Hi guys sorry I haven't been updating lately but it's been pretty busy what with shoveling the drive way and work. I still want to write this but the ending is going to be a little sketchy. I've been pretty busy with work. Well enjoy.

Chapter 3

Melody had nothing to do but walk around and wait until Mulan returned. She clutched the blanket around her tightly as she waited there.

She kept wondering about her mother and Morgana. She hoped that her mother was ok. She thinking about Morgana and the way she acted. She wondered if what she said about the trident was true or a lie.

The trident! Melody thought. She had forgotten all about it. And went over to the spot where she had dropped it. She reached into the bush and felt it. She pulled it out. It glowed brightly in the light.

She walked back to the two big rocks and sat down. She held the trident in one hand trying to figure out how she was going to hide it. She held it up in one hand. She remembered how it responded to her in the ice cave. How it glowed green and red. She looked over the clearing. She noticed how there were a few small rocks lying around and thought back to when all those things moved in morgana lair. She spotted a medium size rock lying not so far way from her.

She held the trident up in one hand and clutched the blanket in the other. She cleared her throat and said,

"Please move that rock," She took another deep breath and continued, "NOW!" She was trying to find the courage she had left.

Nothing happened so she tried again harder and squeezed the trident tightly. She closed her eyes and thought really hard. Please move the rocks.

She then felt a course of power flow through her as she open her eyes and gasped. The trident glowed green at the fork end and so did the big rock she moved the trident forward and the rocks moved forward. She then pulled the trident back and the rock move back. She made the trident do a circle and the rock did the same. She smiled at her own succeed and shot her hands up in the air. The rock shot strait up and into the air right into the blue sky. She stood strait up releasing the blanket and stared strait up at the sky.

"Oops." She said.

She scrunched up her face trying to find it. It took a minute but she spotted it. She could see it as a small dot not to far from the sun falling strait down heading towards her.

She quickly moved out of the way letting go of the trident and shot strait for the ground. The rock hit the boulder smashing it to pieces and leaving a mark on the big one.

She took a moment to catch her breath and let out a sign of relief followed by laughter she kind of just lay there on the ground facing the sky. She took a moment to rest.

After she got up, got the trident and then wrapped the blanket around her. She was still cold. She then tried to figure out how she was supposed to do a fire blast like she did on Morgana. She gave it a tight grip but lost her concentration when she heard shouting coming from the camp. She trudged over to the view of the camp. She could see a huge fight going on down there and wondered if Mulan was ok.

She squinted to see better but it was all a blur the only thing she did get a good view was a line of soldiers leave on white horse out of the camp. She really wished she had binocular at that moment. She looked at the trident and wondered if she could make it turn into one.

She turned back to the camp just in time to hear the fighting stop. She could make out a soldier (probably the captain because his uniform was different) stood in front of another. It was probably Mulan because it was the same color. The captain talked to the soldier before leaving him. Melody wondered if Mulan was ok.

She was going to try a fire blast but realized if she did she it might make noise and attract some of the soldiers. She decided to float more rocks until Mulan came back.

She spent the rest of the day doing that and trying not to lose her mind from the boredom. Her mind was focus on Mulan returning. Usually it would be on the sea because that's what she basically thought about always.

She then wondered how she was going to hide the trident when Mulan came back. She held the trident up and kept thinking a bunch of ideas.

Time went by pretty fast and soon it was dark and Melody shivered. She held up the trident and tried to make it light. The moon glowed brightly but not enough.

"Melody, are you still here?" A voiced called from out.

Melody jumped from her spot and saw Mulan holding a candle and a brown bag. She wore a cream karate suite that made her look more like a man.

Melody said, "Hey."

"Hey." She said back her eyes where on the trident.

She stood up strait holding the trident to her back awkwardly trying to hide it.

Mulan starred her and at the trident and said,

"Where you get that thing?"

Melody sighed and said, "I stole it from a king."

"Really," Mulan said, "It looks really nice."

She sat on the rock and hand her the food. It was a bowl of noodles. Melody then realized how hungry she was right know. She laid the trident on the ground. She took it and ate it. It was a little hard at first with the joysticks but it tasted really good. She really was hungry.

"So… How did it go?" Melody asked after she swallowed her food.

Mulan said, "It wasn't so bad." She told her that she got in trouble with some of the other soldiers. "It was mostly Mushu fault,"

"Where is he anyway?" Melody asked eating the rest of her meal.

"He's in the tent sleeping." Mulan said,

"What did happen?" Melody asked.

Mulan explained what had happen. Apparently it was all a big misunderstanding.

"Well at least they didn't find out you were a girl." Melody said when she was done with her meal.

"Yeah well that was day one." Mulan said, "Tomorrow we start training exercises."

"Do you think your father will come and get you?" Melody asked

Mulan shook her head, "If he does they will be force to kill me."

Melody starred in shock, "Why would they do that."

"It's the law the Chinese army has," Mulan said. She then reached into her bag and took out some small clothes that would fit Melody. "Here are some clothes I found in the camp that should fit you."

Melody took them and when behind the big rock to change.

"Why does the army have that kind of law?" Melody asked from behind the rock as she changed.

"Same reason they have matchmakers for us women." Mulan said, "To bring honor to our ancestors."

Melody thought for a moment. Matchmakers sounded dumb to her.

"What are matchmakers?" Melody asked.

"They're women who find husband for us and to approve us proper housewives." Mulan said. "I saw the matchmaker the other day and it didn't go so well."

She sounded embarrassed.

"What happen?" Melody asked coming out in her new clothes. They felt a little big but fine to her. They were they same clothes Mulan wore but shorter. The shoes where a little tight but she could deal with it. Mulan was holding the trident. Melody then undid her ponytail to redo her hair. Her hair felt messy and wild. Mulan put the trident down and said, "Here let me help you with that."

Melody turned and Mulan help put her hair up into a bow. She gave her green hair band. When she was done she felt like a boy.

During it Mulan explained after a mishap with lucky cricket. She ended up humiliating herself and not being approved a housewife. Melody thought it was a little funny when she wrote some answers down on her arm. She could never do that at her school.

The thought of school made her think back to her old life. She wonder what they thought of her know that she was gone. Everybody knew her as the weird princess girl who talked to fish. Plus after her disaster of a birthday party they were probably right about her.

"Does this actually do any thing?" Mulan asked, "Hey Melody?"

Melody snapped out of her deep thought.

"What?" She said,

"Does this trident actually do anything?" Mulan asked holding the trident up.

"Sure it does," She said while stuffing her old clothes in the bag. "I was just practicing."

She took the trident from her and said, "Watch."

The held out the trident and concentrated on two large stones. Please move the rock. Melody thought hard like before.

She felt the power go through her. The trident lit up green and the rocks did. Mulan gasped. She moved the trident up and the rocks move up. She turned back to Mulan and said, "See."

But she accidently moved the trident to fast and rocks moved towards them.

"Duck!" Mulan said, grabbing Melody and hitting the ground. The rocks hit the big boulder and smashed into a million pieces.

After a moment to catch their breathe Mulan laughed and said, "That was enough for today."

She got up and helped Melody up.

"Let's go back to my tent and get some sleep." Mulan said,

Melody held up the trident and asked, "How are we going to get the trident in?"

It was big and sure to attract a lot of attention. Mulan looked at it and said, "Can you shrink it?"

Melody held it up and said, "Maybe?"

She held it tight with both hands and thought Please oh please turn into some small.

Suddenly she felt a small pulse of power flow through her and watch as it glowed brightly. It then started to shrink. Mulan and Melody both watched as it continues to shrink until it glowed became dimmer. Melody felt its power go from her hands to her wrist. She felt its power circle around her wrist. Then it stopped glowing and in the tridents place was a gold bracelet.

"Wow." Mulan said looking at the bracelet on it was a few charms but in the center was the trident. She touched it. It felt weird touching it when it was the size of a pebble.

Mulan looked at it and said, "Well at least now you can bring it."

Melody laughed and took the bowls along with the bang. Before they left the forest Mulan said,

"We have to be careful getting to my tent."

"If we are caught they may kill us."

Melody gulped and started walking. They walked slowly at first to the entrance of the camp. When they arrived Mulan took the lead. She looked left and right to see if there were any men around.

Mulan looked back at Melody and said, "Stay close and be quick."

"My tent is on the other side of camp." They started walking slowly at first making sure not to attract attention to themselves. Melody was so nervous. Like when she was about to have her twelfth birthday party and it turn out to be a disaster.

They walked quickly trying to get to the other side to Mulan tent. They heard men's voice from inside the tents. Surprisingly they made it to her tent. It wasn't hard to miss since it was the one beside the mud trail, hung up poorly by a small tree and with Mulan horse beside it eating grass.

They both got in and Melody let out a sign of relief. I guess all those years of sneaking in and out of the castle wall paid off. Melody thought. She found Cricket and Mushu both asleep in the corner. Mulan took of her shoes placed them both in them. She used her socks as small blankets.

Mulan gave Melody a blanket and pillow and said, "Goodnight Melody."

Melody said, "Good night Mulan."

She then slowly drifted off to sleep think of what had transpired today and of her new friendship with Mulan.

Ok. I know it's not much but I have been pretty busy with stuff lately and I was think of adding Zak Saturday from the Secret Saturdays. Let me know what you think. Please Review.