Chapter Sixty-Seven: The Ripple Affect
Jason and Max followed John to where the Jamestown Settlement was as Meeko road on John shoulder.
"A fort?" Max said spotting the newly built fort ahead as they stepped on a branch and Tomas pointed a gun at them as they held up their hands.
"Easy, Thomas, it's me" John said.
"Oh, John! I could've killed you!" Thomas said as Meeko hid in John bag.
"Not aiming like that, you couldn't. Keep both eyes open when you shoot. You'll see twice as well" John said patting his back.
"Who are the kids?" Thomas asked.
"Watch it pal I am not a kid!" Jason growled.
"Smith! There ya are!" Ben said.
"We were looking all over for you" Lon said.
"Smith! Where have you been?" Ratcliffe yelled approaching.
"I was out scouting the terrain, sir" John said.
"Excellent. Then you must know the Indians' whereabouts. We'll need that information for the battle" Ratcliffe said.
"What battle?" John said.
"We will eliminate these savages once and for all" Ratcliffe said.
"No! You can't do that!" John said.
"Yeah we're with him! You can't do that!" Jason said.
"Oh? Can't I?" Ratcliffe said.
"No you can't!" Jason growled.
"Look, we don't have to fight them" John said.
"Yeah! Fighting not an answer here!" Max said.
"John, what's gotten into you?" Thomas asked.
"I met one of them and these two is her protectors" John said.
"You what?!" Ben said,
"A savage?!" Thomas said.
"Stop with that word!" Max yelled.
"They're not savages, they can help us. They know the land, they know how to navigate the rivers" John said as Meeko held out one of the corn from the bag as John took it and held it up, "and, look! It's food!" "What is it?" Lon asked.
"They call it Corn" Jason said.
"It's better than hardtack and gruel, that's for sure" John said.
"I like gruel" Wiggins said popping up from behind Ratcliffe shoulder with a brush."
"They don't want to feed us, you ninnies!" Ratcliffe yelled snatching the corn "they want to kill us! All of us!" he yelled throwing it to the ground "they've got our gold, and they'll do anything to keep it!"
"But there is no gold" John said.
"And that's a lie! They don't want to kill you! They're defending themselves because you attacked them!" Jason yelled throwing the bullet he took out from one of the villagers to the ground.
"No… gold?" Ben said.
"And I suppose your little Indian friend told you this" Ratcliffe smirked.
"Yes" John said.
"Yes she did! They never even seen it till today" Jason said.
"Lies! Lies, all of it! Murderous thieves, there's no room for their kind in civilized society" Ratcliffe said.
"Excuse me?!" Jason yelled.
"But this is their land!" John yelled.
"This is my land! I make the laws here. And I say anyone so much as looks at an Indian without killing him on sight, will be tried for treason and hanged! Start with those two!" Ratcliffe said pointing to Jason and Max.
"John cover your eyes!" Jason yelled as John did as told and Max summoned his keyblades and Max covered his eyes.
"Blackout!" Jason yelled using the spell to blind the men surrounding them and took Max hand and ran out of Ratcliffe Camp and back into the forest.
"GET THEM!" Ratcliffe yelled as Jason and Max lost their pursuers in Grandmother Willow Glen.
"What's happened?" Grandmother Willow asked.
"They tried to kill Max and I! Now both Ratcliffe men and Powhatan village thinks were demons or savages or whatever category were in!" Jason said.
"Grandmother Willow there going to be a battle if something not done!" Max said.
"That's why you two came to this world is it not? To prevent a war?" Grandmother Willow asked.
"How did you...never mind, we came here looking for the keyhole and I bet it's in that Jamestown settlement" Jason said.
"It's getting dark, you two better hurry Pocahontas will need you" Grandmother Willow said.
"Yeah we know" Max said as they left.
Later that night Pocahontas, Jason and Max ran alongside the wall around the village and headed towards the cornfield.
"Pocahontas!" Nakoma called as they saw her.
"Nakoma!" Pocahontas said.
"Don't go out there. I lied for you once, don't ask me to do it again" Nakoma said.
"I have to do this" Pocahontas said.
"He's one of them!" Nakoma said taking her arm and gestured at Max and Jason.
"You don't know him" Pocahontas said.
"You go out there, you'll be turning your back on your own people" Nakoma said.
"I'm trying to help my people" Pocahontas said.
"Pocahontas, please… You're my best friend, I don't want you to get hurt" Nakoma said.
"I won't, I know what I'm doing" Pocahontas said as she Jason sand Max ran into the cornfield.
"Pocahontas, no!"
Later that night at Grandmother Willow's Glen the three ran to where Grandmother Willow looked down to them.
"The earth is trembling, child. What's happened?" she asked.
"The warriors are here!" Pocahontas said.
"And at this rate that battle going to happen no correction a war!" Jason said.
"Pocahontas!" John called.
"John!" Pocahontas said.
"Listen to me. My men are planning to attack your people. You've got to warn them" John said.
"Maybe it's not too late to stop this. You have to come with me and talk to my father" Pocahontas said.
"Pocahontas, talking isn't going to do any good. I already tried talking to my men but everything about this land has them spooked" John said as they heard Percy the dog cry as they to see the dog stuck in a log wobbling on two legs towards them.
"That's the strangest creature I've ever seen!" Grandmother Willow said.
"Is that an Unversed?" Jason asked as Percy tripped and began to roll down the hill till he hit a tree and got free as John caught the small dog.
"Percy?" John said as the dog spots Meeko and growls then began to bark and chase Meeko "easy, Percy, come here!" John said.
"Meeko, come back!" Pocahontas said.
"You see what I mean? Once two sides want to fight, nothing can stop them" John said.
"Perfect example" Jason said as Meeko ran around his legs with Percy on his tail.
"Come, come here!" Pocahontas yelled as they ran up a tree.
"It's all right, he's a friend" John said trying to catch Percy, "Bad, bad dog! Sit!"
Flit then began to laugh as Meeko grabbed him and began to use his as a sword to back Percy away.
"What are you doing? Meeko!" Pocahontas yelled.
"Percy, get back here! Stop that!" John yelled as Meeko climbed up a vine.
"All right, that's enough!" Grandmother Willow yelled as Percy stopped baring and looked stunned before falling over backwards into the water as a vine grabbed his tail and began to pull him up, "it's enough to make your sap boil."
"Meeko did you steal from him?! Correction stupid question Meeko you get your stripe tail butt over there and apologize!" Jason said as Grandmother Willow set Percy down on his back on the flat spot.
"Now then, there's something I want to show you. Look" Grandmother Willow said as her vine touches the river surface as the ripple affect turned pink.
"The ripples" Pocahontas said.
"What about them?" John asked.
"So small at first, then look how they grow. But someone has to start them" Grandmother Willow said as he ripple vanished.
"They're not going to listen to us" John said.
"Young man, sometimes the right path is not the easiest one" she said moving the root her sat on into a slid and moved him towards Pocahontas "Don't you see, only when the fighting stops can you can be together."
"All right, let's go talk to your father" John said as Pocahontas wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him as the two embrace each other.
Grandmother Willow then began to move the vines to give them privacy as Flit crips and gets ready to attack as Meeko pulled him into the wall of vines as Jason smiled when he looked over to see the two were now kissing unaware that Kocoum and Thomas were watching as well.
Kocoum then growled before letting out a war cry as John and Pocahontas broke apart and Kocoum tackled John to the ground.
"Kocoum, no!" Pocahontas cried as Kocoum swung an ax down and John dodge as Jason tackled him off.
"Stop! He's not the enemy!" Jason yelled as Kocoum threw him off into a tree as Kocum then pulled out a knife and came at John again as John caught his arms and tried to fight the man off.
"Kocoum!" Pocahontas yelled as the two hit the ground and rolled on the floor as Kocoum got on top and tried to push the knife down.
"Leave him alone!" Pocahontas yelled trying to get him off as he shoved her off into the ground.
"Pocahontas!" Max yelled rushing to her side.
"Magnega!" Jason yelled using the spell to yank the knife out of Kocoum hand as the man tried to strangle John.
"Get off him!" Jason yelled trying to pull Kocoum off.
"Kocoum, stop!" Pocahontas yelled trying to help Jason as Thomas aimed his gun.
"Both eyes open!" Thomas said as a gun fire was heard as all got silent and Kocoum reaches out as he fell over and broke off Pocahontas necklace before hitting the water.
"Thomas!" John said as Jason, Max and Pocahontas ran to Kocoum side.
"Oh no" Jason said fully realizing what Thomas just did.
"Is he…?" Thomas asked as Pocahontas turned to him.
"You killed him!" Pocahontas said.
"I thought that-"
"Get away from him!" Pocahontas yelled tried to go at Thomas as John held him back.
"Pocahontas, it won't help! He was only-"
"HE KILLED HIM!"
They then heard the warriors shouting as the men were drawing closer.
"Thomas, get out of here. Get out of here!" John yelled as the man ran and the warriors capture John.
Other villagers then picked up Kocoum body from the water.
"It's okay Percy" Jason said as Meeko came to the dog and touched his head for reassurance as the three animals came from their hiding spot under the tree and made their way to Pocahontas now broken necklace.
"This shouldn't have happened" Jason said.
"What could we have done Jason? We tried to stop the fight and fighting lead to this, what other way could there be to stop all this?" Max said.
"I don't know" Jason said.
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