Saving the Ink Demon (A Bendystraw Fanfic)

Chapter 40: The Battle

"What's the plan Bendy?" Cuphead asked eagerly, excited to finally have some fighting action. Bendy stumbled nervously over to the bush to take a look. He froze once he saw an old man walking in his general direction. The man was about ten feet away and Bendy knew they needed to act face. "Alright, on the count of three everyone charge and attack the man on the other side of these bushes." Bendy announced quietly to everyone. "We don't want to kill him." Alice felt the need to mention.

"Yeah, sure." Bendy waved off the statement Alice said as ink dripped down his face. Alice sighed, "We just want to capture him." Alice stated matter-o-factly. "Yeah, to give him a taste of his own medicine." Bendy said slightly hopeful. Alice thought about it for a second then nodded. "Alright is every one ready?" All the toons, except Boris, stood inches from the bushes ready to jump out and attack. Boris stepped off the boat to show Henry a safe spot to hide, "Stay here Henry. It'll get messy." Henry nodded as Boris stepped back on the boat. 

"Alright." Bendy started. "1... 2..." Bendy took a deep breath suddenly feeling incredibly nervous. "...3!" He shouted as the group leapt out of the bushes towards the unexpecting man on the other side. "What!" Joey yelped in surprise as he was attacked by several cartoon characters, some of which he didn't create. Joey flailed his arms trying to reach the gun attached to his side. Joey kept trying to grab it, but something blocked it every time, whether that was a hook, fist, or foot he couldn't tell. 

Joey punched the nearest toon, who just so happened to be Barley. Barley stumbled back as he watched Joey get hit in the face with a well-timed umbrella attack from Sally. Barley rejoined the fight as a cartoony cloud appeared around them. Fist, feet, and various other body parts were flying everywhere. The fight ended with Joey tied up on the floor with cuts and bruises, his leg was also bent the wrong way, it might have even broken. Everyone else was slightly bruised but were otherwise unharmed. 

"That was rather anticlimactic." Sammy remarked looking at the broken man on the floor. "Yes, it was." Alice agreed, "Weird." Projectionist signed a reply. (His reply: He is older than when we last saw him and there are more of us.) "You cursed toons! How dare you attack me!" Joey spat in anger. "Ugh, I already don't like this guy." Cuphead groaned. "I agree. He seems like a real narcissist." Sally replied. "Aye. He be a real Gentleman of Four Outs." Brineybeard mentioned. "The hell did you just call me?! You have no right to call me that Patchy!" Joey yelled in anger.  

 Bendy walked over to Cuphead and the others ignoring the angry yelling man. "Thank ya all for comin' to help us." He said to the group. "It was no problem Bendy." Mugman said. "We always be willin' ta help yer lot out!" Brineybeard confirmed. "Yeah, we care about you guys." Sally said. Cuphead grabbed Bendy's hand to show that he agreed as well. Bendy smiled slightly. "So, what do we do with that baldin' mannequin guy?" Cuphead asked. Bendy's expression darkened. "Make him suffer." 

Author's Note:

I'm thinking about changing the name of the story because it's not really about saving Bendy from Hell anymore. Does anyone have any ideas? Should I even actually change it?

Gentleman of Four Outs: When a vulgar, blustering fellow asserts that he is a gentleman, the retort generally is, "Yes, a gentleman of four outs," that is, without wit, without money, without credit, and without manners.