Author's note: Nothing new, but thanks for waiting!
I do apologize for making the battle scenes kind of short, but no worries. Also, there will be a hostage for Audrey (and maybe Elaine) to rescue for each chapter, except the fifth and final one.
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(Audrey's POV)
I eventually came across a room full of lockers, and I entered, I assumed it was a changing room of sorts. Kind of like the ones you'd find at school, but then it hit me.
These were different sorts of lockers, mainly to store personal stuff. Checking each of the ones that I was able to open, I soon found a key in one of them.
After that, I traveled to the maintenance gate. However, there was a cart blocking the doors, and I was quick enough to push it out of the way. Upon unlocking it using the code, I entered inside.
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Unfortunately, there stood Piper, who was clearly angry. "You may have evaded my boys, but this time, you're in for some ruination!" he demanded.
Shit, I thought to myself. Luckily, I still had my pipe in hand, and was ready to beat him up.
He charged at me, his weapon of choice being a pipe and wrench hybrid. His attacks were nearly swift, and while I took damage, I had to stay calm.
I brought my pipe down on Piper, to which he grunted a couple of times with every hit. "So you really wanna play hardball, huh?!" I heard him ask.
He attacked me again a few more times, but fortunately, I shielded myself. I finally struck him again, providing more damage.
Eventually, I would figuratively bring him down to his last leg. Piper's empty fist clenched, believing me to be too much for him.
This gave me the opportunity to try and unlock the nearest door leading to Animation Alley. However, the key split in half.
Almost quickly, I ran out of the room, looking for a Miracle Station to hide. When I did, I simultaneously hid and took my time recovering.
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A little bit later, I exited out. Continuing where I left off, I came across what appeared to be a being made out of ink. It seemed to be guarding something behind the broken wall, so I had to wait until it left the area.
I ran to the area, and crouched under it. When I did, I saw the fuse box, except it wasn't running properly.
I also had to avoid being detected by some more monsters, though I did hear one screaming, "I don't wanna die!" and running around almost frantically.
When I was able to make it out unscathed, I heard someone yelling. For a moment, I thought it was that ink monster again, but I certainly recognized that voice.
Katherine was somewhere, allright, so I had to follow where her cries were coming from.
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Eventually, I found myself in a rather stylish-looking room, complete with a minibar, some billiards, and a record player. It was arguably bigger than the one I had with me, though.
But I would also notice Katherine, who was in the midst of calling out for me. I ended up asking, "Katy? Are you allright?"
This prompted her to turn around, and her eyes widened in shock. "Audrey? What the hell happened to you?"
"It's a very long story..."
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(Katy's POV)
She told me everything that had transpired, from encountering those three buffoons, to bringing up Archgate, to finally looking for a some fuses. Audrey said it was necessary to bring the power back to the studio, before she brought up her change of appearance.
"You're...you're covered in ink?!" I asked, blinking in shock.
"Yes, mainly due to Bendy having brought me into the Ink Machine." she replied. "And apologies if I look somewhat different to you."
My teeth chattered as I examined Audrey a second time. "But how are you gonna be able to take your real self back?" I inquired.
"If I go face to face with Bendy, then maybe it'll happen. But for now, I'm stuck in a figurative way."
"But I gotta get outta this place first! Can you help me find a way out?"
"I think so...it's pretty dangerous, though. But luckily, I've got your back." she told me.
"Thanks, Audrey. You're one hell of a tubular friend." I said, developing a warm smile.
"Same to you." she replied, smiling back.
As I got up, I added, "Oh, and by the way, I found this in one of the cakes."
I presented to Audrey a fuse, that I was able to clean up with some napkins. To her delight, she graciously took it from me.
"I was looking for that sort of thing!" she exclaimed.
I replied with a smile, "No problem!"
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(Audrey's POV)
Making sure not to make any noise, Katherine and I went through the same obstacles needed to get past the monsters. We eventually reached the fuse box, and I put the fuse inside.
Once the power was restored, I smiled bravely. However, I believe that I still had a crap-ton of stuff to take care of here.
Just as we reached the lock, I turned and saw that an ink monster or two were set to get rid of me. Katherine even whimpered a bit as she hid behind me, and I was more than happy to protect her.
I hit the first one a couple of times, before it dissolved completely. The second one was almost close to approaching Katherine, but I kept my watch on her as I did away with it as well.
With them out of the picture, we pressed on. Katherine then asked, "How the hell do I get out of here?"
"I'm certain there are windows that lead to outside, but be extra careful, Katy. I don't think it's a good idea to jump out of a window and break your cranium." I replied.
She nodded, before I briefly saw what looked like a variation of those ink monsters. It appeared to be writing something, and it read, 'There will be more'.
More of what? What do they mean by that? More enemies wanting my head until I reach Bendy?
Regardless, I eventually located a crevice in the floor. "Hey look!" I heard Katherine exclaim. "There's a window, and boy, do I smell fresh air!"
Approaching the window, she turned her head to see me and asked, "You'll be okay on your own, right?"
I smiled, as did she. "I will. Don't worry, Katy, I got someone to help me out, too." I said.
Katherine nodded, before exiting through the window.
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(Katy's POV)
I'm alive. I'm totally alive!
Once I found a way to get back down to the ground without falling to my death, I take one last look at Joey Drew Studios.
I truly hope you'll be in good hands, Audrey. I guarantee you!
I breathed a sigh of relief, before going over to my car, and starting it up. And with that, I drove off, ready to tell my story to my friends about how I got locked inside a studio.
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(Audrey's POV)
Still in the lounge, I notice a door that had the sign 'Don't Knock, Just Speak'. Going over to it, I asked, "Hello? Is there anyone inside?"
"Yes, and you're quite lucky to be alive after having to get past the Butcher Gang. Some old enemies of mine, you know."
The voice clearly belonged to the man who turned me into this ink-hybrid abomination, but I had to keep my cool. One of my hands turned the doorknob, and I slowly entered the room.
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Once inside, I noticed a young man, almost devilish in appearance, with a somewhat pensive glare. Eventually, his youthful features softened as he instantly recognized me.
"Audrey, my dear. I've been expecting you." he said.
As I instantly noticed that he looked like a much younger, and quite handsome version of George from the early 40s, I felt a chill down my spine. "Y-You're Bendy, are you?" I stammered.
"Yes, it is I," Bendy replied as he stood up with a smirk, "the Little Devil himself."
"Aren't you gonna thank me for bringing the power back in the studio?" I asked.
He rolled his eyes, before he said, "Well, I could. Oh, and by the way, did you bring your friend over to me? So that I can turn her into another of the Lost Ones? Or perhaps a Searcher? Or maybe a hybrid like you?"
His questions prompted me to swallow, and I knew that I had to be brutally honest about it. "No, I'm afraid not." I responded.
Bendy's smirk gave way to a frown, before saying, "Well, if that's the case, then I'll just go ahead and recruit more."
"But you don't even know their phone numbers."
"Phone numbers? I already know certain people, and I have the numbers in my head to prove it." he replied. "By the way, for failing to fetch her, I-"
"Actually, I've a feeling you look pretty familiar." I cut him off with those words.
Bendy was clearly frozen in shock, believing that his human self could get instantly noticed by me. "What are you talking about? I don't look like anyone. In fact, I hate it when someone brings this particular kind of shit up."
"And besides, you wouldn't want to anger me, would you?" he added, his voice growing deeper as ink began to cover him almost entirely.
I took notice of this, and it was clear that I had provoked him for some reason. Shivering a bit, I shake my head 'no', before running to the door, all the while his transformation was taking effect.
It wasn't long before this new form began to show, and the moment I opened the door, he turned to see me. "It's time to punish you for your misbehavior!" he exclaimed.
Just as I exited the room, he yelled, "Borkis! After her!"
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(Bendy's POV)
Borkis was the only survivor of a pile of Boris clones, having no imperfections. Since my revival, I had begun to form my personal army of monsters such as the Lost Ones and the Searchers, and even counterparts of my friends and enemies.
I was very confident that he'd do her in as punishment for failing to carry out my demands.
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(Audrey's POV)
I began my escape, hoping for once, I might attack this...thing that Bendy calls 'Borkis'. For instance, I've hidden myself in some vents, so that it wouldn't turn its head up and see me.
This proved to be a successful distraction as I whacked it upside the head with the Gent Pipe, before crawling through them, and finding myself in another hallway. When I got back onto the floor, I heard running, and knew for certain it was Borkis again.
I continued running, before stumbling upon a Miracle Station. When I hid inside, I waited until it was near the area.
Once it had turned its back, and stepped out and clobbered him a few more times. After the few attacks I've given him, I've sped off hoping to find a room along the way.
I would then get my wish, and I would open a door leading into a projector room, and slamming the door shut. Once that was done, I breathed almost heavily as I hoped that it wouldn't find me here.
But what of Bendy? What would he do next?
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(Bendy's POV)
Approaching the old-fashioned telephone that was near my throne, I thought about who would be next in my plan to sacrifice. I had already failed to do so to Katy, so there MUST be someone else on my list, right?
I sighed, before dialing a certain number...
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(Jazzy's POV)
"No wonder E.T bombed as a game, and no wonder I didn't buy it either. And more importantly, no wonder it caused that crash!" I exclaimed.
I had invited a colleague of mine to play some Atari together, and we were talking about crappy games on the 2600. Especially those weird as hell porn games like a cowboy raping an Indian; that's just gross.
"Yeah, I heard. No wonder the 5200 sucks. Hey, don't wanna sound like I'm off-topic, but do you know where Elly is?" he asked.
"Don't know for sure; she told me that she was gonna go out with Andy for a night on the town. But I don't know if she did so or not." I replied.
It wasn't long before my big, blocky monolith of a phone started ringing. "Don't worry, I'll be back in a minute." I told him reassuringly.
Taking the phone, I asked with my usual cheery voice, "What's up? This is the Wilson residence, Jazzy speaking."
"Do you know someone named Elly?" a male voice asked within the static, which nearly gave me the heebie-jeebies.
It also gave me a bit of a chill down my spine as I said, "Uh, you mean Elaine? Yeah, she's one of my friends from law enforcement. Do you, uh...do you have anything else to bring up?"
"Yes...her cousin is here. You should meet her, she's quite the morsel!"
I scratched my head, before replying, "Don't you know her name or anything?"
"Audrey. She's at-"
The voice cut off almost abruptly, before a piece of paper went through the front door. I hung up, and walked over to the area, picking the paper up.
I nearly froze at the name of the place, as well as its address. Turning my head to my friend, I said to him, "You do mind leaving, right, Chaz?"
Chaz replied, "No, and I had a hell of time hanging out with you. Hope Miss Drew's okay."
As he got up, got his stuff ready and exited, I bit my lower lip out of fear. I just had to go over to Joey Drew Studios, and see what's all the fuss about.
Especially with this weird guy bringing up Elaine's cousin...or whoever she is.
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Coming soon: Chapter 2 (eventually)!
With love for my fans,
Chrissy