01x03 - The Order

[bunniefuu]

♪ Tense music plays ♪

[Pavi] Why...

Why do you look like... me?

Uh, if anyone looks
like someone, you look like me.

[Jae] Like everyone else,
I believed that

if the Avatar came back,
there would be bloodshed

-and destruction, but now...
-[inhales, blows]

-[whooshing]
-I don't know.

-[alarm sounds]
-By the Havens.

♪ Dramatic music plays ♪

-[thunder crashing]
-[wind whistling]

[rumbling]

♪ Dramatic music fades out ♪

-♪ dramatic theme music plays
-[narrator] Fire.

-Air.
-[whooshes]

Water.

Earth.

Long ago, the Avatar,
master of all four elements,

brought forth the Cataclysm.

Out of the devastation,

the world built The Seven Havens.

Now the Avatar has returned,

but for the first time,
there are two.

Most fear they'll destroy
the world again,

but I believe they will save it.

[gentle melody playing]

[snoring]

[moans]

-[gasps] Who goes it?!
-[music stops]

-[Pavi] Good morning.
-[meows]

It's just me and my kalimba.

[melody plays]

[sighs in relief]

[yawns]

What are you doing with that?

My mind's been racing
since the storm,

after that scary energy thing
zapped us.

There's been this song
in the back of my mind.

Like a fuzzy memory.

I think I've heard it before.

It goes like...

♪ Oh little one,
where'd you take my heart? ♪

[discordant sound]

That's... lovely?

Thanks. I do a lot of concerts
for my friends back home.

Friends?

I thought you were pretty much

on your own, like me.

I have loads of friends.

You can't be totally alone.

Wait, did you...
did you sleep on the ground?

Of course! It's the best!

All the smells, the bugs,

the weird mold.

Not as great as my home.

I miss the musk.

Yeah, I know,
but this is your home now.

♪ Dramatic music plays ♪

Home? Huh.

I guess you're right.

♪ Energetic music plays ♪

[Elloran kid] How long will it
take to fix our home?

[Elloran woman]
I don't know, sweetie.

-[Jae panting]
-[Karthik] Sleep well?

[exhales] I don't think
I'll ever sleep well again.

Join the club.

Are Pavi and Nisha okay?
I couldn't see what happened.

You're worried about the Avatars?

I-I don't...
That's not what I said.

[whispers] Law 47, Section One
of the Elloran Code states,

you must report
any suspicious activity

relating to the Avatar
to the council.

The people need to know
the truth, right?

You know why people think
they should know the truth?

They believe
it'll keep them safe.

[scoffs] Funny.
Usually the opposite is true.

Do you trust me, Jae?

Of course, sir.

Here's my advice:
forget what you saw.

You've got friends,
someone you love,

a life
that you're comfortable with.

Go back to it.

I have a duty to Ellora.

I need to tell the council
what I know.

So be it.
First door on your left.

Councilman Vinh's
a bit hard of hearing,

so you'll need to speak up.

There will be consequences,
of course.

I'll probably be imprisoned,
the girls will be exiled,

left to fend for themselves
in the Harshlands.

-Or worse.
-[gasps]

♪ dramatic music plays ♪

[Kayoko] Ellora has weathered
many storms,

but nothing like
what we faced recently.

We do not know much

about the strange energy
that attacked us,

but I do know our haven
stands strong this day

thanks to the incredible bravery
of our Bending Brigade.

Captain Karthik,
with Commander Bountan injured,

our home needs you
more than ever.

[coughs]

Speak freely, Jae.

Your thoughts are valued
by the council.

Um...

The commander is...

devoted to protecting Ellora.

Captain Karthik, do you swear
to protect Ellora

and keep true to the tenets
of our haven?

I serve at the will
of the council.

The brigade is yours to lead.

Keep us safe, Commander.

[applause]

Very well.
Thank you all for your service.

Report to Tala to assist
with haven repairs.

[Kayoko] Commander Karthik.

[Karthik laughs] Stop it.

You were the one destined

for titles and banquets, not me.

[laughs] True.

How you even got to captain
is a mystery.

Did you ever make it on time
to a class?

Once. At least.

Kayoko, this energy Anomaly,

we need reinforcements.

Let's reach out to the other
havens for more benders.

And expose
the Haven's weaknesses?

The council would never do that.

You'll have to rely
on the benders you have.

Asking for help isn't weak.
Please?

They'll listen to you,
Chancellor.

We're Ellorans, Karthik.

We know how to take care
of ourselves.

May the winds
always bend to you... Commander.

-[indistinct chatter]
-[camodillo grunts]

[grunts] Grab those!

The council wants this gate
repaired immediately.

Is the hardest working crew
in all of Ellora ready for...

Pa-pa!

Kachoris!

[laughs]

Fresh from Agam's snack shop.

Mm! This is divine! Mmm!

Mm-mm!

A little thank you for working
a double shift.

Hmm, I'll sleep a lot easier
once the gate is repaired.

Yeah, uh... [chuckles]

Not much this fancy
new gate can do

since that zappy thing
came from underneath us.

But it'll make people think
they're safe.

And isn't that nice?

Huh? Wh-what?

You seemed distracted earlier.

Are you okay?

-♪ Dramatic music plays
-Datu?

I need to tell you something.

[Datu] You know
you can tell me anything.

It's about the Avatar. I...

Oh, the festival, right?

"Remember when the Avatar
destroyed the world,

yadda, yadda, ya...
Eat lotus fritters."

Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait.

Don't tell me
you actually had fun.

No, no, it's...

What if the Avatar did come back?

And she... or he

wasn't horrible?

-What would you do?
-[scoffs] I'd protect my haven

and kick the Avatar
out into the Harshlands.

They're the reason
we live like this:

isolated and afraid.

[camodillos growling]

[panting]

Oh! Easy there!

They've all been agitated
ever since the storm.

You're okay.
We're here to protect you.

♪ Tense, dramatic music plays ♪

[gasps]

♪ Music intensifies ♪

♪ pulsating music plays ♪

[grunts, gasps]

[rumbling]

♪ Foreboding music plays ♪

What is this place?

-Hi!
-[both gasp]

Is this your secret basement?

You shouldn't be here!

-[whimpers]
-♪ music stops ♪

♪ suspenseful music plays ♪

[gasps, whimpers]

Wa-wait, Shilpa!
We're coworkers!

[grunting]

-[grunts]
-[whooshing]

♪ Music stops ♪

[coughs]

Sorry, sorry. I'm so sorry!

This is all
a big misunderstanding.

Get back here!

♪ Energetic music plays ♪

[grunts]

[groans, coughs]

-[sheepishly] Hi.
-[scoffs]

[Karthik] I told you
to walk away.

I suppose I should be proud

I trained such an annoyingly
persistent bender.

The Avatar saved me

and now you want me to, what,
lie forever

and forget I saw any of that?

We can burn those memories out!

♪ Menacing music plays ♪

[grunts]

Alright, Jae.

What do you propose?

I'm confused, I'm scared,
I can't sleep,

and I hate telling lies.

It makes my ears itch.

Part of me wishes I'd never
followed you down here.

But another part
wants to help those girls.

What do you know
of the Order of the White Lotus?

-Uh...
-♪ mystical music playing ♪

Uh, I've heard stories.

A freaky underground cult

that worships the Avatars...

Oh! [gasps]

[chuckles]
It's best if you come with me.

We're not a cult, are we?

Hmm.

For ages, the White Lotus has
been working from the shadows

to protect and train the Avatar.

After the Cataclysm
two centuries ago,

our numbers dwindled
to almost nothing.

[sighs deeply]

It's not easy.

Especially when the whole world
is against the Avatar.

We need the Avatars
to mend our broken world

but right now, they need us

to teach them,
to protect their secret,

to help them.

No one can know. Not your squad,

not your loved ones.

Are you trying to scare me off?

Is it working?

I meant it earlier.

You've got a good life, Jae.

Think on it.

And in the meantime,
you are welcome to observe.

Just don't get in Hamka's way.

-♪ Ominous music plays
-[growling]

Easy, easy, girl!
What's gotten into you?

♪ Music fades out ♪

[whispering] Yeah, you won't
believe that he said that.

[laughs]

Uh... [chuckles nervously]

So...

Is there like a chore chart or...

-Shush!
-No? Okay.

[laughing]

While you both were born
natural earthbenders,

as Avatars, you must master
all the elements.

Nisha, show your sister
what you know.

♪ Suspenseful music plays ♪

[grunting]

[grunts, exhales]

Try breathing out
with the movement

instead of against it.

-[whooshes]
-I know how to breathe!

♪ Music intensifies ♪

[grunts]

[laughs] Woo!

Uh... [clears throat]

-♪ Dramatic musical stinger
-[gasps in horror]

Well done, Nisha!

Now then, Pavi?

Oh, me?

Do that?

Nah, I'm-I'm not a...

-[fighting noises]
-♪ tense music plays ♪

[screams]

Ah! My eye!

-♪ Music stops abruptly
- kinda kid.

Don't worry. It's just practice.

Let go of me!
I'm not gonna fight anyone!

Even for pretend.

We are the Avatars.
We have to know how to fight.

Why? Fighting only leads
to more fighting.

What's the point?

[Nisha groans]

Hey, it's okay.

If she doesn't wanna fight,
she doesn't wanna fight.

Who asked you?!

I just want to get to know
my sister.

I don't care about being
the Avatar.

Oh, so then you don't care
about me?

I didn't say that!

You might as well!

Now, girls, let's not get upset.

[both] We're not upset!

And I don't care
about you either.

Who wants to hang out with a
weirdo mold-missing musk lover?

-[sobs]
-Let's take a break.

I should've never come here.

Then just leave!

Go back to all your cool friends!

Fine! Maybe I will!

[panting]

[sighs] Nisha, go apologize.

-But...
-Get your sister now!

[groans]

What are we supposed to do
with them?

Nisha's style has always
been chaotic,

but the other one,
she's approximately...


in training.

If she won't fight,
what good is she?

We teach her.

This is an opportunity.

There have never been
two Avatars at once.

Together, they are the key
to fighting this Anomaly.

I know it.

-[Jae groans]
-Jae?

How am I supposed to help them

when they won't listen to me?

It's just...

Gah!
This is so much responsibility!

And risk!

I am not cut out for this.

I know this is bigger
than anything

you've taken on in the brigade.

Responsibility is scary.

It's a lot for people
to need you.

But all I'm asking for now
is for you to be Jae.

A bender with heart.

[Nisha] She left!

[panting]

-Pavi's gone.
-♪ tense dramatic music plays ♪

-♪ dramatic music plays
-She left!

I turned a corner and saw her
slip out a window with Geet!

-[sobs]
-It's okay.

She can't have gone far.

Let me find her.

[scoffs] Send us, not the kid.

Commander, please,
I think I can get through to her

if you let me.

I've done it before.

[sobs]

He gets 7.85 minutes.

Yeah, then we follow him
to make sure he doesn't talk.

No. I trust him.

[sniffles]

So, where are we going first?

Are you allowed to be here?

[scoffs] Karthik was right.
You're all about the rules.

Really? Wha-what else did he say
about me?

[purring]

I chased her through here
a couple days ago.

I wonder if she lives nearby.

-[camodillo growls]
-[both gasp]

[people screaming]

Watch out!

[growling]

Hey, hey. All friends here. Hey.

-[growls]
-Its eyes.

Something's wrong.

-[growling]
-[grunts]

Whoa, you gotta teach me that.

♪ Tense music plays ♪

[purrs]

[people clamoring]

-[camodillo growls]
-[gasps]

[grunting]

[grunting]

[roars]

Let me handle this.

♪ Suspenseful music plays ♪

[sighs]

♪ Energetic music plays ♪

[whooshing]

[whooshing grows stronger]

[growls]

[roars]

We have to stop scaring it.

Please, just let me
try something.

[camodillo growls]

[kalimba melody playing]

-[growls]
-It's okay.

You're scared.

Like me, right?

♪ Oh little one,
where'd you take my heart? ♪

♪ Oh little one,
where'd you take my heart? ♪

♪ Did you hide it
in the moon? ♪

♪ Did you sink it in the sea? ♪

♪ Is it stuck
inside your pocket? ♪

♪ Keep it close as close can be ♪

♪ Someday you'll return to me ♪

[both] Mom?

That song.

I remember.

She wore her hair
just like yours,

I can teach you.

If you want.

I'm sorry about before.

Me too.

Could I meet your friends?

There you are!

Luster and Mica,
this is my sister.

Huh?

Oh! These are your friends!

♪ Gentle music plays ♪

It's not much, but it's home.

Or it was.

[sighs] I like sleeping
on the ground,

talking to bugs,
playing my kalimba.

I want to stay with you,

but I don't wanna stop being me.

And I wanna know the real you.

Rock friends and all.

[sighs]

[gasps] Sorry! Sorry.

Your guards...
I mean, guardians.

What if I'm not what they expect
an Avatar to be like?

Karthik's been there for me.

He'll be there for you too.
I know it.

Responsibility can be scary.

It's a lot for people
to need you.

But all you need to be right now
is Pavi.

That's plenty.

And you won't have to do it alone

'cause I'll be right there
with you.

And so will Nisha, right?

Yup, and we can be the kind
of Avatars we wanna be.

Pack your bags.

It's moving day!

[cart squeaking]

[Jae grunts]

Jae!

Datu! What are you doing here?

Hey, I've been looking
all over for you and...

Oh, hi!

Who are these little ones?

Uh, they're friends.

Family! Family friends.
[laughs nervously]

[whispering]
Touch the hair, lose your hand.

[yelps]

[laughs]

Little rascal!
Anyway, I've gotta run.

Important brigade business.

See you later, okay?

[cart squeaking]

-♪ Tense music plays
-[whimpers]

Commander Karthik,
I'm really sorry for leaving.

I brought some friends back.

I'll introduce you later.

And I want to ask you
for a favor.

I thought my parents were gone,

but then I found Nisha.

So...

♪ soft music plays ♪

maybe our mom and dad
are still out there too.

Do you think you can help us
find them?

I give you my word.

Also...

We want Jae to teach us.

I'm ready. I won't let you down.

Welcome to the Order.

[grunts]

[groans]

There goes my sweets fund.

Always bet on airbenders
doing the right thing.

Oh! Can you teach me how to use
your air skimmer?

Well...

I dunno, it's pretty advanced.

Yeah, we're the Avatars.

I think we can handle it.

-[laughs, cheers]
-Wait!

[Jae] You girls are gonna be
the death of me.

Relax, wind boy, we got this.

[Pavi laughs] Oof!

[sighs]

[Nisha] Okay, we've got
some stuff to learn,

but Ellora now has two Avatars.

We can take care of whatever
comes our way!

♪ Menacing music plays ♪

♪ discordant music plays ♪

♪♪