"The thing you need to understand about the old legends is that the story is never finished. There maybe no pages left to turn, but there is always more to the journey. Rising from the Netherworld, the Demon Bull King attacked. No one could stop him, no one could resist. No one except... the legendary Monkey King.
The Monkey King used his magical staff to pick up a nearby mountain. He trapped the Demon Bull King underneath it. The Monkey King sealed the mountain with the staff that no other being could wield, trapping the Demon Bull King forever. With the battle won, the Monkey King vanished, never to be seen again. Legend says the staff still lies on top of that mountain, the one thing keeping our world from certain destruction. And with the Demon Bull King gone, civilization was able to advance into the amazing city we now live in. A world of elegant cultures, gentle loving people, a city brimming with five-star cuisine, and all because of the Monkey King."
Inside a small noodle shop, A man with slicked back black hair and glasses sat on a stool. He wore a red mei fan outfit with a white shirt and red scarf along with his black boots.
Across from him sat a girl with spiky, dark brown hair held up with a red bandana, honey brown eyes sparkling in awe. She wore an opened button up work uniform with a regular white T-shirt underneath, red jeans and black and white tennis shoes.
The young brunette exclaimed. "Oh, that's so good! Monkey King's so cool! He's so strong and handsome-" Posing as she punctuated with that last sentence.
The gentleman known as Mr. Tang chuckles wholeheartedly, interrupting the teen. "Oh, MK. And you thought you knew all the Monkey King stories." MK interjected. "Oh, but I do. I got his whole life documented extensively in this unauthorized autobiography of Monkey King."
She pulls out a red book, showing the cover of a small doodle of himself and monkey king as well as a small sticker. "Written and illustrated by yours truly. Like how he's born from a stone, and live behind a waterfall with his sweet little baby monkey friends! And- and- and oh!" MK's excitement was interrupted again, as Tang picked up the scattered pages that fell from the book.
"It's nice to know someone is taking in all these stories, pearls of wisdom dripping from my lips." He smiled, ruffling her hair and then clears his throat, hazel eyes now focused on the brown haired teen. "Well, you know the deal. One story, One free bowl of Jajangmyeon, hm?"
MK, too distracted with her book, looks up at Tang with a hum of confusion, before gasping in realization.
"Huh? Oh right, free noodles! Yep, on it. How heavy do you think a mountain is? Compare to like-". MK went to ask the scholar a question, the older boy quickly moving back, as a wooden spoon flung towards MK.
"Free Noodles!?" The bowl of noodles MK had been holding was flung into the air, quickly snatched by a rather angry demon pig, wearing a chef's uniform. "No one gets a free meal at Pigsy's! I'm not running a charity here, Tang!" He yelled at him.
Tang sweat-dropped, smiling sheepishly at his husband and bopping him on the nose. "Ah, but Pigsy. I was paying with wisdom." He replied, making the Pig Demon roll his eyes.
"Yeah? Well, wisdom doesn't pay the rent, you freeloader! And you young lady!" Pigsy yells, looking at the delivery girl with a frown. "You've been slacking off all morning! I've got a dozen orders that need to go out, so quit slacking and get packing!"
The frown on MK's face turned upside down into a nervous smile, "Yeah, actually.." she spoke, refusing to make eye contact with Pigsy. "I was just about to take my break, so~..."
"Break...?" Pigsy spoke, his eyes closed as his body was trembling, not from fear, sadness, or even weakness. But anger.
There's no BREAK in WAR!!" he said, grabbing the wooden spatula he threw at MK minutes ago, spinning it in the air before he grabbed it with his right hand his left arm folded behind his back, "I need workers, soldiers in the army of Pigsy's noodles! Hooke of the worlds longest noodles!" He said proudly with a smile.
"How else am i gonna expand my business if there gonna be territory?!" he asked, a scowl coming back to his face.
"Uh.. do you mean the one across the street?" MK asked, looking out to the window was another noodle shop owner, the shop owners sent glares to each other.
"I stand by my statement," he said, MK trying to find a way to escape but was quickly caught up by Pigsy grabbing takeout noodles that were ordered and shoving it to her. "NOW, hurry up!" he yelled, kicking the poor human out of the shop with the orders of noodles in her hands
"Alright!" Mk exclaimed before running off to her Tuk Tuk, she heard more loud noises from inside the shop.
"Hey, get back here, you coward!"
"No, Pigsy!"
"I want my money!"
MK could hear Pigsy unleashing his wrath on Tang, who in turn, cried out to the teen in desperation. 'Hard to believe those two are married.'
With a shake of her head, MK starting the delivery bike and pulls out her phone with the address for the first order, before putting on a pair of headphones, With that, MK sped off into the streets of the city.
MK drove her Tuk tuk around the city, passing by buildings and other vehicles and people She payed attention to her surroundings as she listened to music, making sure not to cause a crash or damage the only vehicle she had.
She stopped the Tuk Tuk as the traffic light had just turned red, she waited for it to change, vibing to the music the headphones on her head were playing then, the traffic light changed green and she started the vehicle again before driving off further to his first destination.
MK turned her attention to the audience.
"Oh hello, My name's Qí Xiaotian, but I mostly go my "MK" don't ask why. Anyway, You're probably wondering more about me? Well, Eighteen years old, I'm a noodle delivery girl at Pigsy's noodles; the cranky pig demon you guys saw earlier. The guy with the glasses is Mr Tang, his husband. The both of them practically raised me."
Years ago on a rainy night, outside of the restaurant of Pigsy's Noodles, the sounds of crashing and clanging echoed through the alleyways. A human and pig demon stepped outside in the rain with to check the noise out.
"What in the World?" The young scholar and pig demon awed in disbelief.
Right before their eyes was a little girl, appearing to be eight, or seven. The girl was covered in mud from head to toe, her brown hair all disheveled and covered in dirt, maybe.
She didn't had any clothing.
The girl shrieked in terror and his behind the dumpster, covering her herself and trembling. "Please don't hurt me! I-I didn't mean to root through your trash! I just looking for something to eat. I'll leave immediately!" The girl pleaded behind the dumpster.
Pigsy shined the light to see an empty, discarded to-go container, he had accidentally made an extra bowl for an order and had thrown it out earlier that day.
It didn't take a genius to put two-and-two together.
Tang crept closer to the young girl, kneeling down with umbrella in hand. "Hey, it's okay, We won't hurt you. But, why are you out here so late, sweetie?" He asked in a gentle voice.
"I-I don't know, I...can't remember." The girl sighed and slowly crept from behind the dumpster, wiping her mouth with her sleeve.
Tang glanced back at his husband with a worried look before back at her. "Lemme guess. You don't have a home, no money, and so you dumpster dive for food?"
She nodded softly, messing with her hands a bit. "Yes sir." She answered.
Tang sighed, adjusting his glasses, he moved a bit, making the doorway clear for her to come inside. "Why don't you come inside."
"Huh?" She looked skeptical about his kind gesture.
Pigsy gave her a reassuring smile. "We promise won't hurt you, kid. I'm just certain you're very hungry for some actual food. I can make you more of the best noodles you'll ever have." He said.
She was still a little unsure about it, but soon as another crack of lightning whipped through the air, her eyes widened and ran into his welcoming arms.
"There there, it's okay." Tang closed the door behind them
MK was getting close to her destination, since there was not so much cars, she didn't pay attention that much, which was getting pretty stupid of her. She passed a sign that spoke 'Do Not Enter!', but the oblivious girl didn't see it as she zoomed through the road.
Then, she stops in front of the construction site as she took her her headphones off, she headed her way towards the elevator until she reached ground level, she was happily humming a tune as she looked around the area as she noticed a golden bird, which makes her confused.
'Why would there be a bird here?' She thought as the bird flew out of her sight, then she heard a woman's voice.
"It feels like I've waited an eternity for this moment. Is everything in order?" She then heard another voice, a male's voice. "Just making the final adjustments, Mother."
This made MK gasped, she whimpered as she hid behind the walls before she was spotted, she then looked out again, there she saw a mountain, on top was a tree planted there and the ray of sunlight was shining at the staff, whiched made MK tried to look closer, as she noticed it wasn't an ordinary staff, it was the Monkey King's staff!
"Finally, after all this time, we have the means to lift Monkey King's legendary staff." The woman spoke, which she was named Princess Iron Fan, Demon Bull King's wife.
"Wow! Monkey King's staff!" MK awed at the staff, she couldn't believe she was actually looking at the legendary staff! She looked around, wanted to inspect more, as she started climbing up to the pipes as the woman started talking again "My love will finally be returned once we removed the staff.
"Huh?" She and the red boy, who was named Red Son, son of the Demon Bull King, noticed one of the Bull clones, Bob, started climbing into the mountain towards the staff.
Above the pipes, was the same golden bird, as MK grunted as she reached to the pipes the bird was on, whiched scared it and the bird backed off a little as it looked at her, when she noticed the bird, she apologized for scaring them and looked down just to see Bob looking at the staff before trying to pull it off the mountain, whiched failed, losing both his arms, as the bull clone fell off the mountain and into the ground once more.
Bob whimpered, noticing his arms gone as he looked up to Red Son. "You fool! You think we didn't try that already? It's going to take more than a few robots to lift the Monkey King's staff. Only those deemed worthy can wield it. But I, Red Son, have designed this gauntlet to bend it to my will."
MK gasped, whiched almost made her fall, with the bird looking at her, as she used her hands to hold the herself and the pipe with the bag of noodles in her mouth, not wanting to get caught, she continued watching from above as Red Son used the gauntlet to lift the staff once more, he snickered once the hand of the gauntlet held the staff, whiched flickered yellow sparks, and started lifting it.
While trying to lift the staff, green fog started coming underneath the mountain, Red Son grunted as he tried to lift it up more, whiched fire started coming out of his hair, whiched made MK panicked from above as she continued to watched Red Son lifting the staff, he screamed as Princess Iron Fan watched him with MK along with the golden bird, making the surroundings around them starting to crumble.
After that, a clang sound was heard, as Red Son actually succeeded lifting the staff off the mountain. "Yes, I did it!" The Bull clones cheered at his success while Bob looked down in dismay, whiched MK noticed and looked at the Bull clone sadly.
After a second, Red Son noticed nothing was happening. "What?! Why isn't anything happening? Mother, are you sure this is the right mountain?" Red Son asked as Princess Iron Fan facepalmed at her son's question.
"No. Maybe it was that other mountain with the magical staff sealing away your father!" Princess Iron Fan said sarcastically as Red Son walked up to her, when all of a sudden, their surroundings started to shake as both of them turned their attention to the mountain, which was rumbling like crazy, making Princess Iron Fan and Red Son looked at each other for a second before they covered their eyes for a moment as the Bull clones were pushed away by force when bright green light emerged on the ground, making them both looked at the light of bright green.
As MK watched the green light grew brighter from above, the Bull clones were still thrown away, both Princess Iron Fan and Red Son smiled evilly at the bright of green light and strong wind.
"Yes, Father. Rise! Rise!" Red Son spoke as he laughed evilly, the green fog cleared, to reveal the glowing green eyes of the Demon Bull King.
Demon Bull King snarled as he stepped, making cracks once his foot touched the stone ground, one of his horns had been broken from his previous battle, his appearance changed from his previous one after years being trapped from the mountain. MK couldn't help but looked at the scene in front of her eyes, both shocked and worried to see the Demon Bull King returned, as the golden bird followed her gaze in curiosity.
"Flesh. Bone. I have returned to the realm of the living." MK continued watching from above, her arms struggling, telling her they couldn't hold it any longer, she looked at the bird just to see it looking at her, as he hopped to her hands "No! Shoo! Go away!" She tried shooing the bird, whiched failed miserably, she looked at the bird more panicked as it started pecking on her hands.
While MK tried to shoo the bird away, down below Princess Iron Fan greeted her husband happily, after centuries of being apart, they were finally reunited at last, she slowly goes up towards him to greet him. "Oh, Demon Bull King. How I've missed you~" She greeted.
"Princess Iron Fan, is it really you, after all these years?" The Bull King leaned down to her level, gently cupping her face with his large hands, she leaned into his touch.
"Yes, my love, it is me. We're finally together again." She sniffed, wiping her tears of joy away. Demon Bull King smiles, yellow gaze on his wife. "The years have truly been kind to you, he flirted making her smile. "How did you free me?"
Princess Iron Fan moved away to reveal Red Son still holding the staff with the gauntlet. "hello, father...I've missed you" Red Son said smiling. Demon Bull King looked down at his son, his now teenage son in surprise.
"My Son.." he said lowering down and gently placed his large hand on Red Sons head. "The last I saw you, you were small enough to fit in the palm of my hand." Demon Bull King said, Red Son smiled happy to see his father again after so many years.
Demon Bull King stood back up and noticed the gauntlet holding Monkey King's staff "I believe you are the one who freed me?" Demon Bull King asked and Red Son perked up "Well, I did moved the staff. I learned how to harness it, to make its power my...I mean, our power of course" Red Son said, Demon Bull King stood taller and his eyes glowing green. "Excellent, my son." Demon Bull King said smiling. Red Son smiled at the praise he was receiving.
Red Son turns, grinning in glee, "Now together, we the Demon Bull Family will plunged the world to internal darkness!" He exclaimed, holding the staff above his head. The Falcon continues to peck MK's hand, causing her to fall and lands on top of Red Son. She gets up and pales at the sight of Princess Iron Fan and the robot bulls glaring down at her with Demon Bull King right behind them, his yellow gaze eyeing her with anger,
"Uh..hello..?" She grinned nervously "Anyone order some noodles?"
"Get off me you idiot!" The bull demon prince roars, erupting in flames making MK screech as she was launched off.
"ARGH! do you know what you did? You ruined my-my-" He stops staring at her with wide eyes, red flames dying down and his green gaze staring at her making MK blink in confusion.
Holy crap, she was the most beautiful woman he's ever laid eyes on.
She truly looked like an angel sent from above. Her skin was a nice tan, her face framed by her brown hair—which had came undone from the bandana she was wearing so her hair reached and fell to her shoulders. Her light chocolate eyes, her hourglass figure that made him all tingly inside.
Not wanting to get distracted at the moment, as he grunted and yelled at her angrily. "Do you know what you just did? You just ruined my moment, stupid girl!" His cheeks a bit red when he saw her and tried to hide it, whiched failed miserably as the Bull clones and his mother noticed it, but decided to let it slide for now.
Then a foot stomped next to Red Son as he looked up to see his father glaring down at her. "A little eavesdropper had fallen into our midst. It seems a waste to crush something so insignificant as my first act as ruler of this new world, but so be it." Before Demon Bull King could stomped on the girl, Red Son stopped him before he could.
"Wait, Father!" Demon Bull King looked at his son, confused as he spoke up. "What is this?"
Red Son cleared his throat as he moved his foot away for a bit and spoke up. "Waste not your energy on this peasant. Please, allow me to show you how powerful I have become in your absence!" Demon Bull King looked down at him with glowing green eyes as he spoke.
"As you wish." While still not noticing, MK tried to quietly slip away as she quietly mumbled "Maybe I can use this chance to get away." As she tried to do so, but failed as she quietly gasped when Red Son turned around, just before she could escape.
"In some ways...you're very fortunate, noodle girl." She looked up as she panickly backed up more until she hit the staff.
"Not many girls are lucky enough to be stamped out by the Demon Bull Family!" Red Son continued as MK turned to see the staff as she heard a quiet whispered "Monkey King's staff." She then heard a loud stomp as she looked up to see Red Son as he angrily spoke "Are you even listening to me? I, Red Son, will not be disrespected! You're History!" He angrily shouted, flames surrounding around him as MK looked at him with wide eyes.
Red Son then uses his gauntlet to land a punch on the girl, which MK yelped in panic then she lifted the staff and blocked the punched unexpectedly with her eyes close, thinking she met her end.
Unknown to them, the staff she lifted blocked Red Son's punch, which makes the surroundings around them cracked and blown away from force, when the dust cleared, Red Son's eyes widen in shocked when he saw the staff blocked by his gauntlet. "No way! How could you possibly lift Monkey King's staff?!" MK peaked one eye opened before fully looking at the staff on her hands with stars on her eyes as she got up, the one tip of the staff glowing gold.
"This is impossible." Princess Iron Fan said as Demon Bull King snarled at her.
"Ah! I don't know what's going on here, but I'm about to end it! That staff is mine!" Red Son yelled as he, the Bull clones and Demon Bull King tried to pounce on the girl to grab the staff, which made MK panicked and whimpered. "I'm supposed to be on my break!" She yelled as bright gold light shined around the area making Red Son, the Bull clones and Demon Bull King pushed back by the sudden force. "This can't be." Demon Bull King spoke as Red Son screamed and landed harshly on the ground.
Princess Iron Fan grunted as she looked at MK, who was shocked and surprised at the same time. "Uh, that was more explosive than I expected." Princess Iron Fan slammed her fan on the ground as MK messed the staff around "Stay back! I don't know how I'm doing this stuff!" MK warned them, but was ignored when Princess Iron Fan angrily spoke, "That staff doesn't belong to you, little girl. Hand it over."
MK looked at the staff as she answered. "Mm, no?" Then, she held the staff still, liked it moved on it's own making the end of the tip hit the ground "Okay, I didn't even moved that time!" She spoke as she suddenly yelped when the staff extended, she yelled when the staff launched her out of the underground, as Princess Iron Fan watched, she angrily spoke.
"Ugh! She can't escape with that staff." She turned to look at her husband, who had a dark aura around him.
"Centuries trapped in oblivion, plotting my revenge. And all of it thwarted by a little thief!? I will tear the flesh from her bones!" He angrily yelled, his wife rubbed his arm in comfort. Red Son spoke up, still had bumps in his face from the injury as he pretended like nothing happened.
"Father, allow me. I won't fail you a second time!" Demon Bull King looked at his son, then spoke.
"See that you don't. My patience is past its end." Red Son looked at his father as he turned around. "Of course, Father!" He then used his powers to get his vehicle out which is called the Inferno Truck.
"Look out Noodle Girl, I'm coming for you~" He chuckled evilly as he takes off.
The staff bounced MK inside the elevator and stood up stretching as the floor was denting and giving way, when the staff finally broke through the elevator was shot upwards in high speed, MK screamed as the elevator finally came to a stop at the surface, she scrambles out of the elevator with the staff, entered her cart and sped off just as the truck bursts out of the ground and sped towards MK's Tuk Tuk.
MK poked her head out to see the big truck right behind him. "Alright Noodle Girl, hand it over!" Red Son said, MK reached out for anything to throw at the truck but her hand landed on the delivery bag.
"I'm sorry valued customer, you won't be getting your noodles." MK said opening the delivery bag and began throwing the bowls of noodles at the truck hitting the windshield.
"Damn it!!" MK said as Red Son wiped the noodles off the windshield revealing a very angry Red Son.
"Fine! Have it your way!" Red Son yelled bursting into flames.
"Ah! You're really scary!" MK shouted in fear, she was then jolted forward as the staff burst out the window hitting the pavement and launching the cart with MK into the air the cart flew into the air and landed on the roof still driving while bouncing from rooftop to rooftop
"Would you get down here so I can kill you?!" Red Son shouted keeping up with MK.
"Never, you creep! Ow!" MK said falling through a roof landing into someone's living room and speeding down the hallway and out of the apartment.
As MK got control of the steering she let out a shakey laugh. "I think I lost him." MK said with a smile, but then the engine began to sputter and slowed down, as it came to a stop it collapsed on the ground.
"Ohh! Come on, come on, come on, old girl, you got this! Don't do this to me! Not when there's a scary fire demon after me!" MK said trying to get the Tuk Tuk moving again but it wouldn't budge.
"Oh man, Pigsy's gonna kill me," MK said, then she heard a familiar engine sound and saw Red Son's truck coming after herletting out a laugh, MK screamed and began running, she then spotted two teens with a hovering board. "I'm sorry, I really need to borrow this.
"Bye!" MK said knocking the teen down and flying off with the hovering board.
"Hey, get back here!" The teen shouted but quickly back away to the wall as a zooming truck sped off towards MK.
"I'm coming to get you, Noodle Girl!" Red Son said laughing as MK twisted and turned while riding on the hovering board. the jolting around as he flew out of an alleyway where Red Sons truck got stuck making Red Son growl, MK snickered. "See ya, cutie! MK said and flew out of there leaving Red Son growling in anger.
"You ain't not getting away from me that easily!" Red Son said pressing a button and the truck shifted and the top lifted up and in a loud bang Red Son came out of the alley with a racecar and sped off towards MK.
MK was flying around a car ignoring the angry yell as she sped down the highway not noticing the 'Under Construction sign' she then heard something from behind him and turns to see Red Son in a racecar his eyes flaming in anger "come on! Where'd you get that!?" MK asked in shock.
"What? You think I'd drive anything that doesn't have a least one complex transformation." Red Son questioned before he flicked three levers and punched a button, speeding up the race car. He attempts to crush MK. MK survives and gets on top of the race car.
'Oh Buddha, what am I going to do? What am I going to do?!' MK screams in her head, trying to think of a way out before she sees the end of the road unfinished. She screamed, closed her eyes waiting for impact.
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Only she didn't feel any pain.
"Huh?" She uncovered her eyes to see a flash of green light driving her away from safety.
"What!? You gotta be kidding!?" Red Son exclaimed. There was a small giggle from the driver, before they sped off through the sky, landing on a rooftop and drove off. Red Son growls, his eyes widening as he crashes into a restaurant. the people inside stare at the rubble, jumping at the fiery explosion, as Red Son crawls out of the rubble.
"Noodle Girl, when I find you," He shouts, body blazing in flames. "And I will, I'm gonna get you for this!"
The motorcycle lands on the streets, causing MK to fumble off the bike, The driver hops off the bike, a hologram fading over their body to reveal a girl. she had fair warm ivory s, short black hair cut in a bob with two buns and two green highlights. the girl smirks, pulling out her phone to pose for a selfie. "Nailed it!"
"Mei!" MK gasped, eyes sparkling.
"I don't believe it! I just got saved by my one in a million bestest friend, Mei! She's like, the baddest racer I ever known. The two of us practically grew up together!"
"Ha ha! Try and get your little bouncy ball now!" A little demon boy teased.
"Hey, give that back, I was playing with it!" Xiaotian begged as she chased the demon boy for the ball back. The scene was at preschool, and little Xiaotian was playing with a ball, that is until it got snatched up by a couple of bullies. It seemed like she was having the worst day so far, every time she tried to make some friends, they just seemed to ignore her. She constantly got her hair pulled during nap time, and she somehow got her favorite dress dirty.
"Oh, I'm sorry I had no idea. Here.." He said in a apologetic tone, handing the the ball to her.
Xiaotian smiled and reached her hands out "Thanks.." He grinned and pulled the ball back. "Ha! Psyche!" He laughed, tossing the ball to another demon.
"Ha good one bro!" A young gold demon laughed, high-five him. "Are you gonna go cry to your mummy?'" He teased her.
"No! Please just leave me alone!" Xiaotian said, whimpering, but also trying to be brave too.
"Why should we?" The blue boy antagonized, the other demon started pulling her pigtails. "Hah! What are you gonna do now! I got your pigtails! Baby!"
"I'm not a baby you big meanies!" Xiaotian said stomping on their foots. The bully cried in pain while hopping on one foot.
"Ow! Oi, You shouldn't a done that! Now you're going to get it." The demon bros growled, stepping towards her.
Xiaotian gulped and closed her eyes.
"Hey! Cut it out!" Another voice yelled, the two bullies turned around to see a young girl, probably Xiaotian's age glaring at them. "It's her turn!" The little girl pointed out.
The little girl had short black hair tied together on a ponytail, she wore a light green cheongsam with a white collar and black fasteners on the left lapel The hemline, and the edges of her short sleeves, lapel, and collar were trimmed in a dark green. She also wore black shoes.
The two bullies said nothing as they glanced at each other, then back at her, narrowing their eyes. "Get her." They dropped the ball, shoved Xiaotian to the ground before charging towards the other girl.
Xiaotian's eyes widened, she didn't want someone else hurt all because she was too afraid to stand up for herself. "Wait!" She got up to help but she froze up when the girl projected a huge, green dragon, causing the bullies who run away, terrified.
"Huh, that'll show them," The girl smirked, dusting her hands before helping Xiaotian up on her feet. "Hi! Im Mei, what's yours?" She asked.
"X-Xiaotian, Qí Xiaotian." She smiled brightly, still amazed at what she saw. "You're amazing!"
"Hehe, thank you. I don't like bullies either." She picked up the nearby ball and handed it to her. "Wanna play?"
Xiaotian's eyes beamed before nodding her head excitedly. "Uh huh!"
She couldn't believe it, she made her very first friend, and she's a dragon! How awesome is that.
She grabbed Mei and pulling her into a hug. "Boy am I so happy to see you." Mei giggled, patting her on the back before straightening her up, patting her shoulders. "That was an intense game of tag. you looked like you were having so much fun! I wanted to join, too!"
"Actually, I almost died back there." MK said, rethinking what happened earlier.
"But you didn't! let's celebrate with a round of monkey mech!" Mei exclaimed, pointing to a game console behind her before looking at MK. "You should invite your new boyfriend, too!" Mei added.
"He's not my boyfriend! He's this creepy guy and he tried to kill me!" MK exclaimed, flailing her arms around.
"Well in that case!" She pulled up a red button on her phone, turning to the two with an evil glint in her eyes. "Where does the F#*er live?"
"MK! There you are!" The duo turn to see an angry Pigsy, marching towards them."Aw man.." MK Sweat dropped. "Do you mind telling me why some bozo left a zero star review on Pigsy's Noodles?!" He asked.
"Um, about that...See I was delivering noodles like a good girl and then-" Mei interrupted her.
"Whoa! Zero Stars? Congrats!" Mei exclaims with a giggle. " that's better than nothing, right?"
"That's not how it works, Mei! And you! I-" He looked to see MK was gone. "Where'd she go?"while the swine was distracted, MK ran back towards the noodle shop. "Mr. Tang!"
"Hey! don't you run away while I'm trying to scold you young lady! Get back-" Pigsy couldn't finish his sentence as MK pulled the door covers down and boarding the windows.
Meanwhile, back at the Flaming Foundry, bull clones were being manufactured. In the center sat DBK, Red Son beside him, holding a blow torch in hand. "And, that should about do it," Red Son said, smiling as he pulled the mask up, staring at his father. He had just finished creating the perfect battle armor for his father.
His father's eyes glow green as he tries to stand up, grunting, "It's heavy," he growls standing up fully and making Red Son back up.
"Well, Uhh...That's because it's not powered up yet," he turns around. "The suit absorbs energy, to create energy," he grins, turning his head over his shoulder, "And what better source than the magic staff that kept you underground!"
"You mean the staff that you lost?," DBK growls, raising an eyebrow in unimpressed.
Red Son growls, flames flickering, "Yes unfortunately..but you have to understand that the noodle girl-" His mother interrupted him.
"Oh, Do go easy with him, my love. We will get it back." Princess Iron Fan chuckles. " I have bull clones scouring the city. it's only a matter of time."
"And while we wait, the furnace can convert other things into energy." Red Son threw his face guard into the suit, demon bull king roaring, feeling the energy coursing through his veins.
"The more rare the item! the more powerful father will become!" Red Son informs with a laugh. "And once we have that staff, he will be unstoppable!"
DBK grunts, sitting on his throne, pulling up a hologram. "Now to find something rare and expensive, something that will give me the power I deserve." He chuckles darkly.
Back at Pigsy's Noodles, Tang was sat at the counter, peacefully slurping broth from a bowl of noodles when MK came, bursting through the door.
"Mr. Tang!" MK Shouted, Tang spat out the soup, wiping his mouth with his sleeve. "Hmm?" Watching MK frantically search all over the counter.
"Remember that story you told me this morning? About The Demon Bull King? Ugh! Where is it? Where is it?," MK panics, desperately searching for Tang's book. She finally found it hidden under a stack of bowls, pulling it out.
"The Demon Bull King, see?!" The stack of bowls tumble over, crashing onto the ground. Pigsy was furious. Meanwhile Mei was holding Pigsy. "Ugh, Kid! Look at what you're doing to the kitchen!" Yelled Pigsy.
"Yes? Tang replies with his mouth full, taking another sip from his bowl. "What about him?" MK gets all in his personal space as she explains.
"The Demon Bull King is back! The legend is real! The Monkey King's Staff is removed!" MK shouts. "We have to find him! it's the only way to save everyone before the world is destro-"
She was cut off by Tang shoving his chopsticks in her face. "Sweetheart, relax. You're getting spittle in my soup. Besides you're delusional, it's all just a story."
She scoffed. "Delusional?! What do you call this then, Huh?" MK said as she revealed the staff.
"Wow, MK you found a stick. Almost looks like the real thing." Mei exclaimed. "That's because it is the real thing! It's Monkey King's Staff!" MK said.
They all went silent before bursting into laughter, Tang threw his bowl while he laughed. MK growled in frustration, red faced.
"You're not listening to me! Demon Bull King is out there. We have to get the staff back to Monkey King. Look I'll prove it!" Yelled MK.
"Oh, Yeah? Asked Pigsy with his arms crossed, "How?" As on cue, the staff extended and fell onto one of the tables, crushing it in half. Pigsy, Mei and Tang staring with wide eyes.
The staff slowly returned to its normal lengths. Tang sputters, stars in his eyes. "M-M-Monkey King's Staff! I knew it all along! The legendary weapon that only he would wield to seal away evil!" Tang fanboying, before realizing something.
"Hold on a second, Why do you have it?" Tang asked, looking at MK.
"Alright, I'll bite. If the staff is here, asked Pigsy. "Then where is the Demon Bull punk now?"
"He's at the shoe store." Mei answered.
"WHAT!?" They yelled in disbelief. They turned Mei. "This better not be another one of your puppy videos, Mei." Scolded Pigsy.
"There's always time for a puppy video, Pigsy. she giggles, scrolling through her phone. "But nah, look at what's trending right now." #DemonBullKing
At the local shoe store, Red Son and Demon Bull King cut to the front of the line towards the cashier. The worker running it had been too busy to notice the two, as Red Son clears his throat. "Ahem, we're here for the new Beelzebub shoes." He asked.
The worker scoffed, not really bothered looking at him. "Yeah, you and everyone else, head to the back of the line." Red Son turns to see the long line, before turning back with a frown.
"Do you know who he is? That's the DBK you're talking to!" The Demon Bull King pulls him back.
"Oh, yeah, that's cool. why don't you tell the people at the back of line!" But when he looks up, He turned white as a sheet when he sees DBK, standing in front of him.
"I am the Demon Bull King! Scourge of the Netherworld! And I will be taking those shoes!" He basically ordered.
"Uh, y-you still have to wait in line. I-I'm sorry?" The assistant said nervously.
"Don't worry, you will be," DBK said as the furnace activates, sucking the shoe the working had been holding inside. energy courses through his veins as DBK lets out a roar, taking all the shoes in the store. His body grew in size and Red Son had stars in his eyes. DBK held a golden shoe in his hand, turning to the worker.
"Do you know what's better then limited edition? One of a kind. He laughs maniacally as he and Red Son were styling their new kicks.
Back at the shop, MK and the gang had been watching a recorded video of what had happened, everyone looking at the other with worried gazes. The next day, DBK continued to absorb more items, as Red Son lands on one of the buildings with his jet pack. "Yes! With every item absorbed, we are just one step closer to total domination. Once we get the Monkey King's Staff, we'll be unstoppable!" Red Son exclaimed.
Meanwhile, MK and her team are riding inside of Pigsy's food truck. "Very Tight!" MK said, all squished up.
"Honey, watch where you're going! You're gonna kill us!" Tang exclaimed. "Yeah! we've gotta get to Flower Fruit Mountain without getting smushed in a car crash. All we need to do is drive through an entire ocean. Simple!" MK explained as she showed Pigsy a hand-drawn picture of FFM.
"Guys! DBK's moved onto downtown!" Mei shouted. "He's destroying the cheese tea stalls!"
"All the more reason to get the staff to Monkey King. Flower Fruit Mountain. MK states. It's the only place he could be! right, Mr. Tang?" MK looked at Tang for confirmation.
"Hmm, indeed. However, Flower Fruit Mountain is hidden away, deep in dangerous and unknown territory. so, I guess we better turn back." He chuckled.
"WHAT!?" They yelled.
"Ah, shut it you big baby! I know a guy that can take us there. The most dangerous, deadly, rage filled warrior I've ever known." Said Pigsy with a low voice as suddenly slams his foot on the brakes, flinging everyone over, the car speeding to a stop in front of the docks.
Inside the boat, they sat inside the lounge of Sandy's boat, Pigsy having already filled sandy in on what was happening. everyone minus Pigsy were shaking in their seats, intimidated by sandy when they see him with a butcher knife."That's a lot to take in. You know what I do to people who disrupt the peace?" his voice sounded stern before he smiled, holding a tray in his hand. "Serve 'em tea! you guys want some?"
"Ooh, thanks!" MK smiled, taking a cup. She gasp as one of his therapy cats made their way on her lap, snuggling her. "Awwww!~"
"Oh, yes! don't mind if I do!" Tang accepted, taking a cup as he looks at Pigsy with a smirk. "A certain noodle shop owner could learn a lot from your gracious hospitality, Sandy." Tang said.
"Oh, your right Piggy, this guy is dangerous. He'll kill us with cuteness!" Mei says as she puts one of Sandy's therapy cats on top of Pigsy's head.
"Wow! this is some good stuff! What is it?" MK Asked, petting one of the kitties that was still on her lap. "Thanks. It's my own blend of anti-stress fruits, Sandy smiled at MK. "It really brings the heart rate down."
Pigsy had enough of this, he grunts in a mixture of rage and annoyance, scaring away few of the therapy cats near the couch.
"Sandy, what happened to you? Where's the angry, glass chewing, fist throwing buddy I used to know?!" He yelled.
"Well, my therapist said I really needed to calm down. That's why I started drinking tea. Doing yoga. Investing in therapy cats. it really helps. Aw, don't you, Mo?" Sandy cooed at his cat, Mo, which surprisingly looks like him.
A idea suddenly sparked in Mei's mind, gasping as she jumped in front of sandy, getting on her knees and jutting out her lip. "Oh Mr. Sandy, sir. we could really use your help. We've gotta get to Flower Fruit Mountain."
MK seemed to catch on, following Mei's lead and got on her knees too. "Pwease? The fate of the world is at stake." She said in a baby voice.
"Okay!"
"Really?" Said MK.
"Anything for Pigsy's kid! I can get you there, but it ain't gonna be a pleasant trip." Sandy warned. MK and Mei got up and cheered.
"Alright, let's get moving. But I'm telling you now, old friend. Sandy turns to Pigsy. "If things get hairy. I've changed, I don't go around picking fights no more." Sandy said.
Pigsy sighed, nodding his head in understanding. "Alright."
"Mo, initiate the launch sequence!" Sandy commanded as Mo jumped off Sandy's shoulder. "Launch sequence?" MK and Mei said in unison.
Mo pressed a button which started up Sandy's boat. "Onward to Flower Fruit Mountain!" Sandy exclaimed. The boat goes off into the distance as MK held on as to not fall over. "Whoo! Alright!" She cheered.
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Unknown to them as a pair of binoculars are revealed, indicating that the Bull clone are spying on them.
When General Ironclad found Red Son, he walked up to him ad kneeled down and started talking in grunts that only the Demon Bull Family can understand. Red Son grunted, his fist balled in anger as he turned to the general and angirly spoke, his hair surrounded by fire. "What?! You let them get away?!!" They both then heard Princess Iron Fan as they turned to see her come in a wind tornado.
"Oh, so your plan didn't go 'according to plan', hmm?" She then softly landed in front of Red Son as she used her winds to carry Red Son towards her and grabbed his cheeks. "Oh, don't worry, my sweet, precious boy. Mother will get the staff." She then let go of Red Son's cheeks as he stumbled back a bit, then she started talking again.
"I'm not about to let anyone stop us. Not this time." She then disappeared in a wind tornado and left off to find MK and the group.
Red Son looked at the direction his mother left, he placed his hand on his chest where his heart was beating in worry. His mind was referring back to that brunette back at the cave.
'What the hell is wrong with me?'