Chapter 2

"So why don't we get down to business?" Cuphead opened the briefcase that within is a pack of filed papers, Cuphead took some of the contents out and on the files were stamped with a red picture of a mug and a cup, Cuphead then gave one of the files to Helen who took it with curiosity in her eyes, the file was not so thick nor so thin, it was when Cuphead placed another file down and moved aside the briefcase and waited for Helen to open the file,

"Inside that file is what you need to know and what you should know, when it comes to this "job" were offering you" Cuphead said with a tired voice as he laid back once more and crossed his legs, Helen took in every detail within the file, written inside are various illegal activities in both England and other countries, human and toon trafficking, gambling pubs, illegal fighting rings, drug labs, and others, and as expected they're all lead by one toon or person that is named,

"Bendy?" Helen looked up from the file to the two toons who were occupied with the other files, well mostly Mugman, Cuphead then decided to start explaining the basic information that Helen needed to know, just to kill his current boredom,

"Yes the guy's name is Bendy, as far our resources says about him he is the "big boss" in "their world", owns tons of business and can control it with the back of his hands like no problem, just by using his goons, money and connections he can get whatever he wants" Cuphead explained as he placed a stolen picture of Bendy with only his back being shown within a crowd of black coated men, he wore matching black Fedora, and just by his structure she can tell that he is a well built man, broad shoulders and a really tall height, waist was slim and fitting, he was clearly also a Playboy just by his structures, but then again she can never be certain.

"One of our people inside his group manage to snatch this photo of him without getting detected, but it was the best the guy could do, told us that his bodyguards are really cautious and attentive to their surroundings, so he can't really take a picture of his face" Helen looked down at the picture one more time before going back to the other files, her mind never left that fact that what they were dealing with was someone "bigger" than she expected to be,

"So what do you exactly want me to do or write about this man... or toon?" Helen then took out her trusty notepad and pen to start writing down the things she needs to know and remember, there was a moment of silence as Mugman stopped his checking of the files and then looked at Cuphead, Cuphead then gave Mugman a look to take his turn in explaining,

"Well you see Lady Helen, we want you to write a journal entry that is able to prove his crime activities and prove him guilty, by sneaking into his group, and- " "spy on him?" Helen cut Mugman off with a voice filled with dread as memories from her past experiences came flooding back to the surface of her brain, Mugman nodded in reply with firm look as if worried that she might decline it,

"I- I'm sorry but I'm not fitting for this job, whatever the price is in return keep it and find another journalist or detectives for the job" this in turn made her stand up and gather up her things preparing to leave, but not before Cuphead placing his foot hard on the coffee table making her stop in her tracks,

"This man can be anything and anyone he wishes to be, and as of now he could be anyone who has power over the government or whatever the hell rich people owns, which means he can control anyone and anything when he gets enough power, so if you or we don't do anything before he gets that power to control, not only you will get in trouble but everyone in England will, or possibly the whole world " Cuphead said while looking at Helen with a fierce look on his face, this made her realized that what he said part wasn't exaggeration, there is a chance that this Bendy might control the world in a matter of years,

"And no matter how much evidence we have, the Cops won't be taking it with a lot of salt, they'll just throw this info into the bag and act like they never really know about this information from the start" Cuphead said with bitterness in his voice, he was not wrong when it comes to this country's Police Force, they were ignorant and only showed concern when they are in the public eye, it was truly disgusting, and how did she manage to know this, it was just pure coincidence when she heard one of the cops complaining about how he hated people reporting crimes and making him do everything, and oddly ont only that cop had an attitude like that multiple of the police of this city are, and most were actually good ones.

Helen gripped her bag and decided to stay and hear their reasons, despite her yearning to leave and not have a sense of deja Vu, Mugman then rested his elbows on his arms as he looked at Helen with eyes that screams guilt,

"We also dug some information about you Lady Helen, and we're sorry that we didn't tell you about it sooner, we know that you're a former spy, am I not wrong?" Mugman said while intertwining his fingers firmly, Helen looked at Mugman as she slowly sat down with disbelief,

"And we know that you're traumatized by what you have to go through and we completely understand that, we know it's not easy" Mugman said while looking at her sympathetically, of course compare to their experiences in wars Helen's was by far the worst one, Helen was gripping her bag tightly as her heart was starting to rapidly beat in fear her sweat dripping down her head as she tried her best to not look back into the past,

"We know that you don't want to return to this kind of experience... but we've already asked multiple people to take this role and they couldn't out of fear, we also tried multiple detectives to help us in this but they just wouldn't accept" Mugman reasons to Helen as she combed her hair back messing it up completely as it started to itch, she wants to help she really does, but at the same time she doesn't want to experience the same thing she went through years ago, and it wasn't a lie when she kept regretting that she accepted the offer years ago, but then again it's her and her mother's safety, versus the whole England's safety, she was yet again acting selfishly, it's too much for Helen to think of making her head spin in stress, everything was happening way too fast for her in just one meeting.

"Just... give me some time to think…" Helen said while holding the sides of her head, Mugman then looked at his brother who just let out a sigh, he then scratched the back of his head and then stood up to leave the room,

"I'm calling the love birds and update them with this, we'll give you time to think, but there are no rejections, sooner or later that Demon will start reeking havoc " Cuphead said with a fiery tone to the word "Demon" then head down stairs with his hands in his pockets

The two were then left alone as Mugman then placed a card with both of their phone numbers written on it, Helen then took it in her hand and let out a tired sigh,

"Don't mind him, he calls anything or anyone that he really despise a Demon, as a matter fact that's the reason why he got into trouble this morning" Mugman said while shaking his head before continuing to pack the files,

"I'm sorry that we have to force you into this, it's just this man is a danger to everyone" Mugman said as he gathered the files, the only that had been visible in this toons eyes so far was guilt and regret, the more she looked at it the more she started to remember how she felt disappointed with herself, she then felt like she needed to know more about this toon if she was going to work with him and his brother, especially it'd be fair since they already know so much about her,

"I hope you don't mind me asking..., but why do you want to bring him down so badly?" Helen asked as she sat up straight once more trying to calm her rapid beats, Mugman then looked at her uncertain for a bit before letting out a sigh, his body was hunched over, as his eyebrows knitted against each other indicating that he remembers something he doesn't really want to remember,

"For revenge" Mugman finally said with seriousness in his eyes making him not the kind and gentle mug he once was seconds ago as he looked back to the files that was laying inside the unclosed case , indicating this Bendy has done something or has taken something away from the brothers,

"Revenge? For what?" Helen curiously asked wanting to know more about her client and the reason behind his want and need to shoot down the mob boss as soon as possible, Mugman then just stood up and gathered the packed briefcase and head for the door, visible discomfort was shown in his eyes as he held the doorknob,

"I'm sorry Lady Helen but I- I'll talk about it in another time, I'll call you a taxi cab to bring you home" Mugman said with a pained smile as his grip on the leather handle of the case tightened, and with that he left, leaving Helen in the heavy weighted room with just her and her own thoughts, Helen then stood up as well as she dusted her dress before going out, maybe she was asking too much already for answers when the other clearly doesn't want to give her any, she speculate that the brothers lost someone special to them, which led them to do everything for revenge against this Bendy, but she can never be sure to her speculations, she decided that she'll just think about it on the way home, and possibly tell her mother-

"I can't tell mother about this… she might panic and stop me from doing anything that is related to this kind of activity...the things mother's do for their children…." Helen thought to herself as the past experiences of her mother being over protective of her made her mood more lighter, she understands that her mother is doing everything to keep her only loved one safe from harm, and Helen will be sure to do the same, she then went downstairs and saw a taxi cab waiting for her outside with Mugman giving some cash to the driver before opening the door for Helen to go in, Helen then looked at Mugman for a bit as he bowed to her as a silent greet of goodbye, Helen did the same as she went in, she wanted to say sorry for asking questions too personal, even though it wasn't that much, but she still felt guilty for this toon,

"To the Greenland Farm" Helen said as she laid back as the driver took off, she saw the cash in the driver's hand indicating that Mugman paid for her transportation, he was too kind compare to his brother who is a strong willed toon that doesn't fret to truly show his perspective of things, Helen then rested her head on the window as the buildings passed by her eyes as the sun that was high in the sky illuminated the the bright colors of the city, her mind then went back to the picture of Bendy, a pool of dread floated up in her mind as memories of a similar person that scarred her for life.

Mugman stared at the taxi cab as it slowly become smaller as it goes into the horizon of the streets, he then let out a sigh as he scratched the back of his head, he felt bad for dismissing her rudely, well in his eyes it was rude, the toon then looked at the direction of a phonebooth that inside was his brother talking on the phone with the other two people that will be helping them soon, after for a few minutes of waiting Cuphead went out of the booth and walked up to his brother with a slouched back, he looked rusty for his own age,

"So what did they say?" Mugman started to conversation as he watched the a street performer play his saxophone with experience and enjoyment, his brother then just shrugged his shoulders and took out a cigarette, bit off it's end and lit it up with his personal lighter that was carved and forged into high quality, he breaths in the tobacco and breaths out a trail of smoke into the intoxicated air,

"Allison, of course is on the phone, says that she and Thomas will be coming to visit Lady Helen, if she accepts the "job", but then again no rejections" Cuphead said while tapping the ashes of the cigarette on to the ground, Mugman nodded in confirmation as he checked his watch, it was about time that he needed to get it another press conference to clear up some mess within the company, he also was annoyed that his brother never really shows formalities to some of his other acquaintances,

"It's Mrs. And Mr. Conner brother" and with that Cuphead just let out a chuckle and head for his brother's car, they went in and the moment Cuphead felt comfortable inside he turned on the radio and relaxed in the fine tune of a beautiful female voice that sounded so soothing to his ears, as they took off Mugman threw a cash of money towards the street performer from awhile back, the man looked at the amount of cash and thanked Mugman to the top of his lungs with joy, Mugman waved back in reply as Cuphead let out a snort,

"You are too kind brother, you need to change that or else people will take advantage of it" Cuphead said as he draw out a breath of smoke, Mugman then gripped the steering wheel and his lips turned into a thin line,

"Like how you used to?" Mugman never really forgot the time his brother betrayed him and used his kindness as a way to get what he wants and needs, he never fully forgave him but deep down he knows his brother is trying his best to change himself, Cuphead then just continued to look out into the brightly lit city, feeling that there is no need of him to say anything back when it comes to his beloved brother,

the two were never like this, they used to be childlike even in their age, but ever since the last incident, they both have been distant and awkward with each other, but deep down inside they still love each other, after all they promised that "their brotherhood will never end, even to the end of the world".

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