Chapter seven

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Falling to the ground in sparkling blue smoke, Mushu rose up with a loud "I live!"

The great ansestor rolled his eyes. "Not again, uggghhh gurdians." Turning to the great ansestor, Mushu

spoke to him in a charming voice "Good mornin' great ansestor, so you got a job for your ol' pal?" Mushu had a big smile on his face, and his

claws were folded together in a pleading fashion. "Obviously, I do. Why else would I put myself through this tourture?" Mushu looked up at his boss 'hurt'.

"Well fine if you feel that way, I'll just be on my way." Mushu said his head down and ears drooping. Then as if thinking better of it he turned around instead and said

"Well, better now. So what is my first assighment? Maybe taking someone to war again? Saving someone from a terrible fate?........" Mushu kept going on and on, until he had to shout Mushu's name. "MUSHU!"

Stopping in mid-sentence, Mushu stared up at his boss. "Sorry bout' that you know me,just get a little carried away sometimes." Clearing his throat Mushu said "Continue." "Alright then, I want you to go to the Imperial City to be with Mulan, you'll see what you need to do when you get there."

Mushu mouth dropped open. "That's it? You wake me up to give me a assighment I have to figure out myself?" Mushu looked unenthuseastic. "I'll just send someone else." As soon as he raised his staff Mushu's eyes went wide 'Whoa, whoa alright alright I'll go, I just don't get why you have to be so confusin' that's all."

"Then go, and don't return until you finish your mission." "Yeah, yeah I know." As if he had a grand idea Mushu brightened up and said "Hey, hey where's my friend? Cri-kee? Where's he at?" Smirking the ansestor pointed behind Mushu. Smiling Mushu said "Hey there buddy, let's get goin'." Chirping Cri-kee followed Mushu out of the temple.

Arriving at the Imperial City, Mushu sighed. "Well this looks familliar." Cri-kee chirped something to Mushu and he immediatly brightened. "Yeah your right, I can't wait to surprise my baby." Walking through the giant palace doors, Mushu acted like a spy on a mission. Hiding behind walls and shifting his eyes around. Finnaly, he found Mulan's room, and rapped on the door gently. Opening the door, Mulan looked around. "Is anyone there?" She said looking all around. Mushu tugged at the bottom of her dress. "Look

down." He said. Looking down a little surprised Mulan smiled. "Mushu, how did you get here? I missed you!" Jumping up on her shoulder, and huggig her neck Mushu said "Hey, Imissed you to, you know me I can't stay away from my baby that long." Smiling Mulan looked down at the cricket "Hi Cri'kee, I missed you to!" The cricket chirpped softly.

After talking for about a half hour, Mulan said "Hey, I have someone I want you to meet, follow me." Curious Mushu and Cri'kee followed Mulan down the hallway.

Knocking on the door, Mulan entered with Mushu and Cri-kee. Mulan thought about what she was doing for a moment, and decided it would be ok. "Lin, i have someone I would like you to meet." Looking back at Mushu she gestered for him to come foward. As he did May Lin stared at him, very curious. "Mushu, this is May Lin, and May Lin this is Mushu. He's my friend and guardian dragon." Not knowing what to say, May Lin only smiled and simply said

"Hi." Breaking the awkward silence, Mushu smiled. "Well hello, there. It's a pleasure to meet you ummmm what should I call you? Lin? May Lin?" May Lin giggled "Whichever one you want, it doesn't bother me." Thinking for a moment, he said "Well then I'll call you May seems different then what everyone else calls you. May Lin smiled the tiny red dragon seemed to make her smile a lot. "Alright that sounds good to me." She said.

When they left the room Mushu said "Are you sure that was alright?" Mulan smiled down at her friend "Yeah, I think it's time for people to meet you, I mean not everyone but maybe Shang." Mushu smiled "Well I would'nt mind that." Cri-kee had met May Lin as well and he did'nt mind meeting at least one more person.

That night, Mulan introduced Mushu to Shang. Suddenly a lot of things seemed to make sense to him. "So back at the camp when I first met you, you were talking to yourself and you said Mushu at one point. That was him?" Mulan nodded. It was a relief that she could finally introduce Mushu to people, even if it was only two. Mushu and Shang got along really well. They talked about Mulan, and Ping. Ho she was in the army evenabout what happened to Shan Yu's hawk.

When Shang heard what Mushu did to it he could'nt hold back his laughter. Cri'kee liked Shang to, Mushu was the translator for Cri'kee since he only chirpped and no one could understand what he was saying. Everything was going well, until they heard screams coming from May Lin's room. They all ran down the hall to May Lin's room. Opening the door Mulan and Shang rushed over to her. Mushu saw the look in her eyes and on her face. He was confused. What happened to her to make her look like that?

Why was she there in the first place and not at home with her famimly? Mushu had a lot of quetions he wanted to ask Mulan. Could May be part of his assighment? All of a sudden he was really curious. Mulan looked at him apoligetically and he smiled understanding. He had some work he needed to do.