Chapter 4
Dang, it. Floorboards groaning was just common sound in the broken building. However, they always seemed to be the loudest when someone was trying to be quiet. Alice was following the Bendy mask wearer back to-to, well wherever he was going. Why was she doing it? Was it to meet him and finally have company in that dark lonely ink world? Heck, no! He had something she wanted, no needed, and she was going to get it. Even if she had travel deep into the Demon's territory, and that was what she was doing at the moment.
As the Bendy fan and his captured swollen one took another turn, she made her down that hall. She stopped at the corner and peeked around the side, watching him make his way. Suddenly she heard a little tap sound and that drew her attention away from him, for the moment. Where is that coming from? She glanced around and heard it again. So she looked down and a frown came over her face. Seriously. She quickly looked over the corner to see the creature still slowly moving with his prize. Alice pulled back behind the wall and looked at her hands. Hands that were shaking and had been against the wood causing the tapping sound. In a harsh whisper, she said,
"WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?"
"I-I don't know."
"WELL, WHATEVER IT IS STOP IT! DO YOU WANT US TO GET CAUGHT?"
"Sorry, it's just…...Sorry."
"IF YOU WANT TO KEEP SAYING SORRY GO AHEAD, BUT STOP WITH THE HANDSHAKING."
She watched her hands and saw nothing change.
"STOP IT."
"I'm sorry, it's just we're following a Bendy guy and we're in Demon territory. I'm not exactly content right now."
"OH SUCK IT UP. AS THEY SAY, KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE."
"Well, eye for us."
"DON'T BE A SMART ALECK."
When the other half didn't reply, she let the conversation drop. Alice peaked around the corner, only to see the creature was gone. Oh no. She dashed down the hall and tried not to make a sound. Where did it go? The hall split into two and looked up and down both to see if she could catch a glimpse of it. The sound of boards grunting and yelling, with a squeaky sharp sound came from the left. She followed the sound down the hall and past one more turn, before coming across a giant opening. It was the size of two doors and was cut in a perfect square out of the wall. Over it was a large pull-down door with its little string dangling back and forth. It was one of those storage or garage doors, that were easy to fling up and pull down.
The big opening allowed Alice to get a great view of the room from outside. She couldn't make out the room's inside very well from a lack of light in it. The only light in there was from some scattered candles that were lit. and a little from a flickering light in the hall. But from what she could tell, it seemed the Bendy Mask wearer was putting the swollen one in a chair. He mumbled something under his breath and picked something off the floor near him. He seemed to be tying the swollen up then, and when he was done he stepped back to admire his work. His deep gravely echoed a little in the room.
"There we go, now we're all set."
His turned his head a little to the left and right.
"I'm going to need more candles for the circles, I can't let my savior think I'm ripping him off or holding back. Although, I don't think he'll mind when he gets a load of you my little sheep."
With that said and done, the Bendy follower turned full around and started off to the door. He stepped outside of the room and pulled the door down the ground. Alice pulled back behind the corner and glanced around the hallway in a panic. Spotting a door a few feet from her, she dashed over to it and got inside its room. She shut the door and let darkness consume her. She helped the door's old handle tightly as she watched him pass.
His shadow, she could see through the bottom of the door, slowly passed by and she listened carefully to his footsteps. They sound like his feet were wet, and they made a smacking noise every now and then. Like someone's steps after they have gotten out of the pool, and it echoes on the tiles. The water she knew didn't cling to him though, but rather the dark life-giving substance from their machine.
She waited for his sluggish steps to drift out of her hearing before opening the door. She firstly checked to see if he could be anywhere in that hall, then she made her way to his room. She was surprised to find the pulled down door was extremely lite to put up. As rose up she found herself staring at the swollen one, what she could make out of it that is, in uncertainty. If she was to take this thing and get away, she could make herself beautiful. If not though, she could be caught by him and he was Bendy follower no less. No matter what happened it then, it definitely wouldn't be good.
"IT'S TOO LATE TO GO BACK."
Alice just took a deep breath as she entered the dark room. Now, that she was closer to it she realized a few things. The swollen one was much bigger than she thought it was, and something to her seemed a bit off about it. Even the shadows something just didn't seem right.
"WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW. LET'S JUST GET IT AND GO."
"Okay, okay."
She started untying the ropes and took notice of the knot that held them. Geez, if the guy is going to kidnap someone he needs to work on his knots. She pulled at one of the rope's ends and it became a little loser, but then her hand brushed up against the swollen one's chest. She flinched and was going to pull her hand back when she felt it. Is that? She touched it again and confirmed it, the fabric the was soft and felt nice against her fingers.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!"
"What?"
"WE COME ALL THIS WAY FOR A BORIS OR SOMETHING."
"It could be a swollen one."
"YEAH, CAUSE THEY'RE KNOWN FOR WEARING CLOTHES RIGHT!"
"Hey!"
"ALL THIS WAY FOR SOME DEFECTIVE BORIS."
"Look on the bright side."
"WHAT BRIGHT SIDE?"
She rubbed the fabric between her fingers again.
"This fabric is really nice."
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME! YOU'RE JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS GUY'S SHIRT!"
"Well-Wait."
She let go of the creature's shirt.
"Why does it have a shirt?"
The only type of clothes down here, besides her own, were overalls. Even then, they were usually only worn by Boris. Alice took a step back from the mysterious creature. Looking over its form, confused her even more. It didn't look like any ink being she had ever seen. Its head wasn't a perfect circle, and what looked like hair was on top of it. Its ears were shaped like one of a Piper's, with it being small and a little off from a circle. It couldn't be a Piper though, for it was much bigger and the rest of its body didn't match. Or least she thought it didn't, she still couldn't see that well in the darkness.
"What is this thing?"
Suddenly a creak from a floorboard came from behind. She turned around and her breath caught in her throat. The Bendy follower's silhouette stood in the doorway with his hand on the pull-down string. His already gravely voice somehow became more scratchy and dry.
"Well, well well, it seems I have a guest in the house of my savior."
He stepped forward, but still kept his hand on the string. His tone became threatening and mixed in with his voice.
"And, she's an angel no less."
His tightened around the string, and in the blink of an eye he pulled the door down. The light complete disappeared with the slam of the door. Its quick closing had caused a rush of air to come forward. It was barely noticeable to her, but it was enough for the candles. They immediately went out. Leaving them in completely in utter darkness, the Bendy follower, the abomination in the chair, and Alice Angel.
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