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MK groans lowly, feeling something poking and as he went to hold Y/N closer to him to cuddle her more, but suddenly he couldn't feel her body anymore and felt someone poking him with a stick, which made him slowly open his eyes and look up from whatever was poking him, only to see a small white monkey looming over his face.

He looked at it which shock, and suddenly more appeared above him and started to pummel him in the process with him begging them to stop while the other was out doing whatever he was doing.

Y/N on the other hand, already up from her unconsciousness was running around with a bunch of monkey's chasing her from behind as if excited for her arrival, and of course Y/N. not standing any kind of furry animal she sees, tried to avoid them while she can from them as if they were the plague.

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(Think of it like this)

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MK noticed the commotion happening and out of annoyance and anger he jumps up, making them tumble back and yelled at them angrily at them all, which all including the ones chasing her to run away out of fright.

Y/N approached MK and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Are you alright MK-san?" She asked with a smile but was obviously concerned for her friend.

MK was about to answer when they hear a noise near the valcanos, MK suddenly gasps in fright and holds his head seeming to be in pain, Y/N grew concerned and rubs his back in assurance. "Do you want me to help you?" She asked in a soothing tone, which made MK calm down a little.

MK looks at her, then smiled nervously. "Yeah.. yeah I'm fine don't worry about it.." He responded and rubs his head while looking down.

Both then turned around and Y/N gasped in awe at the sight of the mountain before her. "Whoa...." MK said, shocked by the scenery in front of him as well. "Flower fruit mountain..." He spoke out, which made Y/N nod with a more cheery smile. "Were finally here.." Y/N spoke up.

Both decided to climb up, with MK having to struggle while Y/N had no problem with climbing up towards it, mainly jumping up to help her a bit more to climb it, and made it up top first and saw the monkey running away by her sudden appearance.

Y/N looked down, she saw MK reaching out for her in a struggle, she giggled softly grabbed his hand and dragged him up and get him on top with him dropping to the ground out of exhaustion in front of her while she was looking at the scenery behind her, all while a few monkeys jumped om him and scurrying away afterwards.

MK looked up in awe at the sight in front of him. Before him was a large waterfall surrounded by forest trees and few monkeys just hanging or passing by.

Y/N stood up with MK quickly jumping up to his feet. Without any warning Y/N jumped up and landed on one of the boulders in the lake, purposely ignoring MK's calls for her to wait for him and stood in front of the beautiful clear waterfall before her.

When MK made it as well, standing right beside her, he also looked at the waterfall in awe before looking upon it's reflection, he slowly reached his hand towards the moving water a golden seal appeared right before him, turning the waterfall into a golden color.

"Oooooh." Y/N looked in awe of it before MK yelped in fright and immediately retracted his hand away and when he did the waterfall split apart making Y/N almost tumble towards the water which MK immediately grabbed her by her waist and pulled her against him

Upon it's revealing, showing a cave behind it, they both looked up in awe before deciding to step into the cave with MK helping her in first before himself.

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"Hello?" MK called out, with Y/N trailing beside him.

"H-hello?" He called out again as he continued walking with Y/N still following him and looking around with curious eyes at the structures around her.

Both of them stopped in front of a massive wall with old and almost ruined paintings of the characters from the journey to the west book.

Hey!" MK nudged her side and pointing in front of him. "That's the monkey king!" He said happily. Y/N just slowly shook her head with a closed smile.

MK suddenly groans our and rubs his head more specifically his eyes, seemingly in pain, Y/N placed a hand on his shoulder with concern. "Are you alright? What's wrong?" She asked.

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I looked at him with concern as he rubs eyes, seeming to be in pain I reached out and touched his shoulder. "Already you alright? What's wrong?" I asked with concern.

When MK opened up his eyes again he backed away fear and looked. "W-w-what's happening?! What happening to my eyes?!" MK said, his tone full of fear and confusion.

"Is there something wrong with your eyes?" I asked curiously, taking a step forward to him, carefully approaching him while he looked around frantically before he looked down on his hands.

"Woah.... That's monkey king being born from a stone." MK turned away from me as if something was there with him. "And that's where got his staff from the dragon of the east.." I looked at with dotted eyes on what he's saying and as if he was going mad or something.

"MK-San...?" I spoke out softly walking to him as he was startled by something I couldn't see and looked to where he was looking as well.

MK turned around looking behind him for a moment before running towards that direction. "Monkey king!" He yelled out, chasing after what I couldn't see.

"MK wait!" I followed after him, waving my arm out for him, ignoring my calls for him.

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Both of them stopped in front of an opening before them, was a wooden house with a tree next to it, looming over the small house and above was the sun shining down below it, creating a beautiful scenery before their eyes.

"Monkey king..?" He called out, his voice echoing around the caves, he slowly looked down and in frustration kicked a rock harshly. Y/N could only wrap an arm around his shoulder in comfort.

"Uhgg... What was I thinking?" He asked to himself, before sitting down on the ground with Y/N following in pursuit.

"There there now..." Y/N rubs his shoulder in assurance, MK could only wrap his arms around himself as he continued. "For a moment there... I thought.." He tried to finish but sighed and buried his face against his knees.

"Mr. Tang was right, I am delusional.." He said seeming to lose hope, Y/N sighed and shook her head at his statement.

"Now now... Don't be like that MK, we already came here this far... And look around you, I'm sure the monkey king is around here..." Y/N said softly, lifting her other arm up in the air to gesture the scenery around them.

"Then where is he huh..?" He peeked his face out slightly to look at her, his expression looked somber. "..Maybe all of this is just fake and I'm still unconscious... Or I'm already dead.." He said before looking back down.

Y/N looked at him a sad expression of her friend's disappointment, she was about to say something to assure again but saw a small butterfly approaching them, Y/N reached her hand out to it and it landed on the top of her hand and brought the small creature in front of her.

She took a closer inspection of it and immediately noticed that it's color was the same as the bird from when MK fallen down thanks to it, immediately she pieced it all together and smiled upon the realization before nudging MK by the shoulder and brought the butterfly in front of him.

"MK-San look.." MK looked up still sulking, when suddenly...

"Sup?" It spoke up.

MK screamed in fear and immediately stood up, the butterfly then flew away from her hand and landed on the ground to introduce themselves.

"Yes, yes it is I, the monkey ki-" He didn't get to finish his sentence as MK stomped on it right away, Y/N quickly stood up in shock.

"MK-San!" She grabbed by the shoulder and looked down as he lifted his foot up. "Is it dead?" He said while looking down at the crushed butterfly.

"What was that all about?!" She said, shaking him but could only do it slightly due to their gap in height and her weak body strength.

"I panicked ok?!" He turned to her, before noticing that the butterfly started to glow up in a gold color. Before floating up in the air while changing into different animals while doing so and landed in the ground as a tiger.

He roared out loudly before transforming into his normal form and stood up with his arms crossed.

"M-monkey king?" He said, flabbergasted by his introduction.

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝.

Sorry if the ending is abrupt, but since I have to go back to school now I wanted to atleast upload something here before I go back to being busy

So expect this book to be on a pause for a while since I have other works here and outside to do, I hope y'all understand

I still hoped you enjoy it!
See ya later!