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Alicia in the Inkwell Isle's Chapter 2

Okay, something was wrong. Alicia was still in Bed. But that's where it started. It wasn't her Bed. Anyway, her Bed would never be as soft as the one she was lying in. And the duvet was made of a different material than her duvet in the apartment. The pillow was the same as hers but that was it with the difference. So where was she now. In her apartment not that would have been clarified yet where then?

As long as her eyes were still closed, she could only speculate where she was exactly. All right, let's just hope it's nothing bad. She slowly opened her eyes and saw only darkness. Or what their eyes saw first before they got used to the darkness. She was in a bedroom with oak dressers, wardrobe, a large wall mirror with golden frame, a bedside table with a small lamp on either side of the bed. In the middle of the room hung a chandelier with diamonds or were they rubies? She couldn't see it exactly. Two doors were still in the room. One as it looks was for the bathroom and the other led outside. While she looked around, she listened quietly to jazz music. She had completely overlooked the radio to the right of her as well as her things lying to the left of her.

The bed she lay in was a four-poster bed. A king-size bed. Purple curtains hung down from the sides. The duvet cover was also purple. She didn't know what to say and grabbed her bag. Everything was still inside. Your smartphone still had enough power to be used as a flashlight. She turned it on and was shocked. The time showed 12:20 am, although Alicia felt like she had been asleep for 6 hours. Her alarm didn't seem to work either.

Nor could she send messages or even call anyone. It was only good as a flashlight at the moment. She held it in her right hand and got up slowly from the bed. Her boots were standing next to the bed. She put them on and grabbed her bag. A light switch would be nice, Ah there is one! Right next to the door that led outside was a light switch.

She pushed him and was caught by the bright light. She held an arm protectively against her face. Yup that blinding me. When she got used to the light, she noticed something else. She herself was a normal Human but the bedroom and everything in it was drawn. Everything looked like she was in the book. Wait a minute? She had no or yes she definitely had a panic attack. "Please tell me it's a joke and that I just dream" She pinches herself in the arm and felt the pain. But the environment was still the same.

"Oh no this can only be a stupid joke right?" But the door that slowly opened behind her said something else. "Well look at that" Alicia turned around and was shocked when she saw the figure in front of her. It was King Dice.

"So Darling is finally up" the door behind him closed as he approached her. Alicia didn't know what to do and just stood there. King Dice stopped in front of her and only now Alicia noticed the size difference between him and her. She was two and a half heads shorter than him. Her head was just about the height of his chest.

"Hmm" he looked at her and held his right hand under her chin. Her brown hair and eyes seemed to please him. That's what his smirk and green eyes said. "Is there something wrong or why are you staring at me so stupidly?" King Dice's eyes were back to normal when he heard her and released his hand from her chin. "For a fine lady like you, I would not have expected such an answer" Oh great a gentleman. Alicia rolled her eyes. It was not the first time someone gave her such a compliment.

"Okay, listen, cube-face, I'm not someone you just give a compliment to and think you're going to get me" Alicia wasn't going to put up with that. She was shy but she could speak her mind very quickly. "Also, I would like to know where I am and why I am no longer in my apartment!" King Dice stood there rooted to the spot until he started laughing. Okay that was not the reaction I was expecting. "Very funny darling but I don't think you quite get it yet do you?"

What am I not supposed to get? She was confused. But how should you react differently when suddenly a cartoon character stands in front of you and can talk to you. It felt like she was in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, or in this case, Space Jam. Anyway, she felt like Micheal Jordan and Eddie Valiant. Only the cartoon characters in the two movies were connected to the real world. Here, however, it was different. How exactly she could describe it she did not know herself. Whether the book served as a portal or not, she still had to find out. But it would explain in any case why she landed here.

"Well we shouldn't keep the boss waiting any longer darling" King Dice pushed the right arm of his tailcoat up to look at a small wristwatch before hiding it again. Wait what "What do you mean with boss?" King Dice smiled when she asked him that. He didn't give her a concrete answer but stood behind her and pushed her with his right arm towards the door he came from. Alicia didn't want to, but he was stronger than he looked.

Before she knew it she was out of the room with in a hallway. The wallpaper of the room and the hallway had the same colors. The walls were white and the floor was paved with wood. A red carpet stretched through the hallway. Every now and then, between two doors of the room, there was a tray with different food and drinks. But King Dice led Alicia further down the hall until they arrived at a staircase. The staircase was also white and resembled marble, or did it just look that way? No, when her boots touched the stairs she could hear that it was marble. Or at least it sounded like it. As in the hallway, the stairs also had a red carpet.

Probably so that no one slipped. Alicia thought as she was pushed further up the stairs. She was still trying to free herself from King Dice's arm. But his hand had a firm grip on her. She could not escape. That was clear. His stupid grin on his face. She could not see it anymore. And it looks like he noticed it himself and moved her closer to him. Oh great do we want to cuddle now? Alicia's face was now right against his chest and she heard his heart pounding. Did cartoon characters even have hearts? Or any organs?

Whatever they had now arrived at the top of the stairs. A small area with three white doors was in front of them. One of the three doors was larger and was a double door. The doorknob was gold and decorated with a figure. Looking closely, she saw the head of the devil. Oh no please don't tell me the boss is the devil. She was sweating and panicking. It was almost as if she was at the dentist. Only the devil fell worse. But King Dice had already knocked on the door. To flee would do her no good.

"Come in" said a deep voice. Alicia gulped as King Dice opened the door and pushed her in first before going in himself. Right send the food in first. But to her relief, she found herself in an office rather than a dentist's office. An oak executive table stood in the center. At the edge were various cabinets, filing cabinets and chests of drawers. A window behind the table showed where Alicia was at the moment. In hell. The black executive chair turned slowly as King Dice cleared his throat. Alicia had already seen the white horns when she entered the room.

The devil sat in the chair and grinned at her. His yellow eyes looked at her as if she were a prey animal. At least, that's how she felt. "So our guest has finally woken up" I wouldn't necessarily call myself a guest. When you are abducted from your home and land in another world. The devil stood up and walked towards Alicia. This time she didn't stop but took a few steps back until she felt something behind her. She didn't have to look up when she heard the pounding heart. King Dice was standing behind her. Oh great. The devil put his claws around her chin. "You look a lot like your mother"

"Wait how do you know my mom?" asked Alicia. The devil let go of her chin and continued to look at her. His eyes were fixed only on her. "Only your mother and her ancestors had those eyes, of course" That didn't answer her question. King Dice saw the questioning expression on her face. "Darlin' didn't you wonder why the pages in the book could suddenly move or why most of the pages were blank?" How did he know? She looked up at him now. "How do you know-"

She was now even more confused and did not know what to believe now. A book that lives. Had she landed in Harry Potter? Well, luckily no book screamed at her or bit her. "The book is not a normal book my dearest. It's alive and everything that's in it" So also Cuphead, Mugman and the rest. That calmed her down a bit. But what didn't reassure her was the parchment scroll that the devil pulled out. He doesn't really want her soul, does he? Please tell me you're kidding me.

"But you are not here for nothing my dearest" Dice pushed her closer to the table. "The blank pages can only be made new again through you" But let me guess there was a catch. If it was the devil, there was always one. "How the story ends can only you decide. That's why I decided to make a little contract with you" She didn't really like that. Why did she of all people have to end up here and also finish the story. This was not how she had imagined it. Especially not with a creepy manager with a Dice for a head who stared at her all the time. Did he want to flirt with her?

Okay, this is getting a little too much for me. The devil was still waiting for an answer from her. The parchment roll was rolled up in front of her, waiting for her to sign it. She had to come up with something. Yes! That's it! "I uh...have to go to the bathroom for a minute". She took a few steps back and looked the manager and the devil in the eye before opening the door and walking through. Both cartoon characters were now alone in the room and looked perplexed at the door through which Alicia had just disappeared. "Um, we don't have bathrooms up here, do we?" asked King Dice, confused. Just as the devil was about to say something a purple Demon Imp with yellow gloves and little stubby wings came into the room.

"Uh boss I don't want to worry you but the girl is already in the casino" King Dice felt the heat behind him. It came from the devil who was now completely on fire. "And you didn't think it was necessary to stop her?!" roared the devil. "Find her and bring her back to me!". The Demon Imp nodded and ran out the door. "And Dice" The manager looked at the devil. "Tell your staff that our guest is on the way out" King Dice nodded and disappeared into a black hole under his feet. The devil was now alone in his office, growling with rage.

At the casino, employees were looking for Alicia. King Dice had forwarded his order. "She can't be far" he was confident he could hand her over to the devil before she could reach the exit. But his eyes were not focused on the dressing room. From it came a figure wearing a brown cloak with a hood over his head. The inside of the cloak was black. The edges and the hood were trimmed with fur. The casino employees completely ignored the figure. Only when the front door of the casino closed did King Dice notice the figure and disappear into the black hole again. The figure was now in front of the casino. The exit to Inkwell Hell was within reach. But when the person went down the stairs, King Dice appeared in front of him.

"Where are you going?" The figure stopped and took a few steps back when she suddenly sensed someone behind her and turned around. The manager was standing behind her. "You thought you could escape that easily, didn't you Darling?" He reached for the hood and pulled it down. It was Alicia. Her disguise was no longer useful to her, but she did not want to go back to the devil. She took a step back and fell? She was no longer in front of the casino but in a storage closet? Just like her, King Dice was confused and didn't know what just happened. One second she was standing in front of him and the next she was gone. "The boss won't like it" He disappeared into a black hole.

"Okay where am I now?" Alicia was glad not to be in the casino or in hell, but she wanted to know who had saved her and where exactly she was now. The door in front of her opened slowly and panic set in. I warn you, there better not be any monster beast coming now. She looked for something to defend herself in case of need. But she found nothing except a baguette and a stick of salami that she could use as a baseball bat. That will have to suffice for now. The door was now so wide open that Alicia could see three figures.

But through the darkness in the storage closet, she could not see who the three figures were. Only when one of the figures pressed the light switch did she recognize them. They were Cuphead, Mugman and Elder Kettle. "Alice!" screamed Cuphead and Mugman as they tried to run at her, but Alicia held up one of the salami sticks, ready to hit them both in the face with it. Both cups stopped when they realized why Alicia was reacting that way.

"Golly Alice you don't have to react like that" said Elder Kettle as he stepped into the room and tried to take the salami away from her. But she was persistent. "First of all I want to know where I am and second of all my name is Alicia not Alice!" This startled the trio before Elder Kettle offered her to come out of the storage closet to calm down first. She accepted the offer and put the salami where she found it before leaving the room.

The kitchen she was in was quite small. Next to the small wooden table in the middle there was an old stove with an oven, a refrigerator, cabinets with a work surface and another cabinet for bowls and other utensils. Cuphead and Mugman each sat on one of the four chairs and looked at Alicia curiously. For Alicia, this took some getting used to. Sure both were still kids probably 10 years old but at least it wasn't as creepy as King Dice.

"Is something wrong?" she asked the two brothers. But they both just shook their heads and said nothing. She felt bad. She didn't want to attack them, and she certainly didn't want to yell at them. "Sorry about the salami and the yelling". "It's all right Alice" said Cuphead with a smile on his face. She didn't want to correct him again about her name. "We should have known you would react like that" What does that mean? Did they know about her arrival on the island? Again, they both moved in the book as well. That would explain a lot.

Something to drink would not be bad maybe a tea or a coffee. Apparently, the three can also read minds. Not a second later, there was a cup of coffee in front of her. Elder Kettle looked at her and asked "Milk or sugar?". "Milk please" a small pot of milk appeared in front of her. She took the pot and added the milk to the coffee. Cuphead and Mugman also got two cups from Elder Kettle. Probably not coffee. Cocoa or hot chocolate. No matter what it was they both took the cups, blew a little and poured the contents into their own heads.

Alicia was very confused by this. Do they both drink like that? She shook her head they were cartoon characters. Logic didn't matter. She also blew off her coffee and was about to drink it when she asked herself something. Can I even drink this? Michael Jordan and Eddie didn't eat cartoon food either. So what would happen if she drank the coffee now? Would she be a cartoon character too?

There was only one way to find out. She took a sip and it felt like a normal coffee. She didn't change either. She was still a normal human. "Is everything okay Alice?" Alicia looked at Cuphead. "Eh yes everything is fine. Why do you ask?" Cuphead fell silent before standing up and approaching her. Mugman did the same only he walked along the other side of the table. Cuphead was now on her left while Mugman was on her right side.

Okay that's a little creepy now. They both looked at her before nodding. "Yes, she has the same eyes as her mother" Again. How did they both know her mother. The devil didn't give her an answer to that.

"How do you two know my mother?" Alicia looked at them both questioningly. Cuphead should have expected that and answered her question. "She was in the book too" What? Her mother in that book? "But how?" Cuphead and Mugman were about to explain this to her when Elder Kettle came in with a box with her name on it. "That should explain everything," said the oldest. Cuphead and Mugman stood curiously in front of the box while Alicia opened it.

Inside was a small note attached around a book with a ballpoint pen. She took out the book and removed the note that had her real name on it. Not Alice but Alicia. She was about to open the note when suddenly the book started to glow. Cuphead and Mugman hid behind her. Elder Kettle shielded his eyes from the light with his walking stick. The light disappeared and the group looked down. What the. The book was no longer there but only a writing pad. It was the same one Alice used for her studies. The pen was also the same.

"It looks like the book has declared you worthy" said Elder Kettle. Worthy of what? Am I Link from Zelda? "What do you mean?" Elder Kettle held his right hand on her shoulder. "Only a descendant of the author of the book can use this book to continue writing the story." She already suspected it when the devil said it. Apparently, she now has to continue writing the story in the book. Oh great. "But how? I don't know how the story continued after you two..." she looked over at Cuphead and Mugman. "...got kicked out of the casino."

Both brothers felt a little ashamed when she said that. "That's why you're going to accompany them." Um, wait a minute, what? Is she supposed to be a babysitter for them now? "That's how your mother and grandmother did it". "So I just have to write down everything that happens?" All three gave her a shoulder shrug. "Only the most important things that happen during the trip" And how is she supposed to understand that now? Does any hint appear that says now you can write or what?

She took a big sip of her coffee and stood up. The cape was still over her clothes and shoulder bag. It didn't seem to be coming off her either. She could use that to disguise herself from King Dice. Or better yet, from the devil himself. After all, they both seem to be looking for her. And that worried her more "Don't worry Alice we'll protect you" said Cuphead with a drawn finger gun. Mugman followed suit. "Yes no one will hurt you when we are around". That was kind of cute how they both tried to protect her. But how exactly? King Dice was strong she had felt that when she tried to get out of his arm. And the devil. Well, he was a powerful being.

She found it hard to imagine how the two cups could defeat such a powerful being. But she had no choice but to come along. "Well then, let's get started" Cuphead was very happy "Then let's not waste time we have to collect the soul contracts" Wait what? Soul contracts? She couldn't even answer as she was already dragged out of the house by Mugman. "What do you mean by soul contracts?" Cuphead and Mugman stopped short when Alicia asked them the question. "Well, we still have to collect the soul contracts from the debtors before we can go back to the casino" Mugman answered the question.

Now she remembered again. They had to collect the soul contracts of some of the inhabitants of the islands to pay their debt. Only then could they both visit the devil. But she could also remember another thing that concerned King Dice. Hadn't he somehow been watching the two brothers? She hoped not. The devil was already more than enough for her, so she didn't need a psycho dice chasing her.

The cloak did not help her to be discovered right away. After all, she didn't want to scare any of the islanders with her appearance. And speaking of which, the three met one of the inhabitants. It was a anthropomorphic apple with the body of a human and the head of an apple. He's wearing yellow and green clothing, brown shoes, and white gloves. He has a green nose, a single leaf, and a noticeable bite mark from the right side of his head.

He sat at the end of the bridge that led from the cottage on the other side of the island. “Hey fellas! Looks like you're in for it now, eh?” Both brothers were not really enthusiastic about the statement. “Well I used to be the same way, always getting into trouble. Runnin', jumpin', shootin'... But now I prefer just strollin' around and goin' to the pictures” This Slang. Alicia had only heard it in the old cartoons her grandmother had shown her and her brother when they were younger. In the 30s, people spoke like that, too.

Fortunately, the apple had not yet noticed her, but she still did not want to scare him and pulled the hood over her head as a precaution. “But hey, lemme give you a hand! Take this!” Cuphead and Mugman each received two small brown bags from the apple. Both opened the bags and inside were several coins. "Thanks pal!" said Cuphead as he and his brother ran past him. Alicia followed them. "We should do some shopping before we go to the first debtor" suggested Mugman. Cuphead nodded in agreement and headed for a wagon.

Alicia wasn't really sure if she should go in. Mugman was already inside. Only Cuphead hesitated and looked behind her at Alicia. "Don't you want to come in?" asked Cup, but Alicia didn't really know. "I'd rather stay out here for now but thanks anyway Cuphead". He nodded and walked into the Wagon and the door behind him slammed shut. Alicia was alone again. And that worried her a lot. I should have stayed with the two of them. She blamed herself.

But out here, no one could hurt her. She took down her hood and breathed in the fresh air. "It's not that bad here" She could imagine living here with pleasure. But there was only one problem. She turned to the forest behind her. Was there something there or had she just imagined it. I could have sworn that someone was standing behind one of the trees watching me. "Alicia!" She jerked as Cuphead called out to her. They both quickly finished shopping. "That was fast.". "Now say that to mister I still have to think here" Cuphead pointed behind him with an angled hand. Mugman just came out and was not pleased by his brother's statement.

"Can we move on now?" asked Mugman, annoyed. Cuphead looked at Alicia and waited for an answer from her. She nodded and the group made their way to the first debtor.

Hidden behind the trees, however, a familiar face appeared. It was King Dice who watched the trio from afar. After Alicia disappeared before his eyes, he had searched everywhere for her. The manager, however, was not pleased to see her in the presence of the two brothers. He had to somehow separate them from the two brothers, but how to do that he did not know. But he could now tell the devil where she was and disappeared into the hole from which he came.

"So she's with the two brats" growled the devil in his office. This was not how his plan was supposed to work. But there was nothing he could do about it except. "Dice, I have an important task for you," the manager stood up from his chair and listened to the devil. "I want you to watch the three of them." Really, just watch them, no more? He still had the task to control both brothers before they went to the next island. The Die houses were not there for nothing.

"Shouldn't I rather try to get them back?" but the devil shook his head and turned to the window pane. "Let her write the story as far as she can first". The manager was puzzled. "Your task will be to mislead her and sign this contract that will make her write another ending." In his hands appeared the soul contract on which Alicia's name was written but not yet signed. He rolled up the scroll and put it inside his inner jacket pocket. There he wanted to store it for the time being. But how should he get her to sign the contract? She was different from the others.

But that was also his talent. Seducing others and boy Alicia was different from all the women he saw in his life. It was her eyes that he liked. The combination of green and blue just suited him. "I won't let you down boss" With a wink and two finger salute the manager disappeared into the hole. The devil was visibly pleased by this and began to laugh mischievously.

Back on the first island, Alicia stopped short and started shaking uncontrollably. Mugman noticed and clung to her leg, stroking her gently to calm her down a bit. Cuphead, who went ahead, noticed that the two stopped behind him. "Uh Alicia is everything okay?" he asked her. She tried to calm down and looked down at Mugman who was still trying to calm her down and slowly let go of her leg to look up at her.

She did not know why she reacted so suddenly. Cuphead now stood in front of her and waited for an answer. "I'm fine, it was probably just the wind," she lied to them both. Mugman quickly accepted it but Cuphead was still skeptical. He looked at her thoughtfully before his brother grabbed his arm and pulled him along. "Come on Cuphead!"

Alicia followed the two and looked around again before pulling the hood over her head. She wanted to make sure that no one saw or observed her. It was hard to cope with something like that. A normal person in a cartoon world. Yep, that doesn't sound weird or crazy at all. How could she put that in her lecture. The lecture! She had completely forgotten about it. She had information about the studio but how could she get back to her world? There had to be a way, or was she locked up here forever?

If mom and grandma were already in here, they must have come out again. But how? "Alicia are you coming?" She looked ahead Cuphead and Mugman stood before a fork in the road and waved at her.

She hardly knew the two brothers but their faces. She felt comfortable with the two of them. In any case, better than with the psycho cube and the devil. She ran towards the two brothers and was ready for the actually unwanted adventure that is still ahead of her.

She never thought that she would play an important role in a children's book. When she thought about it, her mother and grandmother had always mentioned that the book was magical. But she never thought that it would suck you in or that the characters could escape from it. "I hope nothing happens to me" she sighed as the three made their way to the first debtor.

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