Me: okay so you guys ready?

All: yeah!

Me: are you sure?

Sokka: I mean we did just agree didn't we.

Me: okay just making sure. So lets start.

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BOOK 3: FIRE

CHAPTER 16: THE SOUTHERN RAIDERS.

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Sokka: sounds famillar.

Katara and Zuko look at each other, then back at screen.

Katara takes a deep breath then hugs Aang's arm that was on the arm rest subconsciously which makes aang flinch and blush but doesn't question it.

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(Episode opens up to the upside down pagodas of the Western Air Temple. Cut to the area near the fountain where everyone is sleeping in a circle. Camera pans across a sleeping Suki, Chit Sang and Hakoda. Cut to Teo in his sleeping bag and camera pans across The Duke and Zuko who are also asleep. Cut to Aang who yawns and rubs his eyes after sleeping on Appa. Camera pans across with him looking at the fountain with birds surrounding them. The birds fly off and an object flies into screen.

Cut to Aang who immediately gets off Appa and twirls his glider, airbending the object away. Camera zooms out on the pagodas as the bomb hits the top of the cliff and explodes.

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Suki: well they really had to ruin the peacefulness.

Aang: yeah I know right but at least I was awake to defend ourselves.

Sokka: yeah or less we would have been blasted off the place.

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More bombs are hurled towards the Western Air Temple from below the clouds. Cut back to the sleeping area as everyone wakes up from the noise. Cut to the back view of Aang as he runs forward. Cut to his point of view to reveal 3 black shapes coming out from the clouds.

Cut to the side view of the shapes to reveal the Fire Nation airships rising up from the clouds. A canon from one of the air ships fires. Cut to a bridge on the temple as it gets destroyed by a bomb. Cut back to the sleeping area as Aang retreats into it and twirls his staff, airbending a huge gust of air. Cut to an overhead shot of the fountain to show that he airbended the doors closed. More bombs are hurled and they explode.

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Suki: thank the spirts for those doors but I know it won't hold long

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Cut to the ceiling as it crumbles and shakes. One of the pieces dislodges. Cut to a top view of Katara who looks up.)

: (pushing her out of the way) Watch out!

(They roll and tumble before the ceiling piece lands at the spot Katara was.)

: What are you doing?!

: Keeping rocks from crushing you.

: Okay, I'm not crushed. You can get off me now.

(She slides out from under Zuko irritably)

: I'll take that as a thank you.

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Katara: thank you zuko.

Zuko: no problem.

Aang looks at zuko then whispers.

Aang: thank you.

Zuko: no problem.

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(He stands. Cut to a wall being crumbled apart to reveal a tunnel. Camera zooms out to show Haru and Toph are the ones who created it.)

: (turns back and points to the tunnel) Come on, we can get out through here!

(Cut to an overhead view of the scene as they evacuate to the tunnel. Cut to Aang who is pulling on Appa's reins towards the tunnel.)

: What are you doing?

: (Camera zooms out to show Zuko isn't evacuating) Go ahead, I'll hold them off. I think this is a family visit.

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aang: sure was.

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(Zuko runs towards the air ships.)

: (Cut back to Aang who looks on, stunned) Zuko, no!

(Sokka and Katara are seen running towards him from behind.)

: (grabs Aang's shoulder) Come on, we gotta get out of here.

(All 3 proceed to pull on Appa's reins. Cut to a shot of the partially destroyed air temple doors. Zuko jumps over the crumpled portions. Cut to Zuko running. Cut to a bomb flying into screen and exploding with black smoke everywhere.

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All: oh.

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Zuko jumps out from the smoke with a smoke sphere around him, unharmed and he starts to firebend. Cut to the underside of the airship as it gets hit by Zuko's flames.

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All: YEAH!

Aang: go zuko!!

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Cut to Zuko's back view as an observation stand rises into screen. Cut to show Azula looking down from the stand. She is smiling crazily. Cut to an overhead view of Azula's airship.)

: (Cut to Zuko and camera slowly zooms out on him) What are you doing here?

: (Cut to Azula) You mean it's not obvious yet (opens her arms out) I'm about to celebrate becoming an only child!

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All but zuko: oh.

Alll but zuko: Yikes.

Sokka: that's really mean.

Katara: I mean it's azula but it is azula who just lost her support system.

Suki: though the support system was most likely unfair.

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(She flips over the railings and firebends with her feet to Zuko. Cut to a back view of Azula as the flips back and the area Zuko was at explodes, covering the entire in black smoke. Cut to Zuko who is running away from the explosion and falls down from the impact. Cut to a pillar breaking apart. Cut to the underside of the structure as it shakes. Cut to the floor as cracks and fissures rapidly appear. Zuko gets up and runs across the floor. He proceeds to run up a pillar. As the pillar slowly falls, Zuko launches himself off it.

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All: go zuko!!!

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Cut to Zuko sailing through the air as he firebends. Cut to a side view of the scene as his first 2 shots misses the observation stand but the third one finally hits it.

Cut to the bottom of the observation stand as Azula jumps off and lands below before the flames hit. Cut to Zuko who is falling rapidly and struggling to hold on to the Fire Nation symbol on the airship. Cut to a top view of Zuko who vanishes into the clouds.

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All but zuko: Oh no!

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Cut back to Azula who stands up and looks on. Cut back to the crumbling structure of the sleeping area. Cut to Toph who grinds her teeth with her hands up. Cut to her back view to show her trying to support the tunnel. Appa can be seen resisting.)

: (Cut to a side view of the 3 outside the tunnel as they tug the reins to no avail) I can't get him to go in there. Appa hates tunnels.

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Toph: no kidding.

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: (Cut to a close up of Katara as their arms tremble against Appa's resistance) Aang, there's no way we can fly out of here.

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Aang: oh but there is.

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: We'll have to finda way. (they loosen their hold on the reins)

: We need to split up. (runs towards the group in the tunnel) Take the tunnel and get to the stolen airship.

: (Cut to Katara who turns her head back) No, (Cut to a side view of Katara as she walks to Hakoda) the Fire Nation can't separate our family again.

: (places his hands on her shoulders) It'll be okay, it's not forever.

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Katara: thankfully not.

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(Cut to an area behind Hakoda's shoulder as Katara visibly doesn't want to do this. She gives her Dad a hug and runs back to Appa. Hakoda proceeds to squeeze Sokka's arm and hugs him. Sokka then pulls Suki away. Cut to Hakoda who looks on and turns back. Cut to the legs of the fleeing group in the tunnel. Appa moves to the side. Cut to Katara in the saddle as the stretches her hand out to help Suki into the saddle. Cut to Toph who touches the wall.)

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Sokka: haaa... separated once again after rescue.

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: (Cut to an area on the ground looking at Appa as Aang climbs onto his horns onto his head) I can clear that away and we can fly out through there.

(She earthbends herself onto Appa.)

: (Cut to the inside of the saddle as Toph lands) Umm, there's an awful lot of fire in that general direction. (They cringe as their surroundings continue to crumble and shake)

: (Camera pans down to Appa's head) We'll get through, let's go.

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All: YEAH!

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(Cut back to the outside looking at the Western Air Temple. The fallen pile of debris and rocks are thrown apart as Appa flies off. Cut to the underside of Appa which has a shield of earth in front of its face. Cut back to Azula who turns around and spots the flying bison. She firebends at the earth shield but it doesn't break apart. She ducks as Appa flies over. Cut to a side view of Appa as Toph earthbends the shield into pieces.

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Suki: I'm so glad the plan worked.

Toph: it was a slim shot but yeah me too.

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Cut back to a smiling Azula as she cocks an eyebrow and looks back to a rising airship behind her. She moves aside to reveal Zuko standing on the airship, looking back.

Cut to a close up of Zuko who looks on with determination.

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All: yeah go zuko!!

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Cut to the group who look back with surprise. Cut to the back view of Zuko. Cut to the side view of Azula. Cut back to Zuko as he moves off screen. Cut to his legs as he runs and propels himself. Cut to the bottom of Zuko between the 2 airships as he leaps off from one airship to the other. Cut to an overhead shot of Azula who firebends at her brother. Cut to Zuko who is still sailing through the air as he kicks the flame aside and firebends back.

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All: yeahhhh!!!

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Cut to Azula who does a backward somersault to avoid the flame. Zuko lands into screen in front of her. Cut the side view of the fight as Zuko firebends at Azula but she dissipates it with a swipe of her arm. Cut to the back of Azula's arm as she sends another shot to her brother who also swipes it aside. Azula moves off screen. Zuko sends a shot to his sister and rushes in.

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They all watch in silence as the scene unfolds.

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Cut to Appa as it flies above the clouds, dodging the fire. Katara is standing up on the saddle with water circling around her to prevent the fire from hitting the saddle.

Cut to the bottom of another airship as various elite firebenders stand at the edge and proceed to firebend. Cut to Aang who pulls up Appa's reins. Cut to a side view of Appa flying up to get away from the fire. Cut to a close up of Appa is it flies over the air ship while Aang struggles to control his bison.

Cut back to Azula who swipes her brother's fire away with her right and her left hand. She then sends her own shots to Zuko. Cut to Zuko who kicks away the flames with his right and left foot. More shots come into screen and he swipes them away with his hands while closing in on his sister. Cut to a side view of the fight as Zuko is seen nearing Azula. Cut to Azula as she throws her left first out and time slows down.

Cut to Zuko who pushes Azula's fire away with his

right hand and bringing out his flaming left fist.

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Sokka: it's gonna explode!

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Camera zooms out on the two as they collide their firsts and the impact causes a huge explosion.

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Sokka: (imitating exploding noises)

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Cut to an overhead view of the air ship as a big puff of black smoke covers the top of the air ship.

Cut to Azula on her back as she skids across the surface of the air ship. She gets flipped onto her stomach and she struggles to hold on but is thrown off. Cut to Zuko who tumbles across the surface and his eyes widen in fear as he falls off the air ship. Camera zooms out to show the siblings falling.

Appa flies into screen and Zuko reaches out his arm and Katara pulls him back into the safety of the saddle.

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Sokka: what of katara didn't get zuko?

Zuko: I would have fallen.

Sokka: if it weren't planned that katara would grab you katara would you still have done it?

Katara: well........

Zuko: no I don't think so.

Katara: maybe I would just because of the sake of the team.

Sokka: so you wouldn't do it if it weren't for the sake of the team?

Katara: maybe plus Zuko hasn't done anything yet to make me do anything like that.

Zuko: yet?

Katara: well I did threatened you and all.

Zuko: How can I forget.

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Cut to the inside of the saddle as Zuko and the rest look back at Azula.

Cut to Azula who is falling and spinning around. Cut back to Zuko.)

: She's not going to make it.

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Sokka: she will.

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(Cut to a frustrated Azula as she tugs the hairpiece off her hair and firebends with her feet as the force propels her to the nearby cliff. As she nears the cliff, she backflips and digs her hairpiece into the rocks as she skids down, pushing her legs against the rocks to slow down her descend. She finally stops. Cut back to Zuko.)

: Of course she did.

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Sokka: I mean she is azula.

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(He looks away and camera zooms out on the group who look back at Azula. Cut back to Azula who looks on with a satisfied smirk.

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All: oooh.

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Scene fades to night the top of a rocky hill and camera slowly zooms in on the group seated around a campfire. Appa can be seen sleeping at the side.)

: Wow, camping. It really seems like old times again, doesn't it

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toph: yeah.

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: (Cut to Zuko who breaks a biscuit in half) If you really want to feel like old times, I could, uhh... chase you around a while and try to capture you.

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They all chuckle.

Toph: all we need is me and katara to fight and someone chasing us.

they all luagh.

Sokka: oh that's so right.

Katara: yeah.

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(Camera zooms out on the laughing group as Zuko eats his biscuit.)

: (Cut to a close up side view of Katara who looks down sorely) Haha.

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toph: yikes.

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: (Cut to Sokka and he raises his cup) To Zuko. Who knew after all those times he tried to snuff us out, today, he be our hero. (Cut to Sokka's point of view as the rest except Katara raise their cups)

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Sokka: and now thanks to him with is help we were able defeat the fire nation.

All: yeah!

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: Here, here. (Toph and Aang nudge Zuko with their elbows)

: (smiles warmly) I'm touched. I don't deserve this.

: (Cut to Katara who glares at him) Yeah, no kidding. (Cut to an overhead view of the group as she stands up and leaves)

: (raises an eyebrow) What's with her?

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Suki: hates zuko.

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: (stands up) I wish I knew. (He walks off as the others look at him quizzically)

: What's with him?

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Suki: katara.

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(Cut to a side view of the whole scene. Zuko can be seen following Katara near the edge of a cliff. Cut to the full moon partially covered by some clouds. Cut to the cliff as Katara is seen kneeling and Zuko still walking towards her. Cut to Katara who notices Zuko. She gets up and moves away.)

: This isn't fair. (puts both arms out) Everyone else seems to trust me now. What is it with you? (swipes one arm to the side)

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Toph: oooh.

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: (Cut to Katara's back as she turns around and snaps) Oh, everyone trust you now? (places hand on chest) I was the first person to trust you, remember Back in Ba Sing Se.

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Aang: yeah. 😬😬😬

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(points to the ocean) And you turned (Cut to Zuko who looks down guiltily) around and betrayed me. Betrayed all of us.

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: (raises head) What can I do to make it up to you?

: You really want to know? (walks towards Zuko) Hmm, maybe you could re-conquer (Cut to Zuko's unscarred side who looks on speechlessly) Ba Sing Se in the name of the Earth King.

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Zuko: well uncle did that.

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Or, (Zuko steps back as Katara's head pops into screen) I know. You could bring my mother back.

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All: oooooh.

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(She hits Zuko shoulder with hers as she walks past. Zuko looks back sadly. Cut to an overhead view of the cliff as the waves crash at the bottom of it. Cut to the tents. Cut to Suki who looks around warily. Zuko walks out from the rock between them. They don't see each other until the last minute where they accidentally bump into each other.)

: (raises her arms and blushes) Opps, wrong tent.

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Toph: well I don't think so.

Suki blushes.

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: (Suki walks away) Sorry. Do you need to talk to Sokka too?

: (still blushing) Nope. (moves her arms in a "No" gesture) Not me.

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Katara: hmmmmm

Toph: yeah right

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(She moves off screen. Cut to the inside of Sokka's tent as Zuko enters with an exaggerated, animated sweat drop expression on his face. Cut to Sokka who is lying on his stomach on a mat surrounded by candles that exudes a romantic ambience. There's a bunch of roses hung above him.)

: (turns his head with a rose in his mouth) Well, hellooo. (His eyes widen as a comical sound effect plays and he swallows the rose. Cut to a sideview of the scene as Zuko still has the sweatdrop expression and proceeds to sit in front of Sokka)

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They all laugh.

Suki: okay wow?

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Uh, Zuko. Yes, (sits up) why would (chews the flower) I be expecting any one different?

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Toph: S-U-K-I what does that spell?!

Aang: suki!

Toph: that's right. Again S-U-K-I what does that spell?!

Aang: suki!

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(He swallows the flower with a pained expression and coughs out some petals) So what's on your mind?

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Aang: did you swallow the flower?

Sokka: yes.

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: Your sister, she hates me and I don't know why! But I do care what she thinks of me.

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Katara: You don't know why?!!

Zuko: well no-