Eve slowly woke up, blinking blearily. She sat up, yawning widely, and stretched to try and work out the kinks from sleeping in the cot. She swung her legs over the edge and stood up with a grunt. She stood there for a moment, taking everything in, before walking out the door. She stopped by the ink-flooded bathroom to quickly freshen up, thankful that the faucets at least had water. She headed into the main room, yawning again as she walked in. Boris and Jack both gave her a little wave, then returned to their card game. Eve took a peek at who was winning on the little scorecard they had made; it looked as if they were tied for the moment. She started humming under her breath while she grabbed some bacon soup to heat up for breakfast. It wasn't bad, a little greasy maybe, but it wasn't heavy on her stomach like Molly Weasley's food. She served up the soup and carried the bowls over to the boys, who had abandoned the game in favor of food. She laughed at Boris's eager expression as she put his bowl in front of him. She sat down to eat, and recalled how they ended up in the safe room in the first place.

Flashback start

"B-Boris?" Eve asked shakily. "You're... alive? But how? I saw you, your chest was cut open!" Boris shook his head and held up two fingers. "There were... two Boris's?" she asked, confused. Boris nodded, then waved in the 'follow me' motion. Eve looked at Jack, who shrugged in return. Eve took a deep breath, and followed after the wolf, being careful to keep him just out of reach. After all, in the show, Bendy and Boris had been the best of friends. She wasn't going to risk being in grabbing distance. Surprisingly, Boris seemed to understand her misgivings, because he gave her a weapon, a hammer that had definitely seen better days. He then turned, and continued to lead the duo into the studio,until they reached a door. He opened it, and waved them through. When Eve and Jack went through the door into the room within, Boris closed the door and removed a lever that was next to it. When Eve gave him a questioning look, Boris grabbed a piece of paper and a fountain pen off of the little table and wrote something on it. He handed her the paper, which read, "I removed the lever so the Ink Demon can not manipulate it through the wall. He has done that before, I was lucky enough to escape." That was what had cemented Boris as someone to be trusted to Eve, so they had stayed, helping him scavenge more food, building up a little supply of bacon soup.

Flashback end

Eve shook herself out of her thoughts when she registered someone tapping her shoulder. Turning, she saw Boris looking at her at her a little worriedly. "I'm fine, buddy." she reassured, "Just thinking, that's all." Boris peered closer at her, then nodded to himself and turned back to his food. She smiled at him, he really was very sweet. After waiting on the boys to finish eating, she grabbed the dishes and quickly washed them, singing to herself now.

"Do you feel like you're second-hand?

Do feel like you're afraid to stand alone?

Cut away every safety net; live your life so you won't regret the road

Feels like you're standing there so small; Just a space between the stars

Don't be afraid to risk it all, 'Cause we are, we are

We are giants, we are giants, we are giants, we are, we are

We are giants, we are giants, we are giants, we are, we are!

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Raise your flag, let your voice be heard; Put your heart into every word you say

All your failures' a cornerstone; Build a house with the things you've thrown away

Feels like you're standing there so small; Just a space between the stars

Don't be afraid to risk it all, 'Cause we are, we are

We are giants, we are giants, we are giants, we are, we are

We are giants, we are giants, we are giants, we are, we are!

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Doo doo doo, doo doo doo, doo doo doo, ooh

Doo doo doo, doo doo doo, doo doo doo, ooh

Feels like you're standing there so small; Just a space between the stars

Don't be afraid to risk it all, 'Cause we are, we are

We are giants, we are giants, we are giants, we are, we are

We are giants, we are giants, we are giants, we are, we are!

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

("We Are Giants" - Lindsey Stirling feat. Dia Frampton)

Eve jumped in fright at the sound of clapping behind her. She turned to see both Boris and Jack, clapping and cheering, well, trying to cheer anyways. She grinned and bowed. "Thank you, thank you." she said jokingly. "Sadly, I will not be putting on another performance at this time, you'll have to talk to my manager." Eve continued, doing her best to sound like a snob. Jack started pounding the floor with his fist as he burbled with laughter while Boris clutched his middle, laughing silently. Eve sniffed and said in her best Malfoy voice, "Bunch of barbarians, at least they could pretend to have manners." Boris joined Jack on the floor, looking for all the world as if he had been injected with laughing gas. Eve gave up and started laughing at the absolutely ridiculous way her friends looked. They stayed like that for a good fifteen minutes, just laughing and giggling whenever they looked at each other.

Eve was the first one to get back up, still giggling breathlessly. It didn't take long before the boys recovered after that. "Ok, ok. Let's all calm down. Are we going to try and leave today?" Eve asked Boris. He nodded quickly, then walked over to the toolbox where her kept the lever. He placed it back where it belonged, then glanced at Eve and Jack. The duo quickly went through the safehouse, grabbing anything that might be needed on the way, like spare bandages. They met back with Boris at the door, Jack holding the hammer while Eve adjusted the bag of supplies on her shoulder. Boris pulled the lever, and the trio walked out of the safehouse; they all knew, they would never return to it again.

"Oh come ON!" Eve cried in dismay. The reason? The normal path they used was blocked, the ceiling had caved in. Boris looked nervously around, then tapped Eve's shoulder. She turned and saw him pointing into a dark hallway. She sighed and said, "Looks pretty dark ahead, we'll need to find some light." Poking around, they found an old lamp, that was still pretty bright. Walking through the dark area, they heard footsteps overhead, causing the group to freeze in terror. After a few tense moments, they pressed forward, reaching a large, blast-style door. "Dammit, another dead end. I don't see another way through. Do you guys see anything?" Boris tapped Eve's shoulder, and reached for the lamp. She handed it over, and he crawled through a vent that she hadn't noticed until then. When she went to follow him though, the vent slammed closed, and no amount of prying could open it.

After what felt like an eternity, the doors screeched open. Jack and Eve walked through the short hallway into... "A toy factory? Why on earth is this in an animation studio, this makes ZERO sense!" Eve complained, rubbing her head as she tried to figure out the insanity that was Joey Drew. Jack gurgled and patted her arm pityingly, having felt her pain before. Then she saw the giant Bendy plush, which was still so damn adorable, that she couldn't help herself. Eve took a running leap at the plushy, and landed on the stomach, which was surprisingly soft. Eve sighed in contentment, and wished that she still had her wand so she could shrink the plush and take it with her, but it had been lost during her run for the door on the first floor.*

Jack burbled and pulled her off the huge plush, to Eve's disappointment. They went up the short flight of stairs and found a lever and a... punch-in machine? Eve looked at it confused, because it was in a weird location. Why not at the entrance of the factory? The location made zero sense to her. But, who was she to question the actions of a madman? As the duo passed the machine, Eve hit the little button on it and said "Punching in!"** Jack looked at her and gurgled in his way that meant laughter. Eve snickered and they continued into a factory room... with shelves blocking the door. "Why is there always something blocking the door?" Eve asked/complained. She looked at the shelves and noticed that they were on a track, so walked over to the machine that had a lever and pulled it. It didn't work. She then saw the power cable that ran outside the room, and followed it to a lever that was close to the punch-in machine. So she pulled that down, and went to try again, but before she pulled the lever, she saw toys clogging the machine. So she got rid of those, then finally activated the track the shelves were on. Before she activated it though, she swore she heard someone... humming.

She pulled the lever, and the shelves moved to reveal a tape player, and a bowl with something black in it. Closer inspection revealed that it was an ink blob in the shape of Bendy, and messing with it made it turn into Alice? (That's what she thought anyways.) and the Ink Machine respectively. Eve lost interest and pushed play on the recording.

"I don't be seen' what the big deal is. So what if I went and painted some of those Bendy dolls with a crooked smile? That's no reason for Mr. Drew to be flying off the handle at me. And if he really wants to be helpful, he can 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 down to be rid of it all."

Eve giggled and looked at the name on the recording; Shawn Flynn. "I guess he didn't like dealing with Joey's crap, huh?" Jack burbled in reply, but Eve just nodded; she could swear she had heard his voice before, but where? She walked back to the machine and pulled the lever again, this time, the door was revealed. Eve sighed in relief; honestly, this system made no sense at all. Shelves on a track, just, WHY? Shaking her head, Eve and Jack walked through the door into a large room.

There were Alice Angel cutouts, posters and plushies all over the room. And directly in front of the duo was a glass wall, with some cardboard bushes and a door behind it. After they closed the door behind them, the lights suddenly went off with a loud 'click'. There were multiple TV's in the upper corners of the room that started playing the theme song for Alice Angel. Eve grimaced and grabbed Jack's hand; she suddenly felt very, very nervous. A light behind the glass turned on, causing Eve and Jack to jump, startled. The song continued, but by now Eve's hair was starting to stand on end. Right at the ending, a woman suddenly appeared behind the glass and screamed, "I"M ALICE ANGEL! RAAAAHHH"

Eve fell in surprise, and lost her grip on Jack. The light turned off, and the woman started laughing insanely. "I see you there." the woman said. Eve froze, hardly daring to breath. "A new fly in my endless web. Come along now. Let's see if you're worthy to walk with angels." After that, the lights came back on, and Eve got a good look at the glass. A huge hole was in the middle, causing Eve to gulp. She could see how thick the glass was, that was not easy to break! That meant that the woman was insanely strong. Eve started to tremble, realizing how close they had been to almost certain death. Even now, she wasn't certain that they were safe. The woman reminded her of Voldemort; wanting to drag it out, give the victim hope before crushing it. Eve knew, they would have to be careful with this woman. One wrong move, and Eve didn't think they would be alive to regret it.

And done! Now, onto the little notations:

*I thought that I had said what happened to her wand in the first chapter, but then I re-read it and realized that I have never said what happened, which was a HUGE oversight. So, this is the reason why Eve isn't just using magic to get out of the studio.

**I have NO clue how these machines work, so I took artistic liberties. Please don't flame me for this!