In the Third Isle of Inkwell, there were a lot of sights to behold. there was whole land made entirely out of candy with royalty to boot, a whole entire amusement park owned and managed by a single clown, a desert with a single formation in sight that was a very elaborate maze, and if you get to the maze center you get a wish from a Genie, even a castle that stands so high it goes far behind the clouds.
But there was a bit of a skirmish at the 'Castle of Matchstick' At the very top of the castle there was a 'Big Ball of Violence' going on. One involving a Three headed dragon named Grim Matchstick and his royal captor.
"YOU STUPID OVERGROWN LIZARD! I OUTTA TURN YOU INTO A PAIR OF LIZARD SCALED BOOTS!" Bonbon yelled in her angry voice.
"I'm S-s-sorry Bonbon! You know I G-g-gotta kidnap you so the knight can c-c-come and save you!"
"Does it LOOK Like I need a KNIGHT In my life when i'm easily kicking your scaly hide!?"
Then Bonbon grabbed all three heads by the neck and slapped all three of them in a stooge like manner tied them all into one big knot. By the very end of it, all three heads had chipped teeth, Black eyes, bruises even star swirling around their heads. Grim Matchstick waved a white flag in surrender.
Bonbon took a few deep breaths to clear her head of all her anger and regain her poise, once it was regained she walked away from the scene of violence, her shoes making a loud echoing tap with each step.
After very long and complicated stairwell walk, she was now at the castle's entrance. She walked over the moat and onto the dirt road, as she walked back to her Kingdom, a whole group of candy related characters running in a group giving off a savage battle cry along with one of them yelling "We're coming to rescue you Baroness!"
Then they all ran right past her completely unaware. Bonbon rolled her eyes and counted down with her fingers. Three, Two, One.
"BARONESS!" They all yelled as they ran to her aid.
All of them began asking a barrage of questions while talking a mile a minute. This made Barones's headaches come back again.
"ONE AT A TIME!" She yelled with a vain in her forehead.
They all quiet down and then Kernel Von Pop floated forward. He said "Lady BonBon! When Grim Matchstick took you away for the 7th time this year, but he never made himself appear, so we followed your rule and waited one week before we came to rescue you! But How did you come out all on your own?"
"Simple, I beat him all on my own."
"WHAT!?" They all said in unison.
"What? I got tired of waiting around and Matchstick wouldn't let me leave. What's so wrong with that?"
Then Lord Gob Packer floated forward and said "Well...with all due respect my lady, you really shouldn't be fighting a giant fire breathing dragon. It isn't really your position to do so. The knight prophesized to come is supposed to save you."
Bonon rolled her eyes and said "Is this Knight Guy ever coming? It's been years, I'm sick of waiting!"
"He will come in due time. Now lets head back to Sugarland."Lord Gob Packer said.
Bonbon nodded and was about to walk, but all of her subjects lifted her off the ground and carried her all the way back. Her angry headaches came back. Like she can't walk all on her own!
After an hour of painfully slow movement, They all made it back to Sugarland. All of its Sugary goodness was still in tact after Grim Matchstick's last attack. The Candy Residents may be fragile but, like their ruler, always can put themselves back together. As all her Subjects carried Bonbon to her castle, all the villagers began to bow down to her. This was her favorite part of being a ruler.
"Do not worry Baroness, your capture did not slow down the preperations for the Sugarland Ball! It will still happen right on schedule." Lord Gob Packer said.
Her castle was happy to see her again as she entered. Her subjects put her down once she was safely inside the castle, she sees all of her subjects preparing for the Sugarland Ball, cleaning the hall, setting up tables, creating the food all of that fancy stuff. She then walked to her chambers, or what she calls it her 'Stress Free' Zone.
Her Stress Free zone was similar how Bonbon liked it, Quiet and relaxing. It had a luxurious bed that looked like it was made by the best chocolateers on Inkwell Isle, A makeup table that had all her makeup organized by color, type, and even volume to her left was the door to her balcony, she always greeted the morning sun and got a breath of sweet air. Then theres her closet full of her candy related dresses, but she always wore her signature red and pink outfit.
She walked towards her dresser chair and sat down, she was aggravated at the fact that the citizens think a knight will come and save their ruler like it was some kind of fairy tale or cartoon. But little did they know, her knight already saved her. This character saved her from someone way worse than Grim Matchstick, even he was in debt to this being. That being was the Devil him self.
...
Everyone has their reasons for making a Deal with the Devil, a ot of them were good. Hilda Berg wanted to explore outer space, Beppi the clown wanted more customers at his amusement park, Sally Stageplay even wanted to become famous again. Nobody really wanted to explain their reason due to the fact their reason might not be as good as others, so its really a topic everyone avoids.
But Bonbon knows her reason, she cared a lot for her subjects of Sugarland. From The Big Giants of ice cream to the small Jellybean soldiers. But the problem was, they were always getting eaten by others without any regard for how they felt. She grew tired of watching everyone go about their daily lives with bite marks on their heads. So, on a warm moonlit knight, she snuck out of her her home and out of Sugarland. She made it to the Casino, it was grand and yet still shady looking.
King Dice greeted her with a sly smile at the Casino's Enterance.
"Well Well Well, If it isnt the fair Baroness Von BonBon." He said then took a bow.
"What brings you to a High class Place of buisness like this. Care to Try your luck with Pirouetta, Chips Bettington, Pip and Dot, Mr. Chimes and Mangosteen? Here to unwind with Mr. Wheezy and the Tipsy Troop? Or perhaps are you just here to be entertained by Hopus Popus and Phear Lap?" He asked in his slick, smooth voice.
"Mr. King Dice, I'm here to see your boss." Bonbon said, trying to keep her composture.
"Ah, Care to make a deal with the big boss eh? Right this way Darlin'" He signalled her to follow him. They both walk past all the various gambling tables and bars of the place, Some were making it big, others were kissing their souls goodbye.
They went to an elevator and took it to the very top floor of the casino. The top floor was an office with a veiw that looked over all of Inkwell Isle. In the center close to the window was a desk with stacks of cash on it. Someone was sitting in a chair looking out at the veiw, arms behind head and legs crossed while smoking a ciguar.
"Oh Boss. We have a Lovely lady here who wants to make a deal with you.
A puff of smoke came out and the one behind the chair said "Alright King Dice. Go wait outside the door."
"You got it boss." King dice gave a wink towards Bonbon as he walked out.
He then turned his chair and Bonbon saw who she was making a deal with, the Devil himself. His piercing red and yellow eyes sent a chill down her spine as he gave her a sharp toothy smile. The Devil put out his ciguar and said "Baroness Von Bonbon, Ruler of Sugarland. What kind of deal would you like to make with me?"
She took a deep breath and said "I want you to make everyone in Sugarland invincible!"
"Ah. Let me guess, they're very fragile and delicious, you're very motherly towards all of them and don't wish to see them hurt?"
"How did you-"
"I make it my buisness to know what everyones desires. Now, I can make this happen, I only ask for one thing and one thing only."
She swallowed the lump in her throat and asked "What is it?"
The Devil snapped his fingers and in a whisp of fire appeared a contract. "Your Immortal Soul!"
Bonbon gave some thought into it, after about a minuite of pure scilence, she then said "Alright, It's a deal."
The Devil drew out a golden quill and handed it to Bonbon. She signed her name in cursive along the dotted line. The deed was done.
"DICE! Get In here!" The Devil yelled.
King Dice walked in and said "Yes Boss?"
"Please escort the fair Baroness out, and put this contract in the vault."
"You got it Boss." He took the Contract and Signalled her to follow him. She followed suit.
They took the elevator back down and back to the common area. She had heard rumors that characters have ran off with their contracts, and if you run off with the contract, The Devil cant take your soul, she jut had to find her golden oppertunity.
Then she saw it, she saw Phear Lap carrying a huge pile of losing betting tickets from the Horse Tracks. Most likely have them filed or thrown away. She noticed the paper was the same color as her contract, so she had to act quick. Once King Dice and Phear Lap were about to pass eachother, Bonbon shoved King dice into Phear Lap. Phear Lap was startled and all the Betting Tickets were thrown into the air and King Dice's head fell off, in all of the confusion he dropped the Contract. She quickly grabbed the contract and started running.
"What the!? Security we got ourselves a runner!" King Dice said as he struggled to pick up his head.
All of King Dice's lackeys stopped entertaining from their positions to go deal with it, she dodged all of the Tipsy Troops spills, Stomped on Mr. Smokey, Pulled out her candy shotgun and shot Magnosteen. The shot sent him rolling into Pip and Dot, Pirouetta and Chips Bettington like pins to a Bowling ball. Then Mr. Chimes tried to swoop down and grab her, but Bonbon grabbed his cymbols and slammed them both on his head, making his head shake comidically. Hopus Pocus shot his magic at her, but he missed and accidentally got Phear Lap after he just put himself back together. She then made a mad dash for the door with everyone chasing right behind her. Once Bonbon got past the front door, everyone stopped.
She stopped and turned around and saw King Dice and his lackeys staring daggers at her, as all of his lackeys wen back into the casino. King Dice said "Listen here and you listen Good Darlin'. The only reason you got away is because me and my ascociates are confined to the Casino. But One day, the Debt Collectors will come, and when they do come. You better be prepared to pay, The Devil always gets his dues." He fixes his purple blazer and turns around. "Thank you, have a Good Night." He walks back inside.
...
That was almost a year and a half ago. Every Day since then, despite her regal and tough personality, she lived in fear for the day of when someone working for the Devil comes to reclaim her contract, she was wondering what kind of monster will come for it? A Cyclops, A Ghostly Trio, Maybe even a Demon made entirely out of Ink? But no, she got that answer abut a few months later after she stole it.
...
Bonbon had been kidnapped by Grim Matchstick for the 5th time this month. But this time was different, Grim Matchstick was actually...scary. His stutter was gone, breathed fire, and also his eyes were piercing red and yellow. Baroness Von BonBon wasn't even standing behind Grim Matchstick in a diffrent room anymore, now she was in a cage suspended over a 3,000 foot drop. Bonbon wasn't really afraid of much. But idea of her falling and turning into a pink splatter on the ground made her more than terrified.
"Having Fun Baroness?" Matchstick asked in a low evil tone
"NO! What Kind of Dragon are you treating a lady this way!?" She said angrly
Matchstick leaned closer to Barones's cage and said "A Scary one, like every Dragon in the Matchstick family is supposed to be. Be as scary as they can me, and kidnap Royalty!"
Bonbon looked in Matchstick's eyes, she recognized the red pupils. He made a deal also, but his seemed a lot more serious. For the first time in her life, she hoped that kinght will finally save her.
Then in the distance, she could hear some strange whirring noise, one that sounded like...an engine of sorts. She looked at the clouds in the distance and saw two airplanes flying close to the castle, One red and one blue. Matchstick looked at them and said "These two again? Back for round two huh!?"
Cuphead stood up from his plane's seat and said "Grim Matchstick! We're here to collect your dues for the Devil!" He then held up a paper that said 'Reposession Notice'.
"Now you're trying to beat me on one of that clowns carnival rides? Well I'm more than happy to roast you both a second time!" Then Matchstick took off into the skies.
HERE'S A REAL HIGH CLASS BATTLE! YOU'RE UP!
Cuphead and Mugman started shooting at Grim Matchstick. They didn't really damaged him, but slowly but surely it was wearing him down. Matchstick shot fire and tried to swat them with their his wings, but since the Cup brothers planes were so much faster, they were able to dodge with ease.
Bonbon watched the whole battle with fascination, a Firebreathing Dragon vs. Two airplanes, thats a fight worth paying for.
"Why didn't we use these before? He's a flying dragon for corns sake!" Mugman asked
"To be honest bro, It completely slipped my mind!" Cuphead said
Then Cuphead's power move was ready, he then changed into a warhead and floated towards Matchstick.
KA-BOOOOM, KNOCKOUT!
Grim Matchstick was sent to the side of the castle, causing a great deal of damage, causing the chain suspending Barones's cage to snap. She was in freefall, and every single second was a loss of 100 feet.
As Cuphead went to grab Grim Matchsticks contract, Mugman heard her screaming. He reacted quickly and shrunk down to his smaller plane form and swooped down as fast as he could, dodging all of the faling rubblle in the process. When they were a mere ten feet away from the ground, Mugman finger shot the lock on the cage and opened it, he took Barones's hands and pulled her out.
She opened her eyes and saw her savior, his shiny porcelan face, the blue, straight, swirly straw, and not to mention big blue nose on his face.
Mugman landed the plane near the castle's enterance and stepped out of it.
"You okay miss?" Mugman asked
Bonbon was still in shock, she was mere seconds away from her complete and utter demise, but here she was, saved by this character with a cup for a head.
"Uhh...Miss?"
"OH! Yes! I'm completely alright!"
"How did you get stuck up there?" He asked
"I...its the typical story, Dragon kidnapps royalty and all." Bonbon said, the words now stuck in her throat.
"Wait...Royalty? Oh Geez!" He then Took a bow in front of her, she blushed at the cute gesture. He just became super nervous after hearing she was royalty.
"Well. I gotta go, Cuphead probably needs help finding Grim Matchstick's contract. See ya!" She jumped back in his plane and started the Engine.
"Wait! What's your name?" she asked at least wanting to know the name of her savior.
"Its Mugman!" He then took off into the skies.
She rested her head in her arms and said "Mugman huh?...Nice."
...
The whole buisness with the Devil's contracts came and went with them. Mugman explained that they had a plan to burn the contracts once they were all together. But the only way to burn them is to defeat the devil. But she trusted her savior and handed him her contract. A day later, Cuphead and Mugman announced that the Devil has been defeated and they were all free from their contracts. Since that day, King Dice and his lackeys were now running the Casino all on their own accord, no more betting your very soul. Everyone else went went about their lives again but they still kept what they wanted from the Devil's deal.
She herself didnt stop thinking about Mugman. His Goofy personality, his positiive outlook on sad situations, even his big blue nose! She dreams of him saving her again and again, and even dreaming once or twice that Mugman would one day become...Baron of Sugarland. Every cup of tea needs sugar dosen't it? Well,...She was his cup! But her problem wasn't talking to him, oh no. It was actually telling him how she felt. She befriended his annoying and obnoxious older brother in order to get closer to him, but Mugman always seemed busy. But she will not give up on her knight. But the Sugarland ball was in a few days, she planned to ask Mugman to be her date.
She just hoped she wasnt too late.