Cherry's Adventures of Mulan

chapter 11

"Well, we go home tomorrow, is there anything else we can really do around here?" Cherry asked, walking with Peach down the path of Mulan's home.

"I can't believe you let me live, mate," Peach darted her eyes at Cherry. "At least I got kidnapped!"

Cherry rolled her eyes at her and continued to walk. "Can't you just accept that we're now heroes in China?"

"Yeah, I guess, but I wanted to be linched like a real victim!" Peach grinned, sadistically.

"I worry about you..."

"I know!"

"Hey, guys." Mulan walked up to them.

"Hello, Mulan." Peach greeted, plainly.

"Ni-hao!" Cherry added, showing off her intelligence in foriegn languages.

Peach eyed her, like to tell her 'stop showing off'.

Mulan smiled at them, then looked back at the blossomed tree. A blossom fell from the tree and landed near her father's leg. The girls then decided to go see him and reunite the long parted father and daughter.

 Zhou saw them and he seemed relieved and anxious. "Mulan..." he spoke, dryly.

"Father, we have brought you the sword of Shan Yu and the crest of the Emperor," Mulan handed the blade and pendant to her father. "They're gifts to honor the Fa family."

Zhou took the gifts, but put them aside as Cherry and Peach quietly watched. He then pulled Mulan into a tight hug. "The greatest gift in honor, is having you for a daughter."

Peach looked a little long at the moment. She had never gotten along with her father well, he never really understood her, but yet, she missed him very deeply. 

"I missed you so." Zhou continued.

"I missed you too, Father." Mulan said, delicately.

Cherry and Peach smiled, then decided to give them some peace. They then passed Mulan's mother, Li, and her grandmother.

"Great, she brings home a sword and her new friends," Grandma remarked. "If you ask me, she should've brought home a man!"

"Excuse me." a voice said.

Everyone turned to see Shane.

"Does Mulan live here?" Shane asked.

The older women and younger girls pointed to the direction of the cherry blossom tree where Mulan was under with her father. 

"I wish we could've gotten us some boys." Cherry said.

"Hey now," Peach smiled, friendly. "You'll find your knight in shining armor, mate. It'll be loads better than a bloke in rusting tin foil."

Cherry lightly laughed at that. She then smiled and watch Shane reunite with Mulan and the girls decided to check out how this would come out between the two.

"Whoa!" Grandma got excited, seeing Shane. "Sign me up for the next war!"

"Reminds me of Nan." Peach chuckled.

"Mulan!" the soldier cried.

"Shane!" the Chinese girl cried back.

The two smiled together.

"Uh... uh..." Shane stuttered, then took out a helmet with a sheepish smile. "You forgot your helmet," he then eyed Zhou, strangely. "Well, actually it's your helmet, isn't it? I mean..." he handed the helmet to Zhou.

Zhou took it, and then left, passing the girls to go inside.

"Would you like to stay for dinner?" Mulan offered to Shane.

"Would you like to stay forever?" Grandma called out, listening in as well.

Mulan shook her head at her grandmother, lightly. 

"Dinner would be great." Shane smiled.

"A goodbye dinner for you two." Mulan told Cherry and Peach.

The girls smiled at that, and decided to get ready for dinner. The girls passed an old temple where Mulan's ancestors roamed and Cherry looked spooked as she saw ghosts, but Peach felt natural around them. 

"Awesome!" Peach cheered, grabbing Cherry's hand and pulling her toward them.

"Come on.... Who did a good job? Who did a good job?" Mushu asked, nudging up to the leader.

The leader glared at him and sighed. "Oh, alright... You can be guardian angel again..."

Mushu then cheered wildly. "Take it, Crickey!" he yelled to the cricket as the insect rang the gong to wake up the ancestors.

Crickey then started playing the drums, as Peach danced with the ghosts. Cherry cringed a little at the sight of ghosts and went out to see Mulan and her dog, Little Brother. Suddenly, Peach ran out, bouncing an ancestor's head back on his neck, laughing and came out to celebrate with her friends. Mushu had landed right out on the steps of the temple before everyone outside now. 

"Thanks, Mushu." Mulan kissed the tiny dragon's forehead.

Suddenly, the tiny dog came out, chasing chickens in the temple and out, surprising everyone. 

"MUSHU!" the leader yelled from inside the temple.

After the party, the girls finished their dinner and were headed to the airport. They said their goodbyes and were on their way back home after their long and dangerous adventure. Cherry was happy she got to be brave a few times and Peach was happy because she got her life threatened and have a dangerous adventure. She loved her adventures with Cherry, but always wanted to be the one kidnapped and almost killed. Cherry clutched the pendant the Emperor gave her and looked out the window, slowly falling asleep and leaving China.