Rumple is walking thru the Enchanted Forest, enjoying his awesomeness, when he stops. He sees something on a tree and decides to investigate. Upon further examination, it's a note that says, "can't run." A thin layer of fog appears. Rumple sighs.
"I know you're there, Dearie," he cackles, and turns around to see… The Slender Man.
The Slenderman stares into Rumple's eyes with great intensity.
Rumple chuckles. "I know what you're trying to do, dearie," he says, "and it's not working."
Slender's non-expressive face showed a tint of surprise. Marvelous, he thinks, Just great. He isn't affected by the sickness. This one may be tougher than I originally expected.
Slendy spawns a tentacle and reaches at an incredible speed to impale Rumple. Rumple dodges it, and cackles almost mockingly. "Hasty there, aren't we?" he laughs. Then he pulls out his dagger from his coat, and runs it along his feet, cutting around them.
What the heck? thinks Slender Man.
Rumplestiltskin's shadow floats away from his feet, and Rumple hands him his dagger. "You know what to do," he says. His shadow takes it and flies away. Slender grows 6 tentacles and grows them to 5 feet, using them as legs. He starts using using two others to impale Rumple, but Rumple teleports and dodges them.
It's like fighting myself! He has to have a weakness!
Rumple appears in a cloud of purple smoke, holding a bow and arrow.
"I know what you're thinking, dearie," Rumple says, "and yes, this arrow can do something to you. It always finds it's target."
Not with me, it won't, Slender Man thinks as he intensifies the fog and turns invisible. To his astonishment, the arrow is actually moving in twists and turns; wherever he went, it went. It caught up to him, and hit his chest, but it did not effect him.
"Hmm, interesting." He heard a voice say behind him. Slendy turns around, surprised. "Oh, don't mind me," says Rumple, "I was following you the whole time."
Rumple jams his hand into Slendy's chest, and is feeling around for something.
Rumple takes his hand out. "No heart, of course. No matter." He then pulls out a medallion and holds it tightly on Slender's pale hand. He takes it off, and a mark is left on his hand.
What is this? Slender thought. Then he saw a monster that looked like a demonic ghost flying towards him. Rumple sat down on a stump and relaxed.
"Ah, it seems my work is done," he says to himself, but then a woman in a hood jumps on him and starts clawing at his face. Rumple was impressed. Somehow the Wraith didn't kill Slendy, Slendy killed it. And now he has called upon his proxies.