0:02 - 0:04	Water...
0:04 - 0:06	Earth...
0:06 - 0:08	Fire...
0:08 - 0:10	Air.
0:11 - 0:15	Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony.
0:15 - 0:18	Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.
0:19 - 0:22	Only the Avatar, master of all four elements,
0:22 - 0:23	could stop them.
0:23 - 0:25	But when the world needed him most,
0:25 - 0:26	he vanished.
0:27 - 0:28	100 years passed,
0:28 - 0:31	and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar―
0:31 - 0:32	An airbender named Aang.
0:32 - 0:35	And although his airbending skills are great,
0:35 - 0:37	he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone.
0:37 - 0:38	Oof.
0:39 - 0:42	But I believe Aang can save the world.
0:50 - 0:53	Even though I was born blind, I've never had a problem seeing.
0:53 - 0:55	I see with earthbending.
0:56 - 0:57	Look here, sugar queen,
0:57 - 0:59	I gave up everything I had
0:59 - 1:01	so that I could teach Aang earthbending.
1:07 - 1:08	Well, look at this.
1:09 - 1:12	Enemies and traitors all working together.
1:14 - 1:15	Aah!
1:30 - 1:32	Today's the day.
1:32 - 1:33	Can you believe it?
1:33 - 1:35	After all that time searching for a teacher,
1:35 - 1:37	I'm finally starting earthbending.
1:38 - 1:39	And this place, it's perfect.
1:39 - 1:41	Don't you think?
1:41 - 1:42	Sokka?
1:44 - 1:45	Oh, you're still sleeping, huh?
1:48 - 1:49	Sorry.
1:51 - 1:54	Good morning, earthbending student.
1:55 - 1:57	Good morning, Sifu Toph.
1:57 - 2:00	Hey, you never call me Sifu Katara.
2:00 - 2:02	Well, if you think I should.
2:04 - 2:05	Sorry, snoozles.
2:05 - 2:08	We'll do our earthbending as quietly as we can.
2:10 - 2:13	Aah!
2:17 - 2:18	Running around and making noises
2:18 - 2:21	and Sokka's trying to sleep.
2:22 - 2:24	So what move are you gonna teach me first?
2:24 - 2:26	Rockalanche, the trembler?
2:26 - 2:29	Oh, maybe I can learn to make a whirlpool out of land.
2:29 - 2:33	Well, let's start with, move a rock.
2:33 - 2:35	Sounds good. Sounds good.
2:36 - 2:39	The key to earthbending is your stance.
2:39 - 2:42	You've got to be steady and strong.
2:42 - 2:44	Rock is a stubborn element.
2:44 - 2:45	If you're going to move it,
2:45 - 2:47	you've got to be like a rock yourself.
2:47 - 2:49	Like a rock. Got it.
2:49 - 2:50	Good.
2:50 - 2:53	Now, the actual motion of this one is pretty simple.
2:57 - 3:00	Ok, you ready to give it a try?
3:00 - 3:01	I'm ready.
3:03 - 3:05	Aah! Uh!
3:06 - 3:07	Rock beats airbender.
3:12 - 3:14	Ha ha! I got you, dad.
3:15 - 3:17	No! Ha ha.
3:23 - 3:25	My beloved Lu Ten,
3:26 - 3:27	I will see you again.
3:29 - 3:30	Uncle.
3:31 - 3:32	You were unconscious.
3:33 - 3:35	Azula did this to you.
3:35 - 3:37	It was a surprise attack.
3:37 - 3:40	Somehow that's not so surprising.
3:43 - 3:45	I hope I made it the way you like it.
3:48 - 3:49	Good.
3:51 - 3:55	That was very, um, bracing.
3:58 - 4:00	So, uncle, I've been thinking.
4:00 - 4:01	It's only a matter of time
4:01 - 4:03	before I run into Azula again.
4:03 - 4:05	I'm going to need to know more advanced firebending
4:05 - 4:07	if I want to stand a chance against her.
4:07 - 4:08	I know what you'll say.
4:09 - 4:11	She's my sister. I should be trying to get along with her.
4:11 - 4:15	No. She's crazy, and she needs to go down.
4:22 - 4:25	It's time to resume your training.
4:25 - 4:27	I don't understand what went wrong.
4:27 - 4:29	He did it exactly the way you did.
4:29 - 4:30	Maybe there's another way.
4:31 - 4:33	What if I came at the boulder from a different angle?
4:33 - 4:35	No, that's the problem.
4:35 - 4:37	You've got to stop thinking like an airbender.
4:37 - 4:40	There's no different angle, no clever solution,
4:40 - 4:42	no trickity-trick that's gonna move that rock.
4:42 - 4:45	You've got to face it head-on.
4:45 - 4:48	And when I say head-on, I mean like this.
4:48 - 4:49	Hyah!
4:50 - 4:51	Whoa.
4:54 - 4:56	I've been training Aang for a while now.
4:56 - 4:59	He really responds well to a positive teaching experience―
4:59 - 5:01	Lots of encouragement and praise,
5:02 - 5:04	Kind words. If he's doing something wrong,
5:04 - 5:07	maybe a gentle nudge in the right direction.
5:07 - 5:11	Thanks, Katara. A gentle nudge. I'll try that.
5:12 - 5:14	Keep your knees high, twinkle toes.
5:34 - 5:35	Rock collide.
5:59 - 6:00	Huh?
6:21 - 6:22	Rock collide.
6:34 - 6:36	You're awfully cute,
6:36 - 6:39	But unfortunately for you, you're made of meat.
6:40 - 6:42	Just a bit closer.
6:50 - 6:51	Gotcha.
6:55 - 6:58	You are one lucky little meat creature.
7:00 - 7:04	Lightning is a pure expression of firebending―
7:04 - 7:05	Without aggression.
7:05 - 7:08	It is not fueled by rage or emotion
7:08 - 7:09	the way other firebending is.
7:10 - 7:13	Some call lightning the cold-blooded fire.
7:13 - 7:16	It is precise and deadly, like Azula.
7:17 - 7:19	To perform the technique requires
7:19 - 7:20	peace of mind.
7:20 - 7:23	I see. That's why we're drinking tea―
7:24 - 7:25	To calm the mind.
7:26 - 7:27	Oh, yeah, good point!
7:28 - 7:29	I mean, yes.
7:30 - 7:32	There is energy all around us.
7:32 - 7:35	The energy is both Yin and Yang―
7:36 - 7:39	A positive energy and a negative energy.
7:39 - 7:42	Only a select few firebenders can separate these energies.
7:43 - 7:45	This creates an imbalance.
7:45 - 7:48	The energy wants to restore balance.
7:48 - 7:51	And in the moment the positive and negative energy
7:51 - 7:53	come crashing back together,
7:53 - 7:56	You provide release and guidance,
7:56 - 7:58	creating lightning.
8:12 - 8:13	I'm ready to try it.
8:14 - 8:16	Remember, once you separate the energy,
8:17 - 8:18	you do not command it.
8:18 - 8:20	You are simply its humble guide.
8:21 - 8:22	Breathe first.
8:30 - 8:32	Hyah! Uh!
8:37 - 8:40	This time, we're going to try something a little different.
8:41 - 8:44	Instead of moving a rock, we're going to stop a rock.
8:44 - 8:46	Get in your horse stance.
8:47 - 8:50	I'm going to roll that boulder down at you.
8:50 - 8:52	If you have the attitude of an earthbender,
8:53 - 8:56	you'll stay in your stance and stop the rock,
8:56 - 8:58	Like this.
8:58 - 9:00	Sorry, Toph, but are you sure
9:00 - 9:02	this is really the best way to teach Aang earthbending?
9:03 - 9:04	I'm glad you said something.
9:05 - 9:06	Actually, there is a better way.
9:07 - 9:09	This way, you'll really have to sense
9:09 - 9:11	the vibrations of the boulder to stop it.
9:12 - 9:13	Thank you, Katara.
9:13 - 9:15	Yeah, thanks, Katara.
9:44 - 9:45	I guess I just panicked.
9:46 - 9:47	I don't know what to say.
9:47 - 9:50	There's nothing to say. You blew it.
9:50 - 9:53	You had a perfect stance and perfect form,
9:53 - 9:54	but when it came right down to it,
9:54 - 9:56	you didn't have the guts.
9:57 - 9:58	I know. I'm sorry.
9:59 - 10:00	Yeah, you are sorry.
10:00 - 10:02	If you're not tough enough to stop the rock,
10:03 - 10:05	then you can at least give it the pleasure of smushing you
10:05 - 10:08	instead ofjumping out of the way like a jelly-boned wimp.
10:09 - 10:13	Now do you have what it takes to face that rock like an earthbender?
10:14 - 10:17	No, I don't think I do.
10:17 - 10:19	Aang, it's no big deal.
10:19 - 10:22	You'll take a break and try earthbending again when you're ready.
10:22 - 10:25	Besides, you still have a lot of waterbending to work on, ok?
10:25 - 10:27	Yeah, that sounds good.
10:29 - 10:32	Yeah, whatever. Go splash around until you feel better.
10:37 - 10:38	Why can't I do it?
10:38 - 10:41	Instead of lightning, it keeps exploding in my face,
10:41 - 10:43	like everything always does.
10:43 - 10:45	I was afraid this might happen.
10:46 - 10:48	You will not be able to master lightning
10:48 - 10:51	until you have dealt with the turmoil inside you.
10:51 - 10:53	What turmoil?
10:53 - 10:56	Zuko, you must let go of your feelings of shame
10:56 - 10:58	if you want your anger to go away.
10:59 - 11:00	But I don't feel any shame at all.
11:00 - 11:02	I'm as proud as ever.
11:02 - 11:05	Prince Zuko, pride is not the opposite of shame,
11:05 - 11:06	but its source.
11:07 - 11:10	True humility is the only antidote to shame.
11:10 - 11:14	Well, my life has been nothing but humbling lately.
11:15 - 11:17	I have another idea.
11:17 - 11:19	I will teach you a firebending move
11:19 - 11:21	that even Azula doesn't know,
11:21 - 11:23	because I made it up myself.
11:28 - 11:30	You probably think I deserve this, don't you?
11:33 - 11:34	Look, I'm sorry I hunted you,
11:35 - 11:37	but that's just the natural order of things.
11:37 - 11:40	Big things eat smaller things. Nothing personal.
11:40 - 11:42	But this time, it didn't work out that way.
11:44 - 11:46	I admit it, you're cute.
11:48 - 11:50	Ok, you convinced me.
11:51 - 11:52	If I get out of this alive,
11:52 - 11:55	it's a karmically correct vegetarian existence for me.
11:55 - 12:00	No meat, even though meat is so tasty.
12:11 - 12:13	Hey, it looks like my karma's already paying off.
12:15 - 12:16	That's ok. I got it.
12:21 - 12:22	Now come back, boomerang.
12:31 - 12:34	You know this block you're having is only temporary, right?
12:35 - 12:36	I don't want to talk about it.
12:36 - 12:39	You do realize that's the problem, don't you?
12:39 - 12:41	If you face this issue instead of avoiding it...
12:41 - 12:43	I know, I know, I know, I know.
12:43 - 12:46	I get it, all right? I need to face it head-on like a rock.
12:46 - 12:48	But I just can't do it.
12:48 - 12:50	I don't know why I can't, but I can't.
12:50 - 12:53	Aang, if fire and water are opposites,
12:53 - 12:55	Then what's the opposite of air?
12:55 - 12:56	I guess it's earth.
12:56 - 12:58	That's why it's so hard for you to get this.
12:59 - 13:01	You're working with your natural opposite.
13:01 - 13:02	But you'll figure it out.
13:02 - 13:03	I know you will.
13:06 - 13:07	Think fast.
13:10 - 13:14	Excellent. You have the reflexes of a waterbending master.
13:14 - 13:18	Thanks, Katara, Sifu Katara.
13:22 - 13:24	Fire is the element of power.
13:24 - 13:27	The people of the Fire Nation have desire and will
13:27 - 13:30	and the energy and drive to achieve what they want.
13:32 - 13:34	Earth is the element of substance.
13:34 - 13:36	The people of the Earth Kingdom
13:36 - 13:38	are diverse and strong.
13:38 - 13:40	They are persistent and enduring.
13:42 - 13:44	Air is the element of freedom.
13:44 - 13:47	The Air Nomads detached themselves
13:47 - 13:49	from worldly concerns
13:49 - 13:51	and found peace and freedom.
13:51 - 13:53	Also, they apparently had
13:53 - 13:55	pretty good senses of humor.
13:59 - 14:02	Water is the element of change.
14:02 - 14:04	The people of the Water Tribe
14:04 - 14:07	are capable of adapting to many things.
14:07 - 14:11	They have a deep sense of community and love
14:11 - 14:13	that holds them together through anything.
14:14 - 14:16	Why are you telling me these things?
14:17 - 14:20	It is important to draw wisdom from many different places.
14:21 - 14:23	If we take it from only one place,
14:23 - 14:26	it becomes rigid and stale.
14:26 - 14:28	Understanding others― The other elements
14:29 - 14:30	and the other nations―
14:31 - 14:32	will help you become whole.
14:33 - 14:37	All this four elements talk is sounding like Avatar stuff.
14:37 - 14:40	It is the combination of the four elements in one person
14:40 - 14:43	that makes the Avatar so powerful,
14:43 - 14:46	but it can make you more powerful, too.
14:46 - 14:49	You see, the technique I am about to teach you
14:49 - 14:51	is one I learned by studying the waterbenders.
15:00 - 15:01	Aang...
15:02 - 15:03	I found these nuts in your bag.
15:03 - 15:05	I figured you wouldn't mind.
15:05 - 15:07	And besides, even if you did,
15:07 - 15:09	you're too much of a pushover to do anything about it.
15:10 - 15:12	As a matter of fact, I don't mind.
15:12 - 15:14	I'm happy to share anything I have.
15:14 - 15:16	You know, I'm really glad you feel that way,
15:17 - 15:20	Because I also have this great new nutcracker.
15:23 - 15:25	Actually, I'd prefer if you didn't―
15:26 - 15:28	That's an antique, handcrafted by the monk―
15:29 - 15:30	It's a delicate instrument.
15:30 - 15:33	It's not the only delicate instrument around here.
15:39 - 15:41	Om.
15:41 - 15:43	Hey, Aang, have you seen―
15:43 - 15:44	Meditating here.
15:44 - 15:46	It's important. It's almost sundown,
15:46 - 15:48	and Sokka isn't back yet.
15:48 - 15:49	I think we should search for him.
15:50 - 15:52	We'll find him faster if we split up.
15:54 - 15:56	Ok, karma person or thing,
15:56 - 15:58	whoever's in charge of this stuff,
15:58 - 16:01	if I can just get out of this situation alive,
16:01 - 16:05	I will give up meat and sarcasm, ok?
16:05 - 16:08	Ow! That's all I got.
16:08 - 16:10	That's pretty much my whole identity.
16:10 - 16:13	Sokka, the meat and sarcasm guy.
16:13 - 16:14	But I'm willing to be Sokka,
16:14 - 16:16	the veggies and straight-talk fellow.
16:16 - 16:17	Deal?
16:18 - 16:19	Aang!
16:19 - 16:21	Thank goodness. Have you got any meat?
16:22 - 16:24	Sokka, are you ok?
16:25 - 16:28	Stop, stop! You're gonna pull my fingers off.
16:28 - 16:30	And I don't think the rest of me is coming.
16:30 - 16:33	Hmm, I bet I can airbend you out of here.
16:40 - 16:42	Seriously, Aang, I know you're new at it,
16:42 - 16:45	but I could use a little earthbending here. How about it?
16:46 - 16:47	I can't.
16:47 - 16:48	I can't do it.
16:55 - 16:58	Well, if you can't earthbend me out of here, go get Toph.
16:58 - 16:59	I can't do that either.
17:00 - 17:02	You can't? Why not?
17:02 - 17:05	It would just be really... Uncomfortable.
17:06 - 17:07	"Uncomfortable."
17:07 - 17:09	Well, I wouldn't want you to feel uncomfortable.
17:09 - 17:10	Thanks, Sokka.
17:11 - 17:14	This whole earthbending thing really has me confused.
17:14 - 17:15	There's so much pressure.
17:16 - 17:18	Everyone expects me to get it right away.
17:18 - 17:21	It puts me in a really awkward position.
17:21 - 17:23	Awkward position? I think I know the feeling.
17:23 - 17:25	If I try, I fail.
17:25 - 17:28	But if I don't try, I'm never gonna get it.
17:28 - 17:31	I feel like I'm caught between a rock and a hard place.
17:31 - 17:33	Hmm, how about that?
17:33 - 17:35	Aang, this is my friend, Fufu Cuddly Poops.
17:36 - 17:37	Fufu Cuddly Poops, Aang.
17:37 - 17:41	Aw. What a cute name for a little baby sabertooth moose lion cub.
17:41 - 17:44	Really? He looks nothing like a sabertooth moose lion.
17:44 - 17:47	It's hard to tell before their giant teeth and horns grow in.
17:48 - 17:49	What you doing out here, little guy?
17:49 - 17:51	Did you lose your mama?
17:59 - 18:02	Waterbenders deal with the flow of energy.
18:03 - 18:06	A waterbender lets their defense become their offense,
18:06 - 18:09	turning their opponent's energy against them.
18:09 - 18:12	I learned a way to do this with lightning.
18:12 - 18:14	You can teach me to redirect lightning?
18:15 - 18:18	If you let the energy in your own body flow,
18:18 - 18:20	The lightning will follow it.
18:20 - 18:22	You must create a pathway from your fingertips
18:23 - 18:25	up your arm to your shoulder,
18:25 - 18:27	then down into your stomach.
18:28 - 18:31	The stomach is the source of energy in your body.
18:31 - 18:33	It is called the sea of chi,
18:34 - 18:38	only in my case, it is more like a vast ocean.
18:41 - 18:46	From the stomach, you direct it up again and out the other arm.
18:46 - 18:48	The stomach detour is critical.
18:49 - 18:52	You must not let the lightning pass through your heart,
18:52 - 18:54	for the damage could be deadly.
18:55 - 18:58	You may wish to try a physical motion
18:58 - 19:03	to get a feel for the pathway's flow, like this.
19:07 - 19:09	Now, are you focusing your energy?
19:10 - 19:13	Can you feel your own chi flowing in,
19:13 - 19:16	down, up, and out?
19:16 - 19:17	I think so.
19:19 - 19:23	Come on. You got to feel the flow.
19:29 - 19:31	Excellent. You've got it.
19:31 - 19:34	Great. I'm ready to try it with real lightning.
19:34 - 19:38	What? Are you crazy? Lightning is very dangerous.
19:38 - 19:40	I thought that was the point―
19:40 - 19:42	You teaching me how to protect myself from it.
19:42 - 19:45	Yeah, but I'm not going to shoot lightning at you.
19:45 - 19:46	If you're lucky,
19:46 - 19:50	you will never have to use this technique at all.
19:54 - 19:56	Well, if you won't help me, I'll find my own lightning.
20:01 - 20:02	Hey there.
20:02 - 20:04	We found your cub.
20:10 - 20:13	See? We have no problem with you.
20:13 - 20:14	We're friendly.
20:16 - 20:18	Aang, this is bad. You got to get me out of here.
20:19 - 20:20	Aah!
20:30 - 20:32	This is really bad.
20:32 - 20:34	Please, Aang! You have to earthbend me out.
20:34 - 20:35	There's no other way.
20:37 - 20:40	Hyah! Hyah!
20:44 - 20:45	Oh, no.
20:47 - 20:49	Yoo-hoo! Look at me!
20:58 - 21:00	Please. Don't leave me again.
21:00 - 21:01	I won't.
21:19 - 21:20	What are you doing here?
21:20 - 21:21	Just enjoying the show.
21:22 - 21:24	What? You were there the whole time?
21:24 - 21:25	Pretty much.
21:25 - 21:27	Why didn't you do something?
21:27 - 21:28	Sokka was in trouble.
21:28 - 21:30	I was in trouble!
21:30 - 21:32	You could have gotten him out and helped us get away.
21:32 - 21:34	I guess it just didn't occur to me.
21:39 - 21:42	Enough. I want my staff back.
21:43 - 21:44	Do it now.
21:44 - 21:45	What?
21:45 - 21:47	Earthbend, twinkle toes.
21:47 - 21:50	You just stood your ground against a crazy beast.
21:50 - 21:51	And even more impressive,
21:52 - 21:53	you stood your ground against me.
21:53 - 21:55	You've got the stuff.
21:55 - 21:57	But― Do it!
21:58 - 21:59	Hyah!
22:00 - 22:01	You did it!
22:02 - 22:04	You're an earthbender.
22:04 - 22:05	I can't believe it.
22:05 - 22:08	Aw. This is really a wonderful, touching moment.
22:09 - 22:10	So could you get me out of here
22:10 - 22:13	so I can give you both a big snuggly hug?
22:13 - 22:14	No problem, Sokka.
22:15 - 22:17	Actually, you should probably let me do that.
22:17 - 22:19	You're still a little new to this.
22:19 - 22:21	You might accidentally crush him.
22:21 - 22:23	Yeah, no crushing, please.
22:30 - 22:32	You found him!
22:33 - 22:34	The whole time I was in that hole,
22:35 - 22:37	not knowing if I would live or die,
22:37 - 22:40	it makes a man think about what's really important.
22:40 - 22:41	I realized―
22:41 - 22:43	Hey, Katara, look what I can do.
22:46 - 22:48	You did it! I knew you would.
22:49 - 22:51	You tried the positive reinforcement, didn't you?
22:52 - 22:54	Yup. It worked wonders.
22:56 - 22:59	Appa, Appa, I can earthbend now.
22:59 - 23:00	The key is being completely rooted―
23:01 - 23:03	Physically and mentally unmovable.
23:03 - 23:05	Whoa! Uh!
23:13 - 23:15	You've always thrown everything you could at me.
23:15 - 23:19	Well, I can take it. And now I can give it back!
23:23 - 23:24	Come on!
23:25 - 23:26	Strike me!
23:26 - 23:28	You've never held back before.