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The Revelation

- EARTH...

FIRE...

AIR...

WATER.

ONLY THE AVATAR CAN MASTER ALL FOUR ELEMENTS,

AND BRING BALANCE TO THE WORLD.

[dramatic music]

- A CHANCE ENCOUNTER TURNS KORRA

FROM PRO BENDING SPECTATOR TO PRO BENDING STAR,

WITH HER NEW TEAMMATES, MAKO AND BOLIN,

THE FIRE FERRETS EARN A PLACE

IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

BUT MEANWHILE, AN ANTI-BENDING REVOLUTION BREWS

IN REPUBLIC CITY.

WHO ARE THE EQUALISTS, AND WHAT NEFARIOUS PLAN

DOES THE MYSTERIOUS MAN BEHIND THE MASK

HAVE IN STORE FOR OUR HERO?

[tranquil music]

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- WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA WITH MAKING ME TRAIN

THIS EARLY IN THE MORNING?

THE MORNING IS EVIL.

- WE'RE THE ROOKIES,

SO WE GET THE WORST TIME SLOT IN THE GYM.

- AND YOU'RE THE ROOKIEST OF US ALL.

WE GOTTA GET YOU UP TO SPEED

IF WE WANT TO SURVIVE IN THE TOURNAMENT.

DEAL WITH IT.

- YOU DEAL WITH IT.

- OOH!

UGH.

- THERE ARE MY LITTLE HARDWORKING STREET URCHINS.

[Pabu squeaks]

IT'S AN HONOR TO FINALLY MEET YOU, AVATAR.

- AND YOU ARE?

- BUTAKHA.

I RUN THIS WHOLE PRO BENDING SHEBANG.

HERE'S YOUR WINNINGS FROM THE LAST MATCH.

AH, AH, AH.

BUT NOT SO FAST.

FIRST, YOU OWE ME FOR THE AVATAR'S NEW GEAR,

GYM AND EQUIPMENT RENTALS FOR LAST MONTH,

RENT ON YOUR APARTMENT,

AND A PERSONAL LOAN FOR GROCERIES.

- WHAT? I'M A GROWING BOY.

- OH, AND ONE MORE SMALL ITEM OF BUSINESS.

THE FIRE FERRETS NEED TO ANTE UP 30,000 YUANS

FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP POT.

- 30,000 YUANS?

- SORRY, KIDS.

YOU'VE GOT TILL THE END OF THE WEEK

TO COME UP WITH THE DOUGH, OR ELSE YOU'RE OUT

OF THE TOURNAMENT.

- YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE

A SECRET AVATAR BANK ACCOUNT OVERFLOWING WITH GOLD,

WOULD YOU?

- I GOT NOTHING.

I'VE NEVER REALLY NEEDED MONEY.

I'VE ALWAYS HAD PEOPLE TAKING CARE OF ME.

- THEN I WOULDN'T SAY YOU HAD NOTHING.

- SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN--

- NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT, IT'S JUST...

EVER SINCE WE LOST OUR PARENTS,

WE'VE BEEN ON OUR OWN.

- I'M SO SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW.

- SO ANYWAY...

HOW ARE WE GOING TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY?

- OOH, OOH, I GOT IT, I GOT IT.

I'VE BEEN TRAINING PABU TO DO CIRCUS TRICKS.

NOW PEOPLE WOULD PAY GOOD MONEY TO SEE THAT.

- COME ON, BOLIN.

WE NEED SERIOUS IDEAS.

- I WAS SERIOUS.

- DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.

I ALWAYS DO.

- COME ONE, COME ALL.

SEE PABU, THE FANTASTIC FIRE FERRET,

AS HE CROSSES THE LADDER OF PERIL...

[gasps] UPSIDE DOWN.

[Pabu licks noisily]

PSST, PSST.

[Pabu chitters]

BIG FINISH, BUDDY.

STICK THE LANDING.

TA-DAH!

THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

YOU ARE TOO KIND. SERIOUSLY, TOO KIND.

YOU CAN COME BACK HERE AND PUT MONEY RIGHT IN THIS--

[coin rattles] OKAY. THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE.

1 YUAN DOWN, 29,999 TO GO.

[engine revs and stops]

- HEY, BOLIN. IS THAT YOU?

- OH, HEY, THERE, "SHADY" SHIN.

- HEARD YOU'RE A BIG TIME PRO BENDING PLAYER NOW.

NOT BAD.

- UH, THANKS.

- SO LISTEN, I GOT AN OFFER FOR YOU.

"LIGHTNING BOLT" ZOLT IS LOOKING TO HIRE SOME EXTRA MUSCLE.

- UH, I DON'T KNOW, SHIN.

MAKO TOLD ME TO STAY AWAY FROM THE TRIPLE THREATS.

- [scoffs] YOUR BROTHER AIN'T THE BOSS OF YOU.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE SECURITY WORK.

NOTHING CROOKED.

- [excitedly gasps]

- YOU GAME?

[energy crackling]

[whistle blows]

- [sighs]

BO, I'M BACK.

PICKED UP YOUR FAVORITE DUMPLINGS.

[sighs]

HEY, I FOUND SOME WORK DOWN AT THE POWER PLANT.

IT'S SOME DECENT MONEY.

BOLIN?

YOU HERE, BRO?

[zither music]

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HUH, I BET THE LITTLE LOVE BIRD IS MAKING A HOUSE CALL.

[wind rustling]

- GOOD, LIGHT ON YOUR FEET.

OOH, HE'S CUTE.

KORRA, IS THAT THE HANDSOME FIREBENDER BOY

THAT DRIVES YOU CRAZY?

- DOES HE DRIVE YOU CRAZY IN A BAD WAY,

OR DOES HE DRIVE YOU CRAZY, LIKE YOU LIKE HIM?

[ground thuds]

- [clears throat]

[girls giggling] OH, HEY, MAKO.

- YOU SEEN BOLIN?

- NICE TO SEE YOU TOO.

AND NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE PRACTICE.

THINK SOMETHING'S WRONG?

- I DON'T KNOW.

BOLIN HAS A KNACK FOR GETTING INTO STUPID SITUATIONS.

[sighs] SEE YOU LATER.

- WAIT.

I COULD, UH, HELP YOU LOOK FOR HIM.

- NAH, I GOT IT.

- HEY, COOL GUY, LET ME HELP YOU.

WE CAN TAKE NAGA. - WHO'S NAGA?

- MY BEST FRIEND, AND A GREAT TRACKER.

- YOUR BEST FRIEND IS A...POLAR BEAR DOG.

SOMEHOW THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

- I'LL TAKE THAT AS A COMPLIMENT, CITY BOY.

- WELL, THIS IS HIS USUAL HANGOUT.

[children laughing] - YAY.

- WHOA.

- YOU GUYS SEE MY BROTHER AROUND HERE TODAY?

- PERHAPS.

MY MEMORY'S A LITTLE...FOGGY.

MAYBE YOU CAN HELP CLEAR IT UP.

- YOU'RE GOOD, SKOOCHY. A REAL PRO.

- YEAH, I'VE SEEN HIM. - WHEN?

- ABOUT NOON. - WHAT WAS HE DOING?

- HE WAS PERFORMING SOME KIND OF MONKEY-RAT CIRCUS.

AND THEN...

- AND THEN WHAT? WHY'D HE LEAVE?

- "SHADY" SHIN SHOWED UP AND FLASHED SOME SERIOUS CASH.

BO TOOK OFF WITH HIM IN HIS HOT ROD.

THE TRIPLE THREATS, THE RED MONSOONS,

THE AGNI KAIS...

ALL THE TRIADS ARE MUSCLING UP FOR SOMETHING REAL BIG.

NOW THAT'S ALL YOU'RE GETTING OUT OF ME.

- WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT?

- SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A TURF WAR BREWING,

AND BOLIN'S ABOUT TO GET CAUGHT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

- SO WHERE ARE WE HEADED?

- THE TRIPLE THREAT TRIAD'S HEADQUARTERS.

HOPEFULLY BOLIN'S THERE AND NOTHING'S GONE DOWN YET.

- TRIPLE THREAT TRIAD?

I BEAT UP SOME OF THOSE YAHOOS WHEN I GOT INTO TOWN.

WHY WOULD BOLIN GET TANGLED UP WITH--

[Naga growls]

WHOA, NAGA.

[Pabu squeaks]

- THAT'S PABU.

[Naga barks] - NO, NAGA.

PABU'S A FRIEND, NOT A SNACK.

[Pabu chitters]

- WE GOTTA HURRY.

SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT.

THERE ARE USUALLY THUGS POSTED OUT FRONT.

WE BETTER BE CAUTIOUS.

[loud crash]

BOLIN? YOU IN HERE?

[engine revs]

[motorcycles rev]

- [muffled grunting]

- BOLIN!

[wheels screech]

[both coughing]

- NAGA, COME!

[Naga panting]

[dramatic music]

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[pavement rumbling]

[motorcycle revs]

[ropes whirl]

- [gasps]

- [groans]

- OHH.

- [grunting]

[groaning]

- [groaning]

- [groaning]

- OOH... - UH...

[Naga growling]

[ropes swishing]

[growling]

[roaring]

[Pabu squeaking]

[engine reving]

[grunts]

UGH! I CAN'T BEND.

[grunts] I CAN'T BEND!

- CALM DOWN, IT'LL WEAR OFF.

THOSE GUYS WERE CHI-BLOCKERS.

THEY'RE AMON'S HENCHMEN.

- AMON? THAT ANTI-BENDING GUY WITH THE MASK?

- YEAH, HE'S THE LEADER OF THE EQUALISTS.

- WHAT DO THEY WANT WITH THE TRIPLE THREATS?

- WHATEVER IT IS, IT CAN'T BE GOOD.

I CAN'T BELIEVE BOLIN GOT HIMSELF INTO THIS MESS.

- MAKO, WE ARE GOING TO SAVE YOUR BROTHER.

I PROMISE YOU THAT.

[melancholy music]

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[Naga panting]

WE'VE BEEN OUT ALL NIGHT.

NO SIGN OF HIM.

- WE'VE GOTTA KEEP LOOKING. BUT WHERE?

- [gasps] I HAVE AN IDEA.

THE FIRST DAY I GOT INTO TOWN,

I RAN INTO AN EQUALIST PROTESTER OVER THERE.

- AND YOU THINK THEY'LL KNOW WHERE BOLIN IS?

- IT'S OUR ONLY LEAD RIGHT NOW.

[dispirited music]

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SO, WHY IS BOLIN RUNNING AROUND

WITH THE TRIPLE THREAT TRIAD, ANYWAY?

- WELL, WE--WE USED TO DO SOME WORK FOR THEM BACK IN THE DAY.

- WHAT?

ARE YOU SOME KIND OF CRIMINAL?

- NO.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I JUST RAN NUMBERS FOR THEM AND STUFF.

WE WERE ORPHANS OUT ON THE STREET.

I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO TO SURVIVE

AND PROTECT MY LITTLE BROTHER.

- I'M SORRY.

IT MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY HARD.

CAN I ASK WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR PARENTS?

- [sighs]

THEY WERE MUGGED BY A FIREBENDER.

HE CUT THEM DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

I WAS EIGHT.

- MAKO...

- BOLIN'S THE ONLY FAMILY I HAVE LEFT.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO HIM...

- [over loudspeaker] EQUALITY NOW!

EQUALITY NOW! WE WANT EQUALITY NOW!

- HMM... AHH!

[stammers and clears throat]

- NON-BENDERS OF REPUBLIC CITY.

- THAT'S THE GUY.

- AMON CALLS YOU TO ACTION.

TAKE BACK YOUR CITY.

IT'S TIME FOR THE-- [gasps]

IT'S YOU AGAIN.

YOU CANNOT SILENCE ME, AVATAR.

[yelps]

- SHUT YOUR YAPPER AND LISTEN UP.

MY FRIEND GOT KIDNAPPED BY SOME CHI-BLOCKERS.

WHERE'D THEY TAKE HIM?

- I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

- OH, I THINK YOU DO.

[ground thuds]

- WHOA-- - [groans]

- "WITNESS THE REVELATION TONIGHT, 9:00."

WHAT'S THIS REVELATION?

- NOTHING THAT CONCERNS THE LIKES OF YOU TWO.

[shrieks]

- YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT CONCERNS US.

SPILL IT.

- NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE REVELATION IS.

AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FRIEND.

BUT IF HE'S A BENDER, THEN MY BET IS

HE'S GETTING WHAT'S COMING TO HIM.

- WHERE'S IT HAPPENING?

[whistle blowing]

- HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE?

- THE AVATAR'S OPPRESSING US. HELP!

- LET'S SCRAM.

WHY DIDN'T THE EQUALISTS PUT A LOCATION ON THESE?

- PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT JUST ANYONE

WALTZING INTO THEIR BIG REVELATION.

WHATEVER THAT IS.

I BET THE INFORMATION IS HIDDEN ON HERE SOMEHOW.

LOOK AT THE BACKS.

THERE'S FOUR DIFFERENT IMAGES.

- SO IT'S A PUZZLE?

- YEAH...OF A MAP.

BINGO.

THAT MUST BE WHERE IT'S GOING DOWN.

- THIS IS THE PLACE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- WE'LL ATTRACT LESS ATTENTION THIS WAY.

- THIS IS PRIVATE EVENT.

NO ONE GETS IN WITHOUT AN INVITATION.

- UH, INVITATION?

- YOU MEAN THIS?

- THE REVELATION IS UPON US, MY BROTHER AND SISTER.

[tense music]

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- I KNEW A LOT OF PEOPLE HATED BENDERS,

BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY IN ONE PLACE.

KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR BOLIN.

- PLEASE WELCOME YOUR HERO, YOUR SAVIOR,

AMON!

[cheers and applause]

[sinister music]

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- MY QUEST FOR EQUALITY BEGAN MANY YEARS AGO.

WHEN I WAS A BOY, MY FAMILY AND I LIVED

ON A SMALL FARM.

WE WEREN'T RICH, AND NONE OF US WERE BENDERS.

THIS MADE US VERY EASY TARGETS FOR THE FIREBENDER

WHO EXTORTED MY FATHER.

ONE DAY, MY FATHER CONFRONTED THIS MAN,

BUT WHEN HE DID...

THAT FIREBENDER TOOK MY FAMILY FROM ME...

THEN HE TOOK MY FACE.

[crowd gasps]

I'VE BEEN FORCED TO HIDE BEHIND A MASK EVER SINCE.

AS YOU KNOW,

THE AVATAR HAS RECENTLY ARRIVED IN REPUBLIC CITY.

[crowd boos loudly]

AND IF SHE WERE HERE,

SHE WOULD TELL YOU THAT BENDING BRINGS BALANCE

TO THE WORLD, BUT SHE IS WRONG.

THE ONLY THING BENDING HAS BROUGHT TO THE WORLD

IS SUFFERING.

IT HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF EVERY WAR IN EVERY ERA,

BUT THAT IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.

I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WONDERING, "WHAT IS THE REVELATION?"

YOU ARE ABOUT TO GET YOUR ANSWER.

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME,

THE SPIRITS HAVE ACTED AS GUARDIANS OF OUR WORLD,

AND THEY HAVE SPOKEN TO ME.

THEY SAY THE AVATAR HAS FAILED HUMANITY,

THAT IS WHY THE SPIRITS HAVE CHOSEN ME

TO USHER IN A NEW ERA OF BALANCE.

THEY HAVE GRANTED ME A POWER

THAT WILL MAKE EQUALITY A REALITY--

THE POWER TO TAKE A PERSON'S BENDING AWAY...

PERMANENTLY.

- THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

THERE'S NO WAY.

- THIS GUY IS INSANE.

- NOW FOR A DEMONSTRATION.

PLEASE WELCOME "LIGHTNING BOLT" ZOLT,

LEADER OF THE TRIPLE THREAT TRIAD,

AND ONE OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS

IN REPUBLIC CITY.

[crowd boos]

- AH, BOO YOURSELF.

- THERE'S BOLIN.

- WAIT. WE CAN'T FIGHT THEM ALL.

WE NEED TO BE SMART ABOUT THIS.

- THEN COME UP WITH A GAME PLAN,

TEAM CAPTAIN.

- ZOLT HAS AMASSED A FORTUNE

BY EXTORTING AND ABUSING NON-BENDERS,

BUT HIS REIGN OF TERROR IS ABOUT TO COME TO AN END.

NOW, IN THE INTEREST OF FAIRNESS,

I WILL GIVE ZOLT THE CHANCE TO FIGHT TO KEEP HIS BENDING.

- YOU'RE GOING TO REGRET DOING THAT, PAL.

[fire ball explodes]

[electricity crackles]

[loud explosions]

[gasps]

[groans]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[groans]

[grunts]

[audience murmurs in awe]

WHAT--WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?

- YOUR FIREBENDING IS GONE... FOREVER.

[audience gasps]

THE ERA OF BENDING IS OVER.

A NEW ERA OF EQUALITY HAS BEGUN!

[cheers and applause]

- HMM? HEY.

OH...

HUH...NO, UGH!

- ANY IDEAS YET?

- I THINK SO. SEE THOSE MACHINES?

THEY'RE POWERED BY WATER AND STEAM.

IF YOU CREATE SOME COVER, I CAN GRAB BOLIN

WITHOUT ANYONE SEEING.

THEN WE DUCK OUT OF HERE.

- WORKS FOR ME.

MAKO, GOOD LUCK.

- YOU TOO.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

[wheel creaks]

- [grunts]

NO, IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

- HEY, YOU.

♪ ♪

- [groaning]

[cheers and applause] - [gasps]

- IS THERE A PROBLEM, MY BROTHER?

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK HERE?

- UH, LOOKING FOR THE BATHROOM?

[clicks tool]

- [grunting]

[pipe clangs]

- COME ON.

[pipes clang]

- [gasps] WHOA--WHOA--

[groans]

- THANKS. THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH.

- OOH. [gasps]

[whimpering]

[groans]

[audience cheers]

UH, HELLO. AMON, SIR.

I THINK THERE'S BEEN A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING.

[air whooshing]

[loud explosion]

[audience screaming]

- [gasps] UGH--

- [screams]

- BOLIN, YOU ALL RIGHT?

- YES, MAKO! I LOVE YOU.

[door slams open]

[electricity zapping]

[both screaming]

[groaning]

[electricity crackles]

- [groaning]

- UGH!

YAH!

[groaning]

[screaming]

- [grunts]

[electricity crackles]

[groans]

[screaming]

- YOU BENDERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND

THERE'S NO PLACE IN THE WORLD FOR YOU ANYMORE.

[pavement loudly cracks]

[groans]

[panting]

- I WOULDN'T COUNT US OUT JUST YET.

- [groans]

- [whistles] NAGA!

[Naga barks]

- [screaming]

AH! OH! YAH! GUYS, STOP!

I WANT...TO BE... ON...YOUR BACK.

- THE AVATAR--THAT'S HER.

- LET HER GO.

SHE'S THE PERFECT MESSENGER TO TELL THE CITY

OF MY POWER.

- THANK GOODNESS.

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SEND OUT A SEARCH PARTY.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

- MM-MM.

- KORRA, WHAT HAPPENED?

DID YOU FIND YOUR FRIEND?

- YES, BUT...

I WAS AT AN EQUALIST RALLY.

I SAW AMON. - WHAT?

- HE CAN TAKE PEOPLE'S BENDING AWAY FOR GOOD.

- THAT'S--THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

ONLY THE AVATAR HAS EVER POSSESSED THAT ABILITY.

- BUT I SAW HIM DO IT.

- I BELIEVE YOU.

I DON'T KNOW HOW AMON HAS ACHIEVED THIS POWER...

BUT THIS MEANS THE REVOLUTION IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER.

NO BENDER IS SAFE.

[somber music]