it's been four years since anyone you know has been at the next step studios. what happened? lives changed, people moved on. what's happening? well, the next step is about to get hit with its' first splash of drama in four years. || james/riley, mic...
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"I- I can't believe this." Michelle said.
"What are we going to do?" Jordan asked.
"Hey guys, shouldn't you be rehearsing?" Izzy asked as she walked into the studio. She'd been wanting to watch them rehearse again now that Cole was here, but everyone was just standing around like something bad had happened. "Is everything okay?"
"Oliver just left." April explained. "Like, left the studio. Since he's not a featured dancer here, I guess Lucien offered him a featured dancer spot at Elite, and he took it willingly."
"Wait- but, that means-"
"We're officially down to nine dancers." Kate confirmed.
"Which means we can't compete at Nationals." Melanie said.
"Wait, what if we try to get Allison back?" Michelle asked.
"That's a great idea!" Kate said, and almost all of A Troupe murmured in agreement.
"We don't even know why she left." April said. "How do we get her back if we don't even know why she left in the first place?"
X
Later that day, Izzy approaches April in Culture Shock.
"Hey Izzy." April says meekly as Izzy sits down.
"I know why Allison left." Izzy deadpans.
"What? You do?!" April asks, and Izzy nods.
"Okay, so it all started at Regionals..." Izzy then goes on to explain everything to April, knowing that she couldn't even leave one bit of information out.
"Woah..." April says once Izzy is finished. Everything suddenly makes so much sense! And April knows now, more than ever, that they need to get Allison back.
"Did you tell her that I realised that I was wrong?" April asked, and Izzy nodded.
"Yeah, but she said that she would rather focus on her schoolwork instead of coming back, but I think she's just still afraid of what could happen. And I also think she's scared to dance again." Izzy said.
"Hmm," April said, "we need to find a way to make her realise how much she loves dance."
"Yeah," Izzy nodded, but then paused, "how do we do that?"
April gasped. "I have an idea! Okay, so..."
X
Two days later, Allison was at the local mall, scanning the crowded place for April.
"Hey." April said from behind her, and Allison jumped slightly before turning around.
"Hey, why'd you wanna meet here?" Allison asked.
"Well, I figured that you could use a break from your parents watching your every move." April said, shrugging casually and Allison let out a tiny laugh.
