At the Kettle Cottage, Cuphead and Mugman are tap dancing to some up-beat jazz music for Elder Kettle who is holding his cookie jar. Smiling, spinning their heads around, throwing jazz hands, playing the piano, and finishing with a confetti explosion. Kettle whistles with delight.
"Looks like it worked," Cuphead whispered to Mugman.
"Yeah, he's charmed all right," Mugman whispered back.
Kettle chuckles heartedly. "So charming!" he said holding two cookies. "But you two will never charm your way into my cookie jar!" he munches on the two cookies and walks away into the kitchen.
"Aww!" Cuphead and Mugman groaned.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
The door opens and it's Bendy. He's in his cat disguise and he looks annoyed as he shuts the door.
"Hi Bendy," Cuphead and Mugman said.
"Hey," Bendy mutters. "Any progress on that charm dancing?" he asked.
"Nope. Kettle still won't give up the cookies. You?" Cuphead said.
"Nope, Dad won't give me any of his food cake," Bendy said. "I swear, that Chalice chick was just messing with us."
"No way!" Cuphead said. "Chalice wouldn't do that."
"We know nothing about her," Mugman said. "except she abandoned us and then never came to visit us in prison."
"See, that's two things we know about her already," Cuphead said.
Mugman sighs. "I really thought she was gonna be another friend." He said. "It was nice not being on our own."
Bendy cleared his throat and raised an eyebrow at Mugman.
"Don't get me wrong," Mugman said. "It's great being the three of us but Chalice was kind of fun too... before she got us arrested like that."
"She was... talented," Bendy said. "But that's just what you get for trying to make friends with a scammer. You get scammed."
"She's not a-," Cuphead said but was cut off when Mugman and Bendy gave him looks. "Okay she's a scammer, but I still think she can be a friend. I mean we did make friends with a trouble-making devil, why can't we be friends with Chalice?"
"Well, if she's so great, then how come we never heard from her again, hmm?" Mugman said.
Bendy smiled mischievously. "You know I could hunt her down and bring her here if you guys want to see her that badly," he said.
Mugman rolled his eyes and smiled. "Sure Bendy, go right ahead..." he said sarcastically as he sits on the couch. "As much as we-..." he stops when he sees Bendy had disappeared. "Wh-where did he go?"
"He jumped out the window two seconds ago," Cuphead said pointing at the open window.
Mugman jumps back on his feet. "Wait! Bendy! I didn't mean it!" he cried out. He runs to the door, opens it, and prepares to run... but stops when he sees what's waiting on the doorstep.
Bendy is smiling victoriously and holding Chalice, who is tied up and gagged, over his head.
"Lookie what I found," Bendy said.
"Whoa! That was quick," Cuphead said.
"Are you crazy!? This is not a good thing!" Mugman yelled. "This is kidnapping!"
"It's not kidnapping if we release her later," Bendy said. He walks over to the couch and places Chalice there.
"Let's untie her," Mugman said.
Cuphead and Mugman reach for the rope.
"Careful, she's a kicker," Bendy said.
Chalice kicks the brothers, shimmies the ropes off her body, and pulls the gag off.
"You are demented," Chalice said pointing at Bendy.
"Flattery will get you nowhere toots," Bendy said confidently.
Chalice scoffed. Her expression softened when she looked at Cuphead and Mugman.
"Sorry for the kick fellas," Chalice said.
"We didn't want to kidnap you, really," Cuphead said.
"I am mad about that but at the same time I'm kinda glad you brought me here," Chalice said.
"Why?" the boys asked.
"Because I'm being chased by an angry mob," Chalice said as she jumps off the couch and closes the curtains.
The boys gasp. "Angry mob!" they said.
"Yep, an angry mob," Chalice said as she nails planks over the window. "You know all those chumps who gave me free stuff? Well, they started to catch on that I was scamming 'em. Apparently, they got a problem with that. So, I thought I could stay here since we had such a great time last time."
She playfully punches Cuphead and Mugman but Bendy blocks her punch to him.
Bendy smiles. "Oh yeah it was a great time, wasn't it?" he said. "You know up until you ditched us! Pfft, gone!" he frowns as he yelled.
"Cuphead and I wound up in the big house cause of that!" Mugman yelled.
"The big house?" Chalice said. "Gee, I had no idea." She sighs. "Gosh, fellas, I'm sorry I got you tossed in the hoosegow."
""Sorry" won't bring us back so many cold, cold nights in the slammer," Mugman said.
"The crowbar hotel," Cuphead said.
"The rack," Bendy said.
"The pokey," Chalice said.
"The clink," Mugman said.
"The stony lonesome," Chalice said.
"The convict condo!" Cuphead said.
"The delinquent dungeon!" Bendy said.
"The zoo for criminals," Mugman said.
"The ol' hooba-dooba." Chalice said.
"Yeah! The old... hooba-dooba?" Cuphead said.
"The old hooba-dooba? That's not a thing!" Mugman said.
"That's not even a word!" Bendy said.
"Well, if you never heard of it, that's your problem," Chalice said. "Hmm!"
Bendy growled.
"And what are you so mad about?" Chalice asked Bendy. "You disappeared too,"
"I was kidnaped. By the butcher gang."
"The butcher gang? Again?" Chalice asked.
"Yeah, they got into the factory somehow and jumped me. Now what's your excuse for disappearing?"
"I-... Look. The point is, you disappeared, then you two knocked yourselves out, cops stormed in, and I was just lucky to get away. Cookies were pretty good though, huh?"
"She's got us there," Cuphead said.
"I do like cookies," Mugman said.
"Yeah, yeah," Bendy said.
"So what'll it be, boys?" Chalice asked. "Can your old pal Chalice stick around? Or am I gonna be out on my own, running from an angry mob?"
"Angry mob?" came Kettle's voice.
"Uh-oh," Cuphead said.
"That's where this kettle draws the line." Kettle started pushing Chalice towards the door. "I want you out of here this instant, missy!"
"Wait!" Chalice said. "Did I mention, uh, this?"
Jazz music plays and Chalice tap dances. She gives a wink and a smile at the end.
Kettle laughs.
"How delightfully charming," Kettle said smiling. "Of course you can hide here from your mob, Ms. Chalice. Oh! And here, have a cookie." He gives her a cookie and walks out of the room. "What a delight!"
Bendy, Cuphead, and Mugman are shocked with their jaws to the floor before their heads roll off their bodies.
"How does she do that?" Cuphead asked.
The boys pick up their heads and spin them back into place. They end up making themselves dizzy.
"I don't know," Mugman said.
"So, what do you do for fun around here?" Chalice asked munching on the cookie.
The boys smiled. The kids go outside and have a rodeo with the pet goat. The boys take turns riding the goat, hooting, and hollering. Chalice quickly grows bored watching Cuphead and Mugman while Bendy leans on the well next to her.
"Having fun yet toots?" Bendy teased.
Chalice walks over to the brothers and Bendy follows her.
"All right, all right. I see exactly where this is going. Nowheres." Chalice said.
Cuphead and Mugman make sad faces.
"Come on, fellas, huddle up," Chalice said. The kids huddle together along with the goat. "Now, we can stay here at the boring old cottage, or we can go out into the real world and live. What do you say?"
The boys smile and Bendy squeezes Chalice's wrist. He froze when he noticed something.
"We're in." Cuphead and Mugman said.
The goat bleats.
"Bendy?" Cuphead asked.
"Huh? Oh! Yeah, I'm in," Bendy said.
"Swell," Chalice said. There's a dance contest downtown. I entered us in it earlier."
"While you were running from the mob?" Mugman asked.
"That's right. But it's too far to walk. We're gonna need a ride."
They all look at the goat and Bendy grabs some rope from his pocket. The goat runs away with a bleat as Bendy tries to lasso him but misses. The kitten snaps his fingers.
"Well, any other ideas?" Chalice asked.
They look over the fence and see the red truck.
"But that's Elder Kettle's truck," Mugman said.
"Yeah, we're not allowed to drive it," Cuphead said.
"Ha! Nobody said anything about you two driving," Chalice said smiling mischievously.
"Wait, what?" Mugman said.
Minutes later, the kids were in the truck with Chalice at the wheel. Driving so fast the tires screeched with every turn. Chalice laughs and Mugman whimpers while Cuphead and Bendy enjoy the wind against their faces. Bendy loves the breeze against his fur.
"Lookie there!" Chalice said pointing up.
Up above is a red zeppelin passing by. It transforms into Hilda Berg who laughs menacingly and waves at them.
The kids wave back, not noticing the cornfield until they drive through it. The truck spins until it stops outside the cornfield... and on top of some train tracks. A bell dings and a train whistle blows. The children gasp and then scream when they see the oncoming train.
"Start the car!" Bendy yelled.
"I'm trying!" Chalice yelled, turning the key, but the engine wouldn't start.
The train gets closer and whistles louder. The kids scream just before the train hits the truck. The kids are hurled into the air along with scattered pieces of the truck. They yell as they fall back down into a building with four roof doors open. There's a banner hanging across the building saying, "DANCE CONTEST". The truck reassembles itself as the kids enter the contest.
Later that night, the kids come back to the cottage, laughing.
"That was swell!" Chalice said holding the first-place trophy. "I usually charm my way into first place alone, but we did that one together. It's kinda nice not being on my own, and we could do it all again tomorrow." She dances into the next room. "And the next day, and the next day, and the next day too."
Bendy stretches out his arms. "Well, I better get going." He said, "See you guys tomorrow." He walks away and closes the door.
"Bye Bendy," Cuphead and Mugman said.
"See, Mugsy? Chalice is a great friend." Cuphead said. "Now, aren't you glad we let her hide here from the angry mob?"
Mugman's eyes widen. "Angry mob? Hmm." He said. He grabs Cuphead by the handle, carries him into the closet, and closes the door.
They open their eyes in the dark.
"Hey! What gives?" Cuphead said.
"Shh! Not so loud," Mugman whispered. "Cuphead, I'm starting to wonder if there ever was an angry mob."
Cuphead gasped. "You calling Chalice a liar?"
A pair of yellow eyes appeared.
"I think he is," Bendy said.
The brothers gasped.
"Bendy? How did you-" Mugman asked.
"Powers, duh," Bendy said. "Listen, Chalice is definitely lying, and if she were really concerned about this angry mob, why would she suggest we go to the town? Hmmm?"
"He's got a point Cuphead," Mugman said.
A fourth pair of eyes appeared in the dark.
"Okay fine," Chalice said.
The boys gasped. Bendy and Mugman look at Chalice suspiciously.
"I admit it. I lied." Chalice said. "Even though the cat dragged me here, the truth is, I... I wanted to hang out with you three dum-dums again."
"So, you made up the angry mob as an excuse?" Bendy asked.
"Yeah. I never really had friends to have fun with before you guys. I've just been on my own for years. Do you have any idea what that feels like?"
For once, Bendy couldn't tease or make a snark remark. He sighs.
"Yeah... I do," Bendy said.
"So, you really did miss us, Chalice?" Mugman said.
"That's right, ding-dongs," Chalice said. "Even you Kitty,"
"Don't call me Kitty," Bendy said.
"Stop calling me toots and you got a deal," Chalice said.
The doorbell rings and Chalice turns on the light in the closet.
"Who could that be?" Cuphead said.
They all get out of the closet and Mugman walks to the front door.
"Oh, I don't know." Mugman said, "Maybe that's your angry mob now." He chuckles and opens the door.
An angry mob of people from the city, led by the glasses clerk, were chanting.
"Give us Chalice! Give us Chalice! Give us—"
Mugman slams the door closed. "Chalice, it's for you." He said blankly.
The mob bangs on the door and Mugman screams as he runs away.
"So the angry mob is real?" Cuphead asked Chalice.
"Remember when I said I was lying about the angry mob?" Chalice said. "Well, the funny thing is, I was lying about lying about the angry mob." She chuckles nervously. "We're still friends, though, right? Right?"
The angry mob continued to bang on the door until it fell off its hinges. The people walk toward the kids, but Cuphead raises his hands to stop them.
"Guys, guys! Shh!" Cuphead whispered pointing to the side.
Elder Kettle was napping on his chair. He was snoring and his nose whistled.
"Oh, sorry! Sorry." The glasses clerk said. "Let's go outside."
Everyone tiptoes out the door until they are outside and close the door.
"You were saying?" Cuphead said to the angry mob.
"Step aside, boys," The clerk said. "we don't want you. We just want the chalice."
The people raise pitchforks and torches as they move closer to the four children.
"Give us Chalice! Give us Chalice! Give us Chalice!" the mob chanted.
"Being the four ding-dongs was fun while it lasted," Chalice said. "But it looks like I'm on my own again."
"On your own?" Mugman said. He pulls up his blue pants and snaps the waistband. "Now listen here!" He said before clearing his throat. "I know all of you are angry. You're an angry mob, it's in your name."
The mob yells in agreement.
"And it's true, Chalice is a lying, grifting, friend-abandoning thief—"
Chalice cuts off Mugman. "Okay! Mugman, everybody! Give him a hand!"
"Not finished!" Mugman said pushing Chalice back. "But did her dancing not bring you joy? And isn't that joy worth the cost of an eensy-weensy, little bit of money?"
The people in the mob look at each other for a moment.
"No!" the mob said collectively.
Mugman laughs nervously. "Okay then." He whimpered.
The brothers hug each other.
"Nice try, Mugsy, but looks like they're not buying it," Cuphead said. He turns his head. "Any ideas, Chalice? Chalice?"
The boys notice that the chalice had disappeared on them.
"She ghosted again!" Mugman said.
Bendy groaned.
"Hey!" The Gumball Machine yelled. "His heartfelt speech was just a distraction so that she could get away!"
The people in the mob yelled and grumbled.
"Wait!" The glasses clerk said. "We did come all this way. You want to just beat them up?" she gestures to the boys.
The rest of the mob agreed and moved in closer to the boys. Cuphead and Mugman huddle together but Bendy moves in between the mob and his friends.
"Stop!" Bendy yelled, raising his left hand. "Don't come any closer or else!"
The people giggled a bit.
"Or else what?" the clerk said slyly.
"Or else this!" Bendy yelled, reaching behind his back with his other hand.
Suddenly, the club the pig hotdog vendor, one of the mob people, was holding was pulled from his hand and floated in the air.
"Hey, my club!" the pig said before the club hits him on the head.
A black cat yowls before getting hit by the same club. An apple boy gets hit next. The club floated in front of the mob. They all screamed before running away.
Cuphead and Mugman were watching the whole time and looked up at Bendy with wide eyes.
"Whoa! Bendy that was amazing!" Cuphead said. "You never told us you could do that."
"Uh, I can't," Bendy said. "I was just gonna use these," he pulls out some ink bombs.
"But if you're not doing this then who?" Mugman whispered.
"Yoo-hoo!" came Chalice's voice.
They look up and see the ghost Chalice floating above them.
"Hiya, fellas!" Chalice said waving at the boys before throwing the club away.
All three boys looked surprised.
"You're a g-g-g-g-g..." Cuphead and Mugman stuttered.
"A ghost!?" Bendy said.
"That's right!" Chalice said. "Anyway, I gotta lay low for a while, but we'll hang out again soon. Promise!" she smiles and gives them a wink. "Oh, and, uh, fellas?"
"Yeah?" Bendy, Cuphead, and Mugman asked.
"Boo," Chalice said before disappearing.
Cuphead and Mugman scream before fainting while Bendy just laughs.
The kitten sighs. "Who would've thought." He said. "I knew she was hiding somethin' but wow!" He opens the front door before dragging Cuphead and Mugman inside. "See ya later, Chalice," he said before closing the door.