Mulan:
Shang!
Shang:
Mulan?
Mulan:
The Huns are alive! They're in the city!
Shang:
You don't belong here, Mulan. Go home.
Mulan:
Shang, I saw them in the mountains! You have to believe me!
Shang:
Why should I?
Mulan:
Why else would I come back? You said you'd trust Ping. Why is Mulan any different? [Shang rides around her.] [To the Gang of Three] Keep your eyes open. I know they're here. Yah!
Mushu:
[as Mulan dismounts Khan] Now where are you going?
Mulan:
To find someone who will believe me! [she hurries off into the crowd.]
The Chinese Army climbs the steps to the Great Palace, followed by the Chinese Dragon. The Emperor meets them.
Emperor:
My children! Heaven smiles down upon the Middle Kingdom! Chin will sleep safely tonight, thanks to our brave warriors!
Mulan:
[to a citizen] Sir, the Emperor's in danger!
Man:
Huh!
Mulan:
But the Huns are HERE! [to another man] Please, you have to help!
Man:
Eh!
Mulan:
[to Mushu] No one will listen!
Mushu:
Huh? Oh, I'm sorry, did you say something?
Mulan:
Mushu ...
Mushu:
Hey, you're a girl again, remember?
Shang:
Your Majesty, I present to you the sword of Shan Yu.
Emperor:
I know what this means to you, Captain Li. Your father would have been very proud.
Shan Yu's hawk swoops down and grabs the sword. It flaps up to the roof, where a line of stone gargoyles are resting. One of the gargoyles moves and takes the sword. Huns jump out of the Chinese Dragon. One of them grabs the Emperor and takes him into the palace.
Shang:
No!
Yao:
C'mon! [They run up to the palace, but the Huns close the great doors. On the roof, Shan Yu laughs.]
The Chinese Army uses a statue to try to break into the palace.
Mulan:
They'll never reach the Emperor in time. [She looks around, then at the tall pillars by the side of the palace. She whistles to them.] Hey guys! I've got an idea! [The Gang of Three looks at each other and then follows Mulan, dropping the statue.]
They all take off their equipment, and put on dresses and makeup, and they use the silk belts around their waists to climb up the pillars. Next to them, Shang takes off his cape and climbs up.
Inside the palace, on a balcony, the Huns hold the Emperor. Shan Yu sticks his head in their faces.
Shan Yu:
[to the Emperor] Boo. [to his soldiers] Guard the door! [to the Emperor] Your walls and armies have fallen. And now it's your turn. Bow to me.
Outside, Mulan and the Gang of Three prepare to get past the guards.
Mulan:
Okay. Any questions?
Yao:
Does this dress make me look fat? [he is slapped] Ow!
The four "girls" walk near the guards, giggling.
Guard:
Who's there?
Guard #2:
Concubines.
Guard:
Ugly concubines.
An apple rolls out of Ling's dress. One of the guards picks it up. The hawk notices Shang hiding, and tries to call out, but Mushu breaths fire and torches him.
Mushu:
Now that's what I call Mongolian barbeque.
The guard hands the apple to Ling, but the Gang of Three all pull fruit out of their dresses and attack the guards.
Mulan:
Shang! Go! [Shang runs up the stairs and into the ROOM where Shan Yu and the Emperor are.]
Shan Yu:
I tire of your arrogance, old man. Bow to me!
Emperor:
No matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it.
Shan Yu:
[raising his sword] Then you will kneel ... in pieces! [He swings the sword; Shang rushes in and blocks it. He is swung around a pillar, and then kicks Shan Yu in the face.]
Mulan:
Chien-Po, get the Emperor!
Chien-Po:
Sorry, your Majesty. [He picks up the Emperor, and, using his silk belt, slides down the cord paper lanterns are strung on.]
Shun Yu:
No! [He picks up Shang and smashes his head against Shang's. Mulan winces, then looks down at the ground, where Yao and Ling are waiting.]
Yao:
Come on!
Mulan looks back at the unconscious Shang, and at Shan Yu who is approaching him. She pulls Shan Yu's sword out of the pillar and cuts the cord. People below cheer.
Shan Yu:
No! [He turns to Shang, who is now conscious.] You! You took away my victory! [He is hit by a shoe.]
Mulan:
No! I did. [She pulls back her hair.]
Shan Yu:
The soldier from the mountain! [Abandoning Shang, he chases after Mulan, who is putting on her shoe. She slams the door shut, and he rams his fist through the wood. Mulan is joined by Mushu and Crickee, riding the feather-less hawk.]
Mushu:
So what's the plan?
Mulan:
Ummmmm ...
Mushu:
YOU DON'T HAVE A PLAN?
Mulan:
Hey, I'm making this up as I ... go ... [as they pass a window she notices a pile of fireworks and two men.] Mushu--
Mushu:
Way ahead of you, sister! C'mon, Crickee! [They jump onto a paper kite decoration and float across to the tower. Shan Yu attacks Mulan, and she shinnies up a pole. Shan Yu cuts down the pole, and Mulan and the pole go through the wall. Mulan jumps up and grabs onto the roof and pulls herself up. She looks across to where Mushu and Crickee are gathering ammunition.]
Mushu:
Citizens. I need firepower!
Citizen:
Who are you?
Mushu:
[looking fierce] Your worst nightmare. [The two men jump off the tower.]
Man:
Look! On the roof!
Mulan backs along the roof, mesuring the distance with her hands. Shan Yu crashes through the roof and raises his sword. Mulan pulls out a paper fan.
Shan Yu:
Guess you're out of ideas. [He stabs the sword through the fan; Mulan turns it around and readies the sword.]
Mulan:
Not quite. Ready, Mushu?
Mushu:
[with a rocket strapped to his back] I am ready, baby! [He breaths fire on a stick and hands it to Crickee.] Light me!
Mulan kicks Shan Yu in the face, then trips him and pins his shirt to the ground with the sword. Crickee lights the fuse, and the rocket slams Shan Yu straight into the firework tower.
Mulan:
[picking up Mushu] Get off the roof, get off the roof! [As the fireworks explode, she jumps, catches a lantern and swings down the cord, then drops onto Shang, who is running down the stairs. Shan Yu's sword and Mushu land nearby.]
Mushu:
Ahahahahahaha! [He catches Crickee] You are a lucky bug!
Chi Fu:
That was a deliberate attempt on my life! Where is she? Now she's done it! What a mess! Stand aside, that creature's not worth protecting.
Shang:
She's a hero!
Chi Fu:
She's a woman. She'll never be worth anything!
Shang:
Listen, you pompous ...
Emperor:
That is enough!
Shang:
Your Majesty, I can explain! [The Emperor raises a hand and the Gang of Three move to the side, revealing Mulan.]
Emperor:
I've heard a great deal about you, Fa Mulan. You stole your father's armor, ran away from home, impersonated a soldier, deceived your commanding officer, dishonored the Chinese Army, destroyed my palace! And you have saved us all. [He bows to her, and row by row, every person in the Imperial City bows to her.]
Mushu:
Our little baby is all grown up and saving China! [To Crickee] Do you have a tissue?
Emperor:
Chi Fu!
Chi Fu:
Your Excellency?
Emperor:
See that this woman is made a member of my council.
Chi Fu:
What? There are no council positions open, your Majesty!
Emperor:
Very well. You can have his job.
Chi Fu:
Wha? ... My? ... [He faints.]
Mulan:
With all due respect, your Excellency, I think I've been away from home long enough.
Emperor:
Then take this [he hands her a pendant], so your family will know what you have done for me. And this [he hands her the sword of Shan Yu] so the world will know what you have done for China.
Mulan takes the gifts, then hugs the Emperor
Yao:
Is she allowed to do that? [Ling, Chien-Po and Shang shrug.]
Mulan steps away and hugs the Gang of Three, then walks over to Shang.
Shang:
Um ... you ... You fight good.
Mulan:
[disappointed] Oh. Thank you. [She mounts Khan.]
Mulan:
Khan, let's go home. [As she rides away, everyone cheers.]
Emperor:
[To Shang] The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.
Shang:
... Sir? ...
Emperor:
You don't meet a girl like that every dynasty! [He puts on his hat and walks away.]
At Mulan's house
Mulan approaches her father, who is sitting under the cherry trees. She kneels in front of him.