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The Siege of the North, Part 1

Katara: WATER...

EARTH...

FIRE...

AIR.

LONG AGO, THE 4 NATIONS LIVED TOGETHER IN HARMONY.

THEN, EVERYTHING CHANGED WHEN THE FIRE NATION ATTACKED.

ONLY THE AVATAR, MASTER OF ALL 4 ELEMENTS,

COULD STOP THEM.

BUT WHEN THE WORLD NEEDED HIM MOST,

HE VANISHED.

100 YEARS PASSED,

AND MY BROTHER AND I DISCOVERED THE NEW AVATAR--

AN AIRBENDER NAMED AANG.

AND ALTHOUGH HIS AIRBENDING SKILLS ARE GREAT,

HE HAS A LOT TO LEARN BEFORE HE'S READY TO SAVE ANYONE.

Aang: OOF.

Girl: BUT I BELIEVE AANG CAN SAVE THE WORLD.

THERE IT IS.

THE NORTHERN WATER TRIBE.

JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE DESTINED TO SAVE THE WORLD

DON'T EXPECT ANY SPECIAL TREATMENT.

MY FRIENDS AND I CAN'T WAIT TO START TRAINING WITH YOU.

I DO LIKE YOU... A LOT,

BUT WE CAN'T BE TOGETHER.

I'M ENGAGED.

STAY HIDDEN UNTIL WE GET TO THE NORTH POLE

AND AVATAR WILL BE YOURS.

MY FLEET IS READY.

SET A COURSE FOR THE NORTHERN WATER TRIBE.

WHOA!

NICE TRY, PUPIL SANGOK.

A COUPLE OF MORE YEARS,

AND YOU MIGHT BE READY TO FIGHT A SEA SPONGE.

WHOA!

WOULD ANYONE CARE FOR A REMATCH WITH KATARA?

[GROANING]

KATARA, YOU'VE ADVANCED MORE QUICKLY

THAN ANY STUDENT I'VE EVER TRAINED.

YOU HAVE PROVEN THAT WITH FIERCE DETERMINATION,

PASSION, AND HARD WORK,

YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING.

RAW TALENT ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH...

PUPIL AANG!

YES, MASTER PAKKU?

CARE TO STEP INTO THE SPARRING CIRCLE?

I FIGURE SINCE YOU'VE FOUND TIME

TO PLAY WITH HOUSE PETS,

YOU MUST HAVE ALREADY MASTERED WATERBENDING.

I WOULDN'T SAY MASTERED,

BUT CHECK THIS OUT!

Girl: SO, THEY DON'T HAVE PALACES IN THE SOUTHERN TRIBE?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

I GREW UP IN A BLOCK OF ICE--

IT'S NOT EXACTLY A CULTURAL HUB.

[GIGGLES]

SOKKA, THIS IS WRONG.

WHAT'S WRONG?

WE'RE TAKING A WALK!

I'M ENGAGED.

IT JUST FEELS...

I KNOW WHAT YOU NEED--

YOU NEED TO MEET MY GOOD FRIEND APPA.

WHO?

[GROWLING]

APPA AND I GO WAY BACK,

DON'T WE, BOY?

AAGH!

EASY!

DOWN, BOY!

NO, UP!

Yue: LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN

GIVING APPA ENOUGH ATTENTION.

[CHUCKLES]

SO, HOW DOES THIS WORK?

YOU HANGING ON TIGHT?

MM-HMM.

YIP, YIP.

OH, MY GOODNESS!

WOW!

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DO THIS EVERY DAY.

YEAH, WE PRETTY MUCH LIVE UP HERE.

IS IT ALWAYS THIS COLD IN THE SKY?

NOT WHEN YOU'RE WITH SOMEONE.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL UP HERE.

YEAH.

WHOO, YEAH!

[INHALES DEEPLY]

GOOD TIMES, GOOD TIMES.

HEY, LOOK.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

[GROWLS]

OH, NO.

[LAUGHING]

[COUGHS]

Sokka: SOOT.

Yue: WHAT?

I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE...

RIGHT BEFORE MY VILLAGE WAS ATTACKED.

IT'S SOOT MIXED WITH SNOW.

BUT WHY?

IT'S THE FIRE NATION.

THEY'VE CLOSED IN ON THE NORTH POLE.

AND FROM THE LOOKS OF THIS STUFF,

I'D SAY THERE'S A LOT OF THEM.

Man: THIS WILL TRULY BE

ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS, GENERAL IROH.

JUST THINK: CENTURIES FROM NOW,

PEOPLE WILL STUDY THE GREAT ADMIRAL ZHAO,

WHO DESTROYED THE LAST

OF THE WATER TRIBE CIVILIZATION.

YOU'RE LUCKY YOU'RE HERE TO SEE IT.

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, ADMIRAL.

HISTORY IS NOT ALWAYS KIND TO ITS SUBJECTS.

I SUPPOSE YOU SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE.

BUT, REST ASSURED,

THIS WILL BE NOTHING LIKE

YOUR LEGENDARY FAILURE AT BA SENG SE.

I HOPE NOT, FOR YOUR SAKE.

TELL THE CAPTAINS TO PREPARE

FOR FIRST STRIKE.

WE'LL BE LANDING SOON.

DO YOU HAVE A PLAN?

I'M WORKING ON IT, UNCLE.

[DRUM POUNDING]

WHAT'S WRONG? WE HAVE TO GO!

NO, SOKKA...

WAIT.

I CAN'T SEE YOU ANYMORE--

NOT AT ALL.

WHAT? WE'RE JUST FRIENDS.

I WISH WE COULD JUST BE FRIENDS...

BUT I LIKE YOU TOO MUCH,

AND IT'S TOO CONFUSING TO BE AROUND YOU.

I'M MARRYING SOMEONE ELSE.

YOU DON'T LOVE HIM, DO YOU?

YOU DON'T EVEN SEEM TO LIKE HIM.

BUT I DO LOVE MY PEOPLE.

YOU'RE NOT MARRYING THEM!

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I HAVE DUTIES TO MY FATHER,

TO MY TRIBE.

I HAVE TO DO THIS.

GOOD-BYE.

THE DAY WE HAVE FEARED FOR SO LONG HAS ARRIVED--

THE FIRE NATION IS ON OUR DOORSTEP.

IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS

I CALL MY FAMILY HERE BEFORE ME,

KNOWING WELL THAT SOME OF THESE FACES

ARE ABOUT TO VANISH FROM OUR TRIBE...

THEY WILL NEVER VANISH FROM OUR HEARTS.

NOW, AS WE APPROACH THE BATTLE FOR OUR EXISTENCE,

I CALL UPON THE GREAT SPIRITS...

SPIRIT OF THE OCEAN,

SPIRIT OF THE MOON, BE WITH US!

I'M GOING TO NEED VOLUNTEERS

FOR A DANGEROUS MISSION...

COUNT ME IN.

SOKKA...

BE WARNED:

MANY OF YOU WILL NOT RETURN.

COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE MY MARK

IF YOU ACCEPT THE TASK.

THE STILLNESS BEFORE BATTLE IS UNBEARABLE.

SUCH A QUIET DREAD.

I WASN'T THERE WHEN THE FIRE NATION

ATTACKED MY PEOPLE.

I'M GONNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS TIME.

[SCREAMING]

[SNARLS]

YIP, YIP!

KATARA!

[YELLS]

[GRUNTS]

I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE, BOY.

APPA!

THANKS FOR THE RESCUE, BUDDY.

YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.

MEN, YOU'LL BE INFILTRATING THE FIRE NATION NAVY.

THAT MEANS YOU'LL ALL NEED ONE OF THESE UNIFORMS...

[LAUGHTER]

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

FIRE NAVY UNIFORMS DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT.

OF COURSE THEY DO.

THESE ARE REAL UNIFORMS

CAPTURED FROM ACTUAL FIRE NAVY SOLDIERS.

WHEN, LIKE, 100 YEARS AGO?

85.

THE FIRE NATION DOESN'T WEAR SHOULDER SPIKES ANYMORE.

THE NEWER UNIFORMS ARE MORE STREAMLINED.

HOW DO WE KNOW WE CAN TRUST THIS GUY?

SUCH BOLD TALK FOR A NEW RECRUIT.

SOKKA IS FROM OUR SISTER TRIBE, HAHN.

HE IS A CAPABLE WARRIOR, AND I VALUE HIS INPUT.

NOW, OUR FIRST OBJECTIVE IS TO DETERMINE

THE IDENTITY OF THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER.

HIS NAME IS ZHAO.

MIDDLE-AGED, BIG SIDEBURNS,

BIGGER TEMPER...

SOKKA, I WANT YOU TO TELL

EVERYTHING YOU KNOW TO HAHN--

HE'S LEADING THIS MISSION.

HAHN, SHOW SOKKA YOUR RESPECT.

I EXPECT NOTHING LESS

FROM MY FUTURE SON-IN-LAW.

PRINCESS YUE'S MARRYING YOU?

YEAH. WHAT OF IT?

NOTHING.

CONGRATULATIONS.

STOP THOSE FIREBALLS!

IT'S ALMOST TWILIGHT, ADMIRAL.

AS YOUR MILITARY CONSULTANT,

I MUST ADVISE YOU TO HALT YOUR ATTACK.

THE WATERBENDERS DRAW THEIR POWER FROM THE MOON,

AND IT IS NEARLY FULL TONIGHT.

YOU SHOULD WAIT

AND RESUME THE ATTACK AT DAYBREAK.

OH, I AM WELL AWARE OF THE MOON PROBLEM.

AND I'M WORKING ON A SOLUTION.

BUT FOR NOW, DAYBREAK IT IS.

Yue: THEY'VE STOPPED FIRING.

AANG!

I CAN'T DO IT.

I CAN'T DO IT...

Katara: WHAT HAPPENED?!

I MUST HAVE TAKEN OUT A DOZEN FIRE NAVY SHIPS,

BUT THERE'S JUST TOO MANY OF THEM.

I CAN'T FIGHT THEM ALL!

BUT YOU HAVE TO.

YOU'RE THE AVATAR.

I'M JUST ONE KID.

IF YOU ARE FISHING FOR AN OCTOPUS, MY NEPHEW,

YOU NEED A TIGHTLY WOVEN NET,

OR HE WILL SQUEEZE THROUGH

THE TINIEST HOLE AND ESCAPE.

I DON'T NEED YOUR WISDOM RIGHT NOW, UNCLE.

I'M SORRY, I JUST NAG YOU BECAUSE...

WELL, EVER SINCE I LOST MY SON...

UNCLE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT.

I THINK OF YOU AS MY OWN.

I KNOW, UNCLE.

WE'LL MEET AGAIN...

AFTER I HAVE THE AVATAR.

REMEMBER YOUR BREATH OF FIRE--

IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE OUT THERE.

I WILL.

AND PUT YOUR HOOD UP--

KEEP YOUR EARS WARM.

I'LL BE FINE!

LET ME TELL YOU, SOKKA,

I'VE COURTED A LOT OF GIRLS,

BUT YUE IS THE FINEST...

AND SHE COMES WITH THE MOST PERKS.

PERKS?!

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

I MEAN--

YUE'S NICE AND EVERYTHING,

BUT THE POINTS I'LL GAIN WITH THE CHIEF AREN'T BAD EITHER.

PRINCESS YUE IS WASTED

ON A SELF-ABSORBED WEASEL LIKE YOU!

WHOA, HANG ON!

WHAT DO YOU CARE?

YOU'RE JUST A SIMPLE RUBE FROM THE SOUTHERN TRIBE.

WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW OF THE POLITICAL COMPLEXITIES OF OUR LIFE?

NO OFFENSE.

[SCREAMS]

YOU'RE JUST A JERK WITHOUT A SOUL!

NO OFFENSE!

THAT'S ENOUGH!

SOKKA, YOU'RE OFF THE MISSION.

ALL RIGHT, FALL IN, MEN!

EVERYBODY LISTEN TO WHAT I SAY,

AND WE'LL TAKE OUT THIS ADMIRAL CHO IN NO TIME!

IT'S ADMIRAL ZHAO!

[ANIMALS CALLING]

WHERE ARE THEY GOING?

THEY'RE COMING UP FOR AIR SOMEWHERE.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

Yue: THE LEGENDS SAY THE MOON

WAS THE FIRST WATERBENDER.

OUR ANCESTORS SAW HOW IT PUSHED

AND PULLED THE TIDES,

AND LEARNED HOW TO DO IT THEMSELVES.

Katara: I'VE ALWAYS NOTICED MY WATERBENDING

IS STRONGER AT NIGHT.

OUR STRENGTH COMES FROM THE SPIRIT OF THE MOON,

OUR LIFE COMES FROM THE SPIRIT OF THE OCEAN.

THEY WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP BALANCE.

THE SPIRITS--

MAYBE I CAN FIND THEM AND GET THEIR HELP.

HOW CAN YOU DO THAT?

THE AVATAR IS THE BRIDGE

BETWEEN OUR WORLD AND THE SPIRIT WORLD.

AANG CAN TALK TO THEM!

MAYBE THEY'LL GIVE YOU THE WISDOM

TO WIN THIS BATTLE.

OR MAYBE THEY'LL UNLEASH

A CRAZY-AMAZING SPIRIT ATTACK ON THE FIRE NATION!

OR WISDOM, THAT'S GOOD, TOO.

THE ONLY PROBLEM IS,

THE LAST TIME YOU GOT TO THE SPIRIT WORLD BY ACCIDENT.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET THERE THIS TIME?

I HAVE AN IDEA.

FOLLOW ME.

SO, IS THIS THE WAY TO THE SPIRIT WORLD?

HA HA HA. NO.

YOU'LL HAVE TO GET THERE ON YOUR OWN.

BUT I CAN TAKE YOU

TO THE MOST SPIRITUAL PLACE IN THE ENTIRE NORTH POLE.

[GASPS]

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D MISS GRASS THIS MUCH!

IT'S SO WARM HERE! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

IT'S THE CENTER

OF ALL SPIRITUAL ENERGY IN OUR LAND.

YOU'RE RIGHT, YUE.

I CAN FEEL...

SOMETHING.

IT'S SO...

TRANQUIL.

[ANIMALS CALLING]

[SHUDDERING]

BE QUIET!

[LOWING STOPS]

[LOWING]

Chief: IS SOMETHING WRONG, SOKKA?

OH, NO.

HAHN'S OUT THERE ON THE TOP-SECRET MISSION,

WHILE I'M HERE SHARPENING MY BOOMERANG.

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

LISTEN TO ME.

I TOOK YOU OFF THE MISSION FOR SELFISH REASONS--

I HAVE A SPECIAL TASK IN MIND FOR YOU.

WHAT, YOU WANT ME TO SCRUB THE BARRACKS?

I WANT YOU

TO GUARD MY DAUGHTER-- PRINCESS YUE.

OH. SURE.

THAT SHOULDN'T BE TOO HARD.

[GASPING]

[GASPING]

Yue, whispering: Why is he sitting like that?

He's meditating-- trying to cross over into the spirit world.

It takes all his concentration.

Is there any way we can help?

Aang: HOW ABOUT SOME QUIET?!

COME ON, GUYS,

I CAN HEAR EVERY WORD YOU'RE SAYING.

IS HE OK?

HE'S CROSSING INTO THE SPIRIT WORLD.

HE'LL BE FINE AS LONG AS WE DON'T MOVE HIS BODY.

THAT'S HIS WAY BACK TO THE PHYSICAL WORLD.

MAYBE WE SHOULD GET SOME HELP?

NO. HE'S MY FRIEND.

I'M PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF PROTECTING HIM.

Zuko: WELL, AREN'T YOU A BIG GIRL NOW?

NO...

YES.

HAND HIM OVER AND I WON'T HAVE TO HURT YOU.

HYAH!

I SEE YOU'VE LEARNED A NEW TRICK.

BUT I DIDN'T COME THIS FAR TO LOSE TO YOU.

YOU LITTLE PEASANT.

YOU'VE FOUND A MASTER, HAVEN'T YOU?

HYAH!

HYAH! HYAH...

AAH! UH!

HYAH! HYAH...

IT'S DAYBREAK AT LAST.

LET'S WRITE HISTORY.

YOU RISE WITH THE MOON, I RISE WITH THE SUN.

[ALL YELLING]

THE WATER TRIBE CAN TRY TO RESIST THE INEVITABLE,

BUT THEIR CITY WILL FALL TODAY.

[GASPS]

AANG?!

WHAT HAPPENED?! WHERE'S ZUKO?!

HE TOOK AANG...

HE TOOK HIM RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER ME.

Sokka: WHERE DID THEY GO?

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