No One P.O.V

Mei was flying in the jet while Sakura was keeping an eye out for any clues for the colored stones

"Breaker, breaker, this is Mad Dawg Mei and Petal Gurl Sakura to Big Ham, over" Mei said while holding CB radio "Petal Gurl keeping an eye out for cosmically powerful stones, over"

"Mmm... Mei might be getting a little too into the radio thing" Tang said as he turned to look at Pigsy, but his eyes widen when he saw Pigsy wearing a trucker hat and sunglasses "Pigsy?"

"Big Ham's got ya loud and clear! We got a clean shot! Nothing's gonna stop us!" Pigsy said

"Roger that! Stay frosty!" Mei said and Sakura saw blast of fire heading towards them

"Mei! Look out!" Sakura shouted, but the jet was hit and started falling down

"Mayday! Mayday! Mad Dawg and Petal Gurl's going down!"

Then Tang started to freak out

"Mei? Sakura? Mad Dawg! Petal Gurl!" Tang shouted sounding very worried, but he was blocking Pigsy's sight

"Tang!" Pigsy moved his head to the side to keep his eyes on the road, but in the middle of the road was a field mouse, Pigsy quickly turned the wheel to the side while they were screaming and they crashed into a ditch, right next to a billboard "Oh, my head. Tang, you okay?"

"Okay, we're okay! Crashed landed There's a-- Guys?"

"Mad Dawg? Petal Gurl?" Then Tang noticed the wire connected to the CB radio was ripped off "Oh" Pigsy let out a sigh of annoyance

"I said we weren't gonna be stopped by nothing. We got stopped by a mouse!" Pigsy said angerly

"Uncle Tang? Uncle Pigsy? Can you hear us?" Sakura asked, then Mei took the radio from her hand

"Mad Dawg and Petal Gurl came in too hot" Mei said

"Well, if it isn't the dragon horse girl and my beloved cherry blossom, back to interrupt my-" Then Mei tackled Red Son

"Oh my gosh! Red boy! Ahh yeah!" Mei said while hugging him and Red Son tried to free himself, once he got Mei off of him, he threw her

"I'm guessing these apocalyptic cracks in reality have something to do with you and the Noodle Boy?" Red Son asked

"I guess you could say that" Sakura said with a sweatdrop

"But it's all good, we're hunting down some cool colored rocks to shove into the Pillar of Heaven and fix it!" Mei said

"So far, we only found one stone from the red bir-" Before Sakura could finish her sentence, Red Son let out a loud gasp

"You found the six colored stones?! Met the guardian?!" Red Son exclaimed

"We only have one..." Sakura said

"Wait, you know about the guardians? You know where they are? Amazing!" Mei said, then the same blast from earlier shot in the air

"What was that?" Sakura asked

"Put a pin in the end of the world, Dragon girl, cherry blossom" Red Son said

"I'm actually going by Mad Dawg now" Mei said and Red Son let out a sigh

"We've got more immediate fires to quell" Red Son said as he held Sakura's hand and started leading her to where the fire blast came from while Mei kept saying Mad Dawg

Sakura P.O.V

As Red Son lead to where the fire blast came from, I noticed the blast came from the same temple where Red Son trained me to control the Samadhi Fire. We were hiding behind a pillar as the small fire continued to fire at random directions

"Is this what shot us down?" Mei asked

"What is that though?" I asked

"As you may remember, I was the original creator of the Samadhi Fire. The fire which ended up trapped inside of you" Red Son said as he places his hand on my shoulder

"I remember about that" I said as I summoned a small flame in my hand

"Ever since our battle with the Bone Demon, I've been researching the origins of the true fire!" Red Son said

"Why? I mean it's kinda gone, right?" Mei asked

"Which shouldn't be possible! It's meant to be inextinguishable!" Red Son said

"But it doesn't explain about the fire blast that shot us down... *Gasp!*" I let out a loud gasp, Mei was confused about my gasp, she looked at what I was looking at and she also let out a gasp

In the container was a small creature breathing out the Samadhi Fire

"Aw! It's adora-gross!" Mei said as she and I took multiple pictures with our phones, and Red Son pulled us away as the small creature fired in our direction

"Yes, well, I may have accidentally created... a failed replica of the Samadhi Fire. A Flame Sprite" Red Son said

"So wait, you were trying to re-create a world ending fire? And instead you made this little cutie?" I asked as I quickly took another picture of the Flame Sprite who let out a small couple of coughs

"Oh, my guy. You really biffed it on this one, huh?" Mei said as she patted Red Son's shoulder, then Red Son swatted Mei's hand away from him

"Perhaps with the power of two former wielders of the Samadhi Fire, we can contain it" Red Son said

"So, you need my help?" I asked and Red Son nodded "Alright. Is there something I should know before we start?"

"I'm glad you asked. First, when we get an opening, we jump out and activate the runes. Once we start, there's two ways this can go. Either we successfully force the fire back to the central rune and quench the Sprite's flame, or we fail, the Sprite's overwhelms us, it feeds off our energy and grows stronger and stronger until it bathes the entire universe in unending fire!" Red Son said as he let out his evil laugh and I was left speechless. Then the Flame Sprite stopped firing fire blasts and started coughing again "An opening! Let's go, cherry blossom!"

Red Son and I ran forward, Red Son was on the left side and I was on the right side. Red Son raised his hand up and summoned a magic circle. I felt the pressure about what'll happen if we fail, I took a deep breath and put my hands together, then both me and Red Son placed our hands on the magic circle. The Flame Sprite fired its fire again, Red Son ducked down before he was hit. I looked at the Flame Sprite and the blast was now blocked

"It's working! Let's hope we're strong enough!" Red Son said without realizing he's adding a bit more pressure onto me

"Y-Yeah... I got this" I said and I noticed the light beneath me started flickering

"Anything but unshakable will and the ritual fails" Red Son said and I felt heart beating too fast

"I can do this. I can do this..." I said to myself and I recalled all the events that happened during the battle against LBD, the awakening of the Samadhi Fire and dying. I felt the tears rolling down my face "I can't do this!" I took my hands off the ground and I started to have a panic attack

"What is happening? What are you-!" Before Red Son could finish his sentence, the burst of power of the Samadhi Fire came out, making me, Red Son and Mei scream

No One P.O.V - With Pigsy and Tang

Pigsy and Tang were sitting by the spot where their vehicle is stuck in, Pigsy was looking down with a sad expression on his face

"I just don't get, Tang. It's like destiny chose MK to toy with. He thinks it's all on him, but..." Tears started form in his eyes and Tang placed his hand on Pigsy's shoulder

"You know, it's kinda your fault, right?" Tang said

"What?" Pigsy was shocked

"Why MK tries so hard to help people, cares so much. Why he's a good person. He is who he is because of you. And you're not done yet. Cause you're you. You're his dad. He knows you'll always be there for him. He knows where home is. Maybe destiny did choose MK. So what? You chose him and he chose you. That's what matters" Tang said as he stuck out his hand for Pigsy. Pigsy grabbed hold of Tang's hand and got back on his feet

"Let's get this thing back on the road. And you're right" Pigsy picked up his weapon that his ancestor used and resumed breaking apart the rocks "We're not done yet"

With Sakura, Mei and Red Son

"Cherry blossom, what happened? Why did you lose focus?" Red Son asked

"I... I... I don't know... I think the pressure is starting to get to me" Sakura said

"Cherry blossom, I think now isn't the best time to talk about this" Red Son said as he ducks before the blast hit him

"A lot of things happened. Especially with all the training on becoming the next Jade Empress and sometimes I keep having the same nightmare about how I died or how one day I might lose control of the Samadhi Fire and I might end up hurting the ones I love and care about... I told Uncle Sandy about my problems, but..." Then a blast of fire was heading towards Sakura

"Cherry blossom!" Red Son shouted as he quickly ran in front of her and blocked the blast "Cherry blossom, I can't do this alone!" Then the blast sent Red Son flying and he crashed into the railings

"Red Son?" The Flame Sprite fired another fire aimed at Red Son "No!" Sakura shouted as her body was covered in a familiar pink flames, she ran in front of Red Son and she pulled out her sword and sent a pink flame slash at the Flame Sprite, and it was affected. Sakura was surprised

"That's it! You feel the flame!" Red Son said

"Huh?" Sakura was confused

"You can control the flame, you just need to remember that we're here to help you. If you ever feel pressured about your new responsibilities, you can rely on me or any of your friends. And if you ever need some training on using your power, call me anytime so I can help you. You don't have to bear all of this on your own, just like you always tell Noodle boy, rely on those around you" Red Son said and Sakura smiled

"You're right. Then, let's tap into the fire and let's get started!" Then her body glowed and she got a new form

"Let's do this, Red Son!" Sakura said as she pulled out her sword

"Right!" Red Son jumped next to her, he held her shoulder and a pair of wings appeared on Sakura's back. Sakura jumped in the air and she fired her blast of pink fire at the unstable Flame Sprite and the Flame Sprite sent its blast of fire, but the blasts clashed into each other. The Flame Sprite sent another blast of fire. With Red Son's help, Sakura slashed through the blast and charged towards the sprite, and with that, they distinguished the flames. In the center was the Flame Sprite, but it looked like a small charcoal. Red Son placed a cup over the sprite

"It wouldn't be a fun hang if you didn't destroy everything I own" Red Son said

"I'm so sorry about that" Sakura apologized and she noticed Red Son holding a frame, she and Mei looked over his shoulder and Mei let out a gasp

"Is this you and your daddy DBK's old food stall?" Mei asked excitedly as she looked at the photo of Red Son, DBK and PIF

"You and DBK are still doing the food stalls?" Sakura asked

"Yes..." Red Son's face turned pink "Well, we were going to, but the situation with the Brotherhood and Ink scroll, we didn't.  Mother was going to join this time" Red Son said looking sad

"Red Son, I want to apologize about what just happened. I was just scared of letting everyone down and I was too scared to even use the Samadhi Fire because I don't want to end up hurting my friends or my uncles" Sakura said

"I may be a villainous-demon, but I still want to be there to save the ones I... love. Even if I lose a million times, I... I'm never going to stop fighting. And I know you're the same. You're never going to give up on the ones you care about" Red Son said and Sakura smiled a little

"Hey Red Son, if you want you can join us on looking for the colored stones. I know the jet is a lil snug, but..."

"I wouldn't mind joining if its you, Cherry blossom. But let me make some adjustments so we can have some more room. At least, I get invited to stop the apocalypse" Red Son said as he started gathering some tools

"Hey, I texted you for help! You never responded!" Mei said

Wait, are you the person who's been sending me nonstop puppy videos?" Red Son asked looking angry

"Yes!" Mei pulled out her phone "This means come help!" Mei said and Red Son took her phone

"Use words! Use words from now on!" Red Son said and Mei chuckled

Sakura noticed a flyer on the floor

"Oh, did you have the whole food festival planned out? Teal Dragon Food Festival" Sakura read the flyer and Red Son let out a gasp

With Tang and Pigsy

"Pigsy! I've just remembered!"

"Uh... A hole triggered your memory?" Pigsy asked looking confused and Tang shushed him

With Sakura, Mei and Red Son

"That's it! The Guardians! You said you met the Vermilion Guardian"

"That's right" Sakura said

"No one knows what the fifth guardian is"

With Tang and Pigsy

"It's shrouded in mystery, but the others are said to be four great beasts. The vermilion bird..."

With Sakura, Mei and Red Son

"The black tortoise. And I wonder if the last two could be..."

"A white tiger and a teal dragon!" Red Son/Tang said

"So that's where we'll find the next colored stones!" Sakura said and Red Son wasted no time and started working on the jet. While Mei was looking at the Flame Sprite and taking more pictures. After some time, Red Son finished fixing and adjusting the jet, there's more room for him to join. Once they got in, Mei immediately took off into the skies as she flew them back to where MK and Sandy are

To be continued in Festival Fugitives