Jeff's POV:
Toby bursted through the door yelling for someone to get help. Jane ran off to go find E.J. or Slendy. only after I saw what Toby was carrying, did I see why he was so panicked. He was carrying a small boy (bridal style) who looked to be around twelve. The boy's eyes were closed so I obviously couldn't determine his eye color, but I did notice a few other things... First off, the boy was incredibly pale! He could've been a creepypasta. But that was impossible. He was probably just another kid roaming the woods. The second thing I noticed, was that he was wearing Link cosplay (From legends of Zelda.) Two more things I saw was that he A. Kind of looked like an elf! And by that I mean he had very pointy ears. (That were tilted down.) And B. Had platinumt blonde hair.
Soon after, Slenderman burst into the room, followed by E.J. and Jane. E.J. moved closer to Toby. "Put him down on the couch." I scooted over and smile dog relocated to my lap as Toby set the still, but not lifless body on the couch. Upon closer inspection I noticed two new things. One, he had wounds, hand prints. Surrounding his neck. Had he been choked out by someone?. And two, he was wearing a lime green collar. That was odd... E.J. needed to check his blood pressure and heartbeat or whatever. So they removed the boys shirt only to find fresh cuts. They looked to be... Slash marks? Next they took off the boy's gloves, boots, and socks. There were more cuts on his wrists and ankles, though these cuts seemed to be more neat than the ones on his back and chest. E.J. gave a concerned look to the rest of the pastas after around a half an our of examining. "What is it?" Jane questioned E.J. with a worried expression. E.J. sighed. "It seems that the cuts on his back and chest were caused by a whip or something like that. I am afraid to say that the ones on his wrists and ankles weren't caused but another being... "So you're saying the kid cuts himself?!" I blurted without warning. "Yes Jeff. I am." He responded calmly.
Soon after, everyone walked back in the room to see the boy sitting up against the arm of the couch. He was facing the other pastas and I. "W- what do y- you w- want with m- me?!" The boy quivered he was clearly on the verge of crying. Once I saw his eyes I gasped, not expecting him to be a creepypasta. "Oh no. No, no, no, no! The master is going to kill me!" The boy rambled as he reached up to the sides of his head and grabbed his hair. The "whites" of his eyes were pure black, and his pupils were glowing red. Everyone else looked just as shocked as me. "Who is your master?" I asked. He was reluctant... "Z- Z..." He then took a deep breath and whispered, "Zalgo..." Everyone gasped and some even took a step or two back. But I (Like the manly man I am,) started walking towards him. "St- Stay back! I'll hurt you! I dont want to!" He started crying. But he didn't cry normal tears... His tears were a crimson red. "Oh my God!" Jane screamed in pity. "Don't look at me!" He shouted. Wait... Did he just... Glitch?! No! thats impossible! He hugged his knees to his chest and burried his face in his knees. "I'm just an ugly proxie that nobody likes or wants." He quietly sobbed. Wait did he say proxie?! 'You know what? That doesn't matter right now.' I told myself.
Ben's POV:
I couldn't believe I was crying in front of these strangers! Wait a minute... SHIT! I told them I was a proxie! 'It doesn't matter anyways.' I thought. "So... Earlier you said 'Master'..." I heard the black haired guy say. "Yeah... We kinda have to." I looked up and wiped my tears with the back of my sleeve. He looked confused. "Did I say something?" I asked as my ears tilted down ever so slightly. "No I was just wanting to ask you some things... "Ummm... okay. Sure!" I sat up as everyone watched me. "First... Are you dead?" Did they check my pulse or something?! My ears went all the way down. "Y- yes." I responded reluctantly. "Me too!!" I heard a little girl yell with... Joy? Me ears perked up a little. "How did you die?" He asked. I gave out a short sigh."I was d- drowned..." He looked shocked. "By who?" I was starting to get more uncomfortable. My ears lowered again as I shifted. "M- my d-dad and b-brothers..." I looked at the ground like a child that was being scolded for something. "Toby told us he found you on the middle of the woods... why?" He was persistent for sure. "I ran away. But now I realize that if he finds me, I'm absolutely going to die." I was still staring at the ground when I heard another man's voice speak to me. "What is your name, child?" I looked up to see a tall man wearing a black suit. He also had no face. "Benjamin Drowned. But I perfer Ben Drowned or even just Ben." "Well Ben, where would you like to sleep." He offered me the names of some people and pointed out who was who. I got up and walked past him to the t.v. "Can I sleep in here?" I asked. "In this room?" The man questioned. "No. In the t.v." I responded. "This Kid is on something!" a woman with a clock for an eye spoke."
Third Person POV:
Ben ran his hand along the television. "Its broken" clockwork informed him. He got a shock in his finger and smirked. "Hey kid you okay?" Jeff asked. Ben didn't reply. He touched the tv in the same spot and got shocked again. He smiled even wider. He touched it again but this time his hand went right through the tv. "What the fuck?!" Clockwork yelled. "You'll see" Ben smiled at clockwork. The screen lit up as Ben zipped into oblivion. "Ben?!" Jeff called out. Then a title screen loaded on the tv. "How did he-?" It loaded in fully. "Majora's mask?" Jeff read the screen. a save file called "Ben" was loaded. The screen glitched itself into gameplay. Static played on the screen for a solid minute. "Interesting..." Slenderman stood with his arms crossed. The game loaded as if someone were playing it. "What kinda voodoo shit is this?! " Clockwork yelled at the screen. Then a dialog box appeared. The box was titled "BEN". "Cool, isn't it?" The box read. "How can you do this?" Slenderman questioned the television screen. "It's quite simple really. I can possess anything digital!" "WOW THAT'S SO COOL!" Sally and Lazari cheered in unison. "Well, actually..." Ben hopped out of the game. "It's more of a curse..." Ben's ears drooped down again as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Ben." Slenderman drew his attention. Ben looked up at the tall figure. "Y- yes?" He replied, his voice wavering, seemingly afraid of something. Slenderman put a hand on Ben's shoulder as everyone watched Ben flinch and gasp ever so discreetly. "Who gave you these cuts and scars?" Ben's eyes widened and he pulled away from Slenderman. "I- I- I... can't tell you." He was about to cry again.
Ben's POV:
'Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry!' I thought to myself. I couldn't hold it in. So I glitched into a random room. I could hear "Jeff" as the tall man called him yell out my name. "Ben! Where are you?!" "Everybody search the house! He couldn't have gone far with those wounds!" Called out an unfamiliar male voice. 'Shit!' I thought, Tears burned my eyes like bleach. "kay think Ben!" I whispered to myself. "The closet!" I ran over to the closet in the room just in time to hear Jeff walk in the room. I knew it was him because he said something. "Ben?" I didn't respond. "Benjamin?" He called again. I didn't even breathe. Then he went silent for a moment. "L.i.n.k?" This made me furious. I drew my sword, glitched onto his back and held my sword to his throat. "I FOUND HI-" I pressed my sword against his throat slightly as everyone else bursted into the room. "don't. EVER. Call me Link." I whisper-shouted in his ear. Then I glitched off his back and into a far corner of the room realizing the rest had seen my little "Outburst".
Jeff's POV:
I was actually really shocked that something so small could be so scary. All of a sudden, Ben fell to the floor. He landed with both his knees and one hand on the floor while the other hand reached up and grabbed the collar. "GAHH!" He started to cry even more. "STOP! PLEASE!" Ben screamed as he fell onto his stomach and curled into a ball. Slenderman walked over to the boy who was now pulling at is hair, whilst violently shaking, crying, and screaming. "it's okay child." Slenderman tried to calm him down.
Third Person POV:
Everyone heard a 'Click' and knew that that meant the collar had turned off. But he was still having trouble breathing. "He's having a panic attack!" E.J. yelled from the small crowd. Toby pushed his way through the gathering of other pastas. "M- m- m- move! o-out of m-m-my wa-way!" His tics getting worse and worse as his anxiety heightened. he calmed himself down on his way over. Ben was now sitting against the wall in the corner, hugging his knees, struggling to breathe. Ben looked up at him as he told him the following... "Ben. I-its ok. Just b-b-breathe. E-even if you think that y-you c-can't." It seemed to have a major effect on Ben because he stopped struggling and crying. "Is that b-b-better?" Ben sniffled and nodded after wiping his tears. "J-jeff?" Jeff looked at Ben. "Mm?" "I'm really sorry! It's just kind of a... sensitive topic for me..." Ben looked a Jeff almost desperately for forgiveness. "It's fine... Shorty" Everybody but Ben chuckled. "I AM NOT SHORT!" His voice cracked as he began to stand up. He turned red with anger. He glitched in front of Jeff with the CUTEST EFFING POUTY FACE EVERRR! And said, "I'm not short..." "Whatever you say shortstack!" "GAHHHH!" Ben yelled with frustration. But then he caved in and a giggle was heard from the smol bean. Everyone just stared at him as his face flushed thinking he did something wrong. (Poor bean) "D-did I do something?" He stuttered. "That. Was. ADORABLE!!!" Jane screeched as Jeff flinched away. (R.I.P Jeff's eardrums. XD)
So how are y'all liking it so far? This is my first story on here and I'm super excited. 1856 words in total! 💖
