"Henry, Henry wake up, please wake up." Groaning, Henry slowly came back to his senses and as he slowly his eyes, he saw the familiar face of the little toon he had rescued from that hell hole of a studio leaning over him, a look of concern on his face "oh thank god, I thought you were never going to wake up." Groaning, Henry slowly sat up with his hand on his head, finding himself still in Lily's room.
"You didn't come back down for ages so I came up here to see what was going on" Bendy pointed out "when I got up here I saw you out cold on the floor and Lily missing, what's going on?"
"Here was here" Henry replied, perching himself on Lily's bed as Bendy jumped on beside him, looking confused and worried at the same time "the Ink Demon, he's taken Lily, my little girl, he's taken my little girl to that hell hole, the studio, the one place I hoped she wouldn't have to set foot in again" he let out a sigh of frustration, brushing a hand through his hair before standing up "well if he wants me to go back there then I will." Henry then headed down the stairs and into the garage as Bendy followed behind, the little toon was clearly having a bad feeling about all of this.
"What if it's a trap?" he stated as Henry frantically searched around for his car keys "what if he's using Lily as bait to trap you, so he can finish what he started the last time you and Lily went to the studio."
"Well I'm going to have to take that chance, he's taken my daughter and I'm going to do whatever it takes to get her back" Henry replied "and you know that she's really sick and needs medical treatment, so I need to get her back as soon as possible, then I can get her to hospital so she can have her operation." Knowing that Henry was determined to go back, Bendy decided something that may be potentially risky, he wasn't going to let Henry go alone, after all,the man had done so much for him, it was now his turn to return the favour.
"Well if you're going back then I'm coming with you" the little toon stated, climbing on a pile of boxes so that he could look Henry directly in the eyes "I'm not letting you go alone" Henry was about to protest but Bendy stopped him "listen Henry, I want to get Lily back as much as you do so I want to help, now,what do you say?" knowing that the little toon was determined to accompany Henry to the studio and to help him get Lily back, Henry reluctantly agreed to let him come along.
"But stay with me at all times, you and me both know how dangerous that place is" he told him firmly.
"I will I promise" Bendy replied before picking up Henry's car keys "okay, now let's go save Lily."
Meanwhile at the studio, the Ink Demon emerged through an Ink portal, followed closely by Sammy Lawrence who was carrying a little girl wearing Pyjamas, she was seemingly Unconscious and really pale with strands of hair sticking to her sweaty forehead, giving the indication that she was sick and running a fever.
"Do you think Henry will come?" Sammy asked as "Bendy" shuffled over, examining the child that he was holding, cupping his hand under her chin as she remained in an unconscious state.
"Oh I think he will, if he wants to get his little girl back" the Ink Demon replied,not taking his eyes of Lily, tilting her head from side to side before letting out a small hum and releasing his grip, letting the little girl's head fall slightly "come, let's take her to a room and keep her there, then when Henry arrives, the game truly begins."
"Yes my lord" Sammy replied before the pair of them headed into a small room somewhere inside the studio with a couch and a wooden table and chairs. Sammy layed Lily down on the couch before heading over to "Bendy", asking wether they should tie her up or not.
"I don't think there is any need" "Bendy" implied, walking over to the still unconscious child and placing his hand on her forehead "she doesn't seem to be in any condition to even try escaping, now, I'm going to leave you to watch her, I'll return when I require your assistant."
"What shall I do when the little lamb wakes up?" Sammy asked, looking over at the little girl on the couch.
"Well you can tell her why she's here, she'll more than likely be wondering why when she wakes up and finds she's no longer at home, in her own bed" "Bendy" explained "but don't hurt her, we need to keep her alive for my little game and once Henry arrives, that is when the fun truly begins." The Ink Demon then let out a sinister chuckle and left the room via portal, leaving Sammy with the little girl they had kidnapped and all he could do now was wait for her to wake up.
Outside the studio, a car pulled up and Henry stepped out, followed by the smaller Bendy. It was now windy and there was grey clouds looming overhead, giving the indication that a storm was coming.
"Good thing I always carry this around" Henry implied, opening the boot and taking out a baseball bat "we could use this in case anything tries to attack us." He gripped his weapon as Bendy climbed onto his shoulder, the pair of them looking at the abandoned, decaying building that was once a full working animation studio.
"Are you sure you're wanting to go through with this?" Bendy asked, the little toon looking nervously at the ominous building "who knows what the Ink Demon has up his sleeve, I still think all of this could be a trap."
"But this is the only way that I'm going to get Lily back" Henry replied "I mean I could go to the police but I don't think they would take me seriously if I told them that my Ten year old daughter has been abducted by some living creature made of ink."
"Well, we're not going to find her standing around here all day" Bendy replied, putting on a brave face despite feeling very uneasy about all of this and looking up at the old animation studio "let's get in there and save your daughter."
~xx~
Her head was aching and her eyes felt sore, but as she came back to consciousness, the first thing that Lily could sense was that she was no longer in her own bed but on a couch. The last thing she remembered was asking Henry for a glass of water before drifting off but as she became more awake, the first thing the little girl noticed was that she was now longer in her bedroom but in a small room laying on a couch and across from the couch was a small table and a couple of chairs. In the corner stood a cardboard cut out of Bendy and she began to realize that must be at the studio, but how did she get here and where was Henry, where was Bendy.
"D-daddy?" she rasped, her throat still felt sore, making it difficult for her to speak "w-where are you, daddy,Bendy."
"Well, looks like the little lamb has finally awoken from her slumber" a figure came into her view and Lily recognised him immediately, it was the very person who attempted to sacrifice both her and Henry to the Ink Demon last time they were at the studio, but it couldn't be, he was dead, Henry said so himself.
"W-where's my daddy?" the little girl asked before letting out a serious of coughs as Sammy tilted his head, frowning under the mask.
"Dear me, that cough doesn't sound good" he cooed, grabbing a chair and placing it next to the couch before sitting down as Lily mustered all her strength to inch away "now now, there's no need to be afraid little lamb, no harm is going to come to you. Now, I'm guessing you're wondering why you're here" scared, Lily nodded silently "well I'm going to tell you, you see the thing is, my lord wants to play a little game with your daddy and it's basically simple, he has to find you and if he succeeds then you'll get to go home."
"W-what if he doesn't" Lily rasped, finding the courage to speak despite being afraid and her tonsils being swollen.
"Then you'll remain here forever" Sammy replied, causing Lily to shrink away even further "but don't worry, I'm sure my lord will think of something interesting to do with you if it does come to that, but for now he has requested that I keep an eye on you but I don't think you'll be too much trouble, not if you're unwell" he placed his inky hand on the little girl's forehead "yes, you are definitely running a fever, I don't think you'll be trying anything, not in your current condition."
"I want to go home" the little girl stated,she was scared, sick and confused " I want my daddy." This time, Sammy didn't say anything, he just smiled under his mask and stood up before heading over to the cut out on the corner and once his back was turned, Lily forced her aching body up from the couch and despite her condition, made a run for it just as Sammy turned around, spotting the small brown haired Pyjama clad figure disappearing out the door.
"Why didn't you stop her?" "Bendy" questioned, emerging from his ink portal, into the room and Sammy could sense the fury coming from him, he of all people knew that angering the Ink Demon was a bad thing and knew he must have also seen the child escaping from the room.
"I..I'm sorry my lord, I only turned my back for a second and..." he was cut off as "Bendy" let out an angry snarl before gripping his prophet by the throat and holding him up against the wall.
"I told you to watch the little brat and you let her get away" he hissed, tightening his grip slightly "we can't let her leave this place and we can't let Henry find her so easily, still" he loosened his grip "she won't get far, not if she's sick so it'll only be a matter of time before she becomes to exhausted to run anywhere and possibly collapse somewhere." The Ink Demon released his grip on Sammy and headed back to the wall, summoning his portal.
"Do you want me to go and look for her?" Sammy asked.
"No, you wait here, I'll go find her myself" "Bendy" replied with a sinister grin "and when I do, I'll make her see what happens if she tries to escape again."
Meanwhile, a scared Lily was wondering around the halls of the studio, the wooden floors felt cold against her bare feet and she had to hold herself up against the wall every time she felt a wave of dizziness, she had to get out of this place and she wasn't going to let her Tonsillitis stop her from escaping, she needed medical treatment, she needed to be in hospital and not held captive in an abandoned cartoon studio by an Ink Demon and a mad man who worshipped them.
"Now where do I go?" Lily whimpered, not noticing that a gang of searchers had suddenly sprung up from the floor behind her and were advancing towards her, the little girl only noticing them as they grabbed at her trousers, attempting to pull her down.
"No, please, let me go" she cried, trying to fight them off but her condition made it impossible and a huge wave of nausea swept over her and she stumbled to the floor, giving them the opportunity to swarm and all the little girl could do was lay there helplessly as more and more searchers swarmed her small form, almost completely covering her. All of a sudden, the searchers suddenly stopped their attack on Lily and disappeared into the floor, but Lily still lay curled up on the floor, shivering with her hands over her eyes as the walls became covered in dark inky veins as the Ink Demon emerged from the wall behind Lily and limped over to the child.
"Well well well" he mused, grabbing the little girl by the back of her Pyjama shirt and pulling her up from the ground before turning her around to face him and she wanted to scream but her swollen tonsils and pain in her throat made it impossible "you've been a naughty little girl Lily Bowen" he raised his large gloved hand, putting it in front of her face "a very naughty little girl indeed." The child gasped as he placed his large hand over her face and she struggled to break free from his grip but she was just too weak, her whole body ached and no matter how much she struggled, "Bendy" kept his hand over her face until her struggling slowed down and her eyes slowly fluttered until she fell limp in his hold.
"All too easy" he mused before checking to see if she was breathing and knowing she still was, the Ink Demon gathered up the little girl entering his Inky Portal with the small child in his hold.
"Perhaps now she'll think twice before attempting to escape."