June 18th 1973. You're working late to finish some frames for another animation. However, you weren't expecting a heavy storm to roll in, so you go to search for Wilson, the janitor.

He asks you for help with getting the power running again, but what you weren't expecting was to start the Ink Machine and to be pulled into the Cycle.

You try to find a way out, obviously, and you get attacked in the way until Allison saves you, telling you to avoid the Ink Demon.

You encounter Bendy within Animation Alley, playing with a toy train. He looks at you as if he is wary of you, and that's until you manage to convince him that you're a friend. But then your newly-discovered powers accidentally trigger, knocking away the train and hurting him. He looks at you with tears on his eyes.