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"Here's the key to the city!," the mayor said handing MK a weird skeleton key. "It can open anything and I'm allowing you to use it because...I'M THE MAYOR. HAHAHA."
The mayor suddenly disappeared in a cool mist of blue.
"I don't think that's the real mayor," Mei said
MK smiled and looked at the weird looking key with so much excitement.
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Okay, so he and Mei were having the time of their lives with this until a certain prince decided to ruin it. MK and Mei were heading towards his apartment when it suddenly exploded in flames.
"My house!," MK shouted suddenly a burnt stuffed monkey head came rolling in front of him. MK realized it was the childhood toy his dad handmade for him. "Mr. Snuffles!"
Red-Son stepped out the giant hole.
"Noodle Boy!," he said with a wicked smile. "You've made me wait here long eno-waaaah!"
Red-Son didn't get to finish what he was saying because MK was already on top of him throwing hands.
"You over spiced beef jerky! I kill you! I kill you until you are dead!," MK shouted.
Red-Son set himself on fire causing the monkey hybrid to instinctively back off. The redhead managed to get to his car and drive. That's when MK realized he didn't have the key anymore.
"Oh my gosh, he stole the key," he shouted.
Mei said," don't worry, I've got this!"
She summoned her motorcycle and drove off. MK frowned, pulled out his staff, and mumbled," oh, I'm gonna make that sentient taki pay."
/
Mei was on Red-Son's tail. She managed to dodge several car debris thrown her way. Red-Son looked at her with great annoyance.
"Ugh! Can't you and your simian friend let me plot in peace for once?!," he shouted as his head went up in flames.
"Nice flames! Wanna see some green ones?!," Mei replied and began shooting green fire at his vehicle.
Suddenly, Red-Son's truck transformed into a race car and a large chunk of his was head her way. Mei managed to dodge, but it had slowed her down and Red-Son was further away.
"EAT SHIT, PEPPER-JACK PRICK."
Without warning, MK came crashing down onto the car with his staff causing Red-Son to fly out and hit the ground hard making the key fall out his pocket in the process.
MK grabbed the key while still glaring at the redhead.
"If you don't want me beating you over the head with my staff, explain to me why you wanted this in the first place," he said in the low voice.
Mei felt her spine shiver. She's never seen this side of MK. Then again, she'd be pissed if someone set her childhood toy, Dumplings, on fire too.
"That's none of your business."
Princess Iron Fan was on a nearby building looking at them with annoyance. MK and Mei nodded at each other and charged at her.
Okay, so maybe they were overconfident because the old woman managed to knock both of them down and steal the key.
/
Macaque found himself surrounded by snow. He wasn't cold, but it still disturbed him in a way he couldn't explain.
He looked down at his hands and was horrified to see them covered in ice.
'Traitor..'
The voice was behind him. Macaque slowly turned around to see a skeleton dressed in feminine clothing.
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Macaque shot up from the branch he was sleeping on. He was in the jungle of Flower Fruit Mountain far from the waterfall of Wukong.
"Are you okay?," a nerby monkey cub asked.
"I'm fine, little one. Go back to your mother," Macaque replied.
He looked around the building he was next to. Oh, this was once the place where one of the generals of the Monstrous King Of Havoc used to reside before fleeing after the demon lord's death.
Also one of the few places the fire didn't affect much.
Macaque's been rebuilding parts of the manor. Yes, Macaque has officially moved to Flower Fruit Mountain.
Why would he when he despises Wukong?
Well, the move is more temporary until Xiaotian has completed his training which can take years. Sure, Xiaotian is a quick learner like Wukong, but it still took the monkey king a decade to complete his own training.
Macaque decided if he was going to stay a possible decade he should make things more comfortable.
The other monkeys have been helping him. Finding rare gems wasn't hard when living near the flaming mountains. It's one of the reasons he was able to buy the materials for this project.
He remembered when the Monsterous King of Havoc took over the Water Curtain Cave during Wukong's absence and forced many monkeys to be his slaves.
Macaque had tried to fight, but had also been captured, kept in a beautiful cage which the asshole said he couldn't leave, for the next fifty years, right after the piece of shit asked how old Macaque was.
He was in that cage for three years. Dressed up like a doll and given fruits by the Havoc King personally. At the time, Macaque didn't understand why, but thinking about it now gave him the shivers.
It was a good thing Wukong came back and killed that guy.
His ears picked up footsteps and he turned around to see his son walking towards the building with a sad look on his face.
"Xiaotian, is something wrong?," he asked walking up to his distressed son.
"Mmmm," Xiaotian said holding up a stuffed monkey head.
Oh, shit.
Macaque looked at the charred monkey head and asked," was it Red-Son?"
"Mmhm."
"Want me to fix it?"
"Mmmm!"
Macaque took the stuffed monkey head from Xiaotian's hand. The younger primate pointed at the manor.
"Oh, I'm rebuilding the manor so that I can live in it. The move is temporary, though. When you're done training I'll leave and find somewhere else to stay," Macaque said.
"What about our old house in the village?," Xiaotian asked.
Macaque replied," oh, I gave it to your old village friends Ping and Fei. They got married. Don't worry, all of our personal items are inside my shadow pocket."
"Ok...hey dad," Xiaotian said.
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry I yelled at you a few days ago. You told me something traumatic and instead of showing sympathy, I yelled at you," Xiaotian said.
Macaque was surprised. He had been ignoring the memory believing he had probably deserved the lecture after talking with Pigsey about it.
"No, you're response was totally normal. I kinda deserved to be yelled at for my foolishness," Macaque said.
"Maybe, but I still feel guilty about it," Xiaotian said.
Macaque said," don't worry about it. Just know that what happened between me and Wukong will have nothing to do with you. I won't force you to choose between-"
A familiar scent reached his nose. Macaque grabbed Xiaotian and began sniffing. A faint scent of snow reached his senses.
"Dad, it something wrong?," Xiaotian asked.
Macaque asked," have you been around any ice demons lately?"
Xiaotian thought for a moment then said," well, I did meet the mayor today. It's said that he has some demonic ancestry and it kinda confirmed when he disappeared and left a bit of cool blue mist."
Macaque sighed in relief. He didn't why his hair went up because of the scent. She has been sealed away centuries ago.
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"So, you want to talk about MK? I thought we've already come to an agreement to be civil," Wukong said.
Macaque was in the Monkey King's hut. He came to talk to Wukong.
"Yeah, but Xiaotian doesn't seem fully convinced about it. Two of us need to have a conversation with him," Macaque said.
Sun Wukong frowned at bit said,"Well, if that's what you think we need to do then let's do it."
Macaque glanced at Wukong.
"Look, I care about MK and I don't want him feeling like he has to walk eggshells around me. If the three need to have a sit down conversation then, I have no objections," Wukong said.
Macaque nodded.
/
Inside the Megapolis City town hall, the Mayor looked up at a painting of a beautiful woman in blue.
He smiled and said," soon we will be together again, my lady. Mwahahaha!"
The door to his office opened.
"Mr. Mayor, the owner of the Megapolis City Mall is here to see you," his secretary said interrupting his moment.
The mayor cleared his throat and said," bring him in."