The Stein household was filled with activity as everyone worked together to make the place clean and welcoming. Henry had been talking to everyone and it had been decided that it was time for the toons to meet Henry and Linda's children. Natasha, Henry and Linda's oldest child, was coming with her family to visit for a few days. With all the toons and ink creatures now living in the Stein household, there wasn't really any place for guest to stay, so the Stein's helped them pay for a nearby hotel. The toons were both nervous and excited about meeting more of their family, which was why Linda had them cleaning to help keep them busy and distracted.
Eventually, Bendy, who had been pretty much glued to the window, announced that they were pulling into the driveway. The adults then herded the toons upstairs, so they could be introduced when the time was right, and Henry and Linda went to greet their children and grandchildren.
Linda hugged Natasha and her husband Mike in greeting, while the three boys scrambled around Henry, demanding he tells them stories and draw them pictures. Henry laughed, promising he would later and lead them to the living room with the rest of the adults following behind. The adults sat down to catch up the kids were distracted with toys and games on the floor.
"So dad…" Natasha began after she and her parents had talked for a bit. "What happened? Why did you go missing? What happened while you were gone?"
"It's a long story…" Henry sighed, holding Linda's hand. "But there are some people I want you to meet, but you must promise to be calm about it. I promise to explain everything, but you must remain calm."
"I promise dad'" Natasha replied, slightly confused by Henry's request.
"Come on boys we have some new friends for you to meet," Linda said, gathering her grandchildren while Henry went upstairs. A moment later, Henry returned though he was not alone. He was carrying Bendy in his arms with Alice and Boris standing close next to them. The Butcher Gang shuffled closely behind them with Norman and Sammy keeping their distance, though they were keeping an eye on everyone.
"Dad…" Natasha asked in surprise, looking unsure how to react. Mike held Natasha close, looking ready to protect her and their children. Their children, on the other hand, looked at the toons with wide eyes before breaking out into smiles.
"Are you guy's real-life toons?" Austin, the oldest, asked while running up to them. The toons returned Austin's smile and nodded in confirmation. "I'm Austin. Those are my brothers, Simon and Lewis."
"Can you do any cool tricks like in the cartoons Grandpa used to show us?" Simon asked as he and Lewis also came forward.
"You're pretty," Lewis commented, starring straight at Alice and making the angel giggle.
"I can't do everything I did in the cartoons, but I do have some new tricks up my sleeve," Bendy replied with a grin, holding out a hand. Ink gathered in it and began to morph until three little Bendy plushies sat on his palm. The boys all gasped in awe and eagerly took the plushies, hugging the close and laughing when the plushies squeaked.
"My toons, why don't you take them to the backyard to play," Henry suggested, putting Bendy down. The toons nodded happily and they dragged the boys to the backyard with Norman and Sammy following to keep an eye on them.
"What… What are they?!" Natasha demanded as soon as they toons were out of sight. "What were those… creatures!? You just let my boys run off with them!?"
"Natasha calmed down," Henry insisted as he joined them once more on the couch. "I promise the boys will be safe they've probably never been safer. Let me explain…"
Henry began explaining everything he went through in the studio, how Joey had all of them trapped and forced to fight each other until they were finally able to work together to get free. By the end of Henry's story, Natasha was still skeptical, but willing to give the toons a chance. Mike just had a hard time understanding how such creatures existed since he refused to believe in magic. When the boys and toons came back in, laughing and telling their parents about how much fun they were having, Mike and Natasha were able to relax a bit more and even gave the toons small smiles. They still needed to get used to the idea of the toons, but they were willing to try and get to know them.