BAD WEATHER

* A new episode!
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* Y/n now knows plenty of "shortcuts" all throughout the city.

Y/n yawned, wearing their pink slippers, black shorts, blue zip-up with a fur hood, and a white tee. They sipped on the straw of thier cup of [coffee/tea/ketchup/etc.] and continued to walk around the busy market. Don't you just love your days off?

Then, the TV flickered as a message broadcasted all over the place. "Citizens. It is I, Red Son," Announces the not-so-well-known son of DBK, "I have taken control of the Weather Station and will harness the very power of nature to return my father to his former glory. This message is more of a courtesy really." He says before pushing a lever that activates rain that flooded the Great Wall.

Wait a sec. Didn't they just install that weather thing? Huh. Weird. Y/n thinks with a shrug before sipping on thier drink again. "When I'm finished, my father will once more dominate the world, and-! Oo, a lightning button!" Chirps Red with wonder, like a child playing with their favorite toy.

Y/n's grin doesn't falter as they raise a brow. Well.. I guess he still is just a kid, after all. I wonder if he and Papy would've made good people on the Royal Guard. Wouldn't that be somethin'?

Y/n wonders before realization struck them like a ton of bricks. "Ah. Kid's probably already up their by now. Guess I'll have to take a shortcut." He sighs, walking into an alleyway that led to the outside of a small, nearby hotel.

Good thing I always stop by hotels like these for food. Y/n chuckled. I'm such a foodie. And I've got no shame. They thought proudly.

Y/n looks up and decides to take the elevator all the way up to the Westher Control Center. They press a button, whistling a tune as they begin to ascend.

There's a small ding! as the doors open to reveal their friends (save for MK) all tied up in the center-ish of the floor.

"Whoops." They hummed.

Red Son exploded, his hair bursting into flames. "Stop saying whoops, you BLUE-JACKETED BUFFOON!!!" Red Son shouts in anger. Y/n walks over. "Oh, my bad. Whops, then." They correct with a bland shrug.

"NOT WHOPS! NOT WHOOPS-!!!! JUST-- WILL YOU SHUT UPPP!?!???!!!?!" Red Son shrieks. Y/n shrugs once more. "AND STOP DOING THAT STUPID SHRUG WITH YOUR SHOULDERS!!!"

Definitely woulda loved Paps. This guy is like a carbon copy. Save for the fire.

"What a hot-head, amirite?" Chuckled Y/n. "GRAAAAAH!" Red Son roared in anger, sending a large wave of fire towards Y/n.

Y/n dodged with ease, stepping to the side and feeling the warm flames up against his form. Good thing he kept the Red Scarf in his ITEMS.

They looked towards Red Son with a raised brow, the gang watching in expectation. Red Son glared heatedly at his opponent, stepping forward and thrusting towards Y/n. The human-monster side-stepped once more.

As they enter FIGHT mode, Y/n's red soul appears, as did Red Son's natural black soul with a hint of burgundy-- as all demon souls were. Red Son FIGHTS, Y/n still dodging.

* Red Son's theme is similar to.. Mettaton?

"GRAH! JUST-- STAND STILL!" Demands the bull demon, ears flicking around in irritation as he kept swiping at the blue jacketed individual. "Why though?" Asks Y/n with a cheeky smile, hands still in their pockets as he stalls for long enough until--

A caw echoes loudly from above. "Oh, hey, kid." Says Y/n bluntly, already having expected the teenager's entrance from above. What? Y/n was a rather good predictor.

"Y/n!" Cheers MK, swinging his staff in a cool, flashy way. "Alright, let's settle this, Red Son!" Shouts MK.

* MK has joined the fight with his flashy staff moves!

MK's bright orange SOUL of BRAVERY lights up in front of him. He yelps. "AH! WHAT THE HAP IS HONKENING!?" He shouts, monkey tail and ears up in surprise.

Y/n looks over. "Hey, your soul!" They say nonchalantly, "Looks like you've got BRAVERY. Let's go save this city. Or.. whatever it is you do, kiddo." Y/n nods. MK lit up in joy. "Bravery? Heck yeah!"

Red Son scoffs with a pout. "Oh, yeah? What did you come here for anyways? To beat yourself up some more?" He grins cheekily.

"Hey, I'll have you know I can control my powers now!" MK corrects Red's assumptions, pointing at himself pridefully with his thumb. His orange SOUL glimmered with MK's emotions.

Y/n shot MK a thumbs up with a lazy smile on their face. "Good goin' kid." They compliment before MK sweatdrops awkwardly. "Well.. Only downside is I'm not invincible anymore, so I could die." He says out loud. Y/n deadpans with a raised brow and a slightly exasperated smile.

"What!?" Shouts Pigsy. "Forget I said that," MK calls reassuringly (it doesn't at all reassure Pigsy or the gang, but what else could they do-?), "I got this. Here comes Monkie Kid!" Announces MK.

Y/n applauds slowly as MK dashes forward. He shouts in surprise as Red merely makes a vague gesture forwards and bombards the poor monkey hybrid with robots. MK shrieks with his tail between his legs, slightly pointed ears drooping. The way his eyes widened and eyebrows raised caused the spatter of color around his eyes to follow in his startled emote.

"AH! I TOTALLY DON'T GOT THIS!" He shouts, running away. He covers his head, bracing for im-- bracing for- bracing..

Bracing for impact?

Hello? Where did the bots go? MK looks up to see the Bull Clones' SOULS all blue. Y/n's arm is outstretched and he quirks a brow at MK. They fling an arm towards the wall, making the bots lose a bit of health. The bots rally back, fighting about 50 to 1.

MK's ears twitch at the sound of speedy footsteps. He yelps, blocking Red Son's attack. Red Son eventually is able to kick MK into the weather station control system.

MK sweatdrops, seeing Y/n a little more than overwhelmed with all these Bull Clones escaping from their reach. Y/n backed up to where his hind side was against the control panel where MK laid. Y/n narrowed his eyes, snapping his fingers and destroying a few Clones with blue bones.

"How are we supposed to fight all of them!?" MK groans, standing up and equipping his staff. Y/n narrows their eyes, sweatdripping down thier temple as the stupid bots just kept going.

Are these things spawning or something? Seriously. Suddenly, MK's eyes lit up a brilliant gold and his orange SOUL began to glow brighter. "Oh! It's that weird Gold Vision thingy!" MK exclaims as he ACTs.

* MK's Gold Vision spots a way to victory!

* That lightning rod looks awfully metallic.

Y/n looks around, CHECKing the Bull Clones.

* There's a gazillion of them. They're made of a sturdy metal.

Y/n's grin strains as they continue to fight. MK tugs on Y/n's sleeve, pointing discreetly at the lightning rod. Y/n connected the dots and their grin becomes more genuine.

They allow themselves to be piled on by the Bull Clones, with Red Son on the top. "Not so tough without your Monkey King powers, are you!?" He laughs cockily.

Suddenly, he sweatdrops as his soul shakes in front of him. "Uh..?" He mumbles with confusion, never having fought with a SOUL or a monster as an opponent before. He and the Bull Clones suddenly find gravity 10 times more powerful, but just to where they needed extra effort to move.

The souls turn upside-down (except the Clones, since their white souls are already upside-down) and turn a brilliant blue. There's a faint 'ding' from the very center of the pile, indicating Y/n's power has been activated.

Red Son shouts, finding himself stuck on the end of the staff with the rest of his robots, the effect of the blue SOUL keeping him from moving.

"Oh, look!" Calls MK, mocking a familiar fire bull demon. "A lightning button!" He smacks the big button, lightning striking with a loud clap of thunder. Y/n watches the flash burn Red Son, laughing lightly.

"Get roasteeeeed!" They shout. MK hums, looking at the switches. "Let's get everything back to normal." He says aloud, undoing all of Red Son's evil activities.

Y/n walks over to Mei, kneeling down and raising one brow while furrowing the other in focus. They undo the knot after some effort just as MK sighs out a; "And that's should do it."

Mei immediately sprints to her best-friend-basically-brother and latched onto him. "MK! Awe, ypu really did limit your power." She whines as Pigsy pats Y/n's shoulder, walking towards MK.

"Yeah. Just until I learn to control them better." MK chuckles.

"And how exactly are you gonna do that?" Asks Pigsy with a raised brow and a skeptic face. "Practice, practice, practice!" Answers MK, twirling his staff and accidentally knocking himself in the head with it.

"Ha, not so pract-ical, huh?" Asks Y/n with a cheeky smile. Everyone begins to laugh, while Pigsy sighs with exasperation.

There's a loud bang, DBK being the source of it. "The little thief and his Monster has stolen from me again! I will not be undone by an insect!!" He roars in anger. His eyes shine over in surprise at the sound of whispers, ears flicking in confusion.

"You must do what I say." Hisses a strange voice.

"Now that is power..." Grins the Demon Bull King.

"Power..." It hisses ominously once more.