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The Lost Child - Chapter 6

Once, when the land was young and new, the Gods, the demons, and the mortals lived together. The world shaped by the battles between the Gods and the demons. Mortals attempting to thrive with what they could, living on the lands created by beings stronger than them. Eventually creating a connection with the Gods through shrines and offerings, in turn the Gods granted their protection.

When the number of demons grew, the amount of power diminished. Those deemed too weak were cast away. A tentative agreement was reached between those outcasted and the mortals. Demons allowed to live in the structures mortals had built. It was a slow process, but a calm living was eventually reached.

All seemed well. Until the Gods and powerful demon suddenly disappeared one morning. No reason, no explanation. Those left behind having to wonder what could have happened. It was all…strange. Worrisome. It was a clear sign something was wrong. Now it was just a question of when it was all going to fall apart.

Fandom: LEGO Monkie Kid Rating: Teen and Up Audiences Relationships: Shadowpeach, Freenoodles, MK&SunWukong&Macaque, MK&Pigsy&Tang, Mei&MK&Redson Warnings/Additional Tags: Lots of Characters, Everyone’s here, A lot is going to be changed, Rated Teen for just in case, Found family, Returning to Parents, There’s gonna be fluff and fighting, There’s plot - trust me.

This was not how MK’s birthday should be ending.

Tang, absolutely frozen with fear, pressed against the restaurant wall. Desperately clinging to Pigsy’s shirt while the chef tried to remain tall. Wooden spoon in hand like a small weapon that would clearly do no damage. Towering over them both was a large bull demon. One that Tang easily recognized.

In his scrambled mind that was trying to keep himself grounded in some way, all Tang could think was: Why was the Demon Bull King standing in his home?

“W-Who?” Tang asked weakly to the bull demon’s demand. Surprised he was able to get anything out with how tight his throat felt.

“Prince Xioatian, the Eclipse Child, where do you have him held.” Demon Bull King replied.

“No one in this building has that name,” Pigsy said quietly, “Now, please leave before I-”

“Do NOT lie to me!” Tang yelped when a large hand slammed down dangerously close to them. The Bull King’s eyes narrowed as the human hid away further into Pigsy’s back. “The prince’s aura fills this building, I know he is here. So it would be in your best interest to turn the prince over. Now.”

“Tang,” Pigsy whispered desperately, “Do you have any idea what he’s talking about?”

“N-No,” Tang replied weakly, “B-But, I do know that’s the Demon Bull King…and we might be in trouble.”

“Ah…so this is an issue.”

“Enough of this!” The shout put the attention back to the demon. Growling deeply, as a warning “If you will not tell me here, then we shall see what Macaque says.”

Tang got a quick but short thrill upon hearing the Shadow Warrior’s name before it was washed away with fear. Both mortals suddenly found themselves trapped in a purple orb. It was tight and difficult to see outside as something swirled around them. Tang let out a low groan of discomfort as his stomach protested from the sudden movement, closing his eyes. Pigsy instantly shifted as best he could to cradle the human closer as they were carried out.

“Where the heck are you taking us? We’ve done nothing wrong!” Pigsy shouted.

“Says the being whose home is dripping with the prince’s aura.”

“There’s no prince, you crazy demon! We have no idea what you’re talking about!”

“Pigsy…” The chef turned towards the human. Who’s eyes were still shut tight, forehead pressed into Pigsy’s shoulder. “Would…Would he be talking about…MK?”

Pigsy’s eyes widened. “...Let’s not jump to conclusions. Just let me focus on getting out of here while your stomach settles. Take deep breaths, you’ll be okay.”

“DBK, what did you find?” A new voice sounded. Pigsy facing forward to find a black furred monkey standing before them. Arms crossed, a deep frown on his face. A brow raising upon seeing the mortals. “What is this? Did you…Did you kidnap mortals?”

“The home of these two held the prince’s aura. But, I only found them inside.”

“...You didn’t find anyone else?”

“No. The rest of the building was quiet. These two are not talking.”

Macaque frowns, walking forward to peer into the orb. “Where is my son?”

“Look, I don’t care who you two are. And I don’t appreciate being treated like this. But I’ll tell you what I told your thick skull friend here. We don’t have a prince! It’s just us and our son!”

The last part caused Macaque to falter, turning back to DBK. “You said there was no one else at this place!”

“Well…at least for the moment there was no one else there,” the bull demon said weakly, “But this could just be a coverup. Trying to play on a sympathetic side.”

“You’re both insane, let us out!” Pigsy screamed as he attempted to kick the orb.

“But you could have let the accomplice flee.” Macaque argued back, both demons ignoring Pigsy.

“If this accomplice is as incompetent as they are, we have nothing to worry about.” DBK replied.

The chef shouted, “Would you two idiots please just listen to me!”

“Why are you here and not searching for this mysterious person?” Macaque argued.

“Because I could not find anything to track this third person down. As these two aren’t talking, I decided to take them back to the Celestial Realm. See if we can loosen their lips there.”

“What?!” Pigsy knew he had shouted it. But also heard Tang cry out desperately while Macaque sounded angry.

“We can’t go back, not yet,” Macaque continued quickly, “We haven’t found Xiaotian. I told Wukong I wouldn’t return until I found him.”

“And we will have a better chance of that if we can search through their memories. Narrow down the areas we’ll need to search. We know Xiaotian is in the city.”

“But Spider Queen-”

“Lost her best tracker years ago, she will never think to look here first, we have a good lead. Those spider demons just know he’s in the mortal realm but not a specific location. We have that, we just need a better list of areas. But we need to get back now, we’re running out of time to make this work.”

Macaque let out a slow sigh, but eventually nodded. “Fine, but we’re going to be quick.”

“Of course.”

The two mortals were stunned into silence as they watched as the demons began to create a portal. Wincing as a bright light encompassed them. Pigsy tried to shout out on final ‘Wait, listen!’ but it was too late. They could do nothing as the group passed through the newly created portal.

Tang let out another groan as the world shifted around them, swallowing down the sickness that crawled up his throat. There was a small part of comfort feeling Pigsy’s hand covering the human’s ears. Trying to help calm the rolling nauseous in the human. Both were so focused on each other that they missed the grand spectacle before them. All resting on a grand staircase that led up to a white and gold temple.

Macaque was biting his lower lip in worry. “Wukong is not going to be happy…”

“He will when we explain the situation,” DBK replied, “This was our best path to find your son.”

“That doesn’t mean-”

“You two did WHAT!?”

Macaque’s attention immediately snapped to the temple’s entrance, a voice echoing out from it. DBK barely got out a ‘Just go.’ before the black furred monkey disappeared into the shadows.

“Where are we?” Tang asked weakly, still curled up against the chef.

“I have no idea,” Pigsy whispered back as DBK started to make his own way up the staircase, “But we’ll be okay, I promise. You’ll be okay.”

The grand hallway seemed to be filled with a number of strange people. Eyes on them as the Demon Bull King entered. His towering form slowly approached the group that was standing at the center of all of it. Dressed in the finest fabrics Pigsy had even seen. He was about to call out, to demand who among them decided that kidnapping was a good idea, when someone beat him to the punch.

“Dad! Dadsy!”

MK ignored the confused tone of ‘Dadsy?’ from Macaque and rushed towards Demon Bull King. Who looks just as confused by the teen’s actions. MK glaring up at the tall demon, fangs bared, tail lashing as he shouted, “Let them go! What are you doing to them!?”

“MK, kid? What are you doing here?” Pigsy called out.

“Demon Bull King, please release the mortals. There’s no reason to keep them trapped.” Wukong called out, stepping forward. Clearly furious. Which in turn, caused said demon to look fearful for a split second before undoing the spell. Both mortals let out grunts as they suddenly hit the floor.

“Ugh, that was terrible.” Tang weakly commented. But didn’t argue when MK practically flung himself into his parents’ arm. “MK! Oh my goodness, you’re okay! Where are we, what’s happening?”

“I believe there’s been a misunderstanding.” Wukong stated, rubbing his temples. “Please accept my deepest apology for these actions brought against you.”

“Take your ‘apology’ and cram it down your throat!” Pigsy growled out. Tang gripping the chef’s arm, eyes wide with fear. “Someone had better start talking, now. Because my patience is thin as it is.”

“Dadsy-” Mk was cut off when Pigsy pulled him closer.

“You’re not hurt right? What did they do to you? How did you get here?”

“I…they brought me here. I was being attacked by some spider demon-”

“You were what!” Macaque and Pigsy’s voices echoed through the hall. The Shadow Warrior turned to Wukong and said, “You didn’t mention this.”

“I haven’t had time! This has fallen apart so quickly.”

“Would someone be so kind as to tell me why my son is here when he should be home.” DBK demanded, yellow eyes narrowed on Redson and Mei.

“Your child went with Mei to collect our son, apparently.” Macaque ‘helpfully’ provided.

“What! After your mother and I told you not to get involved!”

“Father, please understand, we were just trying to help.”

“Yeah! Back off Bull Demon. Redson did what was best for everything!”

“Not a word from you, Dragon Girl. Your parents will be called here soon enough.”

“I’m sorry, but Bull King, you have no room to talk about people in trouble.”

“Don’t start Wukong.”

“No, you and Macaque stepped way out of line bringing two mortals here.”

“That’s an understatement!”

“Pigsy, don’t-”

“No Tang, I’m done with this!”

MK breathed deeply, panic rising as quickly as the voices did. Fearful eyes darting around, trying to find some form of comfort in the craziness that was before him. Only to see anger and accusations being thrown around. Main players focused on others while the servant and others crowded along pillars and walls looked away. The teen attempted to call out. Even tried to give a few chirps. Nothing came out, feeling as if something was closing around his throat. Covering his ears in an attempt to block out the noise.

This was too much. It was becoming too much.

It became too much.

Having heard enough, MK stood tall, panic turning to frustration that was growing. Completely missing the sparks that were flying off him, eyes a brilliant white. Frustration was released as a way of power. Foot slamming down, the floor cracking, all the while shouting out, “Stop fighting!”

Those in the room were suddenly pushed back. Not severely, but they had been moved a good distance from where they stood. Large cracks forming in the surrounding pillars and walls. A few beings who had been silently watching the arguments fled from the room.

Letting out a slow breath, the sparks flying down, MK opened his eyes. Normal colors returning, the feeling of frustration gone. The emotion replaced with fear upon seeing the damage around him. “W-What happened?”

“Kid,” Pigsy said cautiously, “you’re okay. Just breathe, you didn’t do anything wrong.”

“...I did this? H-How?”

Wukong pulled away from Macaque, who had wrapped his arms around the golden monkey to protect. “Kid, you’re okay, you’re the child of a god and a demon, you have powers. Those that are connected to your emotions. You…haven’t been trained. Of course you haven’t been trained. How would you have known to train for this?”

“Wukong-” Macaque winced when the other pulled away harshly.

“Don’t you dare.”

“Peaches-”

“You brought mortals here! You were supposed to find our son, not kidnap. You were supposed to explain what was happening if you came across anyone. Why did you let Demon Bull King go alone, why did you leave him alone, why did you let him lead? You were supposed to lead! How…How did things fall apart so quickly?” Wukong fully turned away from Macaque, both looking broken.

MK winced feeling a hand being placed on his shoulder. Quickly turning to find it was only Tang. Looking worried, but trying to convey some sort of comfort to the teen. But it did nothing. The panic grew once more. The room became too crowded again, to close in. He broke for freedom, rushing back towards the entrance. Ignoring the calls of his name as he sped out of the grand hallway.

DBK turned to the guards, pointing to MK’s retreating back, and growled out, “Follow him. Make sure he doesn’t leave the grounds.”

Three guards bowed before rushing out, all disappearing into the slowly darkening world.

Tang, whose hand had raised up as if to pull MK back, retreated slowly. Pressing the same hand close to his chest as he turned to face the group once more. No one was looking up. Eyes on the floor or the walls. DBK and Pigsy looked angry. Redson and Mei looked scared. Wukong and Macaque looked hurt. Now that no one was shouting, or even talking, this allowed Tang a moment to reflect over everything. His mind worked through the situation, going over everything that had been said/shouted at that time.

Squeezing his hands together and setting his face in something he hoped was neutral, Tang stepped forward. Able to dart around Pigsy’s hand. Who was no doubt trying to pull the human back behind him to protect. Heart hammering fearfully when Demon Bull King’s eyes flickered over to him. But the demon did nothing as Tang passed by him. The human only stopped when he was positioned next to Wukong, who was still looking away. Clearly lost in thought.

The Monkey King looked up when Tang cleared his throat, ears flickering. The human faltered upon seeing the emotions flashing through the golden monkey’s eyes. They were similar ones that Tang had seen when Pigsy had a rough day. Ones of determined strength, a front to appear okay and in control, and absolute exhaustion. Lingering underneath it all were the unmistakable marks of anguish.

Tang offered a small smile before gently taking the golden monkey’s hand gently. He heard a majority of small gasps coming from the crowd, no doubt his actions were seen as an overstep of boundaries. But Wukong hadn’t pulled away, so Tang ignored the noises. “I do believe we have gotten off on the wrong foot. Am I to assume, correctly, that you are MKs biological parents?”

“Yes…you’re correct.” Wukong’s voice was choked, the golden monkey clearing his throat once more.

“Well, we are MK’s adoptive parents. We were not aware of any of this. I’m mean, obviously. When does one ever think you’ll find a child from another realm?” Tang laughed weakly, taking a deep breath before continuing. “MK…is a wonderful kid.”

“He seems like it.”

Tang nodded, gently squeezing the hands that he held. “I’m not sure if my words will mean anything. But I would like to say that we had…no idea who MK truly was. When just thought he was a lost child and took him in. Cared for him, fed him. Helped him use his tail. Goodness, that was an interesting afternoon.”

Both beings gave a small laugh at that. Tang noticed that the sorrow was slowly taking over in the golden eyes. Wukong clearly held on for as long as he could. “He, um, he hates spiders. Which sounds like something that has to do with these spider demons.”

“Ah, yes. The, um, the Spider Queen had…” Wukong took a deep breath, taking a moment to calm himself before continuing, “Our son had become a target by the Spider Queen and her followers. We tried to get him away from here, to safety, until we either defeated her or knew it would be at least safe for him to return. But…it didn’t work… One of Xiao- sorry, MK’s powers manifested early. Causing him and a spider demon to be teleported to the Mortal Realm.”

“Why would he travel there?” Tang asked.

“I don’t know. It’s as if instinctually he knew he would possibly be safer there. But he…left…and with the spider demon disappearing as well, we thought he was…”

“He wasn’t,” Tang took over quickly, “Pigsy found him, in an alleyway. Says the place looked like it had been burnt to a crisp. MK was just…sitting among it all, covered it soot but fine. Brought him home and…I fell in love with that little monkey. Did you know, he would chirp at the sun and full moon?”

“That was for us. We heard him, it was how he knew he was even still alive.”

The human paused for a moment before letting out a gasp, suddenly understanding and laughing softly. “The God of the Sun and the Demon of the Moon, his parents, of course. He was…he was calling out to you. I didn’t even think of that. Goodness, do I feel silly now. I should have known.”

“Well, like you said, how could you have? It’s all such strange circumstances…”

“It is and…I can’t imagine what you,” Tang’s eyes flashed up to Macaque who was looking on curiously, “What both of you had gone through. MK is such a wonderful child and losing him… I’m aware that I had nothing to do with this, but I’m so sorry you had to go through this. You should not have lost your son as you had. I…can’t begin to know or understand how much it hurts. How much you lost from this.”

“...We only got to hold our baby a few times…” Wukog’s voice faltered, wet eyes focusing on the clasped hands. “We missed out…on so much…”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry that I can’t fix this… But he’s back now and, while I’m not sure what’s happening or what will happen from this point onward, but I want to know MK is safe. That you and Macaque can see him whenever you want. Let him live…live here if MK so wants… That you don’t have to lose out on anything else.” Tang didn’t argue as Wukong rested his head on the human’s shoulder. No one commented as the God began to silently sob into the offered shoulder.

“It was not my original plan to kidnap you.” Pigsy jumped upon hearing Demon Bull King. Not realizing when the demon had inched closer. “I hope I can convey to you the severity of the situation… The young prince had been missing for 16 years. Only believing to be alive for 15. This was the first day we knew that we would be able to reach him. When I came across your shop…”

“You panicked. I get it. This has clearly been an intense situation for everyone. You just thought you were doing what was right.” Pigsy finished with a grunt.

“I was grabbing at what I could to make this right.”

“You should just be happy that my- that the kid was already here before we arrived.”

“Agreed,” DBK’s attention turned to the teens. Who had been watching Tang and Wukong, only to be pulled away when the large demon walked over. Redson looked very nervous. “You two… You’re still in trouble. What you did was extremely dangerous. Especially if you went through with your original idea. Which you can explain when your parents are here, Mei. But your quick thinking allowed yourself to get the prince out of danger.”

“We understand father.” Redson said softly. Although Pigsy noticed that the teen didn’t seem as relieved as he should be. But didn’t make a comment on it.

Tang didn’t say a thing as Wukong pulled away. The God’s eyes red, fur beneath them wet and matted down. When their eyes connected, Tang offered a bright smile, one that Wukong returned weakly but happily. Now calmer, the Monkey King turned to face Macaque, who hadn’t moved and in fact had returned his attention to the ground. Flinching slightly when Wukong’s hands gently cupped his cheeks. Moving his head so Wukong and Macaque could look at each other.

“...I didn’t mean to shout.” Wukong said softly.

“You had every right to,” Macaque replied, “I…I don’t think I did a single thing right today.”

“You did what you thought was right.”

“But if the kids hadn’t had found Xiaotian-”

“But they did and he’s here and we don’t have to worry about that, we’re going to be okay…” Macaque eagerly pressed closer when their foreheads touched. Shutting his eyes tightly as he let out a slow breath. “We’ll be okay.”

“We’ll be okay…” The Shadow Warrior echoed.

“So, what do we do now?” Pigsy asked after a few minutes passed, “I have a feeling that we can’t go back home. Not if this Spider Queen demon thingy is running around.”

“To true. While she’s running around, all three of you are going to be in danger,” Wukong said, pulling away from Macaque. But keeping the other’s hand in his own. “You both carry part of his aura that’s not going to just disappear after a few hours.”

“It doesn’t help that the spider demon we came across looks like that hunter spider that you talked about before,” Mei said, “The one that disappeared with MK.”

“Huntsman is still alive?” Demon Bull King said in shock.

“Of course he is, this was just going far too easily,” Macaque bitterly commented, “If you two and MK remain here, you’ll be safe. They’re not dumb enough to attack this temple.”

“But the main focus needs to be preparing all of you for the worse. MK would normally grow up with full training. But as it stands, we don’t know what he’s fully capable of.” said Wukong.

Tang laughed weakly. “Uh, yeah, we’re not really a fighting family.”

“Speak for yourself.” Pigsy commented.

“Throwing spoons doesn’t count Pigsy.”

“So, we’ll get training, MK will understand his powers…then what?”

“We need to take Spider Queen down, easy.” Mei said easily, with a smirk as Redson shook his head.

Wukong couldn’t help but smile as the conversation now was calmer, more inviting. He jumped when he felt a hand placed on his shoulder, turning to find Tang once more. “Ah, yes?”

“Would it be possible that I could make a request?”

“Of course.”

Tang sighed slowly before asking, “May I ask that you check on MK?”

“Me? I…would think you would be the best person for this. You…know him better than I do.”

“While that’s true, if he’s in the mood that he is, MK has a tendency to find tall places to hide. I know I won’t be able to reach him and, right now, I want to know he’s talked to someone.”

Wukong was surprised by this, but nodded. “I’ll go talk to him.”

MK panted hard as he rushed into the grand garden he'd passed not so long ago. But it seems like a lifetime ago that he was nervous and in awe of what surrounded him. Now, he just felt small, sick, and fearful. He headed for the grove of peach trees that had enticed him before. Now, he just wanted to use it as a place to hide. He ignored the small white furred monkeys that claimed the tree, already resting there. A little unhappy when MK climbed passed them easily and without pause. The teen not stopping until he reached the tallest branch he knew could safely support his weight. Taking a seat, breathing deeply, trying to calm himself.

The beautiful scene before him, the already awe-inspiring city now having the light from the descending sun shining behind it, was lost on MK. Obviously distressed, the weight of everything seeming to hit at once. The attack, being kidnapped, the discoveries of his lost legacy, seeing his parents (adopted parents?) in pain and trapped, his new parents arguing, everyone arguing, it was just too much.

MK took a few deep breaths, trying to calm down. Only to let out a heavy sob before fully crying. Wrapping his arms around the trunk of the tree to make sure he remained safely, avoiding the chance of falling out with how hard he was crying. Shoulders violently shaking as the tears flowed freely. Minutes passed as he released so much anguish and fear into the darkening sky.

He let out a small gasp when he felt something landing on his lap. Looking down to find one of the many monkeys he’d passed now sitting there. A look of worry on their face. MK sniffed weakly, reaching out to brush his fingers over the smaller being’s forehead.

“H-Hi…” MK sniffed weakly, “S-Sorry, was this y-your spot?”

The monkey shook their head. Instantly inching forward, curling close and pressing against MK’s stomach. The teen resting his hand over the smaller form. Tears were still falling, but MK had fallen quiet. Feeling exhausted from the sorrow that rested in him. Leaning against the tree, eyes staring over to the city.

As darkness started to fall, the sky becoming an inky black, MK watched as the city became more alive. Faint music could be heard, along with cheers and singing. At one point, fireworks started going off. Painting the darkened sky with bright colors.

“Wow…” MK whispered softly as he watched.

“Beautiful, isn’t it?” The teen was startled by the new voice. The small monkey that had been asleep woke suddenly by the movement and took off in fear. Looking around the trunk, MK found a sheepish looking Wukong. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.”

“I-It’s okay… What are you doing here?”

“Checking up on you. Wanted to make sure you’re okay or…something similar to it. Your, uh, dad said you liked to be up in high places when you get upset. Suggested I come find you… You know, ironically, this is the same tree I use when I want some alone time…”

Mk gave a weak sniff as a reply, wiping his eyes. “...I didn’t mean to run off…or break the temple.”

“It’s okay, you’re okay, I get it. It’s…a lot, all of it. I’ll be honest, it wasn’t supposed to turn out like this. I’m not really sure what I was expecting. But I do know that no one was supposed to be kidnapped. We wanted to bring you home. But…not like this. I’m sorry. Some birthday this turned out to be, huh?”

MK laughed weakly. “Yeah, some birthday.”

They both looked back over to the sky as another round of fireworks went off. A calm quiet falling between the two as they watched on.

“...Monkey King?”

“...Yeah bud?”

“What…happens now?”

Mk heard the Monkey King shift, a heavy sigh sounding before saying, “Well, we were able to actually talk through everything after you shouted some sense into us. As it stands, we unfortunately can’t send you back to the Mortal Realm. Not yet anyway, it’s too dangerous.”

“Because of the spider demons, right?”

“Yeah. Mei and Redson told us that you were cornered by the Huntsman. Which means the Spider Queen will have her best tracker back. It’ll be safer for you all to remain here, with us.”

“When will we be able to go back home then?” Mk panicked seeing Wukong suddenly turn away, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean-”

“No, it’s… Your life was not built here. It’s in the Mortal Realm. We can’t expect you to just leave all of that behind for us… That would be horribly selfish.”

“...That doesn’t mean we can’t have…something of a relationship, right?” MK said cautiously.

Wukong looked back over to MK, clearly very hopeful by the teen’s statement. Surprise shifted to a warm smile as he nodded. “We can try, I would love that.”

MK smiled back. Taking a deep breath before shifting himself over to the branch Wukong was resting on. The God happily accepted the teen’s gentle hug, his own arms wrapping around MK.

“So…what are they celebrating? The city. I’m assuming it’s a celebration.”

“It’s more of a day of remembrance, for you.”

“Me?”

“The citizens wanted to put this on, for your birthday, so your story wouldn’t be forgotten. We would have normally shown up at this time. But, uh, we sent word that we wouldn’t be attending today. None of them knew of our plan.”

“Oh…so they don’t know that I’m here?”

“No, and they won’t until you’re ready for that. They believe we just wanted to be alone for today. …Now, how are you feeling?”

“Tired…and hungry.”

Wukong laughed softly. “We can fix both of those easily. But only if you’re ready to go back in.”

“Yeah…I’m feeling better now. Thank you.” MK let out a happy chirp when a kiss was placed on his forehead. Another round of chirps exchanged between the two, gentle laughs following.

#lego monkie kid #lmk #lmk mk #lmk sun wukong #lmk macaque #lmk pigsy #lmk tang #s-creations #fanfiction #also on ao3 #i really wanted to get this chapter up

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