SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT ON THIS CHAPTER! I honestly wanted to wait till chapter 3 of the game came out before I did any final decisions on how to continue the story, and thankfully for me it jogs up a few more interesting ideas on what to do and where to go with this! I'll have a few more past chapters and a few present time ones to come over the next few months in between my other stories!

Hope you enjoy!

Henry and the toons had all spent a good chunk of time in the safe room, the painted symbol on the door being the only thing to keep the corrupted ink creatures out of the room. The old man had time to rest up and even treat the few wounds he got from the Searchers. Alice giving some old coats and limited supplies from the Infirmary to help out.

During that time however, Henry noticed how Alice seemed to be a little more faded in the black areas that made up her being then both Boris and Bendy… most likely having something to due with the fact she seemed to avoid touching the ink as much as possible… but what was really curious was how Boris seemed to have no memories at all of the past 30 years Henry had been gone for. Bendy and Alice didn't seem to have any answers for it either… or rather, Bendy didn't while Alice seemed to be holding something back.

Bendy during this time, was more then happy to have his favorite human back. The ink demon was cracking jokes with Henry like it was the old days, something Henry was very grateful for as a distraction from what's going on on the outside.

"... We should work on getting you to the exit now," Alice finally spoke up after a long while of rest and relaxation. Boris, Henry and Bendy all perked up at it and the demon seemed to frown a little.

"So soon though?"

"Yes… we… we can't let what happened to the others happen to him as well…" Alice muttered while avoiding eye contact and going to the door. Boris's ears lowered and Henry's eyes widened as he slowly realized what that implied.

"Alice… How many others are still here?" Henry asked immediately, already knowing at least Sammy was still here… emphasis on was that is. The angel looked up to the old animator with a sad look.

"To many… Far… Far too many…" Alice opened the door as she spoke. Henry wanted to ask more but Alice cut him off. "There's no turning back the clock for them Henry… Just… just don't think about them and keep moving."

The angel then stepped out into the hall and barely even waited for the boys before she started heading off to god knew where anymore.

"She watched it happen ya know…" Bendy muttered, remembering how when Alice would sometimes sleep she would always have nightmares about everything that's happened in the studio. One in particular kept coming to mind for the demon as the poor angel had that nightmare more frequently.

"W-Watched what Ben?" Boris hesitantly asked as the group began to file out of the room and after the angel. Henry leaned in a little, morbidly curious about what the demon was talking about himself.

"... Quite a few things from what I picked up bud… Norman, Sammy, Wally… you name them, she's probably seen them," Bendy explained, having heard too many of the angel's regrets to keep proper track… and also seeing the end results for himself to many times as well. His own heart hurting every time he had seen any of the results for himself.

Henry himself felt his own heart clench, remembering Sammy and the echoes of his final screams… and trying to bring up any of the old memories he had of the musician that only resulted in seeing that twisted form he had.

Joey… what have you done? Henry thought as his grip on the fire ax he held tightened in anger. His old co-workers deserved none of this… and Joey had practically destroyed the moral line at this point from everything the old animator has seen.

"Is… Isn't there anyway we can help them?" Boris offered, trying to keep hope that there might be someway to save the old workers. The wolf himself had developed a soft spot for a lot of them after he got used to them… Norman was always someone he especially enjoyed spending time with aside from Henry and Sammy.

"Maybe with you and Henry around we could figure somethin' out!" Bendy laughed, though even after all these years Henry could still pick up how forced it seemed to be… like the demon had lost that hope a long time ago. The man wanted to pat the toon demon and tell him that everything would be alright, but was interrupted.

"Watch your step around here boys…" Alice's voice called out, just as they passed through large metal doors and into a wide open area. Ink was falling down in a bit of a waterfall nearly blocking the sign for "Heavenly Toys" that hung above the room. Plush toys of the main crew scattered about all in different sizes. Henry couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the place, he had no recollection of this ever being here before. It was both amazing, yet concerning to the old man.

"Little Miracle Box?" Boris's voice sounded confused and Henry turned and saw what the wolf was talking about. It reminded him of a confessional box that was homemade with spare parts from around the decrepit old studio and had a halo painted on it in ink.

"Oh no…" Bendy winced, knowing what that meant for him and Alice just kept looking ahead with a far off look in her pie cut eyes. Her hand had tightened around the hammer she carried before she started to march forward.

Boris and Henry shared a confused look between each other before following after the angel and Bendy seemed much more hesitant in following this time. The demon's form dripping more ink than usual with his increased anxiety at the area.

"What's wrong here?" Henry questioned in an almost demanding tone, wanting to know what had the demon on edge around here and why Alice seemed to have a quicker pace than usual here.

"See this whole area… it's mostly HER territory… and she's ruthless…" Bendy tried to explain, but seemed to only confuse Henry and Boris further, even when they paused at the forked path that had both "Demon" and "Angel" on the arrowed signs pointing to different directions. Alice took the angel path and Bendy started to make way for the demon one, leaving Henry and Boris to be confused and conflicted on who each was gonna follow.

In the end Boris decided to follow after Alice down the Angel path, and Henry decided to follow Bendy. A silent agreement of safety in numbers between the two of them.

"Bud… Who's this 'Her' you're talking about?"

"... Ya know about there being another me an all already…" Bendy sighed as the two went through the ink filled room, Bendy traversing with ease while Henry tried not to slip or flinch at the amount there was in the room. Henry however felt his eyes widen when Bendy's words clicked in his head.

"... Another Alice Angel then?"

"Yeah… but unlike our Alice." Bendy paused, shivering a little from as they approached the end of the room and were about to enter a hallway.

"She's more a devil then I am…"