Women and War
Disclaimer: see chapter 1
A/N: wow. I didn't think it was possible to get this many reviews that
fast. As promised here is the next chapter. (It took a bit long because I
was planning to start it later thinking the reviews would take longer. Oh
well.) So here you go. Thanks to all my reviewers. You almost had me crying
cause you were so nice. In your face weirdo. AMB3R thanks for reviewing
twice and blueraven I was expecting someone to review two or three times.
That's what happened with my X-men story. The first two reviews were from
my best friend and they were by force. Thus that story only has one real
review. Oh well here is the story. Thanks again to blue raven,
AMB3R,Saddam,Dragon Spirit Fighter,Dragon Faere, and Leena. Ok this was a
long A/N.
A/N2 Sorry this took so long. I had it typed and everything but I left it here at school. Please don't hurt me. Enjoy.
Chapter 6 Mulan stiffened when she felt the hand on her shoulder. She relaxed when the hand squeezed gently and turned to see Shang standing there.
"Do that again and I'm going to have to hurt you. I thought that a Hun had somehow managed to find us."
Shang smiled. "I don't think Huns can sneak up on people they don't bathe much." His smirk dissapered. "So what have you found out?"
"They are holding them hostige in our house. Our own house. Mushu has checked up on them and says they are still in ok condition. It looks like they want me. If that's what they want that's what they'll get. They won't be expecting you four. Me and Baba will walk in the gates like nothing is new. They will most likely ambush us and take us inside to avoid the suspicions of the neighbors. You four can go around over the fence on the west side of our house. It's the shortest and most densly covered." Mulan smiled.
"I'm not sure if I want to know how you know that. OK the plan sounds pretty good with the exeption of you on the front lines. I don't like that part but judging from the look on your face I can't help that." Shang added the last sentence when Mulan set her jaw and was glaring daggers at him.
He sighed and turned to the guys. "You guys see any problem with the plan?"
They shook their heads and Yao took the time to reassure Shang. "Shang she took on Shaun-Yu willingly. She will be fine today as well. She took on the matchmaker who honestly I think looks scarier than Shaun-Yu and lived. Plus she has us behind her so she will really be fine."
Shang didn't look that much more confident. Mulan handed him a climbing rope out of her pack. "It may be the shortest section of wall but its harder to climb from the outside."
Fa Zhou glared at his daughter and Shang became curius to know how exactly Mulan knew this. He made a mental note to ask about it later and looked around for a place to put his horse. Mulan obviously noticed this and told the guys to stash their horses at the neighbor's house.
Mulan and her father made their way on their horses to the gate of their home. Mulan was not as scared as she expected. She entered the gate and closed it after her father had entered. She went to put Khan up when the Huns jumped out ambushing them.
Mulan did not put too much of a struggle up due to the fact that that might get her family hurt.
Mulan was dragged inside and tied up then thrown into a room with her family. The Huns left the room to get their leader leaving the family alone.
"Are you ok?" Mulan asked her mother and grandmother.
"We will be alright. How are we going to get out of here. They plan to do horrible things to you Mulan. Horrible things." Fa Li asked looking utterly terrified.
"I'll be fine, Mama. Just worry about you and Grandma." Mulan was stopped from saying more as the leader came in. The two stupid bald guys and the snipper sneered at her from behind the leaders back. This left Mulan to wonder where the skinny longhaired guy was. 'Come on Shang. Hurry up.' Mulan thought.
They had underestimated her before, giving her the element of surprise. Now she had no advantage and was tied up thus bringing her defense capabilities further down.
The man moved towards Mulan and stroked her cheek gently. Mulan didn't take kindly to this show of affection. Instead she bit his hand to get him to stop.
This resulted in him slapping her across the face and sending her to the ground. Shang who had just peeked in the window saw this and was only stopped from doing something stupid by three sets of hands pulling him back.
"Get a hold of yourself. You need to think rationally. I know its hard but eventually they will either leave the room or leave the room with Mulan. We have to save her family first or she won't come with us. Think Shang." Yao finished just as Mushu showed up.
"Can I be of any help?" Ling and Chien-Po jumped back in fright.
"Can you get Mulan's hands untied. If they do separate her I want her to be able to defend herself." Shang told the little dragon.
"What do you want me to do? Walk in and tell people to release her restraints?" Mushu said as he looked at Shang skeptically.
"Sneak in and bite the restraints loose if you have to but do it before I decide to pin you to the wall with my sword." Shang threatened Mushu throwing him towards the door.
"Like you could catch me." Mushu mumbled under his breath as he made his way under the door.
Mulan meanwhile was busy keeping her defenses up. When the leader (I'm ging to call him Wun cause I'm tired of writing "the leader") came near her again she kicked him as hard as she could.
This stunned Wun. Here she was tied up and in danger and she was still being stubborn.
"Let's see how well you fair without your family nearby." He sneered at her and dragged her by her arn into another room.
He threw Mulan to floor and stated in a cold voice before closing the door, "I bet your grandmother isn't as spirted as you. Maybe if we broke her you will cooperate." He locked the door and posted a guard in front of it.
Mulan sat trying to undo her restraints when Mushu climbed in through the window.
"The Huns aren't very bright are they. Leaving windows open and doors unlocked. They are horrible at this kidnapping thing." Mushu said as he walked up to Mulan. "Hey. Need a little help there?"
"Mushu! Get these off me. I am so glad to see you. Where's Shang?"
"Rescuing your family and probably killing the Huns with his bare hands. He saw one of them hit you. Almost blew our cover." Mushu began working on the ropes.
A minute later her hands were free. Mulan stood up waiting for Mushu to climb onto her shoulders. She opened the door, much to the surprise of the guard, and took out the guard with a swift kick to the head.
Mulan made her way towards the room where her family was being kept and found four Huns unconscious on the floor.
Her father was hugging her mother tightly and her grandmother was standing there looking like the frail old lady she was.
"Mama, Grandma!" Mulan yelled as she ran up to them.
The family just reveled in the feeling of being together before Mulan turned to Shang.
"Thank you. I still want to get married but can we do it here in the village. If we do it in the palace again it will let the whole country know of our plans. This can't happen again. I don't think I could take it."
"Whatever you want. Not like I'm complaining that Chi-Fu won't be at our wedding." He smiled at her.
Mulan laughed then kicked the Hun at her feet. "What are we going to do with them?" she asked Shang.
"We will probably execute them. They have made attempts on the emperor, they have killed countless Chineese soldiers and innocents. This usually results in their death."
"Oh. Well I guess we should get busy planning this wedding. We can plan while you take these five out and find out what to do with them." Mulan seemed a bit depressed that while she would be planning her wedding, her future husband would be killing Huns once again.
A/N2 Sorry this took so long. I had it typed and everything but I left it here at school. Please don't hurt me. Enjoy.
Chapter 6 Mulan stiffened when she felt the hand on her shoulder. She relaxed when the hand squeezed gently and turned to see Shang standing there.
"Do that again and I'm going to have to hurt you. I thought that a Hun had somehow managed to find us."
Shang smiled. "I don't think Huns can sneak up on people they don't bathe much." His smirk dissapered. "So what have you found out?"
"They are holding them hostige in our house. Our own house. Mushu has checked up on them and says they are still in ok condition. It looks like they want me. If that's what they want that's what they'll get. They won't be expecting you four. Me and Baba will walk in the gates like nothing is new. They will most likely ambush us and take us inside to avoid the suspicions of the neighbors. You four can go around over the fence on the west side of our house. It's the shortest and most densly covered." Mulan smiled.
"I'm not sure if I want to know how you know that. OK the plan sounds pretty good with the exeption of you on the front lines. I don't like that part but judging from the look on your face I can't help that." Shang added the last sentence when Mulan set her jaw and was glaring daggers at him.
He sighed and turned to the guys. "You guys see any problem with the plan?"
They shook their heads and Yao took the time to reassure Shang. "Shang she took on Shaun-Yu willingly. She will be fine today as well. She took on the matchmaker who honestly I think looks scarier than Shaun-Yu and lived. Plus she has us behind her so she will really be fine."
Shang didn't look that much more confident. Mulan handed him a climbing rope out of her pack. "It may be the shortest section of wall but its harder to climb from the outside."
Fa Zhou glared at his daughter and Shang became curius to know how exactly Mulan knew this. He made a mental note to ask about it later and looked around for a place to put his horse. Mulan obviously noticed this and told the guys to stash their horses at the neighbor's house.
Mulan and her father made their way on their horses to the gate of their home. Mulan was not as scared as she expected. She entered the gate and closed it after her father had entered. She went to put Khan up when the Huns jumped out ambushing them.
Mulan did not put too much of a struggle up due to the fact that that might get her family hurt.
Mulan was dragged inside and tied up then thrown into a room with her family. The Huns left the room to get their leader leaving the family alone.
"Are you ok?" Mulan asked her mother and grandmother.
"We will be alright. How are we going to get out of here. They plan to do horrible things to you Mulan. Horrible things." Fa Li asked looking utterly terrified.
"I'll be fine, Mama. Just worry about you and Grandma." Mulan was stopped from saying more as the leader came in. The two stupid bald guys and the snipper sneered at her from behind the leaders back. This left Mulan to wonder where the skinny longhaired guy was. 'Come on Shang. Hurry up.' Mulan thought.
They had underestimated her before, giving her the element of surprise. Now she had no advantage and was tied up thus bringing her defense capabilities further down.
The man moved towards Mulan and stroked her cheek gently. Mulan didn't take kindly to this show of affection. Instead she bit his hand to get him to stop.
This resulted in him slapping her across the face and sending her to the ground. Shang who had just peeked in the window saw this and was only stopped from doing something stupid by three sets of hands pulling him back.
"Get a hold of yourself. You need to think rationally. I know its hard but eventually they will either leave the room or leave the room with Mulan. We have to save her family first or she won't come with us. Think Shang." Yao finished just as Mushu showed up.
"Can I be of any help?" Ling and Chien-Po jumped back in fright.
"Can you get Mulan's hands untied. If they do separate her I want her to be able to defend herself." Shang told the little dragon.
"What do you want me to do? Walk in and tell people to release her restraints?" Mushu said as he looked at Shang skeptically.
"Sneak in and bite the restraints loose if you have to but do it before I decide to pin you to the wall with my sword." Shang threatened Mushu throwing him towards the door.
"Like you could catch me." Mushu mumbled under his breath as he made his way under the door.
Mulan meanwhile was busy keeping her defenses up. When the leader (I'm ging to call him Wun cause I'm tired of writing "the leader") came near her again she kicked him as hard as she could.
This stunned Wun. Here she was tied up and in danger and she was still being stubborn.
"Let's see how well you fair without your family nearby." He sneered at her and dragged her by her arn into another room.
He threw Mulan to floor and stated in a cold voice before closing the door, "I bet your grandmother isn't as spirted as you. Maybe if we broke her you will cooperate." He locked the door and posted a guard in front of it.
Mulan sat trying to undo her restraints when Mushu climbed in through the window.
"The Huns aren't very bright are they. Leaving windows open and doors unlocked. They are horrible at this kidnapping thing." Mushu said as he walked up to Mulan. "Hey. Need a little help there?"
"Mushu! Get these off me. I am so glad to see you. Where's Shang?"
"Rescuing your family and probably killing the Huns with his bare hands. He saw one of them hit you. Almost blew our cover." Mushu began working on the ropes.
A minute later her hands were free. Mulan stood up waiting for Mushu to climb onto her shoulders. She opened the door, much to the surprise of the guard, and took out the guard with a swift kick to the head.
Mulan made her way towards the room where her family was being kept and found four Huns unconscious on the floor.
Her father was hugging her mother tightly and her grandmother was standing there looking like the frail old lady she was.
"Mama, Grandma!" Mulan yelled as she ran up to them.
The family just reveled in the feeling of being together before Mulan turned to Shang.
"Thank you. I still want to get married but can we do it here in the village. If we do it in the palace again it will let the whole country know of our plans. This can't happen again. I don't think I could take it."
"Whatever you want. Not like I'm complaining that Chi-Fu won't be at our wedding." He smiled at her.
Mulan laughed then kicked the Hun at her feet. "What are we going to do with them?" she asked Shang.
"We will probably execute them. They have made attempts on the emperor, they have killed countless Chineese soldiers and innocents. This usually results in their death."
"Oh. Well I guess we should get busy planning this wedding. We can plan while you take these five out and find out what to do with them." Mulan seemed a bit depressed that while she would be planning her wedding, her future husband would be killing Huns once again.