Runaway The Next Step

Previously on The Next Step...

-ON LAPTOP:

-'You have been invited to compete in England.'

Bangers and Mash-Ups. We're going to England, baby!

I'm Alfie. I saw you at Internationals.

So, are you here visiting someone?

No, I'm actually auditioning for A-Troupe.

If dancers from Internationals are coming to audition,

then maybe we are going to be all right after all.

I need to find someone to replace me ASAP.

Who?

You.

Ms Kate wants me to be the head of the studio.

Me.

Oh, boy!

# All eyes on you and you don't know what to do

# But we're all, yeah, we are all

# Yeah, we are all here for you

# Hey! #

-Hey!

-Hey, what's up?

Michelle, Amanda and I are just tackling a vicious filing cabinet.

So vicious that it needs all three of you?

Yeah, well, it hasn't been tamed in, like, three years,

so it should probably just get sent back to the wild where it belongs.

HE LAUGHS

THEY SPEAK SWISS

HE SPEAKS SWISS

'Alfie and I are just hanging out when, all of a sudden,

'these people start talking to him and another language.'

It seems like they know him,

but I don't really understand

what's going on.

HE SPEAKS SWISS

-What was that about?

-Tourists, you know? Just...

Prince Alfred, may I please get an autograph?

'Excuse me!'

Did I just hear what I think I heard?

There's no way...

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

THEY SPEAK SWISS

Did I...did I just hear her say Prince Alfred?

You are a prince?!

A little bit.

# We

# We're gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof off this place

# Stand up! #

So, what's it like being a prince?

In some ways, it's actually pretty magical.

Do you get to, like, ride around in a gold carriage?

If I have to.

Wait, actually?!

Yeah, but the wheels aren't gold.

Oh, OK. The wheels aren't gold. So, what are they made of?

They are studded with diamonds.

-Oh!

-Right, it's not what you think.

It's not like in those fairytales.

'Being a prince owns glamorous, but the reality is'

much different.

I'm always being scrutinized by the press,

my family, the people, the citizens.

They expect me to behave, very seriously.

That actually sounds kind of awful.

'Alfie seems so sad.'

I never imagined a prince could have something to worry about.

My whole life is basically just being dragged from one ceremony

to the next.

In a gold carriage.

That's why I want to stay here.

I just want to...

get away from it all at least for a little bit.

'I don't blame him. It sounds like a huge responsibility.'

I mean, I guess being royalty isn't all that fun after all.

RILEY: 'So, you'll never guess what I just found out today.

'Alfie is a prince.'

What?

Like an actual prince. Like royalty.

We were in Java Junction today and this Swiss family was walking by

and they recognised him and started, like, bowing down to him.

-That's so random.

-'Isn't that crazy?'

-Yeah.

But you can't tell anyone cos he swore me to secrecy.

'OK, I won't, but'

considering the fact that you just told me,

you're kind of keeping bad at keeping secrets yourself.

'K, but you don't count cos I tell you everything.

OK. Well, I've got to catch this flight.

Pretty sure Eldon is going to need help with his seatbelt.

OK. Call me when you land. And don't tell anyone about Alfie.

'OK, I won't. I promise.'

Here we go, I bought you a neck pillow.

-Yeah, I'm not wearing a neck pillow.

-What?

What do you mean?

I don't actually...know you people.

I... Do you know how much money I spent on this?

Oh, you know what? You should double up your neck pillow.

-I've never seen nobody do that.

-Dude!

-Dude, you are so smart.

-Yep.

Ha!

Maximum comfort.

'Fine by me.

'When James wakes up in the morning and his neck is sore,'

he will realise he missed out on

MAXIMUM comfort.

'My worst fears have come true.'

The tourists reported that they saw me and now,

the Swiss ambassador wants to meet me here.

-It's fine. Just have a seat.

-OK.

How are Mother and Father?

The King and the Queen are extremely worried about you.

You know they shouldn't be.

Well, this is very little consolation after what

happened last time.

'There was an incident last year.'

I went tree-planting and a bear came out of nowhere.

I took care of it.

I scared it away by yodelling.

IN SWISS:

IN SWISS:

What was that all about?

Things aren't good.

'Once again, what I want doesn't matter.

'My parents want me to come home.'

Immediately.

# All we need is some British rock and roll

# All we need is some pockets full of gold. #

Woo! We made it.

We are in London, England to perform

for the Bangers and Mash-Ups Hip-Hop Extravaganza!

-I have a question.

-Yeah.

Why could we not have just taken a cab?

-Taking a c...

-Yeah.

-Look how beautiful this place is, all right?

It is the bastion of civilisation.

It is the cradle of democracy.

-Isn't that Greece?

-I thought it was Rome.

OK, whatever, all right? Look around you. Look.

The London Eye is right over there.

Big Ben, Downton Abbey is right down there.

That is the Savoy Hotel and you are standing on the Waterloo Bridge.

That is amazing.

Man, I just want to get to the hip-hop competition,

so we can snap all day.

What are you excited about?

I'm excited about to get into the washroom that's inside our hotel

room, so if we could go right now, it'd be greatly appreciated.

OK, yeah, let's go.

-Why am I rolling both suitcases?

-BOTH:

-Cos you lost the bet.

'It's true, they bet me that I would lose'

both neck pillows and when I woke up, they were gone.

Wait a second!

This guy has always had the smallest bladder.

-Just...

-Since day one, though.

-Yeah.

Yeah, like since baby ballet,

he hasn't been able to get through a class

-without having to stop twice.

-Yep.

We need to register for the Bangers and Mash-Up Hip-Hop Extravaganza.

And Eldon is in the washroom. Again!

-I'm not going to call him Eldon any more.

-No.

-He's pit stop boy.

-Yeah, pit stopper.

-He's the bladder-ator.

-The bladder-ator, pit-stopper.

-I like that. Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Bladder-ator pitty stop boy.

-Yeah, the bladder-ator pitty stop boy.

-Wow. That's good.

-That's really good.

'He's been in there forever.'

Seriously, this is getting ridiculous.

-Oh, look who it is.

-Hey.

-What took you so long, bro?

-And why are you so wet?

-Oh, sorry.

I was in there, I was just drinking from the fountain,

but the water is really strong, so it, like...

-I had to wash my face.

-'Fountain?'

I didn't see any fountain in the washroom.

-Hold on, there's no fountain in there.

-Yeah, there is.

It's right beside the toilet.

-Oh.

-Oh.

-Did you drink from the bidet, bro?

-Ew!

Eldon just drank out of the bidet.

Yo, you drank...you drank from the bidet.

-What's a bidet?

-BOTH GAG

BOTH LAUGH

'What's a bidet? I don't get it.'

People use the bidet after they use the toilet.

AFTER.

OK, bro, bro. Number one - you should probably brush your teeth.

-In the sink. Not the fountain.

-Bro!

-Number two...

-B-I-D-E-T, man.

-Search up the definition.

-B-I-D-E-T.

-Yeah, OK.

'B-I-D-E-T.'

WHAT?!

Oh!!

-Oh!!

-It is over. It is over.

-Why would you not tell me that?

-We did!

-We just did, man!

-What?

-That's disgusting.

'Why did no-one tell me'

not to drink from the bidet?

I drink from the tushie cleaner?!

You washed your face in it.

-Your hair, or your shirt, shoes.

-Bro, you sipped bidet.

-You sipped bidet, man.

-Everything!

-You're a bidet-sipper.

He's a bidet-sipper.

He is the bladder-ator, pitty-stopper bidet-sipper.

-Bro, I will never forget this.

-I can't believe that.

'I'm calling it right now -'

this is going to be the best trip ever.

ALFIE: I need your help. 'The ambassador just told me that'

I have to return to Switzerland, but

I don't want to leave The Next Step

What can I do?

The ambassador, she's just going to keep pestering me until I go back.

So, if I can somehow show her

it's good for me to be here,

she might stop.

'Riley is the only person who knows'

what I'm going through and it's nice to have a friend you can depend on.

-Do you really want to stay here?

-Yes.

More than anything.

Look, I saw you...I saw you guys perform at Internationals

and...

the passion,

the joy, commitment you brought...

..it made me want to be here.

And you know better than anybody

that I could be anywhere in the world right now.

I need to be here.

'If my secret had to come out, I'm glad Riley is the one who knows.'

For some reason, I just trust her.

Do you have any ideas?

I mean, none that I can think of right now,

but I'm sure I'll think of something.

'I know that Alfie belongs at The Next Step.'

But I have no idea how I can prove that to the ambassador.

We are finally here at the entrance

of the Bangers and Mash-Up Hip-Hop Extravaganza.

-Cool.

-You guys know what this place is?

-Nope.

-Looks like parkour heaven.

-No, no.

It is a common green.

-You know why it's called the common green?

-No.

It's because a whole bunch of developers tried to take over

this place, but the great people of this nation said,

"No, nuh-uh, I'm not going to let you do that."

And they sued and won.

-Oh, snap.

-Now, it is available for everyone to use.

-Cool.

-It's actually pretty cool.

-Yeah.

As usual, West know something about everything.

It's kind of like having our own personal tour guide.

-All right, let's go to the comp.

-Yeah, let's go.

Hold on, hold on. There's one more thing.

We need to make a pact.

What?

Yep, pact of greatness.

You need to get over missing Riley and you,

you need to forget about Thalia and me...

I've just got to get over all the little issues

that are going on in my life, which are mainly you two,

but I'm willing to do that for the team.

To greatness.

All right.

-To greatness.

-To greatness.

-Boom!

-Woo!

-Boom.

-All right, let's hit it.

-Let's hit it.

Hey, James, isn't that your middle name?

Yes, yeah, greatness is my middle name.

-Yeah, I remember you telling me that.

-No, it's not.

It's mine.

All right, now we are ready for the competition.

Thanks.

-Are you Riley?

-Yeah.

-Let's sit down.

-OK, sure.

I'd like to talk to you about Alfie.

What about Alfie?

He's just not reliable and not dependable.

How so?

It has shown many times.

He worked for three months in a cafe in New York.

Suddenly, he disappeared one day.

He went to Nepal to trek, suddenly disappeared.

Finally, he was found in a sheep farm in Australia,

but one day, he just left.

'I can't believe what I'm hearing.'

The Alfie I know is loyal and dedicated to the studio.

At least he seems to be.

OK, so if he's so unreliable,

then why do you want him back in Switzerland?

Well, he's the prince. We can control him.

Alfie deserves to be here.

He came here on his own merit, auditioned like everyone else.

I don't understand why you can't just let him stay.

Who decides who is on A-Troupe?

I do.

So then, I'd like you to let him go.

I have something for you.

This is for you and for the studio if you let Alfie go.

It can buy you a lot.

Think about it.

'This is a lot of money.

'It could pay for Regionals and Nationals

'and Internationals for years.'

And all I have to do is tell Alfie to leave.

JAMES: 'We finally made it to Bangers and Mash-Ups.'

It's registration time.

Hi, where are you from and what are your hip-hop names?

Our hip-hop...hip-hop...?

Your hip-hop name.

I guess we just make them up.

'I don't have a hip-hop name,'

but I guess I can give myself one. So...

-Spaghetti Boy or something, you're always eating spaghetti.

-No.

No, let's not do that. Let's do Little Lucky Coin

instead of that. Actually, put Little Lucky C.

-All right.

-Little Lucky C?

-It's gangster, man.

'Little lucky C.'

Now, that's hip-hop.

'Little Lucky C is'

the lamest hip-hop name I've ever heard of.

It's perfect for Eldon.

Yo, that works. DEWAI-J.

-Like, Don't Even Worry About It J.

-Oh.

-OK, clever, clever.

-Yeah.

Um...hm.

Oh! West.

-Really? You chirp my name and you pick West?

-Whatever.

'West, that's what my hip-hop name is because'

I'm hip-hop.

-Hey!

-Ooh!

-Yo!

-This is beast.

-Look at this stage, man!

-Woo!

London Town!

-Yo!

-Check DJ.

-Hello, check that.

Dude, don't get us kicked out before we can even compete.

Do you worry about this, man. HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS

Eh!

'We're signed up, and now it's time to make our arrival at'

Bangers and Mash-Ups official.

'We're just on stage having a great time, free-stylin', you know?

'Just enjoying this moment. It's not a part of the competition.

'Like, this is pretty much our way of saying,'

"We're here and we are ready to kill."

'We already got a crowd gathering,'

we're already getting some attention.

'Dancing with the boys on the Bangers and Mash-Up stage

'is just awesome. It reminds me of our days of competition,

'but it's a whole new atmosphere.'

It's all hip-hop.

# Game tight, cut me loose

# Girl, you know I'm on the move

# We be breakin' all the rules. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

'I'm so glad I came here with the guys.

'This competition is going to be the'

adventure of a lifetime.

'I'm waiting for the ambassador.'

I thought about her offer and I've made my decision.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-Hi.

-Please don't do that to me. It's for the prince only.

-Sorry.

-Take a seat.

-Thank you.

'I don't know if this plan will work,'

but it's the only thing I can think of.

# Hello, here's my confession... #

'I asked Riley for help,'

but I think this might be my last dance at The Next Step.

# In my direction... #

'My whole life I've never been allowed to make my own choices.

'Every time I've tried to live my own life,

'my family has tried to stop me.'

# Saw her runnin' with the pack

# But they weren't going where I was going... #

'I'm tired of running.'

So, I assume you have considered my offer.

I have, yes.

So what's your decision?

I've decided to decline your offer.

-Is it not enough?

-No. Oh, no, no. It's plenty of money, it's...

it's just that it's not about the money.

What's it about, then?

Well, it's about Alfie and his love of dance and how much

he wants to be here.

I know the ambassador doesn't see Alfie the way I do,

so I need to show her the Alfie that I know.

Please just come with me.

# Hello, here is my confession

# Tried to go with the flow

# But didn't flow in my direction

# I guess I have a little problem... #

'As I dance in front of the ambassador, I'm just thinking,'

this is my last chance. I've got to give this my all.

# This is my story

# No-one else can write it

# Always on my own road

# Now I'm not gonna fight it

# Wasted all my wishing to be like the others

# I'm not trying to fit in

# Now I'm not gonna bother

# Cos maybe I'm just different

# And maybe that is OK

# Don't have to be quiet cos I've got something to say

# I might not be perfect

# I still gotta get it right

# Yeah, the story's all mine

# Yeah, this story's all mine. #

IN SWISS:

-So, that's a good thing, right?

-Yeah.

-Oh, my gosh!

-Yeah, no.

-I'll see you later.

'I'm so happy I can stay at the studio'

and I owe it all to Riley.

'Alfie has such incredible passion.

'Even though he is a prince,'

he has the heart of a dancer

and he belongs at The Next Step.