The Power of the Princesses

Chapter 6

After about, half a day's journey, Cinderella suddenly called for them to stop. "What's the mat-" Cinderella silenced her with her hand. "I think there's somebody watching us. Somebody or something hostile." Everyone as casually as possible sat up straighter having heard Cinderella's message to them. They waited tensely while Rose and Ariel slowly dismounted their horses and crept towards where Cinderella pointed. Suddenly, out of nowhere a wolf sprung out of the woods and attacked Belle's horse with Belle still on it. "Help!" She screamed. Ariel recovered first and went after the wolf sending hard forces of water towards the wolfs head. The wolf stopped attacking and turned its head and just glared at Ariel with its red eyes. Ariel couldn't move out of fear until out of nowhere there came a ball of fire going straight towards the wolfs tail! The fire ball missed but it was enough to spook the wolf so it ran back to the woods. Everybody seemed to realize at the same time, that was one of the evil queens wolves. Suddenly Rose spun back around to face where the ball had come from. "You there! Yes, you in the woods come out to meet us!" She yelled. A girl with black hair approached them slowly almost warily but with a certain grace that seemed to only come with royal blood. "Who are you, where are you from, and who are your parents?" Cinderella inquired. "My name is Mulan" the girl said "I'm originally from China but I recently moved to the kingdom of Corona. My parents were commoners in China. My father was ordered to go into battle as representative of our family because I do not have any brothers so instead, I went pretending to be a boy so my father wouldn't have to go. It went well until I used my powers covertly and I got injured while fighting. While they tried to heal me they discovered I was a girl and sent me home. Basically, long story short, my parents eventually died of old age and I saved China but got tired of that life and moved to Corona to find adventure." "Whoa..." Rose said. "That is an eventful story young lady." Cinderella commented. "How old do you think I am?" Mulan said looking slightly amused. "Um... Well I would say maybe 16?" Rose guessed. "I'm 25 years old." Everybody's mouths fell open. The girl looked no more than 16! "What are you doing out here?" Belle asked finally recovered. "Thank you, by the way, for saving me." "No problem, all in a day's work" she said with a smile "actually," she said suddenly serious "I'm out here to find the queens Cinderella and rose and the princess Ariel and their companion Belle. Did you happen to pass them on your way here?" "We are who you're looking for. What do you need?" "My friend has been kidnapped by the evil queens. Her name is Merida.