As most of the episode takes place at the Black and White Ball, the transcript is only indicative of things that pertain to Nikolas and Emily.
Nikolas' voice: People say I love you more than life. I never understood what that meant until tonight. Would you die for love?
Nikolas: No!
Classical music plays.
Emily: Come in.
Nikolas: Oh. You look amazing.
Emily: And you look even more handsome than the night of the Bacchanalia, if that's possible.
Nikolas: Well, I didn't give you proper attention that night.
Emily: Yeah.
Nikolas: I will make up for it.
Emily: You know, at the Bacchanalia, I wished that you could be my date.
Nikolas: Huh.
Emily: And tonight, you are.
Nikolas: Yes.
Emily: So you've already made one wish come true. Shall we go welcome our guests?
Nikolas: Yes.
Emily chuckles.
Nikolas: But first --
Emily: Mm-hmm?
Nikolas: There are a few things that I would like to say to you.
Man: Welcome to Wyndemere.
Lulu: Thank you.
Logan: Thanks.
Lulu: Isn't Wyndemere beautiful all lit up? It's magical.
Logan: I was thinking the exact same thing.
Classical music plays.
Sam: Now, this is like stepping into a dream. When Nikolas told me he was throwing a fairy-tale party, I had no idea.
Lucky: Well, my brother -- he may not appreciate Kelly’s chili, but when it comes like this, he's golden.
Sam: He's golden? Well, I am glad we decided to brave it together. You wouldn't happen to be one of those guys who don't like to dance, are you?
Lucky: Oh, I love to dance.
Sam: Really?
Jerry: Alexis.
Alexis chuckles.
Jerry: You look lovely.
Alexis: Don't even think about it.
Jerry: You mean think about the reflection of the moonlight in your hair?
Alexis: I mean think about crashing the party, and there is no moon -- storm's coming.
Jerry: Well, it's easier to be accompanied by invited guests, so I thought --
Alexis: Why do you want to go? You enjoy tormenting Nikolas, don't you?
Jerry: Well, you see, the prince's episodes appear to be more and more random and he goes after anyone who happens to be in his way, so I'm here to make sure he doesn't hurt anyone I care about.
Alexis: Do you care about anyone?
Jerry: Well, I'm full of surprises, darling. Well, however -- ahem -- if the evening goes without incident, you'll have the unbelievable pleasure of dancing with me. But should something occur to Jax and Carly, I want to make sure that they don't become collateral damage.
Thunder.
Ric: Huh. Alexis? You know better.
Jerry: Ah. The wind is shifting. This night could get a little messy.
Robin: Thank you. I have my invitation right here.
Leyla: I can't believe how gorgeous everything is.
Patrick: Well, you're setting the standard for a gorgeous evening. Shall we?
Robin: Hi.
Leyla: Hi.
Patrick: Hi. I was just showing Leyla the view from the docks.
Leyla: Yeah, the cliffs are extraordinary, and the woods surrounding the castle are just -- it's all so mysterious.
Robin: Wyndemere is like that. Enjoy your evening.
Patrick: Yeah.
Thunder.
Leyla: Why don't you go talk to her?
Patrick: I invited you to the party. Tonight is yours. Come on.
Classical music plays.
Alfred: Welcome, Mr. Lansing, Ms. Quartermaine. It's an honor.
Skye: Thank you.
Alfred: Ms. Davis, welcome. Your date, as it were, is most definitely not on the list.
Alexis: Somehow, that doesn't seem to bother him.
Jerry: Good evening, Alfred.
Ric: Who are you looking for?
Skye: Monica. I'd like to say hello. Though she might not talk to me, Nikolas is honoring Alan tonight and I know it might be difficult for her.
Ric: I'd imagine it would be.
Skye: Excuse me.
Alfred: Hmm.
Skye: Has Monica Quartermaine arrived yet?
Alfred: Oh, I'm afraid Dr. Quartermaine has been called to emergency surgery. And Edward Quartermaine sends his regrets, as well.
Skye: Oh. I'm sorry to hear that. Emily will be disappointed.
Alfred: Hmm.
Nikolas: We were together before. And I just want to make --
Nikolas: I am so -- I am so afraid that this thing is going to kill me, Emily. And it only terrifies me because it means that I'll never be with you again, that I can't wake up next to you every morning and that you can't help me raise my son. I don't know how many days I have left with this. I just want to make sure that I spend them all with you.
Emily: Yeah.
Nikolas: Will you marry me?
Emily: Yes, I will marry you, Nikolas Cassadine, as I did before, as I will a million times again. I'll be honored to stand before God and all the people we love the most, and promise to love and cherish you for the rest of our lives. I'll help you bring up Spencer. And when the time's right, we'll have children of our own. And I believe with all my heart that we're going to have a long and happy life together.
Nikolas: Okay.
Nikolas: I will love you forever.
Emily: I'll love you forever.
Emily: Oh, my gosh -- the guests, I know.
Nikolas: The party, the party. Let's go. You're okay?
Emily: Yeah. Oh, wait. Oh, no, my mask.
Man: Good evening.
Luke: Good evening. My wife, Tracy Quartermaine Spencer, is running a little late, but she'll be here. She's on the list.
Scott: I'm on that list!
Luke: God, it's a little late in the day for a hangover, isn't it?
Scott: Shut up, you rummy. He conked me over the head and he stole my invitation.
Luke: I did? When?
Scott: You -- did you think I was going to miss this party, Spencer? Did you really think I was going to miss this --
Luke: Have you ever seen a lunatic? This is one here.
Scott: My name is Scott Baldwin. I am the special prosecutor, and this guy stole my invitation. Now, give it to me!
Luke: Oh, get your hands --
Man: Can you vouch for him, Sir?
Luke: Yeah, I can vouch for him. He's an annoying lowlife who shows up everywhere where he's not wanted. You can see riffraff.
Scott: Oh --
Luke: And if he won't go, toss him in the harbor and let him swim back!
Scott: You're not going to get away with this, Spencer. You are not! I -- I'm on the list.
Classical music plays.
Alfred: Welcome.
Coop: Thank you.
Georgie: This place looks amazing.
Alfred: Thank you. Enjoy your evening.
Georgie: Of course.
Coop: I have got to warn you, I have never been to anything like this before in my life.
Georgie: Me, either, but I do have to thank you for coming with me. I couldn't bear to come to this place without a date.
Coop: Well, you know, it's going to be fun, so -- well, except for your feet. I'm not much of a dancer.
Georgie: Neither am I, but I heard that Maxie is a pretty good dancer.
Coop: I should have known. That's the reason why you invited me, right?
Georgie: No. Just one dance with her, please. She's really missed you.
Alfred: Welcome, Ms. Jones.
Maxie: Thank you.
Maxie: Oh --
Johnny: You here by yourself?
Maxie: Uh -- seems that way.
Johnny: Any chance I could be your escort?
Maxie: Yeah. Yeah, why not?
Bell clinks.
Alfred: Ladies and gentlemen, please -- follow me into the ballroom.
Ric: Oh.
Carly: Oh. All right.
Nikolas: Could I have your attention, please? Thank you. First and foremost, welcome. I'm delighted that you all arrived before the storm. Although I understand there's a good chance that it could pass us by completely, making your journey home a pleasantly dry one. In any case, before we get started, I have a couple of brief announcements. First, I am presenting an endowment to safeguard the financial independence of General Hospital, in the name of someone we all love very much, someone we all miss. To the late Dr. Alan Quartermaine.
Nikolas: I sincerely wish that he could be here with us this evening, because I have both the honor and the privilege of announcing my engagement to the love of my life -- Emily Quartermaine.
Luke: Whoo.
Skye: Oh.
Woman: Whoo!
Cheers.
Elizabeth: Congratulations.
Emily: Thank you.
Nikolas: I'm really glad you came.
Elizabeth: Of course.
Classical music plays.
Emily: Everything's going to work out for you, Elizabeth, I promise. Don't worry.
Elizabeth: Thank you.
Emily: Hi! Thank you.
Lulu: I'm so happy for you guys.
Emily: Thank you.
Alexis: I couldn't be happier for both of you.
Nikolas: Thank you.
Sam: So great.
Nikolas: Why is Jerry Jacks in my home?
Alexis: Because he was on his way up here anyway -- better with me than alone.
Lucky: Hey, you deserve the best. Congratulations.
Nikolas: Thank you.
Emily: How are you holding up?
Robin: Well, if I'm going to hold on to a little bit of my pride, I might ask to borrow your fiancé for a dance.
Emily: Well, he's all yours -- temporarily, that is.
Robin: Of course, of course.
Emily: Okay.
Nikolas: Thank you. Thank you all. Emily and I would like to thank you for your kind words and good wishes.
Music stops.
Nikolas: So now I would like to begin this black-and-white ball. May I have this dance?
Emily: Yes.
Waltz music plays.
Thunder.
Lucky: It's a long way away from Bacchanalia, isn't it?
Elizabeth: Hmm. That's exactly what I was just thinking about -- us sneaking over here and dancing in our tennis shoes and jeans.
Lucky: Yeah, that memory saved me more than once.
Elizabeth: Emily and Nikolas make it look so easy.
Lucky: So do we. When we danced in that ballroom at our wedding night, thought we were going to spend the rest of our lives together.
Elizabeth: They look so perfect. But now I know they aren’t. They're just two people loving each other the best they can for as long as they can.
Lucky: That's what we did.
Thunder.
Elizabeth: I thought our love could make it through anything. I guess it couldn’t. Bui will never regret one moment I had with you.
Lucky: Neither will I.
Lucky: Elizabeth Webber? May I have this dance?
Lucky: For old times' sake?
Waltz music plays.
Thunder.
Music stops.
Nikolas: Thank you, thank you, and thank you for the beautiful music. Now, everyone, please, please join in with us.
Waltz music plays.
Scott: No, no, get your hands off me! I am special prosecutor here in town, Scott Baldwin!
Man: You can take the launch or you can swim back, but you're leaving now.
Scott: Well, I will sue every Cassadine from here to Timbuktu. How do you like that?
Alfred: What seems to be the problem?
Scott: I'll tell you the problem. I'm supposed to be at this party, I was on the guest list, but somebody knocked me out and stole the invitation -- a carpetbagger by the name of Luke Spencer.
Waltz music plays.
Waltz music plays.
Music ends.
Lulu: Thank you. That was fun.
Luke: Yeah, it was. Any time.
Emily: Thank you both. That was wonderful, it was perfect.
Nikolas: Yes, yes, our mother would be proud. I wish she could be here tonight.
Luke: She would've liked this party. She'd be very happy about your engagement. Congratulations.
Nikolas: Thank you.
Emily: Thank you.
Alfred: Excuse me, Sir, but a man claiming to be Scott Baldwin is outside waiting. He swears his invitation was stolen by another guest and is demanding entry.
Luke: I had nothing to do with this.
Lulu: Can we get through tonight without a fight, please, for me?
Luke: Sure.
Nikolas: Go ahead, let him in.
Alfred: Very good, Sir.
Luke sighs.
Emily: All right, how about this -- I'll dance with Patrick, you dance with Nikolas, and if we should just happen to change partners, then --
Robin: No, no. Patrick and I have agreed to move on. We respect each other's choices and we're going to be responsible, mature adults -- blah, blah, blah. It really sucks.
Thunder.
Robin: Okay, if you came over here because Emily’s supposed to dance with Patrick, I'm supposed to dance with you, and then --
Nikolas: No, no. I was just wondering if you would like a waltz with an old friend, that's all.
Robin: Well, I think that's the nicest thing anyone's said to me all night.