It's been a few hours since Tera had left the small earth kingdom apartment. Iroh had gotten word that the earth king wanted to try their tea. So they're making their way there now.
Outside the Royal Palace, Zuko and Iroh begin walking toward it.
"Many times I imagined myself here, at the threshold of the palace." The Earth Kingdom Emblem hangs above the palace doors. "But I always thought I would be here as a conqueror. Instead, we are the Earth King's personal guests, here to serve him tea. Destiny is a funny thing." "It sure is, Uncle."
"Have you taken any thought about what Aunt Ter said, Uncle?" Iroh replies, "I have, I believe that there are just some things that we aren't meant to know the true extent of yet, she will tell us when she is ready."
Inside the Royal Palace, Zuko and Iroh are sitting at a table in a room, waiting for the Earth King. Iroh pours some tea into a cup.
"What's taking so long?" Zuko asks. "Maybe the Earth King overslept." Dai Li agents begin to circle around the two. Zuko whispers to Iroh, "Something's not right."
Azula walks past the Dai Li and comes in front of her brother outside the circle of Dai Li agents. "It's tea time!" Zuko quickly stands up. "Azula!"
"Have you met the Dai Li? They're earthbenders, but they have a killer instinct that's so firebender. I just love it." Iroh picks up his cup of tea.
"Did I ever tell you how I got the nickname "The Dragon of the West?" "I'm not interested in a lengthy anecdote, Uncle." Asula tells her Uncle. She looks at her nails condescendingly.
"It's more of a demonstration, really." Iroh tells her, just before he begins drinking his tea. Zuko looks over at him and smiles before going behind him. Iroh begins breathing fire.
Iroh's fire blast makes a hole in the wall, allowing Iroh and Zuko to escape. The Dai Li agents begin shooting some rock gloves at them, but miss as Zuko and Iroh turn around the corner. Iroh generates lightning and destroys the wall in front before jumping down, yelling, into a bush below. Zuko stops at the edge.
"Come on! You'll be fine!" "No! I'm tired of running! It's time I faced Azula!" Zuko turns around and walks back. Iroh smacks his head upon hearing this and runs away.
Azula yells at Zuko, "You're so dramatic. What? Are you going to challenge me to an Agni Kai?" "Yes! I challenge you!" "No thanks."
Zuko shoots a fire blast toward her, but two Dai Li agents intervene and pull up a section of the floor, making a wall. They shoot some rock gloves at Zuko's feet, making him lose his balance. He puts his right hand down, but another rock glove traps that one. Azula turns around smiling and walks away as the agents capture him.
Inside the throne room, where Sokka, Toph, and Aang confront Kuei.
"Katara's fine. You have nothing to worry about." Aang argues, "But, in my vision, I felt so sure she was in trouble." Kuei tells the group "Well, she met with the Council of Generals to plan the invasion, and since then, she's been off with your friends, the Kyoshi Warriors."
"See, Aang? She's with Suki. They're probably back at our apartment right now talking about make-up or something." Sokka tells Aang. "Okay. Maybe you're right." Aang agrees.
"Believe me, if there was any danger at all, Bosco's animal instincts would sense it." Kuei tells them with a sense of confidence.
Bosco lifts up his head from sleeping to look at the three.
Inside the Crystal Catacombs, where Katara is pacing back and forth. She stops pacing upon hearing a hole open up above.
The Dai Li agent shouts down, "You've got company." He throws Zuko in, who rolls down and lands in front of Katara. "Zuko!" shouts Katara. Katara's shocked face becomes an angry one as Zuko sits up, looking back at her with surprise, and the hole closes behind him.
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