Chapter 2: The Coma caused by 'Him'
For a few weeks, everything was fine. Then, word spread that Len Benzene had fallen into a coma, and was in hospital. The whole Benzene family was there. The Hatsune family came to visit him. "Is he alright?" Miku asked Rin, who was sitting on the edge of the hospital bed, looking at Len. "He's fine." Rin answered. Suddenly the doctor gasped. "What is it?" Rin asked. "This – This isn't any normal coma. It's a coma that's been caused by- by 'Him'!" "Who's 'Him'?" Mikuo asked. "'Him', is a man who stalks people, waits for the right time, and takes them away to God knows where. And 'Him' is a man called – called Slenderman!" The doctor said.
"WHAT!?" Miku cried out. "But that's impossible! He hasn't been seen for years!" "You know who he is, onni-chan?" Mikuo asked her. "Slenderman is a man who goes after people, mostly children. He has no face, is completely white and wears a black suit. He causes things to happen to people, and after they've just recovered from it, he takes them away!" Miku explained, shaking. "Does he wear a tuxedo?" Reia asked Miku. Miku nodded.
"Then, I might have, um, seen him before." She said. Miku gasped. "What happens if you see him?" Kaito asked her.
"If someone sees him, something happens to another member of that person's family." She explained. Reia shuddered, and looked at Len, lying in the bed, his eyes closed.
"It's my fault." She whispered, and burst out crying. Rin looked at the doctor. "So, if this is a coma caused by Slenderman, what happens to the person?" She asked him. "The person who has fallen into the coma is now trapped in one of the Slenderman games, and has to find the 8 pages before Slenderman finds him." The doctor said. "If he finds them all, he's won the game and escapes from his coma."
"What happens if he doesn't find the 8 pages in time and Slenderman finds him?" Mikuo asked.
"Well, Slenderman destroys Len and kills his mind." The doctor said. Everyone was silent. The fact that a Balancer was in the danger of being killed was too much for them to take.
Rin clearly didn't like this. She closed her eyes, and looked at the floor. Rei, who hadn't spoken throughout all of this, looked up from the ground. He didn't look sad though. He looked angry. "Hey, Doctor. If Slender Man's in my dad's dream now, is there a real version of him and a dream version?" He asked the doctor. The doctor nodded. Rei stood up. Reia, who had stopped crying now, stood up as well. "What are you doing?" She asked him. Rei looked at her. "I'm going to find Slenderman and beat the hell out of him!" He answered. Rin gasped. Mikuo froze. Miku put her hand to her mouth, and Kaito looked like he was going to faint. Rin stood up as well. "I'm coming." She said firmly. Rei looked at her unsurely. "Are you sure Mum? Because I think it might be too dangerous for you." Miku laughed. "Trust me, your mothers ready for anything. When she gets angry, well, let's just say the bad food is cleared off the table." She said. Mikuo nodded in agreement. "I want to come too. It's my only chance to get out of this place!" He said.
"We're coming too you know. We're getting bored of this place, anyway." A voice said. They turned around. Nero and Rinto were standing there, looking serious. "Alright then!" Rei said. "It's settled. We're going to kick Slenderman's butt today!"
So they set off. Firstly, they decided that the best place to find Slender Man was a place that people called 'Slender's Woods'. When, they went in, the gate slammed shut behind them, and it instantly turned dark. Rei shuddered. "Anyone got a flashlight?" He asked. Rin sighed. "Allow me." She said, and stepped forward. She then reached into the air, and grabbed a bunch of torches from nowhere. Rei was amazed. "How'd you do that?" He asked. Rin said, "That's for me to know and you to find out." They all got a torch, and went into the forest. "Do you think Len will be trapped in the game version of this place?" Miku asked. Rin nodded. "I'm sure of it." she said. They went deeper and deeper.