~Toby's PoV~

"Can you please tell us what's going on here?" I said.

"Obviously, Slender ignored me and sent you guys over here. I told him that if he wants to get himself little slaves, he shouldn't bring them into my life. Look, I'm a killer, but I will not see someone serve some faceless asshole unwillingly."

"I... guess you're right." I said.

"(y/n), you sure you want to do this? Slender is not a force to be trifled with..." Masky said.

"Oh, believe me, I'll be just fine. Slender can't kill me."

We just stared at her.

"How?" Hoodie said.

"Because I'm important."

She turned around and threw the door open. We jogged up to her just as she was about to cross the street. She stalked across the road, and we quietly followed her. I nudged Masky's arm with my elbow.

"Hey, Masky. Why did (y/n) cross the road?" I say, trying not to laugh.

"Because we're going to the Mansion" he answers in a monotone voice.

"No... but that answer is better! I'm gonna use it on Hoodie!"

I walked closer to Hoodie and lifted my finger to poke him.

"Don't even think about it" he said before my finger could make contact.

We entered the forest, breaking through the thick barrier of trees. Just as we got through the worst of it, we saw a figure crouched a few feet away from us. The sight of the thing made us freeze.

The Rake.

"(y/n)... don't make any sudden movements..." Masky said softly.

(y/n) smiled and then walked to the ugly creature.

"Rake!" she said

"No! (y/n)!" Hoodie and Masky exclaimed.

"Hey buddy!" (y/n) said, and engulfed the creature in a hug. The Rake wrapped his ugly pale arms around her and made a sound that kinda sounds like purring.

"(y/n)! What are you doing here?" It said in a raspy, whispering voice.

"I'm going to chew off Slendope's head for sending his Proxies to protect me." she said, standing upright again.

"Uh... what's going on here?" Hoodie asked.

"Well, obviously (y/n) made friends with the Rake. Duh!" I said.

Sadly, we weren't friends with Rake. He looked at us and growled.

"Hey, buddy, they're friends. Look, read my lips: FRIENDS" she said.

Rake stopped growling and seemed to be... pouting? I know he's weird and all, but... Dafuq?

"You coming with, buddy?" she asked after a while. Rake shook his head and pointed to the west. At least, I guessed it was west.

"Ohhhh..... Welp, see ya later!" she said.

And with that, we set off again.

~Masky's PoV~

I looked at (y/n) when the Rake left.

"Da.... fuck?" I said.

"How the hell did you manage to make friends with the Rake?" Hoodie asked.

"Well, they both hate Slender, and (y/n) is a very nice person, so I'm not surprised." Toby said.

We looked at him. I swear, he's both smarter and stupider than usual at the same time.

"Well, he ain't wrong." (y/n) said after a while.

We were heading to the Mansion again, and (y/n) seems to be in a better mood now, since she got to see a friend again. She was still angry though... but I could tell it wasn't directed at us. I wonder why she isn't mad at us for keeping secrets.

"(y/n), if you don't mind me asking, why aren't you mad that we kept this from you?" I ask.

"Well, it's not like you have a choice. I have no problem with Proxies, I just hate that Slender has them. Your whole lives were ruined when he started showing up, and your only memories of your pasts are the ones Slender told you about."

"H-how did you know that?"

She sighed.

"It's complicated..." she muttered.

I didn't press on for more information, though.

After a while of walking, I noticed (y/n) getting distracted a lot. She was looking up, marvelling at the trees. She seemed to like it in the forest. While taking in the beauty of the forest, she seemed to have spotted something on a tree.

It was one of Slender's notes.

She walked over to it. She reached up, fingers curling around an edge of the paper.

"(Y/n)! Don't!" I said.

She didn't rip it. She just lightly felt the page.

"Why is this here...?" she mumbled.

This particular page had the word 'Follows' on it, a small sketch of Slender and a tree next to it.

"Why is this here....?" she whispered.

"That's one of Slender's pages. Why?" I said.

"I... drew this. When I was little... when my mom was still alive. Why would he keep this?" 

I didn't answer. What should I say? Slender never told us much about the pages except that they were important.

(y/n) shook her head and furrowed her eyebrows.

"No, that's not important. Let's just go." she said. I looked at my partners, and they did they same. We have no idea how to react. We never thought about who the Artist could be. We never knew the reason Slender kept those pages, or why they were so important.

We walked on in silence, contemplating about the pages.

Finally, we reached the Mansion.

~Your PoV~

I looked at the huge building. Taking in every detail.

Never thought I'd be back here again.

The Mansion was about three stories tall, with large windows and faded beige walls. It was made of wood, and looked like something out of a classic horror movie. Well, at least he had taste.

I made my way up the stairs, remembering that I'm actually here 'cuz I'm mad at Slenderman. I kicked the door open (open, not down, I ain't the fucking Hulk). As I stalked in, the three proxies following me, I startled a few residents who were in the living room.

"Whoa, whoa! Who's this pretty thing?" a guy with blond hair and elf ears said, running up to me and blocking my way. I crossed my arms and looked at the dude. He looked just like Link from Legend of Zelda.

"I'm not a thing, dipshit. Get out of my way." I say.

"Uh... BEN... not a good idea..." Masky muttered.

"She's mad... you won't like her when she's mad..." Toby said

Huh. Maybe I am the Hulk.

"Aww... but she's so cute~" he said. I've had enough.

I rolled my eyes, then grabbed the guy's hair and pulled him down to eye level. Hey, I'm short, what do you expect?

"Look, Blondie. I don't have time for you. I have a certain faceless Asshat to talk to. Nothing more. Nothing less. Got it?" I said softly.

"Told you so..." The three proxies said simultaneously.

I let go of the Link look-alike, and started going down the hall, searching for Slender's office.

I heard faint static coming from one of the doors, and immediately knew I found him. I threw the door open and spotted the faceless bastard inside.

"You sent your Proxies after me?! I can't believe you!" I said.

"(y/n), child let me explain. You're in danger..." he said, his voice echoing in my mind

"Oh, stuff it! I'm perfectly capable of defending myself!"

"Child, please listen. This person is very dangerous-"

"Well, so am I!"

"I don't mean to interrupt, but can one of you please explain what's going on here?" Masky said.

I looked back at the Proxies, then at Slender again.

I crossed my arms.

"Yeah, why don't you tell them, dad?"

(Oooooohhh SNAP! Cliffhanger! Oh, I'm so evil!_XD (TROLLFACE)

Anyhows, hope y'all enjoyed my slightly-more-dramatic-than-usual Chapter!

Stay InSaNe

and

Keep SMILING!

~Sweetheart OUT)