Book Nine

## Summary

After their ordeal at Circo Del Piacere the Questers and friends are sent to the nearby city of Talent Town to recover, but the wounds from the circus are not so easily healed as the group struggles to piece themselves back together again. The B-Bros are hit hard as Bendy struggles with his magic. At the same time, a notorious wolf gang in town threatens to drive the wedge deeper between Boris and the rest of the group. Unfortunately, the Questers may not get to rest very long as a new part appears in a nearby ghost town with a mysterious past. Will the Questers be able to band together to begin the hunt for the next Ink Machine piece, or are their new scars just too painful to overcome?

### Warnings and Triggers

* Graphic Depiction of Violence
* Graphic Depiction of Illness
* Blood
* Fire
* Discussions of Death, Disappearances and Insanity
* Depictions/Discussions of Mourning, Grieving and Funerals
* Mention of Attempted Suicide
* Reference to Racism and Classism

## Detailed Information

***Spoiler warning:** Full book plot summary in collapsable.*

The last of the circus business from Book Eight is quickly wrapped up as Alice heads back to the Upper with her family for a check-in and Black Hat gets his host body returned before instructing Bendy to contact him when he is "ready to talk". The questers and friends are brought by the Angels to the nearby city of Talent Town to wait until they finish getting everything cleared up. Talent Town soon proves to be a rather unique city that uses magic in its daily operations and runs on a hierarchical, talent-based system. The group is sorted into their own ranks in this system, which is shown using a one to five-star rating system. Five stars is the most useful while one star is the least. It is also explained to them that The higher number of stars an individual has the more access they have to resources, jobs and access to certain areas within the city. The group quickly finishes their evaluations, regroup and head to the hotel the Angels have booked them in. On the way there Cuphead discovers that the dandehogs from the circus had stowed away in his bag, making them the newest members of the group. They all soon arrive at the hotel and split off to head to their separate rooms for bed. However Boris, still feeling awkward around his brother, head to talk to Mugman, who is still recovering from magic sickness. The two discuss Boris's choice to run, trust, fears and being there to support their brothers in the future.

The next morning the group slowly begins to congregate in the lobby as they discuss the various events they all experienced at Circo Del Piacere and the lasting effects it has left on them. It's also nigh impossible not to notice the thick tension between the B-Bros and Holly as none of them are talking to each other. The group heads to breakfast in the hotel and while they eat Boris makes an announcement. Boris apologizes for what he did and says he won't do it again. While most of the table accepts Boris's apology Bendy heads back to his room without saying anything to his brother and even glares when Boris tries to follow him. In an effort to dispel the awkward air around them, the group begins discussing what to do for the rest of the day. Cup and Holly both decide to stay at the hotel to relax/take care of Mugman while the others decide to explore around town. Boris, Felix and the circus crew begin making their way through the city, seeing the sights and learning more about how the town operates. Unfortunately, Boris's status as a one-star negatively affects the way he is treated around town. At the library, he isn't even allowed to check out the books he wants since his star rank isn't high enough. He also spots Holly in between the shelves as he is getting pushed along. As he sits at a table flipping through a random book Boris thinks about how much he hates his current situation with the group, his lack of trust in the others, his want to run away again and his current disagreements with his brother and friends. Felix soon joins him and, as they are talking, Holly suddenly comes up and slams her pile of books down on the table. She tells Boris that she needed some time alone and that libraries are a safe place for her before stressing that she did not lie and storming out of the building. Looking at the stack of books she slammed down Boris finds that it's all the books he wanted to read, which only serves to further confuse him as he was sure she hated him. Boris quickly reads through as much of the books as he can before a librarian walks up and takes them away from him once more. As the group heads back out into town Boris continues to be treated poorly by the locals due to his low number of stars. When they get back to the hotel Boris heads up to his room to get Bendy for dinner and finds one of the books he wanted sitting outside his room, presumably as a gift from Holly. Boris asks Bendy to come downstairs to eat but Bendy refuses. After some more attempts at conversation, Boris leaves the book in the room and heads downstairs for dinner alone.

Meanwhile, Cuphead is in his room with Mugs and the dandehogs talking about how frustrated he is by the current Bendy situation. As they're talking and watching the dandehogs Holly comes by to check on Mugman. She is shocked by the sight of more dandehogs but soon figures out their origin. Holly talks to the Cupbros about what she saw of the city while she was out and asks Mugman about how he's doing before Mugs notices the time. Together Mugman and Holly drag Cup out of the room so he can go down to dinner with Holly and the others while Mugs continues to rest up. As Cup and Holly start making their way downstairs the two start talking about how they're recovering after the circus. Holly admits that she can't stop replaying Cazziel's death in her head and Cup offers what advice he can on the subject. As they talk their elevator arrives on the first floor but, sensing something is up with Holly, Cup pulls both of them into a private corner to continue talking. With some pushing from Cuphead Holly admits that she isn't quite sure what she should be doing with her life since she doesn't feel like she's been doing any good lately and that she's been missing her dad a lot. Cup gives her a hug and tells her that she's helped a lot of people with her work regarding Ink Illness but that he won't hold it against her if she decides she wants to go on to do something else going forward. After continuing to hug her in silence for a while Cup asks if she'll tell him what she's thinking. Holly begins unloading all the pain she's been feeling from her latest fight with Boris and how it brought up painful memories for her but she still doesn't think she was in the wrong. She goes on to say how mad she gets when she sees Boris looking at them with mistrust and how she's beginning to think Bendy was right when he told her to leave. Cup comforts her by saying he doesn't think Bendy actually meant what he said to her since he seems to be really stressed lately but that he thinks all of them just need some time to recover. After thanking each other for talking and listening respectively Holly and Cuphead finally head to dinner.

The next morning Cuphead heads out on a morning job as he reflects on how awkward last night's dinner was. As he's jogging Cup accidentally ends up running through Talent Town's slums. As he turns into an alley to start heading out of the area he freezes when he spots the symbol for the Pack, a notorious wolf gang, painted on one of its walls. As his mind starts turning to shady business he realizes that not only has he forgotten to see if Cala Maria had gotten out of the circus okay but had also forgotten to tell Mugs that she was there at all. He quickly jogs back to the hotel and heads up to his room. Mugs notices something is bothering his brother and Cup tells him he saw a symbol for the Pack. The two discuss their concerns about the Pack and how they will have to keep a closer eye on Boris now but ultimately decide to keep their distance. The Cupbros then head downstairs for breakfast, briefly meeting up with the majority of their group in the lobby to discuss plans for the day before actually heading into the restaurant. As they are talking over breakfast Boris asks f anyone had heard from Alice and Cala. Mugman becomes very upset when he learns Cala was at the circus and is furious when he learns Cup knew but didn't tell him. Cup argues that Mugman was sick and that it would have taken awhile for Cala to get back to Toon Town anyway but Mugman still punches him in the face before cursing at him and running out of the restaurant. Cup shouts after his brother as the others begin to check on him and Holly follows after Mugs to make sure he's all right. Ozzy tells Cup that he can't believe he didn't tell Mugs about Cala and that he's glad Cuphead isn't his brother. Cup and Ozzy begin to argue as Ozzy accuses Cuphead of not caring about anyone but himself and even brings up Fanny. It gets to the point where Cup has Ozzy by the collar of his shirt with a lit finger bullet under his chin while Ozzy dares Cup to shoot him. This proves to be the breaking point as, after unsuccessfully trying to talk the two down, Felix punches Cup once more to knock him away from Oswald. Cup is fuming as he picks himself up and storms out of the restaurant with a parting threat to Ozzy not to mess with him again.

Boris quickly follows after Cuphead in order to check up on him, finding him smoking just around the corner of the hotel. Cup initially tries to send Boris back in with the others but Boris tells him he would rather spend the day with Cup and points out that everyone is still upset with him too. The two begin talking about how they're stuck waiting in Talent Town as well as the various people who are mad at them and why. As they begin talking about Boris running away back in Toon Town Boris admits that he panicked because it reminded him of the various other times in his life when adults tried to separate him from Bendy. When he brings up the idea of being left behind by the others Cup tells him it's not going to happen since they've all already been through so much together. Boris lets the subject drop and the two decide to go into the city for breakfast. Unfortunately, since both Boris and Cup are only one-star individuals, they have a difficult time finding anywhere to eat in the city due to the discrimination of the locals. They even get refused service from businesses that they see other one-star patrons eating at. Cup says it's because he's beaten up and Boris is a wolf, which confuses Boris. The two are about to head back to the hotel when another low-star wolf toon named Kalie comes up to them asking if they're hungry and that she knows a place that is friendly to low-star toons and wolves. Cup tries to turn her down but Boris accepts her offer and happily follows her, forcing Cup to follow after them. They eventually come to a hole-in-the-wall restaurant where Kalie gets the two boys a seat before leaving them to their meal. As Boris begins looking through the menu Cup warns him not to accept any offers from anyone since gangs are always looking to recruit but Boris reminds him that he grew up on the streets and knows when to run. The two begin talking but are soon interrupted by the appearance of Avery Wolf, who neither is happy to see. Avery insists he understands things now, and things only get worse when he claims that they were expecting them and that his boss wants a chat with them about helping them get one of the parts that is nearby. Cup doesn't want to go talk to him and especially doesn't want Boris to go but they still check the map to see if there actually is one nearby. Boris sees that there is in fact a part nearby in a small town over the mountain range from Talent Town. When they question Avery about it he says they know that it's hidden over the mountains but his boss ordered them not to go looking for it. Avery then repeats that his boss wants to talk with them before they go after the part, which Boris immediately thinks is a good idea and Cup eventually reluctantly agrees to. Leaving the restaurant Avery leads them to a café which has a secret entrance to a basement level hidden in one of its pantries. The basement turns out to be a bar area with drinking, gambling and even a band playing in it. Avery takes them to a curtained-off entrance with a couple of guards outside of it and soon they are being sent in to talk with the boss. They head in and approach a table with a huge wolf sitting at it who introduces himself as Bigby, leader of the Wolf Pack. Cup tells him to cut the manners and calls him Big Bad, leading Boris to realize that Bigby is none other than the infamous Big Bad Wolf.

Meanwhile, Bendy finishes up a tape recording in his room before arguing with Angelo about how he's been cooping himself up in there since he arrived. Bendy has been having issues controlling his magic but he brushes off Angelo's suggestion that his friends could help him with it since none of them are Demons. He heads down to the restaurant and starts eating before he is found by Mugman and Holly. Mugs sits down at the table with Bendy as he begins to talk about how he hasn't been able to get in touch with Cala to see if she is okay. As they discuss their options Holly reminds Mugman that Cala gave him another one of her magic pearls which he could possibly use to contact her. The trio then decide to all head to Holly's hotel room to use her bathtub to contact Cala. Once the tub is full Mugs throws in the pearl and calls out to Cala through the portal it creates. Cala immediately screams for them to close their eyes and the trio rushes to follow her orders as crashes and sounds of struggle fill the room. It soon becomes apparent that Cala is wrestling with her sister Ebi but she reassures Mugman that she is fine otherwise. She tells him that she will see him again back in Toon Town before the two mermaids head back through the portal, which closes up behind them. The trio open their eyes to find the bathroom completely trashed, leading Mugs to inform the front desk that they need a new room. With that taken care of Mugman asks what's going on between Holly and Bendy, reminding them that he has been left out of the loop on a lot of things due to his possession and recovery from Black Hat. Suddenly, a lamp flies off the table and smashes into a wall, causing Bendy to panic about his powers and flee into his bedroom once more. He resolves to practice more with his magic to gain some control if only to keep his friends safe from his own powers. Back in Holly's hotel room Mugman and Holly are still confused about what exactly happened that caused Bendy to run out but they don't have much time to think about it before Mug's fragile state catches up to him. As Mugman rests Holly explains the basics of what's causing the tension between her and the B-Bros. After hearing a bit about what happened Mugs decides to go talk to Bendy while Holly stays in the room to clean up a bit. Mugs knocks on Bendy's door, asking if he's ok and Bendy admits that he isn't. The two begin to talk through the door as Bendy explains his concerns about his magic and how he didn't bring it up to the others because he didn't think they would understand. Mugman admits that he doesn't know what it's like but that he's seen what the Demon blood has done to his brother so if anyone could understand it would be Cuphead. He also reminds Bendy that Hat can help him too. Mugman then goes on to tell Bendy he doesn't need to be ashamed of who he is and apologizes for bringing up his issues with Holly. Bendy cracks the door open and asks what Mugman would think if people left the group, to which Mugs replies him he would be sad to see anyone go. After Mugman promises to be there for Bendy no matter what Bendy thanks him and goes to sleep. Later that night Bendy also has a discussion with Felix where the cat promises to prove to the B-Bros that they can trust him.

Elsewhere, Alice reflects on everything that had happened to her from the circus to being taken back home by the Angels. While her family had been worried about her and wanted her to stay after she had been healed but she had fought to stay with her friends. Now Jake, a messenger Angel who she had grown up with as her best friend in the Upper, was flying her to Talent Town to rejoin her friends. In an attempt to cheer her up from her guilt-ridden mood, Jake suggests that they get some ice cream together once they are in the city and begins joking with her. They are both given five stars upon entering Talent Town and the two do a bit of shopping before grabbing ice cream. Jake asks her if she's finally going to tell him what's bothering her. Alice tries to tell him that he doesn't know what he's talking about but Jake isn't fooled and correctly states that she's worried about her friends. As Alice continues to try to avoid talking about the issue Jake states that he knows that she isn't fine and that she's been bottling something up but he's been trying not to push. Alice reflects on all the issues and complicated feelings she's been going through while on the Surface. She eventually tells Jake that things are complicated and, though he is her best friend, he can't help her right now. Their conversation then moves forward into lighter joking once more as they finish their ice cream and head to the hotel where the questers are staying. In the hotel lobby, the two Angels run into Mugman, who happily greets Alice with a hug. Alice asks how the others are and Mugs says that they're all dealing as best they can, though he does mention Holly has a headache. The Angels head upstairs to Holly's room but, surprisingly, Holly bursts out of the room before they even get to the door and excitedly hugs Alice. After reuniting Alice introduces Jake to Holly and the three begin talking about various Angel-related things and a bit of what’s happened while Alice was gone, though some of those events can’t be talked about directly due to Jake’s presence. As the recent issues with Boris are brought up Jake comments about what an experience it must have been to be raised by a Demon. Both girls start to get defensive on Bendy’s behalf until Jake says he has no doubt that Bendy is a good guy since he’s one of Alice’s friends. The three talk a bit more before Alice and Jake head back out to see some of the others. The Angels meet up with and begin talking with Mugs, Felix and the circus crew in the lobby. Alice and Jake also fill them in on what has been happening regarding the dark circus matters. As the conversation switches back to lighter topics Boris and Cuphead arrive back at the hotel. Boris tries to tell the others about the part but Cup cuts him off because of Jake's presence and continues to thwart all of Boris's attempts to mention it until he eventually gives up. The group begins talking more as Alice gives Boris the cure for the donkey curse. Despite a lingering tension between many of the group members, they all manage to have a fairly pleasant evening as they head out for dinner and a show. At the end of the night Jake hugs Alice, says goodbye to her and then disappears back to his duties.

Bendy is just about to go to sleep when Boris rushes into their room and excitedly tells his grumpy older brother that a new Ink Machine part has finally appeared. After Bendy confirms it's true by looking at the map the two start talking about what they should do. Boris wants to start making a plan with the others immediately but Bendy is exhausted and tells Boris to just leave it for tomorrow. Boris almost asks Bendy something but decides against it, leaving Bendy to fall asleep as he comforts himself with the thoughts that he's not like the other Demons back at Circo Del Piacere. Unfortunately, this doesn't prevent him from having a terrible nightmare about the events of the circus. A concerned Boris eventually wakes up his brother and the two decide to head out to get a treat since neither of them is going back to sleep anytime soon and leave the hotel. They wander around the city until sunrise before buying hot cocoa and beginning to make their way back to the hotel. Bendy asks about how things went yesterday and Boris begins talking about Jake's visit, which Bendy knew nothing about. Boris says that he wishes the Angels would leave Bendy alone but Bendy says he can't blame them. This leads to a fight between the brothers as Bendy states that he's dangerous right now since he doesn't have full control of his powers while Boris stubbornly refuses to believe that Bendy would ever seriously hurt him or anyone else in any way other than accidentally. Eventually Bendy snaps, claiming that Boris is pushing him away but not listening to anything he doesn't want to hear and believing in a naive false reality where nothing ever goes wrong as long as they believe. Boris argues that having faith in his brother isn't delusional and that Bendy is just being cruel. With that Boris storms off down the street as the brothers yell parting insults at each other. After briefly considering following after him Bendy turns around and stomps back into the hotel.

Boris stomps down to the wolf district of Talent Town, stewing about his fight with Bendy the whole way, before running into the hulking form of Bigby Wolf. The two begin talking as Bigby observes that it looks like Boris has had a rough time and doesn't appear to really have a pack of his own, even among his friends. Bigby continues by talking about his violent past and claims the Pack is his form of penitence for his past as it offers a home for all the ostracized wolves who have been rejected by society. Boris points out that the Pack is a mob but Bigby says that it wasn't originally meant to be and they've only done what they needed to. This then leads to a discussion about pack mentality and what it actually is in the context of wolves and other dog-like toons. Bigby explains that wolves need big groups of family/loved ones to rely on to stay happy and functioning, the bigger the group the better. He goes on to say that the reason Boris is so set on the idea of Bendy not dying is because Bendy is the only member of his pack and thus bears the entirety of Boris's emotional burden to keep his pack safe. To Boris's surprise, Bigby then asks him if he's okay and offers him a place in the Pack if he wants it, even suggesting the possibility of helping Boris track down any blood relatives he has left. Boris asks about what this would mean for Bendy and Bigby explains that he couldn't accept Bendy as Pack since he is a Demon who can't be trusted and will only bring destruction. Boris instantly begins defending Bendy and asks what Bigby's problem with Demons is. Bigby replies that he's seen Demons cause too many tragedies and, as Boris begins to storm away from him, asks how many times Boris has been in pain for Bendy's sake. Boris freezes at that before bolting down the street, with Bigby's warnings about the inevitable misery Bendy will cause him following him down the street.

Meanwhile, Bendy storms back into the hotel so wrapped up in his angry thoughts that he crashes right into Holly. He attempts to just apologize and move past her but Holly stops him with a hand on his coat, saying that they need to talk. Unfortunately, Bendy is already barely holding onto control of his magic and can't afford to have an emotional conversation in a public place. He tells Holly he doesn't have enough control and in response, Holly tiredly tells him to just go then, which he does despite his frustration with himself. This incident proves to be the last straw for Bendy as he foregoes his pride and finally contacts Black Hat for help. Nothing happens immediately as sending a message to the older Demon, leaving Bendy to try to sleep as best he can between his nightmares while he waits. A couple hours later Bendy notices a note slipped under his door from Holly asking if he really wants her to leave and claiming that if her going will help him she will do it. He quickly writes out a reply apologizing to her. Bendy tells Holly he doesn't want her to go but he understands if she does after all this and explains he's just dealing with some Demon stuff at the moment. The two begin talking through the notes about how they have each been struggling with their own issues as of late. They also catch each other up on the latest news as Holly tells him Alice is back and he informs her about the appearance of a new part. The two decide that Holly will tell everyone else about it as well as get the planning started needed to go after the part. Moments after the two agree on a plan a scroll from Black Hat appears in Bendy's room which explains that the increase in magical reactivity he is experiencing is normal for a fledgling but does put him at higher risk of a rampage and, due to the Angels watching them, Black Hat can't come himself to help him deal with it. Hat goes on to state that isolation is the worst thing he could do and that instead, he should do the magical exercises he has included in the scroll for Bendy. Hat also says that Bendy needs to go talk to the Cupbros and have a fight with them where he lets loose with his magic since things will only be worse later if he holds back. Black Hat emphasizes that the Cupbros have experience with this sort of thing and should be able to handle it. Bendy doesn't have long to dwell on Hat's instructions before Snowball crawls into his room, dragging another note from Holly behind her. After setting Snowball on his shoulder Bendy reads the note which tells him that Holly is having a meeting with the rest of the group on the first floor to talk. She invites Bendy to come join them if he can and, after asking Snowball what he should do, Bendy heads out of his room to join the others with the scroll under his arm.

Bendy and Snowball make their way down to the hotel restaurant and into one of the private back rooms where the rest of their group is (except for Boris). The others happily greet Bendy as he quickly points out on the regular map they have spread out on the table where the next part is. It is in a small town called Fairmont Springs, which is just a few hours down the road from Talent Town over the mountains. Suspicious at the apparent ease of obtaining this part the group decides to do some more research around town through the library and Cuphead's "local contact" before going after it. It is at that point that Bendy asks the Cupbros and Felix for help, explaining that he's been having magical control issues and that he needs a place to practice. While most of the others don't fully grasp the severity of the situation the Cupbros seem to know what he is talking about and immediately take it seriously. Cup states they're going to need a lot of space with no people away from Angel supervision as soon as possible, leading Holly to suggest they use the forests to the east of the city. With a place decided Cup says that he doesn't think they'll be able to go after a part directly following the training with the excuse that Bendy will be exhausted afterwards. He quickly goes on to say that they'll check out the forest after the meeting and if it meets their needs then they will do the training that night. Ozzy asks if they can watch the training but Cup quickly denies him, sharply stating that no one else but the trio Bendy specifically asked is allowed to come. This sobers the mood a bit but the rest of the group decides to leave it to them before planning their research trip. As they are about to leave Alice brings up the fact that they should let Boris know what is happening and it is ultimately decided that Mickey will wait for Boris at the hotel. They then split off to do their various tasks - Cup will go talk to his contact, Bendy will go back to his room, Felix and Mugs will go check out the forest and the rest will head to the library to research.

Later, Boris finally arrives back at the hotel and Mickey quickly explains to him that most of the group went out to do research after they all had a big meeting about their plan to go after the next part. Boris feels a hollowness in his chest at the thought that they left him behind again as Mickey explains and is shocked to hear that Bendy is going to do magic training. He wants to go make sure Bendy is okay but Mickey says they can't since Bendy only wanted the Cupbros and Felix involved with this matter. As Boris's mood further dips at the news and the two begin talking as they head to the library to meet up with the others. Once they arrive at the library the whole group there comes together to share what they have learned. Fairmont Springs had been a very successful resort town built around a local hot spring from the nearby mountains approximately one hundred years ago. But about fifty years ago the town suffered a string of mysterious disappearances culminating in a mass disappearance of about half the town's residents. With no clue what could be causing this the remaining population abandoned the town and, after many of the investigators who looked into the town afterwards also disappeared, it was eventually fenced off and closed to the public. The group is unnerved by this news but they continue to research Fairmont as best they can.

Meanwhile, Cup has returned to the Pack's underground headquarters in order to speak with Bigby. As he waits Cup thinks about the Pack and Bigby himself, both the wolf's bloody past and his soul contract. Bigby is a debtor to the Devil just like him but his contract actually made him immortal, he could not age or be killed. However, he was just as trapped as the other debtors, maybe even in a worse way since Bigby's servitude could go on forever. Cup continues to muse on the fact that, though Bigby is much older than him, he technically outranks the wolf in their debtor hierarchy. His thoughts are cut off by the arrival of Bigby himself, who brings Cup back to his more private side room to talk. Cup immediately demands all the information Bigs has on the part and the wolf laughs at how impatient he is. Cup fires back by claiming Bigs is the same and asks why he hasn’t gone after the part himself. Bigby replies that the boss told him not to but he has checked out the area and even entered the town, though he never went in any of the buildings. He tells Cup he felt like he was being watched and warns Cup not only about the disappearances but also the fact that the town will be covered in fog during this time of year. The two begin to discuss the details of the disappearances and Cup realizes that the Angels haven’t been watching Talent Town, as they originally thought, but they have actually been watching Fairmont. Bigs tells Cup he doesn’t envy him being the one who has to go in to collect the part, which Cup finds hard to believe since he thinks Bigby would be bored with all this waiting. But the wolf replies that he’s happy as is and instead turns things around on Cup by pointing out how he cares about the other questers. Cup is instantly on guard, even as Bigs tells him that he’s not planning on targeting any of the others and warns Cup to hide his heart better before their boss notices. In frustration Cup snaps back at Bigby and the two begin to argue a bit. Bigs then goes on to tell Cup that he should get out of this life as soon as he can and even offers to inform Cup if he ever sees a chance for him to escape. A spike of fear cuts through Cuphead’s chest since most believe he is completely loyal to his boss. Still, Cup doesn’t trust Bigby and makes it clear the two of them aren’t friends. With his message received Cuphead begins to think about how he can kill an immortal killer.

Elsewhere, Mugman and Felix look around the isolated clearing where they plan to hold Bendy's training that night as Mugman tries to answer all of Felix's questions about what the training will entail. Felix doesn't like the idea of Bendy going wild in a fight against them while Mugs continues to assure him that it's the best thing they can do for the Demon. Once they approve the field for training use and figure out how they are going to smuggle Bendy there from Talent Town the two of them head back into the city to reconvene with the others at the library. They run into Cuphead in the library as well, who is also on his way to join the rest of the group. Once the whole group is brought together again they all begin to discuss the information they have learned while they were separated. They also begin to speculate on what could have caused the disappearances and which of the two remaining parts, the Cup or the Instrument, could be the one in Fairmont. Eventually, Cuphead gets sick of the guessing games and states that the map will lead them to the temple if necessary so that isn't a problem before asking Holly if anyone has "escaped" from whatever this is before. Holly explains that that's a bit of a complicated question because, even though some returned after their initial disappearance, they all disappeared again later on. The only person who returned after a disappearance and was able to successfully leave the town safely was a young girl named Linda Lark. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like Linda was particularly sane following the events, soon moving as far away as possible and going to the hospital for mental health reasons. The only thing they have besides that is an ominous poem about a labyrinth published in a newspaper shortly after she reappeared. The group attempts to decipher what the poem could mean, with Mugman taking the lead on the analysis. Unfortunately, they're not able to get much out of the poem besides the fact that insanity and mazes are involved. Finally, Holly tells the others that she discovered Linda's daughter, Leticia Bradley, actually lives here in Talent Town and has already set up a meeting with her in an hour. With Cup getting antsy and Alice practically falling asleep on her feet the group decides to split up once more, though they do all agree to meet again in a private place later. Cuphead, Holly, Alice and Donald head out to bring Alice back to the hotel and interview Leticia while the rest stay in the library to continue researching.

As the small group of four heads back towards the hotel their conversation swiftly moves on to quest business as Cup reviews the information he got from Bigby until they arrive at the hotel. They drop Alice off before heading over to Leticia's house to talk with her. They knock at the door and Leticia answers it, lazily leaning on the doorframe while smoking a cigarette as she confirms who they are before inviting them in. As they walk in Cup notices a gun on her leg hidden under her clothing. Leticia leads them into a nice sitting room as she makes a sarcastic comment about the maid having the day off. As they get settled Cup takes in the room, noting several signs of clutter and dirt that make him suspicious about her maid comment. The interview gets started as Leticia explains that many of those who went missing, which seems to have been mainly children at first, heard missing loved ones calling them from the forest. They went out in groups to find their missing loved one but they not only never found the person who was calling but they also always seemed to come back from the searches missing one or two people. When the big disappearance happened, which apparently took 80-100 people, all the children but her mother were gone. Leticia goes on to say that she isn't sure why or how her mother returned just before the giant disappearance happened since the only thing she would ever say about her experience was that poem. She then goes on to share her theory that she believes her mother was let out of Fairmont by whatever the monster is so she could spread the word about it to lure others in. Donald is still somewhat doubtful that there really is a monster but Leticia is certain there is, calling it the four-mouthed monster that stole the voices of her mother's friends. After an attempt to discourage them from entering Fairmont Cuphead asks why she's even here in town in the first place. Leticia tells them that she met her husband Michael, the man in the picture, when he came looking for information about Fairmont and she helped him investigate it to see if her mother really was crazy or if there was some truth to it. She then goes on to say she will stay so there is someone to warn others before they go in. Cup doesn't believe her and asks for the truth but before she can answer they are interrupted by a door cracking open. This turns out to be Leticia's daughter Lucy, whom she talks to behind the door before sending her back to bed. When she returns they ask how long her husband has been missing, to which she replies that it's been five years. She explains that her husband was a wealthy adventurer who had come in with a team of experts and had set a trap for the monster. That same night the monster struck, easily destroying the trap and killing two of their team within moments. She and Michael had run for the fence but while she was able to escape the monster grabbed Michael and pulled him back into the darkness when he was just feet away from freedom. She also makes a comment about the town being a mixed-up puzzle, where one place can connect to any other at any time. After once again denying her advice not to go they ask her more about the monster, though she can't tell them much besides it being big, fast and capable of voice mimicry. Leticia then brings up her mother's best friend Sarah, who had been the first to disappear and was the main voice people heard calling to them before they disappeared. Leticia tells them that if they see Sarah in there they should run. With everything covered, they say their goodbyes to Leticia, who tells them to come back if they manage to make it out of Fairmont.

As the trio makes their way back to the hotel Cup points out Leticia's various lies and secrets that he noticed during their interview. They discuss why she may have lied to them before trying to make sense of the information they did get from her, eventually concluding that it seems like The Instrument is the part at the centre of this given the evidence. When Holly expresses her worry about how dangerous obtaining this part seems to be she and Cuphead get into an argument about how treacherous this whole endeavor will be. Cuphead states the fact that, no matter how dangerous it is, they have to go in to get the part no matter what and assure her they will get through it. When he mentions that magic compact she made could help them find a way out if need be Holly seems to begin to feel a little bit better. Cup also confirms that they'll only be taking the questers on this search, which they all know will not go down well with some of the others considering what they all just went through with the circus. When Cuphead mentions needing to catch up with the others so things later that night will go smoothly Holly begins pushing him for information about what the Demon training will be like. In response, Cup refuses to give her any details until she promises she won't come along, which she refuses to, and the two soon devolve into an argument about it until Donald snaps them out of it by calling the whole thing a "lovers quarrel". The two quickly deny it but Donald just rolls his eyes and begins walking ahead of them. Left in silence Cup realizes he won't get Holly to stay put by leaving her in the dark and reluctantly admits that Bendy is going to go nuts during the training but he needs to do it to release some of the magical energy that is building up in him. He goes on to explain that he, Mugman and Felix will be acting as live bait to keep him away from others and rile him up until he tires himself out. Holly asks if he and Mugs have experience with this and Cup confirms that they do. While Holly is surprised by how violent the whole thing sounds she agrees to leave it up to him and thanks him for being honest with her. The two continue down the street, bantering with each other as they go.

Later, back at the hotel, Boris watches the Cupbros and Felix get ready to head to the training session before standing up and declaring that he wants to go with them. The trio instantly refuses, trying to convince Boris in various ways that it's too dangerous and he should stay at the hotel. Finally, Cup states that Bendy doesn't want him there. Boris says that he's gonna let Bendy tell him that himself and begins making his way to their room with the others following along behind him. As they walk Cup tells Boris that once Bendy tells him no he has to stay, which Boris doesn't argue with. Boris marches into their shared room, surprising Bendy, and demands to know why he can't come. The two argue briefly until Bendy yells that he doesn't trust himself, causing his magic to flair and Cup to give him a warning. Bendy calms down, sternly telling Boris to stay with Mickey before closing the hotel room door on him while Boris is still inside. Boris begins to cry and clean up the room. As he is doing so Mickey and Ozzy come to check on him, helping him clean and giving him advice based on their own struggles as brothers. Boris thanks them for their explanation before bidding them good night as they head back to their own room. Boris reflects on what the brothers told him and decides that if Bendy is figuring out his Demon things then he should figure out his wolf things. Boris grabs his coat, writes a quick note explaining where he went and heads out to find Avery to ask him some questions. When he eventually does find Avery and explains he has some wolf questions Avery suggests they go talk to Bigby about it. The two begin talking about what Bigby said to Boris before and pack dynamics until the conversation is derailed by Boris mentioning that they are heading to Fairmont soon. Avery chokes on his drink at the mention of the place, telling Boris he has a death wish if he goes in there. Avery admits that he went up there with Bigby one time when they were checking out the area and heard Red's voice calling to him before transitioning to screams when he didn't go in. The other wolves had to tackle him to prevent Avery from rushing into the buildings and Avery gravely tells Boris not to believe anything he hears inside there. With that topic firmly closed Avery leads Boris to the basement of an apartment building where Bigby is hanging out. Avery tells Bigby that Boris is planning to go with the others into Fairmont and Bigby immediately curses at Cuphead, blaming the Dish until Boris explains that he's going of his own free will. Seeing that he can't change Boris's mind Bigby says he'll hold the invitation to the Pack open for Boris until he returns as well as consider him a member in the meantime, which means that if Boris goes missing Bigby will come in to rescue him. Bigby even says that he'll try to save any other questers stuck in there if he can, though Boris is the only one he will promise a rescue for. After confirming that Bigby won't force him to join the gang once he's out of Fairmont Boris asks how long Bigby will wait before coming in, to which Bigby replies he will wait three days before heading in after them. Boris accepts his terms and Bigby calls for a celebration of their newest member. Boris spends the rest of the night talking with Bigby and having a fun time with the rest of the wolves.

Meanwhile, the boys are headed to the clearing to begin Bendy's training. As they walk Mugs and Felix drop back as Mugs explains that Cup will be starting and they will support him as needed. They arrive at the field where Cup leads Bendy down into the middle of it and tells Bendy not to hold back his magic at all. Bendy is apprehensive about letting go but Cup begins sparring with him, taunting Bendy and speeding up so he doesn't get a chance to hesitate. Felix is unnerved by the aggressive approach but Mugman explains that they need to get Bendy mad otherwise he'll never let loose because he is simply too nice. When Bendy continues to hold back Cup begins shooting him with his chaser bullets, which increases Bendy's anger but still fails to push him over the edge. Cuphead's taunts continue to get harsher until a combination of some taunts towards Boris and a reminder about Finley's fate finally pushes Bendy into an animalistic rage. Bendy begins attacking Cup more seriously, dropping to all fours and utilizing more of his enhanced strength, so Mugman jumps in to assist his brother. However, Cup points out that Bendy is only using physical attacks instead of magical so the Cupbros have to continue taunting and pressuring Bendy. Knowing that they can't keep things up all night Cuphead threatens to go kill Boris. In response, Bendy howls with rage and the entire area is encased in chilling, living shadows. After some moments of unsettling silence, the shadows rear up to begin attacking Cuphead as the shadows of the grass around their legs turn razor-sharp. The Cupbros start using their charge bullets against the grass and shadows. After a while Bendy starts attacking them directly again, making things difficult for the Cupbros since they can't use their charge bullets against him since they would kill Bendy. At one point Bendy pins Cup between him and a wall of shadows. When Cup destroys the shadows with his bullets Bendy jumps, giving him a deep bite on his arm before Mugman restrains the Demon. After Mugs pins him Bendy falls unconscious, completely tired out, and Felix begins to treat Cups injury. They discuss Demon magic some more and what this type of training usually entails. After Cup is treated they begin to head back to the hotel but Felix can't stop thinking about how there must be a better way than this to help Bendy.

The next morning Bendy awakens feeling much better with only a hazy recollection of what happened and a variety of minor injuries from the training. He heads down to the lobby and runs into Felix, who gives him a general overview of of what happened before once again voicing his dislike of this method of training. Soon Alice and Holly join them as they continue to talk about the training. As he learns that the Cupbros went out to get their wounds treated and that everyone there walked away with some kind of minor injury Bendy begins to get concerned about how bad it really was. The group continues to talk until the Cupbros enter the lobby, upsetting Bendy due to the fact that they look so beat up. The group begins asking the Cupbros questions about the training until Bendy demands to know what the worst injury from the previous night was. Cuphead immediately tries to lie but Mugman admits that it was the injury to Cup's arm, which ended up needing stitches. Luckily, the hospital in town uses magic so they were already able to heal Cup's arm quickly and get those stitches taken out that morning. Bendy asks how he got the injury but all Cup will do is say Bendy jumped him and show him his bandaged arm before continuing to insist it's nothing to worry about. The group begins discussing when they will head off for Fairmont. When it's mentioned that if they wait too long they'll have to just do the training for Bendy again Bendy tries to say that he will not do it a second time but the Cupbros explains he will have to or else they will have to stop him from killing people when he inevitably loses it. They assure Bendy that it won't be so bad the second time but he still doesn't like the situation. In an effort to give himself some time to think Bendy volunteers to help Holly grab breakfast for everyone and the two head off to the restaurant. As they walk the two talk about how Bendy is doing and the other group members' current states. Bendy asks what Holly thinks of everything and she replies that she thinks they all need time to heal but they never seem to get it. She goes on to say that she's been thinking about Finley and how she's noticed just how important his efforts to cheer everyone else up really were now that they're gone. The two talk about Finley and having a more positive outlook on things.

Bendy and Holly return with breakfast for everyone as the other members of their group arrive at the hotel restaurant. Boris awkwardly says good morning to the others and they ask him where he was last night since his note was pretty vague. Boris says he needed to talk to someone to figure some stuff out, leading Cuphead to the correct deduction that he went to see Bigby and the Pack. While the Cupbros are upset with him the others ask Boris to explain and the pup admits he went out to meet up with Avery who then brought him to Bigby to talk. The others aren't happy to hear about Avery and Cup is immediately enraged at Bigby for seemingly tricking Boris into joining, jumping up and proclaiming he's going to shoot Bigby. The rest of the group becomes alarmed at Cuphead's extreme reaction and his proclamation that Boris has been inducted into a wolf gang despite Boris insisting he isn't. The Cupbros explain that Boris getting introduced to other pack members means that they all know who he is and the Pack is a large organization that could have members all the way back in Toon Town. Boris tries to explain pack mentality while the others calm Cup down and Felix tells Boris they will fix this. After breakfast, the group begins making preparations to leave and heads out to buy the supplies they need. Bendy finally gets his first go look around Talent Town and quickly decides he doesn't like the star system. once the shopping is done and they arrive back at the hotel Cuphead asks Bendy to come out for a drink with him. While out drinking the two talk about the disagreements they have had lately with their younger brothers and Bendy's growing issues with his own naturally violent Demon tendencies. Cup assures Bendy that he is a good guy and finally shows Bendy the wound on his arm from the training, which doesn't help Bendy's opinion of himself much. But Cuphead continues to insist that nothing can change his mind about Bendy being good as the two soon fall into more light hearted banter. After some more talk about their friendship, helping one another and the next part the duo head back to the hotel.

When he arrives back at his room Bendy finds Boris clearly trying to hide something from him until he remind his brother that he can smell fear, leading to Boris finally admitting that one of the young Pack members had come over without him asking them to. The wolf, a boy named Elijah about Boris's age, pops out of hiding and quickly goes back to trying to convince Boris that he can't go into Fairmont the next day like they are planning to. Bendy and Boris both try to get Elijah to calm down and go home but the young wolf quickly panics, grabs Boris and runs. The shouts from the abrupt kidnapping quickly bring out Cup, Felix and Mickey as they join Bendy in chasing after the wolves. They quickly catch up to the two boys, who are arguing in the lobby, and grab ahold of them to stop them from going any further. Elijah begins talking about how they're going to lead Boris to his death by bringing him to Fairmont before hitting Cup's injured arm to force him to let go and running out of the hotel. Just as he is about to check on Cuphead Bendy suddenly starts having an ink attack as the others quickly rush him back to his room, running into the hallways just in time for the girls to see what is happening. The questers and the girls take Bendy into his bathroom and comfort him as he rides out the attack. After the attack Cup and Boris are left alone in the room as Boris tucks his exhausted brother into bed. Swiftly grabbing Boris and dragging him into his room Cuphead declares that they have to talk. Cuphead yells at Boris for not avoiding Bigby like he told him to, saying the added stress from that situation is what caused Bendy's ink attack. The two begin arguing about whether Boris is going to act like an adult or not going forward and the possibility of Bendy's death from Ink Illness. When Cup asks if Boris even has a plan for what happens if Bendy dies Boris calls him a hypocrite because when he believed Mugman was dead he tried to kill himself. Both of them freeze for a moment in shock at that statement before Cup admits that Boris is right. He goes on to tell Boris not to be like him, stating that he has others who are depending on him and that he needs to prepare for the worst even if he doesn't want to. As Cup opens the door to head out of the room Boris tries to apologize by claiming he didn't mean to say that but Cup replies that Boris did before leaving the room. With the talk over Cuphead returns to Mugs and the girls as they discuss how Bendy is doing. Holly tells the Cupbros that they shouldn't go after the part tomorrow after everything that has happened. She and Cup begin to argue about whether they should head to Fairmont tomorrow or not before Mugs finally compromises by saying they ask for Felix's opinion on the matter since he has the most experience. They joke with each other for a bit before both girls hug the Cupbros goodnight, telling them they love them and to stay safe, before heading to bed. Mugs tries to ask Cup what he said to Boris but Cup just tells him to leave it alone before they head off to find Felix. After a quick discussion with the cat they decide that, as long as nothing else comes up, they will head to Fairmont tomorrow as planned.

Meanwhile, in the girl's hotel room Alice and Holly are working the night away creating magic watches for the boys to take with them into Fairmont. They discuss how the wish they could go with the boys, their worries about Fairmont and the recent issues with Boris. Alice helps Holly begin to unpack complicated feelings around Boris, explaining that what he did hurt but it was the fact that his choices could have only helped himself as it actively put everyone else involved in more danger and he didn't seem to care bothered her the most. Holly also shares that all the things that have been happening lately have reminded her both of her father's death and her difficult relationship with her mother that followed afterwards. As the two girls console ach other Holly admits she's avoiding talking with Boris since she doesn't feel like he's actually apologized for what he did and is still acting towards some of them like he doesn't trust them. She then goes on to say that she doesn't like how Boris is acting like they need to apologize to him when he is the one that hurt them. After listening to her explanation Alice assures Holly that she is a good person and that, while she and Boris still need to talk, it may be better to wait awhile since both of them still need time. While Holly does agree with what Alice says to also brings up the point that she doesn't think Boris should go with the others to Fairmont since he's a source of conflict right now and if he runs again he could get someone killed. Holly also asks Alice if she has felt anything strange since she got there because Holly has been getting disturbing dreams and feelings similar to Nightmare Night ever since they arrived. Alice replies that she hasn't felt anything and the two can only guess that it could be ambient magic from the part/town or just Holly's own trauma getting stirred up by recent events.

Pushing away from her own issues Holly asks Alice what she's been thinking about to which Alice replies that her recent reunion with her family has been on her mind. Alice explains that she was pitied and doted on when she came home, which she didn't want at all, and no one there understood why she was so ashamed/upset about how the Angels had treated Bendy at the circus. She goes on the explain how awkward she feels around Bendy now as the two discuss the complicated, negative relationship between Angels and Demons. Alice also mentions how she doesn't even quite feel like she belongs in the Upper anymore. Going back made her realize how much she's changed as well as how black and white Angels tend to view things. Alice then talks about how, even though she sees Bendy as an individual and not just a Demon, sometimes his Demonic traits still scare her despite her best efforts not to be afraid of dark magic. Holly tells Alice that she thinks they all need to communicate with each other more despite any fears they may have about a particular subject. The girls then move on to talking and joking about their individual relationship statuses. Alice talks about she can't have a relationship with Bendy and do all the important work she wants to do in the Upper so she can't date him while Holly discusses how, despite having a crush on Cuphead, she doesn't believe a relationship between them could realistically work out. The girls continue to talk and banter with one another as they speculate on what everyone will do once the quest is over. After a long moment of silence when the conversation stalls, Holly brings up how she's been thinking about Finley a lot lately and how important all the little bits of joy he brought into their lives really were. Holly says she's going to try to find the good moments in between the bad and Alice agrees to do it too, joking that it will be Holly's Act of Charity. From there the girls continue to talk with one another until morning as they complete the watches. That morning the B-Bros and Felix knock on their door, telling the girls that they do in fact plan to leave for Fairmont as planned.

Holly begins explaining how the watches work to the boys and they thank her for their work before informing them that they plan to leave right after breakfast. When Felix heads off to go see if the others are awake for breakfast the girls are left alone with the B-Bros. After checking in on each other Bendy asks if he could talk with Alice once he returns. Holly swiftly leaps in by stating that Alice wants to talk to him now, ushering them both into the girl's empty room and closing the door. After some brief verbal floundering, Alice apologizes to Bendy for everything that happened at the circus until Bendy finally stops the never-ending stream. He tells Alice that he's not angry at her or any of the other Angels who were there. Bendy goes on to say that the only thing that does upset him is the fact that she got caught up in it and that he believed what the Demon twins were telling him for a little while. Alice apologizes once more for going through with such a desperate plan and making everyone worry about her, promising to be smarter in the future. Bendy easily accepts her apology as the two begin teasing and joking with one another. While this is going on Holly and Boris are left alone together in the hallway. As Boris is about to go to breakfast Holly stops him but before she can get a word out he instantly cuts her off by saying that whatever she wants to say has already probably been said and shouting that he's not in the mood to hear about how he is a screw-up again. He goes on to say that he can't handle it anymore, that he's not running away again and all he cares about is getting the part to cure Bendy. When he finally looks at Holly again he realizes she is hurt as she explains that she just wants to work things out with him. Holly goes on to tell Boris that she doesn't hate him, which surprises him, and that she is sorry she yelled at him before. This only causes Boris's confusion to grow as Holly wraps up by claiming she wants to be friends again since she hates the awkward tension between them. Boris asks why she would even want to try being his friend anymore as he thinks about how frustrating it is that he always seems to be in the wrong and no one reacts to things how he thinks they will. After a few stunned moments Holly replies that she doesn't hate him and, upon seeing that he clearly doesn't know how to respond, she tells him to just think it over. They then both assure one another that they don't hate each other, although it's a bit more hesitant on Boris's side, before the two go back to standing in uncertain silence until Bendy and Alice emerge from the room. Holly quickly slips back into her room with the excuse that she needs to grab some stuff and, after checking in that nothing bad happened while the other two were gone, the trio starts heading down to the restaurant. As Bendy continues to question Boris about what happened with Holly Boris once again brings up how confused he is that she would want to be his friend again after getting so angry at him. Alice assures him that he can take his time figuring things out if he needs to before Bendy begins teasing him for accidentally joining a wolf gang. As they walk Boris's thoughts drift to how he will just keep his real thoughts quiet for now and just focus on getting the next Ink Machine part.

Down in the lobby, Cuphead angrily smokes a cigarette as he reflects just how hard it was for him to find a ride to the fence around Fairmont and how he was outvoted by the others when he brought up the idea of not bringing Boris with them. After having breakfast with the girls come over to give him his watch and explain how it works. He points out that the girls will need to get some sleep after pulling an all nighter they seem reluctant too until he promises to send them a message through the watch when they get into the town. Holly says that they both plan to accompany the boys to the fence but Cup tells her there won't be enough room in their ride. This leads to Cup explaining that none other than Leticia Bradley has agreed to drive them to the fence after Cup called her earlier in his increasingly desperate attempts to find them a ride. After that, the conversation moves on to making arrangements for the dandehogs in the Cupbros room to be moved to the girl's room while they're gone as Cup thinks about how he will have to return quickly so the girls aren't left taking care of all the dandehogs themselves for long.

Later, Cuphead watches the forest pass by through the windows of Leticia's car as they make their way towards Fairmont. Everyone in the car is tense as the forest around them is unnaturally quiet and without a single sign of animal life anywhere. The car is mostly silent on the drive there, with only short discussions occasionally breaking it up. They finally arrive at the old, rusty chain-link fence and the questers are disturbed to see a number of memorial objects like silk flowers, pictures, and crosses lining the fence. As the questers get out and grab their gear Leticia tells them that if they love Boris they will leave him behind at the hotel. Bendy tells her they aren't leaving Boris and Leticia responds simply that it's blood on their hand, not hers. She then asks them for a favour, explaining that she honours her husband's memory by leaving mementos of him in the town and asking if they would leave his bag, which seems to have something in it, next to the bakery in town. The questers agree and Leticia tells them about a hole in the fence a few yards away before giving them a reminder not to trust the voices. As the group heads towards the hole the B-Bros check the map and see that the part is in a building next to the river all the way on the other side of the town. They easily climb through the hole and start walking along the path to town but as they do they all get the odd phantom sensation of walking through cobwebs despite none being around and Bendy feels a strange magic buzz in the air. The questers continue to walk through the deathly quiet forest until they arrive at the fog-covered ghost town of Fairmont. In an attempt to distract themselves from the creepy atmosphere they decide to check what is in the bag that Leticia gave them. They find food, water and shaving supplies and though they all find it strange none of them can decide what it actually means. The group eventually breaks for lunch as they talk about how strange it is that the people of the town seemed to have left so much stuff in the buildings and check their progress on the map only to find that have a few more hours of walking ahead of them. Cuphead also remembers his promise to the girls and uses his watch to call them. The questers quickly catch the girls up on their progress, talk about when they may return and banter a bit before Cup promises to call again once they enter the building with the part and ends the call. The group finish their lunches and continue walking through town, finding the bakery Leticia mentioned and dropping off the bag there. As they do so they notice a handprint on the inside of the glass without any footsteps around, which creeps them all out a bit. The group continues to walk and talk as the road begins to climb uphill. As darkness falls the questers cross a bridge over a rushing river and a walk for another hour before arriving at their destination- a large stone building called the Fairmont Springs Hotel. After checking the map Bendy confirms that the next part is in there, somewhere.

## Characters

* **Appeared:** Alice, Avery, Bendy, Bigby, Boris, Cuphead, Donald, Felix, Holly, Leticia Bradley, Mickey, Mugman, Oswald
* **Appeared Briefly:** Angelo, Aron, Ava, Azazel, Bill Billien, Black Hat, Cala Maria, Ebi, Elijah, Jake, Kalie, Mic
* **Mentioned:** Abigail Angel, Cazziel, Dr. Facilier, Fanny, Finley, Grandmama Angel, Isaac Angel, Julius, Krazy Kat, Linda Lark, Luke Angel, Mary Angel, Master Jethro, Michael, Michael Bradley, Minnie Mouse, Pete, Polly, Rachel Angel, Red, Sally Stageplay, Sammy, Sarah Songbird, Sasha, Sparks, The Devil, The Ringleader

## Locations Visited

* Talent Town
* Fairmont

## Trivia and Notes

### Notes

* In 2020 there was a poetry contest held by the authors. Many fans submitted poems, which are now cataloged in Inky Extras Series Part 14, and the winning poem "Linda's Lullaby" was officially added to IM canon in Ch 163
* IM fan "I Live in a Trashcan" is the writer of Linda's Lullaby (Inky Extras Series Part 14, Ch 2)

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