Scene 3.18 - A Thanksgiving Wedding
EST: INT. Black Caves.
(The city of gold has been decorated for an elaborate Thanksgiving wedding in Southwestern colors and it blends traditional Native American and traditional European marriage ceremonial attire and decor. The flowers are exotic orchids. The entire cast is in attendance. The band of beasts, [played by cameos fully-introduced soon enough] observe unobtrusively, though several of the cubs are running around unchecked, like over-sized toddlers in a candy store.)
WHISKEY BARR
Tex Ranger, take this woman, Commonwealth Law to be your lawfully-wedded wife, for richer, for poorer- (Looks around at golden dwelling.) Anyhoo, you takin' this bride like all the other men-folk in this place?
TEX RANGER
I shore do.
WHISKEY BARR
Now if any y'all got some dern reason why these here folks shouldn't get hitched, speak now or forever hold yer-
(A cry breaks out, all look to TODD SWEENY, who is holding LUCKY in his lap and is mopping-up his eyes with a handkercheif.)
TODD SWEENY
Oh, don't mind me. It's so beautiful. (Turns to a beast that was just sitting there next to him.) I always cry at weddings.
DOC BONEBRAKE
Hmmph. (Aside to the twins:) Does he laugh at funerals?
WHISKEY BARR
Well that tears it, then. By the temporary powers given to me by the Sheriff and Justice of The Peace of Sedgwick County, I declare all y'all’s hitched. And all y'all who ain't jus' with one other person, y'all go back to doin' whatever, or whoever it is you've been doin'.
(Cheers. Everyone applauds as the grooms kiss their brides. DOC BONEBRAKE and WHISKEY BARR embrace their women.)
TODD SWEENY
Oh! Oh! Oh, Lucky, don’t they just look divine?
(Pets his newly-adopted dog.)
SUMMER RAIN
Commonwealth Ranger, come here for a second.
COMMONWEALTH
What is it, Summer?
SUMMER RAIN
It took some doin', but your wedding present is under that bison hide over there.
COMMONWEALTH
Oh, you shouldn't have! I thought we agreed that we weren't gonna exchange gifts!
SUMMER RAIN
It isn't an exchange. It's a gift -- for you.
(She removes the hide and reveals the music box. Commonwealth is speechless.)
COMMONWEALTH
It's- it's beautiful. You shouldn't have!
SUMMER RAIN
It plays over twenty songs. When I heard your father call you his little songbird, I knew this really belonged to you.
TEX RANGER
Try-it-out, Common. I bet the acoustics in here are...
WHISKEY BARR
The bar's officially open! Getcher drink before we git to commencin' to cuttin' the cake!
(Common plays the music box and begins to sing an aria.)
RUSTY
Marsh, what is it? Is that a tear? What's wrong, honey?
MARSHALL LAW
Nothing, wife. Nuthin's wrong a-tall. In fact, jus' the opposite.
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