(music plays)

TVO Kids, Apartment 11 productions and Discovery Kids original.

At the gym, Max says HI THERE.
WE KNOW THE STUFF WE DO ON 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 TRICKS YOU SEE US DO.
WE'RE COUNTING ON
YOU TO BE SAFE.
ENJOY THE SHOW.

The narrator says PREVIOUSLY ON BIG TOP
ACADEMY.

Max shows Nicholas a picture on a yearbook and says MY DAD, YOUR DAD.
FROM THE LOOKS OF IT
THEY WERE BEST FRIENDS.
THESE LATIN WORDS; AUDICISSIMUS,
CALLIDUS, INVICTUS, LUDICRUM.
THOSE MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

Nicholas says NO.

Axel's father says AXEL, GREAT
PERFORMANCE SON.
AND WE CAN STILL
MAKE THE OPEN HOUSE.

Axel says WE STILL HAVE TO GO?

Axel's father says OF COURSE.

Max says I LIKE TO MAKE ORIGAMI.

Nicholas says IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU.

Max says IT SOUNDS LIKE MY MOM.
MY PARENTS ARE DIVORCED AND I
DON'T GET TO SEE HER VERY MUCH.

Sir Rayne rips out the page with the photo of him and Nicky Zolta off the yearbook.

Max says WHY DON'T WE JUST LEAVE?

Sir Rayne says I WILL BE HEADMASTER.
IT'S WHAT I DESERVE.

Nicholas says I TRUSTED YOU AND YOU JUST
LET HIM RIP EVERYTHING UP.

Max says I KNOW WHERE I STAND NOW.
SORRY ZOLTA.
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

Nicholas says I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU AND YOUR
DAD ARE UP TO BUT I PROMISE I
WILL FIND OUT.

(music plays)

Nicholas wears a sling.

Phoenix says NICHOLAS,
WHAT'S WRONG?

Chase says DID YOU HURT
YOUR ARM AGAIN?

Nicholas takes the sling off and says NO, I'M BACK.
THE DOCTOR SAID IF I TAKE IT
EASY I SHOULD BE A HUNDRED
PERCENT IN NO TIME BUT I FEEL A
HUNDRED AND TEN PERCENT RIGHT
NOW.
I CAN'T WAIT TO
GET BACK IN ACTION.

He drops down and starts doing push-ups.

Phoenix says DUDE, YOU REALLY ARE BACK.

Two girls walk by carrying a big prop shark.

Miss Martel rides a tricycle.

Axel says WHAT'S HAPPENING?

Chase says WHAT'S GOING ON?

Wearing fins, Miss G says COME ON.

They all gather at the gym.

Miss Martel says GREETINGS AQUANAUTS.
FOR THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S
MID-TERM STUDENT SHOWCASE WE ARE
VENTURING TO THE
LOST CITY OF...

Miss Martel and Miss G say AQUAPOLIS

Miss Martel says A MYSTERIOUS PLACE
DEEP, DEEP IN THE OCEAN NO ONE
HAS EVER RETURNED FROM.

The students say OOOH.

Miss G says FROM THERE YOU'LL HUNT FOR
THE GREAT TRIDENT AND THEN
YOU'LL VANQUISH A
POWERFUL OCEAN SPIRIT.

Chase says A ROLL I WAS
BORN TO PLAY.

April says WHO'S THE
MAIN CHARACTER?
I MEAN, JUST CURIOUS.

Miss Martel says IT'S CAPTAIN BLACKHEART WHO WILL
LEAD THEIR INTREPID CREW DEEPER
THAN ANYONE HAS GONE BEFORE.
OUR CAPTAIN WILL NEED TO DAZZLE
US WITH BOLD ACROBATIC MOVES.

Miss G does a cartwheel.

(CLAPPING)

Max says THE ROLE I WAS BORN TO PLAY.

Miss Martel says SO, IF YOU WANT TO BE FEATURED
MAKES SURE THAT YOU'RE SHIP
SHAPE AND BE READY TO
PROVE YOU DESERVE IT.

Miss G says TRYOUTS START TODAY.
TIME'S ARE POSTED IN THE HALL.
DO IT.
(CLAPPING)

Nicholas says WON'T YOU BE TOO BUSY
TRAINING FOR THE OLYMPICS?

Max says NEVER TOO BUSY
TO PLAY THE
MAIN CHARACTER.
I HOPE YOU ALL
LIKE BEING
SUBORDINATES.
EMPHASIS ON
THE "SUB."

Phoenix says IF MAX IS CAPTAIN
BLACKHEART HE'LL
TREAT US ALL
LIKE
SUBORDINATES.

Nicholas says OUR FIRST SHOWCASE
WILL BE A NIGHTMARE.

Phoenix says NOW THAT YOUR
WRIST IS BETTER
YOU CAN BE
CAPTAIN
BLACKHEART.
SAVE US ALL FROM
MAXWELL'S RAIN OF TERROR.

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 an 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.

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. An apartment 11 Production. In association with Discovery Kids Latin America and TVO-TVO Kids."

At the gym, Celeste signs the sign-up sheet and says to Axel WHAT'S WITH THE FACE?
I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU
LOOK SO SERIOUS BEFORE.

Axel says THIS IS HUGE TO ME.

Celeste says IT'S JUST A
SIGN UP SHEET.

Axel says A SIGN UP SHEET
FOR THE SHOWCASE.
MY LAST SHOWCASE EVER.
I NEED TO GET THE MAIN CHARACTER
AND GO OUT WITH A BANG.

Celeste says I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS WHOLE
PREP SCHOOL THING IS ACTUALLY
HAPPENING.

Axel says IT IS.
NOW WHEN'S THE
BEST TIME TO TRYOUT?

Celeste says YOU COULD USE
AN ALGORITHM.
FOR AN AUDITION
I'D SAY NEVER
TRYOUT FIRST.
THE TEACHERS
WILL JUST FORGET
ABOUT YOU.
TRYOUT LAST; IT'LL BE
IMPOSSIBLE TO IMPRESS THEM.

Axel says SO WHAT'S THE SOLUTION?
JUST SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE?

Celeste writes his name on the sheet and JUST GET OUT
THERE AND BE AMAZING.
YOUR TIME SLOT HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

Nicholas and Phoenix do push-ups at the gym.

Miss G says LOOKING GOOD YOU TWO.
NICHOLAS, TAKE IT EASY.
REMEMBER WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID.
TOO MANY GREAT CIRCUS ARTISTS
HAVE HURT THEIR CAREERS BY
OVERDOING IT
BEFORE THEY WERE READY.

Nicholas says OF COURSE MISS G.

He does a side plank scoop and says LOOK...
TOTALLY TAKING IT EASY.

Phoenix says YOU'D TELL ME IF
SOMETHING WAS WRONG RIGHT?

Nicholas says OF COURSE.
I'M FINE.
TRUST ME.

Ella meets April in the yard and says SO SERIOUSLY, JUST ADMIT IT.
YOU'RE GOING FOR
CAPTAIN BLACKHEART.

April says CAN GIRLS EVEN BE CAPTAINS?
GIRLS CAN BE ANYTHING THEY WANT.

Riding his unicycle, Axel says HERE COMES AXEL.

He stops, juggles and does a hand stand.

He says SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
AM I DOING ENOUGH TO
IMPRESS THE TEACHERS?

Ella says WELL...

Axel says IT'S TOO MUCH RIGHT?

Ella says AUNTIE LORETTA PICCOLO
ALWAYS SAYS LESS IS MORE.

Axel says GREAT.
SO I'LL JUST STICK
WITH THE UNICYCLE.

Ella says THAT'S WHAT CELESTE IS DOING
BUT, I MEAN, NOTHING'S STOPPING
YOU FROM DOING IT TOO.

Axel says TRAMPOLINE?

Ella says CHASE IS ALL OVER THAT ALREADY.
WE ONLY LEARNED A FEW CIRCUS
DISCIPLINES SO THERE'S BOUND TO
BE SOME OVERLAP.
YOU'LL BE FINE.

Axel says I SAW TWO SECOND YEARS
DO TUMBLING ROUTINES.

Ella says CHANCES ARE MAXWELL WILL
GO THE TUMBLING ROUTE TOO.

Axel says EXACTLY.
I CAN'T BE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

Ella says WELL, YOU ARE THE ONE WHO TOLD
ME TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX
FOR MY KOALA ROUTINE.

Axel says RIGHT.
OKAY.
SO LAWN BOWLING?

Ella says NO.

Axel says SUMO WRESTLING?

She shakes her head.

Axel says HIP-HOP?

Ella says FUNNY THING ABOUT
MY AUNTIE LORETTA.
IN ADDITION TO BEING A WORLD
FAMOUS FIRE EATER, SHE WAS ALSO
IN A HIP-HOP CREW.
SHE TAUGHT ME SOME MOVES.

Axel says ELLA, THAT'S PERFECT.
SOMETHING NO ONE
WOULD EVEN THINK OF.
WILL YOU TEACH ME?

She does some hip-hop moves and says DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?

At the gym, Chase reads a text on his phone and says GOOD NEWS.
I MOVED MY MEETING WITH
THE FINANCE MINISTER.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR SHOWCASE.
LOVE, MOM.
MY MOM'S COMING?
MY MOM'S COMING.

Sir Rayne says CHASE, YOU'RE UP NEXT.

Chase says I HOPE YOU'RE WEARING SOCKS
BECAUSE THEY'RE ABOUT TO GET
KNOCKED OFF.

Miss G says CHASE, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

Chase says MY MATH TEST?
YEAH IT'S FULL OF PROBLEMS.
HARD ONES.

Miss G says CHASE YOU FAILED WHICH
MEANS YOU COULD FAIL YOUR ENTIRE
SEMESTER.
THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

Chase says A SERIOUS MATH PROBLEM?

Miss G says ACADEMICS ARE NO LAUGHING
MATTER AT BIG TOP ACADEMY.

Chase says SO I'LL DO
BETTER NEXT TIME.

Miss G says CHASE, UNTIL YOUR
GRADE IMPROVES
YOU DON'T GET TO
BE A PART OF
THE SHOWCASE.

Chase says BUT MY MOM'S COMING AND I REALLY
WANT HER TO SEE MY PERFORMANCE.

Miss G says I'M SORRY.

Chase says PLEASE?

(music plays)

At the gym entrance, Chase offers Max a milk shake and says A PRESENT FOR THE
SMARTEST KID IN SCHOOL.
MAYBE THE
ENTIRE GALAXY.
I HOPE YOU
LIKE CHOCOLATE.

Max says CHOCOLATE?
AS IF I'D PUT THAT STUFF IN MY
BODY FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
OR EVER.

Chase says I ASKED AROUND AND YOU'VE ACED
EVERY SINGLE MATH TEST SINCE
YOU'VE BEEN HERE.

Max says YOUR POINT?

Chase says I NEED YOUR HELP.
IF I FLUNK ANOTHER MATH TEST
MISS G WON'T LET ME TRYOUT FOR
THE SHOWCASE.

Max says HARD PASS.

Chase says MY MOM'S COMING.
SHE NEVER DOES THAT.
I NEVER GET TO SEE HER.

Max says THAT'S ROUGH.

Chase says AND IT'LL BE ROUGHER
IF I'M NOT EVEN IN
THE SHOW.
I WON'T TAKE MUCH
OF YOUR TIME.
I PROMISE.

Max says I'LL GIVE YOU TWO
MINUTES AFTER MY WORKOUT.

Chase says YES.

Max walks into Phoenix and Nicholas doing bicycle crunches and says AW, HOW CUTE.
TRAINING SO HARD.
YOU STILL THINK YOU HAVE A
CHANCE AT PLAYING THE CAPTAIN.
NOT AGAINST ME ZOLTA.

He drops down and starts doing push-ups.

Phoenix says DUDE, DON'T LET HIM GET TO YOU.

Nicholas says YOU'RE RIGHT.
EYE ON THE PRIZE.

Nicholas starts doing push-ups, too.

Phoenix says NICHOLAS.

Nicholas stands up and leaves.

Max says JUST WHEN
IT WAS STARTING
TO GET FUN.
WHERE ARE
YOU GOING?

Nicholas says I...
I NEED SOME WATER.

In a classroom, Ella says OKAY.
SO FIRST LET'S DEVELOP
YOUR POP 'N' LOCK.
READY?

Axel says BRING IT ON.

Ella turns the music on.

They start making hip-hop moves. Axel drops down on the mat and starts doing some break-dance steps.

Ella says IT'S GREAT YOU'RE
TRYING SO HARD.

Axel says YEAH.
I'M REALLY STARTING TO GET IT.

Ella says DON'T FEEL BAD.
I'VE BEEN DANCING
SINCE I WAS
2 YEARS OLD.
YOU'VE BEEN
DANCING SINCE
2 O'CLOCK.

Axel says ACTUALLY 1:30.

Ella says MAYBE WE
SHOULD TRY
SOMETHING ELSE.

Axel says NO.
HIP-HOP
IS FRESH.
IT'S COOL.
IT'S MY TICKET
TO BECOME THE
MAIN CHARACTER.
I HAVE TO
GET THIS.

Ella says I KNOW I SAID
YOU'RE GREAT AT
EVERYTHING BUT
YOU'RE..
UM...NOT.

At the gym, Chase says I GOT THIS.
I GOT THIS.
THE ANSWER IS 27.

Max shakes his head.

Chase says NO, I MEAN 26.
DEFINITELY 14.

Max says WRONG AND SIT DOWN
YOU'RE GIVING ME A HEADACHE.
IS THIS REALLY WHAT IT'S
LIKE BEING YOU ALL DAY?

Chase says YES.
THAT'S WHY I'M
TRYING TO LEARN FROM YOU.
YOU'RE SMART AND DISCIPLINED.
TEACH ME YOUR WAYS.

Max says SSSSHHH.
KEEP IT DOWN.
THIS HAS TO STAY
BETWEEN US OKAY?
IT'LL RUIN MY IMAGE.

Chase says MY LIPS ARE SEALED.
ZIP.

Max says FOLLOW ME.

Phoenix walks in Nicholas getting some ice on a kitchen towel.

Phoenix says I KNEW IT.
YOU HURT YOURSELF.

Nicholas says IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
A LITTLE BIT OF ICE
AND I'LL BE FINE.

Phoenix says IF YOU GET REINJURED YOU'LL
SPEND THE REST OF THE YEAR ON
THE SIDELINES.

Nicholas says MAX CAN'T BE THE MAIN CHARACTER.

Phoenix says MAYBE HE WON'T.
LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE TRYING
OUT FOR CAPTAIN BLACKHEART.
SOMEONE ELSE CAN
SAVE THE SCHOOL.
IT DOESN'T ALWAYS
HAVE TO BE YOU.

Nicholas says NO.
NO ONE ELSE GETS
HOW ROTTEN MAX IS.
I WAS SO CLOSE
TO FINDING OUT
MORE ABOUT MY
DAD AND HE RUINED
EVERYTHING.

Phoenix says YOU CAN'T HURT YOURSELF
JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT REVENGE.

Nicholas says THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS.
I'M DOING THIS FOR EVERYONE.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO
WHO SAID I HAVE TO GET
THIS PART REMEMBER?

Phoenix says BUT...

Nicholas says PROMISE ME YOU
WON'T SAY ANYTHING.

At the gym, Max practices his routine.

Chase says WOW.
THAT WAS GREAT
BUT HOW DOES
THAT HELP ME?

Max says I DON'T KNOW
BUT IT HELPS ME.
IT'S WHAT I DO WHEN I NEED
TO CLEAR MY MIND AND FOCUS.
SOMETHING YOU
OBVIOUSLY CAN'T DO.

Chase says I GET IT.
I NEED TO CLEAR MY
MIND AND FOCUS TOO.

He picks up some balls and says MAX, ASK ME A QUESTION.

Max says WHAT COLOUR'S THE SKY?

Chase says A MATH QUESTION.

Max says THERE ARE 10 STUDENTS IN A
JUGGLING CLASS AND THERE ARE A
TOTAL OF 25 BALLS HOW MANY
BALLS DOES EACH STUDENT GET?

Chase juggles and says 25 DIVIDED BY 10 THAT'S 2.5 BUT
YOU CAN'T HAVE HALF A BALL SO 5
GET 3 BALLS AND 5
GET 2 AND THAT'S 25.
I DID IT.
THANKS MAX.

Max smiles.

Meanwhile, Miss Martel says AXEL, SHOW US WHAT YOU'VE GOT.

Axel plays hip-hop music and starts doing some ill hip-hop moves.

He then tries ballet, electronic and rock.

The teachers and Ella laugh at his silly moves.

(CLAPPING)

Miss Martel says A CLOWN IS BORN.

Later, Miss G knocks on Chase's bedroom door.

Chase says DID I PASS?
DID I PASS?
I WORKED SO HARD.

Miss G says YOU PASSED.
THE MATH TEACHER THOUGHT IT WAS
WEIRD THAT YOU STOOD UP IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE CLASS TO JUGGLE.

Chase says 5 BALLS.
DIDN'T DROP A SINGLE ONE.

Miss G says WELL, YOUR TECHNIQUE WORKED.
YOU GOT TOP MARKS AND NOW
IT'S TIME FOR YOUR TRYOUT.

Chase says AWESOME.

They high-five.

Miss G says COME ON.

Phoenix walks in her room and sees April trying on a captain's hat.

Phoenix says HEY.

April says I WAS JUST
PRACTICING MY...NEVER MIND.
WHAT'S WRONG?

Phoenix says WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU NEEDED
TO KEEP A SECRET BUT YOU KNEW IT
WAS SOMETHING THAT
COULD HURT A FRIEND?

April says I THINK IF YOU REALLY CARE
ABOUT YOUR FRIEND YOU HAVE TO DO
WHAT'S RIGHT.

Phoenix says EVEN IF IT MIGHT
REALLY HURT THEIR FEELINGS?

April says IF THIS PERSON IS REALLY YOUR
FRIEND THEY WILL KNOW THAT YOU
HAVE THEIR BEST
INTEREST AT HEART.

At the gym, Max shows the teachers his routine on the ropes.

Sir Rayne says THANK YOU MAXWELL.

Max walks towards Nicholas and says I DON'T SEE YOUR BFF ANYWHERE.
TOO EMBARRASSED TO SEE YOU LOSE?

Nicholas says WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

Miss G says THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

As Nicholas is about to go on the ropes, Phoenix walks in and talks in Miss G's ear.

Miss G says STOP.
NICHOLAS, COME HERE.
NOW PLEASE.

Nicholas says WHAT'S GOING ON?

Miss G says YOU TELL ME?

Nicholas says NOTHING.
I WAS JUST GETTING
READY TO DO MY...

Phoenix says COME ON NICHOLAS.
YOU CAN'T KEEP
HIDING THIS ANYMORE.

Miss G says IF YOU'RE NOT HEALED WHICH,
PHOENIX TELLS ME, YOU AREN'T
THEN YOU CAN'T PUT
YOURSELF AT RISK.
I'M SORRY BUT
YOUR TRYOUT IS OVER.

Nicholas looks at Phoenix and storms out.

Sir Rayne says PHOENIX, YOU'RE NEXT.

Phoenix balances on a board as she juggles.

(music plays)

Miss Martel drags a trunk into the gym and says EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME.
THE MOMENT YOU'VE
ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.
CASTING FOR THIS YEAR'S ARTISTIC
AND ACROBATIC ROLES FOR THE MID
TERM STUDENT
SHOWCASE IS COMPLETE.

She gives Celeste a tiny trunk and says CELESTE.

Chase says AQUAPOLIS SENTINEL.

Miss Martel says THERE'S MORE.
ARTISTIC CO-ORDINATOR?

Celeste says ME?

Miss Martel says YOU'VE EARNED IT.
WE KNOW YOU LOVE
WORKING BACKSTAGE.

Miss Martel gives Ella a tiny trunk.

Ella says THE FLOATING MERMAID.
COOL.

Phoenix says FIRST MATE.

Chase opens his and smokes comes out.

He says WHOA.
THE OCEAN SPIRIT.
AWESOME.
THANKS TO THE BEST TUTOR EVER.

Max says I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

Axel opens his and says A JESTER FISH?
THE CLOWN OF THE OCEAN.

Miss G tosses him a jester hat.

Ella says ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT?

Axel says IF THIS IS MY LAST SHOWCASE I
GET TO SPEND IT MAKING PEOPLE
LAUGH.
WHAT'S BETTER THAN THAT?

Miss G gives Max his trunk and says GREAT JOB MAX.

Max says SABOTEUR?
NOT CAPTAIN BLACKHEART?

Miss Martel says AND OUR MAIN CHARACTER CAPTAIN
BLACKHEART, IS A BOLD VOYAGEUR
FULL OF TENACITY, GRIT AND
COURAGE WHO WILL LEAD THE CREW
TO THE DEEPEST,
DARKEST RICHES OF THE SEA.
A ROLL PERFECTLY
SUITED FOR APRIL.

April takes out a trident out of her trunk and says THAT'S RIGHT EVERYONE.
GIRLS CAN BE
ANYTHING, INCLUDING CAPTAINS.

Miss G says THANK YOU TO EVERYONE
ELSE WHO TRIED OUT.

Phoenix approaches Nicholas in the yard and says I WAS TRYING
TO HELP YOU.

Nicholas says SAVE IT.

Phoenix says I DIDN'T THINK THEY'D
CUT YOU OUT OF THE
SHOWCASE ALTOGETHER.

Nicholas says WELL, YOU
THOUGHT WRONG.

Phoenix says COME ON.
I'M YOUR FRIEND AND FRIENDS
DON'T LET FRIENDS GET HURT.

Nicholas says THEY DON'T RAT EACH
OTHER OUT EITHER.

Music plays as the end credits roll.

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