A/N: Welcome to this week's chapter of "Heart, Soul, and Mind". In this edition, we've got a...creep problem. Don't worry, nothing inappropriate happens here as we try to keep it clean for our viewers who read this, but just in case, viewer discretion is advised.

With that out of the way, please enjoy the chapter!

(Normal P.O.V)

All was still and peacefully silent in the caves near Grim Matchstick's tower as Cuphead and his new friends slept in their separate tents, blissfully lost in their dreams.

Katie sighed contentedly as she turned over onto her side while Kaichi tucked himself deeper into his curled up tail around himself beside her head.

Aya let out a gentle purr as she nuzzled herself against Lexie, who was also asleep on her side.

Natty snuggled deeper into her blanket, blissfully dreaming away.

Little did they know, a couple of unwanted lovers were sneaking around the campsite, on the prowl for their victims.

"I think they're having their siesta now, Señor Dice." Anubis commented.

"Good…" Dice mused, pulling out a small piece of paper. "Perfect time to take our girls away for a bit."

Dice then quietly whispered a spell, causing Lexie to unknowingly get up while sleeping and walk out of the tent in a daze. The moment she was within reaching length, Dice casually took her into his waiting arms.

"Ahhhh, nice to have you back in my arms, my lovely." He crooned.

Anubis then sent a few shadows to move Natty out of the tent. Since she was a heavy sleeper, she didn't feel a thing as she slept through the whole experience.

"Ven a mi, mi amor…" Anubis breathed.

Lexie started to gently snore while Dice rubbed her back, a lustful smirk forming on his face.

"Aww, she's so lovely when she sleeps like that. Wish she could be more like this awake, but she'll come around eventually."

Natty stopped within arms' length from Anubis, who gently took her in his arms, scratching behind her ear.

"Sí, Señor Dice. Mi loba escarlata es muy bonita while asleep, as she is when awake."

Dice then scooped up Lexie in his arms bridal style, playing with a bit of her hair.

"Agreed. Let's take them away for a bit. I'm sure they won't mind about it. We'll bring them back by morning."

"Sí…" Anubis agreed with a devious smirk.

The two villains carried the girls away from the campsite both going in different directions.

His green eyes leering down at the sleeping Lexie, Dice whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, my sweet…I'll get you niiice and comfy…"

Lexie groaned a bit while making a scrunched face, which caused Dice to caress her cheek trying to calm her.

"No worries, I'll take ya to a nice place for us to stay for a bit. You'll feel much better there."

With that, he hopped into a pitch black portal with Lexie in tow.

Shortly, he brought Lexie to a lovely lounge area of the casino. He sat down on a comfy couch, placing her on his lap while allowing her head to droop on his chest.

With a wicked smile, Dice started to again stroke Lexie's cheek, the latter none the wiser.

"There. Much better. So nice to be in a very comfy room rather than on the hard ground." He sneered, as Lexie continued to gently snore.

He couldn't help but grin. She was lovely asleep as she was awake.

"Awww, so cute like that. In time, you'll grow to love me and forget all about that shrimpy boyfriend of yours. You'd be so satisfied being safe and warm in my arms that you'll forget about him completely."

Lexie unconsciously started to hug herself in response to Dice's comment.

Thinking she was cold, he took off his jacket and wrapped it around her.

"There, all nice and snuggled up." Dice said in satisfaction.

Lexie started to fidget slightly while bundling herself into the jacket.

"Very lovely indeed. I admire the way your cheeks glowed pink."

He then wrapped an arm around her with one arm and stroked her cheek with the other hand.

"Imagine that if we were married, I'd have my little wife snuggled up next to me knowing she's safe and sound…"

Playing with the curls of her hair, Dice started to ponder to himself. "Now, how to win you over from that shrimpy nobody…? Hmmm… oh, well. I guess I'll have time to ponder winning you over…"

Just then, Lexie started to groan in discomfort, tossing and turning. Unknown to Dice, she was having a nightmare.

He looked at her in concern. "Hmmm? Something's going on. Wonder what's making her squirm like that…?"

"No...I'm not your kid... Leave me alone…" Lexie muttered in her sleep, frowning and squirming a bit.

"Sounds like she's having a dream about the boss as well as being his kid… oh, goodness, she's so tense."

She continued to groan and squirm, when he got an idea. He pulled out a small sack of magic dust, placed it on his hand and blew it gently on Lexie's face, hoping it'll help her calm down. To his satisfaction, she finally settled down.

"That's better…"

Lexie thankfully started to sleep more peacefully while Dice kept an eye on her as he gently held the blonde once more, parting her hair a bit.

"Such lovely hair." Dice sighed. "I know I always say this but it's smooth and silky. Very sweet like honey."

He then slipped a hand behind her head and gently pulled her scrunchie out of her hair, causing her hair to flow down.

"There, much better. You should wear it down more often." He whispered to her, as he placed her scrunchie in his pocket.

While Lexie was calmed for a bit, she started to become stiff again, frowning a bit and giving off a small groan.

"Try not to be so tense, my love. Relax a bit." Dice gently replied, tilting her head up a bit. "Maybe this will help."

Once he got her head in the perfect position, he leaned close…and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek. If Lexie was awake, she would want to beat the living daylights out of him, especially after the last time he kissed her.

This, however, was different.

He then gave Lexie a terrible grin while stroking her cheek.

"Just know; I'm better than that puny boyfriend of yours." He whispered in her ear. He didn't care that she was asleep and couldn't respond. He had her where he wanted her and that's all that mattered.

"Lee…" Lexie murmured.

"Never mind him, my sweet li'l butterfly." Dice sneered. "I'm here though I can be a better guy for you than he'll ever be. You'd be safe and sound in my arms."

Lexie still looked uncomfortable as she tried to roll on her side, only for Dice to hold her steady.

"Easy, my darling, easy. I got ya."

He tilts Lexie's head again, giving a greedy and hateful grin. Without either Cup-face, that so-called boyfriend, or her friends to get in the way, he has all the time to keep her all to himself.

"Soon, you'll be mine for the taking and will never be able to escape me." Dice gloated. "Now, how 'bout another sweet kiss?"

He was about to give her another kiss, this time on the cheek, when all of a sudden, Lexie's eyes flung open, startling Dice.

"Shoot! She's awake!" His thoughts panicked. "But how? She was under the sleeping spell?! I made sure of it!"

It turns out that Lexie wasn't 'awake' since she wasn't shouting or trying to beat the stuffing out of him. Just then, she started glowing yellow and chanting in Latin, still technically asleep.

Now, Dice was both startled and very confused.

"Ooookkkkay? What's going on?"

Suddenly, Lexie's body glowed yellow and she started to levitate, still chanting in Latin. Dice was now completely shocked about this.

"Okay, this is freaky! What's going on?! Wait, could these be… her powers?"

He knew that Natty's powers were unlocked when she saved Lexie and heard that Katie's were discovered when she rescued Nat from Anubis. So, what was the motivation for this? She wasn't in immediate danger and she wasn't saving anyone from either him, Anubis, or his employer.

The chanting went on for a bit, until she concluded singing as she floated back down on the couch, starting to wake up.

"Ohhhh…my head…" Lexie groaned.

Now, Dice panicked. Again.

She was waking up for real this time and the last thing he needed was to get into a battle with her, especially since he had no back up or any weapons on hand. He left them back at the casino, thinking this was

"Oh, shoot! She's waking up!"

She opened her eyes, rubbed them and looked around a bit panicked.

"Wha...Where am I-?!"

Thinking fast, he casted another spell, making Lexie fall back to sleep as she groaned. She slumped down a bit, but Dice held her in his arms once more. He felt his heart pound, trying to calm down.

"That was close. Wonder what that was all about…?" He pondered, sighing relief.

He gazed back at her and saw that once more she was asleep, gently snoring.

After looking down in relief, Dice smirked, realizing he'd activated her powers...sort of. It wasn't a huge transformation, unlike Natty and Katie, but it was still something.

"Well, one thing's for certain; I managed to get my little Lexie's powers to show a bit. I'm sure the boss will be very pleased."

He continued to 'keep an eye' on Lexie until he looked, seeing the sun rise in the horizon. He scooped Lexie in his arms, and teleported back to the campsite. Thankfully, everyone else was still asleep so he was still in the clear. He entered Lexie's tent, seeing Natty's sleeping bag still empty, tucked her in, and draped his coat over her.

Before departing, he gave her cheek a small kiss and placed her scrunchie in her hands.

"Sweet dreams, my Queen of Diamonds."

He then created a portal and hopped in, leaving Lexie alone in the tent.

Meanwhile, Anubis had taken Natty to a pocket dimension that looked like a lovely lounge area. Natty continued to sleep, not knowing of the danger.

"Ah, see? Isn't this better than a tent, mi amor?" Anubis asked with a sly smirk. He didn't care if Natty was fast asleep and couldn't reply. He was more than thrilled to have her back for a bit.

He continued to sneer at her, when something happened that made him jump a bit.

"I told her, she shouldn't get that…"

"Qué?" He arched an eyebrow confused. He wasn't sure at first what was happening, when he realized that she was talking in her sleep. He calmed down a bit, knowing she was still unaware of what was happening.

Then, she started groaning and turn a bit.

"No...you can't...I won't be your-your daughter. I won't…" She muttered.

"Ahhh, mi corazon is having sueños mal…" He claimed.

She continued to groan and squirm a bit when he had a thought. Reaching in his pocket, he pulled a small sack of sleeping dust, grabbed a small handful of it and began to sprinkle sleeping dust on her. After a second, she calmed down, and her body relaxed, allowing him to have a better hold on her.

"Tranquilo, mi amor... you're safe with me." He whispered.

As he moved towards a couch that was in front of him, he noticed that she began to smile, her cheeks glowing pink. He grinned at her.

"Muy bueno...such a beautiful smile."

He then settled Natty down on the couch and adjusted her on his lap, wrapping his left arm around her waist.

"Tu Eres bonita when you're asleep…" He breathed.

He gently gestures her head to his chest and ran his claws through her hair, while she did not even flinching. He couldn't help it. Her hair was very beautiful. It reminded him of the night sky; dark, warm, and mysterious.

"Tu pelo...So smooth and silky...muy bonita." He whispered. He then began to slowly caress her cheek with his fingers, and leaned close to her neck, deeply inhaling the scent of her perfume. He knew her scent that was certain, but he enjoyed the freshness and sweetness of it.

Then, Natty frowned and shivered a bit in her sleep. She became uncomfortable again, her body tensing. He could have wrapped his coat around her, but then he had another idea.

He turned into his shadow form and coiled around her, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. She looked like she was bundled up in a blanket, her arms tucked away like angel wings.

"I hope this is warm enough for you, mi pequeña estrella…" He quietly asked, leaning close to her.

"Mmm.. feels...warm..." She softly mumbled before snoozing again.

Anubis gave her a wicked grin. He knew she was playing hard to get after she rejected his proposal in the cave, but he, like his employer, had many ways and ideas to win her over. He was a hunter, after all, and needed to know more about his prey; what sets her off, calms her, and her weak spot. Once he knew, he could use that to get her. And he didn't plan on letting her go.

He then slipped a hand underneath her chin and lifted up her head gently, getting a good look at her sleeping face.

"¿Buena chica...que tal un dulce beso?"

He then leaned close and… placed his lips on her cheek. While he wanted to give her one when she was awake, he was thrilled to finally feel her close by.

Anubis then pulled away, sneering at her.

"Gotta say, amor. You have such soft cheeks." He snickered in her ear.

As Natty slept peacefully, he thought about something.

While he knew his employer did research on the three girls, he decided to do a little digging on his future bride himself. Aside from learning her likes, dislikes, hopes, and dreams, he found out many interesting facts about her.

From Jr. high all the way up to college, she never had a boyfriend. Sure, she was good friends with guys and spent time with them each day, but nothing on the lines of a romantic relationship. While it didn't bother her too much, she often felt left out, seeing her friends getting married left and right. She often wondered if there was something wrong with her and why no one would ask her out.

"Perhaps I can make that change a bit." He pondered. "I would make a lovely husband for you, mi amor. Your amigos would be fascinated, knowing your tu esposo is a hunter, one that can keep you protected and nestled with me in the shadows."

He then lifted her chin again and lightly kissed her cheek again.

After a bit, he looked over and realized that it was almost morning. Satisfied with what he accomplished, he slipped a red rose behind her ear, scooped her up like a groom carrying his bride to the altar, and teleported her back to the tent. Once there, he noticed Lexie was back in her sleeping bag, with Dice's coat draped over her.

"Hopefully, he had a pleasant time with su pequeña mariposa." He thought. "For one thing, I know I had a very lovely time with mi amor. I hope to have her close by very soon."

He carefully tucks her in before departing, slipping a final kiss on her cheek.

"Hasta la Vista... mi novia para ser…"

He then vanished in the shadows.

Minutes earlier, while King Dice and Anubis had made off with Lexie and Natty to spend some "quality time" with them, a certain demon had up and decided to pay the object of his desire a late night visit himself.

Once he teleported inside her tent, he gazed at her with a wicked grin.

He then frowned when he heard some moaning as that mouthy little powderpuff of hers was stirring. Grabbing his pitchfork, he pointed it down before it started to glow an ominous, ghostly glow.

The magic enveloped the Sprigon before he fell into a deeper sleep. To see to it that Katie doesn't wake up herself, the Devil had used the same spell on her. He was mesmerized by her, even as she was asleep.

"Such a shame. I really do enjoy seeing my future queen when she's awake." He thought to himself. "Oh, well, she's still very lovely either way."

Since the little scuffle up in the skies, the Devil was satisfied with Katie's feistier side and her cunning. While he was disappointed that he was unable to have her in his grip, he had to admit that the ice sculpture decoy was very clever on her part.

And after getting a taste of what she's capable of, she will truly make a powerful queen.

She was like a swan. Beautiful and graceful, but also fierce when provoked.

The Devil knelt down, and parted Katie's hair to admire her beautifully peaceful face as she slept.

"Oh, my dear, sweet Katie. You are too lovely to be with anyone else." He sighed. "I know I can make you mine, and once I convince Natty and Lexie to be my children, we shall rule the Isle, bringing fear and terror to those who try and stop us."

The Devil gave out a sickening grin while twirling a strand of Katie's hair with a finger.

Katie flinched a bit in her sleep, but not enough to wake her up. The Devil didn't want to wake her up, that was certain, but he couldn't help himself. She really was something and wanted her no matter what.

He looked over near the entrance of the tent and saw rays of sunshine began peeking through. As much as he wanted to stay longer, he had to wait until the right time.

He held up his claw and, in a small burst of flames, he created a black rose with a white ribbon tied around the stem and a black diamond attached to it and placed it near her.

Before departing, he stroked her cheek and whispered, "Pleasant dreams, my queen."

Then, he vanished in a puff of smoke.

Shortly, the Devil returned to his office and poured himself a glass of wine. As he was having his beverage, he heard the door open and saw Dice come in rather quickly.

"Ah, Dice, good to see you." The Devil mused. "I didn't see you last night. Did you go somewhere?"

"Well, I was here, just in the nice lounge area...with Lexie." Dice replied.

The Devil looked in surprise. "Is that so? Surprised you're back without a mark. How'd you convince her to join you last night?"

"It was that sleepwalking spell that I learned, but I have news."

"Really? Do tell."

"When I was keeping an eye on her, something happened." Dice explained. "She woke up, I swore I thought I got caught, but then she formed angelic wings of some sort and began reciting in..Latin I think? Boss, I think I managed to unlock her powers a bit."

"Interesting…" The Devil pondered. "And you didn't push her in anyway?"

"No, Boss. Not after that last talk we had…" Dice shuddered, recalling the near death experience in the throne room.

"Good. As much as she's a pain for bringing up...you know who...I need her alive. What was she reciting?"

Dice shrugged as he replied, "Couldn't tell ya. Not fluent in Latin."

"Hmmm I see…" The Devil trailed off.

"I'm telling ya; they sure are something." Dice brought up. "I know you've been planning this for a while, but having them here is amazing, knowing we're actually going with this."

The Devil let out a chuckle while nodding in agreement, "Indeed they are. Did you manage to see my bride? I was hoping to steal her away for a bit, but I got caught up in a few things."

"Erm, sorry, Boss. We had to make it quick. Which reminds me, it's almost morning, hopefully Anubis gets back soon." Dice recalled, looking at his pocket watch.

"Let him take his time." The Devil advised. "He knows when it's time to hunt and when to back down."

"Gotcha." Dice nodded.

There was a short pause before the Devil brought up "While I am thrilled with the number of people we got to, I still need the rest. Since Isles One and Two are covered, go to Isle Three for more. Some are very powerful."

"Right away, Boss." Dice saluted.

The Devil sneered while Dice teleported out of the room. He was so close to unlocking Lexie's powers... he could taste it.

"Just one more to go. Then, I'll take them back home and make them join me. I'm so close to getting Lexie to unlock her abilities. But once I have, what can I do to make them submit? Hmmmm... There must be something I haven't tried yet…"

He snapped his fingers and a mirror popped up. It revealed all three girls still asleep in their tent, completely unaware of what transpired. Or at least…not yet.

"Soon, you will all belong to me and we will rule Inkwell...for eternity."

A/N: Ugh, those creeps! And how DARE Dice and Anubis kiss me and Nat in our sleep (again, nothing inappropriate but still)?! But it seems King Dice somehow unlocked my powers...what could happen next? And for Pete's sake will we get even with these sickos? Stay tuned!