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A light appeared forming a hourglass trap in a crystal sphere surrounded by 6 stars shaped gem stones.

Faints whispers came through.......

*I wish I could had defended my home*

*I wish to free my lady from her prison*

*I wish I can fix my biggest mistake*

Then there was nothing......nothing for years to come....centuries passed.

Then new voices

*I wish to change the outcome to what happens to my powers*

*I wish to save my grandfather dragon bloodline from weakening*

One last wish needed to activated

A Single wish

A hand grab hold of the artifact

Without a word said it activated

A wish coming from deep within from the heart and soul

*I wish to...............*

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"I CAN'T BELIEVED I FELL FOR THAT SIMIAN SCEME!" As they screamed into the open air while also going through one of the hundreds of pile of stuff inside Monkey King Treasure room. "Come on, it isn't that bad." A monkey boy was currently on the very top of the same pile. Throwing down items down to Red Son to catch them.

"BAD? YOU ARE CALLING THIS BAD!? THIS IS THE UPMOST WORSE, NOODLE BOY!" Catching the fallen items that MK was throwing down towards him. He inspects the item he was currently holding. "Scroll" tossing the scroll behind him, then it being caught by another person. "Lighten up Red! I mean not what I expected our day to turn out." Mei was catching the scroll that Red threw behind him. Tossing it to the scroll pile. "I mean you did let Monkey King trick you into to helping him."  MK was watching his best friend and crush yelling at each other.  Enjoying just being there. A lot has change.

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It has been a year and a half since the pillar incident. After MK so called sacrifice everyone was on content watch from his friends and family.  Afraid that they will lose him again in some other way. MK relationship with Monkey King had changed as well. One day during on of their training session. MK accidental called Monkey King , "Baba", which he been wanting to called him that for sometime. That day Monkey King was so happy to be called that. He threw a celebratory party for it with the monkey troops.

MK was happy to have 4 fathers. With his adopted parents Pigsy and Tang he called , "Dadsy and Pops" and his 2 newest father figure Monkey King and later after Macaque. With Monkey King he called "Baba" and as for Macaque he hasn't really called him anything yet since MK been wanting to call him, "Mama" for sometimes now. But haven't gather the courage to try since MK isn't sure how Macaque would feel about it.

MK was now comfortable with shifting between his human and monkey form. Now every time he's on Flower Fruit Mountain he's alway in his monkey form. Wukong said it will make him more comfortable with his form so he wouldn't had to worried losing control. As MK has been fearing for. So far it has been helping. Always joining in a troop gathering, which involves cuddles, grooming and playing with everyone. Even Macaque has been joining in as well for a year.

A lot has happened between Wukong and Macaque the past year, their relationship has been getting better. They still bicker about things and sometime it hard for both of them to talk about their past together. Slowly but surely things are getting better. Wukong was able to reconnect with DBK, becomes sworn brother again last month. They came in peace with what happened that led to Wukong sealing DBK under the mountain. Princess Iron Fan still doesn't like Monkey King but would let it slide for her family. Unless Wukong crossed the line again, hopefully it won't happen again anytime soon or never.

As for the celestial realm, things have been running smoothly. With the Jade Emperor gone everything was wild and the pillar destruction made it even crazier.  And ever since  the "Pillar Incident" it took awhile to get everything in order. Li Jing also know as Nezha Father was given the title as heaven ruler. So things got pretty busy in the celestial realm. We haven't seen Nezha since, hopefully he's isn't working himself too much.

We even been on the lookout for Not Mayor, because lately they been on the rise. Just as secretive as the Lady Bone Demon. One thing was certain it wasn't anything good. For all we know he could try to bring her back. We know her soul was erased but we don't want to take any chance if he did find a way. So far for the past month, it been quiet.

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As for Red Son, things are going smoothing with him. Now that he's a semi good guy, still refused to admit it. Every now and then we drag him to hang out with the crew. Today was supposed to one of those day. MK and Mei were planning to take Red Son to one of their favorite clubs.  Currently waiting on his arrival at Pigsy's Noodle Shop.

Mei sitting at booth while MK was cleaning around the dining area while they wait on him. "Which club should we take him to? DJ Cove or Galaxy Arcade?" Mei was giving out suggestions on where to take Red Son too. Mei had a plan on mind but she needs their guest to make it happen. Then a swirl of fire appeared outside and soon enter the shop. "Alright, I'm here! Where are we going and for how long!? I have things to do at my workshop that I would like to get done soon."

Mei saw how Red Son was looking at MK while he was saying that. Mei couldn't turn down a teasing opportunity. "So what so important that you need to have done soon?" Mei hop off the stool she was sitting on and walking towards Red Son. "Hmm, well" Red Son was starting to form a blush and a small spark in his fire hair lit up. Red Son coughed into his hand to calm himself.  "So are you guys ready to leave or what?"

"We are good to go and ready to have some fun!!" MK was doing his party time dance. "Finally! Let's go." Red was already walking back outside when someone else came into the shop. "Kid!? Are you free at the moment I need help finding something!?" Monkey King had enter the shop coming face to face with Red Son. "Hey, Red! What's bring you out your workshop?"

"That is not any of your business, I was invited by these two peasants to hang out." Wukong just nod his head. "Well you can hang out at the mountain! I kinda need help looking for something!?" chuckle nervously while rubbing the back of his neck. "Well too bad we got plans for something else!" Red Son rejected his request. But someone else had other ideas. "What are you looking for Baba?" MK had finished doing his work and was ready to leave. "Xiaotain!" Wukong went to hug his son. "Just looking for somethings for Nezha. He believes I have it in the treasure room." Wukong making a nervous face. "Somewhere in there." chuckling while saying it.

"Something's? As like more than one item!!!" Red Son wasn't liking Monkey King was wasting his time and their time. "Yeah!" Wukong confirmed. "I already found one of the items, which imma going to deliver it soon. Second item no clue what I'm supposed to look for which I'm going to ask when I arrived at the celestial realm. Just need help looking for the third item which is a disc of some shorts." Wukong was rambling on about the item and meanwhile Red Son was getting annoyed.

"well which we could help but we got plans already." Red Son was pushing Mei towards the door to signal her they had to go before MK agrees. Went to grab MK hands to drag him out with them.  "I sure you can find the items just fine or better yet you can ask your other half for help."  Wukong wasn't listening in because his focus when to the boys holding hands. A sinister grinned formed on his face. "True, true!  I could had ask Macaque for help but he's on a trip for the moment. Didn't want to bother DBK since I'm still on thin with your family. Which just leaves MK with access to the treasure room." Wukong went to grab MK away from Red Son, hugging him from the side with a slight squeeze. "And since you're here with him, you can help him find it sooner than later."

Mei was trying to hold in her laugh. Just watching all of this go down. Clearly seeing how Monkey King was being protective of MK. He can see what Mei was trying to do but Wukong wasn't ready to give up his boy just yet.

"Like I said before. We would love to help but we made plans already to hang out today." Red was almost losing it, ready to burst. MK interrupted before things went south. "Red is right, Baba! We made plans to hang out today. But I can stop by tomorrow to help look for it. So we can look for it together." Mk gave his Baba a warm smile. Wukong couldn't help but smile back and then sigh. "Okay, we can look for it together tomorrow!" Wukong ruffled his son hair. "Too bad though." Making his way to the door. "I was going to make Red an offer for helping out." Stopping at the door frame. Noticing how Red Son flinch at his words. A smirk began to formed.

"What offer?" Red asked. "Anything you want that I can offer to you without causing any trouble." Wukong replied. "Anything I want?" Red asked again to be certain. "That's within my limit and won't be a problem or cause trouble. Then, Yes, anything you want." Wukong was know leaning on the frame.

MK and Mei can see the hesitation on Red and see the gears turning inside his head thinking about it. "A generous and very tempting offer, but I must refused. Like I stated already. We made plans today!" The trio group walking past Wukong. When they did Wukong spoke again. "I also did had a special offer if you find the disc by the time I came back delivery the artifact to Nezha." Wukong was now walking the opposite direction of the group. "But if it too much for you. I understand."

"YOU THINK I CAN'T FIND THIS DISC BEFORE YOU RETURNED. ARE YOU DOUBTING MY ABILITY!?" Red was now angry.

Mei and Mk can see what Monkey King was doing. Mei leaned towards Mk to whisper, "You are seeing what I'm seeing, right?" Mk nodded. "Baba is tricking Red to come to mountain instead. Yeah, I can see it and he's falling for it." Mk sighed. "So we just wait for Red to fall for it or do we wait this out?" As they say that while watching this unfold. "I guess we wait for a bit how this played out."  Mk and Wukong made eye contact. Wukong could see how fast they seen through his trick.  He gave them a weak smile then smirk.

"I'LL SHOW YOU SIMIAN! THAT I RED SON CAN LOCATE THE ITEM YOU ARE LOOKING FOR BEFORE YOU CAN COME BACK FROM YOU LITTLE TRIP TO HEAVEN!! I WILL MAKE YOU EAT YOUR WORDS!!

Wukong just smiled, "Perfect! Let's go!" Mk and Mei just look at each other and started to giggle. It took a few moments to process into Red what just happened and what he fell for. They both gave him a slight pat on the back. The group made their way to flower fruit mountain. Which leads to their current situation.

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After arriving at the mountain, Monkey King leads Red Son towards the treasure room. Mk and Mei were walking behind, "How will you think Red would react?"

"To the treasure room, not well!" Mk was giggling and looking forward to Red complete honest reaction to Monkey King massive hoard. They soon had stop at the entrance to the treasure room. "Alright this is where I take off! You guys are looking for a ceremony jade disc." Then a sly grin appeared on Wukong face. "Think you can handle that? Nephew?" That just wired Red even more.

"NEPHEW!? YOU STILL HAVEN'T EARNED TO CALL ME THAT SIMIAN! AND I'LL SHOW YOU THAT, I RED SON WILL FIND THIS JADE DISC BEFORE YOU RETURNED! Red was now shouting while his hair had ignite into flames. "Okay, Bye!!" Wukong was already on his cloud and taking off into the sky away from the mountain.

"Don't regret this!" Mk was already heading towards the door to unlock it for his friends. Red scoffs. "How bad can it be?" Then Red freezes.

Red couldn't do any but stare at the mountain of piles of stuff that almost reaches the top and almost completely fill up the room. "What is all this?' Red took a step forward looking around the room. "WHAT IS ALL THIS STUFF!? WHY IS THERE SO MUCH OF IT!?" Red was blowing a fuse.

"Yeah, try not to think so much about it!" Mk trying to reassure Red temper. Which now leads to the trio going through their third pile. It has been 2 hours since Monkey King left so they were making good progress. As Red and Mei were arguing at each other. Mk kept looking through the pile till he spots it.

"I FOUND IT!"Mk shouted catching the attention from both his friends. Raised above his head was the ceremonial jade disc they needed to find. "Finally, let's drop it off at monkey king hut so we can go partying unto the night!" Mei suggested. "Not so fast pony girl. I want to rub it at his face that we found it. So we take it with us."

"Why not just stay here till Monkey King comes back! He should be back soon! So Red has the chance to rub it in and we can still make it to the DJ night club."

"Okay! We'll go with that! Mk/Noodle Boy!" Both Mei and Red said in unison. "We can check out the stuff we gone through already to see what they are." Mei was looking at the pile they had mark artifact. "Maybe you can tell us what some of them are Red since you had label them as artifact. Meaning you know what some of these things are." Mei was already going through the pile. "Just because I mark them as such doesn't totally mean I know what they really are and what they can do."

"Oh, what's this?" Mei came out of the pile holding something in her hand. Taking a closer inspection, it was a crystal sphere with a hourglass inside with 6 star shaped gemstones which three were light up with color while the other three were dimmed. And a tiger scarf was wrapped around the sphere. "I don't remember seeing this?" Mk squealed catching both his friends off guard. "IS THAT WHAT I THINK IT IS!?" Mk ran towards them grabbing the tiger scarf away from Mei hands. "It is it!?" Mk eyes were gleaming with joy. "What exactly are you taking about?" Red questioned. "This is Monkey King Tiger Pelt, that we wore during his Journey To The West! I can't believed he still has it!?"

"Huh, Weren't you alive during his Journey, Red?" Unkownly to them the hourglass has begun to slightly move. The dim gemstones had a small spark inside. "Not entirely sure when he started but when we first met the simians was already half way through the journey." Red corrected Mei. "The time of the samadhi fire was bursting from me. I am thankful for him for helping me with it. I just wished the outcome of it was different where I didn't had to lose a part of me because of my powers." One stone was now red. "Which is also how your something number great grandfather Ao Lie was struck from the flame which in the end extinguished his life." Both of them fell silent, Mk was still going fanboy on the pelt.

"I just wished he made it aware that he was hit then maybe his bloodline wasn't weakened and maybe he could still be alive with us." Second stone turned green. "You make it sound you had met him before." Red was now curious on Mei sudden behaviors. "I met him inside the memory scroll. He was awesome, too bad I can't spend more time with him." Just then Mk felt the gloomed atmosphere in the room.

"What are you two talking about?" Mk was worried walking towards his friend. "We were just talking about the past that happened in Monkey King Journey, mostly the samadhi fire time." They had answered. "Do you wonder how monkey king past was? Who he was during the journey?" Mk always wondered about Monkey King past and the downfall that had happened between him and macaque. When Mk was within the sphere radius the last stone turned orange.

"Maybe but I don't want pried something that baba isn't ready to talk about to me yet. I......" Before Mk could finished what he was saying, the sphere glowed brightly. A white symbol formed below the trio feet's then a white orb surrounded them.

"WHAT'S HAPPENING!?" Mk shouted.

"KID!!" The group heard a voice from outside the orb. "Mama?" Mk said silently to himself before the orb disappeared taking them with it.