Chapter Thirteen- Shortened Deadline
"John!" Powhatan roared again. He reached them and Pocahontas bit her lip. Powhatan had to listen to them! It wasn't their fault!
Please, let Father listen! Pocahontas prayed.
"Pocahontas, go to your hut. Now." Powhatan said. Pocahontas looked from Robin and Sophie to John to her father. She wasn't going. Not this time.
"No, Father." She said and she squeezed John's hand.
"Pocahontas, I'm not going to argue with you." Powhatan said. Robin glanced at Sophie. What was Pocahontas going to do? Listen to her father? Or leave John to fend for himself against her father's anger? They knew Pocahontas and she would never turn her back on John.
"No, am I'm not going to argue, either. Please, Father, listen to us! It isn't our fault that we missed curfew!" Pocahontas insisted. Powhatan glared at her.
"I don't want to hear your excuses, Pocahontas!" He said.
"But…" Robin and Sophie started, but Powhatan whirled around to face them.
"Quiet! Both of you!" He ordered. Robin's eyes flashed lightning and Sophie's did, too. Robin's fingers curled into fists.
"Go back to your huts, all of you. John, you will not be allowed to leave your hut tomorrow and I'll tell you all your punishment tomorrow." Powhatan said. He left them.
"I'd better get to my hut now." John said. Pocahontas hugged him tightly.
"I'm sorry my father lost his temper." She whispered. John hugged her back.
"Don't worry about it." He said.
"Goodnight." Pocahontas said.
"Goodnight." John said back and he went into his hut and the warriors tied it shut.
"I'm not liking your father very much." Robin said.
"Me neither." Sophie said.
"Quite frankly guys, neither am I." Pocahontas said. "Why does this always happen to John anyway?" She asked.
"I don't know. Maybe it's because John isn't one of you. Every time something happens, your father immediately blames John, I guess because he knows that John's love for you will stop him from doing anything rational, it keeps him strong." Sophie suggested.
"I think Sophie's right and your father is using John as a scapegoat." Robin said. Pocahontas looked at her.
"Scapegoat?" She asked.
"Sorry. History term. Someone to blame." Robin said, cracking a grin.
"I guess you're right." Pocahontas said with a sigh. She turned to leave. "See you in the morning."
"Night." Sophie and Robin said in unison. Then they went to their hut and settled in for the night.
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Robin groaned and sat up. Her hair hung in her face as though she was Medusa. She yawned and looked over at Sophie. She was still fast asleep. Robin blinked and looked out the window. From the looks of things, it was well past noon. Then again, they hadn't gotten back to the village until about three or four AM.
"Sophie, wake up." Robin said and Sophie sat up, rubbed her eyes, and reached for her glasses.
"What time is it?" She asked.
"Past noon." Robin answered.
"What?" Sophie asked, fully awake now.
"It's well past noon." Robin said, brushing the knots out of her hair. "I'm wearing braids to bed from now on." Sophie smiled.
"That's why I like short hair; it's easy." She said.
"I know, but I like long hair." Robin said as she braided her hair and tied it off with a rubber band she had brought with her from the future. She finished quickly and she and Sophie ran into the village center. Pocahontas was talking with Nakoma and she wasn't anywhere near John's hut. That seemed weird to Sophie and to Robin. The hut was guarded by one guard and it was tied shut.
"Pocahontas! Nakoma! What's going on?" Robin asked as they reached them. Pocahontas turned and Nakoma patted her shoulder.
"It'll be alright." She assured her and she turned to leave.
"Pocahontas, what happened?" Sophie asked in a concerned voice.
"Well, while you two were still sleeping, my father told John and me our punishment." She said.
"And?"
"And our punishment is a shorter deadline. We only have three more days to prove that it was Will, not John that did it." Pocahontas said.
"Great. Just great!" Robin exclaimed and Pocahontas and Sophie could only watch as she began to pace.
"So what are we going to do?" Sophie asked.
"We're going to save him. No matter what." Robin answered.
"Thank you. But how?" Pocahontas asked.
"Well, tomorrow, me and Robin could get up earlier and go to the cliff with Maka, Aiyana, and Kai. We could get them with the help of Thomas and a few of John's other friends. We'll be back by the deadline!" Sophie said. Robin groaned. Not another early start!
"I guess that'll work." Pocahontas said, pondering. It had to work!
"Alright! We'll go and talk to Maka, Aiyana, and Kai about it now!" Robin said and she and Sophie took off running for Aiyana's hut.
A/N- Hi, ya'll! Well, here's an update! Please review!
-Robin