Chapter 2: Mulan

(*PRESENT DAY*)


The TARDIS materialized in a dark alley with just barely enough room to step outside and walk into the actual city. First, the eleventh Doctor stepped out. Today, was a family trip. His wife, River Song, stepped outside next, followed by her parents Amy Pond and Rory Williams. The four of them moved out of the alley and onto the crowded city street. There were many tall buildings surrounding them and each one had ancient Chinese architecture. Much of the city was decorated with red Chinese lamps. The city practically glowed under the night sky.

"What did I tell you?" The Doctor asked in a happy tone. "You haven't lived until you've had a summer night in ancient China."

"You say that like it's my first time." River said.

"Well it's our first time." Rory said, referring to himself and Amy.

"It's beautiful, Doctor." Amy said.

The four of them walked through the city, taking in the sights and the smells. They eventually came to a small public park. They walked through it, as if it were a small forest within the city, similar to Central Park in New York City. Suddenly, they saw a fight going on. There was a man pinned to a tree. The one pinning the man to the tree was dressed like a warrior, with a helmet that covers his entire face. The warrior held his sword to the man's throat.

"Tell me what I need to know!" The warrior yelled. "Where are the fairies!"

"Fairies?" The Doctor, Amy, Rory, and River all thought to themselves. What were fairies doing in Ancient China? The Doctor, Amy, and Rory had a bad experience with an evil fairy named Ria when they were last with Snow White in the Enchanted Forest. River suddenly pulled out a small laser gun from her pocket. She then shot a laser at the top of the tree, causing it to combust. As it did, the warrior let his guard down, allowing for the other man to escape into the night. The warrior then turned towards River and aimed his sword at her. The Doctor stepped in the middle.

"Let's not get in a big fight here." The Doctor said.

"You're dark magic is not welcome here." The warrior said.

"It's all science." River said.

"Everybody just relax." The Doctor said.

River lowered her weapon. The warrior did as well.

"What do the Chinese want with fairies?" Amy asked.

"Chinese?" The warrior asked.

"You're not Chinese?" Rory asked.

"I don't know what that is." The warrior replied.

"Do you know where we are?" River asked.

"This is my home." The warrior said. "I fought for the Emperor to defend this kingdom. Who are you?"

"I'm the Doctor." He said. "This is Amy, Rory, and River."

"Why have you come here?" The warrior asked.

"We were just passing through." Amy said. "The Doctor wouldn't stop talking about how beautiful this part of China is."

"What?" The warrior asked. "I've never heard of China. Perhaps it exists, but it is not here."

"Then where are we?" Rory asked.

"Where have we been before in all the universe where fairies are real?" Amy asked.

"The Enchanted Forest." The Doctor said. "We're in the Enchanted Forest aren't we?"

"Yes. Where are you from?" The warrior asked.

"Another world." The Doctor said. "What is your name sir? Perhaps you can tell us what's going on here."

"Sir?" The warrior asked.

Then, the warrior took off the helmet that covered the face. Then, long black haired flowed down and they could see that the warrior was in fact a woman.

"You're a woman." River said with a smile.

"My name is Mulan." She said.

Amy and Rory froze with excitement. In their travels of magical worlds they'd met Alice from Wonderland, the Queen of Hearts, Snow White, Rumplestiltskin, and the Evil Queen. However, they never thought they'd ever meet Mulan.

"What's going on with the fairies here?" River asked.

"They're disappearing." Mulan said. "I think I know what's happened to them specifically. The Sorcerer's Hat was stolen and brought here by a crazy woman. I think she's sucking the fairies inside to make the hat's power stronger. I was asked by a powerful sorceress to get the hat back. If I don't, she'll kill my...friends. I overheard that man I was attacking say something about fairies, a hat, and a woman, but now he got away."

"So there's a magic hat that sucks in fairies?" Amy asked.

"Of course there is." Rory said with his typical sarcasm. "Why wouldn't there be? We're in a land of magic."

"We'll have to go to China some other time." The Doctor said. "It looks like now we're helping Mulan."