(music plays)

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

April stands in the BTA gym 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 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 BOG TOP
ACADEMY.

On a screen at the courtyard, Sir Rayne says BIG TOP ACADEMY IS
BEING INVITED TO QUALIFY FOR
THE NORTH AMERICAN CIRCUS SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
THE TEAM THAT WILL BE UP FOR THE
QUALIFIERS IS THE DAREDEVIL
SOCIETY.

Nicholas says YOU'RE SIDING WITH THE
ENEMY?

Phoenix says THERE ARE A MILLION
REASONS I SHOULD JOIN DDS AND
ONLY ONE NOT TO.

Nicholas says MAYBE SIR RAYNE NEEDS A LITTLE
COMPETITION.
WHAT IF WE START OUR OWN SECRET
TEAM?

Ella says MISS G I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

Miss G says WELL BETWEEN US, I'M YOUR
COACH.
CLEARLY YOU GUYS ALREADY HAVE A
LEADER.

Celeste reads the acceptance e-mail and says THE PHENOMENAL FIVE FROM
BIG TOP ACADEMY MAY COMPETE IN
THE QUALIFIERS
(CHEERING)

Rosa says CONGRATULATIONS TO
THE PHENOMENAL FIVE.

Nicholas says YOU MEAN THE THE SECRET SIX.

Max says I HAVE TO GIVE UP MY OLYMPIC
TRAINING?

Sir Rayne says FOR NOW.

Phoenix says MAX HAS BEEN SNEAKING OUT TO GO
TO AN OLYMPIC TRAINING PROGRAM.
PLEASE DON'T TELL SIR RAYNE.

April says to Sir Rayne and says I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING YOU
NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MAX.

The Daredevil team practices the routine at the gym.

(CLAPPING)

Max says ANY NOTES?

Sir Rayne says NONE.
THAT WAS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT.
YOU'RE ALL DISMISSED.
TODAY WE QUALIFY FOR THE NORTH
AMERICAN CIRCUS SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
REST BUT DON'T LOSE FOCUS.

Phoenix says DDS ON 3.

They all say 1, 2, DDS.

Sir Rayne says GOING SOMEWHERE?

Max says JUST TO REST AND
FOCUS LIKE YOU SAID.

At the Olympics trials, Max says MAXWELL RAYNE.
HERE TO CHECK IN FOR THE EVENT.

The secretary says SORRY I DON'T HAVE THAT NAME.

Max says THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
CHECK AGAIN.
MAXWELL RAYNE.

The secretary says I REMEMBER YOUR FATHER CALLED TO
SAY THAT YOU WOULDN'T BE
CONTINUING.

Max says NO HE MUST HAVE MADE A MISTAKE.
PLEASE.
THIS IS MY ONLY CHANCE TO
COMPETE AT THE OLYMPIC LEVEL.
YOU HAVE TO LET ME SHOW
YOU WHAT I'VE GOT.
I'VE WORKED HARD.

The secretary says LOOK, IF YOUR NAME'S NOT ON THE
LIST YOU CAN'T TRAIN ANYMORE.
YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE
NEXT OLYMPICS.

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 says I GOT THE MUSIC.

Celeste says GOOD.

Ella says GOT THE COSTUMES.

Nicholas says GOOD WORK.

Celeste says YOU BROUGHT SNACKS?

Chase says SNACKS ARE AN ESSENTIAL
PART OF ANY SHOW.

Nicholas says HE'S NOT WRONG.
THANKS FOR YOUR
HELP WITH THE TECH.
WE NEED ANY ADVANTAGE
WE CAN GET.

Celeste says ANYTHING FOR TEAM SECRET SIX.

Chase says WHAT ABOUT SOME INTEL ON WHAT
THE DAREDEVIL SOCIETY ARE DOING?

Chase says OH SIR RAYNE.
HI.

Nicholas, Axel, Rosa, and Ella hide.

Chase says BEAUTIFUL DAY ISN'T IT?

Sir Rayne says EVERYTHING IN ORDER FOR THE
PERFORMANCE TODAY?

Celeste says ABSOLUTELY.

Sir Rayne says GOOD CAUSE THE JUDGES WILL BE
HERE SHORTLY AND LANE SCHMETZKY.

He looks at a bin with the costumes and says WHAT'S THAT?

Celeste says UH.
JUST SOME DIRTY UNIFORMS.

Chase says I'LL THROW THEM IN THE LAUNDRY
BEFORE THE SHOW.

Sir Rayne says SEE THAT YOU DO.

Chase says BYE.

Nicholas says THAT WAS CLOSE.

Celeste says THAT WAS KARMA.
TELLING US WE NEED TO WIN FAIR
AND SQUARE.
NO INSIDER INFO.

Nicholas says SHE'S RIGHT.
IF OUR SECRET TEAM IS GONNA
QUALIFY FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
LET'S KEEP IT LEGIT.

Phoenix shows up and says SECRET TEAM?
YOU STARTED A SECRET TEAM FOR
THE NACSC?
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU
DON'T TRUST ME.

Nicholas says OF COURSE I DO.

Phoenix says YOU STARTED A SECRET TEAM AND
DIDN'T TELL ME.

Nicholas says THAT'S HOW SECRETS TEAMS WORK.
THEY'RE SECRET.

Phoenix says EVEN FROM YOUR BEST FRIEND?

Nicholas says MY BEST FRIEND'S ON
THE ENEMY TEAM.

Phoenix says THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?
YOU'RE STILL MAD AT ME FOR
JOINING DDS?

Nicholas says LOOK, MAYBE IT HURT ME A LITTLE
BIT MORE THAN I TOLD YOU WHEN
YOU JOINED SIR RAYNE'S TEAM.
I'M SORRY.

Phoenix says NICHOLAS.

Nicholas says YOU STILL CAN'T TELL HIM OKAY?

Phoenix says IF YOU HONESTLY THINK I'D EVER
DO THAT YOU REALLY DON'T TRUST
ME.

In the changing room, Celeste says THAT DIDN'T SOUND GOOD.

Rosa breaks a shoe and says NO, NO, NO.
THEY'RE MY FAVOURITE.

Celeste says HEY, I KNOW SHOES
ARE A BIG DEAL.

Rosa says MY MENTOR GAVE THEM TO ME AND I
TOOK SUCH GOOD CARE OF THEM.

Celeste says I BELIEVE YOU BUT
THINGS WEAR OUT.
BUT LOOK, ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, AT
LEAST THERE'S STILL TIME TO
BREAK IN A NEW PAIR BEFORE THE
PERFORMANCE.

Rosa says NEW SHOES?

Celeste says YEAH.
I KNOW THEY'RE NOT THE MOST
COMFORTABLE AT FIRST BUT THE
PERFORMANCE IS TODAY SO THERE'S
NOT MUCH CHOICE.
WHAT SIZE ARE YOU?

Rosa says NO.
I'LL JUST FIX THESE AGAIN.
DO YOU HAVE A NEEDLE AND THREAD?

Max comes back to the academy and says to Sir Rayne I DID EVERYTHING YOU WANTED.
HOW CAN YOU TAKE THIS
AWAY FROM ME?

Sir Rayne says THIS IS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD
MAXWELL.
YOU WERE GETTING DISTRACTED.

Max says DISTRACTED?
I NAILED MY DISMOUNT THIS
MORNING.
YOU SAID IT WAS
MORE THAN SUFFICIENT.

Sir Rayne says AND THEN I WATCHED YOU SNEAK OUT
FOR OLYMPIC TRAINING MERE HOURS
BEFORE OUR CHAMPIONSHIP
QUALIFIER.

Max says SO WHAT?

Sir Rayne says SO YOU'VE BEEN LYING
TO ME FOR WEEKS.
SNEAKING AROUND BEHIND MY BACK.
DID YOU THINK I
WOULDN'T CATCH YOU?
WE HAD A DEAL MAXWELL.

Max says NO.
YOU HAD A DEAL.

Sir Rayne says I WANTED YOU FOCUSED.
INSTEAD YOU'VE RUINED MY LIFE.

Rosa tries to fix her shoes.

Celeste says WHY DON'T YOU TRY
ANOTHER STITCH THERE?

Rosa says IT'S HOPELESS.

Celeste says HERE.
LET ME TRY
SOMETHING.

Rosa remembers practising her routine in front of Grand Malabar and breaking ripping her shoes.

She says NO, NO.

Grand Malabar says PLEASE ROSA, RELAX.

Rosa says THESE SHOES KEEP MESSING ME UP.

Grand Malabar says GREAT CIRCUS
ARTISTS DO NOT
BLAME THEIR SHOES.

Rosa says BUT THEY'RE
RIPPED, LOOK.

Grand Malabar says LOOK, YOU'RE A GREAT ARTIST BUT
EVEN GREAT ARTISTS HAVE TO LOOK
AFTER THEIR EQUIPMENT.
FOOTWEAR INCLUDED.

Rosa says I'M SORRY GRAND MALABAR.

Grand Malabar says COME.
I'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO FIX THESE
BUT IN THE FUTURE
BE MORE CAREFUL.

(music plays)

In the costume room, Celeste says I'M REALLY SORRY BUT I THINK YOU
WERE RIGHT.
THESE SHOES ARE WORN OUT.

Rosa says GRAND MALABAR WOULD BE SO
DISAPPOINTED IN ME.

Celeste says THERE'S ALWAYS NEW
SHOES.
Rosa tries to break into her new shoes.

Rosa says THESE NEW SHOES MAKE MY FEET
HURT.

Celeste says BLISTERS.
BEEN THERE.
POPPED THAT.
WHAT IS IT?

Rosa says I'M SORRY BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO DO
THIS WITHOUT ME.

In his dad's office, Max says I CAN'T BELIEVE...

He grabs one of his trophies and says NATIONAL JUNIOR GYMNASTICS
CHAMPION MAXWELL RAYNE.

He throws it to the floor.

He grabs another one and says REGIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPION...

Phoenix walks in and says MAX?
STOP.
WHY ARE YOU WRECKING YOUR STUFF?

Max says I DON'T KNOW.
I'M SORRY.
EVERYTHING'S JUST SO MESSED UP.

Phoenix says WHAT HAPPENED?

Max says YOU TOLD MY FATHER I WAS
SNEAKING OFF TO AN OLYMPIC
TRAINING PROGRAM AND HE PULLED
ME OUT FOREVER.

Phoenix says I DIDN'T TELL ON YOU MAX.

Max says THEN HOW DID MY FATHER KNOW?

Phoenix says I DON'T KNOW.
I DIDN'T TELL YOUR DAD BUT I DID
TELL SOMEONE ELSE.
I'M SO SORRY.

Max says WHO WAS IT?

Phoenix says MAX, I'M NOT...

Max says TELL ME.
NOW.

Phoenix says NO.
THEN I'LL BE JUST AS BAD AS THE
PERSON THAT TOLD YOUR DAD.
AND DESPITE WHAT EVERYONE SEEMS
TO THINK, I'M NOT.
YOU NEED TO BE THE
BIGGER PERSON HERE.
STOP WRECKING YOUR
STUFF AND FOCUS.
THE DAREDEVIL SOCIETY PERFORMS
IN LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR.
I KNOW IT'S NOT THE OLYMPICS BUT
IT'S STILL IMPORTANT.

Phoenix walks in the dressing room.

April says JUST IN TIME.
BUN OR PONYTAIL?

Phoenix says I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU TOLD ON MAX.

April says BUN IT IS AND I'M NOT SORRY I
TOLD SIR RAYNE.
I WAS DOING WHAT WAS RIGHT FOR
THE TEAM.

Phoenix says SO YOU DON'T EVEN CARE THAT YOU
RUINED HIS LIFE?

April says I THINK YOU'RE BEING A LITTLE
DRAMATIC.

Phoenix says SIR RAYNE PULLED HIM OUT OF THE
OLYMPIC TRAINING PROGRAM.
HE'S FREAKING OUT.

April says I MADE A HARD CHOICE BUT MAX'S
DISTRACTIONS COULD HAVE COST THE
DDS THE COMPETITION OR WORSE,
COULD HAVE GOTTEN HIMSELF OR
SOMEONE ELSE HURT.

Phoenix says IT'S STILL NOT RIGHT.

April says OKAY.
I FEEL BAD THAT MAX IS OUT OF
THE OLYMPIC PROGRAM BUT AT LEAST
NOW HE'LL BE FOCUSED.

Phoenix says YOU SOUND JUST LIKE SIR RAYNE.

She storms out.

Sir Rayne says 10 MINUTE WARNING.
DAREDEVIL SOCIETY
REPORT TO THE GYM NOW.

Celeste says ROSA.

Rosa says MY NEW SHOES ARE KILLING ME.
I WON'T DO WELL AND I'LL RUIN
THE TEAM'S CHANCES.
I THOUGHT THE GRAND MALABAR
TAUGHT YOU TO BE A TRUE CIRCUS
ARTIST AND ARTISTS AREN'T JUST
THEIR SHOES.
MAYBE YOU HAVE TO STOP LOOKING
AT YOUR FEET AND START LOOKING
TOWARDS THE FUTURE.

The Daredevil Society perform their routine in front of the judges as Miss G secretly watches them.

Max misses one of his landing.

Sir Rayne frowns and Max storms out after the routine.
(CLAPPING)

In the dressing room, Sir Rayne says HOW DARE YOU MESS THIS UP AFTER
ALL THE WORK THAT WE PUT IN.

Max says IT'S NOT LIKE I DID IT ON
PURPOSE.

Sir Rayne says CLEARLY, MIXING PERFORMANCES AND
EMOTIONS IS NOT YOUR STRONG
SUIT.
A MISTAKE TODAY.
A MISTAKE AT CREATION.

Max says YOU CAN BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT
BUT I'M DONE TRYING TO PLEASE
YOU.

Sir Rayne says YOU ARE CORRECT.
YOU'RE DONE.
AS OF THIS MOMENT YOU'RE OUT OF
THE DAREDEVIL SOCIETY.

Max says ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

Sir Rayne says IF I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS EXACTLY
WHAT YOU WANTED I WOULD EXPEL
YOU FROM MY SCHOOL TOO.

Phoenix says MAX.
ARE YOU OKAY?

One of the judges, Lane Schmetzky, says to Sir Rayne YOUR TEAM PERFORMED ADMIRABLE
ERNEST.

Lane is in her thirties, with long slightly wavy strawberry blond hair and wears black trousers and a floral blouse.

Sir Rayne says THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE OUR SCORE PLEASE.

Lane says OF COURSE BUT FIRST IT'S TIME
FOR OUR SECOND PERFORMANCE.

Sir Rayne says SECOND PERFORMANCE?

Lane says TEAM SECRET SIX.

Sir Rayne says WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU
THINK YOU'RE DOING?

Celeste says GOING TO WHERE I BELONG.

Ella says PERFORMING ON STAGE.

Nicholas says WE'RE BTA'S OTHER TEAM.

Sir Rayne says STOP.
YOU NEED A QUALIFIED COACH TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE QUALIFIER.

Miss G says THAT WOULD BE ME.
I HELPED TRAIN AND PREPARE THE
SECRET SIX.

Sir Rayne says MS. SCHMETZKY, CLEARLY THIS MUST
BE AGAINST THE RULES.

Lane says ACTUALLY DEAR, THERE'S NOTHING
IN THE RULES THAT SAYS THAT ONLY
ONE TEAM MAY ATTEMPT TO QUALIFY
PER SCHOOL.
THEY'RE ENTRY IS COMPLETELY
ILLEGITIMATE.

Sir Rayne says I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS.

Nicholas says YOU CAN'T STOP US.

Chase says YEAH WE'RE HERE FAIR AND
SQUARE.

Lane says IT'S NOW OR NEVER TEAM
SECRET 6.
YOUR PERFORMANCE MUST BEGIN IN 2
MINUTES OR YOU FORFEIT.

Sir Rayne says IF ANYONE PERFORMS IN THE NEXT 2
MINUTES IT WILL BE THE LAST
THING THEY DO AT THIS SCHOOL.

Nicholas says WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID
OF SIR RAYNE?

Sir Rayne says EXCUSE ME?

Nicholas says IF YOU'RE SURE THE DAREDEVIL
SOCIETY'S THE BEST NICHOLAS'
TEAM SHOULDN'T BE A THREAT.

Sir Rayne says SIT DOWN.

April says SHE'S RIGHT.
THE ONLY WAY FOR
THE DAREDEVIL SOCIETY
TO PROVE THEY'RE TRUE
CHAMPIONS IS TO
SHOW WE'RE BETTER
THAN EVERYONE ELSE.

Phoenix says WHICH MEANS GIVING
EVERYONE A CHANCE.

Lane says YOUR STUDENTS MAKE A GOOD
POINT.

Phoenix says WE ALL THINK THE SECRET SIX
SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO PERFORM.
(CLAPPING)

Sir Rayne says FINE.
LET'S SEE WHAT THIS LITTLE RAG
TAG GROUP CAN DO.

The team gets ready to perform.

They do their number. Rosa performs barefoot.

(CLAPPING)

April says ARE WE REALLY CHEERING
ON OUR OPPONENT?

Phoenix says THEY WERE
PRETTY GOOD.

Lane says THE JUDGES WILL NOW
DELIBERATE AND I WILL ANNOUNCE
YOUR SCORES.

Phoenix says HEY.
HAVE YOU SEEN
MAX ANYWHERE?

Max calls his mom and says COME ON MOM, ANSWER THE PHONE.

April says IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR
THE JUDGES SCORES.

Max says I DON'T CARE.
MY DAD KICKED ME OUT OF THE
DAREDEVIL SOCIETY.
SOMEONE RATTED ME OUT.

April says YEAH.
SOMEONE.

Max says I KNEW IT.
YOU TOLD ON ME.

April says YOU WEREN'T PULLING YOUR WEIGHT.
I WAS DOING IT FOR THE GOOD OF
THE TEAM.

Max says PEOPLE THINK I'M
THE VILLAIN HERE.
WHATEVER, I'M OUT OF HERE
ANYWAY.

April says YOU'RE LEAVING?

Max says MY MOM WILL COME PICK ME UP.
I CAN'T STAND ANOTHER MINUTE AT
THIS SCHOOL WITH MY FATHER AND
BACKSTABBERS LIKE YOU.

April says I GET IT.
THE NEED TO LEAVE.
RUN FAR AWAY.

Max says EXCUSE ME?

April says I'VE BEEN YOU.
I DIDN'T GET IN THE BOPS
AND I RAN.

Max says SEEMS TO HAVE
WORKED OUT FOR YOU.

April says I WAS LUCKY.
I FOUND MY FAMILY
HERE AT THE CIRCUS.

Max says WELL, RA-DI-DA.

April says MAX, THIS ISN'T A
PLACE TO RUN FROM.
IT'S A PLACE TO RUN TO.
TRUE CHAMPIONS AREN'T THE PEOPLE
WHO WIN ALL THE TIME.
THEY'RE THE PEOPLE WHO FALL AND
GET RIGHT BACK UP.
YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN
EVERYONE HERE?
SO BE BETTER.
BE STRONGER.
DO WHAT I COULDN'T.
STAY.

At the gym, Lane says IT'S NOW MY PLEASURE TO
ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF EACH BTA
TEAM.
THE DAREDEVIL SOCIETY, WHILE
TECHNICALLY PROFICIENT AND FULL
OF GREAT ACROBATIC CONTENT
LACKED THE PREREQUISITE ARTISTIC
ELEMENTS.
YOU SCORED AN 8.5.
AND TEAM SECRET SIX, WITH YOUR
CREATIVE, ORIGINAL AND ARTISTIC
APPROACH WAS LACKING SOME
PREREQUISITE ACROBATICS.
YOU SCORED AN 8.5 AS WELL.
OUR CUT OFF FOR QUALIFICATIONS
THIS YEAR IS A SCORE ABOVE 9.

Nicholas says SO NEITHER TEAM QUALIFIES?

Lane says HEARTBREAKING, I KNOW.
I'M SORRY MY DEARS.

Music plays as the end credits roll.

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