A/N: chapter 8!
(I hate being sick...)
Disclaimer: 'Mulan' belongs to Disney; plot mine!
As promised, Mushu will be returning to normal. (Snap)
Mushu: -chirp- hey! (Realizes that he is his old self) I'm a dragon again!
Good for you, and now to the story!
A chance
Chapter 8
A week later
All lined up, waiting to hear who had passed to be a captain.
"All right," said Chi-Fu, who stood beside Shang, who was in his training outfit.
"Every one I'll call by name, step forward." And he started reading from a list of names.
When he finished, at least 14 men went forward.
"All that I have read so far," he smiled a not-so-friendly smile, "can go home."
"WHAT?!" was the 14 voiced reply.
"Do as he says." Said Shang, the picture of serenity.
All left with "Why?!" and "What I'm going to tell father?" and "NO!"
When those left, Chi-Fu continued saying, "All that were left," his smiled turned sour, "congratulations, you are now officially, captains of the Imperial Army." He didn't happy about delivering the good news, at all.
"We're..." started Mulan, a little shocked.
"Captains?" finished Ling, standing next to Mulan with Yao and Cien-Po to his left.
"Yes." Smiled Shang a little smile.
There was a silence for a couple of minutes and then...
"WE MADE IT!" the gang of three cried and Mulan smiled while the other two remaining men smiled quietly.
"Soldiers!" said Shang, taking over because Chi-Fu job for today was done, the gang stopped at once from shouting and stood in line.
"Starting next week, each of you will be sent to Camps around this area, you will be training the new recruits for three weeks, at the end of them, and there will be a test to determine if those you have trained are fitting for battle." Shang explained and than said to which Camp which captain is going.
"Dismissed!" he finally said and all (that is, the gang and Mulan) went to Shang while the other two went to their tent to get ready because their Camps are a little further away.
"Congratulations!" he said in his quite way.
"We did it! We did it!" said Ling over and over again.
"Well General pretty-boy," said Yao, with the nickname he came up for Shan, (which Shang disliked),"now we can order people around!"
"I'm just glad I've made it so I could continue writing my book." Chien-Po said modestly.
"Thank you," Mulan smiled at Shang, who colored slightly, "I'm very proud at myself and I'm sure my family is proud at me too."
"Hey, Yao, Chien-Po, come her for a minute." Said Ling who stopped singing "We did it!" and glanced at Mulan and Shang.
The gang went away to talk about something, leaving Shang and Mulan alone.
"So...when the new recruits are coming?" said Mulan, trying to break the silence that descended upon the pair as the gang went away.
"They're coming starting tomorrow until a day before the training begins." Answered Shang, who was a little uncoftrable,"I'll be staying in the area," he continue As Mulan looked him, "to check up on how the training is goes and stuff." He finished lamely.
"Oh, all right," said Mulan and than said, "I-I need to go, the gang, you know, celebrating..." and jogged to meet up with them.
"Mulan." He sighed and went to talk with Chi-Fu about some boring boring stuff, but he was the General and it was his duty...,I wish my duty was Mulan...hey,where did that come from?, he shook his head and went to the tent.
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"Well, if it ain't Captain Fa Mulan!" said Mushu proudly as she entered her tent, after hours of celebrating, ready to go to a deep sleep, because she was tire, really tired.
"Hello, Mushu, Cri-Ki," she patted the cricket and dropped a kiss on the dragon's head.
"So did you celebrate with your General?" asked Mushu in a sly tone
"He's not my General!" Mulan blushed, although she was tired, "I celebrated with a big dinner I made together with the gang." She said.
Mushu pouted, "You know, if you don't wanna end up as an old maid, I suggest you do something about you and your General!" he sais,when there was lack of comment he turned around, because he didn't notice he was talking to the tent flap,"Mulan?".
She was fast asleep.
Figures, he thought with a shrug and covered her, "Sweet dreams, Captain." He smiled and his cricket companion chirped his 'Good night' to the sleeping young woman.
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A/N: and chapter 8 is done!
Mushu: my baby is a Captain...I'm so proud of her...-sniff- you got a tissue?
Here you go, Mushu.
Mushu: thanks –blows nose-
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