AN: Chapter 5 was awesome and mind-blowing, though if you hadn't noticed already, this story is going off canon as I am working towards my own ending. But it got me on a huge writing spree, I've already finished chapter 4 and am well into Chapter 5. So I'm going to be posting chapter for this storyh twice a week. See you Tuesday!
Chapter 39:
Henry walked up to the closest game, picking up the hammer while the teens gathered around him. It took him a few swings, but he managed to ring the bell. But instead of having a door open, they heard Alice come over the speaker.
"Tell me, are you having fun?" Alice teased condescendingly. "I'm sure Boris doesn't mind waiting for his rescue party."
Henry glared in the direction of the haunted house before shrugging it off. "Come on, let's try a different game."
The group moved on to a bottle toss game.
"Allow me," Marinette picking up the three balls from the booth with a grin. "I've got great aim after tossing my yo-yo around so often."
Marinette wound up and released the ball, easily knocking down the first stack of bottles, getting cheers from the others. Two more perfect throws and the game let out a victory jingle.
"You weren't kidding about the aim," Henry congratulated. "But I don't see a door opening up yet. Let's do the next game."
They went over to the shooting gallery. It took them several rounds and they traded taking turns playing as they got frustrated. Finally, Nino was able to get enough targets and after the victory jingle, a door opened, much to their relief. They went in, greeted by a bunch of creepy Bendy mascot outfits hanging on the wall with a switch nearby. They quickly pulled the switch and got out of there. They followed the cord to a panel next to the haunted house with a lot of switches on it Henry pulled the first one and they could hear a door opening nearby.
They looked around and spotted a door opening with a sign saying "Research and Design" hanging over it. They carefully went in to find a balcony. On the floor below them, the Butcher gang were standing around a burning metal drum. Luckily they seemed completely focused on the fire and hadn't noticed them.
"Looks like we've got some company up ahead…" Henry thought out loud. "Without some kind of weapon, we don't stand a chance. There's gotta be a way around them."
"I could transform…" Marinette began.
"Not an option!" Henry immediately cut in. "I'm not losing any more of you kids. We'll think of another way…"
"Maybe that mallet from that one game," Nino half-heartedly suggested. "And there is plenty of bacon soup lying around…"
"Please, I've had enough of bacon soup," Alya rolled her eyes. "It looks like most of them are empty anyway so they're useless…"
When Alya went to grab the empty can from the railing, she accidentally knocked it over, sending it clatter on the floor below. The group ducked down and watched as the Butcher Gang left the fire to investigate the noise. They stared at the empty can for a few moments before going back to the fire. Once they were sure that they weren't going to move again, the group stood back up.
"That gives me an idea…" Henry began, looking around. "Everyone, gather as many empty soup cans as you can find."
The teens nodded and spread out all around the balcony looking for soup cans. Soon everyone had an arm full of cans and they gathered back around Henry for what to do next.
"Good job everyone. Alya and Nino, you two will stay up here," Henry instructed. "You'll use the soup cans to distract the Butcher Gang while Marinette and I sneak into the hallways down there."
"Yes! Finally, you're letting us help!" Alya said eagerly, holding soup cans at the ready. "Let's do this!"
The others chuckled a little at her enthusiasm before Marinette and Henry headed towards the stairs. They carefully made their down to the bottom. Once they were in position, Henry signaled to Alya and Nino. They threw the cans to the right, leading the Butcher gang over in that direction. Henry and Marinette then quickly and quietly made their way down the left hallway.
Once they were out of sight, Henry and Marinette looked around. To their left, there was a bunch of shelves and to their right the was an ink person curled up crying. Walking farther in, they came to set of work tables with mechanical parts on them. One desk had a switch next to it and tape recorder on top.
"That's two," Henry muttered as he flipped the switch. Looking over at the desk, he saw that it had apparently belonged to a Lacie Benton. He then pressed play on the recorder to see what happened.
"The only thing that works around here is my ulcer," Came a voice that they assumed was Lacie's. "Half these people don't know a wrench from a dang steamroller. Buncha morons is what they are. Spend their day in the warehouse arguin' over who's supposed to be doin' what or playing them silly games. Still, I'm not complanin'. I get most of my time to myself. Suits me just fine. Only thing that bothers me is that mechanical demon in the corner. Bertrum's been working on it for a month now. Says it will walk someday and maybe dance. All it does now is give me the creeps. I swear, when my back's turned… that thing's movin'."
Henry and Marinette immediately turn to the corner that was mentioned, half expecting to see the animatronic Bendy coming after them. But all they say was a half completed robot that couldn't possibly move, especially since it seemed to be missing a few parts. They stared at it for a few more minutes just to be sure before heading back down the hallway. With Alya and Nino's help, they were able to sneak down the right hallway. All that was in it was a switch which they flipped easily. They then snuck their way to the stairs. The Butcher Gang spotted them and tried to attack them, but Henry and Marinette were able to quickly make their way up the stairs before they could reach them. They met up with the others and headed back out into the main warehouse.