Slaughter and Savior

Chapter 4: The Meeting

Jack's P.O.V.
I was sweating. I closed my laptop. "Hey, what the--?" 'Shut up, Ben'. " So, are you coming or not?" "Oh, yeah sure. I'll be there soon." He gave me a thumbs up then left. I sighed. Then, he barged into my room again. "Oh yeah. Have you seen Ben by any chance?" I tried to hide my nervousness. "Um, no... Maybe he's in his room." "Nah, I checked there already. But, if you do see him tell him to come to the lounge, it's 12." I smiled. "Will do." He left again.

I opened my laptop. "So? Does anyone know I'm in your computer?"

"No, but they do know you're gone. Get out quickly." I saw him push through my laptop's monitor. "Look out!" He fell out of the laptop...and onto my body. "Ow, ow, ow! Get off me!" He rolled onto the floor and stood up. "S-sorry about that." I got up. "Yeah, well next time watch where you're falling. Come on, let's get to the lounge." We both ran out of my room and up the stairs to the 3rd floor, where the lounge is. "Ben, time." He looked at his watch." 12:05."

"We are so dead." I ran faster. "Maybe you, but I died 9 years ago." "If I had eyes I'd roll them at you right now, Ben."

We reached the 3rd floor. "Come on!" Now, we just have to find the door to the lounge. But that was always hard. The 3rd floor consisted of a long hallway with tons of doors. The lounge's door was at the far end of the hallway. It was a sort of test from Slender to see how fast we were when it comes to meetings. It was 12:09 according to Ben when we got there. We bursted through the door.

"Ah, BEn ANd JaCK. RiGhT ON tIMe, MOrE oR LesS." We looked up at Slender. We could tell he was mad from his tone.

"We are so sorry, Slender." He offered his hand to help us up. "YoUr SeAts are ready for you." Ben plopped down on his bean bag seat and I picked a random chair. "Okay, now that everyone is settled in, let us begin this meeting. I would like to start off by addressing certain complaints in the mansion which have been filed by Jeff, Toby, Masky, Hoodie, Clockwork and Sally."

Ben's P.O.V.
Man, these meetings are so boring. What's Slender even talking about, anyways? Something about an address? Is he thinking about wearing a dress? It would be weird if he actually did. That suit and tie of his are really, really, really, really old. "And I've counted and 4.9/5 of these complaints are about Ben." I rolled my eyes. "Rumor has even spread that he has been traveling through cyberspace without my permission."

Huh?" I looked at Slender. "Ben, is this true?" I sat there and stared at him. Everyone was looking at me, but the face that stood out was Jack's. He gave me a nervous look. "Um, w-well you see I-um I..." Jack kept looking at me. "I...don't know what you're talking about. Sure, I've messed up before, but I would never go inside a computer without you knowing, Slender." Jack slapped his forehead again.

Slender's P.O.V.
He's lying. Definitely lying. I took a deep breath. "Okay, Ben. I hope you are sure of your answer." Jack sighed. "Is there anyone else who would like to bring something up? Anyone?" Clockwork raised her hand. "Yes, Clockwork?" She cleared her voice. "Me and Toby were doing the mission you assigned to us yesterday. After we killed the victim, there was a witness. We both tried to attack him but he ran away. From the way he was dressed, he might be in with the government."

"Well, I highly doubt that he was associated with the government, but you're right, he could report this to the authorities. I'll be sure to take care of it. Thank you, Clockwork." She sat down. "Anything else?" Jeff and Toby raised their hands next. I noticed Ben's nervous looks.

"Toby and Jeff," I said, keeping an eye on Ben. "Do you have a problem?

"Yeah, we got a problem," Toby spoke up. "Someone thrashed our rooms. What's weird is we found them all messed up at the same time. And I know only one person who has the ghastly guts to mess with two of your elite members." Ben's face turned pale."Obviously, it was Ben." We all stared at him again. "Uh..." "Ben, please don't do that again. You have already upset almost all of the Creepypastas."

"Yes, Slender." Ben rested his head on his hand.

"I believe that there are no more complaints?" No one spoke up this time. "Good. And now it is time for the final announcement....I'm leaving." Everyone gasped.

Jeff's P.O.V.
Slender's leaving?! It can't be! "What do you mean, Slender?" He sighed. "I know it's sad but I can't stay here forever. After watching your progress all these years I believe it's time that I leave you to yourselves. You're all so...mature now, well, all of you except for Ben." I looked at Ben who frowned. "Of course, there will be someone to take over for me." My ears perked up. "Someone to fulfill my duties and keep all of you in line. I trust that he will be a good leader to all of you." He? Slender couldn't possibly mean... "That man..." I listened carefully. "Is..." I couldn't take it anymore. "Jack." All the hope in my body suddenly dropped.

"What?!" Me and Jack exclaimed at the same time.

Slender nodded. "Yes, Jack. I have carefully kept an eye on all of you, and it would seem that Jack is most suitable for the job of taking over for me." I sat down and crossed my arms. "Jack, I hope you will make a good leader to guide all of your brothers and sisters." Jack stuttered. "I-i don't know what to say. Th-thank you." Slender sighed one last time, then stood up. "Okay, that should be it. I will be leaving in a week. If anyone has anything else to say, please speak up now." Everyone stayed silent. "This meeting has officially ended. A good day to you all." We all left the room quietly, except for Sally who stayed with Slender. She had tears in her eyes. "But I don't want you to leave." Slender patted her head. He said something which was too soft for me to understand. Then he noticed I was still there. He motioned his hand for me to leave.

Jack's P.O.V.
I can't believe it! I'm gonna be e new leader of the Creeepypastas! I'm freaking out! I ran to my room and started pacing around. "Whoa dude, are you okay?" Ben asked me. I allowed myself to plop down on my bed and sigh. "I don't know. Being the leader is a big honor and responsibility at the same time. I can't tell if I'm happy or sad right now. I don't think I even have the skills to be a good leader and--!" Ben put his finger on my mouth. "Be. Quiet."

I took a deep breath. "Okay. I'm calm now."

He took his finger off of my mouth. "You got this, bro! Sure, being a leader is a really huge responsibility and takes a lot of patience and understanding," I stared at him. "That's not helping." "But, if there's anyone I know who's got the skill and talent to guide us and lead us, it's you." I took another deep breath. "Let's go outside. I'm gonna microwave a pizza." I smiled. "Sure."

I got up from my bed and walked out of the room with Ben. He's right. I can do this. There will be trials ahead of me, but that'll just prove that I can do it. Like he said, if there's anyone who has the skill and talent, it's me. I can't wait to get started!