(music plays)

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

At the gym, Celeste does a front flip and 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.

Phoenix says AND HERE WE’RE ALWAYS WITH A PRO
COACH.

Celeste says SO PLEASE DON’T TRY ANY OF THE
MOVES YOU SEE US DO.
WE’RE COUNTING ON YOU TO BE
SAFE.

They both say WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE
SHOW.

The narrator says PREVIOUSLY ON BIG TOP
ACADEMY.

April looks at Erica’s phone and says ARE THESE PICTURES OF NICHOLAS’S
NOTES?
YOU’RE STEALING OUR SHOW
CONCEPT?

Nicholas says SO AFTER ALL THE HARD WORK
EVERYONE PUT IN YOU WANT US TO
JUST HAND IT OVER TO HER?
THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY.

Max says THERE ISN’T.

Ella says WE’D HAVE TO COME UP WITH A NEW
SHOW CONCEPT IN LIKE 2 SECONDS.

Erica says MY MOM HAS THIS GREEN
STONE THING.
SHE SAID IT WAS A GIFT FROM HER
OLD FRIEND MIMI MARTEL.

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

Mimi says IT WILL FIND YOU.

Erica says MY MOM USED IT ON HERSELF
AND A FEW OF MY FRIENDS.

Max says WE KNOW WHERE THE MISSING
PIECE OF THE MARBLE IS.
SHE’S GOING TO USE IT ON RC
STUDENTS BEFORE OUR END OF THE
YEAR SHOWCASE.
WITH ERICA’S HELP WE CAN COME UP
WITH A PLAN TO GET IT BACK AND
STOP THE MARBLE ONCE AND FOR
ALL.

Miss Martel says ERICA?
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

At the gym, Celeste shows the rest some moves on the trapeze.

April says THEN CELESTE WILL SWING IN ON A
TRAPEZE PRESENTING HER ARRIVAL
AT BTA.
AND THEN SHE’LL BE JOINED
BY ELLA.

Axel says I KNOW WE ALL AGREED TO GIVE
ROYAL CIRCUS ACADEMY OUR
CONCEPT...

Phoenix says BUT STARTING OVER SURE ISN’T
EASY.

Chase says LOOK GUYS.
NICHOLAS WAS UP ALL NIGHT
WORKING ON THIS NEW IDEA.
CELESTE AND APRIL ARE IN CHARGE
WHILE HE’S GONE.
WE JUST HAVE TO LISTEN TO THEM.

Celeste says YEAH, BECAUSE THIS IS MORE THAN
JUST AN END OF YEAR SHOWCASE.
THIS IS THE STORY OF US.

April says IT’S A VISION OF WHAT MAKES BTA
UNIQUE.
EACH OF US.
NOW, I KNOW WE’RE SHORT ON TIME
BUT IF WE STICK TOGETHER IT’LL
BE GREAT.

Celeste says AND IMAGINE THE LIGHT,
SOUND, THE SET.
I’VE GOT YOUR ROLES AND EACH ONE
IS SPECIAL TO YOU AND YOUR
STORY.
WHERE’S MAX?

Rosa says AND WHAT PART DID I GET?

April says A BIG PART.
A SOLO.
ON THE SILKS.

Rosa says A SOLO?
I HAVE A SOLO?

Axel says YOU’RE NOT INVISIBLE ANYMORE.

Rosa says YEAH.

Axel says HEY, ARE YOU OKAY?

Celeste says YEAH.
WHY?

Axel says IT’S JUST THAT YOU HAVE A LOT TO
DO PLUS WE STILL HAVE OUR
SCIENCE PRESENTATIONS REMEMBER?

Celeste says I’M FINE.
I JUST HOPE NICHOLAS IS OKAY.

Miss Martel has a meeting with Erica’s mom at RCA.

Erica’s Mom says THANKS FOR BRINGING ERICA HOME.

Miss Martel says NO TROUBLE BUT STILL I’M
WONDERING WHY SHE WAS AT MY
SCHOOL.

Erica’s Mom says ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT SHE’S
BACK.
IT’S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE SEEING
YOU MADDIE.
I NOTICED YOU’RE STILL WEARING
VIOLETTA’S WATCH.

Miss Martel says EDIE, I’M NOT HERE TO STIR UP
THE PAST.
I’M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
MARBLE.

Edie says WHAT MARBLE?

Miss Martel says EDIE, I KNOW MY SISTER GAVE YOU
A PIECE OF THE MARBLE AND I’M
SURE IT SEEMS GREAT TO HAVE ALL
THAT POWER RIGHT NOW BUT IT’S
DANGEROUS.

Edie says I THINK YOU’RE JUST JEALOUS OF
MY SUPERIOR STUDENTS AND MY
SUPERIOR SCHOOL AND ITS SUPERIOR
FACILITIES.

Miss Martel says EDIE, WE NEED TO GET PAST
THESE PETTY JEALOUSIES.

Erica says MS. MARTEL’S RIGHT.
IT SEEMS LIKE YOU TWO HAVE A LOT
TO TALK ABOUT.
WHY DON’T YOU TAKE HER FOR A
TOUR?
SHOW HER OUR SUPERIOR
FACILITIES.

Edie says GREAT IDEA.

Edie and Miss Martel walk out of the office.

Nicholas walks in and says THEY REALLY DON’T LIKE EACH
OTHER.

Erica says HURRY UP.
WE DON’T HAVE MUCH TIME.

Nicholas says I GOT LOST IN THE FOREST OUT
BACK.
SOME SHORTCUT.
ANYWAY, LET’S FIND THE MARBLE
AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO DESTROY
IT.

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.”

Celeste works on some sketches.

Nicky walks in and says IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE A SCIENCE
PRESENTATION.

Celeste says ACTUALLY YOU’D BE SURPRISED HOW
GRAVITATIONAL FORCES EFFECT
AERIAL PERFORMERS.
IT’S FASCINATING REALLY.
FINE.
SORRY.
I WAS WORKING ON THE SHOWCASE.
IT’S IMPORTANT.

Nicky says LOOK, ACADEMICS ARE IMPORTANT
TOO.
BESIDES ISN’T THIS NICHOLAS’S
JOB?
WHERE IS HE ANYWAY?

Celeste says HE’S OFF DOING OTHER STUFF FOR
THE SHOW.
IT’S ALL HANDS ON DECK.
WHEN YOU’RE STARTING FROM
SCRATCH.

Nicky says LOOK.
I KNOW IT MUST BE SCARY TO
HAVING HANDED THE SHOW CONCEPT
AWAY, OKAY?
BUT MS. MARTEL IS AT ROYAL
CIRCUS ACADEMY AND SHE’LL GET IT
SORTED.
MEANTIME.
I NEED YOU TO FOCUS ON YOUR
PRESENTATION.

Celeste says I PROMISE I’LL HAVE IT FOR YOU
BY THE END OF THE DAY.
IT’LL BE GREAT.

Nicky says I HOPE SO.
YOU KNOW YOU’RE THE TOP STUDENT
IN MY CLASS CELESTE.
I’D HATE TO SEE YOU JEOPARDIZE
THAT GOOD STANDING.

Max walks in April’s room and says HEY.
YOU WANTED TO TALK TO ME?

April says YEAH.
WHERE WERE YOU THIS MORNING?
WE WERE GOING OVER THE NEW SHOW
CONCEPT AND YOU’RE GONNA LOVE
IT.

Max says I WAS BUSY.

April says OKAY.
ANY-WHO.
WE’RE DOING A ROCK OPERA.
NICHOLAS HAD SOME KIND OF FEVER
DREAM AND CAME UP WITH THIS EPIC
CONCEPT.
HIM AND I ALREADY CAST THE ROLES
INCLUDING THE ROCK STAR.

Max says HMM.

April says WHAT’S A ROCK OPERA WITHOUT A
ROCK STAR?

Max says HMM.

April says YOU KNOW?
A MUSICIAN.
ONE EXCELLENT ACROBAT OR AS YOU
COULD SAY...
A CHAMPION WHO COULD ALSO
COMMAND THE STAGE.

Max says APRIL, I’M REALLY BUSY RIGHT
NOW.
EXAMS ARE COMING UP.
I HAVE TO GO.

April says YOU’RE NOT GETTING IT.
THE ROCK STAR ROLE IN THE FINAL
SHOW, IT’S YOURS.
A JUICY PART WITH TONS OF STAGE
TIME.
TELL ME YOU’RE AT LEAST
INTERESTED.

Max says YOU KNOW, I AM INTERESTED IN
THIS CONVERSATION BEING OVER.
NOW, IF YOU WILL EXCUSE ME.

He walks out.

As they search Edie’s office, Erica says FIND ANYTHING?

Nicholas says NOTHING.
YOU REALLY DON’T KNOW WHERE YOUR
MOM KEEPS THE MARBLE?

Erica says NO AND I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE SHE
WANTS TO USE IT.

Nicholas says IT MAKES SENSE.
I’VE BEEN MARBLEIZED BEFORE.
I KNOW THAT RUTHLESS, DO
ANYTHING TO WIN, SORTA ATTITUDE.

Erica says I DON’T KNOW SHE’S ALWAYS BEEN
KINDA LIKE THAT.
I USED TO LIKE THAT SHE WOULD DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET WHAT
SHE WANTS BUT THIS...

Nicholas says IT’S BECAUSE OF THE MARBLE.
SHE’LL BE BETTER ONCE WE CURE
HER.

Edie walks in and says I FORGOT MY GLASSES.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

In front of the class, Axel shows a volcano experiment.

The class claps.

Nicky says THE ERUPTING VOLCANO, AN
OLDIE BUT A GOODIE.
GREAT JOB AXEL.
CELESTE, YOU MISSED YOUR
CLASSMATES PRESENTATIONS.
I GUESS I DON’T HAVE TO ASK
WHERE YOU WERE.

Celeste says I’M SO SORRY MR. ZOLTA.

Nicky says BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO PRESENT
THIS AFTERNOON AND NOW YOU ALSO
OWE ME AN ESSAY ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF PUNCTUALITY.
(BELL RINGS)

Nicky says OKAY.
CLASS DISMISSED.

Axel says HEY.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

Celeste says DON’T WORRY THE SHOW WILL BE
FINE.

Axel says I’M TALKING ABOUT YOU.
HAVE YOU EVEN STARTED YOUR
PRESENTATION?

Celeste says NOT EXACTLY BUT COME ON THIS IS
SCIENCE.
I’M GREAT AT SCIENCE.

At Edie’s office, Nicholas says ERICA DIDN’T KNOW I WAS HERE.
THIS ISN’T ON HER.

Edie says WELL THEN WHAT DOES BRING YOU
HERE MR. ZOLTA?

Nicholas says I’M HERE TO HELP YOU.

Edie says REALLY?
HOW SO?

Nicholas says YOU HAVE MY SHOW CONCEPT BUT
WHAT IS IT WITHOUT THE
EXECUTION?
WHAT IF I COULD MAKE THAT
HAPPEN?

Edie says YOU WANT TO DIRECT OUR SHOW?
WHAT ABOUT BIG TOP ACADEMY?

Nicholas says I WANT TO BE RANKED NUMBER 1.
THAT CAN HAPPEN HERE AND THINK
ABOUT IT.
MY CONCEPT.
THE MARBLE.
RCA WOULD BE UNSTOPPABLE.

Edie says BTA’S STAR STUDENT
DEFECTING.
MADDIE WOULD HAVE A FIT.

Her eyes turn green and she says DO YOU THINK YOU’RE WORTH
ANYTHING TO ME?
DO YOU THINK YOU’RE CIRCUS
ROYALTY?
YOU ARE NOTHING.
I HAVE THE MARBLE.
THE CROWN JEWEL AND IT’S ONE
THOUSAND TIMES MORE POWERFUL
THAN YOU OR YOUR SILLY LITTLE
CONCEPT COULD EVER BE.
SO NO MR. ZOLTA.
WE DON’T NEED YOU.

She turns to Erica and says ENSURE HE’S GONE WHEN I RETURN.

Erica says ALL THAT SHE CARES ABOUT IS THE
MARBLE.

Nicholas says HER CROWN JEWEL.
WAIT.

He walks to the bookcase and takes out a book called “The Crown Jewel.”

He opens the book. The book is hollow and the marble is inside.

Nicholas says WOW.

Erica says GIVE ME THE MARBLE.

She replaces the marble with a bead and puts the book back in the case.

Outside, Erica says OKAY.
SEE YOU SOON.
MY SISTER’S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE CLEARING.
HURRY.

Nicholas says I JUST HOPE WE HAVE THE REAL
MARBLE.

Erica says OF COURSE WE DO.
WHY WOULDN’T WE?

Nicholas says YOUR MOM’S PRETTY CRAFTY.

Erica says IT’S THE REAL DEAL, TRUST ME.

Nicholas says THERE HAVE BEEN FAKES BEFORE.
I DIDN’T EVEN GET A GOOD CHANCE
TO LOOK AT IT.

Erica says WAIT A MINUTE.
DO YOU NOT TRUST...

Nicholas says JUST LET ME LOOK AT IT OKAY?

Erica says OKAY, OKAY, RELAX.

Erica says HEY.
WHY YOU BEING SO WEIRD?

Nicholas says BECAUSE YOU’RE RIGHT,
OKAY.
I DON’T TRUST YOU.
YOU’VE BETRAYED US BEFORE.

Erica says BUT THIS TIME I’M HELPING YOU.
NOW GIVE ME THAT.

Nicholas says NO.
I’M HANGING ONTO IT THIS TIME.

Erica says STOP BEING PARANOID.

Nicholas says WHO WOULDN’T BE?

Erica tries to snatch the marble off his hands and the marble falls on the ground.

Nicholas says LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE.
WHERE IS IT NOW?
WHERE IS IT?

They move around the leaves on the ground looking for the marble.

April approaches Max at the café and says THERE YOU ARE.
SO I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS.

Max says WHAT?

April says SINCE YOU CLEARLY DON’T WANT IT
I’M GOING TO PITCH NICHOLAS THAT
I DESERVE THE ROCK STAR ROLE.
I’M PERFECT FOR IT.

Max says AGREED.
YOU’LL BE GREAT.

April says OKAY.
NOW I KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG.

Max says WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

April says I’M NOT PERFECT FOR THIS ROLE.
YOU ARE.
NICHOLAS AND I PICKED
YOU AND YOU JUST WANT TO GIVE IT
UP?
HAVE YOU BEEN EATING THE CAF
LADY’S TUNA SURPRISE?

Max says NO WAY.

April says THEN WHAT’S WRONG?
THE MAX THAT I KNEW WOULDN’T LET
ANYTHING KEEP HIM AWAY FROM THE
SPOTLIGHT.

Max says MAYBE YOU DON’T KNOW ME THAT
WELL.

April says REALLY?
FINE.
YOU AND I ARE HANGING OUT
TONIGHT BECAUSE YOU NEED HELP.

Max says I JUST NEED TO STUDY.

April says UH-HUH.

Max says I DON’T NEED HELP.

Erica keeps looking for the marble and says DO YOU SEE IT?

Nicholas says NOTHING YET.

Erica says WELL WE WERE DOING FINE UNTIL
YOU COULDN’T TRUST ME WITH THE
MARBLE.
NOW WE’VE LOST IT MAYBE FOREVER.

Nicholas says YOU WOULDN’T HAVE FOUND IT IN
THE FIRST PLACE IF IT WEREN’T
FOR ME.

Erica says YEAH RIGHT.

Nicholas says WHAT WAS THAT?

Miss Martel says NICHOLAS?

Nicholas stands up. Erica sees the marble and hides it.

Miss Martel says WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

Edie says I TOLD YOU TO
GET RID OF HIM.

Miss Martel says YOU KNEW NICHOLAS WAS
HERE?

Edie says AND I EXPECT A VERY GOOD
EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT EXACTLY
IS GOING ON HERE.

Ella practices in the silks and says SO, I’M ME AND CHASE REPRESENTS
YOU?

Celeste says JUST AS STAND INS WHILE I GET
SOME OTHER WORK DONE.

Chase says HELLO.
I’M CELESTE AND
I’M SO GOOD AT
SCIENCE.

Ella says OKAY.
WE START BY SWINGING IN?

Celeste says FIRST ME TO SYMBOLIZE THAT I GOT
TO BTA FIRST AND THEN YOU JOIN
AND WE DO AN ACRO DANCE
TOGETHER.
TRY IT.

Ella says UM.
CELESTE?

Celeste says LOOKS GOOD ELLA.

Chase says YEAH.
WE’VE TOTALLY GOT THIS DOWN.
MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A BREAK AND
GET SOME WAFFLES.

Celeste says WHAT?
NO.
CHASE YOU HAVE TO...

Ella says NO CELESTE.
YOU HAVE TO.
THIS IS OUR DUO.
CAN YOU PLEASE PRACTICE WITH ME?

Celeste says YOU’RE RIGHT.

Ax WHAT ABOUT YOUR SCIENCE
PRESENTATION TODAY?
YOU STILL HAVEN’T STARTED.

Celeste says I’VE DONE ALL THE RESEARCH.
I JUST HAVEN’T DONE THE
PRESENTATION PART.

Axel says AND YOUR ESSAY?
YOU’RE NOT GONNA GET THIS DONE
ON TIME.

Celeste says I’M NOT.
I’M IN SO MUCH TROUBLE.

Erica says LET ME DO THE TALKING.
MOM.
I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.
YOU WERE RIGHT, NICHOLAS IS ONLY
HERE BECAUSE HE WANTS THE MARBLE
BACK.
HE NEVER WANTED TO JOIN RCA.
I TRIED TO STOP HIM BUT...

Nicholas says NONE OF THAT’S TRUE.
WE BOTH WANTED TO DESTROY THE
MARBLE.

Erica says NO.
YOU TRIED TO TRICK ME.
ANYTHING TO KEEP BTA NUMBER ONE.

Edie says IT’S OKAY.
YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.
YOU TWO HAVE BEEN MEDDLING IN
OUR AFFAIRS FOR FAR TOO LONG.

Miss Martel says EDIE, PLEASE.
PUTTING ON ONE GREAT SHOW IS
LESS IMPORTANT THAN BEING COLD
AND UNCARING FOR THE REST OF
YOUR LIFE.

Nicholas sees Erica hides the marble behind her back.

Nicholas says PLEASE ERICA.
THIS IS OUR ONE CHANCE
TO STOP THIS.

Edie says COME ALONG DARLING.
WE HAVE A LOT TO DO BEFORE THE
PERFORMANCE.

Erica says I’M SORRY NICHOLAS.
I’M DOING WHAT’S BEST FOR MY
SCHOOL.
I KNOW YOU WOULD DO THE SAME.

Edie says YOU TWO HAD BETTER LEAVE.
NOW.

Nicholas says WE HAVE TO STOP THEM.

Miss Martel says WE WILL BUT FIRST WE NEED TO
REGROUP.
BESIDES, I GOT A COUPLE OF
MESSAGES FROM YOUR FATHER.
YOU’RE GONNA BE IN SOME KIND OF
TROUBLE WHEN WE GET BACK.

Nicholas says ERICA HAS THE MARBLE.
IF SHE GIVES IT TO EDIE WE’RE
ALL IN TROUBLE.

On the phone, Nicky says YES MADDIE.
AT LEAST YOU’RE BOTH SAFE.
YEAH.
EVERYTHING’S FINE HERE.
OKAY.
I’LL SEE YOU SOON.

Celeste says I’M SORRY MR. ZOLTA
BUT MY PRESENTATION,
I NEED AN
EXTENSION.

Nicky says BUT AXEL JUST TOLD
ME YOUR PRESENTATION’S
ABOUT TO START.

Together, Ella, Phoenix, Chase and Axel chant WE ARE DNA.

Celeste says DNA CONTAINS 4
BUILDING BLOCKS.
ADENINE.

Ella says THAT’S ME.

Celeste says CYTOSINE.

Chase says HERE.

Celeste says GUANINE.

Axel says GUANINE IN
THE HOUSE.

Celeste says AND THIAMINE.

Phoenix says YO.

Celeste says ALL LIVING THINGS HAVE
DNA IN THEIR CELLS.
ADENINE ALWAYS BONDS WITH
THIAMINE.

Ella climbs up on Phoenix’s shoulders.

Celeste says AND CYTOSINE ALWAYS
BONDS WITH GUANINE.

Chase climbs up on Axel’s shoulders.

Celeste says BUT THEY COMBINE OVER AND OVER
TO FORM MILLIONS OF TOTALLY
UNIQUE LANGUAGES.
THEY TWIRL TOGETHER TO FORM A
DOUBLE HELIX AND TELL EVERY
SINGLE CELL IN YOUR BODY
WHAT TO DO.

Chase says DNA IS AWESOME.

Nicky says WELL, DESPITE SOME HELP WITH THE
FLAIR OF YOUR PRESENTATION I
MUST SAY I AM VERY IMPRESSED
WITH YOUR RESEARCH CELESTE.
IT’S AN A PLUS FOR ME.

Chase does a backflip.

Celeste says I COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT
WITHOUT MY FRIENDS.

Axel hugs her.

April takes Max outside, under a bridge.

April says WELCOME TO THE
WALL OF TRUTH.

Max says IS THAT ITS
OFFICIAL NAME?

April says WELL NOW IT IS.
OKAY.
ON MY FIRST DAY HERE I BOTCHED
THE FIRST ROUND OF AUDITIONS SO
I RAN OUTSIDE AND JUST THOUGHT I
WAS GONNA GO HOME AND NEVER LOOK
BACK.

Max says SO WHAT CHANGED
YOUR MIND?

April says A FRIEND FOUND ME OUT HERE AND
I JUST TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW
I WAS FEELING AND IT WASN’T
ABOUT THE AUDITIONS.
IT WAS ABOUT STUFF FROM MY
PAST, SO I LET IT ALL OUT.
IT WORKED.
AFTER THE WALL OF TRUTH I ROCKED
MY AUDITION AND HERE WE ARE.

Max says SO I JUST BLURT OUT WHAT’S
BUGGING ME AND I’LL MAGICALLY
FEEL BETTER?

April says I’LL GO FIRST.
I WANT YOU TO TAKE THE ROCK STAR
ROLE BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AMAZING
WE ALL DO SO I’M ACTUALLY BEING
PRETTY SELFISH.

Max says SO YOU’RE ONLY HELPING ME SO
THAT YOU LOOK GOOD.

April says THAT’S PART OF IT BUT ANOTHER
PART IS I REALLY DO CARE ABOUT
YOU.
OKAY.
YOUR TURN.

Max says I’M MAD.

April says LOUDER.

Max says I’M MAD.

April says ABOUT?
USE YOUR WORDS MAX.

Max says I’M MAD AT MY FATHER.

April says IT MUST BE HARD NOW THAT HE’S
GONE.

Max says AFTER HE LEFT EVERYTHING
CHANGED.
I KNOW MY DAD WASN’T THE
GREATEST GUY BUT HE BELIEVED IN
ME.
HE WAS LIKE A COMPASS POINTING
THE WAY.
NOW I’M LOST.

April says YOU’RE NOT LOST.
YOU’RE EXACTLY WHERE YOU’RE
SUPPOSED TO BE.

Max says I’M JUST WORRIED THAT NOW THAT
MY DAD’S GONE AND I’M ALL ALONE
I DON’T KNOW HOW TO BE A
CHAMPION ANYMORE.

April says YOU’RE NOT ALONE.
I PROMISE YOUR DAD WASN’T THE
ONLY ONE WHO BELIEVES IN YOU.
MAXWELL RAYNE.
I BELIEVE IN YOU.
I BELIEVE IN YOU.
I BELIEVE IN YOU.
FEEL BETTER?

Max says ACTUALLY YEAH.

Over the phone, Nicholas says YEAH DAD.
MS. MARTEL’S HERE.
SHE’S JUST WAITING IN THE CAR.
I’LL SEE YOU SOON.
YUP.
BYE.

Erica says NICHOLAS.

Nicholas says I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TO YOU.

Erica says WAIT.
YOU WERE RIGHT.
THIS IS OUR ONE CHANCE TO
DESTROY THIS.

Nicholas says WHAT CHANGED
YOUR MIND?

Erica says YOU DID.
YOU AND APRIL MADE ME THINK OF
SOMEONE OTHER THAN MYSELF.

Nicholas says WHAT ABOUT YOUR MOM?

Erica says FOR NOW SHE THINKS
I’M ON HER SIDE.
NOW GO.
DESTROY THIS THING FOR ALL OUR
SAKES BEFORE MY MOM REALIZED
IT’S GONE.
RUN.
Music plays as the end credits roll.

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