~For those who don't know what's quite going on this is what happened.
Mulan ran away and Shang found her but he didn't know it was her right away
but he wants her out and he never wants her to know that he is there for
reasons. But I will mention those later in the story. Enjoy!
Chapter 5: Alive?
Shang and his group of friends went to the near by bar and had a party, celebrating their successful breaking into the one feast and stealing the food, and drinks, and even some money that was taken off the richest of men. Now no one knew what of happened the men were all cloaked up and not able to be seen by the men at the party. They then retreated to their regular bar where they would drink then have the pleasurable company of the ladies to satisfy them at the night. Shang was a usual customer.
As they drank they talked as best they could about other plans to do the next day and how life was now better for all of them since they didn't have to listen to any of the rules or the Emperor and they could do what ever they want. They were once good and honorable men that respected all the rules and didn't complain but things changed all that, mostly it was the new rules and they had known that the Emperor was beginning to get sick and they all new what was next, a new ruler. Sure they shouldn't have left him but he also was sending them to their death, to go fight against a huge army of men and die for their country. None of them wanted to die and for a no cause. The men were no were in China and there was no point. This was the decision of most of the men. Shang was their leader and all could remember as if it was yesterday.
~Flashback~ 3 years before.......
Shang was the leader, head General of his group of solders. He stood proud like no other man ready for the battle, all on their journey to their destiny. But something inside all of them changed that day.
Shang knew that the Emperor was making a huge mistake making them leave; no one else knew that they were on this task to kill, to kill men that weren't bothering them at all. The Emperor just wanted everyone to know that China was strong. But this, this was suicide. Shang's mind couldn't stop venturing into the thought about Mulan, and how he wanted to see her once again. To be able to hold her and have her in his life forever, he knew that mean he would have to go over her house and ask the big question but he was so afraid of the answer, that it could possible be a no. But that didn't matter know he still had a good chance! He turned his horse around quickly and looked at his men, who all stopped and watched him for the next order. "Men lets go home...." Shang ordered.
"What?" They all questioned in shock. Shang never disobeyed an order, especially a direct one at that. He was a General, an honorable on at that too.
"You heard me! This is nonsense we're going to our deaths you all know this as well as I do and since being your general I say we go back."
"But what about what the Emperor said? What do we tell him?" asked one of the Wang.
"We tell him the truth or we lie....which ever you guys decide. For me I want to go home and be with someone special. Now who's with me?" Asked Shang. But everyone stood there not knowing what to do they knew that he was right but they also knew that if they went back they would be killed for not following orders.
"We can't go back even if we did; we would die any other way!" Said Loong.
Shang thought long and hard he knew that they were right unless they did lie but it wouldn't last long. He knew what they had to do.
That day he entered the huge doors of the Imperial palace and strode with his stallion right to the Emperor as did his men on their horses. It was like a mass of thunder that ran through the Emepror's hallways. Everyone could hear them coming. As they rode through the palace hallways they entered the closed doors that were the passage to the Emperor. The guards covered the doors with their bodies. "Get out of my way!" Ordered Shang.
"We can not let you in at this time sir...." Answered the one guard.
But Shang was getting impatient, he needed to speak with the Emperor and he needed to speak now. Shang glared at the men in anger and fury, he kicked his horse on the barrel of his stomach and galloped to the men, his men followed him all the way. The door broke free and they galloped right up to the Emperor who was staring at them in shock. Shang got off his stead and walked over to the Emperor and looked at him straight in the eyes. "Why did you send us?" He ordered intensely.
"Excuse me? You have no right here Shang to order me like that! I gave you your order and you are suppose to be there killing those men!"
"They did nothing to us! You are sick, you would be sending us to our deaths and I will not put my men is that sort of danger!"
"Well if you don't follow my orders I will have to either put you in jail or kill you for not following my orders!" The Emperor stated the state of his consequences.
"Well I quite then!" Screamed Shang. He turned around and began to walk away.
"Well if you quite, that means that you are nothing for Mulan and I will not allow you to be with her, but I don't have to make that decision! She already did!"
Shang turned around... "What? You can't do that!"
"A General already went up to me and asked me if he could have her hand...but I told him to wait because I thought of you and that you would be the one but know I see that you are nothing your weak! Nothing like your father I don't want you here! I want you out of China! You are banished General Li Shang!" Said the Emperor with intense orders.
Shang glared at him with anger and fury, how dare he speak of him like that. He couldn't do that! He thought. "Oh...Li Shang I thought you were better then that! Go ahead and take all your men with you I have no need with them, besides it was your decision to come here and not follow my orders so you and your men are all banished from here and I want none of you to come back." Ordered the Emperor.
It was night and they were all off into a blank world where they felt as if they were nothing any more. They were thankful for their lives but now they lost everything and they wondered if dieing would have been easier? They all got in fights with one another and blamed Shang for the whole thing. That night in the fields far, far away from everyone's homes they fought with one another hating themselves and all of China. They would never be taken back. Shang sat there and blamed himself for their losses. They couldn't go home or anything any more. They weren't honorable men any more.
Shang knew that the Emperor was right in some ways...but in others not, he was nothing for Mulan now. But he did want to see her face just one last time. He got up from his rock from where he sat and headed to his horse he got on and galloped straight away from all his men. Who he knew would stay there even if they really wanted to run away.
Shang entered the huge thick walls of the wooden doors to the Fa family residence. He crept in and saw that Mulan's window was lit. He crept over to it and looked in with caution. She was crying and he figured she knew what happened. He wanted to comfort her so badly but when the looked in closer he could see that she was not alone she was with a man, the General, the one that the Emperor was talking about.
"I just can't believe that it's true! Why would he just leave like that? He could die out there?" Claimed Mulan who had tears running down her cheek like no other. Bao placed his arms around her and hugged her she took it and cried on his shoulder. Shang understood know by what the Emperor meant when he said that Mulan already chose. Shang wasn't going to be there any more and he knew that she had to move on and she would get wed with Bao not Shang. Shang gave one last look at Mulan and said goodbye to her that night before lowering his head and having a single tear ran down his face as he left her window that night. His love of his life would be no more. She would live long and have many kids with Bao. He lowered his head and rode back to his men that night. Ever since then his heart changed and became black and reckless. For him and his men were now rouges, wonders of China, stealing food, wine, and money to stay alive his feelings would never be the same anymore.
~End of flashback~
Shang kept thinking about that day, it would never leave him. But he was happy with is life it was simpler. He was no more a General, only a legend one that would be remembered. As he took his last gulp of his fifth wine he slammed it down on the table and heard a small famine voice behind him. The men all grew silent and turned there headed above Shang's. Shang smiled recognizing the voice. "You didn't tell me you were here Li Shang?" The girl stated. Shang got up and turned around over to the beautiful petite girl that stood in front of him. She had long black hair that was tied up nicely and only a thin red, silky robe that covered her body. Who was at the age of 19.
"I was just coming up to see you...." Announced Shang.
"You sure your friends won't mind if I take you?" Said the young girl.
The men all began to chuckle, "Go ahead and take him Pei Pei. We have no need for him no more." Said Wang.
Shang smiled and chuckled at his friends, he turned his attention back at Pei Pei and took her small form into his body and brought her chin up and meet her lips with his. They closed their eyes and began to get more passionate. The men all there began to hoot and holler at the two then shouted for them to go find a room.
When they parted Shang led her upstairs to their normal room and turned off the lights.
In the morning Shang woke up with a huge headache he felt a small breeze on is bare chest making him a bit cold. He turned over to the other side where Pei Pei still lied covered up in only the covers. He got up and began to get dressed into his usual wear which was dark pants, and a white shirt, and his black cloak. He covered his head up so that you could only see part of his nose and mouth. He began to walk out of the room and out to his friend's rooms and woke them up so they could all leave together before anyone would see them. They then left all together back into the dark woods. They made their horses walk the whole way through the forest, if any one saw them they would think that they were all servants of hell, all covered in black with dark armor and their faces hidden. Men that were corrupt and filled with anger.
As they entered their small site where they now called home, they stopped and looked around; it seemed as if everyone was still asleep but not for long. Shang shouted to his men to wake the others and to tell them that there leader was back. Shang continued to walk on horse venturing to his tent that was nicely built. He got off his horse and tied him up to the little tree. He then ventured to Tang's tent where him and Mulan stayed. He crept quietly into the tent seeing that the doctor was in the corner fixing some food. The doctor turned around and saw Shang he was about to ask him how things went but Shang put his finger on his lips telling Tang to be quiet for now. He leaned over to where Mulan was and examined her, checking the state that she was in. "I'm going to take her back today."
"What? She's still not well....She has to get some strength still...I'm not done curing her." Said the doctor.
"I don't care, she looks fine....she'll go home when lunch is done!" Ordered Shang.
He turned away and began to walk towards the opening of the tent when he heard a moan. He stopped dead in his tracks and slightly turned over to face Tang. "I hope that was just you....." Said Shang. Tang nodded and looked over to Mulan who began to slightly move a bit. Shang looked at her almost in shock he had to get her out now before she wakes. He slowly moved over to her until he saw that she was beginning to open her eyes. He cursed under his breath and began to turn away and walk out when she said Bao's name. Tang ran over to her happy that she actually lived through all that.
"Oh...my dear...she truly is a strong one...." Commented Tang.
"Tang....she will have to leave now..." Said Shang.
Mulan blinked a couple to times to get things in focus once again. She was a little confused at first if she really heard Shang's voice or not. "Shang?" Shang stopped and looked at her. She knew.....
"Shang is that you?" She asked wondering if she was seeing things right. When her vision became perfect once again she covered her mouth. "How? You're alive?" She asked. Shang covered his face and then looked over to Tang wishing that he would have taken Mulan back sooner. He looked back at Mulan and decided to say something.
"Yea...I'm here..."
Mulan held back her tears and smiled. It was really him but how? She thought.
Chapter 5: Alive?
Shang and his group of friends went to the near by bar and had a party, celebrating their successful breaking into the one feast and stealing the food, and drinks, and even some money that was taken off the richest of men. Now no one knew what of happened the men were all cloaked up and not able to be seen by the men at the party. They then retreated to their regular bar where they would drink then have the pleasurable company of the ladies to satisfy them at the night. Shang was a usual customer.
As they drank they talked as best they could about other plans to do the next day and how life was now better for all of them since they didn't have to listen to any of the rules or the Emperor and they could do what ever they want. They were once good and honorable men that respected all the rules and didn't complain but things changed all that, mostly it was the new rules and they had known that the Emperor was beginning to get sick and they all new what was next, a new ruler. Sure they shouldn't have left him but he also was sending them to their death, to go fight against a huge army of men and die for their country. None of them wanted to die and for a no cause. The men were no were in China and there was no point. This was the decision of most of the men. Shang was their leader and all could remember as if it was yesterday.
~Flashback~ 3 years before.......
Shang was the leader, head General of his group of solders. He stood proud like no other man ready for the battle, all on their journey to their destiny. But something inside all of them changed that day.
Shang knew that the Emperor was making a huge mistake making them leave; no one else knew that they were on this task to kill, to kill men that weren't bothering them at all. The Emperor just wanted everyone to know that China was strong. But this, this was suicide. Shang's mind couldn't stop venturing into the thought about Mulan, and how he wanted to see her once again. To be able to hold her and have her in his life forever, he knew that mean he would have to go over her house and ask the big question but he was so afraid of the answer, that it could possible be a no. But that didn't matter know he still had a good chance! He turned his horse around quickly and looked at his men, who all stopped and watched him for the next order. "Men lets go home...." Shang ordered.
"What?" They all questioned in shock. Shang never disobeyed an order, especially a direct one at that. He was a General, an honorable on at that too.
"You heard me! This is nonsense we're going to our deaths you all know this as well as I do and since being your general I say we go back."
"But what about what the Emperor said? What do we tell him?" asked one of the Wang.
"We tell him the truth or we lie....which ever you guys decide. For me I want to go home and be with someone special. Now who's with me?" Asked Shang. But everyone stood there not knowing what to do they knew that he was right but they also knew that if they went back they would be killed for not following orders.
"We can't go back even if we did; we would die any other way!" Said Loong.
Shang thought long and hard he knew that they were right unless they did lie but it wouldn't last long. He knew what they had to do.
That day he entered the huge doors of the Imperial palace and strode with his stallion right to the Emperor as did his men on their horses. It was like a mass of thunder that ran through the Emepror's hallways. Everyone could hear them coming. As they rode through the palace hallways they entered the closed doors that were the passage to the Emperor. The guards covered the doors with their bodies. "Get out of my way!" Ordered Shang.
"We can not let you in at this time sir...." Answered the one guard.
But Shang was getting impatient, he needed to speak with the Emperor and he needed to speak now. Shang glared at the men in anger and fury, he kicked his horse on the barrel of his stomach and galloped to the men, his men followed him all the way. The door broke free and they galloped right up to the Emperor who was staring at them in shock. Shang got off his stead and walked over to the Emperor and looked at him straight in the eyes. "Why did you send us?" He ordered intensely.
"Excuse me? You have no right here Shang to order me like that! I gave you your order and you are suppose to be there killing those men!"
"They did nothing to us! You are sick, you would be sending us to our deaths and I will not put my men is that sort of danger!"
"Well if you don't follow my orders I will have to either put you in jail or kill you for not following my orders!" The Emperor stated the state of his consequences.
"Well I quite then!" Screamed Shang. He turned around and began to walk away.
"Well if you quite, that means that you are nothing for Mulan and I will not allow you to be with her, but I don't have to make that decision! She already did!"
Shang turned around... "What? You can't do that!"
"A General already went up to me and asked me if he could have her hand...but I told him to wait because I thought of you and that you would be the one but know I see that you are nothing your weak! Nothing like your father I don't want you here! I want you out of China! You are banished General Li Shang!" Said the Emperor with intense orders.
Shang glared at him with anger and fury, how dare he speak of him like that. He couldn't do that! He thought. "Oh...Li Shang I thought you were better then that! Go ahead and take all your men with you I have no need with them, besides it was your decision to come here and not follow my orders so you and your men are all banished from here and I want none of you to come back." Ordered the Emperor.
It was night and they were all off into a blank world where they felt as if they were nothing any more. They were thankful for their lives but now they lost everything and they wondered if dieing would have been easier? They all got in fights with one another and blamed Shang for the whole thing. That night in the fields far, far away from everyone's homes they fought with one another hating themselves and all of China. They would never be taken back. Shang sat there and blamed himself for their losses. They couldn't go home or anything any more. They weren't honorable men any more.
Shang knew that the Emperor was right in some ways...but in others not, he was nothing for Mulan now. But he did want to see her face just one last time. He got up from his rock from where he sat and headed to his horse he got on and galloped straight away from all his men. Who he knew would stay there even if they really wanted to run away.
Shang entered the huge thick walls of the wooden doors to the Fa family residence. He crept in and saw that Mulan's window was lit. He crept over to it and looked in with caution. She was crying and he figured she knew what happened. He wanted to comfort her so badly but when the looked in closer he could see that she was not alone she was with a man, the General, the one that the Emperor was talking about.
"I just can't believe that it's true! Why would he just leave like that? He could die out there?" Claimed Mulan who had tears running down her cheek like no other. Bao placed his arms around her and hugged her she took it and cried on his shoulder. Shang understood know by what the Emperor meant when he said that Mulan already chose. Shang wasn't going to be there any more and he knew that she had to move on and she would get wed with Bao not Shang. Shang gave one last look at Mulan and said goodbye to her that night before lowering his head and having a single tear ran down his face as he left her window that night. His love of his life would be no more. She would live long and have many kids with Bao. He lowered his head and rode back to his men that night. Ever since then his heart changed and became black and reckless. For him and his men were now rouges, wonders of China, stealing food, wine, and money to stay alive his feelings would never be the same anymore.
~End of flashback~
Shang kept thinking about that day, it would never leave him. But he was happy with is life it was simpler. He was no more a General, only a legend one that would be remembered. As he took his last gulp of his fifth wine he slammed it down on the table and heard a small famine voice behind him. The men all grew silent and turned there headed above Shang's. Shang smiled recognizing the voice. "You didn't tell me you were here Li Shang?" The girl stated. Shang got up and turned around over to the beautiful petite girl that stood in front of him. She had long black hair that was tied up nicely and only a thin red, silky robe that covered her body. Who was at the age of 19.
"I was just coming up to see you...." Announced Shang.
"You sure your friends won't mind if I take you?" Said the young girl.
The men all began to chuckle, "Go ahead and take him Pei Pei. We have no need for him no more." Said Wang.
Shang smiled and chuckled at his friends, he turned his attention back at Pei Pei and took her small form into his body and brought her chin up and meet her lips with his. They closed their eyes and began to get more passionate. The men all there began to hoot and holler at the two then shouted for them to go find a room.
When they parted Shang led her upstairs to their normal room and turned off the lights.
In the morning Shang woke up with a huge headache he felt a small breeze on is bare chest making him a bit cold. He turned over to the other side where Pei Pei still lied covered up in only the covers. He got up and began to get dressed into his usual wear which was dark pants, and a white shirt, and his black cloak. He covered his head up so that you could only see part of his nose and mouth. He began to walk out of the room and out to his friend's rooms and woke them up so they could all leave together before anyone would see them. They then left all together back into the dark woods. They made their horses walk the whole way through the forest, if any one saw them they would think that they were all servants of hell, all covered in black with dark armor and their faces hidden. Men that were corrupt and filled with anger.
As they entered their small site where they now called home, they stopped and looked around; it seemed as if everyone was still asleep but not for long. Shang shouted to his men to wake the others and to tell them that there leader was back. Shang continued to walk on horse venturing to his tent that was nicely built. He got off his horse and tied him up to the little tree. He then ventured to Tang's tent where him and Mulan stayed. He crept quietly into the tent seeing that the doctor was in the corner fixing some food. The doctor turned around and saw Shang he was about to ask him how things went but Shang put his finger on his lips telling Tang to be quiet for now. He leaned over to where Mulan was and examined her, checking the state that she was in. "I'm going to take her back today."
"What? She's still not well....She has to get some strength still...I'm not done curing her." Said the doctor.
"I don't care, she looks fine....she'll go home when lunch is done!" Ordered Shang.
He turned away and began to walk towards the opening of the tent when he heard a moan. He stopped dead in his tracks and slightly turned over to face Tang. "I hope that was just you....." Said Shang. Tang nodded and looked over to Mulan who began to slightly move a bit. Shang looked at her almost in shock he had to get her out now before she wakes. He slowly moved over to her until he saw that she was beginning to open her eyes. He cursed under his breath and began to turn away and walk out when she said Bao's name. Tang ran over to her happy that she actually lived through all that.
"Oh...my dear...she truly is a strong one...." Commented Tang.
"Tang....she will have to leave now..." Said Shang.
Mulan blinked a couple to times to get things in focus once again. She was a little confused at first if she really heard Shang's voice or not. "Shang?" Shang stopped and looked at her. She knew.....
"Shang is that you?" She asked wondering if she was seeing things right. When her vision became perfect once again she covered her mouth. "How? You're alive?" She asked. Shang covered his face and then looked over to Tang wishing that he would have taken Mulan back sooner. He looked back at Mulan and decided to say something.
"Yea...I'm here..."
Mulan held back her tears and smiled. It was really him but how? She thought.