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*Our story begins on a peaceful evening in Hannasburg; we see a rather small house that resembles a doghouse; we then see the inside of it and find that it’s got a staircase leading to an interior that is much bigger than it looks from outside, as it has several rooms, Riley is in her bedroom and looking in the mirror, she’s wearing a tuxedo*
Riley: Okay, tonight’s the big night. Our anniversary dinner’s gotta be perfect.
*She opens a dresser drawer and finds a tiny box in there*
Riley: And I’m gonna have to wait for the perfect time to show him my gift to him. One that’ll last a lifetime.
*She slips it into a green purse and goes up the stairs, she opens the door and finds Wilbur standing before her with a bouquet of zinnias*
Wilbur: Howdy there, Zinnia! I gotcha some flowers, the ones you got yer nickname from.
*Riley wags her tail*
Riley: Oh, Alpine, they’re just beautiful!
*He whistles, a wolf whistle, if you will*
Wilbur: And so are you, ma’am.
*She giggles, she takes them from him and sniffs them, she then sighs in satisfaction*
Riley: How lovely..Now, where’d you say you were gonna take us for our night out?
Wilbur: It’s a surprise.
*He hands her a blindfold and ties it around her eyes*
Riley: Wow, you’re really going all out with this, huh?
Wilbur: Just follow me.
*He takes her by the hand and guides her through Hannasburg, she steps on a banana peel and slides forward*
Riley: Whoa!!
*Wilbur runs after her and takes her by the wrist before she can fall*
Riley: Phew, thanks.
Wilbur: Anytime.
*Riley then almost steps on Pixie and Dixie*
Pixie: Whoa, look out!
*Riley looks around with her eyes still covered*
Riley: Excuse me, sorry.
*Huckleberry Hound is coming up on the sidewalk, Riley then steps on his foot, but he barely even reacts*
Huck: Ow.
Riley: Oh! Sorry!
Huck: Nah, yer good. I’ve been through worse.
*Riley then steps into an open manhole and starts to fall in, she yells, but Wilbur manages to catch her and pull her back up*
Riley: That was close.
Wilbur: …Y’know what? How ‘bout I take that off? That’ll make things easier.
Riley: Good call.
*He unties it and leads her the rest of the way there, he brings her to the docks, a huge cruise ship is just up ahead, other couples are filing in, Riley gasps in surprise*
Riley: Wh-What's all this?!
Wilbur: I booked us fer Jabberjaw’s dinner cruise. Ya like it?
Riley: Like it?! I love it! It’s a great surprise!
*She then smirks to herself*
Riley: I’ve got one of my own. *She thinks to herself*
*Jabberjaw’s voice is heard on the intercom*
Jabberjaw: ‘Kay, everyone, all aboard!
*Wilbur and Riley step on while they’re holding hands, Wilbur takes her to a table that’s right by the window and they get a nice view of the sea, Riley's eyes glisten as she watches the ocean and it's beauty*
Riley: It's so…beautiful..
Wilbur: It sure is.. *He says while looking at her*
*Riley starts to reach into her purse*
Riley: Alpine, I just-
*Brain suddenly pops up, he’s in a waiter’s outfit*
Brain: Duh, whatcha gonna get tonight?
*Riley and Wilbur yelp*
Wilbur: Whoa nelly, I didn’t see ya there!
Brain: Dah, I’m a cat, y’know, we’re real sneaky.
*Riley sighs*
Riley: Anyway, I’ll take the chicken.
Wilbur: Wouldn’t mind some hasenpfeffer.
*Brain jots this down, we see that he’s just writing scribbles on a notepad*
Brain: Got it, be with ya shortly.
*He leaves them be, Riley then clears her throat*
Riley: As I was saying, I-
*And then Snagglepuss’s voice is heard, Riley and Wilbur turn around and see him on a stage*
Snagglepuss: Welcome, all! Tonight you’ll be getting a special performance from the beloved Banana Splits! Take it away, gang!
*Wilbur’s tail wags*
Wilbur: Yahoo! Been a while since I saw these fellas!
*Riley rubs her temples and groans*
Riley: I mean, I like them too, but why’d I have to be cut off again? *She mutters to herself*
*The audience cheers, Fleegle, Drooper, Bingo, and Snorky step up onstage*
Fleegle: Hey there, Hannasburg! You know what we’re gonna play tonight?
Audience Members: Your theme song!
Drooper: …Huh, that actually was gonna be our song for the night. What’re the odds?
Fleegle: And five, six, seven, eight!
*The Banana Splits start playing their instruments*
The Banana Splits Except for Snorky: Tra-la-la, tra-la-la-la! Tra-la-la, tra-la-la-la!
*Riley whispers to Wilbur*
Riley: Alpine, there’s something I gotta tell you.
*The music is so loud that he can’t hear her*
Wilbur: What?
Riley: I said, I’ve got something to share. *She says slightly louder*
*Wilbur cocks his head*
Wilbur: Sorry, didn’t catch that.
*Riley huffs*
Riley: Never mind..
The Banana Splits Except for Snorky: One banana, two banana, three banana, four! All bananas make a split, so do many more!
*The audience is jamming, Yogi in particular is dancing with joy, Cindy giggles*
Cindy: Golly, he’s a bear of great taste.
*Wilbur howls in delight and claps his hands, Riley smiles a bit*
Riley: He sure knows how to get in touch with his wild side. *She thinks to herself*
*She starts humming along to the song, Lila sits alone at her own table and rolls her eyes*
Lila: I’ve heard better singing from Huck.
*Peter Potamus puts a finger to his lips*
Peter: Shh! You’re killing the mood!
*When the song ends, everyone cheers and claps*
Wilbur: That brought me way back.
*Riley takes his hand and rests her head on his shoulder*
Riley: Me too, Alpine, me too.
Fleegle: Thank you, thank you! You’re too kind!
Lila: Hey Splits! When's your next horror movie coming out?! *She shouts in a snarky tone*
*At that moment, everything goes silent as many of the people stare at her in disbelief, not even the sound of a cricket chirping is heard, the silence is deafening*
*The Banana Splits give her a nasty glare*
Fleegle: Bingo? Get her. *He says through gritted teeth*
*Bingo cracks his knuckles, we then cut to the outside of the boat as Lila is thrown out the window and into the ocean, she then comes to the surface and spits out water*
Lila: Someone can’t take a joke.
*Back on the boat, everyone’s still quiet, Fleegle then clears his throat*
Fleegle: Sorry you had to see that, folks, agreeing to that movie was one of the worst mistakes we ever made.
Drooper: They didn’t even tell us what it would actually be like. Talk about a scam.
*Snorky honks sadly*
Fleegle: Thanks for coming, though!
*The audience finally gets over their shock and they start clapping again, the Banana Splits bow and take their leave*
Yogi: I gotta say I’m with them, I couldn’t sleep for weeks when I saw that one.
*Wilbur whines*
Wilbur: Me either, I had to bunk with my Zinna fer days.
Riley: Not that I minded having you over.
*She kisses his cheek, he wags his tail and howls with glee, Riley giggles and remembers what she was about to tell him*
Riley: Now that that’s over, there’s something I gotta get off my chest.
Wilbur: What is it?
Riley: You see-
*And just then, Brain comes back with a huge sausage chain, he sets it between them*
Brain: Here you are!
*At this point, Riley is not only annoyed by the interruptions, but this blunder as well, as for Wilbur, he just tilts his head in confusion*
Riley: What?! This isn’t what we ordered!
Brain: Huh. Guess the chefs couldn’t read my writing. Oh well, enjoy!
*He takes off, Riley growls a bit and sighs, crossing her arms*
Riley: How’d he get hired in the first place?
Wilbur: Aw, look at the bright side, Zinnia. At least we can share this together, yeah?
*He winks at her, Riley realizes what he’s getting at and a sly smirk comes to her face*
Riley: Now you’re talking.
*They both start to eat the opposite ends of the sausage chain, Doggie Daddy knows what’s coming next and he covers Augie’s eyes*
Doggie Daddy: Don’t look!
Augie: What? What’s going on?
*Riley and Wilbur then continue working on their ends until their lips touch, their tails start wagging*
Wilbur: Hoo momma, that never gets old!
*Riley chuckles and wipes her mouth with a napkin, she looks around to make sure no one else is coming and then she gets out of her seat*
Riley: And it never will, Alpine. Do you know why?
Wilbur: Well, yeah, I love ya to bits.
Riley: That’s true, and I feel the same way about you, but the bond between us is just gonna get even stronger.
Wilbur: What do you mean?
*On a nearby table, Dick Dastardly is hiding his face with a newspaper, Muttley is eating table scraps off the floor*
Dick: Ugh. Disgusting.
*Muttley just snickers*
Riley: Well, I can’t just say how I feel with words alone.
*Dick Dastardly peeks over his newspaper and listens in on their conversation*
Dick: How sickeningly sweet.
*Riley then digs in her bag and takes out the box, she starts to kneel down, Wilbur’s eyes widen*
Wilbur: Zinnia…?
Riley: Wilbur Wolf, you've been a light in my life for as long as I can remember. I remember when we first met, you needed all the help you could get to kick your lamb cravings. You’ve come a long way since then, and so have I. You’ve helped me with my own struggles just as often and I value that so much.
*She opens the box, revealing a gorgeous diamond ring, Wilbur puts his hands over his mouth and gasps, Dick is enticed by this ring and he rubs his hands together*
Dick: I’m sure to get rich off that!
Riley: So…will you marry me?
*The customers gasp in amazement*
Cindy: Finally! It’s happenin’!
Doggie Daddy: Knew it was only a matter of time.
*Wilbur’s eyes sparkle with pure joy and adoration, his tail starts to wag*
Wilbur: Z-Zinnia, I-
*Dick gets up and snatches the box right out of Riley’s hands*
Dick: Thank you, miss!
Riley: Wha- hey!!
*Dick starts to run off with it, at this point, all the stress from the repeated interruptions has reached its absolute limit, and Riley has had enough, she snarls and her face reddens with rage*
Riley: You..You..Dick! Dastardly!
*She charges at Dick and launches herself at him, tackling him to the ground, much to Wilbur’s surprise*
Wilbur: Oh, golly gee!
*Riley slams Dick into the ground, into the wall, and on an empty table*
Dick: Ow! Ooh! Yeow!
Riley: I’ve! Been! Trying! To! Propose! All! Night! And! You’re! Not! Gonna! Ruin! This! For! Us!! *She yells with each strike*
*Still, Dick refuses to give up the ring*
Dick: I’m never giving up! I need the money!
Riley: WRONG ANSWER!!
*She twists him up into a pretzel shape, he lets out a girly scream, Wilbur watches in stunned silence, the others cheer her on*
Yogi: Yeah! You show him!
*Riley screams and tosses him at a table that’s full of plates, causing it to get knocked over and the plates crush him*
Dick: Ow…!
*He finally loses his grip on the ring and it lands on the carpeted floor, Riley rushes over to it and picks it up, it is thankfully not damaged, she stops to catch her breath, she’s breathing heavily and sweating a lot, she then gives Dick one last glare*
Riley: Never get between us again! *She says through gritted teeth*
*Muttley snickers at Dick, Wilbur then approaches Riley*
Riley: I'm..Sorry you said to see me like that, Alpine..
Wilbur: Are ya kiddin’? That was mighty fine! Ya sure showed him!
*He then gives her a hug and wags his tail*
Wilbur: Yer not just strong when it comes to fightin’, yer strong when it comes to the ones ya love. Ya put so much weight into our relationship and that’s a special thing.
*Riley looks up at him*
Riley: So…does this mean…
Wilbur: Yep, or my name’s not Wilbur Roberts.
*Riley wags her tail and smiles as tears go down her face*
Riley: Oh…Alpine…!!
*They both kiss, everyone on the boat cheers*
Yogi: Yippee! The ship has sailed!
*Dick is still all tied up*
Dick: A little help?
*Peter gives him a look of disgust and tosses him off the boat next, he lands in the sea and floats next to Lila*
Lila: You too, huh?
(The end)