Mulan Page #2

Mulan notices Crickee relaxing happily in the tea. The Matchmaker takes the teacup.

Mulan:

Um, pardon me ...

Matchmaker:

And silent! [sniffs the tea] Ah ...

Mulan:

Could I just take that back? One moment ... [She grabs for the cup]

The Matchmaker fights for the teacup, and they both fall back, the tea spilling all over the Matchmaker. Crickee hops down her dress.

Matchmaker:

Why, you clumsy! ... Oh! Ah! Woo! [She trips over the fire-pot, spilling the coals and then sitting on them, the bottom of her dress smoking. Mulan desperately fans the burned spot, and it bursts into flames. The matchmaker runs around screaming.]

Outside

Granny Fa:

[To Fa Li] I think it's going well, don't you?

The matchmaker runs outside, screaming.

Matchmaker:

Put it out! Put it out! PUT IT OUT! [Mulan throws tea over her, putting out the fire. Embarrassed, she hands the teapot to the Matchmaker and quickly walks toward Fa Li and Granny Fa.]

Matchmaker:

[furious] You are a DISGRACE! You may look like a bride, but you will NEVER bring your family honor!

People start to walk away, whispering.

At the Fa farm

Mulan is greeted with a warm smile by her father, but, humiliated, she turns away and takes Khan to the stable.

Beginning of "Reflection"

Mulan:

Look at me ... I will never pass for a perfect bride

Or a perfect daughter

Can it be?

I'm not meant to play this part?

Now I see

That if I were truly to be myself

I would break my family's heart.

Who is that girl I see

Staring straight back at me

Why is my reflection someone I don't know

Somehow I cannot hide

Who I am, though I've tried

When will my reflection show

Who I am inside?

When will my reflection show

Who I am, inside?

Fa Zu:

My, my, what beautiful blossoms we have this year. But look, this one's late. I bet when it blooms, it will be the most beautiful of all.

Drums sound

Mulan:

What is it?

Imperial soldiers and Chi Fu come riding over a hill.

Fa Li:

Mulan, stay inside.

Granny Fa:

Ahem. [points toward a low roof. Mulan runs over to it and peers over the roof]

Chi Fu:

Citizens! I bring a proclamation from the Imperial City! The Huns have invaded China! By order of the Emperor, one man from every family must serve in the Imperial Army. [Reading from list] The Chow Family! The Yee Family!

Son:

I will serve the Emperor in my father's place.

Chi Fhou:

The Fa Family!

Mulan:

No!

Her father walks over to Chi Fu.

Fa Zhou:

I am ready to serve the Emperor.

Mulan:

Father, you can't go!

Fa Zhou:

Mulan!

Mulan:

[To Chi Fu] Please, sir, my father has already fought for--

Chi Fu:

Silence! You will do well to teach your daughter to hold her tongue in a man's presence.

Fa Zhou:

Mulan. You dishonor me.

Chi Fu:

Report tomorrow at the Moo-Shung Camp. [He hands Fa Zu a scroll.]

Fa Zhou:

Yes, sir.

Chi Fu:

[Continues to read] The Chu Family! The Chang Family! The Yong Family!

In Fa Zhou's bedroom

Fa Zhou yanks open his closet, revealing a suit of Chinese armor, and unsheaths a sword. Mulan watches. He practices techniques, but his leg gives out and he falls against a pillar, panting.

At dinner

Mulan pours the tea, then sets her cup down with a bang.

Mulan:

You shouldn't have to go!

Fa Li:

Mulan!

Mulan:

There are plenty of young men to fight for China!

Fa Zhou:

It is an honor to protect my country and my family.

Mulan:

So you'll die for honor.

Fa Zhou:

I will die doing what's right.

Mulan:

But if you ...

Fa Zhou:

I know my place. It is time you learned yours.

Mulan stares at her father for a moment, then runs outside crying.

Mulan is sitting in a statue of a dragon, crying. It is raining. Through the window of her house, she can see her mother and father talking. Fa Zhou picks up the candle and blows it out. Mulan thinks for a minute, then makes her decision.

Mulan walks into the Family Temple and lights a stick, placing it in a hanging statue of a small dragon. She runs into her parent's room, taking the scroll and leaving her hair comb. Taking her father's sword, she cuts her hair short and puts on her father's armor. Going out to the stable, she mounts Khan and sets off for the army.

The eyes of a statue in the temple flash, and Granny Fa wakes up.

Granny Fa:

Mulan is gone!

Fa Zhou:

What? It can't be ... [He runs outside] Mulan! No ...

Fa Li:

You must go after her. She could be killed.

Fa Zhou:

If I reveal her, she will be.

Granny Fa:

Ancestors, hear our prayer. Watch over Mulan.

In the Family Temple, the characters on a tombstone light up, and they turn into the Great Ancestor.

Great Ancestor:

[To the small hanging dragon statue] Mushu, awaken.

The statue shakes and smokes.

Mushu:

I live! So, tell me, what mortal needs my protection, Great Ancestor. You just say the word, and I'm there.

Great Ancestor:

Mushu ...

Mushu:

And lemme say something, anyone who's foolish enough to threaten OUR family, vengeance will be MINE! Grr ... arrgh ...

Great Ancestor:

Mushu! These are the family guardians. They ...

Mushu:

Protect the family.

Great Ancestor:

And you, O Demoted One ...

Mushu:

I ring the gong.

Great Ancestor:

That's right. Now, wake up the Ancestors ...

Mushu:

One family reunion coming right up. Okay, people, people, look alive! Let's go, c'mon, get up! Let's move it! Rise and shine! Y'all way past the beauty sleep thing.

Ancestor #1:

I knew it, I knew it. That Mulan was a troublemaker from the start.

Ancestor #2:

Don't look at me, she gets it from your side of the family!

Ancestor #3:

She's just trying to help her father!

Ancestor #4:

But if she's discovered, Fa Zu will be forever shamed. Dishonor will come to the family. Traditional values will disintegrate!

Ancestor #5:

Not to mention they'll lose the farm!

Ancestor #1:

My children never caused such trouble; they all became acupuncturists!

Ancestor #2:

Well, we can't all be acupuncturists!

Ancestor #6:

No! Your great-granddaughter had to be a CROSS-DRESSER!

The Ancestors start to argue

Ancestor #7:

Let a guardian bring her back!

Ancestor #2:

Yes! Awaken the most cunning!

Ancestor #4:

No! The swiftest!

Ancestor #8:

No, send the wisest!

Great Ancestor:

SILENCE! We will send the most powerful of all.

Mushu:

[laughs] Okay, okay, I get the Jif. I'll go.

Laughter

Mushu:

Well, y'all don't think I can do it! Watch this here! [Blows a tiny flame] Ah-hah! Jump back, I'm pretty hot. But I don't have to singe nobody to prove no point.

Great Ancestor:

You had your chance to protect the Fa Family.

Ancestor #6:

Your misguidance led Fa Thang to disaster!

Fa Thang:

Yeah, thanks a lot.

Mushu:

And your point is?

Great Ancestor:

The point is, we will be sending a REAL dragon to retrieve Mulan.

Mulan:

What? What? I'm a real dragon!

Great Ancestor:

You're not even worthy of this thought! Now, awaken the Great Stone Dragon!

Mushu:

So you'll get back to me on the job thing. [He is hit in the face with his gong.]

Mushu:

Just one chance. Is that too much to ask? I mean, it's not like it'll kill you. [To the dragon statue] Yo, Rocky, wake up! You gotta go fetch Mulan! C'mon, boy! Go get her! Go on! C'mon! [He climbs up on the statue, dragging the gong.] Grr ... arrgh. Grr. Hello? Helloooo? HELLO! [He hits the ear of the dragon with the gong, and it falls off. Suddenly, the entire statue falls apart.] Uh-oh ...

Mushu:

Uh ... Stoney? Stoney ... Oh, man, they're gonna kill me!

Great Ancestor:

Great Stone Dragon! Have you awakened?

Mushu:

[Holding up the head of the Great Stone Dragon] Uh, yes, I just woke up! Um, I am the Great Stone Dragon! Good morning! I will go forth and fetch Mulan! Did- did I mention that I am the Great Stone Dragon?

Great Ancestor:

Go! The fate of the Fa family rests in your claws.

Mushu:

Don't even worry about it. I will not lose face. [He loses his balance and tumbles down the hill, the dragon head landing on top of him.] Ow, ah, my elbow. Oh, oh, I know I twisted something. [He lifts the head off.] That's just great, now what? I'm doomed, and all because Ms. Man decided to take a little drag show on the road.

Crickee:

Chirp.

Mushu:

Go GET her! What's the matter with you? After this Great Stone Humptey Dumptey mess, I'd have to bring her back with a medal to get back in the Temple! Waitaminute! That's it! I make Mulan a war hero, and they'll be begging me to come back to work! That's the master plan! Oh, you've done it now, man.

Crickee:

Chirp.

Mushu:

[running] And what makes you think you're coming?

Crickee:

Chirp.

Mushu:

You're LUCKY? Do I look like a sucker to you?

Crickee:

Chirp.

Mushu:

What do you mean, a loser? What if I pop one of you antennae of and throw it across the yard, then who's the loser, or me?

Crickee:

Chirp.

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