Hello every pony and welcome back to A Brony Life: Halloween Special! And we are here to wrap up the Slendermare chapters! And with only four pages to get, can our remaining eight players make it?! Well, let's see just where it all stands!

Applejack/Blitz/Rainbow- Wandering the woods in search for more pages.

Fluttershy- Trying to find some pony else.

Twilight- Looking for pages.

Spike- Trying to rescue Rarity.

Sweetie Belle- Looking for some pony else.

Rarity- Looking for her some pony else.

Don't worry! During our little break, you haven't missed much! Just some of them shivering and talking to themselves in fear, sightings of Slendermare in the corner of their eyes, and fantasizing about saving Rarity from Slendermare, out loud. (That last one from Spike)

Still though, this is where we'll find our conclusion! Will they win?! Will they fail?! Does anyone ever think to just climb that fence?! All these questions answered, more or less, this chapter! Enjoy every pony!

Disclaimer: All I own is Blitz. Not MLP. Not Slender or Slendermare, not even the idea to write this chapter! All I own is this story in which all these chapters are written in!


Fluttershy's POV

As I walked through the scary forest, I kept looking from left to right. Looking for my friends. Some pony. Even an animal friend of mine to talk to. Any pony as long as it wasn't whoever Slendermare was. Just the thought of whoever she was scared me. That weird text that magically appeared in front of me, after I stopped flinching from it and got a chance to read it, I found out Slendermare took some of my friends.

We just had to get the pages and we'd be okay. So this wasn't the time for me to be afraid... But I couldn't help it. I was trapped in a forest more freighting than the Everfree Forest, I was all alone, and she was trying to follow me. I lost my wings, and there were no animals in sight. Also, all of my friends were counting on me to be brave and help find the pages.

And even though I couldn't find any of them or the landmarks, I knew enough ways to keep myself from getting caught so I could find a page if I found one. Never look behind you. Don't stop moving. Find some pony else and keep going. I may not like being scared or being chased, but that didn't mean I didn't know how scary stories ended.

Usually a group splits up and whoever stops in place or looks around gets caught by whatever's chasing it. And I was all alone...In the dark...With Slendermare chasing me...Right now I wish I could just hide in my closest with my teddy bear.

Still, I kept walking, seeing something in the distance. And not just one thing, but multiple oval-shaped objects that were just sitting there. I couldn't tell what they were, but they looked like they were made of metal. Not like Blitz though. They were rusty and old. Showing me that they had been out here for a very long time. There were also so many of them and they were organized in lines.

"EW! Why is this a landmark?!" I suddenly heard a voice cry out in disgust, making me jump and start to back up. "Honestly, could this 'Slendermare' not afford to have these giant ugly capsules removed?!" That voice! I know that voice!

"Rarity?!" I asked, running forward to see if I was right. And turning around one of the metal cans, I saw that it was her. Looking at one of the can in disgust. "Oh Rarity, it is you!" I said, coming towards her.

She turned and gasped, surprised to see me. "Fluttershy! Oh thank Celestia you're alright as well!" She said, coming forward so we could hug one another in joy.

"I was scared that I wouldn't get to see any pony before Slendermare caught me! I'm so glad you're okay!" I said, glad to see her. It was so great to see one of my friends again. Especially with what was going on.

"As am I!" She said. That's when she ended the hug and looked around. "Did any pony come with you?! Spike, Twilight?! Perhaps Sweetie Belle?!" She asked, wanting to know where any of the others may be. Hoping that they came too.

"No, I'm by myself. I'm sorry Rarity." I told her, feeling bad that I had to tell her that I didn't know where she or any of the others were. Maybe if I had looked a little harder I could have found them. And just seeing the sad, disappointed look on Rarity's face made me feel worse.

Right as Rarity was about to respond though, probably to say how it wasn't my fault, we were both interrupted by an incredibly loud shriek off fear. And for the short time that it was there, we could both hear how loudly pitched it was. Not to mention, the shriek cracking a little because of how young the pony shrieking was. And with how much it sounded just like Rarity's shriek of terror, it made it clear who that scream belonged to.

And before it ended abruptly, we were able to figure out where it came from more or less. It came from the left of us. My left to be exact. Past a few lines of these odd barrels was a small strip of forest. And on the other side of it had to be a clearing of some kind. No pony would have time to scream that loud if they didn't even have a chance to see what captured them.

I had already been looking off in that direction in fear, while Rarity just kept facing me. Shocked in place at how scary it was to her. That her sister had been gotten. The moment it ended suddenly was where we switched. I didn't even want to look in that direction because of how scary it was, so I looked at Rarity. Who in turn had turn towards the sudden stop of the scream.

"SWEETIE BELLE!" Rarity yelled out, holding out a hoof in that direction as she turned her head towards the scream. But at that moment, the text appeared in front of us.

Players Collected: 4/11 -Slendermare

Since Rarity wasn't facing forward and was instead looking off to the side in fear, she didn't notice the text in time as it faded away just three seconds later. Moments later, we started hearing all the sounds again. The sound of something hitting the ground, the creepy giggling, something tumbling around on the ground, and the sound of a terrifying chainsaw revving up faintly. That last one made me even more scared considering I hadn't even seen what Slendermare did to all the...Collected players...

"Hold on Sweetie Belle! I'll be right there!" Rarity yelled out, now running around the cans on the ground and towards the direction we heard the screaming.

"W-wait Rarity!" I yelled out, trying to stop her. "It's too..." Sadly, Rarity was already far ahead of me. Not hearing me because of how quiet and scared I was. So not wanting to be left alone, I had no choice as I started following her.

"Fluttershy! Do you see Sweetie Belle anywhere?!" Rarity called out, knowing I was behind her trying to catch up. But she was running incredibly fast because she was fueled by the need to save her sister.

"No, but Rarity it's too-" "It was this way I'm sure of it! Hurry Fluttershy! Slendermare hasn't gotten her yet!" "But she has! The writing told us that-" It was pointless as Rarity kept ignoring me. Not on purpose of course, it's just that she couldn't focus on anything.

Soon enough though, we came to a dirt road where Sweetie Belle had to have been. And taking a quick glance I saw what looked like faint, small hoofprints on the ground. Indicating that a filly had to have been running desperately from something. And by the look of the tracks that went back a ways, it had been for a while. Sweetie Belle must've worn herself out from running so much that she was too tired to keep going. But there were only one set of prints...

"This isn't good." I said to no pony in particular. Just noting it out loud so I could hear the words for myself. "Scootaloo and Applebloom must've already been caught..."

"Then Sweetie Belle must be hiding somewhere! Awaiting her big sister to come find her and help her! Help me look Fluttershy!" Rarity said, going to a few trees on the other side of the path.

"Rarity, we can't. We need to get out of here before it finds us..." I said being quiet incase it was still around here. But while I looked around to make sure that she wasn't anywhere around us, I did the most foolish thing I could've done at that moment.

I turned around.

"AHHHH-" I started to scream, coming face to face, or lack there of, with the one pony I didn't want to run into. And before I could even scream in fear, a tentacle came from out its back and came forward towards me. Everything going black in one quick, single instant.


Rainbow Dash's POV

"AHHHH-" As a scream sounded off in the distance, I perked up immediately. As did AJ and Blitz. We all heard the scream in the distance and we all turned towards it. I knew just who's scream it was. Having heard it before so many times. Applejack might've been able to identify it, while Blitz wouldn't have an easy time doing so. I couldn't blame them for not knowing who it was though. Almost no pony heard her scream that loudly. Except for me and Fluttershy's animals. I knew her since we were fillies, so I knew the sound all too well.

Players Collected: 5/11 -Slendermare

I flinched at the words, knowing that I couldn't do anything about it. And seeing my reaction, Blitz and Applejack both realized who got caught. Giving us a moment of silence for Fluttershy.

"BWAHHHHHHH!" Before we could even give a few seconds of silence, another shriek had sounded off. All of us knowing that over-dramatic shriek all too well.

"RARITY!" We all yelled out in unison, going wide-eyed in shock as we heard her shriek of terror.

Players Collected: 6/11 -Slendermare

"This ain't good y'all! Our friends are droppin' like flies!" Applejack said, now scared herself. "We need ta get the rest a them pages and find the others! Who knows who's gonna be caught next!"

"Good idea. But we've been walking for five minutes! There's no other landmark out here!" Blitz noted, getting agitated. He had a point though. How big could this place be fenced anyway?!

"Wait a second..." I said, turning around to try and see if it was behind us still. And surprisingly enough, she was. Only, she was hiding behind a tree. Only part of it's empty head showing around the corner. I couldn't see her whole face though, so I didn't get dizzy or anything. "I see her!"

Blitz turned around and looked over, seeing her too. He then smirked. "I got an idea." He said, not looking away from Slendermare. "Everything won't go fuzzy if we can't see her. But she won't leave or even move if we keep looking at her right?" He asked, trying to put it together.

"Uh...I guess so..." I answered, not getting what he meant by any of this. As he was explaining all of this, Applejack didn't want to challenge this and just kept looking ahead for another landmark.

"Well, I think that's it. So here's the plan. I'll just sit here and keep her in place behind that tree by watching her. And you two go get the page. As soon as you two collect the page, I'll run back in whatever direction you go. You two got it?" He asked, not looking away from Slendermare. Who was still hiding behind that tree.

"Good plan Blitz. And good timin' too." Applejack said as she pointed forward so I could see what she was looking at. "Cause I see two weird lookin' carts just past the trees."

"Okay. But as soon as you see the writing saying that a page was collected, come running. No matter what" I warned him, not wanting there to be any chance about him getting caught. Six of us were already caught. Fluttershy being one of them. She was my closest friend out of all of them since I knew her before I knew any of the others. I already felt like that was my fault for letting her get caught. And I didn't want any of the others to get caught.

"Deal. Just hurry and get that page. The smallest twig snapping and I might look away." He said, giving us a fair warning. All three of us nodded in agreement, Blitz still not looking away from the tree she was behind.

"Well come on. We gotta high-tail it over ta them carts in the distance." Applejack said, starting to run forward. I caught up and we both ran as fast as we could. Being the fastest runners out of us all. And in no time at all, we came up to the carts.

"Okay, there's gotta be a page around here somewhere." Applejack said, trying peek into the windows of the red cart. It was too small to be a carriage, and it had a flat part in the back which was like a cart. So that's just what we called it. "Not in here. And if it is, I don't know how we're openin' it."

Maybe you can break the window by kicking it." I told her, looking at the door of the other part Applejack saw. Which looked like some kind of yellow square shed. The door being sealed shut with just one piece of wood. I rolled my eyes at the lame excuse for a lock and tried to get it off the door. Figuring that it had to be in this shed or something.

"I can't buck these windows through. They're tougher than a' oak tree." She said, winded from trying to buck the window. It was hard enough since she had to aim higher up than she was used to with apple trees. So she went over to the shed I was at. "I'm gonna try the other side." She told me, going to the other door.

And just a few seconds later, she responded with, "Found it!" She called out. Making me stop and head over to check. But going around, I saw Applejack standing there in shock. "Wha...B-but I...No, that can't be true!" She said, looking at the poster in disbelief. And after looking at it, I couldn't blame her.

On the paper was a picture of a decent sized cemetery. The entranceway having an arc that went over top of it. The arc having 'Apple Family Graveyard' written on the top of it. And what made it even worse was that there was a dead apple tree right next to every grave. the first three graves having 'Granny Smith' 'Applebloom' and 'Big Macintosh' written on them.

"Calm down Applejack." I tried to assure her. "It's just a fake picture Slendermare made. Besides, we need to hurry. The longer we waste our time, the bigger chance Blitz has of-"

Pages Collected: 5/8 +chair -Twilight Sparkle

"Yes! Way to go Twilight!" I cheered, glad that she found a page too. "Now let's hurry and get this other page so we can-"

"WOAH! S-STAY BACK!" Before I could even finish what I was saying though, we heard Blitz's voice yell out in surprise. The sound of running getting closer and closer. This told me that he had to have turned back towards us before he read the whole thing. Meaning the she got free from behind the tree.

"Blitz!" I yelled out, now wide-eyed from what was happening. I then turned back towards the picture, Applejack still stunned by it as she couldn't help but try to read every name that was on a tombstone in the picture. So I quickly took out my lighter and burned the page. Collecting it right away.

Pages Collected: 6/8 +chair -Rainbow Dash

At that moment, the sound of rustling leaves from an apple tree started to echo in the forest. Along with all the other sounds. Including the one that came from Twilight's page. Which was a faint ringing school bell.

"AH! NO, I SAID STAY AWA-" Before Blitz could even finish yelling out his warning, he was suddenly interrupted as something silenced him.

"NO!" I yelled out, running out from behind the shed and over to where Blitz was. And since he had ran over to where we went, he was just a little ways from us. But right as I got there, the tentacle from Slendermare hit him. Turning him into smoke.

She didn't even waste any time as she turned towards me, trying to hit me with the same tentacle. Only for it to be blocked by a thrown hat. Courtesy of Applejack.

Players Collected: 7/11 +hat -Slendermare

"Run Rainbow, I'll hold her off!" Applejack yelled, jumping towards Slendermare and tackling her to the ground careful not to touch any of the tentacles.

"No way! I'm not letting you get caught t-" "Rainbow Dash! The only way we're all gettin' outta here is with all them pages! So go get the last two page-" In that instant, Slendermare kicked Applejack off of her. Leaving her to lay on the ground because of how exhausted she was.

Knowing she was right though, I turned and started running. Losing it as Applejack and Blitz both sacrificed themselves. I wasn't about to let them down though. So I kept on running. Ignoring the writing that appeared in front of me.


Twilight's POV

Players Collected: 8/11 +hat -Slendermare

"Riiiiiiiiing!" I heard in the distance, making me shake more and more as I couldn't help but freak out about it.

"No! Please don't send me to Magic Kindergarten!" I screamed out to no pony at all. Shivering like a crazed mess. The page I got was an official letter signed by Princess Celestia stating that I was to be sent back to Magic Kindergarten if we lost this challenge. And with eight of my friends now captured, I had more than enough reason to be freaking out right about now.

I found the page inside a tunnel towards the end of it. And after setting it on fire, that ringing bell started going off. Making me start running from the tunnel since it only made the sound echo. And it's because of that bell that I'm trying to just focus on the tree rustling, the thumping sound, even the chainsaw sound! And now with that bell sound, the little fillies giggling made me so scared too.

Why would Celestia sign that paper?! No pony would ever forge her signature, so that was impossible. That only meant that we had to pass this challenge! But if two or three ponies got caught after every one piece of paper, it would only resolve in us getting one more page before the last three of us got caught!

I didn't even know who was left! I made one player, but the other two were complete mystery! A hat was captured by Slendermare, so I guess Applejack may have been caught but... That left to many open choices! And with multiple pages collected, there's a big chance I may just come in contact with another landmark some pony else has been to!

It's not like I could go anywhere else though. After running as fast as I could from the tunnel, I collapsed next to a tree in the middle of the forest. I saw an odd looking blue carriage a ways back that was in a clearing, but no page. And about seven minutes later, I saw the tunnel with the page. Both these landmarks were in a clearing from the forest. Connected by dirt paths too.

I was just in the middle of some odd trees that were beside the path. No landmark in sight either. I was by myself, just sitting here as I awaited Slendermare to catch me. I didn't know what was worse though. If Slendermare capturing all of us meant we would all be gone forever. But if what that contract said was true, then I might be forced to live and taken to Magic Kindergarten!

"Riiiiiiiiing!" And there goes that bell again. Beckoning me to go back to Magic Kindergarten. Maybe it's where I belong... My friends were getting captured and I just sat here. I lost my resolve. And failed my challenge.

Although...The beginning of the challenge, the writing said that 'If we win, any pony who is captured will be brought back!' If that were true, that meant we still had a chance! Still. Where could I go from here? It took a whole twenty minutes to walk from the starting point, to the blue carriage, to the tunnel, and here in the forest with all of these perfectly cut trees that were organized into lines. Looking different from the rest of the forest.

...Wait...Evenly cut? Organized? Different? This couldn't be part of the forest! These trees were so different from the rest of the forest! And with the path going right by it, that meant that this was connected! Meaning that this had to be a landmark!

"YES!" I yelled out, putting it all together as I got to my hooves. Trying for my flashlight again. Only for it to run out of batteries after trying it. I didn't care as I threw it aside, not having time to sulk over that. This was my last chance to find on more page! I wasn't about to let it slip right by!

So looking around, I studied the first log. Not finding a page on it. But I didn't give up as I kept looking. Studying log after log carefully. Not wanting to miss a page since I couldn't see it clearly.

And after studying five trees, I stood in front of the last one. Knowing it had to be there. And going up to it, I looked at the opposite side to see that my hypothesis was correct! There was the seventh page!

I ripped it off and looked at it real quick as I reached for the lighter a second time. It was a picture of me with a dunce cap on my head. A report card in my mouth that had nothing but failed grades on it. The teacher, the Magic Kindergarten students, even my parents laughing at me. This didn't make me feel bad more than it did enrage me. So taking out my lighter, I was more than ready to burn this paper.

That is, until a certain temporally de-winged, blue pegasus came out of nowhere. Slamming into me and making us both fall to the ground. Making me let go of the page by accident. Causing it to start fly away from me thanks to the wind.

"NO!" I screamed out, trying to jump after it. But I tripped over a rock and fell to the ground. The page now too far to recover. "Rainbow Dash, why did you run into me?!" I asked her, still in a rage about what that picture was.

"S-S-sle..." She started saying, only staring forward and not at me.

"Rainbow Dash, this isn't funny! Tell me what's going on right-" "SLENDERMARE!" She screamed out, pointed ahead of her.

Turning towards the direction she pointed, I saw her right in front of us. Multiple tentacles ready to strike. And with no place to escape to, we just held onto one another in fear as we were trapped. Unable to get away from Slendermare in time. This leaving whoever was left to get the last two pages.


Spike's POV

"Of course...I brought them just for you, milady..." I mumbled as I continued sleeping. Having the best dream ever about getting Rarity a mountain of gems. This making her so happy that she couldn't go without thanking me in some way.

"I wouldn't mind at all..." I told her, glad to accept her gift. Which was in the form of a kiss. And as I came within centimeters of her, I was interrupted with this:

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The loud scream caused me to snap awake, getting out of my dream and realizing that I was about to kiss a tree branch. The same one I hit my head on the second this whole thing started. Causing me to fall asleep for who knows how long.

Players Collected: 10/11 +hat -Slendermare

"Wait a second... Ten out of eleven?" I asked as I stood up. The words going away from me before I could read them again. That's when it stuck me. "Holy Guaca-" But before I could even finish what I was saying, something flew right into my mouth. Interrupting me from yelling out loud.

Not liking the taste of it, I took it out and saw what was me. Surrounded by a pile of nothing but-COAL?! UGH! I hated the taste of coal! In fact, it was even worse than eating dirt, not gonna lie. I even ate some dirt just to get the taste of coal out of my mouth.

Still, this looked like a page of some kind. And it had to be one of the pages that I had to find! Oh, this was great! Quickly, I rolled it up and held it up to my mouth to blow some fire onto it. Only to realize...I couldn't.

"Oh yeah, they took my fire breath and gave me this lighter." I said, reaching in my pocket and pulling out the dragon lighter. "Perfect. So, how does this thing work again?..." I asked myself as I started walking forward. Looking at it. I've never seen a dragon lighter before, and I definitely had no idea how it worked.

Still, I wasn't about to give up. The others were all captured and that weird monster the writing talked about was after me. So I kept on walking in some random direction as I tried the lighter thing again and again. Seriously, shouldn't there be a button or something? All that's on it was a purple plastic cover where some water or something was swishing around in, a metal tip, and some circle dial thing. Was that it?

Wanting to try it out for myself, I put the thumb of my claw on it and tried it. A flame coming out of the metal. "Woah!" I said in surprise, dropping the lighter in surprise. "Alright! Point for Spike." I said, picking up the lighter and setting the paper on fire.

And just like every time I blew fire on a note, it got sent away. The weird writing coming up again.

Pages Collected: 7/8 +chair -Spike the Dragon

"Aw yeah! Make that two points for Spike!" I screamed out in victory. "Now all I gotta do is find some kinda landmark or something? But what would that even look-woah!" I said, looking behind me to see some pony way off in the distance. "Hold on, who are you? It said I was the only player-left..." I said, realizing just who that was.

Suddenly, I tentacle thing came flying at me from the pony that was far away. Having surprising distance. I just barely jumped out of the way, the tentacle hitting a tree behind me and turning it into black smoke.

Players Collected: 10/11 +hat and tree -Slendermare

"That's not good!" I said, now turning around to make a run for it. "Gotta keep running away from that thing before I-OW!" I yelled out in pain, coming face to brick with a brick wall. Seriously, who puts a brick wall in the middle of a forest?!

Turning around, I saw another tentacle flying directly for me. I ducked to the ground and it hit the brick wall. Making it poof away.

Players Collected: 10/11 +hat, tree, and Brick Wall -Slendermare

That's when I saw it. The last page. Now falling to the ground since it wasn't on anything anymore. And without waiting around, I jumped to it and held the lighter under it. Trying to set it on fire before Slendermare could stop me. Only, she turned my lighter into black smoke before it worked.

Players Collected: 10/11 +hat, tree, Brick Wall, and dragon lighter -Slendermare

"NO!" I yelled out, now completely scared because I lost my only way to win the game. I looked back up, seeing Slendermare right in front of me. With a tentacle right in my face. Ready to take me down for good.

And right as she brought it forward, I tried to defend myself with the paper. Feeling the paper evaporate in my claws as the tentacle came forward and...Stayed not even an inch from my face.

Suddenly, a text appeared saying- Pages Collected: 8/8 +chair- Spike the Dragon and Slendermare.

But before I could even blink, the text appeared again.

ERROR! ERROR! SYSTEM EXPERIANCING MALFUNCTION! ENDING GAME IMMEDIATLY!

And at that moment, Slender disappeared. Everything disappeared. All except for me. And as I sat there in utter silence. One by one, the others came back. Falling around me.

"OW!" Applebloom yelled out, falling to the ground from out of nowhere.

"OOF!" Scootaloo grunted, doing the same. Except now she had her wings with her.

"WEE!" Pinkie Pie cheered as she fell appeared- from underground?!

"HUH?!" Sweetie Belle asked, very confused when she appeared in mid-air like the other CMC. Lucky enough to catch herself. She also had her horn on her.

"EEK!" Fluttershy said as she appeared in mid-air, not able to catch herself in time with her wings.

"AHH!" Rarity yelled out as she appeared. Though after recovering from the fall she looked around and saw- "Sweetie Belle! Oh thank Celestia you're all right!"

"WOAH!" Blitz then appeared, his tail, ear, and wings back where they belong. He landed on his metal hoof so he was okay too.

Then a hat appeared in mid-air. Floating down onto the head of Applejack who appeared on the ground a second or two later.

"WAAH!" Rainbow and Twilight yelled out in unison, appearing out of mid-air with surprised looks. Rainbow and Twilight recovered though. Using their wings and landing on their hooves respectively.

Next the tree and Brick Wall appeared for a few seconds before disappearing instantly.

"Spike, you did it!" Twilight congratulated. "You beat Slendermare and got the pages!"

"Nice going Spike!" Blitz said with a nod.

"Spikey-Wikey, we're so proud of you!" Rarity added.

Scootaloo just snickered. "Spikey-Wikey? What kinda name is-OW-OOF!" She yelled out in slight pain, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle stopping her. "I mean uh...Thanks for saving us Spike!"

"Aw! It was nothing guys, real-Blugh..." Before I could say much else, I felt something coming like a letter. A big one too. "Hold that thou-BUUURRP!" I burped out the giant letter, it floating above us all in mid-air.

"Woah!" Rainbow Dash said in amazement at the giant banner.

"Well would'ya look at that!" Applejack added.

"How lovely..." Fluttershy complimented.

I decided to read it out, glad to get some appreciation for once. "Winner of Slendermare: Eight Pages- SPIKE!" I said, reading it word for word. We all went in here to collect pages, but I came out on top!

But uh...To be honest, I knew from the start just how well I was gonna win this! I'll take on the Slendermare any day! I was ready for her, and so were my friends! That is, if they can last as long as I can, ha-ha!


And so concludes Slendermare: Eight Pages! Not quite the ending you were expecting huh? Come on, truthfully I don't think Spike's ever given enough credit! Besides, he deserves some victory right?! And what better victory than to say he beat Slendermare?! Not every pony can say that!

Oh well, I still think it's a good victory for Spike! I hope you all have liked this little chapter, and I will see you all tomorrow night, or whatever time it is for you, for the semi-final chapter! Until then every pony!