Me: okay let's continue.

All: okay.

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BOOK 3: FIRE

CHAPTER 17: SOZIN'S COMET PART 3: INTO THE INFERNO.

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All: oooh.

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(The episode opens with an overhead shot from high up as Sozin's Comet streaks over the ground, its red energy destroying the clouds in its path. Cut to a close up of the comet from the front. Cut to a shot of Appa flying in the air. Cut to a closer shot of Zuko and Katara riding on top.)

: Zuko, don't worry, we can take Azula.

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Sokka: WOOOHOOO!

Katara and zuko: oh.

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: I'm not worried about her, I'm worried about Aang. What if he doesn't have the guts to take out my Father? What if he loses?

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Aang I won't lose.

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: Aang won't lose. He's gonna come back. He has to.

(Zuko looks forward as the scene fades to a shot of the Fire Nation palace.

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Aang: thank you Katara.

Katara: don't mention it. :)

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Cut to a shot of Azula's hair being combed from the back. Cut to a shot of Azula's heel being scrubbed. Cut to a wider shot showing three servant girls grooming Azula, and one other kneeling and holding a bowl of cherries up to her. Azula takes a cherry and begins to chew it. The camera cuts to a close up of her. It then zooms in as a crunching noise is heard and Azula opens her eyes in surprise. Azula spits the pit of the cherry into her palm and shows it to the servant girl serving the cherries.)

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All: oh...

Toph: she looks....

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: (sternly) What am I holding?

: (quietly) A cherry pit, Princess.

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Sokka: So?

Zuko: cherries in the palace are usually served pit less.

Sokka: oh. I want some fruit right now.

Aang: hmm me too.

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: Correct. And what day is this?

: It is the day of your coronation.

: Yes, it is. So please, tell me why on the most important day of my life you decided to leave a pit in my cherry? (Glares at the pit between her fingers and throws it at the servant girl's head)

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Katara: I'm pretty sure that's just a mistake.

Toph: it has to be.

Sokka: or maybe it isn't???

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: It wasn't a decision. It was just a small mistake.

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Katara: see.

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: Small? Do you realize what could have happened if I hadn't sensed the pit in time? (the other servant girls look to the one with the cherries, worried)

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Suki: choked.

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: I supposed you could have... choked?

: Yes. Then you will understand the severity of your crime.

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All: what?

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: (bowing her head to the floor) I understand, Princess. Please, forgive me.

: (nonchalant) Oh very well. Since this is a special day, I will show mercy. (the servant smiles, relieved) You are banished. Leave this palace immediately.

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All: okay what just happened?

Katara: wait so it this weren't "her" coronation she would have done something worse?

Suki: I suppose so.

Zuko: yeah pretty much.

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(the servant stands up and slowly walks backwards off screen, keeping her head down) What are you all looking at? I have two feet that need scrubbing. And make sure you get in between the toes. (holds the foot scrubber up to the camera with her toes) I won't have my first day as Fire Lord marred by poor foot hygiene.

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Sokka: hey Zuko do think I could get one of those.

Zuko: uh sure.

Sokka: sweet.

Zuko: or you could just got to the spa.

Sokka: nah I like that I could have exclusive pass.

Zuko: okay?

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(The scene cuts to a body of water. The camera tilts up to show the eel hound swimming through it with Sokka, Toph, and Suki riding on top. A bright red light is seen on the horizon behind them.)

: It's weird to say, but the comet actually looks beautiful.

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All: it does.

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: Too bad the Fire Lord is about to use it to destroy the World.

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All: yeah.

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(The camera follows them and zooms out, showing them heading toward land in the distance. The scene fades to a shot of the eel hound reaching shore. The passengers dismount and continue on. Cut to a shot of them climbing up a hill to the edge of a cliff. Cut to an overhead shot of them reaching the top to find Fire Nation airships beginning to take off, with Ozai's giant airship leading.)

: We're too late! The fleet's already taking off!

: Then we're taking off too. Where's the closest airship?

: It's right...

(Before Sokka can answer, Toph grabs him and Suki by the back of their shirts and catapults the three of them into the air by bending a pillar of rock up from underneath them. They are flung high into the air, and then slowly fall towards an airship. Sokka and Suki land on the airship's catwalk while catching Toph in the fall.)

: Ugh.

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Zuko, Aang and Katara: oh nice.

Sokka: you know you could have warned me.

Toph: there was no time for that.

Sokka: I guess.

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(Cut to a shot of the three of them climbing up a ladder and into the main body of the airship. The camera pulls back and rotates around to the front of the airship fleet. It continues to pull back until it has reached the front of Ozai's ship, rotating around and zooming in on Ozai as he stands on the front platform, wearing his Phoenix King armour and grinning.

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All: oh gosh.

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The scenes cuts to Dai Li agents walking forward in the Fire Nation throne room, where Azula is seated, surrounded by blue flames. The approach Azula and kneel before her.)

: You sent for us, Princess? Is everything alright?

: (irritated) Actually, everything's not alright. Do you know how long it took you to get here?

: A... few minutes I guess?

: Five, to be precise. In which time an assassin could have snuck in, done away with me and been on his merry way.

: My apologies, Princess.

: Is this how you plan to treat your new Fire Lord? With tardiness and disloyalty?

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All: what?

Sokka: she isn't wrong though.

Zuko: I guess but still.

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: The Dai Li would never betray you.

: And I'm sure that's just what you told Long Feng before you turned against him and joined me. You're all banished! (the camera quickly zooms out from the Dai Li agents as the look up, shocked)

: But...

: (offscreen) Goodbye.

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All: oh?

Katara: I mean yeah.

Toph: she seems unhinged.

Zuko: I mean.

Zuko and katara look at each other.

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(The lead agent takes one last glare at Azula before getting up and walking away. The other agents follow after.)

: Please send in the next group on your way out.

(Cut to a shot of Azula. The camera zooms in on her as she tilts her head down and glares just before the scene cuts to a wide, overhead shot of the Fire Nation air fleet flying over the ocean. Cut to a close shot of one airship's cabin from the outside, and then cut to a shot of the door leading into the cabin. Sokka and Suki slowly walk towards it and put their backs to the wall next to the door.)

: Shh.

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Sokka: okay here we go!

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(Toph walks up to the door and raises her hand to it. Cut to a shot of inside the cabin where three pilots and the captain are standing. They hear a knock from the door, in the same rhythm of 'shave and a haircut.' The camera cuts to a shot of the door from their side. On the last knock, the door is knocked down by Toph kicking it. Immediately after, Toph falls forward on to the fallen door and rolls, using metal bending to cover the metal door all around her body like armour.

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All: yeah!!!

Aang: that was cool!

Toph:😎

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A fire blast hits Toph, but she is unharmed. Cut to a shot of the captain looking surprised.

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Sokka: ha! doesn't work buddy

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He punches and sends another fireball at Toph, but she rolls backwards to avoid the attack, and in the same movement kicks her leg into the air, which bends the sheet of metal the captain is standing on up and through the ceiling.

One of the firebenders shoots a fire blast at Toph, who shields herself with the metal plates on the floor. Cut to Sokka and Suki as they both dodge to the sides of the door, avoiding the fire blast which has been strengthened by the comet.

Cut back to the inside of the cabin as the flames die down. Toph jumps up from behind her shield and kicks to the side, bending a large metal pipe on the ceiling towards one of the firebenders and pinning him to the wall.

She swings her leg to the other side and bends part of the metal floor up at another firebender just as he attacks, which pins him to the other wall. From her back, Toph springs upwards and clings to the ceiling.

She begins crawling towards the front of the cabin. The last remaining firebender shoots a fire blast at Toph but misses. Toph jumps down from the ceiling behind the firebender. He swings his arm around to catch Toph with a fiery whip attack, but she blocks his arm with her armour covered arm. Cut to a shot outside the cabin as the firebender's

blocked attack bursts through a window. Back in the cabin, the firebender holds his forearm painfully. Just as he looks back up to Toph, she delivers a straight punch to his face. Sokka and Suki watch as he flies through the door and hits the wall off screen.

Cut to a shot of Sokka and Suki peeping into the cabin, the firebender knocked out behind them. They walk into the cabin, which is now mangled due to Toph's metal bending. Toph peels the metal from around her head, then quickly sheds the rest of the makeshift armour off her body.)

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All: okay wow.

Toph: 😎

Aang: that was incredible!

Sokka: thank you.

Suki: sokka I think he was talking about toph.

Sokka: right.

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: That's how it's done.

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Toph: it sure is.

All but toph: wohooo!

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: Good work, Toph. Time to take control of the ship. Take the wheel.

: (sarcastically) That's a great idea! Let the blind girl steer the giant airship.

: I was talking to Suki.

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Zuko, Katara and Aang: oh.

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: That would make a lot more sense.

: (taking the wheel) What are we going to do about the rest of the crew?

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Katara: get rid of them.

Aang: how?

Katara: I don't know.

Sokka: you'll see.

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: Take us down closer to the water. I've got an idea.

Zuko, Katara and aang.

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(Sokka looks around the cabin, and then grabs a speaker connected to a tube.)

: (clears his throat and begins imitating a captain's voice) Attention crew, this is your Captain speaking. Everyone please report to the bomb bay immediately for hot cakes and... sweet cream. We have a very special birthday to celebrate.

(Cut to the engineers of the airship loading coal into the engines. They stop what they are doing and begin walking off once they hear Sokka's announcement. Cut to a shot of the airship descending towards the water below. Cut to a shot of the airship crew all gathered in the bomb bay. The camera pans right until it comes to an elite firebender and an engineer. The firebender turns to the engineer.)

: Hey. I'm Quin Lee, I work up in communications.

: Oh hi, I work down in the engine room. It's probably why we've never met before. Big airship, you know?

: Huh.

: Yep.

: So, do you know whose birthday it is?

: (approaching the firebender and engineer from behind) I can't believe the Captain remembered my birthday! He really does care.

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Sokka: oh it was some ones actual birthday.

Aang: that's a pretty cool birthday.

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(Immediately after the sentence is finished, the bomb bay doors open and they are dropped into the ocean. Cut to a shot from above of the doors opening below, then a shot from the side of the airship of the crew falling into the water. The firebenders that Toph had taken out can also be seen falling out of the cabin. Cut to the water's level as some of the crew comes up for air.)

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Zuko,Katara and aang: :o

Aang: wasn't expecting that.

Katara: same.

Zuko: but it was smart.

Katara: it was smart nice sokka.

Sokka: thank you. 😎

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: Happy Birthday.

(Cut to a shot of Ozai's airship from below. The camera pulls back through the broken window of the cabin as Sokka walks toward it, looking up at the other airship with Suki. Cut to a close up of Sokka and zoom in.)

: Fire Lord Ozai, here we come.

(Cut to a shot of Sokka grabbing the throttle and pushing it forward. Cut to a shot of Ozai. The camera pans right until he is in the center.

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Sokka: here we come!!!

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(The show returns to a shot of the Fire Nation royal palace. Cut to a shot of Azula at the throne, lying against one of the pillars that surround it. She looks left just as footsteps are heard. Cut to a shot of Lo and Li walking towards the throne.)

: Azula, we heard what happened. Why have you banished all your servants?

: All your Dai Li agents?

: And the Imperial firebenders?

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Aang: she really did that?

Toph: something is wrong with her.

Katara: clearly.

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: None of them could be trusted. Sooner or later, they all would have betrayed me. Just like Mai and Ty Lee did.

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All: oh.

Katara: that makes a lot sense

Zuko: it does.

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: Azula, we are concerned for you and your well being.

: (glares at Lo and Li) My Father asked you to come here and talk to me, didn't he He thinks I can't handle the responsibility of being Fire Lord. But I will be the greatest leader in Fire Nation history.

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Zuko: I'm sorry dear sister but that day will not come.

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: I'm sure you will. But considering everything that has happened today...

: Perhaps it's best you postponed your coronation.

: (angrily) What?! Which one of you just said that?

(Lo and Li both point at each other.)

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They all chuckle.

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: What a shame. There's only one way to resolve this. You two must duel each other. I order you to fight an Agni Kai.

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Zuko: they are not firebenders.

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: But...

: We're not firebenders.

: Alright, fine. (Pointing to Li) Lo, you're banished.(Pointing to Lo) Li, you can stay. (walks off screen)

: But I'm Li. So who's banished?

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Sokka: both?

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(Lo shrugs at Li. The scene cuts to an overhead shot of Ba Sing Se as Fire Nation tanks roll through the streets towards the main gate. Cut to a shot of the main gate as the tanks line up. The camera tilts up past the inner wall and focuses on three giant stone platforms in the distance, where the members of the Order of the White Lotus have gathered. Cut to a shot of a flag of the Order of the White lotus billowing in the wind. Cut to a shot of Jeong Jeong, Bumi, Pakku, and Piandao from the side, panning right.)

: Ba Sing Se, the Order of the White Lotus is here.

: Here to set you free.

(Cut to a shot of Iroh standing in front of the other Order members, tilting up.)

: Only once every hundred years can a firebender experience this kind of power.

(Iroh inhales deeply through his nose and the scene fades to a shot of Sozin's Comet. The scene fades back to the same shot of Iroh as he exhales, and a ring of flame appears around the group. Iroh continues to breathe deeply, and each time he inhales, the flames grow larger.

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all: woah!

Aang: go iroh!!!

Zuko: yeah go uncle!

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Cut to a shot above and behind the group. The ring of fire around them continues top grow more intense, pulsing with each of Iroh's breaths. Cut back to the shot of Iroh. He opens his eyes and raises his arms. The camera zooms out as he thrusts his hands forward and gives a battle cry. The flames surrounding him converge into one giant ball of fire. A sound can be heard as the fireball gains energy, just before it is unleashed forward as a massive fire blast. The attack rockets forward and demolished the wall in front of it. Debris flies everywhere, landing amongst the Fire Nation tanks.

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All: oh.

All: WOW!

All: that was amazing!

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Cut to the frontal shot of the five old masters. Bumi hops forward and stomps the ground. The three stone platforms the Order members are standing on begin to quickly slide towards Ba Sing Se. Cut to a shot from behind the destroyed section of the wall as fire blasts are shot at the Order members, only to be deflected. Cut to a shot of Iroh deflected the attacks. The old masters all leap off of the stone platform.

Cut to a shot of an alleyway. Pakku jumps up from behind a building and onto its roof. He bends a enormous wave of water over the building and down towards the Fire Nation soldiers below. Cut to a close up of Pakku. The camera tilts up to the peak of the wave as Piandoa leaps over it. Cut to the previous shot as Pakku turns the wave into ice, freezing the soldiers in place. Piandao slides down the frozen wave and slashes the ends of the soldier's spears, followed closely behind by Pakku. As they slide into another street, Pakku unfreezes the water, bends it up in front of him and freezes it again to block an incoming fire blast. The ice barrier is destroyed, and another fire blast is about to hit Pakku when a great wall of fire erupts in front of him, stopping the attack.

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Katara: they are really truly masters.