From where they were, Snoopy and Woodstock scanned the entire village. Everyone was asleep in their own homes, the moon was out, and the time was right.
Snoopy let out a howl, which Pocahontas heard.
She had just reached the cornfield when someone called her name!
"Pocahontas!"
"Nakoma!"
"Don't go out there. I lied for you once. Don't ask me to do it again."
"I have to do this." said Pocahontas as she turned to the cornfield, but Nakoma grabbed her arm, saying. "He's one of them!"
"You don't know him." replied Pocahontas.
"If you go out there," Nakoma said, standing between her friend and the cornfield. "You'll be turning your back on your own people."
"I'm trying to help my people." said Pocahontas.
Nakoma stared at her with worry in her eyes.
"Pocahontas, please. You're my best friend, I don't want you to get hurt."
"I won't." said Pocahontas. "I know what I'm doing."
"Pocahontas, no!" cried Nakoma.
But Pocahontas had already fled into the cornfield, with Snoopy and Woodstock close behind.
At the same time, John had dimmed the light on his lantern. Then, quietly, he and Meeko crept past the crew, some of whom were sitting by the fire, eating popcorn from the ear that John brought.
"Ratcliffe wouldn't take us halfway around the world for nothing, would he?" asked Sally.
"But John does have a point, Sal." said Peppermint Patty. "I mean, we haven't seen any gold since we got here."
"If you ask me," said Schroeder. "Ratcliffe's been lying to us since we left London."
"Well, from what I've seen," said Lucy. "Ratcliffe hasn't been himself since we left London."
"Listen to you, you bunch of rugrats." said Ben. "Those savages didn't attack us for nothing. They're hiding something."
"If they do have the gold," said Lon. "I reckon we'll have to fight them."
As they spoke, Charlie Brown, Linus and Thomas spotted John running towards the fort wall and carefully made his way out.
Meeko followed closely behind.
Charlie Brown, Linus and Thomas peeked out of the fort to see them disappear through the bushes.
"Was that a racc...Ooh!"
As Charlie Brown spoke, he, Linus and Thomas felt a shove out of the fort.
They turned to see Ratcliffe, still inside, telling them to...
"Follow him."
"Uh...wha...wha...But why?" stuttered Charlie Brown.
"I want to know where he's sneaking off to." said Ratcliffe.
"Yes, sir." replied Thomas.
"And if you happen to see any Indians," Ratcliffe went on, tossing Thomas a musket and two clubs to Charlie Brown and Linus. "You know what to do."
Charlie Brown, Linus and Thomas looked at each other and, realizing they had no choice, said together. "Yes, sir."
"Oh, and Thomas? You've been a slipshod sailor and a poor excuse for a soldier." Ratcliffe added. "Don't disappoint me again."
As he walked away, Charlie Brown gave Thomas a pat on the back and said to him and Linus. "Come on."
Back at the village, Kocoum was outside his hut sharpening his stone knife blade when Nakoma came up to him.
"Kocoum?"
"What is it?" asked Kocoum.
"It's Pocahontas."
"What's wrong? Is she all right?" asked Kocoum.
Feeling the worst of what'll happen to Pocahontas, Nakoma answered. "I think she's in trouble."