Disclaimer: Yes! I own it! I own it all! That’s exactly why I still have to beg my parents for money and I’m writing this. In case you didn’t get the sarcasm, no I don’t own it. I do own their personalities and stuff. There’s a little of ‘The Lost Empire’ in here though.

Summary: Dwynwen was a young girl who’s only goal in life was to become a reclusive hermit and hide away from the rest of the world. But it seems the gods have other things in mind. With the help of Wukong and the others Dywn must save the world whether she wants to or not.

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CHAPTER 2

After Xuanzang vanished, Dwynwen felt a cool presence in her mind. Then when she opened her eyes she realized that she was no longer in the tomb. In fact she was no longer standing on solid ground! She screamed as she began to fall through the sky.

“WWWAAUUGGH!! What is with people and making me fall out of the sky?! Haven’t they ever heard of walking?!” she yelled, flapping her arms in a desperate attempt to slow the fall. Then she suddenly fell into a tall, large tree, who’s branches slowed the fall. She managed to grab a large branch to stop the falling at last. She let out, a long, pain filled sigh.

“Oh, man... I’m getting sick of falling! Why can’t anyone ever put me on the ground?” she moaned.

“It’s just more fun this way.” said a voice. Dwynwen turned her head and saw Xuanzang, floating next to her, transparent. She glared at him.

“Fun for you.” she grumbled as she settled herself on the branch. He laughed.

“I am sorry. But look at it this way... At least you’re still alive!” he said. Dwynwen glared at him, and he became serious. “But we have other things to discus before you go in search for my disciples.”

“Such as...?” she asked, still glaring at him. His face became a little down casted.

“First of all, I think you should know that after my disciples are each waiting to help you on your journey, like they did with me.” Remembering some of the stories Dwyn had heard, she became extremely nervous.

“Really?” she asked. Xuanzang laughed.

“I lived, did I not?” Dwyn gave him a flat look as she put her hand through his arm. “Well, I survived the journey.”

“Right... How do they know about me? Was this whole thing planned from the start?”

“A bit. Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy, informed them each in visions.”

“Okay, and...?” Dwynwen asked, knowing there is more to this.

“And even though you can see me, others cannot because I am a ghost. So it would not be wise to inform others about me, for they might think you’re senile. I would especially prefer for my presence not to reveal to my disciples.” he said the last part with a sad look.

“Eh? Why?” The priest looked at his transparent hands.

“I am dead. And knowing my presence... Would just bring painful memories to them. I do not want that to happen. Also, if they knew I was there, it would give them false happiness that would disappear, and only leave pain when I returned to my eternal sleep. So I ask of you... Keep me your own secret, so they will not have to go through that pain.” he pleaded. Dwynwen stared at him, sadly, then sighed.

“Whatever. It’s your choice, I couldn’t care less. I just want to get this mission over with so I can go hide in my little hole again.” she said as she hopped down from the tree. Xuanzang laughed again.

“I thank you. Oh, you’re heading the wrong way.” he said as he pointed in the right direction.

“Well, I’ve never been here before! Where is here anyway?” Dwynwen asked.

“China a hundred years after my disciples and I retrieved the scriptures. It is nice to know that the scriptures did some good.” said Xuanzang as he floated next to her. Dwyn finally took this moment to look around at the area around her.

“Whoa... It’s so peaceful. No factories smogging the air, no pollution, no nuclear wars... So unlike my world.” she breathed.

“This was your world centuries ago,” Xuanzang reminded her. “Well, China anyway.”

“I guess that’s true. But if you ask me, the world has gone down hill.” Dwynwen said as she folded her arms behind her head. “Although, I’ll admit I love the television invention.” Xuanzang looked at her seriously.

“Listen, Dwynwen... Human have both the power to create wonderful things... and terrible things. It is up to the one who forges them. So if something turns out bad, it is not the creation that should take the blame, but instead the creator should be at fault, for the creation... will only do what it was created for.”

“Huh?”

“Let’s go. The others are waiting.”

Nether of them noticed the strange figure watching them.

The figure stared after her then slithered down a tree like a snake and went to report to his master that a new priestess has appeared.

The figure was Zing-Lin, a follower of Hung-shu, and a snake demon. He had long blue hair that stood like a broom stick, and gold eyes with strange markings all over his body. His job was to spy for Amastu and report to him if anything interesting, and a child falling out of the sky was one of the most interesting news there was.

He slithered down the long dark halls of an old fashioned China palace. Then finally he came upon a huge door that was locked.

He knocked on the door four times. He heard the gears in the locks turn, and finally the door swung open.

“Enter,” boomed a voice. The snake demon entered the dark room, which had an eery green glow.

Sitting around a table and a mahjong board, were six gods who’s faces were shadowed by in the room, but they’re figures could be outlined by a toxic green light.

“What news do you have?” asked a bored voice.

“It seems that the Priest, Xuanzang, has made a human from the Other world appear, and is heading to the Mountain of the 5 elements where The Great Sage awaits.” said Zing-Lin.

“The Priest?” boomed a deep gruff voice. “Didn’t he die 50 years ago?”

“You’d think they’d learn by now,” said a sly voice. “How many times will we have to kill him before he finally figure out that we’re unstoppable?”

“He was a stubborn old monk. Even in death he is causing us problems.” said a cool voice.

“Who is the human that he has summoned?” asked the hissing voice, that also sounded like an deep dark voice.

“I know not of her, except that she is a young girl, who appears to be normal.” said Zing-Lin.

“But as we all know, appearances can be deceiving. Keep following her and report to us if anything out of the ordinary happens.” Zing-Lin bowed.

“Yes, my lord,” Then he slithered out the door to go and spy on the other worlding as he would now call her.

“Do we really have to take such precautions? Why don’t we just smite the child, and be done with it?” asked a watery voice.

“Because she is going to be a new source of entertainment for us, and because quite frankly, I am bored of beating you all at mahjong.” the bored voice said tauntingly as he won another game of mahjong.

“Then how about letting us win once in a while?” asked the sly voice as he frowned.

“That would be even less fun.” smirked the other voice.

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“Ugh... Xuanzang... Are you sure we’re going the right way? I’ve been walking for hours! I’m tired!! And I haven’t seen hide, scale or tail of a monkey, pig, or fish!” Dwynwen whined as she pushed through some bushes. She had been walking through this forest for hours and she still hadn’t found anything! And quite frankly, she was becoming extremely irritated. Right now she was at the base of a large mountain which Xuanzang said was called the mountain of the Five elements.

“That’s odd. I thought for sure that Wukong would be waiting around here.” said Xuanzang as he looked around, looking innocently confused. Dwynwen growled to herself.

“Maybe being dead for 50 years has made your memory fuzzy and we’ve been going the wrong way!” she hissed at him. Then she sighed. “Maybe we should just turn aroooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnndddddddddd!!!!!” she suddenly screamed as she suddenly slipped and began to fall off the cliff.

“Ah! Dwynwen?!” Xuanzang called after her. He began chanting a small prayer and Dwynwen’s fall, slowed until she hit the ground, her right arm taking most of the impacted.

“Ow! Shit! Shit! Shitty ow! Shitty ow! Ow!” she silently whined to herself, holding her arm and rubbing it furiously. Even though her fall was slowed, she still hit the ground very hard. She wasn’t an expert, but it felt as if it was broken, but it couldn’t be because she could still move it. (It hurt like bloody hell, but she could still move it.)

“Ow! That’s it! I quit, I want to go home!” she huffed.

“But only just begun! It’s too earlier to give up now.” Xuanzang said as he floated down next to her.

“For you? Maybe. For me? Hell no. In fact, I should have given up hours ago.” Dwyn said as she rubbed her still throbbing arm.

“Miss Dwyn...” Xuanzang cooed as she began to walk away.

“No! I don’t want to hear it!” As the two argued, Zing-lin watched.

“The master told me to only observe, but I think he would not be too angry if I happened to conjure something to make things more.... interesting.” with that he pulled out a black pouch with many stitches and pulled out some magic powder. Then he through it and suddenly a large boar formed. It out a mighty roar as it appeared, a roar which Dwyn heard loud and clear.

“Oh, god, Buddha, tell me that was my stomach.” she squeaked as she slowly turned. She then turned paper white as she spotted the 13 foot tall pig with horns.

“Xuanzang?” she squeaked as she a few steps back slowly. “I don’t suppose that’s Pigsy, is it?”

“No. No it is not.” Xuanzang said just as slowly.

“In that case!” Dwyn quickly turn and began to run, the pain in her arm forgotten. Of course the boar chased after her, steam flaring out it’s nostrils as it charged. Hoping to avoid it, Dwyn climbed up a tree with amazing acrobatic ability, but the boar simply charged it and knocked it down.

“Ahhh!!” she screamed as she fell. The tree hit the ground with a loud crash and Dwyn rolled out with many scrapes. She didn’t have time to whine though, for now the boar crashed through the tree and towards her. Dwyn scrambled up and ran up the mountain, but it was quickly catching up to her. In desperate attempt to slow the creature, she pushed a bolder towards him, but like it did the tree, it crashed through it.

“What kid of pig is that?!” she cried as she began to ran again. She ran to the top only to find there was no where to run.

“Crap! Crap! What now?!” she cursed as she looked around anxiously for a way of escape.

“There’s no other choice. You’ll have to defend yourself!”

“How?!!” Dwyn yelled as she heard the boar clamper up. “I don’t have a weapon and more importantly, I can’t fight!!” The Boar climbed up with a snarl and Dwyn decided to run down the other side of the mountain, since it was her best bet. Unfortunately, while running, she missed her footing and began to tumble down the mountain. Finally she slammed into a rock which stopped her.

“Dywnwen!!” Xuanzang yelled. She looked up to see the boar advance right upon her. She screamed with all her might as she awaited the attack, but it never came. Before the boar could attack her, the beast was suddenly slashed in two and vanished into speaks of dust.

“Well, it’s about time, kid.” said a voice in a bored tone.

“Huh?” Dwynwen said as she opened her eyes. Staring at her boredly was a boy who around 16, maybe 18, with long matted ink black hair and deep, beautiful, piercing dark gold eyes that Dwyn couldn’t seem to look away from.

“I’ve been waiting for you for a long time! I was getting impatient,” he continued.

“Huh?” Dwyn blinked in shock. Then she remembered what Xuanzang had told her. “AH...! Are... Are you Son Wukong?” The boy smirked at her.

“I have been called that,” he said. “Now, I know what you’re thinking. Can the famous Monkey King actually be this handsome in person? Well, it’s true. It’s true.” Dwynwen gave him a flat look as she thought,

‘Gee, he sure is full of himself.’ Then the so called ‘Monkey King’ spoke up again.

“But never mind that, let’s get out of here so we can save your world already.” he said.

“Huh? What?” Dwynwen said as she continued to stare up at him, unable to do anything else.

“Oh, maybe you haven’t noticed. It’s falling apart!” Wukong said.

“Oh, that’s right...” she grumbled. With all that had happened, she actually forgotten that her world was endangered.

“That’s right.” Wukong repeated. “Now stop laying around and get up! Sheesh! What kind of warrior are you anyway?” he asked as he poked her bruised stomach with his staff.

“I’m not a warrior! I’m a clown!” Dwyn snapped as she smacked the staff away. “And where the heck were you about 30 minutes ago?! I was told you would be waiting here!”

“I was busy with other stuff.” he said simply as he dropped a few stones to the ground. Dywen blinked at them.

“What are...?”

“Shikigami stones. Apparently Huang-Shu thought he could defeat me with these.” he said as if it was no big deal at all. Then he turned. “Now let’s go. It’s time to being our holy pilgrimage!”

“Our what?” Dwynwen snapped, not wanting to move with her body aching all over.

“If you care about saving your world you’ll come with me!” he said impatiently. Then he swelled his chest up proudly. “I am to be your teacher!”

“My what?” blinked Dwynwen.

“Your teacher! I’m to guide you in this world and teach you on our way to Suki-kami! Now come! We must be on our way!” Wukong snapped irritably.

“Hold on!! What is with this ‘we’ stuff?! Look!! I don’t know what you people expect from me, but I just want to go home, to my little apartment! I don’t want to mess with gods, or anything!!” Dwynwen exclaimed as she pulled her sore, aching body up. Wukong growled.

“You know what? Fine! Fine, I give up! If you don’t care about saving your world, then fine! Go back home and wait for your destruction. I have better things to do then go through that baby sitting business again!” Wukong snapped as he threw his hands in the air.

“I would, but I don’t know how!” Dwynwen yelled back. “And what right do you have to yell at me?! Can you not see that I almost died here! Where’s your compassion?!”

“Oh, please! I saw how you got those wounds! By running! Maybe you should have stood like a man and fought!”

“If I did that, I would have been killed!”

“At least you would have died with honor!”

“I choose life over honor, monkey!”

They began arguing and Xuanzang, who had floated after Dwynwen after Wukong had appeared, laughed pleasantly.

“Well, it appears they’re going to get along just fine.” he said as he watched them. “They’re actually getting along better than I thought they would...” Then he spotted a bright light descend from the sky.

“Ah! Kaun Yin!” he gasped. The other two didn’t seem to notice it.

“That is enough, you two.” said a soft and kind voice and the two froze. They then turned and saw, when the light died down, only a bit, and standing on cloud, in the sky, still shining brightly was a beautiful woman with long flowing black hair and heavenly crystal blue eyes. She was wearing a long blue skirt with two slits past her thighs, two blue stockings that reached her thighs with a blue tank top that covered her breasts and two long blue gloves that reached her shoulders. A red chakra rested on her fore head.

“You!!” Wukong and Dwynwen yelled as they both pointed at her.

“You!! You’re that stupid councilor Miss Yin that made that chair come to life!!” Dwynwen yelled. “Did you know that you ran over police officer?”

“You! You promised me a hero and you send me this brat?! Why didn’t you just send Pigsy and be done with it?!” Wukong yelled.

“What was that?!” Dwynwen yelled.

“You heard me!”

Xuanzang sighed as he watched them. How could they be so rude in front of a goddess? He thought he taught Wukong better than that!

“You do realize that you’re fighting in front of Kaun Yin, the goddess of Mercy, right?” he asked Dwynwen since she was the only one who could hear him. Dwynwen stopped fighting with Wukong and blinked.

“The Merciful Goddess?!” she exclaimed loudly.

“You didn’t know?” asked Wukong looking at with a ‘You’re an idiot’ look.

“Of course not!! Oh my god! I was so rude! And my apartment was such a mess...” Dwynwen said, freaking a little. She was going to get sent to hell for sure! Then again she was going there anyway...

The goddess chuckled at her, then turned to Wukong.

“Wukong, the title of teacher is the greatest, but also the most difficult. Will you give up before you have even begun?” she asked.

“But she doesn’t even want to learn!” defended Wukong.

“Nether did you.” said the goddess. Wukong looked at the ground as he scuffed his foot. “Your former master, Xuanzang himself, chose her. Do you not trust his judgement?” Wukong didn’t reply, so Dwynwen guessed that Kuan Yin had won. She turned to the astral form of Xuanzang.

“You chose me? This is your fault?” she asked.

“Don’t take it personally, it’s just the world needed a hero, but I couldn’t find any, so I decided to send you!” he said with a laugh. Dwynwen glared at him.

“Thanks. I feel so special.” she muttered sarcastically.

“Dwynwen Stone... I am sorry for the way I brought you here, but it was the only way to convince you to come. I hope you will forgive me.” interrupted the goddess. Dwynwen rubbed the back of her head.

“Well... I’m not as mad at you as I am at a certain monk.” she said as she leaned against a rock in pain. “But really, I can’t help you, now that I think about it. I mean... I think my brother will start to worry about the fact that I just left the apartment, much less the time zone or whatever. And I have a job back home, and not to mention I promised to help Miss Kitty with her cats and all. Oh, and then I’m suppose to go over some army tactics for ‘Total World Conquest’ the game, with Derek. So, I’m sorry, but I just can’t do it.”

“How about this, then. For however long you stay here only hour shall pass in your world.” Kaun Yin said.

“Any other excuses?” smirked Wukong.

“Give me a sec. I think I may be able to come up with one.” said Dwynwen.

“Child–!” Wukong started, impatiently.

“Okay, okay! It looks like I have no choice ether way, so I might as well continue.” Dwynwen sighed. “So where do we begin?”

“The greatest journey, begins with the first step.”

“Say what?” asked Dwynwen.

“In other words, we begin by walking to the gates of Soku-no-Kumi which lays which lays somewhere in the west.” said Wukong as he pointed to the west.

“We have to walk?” the human groaned. Kaun-Yin smiled, then kissed her forehead and suddenly all her wounds healed.

“I’m sure you will be fine, young one.” she said. Then in a bright flash of light she vanished. Dwynwen fell back in shock.

“O...Okay, then... That’s going to take some getting used to...” she said.

Oh, man! Of all people in the world, why her?

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Hi everyone! I’m making a few changes to the story to make it more original but I figured you all deserved something, so here’s the first two of the changed chapters. I’m sorry I haven’t updated for a while, but I’ve been preoccupied.

I promise, I’ll work harder to update this story more. But you guys have to give me something. Reviews! Please, I need them! My only friend moved away, I’ve never dated, my little sister hates me, and my pugs all love my mom instead of me, and my cat just died! I’m lonely, I need these reviews!

Note: Wukong is also known as Monkey, and more famously, Goku.

Also Kaun-Yin is also known as Goddess Pusa, Kanzeon Bostatsu or just the Goddess of Mercy.

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