The SCP Foundation

Chapter 54: SCP-956

"What do you mean?" the captain asked.

"Ma'am, SCP-956 had breached containment moments before." the soldier answered. "Nothing much at the moment, but we'll find him."

After hearing the SCP number, the captain's and the corporal's eyes widened in shock. Out of all the SCPs held in the site, it was that one SCP that they wanted to avoid.

"Gavno..." the captain cursed.

The captain then abruptly turned off the radio, ending the transmission there. She turned to the corporal with a stern expression.

"Should I warn the others, ma'am?" Riley asked.

"No need, they can understand when a lockdown happens..." the captain answered. "But after the SCP is recontained, get some of the amnestics ready."

"Understood."

"Hey, what's going on?" the general asked, still lazing back on her chair and her feet now on the desk.

"Ma'am, there's an SCP on the loose." the captain answered.

"And why are you so worried about it?" the general asked. "Come on, this is what we do and now's not going to be any different."

"Ma'am, SCP-956 is the SCP that had escaped." the captain clarified.

"And? What about it?" the general raised an eyebrow.

"Ma'am, SCP-956's primary targets are children and as we speak, we currently have children under our protection." the captain explained. "It's our responsibility for them to not be harmed in any way."

"So, what am I going to do about it?" the general asked.

"I suggest that you would put the site on lockdown, ma'am." the captain suggested. "That way, every personnel will be ensured safety from the SCP."

"Okay, guess I'm doing that..."

"Corporal, go and assist the guards in recontaining the SCP." the captain ordered the corporal. "It's harmless to us, so you should be fine."

"Yes, ma'am."

With that, the corporal had left the site director's office to do as he was ordered. That left the general, her clone and her subordinate in the office.

"W-What's happening?" the clone asked the two.

"It's nothing to worry about, Hayley." the general reassured her clone. "Just keep doing what you're doing. Me and the captain will take care of this whole thing."

"O-Okay..."

"Okay, captain." the general had set up the radio, connected to the site loudspeakers. "Tell me what to say."

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The group was still monitoring the children in the testing chamber. The girl had finished the bowl of noodles and she seemed satisfied.

"That was... actually good soup." the girl spoke up.

"I see..." Athena documented on her clipboard. "Glad you think so..."

She then stood up from the chair and walked over to her friend. Athena finished her documentation on her clipboard, until...

"Huh?"

The girl had noticed something peculiar. The scrape on her right arm had already formed a scab, and was becoming less and less visible.

"What is it?" Athena asked.

"My scrape here... it's getting a bit weird..." the girl answered. "I-Is this okay? Am I going to be okay?"

"Don't worry, it does that when it's healing." Athena reassured the girl. "It's completely normal for it to be like that."