Next Generation (Part Two)

Part 8

Dallas POV Three years ago

I almost cut my finger as I helped mum with dinner. She stood at the cooker making pasta, while I cut vegetables for Lisa, because she is vegetarian and likes it to her food.

I suddenly heard a phone ringing, so did mum. She took it and after a minute of talking she said she had to go out shortly, to our neighbors.

"The pasta is finished, you guys can begin to eat, the Watters have to go to hospital with Phoebe, but Brian is still at home with the babysitter, I'll drive him there and come home afterwards." She kissed my forehead. "Don't wait for me." And then she left.

It was just me at home, well with Penelope, but a seven year old can't really help me or watch the house. I was almost finished with the vegetables, so I knocked on Penelope's door and she came out. "Dallas, wassit today?" I pointed at the table where I placed the food. She smiled and climbed the chair. I signed a drinking gesture and she squeaked "Apple juice!" I filled a glass with juice and brought it to her on the table.

To our surprise a loud knock was coming against the front door, a bumping sound. As the door opened Lisa came in, behind her, her boyfriend, Heath. I never understood how she could be together with such an asshole. I already knew that he couldn't stand me either.

But before anyone could say something I heard a shot outside. Both, Lisa and I first looked at Penelope, I pointed at her rooms door, Lisa said "Penelope, in your room, now." she was serious. A scared look on her tiny face was showing, another shoot from outside made her twitching. "Stay inside the house." Heath said and waved me over. Together we walked outside, it was already dark. Only a few streetlights were turned on. In the dark I could see a figure; it must be the owner of the weapon.

"Mister, hey over there!" I would have asked if he's lost his mind. "We want no harm just put that away, there's anytime coming the police. So just put that away and run, or they'll get you, and I don't think you want that." Heath said as if he's done it many times before.

He was about to put it down, I couldn't believe it. But then the door shot open behind us, "I called-" and the gun shot again. I could see how the bullet went right through her chest, it almost reached her throat.

The man with the gun ran away, I didn't know what to do, should I run after him, should I go to Lisa. What should I do? Why did that happen? We should've stayed inside. No one would've been hurt, or worse, have died. I heard my name. Someone was calling for me, but I didn't listen. For a moment I couldn't hear anything. Suddenly I began to run, just run I didn't know where my feet lead me, but the surroundings went darker.

The next thing I know is that I heard a banging sound. It was ringing right next to my ear. What is this? What am I holding in my hand? He is lying in front of me, I couldn't see his face anymore, it was completely damaged, everywhere blood. The sound got louder, but it stopped and I realized that I was holding a gun. I tried to press the little handle with my finger, but nothing came out, I tried it until I noticed it was empty.

Sirens. They were all around me, I watched the cars parking in front of me. I didn't move at all. I felt a hand on my shoulder. Out of the blue I grabbed it, smashed the body to the ground and hit his face with the gun until he couldn't fight back.

More hands grabbed my body, I couldn't fight, and then I felt a sting in my neck. I fell to the ground.

As I woke up, Mom and Penelope stood over me. Penelope had her mouth covered with her hand. And mom looked like she cried. What happened? I was lying in a hospital bed. Did I get hurt?

I tried to sit up, but my arms were cuffed on the bed. I moved my arm, to show them that I was cuffed and why. But mom looked at me as if she'd pity me, as if she was sorry that I'm the one I am. I knew this look; since I was little and tried to fir in she made it.

She somehow looked at ashamed at me and left the room. I looked at Penelope. "You-You mur-rdered a man." My eyes widened. She said it slowly, scared and sad. I remembered the expression the man made before he died.

"You are g-going to be arrested..." she looked like she was about to cry. She looked at me, but then left the room. I groaned without voice and let me fall in the bed.

A few days later, as I was officially cured the police took me with them and brought me in a car. But the car never reached the station. Before we were able to, the driver got shot in the head and we drove against a tree.

The first thing I saw was a tall man. He wore a suit and had a blank white head, but he could still talk. "Come with me child." Life's unfair. Behind him a white haired boy with leather jacket and gun came in the daylight. It was Heath.

Now

Heath's POV

"That's how it happened, right Heath?" they looked at me after they told the story of Dallas. I have no idea how they know about it at all. I nodded at Ben. "Keep him away from her." A deep voice from my right let us all be speechless. It was extremely rare to see him here. The third proxy, alias Ticci Toby.

"What are you doing here!?" Sally jumped off her seat and hugged him. Behind him another infamous member walked in the room. The operator's daughter, that's what they call her.

"So the incest couple is back." Both proxy, both 'children' of slenderman. Sasha grabbed me at my collar.

"I'm going to shop off your head and smile will be the only one of you two having a nice time." She whispered in a dangerous tone.

A hand touched her shoulder, it wasn't toby's he just watched until she was done. The hand belonged to Jack. Not Laughing Jack, Eyeless Jack. She let go of me and turned. I was surprised. I didn't know that they are friends, or that he at least could calm her down, not like her actual man. Slenderman appeared behind them all, and the three of them left with him.

"What's the deal with E.J. and Sasha?" I asked Ben. "They're friends since he came to the mansion."

"But I thought she wasn't here the whole time?"

"She wasn't, but he was sometimes the watchdog for slenderman, and they got to be friends. I don't know anymore."

Dallas POV

I was called in the office, I kind of had a feeling what was going to happen.

But as I opened the door, five other persons stood in there other than Slenderman.

Masky, Hoddie, Eyeless Jack and two people I haven't seen really often ever. Toby Rogers and Sasha.