A/N: It's finally up! 8D So everyone said that she should go with Masky except for Jonesy's creator. So, here it is! Enjoy!

I stumbled through the barrier and into his arms. Masky held me tightly.

"You made the right choice, Alice," he whispered.

Looking behind me, I saw Jonesy turn away, broken and defeated.

"Jonesy, wait!" I yelled.

He stopped to look at me.

"What?" he asked flatly.

"Come with us," I urged. "We can all make it out of this nightmare alive."

He walked up to the barrier, a dark chuckle rumbling from his throat.

"That's just it, Alice," he said with a cold smile. "If I go with you, none of us will survive. And it's all because he tricked you! You might as well be dead already. But I'm not lettin' him get me!"

Before I could say anything else, he turned and ran away.

I sank to the ground. This was the third time that I had lost Jonesy. I should have been used to the feeling, but I couldn't stop my tears. Masky touched my shoulder gently.

"Don't be too upset, Alice," he said. "It wasn't really him. this is what Slendy wants you to do. He wants you to give up your will to live. He's trying to break you from the inside out.

I nodded slowly, "You're right. Let's go."

Slendy's POV

I punched a whole in the wall as I watched my companion lead my prey away from the house I was hiding in. He knew what I can do and yet he still turned on me. After all this time of obeying me, he just leaves for some pretty girl! They will both pay...

Masky's POV

I couldn't believe it... She chose me over her boyfriend! That had to mean something, right? She'd have to trust me at least a little.

"Did I choose right?" I heard her ask softly.

Honestly, I didn't know. Jonesy seemed fine, but Slendy's gotten much better at hiding his tricks. Without even glancing back at her, I replied, "Hopefully."

Alice's POV

What Masky said made me stop for a moment. "Hopefully?" Did he not even know which side he was on? He didn't even realize that I had stopped.

"Masky?" I called out.

He stopped ant turned to me.

"Yes?" he said.

I waited a few moments before asking, "Do you know a way out?"

He shrugged, "I used to. He's probably changed it by now. But it would have to be this way. Now remember, don't pay attention to any children here. Just act like they're not there."

Sensing my reluctance to trust him, he came over and took my hands.

"Alice..." he said, looking into my eyes. "I will die to get you out of here if that's what it takes."

He raised his mask slightly, just over his lips, and kissed me gently. My entire body tensed up, but I couldn't push him away. To make sure I didn't move, he held onto my shoulders.

"Sorry..." he said when he finally backed off and pulled his mask back down. "I just... I don't know if I'll die here. But if I do, I wanted to say that I kissed a beautiful girl."

Sure, I was still upset about Jonesy, but I couldn't hurt his feelings. Not after all he's done for me.

"It's fine..." I found myself saying. "Just, um, don't do it again. Please."

He nodded quickly.

"Okay," he said. "We should keep going."

"Yeah," I agreed as we started walking.

As we made our way down the streets, there was no one but the occasional child staring at us. Once we'd get a certain distance away, they'd disappear and another would pop up soon. After the first few, I stopped noticing them. Masky and I both knew they were under Slenderman's control so he could keep an eye on us, which meant that we still weren't safe. Besides that, the walk was actually pretty relaxing and allowed me to calm down a bit.

Suddenly, a voice echoed through the skies.

"I know your fears, Alice," it said as a storm cloud formed above us.

I screamed and clung to Masky as a bolt of lightning struck a nearby tree. Masky held me tightly.

"Shh..." he whispered. "I'm here. I'll protect you."

I dug my fingers into his shirt, burying my face in his chest. Another crack of thunder made me jump, which caused him to hold me tighter.

"We have to keep moving," Masky said as he started walking. "The faster we move, the faster we'll get out of this."

The two of us hurried along as the storm above us raged on. A maple tree collapsed in our path, but Masky easily jumped over it. I hesitated a bit before climbing over the trunk. He took my hand and sprinted ahead towards a lit house at the end of the street.

"It's safe in there!" he shouted.

He let go and ran to the door, leaving me behind.

"It's locked!" he yelled as he smacked the door.

As I took a closer look at the house, I realized that it was mine. Without another thought, I went up and kicked the door down.

"Damn rusty hinges..." I muttered as I stepped inside.

Masky stared at me with surprised eyes for a second before following me inside. The moment he entered the house, all of the lights sparked and went out, putting us in nearly total darkness. I turned around to make sure he was still there. He stood behind me and seemed almost as confused as I was, but what caught my eye was the door that was back in place. I hurried over and tried to turn the handle. It wouldn't move. I backed up and kicked it. It didn't budge.

"Masky, I thought you said we were safe here!" I yelled, about to panic.

"We should be!" he replied.

A deep, evil laugh shook the house.

"Thank you, Masky," it said. "She fell right into our little trap, didn't she?"

"Masky?" I asked as I turned to him.

He was gone.

"What did you do to him?" I screamed.

Slenderman appeared in front of me with Masky at his side. His long, bony fingers stroked Masky's hair. Masky had his head bowed, refusing to look into my betrayed eyes.

"I didn't do anything to him," Slenderman said. "You are just very easy to trick, Alice."

A/N: All of you should know by now that I hate happy endings. Every story that I have finished has a rather sad ending. No, this does not mean that this was the last chapter (that would be a cool way to end it though, right? Leave it up to your imagination) it simply means that something like this would have happened either way. Please review and hopefully the next one will be done soon!