Merida searched and searched. Knowing Shang and John were cold and hungry worried her. *What if they're dead?* was a Вопрос that went through her mind. That worried her the most. Nearing the sight Shang and John once were, the young princess silently gasped in pain as she felt a painfully tingling sensation go through her leg. She had no time to worry about a simple wound now. She had to find her Друзья and FAST.

Suddenly, there was a flame in the air. A real visible flame. Merida rushed over to it, only to find Shang and John alive and safe. "MERIDA!" they both screamed. They hurried over to Merida's sight. "What the hell are Ты doing out here?!?" Shang freaked. "I got worried. I feared somethin' bad happened to you. And so, I went to look for you." Merida fessed up. John just simply smiled. "That's very kind of you." he thanked.

Shang had a change of heart. "Merida, I know Ты worry about us, but we know what to do in situations like this." he reassured. "There was something inside me tellin' me Ты and John were hurt." Merida replied. "I've gotta give it to her, Shang. She hasn't been here in a while. A nerve probably kicked in." John stated. "How are we going to get back?" Merida asked. "Honey, there all KINDS of paths." John answered. Shang noticed a nasty cut on Merida's calf.

"Don't worry about the paths. Worry about your leg!" he blurted out. Merida looked at the cut. "That's nothing!" she defended. John examined the wound. "I don't really see anything bad. I'm sure if it starts to fester, Kekata will take good care of it." he stated. "I hope you're right." Shang сказал(-а) under his breath. The 3 headed on back to the cottage.

"MERIDA!" Pocahontas yelled as Merida walked through the door. "We've been worried sick!" Мулан added. "I thought Shang and John were hurt!" Merida argued. "Merida, I told you. They know what to do when it comes to those risky situations." Pocahontas said. "Judging by the looks of it, it looks like YOU'RE the one who got hurt." Мулан replied. Pocahontas looked at the gash. "This has potential of getting infected." she said. "I'll be fine." Merida reassured. Just as she was about to sit down at the таблица to eat, she wobbled. She thought it was because she didn't sleep the Назад night.

"I'll take a nap today." she promised as she looked at her worried friends. The others didn't think much еще about what just happened, but the had uneasy feelings inside themselves. Мулан had double the uneasiness because Shang was back and she STILL didn't know how she was going to tell him that they were expecting again. "Is anything wrong, Mulan?" Shang asked. "I'm fine. I just to need to eat." Мулан answered. "I'm sure the little tikes are hungry, too." John added. He got Mace and and Ping and set them up at the таблица as the 5-some all got ready to eat.