The Monkey King Spirit Warriors

Since the creation of yin and yang, there has been a spirit world,

filled with magic and myth.

It is protected by five Spirit Warriors,

but a new evil has risen

and a new generation of warriors called to save us all.

The next Spirit Piece resides with a true king,

and only a true leader may take it.

Where's that tapping noise coming from?

It's definitely over here.

I am Bo, one true warrior and leader of the Spirit Warriors.

Make yourself known to me!

What's wrong with, "Hi, I'm Bo!"?

Don't, or she'll start her Bomeister thing.

I repeat, I am Bo, one true warrior and Spirit leader.

Make yourself known to me.

Greetings!

Do not fear me. I am but an old blind beggar.

Let me feel your face, one true warrior.

She's actually just my sister.

Why follow you this path?

We cometh to this place to seeketh a true leader.

-Then I can help you.

-Result!

You are in the land of the monkey people.

Surely you have heard tell of them?

-Nah. Sorry.

-The monkey people are wild and know no rules or order.

To enter their land is to enter into a world of chaos and confusion.

-And bananas!

-They have a king,

but he rules only while he amuses his subjects.

You will find him on this path. Good luck!

HE CACKLES

So the warriors will journey

to the land of the monkey people.

Theirs is the only kingdom not yet in my power.

-The Spirit Piece must therefore reside with him.

-You mean...

Do not mention his name!

Master, forgive me. I forgot.

-The Monkey King's victory was but a stroke of luck.

-Of course, Master.

A stroke of luck. What else?

Get the Spirit Piece and make the monkey people bow before me.

-With the Nian at my side, I cannot fail.

-The monkey people are quick.

They will overpower you before you can summon your warriors.

-Then how...?

-Win the monkey people's trust.

-Here, offer them this.

-A bottle?

-A peace offering.

-You wish peace?

-Of course, Hwang!

When their kingdom lies in ashes and their chattering has stopped,

there will indeed be peace.

-What's your problem?

-I want the old Bo back!

Not "the one true warrior".

-My sister!

-I've been chosen!

I'm your sister, but I've got a bigger job to do.

Saving the world, remember?

You can't... SHE SCREAMS

Jen?

SCREECHING

Get off me!

Stop hitting me.

They've got Trix!

Help!

Aaaaaaah! Aaaaaaah!

Let us down!

MONKEY PEOPLE SCREECH

-Get off me!

-All right! Get off.

Human prisoners.

Prepare to meet your esteemed captor...

banana-eating champion of all the monkey world.

He has your fate in his hands.

King Bonobo the 14th and a half!

MONKEY PEOPLE SCREECH

MONKEY KING CHATTERS

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-That's your king?

-Yup.

Anyone can be king.

As long as they're funny.

You say you want to be king,

challenge the old one to a ritual battle

and then win. Now, shh!

I say we throw them in the dung-heap!

SCATTERED LAUGHTER

OK.

I say we pelt their heads with coconuts,

then we throw them in the dung-heap, huh?

SCATTERED LAUGHTER

HE YAWNS

-Done it before.

-No? OK.

I say we...

I say we cover them in honey and then tie them to a termites' nest...

then we use them for coconut target practice,

then we throw them in the dung-heap, huh?!

LAUGHTER AND CHEERING

Oh, yeah. Let's do it!

-Trix!

-Jen!

The plants are against us.

-This forest wants us to be lost.

-Shh!

Do you need some help?

-Let us go!

-You could stop this if you wanted to.

-How?

Like I told you - challenge the king.

Bonobo has been getting a bit stale.

-Bad idea, Jen!

-You think I can't do it?

The blood isn't back in your brain yet.

-I'd be the bestest king they've ever had.

-Jen!

I am the Monkey King.

Hey, monkeys, I'll offer you non-stop fun.

Hey, I AM fun!

So I challenge Bonobo to the becoming king ritual thingy.

What?

If you lose, your life is forfeit.

Forfeit? Is that good or bad?

-It means we don't throw you in the dung-heap.

-That's good.

Instead, we throw you to the alligators.

BONOBO LAUGHS

Hwang, you are slow with news of your efforts.

The monkey people are about to fight another election.

-Who is the newest candidate?

-It could not be better for us, Lord.

It is the youngest girl warrior.

With her as leader, they will be even easier to surprise.

She will soon discover there are few who truly lead.

The rest must obey.

Perhaps I am one of the few.

HE LAUGHS

Close our eyes?!

Three words - he must be kidding.

All right, four words.

It is your only choice.

To find your way through this forest,

you must stop relying on your outer eyes.

Come on.

As weird as it sounds, we have to give it a go.

-No way, girl.

-Vicky...

-So childish.

If I break a single item of my person, you will SO regret it.

I think it's working.

I spoke the truth.

Sometimes we see when we do not look.

Behind you!

-He's making a monkey out of you!

-I'm fighting a snail!

A-ha! Scared? Monkey-chicken, monkey-chicken!

LAUGHTER

LAUGHTER

Those laughs are mine!

Come here and say that.

LAUGHTER

OK. You think you're fast? This is fast.

LAUGHTER

That was rubbish. Check this!

That was OK, but we prefer funny.

OK, I'll do it again, but this time it'll be funny.

Ready? It'll be fast.

One, two, three...

-Go on then.

-What? Did you miss it?

LAUGHTER

Monkeys, we have a new king!

-You did it!

-"You did it...Your Majesty."

The Spirit Piece!

Good.

So the girl wears the crown.

It is yours to take from her, if you can.

I shall not disappoint you.

She is only a young child.

Beware of arrogance.

She wears the crown. She has climbed higher than you ever have.

And her fall is soon upon her.

'This is no game!

-'Tonight we play!

-No! Li will return and he will destroy us!'

Jen, we've got to get out of here.

-It's not safe.

-It is! I'm a king, They want me to muck about.

Li has a score to settle with these guys.

Get this thing off and let's go.

You do not leave the palace while you wear the crown.

We must protect our great king.

See? No way can we go. I'm king!

-Then what is your first wish, O supreme mistress?

-Party!

Come on, yeah!

Are we there yet?

The monkey palace!

-Right, we need a plan. Martin, find out where Jen and Trix are.

-OK.

Er, they're OK.

But, er, we need to be, um...

-Need to be what?

-Quick.

-What exactly did you see?

-Um...

-Just say it!

-I think Jen's going to get eaten by monkeys.

-What?!

Look, Trix. Monkeys eat doughnuts!

IT SCREECHES

What did you have for lunch? I heard your stomach rumbling.

You have a really bad tummy.

You should go to bed, right now!

BEGGAR LAUGHS

Jen, stay focused. We've got to get out of here!

We're totally safe.

I'm the king! I'm a one true leader, like Shen said.

KNOCKING AT DOOR

Oh! Er, come in.

PANICKED SCREECHING

You just let the bad guy into your home!

SCREECHING CONTINUES

HE GROWLS

Esteemed tree-dwellers, I come in peace to pay homage

to you and your great king.

-You lie, Hwang!

-No, brave Howler.

I surrender my ring.

And so am unable to summon my Nian warriors.

I bring salutations from Li,

who wishes to forget the past

and forge a fruitful bond between our peoples.

HE KNOCKS

Great Monkey King?

We're toast.

So now you're focused!

Hold on. I'm the king.

-These monkeys will do as I say, right?

-No, Jen!

Hi. Welcome to MY kingdom.

I'm the king, I'm wearing a crown,

and all these monkeys are looking out for me, so you'd better be, er, nice.

Majesty, only a fool would upset

such a powerful king.

Don't nod at him. He's buttering you up!

Go on.

Wait, Bo! Let's see what he's up to before we steam in.

Let us celebrate your greatness

with a bottle of finest coconut cordial.

It will bring a smile to all Your Majesty's subjects!

Don't drink that, girl.

-She's not stupid.

-You reckon?

-Hey!

-Jen, banish him!

Is the king frightened of a little drink?

Give me that.

This is a rescue!

I don't need to be rescued!

-Well, you're being rescued.

-Not so fast!

-Ow!

-Leave Our Majesty alone!

-Stop!

MONKEY PEOPLE BOO

How dare you attack me!

-Yes, Your Majesty, you should arrest them.

-Good idea. Arrest them.

-Get off me! She doesn't mean us.

-I especially mean you!

You weren't listening! I'm the king now. I'm respected, I'm obeyed and...

And they've committed an offence.

-You've committed... Howler?

-High treason.

-Good. High treason.

Very, very high treason.

Jen, I'm your sister!

-Is this your final word, Great Majesty?

-She's not Her Majesty.

She's a total clown!

Right, that's it! The word of the king must be obeyed!

-Blast us out of here!

-Whoa! What did you just do?

-Him too?

-Yes, him too.

I'm guessing the punishment for very, very high treason is bad.

No. It's very, very bad.

-Jen won't let this happen.

-Speaking of which,

with your big cheese act, I'd have locked you up if she hadn't.

What?!

It's true.

-Martin?

-Er...well, um...

Why's he looking so cool?

He's up to something.

Hwang, you are further from the Piece than before.

Outwitted by a little girl?!

The Monkey King's victory was but a stroke of luck, Master.

Be careful, Hwang.

Why do you not challenge the girl?

If you win, the monkeys will make YOU king.

I don't think I'm funny enough.

I will soon be out of patience, Hwang!

-Howler, the king needs to have a sleep. Where's my bed?

-Here.

But this is hard.

I mean, REALLY hard!

You sleep here in case we need you.

Today was fun.

-Yup.

-But tomorrow must be more fun.

But that is no problem, is it?

Nope. Easy-peasy.

Matter of interest, how long do rulers usually rule for, roughly?

Our real king, Spider,

managed to rule us for years and every day was fun-packed.

He was the one who outwitted Lord Li at the battle of Deng River.

But he got too serious. He was always worrying about Lord Li.

We were going to vote him out, but one morning he was gone anyway.

And tomorrow morning, buddy, we'll let Bo and the others go.

The word of the king is final.

The rescuer has been caught.

Yes, and the rescuer feels confused.

I think everyone's right.

I did let it go to my head a bit. A tiny bit.

A true leader must also learn to let people make their own mistakes.

Remember the forest?

Letting go is the hardest thing to do,

but you can do this.

Even with troublesome little sisters.

Hello? Howler!

The king wants her breakfast!

Howler! The king's feeling peckish.

SCREECHING

Get off me! Don't touch me! Get off!

Monkeys! The verdict has been spoken by our king.

These humans are all found guilty of very, very high treason.

OK, Howler, boys, this was just a reminder. Let them go now.

The word of the king must be obeyed.

The punishment for very, very high treason is death.

Whoa! I was teaching my sister a lesson! Let them go.

-The word of the king must be obeyed. Did you not say that?

-I did. But...

-And are you the king?

-But...

ALL: The word of the king must be obeyed!

-Jen!

-No! Let them go! That's the new word of the king.

Please! I made a BIG mistake.

You'll have to kill me too! That's my friends, my sister.

I really didn't mean it.

ALL: The word of the king must be obeyed!

Unless... Remember the challenge, Majesty.

Hey! That's true. Great. Everyone!

Does anyone want to be Monkey King?

It's great fun! So, anyone?

Challenge me! Come on, give me a break here!

Stop!

I am the Monkey King!

My people...I return.

I have travelled far.

I searched for an answer.

I found that answer.

And now I am back.

Then I declare a search for a new king over.

The true king, Spider, is back!

Release the prisoners. Release ALL the prisoners.

I offer my felicitous wishes from Lord Li,

and I hope for peace between us.

Will you not drink with me to celebrate your return?

HWANG LAUGHS

-Run!

-Which way?

-This way!

-Quick!

They're everywhere!

Over here!

It is hopeless! That bottle will continue to pour...

..until the Monkey Kingdom is no more!

-Hwang! Are you not curious?

-Stop!

You have not asked me why I left and what great thing I learned.

I learnt that to defeat the Nian,

you need to do this...

So win, my monkeys, win! Win!

-No! Destroy them!

-Go!

Jen, the bottle!

No! No, destroy them! Destroy all of them!

-He's got the ring... and the Spirit Piece!

-No!

The Monkey Spirit Piece.

Only a true leader may take it.

And do the monkey people bow before me?

Next time.

A true leader does all he promises to do.

OK. Listen carefully.

I'm your big sister and you might never hear this again.

I'm sorry I got too big for my boots.

I accept you're sorry.

OK, and, as ex-king, I say sorry back.

From now on the monkey people are your allies. Li will not win.

He might. We lost the Spirit Piece.

That's what you were after!

-Howler, didn't we have some more of those?

-Yes, Sire.

-What?

-I had them somewhere.

-Look! It's the Horse Piece.

-And the Rooster.

When we were the only ones that could outwit Li,

we were entrusted with these.

And now a true leader may take them.

Use them well.

3-2! Game on!

Warriors, draw near!

Behold, you enter a new world.

Welcome to the world of water.

Gar-Yow!

-The Piece. That's it.

-It brings misfortune.

The temple you seek is a place of fear.

-Mum! No!

-The Warriors, should we let them keep the Spirit Piece,

or should we take it from them?

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