Chapter 7: Defeated
Wolf laughed to himself now facing Shang who looked in shock and rage. Suddenly the flapping of wings made Wolf stop and look behind him. It was Ho Chi he flapped his wings up and down in the air. He roared at Wolf as a sign that he should have done what he did. Wolf backed up slowly. Mulan looked up at Wolf and waved at him. "No...." Wolf replied.
Shang smiled she was ok. Ho Chi landed on top of the balcony walking towards Wolf showing off his teeth. Wolf fell down and stayed there watching in fear as Ho Chi came closer and closer. Mushu jumped off him and went towards Shang. Mulan stayed on top of Ho Chi.
The guys that were holding Shang went off to go help Wolf and try to kill Ho Chi. Shang was there left along to deal with any in coming guys that tried to come and help. The men went in front of Ho Chi and waved their swords and other weapons around. They began to whipe their swords back and forth trying to cut him but Ho Chi either blocked them off with his teeth or stomped on them.
The gang came in the palace were Ho Chi and everyone else was. "Guys there is Captain Li! Let's go help." Chien Po said pointing out Shang in the distance. They ran to him and helped him fight off the Mongols.
Men surrounded Ho Chi. He roared in anger as they cut him and tried to get on top of him. Mulan helped by picking up a bow and arrow and shooting who ever tried to harm Ho Chi. Then a man got on Ho Chi and pushed Mulan off. She landed on the ground right beside Ho Chi. The man jumped off and ran towards Mulan with his sword.
"Ho Chi!" He turned over to see Mulan on the ground looking into the man in fear that was coming full speed towards her. He wiped around and with his teeth grabbed the man and shook his head back and forth then let him go making him fall to the ground. He was dead. Ho Chi then leaned right over Mulan to protect her from any one who dared to come towards her.
"Rahhhhhh..." He roared and turned his head to the right to see that Wolf had pierced him with his sword right in the stomach. He groaned as he began to go towards Wolf, he was then being beat up on the other side.
"No! Leave him alone." She grabbed her sword and went after the men that were abusing Ho Chi. Ho Chi began to get weaker in the legs. He fell to the ground. Mulan kept fighting the many guys that were near Ho Chi. He groaned he was in so much pain. He felt hi eyes begin to get heavy a bit.
Suddenly Wei and his men came charging in waving their swords around. They helped Mulan take down the guys. "Are you ok?" Wei asked
"Yeah, I'm fine." She then went towards Ho Chi who was still on the ground. "Ho Chi! Ho Chi look at me, please." He slowly looked at Mulan with innocent eyes. She began to softly cry. Tears ran down her face. "No." she said in a low tone whisper. Ho Chi then rested his head back down but kept his eyes opened. He was breathing hard to try to stay alive as long as possible. She put her arms around his head. He groaned in pain. Mulan then looked up to see Wolf laughing and fighting at the same time. She gritted her teeth. She looked at the sword that lay next to her that was full of blood. She took it and began to go after him with it.
Ho Chi watched and tried to call her back but she didn't come back. Without him noticing she screamed to him, "Wolf this ends here and now!" He turned around to see that she was in a fighting stance holding the sword in both hands. He smiled at her, "As you wish." He wiped his sword against hers trying to make her drop it, but she kept a strong grip on it and their swords crashed back and forth against each other.
Ho Chi watched as she fought against Wolf. Mulan was fast witch gave a little bit of an advantage. She then cut him on the arm. He backed away a bit and held his arm where she cut it. He looked at her then with anger, "You shouldn't have done that, now you will pay." Even with his wounded arm now he still fought strong. Mulan began to get tiered once more and found her sword drop to the ground right next to her. Wolf then kicked her in the stomach making her fall to the ground.
Mushu went over to Ho Chi who was still moaning. "Ho Chi, Ho Chi you got to get up Wolf is going to kill Mulan." He then looked over to Mulan who was on the ground looking at Wolf. He growled.
Shang finished off the one guy that went towards him then his attentions went to Mulan. "Mulan!" But before he could even go to Mulan he saw Ho Chi go over to them.
"Now, you will die and China will go with you!" He cocked his head back and laughed. He then took the sword and raised it above his head but then felt Ho Chi breathing on him. He looked up and suddenly he felt Ho Chi's teeth around him. He screamed in the pain and fear. Mulan covered her eyes to not watch the scene. When she looked up again she saw Ho Chi looking down at her.
She looked to her right and saw Wolf's dead body lying there right next to him. An arrow then whipped through Ho Chi's skin. "Rahh......" He then began to fall onto the balcony, making a big thud sound.
"No!" Mulan once again ran over to him. He moaned once again. Mulan then felt the balcony begin to crack. "Mulan, we have to get out of here." Mushu said as he popped out of no where.
"No, I can't leave him!" Mulan said as she tried to push Ho Chi up. It was no use. "Please, Ho Chi get up!" His eyes began to flutter, he groaned. Shang heard this and saw Mulan knelling right next to the laying Ho Chi. He began to run towards her. It began to crack even more now. Shang stopped near the edge of the balcony and noticed it was cracking.
"Mulan, get out of there, the balcony is going to collapse."
"I can't leave Ho Chi!" She yelled back in response. Shang took the chance and ran towards her. Every time he stepped it make cracking noises. He kneeled down next to Mulan and put his hands on her shoulders. "Come on, we have to go."
"I can't leave him, Shang." As she turned to him looking at him with fearfully but confident eyes.
"Listen Mulan, I am not going to lose you again, now please if we don't get out of here we are all going to die." She looked at him and turned her attention back to Ho Chi. She looked at him with sad eyes and kissed him on the head. A tear escaped from her eyes. She turned to Shang and they ran back inside.
The balcony began to crack even more and it then began to crumble into pieces. Mulan watched as she held on to Shang. Then the whole balcony fell making Ho Chi go with it. Mulan began to run towards him, but Shang held her back, she screamed out, "Ho Chi!" She struggled to go over there but Shang repeatedly said,
"There's nothing you can do." She turned to him and put her head on his chest and began to cry hard. He put his arms around her and held her tight in his grasp. He leaned his head against hers to comfort her.
The gang then came towards them, all beaten up. "Guys we did it, they're......." Yao stopped when Mulan and Shang turned around with frowns on their faces.
"Ho Chi, he didn't make it." She began to cry once more on Shang's chest. The gang looked at her then the fighting and the destruction that was made. People were still fighting, it wasn't over yet.
A man yelled out at them, Mulan looked over it was the guy that Wolf was talking to when he talked about his plans. It was his second in command. "How dare you kill our leader, man get ready!" They were all surrounded. "You will die Fa Mulan." Shang held onto her tighter.
"Not if I have something to say about it." Shang stared right at him. Mulan looked at him, he was protecting her. The Mongols that were surrounding them all aimed their arrows at them and were ready to shoot at any time. Shang and the gang all got out their swords ready to fight.
Shang whispered into her ear, "When I say go you run." She looked at him confused she didn't want to leave them here with all the fighting.
"Shang, No there is too many." He looked at her.
"I wont take no for an answer, this is an order!" She nodded her head and stood by Shang getting ready for his command.
"Get them." He ordered and they began to fight. Shang pushed her out of the way and yelled to her, "Go Mulan! Go!" She ran with all her might. Fighting the tears. Mushu was on her shoulder the whole time hiding behind her hair.
She abruptly stopped when she thought to herself, "I can't leave them." She turned around and ran back to them. "Hey, catch this!" With that the man looked and got kicked in the face. Shang looked at her, "I told you to run!"
She made her way to him and said, "A solder doesn't leave her Captain." She was right he grinned to himself and continued fighting.
After minuets of fighting Mulan and Shang faced each other and smiled. Then out of no where Mulan was shot with an arrow. The pressure of the arrow hitting her made her fall down. She cried of pain. Shang and the others ran to her side.
"Mulan, Mulan look at me ok." Shang said placing his hands around her face. They all looked at the arrow. "One of you go get help!" Yao got up and ran to find a doctor.
"Shang it hurts!" She cringed.
"I know it does, just stay calm ok." He stared at her, she looked so helpless, and innocent. It killed him to see her like this. He heard a man in back of him chuckle to himself. Shang turned around to see that it was the second in command guy. He held up a bow and arrow, but wasn't aiming it. Shang figured he must have been the one that shot her.
He got Ling's bow and arrow and aimed it at him, "Hey what are you doing?" Ling said Shang took the shot and hit the guy down to the ground. Ling looked at whom he shot and got his answer. "Oh..."
When Shang looked back at Mulan, her eyes were closed, he shook her a bit. "Mulan......Mulan! Come on stay with me." No answer, he put his fingers on her neck to find a pulse. Her breathing got slower, she had fainted.
"Captain, come this way!" Yao said screaming over everyone. Shang took Mulan in his arms and had Ling, and Chien Po protects them while he walked with her in his arms.
Yao lead them to a clear spot with no body there to bother them. Shang slowly and carefully put her down on some grass. He stroked her hair then her cheek. "Captain, men, I will need you to stay outside while I tend to her." The doctor said as he approached from behind them. Shang took one last look at her and left the tent with the gang right beside them.
The war was over now! And many people died. Bodies were being taken away. China had won the battle. Shang and the others waited outside while everyone one else was getting treated and celebrating the great victory. Wei and his group of guys came along happy as ever cheering and hollering. He approached Shang and the gang, "Wow can you guys believe that we did it and all those dragons and Mulan........Hey were is the heroine by the way?" Shang raised his head and looked at Wei. "Shang?"
"She got injured.....And we haven't heard news from the doctor yet." He lowered his head back down and put his hands over his face. Wei and his men turned to each other and showed each other surprising and sadness in their faces. Their celebrating ended right then.