Claire was bored sitting at the kitchen table with her little sister, Paige who had begged her to sit and draw with her and although Thirteen year old Claire wasn't that interested in sitting and doing childish drawings with a Ten year old, their mother insisted that she'd keep Paige company whilst she ran some errands.
"How come you're not drawing?" Paige questioned when she noticed the piece of paper she gave to her older sister remained untouched "can't you think of anything to draw, I can give you some ideas if you want."
"I don't want to draw, drawing is for little kids" Claire scoffed only to receive a glare from the younger girl sitting across the table from her "what, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Drawing is not for little kids" Paige retorted sticking her tongue out "Dad used to Draw also and that was only like twenty years ago or something like that."
"That's because he used to work in a Cartoon studio" Claire replied.
"It's still drawing though" Paige retorted "so you can't say that drawing is for little kids if dad used to do it."
"I guess you do have a point" Claire replied "but I'm still not going to draw, I'm rubbish, you're so much better than I am." She did have a point, Paige had a natural talent when it came to drawing when all she could manage was stick people.
"I'm going to make cartoons just like dad when I'm older" Paige implied before looking at her older sister "why did dad stop making cartoons anyway?"
"I don't know" Claire replied with a shrug "but although I do remember dad saying something about a lot of weird and spooky stuff happening whilst he worked there so they had to close it down because of that."
"No he didn't" Paige responded with a pout "stop teasing me."
"Okay that stuff wasn't true" Claire replied "but all I know is that they shut down the place for some pretty weird reason but dad never really said why."
"Maybe we'll never know" Paige replied before she went back to her drawing and although drawing stuff wasn't entirely her thing, Claire couldn't help but want to take a look at what her kid sister was drawing.
"Isn't that the cartoon that dad used to make" the teen commented "what was his name again, Benny or something like that?"
"Bendy" Paige corrected "so what do you think, reckon it looks like the one dad used to work on." She held up the drawing to show Claire which showed a rather cute looking Devil character which seemed very similar to that of Mickey mouse and the one Paige had drawn seemed almost identical to the one their dad used to work on.
"You've got a talent I'll give you that" Claire replied.
"I know" Paige implied feeling pleased with herself "I think I'll go show dad." The ten year old picked up her drawing and ran out of the kitchen giving Claire some peace so the older girl took this opportunity to sit in the living room and watch some Television whilst little Paige ran around the house looking for their Dad Henry who was currently working down in the basement.
"Dad dad, I've got something to show you" Paige yelled excitedly as she ran to him at full speed, her pigtails swaying from side to side and she was running at such a speed that she almost fell over.
"Easy there, you're going too fast" Henry chuckled as he caught Paige before she could fall to the ground "now what is it you're wanting to show me?" with a proud smirk, Paige presented the drawing she had been working on.
"Do you like it?" she asked "it's Bendy, from those cartoons you used to make."
"Yes I can see that and it's a real good drawing you did there, you've got a natural talent little miss, I think you got that from me" Henry replied, handing the drawing back to her but she immediately handed it back.
"No you keep it" she implied.
"Well thank you very much" Henry replied putting the drawing on a nearby table before he noticed the suddenly sad expression on the child's face "Hey, is something bothering you?"
"I wish Claire was good at drawing" Paige stated "I don't think it's fair that I'm the one with the artistic talent round here and she can't draw very good, it almost makes me feel guilty."
"Why do you think that?" Henry asked, lifting the girl up from the ground "she hasn't been making you feel guilty has she, I'll have a talk with her if she has."
"No" Paige replied shaking her head "she hasn't, I just feel bad is all, I mean, I'm three years younger than she is and I can draw better than her and it just makes me feel bad."
"Well you shouldn't feel bad" Henry reassured her "You're both good at different things, you're good at drawing and she's good at cooking, you shouldn't feel guilty about something you're good at."
"I guess you're right" Paige sighed "is it okay if I go watch some TV?"
"Sure but not for long okay, too much TV is bad for your eyes" Henry replied as he set his daughter back down.
"Okay dad, i'll see you later" Paige replied before she turned on her heel and left the basement whilst Henry looked over at the Bendy drawing she had made and it did seem almost identical to the one he used to work on years ago, the child surely had inherited his artistic skills. Meanwhile, Paige was in the front room watching some reruns of the old Bendy cartoons after having Claire reluctantly give her the remote.
"I don't see why we have to watch this, you've watched it way too many times" the teen commented.
"Because it's cool and I like it" Paige said before she turned to face the older girl "hey, don't you think it would be cool if he was actually real."
"Don't be dumb" Claire scoffed as she rolled her eyes "he's a cartoon character so it would be impossible for him to even actually exist, you're such a kid."
"I know that I was just saying how cool it would be if he did actually exist" Paige replied before going back to watching her cartoon. After it had finished, Paige decided that she was going to do some more drawing.
"Do you want to come draw with me again?" the young girl asked her older sister who refused and said she was going to read instead.
"Okay suit yourself" Paige replied before turning to go in the hallway only to find what appeared to be a brown envelope in their mailbox and with curiosity getting the better of the Ten year old, she decided to have a quick peek inside and found what appeared to be a letter addressed to Henry but she didn't go into the basement to show him, instead, she read it.
"Dear Henry" she read "it seems like such a long time since we worked on cartoons isn't it, if you're back in town why not come visit the old workshop, I have something to show you, from your best pal, Joey Drew." After she finished reading the letter, Paige ran back into the front room to show Claire the letter and the Teen seemed pretty annoyed that her little sister was reading one of their dad's letters.
"That could have been private you know" she retorted "what is it anyway?"
"It's a letter from Dad's old boss, asking him to go and visit the place where he used to make those Bendy cartoons" Paige replied as she threw on her rain jacket as it was pouring with rain outside "there's an address for the place written on it, I think Dad's old boss wrote it just in case he forgot where it was, well, I'm going to go check it out, I've always wanted to see the place where they made the cartoons."
"Are you crazy, you're not actually going to go all the way there, you do know it's closed" Claire pointed out as Paige put on her shoes "and besides, I don't think dad will let you go on your own."
"That's why I ain't gonna tell him" Paige replied with a mischievous look on her face "besides, we won't be there for long, we'll just take a quick look around the place then come back."
"What do you mean we?" Claire asked suspiciously.
"Well I want you to come with me of course, you didn't think I was going all the way there by myself did you?" Paige asked "so what do you say, wanna come or not?"
"Okay I'll go, just because I don't think dad would approve of you going on your own even if he did give you permission to do so and if we can somehow get inside, we'll just take a quick look around but if it's closed then we come straight back home, okay?" the older girl stated and Paige nodded in agreement before Claire went to put on her own raincoat and just as the two girls were about to head out the front door, Henry had come back from the basement to find his daughters about to leave.
"Where are you two heading?" he asked.
"We're going to your..." Paige said but was interrupted by Claire placing her hand over her mouth before she got a chance to say they we're going to the old animation studio where he used to work.
"The library, we're going to the library" Claire finished "me and Paige want to rent out some books" she removed her hand from Paige's mouth "isn't that right, Paige?"
"Yeah, that's right, we're going to the library" the youngest of the two sisters replied.
"Okay" Henry replied, he was a little suspicious of the girl's strange behaviour "but make sure you're both back before nightfall okay?"
"Sure thing Dad" Claire replied before grabbing hold of Paige's hand "well, me and Paige are off, to the library." After they finished telling Henry where they were going, the two sisters headed out the front door and out into the pouring rain where they both got on their bikes and cycled all the way to their Dad's old animation studio which was about three blocks away but it didn't take them that long to reach the place on their bikes and when the two girls arrived, they saw just how broken down and abandoned the place looked.
"Wow, this place looks like it hasn't been used in years" Paige replied as she and Claire got off their bikes and propped them up beside the old building "well, Dad did say it closed down years before we we're born." The Ten year old then began to look for a way in, she was eager to take a look inside but Claire was still a little skeptical, for some odd reason the place gave off a weird and creepy vibe, like something or someone was watching them from inside but Paige like most little kids we're curious and she had always liked the old Bendy cartoons so it was natural that she would want to visit the place where they were made even if it was closed down or not and after a good five minutes of searching, Paige finally found a way in.
"Well would you look at that?" the little girl grinned "I found a way in, so Claire, want to take a look inside?"
"Fine" the Thirteen year old sighed "but we're not staying for long, we'll just take a quick look around then head back before it get's dark." Paige nodded in agreement and the two sisters both headed into the old abandoned cartoon studio without knowing what they were both getting themselves into.