(music plays)

TVO Kids, Apartment 11 productions and Discovery Kids original. Produced in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil images.

April 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
MOVES YOU SEE US DO.
WE'RE COUNTING ON
YOU TO BE SAFE.
HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SHOW.

The narrator says PREVIOUSLY ON BIG TOP
ACADEMY.

Papa Piccolo says WE HAVE TO SELL
THE PICCOLO FAMILY CIRCUS.
I NEED YOU TO KEEP
THIS SECRET FROM ELLA.

Chase reads a note from his mom and says URGENT MEETING IN LONDON.
WON'T MAKE IT TO YOUR SHOW.
BREAK A LEG.
LOVE, MOM.

Chase says IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
NO IT ISN'T.

Miss Martel says AND OUR MAIN
CHARACTER.
A ROLE PERFECTLY
SUITED FOR APRIL.

Nicholas reads a secret message on the secret book and says I THINK MY DAD WROTE
THIS.

Nicky Zolta says I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT BUT
SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ERNIE
RAYNE THAT NIGHT.
IF HE EVER RETURNS TO BIG TOP
ACADEMY PLEASE DO EVERYTHING YOU
CAN TO STOP HIM.

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Bethany says APRIL MAY CARTIER.

Bethany is in her mid-teens, with long black hair in a bun and wears a printed pink skirt, a white ruffled blouse and a glittery pink cropped jacket.

April says BETHANY DE
LA FRESSANGE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

Bethany says I'M HERE TO SEE THE SHOW.
I HEAR YOU'RE THE STAR.

April says IN THE CIRCUS IT'S CALLED THE
MAIN CHARACTER BUT YES I AM THE
STAR.

Bethany says I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT YOU DO OUT THERE.
BREAK A LEG.

Celeste says WHO WAS THAT?

April says JUST THE GIRL WHO
CRUSHED MY DREAMS
IN BALLET SCHOOL.

Celeste says WHAT'S SHE
DOING HERE?

April says I DON'T
KNOW.

Celeste says OKAY UM ANYWAY,
IT'S TIME TO GET INTO
COSTUME AND MAKE-UP.
LET'S GO PEOPLE.
ONE HOUR 'TIL SHOWTIME.

Sir Rayne says YES MR. ZOLTA?

Nicholas says I KNOW WHY YOU'RE REALLY AT THIS
SCHOOL AND I'M GONNA STOP YOU.
I KNOW ALL ABOUT THE INCIDENT
AND THE DAREDEVIL SOCIETY AND
ALL YOUR PLANS FOR THIS SCHOOL.

Sir Rayne says AND HOW EXACTLY DID
YOU DISCOVER ALL THIS?

Nicholas says IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I'M GONNA DO WHAT MY DAD WANTED
AND MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE THIS
SCHOOL FOREVER.

Sir Rayne says DO YOU REALLY WANT TO
JEOPARDIZE THE SHOWCASE?
ALL THE WORK YOUR FRIENDS HAVE
PUT IN AND FOR WHAT?
RUMORS ABOUT SOME SECRET
SOCIETY?

Missus Zolta says NICHOLAS, THERE YOU ARE.

Nicholas says MOM.

Missus Zolta says IS THIS ONE OF
YOUR TEACHERS?
WELL?
BE POLITE.
INTRODUCE ME.

Nicholas says MOM, THIS IS SIR RAYNE.

Missus Zolta says MRS. ZOLTA.

Sir Rayne says SIR ERNEST RAYNE AND
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, VERY BUSY.
SHOWCASE AND ALL.

Missus Zolta says OKAY WHAT'S UP?
NICHOLAS, YOU CAN
TELL ME ANYTHING.

Nicholas says IT'S JUST SOME PRE-SHOW NERVES.

Missus Zolta says I AM PROUD OF YOU FOR
FOLLOWING YOUR DREAM.
YOUR DAD WOULD BE
PROUD OF YOU TOO.

Miss G approaches Nicholas and says HEY, HAVE YOU SEEN CHASE?
I CAN'T FIND HIM ANYWHERE.

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."

Nicholas walks in the cafeteria and says WHY WOULD CHASE RUN OFF
JUST BEFORE THE SHOWCASE?

Miss G finds the note and says IT MAY HAVE
SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS.

Nicholas says HIS MOM ISN'T COMING?
THAT'S ALL HE'S BEEN
TALKING ABOUT FOR WEEKS.

Phoenix says NO WONDER HE TOOK OFF.
HE COULD BE
ANYWHERE.

Miss G HE'S HERE
SOMEWHERE.
WE'LL FIND HIM.

Backstage, the students get ready for the showcase.

Celeste says TWO MINUTES TO SHOWTIME.

Max says SO EXCITING.

Ella says WHOA.
YOU LOOK SUPER STRESSED.

Celeste says CHASE IS MISSING.
HOPEFULLY THEY FIND
HIM BEFORE ACT 2.

Ella says THAT IS SUPER STRESSFUL.

April approaches Axel and says I HAVE A JOB FOR YOU CREWMAN.

Axel says I'M ACTUALLY NOT ON YOUR CREW.
I'M A CLOWNISH.

April says I NEED YOU TO SPY
ON SOMEONE FOR ME.

Axel says SPY?

April says BETHANY, HEAD OF THE BOPS.
SHE'S HERE TO WATCH MY SHOW.

Axel says WHO IS BETHANY AND WHAT'S A BOP?

April says BALLET ON POINT, AN ELITE
TROUPE AT MY OLD BALLET SCHOOL.
BETHANY SAID I WASN'T GOOD
ENOUGH TO BE A PART OF IT.

Axel says SO YOU CAME HERE.

April says YES AND NOW WHEN
I'M ABOUT TO DO
MY BIGGEST PERFORMANCE
YET SHE DECIDES
TO DROP BY?
I NEED TO KNOW
WHAT SHE'S UP TO.

Axel says AGAIN, NOT ON YOUR CREW.
AND WHO CARES
IF BETHANY'S HERE?
TIME AT THIS SCHOOL'S PRECIOUS
AND YOU HAVE THE LEAD ROLE IN
THE SHOWCASE.
OWN IT.

He puts the captain's hat on her head.

April grabs the trident and smiles.

Celeste says PLACES EVERYONE.
THE SHOWCASE STARTS NOW.
(CLAPPING)

The show starts.

Ella waves at her dad in the audience.

Nicholas narrates and says THE LOST CITY OF AQUAPOLIS
IS HOME TO THE TRIDENT
IN THE TOWER THAT GRANTS ITS
USER TREMENDOUS POWER.
SO CAPTAIN BLACKHEART AND HER
CREW SET OUT TO FIND AQUAPOLIS
DEEP DOWN IN THE OCEAN'S ABYSS.
(CLAPPING)

The students do all kinds of acrobatic tricks.

Nicholas says OUR CAPTAIN'S WILL WAS TESTED
BUT HER COURAGE COULD NOT BE
BESTED.
THE INTREPID CAPTAIN WAS SURE
THEY WOULDN'T FAIL BUT THEY
WEREN'T THE ONLY
ONES ON THE TRAIL.
THE CAPTAIN AND CREW
FOUGHT TOGETHER AS ONE.

Max and Nicholas engage in an acrobatic fight on the ropes.

Nicholas says THEY HOPED TO PREVAIL
WHEN THE BATTLE WAS DONE.
(CLAPPING)

April grabs the trident and lifts it up in the air.

Nicholas says CAPTAIN BLACKHEART HAD WHAT
SHE CAME FOR BUT THEN CAME A
RUMBLING UNDER THE OCEAN FLOOR.
(APPLAUSE AND CLAPPING)

Phoenix says LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THERE WILL
BE A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION.

Backstage, April says BETHANY, WHAT ARE
YOU REALLY DOING HERE?
I SAW YOU RECORDING
ME IN THE AUDIENCE.
WHAT?
SO THE BOPS CAN
WATCH IT AND MOCK ME?

Bethany says I'M NOT HERE TO HURT YOU.
I'M HERE TO HELP YOU.

April says NOW I'M CONFUSED.

Bethany says BETWEEN YOU AND ME, I MAY HAVE
MADE A MISTAKE NOT PICKING YOU
FOR THE BOPS.

Bethany digs in her purse and takes out a pair of pointe shoes.

April says AN INVITE.
YOU WANT ME TO JOIN THE BOPS?
ARE YOU SERIOUS?

Bethany says NOT SO FAST.
I NEED TO BE WOWED.
YOUR FIRST ACT WAS GOOD BUT IF
IN THE SECOND HALF YOU'RE GREAT,
THIS COULD BE YOURS.

April says THAT'S, THAT'S ALL
I'VE EVER WANTED.

In the costume room, Miss Martel says I'VE CHECKED THE
CAFETERIA.
I'VE CHECKED THE GYM.
I'VE CHECKED ALL OF
CHASES USUAL HIDEOUTS I...

Miss G ALRIGHT, YOU
HAVE TO KEEP
LOOKING.

Miss Martel says I KNOW.

Miss G FIND HIM.

Nicholas says THEY CAN'T FIND CHASE.
LOOK, IT'S UP TO US.

Phoenix says I'M IN BUT INTERMISSION'S ONLY
20 MINUTES SO WE BETTER MAKE IT
QUICK.

Missus Zolta says THERE YOU ARE.

Phoenix says ARE YOU ENJOYING
THE SHOW MRS. ZOLTA?

Missus Zolta says I LOVE IT BUT I
DIDN'T SEE YOUR
ROOMMATE CHASE.
ISN'T HE IN
THE SHOW?

Nicholas says CHASE, ACTUALLY,
HE'S...HE'S...HEADACHE

Phoenix says HE HAS A LITTLE STAGE FRIGHT.

Missus Zolta says GUYS, SERIOUSLY.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

Nicholas says MOM, CHASE IS MISSING AND
WE HAVE TO HELP FIND HIM.

Phoenix says WHERE COULD CHASE BE HIDING
THAT'S SO SECRET EVEN MISS G
WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT?

Missus Zolta says A STUDENT IS MISSING?

Nicholas goes in the secret room and says CHASE?

Chase says LEAVE ME ALONE.

Nicholas says EVERYONE'S LOOKING
FOR YOU.
SORRY ABOUT YOUR MOM.
COME ON MAN.
YOU GOTTA COME BACK TO THE SHOW.
WE NEED YOU.

Chase says WHAT'S THE POINT?
I'VE BEEN ON MY BEST BEHAVIOR
FOR WEEKS AND LOOK NO SPILLS.
BUT MY MOM STILL DOESN'T CARE.

Nicholas says HOW MANY SCHOOLS
HAVE YOU BEEN TO?

Chase says INCLUDING SPELUNKING SCHOOL?
TOO MANY TO COUNT.

Nicholas says BUT THIS IS THE LONGEST YOU EVER
LASTED BECAUSE YOU LOVE IT HERE.
THIS IS YOUR SHOWCASE.
YOUR CHANCE TO SHINE AND I KNOW
HOW MUCH YOUR MOM MEANS TO YOU
BUT WHETHER SHE COMES
OR NOT DO THIS FOR YOU.
NOT FOR ANYONE ELSE.

In the costume room, GREAT FIRST ACT.

Celeste says YEAH IT WAS GREAT.
NICE TO FOCUS ON
SOMETHING OTHER THAN...

Ella says OTHER THAN WHAT?

Celeste says SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T TELL YOU.

Ella says THAT'S WEIRD.
I KNOW SOMETHING I
CAN'T TELL YOU EITHER.

Celeste says YOU DO?
WHAT IS IT?

Ella says YOU KNOW HOW SECRETS WORK RIGHT?

Celeste says OKAY.
WHAT IF WE BOTH TOLD EACH OTHER?

Ella says ON 3?

Celeste says 1...2...3...

They both say THEY'RE SELLING
OUR FAMILY CIRCUS.

Celeste says DAD TOLD YOU?

Ella says NO.
MOM DID BUT SHE TOLD
ME NOT TO TELL YOU.

Celeste says DAD TOLD ME AND TOLD
ME NOT TO TELL YOU.
I'M SCARED ELLA.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

Ella says I'M SCARED TOO.

Celeste says I CAN'T FOCUS ELLA.
I'M WORRIED I'M
GOING TO RUIN THE SHOW.

Ella says YOU CAN DO THIS
BECAUSE I'M WITH YOU, OKAY?

Phoenix says NO CHASE?

Nicholas says I TRIED.

Missus Zolta says MR. RAYNE RIGHT?
GOT A SECOND?

Sir Rayne says I'M A BIT BUSY
AND IT'S SIR RAYNE.

Missus Zolta says I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF
YOU FOUND THE MISSING CHILD,
CHASE.
PARENTS I'VE SPOKEN TO
ARE GETTING WORRIED.

Sir Rayne says I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN MRS.
ZOLTA AND DON'T WORRY I WILL
TAKE CARE OF THIS.

April looks in the mirror and says PULL IT TOGETHER APRIL MAY.
BETHANY'S HERE.
YOU CAN DO THIS.
YOU'RE A WARRIOR.
THIS IS YOUR DREAM.
EVERYONE GATHER UP.
THANKFULLY CHASE I WISH HE
WAS WITH US FOR ACT 2 BUT WE
CAN'T LET THAT STOP US.
WE WORKED HARD FOR
WEEKS ON THIS PERFORMANCE.
DESPITE EVERYTHING ACT 1 WAS
GOOD AND ACT 2 IS GOING TO BE
GREAT.
IT HAS TO BE BECAUSE I WANT TO
LOOK BACK AT MY TIME AT BIG TOP
ACADEMY FONDLY SO LET'S
GET OUT THERE AND BE AWESOME
FOR CHASE.
(CLAPPING)

Phoenix says WHY DID THAT SPEECH MAKE IT
SOUND LIKE YOU'RE LEAVING?

April says BECAUSE I AM.

Phoenix says WHAT?

April says BETHANY, THE QUEEN B OF BALLET
SCHOOL, SHE WANTS ME TO JOIN THE
BOPS.

Phoenix says WOW.
GREAT.
THAT'S BEEN YOUR
DREAM FOR LIKE EVER.

April says THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT ROOMIE.

Phoenix says NO IT'S JUST AREN'T YOU
KIND OF BAILING ON US?

April says YOU SAID IT YOURSELF, THIS IS MY
DREAM.
DON'T BE MAD AT ME
FOR FOLLOWING MY DREAM.

Phoenix says I'M NOT MAD.
I'M JUST SAD.
WHEN I FIRST MET YOU I THOUGHT
WE'D NEVER GET ALONG, LET ALONE
BECOME FRIENDS.

April says I KNOW.
I THOUGHT I DIDN'T DO FRIENDS.

Phoenix says I'M GONNA MISS YOU.

They hug.

Chase comes back.

Miss G OH CHASE.
YOU'RE HERE.
QUICK GET OUT THERE.

The second act begins.

Nicholas narrates and says CAPTAIN BLACKHEART HAD
WHAT SHE CAME FOR BUT THE OCEAN
SPIRIT BEGAN TO ROAR.
(ROAR)

The students dance and drum on clear half-spheres.

Nicholas says THE CREW FOUGHT WITH THEIR HEART
AND SOUL BUT THE BATTLE WITH THE
OCEAN SPIRIT WAS
TAKING ITS TOLL.

April sings a song that says AND I WONDER HOW IT WILL BE.
WILL THE WORLD BE
DIFFERENT, WILL IT GLOW?
SHOULD I BE SCARED?
HOW WILL I KNOW?
I WONDER IF MY
WISH CAME THROUGH.
I WONDER IF IT'S TRUE.
THIS HEART OF MINE
IS BEATING SO FAST.
I HAVE TO ASK.
AM I UP TO THE TASK?
AND I WILL SEE
WITH BOTH OF MY EYES.
WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE.
DREAMING HIGH IN THE SKY.
(CLAPPING)

Nicholas says HER BLACK HEART
DISSOLVED, OUR CAPTAIN'S HEART
HAD EVOLVED.
IT SHIMMERED RED AND
BRIGHT SPREADING GOODNESS LIKE
SUNLIGHT.

The kids dance.

A song plays that says WHOA!
WHOA!
RED HEARTS KEEP BEATING,
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BE BROKEN.
HEY.
THEY'RE HEARTS SO FULL OF
LOVE, DREAMING OF CHANGING THE
WORLD.
BUT YOUR HEART IS GROWING
STRONG, THAT AIN'T EVER WRONG.
WHENEVER AND WHEREVER, THIS
LOVE IS REAL, FOREVER.
DON'T LOSE YOURSELF ALONG THE
WAY, YOU WERE BORN TO SHINE, BORN
TO STAY.
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T
MATTER, YOU'RE FEELING LIKE A
GHOST
I'M YOUR MIRROR,
I CAN SEE YOU.
YOU'RE THE ONE
I LOVE THE MOST.
I KNOW THAT IT'S SO
DIFFICULT, BECAUSE YOU'RE PURE
AT HEART.
BUT THIS HEART OF YOURS IS SO
FULL OF FIRE.
WITH THIS HEART OF MINE, THIS
HEART OF MINE.
THAT GROWS AND GROWS
WITH LOVE.
WITH THIS HEART OF MINE, THIS
RED HEART OF MINE.
THAT GOES TOWARDS THE SUN.
MY RED HEART, WOAH.
DON'T LET YOURSELF BE
TRAPPED.
MY RED HEART, WOAH.
BY ALL THESE HEARTS, THAT
CAN'T LOVE YOU BACK.
MY RED HEART, WOAH.
MY RED HEART, WOAH.
BY ALL THESE HEARTS, THAT
CAN'T LOVE YOU BACK.

(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING)

The students take a bow.

At an after party, April approaches Bethany.

Bethany says YOU WERE AMAZING.
THERE WAS SO MUCH APPLAUSE.

April says AND A STANDING OVATION.

Bethany gives her the shoes and says BUT NOTHING BEATS BEING
A BOP.

April looks at them, turns around to Phoenix, and says IT'S FUNNY.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THIS WOULD
HAVE BEEN THE GREATEST MOMENT OF
MY LIFE.

Bethany says WOULD HAVE?

April says I'M SORRY BUT I'M
NOT JOINING THE BOPS.

Bethany says WHAT?

April says I'VE REALIZED THAT
CIRCUS IS WHERE I BELONG.

Bethany says I WILL NOT FORGET THIS.

April says THIS PLACELESTE SAYS HAS TAUGHT ME SO MUCH
AND EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO STARS
IN THE CIRCUS...
WHO ARE WE
KIDDING?
I WAS AMAZING TODAY.

Bethany says YOU WERE OKAY FOR THE CIRCUS.
BYE.

Max comes along and says I HOPE YOU'RE SURE ABOUT THIS
BECAUSE THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET
REALLY DIFFERENT AROUND HERE.

Missus Zolta says I'M SO PROUD OF
YOU HUN.

Miss G walks along carrying a suitcase.

Nicholas says WHAT'S GOING ON?

Miss Martel says I'M REALLY REALLY SORRY GUYS
BUT MISS G HAS BEEN REMOVED AS
HEADMASTER.

Phoenix says WHAT?

Miss Martel says THE ORDER CAME DOWN
FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD.

Chase says I'M SORRY I DID WHAT I DID.

Miss G THIS ISN'T YOUR FAULT
CHASE AND IT'S OKAY.
I'M LEAVING WITH
MY HEAD HELD HIGH.
EVERYTHING I DID, I DID FOR YOU.

The students gather around her and hug her.

Phoenix says WE'LL MISS YOU.

April says SO MUCH.

Miss G HEY, IT'S NOT OVER.
THEY CAN'T GET RID
OF ME THAT EASILY.

Nicholas approaches Sir Rayne and says THIS WAS YOU.
I KNOW IT BUT GETTING MISS G
KICKED OUT ISN'T GONNA SAVE YOU.

Sir Rayne says THIS
WASN'T ME.

Phoenix says YEAH RIGHT.

Sir Rayne says WATCH
YOUR TONE.
SEVERAL PARENTS PUT IN
COMPLAINTS WITH THE SCHOOLBOARD
INCLUDING MYSELF AND
YOUR OWN MOTHER NICHOLAS.

Missus Zolta says SIR RAYNE TOLD US ABOUT HOW
MISS G'S TIME HERE WAS FILLED
WITH IRREGULARITIES.
SHE WENT AGAINST
THE PARENTS WISHES.

Nicholas says THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED.

Missus Zolta says NICHOLAS, YOU WERE INJURED IN
YOUR FIRST PERFORMANCE AND NOW A
CHILD WENT MISSING
FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
IT'S UNACCEPTABLE.

Nicholas says to Sir Rayne and says WHOEVER THE NEW HEADMASTER IS
I'M GONNA MAKE SURE THEY STOP
YOU.

He chuckles.

Phoenix says WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

Sir Rayne says THE NEW HEADMASTER IS ME.

Music plays as the end credits roll.

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