The end is nigh, readers! We're SOOOO close! Like, one or two more chapters and this will be done! For all of you who read this far, I have to thank you for doing so. I won't take up much more of your time, so enjoy the reading!

This hasn't happened before. Was he... asleep??

I poked my head into the room. The two of them were snuggled together, sleeping. Of course, this was somewhat surprising considering that Bendy couldn't sleep. Or was it more like he refused to sleep? Whichever one it was, I knew that even if he couldn't sleep, he would if it meant that he'd be spending more time with her. It was almost amusing seeing what he does.

But yesterday... I don't think anyone can call that amusing...

Knowing I'd have to wake them up, I decided to rouse Bendy first. I learned the hard way that (y/n) liked to throw things at people who woke her up... "Bendy, you gotta wake up..." I said lightly coaxing him awake.

After a second, Bendy opened his eyes. He looked a little annoyed and groggy, but he didn't seem all that mad. "I should have known that it'd be you. Not exactly the way I wanted to wake up. Who knew that dreaming was so intense? It's like you're living your own mind reality."

"Wait, you were actually asleep?!" I asked suddenly interested in what it was like.

"Yeah. Well, kinda. I think I was only half asleep. I kept waking up in the middle of the night and I've always noticed that she's out like a light. Sleep must get to be a lot deeper than that if she can do it for so long...," Bendy replied referring to (y/n).

Forcing myself to move on from the subject until later, I finally got around to the point. "Well, you'll have to wake her up! This is important. Possibly life-or-death important...," I explained remembering why I was even there in the first place.

Hearing this, Bendy seemed a little more motivated than he was before. I knew exactly why he took that a little more seriously than anything else. He'd always think of the gruesome fate Alice met. It was nothing at all like that incident, but I wanted to convey to him that this was very important. Reluctantly, he nodded.

"Fine... We'll meet you in the main entryway in a sec."

I nodded and went back out the door. Out of curiosity, I stayed by the doorway just to see what he'd tell her. Maybe he'd get the same reaction I did. Flying objects within close proximity of my head.

"Hey, (y/n)... Boris said that you have to wake up...," he told her lightly trying to nudge her awake.

She groaned. "Who cares what Boris said...? Besides..., I know you'd rather stay here than go out there and listen to him... And on that note...," she finished her sentence by going back to sleep in an instant. I had to admit, it was a good first shot.

"Believe me, I'd be cool with staying here all day, but this really is important," he tried to explain.

"Fine, lay it on me."

"Uh... I don't really know what it's about yet...," he awkwardly replied.

A little annoyed, she once again tried to get him to stop trying. "Yeah? Well, tell me who's dying and then maybe I'll get up. If you come back and say, "Sammy Lawrence," I won't care at all."

Third time's the charm was probably what he was thinking. Once again he was back at it. "It could be about Colin."

Colin?

I had forgotten about the poor Searcher. He hadn't been doing very well since Sammy slashed him. She seemed to be listening in a little more. Unlike most others, she actually liked the Searchers which I found rather odd.

"Is he okay?"

"I don't know," Bendy admitted.

"Well, can't you go check on him and then tell me?"

"He'd get better faster if you showed up."

"But how does that even work? Does bringing up their emotional status really help? My emotional status is a negative one. You know, how I feel every morning. Let me sleep, Bendy."

There was a long silence. He seemed to be thinking about something. Knowing Bendy, he almost always saved his best for last. In this case, he was wondering whether or not he should use it. "How about a bribe?"

"A bribe?"

"If I kiss you, would you promise to get up and not be Miss I Have Negative One Emotional Status?" he asked trying to be funny.

"What makes you think I'd want that?" she inquired.

"You've been mumbling my name all night," he answered simply with a smirk.

Instantly her face flared red and she shot up to a sitting-up position. "H-How did you know I was-"

"Please, you can stop blushing! Heck, I discovered last night that I snore. However, I think it's flattering that you say my name instead of anybody else's," he pointed out glad that his plan did work.

"U-Um... glad you think so...?" she stammered.

"Besides, I know you still want to. And you know how they say that there ain't' no time like the present," he continued. I knew he was only jabbing at the subject because that was what he wanted. It may have been a little bit selfish of him, but he can't help being a little compulsive.

"Can I ask why or how you suddenly know all of my inner wishes and desires?"

"So, you admit it!"

"What?! No, I-"

"Too late to take it back! Besides, during the entire conversation we were having, you were smiling!" he announced.

She didn't answer for a second and Bendy almost seemed a little disappointed by her reluctance to say anything. "Maybe later...," she mumbled.

Bendy sighed. Then he perked back up again and hauled her to her feet. "You're killing me slowly, (y/n). Just killing me!"

I figured that was my cue to leave. Racing down the hallway and to the entryway, I plopped onto the floor and waited. Within a few moments, they were there too. Bendy seemed cheerful while (y/n) just looked tired.

"Hi, Boris! We're here! What's so life-or-death that you get all worked up about it?" Bendy asked. I wondered if he was secretly annoyed at me for making him go through so much trouble to wake up (y/n).

Rather than speaking, I fished through my pocket until my hand reached a folded piece of paper. Reluctantly, I held it up. "Look."

They both leaned forward and saw with wide eyes why I was so concerned. It was an add for the new mall that was going to be built... right on top of the animation studio. Both of them looked at each other with confusion.

"But... how? I thought that Lesla would fix the problem!" she exclaimed.

"I called all the shots! All the shots!" Bendy shouted standing up and pacing to use up his new energy that he would usually use to destroy something.

"What do we do? There's no way they're going to go back on it now! Are we going to stop them...?" (y/n) seemed much less chill about it than she was the day before.

Bendy glanced from the ceiling to the floor to her. He shook his head slowly. "The only plan I have is to kill them. But, that's been my plan for humanity from the beginning anyway. But... I don't really know what to do anymore."

"We need to find Lesla," (y/n) pointed out. I nodded because that was more than likely the best plan we have.

"And Sammy. He's been gone for way too long now," Bendy added.

"We should go look for them both. It's the only way we can figure this out," I reasoned. They both seemed to agree with this idea and I once again lifted (y/n) to her feet. "Where are we going to look first?"

Bendy shook his head. "No, Boris. If I know Sammy, we won't even have to look for him. He'll find me. Besides, I don't want to look for him with intentions on finding him myself."

I noted his response. He was mad. Not showing it, but he was definitely mad. I knew Bendy way too well.

We ended up just walking. The three of us didn't know to who or to where. Bendy was constantly climbing on my shoulder and then hopping off to look at something just to come back onto my shoulder. He had to do something with his energy I knew, but couldn't he just make up his mind on whether or not he should sit on my shoulder?? It wasn't much of a surprise that (y/n) dozed off on the way to... wherever we were going.

I looked over at one point and saw a park. There were many flowers and plants that stuck out over a grassy meadow beside a quaint little playground. All in all looked like a nice place to stop and rest.

"Bendy, why don't we stay here for a few minutes?" I asked pointing out the park. He saw what I was talking about and instantly agreed.

We stayed there for only a few moments before we saw a familiar face there. She had orange hair and black eyes. Bendy stepped away from her with an almost evil look in his eyes. It was saying, 'Stay away from me or I'll rip ya to shreds, traitor.' Who could blame him for thinking such a thing?

"If it isn't who I was looking for...," Bendy mumbled.

Lesla saw us and sighed. She approached and crossed her arms at the two of us. "Let me guess, you all hate me for letting him do it." Not one part of her seemed surprised or even the slightest bit worried. If I was her, I'd be expecting this conversation to happen at some point too.

"You did simply let them destroy our home," Bendy pointed out matter-of-factly.

"What was I supposed to say? Sammy Lawrence told me to destroy it," Lesla explained with a shrug.

Bendy's face became drained of all emotions at the words Sammy Lawrence. I knew what was going to come next. "W-What do you mean Sammy told you to-"

"Oh yeah. I forgot. Sammy wants me to relay a message to you. He said that he was sick and tired of you constantly being mean to him for no particular reason. That was the reason why he decided to destroy the animation studio. It only takes so long before someone will finally snap if you're cruel to them long enough...," Lesla told him.

His alarm and surprise were very present. Nothing in him moved. Lesla spoke before he could speak. "Well, it's your own fault. Maybe if you'd been a little nicer, he would've been more inclined to help you. As you already know, I don't help anyone unless if I like the person. Your only hope is changing Sammy's mind." With that, she turned on us and walked away.

At first, I wondered if she had completely broken Bendy. He stared off into space. I tried to comfort him, but he cut me off abruptly.

"Look, it's gonna be alright in the end I'm sur-"

"No, Boris. Things aren't going to end okay... I don't care anymore. But you wanna know somethin'? I'm kinda sick of havin' of this. Which is why I'm going to settle this whole dispute once and for all...," he threatened violently.

Bendy grinned as if he had a crazy plot only he could pull off. Not only was he a maniac, I'm sure he was acting a little bit like Joey by saying this.