Chapter Sixty-Six: Gold and War?!

The next day in the Cornfield Flit was keeping watching on one of the stocks above while below Pocahontas was picking some corn with Powhatan approaching his daughter and Nakoma.

"Pocahontas! You should be inside the village" Powhatan said approaching.

"We'll be all right, we do have Jason and Max protecting us" Pocahontas said gesturing to the two eating some cobs.

"This corn is delicious!" Jason said.

"We're gathering food for when the warriors arrive" Nakoma said.

"Don't go far. Now is not the time to be running off" Powhatan said.

"Yes, father" Pocahontas smiled.

"When I see you wear that necklace, you look just like your mother."

"I miss her."

"But she is still with us. Whenever the wind blows through the trees, I feel her presence. Our people looked to her for wisdom and strength. Someday, they will look to you as well."

"I would be honored by that."

"You shouldn't be out here alone. I'll send for Kocoum" he said walking away.

"Since when did we need help protecting the princess he assigned us too?" Jason asked Max.

"When everyone in the village started calling us 'Pale Face Demons' behind our backs" Max said.

"Ah" Jason said.

"All right, what is it?" Nakoma said with her hands on her hips looking at Pocahontas.

"What?" Pocahontas said.

"You're hiding something."

"I'm not hiding anything."

"Pocahontas, you can tell me, I promise I won't tell anyone-" Nakoma began but stopped when they saw John enter the field then she gasped as Jason Max and Pocahontas spotted him, "Pocahontas, look!"

Flit then flew down at John but being this time prepared made Flit nose fly through a biscuit and tossed him to the ground.

"That's smart" Jason said.

"It's one of them! I'm going to get-" Nakoma said but couldn't finish when Pocahontas covered her mouth.

"What are you doing here?" Pocahontas whispered.

"Mmm?!" Nakoma muffled

"I had to see you again" John whispered.

"Mmm!" Nakoma muffled again

"Pocahontas!" they all heard Kocoum call.

"Mmm!" Nakoma muffled again as Jason and Max looked in the direction they knew Kocoum was coming from.

"Pocahontas!"

"Please, don't say anything" Pocahontas whispered to Nakoma, "quick, this way" she said taking John hand and lead him deeper into the cornfield with Jason and Max following.

"But-" Nakoma said as the four disappeared and Kocoum entered.

"Nakoma, where is Pocahontas?"

"I… I haven't seen her" Nakoma said.

"Pocahontas can't keep running off. It's dangerous out there, tell her that, she listens to you" Kocoum said walking away.

"Huh, sure she does" Nakoma said rolling her eyes and walking away while down below Flit tried to get free.

At Grandmother Willow Glen Pocahontas lead John Smith there as Meeko was in a hole above looking at all of the stuff he stolen.

"This place is incredible! And to think, we came all this way just to dig it up for gold" John said.

"Gold?" Pocahontas said as Meeko came down next to Pocahotas where they sat on the flat cut down tree in front of Grandmother Willow tree.

"Hey, Meeko" John said.

"What you steal this time you little thief?" Jason said.

"What's gold?" Pocahontas said.

"You know, it's… It's yellow, comes out of the ground, it's really valuable" John said.

"Oh! Here, we've lots of it" Pocahontas said taking out an ear of corn from her bag, "Gold."

"No… Gold is this" he said taking out a gold coin.

"Hmm, there's nothing like that around here" Pocahontas said as Meeko snatched it and began biting on it.

"No gold?" John said as Meek tossed the coin over his shoulder.

"Not that I've seen" Pocahontas said as John laughed.

"All this way for nothing, those boys are in for a big surprise" John said lying down on his back.
"Will they leave?"

"Some of them might."

"Will you go home?"

"Well, it's not like I have much of a home to go back to. I've never really belonged anywhere" John said.

"Been there done that" Jason said.

"You could belong here" Pocahontas said as they all heard the Wind Spirit song.

"Ay ay ay na ay ay na…"

John then saw Grandmother Willow face begin to appear in the tree before fading back into the bark.

"What was that?" John said.

"Did you see something?"

"No… No, I just, uh… I… I didn't see anything...did I?"

"Look again" Pocahontas said.

"Yeah look again you're in for a surprise yourself" Max said as Grandmother Willow face appeared again.

"Let it break upon you, like a wave upon the sand" she sang as Jason and Max smirked as John stunned expression, "Hello, John Smith."

"Pocahontas, Jason, Max, the tree is talking to me" John whispered.

"Then you should talk back" Pocahontas whispered.

"Yeah it's rude not to reply when someone talking to you" Jason whispered.

"Don't be frightened, young man. My bark is worse than my bite" Grandmother Willow said.

"Oh I get it! Very clever Grandmother Willow" Max said.

"Say something" Pocahontas whispered.

"What do you say to a tree?" John whispered.

"Anything you want" she said as John stood up.

"So, uh…"

"Come closer, John Smith" she said using the long vines coming down from above to push John closer, "he has a good soul and he's handsome, too."

"Oh, I like her" John said.

"I knew you would" Pocahontas said.

"Smith! Smith! Where are ya, mate?" they heard Ben yell.

"We can't let them see us" John said.

"Quick, over here" Grandmother Willow said as they all hid around her.

"This place gives me the creeps. Savages could be hiding anywhere" Lon said.

"Aye, well, if you spot one, don't ask questions. Just shoot" Ben said as Grandmother Willow lifted up one of her roots in the ground and tripped the two men.

"OH!" the two men groaned hitting the ground.

"Watch your feet, you big oaf!" Ben yelled.

"It wasn't me, it was the tree" Lon said.

"Oh of course, the tree just felt like lifting its roots and…" Ben said as they saw the root go back into the ground, "let's get out of here!"

Grandmother Willow then whipped the two on the bums with her vines as the two men jumped up with yelps.

"YEOW!"

"Run!" Ben yelled as the two ran off.

"But what about Smith?" Lon asked.

"He's a big lad, he can take care of himself" Ben yelled as they disappeared into the distance.

"I'm glad you're on our side" John said,

"There's still some snap in these old vines!" Grandmother Willow said.

"I like your style Grandmother Willow" Jason said.

"I better get back before they send the whole camp out after me" John said.

"When will I see you again?" Pocahontas asked.

"Meet me tonight, right here" John said walking off.

"Well, I haven't had this much excitement in 200 years!" Grandmother Willow said.

"What am I doing? I shouldn't be seeing him again. I mean, I want to see him again-" Pocahontas said.

"Who wouldn't? I want to see him again, and you two too" Grandmother Willow said smacking Jason and Max bums with her vines.

"OH! Hey down ole girl!" Jason said.

"But still, something inside is telling me it's the right thing" Pocahontas said as Meeko braided her hair.

"Your letting Jason and I around you and were not bad, you know that and neither is John" Max said.

"Perhaps it's your dream" Grandmother Willow said.

"My dream? Do you think he's the one the spinning arrow was pointing to?" Pocahontas asked.

"Mm-hmm!" Grandmother Willow nodded.

Later that day Jason and Max escorted Pocahontas back to the village where they heard the drums and heard cheering

"The warriors are here!" they heard a man said as Jason, Max and Pocahontas ran out of the cornfield to see Powhatan greet the warriors leader.

"Pocahontas, are you crazy?" Nakoma asked "What were you doing with that-"

"There you are!" they heard Kocoum said as he approached.

"Kocoum!" Pocahontas said as he put his arm around her and give Jason and Max the evil eye.

"Look at them, now we have enough warriors to destroy those white demons!" Kocoum said.

"Hey! Listen here buddy! I happen to be the same color as those 'white demons' and not all of them are like what you think!" Jason growled.

"Now that we are joined by our brothers, we will defeat this enemy" Powhatan said as he and the Warrior Clan leader went to the hut as Pocahontas runs to her father as Jason and Max followed with Kocoum and Jason glaring daggers at each other.

"Father, I need to speak with you" Pocahontas said.

"Not now, my daughter. The council is gathering" Powhatan said.

"Please sir listen to what we have to say" Jason said.

"We don't have to fight them! There must be a better way" Pocahontas said.

"There is! Please sir there is always better ways than fighting all battles" Jason said.

"Sometimes our paths are chosen for us" Powhatan said.

"But maybe we should try talking to them" Pocahontas said.

"They do not want to talk" Powhatan said.

"But if one of them did want to talk, you would listen to him, wouldn't you?"

"Pocahontas-"

"Wouldn't you?"

"Of course I would. But it is not that simple. Nothing is simple anymore" he said disappearing into the hut.

"I don't like this" Jason said.

"At this rate were looking at a potential war Jason, people will die! We can't let that happen" Max said.

"I know, we'll think if something I know we will" Jason said.

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