Ellie: China's Savior [N,V]

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Disclaimer: I do not own Mulan or Starcraft. If I did, I probably wouldn't be writing fan fiction and may have caused the movie (and game) to do a lot worse than they did.

Chapter 1

My name is Ellie. You may have seen Disney's interpretation of how Mulan saved China or perhaps you read the historical version of the story. Both overlook her adoptive sister from the 'Mon' family. This is the true story and it starts with Mulan playing with her rice while writing notes on her arm for her upcoming meeting with the village Matchmaker. "AAAEEEIIII. I'm late. LITTLE BROTHER! LITTLE BROTHER! Oh, there you are. Want to help with my chores?" Mulan says as I trot on all fours into our bedroom.

"I've already done most of the chores. All you need to do is feed Khan and get to the Matchmaker, I'll catch up after I get dressed." I tell her as I bend the dog lure so that Little Brother won't scatter chicken feed all over the yard while chasing the bone. Mulan rushes to the stable while I slip into the Greymon hide cloak that is my only piece of clothing.

A short time later we arrive at the village square with Khan leaping over a pile-up that seems to have been caused by Grandma Fa. I leap off of Khan as Mulan is being scolded by her mother. Inside the building where we are prepped to meet the Matchmaker, I slip out of my cloak and into the freezing bath water while Mulan is stripped and tossed into her own tub of freezing water. After a harsh scrubbing to get the hay and dust off of us, Mulan is dressed in a corset and fancy robes with layers of make-up to make her match the Chinese ideal of what a woman is supposed to look like while the attendants add a belt to my cloak to keep it closed and add a few layers of make-up to my face. Afterwards we march with several other young ladies to present ourselves before the Matchmaker's house.

"Fa, Mulan." The Matchmaker calls.

"Present!" Mulan says only for the Matchmaker to comment on a rules violation. Only a few minutes later, after sounds like a tornado are heard from the house, the Matchmaker emerges looking like a 500 pound demon with her rear on fire. "You may look like a bride, but you will never bring your family honor!" The Matchmaker says after Mulan uses the tea in a teapot to put out the fire. "Mon, Ellie." The Matchmaker calls after cleaning up her appearance. (As well as the inside of her house.... sort of.)

As I enter her house without speaking, I notice signs of the disaster that happened during Mulan's meeting. "Hmm...just like your adoptive sister. Too skinny, not good for bearing sons." The Matchmaker says after a moment. "You probably don't know the final admonition without cheating so pour the tea please." She adds before listing a few qualities the ideal wife should have. I quickly pour the tea without spilling a drop or saying a word despite noticing that the Matchmaker had missed some of the ink that had been on her face after the meeting with Mulan. "Hmm... You have the look of a bride, but like Mulan, you will never bring your family honor." The Matchmaker concludes.

"I'm not Chinese so I don't care about your concept of honor, but my other adoptive family would like to have a word with you." I reply before releasing Ellementiamon and 16 Starmon from the Xros Loader I had in my cloak pocket the entire time. As I exit the house, my Digital adoptive family trashes the interior to the point where the Matchmaker will need to move to a new house. "Let's go home Mulan. I'm sure Fa Zhou has a few words of wisdom for you to make you feel better about your meeting with that pitiful excuse for a woman. My mom and uncles will catch up later." I comment to my adoptive sister as I climb onto Khan.

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"How did your meeting with the Matchmaker go?" Fa Zhou asked when we arrived back at the Fa farm.

"The Matchmaker will need a new house after my Digital family is done chatting with her. No matches anytime soon." I reply as Mulan climbs off and leads Khan to the stables while I slip off and walk up to my adoptive father on all fours. Before Fa Zhou can say anything further, trumpets are heard and the elder Fas go out into the street to listen to the messenger from the Emperor. Coming from the stables, Mulan climbs to the top of the boundary wall to listen in while I crouch in the entrance. Hearing the Fa name called as part of a draft, Mulan rushes onto the street and tries to get her father out for medical reasons but Fa Zhou tells her she has dishonored him and marches without his crutch towards the Fa farm. "I thank you for raising me these past seven years, but from the time the sun rises you will not see me again." I tell him as he passes by.

Unseen by the Fas, I spend the rest of the day in the stables and use Xros when my uncles return to make armor and a sword. "What are you doing here?" Mulan asks when she enters the stables wearing her father's armor and sword to find me reclined on Khan's back late at night.

"I know you too well. If you haven't thought of a name to use in the army, I suggest 'Ping'." I reply while motioning for her to climb on like usual when we ride Khan together. My adoptive sister agrees with the suggested name and climbs on even as I prod Khan into galloping out of the stables and onto the road leading to the camp where the Imperial army of China is training it's new recruits.

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Chapter 2

"This is going to take a miracle." Mulan comments as we reach the summit of the final hill before the training camp. Suddenly a fire flares up out of nowhere casting a very familiar shadow as an equally familiar to me voice asks if a miracle had been requested. Mulan screams in a mixture of fear and surprise while falling on her rear.

"Greetings oh Demoted One. I suppose you accidentally killed the Guardian who was assigned to aid us." I comment while walking towards the flames to pluck the tiny dragon spirit Mushu off the ground.

"I brought a lucky cricket." Mushu comments as he gestures to the cricket in question. After a short conversation, during which the spirit is slapped by Mulan, Mushu hides in the collar of her armor as the four of us enter camp. Due to Mushu's well intended advice, the recruits of the entire camp attack both us and each other.

"What happened!" a man in captain's armor orders as he breaks up the fight. Everyone accuses Mulan of starting it but luckily get her gender wrong. "What are your names you two? Show me your recruitment papers." the Captain orders me and Mulan.

"Mon, Ellieja and Ping. The Fas have been caring for me since I was nine." I reply as Mulan hands over the papers for the Fa family.

"The Fa Zhou. I didn't know he had a son or a ward." The Captain replies as he looks over the papers.

"He doesn't like to talk about us much." Mulan comments as she tries to spit like a man.

"I can see why, the boy's an absolute lunatic and the ward didn't take the family name." A scrawny man next to the Captain comments seeing Mulan's failure.

"Listen up everyone. You are going to pick up every grain of rice here. You can thank your new friends Ping and Ellieja for that. The REAL training starts tomorrow." The Captain orders prompting all of the recruits to glare at me and Mulan.

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"Wakey, wakey. I made breakfast for you and it's happy to see you." Mushu yells as me and Mulan wake up the next morning. Looking towards him, I notice two bowls of porridge topped with eggs and bacon... along with a certain cricket in one. I immediately grab the bowl with the cricket in it and vacuum the meal into my mouth while Mulan mumbles something about five more minutes. Mushu just preps her hair and gives her tips on how to get through the first day of training but I doubt either of us will follow his advice. After Khan neighs about the troops heading out to the training area without us, I quickly get into my armor and strap on the Star Sword.

Once we arrive at the training area, a short and chubby recruit makes a remark that draws attention to him. "Yao, thank you for volunteering," the Captain says as he points an arrow at the recruit briefly before re-aiming at the top of a 100 foot pole and firing. "Retrieve the arrow." The captain continues when the arrow hits the top. Yao makes a comment implying that the task is too easy as he approaches the pole. "Wait one moment. You seem to be missing something." The Captain interrupts before tying a pair of large and obviously heavy medals to Yao's wrists while referring to the medals as 'discipline' and 'strength'. All of the recruits laugh a little when Yao collapses from the weight of 'strength' before he leaps and claws at the pole yet barely gets four feet before falling to the ground. Mulan does fairly well, but fails like everyone else and then I try. "You might want to remove some of your armor Ellieja." The Captain says as I leap a solid ten feet before using the spikes on my armor to get a better grip on the pole. Despite the weight of sword, armor, and medals, I manage to get another 60 feet before crashing to the ground with even more force than the camp heavyweight, a man named Chi-en Po.