Slade sighed and walk out of the room.

"Gale, thanks for having back. We need to split up though, it'll save time and lives, see you soon lad"

Slade cleared multiple sectors of 008-1 instances. Suddently the intercom activated.

(Intercom) "This is Mobile Task Force nine tailed fox, we have just entered the facility. Stay in safe zones and we'll clear the rest of the facility"

Slade saw the task force approching and ran to them.

"Who's the squad leader here?"

The man in the front raised his hand.

(mtf)"That'd be me sir"

" Good, I'm Cpt. Grevik, of MTF delta 7. I'll be taking control of you're squad."

(Mtf) " Didn't realize it was you sir. How's the situation?"

Slade briefs the force on the situation, and they head out to multiple sectors.

All right. We're almost there.

"This is Mobile Task Force nine tailed fox, we have just entered the facility. Stay in safe zones and we'll clear the rest of the facility"

We better hurry. I don't want them getting the wrong idea.

*See's 053 containment room. Except two 008 instances was blocking the way*

Stay back, close your eyes and cover your ears. I'll be back.

*approches the two 008 instances, pulls out his pistol, aimed, and fired.*

Dr. Scott walks into the facility after 2 weeks of absence. He notices a slow instance of 008-1 crawling towards him.

And he's just like:

"That thing almost torched me! It's fine Slade, I'll take the heavy containment area, see if I can contain any of the Keter classes."

Gale pocketed the C4 and exited the generator room, going through his original route. From here, he expected that he'd find heavy containment area. He opened the door to a catwalk.

"Dammit, Slade, you weren't supposed to put on the bloody gas" he muttered. He pulled out his gas mask and passed through the fog. Upon the other side, he found a crossroads on a catwalk. He looked both ways before deciding left. The next few chambers consisted of more hallways.

The next room, however, had a glass pane covering a lower landing. He continued to a door on the right and opened it.

Down the stairs, a guard sat on the ground, gasping for breath in the fetal position. Gale walked down the steps and looked over the guard.

He was in shock, it was expected, the guards weren't built for these situations. He dragged the whimpering man to a corner. When he finished, he grabbed the man's face forcefully and slapped for all he dared.

"Snap out of it, soldier, you're coming with me" Said Gale. The man, though shocked by the sudden hit, felt gratitude for the leadership.

"Private First Class Heathen, sir."

"What the hell are you sobbing for, get a grip." The guard nodded and took a shaky breath, forcing himself to be sure of himself. Gale led him up the steps to the corridor. He took a right and was about to enter when he heard a cry. Looking back, the guard was was nect to the door, back on the ground.

Gale sighed, though he wanted to punch this man, he didn't want to waste his time. He entered the next chamber and looked out on a massive room. The catwalk lined the edges, and several guards were pointing there rifles at the containment chamber.

Slade moved room to room looking for targets. Ahead he saw Trex and another doctor.

"Doctor Trex, I need you to tell me exactly who the bloody hell is Trials!"

Jordan walked through the decontamination field to see that all the lights were out.

"Fuck, containment breach on the first day." Scott muttered.

"Well, these zombies are slow so I can just go "Haters gonna hate" mode towards 457's observation room if I want."

He opened a door to see that 2 guards where pointing their guns at them. "SHIT! ALL I DID WAS OPEN A DOOR!"

"Oh sorry, we thought you were a 008-1 instance." Said the guard on the right.

"I need to get to 457's chamber, but since there is a breach; I'll just let you escort me to my safehaven."

*The two instances off 008 are now on the ground dead. Heads back to 053 and brings her to her containment room*

I'm sorry sweetie. I gotta go. If I don't, who knows what will happen.

"Will you be ok?", said 053

Of course. Don't worry your sweet little head. I'll be fine and everything should be back to normal soon.

"Ok. Just promise me you'll be ok.",said the sad 053.

I promise, sweetheart. Stop worrying. It'll all be ok. I'll be back, he said with a chuckle.

*053 smiled*

Now, give me a hug.

*They hugged.*

Bye, he said with wave.

"Bye.", said 053 with wave.

*He left the room, closed and locked the door to her containment room, and head to a nearby safety room*

They were yelling at each other for whatever reason. Whatever was in the chamber, it was definitely dangerous, but guards were always so paranoid. ANd yet, this seemed to be different.

He passed through the threshold and was about to speak when one of the guards spotted him.

"Shoot him!" Screamed the guard. Gale didn't waste a second, he dashed to his left where and hid behind the wall of the catwalk.

'Quit shooting, I'm MTF!" he yelled back, but the guard seemed not to understand. When a moment of silence followed the echoing of shots, he peeked out and fire several shots at one of the guards leg. He dropped, and something peculiar occurred.

He hid from view and a loud crack was heard. Another guard screamed and the one on the landing seemed to start typing harder at a keyboard. He looked up to the catwalk. It wasn't that high, he could probably climb it.

He jumped and pulled himself on the landing, then running the one left guard near the control panels. He whirled around to aim his rifle, but Gale restrained him. He was about to give the man a good smack when the lights popped out for just a second.

*Crack*

The lights were back and he had just turned to see 173 staring at the two. The guard and Gale stared and he asked, "What did you say about 173"

"Don't stop looking at it" He mumbled. Gale heard a rupture in the lights in and he pushed the guard and made from the railing. As the lights broke, he jumped.

*crack* and a thump, and even a loud crash later, the secondary lights had turned back on. Gale picked himself up and look around. The guard was dead for all he knew and the far left railing falling off, and just above it the vent had been opened.

Gale took out his radio and clicked the trigger, "Slade, we have a Euclid level containment breach on SCP-173. He's gone through the vents, he'll be anywhere. I can pursue him, just give me the go".

"Do not purse SCP-173 until I arrive. We'll need to pairs of eyes for this one. I'll be there in one minute!"

He turned and sprinted out of the room.

"We'll finish this conversation later trex."

"Understood, out"

Gale lowered the radio and placed in his pack. He rubbed his shoulder and looked up. There was the guard, but he looked sure of himself now, an he held out a hand to Gale. He took it and stood up.

"We had a hell of a job just keeping him inside, didn't know the others would be that paranoid. And, sorry about before-"

"Don't worry, I see why you were so scared. Heathen right? We'll have to stay here in the meantime. You got family, Heathen?"