"I wanted to use the monk to make a dinner for my father," Red Son said. "That is also when the Samadhi Fire's real danger became apparent to those outside my family. I was one of the few demons to actually hurt Wukong. It gained attention."

Which led to a lot more complications.

"Correct. The Dragon Girl is Noodle Boy's best friend and has been for years. Zhu Bajie is related to the Pig Man and Sha Wujing is related to the Blue Thing. I don't know if its blood or reincarnation, but they look remarkably alike. The Pig Man is the Noodle Boy's guardian. I think. Some kind of father figure. Pig Man and Blue Thing have known each other for years, but Blue Thing didn't meet the rest of the crew until apparently the same day as when I met the Noodle Boy. He's like...a therapy uncle, I guess." He shrugged. "And then there's the Scholar. The Scholar is a reincarnation for sure. One, the Great Monk doesn't have descendants, he was a monk. Two, They look alike, they sound alike, and the one time I saw the Scholar's magic, it was...familiar. The Scholar is the Noodle Boy's...other parent figure? I am eighty percent sure him and the Pig Man have some kind of romantic entanglement."