Book 3: Heart Strings

Chapter 10: Discovery

Art By: Winterpower98. Its technically not done, as they finish pages I'll update here

Trigger Warning: Blood, betrayal. Macaque Vs Tang...and it doesn't end well

I'm not nice.

Heart Strings

Chapter 10

Discovery

    Suna wasn't much of a swimmer, but luckily Pigsy changed back into his smaller form when he lost consciousness.

    It was pitch black and Suna had to use touch to steer them toward the shore. After a moment they hit a very rocky shoreline. Suna crawled out of the water and pulled Pigsy the best she could, which wasn't far. Sitting there panting and rubbing her arm. She knew it was bleeding. She could smell it on herself, and Pigsy. She saw eyes glaring at them. She changed into her fox form and growled at it, standing on her tip toes and yipping. At least until her arm gave out and she hit the rocky shore again.

Whimpering she curled into Pigsy. She had sensed Tangs changed mentality a few days ago. She had been sticking to Pigsy like glue ever since. At first she thought it was him being exhausted, but then ever since he said a coffin had shown up at the museum she wasn't too pleased with his scent.

"Don't...Don't run o..." Pigsy gritted his teeth running his fingers over his head and rolled onto his side. He could hear Suna's breathing, it sounded very labored. She was hurt, he could hear it on her. He gathered her into his arms, her head rested on his shoulder. He ran his fingers along her side and she yelped. "Aww, sweety...I'm sorry. I didn't know this would happen." Pigsy cringed feeling his mind clouding over again. Pigsy felt Suna begin to lose consciousness right along with him. They were hurt for sure, a lot of pain.

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    "What do you mean you don't know?" MK asked looking around at Tang who looked ready to run into the woods.

"Just like I said noodle boy. They went in so Suna could uh...uh...well do what they do in the bathroom." He was nervous talking about that sort of thing.

"They haven't come out again for some time. That's when I woke up Tang, and he advised me to wake up the rest. I mean, maybe they just got turned around. There's no moon tonight so they could just have gotten turned around in there." Red Son said looking up at MK who nodded his head and patted his hand.

"If we're lucky they're still close and it won't take too long to find them." MK looked up at Wukong who yawned and rubbed his eyes.

"Bajie had better not have just stopped to eat something and forget to come back out again...because he's done that before." Wukong said patting Yomi who curled back into a little ball with Tao. They looked like a ball of gold and black yin yang jewelry.

"Daww..." Tyla smiled down at them.

"You go ahead, I'll watch the children." Raya said she had her children in both arms feeding them. Tyla nodded walking toward the forest.

Macaque whispered to Wukong as they walked into the forest.

"Somethings not right...something feels...fake." He said. Wukong hated to admit it, but he felt the same way. He followed Tyla as she walked along the shoreline. Kids got thirsty at night and perhaps they stopped for a fresh drink. At least that was her logic.

"Looks like you're with me, shorty." Macaque put his hand on Tangs shoulder. It didn't take too long really for Macaque to realize his problem. No one was around, they were in the middle of the forest, and he...just touched the master of string.

He couldn't move. He felt his power draining out of him.

"Its no fair...right?" Tang turned, tapping his chin. "I have memories of you, from long long ago. Tang's memories mind you, not my own." Tang's mannerisms changed to be a bit more femminin. "You look confused. Here let me remind you.

In the woods, not too far from here a young monk sat making rice as he waited for Wukong and Pigsy to come back with firewood and Sandy looked for food. You saw him sitting there alone, you took on Wukongs form and sat beside him. Offering him a bowl of rice. But you were still angry about Wukong so you denied the bowl. You got so angry at him that you beat him unconscious. Its...sad really. I guess...one good turn deserves another right..."

The words boiled over and the woman was able to hear Macaque.

"Thats not Tripitaka."

"I assure you." Tangs hands grabbed Macaques scarf and he leaned forward. "It is..." He took his glasses off and threw them down. "To bad for you." Tang punched Macaque's stomach. The air left the monkey forcing him to cough. Tang grabbed his hair and punched his face. Macaque fell backwards.

"How does it feel, monkey? To have YOUR powers taken from you and beaten unconscious?" Macaque could taste his blood.

"I stopped doing this...I have a son."

"Your delusional...you have nothing. You gave up on that long ago. You...hurt...them." Macaque gritted his teeth, feeling Tang's foot kick him. His eyes rolled and he fell on his chest. Tang smiled at his work before taking the dagger from his hip lodging it into Macaques back. The monkey struggled for a few minutes before laying still in Tang's arms.

"Now that oaf Red Son will take the blame. It's a pity isn't it?" She smiled down at her work.