Princess 豌豆 ran through the woods, jumping over 树 roots, pushing past branches. She couldn't let them murder Conrad. She had grown to care too much about him. Although she was unsure what kind of 爱情 she felt for him, she knew that she loved him. And that was all she needed to know. She arrived to a group of Natives who were on a cliff, surrounding two prisoners...John Smith and Conrad. Both were tied up and bound to the ground. Pocahontas threw herself on to John Smith and yelled at her father, the chief, not to go through with the execution. 秒 later, 豌豆 threw herself onto Conrad.
    "Pea!" Conrad's eyes brightened as though an 天使 had descended from the heavens. "You're here."
    "Of course I'm here, 你 doofus," 豌豆 laughed through her tears, "I would never let something like this happen to you."
    "Pea, there's something 你 need to know...I've been trying to tell you..." Conrad began but his attention quickly turned to Pocahontas, who was telling her father that she loves John Smith.
    "This is the path I choose, Father," she 说 with strength and dignity. "What will yours be?"
    A majestic wind pierced the air. After coming to the decision that violence was not the answer, everything seemed resolved. For a moment.
    "Guys!" 豌豆 screamed. "That fat bastard's aiming his gun at Poca's dad!"
    In the nick of time, John shoved Chief Powhatan out of the way, taking the bullet himself. After some brief mayem, the English settlers arrested the villainous Ratcliffe and prepared to depart back to England.
    "Pocahontas, are 你 going to see John Smith?" 豌豆 asked. "They're taking him back to England. He's seriously wounded..."
    "I feel so confused," Pocahontas turned to Pea. "I did what needed to be done. There will be no war...and yet, my problems aren't solved. I have to choose between my one true 爱情 and my family."
    "Well, whatever 你 decide, 你 have my best wishes." 豌豆 hugged Pocahontas. "Remember, family is 爱情 too. Just a different kind. And as our friend Grandmother Willow told us, sometimes the right path is not the easy one."
    "When did 你 become so wise?" Pocahontas asked with an impressed grin on her face.
    "Well, I had help from a creepy 唱歌 tree..." 豌豆 laughed. "And a great friend." Her and Pocahontas shared a final hug. "Anyways, I've got to go to the lagoon and talk to Conrad. There's something I need to tell him. Thanks for everything. We'll see each other again hopefully."
    "Goodbye," replied Pocahontas, waving traditionally. She disappeared into the fog.
    Pea hurried to the 筏 outside the lagoon, where Conrad was waiting. He looked at 豌豆 and smiled.
    "Pea," Conrad said. "I can't thank 你 enough for all that you've done for me."
    "Don't mention it," 豌豆 said. "You've rescued me before as well if I recall." 豌豆 wondered if Conrad was going to confess his love. For a moment she thought she saw a glimmer in his eyes that meant he wanted to. Oh, just say it, 豌豆 thought. I'm not gonna be the one to say if first... "Well, should we get going? It looks like it's about time we bothered someone else. Shall we?" She stepped onto the 筏 and he followed. An 小时 of silence passed, just floating through a stream on a 筏 of twigs, on towards the 下一个 unknown destination.
    "Pea," 说 Conrad suddenly.
    "Yeah?" 豌豆 answered anxiously.
    "There's something I wanna say to you."
    He stopped for a moment, wondering to himself if 豌豆 could ever see him as 更多 than a peasant. She answered his 问题 without using a single word.

(End Of Part 18)