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// You made me think I'm a clone, but I AM ME! 
// Story: I Am Me 
// by APStories 
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"IT'S FINALLY TIME FOR YOU TO PERISH! 423 GALLONS OF INK IN MY BODY!", Bendy bellowed. Flutterbat took flight. She dodged Bendy's hands as he attempted to grab the hybrid. She used her fangs to bite Bendy, causing him to scream him pain. "YOU PESKY MOSQUITO!"

Meanwhile, Daniel and Sammy managed to shut down the Ink Machine, which, unbeknownst to them, was already drained of all its ink, by removing the items from the pedestals. However, the Ink Machine stopped throbbing. They ran to the Ink Machine loading dock to find Flutterbat confronting Bendy. They also noticed the Ink Machine on the ceiling connected by chains. "Sammy, look! The dry cell batteries!", Daniel said.

"That could work!", Sammy said. Fortunately, Bendy was distracted by the flying hybrid. Daniel and Sammy removed the cells from the electric machine. The chains loosened up and the Ink Machine smashed onto Bendy's head knocking the Ink Demon out. The villain fell backwards into the depths. He reverted back to his original state. However, the 423 gallons of ink Bendy used to make himself larger suddenly began to flood the entire studio!

"RUN!!!", Flutterbat yelled. However, Sammy and Daniel weren't quick enough and were lost to the ink. Only Flutterbat got out. She smashed through the door as the studio sank into the ground! She flew high into the sky. Suddenly, Flutterbat reverted back to her original form. The Ink escaped Fluttershy's body. She quickly activated her human-pony form and watched the ink consume the remains of the studio. She landed on the ground as the dirt buried the studio as if it never existed. Suddenly, a flash of white blinded Fluttershy as the land in front of her turned into her backyard. She ran into her house to find the book still open... to the final page. She closed the book and saw a message from Joey Drew on the back.

You honestly think you've won? Do you honestly think you've escaped the horrors of my studio? Silly Fluttershy. Your friends will meet the fate you were supposed to meet. My revenge will be final, and there's nothing you can do about it! Trapping you in my studio was the perfect plan. Now, your friends will become ink monsters! Find me... if you can!

Without a second thought, Fluttershy checked her friends' houses. They were all empty... and filled with ink. She ran to the school, which was enveloped in viscous black ink. She ran inside to find her friends all bound and gagged to chairs, all bloody and beaten. Joey knocked Fluttershy out and bound and gagged her as well. "Not so easy doing it on your own, is it?", Joey asked. "There we go now, nice and tight. We wouldn't want our sheep roaming away now, would we? No, we wouldn't. I must admit I am honored you came all the way down here to visit me. It almost makes what I'm about to do seem cruel. But the believers must honor their savior. I must have him notice me. Our lord is calling to us, my little sheep. The time of sacrifice is at hand! And then, I will finally be freed from this... prison. This inky... dark... abyss I call a body. Shhhhh! Quiet! Listen! I can hear him. Crawling above. Crawling! Let us begin. The ritual must be completed! Soon he will hear me... he will set us free." He walked off. "Sheep, sheep, sheep, It's time for sleep. Rest your head. It's time for bed. In the morning, you may wake. Or in the morning, you'll be dead. Hear me, Bendy! Arise from the darkness! Arise and claim my offering! Free me! I beg you! I summon you, ink demon! Show your face and take this tender sheep!" However... "No! My lord! Stay back! I am your prophet! I am your- AAAHHH!!!" Bendy then appeared before the heroes... and untied them. Fluttershy's friends hugged her tightly.

"You were gone for a week!", Rainbow Dash said.

"Thank heavens you're all right!", Applejack added.

"The ink must've made you go crazy, darling!", Rarity said.

"At least you didn't turn into some demonic creature", Sunset Shimmer said.

"Or an energy-draining monster", Twilight Sparkle added.

"True dat", Spike added.

"What's going on right now?", Pinkie Pie asked.

"I think I know", Fluttershy answered.

"Shhh...", Bendy said. He dragged Joey over to the girls.

"It was all a game, wasn't it? Joey Drew isn't an insane man... just misguided", Fluttershy said. She unmasked the villain. "John Kramer." Bendy cocked his head in confusion.

"I needed a fresh batch of victims, so I kidnapped and nearly killed your friends", John said. "The studio was one of my sets. I took on the identity of Joey Drew to control the ink. My ultimate goal was to vanquish all superheroes and super-heroines so I could kill to my heart's content. And I would've gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids!"

The police arrived and arrested John as Bendy, Spike, and the super-heroines watched. An inky tear ran down Bendy's face. He looked at his hands. "I was made in desperate hunger... of a starving artist's despair", he said.

"What about all the ink?", Spike asked.

"A talking dog. Not the strangest thing I've seen today", Bendy responded. "Anyways, if what John Kramer said is true, then this ink is all fake." Suddenly, the ink faded away.

"Thank you, Bendy. For everything", Fluttershy said. The Ink Demon saluted the Equestria Girls and hugged Fluttershy.

"You know what? I may be a malformed monster, but I've got the soul of who I really am... an innocent demon who's goal is to spread joy throughout the world", Bendy said. "Can I get an amen?"

"AMEN!", the Equestria Girls shouted in unison as Spike howled.

Back at Fluttershy's house, Ink Bendy found his home with Fluttershy. A letter from Joey Drew marked the back of the book replacing John Kramer's message.

Henry? So soon? I didn't expect you for another hour yet. Now you're just trying to impress me. I know... I know... you have questions. You always do! The only important question is this: Who are we, Henry? I thought I knew who I was... but... the success starved me. Nothing left but lines on a page. In the end, we followed two different roads of our own making. You, a lovely family... me... a crooked empire. And my road burned. I let our creations become my life. The truth is, you were always so good at pushing, old friend... pushing me to do the right thing. You should have pushed a little harder. Henry, come visit the old workshop... there's something I need to show you.

A radio played a song.



"Bendy... welcome to Earth", Fluttershy said.

THE END