Chapter 19: Epilogue

After dinner her father and Shang went off into another room to talk, at Fa Zhou's request. As Mulan helped her mother and grandmother clean up, Fa Li commented about what a nice young man the captain was. Grandma just elbowed her and winked. Mulan rolled her eyes and excused herself, telling them that she wanted to go back to the shrine to pray to the ancestors.

She walked up the hill to the family temple. As she approached the shrine she saw Mushu perched on the top step leading into the structure. She grinned, happy to see her little red dragon friend.

"Hi, Mushu."

"Hey, baby. See? Didn't I tell you things would work out?"

"Yes, you did," Mulan laughed warmly.

"Your family is glad to have you back and the captain came after you to see you."

"Thanks for everything, Mushu. So, how about you? Did you get into trouble with the ancestors over the Great Stone Dragon incident?"

"Nope. They commended me on a job well done and promoted me back to being a guardian."

"Congratulations. So I guess I'll be seeing you again when Emperor Fong calls me back into service."

"Of course. And I'll be around to make sure that Shang takes good care of you after he marries you."

She looked at him in shock and he grinned mischievously.

"See you soon, Mulan."

She laughed and watched him dart back into the temple.

"Bye, Mushu."

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A/N: Finally completed. Thanks again to all for reading.