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It was a beautiful morning as MK got out of the Noodle Cart, happily whistling a tune as he danced to the beat of the music in his headphones. Qin Yang let out a giggle as she watched the older monkey and handed him the delivery.
Qin Yang had wanted to visit MK and hang out with him so Sùsù brought her down the mountain and to the shop which had been crowded with people. Sùsù offered to help Tang and Pigsy at the shop while MK and Qin Yang did deliveries.
The house they were dropping the food off to was only across the street, so the elder simian left the younger waiting in the cart, volume turned down low so he could keep an ear out just in case she decided to wander off...again.
Though the younger running off wasn't what got his attention but the sound of a motor driving full-speed in his direction, the teen jumping up and backflipping onto the cart's roof, right before the driver could hit him. Originally going to scold the driver, only to groan as he saw that it was one of those stupid Speedy Panda drivers, who had skidded to a stop to glare at him.
For the past week, they'd been harassing him on his delivery routes, trying to destroy the food and actually physically harm him. The first time he had Qin Yang with him since the kings left was last week and they'd run into the group who had tried to physically harm the younger monkey, but quickly learned how stupid an idea that was when MK proceeded to beat the ever-loving shit out of all of them the moment they'd tried to lay a finger on her. Of course, he didn't use the staff, only his fists.
But oh, did he want to.
Sùsù had been so pissed when she heard what happened and was ready to hunt down and kill those delivery guys. You see, a little after New Year’s Eve, Sùsù had officially adopted Qin Yang.
Daisy had disappeared before any Speedy Panda had started leaving a note that she was on a mission getting something and would return as soon as she could but that was 3 weeks ago. Honestly, he was kinda happy she wasn’t here because out of all of them, she was the strongest and could kill all of the drivers in one swift move.
Macaque had to remind Wukong of their current mission the moment his golden husband tried to bolt off on his cloud to kill the drivers after hearing about them harassing MK. The Shadow Demon didn't mention that they shouldn't kill the drivers, just that they had a mission to do. Besides, Pigsy had that covered, the other's sweat dropping in the background as the chef, the Monkey King, Mei, and MK all schemed together. Sùsù, Ba, and Beng wanted in on any revenge they had planned.
He'd gotten full permission from both parents to use the staff if those drivers tried anything again.
Heaving a sigh, the monkey prince hopped off his vehicle, summoning the staff with a whirl, "Really guys? Again? What is this, the 4th-5th time?"
Four more drivers showed up behind the teen, who sighed once again, pinching the bridge of his nose, "Listen, I don't have time for you, so could you maybe...I dunno, leave us alone this one time?"
His answer was all four zooming toward him on their mopeds, aiming to ram the teen.
"Guess that's a no."
Back at the shop, Pigsy was ducking and dodging incoming books.
"I can't believe you!"
"Hold up, Tang! Wait a minute!" Pigsy tried to reason with the somewhat angry scholar, only to duck when he threw a book at him.
Sùsù was sitting at a booth watching with worry but Tang had a mean throw so she didn’t dare get in between them.
"After all these years of being married, You forgot our anniversary!?" Tang yelled angrily, throwing another book at the Pig Demon.
Today is Tang and Pigsy's 40th anniversary, and it completely slipped the Pig Demon's mind. I mean it wasn't on purpose, there's been so much going on and…
"Tang, sweetie, please calm down-"
"Do I really mean so little to you, Pigsy!?" Tang says as he looks at Pigsy, tears threatening to spill from his eyes.
Pigsy stared at his husband in disbelief, does he really think what he thinks of him? Before he could respond, the front door opened, entering MK and Qin Yang.
The two walked over to the booth where Sùsù was seated, not noticing the two arguing husbands. MK face planted onto the table with a groan and Qin Yang climbed up onto the set in between Sùsù and MK. She started rubbing his back in a soothing manner.
"Are you okay, MK? Sùsù asked worriedly.
“Yeah, but I’ve had it up to here with those Speedy Panda delivery brickheads!” MK grumbled.
"Another one?!" The Pig Demon shouted in anger, popping out of his hiding spot and watching as the brown she-monkey began to fix his adoptive son's hair
Tang grabbed a bowl of noodles for each kid, giving it to them.
"We got cornered at the first stop, and MK easily sent them flying with the staff," the young monkey explained. "But at each stop, drivers were waiting, some even trying to keep him from leaving the cart."
"Neither of you are hurt, right?" Tang asked, making a move to go and get the first aid kid.
"No, we're fine Dad, I'm just tired," MK yawned, flashing his fangs momentarily, before rubbing the exhaustion from his eyes.
"Where are they?!" Came the voice of a certain Dragon Demon, Mei skidding through the shop's entrance, sword out and ready to kick ass, with Jin and Yin following her with just as much anger. "When I see those no-good rotten-"
"We're fine Mei," MK hummed out, smiling when he saw her shoulders relax, putting away the sword with a huff.
"It's not fine MK," Mei said as she angrily plopped herself on the seat on the other side of the brown simian and grumpily thanked Pigsy as he handed her a bowl of noodles. "They've tried to harm you, physically harm you! That's illegal! At the very least, they should be in jail!"
"Better me than Qin," was the boy's tired response, as he sleepily took a bite of noodles.
"I'd prefer that neither of you get hurt," Sùsù sighed. Pigsy gave Mei and the twins a look when they tried to sneak out, most likely to go on a headhunt for the drivers. “I have to agree with Sùsù on that,” Tang said with a frown.
"If I wasn't stressed enough I'd go up there and shove my-Ow!" Pigsy was cut off as he rubbed the back of his head, seeing Tang throw another book at him.
"Pigsy, enough! You're making the children here uncomfortable!" The scholar scowled at his husband, not wanting him to swear in front of the young monkey.
Pigsy growls, clenching his fists, but eventually calms himself down. He just really, really hates those speedy panda assholes.
“Those punks with their flash-frozen microwave junk! Convenience can never replace a traditional home-cooked family recipe,” The chef growled, looking back at a corkboard that was filled with varying pictures from over the years.
One was him and his mother, him and his father, another where he was first opening his shop, him and Sandy as teens, the Pig Demon's wedding day with Tang, and one was a family portrait with MK after they first got him. Two of the more recent ones were of MK and the gang after the first time they saved the city while the second was of the group on Flower Fruit Mountain after the Wall Race with MK’s parents, grandmother, and the generals, all eating at the table together.
His fondest memories.
“When it comes to our noodles, each is handcrafted from scratch with love, care. It's what our customers have come to expect. That other place can’t hold themselves up to our standards at all.”
"Yeah!!" The others shouted in unison, making the chef chuckle, ruffling the kid's hair and kissing Tang on the cheek but the schooler turned away from him, still angry about him forgetting their anniversary. Pigsy frowned at that.
Just then, a brick flew in through the open kitchen window, barely missing the back of Pigsy's head, as it was caught in a flash by MK. The teen gave a dark growl and handed the brick to Tang, using his True Sight to try and find the culprit, but scowled when he found nobody.
They got away...this time.
"What's that?" Mei asked, pointing to the paper tied around the rust-colored stone.
"It's a note," The bookworm's voice was less than pleased, himself also quite unhappy as his husband nearly died. "It says..."
'Attention! Pigsy's Noodles!
Prepare for your worst nightmare! We challenge you to Food Wars!! To determine which restaurant truly reigns supreme!
Signed,
Speedy Panda'
"Mei?"
"Yeah MK?"
"I changed my mind. Let's nuke 'em."
"Heck yeah!" The girl cheered, digging out her phone and going to open up her family's security app, only for Pigsy to snatch the phone out of her hand. "Hey!"
"Nuh-uh!" The demon huffed, waving a finger in front of the scowling teens. Qin Yang and Sùsù simply watched from the stool and Qin Yang finished her lunch while Sùsù frowned, having been happy when she heard they were going to take action against the drivers.
"I'm not about to let you two blow up the competition! No matter how much these jerks deserve it! I'm making sure you both don’t get arrested or worse! Which means no nuking rival restaurants! And that means any other options on the table, looking at you Mei!"
Pouting, the Dragon Demon puts away the remote control, which was connected to a bunch of security drones.
“Can someone explain to me what "Food Wars" is?” Sùsù asked.
“Food Wars. The ultimate arena for chefs to duke it out, where the victors are hailed supreme above all others,” Pigsy said with fire in his eyes.
"I'm guessing that means we're participating in this?" MK asked with a frown.
“Speedy Panda, I accept your challenge!” Pigsy yelled, holding the note with the rival restaurant’s “Declaration of War”.
"Welcome one and all to Food Wars!!" The announcer spoke over the intercom as the crowd cheered. Mei, Jin, Yin, Sùsù, and Qin Yang sat in the front to get a good look at the action. "Today, two teams will compete in three rounds of food combat in order to be crowned Supreme Restaurant Champion!"
"No pressure or anything," Mei muttered sarcastically, still upset that Pigsy didn't want to go with her option of just destroying the assholes.
"Introducing first for Pigsy's Noodle shop, Pigsy and his assistant MK!" The man continued, the two looking up and smiling, when they heard the cheers of their friends. Both looked confused when they saw Tang wasn't there, receiving a shrug, since no one in the group knew where the noodle connoisseur was either.
"And their opponents, Speedy Panda! And it's owners, these guys!"
"Those little-!" Jin and Yin shrieked, immediately recognizing Xinghong and Zise.
"Wait, you two know them!" Mei asked.
“Yeah, that’s Xinghong and Zise. The ones who trapped MK and Qin Yang in the Calabash,” Yin told them.
"Remember us Monkie Kid?!" Xinghong smirked. "We're your worst enemies!"
"Oh no, you've got to be kidding me," MK groaned, his eye twitching in irritation.
"Xinghong and Zise, the Scarlet and Violet Demons!” The two said, striking a pose.
"What do you two want?" MK asked.
“Yeah and what do ya' got against my restaurant?!” Pigsy shouted
"So here's the plan, right? We figure if we put your noodle shop out of business, then Noodle Boy is out of a job," Zise said grinning.
"And if he's out of a job, he'll starve, which will make him weak and then we'll finally be able to destroy him!!" Xinghong finished as the two laughed, high-fiving each other.
"Idiots," Yin and Jin deadpanned from within the crowd. The others just stared in confusion because this plan was just so stupid.
“Um, they do know that he lives on a mountain, in a castle, and that he’s a prince, right?” Qin Yang asked with her head tilted.
"It’s like Jin and Yin said, they’re a couple of dumb-dumbs," Mei said. Sùsù nodded in agreement.
"It is now time for round one!" The announcer came back on, Pigsy walked over to the pantry area and MK got into the cart. "The competitors will have to get all the ingredients they need and race from the Food Wars Ultimate Pantry to their respective kitchens at the center of the courtyard! In 3...2..1!!"
A blaring sound was heard, Pigsy grabbed every ingredient he needed in a flash of pink and tossed them over to the teen who waited in his cart. Acting on instinct from his time cooking during lunch rush with the demon, alongside training with his fathers, the boy easily caught the various foods and sped off.
The demon twins' jaws dropped; however, they quickly shook themselves from their stupor and tossed over a box of their frozen food to the Speedy Panda driver, said driver was off like a flash. But unfortunately, they didn't manage to catch up on time as when the driver was halfway across the track, MK was casually hopping out of his cart and setting the food down on the counter.
He had to bite back a smirk at their looks of shock.
"Round One goes to Pigsy's Noodles!"
The crowd cheered and Pigsy cheered as well. "Way to go kid!"
"Go MK!" Mei, Yin, and Jin cheered too.
"In round two, competitors will put their culinary prowess to the test, in a cook-off! With the winner being chosen by a panel of randomly selected judges!"
MK and Pigsy nodded to each other and got into the rhythm of making an old but familiar recipe. As for the Cat Demons, they simply microwaved their food. From where they sat in the stands, the group's noses scrunched up in distaste, at the sight of the...could that even be considered food?
“What is that terrible smell?” A familiar voice called out.
They turned around and saw Red Son standing at the end of the row.
“Red Son? What are you doing here?” Mei asked.
“I could ask you the same thing Dragon Horse Girl,” Red Son called out to them.
“We’re here to cheer on MK and Mr. Pigsy,” Qin Yang told him.
“What?” Red Son asked before looking over and seeing the two cooking.
“Noodle Boy! He’s the competition?” Red Son yelled, trembling a little, feeling his heart race and palms sweating.
“Wait! Don’t tell me you’re here to cheer for those two idiots,” Yin asked him.
“What? Of course not. I’m here for my mother,” Red Son said, crossing his arms.
Before anyone could ask Sùsù let out a cry, “Qin Yang! Where’d you go!?”
They looked behind them and saw that the young monkey was no longer in the white monkey’s lap.
Back with MK and Pigsy…
The two continued cooking and MK was on edge, looking at the time. “We gotta move!”
"Relax kid, There's just an ingredient missing." The Pig Demon hummed in thought. A certain pair of twins attempted to cheat by swapping out the sauces.
However, they were sorely mistaken, as a furry tail had wrapped around both their wrists. They looked up with a nervous gulp, seeing the ominous aura MK was giving off, well learned from his shadowy father. "Put. The Bottle. Back."
Nodding frantically and doing as told, the pair zipped off in fear, once they were released from the tail's iron grip. Now gone, the simian huffed and looked down at the sauce they were swapping out and blinking in surprise before smiling. "What about this?"
Pigsy looked at the sauce in the kid's paw and smiled. "Perfect! That's what was missing." Finishing up the food the chef duo walked over with the dishes in hand. MK took a deep breath, the pressure began to sink in.
"Hey." The boy looked over at his adoptive father. "It doesn't matter if we win or lose this kid. Because I don't know about you, but I'm having fun cooking with you. It's been a while since we've done this, so it's nice to get that time together."
The younger one smiled, "After this, what do you say we go back and cook dinner together?"
"I'd like that kid."
"And that's the timer! Both competitors must now present their culinary creations to our panel of judges!”
"Introducing our first judge!" The announcer cheerfully exclaims as a huge gust of wind blows back the curtains, revealing the first judge to everyone watching. "Princess Iron Fan!!"
"Eh?!" MK, Pigsy, and the group in the stands exclaim, shocked that the prideful demoness would voluntarily be here given that she'd shown such distaste for 'peasant folk' and being around them. Something that Red Son had obviously gotten from her.
“Your mothers a judge?” Mei yelled at Red Son.
Red Son sighed, “Yeah, she and my father like cooking shows and since they are powerful demons they get invited to judge a lot but my father finds it too embarrassing for himself to be on it and my mothers the better critic of them. I’m just here because she dragged me along with her.”
Angrily, yet elegantly, slumping into her seat.
"Mrs Iron Fan!?" MK exclaimed, shocked that she of all people was here. "What are you doing here?"
She let out a tired sigh before pointing to Xinghong and Zise, who gave her cheeky smiles. She then mumbled, "Ugh, I knew I shouldn't have made that blood oath."
Oh. So the two must have won a bet against her. The princess was a demon of her word, even if it sabotaged her own pride in the process. MK gave a sympathetic look to the woman because it sucked having to deal with the Scarlet and Violet siblings.
Both she and her husband had been visiting the Flower Fruit Mountain to check on MK since his parents had left. Ba, Beng, and a few servants still didn’t trust them but Anqi did and MK was always polite to them. Red Son had been hanging out with him and Mei a lot more now.
"Judge number two is none other than....a little girl?!"
Everyone in the crowd blinked in confusion, looking over at where the curtains had opened, only to all coo at how adorable the very confused-looking Qin Yang was, said monkey wondering how on earth she'd gotten at the judge's station. One moment she was in her adoptive mother's lap, the next, some strange Cat Demon man had snatched her off the white monkey's lap and shoved her out onto the stage.
“QIN YANG!” Both MK and Sùsù yelled. Fiddling nervously with her tail, and looking about ready to break down crying, the little she-monkey only shuffled in place.
Sùsù made a beeline for the back to grab her terrified cub but several security guards stopped her and as she started to pull out her spear to fight them, Red Son ran up behind her and stopped her before shooting a glance at his mother, who nodded.
Princess Iron Fan got out of her seat with a sigh, shooting a very nasty look at Xinghong and Zise, who she could only assume was responsible for this mess. The Wind Demoness gently scooped up the younger female and walked back over to the judge's table, setting Qin Yang down in her lap and rubbing soothing motions on her back, much like she did when Red Son was younger.
Sùsù seemed to calm down a bit but she shot a dark look at the Cat Demons as Red led her back to the stands where the others were. MK and Pigsy were rightfully seething with the younger male itching to take out his staff, but holding back so he wouldn't cause a scene and risk his adoptive father's business suffering due to the bad publicity. Though the dark aura he radiated seemed to make up for that.
"R-right...well! Our third judge is the illustrious food critique: The Golden Cicada Yum-Yum!"
The curtains open to reveal Tang, who sat down in his seat. "Thanks for having me! Great to be here!" Tang smiled, waving.
"You're the man, Dad!" MK exclaimed happily. However, Pigsy seemed to look nervous. "Uh, Dadsy what's wrong?" He asked.
Tang turned his attention to Pigsy, frowning as he sat down, his glasses gleaming. Guilt started flowing through the Pig Demon's head. His mouth felt dry as he gulped.
"Oh, I bet you're worried that he's gonna vote against you as some form of revenge 'cause you forgot y'all anniversary and the fact you treat him like garbage all the time, right?"
"Would you be quiet!" Pigsy hissed.
"First up is Speedy Panda!" The announcer's voice swept over the crowd as the demon twins walked up and presented their… 'dish' with little Qin Yang's nose scrunching up in distaste at both the smell and the sight of the food, from where she still sat on Princess Iron Fan's lap. "With what looks like an assortment of mushy Dimsum filled with-"
"Mystery Meat!" Xinghong explained with a smirk.
"With a side of Deep Fried Spring Rolls, topped with whatever sauce was in this packet," Zise joined in, showing some random red and green sauce packet. "It's edible...enough."
"I'll take your word for it," Princess Iron Fan's nose scrunched up in disgust, as she pulled out the chopsticks she'd been provided with, and moved the inedible dish slightly.
Xinghong and Zise turned to Qin Yang.
"She's not eating it either," the demoness intervened on the child's behalf, knowing the poor thing would get food poisoning if the supposed 'food' so much as touched her tongue. Sùsù sighed in relief, she’d have to thank the demoness for protecting her cub.
Tang took a bite of the Dimsum, his face turning green as he threw up. Pigsy and MK watched with worried looks.
"The judges aren't giving anything away, now onto Pigsy's noodle with what looks like..."
The two males approached the table, both setting down the dishes and revealing it. "Family Recipe Shing-Jang Pulled Noodle Soup!" Qing man yong!" Pigsy smiled, spinning his spoon.
The onlookers gasped in awe, and hunger, at the sight and scent of the dish.
“Qin Yang!” MK called as he approached her and Princess Iron Fan with a dish. He set it down, revealing desserts. "Here, It's Steamed Creamy Custard Buns, made them myself," MK gave a proud smirk. The young monkey’s eyes widened at the food.
In the stands, Red Son looked at the buns in awe and curiosity. Sùsù noticed and said, “You know Prince Red…”
The bull prince looked at the female monkey as she pulled a container out. “That recipe MK used for the buns is his mother's and he’s been practicing the recipe for a while. Before we came here he practiced it one more time and gave them to me to give to Qin Yang as a snack but since she’s not here, do you want them?”
Red Son’s eyes widened as she passed the container to him. He opened it and found three buns in there. He picked one up and took a bite, his eyes widened at the wonderful taste as if fireworks had exploded in his taste buds.
It's the most wonderful thing I've ever tasted. The bull prince hummed in delight, little hearts floating in the background.
Tang was the first to take a bite, both his husband and adoptive son looking on with nervous expressions, as this wasn't the scholar they normally knew...this was a World-Renowned Food Critic!
Qin Yang, well she was happily eating everything in her bowl, tail wagging as she did. After all, her Uncle Pigsy's cooking was amazing, coming in second to her adoptive mother's of course. The small child gave a bright smile as she set her chopsticks and ceramic dish down. She then reached out and grabbed one of the buns and started eating it as well, her face lighting up as she did.
As for Princess Iron Fan, the elder female was in shock over how good the noodles were, the flavors blending perfectly in her mouth and the buns tasted just like the ones Lily used to make her. She smiled at the memory but frowned when she realized she had a debt to fulfill.
“MK, I’m sorry but my vote is for Speedy Panda!" Princess Iron Fan told them. Xinghong and Zise high-fived the other, grinning in triumph. “But if this was under different circumstances you would get my vote and MK you’re custard buns taste just like your mother's so good job,” Princess Iron Fan praised.
MK smiled at that, neither he nor Pigsy blamed her for not voting for them. They know it was just her fulfilling a debt.
Next was Tang's turn.
"Well, well, well. I've been waiting a long time to say this to you, Pigsy..." Pigsy gulped, feeling fear course through him. "My vote goes to...Pigsy's noodles!"
That seemed to catch the Pig Demon off guard, staring at Tang. "His food is a work of art!"
"You can't do that!" Xinghong and Zise huffed. "He's showing obvious favoritism since-"
"Since he's on our side?" MK interrupted with a growl, eyes narrowed at the now-sweating twins. "Like how you're using your bet with Princess Iron Fan to help win the competition?"
"N-Nevermind," Zise sputtered out nervously.
Finally, it was time for Qin Yang's vote, "I'm voting for Mr. Pigsy's shop!"
"Round Two goes to Pigsy's Noodles!" The announcer reported the results, with the crowd cheering loudly, as both contestants were shown to their final challenge.
During this, Red Son took Sùsù down to the judge's stage where the little monkey was happily babbling away about her favorite activities, to a smiling Princess Iron Fan. The demon princess had missed the childlike wonder and innocence since her son had long since gotten older and had insisted on taking a more adult role in order to help her in his father's absence.
"And then we-Hi Sùsù!" The youngest female looked up at the smiling white monkey. "I was just telling Miss Princess Iron Fan about when we go fruit picking to make pastries during mango season!"
"Such a lovely little one," The demoness cooed, gently handing the child over to Sùsù. "You are obviously doing a good job of raising her."
Sùsù's smile widened, “Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you for keeping her safe from getting sick.”
“Of course. No child should get sick from such idiots.”
Sùsù bowed to her before walking away, back towards the stands with Red Son, being extra careful to not let any more demons nab her little cub.
An idea sparked in the demon sisters’ heads. "How about we make this more interesting?" Xinghong spoke up with a smirk. "A Sudden Death round! Loser has to close their shop down..." Zise finished for her sibling. "FOREVER!"
"You're on!" The Monkey and Pig Demon duo confidently shouted back.
"And now the final competition! Mascot Combat!"
"Huh/Say what now?" Pigsy and MK blinked in confusion, turning over to where the smirking Scarlet and Violet duo stood, pressing down a button on a panda-themed remote, summoning forth a massive Panda Mech.
MK scoffed, "Yeah that's cool and all, but that ain't got nothing on our-" MK looked behind him as the truck was beaten up and broken.
"Oh..okay, so, we might have a little problem."
"I can't believe it, I dedicated my life to that shop, but now I'm gonna lose it to a couple of demons because I was too arrogant to stand down." Tears welled up in the Pig Demon's eyes as he looked down at a photo in his hands. "I guess no one cares about tradition or centuries-old recipes anymore. They're being forgotten and replaced by instant microwavable junk."
"Dadsy..." MK whispered, Tearing up, MK looked at the chef, anger starting to fester and bubble to the surface. He had finally had enough. "No!"
"MK it's okay-" He tried to reassure him.
"NO PIGSY!!" MK interrupted, clenched his fists, to the point where his knuckles turned white, his eyes become slits, and his teeth were starting to look sharper. "You worked so hard to make your dream come true! But that shop...it's turned into so much more than just a shop! It's where you found me as a baby, where I had my first birthday with you and Dad! Where I met Mei! It's my home!"
Dark orange lighting sparked around the teen, his eyes turning the shade of the same color, as his form began to shift and change to something much larger...and a lot more terrifying.
"And I refuse to let these assholes take it away from me..!" Tears streamed from his eyes as a powerful shockwave swept over the crowd, who all gasped in awe as Mk turned into his Kaiju Form, which glared down at the ghostly white figures of Xinghong and Zise.
Ever since he activated this form during his fight with Syaoran, he and his father had been trying to see if he could activate it again but hadn’t had any luck.
“MK?” Pigsy said looking up with a tear running down his cheek.
“Quite amazing power don’t you think?” A voice asked behind him.
He turned and saw a light yellow fox with Light Blue Calla Lilies in front of his ears standing behind him.
“You! I remember you. You’re one of his mother’s Power Foxes,” Pigsy cried.
The fox let out a laugh and nodded, “I am Ray, the Light Power Fox. I came here to help you with the fight against those demons but it seems that you don’t need me at all.”
Pigsy looked at him confused before looking back at MK as a snarl rolled past his lips as he brought up a paw and slammed it down upon the Panda Mech, leaving only broken parts behind.
The whole group's jaws dropped, neither expecting this of all things to happen, but they couldn't say they weren't impressed or fascinated by it.
Princess Iron Fan and Red Son started up with shock as well. They hadn’t heard of this but should have expected he, the son of Monkey King and the Shadow Prince, could have a form like this.
"U-uh..." Zise chuckled nervously. "What do you say we call this a draw?"
A growl.
"Alright, we give up!" Xinghong screeched in fear.
MK smirked before turning back to normal. Pigsy ran over and hugged MK, “Kid, that was amazing. Can’t believe you did that.”
"Of course. Pigsy's Noodles are worth fighting for!" MK said, a look of determination on his face.
"Yeah! No amount of convenience will ever win the hearts of food lovers!" Tang's voice chimed in as he walked over to them.
"Oh, Baby!" Pigsy said happily, pulling him into the hug.
Ray let out a laugh as he approached the family. MK looked over at him and smiled. “Ray! What are you doing here?”
“Well I have come to help you deal with those demons but I don’t think you need it.”
“Thanks for coming anyway,” MK said with a smile which Ray returned.
Princess Iron Fan rolled her eyes, “I knew I shouldn't have come back this season.” Her eyes then widened when she saw Ray talking to MK. She stared at the fox for a moment, debating whether to go talk to him or not. She let out a sigh before looking up at her son, who had a goofy look on his face. "Son?"
Red Son sighed, a lovesick smile on his face. MK's determination, his admiration, it's all the qualities about him that just make his heart sing. But, he couldn't help but wonder about his sudden aggressiveness towards those demon sisters and those Panda workers.
"Psst! Hey, Excuse me." The fire demon felt something tugging on his trench coat as he looked down to see Qin Yang sitting there beside him. "Hey, you're MK's boyfriend, right?"
"What? N-No I-" He became flustered at the young one's comment, glancing over hoping his mother didn't hear that. "Why would you ask me that?"
"Well, because you seem to care about him a lot," Qin Yang said.
Red Son scoffed, ”That’s because he’s the son of a family friend and my parents were tasked with looking after him, that’s all. But could you tell me why he and the others seem to hate those two Cat Demons so much?”
“Oh, it’s because…”
Red's eyes suddenly widened and gasped softly as he heard what the two had done to her and MK.
"Not like you could've paid for another mech anyways," Came a third voice, which was from a male blue Cat Demon who was holding a clipboard.
"What are you talki-" Zise began to shout before he showed them the clipboard.
"Well, you spent all your profits on that panda mech. We ain't got enough money to pay our drivers! Speedy Panda is bankrupt."
"Say what? Give me that!" Xinghong shouts. She took the clipboard from the male demon, looking over the billing with wide eyes.
Zise hummed, "Oh yeah, must've been the hydraulics. I told you about that." Her sister nodded in agreement.
"We're not getting paid?" One of the Speedy Panda workers spoke up with a growl.
"Okay, yeah, so..." Xinghong shrugged nonchalantly, neither of the female demons realizing how much trouble they were in, their male demon assistant nervously looking between his bosses and the workers. "Traditionally, people expect money when they do work."
Zise continued, "But it's like the pig man said, no one really cares about traditions anymore, right?"
The workers didn't seem to agree with them as they were about to beat the living crap outta them, there was an explosion.
The crowd immediately dispersed as a furious Red Son stomped over towards the drivers and Cat Demons. A shadow fell over Red Son's face as he clenched his fists, he looked up with a furious look on his face.
"YOU...YOU...HOW DARE YOU FILTHY PEASANTS TRY TO HARM MY INTENDED!!" He roared in anger as he was engulfed in his flames.
"Excuse me?" Princess Iron Fan and Pigsy looked shocked at the raging demon's outburst.
"U-uh," Zise chuckled nervously, taking a step back along with her sister and the workers. "Wait a minute now, let's just take a breather."
"I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!" He charged towards and began to beat the loving SHIT, out of them.
Princess Iron Fan stared in complete shock as she watched her precious son beating them up. "Oh my..." With that, she leaned back in her seat and started to eat another bowl of noodles.
Sùsù covered Qin Yang's eyes, preventing her from seeing what happened. Mei, Yin, and Jin were cheering Red Son on while Sùsù just smiled and tried to hold back a laugh. Pigsy was smirking in satisfaction as he watched. Tang did a side glance towards MK, who grinned nervously.
Ray stood there with a shocked look on his face. For the past two weeks, Lily had been seething with anger after learning about what the Speedy Panad drivers had been doing to her son. Many of the other Power Foxes had offered to go and kill them, which is what Ray is actually doing here. Lily had sent him because in her words, “he’s more cleaner about it and will make it look like an accident and because Dustin is busy.” Despite that, he had a feeling he no longer had to do so.
It wasn't long until his mother had to drag Red Son away, still shouting angry threats. "LET ME GO! LET ME GO! I'LL KILL THEM!"
"Order up!" MK called out in the kitchen, while Pigsy, Tang, Sùsù, Qin Yang, Mei, and the twins sat at the counter. Pigsy peers over at the bowl in MK's hands, a smile on his lips.
"Looks good, kid!"
MK looked a bit unsure, placing the bowl in front of him. "Are you sure? I'm not sure if I got the broth right."
Pigsy smiled, "It's alright, You've got plenty of time to learn. Hey guys, thanks for having my back... back there."
"You know it," Mk grinned.
"Always, hon," Tang smiled.
Pigsy turned to Tang, a guilty look on his face. "Tang, I'm sorry about, you know, about forgetting our anniversary and taking you for granted. I didn't mean to-" Pigsy was interrupted when Tang shushed him.
"It's okay, I know you didn't mean to." He smiled lovingly, leaning over for a short and sweet kiss, to which Pigsy gladly responded.
"Besides, Tang whispered into Pigsy's ear. "We can make up later," Pigsy's face turned red, and steam came out his ears.
The teens and the twins suddenly became uncomfortable by the married couple. Sùsù was chuckling in the background at the pig's reaction while Qin Yang had confusion on her face at what was happening.
Suddenly a wave of energy hit MK and a gold projection of Wukong and Macaque appeared behind him.
“Baba! Papa!” MK shouted as he turned around in his seat, causing the others to follow his gaze.
“Oh, right. Give me a minute,” MK said before digging in his pocket and pulling out a daisy seed. He clutched it in his hand and closed his eyes. When he opened them a golden daisy grew in his hand, golden light spilling out. The light dimmed slightly and the picture of Wukong and Macaque appeared.
“That’s so cool MK,” Mei commented.
“Thanks but Daisy was the one who gave me the seeds,” MK said, rubbing the back of his head.
“So what’s new with you guys?” Macaque asked them.
The group started telling them all that had happened that day. At the end of it, Macaque said, “It’s good to hear those fiends got what they deserved though what did Red Son have against them?”
Everyone went quiet, not sure if they should tell them.
“Oh well, they are annoying demons so I can’t imagine what it was that they did to piss off the Demon Bull Family,” Wukong spoke up. MK sighed in relief.
“But besides that, you managed to activate your Kaiju Form again?” Wukong asked with stars in his eyes, his tail wagging like mad.
"Yeah..." The prince chuckled, tail flicking, as he bashfully rubbed the back of his head.
"WOAH!" The Monkey King yelled, flipping a nearby boulder, surprising the others present in the shop. "My son can use his Kaiju Form! Mei! Tell me you got it on camera! Please!"
"You know it!" Mei laughed, pulling out her phone, and showing the husbands images.
"Ahhhhh!" Wukong squealed, eyes sparkling. "You look so adorable! I'm so proud!"
Flusteredly covering his face with his paws, MK looked away, "Th-thanks Baba."
"My Little Prince is growing up so fast" The golden monkey sighed happily.
"Sorry to cut this short Peaches, but we're about to have company," The Shadow Prince's ears flicked, sending his cubs an apologetic smile. "I'm very proud of you MK. Controlling such a large amount of power is very hard, especially when you’re not even using any magic while in it. You're going to do great things Cub, I just know it."
"Thanks, Papa," MK smiled as a warmth spread in his chest.
"Love you cub," the pair said in unison.
"Love you Bàba, love you, papa," MK responded, waving goodbye as the call cut off.
Today may have started out bad, but at least he helped save one of his homes.
Meanwhile, in the hot desert of China, there was a demon city hidden from the view of mortals. This city was the kingdom of the Demon Bull Family.
On the richest side of the city was a large penthouse that belonged to the city’s royalty, The Demon Bull Family. To a regular mortal, having a house like this requires selling your heart and soul to buy it. But you couldn't, since it was already owned.
Inside, one side of what was the living room was completely windowed and, due to the height of the building, had a perfect view of the city lights. This height also meant you couldn't see inside.
Inside, Red Son stood seated in front of his mother, who was watching last night's episode of the Food Wars.
"Son, is there something you wish to tell me," she said, eyeing him. "Like how you brutally attacked a bunch of workers and called the Noodle Boy your 'intended'?"
Red Son gulped grinning nervously as he felt beads of sweat pouring down on him, "I-I can explain..?"