The giant, monster of a fairground ride that was once presumed to be Betrum Piedmont spun his mechanical arms wildly as Henry attempted to swing at him with his Axe, only to fail every time, the thing that was trying to attack him was huge, he didn't stand a chance against it, he may as well give up and accept his fate, there was just no way he could beat this thing.
"This is it" he sighed "this is where it ends, I'm sorry Lily, I'm sorry Boris, I failed you." As another one of Bertrums mechanical arms raised up, ready to bear down on Henry, the man noticed that they were being held together by bolts and a thought came to his head, perhaps, if he could use his Axe to break off the bolts then the ride wouldn't be able to attack him, he would beat him.
"HEY BERTIE, COME AND GET ME" Henry called out, causing the huge monstrous, severed head to roar in anger.
"My name is not...BERTIE" it roared, his voice sounding the same as it did in the recordings, only deeper and booming "MY NAME IS BERTRUM PIEDMONT!" with that, another mechanical arm came crashing down and Henry jumped out of the way just in time and brought the Axe down on the bolts, causing it to break from the structure.
"NO, YOU FOOL" the thing roared "STOP THIS NOW!"
"Why would I stop, when I am just getting started?" Henry asked "now, I am going to destroy you once and for all, then, I am going to rescue my Daughter and Boris."
Meanwhile, Allison, Tom, and Lily were traveling through a hidden passageway with Tom carrying Lily. The little girl had walked for a little bit with the help of the walking stick that Allison had given her but after a little while, the child complained of her ankle hurting so Tom decided to carry her so that she could take the pressure off it.
"Why are we traveling through here?" Lily questioned, her little hands gripping on the walking stick she was holding "I don't think we'll find my Daddy if we're walking through a hidden passage."
"I know sweetie but it's the only way we can get around the studio without the Ink Demon seeing us" Allison replied, only to receive a worried look from the child "oh don't worry, he never comes down here, I don't think he even knows about these secret passages, after all, me and Tom are the ones who made them so there is no way he can find us down here."
"But, we are going to find my Daddy right?" Lily asked, the child still hoping that he was still alive after the crash, not that she remembered it happening, but she could remember the elevator falling right before she fell and hit her head but after that, everything seemed hazy and she could not recall what happened afterward, it almost felt like she had been asleep, only to wake up in a completely different area with no recollection of how she ended up there.
"I'm sure we will, we'll just have to keep moving" Allison replied, giving the little girl a reassuring smile. The group continued on through the tunnels when suddenly, faint Inky trails began trailing along the walls that were accompanied by a faint growl like breathing followed by a scared gasp from Lily.
"He's here, Bendy" Lily whispered, "I've seen those trails before, they appear when he's around."
"Don't be silly dear, he never shows up down here" Allison reassured her.
"Try telling him that" Tom pointed out, pointing to the tall, dark silhouette of the Ink Demon standing at the other end of the tunnel, standing menacingly in the dark.
"Give me the child" he demanded, making his way slowly towards the group as Tom held Lily protectively, feeling the child trembling in his hold "she belongs to me, give her back."
"How did he find this secret passage?" Allison questioned, "no one else is supposed to know about it except me and you Tom." Tom didn't answer her, instead, he grabbed her hand whilst still keeping hold of Lily and began running through the tunnels with Bendy in hot pursuit, demanding them to hand Lily over.
"I want my Daddy" Lily cried in fear as she clung to Tom as they ran further and further.
"Just hang on in there, we'll find him soon" Allison reassured her "everything's gonna be alright." Whilst Allison, Tom, and Lily were fleeing from the Ink Demon, Henry had succeeded in bringing down Bertrum and right now he was exploring another area, searching for the final lever and this one was very much like level fourteen where he and Lily had encountered the Projectionist, a creature that was once known to be Norman Polk, a former employee of the studio and he had to shoot him down when the creature grabbed hold of his Daughter.
"Okay, just need to find the final lever that should hopefully power up the haunted house, then I can proceed forward and hopefully find Lily and Boris," he said to himself before descending into the inky cavern and as he searched around, he found another tape player sitting on a lone box "hmmm, I wonder if this will give any clues." Henry pressed the play button on the tape player and this time it was the voice of none other than Joey Drew himself speaking from the recording.
"I believe there's something special in all of us. With true inner strength, you can conquer even your biggest challenges. You just have to believe in yourself and remain honest, motivated, and above all, who you really are...ok, let's stop it right there. I can only do so many takes of this trash a day. And tell the guys in writing I want more use of the word dreaming in every message. Keep railing on that, get it? Dreaming! Dreaming! Dreaming! People just eat up that kind of slop! Hmm, what?! it's still on, well turn it off, damn it!"
"Oh Joey, what the hell are you up to around here?" Henry muttered before proceeding with his search for the lever, unaware that something was watching him in the shadows, something he thought to be dead.
Meanwhile, Tom, Allison, and Lily had barricaded themselves in a room after Bendy had chased them in there, the Ink Demon stood on the opposite side of the gate, reaching his arm through in an attempt to grab Lily.
"Come on Lily, don't be afraid, I'm your friend remember," he told the child, using his none threatening tone but since her memory had now returned, Lily knew better.
"No, you're bad, you want to hurt my Daddy" the little girl replied with confidence "you're not my friend."
"So, you got your memory back, still no matter" Bendy sneered before grabbing the child's arm, attempting to pull her through the gate "I still intend to use you against Henry."
"Oh no you don't" Allison yelled, grabbing Lily's other arm and engaging in a tug of war battle against the Ink Demon "let her go you big Inky freak."
"I don't think so, she's mine" Bendy hissed as Tom came to assist Allison, also grabbing Lily's arm and the child was screaming in terror "you can't protect her, you're going to have to let go of her eventually, then I'll be taking what is mine." The three of them continued in their little tug of war battle with the terrified little girl when a high pitched shriek caused Bendy to suddenly release his grip on Lily.
"So, finally decided to give up have you?" Tom asked as Allison lifted a now terrified Lily from the floor, holding her protectively "finally accept that there is no way you're getting your hands on the kid."
"I never give up so easily, there is something I need to investigate" Bendy replied before looking over towards Lily with a menacing expression "but I'll be back for you, Lily", the Ink Demon chuckled in a sinister manner before disappearing through the wall as Tom and Allison checked to see if Lily was okay.
"I'm not going to see him again am I, I'm not going to see my Daddy again" the child sobbed as she began to fear the worst "what if he's lying dead somewhere or the Ink Demon takes me away and I never get out of here."
"Now listen to me" Allison replied, speaking a soft tone "don't think like that, we are going to find Henry and I don't think we're going to find him standing around here are we, so I think we should get moving before the Ink Demon comes back." Allison handed Lily back over to Tom and the group exited from the small room and proceeded onward through the hidden tunnel.
Henry ran through the Inky caverns as the creature he thought to be dead pursued after him, the man had finally found the final lever but once he had pulled it down, the lights had dimmed for a few minutes and as soon as they came back on, there stood none other than the projectionist and as soon as he caught sight of Henry, the creature let out a high pitched shriek and proceeded to give chase. Henry ran through the Ink and up the stairs, straight into a miracle station.
"How is he still alive, I thought I shot him dead down on Fourteen after he grabbed Lily," Henry thought to himself as he saw the projectionist standing right outside the station before his vision suddenly became distorted again but he could just make out what appeared to be Bendy appearing out of nowhere and throwing a punch right at the projectionist, causing both Ink Creatures to engage in a fight.
"You don't mess with Henry, he's mine and mine alone to deal with" the Ink Demon hissed in a threatening tone before ripping the projectionist's head right off his body and throwing it against the miracle station as Henry's vision returned to normal and he could see that Bendy was now appeared to be looking right at him through the little peephole on the door "I know you're in there Henry, I'll be back for you, once I get your precious little girl back in my clutches." Henry watched as the Ink Demon took hold of the now dead projectionist and dragged them before disappearing into the wall and once he knew everything was clear, Henry stepped out of the miracle station and headed back to the amusement park to find that another attraction had been opened, it was a ghost train.
"Well, I guess this must be my way out of this area" he implied before getting into one of the little carts "then maybe I can find Lily and Boris and save them."
Meanwhile, Tom, Allison, and Lily had decided to take a small break from all the walking they had been doing through the secret passage and the three of them where sitting in a small room and by the looks of things, Tom still seemed a little suspicious of the girl.
"How do you know if we can trust the kid or even this dad of hers, we've never seen these people before fo how do you know they can be trusted?" he questioned, giving a sideways glance towards the little girl who was sitting on a chair in the corner, the walking stick on her knee.
"She's a little girl, how can she even be dangerous?" Allison implied, the pair were speaking in low voices so that Lily couldn't hear them but the little girl knew they were arguing about something, she could tell by their body language and movements "look, let's just find her dad and then we'll decide what to do with them next." Tom grumbled reluctantly before they both walked over to Lily who was looking at the pair of them with a confused expression, tilting her head like a curious little puppy.
"What were you guys talking about?" she asked.
"Oh it's nothing for you to worry about" Allison replied as Tom lifted the child up from the chair "come on, we should keep moving before the Ink Demon decides to show up again."
Henry didn't know what was happening, the ghost train ride had taken him into what appeared to be some kind of ballroom and just as it was about to go through another tunnel at the other end of the room, he came face to face with a hulking, monstrosity of his former companion.
"Boris, oh no, what has she done to you?" the man asked, his voice cracked as he laid eyes on the monster that Boris had become and with a loud growl, the beast that was once a loyal friend launched the cart containing Henry across the room, followed by Alice's insane laughter.
"Meet the new and improved Boris" she chided as Henry scrambled to his feet, grabbing a nearby pipe and backing up as Brute Boris advanced towards him, picking up various objects and throwing them at Henry who managed to jump out the way in time "he gave me what I wanted and in return I gave him so much more and this time there's no Ink Demon, no escape, tear him apart Boris LEAVE NOTHING."
"Boris, stop this, it's me Henry your friend remember," he said, trying to see if they would remember him but by the looks of things, Boris was now a mindless monster so he knew he had no choice but to fight his former friend if he was to survive and find Lily so they could get out of this place.
"I'm so sorry buddy, but I'm going to have to do this if I'm to get out of here" he stated before striking the brute with his pipe, only to be thrown across the room as a result but Henry knew he mustn't give up, he had to keep fighting, Lily needed him and he had to stay alive for her, he had to stay alive for his little girl. The fight between the pair seemed to go on for an eternity but after a few hits and dodging, Henry watched as Brute Boris finally fell the ground as Alice's angry shrieks echoed through the room.
"NO! NO NO NO, WHY CAN'T YOU EVER JUST DIE?" she screamed as Henry watched his old friend disappear into a puddle of Ink, blinking back tears that threatened to fall down his cheeks.
"I'm sorry buddy, but I had no choice" he sighed before hearing a ear piercing shriek coming from behind him, causing the man to turn around and find Alice running towards him like a psycho, only to be stopped suddenly in her tracks as a large knife shot through her chest, killing her instantly and as she fell to the floor, revealing who had ended the evil angel's life and they appeared to be a more perfect version of Alice and standing next to them appeared to be another Boris only this one had a mechanical arm but who they were holding almost made Henry's own heart jump into his throat.
"Hi Daddy," Lily said, a huge smile on her face, the little girl happy to see her father again.
"L..Lily?" Henry gasped, he felt exhausted from the recent events and before he could say anything else, he fainted right in front of the three of them with Lily's worried expression being the last thing he saw.
