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S2E3 · Book Two: Earth - Chapter Three: Return to Omashu

Despite finding out that Omashu has been captured by the Fire Nation, Aang insists on trying to find King Bumi within Omashu's borders, even with the dangers that will await him and his friends if his real identity is discovered. Meanwhile Azula goes in search of old friends to help her with her mission. Can Aang locate his friend Bumi or will Azula succeed in capturing the avatar?

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Aang and his friends sneak into Omashu to find Bumi, with Sokka faking a deadly illness to scare off the guards. They meet a resistance movement who tells them that King Bumi surrendered on the day of the invasion. Meanwhile, Princess Azula decides that in order to catch Zuko and Iroh, she needs to stop traveling with the royal procession in favor of "a small, elite team." Aang Katara and Sokka help the city's entire population escape by faking an epidemic of Sokka's invented sickness Pentapox. The Fire Nation governor's toddler son Tom-Tom accidentally leaves with the citizens, mistaken for a kidnapping. The governor attempts to trade Tom-Tom for King Bumi, but Azula calls off the trade; she is now backed up by her childhood friends Mai, Tom-Tom's older sister, and Ty Lee, both skilled fighters. Aang manages to rescue Bumi after a fight with Azula, but Bumi refuses to leave, saying that the proper time for his escape has not arrived. He instructs Aang to find an earthbending teacher who "waits and listens before striking". Azula, Mai and Ty Lee set out on their mission, having now added Aang as their third target, while Aang returns Tom-Tom to his parents.

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