Later, Jeremy approached Patty who had just finished packing her suitcase.
"Patty, come with me, luv" said Jeremy.
"I have to catch my bus" said Patty.
"Don't worry, luv; it'll just take a minute" said Jeremy.
"But if I don't check in early, I'll end up sitting between some guy who clips his toenails and another guy who eats the clippings" said Patty.
"And this is why I never ride the bus" said Jeremy.
He led Patty to the cave where the Zip-a-Dee-Lady was moored.
The boat was decorated with pink balloons and above the cave was a banner with the words 'We Love Sis Patty'.
"Well, jumpin' gee willickers! What's all this?" said Patty.
"We're paying tribute to the best Sis in Splash Mountain" said Jeremy.
"Patty... you've mean the world to all of us at Splash Mountain" said Chad.
"Dat's why we throwin' ya what we likes ter call..." Brer Rabbit started.
The critters on the Zip-a-Dee-Lady each held a letter, but they couldn't put the jumble into words.
"Brer Rabbit! That's supposed to say Patty Party-Pants" said Jeremy.
"You punks had one job!" Brer Rabbit grunted.
"Don't worry, dear; it gets better" said Chad.
Brer Bear gave his speech next.
"Sis Patty, you shaped us in ways no one can tink of" he said.
"Dat's why we gon' onna you. All de Brer animals got togedda an' decided ter rename diss de Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Cave presented by Sis Patty Duke!" said Brer Fox.
"An' now, ev'ry log flume dat floats throo de Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah cave presented by Sis Patty Duke will be in onna o' you" said Brer Bear.
"Cuz you float betta den all de rest" said Brer Fox.
Patty laughed out loud. "Is that supposed to be funny?"
"Nope!" said Brer Fox.
Next, Burt paid his tribute. "Patty, I've been learning from you since the day we met. In fact, everyone in this mountain has learned so much from you. These critters are all tying different knots that you taught them. These knots symbolize the unbreakable bond between you and everybody at Splash Mountain."
The critters tied Burt to a chair and left him there.
"Hey! Come back! Don't leave me here like this!" Burt shouted.
"Ah, the old tie 'em and goodbye 'em. Classic" said Patty.
Burt struggled out of the chair. "Shall we serve the cake now?"
"I gotta warn ya, Sis Patty. We set diss party up kinda late. Dare's a sev'ny five p'sent chance I iced de cake wit sunscreen" said Brer Rabbit.
"Sunscreen?!" Jeremy snapped.
"Maybe he didn't, Jeremy; relax" said Chad.
Patty got a good look at the cake. "Aww, guys, it's beautiful."
Then she licked the icing. "Yup, sunscreen."
"Oh dear! I'm so sorry, Patty. This was the perfect party and now it's the perfect mess" said Jeremy.
"Actually, Jeremy..." said Patty.
"All I wanted to do was throw a simple party and give you the tribute you deserve" said Jeremy.
"But, Jeremy, it's..." Patty began.
"But we messed it all up and I'm losing my girlfriend, and..." Jeremy babbled.
"Jeremy! You're not losing your girlfriend!" said Patty bluntly.
"What do you mean?" said Jeremy.
"I mean I'm not leaving" said Patty.
"You're not?" said Chad.
"But I thought you wanted to go home" said Burt.
"I did. But after seeing what you guys did to make me feel loved... I know I belong in this mountain" said Patty.
"So you's stayin'?" said Brer Rabbit.
"You betcha!" said Patty with a grin.
