SCP-049 - Plague Doctor
Object Class: Euclid
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In the sterile, dimly lit containment chamber at Site-19, Dr. Mitchell and Agent Ramirez stand across from SCP-049, who is seated calmly in its designated area. Its thick robes and ceramic mask give it an unsettling, almost medieval appearance. A team of guards is on standby, weapons at the ready.
Dr. Mitchell: (nervously) So, you're… still insisting you're close to curing some great disease? Even after all the deaths?
SCP-049: (in a calm, measured voice) The Pestilence is a great scourge upon mankind. I walk this world as a healer, a purifier. Your skepticism blinds you to the truth.
Agent Ramirez: (frowning) You've killed dozens, possibly hundreds. You reanimate corpses and perform surgeries that make no sense. How is that a cure?
SCP-049: (leaning forward, voice soft but intense) The dead are merely patients I have yet to save. Their bodies are merely vessels. I seek only to return them to life, free of the Pestilence. That is the true purpose of my work.
Dr. Mitchell: (exchanging glances) And the last time you did this, you killed Dr. Hamm. He was a good man. Do you understand what you've done?
SCP-049: (pauses, then softly) Dr. Hamm was afflicted, and I cured him. His suffering has ended, and his soul is at peace now. I can only hope you come to see the truth as I do.
Suddenly, alarms blare. The chamber's doors lock with a loud clank. The lights flicker.
Security Officer: (over radio) We have a breach. SCP-049 is attempting to escape.
Dr. Mitchell: (alarmed) What? No, this can't be happening!
Agent Ramirez: (drawing weapon) Stay back! I'll contain it.
SCP-049 rises slowly, its robes flowing as it moves with unnatural grace. Its face mask tilts slightly, as if studying the situation.
SCP-049: (voice calm) You fear I will infect you? Do not worry. I am still the healer, even now.
The guards open fire. Shots ricochet off SCP-049's robes, which seem to absorb the impacts. The entity raises a hand, and the gunfire ceases as if an unseen force has silenced it.
SCP-049: (softly) You do not understand. I am the cure. I am the only one who can save this world from the Pestilence.
Dr. Mitchell: (shouting) Enough of this madness! We're shutting you down!
He presses a button on his tablet. The containment field flickers.
SCP-049: (glancing at the control panel, voice tinged with sadness) You deny salvation. You deny hope.
The chamber begins to fill with a faint, sickly greenish mist. SCP-049 steps forward, extending its arm.
SCP-049: (more forcefully) I will not be contained. The Pestilence will be eradicated, one way or another.
As the mist thickens, the guards hesitate, weapons trained. Suddenly, SCP-049 lunges toward the nearest guard, touching his arm. The man screams as his skin turns pallid and begins to swell.
Agent Ramirez: (shouting) Medic! He's infected!
Doctor: (rushing forward) We need to contain it! Now!
SCP-049: (calmly, voice echoing) I am only doing what needs to be done. I am the only hope for salvation.
The guard collapses, writhing, as his body degenerates rapidly. SCP-049 turns to face the others.
Dr. Mitchell: (fuming) You're a monster. You think you're curing anything? You're just spreading death.
SCP-049: (voice growing colder) I am the cure. You will see. When the Pestilence is eradicated, I will be remembered as the savior.
With a sudden burst of strength, SCP-049 tears free from the containment field and begins to stride toward the exit. The chamber erupts in chaos as personnel scramble to contain it.
Agent Ramirez: (shouting) Don't let it escape! It's dangerous!
The entity's robes billow as it moves faster than anyone expected, heading toward the corridor. Behind it, chaos erupts as containment personnel attempt to restrain it.
Dr. Mitchell: (frustrated) This isn't over. We need to track it down before it kills again.
As SCP-049 disappears into the darkness, its voice echoes faintly.
SCP-049: The cure is near. You only need to believe.
Outside the chamber, the staff exchange worried glances. The battle to contain the "healer" has just begun.
End.