"Once a year, this city becomes more than a city. Once a year, these streets...become more than streets. This year, the winner will shall become...Immortal!"
The screen cuts and zooms out to a giant trophy shaped as a Peach of Immortality before fading to a television screen and the two girls gasped.
"A Peach of Immortality!~" The two girls gasped, eyes sparkling in awe, faces nearly touching the TV screen.
"A peach of what now?" Pigsy asked, confused as to what the two were talking about, causing the duo to gasp in shock and horror.
"Pigsy, seriously?!" MK and Mei started off on a rant, but due to the fact that they were both talking over each other, nothing registered in the pig demon's head.
"Ahem," Tang spoke up, everyone turning to where the scholar sat, book open in one hand. "If you'll allow me~"
"Legend says, there is a scared field of trees which grows in the Heavenly Realm, protected by the gods themselves," Tang reads aloud, the girls listening intently, "Every few thousand years, these trees bring forth the Peaches of Immortality. Against the wishes of the heavenly host, the Monkey King took them all. Making himself immortal!"
"Hold up," Pigsy interrupts, a look of confusion displayed on his face, the others turning to him. "I thought the Monkey King was already immortal?"
"Pigsy, you're missing the point!" Mei scowls at the demon. "Whoever wins this race will become immortal!~"
MK and Mei rush out the store, The dragon girl walks over to her bike, taking out the spare toolkit in MK's Noodle Cart, and doing some last minute repairs to the bike.
"This is huge!~" MK gushes, light brown eyes sparkling in excitement. "Those other racers won't stand a chance!~"
"Right?" Mei joins in, looking up from where she was cleaning off the bike's frame, a confident smirk painted on her face. "I know the track like the back of my hand! The back alleys, the front alleys, the sideways alleys...all the alleys!~" It appeared like the girl was holding up an imaginary trophy, given the pose she took. "I was made for this!~"
"Yeah! I'm totally gonna win this thing."
"Wait, what?" Mei said in disbelief, looking at MK. "What do you mean?" She asked.
"I'm gonna be racing too!" MK said cheerfully. Mei on the other hand, didn't seem all to happy with her response.
"Wha-But- I'm racing!" Mei shouts angrily, hopping off her bike. "You've been watching me train for months! this should not be a surprise!"
"Oh! I know...I just thought you were doing all that stuff for me." MK gave an innocent looking smile. Mei grits her teeth, glaring down at her menacingly.
"But, you know...upon reflection, yep, that doesn't make much sense." She chuckled nervously.
Mei sighs in frustration, rubbing her forehead before crossing her arms. "MK, I really don't think you should race. Racing and Delivering Noodles are two different things. You could get seriously hurt."
"Don't be crazy, Mei I could beat you! I'm a delivery girl, I'm pretty sure I know how to drive real good." MK protests. Mei only blew a raspberry, puffing her cheeks as Tang walked out of the shop, holding a flag with Mei's face on it.
Mei and MK noticed him, sliding up on either side of him, grinning at him. "Hey Mr. Tang, who's the better driver? Mei or Me?" She asked. She gasped, noticing the flag Tang was holding.
"Hm, I'm sensing hostility and it's very uncomfortable." and with that, Tang ran off as MK grunts in frustration.
Mei smirking at her. "Whatever! I'm absolutely gonna win!"
"How exactly!? You know you need a vehicle to race, right?" Mei asked, raised a brow.
"Oh! I've got a vehicle!" MK grinned. Mei huffed and finished working on her bike.
"We're now just minutes away from the start of the race, as the drivers make their final preparations!~" The announcer says over the intercom, as Mei frantically checked over her cycle, looking to see if she'd missed any last minute fixes to the bike. The girl was starting to panic, thinking she'd missed something.
Suddenly, MK's Tuk-Tuk came crashing into the rails, landing in the spot next to Mei. "Oh, wussup Mei, I didn't see you there." She grinned, teasing.
Mei frowned at her bestie's attempt. "You're really gonna do this? You're really gonna try and race me?" MK opened her her to answer her, but then a familiar voice interrupted her.
"Will you two please be quiet?!" Shouted Red Son in his racecar huffing at MK's sheepish look. "I'm trying to get in the zone."
MK looked shocked that the fire demon of all people would be here, what even shocked her that his parents were here as well.
"You got this, sweetie!" Princess Iron Fan's voice called out from the stand across the race track, the racers all turning to see the Demon Bull Family sitting in a booth, surrounded by Bull Clone bodyguards. "Annihilate the competition!"
"Show the fools no mercy!" DBK roared, shaking the earth. Red Son face turned red from embarrassment. "Oh no.." he grumbled, pink eyes in his cheeks.
MK couldn't help but giggle at the fire demon's embarrassment. She did a quick turn to the viewers.
"Don't you just love it when your parents support you?~"
"On that note," Shouted a familiar voice, making MK groan in annoyance. "You have got to be kidding me."
it was Jin and Yin. The two assholes that trapped her in the Calabash, she had yet to pay them back for that horrific experience. "We're the new commentators!"
"And, to spice things up," Jin announced from the booth. "We've gone ahead and altered the race track!"
"What!?" They yelling in surprise.
"That's right," Yin smirked, everyone looking up at the TV, and watching the silver demon pointing at the start and finish. "Here's your start line, here's your finish line, get there any way you like!"
"On your marks..."
"Wait, Hold on!"
"Get set..."
"Wait, what?"
"Go!!"
Red Son revs up his car, zooming past Mei and MK. "Sorry ladies! I'll see you at the finish line!" Red Son called out before letting out a cackle.
"Yeah, see you at the finish line!" called MK, imitating his laugh, following after him.
Mei grits her teeth, hopping onto her bike and zooming after MK and Red Son. "Get back here!"
"Get out of my way Dragon Girl!" Red Son shouted, trying to pass Mei to no avail, the girl swerving in front of him each time he tried to pass her.
"Nice try Red Baby!~" Mei called after her with a laugh. "But I'm winning this thing!"
Red Son growled in frustration, MK suddenly appears, landing in front of Red Son with a scream as she swerves.
"And It's becoming majorly apparent that some drivers are better than others! Oh! That's is a very sharp turn!"
A sharp turn is seen up ahead, MK struggling to keep control of the cart as the others pass her. MK, Mei and Red Son were neck and neck.
"Get out of my way, Noodle Girl!" Red yelled.
"Never!" While the two were distracted, Mei zips past them, driving on ahead. Red son follows after her, zipping past MK.
"Hey! no fair!" MK cried, cranking the gas of the cart. "Here...comes...Monkie kid!" the cart doesn't get too far before sputtering and toppling over.
"I'm so stupid! ah, I've got Monkey King powers! I think I'll be fine!" She stopped before realization suddenly hits her. "Oh, wait!"
She pulls out the staff from his ear, powering up the cart. "I'm the greatest racer ever!" She spun the staff, plunging it into the road, flinging the cart over.
Up ahead, Mei zips down the road, green light behind her. She laughs, making it through the track.
"And at this point, the only way Mei's not gonna win." Yin stated.
"is if some sort of flying fool were to crash into her from above!" Said Jin.
All of a sudden, Mei looks up to see the cart, flying towards her. "Ah! Look out!" Mei screams as the cart crashes into her.
At the shop, Pigsy and Tang stare wide eyed as they watch the race. Pigsy had his hands over his eyes, while Tang covered his mouth in shock. "My baby!"
"Oh. yep, as I said that is just really...really unlucky." Jin groaned. MK groans, falling off the tattered cart. Red Son came driving down the road, swerving and spinning his car, leaving dust as he drove off. "Victory is mine, ladies!"
"MK! what did you do?" Mei yelled. she looks around, her eyes widening as she gasps. "My bike!" She growled, glaring at MK as she walks over to her. "What is wrong with you, MK! You could have been seriously hurt! And you wrecked my bike, I thought you were my friend?"
"I-I'm sorry Mei, I didn't-I just..." she sighed, rubbing the back of her head. "I really wanted to win that peach and I guess I got carried away, You know how much I love stone fruit. I was never gonna actually win, though." She sighed, stuffing her hands into her pockets. "You're the greatest racer in the world Mei, not me. I'm so sorry."
Mei's eyes softened ah her bestie's words. Aww she couldn't really stay mad at her. Mei sighed, punching MK's arm. "Yeah, I know. Just... don't be dumb next time, okay?"
"All I can do is try!" MK grins before sighing again. "Can't believe Red Son is gonna win."
Mei looks at the rubble, grinning as she looks back at MK. "Um, you do have Monkey King powers?"
"Yeah!" MK pulls the staff out her ear. "Here comes Monkie kid!" She spun the staff over her head, slamming it into the ground, as golden light erupts from below.
"Red Son has the commanding lead now!" Jin exclaimed.
"Yeah! It looks like he's is going to win!" Yin chimes in.
Red Son laughs, only for the earth to shake as he looks behind him. A cloud of dust was seen and bursting from the top of the hill was a red and gold car.
It was Mei and MK.
"Oh! looks like Mei and MK are back in the race!"
Inside the car, Mei and MK were screaming at the top of their lungs. They simultaneously slam their feet on the accelerator, crashing into Red Son's car. MK flails her arms, grabbing her staff, rebuilding the car. Inside, She, Mei and Red Son were squished together.
Red son's eyes blaze into flames, Mei and MK screaming, losing control of the car. Red Son is then thrown out of the car, crashing into a wall as Mei and MK make the finish line.
"It's all over!" shouts Yin.
"Mei and MK win!" Jin exclaimed.
Tang and Pigsy cheers, embracing each other. "Way to go kids!" Pigsy cheered.
"That's my baby girl!" Tang exclaimed.
Mei and MK were presented with the golden peach trophy as the crowd cheered. "Here Mei, you deserve this more." MK pushed the trophy in her hands. The dragon girl shook her head. "We both won, girl. I couldn't have done it without you." Mei gave her a bright smile. MK smiled right back.
"Noodle Girl!" there was a loud explosion, Red Son stomped over to the duo in anger. "You are insufferable! that peach should be mine!"
MK glared at him, alongside Mei. "Buddha, what is wrong with you! We won fair and swear!"
Red Son growled, clenched his fists. "As if! The peach of immortality will be mine, and my family will reign supreme!" He yelled, flailing his arms around.
MK stared at the whiny demon with a deadpanned expression, she glanced at Mei, and then to the viewers.
"I don't think he knows..."
"Um, Red Boy, it's just a trophy, you know We don't really get a peach of immortality." Mei stated, MK nodded.
"SAY WHAT!?" Red Son said in disbelief. "Bu-but the poster says-It says it right here on the poster, I-"
He turned hearing Mei and MK laughing, hands on their stomachs, legs flailing in the air. "D-Did you actually thought- it says you get immortality by having your picture projected on the great wall! Duh!"
A picture is seen of MK holding up the trophy, Mei laughing behind her, with Red Son in the background.
'So the peach was just a metaphor?' Red thought, He hisses flails angrily, but hides his embarrassment. "I knew that! you both think you're so.." He teleports himself away with his flame tornado, but only lands a few feet away.
"Peasants!" He turned to walk away, a voice stopped him.
"Wait, Red Son!" He turns to see MK walking up to him. "Look, full disclosure...I had to admit, you were pretty awesome back there." She smiled.
Red Son blushed at her compliment, coughs looking away. "Thank you, I-I suppose you were good out there too Noodle girl. Even though the trophy turned out to be bogus."
MK giggled, Red Son blushed more from the sound of her laughter. "Say, why don't I treat you to some noodles?" She offered.
Red Son stared at her, wanting to protest but just scoffed.
"I'll take that as a yes." MK grinned, taking his hand leading him back to the shop.
Back at the shop MK walks out of the kitchen, placing a bowl of noodles in front of Red Son. "Here you go, enjoy!"
"Noodles?" He stared at the bowl, looking back at MK "You made this...for me?"
"Uh huh! Something to cheer you up after the race," MK smiled, rubbing the back of her head. "I made sure they were extra spicy just for you!"
"Wait, how did you..?" He trailed off
"Call it a hunch," She grinned widely. "I hope you like them!"
Red son turned his attention back to the bowl, picking up his chopsticks, hesitantly taking a bit. His eyes widened, cheeks coloring a red hue.
MK panicked for a bit, did he not like them? "Oh no! Did I make them too spicy?! I can make you another one if-" He cuts her off.
"Don't patronize me, noodle girl!" Red Son yelled, he sighed wiping his lips "It's...actually very good. Thank you."
MK hadn't noticed his cheeks turning red as he smiled. "Really? Thank you! I can make you more if you like!" She smiled brightly.
Mei smiled, watching the two interact before eating her own bowl of noodles, she eyed the viewers.
"Im starting to think he's her secret admirer." She muttered with her mouth full.
Back at Flower Fruit Mountain, it turns out that the Immortal Peaches are with him. Monkey King was rested on his cloud, He plucked a peach from a branch. "Stone fruit...if these didn't make me immortal," he takes another bite.
"They'd literally kill me." He burped, indicating his stomach was full and winking at the readers.
"Stay tuned for more Tales of the Monkey Princess!"