"Stay still would you!" I shouted as the ink blob went under the wood again. Leaving behind only slightly darkened wood. Damn it. I took a deep breath waiting for it to reappear and as soon at it did I swung the ax at the slime creatures head the slime splashing everywhere before being absorbed into the wood bubbling as it did so. Returning to the ink. I sighed using my ax to lean on for a moment panting as I tried to catch my breath. Another one down. They've been all over the studio since I fell down here. What even are they? Half finished abominations? "Damn it, where is all this stuff coming from?"I grumbled wiping the ink off of my face and onto my sleeve. "I'm too old for this."
Joey... What's this secret project of your planning. You're bringing mycharacters to life, but they are all abominations or really annoying and an abomination in Alice's case. I should probably get to looking for more gears.
Suddenly I heard the clanging of cans and quickly stood up again. Gripping onto the ax tightly ready to swing it. "Come on I just got done with the last batch," I grumbled can't I have a moment without fighting these things? I walked to the messed up junk piling the walls, old boxes and cans. I then heard it behind me and flung the ax towards the noise hoping to hit the creature or at least startle it.
"EEK!" The ink creature shouted and my eyes widened in surprise for a second my heart skipped a beat. It was... Bendy. I felt anger go through my veins one of them had attacked me before and it was fast I barely made it out alive. The ax placed right between its horns and its legs shaking uncontrollably as if made out of rubber. This one... it didn't look at all like that abomination that's been chasing me, but it only takes a moment of hesitation.
He almost looks more like my original drawings although some things seemed corrupted. His one horn looked like it was snapped and his one eye was covered with a makeshift eye patch. Looks like it's made from old bandages and torn cloth. "Please don't kill me!" The Bendy clone cried putting his arms in front of him in a praying motion. Funny considering what he is. Although I felt my heart skip a beat. It can talk. It's not the first time one of them has done so, but I've only ever found one other.
Even Boris great guy that he is can't speak a word. Can't even sign.
"I won't kill you as long as you don't attack me." I war es grabbing my ax and pulling it out of the door. It did ask I guess, but I won't drop my guard. It could simply be playing with me. The Bendy clone collapsed on the ground gripping his chest tightly with a white gloved hand. He looked up at me his big dark eye staring, frightened. "Are there more of you?" I asked rolling my ax in my hand in a minorly threatening motion. The clone's eyes followed its movements uncertainly.
Good.
"G-golly gee, I-I don't think so." The clone spoke without seemingly opening its mouth and it spoke like the cartoon too. Nearly perfect. "Say, pal... D-d-did you cut up all those Borises... Borisi?" He spoke in a shaky voice whilst trying to show bravery. He's not letting his guard down either not really.
"No of course not. Who are you?" maybe since this one can talk I can get some sort of answer.
"Thank Alice above." The Bendy sighed leaning against the door in a instant, the demon had relaxed before looking at me confused. "Who am I? Who am I!" He jumped up looking up at me. "What are you on Hooch? I'm Bendy The Dancing Demon!"
"You really think you're Bendy huh?" I questioned pointing the ax at him making his eyes go white so just the black outline of them remained. He tensed up again at the ax, but tried to play it cool.
"Would ya stop swingin' that thing around! and of course, I'm Bendy who else would I be!" He grumbled tapping his feet. "I don't got the snout to be Boris, nor the looks to be the lovely Alice Angel."
Suppose that's pretty average I don't think my Boris clone remembers who he is either. If he's even anyone. They could just be made out of ink and nothing more. I shrugged and began walking off before feeling a tug at my pant sleeve. That almost ended with the hand being cut off out of instinct. "Hey, where ya going, pal? Ya ain't gonna leave me with those monsters are ya!"
"Yeah, it would be better for us both if you didn't come with me." I simply stated beginning to walk down the stairs.
"But uh I can be useful I can go through walls.. Or at least I think I can... and I uh- can unlock doors and I can uh uh take off my head." He listed ways he could help and I felt my heart waver slightly. He sounds like a kid. Just almost, his tone high pitched and happy. I closed my eyes for a second taking a deep breath. Why does he have to sound like a kid? I looked back at him to see him holding his head in his hands. Ok, maybe he's not like a kid.
"Put your head back on," I stated plainly and he did so twisting around as if it was screwed in place about to say something before I interrupted. "You have to stay away from me. You see down here there are two groups of people. Those who follow the angel or the devil and I would rather not associate myself with either."
"Ooooohhh," Bendy said nodding his head. "It's one of those episodes."
"Episode?" I said in confusion blinking a few times. "You think you're in an episode?" He knows what a cartoon is at all?
"Ya? A halloeve special maybe. You know the kind where everyone is goin' on about how angels are good and demons are bad and the end of the whole fi-fi?" He snapped his fingers a few times trying to think of the word.
"Fiasco?"
"Ya, and at the end of the whole fiasco, everyone learns the lesson about not judging others about how they look." He blinked at me a few times before narrowing his eye. "Even if they are carrying around an ax and almost impale you, but that's all right pal I forgive ya!" He gave the gesture of wanting a hug and when I didn't respond he slowly put down his hands looking slightly disappointed. "So where's ol Alice Angel the siren canary herself!" He smiled wider pulling on his bowtie as if to fix it. Although his hands where shaking.
"Hmm." I thought for a second. If I give this one to Alice maybe she'll forgo all these errands. He does look like a nearly perfect Bendy and perfect tends to be her thing. Maybe she'll like this one and know what to do with it. "Fine, you can come with me."
"Yippie! Golly gee I'm sure this is the beginnin' of a beauutiful friendship. What's your name pal?" He held out his white-gloved hand for me to shake.
Reluctantly I shook the clones hand. He barely had a grip. "I'm Henry, Henry Stein."
"Pleasure to meet cha Mr. Stein can I call ya Henry?"
"Sure, and the pleasure is all mine." Acting like this he should be pretty easy to manipulate. Just need to get to the elevator and take him down to that messed up Alice. I'm sure he'll probably run straight into her hands. Then he'll be out of my hair and I can go home. Hopefully. Oh God I just want to get back home.
"Whatcha doin' Henry?" Bendy asked following me by skipping his feet. His ink made shoes clicking against the floor as if they are real. They got to be real? How can the ink possibly do all this? So easily fooled by ink and paper... stop it Henry he's not real none of them are real. They are just twisted paper marche.
"Collecting gears for... someone helping me," I answered simply figured it wasn't a good idea to mention Alice... Susie. He stopped walking and started to jump in place filled with excitement!
"Can I help! Can I help!" He asked continuously jumping. He wants to help me? Hmmm, It couldn't hurt. I walked to one of the boxes on the wall prying it open with my wrench.
"You see this big one right here? That's what we need. Now if they are loose you can just grab them but tighter ones you'll have to loosen this bolt." I explained Bendy watching eagerly.
"Lossy Lefty Right Tighty." He said bouncing slightly as he spoke.
"Yeah... guess that works." Bendy gave a wide smile bounding away to look for the boxes. From the other room, I heard a squeaking sound. Yup, he found the toy room. I shook my head slowly. Who were you... If anyone. He can't have been an actual kid. Joey was always strict about no family allowed in the studio.
I felt something cold hit the top of my head and I slowly placed my hand there before looking at it. "Ink? Shit!" I looked around the ceiling and walls dripping ink. Where's the station where's the station! Seeing one I quickly ran to it. I stuffed the wrench in pant pocket and yanked my ax from its makeshift holder. I don't want to fight it, but if I die I'm sure as hell am giving it a few scratches.
I yanked open the stations door and swung it close as I went inside, holding the door closed. Waiting for that monster to pass.
I put my hand tightly over my mouth to quiet my breathing. I could feel myself shaking, which made the ink that hasn't dried on it drip from my ax. The tall corrupted monster slowly walking pass it's skin bubbling and oozing leaving a trail of ink behind that slowly absorbed into the wood. I gave a sigh of relief when it finally was gone. slowly opening the miracle station. What keeps him from these? Are they blessed or something? Hah... Alice doesn't seem like the holy type of angel. Although she is hole-y in the literal sense.
I shook my head at my own joke. Guess it's good to try and keep a light heart even in times like this.
"AAAAAIIIIEEEEEEE" My eyes widened when the loud scream came from the other room. "Get away get away!" Bendy cried. I should go, let him by me time. Two birds with ones stone. I began running to the elevator before slowing down and stopping as the little Bendy cried for help.
I'm sure this is the beginnin' of a beauutiful friendship.What's your name pal?He's depending on me. Can I help! Can I help! God damn it, I stomped on the ground out of frustration before gripping my ax tightly. I should just leave him there so why do my legs want to run in there?
I rushed into the toy room. My Bendy on the top shelf of one of the toy racks as the abomination reached for him screeching loudly through gritted teeth. Ink oozing over the shelves as he reached for his smaller counterpart. Whose shaking and backing away, but finding nowhere to go. His eyes white with fright. Why am I helping him? I should get out of here while I still can. I can feel my legs shaking at the sight of that monster, but I stood strong. "HEY! Leave him alone!" I shouted getting The monsters attention.
The abomination twisted his head around unnaturally to look at me before running towards me without a hesitant moment. I took a deep breath holding my ax up to strike him through! I hit him but it didn't do much the inky creature grabbed me by putting his large ink covered hand over my mouth. "Henry!" My Bendy called out. That's when my vision began to go black.
I feel like I'm drowning.