S2E11 · Book Two: Earth - Chapter Eleven: The Desert

Complete story — includes the ending

Team Avatar is stranded in the desert, without sufficient provisions to make the trek out again now that they no longer have Appa. Elsewhere, Iroh reveals a mysterious association with the Order of the White Lotus when he uses a White Lotus tile as an opening move in a match of Pai Sho, his favorite game. The move functions as a message to his opponent, who then helps protect Iroh and Zuko from Xin Fu and Master Yu, who decide to take a break from hunting Toph to try and collect the bounty on the two fugitives. After a long trek and much hardship in the desert, Aang confronts the sandbenders who stole Appa, and learns that Appa was traded to a merchant and is likely en route to Ba Sing Se to be sold. Upon hearing that Appa was muzzled, Aang becomes so angry that he enters the Avatar State, destroying nearly everything around him, but is eventually calmed by Katara. Note: This is part two of the 44-minute special "The Fury of Aang".