After opening his eyes, Mario found himself in a room with a poster of Boris beside it. After getting up from an folding bed at the back of the hideout and stretching briefly, he got up and walked out of the room he was sleeping in and started down the hall to the end, turning right into the main room. From the hallway between the doors that led to the bathroom and living room were overalls, pants and boxer shorts hanging on the wall, although they didn't belong to any of the Mario Brothers or Buddy Boris. When he got there, he saw his younger brother, Luigi, talking to Buddy Boris, both sitting next to the table in the kitchen area.

Ever since they first met, the Mario Brothers couldn't believe how Boris was alive, as they found him dissected and dead when they arrived here. Of the two, Luigi was the one who took the longest to get used to and stop being intimidated by an anthropomorphic wolf cartoon character. Unlike Ink Bendy and the other ink creatures they encountered, Boris was very friendly, but mute and shy. And that made him and his brother get along very well and quickly became good friends. It had been a while since they were brought to Boris' Safe House. However, they need to leave and return to the Mushroom Kingdom as soon as possible.

To the left was a makeshift metal door. As he walked to the door, it didn't take Mario long to realize that there was something missing. - "We're not getting out of here that easy. I need to open up the door, but the lever's missing. Boris probably has it." - he whispered to himself, then looked back to where Buddy Boris and Luigi were. Then, he went to the table, and spoke with the Wolf. - "Hey buddy, have you seen that lever around or are you holding it hostage until we make you something to eat?" - out of nowhere, Buddy Boris' stomach rumbled slightly, as if it was the answer. - "I thought so, let's see what we got! Come on, Luigi!" - with that, he dragged his brother along, to help him look for bacon soups to cook for Buddy Boris.

Scattered around the stash were 3 cans of bacon soup; one was in a barrel near a strange design mounted just past the stove, one was on a shelf next to the stove, and one was in the now open chest back in the room where Mario woke up a little while ago. They both picked up each of the three cans and walked over to the stove in the kitchen area. With that, they cooked a bacon soup on the stove, while the red plumber got a bowl of soup and the green one put the soup in it. Then Mario took it and placed it on the table in front of Buddy Boris. - "Here you go!" - he promptly bent down to pick up a toolbox, placing it on the table. Opening it, the older twin saw that it contained the door handle. Now that he had the lever, Mario walked over to the missing door/panel and put the lever in place.

Then he lowered the lever and the door opened. - "Let's see what's out there. Don't wander off!" - he declared after leaving the Safe House. Buddy Boris promptly got up and went to the door as well, to accompany them. Before he could leave, Luigi stopped by the door and exasperated as he remembered something important. - "Wait! I forgot my Poltergust! Mario, do you know where he is?!" - he questioned, desperate. The red plumber thought for a while before snapping his fingers. - "Oh, I remember! It's in the bedroom, inside the chest!" - with that, the green plumber nodded and quickly ran into the room. Almost tripping there, he slowly opened the chest and retrieved his Poltergust and placed it on the ground beside it. As soon as he closed the chest, Luigi noticed a bone next to the chest and in front of the shelves. Once he had the Poltergust 3000 on his back, he grabbed the bone and walked back to where Mario and Buddy Boris were waiting for him.

After coming out of hiding, he, Mario and Buddy Boris started walking down the hall. Halfway through, the green plumber handed the bone to the wolf, who lightly bit the bone. Walking down the hallway to the end and turning right, the three reached a door that led to another hallway. - "Looks like it's really dark up ahead. Let's find some light." - pointed out the red plumber, before directing his gaze to the green one, who collected his flashlight from behind, and squeezed it a few times, only to discover that his flashlight barely worked. Then, he slightly raised his arms, while shaking his head sideways in lamentation. When looking around, Mario found a flashlight, which was on a table to the side. Then he took out the flashlight, which turned on automatically. Then he walked into the darkness, with Luigi and Buddy Boris right behind him. - "Don't be scared, Luigi and Boris. I'll keep the light near you two so you don't get lost."

With that, the three continued walking down the dark hallway, the red plumber leading the way with his flashlight. As they navigated down the hallway, Buddy Boris was puzzled as he and the Mario Brothers heard footsteps from someone running. Luigi cowered behind Mario as he stuttered. - "Did you hear that?" - "Yeah me either." - the older brother replied, while pulling the younger one closer to him by the arm and they continued walking, with the wolf right behind. Finally, reaching the end of the dark hallway, the two brothers and Buddy Boris saw a huge closed door. - "Another dead end. I don't see another way through, you got any ideas Luigi?" - the red plumber asked, followed by a "no" from his brother, as an answer. - "And do you got any ideas, Boris?"

When they both looked to the side, they saw Buddy Boris facing a hole in a vent in the wall. They both stayed by his side and watched the ventilation. Then Mario understood the concept and poked the wolf in the shoulder, getting his attention. - "Here, take! You will need to light the way!" - seeing that he was offering them the flashlight, Buddy Boris took it and he crouched down and then crawled inside to the vent. - "Be very careful, Boris!" - Luigi shouted, in a worried tone. After a few seconds, the vent closed. The two moved away a little, while the youngest trembled and looked around. - "M-Mario, what will happen now, that we are alone?" - "Hmm... I have no idea, Luigi! But let's hope to get out of here, and avoid meeting other ink monsters and that Ink Demon around here!" - concluded the oldest, followed by his brother's nervous nod.

Moments later, the huge door opened, surprising them, and the Mario Brothers walked through it. Upon entering, both were surprised by what they saw. - "Wow... I don't remember any of that!" - it was then that they saw a big sign saying "Heavenly Toys". The Heavenly Toys room was one of the largest out of all the other rooms in the places them had seen. There was a huge sign with ink flowing down from behind it, a large halo on top, and numerous Bendy, Alice, and Boris dolls in this room, varying in size. Two giant model planes hang from the ceiling. Behind the large sign was a large drawing of Bendy. The words "DREAMS COME TRUE", which were seen written on the wall in ink in the basement where they fell, could be seen at the top of the back of the room. Below the words was a gear.

After going up the stairs and through a door, the two entered a room with a Toy Machine. - "Why is there always something blocking the door? Gotta be a way through!" - Mario pointed out, annoyed to see that there was a passage or door blocked by a wall of toys. With that, he went back to the Celestial Toys room to pull a lever, leaving Luigi alone in the room. Out of nowhere, the latter heard a woman humming across the room, and cringed in fear as he looked around. Outside, the red plumber pulled the lever on a mechanism that connected the wires. Then he went back inside, and found his brother cowering, moaning and shivering. - "Hey, Luigi! What's wrong?" - he asked, confused, as he approached. - "M-Mario... I just heard someone humming a song around the place! Something tells me we're not alone here!"

"Ah, come on, Luigi! No need to worry anymore! Sammy was killed by Bendy, remember? There's no way he's here!" - "But it wasn't Sammy Lawrence! The voice seemed to be a woman's!" - "A woman?! Hmm... I don't know, huh? I didn't see any women in this place! Nah, but you know what, let's just fix this machine, and open the way, okay?" - after that, the two headed for two wheels each and started taking out all the toys that prevented the belt wheels from turning. Once the belt wheels were unobstructed and were turning, Mario started to pull the switch that was directly connected to the on/off switch. Upon pulling the switch, he and Luigi saw that the wall of toys changed position. On one of the few times the red plumber pulled, he paused briefly so that he and his brother could listen to an audio log, which was on the shelf table;

I don't be seein' what the big deal is.

So what if I went and painted some of those Bendy dolls with a crooked smile?

That's sure no reason for Mr. Drew to be flyin' off the handle at me. And if he really wants to be so helpful, he could be tellin' me what I'm to be doin' with this warehouse I got full of that angel whatchamacallit. Not a scrap of that mess be a-sellin'!

Probably have to melt it all down to be rid of it all.

As soon as the audio ended, the two looked at each other a little tense, and went back to pull the lever again. After pulling the lever several times, both managed to release the door, and went to it.

As soon as they entered the room, the two had time to catch a glimpse of the place; The room contained several televisions, a camera stand, some wooden crates, and two barrels blocking entry from the chosen paths. Several posters of the cartoons "Sent From Above" and "Siren Serenade" could be seen printed on the walls. There was one windowed booth from each sides - From the left side included the Alice Angel cutout, and the right side contained a shelf filled with Alice's plush toys. From the middle booth, where the entrance to Alice's dressing room was located, there was a rectangular shaped window screen with the top sign reading "SHE'S QUITE A GAL!".

As they walked across the room, out of the blue, the lights went out, and then all the televisions came on, showing Alice on all the screens, followed by a sigh and a giggle, and at the end, a song sung by her.

I'm the cutest little angel, sent from above, and I know just how to swing.
I got a bright little halo, and I'm filled with love...
I'm Alice Angel!

As the music played, the Mario Brothers showed two different reactions: Mario initially showed that he liked the music, but in the second verse, he began to find it very boring; Luigi felt uncomfortable, and at the same time scared, because he felt that something bad would happen at any moment.

I'm the hit of the party, I'm the belle of the ball, I'm the toast of every town.
Just one little dance, and I know you'll fall...
I'm Alice Angel!
I ain't no flapper, I'm a classy dish,
And boy, can this girl sing.

After about 30 seconds, a light turned off, illuminating the door to a dressing room behind a large window in the center stand.

This gal can grant your every wish...

"Mama Mia, Luigi! How many more times is this song going to say this girl's name, huh? It's getting really annoying already!" - Mario muttered, while Luigi answered back. - "I'm not sure, Mario!" - out of nowhere, when they least expected it, a humanoid Alice Angel, Twisted Alice, with half her face deformed, appeared in front of her. to them, shouting:

"I'M ALICE ANGEL!"

Scared, Luigi jumped under Mario, who grabbed him and held him by his arms and both hugged each other, screaming. At that same moment, Alice yell and tapped on the glass, and everything went black as she laugh mischievously. Moments later, her voice was heard in the darkness, sending chills through both of them. - "I see you there. Two new flies in my endless web. Come along now. Let's see if you're worthy to walk with angels." - after that, the lights came on, and silence took over the place.

After opening their eyes, they both could see that the window was broken, but there was no sign of Twisted Alice. And inside that booth, there were cardboard-made pedestals and clouds, and a door printed with a halo-wearing star and Alice's name. After stepping down from his older brother's arms, the younger one sighed and stammered;

"Wh-what was that?! You saw that too, didn't you Mario?! Tell me I wasn't the only one who saw that woman!!!" - quickly, Mario hugged him and started stroking his head, trying to calm him down. - "Shhhh, it's going to be okay, Luigi. No, you weren't the only one who saw her. But don't worry, I won't let her get close to us or do you any harm. So, calm down, that it's gonna be okay." - once he calmed down, they both released themselves from the grip, and started to look around. Alice's cutout and almost all of the plush toys are gone. The two wooden barrels that blocked the other door was moved out of the way, along with the gate completely open. With that, the Mario Brothers went to her and followed a small corridor that led to two choosing paths - the "Demon" path from the left and the "Angel" path from the right.

The two brothers looked at each other at the two paths, and then, they started to take the path on the right. As soon as his younger brother passed, out of nowhere, the door closed in front of him, leaving Mario outside. The red plumber took a step back, completely taken aback, as his brother's voice was heard on the other side.

"Mario?" - after hearing a slamming sound from behind, Luigi turned around and saw the door the path The Angel closed, and not only that, Mario wasn't there. Desperately, he ran to the door and started banging on it, frantically calling for his brother. - "Mario?! Are you there?! What happened?! The gate closed or something?!" - fortunately, he can still hear his voice, making him a little relaxed.

Mario heard his little brother scream and knock on the door, clearly scared and confused. - "Yes, Luigi! I don't know! The door out of nowhere, closed in my face, before I could enter! It seems that some force wants us to go our separate ways or something." - he deduced, still trying to understand, too. - "Oh, Mario... what am I going to do?! What if that sinister woman appears and comes after me, or worse? The Ink Demon comes to get me, too? I'm scared!" - "Shhhh, Luigi, stay calm, okay? It'll be fine! We'll do it like this, you go to the end of the hallway, and wait for me there. In the meantime, I'll take the left path, and I'll meet you there, understood?"

Although, scared at the thought of being alone, the green plumber had no choice but to agree and go along with Mario's plan. - "O-okay. But please, don't let either of them get you, either." - "Leave it to me bro. See you later." - with that, Luigi heard his brother's footsteps moving away, deducing that he had gone through the The Demon's path. He took another deep breath, and turned around.

He glanced around and saw what appeared to be a staff room, as evidenced by the couch and nearby vending machine. The room contained an Alice Angel cutout next to a couch, which on top is an audio log, an Alice Angel doll, and a chopped up can of bacon soup being used as a candle. Luigi walked over to the couch and pressed the audio, hearing it be the voice of Susie Campbell, who said the following;

Everything feels like it's coming apart.

When I walked into the recording booth today, Sammy was there with that... Allison.

Apparently, I didn't get the memo. Alice Angel will now be voiced by Miss Allison Pendle.

A part of me died when he said that.

There's got to be a way to fix this!

After the audio ended, the green plumber had a brief look of sadness and comprehension, understanding that feeling she had, and then him realized that probably that hideous woman who claimed to be Alice Angel, would be Susie Campbell, only deformed. After thinking that through, he explored a little further, and saw that the room itself contained a "TASTY EATS" machine, a television, a dresser, a garbage can, and a coat hanger stand. There was also a Bendy doll and a gear sign. The entire floor had a checkered-tile flooring.

Outside of the room's entrance was two "Sent From Above" posters and the "DREAMS COME TRUE" message written on the other wall. Luigi rolled his eyes, it was the third time he had seen that phrase written on the wall. In the end, he arrived at the door, and after standing outside, the door closed by itself again. Very scary. He walked down the hall until he turned right and stopped in front of a strange box. Looking closely, he saw that it appeared to be disguised as the Tasty Eats machines seen on The Angel's Path, but it was built in a structure similar to an outhouse. The front wooden door was printed with a halo drawn in ink to signify Alice Angel's own halo. It also had a "Little Miracle Station" sign with another halo above it. Wooden boards and metal plates were bolted to the outer walls.

When he opened it, he also saw that the interior was very empty with a small ledge near the bottom and with a metal plate fitted in the wall. Luigi then proceeded to the next hallway, and seemed a little lost in his thoughts about that box and what it could be used for. Out of nowhere, he felt a tap on his shoulder, making him startle and jump forward, startled.

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After going left and standing in front of the door, Mario saw in the floor of the "Demon Path" was flooded with ink. It has ink dripping from the ceiling that resembles pillars. Strangely enough, the projector, the shelf, and one of the chairs were entirely black to match the ink's color. Close to that, there is another chair that has an audio log belonging to Joey Drew. Mario walked to the audio and listened to what he said;

There's nothing wrong with dreaming. Wishing for the impossible is just human nature. That's how I got started. Just a pencil and a dream. We all want everything without even having to lift a finger. They say you just have to believe.

Belief can make you succeed.

Belief can make you rich.Belief can make you powerful.

Why with enough belief, you can even cheat death itself.

Now that... is a beautiful, and positively silly thought.

After the audio ended, the red plumber just shrugged and turned to leave. Before, he had also seen that there were an animation desk with the Bendy doll and inkwell. Outside of the entrance to this room consists of the coat hanger stand, and the "Little Devil Darlin'" and "The Dancing Demon" posters. In the end, he got to the door, and walked past the director, and turned to the right.

And again, there was no sign of Luigi, and Mario started to get worried. Had his brother been captured again? He didn't know who could be more dangerous; the supposed Alice Angel or Ink Bendy. As he turned into the other hallway, he spotted Luigi, pausing in a small amount of smoke, and walked over to him, touching his shoulder. This made his brother scream and jump, totally caught off guard.

"Hey, calm down. It's just me." - Mario reassured him, seeing him very scared. With that, Luigi took a deep breath, and smiled slightly at his brother, knowing that they were together again. The two looked to the sides, and apparently, everything was fine. And then, they spotted another door, and started down the long corridor. After they arrived, a cutout of Bendy jumped out of nowhere, making the younger twin fall backwards again. Surprisingly, Luigi hadn't heard Mario interrogate what happened or anything like that. Instead, he simply helped him to his feet and dusted off his clothing.

"D-did you see that too, M-Mario?" - he asked, stammering a little. - "Yes, Luigi. I saw it, this time. By the looks of it, these cutouts seem to have a life of their own, don't they?" - the red plumber questioned, leaving his brother a little frustrated. - "But that's what I've been saying all this time!"

"I know, but we don't have much time, let's go!" - with that, they followed to the corner where the clipping appeared, and found a familiar friend. - "Boris! You scared us to death!" - Mario declared, as he and Luigi regrouped with Buddy Boris, happy to see that he was okay. - "Don't suppose you found anything we can protect ourselves with?" - upon asking this, the anthropomorphic wolf handed them a Gent pipe, which he had found lying around. - "This will do." - the red plumber replied, smiling, after picking up the Gent pipe. Now armed, he, his little brother and Buddy Boris opened the door opposite them and walked into the next room, that the floor was nearly covered in ink. Upon looking, they saw that it was a Toy Storage Room, consisting of several shelves containing Bendy, Boris, and Alice Angel dolls, along with train and plane toys, and some Bendy cutouts. After passing through, the three arrived at the power breaker halls, given the power switches in the area.

When stopping in front of a gate, both realized that besides being closed, it seemed to need one more lever to open it. - "Looks like to open this, we're gonna need to throw two levers at once. You get this one. I and Luigi we'll find the other." - with that, the Mario brothers began to explore the place, until they found the corridor that led to a second lever, with a poster of the Butcher Gang, a group of characters from the original Bendy cartoon, in the background. When they got close to the poster, to activate the lever, a Piper broke the poster snarling, scaring the two twin brothers. The two retreated, while Piper fell on her face and quickly got up and went towards them to attack them.

While the two dodged and retreated from their blows, Mario remembered the Gent Pipe, and began to retaliate the blows on Piper, who after several blows, fell limp on the ground and began to deform and become ink until it disappeared. The two sighed as they saw what had just happened before their eyes. When they realized, both were in another hallway, which was to the right of what they were. Near them, there was an audio log on top of one of the chest trunks. Both looked at each other and walked towards the audio log, and listened to the audio;

WALLY:

"Alright let's go over this again.If the pressure goes over 45, I screw the safety bolt in tighter, right?"

THOMAS:

"No! For the last time, you do that, you'll blow every pipe in this place! If it reaches 45, you unhook the safety switch."

WALLY:

"You sure? You know, this sounds harder then comparing ear wax to bee's wax!"

THOMAS:

"Look, it's not that difficult!Just keep an eye on the gauge!"

WALLY:

"Look pal, if you think I'm doing my job AND yours, I'm outta here!"

After that, both looked at each other, with embarrassed looks, and left the hallway. The two went back and operated the lever, at the same time as Buddy Boris. Hearing the door open, the two brothers went to regroup with Buddy Boris at the first switch. The three went into the next room, which contained a statue of Bendy. Continuing on this path, Mario, Luigi and Buddy Boris passed through a hallway, arriving at the Indoor Balcony. The room contained two locked bathroom doors, a Little Miracle Station, and fifteen cutouts of Bendy. There was a staircase leading down to the other room, where the elevator was located.

As soon as they entered the elevator, a voice coming from a speaker, which they identified as Twisted Alice, was heard;

"You're so interesting... so different. I have to say, I'm an instant fan. Looks like you've got a date with an angel! Come to me now. Level Nine. Just follow the screams."

The two brothers looked at each other, while looking uncomfortable with that, as if a bad feeling had blossomed over them. As soon as the elevator stopped and opened, Twisted Alice's voice was heard again. - "Come on, step out of your cage. There's a whole twisted world out here."

After hearing that, Mario, Luigi and Buddy Boris started to get out of the elevator and started walking up and down the stairs, while taking a look around the Inner Chamber they were in. The room itself had an exit to stairs and a boarded-up door. A statue of Bendy was located on the left side next to a large entrance. Underneath the bridge, there was a river of ink. When they arrived at the door entrance, after climbing the stairs, they both saw that there was a large statue of Alice Angel herself, holding a sign that read "SHE'S QUITE A GAL!"

Moments later, the door in front of them opened and suddenly, Buddy Boris rushed forward, catching them by surprise. - "Hey, Boris, wait!" - Luigi shouted, understanding the hand, before he and Mario ran after the wolf. The latter also found himself confused. Why had Boris started acting like that in just a few moments? After passing through the hallway, and reaching Buddy Boris, both saw the terrible scene;

The floor was flooded with ink and consisting of cartoon character corpses. Several dead clones of Boris and Butcher Gang enemies (multiple of Piper corpses strapped to tables, few Fisher corpses hanging from the ceiling, and Striker corpses laying in the giant pool of ink) were scattered throughout the area. A pathway made of wooden boards connected the two sides of the warehouse. There was even an object that looked like Alice Angel, peeking out of the ground. A sort of Flooded Morgue, if you will.

When they looked to the side, they saw Buddy Boris standing in front of a dead clone of himself. The two Mario Brothers were shocked and disgusted by it all. Now, it all made sense. That dissected Boris they found in the studio when they arrived was one of those corpses in front of them. They looked at the pathway made of wooden boards, and began to walk, careful not to fall. As they passed, they both heard Twisted Alice's voice, but sweeter;

"Look around. It took so many of them to make me so beautiful. Anything less than perfect was left behind. I had to do it. She made me." - the two brothers looked at each other, half skeptical about it all. What did she mean by she made me?

Halfway through, they both spotted a corner with a large desk near the front of the maze, where other boards also connected. They decided to go there, to see what would be there. The two found an audio log, and started playing;

Who would have thought?

Me having lunch with Joey Drew! Apparently times are tougher than I thought.For a moment there, I though I'd be stuck with the check.But I gotta say, he wasn't at all what I expected.Quite the charmer.He even called me Alice.

I liked it

In the end, both returned to the boards pathway and continued until they reached the next room. After entering and passing Alice Angel's cutout, the Mario Brothers noted that the location itself is a large round room. Behind the windows, there was some kind of machinery, a control pad and a table, where a Piper was strapped. Beside that Piper, was Twisted Alice, torturing him.

Both Mario and Luigi could have a better view of that Alice Angel, beyond the face. When she noticed them, Alice immediately stopped torturing Piper, and started addressing the two plumbers in front of her;

"Hm. Now we come to the question... Do I kill you? ...Do I tear you apart to my heart's delight? The choices of the beautiful are unbearable. How's a girl to choose? Take this little freak for instance! He crawled in here... Trailing his tainted ink to my door! It could have touched me! It could have pulled me back!!" - she declared, as the two twin brothers watched her, a little tense, then Alice went back to talking to them, cringing many times, looking scared about something.

"Do you know what it's like? Living in the dark puddles? It's a buzzing, screaming well of voices! Bits of your mind, swimming... like... like fish in a bowl! The first time I was born from its' inky womb, I was a wriggling, pulsing, shapeless slug. The second time... well... It made me an angel! I will not let the demon touch me again. I'm so close now. So... almost perfect." - after Twisted Alice sighed, she addressed the two.

"Yes. I will spare you. For now. Better yet... I'll even let you ascend and leave this place. If you will do a few eensy, weensy little favors for me first. Return to the lift, my little errand boys. We have work to do!"

After concluding her speech, she then lowered the metal door over the window and continued torturing Piper. Mario and Luigi listened to the sounds from the other side, but they could only sigh in lament. As much as that creature had attacked them before, it didn't deserve to go through that. In the end, they both went all the way back to the elevator. As soon as they left, Twisted Alice's voice was heard again. - "My machines are hungry. Gather my some spare parts.".

The two brothers were confused, so they turned around and see a mechanism moving, revealing a pipe wrench. Mario then collected the pipe wrench, while handing his Gent barrel to Luigi. In the end, they both went back to the elevator, where Buddy Boris had returned, and went up to floor K, where they came from in the beginning. Then they heard his voice again;

"There are so few rules to our world now. So little truths. But there is one rule we all know and respect down here. Beware the Ink Demon. Stay out in the open for too long and he will find you. For if you see him, you'd better hide. If you don't, well, I enjoyed our date. Now, let us begin our work."

Once they arrived and the elevator opened, Mario gestured for Luigi to stay in the elevator with Buddy Boris while he went to do the said task. As he climbed the stairs, Twisted Alice's voice came up again. - "Have you met him? The Ink Demon? They say he hears everything. Every creak of the floor. Every rustle of paper. I wouldn't run so fast if I were you, you never know what will draw him in."

As soon as he entered the toy storage room, Mario started looking for any gearboxes, looking for those special gears. In the midst of his search, he came across a Piper, holding one of them, and Seachers, who were submerging out of nowhere. After rummaging around and finding some of them empty, Mario finally found the three special gears.

"Ah, that should be plenty. Return them to me. And try not to die on the way back." - Twisted Alice ordered, after seeing that he had accomplished his task. In the end, the red plumber walked all the way back to the elevator, careful not to draw the Ink Demon's attention.

As they entered and returned to level 9, Twisted Alice started talking again. - "Once upon a time, there was an angel. And she was beautiful. And loved by all. She was perfect. No matter what Joey says." - they both looked at each other, but then shrugged at Alice's comment. As soon as the elevator opened, they both went back to the gate and put the special gears in a kind of dropbox, which was on the right side.

Then Twisted Alice started talking again. - "Have you seen them? The swollen ones! They're just stuffed full of extra-thick ink. It makes me sick! And yet... it's the perfect thing for keeping myself together. If you're gonna catch them, Green's Stache cute, you'll have to learn to move quietly. Come back to my door. I have something that you'll need." - when they heard that, they both realized that she was sending the task to Luigi this time, who gulped.

Luigi then timidly walked over to the weapon giver and collected a ink syringe. After inspecting it closely, he felt he was going to faint from the size. The tool appeared to be based on a romantic-era style syringe he had seen in some books, with a long sharp needle and a large tank. And it was in sepia tones, and had a black needle.

In the end, he composed himself and walked to the elevator, along with Mario. As they rose to level 11, the red plumber looked unhappy at the idea of his little brother doing that risky task. Besides Bendy, there were other ink creatures that could show up and hurt him, or even worse.

As soon as they arrived and the doors opened, Mario put a hand on Luigi's shoulder, as if he wanted to say something. After taking a deep breath, he nodded slightly, with a tense look that said "be careful". The green plumber understood the signal, and waved back in response. In the end, he went out and started looking for the swollen ones while looking around;

The room's structure was slightly similar to a subway station in design. The entrance room contains a statue of Bendy at the left near the elevator. Away from the locked box and the wooden barrel, there is a punch card stand. There is also a door connecting to the stairways. The hall leading to the entrance to the waiting room contains a river of ink and Little Miracle Station next to it. From the hall away from the ink river's start are windows with machinery behind.

When faced with one, Luigi walked slowly towards him, and hit him with the ink syringe. With that, the Swollen Searcher exploded, leaving extra-thick ink on the floor in its place. So, he collected it with the syringe, and continued the search for others. In the midst of his search, another member of the Butcher Gang, Fisher, had appeared in front of him. To avoid being hit, the green plumber used his Poltergust 3000 to hold his head in one of the attacks, and hit him with the syringe.

After taking down Fisher, Luigi collected the thick ink, which that disfigured creature carried with it. So he crossed the river of ink, in search of more thick ink, and came to a Lunch Room 2.

As soon as he came close, he heard a sound of something walking, and when looking at the window of the other room, spotted a tall humanoid creature that was almost completely covered in ink and notably has a projector as a head. Shocked, the green plumber waited for the creature to pass, until he heard anything else in that room. In the end, he opened the door and entered the room, and looked around.

The room has two round tables and three chairs, a Bendy clock on the left wall, several wooden planks scattered all over the room, a door, and a Little Miracle Station in one of the corners. There is a box on one of the walls with a can of bacon soup. After inspecting the entire room, he spotted one of the Swollen Searchers nearby, and began to sneak toward him.

But before he could catch him, Luigi eventually stumbled and falling near the Swollen, who noticed his presence and backed down, disappearing. He grunted in frustration and got up with difficulty due to the weight of his back Poltergust. Then he withdrew from the room looking for that Swollen Searcher. As he left, he spotted an audio log on top of one of the wooden barrels. He walked over to it, and turned on the audio;

I don't get it.

Everyone's walking around here like grandma just died. Nothing but angry faces everywhere.

These people gotta lighten up. I mean hello! You make cartoons! Your job is to make people laugh.

I'm tellin' ya, If these people don't start crackin' a smile every now and then, I'm outta here.

As he returned to the Metro Station, he heard a sound coming from the other side of the wall. So, without thinking twice, the green plumber ran to the door, and entered the stairsways. Mario saw that, and prepared to run after his brother, until he gave up and waiting to see if it would be all right. Your brother knew what he was doing, so it would be all right, as long as he didn't make much noise.

After entering, Luigi saw that that room consisted of the door that led to level 11 on the left. In front of him, there was the swollen who had fled now. But before he could arrive at him, the swollen once again ran away for his frustration. When looking right, the green plumber saw that there were a large amount of instruments and a musical radio, along with the last other sets of stairs behind him.

He walked over to the music radio and called it, with the song "Bendy and the Ink Musical" playing. Out of nowhere, a sound of something emerged came from behind, taking Luigi by surprise. As he turned, he saw that Swollen again. This time, more carefully, he sketched and managed to hit him, collecting the third extra-thick ink. After that, Twisted Alice's voice came up again, scaring him again.

"How sickening! Makes my skin crawl! But the task is done. Bring me back my equipment, please, you green cute." - with that, he quickly ran back to the Metro Station, and returned to the elevator, where Mario was very distressed, until he saw him and sighed with relief. Then he pressed the elevator button, and both returned to floor 9. - "There was a time where people knew my name. "It's Alice Angel!", They'd say. Feels like so long ago. But those days can come back. Dreams come true, Susie. Dreams come true." - Alice spoke on the speaker with them again as they looked at each other again.

After placing the ink syringe in the dropbox, Twisted Alice sent the third task. - "I'll make this simple. Look for valve panels. Turn the little wheels. Then bring me their power cores. Please don't make me regret sparing you and your brother, little errand red boy. I can always change my mind." - as she spoke, Mario swallowed hard, realizing that Alice was referring to him.

As they looked to the side, they both saw a plunger coming out of the weapon giver. Quickly, the red plumber handed over his Gent pipe to the green, and collected the plunger. He and his brother sigh with the feeling of nostalgia, and returned to the elevator again. As soon as they arrived on Level P, Mario quickly left, and went to his younger brother. - "Hey, Luigi. Stay here again with Boris. If the Ink Demon appears, be quiet."

Mario arrived at the Lobby Workshop, and saw that the entire Major area consisted of a hallway that led to two rooms, the operation room and the small workshop. Outside the rooms, in the main hallway of the floor, there was ink on the wall that said "I DON'T WANT TO WORK HERE ANYMORE" and a handprint. There is the Little Miracle Station located near the elevator.

The short hallway with the inked-written "HE WILL SET US FREE" was between two rooms with viewing windows: On the left, the room included a few desks on the left side, a circular hallway with a poster of "Hell in a Hand Basket", a box and a "Sheep Songs!" poster. A can of Bacon Soup was located on the office desk, while the circular hallway contains several more cans of Bacon Soup. To the right, this room contained a flat table in the center, a few pipes, multiple recording cameras, a table with The Illusion of Living book, and a gear.

From the area where the elevator was located, it consisted of a punched card stand and a statue of Bendy. There were also shelves with a couple of wooden crates and even some cans of Bacon Soup.

While looking for these valves, a Searcher emerged from the ink in surprise, and began to advance towards him. Mario quickly reacted and after a little struggle, he managed to knock him down. After that, he looked back to where the Searcher had surfaced and located one of the valve panels. As he got closer, however, he saw that it was empty, and went back to walking around the workshop.

He crossed the hall, and headed left, where to his surprise, there was another member of the Butcher Gang, Striker, wandering inside. After entering, the red plumber started to be attacked by him. After four hits with the plunger, Mario managed to defeat Striker and collected one of the power cores it carried. He looked at the wall beside the door and saw another empty valve panel, and thought. - "Probably got it from there or something."

While exploring the room, Mario found several Searchers, and had to shoot them down, until he found another valve panel. But before he could get close, the place was suffused with a splotchy patterns of ink splatters, accompanied by heartbeat sounds along with a whisper-like environment. Quickly, he ran to Little Miracle Station and hid, hoping to God that the Ink Demon didn't go after his little brother and that he and Buddy Boris were okay.

Meanwhile, in the elevator, Luigi had his hands over his mouth, shaking with fear, along with Buddy Boris, hoping that Ink Bendy didn't go to them and that his older brother was okay. The instant Bendy appeared, he disappeared, much to the relief of all three.

In the end, Mario came out of hiding and went back to the valve panel. After inspecting, he began turning one of the three small wheels attached to them until they all have the same amount of ink in each of the containers above them, as indicated by three small black circles.

After some time, he finally succeeded and collected the power core with the plunger. With that, he left and started heading into the second room, killing another Searcher on the way. Looking out the window, the red plumber saw Piper's corpse under on the table. But after opening the door and entering, the corpse was gone. He shrugged at that, and headed for the valve panel.

He sometimes stopped and looked back, waiting for a Searcher to appear. When that happened, Mario quickly dodged and hit it, until defeating it. He sighed and went back to turning the valves. Upon completion, he collected the third power core. Then Twisted Alice's voice came up again. - "You're quite the efficient little errand boy, red, aren't you?"

Mario just rolled his eyes, and walked all the way back to the elevator, and sighed in relief to see that his brother and Buddy Boris were okay. As they descended, they heard Twisted Alice declare again. - "Sammy said I had talent, he was always a good liar... Still, he was once a very handsome man." - Mario snarled when he heard Sammy's name mentioned. He still had hatred for this man, for having kidnapped his brother and almost offered him to the Ink Demon as a sacrifice. Even though he was dead, he wanted to have the pleasure of giving him a good spanking.

Once they arrived, they both went to the dropbox, and put the power cores and plunger inside. Luigi handed the Gent pipe to his brother, and both waited for the next task, with Mario getting nervous, as he felt that his little brother was going to do this task.

"You see those grinning demons, green cute? Let's remove them, shall we? I've got just the tool to make this even more enjoyable." - after that, an axe appeared in the weapons giver, and Luigi timidly walked over and picked up the weapon. The red plumber felt he was going to have a heart attack at that moment. Not only would his brother have to do this task, he would be more exposed to the risk of encountering the Ink Demon. Mario hoped he could be wrong with that assumption.

The two brothers returned to the elevator again and went up to the Level K, where they came from. Mario once again put his hands on Luigi's shoulder, but this time, he kept his head down. - "M-Mario? What are you doing? I have to go do this." - the green plumber questioned, trying to free himself from the grip. But his brother refused to release him.

"Mario, if I don't go, Alice will be very angry. And I don't want to get on that woman's bad side. So please let me go!" - he begged, trying to break free. After much insistence, Mario finally gave in and released him, sighing. - "Sorry, bro. It's just that I have a bad feeling. Maybe I should go do this task, and you can stay here safe, with Boris. Is that ok?" - he offered, hoping his brother would agree. But he was surprised by the answer.

"I'm sorry, Mario. But Alice gave this task to me. If we switch, she might get really mad. So, we better do what she says if we want to go home. Do you understand?" - at this, the red plumber became even more tense, but agreed. He didn't want Twisted Alice to rage and hurt your brother for disobeying her. Then, he looked at Luigi, and nodded at him. - "Okay. But for God's sake, be very careful, and don't attract Bendy's attention, okay?"

With that, the green plumber smiled and waved at him in response. He started up the stairs, and destroyed the first Bendy cutout on the way. Mario watched he rise all the way until him disappeared from view. He sighed, still agonized by the premonition that Ink Bendy was going to show up.

Luigi went all the way, finding and destroying the cutouts Bendy he found. He also took down a Piper and some Searchers, who were trying to attack him. But with the axe in hand, it was very easy to defend yourself. At one point, he passed through the Demon Path, which was open, and he wondered how that was possible, if he went through the Angel Path? Well, it didn't matter anyway. After passing through Alice Angel's toy room and the Toy Machine room, he finally reached the Heavenly Toy room, which was full of cutouts Bendy, something he didn't remember seeing when he and Mario arrived here.

After going downstairs, he took a deep breath and started to destroy all the cutouts in the room. As soon as he finished, the green plumber heard Twisted Alice's voice, in a satisfied tone. - "Ah, now that was fun! Oh! But I forgot to mention... " - what she said next left him pale. - "He hates it when I do that. I would hide if I were you, cute little thing." - she laughed after saying that. Before Luigi could process what she said, the room was filled with a splotchy patterns of ink splatters, accompanied by heartbeat sounds along with a whisper-like environment. He recognized it, it was the Ink Demon. He was already there.

As he looked up the stairs, he saw Ink Bendy, standing there, watching him. He glanced at the ink creature and the axe in his hands. Connecting the facts, Luigi quickly hid it behind, and smiled nervously. - "Oh, h-hey, Bendy, buddy? You around here? How you doing? Did you happen to notice the weather today, huh?"

In response, the Ink Demon snarled at him and started running towards him, one of its hands raised. Luigi gave a loud scream, seeing him coming towards him, and instinctively, he started to run from him, too. He tried to unseat him and dribble him, but Ink Bendy was much more agile and faster than he was. And to make matters worse, the green plumber almost stumbled the entire way, despite his effort to run forward and look back at the same time.

Mario heard his brother's screams from afar, and had a leap in his heart at what it could be. As he looked up, he saw Luigi running down the hallway as he looked back. - "Luigi!!!" - the red plumber shouted terrified, when he noticed the presence of the Ink Demon approaching. Buddy Boris quickly closed his eyes upon realizing his presence. But what happened next left Mario even more terrified.

In the middle of the run, Luigi tripped over his feet, and fell all the way down the stairs, until he hit the ground. Upon hitting the ground, Luigi gave a grunt of pain as he tried to get up. But due to the weight of Poltergust 3000 on his body, he couldn't move. And to make matters worse, he was in a lot of pain.

Seeing Ink Bendy approaching, without thinking twice, Mario ran out of the elevator and carried his brother back, with difficulty. As he turned, he saw Bendy coming down the stairs and heading towards them. Thinking fast, he ran to the elevator buttons, and closed it. The Ink Demon snarled at him, while still trying to attack them. The red plumber put an arm in front of his brother in defense as he glared and snarled back at the Demon.

Then he pressed the button for Level 9, and the elevator descended. Surprisingly, Twisted Alice's voice was not heard this time. But Mario didn't care, that woman not only sent his brother on a suicide mission, she also almost left him for dead. When he looked at your brother, your anger dissipated and he started to inspect him. Fortunately, Luigi was not seriously injured, but his left arm appeared to have been dislocated as it was very painful to touch and movement. And not to mention he couldn't seem to stay on his feet for very long.

As soon as they arrived, they both headed towards the gate again, with Mario supporting his brother, who limped as he walked. As soon as he dropped the ax into the dropbox, the next thing they got was not so much a task as an desperate order.

"The disgusting wretches have wandered my halls, have gone unchecked! They're trying to drag me back to the darkness! Don't let them take your angel! Purge them, one by one! Smash them into puddles! Kill them!"

As they turned around, the two brothers realized that the Butcher Gang was heading towards them. Mario wouldn't mind letting them get close to Twisted Alice as he was still pissed about what she had done earlier. But he didn't want to risk the life of his younger brother, who was already quite weak. So he decided to do it for him. Then, he placed his brother near the gate, while he positioned himself on the stairs, preparing to face the deformed trio.

One by one, he hit and knocked them down, with difficulty. When someone passed by him and went towards his brother, Mario would jump on it, and hit it, sending it away. After almost a minute of fighting, he defeated them. The red plumber breathed heavily as he heard that obnoxious voice again. - "So quiet. Like a welcoming grave. I like the silence, don't you?"

Mario just snarled at her in response, and walked towards his brother, who struggled to his feet. - "Hey, hey. Don't try too hard." - he said, holding Luigi, who was grunting with the pain. - "I'm fine, Mario. No need to worry about it. I could have handled them." - Luigi replied, trying to reassure his older brother, smiling slightly. - "No, you wouldn't have, bro."

Both laughed lightly together, until Mario sighed and wondered. - "Ah, Mamma mia. Aren't we done yet?" - as if answering, Twisted Alice spoke again. - "I hate leaving work unfinished! Fortunately, I have you two to pick up the pieces. But you'll have to go even deeper. Down, down, down, into the abyss. Take the lift down. Say hello to an old friend. Sending you a little present. A little firepower. Take good care of it. It belonged to someone very special."

As they looked at the weapon giver, they both saw a Tommy Gun. The red plumber whistled. Something like that would come in handy. But just as he was going to pick it up, the gun dissolved into ink, followed by a snarky comment from Alice. - "Oops. I forgot. It's a little hard to get a hold of. Oh well. Better luck next time." - she laughed at the end, making Mario more nervous.

Having nothing else to do, he again carried his brother all the way to the elevator. In the end, he pressed the last button, and the elevator descended this time. In the end, they both reached level 14. As soon as he left, the red plumber walked to the edge, and looked around. That whole area was flooded with ink. Hearing footsteps behind him, he turned and saw Luigi limping over to a Striker corpse, and he bent down as if to pick something up.

"What is this thing, bro?" - he asked, standing up and holding some kind of heart human, only in ink. But at that instant, a loud roaring sound was heard, catching them by surprise. Both went to the stairs below and observed a tall humanoid creature, almost completely covered in paint and with a projector for a head. Luigi sighed in shock, recognizing that creature.

"Shhh... there he is. The Projectionist. Skulking in the darkness. You be sure to stay out of his light, if you two don't want trouble. Just bring me back the pieces I need."

Seeing that that ink heart must be what she wanted, Mario started trying to push his brother to the elevator, and do this task himself. But Luigi shook him off and put himself in a defiant position. - "Come on, Luigi? You think I'm going to let you go, after what happened earlier? You can barely stand up!" - Mario scolded, still trying to make him go back to the elevator. - "But Mario? This place is too big. How are you going to find one of these, with that thing wandering around?"

"And that's exactly why I'm forbidding you to come down there with me. I don't want to risk you getting hurt even more because of me!" - "Then, why did you bring me here? We could be at home, at this very moment, relaxing, eating spaghetti and going to visit the princess, as usual. But since we are here, I have the right to help us find a way out of here! And you won't stop me from doing something!"

With that, Mario's expression changed from anger to realization. His brother was right. The two of them were only there, because of him. He's the one who decided to leave home and explore something new, and he dragged his brother along. And now, they were in this mess, trapped in a 1930's place full of ink, deformed cartoon creatures and dangerous ink monsters, and trying to find a very unlikely way out with a high chance that they would end up dying there.

"Please let me help you with this task. If we do this together, we'll get through it faster." - Luigi pleaded again, with a begging look that Mario couldn't say no to. In the end, he sighed and relented. - "Ah, it's okay, bro. Let's-a go. But be very careful, okay?" - with that, the two went down the stairs, going straight to the river of ink.

Before entering, they both spotted a broken headset and an audio log near where the Projectionist first appeared. Both followed to that audio on top of one of the wooden crates and turned it on, listening to the next one.

Now I'm not lookin' for trouble. It's just the nature of us projectionists to seek out the dark places.

You see, I've learned the ins and outs of this here studio. I know how to avoid being bothered by the likes of this... company.

"That projectionist", they always say, "creeping around, he's just lookin' for trouble." Well trouble or not, I sees everything. They don't even know when I'm watchin'.

Even when I'm right behind 'em.

With that, they both swallowed hard. Apparently, they had to avoid being caught by the Projectionist at all costs. In the end, both went in different directions, as they believed that this way, they would have more time to collect those ink hearts, and that one would be distracting the Projectionist for the other.

The place was like a labirinth, just in a large ink-flooded. In addition to being completely filled with ink, there were multiples projectors scattered around, all of which play looped clips from the "Tombstone Picnic" cartoon. Multiple numbers of enemy Butcher Gang corpses were also visible in each pool of ink. Multiple posters and Bacon Soup advertisement images can be found printed on walls.

Fortunately, there were three Little Miracle Stations scattered around the maze, so it wouldn't be difficult to hide from the Projectionist if they were spotted.

The two Mario Brothers collected every ink heart they found, while also running away and hiding when caught. After about 2 minutes, both finally managed to collect 5 ink hearts scattered across the abyss. With that, Twisted Alice's voice was heard by them again.

"Tell me, were they still writhing in your hands? Bring them to me now! I don't like to wait." - they both squirmed at her comment about hearts still writhing. Mario swore he saw his brother was going to puke or pass out, as he held three of them. The two went back to the elevator and went back up to level 9.

Once they arrived, they both walked towards the gate. - "Ah, Mario. I'm getting tired of this already! Is Alice still going to send us to do one more task? I can't take it anymore!!" - Luigi complained, in a frustrated tone. - "I don't know, Luigi. But I'm also getting really tired of it. I swear that if that bitch sends us one more task,..."

At the end, they placed the five ink hearts inside the dropbox, and waited for another possible assignment. But, to his surprise, what came next was this. - "It seems like we've reached the end of my todo list, my two little errands boys. I hope you've enjoyed our time together. I'll always treasure it. Return to the lift. It's time to go home."

With that, a smile emerged on their faces as they both hugged each other, relieved that it was all over. With that, both returned to the elevator, with Mario supporting Luigi halfway, even though he insisted that he could still walk alone. The two entered the elevator, which closed and began to rise.

"Have you ever wondered what Heaven is like? I like to dream that it's quite beautiful. A soft valley of green grass, blanketed by a warm sun. I don't think I'll ever get to see it. Are you ready to ascend, my little errand boys? The heavens are waiting." - declared Alice Angel, as the two plumbers rode the elevator with Buddy Boris.

Mario rested his arms behind his head, casually, as he declared. - "Well, anyway, I'm happy that we can finally go home! And you too, aren't you, Boris? So, you're also happy that we're going home, Luigi?" - before Luigi could respond, a strange sigh was heard around them. Then the two brothers tensed up a bit as the woman's giggles began to intensify, almost as if she was going insane. - "Eh, I feel something is wrong, guys!" - the green plumber commented, feeling uncomfortable.

"Why do you think that, bro?" - Mario asked, while still hearing Alice's laughter. Suddenly, the elevator began to fall rapidly. At the same time, they heard her scream. - "Did you really think I'd let you steal from me?! Did you really think I'd just let you go?! No, Mario Brothers! I know who you are! And I know why you're here! And you will not stop what needs to be done! Now come down and bring me back my BORIS!" - upon hearing this, Luigi instantly hugged Boris, who was cowering and shaking with fear, and with his hands under his eyes.

"It's the most perfect Boris I've ever seen, and I want it! I need it. I need its insides so that I can be beautiful again! Don't you understand? Don't you get it?! Give him to me!! Or better yet, I'll take him!" - without thinking, Mario also ran to hug Boris. - "Sshh, it's okay, Boris! We've got your back!" - he whispered, trying to calm the scared wolf, while he and his younger brother hugged him tighter. The last thing they both heard, before everything went dark with a thud, was Alice Angel's menacing scream. - "Once... you're... DEAD!!"

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Mario slowly started to open his eyes, only to find Boris coming to his aid. Out of nowhere, he heard a familiar humming. When his vision recovered a little, he saw Alice Angel coming from behind, walking slowly towards Boris. He tried to warn the wolf, but he couldn't get anything out but a snarl. As soon as she got close, everything went dark. Upon opening his eyes once more, he saw Boris being dragged into the darkness, before losing consciousness once more.