Flippy: So here I am on Chapter 5. Right on the day i started writing I was in a car crash while taking lyft. Luckily no one was hurt and only the front of the car was total. I decided to start writing as a way to calm myself because even though it's been hours I'm still a little bit freaked out. So here we go!
Disclaimer: Flippy the demon does not own Harry Potter, Bendy the Ink Machine, Pokemon, Darkwing Duck, Spyro, or any other fandom thats gets in this fic. They belong to their creators not me!
Ivy Potter in: Bendy and the Ink Machine
Chapter 5: The Last Reel
Henry Stein
If anyone finds this, my name's Henry. And I've been trapped far below Joey Drew Studios, a man I used to work for. There's crazy things after me down here. Monsters. Demons. Angels. And right now two of them are holding me a prisoner. I don't know how to get out of here, but there's more. There's a hidden secret hiding in the shadows. I just felt like I'm being watched. There's something more in here. If anyone finds this, you must not- "Maw? Scytherrrrrr!" Hold on. CRASH!, They're coming back.
Green eyes blinks as inky tears went down. Ivy help the audio log gently in her hands, "He was here. He's alive!" Ivy whisper in great joy. Her grandpa was ok and he was in this exact same room that she was now being held in.
It was like her old cupboard but bigger, she could guess. The doorway was boarded up with boards but she could still see in the other was a small bed in the corner and honestly to Ivy it was probably the most comfortable bed she ever slept in.
Ivy was about to cry when she felt like was rocks rub on her face. Looking down she saw a pair of blue eyes looking at her in worry. Rubbing a floppy ear as the Rockruff rumbled in pleasure she whispered, "I'm ok Bo. I'm just glad grandpa was actually here. Now I just need to find him." Looking at the hand that was rubbing Boris' ear, Ivy saw a flash and then said hand was covered in Ink and blood.
With a gasp she pulled her hand back, only to see there was nothing on it. It's only been a couple of days and she could still feel the anger, the hatred when she turned into that. Honestly Ivy couldn't believe she did what she did to Alice. Remembering as the Ink- covered claw hand with rocks started to rip away Alice's face- Ivy head went up as she heard someone singing.
Standing up, she went to the boarded up doorway to see the other Alice, singing.
"I know that song."
"Everyone knows that song," the other Alice said.
"Well there's no reason to deadpanned about it," Ivy thought as she stood on her tiptoes, Boris sitting right beside her, keeping a close eyes on the angel.
The other Alice turned a little, her yellow eyes looking at Ivy in wonder, "Who are you?" To Ivy it was amazing that this Alice didn't had an echo in her voice like the other Alice, or like Sammy did.
"Why are you here?"
"I'm looking for my grandpar who was invited here by an old friend…. And I can't leave until I find him." Ivy said, determination leaking through her voice.
"Then you know more than we do, and what do you mean grandpar? Your the only person here, that shouldn't be here."
Now that made Ivy wonder as she looked down at the audio log that was now laying on the floor. It was like she didn't even notice the log or the fact that it said that grandpar was trapped in here.
"Nevermind."
The angel just looked at her in confusion before turning around. "One minute we don't even exist… just thoughts. And then the next minute… this place."
"Are you gonna let me out of here at anytime?" Ivy asked as Boris crawled onto her lap. Laying down for a nap. Smiling Ivy rubbed at his ear.
The other Alice snorted, "Down here, strangers aren't good things. How can we trust you?" She then turned towards Ivy, looking at her. "We don't even know what you are. I mean you are part of the Ink, I can feel that but it's not like the rest of us."
Ivy looked confused at what she said.
"What do you mean you feel that I'm part of the Ink?"
"Alice" blinked at her before answering. "The Ink is like a Hive. We are all connected to it. We feel each other thoughts, hopes…. Pain. Sometimes it's even hard for us to tell who is who. But there are two that we can feel but they aren't connected. The Ink Demon….. And now you."
"Susie did say that being in the puddles was like a screaming well of voices. She must have meant that all of their minds were connected to each other." Ivy thought to herself.
"My name is Ivy… my grandpar used to work here." Ivy said as she try to convince the angel that she wasn't bad.
"I… I hon-" the other Alice began to before stopping, putting her hands on her head. For some reason it looked like she was glowing. "Must be the trick of the lights." Ivy thought.
"My name is Allison. I…. I remember my name! It's Allison!" the angel now know as Allison said in glee. Smiling a big smile she continued, "I didn't remember my name until now so people called me Alice but I'm no angel. I wonder what made me remember."
Shaking her head Allison looked at Ivy and seeing that Ivy looked about to knock out told the young girl. "You go back and rest. We'll talk later." With a nod with her head, Ivy picked up a sleeping Boris and went to the bed.
The next time Ivy woke up she was listening to the next tape.
Henry Stein
It's me, it's Henry. It's been a while since I last recorded. Mostly I've been spending my days doodling, passing the times, as the best I can.
I heard my captors arguing today. It seems that they still don't know what to make me. I guess that makes sense.
Because I do not know what to make of them either. Times like this I'm glad I have Leo with me but I wish Boris was still with us. He didn't say much Boris but, he was a good friend to have. I miss him. I just couldn't save him…. But I promise….. I will get out of the studio…..
If it's the last thing I do.
When the video ended, Ivy looked at Boris. "He must have meant one of your clones… right?" But something in her told her that wasn't right. Something told her that Grandpa was talking about the Boris that was in front of her.
Ivy looked up hearing arguments from outside of her room. Looking through the bars, to see Allison and the other Boris talking. There was two Pokemon with them. On Allison's shoulder was a short bipedal Pokemon with a pale yellow body with black arms and feet. The most notable feature was the large black jaw emerging from the back of its head which cough up Ink a couple of times. It had striped of ink marking its body too.
The Pokemon standing next to the Boris, who had a metal arm, was a insectoid creature. It was green with the same Ink markings as the other one. Instead of hands there was two large white scythes.
"It's only for a few hours. No need to worry. We won't go far…"
The other Boris didn't seem to keen on the idea from the way he was shaking his head. Neither did his Pokemon, whose wings were twitching.
"Only up to Level Six. You two just stay here. Keep an eye on Ivy and her Rockruff, ok?" With that Allison turned towards the door.
"I'll be back as soon as I can. I promise."
The other Boris looked down before his ears went up before his head turned toward her. His eyes narrowed.
Before long he was sitting in a chair right in front of the boarded up doorway with a axe in hand. His Pokemon, sharpening his scythes. Both of their eyes narrow on the girl and Rockruff. Ivy's ears twitch and her tail sway back and forth as the way he was staring at her was making her nervous.
"Ummmm hi? I'm Ivy." she said trying to make small talk. She wasn't expecting for the metal arm Boris to talk back.
"Tom."
Ivy's eyes widen as she stared at the Boris in front of her.
"You can talk!"
Tom rolled his pie-cut eyes before growling at her. It made her stepped back from the door frame. A part of her didn't trust this Boris as much as her own. Now don't get her wrong, a part of her was telling her that he wouldn't hurt her but another part of her was telling her that if there was trouble he wouldn't help her.
At all.
"What do you think because I'm a toon, that I couldn't speak?"
"Well no, I just thought because my Boris didn't talk that ….." "Wait? Your Boris?" Tom interrupted. Frowning in annoyance, Ivy picked up Boris.
"Yeah. My Boris. My best friend in the world. He use to be a Boris toon before that other angel got to him and turned him into what I call a brute Boris. After defeating him he came out as this little Rockruff." Ivy explained as she cuddle Boris. She was still upset about having to hurt her best friend. Boris just rubbed his rocky neck before he was pluck out of her arms by Tom.
"Hey! What do you think your doing?! If you dare hurt him!" "Relax kid. I'm just checking up on him." Tom said as he lifted Boris in the air. Turning him over left and right. Ivy narrow her eyes, keeping them on Tom in case he tried anything. Not noticing that her right eye was turning purple or that Ink was dripping from her head. Nor noticing that her horns were gaining a silver tinge in them or that her fingernails were turning into and claws and the skink growing rocks on it.
But it all ended when Tom handed the Rockruff back at her, but he did notice the changes as she turned back to normal. Boris licking at her face, trying to calm her down. Tom eyed her before going back to the chair. But he stopped from what he heard next.
"Wait aren't you Thomas Conner?"
Tom's ears went down as he rubbed his face. Looking back into the green eyes, with his shoulders sagged down.
"Kid, I haven't been Thomas Conner in over 30 years."
The next time Ivy saw Allison was when she was drawing.
"Ivy? Here, you must be hungry." Allison said as Ivy looked up from the Bendy and Boris drawing she made. Boris who was sleeping on the cot woke up, shaking himself and them jumped off to head over next to Ivy.
Standing up, she saw to it was a bowl of bacon soup. Allison looked down, her Mawile, Tina, looked at Ivy with a pity gaze. Allison was nice enough to tell Ivy what the name of her and Tom's Pokemon were. Tom's was a bug type called Scyther whose nickname was Zoro and her Pokemon was a Steel and Fairy type called Mawile.
"Sorry…. It's all we have."
But Ivy shook her head, "Don't worry about it. I like Bacon Soup." Allison nodded her head before her and Tina walked away. Just as Ivy was about to grab the bowl a metal arm stopped her. Tom waited for Allison to be out of sight before looking at Ivy. He was about to knock the Bacon Soup onto the floor til he looked at Ivy's green eyes. Zoro was watching this from the corner of his eyes as his trainers ears dropped down before Tom shook his head and turn around. Ivy grabbed the bowl of Bacon Soup and set it on the ground. Her and Boris eating it while she watch Tom growl at Zoro when the Scyther started to snicker.
Henry Stein
This may be my last chance to record a message. I'm pretty sure he saw me talking into this thing. He probably won't let me keep it. Not much left to say except…..
Ivy, I miss you and I love you so much. Coming back to this old place well…. It kind of reminds me of how much I gained. I feel like there's so many questions that need answering, so many things that don't make any sense.
If anyone hears this, if you make it out, don't ever return, because the Ink Demon will find you.
Ivy put down the recorder, wiping inky tears from her eyes. A feeling rose in her stomach as she felt Boris hop onto her lap. She knew her grandpar was in here and she was going to find him. Then they were going to be like Wally and get outta here.
Looking up she saw Allison drawing on the walls.
"I know you're watching me….. it's …. just a little creepy."
Ivy rubbed at the back of her head as she also saw Tina dragging a can of ink towards Allison.
"You're the one that writes on the walls," Ivy said as she saw Allison write HOPE.
"We all do. For some poor souls down here, it's the only way they can be heard. But you don't want to touch the Ink for too long! It can claim you….."
"Claim you?"
"It will pull you back into the Dark Puddles."
"That's how I met Tom,: Allison said as she looked up, a soft smile on her face. Tina cooing at her.
"I was messing with things I shouldn't have been and he….. He was there. Zoro showed up just a few minutes after. Just walked right up to Tom, nodded his head at him and we were all together ever since."
"Well I don't think Tom is very fond of me." Ivy said as Boris growled. Boris didn't like the way Tom looked at Ivy. Ivy went down on one knee to rubbed at Boris's ears as she could tell he was getting angry. The Ink scar on his belly was dripping while the rocks in his white neck for started to glow. When Boris calmed down they stopped.
"Let me show you something...:" Allison said as walked over to the door. "Awhile back, I was mapping out the upper levels with Tina… when she noticed something reflecting off a piece of glass."
Allison pulled out of her satchel what look as some sort of mirror. It had tiny lightbulbs on the frame and seemed to be held together by a piece of rope.
"I held up the glass, looked through, and on the wall behind me was a hidden message! Right there. In plain sight! So I kept looking…. And found more and more messages in the studio. But you can't see them with your eyes. Only through this."
To Ivy's surprise, Allison handed the mirror to her.
"Take a look!"
"I don't know who's leaving them, but I think they know how to get out of here."
Ivy was quiet as she looked through the mirror. Hanging above Allison's head was a drawing of a halo. But what Ivy was really looking at was the message on the wall.
"SHE WILL LEAVE YOU FOR DEAD."
What was crazy about the hidden message was that Ivy recognized the handwriting. It belong to her grandpa's Smeargle, Leo. But Ivy couldn't help but wonder where he could get invisible ink that only this mirror could see. But the message did make Ivy nervous.
"Where does it all leave too?"
"Nowhere. We followed them for a long time but it just leaves us going into circles"
Ivy put down the mirror as Allison step back. It seemed that see was getting upset. Tina started to hug her leg.
"I don't think we're meant to leave this place, Ivy. But maybe… you are."
Gripping on the boards with sharp nails, Ivy couldn't help but asked, "Allison please let me out of here."
With narrow eyes Allison looked at Ivy with suspicion, "Tom thinks your dangerous."
"And what do you think?"
"I… I think you're the hope we've been waiting for."
Allison brush Ivy's bang to the sides, "Go to sleep. Maybe tomorrow will be better"
The next time Ivy woke up she saw Allison fixing up Tom's metal arm. She was also nagging at him. Allison did wave at her but stopped when Tom looked up at her. Ivy decided not to bother and just go back to sleep.
Something was coming. Ivy could feel it. It was searching, searching for her. With a loud bang Ivy woke up with a start. Knock Boris down as he was sleeping on her chest. Jumping off the cot, she saw Allison arguing with Tom. Tina and Zoro were grabbing stuff and putting them in bags.
"We just can't leave her! She is a child! Not with the Ink Demon right outside the door!" Allison said as she then tried to pull the boards off the doorway. Ivy could hear bangs hitting the door. And looking at the bottom of it she could see Inky trails through the cracks.
Bendy has found them.
Allison couldn't pull the boards off and soon Tom put his hand on her shoulder."We don't have time for this! We need to go!" Boris growled at Tom when he said that. Allison put her hands to her mouth as she whisper, "I'm sorry," before they ran out of the room.
"Aw phooey!"Ivy looked around wondering what to do when Boris started barking. Looking down at the Rockruff, she notice him pointing at the mirror in Ivy's hand with his nose. Getting the idea to see if any of the messages had any clues how to get out, she looked through it turning around in a circle through the whole room.
IT'S IN THE VAULT.
LET ME OUT OF HERE!
SO MANY QUESTIONS.
ESCAPE.
DON'T GO THROUGH THE DOOR!
WHAT DOOR?
FOLLOW ME.
SPOON.
I KNOW THE WAY.
THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE.
TAKE THE SPOON.
"Take the spoon?"
Seeing a spoon hanging on the wall, Ivy grabbed it. To her surprise a part of the wall gave away. Inside the new room was just a toilet.
"Wak?" Ivy then pulled out the mirror and it showed a message written above the toilet.
LOOK INSIDE. YOU NEED THIS.
Pushing the cover of the toilet tank, Ivy soon found a Gent Pipe. Grabbling it with her other hand, Ivy couldn't help but wonder how this was going to work.
"It's better than nothing I guess."
Leaving the hidden bathroom, started to try and hit the wooden boards with the pipes. To her surprise it actually broke the wooden boards with ease.
"You got to be kidding me! I mean really why is it only now that i can break these stupid boards with a pipe and not do it earlier! This studio is wak!"
But soon she got out and was putting the mirror and few cans of soup that Tom and Allison left behind before running to the open door.
Boris was running in front of her so he was able to deal with the Searcher that had popped from a puddle. With glowing fangs, he took a giant leap to its neck.
Ivy couldn't help but flinch at that. Remembering screams of what she had heard Tom called Malice. She remember the screams and how she had stomped on her neck- "Bark!"
Green eyes widen as she took in Boris. Taking a deep breath, she shook her head before following Boris down the hall.
After facing another two Searcher, they both exited the hallway. Finding them at where was a port and a river of Ink. There was also a boat. Bringing up the mirror there was only one message.
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE RIVER.
"Well that's just great."
After pulling the lever twice the boat was now in the river. Getting it to start was easy but both her and Boris were keeping their ears up just in case something happen. They had just exit a tunnel and had enter a bigger space that had another boat when the boat stop with a giant shake.
"Sounds like something is stuck in the paddlewheel." said Ivy to Boris as she turned around to check. But she stop when she heard a big splash.
Both her and Boris' eyes widen as they saw a, (out of all the things that they have seen), giant HAND coming out of the Ink river. It moved around as if it was looking for something before it crashed into the other boat.
"We should really get to fixing the paddlewheel, shouldn't we?" Boris nodded at her as they ran to the paddlewheel and saw that there was globs of ink. Boris jumped into the paddlewheel and started to dig at the blobs while Ivy hit them. Once all the globs were done with, Ivy ran back to the lever to start the boat again.
Unfortunately when they started the boat again they heard another splash.
"It's following us isn't it."
"Bark."
Also the stupid paddlewheel kept getting stuck with blobs of Ink.
"Oh Legends! You stupid thing stop getting clog! I really don't think we would like to be killed by a GIANT HAND!"
Finally, they reached the end of the tunnel, where they saw a sort of town. There was even a Ink Person that was fishing on a tower.
Soon they were at the port and both Ivy and Boris jumped off. Gasping for breath and hand on her chest. "Man am I glad that is over!" Boris nodded at her as he panted with his tongue out.
The town they were now in seemed deserted. With more Inky words written all over the walls.
DOWN HERE WE'RE ALL SINNERS
THE CREATORS LIED TO US.
HE WILL SET US FREE.
NOT MONSTERS
When looking around she was surprised to hear a loud crash coming from the boarded off way. Both her and Boris backed away when a they heard yelling coming from the room.
"BETRAYED! ABANDONED!"
Sammy ran out swinging axe around madly as he ramble on.
"I trusted you! I gave you everything…"
"Oh bad day, bad day, bad day!" Ivy mumbled as she and ran from the axe waving musician. "Great he must be mistaking me for Bendy." Ivy then yelp as she lept down before the axe chopped her head off.
"And you left me to rot! Why? WHY?"
Gripping the pipe hard in her hand, Ivy gave a quick swing at Sammy. Hitting him one before running away again to make sure she didn't get hit by Sammy.
It was a game of cat and mouse with Boris helping by biting Sammy on the leg. It was harder for Sammy to run after Ivy with a Rockruff biting on his leg. But at one point Sammy was able to get a hit.
Screaming in pain as blood and Ink fell from her shoulder where the axe landed a hit, Ivy fell to her knees. Tears were in the corner of her eyes as she grasp her shoulder, dropping the . She then heard a ow as multiple glowing shards of rocks fell on Sammy. Boris ran towards Ivy and grasp the sleeve of her sweater. Pulling on it to get her to move, Ivy grabbed the pipe and started running again. Ignoring the flowing blood and ink..
Soon after Ivy was able to smash his mask off which had a bad reaction to Sammy.
"No! Don't look at me. Stay away….." with a shocked yelp Ivy eyes widen when Sammy grabbed onto her throat with one of his hands. Pushing her down onto the ground. Ivy grabbed onto Sammy's shoulders trying to push him off. Neither of them notice the glowing yellow strands that were appearing on Sammy's inky skin.
"Ah you lied to me. You said I'd be free! Well I'm going to free you now! Free your head off your shoulders! Sheep, sheep, sheep…. It's time for…. BANG!
With a grunt Sammy was down. Boris ran towards Ivy, Sammy had kicked him away when he grabbed onto Ivy's neck. Coughing and gagging she looked up and her eyes widen, completely ignoring Sammy.
What was standing in front of her was a duck. A cartoon duck but unlike the other toons at the studio he was perfect like Boris was. Well almost perfect, there was differences for the long messy white hair that seemed to have been pinned was now loose underneath the gray fedora. They had green eyes that was seen through the purple mask and the circular glasses over said mask.
It was the eyes that clue in who this person is. Of course she knew that this toon was in fact Darkwing Duck. But to her this was her most important person in the world. This was her grandpar Henry.
Getting off her back she ran towards them. Before they could say anything, Henry was knocked off their feet. Henry couldn't help but laugh as they held onto their granddaughter tighter.
"I don't know how in Legends you are here DIngbat but boy! Am I glad to see you." Tail wagging as Ivy was happy to hear that, she eyed her grandpar's hair.
"Um grandpar did you lose another hair tie?…" Henry looked at their now put down hair before shaking their head.
"Na my hair tie just broke in a fight with a Boris."
Standing up, and being confused about the whole fighting a Boris, Ivy put her hands into one of her pockets pulling out one of the hair ties for her grandpar. It wasn't the first time they broke one.
Thanking Ivy they put the fedora off, and started to pin their hair as Allison and Tom showed up.
"That was close, it's good thing you were their duck." Allison said as Tom came by and picked up the axe Sammy dropped before handing it to Ivy. Both Ivy and Boris seemed to have a staring contest before nodding at him.
Henry turned towards Allison. "Alice? Don't you recognize me?"
Allison was confused. "I'm guessing by the way Ivy hug tackled you that your their missing grandpar. But no I don't know you."
"But you had me locked in the safe house!"
"No we had Ivy and Boris locked in the safe house."
Grandpa looked at Ivy and then the Rockruff that was next to her. They noticed the marking on the Rockruff's chest but then notice Ivy's confused stare.
"The light."
We were all eying grandpa at that moment. Putting their face in their hands they explained.
"I remember when I arrived at Lost Harbour there was a flash of light. The next thing I knew I was seeing Sammy attack Ivy. Now that I think of it, it's the same flash of light that happens when the story starts over again."
"Story?" Tom growled out as he took a step in front of Allison. Henry nodded their head.
"Yes for the last….. I don't know how many days… but I've been reliving this whole two weeks over so many times. I turned on the machine, releasing Bendy and then trying to find my way out. Meeting Sammy, Boris, Malice and failing to save Boris from Malice. Seeing Alice( it's actually Allison/you remember your name that's great!) killing Malice and then being trapped in your safe house. Getting out then having to fight Bendy in what I can said is like the final boss in a video game. Meeting up with Joey and then finding myself in front of the studio to start it all over again."
Allison and Tom looked at Grandpa weirdly but they didn't denied it. Uknow to the two family members they have been feeling a weird deja vu going on.
"So what now?" Allison said as she rubbed her arm, Tina and the other Pokemon who were talking quietly came over and rubbed her head on Allison's leg.
"Keep moving forward."
Now both Allison and Tom with their Pokemon looked at Henry and Ivy.
"Like you said to me in a different loop. There is always hope." Henry said this as they watch Ivy hugged Leo. And there was hope in Henry too as they watch. "With Ivy here maybe the loops finally broke. I just hope so, i don't want her reliving these weeks over and over again. Like I had.
Soon it seemed that the whole building was shaking. Ivy grabbed onto Boris and Leo. But as soon as it started it stopped.
"Was that 'him'?" Henry asked as they raised their gas gun higher. Even though they knew what was going to happen they felt a urge to keep asking the same questions over and over again. Suprisisley the urge had lower itself a little bit. They weren't able to tell Allison and Tom about the loops in earlier loops. Keeping an eye out for trouble. Ivy's eyes widen when she noticed that Sammy was gone.
"I don't think so" Allison pondered. "The Searchers and the Lost One built this place. Sammy must have been keeping them at bay. Now that he's gone…."
With splashes of Ink, Searchers appeared around the group. Allison pulled out her sword and to Ivy's surprise her hands gained a metal like appearance. "Looks Like we're in for a fight!"
Ivy realize that too but there was so many. And not only that the Ink People, who Ivy guess were the Lost Ones started to come out of the buildings. All around she could see Allison slashing with her sword while hitting them with her metal fist which stun them. Tina her Mawile was dodging every attempt the enemies made at her until she went headbutting them with a glowing white head. It definitely made the Searchers burst.
Tom was wacking with his axe. His Scyther, Zoro was spinning around in a sort of mini tornado, slashing at both Searches and Lost Ones that got too close. Grandpar was shooting them with his gas gun making them faint while Leo the Smeargle was shooting the fallen ones with a flamethrower from his tail.
While slashing the lost ones and Searcher with the axe, a voice appeared in her head. It was the same voice that woke her up in crashed lift.
"You seemed to not be able to control the fire that burns brightly in you, young one. I know this might not be a best time to learn but to some people being in danger is the best experience. But it's very impressive and uncommon that you learned how to unleashed it."
"Now child breath deeply and let the flames just come to you."
Seeing Boris about to be stomped on by a Lost One was great motivation. With a deep breath, Ivy blowed and the flames came out easily. With a few more flames and slashes from her axe and Boris using rock throw, the number of enemies were disappearing.
"Back into your puddles!"
"By the Legends I never seen this many before!"
"You can also chased them down with your fire breath."
That way definitely help when even though they were easily bursting them, more came to take their place. They also seemed to not like being burned at all.
"Burn you stupid puddle of Ink! BURN!"
"Henry I worried about your granddaughter."
"And you think I don't?"
"Well that's one way to be motivated but you're awakening my hopes as another young one did many, many years ago. But remember Ivy, there is always a time and place to use your abilities. Remember your skills with that axe of yours. And remember you have other ways to fight too "
It was true in what the voice said. They were ganging up on her and she couldn't take a breather. She heard her grandpar and Allison call out to her. And Ivy could see through the mass of Ink that Tom and Zoro were trying to get through to her. So she did the only thing she could think of.
Ivy started headbutting them.
And it seemed to hurt them since she did have horns. With a wipe of her tail she was able to wack all of Searchers, these ones had hard hats on so they were tougher, away from her. Boris even started doing the same thing with a Iron Tail.
"Don't forget your wings Ivy, In the air they give you an advantage."
It surprised Ivy in how easy it was to fight. With a flip she was able to knock a Lost one in the air and with a flap of her wings she was able to slowly, but surely life herself in the air. With a quick downward kick she made the Lost one hit the ground hard.
With a quick series of jumps and headbutts, Ivy wasn't so crowded that much.
"That's it! That's it! But it seems we don't have much time left. Your allies need you. Feel the fire that is inside you and let it's fury out!"
"Grandpar! You and the others go near the docks!"
"What!? Are you crazy Dingbat! I'm no-" "Just trust me on this!"
With a quick glance at Ivy, they nodded before running off to the docks, the Ink People and Searchers not following because of the massive amount of Ink.
With a look around as all the Searchers and Lost Ones seemed to gather around. Ivy went deep inside herself. Feeling the flames that burn she grabbed them.
It was hot, which was expected. But the flames didn't hurt. It felt natural as Ivy felt them run through her veins. With a quick push, she released them. Ivy didn't notice floating in the air in a column of fire as it then exploded all around her. When she open her eyes only Ivy and the gang were in the small little town.
The voice was also gone.
"Well that was something," Tom mumbled as he stared at Ivy who was still burning with flames.
"Your telling me, I didn't know I could do that."
"I think that's all of them…" Allison mumbled. "But we don't know where they're going to crawl out next."
"It for the best that we move on then," Tom mumbled as the gang follow Allison to a gate with a padlock. Boris leaping up to sit on Ivy's shoulder. Henry walked besides their granddaughter to keep a close eye on her.
"Probably be best if we stick together from now on.
"Henry, Ivy? Think you two could lead the way?"
With a nod they led the way, Ivy going in the front to chop of the boards that was blocking the way. When the boards were destroy, Boris leaped off her shoulder and started running away.
"Boris! What are you doing?" Ivy ran after him chasing him onto some boards that were above a massive hole in the floor. They were on the second board when they was a loud crack. The next thing Ivy and Boris knew they were free falling.
"IVY!"
Grunting in pain, Ivy fell in another pool of Ink, Boris landing on her stomach. Shaking her head and groaning at the lost of the axe, she looked around, wiping the Ink out of her eyes. Seeing a Ink drawn picture of the mirror, Ivy pulled it out of her bag. There was another secret message written by Leo.
"IT'S INSIDE THE VAULT!" "Inside the vault? What does that mean?"
Shaking her head, Ivy soon found herself and Boris in a sort of wait room. It even had the type of music you expect in it. Looking around she found a door which led to a Film Vault. Thinking this is what the message meant, Ivy opened the a sort of machine with a bunch of pipes.
"Now that's interesting, huh Boris?" "Woof!"
Seeing another door, Ivy went to it but the door was block with a huge puddle of Ink. Sighing Ivy and Boris went around looking for a way to unblock the door. During their searvh they found an audio log.
Thomas Connor
Progress Report to Gent Corporation.
Client: Joey Drew Studios
Although we're making progress, the client's expectations keep changing. What started out as a machine to simply mode life-size figures, now seems to be teetering on the edge of magic more than engineering.
Although Mr. Drew remains convinced they are the same thing.
The process of running the cartoon film through the machine for the figures to imprint upon is going well. We've had several near success.
One weird note, the first figure ever created was a failed attempt in the likeness of the character called Bendy. Since that time, no other attempts of this particular figure have emerged. And the one that did. I dunno, there's just something unworldly about him. Maybe its because Drew used those old Anacondrai bones from the tomb were they were sealed in. Maybe Drew shouldn't have done that.
"Anacondrai? What's an Anacondrai?"
Leaving the film vault with unease the two friends found one of the Ink makers. Boris of course started whining before Ivy petted his head. Seeing the wheel of pictures on the maker with pipes, Ivy guess that she needs to find Ink balls to make the pipes. Going to small reception room, Ivy found a lever. Pulling open the grate.
To their horror, the Butcher Gang were wandering in the halls.
"Not these guys again. Better if we stay out of sight."
Oh course that plan didn't go well.
It was Charley that spotted them as they roam the halls. And before they know it as they ran away him, they had run into Edgar and Barley.
"Great just great." Ivy mumble to herself when all of a sudden she had an idea. Just because she didn't have an axe doesn't mean she is without a weapon.
"Horns! I keep forgetting that I have these!"
Before Boris could stop her, Ivy had turned around and started running towards the Butcher Gang. Naturally she went on all fours, her head down as she then ramed straight into the Butcher Gang. They were flying backwards in the air, landing on the ground with a giant splat.
Ivy, stretching like a cat before getting up on her legs, rubbed her horns.
"I guess that's one way to use my head." Boris was looking at her with a deadpan stare.
"What I thought that was funny- OW BORIS STOP BITING ON MY TAIL! I PROMISE NOT TO MAKE ANOTHER JOKE LIKE THAT!"
With the Butcher Gang gone, Ivy and Boris were able to explore the halls in peace. Going through the many rooms, they found many audio logs. Most of them from Joey Drew and one made by Wally Franks
Joey Drew
A small memo to all administration offices!
Rumours have begun to fly that we simply can't tolerate any longer. The idea that the company is in some form of financial difficulty is untrue and a dangerous lie against us.
It's also has been known to me that some backroom incompetents are not trusting in my leadership. As a leader, I'm always steering the boat, guiding our destiny. Looking at the big picture.
No need for you people to worry about such complicated things. Just do whatever it is you do and follow your leader….. Which is me.
Wally Franks
So turns out it's Harper's and my lucky day! I got to cleaning the offices around 2am last night. And what do ya think we found on one of the chairs?
A big freaking chocolate cake just sitting there! Practically yelling our names!
You know? We work hard!
We earned our pay. Every darn dollar.
But you know what this company is missing?
Little, benefiting perks.
And this here cake? It's a perk!
Hopefully no one finds out what I done.
Cause if they did, I can tell what would happen.
I'm outta here.
"Chocolate cakes actually sounds good right now. Even if I have never had a cake before because of the Dursleys. They even made sure Grandpar didn't give me one." Ivy shudder, remembering her Aunt Petunia's Girafarig using his powers to read her mind, to make sure she did everything right and that her (Petunia's) step-parent didn't do anything fun for the girl. The Dursleys draw the line with Ivy watching Bendy and Darkwing Duck.
Boris was looking at Ivy in horror.
Joey Drew
Listen Tommy, I know you boys and girls at Gent are doing your best, but I'm paying for living attractions, not weird abominations! Whatever that grinning thing was that I saw wandering in your office, you better keep it locked up tight!
I realize that it was the first attempt but imagine if if the press caught sight of it! Might scare off investors!
And to respond to your previous memo:
If you claim your failures are because these things are souless, then, damn it, we'll get them a soul!
After all, I own thousands of them!
In a burst of flames the audio log was destroyed, Ivy's hands were in a tight grip. Claws were unsheathing as they drew blood and Ink from her hands. In puffs of smoke, Ivy breath looked at Ivy in worried.
"No wonder Bendy does what he does." Ivy unfisted her hands, wiping the blood and Ink onto her pants.
"I mean if I got called a monster and ambonimation, then I too would have started acting like one too."
It didn't take them long to find a fountain that was spitting blobs of Ink. Perfect for the Ink Maker. But before then they went to Joey's office where they found another audio log.
Joey Drew
I know how much this part means to you, Susie. Alice means a lot to me too. All my characters do! In fact, I'll let you in on a little secret.
I too really believe my characters are more than just drawings. They're alive. They're part of us.
And I want people to know them as well as I do. I want people to be able to shake their hand, spend an afternoon with them. Love them.
Susie, I'll be straight with you.
I'm putting together a small project….. A little ceremony.
If it works, a lot of dreams will come true..….. I want you to bring Alice to life once again.
What do you say?
"So he really used some of his employees to bring the characters to life. He used people who had homes, who had family and…"
Soon that audio log was burned to a crisp too.
With Ivy in a bad mood, it didn't take long to replace the pipes. But after the first pipe was made, Bendy's Inky trails appeared. Ivy couldn't see him but she could sense he was near. Even though there was a Little Miracle Station where she could hide in, Ivy didn't go to it.
"I'm sorry."
Ivy thinks that Bendy heard her for the Inky trails seemed to stopped before moving again.
"I'm sorry how they treated you. It's not like you asked for any of this. I know it might not mean anything but I am sorry."
With that Ivy went down the halls, Boris watching how the trails just disappeared, before following her.
After putting in the last pipe, Ivy could hear the last of the Ink the door, Boris and Ivy found themselves in a room that had a vault in it. The vault was opened, with the door being ripped from the hinges. Going inside of the vault, the two friends had found it empty with just a few boxes here and there.
Ivy pulled out the mirror from her bag, and looked through it. There was only one message:
THE DEMON HAS TAKEN IT.
Looking into the boxes, they were empty except for one that had a radio in it. Ivy didn't feel like playing it though, as she heard a voice from behind.
"Looks like whatever was here was taken long ago….."
Grandpar, Allison, Tom and their Pokemon had walked into the vault. Grandpar and Leo were over Ivy and Boris, looking over the both of them. Ivy smiled before getting confused.
"How did you get down here?"
Grandpar smiled as he pulled out their gas gun. "This thing comes in handy sometimes, it's not only just a weapon but a grappling hook. You should try it."
Grumbling to herself that it wasn't her fault that she fell and the fact that if by what she saw in her dreams before waking up after the lift incident and what Grandpar had said about being in a loop, that they had fallen down a whole bunch of times instead of using the grappling hook.
Grandpar only smiled cheekly, before they turned to the closed door at the other side. "Look, I know where we have to go…. But it's not going to be pleasant. The Ink Demon has something we need….." "And I'm going after him."
Grandpar turned over to Ivy, who had a determine face. They were going to say no to Ivy but was interrupted by their granddaughter.
"Grandpar, let me do this. I don't know how and I don't know why but…. I feel that this has to be me who does it this time. I have a feeling that I can stop this once for all. I feel that I can set us all free."
Looking at Ivy's determined stare, they couldn't believe that this was Ivy. Ivy who would only nod and do whatever anyone wanted. Ivy who wouldn't fight back. Ivy who Henry thought had lost the family fighting spirit was now looking their Uncle Scrooge more than ever.
Sighing and running their hand through their feathery hair, Henry nodded their head before Allison interrupted.
"You want to go to his lair? Are you both crazy!" Tom and their Pokemon were looking at them as if they were.
"You know that's death?"
"That seems where the trail seems to lead." Ivy said as she picked up Boris.
"Well it's probably closed by…..through that door."
"But it won't be easy to open…. I'll need three gears, a crowbar...hmmm some kind of counterbalance…"
Tom just punched the door opened with his metal arm. Ivy and Boris were looking at him with wide opened mouths. Henry smiled before closing their mouths. "Close your mouths before you attract flies you two."
"Huh, well that works too I guess… if I didn't know you Tom, i would think you were a fighting elemental."
Ivy blinked at Allison, "A fighting elemental? What does that mean?" Allison looked at Ivy like she was more crazy. "But you were using fire, shouldn't you know that your a fire elemental?"
"She wouldn't know anything about Elementals or Serpentine or anything. Her Aunt and uncle thought that if she remain unknown about the outside world, she wouldn't be what they thought as freaks." Henry said as they looked down. "They told me if I ever tell her anything they would take my visitation rights away so I couldn't tell her. She needed me as much as I could help her."
"So those kind of people huh." Tom said as he looked at Ivy."
Henry just nodded his head.
"Well then I guess I can explain it to Ivy then," Allison said before looking at Ivy.
"The first Elementals were the Drakons, beings that had dragon features."
"Like what I have now?" Ivy said looking over at her tail and wings. Allison blinked.
"You mean you weren't always a Drakon?" Ivy shakes her head.
"No I was turned into this form after stepping into that weird symbol. The wings, tail and nub were from a fan character I made but the horns and purple scales came in later."
Allison and Tom looked at each other before Allison began to explain again.
"Ok well at first Drakons were the only ones who were Elementals and they were able to use one element. After the Breaking, Pokemon started appearing and with that more species started to learn to use Elements. Like myself I'm a metal element. Tom is one of the few people who can't use one but don't let that make you think he can't fight." Allison said why shifting her head to the busted up door
Both Ivy and Boris nodded at that statement, before looking at Grandpar. They shook their head before saying that they were like Tom no element at all.
With Ivy's mind juggling at the words, Elementals, Drakons and Serpentines, the group walked through the door, Ivy not noticing the group of adults talking in the back.
"Thanks for not mentions the Purple Drakons to Ivy."
"No problem, I don't think she ready for that responsibility yet."
Walking through the halls they past a projector and what looked like Grandpar's old drawing desk. Which was weird to Ivy since wasn't it on the first floor.
They were just passing a room that had a window in the next hall when Inky trails came by.
Bendy was walking through the hall on the other side of the window.
"Don't make any noise."
It didn't seemed to matter since it was like he was ignoring us as he just walked by.
It was the next room that made them all stop. Allison was looking around in wonder. "Wow! I have never seen this before."
"I have but those things weren't there before."
The things that Grandpar was talking about were the Unown. They were floating around what Ivy thought was the Ink Machine. Just floating and bobbing up and down.
"It's like alphabet soup just without the soup," Tom said with a nervous glance. Ivy eyes narrow at that. He notice Ivy glaring at him and he returned it too along with Zoro who was scraping his scythe like hands together.
Shaking her head she looked at the group. Grandpar looked ready to argue again before shaking their head and then giving Ivy a hug.
"Good luck dingbat."
Ivy smiled before handing them Boris, who started to whine.
"Keep him safe for me?"
"Always."
With that Ivy started to trudge through the Ink towards the MAchine. Knowing that Allison and Tom couldn't follow because they would been dragged through the Ink. To Ivy this was better even though she knew her Grandpar wanted to follow.
"They at least could have given me a weapon."
Ivy pulled the lever, ignoring the people in the glass. Ivy soon found herself in what looked like a throne room. Videos of the episode of Bendy were playing and near the throne was another audio log.
"It's simply awe-inspiring what one can accomplish with their own hands."
Ivy growled as smoke came out of her nose at hearing Joey Drew. She was so done with him.
"A lump of clay can turn into meaning… if you strangle in with enough enthusiasm. Look what we built! We created life Henry! Not just on the silver screen… but in the hearts of those we entertain with our fancy moving pictures. But when the tickets stop selling… when the next big thing came along….only the monsters remained… shadows of the past."
"You mean yourself huh Drew,"
"But you can save them, Henry! You can peel it all away! Yu see there's been only one thing that Bendy has never known: He was there for his beginning but he never seen the end."
Ivy saw the reel that was on the throne. She knew what would happen. She saw in the vision of what her Grandpar did about a thousand times. With a steady breath Ivy threw the reel in the air and breath fire onto it. The reel fell with a thump burning into a melted pile of goo. Looking at the figure that was behind the chair, she smiled at Bendy.
"Let's get dangerous, Bendy!"
With a flash of light as Bendy changed, Ivy could see orange chains wrapped around Bendy. With long arms and short tiny legs, Ivy brace herself. Bendy growled at her, and to her surprise instead of roaring he said one word.
"RuN!"
With a grunt Ivy was backhanded into the other room, as the door closed behind them. With a grunt Ivy stood up. Knowing what to do she went looking for the levers. Trying to doged Bendy as he ran around crazy trying to hit her.
After pulling the four levers and dodging, Ivy found herself in a room filled with pipes and more videos of the show. After turning the value, Bendy appeared through the walls. The chains on him pulling him tighter on him. Almost choking him. With an idea, Ivy ran towards and with a jump and a push of her wings found herself on Bendy's back. With a burst of flames she hits a part of the chain. Hoping to break it off. With a screech Bendy jumped around, Ivy falling to the ground but when she looked up Ivy saw that some of the chain had broken off. There were less of them now. But the pipes were flooding with Ink and Ivy knew what else to do.
"I really hope this plan works."
When the last pipe was broken, the lights came off. It took a while but soon Ivy got up and was able to go back to the throne room. Taking a deep breath as Bendy came right behind her, she felt a weird energy build up. Looking down at her hands she saw them glowing a weird greenish-white energy. With a grunt she raised her hands and with a beam of energy she hit the center of the chains.
A flash of orange came around, to Ivy's horror it seemed Bendy was melting. Ignoring that the Machine seemed to be breaking around her, Ivy ran to Bendy.
(Henry's pov)
Henry watch in horror as the Ink Machine fell apart. They couldn't keep their eyes off of it as they fell onto their knees, dropping Boris the Rockruff who was howling in despair. Ivy, their sweet granddaughter was gone. Allison was about to comfort Henry when a flash of orange appeared behind them. To their anger it was the person who started this mess.
Joey Drew.
He was different then the other times that Henry met him when they beat beast bendy. No longer looking old Joey had the red hair that Henry remember him having. The wrinkles were all gone and instead of the blue bathrobe he wore he was now wearing the tuxedo that he always wore to work.
Joey looked around in surprise. Before seeing Henry, he then glared at them.
"What did you do! You ruined everything! Why could-" He wasn't able to finish as for Henry had ran up too him and punch him in the face!
"Don't you dare blame me for this Drew! I'm tired of taking your blame! It was your fault for all of this! And don't you blame me for leaving the studio! I was sent to war and when I was discovered for being pregnant I tried to come back but you wouldn't let me! It's your fault that OUR granddaughter is dead!"
Joey just rubbed the side of his jaw before what Henry said to him kick in.
"Pregnant? Granddaughter?"
"Yes Drew. I had a child from when we were dating it's why I was discharged from the war. But because I left in the first place you wouldn't even give me the chance to explain to you. Then I met Linda who help me and who I then fell in love with. She taught me that our relationship was toxic so I gave up. I only agree to meet up with you because I finally found the guts to tell you that my daughter Lily was your daughter too. But no you decided that me leaving was why the studio fell down and apart and decided to trap me here and…." Henry couldn't take it anymore they started to sob at the lost of his granddaughter. First Linda, then Lily and now Ivy. They were all gone.
Allison came up to comfort Henry while Tom and the Pokemon were starting to walk toward Joey. Realizing that it was time to start running he was about to when he bumped into something.
Looking up he saw what look like Liquidator from the Darkwing Duck show but instead of water was made of Ink. He wore overalls and a Bendy mask over the side of his face. There was also more people behind him too. There was a Bushroot with Black leaves and all of the Lost Souls were behind them too.
"Hello Joey. It's been awhile" Joey recognise that voice.
"Um hi Sammy! How are you doing?"
Wrong thing to say as Sammy grabbed him by the throat before throwing him near the broken remains of the machine.
Joey tried to explain, try to find some way but stop when Inky trails appeared. Everybody started to worry when Bendy appeared but to their surprise his form was different. Only Joey and TOm recognise it as the form was what he was when he first came out of the machine.
He looked like his cartoon self but had purpled stripes, darker than Ivy's in his Inky skin. In the center of his chest below his white bow, was a white crystal and he had a freakishly long tail that looked like a snake. He had fangs and instead of smiling he was frowning. You could see his eyes, which were not pie-cut but regular with a fuschia purple.
But Henry ignored all as in Bendy's arm was Ivy. She was passed out but she was safe. Bendy walked up to Henry, and handed Ivy towards them. They looks towards Bendy, who was now looking nervous before they grabbed him in a hug. Thanking them.
"No problem Creator. It's the least I can do."
That's when Joey blew a gasket. "How are you alive you little abomination! You are supposed to be dead" Henry couldn't help but tried to stand in front of Bendy. They weren't going to let Joey hurt him anymore.
Bendy just smirked and rubbed his hand on his chest. "Happens when your chains are off you old fart. At least Vee gave me chance and saw the good in me. Even with your chains trying to make me kill her. But I don't think we have to worry about that anymore." Bendy said as he looked towards the Ink pool.
Turning around Joey saw something in the pool. Two red eyes glowing in anger at him. Joey's back started to burn as he fell to his knees in pain when he tried to run away. Coming out of the pool was a figure cover in the Ink. Almost serpent like with ropes coming on the back. In front of everybody's eyes the landed on Drew, and started to slowly drag him into the Ink.
Henry watch as Joey tried to beg them to save him. That he loved Henry and he did this all for them. Henry closed there eyes and hugged Ivy to their chest as the last thing of Drew anybody saw was his hand waving around trying to grabbed onto something before it too was dragged away.
"What now?" said the Bushroot that Henry now know as Grant by the sound of his voice. Looking down at Bendy, before Henry picked him up, to Bendy's surprised, he turned around to face the others.
"Keep moving forward. Do the best we can. Now let's find that exit!"
And with that they did. It was beautiful as they finally step out of the studio for the first time in years. Lots of the Lost Ones were crying with tears of joy. They were also slowly glowing with orange lines, the Ink melting off of them. Some return to looking human or Pokémon with markings on their faces, like tattoos. Others were turned into cartoon characters, like themselves and Sammy. But that didn't matter to them. All Henry cared about was now making sure Ivy and Bendy have the life they deserve.
Looking down at the two sleeping kids, Henry couldn't help but frown at the purple scales marking their granddaughter. Henry knew what does purple scales mean on a Drackon, and they hope Ivy won't end up like the last one. Sighing and shaking their heads at the memory, Henry looked up at the rising sun. Whatever happens now, what they do with their new life, at least they have each other.
And Henry wouldn't have it any other way.
The End… For Now
Ivy and Bendy will return in Ivy and Bendy in: THe Horn of Xerneas
Welp I'm all done with this can't believe I finish! I hope you all enjoy and I don't own any of the fandoms that mention! If you guys guess the two new fandoms I'll give you a hint to Ivy's starter. Also Mothnem from my discord chat you are not allowed to guess because you already know! Hope to see you guys soon!