!Quick Announcement in China, which is where LMK takes place, the driving age is 18. Which means the MK is at least 18! Also this takes place after the Revenge of Spider Queen before season 2.
MK (he/they)
Pigsy (he/him)
Tang (he/him)
Mei (she/they)
Sandy (he/him)
Monkey King (he/him)
TW: mild cussing and arguing
The day started out like any other, Mk got dressed and headed down to Pigsy's Noodles for work. Once arriving he almost immediately got swamped with deliveries.
"Order up!" He heard his boss, Pigsy, yell from behind the counter placing the take out on the counter. Mk was quick to act and scooped it up.
"On it, boss!" He yelled, smile plastered to his face. With no more words said he ran out to his, well Pigsy's, Tuk Tuk. He drove to the address and knocked on the door.
"Pigsy's Noodles!" He announced. The door was opened, the person handed him the money and he gave them the noodles then left to get more orders. This was the same routine everyday from when he got up until Pigsy closed up shop, but today it was different.
His phone buzzed and he looked down to see what it was.
"Announcement from the Weather Station: We are having some difficulty right now. Beware of dangerous weather. We'll be working extra hard to get everything up and running again, stay safe!"
He let out an audible groan.
"Why today?" He asked the sky, but no one answered. Dark clouds rolled in. Suddenly a gust of harsh wind nearly knocked him off his feet. Panicked, he looked around for a certain someone but was glad to find he was alone. Mk got back into his Tuk Tuk just before another gust of wind swiped across the city.
Once again there was a buzz. The delivery boy looked at his phone.
"Message from Dadsy: Kid, get back to the shop, weather is getting nasty"
He shot back a quick reply and drove off, hoping traffic wasn't too bad. He definitely didn't want to be stuck in a storm in a vehicle with no windows or doors. As they drove the wind felt like a hard slap in the face, it made them want to hunker down and hide like a kid hiding from their angry parents. He groaned a little, hating to compare himself to a kid but they weren't wrong.
Right then the strongest wind yet swept through. It overturned his Tuk Tuk, leaving his arm trapped under the side of it. They laid there for a moment, dazed by the sudden impact with the ground. Reality came back to them when a drop of rain hit their face.
'Fuck' He thought, dreading this day now. He tried to pull his arm out from under it only to feel pain. It wasn't overbearing pain but it still hurt. He inhaled sharply and shut his eyes to not cry out in frustration.
"Bud?" Their eyes snapped open at the voice. They were met with a very familiar face. Monkey King.
"Monkey King! Hey!" Somehow seeing his mentor lightened his mood. Wukong looked at him and gave him a rather weird smile, one of sympathy and concern.
"Need a little help there, bud?" Wukong asked. This worried him, he's known the kid long enough to know when he needs a little helping hand. Mk gave him a smile.
"That would be awesome," With that the Monkey King grabbed the Tuk Tuk and lifted it off of him. Mk squeezed his eyes shut again, it hurt. His arm was throbbing. No mind to his pain he sat up to see his mentor placing the Tuk Tuk down a little bit away from him.
There was another drop of rain. Then another. Then another. Mk groaned again and used his good arm to force themself off the ground. Suddenly another gust of wind knocked him off his balance. He stumbled forward and fell. Monkey King grabbed the back of his shirt and lifted him back to his feet.
"Woah, easy there bud," He was concerned. Mk didn't want him to be concerned, he was fine.
"Thanks," He squeaked out. "We should get going." Wukong watched him as he hopped into his Tuk Tuk. An uneasiness settled in his stomach.
"Yeah," He slipped into the passenger side. The ride felt long and uncomfortable. Sun Wukong spent most of his time glancing was Mk's arm that had been trapped.
"Hey bud, is your arm okay?"
"What? Yeah it's fine," Mk answered quickly, too quickly. Wukong grabbed his arm, causing him to swerve a bit. Mk slammed on the breaks.
"What the hell Monkey King?!" He nearly screamed in his mentor's face. Wukong himself looked rather guilty.
"Sorry forgot you were driving." He said now pulling the kid's sleeve up to examine his arm. Then, thunder.
"You got to be fucking kidding me, can it wait?!" Mk yelled again, ripping his arm away from his mentor.
"Okay kid." The rest of the ride was silent. They finally arrived at Pigsy's noodles. Mk got out of the Tuk Tuk and rushed in just as the rain began to pour down on them. Wukong followed quickly.
"KID!" They both jumped at Pigsy grabbed the kid and looked him over. "Are you hurt? Cold? Anything?" Pigsy grabbed his arm, the same arm that had been previously crushed, causing him to let out a pained noise. His motions stopped. Mk sighed and tugged his jacket off. A large bruise cursed his arm with it's presence.
"What happened?" Tang looked over Pigsy's shoulder at the bruise. The pig man himself was too shocked to speak.
"Nothing important," The kid shrugged off. Before either of his father figures could react to the statement Wukong cut in.
"Winds whipping hard out there, it turned his vehicle over and his arm got stuck under it."
"Monkey King!" Mk whined. The said king just shrugged with a smile.
"Sorry, bud, you can't lie to your dads," He said, his tail flicking out slightly.
"MK, why would you lie?" Pigsy finally said.
"It's just a bruise, nothing major! Besides I'm not a kid anymore so you all don't need to treat me like one!" They said, their non-injured hand on his chest.
"That doesn't mean you lie about injuries! Yes, we know you're not a child anymore! But, kid, that doesn't mean- you just- fuck MK!" Pigsy groaned in frustration.
"It doesn't mean you get to stand here and lie to our faces because you have deemed it not important," Tang placed his hand on Pigsy's back in a soothing way, "In this case it was minor but would you stand here and lie to us about a larger injury? We thought you might have gotten hurt, you took so long to get back." Mk stayed silent looking at the ground, jacket in his arms. Pigsy and Tang exchanged a glance.
"Kid, can I see it?" Pigsy spoke softly holding out his hand to take MK's arm but they didn't give it to him. "Kid?"
"I wouldn't lie to you about something severe, I just didn't want to make you both worry, I guess. Ever since I found the staff all I've been doing is getting hurt, I thought that maybe if I kept it from you, you wouldn't be worried. I wanted to prove that you don't have to protect me anymore! Because you don't! I'm grown now and I can protect myself-"
"I'm gonna stop you there bud, sorry for cutting in but, Mk I think they are very aware they don't need to protect you anymore. They've seen what you can do first hand," He glanced up at the pig who gave him a nod so he continued, "But it doesn't keep them, us, all of us from worrying about you."
"And we'll still be here when you need a supporter," Tang butted in this time. Mk felt his eyes start to sting. "Or a shoulder to cry on." This tone got softer when he said that.
"This is a lot, but kid, what we're trying to say is even though you are grown up, it's okay to need someone." Pigsy placed a hand on his shoulder. MK couldn't take it anymore and launched himself into his Dadsy's arms. Pigsy was taken back at first but wrapped his arms around his adopted son.
"And we're proud of you, kiddo," Pigsy said to him, feeling it was the right thing to say, being what he needed to hear. That's all it took for the Monkie Kid to no longer be able to hold back their tears. Tang wrapped his arms around them both.
"Very proud," He added. Wukong watched them with a smile until his shirt was grabbed by someone and he was pulled into the hug as well.
"Don't think your getting out of this either," Pigsy said with a rough laugh. Wukong smiled and wrapped his arms around MK with his tail around the other two. (This is not a ship it's just co-parenting at it's healthiest) They spent the rest of the day in the noodle shop taking and having a good time.
Well that's it, this was a little rushed since I felt like i needed to post a story but i can probably do better. hope you enjoyed :D