Sitting in the jury box at the edge of the carpet .
Bruce : First up is Vanilla De Vissen !
At once , the Vanilla Girls , holding a banner with their friend's photo , shouted words of encouragement . Vanilla strode to the center of the carpet with a haughty air , and when the first notes of her musical theme were heard , she began her choreography . The mouselet twirled with style and determination , enchanting both jury and audience . Then it was Colette's turn . She smiled confidently at her friends , who were looking on anxiously from their seats in the stands . Then she placed her ribbon at her feet , as required by her program . As she did so , she had a strange feeling that something wasn't quite as usual , but she didn't know what . As soon as the music started , Colette picked up her ribbon and threw it into the air... She then understood what was wrong , the ribbon was heavier than usual . She continued her performance but , distracted by the weight of the apparatus , she took the wrong step and was forced to stop . Frozen in the middle of the gymnasium , the young girl looked around , disoriented , while the music continued . The jury , her friends and the rest of the audience stared at her in disbelief . Lost and dejected , Colette lowered her head . The long-awaited triumph had turned into a disaster . Bruce joined Colette .
Bruce : I'm sorry . An athlete cannot stop during a program . I'm obliged to disqualify you .
Pamela , Nicky , Paulina and Violet hurried to join their friend .
Colette : It's all right , I understand...It's entirely my fault...Perhaps I was too sure of myself...
Pamela : Not at all ! We've seen you perform this routine dozens of times and you've always come out perfectly !
Colette : I know , but when I stood up , something felt different , as if my arm had suddenly become very heavy !
Nicky : Actually , the problem wasn't your arm , but the ribbon !
The young mouseling showed her stunned classmates and teacher what she had just discovered .
Nicky : Look , Colette's ribbon has been tampered with , a second strip of fabric has been sewn on to make it heavier !
Nicky , Paulina , Violet and Pamela exchanged knowing glances : someone had sabotaged Colette's performance to get her eliminated . In fact , the real saboteur was Apotre Mercury . The day before , he'd managed to get into the sports equipment storage room and find Colette's ribbon , and had rigged it himself to create instability in the rhythmic gymnastics competition and frame someone for the crime . And the perfect false suspect is Vanilla , the only athlete with a normal ribbon that Mercury had unfortunately been unable to find .
Pamela : Vanilla ! That must be her ! I'm going to have a word with her !
Pamela tries to move towards Vanilla , but Violet stops her .
Violet : Stop ! We can't accuse her without proof !
Colette : And it's not just the ribbon ! In the last few days , I've been so confident that I've stopped training... If I'd kept going , I wouldn't have forgotten my steps !
As Apotre Mars had ordered Bruce to push the Thea Sisters and their allies to give their all in the championship , he'll do his best to make them winners .
Bruce : That's true , but now you'll have the chance to make up for it ! As the ribbon was not regulation , you have the right to start again !
Colette : Thanks ! But mine's unusable , and I don't have a another one...
Bruce : I'm sure one of your classmates will be happy to lend you hers ! For example...
He approached Vanilla .
Bruce : Vanilla , Colette needs a ribbon , would you be so kind as to pass her yours ?
Vanilla : WHAT ?!
Then , realizing she had no choice , she resigned herself to handing over her own ribbon . Colette returned to the mat , determined to do her best , but not to take her victory for granted this time . Equipped with Vanilla's ribbon , she moved with more expressiveness and ease than ever . Her virtuosity earned her the admiration of all . The jury was unanimous : she deserved the gold medal . Vanilla was awarded the silver medal .
Colette : Thank you . For me , the important thing was to compete fairly... Not to win , but to give the best of myself !