0:02 - 0:04	Water.
0:05 - 0:06	Earth.
0:07 - 0:08	Fire.
0:09 - 0:10	Air.
0:11 - 0:15	Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony.
0:15 - 0:19	Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.
0:20 - 0:22	Only the Avatar, master of all four elements,
0:23 - 0:24	could stop them.
0:24 - 0:27	But when the world needed him most, he vanished.
0:27 - 0:28	A hundred years passed,
0:28 - 0:31	and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar,
0:31 - 0:33	an airbender named Aang.
0:33 - 0:35	And although his airbending skills are great,
0:35 - 0:38	he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone.
0:38 - 0:39	Oof.
0:39 - 0:42	But I believe Aang can save the world.
0:48 - 0:50	Previously on Avatar...
0:50 - 0:52	Appa is missing.
0:52 - 0:54	We hope to find him in Ba Sing Se.
0:54 - 0:58	Professor Zei, head of anthropology at Ba Sing Se University.
0:58 - 1:02	This library is said to contain a vast collection of knowledge.
1:04 - 1:07	Firebenders lose their bending during a solar eclipse!
1:07 - 1:10	We've gotta get this information to the Earth King at Ba Sing Se.
1:13 - 1:14	Hey!
1:14 - 1:17	What are you doing firebending your tea?
1:17 - 1:20	So the old guy had some hot tea, big deal.
1:20 - 1:21	He heated it himself.
1:21 - 1:23	Those guys are firebenders.
1:43 - 1:45	Look, the inner wall.
1:48 - 1:51	I can't believe we finally made it to Ba Sing Se in one piece.
1:51 - 1:52	Hey, don't jinx it!
1:52 - 1:56	We could still be attacked by some giant, exploding Fire Nation spoon.
1:56 - 2:00	Or find out the city's been submerged in an ocean full of killer shrimp.
2:00 - 2:02	You been hitting the cactus juice again?
2:02 - 2:03	I'm just sayin'.
2:03 - 2:04	Weird stuff happens to us.
2:11 - 2:13	Don't worry, Aang, we'll find Appa.
2:13 - 2:15	It's such a big city.
2:15 - 2:16	He's a giant bison.
2:16 - 2:18	Where could someone possibly hide him?
2:27 - 2:28	Oh.
2:40 - 2:41	Ah, back in the city.
2:42 - 2:43	Great.
2:43 - 2:45	What's the problem? It's amazing!
2:45 - 2:47	Just a bunch of walls and rules.
2:48 - 2:50	You wait, you'll get sick of it in a couple of days.
2:56 - 2:58	I'm comin' for you, buddy.
2:59 - 3:01	He's here, I can feel it.
3:10 - 3:12	Hello, my name is Joo Dee.
3:13 - 3:17	I have been given the great honor of showing the Avatar around Ba Sing Se.
3:17 - 3:20	And you must be Sokka, Katara and Toph.
3:20 - 3:22	Welcome to our wonderful city.
3:22 - 3:24	Shall we get started?
3:24 - 3:27	Yes, we have information about the Fire Nation army
3:27 - 3:29	that we need to deliver to the Earth King immediately.
3:30 - 3:32	Great, let's begin our tour.
3:32 - 3:34	And then I'll show you to your new home, here.
3:34 - 3:36	I think you'll like it.
3:37 - 3:38	Augh!
3:39 - 3:40	Maybe you missed what I said.
3:40 - 3:43	We need to talk to the king about the war, it's important.
3:43 - 3:45	You're in Ba Sing Se, now.
3:45 - 3:47	Everyone is safe here.
3:51 - 3:53	This is the lower ring.
3:53 - 3:55	What's that wall for?
3:55 - 3:58	Oh, Ba Sing Se has many walls.
3:58 - 4:00	There are the ones outside, protecting us,
4:00 - 4:03	and the ones inside, that help maintain order.
4:03 - 4:06	This is where our newest arrivals live,
4:06 - 4:10	as well as our craftsmen and artisans, people that work with their hands.
4:10 - 4:12	It's so quaint and lively.
4:15 - 4:17	You do want to watch your step, though.
4:17 - 4:21	Why do they have all these poor people blocked off in one part of the city?
4:21 - 4:23	This is why I never came here before.
4:23 - 4:27	I always heard it was so different from the way the monks taught us to live.
4:36 - 4:42	I just want our new place to look nice in case someone brings home a lady friend.
4:42 - 4:44	This city is a prison.
4:44 - 4:46	I don't want to make a life here.
4:46 - 4:50	Life happens wherever you are, whether you make it or not.
4:50 - 4:55	Now come on, I found us some new jobs and we start this afternoon.
	Look at them, firebenders living right under everyone's nose.
5:03 - 5:06	Jet, you saw a man with a hot cup of tea.
5:06 - 5:07	It doesn't prove he's a firebender.
5:08 - 5:11	And what if he is, are we supposed to attack them?
5:11 - 5:14	I thought we were starting over here, changing our ways.
5:15 - 5:18	We are. When I get the evidence I need, I'll report them to the police
5:18 - 5:21	and let them handle it, okay?
5:23 - 5:26	This is the middle ring of Ba Sing Se,
5:26 - 5:29	Home to the financial district, shops and restaurants and the University.
5:30 - 5:32	Yeah, we met a professor from Ba Sing Se University.
5:32 - 5:34	He took us to an ancient underground library
5:34 - 5:36	where we discovered information about the war
5:36 - 5:39	that is absolutely crucial for the king to hear!
5:39 - 5:41	Isn't history fascinating?
5:41 - 5:45	Look, here's one of the oldest buildings in the middle ring, town hall.
5:47 - 5:48	Is that woman deaf?
5:48 - 5:50	She only seems to hear every other word I say.
5:50 - 5:52	It's called being handled.
5:52 - 5:53	Get used to it.
6:01 - 6:04	Well, you certainly look like official tea servers.
6:05 - 6:06	How do you feel?
6:06 - 6:07	Ridiculous.
6:07 - 6:11	Uh, does this possibly come in a larger size?
6:12 - 6:14	I have extra string in the back.
6:14 - 6:16	Have some tea while you wait.
6:20 - 6:22	Eow!
6:22 - 6:25	This tea is nothing more than hot leaf juice!
6:25 - 6:28	Uncle, that's what all tea is.
6:28 - 6:33	How could a member of my own family say something so horrible?
6:33 - 6:36	We'll have to make some major changes around here.
6:42 - 6:47	The upper ring is home to our most important citizens.
6:47 - 6:49	Your house is not too far from here.
6:53 - 6:55	What's inside that wall?
6:58 - 7:00	And who are the mean-looking guys in robes?
7:00 - 7:03	Inside is the royal palace.
7:03 - 7:07	Those men are agents of the Dai Li, the cultural authority of Ba Sing Se.
7:07 - 7:10	They are the guardians of all our traditions.
7:10 - 7:12	Can we see the king now?
7:12 - 7:13	Oh, no!
7:13 - 7:16	One doesn't just pop in on the Earth King.
7:19 - 7:21	Here we are, your new home.
7:25 - 7:26	More good news.
7:26 - 7:30	Your request for an audience with the Earth King is being processed,
7:30 - 7:33	and should be put through in about a month.
7:33 - 7:35	Much more quickly than usual.
7:35 - 7:36	A month?
7:37 - 7:40	Six to eight weeks, actually.
7:47 - 7:48	Isn't it nice?
7:48 - 7:51	I think you'll really enjoy it here.
7:51 - 7:53	I think we'd enjoy it more if we weren't staying so long.
7:53 - 7:55	Can't we see the king any sooner?
7:55 - 7:59	The Earth King is very busy running the finest city in the world,
7:59 - 8:01	but he will see you as soon as time permits.
8:02 - 8:05	If we're gonna be here for a month, we should spend our time looking for Appa.
8:05 - 8:08	I'll be happy to escort you anywhere you'd like to go.
8:09 - 8:10	We don't need a babysitter.
8:11 - 8:13	Oh, I won't get in the way.
8:13 - 8:16	And to leave you alone would make me a bad host.
8:16 - 8:18	Where shall we start?
8:25 - 8:28	I'm sorry, but I haven't heard anything about a flying bison.
8:28 - 8:30	I didn't even know there were any.
8:30 - 8:33	If someone wanted to sell a stolen animal without anyone knowing,
8:33 - 8:34	where would they go?
8:34 - 8:36	Where's the black market?
8:36 - 8:38	Who runs it? Come on, you know.
8:39 - 8:40	Uh...
8:43 - 8:46	That would be illegal.
8:46 - 8:47	You'll have to leave now.
8:47 - 8:49	Your lemur is harassing my sparrowkeets.
8:54 - 8:58	Hmm, I've never seen any sandbenders or nomads around here.
8:58 - 9:01	You should ask Professor Zei, he teaches the class on desert cultures.
9:02 - 9:03	Right.
9:03 - 9:07	And which of your professors could we ask about the war with the Fire Nation?
9:10 - 9:14	I don't know, I'm not a political science student, I have to get to class.
9:14 - 9:15	Unh!
9:19 - 9:23	Well, I'm sorry no one has seen your bison.
9:23 - 9:24	Why don't you go get some rest?
9:24 - 9:26	Someone will be over with dinner later.
9:34 - 9:35	Hey, come with me.
9:40 - 9:42	You're the Avatar.
9:42 - 9:44	I heard you were in town.
9:44 - 9:46	I'm Pong.
9:46 - 9:47	Nice to meet you, Pong.
9:47 - 9:49	So, Pong, what's goin' on with this city?
9:50 - 9:52	Why is everyone here so scared to talk about the war?
9:52 - 9:54	War, scared?
9:54 - 9:55	What do you mean?
9:55 - 9:57	I can feel you shaking.
9:57 - 10:00	Look, I'm just a minor government official.
10:00 - 10:02	I've waited three years to get this house.
10:03 - 10:05	I don't want to get into trouble.
10:05 - 10:07	Get in trouble with who?
10:07 - 10:10	Shh, listen, you can't mention the war, here.
10:10 - 10:13	And whatever you do, stay away from the Dai Li.
10:20 - 10:22	Would you like a pot of tea?
10:22 - 10:25	We've been working in a tea shop all day.
10:25 - 10:27	I'm sick of tea.
10:27 - 10:29	Sick of tea?
10:29 - 10:32	That's like being sick of breathing.
10:33 - 10:37	Have you seen our spark rocks to heat up the water?
10:37 - 10:39	They're not there.
10:39 - 10:42	You'll have to firebend, old man.
10:43 - 10:45	Where are you going?
10:46 - 10:49	I borrowed our neighbor's.
10:49 - 10:50	Such kind people.
11:05 - 11:06	I've got it!
11:07 - 11:09	I know how we're gonna see the Earth King.
11:09 - 11:10	How're we supposed to do that?
11:10 - 11:13	"One doesn't just pop in on the Earth King."
11:13 - 11:17	The king is having a party at the palace tonight for his pet bear.
11:17 - 11:19	You mean platypus-bear?
11:19 - 11:21	No, it just says "bear."
11:21 - 11:23	Certainly you mean his pet skunk-bear.
11:23 - 11:25	Or his armadillo-bear.
11:25 - 11:26	Gopher-bear?
11:26 - 11:28	Just "bear."
11:29 - 11:31	This place is weird.
11:31 - 11:33	The palace will be packed.
11:33 - 11:35	We can sneak in with a crowd.
11:35 - 11:36	Won't work. Why not?
11:37 - 11:39	Well, no offense to you simple country folk,
11:39 - 11:42	but a real society crowd would spot you a mile away.
11:42 - 11:44	You've got no manners.
11:44 - 11:46	Excuse me?
11:46 - 11:47	I've got no manners?
11:47 - 11:50	You're not exactly Lady Fancy Fingers.
11:52 - 11:55	I learned proper society behavior and chose to leave it.
11:55 - 11:57	You never learned anything.
11:57 - 12:00	And frankly, it's a little too late.
12:00 - 12:01	Ah-ha, but you learned it!
12:01 - 12:03	You could teach us.
12:03 - 12:05	Yeah, I'm mastering every element.
12:05 - 12:06	How hard can manners be?
12:07 - 12:09	"Good evening, Mr. Sokka Water Tribe.
12:09 - 12:11	"Miss Katara Water Tribe.
12:11 - 12:16	"Lord Momo of the Momo dynasty, your Momo-ness."
12:16 - 12:19	"Avatar Aang, how you do go on."
12:23 - 12:24	Ow!
12:25 - 12:27	Katara might be able to pull it off,
12:27 - 12:29	but you two would be lucky to pass as busboys.
12:29 - 12:31	But I feel so fancy.
12:35 - 12:36	Earth! Fire!
12:37 - 12:38	Augh.
12:39 - 12:40	Ooh.
12:46 - 12:48	Wow, you look beautiful.
12:50 - 12:51	Don't talk to the commoners, Katara.
12:52 - 12:53	First rule of society.
12:54 - 12:57	We'll get in the party and then find a way to let you in through the side gate.
13:12 - 13:14	Jet, we need to talk.
13:14 - 13:16	What? Oh, great, it's you guys.
13:16 - 13:19	Where have you been? I could use some help with surveillance here.
13:20 - 13:23	We've been talking, and we think you're becoming obsessed with this.
13:23 - 13:25	It's not healthy.
13:25 - 13:26	Oh, really?
13:26 - 13:27	You both think this?
	We came here to make a fresh start.
13:31 - 13:32	But you won't let this go.
13:32 - 13:34	Even though there's no real proof!
13:34 - 13:36	Well, maybe if you'd help me.
	Jet, you've gotta stop this.
13:38 - 13:40	Maybe you've forgotten why we need to start over.
13:40 - 13:44	Maybe you've forgotten about how the Fire Nation left us all homeless?
13:44 - 13:46	How they wiped out all the people we loved?
13:46 - 13:49	If you don't wanna help me, I'll get the evidence on my own.
13:57 - 13:59	This is the best tea in the city.
13:59 - 14:03	The secret ingredient is love.
14:08 - 14:10	I think you're due for a raise.
14:12 - 14:14	I'm tired of waiting.
14:14 - 14:16	These two men are firebenders!
14:26 - 14:28	I know they're firebenders!
14:28 - 14:30	I saw the old man heating his tea.
14:30 - 14:32	He works in a tea shop.
14:32 - 14:34	He's a firebender, I'm telling you!
14:35 - 14:37	Drop your swords, boy, nice and easy.
14:37 - 14:39	You'll have to defend yourself.
14:39 - 14:41	Then everyone will know.
14:41 - 14:43	Go ahead, show them what you can do.
14:45 - 14:46	You want a show?
14:46 - 14:47	I'll give you a show.
15:08 - 15:09	Invitation, please.
15:10 - 15:11	I think this will do.
15:12 - 15:14	No entry without an invitation.
15:14 - 15:15	Step out of line, please.
15:16 - 15:19	Look, the Pangs and the Yumsoon-Hans are waiting in there for us.
15:20 - 15:22	I'm gonna have to tell them who didn't let me in.
15:22 - 15:24	Step out of line, please.
15:34 - 15:35	Sir?
15:35 - 15:38	I'm sorry to bother you, but my cousin lost our invitations.
15:39 - 15:40	She's blind.
15:41 - 15:42	Do you think you could help us?
15:42 - 15:45	Our family's inside, and I'm sure they're very worried.
15:46 - 15:47	I am honored.
15:47 - 15:49	Please come with me.
15:55 - 15:57	Nyaa.
16:01 - 16:03	He's taking all the good stuff.
16:03 - 16:07	Quiet, you don't know what I had to do to get seats this near the bear.
16:13 - 16:14	It's beautiful, isn't it?
16:15 - 16:17	By the way, I'm Long Feng.
16:17 - 16:19	I'm a cultural minister to the king.
16:19 - 16:23	I'm Hwamei, and this is Dung.
16:23 - 16:24	Ow!
16:25 - 16:26	Now where is your family?
16:26 - 16:28	I'd love to meet them.
16:28 - 16:31	Uh, I don't see 'em right now, but I'm sure we'll find them soon.
16:31 - 16:33	Thanks for all your help.
16:37 - 16:38	Don't worry, as your escort,
16:38 - 16:43	it would be dishonorable to abandon you ladies without finding your family, first.
16:43 - 16:44	We'll keep looking.
16:47 - 16:48	Where are they?
16:48 - 16:51	Look, I came up with a back-up plan.
16:51 - 16:53	We dress Momo like a ghost, okay?
16:53 - 16:56	He flies by the guards, creating a distraction.
16:56 - 16:59	Then we blast a hole in the wall...
16:59 - 17:01	Or we can go in with these guys.
17:01 - 17:03	Toph said we might pass as busboys.
17:04 - 17:06	Okay, but remember that Momo ghost plan.
17:06 - 17:07	I think it's a winner.
17:09 - 17:11	Ugh!
17:13 - 17:15	You must be getting tired of using those swords.
17:15 - 17:18	Why don't you go ahead and firebend at me?
17:18 - 17:20	Please, son, you're confused!
17:20 - 17:22	You don't know what you're doing!
17:22 - 17:26	Bet you wish he helped you out with a little fire blast right now.
17:27 - 17:29	You're the one who needs help.
17:39 - 17:41	You see that? The Fire Nation is trying to silence me!
17:41 - 17:43	It'll never happen.
17:49 - 17:51	Where are Toph and Katara?
17:51 - 17:54	Forget about them, just keep an eye out for the king.
17:54 - 17:56	I don't know what he looks like.
17:56 - 18:00	You know, royal, flowing robe, fancy jewelry.
18:02 - 18:03	That could be anyone.
18:04 - 18:06	Another crab puff, please.
18:06 - 18:08	You found us!
18:08 - 18:11	I'd know your little footsteps anywhere, twinkle toes.
18:11 - 18:12	Thanks for letting us in.
18:12 - 18:16	Sorry, but the guy who escorted us in won't let us out of his sight.
18:16 - 18:17	What guy?
18:19 - 18:20	What are you doing here?
18:21 - 18:24	You have to leave immediately, or we'll all be in terrible trouble.
18:25 - 18:26	Not until we see the king.
18:27 - 18:29	You don't understand. You must go.
18:32 - 18:33	Oh!
18:34 - 18:35	Sorry, no, don't shout.
18:41 - 18:42	The Avatar.
18:42 - 18:45	Oh, I didn't know the Avatar would be here.
18:54 - 18:56	You keep their attention while I look for the king.
18:57 - 18:58	Watch this, everybody.
19:07 - 19:09	Ooh...
19:11 - 19:12	( LAUGHING, GROWLING )
19:22 - 19:24	Drop your weapons.
19:24 - 19:26	Arrest them, they're firebenders.
19:26 - 19:29	This poor boy is confused.
19:29 - 19:32	We're just simple refugees.
19:32 - 19:36	This young man wrecked my tea shop and assaulted my employees!
19:37 - 19:39	It's true, sir. We saw the whole thing.
19:39 - 19:42	This crazy kid attacked the finest tea maker in the city.
19:42 - 19:44	Oh, that's very sweet.
19:46 - 19:47	Come with us, son.
19:52 - 19:53	You don't understand!
19:53 - 19:55	They're Fire Nation!
19:55 - 19:56	You have to believe me.
20:27 - 20:28	Aang, the Earth King.
20:32 - 20:33	Greetings, your majesty.
20:41 - 20:44	Augh, ugh, let me go!
20:57 - 20:59	Avatar, it is a great honor to meet you.
20:59 - 21:04	I am Long Feng, grand secretary of Ba Sing Se and head of the Dai Li.
21:04 - 21:05	I'd like to talk to you.
21:05 - 21:08	Your friends will be waiting for us in the library.
21:12 - 21:14	Why won't you let us talk to the king?
21:14 - 21:17	We have information that could defeat the Fire Nation!
21:17 - 21:21	The Earth King has no time to get involved with political squabbles
21:21 - 21:23	and the day-to-day minutia of military activities.
21:23 - 21:27	This could be the most important thing he's ever heard.
21:27 - 21:29	What's most important to his royal majesty
21:29 - 21:33	is maintaining the cultural heritage of Ba Sing Se.
21:33 - 21:36	All his duties relate to issuing decrees on such matters.
21:36 - 21:41	It's my job to oversee the rest of the city's resources, including the military.
21:41 - 21:44	So the king is just a figurehead.
21:44 - 21:45	He's your puppet.
21:45 - 21:47	Oh, no, no.
21:47 - 21:50	His majesty is an icon, a god to his people.
21:51 - 21:54	He can't sully his hands with the hourly changes of an endless war.
21:54 - 21:56	But we found out about a solar eclipse
21:56 - 21:58	that will leave the Fire Nation defenseless.
21:59 - 22:00	You could lead an invasion...
22:00 - 22:02	Enough, I don't want to hear your ridiculous plan.
22:03 - 22:07	It is the strict policy of Ba Sing Se that the war not be mentioned within the walls.
22:08 - 22:10	Constant news of an escalating war
22:10 - 22:13	will throw the citizens of Ba Sing Se into a state of panic.
22:14 - 22:16	You have to believe me, they're firebenders.
22:16 - 22:18	They won't stop until they win the war.
22:19 - 22:22	Calm down, you're safe now.
22:25 - 22:27	Our economy would be ruined,
22:27 - 22:30	our peaceful way of life, our traditions would disappear.
22:31 - 22:34	There's no war in Ba Sing Se.
22:34 - 22:36	What are you talking about?
22:36 - 22:39	Where do you think all the refugees come from? You can't hide it.
22:40 - 22:45	In silencing talk of conflict, Ba Sing Se remains a peaceful, orderly utopia.
22:45 - 22:47	The last one on Earth.
22:51 - 22:53	There is no war within the walls.
22:53 - 22:54	Here we are safe.
22:55 - 22:57	Here we are free.
22:59 - 23:02	You can't keep the truth from all these people.
23:02 - 23:03	They have to know.
23:03 - 23:04	I'll tell them.
23:04 - 23:06	I'll make sure everyone knows.
23:06 - 23:09	Until now, you've been treated as our honored guest.
23:09 - 23:13	But from now on, you will be watched every moment by Dai Li agents.
23:13 - 23:17	If you mention the war to anyone, you will be expelled from the city.
23:17 - 23:20	I understand you've been looking for your bison.
23:20 - 23:23	It would be quite a shame if you were not able to complete your quest.
23:25 - 23:27	Now Joo Dee will show you home.
23:30 - 23:32	Come with me, please.
23:32 - 23:33	What happened to Joo Dee?
23:33 - 23:35	I'm Joo Dee.
23:35 - 23:38	I'll be your host as long as you're in our wonderful city.