Chapter 2
Adam and I followed our parents to SCP-035's containment chamber first to help supervise a test, according to Dad. Adam perked up the instant Dad and Mom mentioned that SCP-035 was a mask that possessed those who wore it.
"So if I put it on, it can control me?" Adam asked.
I groaned, "For the last time, Adam Baxter, YES!"
Dad gave me a be-nice-to your-brother look, "Calm down, Hail."
I gave Adam a glare when Dad wasn't looking, and Adam responded with the middle finger. I gasped in mock horror, to which Adam sneered mischievously.
"We're here, now please behave you two, 035 is a bit...temperamental." Mom said.
"Aren't they all?" I sighed. Dad chuckled.
A few other doctors were waiting, but they seemed to be at a lower level than our parents. When we walked in, the present doctors nodded respectfully at Mom and Dad. I looked through the glass of the observation room to find the rumored SCP-035. In the center of the room was a pedestal covered by a glass case. On the pedestal was a porcelain mask with black liquid dripping from its eyes and mouth holes.
"Let's get started," Dad said, turning on the intercom, "035, are you there?"
"Yes, Robert, I can't exactly move anywhere," 035 snapped.
Dad sighed, "My apologies. We are going to give you a host today to answer some questions, so please cooperate."
035 sighed, "Fine."
A middle-aged Class-D walked into the chamber, lifted the mask, and placed it on his face. The man was still for a moment, then shivered slightly.
"Much better," he said, his eyes, or eye holes, falling on Adam and I as he turned to face us, "Who are they, more hosts?"
Mom growled, "No, they are our children. This is our son, Adam, and our daughter, Hailey."
035 raised his hands, "Mea culpa, I didn't know the young man and the...gorgeous young lady were your progeny."
Adam glared daggers at 035, "What did you call my sister, freak?"
I internally facepalmed. 99% of the boys who met me fell for me. I can't blame them, not to be selfish. I have blond hair and blue eyes, which Adam describes as ice, the sky, and the sea mixed together. Adam gets the girls as well with his coal-black hair and laser-green eyes. Most of the girls in high school either dated him or wanted to, and I'm sure Harvard was no different, though he wouldn't disclose anything to me for fear of "worrying me".
035 laughed, "Oh ho ho, protective, are we?"
Adam snarled, "Keep your eyes and hands off of my sister, freak."
035 stared at him, "What are you going to do, Adam?"
"Try to take her, and I'll break you in two like a sesame cracker," Adam said.
"Challenge accepted. When we meet again, I hope it's on opposite sides of the glass," 035 said.
Adam snorted and dragged me away, stopping only to address our parents, "We're going to the cafeteria, see you after the tests."
Dad and Mom exchanged knowing glances, "See you soon."
035 shook his head as we raced down the corridor, "Pathetic boy."
Mom glared at him, venom in her voice, "Watch it mask, if you're not careful things can always get worse."
035 shrugged, sitting down against the wall, "I doubt it."
049 was operating on the Class-D's he had killed earlier before he heard a familiar sound of liquid. He turned around to see 106 rising from the floor. He looked to the observation window, thankful for once that no one was present.
"You wanted to talk to me, Doc?" 106 asked.
049 nodded, "Yes. There are two teenagers here, a boy and a girl. They are the son and daughter of Robert and Clara Baxter, the son is Adam and the daughter is Hailey. When the next breach happens, I want you to find them and bring them both here. Can you do this?"
106 cocked his head, "Why do you want them?"
049 raised his mask and smirked, "When you see the girl, you'll understand."
106 nodded, and opened his portal to his pocket dimension.
"And Lawrence?"
"Yeah?"
"If you want to...mess with the boy, you may. But try not to kill him, I need both to set my plan in motion."
106 smiled, "Should I tell anyone else?"
"Yes. Definitely let 035 know, and 079 so he can tell everyone else. You run the risk of getting caught if you talk to everyone on your own."
106 rubbed his hands together, "This is going to be fun."
