The Boiling Rock, Part 1

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Zuko: (Cut to a tray full of tea cups with Zuko's hand holding a kettle and filling up the empty cups) No one can make tea like Uncle. (Camera pans up to Zuko's face) But hopefully I learned a thing or two. Would you like to hear Uncle's favorite tea joke?

Katara: Sure. (Cut to an overhead of the group sitting around a fire)

Aang: I like jokes.

Ben: Okay, Let's hear it

Toph: Bring it. (Zuko stands up with his tray)

Zuko: Okay. (Cut to Zuko kneeling between The Duke and Haru) Well, I can't remember how it starts but the punch line (the boys help themselves to the tea) is, "Leaf me alone, I'm bushed." (They give a dead panned look. Cut to show the rest of the group giving Zuko the same look as well) Well, it's funnier when Uncle tells it.

Katara: Right. Maybe that's because he remembers (grabs a cup) the whole thing.


(Aang laughs and helps himself to a cup. Cut to show the group laughing as well. Cut back to Zuko who smiles.)

Toph: It's nice to get a chance to relax a little. (Zuko walks between Toph and Teo and hands them their drinks.) It hardly ever happens. (They proceed to drink their tea)

Sokka: (Cut to Sokka who is sitting by himself at the side, thinking) Hey, can I talk to you for a second?


(He gets up and walks away. Zuko places his tray down and follows. They walk to the area where Appa is resting.)

Zuko: So (Appa wakes up and looks at them) what's up?

Sokka: (Cut to the side view of the area as they continue to walk further into the dark) If someone was captured by the Fire Nation, where would they be taken?

Zuko: What do you mean? Who was captured?

Sokka: When the invasion plan failed, some of our troops were taken. I just want to know where (gestures both hands out) they might be.

Zuko: I can't tell you.

Sokka: What? Why not?

Zuko: Trust me. Knowing would just make you feel worse. (He turns around and Sokka grabs his shoulder)

Sokka: It's my Dad. He was captured too. I need to know what I put him through.

Zuko: It's not good Sokka.

Sokka: Please.

Zuko: (closes his eyes) My guess is... (opens his eyes) They were taken to the Boiling Rock.

Sokka: (frowns slightly) What's that?

Zuko: (off screen) The highest security prison in the Fire Nation. (Sokka's mouth goes slightly agape) It's on an island in the middle of a boiling lake. (Sokka turns towards the camera, folds his arms and looks serious) It's inescapable.

Sokka: So where is this place?

Zuko: Why do you need to know? What are you planning?

Sokka: Nothing. Boy, you're so paranoid. (waves his arm dismissively)

Zuko: (warily) It's in the middle of a volcano between here and the Fire Nation. You guys actually flew right past it on your way here.

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