Here is a story that just popped up out of nowhere. It is another 'revealed Monkey' story, but it has a different angle. So read and enjoy, peoples! And leave me some yummy reviews if you have time!

High Roller laughed as the red Monkey shakily stood. Tears were in his eyes as the battlefield rang with silence. A blue Monkey helped to support him as other Monkeys stared in shock.

"What?" a white female asked.

"Quiet, Bin Yang," the blue Monkey said.

"No! You're telling me that he's been playing Human this whole time? That's why he hasn't been with us?"

There was silence until Woo hurried over to help support the red Monkey.

"You okay, Blayze?" he whispered

Blayze shook his head. He couldn't stand on his own. Blood oozed out of a gash on his left hip. Tears started to slip down his cheeks. The blue Monkey frowned and swept him up, carrying him toward his allies. The other Monkeys were still on High Roller's side of the battlefield.

"What's going on?" Mr. No Hands demanded.

"Be quiet," Woo said reproachfully.

"No, please tell them what is going on, Monkey Prince!" High Roller said gleefully.

"He is no longer a prince!" the blue Monkey snapped. "His is our king!"

"Who's been playing Human!" Bin Yang exclaimed. "And you knew about it, Hardwin!"

"Yes, I knew about it. He didn't want to alarm you, that's all," Hardwin growled. "Now be quiet."

"Why should she?" High Roller asked with a smirk. "I think we all want to know all about what he's doing."

Blayze shivered as Woo traced the wound on his hip. "We can't do anything until I sew this up, Hardwin,' he whispered in Monkey.

"I can do something, but I don't know how well received it will be," Hardwin replied at the same volume in the same language, easing Blayze down.

"What do you mean?"

"That magic coin. I could show them why Blayze did what he did. I could show them what I showed you. His past."

"I…I don't know. Dialogue a little bit more. If it looks like your only option, go for it. Go on."

"I don't understand," Mystique Sonia said. "ApeTrully is a Monkey? Why?"

"Because it was the only way to fight High Roller," Hardwin responded.

"What? That makes no sense!" Mighty Ray snapped.

"Of course it does," High Roller said with a nod; the battlefield was very relaxed, and couldn't really be called a battlefield anymore.

"How does it make sense?" Mighty Ray demanded.

"Simple," Lin Chung replied. "To lead an Animal, knowing the language is key. To lead a Human, however, is more complex."

"What are you talking about, Lin Chung?" Alpha Girl demanded.

"He's telling the truth," Golden Eye Husky said. "We Animal kings and queens followed High Roller at the offer of candy mostly because he spoke all of our languages flawlessly. Switching to ApeTrully was just as simple, in some ways, because he can speak all of our languages flawlessly, too."

"So?"

"You Humans different," Jumpy said with a nod. "You Humans no care if Animal knows language. They must be Human to lead you!"

"That's not true!" the Humans roared.

"Yes, it is!" Woo snapped from where he was stitching up the gash. "I've known he was a Monkey from the very beginning! I was his friend long before Big Green. But even I was skeptical when he told me of his plan! 'No Human will ever follow a Monkey!' I said. 'You'd have better luck with the Panthers!'"

"What did he say to that?" Lin Chung asked.

"Huh?" Woo looked up. "Oh yes. Of course you would be interested in the Panther bit. He simply told me that I misunderstood Rahim and Althea, and that Rahim was nothing like his father, just as he was nothing like his father."

"Oh. That's a rather high view of the Panthers compared to others' views," Lin Chung said. "Why didn't ApeTrully ever go to Rahim?"

"He did," Woo replied with a nod as he snipped the thread.

"He did?"

"Yes," Blayze replied weakly. "And Rahim asked to be left out of the war. He is one of my most trusted advisors and friends. I had to do as he wished. I understand his position. I did not want my Monkeys to join the war. The only Monkeys that knew of my Human deception were Hardwin and Gui."

"Then why don't I know you?" Lin Chung asked with a frown.

"Because Rahim was wary of you meeting Monkeys right after my father's reign ended. There are still rebels in our midst, and Panther King is very protective of you. He speaks very fondly of you. He misses you and wants you to come visit. If you have time for Panthers from your busy Human schedule."

Lin Chung blushed and looked angry. "What do you mean by that?"

"I'm just quoting Rahim, Lin Chung. You haven't visited him in over a year."

"I don't know where he is."

"That is a bald faced lie, Lin Chung," Blayze said reproachfully as he sat up. "You know precisely where the Panthers are. They cycle, and you know their cycle. You just don't want anybody to know how you know them, especially First Squad. I'm sure at this point that Jumpy has a good guess, yes?"

"Jumpy think…Lin Chung knows them well," Jumpy replied cautiously, looking at the Human nervously.

Lin Chung shrugged and looked down. "So you're Blayze, I take it?" he asked the red Monkey.

"Yes. I am Blayze."

"Hm. Rahim talks about you a lot. He states that, despite your young age, you are a brilliant king. Althea says you are the most polite Monkey she has ever met."

"Considering what my father called her to her face? I'm glad she even talks to me."

"What did he call her?" Mighty Ray asked, grinning widely.

Hardwin helped Blayze up, who leaned heavily on him. The red Monkey snorted as Woo grabbed his other arm to support him.

"If I told you that, Latimer would wash my mouth out with soap. He's done it twice…since he joined Big Green. More times than I can count before that."

"Who's Latimer?" Mystique Sonia asked.

Parrot King was frowning as he flapped over. "Brawk! That would be me. And I would ask you, Blayze, to remember that while you and Rahim don't mind Humans knowing your names, most of the rest of us are more secretive. I do not mind too much, but the others will not be so kind."

"Yes, Lǎoshī. My apologies," Blayze responded, limping over to him while leaning heavily on his friends. He turned to look at High Roller. "Are we done fighting?"

"Not until Bearstomp kills you," High Roller said with a grin.

There was a growl and Bearstomp lunged over. Before First Squad could protect him, Hardwin dropped his friend's arm and delivered a powerful kick to Bearstomp's middle, sending him flying back.

"Gōngjí!" Hardwin shrieked.

Every Monkey on the battlefield took down a Bear in five seconds. Hardwin approached High Roller, who looked frightened. The blue Monkey leaned close.

"Boo."

"Retreat!" High Roller shrieked.

"Good riddance," Hardwin growled when they were gone. "I swear, Blayze, you should just kill him."

"Depending on what he did to you, I might consider it," Blayze muttered as his friend supported him again.

"You want to know the worst thing he did to me?"

"What?"

"He fed me."

Blayze laughed as everybody else looked confused.

"Cabbage?" the red Monkey teased.

"Ugh, it was the only thing he would give me to eat."

"Cabbage good!" Jumpy exclaimed.

"No. Bananas are good. Apples are good. Carrots and beets and even rutabagas are good. Cabbage is disgusting," Hardwin finished with a nod. "Now Blayze needs to go lie down. So…?"

"Xiao Shui!" Blayze called. His Turtle came forward and he was helped on it. "Hardwin, you get Bin Yang and the other Monkeys home."

"No."

There was an inhale from every Animal there. No. No way. He was going against his king?! They watched in fear.

"Hardwin, do as I say."

"No. Bin Yang will take them home and she and Gui will lead them. I'm not leaving you until you are well. Yes?"

"You're being difficult again."

"Yeah? Well your name should be difficult," Hardwin said then switched to Monkey-speak. "Your secret is out. Do you really want Woo and Latimer to be the only ones to talk to?"

Blayze studied him. "Fine. You may come with us," he said in Human-speak. "But you will obey me or so help me, I'll lock you in your room."

Hardwin snorted. "Fine. Bin Yang!"

"Yes, sir?"

"You heard us. Get to it!"

"Immediately, sirs."

The Monkeys shot into the forest at a shout from the female and the Big Green warriors were left alone with Hardwin.

"Alright, let's get you to a bed," Hardwin said then looked at the Turtle. "How fast can you go?"

The Turtle smirked and took off, Woo's close behind it. Hardwin whooped and shot off after them. Everybody else stood there staring after them. Lin Chung harrumphed and got on his Turtle. Mr. No Hands called out for First Squad to return. They left the murmuring Animals and Humans behind. Mighty Ray poked Lin Chung.

"Hey, how do you know the Panthers?"

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Why not? Is Rahim your daddy or something?"

Mighty Ray and Mystique Sonia's laughter cut off when his cheeks flushed and he looked away. They blinked.

"Really?" Mystique Sonia asked in surprise.

"Jumpy suspected you were Báo-haizi," the Rabbit admitted. "You smell awful lot like Panthers."

"Báo-haizi? What's that?" Mr. No Hands asked.

"It mean 'Panther Child'," Jumpy replied. "It Lin Chung's Animal name."

"Yeah," Lin Chung muttered. "Because I was a stupid kid and refused his other name for me."

"Other name?" Mighty Ray asked. "Was it something cool, like mine?"

"Well…it wouldn't be 'cool' to you. But it means something," Lin Chung replied.

"What is it?" Mystique Sonia asked.

"Um…Fang He."

"What does that mean?" Mr. No Hands asked curiously.

"I'm not telling you."

"Why not?" Mighty Ray demanded.

"You wouldn't understand."

"Try us."

Lin Chung blushed fiercely. "It means 'pleasant-smelling lotus flower.'"

With that, he tapped on his Turtle's shell, indicating he wanted to go faster, and his Turtle shot forward, leaving the others staring after him.

"Is that really what that means, Jumpy?" Mystique Sonia asked.

"It sound right, but Jumpy not sure," the Rabbit replied.

"What a stupid name!" Mighty Ray laughed.

"It no stupid! It special!" Jumpy said fiercely.

"Why?"

"Humans no understand Animal sense of smell! Lin Chung does! Name fit Lin Chung very well! Him smell good all the time! That important to Animals! It name of affection! You no understand, or you no laugh!"

Jumpy huffed and tapped on his Turtle's shell. That shut them up, but Jumpy didn't care if it offended them. He rode up to Lin Chung and tapped him. Lin Chung looked over, his cheeks still rather red.

"Jumpy like name."

It was three words, but it meant the world to Lin Chung, who smiled. "Thanks, Jumpy. Bába says I smell great. Humans just don't understand how sensitive our noses are. And they think that girls' noses are bad!"

Jumpy laughed. "You sound like you Animal yourself!"

"I…I consider myself both Human and Animal. This isn't even how I really look."

"Really?" Mighty Ray asked as the three Humans sped up to talk with them.

Lin Chung went silent and looked away.

"Hey, we didn't mean to laugh or anything," Mystique Sonia said gently. "But Jumpy's right, we don't understand. If your…father? calls you that, then it's very special."

"To answer your mid-sentence question, yes. He's my father."

"How did that happen?"

"My own father decided to beat me and leave me for dead in the woods when I was five. Rahim found me and took care of me and a year later, adopted me through Animal customs. We discovered that I had Panther Vision, and he was pleased that I was the báo-haizi of legend, so that's what he called me. When I was eight, he tried to give me a proper name, but I didn't like it. I liked being called Báo-haizi.

"Then I started talking to some Humans. They laughed at my appearance. They laughed at the way I moved and talked with growls and such. So I stopped calling myself Báo-haizi. But I couldn't use Fang He, either, because Humans don't understand. So I never told people my name, and I forced my appearance to change to what you see now."

"So how did you get the name Lin Chung?" Mr. No Hands asked.

"Well, the people of a village saw me going into the forest a lot, and I always said wise things that my Bába taught me, so they called me Lin Chung."

"What?" Mighty Ray asked. "What are you talking about?"

"My name means 'wise one of the woods'," Lin Chung replied with a smile.

"Can we see the other way you look?" Mystique Sonia asked eagerly.

Lin Chung hesitated then shrugged. "Fine. Just don't make fun of me."

They all nodded and gasped as black shot through his hair and his skin paled. He looked at them, and they saw cat's eyes staring back. He flashed his teeth, which were now pointed. They could also see pointed ears. Jumpy clapped.

"Ooh! You look scary!"

"Oh. Thank you," Lin Chung said, his voice holding a strange edge that all the cats seemed to have when they spoke Human. It was like a growl. Or maybe a purr?

"So this is what you really look like?" Mighty Ray asked.

"Yes. Why?" Lin Chung was nervous.

"Eh, I guess you look cool."

Lin Chung smiled as they shot across the water to Big Green. When they got inside, they hurried to their commander's room. They paused outside the open door when there was a cry.

"Damn you, Woo!"

"I'm sorry, Blayze. But you keep wiggling."

"Yes, well I can't really help that, now can I?"

"You can be as still as Lin Chung if you try to."

"Not with that blasted needle poking me!"

Lin Chung hurriedly knocked on the wall before anything else could be said.

"If it's you, Latimer, I don't give a damn that I'm cursing, and you can just live with it!"

"It's First Squad, Commander," Lin Chung said, trying to hide a chuckle.

"Oh. Come in and shut the door behind you."

They entered to find the red Monkey propped up with pillows while Woo held a needle. The short man yelled and his eyes widened as the door shut.

"What?" Lin Chung asked.

"I've never seen you as Báo-haizi before, Lin Chung. You look…different," Woo said.

"Oh!" Lin Chung quickly righted his appearance. "Better?"

"No." The boy blinked, and Woo smiled. "It's normal, but it's not better."

"You're the wisest man I know, Woo," Lin Chung said with a smile. "You're just as wise as Bába."

"Yeah? Well I'm not nearly as old as he is. He's about thirty?"

"Yes. Thirty-one." Lin Chung frowned. "What do you mean you're not nearly as old as him?"

"Blayze says you know many secrets here," the small man said cautiously.

"Yes. But I wait for people to tell me in case I'm wrong," Lin Chung said pointedly.

"More wisdom," Woo sighed. "Fine. I just turned twenty last month."

"You just…" Mighty Ray blinked. "But you're so wise! How are you so wise at a young age?"

"Reading will do you wonders," Woo replied. "That and my younger life was very hard. I wasn't like my brothers. They were all big and strong. I'm small and rather weak. Well…physically weak. I've got great mental capabilities. I can remember every single thing I've ever read. And read I did. I excelled in classes until High Roller shut down the schools. I've known Blayze since I was eight, and I liked him, as he is very studious, too. Though…he understands languages while I don't. I understand science while he doesn't. It's a very balanced relationship."

"And how old are you?" Mighty Ray demanded, pointing at the red Monkey.

"Two years younger than Lin Chung," Blayze said quietly then screeched as the needle finally sank home. "Do you know what I'm going to do to you?!" he screamed as the numbing medicine was injected into his left hip.

"Oh, do tell," Woo laughed, withdrawing the needle.

So Blayze did. First Squad was shocked by just how foul their commander could curse and insult. Three minutes later, Blayze was panting and glaring at Woo, who smiled.

"Feel better?"

"Yes," Blayze admitted.

"That wasn't from one little needle, was it?" Lin Chung asked.

"No. I've been holding that in since my costume was destroyed."

"Why?" Jumpy asked.

"Because I don't know if I'm welcome here anymore."

"Why wouldn't you be?" Mystique Sonia asked.

"I have deceived pretty much everyone, Human and Animal," their commander sighed, slipping down to lay flat on the bed.

"Why though?" Mystique Sonia asked.

"Woo? You can explain it so much better than I. I'll explain the animal side."

"Blayze?"

First Squad jumped and turned to see the blue Monkey standing in the shadowed corner of the room. He held a glinting piece of gold in his hands.

"Yes, Hardwin?" Blayze asked, opening one eye.

"I could…you know…if you want."

The red Monkey closed his eye again. "They would not want to do that. My life is not that interesting."

"Shouldn't they decide that?" Hardwin asked as he frowned. "Don't you trust them?"

Blayze sat up, eyes angry. "I trust First Squad more than I trust anybody besides Woo and yourself! I just do not think they would be interested in seeing my life!"

"Seeing your life?" Mystique Sonia asked. "What do you mean?"

Hardwin held up the piece of gold. "This is magical. It allows me to see the past of anybody, Human or Animal, by simply placing it on the forehead of the intended. It sends them to sleep and we relive their memories. I can control which memories we see by simply touching the coin. Though…I've done it to Blayze and Woo so many times that they can control the magic, too. They always have been quick studies."

"How long will it take?" Lin Chung asked. "The others should be here in about two hours."

Hardwin laughed. "About two hours if we do it right. You don't need to see all of his life. Just the important bits. Time crunches for those of us the coin is being used on, so a whole day can be only a minute. And unless I draw you in, you cannot see what is being showed."

"Where did you get that?" Mighty Ray asked.

"Somewhere."

"It looks like those coins that ApeTrully told me not to touch in the Great Stone Monkey room."

"Why weren't you allowed to touch them?" Mr. No Hands asked.

"I don't know," Mighty Ray said with a shrug.

"He was not allowed to touch them because the gold there is sacred. Anybody who takes even a single coin that wasn't blessedly given it by the Stone Monkey is cursed. And there is not an easy way to break the curse," Blayze said with a nod.

"Then why him have one?" Jumpy asked curiously.

"Because I saved the temple," Hardwin said with a grin. "The rhinos were on a rampage and I diverted them. One second, I'm hiding in a tree watching the rhinos go by, the next boom standing right inside the temple in front of the Great Stone Monkey. He blessed me and told me to pick up some coins. I looked around at them and picked this one. Only this one. He was surprised that I only picked up one, and he told me that most people were greedy when he told them to do that. So he blessed the coin with the magic that I have explained to you. Those people who I grant the power can use the coin, and anybody who steals it will be turned to stone until I get the coin back. Unfortunately, Bin Yang only stole it once. Now that is a day worth reliving a thousand times over!"

"Hardwin," Blayze warned.

"Oh, come on! That was hilarious!"

"If I hadn't told you to take the coin back, she would still be made of stone," the red Monkey said distastefully.

"Yes," Hardwin said with a smirk.

"The white Monkey?" Lin Chung asked.

"Yes," Blayze said with a sigh.

"Do they hate each other?" Mr. No Hands asked.

"No."

"So what's the problem?"

Blayze studied First Squad. "My view on their relationship is the same one that I hold for Mighty Ray and Mystique Sonia."

"Oh yeah? What's that?" Mighty Ray asked as he and Mystique Sonia crossed their arms.

"To put it in child friendly terms, you should just mate and get it over with," Blayze said blandly.

The two Humans blushed as everybody else laughed. Blayze snorted then lay back.

"Do you want to see my past?"

"I believe it would help us understand you better," Lin Chung said with a nod. "If you don't mind of course."

"I would mind if there were anybody else in here besides those of us present. But as I said, I trust all of you immensely. But I must warn you, this will not be as you expect. What I consider important might surprise you. It certainly surprised Woo and Hardwin."

"Another warning. Once I start, we will ride it out. I will not remove the coin for anything short of a dire emergency," Hardwin said sternly.

First Squad discussed it then looked to the blue Monkey and nodded.

"We have agreed to do this. We are curious about our commander," Mr. No Hands said.

"Good. Lie back, Blayze. Woo, come here beside me. You five, brace yourselves," Hardwin ordered.

Once he was obeyed, Hardwin flipped the coin into the air with his thumb then placed the golden disk on his king's forehead. Within a minute, he was asleep. The room started rippling then exploded away.

First Squad found themselves staring at a lush, green land. Stone houses went back, ending in orchards overflowing with the flowers of spring. And the Monkeys. There were Monkeys of every color, young and old, playing or dancing or chatting gaily together. First Squad gasped at the beauty of it.

"Where are we?" Mystique Sonia asked breathlessly.

Hardwin looked at her. "Welcome, First Squad, to Monkey Kingdom."