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| - Ebony: Think your all cool huh always did think he was a real cool dude right Bray come on Bray all you gotta do is tell me what I wanna know and then maybe you and me Bray: In your dreams Ebony Ebony: You wouldn't say that if you knew my dreams Bray: I can imagine Ebony: Can you such a nice clean living boy like you what's it feel like Bray what's it feel like to know that I can do anything I want with you, I've got plans for you Zandra: Here comes the bride da ra da da look everybody look what I got Chloe: Wow Zan Patsy: It's beautiful Salene: It's nice did Lex give it to you Zandra: Yeah he found it in the antique shop Salene: That's generous of him Zandra: Isn't he great Salene: Yeah Zandra: Look Trud what do you think Trudy Trudy: Leave me alone Zandra: Oh come on Trud it's my big day don't be a wet blanket Trudy: I said go away Zandra: Alright then Salene: Don't worry about her she's got other things on her mind Chloe: I expect she's jealous Zandra: Yeah I bet she wishes it was her that was getting married Chloe: I think it's exciting Patsy: Me too I've never been a bridesmaid before Chloe: I have for my auntie it was great Zandra: Well you'll both make lovely bridesmaids won't they Sal Salene: You bet Zandra: And Paul we'll dress him up like a real little page boy Patsy: A page boy Zandra: I remember one of those glossy mags there was this picture of a big wedding and the page boy was wearing little silk knickerbockers and buckle shoes Chloe: Wait till I tell him Patsy: He'll hate it Jack/Dal: Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do Lex: Yeah, yeah very funny guys, your suppose to be on guard duty Dal Dal: I was helping Jack with this Lex: What is it Jack: I had an idea we might be able to rig up a battery charger Dal: So we don't have to keep going outside and nicking them from cars Jack: That is getting seriously dangerous Lex: It's dangerous if we don't keep up our guard rota Jack: We've got the alarm Lex that'll warn us Lex: If it works Dal: Relax your getting nervous Lex: Nervous me about what Dal: You know getting married it's a big step Jack: Yeah total surprise didn't quite see you as a dutiful husband somehow Lex: Don't mean nothing Jack: Oh really well I thought Lex: Ryan said it's not a proper ceremony is it not the real thing I can dump her anytime I feel like it Dal: Does Zandra know that Lex: No and you two aren't gonna tell her either Tai-San: Look isn't it beautiful Amber: Yeah beautiful Tai-San: It's real crystal you know Amber: Yeah what are you doing Tai-San: Looking for stuff for the wedding ceremony I want it to look you know special Amber: Why so it can make you look good Tai-San: No for Zandra it is her special day Amber: Oh I thought perhaps it was suppose to be your special day Tai-San: Hey come on Amber Amber: You come in here trying to take over messing with people's lives Tai-San: This marriage was meant to be it's what they want Amber: Is it Tai-San: Well what Zandra wants have you seen her she's like a little kid Amber: Zandra is a little kid she hasn't thought about it Tai-San: Loosen up will you doesn't matter why she thinks she's getting married what counts is the spiritual dimension Amber: Spiritual Tai-San: The whole tribe this marriage will help bond everybody together in greater harmony Amber: I don't see how Tai-San: We can develop a group ora like a cocoon surrounding and protecting us from the perils of the world Amber: It'll take a lot more than a cocoon to protect us from the Locos Tai-San: Not if we have faith if we believe in ourselves strongly as a group Amber: Come on Tai-San get real we're talking about life and death here Tai-San: Right and there's more to life than just surviving we need spiritual values love you should try love Amber Amber: And get hurt anyway there's not much choice around here is there Tai-San: No I think perhaps you've already made your choice but you won't admit it for one reason or another Ebony: Look at them Bray they can hardly wait Bray: Like vultures Ebony: No hyenas waiting for the lion's to finish Bray: So why don't you Ebony: You haven't told me where Zoot is where is he Bray what happened to him Bray: I can't tell you Ebony: Where is he where's Zoot Bray: What's the matter Ebony scared if he comes back you might not be leader anymore Ebony: No Bray: Forget it Ebony he's not coming back Ebony: How do you know that, tell me Salene: There that looks great on you Zan Zandra: You reckon Patsy: It's beautiful it makes you look like a princess Zandra: That's what I'm gonna be maybe a queen Lex's queen at the head of the tribe Patsy: Will you have to wear a crown Salene: Only on special occasions aye Zandra: Special occasions a crown Amber: Good grief what's going on in here Salene: Hi Amber missing out on all the fun Zandra: There how do I look Amber: Lovely your really going through with it then Zandra: Course I am it's what I want more than anything Amber: You don't think that maybe Lex is trying to take advantage of you Zandra: No and it wouldn't matter if he was I'd do anything for him Amber: If I know Lex he'll want you to be his personal slave Zandra: No he won't he loves me to much he wants to take care of me Amber: He'll want you to look after him more like, he'll have you running around after him fetching and carrying for him bringing him tea in bed and all that kind of stuff Salene: Lighten up will you Amber it's just a bit of fun Zandra: No it isn't I love him Amber: I'm sure you think you do Zandra: What do you know your just jealous cause you can't get a man of your own Amber: Well I wouldn't marry Lex that's for sure Zandra: And he wouldn't marry you, your nothing but an old sour puss and i've a good mind not to invite you to the wedding Salene: Hold on this is suppose to be a happy day Amber: I'm sorry Zandra I want you to be happy really I do I just don't want to see you get hurt because I care about you okay Zandra: Alright then you can come to the wedding Amber: Thanks I wouldn't miss it for the world, what Zandra: Oh no we're being attacked it'll spoil everything Lex: Amber keep the women and children upstairs, Ryan, Jack, Dal lets go Amber: Salene take care of the little ones come on Zandra hurry up we need to build a barricade Zandra: Is Lex still there Amber: No why Zandra: He musn't see me before the wedding it's bad luck Lex: Okay Ryan you and me will go down if there's anybody there we'll deal with them right Ryan: Right Lex: Jack, Dal you stay here just encase okay Dal: Okay Amber: Zandra keep it coming Zandra: I've broken one of my nails Amber: You'll get a lot more than that broken if the Locos get in, hey where's Tai-San Zandra: Tai-San, Tai-San Tai-San: Here I am Amber: Where have you been can't you hear the alarm Tai-San: I've been meditating preparing myself for the wedding ceremony Amber: If we get attacked there won't be any wedding now give us a hand Tai-San: There's no need Amber: What do you mean Tai-San: I sense no danger Amber: What so you saw it in your crystal ball Tai-San: I don't need a crystal ball to alert me to the presence of evil Amber: Never mind all that just get stuck in Dal: Well Ryan: Nobody there Lex: No sign of any break in Jack: Oh must be a fault somewhere in the system Lex: And you call yourself a techy Jack: Well it's not that easy when I haven't got the right kit Lex: Just fix it Bray: Hey whose there Lex: It's okay everybody it was just a false alarm Salene: We're not being attacked Lex: No Jack and Dal's famous early warning system failed up yet again Amber: Great so we did all this for nothing Tai-San: I told you there was no danger Zandra: She did to how'd you know Tai-San Tai-San: I would have sensed it Amber: Yeah sure you would come on everybody we might as well get this lot cleared up I suppose you'll be to busy preparing yourself to lend a hand Salene: The wedding there's still so much to be done Zandra: Lex are you still there Lex: Yeah why Zandra: Go away Salene: You musn't see her Lex: Suits me I mean what do I care if they wanna do it all themselves, hows it going down there Jack: We've found the fault Dal: We think Lex: Can you fix it Jack: Yeah no problem Lex: For Pete's sake turn it of Jack: Sorry Lex: Come on we might as well go upstairs and put our feet up Ryan: We can't go back up there you heard what they said Lex: Oh it's stupid women stuff Ryan: But if it's what Zandra wants Lex: I'm not gonna stay down here all day look you can go up first and make sure the coast is clear okay Ryan: Suppose so listen Lex Lex: Yeah Ryan: You do want this wedding don't you Lex: Yeah Ryan: You do love her Lex: Yeah of course I do Ryan: I mean really love her not just want to you know Lex: Would I be marrying her if I didn't love her Ryan: I don't know that's what I'm asking cause if I thought you were gonna mess her about or anything Lex: Don't worry she'll be safe with me Ryan: You promise Lex: Would I lie to you, your my best mate Ryan Ryan: Yeah Lex: Honest look I asked you to be best man at the wedding didn't I Ryan: Yeah but Lex: So why aren't you writing you speech instead of worrying about Zandra Ryan: Speech Lex: Yeah the best man always makes a speech didn't you know Zandra: Oh Sal it's really brill I feel like the queen of Sheba Salene: Who Zandra: I don't know who she was but when my cousin got married they played her music queen of Sheba it was wild Salene: A pity you can't have it today Zandra: Yeah pity about a lot of things pity my mum can't be here Salene: Yeah still you got all of us all your mates will be there Zandra: Doesn't look like Bray will make it Salene: That stupid Trudy driving him away again Zandra: I don't know what he sees in her Salene: He doesn't it's the baby he cares about not her Zandra: Yeah course it is Salene: I know he prefers me to her other wise he wouldn't have kissed me Zandra: Bray kissed you Salene: Yes and that stupid little cow had a go at him about it that's why he took of Zandra: Wow Sal what was it like did he mean it Salene: He meant it alright Zandra: Is that all you did I mean did you, you know Salene: No course not he didn't get much chance Jack: Ryan Ryan: What's up you got a problem Dal: Sort of Jack: Not really Dal: We've been thinking we ought to do something for Lex Ryan: I'm always doing things for Lex Jack: No, no for the wedding Ryan: I am I've gotta make this speech I'm gonna be his best man Dal: Great the best man's suppose to organize it Ryan: What Jack: The stag party Dal: When a guy gets married his mates throw a party for him men only Ryan: Right Jack: They get him drunk and they play tricks on him Dal: They strip of his clothes and tie him to a lamp post naked Ryan: Lex Jack: Yeah well Ryan: We haven't got any booze Jack: No but maybe we could get him a gift Dal: Like what Ryan: I can't think I've gotta write this speech and I don't know what to say Jack: I went to a wedding once and the best man made a lot of jokes about the bridegroom Dal: No you should say how you hope they'll be happy together and wish them the best of luck Jack: Wish Zandra the best of luck she's the one who's gonna need it Ryan: Yeah I'll say how pleased I am for her Dal: What Ryan: Lex is promised me he'll really look after her and be a good husband Jack: Yeah sure Ryan whatever you say Salene: There you go you look a real picture Zan Zandra: Thanks Sal Salene: All ready for your big moment Zandra: Yeah Salene: Zan what's up your not getting cold feet are you Zandra: I'm a bit nervous Salene: Nervous why Zandra: Once I'm married I'm gonna have to Salene: What Zandra: You know I've never been the whole way Salene: Really oh right Zandra: I have to know Sal Salene: I don't know Zandra Zandra: Oh I thought you Salene: No your gonna have to ask someone else Zandra: But who what about Amber do you think she Salene: I shouldn't think so she acts so high and mighty I don't reckon she's had much romance in her life Zandra: No wait a minute Trudy Salene: No not her Zandra: Come on Salene: No Zandra you can't Zandra: I need to know Trud what's it like Trudy: Leave me alone Zandra: Oh come on Trud don't be meany Salene: Just tell her Trudy: I don't wanna talk about it Zandra: I'm getting married I have to know Trudy: Ask somebody else then I don't wanna know about weddings Salene: No and you never will either the next wedding round here will be me and Bray's Trudy: No he wouldn't it's me he cares about Salene: If he cares so much about you why's he left you again what did you do this time Trudy: It wasn't me it was you Salene: Me are you crazy Trudy: Running after him and kissing him like a tart Salene: It was him that kissed me I don't have to run after any guy they run after me Trudy: Well if your so wonderful why do you have to ask me about sex Salene: Cause we don't go jumping in to bed with anything in trousers Trudy: I don't I never did Salene: No just did it to get a baby was that it cause that was the only way you could get to Bray Trudy: That is not true Salene: He only wants the baby his brothers baby he doesn't want you Trudy: No Zandra: Stop it get of her somebody do something Amber: Hey, hey, come on stop it, stop it, stop it Locos: Hey, hey Tai-San: You should've come to me I'd have told you all about it Zandra: You would Tai-San: Listen this is no big deal you know Zandra: But I thought well you know I mean everybody says Tai-San: Of course they do sure it's one of life's pleasures Zandra: But does it hurt Tai-San: You gotta stay in control Zandra: How do you mean Tai-San: I mean don't let the man treat you like an object or a slave that's very important Zandra: Right Tai-San: And don't take risks if the guy hasn't got protection say no and anyway you don't want to end up with a baby do you like poor Trudy, Lex stand next to Ryan that's it everyone else form a half circle Zandra: Wait a minute where's Patsy and Chloe where are my bridesmaids Salene: Patsy, Chloe come on now Chloe: Sorry couldn't find Paul anywhere Salene: Never mind we'll have to do it without him Zandra: Everything's going wrong Salene: No it isn't Tai-San: Are you ready now Zandra: Yes Tai-San: Right lets have calm Lex prepare to meet you bridegroom Bray: What's up Salene: Bray where have you been we've been so worried Bray: Hey hold on Salene: I told you he'd come back I knew he would Bray: What's going on here Tai-San: Your interrupting the ceremony Amber: Lex and Zandra are getting married Bray: Married why Tai-San: Because they want to now will you be quiet please so we can get on Bray: Okay fine Tai-San: Join the circle everyone join hands we need to combine our energies to create good vibrations and ospition funshui breath and concentrate we must announce the yin and yang in perfect harmony Zandra come to your husband Lex: I thought you said you fixed that Jack: I did Zandra: Look Locos Lex: get her, just shut it Zandra Amber: Where are the rest of them Lex: I don't know Bray: There may not be any Amber: Dal switch that alarm of Dal: I'm not going down there Bray: I think she may be on her own Amber: Will someone just switch that alarm of before it brings the whole city in here Lex: You lot grab your weapons Amber you organize these guys, you stay here and if it's an attack I don't want you behind me come on you three
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