It was late at night and most people were sleeping peacefully. Bendy himself was out, flying over the town to make sure everyone was alright for the night and that there were no corrupted souls out to cause trouble. But within the Stein household, another figure was stirring. Quietly, they left their room, closing the door behind them and slowly made their way downstairs. They went into a living room and stood in front of one of the walls, their arms resting at their sides and a Bendy mask in his hand. Sammy's eyes glowed brightly as he stared blankly at the wall.
A moment later, an inky black spot appeared, spreading rapidly until it became a full-size portal. Sammy stepped forward the moment the portal finished forming, leaving the Stein's living room and appearing in a much smaller living room, one where the furniture had been pushed aside for the circle painted on the ground. As soon as Sammy crossed through, the portal closed behind him, leaving no visible trace.
"It finally worked," came a voice from the shadows, Joey wheeling his chair closer as he grinned at Sammy. Sammy gave no reaction to either being in a different place or to Joey's presence, just standing there and staring off into space.
"You and the others have been a lot more resistant than I've been expecting and it's been a lot harder without the Ink Machine boosting my spells, but you're still more vulnerable when you're asleep…" Joey rambled only to frown as he finally looked Sammy over, taking in his changed appearance. "How in the world do you look so different? Answer me Prophet!"
"… Henry, he was able to restore us partially. He… he…" Sammy began to answer only to drop his mask and cradle his head as the glow in his eyes started to flicker out.
"Damn it!" Joey muttered, pulling out a knife. He quickly sliced his palm and let his blood drip onto the circle. The circle flared briefly with energy as the blood was absorbed into it and the glow in Sammy's eyes become strong once more, his posture returning to normal.
"Even with this circle, my control is still fragile," Joey muttered in annoyance. "Whatever Henry did to restore your body must have helped you become stronger mentally as well. And he must have done the same to others, no wonder I've been having so much trouble. I'm going to have to do a lot more studying to figure out of to overcome this obstacle… Prophet, you are to forget everything that happened tonight and return to normal."
Sammy nodded slowly before picking up his mask and stepping through the portal that once again appeared for him. Joey sighed and rolled over to his workstation, preparing for the research he had ahead of him. Henry somehow restoring the others was not something he was expecting, but he would deal with it. He would make sure that traitor and all his rebellious creations will learn the price of defying him.