Ellaina stared between the two. Son? The Master was his father? This man, who was so cruel and twisted, had fathered the Slenderman? Well, she certainly hadn't been expecting that. She didn't even know that he had a father. But, the Master was human, so how was it that he could call himself father of der Ritter? It made no sense. Perhaps he was only playing mind games.

This man speaks the truth, unfortunately, Slenderman stated, his gaze never leaving that of the man in front of him. All he had wanted from this man was his love. He wanted nothing more than just to feel accepted by the man. And when his father, if he could even give the man that title, had offered to take him to work, he had jumped at the idea. A day with his father seemed too good to be true. Well, it had been. As a result of going with the man to his job, he had been genetically mutated. He wasn't human; he wasn't monster. What he truly was didn't matter, though he did wonder about it from time to time. He would have his revenge on this man for ruining his chance at a normal life. There had been no one to help him while he grew up looking as he did. He had been forced to become what he was known as today: a murderer. It was the only choice he had had in order to be able to survive. How many had died at his hands because of the experiments he was subject to all those years ago? He didn't know the count, and he'd rather never think about it.

The man smirked, his eyes dancing with some dark emotion. "Well, aren't you looking upset, my Little One?" As he closed his eyes to laugh at this entire situation, he heard a growl of anger in his head before he was thrown up against the wall. That strange voice rang through his mind, telling him never to call him by that title. The trigger fell from his hand, which the woman promptly destroyed. He looked into the nothingness of the One in front of him, who was quickly regaining his strength. The tendrils began snaking around his body and constricting painfully. He smirked, showing no fear like any other victim would. "Are you going to kill me?"

I would certainly like to, came the hiss of a reply. He wanted to make this man suffer as badly as he had. He wanted the man to beg for mercy, for the embrace of death, long before it would ever be allowed for. Blood continued its descent down his face. The ringing of conflicting electromagnet fields still in his head. He hated this man above all else. He hated his own father, the one he had only ever wanted to know love from. It had been denied. As a result of this man, he had never known love, outside of those few years he had been with his mother and now Ellaina. He most certainly would make this beast suffer for his actions.

"But, son, don't you want the chance to be human again?" the father asked, mocking in his sincerity. How easy it would be to convince the child to submit to him again. All he need do is dangle the prize in front of his eyes. "It would only take a few tests, and you could be human again. You could live a normal life with your little woman. Perhaps you could even start a family. I would just love to be a grandfather." His eyes raked over Ellaina. Turning his head back, he could see the Slenderman shaking his head no. "No? Well, it shall be as you wish, my dear son." He pulled out another trigger from his pocket and pushed the button. Acid began to seep down the walls. "The door is locked, boy. You may be able to survive this particular acid, but your little friend won't be quite as lucky."

Slendy turned his attention now to Ellaina. She was trying to stay away from the walls, only to notice that the acid was now dripping down from the ceiling. Any drop that hit her immediately began to burn the skin away. He looked back to the man. You will stop this now, or I will kill you. He was now reminded of the fact that the man in front of him had been holding Ellaina captive for over three months. Lord only knew what he had done to her. His anger flared.

The man only laughed again. "You think I fear death, boy? If that were true, I would never have made you. I knew you'd eventually come to destroy me; it was only a matter of time. I only never expected you to find anyone that would accept you." The one who was once called father found near death with that statement. The one he called son had him wrapped so tightly that it would only take the slightest of movements to kill him.

Ellaina had come to stand next to the pair, uncaring of the acid that was burning her. She had faced Death on numerous occasions. She would likely live through this experience, so she didn't care about her own well-being. That didn't stop Slenderman, however, from pulling her close to him in an attempt to keep some of the acid off of her. She only smiled up at him before turning to face the father of her ever-present protector. "You are such an absolute fool. Why would you ever do this to your own son? He likely loved you. Why do this to him? Answer me!"

"It was my job. They needed a human specimen and I was able to provide one. I thought it would get rid of him. His mother and I had no need for the child," came the reply.

That is a lie. Mother-

"She hated you, but her conservative views didn't allow her to abort you when she learned you were growing inside of her. Oh sure, she acted as if she loved you; she praised what few things you could actually do well, but it was out of duty and not love. When she was presented with the chance to be rid of you, she happily took it." The Master replied, sparing no room for how this might upset his son, who was very close to killing him. In his mind everything was already over. His beast of a son was going to kill him and that was that. It wouldn't take much more to push him over the edge. If the boy was going to kill him, he certainly planned to cause him some suffering as well. He continued, "She reveled in the fact that you were gone. Of course, she had no idea what had become of you, at first. When I did explain everything, she laughed and laughed and laughed. So, do you see, boy? You have never had anyone who truly loved you. This woman, this pretty little woman, who stands beside you is only here out of fear that you will kill her if she were not to stay. Think about it. Why would someone as pretty as her want to stay with a monster?"

Enough! his voice ripped into the mind of his father. The tendrils removed themselves from his body only to impale him over and over again. Even long after the man's screams died away and all the life force was gone from the man, the Slenderman continued his onslaught, letting out all of the pain that he had endured in his life. The revelation that even his mother had hated him was too much for him to stand. It drove him over the edge, making him want nothing more than destroy everything around him. His father's blood was coating his body, hands, tendrils, and face when he felt a light hand on his arm, lightly pulling him away from his destruction.

Ellaina was looking up at him, some of the blood on her own person in addition to the acid. Her eyes held understanding and sadness. "Slendy," she coaxed, "that's enough now. He can't hurt you any longer, I promise. He's dead. Come on, we have to figure a way out of here." She lightly tried to pull him away from the dead body and towards the door. He didn't move, only stayed where he was staring transfixed on the mess that was once a human body.

I hate him, so why does it cause pain to see him dead? He questioned quietly. His voice sounded broken to him. There was no strength to it. He felt utterly spent, and if Fate would allow for it he would just lie down and let Death take him to that place of eternal slumber. Of course, that would never happen. Never had he been allowed to enter the realm of peace. Somehow, he always managed to survive situations that would kill any normal human.

"He was still your father," Ellaina answered. "It is only natural to feel some pain over seeing one of your parents die, though for his case I'd be willing to make an exception." She tried to smile at him, but he only stared back for a moment before walking over to the door to try and get them out. He couldn't. The door was reinforced with something that could stand up to even his strength. Planning on just giving up, he was surprised when the door suddenly opened.

Anne stood there on the other side, looking a bit worse for wear and holding a pistol. She took one look at the Slenderman covered in both his own blood and that of the Master's and then to her friend, who quickly exited the room that seemed to be raining down some odd, green liquid. Taking a closer look, Anne discovered there was acid dripping down from the ceiling. She looked between the two, who were now standing with her just outside the passageway to the white room. She commented, "You two look terrible."

"Shut up Anne!" both Ellaina and Slenderman stated. Ellaina simply didn't need her friend pointing out the obvious. Slendy simply didn't have any patience left to deal with the short woman. Still, Ellaina was glad to see her friend, so she pulled the other woman into a strong hug. Anne hugged her friend back, ignoring the fact that she was getting covered in blood. She even managed to pull the Slenderman in for a group hug.

He pulled away from them. As fascinating as this reunion is, we may want to leave this place. There could be others here that would be willing to kill either of you. And, I would rather not be captured for genetic testing or something of the sort. The two women nodded in agreement and the small trio left the underground caverns as quickly as they could. Anne was thinking how happy she was to have her friend back; Ellaina was happy to be free but also worried about Slendy, and as for der Ritter, he was refusing to allow himself to think. Instead, he forced himself to focus on how long it would take them to get back to the hotel room and if they would make it before sun rise. He hoped that they would be able to return home by the morning. It all depended upon if Ellaina was willing to help heal him, and with his father's last words swirling in his head, he highly doubted it.

They got back to the hotel without an incident. Ellaina had immediately rushed into the bathroom to try and clean herself up. She said something about wanting to look presentable for her two friends. Anne opted for watching television while the Slenderman sat down on the couch. It had been a long day already, and it was only just the beginning.

A/N- Well, Ellaina got saved, but poor Slendy has daddy issues. More chapters will be posted soon. Leave me a review if you'd like to. They make me want to update sooner. ;D