- Katara: Plese don't go, Aang. The world can't afford to lose you to the Fire Nation. And neither can I.
- [first lines]
- Aang: Let's go, Appa. Come on, boy. Look, I'm sorry, but Katara and Sokka aren't coming to the Fire Nation with us. If they got hurt, I'd never forgive myself. So get your big butt off the ground and let's go!
- [Appa remains on the ground]
- Sokka: I think his big butt is trying to tell you something.
- Prince Zuko: I'm chasing the Avatar. My father will understand why I'm returning home.
- Uncle Iroh: You give him too much credit. My brother is not the understanding type.
- Avatar Roku: Listen carefully. Souzin's Comet will return by the end of this summer, and Fire Lord Ozai will use its power to finish the war once and for all. If he succeeds, even the Avatar won't be able to restore balance to the world. Aang, you must defeat the Fire Lord before the comet arrives.
- Aang: But I haven't even started learning Waterbending, not to mention Earth and Fire.
- Avatar Roku: Mastering the Elements takes years of discipline and practice. But if the world is to survive, you *must* do it by summer's end.
- Great Sage: We are the Fire Sages, guardians of the Temple of the Avatar.
- Aang: Great, I am the Avatar.
- Great Sage: We know
- [shoot fireballs at Aang]
- [last lines]
- Commander Zhao: [angrily] No prince, no Avatar. Apparently, the only thing I do have is five traitors!
- Great Sage: [timidly] But Commander, only Shyu helped the Avatar.
- Commander Zhao: Save your stories for the Fire Lord. As far as I'm concerned, you're all guilty! Take them to the prison hold!