A Part of You That's Missing

All you have left? What about us? What about the the quest?

**"A Part of You That's Missing"** is the eighth episode of the first season of *The New Legends of Monkey* and the eighth episode overall. This episode aired on 2 February and became available on Netflix on April 28, 2018.

## Plot synopsis

Tripitaka leaves the quest to find her mother but faces even greater peril. Monkey and Pigsy strike a bargain with the demon hounding them.

## Summary

Tripitaka writes a note for Monkey, Sandy, and Pigsy before leaving the camp whilst they sleep.

Raxion reads Tripitaka’s letter to Davari. Raxion volunteers to find them, but Davari has someone else in mind.

Monkey, Sandy, and Pigsy awaken to find Tripitaka gone, leaving nothing behind but a letter. Sandy wants to go after her, but Monkey wants to go to Jade Mountain to stop whoever is collecting the scrolls. Sandy tells Monkey and Pigsy to head towards Jade Mountain to track down the scrolls while she follows Tripitaka. They’re to meet outside of the palace in two day’s time.

Sandy tracks Tripitaka down. She reveals that Monkey was rather upset about her departure. Tripitaka is heading north and doesn’t want Sandy to ask why.

Monkey and Pigsy head for Jade Mountain. They hear nearby noise. Pigsy uses his rake to determine which way the noise is coming from. They come across Raxion and his men. They devise a plan to press Raxion for answers.

Tripitaka and Sandy arrive at the North Water. Tripitaka is looking for her family. She asks around, but no one seems to pay her much attention. Sandy advises her to take a different approach. So, Tripitaka stands on top of a barrel and quotes the letter that her mother wrote. A woman takes notice but runs off into the trees.

Monkey and Pigsy set a trap for the demons. Pigsy ties Monkey to a tree and uses him as bait.

Tripitaka reveals to Sandy that she’s neither a monk nor Tripitaka. The real Tripitaka was killed by a demon. Sandy argues that Tripitaka has done everything that someone with her name was supposed to do, from awakening Monkey to journeying west for the scrolls. Tripitaka recalls Gwen telling her that she had to make a choice and that the girl in Tripitaka’s mother’s letter couldn’t be the one to journey west. Sandy doesn’t believe it was a coincidence that Tripitaka’s mother left her at the scholar’s doorstep. They track the woman down. She has two daughters and reveals that they are Tripitaka’s sisters.

Raxion finds Monkey tied to a tree. Pigsy awakens to find Raxion approaching. He jumps to his feet and steps on his curved rake, causing the handle to hit him in the face and knock him out. By the time he awakens, Raxion has escaped with Monkey.

Meera introduces herself to Tripitaka and Sandy. Her daughters are Ilbryn and Brylana. Meera thought about coming back for Tripitaka many times, but she was certain that Tripitaka would have a better life with Scholar, which she did. Sandy wonders why Meera came back to the North Water. Meera claims after they fled the raids, their plan was to head to the Gandara Sea. But her mother became ill. She wanted to return to the place of her birth before she died. However, Sandy is skeptical, so Tripitaka recommends that she go look after the children.

Ilbryn and Brylana ask Sandy if she’s ever been to the Gandara Sea. They claim they’re going soon. Admittedly, Sandy had never been. They then ask if she knows any games. Sandy proposes they play a game where she asks a question and they answer truthfully. She asks how long they’ve lived in the North Water. Brylana replies not long, while Ilbryn tells her to keep quiet and explains that her sister is mistaken.

Meera offers Tripitaka a chance to join them on their travels to the Gandara Sea, where they can hopefully build a home.

Raxion has brought Monkey back to his camp. Ever since Monkey showed up, he’s suffered a cut in wages and a subsequent loss of status. Raxion reveals that his boss has a personal grudge against Monkey and was putting everything into his capture. Pigsy arrives, kills the demons, and interrogates Raxion for answers. He tells them that they’ll need him to make it to Jade Mountain and find out who has the sacred scrolls.

Sandy questions how Meera can afford such a place on her own. Meera claims that she fishes. However, Sandy knows that there aren’t any fishes in the river and questions if Ilbryn and Brylana are even truly her daughters. As Sandy continues to accuse Meera of being a liar, Tripitaka demands that she stop as she’s scaring the girls.

Tripitaka wants Sandy to let her go, though Sandy insists that Meera is a liar. Tripitaka begs Sandy to stop and asks why is she trying to take this from her. Tripitaka claims that she can feel that Meera is her mother. However, Sandy warns Tripitaka of being betrayed by her own emotions. Sandy reveals that she didn’t always live in the sewer. She grew up in a fishing village. One day, when she was not much older than Ilbryn and Brylana, her father took her out onto the boat. She was trying to drop the anchor when she fell into the water. To her surprise, she didn’t drown. She found the stillness of the sea quite comforting. That was the beginning of her transformation. She started to hear the cries of the creatures that they’d caught in their nets. All day and into the night, she heard them scream. Until, one day, she couldn’t bear it any longer. She decided to cut them loose. It wasn’t long before her family found out. Her father took her out in the middle of the night so as not to upset her brothers and sisters. They drove for a whole day until he stopped by the side of the road, sat her down, told her that she was a demon, and that, for the sake of her entire family, she should never return to the village. She cried until there was nothing left to cry. For the longest time, she used to think they really believed she was a demon. And then she realized that people believe what they want to believe. Sandy wishes Tripitaka well and leaves.

Meera meets with the Font Demon, who asks if Tripitaka will be joining her on the trip to the Gandara Sea. Meera reveals that Tripitaka will be coming along, but not Sandy.

Tripitaka leaves with Meera for the Gandara Sea. However, Meera has a change of heart; she reveals to Tripitaka that she’s not her mother and that the demons have arranged a trap for her. They threatened to take her girls if she didn’t play along. She warns Tripitaka to leave immediately, but the Font Demon is already approaching. Tripitaka agrees to leave with him peacefully. Before parting ways, she makes Meera promise that she’ll take Ilbryn and Brylana to the Gandara Sea. Lastly, Meera tells Tripitaka that her mother would’ve been proud of the woman she’s become, and she hopes her girls will grow up to be as strong. The Font Demon tosses Meera a bag of coins before leaving.

Raxion sneaks Monkey and Pigsy inside the palace on a cart. They exit the barrels to find the Font Demon escorting Tripitaka away. Monkey and Pigsy follow close behind. Tripitaka is greeted by Davari. He tells her that together, they will change the world.

## Cast

### Main

* Chai Hansen as Monkey
* Luciane Buchanan as Tripitaka
* Josh Thomson as Pigsy
* Emilie Cocquerel as Sandy

### Co-Starring

* Jarred Blakiston as Font Demon
* Olivia Hala as Brylana
* Bella Jarrett-Yeoman as Ilbryn
* Nicola Kawana as Meera
* Josh McKenzie as Davari
* Jordan Mooney as Raxion
* Jack Barry as Nerdy One Jobber

## Notes and Trivia

* The episode title refers to Tripitaka and her desire to reconnect with her mother.