Ming and Nuan sat on a bench near the harbor, chatting about random things going on in their lives.
''So I went to your brother and punched him right in the face and...em...Ming? Are you listening?'' Nuan asked, staring awkwardly at Ming.
Ming pointed at a boat in the harbor. ''You see that boat? It's going to the Valley of Peace! Come on! Let's pay the captain so we can go! We didn't leave the village for a long time you know.'' Ming said excitedly.
''Are you serious? We're not going to the Valley of Peace!'' Nuan protested.
''But Nuan! Please please PLEASE!?'' Ming pleaded, doing her persuasive puppy eyes.
Nuan stared at Ming awkwardly then slightly opened her beak to speak ''Oh fine! We can go..''
''Yay!'' Ming cheered. ''But your paying for both of us.'' Nuan added. ''Aw..'' Ming looked down at the ground with a disappointed look.
The two Peahens walked up to the captain of the boat who was standing at the dock. ''May I help you with something?'' asked the captain of the boat.
''Eh, yes. We would like to purchase a trip to the Valley of Peace.'' explained Ming. Nuan sighed deeply.
''Okay then. That'll be Sixteen yuan.'' the captain, who was a goat, said simply.
Ming nodded and took out Sixteen yuan from her purse. Nuan followed Ming onto the boat. Ming looked around and saw other passengers of the boat sitting on their seats and chatting with one another. The two Peahens stepped down into the cabin. Inside the cabin, they saw two other Peahens with nervous looks on their faces.
''Oh...looks like we have new passengers.'' Liu turned to Jia.
''Y-yes..the more the merrier. Welcome.'' Jia said, trying to sound as welcoming as possible.
''Why thank you. See, Nuan? This trip will be fun i'm telling you.'' Ming said happily.
''Whatever..'' Nuan hissed.
''May I introduce myself. I'm Jia and that's my best friend Liu.'' Jia said, gesturing over to Liu who was standing beside her.
Ming smiled. ''Nice to meet you. I'm Ming and that's my best friend Nuan.''
''I hope everyone is on the ship! Cause we're leaving!'' the voice of the captain ringed from the outside of the cabin.
''Oh. Looks like we are leaving.'' Jia said, pushing the sack which Shen was in under her bed whispering to him ''Keep quiet now.''
The four Peahens chatted together in the cabin for hours as the captain sailed the boat over to their next and final break. After about two hours, they reached their second stop.
''Okay everyone, listen up! This is our second and last break. After this one we will be sailing to the Valley of Peace! This break will be shorter than the other one so be here on the ship in about fifteen minutes!'' The captain of the boat explained as he hopped off the boat, onto the docks of the village they stopped by to get a few more supplies.
''Should we go out to town?'' Ming asked.
''Nah, it's only fifteen minutes. M-me and Liu will stay here while YOU two maybe go out to town, hmm?'' Jia asked Nuan and Ming, hoping they would say yes.
''Hmm...okay then. Nuan come on lets go.'' Ming agreed. Nuan followed Ming out of the boat and into town. Jia almost died in relief.
''What will we do now!? We gotta escort Shen out of this boat when we get to the Valley of Peace without causing too much attention and now Ming and Nuan will follow us around, making things harder! You should've left Shen there. We wouldn't have got into trouble!'' Liu hissed.
''If I would have left him there I couldn't have felt more guilty! He needs help. Without help he's never gonna change!'' Jia explained.
''Ch-change!? He's never even gonna change!'' Liu hissed.
''Don't believe that. You never know, maybe he will change.'' Jia said simply.