Going for Gold

Subtitles by explosiveskull

That's me.

Emma Wilson.

And this is my squad.

I know what you're thinking.

"Wow. Look at them.

They're amazing."

And you'd pretty much be right.

But this isn't the first time

I've been in a red-hot cheer squad.

Believe it or not, we used to be a hot mess.

And to understand that,

we have to fly 8000 miles

back to where it all began.

My dad's in the Air Force.

I've spent most of my life traveling to bases

all over the world.

We've been stationed in California

for nearly 18 months now.

It's the longest we've been in one place

since I can even remember.

I was finally starting to make real friends. That's dad.

Ever since mom died when I was little,

it's just been me and him, and today he's supposed to find out

his new assignment, another year here

or having to say goodbye, again.

- Hey. - Hey.

I have exciting news, Em.

- We're staying in California? - Even better.

If you thought it was great here,

you're gonna love Australia.

- Australia? - It's a 12-month assignment.

It could be extended to two years.

But how awesome is that?

Tell him that you want to stay,

that you have friends here, a life.

Uh, tell him something.

Look, I know we've been moving around a lot

and you have been so understanding.

But I really think this will be good for us.

Yeah, yeah, it's, it's great, dad.

Maybe I can get this extended into something longer,

but in the meantime, it'll be an adventure.

Just you and me, right?

- Right. - Okay.

I'm gonna go back, report in

and then let's head home and pack.

Okay.

I've already learned how to say goodbye

in six different languages.

In Japan, they say, "Sayonara."

But no matter what the language,

it never gets any easier to say.

Good afternoon, Major Wilson.

I'm Flight Lieutenant Susan Thompson.

I trust your flight was enjoyable.

Yes, it was fine. Thank you.

This is my daughter, Emma.

- Hi. - Lovely to meet you, Emma.

You know, my daughter, Hannah, is about your age.

She's looking forward to meeting you.

Cool.

- Shall we? - Please. Lead the way.

I've arranged for you to move in

to the town house next to mine.

The Air Force retains several units in the complex

for officer housing.

Welcome to your new home.

This part is just a five-minute walk from the house

if you ever wanna come down and take in the view.

Wow.

Hey, Ethan. Come and meet Emma, your new neighbor.

Hey, nice to meet ya.

Sorry, I'm actually running late for training,

but maybe we can hang out later?

Yeah. I'd like that.

See? You're making friends already.

He seemed nice.

What?

Let's get you in to your new home.

Come on through.

The movers dropped everything off yesterday.

So I'll leave you to look around and unpack.

I'm just next door if you need anything.

- Great. Thanks, Susan. - Thank you.

Wow.

What do you think?

- It's nice. - Give it a chance, Em.

I-I know we're gonna love it here.

Let's get you settled in.

Thanks.

- You'll like her. - Good.

- Good morning, Susan. - Good morning, sir.

Hope it's not too early for a visit.

No, it's a very nice surprise.

- This is my daughter, Hannah. - Nice to meet you.

Right back at you, big guy.

Is that our girl?

Uh, yes.

- Oh, fantastic. - Uh...

You-you have to forgive Hannah.

She has the manners of an emu.

- Oh! Wow! - Wow!

Mum told me you're into gymnastics and dance.

- But this, this is special. - Hm.

I'm Hannah, Susan's daughter. Sorry.

Flight Lieutenant Thompson's daughter reporting for duty.

Hi, uh, I'm Emma. It's very nice to meet you.

- So you're a gymnast. - Um, used to be.

I'm sort of more focused on cheerleading now.

I'm kinda hoping to do it while I'm in Australia.

Cheer, huh?

We're not really into it

as much as you Yanks are,

but we'll find something for you to do.

- Come on. - Where are we going?

Uh, only the perfect spot in Adelaide

for an ex hashtag gymnast, hashtag cheerleader,

hashtag dancer.

Although...

this might not cut it.

Your room's upstairs?

Uh, yeah.

Well, day one, and already making friends.

It's too bad that making friends isn't the hard part.

Good. Beautiful.

Point the toes. Point, point, point.

Well, here it is. It's not much, but it's us.

Good job. Straight on to the beam.

Beautiful work. Let's do it.

- You know... Hey! - Hey, Mia!

Have you met my new American friend, Emma?

Ooh! Fresh blood. This should be fun.

Don't be fooled by Mia's size, okay?

She's the toughest girl I know.

Are you gonna train with us today?

Uh, yeah. I-I guess I am.

- Cool. - And that's Issy.

Poor kid, she was born without a spine.

- Wow. - Yeah.

See?

Namaste, Emma.

Uh, yeah. Namaste to you.

Issy is just basically a hippie, you know?

Into yoga, soy... All of that stuff.

- Okay. - Hey. Hi, I'm Caitlin.

- Hi. Nice to meet you. - This is our coach, Caitlin.

She was actually in a great gymnastics team

back in... World War II, was it?

Uh, it was barely 15 years ago, you little punk.

This is Emma. She just moved next door.

She's actually a cheerleader from the States.

So I'm, uh, secretly trying to recruit her

on to joining our team.

Wait. What?

Oh, didn't I mention that?

Well, we could always use another member to round out the team.

You wanna show us what you've got?

Um...

I mean, I wasn't really planning

on jumping in to a team so soon.

Why not?

You'll make friends, you exercise and...

I don't know, you can close your eyes

and pretend you're cheerleading.

- Yeah. - Exactly.

Should I tell her?

Should I say that I don't wanna make a bunch of friends

that I'll have to leave in a year?

But she'll understand, right?

Hannah, give the poor girl some space.

She's probably jet-lagged, and you guilting her

into joining the team probably isn't helping.

Geez, you don't have to get all Mama Bear on us all. Ugh.

Well, why don't you just stick around?

Watch the girls in action. No pressure.

- Yeah. - Come on.

At least join us for some stretches.

At the very least, it's gonna be a good workout.

Okay, I mean, I, I could use a workout.

Excellent. Well, you guys get stretching.

I'm going to finish off with the junior squad.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you can do.

Don't worry. You'll be great.

So, uh, when does the rest of your team get here?

Uh...

- This is the rest of the team. - Yeah.

Uh, let's just say we are in a rebuilding phase.

- A rebuilding phase? - Yeah.

Uh, a bunch of girls retired when they went to uni

and we lost a whole bunch to another team, so...

It happened all at once and this is us.

Yeah.

Come on.

Nice, Issy, if you hit your routine just like that

at the state comp this weekend, you'll be assured a medal.

- Well done. - Thank you.

- Oops, sorry, guys, wrong music. - No way.

That's actually the music that my cheer squad

won championships with.