Narrator's POV

It's been a few months after the battle with the Lady Bone Demon and everything has been peaceful. Right now, Mei and Ally were both at the bus stop, waiting in excitement for their basilisk friend Vee to arrive. After Megapolis was rebuilt, the young basilisk wanted to see the city and that's when the two girls decided to give her the grand tour of the city. Mei checks the time on her phone and it is 11:59 AM. She looks out at the road and checks the time again: 12:00 PM, the time that Vee's bus is supposed to arrive. Upon seeing the time, Ally does a happy dance and walks from each side of the bus stop while Mei was sitting on the bus stop chair kicking her legs a bit until the bus gets there seconds later.

"Eeeeee!" Ally and Mei both squealed as they ran forward to hug Vee, but Ally accidentally hugs a random guy who looks angry at her. "Psst. Ally, over here!" Mei's voice called and the young girl looks over and saw Mei was hugging a giggling Vee, who has a small suitcase with her. Realization hit her as Ally exclaimed "Ew! Get off of me!" and she pushes the guy aside before hugging her basilisk friend.

"Veevee/Bestie!" the two girls squealed with Mei joining in before Ally says "You finally made it out! After I asked you like a billion times!" and Vee smiles as she says while snapping her finger "Lucky for you, a billion and one was the sweet spot to visit this place again" and Mei wrapped her arm around the young basilisk's shoulder and says "Oh my sweet little Vee, you've been here only once! Come on, we got the whole day planned out!" and the three girls started walking off with a surprised Vee following behind them as she asked "Wow, the whole day! You don't have to.. run off with your boyfriend or hanging out with Mk?" and Mei looks at her and says "Nah. The Krew's out for today and Mk is working. So, we got the whole day to ourselves!" and Vee gets excited as she says while looking around "That's cool, am I special or what? Where do we start?" and then Ally suddenly had a strange face before sniffing her basilisk friend and recoils back in disgusted as she gagged.

"We'll...uh... Start with a day spa and some shopping... No offense, Vee, but you smell like you came from an ogre's swamp" Ally says and Vee looks at her confused and starts to say "I do not, I'll have you know I take a bath regularly in a waterfall-!" but then she takes a moment to sniff herself before saying "Oh! You're right that's- I definitely smell like I came from an ogre's swamp" and this made Mei giggle as she exclaims "Come on, girls! Let's tear this town to shreds!" and then takes off while Vee cheers "Aww Yeah!!" and she and Ally both quickly followed after the young woman with the young basilisk grabbing her bag.

Soon they were inside 'Heavenly Touch Spa' as Vee, Ally and Mei were laying in bathtubs filled up with bubbling mud while holding tulip cup glasses of fruit infused water in their hands.



A worker is buffing Vee's right hand fingernails, one worker was brushing Ally's wet hair as the young girl is wearing a green cream face mask with cucumbers on our eyes while another worker is buffing Mei's left hand fingernails. "So you guys, pay to soak in mud here?" Vee asked with a confused look. "Well, it's "special" mud. It's relaxing" Mei says with quotations and then Ally hummed in agreement "Mm-hmm".

"...Really?" Vee frowns with doubt on her face.

Next, they went into 'Fashion Frenzy' as it was a clothing right next door from the spa. Vee is inside with a pink cowboy outfit on, Mei and Ally both jump back and shake their heads in disapproval. Vee tries on another outfit as it was a lolita outfit and this made the two girls cringe while shaking their heads again. Vee tries on a third outfit as she asked with a smile "How about this one?".



The last outfit got approved as Mei claps her hands together with a smile while Ally stares in awe with a thumbs up.

Then the three girls went to Anti-Gravity Arcade as Mei, Ally and Vee were playing many different games inside. They went into a photo booth and took funny photos inside as they laughed, then Vee and Ally both spotted a dancing again and decided to compete with each other. Ally picked a song as it begins playing and the two girls got into position.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zoZ0Vly1Dg

Mei begins cheering while recording them as a small crowd began forming around the two girls and began cheering on too. This caught someone's attention as they saw the two girls dancing, particularly Ally. They decided to move a closer look and got through the crowd, they stared at Ally in awe by her dance moves as the tip of their ears turned a bit red. After the song finished, Ally and Vee both struck a pose and this caused the crowd to cheer with Mei being the loudest.

Ally and Vee both looked at the crowd in surprise before they smiled and bowed before taking off with Mei. Soon they were in the air as Vee was amazed while exclaiming "This Is Amazing!!!" and this made both Ally and Mei laugh before the young girl realized something. "Hey Mei, I'm running out of coins. I'm gonna go get some more. I'll be right back?" and with that, Ally goes down as Mei shouts "Okay!". Ally heads towards the coin machine and inserted a 5 dollar bill as she got 40 coins in return and puts them in a small cup. She smiled before turning around to head back to Mei and Vee but only to collide in someone's chest, making Ally drop the cup and spilled all the coins in the process. The young girl gasped and was about to say something when her eyes widened and realized who it was in front of her; the same boy she met in Lantern City. "Oh, it's you! We've got to stop bumping into each other like this" Ally says with an apologetic smile as she bends down to get the cup when a hand goes on top of hers.

Ally and the boy stared at each other in surprise before the teenage boy quickly moved his hand away with a blush on his face as he quickly apologized while picking up the coins "Sorry!" and Ally only gave him a smile as she says while also picking up the coins "It's okay. I don't believe we introduced each other, right?" and the boy only nodded as he puts the coins in the cup after Ally puts the coins she picked up in the cup first. "I'm Ally, what's your name?" Ally introduced herself as she held out her hand and the boy stared at her for a moment before taking her hand and shaking it while introducing himself "Hunter. Nice to meet you".

"Hunter? That's a cool name, I like it!" Ally smiled, causing the boy known as 'Hunter' to blush a little and says "T-Thanks..." and then suddenly Mei's voice was heard "Ally! Where you at?!" and Ally's eyes widened in realization before shouting back "Coming!" and then she looks back at Hunter and says "I gotta get going. See you around, Hunter!" and with that, Ally takes off as Hunter watches her before a small smile appeared on his face while muttering to himself "Ally... That's a pretty name" and then he walks off, hoping he'll see Ally again.

Ally comes back to Mei and Vee as she says "I'm back and I got more coins!" and Mei cheered before Vee remembered something as she asked "By the way I was curious, where did the Krew go today?" and this made Ally and Mei both look at each other and smiled before the young girl said "It's their little anniversary today" and Vee tilted her head in confusion and asked "Anniversary for what?".

Meanwhile Somewhere in a Forest

The Krew, who were wearing nice and casual outfits are walking through the forest as Funneh was carrying a picnic basket. Ender was with them as he was smelling the area while Stringbean was around Lunar's neck. "There it is!" Rainbow points out excitedly as the Krew looked ahead and saw a giant oak pink tree up ahead.



"Can you believe it? This is the same tree where Uncle Tang found us" Gold says with a smile as they were now in front of the tree and Lunar motions her finger as a purple line circle appeared and spread the picnic blanket out with Funneh placing the picnic basket down before they all sat, placed the food down and began eating.



"Everything's been so crazy, huh? I mean with everything that's happened, we can have a nice quiet place to ourselves and enjoy this moment" Draco says as he eats some potatoe chips. "Tell me about it" Rainbow says while getting herself a slice of cake. "Here you go buddy. Got your favorite treat" Funneh says as she pulls out a bone and gave it to Ender, who happily takes it and starts chewing the bone while his tail wags happily. "Too bad Aphmau couldn't join us. She would have loved the tree" Lunar says while taking a bite of her sandwich and this made the Krew nod in agreement. "So Draco, how are things with you and Mei?" Funneh asked with a grin, making the girls giggle and Draco blushes a little and says "We've been doing good. I plan on taking her on date. We haven't been on a date in a while since you know..." and this made his sisters nod in realization and understanding. "What about you, Funneh? How are things with Ao Bing and Nezha been?" Rainbow asked and this surprised Funneh before she rubs her head as she says "Things have been...a little hectic. But we're trying and I really believe Nezha and Ao Bing will be able to mend their friendship soon".

"I meant have you guys made it officially yet?" Rainbow asked and Funneh smiled fondly at the idea before saying "No, not yet. We're taking things slow and when we're ready, we'll make it official" and this made Rainbow nod in understanding. "What about you, Gold?" Lunar asked, catching Gold's attention as she looks at her sister in confusion before Lunar clarified "How are things with you and Monkey King?" and this made Gold go silent as she looked away. "Gold, she... She has yet to talk to Monkey King at the moment" Funneh says and Lunar looked confused for a moment before asking with hesitation "... Was it because of what happened during the ritual?".

Gold didn't answer as she only nodded in response. "Gold, you can't just stop talking to Monkey King after everything that's happened! You just have to talk to him and maybe open up to him" Draco said with an eyebrow raised, causing Gold to look at him with a slight angered look as she says "What is there to talk about? He lied to us about the fire and the rings! So what do I have to talk to him about?!" and Rainbow looks at her sister and says "So everybody lies and have reasons for it. Like when Funneh lied about Bai He's phone and didn't tell us about the fortune teller telling about her and Aphmau's fate. She had her reasons right? And you forgave her despite everything!" and after Rainbow said that, Gold was silent and lowered her head knowing that her older sister was right. "Remember what Big Mama said; Forgiveness is the first step you have to take to begin healing" Funneh says as she placed her hand on Gold's shoulder.

Gold stares at Funneh for a moment before she looks away and says in a low tone "...Okay... I'll talk to him after the picnic..." and this made the Krew smile at their sister.

Back in Megapolis

Mei, Ally and Vee were all laughing as they were walking on the sidewalk with boba bubble tea in their hands.



"Ah..." Vee catches her breath after calming down from laughing. "See? Best day ever, right? I told you you'd enjoy yourself!" Ally says with a grin. "Yeah... I guess this place ain't so bad" Vee says before taking a sip of her bubble tea. "Ain't so bad? It's awesome!" Mei exclaimed and Vee smiles "Uh-huh" and then Ally starts to say while looking at Vee as she walks backwards "One day isn't even enough. There are so many exciting things to show-" but she wasn't paying attention to where she was going and bumped into someone's back, causing them to stumble a bit.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to bump into... You?!" Ally starts to say before she froze when she saw who she bumped into. It is revealed to be a teenage boy, who looked almost six feet tall and 16 years old as his hair is styled into a buzz cut with long black hair worn in a mohawk style as the strands are much longer and visible around his neck. He also has a large, jagged scar that ran over his right cheekbone from his ear and to over his nose.



"G-Genya....?!"

Ally dropped her bubble tea on ground in shock and the boy known as 'Genya' stares at Ally in confusion for a moment before his eyes widened in recognition with a faint blush appeared on his face. "A-Ally...?!" Genya stammered and the two stared at each other before tears formed in the corner of Ally's eyes as she cried out "Genya!!" and she immediately hugs him, causing the boy to become flustered with his face turning red. "I can't believe it! You're here! You're really here!! What are you doing here? How did you know I was here?! No, wait I-" Ally stopped when she realized she and Genya weren't alone as she looked over her shoulder and saw Mei looking amused while Vee looked confused by the interaction. "Who's the boyfriend?" Mei asked in a cheeky tone, making Genya blush even more. "Oh, yeah! Girls, this is Genya, my childhood best friend from my old town. Genya, these are some of my friends; Mei and Vee" Ally introduced her friends to each other. "Hello" Vee waved while Mei zoomed forward and was now standing in front of a blushing and sweating Genya from how close the young woman is.



"Hi, My Name Is Mei! Nice To Meet You! How Old Are You? How Long Have You Known Ally For?! Where Are You From? What Are Your Favorite Hobbies? Have You Ever Met Demons Before? Do You Like Racing?" Mei was throwing questions at the poor blushing boy and Ally noticed this as she quickly interfered. "Mei, why don't you ease up on the questions?" Ally says and Mei noticed this and quickly apologized, "Oops! My bad! Hehe" and then realization hit Ally as she says while grabbing a flustered Genya's hand and pulls him along while saying "Come on, Genya! You gotta meet the rest of the gang!".

"W-Wha-!" Genya didn't have time to reply as Ally runs off with his hand in hers while Vee and Mei both quickly followed after them.

Meanwhile at Pigsy's Noodles

Mk had just came back from delivering noodles as he says while wiping his forehead "Phew! Finished all the deliveries!" and he sees Pigsy cooking noodles while Tang was eating a bowl of noodles as usual before Mk hears humming and noticed Aphmau in a Pigsy's uniform was drizzling honey on a plate of three beignets.



She then grabs a sugar shake bottle, spins a tray with three plates of beignets on it and taps the bottle, causing the sugar to go on the beignets before Aphmau smiles proudly at her work.



"Done!"

The young raven-haired girl then noticed Mk, causing her to smile and asked "Mk, you're back! How was the deliveries?" and she quickly placed the sugar shake bottle down as she went over to her boyfriend and hugged him before giving Mk a kiss on the cheek.



"Hola, batata" Mk says as he hugs his girlfriend back and this surprised Aphmau, Pigsy and Tang as they looked at Mk as if he grew two heads. "What was that, kid? Either I'm hearing things or you just spoke a different language" Pigsy says in surprise. "Did you just call me a sweet potato?" Aphmau asked in surprise. "Yes! Is it not a term of endearment, Aph? I'm still figuring out this spanish language book from Miss Sylvanna" Mk says while pulling out a book from his back and shows them as it is titled 'Spanish For Dumb Monkeys'. This caused the two grown ups to snicker while the young couple blush as Aphmau says while snuggling against Mk's chest "Aw! Mk, and you're my hombre mono!" and this made Mk blush brightly.

"And to answer your question Aph. It was good. I see Rainbow taught you her famous beignets recipe" Mk says while hugging his girlfriend back before going over and smells the beignets. Aphmau giggles as she picks up one and holds the beignet up to her boyfriend's lips before cooing "Now eat up, I made them for everyone. Even for you too~" and this made Mk giggle before lightly grabbing her wrist and taking a bite of the beignet followed by a groan of satisfaction.

"This is amazing Aph!" Mk says before someone entered the shop followed by a voice asking "Something smells good in here as usual!" and this made the four people in the shop look over at the entrance and saw Mei, Vee, Ally and a boy who they didn't recognize. "Hey guys, we're back and we brought someone new with us!" Mei says while gesturing a nervous Genya, who gave a small wave. "Guys, this is my childhood best friend Genya. Genya, these are my other friends Mk, his girlfriend Aphmau, Mr. Tang and Mr. Pigsy" Ally introduced everyone to each other again. "Hi, I'm Aphmau and it's nice to meet you" Aphmau says as she gave over and held out her hand and Genya slowly takes her hand with a red blushing face and shakes it. "N-Nice to meet you too, miss" Genya stammered and this made Ally giggle at her childhood friend's shyness before asking Pigsy politely while holding Genya's arm "Hey, Mr. Pigsy. Do you think you whip up a nice bowl of noodles for my friend, please?" and Pigsy nods while saying as he starts making a bowl for Genya "On it, kid" and then the Krew except Gold suddenly came in before noticing Ally was holding an unknown boy's arm.

Ally noticed the Krew staring at her and starts to say "Hey guys. I want you to meet someone, this is–" but was cut off by Funneh, Lunar and Rainbow squealing excitingly and rushed over to them as Funneh hugs Ally and says happily "Oh My Gosh! Ally, I didn't know you had a boyfriend already! Why Didn't You Tell Me?!" and meanwhile with Genya, he was blushing madly with smoke coming out from his ears as Rainbow and Lunar were both cooing over him.

"Ally, you picked a good one! He's a handsome young man!"

"Are you the same age as Ally?"

"I'm Rainbow and this is my sister Lunar, what's your name?"

"How'd you get that scar on your face? It looks cool!"

"How long have you and Ally been dating for?"



THUD!

"..."

Everyone stared with eyes widened at a passed out Genya, whose face was all red. "Ahh! Genya!! Are you okay?! Say something!!" Ally panicked as she tried to wake up her friend, whose soul slowly began coming out and this made Ally panic even more as she starts shaking him.

"Genya! Genya, wake up!!"

Everyone didn't know what to do as they stared until someone walked in the shop and it revealed to be Gold as she saw the situation happening before her. "Uh... What's going on?" Gold asks and Vee looks at her with a sweatdrop and says "...It's a long story".