Mischievous Tactics { LMK Hermes!Reader Insert }

"Mischief Time"

Macaque is walking through the desert. He opens a silver compass, a scream transitions echos. It flashes back to the Bone mech, Macaque is thrown through a portal by the Mayor, he looks up from the staff to see the Lady Bone Demon.

Macaque: The staff. The city. You've been busy.

Lady Bone Demon: Tell me. What madness overcame you, that you would forsake your oath? When did you decide to betray me?

Macaque: Listen, Lady Bone Demon.

Lady Bone Demon: Have you forgotten who I am? What I am! I, who returned you to the mortal plane. All in exchange for such a little favor. That when the time came, you would free me, aid in my pursuit of equilibrium. But no. With the first breath of a new life, you rebelled against your fate. Fool.

Macaque: So. You want something.

Lady Bone Demon: I offer one more chance at redemption. Bring me the Monkey King and his protégé, and perhaps you will be worthy of my mercy.

She gives him the silver compass.

Macaque: And this is --

Lady Bone Demon: A compass of sorts. No matter where they flee, this will find them.

Macaque: Convenient. All righty, then. Seems like they've got a bit of headway, so-

Chains rise from the ground and pull Macaque down.

Macaque: What is this?!

Lady Bone Demon: A reminder. It seems you cannot be trusted to willingly follow the path of destiny. But know this. If you betray me again, one misstep, one failure in any way, I will erase the very memory of you. Now, bring them to me, my champion.

Flashback end.

Pigsy and Tang are taking down camp.

Tang: Oh, Monkey King. He's glowing. That's got to be a good sign, right?

Pigsy: That's all he does. Glows and sits around all day 'cause he's got to get his strength back and apparently can't spare five minutes to help pack up camp.

Tang: Pigsy. You know never to wake up someone from a transcendental meditation.

Pigsy: Tang, go get the others. Let's get going.

Mei, Sandy, Y/N and MK on a cliff.

Mei: Okay, MK. It's time. Time to look inward. Time to reclaim the power. Time to shout out till the whole world hears --

MK: Here comes Monkie Kid!

Mei: Go MK!

Sandy: You can do it!

MK farts. Sandy and Mei laugh.

Y/N: Ew.

I cringed before floating back to the T.E.A

MK: I can't do it.

Mei: It's all right, MK. You did it before, you'll do it again.

Sandy:Yeah. Maybe it's like Monkey King said. The power will come when you need it most.

MK: But what use am I if I can't be sure my powers are gonna work? And Gold Vision? That's like the baby power. And I can't even do that. I'm not even as good as a baby. So what about 72 transformations, or duplication, or shrinking. Or- how am I meant to fight the Lady Bone Demon?

Mei: That's why we're going to find those fancy-pantsy rings, yo. Light her up with Samadhi Fire, bing, bang, boom.

Tang: Hey, you three, we're leaving!