Alright! Whoo! I'm psyched for this chapter!...And I have no idea what to write! Eh well…… Let's get this party started!
Chien Po carries Lee back to camp, the others following.
He lays her beside a tree.
Lee: Thanks Chien Po.
Chien Po: No proble…..
He looks up to see Yao, beckoning him into the forest.
Chien Po: Excuse me.
He goes into the forest to see Yao frowning.
Chien Po: What?
Yao:(Quietly) What are you doin'?That was supposed to be Ling rescuin' her!
Chien Po: I don't understand.
Yao: Ling likes Lee. And if he saves her, maybe she'll like him too!
Chien Po: Oh, I get it. But….the rock was going to crush her!
Yao: Well, next time, just let Ling get her, kay?
Chien Po: All right, but what if there is no next time?
Yao: Aw shoot! You're right! That coulda' been Ling's only chance….unless…..
Chien Po: Unless what?
Yao: You'll see. (Chuckles maniacally)
E Liu is looking over Lee's ankle.
Lee:(Overdramatically) Tell me doctor, will I walk again? Oh, please say I'll walk again!
Ling snickers.
E Liu: Funny. Anyway, there doesn't seem to be any major problems, just a little swelling; You should stay off it until tomorrow.
Lee: Can do.
Ling struggles to re-light the fire.
Lee: You can't even light a fire!
Ling: Gimme a break! I get a few sparks, but they go out.
Lee: Hang on.
Lee begins to rise.
E Liu: (Forbidding) Ah-ah-ah!
Lee: (growling)Aw…
E Liu: Wait here. I'll find something to bring down the swelling.
She goes over to her pack.
Lee thinks for a moment, then smiles mischievously.
She grabs a long stick from behind her, and uses it to get up, standing on one leg.
She limps over to the fire, grabbing her bag along the way.
Ling smiles at her improvisation.
Lee sits down beside him, and pulls her fan out of her bag.
Lee: Light it.
Ling strikes the flint, and Lee begins to fan gently.
Slowly, the sparks grow into flames, and then into a fire.
E Liu walks back over.
E Liu: Hey, you two make a pretty good team.
Lee: Please, it was all my idea. This idiot wouldn't know an idea if it bit him on the….
E Liu: Lee! Be nice!
Ling: Aw, it's okay. I know she doesn't mean it.
He messes Lee hair playfully, and she giggles.
E Liu: Well, I couldn't find any bandages for your ankle- all of them are still in the cart…
Lee: And the cart's stuck on the other side of the mountain…
Shuai enters.
Shuai: And we're stuck on this side because of the rockslide.
All three girls sigh.
Ling: Hey, what about this?
He pulls a white scarf out of his pocket.
E Liu: Sure, that'll do.
She takes it from him, and begins to wrap it around Lee's ankle.
Lee: WAIT!
E Liu: What is it?
Lee pulls the bandage off slowly and looks at it.
Lee: Ling, where'd you get this?
Ling: It's that scarf you were gagged with, why?
Lee looks at E Liu, who looks confused for a minute, then happily surprised.
Lee and E Liu:(Squealing) HE'S ALIVE!
Yao and Chien Po run out of the forest.
Yao: What is it? What's wrong?
E Liu: Shen's alive!
Ling: Huh?
E Liu: This is Shen's favourite scarf! He was here!
Shuai: Are you sure?
E Liu smells the scarf.
E Liu: Positive. Maybe, (sniff) maybe a day or two ago.
Lee: The Lao Shing's must've kidnapped him!
E Liu: What?
Lee: The Lao Shing's kidnap young men….
Ling:(Interrupting) To fight in their armies! I remember hearing about that!
E Liu: Oh no!
She starts to cry.
Lee: Relax, Shen'll be fine.
She hugs E Liu.
Ling: Yeah, we'll get him back. I mean, that's what we're here for, right?
Yao and Chien Po: Right.
E Liu:(Wiping her tears) Thanks you guys.
Yao: Yeah, well, not that this isn't interesting, but…I have to go do something….in a place….that's not here…..kay, bye!
He goes to run, but….
Shuai: Wait! I'll come with you!
Yao: Um, sweetie, maybe you should stay here.
Shuai pouts.
Yao:(Sighs) Fine. But you gotta be able to keep a secret, kay?
Shuai: Okay!
They go off into the forest.
Lee: What on earth was that about?
Ling: I've found that with Yao, sometimes it's better NOT to ask questions.
Lee: Good philosophy. You should call it 'Yao-ism'.