Inked in Mystery
Listen to the song Draw me closer at the same time as reading the scene, I think it's very nice to have this music at the same time, it will give the nice scene :D
For the reaction scenes, I use the Gamer Reaction so choose the cry that seems the closest to the scared character (perso, some are totally dead laugh XD)
Chapter 10: Hidden and Homecoming
The Toons continue to search the building... without seeing the door in the recess that served as Henry's desk. This one is very slightly open and two pairs of small eyes observe their exploration: Candice and Keffan. Aiden rises from the basement without noise (flying) and lands on the head of the Tunman.
« So ? » he whispers, glancing.
« They didn't see us. Fortunately, you arrived long before them. » the half-Toon sighs.
« Yes, but they block the exits by searching like that. It would take a diversion to be able to escape from behind with Bendy. »
Candice turns to the boys with a sigh. We should scare adults, like that they would think more about saving their skin than to find their demon friend who is in the basement with Boris (the soul as the body) until the little ones tell him that the way is clear. Except that in the real world, Candice cannot do anything. She was a Toon! She can only control Toons materials. Suddenly she freezes, turning to the kitten next to her.
« Hey ! » she exclaims in a low voice, drawing the attention of the boys. « You're a half-Toon so you can control all the materials! Well ... I mean the Toons materials as Real materials, right? »
Keffan nods, a little lost (especially since he rarely used this ability), when the rabgirl is leaning towards him with a big smile.
« Awesome ! So, here is the plan! »
The two boys bend over and listen attentively to their friend's plan.
SourPuss advance with Disney's Donald and Looneys Bugs. As the duck trembles while holding his bucket of solvent, he jostles the rabbit ahead, a shotgun (whose balls are filled with thinners) by hand.
« Hey ! Watch out with your bucket, Doc! You nearly knocked him over me! » the Looneys' Chief exclaims, avoiding a small drop.
« Sorry ... » the duck mumbles.
Suddenly, a door next to them opens without warning, making them jump. Bugs come in softly (thanking his natural optimist who keeps him from being too scared) and smiles.
« Hey ! Guys ! I found an old office! And there's still the radio! »
Smiling, the rabbit lights the radio that sizzles a little after all these years when it didn't work ... then a 1930s air escapes from the speakers. The Looney begins to hum on the beat, looking in the office, letting the others continue.
« Watch out, Rabbit! » Sam the Pirate said passing by quickly.
« Yes, don't worry Doc! »
But as all the Toons leave to explore the rest of the building, a big ink stain comes out of the ink machine room (without being notice by those who's searching) and heads to the office whereis the long ears Looneys chief. He hums quietly on the beat... when the radio sizzles as if someone turns it off.
« What? It would already give up? »
Bugs takes the radio and observes it... when he feels something cold grab his arm. Jumping forward, he drops the radio and looks at his arm... to see a kind of inked hand grab his arm. Feeling his heart miss a beat, the rabbit scream and struggles to break free from this bizarre thing ... when it lets go of him, making him lose his balance. Carried away in his tracks, Bugs bangs violently in the Toons who ran to help him.
« What's happening ? » Mickey panicked as he joined them, followed by his brother Oswald.
« There's an ink hand that tried to catch me! » the rabbit explains.
« No, but are you serious, Bugs? » Daffy growls, stuck under his ''colleague''. « You think that's the time for your jokes? »
« Hey ! I may be a Looney but I can tell the difference between joke time and serious moments like now! » the rabbit indignantly straightening himself.
Candice grumbles a little but not loud enough for adults to hear. What Keffan does, it wouldn't be enough to scare a bunch of raging Toons, ready to do anything to eliminate the one that makes them so scared! Especially her father who, although he was easily impressionable, would do anything to protect her. So while whispering, she growls:
« Deepen the terror aspect, Keffan! »
« Yeah, but they are our friends anyway! » the Tunman is indignant.
« Friends who are about to kill another I'm reminded you! » the lapmaine insists.
« Okay…. » Keffan sighs, raising his arms in the air (although he doesn't really need to do it since everything is done by psychokinesis) « Attention! It's going to be epic! »
While the Toons growl at Bugs Bunny, the floorboards start to snap one by one violently (waving some Toons in their passages), scary all those present at this moment.
« Oh yeah ! There it is better, Keffy! »
The kitten turns to her, a satisfied little smile,... when Aiden smiles.
« Hey ! And if Bendy popped up in front of them? »
As his friends seem lost, the chick whispers his idea.
« Oh yeah ! There is everywhere in the studio! » Keffan smiled.
« Put one in the turn of the generator's hallway, at the junction! » the magpie chick chuckle.
The kitten closes his eyes, making a plan of the studio in his head... and smiles while preparing the appearance of the demon.
The Toons in the Ink Machine corridor are shaking, not daring to move for fear of doing what has just happened... when they hear Porky screaming! Worried for the Great Council member, all rush to the scream to find the pig paralyzed in front of a cutout representing Bendy.
« That's what scares you, Porky? » Penelope wonders.
« He appeared sud-sud-sud... all at once! I don't understand how h-h-he appears there! » the Looney stammers, taking back his weapon (a simple stick).
« There's really a weird thing here. » Goofy mumbles, pushing the cutout that falls flat on the floor.
The Toons separate again to search the studio. Rock Bottom* then goes to the projection room with Mighty Mouse, Droopy and Marvin the Martian. The alien Looney stops by noticing the audio log so he try to catch it, intriguing Mighty who stays with him and Droopy decides to try to open one of the doors, limping from one to the other. Rocky continues alone and turns, heading to the projection room... when everyone in the building hears a very high scream. Jumping, the three who accompanied him rush into the corridor where Rock Bottom was to see him on the ground, shaking and pale as a towel.
« By the rings of Saturn! » Marvin is indignant. « What's the matter ? Who scream? »
Rock (still shaking) is pointing down the hall.
« B-B-Bendy! He was there ! »
Mighty flies in the direction indicated and turns in the corridor while other Toons approach ... to return with one of the many panels representing the demon. All allow themselves to breathe, relieved that the real monster isn't there preparing an ambush.
« He must have been moved by something. The wind, a mouse or something else. That's why you thought he was alive, Rocky. » the superhero mouse smiled.
« So you're the one to scream like a girl? » Droopy asks calmly.
The bulldog begins to growl while blushing as everyone burst out laughing ... when the lights go out, turn on again, creating disturbing flashes, and the ink starts flowing in the pipes that run along the walls, making them squeak in a disturbing sound. It was almost as if the building was coming back to life.
Other screams echo, making all Toons jump. This time, it's Gandy, Heckle and Jeckle! The three TerryToons run out of one of the corridors, followed by one of the signs. All are frozen, intrigued... when all the cutouts representing Bendy begin to move as if they are alive. All scream as they move away as much as possible from the cutouts... as the pipes explode one after the other and ink begins to flood the floor and dribble from the ceiling at the doors, forcing the Toons to run away from the doors.
All are trying to reach the exit... when the cutouts start encircling them. All are shaking, feeling that Bendy is hiding among the many cutouts, ... when the lights come on suddenly and a single 'BOO' sounds in the heavy silence that has settled in the studio. All the Toons scream in horror and, hustling the simple cutouts, they all rush to the exit, leaving some of their weapons on the ground. Joey, who was calmly waiting outside, freezes when he sees them come out absolutely terrified.
« HEY ! CAME BACK HERE! We must put an end to the existence of Bendy! »
But the terrorized Toons, rush into the tunnel to ToonTown and go home, promising to condemn forever this cursed tunnel! However, without the Toons paying attention, and as Joey pests in front of the studio, a real van passes into the deserted street and enters the passageway to Kansas City.
In SillyVision's studio, Bendy trembles as he hears the footsteps on the floor above their heads and hugs Boris (Boris's soul), praying that the Toons don't think about looking in the basement. After several minutes, they hear frantic steps above them, forcing them to prepare for the worst, ... when both SillyVision's characters hear laughter from children. Candice, Keffan and Aiden are laughing loudly as they get down the stairs. The two ''half-humans'' are literally folded in half and the little magpie is even unable to fly as he laughs and falls to the ground while holding his belly.
« What's the matter ? » Bendy wonders, straightening up, followed by Boris.
« Keffan just saw what he looks like when he's scared! » the little Rabbit chuckles before taking a gentle pat on the shoulder by the kitten.
« What? »
« Kef' used his half-Toon abilities to make it sound like the studio was haunted! » the chick laughs. « You would have seen them running like rabbits screaming! »
Candice (upset that her father is a rabbit) gives him a slap in the back of the head, stopping the laughter of the chick even if his smile stays on his beak. Bendy looks at them, intrigued, while Boris smiles.
« Well done, little ones. Now we can go out. » he said before pointing to the back of the room. « That way, we arrive at an emergency exit that leads out behind the studio. Near the employee parking. Joey used it all the time when he was covered in ink after his tests on the Toons so no one could see him. »
Aiden rushes to Bendy and takes his hand to calm him down. Boris catches the bag where his body is and guides everyone to the exit. The children are surprised to discover the music department of the studio in the basement.
« Wow, so great! » Candice exclaims. « Why did you never bring us here? » she asks, hopping.
« If you had known the director of the music department, you wouldn't ask yourself the question. » Boris responds calmly even though he sees that Bendy is uncomfortable.
They continue their way quietly to the door... except that once they are there, the passage is filled with ink. Both SillyVision are turning to children who bite their lips.
« Sorry ... » Keffan mumbles nervously playing with his tail. « I had to scare them so I turned the machine on again. Besides, what is this system of starting? When do we have to put objects on pedestals to start a machine? »
« Joey Drew system. » Bendy sighs as he approaches the ink.
Delicately, he touches the thick black liquid and it is traveled by shivers. Then to the shock of others (even Boris), the ink departs like the waters of the Red Sea. Standing up, he takes Aiden in his arms and says:
« Quick ! I don't know how long I can do that! »
Boris catches Keffan while Candice jumps on his back and both SillyVision run to the door that Bendy opens without problem. As soon as they close the door, the ink returns to its place as if nothing had happened.
They find themselves in a sort of tunnelled tunnel with old lamps still in working order by some miracle and, in the distance, they see the light from the outside, pale because of the light from the moon. The darling devil shakes, remembering his first outdoor experience after Halloween, but Candice runs to hug him.
« All is well, Bendy! We'll get you out of there. We will find a way to help you! » she smiled, wanting to bring back the smile to her new friend.
Framed by the children and the one he loves, Bendy moves slowly. The car park is deserted, overgrown with tall grass swaying in the wind and the pale moonlight... except for the van parked outside and Eddie Valiant leaning against the hood. The three children are stunned to see him there, Bendy starts to tremble (fearing that this is a new ally of Joey) and Boris growls, releasing his bag to stand in front of others. Eddie finally notices them and stands up before advancing towards them (keeping despite all a safety distance because of the wolf).
« Uncle Eddie ... » Candice mumbles.
« You were in a hell of a lot of trouble, kids. » the detective sighs. « Is it worth it at least? »
The children don't respond, hugging Bendy as if to protect him. The human observes it, neutral, ... then he smiles, even giving a little laugh.
« If you could see your heads. » he laughs, shaking his head. « If I wanted to hurt your friend, it will be a long time since I came here to settle him. »
The surprised Toons look at him as he heads for the van. He opens the back and a little white being flying out. The children recognize him and are pleasantly surprised to see him.
« Casper? »
The little ghost smiles and greets them with a hand gesture. Unlike the other Toons, he hadn't seen a monster at Bendy but a scared and sad being... like him every time he tried to make friends. He is quickly followed by two Toons souls: Pepé and Ortensia! The children smile, happy to see that they aren't dead. Only unable to find their bodies without their hearts, like Boris.
« We'll help you, mes amis! » the skunk smiled as Oswald's wife nodded, smiling.
Bendy observes them, incredulous ... and jumps up suddenly meeting face-to-face with the ghost-child. He recedes a little, embarrassed, and smiles shyly as the little boy he is.
« Sorry ... I didn't want to scare you. I know what it's like to be badly judged. I am too kind for a ghost and I hate to scare but I unintentionally scare everyone I meet. And it's so sad to be without friends so I'd like to offer you my friendship. I love making friends! By the way, my name is Casper. » the friendly little white Toon presents himself as he reaches out to Bendy as his polite little boy's education has taught him.
The Dancing Demon hesitates ... then squeezes the little white and transparent hand, murmuring:
« Bendy ... »
« Come quickly ! Get in! » Eddie orders in a firm but calm voice.
Smiling, Candice runs to the Human and jumps on his neck.
« THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU, UNCLE EDDIE ! » she chirps.
The detective rolls his eyes, patting the little girl's head as Keffan laughs and Pepé smiles as he picks up the bag containing Boris's body.
« Quick ! Someone could come back! » Ortensia is alarmed.
Aiden takes Bendy's other hand and he and Casper pull him into the van, followed by Boris and Pepé. As they have no more room on the back seat, Candice and Keffan jump on the front seat, next to Eddie after the Human has closed the doors. Valiant starts the vehicle and returns to the tunnel... but as they approach, he notices a figure that seems to wander like a hunter in search of prey.
« Shit ! Joey! » the detective cursed, slowing down. « Hide, children! »
Keffan slips under the chair and Candice into the glove box. Aiden and Casper huddle in the back of the truck with the souls and the trembling demon.
Joey sees the vehicle approaching and moving towards the van, hands in his pockets and forcing Eddie to stop at his height. The shady human frowns when he recognized the detective.
« Mr Valiant? »
« Good evening, Mr Drew! »
« What are you doing here ? »
« I lent this van to the Toons for their parade, but given what happened, I got it back. And with all this mess, I lost myself. I come back on my steps, I would find the right tunnel to go home. She belong to my wife, you understand. »
The director of SillyVision frowns, unconvinced by his words and Eddie's big smile. The detective notices this and, wanting to be convincing, he proposes:
« You want me to bring you back? »
Candice and Keffan refrain from screaming with indignation and Bendy freezes in the back. Luckily, Boris and Pepé have good reflexes and put their hands against his mouth before he screams his displeasure, suspecting that Valiant knows what he's doing. And, luckily again, Joey shakes his head.
« No, it'll be fine... » he mumbles away.
Eddie greets him with a gesture of hand then restarts. As soon as they are in the tunnel, the children re-settle on the bench and the vehicle continues its route quietly, far from the SillyVision. Bendy feels his heart lighten as he moves away from his prison and, exhausted by all his tears, he falls asleep against Boris. Casper smiles, finding the scene too cute, and with the wolf's agreement, he squeezes against the demon and uses his ghost cloth to cover him.
After a few minutes of relatively quiet driving in ToonTown, they finally arrive at their destination: Los Angeles, in front of the bar held by the detective's companion. Eddie gets out of the van and runs inside the bar, leaving Candice and Keffan ''alone'' in the vehicle. He finds the owner (Dolorès) serving customers with a swing time's music.
« Dolorès! You must help me! » the detective exclaims, joining her.
« What's the matter ? » she worries as she approaches her companion.
« We have a big problem in ToonTown and we have to hide someone. »
« Roger is having trouble again? »
« No, it's not Roger. But it is someone who risks his skin even in front of the Toons. »
Dolores frowns, then nods.
« Bring him in. »
Candice plays nervously with the edges of her dress while Keffan watches the surroundings.
« But what is he doing? » Aiden growls in the back.
« He must have tried to convince Aunt Dolorès. » the little rabbit-human says. « She mustn't be very happy to serve as a refuge for Toons. »
« Because she thinks we're doing it on purpose? » the voice of Bendy wakes up when he stops the vehicle.
« Shhh ! » the voices of the others present groans.
Suddenly, Eddie comes out of the bar and opens the front door.
« Quick ! Come before someone sees us! » he said, moving aside to let the two children down before opening the back doors.
Bendy nervously squeezes his cloak (which Casper has recovered) to hide his face. The souls of Pepé and Ortensia rush out of the van and advance to the bar watching the presence of Toons... then they wave to others. Boris jumps out of the van and guides Bendy inside, keeping the hood of his cloak on the demon's head. However, without anyone noticing, a small drawn figure observes them carefully before running away, as if running for someone.
« We will be calm here. Since it's more a bar for Humans, the Toons won't think of looking for a ''Demon'' that hates humans. » Eddie explains when Bendy is shaking as he looks at the men around them.
« Hi Aunt Dolorès! » Candice smiles as she jumps on an empty bench in front of the Human woman.
« Hi my darling. » the property smiled before turning to his companion. « Can you tell me what Uncle Eddie brings back to me? »
« It's our friend, Bendy! He must be hidden from others otherwise he will have big problems. » the girl answers as her friends sit next to her with the demon.
When the souls get closer, some depart by noticing Pepé, which annoys the skunk.
« Hey ! A skunk soul even Toon, it smell nothing! »
« I confirm ! » the detective mumbles before turning to his companion who glares at him.
« Can you explain to me ? » she grunts, pointing at Bendy who drops the hood off his cloak.
« Basically, you have to keep him safe for a while because at ToonTown, it becomes serious. The former director of his studio says he's a monster while Candice, Aiden and Keffan say he's a frightened angel. Except that nobody in ToonTown believes them and they are so scared that he's like Doom that they want to kill him. »
Dolorès puts her hand on her mouth and stifles a slight cry of surprise. She looks at the little Demon who tries to keep his body steady and then leans over to Valiant.
« But what do I do if Toons come here? »
« I don't know, but I don't think it will happen. Given their current status, Pepé and Ortensia will stay here to watch with some Gremlins and they will warn if a Toon arrives. »
However, Eddie has barely finished his sentence that the little figure dressed in a pretty purple dress who was watching in the street enters the bar running and:
« Bendy? » a soft voice asks, almost as innocent as a child's.
All turn around except Bendy who is literally frozen in the spot, shocked by recognizing this voice before slowly turning to her.
At the entrance stands a small female Toon Demon. Her face is very similar to Bendy's but slightly smaller, thinner with long eyelashes and big eyes. She has horns above her head like the demon but she has a black haircut cut in the style of the 1920s (with the tips near her cheeks that rise slightly and a small bangs on the forehead) with a small white band around her forehead on which hangs a beautiful white rose. When she finally sees the face of the little devil, the devil girl smiles, even if a few tears bead in the corner of her eyes, and turns to the stairs screaming like a little girl who has just found her favorite doll:
« Henry, Henry! I was right, Henry! It's Bendy ! »
Full with joy, the little one runs to the demon while a human of almost fifty with brown hair joins her, almost hoping. Boris freezes when he sees the Man but he quickly drops his eyes to Bendy when the little devil throws herself on his neck, crazy with joy, while Bendy is completely frozen.
« Bendy, Bendy! My big brother ! » she chirps, squeezing as hard as she can.
Aiden frowns (just like Keffan and Candice).
« Big Brother ? » they are amazed aloud.
« Who is la petite demoiselle? » Pepé asks, leaning toward Boris.
« It's Pandora Devil. Joey wanted her to be Bendy's mate, but there was always friendship between them. As she was younger, Pandora and Bendy considered themselves siblings. »
Eddie frowns and looks at the two little demons. The little girl is smiling to the 'ears' while the dancing devil trembles between joy and shock, tears of ink running down his cheeks and the ink that composes him begins to flow on his forehead.
With a shaking gesture, he wipes the ink by sending it to the back of his head and squeezes his little Pandora, unable to believe that, like him, she could survive 30 years while being forgotten. Where had she been? Did Joey know she was alive? Is she in danger like him? So many questions jostle in his head... New tears run down his cheeks, forcing Keffan to take a handkerchief out of his hammerspace and pass it to Bendy, and the little one smiles as she departs to look at him.
« If you knew how scared I was that day. Everyone said that a monster had invaded the studio and had to flee. I tried to find you but I was dragged out. If there hadn't been Henry, ... »
« Henry!? » Bendy suffocates.
The Human who accompanies the little demon girl goes, forcing the dancing demon to raise his head ... and he freezes in recognition.
Henry, since it's him, observes the scene smiling, a little apart. How could his little Bendy, the smiling little Toon whom he had seen ''be born'' and grow happily while marveling at everything and nothing and especially by dancing and singing, had he become so black and cruel? He couldn't believe it ... and seeing these big eyes filled with sadness, astonishment and joy, the Human understands that everything is false as he thought.
Understanding that they were attending a reunion, Eddie gently dismissed Pandora and Boris moved the children away, leaving the Toon and his Animator face-to-face. Henry feels his eyes shining under tears and smiles as he looks at his little Toon. The first he saw born, and even though he loves all his Toons, the dancing demon he brought back to life had a special place in his heart.
Bendy stays there, with no other expression than the ones shows in his eyes ... until the little Toon glares at him and turns back furiously to avoid looking at Henry.
« GO AWAY, FILTHY TRAITOR ! » he roared like a furious animal.
All are surprised by this explosion of anger. Henry approaches the demon quietly.
« Bendy ... please, little guy, listen to me ... »
« I HAVE NO WISH TO HEAR ANOTHER OF YOUR LIES ! » Bendy yells, turning to him, starting to drizzle in anger what surprises the Human who has never seen that. « YOU ABANDONED US WITH THAT MAD GUY! You left us alone, defenseless to this psychopath! He used us as vulgar objects that could be broken and thrown away! We lived hell! Especially after he bought this ink machine! This evil machine! While you ... »
Clenching his fists, the Dancing Demon begins to tremble and tears of ink appear in the corner of his eyes.
« You were somewhere without worrying for a moment about us ... so suddenly, all that I see now, ... IT'S THAT YOU AREN'T BETTER THAN HIM! »
Then, no longer able to support all this flood of emotions that overwhelms him, Bendy starts to cry and falls on his knees. Everything in the bar stopped to watch the scene. Even the music has been cut off. The only noise still audible is the Toon's sobs. Henry approaches him to be able to press him against him but Bendy recoils and orders him:
« Don't touch me !… »
« Bendy ... if I had known what Joey had done to you ... »
« SHUT UP ! » Bendy cries, covering his ears and bending over in two, refusing to hear more.
« Little fellow... I'm your friend ... do you know that anyway? ... »
« NO ! » The dancing demon is screaming, persisting in remaining deaf to the explanations. « HUMANS AREN'T MY FRIENDS, I HATE THEM ! I HATE THEM WITH ALL MY SOUL ! THEY ARE ONLY ASSASSINS ! LIARS ! »
« That's not true, Bendy. » Henry sighs, unable to believe that his little demon has become a hateful monster as Joey would have liked. « I know you can't hate Humanity. I know Joey hurt you. You, Boris, Pandora and even Alice. And since she's not here, I think something much more horrible happened to her than Boris's. You must know why I really left. »
Henry kneels in front of him even though Bendy continues to clog his ears. Boris knows that this is only protection. He had been so hurt and betrayed that he preferred to be cautious even though he had hoped for the return of their animator for years. But what frightens him is that he is in an environment he doesn't know unlike the SillyVision studio.
« Joey had become really strange, Bendy ... much more than usual. I didn't see myself staying where I didn't feel comfortable. I didn't want to take you with me but Joey refused, saying that as he was the director, you belong to him. So I went to meet different lawyers to assert my rights on you, pretending to look for new scenarios for your episodes. I didn't think he could hurt you ... »
« YOU LIE ! You're on the side of this dirty monster, as always! Go and find him, your dear friend, and disappear from my life! »
Henry sighs. How could he make Bendy listen to reason?
« Bendy, little fellow... »
« LEAVE ME ! » The dancing demon was raging again, raising his hand to slap Henry.
Except that, in his anger, he doesn't realize that the ink that drips from his hands takes on the appearance of sharp claws. Before Boris or the children can react, Bendy's hand slams violently ... and ink squirts like blood across the room.
Looking up, Bendy is horrified to see Pandora between him and Henry. The demon girl found herself with the face completely scratched and ink dripping from her wounds. The girl raises her head... then smiles.
« Watch out, big brother! Look what you did to me. » she laughs.
The dancing demon goes back, horrified, and puts his hands on his mouth, paralyzed. He trembles while staring at his sister but the the little Toon doesn't seem worried. She knows that Henry can arrange that for her whenever she wants. Of course, there will still be scars under the new layer of ink but it's better than a human injured for nothing.
Henry takes advantage that Bendy is frozen by the shock to approach and hug him. The demon is so disturbed that he drips but the former animator doesn't care. He had already been covered with ink before so if he had to be so to comfort his little Toon, he would do it.
« I'm sorry, Bendy ... I should have been there to prevent this disaster ... » he said, ignoring the ink.
Bendy trembles, his reason telling him to push Henry away when his heart tells him that Henry is back ... then he begins to hug the Human, crying.
« He took me everything... this junk took everything from me... My celebrity... my fans... my friends... Boris... and even... »
The little demon's tears become thicker, covering his animator's shirt with black .
« All right, Bendy ... you'll tell me all about it when you're near... » Henry smiled as he rocked him like a little child. « I'm here now. I'm not leaving anymore. I'll get you out of there, little guy. You will find all that you have lost. I promise you... »
The dancing demon cry, knowing that it would be difficult to return something that Joey stole from him, but the presence of the Human who created him, brought back to life and raised with the other Toons reassures him. Trembling, he squeezes his animator even harder and allows himself to call Henry with a name that the young man would have loved to accept if there hadn't been Joey and his law of ''no familiarity with the Toons''.
« Dad… »
Henry is touched when he hears this name from Bendy and coaxes him like a child. After a few minutes, they separate and the little black and white Toon wipes his tears, stabilizing his body as much as he can.
Seeing the almost dejected Toon's look, Eddie turns to his wife.
« Dolorès! Give me the bottle of bourbon. »
« I thought you stopped. » the woman sighs.
« It's not for me ! And leave me alone with that! First Roger, now you! »
The detective's wife takes the bottle and a glass she gives to Valiant. The detective fills the glass with alcohol then hands it to the dancing demon.
« Look! Swallow that. It will do you good. »
Bendy takes the glass, suspicious, wears it near his face and sniffs. He grimaces at the strong smell.
« What is this diluent junk? » he asks, pushing the glass back on the bar.
« Have you never drunk alcohol? »
The devil darling shrugs, shaking his head. Joey allowed him nothing but being a demon. Eddie frowns and takes the drink.
« That, kid, it's bourbon. A typical American whiskey! And it's not dangerous. Look. »
Regardless of his wife's gaze, the Human empties the glass in one go. While Boris and Pandora have already seen this, Bendy has the same look as a child. The detective gives him a new drink and:
« Go. Your turn. »
The dancing demon hesitates taking the glass, takes a deep breath and swallows the bourbon in a row ... but barely the alcohol comes into his mouth he spits it by posing the glass and coughs violently, forcing Boris to hit him in back while Pandora and the children burst out laughing. As soon as he is able to breathe, he grimaces and shouts:
« AH! THAT TEARS THE TEETH ! IT'S ATROCIOUS ! »
Jerking to try to chase away the taste, he finally wiped his tongue with his glove. All his friends burst out laughing. Was it that little Toon with childish behavior that scared ToonTown?
HERE IS! Chapter 10 writes quite quickly thanks to a first writing: D I hope you like it :)
So as my Joey Drew would be played by Johnny Depp, my Henry would be played by an actor whom I think you will have recognized: Robert Downey Jr. to know Mr Sherlock Holmes :) He is a very good actor and I think he would do an excellent Henry :)
Ah! Above all, notifications are noted *
*The Professor's bumbling sidekick, a bulldog who walks and dresses like a human being in Felix the Cat
That's it :D see you next time :D And don't forget to leave a comment :D