The Tungshao Pass
An enormous hill towered over the army as they walked along the mountain ridge. Suddenly, a rocket shot out of the cart, exploding mid-air. Mushu looked around, pointing at Donald. Sora reached for the dragon, ready to strangle, when Captain Shang rode up on his white stallion. "What are you doing? You just gave away our position! Now the enemy can find-" An arrow struck him in the shoulder, knocking him off the horse. Everyone turned to the top of the hill, where a small figure stood at the top. Shang pulled the arrow out of his armor and got up. "Prepare for battle! If we die, we die with honor!"
"Die?" Mulan pulled her sword out. Everyone else did the same, the blade shining from snow reflection and the sun. Sora pulled the Kingdom Key out, Donald and Goofy following up. The figure at the top signaled, a number of other shadows coming up next to it. Shan-Yu grinned, looking down on the small army that stood below him. He signaled to both sides of him, archers on the cliffs shooting down on Shang's group. Dragon cannons were fired in retaliation, blowing holes in the cliff. Flaming arrows rained down, hitting men and destroying equipment. The wagon bursted into flames, Mulan's horse going wild.
"Save the cannons!" Shang ordered as more arrows, flaming and not, fell from the sky. Soldiers rushed to get the cannons out, carrying large bundles at a time. Mulan cut the horse free, leading it away quickly. The wagon exploded as the remaining cannons blew up, knocking Mulan over. More cannons were fired at the top of the hill, shadows disappearing. Yao was about to light the cannon when Shang stopped him. "Save the last one." Smoke cleared away, leaving a single, large shadow at the top. More shadows came up to meet Shan-Yu, refilling the ridge. Shan-Yu thrusted his sword into the air.
"Attack!" The Huns stormed down the hill, a dark blanket on the white snow.
"Aim for Shan-Yu." Shang told Yao, who was lining the shot up. Mulan looked at the swarm, then up at the peak. She ran over, taking the cannon from Yao.
"Sorry." She ran out to the middle of the field, sticking the cannon into the ground. She lined it up with the cliff. Mushu crawled out of the armor.
"What're you DOING! Getting us killed!" Mulan looked around frantically for something to light the cannon, the materials back with the rest of the equipment. Sora ran up, changing the Keychain to the One-Winged Angel. He swiped the cannon, starting the spark. They jumped back and ducked as the cannon fired, Mushu's tail catching on the ornate design. "You missed! How could you miss! He was three feet in front of you!" Shan-Yu came down on them, Sora blocking the first attack, but missing the second one. Mulan rolled over as she took the hit for Sora, then began dragged him down the hill. Shang looked up from their position, the snow falling from the peak. The avalanche came down on the Huns, wiping them off the battlefield. It rushed down to the army, Sora and Mulan barely ahead of it. Everyone ran for behind the cliffs, Shang lagging behind them. Sora and Mulan made it behind the cliff, the snow almost engulfing Shang.
"Magnet!" The captain was pulled over to the rest of the group, Sora catching him, falling over. The snow rushed past them as they got up.
"Thanks for saving my life."
"Actually, Ping saved it. If he didn't take my hit, I wouldn't be here to have saved you." Shang turned to Mulan.
"I owe you one Ping." Goofy walked up with Donald.
"Yeah, that was a really good thing you did, takin' the attack for Sora. Good job, Mulan." Everybody stared at Goofy, who covered his mouth. Shang snapped his heads to Mulan.
"Mulan?" She turned her head to Sora.
"Sora?" Sora grimaced, looking around.
"Donald?" The duck shrugged. Sora, Donald, and Mulan turned to Goofy.
"Goofy!" Shang stared at Mulan.
"So, you're a woman." He turned around. "The price for dishonoring ht army is death." Sora jumped between them, the Keyblade ready. "But I'll let you go. You saved my life, indirectly anyways. A life for a life. That's enough for me. Now leave." He walked away, the rest of the army leaving with him. Yao, Ling, and Chin-Po looked at her as they walked by, sad looks on their faces.
Mulan untied her hair, which dropped down to her shoulders. The icy air breezed through the lighter uniform she wore now, the green armor sitting in the snow. "Thanks for staying."
"No problem." Sora grabbed Donald and Goofy around their waists, pulling them in. "We're all in this together." Mulan smiled. A shriek pierced the skies as a falcon flew overhead, swooping down the ridge. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Mulan ran to the edge, looking down. The falcon turned around as a hand drove out of the snow, Shan-Yu pulling himself out. A couple other Huns either crawled out of the powder or shoved debris out of their way. They began walking down the mountain.
"Oh no. They're headed for the Imperial City." Mulan looked at Sora, and they all got up, running down the trail to the base of the mountain.
