The Angel's Gift

Angel and Battery

Henry sighed as he got up from the floor. He lost Boris about an hour ago when that figure that took Alice Angel's form came and took him away. If he didn't find them soon, his old friend is as good as dead. He couldn't even imagine what he'd look like after that.

He had run into several Ink Searchers along the way around as well as several imperfect clones of members of the Butcher Gang and killed them with the pipe he still had. They die in a matter of hits, but who knew what he had to do if he were to meet with Alice herself.

He thought more and more about it. That couldn't be Alice or Susie for that matter. Then again, nothing had been the same since he got back. Just look around. Bendy's gone into a true Ink Demon form and was trying to kill him. The Ink Machine was making even pure ink come to life to they could slash his face off. The Butcher Gang is still stuck in imperfect forms that had gone mad. Sammy had completely lost it and was proclaiming to be Bendy's Prophet. And now we have an insane angel-demon about to kill the only one around who's still got a sound mind.

"Almost got it!" a small voice rang out.

He flinched at that sound. He readied the pipe in case it was probably someone dangerous. He walked over to the wall's edge and peaked in. He was quite surprised to see what was there.

It was a little girl, only somewhere in her seventh year of life. A pink ribbon perched in her slightly messy blonde hair. Her brown eyes were full of life, but a little tired as well. She wore a pale blue sweater with and a yellow skirt, but both were slightly stained with ink. Her fair skin was visible as she strained to take a can of Bendy Bacon Soup off a shelf out of her reach.

Fluttering in the air beside her was a small black bat with brown eyes, wearing a blue collar and yellow tag.

She sighed before giving up. "On second thought, can you reach up there and get it?"

The bat seemed to understand as it nodded and flew up before taking the can off the shelf with its claws and flying back down to her. She thanked it and pet its head before setting down and downing the can as it perched on her shoulder. She then let it have some as well before setting it down.

"It's a good thing they have so many cans of that soup here" she mused.

Henry stared at the child a few seconds before recognizing her. That girl and that bat, he knew them anywhere. He just didn't expect to find them here.

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"Okay, you ready, honey?" Susie asked her daughter as she carried a box over.

"Yes, mom" her child nodded, rather excited with what was in store.

"Okay, I hope you like it"

She then placed the box infront of her. The little girl then struggled a bit with the ribbon before opening it to reveal another box, but it was more of an animal carrier than a box. She removed the cover and peeked in to find a sight.

Inside was a small baby bat with a bandaged wing.

"You mean he's mine?" she asked, elated.

Susie nodded. "The vet said he's tamed enough to be a pet, and he knew just the owner at first sight"

The girl smiled as she opened the cage and gently stuck her finger in. The bat perched on the finger as she gently drew him out. She then held him close to her face before he leaned in and nuzzled her, which she smiled at.

"She's quite the sight, Susie" Henry noted as he watched the little girl.

"I know" she smiled. "I can't be any more proud of my little Angel"

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Angel Campbelle was born to Susie and her husband a few years after she was fired from Silly Vision Studios due to replacement. Susie took some time to get back on her feet and soon settled down with a nice guy and had a child of her own. She named her daughter Angel, in memory of the Toon she voiced.

Even as a child, Angel was rather peculiar for her age. She seemed to enjoy the true stories behind fairy tales than the ones that were enhanced and 'sugarcoated' as she said it. She began to pick up a wide vocabulary via listening to what she heard and watched. Yet, she could be rather antisocial and sometimes a little clumsy and shy. 

She found an injured baby bat one night and they took it to the vet. She got it as her birthday present when she turned five and raised it with love. She named it Battery.

A week after her seventh birthday, she was reported missing. Susie was devastated and scared about what may have happened to her child. Henry said he would help as well by keeping an eye out for any traces of where she was. Now, after a month of being missing, here she was in Silly Vision. A little tired but alive and surviving.

"Angel?" he called to her.

She glanced over as Battery flew in the air, his eyes narrowed in defense mode. When they both saw who it was, they calmed down.

"Uncle Henry?"

"Yeah, it's me" he walked steadily to them before kneeling down to her eye level and checking her face for any signs of damage. She did the same as well before hugging him tightly. He did his best to comfort her.

"Uncle Henry! I was so scared!" she whimpered into his chest.

"Shh, it's okay. It's okay. I'm here now. You're not alone anymore. You'll be fine"

It took a while before she finally calmed herself. By then, she explained what happened. She was in the park with Susie just a few feet away, but stayed close enough in case of danger. She spotted a vending machine nearby and went over to get a drink for her and her mother but then some woman came along and took her by the hand. The next thing she knew, she was in this building and stuck in some circle.

"I managed to escape, and I learned her name was Allison" she spoke up. "I'm only glad Battery was asleep in my bat pocket so I wasn't alone"

"Allison..." Henry sighed. "I should've known"

"Mom told me she was a mean girl, who took something away from her. I now know what it was, or rather who"

He froze up. She knew?

"I was playing in the house when Battery found something on mom's work desk. It was a tape recorder. I played it, and I soon found out. I just had to look up who it was and, I felt something. Mom then had to tell me"

"That bat of yours surprises me"

She giggled before sighing. "I want to go home. I miss my mother"

He sighed before helping her stand up. "We'll find a way out of here, together, okay? We're going to see your mother"