"I offer one more chance at redemption." Sneers the Lady Bone Demon, glaring down at Macaque.

"Otherwise, I cannot promise that your precious audience member makes it out of this unscathed." She threatens, making the shadow simian pale in fear.

Y/n giggled brightly, clapping as the Shadow Hero defeats the evil monster once again. "Yay!" She cheers, the hood over her head keeping her animalistic trails hidden.

Her starry e/c and purple hued eyes watch the mystical puppets flow around with ease, Macaque smiles at the young girl he knows shouldn't be here.

Otherwise a certain King might tear off the heads of every demon within 70 miles and demand for his kid.

The male creates one more puppet.

"As the Shadow Hero celebrates his victory, he hears the sound of a little girl crying." He speaks, a small girl with rabbit ears appearing in the corner of the lit up paper screen. Y/n gasps lightly.

"They spend the week together, and they grow close. They.. become friends, and help each other in more ways than one--"

However, as Macaque begins to move onto the next scene, a loud shout is heard.

"Carrots!?" Calls Monkey King's loud voice. "Carrots!"

Macaque dissapears in a swirl of dark smoke, making Y/n sneeze and look up at only her most favorite performer ever, only to find him gone.

He watches as the cloth of her head droops, signaling get dissapointment as her ears fell back in dismay.

"I want the King, his protégé, and the Rabbit. Am I clear?" Snarls the Bone Demon.

"Yes." Speaks Macaque, being given some form of compass. He looks at his reflection. "What is this?" He demands, reluctantly keeping back the extra snark he wants to add to his words.

"A guide. It will take you to wherever the boy and his friends are. Now go." She demands.

Macaque finds himself in a sandy desert, harsh winds spitting at him in anger with sand scraping at his fur.

"Find them, my Champion." The Lady Bone Demon had whispered, denying chills down his spine.

....

Y/n grunts, hopping on top of the foldable tent. "Go! Down! Already!" She grunted, bodyslamming it only for the stupid thing to spring back up and around her. Or, more specifically, the skeleton of the tent sprang up and the fabric encased her. She shouted in anger, thrashing around and getting stuck in the stupid thin layer.

"Mei! MK!" She calls in defeat, Mei laughing and filming the entire thing. She pocketed her phone, walking over and lifting Y/n out of her prison of tent fabric. MK-- somehow-- manages to pack up the tent with help from Tang. Aka, Tang telling MK what to do and the boy following instructions.

Mei patted Y/n's shoulder. "How about some training?" She offers. MK and Y/n lit up simultaneously. "Yes!" They cheer happily, running off faster than Pigsy could shout.

MK was busy rambling, frustrated at how he was as powerless as a baby, if not even more so. Y/n focused on creating a plasma ball, hissing as her palm heated up too much. She waved around her smoking hand before turning towards Mei. Mei gave her a thumbs up and Y/n's tail wagged a little.

She resorted to the baseball sized plasma ball instead, but it still kinda hurt her palms, leaving a red mark in its wake.

A half hour or so had passed before Mei called everyone over. "Come on, you guys! Time to head off!" She calls.

....

Y/n pressed a cold water bottle against her neck with a sigh, ears drooping in relief from the heat as the AC continued to blast. "Hey, Pigsy?" Asks MK, holding up the map in confusion. Y/n's ear twitches and she opens her e/c eyes, her natural color slowly beginning to regain the galaxy color it once had.

MK continued, catching Mei's and Sandy's attention as well.

"Are you sure were going the right direction?" Asks the part simian Successor, "This doesn't line up with the map!" He adds.

"Pigsy?" Calls Y/n focusing on her hearing. At the missing sound of Wukong, Pigsy, and Tang's heartbeats, her anxiety spikes. "Guys?" She calls, poking her head through the curtain leading to the front seats with MK.

As the sharp scent of plums and candles fill her senses, she turns sharply. "Guys!!" She cries with worry, only to be forced back into the shadows.

"MK!" She cried as fear racked her body. Her breathing sped up. "Mei? ..Sandy? ..Mo?" She hesitates, ears pressing against her head to tightly it hurt.

Her galaxy and e/c eyes darted around in fear, feeling the shadowy fabric of ropes keep her down.

....

MK grunted, his gold vision flickering into existence. "Seriously!?" Asked Macaque. "Gold vision?? Enough with these baby powers, MK!" He laughs.

"Maybe you need some motivation.. what about that blue guy, huh?" He offers. "Maybe I should bring the girls into this." He snickers. "Stop talking!!" MK shouts in anger.

....

A green aura begins to zap at the ropes holding down Y/n.

The female yanks herself free from the bindings with an angry shout, running towards the only light present with some sort of green aura zipping next to her.

Mei.

Y/n instantly burst through, breathing heavily. She growls, creating a small plasma ball in her palm and exploding the door blocking her and Mei's way to MK and Macaque. They both shrieked simultaneously, attacking Macaque.

....

"Guys, that was so cool- no, amazing!!" MK gushes with awe as they survey the damage of what was once the van. Well, a van clone.

Y/n ignores this, hugging his tightly around his waist. "Yeah, I picked up a little something from my uncy, Dragon of the East." Mei confesses sheepishly.

"Well, okay," Macaque growls. "Girls are stronger than I thought." He says, smile grimacing at the two of them.

"What's that supposed to mean!?" Snarls Y/n. "Yeah! You kidnapped and tried to hurt us! And you took us away in a copy of our own van! GROSS!" Mei agrees and scolds.

"The Lady said to bring MK and Rabbit over here. She didn't say anything about you two." He smiles at specifically Mei and Sandy. It was obvious he was about to get rid of them one way or another.

Then shadows began to wrap around Macaque's figure, remnants of the van flying up and forming an armor suit of sorts around his body. He goes to slam a fist down on them, making each of the kids cry out in fear. However, it's stopped by a certain blue skinned water sprite.

"I don't want to fight, but I can't let you hurt my friends!" Sandy shouts in determination. "Ohoho," Macaque chuckles with a mocking tone lacing his rough voice, "You can't can you~?" He asks, catching Sandy in a fist.

"Kids, run!" Shouts the kind adult male.

Mei summons her dragon, shooting the middle of Macaque's armor. He retaliates by fixing the armor with his power and slamming Mei's dragon into the sandy floor. Y/n gasps before thumping her foot. She leaps up, forming a shield around herself and Mei. Macaque laughs cheekily, holding the sides of the sphere before crushing it with ease.

Y/n yelps, the harm caused to her power effecting her as well. Mei thrashes around.

"Mei! Y/n! Sandy!" Calls MK, fear coursing through his blood before it was replaced with a boiling, seething anger.

"Stop!" MK Pleads. "You can take me in, just-- Don't hurt them!" He cries.

"Or what? Your most powerful friend is gone, your staff's gone, your powers, too!" Macaque sneers. "You're nothing!" He insults all too easily at the teenager.

"No.. I am the Monkie Kid..." MK whispers, hands curling into emotionally filled fists. "What was that? I couldn't quite hear you!" He calls, squeezing Y/n, Mei, and Sandy tighter. They shout and wail in pain at the overwhelming pressure surrounding thier small bodies compared to Macaque's Shadow Beast.

"I said...

I am the Monkie Kid!"

MK shrieks, leaping up qnd turning into an eagle, flapping his broad wings and flying around the four of them.

The gang cheered, overjoyed MK regained one of his abilities. MK flies into Macaque left eye, making his gasp and shout in surprise and pain. He stumbles backwards, dropping the other. Y/n catches herself on her shield before she could fall too far, while MK snatches Sandy and Mei in his claws. Y/n leaps after MK, using her Star Steps to keep up.

"Hahah!" Macaque laughs. "So he still has power, huh? ..Things just got alot more interesting..." The shadow simian mumbles.

....

Y/n, MK, Sandy, and Mei all treach through the hot desert, sweating bucketloads. Mei covers herself and Y/n with her jacket, the poor child near the brink of passing out from heat stroke.

She breathe heavily, the fur truly not helping her state. Soon enough, they do end up collapsing.

They groan, Y/n the first to fall unconscious. MK is the last to pass out, but not before catching a glimpse of firey red hair. He sighs, head collapsing against the burning sand in exhaustion.