Crouching Weasel, Hidden Dragon

[Veggirl]

All right gang, here's the other story for the Zodiac Chase series. I know, I know, that Chinese New Year is over, but who cares? It's a story, okay? Well enjoy!

Chapter 1.

“Three...two...one...”
Smart Guy awoke to the sounds of firecrackers and booming. He leapt out of bed and looked around.
“What’s going on?! Where’s the fire?”
“Happy New Year Boss!” Psycho said happily. Smart Guy looked at the calender.
“It’s February!”
“Yeah,” Psycho said. “But in China, they are celebrating New Years! In honor the New Years, Toontown will be holding a Toontown Chinese celebration!”
Smart Guy groaned and started for bed. “Well have fun. I’m going back to bed and—”
“Uh-uh-uh!” Psycho said. “You’re gonna help us prepare for the festivity!”
Smart Guy stared at him. “I’m what?!”
“We’ll all be downstairs!” Psycho said, going off. Smart Guy groaned and started to get dressed.

In the kitchen, Wheezy growled while he painted black strokes on a long red piece of paper.
“Why did I get stuck with calligraphy?” He growled. “Because I was the best scribbler in kindergarten! That’s their excuse!”
“Hah!” Greasy snapped, coming into the kitchen with red lanterns. “You’ve got it easy! I’m supposed to hang up all this all over Toontown!”
Stupid looked up from the kitchen counter. “Does anyone knows what dumplings look like?”
Smart Guy then came down from upstairs.
“All right, all right,” he grumbled. “So what do I do now?”
“How do dumplings look like?” Stupid asked.
“Dumplings are those little pastry things from China.” Smart Guy said. “You put in a little vegetable and meat in it.”
“Thanks, but what does it look like?” Stupid asked.
The door suddenly knocked. Greasy went over to the door and opened it. A little bat with a peg-leg looked up at him.
“Fidget, what’s wrong?”
Fidget suddenly waved a small device in front of his face. It was dark blue with a light green circle. In the circle was a drawing of a dragon.
“Another one has been found! Another Zodiac animal!”
“What is it this time?”
“Hello? See the picture? Dragon!”
“Dragon?”
“Yes Dragon!”
“But dragons are made up creatures.”
“Not in Toontown.” A new voice said. Hester walked into the kitchen and sat near the table, washing a paw. “Remember the Reluctant Dragon? Or Elliot? What about Jake Long? Or
maybe—”
“Okay, okay, we know!” Smart Guy said. He looked at Fidget. “Where is this dragon at?”
Fidget pushed a few buttons on the device. “In that alleyway where they’re celebrating the Chinese New Year.”

[netske]

Fidget... He is from Disney's "Great Mouse Detective", isn't he?

[weaselsrock]

I wonder which dragon will have the zodiac power?

[julayla]

Hoo boy, I wonder which dragon has the zodiac power of the dragon? I'm betting it's Maleficent since she can transform to a dragon.

[Veggirl]

Here is the next chapter!

Chapter 2

The weasels drove down to the Toontown Party Plaza where it was decorated with Chinese lanterns, red ribbons and paper dragons. Smart Guy stopped the car, grabbed a backpack and
got out.
“Okay, so the dragon is around here somewhere. Boys, split up and search for the dragon."
The weasels nodded and went off. Smart Guy went down Apple Alley where Toons were hanging Chinese lanterns up on shops. The weasel leader looked around for any dragon Toons. Any dragon that had a little dragon drawing on it’s ear. Smart Guy put the backpack down and got out a large red book. He flipped the pages until he came upon a chapter of the dragon. The illustration included a Chinese Dragon and a black signal of the dragon. He began to read.

Centuries ago during the great race, the dragon came in fifth place. It was revealed that he had helped some villagers with their crops by sending down rain and also helping the rabbit
swim towards land during crossing the river. The dragon is considered the luckiest of the Chinese Zodiac. It also has the power of combustion, which can burn acres of trees. If fallen
into evil hands, the dragon will be used to burn forests, homes, and farms.

Smart Guy closed the book. This was bad. If the Air Pirates got their hands on the dragon zodiac, then they can use it to terrorize Toons by burning things. Smart Guy put the book back into the backpack and went off again. He came upon an empty alleyway and went in. He sighed.
“Who am I kidding? It’ll take a miracle to find the Zodiac Dragon.”
“DID I HEAR SOMEONE ASK FOR A MIRACLE?” Someone suddenly shouted. Smart Guy whirled around and came face-to-face with a fierce shadow demon.
“LET ME HEAR YOU SAY AAAHHH!”
“AARGGH!” Smart Guy yelled, jumping behind a garbage can to hide.
“THAT’S CLOSE ENOUGH!” The shadow said. Smart Guy poked his head out.
“GET READY WEASELS FOR YOU SHALL FIND THIS DRAGON AND SAVE IT FROM THESE WICKED PIRATES!”
Smart Guy stepped out of his hiding place. “Just who are you?”
“WHO AM I? WHO AM I?! I AM THE MOST POWERFUL OF THEM ALL! I AM THE POWERFUL, MOST PLEASURABLE—”
A small red dragon leapt out from some garbage cans.
“I am the indestructible Mushu.”

[julayla]

Hooray! You got Mushu in it! I knew something with a Dragon Zodiac was gonna show up sooner or later.

[weaselsrock]

Go Mushu!!!!

[gir]

MUSHU!

[Veggirl]

Here's the other chapter!

Chapter 3

Smart Guy stared at the small little dragon. Mushu grinned at him.
“Pretty hot, huh?”
Smart Guy poked him. “Uh...you were sent to help us find the dragon zodiac? You’re just a lizard!”
“Hey!” Mushu snapped. “Dragon! Dra-gon! Not lizard! I don’t do that tongue thing!”
Smart Guy shifted nervously. “Umm...aren’t you a bit...”
“Intimidating?” Mushu said.
“Tiny.”
“Well of course!” Mushu said. “I’m travel size. If I was my normal size, your boys would have died with fright. Besides, I am helpful. My eye vision is so great, I can see straight through your
shirt.”
Smart Guy’s eyes widened. Clenching a fist, he punched Mushu in the face. Mushu went flying and landed. He stood up, eyes widened with rage.
“ALL RIGHT! THAT’S IT! DISHONOR! DISHONOR ON YOUR WHOLE LIFE! DISHONOR ON YOU! DISHONOR ON YOUR FRIENDS! DISHONOR ON YOUR JOB—”
Smart Guy raced over and shut Mushu’s mouth shut.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa! All right, all right, sorry. I’m just frustrated.”
“Apology accepted.” Mushu said. “And don’t you punch me no more!”
Smart Guy nodded. Mushu clasped his hands together.
“Okie-Dokie! Lets get this show on the road! Smarty, get the bags!”
Smart Guy rolled his eyes and sighed.

High above the sky, a fierce bird-like blimp flew above Toontown. It was the Iron Vulture and inside, a wolf captain breathed in deeply.
“Ahh, Toontown. The place where any zodiac animal could be playing hide-and-go-seek, yes-no? They shall be the hidings, and I shall be the seeking!”
The wolf went over to a speaker and spoke into it.
“Ratchet! Is that Dragon catching machine up and ready?”
“Ready and up, captain!” A voice came from the speaker. This wolf was Don Karnage, the most fiercest pirate captain in all of Toontown, or so he said. He is determined to get all 12
Chinese Zodiac Animals for his own purpose. Minutes later down at the bottom deck, Karnage admired a fierce Metallic Chinese Dragon. He turned to two of his crew members.
“Mad Dog, Dumptruck, get in!”
Mad Dog pushed Dumptruck forward. “You get in first.”
Dumptruck took a step back and pushed Mad Dog forward. “Oh no, you.”
“No, you!”
“No, you.”
Karnage’s temper was rising.
“Listen!” He snapped. “If you don’t get in soon, I will personally hang you two by the end of your pinkies!!!!”
Mad Dog and Dumptruck raced into the Chinese Dragon and got in.
“Uh...what dragon are we supposed to be looking for, Captain?” Mad Dog asked.
“You are looking for a dragon with the mark on the ear!” Don Karnage said. “Now get going!”
A little while later, a metallic dragon slithered through the streets, searching for a Chinese Dragon Zodiac.

[julayla]

Yep. I have a bad feeling about the next chapter.

[weaselsrock]

Can't wait for the next chapter.

[Veggirl]

Here is the next chapter!

Chapter 4

Smart Guy found his gang near a fortune cookie shop, whispering to each other.
“Um, guys?” Smart Guy said.
The weasels looked up.
“Hey boss! We found out where—”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Smart Guy said. “I already found a friend who can help us.”
“Really?” Greasy said. “Who?”
Mushu slithered up a pole. “Okay, okay, yeah it’s me.”
He struck a majestic pose. Greasy, Psycho, Wheezy and Stupid blinked at him then burst out laughing. Mushu stomped his foot.
“Oh you don’t think I can help? Watch this!”
He took a deep breath and blew a small little fireball.
“Aha! Jump back, I’m pretty hot, huh?”
“Come on Mushu!” Greasy said. “You’re kinda...not the type to—”
“Well, you’re a bit teeny.” Psycho said.
Mushu frowned. “And your point is?”
“We need a real dragon and already found one.” Greasy said.
Smart Guy stared at him. “You did?”
“Yeah, it’s that great stone dragon a mile away from Toontown.”
Mushu was shocked. “But...but...I’M A REAL DRAGON!!!” He shouted.
“Look Mushu,” Wheezy said. “In order to get the dragon alive again, you have to awake it. If you want to help, ring the gong so you can wake it!”
Mushu’s jaw dropped. “But—”
Wheezy gave him a gong and started to shoo him. “Now go on!”
Mushu looked back at them. “So you’ll get back to me on the help thing.”
“GO!” The weasels shouted. Mushu raced off.

Mushu grumbled as he made his way toward a stone dragon.
“One chance! I only want one chance! Hmph!”
Arriving at the stone dragon, he began to ring the gong.
“Yo Rocky! Wake up! Ya’ gotta go get away from pirates!”
The stone dragon wasn’t moving. Mushu waved his gong stick in front of it.
“Come on boy! Go on! Go fetch!”
Still unmoving. Climbing up the stone dragon, Mushu climbed near the ear of the stone dragon.
“Hello?” He called down. He began to bang the gong against it. “HELLOOOO!!! HELLO!”
With one final swipe, he managed to break off the ear. Mushu yelped and grabbed onto the ear.
“Uhhh...oh.”
The stone began to crumble, and suddenly, it fell. Mushu felt himself falling, then his vision was blinded by a bright light.

[weaselsrock]

I wonder how Mushu is going to tell the guys about the stone dragon.

[Veggirl]

Hello gang! It's been awhile since I had posted up a chapter, since I was on vacation. But now I am back, and to celebrate, I am posting up another chapter! Enjoy! ;D

Chapter 5

Mushu held his head and looked at the broken dragon statue’s head. He gulped.
“Uh...Stoney? Stoney...”
He moaned. “Ohhhhh man! They’re gonna kill me!!!”
Suddenly, he heard the Toon Patrol’s voices.
“Do you think the dragon had already went off to the secret valley?”
“I don’t think so, or else we would have seen him flying off.”
The weasels stopped at the bushes. Smart Guy took a step forward.
“Um...Stone Dragon? Are you awake yet?”
A stone dragon head poked out from the bushes, wobbling like crazy.
“Uh...yes! I am! I am the Great Stone Dragon! Good morning to you all! I am here for I am one of the Zodiac animals, and must beware of those wicked pirates! Did...did I mention I was the
great Stone Dragon?”
“Okay, well you gotta fly back to the valley, and stay there.” Smart Guy said. “There’s plenty of food and water.”
“Do not worry!” The dragon said. “I shall leave right now!”
The head disappeared and there was a loud yell.
Smart Guy grinned and looked at the Toon Patrol.
“Mission Accomplished boys!”

Mushu yelled as he tumbled down the hill with the dragon head. He landed on the stone with the head on top of him.
“Ooh, ow!” He groaned. “Oh, my elbow! Ow! I think I twisted something!”
He crawled out from the wreckage. “Oh great! Now what? I’m doomed! And all because the patrol think they found the stinking dragon!!!”
A little cricket jumped on a stone and chirped.
“I’m the dragon?” Mushu said. “What kind of a stupid answer is that? Nobody wants a gong ringer for a dragon!”
His face then lit up at realization. “Wait a minute, If I’m the dragon, then I can defeat these pirates with a few moves of mine!” He raced off with the Cricket following him.
“Hey, what makes you think you’re going?” Mushu demanded.
The cricket chirped.
“You’re lucky?” Mushu said, laughing. “What kind of a dragon do you think I am?”
The cricket bounded forward, chirping.
“What do you mean a loser?” Mushu demanded. “How about if I pop those antennas and throw it across the clearing then who will be the loser? Me or you?”

[julayla]

Yeah, he is brave...sorta. Great job on this so far. And here's hoping Mushu and Crikee help out.