"Come on," Jeff said as he led Annie through the darkened corridor. He tried not to show his nervousness as they continued on down the hallway. It wasn't for himself. As long as he had his necklace he couldn't be harmed. But Annie… As long as they were in the asylum she was in danger. And if anything happened to her…it didn't matter if he couldn't die. If she wasn't in his life there was no point in going on.

Just then they both heard it; the demented cackle of their pursuer. Both of their eyes widened in fear as the sound of a door opening filled out all around them. "Come On!" Jeff grabbed Annie's hand as he ran down the hallway.

"Jeff, I can't keep up," Annie gasped as she struggled to keep in stride with Jeff's long footsteps.

"Annie, we've got to move!" Before she could protest Jeff scooped her into his arms and held her tight against his body as he raced to the end of the hallway. Annie grabbed the heavy doorknob and pulled it open just as they heard the ominous creek of the door on the other end of the corridor opened. Jeff got them both through and closed the door with a heavy bang before propping a chair against the handle.

"We should be safe for the moment," he said as he put Annie down. They took a few moments to catch their breaths as Jeff worked to regain his bearings. "Ok. The staircase that leads to the lobby is at the end of the next hallway. We just have to make it down that hallway and take the stairs to the lobby and then we can get out of here."

Annie nodded her head as she looked at Jeff pleadingly. "Jeff, if we don't make it, I want you to know-."

"Annie, don't say that. We're not saying any goodbyes here. We're going to make it out of here and everything is going to be fine."

Annie nodded her head again before she wrapped her arms around Jeff's neck and kissed him with as much force and passion as she was capable of. Jeff lifted her off her feet as he kissed her right back, time and space seeming to evaporate to where the only thing that existed was the wonderful woman in his arms.

Their illusion of safety was broken as they heard the twisted laugh of their pursuer. Gently putting her back on the ground Jeff took hold of her hand as they ran down the hallway. They reached the end and turned the doorknob, only for it not to turn.

"Shit!" Jeff yelled as he realized it was locked. He looked to the hook rack mounted next to the door, seeing that six keys were hanging from it. He grabbed the first key and put it in the lock, but it wouldn't turn. He threw it aside as he grabbed second key and tried it.

"Jeff!" Annie yelled as the door at the other end of the hallway opened and their pursuer stood in the doorway, blood dripping down the white porcelain mask on his face. Jeff grabbed the four remaining keys and jammed one in the lock as their attacker charged after them. He pulled it out and inserted another key in the lock. The key fit smoothly and when Jeff turned it the lock sprang open. He pulled the door open and pushed them both through before closing the door a moment before their would be killer could reach them.

"There's the front door," Jeff said excitedly, pointing down at the lobby. Annie cried out joyfully at the sight of their salvation as they both ran down the rickety staircase, Annie right behind Jeff. Just as Jeff stepped off the stairs the bottom step gave out under Annie. Annie screamed as her foot sank into the rotting wood of the step.

"ANNIE!" Jeff grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled, but her leg was wedged into the stair. Annie grabbed onto Jeff's shoulders as they both pulled with all their might. Just as they were able to get her foot out of the stair the upstairs door flew open and their attacker lunged down the stairs. He laughed maniacally as he grabbed hold of Annie.

"GET OFF HER!" Jeff yelled. The attacker raised his knife and thrust it into Jeff, only for the killer's knife and arm to pass through Jeff as if he was a ghost. Changing tactics the attacker dragged Annie up a few of the stairs before pulling his mask off, revealing himself to be Chang.

"Well, I see the legends are indeed true. Whoever wears the Greendale necklace cannot be harmed. Obviously I can't hurt you directly. But I can hurt the person you love. So here's what's going to happen. You're going to take off that necklace and hand it over to me. I'll of course kill you, but I'll let your precious Annie go."

"Jeff, don't listen to him-."

"SHUT UP!" Chang backhanded Annie (causing Jeff to cry out) before turning his focus back to Jeff. "What is it going to be? You, or Annie?"

"Ok, all right! Just don't hurt her!" Hating himself for what he was doing, Jeff carefully pulled his necklace off his neck and tossed it into Chang's outstretched hand. "Ok, you have it! Now let her go!"

"Sure, I'll let her go." Without a moment's hesitation Chang grabbed Annie's head and snapped her neck, dropping her lifeless body to his feet. He laughed as Jeff's heartbreaking cry of despair. "There, she's gone from this world." He put the Greendale necklace on before raising the knife and stabbing Jeff right through his heart.

Jeff gasped as he sat up in bed, feeling his chest to make sure he was all right. He was breathing heavily and drenched in sweat. It was just a dream, he told himself. A horrible nightmare.

He laid back down in bed, but couldn't seem to close his eyes. The entire nightmare kept swirling through his mind. As he replayed the images through his head he realized what terrified him the most about it. And it wasn't when Chang killed him. It was when he snapped Annie's neck. It was when Annie was taken from him.

It's just because she's my friend, he told himself. But somehow even his usual powers of denial weren't strong enough to convince him that his unease was strictly due to friendship. If it had been someone else he would have more or less brushed it aside as a random terrible nightmare. But the fact that it involved losing Annie shook him greatly. To the point where he wanted to talk to her right now just to make sure she was all right.

He sat back up and looked at the clock on his end table. 2:18AM. It would be crazy to call her now, he thought. Don't call her. Wait until morning.

It was those thoughts that went through his head as he found himself reaching for his phone.