"Very tight!"

MK, Mei, Tang, and Pigsy were all crammed inside Pigsy's food truck as they recklessly sped down the road; meanwhile, Y/N hung on from the roof for dear life.

"Pigsy, watch where you're going! You're gonna kill us!" Tang exclaimed in pure terror

"Yeah, we gotta get to Flower Fruit Mountain without getting smushed in a car crash. All we need to do is drive through an entire ocean. Simple." MK said confidently, oblivious, as he held up a handmade drawing of Flower Fruit Mountian before slowly rolling down the window and poking his head out toward Y/N

"You doing alright up there, Y/N!"

"Fucking Peachy!" Y/N yelled back, trying to sound sarcastic despite the intense adrenaline rush, "Oh, absolutely fantastic! Just hanging around, no big deal!" He finished, nearly slipping off in the process as he scowled at MK

"Oh...Ok!" MK said innocently before pulling his head back inside and rolling up the window as Y/N's swearing spree muffled into the air.

"Guys! Demon Bull King has moved onto downtown. He's destroying the cheese tea stalls!"

"All the more reason to get this staff back to Monkey King. Flower Fruit Mountain. It's the only place he could be. Right, Mr. Tang?

"Indeed. However, Flower Fruit Mountain is hidden away, deep in dangerous and unknown territory..." Tang said, his ominous tone trailing off as a burning seriousness etched onto his face, and MK watched on, his eyes sparkling with every word. "...So I guess we better turn back!" He finishes tugging on his collar, laughing anxiously.

"WHAT!!" MK, Mei, and Y/N yelled, the latter of which slammed his face through the side window, glaring at Tang. "I have not been hanging onto this fucking deathtrap for god knows how long, just to turn back!" He yelled, angrily throwing his arms up before quickly climbing back onto the roof so as not to fly off.

"Oh, shut it, you big babies. I know a guy that can take us there. The most dangerous, deadly, raged-filled warrior I've ever known. "Pigsy growled out, smiling as he sped off toward the docks.

"Sandy..."

Y/N and the others found themselves gathered inside Sandy's cozy living room aboard his houseboat. Pigsy had taken the initiative to brief Sandy on everything that was happening, leaving everyone else in the room trembling with fear as the imposing figure of the giant, blue-skinned water demon turned toward them, his gaze reflecting the profound contemplation of all they had revealed.

"That's a lot to take in. You know what I do to people who disrupt the peace?" Sandy asked, towering over all of them on the couch...before pulling out a tray of tea seemingly out of thin air, and a cat slid down his shoulder. "Serve them tea! You guys want some? You? How about that guy over there? Huh? Huh?" Sandy zipped around the room, offering everyone their own cup.

"Oh, yes! Don't mind if I do." Tang said cheerfully, raising his hand before he and Mei leaned closer to Pigsy's ear, smirking, "Certain noodle shop owners could learn a lot from your hospitality, Sandy."

"Oh, you're right, piggy; this guy is dangerous. He'll kill us with cuteness!" Mei happily teased, placing a cat on top of Pigsy's head.

"Wow! This is actually pretty good! Usually, I think tea tastes like pigeon sweat." Y/N said in between sips and petting a cat that happened to crawl onto his lap. "Thanks! It's my own blend of anti-stress fruits. It really brings the heart rate down." Sandy said, smiling proudly and happily before finally, Pigsy snapped.

"Sandy! What happened to you? Where's the angry, glass-chewing, fist-throwing buddy I used to know?" He yelled, scaring away a few of the cats on the couch as he climbed up to Sandy's face before he immediately got set back down, and Sandy patted his head.

"Oh well, my therapist said I really needed to calm down. That's why I started drinking tea. Doing yoga. Investing in therapy cats. Really helps. Oh, don't you, Mo?" He explained, snuggling with Mo, who purred happily. Suddenly, though, Mei gasped as an idea came to her mind, and she quickly jumped in front of Sandy and glanced up at him with massive, tear-filled eyes. "Oh, Mr. Sandy, sir. We could really use your help. We've gotta get to Fwower Fwuit Mountain!" She pleaded, and MK quickly slid down beside her, joining in on her plan

"Pwease, the fate of the world is at state," MK begged, making his eyes as big as possible. Y/N just watched the two and rolled his eyes...before joining in, too.

"Yeah, and I don't wanna die just yet." He said, giving his best innocent voice, and that finally seemed to do the trick.

"Ok!"

"Really?" The trio said in perfect sync

"Anything for Pigsy. I can get you there, but it ain't a pleasant trip." Sandy warned, and MK, Mei, and Y/N shot up and cheered, bouncing around the living room.

"Alright, let's get moving. But I'm telling you, old friend. If things get hairy, I've changed. I don't go around picking fights no more." He explained, turning to Pigsy, who sighed in annoyance before slowly nodding his head. "Mo, initiate the launch sequence!" Sandy exclaimed as Mo jumped off his shoulder.

"Launch sequence?"

Mo instantly pressed a massive red button, which started up the boat. "Onwards to Flower Fruit Mountain!" Sandy yells, and the boat blasts off into the unknown as MK and Y/N cheer into the distance. Unbeknownst to any of them though, a single bull clone watched their every move.

On the other side of the city, the bull clone walks over to Red Son, who stands over the ledge of a building. The robotic bull bows and clears its throat before letting out a mumble, which seemingly enraged the young fire prince. "What?! You let them get away?!" Red Son yelled, his eyes igniting in pure fury.

"Aww, so your plan didn't go according to plan, huh? Red Son's flames instantly extinguished at the sound of his mother's voice as it emerged from the winds. She floated in the air for a moment before descending toward her son as she pinched his cheek.

"Oh, don't worry, my sweet, useless boy. Mother will get the staff. I'm not about to let anyone stop us. Not this time." She vowed, the winds quickly wrapping around her in a vortex before she vanished into the winds.
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"Halt evil monster! I must thwart thee!" MK's resounding cry echoed through the air as he struck a dramatic pose, swirling the staff with flair. Sitting side by side, Mei and Y/N couldn't help but  chuckle watching him."For I am the Monkey Ki-ahhh" MK bellows, raising the staff high above his head before, with a sudden burst of power, the staff shoots forward, extending through the ship's hull just beside Mei's head and into the vast expanse of the ocean.

"Wooo! That was awesome!"

"Bravo! Such finesse!" Y/N cheers, applauding sarcastically, shaking his head as he leans against the ship's railing. MK, slightly embarrassed by the less-than-graceful display, sheepishly grinned.

"Sorry, guys." He said, trying to lift the staff off the ground only for it to jolt in his hands and shorten right back, smacking MK in the face. He groaned in pain as he rubbed his bruised face before his eyes shot open, and he noticed something in the distance: Flower Fruit Mountain.

"We're here! Flower Fruit Mountain!" MK yelled, pointing excitedly, his earlier mishap quickly forgotten as he gazed at the majestic mountain in the distance when suddenly the boat shook violently as an enormous geyser of burning magma burst from the sea, nearly flipping the boat over completely and tossing the cargo overboard. Y/N and everyone screamed, and he desperately held onto Mei, ensuring she wouldn't fly off until it all finally subsided and the boat settled once again in a massive crash against the waves.

"Is everyone okay?!" Y/N shouted, checking on his companions as they all slowly picked themselves up from the floor of the boat before his attention finally turned to the world around him, and his jaw dropped.

"Oh crap, baskets."

Active volcanoes covered the front of the island, and a combination of ash and smog covered the sky. MK gasped in awe at the sight of it all, and Mei slipped out of Y/N's grasp as they walked to the edge of the boat beside him.

"Welcome to the Flaming Mountains, gang! A volcanic ring surrounds the mountain, making it virtually impassable." Sandy explained, standing behind them. When the boat finally landed on the safest spot on the island, Y/N, MK, Mei, and Pigsy got out. And began the long trek toward the mountain.

"This path is the only safe way through. That's as close as the boat can get. Just... be careful."

"No promises!" Y/N and Mei yelled, laughing as they moved deeper and deeper into the fire and eventually out of sight.

The journey through the Flaming Mountains was treacherous, with molten lava flowing in streams and scorching hot air, making it difficult to breathe. Y/N, MK, Mei, and Pigsy pressed on, their determination fueling their every step. Pigsy grumbled about the heat, Mei tried to cool herself with her folding fan, MK pretended to be the Monkey King, and Y/N couldn't stop sweating.

"Stupid Sandy. Stupid Tang. Staying cozy in his stupid boat. What did I do to deserve this, Noodle Gods?" Pigsy pleaded, a single tear forming in the corner of his eye before screaming out as a lava geyser burst right in front of him, nearly cooking him alive and freezing him in terror.

"Mmm, I smell bacon." Y/N chuckled, quickly feeling a job on his shoulder and turning to find an annoyed Mei scowling at him before turning to Pigsy. "Careful, piggy! Eeeee! You gotta wonder why Monkey King decided to live here, of all places." She said as Pigsy growled in anger and annoyance.

"You know when Monkey King had to get through the Flaming Mountains, he actually used Princess Iron Fan's fan to blow-" MK tried to finish but was quickly cut off by the sound of laughter from none other than Princess Iron Fan herself as she emerged from the smog glaring down at all of them.

"Well, well, well. Aren't you a little Monkey King fanboy." She said as a lava geyser shot up behind her; she moved the tip of her fan into the molten flames, causing it to ignite, before launching a fireball at them all, sending them flying back, and Y/N, Mei, and MK all crashing on top of one another.

"Kids! Everyone okay?" Pigsy yelled as he kneeled beside them. Princess Iron Fan cackled maniacally as she floated above, an evil, twisted smirk wrapped on her face.

"I'll be taking that staff now." She said MK, Mei, and Y/N shot up from the ground, the staff in Mk's hands as the three prepared for a fight.

"This belongs to the Monkey King. There's no way I'm letting you take it."

"Yeah, back off, you breezy bitch." Y/N said mockingly, and Princess Iron Fan instantly glared murderous wind-filled daggers into him. "You're just an annoying pair of noodle boys trying to play hero, aren't you? Well, sorry to disappoint boys. Playtime is over."

"Yeah, for you!"

In an instant, Y/N and MK charge toward Princess Iron Fan, a flame of determination igniting in their eyes before leaping into the air. MK's staff came barrelling down with thunderous force while Y/N aimed a devastating punch straight for her face until, to their shock, she instantly and effortlessly summoned a gauntlet, stopping MK dead in the air with a mere flick of her finger. Meanwhile, a solid wall of wind erupted from below, instantly forcing Y/N back the moment his fist made contact.

"W-What the?" Y/N struggled out against the winds before, in the blink of an eye, Princess Iron Fan ripped The Monkey King's staff right out of MK's hand and blasted both of them with a powerful gust of wind, sending Y/N and MK hurtling towards the geysers as they screamed into the fiery unknown.

"No MK, Y/N!" Mei yelled, tears in her eyes as she desperately tried to chase after them before a geyser erupted, blocking her path. "Mei, we gotta go!" Pigsy said, throwing Mei over his shoulder and running back to the boat as Princess Iron Fan laughed before vanishing into the winds.

"I'm so sorry, boys."

Back on Sandy's boat, Tang, Mei, and Sandy stood solemnly on the deck as thunder rumbled within the dark, ash-filled skies that surrounded the volcanic ring.

"They can't be gone. They can't." Pigsy said, tears in his eyes as his voice breaks.

"I'm sorry, Pigsy."

"There was nothing we could do," Tang said, turning towards him and Sandy.

"Nothing? Nothing?! Pigsy yelled angrily as he stomped to the young monk, grabbing him tightly by his scarf as he continued right in his face, "I could have done something. I could have...I should have protected MK and Y/N!" He finishes, and Pang stands there silently, a shared pain lingering in his eyes as Pigsy lets go and lowers his head, sighing sorrowfully.

"...It's over."

"No...it's not over," Tang spoke, Pigsy raised his head and looked at him. "We can't help MK or Y/N. But we can make sure no more lives are lost. Make sure their sacrifice wasn't in vain. He said, and Sandy set a hand on Pigsy's shoulder as he wiped the tears from his eyes.

"Someone has to fight." Mei finally spoke.

"Mei?"

Mei quickly wipes her tears and turns to face them, revealing a sadistically evil and enraged smile on her face. "That Demon Bully is going to..." A bolt of lightning struck down from the heavens above, and in the blink of an eye, Mei vanished, and the image of a raging emerald dragon took her place.

"...pay."
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When Y/N finally opened his eyes once again, he found himself lying on the ground in the middle of what appeared to be a tropical forest. Groaning in pain, he tried to sit up, but his head throbbed, and his body ached. As he looked around, he realized that he was all alone...well, almost all alone, had it not been for a group of small peach-colored monkeys that now gathered all around him, looking at Y/N with curiosity in their eyes as they tilted their heads.

"Uhh, hi, little guys." He said, his voice weak and hoarse, but there was no answer aside from that of the monkeys chattering amongst themselves and the nearby waters splashing against the shore as Y/N got to his feet, his mind reeling as he tried to understand what had just happened. He Princess Iron Fan, the staff, MK, and then...nothing.

"I gotta find MK."

Y/N stumbled forward, his legs weak and wobbly but filled with determination to find him, when suddenly, a small weight landed on his shoulder. He glanced to his side and saw a tiny golden-colored monkey perched there, chittering and pointing deeper into the forest.

"You want me to go that way?" He asked, and to his surprise, the golden monkey slowly nodded, seemingly understanding him, to which Y/N chuckled. "Alright, if you say so, what's the worst that could happen?" He said and immediately rushed off in the direction the small monkey pointed, clenching his fist as he ran faster until he eventually heard an all too familiar scream.

"MK!" Y/N called out, as he exploded from the forest into a clearing with a final burst of speed, and his eyes widened in joy and disbelief as there in the center lay MK...being absolutely trampled by monkeys.

"Ah! No! Wait! Don't! Ahhh!"

Y/N couldn't help but laugh at the comical sight of MK being overwhelmed by the playful monkeys. The golden monkey that had guided Y/N hopped onto his shoulder again and seemed to enjoy the spectacle, too.

"Hey, MK! Need some help?" Y/N called out with a teasing grin, approaching the chaotic scene, and MK quickly looked up at him, eyes wide with a mixture of panic and relief.

"Y/N! Yes, please help!" MK cried out as he tried to fend off the monkeys, making Y/N chuckle, and then, with a swift kick and some shooing gestures, Y/N managed to scatter the monkeys and free MK from their playful assault. MK instantly scrambled to his feet, panting heavily.

"Thanks, Y/N. Those monkeys... they're a bit too friendly," MK said, still catching his breath.

"Anytime, little brother." Y/N chuckled before glancing behind MK and gasping in awe as right before his very eyes stood Flower Fruit Mountain in all its glory. Somehow and someway, they had made it.

"Woah! Flower Fruit Mountain."

Hours went by, and Y/N and MK groaned as they hauled themselves up before instantly plopping down to the ground, exhausted as they finally reached the top of the mountain. Y/N slowly looked up before his eyes widened at the breathtaking sight before him as a beautiful roaring waterfall cascaded down and across a small tranquil lake with monkeys all around.

"Holy...shit," Y/N whispered, slowly rising to his feet, and as he focused closer on the falling waters, his body and mind seemed to freeze once more. The world around him faded into oblivion, and the land where he once stood dissolved before quickly returning as he rushed forward effortlessly, skipping across the lake's stones as the monkeys watched him. As Y/N stood before the raging waterfall, he unconsciously raised his hand, and in an instant, the crystal blue water turned a shining gold as a symbol emerged from his palm onto the water before suddenly being yanked back into reality, to the sound of MK's voice.

"Y/N! Are you okay? Can you hear me?!," MK said, looking concerned as he approached Y/N by the waterfall. Y/N quickly shakes his head, snapping out of his momentary daze, and turns to him. "Yeah...Yeah, I'm fine, MK. I just...lost myself for a second there." Y/N said, MK smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, I'll say you completely left me in the dust back there. How did you do all that anyway, with the rocks and the waterfall?" MK asks, turning his and your attention to the now suddenly split waters, revealing a cave entrance deep inside.

"I...I don't know, my body just sorta moved on its own somehow...like I've done this a million times before." Y/N confesses, his voice trailing off at the end as he and MK hesitantly step inside.

"Hello?" MK called out, his voice echoing along the cave walls as he and Y/N moved further and further into the cave, traveling across an old wooden bridge until finally reaching what looked to be an ancient-looking mural showing what looked to be almost identical images of Pigsy, Tang, and Sandy alongside a horse and a much younger looking Monkey King above them all.

"Wow...I can't believe it's really him. We actually made it M-Oh my god, what the fuck is wrong with your eyes!" Y/N yells, completely freaked out as he sees MK, his eyes no longer their usual black but bright and radiant gold, which makes MK freak out even more.

"I don't know! What...what's happening? What's wrong with my eyes?!" he yelled, glancing down at his hands, and his new golden world, then back toward the mural as its story began to play before him.

"Woah! That's Monkey King when he was born from a stone. And when he got his staff from the Dragon of the East! Y/N, are you seeing this?!" He asked excitedly as he kept looking around, and Y/N shook his head.

"Nope, I'm not seeing anything," Y/N said before a powerful energy wrapped itself around him, forcing all his senses to stand on end, pressing closer onto his chest and whispering in his ears as it guided him, and he slowly turned around.

"But I definitely feel something."

"Monkey King?!" MK Yelled, rushing past Y/N further into the cave, and he quickly gave chase. The energy he felt and his sense growing stronger and more haywire as he grew closer and closer before he found MK sitting there solemnly, his knees at his chest as he sat before what appeared to be a small cabin with a massive peach tree behind it as stairs leading up to the entrance.

"What was I thinking? For a moment there, I thought. Hhhh! Mr. Tang was right. I really am delusional." Y/N approaches MK, concern etched across his face as he crouches down beside him, trying to get a better look at MK's face before slowly placing a hand on his head and ruffling his hair softly.

"You're not delusional MK. You're just a brave guy who's just tryna do the right thing, plus look where we are now. There is nothing delusional about this place or you. Y/N says, smiling warmly and wholeheartedly, MK slowly looks up at him and smiles honestly, "Thanks, bro." He says quietly as a butterfly lands on his arms.

Both Y/N and MK looked at it weirdly for a moment before suddenly...it spoke.

"Sup."

Y/N and MK instantly screamed as it flew out of his hand onto the ground. "Yes, yes, it is I, the Monkey K-" Y/N instantly cut the creature off, slamming his foot down onto it. "Is it dead?" He asks, lifting his foot before suddenly the flattened butterfly begins to glow as its body changes and morphs before their very eyes from an eagle to a tiger, then a bear, and finally its true form. The Monkey King Himself.

"M-m-Monkey King?!"

"No fucking way, is it really you?!"

"Yep, the one and only." Monkey King said, smirking proudly. "So, where's my staff?" He asks, and Y/N instantly feels sweat roll down his cheek as he tugs on his collar.

"Well, you see, Monkey King...what had happened was-" Y/N goes to finish, but MK quickly cuts him off, dropping to his knees as tears flowed from his eyes. "We're so sorry! We tried to bring it to you, but Princess Iron Fan came and took it! She's got this glove and-" Monkey King instantly burst out laughing, cutting MK off as he crouches down in front of him. "I know, I know. Look, I'm gonna come clean, um...I've been kinda watching you both."

"What." Y/N and MK said in perfect sync, and then it all seemed to click for them. The bird from the construction site, the butterfly on Sandy's boat, the golden monkey that pointed the way back to MK.

"Wait, what! That was you!?"

"This whole time!?" The both of them yell, with MK pouting and Y/N more so glaring at the Monkey King as he scratched his back with a bamboo stick before laughing at both of them. "HA! The look on your faces! You're perfect!"

"Perfect for what?" Y/N and MK asked at the same time, confused, before Monkey King finally turns to face them, standing up and crossing his arm with a stern seriousness etched on his face, "To be...my successors!!!"

"Say what now?"

"Uhhh? Are you sure you're the Monkey King? You've been cooped up in here way too long. I think your brain went mushed up. MK says as he pokes and prods Monkey King while climbing all around him. "Listen, guys. You two fought demons. And you didn't die. And you both made it here. Not just anyone can lift my staff. But you two did," Monkey Kind said, setting MK down with his tail while he grabbed what looked like a bag of peach chips, and started munching em down.

"But what about DBK?" Y/N asks, and Monkey King laughs as he summons a cloud underneath his feet and lays down on it. "Pfft, ha! What about DBK? You two can handle it. Consider it a trial." He finished in between chews.

Y/N just stared at him while clenching his fist tightly. He had almost died getting here, MK had almost died getting here, and for what? Some lazy monkey who wasn't going to do anything to help them. The world around Y/N quickly began to fade in and out once again as the anger inside grew further and further bubbling toward the surface, the ground beneath his feet cracking slightly as he sent the Monkey King a powerful glare, instantly causing the slightest shiver to emerge from the godly primate as he met the young boy's eyes before all of it was quickly broken as MK spoke again.

"But we..." Mk starts but sighs sadly, Y/N looks over to him and ruffles his hair a bit, giving him a calming look before Monkey King makes his way over and rests his hands on his shoulders. "Look, if you two can lift the staff, you can use it. Just believe in yourselves. Even just a smidge makes all the difference." Monkey King says, smiling gently toward the both of them, earning a genuine smile in return.

"Not a bad pep talk for a lazy monkey," Y/N said, chuckling, and Monkey King rolls his eyes.

"I have my moments. Now, the staff was taken from you. Take it back." Monkey King said, proudly and confidently, crossing his arms again. Y/N and MK just smirked

"All right!"
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"Uh, Y/N?"

"Yeah, MK?"

"How are we supposed to get back?!" MK asks, looking out towards the seemingly endless ocean of water and volcanoes over the horizon as he and Y/N stand back on the beach. Y/N scratches his head, looking at the tumultuous seascape stretching before them. "Well, I guess we'll have to figure that out on our own." He said before hearing the sound of Monkeys chattering, to which he and MK quickly turned to find a group of them messing with a metal box.

"Hey, isn't that from Sandy's boat?" Y/N asks MK as the two of them walk up to it, before quickly jumping back as the side of the metal box flies open, scaring away the monkeys as they avoid getting crushed. Y/N instantly gasped in awe as he peaked inside the box as it revealed a gorgeous and pristine gold and red hover jet.

"Well, isn't that convenient?" Y/N said as he quickly hopped in the front seat, with MK climbing in behind him as they looked over the controls, completely confused. "Uh, Y/N, are you sure you can fly this thing?"

"Of course, how hard can it be? It's for ages 8 and up." Y/N said confidently, pressing a grey button and turning the jet on. It then lifted off the ground, and Y/N couldn't help but flash an excited smile.

"Let's Ride!" Y/N said, blasting off toward the city with MK screaming his lungs out as they went.
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Back in Megapolis City, it now lay in devastation and ruin as The Demon Bull King and his forces continued their rampage with his newfound powers from Monkey King's staff. Buildings crumbled, streets were engulfed in flames, and terrified citizens ran for their lives. The city was under siege, and the chaos was overwhelming.

Bull Clones now search one of the city's many trenches for survivors, when suddenly they hear... a truck's horn? The Bull Clones turned their attention towards the sound, their mechanical eyes narrowing as they spotted a food truck approaching. It was Pigsy's, now laced with armor and spears loaded at the front as they ran over the bull clones, destroying them all in the process. Everyone in the truck screamed in fear as they kept driving faster and faster. A lone bull clone quickly narrowed them into its sights as they prepared a canon and quickly fired a wave of explosive barrels at them.

"Oh no, their secret weapon, Barrels!" Tang yelled as Pigsy swerved the truck to dodge the barrels, flipping over in the process and causing the gang to jump out heroically as an explosion went off behind them. Dark looks were quickly on their faces as Red Son appeared in a wave of flames before them.

"So you wanna be heroes, huh? Let me show you what happens to heroes!" Red Son yelled, his eyes igniting in fury, and Pigsy growled in frustration as he stepped forward. "Ugh! I've had it up to here with these demon punks-" He tries to finish, but Mei quickly cuts him off, holding out her arm, blocking his way and completely furious.

"I'll handle this one." She says, a burning emerald hatred in her eyes as an ominous green aura and lighting erupts from her body, creating the essence of a mythical emerald green dragon once more right behind her...before instantly fading as a familiar red and gold hover jet flew straight through it, flipping upside down and revealing a teary-eyed Y/N and MK in their seats.

"Y/N? MK?" Mei questioned as the jet sped off, crashing right into Red Son, running him over, and landing right on top of him as it stopped for a moment... only to speed right back up, carrying him high into the air before crashing right back into the ground once again. The rest of the group quickly looked over the rubble as both Y/N and MK claimed out from the wreckage, groaning in pain.

"I thought you said you could handle flying, Y/N!"

"Oh, like you would have done much better, MK!" The duo argued back and forth with one another while the entire group watched with tears in their eyes filled with joy. "Kids!" Pigsy yelled as they ran up to them, and Mei instantly tackled the pair to the ground, rubbing her cheeks against theirs as tears freely began to fall.

"Y/N, MK! Oh, my goodness, we saw you both get blasted into the fire I...I thought you both were all like, pew! Ah! But you're not! Where'd you get a jet? Way to trash it already." Mei finished sadly as she looked at the destroyed jet, Y/N chuckled, wiping away her tears with his sleeve, smiling playfully.

"Yeah, not gonna lie, that one's on me," Y/N said, Mei chuckled before gasping and taking his hand, "Wait, Monkey King, did you guys find him?"

"Yeah, we did!" MK said, fanboyish sparkles in his eyes,

"So, where is he?" Pigsy asked

"He said it's up to me. To us."

"Well, that's anti-climactic," Mei said disappointedly

"I know, right? So bullshit!" Y/N yelled when suddenly an explosion goes off, ruining the reunion as they all looked up to see the Demon Bull King, roughly 100x's bigger than he was before, towering over the city.

"Uhh guys...why do I hear final boss music playing?"

"How are we meant to fight that?" Tang asked nervously, MK looked down at his hands and clenched them tight. "We believe in ourselves." MK says, jumping down from the jet before turning back to them all "You clean the street. Y/N and I will stop the Demon Bull King." He said, and instantly, multiple explosions went off simultaneously

"...Somehow," He finished nervously.

"We are so fucked." Y/N said monotone, moving right beside him.

"Yeah, this jet probably woulda been really useful, hey?" Mei asked, Kicking the destroyed jet and a tiny motorcycle roll right out from the wreckage.

"Huh...neat," Y/N said quickly, jumping onto the bike.

"That'll work! MK yelled excitedly,

"Go get 'em, guys!" Mei said with a thumbs up, and with a quick nod from MK and a two-fingered salute from Y/N, they sped off. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to any of them, a familiar bird watched from the rooftops.
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As Y/N and MK sped toward the colossal Demon Bull King, the city's destruction spread out before them. Using it to their advantage, they hurried toward the towering demon, who quickly noticed them approaching and smiled maliciously.

"The little thieves return." Demon Bull King roared, firing wave after wave of massive energy blasts from his now canon arm toward Y/N and MK, forcing Y/N to swerve out of the way, using the tires' bounce to dodge each blast before launching off the end of the road high into the air right in front of the Demon Bull King. Suddenly, though, at that moment, it was as if time had come to a screeching halt, and a powerful energy wrapped itself around Y/N, forcing all of his senses into overdrive once more and a stranger mixture of rage and excitement to fill his heart guiding towards the center of the Demon Bull Kings chest.

"The staff!!!" Y/N and MK said in perfect sink, launching themselves straight through the center of Demon Bull King's armor, to which he laughed vilely."Now, this world is truly mine!" He roars, before instantly stumbling back in pain, losing a bit of his power. "W-What is this?" He struggled before a pair of stone eggs rocketed out of the core of his armor, one solid and intact, the other dirtied and cracked all over.

The eggs quivered briefly before erupting into blinding pillars of golden light, revealing MK and Y/N suspended in the air.

"Two Monkey Kings?" Demon Bull King questioned, unease tainting his words. MK slowly opened his eyes and summoned the Monkey King's staff.

"Ready, Y/N?" He asked, glancing toward him. In response, Y/N extended his hand toward the open expanse, his once serene eyes now ablaze with fiery intensity.

"Come to me...Nyoibo!" With a resounding boom, the heavens parted instantly, and from above, a massive stone pillar hurtled towards the earth, igniting as it descended through the atmosphere. It rapidly dwindled in size, hurtling faster and faster before extinguishing upon landing gracefully in Y/N's grasp.

"Ready." Y/N and MK's eyes flashed, and in an instant, they vanished into the winds and reappeared, sending two powerful punches right into Demon Bull King's stomach, the force it created sending out a shockwave and launching him flying back just barely managing to catch himself as he dug his claws into the earth. Demon Bull King struggled to regain his composure, his massive form causing the ground to tremble beneath him. He snarled at Y/N and MK, his eyes burning with rage and desperation. "You little pests!" DBK roared, the canons on his back, firing off while Y/N and MK effortlessly dodged and weaved the energy blasts, using their newfound agility to stay one step ahead, and mock DBK through it all.

"Wup!"

"Nope"

"You're too slow!" Y/N and MK somersaulted into the air, leaving golden light trails behind them, smirking as they aimed their staffs directly at DBK. "Grow, Nyoibo!" Y/N shouted, expanding his staff alongside MK's, propelling them into DBK's chest and crushing him into a massive crater. MK wasted no time, slicing a massive chunk from a nearby building and impaling it on the tip of his staff.

"Here we go!" he exclaimed, driving the building fragment onto DBK, who struggled desperately not to buckle under its weight. "Not again!" DBK grunted, his eyes flashing with blinding green and white as the core of his armor discharged an overwhelming blast that obliterated the building, engulfing Y/N and MK. The two plummeted towards the earth, only for DBK to deliver a massive punch, sending them crashing into a building's side, writhing in pain.

"Ow...my everything," Y/N groaned.

"You thought you two cold stand against me? I am the Demon Bull King! I will not let a pair of little thieves take victory from my grasp!"

"Does this guy...ever shut up?" Y/N struggled, wiping blood from his face as he slowly rose. "You alright, MK?" he inquired, receiving no response as MK focused on a nearby Monkey Mech arcade machine, an idea brewing in his mind.

"I guess not," Y/N muttered, turning his attention back to DBK as frustration mounted. Anger burned inside him, growing fiercer by the moment, until suddenly, the world around him began to flicker in and out before plunging into darkness, with nothing but a pair of menacing crimson eyes staring back at him.

"Finally." a voice resonated, yanking Y/N back to reality as MK stood beside him, glaring at DBK.

"You might have some of that old fool's powers, but you two are no Monkey King." DBK taunted, MK's glare softened, and he grinned cheekily. "You're right, I'm the Monkey Kid!" MK exclaimed, thrusting his staff into the ground. The alley shattered around him before reassembling, lifting him into the air as MK vanished and a colossal Monkey Mech replaced him. Y/N gazed in awe, a small smile creeping onto his face as his eyes drifted toward his staff.

"And I..." Y/N's entire body ignited with energy, the image of the glowing crimson eyes seared into his mind, "...am Son Y/N." In an instant, Y/N thrust his staff, propelling himself high into the air. Energy enveloped him, taking the form of a transparent golden great ape with Y/N at its core, and a tail sprouting from his back.

"It's time to bring you and your family to justice," MK declared, summoning his staff and diving towards Demon Bull King.

"It's over, DBK. We've come for you!" Y/N added, unleashing a massive energy blast that, combined with MK's attack, causing all the planets to tremble as it made contact in a massive explosion of power, and once the smoke finally cleared, Demon Bull King knelt in agony, defeated.

"Im...possible." Outside the crater, MK folded his arms within the Monkey Mech. "Nothing is impossible if you believe in yourself! Make no mistake, you just got MK and Y/N'OD!!!" MK proclaimed proudly. Red Son emerged from the rubble, battered and bruised, glaring at them both.

"You think this is over!? It ain't over, Bozo! Why don't you get out of the dorky mech and ape and fight me, cowards!" he snarled before collapsing at his father's feet, making MK chuckle as he attempted a final blow. However, a massive vortex suddenly materialized before him.

"We know when we've been bested. But this isn't over, and this won't be the last you see of us," Princess Iron Fan laughed, vanishing with her family into the winds.

"Well, I guess that means we won. Thank Buddha," Y/N sighed. The golden great ape avatar dissipated as he landed safely, his new tail swaying in the breeze. "Huh, neat."

"Y/N, MK, you guys did it!" Mei cheered as they turned to see her waving at them amidst the city's wreckage. "You kicked DBK's butt! Without us, the city would've been doomed!" Mei exclaimed. Y/N and MK chuckled awkwardly, surveying the ruins behind them. "Yeah, but you know, we couldn't have done it on our own," MK admitted, descending to join them.

"Ain't that the truth," Y/N agreed, before Sandy embraced them in a massive hug. "You did it, little dudes!"

"I guess that makes you the new Monkey Kings now, huh?" Mei asked.

"Nah, hard pass on that," Y/N chuckled, as Tang chimed in, "Monkey Kid, and Son Y/N, didn't you two say?"

"So, what happens now?"

"Isn't it obvious?" MK declared.

"We get some sleep?" Y/N suggested, much to MK's chagrin.

"No, we bust up some more bad guys!" MK proclaimed with pride and excitement until Tang intervened once more. "Or...we get noodles."

"Hell yeah!" Y/N cheered, and the others quickly joined in as the sun set over the horizon; however, just before they could disperse, a familiar bird transformed into Monkey King, who smiled down upon them before soaring away.

To be continued.

"Hey, Y/N, nice new tail!" Mei remarked
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Long Time coming, but here it finally is. I hope you all enjoyed it.

Mikey Out!