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// Here, Have a 12 Gauge 
// Story: Running from Slender 
// by Undead_Non-Brony 
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Slender Man was having orgasm of happiness. He had figured out how to gain some inter-dimensional allies! He had withdrawn to the deepest reaches of his mind to probe for any forgotten knowledge that could help him, and did he ever! A Slender Summoning Circle! With it, he planned to bring hundreds of Slender Beings to help destroy the human and his mongrel. But first, lunch!

He walked on the edges of the forest near a small town looking for prey. He was taken aback by how colorful and peaceful this place was compared to his domain of Earth. It was not to be so in a few days when he would summon his allies. He walked on towards a farm house he had spotted from a distance. When he neared, he heard the whispers of what sounded like small children. He moved on to the direction of the noises, and was rewarded when he saw a small tree house with a light emerging from it. He blended with the trees to get a look inside. What he saw pleased him.

A trio of small ponies -fillies- were inside talking hushedly. "Ah'm tellin' ya, the thing that got Zecora is the same thing we saw!" said the yellow one.

"How do you know? Were you there?" said the orange one.

"You two are missing the point. We need to find out what that thing was, and why it killed Zecora, or if it killed her at all." said the white one. Slender Man chuckled loudly enough for the trio to hear. They stopped talking and looked out the window in his direction.

"Hello?" asked the yellow one "who's out there? Don't make me get Big Mac!" Slender Man chuckled again, and began mind speaking to them.

'no one can save you.'

They screamed and ran out of the treehouse and towards the farm. They were deafiningly loud, and he didn't even have ears! He chased them to the house, but found that they had made it inside, and were attempting to wake the other residents. He would get these fillies and feed off of them, and nothing could save them. They must not have read his notes before...

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I woke up an hour later to a faint but shrill scream. A voice in his head urged 'michael! we must leave to the sweet apple acres now! slender man is hunting three small fillies!'

I got up like lightning on roller skates and ran up to Twilights room and yelled "Twilight! Farm, Slender Man, Trouble, now!!!" With that, I ran out of the library and sprinted faster than I had ever ran before. I figured that with only an hour of sleep, that would only make it half way before I was exhausted. My muscles were actually larger than they were before I went to sleep.

'do not worry. i have simply been supplementing your body with magic and shadows.'

"Wow, for real? Thats pretty badass."

'i only did it to make sure the events of your dream don't come to fruition.'

"I thought you loved Luna?"

'i do! but... celestia was there. eww.'

I laughed. He had a loved Luna, but thought Celestia was gross. Funny.

I arrived at the farm to see the house being attacked by Slender Man. He was tearing boards off with his tentacles and trying to smash down the door. I could hear the screaming of the occupants over the chaos. My blood started boiling, like it did when I faced Chrysalis. I felt my body coursing with a warm heat. I looked down and my clothes had changed to what they were with the changelings. My katana was back, and I planned to use it well.

"SLENDER MAN!!! WHY DON'T YOU PICK ON SOMEONE WHO CAN FIGHT BACK!?!?!?" he stopped attacking the farm and slowly turned to face me. He looked just like I remembered him. I trust that I shouldn't have to describe him. He walked in my direction, and I unsheathed my blade. My totally NOT diamond edged blade. He stopped five feet from me and I heard his voice crawl through my skull.

'so, i see you melded with slender mane? coward.'

"I'm not here to fight fair. I just wanna watch you burn."

I charged forward, like I was accustomed to doing with Slender Man, I swung my katana, aiming to decapitate him. Unfortunately, he moved. Quick as a snake, he dodged to the left and struck me with a tendril. I staggered back, but recovered quickly. I lunge and feinted right, but just before attacking, I 360'ed and chopped off an arm. A mouth ripped open and a gutteral roar errupted forth. With doubled strength and renewed anger, twenty more tentacles sprouted from his back and whipped the air furiously. He was striking at me, and I was just barely managed to parry his strikes. I was losing! with a last ditch effort, I threw my katana at him and got lucky. It speared him through the abdomen, but if it hurt, he didn't show it. My blade dissolved into him and his tendrils each gained a bladed edge to it. Fuck.

He advanced, and I backed up. He launched a tendril at me and I ducked. I asked Slender Mane, "Hey, are there any ways to fight him without getting close?"

'yes. here, have a 12 gauge.'

On my back, appeared my shotgun, but it was different. Instead of the grey metal, it was black as coal. The wood stock was replaced by some type of material I couldn't identify. it was red and the whole thing looked sweet as hell. I unshouldered it and took aim. I fire off a round and damn near broke my collar bone. It kicked back, and a ball of flame shot out, much like a movie I had seen. It blew a hole in his chest and made him stumble back. he regained his stance and the wound closed up within seconds. He advanced again, with more speed this time. He yanked the gun out of my hand and snapped it like a banana(I feel like the twig, toothpick, and stick phrase are over used).

He rushed forward unexpectedly and quickly. He picked me up and started carving me up like a turkey. The pain was immense and I was straining my throat with the force of my screams. Then, in a blinding flash of light, Slender Man was thrown back and roaring in pain. He had black steam coming from his body and was writhing in pain. When I looked to the source of his pain, I was estatic.

Standing there like a complete boss, was Celestia. There was a yellow glow emanating from her horn and she looked mad. She marched to Slender Mans writhing body and pointed her horn at him. He grinned, turned into smoke, and dissapeared. Celestia growled in annoyance, and turned to me with a worried expression.

"Michael, how bad are you hurt?"

"...Are you blind? look at me!"

"Watch your tone with me."

"Ok, mom."

She picked me up and walked me to the farm house. She knocked on the door and waited patientley. After a minute, the door opened a crack, and a pair of green eyes peeked out. Then a gasp, and the door opened. Applejack jumped out, bowed, and spoke.

"Princess! Is that thing gone? And what happened to Michael? Is he gonna be okay?"

She lifted her hoof for silence, and was given that silence. "Applejack, show me to your guest room please." Applejack nodded and led Celestia upstairs past the rest of the family who were still cowering from fear. Apple jack walked past two rooms and opened a door. Inside was a bed, a small writing desk, and a window.

"Leave us please." Commanded Celestia. Applejack nodded and left the room. I would like to point out that I was bleeding profusely, and barely awake. She set me on the bed, and pulled the blanket over me. Then with a flash of her horn, she healed my wounds. I started to fall asleep, and Celestia leaned forward and kissed me on the cheek. I was welcomed into sleeps swee embrace.