The Moon's Successor

Everyone Get Ready

There are a few changes that happened this time around, but not much. I knew this stuff would happen, which is why I did say it wouldn't be one-to-one but close enough.

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─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽Flower Fruit Mountain☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───
─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽Wukong's Hut☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

Everyone was rushed into Wukong's hut as soon as they were out of the scroll and the ginger only paused to look behind them all and ensure there were no eavesdroppers before shutting the door. Everyone found their own spots: Tang, Pigsy, and a bandaged Ne Zha sat on the small couch while Sandy laid on the floor with Mei, MK, and Linwan sitting next to him. The young warrior stayed slightly away from everyone, but tried to be subtle enough to ensure they wouldn't worry about her distance. She decided to scoot a bit closer to the nearby chest when she realized Macaque wasn't anywhere in sight. "Okay!" Wukong began as he slapped his clawed hand over an image of an angry Azure, a grumpy Yellowtusk, and a... stinky? Peng. That made the girl smirk a bit. "Monkey class is in session." "Smartie Kid is in attendance." MK spoke up as he pumped his fists up repeatedly. Mei looked to be asleep and Tang seemed rather excited as well. Sandy suddenly looked back and patted the carpet spot between the young hero and himself. That boy seemed to copy him with a strange smile. Creepy... "Pull up some floor, little Lotus Prince. There's plenty of room at the front." "I'm... I'm not gonna do that." Ne Zha responded before looking ahead. Linwan didn't seem to catch what else was said as she zoned out slightly. Why? She was thinking back on her previous conversation with her dad about her being this 'Harbinger of Destruction' monkey demon thing. What brought her back was the lotus prince's head snapping back as a blue crayon made contact with his forehead. "I think you burst a stitch." She glanced at Wukong, who had his arm out. "Ah, you'll be fine. Big immortal baby." Pigsy crossed his arms and spoke up. "So, you gonna tell us how you beat your old sworn brothers that hate you now, or what?" "Do you want me to throw crayons at you? 'Cause I have a whole box." He pulled a box of crayons out of his pants' pocket and waited a moment to see if anyone would say something, but no one did.

"That's what I thought." Wukong tossed the box aside and turned back towards the wall as he began drawing. "Now, listen up! If we're gonna beat Azure, Yellowtusk, and Peng, you've all got some learning to do." He used a red crayon to point at an image of an angered Peng, ready for battle. "Peng is the most dangerous foe any of you have ever faced but the only thing they care about more than fighting is self-preservation. The moment the battle looks like it's turning against them, they'll flee." He pointed to an image of Mei and MK on their way to beat down the shocked bird, then an image of a stinky Peng running away with tears in their eyes. 'Ah, they were projecting. That makes sense.' "Peng's the worst." Mei grumbled as she crossed her arms which made Linwan nod softly. He took his pointer crayon and pointed at a drawing of Yellowtusk with all of the weapons he took. "Yellowtusk is tough, smart, and faster than he looks. He was a handful even before he had your weapons. But he's not a monster. Maybe we can make him see reason." He motioned to an image of Sandy, Pigsy, and Tang showing the pondering elephant an image of Azure that was mostly evil. 'Reasonable. He'd likely agree with those three negotiating too.' "That's not a super solid plan." Tang nervously spoke up, but Mei raised her hand and interrupted, causing Wukong to look at her. "Uh, excuse me. Well, what about Azure?" "Heh. Nothing gets under his skin more than a monkey. Leave Azure to MK, Linwan, and me." "Huh? Me?" Linwan looked confused at why she was added into the mix of these two heroes. She wasn't exactly... like them. A pat on her head interrupted her thoughts though, making her look over to see Macaque with his arms now crossed and frowning. "Azure won't admit it but he has a thirst for revenge. Truth is, he's gonna be on Wukong like a bad smell. Like Wukong doesn't stink bad enough already." He smirked happily at his jab and at the hand covered giggle he got from his kid. "Hey!" Wukong pointed his crayon at the two shadow users. "I got the crayon, I do the sayin'!" He then smiled proudly as he pointed at himself. "But don't worry. I almost beat the Jade Emperor single-handed once. Between the three of us, Azure doesn't stand a chance." Everyone looked back at Ne Zha when he huffed. "Wukong, he has the Scroll of Memory. With it, he defeated the combined Armies of Heaven! So long as Azure has the scroll in his grasp, we don't stand a chance." "What if we get it out of his grasp?" MK spoke with a hand to his chin which made Linwan's ears perk up a bit. "Yeah, sure. If we can do that impossible thing, yeah." The prince spoke sarcastically before he got a crayon to the face, making him and the entire couch fall backwards. "Great! Sounds like Ne Zha's on board." MK pointed to a Yamcha'd Ne Zha. "Actually..." Everyone suddenly looked at the young warrior when she spoke up for the first time this whole 'class session', which made her freeze a bit before she nervously looked away and mumbled, messing with the floor in front of her. "I think I can help with that scroll problem." The young hero smiled more.