Yeah... have another chapter today, I guess?

The car pulled into the gravel drive of the abandoned studio for a second time. Henry parked the car and opened the door as the two toons in his car hopped out, clearly excited to see their "brother" again.

It had taken a bit of persuasion on Henry's part to have Linda allow him to return to the cursed studio. It wasn't like he could blame her either, he had barely made it out alive the first time around, who was to say that he could make it out a second time?

Henry went around the trunk of the car and pulled an axe covered in ink out. He looked at it as Boris and Alice realized at the place they were in was just as dangerous as it had been the first time through. Henry gripped the axe tightly and headed toward the door, Alice and Boris hot on his heels.

"Do you think we'll find him, Henry?" Alice asked softly, fear bubbling up in her heart.

"It shouldn't be too hard," Henry answered, "After all, if we don't find him, he'll find us."

The studio was just as the three had left it nearly a year ago. Ink was splattered across the walls and floors and some dripped from the ceiling to create large puddles of the stuff. 'The Creator Lied to Us' and 'He Will Set Us Free' was written across the walls where the ink splotches had avoided to land.

Henry, with the axe up and ready to swing, continued through the darkened halls with Alice and Boris gripping him like a security blanket. All of them knew fully well what could be lurking in the darkness, strange inky creatures with long lanky bodies that crawled across the floor, grasping for anything to drag with them into the darkness, or the remaining clones of the once-famous butcher gang, also grasping for anything to destroy and add to their already distorted forms.

A sudden pumping sound came from around a corner, so Henry followed the noise with Alice and Boris right behind him. The sound suddenly stopped when they reached a door. Henry peeked inside to see a new and improved ink machine, but now it was silent.

Alice and Boris poked their heads in and gasped at the new machine.

"A new one?" Boris asked, "How many does Bendy need?"

"Wait a minute," Henry looked at the wolf, "What do you mean by 'how many'?"

"There were at least two I knew of before I found you nearly a year ago," Boris explained, "I wouldn't be surprised if there were at least five here in the building."

Henry blinked, 'Five ink machines? What the hell was going on?'

Alice approached the machine and touched it, before bouncing back in shock, crying out. Henry and Boris ran forward and saw some of Alice's ink begin to drip.

"It's still warm," she murmured, "Which means that Bendy was here and can't be far."

"Alright, let's head out and look for any footprints that might belong to him."

Then, the lights flickered slightly. Henry, Boris, and Alice cuddled close to each other, Henry raised his axe, ready to protect the toons.

"I see ya have returned," A gravelly voice cut through the silence. The three intruders turned to see an inky figure sitting atop the once empty ink machine.

Black ink veins had spread all around them, capturing them in the darkness. The source sat atop the once working ink machine with legs and arms crossed. Ink dribbled down every inch of its body, making the creature have a menacing appearance. The only features that gave any indication that this was indeed the little devil darling was the two horn-like ears that sat on its head, a wide grinning smile on the part of its face that could be seen, a drooping white bow tie at its neck, white gloves that looked like clawed hands with ink dripping across them, and a devilish tail swishing back and forth. The creature that was before them was indeed Bendy, but then again wasn't.

Henry let the axe lower slightly as Alice and Boris smiled at seeing their friend.

"Bendy!" Alice called out, "We've been looking all over for you!"

"We're going to take ya home!" Boris chimed in, tail wagging with excitement.

But what followed caused to two to back in shock, "Home? This IS my Home! AND YA ABANDONED ME!"

The demon's roar shook the room, causing Alice and Boris to duck behind Henry. All three had seen his rage, especially during the last stand one year ago. However, none of them knew how furious this creature could become, especially since he was one of the most powerful in the studio due to his ties directly to hell.

The demon jumped from the machine, raising himself to his full height. Henry was already a big man at 6 foot 1 inches, but his creation towered over him at 7 foot. The devil darling smiled before laughing, "Look at ya cowards! Ya think ya'll can waltz in here and FUCKIN' DRAG ME FROM THE ONLY WORLD I'VE KNOWN!?"

Bendy through his head back and cackled, "I SHOULD DESTROY YA WHERE YA STANDIN NOW!"

But his cackles turned sour, causing the demon to suddenly break into tears, "No… Ya did what ya wanted to do, and I can't blame ya for it…"

Alice reached out as Boris did, hoping to catch the demon's hands, before he pulled away, hissing softly.

"Bendy, come on," Henry spoke softly, "We have a safe haven for you, Alice, and Boris. We can leave this place and never look back. Come on, bud, let's go home."

The demon seemed to consider his offer, but he turned his back to the three, tail lashing like a cat's in a fit of anger, "Get out."

The three looked in shock, disbelief etched onto their faces. Boris attempted again, "Ben-"

"I said, GET OUT!" The demon roared, causing the room to shudder violently, "GET OUT AND DON'T EVER COME BACK! I MIGHT NOT BE SO MERCIFUL NEXT TIME!"

Henry got the hint and pulled the wolf and the angel through the doorway, heading towards the exit. He was so focused on getting them out alive that he didn't see the hole in the floor until all three were falling and landed with a loud thump!

Henry rubbed his head as Alice and Boris knelt and looked up. They couldn't see where they had fallen from, but they could thankfully see where they had fallen to. They had landed right into Shawn Flynn's office, near the Heavenly Toys Workshop.

Henry looked around before reaching out and grabbed his axe. Boris and Alice helped their father stand and all dusted themselves off. Henry knew there was an exit nearby so he began to lead the way as the toons gripped his shirt once again.

He could feel their disappointment radiating off them and knew they felt like failures for trying to bring Bendy home. Henry stopped and squeezed their shoulders gently, "Hey, it's gonna be alright."

Alice looked up at Henry, some inky tears beginning to drip down her white cheeks, "But Bendy…"

"Bendy chose his own path as both of you have," Henry explained, "There is nothing you can do to change his mind. We tried to bring him home, but he sees this shell of a studio as his home."

Boris nodded in understanding while Alice wiped the tears away as Henry continued, "And you'll always have me, Linda, the kids… we're all a part of your lives and you are a part of our family, no matter what."

He pulled the toons in for a hug and they hugged Henry back. They'd get through it, they knew, they just had to accept what had happened.