Roxy gave the squire a suspicious look. "How did you know I have super powers?"
"My servants told me," the squire said. "They, um, saw you fight those robbers last night."
"That's odd," Roxy said. "I didn't see your servants until after the fight."
"Tell me," the squire asked quickly, "does everyone in your world have powers?"
"Nope, just me," Roxy said.
The squire stroked his chin. "Very interesting. You must stay here for a long time—as my guest."
In the morning Wukong woke up and stretched. Looking down from his ledge, he saw workers cleaning up the mess he'd made. He could hear them talking.
"What a mess!"
"That monkey smashed a lot of cars!"
"So, those things are called cars," Wukong thought.
Along the street he saw other cars moving peacefully. He also noticed that nobody was standing in the middle of the street.
Wukong chuckled. "I guess the cars weren't trying to attack me. I was just standing in their way."
Wukong decided to start looking for Bajie. He flew down to the street and called to a man, "Hello! What is this place?"
"Don't hurt me!" The man ran off.
Wukong tried to talk to other people, but everyone was scared of him. Finally he approached several people in blue uniforms who were helping with the cleanup.
"Detective, there's the monkey!" one of them cried.
A man in a long coat walked over and puffed out his chest. "I'm Detective Smith, and you had better not cause any more trouble!"
Wukong laughed. "Relax! Yesterday was just a big misunderstanding. I'm looking for a friend who's big and lazy and—"
"Where's Rocket Girl?" Detective Smith asked.
"Oh, don't worry," Wukong said. "That evil goddess is in another world so she can't harm your kingdom anymore."
Detective Smith's mouth hung open. "Rocket Girl isn't evil—she's a hero. Without her, we'll have all sorts of bad guys running around the city."
"Oops," Wukong thought. "I guess I made a mistake."
Detective Smith looked concerned. "How did Rocket Girl wind up in another world?"
"I didn't see it happen," Wukong said with a shrug. "But I can be your kingdom's new hero. Take me to your king!"
Detective Smith scratched his head. "We don't have a king, but I suppose you could talk to Mayor Bloom."
He gave Wukong directions to City Hall, and Wukong hurried off.
"Hello, Mayor Bloom," Wukong said at City Hall. "I'm Sun Wukong, King of the Fruit and Flower Mountain."
"I've never heard of that place," Mayor Bloom said.
Wukong looked at a picture on the mayor's desk. "I'm great at destroying demons, so if there's a demon problem, I can handle it."
Mayor Bloom raised an eyebrow. "We don't have a demon problem in Metro City."
Just then his phone rang. "Hello? Oh, dear!" He hung up. "True Savings Bank is being robbed—I must call Rocket Girl."
The mayor pressed a button on the phone and waited. When nobody answered, he looked at Wukong.
Wukong grinned. "Don't worry, Mayor. I'm on my way! Just tell me where True Savings Bank is."