The Elwood City Community Picnic is being held in the park. Brain and his mom sell ice-cream from a van in front of the entrance. Mr. Crosswire addresses the guests using a megaphone.
Mr. Crosswire: Welcome to the annual Community Picnic. We’ve got games, crabs, food and fun all day long.
Arthur and D.W. sit at a table making balloon animals. Arthur has made a poodle while D.W. simply blows up her balloon.
Arthur: D.W., stop wasting my balloons!
Buster: This isn't a waste, it's an alien tadpole!
He walks off with the balloon.
D.W.: (blows raspberry)
Prunella has set up a fortune teller tent. Buster walks by.
Prunella: Welcome to Prunella's Tent of Portent. I predict you want me to tell your fortune.
Buster: I do. Amazing. Do another one!
Prunella: Okay. I predict that...
Arthur accidentally pops a balloon.
Arthur: Hh!
Prunella: ...Arthur will pop a balloon.
Arthur: It's not a prediction if it already happened.
Prunella: I didn't mean that one. I meant one in the future. Step inside and prepare to be amazed.
Buster and Prunella step inside the tent. Outside, Arthur pops another balloon.
Arthur: Hh!
~~~
Title Card: Prunella walks through a dark forest
~~~
Jack Weasel hits a target, causing Mr. Ratburn to fall into the dunk tank.
Jack+Otis: Woohoo!
Buster still sits in the fortune teller tent. He is eating a pickle on a stick while Prunella looks into a crystal ball.
Buster: What else do you see?
Prunella: I predict that...
She sees an ice-cream cone being eaten by ants.
Prunella: “The lost one will join the line and the final bite will taste sublime.”
Buster: Oh, that's so wise. Wait, what does it mean?
Prunella: I merely relate what I see. It is for you to interpret.
Buster looks at her open mouthed.
~~~
Buster leaves the tent.
Prunella: Thanks for visiting the Tent of Portent. Have a mystical day.
She walks over to Marina who is making necklaces with Jessica at a table nearby.
Prunella: I'm so excited for our sleepover tonight.
Marina: Me too. I have something for you.
She hands Prunella a necklace with half a heart as a pendant.
Marina: It's a friendship necklace. Each friend wears half the heart charm.
They hold their necklaces together so the heart says “Best Friends”.
Prunella: Oh, thanks. Hey, I got something for you too. Come with me.
She leads Marina to the tent.
Marina and Prunella sit down in the tent.
Marina: Prunella. You don't have to tell my fortune.
Prunella: I want to. It'll be fun. Madame Prunella is sensing something. A sound. The roar of the lion.
Marina: (laughs) Pretty sure that's the generator from the ice-cream truck
Prunella: Marina, come on. It's like you don't even believe my prediction.
Marina: Of course I don't. I mean, you're just making stuff up, right?
Prunella: I can't believe my best friend thinks I'm a faker.
Marina: I didn't say that. I just... think you're a creative storymaker-upper.
Prunella: Oh yeah? I bet I can make three predictions and all of them will come true by tonight.
Marina: All three? No way.
Prunella: Yes way. If they don't come true, I'll give up fortune telling. But if they do, you have to do the I'm-Sorry-Dance in front of everyone.
Marina: Deal.
Prunella: Deal.
They shake hands. Buster comes running.
Buster: Is the lost one in my prediction my shoe?
Prunella: Buster, I don't know.
Buster: Okay. Unrelated question: have you seen my shoe?
He is only wearing one.
Marina: We’re kind of busy right now?
Buster leaves.
Prunella: Let us begin. Prediction one...
She looks around.
Prunella: “Madame Prunella never lies. Today I say you’ll get a prize.”
Marina: A prize for what?
Prunella: You'll find out when it comes true.
Marina: “If” it comes true.
Prunella looks out and sees Mr. Ratburn being dunked by Binky.
Binky: Woohoo!
Prunella: “Sometime today before sunset, I predict that you’ll be dripping wet.”
Marina: It's not supposed to rain today. I'm not worried.
Prunella: And the final prediction is... “Something special, safe and sound, first it gets lost and then is found.”
Marina: Well, I predict one thing I'm not going to lose today: this bet.
Prunella: Oh, really? That's funny, because I have a very clear vision of you doing the I'm-Sorry-Dance.
~~~
Later at the picnic, Marina and Prunella compete in a wheelbarrow race against Jessica and a sheep boy.
Kids: (cheer)
Jessica’s team wins. Marina and Prunella fall down at the finish line.
Marina+Prunella: (laugh)
Mr. Crosswire: Congratulations to our first place team. You each win a box of cookies.
Prunella: Wait! There was a prize? Ah, I would have gone faster.
Marina: Guess that first prediction didn't come true, huh?
Jessica walks over.
Jessica: Hey Marina, want my cookies? I'm allergic to nuts.
Marina: Sure.
Jessica hands Marina the cookies and leaves.
Prunella: A-ha! It did come true!
Marina: What? This doesn't count. We didn't win it. Jessica just gave it to me.
Prunella: I never said you had to win it. I just said you'd get one.
Marina: Alright, fine, I'll give you this one. But you still have two more to go.
~~~
At the balloon table, D.W. hands another ordinary balloon to Carl.
D.W.: This one's a melon.
Arthur: We’re supposed to be making balloon animals.
D.W.: Fine. It's a toad that swallowed a melon.
At a nearby table, Prunella and Marina join Muffy and Buster to eat.
Prunella: You've got corn at twelve o’ clock. Carrots at two and green stuff at eight.
Marina: What's the green stuff?
Prunella: Creamed spinach, maybe?
Buster: Or alien brains.
Marina pushes her plate to Buster.
Marina: Either way, you can have mine.
Prunella: Mine too.
Buster pushes Marina’s green stuff onto his own plate. He accidentally knocks over Marina’s water bottle and water spills on her sweatshirt.
Buster: Oops. Sorry, Marina.
Marina: That's okay, it's just water.
Prunella: And prediction number two comes true. The crowd goes wild. Rah!
Marina: You said I'd be dripping wet. This is hardly dripping wet.
A drop falls from her shirt collar on the table.
Prunella: There are drips and you're wet. Sounds like dripping wet to me.
She starts eating her corn on the cob.
Marina: (sighs) Alright. If you insist on being so literal. But there's no way that third prediction is coming true.
Prunella: We'll just have to wait and see.
Marina looks annoyed.
~~~
That afternoon, Prunella rings the Datillos’ doorbell and Marina answers.
Marina: Perfect timing, I just made popcorn. You'll be sorry to hear that I haven't lost anything, Madame Prunella.
Prunella: The day isn't over yet.
~~~
A bit later, Marina sits on her bed with a toy tiger while Prunella walks around eating popcorn.
Marina: So, wanna watch a Henry Skreever movie?
Prunella: Um... Yeah, sure.
She sees Marina’s friendship chain on a dresser. She hides it in her pocket.
Prunella: Hey, before we do that, let's connect or necklace charms.
Marina: Why?
Prunella: Cause we’re best friends.
Marina goes to the dresser and feels for her necklace.
Marina: Hm. I put it right here.
Prunella: Oh, I hope you didn't lose it. I haven't taken mine off since you gave it to me.
Marina looks guilty. She feels under the dresser while Prunella throws the necklace on Marina’s bed. Marina listens up.
Prunella: Maybe it fell off in your bed or something.
Marina: (drily:) Wonder how that could have happened.
She finds the necklace.
Prunella: Yeah, you found it. Hey. Something special was lost and found. That was the third prediction.
Marina: Okay, Prunella, you win. Happy?
She puts the necklace back on the dresser.
Prunella: Well, at least I don't have to give up fortune telling. (nervous laugh) Aren’t you gonna put it on?
Marina: No.
Prunella: You know, you don't really have to do an I'm-Sorry-Dance. I just said that to be funny.
Marina: Thanks.
Prunella: So, how about that movie.
Marina wordlessly leaves the room. Prunella looks unhappy.
~~~
Later, Marina and Prunella watch a movie sitting on the couch in their pajamas. Prunella still looks unhappy.
Henry Skreever (on TV): I should never have lied to you, Persephone.
Persephone (on TV): Being right means more to you than being my friend.
Prunella: Actually, I’ve seen this movie too many times. Can we play cards instead?
Marina turns off the TV.
~~~
Marina and Prunella play cards in Marina’s room. Marina feels her card.
Marina: Go fish! Any nines?
Prunella hands her a card.
Marina: I win.
Prunella: Good. Now we both one something tonight. I won the bet and you won the card game, so we’re even
Marina: No, we’re not! Why would you even say that?
Prunella: It's just, you seem kind of upset so I thought.
Marina: I'm not upset because you won. I'm upset because... I'm just tired, okay. Let's go to bed.
~~~
At night, Marina is asleep in her bed. Prunella lies on the floor in a sleeping bag.
Prunella: Marina? You asleep?
Prunella falls asleep. In her dream, she walks through a dark forest and comes to a fortune teller’s tent. Inside is a hooded figure standing by a cauldron. The figure beckons to Prunella.
Prunella: Um... What is it? Are you seeing my future?
Marina: (strange voice:) Your past.
A flashback of Prunella taking the necklace appears in the cauldron followed by Marina walking away.
Marina: (strange voice:) “A most unkind friend you have been, because you always have to win. Will winning still be worth the cost when your best friend you find you’ve lost?”
Prunella: No! It's not worth it! I never meant to hurt Marina. She's my...
She searches for her necklace. The hooded figure holds it.
Marina: (strange voice:) Looking for this? Best friends for never!
The figure pulls back the hood, revealing itself to be Marina. She drops the necklace into the cauldron.
Prunella: Nooo...!!
The dream ends. Prunella screams in her sleep.
Prunella: ...ooo!! (breathes uneasily)
Marina: Prunella, wake up! Are you okay?
Marina kneels beside her, already dressed.
Prunella: Huh? I just... had a bad dream. I'm fine.
Marina: I’ve been thinking and I really need to talk to you about something. You know how yesterday y...
Prunella: I hid your necklace!
Marina: I know.
Prunella: I'm so sorry, I... Wait. You knew?
Marina: Yeah. That's what I wanted to talk to you about.
Prunella: But how?
Marina jingles the necklace.
Prunella: You heard it. How come you pretended not to know?
Marina: You just wanted me to believe you so badly. But I'm pretty mad, so I decided I had to tell you.
Prunella: I'm really sorry. You should give this to someone who deserves it. Here.
She hands Marina her necklace.
Marina: Haha. I'm not giving it to someone else, you goofball.
Prunella: Really?
Marina: The charms say “Best Friends”. It takes more than a little fight to change that.
They both put on their necklaces. Buster runs in, looking winded.
Buster: (pants) Hi. Your mom told me you were here. It's an emergency.
Prunella: What is it?
Buster: You said “the last bite will taste sublime”. The last bite of what?! It's driving me nuts!
Prunella: Sorry, but I'm not telling any more fortunes.
Buster: What??
Marina: You don't have to stop fortune telling for me.
Prunella: I don't?
Marina: No. You love it. Besides, your third prediction wasn't totally wrong.
Prunella: It wasn't? What did you almost lose and get back?
Marina: My best friend.
The girls smile and hold their pendants together.
Buster: This is all very nice but what does my prediction mean?
Prunella waves her hand in front of his face.
Prunella: “You’re no longer worried about predictions of old. From now on you’ll stop wanting your fortune told.”
Buster: You're right. I don't need to know what that prediction meant. Ah, I feel better already. Thanks, Madame Prunella.
He leaves.
Marina: I predict you want eggs for breakfast.
Prunella: Hh! How did you know?
Marina: It's what you eat every time you sleep over here.
Marina takes Prunella’s arm and they go downstairs.
Prunella: Actually, today I'm having cereal. I don't wanna be too... predictable.