The Past Comes Back to Haunt You

Temporary Plan

Faces looked towards the mouse, an unpleasant silenced washed over them all like a tsunami. Eyes looking over at one another as the quiet was finally disturbed with an awkward looking Bendy. Tail bent downward to express his hesitation to even answer the question, but with a deep inhale of air torch red eyes burned into Mickey's own black contact covered hues. A small frown formed on the demon's face as his arms crossed over his chest. "We call them Cromink- beings made of ink and organic materials that feed on toons and take their form. We only know of one species of Cromink that is capable of changing its form. Which Cup boy decided to dub as 'The Mimic.' Capable of changing it's shape, most of it's color if given enough time to settle into it's new form and even possibly compatible with speech." He ignored the annoyed 'Hey' he was given due to the nickname and promptly walked up to Mickey, a bit suspicious of the knew appendages growing from his back, as well as the brush. 


He moved his hand and gently pushed the brush down with a finger before offering a small smirk. "You should consider yourself lucky, usually Mimic's are the most annoying to take down- and yet you shot it in the back of the head. I am actually more curious about these wings and that ability over the fact that there were Cromink outside your house- but of course I will ask about that later toots. Now we gotta barricade your home and make sure those children are ok." He hummed and gently nudged him with a small wink as his mood sobered up quickly.

The demon quickly ducked under one of the large wings and walked to the front door to check out for any other entrances, possible windows being open and the like. Meanwhile Mickey held his brush close to his chest and gave everyone an awkward look as he flexed his wings before they shrunk and disappeared back under his shirt. "How is he so calm about that- why are we so calm about this? And oh god what happened to Horace!" He called out in alarm, his fur bristled, and tail swayed to show his aggravation as he white knuckled the brush now. Ears pinned back as he gripped at the small tufts of fur that looked more akin to hair on his head. "God this is like the stupidity with the Mad Doctor and Blot all over again- what kind of messed up things did I find myself in again-"

Oswald gave a small chuckle of half amusement and half annoyance. "Oh, trust me- if this were the Mad Doctor again, I wouldn't even be asking for your help- "He paused to look at Mickey's face only to notice a half glare being sent his way. He quickly coughed into his fist and corrected himself "-just because I know the Doc's tricks. Kind of hard not to sense I worked with him until he went missing too-"

"The doc is missing too! Who else is missing?" Mickey inquired while his ears perked up, completely alert now.

"Well let us see. While you were on your ass all day hiding from folks or doing shows we witnessed plenty of people missing. One of King Dice's lackeys went missing two days ago. Bonbon not long after- Oh yeah also Betty Boop and her beloved pooch Pudgy. Oh also- "

Felix gave Cuphead a look of blunt anger, not bothering to hide the rage as his voice finally rang out from behind the scarf. "Kitty was taken too." He paused and looked down at his tail, opening his bag and pulling out a bottle of whiskey and popped the cap open, taking a long gulp of the bitter beverage before continuing. "Took her right after we finished going to the movies together. Didn't know she was gone until the next morning, they waited till I left to nab her." He took another swig and stayed silent.

Boris, the ever-smiling wolf seemed a bit distraught as he tapped his fingers together, tail and ears drooping as he mumbled quietly. "As mentioned before, Alice disappeared. We thought that maybe she went to walk around the building- we searched for hours and had yet to find her. I really miss her- "He mumbled.

"Come on- enough with this depressing stuff, please!" Mugman pleaded while clasping his hands together. "Come on let's board up this home before we leave- at least we can inknap proof this place." He encouraged with a small smile to try and cheer them up.

"I'm going to be leaving with you guys- "Mickey butted in, earning a bewildered look from Mugman. "But what about the children- They need someone to watch them."

"I'm still on partially okay terms with Minnie. And Ortensia gets off work now- we can just explain the circumstances to them when they get here. Maybe have them take the kids up to the castle. It would be safer there then here at least. A lot bigger and more ways to escape if they manage to break past the walls." Mickey argued as he listed different benefits. "Plus- like Cuphead said." He gave the red cladded toon a blank unwavering stare as he bluntly replied "I was sitting on my ass for two long. It's about time I get back out there and do something for once. Even if it is only a little, I want to help."

He noticed the flinch Mugman gave at the curse, even Felix paused in his drinking to give the two toons a concerned look as they stared down each other. IT would be almost comical with the height difference if it weren't for the fact that they both had their weapons out. Oswald got in between the two and motioned for them all to follow. "Come on. I already shot a text to Ortensia. You need to get... Minnie. Make sure she is okay with watching over them." He whispered the last sentence in Mickey's ear as well as shooting him a worried look. "I can talk to her if you don't want to, Mick. I know these are horrible times, but don't force yourself, got it?" The mouse looked up at him and nodded his head in understanding, already knowing how worried his older brother was over things involving him. Even after their strange meeting they grew remarkably close. Having each other's back no matter what.