0:02 - 0:03	Water...
0:04 - 0:06	Earth...
0:06 - 0:08	Fire...
0:08 - 0:10	Air.
0:11 - 0:14	Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony.
0:15 - 0:19	Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.
0:19 - 0:23	Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them.
0:23 - 0:27	But when the world needed him most, he vanished.
0:27 - 0:30	100 years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar.
0:30 - 0:32	An airbender named Aang.
0:32 - 0:35	And although his airbending skills are great,
0:35 - 0:37	he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone.
0:37 - 0:38	Oof!
0:38 - 0:42	But I believe Aang can save the world.
0:50 - 0:52	So what's the new plan?
0:52 - 0:55	The new plan is the old plan.
0:55 - 0:56	You just need to master all four elements
0:56 - 0:59	and confront the Fire Lord before the comet comes.
0:59 - 1:01	Where am I supposed to get a firebending teacher?
1:01 - 1:03	Hello.
1:03 - 1:04	Zuko here.
1:04 - 1:08	I think it's time I joined your group and taught the Avatar firebending.
1:08 - 1:13	And I know my destiny is to help you restore balance to the world.
1:13 - 1:16	I think you are supposed to be my firebending teacher.
1:24 - 1:28	I know you're nervous, but remember, firebending
1:28 - 1:31	in and of itself is not something to fear.
1:33 - 1:34	Okay.
1:34 - 1:35	Not something to fear.
1:35 - 1:37	But if you don't respect it
1:37 - 1:40	it'll chew you up and spit you out like an angry komodo rhino.
1:41 - 1:43	Now, show me what you've got.
1:43 - 1:45	Any amount of fire you can make.
1:52 - 1:54	Maybe I need a little more instruction.
1:54 - 1:56	Perhaps a demonstration?
1:56 - 1:58	Good idea
1:58 - 2:00	You might want to take a couple steps back.
2:06 - 2:08	What was that?
2:08 - 2:10	That was the worst firebending I've ever seen.
2:11 - 2:13	I thought it was nice.
2:18 - 2:20	Why is this happening?
2:20 - 2:22	Maybe it's the altitude.
2:22 - 2:24	Yeah, could be.
2:34 - 2:37	Just breathe, and...
2:37 - 2:40	That one kind of felt hot.
2:40 - 2:41	Don't patronize me.
2:41 - 2:42	You know what it's supposed to look like.
2:43 - 2:44	Sorry, Sifu hotman.
2:44 - 2:46	And stop calling me that.
2:49 - 2:51	Hey, jerks.
2:51 - 2:54	Mind if I watch you two jerks do your jerk bending?
2:54 - 2:56	Get out of here.
2:56 - 2:58	Okay, take it easy.
2:58 - 2:59	I was just kidding around.
3:00 - 3:02	Jerk bending.
3:02 - 3:03	Still got it.
3:15 - 3:16	Listen, everybody.
3:16 - 3:18	I've got some pretty bad news.
3:18 - 3:20	I've lost my stuff.
3:20 - 3:21	Don't look at me.
3:21 - 3:23	I didn't touch your stuff.
3:24 - 3:26	I'm talking about my firebending.
3:26 - 3:28	It's gone.
3:31 - 3:32	I'm sorry.
3:32 - 3:34	I'm just laughing at the irony.
3:34 - 3:36	You know, how it would've been nice for us
3:36 - 3:38	if you'd lost your firebending a long time ago?
3:38 - 3:39	Well, it's not lost.
3:39 - 3:42	It's just weaker for some reason.
3:42 - 3:44	Maybe you're just not as good as you think you are.
3:45 - 3:47	Ouch.
3:49 - 3:51	I bet it's because I changed sides.
3:51 - 3:53	That's ridiculous.
3:53 - 3:54	I don't know.
3:54 - 3:56	Maybe it isn't.
3:56 - 3:58	Maybe your firebending comes from rage
3:58 - 4:02	and you just don't have enough anger to fuel it the way you used to.
4:02 - 4:05	So all we need to do is make Zuko angry.
4:05 - 4:07	Easy enough.
4:10 - 4:11	Okay, cut it out!
4:11 - 4:12	Look.
4:12 - 4:16	Even if you're right, I don't want to rely on hate and anger anymore.
4:16 - 4:18	There has to be another way.
4:18 - 4:21	You're gonna need to learn to draw your firebending from a different source.
4:21 - 4:24	I recommend the original source.
4:24 - 4:26	How's he supposed to do that?
4:26 - 4:27	By jumping into a volcano?
4:27 - 4:29	No.
4:29 - 4:33	Zuko needs to go back to whatever the source of firebending is.
4:33 - 4:35	So is it jumping into a volcano?
4:35 - 4:37	I don't know.
4:37 - 4:39	For earthbending, the original benders were badgermoles.
4:40 - 4:44	One day, when I was little, I ran away and hid in a cave.
4:48 - 4:49	That's where I met them.
5:00 - 5:04	They were blind, just like me, so we understood each other.
5:04 - 5:08	I was able to learn earthbending, not just as a martial art
5:08 - 5:10	but as an extension of my senses.
5:11 - 5:15	For them, the original earthbenders, it wasn't just about fighting.
5:16 - 5:19	It was their way of interacting with the world.
5:21 - 5:22	That's amazing, Toph.
5:23 - 5:26	I learned from the monks, but the original airbenders were the sky bison.
5:27 - 5:29	Maybe you can give me a lesson sometime, buddy.
5:31 - 5:33	Well, this doesn't help me.
5:33 - 5:36	The original firebenders were the dragons and they're extinct.
5:36 - 5:38	What do you mean?
5:38 - 5:41	Roku had a dragon, and there were plenty of dragons when I was a kid.
5:41 - 5:43	Well, they aren't around anymore, okay?
5:43 - 5:44	Okay, okay.
5:44 - 5:46	Sorry.
5:46 - 5:48	But maybe there's another way.
5:48 - 5:51	The first people to learn from the dragons were the ancient Sun Warriors.
5:52 - 5:54	Sun warriors?
5:54 - 5:57	Well, I know they weren't around when I was a kid.
5:57 - 6:00	No, they died off thousands of years ago.
6:00 - 6:04	But their civilization wasn't too far from where we are now.
6:04 - 6:07	Maybe we can learn by poking around the ruins.
6:07 - 6:09	It's like the monks used to tell me.
6:09 - 6:12	Sometimes, the shadows of the past can be felt by the present.
6:12 - 6:14	So what?
6:14 - 6:17	Maybe you'll pick up some super old Sun Warrior energy
6:17 - 6:19	just by standing where they stood 1,000 years ago?
6:19 - 6:21	More or less.
6:21 - 6:25	Either I find a new way to firebend, or the Avatar has to find a new teacher.
6:35 - 6:37	We've been riding for hours.
6:37 - 6:39	I don't know why, but I thought this thing would be a lot faster.
6:41 - 6:43	Appa's right, Zuko.
6:43 - 6:46	In our group, typically we start out our missions with a more upbeat attitude.
6:46 - 6:48	, I can't believe this.
6:48 - 6:49	Don't worry.
6:49 - 6:51	You'll get the hang of it.
6:58 - 7:00	Whoa!
7:04 - 7:05	Even though these buildings are ancient
7:05 - 7:08	there's something eerily familiar about them.
7:08 - 7:11	I can tell the fire sages' temples are somehow descended from these.
7:12 - 7:14	Okay, we've learned something about architecture.
7:15 - 7:17	Hopefully, we'll learn something about firebending too.
7:17 - 7:19	The past can be a great teacher.
7:26 - 7:29	Zuko, I think the past is trying to kill me.
7:29 - 7:30	I can't believe it.
7:30 - 7:33	This booby trap must be centuries old, and it still works.
7:34 - 7:35	There's probably a lot more.
7:35 - 7:37	Maybe this means we shouldn't be here.
7:42 - 7:44	Where's that upbeat attitude you were talking about?
7:45 - 7:49	Besides, people don't make traps unless they've got something worth protecting.
7:52 - 7:53	Look.
7:53 - 7:54	This seems promising.
7:54 - 7:58	Though I'm not sure this tells us about the original source of firebending.
7:59 - 8:01	They look pretty angry to me.
8:01 - 8:03	I thought the dragons were friends with the Sun Warriors.
8:03 - 8:05	Well, they had a funny way of showing it.
8:10 - 8:13	Zuko, something happened to the dragons in the last 100 years.
8:14 - 8:15	Something you're not telling me.
8:16 - 8:18	My great-grandfather Sozin happened.
8:19 - 8:22	He started the tradition of hunting dragons for glory.
8:22 - 8:24	They were the ultimate firebenders.
8:24 - 8:28	And if you could conquer one, your firebending talents would become legendary
8:28 - 8:30	and you'd earn the honorary title, dragon.
8:31 - 8:37	The last great dragon was conquered long before I was born, by my uncle.
8:37 - 8:42	But I thought your uncle was, I don't know, good?
8:42 - 8:44	He had a complicated past.
8:45 - 8:47	Family tradition, I guess.
8:48 - 8:49	Let's just move on.
9:01 - 9:02	It's locked up.
9:04 - 9:06	Wait.
9:07 - 9:09	It's a celestial calendar.
9:09 - 9:13	Just like the fire sages have in their temples.
9:13 - 9:15	I bet that sun stone opens the door
9:15 - 9:18	but only when sunlight hits it at just the right angle on the solstice.
9:18 - 9:20	Monkey feathers.
9:20 - 9:21	The solstice again.
9:21 - 9:23	We can't wait here that long.
9:23 - 9:25	No, we can't.
9:25 - 9:27	But we might be able to speed time up.
9:27 - 9:29	Let's see if we can outsmart the sun stone.
9:34 - 9:36	Nothing's happening.
9:36 - 9:37	Come on.
9:42 - 9:45	You know, Zuko, I don't care what everyone else says about you.
9:45 - 9:47	You're pretty smart.
9:54 - 9:55	Relax.
9:55 - 9:56	They're just statues.
10:04 - 10:07	It says this is something called the Dancing Dragon.
10:18 - 10:20	Zuko, get over here.
10:20 - 10:21	I want you to dance with me.
10:21 - 10:23	What? Just do it.
10:26 - 10:28	Let's follow the steps of the statues.
10:32 - 10:33	Don't you see?
10:34 - 10:35	These aren't dance moves.
10:35 - 10:37	These statues are giving us a lesson.
10:37 - 10:41	I think this is some kind of Sun Warrior firebending form.
10:41 - 10:43	This better teach us some really good firebending.
10:51 - 10:53	Hooray!
10:53 - 10:54	Wait.
10:54 - 10:57	What exactly is that?
10:57 - 10:58	It's some kind of mystical gemstone.
10:59 - 11:00	Well, don't touch it.
11:00 - 11:01	Why not?
11:01 - 11:03	Remember what happened out there with those spikes?
11:03 - 11:08	I'm just very suspicious of giant, glowing gems sitting on pedestals.
11:09 - 11:12	It feels almost alive.
11:16 - 11:18	Oh, no, it's another trap.
11:21 - 11:23	I can't pull free.
11:23 - 11:24	It's like some kind of glue.
11:42 - 11:44	I can't move.
11:44 - 11:46	Zuko, do something.
11:46 - 11:47	Me?
11:47 - 11:49	I can't move either.
11:54 - 11:56	It stopped.
11:56 - 11:58	At least we have air.
11:58 - 12:01	Maybe if we stay calm, we can figure a way out of this.
12:07 - 12:11	You had to pick up the glowing egg, didn't you?
12:11 - 12:13	At least I made something happen.
12:13 - 12:15	If it were up to you, we'd never have made it past the courtyard.
12:15 - 12:17	Help!
12:18 - 12:20	Who are you yelling to?
12:20 - 12:21	Nobody's lived here for centuries.
12:21 - 12:24	Well, what do you think we should do?
12:25 - 12:27	Think about our place in the universe?
12:33 - 12:34	Who is down there?
12:48 - 12:52	For trying to take our sun stone, you must be severely punished.
12:52 - 12:54	We didn't come here to take your sun stone.
12:54 - 12:57	We came here to find the ancient origin of all firebending.
12:58 - 12:59	yeah, right.
12:59 - 13:03	They are obviously thieves, here to steal Sun Warrior treasures.
13:03 - 13:04	Please.
13:04 - 13:08	I don't normally play this card, but I'm the Avatar.
13:13 - 13:15	Just hear us out.
13:15 - 13:19	My name is Zuko, Crown Prince of the Fire Nation.
13:19 - 13:21	Or at least, I used to be.
13:21 - 13:23	I know my people have distorted the ways of firebending,
13:24 - 13:26	to be fueled by anger and rage.
13:26 - 13:29	But now I want to learn the true way, the original way.
13:30 - 13:31	When we came here, I never imagined
13:31 - 13:35	the Sun Warrior civilization was secretly alive.
13:35 - 13:37	I am truly humbled to be in your presence.
13:38 - 13:40	Please, teach us.
13:41 - 13:44	If you wish to learn the ways of the sun
13:44 - 13:48	you must learn them from the masters Ran and Shao.
13:48 - 13:50	Ran and Shao?
13:50 - 13:51	There are two of them?
13:51 - 13:55	When you present yourselves to them, they will examine you.
13:55 - 14:00	They'll read your hearts, your souls, and your ancestry.
14:00 - 14:02	If they deem you worthy, they'll teach you.
14:02 - 14:07	If they don't, you'll be destroyed on the spot.
14:17 - 14:19	If you're going to see the masters,
14:19 - 14:23	you must bring them a piece of the eternal flame.
14:23 - 14:28	This fire is the very first one.
14:28 - 14:30	It was given to man by the dragons.
14:30 - 14:33	We have kept it going for thousands of years.
14:33 - 14:35	I don't believe it.
14:35 - 14:39	You will each take a piece of it to the masters
14:39 - 14:43	to show your commitment to the sacred art of firebending.
14:44 - 14:46	Um, Mister Sun Chief, sir?
14:46 - 14:49	Yeah, I'm not a firebender yet.
14:49 - 14:51	Couldn't my friend here carry my fire for me?
14:51 - 14:52	No.
14:57 - 15:03	This ritual illustrates the essence of Sun Warrior philosophy.
15:03 - 15:05	You must maintain a constant heat.
15:06 - 15:09	The flame will go out if you make it too small.
15:09 - 15:12	Make it too big, and you might lose control.
15:16 - 15:17	I'm sorry.
15:17 - 15:19	I'm just a little nervous.
15:21 - 15:23	It's like a little heartbeat.
15:23 - 15:27	Fire is life, not just destruction.
15:28 - 15:30	You will take your flames up there.
15:30 - 15:34	The cave of the masters is beneath that rock.
15:44 - 15:45	Hurry up.
15:45 - 15:46	I can't.
15:46 - 15:48	If I walk too fast, my flame'll go out.
15:48 - 15:50	Your flame's gonna go out because it's too small.
15:50 - 15:52	You're too timid.
15:52 - 15:53	Give it more juice.
15:53 - 15:55	But what if I can't control it?
15:55 - 15:56	You can do it.
15:56 - 15:57	I know you can.
15:57 - 15:59	You're a talented kid.
16:12 - 16:18	Facing the judgment of the firebending masters will be very dangerous for you.
16:18 - 16:23	Your ancestors are directly responsible for the dragons' disappearance.
16:24 - 16:28	The masters might not be so happy to see you.
16:28 - 16:30	I know I wouldn't be.
16:30 - 16:32	But once they find out I'm the Avatar...
16:32 - 16:34	Have you forgotten that you vanished
16:34 - 16:37	allowing the Fire Nation to wreak havoc on the world?
16:37 - 16:41	The decline of the dragons is your burden too.
16:53 - 16:55	We could turn back now.
16:55 - 16:58	We've already learned more about fire than we'd hoped.
16:59 - 17:01	No, we're seeing through to the end.
17:01 - 17:05	We're gonna meet these masters and find out what's so great about them.
17:05 - 17:08	What if they judge us and attack us?
17:08 - 17:10	Well, we're the fire prince and the Avatar.
17:10 - 17:12	I think we could take these guys in a fight, whoever they are.
17:19 - 17:20	Bring 'em out.
17:21 - 17:22	Chanters!
18:08 - 18:13	Those who wish to meet the masters Ran and Shao will now present their fire.
18:18 - 18:20	Sound the call.
18:28 - 18:29	What's happening?
18:35 - 18:37	Zuko, my fire went out.
18:37 - 18:38	What do you want me to do?
18:38 - 18:39	Give me some of yours.
18:40 - 18:42	No, just make your own. I can't.
18:43 - 18:45	Get some from one of those warriors. Hurry.
18:45 - 18:47	Stop cheating off me.
18:47 - 18:48	Quit being stingy.
18:58 - 19:00	Uh-oh.
19:15 - 19:16	These are the masters.
19:16 - 19:18	You still think we can take 'em?
19:18 - 19:19	Shh.
19:19 - 19:21	I never said that.
19:27 - 19:29	Oh, here it comes.
19:29 - 19:30	Any moment now.
19:30 - 19:32	Dinner for the masters.
19:32 - 19:33	Quiet, Ham Ghao.
19:33 - 19:34	What?
19:34 - 19:36	Everyone's thinking it.
19:44 - 19:48	Zuko, I think we're supposed to do the dragon dance with them.
19:48 - 19:49	What?
19:49 - 19:52	What about this situation makes you think they want us to dance?
19:52 - 19:55	Well, I think they want us to do something.
19:56 - 19:58	Let's just try it.
19:58 - 19:59	Fine.
20:25 - 20:26	Judgment time.
20:52 - 20:53	I understand.
21:14 - 21:16	Their fire was beautiful.
21:16 - 21:20	I saw so many colors, colors I've never imagined.
21:20 - 21:22	Like firebending harmony.
21:22 - 21:23	Yes.
21:24 - 21:29	They judged you, and gave you visions of the meaning of firebending.
21:30 - 21:32	I can't believe there are still living dragons
21:32 - 21:35	My uncle Iroh said he faced the last dragon and killed it.
21:35 - 21:37	So your uncle lied.
21:37 - 21:40	Actually, it wasn't a total lie.
21:40 - 21:44	Iroh was the last outsider to face the masters.
21:44 - 21:49	They deemed him worthy and passed the secret on to him as well.
21:50 - 21:53	He must've lied to protect them, so no one else would hunt them.
21:54 - 21:58	All this time, I thought firebending was destruction.
21:58 - 22:02	Since I hurt Katara, I've been too afraid and hesitant
22:02 - 22:05	But now I know what it really is.
22:05 - 22:07	It's energy, and life.
22:07 - 22:08	Yeah.
22:09 - 22:11	It's like the sun, but inside of you.
22:11 - 22:12	Do you guys realize this?
22:13 - 22:19	Well, our civilization is called the Sun Warriors, so yeah.
22:19 - 22:21	That's why my firebending was so weak before,
22:21 - 22:25	because for so many years, hunting you was my drive.
22:25 - 22:27	It was my purpose.
22:27 - 22:31	So when I joined you, I lost sight of my inner fire.
22:31 - 22:34	But now, I have a new drive.
22:34 - 22:38	I have to help you defeat my father and restore balance to the world.
22:49 - 22:55	Now that you have learned the secrets and you know about our tribe's existence,
22:55 - 23:00	we have no choice but to imprison you here forever.
23:02 - 23:04	Just kidding.
23:05 - 23:07	But seriously, don't tell anyone.
23:10 - 23:15	With this technique the dragons showed us, Zuko and I will be unstoppable.
23:19 - 23:22	Yeah, that's a great dance you two learned there.
23:22 - 23:23	It's not a dance.
23:23 - 23:24	It's a firebending form.
23:25 - 23:28	We'll just tap dance our way to victory over the Fire Lord.
23:28 - 23:31	It's a sacred form that happens to be thousands of years old.
23:32 - 23:33	Oh, yeah?
23:33 - 23:35	What's your little form called?
23:36 - 23:37	The Dancing Dragon.