Chapter 4: The secret is out!
It was the day! The day in which they would get slatured like animals and they wouldn't even be prepared for it. Shang still mad about what Chi Fu said stayed in his tent while the guys were eating lunch. Mulan had gone back into the forest to see Mushu and Ho Chi. Chi Fu walked his self in Shang's tent," Sir, you should be getting the men ready, what if the Mongols come and your not prepared?"
" Get out of my tent!" He responded with a stern tone of voice, he didn't even turn around to see that it was him. Chi Fu walked out of his tent and started writing on his note pad.
Chi Fu smiled evilly when leaving the tent, " Aw..... Poor Captain, I wonder what is bothering him, (chuckled to himself) Hum... you will watch your precious Mulan die before you, and you wont be able to do a thing about it." He walked away silently chanting to his self.
Mulan was helping Ho Chi take the last bandage off his leg. " There, good as new." She said planting a smile on her face. Ho Chi looked at him leg and turned towards Mulan again and rubbed his head against her body as if saying thank you. She giggled a bit, she then stopped and looked at Ho Chi in the eyes " Mushu do you think I will ever be able to um.... Ride Ho Chi?" Mushu popped up in front of her.
" Are you crazy, do you know how fast dragons can go, you wouldn't be able to hold on!"
She didn't pay attention, she just kept stroking Ho Chi who almost purred like a cat when doing so. " I wonder if you would let me ride you?" She said to Ho Chi who just looked at her with those big black eyes. She smiled to herself.
" Mulan, don't even think about it!" Mushu said jumping in front of her once more.
" All right, all right I wont." Khan walked towards her and nudged her on her back. She then faced Khan and petted him on his nose. " I better get going now, bye Mushu bye, Ho Chi!" She mounted on Khan and gathered her reins together and galloped away towards camp.
When she got onto the trail Khan immediately stopped and got on his back legs. " Khan Wahoo! Stop!" Khan got back down still in a fussy mood though, she looked towards the ground and saw the gravel moving ever so slightly. She looked up, a cloud of dust was in the air, she saw horses with men on them in black and gray coats on coming her way! It was the Mongols, and they were coming fast towards her direction! " Khan lets go back to camp now!" Khan turned around and galloped hard towards the camp.
Mulan could hear the horses coming faster and faster her way. " Come on Khan!" She yelled at Khan with fear that they were going to be seen. She could see the gates now that surrounded the camp.
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One of the men that were guarding the gates saw Mulan, " Hey there she is why is she riding so fast?" He said looking at the other guard, who then all of a sudden his eyes got big.
" Open the gates now, get the men ready the Mongols are here!" The other man who first pointed it out looked back into Mulan's direction and saw what must have been millions of men in black coats on their horses, coming right towards them full speed.
Word got out in the camp quickly! Shang came out of his tent he heard the news. Seeing the men get ready for the unexpected war, he looked for Mulan, but couldn't find her. " Where's Mulan?" He yelled out, there was no answer to his question. He screamed out again, " Hey where is Mulan?" One man then pointed in the direction of where the army of Mongols was coming. Shang looked in the direction that the man pointed to and saw Mulan running for her life with a huge army right behind her.
"Oh My god!" Was all he could say in response.
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Mulan was racing trying to get into the gates as fast as she could. The gates were open for her to come in. She was almost there, all of a sudden Khan neighed and fell to the ground with Mulan still on him as he was on the ground. She stayed there near Khan as the huge army of men jumped over them and passed her by and went into the camp. She could hear the yells of men, the swords clashing into people's bodies. She cringed as she heard all of this.
She finally got up and mounted back onto Khan, and rode into camp. She entered the doorways of the camp and stared at the sight before her, there must have been millions of men fighting! She took out her sword and charged towards them and began to fight near side her comrades.
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Shang on the other hand was fighting on foot, killing every guy that came at him. " Shang, watch out!" Shang heard Mulan's voice and turned around and saw a man coming towards him but the man stopped right in his foot steps and landed on the ground in front of Shang. He noticed the arrow in the man's back, She saved me, he thought.
Three guys came after Shang then with their swords high in the air. Shang grinned, this won't be difficult he thought as he raised hi sword and began to fight them all at once.
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Mulan got off khan and fought with all her might as she was on the ground. She began to grew tiered. Wolf, who was off his horse, saw Mulan and approached her. He grabbed her from behind and held the blade to her throat. " Drop your sword or I will kill you." Mulan did as she was told. He walked with her towards his horse, which was near Chi Fu. " Chi Fu what are you doing here?" She asked in shock.
" Aw... poor dear I made an alliance with them, I would take them to the palace then they would kill you." Chi Fu smiled at her, she gritted her teeth at him.
" Raaaaaaaahhhhh!" A huge roar came from inside the forest, Everyone stopped and turned towards the forest where it came from. Mulan smiled it was Ho Chi he was coming to rescue her.
Trees were crashing down and then suddenly a huge dark red dragon came out " Raaaaaaahhhhh" He roared one more time and he spread out his bat like wings and began to fly up high in the air. Everyone ran in all sorts of directions so as to not get eaten by him.
He glided through the air firing his flame onto the Mongols. " Help!" Mulan said as she struggled to get out of Wolf's grip. Shang looked in her direction and saw that she was in Wolf's hands. " Mulan!" He yelled out as he ran towards her.
" Shan......." Wolf covered her mouth but it was already to late he saw Shang coming at him with his sword in rage. He laughed to his self and mounted on his horse putting Mulan right in front of him.
" You guys come with me!" Wolf said as he pointed to a group of his men. " Chi Fu get on your horse and let's go now!"
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Mushu who was on top of Ho Chi was enjoying the excitement of killing down the Mongols. A rope then looped around Ho Chi's neck and he fell straight to the ground, with Mushu on him. Ho Chi stood up then on his back legs and roared, then more ropes came out of no where and went around him strangling him.
" Ah...Oh were in trouble now!" Mushu said going on top of Ho Chi and looking at the situation. As Ho Chi was tied down and he couldn't get free. But the men started to leave for some reason.
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Shang kept his eyes on Mulan so not to loss site of her. " Get him!" Wolf said commanding ten of his men to bring down Shang. With in five minuets the Mongols held him on his knees looking at Mulan still. " It looks like you lost Captain." Wolf said as he pointed out the camp Shang gritted his teeth and realized he failed, failed his army, failed China, and Mulan. He sank his head down. " Yeahh......" Wolf said as he kicked his horse and he was off with Mulan with his men right behind him.
Chi Fu came up to Shang on his horse and said, " I tried to tell you Captain but you didn't listen." Shang looked up at him with his cold eyes, " You betrayed China! you........" One of the Mongols kicked him in the stomach making him cough up some blood.
" Kill him!" Chi Fu ordered then left to go with Wolf and his men. Shang began to get seriously beaten up by the men, and then Ling, Yao and Chien Po came knocking each of them down with their swords. Shang slowly got up and faced the gang who also looked beat up.
" Thanks...."
They nodded their heads, " Where's Mulan?" Chien Po added.
" They took her, I tried to stop them but I got ambushed. We have to get her back!" He then began to cough.
They all turned behind them and looked at the dead bodies on the ground, then to the dragon who was still tied up. No one was here, Only injured men trying to get help, and dead bodies that were covered in blood. Shang began to walk around looking to see if any one else was alive.
" Sir!" A man came up to him holding onto his right arm, which had a huge gash in it. " We have twenty guys who are injured the rest are dead."
" Raaahhh!" Their attentions turned to the dragon, which was struggling out of the ropes. Shang then walked towards the dragon, and went right in front of it, just staring at it.
" Sir, I don't think......." He put a hand on Shang's shoulder but Shang brushed it away. Mushu popped up and walked in front of Ho Chi, " Shang! Down here!" Shang looked down and saw Mushu on the ground, he bent down and said, " Who are you?"
" I am Mulan's guardian dragon, this is Ho Chi." Mushu said pointing to Ho Chi.
Shang raised an eyebrow. " She never told me about you and this.... Dragon?"
Mushu took a deep of breath and began his story. " But what about the dragon?" Ling said looking at Mushu for an answer.
" Just a couple days ago when we were in the forest for a ride we found him and we began to take care him, but she didn't want you guys to know because she didn't know how to explain it." Shang realized it was all making sense now. That's why she would go on frequent walks! Shang got up and took out his dagger.
" What are you doing?" Yao asked as he grabbed Shang's hand. " I'm setting it free, it is safe isn't it?" looking at Mushu for an answer. Mushu nodded his head and Shang began to cut the ropes. Ho Chi stretched out and looked at Shang and the others. Shang stared into his eyes like Mulan use to do. " We have to get Mulan back, can you help us?" Ho Chi nodded and spread out his wings. Shang smiled. " So you'll help us get mulan?" Shang said repeating the dragon then lifted his head up high and roared even louder then last time. Shang and the others covered their ears.
When they took their hands off their ears they heard other roars from a distance. Shang looked up into the sky and didn't see any thing at first but then saw what looked like other dragons coming their way.
It was dragons, and there must have been twenty or so other dragons in the air. Shang was shocked as much as the other guys. They stared at all them flying around in the air roaring at each other. " Well you coming or are you going to stay here and let Mulan and all of China die?" Mushu said as he got on top of Shang's shoulder and then looked at Ho Chi. Shang glanced at Ho Chi then turned back to Mushu who was waiting for an answer.
Shang smiled at Mushu and said, " Let's go!" Everyone cheered and got ready for their leave to save China and Fa Mulan!
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