No One P.O.V

"The world has fallen into chaos, and at every step of its descent" The voice said as a symbol appeared from above, and falling through it were MK, Wukong and Macaque. MK landed on his head while Wukong and Macaque both landed on their feet. There was fog in front of them"You have been there" Wukong lifted up his arm and swift the fog in front of them, and in front of them were 10 cloaked figures

"A second ago, I was in bed! What's going on?!" MK asked freaking out a bit

"Yeah, the guys in the cool robes only strike when you're asleep. Kinda their thing" Wukong said

"What do you want?" Macaque asked with his arms crossed

"Sun Wukong, The Six Eared Macaque, and MK the Monkie Kid. You have been summoned before the Court of the Underworld. To answer for your crimes"

"You stand before the Ten Kings, guardians of the Great Cycle"

"A cycle which has been disrupted"

"Help me remember, what was it that happened the last time y'all brought me here. Oh, right! Things didn't SUPER work out for you" Wukong said as he remembers the time when he was summoned to the Underworld

"And as I recall, you removed your name from the Book of the Dead" The Ten King said as they remembered Wukong crossing out his name from the book and looking at them with a smug expression

"A similar crime has lead to this moment, the Scroll of Memory was stolen. Your guilt is obvious"

"Wait, are we on trial? Do we need a lawyer?!" MK let out a gasp as he changes into a suit "Don't worry! I watched almost every episode of Monkey Cop: Courtroom Edition!" MK said and started acting like a lawyer "Uh, your honors, what exactly are the charges?"

"Because of your actions, the Jade Emperor fell. And now, a Pillar of Heaven has been irreparably damaged. Even with the new ruler, she's still too inexperienced to help repair it!"

"A Pillar of Heaven?" Wukong looked confused

"You stand accused for the destruction of this world"

"I'm'na- I'm gonna need a minute with my clients" MK said as he rushed towards Wukong and Macaque and went into a huddle "Okay, my professional legal advice is... WE SHOULD LEAVE!"

"Hmm, not seein' a door, soo... I'm just gonna make one" Wukong said, getting ready to break the floor

"We thought you might try some... foolishness... to escape justice. And so, we have brought a power even greater than yours"

A portal appeared from above once again, and this next it was Nezha

"Nezha? Heyy, Nezha!"

Then Wukong started laughing

"This? Is your big scary?" Wukong asked, but floating in front of Nezha was none other than his father, Li Jing

"Okay. Yeah, uh, a little bit more powerful than Nezhy" Wukong said

"Pagoda-Wielding General Li Jing. New leader of the Celestial Realm until the Cherry Blossom Goddess is fully ready to lead"

"Nezha's dad? Nezha! Your dad's the temporary Jade Emperor?!" MK asked

"Even though the Jade Emperor has chosen his successor, but-" Then Li Jing cut off his son's sentence

"In his absence and until the girl is ready, I am in charge of resolving this" Li Jing said

"Big ups on the promotion, Li! Always knew you would weasel your way to the top!" Wukong said

"The world is on a knife's edge. You have nothing but chaos" Li Jing said

"Ooooooobjection! Ergo, fees or fee, we're guilty until proven innocent- Nah, oh wait! Forget I said that!" MK said and Li Jing sighed

"You know that Pagoda of yours isn't going to be enough to stop us" Wukong said

"Perhaps, but there was only one thing that could even bring the Great Sage to yield" Then Li Jing lifted up his hand "Designed by the power of the heavenly host"

"STOP!" Macaque rushed towards where Wukong is, but he was too late

"I collar the beast!" Li Jing shouted as a golden circlet was now on Wukong's head and he screamed from the pain

"Monkey King, no!" MK's body started to glitch, going from human to monkey "No! No, n-no, no, no, no-!" MK was starting to panic, but Wukong grabbed his hand and his body stopped glitching

"It's okay, kid... we're okay..." Wukong said, reassuring MK

"Wukong's fangs have been pulled" Li Jing said

"Father, these three, they're not-!"

"Control yourself! This side show is over. Bring the next ones in" Li Jing ordered

"The next ones?"

Like before, the same portal appeared from above and they heard a familiar scream

"Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!" Quick on his feet, Macaque caught the pink haired girl, who was still in her pjs

"You okay?" Macaque asked

"M-Macaque? W-What happened? I remember I was sleeping in my bed and next thing I knew I was falling" Sakura said, still feeling shaken from the fall

"No kidding. My brother isn't gonna be happy about this" Iris said as she landed on her feet "But where the heck are we?" Iris looked around and she noticed the Ten Judges and she started to shake from fright

"Sakura, the reincarnation of the Cherry Blossom Goddess and the future Jade Empress, along with Iris, kitsune and former retainer of the goddess who she harmed. You have been summoned"

"The Ten Judges of the Underworld!?" Sakura exclaimed "Oh no! Did we do something wrong?! Also, why are you guys here? And why is Wukong wearing a circlet?"

"How about you take a breath first" Macaque said

"I'll be the one to answer those questions" Li Jing said and Sakura let out a loud gasp

"No way! Pagoda Wielding General Li Jing!" Sakura said with stars in her eyes "If Uncle Tang was here, he would definitely go fan boy mode"

"It's an honor to meet you, not only are you the future Jade Empress, but you're now the fiance of my son" Li Jing said, and both Nezha and Sakura turned red

"F-Father!"

"Oh, right. It's not officially announced. Once the situation is resolved, I shall make an announcement about the engagement" Li Jing said and he turned his gaze on Iris, she then flinched "As for you, I shall also collar the beast!" Li Jing summoned a another circlet and it placed on Iris's head

Like Wukong, Iris screamed in pain

"Iris!" Sakura ran towards her side

"I-I'm fine... Don't worry" Iris said

"Why are they wearing the circlets? What did they do?" Sakura asked

"What they did was damage the Pillar of Heaven has been irreparably damaged" Li Jing said

"Wait... Do you mean when the Jade Emperor was defeated by Azure?" Sakura asked

"Yes. Since Wukong stole the Scroll of Memory" Li Jing said

"But! How would you know if Wukong actually did stole the Scroll of Memory? Do you have any proof?" Sakura asked, but Li Jing didn't say anything

"Send the girl to a separate room away from the others" Li Jing ordered, and the Ten Kings separated Sakura from her friends

??? P.O.V

After the court came to a close, I couldn't help but remember the girl with pink hair and red eyes

'So, she's the heir to the throne' The cloaked figure smirked evilly 'I shall make her mine, and mine alone'

Sakura P.O.V

After being separated from my friends, I was placed in a room with a wall mirror, a bed, a bathroom, a closet full of fancy kimonos with matching shoes, and some accessories, but the door has a barrier, so I can't even leave the room. I decided to wear one of kimonos to change out my pjs. I wore a pink kimono with cherry blossom patterns

'The Pillar of Heaven... I think I heard of it before, but where...?' I asked myself as I started to think and it hit me 'That's right! The Pillar of Heaven is the mystic energy that can hold back the primordial chaos from coming into this world. That means without the Jade Emperor, the chaos will leak out and bring the world into ruins' Then I looked at my hands and summoned a small flame of the Samadhi Fire "If only I was stronger... maybe I'll help repair the pillar..." Then I extinguished the flame in my hand

"Lotus" I turned around and saw Nezha standing by the door

"Nezha. Why does your father suspect MK, Wukong and Macaque to be the culprits?" I asked

"Even I have no idea what my father is thinking. I want to believe them, but considering our past, it's a little hard to believe Wukong" Nezha said

"What about Iris? Why was she summoned?" I asked

"She escaped from the scroll, and even tried to harm you" Nezha said

"But that was her evil side. Iris, that's here now is the real Iris"

"I'm afraid it doesn't matter. According to my father, she's also one of the reasons why the pillar is damaged" Nezha said

"But your father didn't even answer my question. How can Wukong steal the Scroll of Memory? If my memory serves me correctly, the scroll should be guarded" I said and Nezha didn't say anything "I wish to speak with General Li Jing"

"What?! You can't!" Nezha said

"Why not?! I need an explanation about everything! I just need to talk to him!" I said

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"Lotus! You don't understand! My father never listens. He never listen to me, he won't listen to you" Nezha said

"You don't know that!"

"I do! You didn't know that when, I tried to this all before. My dreams were too hard to defend. And in the end, I won't lose it all again. Now you're the only thing worth fighting for. More than anything. More than anything. I'll shelter and adore you more than anything"

"Nezha, I don't need you to protect me from this" I said

"I just don't want to lose you like... like how I lost Konohana. I was unable to protect her even though I vowed to always protect her" Nezha said as tears started to flow out from his eyes and I looked at him a sad expression

"Nezha. When I was young, I didn't know you at all. I always felt so small" I recalled a memory when Uncle Tang told me the story about Nezha when I was a little girl "But I heard your stories and I was enthralled. The tales about your bravery, I listened breathlessly. Imagining it could be me. So in the end, it's the view I had of you. More than anything. More than anything. I need to save my people more than anything"

Nezha smiled at me

"I've been dying to find out who you are"

"I've been waiting, wanting the same thing" I wiped away Nezha's tears

"Looks likes the apple falls far"

"Took you awhile" I smiled

"I've missed that smile"

"All that I'm hopin', now that my eyes are open. Is that we can start again, not be pulled apart again. Cause in the end, you are part of who I am" We both sang

"I'll support your dream whatever lies in store"

"And who could ask for more?"

"More than anything"

"More than anything

"More than anything"

"More than anything"

"I'm grateful you're partner. More than anything. More than anything"

After we finished the duet, Nezha looked at me

"I shall let my father know that you want to speak with him. But I can't promise he'll listen" Nezha said

"Just try. Even it's small" I said

Nezha nodded as he left my room

'I hope I'll get to speak with Li Jing. I need to know all the information about the situation that's happening and figure out how to prove their innocence' While I was lost in thought, I heard a loud explosion from outside

"What the...?" Next thing I knew, I fell through a portal and I was being carried by Macaque "Huh? Macaque?"

"Sup, blossom"

I noticed how they're running away from the guards

"We need to get out of here. Any ideas?" Iris asked

"Yeah, but you're really not gonna like how we do it" Wukong said, before Iris could ask what he means, he shoved us to the side and we started to fall

"Wukong!" Macaque exclaimed as he made sure to keep me safe

"You're so dead, Wukong!!!!" Iris shouted

No One P.O.V - Pigsy's Noodle Shop

The creaks in the sky grew wider, while Tang was eating a bowl of noodles and Sandy just parked his new truck

"Oooh, Sandy, love your new truck!" Mei said

"You know, I get a feeling this baby's built to last" Sandy said, but then it was crushed by MK, Wukong, Macaque who was still carrying Sakura and Iris. The tire rolls out from the crushed truck, then flattened by the sword, and Sandy was sad

"MK! Sakura! Good for you two to show up for work... eight hours late! You're lucky I asked Kyubi and the Brotherhood to help with the deliveries" Pigsy shouted

"Uncle Pigsy, I can understand you're really mad at us, but we need to leave" Sakura said

"Yeah, we have to go" MK said

"Does this have anything to do with the ominous creaks being back?" Tang asked as he pointed at the sky with his chopsticks

"You can say that" Iris said

"Iris!" Tackling Iris to the ground was her older brother, Kyubi "Where were you?! Do you have any idea how worried I was?!" Then he noticed the circlet on her head "Who gave you this circlet?"

"What's going on?" Azure asked as he, Peng and Yellowtusk came back from delivering the noodles

"Azure! Peng! Yellowtusk! We'll explain thing later, but right now we need to go, like now!" Sakura said

"We're... sorta on the run from the Celestial Realm" MK said

"What?!" Both Pigsy and the Brotherhood exclaimed, and surrounding them were the Celestial Guards

"Is there a vehicle anywhere?!" Iris asked

"Oh... Probably wish you hadn't smashed up Sandy's new truck, right MK?" Mei said

Then MK used his powers to fix up the truck, made it big enough for everyone to fit. While everyone we're about to head inside the new truck, both Wukong and Iris screamed in pain

"Wukong!" Macaque shouted

"Iris!" Kyubi shouted

"No!"

"This foolishness is over" Li Jing said, and MK's body started to glitch again as he panics

Then Macaque slapped Li Jing's hand away, and the pain stopped

"Kid... go save the world" Macaque said as he opens a portal underneath them and they were now in the truck

"What?"

"No, Macaque!" Wukong shouted

Macaque summoned his shadow monster along with his shadow clones, before the fight was about to begin, Azure, Peng and Yellowtusk stayed behind

"We'll help you" Azure said

"We can't let you have all the fun now" Peng said

"Let's fight until the end" Yellowtusk said, then they all charged towards Li Jing

In the truck

"He'll get away, right? He always gets away. Right?" MK asked

"Let's hope. Even Azure, Peng and Yellowtusk stayed behind to help Macaque in order for us to get away" Sakura said as she looked the same direction MK was looking with a worried look

To be continued in Temple of the Goddess

Hey, guys! Sorry for taking a long time. I was really busy doing stuff in IRL like helping taking care of my grandma who was hospitalized and I didn't have time to write. Anyway, I hope you guys liked the chapter!