At the IAG, Red appears to have some trouble opening his locker, until Aggie came to see him.
"Hey Red." she greeted.
"Hey Aggie." Red greeted in return.
"Is your locker stuck again?" asked Aggie.
"Yeah." Red responded, as he tried to open it again. "I can't get it open!"
Soon, Ruby came over holding papers for cheerleading tryouts.
"Hi guys!" Ruby said.
"You're going to come and watch me try out for cheerleading, right?" she then asked.
All of a sudden, two of the papers slid off the pile.
"Oh, I'll get them." said Aggie.
"Thanks." said Ruby.
However, Red finally managed to open his locker, which caused Ruby's pile of papers to fly everywhere, and knock Ruby to the ground.
"Are you okay?" asked Red.
"You're so hurtful!" wailed Ruby, as she ran off.
"She seems upset." said Chuck.
"Maybe we should talk to her." said Bomb.
"Uh, I don't know." said Red.
"You should talk to her." Aggie suggested.
"You're so right, Aggie." said Red. He then went to Ruby. "Ruby, wait!"
Aggie was then getting out a videotape out of her bag.
"Hey Aggie," said Bomb. "Maybe after we're done watching Ruby try out for cheerleading, you want to go out to the Early Bird's Restaurant?"
"Oh, I would," Aggie responded, "But I have to return this videotape by 5:00."
"You'll turn it in, tomorrow." said Bomb.
"Bomb, I have never ever returned a videotape late. What kind of bird do you think I am?" Aggie asked. However, she was soon noticed by Aven.
"What kind of bird are you?" asked Aven.
"Aven." said Aggie.
"Hi Aven." said Bomb.
Soon, Aggie began noticing a smell.
"What smells like seeds?" asked Aggie.
"The lunch." Aven responded.
Soon, Aggie and Bomb soon began to lean against the lockers.
At the tryouts, Aggie, Red, Chuck, Bomb, and Ruby were watching the girls do their tryouts.
"Okay, next up is Ruby." the coach said.
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Ruby.
"Uh, it's your turn?" the coach responded.
"Uh, yeah." said Ruby, as she went off.
"Do you think I should make it this time?" asked Aggie.
"I hope so." said Bomb.
Soon, Ruby began to do her tryouts.
"Ready?" asked Ruby. "Okay!"
"Give me a G!"
"G!"
"Give me an R!"
"R!"
"Give me an F!"
"F!"
"Give me a P!"
"P!"
"Give me an L!"
"L!"
"Put it all together and what does it spell?" Ruby asked.
"Grfpl..." the birds all said.
"IT DOESN'T SPELL ANYTHING!" the coach screamed.
"Can I do it again, please?" Ruby begged.
"Okay, well yeah, just do it fast. It's almost 5:00."
Aggie gasped. She knew she had to return that videotape.
"Oh my gosh! It's almost 5!" I've got to return the tape by 5, or it'll be late!" Aggie said.
"Who cares?" asked Bomb.
"I DO!" said Aggie, and she ran off to the video store.
"Hey, what's wrong with Aggie?" asked Red.
"She's gonna be late returning a video." said Chuck.
"What?" Red gasped. "We've gotta help her! Aggie!" Red, Chuck, and Bomb then ran off to her.
At the video store, the clerk was talking to Eva about the video she returned.
"You didn't rewind." he said.
"I forgot." said Eva.
"What if you forgot to breathe? Then you'd be dead!" the clerk said.
"Yeah." said Eva.
"I'm just sayin'." said the clerk.
Soon as Eva was about to left, Aggie came running into the store, which knocked some people off. She didn't notice that the clock had changed from 5:00 to 5:01.
"I want to return this tape." said Aggie.
"No problem." said the clerk. "I'll just-" He suddenly stopped when he noticed what the tape was."
There was a pause for 3 seconds, then the clerk finally spoke.
"This tape is late." he said.
"But it's 5!" said Aggie.
"Correction: 5:01." the clerk said.
"What's the difference?" asked Aggie.
"01." he said.
"Give her a break." said Red. "She's never returned a video late in her life."
"Never in my whole life!" said Aggie.
"Until now..." the clerk said, as he stamped out the word "LATE" on the paper.
[COMMERCIAL BREAK]
"And now, back to Aggie's Point."
At the Bird Island Shopping Mall, Aggie was soon wondering about what her dad might say.
"Aggie, you can't let it get to you like this." said Bomb.
"I can't help it." said Aggie.
"I understand how you feel." said Red.
Soon, Red noticed what happened to the balloons.
"Didn't you use to sell balloons here?" asked Red.
"Yeah, we switched to seeds." said Aggie.
"I love seeds." said Red.
"Can we please go back to my video problem?" asked Aggie.
"Aggie, the late fee is only $1." said Bomb.
"It's not the money, it's my father. How can I tell him? He'll be so disappointed in me."
"He'll understand. He's a nurse." said Chuck.
"It doesn't matter." said Aggie. "Even with all his skills, he won't be able to heal my reputation."
"Aggie, you didn't mean to turn the video in late." said Red. "Just tell your dad you made a mistake."
"I can't." said Aggie.
"You can." said Bomb.
"I can't." said Aggie.
"You can." said Red.
"I can't!" said Aggie.
"You can." said Aven, as he walked by.
"I can." said Aggie, after noticing Aven.
At home, Aggie was explaining to her dad about the video.
"So, I was one minute late. I'm really sorry, Dad." said Aggie.
"I know you are, sweetheart." her dad said. "But just because a bird has hatchlings in the nest, doesn't make them grow up. You know what I mean?"
"Yes, yes I do." said Aggie.
"Oh gosh, I miss your mother." her dad said. "She'd be very proud of you for being so honest with me."
Soon, her dad started eating part of the glass. "Glass?" he asked.
"I'm gonna pass." said Aggie.
The next day at the IAG, the coach was calling out the spots for the cheerleading after the tryouts. Stella and Poppy were already picked.
"And the next spot on the cheerleading squad goes to..." he said.
"Willow!"
Everyone applauded as Willow came up.
"Alright." the coach said. "That leaves one spot left on this year's cheerleading squad."
"Oh, please please please please!" Ruby begged.
"And the final spot goes to...bbbb drumroll!" the coach said. "Dahlia!"
Everyone applauded again, except Ruby. She watched sadly as Dahlia came up.
"Yes! This is so exciting!" said Dahlia.
Ruby was sad. "Life is so hurtful!"she cried.
"You did good at least, Ruby." said Chuck.
"I'm sorry." said Aggie.
"I wish I were elsewhere!" Ruby said.
"Hey!" the coach said, pointing to Luca.
"Me?" asked Luca.
"You look like you could make a fine cheerleader." he said.
"But, but all the spots are filled!" said Ruby.
"Oh, we could make room for him!" the coach said.
"Thanks!" said Luca.
"But, he didn't even try out!" Ruby complained.
"Any bird can be a cheerleader. Yeah." the coach said. Then he said to Luca, "Hey, why don't we get you some pom-poms, huh?"
"Okay!" said Luca.
Ruby was devastated. "That was so hurtful!" she wailed, and ran off.
"Aggie, did you tell your dad about returning the tape late?" asked Red.
"Yeah." said Aggie. "He was really cool about it. He said my mom would be proud of me."
"I bet she would." said Red. "It's a bummer that she disappeared in that hot-air balloon."
"If only I could talk to her..." Aggie wondered. "I wonder what she would say..."
Meanwhile, up in the sky, we see Aggie's mom still stuck in the hot-air balloon.
"I'm thirsty! Aggie! Anyone! Help! I'm lost in this hot-air balloon! This is so not good! Aggie!" she yelled.
Aggie was still wondering where her mom could be. She had already learned from her mistake.