Episode 37: The Devil's Revenge! Part 1

Recap on Previous event: Cuphead, Mugman, and Red Rose have found the Devil's pitchfork after he lefts it against a tree by mistake. Cuphead and Mugman have fun with it much to Red Rose's concern, and the Devil finds out after learning that they have it, and reveals that Cuphead and Red Rose no longer owe him their souls. And now because Cuphead has taken something of great value to the Devil, the Devil decides to take something of great value to him: his brother, Mugman.

And which leads to her, Cuphead and Red Rose remain in shock at what happened, especially Cuphead.

Cuphead says in a petrified tone, "Mugman," Cuphead then picks up the bike and the pitchfork, "Mugman."

Red Rose wants to say something to him, but seeing Cuphead in the state is devastating. He can understand, losing his brother must have been an utter shock to him.

Cuphead then cycles the bike back home and continues to say, "Mugman."

Soon, Cuphead and Red Rose return to the cottage.

Still, Cuphead continues to say, "Mugman."

Soon, Cuphead and Red Rose enter the house, and pass Elder Kettle who is reading the newspaper on the couch. Elder Kettle notices the depressed look on his face and he falls face first on the pillow on the couch.

Red Rose softly says in sadness, "Oh Cuphead."

Elder Kettle sits on the couch next to him and asks, "What in the world's wrong, boy? Did you lose something?"

Cuphead muffles as he nods his head against the pillow.

"What could you possibly lose to make you so upset?" Elder Kettle asks.

Cupehad turns his head and answers, "M… m…" but is too upset to say Mugman's name and instead says, "My pocket knife!"

"Aw, is that all?" Kettle questions and says, "That's easily replaceable. It's not like you lose Mugnan.

Cuphead gasps frightfully.

Red Rose flinches and says in thought, "Why did he say that?!"

And with that, Cuphead cries and runs out the door in tears.

Red Rose chases after him, "Cuphead, come back!"

Elder Kettle walks out to see the kids leaving.

He shakes his head and says, "They're so emotional at this age."

Cuphead continues to cry and sits down under the tree, hugs his knees and places his head down. Red Rose walks to Cuphead and sits next to him in sadness.

"Cuphead, are you going to be okay?" Red Rose asks.

However, Cuphead continues to muffle in tears.

"I know it's bad, like really bad," Red Rose says.

In tears, Cuphead lifts his head up and says, "Bad?! This is more than bad! I decided to mess with the Devil using his pitchfork and he took Mugman! The Devil has kidnapped my brother and it's all my fault!"

Then hugs his knees and places his head on them as he muffles, "I should have listened to you and Mugman from the start."

"Cuphead, there's no use of grieving over what's been done. It seems to me that you have two things you can do about this. #1: You can continue sitting under the tree, crying and beat yourself up over this whole mess, or #2: We find a way to get to where the Devil is at and rescue Mugman? What's it gonna be?" Red Rose says.

Cuphead lifts his head up and wipes the tears off his face.

He turns to Red Rose and says, "You're right. I… I can't cry over what has already happened." then says, "I got Mugman into his mess, and I gotta get him out of this."

Cuphead says, and gets on the bike.

Red Rose gets on her bike and says, "I'm coming with you."

"Are… are you sure?" Cuphead asks.

"I'm sure. You and Mugman are my friends. Also, it's too dangerous for you to go alone," Red Rose says. She then smiles and says, "Gotta help a friend in need."

Cuphead hugs Red Rose, "Thanks Rose, you the greatest friend a cup can ever have."

"Thanks," Red Rose, and hugs Cuphead back.

Then says, "Now come on, we're on a rescue mission."

"Right," Cuphead says.

Cuphead and Red Rose pedal their bikes down the bike.

Cuphead says, "Don't worry, Mugsy, we'll find some way to bring you home."

Meanwhile, somewhere in the Underworld, souls are practically slaving away as they are either being tortured or watched by the demon guards. Having been chained in the wall next to another prisoner, Mugman is whistling a happy tune, and surprisingly, not scared of being here.

Mugman turns to the prisoner next to him and asks, "So, how long have you been here?"

The prisoner however, lets out a scream, "AAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"Ya don't say. Well, I'm only here till my brother and friend come and get me," Mugman replies.

Suddenly, Mugman hears footsteps and turns to see one of the guards approaching him with his feet pounding the ground.

The guard says, "Prisoner, don't talk to the inhabitants!"

Mugman looks at the demon and says, "Wow, look at them chompers." and points to them with his foot.

Then asks, "Can you even close your mouth all the way?"

The demon flinches for a second, and says, "Don't talk to me either."

"Just one more question, is it hard for you to eat pasghetti with those?" Mugman asks.

The demon eyes wonder for a second and says, "Not if I cut it up."

Mugman says in disgust, "Ew, you cut up pasghetti? Gross."

"I said no talking to me!" The guard demands.

Mugman soon notices a switch and asks, "Oh hey, what's this thing do?"

Mugman slips his out of the puff and pulls down the switch.

The guard panics, "Oh no!"

Soon, a trap door appears and the guard falls in. Whatever happens to the guard, fire shoots out through the trap door.

"Oops," Mugman replies and slips his hand back in. "Well, on the bright side, now we can keep talking." and turns to the prisoner.

However, he screams, "AAAAAAAAAAH!"

Then Mugman begins talking, "So, there was this one time, I found a shoe on the side of the road and I decided to pick it up."

A short distance away in a control room of some kind, the Devil and Henchman watches Mugman talking to one of the prisoners.

The Devil narrows his eyes and bitterly says, "If that's Mug's brother and his little friend thinking they can steal my pitchfork, they've got another thing coming."

Then Henchman speaks up, "Uh, but boss, you can't just kidnap people and bring 'em down here. It's uh, against the rules."

"RULES"!" The Devil shouts in rage, and glares at Henchman, "I don't care about rules! They stole my pitchfork!"

Then says, "Half of my powers are tied up in that thing. I can't zap stuff, I can't shoot fire, I can't even teleport!"

"Uh, well, at least you can still transform," Henchman says.

But the Devil screams in rage, "That's not as much fun as using fire!"

And continues, "It was my whole style. I was so expressive when I had my pitchfork. Now, I don't even know what to do with my hands." and moves his hands around a bit.

Then says, "I…" And grunts confusedly.

And then sighs hopelessly.

Then Henchman says, "Uh, you still got that big spoon that came with it."

Henchman holds the giant spoon and there is a box behind it.

However, the Devil says, upset, "Could you put that thing away before someone sees it? It's embarrassing."

The Devil approaches the window to see Mugman still talking to the prisoner, "It's time to even the score with that girl and that cup. First, I'll crush that cup's beloved brother's spirit."

And notices Mugman is singing as he swings from side to side.

He glares at him and says, "Look at that blue-nosed buffoon."

Then evilly grins, "This will be so easy."

"Uh, I don't know, boss," Henchman says, "I wouldn't underestimate Mugman."

The Devil rolls his eyes, "Oh, please."

Then evilly grins, "I bet I can break his spirit before the clock strikes 12." and turns his eyes towards the clock.

"I'll take that bet," Henchman says.

The Devil turns to Henchman, "What? I wasn't suggesting…"

However, the Devil thinks for a second, "Hmm." and says, "Alright, Henchman, what's on the line?"

"An all-expense paid trip to the destination of my choice," Henchman says eagerly and shows a big smile.

"Deal," The Devil replies.

Then the two shake hands on their little bet.

Then Henchman says, "And no cheatin'."

That has the Devil surprised, "Uh. Why, Henchman, you cut me to the quick."

Meanwhile, Cuphed and Red Rose pedal through the forest to the only one who might know a way to rescue Mugman, Quadratus. They soon arrive at Quadratus' pool. They soon jump off the bike and rush to the fountain. Cuphead then reaches into his pocket and brings out one of his jawbreakers.

Cuphead is about to put it in, but, "Huh? notices something in the pool.

There is writing in the pool and Red Rose reads, "'On vacation'?"

Red Rose sighs, "Talk about real bad timing."

"Sorry, Quadratus, it's an emergency. Incoming fizzy jawbreaker!" Cuphead says, and throws the jawbreaker into the pool.

The jawbreaker fizzes and the water bubbles. Soon, the pool glows, and Quadratus' voice bellows, "I appreciate your summoning donation. But not while I am on vacation."

Soon, Quadratus appears in the pool. He is wearing sunglasses, sunblock on his nose, and a flower necklace.

"We're really sorry for bothering you, but this is an emergency," Red Rose says.

Then Cuphead says, "Yeah! The Devil took my brother! We need your help to get him back!"

"Ugh, fine," Quadratus says, sounding annoyed and removes the sunglasses.

Then he says, "Let the pitchfork be your passport. Slam it down for instant transport."

"Sounds great. Now you're talking!" Cuphead says, picking up the pitchfork and taking off.

But Quadratus says, "Although, if you'd like to travel faster, it takes 1,000 years to master."

"A thousand years to master?" Red Rose asks, confused.

But Cuphead is not buying it, "Yeah, right. Watch this."

Cuphead slams the pitchfork to the ground and poof, but instead of teleporting him, it mixes up his body. Red Rose gasps in shock.

"Uh, what is it?" Cuphead asks.

Cuphead looks down and gasps to see his body is mixed up. Cuphead then slams the fist a few more times, but his body parts get mixed up. Finally he is back to his original form.

"Phew!" Cuphead says in relief.

Then Cuphead approaches the pool, "There has got to be another way to get there."

Quadratus answers, If you cannot cope with such delay, there is perhaps a riskier way. Now, listen carefully, you will have to…"

Suddenly Quadratus disappears and an operator voice appears, ""Please insert another fizzy jawbreaker." And a dial tone appears.

Cuphead gasps and quickly throws another jawbreaker in the pool.

Quadratus continues, "...no other. And that is how you save your brother."

Cuphead quickly says, "Wait! I had to put in another jawbreaker! We missed everything!

"What? Even the part about the ancient contract of pitchfork ownership?" Quadratus questions in shock.

"What's the ancient contract of pitchfork ownership?" Cuphead and Red Rose ask, confused.

Quadratus' voice bellows, "Finders keepers, losers weepers!"

"Finders keepers?" Cuphead says, confused.

Red Rose thinks for a bit and says, "I think that since you found it, the Pitchfork belongs to you now."

"And since I found it," Cuphead says.

Then has an idea on what he's talking about, "So if the Devil wants it back, he's got to make a deal!"

"Now, how do we get down there?" Cuphead asks, and snaps his fingers, "And make it snappy, Quadratus! That was my last jawbreaker!"

"Snappy I shall make this talk if you take hold of this here chalk," Quadratus says.

Quadratus makes a small geyser and lifts a glowing magical chalk out of the pool. Cuphead picks it up and he and Red Rose look at the chalk. They look astonished and finally, they have a way to get in the underworld and save Mugman.

Back in the Inkwell Hell, the Devil walks down the stairs with confidence of breaking Mugman's spirit and winning the bet. He turns the pipe wheel and it increases Hell's fire to increase at a high level. He snickers as he approaches Mugman, who is on the ground playing marbles by himself.

Seeing he knocks a marble out of the circle, Muman says, "Yes!"

Just then, the Devil walks over and says with a grin, "Hey! How you doing, champ? Hot enough for you?"

Soon, a prisoner is walking by carrying a large boulder, but he soon melted into a puddle.

The Devil is heavily breathing, "Heh. Not too…" He gasps for air and wipes the sweat from his forehead, "...steamy, is it?"

"Nah, I'm comfortable," Mugman answers and continues to play marbles.

The Devil is sweating that it turns into a puddle, he runs off and turns off the head. Then he quickly runs back to Mugman who is still playing.

He sighs in relief, "Whew!"

The Devil then asks, "So, are you enjoying the underworld? Thinking about how you're going to spend the rest of eternity?" And trying to scare Mugman.

But Mugman says, "Just passin' the time till Cuphead and Red Rose come to save me.

"What? You think your brother and his friend are going to save you?" The Devil questions.

He chuckles and turns his head, "He thinks his brother is going to come down here and save him!" to the prisoners.

However, the prisoners aren't laughing at all.

The Devil then says, "Ha-ha"?

"Oh!" One of the prisoners says, and begins to laugh weakly.

Soon, the others join as well, but one of them screams.

The Devil turns to Mugman and asks, "Exactly how long do you think you've been down here?"

"I dunno. A couple of days?" Mugman answers.

But the Devil says, "Oh, Mugman, Mugman, Mugman. It may feel like that, but it's actually been 80 years. And I'm afraid that by now your dear brother Cuphead and your friend Red Rose are dead!" And shows an evil smile on his face.

That actually makes Mugman happy, "Great, so they're here then!"

"What?" The Devil asks, confused.

Then says, "No, they're dead. But they're not here. They're…"

The Devil thinks for a minute and points up to the upper world.

Mugman then gives the Devil a suspicious look and turns away, ""Not buying it."

Irritated, the Devil stands up and questions, What?! Oh! Not buying it?"

"Listen, I know my brother and my friend, and if they're not down here, then they're not dead, which means they're coming to save me," Mugman explains, and continues playing.

The Devil turns away as he grumbles in anger as he clenches his fist. He then looks up to see Henchman wearing a hula skirt and dancing the hula. Which means, he has seen that the Devil hasn't broken Mugman's spirit yet, and is sure to win the bet. The Devil growls in anger as he clenches his fists.

Back above in the forest of Inkwell, Cuphead and Red Rose have been given a special magical chalk that is their ticket to Inkwell Hell to rescue Mugman.

Quadratus says, "With this chalk, now draw a square. Do not delay. You're almost there."

With that, Cuphead uses the magical chalk to draw a square.

Then Quadratus instructs Cuphead, "Now, read the inscription on the chalk."

"Okay," Red Rose says.

Cuphead and Red Rose look at the chalk and read the inscription, "'Surface world, I'll see you later.' 'Down I go in this elevator.'"

Soon, the ground rumbles as the chalk square begins to glow. Soon, the elevator to the underworld appears. With that, Cuphead and Red Rose approach the elevator.

Cuphead is about to close it, but Cuphead remembers, "Oh! The bikes!"

Cuphead and Red Rose rush back and grab their bikes. Then they try to get them in the elevator.

Quadratus says, "No, no, no. You have to lift up the bike. Lift- Lift it up. No, not the back, the front! The front."

Soon, Red Rose is able to get her bike in the elevator.

Cuphead also got it as well, "Got it!"

However, the elevator struggles to get the door closed because of the bike. Quadratus groans in reply.

Red Rose sighs, "Here, let me help.

Red Rose helps Cuphead get the bike in the elevator and now they're able to walk inside.

Cuphead turns to Red Rose and says, "There. Well, here goes nothing."

Cuphead gulps and closes the door.

Then Red Rose says, "Next stop, Inkwell Hell." and presses the down button.

Soon, the elevator goes up in flames and goes down into Inkwell Hell.

"Finally!" Quadratus says, rolling his eyes in relief.

He puts on the sunglasses and says, "Anybody up for some volleyball?"

And disappears from the pool.