Many Years Ago...
The Devil and little Bendy were on the big devil's bed looking over a few books. The Devil opened a book and inside was an artist's depiction of what happened when the devil fell to the Underworld.
"Is that... you, Daddy?" Bendy asked.
"It's supposed to be. But obviously they didn't do justice," The Devil said.
"You had wings?"
"Yes. I was also blue, and I had a halo instead of horns. But I also became extremely powerful and the king of the Underworld. So, take the good with the bad."
Bendy gave a soft 'Oh' before he flipped a page. The next picture showed a painting of an angel slaying a demon with a spear.
"What's that?" Bendy asked as he pointed at the weapon.
The Devil sighed. "That's called a spear. It's a weapon," he said.
"What it's doing to that demon?"
"Slaying it,"
Bendy looked at his father. "An angel killed a demon?" he asked.
"A few times, sure. But don't worry, they'd never get me," The Devil said.
"Would they get me?"
The Devil slammed the book shut and turned his son around, so they faced each other.
"Never." The Devil said with conviction. "If one tried to hurt you or take you away from me, they'd risk all of heaven for it. Because I'll burn them and or heaven itself,"
Bendy smiled and hugged the big devil.
"Thank you, Daddy," he said. "I love you,"
"I love you too son," The Devil said as he hugged his son back.
Present...
In Inkwell City there was an arcade for kids. "The Penny Arcade". With pinstripe wallpaper, polished floors, and many arcade games that cost a penny each.
That day, Cuphead and Mugman were hanging out there and having fun with the games. Cuphead was winning at the games and soon collected many prize tickets. Yet, he looked kinda upset.
"You still got it," Mugman said.
"Uh-huh," Cuphead said after he collected his tickets.
"I'll never understand how you do it," Mugman said before he took a bite of his chocolate bar.
"The secret is not to overthink it."
"Well, you've certainly got that part down," Mugman said with a chuckle.
Cuphead sighed before he walked to the counter and gave his tickets to the guy at the desk.
"Here," the cup said. "Hmm... I'll take those." He pointed at a bag of marbles. "I'll save these for Chalice."
"Why?" Mugman asked.
"I'm gonna give them to her."
"Even though we haven't seen her for a week?"
Cuphead frowned as he pocketed the bag.
Mugman looked around and then took Cuphead's arm. "Hey, how about whack-a-mole? That always cheers you up," he suggested. He slipped a penny into the machine.
"Okay," Cuphead said.
Cuphead took the soft mallet and started playing.
"You know I just realized somethin'," Mugman said. "We haven't Bendy for over a week either."
Cuphead hit the moles just a bit harder now.
"He and Chalice said they'd "catch up in a minute" and then they vanished," Mugman said.
Cuphead hit the moles harder.
"Do you suppose they... ran off together?" Mugman wondered.
WHACK
Mugman fell back after Cuphead hit his face with the soft mallet. He rubbed his sore cheek.
"Geez, Cuphead. What's your problem...?" Mugman said before he saw his brother.
Cuphead was shaking, his jaw was clenched, and his eyes were burning as he glared down at the mug.
"Hey!" came a booming voice.
Cuphead turned his gaze at the counter clerk.
"That mallet is for whacking moles, not other kids. This is your first warning,"
This seemed to extinguish the fire in Cuphead's eyes, and he looked back at Mugman blankly. He dropped the mallet and held his hand out to the mug.
"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry Mugsy," Cuphead said. "I don't know what got into me."
Mugman hesitantly took his brother's hand and got up. "I accept your apology," he said. "but in all seriousness, what is wrong with you? You've been in the dumps for days which is very unlike you and just now you'd look like you wanted to kill me all because I mentioned Chalice and Bendy."
Cuphead sighed. "I miss Bendy." He admitted. "He's been gone for a week. This is the longest we've been apart since we became friends."
"I know Cuphead, but I'm sure there's a reason. Maybe he's distracting his dad from trying to get us again. You know, like old times."
"I guess. But he could've given us a sign or a message or something."
"You just gotta be patient."
"Being patient stinks. I know we haven't seen the both of them all week but I'm... I don't know. I just got a weird feeling about Chalice."
"Define weird,"
"Call me crazy... but every time I see Chalice laughing with Bendy or when I think about them being alone together, I get... I don't know. It's like I'm itchy all over and I want to push Chalice into a lake and away from my Bendy."
"Why Cuphead, I do believe you've become a green-eyed monster."
"A green— what?"
"It means you're jealous."
"Je-... Jealous!? That's ridiculous."
"I agree. It's completely ridiculous."
"Exactly! What?"
Mugman rolled his eyes. "Cuphead. Bendy likes you and you're clearly nuts about him."
"I'm not tha—"
"Please!" Mugman interjected. "You always make sure the button he gave you is on you. Even before bed. And speaking of bed, I know you keep a drawing of him and you under your pillow. And let's not forget about last month's incident."
FLASHBACK
It was snowing in Inkwell Woods. At the Kettle Cottage, Kettle was in the kitchen.
"Consarn it!" Kettle said. "Mugman, I sent Cuphead to the shed to grab me some extra polish ten minutes ago and he hasn't come back yet. Could you get him and the polish, please?"
"Sure thing, dearest Kettle," Mugman said.
The mug put on his coat and walked outside. He reached the shed and opened the door. He froze in shock and his jaw dropped at what he saw.
Inside was Cuphead and Bendy kissing and the little devil's leg was up behind him.
Mugman loudly cleared his throat.
Cuphead and Bendy opened their eyes and glanced over without breaking their kiss.
Mugman had his arms crossed and he tapped his foot.
The two boys broke the kiss and backed away. Their faces were red as they tried to lie.
"Mugsy, we were just—"
"Yeah, what happened was—"
"Save it," Mugman interjected. "You, it's late, go home. And you, grab the polish and say good night."
Bendy pulled out the summoning chalk. "I guess I'll see you later." He said.
"Yeah, I'll see you later," Cuphead said. He leaned in to give Bendy a kiss on the cheek... but Mugman pulled him back by the handle.
"You've had enough of that for the night I think," Mugman said.
"Alright, alright," Cuphead said.
END OF FLASHBACK
Cuphead's face went bright red.
"Huh, well when you put it that, I guess you're right," he said.
"Exactly, and about Chalice, I think you got the wrong idea about her," Mugman said. "I mean, we know she's a pick pocket, but she wouldn't be able to take Bendy away from you."
"You're right," Cuphead said with a chuckle as his blush faded. "I'm mean, who'd be stupid enough to try and take Bendy,"
Meanwhile...
Deep in the Inkwell Woods by the mountain was the cabin of the Butcher Gang. Inside, there were balloons, streamers, soda cans, and a cake with several candles. The four were wearing party hats.
"Happy birthday Charley!" Barley, Edgar, and Carley exclaimed.
Charley sat at the end of the table, looking unenthusiastic even with his arty hat and party horn in his mouth.
"M'eh," Charley said.
Carley chuckled. "What? You don't like your birthday, Shnookums?" She said coyly.
"Call me Shnookums one more time! See what happens." Charley snapped.
"Temptin' but maybe later," Carley said before she left for the kitchen.
"Ugh," Charley groaned.
"C'mon boss, I bet a present will cheer you up," Edgar said and handed a present over to Charley.
"Mine first," Barley said.
"No mine first," Edgar said.
"Where are your manners boys?" Carley said before she bumped the man and spider away with her hip. "It's ladies first," She placed a picnic basket on the bed.
"This is my gift?" Charley asked.
"This is part of it," Carley said before she pulled out a bottle wrapped in colorful wrapping paper and a bow.
The man grabbed the bottle. "Bubbly, huh? Sure, why not," he said before he unwrapped the neck of the bottle. The cork was covered in hard wax. "Great. Make it a challenge." He grabbed a knife to scrape the wax.
"NO!" Carley cried out and grabbed the bottle.
The men stared at the woman.
"Trust me, you don't want to do that," Carley said. "Just take off the rest of the wrapping."
Charley looked at the woman questioningly for a second before he ripped off the paper. He gasped and the party horn fell off his lip.
Inside the bottle was a tiny and semi-liquified Bendy Devil.
"That's right," Carley said. "Caught the little creep last week and kept him in the freezer until your birthday."
"You mean," Charley said. "you've had Bendy trapped in this bottle for seven days straight and wrapped him up just for me."
"Yepp, what do you think?" Carley said.
Charley looked at Carley with an unreadable expression before he handed the bottle to Barley. "Hold this," he said.
The sailor took the bottle in his hands.
Charley then dipped the woman and kissed her on the lips. Little hearts spun around as they smooched.
Edgar blushed and covered his eyes while Barley covered Bendy's view with his other hand.
The little devil was already gagging. "Dad, tell me you're outside ready to rescue me any second now," he whispered.
Meanwhile, In The Underworld...
Chalice and The Devil were tap-dancing down some steps surrounded by fire to some lively jazz music playing on a gramophone. They ended their dance at the end of the song.
Henchman, who sat on a rock, applauded.
"Oh boy!" the purple demon exclaimed and whistled. "What a show!"
Chalice and The Devil laughed.
"Not too bad for an old guy," Chalice said. "Pay attention and you might learn a few moves."
"From you? Ha!" The Devil said. "Listen, honey, everyone knows I'm the best dancer of all time."
"Whoever said that has never seen me," Chalice said.
The Devil chuckled. "Ridiculous." He said. "Now, what was it we were talking about? Oh, yes. That favor you owe me. I need you to betray your two best friends."
"Oh yeah. Sure thing. Right after this next song." Chalice said with a nervous smile. She put a new record on the gramophone player.
Lively jazz music started to play.
"Oh! Okay. Maybe just one more." The Devil said.
"A one, two, three four," Chalice said as she tapped her shoes.
"A five, six, seven, eight." The Devil said as he tapped his feet.
They were about to dance but stopped when someone scratched the record with the needle.
"Ehm... Excuse me." Came Stickler's voice. The green demon took the needle off the record. "Productivity has plummeted for days now. Too much singing. Too much dancing."
Henchman stepped next to Stickler.
The Devil scoffed. "What do you know, Stickler?" he said. "We're having fun."
"Can't you see she's intentionally distracting you from your responsibilities?" Stickler said.
"What?! No." The Devil said.
Chalice chuckled nervously.
The Devil exclaimed. "Hmm. Well then, I guess playtime is over." He said before he took out his pitchfork. "Remind me. What happened to you just before our deal?"
"I, uh, got hit by a streetcar?" Chalice said.
"And if we hadn't made a deal, what kind of condition do you think you'd be in right now?"
"Wha... What do you mean?"
"Well, let's just see what that might look like. Shall we?"
The Devil pointed his pitchfork at Chalice and, suddenly, a black cloud formed from the pitchfork, and it drifted towards the chalice girl. The cloud took on a skull-shaped face as it drifted closer. Chalice screamed as the cloud's mouth engulfed her. She was surrounded by it before the cloud disappeared.
"Huh?" Chalice wondered.
Suddenly, Chalice's head began to crack and crumble. Her once lively yellow skin turned a sickly green and her body withered. She screamed weakly as she saw her gloves turn to dust over her now skeletal hands.
"Uh, jeez. This seems unnecessarily graphic." Henchman said.
Chalice screamed before she turned into a skeleton and her body fell into pieces coated with dust that was once her skin, organs, and clothes.
Unphased by the horrifying sight, The Devil picked up Chalice's skull and held it in his hand.
"Alas, poor Chalice! I knew her well." The Devil said before he dropped the chalice skull back on the pile. He then snapped his fingers and Chalice was brought back to life.
Chalice coughed. "Okay, you made your point!" she said.
"Thoughts so." The Devil said.
"Can I just say one last thing first?" Chalice asked.
"Oh what now?" The Devil said.
"I get that you don't like the cups, but they're your son's friends too. Don't you care about what he'll think when he finds out what you're doing?" Chalice said.
"You mean what we are doing." The Devil said. "He'll be sad and mad about it at first but then he'll get over it in a couple of years. Trust me, I know my son."
"If you really knew your son then why was he able to trick you for so long?"
"A minor off-sight."
"Or maybe you two aren't all that close,"
"Don't you DARE question our bond." The Devil said ominously as he briefly burned. "I know my son like the back of my hand."
"What's Bendy favorite song?"
"'Let's Misbehave' by Coal Porter."
"Oh yeah, what's Bendy's favorite fish to eat?"
"Trick question, he hates fish."
"His favorite ice cream flavors?"
"Strawberry and pistachio,"
"Who does Bendy have a crush on?"
The big devil's eyes went wide before he chuckled. "Okay, no. My son is too young for crushes." He said.
"He's nine or ninety, right? Either way, he's not too young. Even kids can have a crush on someone." Chalice said.
"My son never talks about stuff like that. And anyway, who would he have a crush on?"
"Why don't we bring the little devil here and ask him?" Chalice said.
"Alright, let's," The Devil said as he raised his pitchfork.
"Ehm!" Stickler cleared his throat before the big devil could slam the pitchfork down. "She's tricking you again. She wants you to summon the prince here in a desperate attempt to save herself."
"What?" Chalice asked nervously. "That's not true."
"You want him to bring Bendall, so he'll rescue you."
"What? No, that definitely didn't cross my mind." Chalice said nervously with a blush.
The Devil chuckled. "Nice try," he said. "But since you brought it up," He snapped his fingers and a floating magic mirror appeared. "You said even kids can have a crush well let's see. Magic Mirror, who does Chalice have a crush on?"
"Yeah, whoa, that's not—" the chalice girl tried to lie.
The mirror's reflection rippled before it showed an image of Bendy with a heart-shaped frame around him.
The Devil looked surprised while Chalice blushed.
"Why Ms. Chalice, I'm surprised." The Devil said with a smug grin.
"That mirror's lying," Chalice said.
"Mirrors never lie," Henchman said.
"Then you're just a jerk, Devil," Chalice said.
"Of course I am." The Devil said with a chuckle. "The look on your face,"
The chalice girl shielded her eyes as her blush deepened with embarrassment.
"Ah, as much fun as this is, we have two souls to take. But just to prove a point," The Devil said. "Magic Mirror, does Bendall have a crush on anyone?"
Chalice slowly lowered her hands to see what the mirror would show.
The mirror's surface flashed the word 'yes' in bold letters.
"Huh..." The Devil said.
Henchman moved closer to see what was in the mirror. "Aww, that's cute." He said.
Chalice smiled. "You see, he does have a crush," she said.
"Fine then. So who is it?" The Devil asked the mirror.
The mirror's reflection rippled before it showed an image of Cuphead with a heart-shaped frame around him.
Chalice and Henchman gasped.
The big devil chuckled nervously before rubbing his hand on the mirror's surface. "No no, magic mirror. You're supposed to show us who Bendall has a crush on." He said.
The mirror showed an image of Cuphead again.
"No, no, no! You lying piece of garbage!" The Devil yelled.
"But mirrors never lie, boss," Henchman said.
As if to prove itself further, the mirror rippled its surface and showed the evidence. It showed Bendy and Cuphead exchanging their gifts, holding hands, the drawing Bendy made of the two together, and every time they shared little kisses before it showed them sharing a lip-to-lip kiss.
The Devil's jaw dropped, Chalice also looked surprised, and Henchman blushed.
Chalice suddenly felt a pain in her chest as she looked at the image in the mirror. She felt nauseous and her breath hitched.
"Uh... wow," Henchman said.
The Devil's took shallow breaths.
A tear fell from Chalice's eyes. It landed on the ground, and it was shaped like a broken heart before it evaporated.
"Boss, it's okay," Henchman said.
"That cup..." The Devil said.
A strong heat began to radiate from the big devil's body.
Henchman grabbed Chalice, backed away, and hid behind Stickler to shield him and the chalice girl.
"Ehm. Excuse me?" Stickler said.
"Uh, you're the one wearing the sweater, remember?" Henchman said.
"That cup!" The Devil said ominously. His whole body turned red, and then he roared as he exploded with fire.
The power of the sweater shielded Henchman, Stickler, and Chalice from the big devil's flames.
At the end of his outburst, The Devil cracked his neck. "We are going after those cups right now. And I don't want to hear another word out of anyone for the next minute. Is that clear!?" he shouted with enough force to shake the Underworld.
Henchman raised his hand.
"What?" The Devil asked ominously.
"I'd like to check on the prince," Henchman said. "Just to see how he's doing?"
The Devil sighed. "Fine." He said. "You, out of my sight," The Devil ordered as he looked directly at Stickler.
The green demon promptly left without a word.
"You, in the elevator." The Devil ordered Chalice.
The chalice girl quickly walked into the Underworld elevator.
DING
The Devil huffed before he went to the elevator.
"And you, check Bendall's room. If you see him make sure not to tell him about the plan but I'll want to talk to him soon." The Devil said to Henchman before he closed the door and the elevator vanished.
DING
"Uh, you got it, boss," Henchman said.
The purple demon went to the headquarters and walked around the halls until he found the prince's room. He knocked on the door.
"Little boss? Are you in there?" Henchman asked. Then he opened the door and walked into the room. It was empty and... dusty? "Huh, I guess it has been a while."
Henchman went to the nightstand and wiped it with his finger. There was a small coat of dust. He hummed with concern. Then he noticed something shiny on the nightstand. He picked it up and inspected it. It was a gold ring with red markings on it. The purple demon recognized this ring. It's the ring The Devil made for Bendy to keep the angel woman away. Henchman suddenly got a terrible feeling and quickly flew out of the room with the ring.
"BOSS!"
Back at the Butcher Cabin...
Charley lifted Carley back up and broke the kiss.
Carley had hearts in her eyes and a blush on her face. She swooned and fell to the ground.
"Is she gonna be okay?" Edgar asked.
"She'll be fine," Barley said.
The tall man grabbed the bottle from the sailor and shook it. He chuckled as the little devil bounced around inside.
"Suddenly I'm really in a party mood." Charley said.
"Does that mean we can sing the birthday song?" Edgar asked.
"Yeah sure, why not," Charley said as he stuffed the bottle in his coat pocket.
The spider exclaimed. "A one, two, three," Edgar said before he and Barley sang.
"Happy birthday to you~ Happy birthday to you~ Happy birthday, Charley~"
Suddenly another, a more feminine voice cut the men off.
"Happy Birthday~ To Yooooou~"
The men froze when they heard that voice. They looked at Carley, but she was still in a stupor on the floor.
"What the hell?" Charley wondered.
Suddenly, the front door burst open, and a beautiful voice harmonizing could be heard. Music notes flew into the cabin and danced around the men.
Charley, Barley, and Edgar followed the sound and peeked out the door.
Outside was Alice Angel, sitting on a cloud wearing a short white dress with white bows and black pumps. Still harmonizing the birthday song, Alice beckoned the men closer.
Falling under her siren spell, the three men filed outside with blush on their faces.
Once they were close enough, Alice stopped singing. "Hi there fellas, forgive me for interrupting your party." She said.
Charley mumbled incoherently with a dopy smile on his face. His face was bright red and there were pink hearts in his eyes. Barley and Edgar acted the same way.
Carley blinked and woke up from her stupor. She sat up and looked around. "Where did everybody go?" she wondered. Then she heard another voice outside.
"I'm currently looking for a demon..."
Carley got up and peeked out the door.
"Do you know where I can find one?" Alice asked as she pinched Charley's cheek.
Carley exclaimed.
Charley nodded and held up the bottle with Bendy inside.
"Oh yes, that one's perfect," Alice said. "May I have it please?"
Charley nodded in approval and held it out for the angel.
Carley gasped. "STOP!" she exclaimed before she ran out and grabbed the bottle. "What the hell are you doing!?"
Charley chuckled. "Pretty lady..." he said.
"Oh, snap out of it!" Carley yelled before she slapped Charley across the face with her free hand. Then she slapped the others.
The blush faded and their eyes returned to normal.
"Huh? Wha?" Charley said as he rubbed his swollen cheek.
"You nearly gave up Bendy to some harpy on a cloud," Carley said.
"What!?" Charley said before he checked his coat pocket.
"Don't worry boss, I got him right here," Carley said as she held out her other hand.
"Uh, Slicer..." Barley said.
Carley looked at her hand which held not a bottle but a golden scroll case. She looked back and the angel was gone.
Everyone looked up and saw the angel float away on a cloud.
Charley exclaimed, took the case, and threw it away. "Get her!" he shouted.
Alice drove the cloud up in the sky before she stopped it behind a bigger cloud and looked down at the bottle.
"I'm gonna let you out now," Alice said.
The angel lightly kissed the bottle and then the glass turned to gold before it faded from existence, leaving the ink demon blob behind.
Alice held the blob as it grew and then reformed into Bendy Devil. He landed on the cloud.
"There you are," Alice said with a smile. "I hope you're alright."
Bendy looked at the angel blankly. His eyes darted between the cloud, the halo, and the wings.
"I'm fine. Now so long." He said before he turned around and dove off the cloud.
Alice gasped before she drove the cloud down and caught Bendy in her arms. The little devil squirmed and struggled under the angel's hold.
"It's okay Bendy, you're safe now," Alice said.
"Yeah right! I'm a devil in the arms of a crazy angel!" Bendy argued. "Let me go you harpy!"
Alice let the little devil go and Bendy landed on the cloud. He brushed himself.
"Ugh, disgusting," Bendy said.
The angel looked appalled. "Are you often this rude? I just saved your life," she said.
"Oh, I would've been fine! I usually am." Bendy said. "And I didn't need some angel to get me out of there."
"My name is Alice."
"I didn't ask ya'."
Suddenly a knife flew between them.
Bendy and Alice looked in the direction it came from and saw Carley's ghost form flying towards them.
Alice drove the cloud away and Carley flew after them. The cloud was fast, but the ghost woman was gaining on them.
"Can't this thing go any faster!?" Bendy asked.
"It's a cloud. It's not built for speed." Alice answered.
Suddenly, a hook tied to a fishing line lassoed around the angel's ankle and pulled her. With a scream, Alice fell.
Without the angel, the cloud evaporated and Bendy fell.
Barley, on top of a tree, reeled in his catch with his fishing pole. Charley and Edgar were also on the tree on separate limbs.
Alice spread out her angel wings and caught Bendy before she flapped her wings.
Barley kept a tight hold on his webbing while Alice tugged on the other end. Just when Barley lost his grip on the tree Edgar grabbed the sailor's legs and then Charley grabbed the spider's legs.
"Okay, I hope you boys like flying," Alice said before she flapped her wings faster.
Charley tried to keep his legs wrapped around the tree but with the extra force, the limb snapped, and the men screamed as Alice pulled them along with her flight towards the city.
Back at the Penny Arcade...
Cuphead and Mugman were laughing and went to those mutoscopes to watch little picture shows. Mugman slipped a penny into the slot and watched a cartoon titled...
'Shrimpy the Mouse -in- The Cheese Disaster'
Mugman chuckled at the silly show. "Would you look at that?" he said.
"Ooh, I wanna see," Cuphead said before he shook Mugman. "Let me see! Let me see!"
"Hey! It's still my turn." Mugman said.
"But you said, "Would you look at that?"" Cuphead said.
"It's a figure of speech," Mugman said before he looked back into the mutoscope.
Cuphead grunted before he jumped on his brother and the two broke into a fight cloud.
"Ow, ow!" Mugman exclaimed as Cuphead gave him a noogie.
"Heya, ding-dongs!" came a familiar female voice.
"Chalice!" Cuphead and Mugman said. They walked closer to the chalice girl.
"Hey, where ya been?" Cuphead asked.
"We were worried sick," Mugman said. "You just disappeared."
"Yeah. Um, I had some stuff to take care of." Chalice said.
"Oh, hey! I got something for ya. It's your very own bag of marbles." Cuphead said.
The marbles rattled as the cup shook the bag.
"Oh! How sweet. A gift." Chalice said with a nervous chuckle as she took the bag and stuffed it in her pocket.
"Now you can join in anytime we play," Cuphead said.
"Yeah, that's great," Chalice said. "Say, uh, fellas, I... I need a favor."
"Oh, sure. Anything at all." Mugman said.
"You name it," Cuphead said.
"I need you to sign this random contract," Chalice said as she held up a written scroll and two pens.
The cup brothers glanced at each other questioningly for a moment before they took the pens from Chalice.
"Sure. Why not?" Cuphead said.
"Anything you say, Chalice," Mugman said.
Not far from them, The Devil was hiding behind one of the mutoscopes and watched the three cups.
"Normally we'd inquire about such a thing, but we won't even question it," Mugman said.
"You always have our best interests at heart," Cuphead said.
Chalice started to sweat and gulped nervously.
Meanwhile...
Alice, holding Bendy, flew towards the city with the Butcher men still holding the fishing line wrapped around the angel's ankle.
Bendy stretched out his arm and cut the webbing with his claw.
Carley swiftly flew down and caught the tall man in the air while catching Barley and Edgar with her ghost power of telekinesis.
Charley cleared his throat. "Thanks for that... babe," he said with a blush.
The ghost woman squealed, her sudden shift of mood made her power fade and the sailor and spider fell.
"Hey hey, focus or I take it back," Charley said and snapped his fingers.
"Sorry, sorry," Carley said. She refocused her powers to grab Barley and Edgar and make them float again.
"We gotta' find that angel," Charley said.
"Can we get down though?" Edgar asked.
"Ay, I'm not liking this," Barley said.
Alice flew until she and Bendy hid behind a billboard. The angel snapped her fingers and a cloud appeared. She fell on it.
"Thank goodness," Alice said with a pant.
Bendy panted too before he squirmed in the angel's arms.
"Ben, please, I'm only trying to help you," Alice said.
"Yeah right," Bendy said. "You just want to blind me or kidnap me or drive your spear through my chest. My dad warned me all about your kind. You don't care about demons."
Alice let the little devil go on the cloud. "I won't deny that some angels are like that. But I'm not like that, Ben, I don't want to hurt you." She said. "And have you never heard that your father was once an angel too? So was Dice."
"Key word there lady is 'was'," Bendy said as he brushed his fur as he stood on the cloud. "Anyway, why should I believe that you are not gonna hurt me."
The angel looked at Bendy for a moment as if she was contemplating something.
"Bendy, there's something I need to tell you," Alice said. "It'll be sad and shocking, but you should know the truth."
"Okay," Bendy said, a bit intrigued.
Alice took a deep breath.
"Your cup friends are in trouble." She said.
"What?" Bendy wondered.
"The Devil made a deal with Chalice and gave her ghost powers in return for a favor. Now he's going to use Chalice to trick Cuphead and Mugman into signing away their souls." Alice explained.
Bendy looked at the angel suspiciously. "Let's just pretend for a second that I believed you, why don't you save her yourself?" he asked.
"I couldn't, she's been trapped with the Devil for the past week. I only just found out about it and where you were by asking Quadratus. Anyway, you must go and save the cups."
"Why should I believe you?" Bendy questioned the angel.
"Why should you disbelieve that your father would do such a thing to steal the souls of your friends?" Alice asked.
Bendy wanted to argue, but he couldn't think about how before the angel drove the cloud down into the alleyway.
"You'll find them all at the penny arcade down the street to the left," Alice said. Then she picked up the little devil and dropped him in a trash can.
"HEY!" Bendy yelled as he climbed out of the can.
"I'm sorry but your father will recognize the angel smell and if he knew you've been with an angel, he'll keep you underground again for another thirty years. Go quickly, I'll try to distract the Butcher gang." Alice said.
Bendy got out of the trash, shook himself, and looked back at the angel.
"Go and be careful," Alice said.
Bendy nodded before he ran out of the alleyway.
Alice flew upward and spotted the four Butcher Gang members in the air.
"Yoo-woo!" Alice exclaimed.
Carley stopped and spotted the angel.
"Catch me if you can," Alice said before she flew away.
Carley set Charley on a light post and Barley and Edgar floated back to the ground. "You fellas wait here. I'll get her!" she said before she flew away.
"Wait Slicer!" Charley said as he clung to the light post.
"I got 'cha boss," Edgar said before he climbed on the post.
Then Barley spotted the little devil running down the street and snarled.
Back at the arcade...
"It's working! They're going to sign it." The Devil said softly from his hiding place.
Cuphead and Mugman were just about to sign the contract, The Devil squealed excitedly as the pens got closer to the paper.
"Actually," Cuphead said as he pulled his pen back. "Before we sign, I wanna know if you've seen Bendy lately?"
Mugman pulled his pen back too.
"What? No?" Chalice wondered. "Isn't he with you?"
"No. We haven't seen him since you vanished last week." Mugman said.
The Devil looked confused. "They haven't seen him in a week?" he wondered. He chuckled softly. "He must've grown bored of them at last."
Suddenly, Henchman showed up behind the big devil.
"Uh, boss, I need to tell you something," Henchman whispered.
"Not now Henchman." The Devil whispered.
"But boss, it's about—"
The Devil hushed the purple demon.
Henchman showed the big devil the ring.
The Devil took the ring, he realized what it was, and his eyes widened as his stomach sank. He was about to jump...
"STOP EVERYTHING!" came Bendy's voice.
The cups and demons looked around and spotted Bendy entering the arcade.
The Devil sighed in relief.
The little devil jumped and landed between the cups and Chalice.
"Bendy!" Cuphead and Mugman exclaimed.
"Buddy, what's going on?" Cuphead asked.
"And where have you been?" Mugman asked.
"Long story, you two haven't signed anything have you?" Bendy said.
"No why?" Cuphead asked.
Bendy opened his mouth to explain but Chalice beat him to the punch.
"Because it's a trap!" the chalice girl said before she ripped up the paper. "The Devil is forcing me to trick you into signing away your souls to him,"
The Devil growled furiously.
"He what?" the cups asked.
"It's true," Bendy said. "And why didn't you tell us you made a deal with my dad?" Bendy questioned the chalice girl.
Suddenly, The Devil appeared in a puff of smoke.
"Because I wouldn't let her!" The Devil exclaimed.
"Well, why didn't you tell me about Chalice?" Bendy questioned. "I've told you about her."
"I didn't put two and two together. And I don't tell you about all my deals."
"Oh, color me shocked, my dad kept secrets from me," Bendy said sarcastically.
"You wanna judge me about keeping secrets? Well, the apple didn't fall too far from the tree then because I now know about your secret boyfriend!" The Devil said and pointed a finger towards Cuphead.
The cup blushed.
"oh..." Bendy exclaimed softly with a blush.
"Oh yes!" The Devil said. "I know all about it. The like-likes, the presents, the hand holding." He sounded disgusted.
"I was gonna tell you. At some point," Bendy said nervously.
Henchman flew approached. "And where have you been, little boss?" he asked.
"It's a long story," Bendy said sheepishly.
"Then give us the short version." The Devil said.
Suddenly, the Butcher Gang came into the arcade.
"There he is!" Charley exclaimed.
"Short answer; them," Bendy said as before he pointed at the gang.
The three men ran towards Bendy, but The Devil stepped. When the men saw the big devil, they momentarily froze in fear before they turned around and ran. But they didn't get far, as The Devil summoned a large cage and trapped them inside.
The Devil huffed.
"You, in trouble." The Devil said to Bendy before he pointed his pitchfork at the chalice girl. "You, in worse trouble. You broke our agreement. And you know what that means."
Thunder rumbled from the black smoke forming on the pitchfork.
"Chalice," Bendy said. He was about to rush in to save the girl but was pulled back. "What the!?" He looked back and saw the purple demon had a grip on his arms.
"Sorry, little boss," Henchman said.
"Well, I guess that's it for me," Chalice said. "So long, fellas."
The boys gasped. "Chalice!" they exclaimed.
"Let me go!" Bendy shouted.
"Bendy," Chalice said with a small smile. "Thanks for the dance."
The little devil looked at the chalice girl sadly.
"At least I'll die knowing that I'm the greatest dancer of all time," Chalice said sadly.
"What?" The Devil exclaimed. "I'm the greatest dancer of all time."
"I guess we'll never really know," Chalice said.
Bendy was confused. 'What the hell is she doing?' he thought.
"Ugh! We're going to settle this once and for all." The Devil said as he pulled his pitchfork.
"Oh yeah? How?" Chalice asked.
"A contest to determine which of us is the greatest dancer of all time."
"Great! You win, I get turned to dust, and you'll know you're the greatest dancer. I win, I get my life back, and don't owe you any more favors."
"Fine. It's a deal."
Chalice and The Devil shook hands.
Cuphead and Mugman ran to Chalice's side.
"What are you, nuts?" Cuphead asked.
"Yeah! What are you doing?" Mugman asked.
"In case you haven't been payin' attention, I got nothin' else to lose," Chalice explained. "Now, where are we gonna do this?"
"Leave that to me." The Devil said.
With a devilish grin on his face, the big devil pierced the ground with his pitchfork.
Suddenly the ground began to rumble, and a crack formed on the earth. The crack began to spread across the city.
Carley was still flying after Alice when thunder rumbled in the sky above, both women looked up and saw dark clouds swirling and growing bigger. A single ray of light shined over Alice and an invisible force pulled her up.
"No! No! Wait!" Alice pleaded. But the light carried her up and she disappeared.
Carley cackled. "Bye, bye," she said before she flew back towards the city.
Back in the city, cracked mountains formed from the cracks on the ground and they towered over the tallest building in the city. At the center of the city, an amphitheater was formed. Complete with a stage, audience seats made of stone, and a river of molten lava in between.
Suddenly, everyone in Inkwell was summoned into the audience seats. Including, but not limited to... Ribby and Croaks, Porkrind, Jerry, the caged Butcher Gang, Carley Slicer, Bowlboy, Sammy, Big Steve, Police Bees, Elephant, Granny Elephant, Captain Brineybeard, Head Penguin Jen, Queen Rumor Honeybottoms, The Mayor, Bee Blunt, Sally Stageplay, Sherman, Dorris, the ice cream man, Werner Werman, Beppi the clown, Cuphead, Mugman, Bendy, Henchman, and Stickler.
The spectators murmured.
"Hey Bendy," Cuphead whispered. "Don't look now but your fan club is here."
Bendy turned his head slightly and he saw the Butcher Gang, Carley, the Warden of the Slammer glaring down at him.
"And there's the club president..." Mugman whispered.
Bendy looked further up in the audience seat and saw the manic-masked man waving down towards him.
"My lord!" Sammy shouted cheerfully.
Bendy slumped in his seat, groaned, and shielded his eyes with his face flushed.
Cuphead patted the little devil's back. "Don't you worry Buddy, we'll protect ya'," he said.
Just then, Chalice and The Devil appeared on the stage with a spotlight shining over them.
The spectators gasped.
"The Devil!" the elephant cried out.
The spectators screamed in horror.
Suddenly, a melodious male voice broke through the silence.
"Heedle heedle heedle heedle~ Scoo-ba-doo doo-bi-doo day~ Whoa, whoa~"
Suddenly, King Dice appeared on the stage along with his playing card band.
The spectators momentarily forgot their fears and smiled at the sight of the celebrity.
"Ooh! King Dice!" the elephant said.
The spectators cheered and clapped.
"He's so handsome!" Granny Elephant said.
Dice conducted the band to stop playing and took a mic.
"Folks, prepare yourselves," Dice said. "Today, history gets made before your very eyes. There can be only one greatest dancer in the universe, and you're about to decide who it is!"
The spectators gasped and then cheered.
"Whoever gets the most applause on the Applause-o-Meter...wins!" Dice explained.
A machine was pointed out with a spotlight. It was a scale with fourteen lightbulbs and a big red arrow.
The spectators applauded and cheered.
The applause-o-meter reacted to the applause with a ding and a flash from a lightbulb.
"She's probably stolen your wallets, but now, she's here to steal your hearts," Dice said. "Give it up for Ms. Chalice!"
The band played an upbeat jazz tune as the spotlight shined on Chalice.
The chalice girl curtsied to the audience.
The spectators applauded and cheered. Most of them...
"You see children, this proves she was wrong to dance her days away instead of being disciplined and practical." Head Penguin Jen whispered to the orphans.
"And now," Dice said. "you know him as the Lord of Darkness, but prepare for him as the Lord of Dance, the Devil!"
The band played menacing music as the spotlight shined on The Devil.
There came scattered applause from the audience.
The Devil set himself on fire and soon he was dressed in a white coat with a white top hat, white spats over his feet, and a red bowtie around his neck. His pitchfork turned into a white and gold dance cane.
The band started to play an upbeat jazz intro before beginning the song.
The spectators exclaimed.
The Devil started tap dancing. Impressive that he was able to tap dance without tapping shoes, just his feet. He used his hat and cane to his advantage.
Chalice just rolled her eyes.
The spectators cheered and applauded.
The applause-o-meter reached three out of fourteen lights.
As the band continued, Chalice made her way to center stage and tap danced.
In the middle of the dance, Chalice leaned too close to the edge of the stage towards the lava river.
"Whoa, whoa!" Chalice exclaimed.
People gasped and the big devil chortled.
"Whoa! Eh!" Chalice exclaimed in amusement before she leaned back to the stage with a smile.
The spectators cheered.
"She's good," Edgar whispered.
"Yeah," Barley whispered. "Five bucks the lass loses this contest."
"Oh, ye-you're on," Edgar said.
The spectators applauded.
The applause-o-meter reached six out of fourteen.
The Devil grunted.
"Huh! Whoo! Whoo! Ah!" Chalice exclaimed as she danced before the big devil caught her by his tail and moved her to the side.
The Devil danced back to center stage. He popped his head off his neck and rolled it over his arms as he chuckled.
"Ha-ha!" Chalice laughed as she danced and gave him a smug smile.
The Devil growled and the spectators laughed.
The applause-o-meter reached seven out of fourteen for Chalice.
King Dice conducted the drummer to play. The drummer Jack played a lively solo.
Chalice and The Devil growled.
Everyone watched with anticipation. Henchman and Big Steve ate popcorn.
The competitors tap danced at the same time, glaring at each other, while the spectators continued to cheer.
Chalice and The Devil continue to dance for the most applause. They used the environment and their own tactics. Chalice gained momentum and the spectators cheered loudly.
The applause-o-meter reached twelve out of fourteen.
The Devil started getting worried and did the running man.
Chalice spun around and around, and the applause-o-meter nearly reached the final fourteenth lightbulb.
Just then Chalice's bag of marbles fell out of her pocket and the marbles spilled over the stage. The chalice girl giggled as she danced before...
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Chalice exclaimed before she slipped on some marbles and fell to the ground.
The music stopped, the spectators gasped, and the applause-o-meter scale descended to zero. A losing buzz rang from the machine.
"Wha...? Marbles?" Chalice said.
"It looks like we have a clear winner, folks," Dice said. "Give it up for the Devil!"
The spotlight shined over the big devil.
"I won!" The Devil exclaimed victoriously with a cackle.
"Pay up," Barley said to Edgar.
The spider grumbled before he handed the crumbled five to the sailor.
"Hey! That's not fair!" Chalice yelled.
Cuphead jumped from the audience seats, stepped over the rocks in the lava, and onto the stage. He ran to the chalice girl.
"Chalice, I'm sorry!" Cuphead said. "It's all my fault! You would've won if I hadn't given you those marbles."
"What?" The Devil said. "You lost because of him? Ah, delicious! But, alas, for every winner, there must be... a loser."
With an evil smile, the big devil burned away his clothes, and his pitchfork started the black death cloud. The cloud roared as it approached the girl.
The spectators gasped.
The cloud was about to take Chalice but then Cuphead stepped in and waved the cloud away until it evaporated.
"Wait, wait, wait!" Cuphead exclaimed. "I got a proposition for ya."
"What?" The Devil asked.
"Play me in a game, and if I win, her debt is cleared," Cuphead said. "But if I lose, you can turn her to dust. And you can have my soul. And Mugman's."
Bendy was helping Mugman get on the stage when they heard Cuphead's proposition.
"Wait. What?" Bendy and Mugman said at the same time.
"Hmm. Turn Chalice to dust and capture both of the cups' souls?" The Devil said. "You have a deal." He extended his hand out.
"No deal!" Bendy exclaimed.
"Yes deal," Cuphead said as he extended his hand out.
"Cuphead!" Chalice exclaimed.
"No!" Bendy exclaimed.
The band played a dramatic sting as Cuphead and The Devil shook hands.
"Cuphead, what have you done?" Bendy said.
"Don't worry, I got this," Cuphead whispered with a wink.
"All right. What's your game?" The Devil asked, "A duel? Sword fighting? Knife throwing? Fiddle playing?"
"Rock paper scissors," Cuphead said.
"What? That's a game that requires no skill. A child's game." The Devil said.
"Hey, folks. Did you hear that? He's chicken." Cuphead said before he clucked.
The spectators laughed.
"I am not chicken!" The Devil yelled. "Fine. Rock paper scissors it is."
Bendy pulled Cuphead back.
"Cuphead, are you sure you know what you're doin'?" Mugman whispered.
"Relax," Cuphead whispered. "It's rock paper scissors, which means I have at least an 85% chance of winning."
"Uh, Cuphead, you both have an equal shot at winning," Bendy said.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Cuphead asked.
"The odds are 50/50, you ding-dong," Chalice said.
"Oh," Cuphead said before he shouted. "Well, that's information I could've used yesterday!"
Bendy facepalmed.
"Hey, I appreciate it, Cuphead. This is a brave thing you're doin'." Chalice said. "Stupid, but brave."
"Definitely stupid," Mugman said.
"But very brave," Bendy said.
"Aw! You three ding-dongs are the best." Chalice said.
"Don't you mean four ding-dongs?" Cuphead said.
The spectators were awed as the four children hugged. Most of them...
Head Penguin Jen shook her head with disapproval.
Charley, Barley, and Carley gagged.
"That's sweet," Edgar said.
"Okay, okay. Enough with the sentimental hogwash." The Devil said and then snapped his fingers. "Let's go."
"Well, wish me luck," Cuphead said.
"Henchman!" The Devil yelled.
The purple demon came down to the stage and panted while holding a box of popcorn.
"Yeah, boss?" Henchman said with a salute.
"Hold this." The big devil said before he handed the pitchfork to the purple demon.
"Uh... Okay." Henchman said after he took it.
"Don't worry, Cuphead," Chalice said.
"You got this Cup," Bendy said.
"We have complete confidence in you," Mugman said.
Cuphead walked to center stage.
"We're dead," Mugman whispered.
Bendy frowned sadly.
The band played Spaghetti Western score as Cuphead and The Devil readied themselves.
Henchman ate popcorn, Bendy bit his nails, and Mugman and Chalice held hands.
"One, two, three!" Cuphead and The Devil said before they threw their hands down.
"Ha!" The Devil exclaimed.
The Devil had scissors and Cuphead had rock.
"Rock beats scissors," Cuphead said.
The Devil gasped.
The spectators gasped.
Bendy, Mugman, and Chalice gasped happily and hugged.
"Wow. Looks like I win." Cuphead said with a shrug.
The spectators applauded.
The Devil stood there in disbelief for a second. "Best two out of three!" he shouted.
"Okay," Cuphead replied.
"What?!" Bendy, Chalice, and Mugman exclaimed.
The spectators gasped.
"One, two, three!" Cuphead said.
This time the big devil threw rock and the cup had paper.
"Paper covers rock. I win!" Cuphead said.
The three friends sighed.
The spectators exclaimed.
"Shut up!" The Devil shouted at the spectators. "Best three out of five."
"One, two, three!" Cuphead said.
The Devil had paper and Cuphead had scissors.
"Scissors cut paper," Cuphead said.
The Devil groaned. "Best five out of seven!" he demanded.
"One, two, three! Rock beats scissors." Cuphead said.
The Devil groaned. "Seven out of nine?" he said.
The spectators groaned awkwardly.
The Devil threw rock and Cuphead beat him with paper.
"Best out of eleven!" The Devil shouted.
The Devil threw paper and Cuphead beat him with scissors.
Cuphead laughed.
The Devil groaned. "How do you keep winning?" he asked.
"I don't know." The cup said. "I guess I don't overthink it."
"Play me again!" The Devil shouted.
"No, no, no! That's enough!" Mugman shouted as he walked in between the competitors.
"Just one more!" The Devil pleaded.
"It's over. He won. You lost. That's it. We're done." Mugman said before he pushed Cuphead away.
The Devil tried to stop them.
"But—"
"Nope," Mugman said firmly.
"Pleasure doin' business with ya," Chalice said to the big devil before she tap-danced away with the cups.
"Oh, come on!" The Devil said.
"Boss," Henchman said. "We should go."
The Devil groaned.
"Here. Wanna hold your pitchfork? That always cheers you up." Henchman said.
"Thank you, Henchman." The Devil said.
The two demons walked away.
"Cuphead, Cuphead, Cuphead!" The spectators chanted as they came down from the audience seats.
The crowd took up Cuphead, Mugman, and Chalice and cheered.
"Come on, boss. I'll draw you a bath." Henchman said.
"With bubbles?" The Devil said.
"Sure."
"Thank you, Henchman."
The Underworld elevator was brought up and the two demons walked inside.
"Room for one more?" Came Bendy's voice.
The two demons looked and saw the little devil standing in front of them.
The Devil huffed. "Shouldn't you be over there celebrating with your friends?" He said.
"In that crowd?" Bendy said with a hiss. "I can celebrate with the cups later, right now I'd rather be at home with my dad. Assuming you're not completely furious with me," he said with a nervous smile.
The Devil looked at the little devil with an unreadable expression.
Bendy's smile dropped. "Okay, I get it. You can stay mad at me, meanwhile, I can be mad at you for forgetting me for a week." He said.
The Devil and Henchman flinched and groaned awkwardly.
Then the big devil smiled softly and opened his arms. The little devil smiled back and jumped into his father's embrace before Henchman closed the door and the demon returned to the Underworld.
"It's good to have you back, son," The Devil asked.
"It's good to be back," Bendy replied.
Suddenly, the city was covered with black smoke before it disappeared and was restored to normal. The dark clouds left the sky and the sun shined again. Sammy, Big Steve, and Stickler were brought back to the Underworld through The Devil's Magic.
The Butcher men were trying to get out of their cage when several police bees picked up the cage.
"Charley Piper, Barley Fisher, and Edar Striker, you're under arrest," Officer Bee Well said.
The three Butcher men groaned.
Charley looked towards Carley, who hid behind a light post.
I'll save you tonight, the woman mouthed before she blew him a kiss and winked.
In Heaven...
Alice knelt before a council of high-ranking angels.
"Do you realize what you have done, Ms. Alice?" asked one angel.
"I rescued a child from near death," Alice said.
"You were given strict orders never to engage with the little devil. The Devil could wage war for this,"
"He's threatened to do it before," said another angel.
"You didn't tell him who you were to him did you?" asked the head angel.
"All he knows is my name. Nothing more." Alice replied.
"You risked not only the loss of your angelhood but the safety of Heaven itself... But, given the nature of your actions and this being your first offense, we will grant you leniency. But heed this warning, Alice Angel, go anywhere near the little devil again and we will send you straight to the Underworld's doorstep, broken and corrupted. Do you understand?"
"I understand," Alice said.
"You are dismissed."
Alice flew out of the courtroom with her head held high... but when she was home alone, she fell to her knees and wept.
It rained that night at The Slammer...
The Butcher Gang were wearing their striped prison clothes.
"Lights out!" the prison guard shouted before the light went out.
"What now boss?" Edgar asked.
"Relax, Carley will get us any second," Charley whispered as he lay on the bunk bed.
"Yer puttin' an awful lot of faith in Slicer," Barley whispered.
"Because he likes her now," Edgar whispered.
"Shut up," Charley shouted softly.
"Charley and Carley sitting in a tree~ K. I. S. S. I. N. G~" Edger sang softly.
Suddenly, a paper airplane flew in through the bars of the cell and hit the spider in the eye.
"Yeow!" Edgar exclaimed.
"Hey, quiet down over there!" said a police bee down the hall. He was relaxing before a tall shadow grabbed him and dragged him away.
Barley took the paper. "Uh, boss, it's for you," he said.
Charley got up and took the paper. It had his name written on it. The man unfolded it and read it.
"Dear Charley, after all the excitement that happened today, I nearly forgot to wish you a happy birthday. Happy Birthday! And, well, being the thoughtful little devil that I am, I decided to grant you and the rest of the gang a gift. Courtesy of my good friend Winnie and Big Steve. – Signed Bendy Devil.
P. S. Miss Carley Slicer will sadly not be able to visit you in prison for the next week... But we're sure you'll manage just fine."
"Who the hell is Winnie and Big Steve?" Charley asked.
Suddenly, there came large footsteps that approached the gang's cell. They look up and see the large ink monster, Big Steve.
Charley, Barley, and Edgar gulped.
Big Steve slipped through the bars and stepped inside.
Sitting on the cyclops's knee Bendy, eating an apple with one hand while holding a trapped Carley Slicer ghost in a bottle in the other.
"So, how've you been?" Bendy asked casually.
Winnie muttered and sighed.
"You don't say? Well, congrats to ya'." Bendy said.
Bendy and Winnie then heard the screams and punches thrown from down the hall as Big Steve beat up The Butcher Gang. The little devil and the cyclops chuckled.
A Month Later...
It was a pleasant early spring day as Cuphead, Mugman, and Bendy walked on a dirt road and ate ice cream. Cuphead and Bendy held hands.
"What a great day!" Cuphead said. "Hard to believe it's been a month since we've seen the Devil,"
"Or the Butcher Gang," Bendy said.
"Good riddance, I say," Mugman said.
"What is your dad up to anyway?" Cuphead asked.
"Eh, some new big project he's working on," Bendy answered. "Said it'll bring in a lot of greedy souls."
Mugman shuddered. "Say, where are we going anyway?" he asked.
"Chalice said she wanted to show us something cool by the lake," Bendy said.
As the three walked, they spotted Chalice in her ghost form on a dock overlooking the lake. When the chalice girl spotted the boys, she waved them over.
"Hiya fellas," Chalice said.
The boys made their way to the dock.
"Okay, you asked us over, now what's the deal?" Bendy asked.
"First, one of ya's gotta eat this cookie," Chalice said as she held up a cookie.
"Not it," Bendy said.
"Not it," Cuphead said.
Mugman gave a deadpan look before he took the cookie from the ghost chalice and ate it in one bite. Suddenly, his body started to glow, and then...
POP
Mugman turned into a ghost and Chalice turned into her living form.
"Yay! It worked!" Chalice said cheerfully.
"What did you do to me?" Mugman asked horrifically.
"Did you just kill Mugman?" Bendy asked.
"No. He'll turn back but for now, he's a ghost and I'm alive again." Chalice said. Suddenly, her body started to glow again, and then...
POP
The chalice girl turned back into a ghost and Mugman returned to normal.
"Aw, nuts," Chalice said.
Mugman took a deep breath and sighed. "Thank goodness," he said.
"How did you do that?" Cuphead asked.
Chalice smiled. "You really wanna know?" she asked.
"Yeah," the boys asked.
"You ready for another adventure?" Chalice asked.
Bendy and Cuphead shook with excitement.
"Oh no," Mugman groaned.
"Adventure!" Cuphead, Bendy, and Chalice exclaimed.