Greetings everyone! Here's a new crossover I made! This time it's a crossover between Fairy Tail and Disney's Mulan. I was glad that I got good reviews on my other crossover fanfic, 10 Things I Hate About You, you guys can check it out later! I was watching a series of Disney movies a few days ago and I thought, wouldn't it be cool if Fairy Tail gets a crossover with these awesome films. If I can pull it off, I might write other fics about crossovers. So I'll stop my babbling and I'll let you read now. I hope you like and please leave a review! Forgive me if I overlook a few grammatical lapses.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail & Mulan
It is night on the walls of Fiore. The navy blue blanket of the skies that was once dusted by the bright stars were now covered by grey skies. A lone soldier was on his patrol.
It was late, and sleep seemed to be taking over him. So he decided to walk a little faster to keep himself awake for the rest of his shift. Even though Fiore will sleep quietly tonight, the Emperor cannot take risks of letting his guard down in case the enemies attack.
Just then, the soldier's helmet was knocked off by a black raven. The soldier frowned at the black fowl as it cries out. The soldier then tried to pick his helmet from the floor, when he saw a grappling hook appeared and hooked itself on the wall.
This alarmed the soldier, before he can even yell at the other guards inside the walls, a barrage of grappling hooks appeared before him. Terrified, the soldier ran to the nearest tower to light a fire signal, to inform the people that they are being attacked.
As he ran, he was then greeted by two men, each with a twisted smile on their faces. The soldier did not dare to look at the red stain from their unsheathed swords. He knew too well that that blood came from his fellow soldiers inside that tower.
He took his chances and ran to the ladder. He narrowly escaped the two men, as he struggled to pull himself up from the ledge.
As soon as he got up, he took a torch and was about to light signal when he came face to face with man. He quickly recognized who the man is, he is no other than Midnight, the leader of Oracion Seis.
But this did not stop the soldier from lighting the signal. Midnight's grin became wider when he saw the other signals lit up from the other towers.
"Now all of Fiore knows you're here" the soldier said bravely, not minding the cold sweat on his forehead.
Midnight seemed to be amused,
"That's good, let them know what fear really is" Midnight smiled, his dark eyes reflecting the wild flickering of the flames.
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"Emperor Yajima!" General Simon yelled as he marched in the Emperor's Throne room. He have just learned of the of Oracion Seis's triumph over the wall of Fiore. Simon was quite aware that the fall of the wall would earn the Oracion Seis an easier access to the Emperor. For he knew too well that their leader, Midnight, would do anything to reach the Emperor. And as the General of the Imperial Army, he would die first before he lets such a dark fate to happen.
Emperor Yajima looked at the general. He can see through the young man's eyes that he was troubled. And he knew that the matter the general will discuss is serious.
"Oracion Seis has taken the walls of Fiore, they are under the leadership of Midnight. I have prepared my troops outside your palace so that they cannot reach you" Simon said sternly and Yajima stood up from his throne.
"No, tell your troops to protect my people. The sudden attack of Oracion Seis is alarming, we must be prepared for his attack" Yajima stated before turning to his councilman, "Deliver conscription notices throughout all the provinces. Call up reserves and as many recruits as possible"
Simon seemed to be surprised at the orders of the Emperor.
"Forgive me, sire. But I believe that my troops can stop Midnight" Simon said, and Yajima shook his head.
"I am not willing to take any more risks, General. A single grain of rice can tip the scale. One man may be the difference between victory and defeat" Yajima said and Simon said no more. He smiled faintly to himself. How can he be so foolish to think that his troops will be enough? The Emperor is truly wise.
Simon bowed down to the Emperor before taking his leave.
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Meanwhile, Erza played with a grain of rice in her rice bowl while reading through a scroll.
"Quiet, demure" she said as she took a bite from the mouthful of rice pressed between her chopsticks.
"Graceful. Polite. Delicate" she continued with her mouth full of food and took the brush tucked in her ear as she wrote the text in her arm.
"Refined, poised and punctual!" Erza grinned as she finished the writing the last word on her arm. She felt proud that she came up with such a wonderful idea of writing her cheat notes on her arm. Erza gently put down her brush, before something crossed her mind.
"Crap! I forgot! I have chores to do!" Erza quickly jumped out of her bed and scurried outside her house while gently blowing at the wet ink on her skin.
Just then, she saw her dog that was sleeping softly and Erza had an idea. Erza took a stick, tied a bone at its end and tied the whole stick and sack of grain at the tail of her dog. She woke the animal and it was awake the moment it set its eyes at the prize that hung above it.
"Would you willing to help me with my chores today, little guy?" Erza smiled as she opened the door so that the dog can run through it.
"With that taken care of, I'll change my clothes for a while" Erza thought. After doing so, she went to the kitchen to prepare tea for her adoptive grandfather, Makarov.
Erza was an orphan. Makarov found her in her village that was engulfed by flames when they were attacked by Imperial enemies long ago. The old man was soldier back then, now he was retired and often stayed at home.
From then on, she was brought into his home, only to discover that he was alone with his other cousin. His son was a merchant and left home, bringing the old man's grandson along too. Erza felt sad for the old man, even though he has brought such honour in his family's name after the war.
And now, she needs to bring their family honour by being a perfect bride. That's a woman's job after all. Their sole purpose was to find a suitable husband to serve and bore him sons. Today, she will meet the matchmaker, so that she can fulfil her mission in life dictated by the society.
Erza put the teacup and teapot on a tray and she dashed to the family shrine to greet her grandfather.
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Makarov knelt down on his knees and bowed down in front of a tomb stone made with polished stone. He read through the names of the ancestors engraved on the stone before closing his eyes as he said his prayer.
"Honorable, ancestors. Please help Erza impress the matchmaker today…" he said solemnly, his voice echoing through the silence of the shrine. Just then a loud barking of a dog was heard as it ran around the Makarov, leaving traces of grain on the floor. Soon enough he heard chickens jump out behind him and fed on the grain the dog has left earlier.
Makarov can feel his blood boil. What in the world did that brat do again?!
"Please. Please help her" Makarov prayed, which seemed like he was already begging since he believed his granddaughter wasn't really the most feminine woman he knew.
"Grandpa! I brought you some tea!" Erza yelled as she scurried to the shrine, skipping through the flight of stairs. Just when she was about to get inside the shrine, she ran over her grandfather, causing the tray she was holding to fall to the ground, along with a teacup. Luckily, the old man was able to catch the teapot with his staff.
"Erza!" Makarov said, his brow furrowed and frowned at the clumsiness of his granddaughter. Erza confidently took out a spare from her pocket
"I brought a spare" she said confidently as she poured the tea in the cup,
"Remember, the doctor said three cups in the morning-" Erza smiled while Makarov' frown went deeper when Erza wasn't paying attention when he's calling her.
"Erza" he tried again
"-and three at night" Erza finished and Makarov sighed as he took the cup from Erza's hand.
"Erza, you should already be in town. Your aunt is waiting for you there. We are counting on you to-" Makarov said sternly, but was quite annoyed by the confident look on Erza's face.
"To uphold the family honour" Erza finished for him, "Don't worry, grandpa. I'm not gonna let anybody down" she grinned as she tugged her sleeve to hide her cheat notes on her arm.
"Wish me luck!" Erza yelled as she ran to the stables.
"You'd better hurry up, brat! Your aunt isn't very much fond of waiting!" Makarov called, and watched as Erza disappeared into the stables.
"What a kid, makes me worried even more. I'd better pray some more" Makarov sighed as he went back inside the shrine.
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"Where the hell is that brat?!" Polyrusica's frown deepened as she watched caravans hastily pass through the road in front of her. She was waiting for a red-haired brat on horse to appear anytime soon.
"Polyrusica-san? Is Erza-san here yet? The matchmaker is not a patient woman…" Lisanna said sheepishly, clearly afraid at the glare the older woman threw at her.
"Neither am I, girl. Do you think I take pleasure in waiting under sun here?!" Polyrusica snapped and Lisanna laughed nervously.
"Of all the days to be late! That girl will definitely get it this time" Polyrusica complained as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"Well, I think it would be better is you prayed to your ancestors for luck" Lisanna suggested which earned her another glare from the old woman.
"How lucky can they be? They're all dead. And don't you have anything else to do?" Polyrusica said and Lisanna sweat-dropped at this before returning back to the bathhouse.
"Stupid Makarov, why did I even agree to this?!" the old woman muttered. Just then, a black stallion came dashing towards the bathhouse. It halted and Polyrusica saw Erza jump off the horse.
Gods, she looked terrible. Her red hair was a mess and you can see some straws stuck in it. Her clothes were covered in dust and her face was no different than her clothes.
"I'm here!" Erza grinned then frowned when she saw the disapproving look from her aunt.
"But, Polyrusica-" she tried to explain but the old woman won't have any of her explanations.
"None of your excuses. Let's get you cleaned up, you look terrible" Polyrusica literally pushed her inside the bath house. Erza was complaining along the way. As she was pushed inside, Erza saw two familiar women. She saw Lisanna who smiled at her sweetly and the other one was Evergreen, who didn't look too happy.
"This is what you give me to work with?" Evergreen said disgustedly as she took a few tresses of Erza's hair. Erza frowned at the woman beside her. Whatever does she mean by that?!, Erza thought.
"Well, I've seen worse!" Lisanna said and Erza looked at Lisanna. Not believing what she was hearing.
"You'd better turn that sow's ear into a silk purse, Evergreen" Polyrusica said as she watched Evergreen and Lisanna take Erza out of her thick clothing and push her in the freezing tub.
"Damn! This is freezing!" Erza said shakily as she hugged herself in the tub. Polyrusica then grinned when she saw the look on Erza's face.
"It would've been warm if you were here on time, brat" the old woman grinned and Erza frowned at this. Evergreen then threw a bucket of water over Erza's head and washed it.
"We'll have you washed and dried" Evergreen grinned as she buried Erza's head under a foam of soap. Erza was uncomfortable. Definitely uncomfortable. She knew that she and Evergreen isn't fond of each other too much, but the bitch is enjoying this too much.
"Primped and polished till you glow with pride" Lisanna chirped as she gave Evergreen two bottles. Evergreen took it and poured almost the whole bottle on Erza's head.
"I'll definitely cut her head off after this…" Erza thought grimly
"Trust my recipe for instant bride" Evergreen continued and Erza scoffed at this.
"You mean to tell me that you married a panda bear who can't finish a sentence without 'man' in it" Erza thought
"I trust that you'll bring honour to us all, Erza" Lisanna gave Erza an assuring smile and Erza returned the smile and nodded thanks at the white-haired girl.
Polyrusica took Erza's arm to scrub it with a sponge, and saw the text written on it.
"Erza… What is this?" Polyrusica gave Erza a scolding look. The redhead quickly took her arm away and her face turned red with embarrassment.
"It's notes. In case I forget something…" Erza said sheepishly.
"It seems like you'll need more luck than I thought" Evergreen snickered. She and Erza then glared at each other.
After Erza's horrible bathtime, she was currently undergoing a torturous hair make-over with Mirajane and Kagura.
Erza felt like her head was going to get ripped apart when the two women combs her hair. She stared at Mirajane who wore a sweet smile, but Erza knew too well that behind that smile, Mirajane was clearly enjoying inflicting pain on her. Kagura on the other side didn't seem to hold any grudge to her. In fact, Kagura was too passionate in making Erza look beautiful that she was unaware that she was close in ripping her hair of her head.
"Wait and see" Mirajane smiled.
"It's not something I'm willing to see" Erza said in her mind
"When we're through, boys would gladly go to war for you, sister" Kagura said, her cheek were tinted pink just at the thought of Erza looking good, which caused her to pull Erza's haired harder.
"With good fortune and a great hairdo" Mirajane added as she bundled Erza's hair in a bun and Kagura tied it together with a blue ribbon.
"Is that how you got your secret lover to stay with you, Mira?" Erza thought as she frowned at Mirajane.
"You'll bring honour to us all, sister" Kagura said as she put a mirror in front of Erza's face.
When she's done with that hellish hair make-over, Polyrusica took Erza to find clothes that Erza will wear. As they walked, Erza asked the old woman.
"Why the hell am I doing this anyway?" Erza asked and Polyrusica raised her brow at the woman before answering.
"A girl can bring her family great honour in one way" Polyrusica started but Erza's attention was diverted when she saw the town bystanders, Macau and Wakaba play a board game at the side.
"By striking a good match"
Wakaba seemed to be in the winning side and Macau was walking in thin line.
"Shit, at this rate, I'll lose" Macau groaned and Wakaba laughed.
"Come on, accept your defeat, Macau" Wakaba leaned on his chair and grinned. Erza then paused and moved a piece on Macau's side. Causing Macau to earn a checkmate against Wakaba.
Macau cheered and Wakaba was too shocked to even say something. Erza grinned and Polyrusica dragged Erza away from the two men.
"And this could be the day you get that match." Polyrusica glared at Erza, and the redhead turned her head away.
As they reached their destination. Erza was greeted by two women, Cana and Kinana.
Erza was soon stripped off her clothes, only to be given a new clothing. She stood on a stool as the women did her work on her.
She watched Kinana, she seemed to be a natural at this.
"Men want girls with good taste, you know" Kinana smiled up at Erza to which Erza returned.
Erza averted her attention at the brunette who struggled to keep her balance as she puts on some garments on Erza.
"*hic* Calm*hic*" Cana said and Erza noticed that her face was red. And she staggered to get a turquoise ribbon from the stash.
"Wait, she's drunk?!" Erza thought, clearly alarmed when she realized that Cana was a wreck.
"Obedient and works fast-paced" Kinana chirped as she took a red ribbon and wrapped it around Erza's waist. Cana, who staggered to the other side, took the ribbon.
"With *hic* good breeding and *hic* a tiny *hic* waist" Cana finished as she harshly pulled the ribbon on Erza's waist to tighten the ribbon on Erza's waist.
Polyrusica then dragged Erza to another place where she'll have her make-up.
"Remember Erza, we all must serve our emperor who guards us from the enemies. A man by bearing arm and a girl by bearing sons"
"Yeah, right. Can't girls bear a sword?" Erza thought,
Soon enough they reached the place. Erza detested it. She doesn't like the feeling of powder on her skin and anything else placed on her face.
"When we're through, you cannot fail, brat" Polyrusica warned Erza as she watched Millianna put something red on Erza's lips.
"You'll be like a lotus blossom, soft and pale." Millianna said and Erza gave the younger woman a sheepish smile.
Erza felt a bit confident since everyone was supporting her and encouraging her.
"You must definitely not fail, or else, you'll get it" Except that old woman over there.
After that, she was given other stuff like pendants, jade necklace and they even fed her an apple, for crying out loud.
When she was ready, she was thrown out of the house by Polyrusica for she will be late for her meeting with the matchmaker.
"Ancestors, hear my plea. Help not to make a fool of me. And to not uproot my family, keep my grandfather standing tall" Erza prayed in her thoughts. Then she felt someone tug at her sleeve.
It was Lisanna who gasped for air as she reached out the umbrella to Erza. Erza quickly took it and ran to the line of women who were marching to the matchmaker's home.
When Erza reached the end of the line. She can feel herself get nervous at the same time, excited. For little did she know that after this fateful day, her destiny will begin to unfold.
