Hello my lovely readers! We are back with a new chapter!
I'm posting this one and pausing for a bit since I will be taking a summer class for school. I will be busy but I will try to post when I can. Appreciate your patience!
This one is a more fun and super silly story. Don't worry no need for tissues. Yet.
Anyway lets continue our story...
Season 2, episode 8; The Old Switcheroo
"Bash, how much longer before Audrey gets here?" Shriek asked. "I'm getting bored."
"She'll come as soon as she gets the letter." Bash reminded him." We'll double cross her anyway and bring her and the kid to the boss and then get out of his hair."
"That's good. The letters I sent were a lot but I'm sure she'll get it."
Bash looked at his brother with a confused look. "You mean letter?"
"No, letters." Shriek answered. "Meaning more than one."
"Right but wait I'm confused. When we finished the ransom note, I told you to mail it."
"I did. Along with the others I wrote, and the drawings I made."
Then it became very clear to Bash. "You sent the drafts?! I told you to send one of them!"
"Well, yeah, but it was so hard to choose so I sent all of them."
"Ugh! You're such an idiot! It will take her forever to figure it out! I gave you a simple instruction and you didn't do it!"
"But your plans are so boring! I thought sending those would be especially evil!"
"But we need her now! We can't waste time!"
"Why do we need to do your plans all the time?! Why not mine!?"
"Because your ideas are stupid!"
"You're stupid!"
"Your face is stupid!"
The two proceeded to bicker, while Cuphead watched. Just then there was a knock at the door, ceasing the bickering.
"Wonder who that could be?"
They rushed to the door and opened up and were shocked to see Audrey standing here, note in hand.
"Audrey!" they gasped.
"I knew I would find you two eventually." She claimed. "I'm here for Cuphead."
"Well! Glad you came! We'll be more than happy to make a deal with ya." Bash chimed in. "Boss has been missing his bride."
As they started to reach for some rope, they heard something bumping into a chair, causing it to get knocked over.
"Hey keep it down-Hey! They're escaping!" Bash shouted as he and Shriek came back into the room and saw Cuphead escaping.
"Wait, Audrey has an identical twin sister? That's so cool! But why are they both named Audrey?" Shriek asked.
Then the fake Audrey snapped her fingers and Andy was standing there grinning.
"She doesn't but she has a twin brother and that's me. Now if you'll excuse us we'll be heading out!"
Audrey quickly grabbed Cuphead and the group made a dash for it. Bash and Shriek gave chase and before they could grab them, Audrey quickly drew in her sketchbook and a giant boot emerged, causing the demon twins to stop in their tracks.
"Oh no! Not the boot!" They cried.
They ran in the opposite direction, the boot following them. It began kicking them constantly, until they were out of sight.
"Well, that was the film reel, boys." The Devil announced, as the lights were turned on. "What do you have to say for yourselves?"
Turns out that the event shown above was a film of Bash and Shriek's latest failed attempted to capture Audrey and Cuphead. The Devil, along with Henchman, Bash and Shriek, were in the throne room watching the reel.
The demon twins were sitting in folded chairs, finishing their movie snacks and drinks. Apparently, despite the fact that it was about their failure, they actually wanted to watch it. It's like watching the biggest epic fail you did and wanted to rewatch it for laughs.
It makes great Youtube content. Maybe not a lot of followers, but still great content.
"I laughed, I cried." Bash grinned. "I give it a thumbs up."
Dude, I give it two!
"I give it a thumbs up as well!" Shriek added. "Something I would rewatch it again. Great to spend an hour or so. It should win an Emmy or even an Oscar this year!"
"Well, I do have one small criticism." The Devil calmly remarked. "The ending. It was a little, oh what's that word? Oh yes…PREDICTABLE!"
He shouted so loud, it caused the two to be flung from their seats and slammed into the wall near the elevator. They then fell down, and landed on their stomachs.
As they stood up and approached the throne, The Devil rubbed his temples with his fingers before responding.
"I might as well face it! With you two bimbos working for me, it will take me years to catch my bride and that Cup!"
"...Head." Henchman pointed out.
"Thank you, Henchman." The Devil groaned.
"Well, he's a bigger bimbo than me." Bash claimed, gesturing to his brother.
"No! He is!" Shriek argued.
"Ugh! It's official! I won't have Audrey as my wife and queen!" The Devil cried, slumping back in his seat.
"So… what are you gonna do?" Shriek asked
"We have to think of a new strategy. something we haven't tried yet." Bash pondered. "Gotta say it was crazy how Josh came in at the last second and how she was so happy to see him. Guess she drops her guard when he's around."
Suddenly, a lightbulb appeared about the Devil's head with a 'Ding!'
"Wait, that's it!" He gasped.
"Err… what is?" Shriek asked.
"I've been doing this all wrong!" The Devil claimed. "Every time I approach her, she doesn't want to be near me but when it comes to her so-called husband Josh, she's fine."
"Your point?" Shriek asked.
"My point is this; unless it's Josh or her friends, she won't spend time with them." The Devil replied. "I'll just capture that blonde buffoon and send word to my darling! She'll do anything I say, including marrying me!"
"Ohhh…" Then he asked. "But uh not that it's a bad idea, but don't you think we should do something different? Like turning him into a snot nosed brat? That way, he wont' have any ability to rescue her!"
"Someone already did that." The Devil mentioned.
"What?! They did!? That's so lame! Why can't we do that too?!"
"Well, as much as I would want to, I think we might have some copyright issues for those who did that idea."
"Oh man. Yeah we don't want to deal with that." Bash chimed in.
"So you two need to go back there, get Josh and keep him here so get my bride!"
"We're on it, Mr. S!" Bash saluted. "Oh, before we go, any word of advice?"
The Devil paused for a moment before simply putting.
"Yes. I advise you not to FAIL!"
He then pulled his foot back before literally kicking the two out of the underworld. He sat back on his throne and growled.
"Those bimbos better get him or I will have their heads!"
Back on the surface world, Josh was finishing up at his position. He was tightening the last screw on the wheel of the bike before stopping and taking a breath, wiping his forehead with the back of his hand.
"Whew. That takes care of that." He smiled, wiping his hands in a dirty towel.
He then moved the bike to a rack with other bikes, when he heard the sound of the bell ringing. That indicated that the day was over and it was time for him to head home.
It was still the middle of the day, but Josh's employer made a new policy that during the summer, the employees will change shifts. Since Josh took a morning shift, someone else will take the rest of the day.
Josh cleaned himself up, grabbed his punch card and placed it in the Tabulating machine. He heard it 'Click' and placed his card in the card holder. He then grabbed his coat and fedora and headed out.
He took a shortcut through the forest, hearing the birds chirp and the woodland creatures scurried about.
"Whew what a day. Glad I was able to finish that project." Josh sighed. "Now, time to head home to my beautiful wife."
As he was walking home, little did he know, Bash and Shriek were hiding in a large bush a few feet from him. They peeked out and saw him approach.
"There he is." Bash whispered. "Look at him, thinks he's so much better for our future queen than the boss. He makes me sick."
"Oh, do you have a fever?" Shriek asked. "I can make some of mom's chicken and eyeball soup."
Bash smacked the back of his brother's head.
"What? You said you were sick." Shriek recalled.
"Not that kind of sick, dummy." Bash growled. "Just get ready."
As Josh strode by, just then Bash and shriek hopped out from the bushes and shoved a bag over Josh."
"Gotcha, blondie!" Bash taunted.
"Ah! Hey! Let go!" Josh cried, struggling in the bag to break free.
"Not a chance! The boss wants ya outta the way!" Shriek laughed.
Josh put up a good fight, but they managed to tie the bag and held him up.
"Let's go!" Bash ordered.
Without missing a beat, they then rushed to the underworld.
Meanwhile, back in the underworld, the Devil, while drinking a smoothie, was reading a magazine while Henchman gave him a foot massage. The magazine he was reading was called 'Bride to Success', a novel on how to have the perfect wedding and make the bride fall in love with you without fail.
Oh that poor, stupid guy.
As he flipped the page, suddenly the pipes above began to rattle and he heard the sound of faint screams getting louder and louder until Bash and Shriek, along with the large sack fell through the hole and landed on their feet in the throne room.
"Hey Boss!" Shriek called.
"Took you long enough." The Devil simply put not bothering to look up.
"We got him, your fiendishness! Just like you ordered!" Bash piped up.
"And we didn't screw it up this time!" Shriek commented. "Also I learned that there's many different types of being sick."
The Devil tossed over his magazine and Henchman stopped the foot rubbing.
The demon twins turned the bag upside down and dumped Josh out.
"Oof!" Josh grunted.
Before he could react, Bash and Shriek quickly tied him up and shoved him on a chair.
"There ya go. Now he can't escape." Shriek taunted.
"Welcome, you blonde Buffon." The Devil sneered. "So glad you made time out of your busy day to come visit."
"Oh great. The five year old." Josh grumbled. "Don't remember getting an invite to the worst place in the world."
"Hey! Show some respect!" Bash shouted. "You just so happen to be in the presence of the Lord of Darkness!"
"It's alright, Bash, no need to get all that." The Devil calmly replied. "Besides, he will cower in fear before the mighty presence of the Devil!"
There was a short pause as Josh tried to come up with a response. Normally one would go with the classic "What are you up to now?" or "You think kidnapping me won't help you in any way." Josh then came up with the best comeback.
"If ya point him out, I'd be more to pay my respects."
Ooooohhh burn!
Shriek as usual, didn't quite get it as he replied. "But he's right here. Just tell him yourself."
Bash then smacked Shriek over the head.
"Ow!"
"Hilarious." The Devil growled.
"Eh, next to being a mechanic, my guidance counselor recommended comedy." Josh beamed. "Wouldn't be great like Gabriel Iglesias, but it couldn't hurt to try."
"Are you trying to be smart with us, little man?" Bash asked, now getting ticked. "If you're being smart with us, you're gonna be punished! When a person is bad, that person ought to be taught a lesson!"
If you've seen the movie Matilda, you'll know that quote.
"Was that before or after your boss began his crush on my wife?" Josh asked.
"Is… that a trick question?" Shriek asked.
"Will you shut up!?" The Devil barked at the minions. Taking a breath, he turned to Josh and announced. "Look, you're here now and I'll make sure Audrey is mine!
"Ok seriously? Kidnapping Audrey I get but me that's kinda lame." Josh claimed. "What do you want now? I was heading home to meet up with my wife for lunch."
"I think you mean MY future wife...but that's neither here nor there." The Devil replied, giving him a sickening grin.
"Ok so why did you kidnap me?" Josh asked. "And fyi she's not your future wife."
"Well, I obviously wanted to get you comfortable for when I use you to bring my darling Audrey right to me."
Josh rolled his eyes. He knew the Devil was persistent but he was now clearly obsessed with Audrey and it was creepy.
"Yeah! We don't wanna let ya slip away so easily!" Bash taunted.
"Yeah!" Shriek added.
"Must you two repeat everything I say?" The Devil asked, annoyed.
"Sorry, boss. Got excited."
"Look, whatever you're planning, might as well stop. It won't work." Josh claimed.
The Devil pondered for a second before replying. "You're right, it won't. Unless you were to deliver the message yourself."
"Message?"
The Devil then held up a small notecard in his hand, while Bash and Shriek held up a tripod camera, one that looked like they used for making movies. They flicked it on and they heard the film rolling.
"Read it." The Devil growled.
Taking a breath, Josh read the letter.
"My dearest Audrey. I have been abduc-abdujated? Does that spell abdujated?"
"Wha-? It's supposed to be abducted!" The Devil shouted.
"It spells abdujated." Josh claimed.
"Just read what it's supposed to say!" The Devil snapped.
"Ok ok, sheesh. No need to yell."
He looked at the card and proceeded to read. Or at least tried to.
"I've been abducted. I am fine. If you want me to see me, alife?"
"Wow you must be really dumb. That's not what it says." Bash commented.
"It says alife." Josh claimed.
"What the-?!"
The Devil turned the card around and saw that many words were misspelled and many were scratched off.
"Who WROTE THIS?!"
"Uh Shriek did!" Bash quickly pointed.
"Did not! You did!" Shriek argued.
They began to argue and the Devil's head pounded harder and harder until he couldn't take it any longer.
"ENOUGH!"
"Here's some advice; make sure you proofread the thing before you actually make someone good looking like me read it." Josh sarcastically commented. "That way you would have a more clear and concise message."
"Just read the rest of it!" Bash shouted.
"Fine." Josh rolled his eyes and proceeded to read the note. "If you want to see me, alive, get here and give me your sand in mawage. Mawage? What are you, the priest from the Princess Bride?"
"Give me. Your HAND! IN MARRIAGE!" The Devil shouted.
"Whoa whoa! What the heck man?!" Josh gasped. "Trying to marry Audrey I get, but asking me for my hand is waaaay too far. I'm good, though, thanks for the suggestion."
"That's not what I meant!" The Devil snapped.
"What? You literally said 'give me your hand in marriage'." Josh pointed out. "You never told me to say "read this first". I don't think my wife would like that, and it might be a weird thing for the audience who's reading this to see that."
"NO! That's what you're supposed to read!" The Devil argued. "You're supposed to tell her 'Give me your hand on marriage'!"
"But I'm already married. Why are you telling me to tell Audrey to give me her hand in marriage?" Josh asked. "You're really confusing me. No wonder God sent ya down here. You'd make the creation really complicated."
Furious, the Devil growled and tore up the note card and turned off the camera. Sending it wouldn't be the best move to do, especially when all she'll hear is them arguing over grammar.
"UGH! This is useless! Fine! I'll just go and get her myself!"
"Yeah, good luck with that." Josh taunted. "The second she sees your ugly face, she won't even think of being with you."
The Devil opened his mouth to argue, but then a thought came to him. A sickening grin came upon his face, one that made Josh a little nervous.
"Well, since my blushing bride will only go for you, then I'll just go as you." He replied. "She won't know the difference and I will have her all to myself.
"Not a chance, you overgrown throw rug!" Josh shouted. "Audrey's MY WIFE and WE love each other! And there's nothing you do about it! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!"
"Oh? Nothing I can do about it?" The Devil sneered. "I believe this plan is foolproof and you won't get in my way. You're only second best after all."
"I am not second best!" Josh argued.
"Why tell you when I can sing it?"
*New Song; "You're Only Second Rate" from Aladdin; Return of Jafar (Slightly edited)
Devil; I must admit, your swooning tricks are amusing. I bet you've got a puny brain under your hat!
*He swayed over to Josh, taking his hat off before rudely poking his head.
Devil; Now here's your chance to get the best of me. Hope your hand is hot
*He quickly untied him, leaving Josh dizzy.*
Devil; C'mon, pretty boy! Let's see what you've got!
*He shoved the chair aside making room for them to fight.
Devil; You try to slam me with your hardest stuff, but your double whammy isn't up to snuff!
*The Devil snapped his fingers and a sword poofed on Josh's hand*
Devil; I'll set the record straight, you're simply out of date! You're only second rate!
*He then attempted to fight Josh, but thankfully, Josh was able to fend off a bit.*
Devil; You think you're Mr "All-That", but you're very lame. You've got a lot to learn about the lovers game
*He knocked the weapon out of Josh's hand before shoving him to the ground. He then held a flame image of the three of them, presumably in a love triangle.
Devil; So for your information, I'll reiterate; You're only second rate!
*He then snapped his fingers (for the umpteenth time) and Josh fell down a hole to what feels like a whole other dark pocket dimension*
Devil: Men cower at the power in my tight fist, my name is number one on every list
*He then revealed many paintings of people cowering before him, as he loomed over them.*
Devil; But if you're not convinced that I'm invincible. Put me to the test! I'd love to show you that I'm the best!
*The lights in the dimension lit up and it was revealed that Josh was on the palm of the Devil who was enormous.
Devil; Go ahead and keep her from me, denying me access to my prize.
Drop an anvil on me, send me away sky-high.
*He summoned the magic mirror and showed Josh the previous times he failed to capture Audrey; dropping anvils on him, punching him in the face (that one still makes me laugh) and even smacking him with a pillow
Devil; I'll always keep coming back, it's just a piece of cake. Because in case you forgot, you're only second rate!
*The image showed Josh proudly dusting off his hands, while Audrey hugged him, but the Devil appeared and proceeded to bother the two of them.
Devil; You know, your will isn't tough enough! And your status doesn't measure up
*Josh got teleported to another 'throne room' with a huge Devil sitting on it with random platforms trying to drag him to a fiery pit, which Josh dodged.*
Devil; Let me pontificate upon your sorry state! You're only second rate!
*Josh fell off one of the platforms and immediately made a run for it only to be blocked by the Devil in several disguises (the grandma one is a very hard one to think about if I'm honest)*
Devil: Zaba-caba-dabra! Devil's gonna grab ya! Alakazam-da-mus! And she'll fall for me, not both of us!
*He blasted spells at him, attempting to hit Josh, which once again he thankfully dodged.*
Devil; So spare me your pathetic scare! You look horrendous with your messy hair! And I can hardly wait to discombobulate!
*Josh fell through another hole and landed hard on his stomach before being grabbed by his shirt collar by the Devil who was in his normal size
Devil; I'll begin planning my wedding date, you'll remain here to meet your fate.
*He magically revealed a calendar with a huge heart with the letters "D +A" written in it, on a Friday the 13th date.
Devil; Because, as I've said before….you're only SECOND RATE!
*The Devil leaned close and shouted at in his ear (rude!) before shoving him in a cell behind him
*End of Song*
By the time the song ended, Josh shook off the dizziness and found himself in a dank cell. The Devil gave him a smirk, and then snapped his fingers. Right before his very eyes, he transformed, turning himself to look just like Josh.
Every detail was spot on; from his clothes, his hair, his eyes, to his posture. The only thing that Josh noticed that was different was his smile. It was cold and vile, not warm and sweet.
The Devil then snapped his fingers and a mirror appeared, as he began to examine his new look.
"Hmmm. Not really my look, especially with looking like, well, you, but I can manage." He replied, his British accent just there. He shot Josh another grin. "I'll be off spending time with your, erm, I mean, my wife."
"Oh, really? And how do you plan to get her to marry you?" Josh asked, annoyed. "She's already married and you asking would be weird."
"Oh simple; I plan to ask her to renew our vows. Little does she know the vows I made are a contract and once she says it, she'll be mine."
Josh, now ticked, grabbed the bars and shook them.
"You won't get away with this!"
"Oh, I already have." The Devil sneered.
He snapped his fingers and both Bash and Shriek approached him.
"Make sure he doesn't try anything. I will be off collecting my bride."
"Yessir!"
The Devil then headed out, back to the throne room and headed into the elevator. Normally, he would use his pitchfork to teleport out, but to make this believable as possible, he decided to leave the pitchfork behind.
And that's not the first time he's gonna do that.
Once he was gone, Josh took a sigh.
"I gotta find a way to get out. And fast."
Back at the cottage, unaware of the current situation, Audrey was sitting in the living room, reading a small novel as the boys were listening to Dirk Dangerous on the radio. When they introduced the radio show to Andy, he was hooked on it, getting excited with each episode he heard.
"Give it up, Pete! The dame ain't yours!" Dirk shouted over the radio, as they heard the sound of a train chugging.
"Not on your life! She's mine!" Pete, the bad guy sneered. "But you have a choice; either stop me or let the train run over her!"
"That monster!" Mugman gasped. "Using Patricia Pureheart like that!"
"Yeah! That scum!" Cuphead nodded. "But what'll he do?!"
Just then the narrator announced over the radio.
"Will Dirk find a way to save Patricia Pureheart, or will it be curtains for her?! Tune in next time for another thrilling adventure!"
The instrumental theme song began to play before Andy switched off the radio.
"Oh man. That was a good one. Kinda stinks it ended on a cliffhanger."
"Yeah, but I guess that makes the show more exciting." Mugman shrugged. He looked at the clock and saw it was ten past noon. "Say where's Josh? He should be back for our picnic at the park."
"I'm sure he got caught up chatting with a coworker." Audrey assured them. "Why dont you two go get some games to play?"
"Ok!" They beamed. They got up and headed upstairs. Turning to Andy she asked.
"Did you ever watch 'Between the Lions' on PBS? They usually do a fun short called "Cliff-Hanger" where they guy was literally hanging on a cliff."
"I think so." Andy answered, sitting next to her on the sofa. "It's been a while since I saw shows like that. I wasn't allowed to watch other shows like 'Spongebob' and 'Rugrats' until I was a bit older, like seven or eight.."
"Makes sense. Wouldn't want you to miss on education." Audrey nodded.
Just then, the door opened and they both saw Josh enter. Unknown to them, it was the Devil in disguise.
"Honey! I'm home!" He cheerfully called out.
"Hey, look who made it." Andy joked. "What held ya back?"
"Oh uh, I uh, had to talk to someone about, a delivery that's being made." The Devil replied, placing his hat on the hat rack.
He looked at Audrey and a smirk came on his face.
"Hello, my beautiful wife."
Audrey blushed a bit. "Aww, Josh. You're so sweet."
She was about to walk over and give him a kiss, and trust me, he was really excited, but then the boys rushed down the stairs carrying frisbees, balls and even a few board games.
"Miss Audrey! We got some fun games!" Cuphead cheered.
"Oh that's great sweetie." Audrey smiled. "Come on Josh let's head over."
"Oh, uh, where are we going?" The Devil asked.
"Don't you remember?" Audrey asked, arching an eyebrow. "We talked about when you got home from work, we'd go on a picnic."
"Ooooh that!" The Devil chuckled. "Of course I am more than happy to attend, especially since we'll be together."
Audrey looked at him oddly, especially since Josh was fully on board with the plan when they talked about it over breakfast.
"Josh, you feeling ok? We talked about it this morning before you left."
"Oh everything's fine, darling." He replied. "I suppose the weather has gotten me a bit forgetful these days."
Uh huh, yeah sure buddy.
"Ok…I'm going to get Monica from her house. Once we're all here, we can go."
"What about Elder Kettle?" Mugs asked. "Isn't he coming?"
"Yes, but he had to do a few things in the city. He said he'd meet us there. And he also said everyone needs to wear sunscreen. That means you too, Cuppy."
"Aww man! No fair!" Cuppy wined.
Once everyone was ready, the group headed out. The Devil was a bit irritated that he didn't kiss Audrey, but he wasn't too worried.
"As soon as I get her to sign that contract, she'll be mine."
Back with Josh, he was sitting in his cell trying to come up with a plan. He noticed that Bash had left his brother in charge while he went to tackle some chores around the underworld. He knew Shriek was dumb, but he wasn't that dumb. He needed to be careful in planning his escape.
"And to think; I just wanted to watch Netflix with Audie." He muttered. "Just a Friday night munching on snacks watching cool shows."
As Josh pondered, Shriek approached the cell bars with a taunting laugh.
"Thought you were pretty smart, didn't you, foolish blonde?" Shriek taunted. Well, you gotta get up awful early to-"
Just then, in that moment, Josh came up with a clever idea. He saw this once in a Sonic cartoon and decided to try his luck on this.
"Hey, what's that on your head?" Josh asked, pointing towards his head.
"Huh? Uh, what are you talking about?" Shriek asked.
"It's a sweet lil' butterfly!" Josh replied.
"There's no butterfly on my head."
"He just flew over to the chair!" Josh cried, pointing to a small chair that was near the door of the dungeon.
"I don't see anything." Shriek muttered, looking around before whining. "Hey, you're making this up!"
"Boy, I hope you're not the one who let him in!" Josh warned him. "You know The Devil hates butterflies. His estranged Dad made them after all."
"There's no butterfly! Hmm…. And I didn't let him in!"
"Hey, there he is! Right next to those keys!"
Shriek, now completely falling for this, rushed over, fly swatter in hand.
Ok, flies I get, but butterflies? That's just mean.
"Where?" He asked, frantically searching. He swatted the area a bit, hoping to get the 'butterfly' that was nearby.
"Over there! No, more to the left!" Josh instructed him.
"I don't see him!" Shriek panicked, proceeding to swat around.
"A little higher! Higher, higher…right there!" Josh cried.
"Here?"
Shriek then swatted so hard that the keys flung off the handle and came flying right into Josh's hands. Without missing a beat, he unlocked his cell and opened the door.
"Thanks! You know, maybe I was wrong about that butterfly." Josh shrugged.
Realizing what he had done, Shriek began to panic.
"Uh-oh! I just know the boss is going to blame me for this!"
At just the right, well wrong time for him, Bash came back to the dungeon to pick up the next shift watching Josh.
"Ok, Shriek, it's my-dude! Where's the prisoner?!"
"Well, I was trying to find this butterfly that came in here and I kinda sorta threw the keys to him by accident…"
Bash gave himself a face palm before shouting "YOU THREW THE KEYS?! TO JOSH!?"
With that, he grabbed his brother's throat and began to choke him again, like he did at the castle. Or like Homer Simpson choking Bart in the various episodes they're on.
Poor kid. Surprised the child authorities never got involved.
Anyway, after making his escape out of his prison, Josh made a break for it.
"There is no way I am letting that demonic freak go as me to spend time with Audrey." He grunted. "I gotta get to the surface and show her that he's a fraud."
Meanwhile, in the deepest darkest prison cells of the Underworld, Joe and Caramel were asleep cuddled next to each other in the cell when they heard the sound of obnoxious chewing.
"Ugh, that gnawing is so disturbing." Caramel groaned.
"I know…my mother always hated the sound of chewing, so she knocked that habit out of us very quickly." Joe muttered.
They looked and saw a fat imp, not Henchman since he was washing the dishes, tearing up a turkey leg nearby. Let me tell you; that is reeeally gross to see. And when I eat turkey legs, at least I have manners.
"Mmmmm! Oh that turkey is soooo good! So moist and tender!" The demon remarked in between chews.
Ok, DUDE! Did no one teach you to not talk with your mouth full?!
Oh wait, that's right. You're a demon and work for literal Satan, manners are for angels and good Christians from the Bible Belt, huh? Whatever.
Joe felt nauseous hearing that and Caramel heard her stomach growl. While they did have food not that long ago, it wasn't very edible to say the least.
She clutched her stomach trying not to show any signs of hunger in an attempt to be strong and not show weakness.
"Hey, you ok?" Joe asked.
"I'm getting hungry…and that creep loudly eating is making it worse."
"I get it, I'm hungry too. Like how hard is it to make a suitable meal?"
And not a moment too soon did he say that when he heard,
"Dawww…is someone hungry?"
Just then they looked and saw that same fat imp approach them, a piece of meat hanging from his mouth.
Oh no…
"Here, I have leftovers if you wanna come get some?" The imp smirked at Caramel, gesturing to the same meat dangling from his mouth.
EWWWWWWW! Okay, if I wasn't the narrator, I'd SO be smacking the back of your head right now!
Joe, really ticked at what he's trying to insinuate to his wife, shouted, "You monster! You keep your filthy and disgusting self from my wife!"
Caramel started to retch as she could feel the bile coming up a little bit. But that didn't stop the creepy imp.
"Daww but she looks hungry and I'm more than happy to share. If she gives me something special."
"Whatever is in that sick mind of yours, you better SHOVE IT!" Caramel yelled.
The imp just laughed it off, "Aw but I'm not asking for anything bad…just for a kiss. She can get the food off my mouth, and I get my kiss. Win-win for everybody. "
For those who just read that, I am sooooo sorry.
That ticked Joe off. He got up, and with all his might,
*SMACK!*
He punched him hard in the face, sending him flying back.
"You come after my wife like that again, I will make sure you are VERY sorry!" Joe snapped. "No one talks to her like that you disgusting creep!"
Rubbing his jaw the demon just snapped, "Ugh fine! Be that way! Then I guess you'll starve!"
With that he just devoured the rest of the turkey meat and threw the bone at the couple, Joe still looking ticked.
"Starve well, my pretty teacup." The imp crooned, blowing a kiss.
Super Mario Super Show reference anyone? No? Seriously? Just me?
Man, that hurts. I guess kids these days don't really watch that many 80s cartoons.
Once the imp was gone, Joe took a huff and retreated back to Caramel, who was shocked by the events.
"I'm so sorry about that." Joe stated. "No one and I mean no one should treat you like that."
Shakily nodding, Caramel replied, "I know. And ugh, that food he offered was disgusting…"
Joe nodded and then something caught his eye. While the imp finished off the meat, the bone was still there, and it was only a few feet from the cell. He crawled over, reached his hand out of the cell and grabbed it, pulling it back.
"Melli, I think we have overstayed our visit." He announced. "I think I can pick the lock and we can get the heck out of here."
"Oh thank goodness!" Caramel sighed in relief.
Joe pulled off a sharp end of the bone and began picking the lock, keeping an eye out for any guards or even the Devil. Caramel looked in different directions, hearing the clicking and tugging of the lock.
It seemed like hours passed when he started and Caramel was starting to get worried. The cell was old but the method to pick the lock wasn't the best.
Then when she began to worry
*Click!*
"Got it!" Joe cheered. And just like that, the door opened and the two embraced each other, finally having the chance to freedom.
With no time to lose, the two scampered out and bolted down the hallway, feeling a burst of energy and happiness. Finally, after ten long and painful years, they were finally going to be free and away from the Devil.
Just when they turned a corner-!
*BAM!*
Joe bumped into someone. It definitely wasn't furry so it wasn't the Devil or his imps.
"Owwww…." Josh muttered, rubbing his head. "Oh man this hallway needs a traffic light…"
When his vision cleared up, he saw the two (kinda sorta) familiar cups looking worriedly at him.
Now if you remember from the previous episode, they met two cups who looked like these ones that Josh was looking at now. They pretended to be Cuphead and Mugman's folks, only to be imps and trap them in their house.
"Hey wait…oh no! I'm not falling for this again!" Josh snapped, now in a defensive position.
Now heavily confused, Caramel asked, "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we don't know each other. Falling for what exactly, sir?""
"Oh yeah sure, like I fall for that." Josh replied. "I saw you two a few weeks ago and I am not going to be fooled by a bunch of creeps like you!"
"Whoa whoa whoa, take it easy mate." Joe raised his hands in defense. "We've been trapped in those cells for over ten years, there's no way we could've-!"
"You both took advantage of two sweet kids!" Josh shouted. "I get how you imps can be nasty but that is just low!"
"Mate, I'm telling you, we're not imps-!"
"Yes you are! You came to us claiming to be Cuphead and Mugman's folks only to trap them!"
"Cuphead and Mugman?" Joe asked in confusion. "Sorry, I really don't know what you're talking about. We had two little boys, but they didn't go by those names."
"Oh and you claimed you had children. Yeah, I'm not buying it, pal!"
Getting increasingly frustrated, Joe pinched the bridge of his nose and just stated, "Look, we don't have time for this. If we wanna help each other get out of this literal hellhole, be my guest. Otherwise, my wife and I are leaving."
"You leave them ALONE!"
Then without missing a beat, Josh bolted and tackled Joe, proceeding for them to get into a comical dust fight.
A few seconds later, Caramel got into the cloud and shoved both of them away from each other.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!"
And like the boys they are at heart, they stopped. Like two sons that got in trouble with their mother.
"I'm sorry someone took advantage of your friends, but you have to let us explain! Look at our clothes! We haven't stepped FOOT out of the Underworld in over a DECADE! You really think we'd be out and about tricking little children like that?!"
Josh took a closer look (respectively) at their clothing and to his surprise; they were right. The clothes were faded, a bit torn, it had an awful smell, and the ribbon on her dress was dangling by a thread.
He then looked at them and it sank in.
"Oh…I am so so so so so so so sorry! I am sooo ashamed about tackling you and accusing you."
Taking a sigh, Caramel replied, "It's quite alright, I'm sure it was just a case of mistaken identity. We can understand why you acted like that."
"Again, I am so sorry. It's just, a few imps imposed as you guys making us believe they were Cuphead and Mugman's folks. They were taken hostage and we rescued them."
"Oh how horrible!" Caramel gasped. "I'm glad you were able to rescue them. I can't imagine why the Devil would be after sweet children like that."
"Well, one of them…kinda got himself into trouble. Well, the two usually get into trouble for any reason, but we love them. Erm, me, my wife, my brother-in-law, and a friend. Here I got a photo."
He took a photo out of his jacket pocket and it revealed a picture of himself, Audrey, Monica, Andrew, Elder Kettle and...the two young cups smiling happily at the camera.
Caramel gasped in shock.
"Joe…honey, those boys look just like us."
Joe looked closer at the photo… and his eyes widened.
"No…it can't be…can it?"
"But it is! Oh the red one has your cute nose! And the blue one has your eyes!"
"Wait, you're their real-real parents?!" Josh gasped. "Wow, this is a really interesting day for me."
Joe turned to Josh and smiled warmly.
"You were willing to risk your life to protect my sons. I wanna say…thank you mate. Thank you for protecting them."
"Hey, of course. We love them. And as much as I am enjoying this, we need to head out. The Devil is imposing as me so he can be with my wife. We need to show them the truth."
"Ugh! What is with these demons and trying to hit on other people's wives?!" Joe huffed in disgust.
"Honestly, I have no clue. But we have no time to lose."
"We have to hurry!" Caramel exclaimed.
The three made a run for it, when Josh realized, "Wait, a demon hit on you too?"
"Don't really wanna talk about it." Joe stated matter-of-factly.
Josh nodded and the three made a rush to the throne room. There, they found the elevator, and headed up in it.
Back with the group, they were having their picnic while Audie was getting worried about Josh. He had been acting very strange since he got back and she was wondering if something was up, even though he claimed everything was fine.
She moved back towards Monica, who was carrying the picnic blanket and mentioned.
"Hey, Mon. I'm getting a bit worried about Josh. He's been acting really strange lately."
"Yeah I know, I feel it too...I can put my finger on it but something's very wrong." Monic added.
"Maybe he's having an off day? I dunno."
"Maybe, but I'd be careful if I were you." Monica advised.
"I will." Audrey nodded.
Once they got to their spot in the park, they proceeded with the picnic while Audie kept an eye on "Josh".
Yes I put quotations because hes a faker.
While the boys went off to play some kickball, the adults munched on some food.
"Ah Audrey darling!" 'Josh' proclaimed. "The food is simply scrumptious!"
"Oh uh thanks." Audrey replied. "Surprised you took a British accent especially when Sasha and I told you and Steve to not do that on your trip to London."
"Oh sorry, I just thought it sounded rather nice" 'Josh' replied with a flirty smirk.
"Yeah it was ok."
"Though from what you've been telling me the devil has a funny way of expressing himself." Andy mentioned.
In a mocking tone, he replied. "Oh! How terrible! People are picking on me! And God was a big meanie kicking me outta Heaven!"
Audrey began to laugh. "Oh man that sounds nearly like him."
Monica watched 'Josh' closely as she noticed him getting visibly annoyed with Andy mocking the Devil, for some odd reason.
"Also the boys were telling me about a sweater?" Andy brought up. "What was that about?"
"Oh, Cuphead had gotten an invisible impenetrable sweater, and each time the Devil would try and get his soul, he'd get electrocuted." Audrey answered.
"Oooohh man that's hilarious!" Andy laughed. "I bet you saw his exoskeleton."
"I did. I laughed and enjoyed it."
'Josh''s face started to turn a beet red as Monica broke the silence.
"Hey Josh, are you doing okay? You look mad."
"Oh yes yes. I'm just a little warm. It's rather hot outside." He replied tugging at his shirt collar.
"You're wearing a tank top." Audrey pointed out. "Are you feeling okay?"
"Oh of course! Nothing like spending time with my darling wife."
"Darling?" Audrey thought. That was like the tenth time he called her that. Even Monica looked confused
"Anyway Audrey, I was wondering we've been happily married for quite some time. And I was hoping we could renew our vows."
"Erm really? I mean that seems a bit fast since we've only been married for a year." She pointed out.
"Wow a year already? Congrats!" Andy beamed.
"Aw thanks Andy. I feel bad we found out about us being siblings, and that you didn't come."
"Eh, its ok. You didn't know at the time."
"All the more reason to renew our vows, sweetie." 'Josh' interjected. "You'd like your brother to see you in your dashing gown wouldn't you?"
"Uh, forgive me for asking this but what prompted this?" Audrey asked.
"I thought it could be really sweet for us to do that. I mean why wait? We can do it right now."
"I get it, but, Josh, we need to wait a bit. We just got married and I spent months working on my vows to you."
The Devil was starting to get irritated again. He needed her to agree so he can get her to sign the contract.
Just then, the group heard a familiar, "DEVIL! YOU STAY AWAY FROM MY WIFE!"
They looked and saw Josh rushed towards them,
"Josh!?"
"Whoa! two of them!" Andy gasped,
The Devil, not wanting to be revealed, sprung into action.
"Don't listen to him Audrey. That's the Devil in disguise! It's a trick!"
"No HE'S the Devil!" Josh shouted.
"Don't be ridiculous!" The Devil argued. "I'm the real Josh! You came to ruin my date with Audrey!"
The boys returned from their kickball game ready to eat some food when they saw the commotion. "Hey what's going-whoa! I'm seeing double!"
"No I'M the real Josh, not you!" Josh shouted. "You had your Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dumber lackeys kidnap me!"
"Oh sure that's the oldest trick in the book! I am the real Josh!"
"So who's the real one?" Andy asked still very confused.
"I AM!" Both of the Joshes shouted.
"No I AM!" Josh argued.
"No I AM! Go bother some other poor man's wife!"
"She is MY WIFE, YOU MORON!"
"No she's MY WIFE!"
"MINE!"
"MINE!"
They looked like they were ready to tackle each other like a couple of third graders at the playground, but Audrey intervened. "Ok stop! We need to find a way to settle this!"
"Hmm doing twenty questions might take long...how about we do something else?" Monica suggested.
Andy pondered over for a bit when an idea came to him.
"Hey! I might have an idea!"
Andy then whispered something in Audrey's ear to which she smiled.
"Oh! That's a great idea!"
"What?" Josh asked.
"Simple. Growing up, one of my favorite games to play was Super Paper Mario. In that game, there was a gameshow, where Mario had to answer questions to win a prize. We do that and we'll see who the real Josh is."
"Oh that sounds awesome!" Monica giggled.
"That might work, and we'll see who the faker is." Josh mentioned, glaring at his Doppelgänger.
"Funny. I was thinking the same thing about you." The Devil shot back.
With a flick of their wands, Monica and Andy turned the area into a huge gameshow. There was a large audience, a few chairs with soft cushions, a podium, and a lit up sign that read 'This is your Hubby!'
As they began the process, Caramel and Joe watched from afar so as they saw the events unfold.
"Oh man this is going to get very interesting." Joe commented.
"I know...you think they still make popcorn these days?"
"Oh yeah…I definitely could go for some."
"Yeah...I just wish we had cash to buy some."
Just then, as if by sheer luck, a random person was serving popcorn
"Popcorn! Free popcorn!" He called out.
"Oh!" Caramel exclaimed while licking her lips.
"We'll take two bags." Joe politely ordered.
"Here ya go!"
The server handed them two bags of popcorn. The inviting smell filled their noses and they took a sigh of relief.
"Oh thank you sir!"
They then took some and ate the kernels of buttery and salty goodness. For once, they actually enjoyed the food. It was full of flavor and not tasteless or dry.
"Mmmmmm oh this is so good!" Joe mused. "I haven't had this good of a bag in years!"
Then jazzy music began to play and the gameshow started with an elated Andy dressed up in a fancy suit.
"Hey everyone! I'm Andrew Keller and today we have a new game show called "This is your hubby!" He announced. "We have two people who look like Mr. Joshua Anderson, but there can only be one true original! We'll go through five questions and see who knows Mrs. Anderson the best!"
He gestured over to Audrey, who was wearing a new gold dress, smiling and waving at the applauding audience.
Smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave.
"Alright lets get right into it!" Andy declared. "Audrey, you may now proceed."
"Ok" Audrey nodded. Turning to the two Joshes, she asked her first question. "What is my favorite musical?"
The Devil was quick to hit the buzzer as he shouted.
"Madam Satan!"
"What kinda musical is that?" Josh yelled.
"Uh only the best one for my wife!" The Devil remarked.
Okay, so upon googling it, Madam Satan IS in fact a real musical. But no, it wasn't about some poor lady marrying the Devil. Thank goodness.
Josh rolled his eyes and pressed the buzzer. "No it's actually Wicked. I took Audrey to see it after we got engaged."
"Correct!" Andy cheered as there was a 'ding!' and the audience applauding.
Josh shot the Devil a smirk while he growled.
"Alright next question; what is my go-to coffee drink?"
The Devil hit the buzzer again, hoping to have better luck.
"An iced coffee with half and half! Oh and with a chocolate syrup twist!"
Josh hit the buzzer and simply replied. "Trick question; she doesn't like coffee. She loves tea. English Breakfast tea with a bit of sugar and milk."
"And that's another point for Josh number two!" Andy grinned.
"Unbelievable!" The Devil shouted.
"Better luck next time, faker." Josh sneered.
"I'm no faker!"
"Relax, sports fans! We still got a few more left!" Andy beamed.
"Alright next question: Josh, where did we meet?"
"Ok let's try something simple." The Devil muttered. Hitting the buzzer again, he answered. "Uh at school."
"Josh number two, what's your answer?" Andy prodded.
"We met at school." Josh replied.
"While that was correct, the other one did answer first, so he gets the point." Andy replied.
"Yesss!" The Devil grinned.
"Dang it." Josh muttered. He was sure the Devil was going to say something stupid but he was wrong.
"Ok next question: who was my maid of honor at my wedding?"
The Devil then used a simple spell to make Josh's mouth clamp tight like that of a zipper. Josh shouted but it all came out in muffled screamed.
"Hey hey! No cheating!" Andy scolded.
"Hey I didn't do anything and the answer is her best friend Sasha."
"That's correct, but can you unzip his mouth please?" Andy asked. "We want both Joshs' to have an opportunity to answer."
"Oh fine."
He snapped his fingers and unzipped Josh's mouth while he rubbed his jaw.
"Jerk! And the answer is Sasha!"
"Hmmm... Both of you were correct." Andy pondered. "How bout the good ol' fashioned tie breaker?"
"And I know the question."
Turning to the Devil, she asked. "Josh, how did you propose to me?"
"Oh thats sooo easy I took you out for a romantic dinner after we finished school. I took you to that Italian place you loved and was outside under the moonlight. After a nice dinner, we chatted and read a story of love. Then I got on one knee and popped the question."
"Wow, ok."
Turning to the real Josh, she asked. "Josh, how about you?
"It was a lovely day outside. I took you to this lonely grassy area and we had a picnic. As we were having lunch, I pulled out one of your favorite romance novels; The Midnight Dance. It's a story about secrets, love, adventure, escape, and of course, love. I turned to one of your favorite parts of the story, where the two danced and the boy from the story told her he wanted to dance with her like there's no midnight. After I read that, I told you that I loved that section of the story, because I could feel the strong connection between the two and felt that same way between the two of us. I got down on one knee, told you that I enjoyed spending time with you, and wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. Then I pulled out the ring and asked you to marry me."
A random crowd that happened to gather around, upon hearing the story all collectively muttered. "Awwwww!"
Even Caramel could feel the romance coarse in the air as she leaned on Joe's shoulder, color flooding her pale cheeks.
The Devil wasn't thrilled by that as he shouted. "That's so lame! And a stupid proposal!"
"Hate to burst your bubble but that was exactly the way he proposed! He's the real Josh!"
There was a loud 'Ding!' as confetti fell on the real Josh, the audience cheered and jazz music began to play.
Josh then rushed over and hugged Audrey, holding her close in his embrace.
"NO! NO NO NO NO! You cheated!" The Devil shouted.
"You cheated!" Josh argued.
Andy, sensing something was amiss, conjured a Bible and chucked it at him.
*ZAP ZAP ZAP!*
That shocked him the same with the sweater. It was so powerful that it removed the dark spell, revealing himself. Hey, we Christians don't call the Bible a "Sword of Truth" for nothing.
"Totally should've done it earlier, but eh, the game show was more fun." Andy shrugged.
"Uh...oh no."
"You FREAK!" Audrey shouted. "I can't believe you were imposing as my husband!"
The crowd then started a whole orchestra of Boos and angry shouting as they threw random stuff at the Devil. One of them included a lawn chair?
Ok that was totally pointless, but I guess that gets the job done.
As the audience booed at the Devil, just then a producer approached Andy.
"Hey kid! Love the way you did the show!" He beamed. "Why don't we make a deal and do a show together?"
"Oh! Okay sure! I'll have a look at the contract and get back to ya!" Andy claimed.
Embarrassed by all this, the Devil poofed outta here, leaving Audie alone to embrace Josh.
"Oh Josh I'm so glad you're ok." She sighed.
"Yeah I'm good. I'm glad we came at the right time to help ya."
"We?"
Just then, Caramel and Joe slowly approached the group, holding back happy tears.
When the boys saw them, they immediately got defensive.
"Oh no! not again!"
"Josh how could you!?" Audrey gasped. "Don't you remember what happened last time?!"
"Yes I do. but boys, these are your real parents, they were trapped in the underworld when I met them." Josh explained.
"No! They're fake like last time!" Mugman cried, hiding behind Audrey, tears streaming down his face. Ever since the incident with the fake parents, they haven't had an easy time recovering from that.
"Elder Kettle's our family! You leave us alone!" Cuphead shouted.
"No please we-we've been trapped in the underworld for ten years." Carmel explained. "Please you have to believe us!"
"No! You tricked us and held us hostage!" Mugman yelled, hugging Audrey tighter.
"I know it's a lot to take in...but those people were fakers." Joe calmly added. "They pretended to be us to get to you. It was wrong what they did and for all the turmoil that caused you, we want you to know we're deeply sorry."
"Yeah I'm not buying it." Cuphead retorted.
"Me neither! You're gonna take us away from Elder Kettle again!" Mugman added, holding onto the hem of Audrey's dress.
"Oh there must be someway I can prove to them we're their parents…" Carmel sighed.
After a pause, Joe mused, "I remember when the boys were born, you sang the most beautiful lullaby to them every single night before bed. Perhaps...they'll remember it from somewhere.
"Yes I suppose that could work."
Turning to the cups, she replied. "Boys, I think I can prove that we are your parents. I would sing a lullaby to you before bed and even on the scariest of nights you would fall asleep in my arms."
The boys didn't say anything in reply, rather just holding each other tightly in a protective hug, Cuphead glaring at the supposed parents while Mugman looked scared.
***NEW SONG: "All is found" by Evan Rachel Wood***
Carmel; Where the North wind meets the sea. There's a river full of memory. Sleep, my darlings, safe and sound. For in this river, all is found.
Carmel: In her waters, deep and true. Lie the answers and a path for you. Dive down deep into her sound. But not too far or you'll be drowned.
Carmel: Yes, she will sing to those who'll hear. And in her song, all magic flows. But can you brave what you most fear?. Can you face what the river knows?
Carmel; Where the North wind meets the sea. There's a mother full of memory. Come, my darlings, homeward bound. When all is lost, then all is found
*End of Song*
As she sang, a wave of nostalgia overcame the brothers as they started to shed tears.
"Wait...that song...I-I remember...you sang that to us...even when we got scared…" Mugman recalled.
Cuphead looked at Carmel with sad eyes and asked in a soft voice.
"M-Mama…?"
Caramel got on her knees and held her arms out, tears slipping down her face.
"Oh my boys. My sweet sweet boys."
Wiping their tears, Cuphead abd Mugman cried out, "Mama! Papa!"
They ran up and hugged her, as she gave gentle sobs.
"Oh my boys. Oh my babies, I've missed you so much." She cried. "I prayed so hard we'd find you again and we did."
Cuphead couldn't hold back anymore and started sobbing, Mugman following suit.
Joe hugged them as well, gently rocking them in his arms, letting out tears of joy and relief himself.
"Shhhhh it's alright my sons, we're here. We're finally here."
Audrey wiped a tear from her eye, as she observed this emotional and true reunion. Finally, they had parents. True parents.
"It's you...its really you...we have a mama and papa again."
"Oh this is so sweet."
Just then, Elder Kettle came onto the scene and saw what was happening. Of course, he became weary due to the previous encounter. But he didn't want to stand in the way of the boys' happiness.
Caramel held out a hand to Elder Kettle, smiling brightly.
"Kettle, I want to say thank you for raising them. I cannot express how thankful I am for you."
"Aww...it was nothing. I did my best raising Cuphead and Mugman." He replied with a smile.
Caramel gestured Kettle into the group hug when something came to mind.
"Cuphead and Mugman? No no no, I never named them Cuphead and Mugman! Their names are Dangerous and Dirk!"
That shocked them completely. Cuphead paused for a second before replying
"I could have been Dangerous?!"
"I wrote it down! I wrote it on the note I left!" Carmel recalled.
"I COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS!?" Cuphead repeated.
"Cuphead you're dangerous now." Mugman muttered while rolling his eyes.
Joe chucked. "These are definitely your sons, Melli."
"Whoa whoa whoa! I looked over that letter and nothing on the lines said 'Dangerous and Dirk'." Kettle argued. "Granted, it was smudged and I dont have the best eyesight but I didn't see either of those names."
After taking a gentle sigh, Caramel explained.
"It's quite alright. See, we were young when we had the boys and we happened to be Dirk Dangerous fans sooooo...heh heh yeah they probably weren't the best names."
"I COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS!?" Cuphead repeated a third time.
"Ok ok we heard you sweetie." Audrey chimed in.
With a sweet smile, she got on Cuphead's level and said, "Cuphead is a great name too, sweetie. Maybe we'll put that as your middle name and call it a day."
"Whooo!" Cuphead cheered as Mugman rolled his eyes.
"Oh boy…"
"But don't even think about using it as an excuse to do dangerous stunts!" Caramel lectured, giving a stern glare.
And before you ask, yes, she knows about Cuphead getting into it at the carnival. You'd be surprised by what they hear in the Underworld.
"Too late for that…" Mugman muttered.
"Don't worry, mama. I won't." Cuphead grinned a dopey grin.
With a contented sigh, Josh wrapped an arm around Audrey as he smiled, "Another happy ending. And with the boys' real parents this time."
"Oh yes. Who knew they were actually there. I feel bad. I've been in the underworld and never seen them."
"Eh, to be honest, I didn't even look for them. They happened to be escaping and I bumped into them. I wouldn't blame yourself since we kinda assumed they were orphans."
"True. You know, with all the time spending with them, they're kinda like our practice kids. I mean, when we decide to have some, we'll have some idea on how to take care of them."
With a smirk, Josh just asked, "So you're saying there's a chance?"
"Maybe…" Audrey smirked back, giving Josh a kiss.
The family watched Audrey and Josh kiss and looked at each other. Yep, they were all thinking the same thing.
"Boys, why don't we give them some privacy?" Caramel suggested, shooting a smirk at Joe, who got the gist.
"Ok, mama. Cuppy and I can show you our favorite spot in the park." Mugman mentioned.
"Oh that'd be wonderful!" Caramel beamed.
The Cup family departed, leaving Josh alone with his wife. He felt like the luckiest guy in the world and was glad he was able to stop the Devil from taking her.
He couldn't imagine life without her.
Wow! How about that?! They were reunited with their real-real parents! And Josh was able to show the deception of the Devil. Serves him right! Thanks again to my awesome pal LexieLuthor98! you're awesome! Toon in for another exciting adventure!
As always, thanks so much for reading! Don't forget to write a review but let's avoid the flames please :D