Jay sighed, his knee bouncing agitatedly in the uncomfortable plastic chair as he waited for some kind of news. He shouldn't be worried, everything was going fine, but he couldn't seem to help it.

"Jay." Lonnie walked up to him with his mom, each woman holding a child on their hips. The two kids could have passed for siblings, they looked so similar. The four year old boy Jasmine was carrying had similar tan skin, thick eyebrows, and narrow eyes as the one year old Lonnie was carrying.

Jay grinned tiredly, sitting up straight as two of the most important women in his life approached him.

"Dada!" the little girl in Lonnie's arms beamed at him, stretching her little arms out. Jay took her from his wife, holding her in his lap as Lonnie and Jasmine sat on either side of him.

"Any news yet?" Jasmine asked curiously, sitting with the little boy on her lap.

Jay shook his head. "Not yet, but I haven't been here long. I checked in when I got here. They said it shouldn't be too long."

"She'll be fine. She's done it before." Lonnie assured him. "Jay, it's almost noon." she reminded him.

"Right." Jay sighed, pulling his cell phone out of his pocket. He quickly called one of the community centers he'd started in Agrabah several years ago. Him and Alia were supposed to go down there for a visit and help out with some volunteer work. He told them he was sorry, but they wouldn't be able to make it as something came up with the family. They understood, but Jay promised they would plan something else to do in a few weeks.

"Were the kids disappointed?" Jasmine asked sympathetically when he ended the call.

"Probably." Jay admitted. "I was planning on coaching a small tourney game with some of the younger kids. But this is more important." he said firmly, smiling down at his daughter Layla, who was playing with his sleeve.

Another hand reached over and poked his hand, causing Jay to look at his nephew.

"Uncle Jay, when do I get to see my Mommy and Daddy?" he asked.

"Not sure yet, Shay. It might be a little while." Jay admitted. Shay was Alia and Shang's son. His real name was Li Shang III, after his father and grandfather, but they nicknamed him Shay since there were too many Shangs in the family to keep straight.

"But Aunt Jane and Uncle Carlos will be coming over for a visit tomorrow with Cameron." Lonnie told him, leaning forward slightly to smile at Shay from around her husband and daughter. "I called them as soon as I called off practice." she added to Jay. She'd retired as a professional Swords player about five years ago, a year after her and Jay got married, and actually became the Coach of the Great Wall team.

Jay and Alia had been returning to the palace from a meeting with Rapunzel of Corona regarding their imports when Alia's water broke. Jay had immediately ordered the jet to take them to the Agrabah hospital and called Shang to let him know to meet them there. Having retired as a professional Swords player several years ago like his sister, Shang had become one of the Agrabah soldiers, easily working his way up to a Captain. He'd been in the middle of training some of the new recruits when Jay called him and immediately rushed to meet them at the hospital.

Jay nodded. "Great. Thanks. I called Mal and told her and Ben. They have a couple meetings they need to take care of, but then they're flying up in a couple days with Bailey." Princess Bailey was Ben and Mal's daughter, who was six years old already. They were thinking about having another one, since Ben and Mal were both only children and wanted their daughter to have a sibling. "Oh, and Evie and Doug are on their way, but…Evie is insisting they drive."

Lonnie gave him a look of disbelief. "They're going to drive all the way from Auradon City to Agrabah?" she asked. "That's at least a two day drive, maybe three."

"Yeah, but apparently Evie didn't want to fly in a plane when she's 26 weeks pregnant." Jay answered with a shrug, letting Layla snuggle into his chest.

"That's…going to be a very uncomfortable car ride." Lonnie summed up, nodding her head.

"Sultan Jay?" a doctor asked, entering the waiting room. Everyone stood up, Jay and Jasmine both holding the kids. The doctor bowed slightly to both Jay and Jasmine, as royalty. "Sultana Alia has given birth and asked me to send in any friends and family who arrive. Both mom and baby are perfectly healthy."

Jay sighed in relief, as did his mother. "Thank you." he told the doctor before they all headed down the hallway toward his sister's hospital room. When they entered it was to see Alia sitting up in a hospital bed, holding a small bundle wrapped in a pink blanket. Shang was sitting in a chair next to the bed smiling at the bundle in his wife's arms. They both looked up and smiled at their visitors.

Jasmine set Shay on the ground and he scampered around the bed to his dad, who scooped him up onto the edge of the bed next to his mom.

"Hey, you look awful." Jay joked to his sister. In unison, Lonnie and Jasmine swatted his arms.

"Gee, thanks." Alia smirked tiredly at him. After being in labor for about five hours, her face was sweaty with strands of black hair sticking to her face. "Just for that, you're not allowed to meet your niece."

"Aw, come on, Sis. I was joking. You wouldn't deny Layla the chance to meet her new little cousin, would you?" Jay pouted, lifting his daughter up so their matching pouts were side-by-side.

Alia chuckled tiredly, shaking her head in amusement. Instead of answering, she turned her attention to Shay, who moved to sit against her pillow next to her. He was staring down at his new little sister curiously.

"Shay, this is your new little sister; Adelyn." Alia told her son gently, shifting the bundle up a bit so the baby's face was more visible. Jay, his mom, and Lonnie all moved around the bed so they could also see the newest member of their family.

Jay could easily see Alia in Adelyn's face, but her eyes also looked a bit like Shang's. Her newborn skin had a red tint, which he knew would go away as she got older, but he guessed it would be the same shade as Shay's. Her eyes were a dark brown similar to Shang's, and she had a messy tuft of black hair sticking up on her head.

"Oh, she's precious." Jasmine whispered, smiling at her new granddaughter. "She looks just like you." she added to Alia.

"I don't know, I think she looks like Shang." Alia answered, smiling down at her baby. "Where's dad?" she asked, glancing curiously between her mom and brother.

"He's actually meeting Mulan and Li Shang at the airport with a limo, so he can bring them here. We're setting up one of the spare rooms in the palace for them so they can visit for a few days." Jasmine answered.

"Thank you for that." Shang told Jasmine gratefully.

"Mommy?" Shay asked, gaining his parents' attention.

"Yes, sweetie?"

"How long do we have to keep it?" he asked, looking warily at his new sister.

Alia had to smother a smile while everyone else tried to stifle their laughter.

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Alia sighed quietly in relief after setting Adelyn in her crib. She'd just spent the last couple hours feeding and burping her daughter before pacing endlessly in an attempt to get her to fall asleep.

Now, she rested her elbows on the edge of the crib and watched her daughter sleep, smiling tiredly but warmly. She knew she should head straight to bed, since she'd only get maybe a few hours of rest before she'd need to get up again, but she just wanted to take a moment to watch her daughter.

The door creaked almost silently before Shang joined her at the crib, wrapping an arm around her waist.

"My mom said she can get up with Addy tonight so you can sleep." Shang told her quietly. "And no, she said you can't argue."

Alia sighed in relief. "Thanks. I'm exhausted." she admitted, resting her head on his shoulder. It'd been a couple days since she had Addy, and they brought her home this morning. And Alia hadn't been given many chances to rest. She'd had a short video conference with Princess Attina of Atlantica regarding their ocean conservation program, one branch of many conservation programs Alia had started over the years. Alia had also greeted Carlos and Jane when they arrived that morning with their three year old son Cameron. With that between feeding and changing a new baby every few hours, and she was more than ready to sleep for more than a couple hours.

"How's Shay?" Alia asked after a few moments.

"Well, me, Carlos, and Jay set up a huge pillow fort in Shay's room for him and Cameron. Layla hung out for a bit before Lonnie took her back to her own room. Carlos and Jay were telling the boys a story before bed when I left them. Shay will be fine after he's had a chance to get used to being a big brother." Shang answered, kissing the top of her head. "My parents said I was the same way when Lonnie was born."

Shang and Alia, and Lonnie and Jay all lived in the Agrabah palace with their families, but they all had their own wings of the palace, so it was like having their own homes and some privacy away from everyone else when they needed it. Both families also had properties in Northern Wei, since they had family and Lonnie had work sometimes in Northern Wei.

Shang had bought a small cottage in Northern Wei near his family home about a year before he and Alia got married, a year after he proposed to her. They frequently stayed down there when they had time so the kids had time with their dad's side of the family.

"Oh, and Jay says you're not allowed to help with any Sultana stuff for at least a couple weeks." Shang added.

Alia narrowed her eyes slightly up at him. "Oh, I'm not allowed, am I?" she asked sarcastically.

Shang quickly kissed her cheek. "Don't argue. Just take it easy and enjoy some time with our new daughter. I'm taking a week off." he added temptingly.

Alia rolled her eyes and sighed, leaning her head on his shoulder. "I suppose that does sound nice." she admitted.

"Come on." Shang backed away from the crib, taking Alia's hand in his and tugging her after him. "You can go back to being your strong, independent leader self in a couple weeks. Right now, let's get some sleep and let my mom take care of Addy tonight. She said she wants to hog as much time with her new granddaughter as she can before her and Dad have to leave in a few days."

Alia relented, following her husband to their bedroom next to the nursery, petting Rajah II, Raisa's son, as she left. He was a bit more playful than his grandfather had been, but he preferred sleeping in one of the children's rooms to protect them.

Shang and Alia's bedroom was similar in style to Alia's old childhood room, but obviously different to make it theirs. The bed was a regular square shaped queen sized bed with dark blue curtains hanging around the frame, with matching blue and cream bedding. There were Chinese style lanterns hanging from the ceiling, and a few Chinese tapestries on the walls.

Alia took off her purple silk kimono robe, an anniversary gift from Shang from several years ago, and climbed into bed. Shang changed into his pajamas and climbed in with her, wrapping an arm around her waist and holding her close. Alia drifted off to sleep within minutes, warm and comfy.

It felt like she'd only just closed her eyes when she was jostled awake. Blinking sleep from her eyes, she turned her head and was drowsily aware of someone small climbing over her waist and snuggling down into the small space between her and Shang.

She leaned her head back slightly to glimpse a head of messy black hair under her chin, someone small snuggling into her chest. Alia smiled sleepily, wrapping her arms around her son and holding him close. She looked over his head to see Shang blink his eyes open. He met her eyes for a moment before glancing down at their late night visitor. He smiled, scooting closer and wrapping his arms around his wife and son.

Alia returned the smile, laying her head back down on the pillow and snuggling close to her son and husband.

While most of her biological family all lived under the same roof, a majority of her extended family and close friends that she considered family lived spread out over Auradon, so it wasn't everyday they got to all see each other. But all it really took was a phone call and they would all come running, because that's what family does.

When Carlos and Jane graduated from Magical Institute Training, MIT, they all traveled to watch them walk across the stage. And stood by Carlos' side when his mother showed up and tried to ruin the day.

They were there for every wedding. Mal and Ben's. Alia and Shang's. Jay and Lonnie. Carlos and Jane. Evie and Doug.

They were there for every birth. Bailey, Shay, Cameron, Layla, now Adelyn, and soon Doug and Evie's firstborn and whoever came after.

They were there for every funeral and death. Jay and Alia's grandfather, the former Sultan. Lonnie and Shang's Great-Grandmother Fa, Mulan's grandmother. Carlos' best friend and dog, Dude. Ben's grandpa Maurice. Alia's beloved tiger Raisa.

They all watched live when Jordan premiered her own TV show, starring Evie's 4 Hearts in her first episode.

They all traveled to Auradon City to be there for Mal and Ben at Bailey's christening.

The miles apart and busy lives made it difficult, but they would always be there for each other, no matter the distance.

Because no matter what came at them, they were family.

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THE END

Well, I'm sad to say this is the end of the Stolen Half stories.

Hard to believe I posted the first Stolen Half less then three years ago, it feels like ages ago.

Thank you to everyone who read these stories, and for all the kind words and ideas. I hope this epilogue brought the story to an end that you're all happy with, please review and let me know what you all thought; let me know what you liked most about this story.

I'm not sure when or if I will be posting a new fanfiction. I have several story ideas in my head, but none that I'm far enough into to feel comfortable posting anytime soon.

I wish you all a Happy New Year, and hope 2020 is good to you all.