In the Underworld Headquarters, Bendy woke up and went to the dining hall hoping to see his father there. According to Henchman, The Devil hasn't been feeling well and Bendy believes it, but it's been so long... The little Devil wanted answers.
A few minutes later, Henchman was casually pushing a serving table on wheels with a cloche dome and a newspaper on it. Bendy followed Henchman towards The Devil's bed chamber. Henchman knocks on the purple door.
KNOCK KNOCK
"Duh, Boss! Wakey, wakey!" Henchman said cheerfully as he opened the door.
The Devil was wearing a black sleep mask over his eyes and was lying under the bed sheets of his round-shaped bed. Behind the bed was a Moroccan-style arch headboard and various red and purple curtains. The Devil grunted sleepily and turned his head on one of his five yellowish-gold pillows.
Henchman's smile drops before he further enters the large room. Bendy waits by the doorway.
"Aww Boss, you've been here for days," Henchman said. "Come on, get up! Look what a beautiful day it is!"
The purple demon opens the curtains, revealing a sea of fire, several burning skeletons screaming in agony, and a dragon roaring as it swims.
One look and The Devil just curls back up under the covers.
Henchman hummed with uncertainty.
'That's it? He's depressed.' Bendy thought. He rolled his eyes before stepping into the room. "Henchman, I got this," he said.
The purple demon was surprised at first but then smiled confident the little boss can help cheer up The Devil.
Bendy takes off his black shoes, revealing the grey socks he wears underneath, pulls the covers from the end of the bed up, and jumps under them before they fall back down. Bendy crawls under the covers until he reaches his dad.
"Hi'ya Grumpy Pants, why so glum?" Bendy asked smiling sweetly.
"Son, I'm in no mood," The Devil said. He turned his back to his son. "Please go away,"
"Aww come on Dad, tell me. Please." Bendy insisted.
"No." The Devil grumbled. "Go away," he gently pushes his son away with his foot.
Bendy just crawled back. "Dad, if I can't get you to talk then I'll have to make you laugh," he said.
"You wouldn't dare," The Devil said ominously.
As soon as he finished, Bendy pounced and started tickling his dad. The Devil screeched and laughed and kicked the covers around.
"No! Stop it!" The Devil shouted/laughed. "Henchman help!"
"Uh, sorry Boss, but I've barely recovered from the last time," Henchman said smiling.
"That was two years ago!" The Devil shouted.
"Ready to talk yet!" Bendy shouted playfully.
"Okay! I'll talk!" The Devil shouted.
Bendy stopped the tickling and his father tried to catch his breath. The covers fall back on the devils. The Devil sits up while Bendy pulls a cover over his body and wears it like a hooded robe.
"I-...I lost my chance to get the cup," The Devil admitted.
"Head," Henchman added.
"Thank you, Henchman," The Devil replied.
"What do you mean?" Bendy asked.
The Devil groaned and threw himself back on the pillows.
"I had 30 days to get the cup's soul. 30 days." The Devil said. "I kept biding my time that by the time I finally went after him myself, his debt to me was expired."
"Expired..." Bendy said dumbfounded.
"Yes," The Devil said.
Bendy pulls the cover over his face and smiles.
'Cuphead's safe,' Bendy thought happily with a faint blush on his face. He thought about hugging the cup after telling him. Holding him close...
A sad moan made Bendy snap back to reality and the blush faded from his face. He pulls back the covers and sees his dad's sad expression.
The Devil noticed this and turned away before curling under the covers.
Bendy bit his lip. 'Dad needs me,' The little devil thought and then smiled.
"Hey, c'mon Dad. So you missed one kid's soul, it's not the end of the world." Bendy said.
The Devil just grunted back.
Bendy thought for a moment then snapped his fingers and looked at Henchman. "Let's hear the headlines."
Henchman nods and unfolds the newspaper.
"Let's see." The purple demon said. ""Invasive Beetles Devastate Crops!" "Butcher Gang Robs Bank" "Meteor Hurtling Towards Orphanage!" Oooh! Meteor! "Four Horses of the Apoca-ma-lypse on the Loose!" What a time to be the Devil, huh?"
"Huh?" Bendy said gently elbowing his dad.
The Devil groaned under the covers.
"Hey! There's a review! Of The Boss!" Henchman said.
The Devil sits up with interest. Bendy also looked interested.
"What's that?" both devils asked.
"Give it here!" Bendy said before he snatched the paper from Henchman.
The Devil grabs his son and pulls him closer. With the paper in his hands and the little devil sat next to him, The Devil reads the review.
""Once in a rare while, a figure commands our respect, summons our fears, and effortlessly tempts us into unhinged depravity."" He said. His and Bendy's tails wagging happily. "Did you hear that, Henchman? Unhinged depravity!"
Henchman gave The Devil two thumbs-up.
"Keep reading Dad," Bendy said.
The Devil chuckled. "Alright. "For a millennia, it was clear without debate who that figure was. After a recent stirring of... Humiliating setbacks, however, it is becoming blatantly apparent that the devil is LOSING HIS TOUCH?! A silly caricature of his once powerful self...Time to pass the walking stick to the next contender?!"" he sounded frustrated.
Bendy slipped away from his dad, who shook with rage.
"IT'S A PITCHFORK!" The Devil shouted, his voice echoed.
In his rage, The Devil crumbled up the paper, threw it in the air, and roasted it into ashes with his pitchfork as he exclaimed angrily. After the ash falls, The Devil curls up again but over the covers this time.
"Stupid critic, what does he know?!" The Devil said with a pout.
Bendy and Henchman looked at each other sadly. The little devil then crawls over to his dad and pets his arm.
"Dad, it's just one critic's opinion. Everyone else still thinks you're scary and evil."
The big devil moves his head to glance at his son's sincere face.
"You're still a pillar of respect, fear, and unhinged depravity," Bendy said with a smile.
"You're just quoting the first half of the review," The Devil said.
"Is it working?"
The Devil surprises his son by wrapping his arms around him, pulling him down, and holding him in a hug.
"What did I ever do to deserve such a son?" The Devil asked fondly.
"Given your record... probably not much," Bendy said.
The Devil chuckled.
"You just got lucky, I guess," Bendy said.
"I really did," The Devil said.
Bendy then starts purring. The Devil squeezes his son tighter.
"Aww," Henchman said as he smiled.
Suddenly, the big devil's smile drops.
"Of course, none of this changes the fact that I didn't get that cup's soul." The Devil mumbled.
Bendy stopped purring.
Henchman scratched his chin before he smiled. "Hey, you know what I think you need the most right now?"
The Devil grunted irritably.
"A day out on the town with your pitchfork. Torment some souls, damage properties, blow off some steam. I'm just saying, you are The Devil."
The Devil scowls but then considers Henchman's words. He looks down at his son, who smiles encouragingly at him. The Devil sits up. Bendy slips out of his father's arms.
"You know, Henchman, you're right. I AM the Devil." The Devil said. He grabs his pitchfork. "It's time I stop moping and remind those mortal fools in Inkwell that I'm still the Devil they should fear and respect. The Devil I was born to be!" he jumps out of bed, in front of the purple demon. "Thank you, Henchman! Come along son,"
"Me?" Bendy asked.
"Sure. It's been a while since you and I went terrorizing together." The Devil said.
"Oh, well, I was actually..."
"What? You got somewhere better to be?"
Bendy knew what he wanted to say. 'I want to go see my friends Cuphead and Mugman and give them the good news.' He thought. But there was no way he was going to tell his dad that. So he smiled and shrugged.
"Eh, not important," Bendy said. He jumped and The Devil caught him in his arm. 'I'm sure Cuphead can wait,' the little devil thought. "Let's go make the people of Inkwell VERY miserable..." he said.
"That's my boy," The Devil said.
The Devil floats away and chuckles with his son.
Henchman was silent for a moment before he grinned, and tears formed in his eyes.
"Still so cute together," Henchman said.
Meanwhile, at the Kettle Cottage, Cuphead was alone in his room, pacing back and forth.
"Okay, Cuphead, today's the day," the cup said to himself. "Today you're gonna tell Bendy how you feel and nothing gonna stop ya."
"Cuphead...!" came Mugman's voice.
Cuphead flinched and shuffled on his feet when he heard the oncoming footsteps.
When Mugman opened the door, Cuphead was sitting on his bunk bed playing with the yo-yo.
"There you are," Mugman said. "What are you doing?"
"Oh, nothin'. Just passing the time till Bendy gets here," Cuphead replied casually.
"But it already passed 9 o'clock and Bendy told us if he's not here by 9 o'clock then he's not visiting,"
"H-he could just be late,"
"Cuphead..."
"I know, he'd probably distracting his dad for us." The cup sighed and looked down sadly.
"Exactly. But don't worry, I know how we can have fun. I have a special surprise for you downstairs," Mugman said.
Cuphead suddenly perked up. "Oooh! A surprise," he said.
"Yep, come on," Mugman said. "Cover your eyes."
Cuphead did so and blindly followed Mugman out of the room and downstairs to the living room.
"Can I look yet?" Cuphead asked, feeling excited.
"Not yet," Mugman said. "Wait here."
Mugman fiddles around with the 'surprise' while Cuphead stands there with his hands over his eyes.
"How 'bout now?" Cuphead asked.
"Uhh uhh, hm— ...Now! Ta-da!" Mugman exclaimed.
Cuphead removes his hands from his eyes with a smile... But his excitement and smile drop when he sees the 'surprise'. Mugman had taken their bikes and poorly constructed them into one homemade tandem bike.
"You mutilated our bikes!" Cuphead shrieked.
"It's a present!" Mugman said. "I made our bikes into a tandem bike. Now we can ride our bikes together." he places a hand on Cuphead's shoulder.
Cuphead pushes Mugman back. "We already DID ride our bikes together. Separately!" he argued.
"Well, now we can ride our bikes together... Together!"
"Do we always have to do everything together?!" Cuphead said with a groan and crossed his arms.
Mugman starts sobbing. "You hate it!" he said.
Cuphead sighs. "I should probably try it out before I judge..." he said.
The mug immediately stops sobbing.
"Great, let's go!" Mugman said.
The cup brothers sped away on the tandem bike towards the forest road to take a scenic bike ride. Mugman pedals with glee while Cuphead seems much less enthusiastic.
The Devil and Bendy appear in a puff of smoke on a hillside overlooking Inkwell City. The two devils take in a breath of fresh air.
"What a peaceful sight," The Devil said.
"Yeah," Bendy said. "I hate it,"
"Me too." The Devil said with a chuckle. "Let's go paint the town red."
"With a hint of black!" Bendy exclaimed bringing out his ink bombs between his fingers.
They chuckled and then poof out of sight.
The devils reappear on a fence near some children and the big devil uses his tail to pop their balloons. The little devil tosses an ink bomb, it explodes, and the children cry as the ink stains them. The Devil laughs.
Then the devils appear in the park and spot a little old lady feeding pigeons with breadcrumbs. The devil zaps the pigeons and turns them into one giant mutated pigeon. The old lady screams before the pigeon eats her.
The devils then disappear and reappear on top of a stop sign. The Devil uses the pitchfork to change all the STOP signs at an intersection into green GO signs. When the bell rings, the cars swerve and crash into one another.
Above the sound of cars crashing and horns honking, The Devil and Bendy laugh.
Bendy noticed a police chase heading their way. He sees Charley, Barley, and Edgar swerving past the crash in a red car and the police cars following them. He smiled mischievously, climbed on his dad, and whispered something into his ear.
A few minutes later, the devils fly pass the police cars on the pitchfork and then Bendy throws ink bombs on the front windows. The bombs go off, covering the windshields with ink, making the police car swerve and stop on the road.
The Butcher Gang saw this and looked confused. But if they thought the devils were helping them, that thought would have been quickly dashed when the little devil threw ink bombs at them too and they crashed their car.
Then The Devil, in his dragon form, is chasing random bystanders and breathing fire everywhere. Bendy was riding between The Devil's horns, laughing while the dragon roars and the people screamed.
Sometime later, the two devils are once again on the hillside, overlooking the now-burning Inkwell City. The Devil is leaning back against a tree petting his son's head, who is next to him, and the pitchfork placed next to them.
The Devil sighed happily. "Lost my touch? I think not!" he said. "I wonder if that critic will consider retracting his review." He giggled. "What do you think son?"
There came no reply from the little devil.
"Son?" The Devil asked. He looked towards his son and realized he had fallen asleep.
Bendy was resting and purring in his sleep.
The Devil couldn't help but smile.
DING
The Devil turns his head and sees the underworld elevator appearing a few feet away. Henchman steps out of the elevator.
"Hi'ya boss! So, how was it?" Henchman asked happily.
The Devil cracks his knuckles before he picks up Bendy and holds him in his arms.
"It was great!" The Devil said. "This is the best I've felt in months!"
He spins around on his toes, still holding the sleeping Bendy.
"All that fun must have tuckered out the prince," Henchman said. "I want all the details!"
The Devil joins Henchman in the elevator and chuckles.
"Very well, Henchman!" The Devil said. "First, Bendall and I tortured some children... Then I..."
His voice fades away as the elevator closes and burns down to the ground. What The Devil failed to notice was that when he picked up and carried his son away, he forgot to grab his pitchfork, which was still leaning against the tree.
Meanwhile, on the dirt road, Cuphead and Mugman were riding their tandem bike. The cup was leaning back and reading a comic book.
"Y'know what, Mugsy? I take it all back!" Cuphead said. "This is some great bike!"
Mugman, meanwhile, was doing all the pedaling. He was sweating and huffing breathlessly.
"Hey, uhh... You mind pedaling faster?" Cuphead asked. "I could use, uh, a little breeze back here."
"Heh! A breeze, huh?" Mugman huffed. "You know what? You're a real pain in my—."
"STOP!" Cuphead interjected. "LOOK!" he points off the side of the road.
Mugman skids the bike to a stop. The boys look to the left and see The Devil's Pitchfork placed against a tree. Their eyes were wide with astonishment.
"Is that what I think it is?" Cuphead wondered. He hops off the bike.
"It can't be," Mugman said. he hops off the bike too.
"Ohhh, but it is!" Cuphead said. His eyes never left the pitchfork, almost entranced by it. He walks forward, his hands eagerly reaching for it.
"Wait! Don't touch it!" Mugman exclaimed worriedly. "What if only the Devil can use it?" he whispered.
Cuphead doesn't even blink. "But... What if anyone can use it?" he said.
The cup reaches for the gleaming pitchfork.
At the same time, the underworld elevator touches down in The Devil's throne room.
DING
Henchman opens the door and a refreshed The Devil steps out first.
"Ohh! The sound of screaming!" The Devil said before he laughed. He hands Bendy to Henchman. "Take him to bed."
"Yes Boss," Henchman said before taking Bendy into his arms and walking away.
The Devil sighs happily and merrily walks over to his throne.
"Ah, what a delicious day." The Devil said happily. "Precious memories!" he sits on his throne. "Just me, my son, and my pitchfork...uh."
The Devil reaches for said pitchfork but there's nothing there. He gasped. He pats himself and mutters nervously.
"Where is my pitchfork?" The Devil wondered. And then it hit him, his pitchfork was missing!
Back in the woods, Cuphead and Mugman lined bottles and cans on a log.
"Ready... Aim..." Cuphead said. "Fire!"
Cuphead uses the pitchfork to shoot a fireball at the log. The log explodes and Cuphead topples over from the shot.
"Whoa," Mugman said impressed. When he sees his brother, he rushes to him. "Are you okay?" he asked as he helped the cup get back on his feet.
Cuphead groaned. "Yeah. This thing sure packs a wallop." He said. "I think we'd have more control if we both held onto it."
"Funny..." Mugman said with a huff and crossed his arms. "I thought you didn't want to do everything together!"
"Did I say that?" Cuphead asked.
"Mmhmm!" Mugman hummed with sass.
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, there isn't anybody else I'd rather go around blowing up stuff with!" Cuphead said happily.
"Aww gee, Cuphead..." Mugman said bashfully.
"Now let's go blow stuff up!" Cuphead said.
Seconds later, the cup brothers are running on the dirt road, blowing up trees, and laughing like happy maniacs.
Back in the Underworld, Henchman was in the hallway when Bendy, still in his arms, woke up and stretched out his limbs.
"Oh, Little Boss, you're awake," Henchman said before helping Bendy get on his feet.
"I must've dosed off... where's my dad?" Bendy asked, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
"HENCHMAN!" came The Devil's voice echoing.
Henchman ran to the throne room and Bendy followed after him.
The Devil lifted the throne cushion. There was nothing there.
"It's not under here." The Devil said. Then he looks behind the throne. "It's not back there! Henchman, I need you! NOW!"
The devil lifted one of his tapestries when Henchman came running in with Bendy behind him.
"Where... is it?!" The Devil wondered.
"Dad, what's going on?" Bendy asked.
"Oh Bendall, you're awake. Good. I need you to help me look for it." The Devil said.
"Look for what?" Bendy asked.
"My pitchfork. I can't find it!" The Devil answered.
The Devil ran to the elevator and looked inside.
"Henchman, did I have it with me in the elevator?"
Henchman shrugged. "Uh, I don't know." He answered.
"Well look around! FIND IT!" The Devil ordered Henchman.
"Uh, calm down," Henchman said.
"YOU calm down!" The Devil yelled at Henchman. His body was red and on fire.
Bendy stepped in between them.
"Dad, shouting at Henchman isn't helping!" Bendy pointed out.
The Devil narrowed his eyes at his son for a second before his fire went out and he straightened himself.
"How about we retrace our steps?" Henchman suggested. "Where did ya have it last?" he asked The Devil.
The Devil scratched his chin.
"Well... I had it when I mutated some pigeons in the park," The Devil said.
"Then there was the traffic jam," Bendy said.
"And when we went to the zoo and released all the carnivores," The Devil said.
"And when we raided the ice cream truck," Bendy said.
"And then I chased people away as a dragon and set the city on fire." The Devil said.
"Yeah, I remember that," Bendy said. "Then we were watching the flames and I fell asleep when you started petting me."
"Yes, you fell asleep and..." The Devil said before snapping his fingers. If he left with the little devil in his arms, then... "I left it against that tree!" he said with a gasp.
Meanwhile, Cuphead and Mugman were blowing up trees in the forest, having the time of their lives. Suddenly the pitchfork levitates and lifts the cup brothers in the air.
"Ooooh, this is new!" Cuphead said.
The boys fly off on the pitchfork.
Just then the Underworld elevator suddenly rises from the ground next to the tree. The Devil, Bendy, and Henchman step out and see the tree but no pitchfork.
"It was right here! I'm sure of it!" The Devil said, pointing at the tree.
Henchman spotted the burning trees. "Wow. Nice work Boss," he said. "You really uh, burned everything up." He gave a thumbs up.
"Whoa," Bendy said just before he saw the burning trees. "When did you do this?" he asked.
The Devil turns around and follows his son's gaze.
"I didn't do that!" The Devil said. "Which means... Someone has my pitchfork!" he said before he growled.
"C'mon Dad," Bendy said. "Who would be crazy and or stupid enough to steal the Devil's pitchfork?"
Meanwhile, far up in the sky, Cuphead and Mugman were flying on the pitchfork out of The Devil's sight.
From up above, Cuphead and Mugman started talking.
"Wonder what else this thing can do!" Cuphead said.
"Well, there is something I've always wanted to try!" Mugman said.
Bendy caught sight of something red and blue in the corner of his eye and turned his head. When he saw the cup brothers flying on the pitchfork in the distance, his eyes went wide, and his face went pale. He cleared his throat.
"Hey, I got an idea. Let's split up." Bendy suggested.
"Why?" The Devil asked, looking at his son curiously.
"To cover more ground and find the pitchfork faster," Bendy said.
"Hmmm, not a bad idea." The Devil said. "I'll check the woods, you and Henchman check the city."
Bendy saw the boys fly to the city.
"UM! I'll take the city," Bendy said. "You two check the woods!"
Before anyone could respond, Bendy ran to the city.
"I'll meet back with ya if I find it!" Bendy called out.
Henchman shrugged and was about to walk into the woods and he felt his boss's hand on his shoulder.
"Boss?" Henchman asked.
"Did he seem a little too eager to split up?" The Devil asked. He scratched his chin.
"Uh, maybe a little, but maybe he's just worried about the pitchfork," Henchman said.
"Maybe. But I can't shake this feeling that it's something else." The Devil said. "Come on, we're following him."
"D'uh. Okay," Henchman said.
They swiftly and silently follow behind the little devil.
A few minutes later...
Mugman and Cuphead were sitting in a fancy Italian-style restaurant named 'FANCY RESTAURANT'. There were red brick walls, tables covered with red and white gingham tablecloths, and pictures of food everywhere.
The waiter serves the cup brothers a plate of spaghetti and meatballs. Cuphead watches as Mugman uses the pitchfork to spin the spaghetti noodles.
"Heh? Heh?" Mugman said before eating the spaghetti in one mouthful.
"THIS is what you've always wanted to try?" Cuphead questioned. "Gimme that!"
Cuphead takes the pitchfork and zaps its magic around the restaurant. One diner, a black cat in overalls, order of ham grows on an eyeball and glares at its diner.
A black horse's order of spaghetti got zapped and it came to life with blinking meatball eyeballs.
A pear girl's order of spaghetti also got zapped.
Sherman and Dorris were having a nice date until their plate of spaghetti got zapped and turned into a living spaghetti creature.
Cuphead laughed.
Suddenly the food monsters started attacking the diners in hunger-induced rage.
Sherman's spaghetti springs up and latches onto his face. And even though he was struggling to breathe, Dorris looked offended.
"So, are you gonna introduce me to your little friend?" Dorris questioned.
Cuphead and Mugman sat in the middle of the restaurant while the food attacked, and the people screamed. The boys started to get uncomfortable.
"Uh... Maybe we should go..." Cuphead suggested.
The cup brothers casually exit the restaurant.
"Mugsy, ol' boy, earlier today, when you mutilated our bikes, you did something nice for me. Now, I wanna mutilate something nice for you." Cuphead said.
Bendy turns a corner on the street when he spots Cuphead and Mugman about to take off on the pitchfork. He runs after them, but the boys are fast on the pitchfork.
"Oh c'mon!" Bendy shouted.
He tried his best to follow them unaware that The Devil and Henchman weren't far behind.
A few minutes later...
Cuphead is carving something on a mountain with the pitchfork while Mugman faces the other direction with his hands covering his eyes.
"Can I look now?" Mugman asked.
"Not yet! Almost done..." Cuphead said.
"How 'bout now?"
"Patience."
Cuphead continues to blast away with the pitchfork. After firing a few more zaps, Cuphead smiles.
"TA-DAA!" Cuphead exclaimed.
Mugman turns around and sees Cuphead has made a Mount Rushmore of Mugman. A Mount Mugman.
"It's "Mount Mugmore"!" Cuphead said proudly. "What do you think?"
"It looks great," Came a familiar boy's voice.
"Aww, thanks, Bendy. But actually I— Bendy!" Cuphead said.
The cup turned to see Bendy, but the little devil didn't look happy to see him.
Bendy snarled at the brothers.
"What do you think you're doing?" Bendy questioned, grating his teeth.
"Just having fun with the pitchfork... are you mad about something?" Cuphead asked.
"Of course I'm mad! You've done some pretty reckless things Cuphead and normally I'm okay with that but THIS..." Bendy gestured at the cup and pitchfork. "This is beyond reckless."
"Big deal. It's not like your dad is around or anything." Cuphead said.
"But he is around here in Inkwell and he's really mad," Bendy said.
Mugman, who was standing by the side, suddenly sensed something behind him, and he turned around. His eyes went wide with fear, and he muttered fearfully.
"F-F-F-Fellas," Mugman stuttered.
"Just a second Mugsy," Bendy said. "Look, my dad just got in a good mood until he noticed his pitchfork was missing. If he sees you with it now, I can't lie to him to protect you this time."
"Sure you can, you've lied to him before to save me and Mugman for weeks, you can do it again,"
Before Bendy could answer, another voice spoke up.
"Has he now?"
"Sure," Cuphead said. "Bendy's always been saving us from—"
Cuphead and Bendy flinched, turned their heads, and saw The Devil standing there less than four feet away. Henchman was a little bit away but still close enough to hear everything.
"THE DEVIL!" Cuphead screamed.
The Devil looks directly at Bendy.
"You have been lying to me?" The Devil questioned. "To protect them from me?"
Cuphead suddenly remembered Quadratus' words regarding Bendy.
"To protect Bendall from family strife, keep the friendship secret with your life,"
The cup gasped when he realized what he had done.
"Dad, I can explain—" Bendy tried to say.
"You've been saving them from me!?" The Devil interjected. "I can't believe you've been helping these cups for... for weeks! You have been helping them!" he growled and turned red.
"Just listen—!"
"No," The Devil said. "I don't want to hear another one of your lies!" His flame went out. He looked at the little devil sternly and pointed at the purple demon. "You are going to stand there next to Henchman, silently, and not leave his side until we are back in the Underworld."
Bendy wanted to protest but knew there was no point now. He looked down at the ground sadly before walking towards Henchman. He turns around halfway there.
"But Dad—"
"NOW!" The Devil shouted.
Bendy flinched and ran to the purple demon.
"Henchman, secure the child!" The Devil ordered.
"Yes Boss," Henchman said. He grabs Bendy's arms.
The Devil turns his attention to Cuphead.
"As for you, hand over the pitchfork." The Devil said.
Cuphead glanced at Bendy, then The Devil, and then at the pitchfork.
"U-Uhh. Okay, sure. Uh. Sorry!" Cuphead said shakily. "We-we- we were just horsin' around, y'know?" his arms were wobbly as he handed the pitchfork over.
The Devil reached for it and the pitchfork zapped him. He exclaims in pain and, when it stops, his fur is burnt.
"Oh, wow. Sorry! Th-th-that was an accident." Cuphead said. "Here!"
The Devil reached for the pitchfork, but it zapped him again. Once it stopped, he breathed heavily.
Cuphead realized what he could do now and gave The Devil a wide and mischievous smile as he held out the pitchfork to The Devil again.
The Devil reached out and got zapped even longer this time. When it stopped, he growled.
"Okay! Okay! Sorry! Really! Seriously! H-Here you go!" Cuphead said, trying to sound sincere.
The Devil eyed Cuphead suspiciously before he reached out for the pitchfork... and got zapped again. He blinked afterward, then quickly shook his head.
"You're doing that on purpose!" The Devil yelled.
"Uh...uh!" Cuphead said, shaking his head and smiling.
The Devil reached out and got zapped once again. Cuphead laughs loudly and heartedly.
Mugman and Bendy suppress their giggling but stop once The Devil looks at them.
Rage builds inside The Devil and he growls.
"You think this is funny?" The Devil said to Cuphead. "You think you have the upper hand? Just because you have my pitchfork, and your soul debt has expired?"
The Devil just realized what he had said, gasped, and then covered his mouth.
Henchman smacks his face, "D'ohhh..." he said.
Bendy tried to slip away but Henchman caught him by the wrist.
"Don't even think about it little boss," Henchman said sternly before pulling Bendy back.
"Expired soul debt?" Mugman said. Then he walks over to Cuphead's side. "Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Hold it! Stop everything! Did you just say... Expired soul debt? He just said expired soul debt. Hey Bendy, did you know about this?"
"Don't you even think—" The Devil said before getting zapped again by Cuphead.
"He was asking Bendy a question," Cuphead said warningly. He looks back at Bendy.
The little devil glanced from Cuphead to The Devil and back.
"I-...I just found out this morning." Bendy said honestly. "I was going to tell you earlier but I... I did other stuff."
"So, lemme get this straight—" Cuphead said, "I no longer owe him my soul... And I have his pitchfork?"
The Devil covered his face with his hands. "Ohh! The humiliation!" he exclaimed.
"Oh, wow. Now this is just sad." Cuphead said. "Here. Take this back. It belongs to you." He held the pitchfork out to The Devil.
Worried about another potential zap, The Devil hesitated.
"And you... you won't zap me?" The Devil asked.
"No! I promise." Cuphead said. He sounded genuine.
The Devil reached for the pitchfork and got charred once more.
Cuphead and Mugman burst into laughter.
Henchman and Bendy watch the scene and get nervous.
"Aww geez..." Henchman said.
The boys kept laughing until they noticed that The Devil had disappeared. Suddenly, his voice echoed through the forest.
"You have taken something of great value to me... so I shall take something of great value to you!"
"Pfft! There's nothing you can take from me that I care about." Cuphead said, looking up in the air trying to sound indifferent.
DING
Cuphead turns his head in the direction of the sound of the elevator ring. He sees that The Devil has indeed taken something Cuphead greatly valued; Mugman. The mug was tied up with rope and in The Devil's clutches. Henchman and Bendy standing next to The Devil.
"Say goodbye to Cuphead!" The Devil with an evil smile.
"Goodbye to Cuphead," Mugman said fearfully.
"Dad. No!" Bendy pleaded.
The Devil laughed evilly as he, Mugman, Bendy, and Henchman descended into the elevator, leaving a horrified Cuphead standing alone in the woods.
Cuphead was left in shock. Only one word managed to escape his lips.
"Mugman...?"