Episode 63: The Devil and Chalice Part 2

Recap: Ms. Chalice is summoned by the Devil because it's time for her to return the favor, but the favor turns out to be betraying her only friends. However, Chalice decides to go back on it because her friends mean a lot to her and don't want to hurt them, which the Devil isn't satisfied with. Now Ms. Chalice and the Devil are now going to compete against each other in a competition to prove who is the best dancer, but Chalice will also be dancing for her life, with all of Inkwell to see.

Confused to everyone, they end up being summoned to the seats and watch as the Devil and Ms. Chalice are poofed to the stage.

An elephant screams in fright, "The Devil!"

Everyone in the audience begins screaming in fright, much to the Devil's satisfaction.

Suddenly, they hear a familiar music being played along with a voice.

King Dice:

Heedle heedle heedle heedle

Scoo-ba-doo doo-bi-doo day

Whoa, whoa

Soon, rising from the flaming pit is King Dice and his band.

"Ooh! King Dice!" The elephant says.

Soon, everyone begins to applaud and cheer

King Dice:

Whoa

"He's so handsome!" The elderly elephant happily says.

Everyone continues to applaud and cheer until the band is all set.

With a microphone in his hand, King Dice announces, "Folks, prepare yourselves. Today, history gets made before your very eyes. There can be only one greatest dancer in the universe, and you're about to decide who it is!"

Everyone cheers and applauds.

King Dice continues, "Whoever gets the most applause on the Applause-o-Meter…" And presents the applauds-of-meter, "...wins!"

The audience cheers and applauds in excitement, and it continues.

Soon, King Dice announces, "She's probably stolen your wallets, but now, she's here to steal your hearts. Give it up for Ms. Chalice!"

Soon, the spotlight shines on Ms. Chalice. Nervous and uneasy, Chalice curtsey with a shy smile as everyone applauds, especially Cuphead, Mugman, and Red Rose.

King Dice continues, "And now, you know him as the Lord of Darkness, but prepare for him as the Lord of Dance, the Devil!"

The Devil then uses his magic to give himself a white suit jacket with a top hat, and his pitchfork turns into a cane.

With that, the band begins to play jazz music. The Devil taps his foot and begins to dance. The Devil begins to dance and everyone is getting impressed as the Devil tap dances and swings his hips around.

Ms. Chalice lies and waits and decides to dance her way into the spotlight. Chalice begins to dance her way into the spot like. She almost falls into the lava, much to Red Rose and the boys fright, but Chalice quickly recovers earning the audience applauds. Red Rose and the boys are relieved and applaud with a smile.

Then the Devil steals the spotlight and continues to dance his routine. He even rolls his head on his arms as he laughs.

Ms. Chalice then enters the spotlight and continues her tap dancing routine much to the Devil's anger.

Seeing how the performance is going, King Dice picks up the pace of the music as the Devil and Ms. Chalice glare at each other. Mugman feels his heart beating like crazy, but Red Rose and Cuphead are able to keep his heart from beating out.

The Devil and Ms. Chalice continue with their dance off with vicious glares towards one another. Then the Devil has the spotlight and dances earning the audience applauds.

Then Chalice continues her dancing routine, and even slides under the Devil and takes a chance in dancing on one of the platforms of the lava. The Devil soon jumps to the platform Chalice on and dances.

Chalice jumps and dances as she notices a small volcano pumping air. Chalice uses it as she dances in midair. She slides off and up to a rock pillar and performs a raspberry and taunts the Devil.

The Devil growls in anger and continues to dance around the area. He turns to see Chalice dancing on the rock platforms leading her up until she reaches the top of the rocky hill. King Dice continues to lead the band to play the music. The Devil then decided to use the volcano to launch himself up to where Chalice is, cornering her.

Chalice then slides down the hill and continues to keep up with her footwork. Finally, Chalice is able to land perfectly and has the audience's attention. The Devil lands on the stage and tries to dance but Chalice dances better than he is, earning everyone's attention. Soon, Chalice dances and spins and the applause-o-meter is almost full, and the win is in Chalice's hand. However, the marbles in Chalice's pocket fall and the marbles scatter on the floor. Chalice ends up slipping on the marbles and falls to the ground, causing her routine to be interrupted. Everyone gasps in shock and the meter lowers into zero

The audience replies, "Aw."

Chalice feels dizzy and looks on the ground, "Wha...? Marbles?"

Then King Dice announces, "It looks like we have a clear winner, folks. Give it up for the Devil!"

Hearing the results, the Devil cheers, "I won!" and cackles in triumphant

"Hey! That's not fair!" Chalice cries out.

But soon, Cuphead arrives, "Chalice, I'm sorry! It's all my fault! You would've won if I hadn't given you those marbles."

"I'm sure you didn't mean for that to happen," Red Rose says, arriving as well.

"She's right. We didn't expect this to happen," Mugman says.

Chalice says, "I think they're right. I also forgot I still have the marbles you gave me."

That catches the Devil's attention, "What? You lost because of him?" And it satisfied him, "Ah, delicious! But, alas, for every winner, there must be…" and the Devil uses his powers to make his pitchfork appear with an evil grin, "A loser."

The Devil then uses his magic to make dark clouds causing the audience to gasp in shock. The Devil lowers her head and is ready for the Devil to finish her off. Before the Devil can finish her off, something zaps at the black smoke, turning it into some strange white powder.

Chalice lets some fall on her hand and tastes it, "Powdered sugar?"

Chalice turns and gasps in shock to see Red Rose is holding the Scepter of Sweet in her hand, and is feeling a bit tired.

"We're not going to let you hurt Chalice," Red Rose says.

"Yeah. Not while we have a say in it," Cuphead says.

"What?" The Devil questions.

"You play with Red Rose and I in a few games, if we win, you free Chalice from your debt and it will be cleared," Red Rose says.

Then Cuphead says, "But if we lose, you can turn her to dust. And you can have my and Red Rose souls that you wanted so badly."

Then Mugman held Chalice's hand, "I know it's risky, but you have my soul too."

"Guys, you don't have to do this!" Chalice says.

"Sorry Chalice, but we made that decision," Red Rose says.

"And we're sticking together. We have had to deal with the Devil since day one, and we're still going to deal with it. Plus, you're our friend, and we're helping you," Mugman says.

Chalice eyes become watery, "You guys…. You gotta be the biggest ding dongs I've ever met, but you're great ones…"

Everyone in the audience replies, "Awww…"

The Devil thinks for a minute, "Hmm. Turn Chalice to dust and capture the girl and the cups' souls?"

And soon agrees, "You have a deal."

Then the Devil and Cuphead shake hands on it.

"All right," The Devil says, "I'll only play two games, one that Cuphead and Red Rose will decide. Also the dance off will be my win. If you two can beat me in both the games of your choice, then you win."

"Sounds fair," Red Rose says.

Then the Devil asks, "What's your game? A duel? Sword fighting? Knife throwing? Fiddle playing? Also, which one would you want to go first?"

Red Rose steps forward, "I'll go first. And for the first game, " and then use his Scepter, she uses its magic to turn it into a candy sword. The blade seems to resemble a fencing sword, and has a candy cane shaped handle. Then swift her sword around, "I suggest a sword fighting competition. The first one to have their sword knocked out of their hand, loses."

"Hmm, sword fighting. For some reason, it's expected from a sailor who's been out at sea," The Devil says. He then uses his magic to turn it into a sword, "Just for a heads up, I'm not going to go easy with you just because you're a little girl."

"Hmph, I don't expect you to go easy on me," Red Rose says.

Then holds her sword out, "Let the duel begin."

"Sounds good. En garde!" The Devil says.

And with that, the two begin to clash their swords against one another. Cuphead, Mugman, Chalice, and everyone else watch as Red Rose and the Devil compete in a duel of their sword fighting.

"Red Rose is really good," Chalice says.

"Surprisingly, the Devil is as well," Cuphead says.

Just then, Henchman says, "He actually is."

The three turn to see Henchman, watching with excitement.

"What? You don't think the boss just does his operation in Hell for centuries. You see what a great dancer he is," Henchman says.

Then says, "But I have to admit, Red Rose is really good with a sword." And turns to Storm who is close by, "I bet she takes it after you, huh Storm."

"Yes. I am the one who taught her," Storm says.

Bon bon cheers, "Go can do it my little Rosy Cakes."

Down below on the stage, Red Rose and the Devil continue with their sword fighting, and it's proven that they're both good, even the Devil surprisingly has sword fighting skills, which proved to be a tough opponent for Red Rose to beat. Red Rose jumps on the platform floating in the lava, and the Devil does the same.

Red Rose continues to fight the Devil, but he manages to nearly push her off the ledge. Red Rose acts fast, and jumps on the small volcano pumping air, allowing her to be laughed back on the stage. The Devil does the same. The Devil and Red Rose continue to fight with their sword, until Red Rose gains the upper hand, and is able to knock the Devil's sword off of his hand, and it falls to the ground.

Red Rose grins and says, "I win."

The audience gasps in surprise and cheer for Red Rose for a spectacular win, even Cuphead, Mugman and Ms. Chalice cheers for excitement.

The Devil stands up and makes his pitchfork appear as he says, "I must admit, you actually are not half bad. I haven't seen such skillful sword fighting since, well, since your father."

"Really? You fight him?" Cuphead asks, surprised as he turns to Storm.

Storm nods his head, "That's right. And glad to see my training lessons for my daughter were well served."

The Devil sighs, "Alright, so we ended up with one win." and turns to Cuphead, "So what's your game Cuphead?"

Then Cuphead crosses his arms with a smile and says, "Rock paper scissors."

"What?" The Devil questions, "That's a game that requires no skill. A child's game."

Then Cuphead calls out to the audience, "Hey, folks. Did you hear that? He's chicken." and begins clucking like a chicken, making the audience laugh.

The Devil angrily shouts to the crowd, "I am not chicken!"

Then turns to Cuphead, "Fine. Rock paper scissors it is."

Mugman whispers to Cuphead, "Cuphead, are you sure you know what you're doin'?"

Cuphead whispers back, "Relax. It's rock paper scissors, which means I have at least an 85% chance of winning."

"Uh, no. You both have an equal shot at winning," Red Rose says.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Cuphead asks.

"The odds are 50/50, you ding-dong," Chalice says.

"Oh." Cuphead replies. Then shout, "Well, that's information I could've used yesterday!"

Then Chalice says, "Hey, I appreciate it, Cuphead. This is a brave thing you're doin'. Stupid, but brave. You and Red Rose both."

"Definitely stupid on Cuphead's part," Mugman says.

"Aw! You three ding-dongs are the best," Chalice says, and hugs Red Rose and the boys.

Then Cuphead says, "Don't you mean four ding-dongs?"

Then the four give each other a hug.

All the spectators reply, "Aw."

Baroness Von Bon Bon happily says, "That's so sweet."

"Our kids are so brave, and crazy," Elder Kettle says.

"But definitely brave," Storm says

Annoyed by this, the Devil says, "Okay, okay. Enough with the sentimental hogwash." and snaps his fingers, "Let's go."

"Sheesh, talk about snotty," Red Rose mutters.

Cuphead whispers to Red Rose's ear, "I know."

"Well, wish me luck," Cuphead says.

The Devil calls out, "Henchman!"

Henchman questions arrives and asks, "Yeah, boss?"

"Hold this," And the Devil passes Henchman his pitchfork.

"Uh... Okay," Henchman answers.

Then the Devil walks off

"Don't worry, Cuphead," Chalice says with a nervous chuckle.

"We have complete confidence in you," Mugman says.

"I know you can do it, Cuphead, just relax," Red Rose says.

Then Cuphead walks to the battle with a nervous look on his face

"We're dead," Mugman says.

But Red Rose says, "I wouldn't count ourselves out yet."

"Why?" Chalice asks.

"Well, despite many of his faults, Cuphead has always been able to pull through, and manages to help get us out of a jam. Even if there's some luck to it," Red Rose says.

"I guess," Chalice says.

"I just hope his luck is enough to beat the Devil," Mugman says.

"For some reason, I think Cuphead is going to win. As he said, 'He always wins because he never overthinks it.'" Red Rose says.

And with that, the Devil and Cuphead are in the spotlight as they walk to center stage to begin the game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. King Dice plays the music as Henchman watches intensely and slowly eats his popcorn. Mugman and Chalice hold each other's hand as Red Rose watches, despite having belief in Cuphead, she is worried. Elder Kettle, Storm, and Bon Bon watch in concern.

Both of them hold their hand out as they say, "One, two, three! Ha!"

And they land their hands in front of each other, The Devil has the scissors and Cuphead has Rock.

Cuphead declares, "Rock beats scissors."

The Devil, the spectators, Elder Kettle, Bon Bon, and Storm gaps in shock. Mugman, Chalice, and Red Rose gasp with a smile. Mugman and Chalice hug each other with glee.

Cuphead happily says, "Wow. Looks like I win."

The spectators applaud.

However, the Devil calls out, "Best two out of three!"

"Okay," Cuphead says.

"What?!" the three friends gasp in shock.

So does the audience.

Then the two play the game again, "One, two, three!

And the result, Cuphead says, "Paper covers rock. I win!"

The three friends sigh, and the spectators gasps in shock.

"Shut up!" The Devil angrily shouts.

Then The Devil says, Best three out of five.

And they play the game as Cuphea says, "One, two, three!"

Result, "Scissors cuts paper."

The Devil groans and says, "Best five out of seven!"

"One, two, three!" Cuphead says, and the results, "Rock beats scissors.

The Devil groans, "Seven out of nine? Best out of eleven!"

The Devil is beside himself, "How do you keep winning?"

"I don't know. I guess I don't overthink it," Cuphead says.

The Devil cries out, "Play me again!"

Then Red Rose walks over, "Alright! Alright! That's enough!"

"Just one more!" The Devil begs.

But Mugman says, "It's over. He won. You lost. That's it. We're done.

"But-" The Devil says.

"Sorry Devil, but that's how it's going to go. Cuphead and I won our matches fair and square," Red Rose says.

Then Red Rose takes Cuphead's hand, "Come on Cups, let's go get some root beer sodas."

"Don't mind if I do," Cuphead says

With that, Cuphead and Red Rose leave together.

"Pleasure doin' business with ya," Chalice says, and tap dances.

Mugman presents his hand, "Wanna join Cuphead and Red Rose."

"Don't mind if I do," Chalice says.

The two then take each other's hand and walk away.

"Oh, come on!" the Devil cries out.

Then Henchman walks over, "Henchman: Boss. We should go."

The Devil groans in defeat.

Henchman presents his pitchfork to him, "Oh. Here. Wanna hold your pitchfork? That always cheers you up."

"Thank you, Henchman," The Devil says and takes his pitchfork.

Soon, the audience rush on to the stage and lift the four friends in the air. They chant Cuphead and Red Rose's names since they won their match.

Henchman then leads the Devil to the elevator, "Come on, boss. I'll draw you a bath."

"With bubbles?" the Devil asks.

"Sure," Henchman says.

"Thank you, Henchman," The Devil says, appreciating the effort.

Then the two walk into the elevator and it goes down into the underworld as the audience continues cheering and chanting for Cuphead and Red Rose for winning the game and saving Ms. Chalice.

Time has passed, and the four friends: Cuphead, Mugman, Red Rose, and Ms. Chalice are walking down the road as they have two scoops of ice cream cones.

"What a great day!" Cuphead happily says, "Hard to believe it's been a month since we've seen the Devil."

"Good riddance, I say," Mugman says.

"And how!" Ms. Chalice happily says, "I am done dealing with the Devil."

"Same here," Cuphead says.

"I think it's safe to say that we're all done dealing with the Devil," Red Rose says.

Suddenly, Cuphead stops to notice something in front of him, "Say, what's that?"

The group looks to see a big sign with lights and the arrow is pointing down the road.

Mugman reads the sign, "'Grand Opening. The Devil's Casino'?"

The group looks down the path to see the Devil's Casino. There are multiple red die in a row of two, with chess pieces, and it has the Devil figure on the top with cards. There is also a white flag with a large entrance and a red carpet.

An automated voice calls out, "Winner!"

"You have got to be kidding me," Red Rose says, rolling her eyes.

"That explains why we haven't seen him in a month," Chalice says.

Then Mugman says, "No way we're goin' near that place."

"Yep. I think we all learned our lesson," Ms. Chalice says.

"I agree. There is no way we're setting foot in that place," Red Rose says, and turns to Cuphead, "Right, Cuphead?"

However, Cuphead is not standing next to Red Rose anymore. In fact, all they all see is a smoke silhouette with his ice cream. The silhouette smoke disappears as the ice cream cone falls to the ground.

Mugman and the girls reply with a frown, "Oh no."

They soon see Cuphead laughing with excitement as he runs down the path to the Devil's Casino.

Mugman, Red Rose, and Ms. Chalice chase after Cuphead as they cry out, "Cuphead!"

What happens now, well, let's just say that this is going to lead to another adventure full of mischief and excitement.