01x01 - On the Horizon

[bunniefuu]

-♪ Soft dramatic music playing
-[wind blowing]

[beetles scutter]

[wind blowing]

[chitters sadly]

[crunching footsteps]

Hello, friend!

You look like a...

Professor Lee Huang the Third!

[beetle chitters]

Oh, Sang!

That's lovely.

My name's Pavi.

And this here is Geet!

[munches, meows]

Come on, Geet, let's
introduce him to the family!

♪ Dramatic music continues ♪

[wind whooshing]

♪ Music intensifies ♪

♪ music ends ♪

♪ gentle music playing ♪

[melodic, echoing whistling]

[whistling continues]

[approaching footsteps]

Agh! It's been decades.

Could you just learn
one more song?

-[whooshes]
-[groans]

I don't know,
that tune's pretty catchy!

You're not helping, Jae!

[air skimming, whooshing]

♪ Gentle dramatic music plays ♪

Wall integrity? Dense.

Storm gutters? Clean.

Checklist? Checked.

[air skimming]

♪ Gentle music continues ♪

-[bleating]
-What's up, big guy?

See you at the festival, Jae!

[sniffs, munches]

Hmm? [spits]

-Hey, Jae!
-[Jae] Hey, everyone!

-What's up, Jae?
-How's it going, Jae?

Save some mochi for me, Lulu!

I'll save five sticks
just for you.

Love you.

[baby giggles]

[purrs, chomps]

Geet, no chompies.

[meows dejectedly]

[citizen 1] Is that Jae?

[citizen 2] Up for a game
of Pai Sho, Jae?

[Jae] I thought you were sick
of losing!

-[Elloran kid] What's up, Jae?
-[giggling]

I'm telling you,
that rattle-raven

almost bit a chunk out of my ear!

Well, you did try to take
his dead rat.

Hey, Uki! Hey, Ian.

-Oh. Hi, Jae!
-Hi, Jae!

-Jae, my friend!
-[grunts] Daemin!

What did we say about
surprise hugs, buddy?

Only on my birthday...

Let's head to the festival
and grab some lotus fritters.

We could do something
even more fun.

Patrolling for danger!

-[Uki and Ian sigh loudly]
-Hmph.

Come on, guys.

As squad leader,
you gotta listen to me.

[scoffs] He did it.

Jae played the squad leader card!

I think I'd like to see
this so-called "card."

-[sighs]
-[loud cracking]

-[man] Watch out!
-Huh?

♪ Tense music plays ♪

[indistinct shouting]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[grunts, yells]

[echoing thud]

[crowd cheering]

-[chuckles] Mwah!
-Great job, squad.

Now we definitely deserve
lotus fritters!

Nope!
Back to the bending compound.

Aww. [sighs]

[Jae] Ah! Squad Leader card!

[indistinct crowd chatter]

♪ Tense musical stinger

[Daemin] Hey, squad leader,
lead already!

[Jae] Yeah, yeah, let's go.

-[clanks]
-[yeps]

-[clatters]
-[groaning meow]

Geet, we've talked about this.

Stealth.

You have cat-monkey-like
reflexes!

Use them!

[meows softly]

Of course I forgive you.

Did you find anything good
in there?

[creaks]

[bottles clink]

Ugh! Mudpies, nothing!

[stomach rumbles]

[door creaking open]

[Geet purrs softly]

It's too bad that customer
didn't want

these fresh, delicious kachoris.

I guess I'm just gonna have
to throw them out!

-[gasps]
-[meows]

[door closes]

[chuckles]

[wind whistling]

[Geet meows]

♪ Gentle, pensive music plays ♪

[grunts]

♪ Soft music continues ♪

[rumbling]

Welcome home, Sang!

[chitters]

Meet the family.

[entrance rumbles closed]

[groans]

[gasps]

You, and you, and...

You're allergic! ...and you.

[purrs, chomps]

-[gobbles, chomps]
-[Sang buzzes]

Sang, what's wrong?

[chitters]

[chitters]

I know.

This isn't your real home.

Sang needs his family, Geet.

You know that family's
the most important thing.

-[purrs]
-[chitters]

[meows]

Okay, Sang, let's go find
your mom and dad.

[chirps happily]

-[gasps]
-[squeaking]

Sorry! Your hole is lovely!

-[footsteps thudding]
-The Brigade!

We gotta hide!

[footsteps thudding]

This is Commander Bountan.

Open up!

No! I won't let you take him.

I know this is hard,

but the law states every bender
must join the Brigade.

Our haven needs...

I don't care
what the haven needs.

He's my son.

Oh, man,
it's the Human Hurricane!

The Warrior of the Wind!

Master of the Tornado Fist.

Captain Karthik is fine.

Ulan, stop!

You're not ready.

[Karthik] Malika,
what's Ellora's motto?

[sharp exhale]

"For the survival of Ellora."

[Karthik] Exactly.

Your son isn't making
the biggest sacrifice, Malika.

You are.

Me?

I'm just his mother.

With the Brigade's ranks
shrinking each year,

there's no greater gift
a mother can give than this.

It's because of families
like yours

our haven stands strong.

You are not losing a child,
Malika.

Ellora is gaining a hero...

thanks to you.

♪ Dramatic music playing ♪

Listen to your captain,
keep your uniform clean,

and make sure you eat breakfast.

I know you'll make me proud.

[rustles]

[footsteps thudding]

Trust me, the last thing we want
is to be noticed

-by anyone in the Brigade.
-[chitters]

♪ dramatic music
intensifies, then fades ♪

♪ tense music playing ♪

[panting]

[grunting]

[grunting]

There must be something
that hasn't been assigned.

We'll even do cleaning duty!

-No, we won't!
-Boo!

Stop talking, Jae!

Everything's covered
for the festival.

If you finished your checks,
you're off duty.

Why is no one else in the Brigade

taking today seriously?!

-What's so special about today?
-Captain Karthik!

Well...

I mean...

Today is...

Ellora needs to be prepared,

because long ago,
our ancestors weren't,

and the Avatar let us down.

[chuckles]

Trust me, Jae, the Avatar
is not a threat today.

In other words,
go get some fritters.

That's an order.

-Yes!
-Alright!

[sighs]

I'm glad you're gone.

You can't hurt us anymore.

-[humming]
-[beetles chirring]

Hmph! Come here,
you little rascals!

I got ya! [giggles]

You're gonna help me buy
a new scooter!

[Geet meows]

Geet, we found Sang's family!

Come on!
We gotta follow that kid.

[Geet growls softly]

[indistinct crowd chatter]

♪ Festive music playing

[meows unhappily]

I know this is risky,

but we'll be in and out.

Sneaky like toad-mice. Promise!

Rawr. I'm Avatar Korra,

here to wreak havoc
on your lives.

[booing, shouting]

You can burn our home,
destroy our city,

but you cannot break our spirit!

-Earth!
-[grunts]

-Water!
-[grunts]

-Air!
-[grunts]

-Fire!
-[metallic thud]

-[thudding]
-[grunting]

Oh, no!

I am vanquished!

[groans]

-[crowd cheering]
-Hit her again!

[thud]

[girl] Get your
Anti-Avatar charms

right here!

-[horrified gasp]
-[chitter]

♪ Tense musical stinger ♪

She's selling your family?!

Everyone knows
you can't put a price on a bug!

[Sang chitters]

So the Avatar's cruel reign
over humanity finally ended.

Yet the Cataclysm
left our world in ruins.

Our ancestors banded together
and created...

the Seven Havens.

-♪ Ethereal music playing
-Out from the rubble and chaos,

we became our own heroes.

Each haven found
its own unique way

to let humanity thrive once more.

-And Ellora's the best one!
-[cheering]

Does an Elloran cower
from a storm?

-Never!
-[man] A little bit!

Against all odds,

who built the haven
of wind and sand?!

We did!

What do we say?!

For the survival of Ellora!

I bet I could've taken
Avatar Korra on.

No apocalypse
would've gone down on my watch.

I wonder if the Avatar
was just cranky.

You know?
Like, maybe she just needed

her morning chai.

Aw, Daemin.

You remind me of a hamster-puppy.

That's the nicest thing
anyone's ever said about me!

[giggling]

Hey, we shouldn't make light
of someone

who caused so much destruction.

Can you imagine living in a world

where the Avatar is in charge?

I'd rather not.

This play is already
giving me nightmares.

Ian, it's okay.

They're just actors.

It's not real.

-Hey!
-You can't sell those beetles!

They're Sang's brothers
and sisters!

Who's Sang?

And who's gonna stop me,
the bug police?

[Pavi] Let go of them!

They deserve to be free
with their family... [grunts]

And not some tacky jewelry!

Who you calling tacky,
Goggle Girl?!

I look small,
but I bite really hard.

Let go of my bag!

-[bloop]
-Ow!

[bottles clink]

♪ Dramatic music plays ♪

[beetles buzzing]

[panicked screaming]

-Everything's under control.
-It's okay, everyone.

Everyone, please stay calm!

-There's no need to pa...
-[man yelps]

[whimpering]

[worried grunt]

Get your bug spray! Going fast!

[whoosh]

[Pavi panting]

She looks familiar...

Sang...

where did you go?

Sang?

[gasps]

[grunts]

[gasps]

[grunts]

[chitters]

[gasps]

See you at the family reunion,
Sang!

She's not part of the Brigade...

[gasps]
That's an unregistered bender!

Hey!

L-Little earth bender!

[gasps]

-[thunder rumbling]
-[bottles clink]

Hey! Come back!

[sighs] Better her than me.

♪ Tense music playing ♪

[gasps]

[grunts]

[wind howling]

[gears clacking]

♪ Music intensifies ♪

Wait up, little earth bender!

[wind whooshing]

Check it out!
Jae just chased that girl out

into the Harshlands.

Is that a thing now?

Instead of helping people,

are we supposed to drive them
to their doom?

Ugh. I hate
when they change up protocol.

[wind howling]

[grunts]

[grunts]

-Ugh!
-[wind howling]

We need to find shelter!

[low growling]

[grunts]

Little earth bender?

That sandstorm's getting worse!

I need to get you back
to Ellora, where it's safe!

That's a very special ability
you have.

Did you know that there are
fewer benders born every year?

♪ Soft dramatic music playing ♪

[grunts softly]

I won't tell a soul about you,
I promise.

Let's just go home.

I understand how hard it can be
to trust people,

especially if you've
just met them.

I'm Jae!

My favorite meal
is kimchi chigae.

Um, I-I can juggle.

Ah, I don't know how to whistle.

Um, I-I don't like
scratchy scarves. Um...

But most importantly,

I don't make promises
I can't keep.

We go back to Ellora
and you'll walk one way,

and I'll walk the other.

That's it.

[Geet growls softly]

[distant creaking]

[gasps]

[wind roaring]

-[Pavi screams]
-[screams, groans]

♪ Tense, dramatic music plays ♪

Geet, take cover!

-[concerned meow]
-I know this is a bad idea!

[grunts, gasps]

[metallic creak, ping]

[gasps, pants]

[grunting]

[panting, grunting]

Ahh! [gasps]

-[groans]
-Little earth bender!

[grunting]

[grunting]

Look out!

[gasps]

♪ Dramatic music plays ♪

You can air bend?!

The Avatar.

[panting]

[grunts]

[Pavi panting]

[grunting]

[grunting]

♪ Music intensifies ♪

[grunting]

[panting]

♪ Music softens ♪

[Pavi gasps]

[growls]

[meows]

[Geet whines]

She'll be okay.
She's just exhausted.

[sighs] I need to take her
somewhere she can get help.

[Geet purrs]

♪ Soft dramatic music playing ♪

Jae?

I thought I ordered you

to enjoy the festival.

[panting]
I have a question and...

and I don't trust anyone else
to answer it.

I'm listening.

The Avatar is the only being
who can bend multiple elements,

right?

Yes, multiple bending is a gift
solely reserved for the Avatar.

Jae, why are you asking me
about ancient history?

Ugh! Like everyone else,

I believed that
if the Avatar came back,

there would be bloodshed
and destruction.

But now...

I don't know.

If I tell you what I saw,
you'll lock me up

and throw away the key.

What did you see?

Jae,

you can trust me.

I have to show you something.

[meows, growls]

[snarling]

[loud gasp]

Where did you find this girl?!

I-I saw her
at the festival! Why?

Do you know who she is?

Tell me exactly how you met her.

[grunts]

[Jae] I chased her out
into the Harshlands

and we got lost
in the Old World ruins.

A tornado touched down and...

-Shh!
-she saved us

by bending earth...

and air.

You're sure that's what you saw?

Sir, you can trust me
just like I trust you.

♪ Dramatic music continues ♪

Geet, this way!

[meows]

[Karthik] Humanity is not ready
for the Avatar's return.

-[whoosh]
-And yet...

it's the one thing
this world needs the most.

[Jae] Sir, I don't understand.

The Avatar was humanity's
greatest curse.

-[gasps]
-[Karthik] Not always.

♪ Music intensifies

[gasps]

You made a mistake.

There's no way you could have
found the Avatar.

Why not? How else
can you explain what I saw?

[gasps]

You can't have found the Avatar
because...

I already have.

[gasps]

♪ Music intensifies ♪

♪ music softens, fades ♪

♪♪