Chapter 14: Tony Stark Appeared In The Live Broadcast!
In the light curtain, more information appeared again.
[SCP-049 has expressed frustration or remorse after these killings, indicating that they have done little to kill "The Pestilence", though will usually seek to then perform a crude surgery on the corpse using the implements contained within a black doctor's bag it carries on its person at all times.]
[While these surgeries are not always "successful", they often result in the creation of instances of SCP-049-2.]
[SCP-049-2 instances are reanimated corpses that have been operated on by SCP-049. These instances do not seem to retain any of their prior memories or mental functions, having only basic motor skills and response mechanisms.]
[While these instances are generally inactive, moving very little and in a generally ambulatory fashion, they can become extremely aggressive if provoked, or if directed to by SCP-049.]
[SCP-049-2 instances express active biological functions, though these are vastly different from currently understood human physiology.]
[Despite these alterations, SCP-049 often remarks that the subjects have been "cured".]
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After this string of data emerged, people were stunned.
"Can a slain corpse be resurrected through surgery? But it seems to only have basic motor function, and it can be controlled by the Plague Doctor"!
"Damn...this description, isn't Special Containment-049-2 a zombie"?
"Who the hell said just now this Plague Doctor is a great benevolent person? How the hell does he think he cured the plague"?
"I knew that none of these Special Contained objects in the foundation were good things"!
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Inside SHIELD….
The Agents who were anticipating some form of goodwill from this anomaly froze. With the previous information, they all thought that this Plague Doctor might be a kind person with a bad reputation.
After the follow up information, they didn't expect this anomaly to be a madman. He kills people, then turns them into zombies and calls it…curing the plague?
"This Plague Doctor...seems to be mentally abnormal". A senior SHIELD Agent couldn't help saying. The other Agents gave him a look, seemingly agreeing with him.
"Wait! I just remembered, I overlooked something"! Nick Fury suddenly stood up. Staring at the screen, he said in horror; "They mentioned it as a 'so-called' plague in the recorded information….that is to say, the plague that this SCP 049 speaks of, probably does not exist, but the Plague Doctor thinks otherwise"!
"In this case, if this Plague Doctor really appears on the earth, with that death touch ability and turning human corpses into zombies, It's likely to cause a catastrophe around the world"!
"The key is, according to the information on the light curtain, this epidemic doctor is different from the Sculpture and the Shy Guy".
"It takes actions to trigger their anomalies, while SCP 049 is an intelligent creature! This alone increases its level of threat greatly".
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Somewhere in New York.
"Plague doctor? Can transform human corpses into zombies through surgery"? Natasha couldn't help shaking in fear. In her mind, she couldn't help but think about the surgery they put her through in the red room.
"This Plague Doctor's surgery is crude and inhumane, but it can bring corpses that can be fully controlled back to life"! "If those guys in the red room had such means, they would probably go crazy with excitement".
"What is the origin of this SCP Foundation"... She wondered inwardly.
And at this time, in the light curtain, the screen changed. It seemed to be a live broadcast this time.
Somewhere in a desert that looks like it's in the middle of a war, there was a cave with armed men guarding. Inside the cave, a comatose figure lay with a tube inserted in his nasal cavity.
Seeing this figure, countless people were stunned.
"What? Isn't this Tony Stark"?
"My God... Looks like it really is him! That playboy billionaire from Stark Industries"!
"Oh my god! Tony Stark is actually in the live broadcast"? "Who is the person that made this inventory video"? "Did they hire this playboy to be part of this live broadcast"?
"..."
Unlike Natasha Romanoff, on the Internet, Tony Stark has a reputation as a playboy. Many people know him. So when they saw him appearing in the inventory video, countless people were surprised.
"What the hell"? "Is there a possibility that this video is actually real"?
"That's impossible! Do you believe such a weird sculpture and that creature really exists in this world"?
"Probably just an actor who's a look-alike".
"Wait...something happened, I just checked the news. They've lost contact with Tony Stark in Afghanistan!"
"Damn! Don't scare me...If these things really exist, then we're really screwed"!
"..."
Inside SHIELD.
"In this inventory of SCP 049, there's actually a live broadcast"! An agent breathed a sigh of relief and said; "So, the previous inventory might really be fake"!
An agent brought Tony Stark's profile to Nick Fury. "Stark was testing new weapons in Afghanistan for the military, did he get kidnapped"?
Nick Fury ordered immediately. "Dispatch a special operations team to rescue Stark"!
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Kamar-Taj.
The moment The Ancient One saw Tony Stark, she was surprised. In the future she saw, Tony Stark is a very important person to the Earth. But now that he appeared in the live broadcast of this inventory video, the future she saw will probably change.
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On the screen——
Tony Stark turned his body with difficulty, but found wires plugged into a car battery, connected to his chest. His chest was wrapped in bandages.
"If I were you, I wouldn't move".
A man shaving next to him spoke. He turned around, looked at Stark and said; "I've tried to remove as much shrapnel as possible from your chest, but there's still a lot left, and it's flowing towards your heart through your bloodstream".
Stark froze for a moment, Dazedly touched the electro magnet on his chest; "Where is this place, and who are you"?
"My name is Ho Yinsen, I suppose I can be regarded as a doctor". Yinsen looked in the mirror and said; "Just now I saved your life"…before he could finish speaking, a voice sounded.
"Doctor? I never expected to meet a colleague in a plague-filled place like this".
Tony and Yinsen were taken aback at the same time. Looking at the source of the sound, they saw a tall figure in a medieval Plague Doctors attire.