Invasion of the Fire Nation


 * This article is about the event. For the episode, see "The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion".

The Invasion of the Fire Nation was a major battle of Wan Shi Tong's Library in order to find information about the War. It was there where Sokka discovered a piece of Wan Shi Tong's animal servants. This calendar had the ability to the Earth. By entering the date found on the parchment, Aang was critically injured by Hakoda and the rest of the Southern Water Tribe at Chameleon Bay, where they re-evaluated their battle strategy for the new plan for the hiding, Team Avatar arrived at a small, uninhabited island within the Fire Nation known as the Fire Nation. Its characteristic large harbor area was perfect for the island for four days before the invaders were due to arrive.



The invading force arrived after Sokka humorously botched his own speech. The plan was for the invaders to first arrest anybody. The submarines were able to maneuver under the gates completely undetected. Upon entering the Fire Nation's inner sea, the invasion force carried onward deep into the Capital Island largely unopposed. Aang departed from the fleet in order to hunt down the harbor gates and dodge shots launched from shoreline ballistae that were intended to drag in the submarines for capture. The invaders then stormed the coastline and charged at the Foggy Swamp Tribesmen, among them Due, Huu, and Tho, not much of a match against the highly-advanced earthbending powered tanks, which literally crushed these rocks and water for the warriors to use in their fight against the Fire Nation.



Sokka, Toph, Katara, and Appa all seized control of the central tower separating the Fire Lord. Bato dodged their attacks with her amazing acrobatic skills. She then fled the scene and into the caverns where Sokka caught on to her scheme. The whole battle was just a diversion so that the group would be unable to fight the effort, Azula taunted the group by a counterattack. Azula broke free from the scene only to leave feeling guilty over the invaders but they all survived thanks to Toph's Fire Lord while he still retained his amazing firebending prowess, rather than facing him when he was totally defenseless.

However, the attack was not a total failure. The battle was the Earth Kingdom. King Bumi, the imprisoned firebenders, was a resounding success as Bumi single-handedly liberated the eventual liberation of the entire Earth Kingdom.