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(Macaque is walking through the desert. He opens a silver compass, a scream transitions echos. It flashes back to the Bone mech, Macaque is thrown through a portal by the Mayor, he looks up from the staff to see the Lady Bone Demon.)
Macaque: The staff. The city. You've been busy.
Lady Bone Demon: Tell me. What madness overcame you, that you would forsake your oath? When did you decide to betray me?
Macaque: Listen, Lady Bone Demon.
Lady Bone Demon: Have you forgotten who I am? What I am! I, who returned you to the mortal plane. All in exchange for such a little favor. That when the time came, you would free me, aid in my pursuit of equilibrium. But no. With the first breath of a new life, you rebelled against your fate. Fool.
Macaque: So. You want something.
Lady Bone Demon: I offer one more chance at redemption. Bring me the Monkey King and his protégé, and perhaps you will be worthy of my mercy.
(She gives him the silver compass.)
Macaque: And this is --
Lady Bone Demon: A compass of sorts. No matter where they flee, this will find them.
Macaque: Convenient. All righty, then. Seems like they've got a bit of headway, so-
(Chains rise from the ground and pull Macaque down.)
Macaque: What is this?!
Lady Bone Demon: A reminder. It seems you cannot be trusted to willingly follow the path of destiny. But know this. If you betray me again, one misstep, one failure in any way, I will erase the very memory of you. Now, bring them to me, my champion.
(Flashback end.)
(Pigsy and Tang are taking down camp.)
Tang: Oh, Monkey King. He's glowing. That's got to be a good sign, right?
Pigsy: That's all he does. Glows and sits around all day 'cause he's got to get his strength back and apparently can't spare five minutes to help pack up camp.
Tang: Pigsy. You know never to wake up someone from a transcendental meditation.
Pigsy: Tang, go get the others. Let's get going.
(Mei, Sandy, and MK on a cliff.)
Mei: Okay, MK. It's time. Time to look inward. Time to reclaim the power. Time to shout out till the whole world hears --
MK: Here comes Monkie Kid!
Mei: Go MK!
Sandy: You can do it!
(MK farts. Sandy and Mei laugh.)
MK: I can't do it.
Mei: It's all right, MK. You did it before, you'll do it again.
Sandy:Yeah. Maybe it's like Monkey King said. The power will come when you need it most.
MK: But what use am I if I can't be sure my powers are gonna work? And Gold Vision? That's like the baby power. And I can't even do that. I'm not even as good as a baby. So what about 72 transformations, or duplication, or shrinking. Or- how am I meant to fight the Lady Bone Demon?
Mei: That's why we're going to find those fancy-pantsy rings, yo. Light her up with Samadhi Fire, bing, bang, boom.
Tang (offscreen): Hey, you three, we're leaving!
Pigsy (offscreen): Tang, don't just yell, I could do that!
MK: Oh. We better go.
Mei: Wrong way, MK. They already pulled up. Get a move on.
MK: Oh. Right. Head in the game, MK.
(Pigsy driving the van.)
Pigsy: That's that trick to pulling noodles, huh? You've got to use just the right pressure.
MK: Hey, Pigsy, I'm looking at the map here, and I think -- are we going in the wrong direction?
Pigsy: You guys actually listening to me back there? I feel like I'm talking to myself here.
Mei: Yeah, we're meant to be going towards the sunset, Piggy. Why are we driving east? Piggy?
Pigsy: Hey, if you're talking, you've got to speak up.
Sandy: Mo? Where are you, little guy?
MK: Something's -- something's wrong. Pigsy? Tang?
Pigsy: Sandy, look after Mo. I'm trying to drive. Sandy? MK? Mei?
MK: Pigsy?
(The screen splits to show two T.E.A.s driving in opposite directions.)
Mei: Something weird is going on. Where are the others?
MK: Sandy? Did you build this van to drive itself?
Sandy: Oh, I wish.
Mei: So that's a no. Should we probably stop it?
Sandy: All right. Who turned off the lights?
MK: The lights. They're all on off. On. Off.
Mei: Nothing creepy about this at all. Did you guys hear that?
(Mo meows within the shadows.)
Sandy: Mo. Don't worry. Daddy's coming!
MK: Sandy, wait.
Mei: MK!
MK: Mei!
(Mei vanishes. Macaque rises from MK's shadow.)
Macaque: Looks like it's just you and me now.
MK: Macaque. How did you --
Macaque: Did you really think you were going to get away from me, bud?
(MK tries to punch Macaque's shadow.)
MK: Ow!
Macaque: Aw, forget you lost your powers? Careful. You might hurt yourself!
(Macaques shadows entangle MK to one of the car seats.)
MK: What do you --
Macaque: Want? What are you doing? Come on, kiddo. Do I have to explain everything? I'm handing you over to the Lady Bone Demon.
(Tang and Pigsy exit the T.E.A.)
Tang: We didn't just leave them at the campsite, did we?
Pigsy: No. No, something's wrong. I can feel it.
Tang: What was that?
(A scorpion rears up in the woods. Pigsy picks up Tang and goes back to the van.)
Tang: This would be a very good time for Monkey King to wake up.
Macaque: Come on, fight back. Maybe I'm not giving you the right motivation. Should I bring your big, blue friend in here and smack him around? How about the girl?
(MK focus's and uses his Gold Vision.)
Macaque: Gold Vision? Really? Enough with these baby powers.
MK: Stop talking!
(MK breaks free and attacks Macaque.)
Macaque: That's more like it.
MK: Why are you helping her? Lady Bone Demon. Like, look, I get you're a bad guy. But you know she wants to destroy everything, right?
Macaque: Yeah. See, I've had a taste of dying, and you know what? Not a big fan. So, I'm choosing to be on the winning side.
MK: She's using you. (Macaque punches him) We have a plan. You could help. We could stop her together.
Macaque: You can't even stop me. No, first I deliver you, then I'll come back for your has-been master and finally, I'll have repaid my debt and be free of this nightmare. Anyway, I assume you won't be coming quietly, so --
(Mei unleashes her Dragon Blade. The T.E.A. explodes, and they land on the sand.)
MK: Mei. That was amazing.
Mei: Yeah. I might have picked up a little something from my great uncie, Dragon of the East.
Macaque: Okay. Girl's more powerful than I thought. Interesting.
Mei: And you. You kidnapped us in a copy of our own van! That's super gross!
Macaque: The Lady asked me to bring MK. But she didn't say anything about you two.
(Macaque summons the Smoke Monster. Using the T.E.A., Macaque creates his mech and moves to punch the team.)
Macaque: Huh?
(Sandy is holding back Macaque's punch.)
Sandy: I don't want to fight. But I can't let you hurt my friends.
Macaque: Oh, you can't, can you?
(Macaque grabs Sandy and pins him to the ground.)
Sandy: Kids, run!
(Mei powers up. She blasts a hole in Macaque's Mech.)
Mei: Huh?
(Macaque repairs the mech. He grabs Mei.)
Macaque [laughs]: What a hero. Two friends about to be crushed, and you do nothing?
MK: Let them go. You can take me, I don't care. Just let them go.
Macaque: Or what? You aren't the Monkie Kid anymore. Your powers are gone. Your staff's gone! You're nothing!
MK: No. I am the Monkie Kid.
Macaque: What was that now? I couldn't quite hear you!
MK: I said -- I am the Monkie Kid!
(He transforms into a bird.)
Mei: MK!
Sandy: He did it!
(MK flies at the mech's eye. Macaque screams in pain.)
Macaque: Get off!
(MK flies Sandy and Mei far away. Macaque chuckles, gripping his face.)
Macaque: He still has power. Good. Everything just got a lot more interesting.