#quad au

Part 1:

Wukong is getting ready for MK’s big day. His successor is getting a key from the mayor himself! As proud of MK as he is, he can’t help but feel a bit of suspicion at the whole scenario. 

Wukong: “Okay, I’m ready! Time to-”  

His monkeys go crazy outside as a familiar laugh reaches his ears. 

Macaque: [outside, laughing] “Okay, okay, I missed you all too!”  

Wukong’s eyes widen as he opens the door to his house to see Macaque standing there, getting bombarded by his own subjects.  

Wukong: “Macaque?! What are you doing he-”  

Macaque: “I have to do a longer shift at the theater today, and since I don’t trust to leave them alone... I want you to watch the kids.”  

Wukong’s eyes widen in complete shock and disbelief. He was finally going to meet his kids? Macaque’s trusting him with this? 

Wukong: “... you’re trusting me with this?”  

Macaque: “Of course not, but I don’t really have a choice since the babysitter cancelled.”  

Wukong: [in his mind] Oh, that makes more sense. 

Macaque sighs.  

Macaque: “Wukong, meet-”  

An orange blur shoots himself at Wukong, tackling him in a hug.  

Ye: “Hi, I’m Ye!”  

Wukong laughs at his excitement.  

Wukong: “Nice to meet you, Ye. Wow, you look a lot like me.” 

Zhen quietly peeks out from behind Macaque before stepping up to Wukong. Wukong’s expression softens as he gets up and kneels in front of him. 

Wukong: “Hey, kiddo. I’m Wukong.” 

Zhen: “... I’m Zhen. Hello.”  

Wukong smiles gently until he feels someone pick up his cape.  

Hui: “A cape? Really? This doesn’t exactly help you fight in battle if it gets caught in something, and your enemy takes advantage of your momentary distraction to make a hit.”  

Wukong: “Um, I’ll keep that in mind. You are?”  

Hui: “... Hui.”  

Wukong: “I see.”  

Finally, Jing walks up to Wukong and bows politely.  

Jing: “Hi there, my name is Jing. It’s nice to meet you, Baba.” 

Wukong: [in his mind] Baba... I’m a Baba... 

Wukong smiles, feeling so much love that he has never felt before.  

Wukong: “It’s nice to meet you too, Jing.” 

Macaque smiles softly before clearing his throat and putting on a stern face.  

Macaque: “Okay, you troublemakers. Behave. I’m going to go on my shift now. Be good for your Baba... okay?”  

Quadruplets: “We will. Bye, Mama!”  

Wukong snorts at the name which earns him a glare from Macaque before the shadow monkey teleports away.  

Ye: “So, Baba... who’s ready for some mischief?”  

Final Part:

After the show, Wukong turns into a bug and sneaks into the dressing room of the performers.  

Wukong: [in his mind] Where are you, you shadowy trickster? 

Macaque: “Spying on me now, bud?”  

Wukong turns to see Macaque standing over him, already dressed into his familiar clothes and looming over him with that annoying, knowing smirk. 

Macaque: “Even after all these centuries, you still think you can sneak up on me.”  

Wukong growls and turns back to normal.  

Wukong: “Hm, and after all these centuries, you still manage to provoke me.” 

Macaque: “Hm, it’s what I do best. Now, what do I owe this... ‘nice’ surprise visit?”  

Wukong: “Number one, you work at a theater, Macaque? I guess the mighty Shadow Warrior has fallen lower than I first anticipated.” 

Macaque: “Tch. How did you even find out about this?”  

Wukong: “I have my ways, Macaque. You should never question the Great Sa-”  

Macaque: “The monkeys told you, didn’t they?”  

Wukong: “Wha... I nev... maybe?” 

Macaque: “So you came all this way just to mock me for my job, Monkey King? Wow, there’s no line you won’t cross, is there?”  

He turns his back to Wukong, a sight that infuriates the Monkey King. 

Wukong: “Hey! I came here about the kids!”  

Macaque freezes completely in place. For a long, agonizing moment, there is silence until Macaque slowly turns back to Wukong. 

Macaque: “What... did you just say?”  

That is all Wukong needs to know that it’s true.  

Wukong: “So we do have kids? You... you kept my own kids from me? Wh-why didn’t you tell me?!” 

Macaque: “Because you would have announced their existence to the whole world, the Great Sage now has heirs! Do you have any idea how many enemies you have, Sun Wukong!? If they knew you had kids, especially with me, they would have been born with targets on their back!” 

Wukong: “Yeah, right! You probably wanted them all to yourself to let them be your little thieves! You always did want subjects, remember?”  

Macaque: “Excuse me!? I am not that monkey anymore!”  

Wukong: “Neither am I!”  

They both stand in angry silence for a long time before Wukong reluctantly softens his voice.  

Wukong: “... what are their names?”  

Macaque sighs and runs his fingers through his hair.  

Macaque: “Ye, Zhen, Hui, and Jing. They’re eleven.”  

Wukong: “They’re safe? Well-fed?”  

Macaque can’t help the smirk that forms on his face.  

Macaque: “Look at you. Found about their existence a few minutes ago, and you’re already acting like a dad.”  

Wukong becomes insanely flustered, but before he could manage a retort, Macaque opens a shadow portal.  

Macaque: “See ya, Monkey King.” 

He disappears into the portal, leaving Wukong alone in the dressing room. 

Wukong: “HEY, GET BACK HERE!” 

End of Episode 7 

Part 3:

MK is back to smashing the ancient mural in the Shuilian Cave, although he’s more temperamental now. Wukong, once again, is lounging on his Nimbus eating peach chips as the quadruplets are playing a card game they found in his living room. 

Wukong: “Patience and focus. Step into the strike.” 

MK snaps and yells in frustration. He throws the staff and destroys the wall with a blast of purple smoke.  

Ye: “WHOA! Is that what was supposed to happen?” 

Hui: “I highly doubt it.” 

Hui’s eyes narrow in suspicion, meanwhile, Wukong is so shocked that he actually drops one of his peach chips.  

Wukong: “Whoa. How'd you learn to do that?”  

He gasps in realization and offense. 

Wukong: “Have you been running around with other mentors?!” 

MK: “Patience and focus. Isn't that what you said?” 

The coldness in his voice makes the quadruplets shiver, and Wukong goes stern.  

Wukong: “Look, kid. Using that much power, your body can't handle it.” 

MK turns sharply, a look of pure anger on his face.  

MK: “You just don't like that there's someone who's actually teaching me what I need to know.” 

Wukong blinks in surprise as MK walks away.  

Wukong: “What was that all about?”  

Hui: “It was Mama.”  

Wukong: “What!? Well, that explains the purple smoke. But why?”  

Jing: “He probably figured out that you told MK about us. Then, MK probably told his friends.”  

Ye: “And we all know that Mama likes to get even!”  

Zhen: “Word of advice, Baba, you should probably tell them all about Mama before it blows out of proportion.”  

Wukong groans loudly.  

Wukong: “Fine! But this is not going to end well.”  

Part 2:

The two demons laugh in front of Pigsy’s Noodle Shop as MK finally shows up.  

Chin: “Ha ha! Took you long enough, MK!”  

Yin: “It’s us, your greatest enemies! Yin...”  

Chin: “... and Chin!”  

Both: “THE GOLD AND SILVER DEMONS!”  

Awkward silence fills the city as MK sheepishly rubs the back of his neck.  

MK: “Uh, who are you?”  

The two demons blink in offense.  

Yin: “Seriously?!”  

Chin: “We met, like, only a few days ago!”  

MK: “Uh... Mei?”  

Mei: “I have no idea.”  

Pigsy: “All I know is they’re loitering, so get them out of here!” 

MK: “Got it, Pigsy!” 

Chin: “Bring it on!”  

Yin: “Yeah! We’re not afraid of you!”  

Macaque: “HEY!”  

Everyone turns around to find a furious Macaque standing there in a human disguise.  

Macaque: “You two stole those capes from the theater! Give them back!”  

Yin: “Pfft- what can a human do against the great-”  

Both: “GOLD AND SILVER DEMONS!” 

Macaque: “Oh, I can think of a few.”  

His eyes glow purple as he summons his shadow staff and beats Yin and Chin up easily. 

Chin: “W-we’ll be back!”  

Yin: “Yeah, just you wait!”  

The two of them disappear in a cloud of smoke, leaving the capes behind. Macaque sighs in relief and picks them up as MK appears in front of him.  

MK: “Whoa, that was totally awesome! You’re like a shadow warrior!”   

Macaque blinks before chuckling at his energy. 

Macaque: “I get that a lot. Monkie Kid, right?” 

MK: “How did you-” 

Macaque: “Your staff kind of gives you away, dude. Not just anyone can wield that thing.” 

MK: “Uh, sorry. Who are you?”   

Macaque: “Just... a worker at the local theater.” 

MK: “Huh, we’ve been meeting all kinds of people this week! Like Wukong’s kids!” 

MK immediately covers his mouth while Macaque blinks in shock. 

Macaque: “Wukong has kids, does he? How did you know about them? I’d imagine he’d keep them secret.”  

Mei: “Oh, Monkey King told us, we weren’t supposed to say anything, MK!”  

MK chuckles sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. Macaque blinks again before smiling sharply, clenching his fists.  

Macaque: “Oh, he did, did he?”  

MK doesn’t notice Macaque’s tension as he smiles brightly at him. 

MK: “Can you teach me that awesome thing?!”  

Macaque: “Uh, don't you already have a Master? I thought Monkey King was training you.” 

MK: “Ah, yeah, yeah, no, he-he is.” 

Macaque smirks as he chuckles quietly, an idea forming in his head. 

Macaque: “But you can never have too many teachers, right? I'm sure Monkey King would agree. It's not like he would want to hold you back.” 

MK: “Um, yeah. Yes. He totally would be cool with it.” 

Macaque: “All right then. Follow me.”  

He walks back to the theater with the capes while MK follows.  

Mei: “Whoa... he’s cool.”  

Part 1:

MK is hammering the painting of the Journey to the West as Wukong lounges around on his Nimbus, and the quadruplets are exploring the cave. 

MK: “You know, when I found out I was going to be trained by the Monkey King, Great Sage, Equal to Heaven, I had no idea that I'd be stuck here hammering walls 12 hours a day. Why am I doing this again?”  

Wukong: “Oh, so I can make a nice little breakfast nook. Get some light up in here. A little area for the kids would be nice.”  

Jing: “Aw, that’s so sweet, Baba.” 

Hui: “It would be a nice place to read.”  

Wukong: “See? They’re vouching.”  

Ye finds a cool sword in Wukong’s treasury and accidentally blasts a hole on the floor. He and Zhen glance at each other before immediately trying to cover it up, but MK notices.  

MK: “How long are you watching them for?”  

Wukong: “Their Mama is letting them stay over for a while, so we can get to know each other better.”  

He mumbles.  

Wukong: “A bit reluctantly though.” 

MK: “Wait, they have another parent!?”  

Wukong: “Uh, that’s usually this works, bud. Anyway, you’re doing great.”  

MK groans in frustration at Wukong’s unwillingness to truly train him. 

MK: “But I'm meant to be Monkie Kid. Not Construction Boy. How am I supposed to do the hero stuff if I don't know the fighting stuff?” 

Wukong stops twirling his staff and smirks.  

Wukong: “Oh? So you want to know the ‘fighting stuff’, huh?  Like this?” 

Wukong’s eyes glow gold as he throws the staff. MK yelps and ducks down as the staff whooshes above him and smashes a big hole in the mural.  

Ye: “Whoa... that was awesome, Baba!”  

Jing and Zhen uncover their ears as Hui wipes the dust off her glasses, and Wukong smiles proudly.  

Wukong: “Thank you, Ye. Wait, what did you do my floor?”  

Ye and Zhen smile sheepishly at getting caught trying to hide the hole. MK slowly gets back up and dusts himself off.  

MK: “Huh? Whoa.” 

MK’s eyes sparkle with excitement at Wukong’s display of power as he slides onto his knees before Wukong. 

MK: “Yes, exactly like that! I am ready for some awesome!” 

Wukong laughs at MK’s enthusiasm, reminded of how he used to be back in the day.  

Wukong: “Look, bud. You can't rush this stuff. You'll get there. You just need practice.” 

He turns away as MK stands back up.  

MK: “But this... isn't practice.”  

Wukong groans and turns back to face MK.  

Wukong: “I'm never going to teach you something you don't need to know, okay?”  

MK huffs as the quadruplets stand awkwardly between them, sensing the sudden tension. Wukong’s signature smirk returns on his face.  

Wukong: “Okay. Now, this priceless, ancient mural is not going to destroy itself. So, remember: Step into the strike.” 

MK’s phone rings. He checks it, and it’s Mei.  

Mei: [over phone] “Hey, uh, MK, there’s these two weird guys looking for you. They said they’re your greatest enemies?”  

MK groans before a mischievous smirk begins to form on his face.  

MK: [mock concern] “Oh no, you’re getting threatened? I’m on my way!”  

Mei: [over phone] “Actually, I’m pretty sure we can-”  

MK hangs up before she can finish, turning back to Wukong.  

MK: “Dang. Guess I got to go do some boring hero stuff instead of... this. Okay, bye!”  

MK disappears in a cloud of dust before Wukong could reply. He sighs as Hui approaches him, adjusting her round glasses.  

Hui: “Are you ever going to tell them about Mama?”  

Wukong: “Someday, Hui.”  

Jing: “That day will be sooner than you think because Zhen says Mama is after the same people MK is going to meet.”  

Wukong groans at the irony of this situation. 

Wukong: “Oh, wonderful.”  

Ye: “At least your stuff is pretty neat!”  

Something explodes in the distance.  

Ye: “Oops.”  

Zhen: “I’ll get the broom.” 

Wukong: “Yeah, that room is off-limits to you now!”  

Part 3:

MK and Mei continue to stand there as Princess Iron Fan and Red Son hold the key to the city. 

Red Son: “Thanks for the key, losers!” 

A huge gust of wind blocks MK and Mei’s view of them as they disappear. 

Mei: “Did they get away with the key?” 

MK falls to the ground. 

 MK: “Yeah. But what I can't figure is... why?” 

Mei: “A key that can open any door is incredibly dangerous. We have to keep our guard up.” 

Wukong: “Keep your guard up for what?”  

MK and Mei turn around sharply to see Wukong floating down to them on his Nimbus.  

MK: “Huh- Monkey King!?”  

Mei: “And where exactly have you been?”  

Wukong: “Hey, I was on my way over when I ran into... an old friend! Besides, I have some people I want you to meet! MK and Mei... meet my kids! This is Ye, Zhen, Hui, and Jing!”  

Ye: “What’s up!”  

Zhen: “Hello...”  

Hui: “Pleasure.”  

Jing: “Hi!” 

The group stands in silence for a long moment before the silence is shattered by their shocked shout.  

MK/Mei: “YOUR WHAT!?”  

Part 2:

Wukong: “As much as I would love to do some mischief with you, Ye. I have to go to MK’s ceremony. The Mayor is giving him the key to the city!” 

The quadruplets shiver at the Mayor’s name, and Wukong feels a sudden surge of protectiveness that he’s never felt before.  

Jing: “The Mayor’s creepy.”  

Zhen: “Yeah, he’s always talking about some ‘mystic energy coming back’, and he always has that loud, scary laugh.” 

Wukong’s face morphs into confusion at Zhen’s knowledge of the Mayor, so naturally, Hui explains. 

Hui: “He has Mama’s super hearing, but he doesn’t use it much because it hurts him.”  

Zhen: “Mama says I’ll have better control of it when I’m older.”  

Wukong: “Well... that’s a very neat power there, bud. Do you all have powers?”  

Ye: “Yeah, I have laser eyes!”  

Wukong: “Wait, you do?! I forgot I could do that!” 

Hui: “I have your Gold Vision except it’s purple because of Mama. Correction, I have Purple Vision.” 

Wukong: “Got it. Purple Vision”  

Wukong turns to Jing, who smiles sheepishly.  

Jing: “I have Mama’s shadow powers, but I can only teleport.”  

Wukong: “Well, at least that’s pretty cool.”  

Ye: “She has the good power.”  

Zhen: “Ye, you have laser eyes.”  

Hui: “Powerful ones, at that.”  

Jing: “Guys, Baba still has to go to that ceremony for MK.” 

Wukong: “I think I already missed it.” 

Quadruplets: “Sorry, Baba.”  

Wukong: “Don’t be! It was probably boring anyway! Hey, how about we introduce you to the kid and his friends? Sound good?”  

Quadruplets: “Yeah!” 

Part 3:

Wukong sits restlessly in his seat at the play theater.  

Wukong: [in his mind] This is by far the stupidest plan I've ever had. I cannot believe that I'm doing this, but what if those kids are just a cover? What if he found out about my successor and tried to have one of his own?! My tip said he’s here, but the Shadow Warrior working at some play theater? He’s probably not going to be here- 

The lights go dark, and an announcer is heard from the speakers.  

Announcer: “Ladies and gentlemen, the reason you’re all here! The Dance of the Shadows!”  

A shadow portal appears in the middle of the stage as the crowd cheers in excitement. Wukong perks up as he watches Macaque arise from the shadow with a polite smile, ready to entertain the crowd.  

Wukong: [in his mind] Whoa... he looks... 

He realizes what he’s about to say and immediately stops himself, very flustered. 

Wukong: [in his mind] STUPID. HE LOOKS STUPID, COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS. I HATE IT SO MUCH, YEAH. 

Macaque looks around the crowd and spots him. His eyes widen in shock before narrowing into suspicion. Wukong returns the glare until Macaque forces his focus away from Wukong and back into the charming expression of the performer. 

Wukong: [in his mind] Oh, this is already a huge mistake.