- Prince Zuko: Hello. Zuko here. But I guess you probably already know me. Sort of... Uh so, the thing is... I have a lot of Firebending experience, and I'm considered to be pretty good at it. Well, you've seen me, you, know, when I was attacking your. Uh, yeah, I guess I should apologize for that. Bu-But anyway, I'm good now. I mean, I thought I was good before, but now I realize I was bad. But anyway... I think it's time I joined your group and taught the Avatar Firebending.
- [Show he's talking to a rabbit-frog]
- Prince Zuko: Well, what's your answer?
- [the rabbit-frog croaks and then hops away]
- Prince Zuko: Yeah, that's what I'd say, too.
- Prince Zuko: How am I supposed to convince these people I'm on their side? What would Uncle do?
- Prince Zuko: [imitating Iroh] 'Zuko, you have to look within yourself to save yourself from your other self. Only then will your true self reveal itself.'
- Prince Zuko: [sighs] Even when I'm talking for him, I can't figure out what he means. What would Azula do?
- Prince Zuko: [imitating Azula] 'Listen, Avatar, I can join your group or I can do something unspeakably horrible to you and your friends. Your choice.'
- Prince Zuko: I guess I'm not that good at impersonations.
- Prince Zuko: [to Toph as she's running away] I didn't know it was you! Ugh. Come back! Oh! Why am I so bad at being good?
- Prince Zuko: Listen, I know I didn't explain myself very well yesterday. I've been through a lot in the past few years. And it's been hard. But I'm realizing that I had to go through all those things to learn the truth. I thought I had lost my honor, and that somehow my father could return it to me. But I know now that no one can give you your honor. It's something you earn for yourself by choosing to do what's right. All I want now is to play my part in ending this war. And I know my destiny's to help you restore balance to the world.
- Katara: [Talking about Zuko after they rejected his offer] And what was all that crazy stuff about setting Appa free? What a liar.
- Toph: Actually, he wasn't lying.
- Sokka: [sarcastically] Oh, hurray. In a lifetime of evil, at least he didn't add animal cruelty to the list.
- Toph: I'm just saying that considering his messed-up family and how he was raised, he could have turned out a lot worse.
- Katara: You're right, Toph. Let's go find him and give him a medal. The Not-As-Much-Of-A-Jerk-As-You-Could-Have-Been award.
- [last lines]
- Katara: You might have everyone else here buying your *transformation* but you and I both know you've struggled with doing the right thing in the past. So let me tell you something right now... you make one step backward, one slip up, give me one reason to think you might hurt Aang, and you won't have to worry about your destiny anymore, because I will make sure your destiny ends... right then and there... permanently.
- Prince Zuko: I know you must be surprised to see me here.
- Sokka: Not really, since you've followed us all over the world.
- Katara: Why would you even try to defend him?
- Toph: Because, Katara, you're all ignoring one crucial fact... Aang needs a Firebending teacher. We can't think of a single person in the world to do the job. Now one shows up on a silver platter and you won't even think about?
- Aang: I'm not having Zuko as a teacher.
- Sokka: You're darn right you're not, buddy.
- Katara: Well, I guess that's settled.
- Toph: I'm beginning to wonder who's really the blind one around here.
- [Back in his camp, talking to himself after his offer to join has been rejected]
- Prince Zuko: Aw! I can't believe how stupid I am. I mean, what was I thinking? Telling them I sent an *assassin* after them? Why didn't I just say Azula did that? They would have believed that. Stupid!
- [Slaps himself on the head]
- Prince Zuko: I've done some good things. I mean, I could have stolen your bison at Ba Sing Se, but I set him free. That's something.
- [Appa licks Zuko]
- Toph: Appa does seem to like him.
- Sokka: He probably just covered himself in honey or something so that Appa would lick him. I'm not buying it.
- Katara: Aang, no one said it's gonna be easy.
- Aang: Well, it's not even gonna be possible. Where am I supposed to get a Firebending teacher?
- Katara: We could look for Jeong Jeong.
- Aang: Yeah, right. Like we'll ever run into Jeong Jeong again.
- Toph: Who's...? Oh, never mind. If it's important, I'll find out.
- Prince Zuko: Look, I admit I've done some awful things. I was wrong to try to capture you, and I'm sorry that I attacked the Water Tribe, and I never should have sent that Fire Nation assassin after you. I'm going to try to stop...
- Sokka: Wait, you sent Combustion Man after us?
- Prince Zuko: Well, that's not his name, but...
- Sokka: Zuko's clearly too dangerous to be left alone. We're going to have to go after him.
- Aang: [Disappointed] I hate to go looking for a fight, but you're right. After what he did to Toph, I don't think we have a choice.
- Sokka: He's crafty, but we'll find a way to capture him.
- Toph: Maybe just invite him back here. He's already offered himself up as a prisoner once.
- Sokka: Yeah, get him to come back and say he'll be our prisoner, then we'll jump him and really make him our prisoner. He'll never suspect it.
- Katara: [Sarcastic] You are a master of surprise, Sokka.
- Prince Zuko: [to Aang] Why aren't you saying anything? You once said you thought we could be friends. You know I have good in me.
- Aang: ...There's no way we can trust you, after everything you've done. We'll never let you join us.
- Katara: You need to get out of here *now*.
- Prince Zuko: I'm trying to explain that I'm not that person anymore.
- Sokka: Either you leave or we attack.
- Prince Zuko: If you won't accept me as a friend, then maybe you'll take me as a prisoner.
- Katara: No, we won't!
- [Katara attacks Zuko with Waterbending]
- Katara: Get out of here and don't come back. And if we ever see you again... well, we better not see you again.
- Prince Zuko: I'm so happy you've accepted me into your group.
- Aang: Not so fast. I still have to ask my friends if it's okay with them. Toph, you're the one that Zuko burned. What do you think?
- Toph: Go ahead and let him join. It'll give me plenty of time to get back at him for burning my feet.
- Aang: Sokka?
- Sokka: Hey, all I want is to defeat the Fire Lord. If you think this is the way to do it, then I'm all for it.
- Aang: Katara?
- Katara: [Long pause] I'll go along with whatever you think is right.
- Toph: Ahhh, that's the stuff. Now I know how the rest of you guys feel. Not being able to see with your feet stinks.