Lucky backed up slowly due to his nerves. Ellie did the same. Niblet wasn't watching where he was going, and neither was Strudel. Squirt and Cookie just stumbled on mindlessly. Soon, all six ran into something. They looked up to see what it was, but it turned out to be each other. "Finally, I found you all!" Strudel yelled in excitement. "You're still here!" Lucky said to everyone in surprise. "Guys, you'll never guess what happened! Look at all this stuff!" Said Niblet. He showed them all the contents of the pack: a bottle of pills, a GPS, a green ring, a pair of night-vision goggles, and a keycard. "Guess what I found?" Strudel was eager to share her discovery. She placed the file folder down on the ground so everyone could see. "What is it, Strudel?" Asked Lucky. "These are files on every SCP in the whole facility! We know how to successfully elude them all now!" Strudel explained excitedly. Lucky was super proud of his team, but someone was missing. "Wait, where's Ellie?" He asked. "Right here." She was standing behind them, smiling.
The surprised chatter from their excitement lasted a long time, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, except for Squirt and Cookie. Squirt was laying on the floor, looking really weak and hardly moving. Every so often, he groaned loudly, like he was sick to his stomach. Cookie stood upright, but her appearance was disturbing. She was wobbling in place, barely able to stand up. Her eyes were bloodshot red, and certain spots of her were covered in a strange red substance. Her jaw was loose and limp, and her mouth was open really wide. "Cookie?" Lucky walked up to her and called. She didn't respond. "Squirt? What happened?" Lucky tried to talk to Squirt, but he didn't get a reply from him either. "Strudel, what's wrong with them?" Lucky frantically asked her. "I'll try to find some sort of explanation; not guaranteeing anything, though!" She answered as she started searching through the documents.
"Uh, guys?" Ellie called. "I think we may have another problem to deal with." Warned Ellie. She pointed to Cookie, who was suddenly found crouching angrily. She looked ready to kill; bearing her sharp canine teeth and growling deeply and ominously. And, she was looking straight at Lucky. Suddenly, she pounced from her pose, attempting to bite Lucky's neck. He dodged just in time. "Strudel! What's going on!?" He yelled to her. "I'm still working on that!" Shouted Strudel. Cookie immediately turned around and went completely savage. She eyed Strudel, who was too distracted to notice Cookie. She started running for her, but Niblet tackled her head-on before she could reach her. He landed on top of Cookie, who bit his tail. Niblet yelped and quickly fled to avoid further damage. "Aha!" Strudel suddenly yelled. "Lucky, come read this! I believe I've figured out the cause!" Lucky hurried over to Strudel. She showed him the document to an SCP. "SCP-049 can deliver a lethal touch capable of reanimating any being into killing anyone in sight." He read. "Oh, no. She must have been touched by that thing." Lucky reasoned. "Is there a cure?" He asked. "Read a little further." He told him. "SCP-049's effects can be negated when SCP-714 is worn." He continued. "Great! But what is SCP-714?" He asked. Strudel then ran and grabbed Niblet's green ring. It had a small stick-on label that read "SCP-714." "We need to get this on her, Lucky. It's the only way." Strudel explained.
Meanwhile, Niblet and Ellie were doing their best to keep Cookie at bay. Squirt seemed to be watching what was happening, but he couldn't move. He was helpless. They tried their best to keep her away from him. "Niblet! I need you to pin Cookie down so she can't get up!" Lucky commanded. Niblet obeyed. The next chance he got, he jumped up on top of Cookie. He fell on her, and she couldn't get up. She was growling and struggling profusely. Lucky walked up to her and gently slipped on the ring. Suddenly, she stopped struggling. The blood in her eyes receded and she closed her mouth completely. Niblet got off of her, and she stood up. "Ugh, what happened?" She asked. "Cookie, it's good to have you back!" Said Lucky to her. "Ellie? Strudel? Niblet?" She was regaining consciousness and she realized where she was. "And Lucky?" She finally said.
"One down, one to go, Strudel!" Lucky commanded. "Of course, Lucky!" Strudel answered. She started looking through the documents again. They all suddenly heard a gross dripping sound, almost identical to the one Lucky heard. They all turned towards the noise, and saw a black figure crawl through the wall. It was dripping with the same black substance that Lucky saw earlier. "What on earth is that!?" Cookie asked in horror. The figure started walking toward them. "That's SCP-106." Strudel answered. "It's highly dangerous if touched, so my suggestion is this. Run!" They all darted in the opposite direction, except for Squirt. Cookie turned around and grabbed him just before the SCP did. Squirt had his eyes and mouth open, and had his tongue flopping out, like he was dead, but he was groaning in an almost obnoxious manner.
They ran for a while with SCP-106 in pursuit. Then, they heard the noise again. They peeked around the corner and saw it going back into the wall. "We're safe now, Lucky." Strudel explained as they all sighed in relief and laid down to catch their breath. "So, let's start with the elephant in the room." Lucky said sternly. They all looked at Squirt. He was looking worse than ever. "I'm already on it, Lucky!" Strudel said calmly. She reached into the fanny pack and took out the bottle of pills. She removed one and gently placed one in Squirt's mouth. Almost immediately, Squirt sprung back to his feet. "Alligator, please don't eat me!" He shouted arbitrarily. He regained consciousness and looked around. Everybody was surrounding him. They all cheered now that the group was officially back together. "That was SCP-500, Lucky." Strudel explained. "It's a pill that cures any disease or ailment. Even the one Squirt was infected by, SCP-008; a deadly biohazard."
Now that they were all completely back together, Lucky began to address their current problem. "Does anybody here know how to get out?" He asked both sternly and confusedly. "Oh, Lucky, over here!" Niblet called. "Yes, Niblet?" He called politely, though he didn't expect much information from him. Niblet started explaining. "I met this guy, and he told me how to get out! He said that..." He was interrupted by Strudel. "Wait, you knew how to escape this whole time, and you did not mention this earlier?" "It's okay, everyone." Said Lucky. He prompted Niblet to continue. "Niblet, by any chance, can you repeat this guy's exact words?" "Sure, Lucky." He answered.
"The safest way out is Gate A or B. I have reason to believe SCP-079 has taken control of the door control systems. Come to a compromise somehow, and it will let you through Gate B. Gate A is heavily guarded and should be escaped through by the service tunnel. Also, if you happen to come across SCP-012, it can be interpreted as a map, for anybody who knows how to read between the lines." Niblet recited flawlessly. "That's all I can remember. He started calling me names when he left without me. Also, what does 'liability' mean?" Lucky, now with a small sense of what to do, started giving orders again.
"Okay, here's what we're going to do. If we want to get out of here, we need to split up. Everyone needs to meet back here in exactly one hour. Squirt, you're good at locations and maps. Take Ellie and see if you can find this SCP-012." They both immediately went on their way. Strudel, forgetting that Squirt was not present for the events of Cookie and the ring, tossed something to him. It was the green ring. "Use this. It may help you." Squirt quickly thanked Strudel and they were on their way. Lucky gave the next set of directions. "Strudel and Niblet, look for SCP-079 and see if you can come to whatever sort of compromise that thing was talking about." "You got it, Lucky! Niblet, let's go!" Strudel shouted. Then, they both walked down a different hallway. "That leaves you and me, Cookie." Lucky said softly to her. "Well, what are we going to do?" She asked. "We are going to see if we can find this Gate A. We should be able to sneak past all of the security there. From there, we can open all of the exits and let out everyone else." He explained. "Come on. There's no time to waste." He said hastily. He took the fanny pack and they both ran down the other corridor.