Game, Set, and Match

Kate decides to finally tell the dancers the truth, which is Lucien has bought the building and is insisting that they merge with Elite. They first think that they go one on one with Elite, but it could be Elite vs Elite, Elite vs The Next Step or even worse, The Next Step vs The Next Step. Eldon is deeply horrified by the thought of going against his own team, so leaves A-Troupe. Lucien meets up with Daniel in a park and tells him he has the opportunity to join a team going to internationals if he does everything he says, and Daniel agrees. Thalia finds Eldon in the music room, and Eldon tells her he is not ready to come back to A-Troupe. She tells the rest of A-Troupe, and James says he will try and get him back. Michelle is having a hard time trusting Amanda after the past, but when she spies on her talking to Elite and overhears her saying she's with The Next Step, she says she trusts her now. Daniel visits the next step and tells A-Troupe he's with Elite. James finds this as a way to get Eldon back(because Eldon beat Daniel in the Male Soloist category in Nationals) and Eldon comes back. The team is now ready to take on Elite.