Everypony Loves Slenderman

An "old" story that I never uploaded to pastebin because I didn't like it, hopefully -you- will.

>"How in the world did I manage to get myself wrapped into this?", Twilight Sparkle thought to herself
>The dark, gloomy forest stretched on before her, seemingly to no end.
>Her flashlight shone brightly, piercing into the thick black, her only shield against the encroaching shadows.
>The human contraption was hard to handle with mere hooves; thank Celestia for levitation magic.
>Twilight reminded herself of why she was here.
>The pages.
>She had to find the pages, all eight of them.
>That was what Anon had told her.
>The night's eerie silence was broken by her hoofsteps as she braved deeper into the murky woods.
>Vegetation was unnervingly sparse, except for the thick, sturdy trees all around her, reaching up into the sky, blocking out the moonlight.
>Save the crunching of grass underneath her hooves, the only other sound was the gentle rustling of the wind.
>A chill went down her spine.
>Something was severely wrong with this place.
>She'd seen the darkest recesses of the Everfree forest before, but this was something in a league of it's own.
>The darkness around her was oppressive, it felt as if it was closing in, trying to consume her.
>She tried not to think about it too much.
>She had to be brave, for Anon.
>Anon.
>He had thought she would be too scared for this.
>He was going to ask Rainbow Dash in her stead...

>But this would show him, she thought.
>Show him that she's every bit as brave as Rainbow Dash.
>She shone her torch at the massive trunks infront of her, keeping her eyes open for any pages.
>She'd get all eight pages and Anon would be proud of her.
>The prospect of overshining Rainbow Dash in Anon's eyes made her feel warm and funny inside.
>Well-motivated, she picked up her pace.
>Just past the next bunch of trees, she comes upon an area with some rocky outcroppings.
>Intrigued by the diversity of scenery, she quickly moved closer.
>To her gleeful surprise, as she circled around the back of the rocks, she found a paper stuck a side of stone.
>The haggard looking papper, was cover in frantically scribbled text.
>"DON'T LOOK... OR IT TAKES YOU"
>Twilight swallowed hard as the foreboding words stared up at her.
>She chuckled nervously, thinking she had best get a move on.
>The sooner she found all the pages, the sooner she could be out of here.
>Leaving the rocks behind her, Twilight set out once again through the maze of trees.
>Moving quickly, she passed by tree after tree.
>With the sky hidden from sight, and without any landmarks, she had no good way to navigate her course.
>Everything looked the same.
>She felt so lost.
>Twilight steeled herself; she couldn't let fear get a grip of her.
>The only thing she could do was to keep moving, she'd find her way eventually... She hoped.

>A few worried moments later, a large silo rose up from a small clearing ahead of her.
>Just as she had thought, she finds another page on the side of the rundown silo.
>She's chilled to her core as her eyes wanders the crude scribblings:
>"ALWAYS WATCHES -- NO EYES"
>The wind suddenly seems to pick up in speed.
>Standing stil, listening to the wind, she could swear she hears a low rumble off in the distant dark.
>A rumble that wasn't there before.
>Was her imagination playing tricks on her?
>What was it Pinkie always said?
>Giggle at the ghosties?
>Twilight forced a smile and a giggle.
"Hi-hi..."
"I'm not scared."
>She reprimanded herself; she didn't sound very convincing.
>No going back now, Twilight.
>Just keep moving, she told herself.
>And so she did.
>Moving much faster now, she raced through the woods.

>"CAN'T RUN."
>"HELP ME"
>Running blindly through the woods, Twilight had come across a towering, dead tree and a crumbled section of brick wall, both locations hiding another page.
>She had to admit to herself that the pages didn't exacly paint a pretty picture.
>She was now also certain that her surroundings changed for each page she found.
>The wind was whipping harshly now and the previously distant rumble was growing closer.
>She wouldn't let herself get discouraged though, she had a quest to complete.
>Comming up on a fifth new landmark, an odd concrete tunnel, her legs were growing tired and her breath was hard and heavy.

>As expected, she found her fifth page on the inside walls of the tunnel.
>Twilight sighed with relief, only three more pages to find now.
>She pulled the page off the wall to inspect it further.
>It was a crude drawing of a weird stickfigure, looking like a tall human, standing among some trees accompanied by a single word of warning, "FOLLOWS".
>As soon as her eyes wandered over the letters, she heard the sound of grass crunching just outside the tunnel.
>She froze in fear.
>Someone was outside.
>Someone who had been following her.
>Twilight gasped with realization.
>She understood what the pages meant.
>"ALWAYS WATCHES -- NO EYES"
>"DON'T LOOK... OR IT TAKES YOU"
>"CAN'T RUN"
>"FOLLOWS"
>"HELP ME"
>The pages were warning her.
>Warning her of the shadowy figure now silhouetted against the entrance of the tunnel.
>It looked like a human of mismatched proportions; far too tall and far too slim.
>The creature, whatever it was, stood perfectly still, watching her.
>She began backing away slowly, towards the other exit of the tunnel.
>Her hunter remained stationary.
>Twilight threw a quick look over her shoulder, checking that the exit was still clear.
>As she turned back to the creature her eyes went wide with fright.
>It was closer now.
>Much closer.
>She felt a surge of fear unlike anything she'd experienced before.
>Run.
>Adrenaline pumped through her, hampering her thought process down to the single word:
>Run! Run! Run! Run!

>Galloping faster than she thought herself possible, she flew out the tunnel and dashed through the dark trees.
>Without ever looking back, she ran as fast and as far as her legs carried her.
>Eventually, when the adrenaline faded away, she stopped to catch her breath.
>Her legs aching and her breath haggard, she shone her torch back down the way she had come from.
>She sighed with relief; her predator was no longer in sight.
>Twilight had a look around, trying to regain her bearings.
>Her surroundings looked just as the rest of the woods had, dark and devoid of anything but short grass and thick trees.
>Where was she?
>Where should she go?
>Should she try to find the rest of the pages or would it be best to just get out of here?
>On that thought, where exacly was "out of here"?
>Everthing looked the same and her torch was only able to pierce a short distance into the dark.
>She could be a mere few feet away from the edge of the forest and she wouldn't even be able to tell.
>Should she just start moving?
>What if she ended up walking deeper into the woods?
>She could end up wandering around for hours, if not days.
>And with that... Thing out there, she wouldn't want to stick around for long.
>Come to think of it, what sort of creature was that anyway?
>Twilight had certainly never heard of anything like it before, despite considering herself modestly well-read.
>Well, hopefully she wouldn't have to find out...
>*CRUNCH*

>The sound of grass being rustled behind her made Twilight go stiff.
>Was it just the wind, or was it...
>Only one way to find out.
>She swallowed hard as she began to slowly turn around.
>She was both relieved and apprehensive as she turned around and found nothing.
>Maybe it was just the wind after all?
>Deciding it best to start moving, she turns back again and is greeted by a familiar figure.
>Right before her, mere inches away -It- stands.
>A black suit towering over her, leading up to the white, featureless head.
>The creatures long arms slowly extend towards her as shadowy tendrils spew forth from it's back.
>Twilight graps in agony as loud static noises ring in her ears.
>Her muscles clench as her whole body convulses under the scrutiny of the creature.
>She collapes in a heap on the ground, the creatures arms growing ever closer.
>Her vision starts to blur as the shadow descends upon her.
>Then...
>Game over.

>"Pages: 5/8"
>"Click to continue"
>Your chortling laughter echoes throughout the library.
>Twilight looks up at you with a scowl.
>Twi: "T-that was not funny, Anon."
>You can't stop laughing.
>She had been so tense, yet so determined during the playthrough, appearing completely emerged into the game.
>Guess ponies need som getting used to with vidya games.
"It actually was kinda funny."
>You help her get up from the floor; she had fallen out of her chair when Slenderman got her.
>She chuckles light-heartedly.
>Twi: "Okay, maybe a little bit funny."
>She shoots you another frown.
>Twi: "But you could have warned me."
>You swoop an arm around her, pulling her close.
"And miss out on -this- reaction?"
>You smile at her.
"Yeah, I don't think so."
>She smiles back at you, nervously.
>Twi: "Well... Uhmm.. Did I do good?"
"You did great Twi"
"Why, I don't think there's another pony in Equestria who could have done better."
>With a soft giggle, her smile grows.
>She's practically beaming.
>Twi: "Good."
>Twi: "Then it was worth it."

The End