The crowd poured out of the Inkwell Theater, heading out after their cinematic experience. The latest flick was 'Hideous Zombies' which has been the most talked about movie so far by how terrifying it was. Mugman strutted with pride out of the theater alongside Cuphead.

"Zombies are not as scary as I thought they'd be."

"I'm proud of you, Mugsy. You only needed to change your pants three times," Cuphead smiled.

"A new record."

When it came to scary movies or radio shows, Mugman would back out due to his "problem" and would stay awake for weeks. It took a lot of encouragement from Cuphead and several pairs of pants to talk him into seeing this movie.

"Oh! It's late. If we wanna make it home before dark, we better take a shortcut through the creepy cemetery."

Cuphead pointed across the street to the eerie entrance but Mugman didn't seem affected by the matter,"Nothing scary about that. Not to a record-breaker like me."

"Attaboy, Mugsy".

The boys went pass the wrought iron gate as the gargoyles standing on the pillars as if they were to attack. They were passing by the hundreds of tombstones scattered around, with the exception of some angel monuments; these were often seen as divine granite figures but they seemed rather ominous tonight.

On top of a hill stood a chapel that was deteriorating from years or decades of abandonment in the distance. It seemed that the further they passed the graves, the darker sky grew; the boys began scurrying.

Mugman observed,"Sure is a lot of tombstones."

"Uh-huh."

"Really starting to get dark now. Some might find that unsettling, but not me."

"Good thing we're so brave."

"I can't think of a time I've been LESS scared."

"Nothing scary about a graveyard."

"It's Just a yard."

"For playing."

"We have a yard."

"WE SHOULD VACATION HERE!"

"I NEVER WANNA LEAVE!"

CRASH

After a flash of lightning, the boys' screamed in horror down the path. They passed by a grave where three ghosts were playing cards.

"Well, I know what we're doing tonight," the leader Duke stated.

Emma continued, "Things just got a lot more interesting."

"Go fish!" the fat ghost Jasper yelled randomly and was enough for Duke to slap sense into him.

The boys raced to the gate and it seemed like they were close to freedom, but the ghosts beat them to shut the gate doors trapping them.

Mugman panicked,"Did you see that? It slammed shut outta nowhere!"

"Okay. Let's get a grip on ourselves. That was probably the wind."

"Wind? What wind? I didn't feel any wind. No wind. Oh, no, no, no! It won't budge! We're trapped!" Mugman tried opening the gate but to no avail.

"Relax. It just needs a little elbow grease." Cuphead tried to open it too, but didn't have the strength. "Hm, stuck pretty good."

Mugman shook his brother, "What are we gonna do?!"

Cuphead replied steadily "First, we're gonna calm down. There's nothing to be scared of."

"Boo!" The brothers gasp to see that it's Bendy with a picnic basket. "Well, if it isn't the biggest loser of Soul Ball and Roll the Dice. Let's give him a hand," he then clapped slowly.

"You knew was on that show?"

Bendy scoffed, "Duh, everybody knows; you've been the talk of the town for weeks."

Mugman asked, "What are you even doing out here, anyway?"

"Well, I was about to set up for a picnic just to get away from it all, until I heard a bunch of babies screaming. You didn't happen to see anyone, have you?"

Cuphead's cheeks flushed as well his brother, "Uh…nope! Didn't hear a thing! Did you?"

Mugman sweated from his brow, "Nope, me neither!"

"Listen, you think you can get these gates open? We kinda need to get home."

Bendy dropped his basket and headed up to the gate, shoving them both, "Out of the way, bozos." He spat in his hands, rubbed them and grabbed the gates, but they were still stuck. "Sheesh, I've been here many times and it's never been this hard to open."

Cuphead walked towards him, "Let me help! You open one side, I'll open the other." The both of them strained to open the gate but to no avail. The two fall down with Bendy's arms stretched out, only to revert to normal as he gets up. "I'm guessing someone locked the gates."

Mugman whimpered "What if it's a g-g-ghost? Gates don't close by themselves."

"Ah, banana oil! Ghosts ain't real!"

Little did they know, three ghosts were eavesdropping their conversation.

Duke joked, "You hear that? We ain't real."

Jasper gasped, "We ain't?" Duke smacked his face again while Emma shushed them

Cuphead shrugged, "Looks like we're stuck. Eh. Someone will open it in the morning."

Bendy added, "Guess that means we're gonna have to spend the night and make the best of it."

Cuphead smiled, "Hey, good Idea!"

"S-s-spend the night?" Mugman stuttered.

"I know of a good spot to set up camp; come on," Bendy lead the way as Cuphead and Mugman followed in tow.

Cuphead decided to break the ice, "Some game we played back there, huh, Bendy? You know, the one at that carnival."

"Yep."

"Where'd you go? You didn't chicken out from our friendly little match, did you?"

"I never chicken out!" Bendy turned around, shouting at the cup. "I just…had to get home. My old man grounded me for leaving without permission."

Cuphead didn't seem that bothered by the situation but Mugman was quivering as they made it closer to the woodsy section of the park.

"Bendy? I was just wondering, since you know your way around here, you didn't happen to have seen any—"

Bendy finished his sentence, "Ghosts? Mmm…no, not really." Mugman sighed with relief, before Bendy continued, "But, I have met some people who claimed they have. I heard that ghosts can go right through your body and even enter your brain to possess you. One guy, he said that he saw a ghost brought a dead body to life and he started dancing like this," Bendy then performed a tap dance bit while walking and made Mugman whimpered.

Cuphead punched Bendy in the arm softly, "Hey, quit messing with my brother!"

The three stopped nearby the forest; Cuphead sat his brother down on a log.

"I don't like this, Cuphead. I'm allergic to dead people."

"For the last time, Mugsy. Ghosts ain't real! Now you and Bendy clear a spot, and I'm gonna get some firewood."

Mugman panicked, "We're separating?"

Cuphead asked, "Well, do you wanna come with me into the deep, dark woods? Or do wanna stay here with Bendy?" Mugman turned to Bendy who turns his head slowly and grins evilly like he may be plotting to kill him.

"Is there a third, less terrifying option?"

"Look, don't worry. It'll be just like the movie. You think you're gonna be scared, but then it won't be so bad. 'Cause why?"

Mugman softly smiled, "'Cause I'm a big, strong man?"

Cuphead and Bendy had to keep themselves going into hysterics. Bendy let out a quiet laugh while trying to find bundles of leaves to keep themselves warm.

"Well, sure. But also, ghosts ain't real."

Mugman whispered rubbing his hands nervously, "They better not be. I'm all outta spare pants."

"Just relax. I'll be back before you know it. Bendy, watch my brother till I get back," (Bendy sits next to Mugman. An owl hoots which startles him and hugs Bendy)

Cuphead shouted in the distance, "That was an owl!" Bendy points up at the branch and it turned out he was right. This makes Mugman awkwardly laugh as Bendy shoved him off the log, brushing himself off.

Meanwhile, Cuphead gathered up some logs, while talking to himself , "Typical Mugman. Always getting himself worked up over nothing." He loved his brother to death, but sometimes he can be a bit much with his overprotectiveness and constant worrying.

A twig snapped, which made him freeze. "What was that?"

Then a sudden cold breeze blew down his spine, making him shiver. "Who's there? Bendy, if that's you, cut that out!"

Cuphead fell backwards, losing all the logs of firewood. He opened his eyes to see two glowing figments, one was a tall slender woman with glasses and her hair in a bun, while the other was a large fellow with a saw implanted in his head.

"Hello."

Cuphead screamed in realization that ghosts were real!

Meanwhile, Mugman and Bendy are sitting on a log in silence. Bendy decided to stand up to stretch his legs.

"I'm going for a walk."

Mugman turned around, "Wait! You can't just leave me here!"

"I won't be far, Mug-face and who knows, I might find a way out of here." He disappeared into the fog while Mugman starts whistling to keep himself distracted. His eyes wandered around to see everything from the trees to the logs and rocks transform into monsters; his lips became dry but continued whistling until he turned around and saw a silhouette of a ghost with piercing yellow eyes.

Mugman screamed and turned away, "NO!" He then heard the ghost laughing hysterically, who it's revealed is Bendy uncovering himself from the white blanket. This made Mugman furrow his brow; he just about had enough of this guy! "Bendy, that wasn't funny!"

"It is to me! You should've seen the look on your…face?"

Mugman started whimpering and rubbed his eyes; Bendy observed the mug, as if he felt, dare he say…bad. But, he shook it off and groaned. "Look, you want the truth? Ghost ain't real, alright? There! I said it!"

"They're not?"

"No, it's all a joke! Sheesh!"

Mugman pointed to the tree behind Bendy, which seemed to have glowing eyes, "THEN WHAT'S THAT?!"

Bendy got up to the tree as Mugman covered his eyes, wincing at the possibility of him getting haunted by a ghost. "Don't go near it!"

Bendy grabbed something in his hands. "Geez, it's nothing. Come on, just look!"

"No way! I know it's another trick!" Mugman folded his arms and turned away.

" I SAID JUST LOOK!" Bendy shouted in an unusually deep voice, which made him turn around to reveal Bendy's eyes glaring and glowing again. And his voice sounded unsettling even…demonic. Mugman swore that he reminded him of someone, but he shook it off.

"Okay! Okay!" Mugman looked down to see Bendy's open up to reveal a whole bunch of glowing green lights floating and scattering around them. "Oh, fireflies," he giggled.

"See? You're getting all worked up over nothing," Bendy stated.

"You're right, Bendy. But you know what? It is actually kinda peaceful out here. I can see why you come here a lot. Just the sounds of the wind, the owl, the..."

"Disembodied voice behind you."

Mugman sarcastically replied, "Real cute, Bendy. Ha, ha, ha. Hilarious."

Bendy looked around, "I didn't say anything." He got up to retrieve his picnic basket. "Maybe you're just starving. I know I am, since scaring you worked up my appetite." He opened the lid to reveal the bottom of his basket with leftover crumbs and an empty soda bottle. "Hey! Where's my food?" he gasped and heard a belch in the distance.

"Cuphead, I know you're trying to scare us, but we're not falling for your... tricks." He looked to see that his shoelaces were tied together, causing him to fall. "Bendy!"

Bendy insisted, "I did nothing; I swear! Besides, that joke's WAY below my repertoire!"

Mugman got up, while brushing himself off, "Cuphead! Come on out, this isn't funny!"

"I thought it was right funny. But I ain't never heard of no Cuphead," the mysterious voice rang out with a British accent. The two slowly turned their heads around to reveal glowing, floating figment: A ghost!

"Top of the evening, loves," the ghost took his hat as he bowed, revealing his brain covered with spider. The two froze in placed with Mugman's nose falling off. The two sped off, not before the latter retrieving his nose.

"Cuphead! Cuphead! Cuphead!" the two were following the trail into the woods, freaked by what they just witness. But Mugman bumped into his brother, having them stop in their tracks.

"Mugman, Bendy I don't wanna alarm you guys, but I think I saw a..."

"GHOSTS!" Bendy pointed behind the boys toward the three grim, grinning ghosts who began to sing.

" Don't believe what you heard 'Cause here is the deal"

" There is no need to panic 'cause"

" Ghosts ain't real!"

The trio screamed in panic as bolted out of the woods.

I don't believe in ghosts

They don't give me a fright

I don't believe in anything That bumpity-bumps in the night!

If you see things that you can't explain

Best to ignore them

Or go insane!

Whoo-oo-oo!

Mugman sang, You said they ain't real! They seem pretty real!

Whoo-oo-oo!

Cuphead panicked, "Listen, Mugman, we're caught in a jam!"

Bendy intervened , "Would you two pipe down? We gotta scram!"

The three saw an open grave, which revealed a ghostly marching band and had them run up toward the mausoleum to hopefully avoid the singing ghouls.

I don't believe in ghosts They don't give me a fright I don't believe in anything That bumpity-bumps in the night I don't believe in spooks But when I'm all alone I've heard mysterious things That bang and clang and—

They shut the door and were greeted by silence and darkness, which had the three huddle up, trembling.

Cuphead turned to his brother, "I know you're scared, Mugsy, but you gotta stop chattering your teeth."

Mugman replied, "My teeth aren't chattering."

Bendy lights up a match to reveal a group of skeletons, surrounding them, all chattering their teeth. "AUGH!" was all he could say before his match was blown out. The whole mausoleum lit up to reveal several skeletons dancing to Mariachi music, which freaked the boys out, especially Bendy who was covering his eyes and whimpering.

The three back into a coffin of a bride, which grabbed Bendy's arm and attempted to kiss him. "Augh! Get her off! Get her off!" The two boys grab Bendy by his other arm and snapped the bride's arm off.

The three broke out of the mausoleum and ran down the trail, which attract many other ghosts from their slumber from the entirety of the cemetery. Bendy spotted an old house on a hill and gasped in realization.

"Look, that house up there! It's close by the exit! C'mon!"

They followed Bendy inside the old house, climbing multiple stairs until they were floating in a void of darkness. "We gotta find a way out!" Mugman cried.

Emma assisted by showing them a door, "Here's the way out."

Cuphead opened the door, but instead was greeted by an upcoming train; he managed to close it just in time before it headed straight for him.

Duke pointed to another door, "Here. Try this one."

Mugman opened a door but inside was the Grim Reaper floating with scythe in hand. He was about to swipe at them but the scythe went through the wood of the door.

Jasper waved at the third, "Over here. Over here."

Bendy gave it a shot, hoping to be an exit; the boys were then greeted by an old witch with long hair, giving out a high-pitched scream, which made Bendy slam the door once more. The boys spotted a staircase and were avoiding all the doors that were appearing in front of them.

"No more doors!" they shouted.

The illusions vanished and it showed them running towards a glass window on the top floor. They broke through the glass and fell down a tremendous height, landing and tumbling down the cliff until they reached the ground.

Duke taunted the boys again, "Now do you believe in...Whoa!"

He along with his macabre friends looked out the window to see three lifeless bodies. Jasper didn't seem to read the room, "Boo!"

Jasper smacked him in the face again, "Knock it off. We got a real problem here."

The three ghosts' sense of enjoyment dwindled as they floated towards the seemingly lifeless corpses. They never meant any harm to their victims.

Emma mourned, "One minute, we're all having fun. The next minute, two cups and a cat thing are dead."

Duke took his hat off, revealing his exposed brain, in respect. "Oh, them poor little lads. Shall we say a few words then? Huh? They're gone!"

It turned out the boys were quick enough to follow Bendy to the other side of the graveyard and were led to a secret exit: A hole at the bottom of the stone wall that was big enough for them to squeeze through. "Come on, come on!" Mugman whispered, pulling Cuphead out; the two brothers were now leading the way to their cottage, with Bendy following behind.

The three rushed inside their warm, cozy home; they were all battered and bruised from the impact with dirt, leaves and bruises all over. Like as if they rose from the dead.

Bendy panted, "I think we lost them."

Cuphead cheered, "We made it!"

Mugman responded, "Safe at last."

All three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

But, their victory didn't last too before, "AAAAAAHHHH! HIDEOUS ZOMBIES!" Elder Kettle raised up his cane at the three screaming boys. They kept dodging the confused old man's hits, which caused them to scatter in different directions.

"DIE ZOMBIES DIE!"