Disclaimer: Ah, if Mulan belonged to me...amazing things would happen. Specifically, nothing would get done, as my updating habits suck. Luckily, its not mine, but Disney's.

A cannon shot into the sky. The soldiers turned around, knowing who had control of the cannons: Ping. Ling shook his head as Shang yelled at Ping. Unfortunately, as he got to the part about giving away their position, it was too late, and he was shot through the arm. Ling winced, this was not good. The regiment dived for cover behind some not very cover-worthy rocks. They watched in fear as the smoke cleared and the saw the whole of the Mongol army. It was an awe-inspiring sight, the many thousands of the dirty men on their horses, waiting for their leader to give the signal, so that they might destroy the Chinese army. Ling was quaking in his boots. Suddenly, Ping grabbed the last cannon and started running towards the Mongol army. Had he gone mad! This was complete suicide! Shang ran after the young man, and Ling was still in shock. Bad thing to be in on a battle-field. Uh-oh, it seemed that Ping had lost his flint and steel, the falcon had made sure of that, Ling went into even more shock. No wait, Ping must have found it, because there was the cannon, soaring past Shan-Yu, into the mountain. Yao roused the men, screaming in their ears to go save Ping, which Captain Shang had done a few seconds ago. Ling fell out of his shock and ran forwards, screaming at the Mongols. Unfortunately, at that moment, the cannon (which, as said before, had completely missed Shan-Yu) hit the mountain, causing an avalanche. It was then that Ling understood Ping's angle: hit the mountain, cause an avalanche, bury the Mongol army, run like hell. Not the brightest idea, but still a good one. He turned around, yelling in fear. Yes, he liked Ping, but the boy could take care of himself, couldn't he? What about Ling? He needed to save himself! Uh oh, there was Ping, saving Captain Shang. Damn, now Ling felt ashamed of himself. There he was, saving himself, when Ping, who was probably several years younger than himself, was saving their captain. Sadly, he couldn't see much more, as the many tons of snow were blocking his view. No, wait, there was Ping and the captain! They would be going over the edge in a couple of minutes or so…wait! He had to get help! Quickly, he told Chien-Po and Yao what was happening and they hastily put together a plan. Chien-Po would hold the two on his shoulders, while Yao, being the most accurate shot, would aim at the horse so that the three might pull their friends and captain to safety. They would be heroes! Alas, their plan didn't work, as Yao, while the best shot, had reflexes akin to a three-toed sloth. Not that they had heard of a sloth, as they are not found in China.

"Great! Now I'll pull them to safe…ty…" Yao said in his gravelly voice.

"What? What was that 'safe…ty' thing?" Ling yelled up.

"I'm sorry Ling! The rope went right through my hands." The three stood back on the ground instead of each others shoulders. "I let them slip right through my fingers." the shorter man sniffed, right as the arrow shot back into his hand, jerking him off his balance. Ling brightened. Ping! He must have shot it when he fell off the cliff! Ling made a dive for Yao, who at the moment was the trying to pull a horse and two men up an overhang. Unfortunately, even two men weren't strong enough, so the two were being dragged down until several other men and Chien-Po grabbed them and slowly but surely, saved them all. When Ping and Captain Shang sat panting on the snow, Shang said something to Ping that Ling wouldn't forget for a long time.

"Ping! You are the craziest man I have ever met!" Here Ling glared at Shang. Yes, it was true, but did he need to point it out in front of everybody? But Shang wasn't done. "And for that, I owe you my life. You have my trust." Here Ping smiled weakly, and Ling wasn't sure how to feel. Yes, Shang had made Ping happy, but was he hitting on the boy too? Hmm…must think into that more, he thought. He then noticed that there was a dark stain spreading all over Ping's midsection. Blood. As someone ran for the doctor, Ling, Yao, Chien-Po and Shang, the three men most concerned about Ping, for different reasons, watched concernedly as Ping lost consciousness.

Yay! Another chapter! Next is the Ultimate Chapter of TRUTH! you know, where Ling (and everybody else) finds out about Ping not being 'Ping' after all! my second favorite bit! The first being where they all get up in drag. Anyway, did you like how there was less grabbiness in it? I did, next chapter will probably be a bit more emotional, although im not sure...ya. Anyway, REVIEWS are always appreciated!