Player's POV: 

After being dropped off at school by the bus, I find myself standing back, away from Here school's front double yellow doors in fright. 

Filename2 had contacted me a few days ago while I was at home playing sick. He had reached out to me in a dream saying that I had to come back to Here school immediately. He didn't say why, other than that supposedly something major had changed while I was gone.

I hope everything's alright. 

Building up some courage from within me, I step forward and outstretch my hand towards the doors, feeling the cold steel of the handle in my palm. I push the doors open with a small creek and step inside, expecting to hear Mr. Baldi's particular greeting, but instead all I'm greeted by is silence. A creepy, unfitting silence. 

I shiver nervously and rub both my arms in apprehension. 

Where is everyone? Is this what Filename2 meant earlier? Was this the change? 

The door behind me shuts with a click as I anxiously step forward, deeper into the school's labyrinth. I decide to head to class to avoid further delay and punishment, and walk up to Mr. Baldi's classroom. 

I wasn't sure what to expect when I gently push open the doors. 

I peer inside and anxiously dart my eyes around the room. 

There was no one in sight.

What the hell? Where is everyone?

Answering my question, the door behind me shuts with a slam and I flinch. I quickly turn around, and come face to face with a particular angry, bald man with a ruler in his hands. 

Mr. Baldi. 

"So, you've finally come back. What took you so long Player?" Mr. Baldi asks as he taps his ruler in his hand.

I nervously gulp and take a few steps away from him. I didn't like where this conversation was heading.

"I-I was sick sir. Very sick. I came down with p-pneumonia." I lie.

Mr. Baldi quickly catches onto my lie and he growls, seemingly unamused with it. 

"Don't lie to me Player." Mr. Baldi growls as he steps forward, his ruler slapping impatiently in his hands.

"I'm not lying sir. I was really sick." I persist. 

He frowns as I continue to lie.

"Honest Mr. Baldi, you can even ask my parents." I continue, "I was bedridden for days." 

Mr. Baldi humphs, clearly still suspicious of me and my obvious lie.

"I don't believe you." He growls, "But I am going to look into this. Starting with your parents." 

I gulp as he continues to stare me down. I was beyond screwed. 

He motions with his head towards the desks. 

"Take a seat, class will be beginning shortly." Mr. Baldi explains.

I eagerly nod and quickly take a seat, setting my school bag down next to the desk and grabbing a pencil. 

As I sat there, waiting for class to start, Mr. Baldi went up to his desk and sat down waiting patiently for the other students to arrive. While I'm waiting along with him, I quickly recall my mission and anxiously look back towards the classroom door. 

I need to get out of here. I need to find Filename2. 

"Something on your mind Player?" Mr. Baldi abruptly asks. 

I dart my head back up to the front and meet his unnerving stare. 

"Y-yes, I-I was wondering if I could use the restroom sir."  I ask. 

Mr. Baldi sighs.

"FIne. You have five minutes." Mr. Baldi concludes. 

I smile and thank him as I get up to leave. 

"Thank you Mr. Baldi, I'll be right back."

"You better." Mr. Baldi growls.

I feel a shiver run it's course down my spine to his threat and quickly make my way out of the classroom and into the hallway. I had to find Filename2 and fast. 

I decide that it'd probably be best if I started my search in Mr. Baldi's office first and rush over there. 

Upon my arrival, I quickly open up the door and peer inside.

"Filename2? Filename2 are you in here?" I whisper. 

"P̷l̵a̶y̸e̵r̷?̷ ̶I̵s̴ ̵t̴h̸a̷t̴ ̴y̴o̵u̷?̴" A familiar voice asks. 

I look up towards Mr. Baldi's desk and notice Filename2 standing behind it. He smiles after noticing me and rushes out from behind the desk, eager to greet me.

"I̵'̵m̵ ̴s̵o̷ ̵g̵l̸a̵d̸ ̸y̵o̶u̸'̸r̸e̷ ̶h̶e̶r̶e̴.̷ ̶I̴ ̵w̷a̵s̵ ̵w̷o̷r̸r̸i̷e̸d̴ ̸y̴o̸u̸ ̵w̶o̸u̴l̴d̵n̷'̸t̷ ̶g̷e̶t̸ ̶m̴y̶ ̴m̷e̵s̸s̴a̶g̷e̴.̷" Filename2 says. 

"I'm glad to see you too." I reply, "So what's the issue? You didn't really elaborate it to me when you reached out to me." I ask.

"O̵h̸ ̷y̷e̵s̷,̶ ̶w̴e̸l̸l̸ ̷y̷o̴u̵ ̶s̵e̷e̵ ̷i̴t̷'̷s̶ ̵B̶a̶l̶d̸i̴.̵ ̵H̶e̶'̸s̷ ̵g̵o̸t̸t̵e̸n̷ ̶s̷t̷r̸o̸n̸g̸e̸r̷.̶" Filename2 explains.

My eyes widen.

"Stronger? Stronger how?" I ask. 

Filename2 shrugs. 

"I̷ ̴d̸o̴n̵'̴t̸ ̴k̷n̴o̶w̵,̵ ̵b̸u̷t̸ ̴I̷ ̵f̸e̷a̵r̵ ̷i̶t̶ ̶h̶a̷s̷ ̵t̸o̶ ̸d̶o̶ ̸w̸i̷t̸h̶ ̵y̵o̶u̶r̸ ̸t̸e̷a̶c̷h̷e̸r̷ ̶M̶s̷.̶ ̶L̶e̴v̶i̷/̷K̵o̷h̶l̵.̶ ̸I̵ ̸f̴e̶a̵r̸ ̷t̵h̸a̸t̶ ̴s̷h̴e̶'̶s̸ ̵g̸i̸v̵e̷n̵ ̷u̵p̸.̵"

"Given up?!" I ask worryingly. "No, this can't be! We need to find her!" 

Filename2 nods. 

"W̵e̷ ̸d̵o̷,̷ ̵a̷n̸d̵ ̶I̷ ̶h̴a̶v̷e̶ ̴a̸ ̵f̴e̴e̷l̷i̶n̶g̵ ̴I̶ ̵k̶n̴o̷w̵ ̸w̴h̸e̶r̵e̷ ̸h̴e̴'̸s̴ ̵k̵e̶e̸p̴i̸n̴g̵ ̷h̶e̸r̷.̷" 

My eyes sparkle to life. 

"You do?! Where is she?" I demand.

"S̵h̷e̶'̷s̵ ̸s̷t̸i̸l̷l̵ ̴h̶e̴r̶e̷,̶ ̸i̶n̷ ̴t̵h̵e̴ ̶s̸c̴h̷o̶o̴l̸.̵" Filename2 responds. "I̷ ̴h̴e̵a̴r̶d̵ ̴h̴e̵r̸ ̷s̷c̴r̸e̸a̵m̷i̵n̸g̵ ̵t̷h̴e̴ ̵o̸t̴h̷e̷r̸ ̵d̸a̵y̴.̸" 

My eyes widen. 

"Screaming? In the school? Still? How can you be so sure?" I ask.

"W̵e̶l̸l̷,̴ ̵I̷'̸v̵e̵ ̶b̸e̶e̵n̸ ̶w̵a̵t̸c̸h̴i̷n̷g̸ ̸M̶r̵.̴ ̵B̸a̷l̵d̵i̶ ̵f̴o̶r̸ ̸q̵u̵i̴t̸e̵ ̴s̸o̸m̴e̸ ̶t̷i̶m̵e̸ ̴n̷o̷w̴,̵ ̵a̵n̶d̸ ̴o̸d̷d̴l̵y̷ ̸e̵n̶o̴u̴g̶h̶,̴ ̶e̸v̸e̴r̸ ̴s̵i̴n̶c̷e̷ ̸M̸s̸.̸ ̴L̶e̸v̵i̷/̴K̴o̷h̴l̵'̵s̴ ̵d̷i̶s̵a̶p̸p̴e̴a̶r̵a̴n̷c̴e̵,̸ ̵h̶e̷'̸s̶ ̸b̵e̶e̷n̵ ̴q̷u̵i̴t̴e̶ ̵a̸b̵s̸e̷n̴t̴ ̴f̵r̴o̷m̴ ̸t̶h̶e̴ ̶s̵c̷h̷o̷o̵l̴.̷" Filename2 explains. 

"What? What does his absence have to do with-"

"I̵'̵m̷ ̷n̴o̷t̶ ̴f̷i̷n̸i̸s̵h̸e̴d̸.̵" Filename2 growls. 

I flinch to his change in tone and look down towards the floor. 

"I'm sorry. Please continue."

Filename2 huffs.

"I̴t̴'̸s̶ ̸f̵i̷n̷e̵,̷ ̵n̶o̴w̶ ̴a̸s̶ ̷I̶ ̵w̵a̶s̴ ̷s̵a̷y̷i̴n̶g̷.̶ ̸he̶'̷s̵ ̶b̷e̴e̶n̴ ̵a̷b̷s̷e̷n̷t̵ ̷f̴r̶o̴m̷ ̴t̸h̵e̶ ̸s̵c̶h̷o̷o̶l̴,̷ ̶b̴u̶t̵ ̸n̸o̴t̷ ̷e̵n̶t̷i̶r̶e̴l̸y̷.̷" Filename2 explains, "W̵h̴e̷n̴ ̶h̷e̸ ̷l̸e̶a̴v̸e̵s̶,̷ ̴I̷ ̷c̵a̶n̸ ̷s̷t̵i̵l̴l̵ ̵d̸e̵t̴e̵c̸t̴ ̵h̴i̸s̵ ̶p̵r̵e̶s̷e̷n̸c̶e̵ ̶m̴i̴n̷u̸t̶e̷s̵ ̵l̶a̴t̸e̸r̴ ̵w̴i̷t̷h̶i̷n̴ ̷t̶h̶e̵ ̷s̷c̸h̸o̷o̸l̶.̶ ̶I̵t̸'̴s̴ ̸f̷a̶i̷n̵t̷,̸ ̵b̵u̴t̴ ̸i̵t̵'̸s̶ ̵t̸h̸e̸r̸e̸,̴ ̵a̴n̶d̵ ̶o̴d̴d̴l̶y̵ ̷e̵n̷o̸u̴g̴h̵,̵ ̸i̵t̸'̸s̸ ̸b̵e̸l̴o̴w̶ ̴u̸s̶.̷" 

"Below us?" I ask, "Are you saying Here school has a basement?" 

Filename2 nods. 

"Y̸e̴s̶,̵ ̷b̸u̷t̸ ̵i̴t̵'̷s̴ ̷b̵e̵e̵n̸ ̵a̶b̶a̵n̵d̷o̵n̵e̸d̵ ̶f̶o̴r̸ ̵q̷u̷i̸t̴e̵ ̶s̸o̸m̴e̴ ̸t̸i̶m̴e̸;̸ ̷t̶h̵e̷ ̷s̵c̵h̶o̶o̷l̸ ̷d̷o̴e̷s̸n̵'̴t̸ ̸u̷s̴e̵ ̵i̷t̵ ̶a̵n̸y̵m̷o̶r̷e̸.̷" 

"So, how do we get down there?" I ask. "Last I checked, there's no way to get down there from within the school."

"O̷h̵,̸ ̶b̶u̷t̴ ̵t̸h̸e̸r̸e̵ ̸i̷s̶.̶ ̵I̴t̴'̴s̸ ̵j̶u̵s̷t̵ ̸s̵e̷a̴l̶e̶d̷ ̴o̸f̶f̸.̷" Filename2 smiles. 

My heart swells with excitement.

"Really? Where is it?" I ask.

Filename2 chuckles.

"I̵t̴'̴s̴ ̸b̸e̴h̷i̵n̴d̷ ̷t̸h̷e̵ ̵m̷a̶n̴'̵s̴ ̶p̷o̸r̷t̵r̶a̴i̸t̶ ̶i̷n̶ ̶t̴h̴e̷ ̶h̷a̵l̴l̷s̸.̷ ̶Y̷o̷u̵ ̴k̷n̶o̷w̸,̵ ̷t̸h̷e̷ ̵p̶o̷o̵r̷l̶y̸ ̶c̶r̷u̷d̷e̷ ̷d̴r̵a̶w̸n̴ ̵o̴n̴e̴?̴" Filename2 describes. 

"Oh that one! There's a door to the basement behind that?" I ask.

He nods. 

"Y̵e̷s̸.̸ ̷I̶t̷ ̵l̸e̴a̷d̸s̶ ̸s̷t̸r̶a̵i̷g̴h̶t̸ ̷t̸o̶ ̶t̵h̴e̶ ̸b̵a̵s̸e̷m̷e̷n̵t̴." 

I smile.

"Well then what are we waiting for?! Let's go save her!" I exclaim as I turn to leave. 

Filename2's eyes widen.

"W̴a̴i̴t̵!̵" He yells. 

I stop at the door and turn around, curious as to why he wanted me to stop.

"What? What's wrong?" I ask.

Filename2 sighs. 

"I̴ ̸c̶a̸n̶'̴t̸ ̶l̴e̶a̴v̴e̵.̸"

I perk up an eyebrow.

"What? What do you mean you can't leave?" I ask.

"I̴'̵m̷ ̷b̶o̸u̸n̵d̶ ̶t̶o̵ ̷t̴h̸i̴s̶ ̶r̶o̵o̵m̸.̷ ̴C̴o̸n̸d̷e̷m̵n̴e̶d̵ ̵h̴e̵r̵e̵ ̶b̸y̸ ̶B̴a̴l̸d̴i̷.̴" He explains. "I̶'̴m̶ ̷s̶o̸r̴r̸y̸.̴"

"W-what? Condemned? No, there's got to be a way. I can't do this by myself!" I exclaim.

Filename2 hums in thought.

"I̴ ̸k̷n̷o̶w̶,̷ ̴I̶ ̵k̶n̷o̸w̷,̸ ̵b̴u̷t̴ ̶t̴h̵e̸r̴e̴'̷s̶ ̴n̸o̸ ̴o̸t̸h̴e̸r̸ ̶w̴a̶y̸.̸ ̸I̷ ̷c̵a̵n̷'̷t̷ ̶l̶e̴a̴v̶e̸.̵ ̴W̴e̸l̷l̸,̶ ̸u̷n̵l̸e̵s̷s̵,̶" Filename2 pauses. 

"Unless what?" I ask.

"U̴n̸l̸e̵s̴s̸ ̵I̵ ̵i̶n̸h̶a̶b̷i̸t̴ ̸a̴n̵o̶t̸h̸e̴r̵ ̴f̶o̷r̷m̷.̷ ̴M̴a̸y̵b̴e̶ ̵i̶f̷ ̵I̶ ̸c̶a̵n̶ ̵p̴o̴s̴s̶e̶s̷s̸ ̷y̷o̵u̴,̴ ̷I̶'̶l̷l̴ ̶b̸e̴ ̷a̸b̵l̵e̵ ̸t̵o̶ ̵l̴e̵a̵v̴e̶.̸" He suggests.

My eyes widen and I shake my head. 

"What?! Possess me?! No, no fucking way." I yell. 

"I̷t̸'̵s̴ ̵t̴h̸e̴ ̴o̸n̴l̸y̷ ̷w̸a̴y̷ ̷P̴l̶a̸y̶e̷r̷,̴ ̸o̷t̷h̸e̴r̷w̶i̶s̷e̵,̴ ̷y̴o̶u̷'̵r̴e̶ ̸g̷o̶i̵n̸g̶ ̶t̸o̴ ̷h̸a̴v̶e̴ ̴t̸o̴ ̷s̴a̸v̸e̶ ̷M̵s̷.̴ ̶L̷e̵v̷i̴/̴K̷o̷h̵l̸ ̸o̸n̸ ̶y̷o̴u̷r̷ ̴o̷w̵n̵,̸ ̵a̵n̸d̷ ̴I̵ ̵d̶o̸n̵'̶t̶ ̸t̷h̸i̵n̵k̷ ̶y̷o̴u̶ ̸h̷a̶v̵e̴ ̸w̵h̸a̸t̸ ̷i̵t̴ ̸t̵a̷k̶e̴s̶ ̶t̴o̴ ̶t̷a̵k̴e̵ ̸o̸n̶ ̴M̸r̶.̸ ̷B̷a̵l̴d̶i̸ ̵a̶l̴l̷ ̴b̸y̵ ̵y̵o̴u̵r̶s̸e̷l̷f̶.̸" Filename2 elaborates, "I̸ ̷c̸a̸n̷ ̸h̵e̵l̸p̸ ̸y̶o̷u̸.̵"

I sigh. 

He was right. I couldn't handle Mr. Baldi by myself. I'll need his help.

Well, as long I can stay in control of my body, I'll allow him to tag along in my body, but only this one time.

"Fine, you can possess me, but only if I stay in control of my body. You can tag along, but you're not fully possessing me, capiche? 

Filename2 nods. 

"O̸h̸,̴ ̵b̶u̵t̶ ̶o̸f̶ ̶c̶o̷u̵r̶s̵e̵.̴" He replies, "I̴ ̸d̸o̵n̸'̷t̸ ̴m̷i̸n̵d̶,̶ ̵a̸s̴ ̵l̴o̴n̴g̸ ̷a̷s̷ ̴I̷'̴m̵ ̸t̶h̶e̴r̸e̶ ̸t̶o̴ ̸h̸e̴l̶p̴ ̷a̷n̷d̸ ̶g̵u̴i̶d̷e̴ ̴y̶o̷u̶,̶ ̴I̸ ̵w̷o̷n̶'̷t̶ ̸t̷a̵k̷e̸ ̸c̶o̴n̶t̵r̶o̴l̴ ̶o̸f̴ ̷y̶o̶u̸r̸ ̶b̷o̵d̵y̶.̶ ̶I̷ ̸p̶r̶o̸m̸i̸s̶e̸.̶" 

I nod. 

"Good." I say, "Now, come on. Let's go save Ms. Levi/Kohl." 

Filename2 nods back and leaps into my body. 

I grow dizzy by the change and grab my head as I wobble back and forth.

Are you okay? 

I nod. 

"Yeah, I'm fine." I sigh as I shake my head. "Don't worry about me."

Alright. Now let's go. I'm getting sick of being trapped in this room.

 I chuckle as I leave Mr. Baldi's classroom with Filename2 trapped within my body. 

"You got it." I smile, "Lead the way Filename2!" 

Photo Credit: The original video I found this image from has been deleted. So I'll be linking a channel on YouTube where I found it reposted by a different youtuber. Until I am able to find the original artist, credit for finding this artwork goes to MaBLuth over on YouTube. If anyone has information as to who the original artist is, please let me know. I'd like to give the original artist credit.