SCP 1471 [A one of a kind friend.]

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She didn't know how much time had passed, but she kept running and running through the hallways.

She was getting tired of running,but she would hold out for now, but she didn't know how much longer she would last running in circles.

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Every now and then she would whisper to her friend to wake him up, but to no avail.

-Wake up Quentin..

-Almost there.

She put her head in his chest and could feel a heartbeat, albeit weak.

A deafening sound coming from behind made 1471 jump from the spot.
It sounded as if one of the walls had collapsed as before.

She left the Quentin leaning against a wall and began to walk slowly in that direction with her Colt firmly in both hands.

Peering into the darkness she could see green scales and a nasty grayish-colored paw.

She lowered the gun and waved her hand.

-682! -She exclaimed.

-You're okay. -The lizard responded in a rather unusual tone.

-Y-Yes..
-I-I found him! -She exclaimed before running back to Quentin.

She carried him princess style again, being careful not to hurt him as she carried him again.

-Let's go. -It replied returning to its cold tone.

If it wasn't for 682's memory Mal0 would surely have gotten lost in the maze of white corridors.

They walked through what appeared to be a rather destroyed server room, with a few servers out of place and some missing.

They came across a broken security laptop which displayed a series of inconsistent characters.

They had more important matters to deal with now so they paid it no mind and continued on their way.

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They were getting closer, she could feel the smell of wet dirt in her snout, but also the strong smell of gunpowder and iron in the air.

They exited the site through a huge hole in the wall made by 682 to a ground covered with vegetation and trees.

Looking up they could see a rather cloudy sky, as it had been raining before.

They were quickly surrounded by foundation soldiers.
Some of them had a red cross on their helmets and were the first to reach them.

1471 hesitated for a second whether to hand Quentin over to them or not.
She didn't trust anyone right now.

She let out a long sigh and placed him on a stretcher that was brought over to her.

She sat down on a log that was near her, she needed to rest her legs from running all day long.

A doctor approached her rather sheepishly and began to look at her skull closely with a small flashlight.

-I can give you a medical checku--

-It's not necessary. -She replied, placing a hand on the bullet hole left in his skull by the blonde scientist.
A black viscous liquid was seeping through her fingers, which she quickly wiped on her fur.

-Just tell me if he's going to be all right.

-Of course! -Exclaimed the doctor, receiving a clipboard from another man.

-Though, he has a concussion, we still don't know how he got it.
-His face is bruised from blows to the face.
-We presume he suffered from dehydration and starvation in the time he was there....

-That's all we know so far.
-We don't think there's anything more serious, but we don't have the equipment here to perform an analysis.

-Right now they're getting him ready to transport him back to the foundation for treatment. -The scientist said as he pointed to the rest of his team.

-Thank you.

She stood up quickly and became a little dizzy, probably from the blood she lost.
She staggered backwards and almost fell, had 682 not been behind her.

-O-Oh, I'm sorry. -She quickly apologized.

-It's over.

-I don't know...
-I'll go with him just in case.

-We'll go. -The lizard added.

The anomaly let out a weak smile and walked together with 682 towards the stretcher where Quentin was resting.

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They couldn't travel in the same transport as Quentin, as he was getting treatment, so they decided to send them in a truck behind.

They were both sitting on the cold wooden floor.

She leaned against the wall, but the incessant bouncing of the wheel and suspension made her back ache.

682 noticed this and laid down beside her, and puller her with its tail.

-I'm sorry. I didn't see you. -She replied somewhat sleepily.

The lizard did not respond and with its tail pushed the anomaly's skull against it until it rested on its body.

It felt oddly warm and comfortable, as if it were a warm pillow, strange as Mal0 could still feel the scales around her.

-I can adapt to my surroundings. -It said.

1471 was starting to nod off, she hadn't slept since all this started.

She finally had a moment to just lay down and rest.

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Still learning english, so I'd appreciate if you could point out typos or hard to read sentences.

Thank you for reading!!!

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