It was at this point the workshop was really going somewhere, Shawn had been promoted to a toy worker, two new people joined to help business rise, a kind fellow named Jack Fain as a lyricist, working with Sammy and a nice woman named Lacie Benton as assistance. Henry's enjoying his job as an animator and has also started getting to know Thomas more and still had Joey's trust even if he acted a little strange from here and there. He thought Joey's strangeness was just because of not being used to running a business and he should get over it eventually. The only thing that really mattered was that the Bendy cartoons were becoming popular the more episodes that were made.
One day, Henry is with Wally, Sammy, and Lacie when Joey comes in with a genuine smile on his face, a different smile he remembers him doing when he told him about the job, and this time there's an unfamiliar girl with him. "Hey, who's that? Your girlfriend?" Sammy asked, jokingly. Joey didn't take the joke, he just shook his head instead. "Sammy...and everyone else, meet Susie Campbell! She's going to be voicing a new character-" Joey almost finished his statement until Wally interrupted him. "Didn't she voice background characters?" Wally asked. "Yes, she did...but this time, she's a new main character Henry and I have had ideas for. Say hello to the new voice of Alice Angel!" Joey finally exclaimed.
(A/N: I know these memories are in Henry's head so he's HAD to have witnessed them, right? This next part is not something that Henry witnessed but what's the purpose of this fiction...so because of that, it'll focus on everyone else anyway.)
In the recording studio, Susie rehearses Alice's voice lines, talking and singing while Joey stares, proudly...with Norman looking at them from above being the projectionist he is, still annoyed over the job. Once Susie finishes rehearsing her lines, Joey claps which makes Susie feel like probably the happiest person in that moment, she knew that Joey thought she'd be perfect for Alice.
Sammy walks out of his sanctuary, stretching, most likely meaning he just finished composing a song and probably overheard Susie, she notices him along with Joey. "Oh hi, Sammy," Joey greeted. "Hello, you two. I overheard Susie's rehearsal and decided to see what was going on," Sammy said. Susie looks at Joey smiling and then looks back at Sammy right after. "I think Joey found his Alice for the show," Susie told Sammy, happily. She knew she was going to love voicing her. "Yeah, I overheard. You know, Bendy's known for dancing and Alice would be known for singing...that might not seem like much but I really think people will enjoy seeing those combined, it spices up the cartoon!" Sammy exclaimed, only leaving Joey and Susie confused. "Sammy, what do you mean?" Joey asked, for his confusion to hopefully be cleared. "Oh, what I'm saying is that Alice might just end up being as popular as Bendy," Sammy said with high confidence. This makes Susie even happier, a character she voices being as popular as Bendy, this thought made her so excited for the future of this show, especially with Alice being a part of it now. "I should get to my office now," Sammy told them. "Alright. See you later, Sammy. Keep those songs coming," Joey exclaimed. Sammy nods and walks out.
As Sammy walks out of the recording studio to go to his office, he decides to take a look at the umbrella Bendy design on the way out. He knows he has something for Bendy but since he helps work on the show by composing music, he just shrugs it off as just a normal liking.
Henry is busy animating and thinking of a new title for Alice's introduction episode when Thomas walks in. "Henry...mind if I talk for a bit?" Thomas asked, clearly sounding a bit annoyed. Henry was confused as to why but he responds anyway. "Yes, go ahead," Henry told him. "Has Joey been acting a bit strange to you recently?" Thomas asked right away, this only confused Henry more because he only just thought it was just getting used to running a business. "What do you exactly mean by strange?" Henry asked. "He's just been telling me and Grant some weird stuff recently, I don't know if it's just a weird idea for the show but all I know is that he's coming off weird," Thomas explained. This only made Henry question this in his head and get up from his desk. "I need to speak to Mr. Drew for a bit," Henry said, politely walking away from Thomas.
Joey is at his office, constantly writing ideas for the studio when Henry walks in. He looks up at Henry, slowly, head still tilted down. This is when he knew Joey is probably not what he seems to the regular human eye. "Joey, is everything okay?" Henry asks, he just stands up and finally looks at Henry directly in the eye head up. "These people aren't dreaming enough," Joey said, "we need more to this studio." This confused Henry; is this just because this business is still fairly new or is Joey not actually what he seems? "What do you mean? We all work hard on these cartoons," Henry told him. "Listen, we just need more to get this studio going somewhere. I don't know how but we'll do it," Joey said, making Henry question even more. "You don't have to, I'm sure they're just putting their hard work in it first." Henry tried explaining to Joey. "Henry...just let me decide what I want to do, I can figure out something," Joey said. Henry nods in response and walks out of his office. He didn't know why but that moment with him really made him start questioning, is there something wrong with Joey that he doesn't know of?
A day later, in the Heavenly Toys Factory, Shawn is working on making the first few sets of plushies when Wally comes over to check on him. "How's the plush work going?" Wally asked, politely and out of curiosity. "Oh, it's going fine! Maybe except for this Bendy plush but it's fine besides that," Shawn exclaimed. That's when Wally makes eyes with the Boris plush, he immediately goes to hug it and the toy makes a little squeak. "These toys squeak too?!" Wally asked, happily. Shawn could tell he loved the little Boris toy. "Yes, they do! Joey taught me how," Shawn told him, smile wide on his face. Wally wanted to ask if he could borrow the Boris plush but before he could, Norman comes in looking pretty confused despite the two best friends happily communicating. "Oh, hey. Is there anything wrong?" Wally asked, putting the Boris plush down. "Apparently, a new room is being built. Nothing much was said about it, all I know is that it's going to be big according to Joey," Norman told them. This made the two of them confused just a little bit, so Norman gestures them to follow him.
Back at the entrance, they find Joey convincing Henry and Thomas that his idea is the best idea he's had for the studio yet and that they should roll with it. "What's going on here, Mr. Drew?" Wally asked. Joey looks over at the three as soon as Wally spoke up. "Oh, hey guys!" Joey exclaimed, he's clearly excited but Henry doesn't believe this anymore. He thinks Joey has a bit of insanity in him. "Are you guys ready for a huge change?" Joey continued on, the only thing the rest could do was look at each other, with confusion, and then Joey continued on again. "Because come in the next month, expect something very big. The biggest thing this studio has ever done!" Joey exclaimed. At this point, they knew what the new room meant, something big was upcoming...but they also knew such a big change should not be made to the studio either.
(A/N: Joey's hinting at something big...I wonder what this means? Things are going to get a bit spicy in the next few chapters xd. I would also like to say one more thing, I want to thank Jacksepticeye for making me imagine Shawn as this energetic, happy boy! Oh and yes, Wally and Shawn are best friends in here and nobody can change my mind.)