Going for Gold Page #6

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- Oi, come back.

- Wait, hey!

Hey, where you go...

We might need that bucket.

When all of our customers

pour in.

[instrumental music]

Insurance and incentive.

[Ethan] Your turn

at the footy club.

- Hey, guys. How you going?

- [man] Hi, guys.

[man] Heard you needed

some help.

Brought the boys along

to assist.

- All right.

- [man] All right.

[chuckling]

- How you doin'?

- Real good. Thanks.

Can we help?

Uh, with our fundraiser? Sure.

I'm Bec, that's Millie,

Rachel and Will.

- Emma.

- [Bec] Yeah, we know.

We heard about your cheer team.

We also heard

you're looking for new members.

- Do you guys cheer?

- Yeah.

We're a stunt team

from the Eastern Hills.

No way! That's perfect.

Wait, but why would you

wanna cheer with us?

Well, honestly,

Charlotte and Abi

have been terrorizing every

other cheer team in the area.

Ours included.

When we heard that someone

was finally forming a team

good enough to take them on,

we wanted to see for ourselves.

Yeah, but are you any good?

[instrumental music]

[chuckling] Wow.

You're decent, I guess.

You're in!

All right, guys,

so I've counted the money.

We have way above what we need.

Uniforms, entry fee,

everything is covered!

[all cheering]

Yeah, you're welcome.

Good thing Ethan and I

came along to save the day.

- [Hannah chuckles]

- You were barely even there.

Hey! No, no.

Oh, no, stop, stop, stop!

[all screaming]

Wet 'em.

[screaming]

[Emma] Like I said,

a car wash always works.

Not only did we have

the money we needed,

but we also picked up the extra

team members we needed.

We were also

finally acting like a team.

We officially had

each other's backs.

Maybe at this exact moment

we were shooting

each other in the backs,

but you know what I mean.

[instrumental music]

Stop playing with my hair!

Okay, you'll be pleased to know

the new uniforms

have been ordered.

- [all cheering]

- [applauding]

So they'll take

a couple of weeks to arrive.

We'll just have to make-do

in the meantime.

Coach, was it a problem

getting a toddler-sized uniform

for Mia?

[laughing]

We'll have to tailor

Tilds' uniform

to accommodate her mammoth head

and cankles.

- Shut it, pint-size.

- [Emma] Guys.

Will you please take it easy?

Things are finally

looking up for us.

The last thing we need

is internal drama.

So please,

take it down a few notches.

Okay, everyone, you guys wanna

get in first formation?

Cool.

Okay, stop it with the arm.

Wow, it's like getting pushed

by a Chihuahua.

All right, that's enough!

[scoffs] What is it

with you two?

- [both] It's her fault.

- [Hannah] Seriously...

Why do you guys have it in

for each other?

Okay, fine.

You wanna know

what the real problem is?

Yes!

Tilds single-handedly sabotaged

one of the most important

dance competitions of my life!

Please, you lost that comp

just fine on your own.

- Are you kidding me?

- Just let Mia talk.

I was in the zone and

I was ready to perform, okay?

I was ready to go,

and then Tilds just comes along

and she spills her soda

all over me.

- That's why you're upset?

- It was a really big deal!

I mean, I lost the comp

and Tilds won!

Ever since that one night,

I've been playing catch-up

to her

and I'm so tired of it.

You're still eating my dust.

All right, you know what?

I can't even listen

to "I'm A Little Teapot"

without breaking out in a rash.

Wa-wa-wa-wait.

How old were you

when this all happened?

I think I was six.

- And you... I...

- Yeah...

Yeah, you were six

and I was seven.

- Yeah, yeah!

- Yeah.

[Emma] Wait, you guys

have got to be kidding.

Okay, look,

it was a really big deal.

- All right?

- It was actually pretty cute.

I think she was the same height

back then.

[Emma] Okay, everyone,

just, uh, calm down.

Mia, Tilds,

you need to let it go, okay?

When we're in here,

we need to be a family.

When we're on this floor, we

need to look out for each other.

Okay? We need to be there

for each other.

I know you don't wanna put

the rest of your teammates here,

all your friends, at risk

of falling apart and losing.

If we don't,

we're never gonna win.

You guys do wanna beat

Charlotte and Abi, right?

- Yeah, of course.

- Obviously.

Then, on this floor,

you're sisters.

Got it?

[mellow music]

- What's happening?

- Nothing. We're all good.

Okay.

Well, there's a competition

down south this weekend

called

the Autumn Cheer Challenge.

And I have registered us

to compete.

Oh, wait. So we're gonna compete

without our uniforms?

We don't need uniforms,

we just...

We need one performance

under our belt as a team, okay?

All right, well, why don't we

run through the full routine

with music,

pretend like it's the real deal,

see if we can get through

without stumbling?

Good idea. Okay, let's do it.

First positions.

[cheerleading music playing]

Gotta bring it

gotta bring it

Bring it bring it

Hey gotta bring it

Gotta bring it

bring it bring it

Gotta bring it

gotta bring it

Gotta bring it bring it...

- Anyone up for a bite?

- Yeah.

I can't.

Sorry, I got a big night.

And, Emma,

I was hoping I could borrow you.

Uh, it's actually

kind of important.

Yeah, no prob.

Sorry, Ethan. Can we,

maybe do it another night?

- Sure. I'll see you around.

- Yeah.

- [Hannah] See you guys.

- Bye.

So what's up?

- It...

- Oh, uh, okay.

No, okay, we need to work

on this. Come on.

- We got a lot of work to do.

- [Liam chuckles]

- [cheerleading music playing]

- [audience cheering]

Okay, so I checked

the competitors list

and Charlotte's squad

isn't competing.

Okay? So you can get that

out of your head.

Let's just focus

on doing our best. Let's do it.

- [cheerleading music playing]

- [audience cheering]

[girl] Go!

[Charlotte] Oh, look.

It's Emma and the wannabes.

And they're growing.

Are you taking the worst members

from every cheer squad now?

[Charlotte chuckling]

Abi and I heard

that you guys were competing,

so we thought we'd come to offer

some [inhales]

moral support. Hm.

This comp is probably

more your level.

It's mostly junior teams.

[Abi] Mia and Amahli

fit right in.

And Tilds,

on an emotional level.

Nice uniforms, by the way.

It was a really smart move

to pull them out of a dumpster.

Ignore them. They're just trying

to get in our heads.

We know how amazing we are.

[man on PA] Next up,

the only senior-level fourteen.

- Eclipse All-Star Cheer.

- Warm up, guys.

[laughing]

Eclipse All-Star Cheer?

That's your name.

Yeah, that's right.

And you can watch us

live up to the name.

[scoffs] And you'd think

with a name like that

you'd actually have some winners

in your team?

[cheerleading music playing]

[audience cheering]

Yeah

All ladies in the house

Gotta move to the beat

All ladies in the house

Get on your feet

Gotta bring it

gotta bring it

Gotta bring it

gotta bring it

Bring it bring it

gotta bring it

Gotta bring it bring it...

Zig-zag yeah

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