In a warehouse near the mines, lays a camcorder on the dirt covered floor, the most advaned technology prototype that was recorderd by the monarch herself. A miner found it while he was resting and skipping work in the mines. He checked the camcorder to see it's still strange to see it one piece aside from a few scratches at the side. He instantly knew it was recorded by the princess as he watched a few videos in the camcorder. He quickly left the mine and reported it to his manager. He went to Canterlot in the nick of time as possible. The camcorder roughly has 3 clips she recorded while she search for the dissappearance of ponies in the Everfree Forest.
Princess Celestia was reported of the dissapearance of ponies getting more common than ever near the Everfree Forest. She heard something like a creature told by a witness that happen to be there when her friend is captured. She explained to her how the creature looks like and how it captures them. The creature was as tall as Princess Celestia but only a few metres higher than her, has tendrils on his back that gets bigger and closer as it feels like it pulls you into darkness when you look at it too long, slendery thin like he has no fat at all, wears a black suit and tie that strangely scare you, he teleports every now and then when you see him, and has a symbol of an X as his cutie mark, but the most senere part of all, it has no face yet he somehow watches you in the distance. She even told her that it's watching them right now. It's name is Slendermane. Evidence is presnt around the moment like a germane woodcut from 16th century named der ritter as translated 'the knight'. The woodcut features a pony-like creature with additional limbs as he stabs a knight. Another evidence included like a two black and white photographs featuring several fillies in the park with Slendermane behind them. A discription was written in the back of both photos saying,
" We didn't want to go, we didn't want to kill them, but his persistent silence and outstreched hoofs horrifed and comforted us at the same time." It was took in 1983, photographer uknown, mostly presumed dead.
Before this, Slendermane is just a mythical creature told by parents to their misbehaved kids to behave themselves. Somepony even wrote a song about him.
" Slendermane, slendermane,
All the fillies try to run,
Slendermane, slendermane,
To him it's part of the fun,
Slendermane, slendermane,
Dressed in darkest suit and tie,
Slendermane, Slendermane,
You'll most certainely will die,
(pause)
Slendermane, slendermane,
his branching hoofs are for collecting,
Slendermane, slendermane,
his faceless features are expressing,
Slendermane, slendermane,
he won't let you say goodbye,
Slendermane, slendermane,
You'll most certainly will die." This song really send chills down to your spines.
But as more it was told, the more dissapearance of fillies happening. Most witnessed the fillies are trying to find Slendermane to know wether it's true or false the creature existed. After a group of fillies dissapeared, the rumor is a true story.
She went to the a forest were most ponies dissapeared there to investigate. She decided to end this once and for all to face Slendermane. Before she left, she waved goodbye to her sister and lying she`s off to vacation alone and also told her to take care of the kingdom when she's gone.
" I need you, Luna!" Tia pleaded but her voice is still elegant.
" But I don't kno-"
" No buts, just take care of it and I'll be back as soon as possible," and then galloped away through the giant, gold-plated door.
Luna was curious but didnt know what she's up to because she went away just like that. No clues or whatever evidence where she is going. Luna wonders what has she been up to since her abscenes as days past. She became more worried when she didnt came home for a month since her abscence in the castle. She decided to get some fresh air outside for a stroll around to get her mind off things she can't answer. While her anynomous stroll for some reason she heard a rumor saying she might be dead or dissapeared while she investigate for whatever she was searching for. She knew it was a set up just for her sister to investigate the creature she heard about. Even it maybe a rumor but that message is enough to send a rain of tears from her eyes as she ran back to her home. She countinued weeping for days on while waiting even though she knew she's not coming back for her return but still waiting for a voice or a touch of her mane wisp through her skin like she's beside her. Her thoughts was interrupted when the guard bring an important news and object to her.
" Princess, we found the camcorder that your sister is using while searching in the warehouse!" the guard reported quickly. Luna took it quickly from the guards magic with no hesitation.
" Umm.. your welcome?" he replied still giving a puzzled look.
She went into her room quickly and locked the door behind her, she dimmed the lights for better video view. Another advanced prototype lies on her writing desk. It is a computer. She plugged in the USB to the camcorder as she imported the videos to her computer. The camcorder might be proof of what she was searching the whole time. She now sees three clips in front of her screen and started clicking the first one to see what she was searching.
" Alright sister, let`s see what you are searching for." she said while holding her tears as she sniffs. The three important videos will explain the whole dissapearance of her sister.
The clip features a carriage blocked by a fallen tree, preventing the carriage to continue along the path to a location the princess was going to.
" Well, I'm walking from here,"
She continued anyway through the dirt path on hoofs. Everything around her along the way is just a couple of oak trees and some rocks along the way. She brought the camcorder in case anypony could find it but very unlikely in this area. Nothing is following her, she even told the guards at the carriage to stay put there. Actually, she wants to face the creature alone.
Yet, she felt the presence of being watched. Something out there is watching her beside a few usual animals like squirrels and some birds. No, it's something very extraordinary she couldn't recall what it is. Sweat drips from her cheek, she can defeat anything out there but this, just feels like something more dangerous than immortality.
As she continued along, the sky began to feel darker and moodier in just a few seconds. The clouds are thick and could rain by now.
" Huh, is getting darker already? Luna shouldn't lower the sun this time around. Besides, it's one a.m. sharp, it should still be the afternoon. Or maybe is just me?" she wondered aloud. It could be her imagination but she's not paranoid about it.
The night grew darker but not pitch black yet. she needs to find shelter before anything else stalks her like a hawk like right now. She tried looking for it by flying above but the endless trees made it difficult to do so. She won't get anything if she continue, so she just went along on the ground.
" A house? In the middle of this forest, who would build a house in the middle of the forest?" as she found a lone bungalow house. The house is huge and the yard around it is wide. Pretty much like a playground if you ask me. It even has playground equipment.
Yet, the front door is left ajar, windows are opened, light's are on and nopony's home. She thought a robber came in or something but that's impossible since nopony knew this house and turns on the lights. It's not even marked on the Equestrian map. Probably the owner kept it a secret but why? These questions will might not be answered if she's gonna stare at it.
So, she proceeded into the yard of the house. Along the way, she noticed the house was recently bought due to the sale sign up front. Guess the owner wanted to make money this way.
" Hello' anypony home? This is the princess making a visit!" yet her reply is only with complete silence. The house was trashed and messed up, even some weird drawings on the wall. The drawing fimilairized the monarch as it depicts a creature she seem to know. Anyway, she confirmed that nopony's home right now and decided to investigate and poke around a bit. She checked every room, nothing but mess, except for one room that's locked. She rather leave it alone for now but she needs to know what's in that room. She found the key and a flashlight in the master's bedroom or whoever the pony's bedroom was.
" Might as well unlocked the door at the end there. Besides, it's dark in there and I need to see clearly," she proceeded to unlock it, a few complications here and ther but she's able to open it and turn on the flashlight to reveal the hidden secret in this room.
"Oh crap," she simply said. The room is filled with simple drawings of the creature earlier. The drawings are everywhere from the ceiling to the floor. Whoever drew this really is scared of the creature. One paper consist a clue to where the pony went to, the radio tower out in the woods. Celestia thinks she needs to go there for explanation.
Just as it couldn't get any worse, she heard a scream out there in the woods. She thought the pony just went out heading to the radio tower and got cought by the creature she was afraid of. She went outside with no hesitation to investigate the scream.
The tape ends there.
" This is what you've been doing," Luna said.
