Going for Gold Page #5

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Will you join

our cheerleading squad?

[clears throat]

Uh, that's what

you wanted to ask me...

[clears throat] Uh, yeah,

I mean, cheerleading.

- Um, do guys even do that?

- Liam does.

[clears throat]

- Are you on the team?

- Emma's pretty much the captain.

Yeah, maybe I'll come

check it out.

I'll text you Emma's number

and she can send you

the details.

Uh, no, it's, it's fine.

It's really not necessary.

- Already done.

- Uh, great.

Text Emma

if you wanna join, okay?

Sounds good.

Take care, Emma.

Bye. [chuckles]

- Oh!

- [chuckling]

Oh, my God.

Hey, Liam, can you just close

Emma's mouth?

- She's drooling a little.

- Okay.

All right, all right,

all right, yes.

Stop. I think he's cute.

Okay, we get it.

Can we please not be children

about this?

- Thank you.

- Well, mwah, mwah.

[indistinct chatter]

Hm.

- Hey there, kid.

- Hey.

Have a good day?

Yeah. I guess

you could say that.

Good, good

'cause I got some great news.

I've just been waitin'

for the right time to tell ya.

[Emma] Oh, no.

He's said that before.

And it almost always means...

I think

we're gettin' out of here early.

Yup. Called it.

My superior officer

in California is transferring

and, um,

they offered me the job.

If I take the promotion,

well, we might be able

to stay in California for good.

Em?

Do you know

how long it would be?

I-I mean, just because,

you know, my friends and I,

the-the squad,

we're trying to compete

at the state championships.

It-it won't be for a few months,

so you still get to compete,

but the thing is

we won't be here

for the 12 months

that we thought.

You get to go back

to your friends.

Isn't that great?

[Emma] No, as always,

it's the worst timing.

I'm not ready

to say goodbye again.

It'll be like we never left.

Just you and me, right?

Right.

[birds chirping]

[instrumental music]

About time, captain.

Some of us have stuff to do.

I'm sorry, guys.

Is this everybody?

Oh, we're just waiting on Ethan.

Do you think he'll come?

Don't worry,

you smitten little kitten.

He'll be here.

- Okay.

- [door opens, shuts]

Hey.

[chuckles]

Told you.

[Emma] Okay.

Get it together, Em.

If we're gonna win,

they need a leader.

Just don't think about leaving

and everything will be fine.

All right,

let's get down to business.

[upbeat music playing]

Up!

Have you told anyone else

you're doing this?

No way. And what about you?

Same as you. Less people that

know about this, the better.

Well, Em is pretty awesome.

Yeah.

You-you know, I think she's

keen on me, actually, yeah.

- Just like that.

- Yeah.

Out. Straighten it.

[indistinct chatter]

- [chuckling] No, no...

- What? Wait, what?

[Emma] Everything is going

so great,

but we still need

a couple more team members.

- This way.

- Nice.

[birds chirping]

- Hi.

- Oh, Ethan, hey.

Uh, if you're lookin' for Liam,

I think he already left.

No, I was actually

waiting for you.

No, I was wondering, maybe you

wanted to hang out tomorrow?

Like, just the two of us.

Oh, like a...

- Like, a date?

- [chuckles] Whoa.

[Emma] You heard what dad said.

We're leaving in a few months.

Don't get too attached.

Let him down gently.

Look, I promise you.

If nothing else,

it'll be fun and informational.

[chuckles]

"Fun and informational."

That sounds romantic. [chuckles]

- What do you say?

- What did you have in mind?

[instrumental music]

[birds chirping]

Oh, this is so cool,

I've never seen

an albino kangaroo before.

Yeah.

Just keep him

nice and low for me.

- Okay.

- Stay nice and still.

He's so cute.

I'm so excited right now,

you have no idea.

Oh! I'm sorry about that.

Oi.

So it was, like, a legit date?

- I guess.

- It was? [chuckles]

You're gonna break

the poor boy's heart

if you leave in a year.

Yeah. [chuckles]

Hey, so, uh, remind me again,

what are we doing here?

Oh, just follow my lead.

Hannah! Ugh!

Every time.

Hi, girls. Are you here

to see the mayor?

- Yes. Yeah.

- She'll be right with you.

- Please take a seat.

- Lovely. Thank you.

[telephone ringing]

- [Emma] The mayor?

- [Hannah] Uh-huh.

You still haven't told me

why we're here.

[Mayor] It was a pleasure

speaking with you, girls.

Hello, Hannah. And you must be

Emma, the American.

- Lovely to meet you.

- Hi.

I've had a chance to review

your request for funding.

Charlotte and Abi have also

asked me to fund their team.

I'm afraid we can't fund

two teams

within such close proximity

in our council area.

So, uh, w-what does this mean?

I was going to present

the documentation

from both squads

and put it to a vote,

but Abi's had rather...

It was Charlotte.

Oh, was it? Oh.

Charlotte suggested

the council support the team

who wins the state championship.

[stammers]

We're a new team, though.

We're gonna need funding

to even compete.

Well, as Charlotte and Abi

pointed out,

Coreega Gymnastics has received

a great deal of funding

over the years,

and I think you'll agree

it's only reasonable

that the council

should support the team

who will best represent

our area.

- But...

- Good, it's settled.

Whoever achieves

the highest result

in the state championships

will receive council funding.

Thank you, girls.

I must move

to my next appointment.

You know, Emma,

it's not too late

to join a championship team.

Maybe it's time

you ditched the losers.

We'll see who the losers are.

[scoffs] Suit yourselves.

Don't say we didn't offer.

She drives me nuts.

Seriously, I just wish

Mia was here or something

just to throw a spider at her.

This is good.

How do you figure that?

Hannah, do you not see

that Charlotte's

tryin' to stop us

from competing?

If we weren't a threat,

why would they even bother?

I guess.

But how are we

even gonna compete?

Right, we don't

even have uniforms.

We can't even afford to pay

our entrance fee

for the competition.

Well, we're not giving up.

Okay?

I know a guaranteed way

to make some money.

It has worked with every squad

I have ever been a part of.

[instrumental music]

[Hannah]

So this was your big idea?

I don't get it. A car wash

and barbecue always works.

Yeah, I'm actually surprised

our incredible team dynamic

isn't doing the charm.

Guys, stop, come on.

Just give it to her.

You're not children.

[Tilds] Okay, so we've already

washed my car three times now,

trying to inspire someone

to pull in.

What's the total?

Well, factoring the cost

of the food and supplies,

we've managed to break even.

[Hannah] So no uniforms,

but we can buy a Magaschoni.

Great.

And where have they been?

I don't know.

Footy or training or something.

How's it goin'?

You makin' heaps?

No, not good, we even put Issy

out in the front

in one of her poses

to attract people and...

- [car honks]

- That's not working, either.

We gotta do something.

Yeah. Yeah, this is pretty sad.

I've got an idea.

Let's go.

- [Liam] I got an idea, too.

- Where are you going?

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