, you've gotta watch me!" Aang dives into the water. A second later he leaps out again with a shocked expression on his face. "COLD!"

Cara yelled, "If you get sick I'm not taking care of you!"

The gang looks at each other wryly. Sokka makes the universal "he's crazy" signal by twirling his finger next to his head. Aang was swimming out into the bay. Aang dives under the water and catches hold of an elephant koi. The giant fish leaps out of the water with Aang riding on its back, his hands grasping the dorsal fin. The koi dives back into the water, carrying Aang with it. This time Katara was watching Aang. She has an excited and interested look on her face, clearly enjoying his current antics. The others were standing on shore and watching Aang. S Aang on the back of the elephant koi was laughing, and waves to Katara. Katara on shore was waving to Aang. "Woo!"

"Yeeaaaah! Woohoo!" Aang was laughing, ecstatic as he rides the giant koi fish. A couple of other fish follow behind, leaping in and out of the water. All the giant koi fish dive underwater. Momo was jumping up and down, watching Aang intently.

Katara said, "He looks pretty good out there."

Sokka asked, "Are you kidding? The fish is doing all the work."

Mikey said, "Man he's sure is lucky."

Katara turns to see look at Appa. "No, Appa! Don't eat that!" Katara hurries off as the others continue to watch Aang.

Aang was still riding the elephant koi. He grins broadly at Katara, who runs towards the trees. Aang was disappointed that she is no longer watching him. "Aww, man..."

But then his fun was cut short. Three elephant koi are visible swimming on the surface of the water. Two of the koi including the one Aang is riding veer off to the right. A shadow under the water is visible approaching the remaining elephant koi. Sokka yelled, "There's something in the water!"

Leo yelled, "Aang get out of there!"

The last koi fish trying to leap out of the water, but was being pulled under. Something was approaching Aang from behind. Momo was distressed, and was jumping up and down. Katara, hearing the commotion, runs up beside the others back on the beach. "What's wrong?"

Donnie said, "Aang's in trouble."

Cara yelled, "Aang! I'm not flying to get you!"

Katara screams. "Get out of there!"

Aang was still on the fish. He is watching the others on the shore. They are waving their arms and yelling to him. Sokka yelled, "Come back here!"

Raph yelled, "AANG!"

Katara yelled, "AANG!"

Mikey yelled, "DUDE YOU'RE GOING TO BE FISH FOOD!"

Cara yelled, "GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE RIGHT NOW!"

Aang waves back at the others, misinterpreting their frantic gestures. The koi fish he is riding bucks and sends Aang headlong into the bay. He comes up a second after going under and spurts water out of his mouth. He is breathing heavily and gasping for air as an enormous serrated fin rises ominously from the water behind him. Aang turns around slowly to see what's following close behind him. His eyes widen and he screams in panic. "Aaahhh!"

Aang leaps to the surface of the water and begins to run towards shore. The enormous fin turns and begins to chase him. He reaches the shore, running head first and full force into Sokka. Aang knocks Sokka off his feet and they both crash back towards the tree line. The fin turns and slowly heads back out to sea. Katara runs back to where Aang and Sokka are. Aang is putting his clothes back on while Sokka sits lumped up against the tree they skidded into. Leo said, "Wow. Never saw someone run on water before."

Katara asked, "What was that thing?"

Aang answered. "I don't know."

Cara pinched his ear again. "Do you want me to get my first grey hair at 16!"

Aang went to the ground. "Uncle, uncle."

Leo said, "Now I know what Master Splinter thinks when we pull off crazy stuff."

Mikey said, "Yeah but our punishments are worst then a pinched ear."

Donnie asked, "What do you think that monster was?"

Raph said, "Defiantly not a great white. That's for sure."

Sokka got up and wiped his hands together. "Well, let's not stick around and find out. Time to hit the road."

Four green clad warriors fall on Aang, Sokka, Katara, Cara, Leo, Mikey, Donnie, Raph and Momo from the trees. The first warrior grabs Sokka under his arms from behind. The second warrior pulls Katara's hood over her head. The third warrior grabs Aang by his shirt. The fourth warrior traps Momo in a small sack. And once they were caught they focus on the other 5. The gang, all bound and blindfolded being thrown to the ground at the feet of their captors. Four sets of green-robed legs are visible in a circle around them. "Oof!"

"Ugh!"

"Uhh..."

"Oof... Or we could stay a while..."

Cara said, "You and your big mouth."

Leo said, "Could've been worst."

Donnie said, "Don't jinx it Leo."

Mikey said, "Yeah that's my job."

Raph said, "Can argue with you there."

Soon enough everyone arrived at a small village. The village leader was Oyagi. He has long gray hair, with a high poofy ponytail on top of his head. The gang was tied to a pole "You have some explaining to do."

Suki said, "And if you don't answer all our questions, we're throwing you back in the water with the unagi."

Cara said, "Please no. It was bad enough the first time."

Sokka yelled, "Show yourselves cowards!" The gang's blindfolds were removed to reveal five young girls dressed in green. Their faces are painted white with red around their eyes, and they carry fans in their waistbands. The green clad girls and Oyagi are on the right. "Who are you? Where are the men who ambushed us?"

Suki stepped toward Sokka and shaking her fist at him. "There were no men. We ambushed you. Now tell us, who are you and what are you doing here?"

Sokka was laughing disbelief. "Wait a second, there's no way that a bunch of girls took us down."

Leo said, "Bad move Sokka."

Suki grabs him by the collar and shakes him. "A bunch of girls, huh? The unagi's gonna eat well tonight."

Donnie yelled, "No, don't hurt him!"

Katara said, "He didn't mean it. My brother is just an idiot sometimes."

Aang said, "It's my fault. I'm sorry we came here. I wanted to ride the elephant koi."

Cara said, "Even though I knew it was a bad idea."

Oyagi points at Aang accusingly. "How do we know you're not Fire Nation spies? Kyoshi-Shae stayed out of the war so far. And we intend to keep it that way!"

Aang and Cara's face was a mixture of surprise and interest. "This island is named for Kyoshi and Shae? I know Kyoshi!"

Cara said, "I also know Shae!"

Oyagi said, "Ha! How could you possibly know her? Avatar Kyoshi and Guardian Shae were born here four hundred years ago. She's been dead for centuries after her turtles left to fight a 5000 year old man and his statue generals."

Raph asked, "He made that up, right?"

Mikey said, "Guess they're lucky."

The pole the gang was tied to be the base Avatar Kyoshi and Guardian Shae's statue. They were dressed in the same green garments as the female warriors who captured Aang, Sokka, and Katara. Their face is painted white and there are two open fans in their hands and had turtle necklaces like the temple. Obviously they were identical twins. Aang said, "I know her because I'm the Avatar."

Cara said, "And I'm the Guardian."

Suki, the warriors, and Oyagi were shock and disbelief. Suki shook her fist at Aang. "That's impossible! The last Avatar/Guardian were an airbenders who disappeared a hundred years ago. And what about the new Warriors? We haven't seen them so they don't exist."

Aang yelled, "That's us! And as for the turtles they're here too."

Leo said, "Aang our hands are tied. It's not that easy to show them the truth."

Oyagi yelled, "Throw the imposter to the unagi!"

The female warriors assume a fighting stance. Each warrior has two open fans in her hands. The four warriors move menacingly toward the helpless group. Donnie said tersely, "Guys... do some airbending..."

Aang and Cara break their bonds and shoot themselves into the air. They back flip over the top of the statue. Then they float gracefully to the ground amidst the 'oohs' and 'aahs' of the gathered crowd, which now includes other members of the village. Suki and her warriors gaze in shock and amazement at Aang and Cara. Oyagi said, "It's true... you are the Avatar and the Guardian! What about the turtles?"

Cara said, "I got it." She unbounded her friends and the Warriors quickly got rid of their disguises and showed the villagers their true forms. "Here are the new turtles. I bet you already know their names." The 4 bow to them gracefully.

Aang, realizing that he now has an audience, pulls the marble out from under his shirt. "Now... check this out!" Grinning like a fool, he does the same trick he had tried to impress Katara with.

The villagers were cheering and jumping for joy. The villager toward the front right screams like a girl and gets so excited that he begins to foam at the mouth. He faints and falls forward creeping the turtles out. Donnie said, "This is more weird then the Utroms."

Raph asked, "You're just figuring that out now?"

Mikey said, "Even I think that was a little too much."

Soon enough a small girl running eagerly across a pier to a fisherman who is lifting his catch out of the water in a conical basket. "Did you hear the news? The Avatar, the Guardian, and the Warriors' on Kyoshi-Shae!"

The fisherman drops his basket of fish in shock and surprise. "HUH?" He quickly picks his basket up again.

Soon the fisherman hands his basket of fish to a merchant. Then to the merchant in front of his shop. The shop was along the water. The merchant is selling a fish to a man. Then the news arrived at the interior of Zuko's quarters. The customer who purchased the fish from the merchant turns out to be Zuko's cook. He is serving the cooked fish to Zuko and Iroh. He kneels down to place the dish on the table.

Zuko stood up and spook angrily. "The 6's on Kyoshi-Shae Island?" Zuko walks out of the room while speaking to Iroh. "Uncle, ready the rhinos. They're not getting away from me this time."

Iroh was sitting at the dinner table with the steaming hot plate of fish in front of him. He turns towards him and, pointing at the fish. "Are you going to finish that?"

Zuko walks angrily back to the dinner table and grabs the fish off of the table. "I was going to save it for later!" He storms off with his meal. Iroh crosses his arms in annoyance and pouts at not getting to eat the fish.

Back at the island, two villagers attending to the statue were fixing up the statue of Kyoshi and Shae. One was painting a fresh coat of color on the face and the other is scrubbing the dirt from the back. It was morning and there are only a few villagers on the main street. Everything is peaceful and quiet in the sunlight. Appa was lying on his side munching on fresh hay. Two villagers were caring for him. One villager scrubs his fur and another is buffing Appa's horns. Appa grunts happily and is clearly enjoying all the attention. In a fancy house behind Appa, the gang was seated in front of a long wooden table. The table is covered with eighteen different plates of food. A villager enters and places another plate on the table and exits. Aang throws his arms up in the air happily. "All right! Dessert for breakfast!" He begins stuffing his face and talking with his mouth full. "These people sure know how to treat a guest!"

Cara started to eat. "Not bad at all."

Then the turtles, back as their human form, saw pizzas with different toppings. "They know how to make pizza?" asked Leo.

Donnie said, "Don't know don't care I just want to eat."

Raph begins to eat. "Guess the turtles before us taught these guys how to cook it."

Mikey was teary-eyed. "This is heaven!"

They are seated in front of a large window, which is propped open to show the mountain in the background. Aang said, "Mmm...Katara you've got to try these!" Aang offers Katara a sweet.

Katara said, "Well, maybe just a bite..." She takes the candy from Aang as Momo seizes the opportunity and snatches another from his other hand.

Aang looked at Sokka. "Sokka, what's your problem? EAT!"

A very disgruntled Sokka sitting hunched and glowering in the corner of the room. "Not hungry."

Cara said, "But you're always hungry!"

Katara said, "He's just upset because a bunch of girls kicked his butt yesterday."

Sokka yelled, "They snuck up on me!"

Leo said smugly, "Right. And then they kicked your butt."

Sokka got up angrily. "Sneak attacks don't count!" He started pacing around the room, gesticulating wildly to the air. "Tie me up with ropes! I'll show them a thing or two. I'm not scared of any girls." He has paced around to the breakfast table and is ferociously grabbing sweets off it. He begins to lower his voice and talk to himself. "Who do they think they are anyway?" Sokka grunts and shoves a sweet into his mouth. He walks out of the room. "Mmm...this is tasty."

Donnie said, "He's just having a hissy fit. Raph normally has them all the time."

Raph said, "Normally I clobber you but I'm enjoying my food."

Mikey asked, "What's he so angry about? It's great here. They're giving us the royal treatment."

Katara said, "Hey, don't get too comfortable."

Cara said, "It's risky for us to stay in one place for very long."

Aang said, "I'm sure we'll be fine. Besides, did you see how happy I'm making this town?" Aang turns around to look out the window at the two villagers working on the statue. "They're even cleaning up that statue in our honor!"

Katara said, "Well, it's nice to see you excited about being the Avatar. I just hope it doesn't all go to your head."

Aang said, "Come on, you know me better than that. I'm just a simple monk."

Aang stands up and goes to the window. He looks down in surprise and confusion. The courtyard is full of little girls from the village, screaming and cheering at him. Aang's face breaks out in a large smile and he blushes. Katara, standing slightly behind him, crosses her arms, sticks her tongue out and makes a long, exasperated raspberry. Cara rolled her eyes. "And so it begins."

Soon enough on a bright red bridge over a small stream the quiet of the scene is interrupted as Cara runs back and forth over the bridge while being hotly pursued by the pack of young village boys. The group ends up splitting and coming at her from both sides of the bridge as she stands in the middle of it. Cara jumps high in the air and the groups merge together beneath her, waiting for her to come back down. Cara was flying in the air but then the air ran out and she falls into the arms of the crowd below.

After this "Meet the Beatles" type shenanigans, it as the turtle's turn. The 4 were standing up next to Koko, one of the young girls from the village. An artist puts up his paintbrush next to them as a reference for painting the scene. He lifts his paper to begin his ink painting, covering the spot where they were standing. "Painting the Warriors... that's easy enough..." He drops his parchment for another look and now there are two girls standing with them. "Oh... there's another one... I'll make an adjustment here, and..." When he drops his painting now, there are four girls standing around. "There's more...what..." Now when he views the scene it appears that every girl in the village has joined the group. The artist has a look of utter disbelief and irritation. The group was all crowd in close to the turtles and laugh while they has something of a horrified expression on their faces. After surveying the scene for a few seconds, the artist gets up from his stool and walks away. The girls collapse on top of the 4 into a laughing pile.

Meanwhile Aang was having the best time. Aang was doing push ups in front of six of the girls. Momo was sitting on his back. The girls are staring down at him in rapt admiration. Aang begins to do one-handed push-ups. Then, he puts both hands behind his back and uses his breath to push himself up off the ground. Katara walks past them carrying a basket, rolling her eyes.

In a small house nestled in evergreen trees Sokka approaches the house muttering to himself about "girls." He walks up to the door and looks inside. The fan warriors are drilling. He grins, puts up his hands, and enters the dojo. In a bit of an arrogant manner he says, "Sorry ladies! Didn't mean to interrupt your dance lesson." He stretches his arms and waist. "I was just looking for somewhere to get a little workout?" He bends over and grabs his knees with his hands.

Suki said, "Well, you're in the right place." Sokka continues to stretch in front of the female warriors. Suki then became sincerely. "Sorry about yesterday. I didn't know that you were friends with the Avatar, the Guardian, and the Warriors."

Flippantly Sokka said, "It's all right. I mean, normally I'd hold a grudge, but seeing as you guys are a bunch of girls, I'll make an exception." He rotates his shoulders.

Suki says with sarcasm. "I should hope so. A big strong man like you? We wouldn't stand a chance."

Sokka said, "True. But don't feel bad. After all, I'm the best warrior in my village."

Suki lean towards Sokka and smiled. "Wow! Best warrior, huh? In your whole village? Maybe you'd be kind enough to give us a little demonstration."

Sokka stuttered. "Oh... well... I mean... I..."

Suki turns to her warriors. "Come on, girls! Wouldn't you like him to show us some moves?"

The group of warriors were giggling and nodding affirmatively at Suki's suggestion. Sokka turns and walks towards her. "Well, if that's what you want, I'd be happy to. All right, you stand over there." He grasps her shoulders and pushes her back a little, but Suki doesn't move. He doesn't seem to notice or care. "This may be a little tough, but try to block me." Sokka throws a punch. Suki blocks it with a deft thrust of her fan to his shoulder. Her stance is disinterested and confident against Sokka's arrogance. "Heh heh... good. Of course, I was going easy on you."

Suki said, "Of course."

Sokka said, "Let's see if you can handle this!" Sokka lunges at Suki. She catches him under his leg and tosses backward toward the door. He lands on his butt. Sokka yells angrily, "That does it!"

Sokka gets up and lunges again at Suki. She grabs him by the arm, spins him around in circles, ties his arm to his foot with his own belt, and throws him to the floor. Standing over Sokka laughing Suki says, "Anything else you want to teach us?" Sokka's face flushes in humiliation as all the warriors laugh at him.

Later that day Aang and the cluster of girls were at the base of the statue staring up at it. "There they are, girls. Us in a past life."

"Ooohhh..."

Koko said, "You were pretty!"

Aang said, "Excuse me for a second, ladies."

Meanwhile Cara, that manage to get away from her fan boys, and Katara are in the market place filling a basket with vegetables. Aang approaches them and taps Katara on the shoulder. "Oh, good! Can you help me carry this back to the room? It's a little heavy."

Aang said, "Actually, I can't right now."

Cara asked, "What do you mean you can't?"

Aang said, "I promised the girls that I'd give them a ride on Appa. Why don't you come with us? It'll be fun!"

Katara continued to pick up vegetables. "Watching you show off for a bunch of girls does not sound like fun."

Aang said, "Well, neither does carrying your basket."

Katara said, "It's not my basket. These supplies are for our trip. I told you, we have to leave Kyoshi-Shae soon."

Cara said, "Aang I already manage to get the turtles in hiding from their fan-girls and me breaking 20 or so hearts so we can leave."

Aang said, "I don't want to leave Kyoshi-Shae yet. I can't put my finger on it, but there's something I really like about this place."

The group of girls who have been following him around all day giggled. "Oh great. He has discovered girls." said Cara sarcastically.

Koko stomped her foot in annoyance and putting her hands on her hips. "What's taking you so long, Aangy?"

Katara said flatly, "Aangy..."

Aang called back, "Just a second, Koko!"

Katara asked, "'Simple monk,' huh? I thought you promised me that this Avatar stuff wouldn't go to your head."

Aang said, "It didn't. You know what I think? You just don't want to come because you 2 are jealous."

Katara asked, "Jealous? Of what?"

Cara asked, "You do realized I didn't trim my thumb nail right?"

Aang said, "Jealous that we're having so much fun without you."

Katara ferociously put the vegetables into her basket. "That's ridiculous."

Aang said, "It is a little ridiculous, but I understand."

Katara looks angrily at Aang as they stand by the vegetable stand. She groans loudly, picks up the basket, and walks away from him. Aang watches her go as the giggling girls drag him off. Cara groans and walked back to the house where the turtles are hiding. They were on the floor exhausted. "Well it seems you 4 had fun."

Leo asked, "How did you handle this village?"

Cara said, "To be honest I sorta forgot about this place."

Donnie said, "Well judging on how much these people love us, I can see why."

Raph said, "But it's not all bad…except for the mouth foam guy. It's not all that bad."

Mikey said, "Yeah they even asked us how to fight."

Cara asked, "Are most of them fan-girls?"

Mikey said, "…Yes."

Meanwhile, Sokka was kicking a stone outside of the fan warrior's dojo. He then walks cautiously to the door. Suki and her warriors are training again, but stop when they see Sokka walk in. "Uh... hey, Suki."

Suki asked mockingly, "Hoping for another dance lesson?"

Sokka said, "No... I... well, let me explain."

Suki yelled, "Spit it out! What do you want?"

Sokka kneeled in humility. "I would be honored if you would teach me."

Suki asked, "Even if I'm a girl?"

Sokka said quietly, "I'm sorry if I insulted you earlier. I was wrong."

Suki said, "We normally don't teach outsiders, let alone boys."

Sokka said, "Please make an exception. I won't let you down."

Suki said, "All right. But you have to follow all of our traditions."

Sokka quickly said, "Of course!"

Suki said, "And I mean ALL of them."

Soon enough Sokka was in the full green dress and white face paint of the fan warriors. "Do I really have to wear this? It feels a little... girly."

Suki said, "It's a warrior's uniform. You should be proud. The silk threads symbolizes the brave blood that flows through our veins. The gold insignia represents the honor of the warrior's heart."

Sokka stood proudly. "Bravery and honor."

Then Donnie and Raph walked by the door to the dojo. They turn and ducks their head in smiling mischievously. Donnie said, "Hey Sokka!"

Raph said, "Nice dress!" The 2 barbs visibly crush Sokka's momentary pride. Suki is smiling at him and enjoying his discomfort.

Meanwhile Katara and Leo were practicing their waterbending in their room. A plume of water rises and falls from a small bowl in front of them. Aang enters the room and stands cockily in the doorway. "Guys, remember how the unagi almost got me yesterday?"

They answered, "Yeah."

Aang said, "Well, I'm gonna go ride it now. It's gonna be REAL dangerous."

Katara said, "Good for you."

Aang and Leo asked, "You're not going to stop me/him?"

Katara said, "Nope. Have fun."

Aang crossed his arms peevishly. "I will."

Katara said, "Great."

"I know it's great."

"I'm glad you know."

"I'm glad you're glad."

"Good!"

"Fine!"

Aang turns to storm angrily out of the room. He pauses at the door and turns his head back to look at Katara. She is still intent on her waterbending and does not look up at him. His face falls and he walks out the door. Katara lets the water fall back into the bowl, crosses her arms, and looks at the door through which Aang has just exited. Leo said, "Now I know what Mikey and Donnie feel like when me and Raph fight."

Katara asked, "How do you 2 patch things up."

Leo said, "It was around the time a bad guy nearly killed me that we stopped fighting…for the most part. Its just part of our nature. Though our fights are siblings not crushes."

Katara said, "I don't have a crush on Aang."

Leo smirked. "Sure you don't."

Back at the dojo, Suki and Sokka were circling each other with fans unfurled. Suki said, "You're not going to master it in one day. Even I'm not that good."

Sokka was slightly losing his balance. "I think I'm starting to get it."

Sokka continues to practice the moves, and at the end of the set he accidentally throws his fan out the door and into a tree. Suki looks out the door at the lost fan as snow falls from the branches above to bury it. "It's not about strength. Our technique is about using your opponents' force against them. Loosen up. Think of the fan as an extension of your arm." Suki assumes the battle stance. "Wait for an opening and then... " Suki lunges at Sokka and he parries the thrust, knocking her off her feet. She shows her surprise and embarrassment as she looks up from her spot on the floor. Sokka crossed his arms in a "so there" manner. Suki getting to her feet, flustered. "I fell on purpose to make you feel better!"

Sokka was laughing and pointing his finger at her. "I got you! Admit I got you!"

Suki laughs as she grabs Sokka's outstretched hand and bends it back painfully. "Okay, it was a lucky shot. Let's see if you can do it again. Suki lets Sokka's hand go and they assume battle positions. They begin to circle each other.

Back at the ocean, Aang was in the middle of the bay looking towards shore at his fan club. On closer inspection, all of the girls sitting on shore appear to be very bored. Koko asked, "What's taking so long?"

Aang yelled, "I'm sure it will be here any second!" He looks down at the water. "What about this?" Aang suspends and spins the marble between his two hands.

"Not that again. Boring."

Where's the unagi? It's getting late."

The girls begin to get up and leave. Aang was alone in the water as he shouts and waves to the girls. "Where're you going? Don't leave!"

"Sorry, Aang! Maybe next time."

As the last of the girls leaves, Katara and Cara walks onto the beach. "Katara, Cara! You came!"

Katara said, "We wanted to make sure you were safe."

Cara said, "You really had us worried."

Aang said, "Back there you acted like you didn't care."

Katara said, "We're sorry."

Aang said, "Me too. I did let all that attention go to my head. I was being a jerk."

Cara said, "Well, get out of the water before you catch a cold, you big jerk!"

Aang grinned widely as he begins to swim toward shore. "On my way!"

As Aang swims towards land, the unagi comes up behind him and catches him in its wake. As the unagi rises from the water, Aang is kneeling on a portion of its tail. The unagi raises its head and spews a powerful jet of water directly at Aang. He leaps up and grabs hold of one of the unagi's whiskers. The unagi shakes its head back and forth in an attempt to dislodge Aang. Inside the unagi's mouth Aang swings back and forth in front of the sharp fangs. Saliva drips from the unagi's teeth and it wets its lips with its tongue. Katara yelled, "Hang on, Aang!"

Cara yelled, "Punch at his weakest tooth!" Katara looked at her weird. "That's how I got my wisdom teeth out. One good hit in the cheek and there you go."

The unagi continues to shake its head and Aang is thrown into the water. He is unconscious as he comes to the surface. Both the unagi and the girls rush towards him. Katara reaches Aang first and takes him into her arms just as the unagi raises itself from the water. She pushes the water forcefully in front of her and propels both herself and Aang away from the unagi. The unagi dives into the water and the force of its dive sends Aang and Katara flying into a small cavern. Angrily, the unagi shoots water from its mouth and eventually sinks back into the bay. Luckily before the water hit the 2, Cara used her airbending to move the water away. Katara peers over the side of the opening and sees Prince Zuko's ship approaching the island. "Zuko!"

Cara saw the ship too. "Oh great Scarface is here." She got up. "I'm going to find the others. Will you be alright?"

Katara said, "Yeah." Then Cara got away to get Sokka and the turtles.

Zuko's ship lands. The prow is let down and Zuko rides out of the hull on the back of a war rhinoceros. Many men accompany him also on rhino mounts. "I want the Avatar, the Guardian, and the Warriors alive."

Katara hides Aang in the cave as Zuko and his army march towards Kyoshi. Aang is still unconscious. "Wake up, Aang!"

Katara moves her hands up Aang's chest and draws the water out of his lungs. Aang coughs and sputters. "Katara... don't ride the unagi. Not fun."

Katara said, "Your sister tried to warn you."

In the warrior's dojo, Suki and Sokka are sparring. He parries a thrust and they both smile. Suki said, Not bad.

Oyagi runs to the door of the dojo, breathless. "Firebenders have landed on our shores! Girls, come quickly!"

Sokka yelled, "Hey, I'm not a... oh, whatever!"

Zuko enters the town. The streets are deserted. "Come out! You can't hide from me forever!" He said to his men. "Find them."

Cara arrives at the house. "If you 4 are done laying around we got firebenders on our hands." The 4 quickly got up and ran out of there.

Zuko's army begins to search the town for his prize. The fan warriors attack Zuko's army. Suki heads directly for Zuko. As she is about to land on him, he turns his rhinoceros and she is swatted out of the air by its tail. As she hits the ground, Zuko aims a fire blast at her. Sokka steps in between Suki and the fire ball, deflecting it. Zuko, taken by surprise, falls off his rhinoceros. Sokka said, "I guess training's over." Suki, Sokka, and another warrior cautiously approach the prone Zuko.

Zuko spins around on his hands shooting fire bolts out of his feet at the approaching warriors. He knocks them all to the ground and pulls himself to his feet. Zuko leaps to the middle of the street. "Nice try! But these little girls can't save you."

Then he heard, "How about us?!" Just then the turtles, in their real form, arrived and laid waste of his army.

As they fight Leo said, "Hey guys! One of these guys might know who Zuko's boss is so don't know them all out." He punched one out.

Donnie said, "I don't think that'll be a problem Leo."

Then he heard another voice. 2 this time. "Hey! Over here!"

The 4 continued to fight and soon Mikey landed on his shell. "Hey Raph! Wheel of Fortune dude!"

Raph spin him around as Mikey used his bending and his weapon to knock them all out. But more came. "I guess they're not game show fans."

Mikey said, "And I thought everyone loved Vanna." The 2 laugh.

Zuko saw them. "Finally!"

The 3 fight each other, "High Noon" style. Zuko lets loose three consecutive fire balls from his hands. Aang dodges them and, using his staff as a helicopter, flies toward Zuko. Zuko shoots another blast of fire, which knocks Aang's staff out of his hands. Cara leaps away and picks up two discarded fans. Zuko runs full force at them. Aang and Cara uses the fans to throw an enormous gust of air at Zuko. The air knocks Zuko through the wall of a building. The 2 drops the fans and Aang picks up his staff. He throws it into the air and the 2 flies over the now burning town. They look behind him to see the statue of Avatar Kyoshi and Guardian Shae engulfed in flames. They land next to Katara, who is helping a small child inside. "Get inside."

Aang said, "Look what we brought to this place."

Katara said, "It's not your fault."

Cara said, "Yes, it is. These people got their town destroyed trying to protect us."

Katara said, "Then let's get out of here. Zuko will leave Kyoshi-Shae to follow us. I know it feels wrong to run, but I think it's the only way."

Aang said, "I'll call Appa."

Cara said, "I'll get the turtles."

Meanwhile a fan warrior was battling a firebender. She throws her fan directly at his face mask and knocks him unconscious. Sokka and Suki were crouching behind a house.

Suki said, "There's no time to say goodbye."

Sokka asked, "What about, "I'm sorry"?"

Suki asked, "For what?"

Sokka said, "I treated you like a girl when I should have treated you like a warrior."

Suki leans towards Sokka. "I am a warrior." She kisses him on the cheek. "But I'm a girl, too." Sokka touches his hand to his cheek, his eyes wide with surprise, and blushes. "Now get out of here! We'll hold them off."

Sokka runs up Appa's tail. Katara, Aang, Cara Leo, Donnie, Raph, Mikey and Momo are waiting for him. "Appa, yip yip!"

Appa grunts and flies out of the town. Zuko sees them leaving. "Back to the ship! Don't lose sight of them!"

Appa was flying away from the burning town. The gang were sitting in the saddle on Appa's back. Aang is sitting behind Appa's head with the reins in his hands. His head is hanging down; he is clearly upset. Katara leans forward to speak to him. "I know it's hard, but you did the right thing. Zuko would have destroyed the whole place if we had stayed. They're going to be okay, Aang."

Then Cara got an idea said, "Hey Aang. Remember the time on how I tamed a bull-cat?"

Aang got the same idea. Aang suddenly dives off of Appa's head into the bay, a determined expression on his face. Raph yelled, "What are you doing?! The gang watch in horror as Aang disappears under the water. A close up of the water's surface shows concentric rings Aang's dive has created. Several seconds go by before the unagi bursts out of the water, Aang riding on it. He has hold of both whiskers and forces the unagi's head towards the burning town of Kyoshi-Shae. Aang pulls back on the whiskers and the unagi spews water over the town. The stream continues long enough to put out the fires Zuko and his army had begun. Zuko and his now very wet army and then a close up of a very unhappy Zuko were defeated.

Aang sees that Kyoshi-Shae is out of danger and lets go of the unagi's whiskers. The unagi rears its head and Aang jumps into the air just as Appa swoops down. Appa catches Aang in his front paws and flies off. In the village, Oyagi looked at the departing travelers through a window. "Thank you."

Aang climbed into Appa's saddle. The gang was sitting, waiting for him. Aang was expecting a lecture from Katara. "I know, I know. That was stupid and dangerous."

Katara said, "Yes, it was." Katara hugs Aang. Aang's face lights up with joy and surprise.

Cara said, "Well that was fun."

Leo asked, "Planning to come back?"

Donnie said, "I would, if the villagers were more sane."

Raph said, "Double on that."

Mikey said, "I don't know what you guys are complaining about I had a great time." Everyone jumped on Mikey. The sun is setting. All is calm and quiet.