Hardball - Second Season

Hey, everyone. Sweet as to be back, eh?

Heaps has happened.

First up, Prisha's the newest member of Team Mahaki.

PS. She's a BBF - Best Bro Forever, eh?

We do everything together - water bombs...

..doing dances.

You're probably wondering, "Why is Tiff here?"

Well, me and Tiff have finally become BBFs,

which is sweet as, eh?

PPS. Tiff finally apologised to Salwa.

Sorry, OK?

Accepted, bro.

Leopards CAN change their spots. Sweet as, eh?

In handball land,

Salwa's hung up the handballs and picked up a clipboard.

That's right - Jerry, Salwa and Prisha are all full-time coaches,

which is sweet as.

Salwa's still a gun player, though, eh?

Daddy's finally playing first-grade footy,

which is mean as.

Auntie? Auntie's still Auntie, but that's sweet as, eh?

And what else? Oh!

There's a mean-as handball state tournament coming up,

and everybody's mad as about it.

Staties!

But at Staties, we have to play doubles handball.

Team Mahaki 2.0 - skuxxer than a triple cheese toastie.

Getting to Staties is going to be tough,

but lucky for us, we have the best coaches in the biz.

Where's Jerry?

Oh, wait - totally forgot.

I know I'm going all the way to WA,

but despite the distance, which is immense,

my heart will be forever bound to Block Street

and my bros and handball.

And although I'll be gone forever...

You're going for a term, bro.

Well, 'forever' sounds a lot more dramatic.

Although I'll be going for a term,

I want you to know that our friendship shall endure.

As the great machine from the future once said,

"I'll come back."

I'm pretty sure that's not the line, eh, bro?

Probably, but you get the gist. Goodbye.

This could take a while.

Consider yourself up-to-date as.

Back in handball world,

we've got to get through Zone and Regionals,

but if we work as a team,

we've got a real shot to get to Staties.

So, basically, life is skuxxer than a wheelbarrow full of unicorn poop.

Class 6B, we have two very special new students joining us today.

Originally hailing from all the way in WA...

It's not even raining, Ms. Hail - it's where you come from.

Then why didn't you just say that?

These two twin sporting prodigies

really come from a Russian port town in Russia,

famous for its Russian pickles, Russian bears and Russian handball,

which is just like regular handball, but Russian.

A very welcome and Russian...

..addition to Block Street...

..Ivanka and Viktor Volkov.

Care to say a few words?

Thank you, Ms Crapper.

Look, our grandparents were born in Russia,

but we've always lived all the way in WA,

so not really Russian.

But we love sport, but we don't like pickles,

and neither of us have seen a bear...

Except at the zoo. ..except at the zoo.

Can't wait to crush you all in handball

and rule the quad by the end of the day.

I don't know.

Who does cardio at recess?

Where have you been? Just...

Nowhere.

What's going on?

They've been skipping for 15 minutes nonstop.

We should talk to them, suss out the competition.

Mm.

Hey, bros. Just wanted to say hi, eh?

Mikey Mahaki, Tiffany Steele-Stone,

Salwa Zara and Prisha Papensnoozen.

Papenhuyzen.

And let's not forget your number-one coach,

Jerry Louis Stevenston.

Who's swapped schools with us for the term, yes?

Researched as.

People in this school play handball like baby puppies.

Puppies ARE babies, bro.

You present no threat to us.

Overconfident much?

You versus us. Lunch.

Winner rules the quad.

Sorry, gang, but Team Mahaki rule the quad around here,

so... yeah, yeah.

Prove it. At lunch, we battle.

Lunch battle!

(ON SCREEN) I'll find out what I can about them from here.

Bound to be breadcrumbs. Yeah, we'll do the same.

I imagine they'll be formidable opponents.

This school is quite literally a handball palace.

And if their handball's half as intense as them,

we're in a tougher battle than when my cousin won

his junior jujitsu tournament.

Yeah, it's just a challenge.

We're always down for a challenge, right?

Right.

Do you think he got my name wrong on purpose?

Moving right along.

I don't care about your dumb lunch battle.

I didn't want to coach you after my baby bro and my parents

went all the way to WA, which I also don't care about.

Kevin, I'm sorry you're upset I got the coaching gig,

and I'm sorry you feel abandoned by your family.

I'm not upset. You're upset.

Yeah, yeah, except I'm not, and it's pretty obvious you are.

Well, whatever.

So, what, you want me to access the Vovos' sporting records...

Volkovs.

You want me to access the Volbroms' sporting records...

Volkovs.

..see if there's any research

and then pass on said research to you

so that you don't get an all-time butt kick?

As long as it's BTB, it's OK with me.

'By the book'. It's kind of her thing.

I'd love to help. Really?

Awesome. Thanks. Cool.

Except the system's down.

Now, make like Elvis and get out of here the way you came in.

Leave! Scram!

Psst, guys.

What about that Volkov folder Ms was looking in?

Do you reckon there's anything in there?

Maybe, but every single athlete I know

has a super strict diet.

So...?

So, maybe the Volkovs have got some superfood

that makes them super awesome.

Wholemeal toast? Maybe.

Chia tortilla? Maybe.

Pomegranate molasses?

I don't know what that is, but maybe.

Yeah, yeah. Maybe we split up.

Mikey, Tiff, you find a way to get out of class... legally.

Find that folder and check their lunch boxes.

But just look, don't take.

No harm in that... I think, is there?

No. Please relax.

What about us? What are we going to do?

We stake out Viktor.

Only Viktor?

And Ivanka. We stake out Viktor and Ivanka.

Nice thinking, P.

Operation Mahaki Research Task is a go.

Yes?

Ms, I left my study book in the quad. Can I go get it?

Take a buddy.

We're moving.

You get the lunch. I'll get the folders.

Got it.

What is he doing? No idea.

Whoa! Mustafa, silence!

Let's go.

Hey! Hey.

What are you guys doing?

We're writing a top-secret musical.

It's called Handball the Musical!

We're hoping to premiere it at Staties.

Sounds pretty top-secret, OK?

Yeah, we've already said too much, but it's going to be amaze.

Um, well, we're on a top-secret mission as well.

It's also a maze because I don't know where to go next.

OK, well, there's a whole thing going on there,

but, um, Tiff, there's a part for you

if you want to get the band back together.

Um, we should get going.

Yeah, it's fine.

I mean, there's lots of other people interested in the role, like...

Yeah, like his mum. My mum!

Cool. What's this?

It's your book, so Crapper doesn't ask any questions.

Oh, right - my alibi. Yeah.

Thanks, Mikey, OK? Got your back, bro.

Where are we at, gang?

I got Ms's folder and it was full of...

Bullfrogs? Are you serious?! Tiff?

So, I got to their lunch boxes and it was loaded with...

Even Viktor's?