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Transcript: Trial Town!
Kids dance as they sing a rap a song. They wear uniforms.
They sing, A NEW DAY DAWNS IN
THE WILD, WILD WEST.
WHERE THE STATE WILL DISCOVER
WHO WILL BE THE BEST, TOO
AND YOU KNOW WHEN THE GOING
GETS TOUGH.
Text reads, Screen Australia and The Australian Broadcasting Corporation present in association with The Australian Children’s Television Foundation and Screen NSW, a Northern Pictures Production.
The kids sing, TEAM MAHAKI DIGS DOWN
TO USE THE RIGHT STUFF
'CAUSE IF YOU WANNA PLAY
HANDBALL
THEN YOU'VE GOTTA GIVE IT
YOUR ALL.
Students Mikey, Salwa, Jerry and Tiffany are about 12 years old. Mikey has short dark hair. Salwa has long brown hair. Jerry has short, thick brown hair. Tiffany has long dark brown hair and glasses.
The kids sing, COME ON!
Twins Viktor and Ivanka wear matching green coats. They dance in an alley with other kids.
The kids sing, 'CAUSE IF YOU WANNA PLAY
HANDBALL
YOU'VE GOTTA THINK BIG
NOT SMALL.
IF YOU WANNA PLAY HANDBALL
THEN YOU'VE GOTTA PLAY
HARDBALL
Text reads, created and written by Guy Edmonds and Matt Zeremes. Hardball.
Prisha wears a brown shirt. She stands in an outdoor, multi-level parking garage,
She says, OKAY, GANG, SO, I WAS
CHECKING OUT THIS VID AND THERE
WAS THIS ANCIENT SOCCER GUY WHO
WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN HE WAS A
BABY SOCCER GUY, AND GET THIS,
HE KICKED A BALL AGAINST A WALL
DAY AND NIGHT FOR THREE YEARS TO
BE THE BEST SOCCER GUY.
Mikey wears a blue shirt. Salwa wears a white shirt with black and red lines.
Mikey says, OH, SWEET TRAINING STORY, EH.
ABOUT THAT…
Tires screech as Auntie pulls up in a white car.
She says, EH, BOY, YOU READY?
C'MON, YOU'RE GONNA BE LATE.
Prisha says, YOU KNOW REGIONALS ARE
TOMORROW, RIGHT?
Mikey says, YEAH, I JUST HAVE, UH,
PHYSIO.
OH, MY SHOULDER'S BEEN TIGHT AS,
EH?
Prisha asks, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?
Mikey says, I WAS GONNA PUSH THROUGH THE
PAIN, BUT I DIDN'T WANNA WORRY
YOU GUYS.
Prisha says, IT'S MY JOB TO WORRY.
Salwa asks, SO, WHEN ARE WE GONNA TRAIN
THEN?
THIS IS OUR LAST SESSION.
Mikey says, I KNOW.
I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU GUYS
LATER.
TRAIN HARD, EH.
Mikey tosses Salwa a handball and gets in Auntie’s car.
Auntie asks, EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT, BOY?
Mikey says, YEAH.
YOU GOT MY STUFF?
Auntie grabs a bag from the back seat.
Mikey says, THANKS, AUNTIE.
YOU'RE THE BEST, EH.
Auntie says, YEAH.
I'LL PULL OVER, YOU GET CHANGED,
I'LL GET A THICK SHAKE.
Mikey says, YEAH.
Auntie gives Prisha and Salwa a thumbs up. Prisha and Salwa look to be in disbelief. Auntie starts the car. She and Mikey drive off. Elsewhere, a person drizzles syrup on a stack of pancakes. A person cracks an egg onto a hot pan. On a wall are pictures of Steele, Stone and Tiffany.
Steele says, SUNDAY-FUNDAY!
Stone says, CHEAT DAY MORE LIKE IT!
Stone and Steel stand in a kitchen. Tiffany sits at an island.
Tiffany says, YOU TWO SHOULD TOTES GO ONTO
THAT COOKING SHOW.
SER-MAZE.
Tiffany’s dads look confused.
Tiffany says, 'SERIOUSLY AMAZING'?
Steele says, PST, WE DIDN'T GET YOUR RSVPL
FOR OUR W.
Stone puts a plate of pancakes in front of Tiffany.
He says, YOUR RSVP LIST FOR OUR
WEDDING.
Tiffany says, OH, YEAH.
ALL G.
JUST ME, GOT NO ONE COMING.
Steels says, A STEELE-STONE WED WITH NO
INVITEES?
THAT'LL BE A FIRST.
Stone asks, ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T HAVE
FOUR OR FIVE FRIENDS YOU WANT TO
COME?
Tiffany says, I DON'T, OKAY?
Steele asks, TWO OR THREE?
Tiffany says, NO, OKAY.
Stone asks, ONE?
Tiffany says, ALL MY FRIENDS ARE BUSY.
Steele and Stone ask, EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT,
DARLING?
Tiffany says, YEAH.
Steele and Stone say, YOU CAN TELL US.
Tiffany says, SERIOUSLY, I'M FINE.
Steele and Stone ask, SURE, DARLING?
Tiffany says, YES, OKAY.
JUST GET OFF MY BACK!
Steele says, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, HEY, HEY,
HEY, HEY.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING, DARLING?
Tiffany says, I, UM, GONNA GET MY GAME ON.
IT'S ALL-YOU-CAN-PLAY AT
STARCADE FIVE BILLION TODAY.
Stone says, OKAY, SO, WHO YOU MEETING?
Tiffany says, NO-ONE, OKAY.
I JUST NEED SOME ME TIME!
Tiffany leaves with her pancakes.
Steele and Stone say, WE'LL TAKE YOU.
Prisha puts down a bag of training equipment. She and Salwa prepare tin garbage bins.
Prisha asks, OKAY, READY?
Salwa says, LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
She bounces a handball towards one of the garbage bins but it doesn’t go in. She slowly exhales.
Prisha says, COME ON.
Prisha passes Salwa another handball and Salwa tries again. She misses the bin.
Prisha says, LAST ONE.
She passes Salwa a ball.
Salwa says, OKAY.
Salwa pauses.
She whispers, OOH, YOU GOT THIS,
YOU GOT THIS.
Salwa bounces the ball towards the bin but it bounces past. She kicks over the bin.
Prisha says, DIDN'T WE HAVE THE WHOLE
"IT'S FINE TO FAIL THING"?
Salwa says, I KNOW, I KNOW.
BUT, IT'S JUST...
Prisha says, …ANNOYING.
Salwa says, YES.
Prisha says, I GET IT.
BUT SO WHAT?
REMEMBER, GOTTA WIN THE MAHAKI
WAY, HAVING FUN, BE A GOOD
SPORT, TEAMWORK, ALL THAT STUFF.
Salwa says, YEAH, NAH.
MAHAKI WAY ALL THE WAY.
BUT JUST SAYING, THIS DRILL'S
LAME.
Salwa nods.
Prisha says, I DID PLAN ON IT BEING A
DOUBLES DRILL WITH MIKEY.
I HAVE AN IDEA.
EIGHT WORDS,
ALL-YOU-CAN-PLAY AT STARCADE
FIVE BILLION.
Salwa asks, WHAT CAN WE DO THERE?
Prisha says, STILL TRAIN.
BUT THE FUN KIND.
Salwa says, OKAY, I'M IN.
Auntie drives down a street.
(Slurping)
Auntie holds a milkshake.
She says, AHH...
Mikey asks, DO YOU THINK I'LL DO GOOD AT
THIS TRIAL?
Auntie says, YEAH.
Mikey asks, DO YOU RECKON I'LL BE BETTER
THAN DADDY?
Auntie says, YEAH.
Mikey says, SWEET AS.
Auntie slurps her milkshake. Mikey’s phone rings. A text reads, Call me bro! Jerry. Mikey puts down his phone. Auntie stops the car outside a large building.
Mikey says, THANKS, HEAPS, EH?
YOU'RE THE BEST AUNTIE.
Auntie says, HEY, BOY, YOU SEE THAT SIGN
UP THERE?
Mikey says, YEAH.
SOMEONE NEEDS A SPELLING
CHECK, EH?
A coat of arms reads, Butterfield College, Fide Veritatis. The coat of arms has curved olive branches on either side of a sword and four stars.
Auntie says, IT'S LATIN, YOU EGG.
IT MEANS TRUTH AND LOYALTY.
Auntie drinks her milkshake.
Mikey says, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU SPOKE
LATIN.
Auntie says, LOTS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME,
BOY.
SAME AS YOUR FRIENDS DON'T
KNOW ABOUT YOU.
Mikey looks at Auntie and gets out of the car. He walks towards the building with his bag.
(Engine rumbling)
Mikey pauses at the bottom of a staircase leading up to the building and checks his phone.
Jerry says, MAHAKI, COULDN'T GET THROUGH,
BUT I'VE MADE QUITE THE
DISCOVERY.
I FOUND SOMEONE THEY DESTROYED.
A video plays on Mikey’s phone of a boy wearing a green shirt.
The boy says, YEAH, I PLAYED WITH THEM, THE
VOLKOVS.
THEY LEFT ME IN THE DUST.
TURNED MY WORLD UPSIDE DOWN.
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PLAY
SINCE, LET ALONE LOOK AT A
COURT.
THOSE TWO WILL DO WHATEVER IT
TAKES TO WIN.
Jerry appears in the video.
He says, I PRESSED HIM ON "WHATEVER IT
TAKES" MEANT, BUT HE JUST
STARTED REPEATING THE WORD
"VOLKOV" OVER AND OVER FOR
ABOUT 37 MINUTES, SO I LEFT.
Jerry travels down a sidewalk.
He says, BETWEEN THIS CHAP AND JIM FROM
JIM'S GYM, I'M WORRIED FOR TEAM
MAHAKI, MAHAKI.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY IT, BUT
I'M EVEN A LITTLE WORRIED FOR
TIFF.
WATCH YOUR STEP, MAHAKI.
JERRY OUT.
Mikey’s phone beeps as Jerry’s message ends. Mikey runs up the staircase. A tray of orange halves are placed on a bench. A table is full of fruits and has a bowl of punch by a Butterfield college coat of arms. People jog on a field and pass a ball. Ms. Blapper stands by a row of footballs.
She says, GENTLEMEN, ATTENTION, PLEASE.
NOW, YOU ARE THE BEST OF THE
BEST.
SO, TO SAY THAT WE'RE EXPECTING
BIG THINGS WOULD BE AN
UNDERSTATEMENT.
Mikey lets out a breath.
Ms. Blapper says, CAN I GET STARTED BY
INTRODUCING TO YOU YEAR 12
STUDENT, FUTURE BULLFROG AND
CURRENT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT,
MARKY 'MAGIC' MAHONEY.
Ms. Blapper gestures to a boy beside wearing a Butterfield college sports shirt. He nods.
(Applause)
Marky says, CHEERS, MS. BLAPPER.
NOW, I'M DOING THE SAME
SCHOLARSHIP YOU FELLAS ARE
TRIALLING FOR AND I KNOW EXACTLY
HOW YOU FEEL.
IT CAN BE HARD AND SOMETIMES
YOU FEEL LIKE, "OH, I SHOULD
JUST GIVE UP."
BUT DON'T.
I PUSHED THROUGH AND I GOT
THE SCHOLARSHIP AND NOW I'M
KILLING IT.
I'M IN A FEEDER PROGRAM TO
THE BULLFROGS AND THE DUX OF
DRAMA.
WITH HARD WORK, COULD BE PLAYING
FIRST GRADE.
BUTTERFIELD, IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE
SCHOLARSHIP.
SO, THERE'S NO MORE MUCKING
AROUND.
WHATEVER YOU'VE GOT IN THE
TANK, GO OUT THERE AND GIVE IT
YOUR ALL.
(Scattered applause)
Mikey looks worried. The boys competing for the scholarship play football.
(Shouting)
Mikey is passed the football. He runs.
Ms. Blapper says, OOH.
She watches the game through a pair of binoculars. Mikey runs with the football. A boy in a red shirt tries to tackle him and Mikey knocks him out of the way. The boy falls and Mikey pauses.
A person says, NO!
Marky watches the fall take place.
A second person asks, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Mikey says, OH, SORRY, BRO.
Mikey helps the boy up.
Mikey asks, YOU, OKAY?
Before Mikey can help the boy in the red shirt the rest of the way up, A boy in a green shirt tackles Mikey, who drops the ball.
A person says, YOU JUST COST US THE
GAME.
(Whistle blowing)
A person says, YEAH, GOOD ONE MATE.
Ms. Blapper makes a note on a clipboard.
Marky says, COME ON, BRING IT BACK.
Mikey slowly gets up. Elsewhere, a bean bag is thrown into a hole of an arcade game. A basketball is thrown into a basket. Salwa bowls a bowling ball.
Prisha says, JUST DROP THE SHOULDER A
LITTLE…
(Pins dropping)
Salwa smiles.
Prisha says, …AND DON'T FORGET TO
BREATHE.
Salwa says, SICK.
WE SHOULD TRAIN LIKE THIS ALL
THE TIME, BRO.
Prisha spots Viktor at a claw machine game.
Prisha says, AH, SO, UM, JUST KEEP WORKING
ON THIS PRECISION THING, YEAH?
Prisha hands a bowling ball to Salwa.
Salwa asks, ARE YOU COACHING ME OR WHAT,
PRISHA?
Prisha says, JUST GOTTA GO DO SOME PREP
THINGY.
Prisha leaves.
She asks, TEST OF SKILL?
COACH TO COACH?
Prisha stands with Viktor at the claw game.
Viktor says, NOW, YOU'RE TALKING.
Prisha and Viktor reach for the claw machine’s joystick at the same time. Their hands touch and they both pull away. Viktor takes control of the joystick. He reaches for a stuffed animal with the claw.
Prisha says, THESE THINGS ARE IMPOSSIBLE
TO WIN.
Viktor says, NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
He bangs the side of the machine and a stuffed toy falls out.
Prisha asks, IS THAT EVEN LEGAL?
Viktor says, NO RULE AGAINST IT.
Prisha says, PRETTY SURE THERE IS.
Viktor offers Prisha the stuffed animal but she doesn’t take it.
Viktor says, YOU DON'T LIKE PLUSHIES?
Prisha says, I LOVE PLUSHIES.
WHO DOESN'T?
BUT I LIKE MY PLUSHIES EARNED,
NOT STOLEN.
Viktor says, I DIDN'T STEAL.
Prisha says, BASICALLY DID.
Viktor says, THE GOAL WAS TO GET THE
PLUSHY FROM THE MACHINE, YES?
AND I GOT IT FROM THE MACHINE,
DID I NOT?
Prisha says, WELL, YOU DID, BUT...
Salwa calls, PRISHA, YOU COMING?
Prisha says, WE NEED TO TALK.
IN PRIVATE.
Viktor says, I KNOW JUST THE PLACE.
He leads Prisha away. Mikey drinks through a straw by the table of fruit at Butterfield. Marky joins Mikey.
Marky says, HEY.
Mikey says, HEY.
RECKON MY TEAM'S SALTY WITH ME,
EH?
Mark asks, WHY?
COS YOU STUFFED UP?
Mikey says, BASICALLY, YEAH.
Marky says, YOU KNOW WHAT MY MOB CALL ME?
MAARUMANHA.
Mikey says, SOUNDS SWEET AS.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Marky says, IN MY LANGUAGE, IT MEANS
"LIGHTNING FLASH".
YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I
STUFFED UP OUT THERE?
Mikey says, NONE BECAUSE YOU'RE SKUX,
MAGIC AND LIGHTING.
Marky says, I WISH, BUD.
I STUFFED UP PLENTY OF TIMES,
BUT I DIDN'T GET THE NAME FOR
ALL MY STUFF-UPS.
I GOT IT FOR DUSTING MYSELF OFF
AND PLAYING HARDER FOR MY TEAM.
YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING.
YOU COULD REALLY GO PLACES IF
YOU JUST PUSH YOURSELF.
Mikey asks, WHERE DO I START?
Marky says, PICK YOUR LIP UP AND GO OUT
THERE AND PLAY HARD FOR YOUR
TEAM.
YOU NEVER KNOW, YOU COULD END UP
WITH YOUR OWN NAME.
GOOD LUCK.
Mikey says, THANKS.
Mikey looks thoughtful. He sips his drink. At the arcade, Prisha and Viktor drive a bumper car together. The car stops and the people around them leave their bumper cars.
Viktor comments, QUITE THE VIEW FROM UP HERE.
Prisha says, YEAH, YEAH, WEIRD.
UM, VIK...
Viktor says, YES, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO
SAY?
Prisha says, LISTEN, NOT ONE FOR DODGING
AROUND, TBH.
Viktor says, BUT WE'RE THE BEST DODGERS.
WE MAKE THE PERFECT TEAM.
VFP, VIKTOR FOR PRISHA.
Prisha says, I'M GONNA STOP YOU THERE,
VIK.
YOU AND ME, THIS IS FUN, I'LL
ADMIT, BUT WE'RE CHALK
AND CHEESE.
Viktor asks, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
Prisha says, DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE COURT.
Viktor asks, AND?
Prisha says, AND I DIG THE RULES AND YOU
DIG BENDING THEM.
Viktor says, RULES ARE MADE TO BE BENT.
Prisha says, NO, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE RULES.
Viktor sighs.
He says, PRISHA, I LIKE YOU.
Prisha says, SAME.
BUT WE CAN'T BE WHATEVER THIS
IS.
I'M SORRY.
Viktor asks, MUST THIS BE?
Prisha says, YEAH, YEAH, IT MUST.
Viktor and Prisha both look disappointed. Viktor climbs out of the bumper car and walks away. Elsewhere, a bowling ball rolls down a lane and knocks down all 10 pins. A screen chimes. It reads, Salwa, top score, 135 points.
Salwa says, SICK!
TOP SCORE!
Ivanka says, NICE LITTLE SCORE, SAZ.
Salwa’s shoulders drop. She sighs and frowns.
Ivanka says, LET'S SEE HOW LONG THAT LASTS.
Salwa asks, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
Ivanka says, ALL-YOU-CAN-PLAY AT STARCADE
FIVE BILLION.
YOU?
Salwa says, ALL-YOU-CAN-PLAY AT STARCADE
FIVE BILLION.
A screen beside Salwa’s reads, Ivanka ready.
Ivanka asks, CAN YOU HANDLE THE CHALLENGE?
Ivanka picks up a bowling ball.
Salwa says, BRING IT ON.
(Dramatic music plays)
Salwa and Ivanka bowl. Bowling balls continuously knock over all 10 pins. Ivanka’s screen reads, Ivanka, 142 points, Salwa’s screen reads, 135 points.
Salwa says, UGH, NO!
Ivanka says, LOOK, YOUR RECORD JUST
CRUMBLED, LIKE YOUR NEW FOUND
CONFIDENCE.
Ivanka drinks a milkshake and walks away.
Prisha says, I'M NOT LOSING TO HER,
NOT TODAY, NOT TOMORROW.
OI, IVA!
Ivanka returns.
Prisha says, LET'S CHALLENGE NOW, OR ARE
YOU A CHICKEN?
Ivanka says, YOU FLATTER YOURSELF.
ME BEING SCARED OF YOU IS LIKE A
TIGER BEING SCARED OF A POODLE
PUPPY.
Salwa says, PROVE IT.
THREE ROUNDS, THREE GAMES,
WINNER TAKES ALL.
Ivanka says, YOU'RE GOING DOWN.
Salwa says, I'M... NOT... GOING... DOWN.
(Cheerful music plays)
A person adds a macaroon to a plate of snacks.
Marky asks, YOU READY?
Marky blows a whistle.
He says, GO!
The boys competing for the Butterfield scholarship play football.
(Shouting)
(Chattering)
Mikey is passed the ball. He runs. He knocks back a boy in an orange shirt who tries to tackle him. Mikey smiles and runs. Ms. Blapper gasps. Marky smiles as he runs with the players.
One of the players yells, HEY!
Mikey reaches the end of the field and rolls to the ground with the ball. His teammates celebrate. Marky blows his whistle.
(Cheering)
Ms. Blapper makes a note on her clipboard.
(Cheering)
Marky says, GOOD JOB, LET'S GO, BRING IT
BACK.
Ms. Blapper and Marky face the boys competing for the scholarship.
Ms. Blapper says, IF I READ YOUR NAME, YOU'RE
THROUGH TO THE FINAL INTERVIEW.
JASON JOHNSON, BILLY BRONSON,
DONALD DONALDSON, SAM SIMPSON,
GEORGE GEORGOPOLOUS AND…
Mikey scratches the back of his head nervously.
Ms. Blapper adds, …MIKEY MAHAKI.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU
TO EVERYONE ELSE.
(Scattered applause)
The boys start to go their separate ways. Mikey walks towards Ms. Blapper.
He asks, UH, HEY, MS., WHEN'S THE
INTERVIEW?
Ms. Blapper says, A WEEK FROM NOW, WITH THE
BUTTERFIELD BOARD.
Mikey says, MEAN AS.
He comments, I THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD
HAVE CLASHED WITH REGIONALS, BUT
SWEET AS.
Marky says, HEY, BUDDY.
Mikey says, HEY, MAHARAJA?
Marky says, CLOSE, IT'S MAARUMANHA.
Mikey says, SWEET AS.
Marky say, ALL GOOD, MIGII.
Mikey asks, WHAT'S MIGII?
Marky says, YOUR NEW NAME.
IT'S ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING
LIGHTNING IN MY LANGUAGE.
Mikey says, MEAN AS.
Marky says, GOOD LUCK AT THE
INTERVIEW, MIGII.
Mikey says, OH, THANKS.
MIGII AND MAARUMANHA ON THE
FIELD ONE DAY, BE ELECTRIC.
Marky says, I LIKE THAT COS WE'RE BOTH
LIGHTNING.
YEAH, THEY WOULDN'T STOP US.
Mikey says, FOR REAL.
Marky says, FOR REAL FOR REAL.
COME ON, LET'S GO AND CELEBRATE.
Tiffany sits behind her dads in a car.
She says, THANKS FOR THE LIFT, OKAY.
I'M GONNA GET MY GAME ON, BY
MYSELF, WHICH I'M TOTES COOL
WITH, OKAY?
Stone asks, YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
Tiffany says, TOTES, OKAY.
Stone nods.
He asks, YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT US TO
TAG?
Steele says, WE'RE DANCE, DANCE DYNAMOS.
Stone and Steele dance in the car.
Tiffany says, THANKS, OKAY, BUT NO THANKS,
OKAY.
I NEED SOME SOLO TIME.
One of Tiffany’s dads says, OKAY.
Stone says, LOVE, LOVE YOU.
Tiffany climbs out of the car.
Steele asks, SHOULD WE?
Stone says, YEAH.
He presses a button. Tiffany walks through the arcade. She spots the Volkov twins at an air hockey table with Prisha and Salwa. She pauses.
Tiffany imagines Viktor saying, LOOK, IT'S NIGELLA NO
FRIENDS.
Tiffany imagines Viktor and Ivanka dancing and Salwa sitting on the air hockey table eating cotton candy.
She imagines Viktor saying, IT'S NIGELLA NO FRIENDS.
Tiffany imagines a stuffed animal talking.
The stuffed animal says, WELCOME TO THE REJECT CLUB!
Tiffany imagines Ivanka saying HEY, BRING YOUR FRIENDS OVER.
OH, WAIT, YOU HAVE NONE.
She imagines Salwa and Prisha asking, WHY ARE YOU SO ALONE?
Tiffany gives her head a shake and smiles. She walks towards the group.
Ivanka says, YOU, HERE, NOW.
Tiffany asks, WHAT'S THE GO TEAM?
Ivanka says, I'M ABOUT TO TEACH HER A
LESSON.
Tiffany says, NOW, THAT'S A PLAN I CAN GET
BEHIND.
Salwa says, MY COUSIN'S, COUSIN'S
NEIGHBOUR HAD ONE OF THESE.
I'M UNDEFEATED, BRO.
Ivanka says, NOT YOUR, BRO.
BUT I WILL DESTROY YOU HERE.
Ivanka scores on Salwa.
Ivanka says, I'VE SEEN BETTER HANDS ON A
FISH.
Salwa scores a point on Ivanka.
Salwa says, AND I'VE SEEN BETTER REFLEXES
ON A FISH FINGER.
The air hockey game keeps score. Text reads, Air Hockey Super Challenge, Ivanka 1, Salwa 1. Ivanka and Salwa hit the puck back and forth. Ivanka scores on Salwa. The score reads, Ivanka 2, Salwa 1.
Tiffany says, OUCH.
Ivanka says, THOUGHT YOUR COUSIN'S
COUSIN'S NEIGHBOUR HAD ONE OF
THESE?
Salwa says, BEGINNER'S LUCK.
Prisha types a message that reads, Mikey, @ Starcade 5 Need u BRO!. Ivanka and Salwa continue their game. The score reads, Ivanka 2, Salwa 2. Viktor watches the game. Salwa scores on Ivanka.
Salwa says, MEANT TO SINK 'EM.
She smiles.
Ivanka scores on Salwa.
Ivanka asks, LIKE THAT?
The score reads, Ivanka 3, Salwa 3. Prisha looks worried. Salwa scores another point.
She says, WE PLAYING AIR HOCKEY BECAUSE
YOU'RE LOOKING KIND OF ROCKY.
She scores another point.
Salwa says, I'LL SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE,
BRO.
Ivanka says, I'M NOT YOUR, BRO.
Ivanka and Salwa knock the puck back and forth until Salwa scores another point. Ivanka places the puck back on the table. Ivanka and Salwa each score points. The score reads, Ivanka 3, Salwa 7.
Salwa says, THAT FELT GOOD!
Tiffany asks, COMPETITIVE MUCH?
Salwa says, I'M THE CHAMP.
EAT IT.
Ivanka says, THESE ARE BABY GAMES.
THEY MEAN NOTHING.
HANDBALL, NOW.
Salwa asks, ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE GUYS
THAT TELLS JOKE FOR A LIVING?
Ivanka says, A COMEDIAN?
Viktor says, I LIKE JOKES.
Salwa says, YOU ARE A JOKE.
Prisha says, SAL, GETTING THAT SUPER
INTENSE, KIND OF TERRIFIED OF
FAILING/NOT HAVING MUCH FUN LOOK
ON YOUR FACE.
Salwa says, RELAX, I'M DOING IT.
BUT FOR THE RECORD, I'M GOING TO
KICK HER –
Prisha cuts Salwa off.
She says, SAL!
THIS ISN'T THE MAHAKI WAY.
Salwa says, WE'RE DOING THIS.
In a message Jerry says, MAHAKI, JUST WONDERING
IF YOU GOT MY MESSAGE.
AND, UM, ALSO STILL WAITING ON
YOUR CHESS ROYALE MOVE.
DON'T LEAVE A BRO HANGING, BRO.
Mikey says, OH, BRO, WISH YOU WERE
HERE, EH.
GOT SO MUCH TO TALK, TALK TO YOU
ABOUT.
Jerry says, TALK, TALK AWAY, MAHAKI.
In an arcade game, Jerry pushes a stuffed unicorn off himself. Text in the machine reads, win big prizes.
Mikey says, BRO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
Jerry says, CAN'T LEAVE A BRO HANGING,
BRO.
Mikey asks, FOR REALS?
Jerry says, GOT A LOT ON YOUR MIND,
MAHAKI.
Mikey says, SURE DO.
HOW'D YOU KNOW?
Jerry says, A BRO KNOWS WHAT A BRO KNOWS.
Mikey says, SO, WAIT, YOU'RE ACTUALLY
HERE?
Jerry says, WELL, IF BY HERE, YOU MEAN IN
YOUR IMAGINATION, THEN YES, I'M
HERE.
Mikey says, DANG.
DOES THAT MEAN WE CAN'T TALK
TALK?
Jerry says, TALK, TALK AWAY, BRO.
Mikey says, OH, BRO, THIS, THIS WHOLE
BUTTERFIELD THING IS GIVING ME A
HEADACHE.
I MEAN I'M BUZZING AS, BUT THEN
I'M NOT BUZZING AS COS I LIED
AND NOW I'M GUILTY AS, AND I'VE
GOT TO GET MY GAME ON AT
ALL-YOU-CAN-PLAY AT STARCADE
FIVE BILLION.
Jerry says, WELL, MAHAKI, IF THERE WAS
ONE PIECE OF ADVICE I COULD GIVE
YOU, SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE
ALL YOUR PROBLEMS DISAPPEAR,
IT'S...
(Slurping)
Mikey says, HUH?
A person says, MIKEY…
Mikey looks at the machine and Jerry is gone. He turns around to Steele and Stone holding green drinks.
Steel asks, …WHO YOU TALKING TO
THERE, DUDE?
Mikey says, OH, SIRS, UM, NO-ONE.
SUP?
Stone says, NOT MUCH.
JUST BORING WEDDING PLANNING.
YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.
Mikey says, NOT REALLY, I'M 12.
Steele asks, WHAT YOU BEEN UP TO,
DUDE-MAN?
GOT A BIT OF A BUZZ ABOUT YOU.
OH, YEAH, ACTUALLY I HAD A…
ACTUALLY, NOTHING, YOU KNOW,
JUST BORING KID STUFF.
Steele and Stone say, COOL, COOL, COOL.
Stone says, HEY, MIKEY, YOU HAVEN'T
SPOKEN TO TIFF LATELY, HAVE YOU?
Mikey says, NOT REALLY, EH.
IS SHE HERE?
Stone says, YEAH, GETTING HER GAME ON.
Mikey says, SWEET AS.
I BETTER GO.
Steele says, HEY, MIKEY.
YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED ANYTHING
DIFFERENT ABOUT TIFF LATELY,
HAVE YOU?
Mikey says, UH, I GUESS I HAVE, YEAH.
WELL, NOT REALLY, EH.
TO BE HONEST, WE DON'T CHAT MUCH
THESE DAYS.
BUT, UH, BETTER SPLIT, BROS.
Mikey leaves. Steele and Stone wave. Elsewhere, Salwa sticks tape to the floor. The tape is measured. Viktor retracts a measuring tape. Mikey joins the Volkov team and his friends.
He says, ARCADE HANDBALL, SWEET AS.
Salwa holds onto a railing and looks up.
She says, I'M TEACHING HER A LESSON.
HOW'S THE SHOULDER?
Mikey says, YEAH, ALL CLEAR, EH.
Mikey stands with Prisha. Salwa lets out a deep breath.
Mikey says, SALWA'S INTENSE AS.
Prisha says, REMEMBER THAT MAHAKI WAY
THINGY?
Mikey says, YEAH.
Prisha says, WELL, SHE'S BASICALLY
FORGOTTEN IT AND IS NOW LOCKED
IN AN INTENSE BATTLE WITH IVANKA
THAT SHE'S ABSOLUTELY GOTTA WIN.
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
Mikey asks, ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP?
Prisha says, MORAL SUPPORT MAYBE?
Mikey starts to sing.
He sings, M-A-H…
Salwa says, NO SINGING.
LET'S PLAY.
Salwa looks determined.
She says, YOU JUST GONNA STAND THERE?
Tiffany says, YEAH, I'M REF, OKAY.
IT'S WHERE REFS STAND.
DON'T LIKE IT?
LEAVE.
GAME ON.
Tiffany stands on the centre line of the handball square. Salwa serves. She and Ivanka hit the ball back and forth. Salwa does a spin when she returns the ball that gets her a point. She grins.
Salwa says, MAKE IT RAIN, BRO.
YOU'RE GOING DOWN.
Salwa spins and poses.
She says, AND I'M JUST GETTING STARTED
WITH YOU.
Ivanka cracks her neck. She serves. She and Salwa rally until Salwa eventually misses the ball.
Ivanka says, BALL?
Salwa brings the ball to Ivanka and drops it in front of her.
Salwa says, AGAIN.
Ivanka stands on a raised platform dance game. She jumps off as she serves. Ivanka and Salwa bounce the ball back and forth. Salwa dives to the ground for the ball near the centre line but misses and it bounces away. Steele and Stone spy on the group from behind an arcade game. They sip their drinks.
Ivanka says, IF YOU CAN'T BEAT ME NOW,
YOU WILL NEVER GET THROUGH
REGIONALS.
Salwa stands. She stands face to face with Ivanka on the centre line.
She says, YOU HAVEN'T WON YET.
Ivanka says, YOU'LL NEVER HAVE WHAT IT
TAKES TO BEAT US.
Salwa says, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
DEALING WITH.
Tiffany says, WHOA!
KEEP IT ON THE COURT, OKAY,
GUYS.
Mikey says, YEAH, SALWA, CHILL.
Ivanka and Salwa separate.
Mikey says, THIS IS NOT OUR WAY.
Salwa notices a stuffed animal on a bench. She rubs her forehead before picking up the animal. She looks at it before dropping it back on the bench.
Salwa imagines the animal singing.
The animal sings, M-A-H-A-K-I
W-A-Y
Salwa quietly sings to herself, M-A-H-A-K-I
W-A-Y.
Salwa smiles.
She quietly sings to herself, M-A-H….
Mikey and Prisha join Salwa.
They quietly sing, …A-K-I W-A-Y.
Mikey and Prisha stand behind Salwa.
Mikey says, HIT IT.
(Upbeat music plays)
Team Mahaki sings, M-A-H-A-K-I W-A-Y.
Ivanka looks confused.
Team Mahaki sings, M-A-H-A-K-I
W-A-Y.
Mikey and Prisha dance.
The group sings, M-A-H-A-K-I W-A-Y.
Salwa picks up the stuffed animal.
Mikey and Prisha sing, M-A-H-A-K-I…
Stone leans closer to the group. Salwa faces Ivanka with the stuffed animal.
She says, YOU WIN.
Salwa holds out the stuffed animal.
Tiffany says, GAME'S NOT OVER; YOU CAN'T
JUST GIVE IN LIKE THAT.
Salwa says, JUST DID.
She turns away.
Ivanka says, NO.
I WILL BEAT YOU, HERE, NOW!
Salwa says, SAVE THAT FOR REGIONALS.
YOU WIN.
Ivanka rips apart the stuffed animal.
Tiffany asks, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GIVE IN
LIKE THAT?
Salwa says, YEP.
Ivanka screams, AHH!
She looks angry. Stone and Steele wander over.
Tiffany says, DADS?
Steele says, WELL, THAT WAS INTENSE.
Stone asks, WE COOL, CATS?
Steele says, COS WE'RE KIND OF SENSING
THAT YOU'RE ALL A BIT NOT COOL
CATS.
Stone says, POOR, PLUSHY, BET HE WASN'T
EXPECTING THAT WITH THE "AHH!"
Stone chuckles.
He says, YOU KNOW, WHEN JAYDEN AND I
HAVE BARNIES, WHICH IS RARE, WE
LIKE TO DEBRIEF IT OUT, OKAY.
Steele says, YEAH, TALK IT OUT, OKAY.
Tiffany says, NOT A TALK IT OUT TIME, OKAY.
Steele says, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME FOR
TALK OUT TIME, OKAY.
Stone says, AND YOU KNOW WHAT HELPS WITH
A GREAT POST-BARNY DEBRIEF TALK
OUT TIME?
Steele and Stone say, ONION FRIES!
Tiffany says, DADS, OKAY, NO, OKAY.
Steele and Stone ask, FREE SHAKES?
Tiffany says, SERIOUSLY, STOP IT, DADS.
Steele and Stone ask, UNLIMITED FREE SHAKES?
Mikey says, LAST ONE THERE'S A
ROTTEN EGG.
Salwa says, WE'RE IN.
Prisha laughs. She, Salwa and Mikey follow Steel and Stone, who chuckle. Viktor and Ivanka shrug. Arcade games flash lights. A ball rolls on a skee-ball game. Tiffany walks up a ramp with her dads close behind.
Stone says, TIFF…
Steele says, …DARLING.
Stone says, TIFF…
Steele says, …DARLING.
Tiffany stops suddenly and turns around.
She says, DADS, YOU'RE SUPER
CRINGE-FEST, OKAY, FOR REALS.
Stone says, HEY, TIME FOR A REAL-FEST.
WHAT IS UP WITH YOU?
Tiffany says, NOTHING.
I JUST HAVE A LOT GOING ON AND…
Stone says, MAYBE THESE GUYS COULD COME
TO THE WEDDING?
Tiffany says, NO!
Steele asks, WHY ARE YOU AVOIDING THE
INVITE ISH?
Stone says, LOOK, IF THE INVITE ISH IS AN
ISH, JUST TELL US IT'S AN ISH
AND WE'LL LET THE ISH GO.
Tiffany says, DADS, IT'S NOT LIKE I'M NOT
PROUD OF YOU, OKAY.
I'M SUPES PROUD OF YOU, BUT I
JUST DON'T DO THE FRIEND THING,
OKAY?
Tiffany sighs.
She says, LET'S GET SOME O RINGS.
Tiffany turns around and walks up the ramp. Stone and Steel look at each other then back towards Tiffany. They follow her up the ramp. They sit at a table with Tiffany, the Volkov twins, Mikey, Prisha and Salwa. Ivanka and Salwa stare at each other as they eat.
Mikey says, GOT PRETTY INTENSE BACK
THERE, EH?
Prisha says, SUPER.
Mikey asks, HAVE THEY BEEN LIKE THIS THE
WHOLE TIME?
Prisha says, PRETTY MUCH.
KIND OF WISH YOU HADN'T GONE
TO PHYSIO, TBH.
Mikey says, YEAH, ME TOO AS.
SO, SIRS, YOU'RE TYING THE KNOT,
EH?
Stone says, KNOT TIME, YES, YES, INDEED.
ACTUALLY, ON THAT…
Tiffany shakes her head and mouths the word no.
Stone says, WE WOULD
LOVE TO INVITE YOU ALL TO THE
BIG DAY.
RIGHT, JJ?
Steel says, TOTES BB.
Tiffany asks, DADS, ARE YOU BEING SERIOUS?
Steele says, WELL, IT IS OUR WEDDING,
ISN'T IT, DARLING?
Mikey says, SWEET AS, SIRS.
RSVP AS.
Prisha says, YEAH, YEAH, I'M IN.
Stone says, GREAT.
Salwa says, HECTIC.
I GO TO ONE EVERY WEEKEND.
Ivanka says, WE'RE BUSY THAT DAY.
Stone says, AH, BUT WE DIDN'T SAY WHAT
DAY.
Viktor says, WE'RE STILL BUSY.
Stone says, OKAY, WELL, TIFF, SHE'LL HIT
YOU UP WITH THE INVITES.
WON'T YOU, DARLING?
Tiffany stands with a milkshake and throws it on her dads.
(Gasping)
Mikey and Prisha’s eyes widen. Salwa covers her mouth. Tiffany sits back down. Milkshake slides down her dad’s faces and clothes.
Tiffany says, OOPS.
Stone says, IT'S IN MY EYE.
Steele and Stone wipe milkshake off their faces. In a bathroom, Stone washes his hands and tries to clean his shirt. He dries it under a hand dryer. In the arcade, Tiffany walks back down the ramp. She meets her dads half way and sighs.
Tiffany says, SORRY ABOUT THE SHAKE FACE.
I DIDN'T LIKE WHAT YOU GUYS
JUST DID AND I DIDN'T LIKE WHAT
I JUST DID.
SO, I GUESS WE'RE EVEN, OKAY?
Stone and Steele look at each other and back at Tiffany.
Stone asks, IS THAT AN APOL?
Tiffany says, YES.
Steele says, WELL, WE'RE SORRY, TOO,
DARLING, OKAY?
Tiffany turns and walks back up the ramp.
Steele says, OH, OKAY.
Stone and Steele follow Tiffany back up the ramp. At his house, Mikey talks on his phone.
He says. EPIC DISCOVERY TODAY J, BRO.
SOZ I'VE BEEN MIA ON THE CHESS
AND THE PHONE.
I'LL STEP UP MY GAME, EH.
PS, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU
TODAY, SORT OF.
I'LL EXPLAIN LATER.
LATERS.
Mikey puts down his phone and sighs. Daddy sharply exhales as he planks with his arms on a table and feet on a truck behind him.
Mikey says, I LEFT MY GANG FOR LIKE HALF
A DAY AND IT ALL WENT
PEACH-SHAPED.
Daddy says, PEAR-SHAPED.
Mikey says, BUT PEARS ARE SHAPED FUNNY.
Daddy says, THAT'S THE POINT.
Mikey says, OH, YEAH.
EVEN HAD TO HAVE A ONION RING
AND A SHAKE TALK, TALK AND
EVERYTHING.
Mikey joins Daddy in the exercise.
Daddy says, I LOVE ONION RINGS.
DID GOOD AT BUTTERFIELD, BOY?
Mikey says, YEAH, DADDY, JUST I HOPE I DO
GOOD AT THE INTERVIEW, EH.
Daddy says, YOU WILL, BOY.
YOU HAD YOUR BUZZ ON.
Mikey says, YEAH, BEEN BUZZING ALL DAY,
EXCEPT I HAD TO KEEP MY BUZZ
UNDER A WRAP, WHICH HAS BEEN A
BUZZKILL.
Daddy says, BUZZ ALL YOU WANT, BOY.
Mikey and Daddy say, BUZZ, BUZZ.
Mikey says, BUTTERFIELD LOOKS
LOOLIDOOLIE, EH, SANDSTONE,
GREAT HALLS, SKUX AS OVALS.
Education says, EDUCATION'S NOT ABOUT OVALS,
BOY.
Mikey says, I KNOW.
Daddy says, MY SCHOOL HAD NO OVALS,
NO LIBRARIES, SOMETIMES
NO TEACHERS.
Mikey looks surprised.
Daddy says, MADE THE MOST OF IT.
GOT GRADES FOR UNI.
Mikey says, BUT STILL FOLLOWED THE FOOTY
DREAM, EH?
Daddy nods.
He says, FOR NOW.
Mikey says, I STILL WANT TO FOLLOW THE
FOOTY DREAM, DADDY, BUT I ALSO
WANT TO SMASH REGIONALS
TOMORROW, EH.
Daddy says, YOU WILL, BOY.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOU'LL
BE TWICE THE MAN I'LL EVER BE,
BOY.
Mikey says, BUT YOU'RE LIKE A SUPER SKUX
DADDY, DADDY.
Daddy says, SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOU, BOY.
I TOTALLY FORGOT AS.
BUTTERFIELD LEFT A MESSAGE, EH.
Mikey looks at Daddy.
Daddy says, INTERVIEW'S NOW TOMORROW.
Mikey looks to the right and comments, DIRTY DACKS!
Directed by Darren Ashton.
Series Producer, Joe Weatherstone.
Executive Producers Catherine Nebauer, Bernadette O’Mahony and Jan Stradling.
Developed with the assistance of and distributed by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation.
NSW, Create NSW, arts, screen and culture. A Northern Pictures Production.
A person sings, HARD BALL, HARD BALL,
HARD BALL, HARD BALL.
Prisha dances.
ABC, developed and produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
They sing, A NEW DAY DAWNS IN
THE WILD, WILD WEST.
WHERE THE STATE WILL DISCOVER
WHO WILL BE THE BEST, TOO
AND YOU KNOW WHEN THE GOING
GETS TOUGH.
Text reads, Screen Australia and The Australian Broadcasting Corporation present in association with The Australian Children’s Television Foundation and Screen NSW, a Northern Pictures Production.
The kids sing, TEAM MAHAKI DIGS DOWN
TO USE THE RIGHT STUFF
'CAUSE IF YOU WANNA PLAY
HANDBALL
THEN YOU'VE GOTTA GIVE IT
YOUR ALL.
Students Mikey, Salwa, Jerry and Tiffany are about 12 years old. Mikey has short dark hair. Salwa has long brown hair. Jerry has short, thick brown hair. Tiffany has long dark brown hair and glasses.
The kids sing, COME ON!
Twins Viktor and Ivanka wear matching green coats. They dance in an alley with other kids.
The kids sing, 'CAUSE IF YOU WANNA PLAY
HANDBALL
YOU'VE GOTTA THINK BIG
NOT SMALL.
IF YOU WANNA PLAY HANDBALL
THEN YOU'VE GOTTA PLAY
HARDBALL
Text reads, created and written by Guy Edmonds and Matt Zeremes. Hardball.
Prisha wears a brown shirt. She stands in an outdoor, multi-level parking garage,
She says, OKAY, GANG, SO, I WAS
CHECKING OUT THIS VID AND THERE
WAS THIS ANCIENT SOCCER GUY WHO
WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN HE WAS A
BABY SOCCER GUY, AND GET THIS,
HE KICKED A BALL AGAINST A WALL
DAY AND NIGHT FOR THREE YEARS TO
BE THE BEST SOCCER GUY.
Mikey wears a blue shirt. Salwa wears a white shirt with black and red lines.
Mikey says, OH, SWEET TRAINING STORY, EH.
ABOUT THAT…
Tires screech as Auntie pulls up in a white car.
She says, EH, BOY, YOU READY?
C'MON, YOU'RE GONNA BE LATE.
Prisha says, YOU KNOW REGIONALS ARE
TOMORROW, RIGHT?
Mikey says, YEAH, I JUST HAVE, UH,
PHYSIO.
OH, MY SHOULDER'S BEEN TIGHT AS,
EH?
Prisha asks, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?
Mikey says, I WAS GONNA PUSH THROUGH THE
PAIN, BUT I DIDN'T WANNA WORRY
YOU GUYS.
Prisha says, IT'S MY JOB TO WORRY.
Salwa asks, SO, WHEN ARE WE GONNA TRAIN
THEN?
THIS IS OUR LAST SESSION.
Mikey says, I KNOW.
I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU GUYS
LATER.
TRAIN HARD, EH.
Mikey tosses Salwa a handball and gets in Auntie’s car.
Auntie asks, EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT, BOY?
Mikey says, YEAH.
YOU GOT MY STUFF?
Auntie grabs a bag from the back seat.
Mikey says, THANKS, AUNTIE.
YOU'RE THE BEST, EH.
Auntie says, YEAH.
I'LL PULL OVER, YOU GET CHANGED,
I'LL GET A THICK SHAKE.
Mikey says, YEAH.
Auntie gives Prisha and Salwa a thumbs up. Prisha and Salwa look to be in disbelief. Auntie starts the car. She and Mikey drive off. Elsewhere, a person drizzles syrup on a stack of pancakes. A person cracks an egg onto a hot pan. On a wall are pictures of Steele, Stone and Tiffany.
Steele says, SUNDAY-FUNDAY!
Stone says, CHEAT DAY MORE LIKE IT!
Stone and Steel stand in a kitchen. Tiffany sits at an island.
Tiffany says, YOU TWO SHOULD TOTES GO ONTO
THAT COOKING SHOW.
SER-MAZE.
Tiffany’s dads look confused.
Tiffany says, 'SERIOUSLY AMAZING'?
Steele says, PST, WE DIDN'T GET YOUR RSVPL
FOR OUR W.
Stone puts a plate of pancakes in front of Tiffany.
He says, YOUR RSVP LIST FOR OUR
WEDDING.
Tiffany says, OH, YEAH.
ALL G.
JUST ME, GOT NO ONE COMING.
Steels says, A STEELE-STONE WED WITH NO
INVITEES?
THAT'LL BE A FIRST.
Stone asks, ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T HAVE
FOUR OR FIVE FRIENDS YOU WANT TO
COME?
Tiffany says, I DON'T, OKAY?
Steele asks, TWO OR THREE?
Tiffany says, NO, OKAY.
Stone asks, ONE?
Tiffany says, ALL MY FRIENDS ARE BUSY.
Steele and Stone ask, EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT,
DARLING?
Tiffany says, YEAH.
Steele and Stone say, YOU CAN TELL US.
Tiffany says, SERIOUSLY, I'M FINE.
Steele and Stone ask, SURE, DARLING?
Tiffany says, YES, OKAY.
JUST GET OFF MY BACK!
Steele says, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, HEY, HEY,
HEY, HEY.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING, DARLING?
Tiffany says, I, UM, GONNA GET MY GAME ON.
IT'S ALL-YOU-CAN-PLAY AT
STARCADE FIVE BILLION TODAY.
Stone says, OKAY, SO, WHO YOU MEETING?
Tiffany says, NO-ONE, OKAY.
I JUST NEED SOME ME TIME!
Tiffany leaves with her pancakes.
Steele and Stone say, WE'LL TAKE YOU.
Prisha puts down a bag of training equipment. She and Salwa prepare tin garbage bins.
Prisha asks, OKAY, READY?
Salwa says, LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
She bounces a handball towards one of the garbage bins but it doesn’t go in. She slowly exhales.
Prisha says, COME ON.
Prisha passes Salwa another handball and Salwa tries again. She misses the bin.
Prisha says, LAST ONE.
She passes Salwa a ball.
Salwa says, OKAY.
Salwa pauses.
She whispers, OOH, YOU GOT THIS,
YOU GOT THIS.
Salwa bounces the ball towards the bin but it bounces past. She kicks over the bin.
Prisha says, DIDN'T WE HAVE THE WHOLE
"IT'S FINE TO FAIL THING"?
Salwa says, I KNOW, I KNOW.
BUT, IT'S JUST...
Prisha says, …ANNOYING.
Salwa says, YES.
Prisha says, I GET IT.
BUT SO WHAT?
REMEMBER, GOTTA WIN THE MAHAKI
WAY, HAVING FUN, BE A GOOD
SPORT, TEAMWORK, ALL THAT STUFF.
Salwa says, YEAH, NAH.
MAHAKI WAY ALL THE WAY.
BUT JUST SAYING, THIS DRILL'S
LAME.
Salwa nods.
Prisha says, I DID PLAN ON IT BEING A
DOUBLES DRILL WITH MIKEY.
I HAVE AN IDEA.
EIGHT WORDS,
ALL-YOU-CAN-PLAY AT STARCADE
FIVE BILLION.
Salwa asks, WHAT CAN WE DO THERE?
Prisha says, STILL TRAIN.
BUT THE FUN KIND.
Salwa says, OKAY, I'M IN.
Auntie drives down a street.
(Slurping)
Auntie holds a milkshake.
She says, AHH...
Mikey asks, DO YOU THINK I'LL DO GOOD AT
THIS TRIAL?
Auntie says, YEAH.
Mikey asks, DO YOU RECKON I'LL BE BETTER
THAN DADDY?
Auntie says, YEAH.
Mikey says, SWEET AS.
Auntie slurps her milkshake. Mikey’s phone rings. A text reads, Call me bro! Jerry. Mikey puts down his phone. Auntie stops the car outside a large building.
Mikey says, THANKS, HEAPS, EH?
YOU'RE THE BEST AUNTIE.
Auntie says, HEY, BOY, YOU SEE THAT SIGN
UP THERE?
Mikey says, YEAH.
SOMEONE NEEDS A SPELLING
CHECK, EH?
A coat of arms reads, Butterfield College, Fide Veritatis. The coat of arms has curved olive branches on either side of a sword and four stars.
Auntie says, IT'S LATIN, YOU EGG.
IT MEANS TRUTH AND LOYALTY.
Auntie drinks her milkshake.
Mikey says, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU SPOKE
LATIN.
Auntie says, LOTS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME,
BOY.
SAME AS YOUR FRIENDS DON'T
KNOW ABOUT YOU.
Mikey looks at Auntie and gets out of the car. He walks towards the building with his bag.
(Engine rumbling)
Mikey pauses at the bottom of a staircase leading up to the building and checks his phone.
Jerry says, MAHAKI, COULDN'T GET THROUGH,
BUT I'VE MADE QUITE THE
DISCOVERY.
I FOUND SOMEONE THEY DESTROYED.
A video plays on Mikey’s phone of a boy wearing a green shirt.
The boy says, YEAH, I PLAYED WITH THEM, THE
VOLKOVS.
THEY LEFT ME IN THE DUST.
TURNED MY WORLD UPSIDE DOWN.
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PLAY
SINCE, LET ALONE LOOK AT A
COURT.
THOSE TWO WILL DO WHATEVER IT
TAKES TO WIN.
Jerry appears in the video.
He says, I PRESSED HIM ON "WHATEVER IT
TAKES" MEANT, BUT HE JUST
STARTED REPEATING THE WORD
"VOLKOV" OVER AND OVER FOR
ABOUT 37 MINUTES, SO I LEFT.
Jerry travels down a sidewalk.
He says, BETWEEN THIS CHAP AND JIM FROM
JIM'S GYM, I'M WORRIED FOR TEAM
MAHAKI, MAHAKI.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY IT, BUT
I'M EVEN A LITTLE WORRIED FOR
TIFF.
WATCH YOUR STEP, MAHAKI.
JERRY OUT.
Mikey’s phone beeps as Jerry’s message ends. Mikey runs up the staircase. A tray of orange halves are placed on a bench. A table is full of fruits and has a bowl of punch by a Butterfield college coat of arms. People jog on a field and pass a ball. Ms. Blapper stands by a row of footballs.
She says, GENTLEMEN, ATTENTION, PLEASE.
NOW, YOU ARE THE BEST OF THE
BEST.
SO, TO SAY THAT WE'RE EXPECTING
BIG THINGS WOULD BE AN
UNDERSTATEMENT.
Mikey lets out a breath.
Ms. Blapper says, CAN I GET STARTED BY
INTRODUCING TO YOU YEAR 12
STUDENT, FUTURE BULLFROG AND
CURRENT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT,
MARKY 'MAGIC' MAHONEY.
Ms. Blapper gestures to a boy beside wearing a Butterfield college sports shirt. He nods.
(Applause)
Marky says, CHEERS, MS. BLAPPER.
NOW, I'M DOING THE SAME
SCHOLARSHIP YOU FELLAS ARE
TRIALLING FOR AND I KNOW EXACTLY
HOW YOU FEEL.
IT CAN BE HARD AND SOMETIMES
YOU FEEL LIKE, "OH, I SHOULD
JUST GIVE UP."
BUT DON'T.
I PUSHED THROUGH AND I GOT
THE SCHOLARSHIP AND NOW I'M
KILLING IT.
I'M IN A FEEDER PROGRAM TO
THE BULLFROGS AND THE DUX OF
DRAMA.
WITH HARD WORK, COULD BE PLAYING
FIRST GRADE.
BUTTERFIELD, IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE
SCHOLARSHIP.
SO, THERE'S NO MORE MUCKING
AROUND.
WHATEVER YOU'VE GOT IN THE
TANK, GO OUT THERE AND GIVE IT
YOUR ALL.
(Scattered applause)
Mikey looks worried. The boys competing for the scholarship play football.
(Shouting)
Mikey is passed the football. He runs.
Ms. Blapper says, OOH.
She watches the game through a pair of binoculars. Mikey runs with the football. A boy in a red shirt tries to tackle him and Mikey knocks him out of the way. The boy falls and Mikey pauses.
A person says, NO!
Marky watches the fall take place.
A second person asks, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Mikey says, OH, SORRY, BRO.
Mikey helps the boy up.
Mikey asks, YOU, OKAY?
Before Mikey can help the boy in the red shirt the rest of the way up, A boy in a green shirt tackles Mikey, who drops the ball.
A person says, YOU JUST COST US THE
GAME.
(Whistle blowing)
A person says, YEAH, GOOD ONE MATE.
Ms. Blapper makes a note on a clipboard.
Marky says, COME ON, BRING IT BACK.
Mikey slowly gets up. Elsewhere, a bean bag is thrown into a hole of an arcade game. A basketball is thrown into a basket. Salwa bowls a bowling ball.
Prisha says, JUST DROP THE SHOULDER A
LITTLE…
(Pins dropping)
Salwa smiles.
Prisha says, …AND DON'T FORGET TO
BREATHE.
Salwa says, SICK.
WE SHOULD TRAIN LIKE THIS ALL
THE TIME, BRO.
Prisha spots Viktor at a claw machine game.
Prisha says, AH, SO, UM, JUST KEEP WORKING
ON THIS PRECISION THING, YEAH?
Prisha hands a bowling ball to Salwa.
Salwa asks, ARE YOU COACHING ME OR WHAT,
PRISHA?
Prisha says, JUST GOTTA GO DO SOME PREP
THINGY.
Prisha leaves.
She asks, TEST OF SKILL?
COACH TO COACH?
Prisha stands with Viktor at the claw game.
Viktor says, NOW, YOU'RE TALKING.
Prisha and Viktor reach for the claw machine’s joystick at the same time. Their hands touch and they both pull away. Viktor takes control of the joystick. He reaches for a stuffed animal with the claw.
Prisha says, THESE THINGS ARE IMPOSSIBLE
TO WIN.
Viktor says, NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
He bangs the side of the machine and a stuffed toy falls out.
Prisha asks, IS THAT EVEN LEGAL?
Viktor says, NO RULE AGAINST IT.
Prisha says, PRETTY SURE THERE IS.
Viktor offers Prisha the stuffed animal but she doesn’t take it.
Viktor says, YOU DON'T LIKE PLUSHIES?
Prisha says, I LOVE PLUSHIES.
WHO DOESN'T?
BUT I LIKE MY PLUSHIES EARNED,
NOT STOLEN.
Viktor says, I DIDN'T STEAL.
Prisha says, BASICALLY DID.
Viktor says, THE GOAL WAS TO GET THE
PLUSHY FROM THE MACHINE, YES?
AND I GOT IT FROM THE MACHINE,
DID I NOT?
Prisha says, WELL, YOU DID, BUT...
Salwa calls, PRISHA, YOU COMING?
Prisha says, WE NEED TO TALK.
IN PRIVATE.
Viktor says, I KNOW JUST THE PLACE.
He leads Prisha away. Mikey drinks through a straw by the table of fruit at Butterfield. Marky joins Mikey.
Marky says, HEY.
Mikey says, HEY.
RECKON MY TEAM'S SALTY WITH ME,
EH?
Mark asks, WHY?
COS YOU STUFFED UP?
Mikey says, BASICALLY, YEAH.
Marky says, YOU KNOW WHAT MY MOB CALL ME?
MAARUMANHA.
Mikey says, SOUNDS SWEET AS.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Marky says, IN MY LANGUAGE, IT MEANS
"LIGHTNING FLASH".
YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I
STUFFED UP OUT THERE?
Mikey says, NONE BECAUSE YOU'RE SKUX,
MAGIC AND LIGHTING.
Marky says, I WISH, BUD.
I STUFFED UP PLENTY OF TIMES,
BUT I DIDN'T GET THE NAME FOR
ALL MY STUFF-UPS.
I GOT IT FOR DUSTING MYSELF OFF
AND PLAYING HARDER FOR MY TEAM.
YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING.
YOU COULD REALLY GO PLACES IF
YOU JUST PUSH YOURSELF.
Mikey asks, WHERE DO I START?
Marky says, PICK YOUR LIP UP AND GO OUT
THERE AND PLAY HARD FOR YOUR
TEAM.
YOU NEVER KNOW, YOU COULD END UP
WITH YOUR OWN NAME.
GOOD LUCK.
Mikey says, THANKS.
Mikey looks thoughtful. He sips his drink. At the arcade, Prisha and Viktor drive a bumper car together. The car stops and the people around them leave their bumper cars.
Viktor comments, QUITE THE VIEW FROM UP HERE.
Prisha says, YEAH, YEAH, WEIRD.
UM, VIK...
Viktor says, YES, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO
SAY?
Prisha says, LISTEN, NOT ONE FOR DODGING
AROUND, TBH.
Viktor says, BUT WE'RE THE BEST DODGERS.
WE MAKE THE PERFECT TEAM.
VFP, VIKTOR FOR PRISHA.
Prisha says, I'M GONNA STOP YOU THERE,
VIK.
YOU AND ME, THIS IS FUN, I'LL
ADMIT, BUT WE'RE CHALK
AND CHEESE.
Viktor asks, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
Prisha says, DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE COURT.
Viktor asks, AND?
Prisha says, AND I DIG THE RULES AND YOU
DIG BENDING THEM.
Viktor says, RULES ARE MADE TO BE BENT.
Prisha says, NO, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE RULES.
Viktor sighs.
He says, PRISHA, I LIKE YOU.
Prisha says, SAME.
BUT WE CAN'T BE WHATEVER THIS
IS.
I'M SORRY.
Viktor asks, MUST THIS BE?
Prisha says, YEAH, YEAH, IT MUST.
Viktor and Prisha both look disappointed. Viktor climbs out of the bumper car and walks away. Elsewhere, a bowling ball rolls down a lane and knocks down all 10 pins. A screen chimes. It reads, Salwa, top score, 135 points.
Salwa says, SICK!
TOP SCORE!
Ivanka says, NICE LITTLE SCORE, SAZ.
Salwa’s shoulders drop. She sighs and frowns.
Ivanka says, LET'S SEE HOW LONG THAT LASTS.
Salwa asks, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
Ivanka says, ALL-YOU-CAN-PLAY AT STARCADE
FIVE BILLION.
YOU?
Salwa says, ALL-YOU-CAN-PLAY AT STARCADE
FIVE BILLION.
A screen beside Salwa’s reads, Ivanka ready.
Ivanka asks, CAN YOU HANDLE THE CHALLENGE?
Ivanka picks up a bowling ball.
Salwa says, BRING IT ON.
(Dramatic music plays)
Salwa and Ivanka bowl. Bowling balls continuously knock over all 10 pins. Ivanka’s screen reads, Ivanka, 142 points, Salwa’s screen reads, 135 points.
Salwa says, UGH, NO!
Ivanka says, LOOK, YOUR RECORD JUST
CRUMBLED, LIKE YOUR NEW FOUND
CONFIDENCE.
Ivanka drinks a milkshake and walks away.
Prisha says, I'M NOT LOSING TO HER,
NOT TODAY, NOT TOMORROW.
OI, IVA!
Ivanka returns.
Prisha says, LET'S CHALLENGE NOW, OR ARE
YOU A CHICKEN?
Ivanka says, YOU FLATTER YOURSELF.
ME BEING SCARED OF YOU IS LIKE A
TIGER BEING SCARED OF A POODLE
PUPPY.
Salwa says, PROVE IT.
THREE ROUNDS, THREE GAMES,
WINNER TAKES ALL.
Ivanka says, YOU'RE GOING DOWN.
Salwa says, I'M... NOT... GOING... DOWN.
(Cheerful music plays)
A person adds a macaroon to a plate of snacks.
Marky asks, YOU READY?
Marky blows a whistle.
He says, GO!
The boys competing for the Butterfield scholarship play football.
(Shouting)
(Chattering)
Mikey is passed the ball. He runs. He knocks back a boy in an orange shirt who tries to tackle him. Mikey smiles and runs. Ms. Blapper gasps. Marky smiles as he runs with the players.
One of the players yells, HEY!
Mikey reaches the end of the field and rolls to the ground with the ball. His teammates celebrate. Marky blows his whistle.
(Cheering)
Ms. Blapper makes a note on her clipboard.
(Cheering)
Marky says, GOOD JOB, LET'S GO, BRING IT
BACK.
Ms. Blapper and Marky face the boys competing for the scholarship.
Ms. Blapper says, IF I READ YOUR NAME, YOU'RE
THROUGH TO THE FINAL INTERVIEW.
JASON JOHNSON, BILLY BRONSON,
DONALD DONALDSON, SAM SIMPSON,
GEORGE GEORGOPOLOUS AND…
Mikey scratches the back of his head nervously.
Ms. Blapper adds, …MIKEY MAHAKI.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU
TO EVERYONE ELSE.
(Scattered applause)
The boys start to go their separate ways. Mikey walks towards Ms. Blapper.
He asks, UH, HEY, MS., WHEN'S THE
INTERVIEW?
Ms. Blapper says, A WEEK FROM NOW, WITH THE
BUTTERFIELD BOARD.
Mikey says, MEAN AS.
He comments, I THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD
HAVE CLASHED WITH REGIONALS, BUT
SWEET AS.
Marky says, HEY, BUDDY.
Mikey says, HEY, MAHARAJA?
Marky says, CLOSE, IT'S MAARUMANHA.
Mikey says, SWEET AS.
Marky say, ALL GOOD, MIGII.
Mikey asks, WHAT'S MIGII?
Marky says, YOUR NEW NAME.
IT'S ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING
LIGHTNING IN MY LANGUAGE.
Mikey says, MEAN AS.
Marky says, GOOD LUCK AT THE
INTERVIEW, MIGII.
Mikey says, OH, THANKS.
MIGII AND MAARUMANHA ON THE
FIELD ONE DAY, BE ELECTRIC.
Marky says, I LIKE THAT COS WE'RE BOTH
LIGHTNING.
YEAH, THEY WOULDN'T STOP US.
Mikey says, FOR REAL.
Marky says, FOR REAL FOR REAL.
COME ON, LET'S GO AND CELEBRATE.
Tiffany sits behind her dads in a car.
She says, THANKS FOR THE LIFT, OKAY.
I'M GONNA GET MY GAME ON, BY
MYSELF, WHICH I'M TOTES COOL
WITH, OKAY?
Stone asks, YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
Tiffany says, TOTES, OKAY.
Stone nods.
He asks, YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT US TO
TAG?
Steele says, WE'RE DANCE, DANCE DYNAMOS.
Stone and Steele dance in the car.
Tiffany says, THANKS, OKAY, BUT NO THANKS,
OKAY.
I NEED SOME SOLO TIME.
One of Tiffany’s dads says, OKAY.
Stone says, LOVE, LOVE YOU.
Tiffany climbs out of the car.
Steele asks, SHOULD WE?
Stone says, YEAH.
He presses a button. Tiffany walks through the arcade. She spots the Volkov twins at an air hockey table with Prisha and Salwa. She pauses.
Tiffany imagines Viktor saying, LOOK, IT'S NIGELLA NO
FRIENDS.
Tiffany imagines Viktor and Ivanka dancing and Salwa sitting on the air hockey table eating cotton candy.
She imagines Viktor saying, IT'S NIGELLA NO FRIENDS.
Tiffany imagines a stuffed animal talking.
The stuffed animal says, WELCOME TO THE REJECT CLUB!
Tiffany imagines Ivanka saying HEY, BRING YOUR FRIENDS OVER.
OH, WAIT, YOU HAVE NONE.
She imagines Salwa and Prisha asking, WHY ARE YOU SO ALONE?
Tiffany gives her head a shake and smiles. She walks towards the group.
Ivanka says, YOU, HERE, NOW.
Tiffany asks, WHAT'S THE GO TEAM?
Ivanka says, I'M ABOUT TO TEACH HER A
LESSON.
Tiffany says, NOW, THAT'S A PLAN I CAN GET
BEHIND.
Salwa says, MY COUSIN'S, COUSIN'S
NEIGHBOUR HAD ONE OF THESE.
I'M UNDEFEATED, BRO.
Ivanka says, NOT YOUR, BRO.
BUT I WILL DESTROY YOU HERE.
Ivanka scores on Salwa.
Ivanka says, I'VE SEEN BETTER HANDS ON A
FISH.
Salwa scores a point on Ivanka.
Salwa says, AND I'VE SEEN BETTER REFLEXES
ON A FISH FINGER.
The air hockey game keeps score. Text reads, Air Hockey Super Challenge, Ivanka 1, Salwa 1. Ivanka and Salwa hit the puck back and forth. Ivanka scores on Salwa. The score reads, Ivanka 2, Salwa 1.
Tiffany says, OUCH.
Ivanka says, THOUGHT YOUR COUSIN'S
COUSIN'S NEIGHBOUR HAD ONE OF
THESE?
Salwa says, BEGINNER'S LUCK.
Prisha types a message that reads, Mikey, @ Starcade 5 Need u BRO!. Ivanka and Salwa continue their game. The score reads, Ivanka 2, Salwa 2. Viktor watches the game. Salwa scores on Ivanka.
Salwa says, MEANT TO SINK 'EM.
She smiles.
Ivanka scores on Salwa.
Ivanka asks, LIKE THAT?
The score reads, Ivanka 3, Salwa 3. Prisha looks worried. Salwa scores another point.
She says, WE PLAYING AIR HOCKEY BECAUSE
YOU'RE LOOKING KIND OF ROCKY.
She scores another point.
Salwa says, I'LL SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE,
BRO.
Ivanka says, I'M NOT YOUR, BRO.
Ivanka and Salwa knock the puck back and forth until Salwa scores another point. Ivanka places the puck back on the table. Ivanka and Salwa each score points. The score reads, Ivanka 3, Salwa 7.
Salwa says, THAT FELT GOOD!
Tiffany asks, COMPETITIVE MUCH?
Salwa says, I'M THE CHAMP.
EAT IT.
Ivanka says, THESE ARE BABY GAMES.
THEY MEAN NOTHING.
HANDBALL, NOW.
Salwa asks, ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE GUYS
THAT TELLS JOKE FOR A LIVING?
Ivanka says, A COMEDIAN?
Viktor says, I LIKE JOKES.
Salwa says, YOU ARE A JOKE.
Prisha says, SAL, GETTING THAT SUPER
INTENSE, KIND OF TERRIFIED OF
FAILING/NOT HAVING MUCH FUN LOOK
ON YOUR FACE.
Salwa says, RELAX, I'M DOING IT.
BUT FOR THE RECORD, I'M GOING TO
KICK HER –
Prisha cuts Salwa off.
She says, SAL!
THIS ISN'T THE MAHAKI WAY.
Salwa says, WE'RE DOING THIS.
In a message Jerry says, MAHAKI, JUST WONDERING
IF YOU GOT MY MESSAGE.
AND, UM, ALSO STILL WAITING ON
YOUR CHESS ROYALE MOVE.
DON'T LEAVE A BRO HANGING, BRO.
Mikey says, OH, BRO, WISH YOU WERE
HERE, EH.
GOT SO MUCH TO TALK, TALK TO YOU
ABOUT.
Jerry says, TALK, TALK AWAY, MAHAKI.
In an arcade game, Jerry pushes a stuffed unicorn off himself. Text in the machine reads, win big prizes.
Mikey says, BRO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
Jerry says, CAN'T LEAVE A BRO HANGING,
BRO.
Mikey asks, FOR REALS?
Jerry says, GOT A LOT ON YOUR MIND,
MAHAKI.
Mikey says, SURE DO.
HOW'D YOU KNOW?
Jerry says, A BRO KNOWS WHAT A BRO KNOWS.
Mikey says, SO, WAIT, YOU'RE ACTUALLY
HERE?
Jerry says, WELL, IF BY HERE, YOU MEAN IN
YOUR IMAGINATION, THEN YES, I'M
HERE.
Mikey says, DANG.
DOES THAT MEAN WE CAN'T TALK
TALK?
Jerry says, TALK, TALK AWAY, BRO.
Mikey says, OH, BRO, THIS, THIS WHOLE
BUTTERFIELD THING IS GIVING ME A
HEADACHE.
I MEAN I'M BUZZING AS, BUT THEN
I'M NOT BUZZING AS COS I LIED
AND NOW I'M GUILTY AS, AND I'VE
GOT TO GET MY GAME ON AT
ALL-YOU-CAN-PLAY AT STARCADE
FIVE BILLION.
Jerry says, WELL, MAHAKI, IF THERE WAS
ONE PIECE OF ADVICE I COULD GIVE
YOU, SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE
ALL YOUR PROBLEMS DISAPPEAR,
IT'S...
(Slurping)
Mikey says, HUH?
A person says, MIKEY…
Mikey looks at the machine and Jerry is gone. He turns around to Steele and Stone holding green drinks.
Steel asks, …WHO YOU TALKING TO
THERE, DUDE?
Mikey says, OH, SIRS, UM, NO-ONE.
SUP?
Stone says, NOT MUCH.
JUST BORING WEDDING PLANNING.
YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.
Mikey says, NOT REALLY, I'M 12.
Steele asks, WHAT YOU BEEN UP TO,
DUDE-MAN?
GOT A BIT OF A BUZZ ABOUT YOU.
OH, YEAH, ACTUALLY I HAD A…
ACTUALLY, NOTHING, YOU KNOW,
JUST BORING KID STUFF.
Steele and Stone say, COOL, COOL, COOL.
Stone says, HEY, MIKEY, YOU HAVEN'T
SPOKEN TO TIFF LATELY, HAVE YOU?
Mikey says, NOT REALLY, EH.
IS SHE HERE?
Stone says, YEAH, GETTING HER GAME ON.
Mikey says, SWEET AS.
I BETTER GO.
Steele says, HEY, MIKEY.
YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED ANYTHING
DIFFERENT ABOUT TIFF LATELY,
HAVE YOU?
Mikey says, UH, I GUESS I HAVE, YEAH.
WELL, NOT REALLY, EH.
TO BE HONEST, WE DON'T CHAT MUCH
THESE DAYS.
BUT, UH, BETTER SPLIT, BROS.
Mikey leaves. Steele and Stone wave. Elsewhere, Salwa sticks tape to the floor. The tape is measured. Viktor retracts a measuring tape. Mikey joins the Volkov team and his friends.
He says, ARCADE HANDBALL, SWEET AS.
Salwa holds onto a railing and looks up.
She says, I'M TEACHING HER A LESSON.
HOW'S THE SHOULDER?
Mikey says, YEAH, ALL CLEAR, EH.
Mikey stands with Prisha. Salwa lets out a deep breath.
Mikey says, SALWA'S INTENSE AS.
Prisha says, REMEMBER THAT MAHAKI WAY
THINGY?
Mikey says, YEAH.
Prisha says, WELL, SHE'S BASICALLY
FORGOTTEN IT AND IS NOW LOCKED
IN AN INTENSE BATTLE WITH IVANKA
THAT SHE'S ABSOLUTELY GOTTA WIN.
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
Mikey asks, ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP?
Prisha says, MORAL SUPPORT MAYBE?
Mikey starts to sing.
He sings, M-A-H…
Salwa says, NO SINGING.
LET'S PLAY.
Salwa looks determined.
She says, YOU JUST GONNA STAND THERE?
Tiffany says, YEAH, I'M REF, OKAY.
IT'S WHERE REFS STAND.
DON'T LIKE IT?
LEAVE.
GAME ON.
Tiffany stands on the centre line of the handball square. Salwa serves. She and Ivanka hit the ball back and forth. Salwa does a spin when she returns the ball that gets her a point. She grins.
Salwa says, MAKE IT RAIN, BRO.
YOU'RE GOING DOWN.
Salwa spins and poses.
She says, AND I'M JUST GETTING STARTED
WITH YOU.
Ivanka cracks her neck. She serves. She and Salwa rally until Salwa eventually misses the ball.
Ivanka says, BALL?
Salwa brings the ball to Ivanka and drops it in front of her.
Salwa says, AGAIN.
Ivanka stands on a raised platform dance game. She jumps off as she serves. Ivanka and Salwa bounce the ball back and forth. Salwa dives to the ground for the ball near the centre line but misses and it bounces away. Steele and Stone spy on the group from behind an arcade game. They sip their drinks.
Ivanka says, IF YOU CAN'T BEAT ME NOW,
YOU WILL NEVER GET THROUGH
REGIONALS.
Salwa stands. She stands face to face with Ivanka on the centre line.
She says, YOU HAVEN'T WON YET.
Ivanka says, YOU'LL NEVER HAVE WHAT IT
TAKES TO BEAT US.
Salwa says, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
DEALING WITH.
Tiffany says, WHOA!
KEEP IT ON THE COURT, OKAY,
GUYS.
Mikey says, YEAH, SALWA, CHILL.
Ivanka and Salwa separate.
Mikey says, THIS IS NOT OUR WAY.
Salwa notices a stuffed animal on a bench. She rubs her forehead before picking up the animal. She looks at it before dropping it back on the bench.
Salwa imagines the animal singing.
The animal sings, M-A-H-A-K-I
W-A-Y
Salwa quietly sings to herself, M-A-H-A-K-I
W-A-Y.
Salwa smiles.
She quietly sings to herself, M-A-H….
Mikey and Prisha join Salwa.
They quietly sing, …A-K-I W-A-Y.
Mikey and Prisha stand behind Salwa.
Mikey says, HIT IT.
(Upbeat music plays)
Team Mahaki sings, M-A-H-A-K-I W-A-Y.
Ivanka looks confused.
Team Mahaki sings, M-A-H-A-K-I
W-A-Y.
Mikey and Prisha dance.
The group sings, M-A-H-A-K-I W-A-Y.
Salwa picks up the stuffed animal.
Mikey and Prisha sing, M-A-H-A-K-I…
Stone leans closer to the group. Salwa faces Ivanka with the stuffed animal.
She says, YOU WIN.
Salwa holds out the stuffed animal.
Tiffany says, GAME'S NOT OVER; YOU CAN'T
JUST GIVE IN LIKE THAT.
Salwa says, JUST DID.
She turns away.
Ivanka says, NO.
I WILL BEAT YOU, HERE, NOW!
Salwa says, SAVE THAT FOR REGIONALS.
YOU WIN.
Ivanka rips apart the stuffed animal.
Tiffany asks, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GIVE IN
LIKE THAT?
Salwa says, YEP.
Ivanka screams, AHH!
She looks angry. Stone and Steele wander over.
Tiffany says, DADS?
Steele says, WELL, THAT WAS INTENSE.
Stone asks, WE COOL, CATS?
Steele says, COS WE'RE KIND OF SENSING
THAT YOU'RE ALL A BIT NOT COOL
CATS.
Stone says, POOR, PLUSHY, BET HE WASN'T
EXPECTING THAT WITH THE "AHH!"
Stone chuckles.
He says, YOU KNOW, WHEN JAYDEN AND I
HAVE BARNIES, WHICH IS RARE, WE
LIKE TO DEBRIEF IT OUT, OKAY.
Steele says, YEAH, TALK IT OUT, OKAY.
Tiffany says, NOT A TALK IT OUT TIME, OKAY.
Steele says, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME FOR
TALK OUT TIME, OKAY.
Stone says, AND YOU KNOW WHAT HELPS WITH
A GREAT POST-BARNY DEBRIEF TALK
OUT TIME?
Steele and Stone say, ONION FRIES!
Tiffany says, DADS, OKAY, NO, OKAY.
Steele and Stone ask, FREE SHAKES?
Tiffany says, SERIOUSLY, STOP IT, DADS.
Steele and Stone ask, UNLIMITED FREE SHAKES?
Mikey says, LAST ONE THERE'S A
ROTTEN EGG.
Salwa says, WE'RE IN.
Prisha laughs. She, Salwa and Mikey follow Steel and Stone, who chuckle. Viktor and Ivanka shrug. Arcade games flash lights. A ball rolls on a skee-ball game. Tiffany walks up a ramp with her dads close behind.
Stone says, TIFF…
Steele says, …DARLING.
Stone says, TIFF…
Steele says, …DARLING.
Tiffany stops suddenly and turns around.
She says, DADS, YOU'RE SUPER
CRINGE-FEST, OKAY, FOR REALS.
Stone says, HEY, TIME FOR A REAL-FEST.
WHAT IS UP WITH YOU?
Tiffany says, NOTHING.
I JUST HAVE A LOT GOING ON AND…
Stone says, MAYBE THESE GUYS COULD COME
TO THE WEDDING?
Tiffany says, NO!
Steele asks, WHY ARE YOU AVOIDING THE
INVITE ISH?
Stone says, LOOK, IF THE INVITE ISH IS AN
ISH, JUST TELL US IT'S AN ISH
AND WE'LL LET THE ISH GO.
Tiffany says, DADS, IT'S NOT LIKE I'M NOT
PROUD OF YOU, OKAY.
I'M SUPES PROUD OF YOU, BUT I
JUST DON'T DO THE FRIEND THING,
OKAY?
Tiffany sighs.
She says, LET'S GET SOME O RINGS.
Tiffany turns around and walks up the ramp. Stone and Steel look at each other then back towards Tiffany. They follow her up the ramp. They sit at a table with Tiffany, the Volkov twins, Mikey, Prisha and Salwa. Ivanka and Salwa stare at each other as they eat.
Mikey says, GOT PRETTY INTENSE BACK
THERE, EH?
Prisha says, SUPER.
Mikey asks, HAVE THEY BEEN LIKE THIS THE
WHOLE TIME?
Prisha says, PRETTY MUCH.
KIND OF WISH YOU HADN'T GONE
TO PHYSIO, TBH.
Mikey says, YEAH, ME TOO AS.
SO, SIRS, YOU'RE TYING THE KNOT,
EH?
Stone says, KNOT TIME, YES, YES, INDEED.
ACTUALLY, ON THAT…
Tiffany shakes her head and mouths the word no.
Stone says, WE WOULD
LOVE TO INVITE YOU ALL TO THE
BIG DAY.
RIGHT, JJ?
Steel says, TOTES BB.
Tiffany asks, DADS, ARE YOU BEING SERIOUS?
Steele says, WELL, IT IS OUR WEDDING,
ISN'T IT, DARLING?
Mikey says, SWEET AS, SIRS.
RSVP AS.
Prisha says, YEAH, YEAH, I'M IN.
Stone says, GREAT.
Salwa says, HECTIC.
I GO TO ONE EVERY WEEKEND.
Ivanka says, WE'RE BUSY THAT DAY.
Stone says, AH, BUT WE DIDN'T SAY WHAT
DAY.
Viktor says, WE'RE STILL BUSY.
Stone says, OKAY, WELL, TIFF, SHE'LL HIT
YOU UP WITH THE INVITES.
WON'T YOU, DARLING?
Tiffany stands with a milkshake and throws it on her dads.
(Gasping)
Mikey and Prisha’s eyes widen. Salwa covers her mouth. Tiffany sits back down. Milkshake slides down her dad’s faces and clothes.
Tiffany says, OOPS.
Stone says, IT'S IN MY EYE.
Steele and Stone wipe milkshake off their faces. In a bathroom, Stone washes his hands and tries to clean his shirt. He dries it under a hand dryer. In the arcade, Tiffany walks back down the ramp. She meets her dads half way and sighs.
Tiffany says, SORRY ABOUT THE SHAKE FACE.
I DIDN'T LIKE WHAT YOU GUYS
JUST DID AND I DIDN'T LIKE WHAT
I JUST DID.
SO, I GUESS WE'RE EVEN, OKAY?
Stone and Steele look at each other and back at Tiffany.
Stone asks, IS THAT AN APOL?
Tiffany says, YES.
Steele says, WELL, WE'RE SORRY, TOO,
DARLING, OKAY?
Tiffany turns and walks back up the ramp.
Steele says, OH, OKAY.
Stone and Steele follow Tiffany back up the ramp. At his house, Mikey talks on his phone.
He says. EPIC DISCOVERY TODAY J, BRO.
SOZ I'VE BEEN MIA ON THE CHESS
AND THE PHONE.
I'LL STEP UP MY GAME, EH.
PS, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU
TODAY, SORT OF.
I'LL EXPLAIN LATER.
LATERS.
Mikey puts down his phone and sighs. Daddy sharply exhales as he planks with his arms on a table and feet on a truck behind him.
Mikey says, I LEFT MY GANG FOR LIKE HALF
A DAY AND IT ALL WENT
PEACH-SHAPED.
Daddy says, PEAR-SHAPED.
Mikey says, BUT PEARS ARE SHAPED FUNNY.
Daddy says, THAT'S THE POINT.
Mikey says, OH, YEAH.
EVEN HAD TO HAVE A ONION RING
AND A SHAKE TALK, TALK AND
EVERYTHING.
Mikey joins Daddy in the exercise.
Daddy says, I LOVE ONION RINGS.
DID GOOD AT BUTTERFIELD, BOY?
Mikey says, YEAH, DADDY, JUST I HOPE I DO
GOOD AT THE INTERVIEW, EH.
Daddy says, YOU WILL, BOY.
YOU HAD YOUR BUZZ ON.
Mikey says, YEAH, BEEN BUZZING ALL DAY,
EXCEPT I HAD TO KEEP MY BUZZ
UNDER A WRAP, WHICH HAS BEEN A
BUZZKILL.
Daddy says, BUZZ ALL YOU WANT, BOY.
Mikey and Daddy say, BUZZ, BUZZ.
Mikey says, BUTTERFIELD LOOKS
LOOLIDOOLIE, EH, SANDSTONE,
GREAT HALLS, SKUX AS OVALS.
Education says, EDUCATION'S NOT ABOUT OVALS,
BOY.
Mikey says, I KNOW.
Daddy says, MY SCHOOL HAD NO OVALS,
NO LIBRARIES, SOMETIMES
NO TEACHERS.
Mikey looks surprised.
Daddy says, MADE THE MOST OF IT.
GOT GRADES FOR UNI.
Mikey says, BUT STILL FOLLOWED THE FOOTY
DREAM, EH?
Daddy nods.
He says, FOR NOW.
Mikey says, I STILL WANT TO FOLLOW THE
FOOTY DREAM, DADDY, BUT I ALSO
WANT TO SMASH REGIONALS
TOMORROW, EH.
Daddy says, YOU WILL, BOY.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOU'LL
BE TWICE THE MAN I'LL EVER BE,
BOY.
Mikey says, BUT YOU'RE LIKE A SUPER SKUX
DADDY, DADDY.
Daddy says, SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOU, BOY.
I TOTALLY FORGOT AS.
BUTTERFIELD LEFT A MESSAGE, EH.
Mikey looks at Daddy.
Daddy says, INTERVIEW'S NOW TOMORROW.
Mikey looks to the right and comments, DIRTY DACKS!
Directed by Darren Ashton.
Series Producer, Joe Weatherstone.
Executive Producers Catherine Nebauer, Bernadette O’Mahony and Jan Stradling.
Developed with the assistance of and distributed by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation.
NSW, Create NSW, arts, screen and culture. A Northern Pictures Production.
A person sings, HARD BALL, HARD BALL,
HARD BALL, HARD BALL.
Prisha dances.
ABC, developed and produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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