Mei (episode)

Mei is the second episode of the first season of The Last Weatherbender.

Synopsis
Mei makes her very first friend. Things don’t go as they seem however.

Plot
Shoukei is carrying firewood in the deep snow when she falls. She recalls one time when she hurt herself she went back to the rike for treatment. But Gobo tricks her into revealing her former identity. Shoukei overhears some town locals speaking about the new daughter of the empress of the Shining Kingdom and new heir of the Star Family. Shoukei fumes inside--feeling as if this new princess robed her of everything she once had.

Shoukei is performing a dance in front of all the officials at the Hou Palace. When she looks up to see her Father flatter her she see's the Star Family sitting on the throne with Keiki. Shoukei comes back to reality and gets back to her chores all the while singing a song she knew in the palace. Mei, an optimistic anthropomorphic hybrid child, meets Shoukei for the first time when she hears her singing, and attempts to engage a conversation, including asking her to teach her to sing the song.

Later, Shoukei receives a beating from Gobo for singing while on the job. The word slips out that Shoukei is the former princess of Hou. She is dragged out in the open, though Mei tried to stop them with no use. While Gobo explains not to kill her, Shoukei throws a snowball at her mocking her words. The crowd lunges their anger onto Shoukei, much to Mei’s horror. She is eventually locked up. The same night Gobo goes off to see Gekkei.

The next morning the townsfolk gather around in preparation of executing Shoukei, while Mei attempts to stop them. Just as Shoukei is being pulled apart, Mei, overcome by anger, suddenly enters the Weatherbending Spirit State, the sudden glow of Mei's paw pads and eyes, in order to force everyone to stop the execution. In coincidence with the occurrence in the sanctuary, the city temples in the other nations around the world simultaneously experience similar events, their own ancestor statues and murals glowing spontaneously as well. In the Glowing Cave Temple, the Shining Kingdom Sages prepare to inform the Star Family of the still surviving weatherbender family.

Using her weatherbending abilities in her spirit state, Mei strikes lighting at the tied ropes and knocks out the townspeople with her wind abilities. Just after Mei finally calms down, air soldiers swoop in and take Shoukei away, with Mei following them.