SCP-047 - Microbial Mutagen
Object Class - Keter
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Inside the secure biohazard containment lab at Site-██, Dr. Hayes studies the sealed SCP-047 container, a heavily rusted, battered gas cylinder. The room is tense, with flashing alarms indicating a recent emergency. The team moves quickly to assess the situation.
Dr. Hayes: (checking his tablet) The readings just spiked again. The gas levels are fluctuating wildly. We need to confirm the breach.
Security Officer Lane: (monitoring cameras) The cylinder's outer shell… it's corroded badly. Looks like it's been compromised.
Dr. Hayes: (frowning) That's not good. SCP-047 is classified as Keter for a reason. We need to contain this before it spreads.
Suddenly, the chamber's emergency locks release with a hiss, and the containment box begins to shake violently.
Technician Ramirez: (shouting) The cylinder's breached! The mutagenic gas is leaking into the chamber!
Dr. Hayes: (urgently) Evacuate the room! Initiate Lockdown Protocol 047-01! Get the quarantine suite ready!
As alarms blare, the team scrambles. Outside, a cloud of faint, iridescent gas seeps into the room. The team dons masks and protective gear, trying to contain the spread.
Dr. Hayes: (through a megaphone) All personnel, evacuate immediately! Seal the chamber!
Minutes later, the room is sealed. The gas dissipates, and the team regroups outside in the decontamination zone.
Security Officer Lane: (analyzing readings) The gas was highly mutagenic. If it got into the environment—God help us.
Dr. Hayes: (grim) We lost a lot of personnel in there. All that's left now is damage control. But I want to know what it did.
He pulls out a tablet and begins reviewing the incident logs, noting the rapid proliferation of SCP-047-1 strains.
Dr. Hayes: (muttering) The molecular analysis shows the bacteria mutated into several dangerous strains… Propionibacterium, Streptococcus, Clostridium… each more virulent than the last.
Researcher Nguyen: (approaching) Sir, I've got the samples from the breach site. The Propionibacterium strain caused severe skin necrosis in the test subjects. The lesions spread within hours.
Dr. Hayes: (nodding) And the Streptococcus? Any signs of systemic infection?
Nguyen: Yes. It caused bloodstream infections, septicemia, and multiple organ failure. The symptoms appeared rapidly, and the mortality rate was high.
Dr. Hayes: (grimly) And the Clostridium…?
Nguyen: Its spores are even more resilient. They can aerosolize and survive in the environment for days. We're still analyzing the full genome, but it's clear SCP-047 is a biological weapon of unprecedented scale.
He pauses, staring at the containment chamber, now sealed but still emitting faint, toxic fumes.
Dr. Hayes: (resolute) We need to destroy the cylinder. The risk of any residual mutagenic gas spreading is unacceptable.
Security Officer Lane: (nodding) Already on it, sir. We're preparing the incineration protocol.
The team prepares the device. As the incinerator ignites, Dr. Hayes looks away, grim.
Dr. Hayes: (whispering) This thing… it was meant to be a research tool, but it became a nightmare. We have to be more careful with what we create.
In the distance, the ashes of the rusted cylinder glow faintly, as the microbe strains continue to pose a threat—hidden, waiting to spread again.
Nguyen: (quietly) We've contained the breach… but the infection's still out there. We need to stay vigilant.
The room falls silent, the weight of the disaster settling over them as they prepare for the long road ahead.
End.