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As the cup slowly opens, his eye is met with a harsh yellow, making him squint. Cuphead looks around in this…Place, everything is covered in yellow and black ink as he gets up and starts walking “HEY! Anyone here?” the cup yelled as he looked for his companions and brother
As he walked he looked around and he could see that pipes were coming out of the wall and back in, and a poster? Poster of Bendy, he was in a fancy-looking suit with a smile and a wink of the eye to complete it as Cuphead sees the word next to him
‘Come all and see the dancing demon! BENDY’ but next to it was writing looking frantic saying ‘HE HEAR ALL’.......that wasn't creepy at all
As the cup keeps walking he tries to remember how he got here
They were fighting that twisted monsters and the police and Sonic who were trying to get the map from us
Bendy had another attack and Boris tried to help him but…this one was different…and then he was here
How did he get here?…and where is here?
*CRASH*
Cuphead's head swirled to that sound meeting one of the monsters they were fighting, this one had multiple eyes and an unhinged mouth with sharp teeth and melting eyes as it screamed at him
Before anyone could do anything, ink suddenly leaked from the walls and pipes, and everything turned darker as multiple gloved hands shot out of the ink, grabbed its head, and, with a wet crunch, squished it. Inky Brain and bone being turning into mush as blood and ink cover the hands and some of the arm
As the gloves drag the dead body into the ink as a crushing sound could be heard before a loud gulping sound followed
Cuphead couldn’t move as his feet stayed put as his brain yelled at him to move to run to GET AWAY
*CLOP–CLOP* sound of hooves came closer
*CLOP–CLOP* the sound grow louder as Cuphead's breath grows quicker
*CLOP–CLOP* that sound was the only sound that Cuphead was hearing as IT seamlessly appeared in thin air as the world around IT seemed to twist
As Cuphead looked up at IT a mass of writhing shadows and ink a presence that felt wrong to perceive as Cuphead grabbed his straw from his head and pointed it at IT as which turned into a gun as an uneasy start filled him
As they stand there not moving besides the melting and swirling of IT and ITs swirling eye looking at the porcelain cup
As it smile widens in an Abnormal way as it eyes to gun “Cups why don’t you put the gun down and let talk, pal to pal!” it stretch his arm out as ink stick to them as an eye formed in one of the strands of ink before disappearing “come on Cups~” it said as he held out his gloved hand as it bubbled and pop some ink and blood dripping off it
“Not a chance…” Cuphead said as he pointed the gun to IT head “your not my pal” Cuphead said in hatred as he step closer to IT as IT put it hand on its face leaning on it as if IT was amused as the face start to melt as the right eye was covered and the left one seemed to grow as his hand came close to the gun as IT index finger and middle finger push to gun down “Come on, it me your best pal Bendy!” it said with enthusiastically
As the gun rushed to IT's head as Cuphead said “You’re not bendy” as his index finger pressed on the trigger, as Bendy IT's eye locked onto the gun in between their eyes "humour me for a minute cups” it said as it leaned on the gun coming closer to Cuphead “For Pete's sake! What are you on about?” Cuphead asks annoyed and mad “Are you the same person 20 years ago?” he said tilting his head as the smile grew “Well n-” “BUT! You're still the same person in your personality and taste" He cut Cuphead off “Well bu-"BUT What? Sure you look different and maybe like and dislike different things but it's still YOU” IT cut Cuphead off again
“STOP CUTTING ME OFF!” Cuphead yelled as he shot at it in the head
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA”
It screamed turned into a laugh as it stepped back it covering his face with its multiple hands as Cuphead turned and sprinted away
‘Well, I'll be switched this I’m out’ Cuphead thought as he turned and ran, turning the corner as he saw a door
As he ran he saw the ink around the room start to move toward the door ‘h-IT trying to trap me!’ cuphead thought as he ran faster
“OW Cups~ Why Are You Running!? It ME You BEST PAL BENDY” It screamed as its voice twisted and distorted
As the Cup and the ink reached the door, neck to neck Cuphead burst through the door and slapped it shut behind him as he breathed heavily as his hand had his gun in a death grip
“What in the Sam Hill!” he said as he slowly turned his head to the room he entered in hoping it was not a dead end
The room was yellow like the rest of this hellhole of a place, and two doors leading to who god know were with more posters of Bendy in different posters and clothing and some of Boris? Now that was weird he knew that Bendy was a performer but Boris never stepped foot on a stage! Not that he knew of but the person on the poster did look different from the Boris he knew
The ‘Boris’ on the poster did look skinnier and less fluffy and the most noticeable difference is the pie cut-out eye but it was still weird staring at this poser knowing that his Boris never performed and only played his clarinet for fun and not for an audience
As his attention switches from the poster to the two doors, which one would he take? There is probably danger behind the doors as he walks close to one of the door he stops and listens and tries to hear any danger
“Cuphead, Boris, where are you!” Cuphead's eyes widen as he takes a deep breath he recognises that voice…It was mugs
He burst through the door not caring about the danger nor thinking as he ran “MUG!” he yelled “Cuphead?” his brother's voice responded “FOLLOW MY VOICE!” he yelled as he followed his brother's voice
Cuphead was faced with a door “I’m in here!” mugs shout out as cups burst through the door
As Cuphead stared at his brother's smiling face as he rushed to him tackling him in a hug “Mugs! I’m so glad you're ok” Cuphead breathed out as he felt his brother's arms wrap around him
“I’m happy that you fell for this” Mug? Say happily as his grip on cuphead grows stronger “What?” cuphead breathes out “ha hahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐀⃥⃒̸𝐇⃥⃒̸”
The laugh turned twisted as more laughter sang out soothing you would hire in a cartoon rang out everywhere as Cuphead sees Mugman melt
His left eye fell out and splat on the ground as he melted together trapping Cuphead as he thrashed trying to get out of the melting mugman lifted him off the ground as his body twisted and turned in what looked like a hand as his voice distorted
“Blood drips. Shadows dance.” IT voice rang out louder than the laughter
“The ancient ruins were battle fought.” Cuphead turns his head trying to find the voice owner
“Were Celestials, demon and angel fear” The room grew darker and inky
“A being made out of ichor and fear” the laughter started to die down
As Mugman fully turn into a giant hand keeping a tight grip on Cuphead as he thrashes desperately trying to get out
“All Fear and worshipped the darkness and bringer of The Blot’s Curse” Everything fell quiet as Cuphead held his breath
“All cheer, for the dancing darling the INK DEMON” as the creature stepped out of the ink with an unnatural smile on its face as it bowed and clapping rang out of nowhere before dying down
“Cups~” its voice sings out as IT walks to him “STAY BACK! DON’T COME CLOSER!” Cuphead yells and to his surprise, IT stops and no one moves but the giant hand trapping him shot forward making him close to IT as IT giggles at this
As IT came close to his face IT smiled wider as IT's chin and jaw unhinged revealing another mouth looking like a Giant Bloodsucking Parasite with a long and thick tongue it splitting at the end
Cuphead closed his eye and turned his head ‘I’m going to die’ he thought ‘I am not going to leave Mugman and my friend alone’ Cuphead grit his teeth ‘NO’ he thought as he pointed his gun ‘I’m NOT GOING TO LEAVE THEM’
As he wiggles his hand with the gun out and……He shoots
.
.
.
And
.
.
It
.
Did
.
.
Nothing
.
.
.
“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA” IT laughed at him “ha.ha. You really think that would work! I’m liquid or something like that and if you want it to work try soothing else then the little blue peashooter that you get at the beginning” IT brings ITS hand to Cuphead's face and boops his nose “So silly, it's a shame that the intermission is coming so soon”
“What” Cuphead said confused “Such a shame, Such a shame” IT repeated as IT look away seemingly in deep thought
As IT turn to Cuphead as a cartoon song starts playing, one you would hear at the end of an episode, as IT start dancing to it spinning around Cuphead
“Such a shame a real shame” IT sing as it spins
“BUT! We’ll meet again” IT sang as it released Cuphead before grabbing the hand with the gun and the other hand around the waist and lifting Cuphead as Cuphead struggled in IT's grip
“Don’t Know Where, don’t know when” IT spines
“But I know we’ll meet again Some sunny day” IT smiled at cups before swinging ITS head back and yelled, “ALL TOGETHER!”
The walls start to melt as the mouth and eye start to form as they start singing along
“Keep smiling through Just like you always do, ‘Til the blue skies the dark cloud”
IT spins Cuphead and dips him in a low bow as the singing continues in the background
‘Far away so will you, please, say hello to the folks that I know? Tell them I won't be long They'll be happy to know that as you saw me go, I was singing this song’
IT bring its hands up to Cuphead's face as it squeezes “So Cute” IT said in a low voice as Cuphead shoots and kicks IT until he runs out of bullets
“Cuphead” IT said flatly and without emotion “Stop”
Cuphead freeze “You know” IT started “Your bullies don’t do anything to me. Well they do but barely” IT hands squeeze cuphead face leaving cracks as cuphead wince at the pain as IT pushed his face to Cuphead as IT's face twisted and deformed “BUT IT FUCKING HURTS”
As IT let Cuphead go, he fell to the floor as he dropped his gun scrambling back as terror was on his face as he took quick breaths
Cuphead back hit the wall as IT smiled at him ”bye-bye” IT said as it blew a kiss at Cuphead as cups felt the ground beneath him disappeared
And
He
Start
to
FALL
Cuphead couldn't make a sound, he couldn't feel, couldn’t hear couldn’t smell couldn’t taste
Until
He wake up
His eye burst open as he gasp as he sit up and look around
He and his friends was on the ground back to where they have fought the monsters and the police
He looks around and sees the passed out body of his brother and bendy and Boris but nobody else…
As he stands up and runs to his brother and check if he breathing….he is
“Thank god” he said as he sees mugman waking up
“Cups?” mugman said groggily as he site up rubbing his eye “we need to go” cuphead said flatly as he run to bendy and boris unconscious body “We need to go we need to get out of here” he said as he picked up bendy as mugman follow suit as he pick up boris body
“Cuphead…where are the monsters? And the offer people” mugman said as he look around the empty area as cuphead turn to him “I…I don’t know but I don't think I what to know”
As mugman look at cuphead and back at the empty area that back to his brother eye as he stares at it for a minute before answering with a “ok but I need answers later” as he started walking off in the opposite direction but keeping close
As Cuphead follow he looks down at bendy in his arms
This is his bendy
Not that THING
They’re nothing alike…right?