> Secure. Contain. PONIES. > by Epsilon_Eleven > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1 : Small Problem > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You sat quietly on your office, occasionally sipping your morning coffee. Your paperwork are stacked high on your desk, most of them are from Mobile Task Force Epsilon-Eleven "Nine Tailed Fox" action report about the containment breach on Site Fifty-Four. You sigh heavily and turn your attention on the clock that hanging on the right side of your office wall, "They're late..." You muttered, you waited. Eight minute passed but you still waited, you expect that your door to be knocked but it was only silence that filled your room, only the sound of your office clock ticks. Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Every second, every tick you heard, you grown very desperate and hoped the one you waited arrived, knocking on your door, and then gave you the reports you wanted. The report you wanted is a casualty list, you waited even more as three more minute passed down quietly. And suddenly three banging noise on your metal door a voice was heard from the outside, "Captain, may i come in?" You quickly announced the pony outside your door to wait momentarily, you quickly pressed a small button under your desk, the metal door slides open revealing a Stallion earth pony wearing full special ops gear, the gun -- which you identified as PDW P90 -- safely slinged on his chest. The soldier saluted you, you return his salute and told him to report. "Captain. Here is your casualties report on Site Fifty-one," The soldier let out a file from his pouch and gave it to you. You quickly grab the file, opened it and then read it quietly, intensity on the room are filled every second you stood there with the soldier inside. The soldier awaited you to finish reading so he can continue his normal routine of whatever he was doing. The soldier name and Identification tags are located on his chest, bearing the name "Sirius" and a ten digit number. Sirius watched you read the casualties report, his face looked intense and concerned. Every second he stood there, increased his intensity and looked even more anxious as your eyes scrolled down through the casualty report. "Is this all?" You said flat and calmly as possible. Sirius nodded and asked you if he may dismissed from your office, you nodded in answer and told him to leave your office. Sirius did what you told him to do, he left the office. As the door slide into a close, the intensity still filled the air and every moment you stayed, the more tensed you are. You decided to take a break from all this paperwork and then put down the casualty report back to its file and put it on your drawer. You decided to go to the cafetaria and have something to drink, refreshing yourself and perhaps relieve yourself from what has just happened on Site Fifty-one. Exiting your office, locking it with a code that given to you once a week. You then took a left as you see the first junction on the hall, you walked very slowly. Her name appeared on the report, but you tried to shake it off your head and continue walked down the empty hallway. You arrived at the cafetaria sooner than you thought could be, the cafetaria were filled with many lives, around twenty souls excluding you. The cafetaria were below the walkway you were walking on, you took the stairs down into the front cafetaria, you can see many amounts of drinks or snacks you can choose from the vending machine. You even see the great SCP-Two-Nine-Four stood out in the corner of the cafetaria. Group of voice greeted you as you walk to the machine. "Captain Rapid, how are you?" a Stallion Security Guard named "WillHooves" is the first one to greet you with an Enthusiastic tone. "Ah, WillHooves. I'm fine just a little bit stressed out, thats all," you said in softly as you could, trying not to looked worried or concerned. Blueswift, a mare wearing the navy blue Mobile Task Force uniform, looked at you anxiously and then asked you if you are okay. You sighed heavily and reassured everyone on the group not to be worried about you. You're only getting refreshment from Two-Nine-Four and will be on your way, you said while continue to walk into the anomalous machine. As you walk away, you could still hear the group talking about you. Concerned about you, they also heard from the recent Containment breach on Site Fifty-One. Your daughter... working with the foundation with you and was assigned on Site Fifty-One. Her name appeared on the Casualty list you read. You decided not to get emotional and continue on your work getting the refreshment you need. You stood quietly in front of SCP-Two-Nine-Four, you're coins already inserted to the machine, awaiting for you to type in something. You thinked something to drink while looking at the monitor. Minutes passed on and you cannot think of any drink that could refresh your mind, your clearance are level-four so you don't have to be worried when someone caught you dispensing something from Two-Nine-Four. Instead you typed in "Red Wine" and pressed enter on the keyboard. The sound of the machine dispensing the drink you ordered, pouring it down into the already placed cup. You grab the drink and quickly drank it all in one sip, you looked freshen after drinking the sweet-sugary flavored red wine. But even so, your mind cannot get rid of her. Your daughter, died in the worst possible way you could even think of... *** *** *** ...Woken up in your office, dizziness and a headache struck you almost immediately. You noticed an Ice pack on your forehead, you carefully put the ice pack down to your desk and looked at your surroundings. There's a small note on your desk, before you read it you already thought that you're in trouble, but the note only says, "I am very sorry of what happen to your daughter, may she rest well... and we also knew how much you cared for her, but no. You're not the only one that lost somepony on that facility, we all lost all of our best pony inside. REMEMBER THAT!" the bottom of the letter written a name, it was written "Security Chief Frank". You want to scream in anger, but you held it to yourself. Frank was right, You are not the only one suffered from such event, those who survive even barely, must at least attend both physical and mental therapy after seeing such disastrous event that lead to a death of Forty -- probably more -- and injured dozen other pony that still trapped inside. You cannot help it but to sighed heavily, you're may be the one of the Squad Commander of the famous Mobile Task Force Epsilon-Eleven or known as "Nine Tailed Fox". You cannot let your emotion fell over and controls you. You worked hard to get here, and you are not giving up now after hearing your daughter death. Suddenly, you heard something from the intercom, calling out your name and ordered you to go to the meeting room. You stood up from your chair, disposed the ice pack to the nearby bin and walked to the metal door, exiting your office and started to trotted to the meeting room, knowing well the layout of the facility. You come sooner quite faster before anypony even arrived to the meeting room, as you press the red button and the metal door slides open. You saw four pony silhouette came trotting down to the meeting room, you knew one of them was Frank but you deposed the other three. Frank noticed that you arrived earlier than anypony that were being called to the meeting. "You're early, you recovered quite fast... should expect that from an Mobile Task Force member," Frank grinned and chuckle lightly. You asked Frank straight to the point, "I've seemed to be unconscious at the cafetaria... care to give me some explanation of what happen to me?" Frank sighed, "You suddenly fell to the floor, few minutes after you drink something from Two-Nine-Four," Frank paused for a moment before continuing, "I presume that you're brain had a lot of thinking to do, so your brain stopped functioning for a moment," Frank finished with a little sarcastic tone. You looked down to the floor in disgrace, you can toss aside the sarcasm, but you swore to yourself to not let this happened again, your thoughts were interrupted as two pony came. Trotting slowly to the group. You recognized one of them are the Facility manager, "Doctor Harpie, Doctor Mayhooves glad to see you," Frank greeted them as they approached us slowly. "Security Chief Frank, shall we begin our meeting?" said Dr. Mayhooves impatiently. Frank sighed, "Being straight-forward as usual eh, Doc? Alright then we shall proceed. Everypony, inside the meeting room." We entered the meeting room, all seven of us now took a sit on the chair. You sat beside Dr. Mayhooves, her presence alone gave you the chill down into your spine, she always gets to the point as most pony knew her to well on this facility, you are not an exception. After all of us were seated Frank opened the meeting, he allowed Dr. Mayhooves to speak for him. "As you can see, Site Fifty-one were breached by multiple heavily armed personnel causing the facility to bee on lockdown into Category Y -Upsilon. Who are they? It is possible that they are the Chaos Insurgent... based on the security footage, we can confirm that. Onsite guard unable to withstand such attack because they were armed only with a small arm weaponry and light kevlar vest, in matter of minutes, the desperate defense broke down and the Insurgent crash and tore down the facility," Dr. Mayhooves paused for a moment to take a breather and then continued, Response team were alerted, but they were also struggling against them. MTF Nu-Seven Or should be known as "Hammer Down", were dispatched. Them alone weren't enough, as Keter-Euclid class SCP breached their containment, thus "Nine Tailed Fox" were called in," she finished and took a sip from a plastic glass that were already served on the table. She started again after she finish her drink, "It caused many casualties, at least Twenty of our best Scientist were lost on that attack or simply faced their fate as the Keter class SCP ripe them to shred, but despite that. The combined force of MTF-Nu-Seven and Epsilon-Eleven, the threat of the Chaos Insurgent has been neutralized, making the lock down, decreased into δ-Delta and the SCP's are temporarily contained on their containment chamber," again she paused for a moment before continuing, "Such attack damaged multiple containment chamber, and I personally gave a suggestion straight to the Overseers. To build a new facility to temporarily housed the SCP until the old containment chamber were being fixed, that facility were being built as we speak. Well eighty percent of them anyway." Dr. Harpie takes over, "Building a new Facility is easy, however transporting the SCP's into the same facility was not a good idea but we have no temporary containment chamber for them as they were damaged," Dr. Harpie paused and sighed. "We have no choice but to transport them to the new facility, thus reassigned most of you to the new Facility." You quietly raised your hooves and asked Dr. Harpie without hesitation and doubt, "How many SCP's that Site Fifty-one housed?" You're very confident and eager for the answer. Dr. Mayhooves and Dr. Harpie looked into each other, Dr. Harpie nodded and then turned into you and answering your question, "Dozen of Euclid, and Keter Class SCP not to mention a few Safe Class SCP. Basically, it housed most of Euclid-Keter Class SCP." You could only gulped nervously as you heard it. > Chapter 2 : New Facility > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Five days since your 'meeting' with the senior staff, Frank let out a small speech on the intercom, explaining everyone to double check with the new security standard and containment protocol. He seemed taking the whole 'Facility breach' very seriously, you can see most security guard now wears a standard Kevlar Vest or non-MTF standard Heavy Kevlar Vest. Some even armed with assault rifle and , but you shows no admiration from his work. It is useless to equip guard with such firepower with little training, you thought to yourself. You shrugged when you heard Frank blabbering about how important guard role was. You heard the metal door of your office banging from the outside, you announced the pony outside to state their intention. Dr. Mayhooves voice was heard, she wanted to talk about the new facility and your 'honest' opinion about it. You let out a sigh and press the button under your desk, sliding the metal door open. Dr. Mayhooves, a grey unicorn mare with red cherry mane, walked slowly into your room and greeted you. Her face were filled with enthusiasms, "Sooo, How's the new office coming along?" You wasn't expect such friendly conversation with her, she seemed quite happy about the new facility and her suggestion to the O5 Council passed on. You asked Dr. Mayhooves about Frank involvement, about the guard new security protocol. She let out a sigh, and told you that she was has no part of it and she also told you that the new security protocol will only lasted a couple of weeks, due to the recent intensity among other Site, fearing another attack from the Insurgent. "Is that all?" you said, letting out the same flat and calm expression. "You showed a lot of disinterest about the facility, Captain. Tell me what's bothering you." You looked into her, disgruntled and told her not to bother you about the new facility or anything more about it. She neighed in disappointment as you waved her off your office, the metal door now slides into a close. You sighed, she is getting weirder ever since you and the others were reassigned on the newly built Facility. You doesn't understand the layout of the facility, and you seemed bothered by it. Not because you doubt the expertise of the one who layout the design, but it rather more confusing and almost identical hall, expressing a concern about the layout. You tried to suggest to Dr. Mayhooves -- the Facility manager -- to at least tell which room directed to go, this was tossed aside by her saying that the staff will get used to it, this is new Facility after all. Your phone vibrate and and plays one of your favorite song, you quickly grab the phone, and check the phone screen, Blueswift was calling you. You quickly answered her call and then her voice are heard on the phone, she sounded a little distressed, "Captain, can you do me a favor? Small favor i asssure you." You told her whats up, and she request you to take any guard to replace her post on Heavy Containment Zone. You told her its not possible to bring any guard to replace her post as you require Frank permission to do so. You are a captain after all but you have your own authority, and Security Department was not one of them. You can hear her sigh from the phone, "Alright, then bring that new recruit Silver Spoon." You sighed, and then told her that you're rank is "Squad Commander". Not the Commander, you have no authority over other Task Force member asides from any mission you were assigned. "Captain, please... my post is the 'Plague Doctor', his tunnel alone made me shivers. Can you bring somepony, anypony?" She sounded even more desperate. "Alright, alright... i see what i can do," you finally give in and decided to do her favor. "Expect any consequence or punishment, Blueswift." Blueswift thanked you repeatedly on the phones, and said goodbye before ending the call, you can only sighed, "Well, seems like i need to find somepony. I should ask Frank though," you muttered. You stood up from your chair, opened the metal door and then lock the door with your -- newly received -- code after you exited the office, then you saw a guard mare trotting around the hall, confused. You call out to the guard mare, asking what is she doing trotting around the hall. She apologized and when she realized you are one of the Mobile Task Force, she suddenly screamed in excitement. "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh. I am talking to one of the MTF," she claimed. Before you could even speak, the guard saluted you, which you return the salute. And then quickly introduced her self, she is by the name Sunny Flare. You asked the guard mare what is she doing in the hallway, "Oh, uhh... i was gonna be on Heavy Containment Zone. But as you can see, i am lost." You told her that you understand about the new facility, being lost is normal in this big facility. You also added that it would require at least a couple of weeks or days to know the way around, and then you asked her which post she was assigned to. You were answered with a shrug from her, she don't know really know where she was assigned. But she has orders to get to Heavy Containment Zone. Smiles decorate your face as you find the guard pony you needed for Blueswift replacement. You told her that you might needed on one of the SCP's Chamber, she answered delightedly and ask you where around the Heavy Containment Zone, "I show you, but first we must get to the checkpoint." She quickly nodded and followed you as you trotted away, finding the Heavy Containment checkpoint. *** *** *** You both arrived at the checkpoint after being lost three times in the Entrance Zone(the zone that contains most of the office area). You turned to the operator pony from the right side of the checkpoint. Asking the operator to gain an entry to Heavy Containment Zone, the operator nodded and opened the checkpoint door after stating your intention of why you gone to the Heavy Containment. You and Sunny quickly enter the Checkpoint and noticed the sudden change of interior. "Are each Zone has its own different kind of style thingy? Because HCZ interior sure are different from the Entrance Zone," she exclaimed as you and the guard mare trotting down and staring at the 'new looking' hallway. You turned your head to her and answered with a simple nod. And claimed that each zone has its own unique style, making the zone difference more clearer. She then asked you of where are you taking her, to which kind of deadly SCP you will assigned her to, You answered her question with a quick explanation. "SCP Zero-Four-Nine, class Euclid. Don't be worry about him to much, he won't cause much trouble inside his chamber." You two stumble upon an Engineer that had been finished, fixing a broken wall. The scratching of the wall are almost reached three meters in length. Sunny asked the Engineer of what kind of thing has caused the wall to be damaged like that, the Engineer simply replied, "Subject Able. Aka Zero-Seven-Six." You frowned when hearing that Zero-Seven-Six was assigned to the Facility. Following your curiosity, you asked the engineer if Zero-Seven-Six was placed on this Facility, which the Engineer replied with a simple nod. You facehoofed as you heard it. "Wait, what about that SCP?" Sunny asked trying to know why you facehoofed for. You turned to her and stared at the confused mare, "Not your problem, I'm just... being pesimist." Sunny then compliment the engineer about such attack to be fixed rather quickly, you can hear the Engineer chuckle. "Sunny, do you want to see the Plague Doctor or do you rather flirt with the stallion here?" you glared at Sunny, looking rather displeased. And then you trotted away from her which she calls out to you to wait for her. She chuckle lightly as she catch up to you and quickly apologized to you. You rolled your eyes, annoyed. You two arrived at some kind of maintenance door, there is an elevator beside the door and you can see a sign about SCP Zero-Four-Nine. You trotted to the elevator, calling it. The elevator slides open and you two come inside, pressing the button again to go down. You swore, you can hear Sunny hummed a song. You asked her to stop that, but she refused to do so and asked you back if you want to get bored when waiting at the elevator. You sighed and allow her to keep humming a song. Eventually the elevator slides open and reveal the same kind of hallway, except at the middle of the hallway there is large room in the middle separated it with the same door you seen above. The large door were guarded with two pony, one of them were wearing the standard MTF gear, which then looked at you and seemed relieved under the helmet, and then immediately call out your name. You recognize the voice, Blueswift was waving her hooves. "Glad you can make it, Captain. I am thankful and owed you so much for this," Blueswift quickly shake your hooves rapidly, you ordered her to stop shaking your hooves. She replied with an "oops" and let go of your hand, "This is my replacement pony for the Plague Doctor?" she asked, which then you replied with a nod and then introduced Sunny. Before you could introduced Sunny any further, an Intercom was broadcasted all over the facility calling out your name and ordered you to proceed to Light Containment Zone. You sighed and then waved a goodbye to the two and then proceeded to the other side of the hallway wheres the other elevator is waiting. You qurivedickly entered and press the button to go up again... *** *** *** ...You arrived to the Light Containment without a problem, but a small detour on your way through. The operator quickly recognized you and open the checkpoint door, letting you through the Light Containment Zone. Again, the interior were changed, the wall looked same as the Entrance Zone. As you enter the hallway to LCZ, you were greeted with Dr. Harpie with two Security escort. "Welcome to Light Containment Captain," she smiled as she see you walking up to her. You sighed, looking very much disinterest on your face. Which she notice rather quickly, "Look, what do you 'nerds' wanted me to do?" "Impatient, and ignorant as always. You seemed pays little attention regarding SCP testings," she said with utter disappointment on you. You grunted lowly, and complain that if she can proceed already, she sigh heavily and ordered you to follow her. Walking down through Light Containment with an escort on your back, you finally arrived at SCP One-Seven-Three control room, overview the Containment Chamber. "Why are we on the statue?" you asked Dr. Harpie of what in Equestria you've been dragged into. "Frank are going to overview a test regarding SCP-One-Seven-Three," she paused for a moment between her all out flat expression. "Actually it wasn't a test, more like containment cleaning." "Why i am being called in then?" you asked. She turned to look at you and said with her flat out face, "You're attendance are requested by Frank himself, so accompany him as best as you can." You rolled your eyes, you knew where are this is going to, "I've to become Frank personal bodyguard is it?" She answered with a simple yes from her voice, "Alright then Captain, I think that is all for today." You tossed aside her word, as she is mimicking your flat and calm tone, she seemed happy playing your own word against you. You told her when the cleaning are going to take time, she tells you to wait for an Intercom, you will be notified when your presence are required. Alright good enough, more time to know the layout of this damned maze. You thought to yourself as you exit the control room, one of the guard offered you to escort you back to your office. You refused flatly to the guard, and then told the guard to not get worried about you as you know your way back. The guard nodded and walked away to return to its post, you sighed as you stroll around the hallway alone, while guard occasionally greeted you as you walk pass them. You stumble upon SCP-Nine-Seventy (The Recursive Room), no one is on the hallway though, everypony seemed to avoid this room. You casually walk through the hallway, giving no attention to the room in the middle of the hallway, and kept continuing 'exploring' Light Containment Zone. The sound of the intercom broadcasting would be heard, saying that there is a been a little bit of problem at Heavy Containment Zone regarding something about an SCP trying to get out, it was inaudible but you payed no attention as you trotted to the Heavy Containment Zone. > Chapter 3 : Slight Problem > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "YOU DID WHAT!?" you heard somepony screamed atop of their lungs inside Heavy Containment Zone, you quickly rush to the voice and see three guards and a mare wearing navy blue MTF uniform. You trotted beside them and asked them what is going on. "Oh Captain, this IDIOTS 'accidently' create a Containment Breach. Way to go everypony," the sound of Blueswift echoed across Heavy Containment Zone. "What kind of SCP had been breached?" you asked calmly, trying to settle down the intensity among the four pony, your presence alone seemed to gave the guards little hope inside. Before the guards or Blueswift can told you anything, you hear a low groan. Zombie like groan, you quickly scold the three guard, "Did you just released SCP Zero-Zero-Eight!?" The four frowned, and Blueswift asked you almost quickly, "What is Zero-Zero-Eight, sir?" Your eyes widened as you forgot about the SCP you've talking about, level four security clearance are required to read such SCP, you decided not to tell them but you gave a quick explanation. "SCP Zero-Zero-Eight is an SCP that has the same effect as Zero-Four-Nine. Something like that anyway," you heard the zombie groan came closer and a sound you very much familiar with. SCP Zero-Four-Nine walked with two zombie like creature better known as Zero-Four-Nine dash Two, "Oh my, yet another victim of the disease." You and the others were startled by Oh-Four-Nine, he still using the medieval era plague robe and the iconic bird mask. You draw your deagle the others followed by aiming their rifle at the plague doctor, and you ordered him to return to his chamber. Oh-Four-Nine tilt his head and looked at you, afterwards he point his hooves toward you, "You are not a doctor. You cannot tell me what to do, good sir." His zombie creature limp slowly towards the group, you aimed your fifty cal pistol at one of the zombie and noticed almost immediately the scarred face. It was Sunny Flare, the poor mare turned into these... monstrosities, mindless creature that couldn't do anything but wander aimlessly. You looked away for a moment, Blueswift asked you what to do now. BLAM! BLAM! Two shots from your deagle pierced through the mare-zombie head, seeing your action, Blueswift started to shoot her rifle towards the other zombie, piercing through its already ripped vest and ending its life with a three round burst of bullet to the head. SCP-Zero-Four-Nine backed away, "Please good sir, I am trying to cure you ponies, off from the pestilence." BLAM! Another shot from your deagle, hitting the floor near Oh-Four-Nine foreleg. That makes Oh-Four-Nine agitated, "SIR! I am trying to cure you, why do you ponies being so ignorant. My cure is most effective!" BLAM! Another shot yet again, but this time you shot your deagle close to Oh-Four-Nine barely missing his head as the shot flew across the hallway and hitting close to the metal door, unfortunately more guard -- three of them -- arrived and opened that same door. Surprised as the shot almost hit one of the guard straight in the head, they shouted at you to watch your fire. "Oh-Four-Nine, surrender immediately or the next shot will in between your mask," you asked Oh-Four-Nine to give up his resistance, as he is surrounded in two sides and there is no way to escape. SCP Zero-Four-Nine admit his defeat and allow himself to be restrained and captured, three researcher arrived just as Oh-Four-Nine being restrained and cuffed. They asked you what in Equestria happened, and then saw the already decomposed corpse of two security guard. They demanded an explanation from you, but you ignored them and turned your attention to the three guards that stand there doing absolutely nothing. "You Three! I want to know who in Equestria let Oh-Four-Nine escaped!" you called out to them, they looked terrified behind their full-visor helmet that cover their face. You glared at them as they struggling to answer your question. "W-well, as you can see sir," one of the guard finally said hesitantly, the three looked very nervous. They know one of them must took the blame for it. One Stallion decided to took all the blame for himself and answer your question, "I let Oh-Four-Nine escaped, sir." the researchers gasped in shock, but you didn't and listen to his story. "So, we were inside Oh-Four-Nine chamber, the two guard-" the stallion looked at the zombified deadponies that had been carried away. He sighed, "-Were guarding outside the Containment Chamber just behind the door. One of us got bored while waiting for the researcher, so they decided to play around a little bit." The stallion stop and looked at his fellow guard, you can see the concerned look on their face telling the stallion not to take all the blame. You told the stallion to continue his story, which he did. "They accidently pressed on a button which apparently, open the door to Oh-Four-Nine door. And as you know it, this happened." "YOU DESERVE TO BE DEMOTED! OR WORST, TERMINATED!" one of the researcher shouted atop of his lung at the guard, the stallion guard does nothing, he knew the very own consequence of admitting one of his fellow guardsmate to let them of the hook. But unfortunately that is not the case as you step in front of the stallion guard. You looked down at him to see his name on the nametag, "Halestorm". You sighed and pat his shoulder, "I'm sorry, but the three of you will received your punishment due to your carelessness of not looking after other guard." The three looked down to the floor, they'll ready for any punishment given to them. You ordered the three to be taken away to custody, and told them to wait their punishment. They nodded and let them self to be taken and escorted by other security guard. You sighed heavily as another breach had been taken care off without any further problem, Blueswift trotted next to you, and ask you what are you going to do now. You shrugged, "Maybe retire myself for today, a hell lot of things happen today." Blueswift chuckle, "Even though most of the time you just stayed at your office, waiting to be assigned for a mission. Yeah retire for the day, eh?" You glared at her, "T-that is very much different, Blueswift." She snickered back and seems to try to hold a laugh which she failed to do so, "Oh, I know you most of the time, Captain." You grunted, and walked away in annoyance. She called out your name and told you to wait, but you ignore her and kept on continuing walking down the hallway. She galloped to you in order to catch up with you, just as she almost reach you, you closed the metal door behind you making her slamming head first to the metal door. You almost laugh dearly after she slammed her head to the metal door, and then murmured something about getting you next time. *** *** *** Two days since the attempt of breakout by Scp Oh-Four-Nine, even though it was an accident. The three guard responsible for it was punished very severely, but Halestorm is the one who take the most of the blame. Even demotion didn't really stop the punishment given to him, that poor buck didn't really deserve that, but he took responsibility for his comrade. You heard a knock on your door, and you told to whoever knocking the metal door to your office to leave you alone. Another knock from the door, making you really agitated and shouted atop of your lungs. "BLUESWIFT, I SWEAR TO CELESTIA, I WILL GET YOUR FLANK SLAPPED!" "That's not nice for a Captain to shout at his superior," you heard a voice you've never heard in a long time behind the metal door, you quickly opened the button to slide open the door. Your eyes widened as you see your old time friend in the Foundation, working with you at the very beginning since recruitment and has been a close friend and companions to you. "Storm Cloud, by Celestia could you not be a jackass and don't gave me a suprise visit," you said happily as you stood up from you chair and as he entered your office. Storm chuckle lightly, "If i told you I've come today, you would not be willing to accept me. Are you not?" You two stared at each other for a minute before laughing and hugging each other in warm embrace. You told him that should he be busy training the new recruit for Pi-One Aka the "City Slickers"? "Nah, I'll got transferred to Nu-Seven, we can see and visit each other more often now." You told him that it won't come to that, the intensity still high up on the foundation. All Mobile Task Force will be needed if necessary, therefore they must be all ready for an assignment or a rapid deployment. "Pftt... like you will get the assignment anytime soon," He laughed at you, reminding you the title you once had "Lucky Mobile Task Force Commander Assignment". You rolled your eyes and sigh, "It's only pure luck that i didn't saw action like... what seven months?" He chuckle again, but this time his chuckle seemed low. He looked at you for a second and then ask you how well are you doing in the facility. You snickered as you answered with not really a lie but also not the truth. "Aw come on, tell me the real truth here," Cloud said, unhappy with your word. Seeing you're not going to be budge with question, he told you that he must left soon. "Can we see each other again soon?" you said before he left your office. Storm turn his head to you, hesitating for awhile and said that he don't really know how soon, but they will meet again. In time. You waved a goodbye to him as the door slides back into a close. Silence once again filled the room, only to be breaked by a clock that ticks slowly in your office. You sighed, opened your drawer and grab a photo of your young daughter with you, along with Storm Cloud, still on his MTF uniform. You smiled as you remember all the memories you had with them, again a knock on your office door. You tilted your head and ask who's knocking on the door and disturb you, Frank voice was heard outside the door and told you to get ready. "It's time is it?" you asked Frank flatly. He answered with a yes and told you to gear up into your 'fancy' outfits of a standard Nine Tailed Fox equipment. You frowned as you hear it, "Wait... Nine Tailed Fox standard equipment? Frank there is no Containment Breach, I'm not allowed to-" "Just shut up and gear up already, I'll take responsibilities. For now just gear up and be ready to follow." You hold your grudge and geared up with standard Nine Tailed Fox outfits, picking up your gas mask and Kevlar Vest to put them on, you picked your deagle, checked its ammo and pull the barrel and then strap it into your side. You grabbed your P90, even though not part of the new Security protocol, it's the only gun you had in your possession. You step out of your office, locked the door, and then you heard Frank burst out laughing. You turned to him and you saw him already laying on the floor, laughing. You glared at Frank, "What!? You told me to equip myself as NTF standard gear, so i did." you said in utter confusion. Frank, still on the floor laughing eventually stood up back to his feet while chuckling and wiping out his tear. "I didn't really expect you to geared up like that. I was just joking on the Nine Tailed Fox equipment part." Before you could scold him or punch him straight in the face, he told you it won't matter now because were wasting time here and trotted away. You grunted behind your gas mask as you followed him through the hallway, trotting slowly to the Heavy Containment Zone checkpoint, then finding your way across Heavy Containment and into Light Containment Zone and goes to SCP One-Seven-Three containment chamber. There is no way, not a single chance to be another Containment Breach. What could possibly go wrong? > Chapter 4 : Big Trouble > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You walked down through the Heavy Containment Zone, following Frank. Frank and you trotted slowly to Light Containment, while occasionally you saw a handful of ponies trotting around Heavy Containment. You understand that the Heavy Containment is kinda... creepy, all sort of dangerous SCP's are held here. No wonder if there's small number of ponies still trotting around Heavy Containment, anypony trotting Heavy Containment, either just heading somewhere or checking if there's any maintenance required on some containment chambers. You sighed as you followed Frank through out Heavy Containment, "Whoops wrong way... again,"Frank said after seeing corridor which lead to SCP Zero-Nine-Six, and then he turned around. "We should turned right there, or left." You facehoofed as you looked at Frank and then told him if you know the way, he chuckled in embarrassment. He let you lead the way to Light Containment Zone, before that you must find a way the last time you're at Heavy Containment Zone. But at least you don't get lost in Heavy Containment Zone for more than three times, Frank led you into a dead end for at least ten times or missed a turn. Eventually you reach the Light Containment Zone checkpoint , the operator immediately noticed you and Frank and then opened the checkpoint door. "Why you didn't tell me you've already know the way?" Frank ask with a slight guilt on his face, for not knowing the way around Heavy Containment Zone and delayed SCP One-Seven-Three cleaning protocol. Even though you've got lost a few times, but at least your not as bad as Frank. You quickly let Frank to lead the way again, this time though, you don't care if Frank got lost again. You are going to follow him through Light Containment Zone, even though you knew the way thanks to Dr. Harpie. Frank didn't get lost. He knew the way around Light Containment Zone, looks like he spend more time at Light Containment Zone more than you do, he even manage to take a shortcut. You two arrived at SCP One-Seven-Three control room few minutes later. Researcher Chad stood there while giving a scolding look to you two, "Where the hay you two been, the protocol should be proceeded two hours ago." Frank chuckle lightly as he apologized to the brown coated researcher, "We got a little lost at Heavy Containment, that place is a maze I'm telling you." Chad grunted and told Frank if he can proceed the cleaning protocol for One-Seven-Three containment chamber, Frank nodded and then told you to bring a Class D to the containment chamber, "Why me? Where's your guard to do this kind of thing? I'm a respected Mobile Task Force Commander, Frank." You sighed and gave him the same scolding look Researcher Chad did. "Besides, I only agree to be your personal bodyguard." Frank then laughed and told you it was a joke, and then told two guard to fetch three Class D, off their cell area and escorted to SCP-One-Seven-Three chamber. You told that Frank that his joke aren't even funny, he admitted it almost quickly. You sighed and turned your attention below the control room, SCP-One-Seven-Three containment chamber. The door are locked shut to prevent One-Seven-Three escaped, actually it doesn't really matter if it opened and at least four or more ponies are looking at it. You also noticed that the control panel for opening the containment chamber were placed outside the control room, on the walkway above the containment chamber where the door is still tightly closed, you find no reason for the control panel to be outside the control room. Yet, again you don't question the facility layout, still you cannot hold back your curiosity and ask Frank about the walkway outside the control room. "Well, the purpose are very simple, Captain," Frank paused for a moment, smiling mischievously. "To shoot any disobedient Class D personnel." "I see, but does it really necessary to put the control there too?" You point your hooves to the control panel. Frank shrugged, "I don't really know, but it can be useful if anypony are lazy enough to push the button inside." *** *** *** You and Frank waited until all of the Class D are escorted to SCP-One-Seven-Three containment chamber, they were equipped with mop and a bucket full of water. Frank speaks in the speaker to notified everypony to get ready, because the procedure are going to proceed. He nod at the guard stationed at the control panel outside, the guard pressed the button to open the chamber. The Class D are met with a statue of a pony like-figure painted with a spray paint on its head, Frank instruct the Class D to maintain eye contact when cleaning the containment chamber, the line of sight must not be broken at all cost. One of the Class D asked Frank what will happen if any one of them breaks eye contact with the statue, which Frank replied to them that they don't want to know. At first the Class D's are hesitating to enter the chamber, but the guard above told them if they don't comply, they will be terminated. The Class D's then starts to enter the chamber carrying along their mop and bucket, as they enter the chamber the guard press the button again to close the containment chamber behind them and let them do their work. You asked Frank about how long the Class D will finish cleaning the containment chamber, "When they start to scream and shouting for help," joked one of the researcher followed with a laughter from everypony inside the room. You are among those who didn't. Few minutes pass yet no scream inside the containment chamber, "Does this normal, Frank? Should we check them out?" Frank shook his head, "Nah, they can handle it... don't get worried about them, they're filthy criminals anyway." Suddenly the containment chamber door opened, Frank scold the guard inside the control room and told him to shut the door again, "But I can't, the door aren't responding... this thing is broken!" said the guard in panic. Frank sighed and instruct the Class D not to get outside the containment chamber, keep on cleaning the chamber and maintain eye contact with the statue, do not break it at any cost. Just as Frank finished his sentence the lights flickered on and off, Frank immediately evacuated everyone in the control room. You manage to see SCP-One-Seven-Three manage to get to the walkway where's the guard pony still up there firing his rifle at the statue. The guard action are futile as the lights went off and then turned on seconds later as he fell off from the walkway to the ground, followed by the sound of an alarm. SCP-One-Seven-Three are nowhere to be found, you only see's the ventilation door cracked opened. You assumed SCP-One-Seven-Three manage to escape to the ventilation duct. You quickly notified Frank about what you saw, but Frank told you it doesn't really matter now. Just as you and the others trotted out and into the hallway, Dr. Harpie quickly announce everypony inside that the Facility are having a massive containment breach all over the facility, both Euclid and Keter Class SCP had been released by somepony, Heavy Containment checkpoint are in lock down, due to something that is inaudible for everypony as the transmission goes off. "We better evacuate the facility now!" you said as you trotting down the hallway, followed by the other pony that manage to escape. Frank eyes went wide, "Are you insane!? Didn't you hear what she said, Heavy Containment are in lock down. And most importantly all SCP's is on the loose and now roaming around the entire damned facility." "By Celestia, then what should we do, and where should we go?" asked one of the researcher. "The best bet right now is to get to the nearby shelter and wait for Mobile Task Force to get inside the Facility," Frank quickly announced and tries to calm down everypony. "Everypony better come with me to the shelter now." You and the others followed Frank, trotting through the hallway and enters a t-junction, but just as they're opened the metal door on the opposite side. The group was blocked by a teddy bear roughly built with pony's ear, you quickly told everypony what kind of thing that is. Its one of SCP-Ten-Forty-Eight instance. Frank asked you what to do next, you quickly told the others to back away out of the hallway and suggest to take another route to the shelter. "Alright everypony, stay calm and follow me!" Frank shouted and led the others through the unopened door in the t-junction. You closed the door behind and follow the group afterwards. Frank opened the other door and trotting down through the hallway with a large fan above, you followed slowly and watched the group rear. You closed down the door behind as the group passed the hallway and open the opposite, in case anypony tried to sneak up to them. The group pass down the hallway and stumble into another junction, Frank told everypony to turn right and open the metal door(all doors are button pressed), and a Tesla gate was in the middle of that hallway. Frank draws closer to the Tesla gate, followed by the others, on the other side the door slides open and reveal a mare researcher on the other side of the Tesla. She seemed relieved to see you and the group and trotted to the group with a smile on her face, Frank realized the Tesla is active and told the mare to stop. It was to late as the Tesla gate struck her almost instantly, she quickly falls to the ground with a third degree burns in every part of her body. The others were horrified by it, and told Frank to go the other way. Frank disagree because it is the fastest way to the shelter. Then you do something exactly insane and rather stupid. You quickly galloped into the Tesla gate and quickly stopped just as in front of the Tesla gate, the Tesla activated and shock nothing on its gate. You quickly ran pass through the Tesla with ease activating the Tesla again behind you. Frank whistle and admire your action, "Tesla is activated by sensors. How can you tricked the engineering of this thing?" You chuckle, "Apparently, the Tesla will activate when there's a vicinity of somepony near the gate. Who said these Tesla can predict somepony's movement?" The others aren't going to take any chance and decided to took another way to the shelter, only you, Frank and two researcher that passed the Tesla bravely. You asked Frank what are the chance for these pony's that took the other way, he only shook his head and told you if they are going to make it, they have two guards on their side. Frank told you that you shouldn't be worry about them, right now worry about yourself and get to the shelter quickly as possible. You nod and continue to follow Frank to the shelter. You and the rest of the group reached the shelter, just past the corridor and you'll find the entrance to the shelter room. The same kind of blast door that any SCP containment chamber had, Frank swept his keycard and the blast door opens. You found nopony inside but a black corrosive substance all over the shelter room. All gasped in horror, you know one thing about these black substance's. You watched in shocked and then trotted closer to the black substance, examining it, "The old stallion had been here, and possibly abduct everypony inside, there is no way in Equestria produce something like this except the old stallion it self," Frank asked you what to do next. "There's only one way, we can disable the lock down manually and escape through Heavy Containment Zone." Frank looked at the researchers and then asked, "Alright, do you want to stay here at the Shelter or will you come?" Researcher Hanson looked at his colleague and nod to him, "No way, we currently doesn't have a deathwish. So feel free to go by yourself." Frank looked disappointed and then turned to look at you, "I'm coming with you, the lock down override should be in the security room. From there I can watch the entire facility cameras." You nodded and trotted outside of the blast chamber, leaving the two researcher alone inside.