The Angel's Gift

Memories of the Butcher Gang

"I'm glad none of this soup expires" Henry commented as he downed a can of Bacon Soup.

Currently, he and Angel were in one of the rooms and were currently trying to find a way to fix the messes made around. Henry had no idea it was actually possible to turn all those trapped here back to their old selves. He tried to tell Angel it was hopeless and their only bet was trying to save who was still sane and leave, but the youth had her father's perseverance.

Battery seemed to be on the same page and gave them new hope when he found one of Joey's old books: Eluded Dead. Angel had flipped the pages and found the page that explained how the creatures were brought to life, and how they were corrupted. With the info in her hands, she had a theory of how to change them all back.

The creatures were mostly corrupted if some major trauma was done while they were in some pentagram ritual, and the one who conducted the ritual had dark desires. That was what would cause their sanity to lessen, and their bodies to rot. Yet, the decay would depend on what damage was done to them.

That would explain what happened to Bendy and Alice. Bendy grew in size and became truly demonic from the anger and pain manifested due to years of neglect. Alice had a half-disfigured face, her halo was stuck in her head, her horns became more visible, and her voice ranged from the ones that Susie and Allison gave her. That all happened to her from how she was internally struggling between her two voice actresses; the rotting half representing mistreatment from Allison, the beautiful half to epitomize the true voice Susie.

"That must be why she took you" Henry pointed out.

"I'm Susie's daughter...she needed me to be perfect because it was the only way now"

Yet, the objects that Alice had asked for were not just for random reasons. They were the keys to fixing the damage done. But she wouldn't have gotten it right anyway as she still lacked something else to complete it.

A loud splotch sound alerted them. Both turned to see the ink on the ground began to move. Henry knew what was going on. Angel huddled behind him as Battery flew to her side. The Ink Searchers began to spawn, as a mass of Butcher Gang clones started to appear. Henry fended off the creatures as Angel stood still, unable to move. The little one was no fighter it seemed.

Yet, as Henry fought off the mob, Angel had been observing the Butcher Gang clones. They were all disfigured and kept yelling as they wobbled to try and attack. But behind the anger and fight, she could sense something else in three of them. It wasn't hard to figure out which ones as they visibly stood out.

"Charley!"

At her call, the Butcher Gang stopped as Henry killed off the last Searcher. The disfigured clones all stopped moving, all staring at one of the Pipers. Unlike the others, this one had a taller form, almost human. He turned around to meet the child.

"Charley, I know that's you. The real you"

The Piper stopped dead in his tracks as she approached him with no trace of fear on her face. That was abnormal. Usually, they would all scream and flee. She gave him a kind smile before she turned to the clones.

"Barley and Edgar"

A Fisher and Striker both froze up as they walked over at her gesture. Like the Piper, they were taller with a humanoid figure as well. Henry was gaping at what was going on.

"Angel, what are you doing?"

"They're hurt" she gestured for the Piper to bend down a little. He did so, as she then put two hands to hold his disfigured face before closing her eyes as she let her gift do its works.