In his throne room, King Gregory was discussing important matters with his royal assistant.
"OK, so let it be known that from now on, all tablecloths in the castle will be made of silk, not linen. Linen is so plain," he said.
"Yes sir," said the assistant before he left.
As hard as he tried, the king could not take his mind off of Pocahontas. He had never before seen a more beautiful maiden. He wished with all his heart that he could just see her again and low and behold, his wish came true as Pocahontas came marching into his throne room.
Gregory gasped in shock at this rather pleasant surprise. "Pocahontas! I thought you and your friends were leaving!" he said.
"We were until we saw that you were enslaving your people like dogs!" said Merida.
"Easy, Merida," Mulan said, holding her back.
Pocahontas approached the king. "Your Majesty, why are mistreating these people?" she asked.
"The reason, my dear, is because those, 'people' as you say, are racist," King Gregory said.
"What?" Tiana exclaimed.
"Those people down there hate anyone but their own kind," said Gregory.
"What does 'racist' mean?" asked Pocahontas asked.
"It's when you dislike someone because of how they look," said Tiana.
"And when it comes to people like that, my dear, you have to deal with them the only way you can, by strict force!" said Gregory.
Pocahontas then reflected on the time when the white settlers came to Jamestown and how they disliked her and her kind. But she also remembered how John Smith, a white man, looked past her appearance and how their bond was first formed from it.
"Your Majesty, I do agree that being...'racist' is not good, but I also believe that there are better ways to handle it," she said.
"I want to believe you, Pocahontas," Gregory said.
"You don't have to agree with their thoughts and feelings, but they are still people and should be treated as people," Pocahontas said.
The king inched his head to his right, contemplated Pocahontas' words. However, the more he thought about it, the more angry he grew until he turned back to her. "No! No they don't! I'm sorry, but there is no reasoning with people like them!" he exclaimed. "No matter what, their minds cannot be changed!"
Pocahontas just shook her head at the King's statement. "Yes they can if you let them," she said.
"I did and other people did, but guess what, it didn't work!" said Gregory. "I'm sorry, Pocahontas, but this is just how it has to be. You and your friends should go"
And with that, Pocahontas sighed in disappointment and shook her head to the king before she turned and walked away with her friends slowly joining her. As they did, the king held his head down remorsefully.
However, as the gang was just out the door, an epiphany struck Pocahontas as she quickly turned and rushed to the king's throne. "Wait! What if I can get them to change?!" she said to the king, much to the shock of him and her friends.
Gregory was set to immediately dismiss her words before she added more to her statement.
"Surely, His Majesty would not object to a fair compromise. A wise an kind king such as you would be fair enough to allow someone whom you have been generous to, to give your people the chance to redeem themselves," she said.
Gregory took Pocahontas' words into consideration. Initially, he thought of the idea as frivolous and fruitless, however, upon looking into Pocahontas' eyes, he could somehow feel her resolve and confidence.
"Very well. I will offer you the opportunity to attempt to set them right. I highly doubt you will succeed at such, but I wish you luck nonetheless," said Gregory.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Pocahontas said with a bow before she and her friends walked off out of the palace.
The king indeed was doubtful, but yet at the same time, when he looked at Pocahontas, he couldn't help but feel a sense of certainty. In her eyes, he felt a kind of strength he had never seen before. Maybe, just maybe, she could be the one to set his people straight.
Outside the palace, Tiana approached the Indian princess with uncertainty in her eyes. "Have you lost your mind?!" she exclaimed.
"Lost my mind?" Pocahontas asked confused.
"Listen, Poca, the king is right! Sometimes, when it comes to racist people, you can't change their minds and these people here are no different! Look, we have the third scepter, I say we just take it, get on the ship, and get out of her and head to the next island," Tiana said.
"For once, Tiana is right," said Feemer.
"I cannot do that," said Pocahontas. "I must do what I can to help these people."
Merida stepped in. "Yeah well, you did that and these 'people' insulted you and the rest of us! Something tells me they might not want your help," she said.
"Even so, I must try," said Pocahontas.
"Well...I'm here to help you," Snow White said, placing her hand on Poca's shoulder.
"Me too," said Aurora.
"And so am I," said Cinderella.
Jasmine, Belle, Ariel, Mulan, Rapunzel, and the good fairies came in support. Merida and Tiana were reluctant though.
"Well, I guess it couldn't hurt to try," said Merida.
Then the gang all looked at Tiana who huffed before she reluctantly agreed.
"I just know I'm gonna regret this," Tiana said before the gang gave her a group hug.
Just then, a terrified scream caught the ears of the gang. It was a collective scream that sounded like it was coming from more than one person. Immediately, the gang rushed over to see where it was coming from.
Near a house, one of Gregory's soldiers was with a family comprised of a man, woman, and a young boy at their door, threatening them with a whip.
"Your taxes are due today!" the guard growled.
"We're sorry, sir, but we don't have any money!" the father said.
The guard then violently cracked his whip in front of the terrified family for the father's words was not what he wanted to hear.
"We paid all we could last week!" said the mother. "We have nothing left!"
The guard slowly wrapped his whip around his hand before eying the young boy. "Well I suppose I'll have to take the little one as collateral!" he said.
The mother and father gasped in horror at the very thought of losing their only child, but true to his words, the guard grabbed the child and began dragging him.
Angered by the guard's transgressions, Merida started to pull out her sword, but was stopped by Pocahontas.
"Pocahontas, what are you doing?!" Merida said.
"There is a better way," Pocahontas said before she ran to the guard and stopped him from taking the child.
The young Indian princess tried to reason with the guard, telling him not to take child, but the guard insisted that he had to due to the fact that the family had no money.
"Don't be afraid, little one," Pocahontas said to the child as she reached out her hand to pat him on the head.
However, as she did, she was smacked swiftly on the hand by the boy's mother.
"Keep your hands off my son, you filthy barbarian!" the mother shouted.
"Hey! She's just trying to help you!" Merida said.
Upon seeing Merida, the family gasped.
"Another barbarian!" the father shouted.
"Keep away from us!" the mother shouted.
Their reaction was the same for Tiana who came to pull Pocahontas and Merida from them.
"You stay away too, you dark skinned demon!" the father said.
Harsh words and ones that Pocahontas knew all too well. Similar words she had heard when the white settlers came to Jamestown and how they disliked her and her kind.
Despite Pocahontas defending them, the family rejected her, scorning her because of her appearance. Merida was disgusted by the family's attitude, but Tiana was no stranger to this. But despite what the family thought, Pocahontas still stood firm; the guard demanded her to step out of the way, but she would not which left him at a dilemma; he could just attack her and get her out of the way, but remember the king's fondness of her, he realized that would leave serious consequences.
As the guard contemplated his options, he was met with a hard punch to the face not from Pocahontas, but from a man who wore a tan shirt and black pants, knocking him to the ground.
"Quick! Get into the house!" the man shouted to the family who quickly acquiesced.
The guard got to his feet and went for a punch of his own, but the man ducked and got him with an uppercut and then a kick to the gut. The man then grabbed the guard and flung him into a pile of barrels filled with wine.
"You've been working too hard. Have a drink...on me. Or should I say on you," the man said before he reached into the guard's pocket and grabbed a bag full of money.
As the man went to the family's house, Pocahontas got a good look at him and to her shock, he bared a striking resemblance to her first love, John Smith. He knocked on the door and the relieved family thanked him as he gave them the money.
"God bless you!" said the mother.
"No problem," said the man.
Pocahontas stood befuddled. Could this possibly the same John Smith? And If so, what was he doing on this island and how did he get here?
As the man turned so she could clearly see him, Pocahontas was almost motionless. "John Smith?" she said with a hushed shock.
"Who's this John Smith? I am Samuel. Samuel Smithers," the man said. "And what is someone like you doing on this island?"
Tiana shrugged in disgust at Samuel's comment while Merida walked forward toward him.
"Someone like her?! Excuse me, but someone like her stopped that guard from swiping that child!" Merida said.
A slight sarcastic smile curled on Samuel's face. "Yeah right, I bet you just wanted to take money from them yourselves, but what else would expect from two people with skin and hair as red as the devil," he said.
"Oh, that's it!" Merida said before she took out her sword.
"Ahh, you have a sword...I have one too!" Samuel said before he pulled out his sword.
However, the two were stopped by Pocahontas. "Violence will not solve anything," she said.
"Since when would a savage not want violence?" asked Samuel.
"Maybe because I'm not a savage," said Pocahontas. "I'm am merely someone who is looking for peace."
"Peace? Don't make me laugh. You're probably working with that fat, money-grubbing slob, King Gregory," said Samuel.
Samuel's comments further annoyed Merida as well as Jasmine, Belle, Tiana, and Merryweather who attempted to charge towards him, but was stopped by Flora.
"I'm not working with anyone," said Pocahontas. "I'm only here to show you that I am not an enemy and neither are my friends."
"Well with friends like those, who needs enemies," said Samuel.
Merida growled in anger.
"Anyway, you and your little...gang should just leave. You're not wanted here," said Samuel before he pulled out a grappling hook and swung away.
"Oh! What a jerk!" Merida shouted.
"Well the world is full of jerks like him," said Tiana.
As Pocahontas watched Samuel swing away, she couldn't help but be reminded of John Smith. Though their personalities differed in some way, there were also similarities. He had his strong resolve, his adventurous spirit, his sharp wit, and his bravery. Although he was racist, she felt a strange connection to him.
King Gregory roamed through the tall corridors of his castle until he came to his room where inside, he walked over near the window and looked up at what looked like a portrait of a young boy with two older people, a man and a woman. The king's eyes drooped with sadness as he observed it.
Suddenly, one of Gregory's servants, having searched for the king, found him in his room and approached him.
The king noticed him. "What is it?" the king asked.
"One of your men has come back to the castle and wishes to speak to you," said the servant.
In his throne room, the king sat on his throne, addressing the said soldier. "What news do you bring?" he asked.
"Your Majesty, I was attacked," said the soldier.
"By who?" asked Gregory.
"Samuel Smithers," said the soldier.
"Oh, that Smithers," the King groaned.
Obviously, this wasn't the first time the King had heard of Smithers' doings. Samuel had been interfering in Gregory's business for years and was basically a proverbial thorn in his side. Many times, he had tried to capture him, but each time, he managed to slip from his grasp. Suddenly, a thought came to his mind; Smithers just as racist as anybody else on the island and he also knew that Smithers was a master swordsman. If Smithers got even the slightest view of Pocahontas, there was a possibility he would try to kill her. On that, Gregory gathered a large number of his finest soldiers and ordered them to search the entire island for Smithers. They were not to rest until they found him for the king could feel that Pocahontas was in terrible danger.