SCP {The SCP That United Them All}

8- Future Rewritten

Back in his room, Rocky tests 173's new form, attempting to break her, but nothing happens.

"STOP PULLING ON ME!!" 173 shouts.

Rocky sighs. "At least I know you will be able to hold 682 down." He drops the chain on the floor.

"Uff! Just because I am unbreakable doesn't mean you have to be so rough!" 173 "looks" up and seems to wag her chain like a tail. "You are still going to give me a chance at him?!"

"To help me tame him, yes. We need him as an ally, and I know just the angle to work to accomplish that." Rocky smiles.

"Right! I will grab the girl and dangle her over the acid. The poor beast will do whatever we say, after that!" 173 chuckles.

Rocky grabs 173 and throws her into a wall. "NO! There will be no threatening or harming of that little girl!!" He roars.

173 appears lodged in the wall. "Ouch.. Damn it.. not this crap again! Okay then, what are we doing?!"

"Just focus on wrapping around 682 and leave the rest to me." Rocky replies.

Just then Jennifer walks in, her head hung low. "Hey.."

"Rough day?" Rocky asks.

"Yeah.." She says, not looking up as she makes her way to the couch and sits down.

Rocky brings her a cup of coffee. "Any way I could help?"

"Not unless..." She looks up. Startled she nearly leaps out of her seat. "Holy shit!" She exclaims.

"What's wrong?" Rocky asks.

Jennifer stares for a moment and then collapses into tears, covering her eyes. "Why?! Why did it have to change?!" She sobs.

"What changed?!" Rocky asks annoyed.

"Your future. Your skin is a light blue and frosted over!" She says, continuing to sob.

Rocky thinks for a moment, sipping his coffee calmly. "Sounds like cryogenic freezing. Kind of smart, if you ask me." He then groans. "I guess I will need to call in a few favors and push my plan ahead."

Down the hall, Iris approaches her room but hears Jennifer sobbing loudly. She rushes to Rocky's door and throws it open. "Jennifer, what's wrong?!" She asks, rushing to her side.

"Rocky's future changed.. because of me!!!" She cries.

Rocky continues to sip on his coffee calmly. "I don't suppose telling you I have a foolproof plan to fix this would calm you down?"

Jennifer shakes her head, her hands still cupped over her eyes.

The old man's voice comes from the radio. "Mr. *****, your request for an audience with SCP-035 has been approved. Meet the D class and researcher at interview room 15D, around 8 am."

"Roger that. Thank you, sir." Rocky replies.

"Please don't go. It is just one more step towards this future coming to be." Jennifer whimpers.

Iris glares at Rocky. "Someone better explain why my only friend in this God-forsaken hell hole is crying!!"

173 finally wiggles her way loss from the wall and slithers over. "If I heard everything correctly, He is going to end up cryogenically frozen."

Iris stares at the talking chain blankly. "Why is that chain talking?"

"Full of questions I see." The chain slithers over to a nearby mirror. "How am I able to see? I have no eyes." The chain seems to shrug. "Not that I had eyes before, but at least I had painted on eyes!"