Disclaimer; I don't own anything, but the plot.

(A/N: Okay, I'm not suppose to actually be writing this, but my computer class is really boring. But I didn't sign up for it, the person who is in charge of putting our classes together, gave me this class. Sorry it took me so long to update, school and such comes first. Oh and I changed the name of this story even though from the main menu it doesn't look like it, but I did change it. And now it's called 'Way Down Deep'.)

Chapter 6: Terrible News

"Not that I know of. But, huh? What, how do you know about him burning my village? And the Emperor being dead?" she asked with a surprised face.

"Because he told me his plan, that's how I know. I was put into the dungeons of the palace a week ago. While I was down there he told me that he was going to murder the Emperor, and burn down your village. He was the one who sent you the letter, it was a false one. So I got away to warn you of him, and his plan, but I guess I got here to late." He said to her. Shang turned to the gang of three, they had been quiet the whole time. Then he turned back to Mulan, "How do you know he killed the Emperor, and how do you know about your village?"

"It's another long story, but I'll tell you on the way to the palace. We need to get Chi Fu there, so they can, do whatever to him." she said, getting back on Khan, and walking him over to the trio.

"So that's how you know?" Shang asked as they rounded a corner.

"Yeah. I've been having that dream ever since I came home from war. But I have this feeling that something terrible might happen. Even though we caught him." She answered indicating Chi Fu with her finger. She had just finished telling him how she knew about the Emperor and her village. She told him the whole dream, except the part about him. "What do you think is going to happen to him once we get to the palace?" she asked.

"I really don't know for sure." he answered. "I think that they'll cut his head off."

"Oh" She remembered when Chi Fu and Shang found out that she was a woman impersonating a soldier. Chi Fu had told Shang what the penalty was. Death. But he had thrown her father's sword down in front of her. Chi Fu didn't like that. "Shang, what were you thinking before you threw my father's sword down in front of me last month?"

He turned his head to look at her. He was at a loss for words. "I was thinking about how much her father would miss her if I went through with it. And how much I would miss her." he answered with a smile.

Mulan raised her eyebrow. "You would miss me?"

He blushed. "Yes, I would. You remember all the trouble you caused me your first days at camp?" she nodded in return. "Well it was fun. Stressful, but fun. I grew a liking to you. I liked it when you were around."

"Are you saying that you like me?" she asked. He remained quiet.

"Ah, Mulan?"

Mulan looked down to her lap where Mushu had been hiding. "What?" she whispered. Mushu pointed his finger toward Chi Fu's body which was still laying upside-down on his horse. He was staring to come back. "Shang! He's waking up! Chien Po, Ling, Yao, do something! We don't want him to get away!"

Chi Fu was conscious enough to understand what was happening around him. He swung his leg over the side of his horse so he was sitting in the sattle. He grabbed the reins and kicked his heel into the side of the horse, making it go into a gallop, and soon a run as Mulan and Shang chased after him, with the gang of three behind them. "Ha ha ha ha ha!" he laughed. (He laughed like Shan Yu did in the first movie. You know when he stood on the roof top.) "I'll be back to do something even worse!" he yelled behind him and raced faster.

"Mulan. He's gone, we can't reach him now." Shang said as he slowed down.

"He was our only evidence. Now how are we going to prove that he murdered the Emperor?"

Mulan asked as Shang rode up next to her.

"We never had evidence. All we had was the murderer." he answered. "And now that he's gone, what do we do?"

"We carry on to the palace." she answered. "Let's move."

Mulan, Shang, Chien Po, Yao, and Ling where standing in front of the throne. Waiting for the new Emperor to come in. As the doors opened, the new Emperor wasn't what they had expected. Instead of a man, it was, a women. She was about 5'7" and she was wearing light and deep purples. She came to a stop in front of the five of them. But two more ladies followed her. One was roughly 5' and the other 5'3'. The shorter one wore different colors of orange, and the other pink. They to stopped in front of the five of them. "On the account of my father's mysterious death, I have been a pointed to take his place. My sisters have chosen to help me with running this country. I am Princess Ting Ting. And this is Princess Mei, and Princess Su." Ting Ting said as she pointed to the two girls on her right and left. "Now, why is it you have come to the palace. Please tell me, I will do the best I can to help."

Shang stood up as did the others. "You Highnesses, we have come to the Middle Kingdom to tell you of terrible news."

"Go on." Ting Ting said sitting down on the throne. Mei and Su sat on either side of her.

"We have captured the murderer of your father." Shang said. Ting Ting's eyes went wide, Mei gasped, and Su covered her mouth with both of her hands. Shang went on, "But I am sorry to say that he got away. He escaped from us."

"And how did he do that, sure enough you had him bound?" Ting Ting asked.

Shang looked down. Mulan stepped forward. "I'm sorry Your Highnesses, but it was my fault he got away."

"And why is that?"

"I didn't bind him. But instead I knocked him unconscious." she answered.

"What is your name?" Ting Ting asked, she knew that this women looked very familiar.

"Fa Mulan, Your Highness." Mulan said bowing.

"I knew your looked familiar. You are the heroine of China. It is a pleasure to meet you." Ting

Ting said with a smile and a small bow of her head. "Please, it is late, why don't you and your friend stay here. And at dinner we can finish this conversation." Ting Ting said.

Mulan turned her head toward the others with a smile. Then she looked back toward Ting Ting.

"That would be an honor."

"I never should have left him hanging off the side of the horse without binding him." Mulan said in fustration.

"It's not your fault." Mushu answered. He had spent the last hour trying to convince Mulan that it wasn't her fault that Chi Fu got away. But so far, it wasn't working.

"But it is my fault. I should have known that he would come around sooner or later." she said, landing in a huff onto her bed.

"But it's not. He just came around alittle sooner than you thought." Mushu said, trying to hold the smile from showing.

"Oh thanks a lot Mushu." Mulan answered.

"Sorry, I just," but he never got finish want he was going to say, for there was a knock on Mulan's bedroom door. She got up off her bed and went to the door.

"Who is it?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.

"It's Shang."

Mulan turned her head to Mushu as a signal to hide himself. Once he was out of sight, she opened the door. "Hi."

"Hi. Who were you talking to?" he asked standing in the doorway.

"Myself." she answered with a nervous smile. "Come in. You don't have to stand there."

He walked into her room, looking around it. It was almost like the one he was staying in. Except the furntiture in his room was made of maple. And his room didn't have a balcony.

"So, what can I help you with?" Mulan said as she watched him look around her room.

"I came to escort you to dinner." he answered. "And to talk to you about something that I feel I need to tell you." he said finally facing her.

"Okay we can talk, but, I should get ready. Please sit, it shouldn't take me to long." she said walking to her mahogany closet and selecting one of the dresses from inside it. She walked into the bathroom closing the door behind her.

"What do you think he wants to talk about?" Mushu asked coming out from behind a stack of towels.

"I don't know." she answered. "But I need you to cover your eyes."

Mushu did as he was told and covered his eyes with his ears. Mulan pulled of her dress and put the one from the closet on. She looked at herself in the mirror after tying the sash in the back. Then she turned to Mushu. "Okay, I need you to put my hair up, I'm not an expert at it."

"Sure thing." He answered and he set to work on her hair.

15 minutes later she was ready and she walked back out into her bedroom. Shang looked toward the bathroom door as it opened. Mulan walked out. She was to die for. She looked beautiful. She was wearing a deep red and pink dress. She had golden flowers stitched along the hem and bodice. Her sash tied in a big pink bow in the back. Her hair was pulled up on top and fresh flowers were put in to finish it. (A/N; not much of a discription sorry, you can picture the rest of the dress the way you want to.)

"So what did you want to talk about?" She asked after watching him for a few minutes.

"I, uh, I, um, uh, I don't remember." he stumbled.

"Oh. Okay." she answered sadly.

Sensing her disappointment he said, "But I'm sure I'll remember it soon. And when I do, I'll tell you."

She smiled. "Well should we go to dinner?" she asked.

Shang offered his arm to her and they set off toward the dinning room where they were going to have dinner with the three princesses.

Sorry it's so short but I need to do my homework. And I have loads of it to. Thanks to my algebra teacher. Anyway you know the drill, lata, Mess531y.