Bendy was fast asleep, holding his Boris doll, but he suddenly started tossing and turning.
The little devil is in a dark room. A door opens and a faceless woman steps in. She's wearing a black skirt and a blue top. She pulls out the wolf doll from behind her back.
"Here Bendy, I got this for you," the woman said. "His name is Boris."
Bendy takes the doll happily. "Thank you," he said. He hugs the toy as the woman pats his head.
Suddenly, the room turns pitch black. The woman disappears along with Boris and the room fills with black ink. Bendy struggles to keep his head above the ink but he is quickly submerged.
"Bendy!" the woman cries out.
Bendy springs up. "NO!" he shouted. He hugs his Boris doll and bundles up tightly. "I'm sorry..." he said, shaking. "I'm sorry..."
Later, Cuphead and Mugman are laughing as they leave the movies. The sign for movie playing reads Hideous Zombies.
"Zombies are not as scary as I thought they'd be," Mugman said.
"I'm proud of ya. You only needed to change your pants three times." Cuphead said.
"A new record," Mugman said proudly.
"Stop! Look!" Cuphead said pointing ahead of them.
They see kitten Bendy with a picnic basket and a small bouquet of red roses walking into the old creepy cemetery.
"What's he doing?" Mugman wondered.
"Let's follow him and ask," Cuphead said.
They walk into the cemetery, but their friend had vanished.
"Where'd he go?" Cuphead asked.
They look around but don't see the kitten.
"Eh, let's just keep going. We'll find him," Cuphead said.
"But shouldn't we be getting home?" Mugman asked.
"It's gettin' late, and the cottage is just on the other side of the cemetery," Cuphead said. "Why? You're not scared, are you?"
"No way, not a record-breaker like me."
"Atta boy Mugsy,"
They start walking further into the cemetery.
"Sure, is a lot of tombstones," Mugman said.
"Uh-huh," Cuphead said.
They look around as they walk. Seeing creepy statues, tombstones, and the abandoned mortuary house. They were smiling as they walked, looking undisturbed by their surroundings.
"Really starting to get dark now," Cuphead said.
"Some might find that unsettling, but not me," Mugman said.
The sky grows darker, and the cups quicken their steps as they talk.
"Good thing we're both so brave."
"I can't think of a time I've been less scared."
"Nothing scary about a graveyard."
"It's just a yard."
"For playing."
"We have a yard at home."
"We should vacation here."
"We should live here!"
"I never wanna leave!"
A strike of lightning hits behind them, and the boys start running and screaming.
Not far from them, Bendy raises his head when he hears the screaming. He turns his head and spots the cups. "What are they doing here?" He wondered. Putting the bouquet in the basket, he runs after them.
Unfortunately, the little devil isn't the only one who noticed the screaming cups. Three ghosts were playing cards before they spotted the boys.
There was a small, big-nosed ghost named Duke wearing a suit. A tall female ghost named Emma dressed in Victorian fashion with her tied up in a bun. And a fat ghost named Jasper wearing overalls with a saw embedded into his head.
"Well, I know what we're doing tonight," Duke said.
"Things just got a lot more interesting," Emma said.
"Go fish!" Jasper said.
Duke slaps Jasper before all three ghosts follow invisibly after the cups and kitten.
Cuphead and Mugman almost reach the exit but then the gate slams shut right in front of them. Mugman gasps.
"Guys!" Bendy shouted.
Cuphead and Mugman jump, scream, and huddle together in fear until they see it is Bendy.
Cuphead breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh Bendy, it's you." He said.
"What are you two doing here?" Bendy asked.
"We... um," Mugman muttered.
"We followed you, but you vanished," Cuphead said.
"And then we ran but now the exit just closed right in front of us!" Mugman said. He tries to pry the door open.
"You followed me? Why?" Bendy asked.
"We wanted to see what you were up to. What's with the basket?" Cuphead asked.
Bendy hides the basket. "Nothin'," he said.
"Oh, no, no, no! It won't budge!" Mugman said.
Bendy sighs, before handing the picnic basket to Cuphead. "Do not drop this." He said sternly. "Let me try."
Mugman stepped aside and Bendy tried to pull the gate open. Cuphead hands the basket to Mugman.
"Do not drop this," Cuphead said. He wraps his arms around Bendy's waist and pulls him.
Mugman places the basket on the ground, wraps his arms around Cuphead, and helps pull.
The three ghosts watch as the gate slowly opens.
"It's working!" Mugman said excitedly.
"Oh no you don't," Duke whispered.
The small ghost turns invisible and tickles Bendy's sides. The little devil starts chuckling. Bendy can't help but laugh and his grip loosens on the gate.
"What's so funny?" Cuphead asked, confused.
Eventually, Bendy's fingers slip, and the three boys tumble backward. They end up in a pile.
"What did you let go for?" Mugman asked.
"Because Cuphead was tickling me," Bendy replied.
"No, I wasn't!" Cuphead argued.
"Well, something did," Bendy said. "Wait, the basket!" Bendy scrambled out and grabbed the picnic basket and checked the contents. He is relieved that it's okay.
Mugman rushes to the gate. "Maybe we could try again?"
"I don't think so," Bendy said. "That thing is stuck,"
"You mean... We're trapped!?" Mugman said in horror.
Thunder cracks overhead.
"Okay, let's all just calm down," Cuphead said. "There's no reason to panic or get upset, okay?"
"Okay," Bendy agreed.
"Mugman?"
"But what about g-g-ghosts?" Mugman asked shaking in fear.
"Ah, banana oil! Ghosts ain't real!" Cuphead said.
The smaller ghost chuckles. "You hear that? We ain't real." Duke said.
"We ain't?" Jasper asked in a panic.
Emma shook her head while Duke slapped Jasper. Emma shushes them.
"Looks like we're stuck." Cuphead said. "Someone will come and open the gates in the morning. Till then, we'll spend the night and make the best of it."
"Fine by me," the little kitten shrugged.
"S-s-spend the night? But what about the ghosts?" Mugman said.
"Mugman relax. I've been in this cemetery a few times before and I've never seen a ghost here. We'll be fine." Bendy said walking to the wooded area. "C'mon we can make camp here without disturbing any graves."
Cuphead and Mugman follow Bendy.
"I don't like this, you guys. I'm allergic to dead people." Mugman said.
"For the last time, Mugsy. Ghosts ain't real!" Cuphead said. "Now you two clear a spot, and I'm gonna get some firewood."
"Actually, I have to go somewhere too," Bendy said.
"We're all separating?" Mugman asked horrified.
"Well, do you wanna come with me into the deep, dark woods?" Cuphead asked pointing out the spooky-looking forest.
"Or with me back in the cemetery?" Bendy asked pointing to the tombstones.
Mugman shook. "Is there another, less terrifying option?" he asked.
Cuphead places a hand on Mugman's shoulder. "Look, don't worry. It'll be just like the movie. You think you're gonna be scared, but then it won't be so bad. 'Cause why?"
"'Cause I'm a big, strong man?" Mugman replied.
Bendy had to bite his lip to keep himself from laughing.
"Well, sure. But also, because ghosts ain't real." Cuphead said.
"They better not be. I'm all outta spare pants."
"Spare pants?" Bendy asked.
"Don't ask," the brothers said at the same time.
"Fine, I'll just go do my thing and come right back," Bendy said.
"Wait! Can't it wait just a little bit? Please," Mugman asked.
The kitten sighed. "Okay, okay," Bendy said. "I guess I can wait with Mugman."
"Okay, I'll be back later," Cuphead said. He walks away into the woods and disappears into the fog.
Bendy places the basket down and sits on the log while Mugman starts shaking again. An owl's hoot makes the mug yelp.
"Owl in the tree," Bendy said pointing up.
Mugman looks up and sees an owl in the tree. Mugman laughs nervously.
Cuphead is gathering firewood, talking to himself. "Typical Mugman. Always getting himself worked up over nothing."
Behind him, Jasper snaps a twig making Cuphead jump in fright. Emme blows air against the cup's back.
"Who's there?" Cuphead asked.
The Jasper tickles him. Cuphead chuckles throwing his firewood in the air and then it falls on his head. Slightly dizzy, Cuphead lies on the floor, groaning, before two ghosts suddenly appear.
"Hello." Jasper greeted.
Cuphead screams before running away.
Mugman and Bendy are sitting on the log. Bendy waits impatiently while Mugman whistles but every time he looks around, he sees one scary image after another in the trees. He decides to distract himself another way.
"So, what's with the picnic basket?" Mugman asked Bendy.
"It's for a friend," Bendy said looking at the floor.
"Really? Who?"
"Just an old friend I meet here on occasion."
"Here, in the cemetery?"
"Yeah. She's around here."
"Oh, she's here? Why didn't you say anything before? She could have joined us."
"No, she couldn't.
"What do you mean?"
"IMEANSHE-!" He nearly screamed in frustration before he took in a breath and finally faces the mug. "I mean she's here but she's... you know." Bendy gestures to the tombstones.
Mugman's eyes widened with the realization. "I'm so sorry," Mugman said. "I shouldn't have..."
"No. You didn't do anything." Bendy said.
Mugman paused for a moment. "Were you close?" he asked.
Bendy nodded. "I miss her. It's been a long time, but I can't help but visit her whenever I think about her."
"I think it's sweet that you visit her, even if it's in less-than-ideal surroundings," Mugman said looking around.
"C'mon Mugman, a graveyard isn't that scary."
"Really 'cause everywhere I look I see..." Mugman looks around he sees, "Scary branches, scary trees, scary glowing eyes, scary-!"
Mugman and Bendy see a pair of glowing eyes on the tree. Mugman yells in fright and cowers away but Bendy smiles.
"Mugman, look," Bendy said.
The mug opens his eyes and sees that the glow was fireflies that now surrounded the two. Bendy manages to catch one and holds it in his hands.
"Like I said, it's not that scary," Bendy said looking at the firefly.
Mugman giggle. "Maybe you and Cuphead were right."
"Exactly," Bendy said.
"And it is kinda peaceful out here. Just the sounds of the wind, the moonlight, the owl, the..."
"Disembodied voice behind you..."
Mugman and Bendy froze when they heard that voice. Then Mugman looks annoyed.
"Real cute, Cuphead. Ha, ha, ha. Hilarious." Mugman said with sarcasm.
Under them, Duke ties Mugman's shoelaces together.
"I know you're trying to scare me, but I'm not falling for your-" he's cut off as he trips over. "...tricks."
Bendy covers his mouth, trying to hold back a laugh.
"Did you do this?" Mugman asked annoyed.
"Not me," Bendy said following Mugman off the log.
Mugman turns around, "Okay, Cuphead, come on out. This isn't funny."
"I thought it was very funny. But I ain't never heard of no Cuphead." Duke said before appearing before the two boys. "Top of the evening, loves."
Mugman and Bendy were stunned. Mugman's nose fell off and he ran away but he came back for his nose and dragged the kitten with him.
"Whoa! Mugman, let me go!" Bendy yelled.
But Mugman wasn't listening and screamed out for Cuphead. All three grunted as Cuphead, Mugman, and Bendy ran into each other. They're all on the floor groaning before Cuphead shakes his head.
"Mugman, Bendy, I don't wanna alarm ya, but I think I saw a-"
"Ghosts!" Mugman screams and points out the ghosts behind them.
The three ghosts are looming over the boys. Cuphead and Mugman cling to each other, chattering in fear... But Bendy was smiling up at the specters and his tail wagged side to side.
"Oh, my dark star! Ghosts!" Bendy said excitedly.
"Don't believe what you heard 'Cause here is the deal~" Duke sings floating around the boys.
Then comes Emma. "There is no need to panic 'cause~"
"Ghosts ain't real!~" All three ghosts sing together making scary faces.
Cuphead and Mugman scream in fright. Dragging the not scared Bendy along, the brothers run. They hide behind a tombstone but are quickly found by the ghosts.
"I don't believe in ghosts~" Duke sings.
"They don't give me a fright~" Emma sings.
"I don't believe in anything That bumpity-bumps in the night!~" Jasper sings.
Jasper blows a raspberry at the boys. The cup brothers yelp in fear and run with Bendy, who is still smiling.
As they run, the ghosts pretend to ride they are riding an invisible bike alongside them.
"If you see things That you can't explain~" Duke sings.
"Best to ignore them~" Emma sings.
"Or go insane!~" Jasper sings.
Tombstones start singing. "Whoo-oo-oo!~"
Cuphead and Mugman keep screaming.
"You said they ain't real! They seem pretty real!~" Mugman sings.
An evil tree and bats sing. "Whoo-oo-oo!~"
"Listen, Mugman, we're caught in a jam! Pipe down 'cause we gotta scram!~" Cuphead sings.
The boys run as the ghosts continue their songs.
"I don't believe in ghosts They don't give me a fright I don't believe in anything That bumpity-bumps in the night I don't believe in spooks But when I'm all alone I've heard mysterious things That bang and clang and groan~"
The boys run into a mausoleum and slam the door shut behind them.
The three ghosts look on excitedly, but Emma looks concerned.
"Did you see the kitten? He wasn't the least bit scared of us." Emma said.
"Don't worry about it, Emma," Duke said. "Two outta' three ain't so bad. Besides, we still have our friends in the mausoleum. Maybe they'll get lucky."
Inside the mausoleum, the cups are shaking with fear while Bendy is still excited.
"That was amazing!" Bendy said. "And the song was a nice touch."
"How are you not scared?" Cuphead asked.
"Because I don't get scared so easily... unlike some people."
The sound of chattering teeth grows louder.
"Hey, I ain't the one who- dang it, Mugsy," Cuphead said. "Would you stop chattering your teeth? I can't hear myself think."
"My teeth aren't chattering," Mugman said.
Cuphead lights a match, and the boys now see they are surrounded by a bunch of skeletons chattering their teeth.
This time all three of the boys scream before Mugman blows out the match. Torches suddenly spark with fire, lighting the room, and five skeletons start dancing to upbeat Hispanic music echoing in the room. Cuphead, Mugman, and Bendy back away slowly back away against the crypt. The crypt opens and a skeleton wearing a dress, a flowery veil, and makeup comes out. She grabs Mugman's arm and pulls him closer while making kissing noises.
Mugman screams while Bendy and Cuphead pull him away until the skeleton's arm bones snap off. They scream and run away from the mausoleum. Yelling and running away, the boys failed to notice the first three ghosts watching them. Soon many more ghosts follow the boys, wailing, cackling, and laughing sinisterly. The boys run into the abandoned mortuary house. They run up the stairs but the wood under Bendy breaks and he falls into the hole, the sound of a big splash follows.
"Bendy!" Cuphead screamed. He and Mugman skid to a stop. They can barely see what is in there.
It's a huge brass water container. Bendy resurfaces from the dirty water and gasps while flailing his arms around.
"Bendy, are you okay?" Cuphead yelled.
Bendy manages to get to the edge of the container. He wipes the water off his face... but stops as he remembers his drawn nose. He looks at his gloves and sees the stains.
"Bendy!" Cuphead yelled.
"I'm fine!" Bendy replied. "Just wet!"
"We'll come down there!" Mugman called out.
"No! You guys get out of the cemetery! I'll be alright!" Bendy yelled trying to hide his panic.
Cuphead and Mugman can just make out Bendy's image.
"We can't just leave you here," Mugman called out.
"Get out of here. I'll be fine!"
"But Bendy-"
"I said GET OUT!" Bendy yelled looking up at the cup and mug.
Cuphead and Mugman are stunned by what they see. Bendy's eyes glowed a bright reddish-orange color, his cat nose melting away and his usually square teeth becoming sharp fangs. The boys screamed and ran up the stairs.
It only takes Bendy a second to realize what he has just done and buries his face into his arms. He feels a hand pat him on the shoulder but when turns his head, he sees the hand is made of bones.
Cuphead and Mugman run up the stairs higher and higher until they end up in a void of darkness.
Floating in the air, Mugman cries out. "We gotta find a way out of here!"
Emma came floating up to them. "Here's the way out." She said, showing them a door.
Cuphead opens it, revealing a train coming towards them. He slams the door shut before it hits them.
Duke floats up with another door. "Here. Try this one." He said.
Mugman opens the door and inside is the Grim Reaper about to swing his scythe at them. The brothers slam the door shut and scream.
Jasper floats up to them with another door. "Over here. Over here." He said.
Cuphead opens the door, revealing a screaming woman, and this makes the brothers scream back. They shut the door and ran. They find a stairway and keep running up. The ghosts suggest opening new doors, but Cuphead and Mugman refuse them each time. Then they jump out a window, which turns out to be on the highest floor of the house, and they fall and scream all the way down. They land with a thud.
Duke looks out the shattered window. "Now do you believe in-!" he said before screaming. He sees Cuphead and Mugman lying motionless on the ground far below.
Jasper wiggles his finger making a 'Boo' sound before Duke slaps him.
"Knock it off," Duke said. "We got a real problem here."
All the ghosts exclaim when they see the cup brothers. Duke, Emma, and Jasper slowly approach the motionless cup on the ground.
"One minute, we're all having fun. The next minute, two cups are dead." Emma said sadly.
"Oh, them poor little cups," Jasper said.
"Shall we say a few words then?" Duke suggested. He turned around to face the cups, but they had disappeared. "Huh? They're gone!"
Cuphead and Mugman, who were not dead, slipped under a hole in the stone wall and ran back to the cottage as quickly as they could. Once they were in, they finally relaxed even though they were scuffed, dirtied, and had black eyes.
"We made it," Cuphead said.
"Safe at last," Mugman said.
Suddenly they heard Elder Kettle screaming. The kettle was pointing at the brothers.
"Hideous zombies!" Kettle screamed.
Cuphead and Mugman screamed as Elder Kettle tried to hit them with his cane screaming 'Die, zombies, die!'
Meanwhile...
Bendy is running as fast as he can through the cemetery, but the skeletons are nearly at his heels. He yelps as one of them grabs his tail sock and pulls it off, exposing Bendy's demon tail. He runs up a cliff that's too steep to climb. Bendy looks behind him and sees the mob of skeletons closing in. Just then, a huge shadow with long horns looms over them followed by a low, haunting voice.
"Who dares frighten my precious little pest?"
Bendy raises his head and sees the skeletons shaking before several fireballs burn them to ashes. The little devil doesn't even flinch at the sight but smiles once The Devil floats down before him.
"Dad!" Bendy said before jumping into his father's arms.
The two devils hugged tightly to the other.
"Are you alright? Did they hurt you?" The Devil asked inspecting Bendy. "Why are you soaking wet?"
"I fell into some water and then the skeletons tried to get me," Bendy explained.
The Devil pats his son's back before putting him down. "Hold still." He said. He points his pitchfork at Bendy. A dark cloud comes out of the pitchfork before it envelops the little devil. Within seconds, Bendy's dried up and looked like his devilish self.
"Remember that this doesn't count as clean." The Devil said. "You'll have to take a bath once we get back home,"
"Strict but fair. But how did you know where I was?" Bendy asked.
"A demon imp said you left with a picnic basket earlier. It wasn't hard to figure out where you went to. Henchman and I found the basket, along with this." The Devil pulls out a bouquet of roses. The same ones Bendy tried to hide. "You dreamed about her again, didn't you?"
Bendy nodded, keeping his eyes down.
"C'mon, we'll take it to the spot and settle down for a snack." The Devil said holding his arm to his son.
"Okay," Bendy said.
Bendy jumps and The Devil scooped him up before flying away.
"I saw ghosts tonight," Bendy said.
"Really? They never come out when we come over." The Devil said.
"Yeah. They were trying to scare me with a song and dance."
Bendy and The Devil laugh.
They fly over a group of tombstones, at least a dozen, fenced off from the rest. Two tombstones stood at the end. One was faded and crumbling, but the other was kept in good condition.
Here lies Audrey Drew. Beloved daughter and best friend
Bendy places the roses on the grave.
"Hi Audrey." Bendy said.
"I'll be by the stone," The Devil said before he walks to a large stone with a memorial plaque. Bendy walks back to his father after awhile and they walk away together. The little devil takes another look back, seeing the words on the plaque one more time.
IN MEMORIAM TO THOSE LOST IN THE GREAT JOEY DREW STUDIO FIRE
A/N; Now we get to a little bit more of Bendy's world into the series. And next week The Butcher Gang make their debut in my longest chapter yet. Hope you all like the story so far. Don't forget to hit the favorite and leave a comment.