The SCP Foundation

Chapter 145: SCP-031 [Original File]

"Athena..."

"Don't."

"Here, Athena... maybe it'll help."

The peacekeeper slid a cup of water towards the researcher, trying to help her at least calm down. She sighed and took the cup, drinking from it.

"What do you mean he got away?"

"Listen, Athena, we went after him, we really did." the tomboy tried to explain. "But I mean... he had people with him in robes or whatever, all of them had weapons so obviously we couldn't just rush in."

"We did the best we could, Athena..." the peacekeeper added. "We really did, but we couldn't--"

"I know..." the researcher interrupted. "I know you did what you could."

A few moments of silence then ensued, with each passing second making the three more tense, until the tomboy broke the said silence.

"Hey, Athena?"

"Yes?"

"Do you... do you mind telling me about that dream you had?"

"Huh?"

"What are you talking about, Drista?" the peacekeeper asked, confused.

"Oh, do you not want to talk about it or..."

"No, it's not that, Drista." the researcher shook her head. "It's fine, I can trust Freddie with this, just not Adrian."

"Athena, what are you talking about?"

"Yeah... you never told me about it." the tomboy added, then slightly leaned forward. "Like is it something serious or something?"

"Kind of..." the researcher responded, then leaned forward. "Listen, maybe we should speak about this in a more private area..."

"Like our room?"

"Yes, that would be fine."

"Okay... Freddie, tag along with us."

"Alright."

The three left the cafeteria and headed of to Athena and Drista's room. It took them a few minutes to get there, and during the way, the researcher felt very uneasy; once the three entered the shared room, the tomboy closed the door behind them.

"Alright, we should be good here."

"Yep, nothing else besides us and our own thoughts."

"Okay, I guess we should get started..." the peacekeeper responded as he sat on the floor. "What exactly happened with you, Athena?"

"I just saw Athena just tossing around on her bed, so I woke her up because she was having a bad dream." the tomboy spoke up. "Like, what the hell happened?"

"I can't exactly find the words to even begin to describe what that was." the researcher answered. "It all felt too real to me, even though it was an absolute nightmare to be part of!"

"But you remember what that was about, right?"

"Yes, vividly."

"Alright... then I suppose you can start to describe this... nightmare you had." the peacekeeper responded. "What happened first?"

"It was me... and Jaina, heading off to fill in for two vacant slots at an SCP observation facility." the researcher tried to remember. "I think it was Doctor Gears who sent us there... just for us to observe an SCP."

"Okay..."

"We were there and everything was going as usual... until a sort of solar wave happened and killed the SCP." the researcher continued. "Then it reached virtually everyone and everything on Earth. Animals, plants, it didn't care."