Chpt. 8: The Rendezvous
As the moon hung in the sky, Mugbeard stood on his ship and looked around making sure no one else was around. Then he snuck away and pulled down a rope which lowers a lifeboat onto the sea, and Mugbeard then used the boat to swim away. He rowed the boat around some half-submerged rocks.
"Mugbeard dared to slip away that night for a mysterious rendezvous. Normally he included his crew in all of his exploits. But lately, he had become involved in something they could never understand."
Mugbeard docked the small boat by a large rock and climbed a strong vine until he reached the top. As he stood there the water below him began to bubble and swirl. Suddenly a mermaid comes out of the water. This mermaid looked an awful lot like Cala Maria with her dead octopus for hair, her green mermaid tail, and her bright blue eyes. The few differences were her skin was more purple and she was wearing more clothes such as a short sleeve blouse, a choker, and a bow on her octopus hair.
When the mermaid emerged from the water, Mugbeard got splashed with water, but he groaned happily. The pirate got down on one knee.
"Oh sea beast, your eyes are glowing stars," Mugman said. "Your voice, a symphony. And your hair... Well, let's face it, your hair is a dead octopus."
"Oh, Mugbeard, you are a poet. Now kiss me, you fool." Said the Sea Beast.
Love music played as Mugbeard, and the sea beast are about to kiss...
"Mugman... Mugman... Mugman!" came a voice.
Mugman was reading his book in his room before Cuphead and Bendy interrupted him.
"Mugman!" Cuphead shouted. Then he spoke in a casual voice. "Come on Mugsy let's go,"
"Go where?" Mugman asked.
"Where? Don't you remember our plans for going to the beach today?" Cuphead asked like it was obvious.
"No," Mugman said.
"Oh, well, yeah. We're going to the beach while Elder Kettle naps in his room." Cuphead said.
"Yeah, so put down the romance novel and grab your swimsuit," Bendy said. "I brought mine, along with a few extra stuff,"
The little devil was holding a duffle bag and a towel under his arms.
"Wait a minute, it's the middle of October. Why would we want to go to the beach now?" Mugman asked.
"Because the beaches will be empty this time of year," Bendy said. "You see, it'll be nice and quiet."
An hour later...
The three boys stood in shock in the parking lot when they saw the beach was packed with people. Nearly every inch was sand was occupied by the littlest bugs to the big elephants. People lounging, playing, cooking barbeques, and everything in between.
The boys notice a banner hanging nearby.
"INKWELL CITY'S FIRST ANNUAL SURFING COMPETITION!"
"Okay, not as quiet as I thought," Bendy said.
"Everybody in Inkwell must've showed up," Cuphead said.
"We'll never get a beach day with this crowd," Mugman said disappointedly.
Bendy frowned and dropped the duffle bag.
"Cover me, boys. I'm going in." Bendy said, marching toward the crowd. "If I'm not out in thirty minutes, call the Coast Guard." He ran into the crowd and pounced.
The boys couldn't see it, but they could hear their friend kicking and grunting.
"Make some space!" Bendy shouted.
"Back off kid, we were here first!" came a gruff voice.
Just then, Bendy was thrown out of the crowd.
Cuphead gasped and then backed up holding his arms up.
"I got 'cha! I got 'cha!" Cuphead said. "I got 'cha! I got 'cha!"
Bendy crashed into Cuphead and they both landed on the ground. The little devil sat up.
"Thanks, Cuphead," Bendy said looking down at the cup.
Cuphead blushed. "Anytime," he said.
"Are you okay?" Mugman asked as he walked over.
"We're alright," Bendy answered as he helped the cup get back on his feet.
Just then another angry voice came from the crowd.
"Get out of here you freeloader!"
Just then Chalice could be seen, having also been thrown out of the crowd. She was going to hit the ground, but someone caught her. When she looked up, she saw Bendy's face.
"Whoa, you okay Chalice?" Bendy asked, holding Chalice bridal style.
The chalice girl was staring at the little devil in silence.
"Chalice?" Bendy said.
Chalice blinked a few times. "Y-yeah, I'm fine." Bendy did and Chalice smoothed out her skirt. "Thank you," she said.
Cuphead stepped in between them and faced Chalice.
"Hi'ya Chalice, what are you doing here?" Cuphead asked.
"I was trying to find some space and free food, but I can't really tap dance on the sand," Chalice explained. "Anyway, what are you ding-dongs doing here?"
"We came here to hang out at the beach," Cuphead said.
"Well, don't get your hopes up boys, it's covered for miles," Chalice said.
The kids sighed.
"If only there was another beach where we could go to with no other people around," Cuphead said.
A lightbulb went off over Bendy's head before he pulled his friends closer in his arms.
"Cups, I just figured out where we can have a beach day, and the best part... It's private," Bendy said.
"A private beach?" Mugman asked.
"A private beach!?" came a bunch of voices.
The kids turned their heads and saw a bunch of people from the crowd staring at them intently.
Bendy smiled slyly. "Oh sure, but I don't know where it is. He does!" he said before pointing at a lightbulb boy with thick glasses.
Bulbface froze before he screamed when dozens of people started to crowd him asking about the private beach.
Bendy dragged his friends away and they hid in a changing tent.
"As I was saying, my dad once took me to a beach so we could relax and get away from everyone who bugs us. Mostly to get away from Stickler. Anyway, it's got sand, ocean waves, and total privacy."
"But how do you get there?" Chalice asked intrigued.
"With his pitchfork," Bendy said.
"Which would be great for us if we had a magical pitchfork but after what happened last time, I'm not tempted to take it again," Mugman said.
"We don't need it. I got another way." Bendy said. He then brought out the magic chalk from his pocket. "It's not as fast, but it'll get us there."
A few minutes later...
The four children were heading down on the Underworld elevator. They were carrying various things in bags for the beach day. Bendy and Cuphead were calm while Mugman and Chalice seemed nervous.
"Uh, Bendy are you sure this is safe?" Mugman asked. "What if your dad is waiting for the elevator in the Underworld?"
"Then let me do all the talking," Bendy said.
DING
Bendy stopped the door before it could open all the way and cautiously took a peek. There's no one in the throne room.
"Phew," the little devil said before he closed the door. "Okay, now all I have to do is push the button and we'll be on our way to the private beach."
"How does that work exactly?" Mugman asked.
"I'm not really sure. All I know is that the elevator knows where you're thinking of going, and it takes you there." Bendy said. "Now all of you close your eyes."
"Why?" Chalice asked.
"Cause it's fun. Now close your eyes," Bendy said.
The other three children shrugged and closed their eyes.
"Now all of you clear your mind of all thoughts," Bendy said.
"Done," Cuphead said right away.
"And picture our goal," Bendy said. Then he pushes the on button before closing his eyes as the elevator goes up. "Think sandy shores, open skies, no people anywhere, and ocean waves,"
Mugman was usually a rule follower but as he thought about the sand, the sky, and the ocean... he thought about the lovely Cala Maria of his dreams.
DING
Everyone opened their eyes again and smiled with excitement. The door opened and they were immediately greeted with the smell of the ocean and the sound of gentle waves.
"Beach day!" The children yelled excitedly before they ran out of the elevator.
Their shoes hit the sand as they ran... but their steps slowed when they all took notice of the beach they ended up on.
Slightly grey sand, jagged rocks half submerged in the ocean, fog rolling around them under a cloudy, eerie sky, screaming statues, and wrecked pirate ships everywhere. There was one upside, no one else was around. There were no signs of life anywhere, no animals or plants.
"Um, kitty, you never mentioned there'd be wrecked pirate ships at your private beach." Chalice said.
"I... I don't get it." Bendy said. "This isn't the beach I was thinking about."
"Where are we anyway?" Chalice asked.
"Guys... I know where we are," Cuphead said.
Bendy, Mugman, and Chalice turn turned around and saw Cuphead had his back to them and was looking up. They all looked in the same direction and discovery that they were standing next to a giant, skull-shaped cove.
"This is..." Mugman said.
"Cala Maria's cove," the three boys whispered at the same time.
"What are you guys whispering about now?" Chalice whispered.
"This is the cave to a fearsome sea monster whose been known to slaughter all who dare approach especially when they call out her name," Bendy explained.
"Okay then, all in favor of getting back in the elevator say aye. Aye," Chalice said.
"Aye," Cuphead said.
"Aye," Bendy said.
"Aye," Mugman said.
The four rushed back to the elevator but before they could reach it...
DING
The elevator closed its door and sunk into the ground in a burst of flames.
"What happened?" Mugman asked frantically.
"It must've been summoned somewhere else," Bendy said. "Once that happens there's no calling it back right away."
"So... we're stuck on this island?" Mugman said.
That realization made the children freeze and gulp with nervousness.
Mugman felt especially guilty. He was sure it was his thoughts of Cala Maria that made the elevator bring them here.
"Okay, so we're on a beach, right?" Cuphead said.
"Right..." Chalice said.
"And it's a private beach, right?" Cuphead asked.
"I guess that's technically true," Mugman said. "Unless you count her,"
"Right. But we could also just summon the elevator back later, right?" Cuphead asked.
"Yeah," Bendy answered.
"Then I say we make the most of this. We'll just get away from the mouth of the cave and don't say 'you know whose' name out loud," Cuphead said.
Bendy and Mugman scratched their chins in thought.
"That could work..." Bendy said.
"You guys aren't serious?" Chalice said.
"C'mon Chalice. You still want a day at the beach, right?" Cuphead said. "Plus, I bet some of these pirate ships have treasure in them,"
Dollar signs flashed in the chalice girl's eyes. "Sold! We're staying," Chalice said.
"But what if she shows up?" Mugman asked.
"Then we can hide in that," Bendy said as he pointed out a wrecked pirate ship washed up on the shore.
After some debating, the four kids finally agreed to stay and settled themselves by the washed-up pirate ship. With their towels laid out, they changed out of their regular clothes and into their swimsuits but still wore their gloves and shoes.
Bendy had a black and yellow striped suit, Cuphead had a black and red striped suit, Mugman had a black and blue striped suit, and Chalice had a white and teal striped suit with a skirt attached. The little devil also had a little sailor hat on his head.
Despite the spooky surroundings, the four kids soon started to have fun and play like kids usually do at the beach. They swam and splashed in the water until they were almost attacked by eels, but the little devil managed to scare them away and they resumed swimming. They used tiny shovels and buckets to build sandcastles, dig up bones, and bury Mugman. They also played volleyball with a net made of two broken ship masts and fishing nets covered in seaweed and fish bones.
After a fierce game, the kids went to investigate the wrecked pirate ship they settled next to. They climbed up a few floors until they found the captain's room with mirrors all over the walls.
The little devil found a glass bottle filled with brown liquid. He popped off the cork and smelled it with his tongue. He gagged before he threw the bottle away.
"Yeesh, whoever captained this ship really liked to look at himself," Cuphead said.
"Captain Knitbeard," Mugman said.
"Who?" Cuphead asked.
"Captain Knitbeard was the captain of this pirate ship. The Tijeras," Mugman said.
"How do you know that?" Bendy asked.
"It's here in the captain's log," Mugman said as held a withered book in his hands. "Apparently this captain was really into his knitting his long beard."
"Well, a unique look makes all the difference for pirates," Bendy said. "Just ask Blackbeard. The guy had lit fuses on his beard."
"Lit fuses on his beard," Cuphead said rubbing his chin. "Remind me to try that in a couple of years."
"Yada yada with the face hair," Chalice said. "Where did he hide his treasure?"
"Mmmm, I'm not sure," Mugman said as he flipped through the pages. "Some of this writing got ruined by the salt water."
"How is anyone supposed to find anything in this dump?" Bendy said. Just then, as Bendy took a step, the old wood broke under his feet, and he fell through the floor.
"Bendy!" Cuphead and Chalice exclaimed.
The three cups ran to the hole and looked down.
"I'm alright!" Bendy shouted after coughing.
The cups sighed with relief.
"Hey! You guys should come down and see this!" Bendy yelled.
Cuphead, Mugman, and Chalice used a long rope and slipped down into the hole Bendy fell into. They met the little devil in a secret chamber where they found a large, locked, treasure chest.
They managed to push the treasure out of the ship and out onto the sand with their towels.
"Anyone know how to pick a lock?" Cuphead asked.
"I got this," Bendy said. He rubbed his hands together, grabbed the lock with both hands and just pulled. The rusted lock broke apart easily.
Before they could lift the lid, however, they heard eerie moans behind them. The four children turned around and when they looked up, that's when they spotted them.
A swarm of ghosts pirates were flying above them, and they slowly came closer to the children.
"Doomed... Doomed..." one ghost pirate moaned.
"You're all doomed..." another ghost groaned.
"Doomed...!" a third ghost moaned.
Mugman and Cuphead shook with fear and hugged each other while Bendy and Chalice looked skeptical.
A ghost pirate with a long, knitted-style beard approached the children.
"Return the treasure or face damnation!" Ghost Captain Knitbeard said.
"Oh, don't you talk to me about damnation, Buster!" Bendy said in a daring tone.
"I be the ghost of the feared and handsome Captain Knitbeard!"
"N'ah, you were the feared and handsome Captain Knitbeard, but death hasn't done ya' any favors," Chalice said before holding up a mirror to the ghost.
The ghost grunted before he pushed the mirror away. "You'll pay for stealing from me. One look at my scare face and you'll be fleeing in terror." He said.
"Really, 'cause I'm looking right at ya' and I feel nothin'," Bendy said.
"I'm not doing the face yet, you insolent bilge rat!" Ghost Captain Knitbeard shouted.
"Could've fooled us," Chalice said.
Bendy and Chalice just stood opposingly between the cups and the ghost with their arms crossed. The ghost captain scoffed with frustration.
"Okay, you asked for it." Ghost Captain Knitbeard said.
"Make your move then," Bendy said, he curled his fingers at the ghost captain.
The other ghost pirates chuckled, getting excited to see what they thought would happen next.
Ghost Captain Knitbeard groaned and gave the scariest face he could manage, confident that the little devil and chalice would freeze in terror before running for the hills... but as he looked back the two children were watching... unphased and unimpressed.
"Huh?" all the ghosts said.
"You... you should be fleeing at the sight of my scary face." Ghost Knitbeard said.
"Sir, that was not a scary face," Bendy said before pulling out an inkwell from his pocket and gulping the ink down.
"We'll show you scary faces in 3..." Chalice said as she transformed into her ghost self.
"2..." Bendy continued after he wiped the ink from his lips.
"1!" Chalice and Bendy exclaimed at the same time before they changed their faces into something out of nightmares with their scary ghost and ink demon faces. When they finished, they changed back to normal, smiled innocently, and looked back at the ghost.
The ghost captain and his crew were frozen with terror before they shrieked and flew far far away from the island.
Bendy and Chalice laughed. Cuphead and Mugman pulled away from their hug and laughed along with the other two.
"That was fun," Bendy said. "Now where were we?"
The four children eagerly lifted the lid, excited for the expected treasure inside. Their excitement only lasted a few seconds before they saw what was in the chest.
"It's-... it's a bunch of sticks." Cuphead said.
Mugman reached in and grabbed two of the sticks out of the dozen others.
"Their knitting needles," Mugman said.
"Gold knitting needles?" Chalice asked hopefully.
Bendy grabbed another pair and snapped them in half. "Nope. Wooden ones," he said.
The children groaned.
"Ah nuts," Chalice said.
"This stinks," Cuphead said.
"What a waste!" Bendy said.
"That's disappointing," Mugman said.
They sat there for a few seconds.
"You guys wanna eat?" Bendy suggested.
"Yeah," the three cup kids said.
Awhile later...
The children set up a little campfire pit using rocks and knitting needles. Bendy brings out black skewers he brought for roasting while Mugman starts the fire. Cuphead passes soda bottles around.
"I call a toast, to our fun beach day," Cuphead said after he raised his soda bottle.
"To our fun beach day," the others said before they clinked their bottles.
As the children roasted their hot dogs, the smelly steam wafted through the air, and it traveled into the creepy cove.
Cala Maria was asleep after a long night of terrorizing. So deep asleep that she didn't register the sounds of screaming coming from outside her cave but when the steam went into her nostrils, her nose twitched as she sniffed and her eyes fluttered.
"What is that smell?" Maria wondered as she rubbed her eyes. She tried to follow the scent but led to the small walkway into the cave. "Hmm?"
Maria dove into the water and re-emerged close to the cave mouth. She sniffed the air but then she heard... laughter?
"And so the horse said, Shalala!" Cuphead said.
The other children laugh.
One of Maria's snakes for hair poked its head out from the cave mouth, and it saw the children. Maria could see this through the snake's eyes.
"Children? Here? On my island?" Maria said. "Roasting meat and telling jokes? I am the Cala Maria. I worked hard for my image as a fearsome sea monster, I can't have word get out that children are having fun on my island."
Maria dove into the water.
The children had just finished laughing when the ground started to rumble, and the sea was foaming.
The boys gasped.
"She's coming!" Cuphead shouted softly.
"Everyone in the ship!" Bendy whispered urgently.
The children ran into the ship. They huddled inside the hidden chamber and threw a towel over themselves.
Cala Maria emerged from the sea, looking as fierce as ever, and her glowing eyes scanned the area. The snakes in her hair also looked around.
"I know you're out here, children," Cala Maria said ominously. "You might as well come out of hiding."
The children were so focused on trying not to get caught that they didn't notice a small grab scuttling close to them. The crab took one look at Bendy's tail and snapped at it with his claw.
Bendy let out a yelp but the other three covered his mouth with their hands and held him down.
Cala Maria heard the yelp and nearly snapped her neck when she looked at the pirate ship.
Mugman pried off the crab and threw him away.
Chalice transformed into her ghost self and went to look outside invisibly. She gasped when she saw Maria submerge the upper half of her body and raise her tail.
"Guys!" Chalice exclaimed before flying back inside. "She gonna crush us with her tail."
Maria bent her tail back before slamming it down on the wash-up pirate ship with enough force to smash it to pieces. After the ship was crushed, Maria resurfaced and went to check the rubble for any survivors.
The sea monster barely noticed a turned-over lifeboat on the sand that slightly rose, eight feet tip-toed around. The boat moved and hands were grabbing the beach supplies and the duffle bag before the boat lowered down.
"Okay, this beach day is over, let's go," Cuphead whispered urgently.
"Agreed," Mugman and Chalice said.
"I got it. I got it," Bendy whispered. He pulled out the glowing chalk and started to draw on the ground... but there was a problem. "Uh oh,"
"What is it?" Mugman asked.
"I can't draw here, we're still on sand," Bendy said.
"What's the problem with that?" Cuphead asked.
"The problem is I can't draw with chalk on sand. I need a solid surface." Bendy said.
"Well let's make it snappy and find one, the fish lady is gonna notice the lifeboat eventually," Chalice said.
Hardly had the girl finished her sentence when suddenly the lifeboat was lifted, and the children were left exposed. They looked up and saw Cala Maria glaring down at them. She threw the boat away.
"I don't know what you were doing on my island, but you won't be leaving it alive," Maria said ominously.
Mugman stood up and then spoke loud enough for the sea monster to hear.
"Um hello again miss Cala Maria ma'am. I don't know if you remember us, but three of us were part of Captain Brineybeard's crew when he came to give you sweets."
"Hmmm. I vaguely remember you," Maria said.
"Actually it's Mugman, Ma'am," the mug said. "We're very sorry for intruding on your... abode. We got stuck here by mistake and we were just having a fun beach day,"
"A fun beach day. Here?" Maria asked with disbelief. "You're lying! How could you have fun here?"
Bendy handed the chalk to Chalice and whispered something in her ear. The chalice girl winked before transforming into ghost form and vanished.
"I'm not sure but we just have fun together," Mugman said.
"Yeah," Bendy said as he stepped forward and took off his sailor hat. "The lot of us just make it work."
"Even with the impending danger and no chances of survival?" Maria asked.
"Uh, yeah no offense ma'am but your cove, while eerie, isn't the most dangerous place we've ever been to," Bendy said. "We've been through hell running away from The Devil. And that is not a figure of speech. Literally Hell."
"Even if that were true, I still find it hard to believe that anyone alone or with friends could have fun here," Maria said.
"Well, have you ever tried?" Mugman asked.
Maria groaned and rolled her eyes. "I don't need friends when I have my career."
"What about Brineybeard?" Mugman asked. "He seems to want to be your friend,"
"He's... okay. A sweet charmer. But even he can't be with me all the time," Maria said.
"But that is none of your concern, children," Maria said. "I have a reputation to uphold, and I can't let you tarnish it," she reached out and caught the three boys in her hand. "Goodbye, Dinners."
"Hey fish lips!" came a small female voice.
Cala Maria turned her head and saw ghost Chalice.
"You hungry? Eat this!" Chalice yelled as she threw an ink bomb in the sea monster's face.
BOOM
The ink bomb blew up and Maria roared.
"My eyes!" Maria exclaimed.
The cup boys and little devil jump out of the sea monster's hand and into the water. The boys swam for shore and followed the ghost girl into the cave.
"C'mon! C'mon! C'mon!" Chalice exclaimed.
Maria wiped some of the ink off her eyes and saw the children run into the cave. She hissed with anger.
There on solid rock was the Underworld elevator, and the children ran right for it.
"You'll pay for this, you brats!" Cala Maria yelled into the cave. "You, Mugman, and the rest of your friends!" She then used her tail to make a huge wave roll into the cave.
Their friends piled into the elevator and the little devil pressed the down button. The children scream as the wave comes towards them.
Back in the Underworld, The Devil was just walking into the throne room just when the elevator appeared.
DING
The Devil walked up to it, preparing to talk to his son... but when the door opened, seawater immediately spilled out along with live crabs and seaweed.
"What the?" The Devil said. He looked inside and saw what looked like a seaweed monster with six eyes, six arms, and four legs. The looked both disturbed and confused.
The seaweed thing, not taking its eyes off The Devil, reached with one hand for the up button while one hand slowly closed the door.
The Devil watched as the elevator flew away. "What the hell was that?" he wondered.
Once the elevator moved the seaweed mass collapsed and the boys untangled themselves while ghost Chalice became visible again.
"Phew!" the children said at once.
"That was close," Cuphead said.
"Too close for my comfort honestly," Chalice said she transformed into her living form. She was now wearing jewelry and a tiara along with her usual clothes.
"Wait. Where did you get all this?" Bendy asked.
"Well, while I was int the cave I found a real treasure chest and took a few souvenirs," Chalice said while admiring her diamond rings.
DING
The elevator door opened and the three cup kids stepped out, finding themselves outside the fence of Kettle's cottage and the sun had just set.
"Well fellas, it's been fun, but I best be hitting the bricks," Chalice said.
"Ah ah!" Bendy said. "Chalk first." He held his hand out.
"Oh, alright." Chalice said before she returned the glowing chalk stick. "Oh and these too." She hands over some ink bombs.
Bendy took back all his stuff but then he handed Chalice one of the ink bombs.
"You may keep one. In case you need it." Bendy said.
"Aww, thanks little devil." Chalice said with a wink. "See ya' fellas later!" And then Chalice flew away before she vanished.
Bendy pushed out the seaweed onto the grass and handed Cuphead and Mugman their duffle bag before walking into the elevator.
"I better get going too," Bendy said.
"Okay, we'll see you tomorrow?" Cuphead asked.
"Probably," Bendy said. "Bye guys,"
"Bye Bendy," Mugman said.
"Bye Bendy, good luck" Cuphead said.
"Thanks," Bendy said before he closed the door and with a—
DING
The elevator sank into the earth and vanished.
"I'm sure he'll be fine, Cuphead," Mugman said after placing a hand on his brother's shoulder.
"Yeah, I know," Cuphead said with a smile. "He's his father, I'm sure even The Devil wouldn't hurt his kid." Although deep down he was concerned.
After arriving in the Underworld, Bendy went to the bathroom and jumped into the bathtub to clean himself up.
KNOCK KNOCK
"Bendall? Are you in there?" came The Devil's voice from behind the door.
"Yeah," Bendy answered.
The door opened and the big devil stepped in.
"Did you have fun today?" The Devil asked.
"Yes dad," Bendy said.
"Good. And that... thing in the elevator earlier. Was that—?"
"That was me and the cups." Bendy said.
"Mmhmm, alright then." The Devil said. He was about to leave.
"Dad," Bendy said. "Are you still mad at me?"
The Devil didn't say anything but just looked at his son with indifference.
"I'm still a little mad. But do you understand why?"
"Yeah, I made friends with the cups—"
"It's not just that. But it's also that you've been lying to me about your days in the surface world."
"I'm sorry Dad."
"Saying sorry isn't enough this time. I need your word that you'll stop lying to me about happened while you were in the surface world."
"Okay,"
"And also no more secret friends... if you have friends or plan to make friends, I need you to tell me. Now let me hear it."
Bendy cleared his throat. "I promise not to lie about my day in the surface world or keep friends secret from you. You have my word." He said as he crossed his heart.
"And a devil's word..." The Devil said.
"Is the law," Bendy finished.
The Devil let out a breath. "Good." He said with a smile and patted his son's head. "We can talk about your day over dinner. I want to hear all about it."
"Really?" Bendy asked. "It involves the cups."
"I know but we can talk about them later. In the meantime, hurry up and get cleaned. We'll be having burgers tonight."
Bendy smiled and brushed some soap on his back, looking forward to dinner with his now less angry dad.