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Ember: What the--? Wade: What a happy family. [shows Ember the picture] Is that you and your dad? I love dads. [gasps] And it's your birthday! [starts sobbing again] Ember: Who are you? What are you doing here? Wade: I don't know. I was searching for a leak on the other side of the river and got sucked in. This is bad, I can't lose another job. I just can't seem to find my flow. [gets up, showing his watery muscles] Ember: Dang. Wade: [groans] That pipe squished me all out of shape. [shakes off to his normal appearance] That's better.

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Wade: Well, I was in the canals checking the doors for leaks, when I found some water that shouldn't have been there. There was this whoosh of water. And I got sucked into a filtering system. But then I heard this explosion. That's how I ended up at your place. Ember: Oh, flame! My temper caused this.

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Wade: You're so hot. Ember: Excuse me? Wade: No! I mean, you're smoking. No! I didn't mean it like that! Ember: Are you done yet? Wade: Yes, please!

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Ember: Dad, those are too hot. Wade: [weakly] I'm okay. I love hot food.

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Ember: I think I'm failing. My Ashfa should have retired years ago, but he doesn't think I'm ready. You have no idea how hard they've worked. Or what they've had to endure. Family they left behind. How do you repay a sacrifice that big? It all feels like a burden. How can I say that? I'm a bad daughter. [sobs] Wade: Hey, no. You're doing your best. Ember: [sniffles, then sighs] I'm a mess. Wade: Nah. I think you're even more beautiful. Ember: Maybe you're right when you said my temper is me trying to tell me something.

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If your father finds out-- Fire and Water cannot be together! I prove it! Come with me.

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Wade: Let's… Let's start small. I'm so lucky. Bernie: I'm so lucky I have you. Ember: I have to go. [quickly hurries off] Wade: Wait, what? [runs after her to the stairs of Mineral Lake station] Where are you going? Ember: Back to my life at the shop, where I belong. I take over tomorrow. Wade: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up. You don't want that. You said so yourself. Ember: It doesn't matter what I want. Wade: Of course, it does! Listen, listen. You got an opportunity to do something you want with your life. Ember: "Want"? Yeah, that may work in your rich kid, "follow your heart" family, but getting to do what you want is a luxury and not for people like me. Wade: Why not? Just tell your father how you feel. This is too important. Maybe he'll agree. Ember: [chuckles sarcastically] Yeah. Wade: Funny. And this whole time, I thought you were so strong. But it turns out, you're just afraid. Ember: [turns to him, blazing purple in sharped anger] Don't you DARE judge me! You don't know what it's

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Wade: Let your father know who you really are. Look, I had regrets when my dad died. But because of you, I learned to embrace the light while it burns. [speaks Firish] Tìshôk. You don't have forever to say what you need to say. I love you, Ember Lumen. [the crowd gasps and murmurs at hearing what he said] And I'm pretty sure you love me, too. Ember: No, Wade, I don't. Cinder: That's not true! I did their reading! Bernie, it's love. It's true love. Ember: [denying it] No, Mom, you're wrong. [turns to Wade] Wade, go. Wade: But Ember-- Ember: I DON'T LOVE YOU! <big>GO!</big> [sobs in anger] Bernie: [angry that Ember saw Wade behind her father's back] You have been seeing water?! [coughs] Ember: Àshfá, I-- Bernie: [angrily] You caused leak IN SHOP?!?! I trusted you! You will not take over the shop. [coughs; to the audience] I no longer retire! [Cinder and the audience all gasp at this]

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Ember: [sees Wade's eyes through the window door] Wade?! Wade: Keyhole! [Ember takes the key out of the keyhole and enters] I was hoping to make a more heroic entrance. Ember: You came back, after everything I said. Wade: Are you kidding? And miss all this? Ember: [sees the water heading towards the blue flame and gasps] Hold the door!

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Ember: I have to open that up! Wade: No! The water will come in and you'll be snuffed out! Ember: But you're evaporating! I don't know what to do! Wade: It's okay. Ember: [voice breaking] No, it's not okay! [turns to face Wade as he gently smiles and takes her by the hand] Wade: Ember, I have no regrets. You gave me something people search for their whole lives. Ember: [sobbing] But I can't exist in a world without you! I'm sorry I didn't say it before. I love you, Wade. Wade: [smiles as he watches Ember's light reflect off the water in the room] I really do love it when your light does that.

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Ember: Wade is gone. Cinder: Oh, my daughter. [walks over to her for comfort] Ember: He saved me. [stands up on her feet and approaches her father; tearfully] Dad? This is all my fault. The shop, Wade... [breaks down, sobbing softly] I need to tell you the truth. I don't want to run the shop. I know that was your dream, but it's not mine. I'm sorry. [holds up the blue flame in the lantern to give to him] I'm a bad daughter. [sobs] Bernie: Ember… the shop was never the dream. You were the dream. You were always the dream. Ember: [feeling touched by what her father said, she hugs him; still sobbing] I loved him, Dad. [continues sobbing as Cinder joins the family hug] Ember: Butterfly. [Nothing happens] Butterfly. Windshield wipers. Half a butterfly. [two more droplets appear on the ceiling and fall into the pot; smiles hopefully, realizing the situation, playing "The Crying Game"] An old man on his deathbed remembers the summer he fell in love. [several more droplets appear and fall into