Saving the Ink Demon (A Bendystraw Fanfic)

Chapter 41: Joey Drew

 Bendy looked at the broken man who caused him so much harm. He thought about breaking every bone in his body. He thought that he probably could without much effort. Ink was dripping down half his face. He was angry but he couldn't let his rage consume him. He would end up killing him. Bendy didn't want that, after all, Bendy was a demon, not a monster. He stepped slightly closer to Joey with a blank expression. "Bendy! How dare you attack me!" Joey yelled squirming in the ropes. "I had every right to." Bendy spat with the same blank expression. 

 "Nonsense! I created you! I created all of you!" Joey exclaimed gesturing to the black and white cartoons, to which none reacted. Boris walked towards the various toons with Henry following close behind. "Henry! What the hell are you doing?! Get me the hell out of here!" Joey yelled with anger. "Joey what the hell is this?" Henry started as he stepped closer, "You started this 30 years ago, then you abandon it for an entire decade?" "Leaving was the best thing he's ever done." Bendy said with no emotion. "Henry! Stop your yammering and untie me already!" "No Joey. I don't think I will." 

 Cuphead stepped over to Bendy as his brother was helping Boris heal everyone. Cuphead and Mugman were still bruised. Boris said since their injuries weren't vital that he wanted to do all the colored toons last. It made sense since Boris was still a bit nervous with colored ink, so Cuphead decided to check on Bendy in the meantime. "Hey Bendy. So, what we doin' with baldie?" he asked, catching the attention of the two humans who still weren't quite sure who he was, "And are you okay? Your head's still doin' the drippin' thing?"

Bendy turned over to Cuphead and whispered, "I'm fine doll, just a bit angry." he then raised his voice, "I'm thinkin' of just how I want to punish him for all he's done." Joey didn't react to the blatant threat and instead looked at Cuphead, "A new one. This one packs quite a punch." Joey looked at Henry, "Who made it?" Cuphead was confused, "The hell you mean 'Who made it?' First of all, I'm not an it. Second of all, I was born into the world like every other person." "A natural living cartoon." Joey gasped.  

 Bendy was starting to get nervous. No one knew that Bendy and the others from the studio were created from a machine. What would they do if they found out. What would Cuphead do if he found out. Bendy shook his head to clear his thoughts. "Bendy? Are you okay?" Cuphead asked as he looked at Bendy. "Looks like little Bendy is nervous." Joey said condescendingly. The ink on Bendy's ink started falling down faster. "I guess he never told you that he isn't like other toons." Joey continued. "What?" Cuphead asked nervously. 

 "Bendy is an artificial toon." Joey said, "Born from a machine." Cuphead gasped then turned to Bendy, "Bendy is this true?" Bendy lowered his head, unable to look Cuphead in the eye. "He must not have trusted you enough to tell you." Joey said, clearly trying to strike a nerve. "No. Bendy trusts me. He trusts me more than anyone." Cuphead said defensively. "Clearly not." Cuphead was growing angry. Cuphead wouldn't fall for this man's tricks. His expression darkened as he put his finger gun up to the man's arm and blasted him.