A/N: Welcome in Great Lizard in Remnant. Another short chapter has arrived. It's been busy lately, so I can only afford short chapters. Time for some action. Let's go!
Proofread by Thatguywhowrote.
-II—II-
(682's POV)
'Think! Think! This situation is crucial. I must think properly this time. 10 seconds... I need 10 seconds before the confusion of the crowd dies down. First is 999, he needs to take a human form now.'
"999, turn into a human form." I whispered to him. 999 knew what I was talking about after absorbing the lance attack from that red-haired human girl. He began to change to a human form. Spiked white hair, red eyes, good-looking face with a fairly tall figure. Looks like he took a male gender as his form.
You asked how can he do that. First, he was mimic slime and just by devouring flesh, he could turn into them, be it an animal, human or even Grimm. Second, how can he transform? To summarize, 999 has already devoured someone before.
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(Flashback, 909's POV)
682 took me somewhere in the middle of a forest and presented me with deceased humans. Horrible. Did 682 do this?
"Gurgle guurrg! (682! You did it again!)" I said which he only shrugged off.
"So what? Forget about me and start devouring them!" He ordered. Me? Devour meat again? No! I wasn't going to do that ever again!
"Gurgge! (I refuse!)" I replied with an intense glare and he stomped on me. It didn't even hurt. I was unaffected by physical attacks due to this liquid body. But he stomped me!? Even though I wasn't hurt, it didn't mean I liked it.
"Guurrgggu! (Stop it! You're burying me in soil!)"
"Just do it! It's for the sake of your new racial ability. You have a useful shape-shifting ability I need. If you want to be useful, just do as I say!" He said which made me angry. I wasn't a dog! Well, the scientists treated me as such... And it was quite cute too. But I was not some blindly loyal, idiotic dog.
"Guurrgu! (No!)" I stubbornly resisted began to fight back by strangling 682. Looks like he was ready for this.
"Oh no you don't! You think I would fall for the same trick!?" He jumped knowing that once I strangled him he couldn't escape and will be sent to hell of laughter. I expected he would not approach me recklessly. But what he did next startle me, he dashed at me so fast that I couldn't even react.
He... He just grabbed my core inside of my gelatinous body. Oh no! That's basically my heart! If he crushed it, I would die!
"Guurggu! (Release me!)" when I said that, he begin to give more force like he really intent to crush me. No! I will die.
"Then do as I said! Devour them!" I... I guess there was no other choice. Besides, it would be a waste to see their bodies waste and decay...
He released me and I began to devour them. Oh, it's delicious! No, wait! What was I thinking!? I will never eat humans again, this is just exception...
With this, I was able to take a human form. Even though I felt disgusted, it was necessary so I wouldn't get killed.
682 had a satisfied expression and left me. It made me curious, did I have speck of respect from him? The reason I wanted to be friends with him was because 682 never had one. That's too sad! So I wanted befriend him, until now. I still wanted to, something like this was not enough to stop me.
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(682's POV)
Now that 999 had transformed to a human, the audience here will think that liquid shield was his semblance, and not his true form. Next was to get out of here fast, I'll use 2599 again... Wait! Dammit, I forgot the limit of 2599 powers! What was I doing?! Okay, I must remind myself that patience is a virtue, I needed to do this all by myself then.
I stomped the ground leaving a big crater and dust scattered everywhere. All of their vision was blocked momentarily. I grab all the SCPs, 999 grabbed my right hand, 2599 with my left hand and 053 with my teeth and jumped high enough so I could escape from the stadium and run away.
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(Flashback, 682's POV)
"Human! C'mere!" I said loud enough for her to hear. I could see her legs trembling. Oh what a cute prey. But luckily for her she was an important tool... for now, at least.
"Eh, umm... Yes?" She stuttered but I didn't care. I needed to ask her something.
"I already talked to the other SCPs about their powers and limits, I need to know yours too." Yeah I already talked to them. That child was helpless though. She didn't know about her own anomaly and couldn't explain a thing at all so I must use the current information I had back at the foundation. 999 was willing to tell, and I still remembered much about 079's abilities from our conversation back there.
Back there. I would just devour this human here and now. But now that she became my tool I refrained from killing her and treated her as a temporary ally.
"Umm... Doesn't Mr. 682 already know my power?" She said. Yeah, with a wide margin. Who knows if there were little details about her anomaly.
"Just tell me if there is anything I should take note of." Yeah I needed to know if there was something, it would be crucial for our journey.
"Umm... I do know one thing that scientist never knew." Oh? Interesting, even the scientists at foundation hadn't researched her thoroughly.
"And that is?"
"I can't bend reality more than three times or else my head will hurt really bad." A drawback huh? Well, that's an important thing I need to note down.
"Hmph. Even though it's the most versatile power I have ever seen, the drawback is not much huh? Well fine. Do your own business." I left her right away.
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(682's POV)
We stopped at a back alley in a shopping district at Vale. I jumped from roof to roof to arrive at this place. There were no humans in here so it was safe.
How could I forget about 2599 draw back? I confident that i have good memory. This is-
[Adaptation activated: Remembering subconscious memory]
This memory... This was when I slept, there was no way I could remember it. But my adaptation kicked in. It only activated as a countermeasure to protect me from harm. My memory had been manipulated.
This is...!
"So it was you 3000! Why the hell did you do this, you accursed slab of stone!" I said and my wrath was uncontrollable I might have destroyed this whole town alone.
Mental voice of 3000 can be heard.
"Oh! So you managed to find out. Your adaptation was a real thing huh? I just wanted to give you a lesson not to mess with me!" She said happily with her mental voice.
"YOU! Remember this: after everything is done I will strangle you to death!" I threatened but she just ignored it.
"...also, I don't agree with you forcefully capturing Ruby. I want you to befriend her than capture her, that way you can ask for her help if the need arises."
What! Befriend, with a human?! Maybe not until all the infinite number of universes crumbled away! I won't in my life befriend a frickin walking meat!
"Do I look like a clown who can be nice to everybody!? You must be kidding me! I swear that I will mince your body and turn it to dust! And later, this planet will go back to being a particle!" The other SCPs backed away seeing my angry face.
"Well, that's a problem. I can't let you destroy this planet, although as promised you can destroy my statue body."
"Do I look stupid, that statue is merely your avatar! I will destroy this planet later after all this nonsense is done."
"Yeah yeah, until then, keep going." He cut the line. Oh I swore I will get her for this, just you wait!
But befriend that child? Did I really have to do this? Tch! Damn you avian statue! It was only a matter of time before I outright killed you! Until then, I will endure this hardship that my adaptation cannot handle alone.
END
A/N: Done! Don't have much to say so until next time~
