Tales of the Monkey Princess

Temple of the Goddess 🛕

Summary:
On the run from the Celestial Realm, Mk and her friends set out to find the 5 colored stones.

"Cmon...Cmon pick up..." Wukong impatiently tapped his fingers as his phone dialed but goes straight to voicemail. He groans in frustration. After the group fled the city from the Celestial Realm Wukong worriedly tried to reach the babysitter's number to make sure that the kids were okay.

Sadly he wasn't receiving any calls.

"Don't worry Monkey King, I'm sure the little ones are safe and sound." Sandy reassures.

"I hope so, Blue Guy." Wukong looked down in sadness.

MK sighs heavily, staring out the window at the sky as more cracks appeared. "Seems like we're just...jumping from one apocalypse to the next." she says dejectedly. Leaning back in her seat in the back of the truck.

"But you said there was a way to fix this didn't you?" Sandy asked, adjusting the rear view mirror. Mei nods enthusiastically, nudging her best friend. "Something about uh... rocks?" She asked a bit uncertain.

"The five colored stones." Wukong corrected.

Tang appears behind him with an excited squeal. "OMG! The stones of the goddess Nüwa used to mend the heavens!? I didn't think they were real!!"

MK nodded. "Mhm! Mhm! They're just hidden and guarded and...we have no idea where to find them!"

"What!?" Pigsy angrily shout.

"It's fine!" MK waved her hands placatingly. "All we gotta do is gather the five stones, find the pillar of heavens, mend the cracks of reality and bingo bango boom! Everything's fixed!" She began drawing down the whole plan.

Mei looked in awe at the drawings, while Pigsy rolls his eyes, turning to fully face them from the front seat with a scowl across his features. "Yeah, aside from the part that...WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THESE STONES ARE?!" Pigsy yelled.

MK just looked at him confidently, "That's why we're gonna ask someone who does!" She exclaims, holding up the book to a page of a nice drawing of the Goddess of Creation.

"Yes! She's gotta have a temple we can go to, right?" Mei asked.

Wukong gasped, getting an idea. "The Burning Mountains! We should start there first!" MK and Mei cheered at that idea while Tang was somewhat frightened by that.

"EXCUSE ME?! No! We're not going to the Burning Mountain! It's burning!" Tang emphasized his point. But the Monkey King was relaxed about the plan. "They're not technically burning anymore so it's fine. Now you going to keep complaining while I do the lore dumping or should I...?"

"Oh! Alright..." He cleared his throat before speaking. "The Burning Mountain rises high above the sunrise Jungle of the East, legend tells a fiery beast that guards the secrets from a past calamity and a hidden temple to Nüwa herself."

"There's always a temple..."

"Mhm. Yeah."

Mei whispered to Pigsy who nodded in agreement. But the older human still refused the whole thing. "But if that's where you're going, count me out! I've had enough trials by fire without getting literal about it." Tang hissed.

"Great! Sounds like Tangy's on board!" Sandy started to drive towards their destination, Tang merely whined in defeat. "Let's go!"

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