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Me: ok guys we are back to watching AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER.

All: yay!

Me: u guys ready.

Aang: u bet.

Me: ok brace urself starting from this episode it's going to be a roller coaster ride.

Sokka: what's a roller coaster?

Me: it's a high speed ride that U can go for fun.

Sokka: ?

Me: ok let's say ur riding on appa and the firenation is chucking fireballs ur way and u guys have to dodge it. It feels something like that.

Sokka: ok I sorta get it.

Me: this is taking to much time. So it's like a train with no roof and really fast.

Sokka: ahhh- yea still don't get it

Me: never mind

Toph: ugh are we gonna start or not.

Me: WE ARE now.

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Book 1: water

Chapter 12: The storm.

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Suki: hmmmm

Aang: I might have idea for what this episodes is about.

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(The scene begins in a dream sequence. The animation is slightly fuzzy and the sky is a peculiar cream color. We see Aang shaking Appa's reigns, smiling. Cut to a wide shot of Aang on Appa. The screen pans right to show Sokka flying gracefully on Aang's glider. Close up of Sokka, smiling at Aang, whom we see smiling at Sokka in return. Aang looks over to his right to see Katara flying on an enormous version of Momo. She waves at him. Cut to shot of all three flying towards the camera.)

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Toph: u have a weird dream twinkletoes.

Aang: yea I guess but do t think it's that weird.

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Katara: We need you, Aang.

Aang: I need you too.

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Katara smiled.

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(Aang turns from Katara to look straight ahead in alarm. A huge, black storm cloud has gathered ahead. Cut back to Aang.)

Aang: Be careful guys! Guys?

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Suki: oh no this is going to be bad isn't it

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(He looks from side to side in surprise. The shot widens to reveal that Sokka and Katara have disappeared. Cut to a shot from Aang's p.o.v, he is approaching the storm quickly. Suddenly, a cross-legged Monk Gyatso drops from the top of the frame to rest just above Appa's head.)

Aang: Gyatso?

Gyatso: Why did you disappear?

Aang: I didn't mean to.

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Aang looked sad when he saw this.

Katara saw this and held his hand and gave a assuring look.

Aang smile slightly as a thanks.

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(Cut to side view as Aang leans forward to touch his old master, but before he can Gyatso turns grey as ash and begins to blow away starting from the head down. Soon he is gone. After Gyatso disintegrates, the camera cuts to a wide, side shot of Aang and Appa entering the storm clouds.)

Gyatso (from o.c.): We need you, Aang.

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Aang:😔☹️😔😔

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(Inside the cloud, lightning illuminates the sky. It is pouring rain and Aang screams as he holds on to Appa for his life. Appa and Aang plunge into the sea in a replay of his accident a century ago. Aang relinquishes his hold on Appa and begins to drift away in the water.)

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Suki: hey isn't that the same clip from the first episode.

Toph: wait are we finally going to learn about that.

Me: I don't know. 😆

Toph: 😩😒

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Many Voices: We need you, Aang. We need you.

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Zuko: that's a lot of voice.

Toph: no kidding.

(At the end of the last sentence a vision of the Fire Lord, wreathed in flame, is visible for an instant in the afterglow of a lightning strike.)

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Sokka: hey that's Ozai

Suki: that's pretty scary.

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(At this horrifying vision Aang wakes instantly from his dream with a start. It is night at their most recent camp. He disturbs Momo, who wakes up Katara and Sokka while trying to get away, Sokka ready with his knife and boomerang.)

Sokka (groggily): Huh? Uh... what's going on? Did we get captured again?

Aang: It's nothing, I just had a bad dream. Go back to sleep.

Sokka: Don't have to tell me twice.

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Toph: of course SNOOZELS

Sokka: yea yea

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(Sokka rolls over back to sleep. Cut to Aang in a fetal position, looking pained.)

Katara: Are you all right, Aang?

Aang: I'm okay.

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Suki: u don't look ok

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Katara: You seem to be having a lot of nightmares lately, you wanna tell me about it?

Aang: I think I just need some rest.

Sokka (sits up, excited): You guys want to hear about my dream?

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Toph: no.

Sokka:😒

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(Silence, as Katara looks annoyed.)

Sokka:That's ok, I didn't wanna talk about it anyway.

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Suki: what was ur dream.

Sokka: I don't know, I think there was momo and thats all I remember.

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(Sokka and Katara lie back down to sleep. Fade to a day scene of a beach. Cut to Appa yawning and Katara packing for them to get under way. Aang sits atop Appa, and when the bison is done yawning Aang points to the heavens.)

Aang: Look at those clear skies, buddy! Should be some smooth flying.

Katara (examining empty food bag): Well, we better smoothly fly ourselves to a market, cause we're out of food.

Sokka (alarmed): Guys, wait, this was in my dream, we shouldn't go to the market.

Katara: What happened in your dream?

(Cut to Sokka. His eyes are bugged out in fright, and camera zooms in on him and rotates slightly. The background turns a sickly green and an eerie sound effect is heard.)

Sokka: Food eats people!

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All except sokka:🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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(Cut to Katara and Aang who are not impressed, then back to Sokka with Momo on his right.)

Sokka: Also, Momo could talk. (To Momo.) You said some very unkind things.

(Cut to an overhead shot of the ocean. A flock of birds fly by as the screen pans left to reveal Prince Zuko's ship steaming towards the southeast corner of the screen. Cut to the main deck where Iroh is sniffing the air in the foreground and Zuko is looking out of a telescope in the background.)

Iroh: There is a storm coming. A big one.

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Toph: what the sky is so clear!?

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Zuko (lowering the telescope): You're out of your mind, Uncle. The weather's perfect. There is not a cloud in sight.

Iroh: The storm is approaching from the north. I suggest we alter our course and head southwest.

Zuko: We know the Avatar is traveling northward, so we will do the same.

Iroh: Prince Zuko, consider the safety of the crew.

Zuko: The safety of the crew doesn't matter!

(Zuko's eyebrow goes up in concern as a crewmember enters from the left in the background. Cut to a close up of the Lieutenant, who has clearly overhead Zuko's remark and is unhappy. Zuko, realizing this, begins to speak to the Lieutenant and walk up until his face is right in front of the Lieutenant's.)

Zuko: Finding the Avatar is far more important than any individual's safety.

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Aang: nice to know u think highly of me. (He said jokingly)

Zuko (caught on to the joke): of course how can I not when u are always running away from me. (He put his head down "sadly" for dramatic effect)

Zuko and aang and sokka: hahaha.

The girls chuckled but:🙂😏🙂

Aang: did u really think that way Zuko.

Zuko: well sorta.

Aang: how about now?

Zuko: no I don't think that way any more

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(Zuko enters the ship and shuts the hatch behind him. Iroh stands next to the Lieutenant.)

Iroh: He doesn't mean that, he's just all worked up.

(Cut to a harbor scene, where Appa lies in the water next to one of the jetties as if he were a ship. The scene is quickly followed by a shot of Katara examining a fruit at a produce stand in the harbor. The shopkeeper is clearly exasperated at Katara's suspicion of the fruit's quality.)

Shopkeeper: Ah, it's good! It's perfect, I'm telling you!

(Katara shakes the fruit which makes a swishing sound.)

Katara: I don't know if I like the sound of that swishing.

(The shopkeeper comes around the stand to face Katara. Aang and Sokka wait to the left of the produce stand. Sokka carries a basket of fruit.)

Shopkeeper: Swishing means it's ripe! It's the ripe juices swishing around, eh?

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Suki: I don't think so.

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Aang: I think it's true, Katara, swishing means it's ripe.

Katara (putting fruit back): I just realized we're out of money anyway.

Shopkeeper (grabbing basket from Sokka): Awww!

(The shopkeeper kicks Sokka as he walks by. Cut to the dock, where the three stand, Sokka rubbing the sport where he was kicked. An old fisherman and his wife walk behind them in the background, the camera slowlu panning left to keep them in the frame longer.)

Sokka (depressed): Out of food and out of money, now what are we supposed to do?

Katara: You could get a job, smart guy.

(In the background, the old woman grabs the old man by the shoulder. They begin a conversation amongst themselves, but overheard by Aang, Katara and Sokka.)

Old Woman: We shouldn't go out there! Please, the fish can wait. There's going to be a terrible storm.

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Suki: maybe there is going to be a storm.

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Old Man: Ahh, you're crazy! It's a nice day. No clouds, no wind, no nothing, so quit you're naggin' woman.

Aang (to Katara and Sokka): Maybe we should find some shelter?

Sokka: Are you kidding? Shelter from what?

(The old man and woman continue their argument.)

Old Woman: My joints say there's going to be a storm! A bad one.

Old Man: Well, it's your joints against my brain.

Old Woman: Then I hope your brain can find someone else to haul that fish, cause I ain't comin!

Old Man: Then I'll find a new fish hauler and pay him double what you get! How do you like that?

Sokka (running up to them): I'll go!

Old Man (pointing at Sokka): You're hired!

Sokka (to his friends): What? You said 'get a job' and he's paying double.

Old Man (looking at Sokka as if he were an alien): Double? Who told ya that nonsense?

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Toph: he said double.

Suki: that guy is weird.

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(Cut to Zuko's ship on the ocean, camera panning right to reveal the black edges of an ominous storm. Zuko's ship is making straight for it. Cut to Zuko walking on deck. Four crewman, including the Lieutenant from before, are there looking at the storm clouds. The Lieutenant turns, folding his arms across his chest, to address the Prince.)

Lieutenant Jee: Uh! Looks like your uncle was right about the storm after all.

Iroh (entering from left): Lucky guess.

Zuko (crossing to the Lieutenant): Lieutenant, you'd better learn some respect, (pointing at his chest with two fingers) or I will teach it to you.

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Toph: wow how scary (she says sarcastically)

Zuko: 😒😑

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(Zuko walks past the Lieutenant, who can no longer contain his contempt for the Prince. As the Lieutenant speaks, Iroh is visible in the background making decapitation motions with his hand, trying to head off the conflict.)

Lieutenant Jee: What do you know about respect? The way you talk to everyone around here, from your hard working crew to your esteemed uncle shows you know nothing about respect. You don't care about anyone but yourself! Then again, what should I expect from a spoiled prince?

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All but Zuko: ooooooo😮😮😮😮

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(Zuko stops in mid step shortly into the Lieutenant's speech. Iroh sighs and puts his hand over his face, resigning himself to the brewing disaster. By the end of the tirade, Prince Zuko's eyebrow is twitching. He is clearly stung by the accusations. He turns and assumes a firebending stance, the Lieutenant follows suit.)

Iroh (hands up in gesture of calming): Easy now.

(Cut to Zuko and the Lieutenant's hands crossing at the wrists, indicating that the ritual of combat has begun. When they cross, the sound of steel on steel is heard and smoke curls from where they meet. Iroh appears between them and breaks their wrists apart is neat movement.)

Iroh: Enough! We are all a bit tired from being at sea so long. I'm sure after a bowl of noodles everyone will feel much better.

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Sokka: I know I would.

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(The Prince and the Lieutenant glare at each other a moment longer, then both turn and walk away in opposite directions.)

Zuko (to Iroh): I don't need your help keeping order on my ship.

(Iroh places a hand on Zuko's shoulder, but Zuko rudely shove him off. Zuko walks to the bow, where it is clear the storm clouds now fill the sky. Cut back to harbor where Appa still wallows in the water. Cut to Aang in the foreground, Sokka loading a fishing boat in the background. Aang looks worriedly at the sky, which is clearly full of black storm clouds. The wind has picked up as well.)

Aang: Sokka, maybe this isn't such a good idea. Look at the sky.

Sokka: I said I was gonna do this job. I can't back out just because of some bad weather.

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Suki: how responsible.

Sokka: thank u

Suki: but stupid.

Sokka: why?

Suki: I mean look at those clouds.

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Old Woman (from o.c., then from wider shot of boat): The boy with the tattoos has some sense. You should listen to him!

(Cut to close up of the old man as he puts down some boxes on the ship. A question forms in his mind.)

Old Man: Boy with tattoos? (He turns to Aang and looks at him). Airbender tattoos...well I'll be a hogmonkey's uncle! You're the Avatar, ain't ya?

(Cut to Aang with Katara close behind him to his left.)

Katara (smiling, hands on hips): That's right.

Old Man: Well don't be so smiley about it. The Avatar disappeared for a hundred years. (Jabbing Aang's chest with his forefinger). You turned your back on the world!

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Suki: how mean.

Katara: I know right.

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Katara (coming to Aang's side, angry): Don't yell at him! Aang would never turn his back on anyone!

Old Man: Oh? He wouldn't, uh? Then I guess I must have imagined the last hundred years of war and suffering.

(As the Old Man makes this damning pronouncement, cut to Aang with the distorted camera effect of the world warping around him, a visual testimonial to the sickening guilt welling up within the Avatar. Cut to Katara stepping in front of Aang so that she is between him and the Old Man. She is irate.)

Katara: Aang is the bravest person I know! He has done nothing but help people and save lives since I met him.

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Suki: yes Katara defend ur man.

Toph: 😏😂

Katara and Aang blush.

Katara: sukiii

Suki: what!

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Katara:It's not his fault he disappeared, right Aang? Aang? What's wrong?

(Aang has been backing up while Katara has been telling off the old man. When she is finished, he flees, opening his glider and taking off towards the mountains.)

Old Man: That's right! Keep flyin!

Katara: You're a horrible old man!

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Toph:He sure is

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Old Man: Ehh.

Katara (mounting Appa): Appa, yip! Yip!

(Katara and Appa take off, drenching the old man. Sokka emerges from the hold just as the old man shakes off the excess water.)

Sokka: Hey, they left without saying goodbye!

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Katara: sorry Sokka

Sokka: it's fine.

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Old Man: You're friends ain't too polite, are they?

Sokka: I know! This one time I was...

Old Man (handing Sokka a box): Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, get below deck.

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Toph: ha ha

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