Chapter 1: Drawn to Darkness by SonicSpyroNiGHTS-Fan on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Sophie: (calls out to her two companions) Bendy! Bailey! come over here!

(hearing their names being called, Bailey flew down with his angelic wings, while Bendy sprouted his own demon wings and flew after his bestie towards Sophie, hiding behind her in the air as they stare at Audrey.)

Audrey: are those...? O.O

Sophie: Yep. those are Bendy and Bailey. they're my companions.

Audrey: Bendy and Bailey? No way...!

Sophie: it's a long story, but I've managed to help them out while I was trying to find a way out of this place. hmm? O.O

(Audrey stares at Bendy...the original Bendy from the 1930s cartoon, that was actually real. slowly she reaches her hands towards him. the little demon was hesitant at first, and reached to grab her hand, which made Audrey smile. and seeing her smile made Bendy smile his iconic smile.)

Audrey: its nice to meet you, Bendy. you too, Bailey.

Bailey: ^w^

(and so, with Audrey joining them, Sophie, Bendy and Bailey head upwards, making their way towards the Animation Alley, where they find a memo that reads the following.)

''Around here, it's just best to stay out of sight. don't ever go running into some place if you don't know what's in there! if you attack a problem head on, you're going to find yourself in trouble. and that's just foolish! you gotta watch, listen, and when the time is right, push forward.

-Your Best Pal ''

(they pressed forward, rounding the corner, they stop when Audrey looks at herself in the mirror, placing her ink stained hand on the mirror, sliding it down, as she looked at that hand, having a sorrowful expression, which Sophie couldn't help but notice.)

Sophie: did you...recently arrive to this studio?

Audrey: (sighs quietly) a man named Wilson, a janitor in my workplace, tricked me into turning on that...that DAMN machine and brought me to this place...

Sophie: jee... that must be awful.

Audrey: what about you? what brought you here?

Sophie: oh, me? well...let's just say my reason for coming to the studio is quite stupid. but... (looks at Bendy and Bailey) I've learned a lot of things about what happened here. most of them dark and tragic.

Audrey: how long have you been here?

Sophie: from what I was told...I was here for 211 days. which makes it six months or so...at least, in this world.

(the two women and the two toons continue forward to see a message written in ink saying ''WHERE IS THE TOYMAN?''
and on the desk, was an audio log, which Audrey decides to play and listen to what was being spoken by Dale Little...)

''Yeah, those Gent Corporation boys are kinda strange.

Every time I come back to work, they've put in even more of their pointless gadgets. last week, they built some kind of electrical towers over near the animation alley. this week, they added security codes for opening doors. Geez, what kind of work do they think we do here anyway? Last I checked, we make toys and and silly cartoons. this ain't Fort Knox! you know what I mean? now it's my job to look over these shipping invoices AND remember a bunch of random numbers? No freaking thank you! I'm just going to record the door code here so I don't forget it: the code is 451. and if Mister Drew and Mister Grey asks, you didn't hear it from me.''

(after the tape ends, Audrey immediately went to the security code near the door, and did the exact code as was said in the tape: 451. and the door was opened.)

Sophie: well, that was too easy.

(Audrey and Sophie smile at each other.)

Sophie: let's go, Bailey, Bendy. (sees that Bendy was nowhere to be seen) Bendy? Bendy? Bendy, where are you? OmO;

Bailey: (looks up and spots Bendy using his Black Ink to warp towards where his cardboard cutout was.)

(Bendy looks around curiously, and looks behind the carboard cutout, and saw the Toyman standing. he smiled his iconic smile and decides to take it.)

Bailey: Bendy, Come on! we gotta keep going!

Bendy: I'm coming, B!

(With the Toyman in his possession, Bendy warped back to Bailey and they both follow the two women, who went down the stairs, towards the Heavenly Toys section called ''Toys. Gifts. Games''. the ground shook a bit from a loud banging sound, startling the four a bit. they look at a

desk with "He sees everything" written on it. Sophie and Audrey open two drawers, and see literal eyes drawn in black ink to further prove the message. they look at each other, wondering who is it that sees everything, before Audrey plays an audio log that belonged to none other than Wilson himself.)

"It seems that Arch Gate Studios, in all it's misplaced admiration, was so eager to absorb the life's work of that crooked charlaton, Joey Drew, they didn't fully realize what they had acquired.

Call it fate that I just happened to be there on the loading dock that morning. When the delivery boys dropped one of the crates, it smashed open, and inside there was something truly special.

_A mass of yellow steel and beautiful rivets. Some kind of machine. No one knew what it was. So the fools put it on display for all to see. But I could tell that this crude device held secrets. Secrets that could be mine. "_Sophie: The Ink Machine...? what's he talking about? the Ink Machine is right here somewhere in this studio! I was the one who turned it on back then, and... (pauses, almost forgetting that she's in the Cycle) oh, right...this world is different than the one Audrey and I know.

Audrey: Sophie...this is something you should know. since you and I are both from the outside world, the legacy of Bendy's cartoons lives on in Archgate films, the Studio I'm working for.

Sophie: Archgate films? Oh! the ones that are making that new Bendy cartoon?

Audrey: yeah. some time after this place was abandoned, the workers of Gent Corporation took away the Ink Machine from this studio into Archgate films. and like I told you before, Wilson tricked me into reactivating the Machine and brought me to this world.

Sophie: I can hardly understand this, but... whoever this Wilson is, I can tell that he's just as bad as Joey was.

Audrey: let's just keep moving. there might be something we can find.

(and so, Sophie, Audrey, Bendy and Bailey pressed on, finding the entrance to the Animation Alley via a key that was hidden in one of the lockers. rounding the corner, they come across a gate, which had a clone of Edgar suddenly appear from above, jumpscaring Bendy and Bailey, screaming as they held onto Sophie, who immediately pulled out her scythe and had a threatening look on her face. the clone immediately ran off from Sophie's menacing glare, as Audrey opened the gate, and soon the four find themselves in a dining area called the ''Little Devil Lounge''. The lounge has numerous tables, a Little Miracle Station, and multiple vending machines that will dispense heath items. Bendy and Bailey remember so many fond memories, during break times and free times, they'd come and eat their favorite meals with Henry and their toon friends.

the angel and demon toons continue to follow the two women who arrive to a locked gate. Audrey tries to open it with the keys she found. much to her frustration, it won't open.)

Audrey: Locked again? this is getting old. -.-

Sophie: maybe I can use my golden ink to punch our way through? O.O

Bendy: Sophie, don't. you need to save your strength. O^O

Sophie: I was just saying. O.O Its an option.

Bailey: we need to find another way to break the lock.

(as the four wander around, they come across another memo that read the following...)

''Management has come up with a new way to ''reward'' us employees:
instead of paying out bonuses or overtime, they've started handing out these little tokens that you can spend in company vending machines. Besides that, these tokens ain't got value of any kind. Obviously, a lot of people didn't like the idea.

but the best part about the whole thing is that, within a week, someone figured out how to make fake tokens that fools the vending machines. we started calling the fake one ''SLUGS''. Now, I can't remember the last time I've seen a real token around here. them SLUGS are everywhere!

Probably costing the studio a TON of money on snacks alone.

-Hudson Dayle ''

(after reading the memo, Audrey and Sophie collected the nearby SLUGS and every collectible item, such as Gent batteries. they rejoined the angel and demon toons, and suddenly, hear Allison's voice over the intercom.)

Allison: Sophie, Audrey, it's Allison! can you hear me?

(the two women went over to a large metal pipe that serves as some kind of intercom.)

Sophie: Allison?

Audrey: Hello?

Allison: (sighs in relief) I'm so glad you're alright.

Audrey: Uhh...Allison. I think you and I have very different definitions of ''alright''.

Allison: where are you?

Audrey: (looks behind to see the surroundings) Animation department entrance? but it's locked up tight.

Allison: good. that means you're heading up. look for anything you can use to break in. maybe there's a Gent Pipe nearby.

(suddenly the ground starts to shake violently, sending tremors all over the area.)

Allison: what was that?

Audrey: there's something in here!

Allison: Sophie, help Audrey find that Gent Pipe! Now!

Sophie: You got it, Ma'am!

(when the two women, along with the two toons continue their way, they encounter another one of the Butcher gang clones, which Sophie kills with a few strikes of the scythe. looking around, they see a dead lost one with his head covered in some kind of bag, and the Gent Pipe was stuck in his body.)

Sophie: well, looks like that guy's there having a really bad day.

Audrey: Oh no. there's the Gent Pipe. (turns to open the door, but stops herself) way too dark in there. need to get the lights working first.

Sophie: I agree. O.O' Dark places scare me. (shudders)

(Bendy and Bailey look at Sophie and Audrey, knowing that they have to restore power to the Atrium Supply to get the Gent Pipe for Audrey to not only break the lock, but to defend herself as well. moments later, as they wander around a bit, they hear a loud shout.)

''WHO'S IN THERE?!''

Bendy, Bailey: OMO !!!

Sophie, Audrey: O.O !!

''OPEN UP! ''

(Seconds later, they see a Lost One forcefully opening a nearby gate, looking very angry.)

Lost One: If I find you, I'm gonna rip your face off!

Sophie: (pulls out her scythe, ready to attack that Lost One, but was pushed down by Audrey) Hey! what gives-

Audrey: Shhhh! -quietly- the best way to avoid trouble is not to be seen.

Sophie: -quietly- well, I have a weapon. I killed many of those these past six months here in the studio.

Bailey: Sophie. I think Audrey has a point...that Lost One is among the ones who went insane and would kill anything that breathes and moves.

Bendy: besides, Audrey currently has no weapon to protect herself with. so for her sake, and ours too, we'll have to stay low to avoid trouble.

Sophie: well...point taken. (puts away the scythe) lets go. U.U

(the four move as silently and quickly as possible to avoid being seen by the Lost One present. moments later, they make their way through a hole in a brick wall, where they see the fuse box, which had three fuses lit up, save for one that is missing.)

Audrey: (looks at the place of the missing fuse next to the words Atrium Supply.) Missing a fuse. let's see if we can find one.

(seeing that they had to look for the missing fuse, they went back to the area where the Lost One was, raging as he threw something against the floor. the women and toons hid from him, successfully managing to return to the Little Devil Lounge where they encounter another angry lost one, who shouted out loud that the kitchen is closed. once again, the four had to hide from him to avoid being seen, and seeing that the Lost One was minding his own business, Audrey told Sophie and the toons to wait for her until she returns, and took her chance to run to the Kitchen, and sees the missing fuse on a rotting cake that had flies flying around it.)

Audrey: (as she takes the fuse) well, happy birthday to me. -w-

(when Audrey makes her way back with the fuse, the Lost one saw her and with a loud shout attempted to attack her. along with another Lost One. Sophie jumped in front of Audrey and kills the two Lost Ones with her Scythe in a matter of seconds.)

Audrey: whew...thanks again for the save.

Sophie: No problem. -w-

(Sophie motions for Bendy and Bailey to come over and follow her and Audrey back to the animation alley.

they find another tape recorder on a box crate just outside the padlocked door, and Audrey decides to play it, since this one belonged to Nathan Arch saying the following words.)

"I'm ready for something different in my career. I've built steel companies from the ground up, dabbled in petroleum, even tried political office once. "That Nathan Arch," they used to say, "He's got the magic touch!" But I'm hungry for a bit of fun, I think. Something both the masses and I can enjoy. My son suggested movies. Open a studio! Now I love a good film as much as anyone, but the magic of animation, now there's something special! My old friend Joey knew the thills of bringing characters to life, rest his soul. Maybe with a bit of elbow grease and a small cash investment, I can resurrect the past."

(Bendy looks down, with unease in his expression at the mention of Joey and his old friend. Bailey put a comforting arm on his friend's shoulder, and Bendy couldn't help but smile at him before continuing on to the hole and fix the fuse box.
Audrey inserts the missing fuse into the box, turning the lights on in the Atrium Supply at last.)

Audrey: the lights are on. time to get that Gent Pipe.

(soon, the group of four make their way into the Atrium supply room, and come across another Tape

on an end table inside the lit Atrium Supply, which Sophie takes the turn to play the audio log and listen to it...)

"At the end of every crumbling empire, you gotta hide the treasures.

Mr. Cohen brought me in to catalog and secure some Joey Drew's more special assets in places no one will ever find them. Sure, that sounds completely legal, right? Anyway, I'll be leaving some clues around so we can find them later. Just remember, this nonsense wasn't my idea! So, here's my first little hint: I finally found a use for those silly motivational posters here in the atrium offices. They're sure to make quite an impact. I can't believe I just said that."

(and the tape ends right there. meanwhile, Audrey was reading a Memo written by Hudson Dayle.)

''We're playing with fire. no question about it. First, Gent comes in here and puts heavy thick pipes over everyone's head. must weigh a ton! then, Joey opens up the place for tours to the general public. are we really thinking this through? for Pete's sake, Sammy's music department is constantly flooded! and while I was giving a tour last week, we almost lost a whole dang wall when a valve blew out! Stupid tour group applauded thinking it was part of the show.

I know Joey is looking to drum up some cash lately. but this, this is just asking for disaster to strike. one good accident and there's going to be a landslide of trouble.

-Hudson Dayle ''

(Audrey continues onward on her own, exploring the supply room, until she gets to the body of the Lost One, and pulls out the Gent Pipe that was stuck on the left side of his ribcage.)

Audrey: at least now I can defend myself. (looks behind her to see on the desk written a message written in black ink)

''THE DARK PUDDLES ARE CALLING''

(Audrey didn't know what the message meant and continued her way back to Sophie, Bendy and Bailey, encountering a few aggressive Lost Ones that wanted to slaughter them. Audrey and Sophie stood side by side, holding the Gent Pipe and the Scythe respectively and killed them one after another. Audrey then proceeds to break through a wall with the pipe, looking for more clues, opens a drawer and grabs another memo.)

''I heard some of the workers from down the hall last night talking about storming Joey Drew's office. they were using some colorful language, banging their fists on the tables and chairs. it was the same bunch who whistled at me yesterday. things must be getting serious.

that accountant, Grant Cohen, just walks from his desk down to the men's room and back all day. over and over again, gripping his stomach. kind of green in the gills. I can't tell if it's something he ate isn't agreeing with him, or if he just can't take the pressure anymore.

Joey's got a plan, he keeps saying, Gent is making something special. I really hope he's right. I may just be a secratary, but this place has a magic I don't wanna see end.

-Sally Newt ''

(Audrey looks around for more clues, breaks through another wall, seeing another memo that was written in a strange hand writing. Sophie joined her with the two toons accompanying her, and found the memo. Sophie starts to read the memo out loud, and her voice shifts to the voice of Sammy Lawrence, the one who wrote this memo.)

'' That Wilson! he's everywhere! and yet he's nowhere!
I don't know how he does it! It's Madness! MADNESS!
What if he's inside my mind?! what if he hears my thoughts?!
can you hear me now, Wilson?! Can you?!
You won't get me! I've got a plan!
If I tear my brain out then you can't hear me! HA!
I'll show you! I defy you! All Hail the Ink Demon! Hail!
He's not dead I tell you!
He will rise again, and his dark revenge will be terrible!''

Sophie: Yep! that's definitely Sammy right there. wait...Sammy? how does he know about Wilson? Tom killed him when he tried to chop my head off back there. (stares at Bendy and Bailey, who stare at her blankly then once again forgets that one fact) Ahhh, right. Cycle. U~U'

(Sophie looks around the supply room, and finds

In a desk drawer another audio log in the office behind a breakable wall opposite the padlocked door to Animation Alley. she presses the button and decides to play it, listening to the voice of Grant Cohen in the tape.)"We've hit rock bottom. No doubt about it. By all accounts, I don't even know how this studio is still going at all. If you follow the money, you just hit a big old brick wall! Well, let me tell you, blank ledgers, spare cash, Weird amounts that plain just don't add up. There's still income finding its way onto the books, but for the life of me, I can't figure out where it's all coming from. Though the obvious answer is that Gent is privately pouring in some funds. And truth be told, they really creep me out. Especially that Mister Gray. He doesn't seem to be motivated by money, and he sure as heck ain't telling us what he's REALLY after. You just can't trust someone like that."

(as soon as the tape ended, the four continue on to the locked entrance to the animation alley. Audrey successfully breaks the lock with the Gent Pipe and enters the next area with Sophie, Bendy and Bailey following behind her. suddenly, when Audrey crouches down and ends up stepping inside a puddle of corrupted ink, she felt stinging pain in her left arm.)

Sophie: Audrey!!

(Bendy and Bailey flew over to try and free Audrey from the dark puddles, when suddenly, a voice only Audrey could hear from the dark puddles speaks to her.)

''you are one of us now. the dark puddles send a few gifts.''

(Bendy sees a black scythe radiating with dark shadows appearing from the dark puddles, with a chain on the lower part of the weapon. Bailey sees a white angelic sword. the same white angelic sword he wielded in the old cartoon to fight the bad demons. the two toons take their respective weapons from the dark puddles.)

((Bendy's scythe looks like this in this story: i.pinimg.com/564x/d4/d6/50/d4d…))

as for Audrey, she hears loud buzzing sounds in her head before she nearly collapses, only to be caught by Sophie)

Sophie: Audrey! Audrey, are you okay?

Audrey: I-I don't know...I don't know what's happening!

Sophie: Lets just keep moving! (sprouts her wings, holding Audrey and takes flight above the dark puddles to avoid suffering further corruption from the cursed ink.)

(the four make it to the other side, and stop by a door, where they see a Lost one's head being bashed against the door's window repeatedly. with a bit of hesitation, Audrey opens the door, and when she sees a lost one sitting there, she felt a stinging pain in her left arm, and sees a bright gold skeletal pattern appear on the ink stained arm. in this moment, she realized that Audrey obtained her own ink powers from the Dark Puddles. Audrey crouched down, snuck up behind the Lost One who slammed his hands and face on the wall, and used her newfound power to banish him back to the Dark Puddles he crawled from, and reads the message written in dark ink.)

''YOU DON'T HAVE TO KILL ME''

Sophie: Audrey, how'd you do that?

Audrey: (looks at the pattern on her left arm) I don't know. the Dark Puddles sent me ths little gift to banish the Lost Ones back to the abyss they came from.

Sophie: Hmm... its similar to what happened to me. I mean, look at my hands. stained with ink from almost being claimed by the Dark Puddles, and yet they themselves gave me a special power.

Audrey: well, I suppose there's another similiarity between us besides being from the outside world and stuck here in this hell hole of a studio.

Bendy: check out what the dark puddles decided to give us! (shows his scythe) OwO

Bailey: and I've got my sword back! (shows them his sword)

Sophie: alright! now all four of us have a way to fight back against anything Wilson decides to throw at us!

(and so, with the angel and demon toons armed with their own weapons, they follow Audrey and Sophie into a large hole that prevented them from reaching the other side.)

Audrey: That's one leap of faith I definitely won't make.

Sophie: Bailey, Bendy and I can fly over it, but its best if we stick around with you.

(as they explore the animation alley, they fight off a few Lost Ones that were present. Bailey finds a memo written by Thomas Connor saying the following...)

''we're in the final days here. I can tell.
people are packing things into boxes. tools are going missing.
you can smell the panic in the air around the studio.

but us, Gent boys, we're just watching from the shadows.
we lock the doors, and keep our research going. Mister Gray already gave us a little wink.
all is well. when one ship sinks, another one leaves the dock.

I just need to keep my Ink Machine safe in the chaos.
it's the key to so many discoveries.

- Thomas Connor ''

(Bailey takes the memo, thinking it would prove to be useful information for near future events and joins up with Audrey, Sophie and Bailey who go down stairs and see a small figure playing with a toy train. Bendy takes a closer look and his eyes widen with mixed feelings of awe and confusion. as did Sophie and Bailey.)

Sophie: (Thinking) I can't believe it...another Bendy? here? O.O

Bendy: That's me right there! how can there be another me? O^O

Bailey: ???? O.O

(The other Bendy noticed the four and stands up, holding the toy train in his hands. Audrey slowly approaches the other toon demon.)

Audrey: Bendy? you're...your'e real...like our toon companions here. this is amazing.

(the other Bendy backs away slightly from Audrey.)

Audrey: It's okay, I won't hurt you. (crouches down, reaches her left hand towards him) I promise. it's okay.

Sophie, Bendy, Bailey: O.O

(the other Bendy slowly approaches Audrey, and smiles his iconic smile as he held her hand.)

Audrey: See? I'm you're friend. I won't hurt you-

(suddenly, the power in Audrey's left arm activated against her will, and it hurt the other toon's hand so badly, much to the trio's worry and concern.)

Audrey: Oh my gosh! (turns to see the other Bendy's sad and hurt expression, tears sparkle in his pie cut eyes)

Other Bendy: QmQ

Audrey: I-I'm sorry, I didn't know that would happen! I promise! I'm so, so sorry!

Other Bendy: ,>m<, (Runs away from Audrey)

Audrey: (clenches her fists in fury, angry at herself.) Damn it, Audrey! what's happening to you...?!

Bailey: come on, we have to go after him!

(as they start to look for the other Bendy, Audrey was

Knocking on a door marked "Don't Knock" which makes a new Lost One known as the Mad Artist to peek out of the hole.)Mad Artist: Who's out there? (peeks out of the hole) is that you, Phil? I told you I'm not opening the door until you bring me my pictures. I drew 'em. I want 'em back. (closes the hole.)

Sophie: what the hell was that all about? O.O'

Bendy: I dunno, but if this guy wants his drawings back, I guess we'll have to look in the Animation Alley.

(as the four start their little quest to bring back the Mad Artist's drawings, they go through several vents, which lead to a locked gate that Audrey opens with the Gent Pipe. but when she did, the lights went out one after another, causing the room to go dark. Bendy and Bailey look around, as did the two women, and they hear a mysterious deep voice speaking...)

'' The Dark Puddles awaken... (growls softly) ''

(the door before them opens, revealing a Bendy cardboard cutout. Audrey turns right, breaking through another gate as the dark voice continues to speak.)

'' two voices...two souls... the ink speaks to me. it whispers your secrets.''

(Audrey, Bailey, Sophie and Bendy catch a glimpse of a shadow that resembled the little toon's ink demon form. little Bendy was scared, he clung onto Sophie tightly, as said angel returned the gesture in a protective manner as they continue their way through another vent, as the voice continued to speak further in a rumbling tone.)

''who are you? tell me your sweet names, that I may devour them! ''

(They continue on, feeling chills run down their spines. Sophie gulped, holding onto the frightened and confused Bendy. Audrey opens a closet and finds a small rubber ducky and stores it away. then, they reach an area where a lamp's light was flickering every second. one moment its light, the next second its dark, and so on.)

Sophie: (shivers) flickering lights...its always a bad sign.

Bailey: you're telling me! OmO

Bendy: (shaking like a scared cat in Sophie's hold) OmO

Audrey: (was also scared, but could see a lever that would open the door nearby.)

(when Audrey grabs hold of the lever though, it wouldn't budge. then, they hear a growl, and turn to see a larger demon coming towards them, causing Sophie, Bailey and even Bendy to scream in horror at the horrific creature before them.)

Sophie: AAAAAAHH! OAO OPEN THE FREAKIN' DOOR!

Audrey: I'M TRYING! >M<

Sophie:

ITS COMING TOWARDS US! OMO

(Audrey pushed down the lever with all her might with both hands, and when the door opens, she, Sophie and the two toons run inside. the Demon almost catches Audrey and the others right as she closes the door on him, making his large clawed hand to move away from the door, leaving behind a large stain of ink, growling furiously that his prey had escaped.)Sophie: Boy...that...was close...O.O

Bendy: there's no way...

(Sophie looks at the little demon she held in her arms.)

Bendy: there is... another Ink Demon...like me. OmO

END OF CHAPTER 1

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