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Oh, good morning.

What up, Katie?

Let me guess.

Going to Venice Beach?

You know it.

Oh, you stop foraging. Sit down and eat something.

Yeah, well, I'm late.

Wait, wait, wait. Did you clean your room? No, I'm late.

Hey, watch it.

What up, Dad?

English. Dad up.

He'll be here.

He said he'd be here.

Maybe something happened to him. I mean, maybe he got hit by a car. Or maybe his

dad's back started acting up again. They had to rush him to the hospital.

Or...

Or maybe he got kidnapped by aliens.

Don't joke. That happened to an uncle of mine.

You're a lunatic. Do you know that?

Oh, man.

Great. This is the weekend. Do you know how long we're going to have to wait for

the next bus?

Yo, guys, what up?

Uh, lateness.

Dude, chornish. My mom made me clean my room before I could leave.

Fine, but we missed the bus.

Now we're going to be late and have to wait to use the pit. I don't think so.

Wait, wait, wait.

You're not thinking about skating to the beach, are you? Why not, Geordie?

Well, guys, it's like a million miles away.

Geordie, Geordie, Geordie. When you woke up this morning, did you say to

yourself, today I'm going to talk or today I'm going to skate?

Come on, put them on.

We must have heard about him.

Team Exploits.

Forget them. We still got the pit, right?

Come on, Big Pete. I want to see a 540. Let's go!

You all right, bro?

He tried to go bio on a 540. One and a half rotations horizontal in the air.

You do that, right?

In my sleep.

You're never going to get that 540. Sure you will, but you're not talking like

that. Jimmy, I'm on a tight schedule here. Can we get these shots somewhere

else? No, no, I've got to get a picture of the blades and the pit.

I've just got to figure out how to get rid of these losers.

I know them. I'll just ask them to leave.

And they'll do that for you?

Of course.

Cool.

All right, look, try to throw your shoulder into the rotation more. It'll

you out. Right.

All right.

Ow!

Oh, man, are you okay?

Yeah, man, no problemo. Yo, Brink, what's up?

Now you're going to do that at the Invitational or something for the

championship? Say, you know what, Val?

I don't think you skate so good anymore, man.

I don't know. Maybe we should back both competitions.

Nah. We may not have to give back all this cool stuff.

Ooh, sponsored skaters.

Big deal.

It is a big deal.

Team X -Blades rules. Everybody knows that.

Speaking of which, we got a photo shoot we're trying to do here.

Mind getting lost?

Mind if I kick your butt? Wait.

We had the pit first.

You know how it is.

Yeah, but we have it now.

See, you guys left the pit.

BJ's here tonight.

Aren't you, Beach?

Oh, man.

You guys snaked and you know it.

You guys should have left someone to save your place.

You know how it is.

Val, you are such a jerk.

And that goes for you too, Worm.

Hey, Gabriella, ever get arrested for impersonating a boy?

No. You?

Forget about him.

Maybe in a couple of years he'll be good enough and someone will want to put

their pictures in a magazine.

Maybe not.

Come on, let's go.

Take it out, I got an idea.

Oh, excuse me.

Can I ask you guys a question?

Yeah. Um, all skateboarders aren't really wusses, are they?

I mean, no, no, no. They all can't be no -talent, no -skill, half -smart, in

-land skating wannabes.

Am I right?

What was that?

Dude, dude, personally, I don't think that at all.

All right?

That's exactly what those guys over there told us.

Those guys said that?

Yeah, man.

Let's go.

Oh, that was rough, man.

I was gonna...

That's all.

Ralph, please.

No one should be that happy all the time.

What's the matter with being happy? He's a great kid.

It's just not normal.

That's all.

Do I have to go to school?

Why can't I be homeschooled like the Wyatts?

Now, you see, Katie is a normal child.

Today's the first day of school, and she's miserable. Because, sweetheart,

homeschooling is expensive.

Besides, the Wyatts are Mormons.

Why can't we be Mormons?

I look into it. Yo, let the game begin!

Katie, you're the future of this family.

Now go to school.

You ready for your first day of school, sweetheart?

Absolutely. Then why don't you wear something that doesn't look like

just let the air out of it? Dad, to keep the school down with this style.

Hey, so how's the bag treating you today?

Thanks, Mom.

Well, if you ask me, I feel good enough to be going back to work already.

Soon.

Listen, Andy, are you sure you don't want me to drop you?

Got it covered. What's your lunch today, Dad?

What's your least favorite?

Mmm, bologna on white with extra mayo.

That's what I made for you. Oh, yeah.

Peace out.

It's been nine more months of summer vacation, come to think of it.

Hey, did you guys figure out what happened to Gabriella? Is she okay?

Man, it do happen.

Oh.

What? She... It's too bad I can't say it.

No.

I'm seeing things, aren't I?

I didn't even know she owned one of those.

It's a dress, man.

Anybody say anything and I'll hand you a body part.

Hey, Gab, personally, I think it's fat.

Isn't that cool, right, guys?

Absolutely beautiful.

Yeah,

okay. Look, my mom made me wear this dress.

Back in Peru, all the girls wear dresses on the first day of school.

I was like, Mom, this isn't Peru.

She says it's as if I say it is.

Hey,

give me those.

Come on, man, give them back.

Why don't you get your skateboarder friends and make me?

That was pretty dope, huh?

Oh, yeah.

I'm still laughing about it.

Oh, now that's dope.

Val, what is your problem? Hey, man, I thought we were only going to mess with

you. Hey, that's what we're doing.

You narc on me, I know you're a bunch of wusses.

This is just great.

Here you go, man.

If you don't lace them up, they'll probably fit you.

See, I was planning on changing into some real clothes when I got here.

You mean you're going to go through an entire first day of school wearing those

for me?

Just take them before I change my mind, okay?

Oh, man.

You guys see that?

Soul skaters.

I mean, together there is nothing we can't do.

That's right, guys. Soul skaters. Yes.

Right.

Earthworm.

is the common name that is given to over 1 ,000

different species of worms in a class of the annelid phylum.

Earthworms are cylindrical in shape.

Oh, man. Are we going to have Val on our cases all year?

I got to play.

North America. Break, my man.

Val's not exactly playing with the full deck.

Let's not do anything we're going to regret.

Hey,

what's the plan?

Right now, out back.

Fight, fight!

Hey, guys, check it out!

Say, it's very nice, pal.

Have you ever thought about working with garbage cans for a living?

You ever give that Matthews a rest?

I don't know.

Do I?

Personally, I just want to pound the snot out of you.

The boomer suggested a race instead.

We race.

You win, we stop giving you beef.

You lose, and then it's like open season on your butts.

Deal? Come on, you know there's no skating allowed at school.

Yeah, I knew you couldn't step up.

What did I tell you?

No heart.

What's he doing?

Rick!

Are you getting in trouble, man?

Dude, we're going to have to skate against these guys sooner or later.

Why not sooner?

Yeah, why not?

All right, we go side by side. When you get to the relay point...

You gotta slap the next guy's hand. Or a girl's hand.

Thank you.

Whatever.

Before you can go. Or she can go.

Thank you.

Christy, call the start.

Let's go.

Dad, please.

What was it? Four and a half hours into the new school year before being

suspended? It's only for today.

Besides, I can't explain what happened. No, no, don't, don't, don't. Wait, I'll

just read about it in the papers.

A record like this has got to attract media attention.

Dad, Val and his crew were dissing us. So we started giving them beef right

back. And then they wanted to hit it right there at school.

And clearly we couldn't step off, so we had to battle.

Who are you?

What have you done with my son?

God, Dad.

Don't they teach English at your school?

No. Wait a minute.

What am I asking you for? You haven't been there long enough to find out.

Dad, you're not listening to me. Sure I am.

You got dissed. You ate beef. Did I miss anything?

Great.

Lovely. Just lovely.

Well, let's recap, shall we? The car is going to cost us $900.

Dennis called to say that if we don't spend $300 on Katie's night brace, she's

going to have a smile like a Picasso painting.

I called Beckman today to see if there was going to be a job waiting for me

my disability was over, and he said that he couldn't promise anything.

And your son was suspended from school on his first day.

So, how was your day?

It was fine.

Sell any houses?

No.

Show any houses?

No. Well, then, our troubles are over.

Oh, come on. Be nice.

Sorry. It's going to be okay.

Ralph, we've been through much worse than this.

If you say so.

Ralph, do you remember when you fell off that beam?

Honey, we didn't even know if you were going to walk again.

Yeah, I'd say that was worse.

And now look at you.

Strutting around. You can't wait to get back to work.

All I need is my job back.

Don't worry about the money.

We're going to be okay.

Annie, the mortgage isn't due to the first of the month.

We'll figure it out.

We always do.

Well, there was screaming...

and then yelling, and then there was crying and hugging.

It was all very Peruvian.

How'd your fam deal with it, Jordy?

Well, there was sitting and staring.

And then afterwards, there was some more sitting and staring.

I mean, for all I know, my parents are still in the living room, sitting and

staring. Yeah, well, Jerry handled it kind of the way it was done in

Gabriella's. They were screaming, yelling, crying, and hugging.

Only without the hugging.

My mother was conveniently hiding in the next room.

Hey, at least you got two parents.

I got a mom and a Jerry.

Do the math.

That's one parent.

Look, guys, things got a little out of hand the other day, you know?

We just, we gotta chill and let things blow over.

All right?

Hey, check it out.

Jerk weeds at 2 o 'clock.

Hiya, children.

Excuse me, but I believe we outskated your sorry bus yesterday, old man.

Anytime you want to go at it again, I'll cut it out.

I guess you heard about Boomer?

Yeah. How long has he got to be out? A couple of weeks.

I'm sure he's out of the Invitational.

Means there's an open spot on the team.

Yeah, right.

Like we're going to try for Team X -Blade.

Like any of you have the talent.

I'm telling you so that you grommets know you're not invited.

Good, you told her.

Now beat it.

You don't get it, do you?

Being a sponsored skater is cool.

I get all the newest gear whenever I need it. I get my picture in every

magazine on the planet.

Oh, now I'm nauseous.

And... I make a lot of money.

Just think about that.

Being known as the best, getting paid at the same time.

What could be sweeter?

Hey, look, we don't care about any of that stuff.

We skate for fun.

We're soul skaters.

Right, Brink?

Right.

Why is it that the losers always say they're in it for fun?

Come on.

Can you believe that guy?

Skating for money.

Just sell out.

I think he'll show.

You know what?

Okay, dude, give us a 540. I want to see it laid out and inverted.

You can do it.

There ought to be a better way to do this.

There is.

Don't fall.

You okay, dude?

Yeah, man.

Hey, man, what's up with you today?

You're looking so sketchy.

Nothing, man. I'm fine.

Cool.

Hey, guys, look.

I got to get going. I got this family thing to do this afternoon.

Wait a minute.

What about our session?

The invitational's in two weeks. The last... competition before the

championship.

Yeah, I know.

Look, you guys keep on training and, um, Peter, keep on working on that 540. And

I'll do some of my own stuff on my own, alright?

Okay.

Alright.

Markov? No way. Nobody wants a session with him. They only need him for one

month. And after that, never got to talk to him again.

What do you think, Beej?

No, man, I don't think so.

Too bad your secret weapon was a no -show.

I don't believe it.

What did I tell you?

Watch this.

No way, man. No way.

How much?

What?

This explains the pay.

How much?

Well, $200 a week.

Plus all equipment, plus an extra $200 bonus for each of us when we win

tournaments. But there's no way I'm going to let you do it.

Yeah, well, there's no way I wanted to be here.

I need the money. Oh, what for? Grandma needs a new kidney.

Besides, I thought you were, uh, what do you guys call that? Oh, the Soul

Skater. So, how about you turn around and Soul Skate on out of here? Yeah,

Brinkman, get out of here.

Fine.

Wait a second.

You got 30 seconds.

Street run.

How are you on bird?

Just getting straight.

Any better?

Downhill? Not bad at all.

Hey, how about Peter and the rest? They know you're doing this?

Well, this is gonna be good.

Can't wait to see the look on their faces.

No way.

Look, this is just your invitation until Bloomer's back on his feet.

And if this gets out, then I don't skate with you and you got nobody.

Got that?

Hey, we won't say anything, but...

You have to be at every practice.

All right.

And, uh, no more bagging on me in front of people.

From now on, you start showing me some respect you got then.

Yeah, you got it.

Let's go see Jimmy.

Oh, you mind if I call you Andy?

Brink. I like Brink.

Brink. I love that.

Brink.

Yeah, see, that's what X -Plane's all about, my man. Going big.

I'm in 1 ,200 outlets nationwide.

Last year, I moved over $10 million worth of merchandise.

And all because of Team X -Plane.

So, I guess the big question is, are you ready to go big for X -Plane?

Big as you want.

Did you hear that?

As big as I want.

You better watch your back, because this boy here is liable to put you out of a

job.

Don't worry about that, Jimmy.

So, Val, he told you about the money. Now that you're okay with it, right?

Yeah. All right. Well, it's official then.

You're part of the team.

From now on, there will be no competing unless you're flying the X -Blade

colors. You got that?

All right. All right.

I'm going to need you 24 -7 for, like, photo shoots, promos, industry shows,

stuff like that.

Okay?

Okay.

Well, then.

Huh?

Parents? The parents know about this? My parents? Yeah, they're down with this?

Your parents are cool with this? Oh, my parents, yeah. Hold it. All right. Okay.

Well, then.

Welcome to Team X -Blades.

What's in the bag?

You got more stuff now than when you left.

What's in the bag?

Nanya.

Nanya?

Nanya business.

What am I doing?

Katie, honey, why don't you slow down a little bit? What's the point of having a

fast metabolism if I don't use it?

Well, she's got something there.

Andy, are you okay? You've hardly eaten anything.

Um, with Dad not working around here and stuff, I think that maybe it's time I

got a job to help out around here.

You know, with the money and stuff.

Oh, Andy, that is a wonderful offer, but you don't have to do that.

Mr. Beckman's going to give Dad his job back.

And I just showed a house today to some people. I think they're very interested.

No, no, no, no. Wait a second. Wait a second. I think it's good.

What kind of a job are you talking about?

Well, I know these kids who make extra money skating.

Skating?

Yeah. You see, they got on a sponsored team.

And then the sponsor pays him to wear their gear and stuff.

It's kind of like, um, advertising.

I thought you skated just for fun.

You know, maybe he could save it for school.

How much money does a sponsored skater make?

A couple hundred a week.

More if the team wins.

Whoa. A couple hundred bucks a week? I like.

That's a lot of money.

No. But, Dad, I'm thinking like McCartney's thinking. No. Then what?

Isn't this the kid who was just suspended from school for, um, geez, uh,

was it?

Skating.

Thank you, sweetheart.

Skating? Yeah.

Yeah, what do we need him to be on a sponsored team for? So he can spend all

his time thinking about skating instead of just most of it?

Look, buddy, you want to get a job, I think that's great.

Not skating.

Dad, it's $200 a week.

Not skating. skating.

So, Jordan, he hits the rail, he pulls it halfway, and he lands it right on his

crotch. Oh man, the poor dude got work.

I thought Gabrielle was gonna need oxygen, she was laughing so hard.

I thought he should put some ice on it, but he just kept saying, no ice, no ice!

You know, we did okay after you took off, but it just wasn't the same without

you.

Come on, man, you don't mean that.

Excuse me?

You're the captain of our team, remember?

We can't have our captain missing any more sessions.

Hey, Peter, look, there's something I gotta tell you right now, man.

Wait a second. Now, Peter!

I'm getting off!

Brink, man, I'm sorry.

Stepdad of the year is about to go postal on me if I don't let him use the

phone.

I'll see you at school tomorrow. Wait, wait, Pete!

Pete!

You need more baking powder.

What? The recipe is a large tea next to another.

That means tablespoon.

A small tea means teaspoon.

Why are you even watching me?

Here you go.

Hey, you okay, man?

It's only a cake.

Yeah, yeah.

Hey, uh, you guys ever notice that baking a cake is a lot like friendship?

Excuse me?

No, I mean... All right, you put a lot of work into it, right?

And sometimes it doesn't turn out the way you expected it to.

But it still tastes good.

I told you not to eat that spoonful of frosting. Yeah, man, sugar can mess you

up. It's true, I'm his cousin.

And she's not allowed to eat any sugar. But one day she had, like, four jelly

beans and started bouncing off the walls like a pinball. I mean, it was like...

Shut up, Geordie.

Please.

Look, guys, there's something I'm trying to tell you. There you go with that guy

stuff again.

Gabriella, chill out for a second.

I've got to talk to you guys about the invitation. Oh, yeah, man. We're going

have a good time, huh?

Sweet. Hey, bitty crockers.

Oh, love the aprons.

So, how's the training going?

I mean, the invitational's right around the corner.

Last two years, the team that won the invitational did go on to win the

championship.

Now, what team was that?

Hmm.

That's right.

Team X -Plays.

Val, could you be any more of a jerk?

No, I don't think so.

Is that what you think?

You think I'm a jerk?

Uh... Come on, Val. We're working here, man.

Hey, I asked you something.

Do you think I'm a jerk?

No. Oh, excuse me.

No, I don't think you're a jerk.

Oh, thank you.

See you this afternoon, Brink.

Yo, buddy, what happened?

Yeah, what's up with that? You just let Val slime all over you.

It's not worth it.

What do you mean you'd see this afternoon?

Uh, who knows?

Good job, actually. That was rad, Brink.

What was that?

Excuse me?

I just wanted to know what that was, because if you call that going big, I'm

going to quit skating.

Oh, we're all going to miss you, buddy.

Gotcha.

Hit it again.

You're kidding me, right? Hit it.

Again.

Come on, Val. He's doing okay.

Who's running the show here?

Who?

You. That's right.

Do it or vacate.

Maybe something happened to him. Like what?

And please don't start with that alien stuff again.

Yo, what up?

Hey, where you been, man?

We've been waiting here for two hours.

I gotta be home by 5 .30. Jerry's having his boss over for dinner, and I gotta

pretend I worship the ground he walks on.

Well, then, what are we all doing standing around talking?

Hey, did you guys hear? Val found someone to replace Boomer. Yeah, I heard

too. Yeah.

Yeah, I heard it, too.

I heard the guy was a big guy. Big guy, like Korean, I think. Wait, no, no, no.

He was Native American. Yeah, that was it.

I heard he's really good.

Hey, I don't care how good he is.

He isn't better than my man here.

Look, that just means that we gotta hit it twice as hard.

Let's do it.

What's up, Dad?

Just trying to fix the beast here without any real knowledge of automotive

mechanics.

What's the matter with you?

Nothing, really. I'm just a little tired.

Too much skating?

Skating? Too much? Me?

No way.

Well, you won't have to worry about that anymore.

I got your job.

Job? My friend Benny, he's got the dog grooming place.

He's looking for somebody to help out a couple of afternoons a week.

Well, that's great, Dad, but I don't know a thing about animals.

You babysit your sister Katie, don't you?

Can't be a lot different than that.

Come on, what's wrong?

I thought you wanted to help out around here.

Oh, no, Dad, I do.

I just, I don't have the time for a job right now.

Why? And please don't tell me skating.

Because you know what my response is going to be.

When do I start?

What?

Oh, yeah.

There's a lot of things that were never said. And if you'd grown up faster, then

I would have stood up. Well, should have cut you loose a long time ago.

But it's much too late. And all you do is give. And all you do is take. You've

got to look before you leap. Well, yeah. Take a good look at your so -called

friends. Yeah.

That's the company you keep. They've got one company.

I can't make it to the invitational today.

I'm sorry.

Hey, no big.

Just feel better, okay?

Yeah.

Hey, can you do me a huge favor and give me a tissue over there?

Sure.

You'll tell the others for me?

Sure. Hey, we'll go down there and check it out anyway.

No!

I mean,

no, man, don't.

I mean, you know, the Invitational, it's only a warm -up for the championship.

You guys should session instead.

Okay. You're the boss.

Take it easy.

All right, man.

I told him to be here an hour ago. He'll be here.

Since when did you start sticking up for him?

Hey.

What do you think you're doing?

Hey, guys.

So, uh... What's with the shades?

It's a look.

There's nothing wrong with a look.

Yo, explain.

You're up.

Well, that look of yours better come with some skating attached.

See who our competition is. Yeah, maybe get a glimpse of the X -Blades mystery

man. Hey, come on, guys. Brink said we should session.

And we will.

After.

Come on, we should at least catch the last round.

butts all day and I'm just about ready to drop all three of you.

And you, I thought you were supposed to be something as big as you want.

Well, I want real big.

Thanks, Jimmy. You guys kill. You're going to be unstoppable at the

championship. Look, I got a little something, huh?

It's a bonus for winning.

$200.

Not bad for a day's work, huh?

I knew it! All those excuses, all that sneaking away. You ditched us so you

could join these fellas.

Gabriella, I can't explain everything.

Can you explain how you lied to us? How you bailed out on us so you could join

Team X -Blades?

Do you have any idea how many times I stuck up for you?

Peter, you stupid fever.

Come on.

Come on, wait.

All right.

Playtime's over. I'd say we get together tonight and go over some drills for the

championship.

Well, it looks like we just lost our fourth man.

I don't think so, Jimmy.

Okay, it's like this. We need four people to compete in the championship,

We get Benji.

No, not Benji. His style is so sketchy. She's right. He's like two steps above a

poser. Oh, I know.

But we just get him to sign up with us.

Then we keep rotating ourselves in instead of him.

Yeah, but what about the downhill? Which one of us can handle that?

All right, well, go check out the downhill course.

See if you can do it.

How about me?

Um, okay if I sit down?

Sure, it's okay.

Wait! Wait! You guys, come on! I quit Val's team!

I quit!

You want to know the difference between them and me?

You bailed on them and you bailed on me.

The difference is... I'm willing to be your friend again.

Boomer's not going to be ready for the championship.

Them?

They're going nowhere fast.

But us, we got a championship to win.

All right.

Welcome back.

It's just not normal, that's all. He's tired. And he's a teenager.

Nobody's that unhappy all the time.

I mean, it's been two weeks.

Didn't you used to complain because he was too happy?

Yeah. I guess I just hoped he'd settle somewhere in the middle.

It's so depressing to talk to him.

And what about his friends?

I'm still mad at him over something.

I don't think what.

Why don't you talk to him?

Me? Yeah.

Talk to Brink?

You mean with words?

Yeah.

You know how hard it is for me to have a conversation with him?

I know.

Such a moody little sack of hormones.

Hey. Bye.

Honey.

Talk to him.

He needs you.

Yo, Dad.

Yo.

Can I talk to you for a second?

Yeah.

So, I haven't seen Peter or Jordy for a while.

Why's that?

It's a thing.

A thing.

All right.

Answers that question.

Everything okay with them?

Yeah, Dad, it's fine.

Is that fine as in good or fine as in leave me alone?

I don't know, Dad. I just don't feel like talking about it, okay?

Okay.

It's none of my business.

Except, Andy, you're my son.

Taking care of you is my business.

You can tell me or don't tell me, it's okay.

If that doesn't change my job description, change your mind,

I'm here, buddy.

The championship has three parts.

Street, vert, and downhill.

This is going to be the downhill course.

The two teams with the highest scores on street and verts and one person right

here.

Yo, Earth to Brink, pay attention. What are you looking at?

Well, I was just thinking how fun it might be to do a launch off one of those

driveways right there.

Go up and over the roof of the next house and land right back on the road

Fun.

Yeah.

Fun.

Well, if you don't mind coming back from Fantasyland for a minute.

This is about winning.

Not fun.

Oh, this is just great.

If we'll let anybody skate here.

What are you guys, following us?

We came to use the downhill course.

Well? When we're done with it, it's all yours.

When's that going to be?

After the championship.

Come on now, run along. This is a free country. We can be here if we want.

Look, if you don't like it here, why don't you go back to Mexico?

I'm from Peru, estupido.

I'll make you a deal.

How about we race to see who stays and who goes?

One of you against one of us.

Come on, man. Just let him have it. Why don't you just stay out of this?

Yeah, we can handle ourselves.

Well, let's see. Who's game for your crew?

Me. Go.

Go.

You ready?

What? You against Gabriella.

Whoever loses has to take off.

And you better not lose, man.

Come on, man. You can't make me do that.

Come on, man.

What are you afraid?

I'm not skating against you. Hey, why not?

You've been doing it for weeks.

Cool. We'll go down to the beach. First one there wins.

We'll skate down the finish line to make sure there's no cheating.

It's a big turn just before Kettner. Stay on the outside.

Wait, wait, wait.

You never stay on the outside of a turn.

Please don't do this.

When you woke up this morning, did you say to yourself, today I'm going to

or today I'm going to skate?

Okay, on your marks.

Oh, and, uh... Get set.

Go.

Hi.

How's she doing?

Not dead.

It's all my fault.

You got that right.

Come on, Jordan.

Gabrielle is doing fine.

Nothing's broken.

The doctor says she needs to stay in bed for a while.

I'm glad she's okay.

Maybe you should come in. Say hello to her.

I honestly didn't think anyone would get hurt.

And I guess for once you didn't think of everything.

Gab, you've got to understand.

You were the one who told me about soul skating.

About skating from the heart.

And only skating for the love of it.

And I believed you because you were my friend.

But it was only going to be for a little while.

My family really needed the money.

We all need the money, Brink.

What does that have to do with it?

That's how it starts, you know?

First, you do something that you really love.

And then you start doing it for the money.

And before you know it...

You're just another sellout.

Yo.

Hey, Dad.

What are you doing?

Just, um, looking at my old skates.

Why do you and Mom save all these?

I don't know.

Maybe we were planning on having another kid.

Or maybe just because we're a couple of pack rats that never throw away

anything.

I remember when I got you these.

You were four, maybe five years old.

I figured, hell, I like skating.

Maybe he will, too.

Of course, I didn't know it was going to take over your life.

How's Gabriella?

Mom called Geordie's mother.

You were racing?

I didn't listen to you, David.

I tried out for the sponsor team.

But I told you now.

We need the money.

Not so bad, buddy, that we needed you to disobey us.

I know.

I guess it wasn't just for the money, either.

I wanted to be a part of T -Max Blades.

I wanted to have my picture in every magazine.

I wanted to be somebody.

You know, you and me, we're a lot alike.

I used to love being construction foreman.

Hi, how you doing? I'm Ralph Brinker. I'm the construction foreman.

I used to love saying that.

People looked up to me.

Then I got injured.

Suddenly, a little more construction foreman.

Want to know the worst part about being on disability?

I didn't know who I was anymore.

I used to define myself by my job title.

But you want to know something?

After being laid off for six months, I finally figured out

that construction foreman is what I do,

not who I am.

Andy, you are defined by the company you keep and how well

you keep it.

Not by what you just happen to do.

I mean, kids who skate, come on, California, they're filthy with them.

You, you are Andy Brinker.

You are a good son.

And you are a good friend who just happens to skate.

And tomorrow, if you never skate again, you are still

Andy Brinker.

I, um...

I understand there's going to be a big tournament this weekend.

Yeah. The AIS Championship.

Biggest national tournament there is.

You going to compete?

No, I don't think so.

Well, if you change your mind, let me know.

I'd like to watch.

Really? Yeah.

Sounds like a lot of fun.

Come on, let's split for the pad.

Come on, Dad.

You and I both know that no one talks like that anymore.

Did we just come dangerously close to having a conversation?

Yeah. Don't tell mom.

No. No. No such letter.

Get her hopes up.

It's about time, man.

Morning.

Don't give me strawberry.

Do I look like I'm wearing a dress? I get chocolate. Hey! I'm totally going to

pull a 720 flat spin at the chin. Well, there's your skates. I'm through. I

quit.

Helmet. Oh yeah, and I give you back the clothes too, but I actually like threw

them in a garbage bin I saw across the street.

This is about your little friend, isn't it?

You put the gravel on the road.

You realize you could have killed her?

Man, you are such a wuss.

I'm the one who should be mad at you.

You didn't even have the brains to finish the race.

Maybe not, but I do have the brains to finish this.

I didn't think you'd turn on me. That's your problem, man. You don't think.

No, that's not it.

You know what your problem is?

It's just no fun to scam me.

You got beef with me, you take it up with me Sunday at the championship.

Oh.

We'll get it on.

More air?

More air.

And you, Peter, what's up with that flat spin 540? I got a grandmother back in

Lima. She can do a 540.

What's with you today?

Yeah, if you got beep, why don't you come here and try it yourself?

Fine. Hey, cut it out.

You know you're not supposed to skate until the weekend.

Peter, this is nuts.

Gabriella can't practice. We only have three people.

I mean, what's the point of even competing?

Because it's fun.

Now let's quit complaining and skate.

Peter!

Oh, this is just great.

I can't fix this.

This is fine. Now we don't even have the right gear to compete.

This is a joke!

You guys ever think of getting a sponsor?

Sponsors are no fun.

Well, it depends on the sponsor.

Thanks, but we already have shirts.

Well, how about skates?

I think I got the sizes right.

These are new.

You convinced the dog groomer to sponsor us?

Well, actually, I'm kind of the sponsor.

Kind of?

Well, you see, I kind of got my pay in advance so I could get you guys some

stuff. How far in advance?

About four months.

Yeah.

Well, good luck on Sunday, okay?

Well, hold on a second.

Did you really throw that vanilla shake in Val's face?

Chocolate.

How did it feel?

It was cool, and it was so sweet.

So, uh... Um... Well, you see, what Peter's trying to say is that...

Well, what are you doing on Sunday?

It's Zuma Beach, California, site of the third annual Aggressive Inline Skating

Championship. Eric, what we've got here are the nation's top ten teams going

head -to -head in three events, street, vert, and downhill. Hey, check it out,

ESPN. Oh, man, this is a big time.

We've got every magazine covering this.

We got scouts from all the biggest companies watching.

Hey, but that doesn't matter, right, guys?

We're in this for the fun.

Soul skaters! Yeah,

brother.

Oh, my gosh!

It's Gene Puppinsons!

I heard about you guys. You guys get paid in kibbles and bits, right?

Now, I want you guys to practice saying this.

Really, we tried, but we're just too lame. No.

At least we had a good time.

I think they like us.

Let's get out of here.

In the championship format, each skater's run from street invert counts

a team total. The two top scoring teams will select a skater for a head -to

-head race in the downhill.

Well, let's get right to the street competition.

All right, Gabrielle.

Show them what solo skating is all about.

She hasn't trained in four days. She's got nothing.

Our first skater up, a virtual unknown, Gabriela Dayama from Team Poppin' Sucks.

Well, coming in with a nice mute grab. One of the few girls out here skating

the way across the court.

We don't know a whole lot about this team, but beautiful top...

Nice consistency.

Kicking out the 540.

An incredible run.

Probably the top one so far today. A 98 exactly what he deserves.

Next up, Andy Brinker.

Up and set.

Now, we've seen him skate before. He's not that well known, but he always seems

to do well in the competitions.

Brinker's a guy who's going to definitely try to use the course a

differently than any of the other skaters.

He's a very creative skater.

coming up to the vert wall.

And Eric, this is what I was talking about going into the mini ramp.

Huge transfer, backing it up with a huge gap all the way to the bank.

Brink skating with tons of speed, setting up for a soul grind.

Yeah, go soul skaters!

And with falls like that, it is going to be difficult to compete with the other

skaters having such flawless runs here today.

Brink losing his rhythm. He's got to put something together here.

But it's okay. We'll make it up.

Where's Dad?

Oh, don't worry. He'll be here. He got called down to the construction site.

Beckman wants to talk to him about something.

Is that good?

Well, we'll find out, huh?

Hey, can I give you some advice?

Skate better.

Skate better.

Skate better?

Well, skate better. Well, there you are. All I have to do is skate better.

Let's go watch him skate better.

You know we were on the verge.

Oh, and Pete, man, I'm going to need you an awesome 540 out of you, okay?

You got it, bud. You can do it, right?

The vert event is next.

Team X -Blades have the commanding lead, but there are many teams battling for

second and a spot in the grueling downhill.

Hey, Will?

Oh, no, Ralph.

They're going to let you go?

Start again on Monday.

Typical form the huge air

Another great run for Team Pup and Suds, but it's not going to be enough. If Ben

Kelly from Team G -Force can even pull off a reasonable run, it's going to be G

-Force versus X -Blades in the downhill.

Kelly's been nailing it all day.

It ain't over until it's over, right, man?

Well, that's it for us.

And a great carving 540 over -rotates. It goes down hard all the way down to

flat bottom.

And he's completely off the ramp, not moving.

Being tended right now by the medics.

He rises to his feet. He's okay getting the support of the crowd.

An unfortunate circumstance for Team G -Force. However, an opportunity for Team

Puppensuds with one skater to go.

What?

We can win.

We can win, man. We can win. We can win? We can win. All right, Peter.

I don't have to put any pressure on you.

I know.

Peter Calhoun is going to need the run of all runs if he's going to bring Team

Puppensuds to the downhill race.

Starting off with huge amplitude.

Everything he does, he's going to try to do well overhead.

Back -to -back airs. Good definition on the grabs.

And with that low landing, he's going to have to pull something incredible.

Here it comes, here it comes, 540!

Whoa! There it is, there it is, the incredible trick.

An inverted 540 degrees lands up high on the bird.

One and a half full body rotations, completely upside down, beautiful style.

Peter Calhoun mixing it up with spins, huge airs. He could very well be

team pumping sets to the final.

Down to a last run.

It's going to be one skater from Puppin Suds versus one skater from X -Blades on

a treacherous downhill race.

Winner takes all.

What's up, everybody?

Welcome to the Friendship Bell Downhill. This is the most dangerous course in

competition today.

Okay, guys. We did it.

We came this far. I'm not going to let you guys down. You hear me?

Just remember one thing.

Win or lose.

Skating is what we do, not who we are.

Man, that was like deep.

Publicize, you guys got one minute. Okay, dude.

Good luck. See you at the bottom.

You know, before I just wanted to beat you.

Now I'm going to humiliate you.

You ever hear that winning isn't everything?

Oh, sure.

Didn't believe it then?

I don't believe it now.

And neither do you.

Yeah, I want to win.

But no matter what, win or lose, at the end of the day, I'm not you.

So it's still a good day.

in the course where the top speeds will be reached.

Both totally in a tuck, whoever could be the most aerodynamic is going to start

to pull away.

A huge...

I was on Team X -Blades once.

It wasn't any fun.

I'm sorry, man. I'll see you around.

Jump it, grind and pound it. Slam the ramps and show you own it. Come on,

Brink. Take the money, glory or fame.

Soul skaters riding that perfect wave. Come on, Brink.

Come on, Brink. One and one for all.

Line them up and watch them fall.

Skater's competition.

Can't be bad to break them just come on.