The Mother Of Fire(AANGXOC)

The Guru

"we'll get these scrolls to him right away. Thank you, General How." Katzumi picks up the scroll, rises and bows slightly, and turns to depart.

Appa flies towards us from the direction of the setting sun, past mist shrouded mountain peaks. From his seat on Appa, Aang looks about in wonder, and perhaps nostalgia.

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Ahead three mountain spires of the Eastern Air Temple, linked by bridges. Aang peers ahead as Appa soars closer to the temple, and we see the Guru Pathik seated in the lotus position upon a round dias.

"Um, hello? You're Guru Pathik, right? The person who attached the note to Appa's horn?" Aang asks

"Indeed. I was a spiritual brother of your people, and a personal friend of Monk Gyatso." Pathik explains

"In your note, you said you could teach me to gain control of the Avatar State. How?" Aang asks again

"You must gain balance within yourself before you can bring balance to the world. And the first step to gaining balance begins with this." Pathik holds up a wooden cup with a yellow liquid in it "Drink up!"

Aang tentatively takes a swallow of the thick yellow stuff, and reacts with disgust, spitting it out to his left.

"Ugh! It tastes like onions and banana juice" Aang yells

"That's because it is." Pathik empties another bowl, and holds it over his head like a ridiculous hat

Aang gapes at him in stunned disbelief.

"In order to master the Avatar State, you must open all of the chakras. Aang, tell me everything you know about chakras." Patihk explains

"What are chakras?" Aang asks

"Oh, I see. I guess we'll start with the basics" Pathik turns to a murky pool where the creek water has gathered. "The water flows through this creek much like the energy flows through your body. As you can see there are several pools where the water swirls around before flowing on. These pools are like our chakras"

"So chakras are pools of spiraling energy in our bodies?" Aang asks again

"Exactly! If nothing else were around, this creek would flow pure and clear. However, life is messy, and things tend to fall in the creek, and then what happens?"

"The creek can't flow"

"Yes. But if we open the paths between the pools... " he clears some moss clogging the water with his stick. The water pours quickly into the next pool, and soon all of them are running clean and clear.

"The energy flows!" Pathik looks to Aang with a satisfied smile.

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The Jasmine Dragon Tea House, as guests stream inside its open doors. Katara, Katzumi, and Momo walk onto the tea shop lot.

"What do you say ? A cup of tea before we get back to the king?" Katzumi nodes "Table for three please." Katara says to a waiter

"Uncle, I need two jasmine, one green and one lychee!"

Katara looks toward the sound of a familiar voice, and sees Zuko in a fancy waiters uniform, speaking to Iroh, who is working behind a counter.

" I'm brewing as fast as I can!"

Katara stands in shock as she recognizes them both. She turns but not before grabn=bing the frozen Katzumi and flees

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"Thank goodness you are here, Suki. Something terrible is going on. The Fire Nation has infiltrated the city. we just saw Prince Zuko and his Uncle!" Azula's eyes snap open at this news, and she smiles "We have to tell the Earth King right away!' Katara yells