The train we were on, had noticeably slowed with the sound of a train whistle, and after hearing the wheels squeal for a moment, the train stopped.

"This is Canterlot!" exclaimed the conductor, "Next stop, Fillydelphia, Baltimare, and Ponyville!"

"This is our stop," stated Twilight as she left the train car, "let's go everypony."

"Um..." I started nervously, still following behind, "how do we make sure that none of the ponies will think I'm a threat? I mean," I said as I gestured to myself, "I'm not exactly the most normal looking being out here."

"Trust us," Rainbow said confidently while flying beside me at my full height, bumping her chest with her hoof, "we've saved Equestria a few times, I think we can handle them."

I immediately felt many pairs of eyes looking my direction, I ignored them as best as I could.

"While a bit crudely worded," Rarity grumbled a bit, then perked back up with a smile, "she is quite right, we are practically national heroes, plus I have some connections here, so I can probably help you out with them."

"Besides," Twilight waved a dismissive hoof, "I normally don't wave it around like a banner, I am Princess Celestia's student, so I might, be able to get away with using it for a favor just this one time."

"Waitwaitwait," I said, stopping in place, shocked at my luck, "you are Celestia's student?"

"Y-yeah," Twilight said, blushing a bit, then gained a look of confusion, "I didn't tell you before?"

"No," I said simply, and gestured to all six of the mares before me and continued to walk when they started again, "nor was I aware that you six were heroes, I guess I got really lucky when I stumbled across you in that library."

"I suppose so," Twilight said, then looked back to me, "By the way, do you have any idea why the Princess sent out that summons for you and your brothers?"

At first the whispers were almost unnoticeable, now they were just barely below talking level, I continued to ignore.

"I believe I do," I stated, then raised my left hand quickly, "but, I could very well be wrong, yet... it could deal with what happened around... what was it? A little more than a thousand years ago, today?"

They all looked at me like I had just gone and lost my marbles.

"...what?" I asked, "Was it something I said?"

"Ah think that ah speak for everypony when ah say this," Applejack stated, "When isn't there going ta be something from Equestria's past that we have to deal with?"

I looked at them in confusion, "Like who?" I asked.

"Nightmare Moon," Twilight answered, making freeze up for a moment, "and Discord."

"Let's not forget Sombra," Pinkie added, if I didn't know better, my jaw would've dropped, as I froze in place, "he was a real doozy!"

The part of my face where my right eye technically is, twitched as I comprehended what was just said.

"Uh," Rainbow said, unsure of what to say taps Twilight's head, "Twi?" Rainbow then pointed to me.

Twilight looked at Rainbow, then her gaze follow Rainbow's hoof and was a bit shocked at seeing me like, then I suddenly straightened myself.

"Hmm..." I hummed, then mumbled to myself, "It seems like I do have to give Celestia a piece of my mind as well, even if a bit tamer to what Pyramid may say or do." Then continued forward towards the group.

"Slender Man?" Twilight asked, "Are you OK?"

"Yes," I stated seriously, "but you have brought something up that I'm going to have to discuss with her majesty."

"Oh, OK," Twilight said, nodding in understanding, "speaking of, we're here."

I looked up at the castle in front, and surprised at the size of it, I was also surprised that I didn't notice it when we came up.

"Halt," ordered a guard, a unicorn male, mostly towards me, "who are you and state your business."

"I am Slender Man," I answered swiftly yet sternly, "I have come to answer the summons of Princess."

The guard looked around for a moment, then back to me, "And the others?" he asked.

Thinking he was talking about the ponies with me, I responded and gestured towards them, "They have guided me here, kept me company, and kept me distracted from the-"

"That is not what I was talking about," the guard cut me off, irritating me a bit, "the other three that are supposed to be with you, where are they?"

"Oh," I said, then tried to put on a curious face, rather hard when you have a literal blank expression, "I wasn't told that the others were supposed to come with me."

The guard sighed, "Let me check with the Princess," he then walked through the doors.

After a few minutes, the guard returned wearing the same neutral expression.

"She has allowed your audience," the guard stated, "but she will ask why the others are not here with you."

"Understood," I said, and as he held the door for he with his magic, I walked in.

I looked around as I walked down the hall, and saw them, the stain glass windows. They depicted the events of many years gone past and some more recent ones. 'But none with us in them,' I thought as I continued down the hall and saw her, Princess Celestia, standing beside a large, heavily decorated door.

"...Celestia?" I asked, mostly to get her attention.

Her body tensed up, then relaxed, though for barely a fraction of a second, and turned around to look towards me.

"Slender Man," she stated with a neutral tone, looking at him as if examining him, "I must say I'm surprised that you are here standing before me."

"I'm pleased to see you again after so long," I said pleasantly, "however, I believe there is something I need to discuss with you about."

"Indeed," Celestia said, still looking him up and down, "if you are who you say you are, then you know me well enough to know I was expecting all of you to arrive."

"Well," I started, scratching the back of my head thinking, "remember that battle you had with Nightmare Moon?"

Celestia's neutral expression turned sad, "Y-yes," she answered.

"And how that your attack was reflected towards us?" I continued to ask.

Celestia sighed, "Yes," she answered solemly.

"Well," I started once more, "while the attack did obliterate us, we were still alive."

"But how?" Celestia asked, "I couldn't find you anywhere I had scanned everywhere for all of you, hoping that my suspicions were false, yet..." she stopped, just on the verge of tears.

"Well, in a way, it was because of you," I stated gesturing towards her with my hand.

"...what...?" Celestia asked not quite sure she heard him right.

"Your magic," I continued, "had interacted with us in a way that it didn't quite kill us, but it weakened us and threw us into a pocket dimension. One that was either no longer used or hasn't been used.

"And then there was a problem," I continued to explain, "we had been weakened to the point where we couldn't leave the place, not for a few weeks anyway."

Celestia then looked at me in confusion, her eyes a little puffy, and asked "Weeks? *sniff* But it has been-"

"A little over a thousand years, we know this," I stated sternly, then calmly continued, "Time in that zone is by far slower than the time here. I bet by the time I get back here,
it will have been only about a few minutes, maybe less."

"But why aren't the others here?" Celestia asked, sounding almost desperate, "You have explained to me everything but-"

"Excuse me," I cut her off, slightly annoyed, her muzzle closed, "Thank you. As I was going to say, while we had gained the ability to go outside, we have only gained enough power make it so only one of us can leave at a time."

Her eyes widen at that statement, "That means... your over all power is still limited?" she guessed.

"Correct," I answered, "and every time we leave
that void, we regain more energy more quickly than while in there, but we still have to use our energy within it in order to make it so that more of us can leave, soon we can have two out at the same time."

"That's wonderful," Celestia said, wiping her eyes with her hoof, "and before I end this session, I still have one more question, yet mostly out of curiosity."

"Well, I still have one myself," I said as I shrugged, "so one question for another."

"Alright," she nodded in agreement, then looked at me with a bemused expression, "so, why 'The Faceless Ones'?

I shrugged, "It fits," I answered simply, "for some of us, it is a literal description, for one of us, it is more metaphorical. Remember Nightmare?"

"Oh, right," Celestia said, a bit uncomfortably, then straightened out, "So what was your question?"

"Oh, right," I said, then cleared my throat, then continued, "Why is there a group of six mares protecting Equestria and not you?"

I sighed, "So, the Elements," I started, "you and your sister are no longer connected them, however they are connected to those six mares?

"Yes," Celestia answered simply.

"And that's why they have been protecting Equestria?"

"Yes."

I sigh once more, "Alright," I said exhausted, "I suppose it is time for me to go."

"Alright," Celestia said and started to walk away, then froze when I put hand on her.

"Just letting you know," I said cautiously, "the other three will be visiting, Pyramid Head will be the last, but most infuriated."

I could swear I heard Celestia gulp, yet she turned around with a small smile on her face, "Thank you for the warning," she said gratefully, "I will be sure to be prepared for their arrivals, any idea who may arrive next?"

I shrugged, "Either Nightmare or Keeper," I answered.

"OK," she said, nodding, "I hope to see you again."

"Me too Celestia," I stated and started to walk away, "me too." I then teleport.

Back at the edge of the Everfree Forest, I walk around one of the trees and find myself in the void once again, the others in front of me.

"I'm back," I stated, "with some news, both good and bad."

Author's Notes:

Oh, geez. How was Celestia's attack reflected towards 'The Faceless Ones'? Slender Man has returned to tell them good and bad news? Who will be next? The Devourer of Children's Nightmares or the Protector of Manehattan? Most will be revealed in the next chapter.

Tell me what you guys think and what I could add, I always encourage people to creatively criticize me and my work. This is Ultimate Brony signing off.

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