Made in Japan Part 1

Watanabe Global building in Japan. Mr. Watanabe pounds his fist on the table.

Mr. Watanabe: (yells in Japanese) Our competition is beating us in the teen market. We are the only multi-media company in Japan that does not have a dance video game project. I want a great idea or everyone is fired!

The room gets quiet. One of the workers, Keiko Ishizuka wanted to say something.

Keiko: What about "Shake it Up!"?

Mr. Watanabe: What about speaking up? Is there a mouse in here? Who said that?

Keiko: Not me. (She stops writing on her notepad.) Okay, me.

Mr. Watanabe walks up to Keiko, who just took off her glasses while watching something on her tablet.

Keiko: I've been watching the American dance show, "Shake it Up!". The teen dancers, they will make wonderful avatars. We could have a big competition between all the shows across the U.S. and the winner will be in the game. It will sell big here and America, too. (pauses) I see I've spoken too much. I'll shut up now. (puts her glasses back on) Wait, no talking. Okay, I am done.

Mr. Watanabe: (questioned) "Shake it Up!", eh? Ms. Ishizuka, do you have any children?

Keiko: No.

Mr. Watanabe: Well, you do now, because this is your baby.



Three weeks later, in America at the Shake it Up battle arena. CeCe and Rocky were walking backstage.

CeCe: Do you hear the crowd?

Rocky: The crowd? I thought it was the sound of my heart clawing its way up my throat.

CeCe: Just concentrate on what it will feel like to actually get to go to Japan.

CeCe and Rocky: (squealing excitedly) Japan!

Rocky: We'd see the five-story pagoda, visit the Sensoji Temple, climb Mount Fuji--

CeCe: And be discovered and become pop stars!

Rocky: What Japan are you going to?

CeCe: Rocky, Japan loves American singers. Plus, the road to superstardom is much simpler there. One minute, you're singing on a street corner, the next, you have huge concerts, movies, an anime cartoon, and your own line of... singing toothbrushes!

Rocky: Excuse me, but if I go to Japan, it's gonna be a learning experience.

CeCe: For me, too! I'm going to learn to be a pop star-slash-movie star-slash-anime cartoon-slash... singing toothbrush!

Rocky: Do you honestly believe that any of that could actually happen?

CeCe: Well, if it's gonna happen to someone, why can't it be us?



Ty and Deuce are sitting in the audience.

Deuce: Man, I can't believe Rocky and CeCe might get to go to Japan. I wanna go!

Ty: Dude, the trip is only for people who work on "Shake it Up, Chicago!" and their brothers who chaperone them! (laughs)

Gary Wilde: Welcome back, America. Only three crews still remain. Will it be, "Shake it Up, Miami!", "Shake it Up, New York!", or "Shake it Up, Chicago!"? Our final epic dance battle starts... now!

The dance battle begins, first came the Miami team, then the New York team, and finally the Chicago team. End of battle.

Gary Wilde: Here to tell us the name of our winning crew, who will fly to Japan, and star in our first "Shake it Up!" dance video game, representing Watanabe Global, please welcome, Keiko Ishizuka!

Keiko walks to the stage.

Keiko: Hello, America!

Gary Wilde: And the winner of our first "Shake it Up!" dance smackdown is...

Gary opens the envelope and a pause came through the show. Finally, he shows the paper with the winning team.

Gary Wilde: "Shake it Up, Chicago!"!

The show's theme song, "Shake it Up" by Selena Gomez plays. The Chicago team, including Rocky and CeCe cheered, along with the audience. CeCe's mom, Georgia, Deuce, Ty, Flynn, and his friend Henry cheered them on and got up from their seats.



Keiko thanks the whole "Shake it Up, Chicago!" team.

Keiko: Congratulations, you dancing machines! Okay, the Watanabe private jet takes off Saturday morning.

Everyone, except for CeCe and Rocky left. CeCe wanted to leave with the others, but Rocky stopped her.

Rocky: A p-p-p-p-p-private jet? You mean we're not traveling on a much safer normal-sized 20% less likely to fall out of the sky commercial airplane?

CeCe: What's wrong? You haven't looked this scared since we watched that "Your Body's About to Change" video in health class.

Rocky: It's nothing, really, it's just a little something I'd like to keep to myself. (chuckles) (angrily) I'm definitely afraid of flying.

CeCe: Since when?

Rocky: Since you made me dance on the wing of that airplane.

CeCe: Oh, yeah, I thought we were gonna die up there. (chuckles) Probably not what you needed to hear right now.



Psychologist Shelley Goldfeder's office. Shelley walks in.

Shelley: Hello, I'm Shelley Goldfeder. What are we doing today, insomnia? Work stress? Animal hoarding?

CeCe: Fear of flying.

Shelley: That makes more sense. (laughs)

Rocky: Wait, you're the hypnotist? The one who's supposed to put me in a hypnotic state with your... soothing voice?

Shelley: It's what I do! (laughs)

Shelley sits Rocky down on a chair.

Shelley: Now, let your mind go blank. You're floating. Clouds are drifting.

Rocky laughs.

Rocky: I'm sorry.

Shelley: That's okay. You just relax. You're getting sleepy.

Rocky laughs.

Shelley: Sweetie, you're only laughing as a defense mechanism. I guess you're afraid to confront your fears.

Rocky: That must be it.



Shelley: Have you pictured yourself on the flight now, Rocky?

Rocky: Yes. And the higher the plane goes, the more relaxed I feel.

Shelley: Pack your bags and say sayonara, 'cause she's good to go.

CeCe: Thank you so much. Now I just hope she'll be able to enjoy herself a little.

Shelley: What do you mean?

CeCe: Well, she's my best friend and I love her to death, but, sometimes she has this tendency to be... not so excited about fun things. I don't really know what the cool term for that is.

Shelley: A wet blanket.

CeCe: Oh, right. And, I just want her to drive that blanket off of this trip.

Shelley: (gasps) Hey, I've got an idea, why not? She's still under.

Shelly walks up to Rocky, who's still laying on her chair.

Shelley: Rocky, one more thing, you're gonna have the most fun you've ever had on this trip to Japan. In fact, anytime CeCe strokes your arm and says "Get on board", you'll follow her lead.

CeCe: Wait. I don't know about this.

Shelley: Trust me, it's fine.

CeCe: Well, if it'll help her--

Shelley: Rocky, if I snap my fingers, you'll feel awake, and refreshed, and ready to fly to Japan. (snaps fingers) How do you feel?

Rocky: Awake, and refreshed, and ready to fly to Japan.

CeCe: Yay! First off, the Tokyo shopping scene on the Ginza strip.

Rocky: Oh, my first stop is gonna be the Imperial Palace.

Shelley: (inaudible)

CeCe: Um, get on board, Rocky. (strokes Rocky's arm) Doesn't shopping sound fun?

Rocky: Yeah, but I wanna go to... I wanna go to... I forgot what I was gonna say.

Shelley: Did it involve shopping?

Rocky: Yeah! On the Ginza strip!



On the Watanabe private jet.

Henry: Thanks again for inviting me.

Flynn: Actually, dude, you invited yourself.

Henry: Some antics.

Mr. Ito, the concierge, walks in the aisle.

Mr. Ito: Welcome aboard, everyone. I'm Mr. Ito, from Watanabe Global. I'm your dedicated full-time concierge.

Flynn: What exactly is a dedicated full-time concierge?

Mr. Ito: Basically, I can arrange for anything you need.

Flynn: So, what I'm hearing is you're a butler?

Mr. Ito: No. I'm a dedicated full-time concierge.

Flynn: Cool, but isn't that just a fancy way of saying you're a butler?

Mr. Ito: No, because I'm a dedicated full-time concierge. Now, is there anything I can do for you.

Flynn: Well, you can admit you're a butler.

Mr. Ito: (groans) Fine. I'm a butler.

Mr. Ito leaves the aisle. CeCe puts her hand inside a white paper bag and flaps the bottom up and down as if it were a puppet.

CeCe: (high voice) Hello, Rocky. I'm Mr. Barf Bag. Your friend CeCe is worried about you. Are you okay?

Rocky: CeCe, I'm fine. I feel like the higher the plane goes, the more relaxed I feel I guess the hypnotist really did work. Thanks, CeCe.

CeCe: Hey, what are best friends for?

Ty talks to Deuce on a tablet.