Slender Man had three teams. One would be in the garden and scare all of the ponies there, into the main hall. 2nd and 3rd would go through the windows when the attack would begin. The stage had been set, all thy needed now, was the darkness.
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I walked through the halls towards the event with Colmillo. He was acting a bit strange, always flicking his ears and his head would snap in the direction of nothing, like he was seeing and hearing things. I brushed it off and counted it towards the fact that we were possibly in a new dimension.
We saw a line of ponies in suits and some had monocles which was, in my opinion, pretty damn funny. Then I saw two ponies, A stallion and mare that walked by them and straight in. The stallion was white with a blue mane and mustache, while the mare was a white with a light pink mane. I smiled and followed them through the door without the line. I assumed they were important, and seeing as I am important as all hell, I went through it(Ze door). Only to be yelled at by almost every pony in the line.
"You can't go through there whelp!"
"Get in line, scoundrel!"
"Trash!"
I looked at them with a smile and pulled out a card Celestia had left taped to the door. On it was written 'V.I.P'. That right there shut them up. Still smiling I flipped them off and walked through the door. Inside was... The most boring party ever! Light classical music and no alcohol in sight. Fair enough on that last one, because when I drink, violent things play out in my mind.
I looked around and saw Celestia greeting geusts, Luna chatting with a guard in purple armor, Pinkie trying to have fun but getting waved away, Twilight was standing next to Celestia lookin down, Rainbow Dash was trailing some Pegasi in blue uniforms, Rarity following a stallion with a blonde mane, and Fluttershy and Applejack not in sight. They must be outside. Well, time to liven this party up.
I walked towards Celestia and was stopped by the couple of ponies I had seen go through the V.I.P entrance. The stallion introduced hisself and his wife.
"Hello there, My name is Fancypants, and this is my wife, Fleur de Lis. I must say, I have never seen a creature like you before."
"Cool story bro."
He looked taken aback as well as his wife who was hanging off him at a wierd angle. "Well... Would you mind telling me what you are exactly?"
*sigh*"Fine. I am a human. My name is Michael, and I am really busy trying to make this snorefest somewhat fun."
"Oh really? Well We could help with that."
I looked at them scrutinously. "You two don't strike me as the rowdy type."
"Yes, well despite being 'High-Society' " he said with a distasteful face "when we have some cider in us we are quite the opposite." His wife nodded.
"Cider?"
"Yes, it really does do quite a number on us, and we take it better than most ponies."
My face was indescribable. Cider is what passes for drinks here? Wow. Doesn't really matter to me, but I bet the ponies are hilarious when they're drunk. I thought about it for a few seconds and decided to accept their help.
"All right. You two procure some 'cider' and get set up in plain view. I am going to get permission from Celestia and get some better music."
They nodded and went off to get the cider and I continued to Celestia. Colmillo was wagging his tail now, all nervousness from earlier gone. I wonder why he was nervous... Anyways, I got to Celestia and she was talking to the never ending line of ponies. I tapped her on the shoulder and she turned to me and said "One moment Michael."
"Kinda important Celestia."
She looked at me, nodded, and turned to the line. "Leave."
The ponies in the line were just as surprised as I was at her change in tone. They walked away slowly and grudgingly shooting me dirty looks. Celestia turned to me with her usual demeanor and said in a sweet tone "How may I be of service?"
"Uh... Okay, can I get permission to make this party fun?"
Her eyes narrowed a bit. "Define fun."
"Well, Some friends are getting cider, and I need your help to get some of my music."
She seemed to mull it over in her head for a moment and then she spoke. "All right, you have my permission to get my ponies drunk and listening to your music... That sounds terrible out loud."
"To late you agreed! Now go into my memories and pull out my Ipod and its cable!"
She grumbled about how I shouldn't be able to tell her what to do, but put her horn to my head. A warm tingling went through my noggin and then I thought 'why not?'
"While your in there can you get me some more Monster?"
A moment later my Ipod was in my hand and in my other was Colmillo's leash and a Monster Assault. I put my Ipod in my pocket and cracked open the Monster. I took a swig and sighed in bliss. Delicious...
"Uh, Michael? Would it be all right if I tried a sip of that drink?"
I looked at her with narrowed eyes, then said "G'head." and passed her the can. She took it in her magic and tried a sip. Then it got wierdÂ.
Her pupils dialated, her left eye twitched, and her breathing started coming in quick bursts. She looked at the can with a manic smile and downed the rest of it faster than I could when not in a crazed stupor. she put her horn to my head and pulled out three more cans and walked away, cracking the first one open and drinking it. I think I may have broke her...
"Michael? Where is Celestia going?"
"No clue Twilight. No clue. If you'll excuse me, I hafta get some good tunes goin'."
I walked away leaving Twilight standing there looking a bit lost. I mad my way to the source of the boring classical music and saw five ponies in suits playing instruments. With their hooves. You know what? I don't care anymore. I walked over and adreesed one who seemed to be the conductor.
"Hey buddy, why don't you and your musicians take a break? Go socialize. After all, this is the Gala."
He nodded and turned to the players. He cut the air with his baton thing and they stopped playing. They promptly got off the stage and walked into the crowd of ponies. I moved to the back of the stage and thank God, there were speakers. Even luckier, there was an outlet that fit my Ipod cable perfectly. I plugged it in and scrolled through my music. Picking a song that would be just right for when the 'alcohol' arrived, I looked for those two that were getting said alcohol. I spotted them looking at me and nodding signaling that I could put my plan into motion. I stepped onto the stage and grabbed a conveniently placed microphone.
"Excuse me everyone, but Could I get your attention for just one moment?"
All eyes turned to me and they got silent.
"Thank you. When I walked into the ballroom here, I couldn't help but notice how... uptight you all seemed."
A gasp cut through the room.
"I got permission from Princess Celestia to hand out cider over there" I pointed to where the two I had met earlier were standing with around ten barrels with spickets on them "and I am going to play some music that is favored for parties."
I pressed play on my Ipod and the beats started.
The gathered crowd seemed hesitant, until a certain alicorn got on the dance floor. She was a blur on the dance floor, moving in exact sync with the song, which, by the way, is one of my favorites ever. Seeing Luna on tearing up the marble was inspiring to the others, and they comically tried to match her. They failed so hard I felt a part of myself die from it. I sighed and went to where the two ponies were serving the alcohol.
There was a line of ponies who were smiling and actually looking like they were having a good time. They saw me and smiled and waved, all the animosity from the murder gone. Well, Celestia did preform that spell, so it wasn't really surprising. I made my way to the stallion and mare and they smiled when they saw me.
"There you are! I must say, I quite like your choice of music, it's rather energetic."
"I guess. Pass me a cup of that cider."
They did as I asked, and downed it in one go. They gasped as I asked for another.
"Are you sure? Most ponies here can barely manage one glass let alone two."
"Yeah well I ain't a pony." I grabbed a glass and topped it off, only to be poured down my gullet. I looked at my hand, which was devoid of a nylon cord, more commonly known as a leash. I walked away without another word. Having a height advantage was a blessing, but it didn't help. I couldn't find him. I was getting a bit panicky until I saw Fluttershy petting him.
I walked over to her and she smiled when she saw me. "Oh hello Michael. I found Colmillo and he said that he was looking for 'the tall one'. I think he meant you."
"He better not have! I have had him for almost three years, he better know my name by now!"
Colmillo whined and looked at me with his soft eyes. Hnnnnggggg... I popped a squat next to Colmillo and put my arm around him. He looked at me and his tongue flicked out and licked the tip of my nose. Then he shot off into the crowd like a bullet. Fluttershy gasped, but I wasn't worried about him. He can be vicous as a rabid tiger.
***
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"Michael... Would you be a darling and go beat up that stallion for me?"
"What did he do?"
"He was born!"
"Ok."
I walked over to the specified stallion, the one Rarity had been following earlier, and started talking to him. "How's it goin' pal?"
"And just where did you get the idea that you could speak to me, peasant?"
If there was anyone who was asking for an ass whooping, it was him. My fist shot out and clocked him right in the jaw. He looked dazed for a moment, then he hit the floor with a thud. I walked back to a Rarity who had a rather adoring look on her face. She hugged me, gave me a kiss on the cheek, and took off. I stood there with a confused expression for a minute before the lights went almost completely out. The music stopped, and the windows shattered. Slender Beings jumped through and started grabbing random ponies and holding them. On the stage, Slender Man appeared with a few other Slender's and he was holding Colmillo by the throat. Aw hail no.
I stared walking towards him, but then his voice slithered through my head.
'think about that carefully. if you charge me, your dog might get hurt. if you don't the ponies might get hurt. which is more important, the ponies or the mutt? choose quickly.'
I stayed put. All at once, The Slender Beings started slaughtering the ponies, and Slender Man shoved a tendril through Colmillo's skull. I tore off my jacket and undershirt to reveal my silver glowing tatoo's. "YOU FUCKED UP NOW!!!"
***
Celestia and Luna combined their magic along with the help of Twilight and a few other unicorns to teleport the ponies out of the castle. In a flash, the gore stopped, All of the ponies appearing outside of the castle in the town square. Celestia called to Luna "I'm going back to help Michael!" and she dissapeared in a yellow flash.
"Be safe, sister..."
***
I was grabbed by a tendril, but I grabbed it and yanked a Slender Being into my waiting fist. Another tried to spear me throught the chest, but I side stepped and yanked the tendril, causing the Slender Being to fall on his face(?). Then I felt a warm glow on my back, and saw it reflected off the pale faces(?) of the Slenders. I turned around, and Celestia was there, pointing her horn at the entire group, ready to fire a blast of light.
"NO!!! THIS IS MY FIGHT!!! LEAVE!!!"
She looked at me with surprise, but agreed, and dissapeared. I turned back to the crowd Of shadows. 'are you sure about that? she might have been you're only chance to survive this fight.'
"Oh I have no intention of leaving this room alive. None of you are either."
'we shall see. one question though. why would you sacrifice yourself like this?
"Because all the other times I fought you, it was to keep Colmillo alive. This time it's different."
I rushed forward.