One cold grey day, Gwen is outside raking the leaves in the front yard while Cuphead and Mugman jump into the leaf-piles, despite Gwen warning them not to. Gwen groaned and used her ink pen to magically move the leaves into a pile and sets them on fire.

"Aw!" The cups groaned.

"Well, I warned you ding-dongs not to… ACHOO!.. Jump in the leaf-piles!" Gwen said then suddenly sneezed.

"Gesundheit." Both cups said.

"Now, could you let me… ACHOO!... Finish up the leaves?" Gwen sneezed again and started to feel tired.

"Gwen, are you okay?" Mugman asked concerned.

"I'm fine. It's just… ACHOO!... The weather's making me a little… ACHOO!... Under the weather lately." Gwen said, feeling stuffed up.

"Uh Gwen? Maybe you should take it easy?" Cuphead suggested.

"Nah. I'm fine. I just need to… ACHOO!... Grab some tissues inside."

Gwen said as she put her rake down and headed inside the cottage.

Cuphead and Mugman look at each other in question.

Gwen looks around and finds the box of tissues as she suddenly sneezed again.

"ACHOO!"

Elder Kettle comes into the living room and asked,

"Gwen? Did you finish up those leaves?"

Gwen sniffled and said,

"Almost. I just needed some tissues. ACHOO!"

"Gwen, what's wrong? You look really pale and stuffy." Elder Kettle asked, looking concerned.

"It's nothing. I've just been a little… ACHOO! Sneezy lately. That's all." Gwen explained as she sneezed and blew her nose in a tissue.

"Here, let me feel your head." Elder Kettle said and puts his hand on her forehead.

"Oh my! You're burning up dear! You caught a cold! I'm afraid you're too sick to work for a while." Elder Kettle said.

"No, Elder Kettle I'm okay…ACHOO! Honest."

Gwen tried to assure him but sneezed again.

"No Gwen, now go upstairs and lay in bed. I'll have the boys finish up the leaves. Then I'll have them take care of you while I run into town today." Elder Kettle told her.

"Oh, alright."

Gwen sniffled and goes upstairs to her room and lays in bed with the box of tissues and started coughing. Elder Kettle goes outside and tells the cups,

"Boys! Gwen's sick! You two finish up the leaves and take care of her! I gotta run into town to run some errands! And Cuphead, no dynamiting the leaves this time!"

Elder Kettle warned Cuphead as goes to his truck, turns on the truck and drives away to Inkwell City.

"Aw nuts! Now we gotta finish these stupid leaves and take care of Gwen!" Cuphead complained.

"Come on Cuphead! It's the least we could do after all Gwen's done for us. I mean after all; she is our best friend." Mugman pointed out.

Cuphead sighed and said,

"I guess I can't argue with that. Come on, lets blow these leaves up!" Cuphead said.

"But Cuphead! You heard what Elder Kettle said! No dynamite!" Mugman protested.

"Eh, I ain't too worried about it."

Cuphead said and grabs some dynamite, places them on the piles of leaves and lights the fuses. Cuphead runs for cover and drags Mugman with him.

Just then… KABOOM!

The leaves all blow up to bits of dust. Cuphead pats his hands and says,

"See Mugsy? Easy as pie!"

Mugman sighed and said,

"Fine! Now, let's go make Gwen some soup and something to drink."

The cups go inside into the kitchen and Mugman cooks up some chicken noodle soup on the stove with a side of crackers while Cuphead pours a glass of orange juice from the refrigerator. They make a little tray setup for Gwen and both cups head upstairs to Gwen's room. Cuphead knocks the door and Gwen answered,

"Yes?"

The cups come into her room and Mugman said,

"Here Gweny. This should help with that nasty cold."

Mugman hands her the tray of soup and orange juice.

"Aw, thanks guys."

Gwen drinks the orange juice and starts eating the soup. After she finishes the soup and crackers, she asked,

"By the way, what was that exploding noise outside? Did you use that dynamite again to get the leaves done? Elder Kettle told you not to do that you know."

Cuphead giggled and said,

"Maybe a little."

"Yep. Typical Cuphead." Mugman added.

Gwen sighed and said,

"Whatever. Can you guys make me some tea? Chamomile with honey?"

"Sure Gwen! Coming right up!"

Mugman said and both cups leave her room. Down in the kitchen, the cups heat up some hot water and grab a chamomile tea bag. But they realized they didn't have any honey.

"Uh Cuphead? We're out of honey!" Mugman exclaimed.

"There's only one place to get honey." Cuphead said, getting an idea.

Mugman's eyes popped and said,

"Oh no! You don't mean…?"

"Yes I do mean." Cuphead replied.

They go outside and run through the woods until they reach a cave. They peek inside and see a big black bear sleeping and hanging above him was a beehive filled with honey.

"Shh!"

Cuphead shushed Mugman and quietly sneak into the cave to retrieve the beehive. Mugman lifts Cuphead and he grabs the beehive and both quietly sneak out of the cave and run back to the cottage with some bees following along. Cuphead shoos some bees flying around the hive as Mugman takes a tablespoon of honey and mix it into the chamomile tea.

"And voila!" Cuphead said proudly.

"Nice work Cuphead!" Mugman said.

They both shake hands until they hear dripping noises in Cuphead's head and both cups look up and notice the bear right behind them, growling furiously. The bear roars and chases the cups around the cottage as the cups screamed in horror. The bear beats them up and retrieves the beehive and leaves the cottage in a huff.

The cups groaned and Cuphead said,

"Well, at least we got the honey for Gwen's tea."

Cuphead chuckled weakly as Mugman glared at him. After they recover, the cups bring Gwen her tea and she said,

"Thanks guys."

Gwen sips the tea and then asked,

"By the way, what was all that ruckus downstairs? Sounded like a bear or something. I hope you didn't disturb him again."

"Oh, we didn't." The cups answered innocently and smiled.

Gwen gives them a suspicious look, but shrugs it off and said,

"Okay fine. Now, could you guys get me a cold remedy? I think it's in the medicine cabinet downstairs."

The cups sighed and go downstairs to the medicine cabinet and look for the bottle. They find the bottle, only to quickly realize it was empty.

"Ugh! Out of cold remedy! Where are we gonna get some more?" Cuphead asked frustrated.

"We could just go to Porkrind's and get some more." Mugman suggested.

"Oh yeah!" Cuphead exclaimed.

They both leave the cottage and arrive at Porkrind's Emporium. They enter the shop and Mugman yelled,

"Porkrind! We got a problem!"

Porkrind groaned and asked,

"What now?!"

"We need a new bottle of cold remedy!"

Cuphead said as they both approach the counter.

"What do you need it for? You don't look sick to me." Porkrind asked.

"We're not! But Gwen is sick!" The cups answered together.

Porkrind's eyes widened and said,

"Oh, my best human customer is sick? Hang on, I'll go get a bottle. Be back in a jiff."

Porkrind said and goes to the back room to find the cold remedy.

While they waited, the cups look around at the some of the goods. Mugman looks at some books while Cuphead looks at the dynamite and explosives. Porkrind comes back with a bottle of cold remedy and said,

"Okay, here's the last bottle of cold remedy. Three bucks please."

Mugman was about to give Porkrind the money until Cuphead asked,

"Hey wait! Could we get these too?"

Cuphead holds up a box of dynamite.

"No Cuphead! Gwen come first!"

Mugman scolded him and took the bottle of cold remedy after paying Porkrind.

"Aw!" Cuphead groaned.

"Oh, give the kid my regards."

Porkrind said, showing a bit of a soft side for Gwen.

"Thank you Porkrind!"

The cups called out as they leave the shop and head for home.

Suddenly, out of the bushes, a kid the cups know named Bowlboy surprises the cups, wearing a doctor's outfit, holding a doctor's bag and asked,

"Need a doctor fellas?"

The cups gasped and Cuphead yelled,

"No! Now go away Bowlboy!"

"That's Dr. Bowlboy to you!" Bowlboy said with a creepy smile.

The cups runaway as Bowlboy asked,

"Gee, what's eatin' them?"

The cups make it back to the cottage and give Gwen the cold remedy medicine.

"Thanks guys. This'll help my symptoms."

The cups sighed and Mugman said,

"Oh, Porkrind gives his regards to ya."

Gwen's eyes widened.

"Aw, how nice. I never thought he'd have a soft side for me." Gwen admitted as she drank a spoonful of the cold remedy.

Cuphead eagerly asked,

"So, you're all taken care of?"

"Hmm, just one more thing. Could you get me some extra pillows and a warmer blanket? I'm gonna take a nap and I'm a little cold."

The cups groaned and both said,

"Alright."

They leave her room and go to the closet to get some pillows and a blanket while Gwen dozes off to sleep. They go to the linen closet and find some pillows and warm blanket.

"She couldn't simply use the magic inkwell to take care of herself?" Cuphead complained.

"I know Cuphead, but she seems too weak to do that right now. Anyway, we gotta do this for her, Remember?" Mugman answered.

Cuphead sighed and continued to grab the blanket while Mugman grabbed the pillows.

The cups bring the pillows and blanket to her room when to their surprise, Bowlboy is in her room and was about inject her with some pink liquid from a syringe. The cups gasped and jump at Bowlboy, shove him out of her room, beat him up and kick him out of the cottage.

"Phew!"

The cups sighed of relief and go back upstairs and give Gwen the extra pillows and warm blanket. Gwen snuggles up in the warm blanket and extra pillows and says in her sleep,

"Thanks guys. You're the best."

The cups sighed of relief as they pat Gwen on her head as she slept peacefully.

They quietly leave her room to sleep and close her door. The cups sighed and were about to go downstairs to rest from running around for Gwen until she called out,

"Guys!"

The cups cringed and go back into her room and asked,

"What is it?"

"Could you guys get me a glass of water please? I'm thirsty again." Gwen asked in her sleep.

The cups give her a frustrated look and said,

"Fine."

They close the door and go downstairs to the kitchen and get her a glass of water and a pitcher so she can drink more. They go back upstairs to her room, open the door and saw Bowlboy attempting to give Gwen the syringe again. The cups attack Bowlboy and once again kick him out of the cottage. The cups run back upstairs and give Gwen the glass of water and put the pitcher on her lampstand.

"Thanks buddies."

Gwen said and sipped the water from the glass and goes back to sleep.

The cups get nervous and try to leave again until Gwen asked,

"Could you do one more thing for me?"

The cups cringed and asked,

"What now?"

"Could you get me my sketchbook and pencil? I think I left it downstairs by the couch somewhere." Gwen answered.

The cups facepalmed and head downstairs and look for her sketchbook.

"I swear Gwen's being unreasonable!" Cuphead complained.

"I know she's being a little bossy, but she's sick and we owe it to her to keep her comfortable and safe from Bowlboy." Mugman said.

They find her sketchbook and pencil by the couch and go upstairs to her room. They realize Bowlboy might be in her room again and decided to take a look just to be sure. They look inside and to their shock, nobody was in her room this time. Until they hear a familiar high-pitched voice asked,

"Looking for someone boys?"

The cup's eyes widened and realize Bowlboy was right behind them as he jumps at them and ties them up to a chair and gags them with cloth gags.

"I told you, Bowlboy's allllllll…ways got a few tricks up his sleeve. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a patient to tend to. Your human best friend!" Bowlboy creepily said.

He enters her room with the syringe, stands on a stool and prepares to give Gwen a shot. The cups try to yell through their gags to warn her but she doesn't wake up. Bowlboy almost gives Gwen a shot when suddenly… his arm started glowing and stopped him.

"Huh? What the?"

Bowlboy asked as he realized he couldn't move his arm.

Just then, Bowlboy is lifted up and spun around as the bedroom window magically opens. Finally, Bowlboy is thrown really hard outside and into the distance as his screaming dies out. It is revealed that Gwen had her ink pen with her the whole time and raised it and freed her friends from their restraints. Gwen wakes up and said,

"It's okay guys. He's gone."

The cups get up, enter her room and give her the sketchbook and pencil as Cuphead asked,

"How did you know Bowlboy was right there Gwen?"

"I had a feeling something was going on when you guys didn't come into my room right away. So, I took the liberty of having my ink pen right here just like if the Devil showed up in my room and I was ready to attack." Gwen explained.

"Oh." Both cups said.

"See why I warned you Cuphead to stop hanging out with Bowlboy? Especially after you both came from the hospital after I came home after the talent show auditions?" Gwen asked.

"I know Gwen, he's the reason we fell over the cliff along with Mugman!" Cuphead reminded her.

"Well excuse me for trying not to be 'Officer Mugman of the fun police!'" Mugman snapped.

"Guys!" Gwen yelled as she coughed.

"Anyway, thanks for doing everything for me and keeping me safe from Bowlboy." Gwen thanked her friends.

"You're welcome Gwen."

Both cups answered and both leave her room. Gwen smiled, the cups closed her bedroom window and she started sketching in her sketchbook.

Later that day, Elder Kettle returns from running errands and goes inside to see Cuphead and Mugman laying down on the floor exhausted and sleeping from taking care of Gwen and protecting her.

"Aw, looks like you boys had your hands full taking care of Gwen, huh?" Elder Kettle asked.

Cuphead wakes up and said,

"Oh yeah! She was being really bossy and unreasonable!"

"And we also kept her safe." Mugman added.

"How sweet of you boys lookin' out for her. Well, I'm gonna go prepare us dinner: meatloaf!"

Elder Kettle said as he heads to the kitchen. The cups sighed of relief as they hear Gwen coming downstairs. She has a blanket wrapped around her and she said,

"Hey guys. What's going on?"

"Oh, Elder Kettle just got back and he's gonna start dinner." Cuphead answered.

"What are you doing up? You're supposed to be in bed resting." Mugman pointed out.

"I know, but I'm getting tired of being in bed. I wanted to get up." Gwen explained as she coughed into her elbow.

"But what about Bowlboy?" Asked Cuphead.

"Oh, he tried to break into my room again, so I had some friends take care of him." Gwen said.

"Who?" Asked the cups.

Gwen smiled smugly as it is revealed that her trainers Ribby and Croaks along with two spoon brothers and a couple of a male coin and female apple prepare to beat up a tied up and gagged Bowlboy in revenge for blowing them up at the park not too long ago along with the train conductor peanut for tranquilizing him on the train.

"Well, whatever you did, you don't know how long we wanted to get back at that wingnut for breaking our spines and almost trying to kill us at the hospital! Thanks." Cuphead said.

"Yeah, he almost replaced me as a brother." Mugman said giving Cuphead a stern look.

"Guys, let it be a reminder to you that you two are more than just brothers. You're best friends and that's never gonna change. You need each other." Gwen pointed out.

The cups smiled and said,

"We know."

"Boys! Gwen! Dinner's ready!" Elder Kettle called.

The trio go into the kitchen and have eat meatloaf together. Elder Kettle gets up from his chair and said,

"Alright so, I'm gonna grab the dessert. Be right back!"

He leaves to go grab the dessert. While the trio waited, Gwen looked at Cuphead and asked,

"So, I've been too bossy today, have I? And I was being unreasonable?"

Mugman paused and Cuphead hesitantly said,

"Well… maybe a little?"

And gives her a big nervous smile. Gwen gives him a stern look, but she said,

"Eh, I'm not too worried about it."

Cuphead sighed and said,

"Hey, you're gettin' it from me!"

As Cuphead took a last bite of the meatloaf, he suddenly noticed Gwen vanished.

"Gwen? Gwen?" Cuphead asked.

He looked at Mugman and he shrugged, noting he didn't know where she was. Cuphead suddenly felt a cold breeze and asked,

"Why is it drafty all of a sudden?"

Cuphead felt someone tapping his shoulder. He slowly turns around only to see nothing at first, making him nervous. Suddenly Gwen appeared in her ghost form, made a monstrous appearance and roared viciously. Cuphead turned white and screamed at the top of his lungs and ran outside. Gwen and Mugman laughed as she said,

"Ha! That'll teach him!"

Gwen shapeshifted back to her human form and she and Mugman high-five each other. Elder Kettle walks back in with the cookie jar and asked,

"Hey, where's Cuphead? He loves cookies."

Gwen and Mugman laugh and Gwen said, "Oh, he needed to get some air."

Elder Kettle shrugs it off and opens the cookie jar and Gwen and Mugman grab a couple of cookies and eat together as Gwen was starting to feel a little better from her cold.