Pigsy P.O.V

"Tang? Mei? MK? Sakura? Where are you guys?" I summoned my rake as I felt scared since I have no idea where I am or where is everyone, I started to walk around as I saw a whole lot of skeletons and giant swords. Then in the corner of my eye, I saw Sandy "Sandy?! Sandy, are you hurt?" I asked

"Sandy is scared" Sandy said with tears running down his eyes

"Oh, there's nothing to be scared of. Except of these piles, piles and piles of skulls... Ah ha ha..." I said sounding nervous

'This ain't good. Looks like Sandy is trapped inside of the body of his demon ancestor, Shou... what's his name' I thought

"Let's get out of here before whatever left all of these bones that'll do the same to us" I said

"It'll take a powerful warrior to defeat the monster that did that. Are you the powerful warrior mister?" He asked

"Yeah, sure. A big powerful warrior. Come on, let's get moving before- Huh?" I turned around and the skeletons were flying everywhere

"Finally! A worthy challenger for Sha Wujing of the Flowing Sands River!"

"Ah nuts" I said as I slumped down

"All of these bodies thought they could go one on one with the champ! That little pooper scooper ain't gonna save you now" Then Sha Wujing stabbed the ground with his Crescent staff and a fighter's ring appeared

"Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!" The skeletons chanted and Sha Wujing was ready to fight

MK P.O.V

The lady entered the temple and I quickly followed her to catch up

"Uh... hey miss? You haven't seen my friends around, have you? Pig guy, glasses guy, sword girl guy, cute pink haired and red eyes girl- Gasp!" There I saw many students training or chatting "Woah"

"This is the Temple of the Tilted Moon and Three Stars, where those select few are trained and shaped to become powerful sages under the instruction of the wise Shifu Subodhi" The lady said

"Shifu Subodhi? Then this... this must be the place where Monkey King learned it all! All his abilities" I said as I imagined Monkey King as one of the students and learning the 72 transformation, but then I suddenly remember the vision I had with Monkey King and his stone "Monkey King... Where is Shifu Subodhi? I need to see him. Now" I said

"I-" The lady was about to speak, but two of the students interrupted her

"You really think you're worthy of meeting Master on your first day?" The first student said

"No one has ever seen the Shifu Subodhi in 50 years" The second student said

"50 years?! But I gotta see him now!" I said

"Then just try it, headband" The second student poked my forehead "Between us, we've nearly learned 2 of the 72 Transformation" He said with a smug look

"Wow. Two, huh? Alright. Well, maybe I can give you some pointers on the other 70!" Then I transformed into a gorilla. The two students looked dumbstruck and the lady walked away with her hand covering her mouth. I defeated the two students, changed my size into small and slid underneath the door "Ha ha! Success!" Then a shadow loomed over me and I was suddenly picked up by Shifu Subodhi himself "Master Subodhi?" Then I changed back into my normal size "Man, it is so cool! Uh... It is an honor. I know this isn't gonna make sense, but I need to know how-"

"I know exactly what you need to know, MK the Monkie Kid. The question is, do you?" Shifu Subodhi said

Pigsy P.O.V

Sha Wujing did not hold back his punches like Sandy does. I managed to dodged all of the attacks that Sha Wujing threw at me

"There goes the little piggy! Let me hear ya'll shriek!" The skeletons said nothing cause well they're skeletons "You can't run away forever piglet! The Sandy wants to see the monster!" Sha Wujing shouted

"I'm not a monster. And sure our ancestors weren't great guys, but that ain't us. This ain't you!" I said and Sha Wujing appeared behind me with his eyes glowing blue

"Enough yap! I wanna hear that monster inside scream!" Sha Wujing said as he did the German Suplex and tossed me around the fighting ring "Come on! Fight the Sandy!"

"No, I won't!" My vision was a bit blurry, but I can see my weapon

"Time for this piggy to go wee, wee ,wee, all the way home!" Sha Wujing shouted as he jumped into the air and about land a hit using his elbow. I managed to move away in time before I was hit. I slid across the floor and grabbed my weapon, Sha Wujing was about to punch me, but I blocked his punch with the rake

"You wanna see a monster? I can show you a monster!" I shouted as I felt my power flowing through me and pushed Sha Wujing to the side

"Ha ha ha! Finally! A worthy opponent!" Then Sha Wujing charged towards me

MK P.O.V

"Wait, you know who I am? But we're inside the scroll, in a memory" I said

"I am the Great Master Subodhi. There is little I do not know" Subodhi said

"Oh. Okay, great! So can you help me find Monkey King, save my friends and defeat the curse? Awesome. No giant world-ending calamities for the Monkie Kid. Just gonna be straight-shootin' fun-filled adventures by the beach!" Then I got bonked on the head "Ow! Hey, what was that for?!" I asked while rubbing the place where I got bonked

"Stand straight and hush your tongue. You talk too much! This is not about the Monkey King. There is something more at play here. Something about you" Master Subodhi said as he pointed his small at my face

"What? Me? I'm just a regular noodle delivery boy" I said

"Do you even believe that? The students I train spends lifetimes to possess a fraction of your power. Am I to believe Sun Wukong is the greatest master in history?"

"I mean, maybe. He's pretty great" Then I got bonked on the head again "Ow!"

"Wrong! I am the greatest master in all of history. However, even I admit my mentorship is not the sole reason for Sun Wukong's absurdly fast learning, just as his is not reason for yours. Tell me of your childhood. Your parents" Master Subodhi said

"Oh, well... um... I..."

"You do not remember?" Master Subodhi asked

"No, I remember. It's just..." Then I remember how I was standing outside of Pigsy's Noodles. I was covered in dirt and mud. Then walking outside, I saw Sakura throwing out some garbage, she turned to me and looked at me with a surprised look. She called Pigsy's name and she dragged me inside the shop. I got cleaned up and Pigsy gave me a shirt, shorts, and socks. He put his chef's coat around my shoulders and Sakura gave me a bowl of noodles and a side of sweets. I started eating the noodles and after I finished the bowl, I started to eat the sweets. After I finished eating, Sakura gave me my first monkey plushie and told me 'This is a token of our friendship' and smiled softly at me "Pigsy... Sakura..." I said after my trip to memory lane

"And what else?" Master Subodhi asked

"The stone. Monkey King's stone. Please take me there" I asked

"Very well. But only because you said please" Master Subodhi said as he teleported us to Flower Fruit Mountain, and I vomited after that. Then I saw the stone

"Yes! Thank you, Master! Monkey King! Monkey King!" I called out to Monkey King but no reply "Where is he? That's his stone, but it looks..." I looked at the stone, but it looks completely different and noticed a stone monkey on the ground with part of its face broken

Pigsy P.O.V

"Pig! Pig! Pig! Pig! Pig!" Skeletons chanted as I defeated Sha Wujing

"Now there's the monster. I knew you were holdin' out on me. Well, go on then. Go for the finishing move" Sha Wujing said accepting his defeat, but I was hesitated and remembered my demon ancestor. I dropped the rake to the ground

"No. No! Just cause we look a certain way, cause our monster ancestors were, well monsters, none of that matters. I won't let his legacy define mine and neither should you! You're the strongest, the biggest, the bluest guy I know, but all you've ever used those muscles is to help people in need, your friends. That don't sound like a monster to me" I said as I took out my hand for Sha Wujing to grab, it looked like he was about to grab my hand but grabbed my wrist instead

"What's a fight with a bit of drama, huh?" Sha Wujing said with a smirk

"What?" Then Sha Wujing spinned me around and I hit the bands of the ring. Then I hit my face on Sha Wujing's chest

"You almost has the Sandy, but you were too weak to be who you truly are. I am a monster. That's what the world want me to be, so that's what I'm gonna give'em!" Sha Wujing threw me into the sky and landed on me. I was on the ground in pain

"Finish him! Finish him! Finish him! Finish him!" The skeletons chanted again

I thought I was done, but I heard the familiar bells from the sky and Mo landed in Sha Wujing arms. He looked confused for a moment than Mo rubs his head against his chest and purrs, and gasps as his eyes glowed again and sometime later Sandy finally came back

"Mo!" Sandy cuddled Mo, and Tang, Mei, Sakura and the fox girl appeared above me and landed on top of me

"Sandy?" Mei called out

"Uncle Sandy!" Sakura looked happy, and Sandy drags us and hugged us

"I'm sorry, my old friend" Sandy apologized

"It's okay, Sandy. You're always there for us when we need you. The least we can do is be there for you when you need us" I said

"Now that we've had our moment, we need to get moving!" Tang said

"It's about Azure Lion. We have to find MK" Mei said with a worried look

"Did something happen?" Sakura asked looking confused, but Tang gave the look on something that'll break Sakura's heart

"Before we go, why is the fox girl here?! Didn't she try to kill Sakura!?" I asked

"Well, that was her evil self created by her heartbreak and was also created by the Lady Bone Demon" Sakura said

"Uh-huh" I said

"We need to go now!" Tang said as he teleported us

MK P.O.V

"Monkey King should be here. This is his stone I've been seeing in my vision. Why isn't he here?" I asked

"I have not brought you to your master. Although this was the stone from which Sun Wukong once sprung. It appears, over time, it was used to form another. A simple creature with no past, no family, and no name. There is a reason you are the center of these stories. A reason you can harness the power of the Monkey King himself" Master Subodhi said

"So you're telling me... I... am... the Monkey King!" I said and got bonked on the head again

"Wrong! Without question, you were not born from the stone as he was. Who or what you are, even I do not know the answer. But one thing I am certain, fate has plans for you. Great plans or foul? Time will tell" Master Subodhi said

"I-I can't be. I'm just... I'm just MK!" I said

"The Monkie Kid?" Master Subodhi said, and I heard a loud creak from behind and everything turned dark once again

"Your journey is just beginning" Master Subodhi said as turned into ink and I started to panic

"What... No"

The curse started taking form of a monkey and the eyes glowed cyan-blue

To be continued in Pitiful Creatures

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