Levi's POV:
"Stay here. I'll chase the monsters away."
I could hear Masky's voice say this to me, I could feel his hands guide me to somewhere, and sat me down next to a large tree. I could no longer see him. My world was stuck in this forever dark woods. I was surrounded by nothing, but trees. The Slenderman had long ago disappeared when Masky's voice had broke through the darkness, giving me something to hold on to. I was trying to do exactly what he told me to do. I was trying to sit as still as possible, against the tree, he had placed me at.
"Levi~" Freddy's voice called, from somewhere in the darkness.
"Where are you?~" Bonnie's voice followed after him.
"No….nonononon…!" I mumbled quietly to myself, covering my eyes and shaking my head. This was not happening. I was in a building with Masky. I knew this. Yet….Why was I in a forest surrounded by darkness.
"Oh, Freddy, I do believe he's hiding from us.~" Bonnie fake pouted.
My body stiffened. I could hear them moving around and searching for me. I pressed myself closer to the tree, I was trying to blend in, so they would find me.
"He's around here somewhere. We'll find him.~"
I caught a glimpse of them walking toward me. I moved my eyes quickly to try and find if there was somewhere else I could hide. 'No….Masky said to stay. He would chase the monsters away...' I stayed where I was, trusting Masky, even though I wanted to run. I was choosing to trust Masky.
"Leevviii~ Come out, come out.~" Bonnie called in a sing song tone.
They came closer, Freddy being the first to come into clear view, then Bonnie, emerging from the darkness. Stalking toward me; Slowly. They knew where I was now. They could see me now.
"There you are.~" Freddy said, reaching for me.
"Naughty, naughty Levi~" Bonnie tsked.
"Please no!" I begged, shrinking away from their touch.
"You're ours now.~" Freddy said, grabbing my arm tightly and dragging me to my feet. I struggled and screamed, begging for Masky to hurry up and save me.
"Be a good boy and behave now.~" Bonnie shushed, tightening her grip on my other arm.
"No! No, no, nonononono!" I struggled harder. "I DON'T WANT TO GO WITH YOU!"
They laughed at my efforts and started dragging me away from the spot Masky had told me to stay. I didn't stop struggling though, until suddenly, I saw Masky's form flash behind Freddy, holding a hammer in his hand. He saw me and smirked, as I watched him bashed Freddy's head in, releasing me from his grip. I turned my head away as blood splattered on my face. Bonnie shrieked in surprise and anger, and her grip loosened as she turned her attention to where Masky had been, but he was already vanishing from this dark forest I was trapped in, leaving me here. While Bonnie was distracted, I yanked my arm from her grasp and took my chance to make a run for it.
"And where do you think your going.~" She screeched, as she took chase after me. I didn't look back. I had to find my way from this darkness. I had to beat this Slender Sickness somehow, I had to find my way back to Masky. I could no longer hear him, but if he could somehow appear and disappear from this dark forest, then I could surely find my way out.
Masky's POV:
The two facility workers had taken the bait, as soon as they saw Levi they immediately stalked their way over to him. My poor Levi, was just sitting there, like a good boy, mumbling to himself, not seeing the dangerous spot I had set him in. I almost felt bad that I was letting the Slender Sickness eat away at his sanity. I briefly wandered how much longer Levi even had, until his sanity was truly gone. I needed to get him to Slendy before it was all gone. That way he could make Levi a Proxy, and he would be forced to forever stay by my side, it was the only way, since I had failed to make him remember. Quietly I sneaked, behind one of the men who had already grabbed my Levi, and readied my hammer.
"Gotcha! You little piece of shit!" Levi to his credit did react to their touch struggling to get away.
"Don't cause us any trouble." The other said, also grabbing Levi and pulling him to his feet.
"No! No, no, nonononono!" He struggled harder. "I DON'T WANT TO GO WITH YOU!" Levi shouted, redoubling his efforts in trying to get away. He stopped momentarily and looked directly at me as I angled myself to take out one of the men that had hold of him. Seeing that he saw me, I gave him a small smirk to reassure him. He looked so gorgeous covered in the blood of my victims. The other guy jerked away in surprise giving Levi an opportunity, to yank his arm out of the other prey's grip and ran out of the room.
"Get back here you fuckin-" The living prey shouted, as he looked in the direction that Levi ran in, giving me enough time to end his life too, and not finishing his insulting words. Not that they mattered anyway. Unlike last time, these two had not radioed in that they had caught us, so I would let Levi run free in this building, and pick off the rest of the living facility members.
I'm sure Levi is more than likely running from the Slender Sickness and darkness eating away his sanity, than the dangers of this place, or me. The sooner that he stopped running from the Sickness, and except his fate, the horrors that he was experiencing would end, and then all he would have to worry about was just me and him. I would finally have someone in my life that didn't make me feel like a monster.
"Have you heard from Jeremy and Mike yet?"
"Negative, Sir."
I rolled my eyes at the passing conversation, nearing the room, cracking the stiffness out of my neck, I pushed those thoughts away. "Time to get to work." I mumbled, walking out the door. It's been a while since I have killed without my mask, but if I can replace it later. As I exited the room, I thought I saw the yellow hoodie, that Hoodie liked to where, but it was gone in a flash. I decided to let it be. If Hoodie was here, he was here to help and nothing else. I had other things to worry about at the moment.
Slenderman's POV:
I had barely noticed that Hoodie was no longer watching the outcome with Levi and Masky anymore. He had sneaked out and we were not too sure when exactly he had left or where he was going. Not really wanting leave the show on Smile Dogs laptop, I decided that whatever Hoodie was doing he obviously wanted to be alone. Despite his disassociation with emotions, he deeply cared for Masky as a brother. Ever since Masky has brought the child home, Hoodie, has been wanting Masky to hurry up and finish whatever his goal was for Levi. If I had to guess, I would say he was going to the Facility. I thought about stopping him, but why mess up a good show.
"Found him!" Smile Dog said, pointing his paw at a the right bottom corner of the screen.
"What the hell is he up to?" Jeff, scoffed.
"Maybe we should go join in the fun, Jeffy." Smiled L. J., who was about to pop put of the room and take Jeff with him.
"Do it Clown and I'll make you go to sleep!" Jeff growled, grabbing hold of the front of L. J.'s outfit, threatening him with his knife.
"Kidding." L. J. said, immediately at seeing how very reluctant Jeff was to participate in his 'fun' idea.
I agreed with Jeff, no one else needed to leave and interfere with Masky and the child. Seeing the Jeff, had L. J. reined in and the Clown would not be leaving to cause trouble, I turned my full attention to the screen.
Hoodie was skulking through the Facility building, not drawing attention to himself. He was wearing Masky's masks. I wandered slightly what he was planning to do by wearing the mask. He passed by Masky, trying to stay out of sight. It became clear that he was looking for the child, who was running around blindly through the building. He was trapped in the darkness of the Sickness, and I must say that he was doing very well at protecting the last of his sanity. Although, I must admit I was holding it back just a bit, I was trying to condition his brain to rely on Masky's presence. I didn't want to destroy without Masky making the decision.
There was still time. They have had twenty-four since they were caught. At sunset, I would make the decision should Masky still be undecided.
Hoodie had found the child now, but was not letting him see him. He was silently guiding the boy, to the exit. Clearing the path for him, with the help of a pipe he must have picked up somewhere. I tapped my chin. Was Hoodie, helping? That was out of the ordinary for him. Hoodie only helped if t involved a group killing.
The child, was close to the exit, and Masky was well on his way to cleaning the Facility of its filth.
Hoodie had the child cornered now. Still wearing Masky's mask. They were facing each other, the child was talking to Hoodie. Hoodie shook his head once, before removing Masky's mask and dropping it on the floor. The child moved away from him, at the sight of Hoodies, red stitched frowning mask. We could see the child's eyes widen at the sight of Hoodie, covered in blood.
He stalked toward the child, and the child backed up with each step Hoodie took, till his back hit the wall. Hoodie, didn't seem to mind, if his body language was anything to go by. I was deeply interested in his plan though, as he quickly grabbed the boy by the hair, and started dragging the boy out of the Facility. However before he left, he purposely stepped in a blood puddle, leaving bloody footprints, as he took the boy. We lost visual after that.
Seeing that there wasn't much to see now, I got up, stretching my muscles. Even though I was sure Masky could handle with what pests were still in the facility. Now that there was nothing left to see on those cameras, I needed to prepare for whatever decision Masky would make for the child. I was curious in Hoodies actions, its very rare for him to go rouge like that. Oh well, the child was his problem till Masky can catch up.
Levi's POV:
I didn't know where I was going, but this time I could not ignore my fight or flight instincts. I couldn't stop running. If I stopped, I knew that I would be doomed. Every now and then I would look over my shoulder, sometimes I think I could see a glimpse of Masky's mask, peering at me from the darkness. That was impossible though as Masky did not have his mask these last few hours. I could still hear Bonnie's shrieking voice, that seemed to multiply the further I seemed to run from her, she was following me. I stopped only when I came, face to face with nothing but darkness, no trees, just darkness. I didn't want to go into the darkness. I couldn't step in the darkness. The darkness was bad. I had barely noticed that Bonnie's shrieking had stopped.
"Afraid, are you?"
I turned around at break neck speed, coming face to face with Masky's mask. Did that mean Masky somehow got his mask back? Behind him, I could see the corpse of Bonnie at his feet, a puddle of blood leaking from her head. This Masky was not dressed like my Masky. He wore a yellow hoodie, black gloves, and carried a bloodies pipe.
"M-m-m-Masky…..?" I asked, hopefully. He shook his head. A black gloved hand reaching and taking off his Mask, revealing a void of black within the hoodie, with red stitches forming eyes and a frowning face. "I am Hoodie." He said, voice monotone, dropping Masky's mask, letting it sink into the surrounding darkness. "And you are Levi. Nice to meet you again." He said, walking toward me. Every step he took, I took a step back. Not wanting him to get close. "I am Masky's friend."
He was different from Masky, he seemed more lethal than Masky. My back hit something, but I could not bring myself to turn around to see what was stopping my escape from this guy; Hoodie.
"I accept that Masky does not want you dead yet, and your darkness is delightfully delicious…."He stopped advancing just a foot in front of me and grabbed a hand full of my hair. Out of reflect I reached for that hand to try and get him to let go. "But I am not emotionally inclined to keep you alive, like Masky." He said. "Try not to tempt me." He said, turning around. Before walking, he purposely stepped into the puddle of blood, pooling around Bonnie, then continued to drag me with him.
He said nothing else after that. He seemed to be able to see things I couldn't, as he was be walking, then stopping, acting like he was using something hide his presence, but all I could see was darkness. I gasped from breath even though he had us walking a sedated pace. I was so scared that I was fightingon hyperventilating, that was why I was gasping.
"W-w-whe….?" I tried to ask.
"Quiet." Hoodie said, looking from side to side, before taking a right. It felt like we entered a vortex for a slit second, before he took another right, the darkness start receding a little, slowly turning into night, which started to reveal a path. We were following a path this whole time. I stopped wanting to fight his hold, when I seen that at the end of that path was Masky's cabin. "You should be feeling slightly better now." He said, as we approached the cabin door.
He let go of my hair and opened the door and it was like everything that was pledging my mind vanished and I could see things as they really were for the first time. I didn't hesitate to step into the cabin. It felt like sanctuary, from the horrors that seemed to want to haunt me ever since I attempted to leave Masky's side.
"Go lay down." Hoodie instructed, pointing a gloved hand toward my bed in the corner of the living area. "You must be tired."
I slowly walked to the bed, keeping an eye on Hoodie, as he placed his pipe against the wall. He looked my way one more time to make sure I was indeed going to my bed, before he went to the kitchen. He may have helped me escape the darkness and Bonnie, but by no means did I trust him. He wasn't Masky, and he had no reason to keep me alive. He had said so himself. However, he was right when he said, I must be tired. The bed was so inviting, and I just wanted to go to sleep. I sighed at the comfort just sitting on the bed brought. I groaned when white noise started sounding my head once again, it hurt more than any other time. I guess coming back here, did not mean I was cured.
"Don't go to sleep." Hoodie, said from the kitchen messing with something I could not see.
I looked at him confused. Biting back another groan at the white noise ringing in my head.
"Sleeping will make it worse." He warned.
Was he talking about the Slender Sickness? But I really wanted to go to sleep. It felt like I haven't slept for days.
"The darkness will return." He said, as if he sensed my thought. "Fight a little longer."
Okay, so no sleeping. No sleeping. I found my teddy bear, that Sally had given to me, and decided that this one time I would not be hold to my pride or dignity at being seen, holding it for comfort. I had no pride or dignity left.
I did not know how much time in silence passed, but I jump and yelped at suddenly looking up to see Hoodie, standing in front of me and grabbing my hair once more. Pulling me off the bed he positioned me to where I was kneeling in front of him. He stood behind me, using his one free hand to pull something from his pocket. Cold metal pressed against my throat. I didn't have to look to know it was a knife.
"He's almost here." Hoodie mumbled. "Time to go back to the darkness."
The white noise not only started up in my head, but static filled my vision, taking my hearing and my sight all at once. It was almost like whatever was keeping me stable and in the cabin, had let me go. I found myself falling, but into the world filled with darkness. Surrounded by nothing, but tree with dolls sticking from them.
"Not again." I almost whines, dreadfully, as I looked around.
Masky's POV:
It felt so good to be covered in blood. So, fun to watch the life disappear from the eyes of my prey. A few times I could see Levi's green eyes, and imagined how they would look upon me, when I found him again, covered in blood. I planned on picking him up and coating him with the blood that covered me, and carry him back to my bedroom in Slender Mansion. I would toss him on my bed and take him, just as the last of sanity vanished. He would call out my name. I grinned, as I watched the pest before me, fall to the floor, coating the Facilities white floor red. Levi should be somewhere. I haven't heard him scream from fright recently. It put me on edge and I forced to ignore those delightful thoughts, till I found him. Maybe I will punish him a bit too, for making me search for him. As I walked down the second floor hallway I started noticing bodies that I had not killed. So Hoodie, had decided to help. Maybe he had Levi. I narrowed my eyes at that thought.
Hoodie had no emotions. He would not feel obligated to protect Levi, even if we were close. I came across a room, that had my mask laying in the middle of the floor. With the body of a one of the many pests that lingered in this Facility. I had my suspicions now, as to how my mask ended up here. I looked around the room just to make sure I wasn't missing anything, before I actually went in to get my Mask. Upon picking it up, there was a little note written in the inside of my mask, and I quickly recognized it as Hoodies handwriting. Confirming my suspicions.'Cabin.', was all it said.
"Hmm…." I put my mask on. Hoodie was treading on dangerous waters now. He knew no one was to touch Levi without my consent first. Levi was mine. There was no reason for him to take Levi away from here. I had everything under control. Hoodie knew I wasn't beyond taking violent measure with him, it wouldn't be the first time me and him had been on opposing sides.
I started walking toward the exit on the first floor. Ending the life of pests that were still alive and sought death. I didn't linger like I had been doing. As a Proxy, I knew even if it was Hoodie who had Levi, that it would be unwise to actually trust any of them with Levi, in such a vulnerable condition. Stepping outside was like stepping free from a cage, by this time I was left with only one weapon now, one knife. Instead of enjoying the moment and the night air, I went straight to the closest trail in the wood to transport myself back to our woods.
I did not put my weapon down, as I headed straight for the cabin, I would not hesitate to use this on Hoodie if I had to. I decided I didn't care to check to see if any more of my fellow Proxy's was around assisting Hoodie. I could care less at this moment. Levi. Was. Mine!
"Hoodie!" I said, keeping my voice even and calm, but Hoodie probably already knew how pissed off I was.
He had Levi, on his knees on front of him, hand gripping his hair, exposing his throat, with a knife's blade pressed against it. My poor Levi was still trapped in the darkness of the Slender Sickness.
"Masky…." Hoodie greeted, not acknowledging my silent anger. Not even fazed that I had my knife ready.
"What do you think your doing?" I demanded.
"You are taking too long." He answered. "I, like the others have grown impatient…..All prey must die."
"Levi is-" I started, to say.
"Prey." He interrupted me. "Not Proxy materiel."
"Doesn't matter." I countered. "He's mine. To do with as I please."
"Wrong." Hoodie corrected, voice carrying no emotion. I was jealous that by becoming a Proxy Hoodie was able to disassociate himself from what was left of his humanity. "He is Slendy's. To do with as he see's fit. We execute, any and all prey." He pressed the knife slightly into Levi's exposed throat, drawing a few drops of blood.
"Hoodie." I said, warning.
Levi's body stiffened. "Masky?"
"I'm here, Levi." I said, hoping he could still hear me pass the darkness of his mind.
"Masky," Hoodie said, returning me attention back to him. "Stop acting like prey."
I tsked. "I am not acting like prey." I objected.
He tilted his head. "He makes you act weak….It is unbecoming of a Proxy." He said, knife pressing further into Levi's throat.
"Hoodie," I growled. I wanted to walk over there and push him away from my Levi.
"Then why are you not taking action?" Hoodie questioned. "If you care about him, you would walk over here and take him from me."
My eyes widened.
"But, instead you stand there you scared like the prey we kill." He continued, moving the knife away from Levi's throat. I felt myself breathing a little easier. "If you want him, why have you not yet, given him the pill in your pocket? If your not going to save him. You need to just kill him."
"He doesn't remember, I don't think I want him to remember. Like this, he knows that he needs me." I said, my hand automatically going to play with the pill in my pocket. "You are the last person I would expect to understand." I said.
Hoodie nodded. "Your right. I don't." He pulled, Levi to his feet, knife back at his throat. "But I do know that as a Proxy. We enjoy the hunt, the chase. We have him where you want him. He has no family to turn to, and no friends. We killed them. So, you need to decide, what his fate will be…." He said, guiding Levi pass me and to the door, that I had left opened.
I knew that if I lunged at this moment for Levi, Hoodie would slit his throat. Levi was starting to panic, his eye moving unfocused, watering and moving widely, seeing things we couldn't.
"Or Slendy will decide for you." He said, as Levi, started attempting to escape his hold. He let him go. Levi made a mad dash into the forest.
"Levi!" I called after him. Before I ran after him I took a moment to punch Hoodie in the face before chasing after him.
Levi's POV:
This was not like the other times, the darkness was just a void of blackness now, and the thing that made me even more scared was the Slenderman, who was waiting for me in the darkness. He was standing right beside me, and when I went to move away from him, he place a pale white hand on my shoulder to keep me in place. I froze at his touch. I was confused from the constant switching of my surroundings. Then meeting Hoodie and being dragged back tot he cabin. Everything was so confusing. I didn't know what was real anymore.
"It iS aLmosT oVEr." The Slenderman said, squeezing my shoulder slightly. Was it suppose to be in a comforting manner? Cautiously, I moved to push his hand away, and sighed with relief when he did not attack me for doing so.
"I don't care anymore, just let me go." I said, putting more space between us. 'Let me be with Masky.' I added mentally.
"It iS gOod…. ThAT yOu wAnT tO Be WiTh Masky," He said, letting put as much distance between us. "BuT dOEs He kNoW…. thAt yOu WisH tO Be wITh hiM?"
"W-What?"
"Look ARoUnd…." He said gesturing at the void of darkness around us.
I looked around, bringing my arms up to hug myself, at the sight that there was nothing here to hide behind or use as a weapon if I needed.
"ThiS iS YouR MiND…." He said, after I was silent for a few moment.
"There's nothing here." I said.
"WroNg. TheRE iS sOmEThiNg hErE..." He pointed to me, with a long white finger. "YoU...ArE tHe lASt oF pIeCe oF yOuR sAnITy….BEFoRe I dEVouR tHe lASt..."
"Stop it!" I shouted, covering my ears up. "I don't know what your talking about! What do you want from me?!"
The Slenderman sighed, before bending at the waist to my level, coming face to face with me. I immediately backed up more. "YoO aRe ThE lASt oF yOuR sANitY…. ThE oNlY WaY tO SavE yOu iS uP To Masky...YOu HAve To teLL hIm…."
"I planned to, after-"
"AfTEr wIll bE tOo late too late….Masky iS aLReaDy cHOosINg tO noT Save yOu..." Slenderman said.
"NO!" I shouted, backing away even further from him. "Liar!" I spat, turning and running in to the void, away from him.
"YoU CaN rUN child….BuT You CaN'T OutRuN tHe Sickness." I heard him say.
After a few minute, I looked over my shoulder to see that he was not going to chase me, but I did not stop running. I needed to find Masky. I had to get back to him and convince him to save me. I didn't want to succumb to the Slender Sickness. I would keep running till I found Masky. I would keep fighting. I made myself ignore the fact that I had willingly ran into the dark void. If I was to take what the Slenderman said to heart then, at this moment I was in my head. That this was not real. I had to find a way out of my head. That means that in reality that, I could be any where. I could be further from Masky than I actually knew. Hoodie was probably moving me further from Masky.
"Ugh, Wake up! Wake up!" I said, pinching at my arms. When nothing happened. When everything just stayed as it was, could fill the tears start leak from my eyes. I didn't want to be stuck here. I needed to let Masky know that I remembered, him. That I had feelings for him.
Something started moving behind me. I didn't look back. I just knew it was the Slenderman or it was whatever monster the Slender Sickness could create, coming to finish me off. I could trust anything here. In front of me a tunnel of light start to come into view. "MASKY!" I cried out, running faster toward the light. Diving into it just as something wrapped around my waist. "NO!" I cried, my head hitting something hard, before darkness overtook me.
TBC
A/N: I hope all you AWESOME Fellow Readers and Creepypasta Fans enjoyed this Chapter. I know its been a while. School has started back for me, and I am in the process of preparing for my clinicals, so while we are coming to the last few final chapter, they will be posted at a lot slower pace. So please be patent with me.
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