Narrator's POV

It had been a few days since Macaque became indebted to Lunar and so far the Krew had slowly started to trust Macaque... well except Gold as she still didn't trust him one bit. They've yet to tell Mk, Aphmau and the others about this yet since they wanted to wait at the right time to tell them. Right now, Funneh was in her room on her bed, sketching while listening to music with her headphones as Ender was laying down next her taking a nap. Funneh looked like she was in a daze as her hand was just sketching freely and it was quiet and peaceful until....

"Whatcha doin' there, Funneh?"

A voice spoke from behind her, making Funneh yelp and falls off the bed with Ender jumping up from the sudden thud, Funneh looks up before she deadpanned when she saw half of Macaque's body appeared out of her wall above her as he had grin on his face while looking at Funneh before laughing. "Seriously?" Funneh asked as she was not amused by Macaque's action and then he said "Sorry, didn't mean to scare you" and Funneh lightly scoffed and said "No, you did not!" and Macaque smirked before looking at Funneh's sketch and his smirk got wider as he said "Soo~ Taken an interest in Flower boy and Ice boy too?".

Funneh looked confused before looking at her sketch and her eyes widened with a huge blush appeared on her face as the sketch showed both Nezha and Ao Bing are in a beautiful garden with lotus flowers as Nezha had his six arms out while Ao Bing had a scroll in his hands.



Funneh immediately grabbed her sketchbook and throws it in her closet while Macaque came out of the wall, sat down on the bed as he was laughing so hard. "This is priceless!! I didn't think you'd be in love with two guys at the same time! I'm impressed!" and Funneh was blushing hard as she started to stammer "N-No! No, no, no! I am not in love!!" and Macaque grinned and then says with a snicker "Sure, you aren't. Do the others know about this? Maybe you might get to be in a relationship with the two of them~".

"No! I Don't Want To Be In A Relationship Again! Not After What Happened Last Time!!!"

This made Macaque froze as he looked at Funneh, who looked upset and... sad. "H-Hey... You okay?" Macaque asked in concern and Funneh sighs while looking away a bit. "Do you... wanna talk about? If you don't want too, I understand" Macaque asked hesitantly and Funneh looks at him before taking a seat next to him and says "It's okay... It's, uh, about time I told someone... I-I don't talk about this cause it happened like, a long time ago, and it's like totally not an issue anymore but, uh..." and then Funneh hands her phone to Macaque, who presses a button and it reveals a photo of Funneh and a boy around her age as he has crimson hair, bright red eyes and is wearing a white shirt and a black hoodie with white and red stripes.



"Who is that?" Macaque asked and Funneh sighs before replying "That's Alec... My ex boyfriend".

Macaque looks at Funneh in shock before asking "You used to be in a relationship?!" and Funneh nods before saying "Yeah and I... didn't want to bring it up. You see... Before Mk became Monkey King's successor I was in a relationship with Alec while Gold was also in a relationship too" and unknown to the two of them Gold was listening to the conversation. "Gold... Was in a relationship? I doubt that" Macaque said with an eyebrow raised while outside Funneh's door Gold glared at him as Funneh started to say "Yeah, she was actually. Her ex boyfriend was named Prince and-" but stopped when Macaque snorted at this, making Funneh confused as she asked "W-What's so funny?" and Macaque managed to say "Y-You mean to tell me that Gold was in love with someone named Prince?! I wouldn't be surprised if she started dating Wukong next!" and started laughing again while Gold looked furious before walking away.

"Actually, Gold didn't want to date anyone after she found out Prince was cheating on her" Funneh said looking away and Macaque stopped laughing and looked surprised as he said "Oh... How did she find out?" and this made Funneh sigh before looking away with her eyes shadowed as she said "She didn't... I did... I found out... Apparently Prince was cheating on Gold for a while and Alec... He was going to break up with me from the start... They were talking about it and I just happened to stumble upon their conversation... Me and Gold were both in highschool when it happened".

Flashback

Funneh was heading back to her and Gold's dorm as she had a smile on her face. Suddenly she heard talking nearby and saw both Alec and Prince talking to each other about something, making Funneh smile as she started walking towards them and was about to greet them until she stopped when she heard their conversation.

"Dude, I can't take this anymore!"

Funneh stopped and quickly hid behind a tree as she continued listening to their conversation.

"Dude, I swear Funneh is just the most annoying person in the world" Alec said and then Prince said "I know right?" and Funneh was stunned and felt hurt that Alec said that about her. "Ugh! I hate Funneh so damn much, she just so clingy, annoying and... I just hate her! I'm gonna break up with her! Dating her was the biggest mistake I ever made in my life!!" Alec said with hatred and venom in his voice while Funneh was shocked and heartbroken that Alec was gonna end their relationship as she continued listening with tears coming down.



"Dude, I know! I absolutely hate Gold too! She's so clingy and secretive and man she hangs out with Funneh so much, I wouldn't doubt it if they were dating! I mean I'm cheating on Gold for crying out loud!" Prince said and after he said that about Gold something snapped inside of Funneh. She was alright with Alec hurting her but... No one hurts her sister like that and couldn't take it anymore. Blinking her tears away with a furious look, Funneh stepped out of her hiding spot and yelled "Alec... We're over! And Prince I'm not OKAY and Letting You Get Away With Cheating On My Sister!!" and the two boys were startled and looked with their eyes widen seeing Funneh standing and that she heard their whole conversation. "F-Funneh... I-I can explain" Alec started to say until Funneh cuts him off by yelling "Don't give me that crap Alec! I heard your whole conversation! I thought I could trust you but no you just decided to ruin the only good thing in your life!! You know what, I'm not surprised... You're just like your Father... Abandoning those who care about you... Have fun being alone..." and then she punched Alec straight in the face hard, making him go unconscious. Prince tried to run until Funneh grabbed him by the back of his shirt, pulled him back, spun him around and punched in the face and he yelled in pain as his nose started bleeding, he looked up and flinched when he saw Funneh giving him the death glare as her eyes slightly glowed.



"If I ever see your damn face or Alec's face ever again... I will kill you both personally... Am I clear?" Funneh said with venom in her voice and this made Prince rapidly nodded before getting up and runs away from her. Funneh glared before sighing and starts walking away as more tears came down from her face, then she pulled out her phone and started calling someone until they answered.

"Funneh?"

"G-Gold... We need to talk..."

Flashback Ends

Funneh's eyes were still shadowed but some tears were coming down and Macaque was stunned by this. "Soon I told Gold about this... She was heartbroken and devastated by this. After that she swore to herself that she'll never fall in love again and so did I..." Funneh said and then looked away from Macaque as he felt sorry that Funneh went through that and if he didn't lie he also felt bad for Gold. And then unexpectedly Macaque pulled Funneh into a hug as he rubbed her back, making Funneh surprised by this and was about to ask when Macaque spoke as he said "Funneh... I'm sorry you and Gold went through that. I really am... But sometimes life does these events that change people's life. Even if it hurts them... Never be a prisoner of your past. It was just a lesson, not a life sentence and scars heals" and Funneh looks at him confused and said "What? I thought wounds heal" and Macaque said "You're missing the point Funneh... You gotta let go of that stuff from the past, 'cause it just doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now".

Funneh stared at Macaque stunned before smiling softly and said "Thanks Macaque... I needed that" and Macaque replied "Anytime Blu" and this made Funneh look at him confused and asked "Blu?" and Macaque shrugged and said "Well, that was an old nickname I used to call Katara... So why don't I call you that? Also I feel like you could use some shadow magic lessons" and Funneh blinked before smiling and said "I'd like that" and then the two started chatting with each other while unknown to them Lunar was watching this and she smiled knowing that one of her sisters is getting along with Macaque, but then frowns and looks at Gold's door.

Timeskip

It was dinner time and Funneh was cooking hotdogs for dinner more like chili dogs to be exact as she's making the chilli while Lunar gets the table ready and then Macaque comes over and says "Something smells good. What's that?" and Funneh replied "I'm actually cooking hotdogs for dinner. Can you help Lunar get the cups and plates, please?" and Macaque nods as he goes over to Lunar and helps her gets the cups and plates. "Guys, dinner's ready!" Funneh called out as she finished placing dinner on the table while Macaque also finished pouring lemonade in the cups and soon Rainbow, Draco and Gold all came as everyone starts eating dinner while chatting.

"Funneh, your hotdogs are delicious" Macaque said with a smile and Funneh replied "Thanks" and Rainbow said "Wow, it really seems like old times again having dinner with the Fam, doesn't it? But the best thing is that I'm with my four best friends. To the Krew!" and the Krew cheered and then Macaque says jokingly "If you really want it to feel like old times, I could, uh... go back to my old hiding spot and figure out a way to trick you guys again" and smiles and the Krew laughs, except for Gold as she said sarcastically "Ha, ha" and then Draco holds up his cup and says "To Macaque! Who knew after all those times he tried to snuff us out, today he'd be our friend?" and everybody except Gold holds up their cups as they all said "Hear! Hear!" and then Lunar nudges him with her elbow, before Funneh lightly punches him. "I'm touched" Macaque said smiling softly before he stopped smiling and said "I don't deserve this".

"Yeah, no kidding" Gold sneered before getting up and walks away as she goes outside. "What's with her?" Rainbow asked and Macaque got up from his seat as he said "I wish I knew" and follows after Gold and then Draco asked "What's with him?" and this made Lunar sigh before looking at the door and says "Gold... She's yet to accept Macaque staying with us or being with us for that matter".

Meanwhile Outside on the Rooftop

Gold is sitting on the edge of the roof as she was overlooking the city, Macaque approaches her from behind and once Gold catches sight of him, she immediately grows antagonistic and rises up to walk farther away from him. "This isn't fair! Everyone else seems to trust me now! What is it with you?" Macaque said and this made Gold turned around as she looked furious as she said "Oh, everyone trusts you now! How can I just forget what you did to Mk when we first met you, huh?! You made Mk hurt not only my feelings but Aphmau's too When He Started Training With You!! I knew from the start that you were just trouble and now suddenly you want us to believe you changed just because Lunar saved you!!" and Macaque closes eyes in resentment while looking away before asking "What can I do to make it up to you?" and then Gold said in anger "You really want to know? Hmm, maybe you could go to Mk and apologize for what you did to him!" as she approaches him while snapping at him angrily.

"Or, I know! You should've stayed dead after Wukong killed you all those years ago!!" Gold sneered with venom in her voice and then storms away, slightly hitting Macaque's left shoulder with her right one as she passes him, leaving Macaque stunned by this. Then he sighs before sitting down and looks up and the beautiful full moon in the sky.



"Mom... I don't know what to do right now... Lola's descendant Gold... She hates me and I really want her to trust me but she doesn't since I hurt her friend... I wish you were still here... You always knew what to do and I could really use your advice... Or see you again" Macaque said to himself while looking at the moon and then closed his eyes before a memory came to him when he was very young.

Flashback



It was nighttime and in the middle of a forest was a simple old house and soon a young Macaque's frightened voice can be heard as he cried out "Mummy! Mummyyyy!" and Lady Irene roused from her sleep, she yawns before getting out of bed as she enters Macaque's room, where he's hiding beneath his blankets and then Lady Irene asks in concern "Liu'er mihou? What troubles you, my little chimp?" and when Macaque saw his Mother he started sobbing as he cried out "Mummy! Mummy!" and climbs down from his bed before running into his Mother's arms as Lady Irene hoists him up to comfort Macaque as he says while sobbing "I had a dream! A really bad dream!" and Lady Irene yawns and wipes away Macaque's tear as she corrected him by saying "A nightmare".

"I was all alone and people were calling me a freak because of my ears! I was looking all over the house, and... I couldn't find you or Wukong anywhere! You weren't there!" Macaque sobs as he buried his face into Lady Irene's chest and continued crying and this broke Lady Irene's heart to see one of her sons like this. She rubs Macaque on the back comfortingly as she says "There there, Liu'er mihou, it's okay. You're okay" as she walks Macaque back to bed and she sits down with Macaque still in her lap. "When you're scared, and you don't know where I am, you must remember... No matter what happens to me, I will never be far away from my special little warrior" Lady Irene says and Macaque looks at her, sniffs before asking hesitantly "Mummy... Am I a freak to you?" and Lady Irene looked at him before smiling softly and replied "No, Liu'er mihou... You are not a freak. People just don't understand and just judge others not even getting to know them... To me, you're more than that... You're unique and special to me... Nothing will ever change that".

Macaque continued sniffing and then getting an idea to cheer him up, Lady Irene starts singing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oX7_iEJznE

🎶It always feels so quiet in the dark🎶

🎶It always feels so stark🎶

🎶How silence grows under the moon🎶

🎶And it's always gone so soon🎶

Macaque looks at Lady Irene in awe by her voice and unknown to them her voice had woken up Wukong as he was standing by the doorway listening to his Mother's beautiful singing voice.

🎶I used to think that I was bold🎶

🎶I used to think love was for fun🎶

🎶Now all my stories have been told-- except for one🎶

Then she looks at the doorway along with Macaque as he looks surprised to see Wukong awake while Lady Irene smiled softly and gestures him to come over which he did as he also sits on his Mother's lap and the two young monkeys continued listening as Lady Irene also continued singing.

🎶As the stars start to align🎶

🎶I hope you take it as a sign🎶

🎶That you'll be okay🎶

🎶Everything will be okay🎶

🎶And if the Seven Hells collapse🎶

🎶Although the day will be my last🎶

🎶You will be okay🎶

🎶When I'm gone, you'll be okay🎶

Both Macaque and Wukong hold onto their Mother tightly as if they let go she would disappear while Lady Irene runs her fingers through their hair as she smiled softly at them.

🎶The day that you arrived, the sun went black🎶

🎶An artificial night🎶

🎶You came and stole away the light🎶

🎶And put it in your eyes🎶

🎶How could I possibly suspect🎶

🎶That you'd eclipse the midnight sun🎶

🎶I thought that I knew all the moons🎶

🎶But then you pulled me back to one🎶

Macaque then yawns as he snuggles against his Mother, closing his eyes while Wukong also snuggles against his Mother's side.

🎶If the stars ever align🎶

🎶I hope you take it as a sign🎶

🎶That you'll be okay🎶

🎶Everything will be okay🎶

🎶And if the Seven Hells collapse🎶

🎶Although the day will be my last🎶

🎶You will be okay🎶

🎶When I'm gone, you'll be okay🎶

Lady Irene then gently placed down both a sleeping Macaque and Wukong on the bed as she continued singing to them while they were cuddling with each other.

🎶And if the heavens crash aground🎶

🎶I know you'll hear the trumpets sound🎶

🎶And you'll be okay🎶

🎶Everything will be okay🎶

🎶And when creation goes to die🎶

🎶You can find me in the sky🎶

🎶Upon the last day🎶

Lady Irene pulled up a blanket and covered the two monkeys as they continued cuddling with each other sleeping and then Lady Irene went to the door and just before she closed the door she sang the last line.

🎶And you will be okay🎶

Then she closes the door, leaving two peaceful monkeys sleeping together with smiles on their faces.

Flashback Ends

Macaque felt something wet on his cheek before realizing it was a single tear as he quickly wiped it away, he sighed before looking at the moon again and muttered "What am I gonna do, Mom?" and then Lunar walks up to Macaque and says "Come on. We need to talk about Gold. But it'll wait in the morning" and this made Macaque exhale, annoyed.

The Next Day

Inside a cliff Gold is sitting in a giant bird nest as right next to her is a gigantic, slender and beautiful golden eagle as she sits on the eggs and then looks out 'over her domain'.



"So, Marahute... What should I do? I mean I can't trust Macaque. Not after what he did to my friend and my siblings are acting like he did nothing wrong... You understand, right?" Gold asked as the golden eagle name Marahute only ruffles her neck feathers in an affectionate manner.



Suddenly Gold hears movement from above the cliff and gestures Marahute to stay quiet while above the cliff Lunar and Macaque walk up to the edge of the cliff and sits down, not noticing Gold as Macaque says "So let me guess: You brought me out here to tell me that your sister's not as annoying as I make her out to be" and Lunar just simply says "Nah, she's pretty much a pain" and Gold, who's looking up at their feet from below and behind, glares and looks away. "She's always got to be right about everything and she gets all bossy and involved and in your business..." Lunar said and Macaque commented "Yeah. I don't know how you could deal with it" and then Lunar says "Actually, in a way, I rely on it" and hearing this Gold looks back up at them. "I don't understand" Macaque says sounding confused and Lunar said "When our parents left us, that was the hardest time in my life... even as babies, it was still hard for us to grow up without our real parents. Our family was a mess and torn apart, but Gold? She had so much strength. She stepped up and took on so much responsibility along with Rainbow. She helped fill the void that was left by our parents".

Macaque seemed surprised before saying "I guess I never thought about that" and then Lunar says "I'm gonna tell you something crazy. I never told anyone this before... There were some times that I would try and find our biological parents, but honestly? I'm not sure I can remember what my mother looked like. It really seems like my whole life, Gold's been the one looking out for me even when we were just born and babies. She's always been the one that's there. And now, when I try to remember my mom, Gold's is the only face I can picture" and hearing this, Gold felt touched by what Lunar said and reduced to tears. "The truth is... despite her not trusting me I actually respect her in many ways. Sometimes Gold does act motherly, but that's not always a bad thing. She's compassionate and kind, and she cares about you all... She even reminds me of my own Mother that I lost years ago. After seeing that about her... I couldn't help but respect Gold and I always will even if she doesn't trust me" and Gold, who was deeply touched by Macaque's words laid down in the nest with Marahute rubbing her head against Gold's.

"Don't ever tell her I said any of this!" Macaque said looking at Lunar, who simply smiled and says "Yeah, my lips are sealed" and then the two of them left, leaving Gold in her thoughts. 'Maybe Funneh and Big Mama's right... The best way to defeat an enemy is to make them your friend' Gold thought to herself, then sighs and says "Well, I better get going Marahute... I owe someone an apology" and she gives Marahute an affectionate stroke as they fix the covering on the eggs, the wind picks up and blows a feather in Gold's face.

She looks at it, plays with it, and puts it back on the nest, but Marahute picks up the feather and gives it to Gold and then she gives her a hug.

Back with Macaque and Lunar

Lunar and Macaque were heading back to the Krew's apartment as they chatted. "So... Do you think Gold will ever trust me?" Macaque asked and Lunar looks at him before sighing and replied "I hope so. Gold... She's a little stubborn when it comes to trusting people" and continued walking until someone spoke from behind them.

"Guys..."

They turned around and saw surprised to see Gold behind them with her arms crossed. "Gold, look I just wanted to say that-" Macaque started to say until Gold raised her hand, making him stopped talking. "Look... I'm only here because... I owe you an apology" Gold said and this made both Macaque and Lunar look at her shock and disbelief, Gold saw this and sighs before explaining "I know it's shocking but just listen... Lunar you're right... Everyone deserves a second chance to redeem themselves and... I'll give it a chance" and this made Macaque look at her surprise before a small smile appeared and says "Thanks... But if you're not fully ready to accept me then how about a truce?" and then holds out his hand, making Gold look at him stunned before a smile appeared and they both shook hands as she said "I'm fine with a truce" and this made Lunar smiled feeling glad that Gold is gonna accept Macaque.

Suddenly a figure appears behind them as they said "Excuse me..." and this made Gold turn around and immediately recognizes the figure as she said with her eyes widened "It can't be...".

Back at the Krew's Apartment

Aphmau came to visit the Krew along with Kirby and while she was here Funneh had decided to tell Aphmau about Macaque and his debt to Lunar. "So let me get this straight... Lunar saved Macaque from the 'Not Mayor', he's in debt to her and he's... living with you guys?" Aphmau asked as she wanted to make sure she got Funneh's explanation right. "Yep" Funneh said and then Aphmau asked "Do Mk and the others know about this?" and this made Funneh shake her head and says "No, but we are gonna tell them later today... But are you okay with this?" and Aphmau stayed silent before looking at Kirby, who was on her shoulder and asked "What do you think, Kirby?" and Kirby thought for a moment before replying "Pooteetah, pooteetah!" and Aphmau smiled and says "Well Kirby's okay with this. But he won't hesitate to attack Macaque" and Funneh snickered before taking Kirby and says "Yep, you'll be able to kill Macaque with your cuteness little guy" and kissed Kirby on the cheek, making him blush as he said bashfully "Pooteetah" and the girls giggled.

Suddenly the front door opens, making Funneh, Kirby and Aphmau look back and revealed to be Lunar, Macaque and Gold as this shocked the two girls as they both exclaimed "Gold/Macaque?!".

Gold smiled nervously at them and then Lunar says "Hey Funneh, someone's here to see you" and just before Funneh could ask someone revealed themselves as they were hiding behind Macaque and Funneh's eyes widened in shock.

Behind Macaque was a young girl around 15-16 years old, she has long black hair, a pink bow, and crimson eyes as she's a pink off the shoulder shirt, black shorts, white socks, and black shoes.



"A-Ally..."

"F-Funneh..."

The two stared at each other in shock before the girl known as Ally had tears in her eyes as she cried out happily "Funneh!!" and literally zoomed and jumped onto Funneh, hugging her as Funneh caught her and immediately hugged her back.



Funneh and Ally both hugged each other tightly as they laughed happily with small tears coming down and then Ally said "Oh, Funneh! I thought I'd never see you again!" and Funneh hugs her as she says "Me too! But I'm glad you're here" and the two continued hugging each other while Lunar, Aphmau, Kirby, Gold and Macaque all smiled softly as this adorable scene in front of them.

Later that day, Funneh and the Krew explained everything to the gang about Macaque. Of course, they weren't happy about this, but they made sure to make Macaque promise them that nothing bad happens to Lunar, Aphmau and the Krew or no tricking Mk again. Macaque accepted the terms and so now he can come to the noodle shop with the Krew whenever they worked and they also got to know Ally too as she was very delighted to meet them.