The Equestrian Bestiary: An A-Z
Chapter 21: Slen--+=de--001
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Slenderpony (Also known as “SLENdermaNE”)))))+=---_+-
MIGHT 5/5
RARITY 0/0
The SleNDERerpony is an enIGmatic creature soOOO rare; its very existEnce is contested among academic circles. Resembling a tall earth pony dressed in a sMARt black suit, its head bearing with no eYEs, mouth, nose or any other facial features. Sources and popular imagery have put the SlenderPONY at about twelve to twenty feet tall. The Slenderpony is generally depicted as having a nESt of long black protrusions growing from its flank which resemble tentacles.
The SLENDERpony is caPable of adept magic, rangINg from teleportation in a manner somewhat similar to the Unicorn; Invisibility and complete mastery over shadows, directing them and bending them as it will. THE Slenderpony also has the ability to drastically alter its size and form depending on the situation, even spouting more tentacles from its back to be used as extra legs or arms to ensnare victims. The creature is frequently associated with woodland areas and fog.
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OrshouldInotwishingIwould
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Noonecouldhearmydeathly screams
Thepalestponytheblackestsuit
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Orstalkyoutillyoujustgiveup
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Hetakesyouwhenyouleastexpect
Boilyouupandeatyourneck
He'llleaveyourbodynottoeat
Butstapleyourbodyonatree
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What lITTLE we know of the ʎuodɹǝpuǝlS points towards some sort of connection CLOSER AND CLOSER AND CLOSER to younger members of the Pony species, usually Fillies under the age of twelve; and many recORDS of the Slenderpony centre arOUnd disappearing children, who are actively stalked by the creature for weeks and weeks, usually brining out a psychotic sense of paranoia in its victims.
The most recent account we have of the Slenderpony at the time of publishing is a transcript, copied below with kind permission, concerning the deaths of a family of Unicorns in Manehattan. The Sapphires.
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CASE FILED: The Sapphire Family owned the house and the some of the surrounding woodland for fifty years. Happy. Happy happy happy. The owners were Blue Sapphire (age 32- DECEASED), Ruby Sapphire (wife, age 29 - DECEASED) and Crystal Sapphire (daughter, age 9 - DECLARED MISSING).
On the morning of sun’s dawn 15th, neighbors of the Sapphires called the local mare patrol, describing the sound of screams, roaring and FIRE spells coming from the hohohohohohohohohohohohohold.
Sheriff, and two deputies, Corporal and Defender, arrived at the household farm forty minutes later. The exterior of the house had been TORN APART, as if it had been attacked by a tornado. (Sheriff took a moment to confirm with local sources the Pegasi had no extreme weather plans that day.) Inside the house, defender reports said that there was blood all over the living room, kitchen, and hall way.
Ruby was found in the bathroom, barricaded behind some furniture. Next to her was the body of her husband, killed by what seemed to be a fire spell directly to his chest. Ruby’s horn was still glowing with magical discharge that had not yet dissipated.
From corporal’s report:
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"Ruby looked insane. Crazy! She had this real look of madness in her eyes. She didn’t seem to notice that we were in the room, and she didn’t respond at all when we asked her the whereabouts of her daughter. It was mighty chilling.”
Ruby was arrested and charged with the murder of her Husband Unicorn. Due to her highly unstable mental condition, she was sent to the Sunset Asylum in Baltimare.
It was two years before Ruby began to regain her speech, and on the third anniversary of the murder Dr. Academic called
Sheriff in Manehattan.
Sheriff: Alright, Ms Sapphire. We’re recording now.
Ruby: (Panting erratically) Are the doors locked? Are we safe?
Sheriff: Yes, the doors are locked as you requested. And as you can see, we’ve flooded the room with light. Ain’t no shadows in here. You’re safe. Now tell me what happened that night in Manehattan.
Ruby: Crystal….Said she had a S-shadow stalking her. Screamed for us to come outside. We never thought…Oh the screaming…
Sheriff: Please remain calm, Ms Sapphire. What happened?
Ruby: W…went out there… It was there… the eyes… no…. no eyes. Or mouth…
Sheriff: What did you see? What was it?
Ruby: I ran inside, it had them. Screaming, so much screaming and no eyes to see. Just shadows. It had them.
Sheriff: Who had them?
Ruby: It was a Pony. Really tall and skinny, wearing a suit. Such a beautiful suit…. It had them. They screamed at me: “KILL ME! KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILL ME!!!!”
(Ruby starts screaming for a few moments, then slams hooves onto the table)
Sheriff: You killed Blue? You killed your husband?
Ruby: Saved him. Had to….save him.
Sheriff: Did you KIILILILLLLLLLLLLL00101010101010101101011011110101001011010001010101 crystal?
Ruby: No….He came after me, but never moved. Just stared. With NO EYES!! I sent bolts of fire at him…Blue taught me that…
Sheriff: And then?
(Ruby goes into a screaming fit, slamming her face against the table. She is restrained and the interview ends.)
Although it was not OBVIOUS to the DEAD investigators at the time, the JUDGEMENT on the Sapphire home bears all the hall marks of OUR LORDS attack. The Stalking of the child, the lack of facial features on the assailant and the apt description all point towards the SLENDERMANE being responsible. Crystal was never found, and the Case was declared COLD.
You learn about him.
He finds you.
You're next.
He's going to eat you.
Have a nice day.....