Original subtitles

ZHOU: There have been many tales

of the great warrior, Mulan.

But, ancestors, this one is mine.

Here she is.

A young shoot, all green...

unaware of the blade.

If you had such a daughter...

her chi, the boundless energy of life itself...

speaking through her every motion...

could you tell her that only a son could wield chi?

That a daughter would risk shame, dishonor, exile?

Ancestors, I could not.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CHICKEN CLUCKING)

ZHOU: This way.

That's the last one.

Gently.

(CHICKEN SQUAWKING)

Mulan! Forget the chicken!

It will come back!

(CHICKEN SQUAWKING)

(GASPS)

No!

-(WOMAN SCREAMING) -(CHICKEN CLUCKING)

Tell me your sister is not the cause of this.

-(GASPS) -(BABY CRIES)

Mulan!

- Take control of yourself! -(GIGGLING)

(CLUCKING AND SQUAWKING)

(ALL EXCLAIMING)

-(GRUNTS) -(CHICKEN CLUCKING)

ZHOU: Mulan! Listen very carefully.

No!

(VILLAGERS GRUMBLING)

Mulan, what happened when you fell off the roof?

It was like you were a bird.

Don't panic.

There's a spider crawling in your hair.

You know I'm afraid of spiders.

This is not one of your tricks, is it, Mulan?

Don't worry, if you hold very still...

lwill squash it.

Ll: It is because I'm trying to protect Mulan

that I say this.

Mulan is young.

She is still learning how to control herself.

You make excuses for her.

You forget, Mulan is a daughter, not a son.

A daughter brings honor through marriage.

Any man would be fortunate to marry either of our daughters.

Including Mulan.

I ask you, what man will want to marry a girl

who flits around rooftops, chasing chickens?

Xiu gives me no trouble.

The matchmaker will find a good husband for her.

It is Mulan I worry about.

They'll call her a witch.

It's time you talked to her.

(ZHOU GRUNTS)

D0 you know why the phoenix

sits at the entrance ofourshflne?

She is the emissary for our ancestors.

But I broke her.

(CHUCKLES)

Some say the phoenix is consumed by flame...

and emerges again.

I think she can survive a broken wing.

Your chi is strong, Mulan.

But chi is for warriors...

not daughters.

Soon, you'll be a young woman...

and it is time for you...

to hide your gift away.

To...

To silence its voice.

I say this to protect you.

That is myjob.

Yourjob is to bring honor to the family.

(SNIFFLES)

Do you think you can do that?

(MEN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Rourans? It can't be.

- Close the gates! -(GUARDS SHOUT IN PANIC)

Take out the leader!

(PEOPLE EXCLAIM IN FEAR)

(GUARDS GROANING)

(YELLING)

(GRUNTING)

(SCREAMING)

GUARD: He's way too strong!

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

XIANNIANGI You. You'll d0.

CHANCELLOR: Your Majesty...

six of our northern garrisons along the Silk Road...

have fallen in a coordinated attack.

All trade has been disrupted.

If we allow this to continue,

it could be the end of the kingdom.

And my citizens?

Slaughtered.

This soldier is the only survivor.

I fear more attacks will follow.

Who is responsible?

Rourans, Your Majesty.

Their leader calls himself Béri Khan.

I killed Béri Khan.

It is his son.

He has united the tribes

and resurrected the Rouran army.

If I may, Your Imperial Majesty.

EMPEROR: You may speak.

Béri Khan fights alongside a woman.

Her chi is beyond imagining.

There is no place for witches in this kingdom.

It is forbidden to use the power of chi

in destructive ways.

And yet, it is her skill

that leads the Rouran army to victory.

She has trained an elite force of shadow warriors

to assist Béri Khan.

EMPEROR: We're not afraid of dark magic.

We'll destroy this Rouran army and their witch.

Here's my decree.

We'll build a mighty army.

Every family will supply one man.

We'll protect our beloved people...

and crush these murderers.

Deploy the Imperial Army.

The dynasty will not be threatened.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(HAWK SCREAMS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

BORI KHAN: So, you have news.

XIANNIANG: The emperor sends his army

to defend the Silk Road.

BORI KHAN: Good.

We will crush every garrison

until the Imperial Army is on its knees.

And then...

the Imperial City will be laid bare.

The emperor will be mine to kill.

You have proved useful, witch.

XIANNIANGI Not witch.

Warrior.

(EXHALES SHAKILY)

I could tear you to pieces before you blink.

BORI KHAN: But you won't.

Remember what you want...

a place where your powers will not be vilified.

A place where you are accepted for who you are.

You won't get what you want without me.

When I found you on a desert steppe

wandering alone...

you were exiled.

A scorned dog.

When I sit on the throne, that dog will have a home.

(CHUCKLES)

We will finish what we started.

And you will see to it

that nothing and no one stands in my way.

(URGES HORSE)

(HORSE WHINNIES)

Black Wind and I rode alongside

two rabbits running side by side.

I think one was a male, one was a female.

But you know, you can't really tell

when they're running that fast.

When I go riding tomorrow, I will try to find them again.

Maybe they'll still be there.

We have excellent news.

The matchmaker has found you an auspicious match.

Yes, Mulan, it is decided.

Come and sit down.

(xlu SIGHS)

It is what is best for our family.

Yes.

It is best.

Iwill bring honor to us all.

(SNEEZES)

I'm truly blessed to be in the presence

of such enchanting women.

I have no doubt today will be a momentous day for the Hua...

Never mind that. We must be on time.

MULAN: I'm starving.

I already told you, you cannot eat.

It will ruin your makeup.

The fiercest winter storm could not destroy this makeup.

Xiu, look at my face. What am I feeling?

XIU: I have no idea.

(WHISPERS) Exactly.

This is my sad face. This is my curious face.

And now I'm confused.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

Quiet.

Composed.

Graceful.

Elegant.

Poised.

Polite.

These are the qualities...

we see in a good wife.

These are the qualities...

we see in Mulan.

When a wife serves her husband...

(GULPS)

...she must be silent.

(EXHALES DEEPLY)

She must be...

invisible.

She must be...

ls something wrong?

No, Madam Matchmaker. Thank you.

It's ideal for the teapot...

to remain in the center of the table.

MULAN: Yes, I understand.

But I think the teapot should remain where it is.

Move the teapot.

Girl!

(SCREAMING)

(ALL SCREAM)

(ALL WHIMPERING)

Dishonor to the Hua family.

They have failed to raise a good daughter.

(VILLAGERS MURMURING)

(DRUMS BEATING)

VILLAGE MAGISTRATE: Citizens!

Citizens, we are under attack from Northern Invaders.

Our land is at war.

By edict of His Imperial Majesty,

the Son of Heaven...

every family must contribute one man to fight.

One man from every house.

Wéng family.

Chin family.

DU family.

Hua family.

I am Hua Zhou.

I served the Imperial Army

in the last battle against the Northern Invaders.

Have you no son old enough to fight?

I am blessed with two daughters.

I Will fight.

-(VILLAGERS GASP) - No.

You will only humiliate him further.

Are you all right? Can I help you?

ZHOUI N0. (GRUNTS)

VILLAGE MAGISTRATE: Liu family.

Wei family.

Ll: You're a war hero.

You've already made many great sacrifices.

Are you suggesting...

our family not comply with the Imperial edict?

But how can you fight...

I am the father.

It is my place to bring honor

to our family on the battlefield.

You are the daughter!

Learn your place.

(DOOR SLAMS)

Ll: We must be strong.

This time, he will not return.

(SWORD UNSHEATH ES)

(GRUNTS SOFTLY)

MU LAN: It's beautiful.

ZHOU: Beautiful tool...

for terrible work.

The phoenix.

You remember?

(CHUCKLES)

She has followed me into battle before,

and she will follow me now.

And she will tell our ancestors I've been loyal...

brave, and true.

I wish I was as brave as you.

There is no courage without fear.

But, Father...

You must be courageous, Mulan.

For your mother

and your sister.

For me.

It is my duty to fight.

My honor to sacrifice for the emperor.

If I were your son, you wouldn't have to.

I would change nothing about my life.

We should all get some rest.

I'm leaving in the morning.

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDING)

"Loyal, brave, and true."

ZHOU: My sword.

My armor! It's gone!

Who would do such a thing?

The conscription scroll.

It was Mulan.

Ll: You must stop her.

The Northern Invaders will kill her!

If I expose her lie, our own people will kill her.

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

ZHOU: Ancestors, honored phoenix...

ancestral guardian, I beseech you...

watch over my daughter, Mulan.

She has made a terrible mistake.

I taught her too late to know her place.

I indulged her.

She is innocent of the world.

Of men.

And the evils of war.

And now she's in great danger.

Please, honored phoenix...

protect her.

MULAN: Our last apple.

You need it more than I do.

We should be there by now.

D0 you think we are lost?

(WINGS FLUTTERING)

The phoenix.

ZHOU: There were men gathering from all over the kingdom.

An alien and savage tribe to her.

To hide amongst them, she knew she must become one of them.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

I'm Cricket.

My mother says I was born under an auspicious moon.

That is why my mother says I'm a good luck charm.

(LAUGHING)

Ow.

-(GRUNTS) -(MULAN GROANS)

MAN: (CHUCKLES) Need a hand, little man?

(IN DEEP VOICE) Insult me again,

and you'll taste the tip of my blade.

- Lower your sword. - Or what?

(ALL GRUNTING)

I'm your commanding officer.

Fighting will not be tolerated. Am I clear?

Yes, Commander.

With your voice, soldier.

(CONTINUING IN DEEP VOICE) Yes, Commander.

What is your name?

Hua Jun, Commander.

Is this your family sword?

It belongs to my father, Hua Zhou.

COMMANDER TUNGI Fall in line.

(MEN LAUGHING)

Sorry, Ling! (LAUGHING)

LING: Yao, give it back! It's not funny!

YAO: Po, catch!

(MEN CONTINUE LAUGHING)

I told you to line up for showers.

- Showers? - Showers.

You lot stink.

And I need a volunteer

-for night guard duty. - Me!

I mean, I volunteer, sir.

(MEN SNORING)

(SNORING CONTINUES)

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

(GASPS)

(SNORING)

SERGEANT QIANGI Stealing.

Penalty, death.

Desertion. Penalty, death.

Bring women into camp

or consorting with women in any way.

- Penalty, death. -(SIGHS)

Dishonesty. Penalty...

expulsion, disgrace.

Disgrace for you, disgrace for your family...

disgrace for your village, disgrace for your country.

We're going to make men

out of every single one of you.

(MEN GROANING)

Ow.

Fire!

(MAN GRUNTS)

Only the strongest will reach the summit.

It will take everything you have.

(MEN GRUNTING)

Straighten out those arms.

Keep them up. Shoulder level.

(G ROANS)

Keep your mind strong.

- Don't stop. -(SNIFFLES)

ls he crying?

(CRYING)

(CRICKET MOANS)

Fire!

Fire!

- Give that back! -(GOBBLES)

(LAUGHTER)

(ALL GRUNTING IN UNISON)

(PANTING)

(MEN GRUNTING)

Longwei!

Report to the barracks immediately.

Immediately.

Dishonesty. Penalty, expulsion.

Disgrace.

LING: We were matched 28 days ago.

Her name is Li Li.

Her skin is white as milk.

Her fingers like the tender white roots of a green onion.

Ling is a romantic!

Her eyes are like morning dewdrops...

I like my women buxom. (LAUGHS)

With strong, wide hips.

I like kissing women with cherry red lips.

I don't care what she looks like.

- I agree. - I care what she cooks like.

(LAUGHING)

Tell us, Hua Jun.

What's your ideal woman?

My ideal woman is courageous.

- A courageous woman? - MULAN: Yes.

(SCOFFS)

(MEN LAUGHING)

And she has a sense of humor.

- She's also smart. - Smart?

Well, what does she look like?

That's not the point.

Courageous, funny, smart.

Hua Jun's not describing a woman...

(GRUNTS)

...he's describing me. (LAUGHS)

That's not you, Yao. That's definitely not you.

(LAUGHS)

Not you.

(ALL LAUGHING)

PO: Not you.

(MEN CONTINUE LAUGHING)

HONGHUI: Hua Jun.

Don't let them bother you.

Especially that donkey Yao.

(HONGHUI GRUNTS)

(HONGHUI SIGHS)

Are you matched? Can I ask?

No.

I mean, yes. I was.

(CLEARS THROAT) Almost.

Didn't work out.

Lucky you.

I mean, how do you even begin to know

how to talk to a woman...

let alone be married to one?

Just talk to her like you are talking to me now.

HONGHUI: (CHUCKLES) Yeah, I wish it was that easy.

What if she doesn't like me?

She Will.

I mean, I think she will, you know?

You never know with women.

(HONGHUI SNIFFING)

You should really consider skipping guard duty

and taking a shower.

You stink, my friend.

(SNIFFING)

(ALL GRUNTING IN UNISON)

(CHUCKLES)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(MEN EXCLAIMING)

(PO CHUCKLES)

(HONGHUI GASPS)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(CHUCKLES)

-(MEN EXCLAIMING) -(CHUCKLES)

You idiot.

Now everyone sees it.

You must hide your chi!

YAOI Hua Jun! (LAUGHS)

Who knew?

PO: What a killer!

(CHUCKLES)

(SNIFFS) You reek, soldier.

Have you even showered once yet?

You smell bad.

YAO: Mm-hmm.

(PO LAUGHS)

(RUSTLING)

- HONGHUl: Hua Jun. -(GASPS)

I'm glad I found you.

I see you're finally getting clean.

The Fifth Battalion thanks you.

I came here to be alone.

HONGHUI: What was that today?

It was incredible.

- I don't wanna talk about it. - HONGHUl: Why not?

(BREATH ES SHARPLY)

I can't believe all this time

you've been keeping your skill a secret.

What else have you been hiding?

Nothing.

Leave me alone.

Hua Jun, we started off on the wrong foot.

Can we be friends?

I'm not your friend.

Very well.

But you are my equal.

We fight together against the same enemy.

Iwill do all I can to protect the others.

You can turn your back on me...

but when the time comes, do not turn your back on them.

(EXHALES DEEPLY)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

BORI KHAN: I welcome the leaders

of the 12 Rouran tribes...

as we approach the final victory.

Soon the Imperial City will be ours.

But we're relying on a witch.

-(MEN GRUMBLING) - MAN 1: Yes, a witch.

MAN 2: A witch cannot be trusted!

- B(")Rl KHAN: She is n0 threat. -(MEN CONTINUE GRUMBLING)

-(HAWK SHRIEKS) - Hush!Enough!

Make no mistake...

the witch serves me and therefore, all of us.

She knows who her master is.

Consider our future.

This, my friends...

is just a small taste of what is to come.

From the Imperial City ahead,

riches will flow like a mighty river.

I don't care about riches.

How much gold can a nomad carry?

(CLATTERS)

Then, lwill give you revenge...

for the land we lost to the empire.

For the shame of the last war.

For my father, who the emperor killed.

If gold is not enough...

I will give you blood.

Sharpen your swords.

Our time has come.

XIANNIANG: Now I know. I serve you.

I am the slave.

BORI KHAN: And you would do well to remember it.

Over there, witch. The next garrison.

Destroy it.

SERGEANT QIANG: Hua Jun.

Report to Commander Tung.

(SIGHS)

GUARD: Hua Jun, Commander.

Enter.

Hua Jun.

It seems you have been hiding something.

- Commander... - I sensed it

the moment I met you.

But now I'm sure.

You see, I have a secret as well.

I know your father.

He was a great soldier.

In you, Hua Jun...

I see the shadow of his sword.

Perhaps this shadow falls heavy on your shoulders.

You can't allow your father's legacy to hold you back.

You need to cultivate your gift.

Sir.

Your chi is powerful, Hua Jun.

Why do you hide it?

I... I don't know.

COMMANDER TUNG: The chi pervades the universe

and all living things.

We are all born with it.

But only the most true will connect deeply to his chi...

and become a great warrior.

Tranquil as a forest...

but on fire within.

The Rouran enemy is vast.

They are ruthless and unpredictable.

Yet physical force

need not be met with equal force.

The warrior yields to force and redirects it.

Disadvantage can be turned into an advantage.

Fourounces can move 1,000 pounds.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(PANTING)

(EXHALES SHARPLY)

(ROURAN ARMY YELLING)

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

(GUARDS GROANING)

(GUARD SCREAMING)

(ROURAN ARMY YELLING)

COMMANDER TUNG: The garrisons continue to fall

to the Northern Invaders.

We have been called to war,

even though our training is not finished.

SERGEANT QIANG: We leave to defend

the Mountain-Steppe Garrison

against the Rouran invader.

Up until now, you've been boys playing soldiers.

Today, you become men.

You will now take the oath of the warrior...

pledging fidelity to the three pillars of virtue.

The enemy possesses none of these...

and therefore can be defeated.

Remember this when you meet him on the battlefield.

Draw sword!

- LoyaL - WARRIORS: Loyal!

- Brave. - WARRIORS: Brave!

- True. - WARRIORS: True!

SERGEANT QIANG: Return swords!

In!

(BREATH ES SHAKILY)

Commander Tung, it's Hua Jun.

COMMANDER TUNGI You may enter.

Commander Tung,

there's something that weighs heavily on my heart.

I need to confess it to you.

It has to do with the three virtues.

There's no shame in being fearful before battle.

In fact, it's a testament to your honesty...

that you confess such doubt.

Yes, Commander. But the other virtues...

Hua Jun.

You're a good man.

Perhaps one day you could accompany me

to my village...

where I will introduce you to my daughter.

And our village matchmaker, of course.

Yes, Commander. That's my great honor.

I look forward to seeing your father's face

when you give him this news.

SERGEANT QIANG: The Fourth Battalion.

This is the work of Béri Khan.

There's no one left.

MAN: The Mountain-Steppe Garrison welcomes...

the Fifth Battalion of His Majesty's Imperial Army.

SOLDIER: Scouts at the gate!

Bdri Khan assembles not a half day's ride from here.

They prepare for battle.

We're greatly outnumbered.

GARRISON COMMANDER: Fortify for a siege!

No. He who moves first controls the enemy.

We leave at first light.

Anything you want me to tell your mothers

when you die?

-(LAUGHING) - That's not funny.

What's the matter? Scared?

No.

Who knows who will live past tomorrow?

We may never see each other again.

My father once said...

"There is no courage without fear."

So?

So this is natural.

Well, it doesn't feel natural.

(PO EXHALES SHARPLY)

Listen to me, all of you.

We Will live.

I guarantee it.

Because I will protect you.

We'll protect each other.

We'll fight for each other.

Except for you, Yao.

I might take the opportunity to kill you myself.

(ALL LAUGHING)

(ROURAN ARMY WHOOPING)

(INHALES SHARPLY)

SHADOW WARRIOR: They've left the garrison.

A bold move that changes nothing.

The plan continues.

Charge!

(ROURAN ARMY YELLING)

Spear men, open!

Archers, ready!

Raise!

(ROURAN ARMY SHOUTING)

(DRUMS BEATING)

(SHOUTING CONTINUES)

Release!

(SOLDIERS GROANING)

The coward retreats! Pursue them!

Left flank! Charge!

(CAVALRYMEN YELLING)

(G ROANS)

(G ROANS)

(BOTH GROAN)

(GASPS)

(ALL GROAN)

(HORSE WHINNIES)

(WARRIORS URGING HORSE)

(ROURAN WARRIOR WHOOPING AND CHEERING)

(URGES HORSE)

-(GRUNTS) -(HORSE WHINNIES)

You're a witch.

XIANNIANGI Am I?

And who are you?

I'm Hua Jun.

Soldier in the emperor's Imperial Army.

(WHISPERS) Liar.

(MULAN GRUNTS)

Your deceit weakens you.

It poisons your chi.

(G ROANS)

(GASPING)

(GRUNTS)

(ICE CRACKING)

(SIGHS)

I ask again...

who are you?

I'm Hua Jun.

Soldier in the emperor's Imperial Army!

Then you will die

pretending to be something you're not.

(G ROANS)

(ALL GRUNTING)

ZHOU: And Hua Jun did die.

For a lie can only live so long.

But Mulan...

Mulan lived.

(CLATTERS)

MULANI "True."

(MULAN GRUNTS)

ROURAN SOLDIER: Witch!

She's a witch!

(ROURAN ARMY CLAMORING)

(HAWK SCREAMING)

(BIRDS SCREECHING)

(WARRIORS GRUNTING)

Defensive position!

Don't run! We hold formation.

Now!

Fire!

No!

They're targeting us! We're dead if we stay here!

(GRUNTING)

(WHISTLES)

(WHINNYING)

(G ROANS)

(SOLDIERS GROANING)

Enemy on the ridge! Turn around!

Fire! Fire!

Turn it around!

Move it! Move!

(SOLDIERS GRUNTING)

Fire!

(RUMBLING)

(HORSE WHINNIES)

(CRASHING)

(PANICKED YELLING)

(SOLDIER YELPING)

HONGHUII Run!

-(CRICKET WHIMPERING) - Cricket!

(GRUNTING)

(SCREAMS)

Go! Go! Go!

(GRUNTING)

MULANI Honghui!

(YELPING)

Honghui!

(GRUNTING)

(RUMBLING STOPS)

(HONGHUI BREATHES DEEPLY)

(WARRIORS GRUNTING)

(WARRIORS COUGHING)

COMMANDER TUNG: Gather yourselves.

Find your comrades.

The enemy has been defeated.

Sergeant Qiang, regroup the men.

Has anyone seen Hua Jun?

Have you seen Hua Jun?

Hua Jun?

I'm Hua Mulan.

Forgive me.

(WARRIORS MURMURING FAINTLY)

He's a girl?

You are an imposter.

You've betrayed the regiment.

You've brought disgrace to the Hua family.

- Commander... - Your deceit is my shame.

SERGEANT QIANG: Commander,

what is the punishment assigned to this imposter?

Expulsion.

(BREATH ES SHARPLY)

I would rather be executed.

SERGEANT QIANG: From this moment forward,

you are expelled from the emperor's Imperial Army.

COMMANDER TUNG: If you show your face again...

your wish to be executed will be granted.

(INHALES SHARPLY)

(sossnue)

XIANNIANG: You can never go home.

Your disgrace is worse than death.

(BIRDS SCREECHING)

(MULAN GRUNTING)

I understand.

I was a girl like you when people turned on me.

You don't think I longed for a noble path?

I've lived a life of exile.

No country, no village, no family.

We are the same.

- We're not. - We are.

The more power I showed, the more I was crushed.

Just like you.

You saved them today and still they turned on you.

You are just at the beginning of your power.

Merge your path with mine.

We will be stronger together.

You follow a coward. A leader who runs from battle.

Béri Khan did not run from battle.

That coward will take the Imperial City...

and your emperor will fall.

That can't happen.

But it happens even now.

Join me.

We will take our place together.

(INHALES SHARPLY)

I know my place.

And it is my duty...

to fight for the kingdom and protect the emperor.

(URGES HORSE)

MULAN: Commander Tung!

What is the meaning of this?

Commander Tung, we must ride to the emperor.

His life is in danger.

The emperor's life has never been safer.

That's what Béri Khan wants you to believe.

Please, you have to listen to me.

Sergeant, hand me my sword.

Kill me if you must. But first, listen.

The garrison attacks were just a distraction.

Khan has our army focused on the Silk Road...

so he can sneak into the Imperial City

and kill the emperor.

Béri Khan is already far ahead.

The Imperial Army can't stop him now.

But perhaps a small, well-trained force could.

When employed correctly...

four ounces can move 1,000 pounds.

Only a foolish man listens to someone whose very existence

is a lie.

You would believe Hua Jun.

Why do you not believe Hua Mulan?

She risked everything by revealing her true identity.

She's braver than any man here.

And she's the best warrior amongst us.

- I believe Hua Mulan. - I believe Hua Mulan.

YAO: I believe Hua Mulan. PO: I believe Hua Mulan.

WARRIOR 1: I believe Hua Mulan.

WARRIOR 2: I believe Hua Mulan.

(GASPS SOFTLY)

(SIGHS)

Hua Mulan...

your actions have brought disgrace and dishonor

to this regiment...

to this kingdom and to your own family.

But your loyalty and bravery are without question.

You will lead us as we ride to the Imperial City.

Ready the horses.

(HAWK SCREAMS)

Your Majesty, a word. In private.

Despite the Rouran army's crushing defeat...

scouts have informed me

that Béri Khan has infiltrated the city.

He assembles at the New Palace.

He offers a duel.

Prepare my guards.

We ride to the site immediately.

Your Majesty, it is far too dangerous.

EMPEROR: Silence!

My people have suffered enough.

Now I must act.

Iwill kill this Bdri Khan like I killed his father.

With my own hands.

CHANCELLOR: Assemble all Imperial guardsmen

immediately in this square.

That includes every guard on every tower and every gate.

But who will protect the city?

You question the judgement of His Majesty the Emperor?

Of course not, Chancellor. I will see to it immediately.

(BIRDS SCREECHING)

It's time.

HONGHUI: The gates are open!

The streets are empty! Why are there no guards?

Ambush!

Protect the emperor!

Clear her path!

Don't leave her side! She must get through.

(ROURAN SOLDIERS SHOUTING)

(ALL GRUNTING)

(GUARDS GROANING)

(ROURAN SOLDIERS GROANING)

(YELPING)

(BCRI KHAN CHUCKLES)

BORI KHAN: Surely you didn't expect a fair fight?

How did you convince my chancellor to betray me?

That was not your chancellor.

Now!

Join the others. Take the city.

Kill every last Imperial soldier.

You need to find the emperor.

We'll hold them back.

Till next we meet, Honghui.

(ALL YELLING)

G0! G0!

Bolt the door.

Bolt the door.

(GRUNTS)

(SIGHS)

Your Majesty, I'm Hua Mulan from the Fifth Battalion.

I've come to protect you.

XIANNIANG: Impossible.

A woman leading a man's army.

Where's the emperor?

You were right.

We are the same.

XIANNIANG: With one difference.

They accept you, but they will never accept me.

You told me my journey was impossible.

Yet here I stand.

Proof that there is a place for people like us.

No.

It's too late for me.

MULAN: You can still take the noble path.

It's not too late.

Please.

I need your help.

Where's the emperor?

(HAWK SCREAMS)

(ALL GRUNTING)

(MULAN GRUNTING)

They tell me this palace is being built

in honor of your father.

And in honor of my father...

this is where you will die.

Or should I say "burn"?

Who will come to save you, Son of Heaven?

Where are the sons of the empire?

I will tell you.

Fallen to our swords. Pierced by our arrows.

Who will save you?

(HAWK SCREAMS)

Why are you here?

The attack has met a fierce resistance.

- B(")Rl KHAN: From who? - A young woman...

from a small village.

(SCOFFS) A girl?

A woman.

A warrior.

A woman leads the army.

And she's no scorned dog.

You led her here.

(HAWK SCREECHES)

(PAINED SCREECH)

Take your place...

Mulan.

(METAL CLATTERING)

(GRUNTS)

(GASPS)

(GRUNTING)

The girl who has come to save the dynasty.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(STRAINING)

-(MULAN GASPS) -(GRUNTS)

No!

EMPEROR: Rise up.

You are a mighty warrior.

Rise up like a phoenix.

Fight for the kingdom and its people.

(GRUNTS)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(GRUNTING)

(ROPE CREAKING)

(MULAN GASPING)

(BCRI KHAN SCREAMING)

(GASPS)

(GRUNTING)

(ARROW TH U DS)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(INHALES SHARPLY)

(G ROANS)

(ALL CHUCKLE)

EMPEROR: Stand up, soldier.

Tell me your name.

(CROWD CHEERING)

Your Imperial Highness, Hua Mulan.

Hua Mulan, the people owe you a debt of thanks.

I owe you my life.

In gratitude for your service and dedication...

I invite you to take your place...

with our greatest decorated warriors...

as an officer in the Emperor's Guard.

Your Majesty...

I'm deeply honored by this immeasurable invitation...

but with humble apologies...

I cannot accept it.

(SOFT GASPS)

I left home under cover of darkness...

and betrayed my family's trust.

I made choices I knew would risk their dishonor.

Since then...

I have pledged an oath...

to be loyal, brave, and true.

In order to fulfill this oath...

I must return home and make amends to my family.

Very well, Hua Mulan.

Devotion to family is an essential virtue.

HONGHUI: You can't leave.

The emperor gives his permission...

but you do not?

We've not yet said goodbye.

Goodbye, Honghui.

You still won't take my hand?

Iwill see you again, Hua Mulan.

(MULAN URGES HORSE)

(CHUCKLES)

MAN: Mulan has returned!

-(DOG BARKS) - Mulan!

(GROANS QUIETLY)

Mulan?

(GASPING)

Mother!

Mulan!

(INDISTINCT)

(GASPS)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

(XIU SNIFFLES)

There is so much I have to ask you.

Tell me about you first.

I... lam matched!

What's he like?

He's handsome, a little shy,

but he's not afraid of spiders.

Ll: Mulan! MULAN: I'm so happy for you.

(u soss)

(WHISPERS) Forgive me, Father.

I stole your horse...

I stole your sword, I stole your armor.

(CRIES SOFTLY)

And the sword... I lost it.

The sword is gone.

Now I understand... (SNIFFLES)

how much that sword means to you.

It is my daughter that means everything to me.

And it is I should apologize.

My foolish pride drove you away.

One warrior knows another.

You were always there...

yet I see you for the first time.

(ZHOU SIGHS)

(GASPS)

Hello, old friend.

Tung Yong...

I am honored to receive you and the Emperor's Guard.

But if you are here to discipline Mulan...

you have to get past me.

I do not believe that will be necessary.

SERGEANT QIANG: Under order

of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor,

we present this gift to Hua Mulan.

She has saved the dynasty.

The entire kingdom is in her debt.

-(VILLAGERS CHEERING) -(WHIMPERING)

COMMANDER TUNG: She has brought honor

to her ancestors...

to her family, to her village...

and to her country.

As befits a great warrior...

the sword is marked with the pillars of virtue.

Loyal, brave, true.

And what is this fourth virtue lsee?

Read it aloud, Mulan.

"Devotion to family."

You have brought honor to us all.

SERGEANT QIANG: The emperor urges you

to reconsider his invitation

to join our greatest decorated warriors...

as an officer in the Emperor's Guard.

He awaits your decision.

ZHOU: The green shoot has grown up to the sky...

and her ancestors celebrate her

in the vault of the heavens.

The girl became a soldier.

The soldier became a leader.

And the leader...

became a legend.

(SLOW-TEMPO POP MUSIC PLAYING)

War is not freedom

Over my shoulder

I see a clearer view

All for my family

Reason I 'm breathing

Everything to lose

Should I ask myself in the water

What a warrior would do?

Tell me underneath my armor

Am I loyal, brave, and true?

Am I loyal, brave, and true?

Losing is easy

Winning takes bravely

I am a tiger's fool

Out in the open

No one to save me

The kindest of whispers are cruel

Should I ask myself in the water

What a warrior would do?

Tell me underneath my armor

Am I loyal, brave, and true?

Am I loyal, brave, and true?

Cold is the morning

Warm is the dream

Chasing the answers

'Til I can't sleep

Will I be stronger

Or will I be weak

When you're not with me?

Who am I without my armor

Standing in my father's shoes?

All I know is that it's harder

To be loyal, brave, and true

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

Look at me

You may think you see

Who I really am

But you'll never know me

Every d9)'

It's as if I play a pan'

Now I see

lfl wear a mask

I can fool the world

But I cannot fool my heart

Who is that girl I see

Staring straight back at me?

When will my reflection show

Who I am inside?

I am now

In a world where I have to hide my heart

And what I believe in

But somehow

I will show the world what's inside my heart

And be loved for who I am

Who is that girl I see

Staring straight back at me?

Why is my reflection someone

I don't know?

Must I pretend

That I 'm someone else for all time?

When will my reflection show

Who I am inside?

There's a heart that must be free

To fly

That burns with a need to know

The reason why

Why must we all conceal

What we think, how we feel?

Must there be a secret me

I'm forced to hide?

I won 't pretend that I 'm

Someone else for all time

When will my reflection show

Who I am inside?

When will my reflection show

Who I am inside?

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

(WOMAN SINGING IN MANDARIN)