The reborn primordial...

Trapped

It was dark, it was cold
Everything felt numb and tingly, Yet some noises started being heard
Mumbles, screeches, chirps, running water
The young twilight simian's eyes would slowly start to open, Dim lighting from the torches that were hung around the room

Some monkeys perking up from kito's groans and hopping over to see the 8yr old cub, Kito spotting the small monkeys and blinking a few times before realizing they were in a magic fortified dome
They placed their paws against the inside of the dome where the small monkey's paws were on the outside, They were confused before some memories of their previous events flashed in their mind

Making them grunt and hold their head a bit, they looked around again to see they were in wukong's treasure room
Mostly vacant with a few items scattered in it, Some monkeys hopping around, napping, eating, lazing around and baby monkeys playing
Kito's ears twitched as they had a mix of worry, guilt, anger, anxiety and sadness

"KITO!
Are you finally awake?"

B

eing spooked when they suddenly heard The king's voice in their head, The shouting making them wince a bit but they then see his astral projection outside the magical dome
Kito then moved towards the end of the dome where wukong's projection was, Confusion filling their mind

"Baba?
What's happening?
Where are you and the uncles?"

Kito asked as they looked up at him, eyebrows and ears drooped as their tail was wrapped around their leg
They were scared due to knowing that their actions were gonna get punished somehow
They never meant to hurt their baba...

Wukong saw how they behaved and sighed, holding his head as he seemed tired
He felt bad in a sense but knew he had to take action in some way, even if he was busy with the journey

"You're grounded until further notice."

This news made kito's eyes widen a bit

"You'll remain here with the family to keep you company, they can pass through the dome to give you food or water.
Toys or books if you get bored."

They thought about that before a question popped in their head

"Wait-
What about the bathroom??"

The king raise his arm as the dome expanded exponentially, the suddeness making kito fall on their stomach with a grunt
The barrier of their containment reached to just the outside of the cave with the greenery and trees, Kito getting up with a grumble and patting themselves clean
They didn't bother to try to argue out of it as they knew what they did was wrong, But they still felt like he should know as they simply sat criss cross woth their hands between their legs
Looking back up at his astral projection

"...I-
I didn't mean-"

The king simply put up his palm which signaled them to stop talking, having a shadow over his face before he took a deep breath and sighed
Looking down at them with a serious gaze which making kito shrink a bit from anxiousness, He put his hand and arm down back at his side

"We'll talk about it when we get back, Just stay put for now."

He instructed before the projection turned it's back on kito
Kito alarmed by his words and getting up quickly as their tail was still around their leg

"When you get back?!
So you're just gonna leave me alone?!"

Kito exclaimed in question, if they heard his words right
What are they saying...of course they heard it right...
Wukong's projection stood tall before looking over it's shoulder at the 8yr old cub, Sighing and still having a stern face

"You need to think about what you've done, Kid.
It's only fair."

He replied before kito had a panicked face, their fur ruffled and on end as they shouted

"NO!
That's not fair!
BABA, please!"

Wukong's tired expression and exhausted demeanor showed that he was not willing to argue with the cub, the projection simply turned around and in a flash that blinded kito a bit
It disappeared

Seeing that their father was gone, they panicked even more as their breath quickened a bit as they rushed ahead to jump into a shadow portal they made
Trying to go to Wukong but only crashing into the barrier on the other side of the portal, falling onto their back with a thud before quickly getting up

Banging on the barrier with tears pricking at the ends of their eyes

"Baba!
BABA!!
BABAAAAAA!"

They cried over and over, the other monkeys gathering around for the child's begging and tantrums
catching their breath as they slowly lost hope of any change to happen in their punishment

Slowly resting their head against the barrier as they fell to their knees, tears falling down their face
The tear drops wetting the dirt below them as their breath was slow, hands sliding down the inside of the barrier
Helpless, all emotion retracking into their inner consciousness as their pumpkin spice colored eyes began to be muted in color

Another tear falling down their face as they just sat still, having gone into Disassociation as they called out his name
One
Last
Time...

"Ba...ba..."