Grow Fonder

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A few weeks later...

The cup brothers were out playing in the woods,like they use to way before the deal with the devil. Cuphead and Mugman were walking around searching for bugs and such. As they went off they bumped into their flower friend, Cagney.The flower seemed to be in a more happier mood every since they were free from the Devil. The flower waved "Hi" and then gave the boys a sign to come over. "You know boys,I can't express how happy I am ever since you guys defeated that greedy old Devil." said the flower as he hand them a jar of blueberries. "Oh it was nothing.We just had to go and fix 'our' mistake,isn't that right Cuphead" Mugman said as he nudge him by the shoulder, giving him a reminder that the whole ordeal was mainly his fault. "Yeah. It was no trouble at all..." Cuphead said with such sarcasm and uneasiness in his voice.

The boys decided to stay for awhile and chat ,soon enough the sun started to set and the boys started to head off back home. The boys spoke to each other but things until a question came across Mugman's head. "Cuphead? Do ever think that the Devil might back?" Cuphead looked at Mugman rather shocked but then tried to settle himself down. "Mugman, what would make you think of such a question?" "I'm actually not sure Cuphead, it's just one of the few things that kept recurring in my head." "Mugs, we have nothing to worry about, we defeated the Devil and that is that." Cuphead said trying to reassure his brother. "But Cuphead doesn't it occur to you that this is The Devil we speak of. What if we underestimate him like he did with us?" Cuphead was about to say something but then the Elder Kettle stepped outside."Boys what's all this ruckus about?" The boys frozed a second and then Mugman spoke. "Elder Kettle, do you think the Devil will ever come back for revenge?" Elder Kettle let out a rather quiet sigh, he knew sometimes that there would be days when one of the boys ask about the Devil. "Boys,there is no telling when Devil will come back but I can only assure you boys will be ready to face him and fight him." The Kettle's word reassured Mug but Cuphead was lost in his own thoughts.

It was night time and Elder Kettle had final tuck the boys in to bed and went off to his bedroom. Mugman had already fell fast asleep but Cuphead couldn't sleep, his mind was flooded with the same repeating thought.

"What if we underestimate him"

Cuphead quitely sneaked out of bed and walk near the bedroom window. He could see the casino surprisingly, the lights of the casino were rather dim but yet shined every so bright from a far veiw. He immeaditly remembered the day he walked in the casino,bright lights and loud music.

Blinded by easy riches

"Oh how foolish he was, thinking he can win against the Devil." Cuphead mumbled to himself as he looked as he then turn to the mirror. Then that's when Mugman's true meaning of his words appeared.

May the Devil return