Heartbreaker The Next Step

Previously on The Next Step...

Yo, what's good, guys?

Sup, man?

I don't forgive Hunter because of what he did to my boy, Eldon.

Actually, there's one more thing I'm going to need you to do...

-What?

-Oh!

Me and Hunter are pretty cool. We're not exactly cool, though.

I still need to win my solo back.

If Emily wants to prove herself...

I think I know how she can.

You have to break up with Hunter.

I've done so much to isolate myself and make everyone hate me.

I just don't know if I can give up this, too.

Do you happen to have a pen,

so I can cross the move named after you off the list?

I noticed that number one, "break up with Beth", was still on there.

I'm pretty sure we can't get back together

until he breaks up with Beth.

Jame-James, guess who?

I can tell by your voice.

Jame-James!

I just can't get Beth to understand that we're not a couple any more.

It's ridiculous!

Want to buy me a drink?

I don't have any money on me right now.

We can share.

Uh, no, we can't...

I need some help, because I've tried everything

and I can't get her off my hands.

Uh, I'll be right back, all right?

I can't believe we're actually at the part in the...

Bro, bro, bro, bro? I can't handle it any more, man.

I can't do it, man. She's crazy!

Well, man - like, my offer still stands.

My offer to James was to take Beth off his hands,

so that him and I are cool.

If I do it, we're bros.

-Yeah, bro, all right.

-Yes.

-Just get it done.

If I can't get Hunter to take Beth off my hands,

then I could be stuck with her for ever,

and from what I understand, that's a very long time.

MUSIC: Stand Up by Jessica Lee and Kit Knows

OK guys, that was a good rehearsal today,

but I think we should call it a day and I'll see you guys tomorrow.

-OK?

-APPLAUSE

-What's up, girl?

-Nothing.

I go in and just try to give Emily a hug

and she straight up pushes me away.

I'm not really sure what's going on.

I want Hunter and Emily to break up,

so that she can prove her loyalty to me.

I know I have to break up with him, but I really don't want to.

I just don't know if I can do it yet.

Hey, guys, I have an announcement to make.

Me and Hunter are going to dance battle for the Nationals solo again.

I'm challenging Hunter for the Nationals solo,

because I believe that I deserve that solo, fair and square.

I accept.

Do I think I can win it back?

No, I know I can win it back.

Yo, have you guys found one yet?

-No.

-No?

-No. They're all three leaves.

Number four on the list, find a four-leaf clover.

And I can't find them anywhere. I mean, it's a four-leaf clover.

Obviously, it's not going to be easy to find,

but I've been looking for ever.

-Oh! I found one!

-You found one?

Uh, no, it's just a five-leaf.

Ah, man! What?

He's so thoughtless! Mm!

He threw a five-leaf clover.

I can't handle him sometimes.

I thought we were looking for four-leaf clovers.

I could have just ripped off one leaf!

Well, you should have told me that.

Anything four and up.

Well, I didn't know we were looking for five-leafs.

Are you serious, man? Keep looking!

Whoa! That was my sandwich.

You just threw his sandwich, man.

I am doing James a favour.

I am sitting there, scanning the grass for four-leaf clovers

and he took my sandwich and threw it. That is disrespectful.

-I could have eaten that. I would have gave you a piece.

-Look!

If I don't get this clover,

I won't have this relationship with Riley, so I can't give up.

I swear, Miss Heza hates me.

She only gave me a C+ on that assignment

and I followed all of the guidelines.

Well, you know who doesn't hate you? Miss Kate.

As soon as Thalia brings up The Next Step,

I already know where this is leading.

I really want Michelle to come back.

One, because she's my good friend,

and two, because she's an amazing part of this team.

I'm not coming back to dance, Thalia.

Well, then why did you come to Culture Shock?

Because I miss you guys. You guys are my friends.

I mean, it doesn't mean that I miss dance. I just...

Well, I'm glad that you want to hang out,

but you have to come back to dance.

I know she hasn't agreed to come back, but she will.

How are you not bored to death with all of this extra spare time?

I am bored, but, like...

And dance is not boring. Dance is not boring. Dance is not boring...

Thalia, what are you doing? We're in the middle of the street.

-I'm dancing.

-I'm not coming back to dance. You can dance all you want.

When Amanda approaches me...

I know what she's going to say, I know what I have to do.

I just don't want to.

What are you waiting for?

Well, you know, he's, um...

He's a little busy right now, I don't want to interrupt.

Clock is ticking, Emily.

I don't know if Emily will actually break up with Hunter.

She's really hesitant...

and that's not a good sign.

Wonderful. More spinning.

And jumping - leaps and jumps.

Hey, kids.

West and I enter the music room,

because we want to offer some of the baby ballet kids money

to find us a four-leaf clover.

Whoever can find me a four-leaf clover,

I'll give them 100.

Wow!

Did she actually leave?

-Dude, she totally just left for 100 bucks.

-Um...

Well, how... How come you guys are not running?

100 bucks doesn't mean anything to us.

Really?

Apparently, children have no concept of money.

I think it's time for another incentive.

What about 100 cupcakes?

-Oh, yeah! Now you're talking.

-Yeah!

-All right, oh!

-Nice.

Sweet, did you see that?

-I guess you just win, man.

-You got to use your brain.

Yes - cupcakes, there it is.

I should have thought of that from the top.

See, West, he can be annoying, but he's a smart guy.

Although, he's probably not good at math,

because cupcakes are probably more than a dollar each,

which means we're probably going to have to spend more than 100,

Yo.

-Yo.

-What's going on, man?

-Just chilling out.

-What you working on?

Uh, just a bit of improv and some, like, technical sets.

Of course I want Eldon to get his solo back.

I mean, he deserves it. He's worked so hard for it.

-Yeah.

-Oh sweet, let me see. Show me.

All right. Well, I got this one.

Oh, nice!

-Yeah.

-Nice, man. It looks good.

-Thanks.

-But I have a suggestion.

I am about the flash, so if I just added a bit of my...

my flashiness to his danciness, then I think it'll all be well.

-Why not, after you do your double...

-Yeah?

..step out of it, swing through court.

Oh!

-You've got it, man. You'll hit it first try, for sure.

-Yeah.

Bam, bam, and court, boom!

-Oh!

-There you go!

Why have I never thought of that before?

The momentum is going the right way, it swings up perfectly,

and it's so easy to do.

Hey, Michelle. You want to go to the mall again?

-Yeah, sure.

-Yeah?

-Sounds good.

-What are you doing?

Well, I've been thinking about what you said to me yesterday

and, you know, you're right, I should find something to do

with my spare time, and I was just looking at different options.

I'm really happy Michelle's trying to find

something to do with her time.

So, clearly, she's missing dance.

Like coming back to the studio?

Not exactly.

Well, I mean, there's the geography club.

Not into that.

No? Uh, do you like cheese?

-There's a cheese club.

-Lactose intolerant.

Oh.

Ooh! There's the improv club. That sounds fun.

And there's cheerleading, too.

That'd be fun. It's almost like dance.

Yeah, I guess.

Well, obviously, I'm a little bit bored without dance,

but I'm sure I'll find something else to do.

It's not the end of the world.

I feel like you need to break up with James.

Break up?

Yeah, so that he'll believe that you and I have a thing,

so that he gets jealous and comes to you.

I'm trying to talk to Beth about breaking up with James,

but she seems pretty distracted.

I don't know. I don't want to hurt him.

What are they... What are they doing over there?

Riley has made James go on this quest to bring her items,

so that he proves that he still loves her.

So, he's doing that all for her?

Yeah, like right now, he's looking for a four-leaf clover.

-What about this?

-No.

What about this?

That's just two two-leaf clovers taped together.

-It's four leaves.

-No.

I got it, what about this?

You got a tattoo with my name on it?

-Yeah. How do you say no to that?

-No.

I got Eldon to draw a tattoo on me,

because he's actually a pretty good artist,

but it was a tattoo of a four-leaf clover. No, she tore that down.

Ugh!

I need a real-life four-leaf clover,

not two two-leaf clovers taped together, not a picture,

not a drawing, not a tattoo - a real-life one.

Hey, Ems, good work today.

Hey, Hunter. Uh, you too.

Thanks. Yo, so, you want a ride home?

No.

I don't understand what's going on with Emily.

She's just been blowing me off today.

I just taught that class, so I was thinking about walking.

OK. I can, like, walk with you, if you want?

-Keep you company?

-No, I think I'd uh...

I think I'd rather be by myself.

I don't know if she's avoiding me, or if it's just a bad day.

I hope it's just a bad day.

I am avoiding Hunter because I don't really want our break-up

to come as a surprise to him.

I want to kind of ease into it, I guess.

OK.

-Hi, Hunter.

-Yeah, hey.

So, are you going to tell me why you haven't broken up with him yet?

-Look, Amanda, is there something else I can do, another task?

-No.

You told me I could trust you

and this is the only way that I will really believe you.

I can tell that he's really important to her

and if she's willing to lose that for me,

then I know she's trustworthy.

If it's not done by tomorrow...

..you're out.

Fine. It'll be done by tomorrow, but after the dance battle, OK?

I'm not going to ruin his chances.

It better be done after the dance battle.

I want to do it after the dance battle,

because I don't want to mess Hunter up.

I want him to really go in there and if he wants it, I want him to win.

Right now, I'm just warming up for my rematch with Eldon.

The dance battle with Hunter is different this time around.

The first time, my relationship with Michelle was on the line.

I didn't really know Hunter.

I didn't know what kind of dancer he was.

This time, I know exactly what his weaknesses are,

so I know exactly what to do.

Who's going to win this time?

-At least it's friendly this time.

-Yeah.

What's going on with your hands?

Paper cuts. I've been doing a lot of money counting

for Miss Kate in the office.

It's good that she trusts you with all of that money, Chloe.

Yeah, I'm really lucky.

It's really interesting how

Kate trusts Chloe with all of that money and the lockbox key.

That's a lot of responsibility.

All right, bro - are you ready for this?

More than ready.

Ooh! Do I detect a little bit of sass there?

-Right back at ya.

-Ooh, OK!

Eldon better bring it...

because if I win again, there's no way I'm letting that solo go.

CHEERING

Come on, let's go!

I really hope Hunter wins this dance battle.

It would be terrible if he loses his solo

and his girlfriend in the same day.

I don't know who's going to win,

but I can definitely tell that Eldon wants this.

Eldon is dancing so well right now.

In fact, he's like a whirling dervish.

Do you know what that is?

You should look it up on the internet,

because when you read it, you're going to be like,

"Whoa! James is right."

So I go to try to do a kip-up and to be honest,

I'm kind of out of energy and I don't quite get the height

and I slip and I fall.

When Hunter falls, right away, I know I have an edge on him.

And I'm going to keep pushing it and pushing it,

until everyone in the room knows that I am the better dancer.

Eldon is totally killing it out there.

He's one-upping every move that Hunter does.

I mean, he's even doing Hunter's moves better than him.

And he starts spinning and...

He just kicks Hunter off of the dance floor.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Pfft! I'm done. There's no way I can beat this guy.

He is dancing on a whole other level.

If you have to ask who won the dance battle,

you shouldn't even be watching dance battles.

But if you are asking - then, yeah, I won the dance battle.

CHEERING

Having the solo back means everything to me.

-We good now?

-Yeah.

-All right.

-Good.

Me and Hunter, we're finally good.

-Good job, brother.

-Thank you.

I walk into Studio A and I see James.

Looks like we have a new National guys' solo!

When I see Beth, I'm confused.

I don't know what she could want right now.

So...I heard you were looking for this.

Is that a four-leaf clover?

What? Um...

You know why I need this, though, right?

Yeah, to win back Riley.

But why would you...

Cos I love you, James -

but you love her more.

I think I'm...

I think I'm finally going to let him go.

I just love him so much,

but I know he doesn't love me.

And I just want James to be happy...

..and I know Riley's the girl.

I mean, I wish it was me, but...

..I guess not.

-Riley, come here.

-What?

-Come on! Come here.

Check this out.

Boo-ya! Four-leaf clover.

And where did you find this?

Don't worry about it. Crossed, done!

-Done!

-Mmm-hmm.

-Four leaves.

What was that about?

I don't know.

-Did she have a four-leaf clover in her hand, though?

-Yeah.

Ems, do you want a drink?

-Yeah. Strawberry, please.

-Yeah, sure.

-When Hunter enters,

I think it's the perfect time for Emily to break up with him.

I mean, this is her last chance.

Hey, Emily?

It's now or never.

Now?

Or never.

Telling Hunter I want to break up with him is so hard.

But I just have to keep reminding myself why I'm doing this.

My team needs me...

..and I'll do anything for my team.

-You OK?

-Yeah I'm...

We just, um, we just need to talk.

I want to break up.

I just don't understand why.

Well...clearly, we are just at different places in our lives.

It's not you, this one's really me.

"It's not you, it's me." Are you kidding me right now?

It's not you, it's not you, OK?

I thought we had a good thing going.

Well, clearly, you thought wrong, then, didn't you?

It's the end of the conversation, Hunter. You can go.

That break-up was pretty harsh.

Maybe Emily's going to be a better ally than I thought.

I feel a little empty inside.

I mean, I've basically isolated myself from everyone I care about.

I guess this plan really has to work now.