Short stories

The ink demon lives

WARNING: Contains spoilers and may be very cringy/cliché. By the way- Bendy is a male in this so sorry for those of you who want him to be a girl or genderless uwu.

(This is a more serious one. I just wanted to understand something.. I'm not sure how to explain it. But in chapter 5, when Bendy started "dying" because of The End, i was thinking about how he'd react if the player actually showed kindness towards him. Yes, not Henry, but the person playing it. It seems better that way i guess. Also i tried to make this for either gender so sorry if i made any mistakes. Anyway, thanks for reading this...)
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He was right behind me. I needed to calm him down some how. When i got to the room full of screens and what i think is meant to be a throne, i grabbed the tape labeled "The End" and pushed it into the thing on the side of the chair, hoping it would calm bendy somehow. When i turned around, Bendy's face was directly in front of me and he was reaching toward me in a menacing way but stopped when the screen in front of me on the left became bright from a projector, which produced a loud click. Bendy moved towards it and made a loud screeching noise as the words "The End" appeared on screen. The second screen on the right turned on and showed the same thing as the first one, causing Bendy to look towards it and start freaking out. Eventually all of them were on and became very bright, but this all seemed to cause Bendy distress and pain as he was forced to take in the harsh reality. Time seemed to slow down, leaving me with my thoughts for a moment. I had to make a choice... If i succeeded in saving him, Alice and Tom would be stuck here, wary of his presence. If i failed or didn't even attempt to do anything from now on, then they'd be free, but Bendy would be gone... I stood up and tackled Bendy before rolling forward, out into the hall. I tried to roll around more without him escaping my grasp until i managed to get him to the other room full of broken glass. I succeeded. I let go of Bendy and climbed to my feet. "Sorry about that Bendy, if one of us didn't do something, you would've died. Probably..." I mumbled the last part to myself, and I sort of expected him to not understand and try to kill me anyway, but he sort of just sat there. He didn't have eyes so i couldn't tell where he'd be looking but he seemed to be facing towards the ground. "Uhm... Bendy? Are you alright?" the bright light must've weakened him. I started to feel pity but i was mostly tired. Then i remembered about Alice and Tom. They trusted me, but i betrayed them, didn't i? I was supposed to defeat Bendy. Otherwise known as the ink demon, which i guess is what the others call him since he's not the little devil darling they remember from the projections. I sat down in front of him with a sigh and began an awkward coversation. "Are you able to talk? I mean.. Probably not since you seem to have something like animal instincts, but...." I stared at a wall as i tried to think of a way to get him up again and possibly back to normal. "Maybe.. You can interact with others some way. Sammy looked up to you, and the "bad" Alice thought of you as an enemy, they each have their own reason. Same as i do." I glanced at Bendy and saw his head facing towards me, which made me a little nervous but i continued to stare at him as i talked. "I see potential in you, and i'm a patient person, so we can speak and get to know each-other better when you're ready." My mouth seemed to move on it's own, with the influence of my thoughts, because i didn't fully understand what i was saying. But i was partly hoping Bendy would forgive me for my rude behavior. His head stayed faced towards me as he remained still and silent. Judging by previous encounters, i would think he was blind, though he seems to have excellent hearing even though he lacked ears.
I set my elbows on my crossed legs with my palms cupping my face as i faced towards him but my vision stayed glued to the floor(ow) and i avoided staring at him. I glanced up when i noticed a little movement and watched as Bendy's form slowly shrunk and grew a bit and he began to look the same as he did when we first met. His usual grin visible on his face, ink still covered his eyes but his body was back to normal at least. Though he still looked as if he was extremely anorexic, but of course, i'm aware he doesn't need to eat. I don't think that would be good for him... I snapped out of my thoughts as i realised i was staring at Bendy, who is now whistling a familiar tune. I didn't dare say anything though, but i'm almost positive the tune is from his show- usually played as the intro. After all this time. I smiled. I don't know why, but i did. I hope we can become close friends.
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-A few hours later-
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I sat up quickly and rubbed my face a little as i glanced around the room. Bendy was gone. Did i fall asleep? Where's Bendy? I stood up and walked out of the room and down the hall. "Bendy? Where'd you go?" ... "Bendy??" i didn't get a response and began to grow worried. What if Alice and Tom somehow made it over here to kill him? What if.. He went back to The End? I shook my head and mumbled; "He wouldn't do that. He's somewhere around here..." i heard a bit of shuffling from the other side of the wall to my left. I looked at it and pressed my hand against it, waiting to hear something else as i stood still. After a few seconds, i didn't hear anything and was about to back away from the wall when ink surrounded my hand and pulled me towards it. I was a little surprised when my arm seemed to disappear through the wall but realized it was probably Bendy's doing and let him pull me through the wall, closing my eyes in the process. When i opened my eyes though, i was surprised to see Bendy staring at me with big, cartoonish-eyes that seemed to sparkle ever so slightly in the dim lighting. I glanced around and could see we were in a small room without a door, and a small table in the corner holding a lit candle. I looked at Bendy up and down to see he was at a more reasonable-looking weight, and it seemed he had somehow found/formed shoes and another glove. His once lopsided bow was now in a neat position, ever so slightly Rising and Falling on Bendy's chest. I looked up at him only to see him staring back at me with a grin, but it seemed a little smaller than i remember. Oh how much i wish he would talk to me. The only sounds i've heard from him is growling and whistling. I hug him tight and he gently hugs me back. Smiling, i slowly fall asleep in his arms. "Sleep well, my dear."