Chapters of Book One

## Warnings and Triggers

* Graphic Depiction of Violence
* Mention of Starvation
* Death
* Graphic Depiction of Illness
* Blood
* Suicidal Ideation
* Fire
* Guns
* Reference to Racist Ideals

## Chapter Summaries

### Chapter 1 - The Last Normal Day

Bendy and Boris head to their job at Pete's garage in the town of Sillyvision. While fixing a car, Bendy feels a strange twinge in his chest, presumably the first sign he has ink illness. After work, the brothers head to *The Dancing Lady*, a dance club their friend Sasha runs. There, they overhear a turtle and hare talking about a tragedy that happened in Crestville, where the town was burned down. The turtle and hare cannot agree on whether it was a purposeful attack or an accident. Boris plays with the band, stating that music is his talent, while Bendy dances with a lady named Sara. Sara's boyfriend, Jonny, gets upset at Bendy. Bendy gets upset with how he talks to Sara and uses his power over shadows to deck Jonny. Sasha breaks up the fight, then dances with Bendy. After they leave *The Dancing Lady*, the brothers bump into an owl named Wilson Wiseton. Wilson exclaims that Bendy was the one he was looking for, much to the confusion of the demon. Wilson also states, “You may be the only one that can stop all of this! With your talent, you could possibly stop their plans before they take root. Fate is cruel to you. Such a short time limit. To fall to the very thing you must defeat!” Boris innocently seems interested in helping the strange owl while Bendy is against it. Eventually, Wilson and Boris convince Bendy to let Wilson stay with them.

### Chapter 2 - Who Gives a Hoot?

Back at their apartment, Bendy sends Boris to bed after he stays up too late talking with Wilson. Bendy then begins to question Wilson, who explains that he has been running for his life from unknown pursuers and that the fire in Crestville was yet another one of their attempts to kill him. When Bendy realizes how much danger it could put them in if they get involved with Wilson he claims he doesn't want to get involved and asks Wilson to leave in the morning. Wilson claims that he is already involved however, continuing to explain what Ink Illness is and how the group that is after him seems to be trying to cover up the existence of the disease so it can spread. Wilson also notes that Bendy's talent with darkness is similar to the Ink seen in Ink Illness and how he believes this means Bendy is the perfect person to find the Ink Machine and use it to potentially make a cure. Wilson then tells Bendy that he has Ink Illness, with Bendy refuses to believe. Bendy then goes to bed, repeating that he wants Wilson gone in the morning.

The next morning Boris and Wilson begin talking again before Bendy wakes up. Boris explains how he met Bendy while living on the streets and how they became each other's brother after Bendy began taking care of him. Boris then wakes Bendy up, who isn't happy that Wilson still hasn't left yet. Wilson and Bendy begin to argue and, although Bendy tries to prevent it, Boris finds out that Wilson believes Bendy is sick. This causes Boris and Bendy to have an argument, which is cut off when Bendy makes a choking noise. Bendy goes to his room, allowing Boris to apologize to Wilson and for Wilson to tell Boris the basics about Ink Illness. Wilson also tells Boris about Dr. Oddswell's work before encouraging him to stay strong and leaving.

Bendy and Boris then head to work late, only to find an angry Pete who immediately drags Bendy into his office. Pete tells Bendy that one of the cars he worked on yesterday has been in an accident that is being blamed on faulty mechanic work, all while showing him a folder about the accident. Pete then fires Bendy because he is "bad for business". Bendy tries to fight him on it but backs down when Pete threatens to investigate Boris for the accident instead. Bendy leaves the office and tells Boris that he lost the job. Boris at first wants to try to convince Pete to give Bendy his job back, but Bendy tells him it's fine and that he doesn't want Boris to lose his job as well. With a final warning to watch out because something seems fishy, Bendy leaves the garage and heads to *The Dancing Lady.*

### Chapter 3 - When Peaceful Days End

A week after losing his job Bendy is once again hanging around *The Dancing Lady* after yet another day of job hunting and fruitless investigation into the car accident. Bendy reflects on how odd it is that he hasn't been able to find even a rumour about the car accident when news like that would usually travel like wildfire in a small town like Sillyvision. Sasha comes up to Bendy and asks why he's been pouting around her club for the last week. She gets angry upon hearing that Pete fired Bendy and offers to hire him as security at the club, which Bendy happily accepts. Sasha also notes how weird it is that she hasn't heard about the car accident either since she hears about almost everything that happens in town thanks to all the gossiping that takes place in the club.

Moments after he accepts the job Bendy and Sasha hear a loud noise from outside the club. They rush out and, after getting pushed to the front by the flow of the crowd, Bendy sees that it is a car accident where Wilson is the victim. Bendy immediately rushes to Wilson's side, ignoring the crowd and panicking driver. Wilson grabs Bendy's hand, tells him to find the Ink Machine and warns Bendy that he is being watched. With his final breath, Wilson tells Bendy to run. The crowd begins to wildly theorize on whether it was an accident or whether Wilson had been pushed in front of the car. Bendy, panicked from Wilson's warning and the shock of experiencing a very short burst of pain (Ink Illness), runs away when Sasha and the paramedics try to talk to him. He also realizes that Wilson had given him a ripped piece of paper with writing on it in a language he can't understand.

Bendy runs to the garage and immediately goes to Boris, who is panicked when he sees Bendy covered in blood. Boris tells Pete he is going on break and then goes to the back to begin cleaning the blood off Bendy. Bendy tells Boris that Wilson is dead. Boris feels guilty for not helping the owl more but Bendy tells him they can't change what's already happened. The brothers discuss how they aren't sure Wilson's death was an accident and how Wilson wanted them to find the Ink Machine. After deciding to calm down a bit before making any decisions, the two boys head home.

### Chapter 4 - When Pigs Come Knocking

Bendy and Boris arrive home to find a police car and a pair of officers waiting for them, Officer Snoutfer (who Bendy ran past at Wilson's crime scene) and an unknown female crow who introduces herself as Joan Featherworth. Bendy immediately begins flirting with Featherworth, who takes it in stride despite Snoutfers obvious suspicion of the boys. They all go into the apartment so the detectives can get their witness statement of Wilson's death since Bendy was seen at the scene. The detectives question Bendy about whether he knew Wilson, to which he replies that he knew him but not very well. The brothers also make note that Wilson seemed scared when they talked to him. Snoutfer, still suspicious, attempts to interrogate Bendy on why he fled the scene but Bendy quickly turns it around on the officer by questioning whether the police believe it is a murder or not. Featherworth cuts in, asking if Bendy believes it is a murder. Bendy says he doesn't know and, when Featherworth asks if Wilson told him anything before he died, Bendy lies and says Wilson told him nothing. The police officers leave, although Bendy and Snoutfer get into an argument before they do. Feathworth also leaves them her card. Once they're gone, Bendy says he'll tell Boris what he knows about Wilson and the danger he was in.

Meanwhile, with the detectives, we find that Featherworth noticed the inconsistencies in Bendy's story and is now also suspicious since another witness heard Wilson say something to Bendy. Snoutfer believes the boys are responsible for the murder thanks to their bad reputation in town but Featherworth isn't so sure. It is revealed that Featherworth not only has a partner (that isn't Snoutfer) but is also from out of town. She and her partner were working on a case where Wilson was their only lead. The officers head back to the station.

Back in the apartment, Boris is still absorbing all the information Bendy has told him about Wilson. Boris reflects on the fact that, while neither of them trusts the local cops, Bendy wants to wait to see what happens while Boris wants to go to Toon Town to try and find Dr.Oddswell. Boris also thinks about how he's worried Bendy is sick like Wilson says he is.

Unbeknownst to anyone a mysterious figure plots in the shadows about how he can set up Bendy to take the fall for Wilson's death since he's getting too close to the truth.

Later that night, exhausted from dealing with the local force, Featherworth meets up with her partner, a raccoon named Rachel Ringtail. Featherworth tells Ringtail about how to police are trying to pin the crime on Bendy without any evidence. Ringtail points out that, since they've lost their lead, they'll just have to investigate Bendy themselves to prove his innocence or guilt regardless of jurisdiction and hope they find something relevant to their case. The detectives then go to rest up.

Back at the apartment, Bendy wakes up after having a nightmare about Wilson. Bendy walks into the kitchen and is greeted by Boris, who he informs that Sasha gave him a job and that it's his first day of work today. Boris is worried that Bendy will have to use his Talent to work security, thus further ruining his reputation due to its terrifying appearance, but Bendy brushes the concern off. The brothers spend the rest of the morning joking around with each other before making lunch plans together and leaving for their respective jobs.

### Chapter 5 - a Q&A That Leads to More Qs Than As

At noon, after a day of attempted investigation, Featherworth and Ringtail head to *The Dancing Lady* for a lunch break. There, they go over the witness statements they have collected so far. The statements paint a picture of a panicked Wilson running through town being pursued by two strange individuals with oddly shaped heads who no one could seem to get a clear look at, though some claim they pushed him in front of the car while others still say it was an accident. At the end of reviewing the information, they once again conclude that Bendy is their best lead at the moment. The two are discussing how they couldn't catch Bendy and Boris before they left for work when Sasha overhears them. Sasha defends the boys, informing the detectives that Bendy was with her during the time of the accident. Sasha also tells the detectives that she recently hired Bendy as security since he was fired by Pete due to a supposed car accident, as well as the boys' spotty past with the police. The detectives, now revealed to be Toon Town homicide detectives, ask whether Bendy is there right now but Sasha tells them he's out for lunch and will be back soon.

Just as the detectives are discussing the new information they gained Bendy returns and kicks an unruly customer out for Sasha. The detectives approach Bendy and begin questioning him again. They discuss the car accident that got Bendy fired, with Featherworth pointing out how odd it was that the mechanic shop had the report but not the car before they are cut off by the sound of sirens outside. A worried Bendy goes outside to investigate and, upon discovering the source is a fire on the outskirts of town, he and the detectives drive over to the scene. Upon arrival, they discover it is none other than Pete's garage that is on fire. Pete is yelling out front of the shop but there's no sign of Boris and no one seems to have seen him. Bendy tries to run into the still-burning building but a firefighter stops him. Bendy screams for Boris.

### Chapter 6 - Detective Featherworth Learns Too Much

Bendy, half-crazed with fear for his brother, is about to lash out at the firefighter holding him down with his shadows when he hears Boris call his name. Bendy rushes over and the brothers reunite, although Bendy's previous panic had alarmed both the crowd and, to a lesser extent, Boris. Featherworth and Ringtail step in and quickly point out that Bendy didn't do anything wrong so he can't be arrested as much of the crowd wants him to be. The two detectives pull the brothers aside to the ambulance with Pete, who proceeds to accuse them of burning down the garage. Bendy turns the accusations right back on him, questioning Pete about the supposed accident that got him fired. While the two are arguing Officer Snoutfer comes over and reveals it was in fact a case of arson that set the garage on fire, which once again sparks Pete and Bendy to argue. The local chief of police, Chief Hogsmen, comes over and Pete demands the brothers be arrested. Despite the protests of Bendy and Ringtail the local police agree to arrest the brothers. This only further angers Bendy who shoves Pete for his continued smack talk. The police attempt to arrest Bendy once again but in the middle of yelling at them, Bendy suddenly falls to his knees in a painful coughing fit. While the fit only lasts a few seconds it greatly alarms the detectives and Boris. After Bendy denies the need to go to a hospital Boris tries to ask if it's the Ink Illness Wilson mentioned but Bendy yells at him to shut up. The mention of Wilson immediately makes the police and detectives present suspicious, leading to Featherworth requesting that both the brothers and Pete come to the station for questioning. Boris thanks Featherworth for not immediately pinning the blame on them, which Featherworth brushes off before being pulled aside by Chief Hogsmen. Hogsmen tells Featherworth that she has no right to intervene in a local case but when she points out that Bendy being one of her main leads makes it her business Hogsmen informs her of his complete conviction in the brothers' guilt before making veiled threats at her job. In retaliation, Featherworth offers to drive the brothers to the station instead of the police so she can have a private talk with them.

During the drive, the brothers describe their past troubles with the local police due to their need to steal food to survive on the streets as well as how they harassed and, subsequently, exposed a dirty cop in the force. All of this lead to a lot of bad blood between the brothers and the local cops, especially the pig cops (who are also suspected of being dirty), but the police could never charge them with anything so the cops could only continue to stew in their anger. Featherworth then turns the conversation towards Wilson and the brothers spill what Wilson told them about Ink Illness and the Ink Machine to the detective, which causes Featherworth to connect the coughing fit earlier with the fact that Bendy most likely has Ink Illness. Much to Bendy's shock, Featherworth believes their story. The detective explains that she and Ringtail had been attempting to bring Wilson in on murder charges because everywhere he went people died, which now makes sense since he was running from the real killers. Featherworth goes on to say that Wilson was a well-respected, intelligent individual and that this new information finally makes his case start to make some kind of sense. The fact that Wilson couldn't trust anyone unnerves the detective as it means the case is a lot bigger than she once believed.

Just as the brothers are starting to lighten the mood Ringtail bursts out of the station they just arrived at and yells that someone has stolen Wilson's journal from the police. The detectives rush in and, after taking a moment to talk to one another, the brothers follow them in to begin their questioning.

### Chapter 7 - Pack a Bag

Bendy is in the middle of being questioned by the pig cops, a process that has been going on for hours as they desperately try to get him to confess or trap him with their questions. Their failure to pin the arson on Bendy only serves to enrage Snoutfer but, just as he begins yelling at Bendy, Hogsmen comes in to tell him he is finally free to go. Hogsmen tries to take a parting shot at Bendy by saying they'll be sure to catch "whoever" did this, but the legitimate anger in Bendy's response that he hopes they do because the culprit almost hurt Boris scares both of the officers. Bendy meets up with Boris (asleep) and Ringtail in the lobby, who reveals that it was Featherworth who got the cops to release the two of them. The boys chat with Ringtail for a little bit and she eventually offers them a ride back to their apartment. After reflecting on the increasingly likely possibility that someone is targeting them Bendy accepts the ride and wakes Boris up to leave. During the ride to the apartment, Ringtail reveals that the only thing taken during the break-in was Wilson's journal, which was written in an unknown language so its contents are also unknown.

The brothers arrive at their apartment after saying goodbye to Ringtail. Boris's worrying about Bendy's job is cut off when they realize the door is unlocked thanks to someone breaking the knob. Bendy instructs Boris to stay outside while he investigates the apartment, which he finds completely trashed. The fact that their TV is still there leads Bendy to the conclusion it wasn't just a robbery but instead somebody looking for something in the apartment. Bendy instructs Boris to pack a bag, they're leaving the apartment and never coming back. Bendy goes to his own room to pack a bag that contains some emergency cash, a toothbrush and other essentials, a novel by Felix the Cat, a pair of goggles, a drawing Boris made for him and a photograph of him and Boris at *The Dancing Lady.* Just as he is about to leave Bendy rediscovers the piece of paper that Wilson had given him from his journal before his death. While he still doesn't understand what is on the paper Bendy nonetheless brings it with him. Boris is in the kitchen but, since the wolf dislikes wearing shoes, Bendy tells him to get out since he could cut his paws on the broken glass there. After Bendy collects the food himself and leaves a note explaining things to the detectives the brothers head to Sasha's place. Boris suggests that they could ask the detectives for help but Bendy shoots down the idea due to the complications that come from them being detectives working an active case. After a period of silence, Boris questions Bendy about his health. Bendy finally admits he's sick, which leads Boris to despair since he can't do anything to help Bendy. Bendy comforts Boris and then the two of them arrive at *The Dancing Lady*.

The brothers break into *The Dancing Lady* and head to the third-floor loft where Sasha lives. The two of them knock on the door, which Sasha answers after a little while, with a shotgun in hand. After apologizing to Sasha for scaring her she finally allows the brothers to come in. The brothers explain everything to her, minus the stuff about Ink Illness. Sasha argues with Bendy about going to the police but eventually relents and tells the boys they can stay as long as they need. Bendy tells her they will be gone by morning. The boys finally lay down to sleep and Bendy reflects on how his situation now mirrors the one Wilson was in when they met. Bendy swears to himself that he won't get innocents involved in the Ink Illness business and that he will make sure Boris gets out of this ok before he falls asleep.

### Chapter 8 - The First Step

The brothers wake up in the afternoon the next day and sit down to have lunch with Sasha, who questions what they are going to do now. Bendy refuses to tell her where they are going and, realizing they won't accept much more of her help, Sasha gives them some more money before hugging them goodbye. The brothers then head down to the train station and buy tickets to Warnerburg, a town midway between Toon Town and Sillyvision. While Boris is excited about taking a train for the first time Bendy is still wrapped up in thinking about everything they have been through since they met Wilson. Bendy eventually falls asleep while waiting for the train to arrive.

While asleep, Bendy has a dream detailing how he and Boris met. Bendy, a young starving street orphan alone in the winter, stares at a roasted ham through a butcher shop window. After some internal struggle, the younger Bendy decides to steal the meat and attempts to use his shadows to do so. Unfortunately, he loses control of the shadows which throw the ham straight through the window and into his arms. The noise of the glass shattering wakes the butcher, forcing Bendy to take the ham and runs all the way to an alley on the outskirts of town. Just as he is about to dig into the ham Bendy hears something further in the alley. Upon investigation, he discovers a young starving Boris laying on a bed of cardboard. The hopelessness in the wolf's eyes leads Bendy to attempt to befriend Boris, who reciprocates after some coaxing and the promise of ham. After they eat some ham Boris says that, while he would love to have a friend, what he really wants is a brother. He asks Bendy to be his brother, which Bendy happily accepts.

Boris wakes Bendy up to board the train. As the train pulls out of the station Boris gives Bendy a gift he had bought for him before all the mess started, which turns out to be the newest Felix the Cat book. Bendy spends the rest of the train ride reading the book while Boris looks out the window. They arrive late in Warnerburg and, due to not finding any open places to stay, decide to sleep on the street with the plan of leaving Warnerburg the next morning. The two brothers are woken up the next morning by a security guard telling them to move. Bendy goes to grab his bag to leave only to discover it was stolen at some point during the night, with all their money inside. While the brothers are panicking about the bag the guard, annoyed they haven't left, tosses them into a tree across the street. Bendy get's stuck in the tree and has to wait for the annoyed owner of the tree, Slappy Squirrel, to help get him down.

### Chapter 9 - It's Time For Animaniacs!

Dejected and hungry Boris and Bendy go to a nearby park to eat some of the canned food from Boris's bag. While eating they see a couple of street performers, a cat named Sammy and a fox named Finley, performing a comedy skit. The brothers talk and decide to report Bendy's bag as stolen to the police so they ask the street performers for directions to the nearest police station. When the performers hear his bag has been stolen they inform Bendy that a local crime ring has started up recently, mainly stealing bags from tourists, but the police have been so busy dealing with the Warners (Yakko, Wakko and Dot) that they haven't been able to track the crime ring down. The street performers warn the brothers to avoid the Warners if they can as they're insane pranksters. The brothers thank the performers and say goodbye before heading to the police station. They arrive at the busy police station, fill out the paperwork as best they can before being told by the woman at the desk to come back tomorrow for an update, although their chances of finding the bag aren't good.

The two start walking back through town, discussing how they will probably have to look for the bag themselves and how they could get to Toon Town. As they're walking a couple of cops barge past them, chasing after some unknown individuals. As the cops disappear the mysterious individuals are revealed to be the Warners, who pop out from their hiding places to crack jokes at the police's expense. During a gag where Wakko freezes himself (brain freeze haha), Boris asks if they need help to which Yakko replies by asking the brothers to deliver a letter to the studio water tower for them because they look like mailmen. When Bendy tries to argue against delivering it Yakko promises them that the people they deliver it to will help them out as a favour before the Warners once again have to flee from the police. The two confused brothers go to the studio to deliver the letter, getting past the guard who kicked them out earlier thanks to the pass Yakko slipped them with the letter and a lie about knowing the boss of the studio. The brothers arrive at the water tower and climb the staircase to the top. Boris's absentminded tapping on the tower causes Wakko to open the door, almost sending Boris over the railing. Bendy yells at Wakko for almost causing Boris to fall but Wakko just laughs it off, explaining that they had installed a trampoline over the edge. Wakko proceeds to jump over the railing and bounce right back up on the trampoline that hadn't been there before. Dot comes out of the tower next and proceeds to shamelessly flirt with Bendy, much to his discomfort. The Warners spend the remainder of the chapter breaking the fourth wall, referencing previous chapters and confusing the two brothers.

### Chapter 10 - Scary Spots

Bendy attempts to give the Warners the letter but they keep getting sidetracked by their jokes. Wakko, having broken through the fourth wall and stolen the script for IM, starts eating the script. Wakko begins spoiling future chapters before the author, TAP, drops an anvil on him to shut him up. Yakko finally takes the letter, handing it off to Wakko who takes a pair of joke glasses out of it. After Bendy gets caught in another one of Yakko's jokes about who owes who a favour Boris steps up and explains how Bendy's backpack got stolen from them. The Warners explain that they can't help the brothers track down the criminals who stole the bag because the police chase them every time they leave the studio lot. But, if they can catch one of the criminals, the Warners can extract the information about where the stolen goods are held from them. After Bendy fends off more of Dot's flirting the two brothers leave the studio lot.

The brothers spend the rest of the day walking around town asking anyone they can find if they've seen Bendy's bag, but they have no luck. Dejected, the two head back to the park they had been in that morning. The two street performers from earlier, Sammy and Finley, are just finishing up a successful day of performances. When the street performers notice the brother's dreary situation they offer to buy them dinner with the money they earned. All though they initially try to refuse the brothers eventually give in and go get some food with the performers. They chat with one another, although the brothers don't mention Ink Illness, and the street performers reveal their dream to become famous entertainers. The performers ask if the brothers have a place to stay and when they hear that they don't Finley and Sammy offer to let the boys sleep in the same alley that they do. As they settle down for the night the group jokes with one another and talks about their dreams.

In the middle of their conversation Bendy suddenly has another violent coughing fit, sending the others in the alley into a panic as they rush to help him. After the fit has passed Bendy raises the hand he had used to cover his mouth to grab a canister and sees black inky spots on it, confirming that he indeed has Ink Illness. Boris also sees the ink. Left with no choice after the attack the brothers explain the basics of Ink Illness to Finley and Sammy. Realizing that they're trying to get to Toon Town because of the Ink Illness, Finley and Sammy agree to help them raise the money for tickets. Finley questions Bendy about whether he's seen a doctor yet and, upon hearing that he hasn't, promises to take him to a local doctor who will check him up for free. The group settles down once more to sleep and Boris thinks about his fears regarding the Ink Illness.

### Chapter 11 - Following the Tracks

Back in Sillyvision Ringtail and Featherworth are very frustrated because the loss of the brothers has given the entire town the impression that they are incompetent. The local police force has put out a wanted report for the two boys, their fleeing having cemented their guilt in the cop's minds. It also means that the detectives have once again lost their main lead in their case. It is revealed that the detectives had hidden Boris's letter from the local police and Featherworth finally fills Ringtail in on everything the boys told her about Ink Illness. While the detectives still question whether Ink Illness is just Wilson's delusion or not they agree that they need to hunt down the brothers either way and the two detectives head down to *The Dancing Lady* for information. The bartender tries to kick them out when they attempt to find Sasha to ask questions so Ringtail claims they're just there to relax. The detectives sit at the bar where Ringtail starts drinking and loudly complaining about the attitude of the town. Despite Featherworth trying to diffuse the situation Ringtail's comments almost cause her to get into a fight with some of the locals before Sasha steps in to break it up. Sasha brings the detectives up to her loft where Ringtail reveals that she has in fact been sober all along and only faked being drunk in order to talk with Sasha. At first, Sasha denies knowing anything about what happened to the boys but Featherworth points out that Sasha knows just about everything that happens in town thanks to running the club. Featherworth goes on to explain that, while they have no choice but to arrest the boys now, they will help protect the boys as much as they can. Sasha, after some final threats, reveals that the brothers left town on a train but she doesn't know where exactly they were headed. The detective's thanks Sasha and start to head to the train station. Featherworth notes before they leave that someone has picked the locks on the doors of the club.

The detectives arrive at the train station and quickly uncover the fact that the brothers bought tickets to Warnerburg after questioning the ticket seller. The detectives are annoyed to discover the local police already learned where the brothers ran off to and didn't tell them. The detectives head over to the police station to pick up some things they need before they can head to Warnerburg. Featherworth and Ringtail ask for files on the car accident that got Bendy fired, but the local cops couldn't find any so they just pick up a few other files before going to leave. Before they can get out the door Snoutfer stops them to apologize for his earlier behaviour and bid them goodbye. Confused by the change in attitude, the detectives leave the station and begin the long drive to Warnerburg.

Meanwhile, a mysterious man is buying two tickets for Warnerburg at the Sillyvision train station. The ticket seller gives the man a strange look due to his odd appearance, which annoys him. In retaliation, the man makes a veiled threat towards the employee before walking away. The employee puts his hands on the counter to lean forward while calling out to the man but a mysterious flash of blue destroys the clips holding the booths dividing panel up, sending it crashing onto the poor employees' hands. The man laughs as the rest of the station panics at the sudden cries of pain. The man then goes to join his partner on the platform, who is also laughing. The two figures begin talking and it is revealed that they were the ones chasing down Wilson. These two have now been sent after Bendy and Boris by their mysterious Boss, who had been so angry at the two of them that he had almost killed the man's partner. As the train pulls in the man thinks to himself that it's just one more mission and that the two of them will catch the brothers in no time.

### Chapter 12 - A Busy Day

The next day finds Bendy just finishing up a check-up with Dr. Boo at the insistence of Finley, Sammy and Boris. Dr. Boo says that Bendy seems perfectly healthy but he will still run some tests on Bendy's ink-stained glove to be sure, the results of which should come in about a week. The brothers leave the doctor somewhat disappointed at the lack of results. Finley and Sammy then split up from the brothers to go start their street performances for the day, while the brothers go off to the police station to see if there is any news on Bendy's missing bag. When they ask the woman behind the desk if there is any news on the bag she gives them a somewhat shocked look before telling them to wait there and disappearing into the back of the station for a while. Bendy, anxious at the long wait, asks Boris to look at the women's desk. Boris spots a wanted report for the two of them on the desk and the two brothers manage to run out of the station door just as a group of police officers burst from the back of the station to seize them. The boys spend the next few hours running from the cops before finally losing them by jumping across some roofs.

The brothers head back to Finley and Sammy in the park, who are still performing, but then Boris notices some cops coming towards the park. Thinking quickly, Bendy borrows a violin and some clothing for disguises from people in the crowd. He also finds a female dancer in the crowd who agrees to help him and Boris with their "show", much to the annoyance of her boyfriend. Finley, at the behest of Bendy, introduces the brothers to the crowd. Boris plays some upbeat music while Bendy and the dancer begin dancing, quickly pulling more people from the crowd into the dance. The cops don't notice the brothers in the middle of the performance and they continue to dance with the crowd for a couple of hours before finally stopping.

While Boris returns the items they borrowed Bendy and Sammy start chatting in a nearby alley. The two chat about dreams for a little bit but Bendy notices that Sammy seems even more scared than normal and questions what's wrong. Sammy nervously gives Bendy a piece of paper from his pocket, his and Boris's wanted poster, while explaining how he doesn't understand how guys who seem as nice as the two brothers could be wanted for murder. Bendy tells Sammy that the two of them are innocent and promises to explain everything later that night. Before Sammy can reply to that Finley shows up, excitedly talking about the large amount of money the brothers show brought in. While they're distracted a large toon appears behind Finley and puts a knife to his throat, demanding they hand over the money from the performance.

### Chapter 13 - They're Back

The mugger grabs the cash from Finley, but Boris comes up behind him and hits him with his pack. This gives Bendy the chance to disarm the mugger. After some struggling Boris and Finley get the mugger, a bear, pinned. Bendy begins to try to intimidate the mugger, threatening him with his own knife. Finley wants to get the cops, but Bendy stops him from doing so because he knows they will arrest him and Boris as well. He continues intimidating the bear, using his wanted status to his advantage and questioning the mugger about the local theft ring. The bear doesn't tell them anything so Bendy decides to take him to their "friends" (the Warners) at the studio so they can get the information from him. At this point, Bendy's tough-guy act has convinced not just the bear but also Finley and Sammy, who are furious and terrified respectively. Boris however has realized what Bendy is really doing and thus is sent over to the street performers to try to calm them down. Boris tries to explain but Finley is too angry to listen and immediately goes to leave in disgust. Boris offers the money that was dropped in the scuffle back to Sammy as a peace offering, who in turn tells Finley he thinks they should give the brothers a chance. Finley still doesn't want to hear it but Sammy promises Boris to talk with him before following after the fox. Boris catches up with Bendy and they continue to head to the studio.

Sammy races down the street, desperately trying to talk to a furious Finley. Finley is convinced that Bendy and Boris tricked them but Sammy is firm in his belief that they are good guys. Sammy points out that Boris had seemed to relax suddenly in the middle of Bendy's intimidation act like he had realized something, as well as the fact that it's unlikely the brothers would fake Ink Illness just to try and trick them. Finley, slowly coming around to the idea, asks Sammy what he thinks they should do. Sammy says that he wants to keep helping the brothers because even if they are lying then at least he and Finley tried to do the right thing. Finley agrees with Sammy and thanks him for changing his mind, noting how dangerous it is to leave a couple of kids alone with a mugger. The reminder of danger scares Sammy once again but regardless the two of them head towards the studio to meet up with the brothers once again.

Meanwhile Bendy and Boris have arrived at the studio gates with the mugger, who has tried to escape multiple times and still refuses to talk. The mugger tries to call out to the guard to help him, but the guard is very dumb and Bendy easily talks them past him. They arrive at the water tower and Boris climbs up to get the Warners while Bendy holds the bear on the ground. Dot suddenly appears and starts flirting with Bendy, allowing the mugger to escape. However, the bear is quickly recaptured by Yakko and Wakko, who also seemingly appear from nowhere. Boris is also suddenly at ground level, with no idea of how he got there. With no chance of getting answers about it from the Warners Bendy instead explains the situation to the Warner siblings. While they're talking the bear gets up and runs away again, but the Warners assure the brothers not to worry about it as they can easily handle everything from there. While her brothers take off after the mugger Dot promises Bendy and Boris that it will only take at most a couple of days to get the information from the bear. With the promise that the Warners will find them when they're done the two brothers leave the studio.

As soon as they leave the studio gates the brothers find Finley and Sammy waiting for them. Finley apologizes for how he acted earlier but Bendy is quick to apologize for his own sketchy behaviour as well. After the surprisingly quick reconciliation Sammy questions what happened to the mugger to which the brothers reply that they handed him off to the Warners. Finley and Sammy are shocked at the news because people specifically targeted by the Warners tend to end up in insane asylums by the end of the experience. The brothers are alarmed by this revelation but, since they can't do anything until the Warners find them, the group decides to head off to dinner together to wait.

### Chapter 14 - It All Goes Down Tonight!

It's been six days since the mugger was handed off to the Warners and there has still been no word from the trio. In that time Bendy and Boris had explained everything to Finley and Sammy, although they were still vague about the details concerning Wilson. The group of four had continued to do shows in the park and had collected almost enough money for a ticket to Toon Town. In this time frame, they had luckily only had one close call with a cop that had been called for a noise complaint regarding their shows, which Finley had talked them out of. The lack of news from the Warners coupled with his upcoming appointment with Dr. Boo has left Bendy on edge.

The next morning Bendy attends his appointment with Dr. Boo. Dr. Boo reveals that the ink Bendy had given to be tested has baffled the lab. Dr. Boo goes on to explain that while the chemical makeup of the substance is that of ink the substance looks and functions like blood does. The ink has cells, DNA and functions as if it was part of an organic system even after being removed from the host. Dr. Boo has sent the ink to the global medical board but they are still unsure how it spreads and how they could combat it. Dr. Boo questions if there's anyone else he could talk to about Ink Illness and, despite Bendy's protests, Boris tells him about Dr. Oddswell. Dr. Boo mentions that he knows of Dr. Oddswell and gives the brothers his address so they can give it to Dr. Oddswell when they find him. The brothers then leave Dr. Boo's office after Boris thanks him for the little information he could give them.

Just as the brothers meet up with Finley and Sammy again the Warners suddenly appear to tell them they got the information from the bear. Said bear, predictably, suffered a psychotic breakdown thanks to the Warners and turned himself in to the police once they were done with him. Not wanting to know what exactly the Warners did to get the information from the mugger Bendy asks them to just tell him what they know so he never has to see them again but the Warners insist on coming with them to the thieves hideout.

Elsewhere in a Warnerburg bar, the two mysterious individuals who had followed the brothers from Sillyvision are taking a break from their hunt. The two men have already heard about the brothers' dealings with the police as well as the fact that they are looking for a stolen bag. The men had decided to find the stolen bag themselves to use it as bait for the brothers and had spent the last couple of days beating information about the theft ring out of the local thugs. The information they got revealed that the theft ring in Warnerburg traded with another city up north and had two main locations, a prop warehouse for trading and a hidden basement in a research lab for storing the stolen goods. The two men planned to go to the lab that night to try and find the bag, although one of them was worried that the trail for the brothers would go cold again regardless. However, he is quickly distracted by his partner tripping another patron as a joke.

Meanwhile, Ringtail and Featherworth are also in Warnerburg looking for the brothers. The local police are embarrassed to share information due to their failure to catch the boys and the art on the wanted posters isn't 100% accurate to how the brothers look either. Ringtail, in a fit of annoyance, flings all of their papers onto the floor of their borrowed station office. This leads to a paper fight between the two detectives that gets interrupted when one of the office workers comes in. After the worker, Officer Jones, scolds them for acting childish she tells them that she found the report the brothers had made about their stolen bag. The detectives quickly connect the stolen bag to the theft ring the police are planning to raid that night. The detectives hope that if they can find Bendy's missing bag there that it might give them a clue to finding the brothers. The detectives ask if the bear that came in mentioned the brothers but Officer Jones explains that they hadn't really questioned him much since he had clearly had his mind nearly destroyed by the Warners. With some parting shots about the local departments' incompetence, the detectives head off to join the raid.

### Chapter 15 - Who Has The Key

Bendy's group arrives at ACME LABS, the location where the theft ring is housing their stolen goods. The Warners inform the group that one of the guards, codenamed Who, has the keys to the building. This, predictably, quickly devolves into a "Who's on first?" style bit that thoroughly confuses everyone but the Warners. Eventually, Dot offers to just go get the key from the guard, although her pulling a shotgun to use during an Elmer Fudd impersonation alarms the non-Warner members of the group. Bendy get's up to disarm her and Dot takes the opportunity to kiss him before running off to get the keys. When she returns with the keys Finley is quick to grab them before the Warners can dissolve back into their "Who's on first?" shenanigan's and the fox leads the group into the lab. As the group enters the building they step over the passed out and beaten guards left behind by Dot. As they walk through the lab the voices of Pinky and The Brain are heard once again plotting to take over the world. The group passes through Pinky and The Brain's room before coming to the stairs that lead to the hidden basement where Wakko quickly takes care of the guards.

The group heads down into the basement and Bendy feels the shadows around him getting excited, which he has never felt before. After the Warners dispose of the remaining guards the group finds themselves in what seems like a normal lab storage room. The Warners begin tapping on the walls however and it doesn't take long before Dot finds the secret door hidden there. The group descends the hidden doors stairwell and finds themselves in a giant underground warehouse filled with the theft ring's loot. There are all kinds of items in the warehouse such as bags, jewelry, clothing, cars, paintings and even a crown that Wakko steals for himself. While initially filled with despair at the idea of trying to find one bag in all the items there Dot points out that everything is actually organized relatively well so it shouldn't take that long. The group digs around in a few crates before Boris finally finds the stolen bag, still full of all the brothers' items. The Warners start taking some of the other items in the warehouse for themselves, which Finley immediately starts lecturing them about. Sammy also tries to convince the Warners not to steal anything, although Bendy himself doesn't have a problem with it. Neither Finley nor Sammy are successful in their efforts to stop the Warners but before they can push the issue a group of about ten thugs show up behind the group, guns drawn and aimed at them.

### Chapter 16 - Things Go as Well as Expected

Before the thugs can start shooting at the group The Warners begin distracting them by talking about the fact that someone from the thug's own organization told them where the warehouse was. Before long Yakko and Wakko have the goons thoroughly involved in a conversation trying to identify the leak while the rest of the group quietly begins to sneak off. Unfortunately, one of the thugs notices the attempted escape and they all start shooting. While Finley and Sammy are already safe Bendy has no choice but to use his shadows to get him and Boris out of harm's way. The shadows are still in their overexcited state however and quickly go out of control as the group flees through the warehouse. Boris asks Bendy why he's causing so much chaos with the shadows, forcing the demon to admit he isn't actually in control of them at the moment. The brothers reach the line of stolen cars where they meet up with Finley and Sammy once more. Finley asks what exactly is going on in the warehouse and Bendy claims he's lost control of his talent. While Sammy works to calm Bendy down Finley starts tending to some of the wounds Boris obtained while fleeing through the warehouse. Boris asks what the performers were doing by the cars and Finley explains they had thought they could use one of the cars to escape but neither he nor Sammy knows how to hotwire a car. Thankfully, Boris does know how to hotwire a car thanks to his mechanic experience. Finley asks where the Warners are and Boris reveals that, while he believes Yakko and Wakko got shot, he didn't actually see what happened to Dot. Filled with a new determination to save Dot Boris begins to hotwire the car. Back with Bendy, Sammy has managed to calm him down enough that he has retaken control of the shadows to force them back into their normal state.

With the shadows calm, the group suddenly notices how quiet the warehouse has become. The group begins arguing about whether they should go for the exit while they can or head back in to try to find the Warners. Before they can finish the argument however they hear a loud noise behind them. The group turns to see Cuphead and Mugman come from around the corner. The two Dishes don't seem to notice the group at first as they discuss the information they got to find the warehouse and how there is no way they could find the stolen backpack in all the mess, although they may take some of the other items. Just as Cuphead is announcing that they've hit a dead-end he notices the group. He quickly changes his tune, proclaiming it to be their lucky day as his eyes land on Bendy and Boris. Finley asks if the two Dishes have some kind of business with them and they reveal that they have been the two mysterious figures tracking the brothers since Sillyvision. Bendy asks if the two of them are cops, but the Cupbros laugh off the idea. Mugs introduces them and, while initially upset at this, Cups shrugs it off by saying it doesn't matter since the brothers will soon be with Wilson. The revelation that the Cupbros were also the ones tracking Wilson enrages Bendy, who demands to know what they want. In response, Cup lifts a finger gun and fires one of his magic bullets at Bendy, who just barely manages to dodge the blast thanks to a warning from the surrounding shadows. Recognizing the very real danger they are in the group jumps in the car as the Cupbros open fire. Within seconds Boris has the car running and the group drives away from their latest attackers.

With the car now functional Boris takes the chance to drive back into the warehouse to search for the Warners. Once they reach the location the shooting started at the group gets out and starts looking for the Warners. Just a Bendy is saying how he hopes the Warners are ok the trio reappears to begin teasing him. The Warners are mostly unharmed with only Wakko having been nicked in the arm by a bullet. The rest of the group happily reunites with the Warners before everyone piles back into the car to finally make their escape. Just as they start heading towards the exit the Cupbros catch up and once again open fire on the car. As they drive away Dot pulls out a bat and attempts to hit one of the Cupbros bullets back, only for the bat to be instantly destroyed. They finally lose the Cupbros and Dot points them towards a back exit. The group heads towards the back exit, only to find that it's where the remnants of the theft ring and the cops are having a shoot-out. With no other option the group barrel straight out the exit and through the police blockade. As they're smashing through the blockade Bendy makes eye contact with Featherworth and Ringtail, giving the two detectives a sheepish smile before the group speeds past them. The group continues to drive away from the warehouse, now with the cops on their tail.

### Chapter 17 - Goodbye Warnerburg

Bendy wakes up on the rooftop surrounded by the sleeping members of the group that went to the warehouse. The only individual awake is Dot, so Bendy goes over to talk with her to find out what happened. Dot tells him that during the car chase with the police Bendy had a severe Ink Attack and fell into a daze once it had passed. Worried for him the rest of the group had lost the cops, thanks to the Warners, and come back to camp out on one of the studio's rooftops. Bendy and Dot continue to talk about Ink Illness and Bendy thanks Dot for the help she and her brothers have given them. Dot brushes off the thanks and continues to tease Bendy. She also reveals that she's already aware of the brother's plans to go to Toon Town to find Dr. Oddswell and she warns Bendy to avoid anyone with a halo before telling him that the Warners plan to help Bendy and Boris sneak onto a train to take them to Toon Town. Realizing that he can't stop the Warners from doing anything Bendy questions what happened to the car they were using the night before to which Dot replies that they "parked" it in Slappy's tree. Bendy and Dot joke around a bit more before the rest of the group begins to wake up. Bendy tells Boris that the Warners plan to sneak them onto a train, although the trio won't give them any details on the how. Finley wonders out loud about who the Cupbros are and the group discusses whether their finger guns originate from their Talents or some form of magic. Bendy and Boris tell the group that, although they've never met the Cupbros before, they have a good idea why they were targeting them but refuse to tell the rest of the group why to protect them from also becoming targets. While the rest of the group isn't happy about being left in the dark they decide to trust the brothers and head off to the train station to sneak the brothers on board the next train to Toon Town.

The group finds themselves hiding in an alley near the train station, both Boris and Bendy wearing the disguises they used in their previous street performances. Finley arrives in the alley with two train tickets for the brothers and the brothers say their goodbyes to the Warners and the street performers. The Warners then leave the group to go cause a distraction while Finley and Sammy offer to walk the brothers to the platform. As they walk Finley tells the brothers that he and Sammy will probably head to Toon Town sometime in the future. After planning to reunite in Toon Town someday the two street performers take their leave. The brothers board the train without issue, squeezing into a booth with an elderly couple. Boris asks whether Bendy believes they'll be able to find the doctor today, to which the demon replies he isn't sure considering the size of Toon Town. Bendy leans back to have a nap as the train leaves the station.

### Chapter 18 - The Mess Left

Ringtail and Featherworth sit in their borrowed Warnerburg office, exhausted after the events of the raid the previous night. Officer Jones tries to cheer them up but the detectives are still hung up on the fact that the two brothers once again slipped through their fingers. Officer Jones informs the two of them that the commissioner expects them to be at the press release for the raid to help deal with the media there. After Officer Jones leaves the two detectives to reflect on the fact that Bendy seemed surprised they were there, indicating that he probably didn't even know they were in town. They also mention that although some items were stolen from the warehouse that night neither of them really believe the brothers took anything but the backpack and the car. Ringtail also notes the fact that the scene suggests that the brothers were being shot at by the theft ring at some point, as well as the odd burn marks found at the scene (Cupbros). The detectives plan to go interview the bear the Warners put in the asylum before the press release and the two of them further lament how they seem to only have more questions in their case instead of answers.

Meanwhile, a furious Cuphead sits in the same bar he had the day before, stewing over his loss of the brothers. It's revealed that after they had lost the brothers in the warehouse Cup had taken his frustration out on some unfortunate nearby thugs before the police presence had forced the Cupbros to flee with a few small stolen jewels as their only compensation. He wonders how Bendy could have known to dodge his finger gun when he had never seen it before, but quickly shrugs the question off to begin planning his continued hunt of the brothers. Just then an excited Mugman rushes over to him with a newspaper featuring a front-page story on the brothers' police chase the previous night. Cup praises Mugs for the find before reading the article, which reveals a connection between the brothers and the Warners. Deciding to follow this new lead Cup questions one of the bar's employee's about the Warners. The employee informs Cuphead that the Warners had caused an incident at the train station just that morning, which leads Cups to make the connection that they were probably causing a distraction to smuggle the brothers onto a train. He questions where he can find the Warners and, after some slight intimidation, the employee tells him that he can find the Warners at the studio water tower. Knowing that he had to investigate how much the Warners knew about the brother's situation Cups grabs Mugs and the two of them head off to the studio. The Cupbros knock out the guard and enter the studio with little issue, quickly finding their way to the water tower. They climb to the top of the tower and, after some slight confusion, Mugs knocks on the tower door. Dot answers the door and Cups instantly recognizes her from the night before, smirking as he greets her.

Elsewhere in Warnerburg journalist Xedo Tiptail is walking through the park on his way to the police press conference with his younger brother Wiston at his side. Wiston complains about being dragged to a press conference but Xedo is quick to shut down his complaints due to the fact he can't leave the younger fox alone thanks to his pyromantic tendencies. Xedo begins reviewing the fact he has found through his research, that being that detectives Ringtail and Featherworth had suddenly disappeared from their spotlight as up and coming detectives to begin working some mysterious case that seems to involve the brothers Bendy and Boris somehow. He had also found some information on the boy's various misadventures in Sillyvision and Warnerburg. Xedo is brought out of his thoughts of the case by the realization that he has lost track of his younger brother. Xedo immediately heads into the conference area and up to the stage where he finds Wiston attempting to set fire to one of the stage curtains. Xedo confiscates the lighter from Wiston just as detective Featherworth and Ringtail discover the two foxes. The detectives instantly recognize Xedo and demand to know what he is doing in Warnerburg, more specifically backstage at a police conference. Grabbing his brother, who was trying to pickpocket the lighter back, Xedo steers them back into the audience section with the excuse that they had just taken a wrong turn. As he walks away he overhears Ringtail complaining about "that sly fox" finding them again. The two fox brothers find their seats in the audience section as Xedo once again reprimands Wiston for his behaviour. A local reporter sitting next to them questions who he is since they have never seen him before and Xedo introduces himself as a reporter from the Toon Town Times.

### Chapter 19 - A Certain Casino

Still on the train to Toon Town, the coughing of the man sitting in their booth pulls Bendy from his book. The man, face buried in a newspaper, seems to be nervously glancing at Bendy before asking for his wife to come with him to a lounge car to discuss something in private. While the wife argues with her husband about leaving Bendy connects the fact that the change in the man's demeanour must be due to the newspaper. Just as the couple finally get up to leave for the lounge car Bendy asks to borrow the newspaper, which the man quickly hands over before escaping. A quick look in the newspaper reveals that the brothers wanted posters are indeed inside and Bendy wakes Boris up to gather his things so they can leave before they are ratted out by the couple. The two brothers make their way to the back of the train and outside the final car, where Bendy suggests they just make a jump for it to escape through the woods. Boris points out that they probably won't survive a jump from a moving train and instead brings them back inside the last car where the wolf pulls the emergency stop cord for the train. In the resulting chaos from the sudden stopping the brothers jump off the now slowed train and escape into the woods, pursued by some of the train's employees. They eventually lose the train workers and begin walking in the direction of Toon Town, chatting about everything that has happened to them recently. Boris asks Bendy what happened with his Talent that night in the warehouse but Bendy deflects by asking Boris to explain his Talent first. Boris does explain his Talent, leaving Bendy with no choice but to also explain his. Surprisingly, Boris isn't scared by the new information regarding Bendy's Talent, although further talking reveals that Bendy himself is slightly scared by his Talent. As they're finishing up their conversation the two brothers find a real road headed in the correct direction and begin to follow it.

While following the road the two brothers come across an impressive-looking casino sitting in the middle of nowhere. While confused about what a casino is doing so far out of town the brothers head in to get some directions. Upon entering they are welcomed to *Black Hat's* *Casino* by an employee at the door. After getting some directions from the employee the brothers decide to stay for some food since it's been a while since they last ate. The employee leads the brothers to a bar in one of the rooms to eat and, after getting situated, Boris heads off to find a bathroom to clean up in. A pretty woman working the bar asks Bendy for his order and he immediately begins flirting with her, much to her displeasure. Noticing her cold reaction to the flirting Bendy backs off a bit but it seems she's already set against him. After recording Bendy's order the woman takes a tray of drinks out to the casino floor, where a drunk begins harassing her. Bendy heads over to the scene and, when the drunk reaches for the woman, Bendy twists his wrist to get him to back off. He asks the woman if she's ok but the woman just gets angry at him, saying it's just like a demon to use violence to solve a problem. Before Bendy and the woman can really get into an argument a grey-skinned man comes to break up the fight, seemingly the woman's boss. The woman herself is revealed to be Alice, who reluctantly apologizes to Bendy before heading to the strange man's office. Bendy is struck by the odd response the shadows had to the man and how dangerous he felt. Bendy heads back to his seat just as Boris returns from the restroom. Still shaken by the impression left by the strange man Bendy tells Boris that they should take their food to go, unwilling to stay in the Casino any longer than necessary.

### Chapter 20 - Warners vs. Cupbros

Dot, having just opened the water tower door in Chapter 18, turns to head back inside but Cuphead fires off a warning shot to stop her. Cup begins to question her about where the brothers went but Dot plays dumb, causing Cup to light another bullet as a warning. Dot suddenly jumps at Cup and soon the Cupbros find themselves fighting the female Warner. Dot manages to jump on Cup's shoulder and grab his straw, questioning him about his biology before Mugs hits her off his brother with a peashooter bullet. Yakko and Wakko appear from inside the tower and head over to Dot, who begins a dramatic "death" scene. While the shot that Mugs hit Dot with wasn't enough to actually kill her Cups takes the opportunity to attempt to threaten the Warner brothers for information. This doesn't go well as the Warner brothers pull out a giant cannon, aimed straight at the Cupbros and moments from firing. Thinking fast, Cup grabs Mugs by the scarf and jumps over the water tower railing just as the cannon goes off. The Warners appear below the falling Cupbros, bringing with them a tank of water with a large hungry shark in it. Cup fires a blast at the shark just as it jumps for them, using Mugs scarf to throw him out of the way as he does so. The brothers land in the water unharmed but are quickly attacked and knocked out by the Warners after pulling themselves out of the tank.

When Cup comes back into consciousness he finds himself tied to a chair and surrounded by the Warners, Mugs tied up on another chair and still unconscious beside him. The Warners attempt to interrogate Cuphead but aren't particularly successful in their attempts as they keep devolving back into jokes. Cup gets Wakko to admit that the Warners were helping the brothers because they owed them a favour. Cuphead then proceeds to further twist the conversation in his favour, telling the Warners that Bendy and Boris left them out to dry without even telling them what danger they were getting involved in. While a little thrown by the idea that the brothers could have been lying to them the Warners continue to question why the Cupbros were after the brothers in the first place. Cuphead replies that it's his job to hunt them down because they're looking for "something that shouldn't ever see the light of day" before clamming up when he realizes he may have said too much. At this point Mugs finally wakes up and quickly gets himself together enough to trick Wakko into telling the Cupbros that Bendy and Boris are on a train to Toon Town. Yakko and Dot reprimand Wakko for revealing important information before asking him to check the script for the story they stole through the fourth wall to see if Cuphead was telling the truth earlier. While the Warners are distracted Cuphead works on escaping his bonds. Wakko is surprised to find that he can't tell what's going to happen in the future of the story anymore and all three are alarmed to find that none of them can remember anything they had learned about the future chapters. Before the Warners can figure out what's happening the police knock on the water tower door, forcing the Warners to go open the door for them. Now alone Cup uses the pocket knife he had managed to sneak from his jacket pocket while the Warners were distracted to free himself and Mugs. Mugs questions if they need to kill the Warners but Cup says they don't know enough to be dangerous, not to mention he's not sure they even could kill the Warners if they tried. After a little searching in the messy water tower, the Cupbros find a door on the second floor that they use to escape the tower, heading off to continue their hunt for the brothers.

### Chapter 21 - Toon Town...Finally!

Bendy and Boris finally arrive in Toon Town and have no problem finding a bed and breakfast to stay at. The brothers clean up and Bendy attempts to write a letter to Sasha but can't decide what exactly to write. The brothers eventually go to sleep with the promise to start looking for Dr. Oddswell in the morning. In the middle of the night, Bendy wakes up due to a painful Ink Attack. Boris helps him through the attack as best he can and eventually the pain passes. The brothers take a bit of time to comfort one another as they recover from the shock of the attack. Eventually Bendy, in a daze, cleans himself up while Boris cleans up the room and makes excuses to the concerned neighbors who heard the screaming during the attack. Once everything is cleaned up the brothers go back to bed with a renewed determination to find the doctor as soon as possible.

The next morning the brothers head out into Toon Town and find their way easily to the giant university campus where Dr.Oddswell supposedly works. With no better idea of where to go the brothers head into a large domed building containing a beautiful mural both on the floor and the dome itself created from stained glass. The brothers spot what looks like an information desk across the room and make their way over to it. While walking to the desk they pass through the mural and Bendy is shocked to discover that being in the light of the mural fills him with a warm, confident feeling. Boris doesn't feel this same magical warmth, though he does comment on how beautiful the mural itself is. The brothers reach the information desk where the girl who is working explains that the mural (known as the Runes of Peace) contains magical Runes put there by the university's founder, Yen Sid, in order to bring peace and protection to the students/staff. The girl goes on to explain that Runes are an ancient form of magic and Bendy would probably be able to feel the magic from the mural more due to his Talent being connected to nature, energy manipulation or just being more inclined to magic in general. The girl, who happily introduces herself as Holly May, tells the boys that her area of study actually is Runes. The brothers then ask Holly if she can help them find the doctor since they believe he is a professor at the university. At the mention of Dr. Oddswell Holly suddenly becomes nervous. Holly reveals that Dr. Oddswell has been dismissed from the university for having a nervous break but that there are many rumours among the students that he was performing experiments on students and that he possibly even killed someone.

### Chapter 22 - Is There a Doctor in the House?

The brothers are shocked at the rumours surrounding Dr. Oddswell but Holly quickly points out that there isn't any evidence to back up the rumours, although she does think that Dr. Oddswell's dismissal was fishy. The brothers, still a little nervous, ask Holly if she knows where they can find the doctor. Holly explains that while she doesn't know where he is currently she can give them the address he had while he worked at the university. The brothers thank her for the information, especially since she wasn't supposed to give it out, and Bendy promises to take her on a date in the future before the brothers leave the university. The brothers get lost walking around the large city however and end up having to go to *Bimbo and Betty's Everything Shop* to buy a map. The owner of the store, Betty, not only gets the boys a map but also points out the address on said map. After chatting with Betty a bit more the brothers head off to Dr. Oddswell's house.

The brothers soon arrive at the large three-story house that once belonged to Dr. Oddswell. The outside of the house shows signs of neglect and no one answers the door when they knock. The brothers consider their options and ultimately decide to break into the house by jimmying the window open to look for clues on where he may have gone. Once inside the house, they're surprised to find it clean and still filled with all of the doctor's furniture. There's also a woman inside, who is understandably shocked and upset to find the brothers in the house. The woman accuses them of being nosy reporters and tells them to go away but when the brothers bring up the fact that they knew Wilson she begins to question them more. Frustrated at the extended questioning Bendy goes to leave but the woman says that if they're there because of Ink Illness then they should come with her. She tells the now thoroughly confused brothers that she'll bring them to the "clinic" to be checked out. The woman, now introduced as Red H. R. Hood, reveals herself to be an assistant nurse working with Dr. Oddswell and asks the brothers if Wilson sent them with another letter. The brothers say that he didn't and then begin to question Red about what the doctor is like. She complains that he's awful to work for. Red also goes on to note that the few cases of Ink Illness that have happened in a hospital were never thoroughly investigated for unknown reasons and that out of the twelve patients that came to Dr. Oddswell himself only six are still alive. Noticing the brothers' upset expressions after revealing that Dr. Oddswell does not have a cure Red assures the brothers that Dr. Oddswell can still help them. Red goes on to explain the circumstances which led to her working for Dr. Oddswell in the first place before the three of them finally arrive at a large observatory that they are currently using as a clinic.

The brothers, after offering to repair her malfunctioning car, head into the observatory with Red. She brings the boys into one of the rooms and gives both of them a normal check-up before asking Bendy some Ink Illness-related questions, then leaves to go get Dr. Oddswell. Bendy and Boris talk for a little while before a lizard walks in. The lizard is Dr. Oddswell and he immediately asks how Wilson has been doing. He at first doesn't believe it when the brothers tell him that Wilson is dead because Wilson has faked his death before but upon realizing that this time Wilson really is dead Dr. Oddswell is upset at the loss of his friend. Dr. Oddswell quickly pulls himself away from his grief and focuses back on his "subject", Bendy. Red reprimands the doctor on his bedside manner but Dr. Oddswell brushes it off and, when Dr. Oddswell mentions their lack of outside help, Bendy gives them the note from Dr. Boo. When Bendy gets up to give them the note the page from Wilson's journal falls out of his pocket and Dr. Oddswell instantly recognizes it as Wilson's work. Dr. Oddswell declares that they need to translate the page as soon as possible, as well as set the brothers up with some medication before Bendy's next Ink Attack. With his plan of action set Dr. Oddswell leads the brothers further into the observatory.

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* According to Holly's Journal, the events of this Book take place over July up to the first day of August (Inky Extra's Ch 1)

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