"We're alive.. We're alive!" Tang shouts. The aircraft starts breaking down due to the pressure and water.
"Maybe hold that thought?" Mei says.
"Not even hold it at this rate." Zhara groans.
"Here, we finally got away from Macaque and now.. we all get to drown!" Pigsy yells angrily splashing water, which hits Zhara.
"Hey! Watch it!" She shouts while holding onto the seat. Tang looks at sleepy who's calmly looking for an exit.
"You don't seem panicked Sleepy!" He says frantically. Sleepy simply points to his neck, which has some gills appearing.
"Lucky you! Maybe help us figure out something!" Zhara retorts weakly.
"I already HAVE been!" He says
"Hit the craft with your tail or something so we can, oh I don't know swim out?" She snapped.
"Why're you so upset at me for!" Sleepy snarls. The two continue to bicker as the rest panic to find a way out as the water rises. MK turns to Monkey King,
"Monkey King, You've got to do something!"
Wukong pats his chest with some of the water while relaxing.
"Huh? Why? A little water never hurt no— Oh! Right, mortality."
The sound of beeping stops everyone, even the two that are bickering.
"Whatw as that?" Mei questions.
"Something big!" MK answers panicking.
"Guys, relax. Pretty sure this is just an old friend of mine come to help out!" Wukong says calmly. The submarine notices Wukong, with this it takes the vehicle. "Actually... friend might be stretching it." They're all then tossed into the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, L tbh. All on the ground Mei is the first to get up.
Mei gasps as she got up, "The Dragon Palace of the East Sea..." She pauses as if shes taking it in, "We're in the Dragon Palace of the East Sea! " she says excitedly. "Yeah, this is my kind of my sorta old buddy's house, where I got the staff." Wukong says as he puts his hands on his hips.
Pigsy raises an eyebrow,
"Got? Or..."
"Took, right? You took it? Oh, boy." MK sighs.
" Oh, here they come! Smiles, everyone, smiles!" Wukong says putting a smile on while signaling to the others. They all return a frown to the Monkey. They turn to view the palace guards, who reveal the Dragon of the East. Wukong smiles, "Heyyy, Ao Guang! Long time no—"
"Sun Wukong! You dare return to my domain? After humiliating me, tricking me?" Ao Guang shouted with anger.
"What-wha? The staff? But th-that's a total misunderstanding—" Wukong stutters, Ao Guang cuts him off again.
" And now I have learned that it has been lost?! You have given the evil Lady Bone Demon exactly what she needs to destroy us all! I should execute you where you stand!" He takes a breathe before further observing the group,
"You've even brought that war criminal, and furthermore one of LBD's puppets here?" Ao guang brows furrowed deeper.
"War criminal? I don't think I've even done anything! You literally took my eye!" Sleepy snarls, Zhara pats him on the back,
"Tone it down, I don't feel like getting executed today." She whispers, Sleepy looks at Ao gaung then scoffing. The group then huddle to whisper.
"I thought you said he was your friend." Mei starts,
" He knows about the Lady Bone Demon?" Mk then chimes in.
"What are we going to do?!" Tang freaks out,
"Are gonna ignore the war criminal and puppet thing?" Pigsy raises a brow.
" Relax guys, I got this." Wukong whispers disregarding everything. He smiles brightly again. He puts up his best act to Intimidate the Dragon. "Hmm, maybe you forgot. I am the Great Sun Wu—" The Dragon of the East uses his dragon form to knock Monkey King back.
"Do not try to fool me a second time, trickster! I can sense your weakness. Your power is all but consumed." He growls, then motions towards the Palace guards.
The palace guards prepare to execute them.
" Whoa, whoa!" Sandy says putting his hands up in a defensive state. Sleepy takes out his sword, hissing.
Mei takes out her dragon blade as the Palace guards advance.
"Halt!" Ao guang says, stopping the Palace guards. "Where did you get that?" He asks.
"Um, it's mine? My family's?" Mei says nervously.
" I know this blade. It belonged to my brother, the Dragon of the West. You mean to tell me you are a descendant of Ao Ji."
Mei nods, MK clears his throat.
"Uh, Mr. Dragon of the East, sorry to interrupt this little family whatever it is, but... you know about the Lady Bone Demon". Mk brings out the map, the map they so crucially need that leads to the rings pf samadhi.
"What she's capable of. We can stop her, we just need—" Ao guang uses his dragon form to take the map. "Hey!"
"Nice move MK." Zhara retorts quietly. MK frowns at Zhara.
" You would tell me how to protect my people? When you have unleashed this blight back into the world?" He snaps at MK.
" Wow. Okay. Fresh wound. Just going to let that bounce off me." MK says as flicking a tear off.
"Bring the girl. Imprison the rest." Ao Guang Commands.
"Mei!" Mk Calls out as everyone starts panicking.
Mei looks at them trying to reassure tgem, "Don't worry, guys! I-I'll figure something out! I―"
As the groups diverge, Wukong uses Telepathic Communication between him and Mei.
'Nothings more important than getting that map back, got it?'
Mei nods determined, as shes dragged away by the Attendant
Sandy moves to leave with the rest of the group but a palace guard stops him, "Not you. You're on clean up duty."
Him and Mo let out a confused sound.
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