Alex looked back at Ariel. "What about Ariel?" Alex asked. "Women cannot join an army, it is a law" Shang said. Ariel clenched her fist. "Well, if Ariel and joining, I ain't joining!" Alex said. "And if he's not, I'm not." Jack replied. Shang groaned. He walked away to think for a moment. He returned to them after a moment. "Fine, she can join, but she has to stay out of they way!" Shang said. Shang then turned to another soldier; this one was dressed in green and had his hair in a bun. "PING!" Shang called. Ping went over to the Captain, "Yes Captain?" Ping asked in a strange voice. Ariel gave Ping a weird look. "Ping, I want you to stick with these four, you can learn something from them." Shang said walking away. Ping turned to our hero's. "Um, Hi, guys…" Ping said nervously. "Uh, hi?" Alex asked.
Chapter 24: A women among men.
That night, Alex and Jack were bathing in a lake, Alex and Jack leaned against the edge shore, the water lapped against their chests. Jack noticed Alex looking at the sky, he seemed depressed. "What's with you mate?" Jack asked. This snapped Alex out of his little daze. "We shouldn't stay here; we got more important things to do than fight in a war…" Alex said staring in a random direction. "Oh is that it?" Jack asked. "Or are you sad that a certain little mermaid isn't here to join us?" Alex turned to Jack. "JACK!" Alex yelled in anger. "Oh come on, don't tell me you don't want to see what she's been covering…" Jack said laughing devilishly. "Jack Sparrow…" Alex said preparing to punch the pirate. Suddenly the two were interrupted by three men screaming like maniacs as they jumped into the water. One of them was tall and lanky; another one was shorter and had a black eye. The Last one was a bit overweight, and when he jumped in it made a massive wave.
The tall one turned to Jack and Alex. "Oh hey, look who's here!" Jack and Alex waved nervously. "We just wanted to apologize for thinking you were spies, since we're in a war, it's hard to tell who's good. "The man said. "It's ok, I understand, no hard feelings" Alex said. "We wanted to make it up to you, so, let's start over, Hi, I'm Lang" The man said. The fat one spoke up. "And I'm Chein Po" Jack waved. The short one climbed up on a rock. "And I'm Yao, king of the rock! And there's nothing you little girls can do about it!" Alex gave him a weird look. "Well, it was nice getting to know you, but I need to be alone for a second." Alex wrapped a towel around his waist and left the lake. "What's with him?" Lang asked. "He's just mad that his girlfriend couldn't join us." Jack said. "Awwwww, is lover boy lonely?" Yao asked. "WILL YOU ALL LEAVE ME ALONE?" Alex yelled.
Ariel was walking by herself when she heard something; she looked thru the bushes and saw Ping bathing. Ping saw her and quickly covered himself. "Um, Ariel, was it?" Ping asked nervously. "If you want the lake, you can use it, I was getting out" Ariel gave Ping a weird look. "Ping, why are you talking like that?" Ariel asked. "What are you talking about?" Ping asked. "You're a girl, I know you are! So why are you acting like a man?"
Ping sighed; he spoke again, but this time in a more feminine voice. "First of all, my name is not Ping, its Mulan." Mulan said. "And since you know that Women are not allowed in the army, I had to disguise myself." "But why did you insert yourself in the army?" Ariel asked. "My father was supposed to fight in the war, but he's crippled, so to keep him from getting hurt, I took his place." Mulan replied. "So, if you and your friends aren't spies, why are you here?" "Me and my friends are on a quest, would you happen to know where the Great Forest is?" Ariel asked. Mulan shook her head. "No, sorry…" Ariel sighed. "Well, would you mind if I joined you in there?" Ariel asked. Mulan nodded and the two began to bathe again.
Suddenly the two heard a massive sigh. It was Alex. Alex walked into the clearing with his head hung down. When he looked up he saw Ariel. The sight gave Alex a nosebleed. "ARIEL! OMIGOSH! I DID'NT SEE YOU!" Alex cried. Suddenly he saw Mulan. "You're a…girl?" Alex asked. The two women glared at the Disney Warrior. "Yeah, I'll be going now…" Alex said prepared to run. Alex was about to take off when Ariel and Mulan jumped out of the lake and grabbed him by his arms. "You will not tell a soul GOT IT?" Mulan yelled squeezing his arm. "Y-y-yes Ma'am…" Alex said nervously. "Good, than you punishment won't be as bad…" Ariel said. Mulan and Ariel looked at each other and nodded. "Wh-wh-what are ya going to do to me?" Alex asked. Ariel grabbed his head. "THIS!" Mulan and Ariel said in unison as they shoved his head underwater. The held him underwater before pulling him out for air. After ten seconds of air the dunked him back under. They did this five times before they finally pulled him out for good. "Had enough?" Mulan asked. Alex was gasping for air. "Good!" Ariel said. The two grabbed him and pushed him away. "Think we were a bit too hard on him?" Ariel asked. "That perv got what he deserved…"
Jack was just getting dressed when he saw Alex, his hair was messed up, he was soaking wet and out of breath. "Wow, what happened to you?" Jack asked. Alex didn't reply, he was still gathering his breath. "It was the Huns!" Jack said. "They tortured you in an attempt to get the Disney Blade didn't they?" Alex was about to say something when Jack took out his sword. "Don't worry mate, I'll get them for this!" Jack cried running out of the tent. "JACK NO!" Alex shouted. But it was too late Jack ran thru the clearing yelling. It was then he saw the two women bathing. "Whoa…" Was the only word Jack could mutter before the two girls grabbed him and began to beat him up. "JACK RUN!" Alex called. Alex ran into the clearing in an attempt to help Jack. The two women looked up and gave Alex a death glare, which was enough to drive Alex away. Alex waited back at the tent for Jack.
When Jack returned he had a black eye, and bruises all over. "I suppose you didn't deserve that…" Alex said. "No that one I deserved…" Jack said. "Well Alex, you finally saw Ariel!" Alex clenched his fist. "I'm going to pretend you did not say that." "But still, Ping is a woman?" Jack asked. "I thought he was eunuch…" Alex coughed water came out of his mouth. "You ok?" Jack asked. "Jack, I was almost drowned by two naked women, how do you THINK I feel?" Alex yelled.