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Mk was just finishing his work, clearing the tables, mopping the floor and general work. He had no delivery’s left for the day, and that was a relief. It was painfully busy, and Mk had started to grow bags under his eyes because of how tired he was. But, he couldn’t sleep, he had a special training session with Monkey king and couldn’t miss it. He yawned and rubbed his eye, and this doesn’t go unnoticed by Pigsy “Hey kid, you okay? You seem tired” he commented. “Yeah, I’m fine” Mk smiled, rather weakly.“How about you head to bed?” The pig demon suggested. “Oh, I can’t. Me and Monkey king need to do some training!” Mk walked over to a closet to place a mop inside, “Uh.. you sure you’re up to it?” Pigsy asked with a hint of concern.“Yep! I’ll be fine!” Mk put a thumbs up. The chef looked at the bags under Mk’s eyes, “Fine.. just remember to be back before midnight” Pigsy said in a strict voice, “Geez, fine dad” Mk joked, getting a scoff out of the pig.Mk said his goodbyes to the demon before tapping his staff on the ground, sending him flying into the cold dusk sky. The Monkie kid soon arrived at flower fruit mountain, but.. something was wrong.. For starters, Mk couldn’t see any monkeys. Every time he came here, he would spot at least one or two… but he couldn’t see any, the successor had a bad feeling. He clutched his staff to his chest and gingerly walked deeper into the forest, in the direction of Monkey kings house. Maybe he knew where all the monkeys were.. or maybe Mk’s just over thinking this whole thing.
Mk took a deep breath in, hoping he was just over thinking. But something deep in side of him said otherwise. His walking got shakier the father he walked, he was on the ready gripping his staff as tightly as he possibly could. He kept looking around for any sign of the monkeys, but all his attempts ended in failure. He soon arrived at Monkey kings house and, again, saw nothing. His heart starting beating faster, and for a moment he swore it was going to jump out of his chest. His eyes darted back and forth for a sign. A sign for anything, something indicating the whereabouts of the Monkeys for starters. He then decided to call out to Monkey king, as he wasn’t here. “M..Monkey king..?” He gulped, there was no answer. He gripped his staff tighter, so tight he thought he’d snap it. “Monkey- king?” His voice started to get louder. He stopped calling, and waited. Just then, he heard a rustle. He whipped his head around and came face to face… or atleast he was looking at the monkey… with the one and only Sun Wukong. “Monkey king!” He let out a sigh of relief, “Im so glad you’re okay! Do you know where your monkey friends are? I didn’t see any on the way up here” Mk said, making the mistake of lowering his staff. Monkey king didn’t respond, Mk tilted his head. “Mo.. Monkey king..?” He whispered, “Are you… okay?” He asked feeling a sense of dread. Wukong slowly started to raise his head, which had previously been directed at the ground. But what Mk saw, was not what he had been expecting. One eye was pitch black, the only other colour he could see in the abyss was a swirl of purple. He looked at the other eye which was normal.. except from a purple swirl in the centre. He felt some kind of deja vu.. it felt like what happened with LBD.. but this time was different, he looked… the same apart from his eyes.
Mk gulped down hard, the look on the face of his mentor sent shivers up his spin. He stepped back, almost tripping over a stone. “Monkey king…?” He whispered again, “Hey, bud..” was the only thing to come out of the monkeys mouth, but, the ‘bud’ sounded distorted. In a flash, Monkey king was in front of Mk. He punched his successor in the stomach sending him flying backwards into a rock. Mk hit it with a loud thud. He dropped on his legs, and struggled to stand up straight. And before he knew it something was hurling towards his face and hit it.
He stumbled backwards and fell back onto the rock, he soon felt something wet drip down the side of his face and start to blur his vision in one eye. He raised a hand to touch it, and pulled it back down to reveal blood. He gasped and looked up and Wukong who had a crazed look on his face. He lunged forwards at Mk, but this time the Monkie kid dodged. It wasn’t a good dodge as he nearly fell to the ground. He felt tears start to form in his eyes. What was going on? Wukong turned to look at his successor, growling. “Listen..! Monkey king! I- I don’t want to fight you!” He managed to get out, “Pathetic!” Wukong spat, his tail lashing back and forth. Mk walked backwards, “Fight me, you coward!” Wukong spat, again. All Mk could do was shake his head. In all the chaos Mk hadn’t noticed he dropped his staff, so he looked at Wukong then at his staff before making a sprint in the direction of his staff. He slid on the ground as he picked it up, he quickly stood up before getting blasted into another rock. But this time his grip on his staff was stronger, so he managed to keep hold of it… but the punch was stronger as well. So when he hit the rock, it temporarily winded him. He gasped for air, after trying to catch his breath he looked at his hands which had been scraped by hitting the rocks. Looking up he noticed Wukong walking to him, “You wanted to train, didn’t you?” A twisted smile appeared on his face. Tears started falling down his face, and as they dropped of some were discoloured Red by the blood that was still running down the side of his face. He gripped his staff, even tighter. He then quickly tapped his staff on the ground as Wukong made another lunge at him, it sent him flying. His balance was off, due to him being injured and very tired. He landed on the ground near the forest edge, he tried to make a run for the water. But, Wukong jumped down in front of him creating a mini sandstorm. Mk coughed, he covered his mouth to avoid inhaling to much sand. “People were right.. I did choose the wrong successor..” Mk heard Wukong snicker, as he tried not to burst into tears. Mk shook his head, “Who ever you are, let Monkey king go!” He shouted, drawing out his staff. “Do you really think, you have what it takes to beat me, the Monkey king?!” He growled grabbing Mk by the throat. Mk struggled to breathe, he tried to gasp for air, but every time he tried to do something the hold that Wukong had got tighter. He hit his staff into the ground, which surprisingly got Mk out of Wukongs firm grip. He decided not to waste time and head home, to try and think of a plan. He can’t possibly beat Monkey king.
He glanced back at Wukong to see him glaring at Mk, the glare filled with hatred. His vision started to get blurry with tears, though he tried to hold it in, at least long enough for him to land somewhere safe. He soon arrived at Pigsy’s noodles, and by this time the moon was already high in the sky. Instead of heading to his room, he headed straight for Pigsy’s.
Though he hated getting his friends involved, he needed someone to treat his wounds. Or he wouldn’t be able to beat Wukong, because he would most likely bleed out. And he didn’t want that. He knocked on the door with all the strength he had, feeling as if he was going to collapse, with mixture of exhaustion and pain. The door opened as he fell into someone’s arms, though he couldn’t see who it was. His vision had become way to blurry for him to see anything, and his ears started ringing preventing him for hearing anything. All he could hear was a muffled yell.
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Pigsy had invited Tang over to watch a movie, in hopes that it would get his mind off, of Mk who hadn’t returned yet despite it almost being midnight. Pigsy was wondering if.. he was overreacting. Mk can take care of himself. He isn’t a kid, much less Pigsy’s son.As they sat and watched the movie, the pig demon kept glancing over at the clock. And his movements were fidgety, which was noticed by Tang. “Hey Pigsy, you okay? You seem tense” he had now taken his eyes away from the tv and was looking at the smaller man. “Y..yeah, I’m fine” he muttered.The scholar didn’t believe this, “Mhm.. I’m sure that’s the case” he said sarcastically. “I don’t know.. i guess I’m just worried about Mk.. I told him to be back by midnight” he finally admitted. Tang looked at him, “Where is he?” He asked raising an eyebrow, “Training with the Monkey king” Pigsy told Tang.“I’m sure he’s fine, Mk’s a strong kid” Tang placed an arm on Pigsy shoulder, reassuringly. “Thanks..” Pigsy gave a smile, which is quite rare for the pig demon.Just then, they heard a knock on the door. “See, that must be Mk! I’ll go get it” Tang smiled standing up.Tang reached the door and opened it, not expecting Mk to fall into his arms. “What..” Tang whispered, turning Mk’s head to see blood dripping down it. “P-Pigsy” he called, his voice shaking. “Yeah? What-” he stops, his eyes widen after seeing the state of Mk. “KID?!” He finally gets over his stage of shock and runs over.“What the hell happened?!” He places a hand on Mk’s chest, checking for a heartbeat. Mk did have one, but it wasn’t strong. “Get him to my bed now!” He instructed, Tang gave a brisk nod before carrying the unconscious Mk to Pigsy room. Whilst Pigsy grabbed medical supplies.Tang placed Mk on the bed, his face filled with concern. He softly grabbed Mk’s wrist to look at them. Both his wrists were scratched and all messed up. Pigsy soon entered his room carrying a first aid kit.He placed it on his bedside table and opened it, first grabbing some antiseptic wipes. He started with the wound that was located on the left of his forehead, this caused Mk to flinch, “Sorry kid..” he whispered. He then grabbed a bandage to wrap his head.He then took of Mk’s jacket to get more access to his arms, “Go put this in the washer” he instructed Tang handing him Mk’s jacket. “Okay” he said running out the room. The demon grabbed some more antiseptic wipes and rubbed down his arms again, causing Mk to flinch in pain. And Pigsy apologised, Again. He soon finished and went to grab some fresh clothes. A few hours had past since Mk came in, and he was starting to stir. His head throbbed, his arms were in pain and he struggled to move. He looked around his surroundings. He was in Pigsy’s bed.His memory was a hazy fog, only slightly remembering that Monkey king, was the one to attack him. He groaned as he tried to stand up, only to collapse on the floor and wince in pain.He then heard approaching footsteps, “KID!” Pigsy ran round the corner. “Are- are you okay?!” He knelt down in front of Mk, “Y..yeah, I- I’m fine” he tried to push himself up using his arms only for them to give out underneath him.Pigsy grabbed him before he could hit the floor again, “Oh, I’m so glad your okay” Pigsy brought Mk into a hug. The pig demon then put Mk back on the bed, “What… what happened?” He asked with concern. “I.. Monkey king.. he attacked me…. But something was different..” Mk gripped the bed sheet, “He… attacked you..? But, something was different?” Pigsy whispered.“I don’t know! He- his eyes, they were different! He attacked me, it wasn’t him, someone was making him do that, someone similar to LBD” Mk started to panic, “Kid, calm down” Pigsy tried to reassure Mk.He felt tears begging to form in his eyes again, “I’m so weak.. I couldn’t even bring myself to attack him…” Mk started to sob. “You aren’t weak..” Pigsy said, “He even said it himself!” Mk rubbed his eyes, “That wasn’t him, who ever has control of him is obviously trying to get under you skin” “Pigsy?” Tang called as he came round the door, he stopped dead in his tracks once he spotted Mk.“Mk!” He ran up to him, instantly pulling him into a hug. “I’m so glad you’re awake!” He smiled. “T-thanks mr Tang” “What.. what happened?” “Something happened to Monkey king, he attacked Mk” Pigsy was the one to tell Tang what happened, “What..?” He whispered. “Mk says his eyes were different..” Pigsy continued, Tang looks at Mk “Yeah.. that’s what happened” he managed to get out.They sit in silence for a moment, but it gets broken when they hear a knock. “I’ll get it” Pigsy says.He opens the door and finds Mei, “Hey Pigsy! Is Mk here? He didn’t answer when I knocked on his door” she asks. “Yes he’s here..” “Can he come out and play?” Mei asks happily, “I’m afraid not, he’s.. not doing to good..” Pigsy admits. “Oh no! What happened?” Meis face turns to concern, “How about you come in?” Pigsy suggests, Mei gives a simple nod.He leads Mei to his room, “Mk? Are you.. okay?” She asks sitting down next to him. “I… yeah I’m fine..” he mutters “What happened?” She asks, “Something is wrong with Monkey king.. he attacked me” his voice is no more than a whisper, “What?!” Mei covers her mouth. “We should change the bandages” Pigsy says, “okay..”
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Mk, now had some fresh bandages on and he felt a whole lot better. Well, not completely, but he felt more comfortable. He had ate some food, which Pigsy had cooked, and Mei stayed by his side. Whilst he was recovering, Pigsy had shut down the shop, because he would be way too distracted, with his concern about Mk, and they wouldn’t be able to make any delivery’s. It had almost been a full day since the incident, and Mk tried to figure out what even happened to Monkey king. Every now and again, he would flinch from the pain he was experiencing, but he had calmed down.His eyes were locked to the screen, of a laptop, trying to find anything to tell him what.. or who took control of his mentor. Mei had fallen asleep next to him, since he had been researching for a few hours.He let out a low growl at not being able to find anything, when he thinks he found something it would always end in failure. It annoyed him that he couldn’t find anything to help Monkey king.His attention to the laptop he was using, which belonged to Tang, was soon brought away when he heard a loud bang. The noise woke Mei from her slumber, “What was that?!” She asked in a panic. “I.. I don’t know” Mk admitted, he got up, his legs still wobbly. Luckily, Mei held him up, giving him support. They both walked out of the bedroom and stood still. Mk’s heart started to beat faster, standing in front of them was Monkey king.His attention that was on Tang, who was being held in the air, turned once he heard a gasp. His eyes locked on Mk, as that happened he dropped Tang who gasped for air.He stalked towards Mk, and Mei, but didn’t get far because Pigsy blocked the monkey from progressing any further. “Kids, get outta here!” He growled, quickly glancing at the two. “N-no! I’m not leaving you!” Mk protests, “Mei, get him outta here!” He instructs her. “I.. o-okay!” She nods her head, “N-No! He wants me! You- you guys.. you need to go!” Tears form in his eyes, as Mei begins to pull him away. “Mk, please!” She begs her friend, he looks at her and back at Pigsy before nodding. He pulls out his staff and angles it out the window, grabbing Mei by her waist. “H..hold on!” His voice is shaking, Mei grabs onto him.He taps his staff on the ground and they fly out of the window. They land in a forest, hoping that they are covered by the trees. As soon as Mk’s legs make contact with the ground he collapses, and Mei manages to keep her balance. He starts to hyperventilate, “Mk, Mk take a deep breath” Mei tries to comfort her friend.Mk grips the floor, trying to stop his fast breathing, “I.. Tang and Pigsy- we.. I just left them..” his breathing quickens. “Mk, please.. just breathe.. in.. and out.. in and out..” Mei pulls him into a hug. He grip’s her jacket as tears fall down his face.“Come on.. let’s get somewhere more safe…” she whispers trying to pull him onto his feet, his legs are still wobbly but he manages.Just then, they hear a rustle from a nearby bush. Mk grips his staff and points it out, “W-who’s there?!” He growls defensively. “Who knew the noodle boy could sound so threatening?” Red son comments walking out of the bush, “Red.. son?” Mk whispers. “Noodle boy, it’s been a while” he leans against a tree, “You look rough” he inspects Mk, looking him up and down.“It’s been a busy day..” Mei chuckles awkwardly, Mk breathes out, his breath now returning back to normal. “I.. I’ve had an accident..” he whispers. “I can see that” Red mutters, “What happened?” He asks. “Uh.. s-something..” Mei mutters.Mk’s head suddenly starts to throb, he places a hand on it, “Uh.. noodle boy? You okay?” Red asks. “My.. head..” he mutters before collapsing into the arms of Mei, “Mk!” She grabs him.“Something is definitely wrong” Red walks over to the duo, “Okay, okay.. long story short.. something’s happened to Monkey king and.. he’s trying to hurt… or kill? Mk” Mei explains. “Wow… do you..- know- what’s going on?” Red son asks, “No..” Mei admits.“My parents, they may know what’s happening, follow me to my house” he instructs, but Mei is reluctant to follow “Are you sure… they’ll be okay with us walking around their house?”The fire demon nods, “After the whole LBD incident they’ve decided.. to- give up-? Their pursuit of world domination” he starts walking. “Ok..Okay..” Mei muttered.
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Mk was in a pitch black room. Nothing was there, only Mk. He looked around, “Hello?” He called out. But his voice did nothing but echo. He started walking forward, as if that would do anything.Mk was walking for what felt like days. “Someone… please.. I don’t like being alone…” he whispered. He soon heard a noise behind him, making him swing around and come face to face with Sun Wukong.“Monkey king?” He whispered. He was… normal, “Hey bud” he smiled. Mk latched himself onto Monkey king, “Please, please just tell me this is a horrible nightmare!” He buried his head into the monkey's chest.“Shh… it’s alright bud, I’m here” Wukong pat Mk’s back. Just then he heard a low chuckle, he looked up and spotted the same purple swirls staring back at him. He unlatched himself and stumbled back, “N..no… not again, please..” he whispered as tears began to build up in his eyes.Wukong held up a sharp knife, “I thought you were happy to see me..~” the king smiled. “Just.. s-stop! P..please” he pleaded, however, the monkey just stares back at him. He draws the knife back before flinging it at Mk. Mk jolted up, shocking a previously sleeping Red son, and making his hair flare up. “Holy shit, Noodle boy” Red son gasped. He looks at Mk who’s heaving heavily, “Woah, calm down noodle boy” Mk looks at Red son.“W-where… where am I..?” He looks around, noticing he’s in a beautiful decorated room. Its main aesthetic being red. “My room” Red son stands up properly, Mk looks shocked “Y-your room?” He muttered.“God, yes. Yes you are, is that a problem?” He scowls, “No… just, why are you helping me,, and Mei?” His heart rate seems to have gone back to normal. “Honestly, If I knew why Noodle boy, I’d tell ya” he stretches,“It felt weird to have left you on the verge of death” he brings his hair into a ponytail, as it was previously covering his face.“Why. Why do you look tired?” Mk asks, noticing the bags under the demon's eyes. “A mix of not being able to sleep and being woken abruptly” he crosses his arms. “Why’d you even wake up in such a state?” He asks, Mk’s mind goes back to the horrific nightmare he has experienced “A- a nightmare” he whispers.“Alright, I’ll go fetch you some food as well as inform the dragon girl that you have awoken” Red son says walking away from the bed. Mk starts to panic. He can’t. He doesn’t want to be left alone, not even for a minute.“Wait-!” He reaches his hand out, “What now?” Red son sighs. “I.. I don’t want to be left alone.” He whispers, “Ugh.. Noodle boy, you’ll only be left alone temporarily. I’m sure Dragon girl will come rushing in the moment she hears you are awake” he groans.“Please… I.. I don't like being alone…” he mutters.“Fine. Fine, I’ll stay until you go back to sleep” he walks back over to the bed and sits on the ledge. “Thanks…” Mk gives a weak smile, “Sure, whatever” the fire demon grumbles. Soon, Mk falls asleep. “God, finally I can go get something to eat” he quickly and gently moves off the bed and walks out the room. Gently, he closes the door so as to not wake Mk.He makes his way down the hall, and comes across the dining room. He walks through the massive doors and spots Mei sleeping with her head on the table. He sighs and walks over to her, “Oi, Dragon girl, wake up” he nudges her.“Mhm…” she sleepily grumbles, “Huh.. what…” she quickly jolts up. “Red son! Mk, is he awake?!” She looks at the red head, “He was, he’s gone back to sleep” Red son explains. “Clingy bastard made me wait till he fell back asleep” Red grabs a plate of food. “Mk… he uh, doesn’t like being alone” Mei mutters, “I would of left him temporarily, I was going to fetch him some food as well as tell you”Mei is quiet for a short moment, “He’s been told that before, he thinks you would have abandoned him” she walks towards the door. “Better get back to him before he wakes up” Mei smiles weakly, “Alright..” Red son brings two plates with him. One for him, and one for Mk.“Dragon girl, what happened to that pig and human you are always seen with?”Mei stops, “They…” she whispers. “If I’m being honest, I don’t know, the last time we saw them was…” she breathes out, “The last time we saw them was with the Monkey king” she continues walking. “Please.. don’t bring them up to Mk, he’s under the impression that it’s his fault” she whispers.“Understood” They open the door to find Mk hyperventilating, “Mk!” Mei calls out, her friend looks up. “Me- Mei..!” He smiles weakly, she runs up and hugs him “It's alright, it’s going to be fine, I’m here” she soothes him, whilst rubbing his back.“Wow, you weren’t kidding..” Red son walks up to his bed, “Here Noodle boy, something to eat” he passes him a plate. “Th..Thanks… but I’m not hungry” he looks away, separating himself from Mei.“C’mon Mk, you gotta eat” Mei tells him, “I’m sorry… I just don’t have an appetite right now..” he mumbles. “Noodle boy, eat” Red pushes the plate forward, “I’m not hungry..” he pushes it away, “And I’m saying, I don’t care, you need to eat” Red says sternly.“I’ll feed you myself if I have to!”Mk blushed, “Fine…” he takes the plate. “Are your parents okay with us being here?” Mk asks, “Yes, they are currently trying to find out what happened to Monkey king” Red son walked over to his desk. He sat down and faced the duo that sat on his bed.Suddenly, someone came rushing in the room “Son, get the Monkie kid and go” it was Red Son’s mother, PIF, “Mother? What’s going on? And where’s father?” He asked, standing up. “It’s the Monkey king, he’s here accompanied by the pig and human” Mk went blank, “Your father, along with some bull clones, are trying to hold them off”She barricaded the door, “You need to leave now” she looks at Mk. “No.. I- not again, I can’t- I can’t keep running. It’s hurting people… first Monkey king… and now..Pigsy and Tang” Mk whispered. “Listen kid, if you were to stay he will most definitely kill you, he sees no need for anyone else. For whatever reason the person in control wants you” As PIF finished talking, the door flung open, knocking the shelf, which was used as a barrier, off which also caught PIF. It sent her flying.She was now trapped behind the shelf, “Shit-..” she cursed as her head was spinning. Mk quickly grabbed his staff, after all the dust, from where the door was blown off the hinges, cleared Mk saw who it was. Sun Wukong. “Mother!” Red son called out, “Get the Monkie kid away!” She yelled.“Yes mother”Wukong walked in and spotted Mk sitting on the bed, “Give me Mk, and no one gets hurt” the monkey glared. “You think we’ll just give you Mk?!” Mei grabbed her dragon blade. “You two, we are leaving” Red son ran up to them, and pulled their arms. Mk tried to fight back, but half his strength was gone. “I- can’t go” he pulled with all his might to make Red son let go, but he failed.“If you stay, you’ll get killed” Red son hissed, “Well, it’s better that I die than anyone else!” He hissed back. Red son let go, taken aback, “Mk! Watch out!” Mei yelled, he was just in time to see a fist flying towards him. He gets sent flying back into a window, breaking it from the contact.“Noodle boy!”Mk held up his staff to block another attack, “I’m.. im not going to fight you..” he huffed. Wukong growled, barring his sharp teeth, “You pathetic excuse of a successor” he hissed.Just then, a shadow appeared underneath Mk, and pulled him in. “What the-!” Monkey king hissed, he turned around to find both Red son and Mei gone too. And now PIF was free and stood glaring at him.“It’s just us Sun Wukong” Mk got flung out of the shadow realm and tumbled to the floor, “Fuck..” he cursed struggling to stand up. He looked around and saw both Red son and Mei, “Where are we…?” He asked. “Ask him” Mei simply said, he turned around and came face to face with Macaque, “Heya bud” he grinned.“What… Why are you here?” He sat up, “Hmm, I would’ve expected a ‘thank you’, for you know- saving your life” Macaque raised an eyebrow. “Who, who said I needed help, I didn’t.. I was going to get monkey king back” Mk growled.“Fighting Wukong, whilst he’s in that state of mind, is a fucking suicide mission”“I wasn’t going to fight him…” the young man said, averting his gaze, “Oh, what’d you think would happen? Plead for Monkey king to come back? Oh yeah, I’m sure that would have worked” the six eared monkey said with sarcasm.Mk grumbled. “Listen bud, I want to help peaches as much as you, but we need a solid plan” Macaque looked at Mk and then at the other two. “Right a plan, how about taking me to Monkey king, and then no one else gets hurt?” Mk smiled.“God, Noodle boy, why do you want to die so much!?” Red son was getting agitated. “Because, all of this is MY fault, everything is MY FUCKING FAULT!” He glared at the demon prince.Mk stood up. “First, I couldn’t, and STILL can’t fight back, second I left Pigsy and Tang, now I’ve left your parents! Who knows what’s happened to them!” Mk clenched his fists, “Whoever is doing this, wants me. So let them have me, and no one else gets hurt!” Mk smiles with rage.“I’m nothing but a pathetic excuse for a successor! Ever since I got the staff!” He let the staff drop to the floor beside him. “What made Monkey king think I was a good successor?! All I do is MESS. THINGS. UP.”“Mk, no. Stop it, nothing is your fault” Mei speaks up. She walks closer to her friend, “We’ll figure this out” she brings him into a hug, he hugs her back. Seemingly calm now,“Okay, enough of that, what’s the plan?” Red son asked, walking beside them.“Well, you all need your rest. But not to fear I’ll keep a lookout” Macaque announced, “Are you sure..?” Mk whispered. “Positive bud, now just rest” he smiles. A genuine smile.The trio lay down, all having a soft mattress to lay on. Apparently Macaque just had- multiple mattresses laying around.Sooner or later all three fall asleep.Macaque slumps against a tree, “Whatever is happening Peaches, I’ll stop it. And I’ll keep your successor safe” he mutters
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Mk started to stir, he opened his eyes and blinked in the sunlight. He soon saw Macaque, who was still leaning against the tree. “Macaque..?” He called, “Morning bud” the black furred monkey made no intent on turning around.“Did.. you really stay awake all night?” Mk questioned, “Yeah, but I’m fine” he sighed. Mk was quiet for a bit, “Hey um… thanks.. that’s the first time I got proper sleep in a while, maybe it’s because I knew someone was watching over me…”“Don’t mention it kid”“Mei.. Red son.. wake up” he slowly nudged Mei, and then nudged Red son. “Hmmm.. what’s up?” Mei asked, drowsily. “I think it’s time we thought of a plan” Mk slowly mutters, “Yeah, I agree with the noodle boy” Red son sat up.“Right, but we have to do it fast, they are probably tracking us down as we speak” Macaque walked to the trio, “By us… you mean me..” Mk whispered. “Did ya say something bud?” The six eared monkey asked, “No.. nothing” he brushed it off.“So, what do we do?” Mei asked, “Simple, we capture Wukong” Macaque said. “How do you expect us to do that?” Red son raised an eyebrow “We use Mk as bait, and then you, Mei and myself lunge at him. We keep him there, interrogate him, find out who’s controlling him”“Right. Say, we manage to successfully capture him,” Mk starts, “What about Pigsy and Tang? Or even DBK and PIF?” He asked. So far they only knew that Pigsy and Tang were under control, but Red son’s parents could potentially be under control as well.“Hmm.. I’ll just pull us through a shadow, that should buy us some time to ask questions” he replied. “I.. I’m not sure how I feel about using Mk as bait” Mei voiced her concern. “Relax, everything will be fine” Macaque pat Mei on her head.“Let’s hope, your plan is foolproof” Red son muttered standing up. A few minutes had passed and Mk was sitting in the middle of a clearing, seemingly alone. However, that was part of the plan. A few feet away sat the others, hiding behind a few bushes.It took a bit of convincing for them to convince Mk to sit by himself, as well as trying to convince Mei, but they managed. ‘Okay Mk… you aren’t alone, they are just- a few feet away from you..’ he said to himself.“Hey bud”Mk went still. “Where are you friends?” He turned around and spotted Monkey king, along with Tang and Pigsy. “I.. I’m not scared of you..” Mk stood up. Just when Wukong is about to charge, he’s knocked over when Mei, Red son and Macaque barrel into him.“Hey Peaches~” Macaque stands in front of him, whilst Mei and Red son hold his arms down. “Get off me!” He hisses, “Nah, we need you” the monkey smiles, “Guys! Watch out!” Mk yells, Macaque turns around and spots Pigsy running towards him. “Right, time to go!” He spawns a shadow underneath him, Mei, SWK, and Red son as well as under Mk. Once they emerge from the shadow realm, they are on a familiar dock. “You brought us to Sandy’s?” Mk asked, “I think we all need some tea, calms the nerves” Macaque said, tying some ropes around SWK. “Let me go!” He growls, “Sorry Peaches, can’t do that” he replies picking him up.Mei knocks on the door of Sandy’s boat house, and he quickly answers “Hello, need something- and why is the Monkey king tied up-?” He asks, looking at a hissing and thrashing Monkey. “We’ll explain that later, got any tea..?” Mk looks up at the river demon.“Yeah! Some freshly brewed tea” he invites his friends in. They eventually explain to Sandy about why the Monkey king is tied up, and why he’s being such an asshole. He even refused Sandys Tea! The nerve of him. “Oh, that’s terrible” Sandy looks at Mk with sympathy. “That kid doesn’t deserve sympathy, he’s a pathetic excuse of a successor!” Wukong hisses.“Mr Monkey king, please, be quiet” Sandy smiled, trying his very hardest to keep his calm demeanour. It takes some will power not to just punch the monkey in the face, especially after insulting his friend. “Mei, Sandy, take Mk to a different room. Me and flame prince here will question Peaches” Macaque instructs.“I agree- hey! Don’t call me that!” Red son hisses, “Alright Mr Macquack” Sandy smiles standing up. “That’s not- never mind” Macaque sighs, rubbing his temple.The trio leave the room.“Alright, who wants the kid dead?” Macaque cuts straight to the case, wasting no time, “As if I’ll tell you” Wukong glares. “You will answer me” he growls, “Why are you so concerned about him? Don’t you hate him? And if I’m not mistaken… didn’t you try to kill him before?” The king raises an eyebrow.“That’s true, but unlike you, I’m not a good guy”“Don’t change the subject, who wants the noodle boy dead?” Red son makes himself heard. “Hmm.. he’s similar to someone you have battled before” he smiled, “Oh yeah, cuz that narrows it down” Red son mutters sarcastically.“Just.. fucking tell us who’s doing this” Macaque is getting quite fed up with this, “I can’t. But I will say that he wants revenge. Revenge on the Monkie kid” Wukong smiles. “Why would that be?” The six eared monkey glared at Wukong.“Again, I’m not going to tell you”“You are getting on my last nerve monkey!” Red son's hair starts to flare, “And why do you care about him? Your goal has been to kill the Monkie kid to please your precious daddy” he mocks, with a cutesy expression. “That was true, but I don’t dislike his as much now, and I certainly wouldn’t want him to die”Wukong rolls his eyes, “That’s sweet. But his destiny is to die” the monkey smiles. Macaque has gone still. No. No it can’t be right..? “And you can’t change destiny, isn’t that right Six eared Macaque” a voice calls out.“Who-? Who’s there?!” Red son demands an answer. The room suddenly gets cold, “Fuck.. no- no…” Macaque cursed under his breath. “Do you know who’s talking?” Red son asks, “Tsk.. haven’t mentioned me to your friends yet? Such a shame” the voice tuts.“Who are you?!” Red son hisses, “Maybe.. the lady bone demon rings a bell..~” the voice snickers. “H-her?! But- but we killed her!” The fire demon protests, “Oh, you did. Macaque, wanna tell him who I am?” The monkey is stiff.“Who’s talking?” Red son asks, “it’s.. fucking- LBD- she had a brother” he growls. “She. Has. A. FUCKING. Brother?” Red son's hair bursts into flames. “I thought he was gone, I thought we killed him- but- he’s back”“Yeah, no kidding!”Red son looks around, “Show yourself!” He hisses. “Hmm.. why little fire starter..~?” He taunts, “I am going to deal with you. Before you do anything to Mk” his voice grows deep. He hears a laugh, “What can you possibly do? You barely defeated my sister!”He then growls, “Which is one of the many reasons why I want the Monkie kid gone. Second, my desire to hurt Sun Wukong. And what better way to do that than kill his precious successor?!” He burst out laughing.Just then, a portal opened up, and out came Pigsy and Tang. “You must be weak if you need three people to fight for you” Red son scoffs, “Now, little fire starter, that’s quite rude, don’t you think?” He snickers.A sound that indicates the snapping of a finger is heard, and that’s when Wukong breaks free. “You- you could do that-?! Oh my god” Red son face palms, “What now?!” He backs into Macaque as they were now surrounded.“Hmm, seems like the perfect time to reveal myself” the voice says. A purple ray appears, just for a second, before a body is visible. “I am Lord Bone Demon” he grins.“Wow, so creative” Red son rolls his eyes. “Focus Red” Macaque nudges him, “Honestly, why do you insist on standing up for the Monkie kid?” He says floating. “Because the kid deserves it. He’s been through enough shit, and your sister was a main cause for his trauma” Macaque growls, lashing his tail.“My sister was merely helping destiny” he tilts his head grinning. “Anyways, this is getting boring. Wukong you know what to do” he snaps his fingers and the monkey goes barrelling towards his rival and punches him in the stomach, sending him flying. The impact he made when hitting the wall shook the whole boat house. He ended up getting dazed, not being able to concentrate.“Shit-!” Red son cursed, looking at the dazed Macaque.“What the hell was that?!” Mei yelled running around the corner, soon followed by Mk and Sandy. All three stopped dead in the tracks. “Why, hello, more people to join the fun. How lovely!” He clapped his hands together.“No. No- no..” Mk whispered, “Hmm, hello Monkie kid, do I look familiar?” He smirked. Mk’s breathing became rapid, “You.. you look like..” he whimpered. “That’s correct! My sister just so happens to be LBD! And I want revenge” his voice changed from light sounding to wanting to kill.“Mk, behind me!” Sandy stood in front of Mk, as well as Mei, “God, now’s not the time big guy” he sighed. And with a flick of the wrist Sandy went flying into a wall. “SANDY!” Mk yelled, looking at the stunned demon, who murmured something incoherent. “K-kid- get ou-outta here” Mk hadn’t even noticed Macaque on the floor.“Macaque!” He looked at the monkey who was struggling to get up. Mk summoned his staff, getting into a battle stance. “Leave.. leave my friends alone” he hissed trying not to let his fearfulness get the better of him.“Admirable, really, but it’s no use. You can’t change-” he gets cut off, “Destiny, yeah yeah, I know” Mk rolled his eyes, “We’ve had this same talk from your sister” he growled.“Oh my, well that’s just rude. Cutting my speech short” he looked at Mk with hatred. “Wukong” he didn’t even have to say anything else. The Monkey king just charged.