Hey guys listen I just want to take a moment and say how many views I'm getting and where they are coming from it means a lot that people in France and Ireland even looked at this so thank you. My sister lost my flash-drive so I had to get a new one and retype some of my old stuff. Hope you enjoy this special chapter. Please review.

Chapter 5

After a month of training both Melody and Mulan felt like trained men but smelled completely filthy.

They both went over to the pond one night and were changing in the tall green. Mulan put her clothes on a tree branch and Khan was nearby eating grass holding their towels.

Mushu was completely against the idea. "No, this is not a good." Mushu said, "What if somebody sees you two?"

"Just because I look like a man doesn't mean I have to smell like one." Mulan said undoing her hair.

"Neither should I." Melody said taking off the last of her clothing. She had never gone so long with out swimming in her whole life. She needed to be back in the water whether or not it was seawater or fresh water. She put the trident bracelet on a branch figuring she would not need it for tonight.

"So a couple of guys don't rinse out their socks." Mushu said while covering his eyes while as they walked by, "Picky, picky, picky. Myself, I kinda like that corn-chip smell."

They tiptoed into the water Melody held Mulan's hand until they both jumped in. They made a big splash hitting Mushu.

Her entire body and mind jump for joy at the sensation of the warm water. She really needed this.

"Ah." Mulan said as he roused her head out and started to wash her body. Melody just kind of just floated. Her whole body just seemed relaxed now she was in the water.

She than began to wash her body. She really wished she had soap.

"Okay, all right, alright, that's enough, now c'mon, get out before you two get all pruney and stuff." Mushu said, with his eyes still covered and holding out a towel.

"Mushu, if you're so worried, go stand watch!" Mulan said while washing herself.

"Yeah like our own personal watch dog." Melody joked and then splashed Mulan with some water. Mulan splashed back. They both laughed.

"Yeah. Yeah. Stand watch, Mushu…." Mushu voiced trailed off as he walked away.

Melody swam over to the deep end. It gave her time to think. She wondered what her classmate's thought of her know. Most of them were stuck up spoiled rich kids. She wasn't like them and didn't want to be.

Suddenly she heard laughter and saw in the dark path three guys running toward them. It was too dark to see but she could tall they were taking they're clothes off. She looked at Mulan who was just as in shock sunk down to hide herself. The moment she heard splashing water Melody sunk down into the water.

She swam to the bottom, which wasn't deep enough. She had lungs of a dolphin and could see really well underwater. She could make out two figures swimming. She was then send back by a big wave which must have been a guy jumping in. She swam around barely avoiding the three and to the reeds hoping to hide.

When she reached it she poked her head out only a little bit. She could see them swimming to the big rock. She had no idea where Mulan was but really hoped she made it out. The reeds were too muddy and filled with rock to walk out. Plus she just cleaned herself and didn't want to get dirty again.

She looked to the path. It was the only way out and she was going to have to be careful not to be seen.

"Hey Ping!" One of the guys yelled. Melody saw Mulan hides her face behind a lily pad come out and said in a deep voice, "Oh, hi, guys, I didn't know you were HERE.'

She put the lily pad down avoiding the weird stares and said, "I was just washing so now I'm clean and I'm gonna go. Bye-bye."

She quickly swam and tried to hide herself behind the rock. But another tall skinny guy swam over and said, "Come back here! I know we were jerks to you before, so let's start over."

He held out his hand and Mulan shook it. "Hi, I'm Ling."

The big fat one came right behind her and said, "And I'm Chien-Po."

Mulan nervously chuckled and said, "Hello, Chien-Po."

The short middle guy with the black eye climbed up on the rock and announced, "And I am Yao, King of the Rock!"

Mulan looked at him awkwardly and Melody was completely revolted.

She got a good look at his butt and other parts as he said, "And there's nothing you girls can do about it."

Melody quickly sunk back down unable to look any more. She could hear movement and sounds from above.

She kept thinking of a way to create a distraction so she and Mulan could get by. She really wished she had her trident bracelet to at least create a distraction for Mulan. She them spotted something small and red swimming towards her and realized it was Mushu. He smiled at her.

She gasped and swatted him away. He swam toward Mulan. She hoped he didn't get a good look at her. She poked her head up and heard this

"C'mon! Don't be such a… ouch!." She could see Ling in pain and said, "Something bit me."

She just near the path and heard Mushu voice, "What a nasty flavor."

She then heard Ling screamed, "SNAKE!"

All three of them shrieked and climbed the rock. Melody swam to Mulan just as she whistled for Khan the horse trotted over to them quickly and they both quickly hid behind them. Melody walked in front of Mulan as they both left the pond. Melody could see Mushu holding on to Khans tail.

She could see in the Moonlight the three guys on the rock and they both let out signs of relief. When Mulan got her towel on she said, "Boy, that was close."

"Yeah." Melody agreed wrapping her towel on tightly. Fell back and patted Khan and said, "Thank you." He neighed as he way of saying you welcome.

"No that was vile." Mushu said washing his mouth out. "You two owe me big!"

"Thanks for saving us back there!" She said reaching down and petting Mushu.

"I never wanted to see a naked again." Mulan saying drying her hair off, Khan nodded his head in agreement, and then a hundred naked men ran past her and her Khan and into the pond. Melody had hidden behind Khan but had gotten a good look and so did Mulan

Khan snorted shacking his head and Mushu said, "Hey, don't look at me, I ain't biting no more buts." And washed out more of his mouth.

They got dress and Melody promised her herself not to take of trident bracelet off ever. She was doing her hair when she heard a loud conversation coming from the a tent She saw two shadow figures inside and guess it was General Shang and Chi Fu. Boy it did not look good.

"You think your troops are ready to fight?" It must have been Chi Fu the way he sounded wasn't good. "Hah, they wouldn't last a minute against the Huns!"

"They completed their training." General Lee said,

Mushu and Cricket snuck over to hear more but Mulan and Melody both stayed near the forest.

"Those boys are no more fit to be soldiers than you are to be captain." Chi Fu said, "Once the general reads my reports, your troops will never see battle."

Melody whispered to Mulan, "That's not fair."

Mulan nodded in agreement. "Chi Fu is a real jerk most of the time here."

"We're not finished!" Shang said in a loud voice,

"Be careful, Captain." Chi Fu said in a calm voice, "The general may be your father, but I am the Emperor's Council."

"And by the way, I got that job on my own."

The tent opened and Melody quickly hid behind a big tree.

"You're dismissed." She heard Chi Fu said.

She heard foots step and Mulan said in her deep man voice, "I'll hold him, and you punch!"

She heard him walk away and Mulan said, " Or not, for what it's worth, I think you're a great captain."

She peeked out and saw him leave. She got out and saw the look on Mulan face.

Mushu saw it too and said, "I saw that."

Mulan looked confused and said, "What?"

"You like him, don't you?"

Mulan said, "No, I…."

Mushu rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah, right, sure." He pointed his finger and said,

"GO TO YOUR TENT!"

She and Mulan walked away but Mulan smiled.

Melody giggled and said, "You do like him don't you?" Melody knew these things because it was a girl thing.

Mulan smiled and said, "Well its not like I can just …"

Melody giggled and said, "After this is over you should at least talk to him."

Mulan sighed and said, "Speaking of which what are we going to do after this war is over?"

Melody though that one over as they walked back to there tent. She didn't want to go home just yet. Even if she did she still didn't know how to get the trident working to take her back.

"I would really like to meet your parents and your grandmother." Melody said, "I still don't know how to get this thing to take me back home." She held up her bracelet.

"I guess so but we really need to think about getting you home Melody." Mulan said, " Your parents must be worried sick."

"Would you mind giving it to me?" Mulan asked she nodded and took it off. "I would really like to try to get it working."

Melody wished she would just drop it for a while.

Melody gave it to her but made her promise to give it back right after. Even though it wasn't really hers she felt like it belong to her anyway.

Melody decided to turn in for the night while Mulan went to train with the trident. When she got to the tent she sat down and though about home. She did really miss her home. She missed Scuttle and Sebastian a lot. She missed sneaking out of the castle and collecting seashells. She missed playing with her dog Max. She missed her maid Carlotta and eating Chef Louis food and his failed attempts to kill Sebastian.

She missed her parents most of all. She wonder if she could get the trident working so she could at least send a message home or something.

Then Mushu and Cricket came back and boy did they look eager.

Melody asked, "What's up?"

"We're moving out." Mushu said, "I faked a letter from the General to Chi Fu saying they needed reinforcement at the front line."

"WHAT!" Melody gasped and said, "Why would you do that?"

"Because this will show how much of a warrior Mulan is and I have work too hard to let it all go to waste."

Melody sighed and said, "When do we leave?"

"Tomorrow." Mushu said and they both went to sleep.

Melody could not believe this was going to happen. How where they going to hide her until they got to the front line. Not to mention the fact was when they get there they would found out they weren't supposed to be sent there.

Suddenly thunder rumble and she hear it starting to rain. It went from drizzling to pouring in just a couple of seconds. Lighting flashed followed by a big thunder.

Little water got in the tent. She could hear men running back to their tents and prayed it didn't have anything to do with the trident.

When Mulan came back soaked and with the trident in bracelet form. Melody asked if she had anything to do with it thunderstorm. She nodded.

"I just pointed to the sky and suddenly it let out a blast of light into the sky and suddenly it started thunder and lighting." Mulan said handing it to her. "It went back to bracelet form and it won't go back to trident form."

Melody was so jealous that she had managed to get a real thunderstorm and she couldn't but let her know it. She wished she had more experience over it.

While she dried herself off Melody told her what Mushu and Cricket did. Mulan was so mad at him she almost stepped on him. Melody asked how where they going to hide her.

"I know." Mulan said, "I can take over fireworks they have a carriage so we can sneak you on."

It sounded like a great plan for Melody and they both went to sleep knowing they had a big journey ahead of them.

I hope you enjoy this interesting chapter. I hope to continue the sister relationship Melody and Mulan have and I plan to make this story very interesting. I may have figured out the year The Little Mermaid take place. The first one was in 1838 because in the tv series Hans Christian Andersan makes a appearance and he wrote it in 1837 so Ariel was 15 then. She had Melody two years later so add it up you get 1851. I hope you enjoyed and please review.