You're the One That I Want The Next Step

Previously, on The Next Step...

Eldon and Hunter had a dance battle,

and Hunter won.

If Eldon cracked under the pressure of a dance battle,

how is he going to fare at Nationals?

Those who think that Hunter should be the male Nationals soloist,

raise your hand.

This solo is the most important thing to me,

and I never would have done anything like that to her.

I think the plan's working.

Yeah. It seems to be going well.

I agreed to help Hunter get Michelle back.

But now that the plan is actually working,

I can't say I'm too happy about it.

Let me show you.

'James has moved on.'

So maybe I need to move on too.

-THEY CHEER

-Elite snuck into another Regionals

and won, which means they're coming to Nationals.

Do you know anything about this?

Why would I know anything about this?

'Yeah, that's right. Elite's going to Nationals. And...'

We get a second chance to beat The Next Step.

Hey.

Oh, hey.

-What are you do...

-Yo, yo, yo. Hold on. Hold on one second.

One second, one second.

HE EXHALES What a chapter.

What are you reading?

Yo, this is My Super Sweet Vampire Romance.

You read those?

Yeah, read all three of them.

'I totally thought that'

My Super Sweet Vampire Romance

was a girl's book.

Well, I guess we've got a lot to learn about each other.

Well, I'm going to give you an opportunity to do so tonight

cos I got two tickets to a concert,

if you would like to go with me.

Are you asking me on a date?

Yeah.

'First, Michelle takes my solo.'

Now they're going on a date.

Perfect.

-Sure, why not.

-OK. Perfect.

'I'm kind of surprised that Hunter asked me on a date,'

but I'm really excited.

Because now that I'm over Eldon, maybe it's a fresh start.

# We

# We're gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof off this place

# Stand up! #

-Go from your part.

-Yeah. Just do it.

-Can you hold my hands?

Ooh! Sorry. My pinkie.

Slipped.

Just go from the lift.

'So, Thalia and I are cooling down after rehearsal and, uh,'

James and Riley are working on their duet.

But, it's not going so well.

James, put me down.

-We're supposed to spin.

-No, you have to put me down now.

Ugh, man.

Yo, you have to trust me.

I've lifted you before. I can do that lift.

Trust you?

'James wants me to trust him after'

everything he's done to me.

That's just not going to happen.

They're a mess.

At this rate, they wouldn't win Nationals in ten years.

Yeah, we could do a better duet than that.

Actually, that's not a bad idea.

What do you mean?

Think about it. If you and I did a duet and challenged them,

they'd want to make theirs better.

If Riley and James think their duet is threatened,

they're going to step up.

That's a really good idea.

-Let's go tell Miss Kate.

-OK.

I think the plan will work.

I know if my duet was being challenged,

I would I would work ten times harder,

so I have faith in James and Riley.

# Ooh, the same day, same routine. #

Hey, Hunter.

Yo, Ems. What's up?

'I approach Hunter because I'm thinking about'

getting two tickets to a concert tonight

and I want to know if he'll go with me.

What are you reading?

-My Super Sweet...

-Vampire Romance!

-Yo.

-I love this book!

Aw, seriously?

Yeah, who doesn't?

'I'm really excited.'

I mean, not only is it one of my favourite books,

but it shows that he clearly has good taste.

I was thinking about getting tickets to that concert at the coliseum.

You know, the one downtown.

Oh, yeah?

And I was, uh...

I was wondering if you wanted to come with me.

'I decided to ask Hunter to the concert'

because I want him to see me in a different light.

I mean, so far I've just been his planning partner,

but maybe we can be something more?

I'm actually going to that concert with Michelle.

-Oh.

-Yeah, I asked her to go with me and she said yes.

Yeah, that's...

..something else. I mean, it's great.

I...I'm so glad the plan is working amazingly for you.

'I mean, I guess I really shouldn't be surprised.'

This has been our plan the whole time.

So, I'm really happy it's, uh...it's working out for him.

I'm going to go get ready for the concert.

-Yeah, have fun.

-Later.

-I'm sure it'll be great.

'The plan is done now.'

I should probably just put Hunter behind me.

Miss Kate! Can we talk to you for a second?

Yeah, of course. What's up?

Um, Giselle and I want to challenge James and Riley

for their Nationals duet.

-Like this. Oof.

-OK. James.

'Our plan is to fake-challenge James and Riley for their duet,'

hoping that will be able to motivate them.

Guys, that's not a good idea.

I mean, I know they're struggling right now

but they're our best bet to win at Nationals.

No, we know that. But it would be a fake challenge.

You know, a good way to motivate them.

I don't know. I think that's too risky.

Well, if James and Riley think their duet's in jeopardy,

then they will work harder.

-OK, come here.

-No, you come here.

-Come here, come on!

-You come here.

OK, it may be worth a shot.

But I'm going to give them another day to figure things out

and if it doesn't work, then we can do your challenge.

-OK.

-OK.

-Sounds good.

-Thalia, we should probably go work something out.

-Yeah.

-Let's go to the music room.

-Thanks, Miss Kate.

-Thanks.

'There's a little part of me that worries that this may backfire.'

And the last thing I want is for James and Riley to lose the duet.

# When the weight of the world is pushing you down. #

-That's the wrong foot.

-No, it's not.

-Yes, it is.

-No, it's not.

-Yes, it is!

-It's not!

It's the right foot that goes in front.

'He tells me that'

I'm the one who's wrong when I'm the one who choreographed it.

I learnt the dance as well. It's right. It's the right step.

-No, it's not!

-My left foot is the foot that goes in front.

No, the right foot. The right foot is the correct foot.

That's the word. Correct. But, yes. The left foot is the correct foot.

-No, the right foot.

-No, it's the left foot.

-It's the right foot.

-It's the left foot!

-Right foot!

Hey, guys. I don't mean to interrupt you,

but I need some rehearsal time.

My ex-girlfriend is going on a date with her ex-boyfriend.

And I need to get my mind off everything that's happening

and just dance.

Go for it. We're done.

What? No! What? You're just going to leave rehearsal like that?

-Yep!

-What?

I just don't want to fight with James any more.

And I know that no matter what we do,

we're always going to be fighting. So, I just leave.

Can you believe that, man? She just walks out, like, what?

-She's gone.

-We're in the middle of rehearsal.

-She's gone.

What is up with you, man?

I found out Michelle and Hunter are going on a date.

Tonight.

'I'm shocked.'

I just I feel so bad for my boy.

How did you find that out?

I was at Culture Shock and I overheard them talking.

That's rough.

I'm never going back to Culture Shock again.

And I'm never eavesdropping again. That's done. All right, James?!

Man, relax. You'll be fine.

-We'll get over this.

-No.

I'm not going to get over this.

The only thing I had at The Next Step was my Nationals solo.

And ever since Michelle took that away, I don't really have anything.

I don't even know why I'm really here any more.

The Next Step isn't fun any more.

Dance isn't fun.

Coming to this studio just puts me in a bad mood.

I'm so upset, I have a twitch in my left eye.

How does that even happen?

Yeah, I can see that. Bro, we need to get out of here.

-Come on, we'll talk.

-No.

I need to get you out of this environment, man.

You're as blue as your shirt.

'There's so much drama going on right now, we just need to'

get out and get our minds off of what's going on in the studio.

I've got issues too, and we can talk about them.

I'll tell you mine. You tell me yours.

I don't want to see these walls any more,

and I know you don't either. Let's go.

'I don't really know what I'm doing right now.

'I don't know what I should be doing, so...'

might as well leave with James and just try to get my mind off things.

Come on, man. We'll fix that twitch.

Don't...!

What time do you got to be home tonight?

I don't know. My mom's going to text me.

'Right now I'm just walking down the street,

'getting some fresh air with my boy Eldon.

'I'm thinking maybe we can go grab some food or something.'

Just to give our minds a break from all this drama.

What do you want from Michelle, though? What do you want from her?

ELDON SIGHS I don't know, man.

Like, I tried pushing her away and just focusing on dance,

but that...that clearly did not work

and it was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.

And when Michelle voted for Hunter in the solo instead of me,

it just felt like I lost her entirely.

I thought Michelle and I could be friends at least.

But, after she took away

my Nationals solo, I don't know any more.

I miss hanging out with her, man.

-You miss her?

-Yeah!

You miss her as a girlfriend or you miss her as a friend?

I don't know.

You know what? Maybe the fact that you don't know is a good thing.

The fact that you don't know means you don't want her

as a girlfriend or else you'd know 100%.

'If he doesn't know if those feelings'

are there and they're iffy,

he doesn't want her back as a girlfriend.

He just wants her back as a friend.

Yo, let's do some acquisition therapy. Let's go get a shawarma.

-Let's go.

-OK, I'll eat it, but I'm not enjoying this one.

Oh, bro. It's a shawarma, man!

..so much fun.

-Oh, I know. I love that...

-Thanks so much.

I love that band so much.

Did you know that Eldon can say thank you in, like,

15 different languages?

Thank you? He can say thank you in 15 different languages?

-Yeah!

-That's cool.

'I feel like our date is going pretty well.'

Uh, we're having a lot of fun together

and he's a pretty good listener.

So, I'm enjoying our date.

Yo, anyways though, I had such a good time at the concert.

That concert was amazing. I love that band so much.

Ah, it feels great to finally be on a date with Michelle.

It's been awhile since we talked and now that we're sitting

in Culture Shock together,

it's nice to catch up with her.

You know, they're probably my favourite band ever.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah.

-They're Eldon's favourite band too.

Actually, thinking about Eldon now, this is his favourite juice.

-Oh, that one is?

-Yeah.

Do you want to try it?

Uh...yeah, sure.

-Here, try.

-Eldon's favourite juice.

-Yeah.

He drinks it all the time.

-Mmm, that's good(!)

-Yeah, isn't it?

That's the grossest juice I've ever had in my life.

Have you been to any other concerts since you've moved up here?

Well, actually, Eldon took me to one.

And it was actually so good cos...

'It just seems like every time I try to talk to her about something,'

Eldon comes up.

-How's your solo going?

-It's pretty good.

I mean, I've been working on it pretty hard but, um, how's yours?

Oh, it's awesome. I want you to see it when it's done.

-Actually, I have an idea for you.

-Hm?

Why don't you incorporate some of Eldon's moves from his old solo?

'Eldon's solo was amazing and'

it's kind of a shame to let all his amazing choreography go to waste.

I mean, you could do, like, some of those tricks in there.

You know what I mean? I'm sure you can do them.

You want me to put some of Eldon's moves into MY dance?

Well, maybe not exactly the same but, like, you know what I mean.

It would be cool.

Michelle, you're talking an awful lot about Eldon.

-NERVOUSLY:

-Am I?

I'm kind of embarrassed that Hunter calls me out

about talking about Eldon.

I didn't even realise I was really talking about him that much.

I'm sorry about that. I didn't even realise that.

Yeah, maybe just not talk about Eldon so much but...

Oh. OK.

'I have this moment where I realise that too much time

'has passed in between us.'

Maybe I should have gone to the concert with Emily.

# Tonight

# We're gonna dream We're gonna see the stars

# Go round and round and round... #

'I need to see, for one last time, whether or not James and Riley'

are going to be able to pull it off.

'The duet is going the same as it always does.'

Badly.

'I am very worried that Kate wants to see the duet.

'It's not ready,'

and I know she's going to say something about it.

# Don't want to make your heart

# Don't want to make your heart break. #

'I see two partners who are not working together,

'a duet that we will not be able to win'

at Nationals with.

OK, stop!

Stop. That's enough.

'I decide that it's time'

for Giselle and Thalia to challenge Riley and James.

We've got to do something to get them to work together.

Giselle and Thalia are going to challenge you for the duet.

What? They should've competed for that when they had the chance.

Nationals is right around the corner and you guys are far from ready.

The challenge will happen this afternoon.

This afternoon?

How did Giselle and Thalia put together a duet so fast?

Were you planning this the whole time?

Look, I have to do what's best for the team.

If this is what it comes down to, so be it.

'I can't believe Giselle and Thalia'

were planning this behind our backs.

Honestly, I didn't see it coming.

If you guys want to keep your duet, I need you to prove it.

'I don't want Giselle and Thalia to win.

'And I don't think they can.

'But James and Riley need to get their head back in the game.'

I really hope this fake challenge works.

# Tonight

# We're gonna dream We're gonna see the stars

# Go round and round and round... #

'I'm really excited to challenge for the duet.

'I know James and Riley are'

going to come back ten times harder.

# ..for me to make your heart break

# Don't want to make your heart break

# Don't want to make your heart break. #

Yes, ladies!

# Don't want to make your heart break. #

'I'm watching Giselle and Thalia's duet and then I look over

'and see Riley and James.'

They're not even paying attention to what is going on in front of them.

You're so distracted!

There's a lot going on with Eldon and everything.

Eldon? That's what you're most worried about?

Our Nationals duet is on the line and so is our relationship.

And he doesn't even care.

It doesn't always have to be about us, Riley.

SHE SCOFFS

It's never about us, James. We haven't talked about this.

OK, you made your point. Thank you.

Just stop.

I just feel like no matter what I do, it's not good enough for Riley.

Nice!

You just want me to stop trying.

No. I want you to stop talking about this cos I'm losing focus.

Good work. Yes!

I thought you wanted to fight for this.

I thought you wanted to fight for me.

# Don't want to make your heart break

# Don't want to break your heart

# Don't want to break your heart

# Don't want to break your heart

# Don't want to make your heart break

# Don't want to break your heart

# Don't want to break your heart

# Don't want to break your heart

# Don't want to make your heart break. #

Yes, ladies! Good job!

Thank you.

All right. You guys are up.

'I want to know, once and for all, if James really does'

want to fight for this.

Is this even worth fighting for?

'I know it's not about the duet. It's about our relationship.

'It takes two people to be in a relationship.'

So, she's not fighting, then I can't.

No.

No.

'It's just kind of finalises how he felt. This whole time.'

He never wanted to fight for me.

You guys can have the duet.

We don't want it any more.

Riley...

Maybe this plan wasn't such a good idea.

This is not how this was supposed to work out.

# Feelin' like a boss

# All my dawgs with me constantly

# Every time I buy something gotta cough 50... #

Right now, I'm just working on my Nationals solo.

# So I keep them in them customs like we're hittin' borders. #

'I love the fact that I didn't throw too many tricks in my solo.

'It's really based on core hip-hop, and I get down with it'

and I really enjoy it.

# Feelin' like a boss

# All that and a bag of chips with a sandwich and a fountain pop

# Wa-a-a-atch. #

'I enter the music room because Hunter is there and'

I just want to talk to him, and see him,

and you know, find out how his date went and stuff.

'So, I see Emily come in and I don't know what it is.'

Instantly, I get a smile on my face.

# Hey, hold 'em back OK, now let me go

# We goin' hard every show You already know

# Care about a lot, man Rock bands gettin' dough

# Tell the DJ to scratch my record like I got card... #

'I think Hunter's dance is amazing.

'He has so much emotion and he's so happy just to be dancing.

'It's...'

so nice to see.

# Dollar make me holler, honey boo-boo

# My brute strong force Feelin' like a boss

# Shine all night so we'll never get lost

# Brute strong force Feelin' like a boss

# Get it! Feelin' like a boss. #

Whoo!

Take a bow.

Nicely done.

'As I'm going to tell Hunter that I have feelings for him...'

I'm nervous. I mean, I don't know what he's going to say.

I don't know how he'll react.

I, uh, came to find out how your date went.

It was horrible.

Why?

The whole time she just talked about Eldon.

'I mean, obviously I feel bad for him.'

But probably not as bad as I should.

You want to hear something funny?

Sure.

The whole time Michelle was blabbering about Eldon...

you know who I was thinking about?

Uh...the band?

You.

Oh.

'When Hunter tells me he was thinking about me on the date,'

I mean, it gives me butterflies.

Maybe he has the same feelings I do.

I should've gone with you to the concert.

You should've.

'The kiss was awesome.'

It was everything I ever wanted a kiss to be.

# We

# We're gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof off

# This place

# You

# You can never fade us out

# Don't even ask the DJ

# Everybody knows We own this town. #