All language subtitles for Avatar (TLA) - S03 E13 - The Firebending Masters (1080p - BluRay)

Water...

Earth...

Fire...

Air.

Long ago, the four nations
lived together in harmony.

Then everything changed when
the Fire Nation attacked.

Only the Avatar, master of all
four elements, could stop them.

But when the world needed him
most, he vanished.

100 years passed and my brother
and I discovered the new Avatar.

An airbender named Aang.

And although his airbending
skills are great,

he has a lot to learn before
he's ready to save anyone.

Oof!

But I believe Aang
can save the world.

So what's the new plan?

The new plan is the old plan.

You just need to master
all four elements

and confront the Fire Lord
before the comet comes.

Where am I supposed to
get a firebending teacher?

Hello.

Zuko here.

I think it's time I joined your group
and taught the Avatar firebending.

And I know my destiny is to help
you restore balance to the world.

I think you are supposed to
be my firebending teacher.

I know you're nervous,
but remember, firebending

in and of itself is
not something to fear.

Okay.

Not something to fear.

But if you don't respect it

it'll chew you up and spit you
out like an angry komodo rhino.

Now, show me what you've got.

Any amount of fire you can make.

Maybe I need a little
more instruction.

Perhaps a demonstration?

Good idea.

You might want to take
a couple steps back.

What was that?

That was the worst
firebending I've ever seen.

I thought it was nice.

Why is this happening?

Maybe it's the altitude.

Yeah, could be.

Just breathe, and...

That one kind of felt hot.

Don't patronize me.

You know what it's
supposed to look like.

Sorry, Sifu hotman.

And stop calling me that.

Hey, jerks.

Mind if I watch you two
jerks do your jerk bending?

Get out of here.

Okay, take it easy.

I was just kidding around.

Jerk bending.

Still got it.

Listen, everybody.

I've got some pretty bad news.

I've lost my stuff.

Don't look at me.

I didn't touch your stuff.

I'm talking about
my firebending.

It's gone.

I'm sorry.

I'm just laughing at the irony.

You know,
how it would've been nice for us

if you'd lost your
firebending a long time ago?

Well, it's not lost.

It's just weaker
for some reason.

Maybe you're just not as
good as you think you are.

Ouch.

I bet it's because
I changed sides.

That's ridiculous.

I don't know.

Maybe it isn't.

Maybe your firebending
comes from rage

and you just don't have enough anger
to fuel it the way you used to.

So all we need to do
is make Zuko angry.

Easy enough.

Okay, cut it out!

Look.

Even if you're right, I don't want
to rely on hate and anger anymore.

There has to be another way.

You're gonna need to learn to draw your
firebending from a different source.

I recommend the original source.

How's he supposed to do that?

By jumping into a volcano?

No.

Zuko needs to go back to whatever
the source of firebending is.

So is it jumping into a volcano?

I don't know.

For earthbending,
the original benders were badgermoles.

One day, when I was little,
I ran away and hid in a cave.

That's where I met them.

They were blind, just like me,
so we understood each other.

I was able to learn earthbending,
not just as a martial art

but as an extension
of my senses.

For them, the original earthbenders,
it wasn't just about fighting.

It was their way of
interacting with the world.

That's amazing, Toph.

I learned from the monks, but the
original airbenders were the sky bison.

Maybe you can give me a
lesson sometime, buddy.

Well, this doesn't help me.

The original firebenders were
the dragons and they're extinct.

What do you mean?

Roku had a dragon, and there were
plenty of dragons when I was a kid.

Well, they aren't around
anymore, okay?

Okay, okay.

Sorry.

But maybe there's another way.

The first people to learn from the
dragons were the ancient Sun Warriors.

Sun warriors?

Well, I know they weren't
around when I was a kid.

No, they died off
thousands of years ago.

But their civilization wasn't
too far from where we are now.

Maybe we can learn by
poking around the ruins.

It's like the monks
used to tell me.

Sometimes, the shadows of the
past can be felt by the present.

So what?

Maybe you'll pick up some
super old Sun Warrior energy

just by standing where
they stood 1,000 years ago?

More or less.

Either I find a new way to firebend,
or the Avatar has to find a new teacher.

We've been riding for hours.

I don't know why, but I thought
this thing would be a lot faster.

Appa's right, Zuko.

In our group, typically we start out our
missions with a more upbeat attitude.

I can't believe this.

Don't worry.

You'll get the hang of it.

Whoa!

Even though these
buildings are ancient

there's something eerily
familiar about them.

I can tell the fire sages' temples
are somehow descended from these.

Okay, we've learned
something about architecture.

Hopefully, we'll learn
something about firebending too.

The past can be a great teacher.

Zuko, I think the past
is trying to kill me.

I can't believe it.

This booby trap must be centuries
old, and it still works.

There's probably a lot more.

Maybe this means we
shouldn't be here.

Where's that upbeat attitude
you were talking about?

Besides, people don't make traps unless
they've got something worth protecting.

Look.

This seems promising.

Though I'm not sure this tells us about
the original source of firebending.

They look pretty angry to me.

I thought the dragons were
friends with the Sun Warriors.

Well, they had a funny
way of showing it.

Zuko, something happened to the
dragons in the last 100 years.

Something you're not telling me.

My great-grandfather
Sozin happened.

He started the tradition of
hunting dragons for glory.

They were the
ultimate firebenders.

And if you could conquer one, your
firebending talents would become legendary

and you'd earn the honorary
title, dragon.

The last great dragon was conquered
long before I was born, by my uncle.

But I thought your uncle
was, I don't know, good?

He had a complicated past.

Family tradition, I guess.

Let's just move on.

It's locked up.

Wait.

It's a celestial calendar.

Just like the fire sages
have in their temples.

I bet that sun
stone opens the door

but only when sunlight hits it at
just the right angle on the solstice.

Monkey feathers.

The solstice again.

We can't wait here that long.

No, we can't.

But we might be able
to speed time up.

Let's see if we can
outsmart the sun stone.

Nothing's happening.

Come on.

You know, Zuko, I don't care what
everyone else says about you.

You're pretty smart.

Relax.

They're just statues.

It says this is something
called the Dancing Dragon.

Zuko, get over here.

I want you to dance with me.

- What?
- Just do it.

Let's follow the
steps of the statues.

Don't you see?

These aren't dance moves.

These statues are
giving us a lesson.

I think this is some kind of
Sun Warrior firebending form.

This better teach us some
really good firebending.

Hooray!

Wait.

What exactly is that?

It's some kind of
mystical gemstone.

Well, don't touch it.

Why not?

Remember what happened out
there with those spikes?

I'm just very suspicious of giant,
glowing gems sitting on pedestals.

It feels almost alive.

No, it's another trap.

I can't pull free.

It's like some kind of glue.

I can't move.

Zuko, do something.

Me?

I can't move either.

It stopped.

At least we have air.

Maybe if we stay calm,
we can figure a way out of this.

You had to pick up the glowing
egg, didn't you?

At least I made
something happen.

If it were up to you, we'd never
have made it past the courtyard.

Help!

Who are you yelling to?

Nobody's lived
here for centuries.

Well,
what do you think we should do?

Think about our place
in the universe?

Who is down there?

For trying to take our sun stone,
you must be severely punished.

We didn't come here to
take your sun stone.

We came here to find the ancient
origin of all firebending.

Yeah, right.

They are obviously thieves,
here to steal Sun Warrior treasures.

Please.

I don't normally play this
card, but I'm the Avatar.

Just hear us out.

My name is Zuko,
Crown Prince of the Fire Nation.

Or at least, I used to be.

I know my people have distorted
the ways of firebending,

to be fueled by anger and rage.

But now I want to learn the true
way, the original way.

When we came here,
I never imagined

the Sun Warrior civilization
was secretly alive.

I am truly humbled to
be in your presence.

Please, teach us.

If you wish to learn
the ways of the sun

you must learn them from
the masters Ran and Shao.

Ran and Shao?

There are two of them?

When you present yourselves to
them, they will examine you.

They'll read your hearts,
your souls, and your ancestry.

If they deem you worthy,
they'll teach you.

If they don't,
you'll be destroyed on the spot.

If you're going to
see the masters,

you must bring them a
piece of the eternal flame.

This fire is the very first one.

It was given to
man by the dragons.

We have kept it going
for thousands of years.

I don't believe it.

You will each take a
piece of it to the masters

to show your commitment to
the sacred art of firebending.

Um, Mister Sun Chief, sir?

Yeah, I'm not a firebender yet.

Couldn't my friend here
carry my fire for me?

No.

This ritual illustrates the
essence of Sun Warrior philosophy.

You must maintain
a constant heat.

The flame will go out if
you make it too small.

Make it too big,
and you might lose control.

I'm sorry.

I'm just a little nervous.

It's like a little heartbeat.

Fire is life,
not just destruction.

You will take your
flames up there.

The cave of the masters
is beneath that rock.

Hurry up.

I can't.

If I walk too fast,
my flame'll go out.

Your flame's gonna go out
because it's too small.

You're too timid.

Give it more juice.

But what if I can't control it?

You can do it.

I know you can.

You're a talented kid.

Facing the judgment of the firebending
masters will be very dangerous for you.

Your ancestors are directly responsible
for the dragons' disappearance.

The masters might not
be so happy to see you.

I know I wouldn't be.

But once they find
out I'm the Avatar...

Have you forgotten
that you vanished

allowing the Fire Nation to
wreak havoc on the world?

The decline of the dragons
is your burden too.

We could turn back now.

We've already learned more
about fire than we'd hoped.

No, we're seeing
through to the end.

We're gonna meet these masters and
find out what's so great about them.

What if they judge
us and attack us?

Well, we're the fire
prince and the Avatar.

I think we could take these guys
in a fight, whoever they are.

Bring 'em out.

Chanters!

Those who wish to meet the masters Ran
and Shao will now present their fire.

Sound the call.

What's happening?

Zuko, my fire went out.

What do you want me to do?

Give me some of yours.

- No, just make your own.
- I can't.

Get some from one of those warriors.
Hurry.

Stop cheating off me.

Quit being stingy.

These are the masters.

You still think we can take 'em?

Shh.

I never said that.

Here it comes.

Any moment now.

Dinner for the masters.

Quiet, Ham Ghao.

What?

Everyone's thinking it.

Zuko, I think we're supposed to
do the dragon dance with them.

What?

What about this situation makes
you think they want us to dance?

Well, I think they want
us to do something.

Let's just try it.

Fine.

Judgment time.

I understand.

Their fire was beautiful.

I saw so many colors,
colors I've never imagined.

Like firebending harmony.

Yes.

They judged you, and gave you visions
of the meaning of firebending.

I can't believe there
are still living dragons.

My uncle Iroh said he faced
the last dragon and killed it.

So your uncle lied.

Actually, it wasn't a total lie.

Iroh was the last outsider
to face the masters.

They deemed him worthy and passed
the secret on to him as well.

He must've lied to protect them,
so no one else would hunt them.

All this time,
I thought firebending was destruction.

Since I hurt Katara,
I've been too afraid and hesitant.

But now I know
what it really is.

It's energy, and life.

Yeah.

It's like the sun,
but inside of you.

Do you guys realize this?

Well, our civilization is called
the Sun Warriors, so yeah.

That's why my firebending
was so weak before,

because for so many years,
hunting you was my drive.

It was my purpose.

So when I joined you,
I lost sight of my inner fire.

But now, I have a new drive.

I have to help you defeat my father
and restore balance to the world.

Now that you have learned the secrets
and you know about our tribe's existence,

we have no choice but to
imprison you here forever.

Just kidding.

But seriously,
don't tell anyone.

With this technique the dragons showed
us, Zuko and I will be unstoppable.

Yeah, that's a great dance
you two learned there.

It's not a dance.

It's a firebending form.

We'll just tap dance our way
to victory over the Fire Lord.

It's a sacred form that happens
to be thousands of years old.

Yeah?

What's your little form called?

The Dancing Dragon.