0:00:02 > 0:00:03Previously on The Next Step...
0:00:03 > 0:00:04CHEERING
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Elite snuck into another Regionals and won.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Which means they're coming to Nationals.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Elite getting into Nationals is just the beginning.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14The Next Step's not going to know what hit them.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18When did things get so complicated? I thought we had everything?
0:00:18 > 0:00:20We both know how it got so complicated.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24I know you saw me kiss Emily.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28- I just want to know if you want to be with her.- Yeah.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32So, what happens if you don't really love dance any more?
0:00:32 > 0:00:36It's going to be the hardest decision of your life.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41The Next Step really did make me feel like it was my family.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46But I don't think it is any more.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01Leaving the studio is a lot harder than I thought it would be.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05I thought I could just come into the studio and pack up my stuff
0:01:05 > 0:01:09and say goodbye, but it's kind of hard for me to face everyone.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Just because I know everyone is going to be really upset that I'm leaving.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15When I see Michelle, I just...
0:01:17 > 0:01:19It just really makes me sad.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24There are a lot of memories that I've created here with all the people
0:01:24 > 0:01:27and I'm going to miss it.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30But I think I need to say goodbye.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36I'm sorry I didn't come by earlier, I just... I kind of chickened out.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41I just want you to know that the studio will always be here for you.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45I know.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- Would you mind locking up on the way out?- Yeah, it's no problem.- OK.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53- Bye, Michelle.- Bye, Miss Kate.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00The studio is really where I kind of fell in love with dance.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04And it's sad to think that I don't love it any more.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11I mean, just everything...
0:02:11 > 0:02:16Everything changed over these past few months and I can't go back.
0:02:31 > 0:02:37# We, we're going to show the world
0:02:37 > 0:02:41# Everything we're made of
0:02:41 > 0:02:48# We're going to tear the roof off this place! #
0:02:54 > 0:02:55Stand up!
0:03:12 > 0:03:14All right, everyone gather round for a second, please.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18I have some bad news, unfortunately.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Michelle has left The Next Step. - What?!- She left?
0:03:23 > 0:03:27After talking to Michelle, I thought she would take my advice
0:03:27 > 0:03:29but I guess the drama got to her.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33I can't help but think that it's my fault. I feel like I drove her away.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Which means that we only have ten dancers left on our Nationals team.
0:03:37 > 0:03:43Having only ten dancers is bad because if we have one dancer
0:03:43 > 0:03:46that gets injured or can't dance for whatever reason,
0:03:46 > 0:03:50then we can't dance at all. We're done.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- So, how's it going?- It's good.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01I mean, I haven't really done anything yet
0:04:01 > 0:04:03and the studio is already falling apart.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06I mean, Daniel left on his own
0:04:06 > 0:04:08and Michelle just quit as well.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10So, I mean, they have a lot of drama.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14What do I see? Amanda and Lucien.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16I have no idea what I'm going to do about this
0:04:16 > 0:04:19but I do know I need to talk to Riley.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Can you believe Michelle? She just left The Next Step.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Right before Nationals.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Riley, we have bigger things to worry about, OK?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37What's bigger than Michelle leaving the studio?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Amanda's a double agent.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41She's still at Elite.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45She's only at The Next Step to take it down from the inside.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49You know, I'm not one to say I told you so but... I told everyone.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54- I can't believe it.- Hello, Riley, hi. We need to come up with a plan.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55What should we do?
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- Well, the first thing to do is act like everything is OK.- Why?
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- Because Amanda is coming over here right now.- And then he just laughed.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- Guys, Miss Kate needs you guys in Studio A.- OK.- Of course.- Yeah.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- No. I...- No, we go. Thanks!
0:05:12 > 0:05:16I don't know what we're going to do, but we have to do something.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20# How could someone be so low?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22# How could you be so low? #
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Guys.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30Right now I'm talking to the team about finding a new female soloist.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Look, I know it's a hard time right now,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35but we need to decide who's going to do the female solo at Nationals.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38'I hate that we have to deal with this so soon after Michelle'
0:05:38 > 0:05:44has left, but Nationals is coming up and we need a strong female soloist.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- I want the solo.- OK.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50I want the solo because that way no-one else is practising a solo
0:05:50 > 0:05:55and, when I leave, they won't have a female soloist.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59'Miss Kate loves Amanda, so there is no way she'll believe us
0:05:59 > 0:06:01'unless we have proof.'
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I'd like the solo, too, Miss Kate.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07There is no way I am letting Amanda take that solo.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11What I would like you two ladies to do is find a song, come up
0:06:11 > 0:06:14with a routine and from there I will decide who gets the solo.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- Sounds good.- Thank you.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19I'm so impressed with how quickly Riley is thinking.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23We still don't have a plan, but we have to get one and fast.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35I have come up with a plan to take down Amanda
0:06:35 > 0:06:37and I just wanted to tell Emily about it.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40OK, you know the expression "keep your friends close
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- "but your enemies closer?"- Yes.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Well, if I get everyone at The Next Step to hate me,
0:06:45 > 0:06:50then maybe Amanda will understand why I want to join her.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54And by being close to her, we can take her down.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59If Amanda thinks that I want to take down The Next Step, then maybe
0:06:59 > 0:07:03I can join her and figure out her plan so that we can stop it.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08It's a good plan. It really is. I'm very proud of you.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12But you? Nobody is going to hate you.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Riley's plan won't work with her in the centre of it.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Because no-one is going to believe her.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20I'm the one that should go undercover with Amanda.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Are you sure? I mean, you just got everyone to like you again.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Look, what other option do we have?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- I guess you're right.- I always am.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- So, plan?- Plan.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39Let's go take her down.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45It does kind of make more sense for Emily to go undercover but I don't
0:07:45 > 0:07:51know, I mean, I just don't want her to put herself in that situation.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08# So this is how it ends... #
0:08:11 > 0:08:13I'm just working on my solo for the audition.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18I chose the same song as Riley
0:08:18 > 0:08:23because, when she sees me dance to it first, it will throw her off
0:08:23 > 0:08:26her game and she won't win.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33# And all the talk of worlds we have to conquer... #
0:08:33 > 0:08:38I want it to be perfect. I'm going to make sure that I get that solo.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45'When I see James enter, I decide to let him stay.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47'There is something I have to tell him.'
0:08:50 > 0:08:53# Don't take enemies for friends
0:09:06 > 0:09:09# When the war is over
0:09:09 > 0:09:13# When the war is over... #
0:09:13 > 0:09:17She's really putting her heart into this dance, and I can tell.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19And I just want to watch her dance.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24# When the war is over
0:09:24 > 0:09:26# When the war is the over... #
0:09:26 > 0:09:28'I am a little nervous.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31'I mean, me and Emily kind of have this plan'
0:09:31 > 0:09:33and I just hope that it'll work.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37SHE BREATHES HEAVILY
0:09:37 > 0:09:38You're good.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Thank you. It still needs a bit of work.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Nah, you're perfect.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49What?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51The dance. The dance is perfect.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55Thank you.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Honestly, I think you have that solo in the bag.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09I miss James more than he will ever know.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13'But I tell him that I'm too nervous for him to come to my audition.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16'The truth is, I can't have him interfere with the plan
0:10:16 > 0:10:18'Emily and I have.'
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Yeah, actually, I have to go.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45'I'm avoiding Riley's audition because she told me
0:10:45 > 0:10:47'she was too nervous to have me there.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50'I know she's lying to me, I know that's not why.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54'She just doesn't want me around any more.'
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- Hey.- Hey, what's up?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Can I sit down?- Sure.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01I thought you were supposed to be in Studio A today?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- I didn't see you.- No, I'm kind of avoiding Studio A right now.
0:11:04 > 0:11:10- Because Riley and Amanda are competing.- That's great!
0:11:10 > 0:11:13We can spend all day together. I have nothing but time.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16I was kind of thinking that maybe I could have some alone time.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21Oh, why don't you have your alone time over there
0:11:21 > 0:11:23and I'll have my alone time over here?
0:11:23 > 0:11:28And then it's kind of like double alone time.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29What?
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Anyway, so, I'm at the mall today and I'm with all the girls and...
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- Hold up, Beth.- Shh!
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- I'm having my alone time. - Who are you talking to then?
0:11:40 > 0:11:45- Myself. Come on. Anyway, so... - Listen, Beth.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47You have your alone time, I got to go.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Bye, James!
0:11:53 > 0:11:56'The solo additions are just about to start and Emily'
0:11:56 > 0:11:58and I are just going over the details of our plan.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00All right, you guys.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04It's time to see who is going to be the female solo at Nationals.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06So, let's get right to these solos.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Amanda, you spoke to me earlier about going first, so let's hop up.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Whoo! Go, Amanda!
0:12:24 > 0:12:27'I'm a little shocked to hear my song.'
0:12:27 > 0:12:31But I guess it doesn't surprise me that Amanda would do this.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Amanda's solo is actually really good.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44'I was not expecting that, she has this whole new style'
0:12:44 > 0:12:47that she's bringing to the table and it looks really good.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50'Our plan is for me to mess up my solo
0:12:50 > 0:12:53'and have Emily call me out on it.'
0:12:53 > 0:12:55And then I'm going to run out of the room upset
0:12:55 > 0:13:00and hopefully everyone will stand up for me and turn on Emily.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03We can't go to Kate until we get some proof.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06# Don't take enemies for friends. #
0:13:15 > 0:13:19'As Amanda's dancing, I have to admit that I'm not really watching her.'
0:13:19 > 0:13:23I'm more or less bracing myself for what I have to do next.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30CHEERING
0:13:30 > 0:13:34'It's nerve-racking because who would want to try'
0:13:34 > 0:13:36and make all your best friends hate you?
0:13:38 > 0:13:41All right, Riley, let's see what you've got.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43THEY CHEER
0:13:43 > 0:13:45You got it, girl!
0:13:54 > 0:13:56# So this is how it ends
0:14:01 > 0:14:04# No worlds left to avenge
0:14:10 > 0:14:13'I start my audition and after dancing a little bit
0:14:13 > 0:14:15'I give Emily the signal.'
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Oh, is that a jump? Get it together.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27This is embarrassing, Riley. Riley!
0:14:27 > 0:14:30'I start calling her out, I have to tell that she's awful
0:14:30 > 0:14:33'and that she can't dance and that she's embarrassing'
0:14:33 > 0:14:36and pretty much things I would never say to my sister.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40You're going to fall on the National stage.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- You're going to fall on the National stage.- Riley, keep going.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- What are you doing?- What am I doing?! What you doing?!
0:14:46 > 0:14:48What is this? This is a mess!
0:14:48 > 0:14:52'I see Riley's face and I see that she's hurt by this,'
0:14:52 > 0:14:54so I just feel the need to step in.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Emily, you need to settle down, you're taking it way too far.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- And you need to sit down. - You made me do that.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02You're going to blame this DISASTER on me?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05'To be honest, I'm not really surprised Emily is acting this way.'
0:15:05 > 0:15:08I knew it was only a matter of time before her true colours came
0:15:08 > 0:15:09out again.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11She was probably thrown off, let's just...
0:15:11 > 0:15:13She's not even acting like she's on A-Troupe right now.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17When Emily starts to yell at Riley, it kind of scares me.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20I mean, everyone told me that Emily was over that.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25- Em... How could you do this to your own sister?- Sister?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27You're an embarrassment.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- Emily!- Is that really how you treat your sister?- Riley, don't go.- Riley!
0:15:31 > 0:15:32Riley! Riley!
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Emily, what is going on?
0:15:34 > 0:15:40I thought Emily was over being this mean person. And then she does this.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41To her own sister!
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Everyone needs to realise that Emily is just doing it to help her
0:15:44 > 0:15:47sister, she knows what's best for Riley, so let her do her thing.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50'I know our plan is to get everyone to hate on Emily.'
0:15:52 > 0:15:55But this is so much harder to watch than I thought.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57You're just going to let her leave like that?
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- You should go and help her.- Yeah.- Help her?
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- Maybe I should help you pay for your classes.- OK, Emily. That's enough.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06'When Emily attacks me,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09'it just brings back memories of what she used to do to me.'
0:16:09 > 0:16:11How she always used to pick on me.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13THEY ALL SHOUT
0:16:13 > 0:16:15'When the whole team gets into an argument,
0:16:15 > 0:16:18'I literally just stand there and watch.'
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Silently I'm loving it because, again, I did nothing
0:16:22 > 0:16:24and the team's bringing itself down.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27It was only a matter of time before your true colours came out.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30It was only a matter of time before I realised that you guys
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- just aren't worth it.- Emily!
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- Wow.- You are way out of line. What are you doing?
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Nationals is right around the corner and you go back to old Emily?
0:16:39 > 0:16:40I thought we were past that?
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- You know what? You're no longer the dance captain.- Oh.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46We should probably think about whether you even deserve
0:16:46 > 0:16:47to be here in A-Troupe.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- Exactly.- You know what? Chris was better than you ever were.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Bye! See yourself out the door.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- She's ridiculous.- Wow. - What was that?
0:17:01 > 0:17:03'Seeing Riley waiting for me,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06'she's the only one who knows what I'm going through.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10'The only one who knows that this is all part of our plan.'
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- I'm sorry, Em. - It's not your fault.
0:17:12 > 0:17:18I'm really surprised with just how quickly all of them turned on me.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20'I knew this was going to be hard.'
0:17:22 > 0:17:25I didn't think it was going to be this hard.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- Amanda, can I talk to you for a second?- For sure.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Look, I have no idea what I just witnessed.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47'I've never actually seen a dance captain yell like that.'
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Emily is really more of an outcast than I thought.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- Do you want to be dance captain? - I really do.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I think Amanda is the perfect person to be dance captain.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00She is strong, she is dedicated.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Dance comes first and she likes to work as a team.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07You have no idea how I want to help the team.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13# Put your, put your hands up Everybody stand up
0:18:13 > 0:18:14# Put your, put your hands up
0:18:14 > 0:18:18# You livin' life, what you party like... #
0:18:18 > 0:18:21I'm just chilling, hanging out with one of my friends from outside of
0:18:21 > 0:18:25the studio and I just like to come here just to flip and trick.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Especially after what happened with Riley.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29'I just came to see if James was OK.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32'I didn't want his feelings to be hurt just because I told him
0:18:32 > 0:18:35'not to come to my audition.'
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Hey, what's up?- I thought I'd find you here.- Yeah.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Honestly, when I see Riley at Parkour Alley, I'm pretty surprised.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46- Hey, how did your solo go? - It wasn't meant to be.- Really?
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Cos when I watched it, I thought you killed it.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53'When Riley comes to Parkour Alley, that's an excuse to talk to me.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55'I was wrong, she does want me around.'
0:18:55 > 0:18:57She came there.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00To open the door for us. That's when I realised once I thought about it.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02'Once she opened that door, I stuck my foot in it.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05'She can't close that door if my foot's in it.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06'I see that as an opportunity.'
0:19:06 > 0:19:08I was thinking about our relationship.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09And our break-up.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11And I'm not down with it.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13I'm getting you back.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- You can't get me back, James, it's too late for that.- Yes, I can.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21And I will.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- It's too late.- Look, Riley...
0:19:24 > 0:19:27I messed up. I'm sorry.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33And I'm going to get you back.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36'All I wanted through this whole thing'
0:19:36 > 0:19:39was to hear him say that he was going to fight for me.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42And then he did.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48We'll see.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Thanks for coming.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58'When Riley says, "We'll see" to me getting her back,'
0:19:58 > 0:20:00in my world, that's a yes.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I will get her back.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20'I'm in the music room just trying to get my mind off things
0:20:20 > 0:20:23'when Amanda comes in.'
0:20:23 > 0:20:25So, I guess everyone hates you now.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31'Everything is on the line right now.'
0:20:33 > 0:20:38My friendships, my relationships, The Next Step's chance at Nationals.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43It all comes down to this.
0:20:47 > 0:20:54# We, we're going to show the world
0:20:54 > 0:20:57# Everything we're made of
0:20:57 > 0:21:04# We're going to tear the roof off this place
0:21:04 > 0:21:07# You can never fade us out
0:21:07 > 0:21:11# Don't even ask to change it
0:21:11 > 0:21:15# Everybody knows we own this land. #