Cuphead slowly opened his eyes and immediately felt his whole-body ache. He turned his head and saw Mugman next to him.

"Mu-Mugman, wake up," the cup said as he tapped his fingers on the mug's face.

Mugman's eyes slowly opened, and he groaned. "What happened?" he asked.

"I'm not sure. Where are we?" Cuphead asked.

They looked around and realized they were lying in a basement with the floorboards broken above them. Suddenly memories of what had happened previously came flooding back to them and they shot up from the floor.

"Diving slug monsters! Everywhere!" Mugman gasped.

"And they kidnapped Bendy!" Cuphead shouted.

Just then they heard groaning. They looked around and found Henry on his back on the floor. The man slowly got up and rubbed his head.

"Yep, I'm definitely gonna feel this way till morning," Henry said.

"Mr. Stein! Mr. Stein!" Cuphead and Mugman exclaimed as they ran to the man and helped him back to his feet.

Henry groaned and cracked his back before he stood up straight.

"Oh yeah, much better," Henry said. "Now, are you two alright?"

"Yeah, we're fine, but those slimy helmet heads stole Bendy," Cuphead said.

"Keepers," Henry said as he rubbed his head.

"What's that?" Mugman asked.

"They're called... Keepers." Henry said.

"How did you know that?" Mugman asked.

"S-Someone..." Henry said slowly. "Someone told me while I was knocked out. I- I think it was a woman."

"A woman?" Cuphead asked.

"Yeah, I was out but I could distinctly hear a woman's voice whisper in my ear. She told me about those creatures... and where they are." Henry said as he looked around and found a stairway out of the basement. He grabbed the axe next to him. "C'mon," he said before he walked.

"Alright! We're going to rescue Bendy!" Cuphead exclaimed as he and Mugman followed Henry out of the basement.

Soon they were outside the mortuary house.

"Oh no, Cuphead," Henry said. "I'm going to go rescue Bendy. You and Mugman go back to the cottage and stay out of trouble."

"But-... we can't just stay back and do nothin'!" Cuphead said. "Bendy's our friend and we both me and Mugsy will fight anyone who tries to stop us. Right Mugman?"

"Um... I don't know Cuphead." Mugman said with uncertainty. "Those Keepers were pretty scary."

"You know and I know Bendy would face a hundred scary Keepers to rescue us," Cuphead said.

Mugman sighed. "That's true," he said. "Okay. For Bendy,"

"For Bendy!" Cuphead exclaimed.

"Forget it!" Henry said. "This is too dangerous for you two. I'm going. You two go home and don't leave again unless you need to. I mean it. Go!"

Cuphead looked at Henry defiantly. "You're not the boss o-"

"No, Cuphead, he's right," Mugman interjected. "We should just go back to Kettle."

"What!?" Cuphead shouted.

"He's right, this is too dangerous. Let's go. Good luck, Mr. Stein," the mug said as he pushed the cup away while walking.

Henry watched the two go before he left to look for the Keeper's trail.

Once they were far enough away, Mugman looked back and stopped walking when he realized Henry was gone.

"We don't have much time," Mugman said.

"I can't believe you, Mugman! How could you just let-"

"Cuphead, please listen. We're not going back to the cottage. We're going to rescue Bendy."

"I-... wait, really? I thought it was too dangerous."

"I would normally say that, yes, but you were right before. Bendy would face a hundred Keepers to save us. We have to go rescue him."

"Now you're talking. But how? We don't know anything about these guys or where they took Bendy,"

"We don't know. But we know someone who will. C'mon, we gotta hurry to the candy store!"


Even if Wilson's new look bewildered him and he was trapped in a bottle, Bendy refused to look disturbed and he hissed at the old man.

"Ever the piler of defiance, little Bendy," Wilson said as he took the bottle from the Keeper. He placed the bottle under a lit desk light.

In the lab, there were two glass prison cells. In one there was The Butcher Gang and in the other was Sammy.

Through the eye holes of his mask, Sammy looked at Bendy with woeful eyes.

"Forgive me, my lord, I've failed you," Sammy whispered.

Wilson grabbed a piece of paper from the desk and handed it to a Keeper. "Here's your final targets. Bring them both alive." He said.

The Keepers looked at the paper. It was the wanted poster for Cuphead and Mugman. The Keepers nodded and left.


Later... Cuphead and Mugman were running through the woods heading straight to Quadratus' pool.

'Bendy, please be alright,' Cuphead thought with worry.

Suddenly, a light shined through the trees, and the boys stopped but it wasn't like the light of the mystic pool. It was more like a yellow-tinted flashlight... or a searchlight.

Cuphead and Mugman heard the eerie slithering sound along with gear shifting.

Mugman signaled Cuphead to back up and hide behind a tree just as the Keeper drew closer. They were nearly caught but the shine of the light missed them by seconds. The cups tried to stay as still and as quiet as possible as the Keeper slithered by. But just when they thought it was safe...

Another light shined on them from a different Keeper.

The cup brothers screamed and ran as fast as they could as the two Keepers chased them followed by a third.

Cuphead and Mugman kept running until they spotted the magic pool light. They didn't stop till they passed under the stone arch.

A Keeper slithered after them and under the arch. Suddenly a white circle formed on the ground surrounding the stones around the pool. The Keeper in the circle let out a pained roar as its body turned to stone. The statue fell backward and crumbled to dust, seconds after hitting the ground.

The other Keepers hesitated to slither closer. One reached its hand over the circle and its fingers turned to stone. It pulled back but the fingers were still stone.

Cuphead and Mugman watched and quickly realized that the Keepers couldn't cross the circle.

The ground rumbled and the pool began to bubble.

"My home is no place for demons, especially not for a couple of cacodaemons!"

It was Quadratus' voice!

"Now begone you wretched javel, lest you also want to end up gravel!"

"Ha! You heard the voice, you dorks!" Cuphead mocked. "Now get outta here!"

"Subjects will leave the facility eventually." One Keeper said. "We can wait."

The Keepers turned and left.

"Phew," Cuphead and Mugman said.

"Quadratus! We need your help," Cuphead said as he looked into the pool. But there was no sign of the sage. "Quadratus?"

"You know he won't appear without an offering," Mugman said before he pulled out a fizzy jawbreaker from his pocket and tossed it into the pool.

The waters began to bubble and glow.

"When revenge is in your heart, prepare for trouble from the start."

After saying this, Quadratus appeared in the pool.

"Oh, it's you two again. What happened this time?" Quadratus asked.

"It's Bendy. He was kidnapped by those glowing face slug guys." Cuphead explained.

"We need your help to rescue him," Mugman said.

"Hmm. Please hold," Quadratus said. His face disappeared and jazzy elevator music started playing.

Cuphead tapped his fingers impatiently.

Then Quadratus reappeared and the music stopped.

"I have searched the astral planes, for the explanation to your pains."

"In a building across the isle, is a man plotting something vile."

In the pool, Quadratus showed an image of Wilson holding Bendy in the bottle.

"Wilson Arch is the villain's name, and for his troubles, it is on Bendall he pins the blame."

"Wilson Arch? Why does that sound familiar?" Cuphead wondered.

"Don't you remember Cuphead?" Mugman asked. "That was the old man who had us kidnapped so Bendy would steal Joey's book for him."

"Oh yeah, I hate that guy," Cuphead said. "Okay, so where is he and how do we rescue Bendy?"

"You won't get far with those Keepers on your tail, but this should help tip the scale,"

Quadratus then gave Cuphead and Mugman two matching Gent pipes with antennas attached to them. Mugman grabbed them and handed one to Cuphead.

"These will help you fend off the Keepers but can still avoid them if you stay out of their lit peepers."

"What are these things?" Cuphead asked.

"They're basically tasers," Quadratus answered.

"Okay, now how do we get to Bendy without getting caught by the Keepers?" Mugman asked.

Before the sage could answer a stiff wind blew in their direction. Cuphead and Mugman covered their eyes until the wind stopped. When they opened their eyes again, they found a big cloud floating next to them. It moved close to their feet as if to say 'Hop on'.

"It would seem someone higher up is offering their support, let the Stratocumulus be your transport,"

"The stratocu-what?" Cuphead asked.

"Get on the cloud," Quadratus said.

Cuphead and Mugman get on the cloud and sit down.

"Oh, it's soft," Mugman said.

"Okay, let's go rescue Bendy," Cuphead said.

The cloud then hovered upward with the cups.

"Good luck go with you little cups," Quadratus called out.

A single cloud flew across the sky.

"Hang on Bendy," Cuphead whispered.

Bellow them, the Keepers spotted the cloud and started heading in its direction.


Henry headed in and traveled past the city and towards the sea. At the very edge of the docks, there was a nearly dilapidated building that used to be a storage warehouse but was shut down years ago. Henry got close and spotted a Keepers that circled the building. Henry snuck passed the Keeper and entered the building.

"Hang on Bendy, I'll find you," Henry whispered.

When he opened the door, the man could hardly believe his eyes. On the outside, the building looked like an old warehouse, but the inside looked a little bit like the old animation studio except everything was yellow, brown, and black and in poor condition.

"Well, this feels nostalgic," Henry said as he snuck around.

In the laboratory, Wilson was talking to one of the Keepers.

"What do you mean the cups escaped?" Wilson asked.

"The subjects somehow acquired areal transport," The Keeper said.

"Do you know where they are heading?"

"According to the other reports, they are heading in this direction. Likely they are heading here to rescue the hostages,"

Bendy, lying in the bottle, lifted his head to listen. The intense brightness from the desk light hurt the little devil's eyes and he felt his stamina draining.

"Perfect," Wilson said. "Alert the others to make sure not to lose them. Meanwhile, we'll set a little trap for the cups to capture them."

"Yes, sir," The Keeper said before he left.

Wilson walked over to the prison cells. "Once the cups arrive, we can begin the next phase of my plan." He said as he looked at the Butcher Gang, "I'll get my revenge on everyone. Including you, the little devil, and then Felix,"

Charley tapped on the glass. "If I may ask," he said. "What sort of revenge are getting from capturing the dumb cup kids?"

"As you probably know by now, those cups and Bendy are best friends," Wilson said. "By destroying them, I will have destroyed something the little devil truly cares about."

"But why the three of us? We be bad guys like ye," Barley said.

"Bad guys whose leader ruined my chances of getting revenge on Bendy and Felix," Wilson answered. "And I am not a bad guy! I am just a man getting rid of the garbage that has festered in Ink Well for too long. Starting with you three and the cup brothers. And then the damn little will suffer from the loss."

"Still your tongue!" Sammy yelled. "How dare you insult my dark lord!?"

Wilson walked over to the masked man's cell. "You, I'm not sure what to make of," he said.

"I am Bendy's loyal disciple, and when the time comes you feel his wrath and mine," Sammy said.

"So confident for someone trapped in a cell and standing less than a few feet away from his 'dark lord'," Wilson said. "You and your pesty little lord will be dealt with soon enough but you'll have to wait your turn."

Sammy's body shook with rage and under the mask, he snarled. He punched the glass and the walls. He punched a fist-sized hole in the wall.

"Tsk. Tsk. Such a nuisance," Wilson said before he pushed a yellow button on the wall.

Suddenly the cells lit with electricity and the four inside screamed. When the shock stopped, the men fell to the floor.

Wilson walked away and left the room.

Sammy sat up and rubbed his head. He looked at the hole he had punched in, stood up, and observed it. He stuck his fingers inside and soon found some wires.

"Here we go," Sammy said.

The masked man pulled out a wire, lifted his mask slightly, and used his fangs to cut it. Suddenly, his cell door opened, freeing Sammy. He boldly walked out of his cell and went straight for the desk light. He turned the light off and picked up the bottle with Bendy inside.

"My lord, has that wretched light weakened you?" Sammy asked softly. "Do not despair, my lord, I will help you regain your strength."

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

"Hey! Hey! Mask guy!" Charley called out. "Get us out too!"

"Please!" Edgar pleaded.

Sammy, still holding the bottle, walked over to the cell, and brought down the metal sheet cover.

Charley, Barley, and Edgar yelled and screamed from in the cell.

"Sorry vermin," Sammy said calmly. "But I will not help those who disrespect my lord or endanger him,"

The masked man held the bottle close and steady as he snuck out of the lab.


The cloud took Cuphead and Mugman to the roof of the building the boys hopped off and the cloud flew away.

"Thank you," Mugman said as the cloud hovered.

"Shh," Cuphead shushed. "You want Wilson to know we're here."

"Sorry," Mugman said in a hushed voice. "So what's the plan here?"

"We're going to sneak in, rescue Bendy, and then get out," Cuphead whispered. "And if we have time, we do this to Wilson," he then made a rude face before they snuck to the air duct.

"Okay, so what's the plan to do that?" Mugman asked.

"I just told you the plan," Cuphead said as he pulled out the air vent.

"That's not a plan, that's a checklist," Mugman said. "We need an actual plan."

"We'll figure it out on the way," Cuphead said as he climbed into the vent. Mugman followed him in.

Henry, armed with the axe, cautiously walked around the halls. He stayed close to the walls and listened for even the faintest sound.

Meanwhile, Sammy looked around while keeping Bendy's bottle close to his chest. Eventually, he found an empty room and closed the door behind him after he entered the room. He tried to pry off the cork without shaking the bottle. Sadly, the cork was stuck too tight.

"Damn," Sammy muttered. "If we could somehow get your strength back,"

TAP TAP TAP

Sammy looked at the bottle. "What is it, my lord?" he asked.

Bendy's mouth moved but no sound came out. He felt so weak.

"I can't hear you, my lord," Sammy said.

Bendy used the black liquid around him to write one word on the glass.

INK

Sammy's yellow eyes widened under the mask. "I will get you some, my lord," he said.

Henry walked passed the room and turned a corner just when Sammy stepped out of the room.

Cuphead and Mugman were still crawling in the ducts but couldn't find any sign of Bendy or anyone. Eventually, they came upon a two-way fork in the ducts.

"Maybe we should split up?" Cuphead whispered.

"Cuphead, are you crazy?" Mugman asked in a whisper.

"We'll probably find Bendy and Henry faster if we split."

"Ugh, fine, but let's agree not to leave the building without the other."

"Agreed,"

Cuphead went left while Mugman went right.

Mugman crawled around for what felt like a while when he felt something land on his nose. It was a big, hairy spider. He yelped and backed away, the floor suddenly gave way under him, and he fell with a yell.

Mugman landed on... something soft?

"Ouch..." came a voice under him.

The mug slowly opened his eyes and realized he was facing Barley Fisher!

Mugman and Barley gasped before the mug backed up against Charley. Mugman yelped and ran but then stopped when he faced the spider of the gang. He turned to run again but Edgar caught him with his four arms.

"Hi'ya Mugsy," Edgar said.

Mugman yelped and screamed until Charley put a hand over his mouth. Mugman shook with fear.

"Shh," Charley shushed the mug.

The spider crawled on Charley's hand, but the man didn't move.

"Oh, are you gonna have that?" Edgar asked. He grabbed the spider with one hand, tossed it in his mouth, and ate it.

Mugman had to swallow down his nausea hearing the crunching sounds over his head.

"Now," Charley said, looking at the mug. "I'm going to remove my hand, and when I do, I want you to keep your yapper shut unless I ask you a question. Got it?"

Mugman nodded and hummed in agreement.

Charley took his hand away. "How did you get here?" he asked.

The mug gulped before he answered. "M-M-Me and Cuphead got here on a c-c-cloud. We came to r-rescue Bendy," he said still shaking with fear.

"So you and the cup are here?" Charley asked.

"Yes, sir,"

"Up there?"

"No, Cuphead and I split up."

Charley looked up at the opening above them. He grabbed Barley.

"Okay Barley," Charley said. "See if it's big enough for the rest of us." He lifted Barley up and into the duct.

"Arg, it be small," Barley said. "Too small for you or Edgar,"

"Damn," Charley said before he set the sailor down and started pacing the floor.

Mugman knew he shouldn't talk yet his curiosity burned too greatly. He turned his head to look back at Edgar.

"What are you guys doing here anyway?" the mug asked.

"What did I say about your yapper!?" Charley snapped.

The man was about to strangle the mug boy, but the spider moved him away.

"Aw c'mon boss, don't be sore," Edgar said. "' Sides the kid was asking me," he walked to a corner. "It's like this Mugman, some old coot and his monster slugs kidnapped us to get revenge. And he's after you and your brother too."

"Old coot?" Mugman said. "Wilson," he whispered before speaking aloud again. "But why Cuphead and Me?"

"Because offing ye will hurt Bendy," Barley answered.

"Not that'll do much good now," Charley said. "Bendy's gone."

"G-gone?" Mugman stuttered.

"Yeah, that maniac with a mask took him and left us for dead," Charley said.

"Maniac with a mask?" Mugman repeated as a question.

"Yepp. Kept calling the little creep 'my lord' or somethin'," Charley said.

"Sammy's alive," Mugman said in astonishment. "But where did they go?"

Just then the metal shutter rose and blinding yellow lights filled the cell. The four of them had to shield their eyes.

Wilson was at the window along with four Keepers.

"I too would like to know where they went," the old man asked.

"I don't know, he left us here!" Charley shouted.

Wilson grumbled. "Looks like we'll have to move ahead of schedule. You two grab the prisoners and put them in the cage. And you two, hunt down the masked man and the cup boy."


Cuphead finally got out of the duct and started walking around the halls.

"Bendy," Cuphead called out softly. "Bendy,"

Just then an alarm went off in the building.

"Unauthorized personal detected," came a Keeper's voice.

Suddenly the door behind the cup opened and he was caught in the light.

Not far away, Henry was sneaking around when he heard a scream. He quickly paced to the source of the scream but when he got to the room, it was empty. He found a strange object on the floor. Henry cautiously picked it up.

"Gent?" Henry read. He gasped. "Gent Corp. But how did this get here?"

The man then spotted a child-size shoe on the floor and a black streak leading away.

"Oh no," Henry said.

Meanwhile, Cuphead kicked and punched the air as the Keeper took him to the lab where Wilson was waiting for them.

"Ah, Cuphead, glad you could make it," Wilson said warmly as if greeting an old friend.

Cuphead growled. "Okay you old goat, what did you do with Bendy!?" he demanded.

"You'll see the little devil again soon, but first I want to show you something," Wilson said before he pulled Joey's book out of his pocket. "Do you have any idea what this is?" he asked.

"'The illusion of living'? Yeah, yeah, that's the book you tried to make Bendy steal. You shouldn't have it!"

"But do you know why this book is so important? It's because it's full of secrets. Secrets Joey Drew would've taken to his grave if he hadn't written it all down. Listen to this." Wilson cleared his throat before reading.

"If anyone would've told me a month ago that I'd have a devil under my control I would have laughed aloud... but I'm not complaining now. My little Bendy is so sweet yet so clueless. I just know he'll give me what I truly want; immortality,"

"You see Cuphead, Joey was using the little devil and used the magic he filed in here to control him but would eventually lose control and that's when Bendy destroyed everything. Including Joey."

"So what? I don't care what Bendy did 30 years ago. And that Joey guy probably had it comin'!"

"Oh, he definitely did. I bet you think there's some good in the little devil though, right? Well, you're wrong. He ruins everything he touches and destroys people's lives without a care. He must be defeated, humiliated, and then destroyed and now thanks to this book and you, my revenge will finally come to flourishing."

"I would never help you hurt Bendy," Cuphead said firmly.

"Oh but you will, and you'll enjoy it too after your transformation," Wilson said before he snapped his fingers.

A Keeper slithered forward and brought the old man a canvas. He turned it over and Cuphead could see that the canvas had a painting of a sailor on it.

"Isn't he beautiful? Simple yet elegant." Wilson said. "He shall be a great hero. One capable of defeating any demon and carrying out my revenge after which all of Inkwell will know peace and they'll know me as the man who helped grant them that peace. They'll immortalize me as a great man. Even greater than Joey Drew."

"Uh, how exactly will this ugly painting become a great hero?" Cuphead asked.

Wilson glared at him. "It's very simple. All we need is my painting, the right spell from this book, and your soul,"

As the old man spoke, a large rectangular opening slid open on the floor. Inside the hole was a pool of ink.

Wilson threw his painting into the ink pool. Suddenly huge metal blades appeared in the ink and started spinning.

"M-m-m-my?" Cuphead stuttered.

"That's right little cup," Wilson said. "I have chosen you to be reincarnated as Shipahoy Dudley. How lucky are you?"

"No! No!" Cuphead said as the Keeper holding him slithered closer to the shredder.

"No use trying to struggle. You die here and then be reanimated in the next room over there." Wilson said and pointed at another door. "But enough stalling, time to die Cuphead, and live again, as a god."

"No!" Cuphead yelled.

Suddenly, the Keeper was electrified, Cuphead was grabbed by another arm and pulled away before the Keeper was pushed into the shredder. The Keeper was cut up in seconds, but the helmet got stuck and the blades froze making a terrible strained noise.

Cuphead looked up at his savior. "Henry!" he said happily.

The man smiled at Cuphead before setting him down on the floor.

"What?" Wilson wondered.

"Hello, Mr. Arch," Henry said.

Wilson's glowing eye widened. "It's you! Joey's runaway stooge," he said.

"Yeah, I came back and just in time by the look of it."

The old man growled and lunged at the other man. Cuphead backed away but then snuck up behind Wilson and fished through his pocket. Wilson slapped Cuphead away.

Henry hit Wilson with the Gent taser and it stunned the old man. He stumbled back and fell onto the shredder's blades. At the second the helmet popped off the blades ran. Henry ran to Cuphead and shielded his head with his body.

"Don't look," Henry said.

Cuphead complied but he could still hear the old man scream... and then silence. He and Henry looked back and saw that Wilson was gone. They sighed.

"Are you alright?" Henry asked.

"Ye-yeah, I'm fine," Cuphead said.

"Here," Henry said as he offered Cuphead his shoe.

"Gee, thanks,"

"I thought I told you and Mugman to go home,"

"We didn't listen. We came to find Bendy I ain't leaving without him and Mugman,"

"Wait, where's Mugman?"

Before the cup could reply, a high-pitched scream broke in the air.

Cuphead gasped. "That's Mugman's scream," he said.

The man and cup ran into the room Wilson pointed out earlier and soon found themselves in a large room with a large machine inside hanging on chains. Henry froze when he saw it.

"It can't be..." he said.

That machine was one Henry hadn't seen in years but would recognize anywhere.

"That damn ink machine," Henry said.

It was the ink machine Joey had created for the studio more than 30 years ago. It was spilling ink out of a tube into a large pool of ink. Hanging over the pool was a cage with Charley, Barley, Edgar, and Mugman inside chained together. Tied to the chain holding the cage was the bottle with Carley's ghost inside.

Mugman gasped. "Cuphead, Mr. Stein! Help us!" he cried out.

"Hang on Mugsy! We'll save you!" Cuphead yelled.

The cup and the man were about to run towards them, but the ground started shaking and the ink in the pool began to bubble. Suddenly, an anchor flew out of the pool and came flying toward Henry and Cuphead. The two managed to jump out of the way in time.

Just then a huge, horrible monster started to climb out of the pool. It looked like a demonic sailor with glowing eyes, sharp teeth, huge hands, and black crab legs.

The Shipahoy Dudley Monster pulled back his anchor and then pulled down a lever on the wall.

The cage started to slowly lower down into the deep pool of ink.

"Mugman!" Cuphead shouted as he ran for the lever.

"No Cuphead!" Henry shouted.

The cup didn't listen but didn't make it to the lever as Dudley blocked his way. Dudley roared and tried to grab Cuphead. The cup managed to run away.

"Hey! Hey! Big guy! Over here!" Henry shouted, trying to get the monster's attention.

Soon it became a matter of trying to get Dudley away from the lever so Cuphead could reach it.

It was so intense that no one noticed Sammy walking into the room. The masked man barely acknowledged the fight as he eyed the pool of ink.

"Oh, doesn't this bring back memories, my lord?" Sammy said. "And it's just what we need." Sammy sat down, dipped his formless feet into the ink, and sighed with satisfaction. "It's a treat," he said before he slipped into the ink with Bendy's bottle in his hands. They soon disappeared into the pool.

Dudley roared as he grabbed Cuphead and held him in his fist.

"Cuphead!" Mugman and Henry cried out.

The cup struggled under the tight grip. "BENDY!" he cried out.

Suddenly, a large black mass jumped out of the pool of ink, and it lunged at Dudley. It had black oily skin, long curved horns, long limbs, a thin almost skeletal body, spikes on its back, and large teeth. The ink demon ran along the arm, grabbed Cuphead, and jumped off Dudley.

Still in shock, Cuphead didn't realize he was free until he was placed on the ground. He snapped out of his daze and looked up at the ink demon.

The demon then turned around, jumped on Dudley, and was able to pin the monster down. The ink demon bit Dudley's neck.

RIP

Henry ran over to the lever and pulled it up.

The cage slowly lifted and the captured sighed in relief.

The ink demon pulled the dead Dudley into the pool of ink where they both vanished.

Cuphead pulled down the lever again, but this time Henry caught the cage with the axe and pulled the cage to safety. Henry used the axe to cut the chains.

Suddenly, the atmosphere around them began to change. Like a mirage, the yellow and brown tinted studio began to fade away and its place was a dilapidated warehouse. The only trace remaining of the mirage was the ink machine, the pool of ink, and the cage. The remaining Keepers howled before falling to the ground and melted away into ink and helmets.

Cuphead and Mugman hugged each other.

"I'm so glad you're okay, buddy," Cuphead said.

"And I'm glad you're okay too," Mugman said.

"But where's Bendy?" Henry asked.

"Don't you dorks know anything?" Charley said. He grabbed the bottle with the ghost inside and pulled the cork. "That demon thing that attacked the sailor monster was Bendy,"

Carley came floating out of the bottle and hugged Charley's neck from behind.

"What?" Mugman asked.

"It's true," Edgar said. "We saw him like that once. He attacked us and it was horrible,"

"I saw it in his mind too when I tried to possess him and then he tried to eat me," Carley said.

Just then an ominous growl came from behind them all. They all turned around and saw the Ink Demon stepping out of the pool.

"Well, we're out," Charley said. "See ya dimwits," He and the other gang members left so quickly that they left clouds shaped like them behind.

The ink demon slowly approached Henry, Cuphead, and Mugman.

The man pulled the boys back, "Boys, let's go," he said.

"No," Cuphead said. He pushed Henry away and walked closer to the demon.

"Cuphead, no, what are you doing?" Mugman asked frantically.

"If what the butcher goons said is true then that's Bendy," Cuphead said. "But I already knew that. 'Cause he saved me when I called Bendy's name."

"And how did you know he would once you called him," Mugman asked.

"I know it because... because I like-like him," Cuphead said as he reached for the Ink demon's hand and held his fingers. "And he like-likes me too,"

"You what-what now?" Mugman asked in bewilderment.

"I like-like him Mugman, as in-... you know," Cuphead said with a blush on his face.

Mugman stood there in shock while Henry looked surprised.

"Still doubt it? Watch this is," Cuphead said. He beckoned the ink demon closer. When it leaned down, Cuphead lightly kissed its cheek.

Mugman gasped.

After that small gesture, the ink demon's form melted down until it transformed back into Bendy. The little devil was smiling as he fell forward.

Cuphead managed to catch him before Bendy hit the ground.

"That... explains a lot actually," Mugman said.

Henry stepped forward, picked up Bendy, wrapped him up in his coat, and held him.

Just then Sammy stepped out of the pool and walked closer to them.

"My lord?" Sammy asked.

"He's unconscious but he'll be okay," Henry said.

"Thank the dark puddles! Now I can take it from here," Sammy said.

"Yeah, I don't think so," Henry said before he walked away, holding Bendy protectively in his arms.


Outside the warehouse, sailors and fishermen gathered around after hearing roars and other loud noises.

Just then the front doors slid open, and Henry and Sammy were still verbally debating with the cups following them.

"He's not just some dark lord, he's a kid. I got him, he's my little devil." Henry argued.

"He's my dark lord and I am his disciple, he's mine," Sammy argued.

"No, he's mine," Henry argued.

Suddenly, a dark cloud poofed in between the men. A strong invisible force pushed them away and onto the ground.

When the smoke cleared, The Devil stood there with Bendy in one arm.

"The Devil!" one sailor screamed before running away.

The rest of the crowd followed suit.

"The only person who can claim this little devil is me, got it!" The Devil shouted as he barred his sharp teeth.

Bendy's eyes fluttered open, he slowly looked up at the big devil.

"Dad?" Bendy said. His voice was hoarse.

The Devil smiled down at Bendy. "Welcome back son let's go home," he said before he slammed down his pitchfork and they vanished.

"No! Not again!" Sammy cried out. He got on his feet and ran away.

"Should we get him?" Mugman asked.

"No," Cuphead and Henry said.

"What a jerk! He didn't even stop to say thank you," Cuphead complained.

"Well, at least Bendy is safe," Henry said. He then noticed how low the sun was. "Oh god, Linda's gonna kill me if I don't come back home with food. Quick, you two know a good Italian restaurant?"

"Sure, we'll show you," Cuphead said.

As they walked away, Mugman placed a hand on Cuphead's shoulder.

"So, like-like huh?" Mugman asked.

"Yepp," Cuphead said.

"Well, I'm happy for you," Mugman said. "even if it may not last," he whispered.

"What was that?" Cuphead asked.

"Nothing, c'mon, I'm starving," Mugman said as he walked away from the cup.

Cuphead stayed behind and then pulled out Joey's Journal from his pocket.

'You see Cuphead, Joey was using the little devil and used the magic he filed in here to control him...'

Wilson's words echoed in his head.

'No wonder Bendy was so worried about this book,' Cuphead thought. 'I'm sure he won't mind if I held onto it. I'll give it back next time I see him,' He slipped the book into his pocket before running to catch up with the others.


Hours later... after having eaten dinner and a long bath, Bendy was placed into his bed and was tucked in by The Devil. Bendy was so exhausted, he nearly fell asleep once his head hit the pillow, but his father kept him awake.

"What a day you had, huh?" The Devil said.

"I know," Bendy said. "I'm just hoping Wilson is gone for good this time."

"I'm sure he is," The Devil said before patting his son's hair. "Well, I must attend work stuff, but Henchman will stay here and read you a story until you are asleep."

"Thanks, Dad, that shouldn't take long though," Bendy said, still blinking tiredly.

"Alright, good night my little devil," The big devil said before he leaned down and kissed Bendy's forehead. "Remember Henchman, take as long as you need,"

"Uh, you got it, Boss," Henchman said with a salute.

Once The Devil was out of the room, his smile dropped, and he started walking towards the dungeon area. He walked past the cells until he found the one, he was looking for.

Inside was human Wilson, hunched over and looking defeated.

The Devil teleported himself inside and looked angry.

"How dare!" The Devil said ominously. "Taking the little devil hostage was not part of our deal!"

Wilson slowly stood up.

"It's not my fault, I didn't think Henry would show up. I nearly had the cup destroyed."

"Excuses! I gave you everything you need for your petty problems. The book, the demon blood... a pulse! And what did I want for all this? The extermination of the cups and The Butcher Gang but he didn't manage to dispose of any of them. What kind of a janitor are you if you can't even get rid of some trash."

"What kind of a devil can't even outsmart two little boys?" Wilson said. "The papers were right about you. You're just a silly joke now. A far outcry of the evil Devil I grew up to. That obnoxious little brat of yours has made you weak,"

The devil's expression was neutral for a while before he smiled deviously. He chuckled.

"So you think I'm a joke? Well, you wanna know what I think is funny?"

A few minutes later... Henchman went to the dungeons just as The Devil stepped out of the cell wiping his lips with a napkin.

"Ah, Henchman, perfect timing," The Devil said before burning the napkin. "See if you can have someone clean the mess in there."

"Uh, yes boss," Henchman said.

The Devil walked away. "Another day, another one of the son's enemies dealt with," he said. "What a day,"