This SCP marks the first time I'll be making a setup by request as I've had a loyal follower wishing me to do this one for a while. I shall give it my best effort while also trying to add more dialogue and characters for a change, thus this will be my first encounter using a entire team or at least just more characters in general, seeing that this SCP would work much better if more characters are involved. I shall see how this turns out and try to do more in the future. I also wish to remind that my schedule for updating is random for the most part so I apologize if I don't update too often. I'll do it whenever the time is free.


SCP-049: Plague Doctor (Introduction)

"It is quite amazing... How such a large place can exist and still be quite sterile... Though despite how sterile it is I may unfortunately find victims even in this place..."

Looking at the towering structures all around him, the lone being travels though the city at nightfall where there is a lot less activity then during the day thus the reason why he is alone at this moment. Dressed in what appeared to be a black hooded cloak with a strange white mask that had the shape of a long beak coming outward he was a peculiar sight to anyone that happened to stumble upon him. The beak of the mask was an effective device in telling others what he was looking at as it lined up with his vision when he turned to look in a direction.

His reason for coming here was the same as going anywhere else, forever searching for victims of the Great Pestilence that have seemed to scattered about the world. It would seem that such a place has this wouldn't have any carriers of the disease, but he knew that it would be unwise to simply pass on through without checking everywhere. His instinct for finding people that are sick is always accurate and so even if he is staying in this place for a long time it would be worth it to prevent even one person from spreading that dreaded disease.

"Hm... Oh dear... It would seem that I have already found someone that is in need of treatment..."

Believing that he had found an unfortunate carrier, he turns his head toward the direction a building, his eyes resting on a pair of girls that were standing outside. They looked quite similar despite the fact that one was mostly in red and the other is mostly in white. They seemed to be in the middle of a conversation that he couldn't hear, but that didn't matter to him. He could tell that they're both unfortunate enough to carry the disease that only he was able to cure. He made his way toward them calmly, getting prepared to do what he always did when he found a victim.

With his presence drawing near the two girls were aware of his approach, seeming to show confusion and curiosity toward his appearance. "Can we help you?" The girl dressed in red questions him while both she and what was likely her twin seemed to tense up in his presence, a natural response that can't be helped. They were going to try to resist as victims always did whether it was out of fear or denial. Still, he had to give them his cure regardless of resistance. That was the unfortunate truth.

"On the contrary... It is I that would be helping both of you..."

"Helping us?" The girl in white spoke this time, getting a bad feeling from this person in front of her. Before she or the other girl could question him further he lunged forward with a speed that covered the remaining distance between them instantly, not giving them a chance to react before reaching out with his gloved hands. Each hand covers the mouths of both girls, fingers and thumbs gripping their cheeks tightly to silence them as he also shoves them against the wall they're nearby to hold them in place.

"Do not worry... I'm going to cure you of the disease that ails you both..."

He simply watched calmly as they both started thrashing wildly against is grip, eyes wide as they realize something was happening before slowly drooping until they're closed. In that short span of a few seconds their vitals had disappeared completely as he gently lowers them both to the ground, straightening them out before getting to work on curing them. He reaches into his cloak and removes a bag that he always kept with him and sets it next to them as he crouches down next to the girl in red first.

Opening the bag he pulls out some simple materials like a scalpel, a needle, and some thread. Alongside this he also removes some vials filled with chemicals only known to him as he takes up the scalpel, cutting open the fabric of the red dress before making a deep cut going down the length of her torso. From there he proceeds to do what is effectively a dissection on her while occasionally putting in some of the chemicals from the vials into her body. This effort was done flawlessly as he's done it countless times and knows that this will cure her.

For this surgery to be done effectively it was vital that the victim was in a state of death and that there was no one else to interrupt him, both conditions being met as he couldn't see anyone else nearby. After about 20 minutes of working he finishes up by sewing her torso shut and leaving her alone as he tends to the girl in white next, repeating the same process of cutting her open and applying the chemicals to her body. After another 20 minutes he sews her up as well before putting his things back into his bag.

"This is truly a good day for I was able to save two people at the same time... It would be preferable if this was a more common occurrence..."

Setting the bag back into his cloak he goes on his way, walking down the street as he seeks out more victims of the disease in the middle of the silent night. As he leaves the girls he treated are left on the ground where they remain still before a few minutes before the girl in red starts to move again, sitting upright slowly as her vitals come back to effectively reanimate her. Though despite the fact that she was technically alive she didn't behave like herself at all, instead being closer to a zombie as her dead eyes stared off into space.

Getting up onto her feet she begins to stagger forward as she wanders aimlessly down one street, the girl in white soon following after her once she reanimated and got to her own feet. They were only the first two of the many victims that were to be treated in this city and he wasn't going to stop until the disease was fully purged from this place. It was his job to save as many people as he could, no matter who they were or where they are.

"I will save them all... For I am the cure..."


I have decided to treat 049 as a proper character given that it shows intelligence, believing it would make for a more interesting set up as he encounters the characters. As shown this time around is going to involve some actual deaths, though who will fall into it's arms will be decided upon as I work on it. Do look forward to more chapters in the future.