1 00:00:00,989 --> 00:00:03,058 * tense music playing * 2 00:00:05,327 --> 00:00:06,561 Which district are you from? 3 00:00:06,661 --> 00:00:08,230 I live here in the compound. 4 00:00:08,330 --> 00:00:10,165 Captain Karthik found me three years ago 5 00:00:10,265 --> 00:00:11,566 and trains me in secret. 6 00:00:11,700 --> 00:00:13,968 I don't remember anything before that. 7 00:00:14,369 --> 00:00:16,638 I don't remember where I'm from either. 8 00:00:16,705 --> 00:00:18,607 What if the Avatar did come back? 9 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:20,109 And she-- 10 00:00:20,209 --> 00:00:21,210 or he-- 11 00:00:21,343 --> 00:00:23,478 wasn't horrible? 12 00:00:24,045 --> 00:00:25,046 What would you do? 13 00:00:25,147 --> 00:00:27,616 * ethereal music playing * 14 00:00:29,751 --> 00:00:31,253 Pavi, watch out! 15 00:00:32,387 --> 00:00:35,090 Earthbending and airbending? 16 00:00:35,690 --> 00:00:37,159 -[gasp] -[heavy breathing] 17 00:00:37,226 --> 00:00:39,561 I saw it with my own eyes. 18 00:00:39,694 --> 00:00:40,762 What did you see? 19 00:00:41,396 --> 00:00:42,997 The Avatar. 20 00:00:44,065 --> 00:00:45,667 * music fades * 21 00:00:48,203 --> 00:00:49,438 [insects chirping] 22 00:00:49,538 --> 00:00:52,274 [heavy breathing] 23 00:00:54,809 --> 00:00:56,145 [sighs, gasps] 24 00:00:56,778 --> 00:00:59,548 Datu! [panting] 25 00:00:59,648 --> 00:01:01,683 Sorry for being late... again. 26 00:01:01,750 --> 00:01:03,385 I've been spending every moment I get 27 00:01:03,452 --> 00:01:05,287 looking into Uki's disappearance. 28 00:01:05,420 --> 00:01:06,921 [sighs] No answers yet, 29 00:01:07,021 --> 00:01:10,592 but you know me, I'm annoyingly optimistic! 30 00:01:12,661 --> 00:01:13,962 Everything okay? 31 00:01:14,729 --> 00:01:16,431 Do I smell? [sniffs] 32 00:01:16,565 --> 00:01:19,334 I haven't had much time to bathe since Ellora started... 33 00:01:19,434 --> 00:01:21,636 well, falling apart. 34 00:01:21,770 --> 00:01:23,138 You smell great, okay? 35 00:01:23,272 --> 00:01:24,973 We were just, uh... 36 00:01:25,072 --> 00:01:26,441 planning our shifts. 37 00:01:28,143 --> 00:01:30,645 Hey, you'd tell me if anything strange 38 00:01:30,779 --> 00:01:32,614 was happening in the brigade, right? 39 00:01:32,714 --> 00:01:36,285 Of course! Yeah, but honestly, the Brigade is totally normal. 40 00:01:36,385 --> 00:01:38,086 Boring, even! Ah, so dull. 41 00:01:38,153 --> 00:01:39,588 Just, you know, punching out storm clouds, 42 00:01:39,688 --> 00:01:41,990 kicking Faceless butts-- not that I kick, I-- Psst! 43 00:01:42,090 --> 00:01:43,625 You know, 'cause I'm with the air, um... 44 00:01:43,725 --> 00:01:46,027 What makes you think anything strange is going on? 45 00:01:46,828 --> 00:01:49,030 Well, the guards have been talking. 46 00:01:50,165 --> 00:01:53,167 One saw a bending cadet bending multiple elements. 47 00:01:53,268 --> 00:01:54,503 Which would mean... 48 00:01:54,636 --> 00:01:57,206 the Avatar has returned. 49 00:01:57,739 --> 00:02:00,975 [forced laughter] 50 00:02:01,075 --> 00:02:02,977 Well, you can't believe everything you hear! 51 00:02:03,077 --> 00:02:05,480 I mean, you know Commander Bountan once told me 52 00:02:05,580 --> 00:02:08,950 he saw a dancing lemur man in the Harshlands! 53 00:02:09,017 --> 00:02:10,851 Heh. Crazy! 54 00:02:10,985 --> 00:02:12,654 This isn't a joke, Jae. 55 00:02:12,754 --> 00:02:15,424 If there's even a chance the Avatar could be back... 56 00:02:15,524 --> 00:02:17,692 I mean, think of the danger we'd be in. 57 00:02:17,826 --> 00:02:19,494 Listen, Datu... 58 00:02:20,995 --> 00:02:22,197 Hey, what's this? 59 00:02:22,297 --> 00:02:24,333 Oh, uh, I was just writing in my, uh... 60 00:02:24,433 --> 00:02:25,434 journal. 61 00:02:25,900 --> 00:02:27,035 Oh? 62 00:02:27,135 --> 00:02:28,703 Writing about me? 63 00:02:29,103 --> 00:02:30,505 [crowd yelling] 64 00:02:30,605 --> 00:02:31,773 What's going on over there? 65 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:33,508 [yelling continues] 66 00:02:36,677 --> 00:02:40,215 "The Avatar hides amongst us." 67 00:02:45,354 --> 00:02:46,555 [narrator] Fire... 68 00:02:47,155 --> 00:02:48,257 Air... 69 00:02:48,357 --> 00:02:49,424 Water... 70 00:02:50,191 --> 00:02:51,260 Earth. 71 00:02:52,561 --> 00:02:54,563 Long ago, the Avatar, 72 00:02:54,663 --> 00:02:56,598 master of all four elements, 73 00:02:56,698 --> 00:02:59,033 brought forth the Cataclysm. 74 00:02:59,167 --> 00:03:00,735 Out of the devastation, 75 00:03:00,835 --> 00:03:03,505 the world built The Seven Havens. 76 00:03:03,572 --> 00:03:05,674 Now, the Avatar has returned, 77 00:03:05,740 --> 00:03:08,677 but for the first time, there are two. 78 00:03:09,177 --> 00:03:11,546 Most fear they'll destroy the world again, 79 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,749 But I believe, they will save it. 80 00:03:16,785 --> 00:03:18,853 * soft music plays * 81 00:03:22,391 --> 00:03:24,659 [sipping tea, exhales] 82 00:03:24,725 --> 00:03:25,994 [door crashes open] 83 00:03:26,094 --> 00:03:27,996 [struggling] 84 00:03:28,096 --> 00:03:31,533 Wow, your nose has more hair than Geet! 85 00:03:31,633 --> 00:03:32,834 [scoffs, grunts] 86 00:03:32,901 --> 00:03:35,404 Commander, we caught them sneaking out again. 87 00:03:35,504 --> 00:03:37,939 -[cat-monkey grumbles] -This time, sewer. 88 00:03:38,072 --> 00:03:39,541 A bubble bath would be appropriate. 89 00:03:39,641 --> 00:03:42,511 We were just going to Agam's snack shop to grab some baos! 90 00:03:42,576 --> 00:03:45,079 Baos? We were sneaking out to look for our parents-- 91 00:03:45,213 --> 00:03:48,883 Oh, I forgot how lying works again, didn't I? 92 00:03:48,950 --> 00:03:50,084 [defeated sigh] 93 00:03:50,184 --> 00:03:52,454 How many times do we have to go over this? 94 00:03:52,587 --> 00:03:55,023 You need to stay hidden. 95 00:03:55,088 --> 00:03:56,958 Maybe next time, we'll think twice 96 00:03:57,091 --> 00:03:59,294 before stealing the limelight with our bending. 97 00:03:59,761 --> 00:04:00,929 I'm sorry, Commander. 98 00:04:01,029 --> 00:04:03,298 We've just been cooped up in the compound 99 00:04:03,432 --> 00:04:04,699 for so long. 100 00:04:05,700 --> 00:04:08,236 The Haven's panic will die down eventually. 101 00:04:08,303 --> 00:04:11,740 Until then, you should both focus on mastering the elements. 102 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,943 Use all of this pent-up energy on your training. 103 00:04:15,076 --> 00:04:17,612 -Yes, sir! -More training?! 104 00:04:18,079 --> 00:04:19,881 Sir, the Chancellor is here! 105 00:04:19,980 --> 00:04:21,716 -Hey! -[struggling] 106 00:04:21,816 --> 00:04:22,951 -[door opens] -Whoa! 107 00:04:23,051 --> 00:04:24,586 [cat-monkeys yell] 108 00:04:24,686 --> 00:04:27,689 Train by organizing the cleaning supplies. Quietly. 109 00:04:29,824 --> 00:04:33,061 Someone is spreading this rubbish throughout Ellora. 110 00:04:33,127 --> 00:04:34,863 They claim the Avatar has returned 111 00:04:34,963 --> 00:04:36,665 and the Bending Brigade is hiding them 112 00:04:36,798 --> 00:04:38,232 at the Council's behest! 113 00:04:38,333 --> 00:04:39,601 Kayoko, how many rumors 114 00:04:39,668 --> 00:04:41,503 of the Avatar have we seen come and go? 115 00:04:41,603 --> 00:04:43,805 [sighs] This one's persistent. 116 00:04:43,938 --> 00:04:46,941 I'm going to address the Haven this morning. Join me. 117 00:04:47,008 --> 00:04:49,611 It'd be good for the people to hear from both of us. 118 00:04:49,711 --> 00:04:52,481 -Of course. -Ellora is counting on you. 119 00:04:52,814 --> 00:04:54,282 And so am I. 120 00:04:56,618 --> 00:04:57,686 -Finally! -I can breathe! 121 00:04:57,819 --> 00:04:58,953 -[relieved sighs] -[relieved meows] 122 00:04:59,053 --> 00:05:00,589 -[screams] -[cat-monkey yelps] 123 00:05:00,655 --> 00:05:02,991 Thank you for letting me read Uki's record, Commander. 124 00:05:03,091 --> 00:05:06,094 Nothing useful yet, but we'll find her. 125 00:05:06,194 --> 00:05:07,195 I know you will. 126 00:05:07,328 --> 00:05:09,831 Here it comes! [grunts] 127 00:05:09,931 --> 00:05:12,033 [screaming and struggling] 128 00:05:12,901 --> 00:05:14,436 [yelping] 129 00:05:16,405 --> 00:05:18,473 Good, Nisha! Your breath is your energy! 130 00:05:18,540 --> 00:05:20,509 Now let that power out! 131 00:05:20,942 --> 00:05:22,877 -Ha! -[grunts] 132 00:05:24,446 --> 00:05:27,015 [screaming in fear] 133 00:05:27,115 --> 00:05:29,418 Oh, Pavi, if you can't fight back, 134 00:05:29,518 --> 00:05:31,085 at least stand your ground! 135 00:05:31,185 --> 00:05:32,754 -[whooshes] -[screams] 136 00:05:34,322 --> 00:05:36,625 I'm standing underground! 137 00:05:39,227 --> 00:05:40,929 [grunts] Aiya! 138 00:05:41,863 --> 00:05:43,064 [grunts] 139 00:05:43,197 --> 00:05:45,834 Very good, Nisha! You are improving! 140 00:05:45,934 --> 00:05:48,202 -Pavi, you are... -[rumbles] 141 00:05:49,137 --> 00:05:50,805 [coughs] 142 00:05:51,706 --> 00:05:52,641 ...there. 143 00:05:53,875 --> 00:05:57,145 [panicked struggling and breathing] 144 00:05:57,211 --> 00:05:58,079 [sighs] 145 00:05:58,212 --> 00:06:00,081 Enough bending. When I get back, 146 00:06:00,214 --> 00:06:01,650 flaming sword fights! 147 00:06:01,716 --> 00:06:03,217 [squeals] 148 00:06:03,317 --> 00:06:04,385 Finally! 149 00:06:04,486 --> 00:06:05,319 [grunts] 150 00:06:05,987 --> 00:06:08,857 Nisha, did you hear what Jae said earlier? 151 00:06:08,923 --> 00:06:11,059 Karthik has records on all the benders. 152 00:06:11,192 --> 00:06:13,161 Maybe yours has a clue to our past! 153 00:06:13,628 --> 00:06:15,196 Karthik's already told me everything. 154 00:06:15,296 --> 00:06:17,999 He found me on the streets of Ellora. 155 00:06:18,066 --> 00:06:19,634 But how did you get there? 156 00:06:19,734 --> 00:06:21,936 There's gotta be more to the story. 157 00:06:22,070 --> 00:06:23,404 Nah, Karthik would've told me. 158 00:06:23,505 --> 00:06:25,440 I trust my Commander. Ha! 159 00:06:25,540 --> 00:06:27,275 Well, what's the harm in checking? 160 00:06:27,375 --> 00:06:29,911 And technically, we're not leaving the Brigade 161 00:06:30,044 --> 00:06:32,046 so we can't get in trouble. 162 00:06:32,146 --> 00:06:36,417 Mmm, fine, but only to prove I'm right about Karthik. 163 00:06:36,951 --> 00:06:39,187 -[giggles] -So how are we gonna get past-- 164 00:06:39,253 --> 00:06:42,123 Who's ready for round two? Hehe. 165 00:06:42,591 --> 00:06:44,459 [grunting] 166 00:06:46,628 --> 00:06:48,262 -[chuckles] -No, no, no, no, no. 167 00:06:48,362 --> 00:06:49,464 [yells] 168 00:06:49,864 --> 00:06:51,132 [grunts] 169 00:06:51,866 --> 00:06:53,401 [grunts] 170 00:06:53,468 --> 00:06:55,103 -What are you doing? -[grunts] 171 00:06:55,236 --> 00:06:57,105 Yeah, what are you doing? 172 00:06:57,238 --> 00:06:58,773 I don't know. Improvising? 173 00:06:58,873 --> 00:06:59,808 Argh! 174 00:06:59,908 --> 00:07:02,010 Woo-hoo! Rock maze! 175 00:07:02,110 --> 00:07:04,946 [grunting, giggling] 176 00:07:06,548 --> 00:07:07,649 Huh?! 177 00:07:10,785 --> 00:07:12,954 [yells] 178 00:07:13,087 --> 00:07:14,489 Sorry, Hamka! 179 00:07:14,589 --> 00:07:16,958 -[giggling] -Argh! I hate children! 180 00:07:17,058 --> 00:07:18,426 -Look out, look out. -Stay away from them! 181 00:07:18,493 --> 00:07:20,328 -Don't make eye contact. -Don't trust the Brigade. 182 00:07:20,461 --> 00:07:22,330 -Yeah, don't trust them at all. -No more secrets! 183 00:07:22,463 --> 00:07:25,166 -[whispering continues] -Don't tell them anything. 184 00:07:25,266 --> 00:07:27,301 Morning, Elloran elder! N-need help? 185 00:07:27,401 --> 00:07:28,570 [blows raspberry] 186 00:07:31,239 --> 00:07:34,075 "The Avatar is hiding within the Brigade, 187 00:07:34,142 --> 00:07:36,410 posing as a young earthbender." 188 00:07:37,145 --> 00:07:38,813 They're pretty darn close! 189 00:07:40,180 --> 00:07:41,315 Whoa. 190 00:07:45,687 --> 00:07:47,355 [sniffs, licks] 191 00:07:47,488 --> 00:07:48,923 [smacks lip] 192 00:07:48,990 --> 00:07:52,193 Hmm. Sweet, with a smoky finish. 193 00:07:52,326 --> 00:07:54,462 Maybe a hint of... pineapple? 194 00:07:54,563 --> 00:07:57,331 -* tense music plays -Wait, blue ink? 195 00:07:58,132 --> 00:07:59,467 We should split up. 196 00:07:59,534 --> 00:08:02,070 I'm going to... check for clues elsewhere. 197 00:08:02,170 --> 00:08:03,504 Good idea, detective buddy! 198 00:08:03,638 --> 00:08:05,173 I'll go interrogate that old woman. 199 00:08:05,306 --> 00:08:08,342 The elderly have the most to hide. 200 00:08:08,476 --> 00:08:09,443 [licks] 201 00:08:11,613 --> 00:08:12,781 Datu... 202 00:08:18,519 --> 00:08:20,021 Watery curry again?! 203 00:08:20,121 --> 00:08:23,391 We deserve better meals with all the nonstop work we're doing. 204 00:08:23,491 --> 00:08:25,059 My shoulders are killing me! 205 00:08:25,193 --> 00:08:27,996 Don't get me wrong, I love being in the Brigade, 206 00:08:28,062 --> 00:08:30,064 but the fact that half of Ellora thinks 207 00:08:30,198 --> 00:08:31,900 we're hiding the world's greatest enemy 208 00:08:32,032 --> 00:08:33,868 is definitely bringing down morale. 209 00:08:33,968 --> 00:08:35,435 First, the storms, 210 00:08:35,536 --> 00:08:38,740 now we have to worry about being kidnapped by the Faceless. 211 00:08:38,873 --> 00:08:40,308 Poor Uki. 212 00:08:40,407 --> 00:08:42,676 I miss her awful singing already. 213 00:08:42,777 --> 00:08:44,746 Yuck! You know, we're probably gonna get 214 00:08:44,846 --> 00:08:46,648 into big trouble for all this. 215 00:08:46,715 --> 00:08:48,583 Aren't you as curious as I am? 216 00:08:48,683 --> 00:08:50,418 In Karthik's office could be the key 217 00:08:50,551 --> 00:08:52,787 to knowing what happened to Mom and Dad! 218 00:08:53,655 --> 00:08:56,257 It would be nice to know where we came from. 219 00:08:56,357 --> 00:08:58,927 Maybe they've been searching for us for years! 220 00:08:59,060 --> 00:09:02,096 They'll be so happy when we find them. 221 00:09:02,196 --> 00:09:04,933 [grunting] 222 00:09:05,066 --> 00:09:05,900 [both gasp] 223 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,036 Shoot, what are we gonna do? 224 00:09:08,102 --> 00:09:09,738 -[deep breath] -Huh? 225 00:09:09,838 --> 00:09:11,405 -Ah? Huh? -[grunts] 226 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,008 [groaning] 227 00:09:14,709 --> 00:09:16,044 [bowl clinks, thuds] 228 00:09:18,246 --> 00:09:20,081 Food fight! 229 00:09:20,214 --> 00:09:22,016 -[groans] -[all clamor] 230 00:09:22,083 --> 00:09:23,652 [giggling] 231 00:09:24,285 --> 00:09:25,854 Stop! Stop! 232 00:09:25,954 --> 00:09:27,822 Think of the rations! 233 00:09:27,922 --> 00:09:29,590 [gobbling] 234 00:09:29,691 --> 00:09:32,526 357 chickpeas, 60 okra, 25 naan... 235 00:09:32,593 --> 00:09:34,929 Ha! Woo! Ten points! 236 00:09:35,029 --> 00:09:36,898 26 naan! 237 00:09:37,298 --> 00:09:38,833 -[panting] -Come on! 238 00:09:40,669 --> 00:09:42,003 Coast is clear. 239 00:09:46,340 --> 00:09:47,508 [relieved sighs] 240 00:09:48,276 --> 00:09:49,944 [giggling] 241 00:09:50,611 --> 00:09:53,247 Ha! Bleh! 242 00:09:53,347 --> 00:09:54,282 [knock on door] 243 00:09:54,382 --> 00:09:55,750 Datu, it's Jae. 244 00:09:56,184 --> 00:09:57,551 [door creaks] 245 00:10:00,822 --> 00:10:02,423 Aww. [exhales] 246 00:10:02,523 --> 00:10:04,058 My sweet slob. 247 00:10:06,961 --> 00:10:09,931 You are keeping a diary! [chuckles] 248 00:10:09,998 --> 00:10:11,565 Oh, I really shouldn't. 249 00:10:13,067 --> 00:10:14,836 Ah-choo! 250 00:10:17,972 --> 00:10:19,808 -[knuckles crack] -[sighs] 251 00:10:20,942 --> 00:10:23,011 "The Council and the Bending Brigade 252 00:10:23,111 --> 00:10:26,514 are liars and traitors to Ellora 253 00:10:26,647 --> 00:10:29,617 and must be exposed by any means necessary..." 254 00:10:29,684 --> 00:10:31,019 * tense music plays * 255 00:10:31,152 --> 00:10:32,086 Oh, Datu. 256 00:10:32,186 --> 00:10:34,255 [distant horn blowing] 257 00:10:34,322 --> 00:10:35,724 Kayoko's address. 258 00:10:37,325 --> 00:10:39,293 My people of Ellora, 259 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:41,029 I know you are scared. 260 00:10:41,129 --> 00:10:42,596 Please believe me. 261 00:10:42,697 --> 00:10:44,799 These rumors about the Avatar's return 262 00:10:44,866 --> 00:10:46,835 are just that: rumors. 263 00:10:46,935 --> 00:10:50,171 The Council will always protect the people of Ellora. 264 00:10:50,839 --> 00:10:52,707 We have looked into these accusations 265 00:10:52,841 --> 00:10:55,043 and have found not one scrap of evidence. 266 00:10:55,143 --> 00:10:57,378 Check the Brigade! They're hiding the Demon! 267 00:10:57,478 --> 00:10:59,781 -What aren't you telling us?! -[crowd yelling] 268 00:11:00,214 --> 00:11:01,515 -Datu! -Jae? 269 00:11:01,615 --> 00:11:03,417 -What are you-- -[yells] 270 00:11:03,517 --> 00:11:04,886 -[gasps] -[grunts] 271 00:11:05,019 --> 00:11:06,520 -[gasps] -[both gasp] 272 00:11:06,620 --> 00:11:07,856 -No! -No, no, no, no, no! 273 00:11:07,989 --> 00:11:09,657 Molin! This wasn't the plan! 274 00:11:09,724 --> 00:11:11,325 [whooshing] 275 00:11:11,392 --> 00:11:12,894 Take it easy, big guy. 276 00:11:12,994 --> 00:11:14,462 You're all liars! 277 00:11:14,528 --> 00:11:17,698 I saw the Avatar with my own two eyes! 278 00:11:17,799 --> 00:11:19,801 I've spread the news, hoping our leaders 279 00:11:19,868 --> 00:11:21,069 would finally tell the truth. 280 00:11:21,202 --> 00:11:24,172 But it will have to come out by force! 281 00:11:24,238 --> 00:11:27,575 Where is the Avatar?! 282 00:11:28,409 --> 00:11:30,144 Ugh, Mudpies! 283 00:11:30,244 --> 00:11:31,379 Your name isn't here! 284 00:11:31,512 --> 00:11:33,614 That's because there's nothing to write down! 285 00:11:33,714 --> 00:11:35,549 Karthik told me the whole story and... 286 00:11:35,649 --> 00:11:37,718 he would never keep anything from me. 287 00:11:37,819 --> 00:11:39,120 [slides] 288 00:11:39,954 --> 00:11:41,890 Or would he? 289 00:11:44,192 --> 00:11:45,226 Hmm... 290 00:11:45,326 --> 00:11:46,127 [slides] 291 00:11:46,227 --> 00:11:47,628 -[gasps] Mmm... -[slides] 292 00:11:47,728 --> 00:11:49,330 -[slides] -Mm, mmm... 293 00:11:50,698 --> 00:11:52,200 [squeaks, clanks] 294 00:11:52,266 --> 00:11:53,201 [loud gasp] 295 00:11:53,301 --> 00:11:55,069 Secret door?! 296 00:11:55,870 --> 00:11:58,272 -[crowd clamoring] -You don't wanna do this. 297 00:11:58,406 --> 00:12:00,141 Just let me go and we can talk-- 298 00:12:00,241 --> 00:12:01,642 Zip it, Chancellor! 299 00:12:02,543 --> 00:12:05,046 This isn't what we all wanted, I swear. 300 00:12:05,146 --> 00:12:06,447 We just want the truth. 301 00:12:06,580 --> 00:12:09,117 -* tense music plays -[clamoring continues] 302 00:12:13,454 --> 00:12:14,755 Molin, right? 303 00:12:15,189 --> 00:12:18,259 Your cousin Binh is an airbender in the Brigade? 304 00:12:21,729 --> 00:12:24,132 I know things in Ellora have been scary, 305 00:12:24,232 --> 00:12:26,567 but what will hurting the Chancellor solve? 306 00:12:26,634 --> 00:12:28,970 I swear, I saw the Avatar. 307 00:12:29,103 --> 00:12:30,304 She was a young girl! 308 00:12:30,438 --> 00:12:31,605 A-about ten, 309 00:12:31,705 --> 00:12:33,641 with dark hair, and-and she had-- 310 00:12:33,774 --> 00:12:35,676 [muffled breathing] 311 00:12:35,776 --> 00:12:37,378 -[gasps] -[grunts] 312 00:12:37,879 --> 00:12:39,981 [heavy breathing] 313 00:12:41,182 --> 00:12:42,783 Are you okay? 314 00:12:44,618 --> 00:12:45,854 Took you long enough. 315 00:12:45,954 --> 00:12:48,322 Timing has never been on our side. 316 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:52,360 [clanks] 317 00:12:52,460 --> 00:12:54,595 My fellow citizens, 318 00:12:54,662 --> 00:12:57,866 I will personally investigate these accusations. 319 00:12:57,966 --> 00:13:00,534 And if true, I will severely punish 320 00:13:00,634 --> 00:13:02,904 whoever is hiding the Avatar. 321 00:13:03,004 --> 00:13:06,474 The dark days of the Destroyer have long passed. 322 00:13:06,574 --> 00:13:09,643 Now is the age of wind and sand. 323 00:13:09,743 --> 00:13:13,481 Together, we stand strong. 324 00:13:13,581 --> 00:13:15,483 For the survival of Ellora! 325 00:13:15,616 --> 00:13:18,419 [crowd cheers] For the survival of Ellora! 326 00:13:21,155 --> 00:13:22,656 Datu, I... 327 00:13:22,790 --> 00:13:23,657 [sighs] 328 00:13:23,757 --> 00:13:24,959 I found this. 329 00:13:25,526 --> 00:13:26,760 You read that?! 330 00:13:26,861 --> 00:13:28,496 I-- I was just venting! 331 00:13:28,596 --> 00:13:30,464 I didn't mean any of it, and... 332 00:13:31,265 --> 00:13:34,468 [sighs] Something's going on in Ellora, Jae. 333 00:13:34,535 --> 00:13:37,972 I don't know what it is, but... I'm scared. 334 00:13:38,973 --> 00:13:41,575 It's gonna be okay. I promise. 335 00:13:46,014 --> 00:13:47,181 [giggles] 336 00:13:47,281 --> 00:13:48,983 Look at this weird lantern, Nisha! 337 00:13:49,050 --> 00:13:52,086 Whoa. Is this a map of the Old World? 338 00:13:52,186 --> 00:13:54,488 Oh, hey, a nice backscratcher! 339 00:13:54,555 --> 00:13:57,325 [snickering] Oh, yeah! 340 00:13:57,391 --> 00:14:00,761 Karthik never told me about this place. 341 00:14:03,131 --> 00:14:03,864 Hmm... 342 00:14:03,965 --> 00:14:05,266 [metal clanks] 343 00:14:05,366 --> 00:14:06,334 -Hmm? -[static] 344 00:14:06,434 --> 00:14:07,835 -[screams] -Akasha to Ellora! 345 00:14:07,902 --> 00:14:09,170 Report immediately! 346 00:14:09,270 --> 00:14:11,505 -You are shirking your duties! -Oops. 347 00:14:11,572 --> 00:14:12,540 Ooh! 348 00:14:15,176 --> 00:14:17,245 * tense musical stinger * 349 00:14:20,348 --> 00:14:22,116 My family... 350 00:14:27,888 --> 00:14:29,857 We've been waiting for you. 351 00:14:31,993 --> 00:14:32,893 [gasps] 352 00:14:33,027 --> 00:14:35,229 Karthik didn't find me in Ellora. 353 00:14:35,729 --> 00:14:37,365 I was in the Harshlands, 354 00:14:37,465 --> 00:14:40,001 wearing this bracelet. 355 00:14:40,068 --> 00:14:41,535 [gasps] 356 00:14:42,736 --> 00:14:44,272 Nisha, look! 357 00:14:44,405 --> 00:14:45,906 Same, same! 358 00:14:46,540 --> 00:14:48,909 Does that mean Karthik lied to me? 359 00:14:49,043 --> 00:14:50,711 -[door opens] -[Karthik] I'm happy to share 360 00:14:50,811 --> 00:14:52,580 -the Bender records. -[panicked grunts] 361 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:55,516 Anything to prove the Avatar isn't hiding in our ranks. 362 00:14:56,017 --> 00:14:58,252 * tense music playing 363 00:14:58,919 --> 00:15:00,588 Maybe no one will notice? 364 00:15:00,688 --> 00:15:01,990 [awkward chuckle] 365 00:15:06,294 --> 00:15:08,196 Here's every bender that's been within our ranks 366 00:15:08,262 --> 00:15:09,863 -for the past 50 years. -Thank you. 367 00:15:09,930 --> 00:15:12,533 Hopefully, this will put the people at ease. 368 00:15:12,633 --> 00:15:14,035 [soft groan] 369 00:15:14,568 --> 00:15:17,805 [exhales] I'm not used to losing my footing. 370 00:15:17,938 --> 00:15:20,174 It's the shock. Just sit down. 371 00:15:20,274 --> 00:15:22,176 Let me bring you something warm to drink. 372 00:15:22,276 --> 00:15:25,013 [grunts] Don't coddle me. 373 00:15:25,546 --> 00:15:28,249 You don't have to be the Chancellor with me. 374 00:15:29,017 --> 00:15:30,718 Mmm! Mm-mm-mm! [giggles] 375 00:15:31,785 --> 00:15:32,953 "We have the Avatar. 376 00:15:33,054 --> 00:15:34,555 She's a young girl here in Ellora. 377 00:15:34,655 --> 00:15:36,991 If you want to know more, send this rattle-raven 378 00:15:37,125 --> 00:15:38,926 back with a message." 379 00:15:38,993 --> 00:15:41,595 The Avatar? Just one? 380 00:15:41,695 --> 00:15:43,231 Send it back? 381 00:15:43,297 --> 00:15:45,099 Well, why wouldn't he keep it? 382 00:15:45,166 --> 00:15:47,168 They're the best pets! 383 00:15:47,601 --> 00:15:49,337 Sorry, continue. 384 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:53,174 [clears throat] 385 00:15:53,641 --> 00:15:55,043 How are you holding up? 386 00:15:55,143 --> 00:15:56,677 The Brigade, I mean. 387 00:15:56,777 --> 00:15:59,380 Honestly? We're at a breaking point. 388 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,350 We need more Benders. What if we contacted-- 389 00:16:02,450 --> 00:16:04,218 You know the law. 390 00:16:04,318 --> 00:16:06,487 No communication with the other Havens 391 00:16:06,587 --> 00:16:08,822 unless it's decreed by the Council. 392 00:16:08,956 --> 00:16:09,790 [gasps] 393 00:16:09,890 --> 00:16:11,592 Karthik, what is this? 394 00:16:12,293 --> 00:16:13,861 [both whisper] The radio! 395 00:16:14,295 --> 00:16:16,797 Have you already contacted the other Havens? 396 00:16:17,498 --> 00:16:19,600 [laughs] That thing? 397 00:16:19,667 --> 00:16:22,136 It's just a broken relic from the Old World. 398 00:16:25,139 --> 00:16:27,308 You know I collect antiques. 399 00:16:27,375 --> 00:16:28,909 [Kayoko] Let's just see. 400 00:16:29,277 --> 00:16:30,244 -[click] -[boing] 401 00:16:30,344 --> 00:16:31,279 -Oh! -[clatters] 402 00:16:31,379 --> 00:16:32,113 See? 403 00:16:32,213 --> 00:16:33,447 Just a hunk of scrap. 404 00:16:33,881 --> 00:16:35,849 [loud sigh] I'm sorry. 405 00:16:35,949 --> 00:16:37,518 Now I'm the one being paranoid. 406 00:16:37,651 --> 00:16:39,853 We stopped a radical this morning. 407 00:16:39,953 --> 00:16:41,922 We all deserve a half day. 408 00:16:42,356 --> 00:16:43,791 Maybe you're right. [light chuckle] 409 00:16:43,891 --> 00:16:46,760 Thank you again, Karthik. For everything. 410 00:16:49,697 --> 00:16:50,998 [door opens] 411 00:16:51,099 --> 00:16:52,100 [door closes] 412 00:16:53,767 --> 00:16:55,002 -[relieved sigh] -[door rumbles] 413 00:16:55,103 --> 00:16:56,537 -[loud thud] -[yelps] 414 00:16:56,637 --> 00:16:58,672 [awkward laughter] 415 00:16:58,772 --> 00:17:00,308 Karthik! You found us! 416 00:17:00,374 --> 00:17:01,875 Now you gotta hide! 417 00:17:01,975 --> 00:17:05,213 Do you realize how close you were to being discovered?! 418 00:17:05,346 --> 00:17:07,415 -How many times do I have to-- -You lied to me! 419 00:17:07,548 --> 00:17:09,250 W-w-what are you talking about? 420 00:17:09,383 --> 00:17:12,419 You never told me you found me in the Harshlands! 421 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,588 With this bracelet! 422 00:17:15,989 --> 00:17:18,759 Yeah, and someone tipped you off! 423 00:17:18,892 --> 00:17:21,262 Who was it?! Some crummy bounty hunter? 424 00:17:21,361 --> 00:17:23,263 What did they do to our parents? 425 00:17:23,397 --> 00:17:25,265 Tell us now or I'll... 426 00:17:25,933 --> 00:17:27,901 burn these pajamas! Hmph! 427 00:17:28,402 --> 00:17:29,737 Mm-hmm... 428 00:17:29,837 --> 00:17:32,373 Two stand-offs in one day. 429 00:17:32,473 --> 00:17:34,175 Winds guide me. 430 00:17:34,242 --> 00:17:36,410 [deep sigh] No bounty hunters. 431 00:17:36,510 --> 00:17:39,447 Your parents contacted me. 432 00:17:39,547 --> 00:17:42,616 Three years ago, I received that message. 433 00:17:43,384 --> 00:17:45,153 When I responded, I was directed 434 00:17:45,253 --> 00:17:48,021 to a pickup site in the Eastern outskirts. 435 00:17:48,122 --> 00:17:51,024 It said the Avatar would be wearing that bracelet. 436 00:17:51,559 --> 00:17:52,960 But on my way to the site, 437 00:17:53,093 --> 00:17:55,629 I got caught in a sudden sandstorm. 438 00:17:56,264 --> 00:17:58,632 When I finally made it to the pickup spot, 439 00:17:58,732 --> 00:18:00,568 there was nothing but sand. 440 00:18:01,302 --> 00:18:05,539 Then, I spotted something strange out in the Harshlands. 441 00:18:06,307 --> 00:18:07,775 That's when I found you. 442 00:18:07,908 --> 00:18:10,144 * ethereal music playing * 443 00:18:12,913 --> 00:18:15,249 We've been waiting for you. 444 00:18:19,953 --> 00:18:22,156 So these are both from Mom and Dad. 445 00:18:22,823 --> 00:18:25,426 Nisha, I think he's telling the truth. 446 00:18:25,493 --> 00:18:28,862 What about Pavi? Why didn't our parents tell you about her? 447 00:18:29,297 --> 00:18:31,031 I truly don't know. 448 00:18:31,131 --> 00:18:34,001 I was as surprised to learn about her existence as you. 449 00:18:35,636 --> 00:18:37,705 You should have told me! 450 00:18:39,473 --> 00:18:40,741 Oh, Nisha. 451 00:18:40,841 --> 00:18:42,476 Ever since I met you, 452 00:18:42,576 --> 00:18:44,312 you've wanted to belong somewhere. 453 00:18:44,445 --> 00:18:46,380 I just wanted to protect you from the notion 454 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:47,648 that your parents... 455 00:18:48,148 --> 00:18:50,451 didn't think you belonged with them. 456 00:18:51,185 --> 00:18:53,821 I am so sorry. 457 00:18:55,523 --> 00:18:57,891 Do you know what happened to our parents? 458 00:18:58,492 --> 00:18:59,827 I never met them. 459 00:18:59,927 --> 00:19:02,330 Maybe they died in the storm. 460 00:19:06,867 --> 00:19:09,370 Or maybe they're still out there. 461 00:19:11,372 --> 00:19:12,740 [loud panting] 462 00:19:13,207 --> 00:19:14,542 You! 463 00:19:14,642 --> 00:19:15,876 [giggling] 464 00:19:16,009 --> 00:19:17,478 Apologies, Commander Karthik, 465 00:19:17,545 --> 00:19:18,779 we tried to watch them, 466 00:19:18,846 --> 00:19:21,849 but they caused some... turmoil. 467 00:19:21,949 --> 00:19:24,752 We lost 75 rations of curry in the battle. 468 00:19:24,852 --> 00:19:26,954 Should I put them on clean-up duty? 469 00:19:27,020 --> 00:19:28,322 [nervous giggles] 470 00:19:28,389 --> 00:19:30,591 I think they've been through enough for one day. 471 00:19:30,691 --> 00:19:33,727 -[frustrated grunts] -[footsteps dashing away] 472 00:19:37,465 --> 00:19:38,632 [sighs] 473 00:19:46,507 --> 00:19:47,741 Uh, excuse me, Commander. 474 00:19:47,841 --> 00:19:50,278 I-I was just taking some time to... 475 00:19:50,811 --> 00:19:51,879 reflect. 476 00:19:52,012 --> 00:19:54,081 It's alright, Jae. [sighs] 477 00:19:54,214 --> 00:19:56,784 It's definitely been an ice cream kind of day. 478 00:19:59,052 --> 00:20:00,488 C-Commander Karthik, 479 00:20:00,554 --> 00:20:02,856 today, with Molin... 480 00:20:02,923 --> 00:20:04,392 Why not calm his fears 481 00:20:04,525 --> 00:20:06,327 rather than silence him by force? 482 00:20:06,427 --> 00:20:09,263 Molin was revealing the girls' identity. 483 00:20:09,397 --> 00:20:11,599 You must remember your primary mission 484 00:20:11,699 --> 00:20:13,501 as a member of the White Lotus. 485 00:20:13,567 --> 00:20:15,903 With respect, sir, before I met Pavi, 486 00:20:16,036 --> 00:20:19,106 I was scared of the Avatar like the rest of the Haven. 487 00:20:19,239 --> 00:20:20,541 I changed. 488 00:20:20,608 --> 00:20:23,377 Shouldn't we give everyone in Ellora the same chance? 489 00:20:23,444 --> 00:20:25,379 You saw what happens when one man knew 490 00:20:25,446 --> 00:20:26,647 just part of the truth. 491 00:20:26,747 --> 00:20:29,950 Imagine him a thousand times over. 492 00:20:30,050 --> 00:20:31,752 I warned you from the beginning. 493 00:20:32,185 --> 00:20:35,155 Joining the White Lotus wouldn't be easy. 494 00:20:35,255 --> 00:20:37,057 Someday, to protect those girls, 495 00:20:37,124 --> 00:20:39,360 you'll need to make difficult decisions, 496 00:20:39,460 --> 00:20:40,861 like I have. 497 00:20:40,961 --> 00:20:42,963 * soft music plays * 498 00:20:43,096 --> 00:20:45,165 I'll know the right ones to make. 499 00:20:45,899 --> 00:20:47,267 I hope so. 500 00:20:49,269 --> 00:20:51,505 [yelling] 501 00:20:51,939 --> 00:20:55,443 Did our parents think I couldn't be the Avatar 502 00:20:55,576 --> 00:20:57,077 because of my leg? 503 00:20:57,144 --> 00:21:00,280 If they thought that, then good riddance! 504 00:21:00,381 --> 00:21:02,950 Who needs stupid parents like them? 505 00:21:03,050 --> 00:21:04,452 -Ahh! -[loud blast] 506 00:21:06,086 --> 00:21:07,120 I'm... 507 00:21:07,220 --> 00:21:09,022 I'm glad they gave me up. 508 00:21:17,097 --> 00:21:19,567 Mom and Dad wanted you to have it. 509 00:21:23,303 --> 00:21:24,805 Maybe Karthik was right. 510 00:21:25,406 --> 00:21:27,808 Maybe it was better not knowing the truth. 511 00:21:28,609 --> 00:21:30,444 No matter what we discover, 512 00:21:30,511 --> 00:21:31,979 we'll face it together. 513 00:21:32,079 --> 00:21:33,781 You're stuck with me, sis. 514 00:21:33,881 --> 00:21:36,049 I'm like roach-mites. 515 00:21:36,149 --> 00:21:38,318 And I'm not going anywhere! 516 00:21:38,419 --> 00:21:41,855 [tickling and laughing] 517 00:21:43,357 --> 00:21:44,725 Twin-promise. 518 00:21:46,527 --> 00:21:47,895 You're so gross. 519 00:21:48,862 --> 00:21:51,932 * soft music playing * 520 00:21:53,801 --> 00:21:56,236 -[clicky rotation] -[static noises] 521 00:21:56,336 --> 00:21:59,172 Akasha to Ellora. Are you there? 522 00:22:00,674 --> 00:22:02,643 Akasha, this is Ellora. 523 00:22:02,743 --> 00:22:03,844 Tell the others. 524 00:22:03,944 --> 00:22:05,979 Word of the Avatar's return 525 00:22:06,079 --> 00:22:07,180 is spreading. 526 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:08,816 * tense music plays * 527 00:22:08,882 --> 00:22:10,984 * music ends * 528 00:22:12,986 --> 00:22:15,222 **