Henry,Bendy and Lily had spent a good couple of hours outside having their little family barbecue and were totally unaware that the Ink Demon was watching them from the window upstairs before disappearing through an Ink portal.
"So, why did your brother and his wife have so many kids?" Bendy asked as the three of them sat at the picnic table "did they feel lonely so decided that if they had children they wouldn't be lonely anymore?"
"Well Aunt Imogen really likes kids and after she had Chandler, she wanted more and pretty soon she did, she had five more" Henry replied "but I don't think she's going to be having anymore, after Phoebe was born she said six was enough."
"Phoebe, she's the youngest one right?" Bendy asked.
"Yeah, she's their six year old and you'll get to meet her along with her five older siblings this weekend" Henry replied before noticing that the little toon's expression had suddenly become worried.
"What's wrong Bendy?" Lily asked when she noticed his sudden change in expression.
"Yeah is something bothering you buddy?" Henry asked.
"It's just, what if they don't like me, your brother and his wife or even their kids" Bendy replied "what if they have the same kind of reaction like Mr and Mrs Kimble from the store."
"Oh I'm sure they'll like you I mean, what's not to like" Henry reassured "and I think the kids will like you, especially the younger ones. Believe me, Aunt Imogen and Uncle Barry are really nice and I'm sure they'll like you." As evening began to set in, Henry told both Lily and Bendy that it was time to head back inside and think about getting ready for bed and ever since escaping from the studio, Lily would always dread bedtime because that was when the nightmares began, nightmares about the whole ordeal at the studio, being kidnapped and almost sacrificed by the studio's former Music director Sammy Lawrence and even encountering the Ink Demon himself but Henry reassured her that they will eventually go away.
"But what if they don't?" the little girl asked, her voice shaking "what if I keep having them for the rest of my life?" Henry gave his daughter a reassuring smile and sat her on his knee with Bendy sitting next to him, both reassuring the little girl that her nightmares will eventually go away but at the same time Henry couldn't help but feel bad for her, the Ten year old had been through so much from witnessing the death of her mother and now she was having nightmares about their ordeal at the studio.
"Do you promise they'll go away?" Lily asked.
"Of course I do Honey" Henry replied "just try not to think about it too much okay?" Lily nodded before both she and Bendy both yawned at the same time, causing Henry to chuckle at the pair "I think you guys must be ready to hit the hay huh?"
"No" the both of them said before yawning again.
"I think that's a yes" Henry chuckled before standing up and escorting them upstairs to Lily's room which she now shared with Bendy, their two beds placed in the middle of the room next to each other with a bedside table in between, toys were strewn over the floor and a writing desk stood at the corner of the room with drawings and coloured pencils strewn all over.
"Okay guys it's time for some shut eye now" Henry said as the little girl and toon both got into their beds "and I'll be just downstairs if anybody needs me" he was about to get up and leave but felt a tug on his arm and he turned around to see a scared Lily clinging to his arm.
"Please don't go daddy" she pleaded "I'm to scared to go to sleep."
"You still scared that you're going to have another nightmare?" Bendy asked and the little girl nodded, her lip beginning to tremble, this had become a regular occurrence with Lily ever since they escaped the studio, she would always be too scared to go to sleep because she knew that she would have nightmares about the studio "it's okay kiddo, you're not on your own, I'm here."
"And so am I" Henry reassured, crouching down beside her bed and putting his arm around her shoulders "and like I said, I'll only be downstairs okay" biting her lip, Lily nodded and Henry planted a kiss on her forehead before tucking her in and then doing the same thing to Bendy.
"Will she be okay?" the little toon whispered, looking over to Lily who curled up under her blanket, arm wrapped around a stuffed bear.
"I'm sure she will, she has been through so much these past couple of months" Henry whispered back "I'm sure she'll get over it soon."
"I hope so, I hate seeing her all scared" Bendy replied, glancing over at the little girl who had now fallen into a seemingly restless sleep.
"I know buddy, so do I" Henry replied, he truly hated seeing his little girl like this, too scared to go to sleep because of the nightmares she had almost every night "but lucky she's got me and you there for her."
"You're right" Bendy replied as Henry made sure that Lily was fast asleep before getting up and heading for the door "but anyways, night Henry."
"Night buddy" Henry replied before switching off the bedroom light and closing the door as Bendy looked over towards Lily, the little girl was soundly asleep for now but he knew that she may wake up screaming and crying from another nightmare.
"Don't worry kiddo,your pal Bendy's right here if you do have another one of those awful nightmares" he told the sleeping child before closing his eyes himself. As the rest of the evening past by, Lily fell into a restless sleep, tossing and turning under her sheets as another nightmare entered into her young mind, the little girl had found herself back at the studio only this time she was alone, there was no Henry with her this time and right now she was standing in the middle of a darkened hallway.
"Hello, is there anybody there?" she called out, her voice echoing in the darkness "hello anybody?" there was no response for a few minutes until a an all too familiar voice began to echo throughout the halls.
"Sheep sheep it's time for sleep" that was enough to have Lily turn around and run in the opposite direction but the voice seemed to be getting even closer, almost like it as following her "rest your head, it's time for bed" the scared little girl continued on running but was sent falling to the ground as two searchers appeared and grabbed her ankles, holding her down as that soothing yet creepy voice drew closer and closer "in the morning you may wake" Lily whimpered and threw her hands over her eyes as the two searchers held her down "or in the morning, you'll be dead" she felt a hand grab her by the shirt and she was lifted from the ground to find herself face to face with the very person who attempted to sacrifice her and Henry to the evil Bendy.
"Hello my little sheep" Sammy Lawrence cooed as the little girl attempted to wriggle free from his grasp but to no avail "so, you're all alone, no daddy with you this time. That is such a shame, still no matter, you'll make a perfect sacrifice for my lord and saviour." Knowing what was about to happen, Lily's eyes widened with fear and she began wriggling around even more but Sammy held her up against the wall
"Put me down" the child yelled "let me go, put me down."
"Ssh now little sheep" he said, putting his hand over her mouth to muffle her cries as black inky veins began to trail along the walls and ink began to rain down from the ceiling "he approaches, my lord, my lord and saviour" he let out a low chuckle as the Ink veins grew darker, indicating that the Ink Demon was close and all Lily could do was watch in terror as the tall, monstrous version of Bendy appeared behind Sammy, leering down at the now petrified child.
"Release the child Sammy" the Ink Demon instructed.
"Yes, my lord" Sammy replied, releasing his hold on Lily as "Bendy" made his way towards the little girl who backed up against the wall in fear, her eyes darting around for an escape route.
"Don't think about running child" he sneered "I can easily catch you" he grabbed her by the shirt and lifted her up from the ground, holding her up to his face "so, what shall we do with you?"
"DADDY!" Lily screamed, kicking her feet in mid air "DADDY HELP ME!"
"Help me Daddy, help me, save me Daddy" the Ink Demon mimicked before letting out a chuckle "oh dear, it seems that Henry isn't around to help you, poor little Lily, all alone with no one to save her hehehe such a shame" his grin grew even wider as he placed his hand over her face "but don't worry, you soon will be just like us." Lily began to struggle as he held his hand over her face, filling her bloodstream with Ink.
"Don't fight it Lily" the monstrous version of her friend cooed, watching her struggle "just the Ink consume your blood." Pretty soon her vision began to fade only to appear seconds later as she sat up screaming in her own bed as the small, good Bendy jumped out of his own bed and instantly went over to the now shaking and crying little girl, throwing his arm around her.
"Ssh, it's okay, you're okay" the little toon reassured just as the door opened and Henry walked in, it was plainly obvious that the little girl's screams of terror had woken him up because it was the middle of the night, he was in his pyjamas and dressing gown and he also had a look of concern on his face.
"Lily, are you alright honey?" he asked, sitting on her bed and pulling the little girl onto his knee as she sobbed harder and buried her face in his chest "hey, it's okay baby, Daddy's here."
"I think she had another nightmare" Bendy stated as Henry rubbed Lily's back in order to comfort her "she was calling out for help and then she woke up screaming." Henry sighed and wrapped his arms around Lily who continued to sob and he could feel the little girl trembling, it must have been a terrible nightmare for her to be in this state.
"Do you wanna talk about it?" he asked only for the little girl to silently shake her head, indicating that she didn't want to talk about it, the little girl was far too scared to even mention the slightest little detail, she just continued clinging to Henry and sobbed into his chest, she felt relieved and safe knowing she was back in her own room with Henry and the little toon comforting her but little did she know was that her nightmares would eventually become a reality.