-NO ONES POV-

Appa is flying in above the mountains with a few viewable trees, you, carrying Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Momo.

Aang is pacing around on Appa's saddle, breathing heavily.

Sokka: Would you sit down? [Turns around from his perch on Appa's head.] If we hit a bump, you'll go flying off. You're worrying Y/N.

You were literally just sleeping on your stomach not even worrying.

Sokka: [to aang] What's bugging you anyway?

Aang:  [Worriedly.] It's what Avatar Roku said. I'm supposed to master all four elements before that comet arrives.

Sokka: [In a sarcastic, amused tone while facing Aang.] Well, let's see. You pretty much mastered airbending and that only took you a hundred and twelve years. I'm sure you can master three more elements by next summer.

Aang: [Frightfully.] I haven't even started waterbending and we're still weeks away from the North Pole. What am I gonna do?

You had enough of Aang moving around too much as you got up onto your knees.

You: [Grabs Aang's arm.] Calm down, it's going to be okay.

Aang sits down in front of you as katara scoots beside you and Aang.

Katara: If you want, I can try to teach you some of the stuff I know.

Aang: [Smiling.] You'd do that? [looks at you] Will you join us?

Aang looks at you, eager for you to say yes as you cross your arms thinking about it. You nodded making Aang mentally pump his fists up in excitement.

Katara: [looks over the side of Appa's saddle.] We'll need to find a good source of water first.

Sokka:  [Grinning; sarcastically.] Maybe we can find a puddle for you to splash in.
———

Cuts to you, Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Momo standing in front of a large waterfall and river.

Sokka: [Frowning beside Aang and Katara's ecstatic faces and your blank one.] Nice puddle.

Appa flies down into the river and creates a huge splash that soaks and almost knocks Momo of the rock he is standing on, turns over, and floats on his back.

Aang: [Takes off his shirt, smiling.] Yeah! Don't start without me, boy! [Begins to run toward the water.]

Katara: [Somewhat blankly.] Remember the reason we're here.

Aang: [Stops short and looks at Katara.] Oh right. Time to practice waterbending. [Puts his clothes back on.]

Katara: [looks to see you putting your hand in grass] You as well "Flower"..

You sigh moving away from the grass as a flower grows slowly from the grass.

Sokka: [Sarcastically.] Great. So what am I supposed to do?

Aang: You could ... clean the gunk out of Appa's toes. [Hands Sokka a branch with a bushel of leaves at the end.]

Sokka: [Frowns and crosses his arms.] So, while you guys are playing in the water, I'm supposed to be hard at work picking mud out of a giant bison's feet?

Aang: [Smiles; somewhat cheerfully.] Mud and bugs!

Sokka: Okay. [Takes stick and walks over to Appa who is floating in the water.]
———

Scene changes to Zuko's ship in the ocean. On the deck, Zuko is practicing firebending with his Lieutenant Lee when the boat turns and they are thrown to one side on their backs.

Zuko: [he glares at the tower.] Someone's changing our course.

Cuts to a crew member steering the ship at the top of the boat.

Zuko: [Storming in, yelling.] What is the meaning of this mutiny? No one told you to change course!

Shows Iroh and the rest of the crew playing Pai Sho behind them.

Iroh: Actually, someone did. I assure you, it is a matter of utmost importance, Prince Zuko. [Scratches beard.]

Zuko: [Hopefully.] Is it something to do with the Avatar?

Iroh: Even more urgent. It seems, I- [Rubs forehead in stress.] -I have lost my lotus tile. [Moves a piece of his across the Pai Sho board.]

Zuko: [Confused.] Lotus tile?

Iroh: For my Pai Sho game. Most people think the lotus is insignificant, but it is essential for the unusual strategy that I employ.

Zuko: [In disbelief.] You've changed our course for a stupid lotus tile?

Iroh: See, you, like most people, underestimate its value. Just give me ten minutes to check the merchants at this port of call. [Excitedly.] Hopefully, they will have the lotus tile in stock and I can get on with my life.

Zuko breathes fire up at the ceiling in anger and Iroh smiles.

Iroh. I'm lucky to have such an understanding nephew.

The room fills with smoke of Zuko's outburst, clouding the scene from view.
———

Cut to a scene of a content Appa floating in the river while Sokka stands on his stomach and brushes in between his toes with the branch.

Sokka: Yeah, don't get too happy. You've got to do me next. [Appa moans happily.]

You,  Katara and Aang are by the shore.

Katara: This is a pretty basic move, but it still took me months to perfect. So don't get frustrated if you don't get it right away.

She moves her hands back and forth and makes small waves in the water, while Aang looks up, smiling. You look at the two as you take your hands out of your pockets.

Katara: Just push and pull the water like this. The key is getting the wrist movement right.

Aang: [Stands up.] Like this? [Does the hand movements Katara is doing, but nothing is happening yet.]

Katara: [Kindly.] That's almost right. If you keep practicing I'm sure eventually—

Aang: Hey, I'm bending it already! [Shows Aang making much bigger waves than Katara's on his first try.] [N/N] look!

You: Oh wow...

Katara: [Surprised.] Wow, I can't believe you got that so quickly. It took me two months to learn that move.

The two look at you as you nervously look away from the eye contact. You try to do the same movements they were doing, but nothing happens.

Katara: Do you need help? [she smiles going to you as she gets behind you and helps you with your posture]

You sigh as you pull your arms again, this time a sharp weed of grass hits the ground, splitting you from Katara. Making Katara back away from you.

Katara looks at you with shock with Aang as you just look away. Aang felt your uncomfortable vibe, he coughed into his hand taking katara's attention off you. And it worked.

Aang: [Shrugs shoulders.] Well, you had to figure it all on your own. I'm lucky enough to have a great teacher.

Katara: [Smiles.] Thanks.
Aang: So, what's next?

Katara: This is a more difficult move. I call it streaming the water.

She moves her hands and raises a stream of water from the river into the air and moves it around.

Katara: It's harder than it looks, so don't be disappointed if-

Shows Aang already controlling a stream of water, moving it around and above his body and yours. The water nudges you to Aang as he cheekily smiles and neatly coiling it back into the river, much to Katara's dismay.

Katara: Nice work. [She frowns.] Though the over-the-head flare and circling it around Y/N was unnecessary.

Aang: Sorry. [Excited.] Well, don't stop now! Keep 'em coming!

Katara:  [Looks up sadly.] Well I kind of know this one other move, but it's pretty hard. I haven't even totally figured it out yet. The idea is to create a big, powerful wave.

She moves her hands up, shaking, and starts to get a big mass of water to rise out of the river, but it pops before forming into anything substantial.

Aang: So, like this? [He raises his hands and creates a massive wave that towers over their heads.]

Sokka, who is still working on cleaning up Appa, he looks up and stares at Aang's wave crashing toward him in fear.

Sokka: Aang?! [The wave throws Sokka off into the water and his head slowly rises out, annoyed.]

You clapped, proud of Aang as he jokingly bows to your clapping before standing up straight.

Aang: [Smiling.] Looks like I got the hang of that move! What else do you got?

Katara: [Angry at Aang's quick success.] That's enough practicing for today.

Sokka: [Head still sticking out of the water.] Yeah, I'll say! [Points to the left.] You just "practiced" our supplies down the river. [Shows a group of bags floating away.]

Aang: [Looking guilty.] Uh, sorry. [Smiles worriedly.] I'm sure we can find somewhere to replace all this stuff.

Sokka: My life was hard enough when you were just an airbender. [Sinks back underwater.]
———

Katara, Sokka, you and Aang walking through the streets of a city market and port. Shows many armed men staring at the trio. Sokka and Katara look nervous while Aang looks around in wonder as he holds your hand.

Sokkas [Walking back from alleyway with a bag over his shoulders.] We've got exactly three copper pieces left from the money that King Bumi gave us. Let's spend it wisely.

Aang: Uh, make that two copper pieces, Sokka. I couldn't say no to this whistle!

Aang pulls out a white whistle that looks like a bison, takes a huge breath and blows into it, but it barely makes a sound.

Sokka: [Pulls out fingers over his ears after expecting a loud noise.] It doesn't even work.

Aang stops blowing when Momo squawks at him.

Sokka: See? Even Momo thinks it's a piece of junk.

Katara: No offense Aang, but I'll hold the money from now on. [Aang hands her the two copper coins.]

Cuts to the other side of the port where a man is talking in front of his boat docked in the water.

Oh: [Moving hands and shouting excitedly.] Earth Nation! Fire Nation! Water Nation! So long as bargains are your inclination, you're welcome here! Don't be shy, come on by!

Sokka, you, Katara, and Aang walk by and he runs up to them.

Oh: Oh! You there, I can see from your clothing that you're world-traveling types. Perhaps I can interest you in some exotic curios?

Aang:  [Walks back to the man with you by him] Sure! What are curios?

Oh: [Looks confused and thinks.] I'm not entirely sure. But we got 'em! [Puts his hand on yours & Aang's shoulder and smiles, walking you two  into the ship.]
———

Cuts to the inside of the boat where strange collectibles are lined up on shelves on the walls. Aang, you, Katara, and Sokka walk in.

Aang: [Looks up close at an item on a shelf, confused.] Huh?

Katara stares at an ornate monkey statue on one of the shelves eerily.

Pirate captain: [Standing in a dark doorway as Aang passes by with Momo on his back.] I've never seen such a fine specimen of lemur. [Walks into the light, an iguana parrot on his shoulder.] That beast would fetch me a hefty sum if you'd be interested in bartering.

The iguana parrot squawks at them.

You: [Grabbing Momo with a mean glare.] Momo's not for sale.

Shows Katara walking over to a shelf where a number of scrolls are kept. She grabs one with the waterbending symbol on it and another which peeked her interest as it had a plant symbol on it.

She opens it to see lines of waterbending diagrams and writing. She looks at the other one to see a bunch of bending with vines and plants. She remembers how sharp that grass.

Katara: [Smiling.] Look at this, Y/N, Aang. It's a waterbending scroll! And another one![Aang and you walk over.] Check out these crazy moves.

Aang: [Turns to the captain, excited.] Where did you get a waterbending scroll? And what's the plant looking one?

Pirate captain: [Slams his hand onto the scrolls and pulls it away.] Let's just say I got it up North, at a most reasonable price, free. [Rolls the scroll back up and puts it away back in its shelf.] The plant one...We founded it abandoned.

Sokka: [Turns around and looks at the captain from the other side of the room.] Wait a minute ... Sea loving traders, with suspiciously acquired merchandise, [Raises eyebrows, almost yelling.] and pet reptile birds? [Turns around to Oh, almost spitting in his face.] You guys are pirates!

Oh: [Puts his arm around a terrified Sokka's shoulders.] We prefer to think of ourselves as "high risk traders."

Cuts to Katara holding their two copper pieces next to Aang and you, with the captain on the other side of the counter they are leaning on.

Katara: So, how much for the, uh, traded scrolls?

Pirate captain: I've already got a buyer, a nobleman in the Earth Kingdom. [Voice turns less serious.] Unless of course, you kids have two hundred gold pieces on you right now.

Aang: [Turns around and whispers to you.] I know how to deal with these guys, [N/N]. Pirates love to haggle.

You nudge Katara to drop the final coins in his hand.

Aang: Watch and learn. [Walks over to the counter, leans against it, and talks in a pirate voice.] Let's say to the price of, one copper piece! [Smiles, and dramatically presents the single coin.]

Pirate captain: [Laughs hysterically.] The price is two hundred gold pieces. I don't haggle on items this rare.

Aang: [Still smirking and talking like a pirate.] Okay, two copper pieces!

Pirate captain: [Aggravated.] It's not as amusing the second time, boy!

Katara: [Whispering.] Aang, can we get out of here? I feel like we're getting weird looks.

You: [whispers as well] Yeah, and I don't think you're very skilled at haggling.

Aang: Aye, we be casting off now! [Walks away.]

Cuts back to outside, you, Aang, Katara, and Sokka are walking off the boat and back down the street.

Aang: What was that all about, [N/N]?

Sokka: Yeah, I was just starting to browse through their boomerang collection.

Katara: [Worried, holding her arms.] I'll just feel a lot better once we get away from here.

Cuts back to the pirate ship. Oh is running across the deck looking for them.

Oh: Hey you! Get back here!

Aang: [Calmly turns around.] Well, well. Look who's come to their senses. Told you the haggling would pay off.

Suddenly, the group of armed pirates jump out of the boat and run to you, Aang, Katara, and Sokka, whispering menacingly and swinging their weapons.

Katara: [Scared.] I don't think these pirates are here to trade with us.

You and her turn around and run, Aang and Sokka follow and the pirates chase behind them. Half of the group runs down one street while the other goes down the one next to it.

Oh: This way. Let's cut 'em off!

Sokka: [Turning a corner with Aang and Katara.] Whoa! [Katara freezes a puddle behind them that a pirate slips on.]
———

Cuts to peaceful scene of the cabbage merchant with his cart of cabbages in an alleyway. Sokka, you, Katara, and Aang run past him and almost knock his cart over. Aang sends a blast of wind that throws the cart into the group of pirates behind them.

Cabbage merchant: [Angry.] My cabbages! This place is worse than Omashu!

Group of pirates jump out of another street and chase you, Aang, Sokka, Katara, and Momo.

Pirate: I hope that lemur of yours has nine lives!

Oh: [Him and the pirates corner them in the dead end of a street.] Now, who gets to taste the steel of my blade first?

Aang: No thanks. [Spins and hurls a blast of air at the pirates that send them backward, and runs toward them with his glider out.] Grab on tight!

Katara: Aang! I thought we were running away from the pirates!

She jump on to Aang's glider with Sokka and you as they lift off into the air.

Aang: Just hang on! [Flies over the pirates' heads and into the distance.

Cuts back to their camp by the river, where you, Aang, Sokka, and Katara stand by the shore.

Aang: [Putting his glider away.] I used to kind of look up to pirates, but those guys are terrible.

Katara: [Mischievously.] I know. That's why I took this. [Holds out the waterbending and plant scroll they saw in the shop.]

Aang: [Surprised.] No way!
You: [shocked] oh my...
Katara: [Excited.] Isn't it great?

Sokka: No wonder they were trying to hack us up! You stole their waterbending and whatever nonsense that scroll is!

Katara: [Jokingly.] I prefer to think of it as high risk trading.

You: [smiles slightly] good joke.
Aang: [Laughs.] Good one, Katara.

Katara: Sokka, where do you think they got it? They stole it from a waterbender!

Sokka: It doesn't matter. You put all of our lives in danger just so you could learn some stupid, fancy splashes. [points to the plant scroll] Why do you even need that scroll for? [sarcastic] Gardening?

Katara: [lends you the plant scroll] Actually for your case Sokka, this is for Y/N.

She holds the waterbending scroll tightly in her palm.

Katara: These are real waterbending forms. You know how crucial it is for Aang and possibly Y/N to learn waterbending!

Sokka: [Walks away.] Whatever.
Aang: Well, what's done is done. We have it, we might as well learn from it.
———

The scene cuts to show Zuko and Iroh standing in the market place.

Iroh: I've checked all the shops on this pier. Not a lotus tile in the entire marketplace.

Zuko: It's good to know this trip was a complete waste of time for everyone!

Iroh: Quite the contrary. I always say, the only thing better than finding something you are looking for

Crew members begin to walk past carrying Iroh's purchases.

Iroh: is finding something you weren't looking for at a great bargain! [A crew member walks past the two playing a tsungi horn.]

Zuko: You bought a tsungi horn?

Iroh: For music night on the ship. Now, if we only had some woodwinds. [Pointing to the ship.] Oh, this place looks promising! [The monkey statue is shown again.] Oh, that is handsome! Wouldn't it look magnificent in the galley?

Oh:  [To pirate captain.] We lost the Water Tribe kids and the little bald monk she was traveling with.

Zuko: [Turning.] This monk, did he have an arrow on his head? [Iroh turns around, making a face similar to the monkey's.]
———

The camera cuts show Katara looking at the scroll.

Katara: I just want to try this one move first and then it's all yours. [Gives it to Aang.] Here, hold it open for me. The single water whip. Looks doable. [Attempts the move, but ends up hitting herself in the forehead.] Ow!

Sokka: Ha, ha, ha!
You covered your mouth to not laugh as Aang glances at you.

Katara: [Glaring at Sokka.] What's so