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There's too much choice and not enough time.

Sweaty palms?

Check. Butterflies in tummy?

Check.

Bitten nails?

Check.

You ready to know better?

I swear I was nervous.

So, what's to be nervous about?

I'm sure he'll be happy to see me.

Come on, Fly.

It's only been three months.

Stop panicking.

Okay, so when the wave comes, okay, we need to go under it. Okay, so we push

down on the nose of our boards, and we go under the wave.

Okay, we call it duck diving.

You know, like a duck.

Are you with me?

I am with you, Mr. Hughes.

You might talk too much,

Lassie.

You little rat!

Why didn't you tell me you were coming?

I wanted to surprise you.

Well, you've done that all right. So what are you doing here?

Why aren't you in some comp in Bali or Rio or somewhere?

I've, uh, made a major life decision.

You're not giving up surfing, are you? No, no way.

Okay, so what then?

Well, after all the buzz of winning died down,

I don't know.

I thought about the fact that going on tour would mean I wouldn't get to finish

school.

That's a problem.

Anyway, we did a deal with Solar Blue.

I defer my spot till next year.

And in exchange, I help send all the new guys.

Really? So you're going to be here for the whole year then?

Is that going to be a problem?

Um, actually, yeah, it is a bit. Look, I don't want to get in your way or

anything. I mean, if you've got new friends now, you know...

It's a little more serious than that fly.

Oh.

Just means that I'm going to have to see you every day from now on then.

Now he's a little brat.

I see you got it then.

Yeah. Yeah, the whole family history.

It's pretty big.

It's a big family.

And I'm going to be finished soon, so if you want to stick around, we'll get

something to eat. I'd love to, but I promised him I'd help with the new

recruits. Oh, yeah. Today's the day, right?

Yep.

Got responsibilities now.

All right, well, call me later.

When you finish being responsible.

You're kidding, right?

No, Beck, I'm serious.

Deb's got the job in Melbourne, Jilly's overseas for another month, and I've got

six eager beavers moving into the house tomorrow that need to be fed and watered

and no one to help me do it. So you want me to play mother hen?

It'd be more like sister hen.

And you'd be paid. It's only for a month.

But I thought you had Fly coming back to help you. Fly's gig's more to help with

the training.

I will beg it will help.

What do I pay for the groceries with?

Thank you.

Here, take this.

you're actually here. Me neither. I miss you guys so much.

Well, you're going to be seeing this guy every day now and every night.

Simmo's just convinced me to play Jilly until she comes back from holidays.

Yes. And wait till you check out the new house. It's awesome.

Except Simmo's kind of taken over the whole top floor.

That'd be right.

Hey, Fly.

About time you got here.

Sorry, my flight was delayed in Melbourne.

So you're going to leave me waving this money around or what?

See you later. I've got a date at the supermarket.

Three alternative training plans.

For the new recruit.

Wow. Pipe chart, then.

I wanted to be prepared.

I look forward to reading them. So who have we got, then? First winner this

morning, Brooke Solomon.

In the water, she's a 100 % lean, mean, athletic machine.

Out of the water?

Out of the water, she's one of seven kids.

If you didn't know it, you'd never pick her as one of the toughest competitors

around.

Second up, Amy Reid.

From the Sunshine Coast.

If she can add a little discipline to her natural ability, she could be a

winner. She really enjoyed the day.

I'd say enjoyment is a fairly major factor in Amy's life.

Finally, we have one Rachel Samuel.

Comes from the Central Coast.

Grew up in the water.

Knows no fear.

She's a real adventure girl.

Nothing Mother Nature can serve us if she's not desperate to climb up, jump

or dive under.

What about the boys?

Well, we still have one heat to go, but so far we have Dan Coleman.

Born in Oz, grew up in California.

Been winning contests since he was in Napa.

Makes it look way too easy.

I've heard of him. He's supposed to be really hot.

Vice's dream.

By the time he was 12, he had three endorsement contracts.

Corey Petrie.

From South Australia.

Surfing's his life.

Eats, drinks, breathes it. When he's not surfing, think about surfing.

Fairly committed, huh?

Watch him.

One day he'll probably invent surfing's next big thing and we'll all be putting

money in his pee bag.

And that brings us to these two.

Mike Cruz and Eric Tanner.

Served twice already this morning, dead heated both times.

Dead heated twice?

Mike's based in France.

Three languages under his belt, served every break in the book.

By the time he was 15, he'd been to more countries than most people see in a

lifetime.

Eric Tanner.

Lindara boy.

Natural as they come.

Never had a day's coaching in his life.

Doesn't fuss, looks after himself.

Nothing's ever a problem.

So how are you going to decide between them?

Andrew's making them go again.

Steve's got the stamina, which brings us to your first job.

I'll go break the news for Mike. You let Eric know. He's got to go out there one

more time.

Hi, Eric, listen, I'm... Fly Watson.

Yeah, how do you do? You know all you guys, I followed your progress on the

Solid Blue website last year. Thought you were fantastic, really glad you won.

Thanks, really. Pretty close though, wasn't it? Could have been any of you

won. Yeah, I... Hey, hey, hey, mate.

You know who this is?

It's Fly Watson. She won the girls' comp here last year.

Listen, Eric.

Yeah. They must send me over to tell you guys to get ready to go out again. You

might have to do another heat. You're joking.

What's the point? I mean, we proved there's nothing between us.

Sorry, I'm just relaying the message.

Okay, well, if that's what they want.

Hey, can you just hold this for a sec?

Eric!

They're waiting. What are you doing?

Mike's lucky wristband.

He lost it in the last eight records he can't surf without it. You're giving it

back to him?

Yeah, why wouldn't I?

But there's nothing between you guys. Wouldn't you take every advantage you

Yeah, but not this sort.

Hey, look out for me, fly.

Lucky charm or no lucky charm, I'm the one to watch.

Did they surf as well the last two weeks?

Weird thing is, they're getting better.

Nothing between them.

I was talking to one of the surf club guys.

There's a party on later.

You up for it? Count me in. Can't wait to see what makes Lucas tick. Me too.

I still can't believe I made it.

I keep thinking I'm going to wake up and none of this will be real. See that,

folks? We could all just be a figment of Brooke's imagination.

Yeah, well, no parties for me tonight.

I've got a meeting with Susan Blorge. Are they offering you extra sponsorship?

Sorry, I can't really talk about it. Well, she's our sister of popularity.

Sorry, fella.

This is proving way too hard. We still can't separate.

You're kidding.

You can't send us back out there.

There's no point.

Surfing's pound for pound. There's nothing between you.

So how will you decide?

Good question.

It's not only about surfing, is it?

It's about who can go the distance for the whole year.

Who's got the right attitude, who's going to work hard and make the most of

True. But we already assessed all that in the initial interview.

Well, maybe it's time we reassess.

What, another interview?

I don't mean to be difficult, but what if Simo votes for one of us and you vote

for the other?

Well, this time there's going to be a third opinion.

Who? Someone who knows exactly what it takes to make it through the year.

Me?

Why not?

You've been through it, you've won.

I can't think of better qualifications, can you?

Okay, may as well start with the important stuff.

What's winning mean to you?

It means achieving what I've set out to do.

It means not settling for second best.

Winning?

Well, winning means I'm one step closer to the pro circuit.

And if I get there, I can make things happen.

Like? Well, like buy my mum a new house. You know, one with all the mod cons so

she doesn't have to work so hard. Like, have you seen those things with the

insinkerators in it to chomp up all your garbage?

Yeah, well, you get the idea, eh?

What about failure?

How do you cut?

It's just like anything else.

I use it.

You learn from it, and you move on.

Get depressed.

Don't get out of bed for a week sometimes.

But then you realise, you know, there's people out there with no legs at all. So

why not get up and use the ones you've got?

I've surfed South Africa, Indo, Tahiti, and the Emirates, of course.

North Lindara, South Lindara. I've been to Wollongong once.

I speak French.

German, and a bit of Spanish.

English -Australian, American -Australian, a bit of Scottish

What will you do if you don't get in?

It would be a blow.

But I've kept my options open because I'm going to get into the circuit,

whatever it takes.

Eric, did you hear Fly's question?

Have you thought about what you'll do if you don't get in?

Not really.

I mean, it's just... One of those things you don't let yourself think about, you

know? Like dying.

It could happen, but if you let the thought in just for a second, it might

true, mightn't it?

They're here.

Well? Can't tell you.

Why not?

Because they haven't worked it out yet.

Said to let us know tomorrow.

That sucks.

Haven't they put you guys through enough pain already?

Tell me about it.

Listen, we thought we'd go to the surf club party. You want to join us?

Thanks, but I think I'll give it a miss. Not really in a party mood tonight.

Nah, me neither. Sorry.

You can't just leave you guys sweating it out on your own.

Listen, I found this shop that sells great fish and chips.

Let's grab a stack, take it down to the beach and have our own party. I'll be in

that. Cool.

You don't have to do this.

Chill. Let's settle.

Come on.

Mike's the one.

He's precise, he's experienced.

But Eric... Look, I know Eric's a bit of a bumbler, but...

He's got potential.

Yeah, but you can't vote for potential. It may not turn up.

You've got to vote for what's in front of you, and that has to be Mike.

Fly, what do you say?

Eric. Oh, come on, Fly. You can't be serious.

Hang on, Andrew. You wanted Fly's opinion. Now you're getting it.

Why Eric?

If Mike doesn't get in, he's got heaps of other options.

Eric knows this is his only chance. He'll do everything to make it work.

Eric is all over the place. And really, who wants a winner who gets up on the

podium, starts babbling about, and thinkerates?

He's got guts too, and honesty.

Before the last tee, they found Mike's good luck bracelet and gave it to him.

didn't have to do that.

Well, that's all very touching, Fly, but it still doesn't prove anything.

Look, I've got another meeting to get to.

Let's get together tomorrow morning. One way or another, we have to decide then.

He's going to choose who he wants anyway.

That's not true, Flo.

If I vote with you, it'll be Eric.

If I vote with Andrew, it'll be mine.

So what do we do then? If you think that Eric's got the right stuff, you need to

find a way to prove it.

Otherwise, Andrew will get his own way, and I'll have nothing real to argue

with.

Sure. Natural ability.

I just wish there was some way to show them that.

Even though Eric comes across as a bit of a noodle.

He's the one they should pick.

Okay, so how do you prove that Aro's got more determination and commitment than

Mike? No idea.

Especially as I've only got tomorrow morning to do it.

Well, I wish I could help you, but I promised Akiko that I'd show her some

breaks.

This? Akiko?

How good a surfer is she?

Oh, she's a lot better surfer than she is translator. Why?

Could she handle blue water?

Yeah, easy.

I know that look, Fly Watson.

You're getting an idea, aren't you?

Maybe. What sort of idea?

Probably a pretty dumb idea, but if you guys can help, maybe it might work.

It's an expression session, right?

Meaning? We'll have 20 minutes to show them whatever tricks you can deliver.

You'll be judged on the number of tricks and the quality of execution.

What's the point, though?

Reeling off stunts has nothing to do with comp surfing.

The fact is, we need something to separate you.

And this is what it's come down to, okay?

Your call.

Good luck, mate.

Yeah, you too.

I don't get it, Bec. What's an expression session supposed to tell us?

It's a little bit more than an expression session. Like how much more?

Well, maybe I should let Fly explain it to you since it's her idea.

Yep. Get run away.

You ready?

So what's the deal, Fly?

Is this going to tell us what we want to know?

We'll soon find out.

This is very funky stuff, but I'm hardly getting any great insights here. I

thought the idea was to show us who was most determined, who had what it takes

to overcome obstacles during the year.

Hopefully, that's what's going to happen now.

Who are they?

what are you doing you don't cut people off

Hey, get out of here, will you? We've got a competition going.

What are you trying to do, start a war out there?

If you want to find out who's the most determined, you have to make it hard for

them, right?

I'm listening.

So Heath and Akiko are doing whatever they can to block their moves.

Then how can the boys do any tricks?

Well, that's the last point. If they're really determined, they'll find a way.

How are we doing? Ten minutes left.

Someone needs to make a move soon.

We are in a competition.

Please give us some room.

Looks like the first determined move is happening.

Make that two determined moves. Eric's got the same idea.

They want to be careful because the backwash off those rocks is vicious.

The guys should handle that.

It's not the guys I'm thinking of.

Maybe we should bring Heath and Akiko back in. I think that'd be a good idea.

Heath!

Heath!

Huh?

I can't go!

Can anyone see him? Can anyone see him?

Okay, fair to say until you work in from the shoreline fly. Help me grab the

ducky. Gotta get in after them.

What are you, a Japanese?

Not anymore.

Well, let's go.

Okay, guys.

Can you see him?

Okay, help me through him here. Just wind it.

Get her in.

You alright?

Yeah, I'm fine. Go!

Go!

Now,

you alright to make it up to the house?

Yeah.

Probably fine.

Thanks, guys.

Oh, you won. That's too right, you do.

And if they pick your head on me now, I'm going to kill you.

That should do the trick.

Not the best look, but definitely a good talking point.

Thanks.

I am so sorry for spoiling Southwark.

You're sorry?

I think it's me who should be apologising about coming up with the

first place.

Actually, it's me who should be apologising for talking you into it.

Any more apologies?

We're all done.

Oh, no, I'm not apologising.

Me either. Well, unfortunately, this fiasco still doesn't help us make a

between you.

So where do we go from here?

Simo, Dan's here. He said he needs to see you.

What, now?

That's what he said.

OK.

So let me get this straight, Dan.

Stilton Boards have offered you a personal contract, but they'll let you

the year at Solar Blue.

Yeah, that's right.

provided they have first call on my services and provided I use their

exclusively.

So what if we need you for training or a comp and they decide they need you then

too? Well, then I'll have to go with Stilson.

What if I said that's unacceptable?

Look, Simo, Stilson deal, it's worth a lot of money. It could really set me up.

Well, Dan, it looks like you've got a choice to make, haven't you?

Yes! So, you're a boy, Dan did a runner. Seems you got a better offer.

Not that we're complaining.

So there's room for both of you. Well done, guys.

Train hard,

compete hard, stay focused, keep your schoolwork up and pitching around the

house. You do all that and you can't go wrong.

So, Brooke, Mike, Corey, Rachel.

Amy, and Eric.

You guys have a great opportunity, so make the most of it.

Now, I'm going to leave you in the capable hands of Jimmo, Beck, and Fly.

They're going to take care of you, and I'll see you soon.

Okay, Beck, I'll leave you to organise logistics.

Fly, I can see you in my office. We have some pie charts and training plans for

you. Good one. Okay,

guys, the first big issue is who gets to sleep where. So grab your gear and

follow me.

There's only one bad thing about winning a place here. What's that?

Well, I have to share a bedroom with two of the ugliest guys around.

Guys, guys.

You're going to have a great year together.

Yeah. Shotgun best room.

Who are you?