(music plays)

TVO Kids, Apartment 11 productions and Discovery Kids original.

Ella says HI THERE.
WE KNOW THE STUFF WE DO IN THE
SHOW LOOKS PRETTY COOL BUT WE'VE
BEEN TRAINING FOR A LONG TIME
BEFORE COMING TO BIG TOP AND
HERE WE'RE ALWAYS
WITH A PRO COACH.
SO PLEASE DON'T TRY ANY OF THE
MOVES YOU SEE US DO.
WE'RE COUNTING ON
YOU TO BE SAFE.
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SHOW.

The narrator says PREVIOUSLY ON BIG TOP
ACADEMY.

At the gym, Miss G says THE THEME FOR THE THIS YEAR'S
SHOW IS CIRCUS IN THE JUNGLE.

The kids take their spiritual animal cards form a fortune-telling machine.

Phoenix says MY ANIMAL IS AN OTTER.

Max says LONE WOLF.
CHECKS OUT.

April says MY SPIRIT ANIMAL IS AN
EGG?

Later at the yard, April hatches from a large prop egg.

Sir Rayne says WHAT WAS THAT?

April I HATCHED.

Ella says I'M DOING A PICCOLO FAMILY
CIRCUS ROUTINE CALLED THE PANDA
BEAR PANTOMIME.
NOT A KOALA BEAR BUT CLOSE
ENOUGH RIGHT?

Miss G says NO.
THE POINT OF CREATION IS YOU
HAVE TO CREATE SOMETHING.

Miss G says ONE OF YOU WILL BE GETTING THE
GRAND FINALE SLOT AT CREATION.

Max does two flips and says AND THAT'S HOW YOU NAIL A GRAND
FINALE TRYOUT.

Sir Rayne says THE SCHOOL'S VIDEO
LIBRARY HAS REHEARSAL FOOTAGE
DATING BACK YEARS.
THERE MAY BE SOMETHING THERE
WORTH WATCHING.

Nicholas watches his dad on video and says DAD.

Ella is in a koala costume.

Miss Martel says YOU LOOK
MARVELLOUS.

Ella says THANKS.

Max jumps through a hoop.

Miss G says HMM.

Sir Rayne says WHAT WAS THAT?

Miss G says WHAT WAS WHAT?

Sir Rayne says THE "HMM."

Miss G says WELL, TECHNICALLY,
MAX IS PERFECT BUT
HE'S STILL MISSING
SOMETHING.

Sir Rayne says WHAT?

Miss G says THE SECRET SPICE.
THE MAGIC THAT MAKES A GOOD
PERFORMANCE GREAT.
MUSIC, COSTUMES AND
MAKE-UP CAN ADD BUT
IN MAX'S CASE HE NEEDS
TO SHOW HIMSELF MORE
TO THE AUDIENCE.
HE NEEDS TO FIND
A WAY TO OPEN UP.

Celeste approaches Ella and says READY FOR THE BIG
SHOW LITTLE SIS?

Ella says I'M REALLY NERVOUS.

Celeste says THERE'S NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
IT'S JUST LIKE THE PICCOLO
FAMILY CIRCUS.

Ella says NO IT'S NOT, I HAVE
TO DO A SOLO.
I'LL BE OUT THERE
BY MYSELF.

Celeste says I'LL BE IN THE AUDIENCE.

Ella says IT'S NOT THE SAME.
I'M GONNA MESS UP.
I KNOW IT.

Miss G says GREAT DRESS REHEARSAL
GUYS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR TONIGHT.

Miss Martel says WE STILL NEED SOME
VOLUNTEERS BACKSTAGE.
THAT MEANS
YOU RETURNERS.

Celeste says ME.
ME.
I VOLUNTEER.

Miss Martel says THANK YOU.
COME SEE ME AFTER LUNCH.

Celeste turns to Ella and says THERE.
I MIGHT NOT BE ON-STAGE BUT I'LL
BE BACKSTAGE RIGHT THERE WITH
YOU, THE WHOLE SHOW.

They hug.

In the costume room, Nicholas check on his eagle costume.

Max walks in and says NICE OUTFIT.

Nicholas says COSTUME.
WHERE IS YOURS?

Max unzips his jacket, shows him a T-shirt with a wolf's head print on the front and says YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT.

Sir Rayne says MAX.

Max says YES SIR.

Sir Rayne says I NEED YOU TO WORK WITH NICHOLAS
BEFORE THE SHOW.

Max says WITH HIM?

Nicholas says WITH ME?

Sir Rayne says OUR ILLUSTRIOUS HEADMASTER
THINKS YOU COULD USE SOME WORK
ON YOUR ARTISTRY.
I'D APPRECIATE IT
IF YOU HUMOURED HER.

Max says I DON'T NEED ANY HELP FROM HIM.

Sir Rayne says THIS ISN'T A DISCUSSION.

Music plays as the opening credits roll.

In animation, pictures of the athletes appear in frames and on book pages.

Nicholas is in his early teens, with short curly brown hair and wears a blue shirt and a blue sweater.

Maxwell is in his mid-teens, with short light brown hair and wears a burgundy shirt.

April is in her early teens, with long straight blond hair and wears and orange sweater.

Phoenix is in her early teens, with long straight brown hair in pigtails and wears a plaid shirt.

Chase is around 11, with curly brown hair and wears a blue shirt, blue tie and blue blazer.

Ella is round 10, with long straight black hair and wears an orange hooded sweatshirt.

Celeste is in her early teens, with long straight brown hair in a high ponytail and wears a purple top.

Axel is in his mid-teens, with slightly long blond hair and wears a multi-coloured blazer.

As the theme song plays, clips show the athletes performing at the circus school.

(music plays)

The song goes CIRCUS IN MY SOUL,
HAPPINESS IN MY HEART.
BEATING IN TIME,
FULL OF RHYTHM.
AND READY TO START.

The name of the show appears on an illustration of a circus top. It reads "Big Top Academy."

A caption reads "Produced in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil images."

At the gym, Nicholas sits inside a cave made out of gym mats.

Max says WHAT'S THIS?

Nicholas says WELCOME...
TO THE WOLF CAVE.

Max says WOLVES LIVE IN DENS NOT CAVES.

Nicholas says OH.
WELL, THEN WELCOME
TO THE WOLF DEN.

Max says AND I SUPPOSE YOU HAVE YOUR
EAGLES NEST...SOMEWHERE?

Nicholas says NO BUT THAT'D BE A GOOD IDEA
BECAUSE TO REALLY BECOME YOUR
SPIRIT ANIMAL YOU HAVE TO THINK
LIKE YOUR SPIRIT ANIMAL.
IN YOUR CASE A WOLF.

Max says WHY?
IT'S NOT LIKE A WOLF
CAN DO A BACK TUCK.

Nicholas says ACTUALLY WITH THE PROPER
TRAINING...
OKAY, THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
THE POINT IS YOU HAVE TO START
PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW WOLVES
MOVE AND THINK AND ACT.
LIKE THIS.

He kneels down and howls like a wolf.

Max says IF YOU THINK I'M GONNA CRAWL
AROUND ON THE FLOOR AND HOWL IN
FRONT OF EVERYONE, YOU'RE EVEN
CRAZIER THAN I THOUGHT YOU WERE.

Nicholas says I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU.

Max says WHO'S GONNA
HELP YOU?
I DON'T SEE YOU
WEARING YOUR AMULET
FLYING LIKE AN EARTH
DEFYING EAGLE
WITH NO STRINGS
ATTACHED.

Nicholas says JUST STOP.
OKAY, WE'RE HERE
TO BE CREATIVE.

Max says I DON'T WANT TO BE CREATIVE.
I WANT TO BE PERFECT.

Nicholas says YEAH RIGHT.
NOBODY'S PERFECT.

Max says WANNA BET?

He does a backflip and says SEE?
YOU CAN ROLL AROUND ON THE FLOOR
ALL YOU WANT BUT I'M A CHAMPION.

Miss Martel and Celeste walk in a control room.

Celeste says WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?

Miss Martel says I'D LIKE YOU TO BE IN CHARGE OF
THE TECHNICAL EFFECTS FOR THE
SHOW.
LIGHTING, SOUND, YAY, FUN.

Celeste says WHY ME?

Miss Martel says I KNOW YOU'RE GOOD WITH
COMPUTERS.
THIS NEW TECH BOARD HAS
A MIND OF ITS OWN.

She plays with the buttons on the board and says I USUALLY DO THE TECH BUT AS YOU
CAN SEE I'M NOT VERY TECHNICAL.

Celeste says I'D BE BACK HERE FOR
THE WHOLE SHOW?

Miss Martel says BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE.

Celeste says I WAS HOPING TO BE
CLOSER TO THE STAGE.
CLOSER TO MY SISTER.
CAN'T I HELP WITH
COSTUMES OR PROPS?

Miss Martel says IF THERE'S NO LIGHTS
OR SOUND THEN
THERE'S NO SHOW.

Celeste says I GUESS IT CAN'T
BE THAT HARD.
OH, I SEE YOU CAN
JUST PROGRAM IN YOUR
SETTINGS LIKE THIS.

Miss Martel says YOU CAN DO IT
YOU LITTLE TECHNO
WIZARD.
I KNEW YOU
WOULDN'T LET
US DOWN.

Miss Martel walks out of the room.

Celeste says BUT WAIT...

Meanwhile in the classroom, Max watches a video on wolves.

The narrator says WOLVES ARE HIGHLY
INTELLIGENT.
WOLVES DEVELOP CLOSE
RELATIONSHIPS AND BONDS.
THEY SACRIFICE THEMSELVES FOR
THE GOOD OF THE PACK.
(WOLF HOWLING)

Max kneels down and tries howling like a wolf.

(HOWLS LIKE A WOLF)

April walks in and says DON'T LET ME INTERRUPT.
I JUST WANTED A SNEAK
PEAK AT THE FINALE.
IT LOOKS HILARIOUS.

Max says YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS.

Back to the computer, Max finds videos on Nicky Zolta and says ZOLTA?

Nicky Zolta says HI I'M NICKY
ZOLTA.

Celeste plays with the lighting in the control room.

Ella walks in and says I'VE BEEN
LOOKING ALL
OVER FOR YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING IN HERE?

Celeste says I HAVE NEWS.

Ella says GOOD NEWS?

Celeste says I HAVE TO RUN THE TECH BOARD FOR
THE SHOW TODAY.

Ella says BUT YOU WERE SUPPOSED
TO BE BACKSTAGE.
YOU NEED TO BE THERE WHEN I DO
MY BIG ENTRANCE SWINGING ON THE
DANCE TRAPEZE.

Celeste says IT WAS GREAT.

Ella says EXACTLY.
IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE
YOU WERE RIGHT THERE.

Celeste says NOW YOU'RE
JUST BEING
SUPERSTITIOUS.
WHAT IF I PRE-PROGRAMMED
ALL THE LIGHTING
AND THE SOUND CUES?
THEN ALL I HAVE TO DO IS START
THE SEQUENCE AND I CAN RUN DOWN
AND BE THERE WITH YOU.

Ella says HAVE I EVER TOLD
YOU YOU'RE A GENIUS?

Celeste says NOT FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR.

Meanwhile in the classroom, Max keeps watching the videos.

Nicky Zolta says TODAY, ME AND MY PARTNER
ARE, WE'RE GONNA TRY
SOMETHING NEW.
IT'S GONNA BE DOPE.
I MEAN I JUST LOVE THAT FEELING
OF BEING WAY UP HIGH AND JUST
KIND OF LETTING GO AND LIKE
SOARING THROUGH THE AIR.
IT'S LIKE NOTHING CAN TOUCH YOU.

Nicholas walks in and says WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Max says JUST GETTING A
LITTLE PRE-SHOW
INSPIRATION.

Nicholas says VERY FUNNY.

Max says NO SERIOUSLY YOUR
DAD WAS ACTUALLY
PRETTY GOOD.
TOO BAD YOU'LL NEVER COME
CLOSE TO HIS LEVEL.

Nicholas says WHATEVER MAN.
JUST TURN IT OFF.

Max says NO, NO, NO.
I WANT TO SEE
HOW IT ENDS.

Nicky says PRETTY COOL HUH?
COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT
MY PARTNER IN CRIME.
HEY, ERNIE EVERYBODY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO
WITHOUT THIS GUY.
GOOD JOB SIR, I THINK THAT WAS
OUR BEST ONE YET.

Ernie says THANKS, I DON'T KNOW
HOW THIS GUY DOES IT.
HE'S JUST FEARLESS.

Nicky says THE NEXT ONE'S
GONNA BE EVEN
BETTER HUH?
ALRIGHT ERNIE.

Nicholas looks at Max and says WHAT?

Max says DID YOUR DAD
JUST CALL THAT GUY ERNIE?

Nicholas says YEAH, WHY?

Max says ERNIE.
ERNEST.

Nicholas says IS THAT SIR RAYNE IN THE VIDEO?
WOW, THAT IS HIM.

Max says OUR DADS WERE FRIENDS?

Nicholas says I DIDN'T EVEN
KNOW SIR RAYNE
WENT TO THIS SCHOOL.

Max says NEITHER DID I.

Everybody gets ready for the show.

At the control room, Celeste says INITIATE SEQUENCE OR IN
CIRCUS SPEAK; SHOWTIME.

Miss Martel walks in and says CELESTE, WHERE ARE
YOU GOING?
THE SHOW'S STARTING.

Celeste says I PROGRAMMED THE
CUE SO EVERYTHING WILL
RUN ON ITS OWN
AND IT'S WORKING PERFECTLY.

Miss Martel says CELESTE, YOU ARE TECH SUPERVISOR
FOR THE SHOW.
THAT MEANS YOU
SUPERVISE THE TECH.

Celeste says BUT, I PROMISED
ELLA I'D BE
DOWN THERE WITH HER.

Miss Martel says WE'RE ALL COUNTING
ON YOU TO ENSURE
THAT THE SHOW RUNS
SMOOTHLY AND
THAT MEANS...

Celeste says I STAY HERE.

Miss Martel says RIGHT HERE.
YOU CAN SEE YOUR SISTER AFTER
THE FINAL CURTAIN CALL.
BREAK A LEG.

Celeste says THANKS.
SPOTLIGHT UP.
THREE, TWO, ONE.

On stage, Miss G says WELCOME TO THE FIRST YEAR
CREATION.
YOU'RE IN FOR A GREAT SHOW.
THE TRADITION OF THE SPIRIT
ANIMAL CONTINUES THIS YEAR AT
BIG TOP ACADEMY.

In the costume room, Nicholas says SO DID YOU TALK TO
YOUR DAD ABOUT WHAT
WE SAW IN THE VIDEO?

Max says CALM DOWN OKAY?
I'LL DEAL
WITH IT.

Nicholas says YOU BETTER BECAUSE
IF YOU DON'T
I WILL.

Miss G says OUR FIRST PERFORMER
TONIGHT, PHOENIX.
(CLAPPING)

Celeste says BOOM, LIGHTS.
BOOM, ACTION.

Phoenix does her juggling routine and then jumps on the silks.

(CLAPPING AND CHEERING)

Celeste says GOOD GIRL.

Miss G says AND NOW OUR KING
OF THE JUNGLE, CHASE.
(CLAPPING)
(CLAPPING)

Dressed as a lion, Chase rolls on stage and says GRRR.
(CLAPPING)

He roars to the audience and do some acrobatic moves.

(CLAPPING)
(CLAPPING AND CHEERING)

Miss G says UP NEXT OUR KOMODO
DRAGON, APRIL.

April starts coming out of the aerial silks.

(CLAPPING)

Backstage, Max says I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

Sir Rayne says IT CAN WAIT.

Max says I SAW
SOMETHING...
A VIDEO.

Sir Rayne says WHAT VIDEO?

Max says IT WAS OF NICHOLAS' DAD AT FIRST
BUT THEN THERE WAS THIS OTHER
KID...

Sir Rayne says OTHER KID?

Max says YEAH AND I'M PRETTY
SURE IT WAS YOU.
YOU NEVER TOLD ME YOU WENT
TO THIS SCHOOL.
WHY?

Sir Rayne says WE'LL DISCUSS
THIS LATER.

Max says BUT...

Sir Rayne says NOW IS NOT THE TIME.

April finishes her routine.

(CLAPPING AND CHEERING)
(CLAPPING AND CHEERING)
(GASPS, CLAPPING AND CHEERING)

Miss G says UP NEXT, OUR CUTEST
KOALA, ELLA.

Celeste claps and says YEAH, YEAH, GO ELLA.

Ella walks on stage.

Celeste says AND MUSIC UP.
COME ON ELLA.
YOU GOT THIS.

Ella freezes in front of the trapeze.

Celeste says NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

She presses a button and walks out of the room. Max was leaning on the other side of the door.

Max says WATCH IT.

Celeste says MAX, COME
TO THE BOARD.
WHEN YOU SEE ELLA GET ON THE
TRAPEZE, RESUME INITIATING THE
SEQUENCE.

Max says SPEAK HUMAN
BEING PLEASE.

Celeste says CLICK RESUME SEQUENCE THEN HIT
YES THEN HIT NO THEN HIT YES
AGAIN.

Max says HARD PASS.

Celeste says OKAY FINE.
YOU CAN DO YOUR BIG FINALE IN
SILENCE WITH NO LIGHTS THEN.

Max says FINE.

Celeste says THANK YOU.

Celeste runs to the stage, gives Ella the thumbs up and says YOU GOT THIS.

Ella starts her routine on the trapeze.

(CLAPPING AND CHEERING)

Miss G says A ROUND OF APPLAUSE
FOR ELLA EVERYONE.

Ella runs to Celeste and they hug.

Celeste says YOU WERE AMAZING.

Ella says I WAS WASN'T I?

Celeste says HOW DID YOU DO IT?

Ella says WHEN I SAW YOU
I JUST THOUGHT TO
MYSELF WHAT DID
PAPA PICCOLO
ALWAYS SAY?

Celeste says EXTRA PICKLES
FOR MR. PICCOLO?

Ella says YES BUT ALSO THE
SHOW MUST GO ON.

Celeste says RIGHT.

Miss G says UP NEXT WITH AN EARTH
DEFYING PERFORMANCE,
NICHOLAS ZOLTA.

Nicholas performs on the vertical rope.

(CLAPPING AND CHEERING)
(CLAPPING AND CHEERING)

Sir Rayne walks in the control room and says ABOUT THE VIDEO.

Max says I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT
MEANS, I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS.

Sir Rayne says MINE FIRST.
WHY WERE YOU WATCHING
THIS ZOLTA VIDEO?
WAS NICHOLAS WITH YOU?

Max says NICHOLAS?
YEAH.
HE SAW IT TOO.

Sir Rayne says HOW DID HE REACT?
DID HE SAY ANYTHING?

Max says WHY?

Sir Rayne says ANSWER THE QUESTION.

Max says YOU KEPT THIS FROM
ME AND ALL YOU CARE
ABOUT IS NICHOLAS?

Sir Rayne says YOU SHOULD BE WORRYING ABOUT
YOUR PERFORMANCE, NOT THIS.
I WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO GET
UPSTAGED BY ZOLTA.

Max watches Nicholas' performance.

People clap and cheer.

(CLAPPING AND CHEERING)

Max says HE IS NOT
BETTER THAN ME.

He punches the control panel and the lights onstage go out.

When the lights go back in, the audience gasp as they see Nicholas lying on the floor.

Miss G says NICHOLAS?
ARE YOU OKAY?

Nicholas says MY WRIST.

Music plays as the end credits roll.

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