It had been nearly two hours since Mulan had been injured and now night was
soon fast approaching. The soldiers had all gathered around the tent where
Mulan was being healed, waiting and hoping that she would be alright.
Cri Kee and I stood next to the tent hoping to hear anything that was happening but all we could hear were the medic's feet moving around.
Just when I was about to sneak in and see what was happening the medic walked out and called Shang to his side. Shang walked over and bent down to hear what the medic had to tell him. He gave the look of surprise and ran into the tent. I knew this was not going to be good, the medic must have found out her secret.
Chi Fu must have sensed this because he soon ran in and quickly came out with Mulan in his arms. "I knew there was something wrong with you," he sneered. Chi Fu then pulled out the band in Mulan's hair to show that she really was a woman. He then threw her into the snow. "Treacherous snake" He said angrily. Man that dude has issues.
Mulan looked up at them all. "My name is Mulan, I did it to save my father," she said to them.
"High Treason!" screamed Chi Fu.
"I didn't mean for it to go this far," said Mulan who sounded like she was in tears now.
"Ultimate dishonor," Chi Fu screamed again, which was loud enough to cause Mulan to go deaf.
"It was the only way, please believe me," she said. I could tell she was scared, but what could I do, I could only watch and hope that nothing bad was going to happen.
Chi Fu just ignored her and turned to Shang. "Huph, Captain?" he said.
Shang remained silent and slowly walked over to Khan and grabbed the sword. Khan reared knowing what was going to happen. Chi Fu then ordered the soldiers to restrain him while I stood there in shock knowing that mine and Mulan's time was almost up. I could not interfere because it was Shang's decision and us guardians could not interfere with other humans.
I watched in horror as Shang lifted the sword, Mulan just lay in the snow, willing to face what was to become of her. I had to close my eyes, I did not want to see her headless, not until she was a ghost.
CLANG
I then heard the sound of metal hitting the snow, Mulan's life must have ended just then but why was I not back at the temple. I opened my eyes.
Mulan was still alive and the sword was lying right in front of her. "A life for a life. My debt is repaid," said Shang. I guess he did not have a heart to do it since Mulan saved everyone, I sighed with relief. "Move out!" he said.
Chi Fu ran up to him "But you can't just...." He said but was interrupted by Shang who grabbed him. "I said move out," he said. Chi Fu stared at him for a moment, obviously stunned by his actions. He then walked away with the troops who began their trek to the imperial city. Mulan would be left behind to fend for herself. It was unfair but she was a girl now and the people at the imperial city would probably want her head for joining the army. At least I was there to take care of her.
Once the soldiers had all disappeared I came out and put some sticks and pieces of arrows in a pile next to her. I then lit a small fire, I would have made a larger one but I was cold since I had been out in the snow for so long and most of my fire had been used up when Mulan shot the cannon. I then walked away and looked for an arrow so I could roast a dumpling Mulan had in her sack, it had been a long day and I was hungry. Plus I could not face Mulan, if she had not been injured I would have been able to impress the ancestors, I decided to make that clear to her.
"I was this close, this close," I said showing how close I was with my claws. "I could have impressed the ancestors, got the top shelf, an entourage. Man all my fine work," I said and I then made a slicing motion near my neck to show that it would never happen.
I then grabbed a dumpling and began roasting it over the small fire. I also decided to show Mulan that I knew she was still there. "Hi," I said quietly.
"I should never have left home," she said to me.
"Eh you wanted to save your fathers life. Who knew you end up shaming him, disgracing your ancestors, and losing all your friends. You know, you just gotta, gotta learn to let these things go," I said as I began to cry. I now felt like a selfish piece of crap. It was all my fault, I should have made Mulan come back home, I should have told the ancestors the truth about Rocky; I should have never acted so self centered.
"Maybe I didn't go for my father. Maybe what I really wanted was to prove I could do things right. So when I looked in the mirror, I'd see someone worthwhile," she said as she looked at her reflection on her father's helmet. "But I was wrong, I see nothing," she said and threw the helmet in the snow.
I looked at the helmet and then looked up at Mulan, I saw a tear run down her cheek, I could not bear to see Mulan that way, I had to cheer her up.
I picked up the helmet and spat on it. "Well that's because it just needs a little spit that's all, let me shine this up for you," I said. I then held the helmet up to her face. "I can see you, look at you, you look so pretty," I said in a sweet voice. I then smiled at her but she continued to frown.
I then looked at my reflection on the helmet. I looked so pitiful, nothing but a big string bean and hardly any meat. I then realized that I was not guardian material, I really was a lizard, a slimy lizard who only cared about himself. I knew I had to confess to Mulan.
"The truth is we're both frauds. Your ancestors never even sent me, they don't even like me. "I mean you risked your life to help people you love. I risked your life to help myself. At least you had good intentions," I said to her, she let out a faint smile; I could tell my words cheered her up a little.
Cri Kee then jumped on the helmet and looked at his face and then began to cry. "I'm not really lucky," he said.
I turned around all surprised. "What?! What do you mean you're not lucky, you lied to me," I said all angry as I grabbed him. Cri Kee just nodded.
I then turned to Khan. "And what are you a sheep?" I asked. Khan just snorted at me. I was now frustrated and threw Cri Kee into the snow and then sat down to think.
"I'll have to face my father sooner or later, let's go home," said Mulan. It was of course the only thing she could do, and I did not blame her.
"Yeah this ain't gonna be pretty," I said as I jumped onto Mulan's knee and looked her straight in the eye. "But don't you worry okay? Things will work out. We started this thing together and that is how we'll finish it," I said as I then jumped to her shoulder and gave her a hug. "I promise," were my last words to her. So I finally showed my sentimental side, and it actually felt good, I should do that more often. Plus Mulan needed a hug; she had not received one in quite a while. I could tell she liked it too.
We were silent for a few moments until Khan snorted. Mulan then patted him to get up which he did. Mulan then began to put her things into a sack and tighten around his waste. I watched her, she looked determined about going home, but who would blame her. She had just been humiliated in front of the entire army even though she did save their lives.
I guess Cri Kee got bored from waiting because he then threw a snowball at me, hitting me in the face. "Oh you want to play rough huh," I said and threw a snowball at him. I hit Cri Kee but the snowball was so big that it buried him. I decided to walk over and help him out. Once he got out he started making another but stopped short when we all heard a loud roar.
"What was that?" asked Mulan. "I don't know, maybe it was a snow leopard," I said. "No that roar sounded too human," said Mulan. I did not like the sound of that and followed her to the edge of a cliff to see what roared. It was Shan Yu, he had survived and so did five of his other goons who soon assembled over toward him. Shan Yu looked at them and then turned to look at the city. He then began descending down the mountain and towards the imperial city, the five others followed him.
Mulan jumped up and ran to Khan. She quickly mounted him and ran in the direction of the imperial city, not towards home.
"Uh home is that way," I said pointing back to where home was.
"I have to do something," said Mulan obviously wanting to help the soldiers who left her behind in the snow, I had to object to that.
"Did you see those Huns; they just popped out of the snow. LIKE DAISIES!" I cried. Truthfully I wanted to go back home, I did not want Mulan in another fight, she was still alive and I wanted to keep her that way.
Mulan just stared at me angrily. "Are we in this together or not?" she asked me. She seemed obviously ticked that I was going back on my promise.
I looked down at Cri Kee. "You promised," he said. He was right
What else was I supposed to do, I was her guardian, and guardians stay with who they are protecting through thick and thin. "Well, let's go kick some hunny buns," I said as I jumped onto Khan. Mulan just smiled and made Khan run as I yelled war chants.
Once I finished yelling the war chants I turned to Mulan. "So what is your plan?" I asked. "I'm going to tell Shang what I saw, he'll believe me," she said. I slapped my face. She still had no idea that she was a girl now. "I don't think he will, you're a girl now, meaning no one will believe you," I said. "It's worth a try and if they don't believe me then I will try to fight those Huns by myself," she said.
I did not like the sound of that, but it was her plan and I would be with her every step of the way.
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There's chapter 7 for you, there will be two more chapters after this one and Chapter eight will hopefully be up by next week. If I get everything finished like I promised, this story will be finished in less than a month, how exciting, this will be my first story that I have finished in this sight. Also please review it seems like it has been a month since I have received reviews and I like reviews. Any way have fun writing and have a nice week.
Cri Kee and I stood next to the tent hoping to hear anything that was happening but all we could hear were the medic's feet moving around.
Just when I was about to sneak in and see what was happening the medic walked out and called Shang to his side. Shang walked over and bent down to hear what the medic had to tell him. He gave the look of surprise and ran into the tent. I knew this was not going to be good, the medic must have found out her secret.
Chi Fu must have sensed this because he soon ran in and quickly came out with Mulan in his arms. "I knew there was something wrong with you," he sneered. Chi Fu then pulled out the band in Mulan's hair to show that she really was a woman. He then threw her into the snow. "Treacherous snake" He said angrily. Man that dude has issues.
Mulan looked up at them all. "My name is Mulan, I did it to save my father," she said to them.
"High Treason!" screamed Chi Fu.
"I didn't mean for it to go this far," said Mulan who sounded like she was in tears now.
"Ultimate dishonor," Chi Fu screamed again, which was loud enough to cause Mulan to go deaf.
"It was the only way, please believe me," she said. I could tell she was scared, but what could I do, I could only watch and hope that nothing bad was going to happen.
Chi Fu just ignored her and turned to Shang. "Huph, Captain?" he said.
Shang remained silent and slowly walked over to Khan and grabbed the sword. Khan reared knowing what was going to happen. Chi Fu then ordered the soldiers to restrain him while I stood there in shock knowing that mine and Mulan's time was almost up. I could not interfere because it was Shang's decision and us guardians could not interfere with other humans.
I watched in horror as Shang lifted the sword, Mulan just lay in the snow, willing to face what was to become of her. I had to close my eyes, I did not want to see her headless, not until she was a ghost.
CLANG
I then heard the sound of metal hitting the snow, Mulan's life must have ended just then but why was I not back at the temple. I opened my eyes.
Mulan was still alive and the sword was lying right in front of her. "A life for a life. My debt is repaid," said Shang. I guess he did not have a heart to do it since Mulan saved everyone, I sighed with relief. "Move out!" he said.
Chi Fu ran up to him "But you can't just...." He said but was interrupted by Shang who grabbed him. "I said move out," he said. Chi Fu stared at him for a moment, obviously stunned by his actions. He then walked away with the troops who began their trek to the imperial city. Mulan would be left behind to fend for herself. It was unfair but she was a girl now and the people at the imperial city would probably want her head for joining the army. At least I was there to take care of her.
Once the soldiers had all disappeared I came out and put some sticks and pieces of arrows in a pile next to her. I then lit a small fire, I would have made a larger one but I was cold since I had been out in the snow for so long and most of my fire had been used up when Mulan shot the cannon. I then walked away and looked for an arrow so I could roast a dumpling Mulan had in her sack, it had been a long day and I was hungry. Plus I could not face Mulan, if she had not been injured I would have been able to impress the ancestors, I decided to make that clear to her.
"I was this close, this close," I said showing how close I was with my claws. "I could have impressed the ancestors, got the top shelf, an entourage. Man all my fine work," I said and I then made a slicing motion near my neck to show that it would never happen.
I then grabbed a dumpling and began roasting it over the small fire. I also decided to show Mulan that I knew she was still there. "Hi," I said quietly.
"I should never have left home," she said to me.
"Eh you wanted to save your fathers life. Who knew you end up shaming him, disgracing your ancestors, and losing all your friends. You know, you just gotta, gotta learn to let these things go," I said as I began to cry. I now felt like a selfish piece of crap. It was all my fault, I should have made Mulan come back home, I should have told the ancestors the truth about Rocky; I should have never acted so self centered.
"Maybe I didn't go for my father. Maybe what I really wanted was to prove I could do things right. So when I looked in the mirror, I'd see someone worthwhile," she said as she looked at her reflection on her father's helmet. "But I was wrong, I see nothing," she said and threw the helmet in the snow.
I looked at the helmet and then looked up at Mulan, I saw a tear run down her cheek, I could not bear to see Mulan that way, I had to cheer her up.
I picked up the helmet and spat on it. "Well that's because it just needs a little spit that's all, let me shine this up for you," I said. I then held the helmet up to her face. "I can see you, look at you, you look so pretty," I said in a sweet voice. I then smiled at her but she continued to frown.
I then looked at my reflection on the helmet. I looked so pitiful, nothing but a big string bean and hardly any meat. I then realized that I was not guardian material, I really was a lizard, a slimy lizard who only cared about himself. I knew I had to confess to Mulan.
"The truth is we're both frauds. Your ancestors never even sent me, they don't even like me. "I mean you risked your life to help people you love. I risked your life to help myself. At least you had good intentions," I said to her, she let out a faint smile; I could tell my words cheered her up a little.
Cri Kee then jumped on the helmet and looked at his face and then began to cry. "I'm not really lucky," he said.
I turned around all surprised. "What?! What do you mean you're not lucky, you lied to me," I said all angry as I grabbed him. Cri Kee just nodded.
I then turned to Khan. "And what are you a sheep?" I asked. Khan just snorted at me. I was now frustrated and threw Cri Kee into the snow and then sat down to think.
"I'll have to face my father sooner or later, let's go home," said Mulan. It was of course the only thing she could do, and I did not blame her.
"Yeah this ain't gonna be pretty," I said as I jumped onto Mulan's knee and looked her straight in the eye. "But don't you worry okay? Things will work out. We started this thing together and that is how we'll finish it," I said as I then jumped to her shoulder and gave her a hug. "I promise," were my last words to her. So I finally showed my sentimental side, and it actually felt good, I should do that more often. Plus Mulan needed a hug; she had not received one in quite a while. I could tell she liked it too.
We were silent for a few moments until Khan snorted. Mulan then patted him to get up which he did. Mulan then began to put her things into a sack and tighten around his waste. I watched her, she looked determined about going home, but who would blame her. She had just been humiliated in front of the entire army even though she did save their lives.
I guess Cri Kee got bored from waiting because he then threw a snowball at me, hitting me in the face. "Oh you want to play rough huh," I said and threw a snowball at him. I hit Cri Kee but the snowball was so big that it buried him. I decided to walk over and help him out. Once he got out he started making another but stopped short when we all heard a loud roar.
"What was that?" asked Mulan. "I don't know, maybe it was a snow leopard," I said. "No that roar sounded too human," said Mulan. I did not like the sound of that and followed her to the edge of a cliff to see what roared. It was Shan Yu, he had survived and so did five of his other goons who soon assembled over toward him. Shan Yu looked at them and then turned to look at the city. He then began descending down the mountain and towards the imperial city, the five others followed him.
Mulan jumped up and ran to Khan. She quickly mounted him and ran in the direction of the imperial city, not towards home.
"Uh home is that way," I said pointing back to where home was.
"I have to do something," said Mulan obviously wanting to help the soldiers who left her behind in the snow, I had to object to that.
"Did you see those Huns; they just popped out of the snow. LIKE DAISIES!" I cried. Truthfully I wanted to go back home, I did not want Mulan in another fight, she was still alive and I wanted to keep her that way.
Mulan just stared at me angrily. "Are we in this together or not?" she asked me. She seemed obviously ticked that I was going back on my promise.
I looked down at Cri Kee. "You promised," he said. He was right
What else was I supposed to do, I was her guardian, and guardians stay with who they are protecting through thick and thin. "Well, let's go kick some hunny buns," I said as I jumped onto Khan. Mulan just smiled and made Khan run as I yelled war chants.
Once I finished yelling the war chants I turned to Mulan. "So what is your plan?" I asked. "I'm going to tell Shang what I saw, he'll believe me," she said. I slapped my face. She still had no idea that she was a girl now. "I don't think he will, you're a girl now, meaning no one will believe you," I said. "It's worth a try and if they don't believe me then I will try to fight those Huns by myself," she said.
I did not like the sound of that, but it was her plan and I would be with her every step of the way.
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There's chapter 7 for you, there will be two more chapters after this one and Chapter eight will hopefully be up by next week. If I get everything finished like I promised, this story will be finished in less than a month, how exciting, this will be my first story that I have finished in this sight. Also please review it seems like it has been a month since I have received reviews and I like reviews. Any way have fun writing and have a nice week.