Quietly, Sammy walked down the hall that the two came from. If that little lamb wasn't with them, then they must be keeping her in a pen to keep her from wandering away.
Which should make taking her back easier. At least, he hoped there was a reason she wasn't with them. Perhaps she is tired and stayed back to get some rest. Well, it'll be an eternal rest very soon…
Sammy chuckled to himself. The first attempt didn't go as plan but… hopefully this time it'll work perfectly.
Finally, after searching for a good while, he came across what seemed to be a safe house. This must be where the sheep is.
"Sheep sheep sheep, it's time for sleep." Sammy sung to himself as he walked through the wall and ended up inside the main area.
Sammy gave a toothy grin when he saw the sheep all alone at the table and seemed to be sleeping.
As he approached her, Dani opened her eyes, jumping when she realized he was there and coming towards her.
"H-How did you get in?!" Dani asked, startled.
"A prophet never reveals his secrets, my lamb." Sammy replied.
"Oh okay." Dani shrugged before screaming, "BORIS! HELP!"
Sammy practically hissed when he realized she wasn't alone after all. Quickly, he pulled her out of the chair and tied rope around her mouth once she was on her stomach.
"BORIS!" She called again, only it came out muffled.
She tried to kick him when he pulled her up but her injured ankle wasn't doing her any favors. As Sammy threw her over his shoulder and opened the door, Boris finally came out.
He let out a loud whine when he realized what was happening. Right as he approached the door, Sammy shut it from the outside.
Boris quickly moved to open the door again and when he ran out, he didn't find anyone in the hallway. Whoever that was, he can move fast. Boris knew that much.
He then shut the door and headed down the hall, hoping to find them or maybe the others. They will know what to do and maybe know who that was that took her and why.
Letting out one last whine, Boris took off running.
- Date: November 2, 2017. Time: 12:45 P.M. -
One moment she was inside the safe house. The next, she was getting kidnapped by the crazy cultist from two nights ago. She continued to try and struggle before he finally set her down, only to knock her out with a pipe.
Dani was starting to wake up now. She groaned as she noticed the gag was gone and tried to rub her eyes, only to find that she couldn't move her hands, which woke her up instantly.
"Huh?!"
Now fully awake, Dani glanced down and saw she was strapped to a operating table like the Boris and Butcher Gang clones were. Her ankles and wrists had metal straps around them and there was another around her waist.
The table was lowered down to be like an actual table though and not set to be upright like the other ones.
"What the Hell!?" Dani questioned, feeling very afraid. Who… oh no. No. No. NO! She finally remembered seeing- "Sammy." She muttered, quietly.
Looking around, she was in a small room flooded with ink. But she had a difficult time looking around due to the table's position.
Panic started to set in when she realized she was trapped.
"Come on!" She whined as she tried to break out, suddenly getting a second wind and a burst of energy.
"Ah ah…" A male voice said in a scolding way. "You don't want to be a bad little sheep, do you?"
"Oh no…" Dani muttered when she recognized the voice.
"Hello, little one." She didn't see it but she could tell Sammy was smirking behind the mask. "This time, I will succeed."
Moving her head to the left, she watched as Sammy walked out from the shadows and approached her. Standing beside her head and staring down at her as she felt her breathing stopped for a second.
"S-Sammy? You're alive?! How did you get down here?" She asked him some questions, surprised he had answered them quickly.
"I am. Seems not even death could set me free. I came down here to look for my Lord, to ask for forgiveness. Then I heard those two morons mention a girl. I walked the way that they came from and found you. Looks like we're both stuck down here now." He chuckled darkly.
"Oh well… I'll love to stay and chat but I kind of need to go home."
"You're not going anywhere. You escaped once, little sheep. But you won't escape again. I'll make sure of it." Sammy glared from behind the mask.
"Why do you want to sacrifice me?" Dani asked. "Bendy tried to kill you the other night! I mean, whose to say he could set you free to begin with?"
"You shut your damn mouth!" Sammy growled, hitting a button near him.
Dani watched curiously, wondering what the button would do.
A few seconds later, she got her answer. A bolt of electricity raged through her body, causing it to jump upwards, but the strap over her waist kept it from jumping very far.
She was barely able to let out a yelp let alone a scream. Which, to be fair, wouldn't be smart. She really didn't want Bendy or anything finding her in a way that would make it easy for them to kill her.
Even though it was only for a second, Dani found herself breathing heavy and trembling.
"I don't ever want to hear you disrespect my Lord again! Do you understand!?" Sammy yelled.
"Y-Yes!" Dani flinched. "I'm sorry. I just…"
She tried to think of a good way to put it. There was no way she wanted to get electrocuted to death. Or mauled by a ink demon.
"Spit it out, lamb." Sammy said in a cold way.
"…I just think maybe you'll have better luck…" Might as well try this. Maybe he'll set her free? "…trusting a human more than him?" She said the last part quickly.
Instinctively, she closed her eyes and moved her head away from him, expecting to be electrocuted again.
However, pain didn't come. After a moment, she opened her eyes, confused. Looking back up to Sammy, she saw him staring down at her through the mask like how he was but he was silent. And his hands remained at his side, not going for the button.
"S-Sammy?" She whispered, fearfully.
Was this a joke? Did he want her to open her eyes and feel safe for a moment before hitting the button?
"Sa-" Dani started but was cut off.
"What did you just say?" Sammy was quiet but she heard him loud enough.
"I uh… said that you might have better luck trusting a human more than him?" She said slower this time, still feeling tensed and expecting some form of pain.
Sammy moved his head away, like he was concentrating on what she had said to him. His silence did scare her though. He could very well turn around and brutally murder her right here and she has no way of escaping.
"That's all I want…" He muttered after a few minutes of silence.
"Excuse me?" Dani asked.
"I just want to be human again. That's why I need to sacrifice you to my lord. So he could change me back." Sammy replied.
"But…he might not do that. He already tried to kill you once. Do you want that to happen again?" Dani said. "…And get your body all screwed up?"
It was silent for a moment before Dani continued.
"Sammy, I'm really sorry you've been trapped here for so long but killing me isn't the answer. Let me help you. I'll…" She trailed off. "…I'll be your friend and give you the human interaction that you so desperately need. Isn't that better than nothing?" Dani's tone was quiet and just loud enough for him to hear her.
"…Yes." He said, keeping the same tone as her. "I would love nothing more than to interact with a human and find out how much the world has changed. Maybe even staying here forever? I do need that sort of company again. Heh. It's funny, yah know?"
'I didn't say I'll stay forever but at least we're getting somewhere.' She thought to herself.
"What's funny?" Dani found herself asking.
"I hated distractions…and just about all of my fellow employees. Strangely, those are a few things I remember of my old life. But now? I long for having human friends and companions again."
"Oh." She muttered.
"I know I was strict and mean to a lot of them. Especially those in the Music Department but… if I could see them again, I'll apologize for it. You never know how much you care about someone, or a group of people in my case, until they're all gone." Sammy said, feeling hurt as he remembered some things that he did.
"How many lost their lives here?" Dani couldn't stop herself from asking.
"Too many to count. God only knows what Joey did to himself after he was done murdering and trapping us all here." Sammy started to sound agitated.
"I'm truly sorry." She said, truthfully. "It's awful that you've been stuck here for so long. And trapped like this. If I knew how, I would've changed you back already. Doesn't help that your mental health seems to have taken a very hard turn for the worse."
"It isn't your fault, little sheep." Sammy slowly lifted a hand and began to pet her head. Unconsciously, Dani began to tilt her head in his inky hand, like a dog that was kicked by his owner and wanted comfort. No longer caring about the ink in her hair since she had so much in it already. A little more wouldn't hurt. "If anything, it was all Joey's fault."
Dani took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a moment, liking the comfort she was getting. It was relaxing. Now she knew why dogs liked being pet so much.
But when she opened them, whatever energy she had earlier slowly disappeared as exhaustion took over her body once more. Then the panic came back and she started to breath heavy.
'No! Stay awake!' Her mind screamed at her.
"Hm?" Sammy hummed, noticing the little lamb had tensed up suddenly and was breathing quickly. Too quickly for his liking. "What's wrong? Please calm down, my little sheep."
"C-Can't sleep. Afraid…" She could barely get words out as she felt a panic attack coming on and her eyes began to tear up.
"Sleep." Sammy commanded in a calm way. "You have no reason to be afraid. Not anymore."
"B-But-" Sammy put his other hand over her mouth and shushed her.
"You aren't a sacrifice anymore." Could she believe that? "Just rest your head, it's time for bed. I'll make sure you wake in the morning…friend?"
"…Yes…" Was the last thing she said after he removed his hand from her mouth before closing her eyes.
As she went back to sleep, Sammy continued to pet her head until she was completely out. Then he grabbed a nearby rag and wiped the ink from her mouth and little from her face and head.
'Was she really my friend now?' He wondered. 'After everything I'd done to her? I need a human companion so badly… but I can't force her to stay here forever… can I?'
After cleaning her up, Sammy went and sat down in a nearby chair.
He'll have to watch over her until she wakes up again. Sammy could only imagine what all she's been through since the other night. Hell, he was surprised she survived all those monsters.
But this girl is his friend now. Not even Bendy can get away with hurting her. Not after all he did to Sammy himself.
"Sheep sheep sheep…" Sammy whispered quietly. Singing the tune to himself as he watched his friend sleep.
He decided to take the restraints off later when she was awake again. Then they could travel to higher ground together.