Here Comes Your Man The Next Step

-Previously on The Next Step...

-This is a text message from Thalia.

West, there is not enough chocolate

in the world right now for this text message.

I've got to get over Thalia. But why would she text me?

I have to have the surgery immediately.

Everything in my life was going so well and then this happens.

I saw what you did, I saw you kiss Alfie.

-Oh, no.

-If you were here, none of this would be happening.

Piper, what are you talking about? Piper needs me.

You have got to take my spot, man, I'm out.

Family is more important than any competition.

James is gone.

-We're going to be fine.

-It's fine.

'With James gone,

'Eldon has to take his spot in the two v two challenge.'

I know he's nervous but he can do this.

All he needs to do is take a deep breath and calm down.

Just relax, OK? We've danced together a million times.

As long as we keep it cool, OK?

-Yeah.

-We're going to kill this competition.

-Yeah, yeah, we've got this.

-Yes, we've got it, man.

-We've got it.

-We've got it. OK.

-Yes.

-We're going to kill this, man.

-Yes.

OK.

'I bust a few moves to get Eldon dancing.

'A little distraction goes a long way.

'He's kind of like a puppy dog.'

Get it. Ah, ah, ah, ah, woo.

PHONE CHIMES

Is that James?

-It's Thalia.

-Hold on, it's who?

It's...

HE STUTTERS

Thalia.

STUTTERING CONTINUES

Here.

HE CONTINUES TO STUTTER

In England.

Coming to see me.

HE STUTTERS

I think my brain just broke.

# We, we are gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof off this place

# Stand up. #

# Take it to the top. #

Right now I'm leaving a note for Riley because I'm going to miss

rehearsal today. Noah's getting out

of surgery and I have to be there.

-Hey, Amanda.

-Hey, Amanda.

I found him wandering the halls.

-He says he knows you.

-'My cousin, Cooper, is visiting from England.'

This whole visit, it's been Next Step this,

Next Step that and he's kind of driving me crazy.

I know you're following me.

Well, it's not that bad to follow in the footsteps of my amazing cousin.

And ever since he's watched The Next Step at Internationals,

he's become a huge fan.

Honestly, I think you should just go home.

But the thing is, no-one's at home.

They've all gone to Niagara Falls so I thought why not stay here at the

-studio and spend a day?

-I don't really think it's a good idea.

I have to go to the hospital and see Noah. I'm not going to be here.

Richelle could look after me.

Yeah. I'll take care of him,

don't worry, he won't bug anyone.

Right, Cooper?

Yes, you got it indeed.

Fine, don't make me regret this.

Don't worry, you won't.

Thanks.

No-one loves The Next Step more than Cooper.

Today, he's going to have the time of his life.

Somehow Thalia found out I was in England for Bangers & Mashups

and now she wants to see me, like...

like, today.

What are we going to do, man?

I mean, what if she brings Bartek?

All right, you really need to relax, all right?

-PHONE BUZZES

-Focus.

-Who's that?

-It's James.

All right, James is already stressed out enough, OK?

So don't tell him anything about what's going on with you, all right?

-OK.

-And don't mention anything about Thalia.

-OK.

-Nothing.

Hey, big guy.

Hey, James, what's going on, man?

What's up, big guy(?)

Look, sorry for bailing. I know you guys are going to be all right.

It's all good, man.

I mean, like, you think somebody is going to be OK without you and then

they're not OK without you and then they give you a call and they want

to see you.

Hey, man, Eldon is just really excited about this competition.

Yeah, have a safe flight,

good look with your sister and we'll talk to you later, all right?

All right, peace.

Hey, no more chocolate for you, all right?

You need to get your head in the game, all right?

-We got a competition to go to.

-My mind is blank.

-What am I going to say to her?

-To Thal..? You...

Why not try "Hello"?

Yeah, West, that's not helping.

Eldon and I have to compete and if he can't pull himself together then

we might as well forfeit the competition.

Noah got out of surgery a little while ago and I'm just keeping him

company until he wakes up.

-Noah.

-Amanda?

-Hi.

-Hi.

Has the doctor said anything to you about the surgery?

The doctor came by earlier when your mum was here and said the surgery

-was successful.

-Oh, good for them.

Here, have some water.

I don't want Amanda to see me like this at my weakest.

I've never been a fan of the sippy cup.

I like glasses or I'll even drink out of a mug.

Noah seems so helpless right now.

Luckily he has me here to take care of him.

# Today is where we make it

# Tomorrow isn't here just yet. #

So why has this place changed its name?

Well, the owner of this place is absolutely crazy.

Every time she goes on vacation, she comes back with a new name.

-First she went to Orange County and she named it...

-BOTH: Squeeze.

And then she lived in Tokyo for a month and named it...

BOTH: Culture Shock.

And then, after that, she went horseback riding in Spain and she

-named it...

-Hidalgos.

And then last year she went to Colombia and named it Java Junction.

And apparently next year, she's supposed to go to space.

Space, that's insane.

That's Riley. Introduce me.

-Actually, don't, don't introduce me.

-Hey, Riley.

-Oh, play it cool!

When I see Riley in the flesh,

oh, my goodness, like, it's actually her.

This is Amanda's cousin, Cooper.

-Hey.

-Cooper, this is Riley.

-Nice to meet you.

-You're Riley, right?

That's so cool.

I have to go to the hospital to visit Noah and I was wondering if

you could show him around.

I'm not in the best headspace but showing Cooper around

would be a great distraction from everything that's going on with

-Alfie right now.

-A tour from Riley.

So, what do you want to see?

Well, I'd really love to meet James.

He's actually overseas right now.

Oh, too bad. You must miss him a lot.

I miss him and I don't even know him.

Yeah, no, I definitely miss him.

Do you want to do that tour?

Yes. So is James right or left-handed?

I'm left-handed. What's his favourite move?

Does he like pistachios?

-Here.

-You know I can feed myself, right?

Yeah, I know, but the doctor says you need to rest and that includes

-your arms.

-Does that mean my jaw too?

Like eating? I should probably rest that too.

-Your jaw is fine.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

I'm supposed to be her boyfriend, not her baby.

I have an idea, I have an idea.

Can you go and get me some fast food, maybe?

-Like a burger or pizza?

-No, no, you don't want that.

-No, no, no.

-It would really mean a lot

to me if you left the building, I mean,

left the whole building and got me some food.

OK, well there's a Thai place around the corner...

No, no, much further. I mean ribs, ribs would be amazing.

-OK. For you, I'll go.

-Thanks.

The more Amanda sees me like this,

the less she is going to think of me.

The longer Amanda is gone, the better.

-KNOCKING

-Here she is.

This is the first time I'm going to

see Thalia since she left me for Poland.

-Hi.

-Hey.

-Hi.

Hi.

-Oh, my goodness. Hey, Thalia.

-Hi. How are you?

-Good, how are you?

-Good, great to see you.

-So nice to see you.

-I was actually about to leave.

-Oh, OK, well, I'll catch you later.

-OK...

-Bye.

-Bye.

Hey, Eldon.

OK.

'Thalia's like 100, like,

'1,000 times more beautiful than I remembered.'

Seeing her, it's like I've forgotten how to speak.

Amanda went to get me some take-out food,

so this is my one chance to go to the bathroom with some dignity.

Man, this crossword is tough.

-What's a seven-letter word for too much water?

-Urinate.

-AMANDA:

-No, I swear these are from the cafeteria!

-Hey, babe.

-What are you doing lying the wrong way in your bed?

Doc said to elevate my feet so...

-OK, let me help you up.

-I'm good, I'm good.

-Oh, you poor thing.

-Now I'm a poor thing?

Really attractive.

You know, just stop, I'm good, I'm fine.

I got it. Thanks for the ribs.

Noah, I'm just trying to help.

I don't want any more help. You're just smothering me.

I'm sorry,

I guess I'll be in the waiting room if you change your mind.

I won't change my mind because smothering is smothering.

What's a five-letter word for foolish?

I'm an idiot.

That works.

'I was so worried about looking weak in front of Amanda'

that I ended up looking like a big jerk instead.

One, two, three, four, five...

-Ow!

-Sorry.

-You need to support the right leg, OK?

-I'm sorry.

You're probably distracted.

I couldn't possibly guess what that's about.

We should probably just focus on dancing, Piper.

I'm always focused on dance. What about you, Alfie?

My patience for Piper is wearing pretty thin right now.

Sure.

Hey, guys.

This is Cooper. He is visiting from England.

Amanda's cousin.

Great. Piper, Alfie and me all in the same room.

Cooper, this is Piper, James' sister.

Hey. Nice to meet you.

Wow, you look exactly like him but in a bit more girlie way.

Wait, your hands touched James.

That means my hand has touched James.

That is so sick.

My hands touched James too.

Really? Who else's?

'Turns out this little distraction is going to be a big headache.'

Hey, Cooper, you have to meet Alfie.

Everyone loves Alfie, isn't that right, Riley?

-Yeah, he's great.

-Like a lot.

Well, I bet you miss James, right?

I certainly do, yeah.

I call him all the time to talk about important things.

Riley, don't you have an important thing to talk to him about?

Have you made that call yet?

'I don't know how long I can keep this up.'

I need to pass Cooper off to somebody so I can

just get the heck out of here.

Henry. I have been looking for you everywhere.

-Really?

-Yeah, I need you to do something for me, OK?

Cooper, over there, is from England and he needs to be shown around the

-studio. Do you think you could do that?

-Yeah.

-Amazing.

-Thanks so much. Go for it.

-Don't forget to call him!

Today.

Piper gave me an ultimatum to call James and tell him about Alfie

but I haven't been able to bring myself to do it yet.

So, how have you been?

I've been great, I've been touring, dancing, dating, you know.

-Dating?

-Yeah, yeah, like lots of girls.

A lot, a lot of girls.

Like at least nine girls, you know.

Ever since you left me for Bartek, I've just been kind of on a roll.

Eldon, I didn't leave you for Bartek.

-What?

-Eldon, I told you this already.

I went to Poland to dance and reconnect with my family.

So you and Bartek never dated?

No, we didn't even go on one date.

Yeah, I didn't date anyone either.

Yeah, I know.

When you left, it crushed me.

Totally broke my heart.

I'm really sorry. I really didn't mean to hurt you.

I was just starting to get over you and now you're here.

Well, I hope you're not over me because I'm not over you.

I love you.

Oh.

Hi, I'm Eldon, nice to meet you.

Eldon?

-Do you have chocolate?

-What?

OK, OK.

You are really pretty.

Well, that went well.

Eldon fainted three times.

Telling Eldon I love him could have gone a lot of ways but I didn't see

this one coming.

-Hey, Amanda.

-Hey.

Do you know what room Noah is in?

I was just going to go see how he was doing.

He doesn't really want to see anyone right now.

Oh.

Is something wrong? Did his surgery not go OK?

Oh, no, no, no, the surgery went well.

It's just his attitude.

He told me he doesn't want me to be there when he's recovering.

-Classic.

-What do you mean?

Well, I kind of went through

the same thing when I got my tonsils out.

I literally looked like a chipmunk for a week and I didn't want to see

my friends because then they would just see me looking like a chipmunk

and he's probably just going through the same thing.

He's always been a proud person.

He just doesn't want you to see him like this.

I never thought of it like that but Richelle's right,

I can understand where Noah's coming from

and I think I have an idea.

Wake up.

Hello.

All right.

-So, how did it go?

-How do you think it went?

How long has he been out?

40 minutes. I can't wake him up.

-One second.

-Eldon...

I'm glad West is here. Maybe he knows how to wake Eldon up.

Hold on, so you said 40 minutes?

That's insane.

It's not doing anything.

Three, two...

I love you too.

When Eldon tells me he loves me, I'm so happy.

I'm never going to let anything come between us again.

So is there anything else that you wanted to do while you were here?

Well, the one thing was dance in Studio A.

-Be my guest.

-Sick.

Show me what you got, Coopster.

This is so amazing.

When I take my coat off and step onto that floor,

I feel some sort of energy and it's so amazing, like, it's unreal.

What I find fascinating about A Studio is that

all the greats have danced there.

It's definitely better than anything I imagined.

'It's a special thing, watching someone's first dance here.'

I can really tell that Cooper is feeling all the magic.

Let's go, Cooper!

'I'm trying moves that I've never even done before.'

I've never done a double flat backflip tuck in my life.

What we call that move here is a back hand, back hand, back tuck.

RILEY LAUGHS

Oh, sorry, I know I'm not in A-Troupe.

No, no, that's totally fine.

That was actually amazing.

-Really?

-You could be dancing here someday.

That is so cool.

When Riley comes out after my dance and says that I could be

in A-Troupe, I definitely have something to push to.

I want to be in A-Troupe one day and it's going to happen.

Keep up the good work.

-Thanks.

-You've got a bright future ahead of you.

Anyway, I've got places to be.

So did you have fun today?

Yeah, I had the time of my life.

It's amazing. Good to hear.

But there was one thing that I noticed.

What's wrong with you and James' sister?

It is... There is something going on but it's personal stuff.

Nothing to do with the studio.

Personal? Like what?

Nothing to do with James, right?

It is to do with James. I knew it.

If it's to do with James, I've got to help out as best I can.

Come, let's sit down.

-OK.

-Come on.

You're Jiley.

You love James and James loves you.

You guys are legendary.

There's nothing that you can't work out without talking to each other.

That's what you guys do best.

Just follow your heart, talk it out.

You guys will come to some sort of understanding.

PHONE BLEEPS

Oh, that's my phone.

Anyway, my ride's here.

I've got to jet off.

Thanks, Riley, again.

-Just follow your heart. It's all cool. See you later.

-Bye.

Cooper makes it sound so easy but I'm so scared to talk to James.

I don't know what I'm going to do.

'I realised Noah can't possibly be feeling strong and manly

'in this situation.'

I want to show Noah that I can be vulnerable too.

'After all, we're in this together.'

Amanda, I'm so sorry.

It's OK, I understand.

I know you don't want me to see you like this and I wanted to do

something to show you that I get it.

By dressing in your pyjamas?

Well, this is what I look like when I get up in the morning.

I don't answer the door like this or let anyone see me and I went all the

way home, changed and walked all the way back with those stupid balloons

dressed like this. Noah,

you know you're always going to be a warrior to me, no matter what.

Well, I like this look of yours.

-Thanks.

-Want to watch a movie with me?

-Sure.

-All right.

-What are you watching?

-Robot Cop Three.

-That's the best one. That's the one where he gets the robot dog.

-Yeah.

-What's in there?

-Rib sauce.

-Don't tell the nurse.

-Ew!

Just by the look on his face, I can tell that Noah's feeling

a lot better and that's all I ever wanted to do.

I'm calling James right now because I know he's probably sleeping.

I'm not ready to tell him what happened

so I hope he doesn't pick up.

PHONE RINGS

-Hey.

-Hey. I thought you would be sleeping.

Nope, I'm awake.

Let's talk.

Face-to-face.

'This is going to be even harder than I thought.'

# We, we are 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 land... #