Part 1
Do you remember me…Faith?
Chapter 1
Slenderman
My head lifted, and I was suddenly wide awake. "Faith?" I looked around, hoping to find her standing there, giggling at me, the way she always did when I woke up. Instead, I found an empty office. My empty office.
I sighed. "I should really start sleeping in my own room again," I said, standing. I looked at the framed photograph on my desk of the nine-year-old Faith. She held her little Raggedy Anne doll that Hoodie, one of my proxies, had given her. That was nearly seven years ago.
Faith would be sixteen now. If I could find out where she was, and who had written that dreaded message on the wall. I wanted my little goddaughter back. I wanted her back so much, it hurt.
I looked away from the photo and opened my office door. I walked downstairs to the kitchen, made breakfast, and waited for the others to come downstairs.
Hoodie and Masky, my two twin proxies, came down first. Ticci Toby, my most recent proxy, followed behind them. They said a groggy "good morning" and sat down to eat. Eyeless Jack and Laughing Jack came in a few minutes later, followed by Ben Drowned, Jeffery Woods and his dog, Smile, Jane Everlasting, and little Sally Williams.
I looked at all my children. Hoodie wore an orange hoodie so low his face was almost invisible. But you could make out a ski mask with red eyes and a mouth cut out. The mouth moved with his mood, but the eyes, did not. Hoodie was sixteen years old.
Masky, his twin brother, had an identical yellow hoodie and a white mask with black eyes cut out and lips drawn on in a frown. He had tufts of chestnut brown hair sticking out of his hood, which, like Hoodie's, was always pulled up over his head.
Ticci Toby had a blue jacket and orange goggles, with blue jeans and walnut brown hair. His two hatchets sat next to his chair, one still old and rusted. He was seventeen.
Jeffery Woods, known as Jeff the Killer to the public, had a white jacket, jeans, and jet black hair, singed when he had been burned. He had scars around his mouth from where he had slit the skin, making a permanent smile, and lidless eyes. He had burned them off, so he could always see. His usual kitchen knife sat next to him. He never let it out of his sight. He was seventeen as well.
Jane sat next to him, her black wig held beautifully on her head. Jane wore a black dress and white mask, with black eyes cut out and perfect, black lips painted on nicely. She still hated Jeff for killing her family and burning her to hideousness, but she did love the dress and mask. It looked good on her pale skin. She was sixteen.
Eyeless Jack ate quietly, his blue mask pushed aside slightly so he could eat. He wore a black hoodie and jeans and his eye sockets still dripped a black, tar-like substance. Nobody knows how it happened. He always carried a scalpel up his sleeve, for protection. He was also fifteen.
Laughing Jack was a monochrome clown. He wore striped clothes, only in black, white and grey, with feathers on the shoulders, also monochrome. His arms reached down to his knees instead of his thighs, and his long, black hair, pointed teeth and black-and-white striped cone nose made him look dark and menacing. He'd been around for years, so nobody knows how old he is.
Ben Drowned wore Legend of Zelda style clothing, all green, with blond hair and black eyes with glowing red pupils in the center, making him look equally menacing. His ears were pointed, like an elf, and he was only slightly taller than Sally. He was as ageless as L.J., being only a pixelated glitch on a bad game console, but could pass for seventeen.
Sally sat next to me, her long, chocolate brown hair hanging behind her. She had big, pretty green eyes, and a pink nightgown. Her story was equally horrifying. She had been "killed" by her uncle, who was a total child pedophile. She was eight years old.
Smile, Jeff's also ageless dog, lay at his feet, begging for scraps. His coat old but clean, he looked like the cleanest dead dog in existence.
Everyone ate, but I wasn't paying attention. I was still thinking of Faith, remembering how little she was when she was stolen from my mansion. How she would always smile at me, making my heart leap with her always-happy attitude. How the proxies and the other creepypastas would play with her outside, and they'd always come inside smiling. The jokes they played on each other and me, the holidays they spent together…
"Slender!" Jeff yelled, snapping me out of my trance.
"What?" I said, my head suddenly erect.
"You alright?"
"Yes. I'm fine," I answered, rubbing my nonexistent eyes.
"L.J. and I are gonna go for a walk. Is that okay?" Jeff asked.
"Yes, yes. Go. That's alright. Just be back by lunch."
"Okay. Let me get my coat, L.J."
"Yeah. Alright," L.J. said.
The boys stood up, put their plates in the sink, and walked out the door. They seemed quieter. Why did I suddenly get a strange feeling they were up to something?
Laughing Jack
Jeff and I calmly closed the door to the large, black mansion, then turned and ran. We ran until we couldn't see it anymore. Then, after a few more seconds, we stopped to catch our breath.
"You…think…he suspected…anything?" I asked, straightening.
"Well…he didn't stop…us," Jeff said. He wiped sweat from his forehead and sighed. "You sure this is right?"
"Well, no. But I did warn you, it's only a hunch," I answered. "You asked to come. You were pretty dead set on meeting this girl."
Jeff rolled his lidless eyes. "Just show me the stupid house." I had recently discovered another mansion on the other side of the forest, and Jeff was the only guy I told about it.
"Alright," I said. "Come on."
Jeff nodded and ran behind me all the way to a house that belong to another creepypasta by the name of Zalgo.
Faith
I stared at the photo of my father, mother, older brother, and me standing in our backyard. We had hired a photographer to take that photo. We looked so happy.
I couldn't remember much from my past after they all died, except when I saw them and when I heard a boy calling my name. I couldn't remember who the boy was, though. I then remembered being kidnapped and tortured by that monster, the Slenderman, and his "family". I sneered at that thought, then softened when I thought of how Godfather saved me.
I pushed those thoughts aside and got dressed. Today felt like a skirt day, so I put on a shortish skirt and a T-shirt. I slid on my favorite boots and put my long, blond hair up in a ponytail.
Suddenly there was a knock at my door. Everyone here had a unique knock, and the one I heard was three sets of two knocks. Knock-knock, knock-knock, knock-knock. I knew who it was. It was the new proxy, Sonic .exe . He was our most recent edition to our team. My godfather, Zalgo was always trying to find new recruits, so we could rise up and take down the Slenderman. He killed my parents, and tried to kidnap and possibly kill me. I've been tracking them, but haven't found a location yet. I didn't even know what he looked like.
I said nothing, finished putting my hair up and walked to the door. When I opened it, there was no one there. I looked around, and noticed walking down the stairs, toward Zalgo's chamber. I closed my door and followed him downstairs. He turned around and saw me, putting a startled hand to his chest. "Faith," he said. "You startled me. I thought you were asleep."
I laughed. "Going to check in with Godfather?" I asked.
"Yep," he said. "You should get some breakfast."
I walked into the kitchen and made myself breakfast. I had learned to cook several dishes over the years. Mostly cookbooks, websites, and curiosity. I try new things almost everyday. I've learned every dish in the cookbooks Godfather keeps around. He likes the food I cook, but never acknowledges anything else I do. He's always training me hard, making sure I have good reflexes and my senses are heightened, so I can sense even the slightest of movements.
I finish my breakfast and went to Godfather's chamber. I knocked my special knock. Knock-knock-knock, knock, knock.
"Yes, Faith? What is it, my child?" came his deep, pleasant voice.
"I'm gonna go for a walk. It's nice outside."
"Of course, darling. Don't stay out too long. Training at noon."
"Yes, Godfather," I answered, stepping down the hall toward the front doors. I walked outside and took a deep breath. The air was cool, but the sun shone brightly, warming my skin. The grass swayed a little bit as a gentle breeze blew through it.
I stepped off the porch and walked into the woods. The trees shielded me in a darker realm, and I thought back to when I was a child, before Godfather took me in. Casey, my brother, used to take me to the woods and tell me tales of ogres, fairies, and ghosts. We'd play games about them in our backyard.
The memory made me laugh aloud. I was so naïve, I had no idea of the dangers the woods could hold. Godfather told me the Slenderman lived here, but I couldn't find where they lived.
I didn't know how far I'd gone or how long I'd been walking, but I noticed something odd. Something had dropped to the ground in front of me. Confused, I picked it up and studied it. It was a piece of…candy?
Confused, I looked up. In the branch above me, there was a small plastic sandwich bag. I climbed the tree and grabbed the bag. It was filled with candy. Lollipops, chocolate, and Lemonheads filled the bag. All the things I loved.
I took out a piece of chocolate and popped it into my mouth. It was delicious, and I couldn't help but smile. I didn't remember the last time I'd gotten so much candy. I guess it must have been from when the Skin Taker smuggled me some over the holidays when Godfather wasn't looking. I took the bag with me as I continued to walk.
Suddenly, the world started to spin. I stopped and blinked a few times. I felt strangely tired, and the bag of candy slipped from my fingers. I tried to walk again, but I fell to the ground. I barely felt the impact. I rolled onto my back with whatever strength I had left and stared up at the sky.
"She got it. Nice work," a voice said. It sounded faint and far away.
"I told you it would work. Come on, let's get her to the mansion," came another voice. Then the last thing I remember was two figures coming my way, one of them, he looked like a clown, picked me up and continued walking. It was then that the world went black.
A/N: So the first chapter's up! Let me know what you think and if you guys want more. PLEASE LEAVE REVIEWS!
