The SCP Whisperer

I'm rushing to the elevator, both Dr. Harper and Dr. Peters right behind me. I'm about to close the elevator door when Dr. Harper puts a hand on it, opening it back up. The two of them join me inside.

Dr. Harper is about to talk to me when she gets a look of my face. Dark circles have appeared underneath my eyes, darkening them. They've turned a green color, a little bit green but not completely. This is me when I've become my object class of Euclid.

I'm considered an SCP at the foundation. Usually my object class is Safe, but whenever testing happens for SCP-096 and the D-Class Personnel get mad at him for not paying attention to them, my object class becomes Euclid, causing me to go through a slight transformation.

Now, in the elevator, I've done just that. Dr. Harper dips her head in acceptance and we arrive on Maintenance. The three of us head over to 096's containment chamber just in time to see the two MTF guards enter his cell. I run in and block their view of the SCP.

"What do you think you're doing?" I say, my voice growling in the back of my throat. One of the guards holds out his gun. "Step aside," he says. I don't move.

"Step aside or we shoot!" Dr. Harper hurries in, head down and eyes closed. "You wouldn't want to do that," she says. "Do you know who this is?" The MTF guards turn and the second guard speaks.

"I don't care who she is!" he answers frustrated. "We've had reports that SCP-096 has killed more than twenty non-class D personnel here. It needs to be terminated."

"You mean 'he'" I respond. My eyes are still darkened. I'm not happy with their decision to go ahead and try to kill 096.

The MTF guards take their guns and make the step aside motion. I smile, still glaring at them. "Okay, fine," I say. "Let's see how he likes to be tortured." I look over to Dr. Harper and tell her to leave. She does and closes the door behind her. I move aside and let the guards talk to 096.

He's crying, as he always does. When the first guard tries to get his attention, he doesn't respond. The second guard taps 096 with his weapon and he stands up. He turns to face the guards...and starts freaking out.

He covers his face with his hands, crying out as he always does. I stand there, looking at the MTF guards. "Looks like he doesn't want to be tested on!" I say. And just as I do, 096 screams and attacks. Gun shots are fired but suddenly stop as the guards' arms are ripped off.

There's a cry of pain, but it's stopped shortly as 096 brutally murders them. He rips off the legs and throws them across the room. Then he starts ripping at the faces of the guards, tearing off skin and finally decapitating them both. When his work is done, he calms down and cries again.

I walk over to him and put a hand on his bare shoulder. He turns to face me and looks at me, crying like he always does. My eyes have changed back to normal and the dark circles have vanished. I pull him into a hug and hold him tightly.

"It's okay," I whisper. "They're not going to hurt you anymore. It was wrong for them to come down and try to kill you." SCP-096 places his hands on my back as he accepts the hug. The door to the cell opens and he twitches.

"No, it's just a friend of mine," I say, calming him down. "She's not going to look at you. She's just seeing if I'm okay." I pause as a feeling goes through me. I smile. "Yes, I'm okay. I was worried about you, but now that you're okay, I don't have to be worried."

We break off from the hug and I tell him to look away for just a moment as I talk with Dr. Harper. The two of us step outside of 096's cell and I let out a sigh.

"We can't keep going like this, Trisha," Dr. Harper says. "Every time he sees someone, he's going to kill them. Except for you."

"Dr. Harper, as much as I would love to have him not kill everyone, they need to play their part in this," I respond.