Mercy And Forgiveness

The Storm Within

Y/n's P.O.V
After driving through the night, we're currently stopped, while MK looks around, trying to figure out which path to take to find the next stone.

"He's gonna do it. He really knows which way to go." Mei whispered excitedly.

"Hey, you've been off since the temple? You good?" Ink leaned over to me.

I tensed up, clutching my arm. "Yeah, I'm fine..."

"Lead us to the next stone, kid." Pigsy says with a smile.

"The right path is... is..." MK pointed in e ry direction before freaking out. "I don't know!"

"What?"

"Ah, come on."

"I mean, we got luck with the first stone. We wanted a map, or a magic compass or something." MK says. "Normally, we'd get aa pre-guffin, but we skipped straight to the full guffin."

I approached MK, resting a hand on his shoulder. "It's going to be okay, M. We'll figure it out on the go like we always do. Together."

"But we can't keep doing that." MK starts walking around, feeling stressed. "We don't know where the other four stones are or what to do with them if we ever find them. We're just walking into... chaos."

Everyone then crowded around him, trying to tell him something encouraging, but it was just making him even more frustrated and stressed.

"QUIET!" I shouted, making everyone stop talking.

I stomped over to MK and yanked him out from between them. "Could you guys stop for just one moment? All of this is a lot to process."

"Y/n's right." Sandy stepped in. "And so is MK. We don't know where we're going. So, it's time we found out. Split up, cover more ground, regroup, and get going."

Everyone was in awe and immediately split up, leaving me, MK, Sandy, and Ink behind.

"And as for you..." Sandy turned to MK. "Time for some training."

MK got excited and threw me over his shoulder. "Whoo-hoo!"
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About a minute later, we stopped in a small and peaceful clearing.

MK was running around in excitement. "Special Sandy training. What are you gonna teach me? Heightened sense of smell, so I can sniff out the stones? Secret muscle growth techniques? How to craft a first aid kit using nothing but jungle debris and my own wits?"

MK started hitting a rock with another rock while his tongue was sticking out.

"He looks stupid." Ink says.

I glared at Ink, giving him a menacing glare. "You either shut up, or more jar time?"

Ink huffs, crossing his arms. "Fine."

"No. The skill you need to learn is..." Sandy pulled aside some leaves, revealing a beautiful pond with a rock by it. "Meditation."

"What?" MK falls flat on the ground, complaining. "No. Aw, that's the worst."

Sandy pats MK on the head. "MK, you are in serious need of some triple-M. Mystic Monkey Meditation."

"We don't have time for that, no matter how cool the name is." MK says as Sandy began carrying. "You just did a whole thing about, "Nothing's gonna stop us" and being still active."

Sandy chuckles, placing MK on a rock. "Yeah, that was a lie."

"I've gotta find the stones and save the world before it ends." MK gestured to the sky, but surprisingly, it was clear.