Per 
The Day Before The Awakening
"It's now too late. We cannot stop this anymore, even if we desired to. Tomorrow, we will all become… as one."
You're sitting on a creaky office chair, all by yourself in the meeting hall. The smell of dust, mold and dread has surrounded the entire facility. It's almost as if everyone had fled the building beforehand. You ponder, is there any hope that remains? Could we still overcome this disaster? After listening to the sound of your own heartbeats for a while, the door opens to reveal a quiet; yet very familiar voice:
"O5-06? I'm afraid to disturb you sir, however the investigations have proven practically hopeless. Research Teams Alpha-6 and 7 have been trying to figure out the cause of the anomaly to no avail. We might have to switch plans. I suggest we-"
You interrupt the commander with a deep tone.
"There is no hope left, general. I'm not resorting to any other plans, announce that the O5 will have another meeting tonight regarding Procedure-574. It is the only way."
"But sir! We've sworn not to execute Procedure-574 until an XK-Scenario has been declared. Are you sure about-"
"Yes. Yes I am."
You hear the door shut, and then the footsteps that drag along with it. You aren't sure if you had made the right desicion, but no time to think. The sun has already started to set, and it could just be the last night of your life. You grab your phone, and as your hand is shaking, dial a number and wait for them to pick up.
"…"
"Hello? This is Level 4 Researcher Daniel Sut-"
"Greetings, This is O5-06, I'm calling you to report our progress, has there been any new findings?"
The doctor sighs.
"Unfortunately sir, no. None of our tests on the D-Class taught us anything about what we're even dealing with here. Everything seems hopeless for now, as much as I hate to think that way. We have so many unanswered questions. How could sunlight cause a living organism to go under such changes? How did the sun burn up 90% of the remaining hydrogen in it's outer layers in just one da-"
"That's enough, professor."
You hang up, in cold sweat. As much as you wanted to hear the rest, you thought it'd be better for you to keep calm. You gaze at the old-school clock on the wall, ticking slowly. Every second passing makes you realize how short your life just is now. "We have to leave." you think to yourself, but why "We?" Do you really need to take the rest of humanity with you? Or will you leave them in the light to suffer? You brush off the thought, realizing how idiotic it sounds.
Is this how it'll all end? The sun, the one extraterrestrial object all life on Earth needs, causing our demise? Ironic, isn't it?
After roughly an hour of you staring into the ceiling fan, with pointless thoughts, your phone suddenly vibrates and lights up. A little startled, you lean over to see what had happened.
| 2 new notifications! |
| (1) New anomaly request pending… Designation: SCP-001, Item Name: #001, Object Class: Apollyon |
| (2) EMERGENCY: XK-CLASS SCENARIO OFFICIALLY DECLARED, IMMEDIATE EVACUATION ORDERED. |
No.
That can't be it.
Did they… give up? Without even a meeting?
All of a sudden, you hear somebody rushing through the hallway. Approaching closer and closer, at which the door slams open.
"O5-06! Quick! The plan is set, and the ship will launch soon. Come with me."
It's O5-03, bearing a strange look on his face. You stare at him for a while, not moving at all. Then you finally start to speak up.
"…Ship? What ship? We barely have a plan, what in hell are you talking about?"
"Just follow me."
03 quickly grabs you by your hand, and drags you across the hall as you blankly gaze at the walls. You pass by a few researchers, all of them in panic and screaming at each other.
After a few minutes of walking, you and 03 enter a large open room. It's quiet in here. Just like the silence before the storm. There's a huge launchpad in the middle. On top of it is a ship with all the other O5 in it. They seem to be arguing over something. However, you can't make out what they are saying.
You turn over to 03.
"What..?"
"We're leaving 06-"
"Are you kidding me? We had not even set up a plan, decided on anything, nor had we told anyone about what we would be doing AND you assholes are willing to abandon the entire human race like that? I thought Procedure-574 was not to be carried out without the approval of all O5 members. "
"Look, it's a bit more complicated than that-"
"I don't want to hear any of your bullshit. This was not what the Foundation was created to do, and I'm not obeying it. How could you ever think it was right to do something so inhumane?"
"We have plenty of time to discuss this matter, if only you'd listen to me."
You sigh, but realize you have no other choice.
"Fine."
"I promise, I'll explain it all once you board the ship."
