- Wan Shi Tong: [to Katara] Your Waterbending won't do you much good here. I've studied Northern Water style, Southern Water style, even Foggy Swamp style.
- Sokka: [drops from the ceiling and knocks him out with a heavy book] That's called Sokka style. Learn it!
- Toph Beifong: [Searching for the library] There it is!
- [Everyone looks in the direction Toph is pointing but see nothing]
- Toph Beifong: That's what it will sound like when one of you spots it.
- [Toph waves her hand in front of her eyes]
- Sokka: Then it's settled. Aang, I do believe it's my turn. I'd like to spend my vacation at the *library*!
- Toph Beifong: Uh, hey, what about me? When do I get to pick?
- Sokka: You've got to work here a little longer before you qualify for vacation time.
- Toph Beifong: Hmph!
- Wan Shi Tong: I'll let you peruse my vast collection on one condition. To prove your worth as scholars, you have to contribute some worthwhile knowledge.
- Professor Zei: [Kneels on the ground, offering a thick book] Please accept this tome as a donation to your library.
- Wan Shi Tong: First edition, very nice.
- Katara: [Katara comes forward] I have an authentic Waterbending scroll.
- Wan Shi Tong: Ooh, these illustrations are quite stylish.
- Aang: [Thinking about what to give] Uh, oh, I know! Ha!
- [pulls a scroll from his shirt and presents it, revealing it to be a Fire Nation wanted poster for the Avatar]
- Wan Shi Tong: I suppose that counts.
- Sokka: Oh, great spirit, check this out.
- [quickly ties the string into a butterfly shaped knot and holds it out]
- Sokka: Ta da!
- [Wan Shi Tong stares in silence]
- Sokka: It's a special knot! That counts as knowledge!
- Wan Shi Tong: You're not very bright, are you?
- Toph Beifong: [Talking to Appa] So... do you like... flyin'?
- [Appa responds by grunting and scratching his ear]
- Toph Beifong: Of course, I'm more comfortable on the ground where I can see. Well, I don't see the way you do. I feel the vibration in the ground with my feet...
- [picks up a handful of sand and lets it sift through her fingers]
- Toph Beifong: ...but the sand is so loose and shifty, it makes everything look fuzzy.
- [Appa sits up and yawns loudly]
- Toph Beifong: Not that there's anything wrong with fuzzy.
- Sokka: Even if you do master all of the elements, then what? It's not like we have a map of the Fire Nation. Should we just head west until we reach the Fire Lord's house? Knock, knock. Hello, Fire Lord? Anybody home? I don't think so. We need some intelligence if we're going to win this war.
- Katara: All right, we'll finish our vacations and then we'll look for Sokka's intelligence.
- Katara: Hey, wait. What happened to the Sun?
- Aang: Great, you must have broken it.
- Sokka: It's not broken. The sun is behind the moon. It's a solar eclipse! It's literally the darkest day in Fire Nation history. Now I get it. Something awful happened on that day. I don't know what, but I do know why. Firebenders lose their Bending during a solar eclipse!
- Toph Beifong: Aw, does this place even exist?
- Professor Zei: [Smiling and holding his finger up] Some say it doesn't.
- Toph Beifong: Shouldn't you have mentioned that before?
- Professor Zei: The library is buried? My life's ambition is now full of sand.
- [Smiling, he lifts his head and reveals a small shovel in hand]
- Professor Zei: Well, time to start excavating.
- Wan Shi Tong: You betrayed my trust. From the beginning, you intended to misuse this knowledge for evil purposes.
- Sokka: You don't understand. If anyone's evil, it's the Fire Nation! You saw what they did to your library. They're destructive and dangerous. We need this information!
- Wan Shi Tong: You think you're the first person to believe their war was justified? Countless others before you have come here, seeking weapons, weaknesses or battle strategies!
- Aang: We had no choice. Please, we're just desperate to protect the people we love!
- Wan Shi Tong: And now I'm going to protect what I love.
- [the library starts to shake]
- Aang: What are you doing?
- Wan Shi Tong: I'm taking my knowledge back. No one will ever abuse it again!
- Professor Zei: An Air Nomad, right in front of me. Professor Zei, head of anthropology at Ba Sing Se University.
- [Grabs Aang's hand and examines it]
- Professor Zei: Tell me, which of the Air temples do you hail from?
- Aang: The Southern Temple.
- Professor Zei: [Begins measuring Aang's skull with a pair of calipers and speaking excitedly] Oh, splendid! Now, tell me, what was the primary agricultural product of your people?
- Aang: Uh, are fruit pies an agricultural product?
- Professor Zei: Oh, truly fascinating. That is one for the journal.
- Professor Zei: This library is more valuable than gold, little lady. It is said to contain a vast collection of knowledge, and knowledge... is priceless.
- Professor Zei: Tell me, sky bison, are you the last of your breed?
- [Aapa growls]
- Professor Zei: Oh, delightful! I only wish I spoke his tongue. Oh, the stories this beast could tell.
- Toph Beifong: I already told you, I don't want to snuggle.
- [Appa groans, and then she begins to realize something's wrong]
- Toph Beifong: The library's sinking. The library's sinking!
- Wan Shi Tong: [to Sokka] If you're going to lie to an all-knowing spirit being, you should at least put some effort into it.
- [first lines]
- Katara: What's out here?
- Toph Beifong: A lot, actually. There's hundreds of little...
- Aang: Shh! I know you can see underground, but don't ruin the surprise. Just watch.
- Professor Zei: Hello! I'm Professor Zei, head of anthropology at Ba Sing Se University.
- Wan Shi Tong: You should leave the way you came. Unless you want to become a stuffed head of anthropology.
- [the camera quickly pans to the left to show three stuffed animal heads hanging from a pillar]