John waits nervously as the music begins. The day he's wanted for so long is finally here!
Best Man Sulu and Maid of Honor Midna seem to take forever to march down the aisle and join him at the front. Mayor Rose-Grace Pike forces herself not to grin when Sulu winks at her.
Nakoma and Anakin follow suit, although they do move a bit faster. John suspects Midna and Sulu went so slow just to prolong his torture.
Roxy (whispering): Kelly, ring bearer stands on Daddy's side.
Kelly: No way! I ain't no boy!
As the music swells, Pocahontas pauses before making her entrance.
Albus: Take the bouquet and go claim that man for yourself.
Pocahontas: I wish Mom was here.
Albus: Kida's here. She's just disguised as an old man.
Finally, John stands before his bride. It took way too long to get here.
Rose-Grace: Who gives this woman in marriage?
Albus: In her mother's stead, I bless this woman's choice to give herself in marriage.
Instead of removing "obey" from her traditional vows, they add it to his. Then the kiss, a rather chaste one despite Sulu's previous urging to make it sexy.
Rose-Grace: It is my honor to introduce, for the first time ever, John and Pocahontas Smith.
Sulu: I've known John pretty much all my life. We practically lived at each other's houses from second grade on. Pocahontas was always there, too. We were like the Three Musketeers.
Pocahontas: Or the three stooges.
Sulu (pointedly ignoring her, but waits for laughter to subside): There was, shall we say, a large bump in the road on the way to this day. There were times I doubted it would happen, I won't lie, but here we are. John, my brother from another mother, you deserve every bit of the happiness ahead of you. And all the butt-kicking that girl's served out - past and future.
Midna: I know it's bad form to bring it up, but I went to college with a broken-hearted gal. She poured herself into her studies, determined to keep her mother's dream alive despite the fact that her own had evaporated. I was prepared to hate John. Instead, I became his biggest cheerleader. Fate has given John and Pocahontas a second chance. As deeply as they love one another, they'd be fools to let it go.
Pocahontas: Thank you so much, Albus. Ever since Dad walked out on us, I planned to do the father/daughter dance with Mom. You're the closest thing I have now.
Albus: I've never been happier that she cussed me out for trying to warn her about that guy.
When the time comes for the groom to dance with his mother, John shocks everyone by cajoling Pern into the spotlight. Her cheeks nearly as pink as her hair, she joins him.
John: My mother passed away a few years ago and I don't have an Albus. I chose to honor Pernilla today because she's given me quite a precious gift. We have full legal custody of Pern's son, my brother-in-law Anakin, who has even taken my surname.
Nakoma (muttering): Don't do it, John.
Midna: What?
Roxy: You don't want nobody to know your name is Smith now, too?
Nakoma: Today is about John and my sister, okay? It isn't about me or my loser father.
John doesn't do it. Probably because he was warned beforehand.
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