It was a quiet morning in Inkwell Forest and at Kettle Cottage. Cuphead and Mugman were still asleep in their beds when a gloved hand slowly slipped into their bedroom with a pile of fireworks. The fireworks were tossed to the ground, someone made a spit sound, and a single little fireball flew toward the top fuse. The fireworks shake before they fly and explode all over the room.
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG
WOOSH
Cuphead and Mugman wake up screaming from the explosions.
"What's happening?!" Mugman shouted before he took his pillow and covered his face with it.
"I don't know!" Cuphead shouted.
Elder Kettle's and Bendy's laughter can be heard along with the cup brothers coughing before the gunpowder vanishes.
"Elder Kettle?!" Cuphead and Mugman wondered in unison.
"Did you guys like the fireworks?" Bendy asked.
"I mean, yeah, but why is Elder Kettle not steaming?" Cuphead asked.
"Why would I? It's just fireworks." Kettle said.
"But you hate fireworks," Mugman said.
"Well, outside, sure. But we're inside!" Kettle said.
"Pretty sound logic Elder Kettle," Bendy said with a snicker.
Kettle giggled. "Shh, keep it together you," he whispered. Then he turned his attention to the cup brothers. "Now, you boys ready for a day of fun? Here's your presents." He handed two gifts to the cup brothers.
Cuphead and Mugman took their boxes.
"But it's not Christmas," Mugman said.
"So?" Kettle said.
Cuphead and Mugman glanced at each other and shrugged before they unwrapped their presents. They both got more fireworks.
"Ooh!" Mugman exclaimed in wonder.
"Wow! Is the whole day of fun gonna be fireworks-themed?" Cuphead asked.
"Nope," Kettle said before he lit a match and ignited both Cuphead and Mugman's fireworks.
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG
WOOSH
The cup brothers screamed.
"Day of fun!" Kettle and Bendy cheered.
A While Later...
Elder Kettle was at the stove making pancakes.
Bendy helped himself to some apple juice while Cuphead and Mugman eagerly waited for their breakfast.
Kettle served two plates of pancakes, but they were burnt.
Bendy nearly squealed with laughter.
"Ugh, yuck!" Cuphead exclaimed.
"Hey, these are all burnt," Mugman said.
"Well, can't win 'em all, boys," Kettle said before he took back the plates. "Bendy, be a dear a dispose of these for me,"
"Sure," Bendy said before he took the pancakes. "Heeya!" he exclaimed before he threw the window.
SHATTER
Cuphead and Mugman were shocked. Not about Bendy shattering a window but the fact that Kettle didn't get mad about when in the past he'd scold the boys about breaking stuff.
"Always have a plan B," Kettle said before he brought out the cookie jar.
The cup brothers' jaws hung agape while Bendy grinned.
"But you never share your cookies," Mugman said.
"Are you feelin' all right?" Cuphead asked.
"Never better," Kettle said before he set the cookie jar on the table.
"Are you sure? You're not acting like yourself," Mugman said.
"Hey. While you two are busy playing 20 questions. I'm just gonna devour all these cookies." Bendy said. "Cool? Cool." The little devil took the jar, opened his mouth wide, and tilted the jar to let the cookies drop into his mouth.
"Oh, no you don't!" Mugman exclaimed. He and Cuphead forgot their suspicions and took the jar from Bendy before they set the jar back on the table.
Then the three boys quickly dug their hands into the jar. They ate all the cookies like they were starving, and the jar was emptied in a matter of seconds.
Kettle chuckled. "Day of fun!" he said.
Minutes later, Kettle and the three boys ran out of the cottage.
"Day of fun!" Kettle exclaimed.
"Yay!" The boys exclaimed.
They jumped into the truck.
"What's this?" Kettle wondered after he pulled a wallet out of his pocket. He pulled out a big wad of cash. "Well, well. Not bad, old man. Okay, fellas. Day of fun!" he said.
Kettle started the truck and drove forward. Hardly had they left before Kettle backed up the truck.
"Hey, goat! Day of fun! Ya in?" Kettle exclaimed.
The goat bleated excitedly before he jumped into the truck. Kettle drove the car up the road.
"Day of fun!" everyone exclaimed.
HONK HONK
"Hey, look! No hands!" Kettle exclaimed.
Bendy and Cuphead held their hands up in the air, Kettle kicked back with his hands off the wheel, and Mugman was in tears and clutching his chair real tight.
"Can we go a little slower?" Mugman asked.
"What's that? Faster?" Kettle asked.
"Slower!" Mugman exclaimed.
"Quit twisting his arm about it Mugman, yeesh!" Bendy said. "You heard him, Kettle! Faster!"
"Okay!" Kettle exclaimed with a salute.
"No, I said—" Mugman exclaimed before he screamed.
Kettle laughed and his foot broke through the floor of the truck and the vehicle drove even faster to the city. When they reached the city, Kettle parked the truck in front of the Optician store after denting the two vehicles parked between them. Twice.
"Once more for good luck," Bendy said.
Kettle took the little devil's words to heart and dented the two vehicles a third time.
"Perfect," Bendy said.
The group got out of the truck and walked up to the Optician.
"What are we doin' at the glasses shop?" Cuphead asked.
"You just let your ol' Elder Kettle do the talkin'," Kettle said.
RING
Kettle, Cuphead, Mugman, Bendy, and the goat walked into the shop together.
"How can I help you, gentlemen?" Screwdriver lady asked.
"Four pairs of your most expensive sunglasses, please," Kettle said.
Suddenly, Screwdriver lady shrieked. "Is that a goat?" she asked.
The goat bleated.
"Better make it five pairs," Kettle said.
Upbeat jazz began to play, and the kettle started dancing.
"When the world is sayin' no Don't waste your time feelin' low~" Kettle sang.
It charmed the clerk enough for her to give the kettle five pairs of expensive sunglasses.
"Click your heels, go, go, go, And dance across a rainbow~" Kettle sang.
He grabbed the boys and the goat and danced out the door. He finished the song with a confetti explosion.
The group stood by the truck with their new shades.
"That was amazing!" Cuphead exclaimed. "How did you know Chalice's song?"
"And how come you can charm Screwdriver Lady?" Mugman asked.
"Really? You two haven't figured it out yet?" Bendy asked.
Cuphead and Mugman looked confused as they lifted their glasses over their eyes.
"The dancing, the singing, the total disregard for the rules. Who does that remind you of?" Bendy asked.
"You," Cuphead and Mugman answered at the same time and pointed at the little devil.
Bendy gave the brother a deadpan look and then shrugged. "Okay. Sure. Can't deny that." He said. "But who else does that remind you of?"
Cuphead and Mugman still looked confused.
The little devil pinched the bridge between his eyes.
"You better tell them," Bendy said.
"It's me, Chalice," Kettle said. "I possessed your Elder Kettle. Day of fun!"
Mugman scanned Kettle with his eyes with skepticism.
"Banana oil." He said.
"Nice try," Cuphead said.
"Hmm. Okay. Then, if I'm not Chalice, how would I know you two broke into a cookie factory and got thrown into the ol' Hooba Dooba or that Bendy here is the little devil?" Kettle said.
"Shh! Elder Kettle doesn't know we got thrown into the ol' Hooba Dooba or about Bendy being a devil," Cuphead whispered.
"Yeah. And Hooba Dooba's not even a thing." Mugman said.
"It is for one person we know." Bendy hinted.
That's when it finally clicked, and both cups gasped.
"It is Chalice!" Cuphead and Mugman said in unison.
Chalice's ghost form came out of Kettle's mouth.
"Heya, ding-dongs." The girl said with a wink.
Cuphead, Mugman, and the goat screamed.
Chalice phased back into Kettle's body.
Bendy chuckled and wiped a tear from his eye.
"You're possessing Elder Kettle?" Mugman asked.
"That's right, fellas. Day of fun!" Chalice said as Kettle.
"Boy, oh boy!" Cuphead said excitedly.
"Not "boy, oh boy!" She took over Elder Kettle and didn't tell us. And knew about it too, didn't you?" Mugman said and pointed his finger at the little devil.
Bendy pushed the finger away. "Of course I knew." He said. "We thought it would be funny."
"So you were both playing us for fools all day!?" Mugman said.
"Well sure, but you know now," Bendy said.
"Huh. Well, I guess you're right." Mugman said.
Then they all jumped up.
"Day of fun!" they cheered.
Suddenly, Kettle's spine cracked, and the old man groaned.
"Ooh! There goes Elder Kettle's bad back." Cuphead said. He and the other boys helped the kettle into the truck.
"Eeh, ah, oh!" Kettle exclaimed.
"So much for our day of fun," Mugman said.
"Don't get upset just yet fellas," Bendy said slyly.
Chalice popped out of Kettle's lid. "Yeah. We don't need Elder Kettle to have our day of fun." She said with the same sly smile.
"You mean you can possess anyone?" Cuphead and Mugman asked in unison.
The ghost chalice phased out of Kettle.
"You bet your sweet striped straws!" Chalice said before she changed back into her living form midair and fell.
Bendy caught Chalice, and she smiled. The little devil smiled a bit awkwardly before setting the chalice on her feet back on the ground.
Cuphead petted the goat. "Now, goat, you watch Elder Kettle while we're gone, okay?"
The goat bleated.
"Great! Let's go!" Mugman exclaimed.
"Day of fun!" Chalice exclaimed.
Then the four children ran away leaving Kettle and the goat alone.
Kettle groaned as he woke up from being possessed. Goat got in the truck and licked Kettle. The kettle gasped, the goat bleated, and then the kettle shrieked. Kettle looked around and realized he was not in his room like he remembered last.
"Waking up in the city with no memory of how I got here? Empty gas tank? Goat in the truck? Money gone? Kettle said. Then he smiled. "Kettle, you old rascal. You still got it."
He and the goat put on their sunglasses with smiles on their faces.
The four children went to the local pharmacy/soda fountain to get some drinks. Bendy was returning from the washroom when the drinks were served.
"Four root beers." The clerk said as he served the four drinks.
"Hey, where did Chalice go?" Bendy asked after he took a seat between Cuphead and Mugman.
The mug shrugged.
"I don't know. She was just here a second ago." Mugman said.
Bendy hummed suspiciously and shifted his eyes from Cuphead to Mugman and back. "Okay, I got 'cha." He said. "I guess Chalice won't mind if we start without her. Go ahead, Cuphead,"
"Sure thing buddy," Cuphead said before he took a sip through the straw.
Bendy eyed the cup suspiciously. Then he turned his attention. "Now you, Mugman." He said.
"Please, after you," Mugman offered.
"Oh no no, I insist," Bendy said. "After you, Mugsy,"
"Oh, well," Mugman said with a chuckle. "If you insist." The mug took a sip with the straw.
"Ah-ha! Busted!" Bendy said and pointed a finger at Mugman.
"What?" the mug asked.
"The real Mugman drinks his root beer floats in one gulp. Straw and all," Bendy said. "Face it, Chalice. I got you,"
"All right. All right, you got me," Mugman said.
Then Chalice phased out of Mugman's body, and the mug groaned.
"Oh. Hey, Chalice. Ooh, Root beer!" Mugman said.
The children clinked their glass mugs together.
"Day of fun!" they cheered.
Mugman took his root beer float and straw in one gulp. Then he yelped and held his head.
"Brain freeze!" he yelled.
Bendy chuckled.
"It's so cool that you can possess anyone," Cuphead said.
"Most everyone," Bendy said.
"Most? Who's left out?" Mugman asked.
Bendy didn't answer. Chalice though answered with her eyes as she looked at the little devil.
"You?" Cuphead asked.
"Yeah, you remember that demon I turn into when I get enough ink in me?" Bendy asked.
"Yeah," Cuphead and Mugman answered.
"Well, he's in here," Bendy said as he pointed to his head. "And let's just say, like any other demon, he's got an appetite for souls, or in Chalice's case, disembodied spirits."
Cuphead, Chalice, and Bendy finished their drinks.
"Um, Bendy, have you eaten souls before?" Mugman asked.
"A few times. But don't worry, I don't eat friends or toys... if I can help it." Bendy said. there was an awkward silence before Bendy called out. "Hey clerk, let's get another round over here!"
The clerk served four more drinks.
"Day of fun?" Bendy said.
"Day of fun!" the cups cheered.
As the day went on, the four children went all over to have fun with Chalice possessing people.
They went to the Fly Trap. Chalice possessed Ribby and had him throw pies at Croaks. After she left his body, Croaks threw a pie at Ribby, and the frogs soon started fighting while the three boys watched and laughed.
They went to Porkrind's Emporium where Chalice possessed the pig into tap dancing. Bendy, Cuphead, and Mugman laughed outside as they watched from the window. Jerry snuck in and was surprised by what he saw. Porkrind took Jerry and danced with him. At the end of the dance, Chalice phased out of Porkrind, and the pig was left in a daze. The children laughed as they escaped.
They went to the Inkwell Pier where they spotted Sherman and Dorris. The big dog played higher striker, won, and got a large teddy bear for his wife. Chalice quickly changed into her ghost form and possessed the big dog. Sherman was about to give the bear to Dorris but after he was possessed, he quickly abandoned her and gave the bear to Mugman. Chalice left Sherman's body just as a mad Dorris took the game mallet and slammed the blunt end down on Sherman's foot. The big dog yowled in pain.
The children laughed as they walked away.
"Wow! This really was a day of fun." Cuphead said.
"You said it," Chalice said.
"I wonder what fun tomorrow will bring," Mugman said.
"I know a way we can find out. C'mon," Bendy said as he quickened the pace forward. The others follow him, and they stop by a tent. A banner with the word 'FORTUNES' draped across the top. In the tent were four fortune-telling machines. "For a quarter each we can see what the future might look like for ourselves."
"Sold," Cuphead said.
The children laughed as they each picked a machine and inserted a quarter.
Cuphead grabbed his card and read it. ""Your lack of common sense will be your undoing." Huh. Well, that's no help. What about yours, Mugsy?"
"Mine says, "You're one tough cookie."" Mugman said. "It's not a clue, but it is true."
"Hey, what does yours say, Bendy?" Cuphead asked.
"It says, "Your presence is a gift to others." Kinda generic but not too bad." Bendy said. "What about yours Chalice?" he asked.
"It's nothin'." Chalice said nervously and hid her card behind her back. "It's just some silly nonsense."
The boys stared at the chalice girl.
"Uh... Hey! You guys wanna get some cotton candy?" Chalice suggested.
"Boy, do we!" the boys said. The three boys walked towards the cotton candy vendor, but Chalice stayed behind.
"Come on!" Cuphead said.
"You fellas go on ahead. I'll catch up in a minute." Chalice said. She turned around and then screamed when she saw Bendy standing right behind her. She took a few breaths. "Are you tryin' to give me a heart attack!?" she yelled.
"You'd need a heart to have an attack," Bendy said with indifference. "Where you off to?"
"Oh, I'm going to Mindya," Chalice said.
"Mindya what?"
"Mind ya' own business!" She snapped before she walked past Bendy. But then he grabbed her arm.
"Chalice, wait," Bendy said.
Chalice looked at the hand on her arm and then Bendy. A faint blush on her cheek.
Bendy took his hand back. "Look, I don't want to push it. But I could tell somethin' about your card made you nervous. What's up?" he asked.
"I already said it's nothin'," Chalice said, she averted her eyes from the little devil.
"Chalice, we're friends, remember? And paranormal pests." Bendy said. "If something's troubling ya, you can tell me,"
Chalice heard the serenity in Bendy's voice and looked into his eyes. In a flash, she saw another figure with very similar eyes. Tall, hairy, with long horns, and holding a pitchfork. Her breath hitched in her throat before she coughed.
"I-I'm sorry... I can't!" Chalice said before she ran away.
"Wh- Chalice!" Bendy shouted before he chased after her. He followed her to a corner but when he ran to the same corner, she had vanished. "Oh, damn ghost powers. Chalice?" he said he ran forward but then something tripped him, and he fell on his face. "Ouch," Bendy said as he sat up and rubbed his face. He looked up and saw the person who had tripped him standing between two tents. "Oh, it's you," Bendy said with an eye roll. "Hey, hey, wait a min—!" he yelled before he was sucked into a bottle and the captor vanished with him.
Elsewhere, Chalice was hiding in a shaded space and looked down at her card. It had the silhouette of The Devil's head along with his yellow eyes looking back at her.
DING
Chalice looked up and saw the underworld elevator appear from a burst of flames.
Henchman opened the door. "Uh, Boss wants to see ya." He said.
Chalice sighed as she entered the elevator. "Yeah, I figured." She said.
DING
The elevator doors closed and burned into the ground taking Chalice along.