Bendy, Cuphead, and Mugman are in the kitchen looking for the jar of cookies Kettle often hides from them.
"It's not under the sink," Cuphead said.
"He moved it again," Mugman said.
The three searched around the kitchen and living room but they simply couldn't find it. Then, they open the door to Kettle's room. Inside, the kettle was fast asleep, snoring and mumbling. They peek inside and...
"Bingo!" Cuphead said pointing to the shelf over Kettle's bed.
"Aw, jeez," Mugman said.
"Pff. This is nothin'," Bendy said. He takes off his gloves and bowtie. "Hold these for me," he hands them to Cuphead. His body melts down into a black mass and it slithers into the room.
Cuphead was beaming while Mugman cringed.
The mass crawls up the wall over to the shelf and grabs the jar. It glides off the wall and onto the nightstand. Bendy morphs back smiling, and the brothers smile back. Bendy takes a step-
CRACK
That terrible cracking sound came from under the little devil's foot. He lifts it slowly and sees Kettle's now broken glasses on his shoe. The boys leave the cookies behind and take the glasses to the living room.
"Maybe he won't notice?" Bendy said.
"Oh, he'll notice," Mugman said.
"We gotta get these fixed before Elder Kettle wakes up," Cuphead said.
Suddenly, they hear a yawn and groan come from Kettle's room. The boys gasp and scramble around. They run in different directions.
"Boys, have you seen my glasses?" Kettle said before hitting a wall. He walks around blindly trying to navigate around. "No, no, Kettle. You lost 'em somewhere. Just like you..." he hits another wall and shouts. "...always do. Oh! There you are." He said looking at Cuphead and Mugman sitting on the couch. "Okay, boys. Listen. Stay put. I'll find 'em. Last thing I need is you two stepping on 'em. Got it?"
What he failed to notice was that the Cuphead and Mugman he was looking at were just two buckets with painted faces stacked on two bags of flour.
"Wow. You're actually listening for once." Kettle said with a tear in his eye. "Thank you, boys." He walks into the wall again.
The boys made it all the way to the city and went straight to the glasses store.
"Let me get this straight." Said the clerk at the glasses store. She was a screwdriver. "You mean to tell me you three couldn't get a cookie jar from a sleeping old man?" she holds up Kettle's broken glasses.
Cuphead and Mugman were at the counter while Bendy was looking at the sunglasses.
"Look, lady, can you fix 'em or not?" Cuphead said annoyed.
"Of course. But I don't like your tone. Hmph!" The clerk said before inspecting the glasses.
Cuphead blows a raspberry at the clerk.
The sound of muffled music plays.
"Kindly turn that down." The clerk said. "I hate music!"
"We're not playing music." All three boys said.
The doors to the store swing open and the music gets louder as a girl dances into the store. She has a yellow chalice for her head and an orange-striped straw. She's wearing a black long-sleeved top, a teal skirt, and orange heels. She dances around and starts singing.
"When you're blue and feeling down,
You gotta spread that sunshine all around,
You gotta turn that frown, upside down,
And sail across a rainbow!"
The girl tap-dances on the countertop which somehow makes the grumpy clerk smile. The girl winks, smiles, and drums on Cuphead and Mugman's brims. She points at a pair of sunglasses and the clerk just hands them over to her.
"When the world is saying "no",
Don't waste your time, feelin' low.
Click your heels, go, go, go, and dance across a rainbow!"
With those final lyrics, she dances out of the store with the sunglasses. The clerk hums and dances while the three boys stare at the doors, stunned.
"What the heck was that?!" Cuphead asked.
The boys open the door and look around trying to find that chalice girl.
"Hey! Get back here!" Suddenly a honeybee officer comes running past the store. He skids to a stop when he sees a hunched figure wearing a blanket. "You seen a chalice run past here?" he asked.
The person turns around. They have dark glasses on and are holding an old cup.
"I didn't. I can't see at all," said the blind beggar.
"Oops. Uh, sorry." The officer apologized. He drops a coin into the cup with a nervous chuckle. He runs away feeling embarrassed.
As soon as he's gone, the chalice girl throws off the blanket and dark glasses on a manikin. She takes the coin and buys a gumball from the machine. She smiles mischievously as she tickles the machine, making it giggle and spill out more gumballs.
Cuphead, Mugman, and Bendy watch the girl from behind a mailbox.
They watch as the girl dances for a hot dog vendor worker into giving her free hot dogs. She then gives the hot dogs to people in line for the movies and they let her cut to the front.
"Tickets." Said the hippo working as a cinema attendant. The chalice girl offers him a hot dog. "That's not a ticket." The hippo said.
Chalice uses mustard to paint a happy face on the hot dog.
"How about now?" The hot dog asked.
The hippo gasps with delight and eats the hot dog before letting the girl tap dance her way into the cinema.
The boys get into the theater and sit in the back row watching the girl watch the movie.
"How does she get people to just give her stuff?" Mugman said.
"She could definitely help us get Elder Kettle's cookies," Cuphead said.
"What are we supposed to do? Ask her if she'll dance for Kettle until he gives her the cookies?" Bendy asked.
People crowd around the boys and shush at them.
"Sorry," Mugman said.
Bendy grabs the cups with their handles and pulls them out of the theater.
"What are you doing? We need to get to that girl," Cuphead said.
"Don't worry, she'll be heading our way," Bendy said. He pulls out a small ball from behind his back. He pulls the fuse string off and throws the ball into the theater.
"What was that?" Mugman asked.
"Against the wall, hurry!" Bendy said.
The boys follow his order before a muffled boom comes from the theater. The people start screaming and Cuphead and Mugman cover their noses when they notice the stench.
"Ek!" Mugman said.
"What is that?" Cuphead asked.
"Ink bomb," Bendy said proudly. "Little project I've been working on,"
The crowd ran out of the theater coughing, ink splattered everywhere, but the girl wasn't with them.
"Hey, where'd she go?" Cuphead asked.
Bendy peaks inside. "She went out the side exit! C'mon," he said.
They all go to the exit but just as Cuphead and Mugman step out the door slams shut on Bendy.
"What the!?" Bendy shouted. He tries to open the door, but it won't budge.
Cuphead tried to open the door too, but it was locked.
"Bendy!" Cuphead yelled.
"Strange that the door just shut like that," Mugman said.
Suddenly, someone grabs the brothers by their shirts, picks them up, and pins them against the brick wall.
"All right, who are you two working for?" the chalice girl questioned.
"Working? We don't have jobs." Cuphead said.
"Yeah. We're just a couple of dum-dums." Mugman said.
"Zip it, ding-dong," Cuphead said. "She don't gotta know we're dum-dums."
"Why are you following me? Spill the beans or you'll be spilling milk!" the girl said.
A gloved hand taps the girl's shoulder.
"May I cut in?" Bendy asked sweetly.
Before the girl can reply, Bendy grabs her and pulls her back, making her let go of the cups. He dips her before spinning her in a mad pirouette. Random stuff flies out of her pockets. Cash, wallets, toys, candy, etc.
"Stop!" she yelled.
"Bendy, stop it," Mugman said.
The kitten waits a few seconds before stopping the spin. The girl stumbles a bit before she shakes away the dizziness and glares at Bendy.
"What's your problem?" the girl asked, annoyed.
"Wouldn't you like to know, toots!" Bendy said.
"We don't want any trouble," Cuphead said stepping between Bendy and the girl. "We just wanna learn how you get so much free stuff."
"That's all, Ms..." Mugman said.
"The name's Chalice. Ms. Chalice." She said. She walks away. "But listen you don't wanna get mixed up with a gal like me. This chalice is nothing but trouble."
"We love trouble!" Cuphead said.
"We do?" Mugman asked.
"Yeah. Why, just this morning, we decided to steal cookies from our elderly caretaker." Cuphead said.
"When you put it like that, I suppose we do love trouble," Mugman said.
"We get into all kinds of trouble," Bendy said.
"Hmmm, did you guys release that ink bomb in the movies?" Chalice asked.
"Yup," the boys said.
The girl laughed and rolled her eyes. "Oh, brother," Chalice said. "Looks like I got a couple of real degenerates on my hands."
"Yup. Degenerates." Cuphead said.
"We didn't actually get the cookies," Mugman said.
"Hey!" Cuphead and Bendy yelled.
"What? We need her help. We might as well be honest."
"We don't need her help," Bendy said. "I stole those cookies right off the shelf, but you said I had to put them back."
"But with Chalice's way we won't need to steal them," Mugman said.
"But that's exactly what she's doin'!" Bendy said. "The only difference is the added song and dance."
"It's not just singing and dancing, you know," Chalice said. "There's more to it than that."
"Yeah..." The boys said.
"Listen, boys, one thing you gotta know about me," Chalice said. "I get by without partners, friends, anyone, or anything. This is a solo act. A one-person show."
"Aw!" The brothers said sadly.
"Oh well, worth a shot. So long, Chalice," Bendy said ready to pull Cuphead and Mugman away.
"But..." Chalice said. The boys stop in their tracks. "Your pathetic story charms me. Wanna know how I do what I do?"
"Yeah!" Cuphead and Mugman said.
"You really wanna know?" Chalice asked.
Cuphead and Mugman nodded enthusiastically. Bendy, arms crossed, shrugs.
"Okay, then. Pay attention."
Chalice starts singing and dancing with some upbeat jazzy music playing.
"You gotta slap on a smile,
Throw in some pep!
And be sure to put a spring in your step,
'Cause you can get anything by turning up the charm."
She takes a flower from a bouquet.
"You gotta kick up your heels,
Hands in the sky,
And don't forget the little glint in your eye,
'Cause you can get what you want if you follow this simple rule!"
Chalice charms a rat taxi driver into letting her take the car. She and the boys hop in, and she drives.
"And if you're charming enough, they'll give you free stuff,
And they'll all do what you say.
And since no one's the wiser,
You can have it your way."
Chalice grabs four ice creams from the elephants as she drives and the kids eat them up. Cuphead has chocolate, Mugman has strawberry, Bendy has pistachio, and Chalice has vanilla.
"With the wink of an eye,
And with the flick of a wrist,
Hey, I think you're really gettin' the gist!
'Bout how I charm the pants of this here town!"
Traffic stops the taxi gab but not Chalice. She climbs to the hood of the car and starts tap dancing. She pulls the boys up and they all start dancing together, even Bendy is smiling. They tap dance onto other cars along the street.
"I think you're getting the hang of this,
But here's one final tip:
Before they can get wise to you,
Give 'em the slip!"
They jump off the car and onto a parade float. Chalice is given a dancer's tiara while she and the boys dance on the float.
"Gotta slap on a smile,
Throw in some pep,
So please remember to never forget,
You can get anything by turning up the charm!"
Chalice lights a match and ignites some fireworks on the float. They all sing the last verse together.
"You can get anything by turning up the charm!"
The fireworks shoot up in the air and a winking Chalice's face explodes in the sky as the crowd cheers. That evening, the kids are lying on a grassy hill overlooking the city.
"The butcher gang?" Chalice said. "You mean to tell me you three managed to beat three grown criminals?"
"You bet'cha," Cuphead said.
"Twice," Bendy added.
Chalice chuckled. "Right," she said rolling her eyes. "I gotta admit somethin'. I don't usually stick around in one place this long. But you three are kinda fun." She sits up. "So, fellas, ready for the test?" she asked.
"Test?!" The boys said.
"Come on. You guys are naturals! It's gonna be a breeze." She walks away and the boys follow her. "All you gotta do is charm your way past that guy." She pulls back some leaves to reveal a bear security guard standing in front of a door to a large building.
"Now, who wants to go first?" Chalice said.
The boys a quiet.
"It's not gonna work," Bendy said, breaking the silence.
"Excuse me?" Chalice asked.
"Look, the whole charm thing was good and all but c'mon you can't charm that guy." Bendy pulls out some ink bombs.
"Aw c'mon kitty cat, just give it a try," Chalice said. "Or are you too big of a scaredy cat,"
Cuphead and Mugman slash their hands across their throats as Bendy glares at Chalice. He pockets away the bombs.
"Fine!" Bendy said. "I'll prove this is all malarkey."
"Great. Manage to get inside and there's a surprise."
"Surprise? We love surprises!" Cuphead and Mugman said.
Bendy walks down the hill.
The guard suddenly hears snapping fingers and turns his head.
The kitten smiles and starts to tap dancing to upbeat jazzy music. He snaps his finger and winks at the guard.
The guard smiles back and taps his foot along with it.
Up the street, Edgar, the big spider member of the butcher gang, was carrying bags of food when he heard the tapping. He turns his head and gasps when he spots the dancing cat. Edgar drops his bags and runs away quickly.
Cuphead, Mugman, and Chalice walk up behind Bendy as the guard opens the door. The boys go in first followed by Chalice who winks at the guard before he closes the door. The boys are now standing in a dark factory.
"You did it, Bendy!" Cuphead said.
"Huh, I guess it does work," Bendy said pleasantly surprised.
"Great job, Bendy," Chalice said. She was up on a railing. "Now here's a surprise for all of you!" She pulls a few switches and overhead lights turn on.
A machine buzzes and a conveyor belt starts moving. There are barrels labeled FLOUR and bags of CHOCOLATE CHIPS.
"Is this a...?" Mugman said in awe.
Outside the words Cookie's Cookies light up in bright neon lights.
"Cookie factory!" The boys yell in excitement.
"That's right," Chalice said as she pushes buttons and flips some more switches. "And it's all-you-can-eat." She unknowingly turns on the silent alarm.
As cookies come out of the machine onto the conveyor belt, the boys take some cookies and start eating.
"So, Bendy what do you think about the whole charming thing now?" Chalice asked slyly.
"Okay, Okay, I guess your charm thing actually works," Bendy admits smiling before eating another cookie.
"Darn right, it does," she said.
"Mmmm, I need something to drink," Bendy said. "I'll be right back,"
"Where are you going?" Chalice asked.
"To find the break room, there's gotta be something to drink around here," Bendy walks away. "Keep an eye on 'em for me," He finds a door and slips under it after making sure Chalice wasn't looking.
Chalice was eating a cookie, sitting on the machine while watching Cuphead and Mugman eat more cookies.
"Gee, what a couple of ding-dongs," Chalice said. Suddenly, the sound of a siren wailing outside. She sees flashing red and blue lights. "Cheese it, boys! It's the cops!" she yells.
"Cops?!" Cuphead and Mugman said, their mouths stuffed with cookies. They panic and run into each other, knocking themselves out.
"This is the police!" came a voice outside, "We have you surrounded!"
Chalice gasps. She sees the shadows of the police officers just before they start banging on the door.
"Bendy! Bendy, where are you!?" Chalice cried out. There was no reply. "Bendy! Come on! Get up! We gotta scram!" she tried to wake the brothers up, but they were unconscious.
The banging grows louder, and the girl starts sweating.
"Sorry, boys. I like ya, but not enough to tangle with the cops." Chalice walks away up to a wall. "So long, fellas." The girl transforms into a ghost and phases through the wall.
The moment Chalice disappears, Cuphead and Mugman wake up.
"My mug." Mugman groaned.
"Oh, what happened?" Cuphead asked. "Where's Bendy and Chalice?"
Three bee police officers break down the door.
"You're under arrest!" said one of the officers.
Both Cuphead and Mugman scream before they jump up and start to dance. They try to charm the cops but the bees just frown. As soon as they finished, the police grabbed the brothers and cuffed them.
Cuphead and Mugman are thrown in a prison cell wearing striped prison uniforms. They look at each other worriedly as their cell door closes.