(music plays)

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

At the gym, April 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.
HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SHOW.

The narrator says PREVIOUSLY ON BIG TOP
ACADEMY.

April takes out a sketch for a tree off a hole in a wall.

Phoenix says IT LOOKS COMPLICATED.

April says NOT TO ME.
BESIDES, I'VE BEEN
WANTING TO PUSH MYSELF.
BE BETTER.

At the gym, April falls off the silks and says WHY CAN'T I GET THIS?

Celeste sleeps in her room with her laptop on.

In a video on screen, Violetta says YOU'VE GOT A VERY BIG
BRAIN WHICH IS GOOD.
IT MEANS YOU'VE
GOT ROOM FOR THIS.
PERSONAL DIARY OF
VIOLETTA FIRTH ENTRY NUMBER 2.
WITH THE MEMORY ENHANCER
ALL OUR MINDS WILL EXPAND.

Celeste's eyes move rapidly as she sleeps.

At the café, Chase says to her mom WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE MARBLE.

Mimi magically appears.

Chase and his mom say MIMI.

Chase says HOW?

Mimi says NEW SUIT.
NEW REMOTE.

Mom says LET MY SON GO.

Mimi says YOUR SON OR THE MARBLE?

Chase's mom gives her the marble and Mimi vanishes.

Chase says MIMI'S GONE.
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

In the lighting control room, Rosa says IS THE SHOWCASE CANCELED NOW
THAT MIMI'S BACK ON THE LOOSE?

Nicky says HEY GUYS.
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIG
TOP IS AN IMPORTANT SHOWCASE.
OKAY.
WE GOT PEOPLE COMING FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD BUT WE DO HAVE TO
SEAL OFF THE SCHOOL ALL RIGHT?
SO THAT MEANS NO ONE GOES IN
OR OUT BECAUSE IF WE DON'T FIND
MIMI BY SHOWTIME I'LL HAVE
NO CHOICE BUT TO CANCEL THE
SHOWCASE.

Celeste says SO WHAT DO WE DO?

Chase's mom says YOU DO NOTHING.
WE'VE ALREADY INSTALLED
SENSORS ALL OVER SCHOOL GROUNDS.
THEY RECOGNIZE FACES.

Nicky says AND WE'VE UPLOADED EVERY
STUDENT AND EVERY TEACHER'S FACE
EXCEPT MIMI'S.

Chase's mom says IF THE SENSORS
DETECT AN UNKNOWN FACE...

Nicky says LIKE MIMI'S.

Chase's mom says SHRUNKEN OR NOT WE'LL CATCH HER.

Max says SO WE JUST SIT AROUND AND WAIT?

Nicky says YOU GUYS JUST FOCUS ON
GETTING READY FOR THE SHOWCASE.
WE GOT THIS.

At the gym at night, Max says WE CAN'T JUST REHEARSE
LIKE NOTHING'S HAPPENING.
MIMI'S DANGEROUS.
CHASE WHAT WOULD A SPY DO?

Chase says TEAM UP AND FAN OUT.
THE MORE EYES THE BETTER.

Celeste says I HAVE TECH THAN CAN ACCESS
YOUR MOM'S FACIAL RECOGNITION
SENSORS.

Chase says AWESOME.
NOW WE CAN ALL BE ON THE
LOOK OUT AND HELP HER.

Max says SO WHO'S WITH ME?

All the athletes nod.

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.

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."

Axel and Celeste sit in a romm looking at their tablets.

Celeste says OKAY.
NOW WE'RE JUST SITTING HERE.
MAX HAD A GOOD IDEA BUT DOING
NOTHING ISN'T GONNA HELP US
CATCH MIMI SO WE SHOULD GET
THE BOOK AND SEE IF THERE'S
SOMETHING THERE.

Axel says WE PROMISED MAX WE'D
SUPERVISE OUR SECTORS.

They get bored and start tossing popcorn in each other's mouths.

Axel says 5 SECOND RULE.

He picks up a popcorn from the floor and says WHY IS THIS SPARKLY?
OH WELL.

Celeste says FREEZE.
IT MUST BE FROM
THE SHRINKING SUIT.
THAT MEANS MIMI'S CLOSE.
WE HAVE TO FOLLOW
THE SPARKLE TRAIL.

Axel says BUT MADAME Q'S SENSORS.

Celeste says ARE TRACKING FACES NOT SPARKLES.
LET'S GO.

They start carefully looking at the floor.

In the props room, Chase says SO YOU'RE DAD LIVED IN
THIS TINY SPACE FOR DAYS?
BUT WHY WOULD MIMI EVEN WANT
TO SHRINK YOU DAD?

Max says IT DOESN'T MATTER
JUST KEEP LOOKING.

Chase says IS IT BECAUSE THEY
WERE IN CAHOOTS?
ARE THEY STILL IN CAHOOTS?

Max says NO.
MY DAD'S CHANGED.

Chase says BUT DID YOUR DAD KNOW
MIMI WAS STILL HERE?

Max says ENOUGH WITH THE QUESTIONS.

Chase says BUT YOU GUYS ARE FAMILY
WHICH MAKES YOU A SUSPECT.

Nicholas says COOL IT CHASE.
HE'S ON OUR SIDE.

Max says SO DOES EVERYONE STILL
THINK MY DAD'S A BAD PERSON?

Nicholas says CHASE IS JUST
DOING HIS SPY THING.
DON'T WORRY.
WE'LL FIND MIMI.

Max's tablet beeps.

(BEEPING)

Max says IT LOOKS LIKE WE JUST DID.

They run out to the front gate.

Chase says DON'T MOVE.

A girl with an afro says YOU GONNA AT LEAST LET
ME CLOSE THE GATE FIRST?

Nicholas says YOU'RE NOT MIMI.

She says YOU GET A GOLD STAR.
I'M ERICA WILLIAMS.

Max says WHO?

Erica says TRUST ME.
I'M A THING.

Nicky says ERICA.
HEY.
WELCOME TO BIG TOP ACADEMY.
I'M NICKY ZOLTA.
YOUR MOM SAID YOU WERE
COMING BY TO SEE THE SHOW.

Erica says SHE ALSO TOLD ME ALL ABOUT YOU.
THE EARTH DEFYING EAGLE.

Nicky says WELL, THE GREAT EDY WILLIAMS IS
A GOOD FRIEND BUT YOU ARE REALLY
EARLY.
WE'RE UNFORTUNATELY NOT
ALLOWING OUR GUESTS IN YET.

Erica says I THOUGHT I'D COME CHECK OUT MY
MOM'S ALMA MATER, EXCUSE ME, AND
SEE WHAT THE BIG FUSS IS ABOUT.

Nicky says ACTUALLY, WE'VE GOT OUR
HANDS PRETTY FULL TODAY.
CHECKING THE
LIGHTING FOR THE SHOWCASE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
FOR YOU I THINK WE
CAN MAKE AN EXCEPTION.
HOW ABOUT MY SON NICHOLAS AND
HIS GOOD FRIEND MAX RAYNE GIVE
YOU A TOUR?

Erica says I DON'T NEED TO BE BABYSAT.
HMM.
A ZOLTA-RAYNE PERFORMANCE.

Nicholas says OH.
WE'RE RE-ENACTING OUR
DADS' FAMOUS ROUTINE.

Erica says WEIRD CHOICE.
WHY WOULD THIS SCHOOL HONOR
ERNIE RAYNE WHO MY MOM SAYS WAS
EXPELLED FOR DOING SHADY STUFF?

Max says YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM.

Erica says REPUTATION IS EVERYTHING AND THE
NAME RAYNE DOESN'T HAVE A GREAT
ONE BUT WHO AM I TO JUDGE?

At the gym, April puts her tablet down and goes up in the silks.

Phoenix says WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
APRIL, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
ON THE LOOK OUT FOR MIMI.

April says WE CAN DO BOTH, BESIDES, I HAVE
A WAY BETTER VIEW FROM UP HERE.

She does the trick.

Nicky says WOAH, APRIL.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

April says PRACTICING THE DIVING
TRIPLE STAR FOR THE SHOWCASE.

Nicky says APRIL, VERY FEW PEOPLE HAVE
MASTERED THE DIVING TRIPLE STAR.
OKAY?
IT TAKES MONTHS OF TRAINING.
THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE GONNA BE
READY TO DO THAT IN TIME FOR THE
SHOWCASE.

April says I CAN DO IT.
WELL, ALMOST.

Nicky says APRIL IT'S A HIGHLY
TECHNICAL AND EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS MOVE.
OKAY?
IT'S JUST NOT SAFE FOR YOU TO
LEARN IT THIS CLOSE TO SHOWTIME.

April says BUT...

Nicky says WE HAVE ENOUGH ON
OUR HANDS TODAY.
YOU WILL NOT DO THE DIVING
TRIPLE STAR IN THE SHOWCASE.
THAT'S FINAL.

Erica says IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE WOKE UP
ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED.
THE DIVING TRIPLE
STAR IS TOTALLY COOL.
YOU SHOULD DO IT.

Phoenix says WHO WAS THAT AND HOW DID
SHE KNOW ABOUT THE DIVING TRIPLE
STAR?
NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT.

April says NO IDEA BUT I
DEFINITELY WANT TO FIND OUT.

April follows Erica outside.

Phoenix says WAIT.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
WATCHING OUT FOR MIMI.

Erica says IF YOU'RE GONNA FOLLOW ME
AT LEAST FOLLOW ME RIGHT.

April says HOW DID YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE DIVING TRIPLE STAR?

Erica says TALENT RUNS IN MY FAMILY.

Celeste says OH NO NO NO.
THE TRAIL LEADS TO THE UTILITY
CLOSET WHICH IS WHERE THE YOU
KNOW WHAT IS KEPT.

Axel says IF MIMI GETS HER HANDS ON THE
BOOK THEN SHE MIGHT BE ABLE TO
READ ALL OF VIOLETTA'S...

Celeste says SSSHHHH.
THE WALLS HAVE EARS.

She grabs the secret book and says HEY.
THERE MIGHT BE A SECTION IN
HERE ABOUT TRACKING A SHRUNKEN
PERSON.
OH.
BUT I NEED THESE.

She puts on Violetta's glasses and says THERE'S A SECTION
IN HERE ABOUT MIMI.
I'LL SPEED READ
AS FAST AS I CAN.

Axel says ANYTHING INTERESTING?

Celeste says UH.
YES.
VIOLETTA REALLY LIKED MIMI.
SHE ADMIRED HER.

Axel says GREAT BUT WE NEED
SOMETHING HELPFUL.
SOMETHING THAT WILL
HELP US CATCH HER.

Celeste says THERE'S NOTHING ELSE.

Axel says THERE'S GOT TO BE.

Celeste says WELL, THERE ISN'T.

Axel says COME ON CELESTE.
YOU HAD VIOLETTA IN YOUR BRAIN.
WE NEED YOU.

Celeste says I'M NOT VIOLETTA OKAY?
I'M NOT A GENIUS AND I
DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING.

She drops her glasses and they break.

Axel says UH OH.

Ce GREAT.
NOW WE'VE LOST ALL OF
VIOLETTA'S INFORMATION FOREVER.

At the courtyard, Erica says MY MOM'S EDY WILLIAMS.
SHE'S THE ONLY ONE
WHO HAS EVER DONE IT.

April says I WISH I COULD DO IT TOO.

Erica says THE DIVING TRIPLE STAR.
EVERYONE TOLD HER
IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.
TOO TECHNICAL.
TOO CHALLENGING BUT SHE REFUSED
TO LISTEN AND DID IT IN FRONT OF
A LIVE CROWD.
HER WHOLE LIFE CHANGED.
SHE BECAME A LEGEND.

April says BUT WHAT IF I GET IN TROUBLE?

Erica says DO YOU ONLY DO WHAT
PEOPLE TELL YOU TO?
YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO LOSE A
FEW THINGS IN ORDER TO GET WHAT
YOU WANT.
TAKE RISKS AND YOU'LL FLY.

Nicholas says DID YOU FIND ANYTHING?

Celeste says JUST A BUNCH OF DEAD ENDS.

Nicholas says THE SHOWCASE IS IN A FEW HOURS.
IF WE DON'T FIND
MIMI SOON IT'S OVER.

Celeste says WHAT'S UP WITH YOU?

Max says MY DAD'S GONE.
MIMI'S GONE.
MAYBE THEY ARE IN CAHOOTS
OFF BEING VILLAINS TOGETHER.
MAYBE I'M A VILLAIN TOO.
EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK
THAT'S ALL THAT RAYNES ARE.

Nicholas says I ALREADY TOLD YOU NOT TO
LISTEN TO THAT ERICA PERSON.
YOU SAID HE CHANGED.

Max says BUT WHAT IF IT'S ANOTHER LIE?

Ella says WELL, IT IS KINDA STRANGE THAT
HE DIDN'T NOTICE MIMI WAS MS.
MARTEL.

Celeste says GUYS, NONE OF US NOTICED.

Nicholas says YOU HAD VIOLETTA
FIRTH IN YOUR BRAIN.
HOW DID SHE NOT RECOGNIZE MIMI.

Celeste says SHE SORTA DID BUT WE
DIDN'T BELIEVE HER.

Ella says YOUR DAD DIDN'T NOTICE EITHER.
WELL OF COURSE HE'S
NOT GONNA RECOGNIZE.

They start talking at the same time.

Max says I MEAN...
OKAY.
GUYS...
COME ON.
GUYS.

Ella says WAIT.
DOES ANYBODY HEAR THAT?

Max says THE ALARM'S GOING OFF.

Celeste says SHE'S IN MY SECTOR.

Ella says LET'S GO CATCH MIMI.

Chase's mom says WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING HERE?

Chase says WE'RE TRYING TO HELP YOU MOM.

Nicky says GUYS, WE TOLD YOU
TO LEAVE THIS TO US.

A paper plane with a message flies in the room.

Chase reads it and says GOTCHA.
YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME.

Ella says OH NO, WE MISSED HER.

Celeste says IF AXEL AND I WOULD HAVE STAYED
AT OUR POST WE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT
HER.

Nicholas says IF WE WEREN'T ALL ARGUING AND
BLAMING EACH OTHER WE WOULD HAVE
BEEN HERE ON TIME.

Chase's mom says AGAIN, NONE OF YOU ARE SUPPOSED
TO BE HERE
CATCHING MIMI IS OUR JOB.

Nicky says YEAH BUT TIME'S UP SO NOW
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CANCEL THE
SHOWCASE AND FOCUS ALL OUR
EFFORTS ON FINDING MIMI.

Sir Rayne says I HEARD YOU NEED ALL HANDS ON
DECK AND NOW YOU HAVE TWO MORE.

Max says DAD?

Sir Rayne says I CAME AS SOON AS I REALIZED
MIMI HAD NEVER LEFT THE SCHOOL.

Max says IF SHE'S STILL HERE THERE MUST
BE SOMETHING SHE REALLY WANTS.

Nicholas says LIKE WHAT?
SHE'S ALREADY GOT THE
MARBLE, THE SHRINKING SUIT.

Sir Rayne says WE NEED TO KEEP
THE SHOWCASE GOING.

Nicky says BUT WHAT ABOUT MIMI?

Sir Rayne says EE?
THAT'S HOW WE CATCH HER.
FOR AS LONG AS I'VE KNOWN MIMI
THE ONE THING SHE ALWAYS WANTED
WAS THE SPOTLIGHT.
LET'S GO.

Dressed as jugglers, the athletes entertain the audience at the showcase.

(LAUGHING)

Backstage, Sir Rayne says HEY SON.
I JUST WANTED TO WISH YOU
LUCK ON YOUR PERFORMANCE.
I JUST REALIZED I DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT ROUTINE YOU'RE DOING.

Max says ACTUALLY, NICHOLAS AND I ARE
DOING A ROUTINE INSPIRED BY ONE
OF YOUR FAMOUS
ZOLTA-RAYNE PERFORMANCES.

Sir Rayne says I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

He touches his eyes and frowns.

Max says SO YOU'RE STILL MARBLIZED?

Sir Rayne says I HAVEN'T FOUND A WAY TO RID
MYSELF OF THE MARBLES EFFECTS
YET.

Max says OKAY SO AFTER WE CATCH MIMI AND
CLEAR YOUR NAME WE'LL FIGURE OUT
A WAY TO CURE YOU.

Sir Rayne says MAX.
LISTEN.
AT THIS POINT I DON'T EVEN
KNOW IF I'LL EVER BE ABLE TO
DEMARBLIZE.

Max says BECAUSE YOU CAN'T OR
BECAUSE YOU WON'T?

Sir Rayne says MAXWELL.

Max says WHY ISN'T YOUR
HEART DEMARBLIZING?
ALL IT TOOK FOR NICKY
AND NICHOLAS WAS A HUG.
ARE YOU JUST BROKEN?

Celeste says TWO MINUTES 'TIL
SHOWTIME.

Sir Rayne says I'M TRYING.

Max says I HAVE TO GO.
(CLAPPING)

The athletes do a circus number. They juggle, balance on top of each other, and ride unicycles.

(CLAPPING)

Ella says HELLO AND WELCOME TO
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
OF BIG TOP ACADEMY.

Celeste says WE'RE PROUD OF OUR HISTORY WHICH
ALL STARTED A LONG TIME AGO AS A
TRAVELING STREET CIRCUS.
(CLAPPING)
FROM IT'S HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
VIOLETTA FIRTH BUILT AN
INSTITUTION WHERE KIDS COULD
TRUST THEMSELVES AS AMAZING
CIRCUS ARTISTS.
(CLAPPING)

They athletes juggle, balance hoops and climb in each other's shoulders.

As they perform, April climbs up the silks.

(CLAPPING)
(CLAPPING)
(CLAPPING)
(CHEERING)

Celeste says WAIT.
WHERE'S APRIL?

April does the trick.

(CHEERING)

Ella says THAT WAS GREAT.

Celeste says NOW TO CELEBRATE TWO OF
OUR ILLUSTRIOUS ALUMNI WE
PRESENT A NEW TAKE ON A FAMOUS
ZOLTA-RAYNE ROUTINE.

Nicholas and Max show their routine.

(CLAPPING)

Celeste says AND LAST BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST,
OUR GRAND FINALE.
A SOLO FROM ONE OF OUR OWN.
THE INFAMOUS MIMI MARTEL.

(CLAPPING)

Celeste says THE INFAMOUS,
MARVELOUS MIMI MARTEL.

Mimi appears on stage. She looks at the marble on her hand.

Celeste says MIMI.
DON'T.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

Mimi says I DO.
I NEED TO FEEL INVINCIBLE.

Celeste says YOU WERE NEVER
ANY LESS THAN THAT.

Mimi says WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

Celeste says I READ WHAT VIOLETTA WROTE.
SHE CALLED YOU ONE OF HER
MOST PROMISING STUDENTS.
ALWAYS REACHING FOR THE STARS.

Mimi says SHE DID?

Celeste says SHE KNEW YOU COULD DO
ANYTHING YOU SET YOUR MIND TO.

Mimi says IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.

Celeste says IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.
TRUST ME.
I FELT LIKE YOU.
LIKE I NEEDED TO BE SOMEONE OR
SOMETHING ELSE TO BE GOOD ENOUGH
BUT NOW I KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE.
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF MIMI.
YOU ARE ENOUGH.

She puts the marble away, gets up on the silk and performs.

The audience claps and says WOO!

Mimi says THANK YOU.

Now the Chase's mom and an agent take Mimi with them.

Chase's mom says THIS TIME I'M NOT
LETTING YOU OUT OF MY SIGHT.
FIRST THING'S FIRST.
GIVE ME THE MARBLE.

Chase says NO MORE JOKES MIMI.
WHERE'S THE OTHER PIECE?

Mimi says THAT'S FOR ME TO KNOW
AND YOU TO FIND OUT.

Celeste says BUT HOW ARE WE GONNA FIND IT?

Mimi says DON'T WORRY HONEY.
IT WILL FIND YOU.

Erica eavesdrop their conversation. Then she goes in the dressing room and says to April
THAT WAS COOL.
APRIL MAY CARTIER.

April says I THOUGHT SO TOO.

Erica says SEE YOU ONE THE OTHER SIDE.

Nicky says I NEED AN EXPLANATION
APRIL.
BECAUSE I SPECIFICALLY TOLD
YOU NOT TO DO THE DIVING TRIPLE
STAR.
YOU BROKE THE RULES.

April says SOMETIMES RULES ARE
MEANT TO BE BROKEN.
IT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO
SHOW HOW MUCH I'VE GROWN.

Nicky says WELL NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'LL
HAVE TO CONTINUE THAT GROWTH
OUTSIDE OF THIS SCHOOL.

April says WAIT.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

Nicky says I'M SORRY BUT AS OF THIS MOMENT
APRIL MAY CARTIER, YOU'RE HEREBY
EXPELLED FROM BIG TOP ACADEMY.

Music plays as the end credits roll.

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