Hi everyone this is my first ever fanfic post story and first fanfic collab with Blackwolfen. Hope you like the story :)
Two days passed after Iris went out alone for the first time and met the two cups Cuphead and Mugman. Iris was supposed to return after giving Porkrind the potions, but Cuphead persuaded her to go to the carnival that was nearby. Iris refused at first but went with them to the carnival and had fun until suddenly the devil appeared to whom Cuphead still owes his soul. Since then it was a little quiet. Iris continued to learn her spells when suddenly there was a knock at the door. Dora and Iris were confused about who knocked and went to the door which she opened. Behind it stood Cuphead and Mugman accompanied by an older person. It was the guardian of the two brothers. Elder Kettle. An anthropomorphic coffee pot with a grey shade. His lid and stripe are slate grey.
On his nose that resembled a spout was a small pair of glasses with a golden centerpiece and square lenses. He wears a pair of red slippers and his cane has a derby design. Iris was happy and also surprised by the sudden visit from the three. She and Dora had not told the three where they lived, but Iris guessed who had helped them find out. Porkrind. "So you're Iris Spark, I take it?" Elder Kettle asked her, holding out his hand. "Yes I am and you are?" she asked him, shaking his hand. "Elder Kettle" Elder Kettle answered her while turning his attention to Dora. "And who is this beautiful young lady?" he asked her, making Dora blush. "Oh how lovely" she said, blushing even more than before as she held out her hand which Elder Kettle also shook before giving it a kiss. Iris and the two boys didn't know what to say. Iris thought it was a little strange that a stranger she had never seen before was flirting with her grandmother. The two brothers, however, were disgusted by it and therefore also stuck out their tongues and said loudly "Eww!". This, however, made Iris laugh while the two adults ignored it.
Since the visit of the three a day has passed and Iris had permission as well as the two brothers that they could visit each other. Of course, only when Iris was not studying. Iris was hanging out with the boys at their cottage. The three of them were in the living room. Iris was reading a book about beautiful far away places to travel to while the two brothers were playing with marbles. From time to time Iris looked outside the window where she saw the goat that the three had as a pet next to the fish that stood in the goldfish bowl above the piano. With her magic wand she made a carrot appear which the goat ate with relish while it looked at Iris and gave a joyful "Baa! Iris was very happy about this.
"Well, it's that time again, boys and Iris" said Elder Kettle, who came out of the kitchen and took the lid from the rake that was next to the doorway before putting it on his head where there was only a hole before. He put some food in the goldfish bowl that the fish ate before Elder Kettle went on and moved the marbles out of the way that the two boys were playing with before he interrupted them and they looked to him. Iris also stopped reading and also looked towards Elder Kettle who was standing next to the open front door "I'm off to my weekly mustache wax".
Weekly mustache wax? What is this? Iris asked herself before looking to Elder Kettle who was explaining two rules for the three to follow before he left. And from the sound of it, the rules weren't there for nothing. "Now, remember. Two rules while I'm gone" he said, raising two fingers as he said this. "Number one, don't touch my radio" they all looked towards said radio which was standing on a small round table. "It is my most prized object after all" Iris knew what he meant. Her grandmother was very fond of her crystal ball and didn't even let Iris' parents touch it. "And of course, rule number two, no fighting!" he said pointing with his walking stick at the two brothers before looking at Iris who was still sitting on the sofa "And Iris please make sure of it". She nodded "Don't worry Elder Kettle you can count on me" she said which reassured him.
He slammed the door shut while both cups looked at it perplexedly before it opened again and Elder Kettle looked out of it and stared at both of them suspiciously with his walking stick before slamming it shut again. Both brothers looked at each other and before Iris could do anything, both fought with each other and fought through the living room while Iris just looked annoyed behind the two. Yes, she already suspected this and did not want to intervene. But when she saw that both of them were approaching the radio, she got scared. But both brothers stopped fighting with each other and walked with gentle movements around the radio before they continued fighting. Iris exhaled in relief before sitting back down on the sofa and continuing to read the book. Both brothers fought further until both stopped.
"Hold it!" Mugman shouted, pulling on his brother's straw as he bit his leg. "Cuphead, why are we fighting again?" he asked his brother. Iris was also confused as to why the two were fighting with each other for no reason. "Uh, 'cause we're not supposed to?" Cuphead answered him as the two continued to fight while Iris just rolled her eyes and tried to continue reading. But that was easier said than done when you could hear the fisticuffs of the two brothers and a knock on the door in the background. Wait, a knock on the door? Iris looked at the front door and was about to get up when both brothers stood in front of the door and opened it. "Back so soon, dearest Kettle?" said the two brothers as halos appeared over their heads.
But Iris was confused. She did not hear Elder Kettle and knew that something was wrong. "Guys?, who's at the door?" she asked as she got up and walked to the door where the two were standing and looked at what the two brothers were looking at. It was a basket with something in it with a note on it. The two brothers took the note in their hands and read it together with Iris "Please take care of baby" was written on the note which the three lowered to see the said baby lying in the basket. It was a baby in the shape of a baby bottle, with an off-white body and red top. He has a red button-nose and has one tooth sticking out of his mouth. He wears a light blue smock, similar to old-fashioned baby clothing and white gloves.
This cooed at the three who then gave an "Aw!" from themselves. "Awe his so cute" said Iris as she took the baby in her arms. She nudged his nose, making the baby laugh. "How could someone leave something so precious?" said Mugman as he looked at the baby nestled in Iris' arms. "Wow he really likes you" he said which made Iris blush slightly. The baby continued to coo before Iris heard a stomach growl. It wasn't hard to figure out that it was coming from the baby. "Guys, I'll go get baby formula while you watch the baby" Iris said as she placed the baby in Mugman's arms and walked to the dressing room to grab her shoulder bag, which she slung around her shoulder. She was about to head for the door when Cuphead called out, "Uh, Mugman, Iris?" they both turned to him. Mugman set the baby down on the floor while looking at his brother "What are we supposed to do with a baby?" he asked. "We show it love, of course" Mugman replied while Cuphead looked at him confused "Just watch and learn".
"Hello, baby. My name is Mugman" he told the baby who was watching him. Iris had to smile somehow when she saw that. "Are you two sure you can handle it till I get back?" Iris asked the two. Mugman nodded while taking care of the baby while Cuphead only gives a slow nod. That was enough for Iris who went on her way to Porkrind. She knew that he also sold food. Especially even baby food. "Irie we can handle it till you get back" Mugman explained to her "Yeah how hard can it be?" asked Cuphead who turned to the baby. "Ok, I'll be back as soon as I can" Iris said and walked out of the house while closing the door behind her. She took a breath and walked down the stone path that led to the fence gate. The goat lay with the half-eaten carrot in its mouth next to the path and slept while she continued to eat quietly and did not notice that Iris had already gone through the gate.
Meanwhile, in Inkwell Isle's underworld, things were happening. The Imps were looking in the filing cabinets for the young lady the devil had seen a few days ago and had not been able to get out of his head since. His thoughts and dreams showed only this young lady. Yes, he wanted to know who she was so he could keep watching her through his magic wall mirror. However, he needed the name of her. And the Imps were looking for exactly that. The devil impatiently entered the area where all the files with all the names of the islanders were. Sorted alphabetically, of course. "Well!" he said to draw attention to himself. The Imps looked at him and stopped searching. "Did anyone find out anything yet?" he asked his Imps, who just shook their heads. One flew to the devil who hoped for a positive answer. But unfortunately, there was no answer. "Boss, we been looking noun stop for two days" said Henchman who was now standing next to the devil.
He looked very exhausted, but the devil was not interested. He wanted to know who was this young lady he was always thinking about. "I don't care!" he yelled at Henchman who flinched when he saw that the devil was briefly on fire. The Imps also flinched and looked at the Devil "All of you won't rest till you find that girl's file!" he ordered the Imps and Henchman who continued to search. The devil slowly calmed down again until a familiar voice sounded in his ear. "Ah excuse me" said someone standing behind him.
The devil turns around and saw a short, teal-green demon with a large cranium to indicate his smarts. He has pointed ears, a devil's tail, small horns, and eggplant purple eyes. He wears a large, blue polka-dotted bowtie on his neck, white cuffs on his wrists instead of gloves, and white spats on his feet. A pencil was behind his ear as he is carrying a book under his arm. The devil groaned when he saw him. It was the accountant the devil hated and as well as everyone else here in the underworld. The reason lay in his name. His name was Stickler. The devil pinched his nose bone before continuing, "What is it Stickler? Can't you see we're busy here?" said the devil annoyed while he tried to avoid Stickler. But Stickler followed him and got on the already annoyed devil's nerves.
"Our productivity has drop in the last two days" he said and opened the book and flipped through it until he came to a page where there was a chart showing how productivity was slowly going down. "All because of your obsession with finding this human girl" he said and closed the book while the devil looked at him angrily. He held his trident tightly in his hand and was about to point it at the bookkeeper when an Imp appeared next to him with a file in his hands. "Uh... sir?" the latter asked to get the devil's attention. The devil looked at him and was already on fire again. "What?!" he snapped at him, causing the Imp to shake, "W-w-we found the g-g-girl's file" the Devil calmed down again as the Imp handed him the file the Devil was flipping through. In it was the birth certificate of the young lady, a note with all the important information about what she is doing or wants to be and a recent photo of her. "Let's see what it says about our mystery girl" the devil said as he looked through the file.
While he was doing this, the rest of the Imps were clearing back the files that were lying around. The devil ignored this and wagged his tail. "Name Iris" he sighed "What a beautiful name" he said aloud. Everyone looked to him in surprise. He noticed and continued reading "Ahem...ok what else?... Eighteen years old...love music...and a witch!" he said. "Well that explains what happen at the carnival" yes he was extremely surprised about what happened at the carnival. But suddenly the devil read something that caught his eye. "She is training to be a good witch" he read and ignored it at first until he realized what he just read and shook his head in bewilderment. "What?" he said perplexed and couldn't believe it. She a good witch? He didn't want to believe it. "Oh great she's training to be one of those goody two shoes witches" he said annoyed as he flipped the file closed and gave it to Henchman before walking over to the wall mirror.
He touched it and waves appeared in the mirror "Show me Iris" he told the mirror which then showed Iris going into Porkrind's store and being alone. This pleased the devil very much and he decided to go to her. "Ah she's alone without those annoying cups" he said and raised his trident to teleport away. But an idea came to him. "You know what, I'll go pay our little witch a visit" said the devil with a mischievous grin on his face. Henchman saw this and had a bad feeling. The devil have not had a good relationship with the good witches and wizards. He thought they were always weak and using their magic for good did not please him at all. And now he wants to talk to one worries him very much. "Are you sure that's a good idea boss? She is a godd witch" he said with a nervous expression. The devil looked at him and nodded.
"In training, so I'm sure I can get her to change her mind and be mine..." Everyone looked at him confused when he said that. "Ah I mean on our side, how can she not be charm by this handsome devil?" the devil corrected his statement while he went to the mirror to check himself before he made his way to Iris. Henchman, however, picked up the file the devil had dropped and noticed a smudge next to Iris' name that he rubbed away. His eyes widened in fear when he saw the last name. "Ah boss you might want to see this" he said nervously as he walked over to the devil who was spraying his mouth with mouthwash before flossing his teeth. Or that's what he wanted "Not now Henchman" he said and started cleaning his teeth. "I'm going to officially meet our little witch" but Henchman wasn't going to give up and show the devil what Iris last name was. "But boss you don't understand!, Her Family name she's a..." but before he could continue speaking the devil was already gone. "...Spark, ah Jeez this won't end well".
While Henchman was despairing, Iris entered the store of Porkrind who was surprised to see her. "Hey Porkrind" Iris said as she closed the door behind her "Spark? We don't have a delivery today?" he asked her, looking at his appointment book where all the orders he received for the month were listed. The next delivery from Sparks won't be for another two weeks. So why was she here? "No delivery today I'm here to ask if you sell Baby formula?" she asked him as she walked up to the sales counter. "Why would you need that?" he asked her, confused. "Long story short someone left a baby on the cups doorstep and I'm out getting food while they stay home to watch the Baby" she explained to him and hoped he would understand. Well, he looked at her apprehensively until he realized what she had said with the two cups. His tired eyes widened "Wait you actually left a baby with those two ding dongs?" he asked her while Iris nodded and looked at him questioningly. "It's a baby they can handle it till I get back, but more so do you have baby formula?" she asked him.
But Porkrind was not so sure and continued to stare at her questioningly. "Sorry kid I'm out till tomorrow" he said and turned on the radio while Iris rolled her eyes annoyed "Okay thanks anyway Porkrind, see ya" she said and went to the door which she opened. She sighed and closed the door behind her "Ok I guess I have to go into the city" she said and went down the stairs and was about to go in the direction of the city when suddenly a cloud of smoke appeared in front of her. She stopped and saw something coming out of the cloud of smoke. It was the devil. "Hello my dear it's great to see you again I...". Before he could say anything he heard only a scream followed by a slap on his left cheek. "Yoooowww! Did you really..." before he could finish his sentence he saw the wand Iris was holding in his face. The end was glowing in a blue aura. "S-s-stay back or I'll... I'll..." said Iris while the devil looked at her and lowered the wand. "Whoa easy now my dear I don't want any trouble" he said while approaching her. But Iris took a few steps back.
She wasn't sure what he was up to and kept her distance. But the devil followed her slowly. "If you're here for Cuphead's Soul he's not here!" she said as she continued to keep her distance from him. The devil was a little surprised by the statement. You could read it in his face. That's how surprised he was by it. "But if you think I'm just going to let you take it you have another guess coming!" said Iris pressing her wand threateningly into his face again. The devil however just smiled and lowered her wand "Oh relax I'm not here for that cup's Soul" Iris lowered her head slightly to the right and looked at him confused. "For now at least" but his nasty grin told her that he was still interested in stealing Cuphead's soul.
That's why Iris angrily pointed her wand back in the devil's face. He noticed it and tried to change to the real topic. "Ahem, anyway I just came to talk to you" he said while clearing his throat. Iris heard this and lowered her wand again "with me...why?" she asked him. Yes Iris wanted to know why on earth the devil wanted to talk to her. "Look that day at the carnival was nothing personal" he said and meanwhile looked at his claws before looking at Iris who was still confused. "You held me against my will and you were trying to steal my friend's soul!" Iris said with an angry tone while trying to get away from the devil. But he appeared again in front and forced her to stop. The devil was a bit annoyed "Again it's nothing personal!" he said slightly angry before calming down again "He played one of the games at my carnival, he lost, I won it's fair and square" he explained to her. But Iris did not see that as fair. "How in the world is it fair!? You are literally conning people for their souls by using a carnival!" the devil was about to get angry again. But he took a deep breath and calmed down again. "Look I'm here to talk to you Iris and that's just how my business works" Iris looked at him still angry until she heard her name "Wait you know my name?" she asked him.
"Of course my dear, I'm running my whole operation after all and I have file on everyone in the world especially in the Isles" he explained to her as he slowly approached her. Iris still kept her distance. Or she wanted to, but her legs were glued together and no longer moved. This pleased the devil very much who stood next to her. "Then...you...wait if you know who I am then why do you still want to talk to me?" she looked up at him and sweated when she saw his grin "I'm glad you ask" he said and put his left arm around her shoulder while he pushed her closer to him. Iris face was now right next to his belly "I know being a good witch is rewarding, great and all that you been told but I have a proposition for you that I'm sure you'll love".
Iris looked up at him while the devil continued to speak. She already suspected that he knew she wanted to be a good witch. Please don't tell me he wants to make an offer with me. "What about instead of becoming a good witch, why not work with me?" the devil asked her. "What!?" Iris only replied. "Just picture it..." the devil pushed her closer to him as Iris tried to free herself from his grip. "You, me working together side by side. All the money, dreams and power your heart desires will come true and I personally believe we can make a great team" Iris managed to free herself and kept her distance from the devil who held out his hand "So what do you say my dear?" Iris looked from his hand to him. She knew that it was not good to work with the devil. Especially if you are a witch or a wizard. She knew the warnings her parents and grandmother had told her. Anyone who joins the devil ends up like Lucius Tale. On the dark side. So Iris's answer was clear as day, "Ah... No!" she said and walked away from him in the direction of the city.
"Fantastic now we can..." the devil took his trident that was leaning next to Porkrind's store and was about to teleport away but he didn't feel Iris standing next to him anymore which confused him until he saw her running towards the city. "Wait what did you say!?" he asked her and ran after her "I said no, you honestly think I would join you! Hard pass!" she said as she turned to face him. The devil stopped in front of her and was a bit shocked by the statement "Now if you excuse me" so much that he didn't notice how Iris slowly disappeared from his sight. But he did not want to give up that easily. So he disappeared and reappeared in front of Iris. "Dearest maybe you didn't hear what amazing offer I'm giving you a chance of, money...power and we can rule over the isles together" the devil explained to her but Iris had enough of it.
She did not want to work with him "No I heard your offer and I refuse" the devil was not thrilled about this. "Now if you excuse me, I have things to do" she drew her wand and disappeared in a puff of blue smoke. The devil was both shocked and angry at the same time. He growled angrily while taking a deep breath to calm himself down again "Playing hard to get I see Huh?" he raised his trident and touched the ground with it. He too disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Meanwhile, a lot was going on in the cottage. The baby that the two were supposed to take care of was causing Cuphead a lot of trouble. It tore out pages, threatened to destroy the antique china and generally wreaked havoc that Cuphead would never do on his own. On top of that, it dropped the goldfish bowl that still had the fish in it. Mugman heard it and walked out of the kitchen, blaming his brother for making the mess. "Well, baby broke the fish bowl!" he said angrily as he lowered the goldfish into his head so it wouldn't die. Yes, Cuphead was very pouty about his brother blaming him for all this.
"You were supposed to be watching baby!" his brother told him angrily. But the question was rather where is the baby? They both asked themselves the same question and looked around but saw nothing of the baby except for an open front door. "Tell me, Mugsy, did Iris close the front door behind her when she left?" Cuphead asked him. But Mugman didn't answer him but just shook his head. It was quiet for a moment until they both knew where the baby was. "Baby!" the two of them screamed and ran out the front door to look for the baby. "Where'd it go?!" asked Cuphead as he and his brother looked around. "How should I know?!" replied Mugman who was more than worried about the baby. It could be anywhere else and that worried him a lot. You could see it in his face, too. They both continued to look around until they heard a noise that sounded very familiar. Both looked startled to the front door in whose door frame the baby stood and giggled.
Both brothers were relieved at this and sighed out in relief before the baby slammed the front door in front of them, locking them both out. Both were startled and stunned at the same time before they ran to the door to open it. "Open up baby!" the two yelled as they ran to the door. Cuphead banged on the door several times with both hands while Mugman tried to turn the doorknob. But nothing helped "Mugman. You gotta listen to me" the latter stopped turning the doorknob and looked at him. "Something's wrong with that baby. We gotta get rid of it" but Mugman was persistent. "Not a chance, Cuphead. Baby needs our love!" "What it needs is a leash!" with this statement, Mugman had enough.
"Cuphead! The way you're talking, it's like you never even wanted a baby!" Mugman said slightly annoyed while Cuphead answered in the affirmative. Yep his brother had heard enough "Oh, well, then..." he thought for a moment until he remembered that Iris was still on her way to get something for the baby "I guess I'll do all the parenting myself and tell Iris that when she comes back" of course Cuphead didn't care and was just in a worse mood than before "Be my guest! Hmph!" he pouted while Mugman knocked on the door and heard something that worried him and his brother a lot. It was a kind of noise followed by music. Both knew what the baby just touched. "Elder Kettle's radio!".
Meanwhile, in Inkwell City. Iris walked away from the marketplace in the direction of the forest. She had gotten the baby formula and put it in her shoulder bag "Hopfully the boys are doing ok with the baby" she hoped, because she had been gone for a long time and didn't want to cause them any worry. No, she wanted to return as soon as possible to give the food to the baby. But unfortunately the devil interfered and appeared from a cloud of smoke in front of her. The rest of the market visitors saw him and immediately fled while the vendors just put up a "We're closed" sign and either fled or hid behind their market stalls. Also, the sky darkened a bit and lightning flashed. "You again? What do you want now?" she asked him annoyed while the devil grinned at her slightly seductive. "Iris darling you turn down my offer but maybe we can talk about it like..." Please don't say it. "...over dinner or a walk around the park?".
Iris saw the beautiful rose that appeared in the devil's hand. It was not a normal rose, of course, but a fire rose. He offered it to her "What do you say?" he asked her confidently "I'm sure you'll change your mind" Iris looked at him confused and walked away. "My answer is still No!" She didn't accept the rose from the devil that was bent like him. It looked as if it would wither, but the devil didn't give up and threw the rose away, which landed behind a market stall where heaps of dynamite and gunpowder were stored. The bear who was running the stall smelled it and was about to flee, but it was too late. Iris heard the explosion stop for a bit then heard "I'm ok" from the vendor. She sighed in relief then continued on her way.
The devil followed her and now stood in front of her, causing Iris to stop, "Again? You turn down my offer!" the devil asked, confused. "Being a good witch is my dream since I was a kid and I'm not going to give it up"Scoffed Iris as she walked past him, paying him no attention. The devil looks after her what Iris noticed. That's why she turns around "Especially for you! So give it up!". But the devil didn't even think of giving up so quickly. He was the devil. Not a lover falling in love with h- No! He shook away the thoughts that were floating in his head right now "You think I'm just going to give up!" Iris meanwhile kept walking while the devil was still looking after her before he appeared in front of her again in a cloud of smoke "Well Darling I don't give up that easy!". Iris sighed annoyed and pulled her wand out of her shoulder bag "I don't have time for this" she said and waved the wand and disappeared like the devil with his trident also in a cloud of smoke that was blue and not dark purple like the devils. The devil growled angrily when he saw her disappear before his eyes and followed her, disappearing in a puff of smoke as well.
Meanwhile back with the cups. After Cuphead and Mugman came back into the cottage and were shocked to find that the baby was playing on the radio that belonged to Elder Kettle. Of course, Mugman admonished the baby, which he did not like. Of course it also showed the two how much it didn't like it by not only tearing the head off Mugman's teddy bear. No it avenged itself with the two and provided for a giant chaos in the living room. "That's it! I'm calling for help" said Cuphead who tried to call for help with the phone but unfortunately he couldn't because the cable was cut and the phone didn't work anymore. "He cut the line!" Not only that, but to the shock of the two brothers, the baby threw the radio away, which both brothers were fortunate enough to catch. Both sighed with relief when they caught the radio. But this was destroyed by a sledgehammer before the eyes of the two.
Of course, both were more than shocked by this and did not know what to do. If Iris were here, she could repair the radio. But at the moment there was a worse problem flying at the two brothers. Literally. A dresser flew towards the two and hurled them into the wall. Both came out of a drawer and were more than befuddled. But a shake of the head was enough and both were the same again "What's taking Iris so long?" asked Cuphead "I don't know but I hope she comes back soon" replied Mugman worriedly. "Vase" Cuphead said while Mugman looked at him confused "Huh?" "Vase!" roared Cuphead, pointing at the vase of flowers flying toward the two. They both dodged it before it broke into a thousand shards.
While both brothers "struggled" with the baby, Iris tried to return as soon as possible. But her wand had brought her not directly in front of the cottage but directly in front of Porkrind's store. Of course, she was not very happy about this, as well as the fact that the devil did not leave her alone and was still on her heels. "You are really pushing my patience my dear" said the devil annoyed when he came up behind her. Iris rolled her eyes in annoyance "Then give up and leave me alone! Go and find someone else dumb enough to ever want to work with you" yes Iris was not as stupid as the devil believed. Not for nothing her grandmother had told many stories about people who had worked with the devil. Many of the stories never ended positively and Iris did not want this to come so far. But the devil's patience was at an end "You think you're so smart don't you with your magic, wand and your beautiful eyes" when the devil finished this sentence he held both hands in front of his mouth in shock. Iris heard the last word though and was more very confused.
"What?" she looked at him in confusion and blushed slightly while the devil's face slowly turned bright red. And not from anger. "Well whether or not you like it darling you're coming with me!" he calmed down again and grabbed Iris' left arm. "Hey! Let go!" she said annoyed and tried to free herself from the devil's grip but he was much too strong for her. So she grabbed her wand and fired a magic blast at him, Causing the devil not only to let go of her arm but also to be flung away in a high and land against a tree. "Serves you right. Now I can get back to the baby and the boys" Iris waved her wand again and wanted to teleport again to be at the cottage of the two cups, but this time it didn't work. She tried several times but nothing happened which frustrated Iris "What? Oh come on really now?" Yes, her wand refused to work and in a situation like this Iris couldn't use it. The devil stood up again and oh boy was he boiling with rage. He was literally on fire and drew his trident, which was also flaming. "Oh no," said Iris, who knew it meant no good and took to her heels to flee from the fireball the devil was firing at her.
At the Sparks house, Dora was cleaning the living room while the next potion was cooking in the kitchen. Thanks to the magic the cleaning work went very quickly so that Dora could sit down on her armchair and relax. She would, but suddenly she heard from the kitchen a loud "Meow!" and knew that it was over with the rest. She got up and went to the kitchen where Mrs. Meow Meow was sitting on the kitchen counter in front of the crystal ball. "What is it now Mrs. Meow Meow?" Dora asked her companion who was tapping the crystal ball with her left paw. Dora looked at it and Iris appeared in it fleeing from something. That's what her fear-filled face said. But what was Iris fleeing from, Dora wondered, as the crystal ball showed her the reason. It was the devil who flew after Iris with his trident. "Iris!" she gasped and took her wand, which was a little longer than Iris's and resembled a walking stick.
Yes, it resembled a walking stick but had a small figure at the tip of it that was a cat's head. The eyes had small emeralds that lit up when magic was used. She lifted it and touched the ground with it. She also disappeared in a puff of green smoke to help her grandchild.
Iris ran through the woods trying to avoid the devil's fireballs. She stopped short when she realized that he was no longer behind her. As a precaution, she looked around before grabbing her wand to teleport to the two brothers' cottage. But before she could even wave the wand, it flew out of her hand. "No!" she ran after the wand and was about to pick it up when she was surrounded by a purple aura that held her. It was as if she had been wrapped in invisible ropes from which it was difficult to free herself. "Since you won't come with me peacefully, you give me no choice but to take you with me!" said the devil as he came out of a bush and slowly approached Iris who was trying to free herself. "Let me go! Or I'll..." Iris tried to free herself further but without success. But the devil only mocked her.
"You do what? Good or bad witches are nothing without their wands" The devil taunted her and came closer. Yes, without her wand, Iris was nothing more than a normal person. There was wandless magic, but not everyone could learn it. None of Iris's family could. The devil now stood directly in front of her and held her chin firmly with his hands before lifting it so that she could stare into his eye. "So your coming with me" just as he was about to lift his trident to teleport back to the underworld the devil was hit in the back by a pink aura "Yow! Who would dare!" he asked and turned around.
But he saw no one, which confused the devil. Only when he turned around did he see the wand being shoved in his face. "Get away from my granddaughter Devil!" said an old voice that the devil knew only too well. wait..." he was silent as the sentence she had said ran through his mind. "Granddaughter?" he looked at Dora who was still shoving her wand menacingly in his face before looking at Iris. "Your a Spark?!" he looked back to Dora "And Dora is your grandmother?!" Iris and Dora nodded which didn't please the devil. Yes the Sparks had been a thorn in his side for a long time. He knew that they were one of the most popular witch and wizard families. Raymond had shown him at that time how much he disliked this family. But that Iris was a Spark scared him a bit. But she was not like the other Sparks. She was weak and he could take advantage of that. "No matter, well Dora your Granddaughter is coming back with me!" he taunted Dora while touching the ground with his trident and trying to teleport away. But instead he got a magical electric shock. Yes, he was a little darker due to the electric shock and smoked slightly. He didn't know why he couldn't teleport away, but Dora, who only giggled, answered his question immediately.
"Ha! Devil you see that necklace around Iris neck?" the devil who looked normal again looked from Dora to Iris and saw the necklace. "It's a magical gem that protects the wearer from dark magic so as long as she wears it you can't take her back to the underworld!" This frustrated the devil who wanted to take Iris away without anything getting in the way, but now he had to admit defeat for the time being because his body was aching from all the magic he was getting. So he let go of Iris who fell on the ground while he disappeared in a cloud of smoke and she ran to her grandmother. She hugged her granddaughter tightly before asking herself one thing "Why are you out here and not in the cottage with the two cups?" she asked Iris. Iris knew her grandmother was waiting for an answer and whispered it in her ear "So someone left a baby on their doorstep?" Dora asked her, puzzled. Iris nodded "Yes and that's why I went out to get some formula for the baby" Dora didn't know what to say but at least that explains why she was out here. "Well then, let's not stand around here for long because the baby is surely hungry" with these words they both disappeared in a cloud of smoke and appeared in front of the cottage. Elder Kettle was about to enter the cottage when he dodged the chandelier that threatened to fall on the two women.
Just like Elder Kettle, they were confused and wanted to know what was going on. All three looked into the living room, which was completely destroyed. The culprits were standing right in front of the three who naturally wanted an answer to the chaos. "Guys! What in the world happened?" she asked the two brothers as she walked into the living room followed by Dora while Elder Kettle took a closer look at the damage. "Door ripped off it's hinges?, Piano on fire?, Fishbowl shattered? Fish missing?" Dora saw more damage as she continued to look around. "Antique China in pieces? Dresser smashed into wall?" she didn't want to believe that they caused such a mess. "More fire?" added Elder Kettle as the two boys sweated even more than before. and it wasn't because of all the fire. "Eh. Boys will be boys" Elder Kettle said nonchalantly as he walked into the destroyed living room until he saw something on the floor. It was his radio lying in ruins on the floor. "My radio!" he yelled and bent down to look at the damage. That he was not very happy about it was obvious, because he growled not only at Cuphead and Mugman, but also at Iris, who was supposed to take care that they didn't make any nonsense. "Baby did it!" both brothers pointed at the baby the others were looking at. "Really this little sweetie did all this?" asked Iris who didn't really want to believe it.
"Trust us he is no ordinary baby" Mugman said while Iris and Dora looked to him and Cuphead with confused expressions on their faces. "And he's not as sweet as you think," Cuphead added. Iris rolled her eyes in annoyance and was about to say something when she was suddenly startled by a loud scream coming from Elder Kettle. The four of them looked at him and quickly found the reason why he was screaming. The baby had torn off his mustache. "Bad baby!" said Elder Kettle to the baby who was looking at him nastily. What happened next was difficult for Iris to comprehend as the baby beat Elder Kettle who asked for help, "Boys! Iris! Help!" but the baby pulled him to him while Iris and the others just watched before Dora intervened and went into the kitchen with Iris to cook the baby food to distract the baby. This worked because the baby stopped beating up the badly injured Elder Kettle and instead crawled into the kitchen where Iris took him in her arms and gave him the finished baby food.
The baby quickly fell asleep after finishing his food. Dora used the time to fix the mess and disorder in the living room. The radio was also whole again and Elder Kettle's mustache was back on his body. Everything was back to the way it was before. But one question remained "Where will the baby go now?" asked Iris as she put the baby back in the basket. "Let us worry about that, Iris," Elder Kettle answered her. Iris didn't know what he meant but she trusted him that the baby was in good hands. She nodded and entrusted the baby to him before saying goodbye to him and the two brothers. Yes Iris went back home with her grandmother while the other three took care of the baby.
Back in the underworld, Henchman took care of the wounds the devil had received from Iris and Dora. "Hold still boss" the bandages were not yet tightly bound but the devil felt the pain "Yow!" he roared in pain. "Sorry" said Henchman as the devil looked at him angrily. Yes it hurt but he was more angry at something else. "I can't believe she's a Spark!" he said in frustration, "Out of all the witch family in the Isles she's had to be a Spark!" yes he didn't want to believe she was a Spark. "I did try to tell you boss, but you just wouldn't listen. See" he handed the devil Iris' file, which he flipped through. He read that her full name was Iris Amora Spark. "I sure know how to pick 'em" he said quietly to himself so Henchman wouldn't hear him.
But he heard him and looked at him "Boss are you in...love with her!?" he asked him slightly nervously while the devil looked at him. The devil looked at him, startled, "What! Me in love...? Ha! and with a Spark!" his face became redder with every word. No, he didn't get angry, but blushed. "Don't be rediculous Henchmen" but he grinned at him mischievously. The devil saw that and tried to get the red out of his face, but it didn't work. Yes, he had a hard time talking his way out of it. "I'll admit she is stubborn, smart... got moxie...pretty...got shining eyes that anyone could get lost in and a beautiful smile..." his tail wagged as he said this. Henchmen heard it and fluttered his wings, flying slightly in the air to be at the same eye level as the devil. The latter looked at him and saw the grin on his face "Anyway, despite this news this won't change anything" he said to change the subject. His face was back to normal "I will get the Cup's Soul and she won't stop me and I'm sure at some point I can get her one our side and then she will be mine!" he realized what he had said and corrected himself while clearing his throat "ah I mean ours on our team".
"Now leave me be I wish to be alone" He waved his hand and asked Henchmen, who had finished bandaging, to leave him alone. He flew out of the throne room where the devil was and left him alone. The devil looked around cautiously, wanting to make sure that no one saw him or that someone was here before he took something from behind his back. It was a blue ribbon. This was not just any blue ribbon. This belonged to Iris. The devil knew it because it fell out of her hair when she fled from him. She had not noticed anything about it. He looked at it and had to smile. He couldn't help but think of Iris.