As the Red Right Hand officer made the call to authorize a tactical nuke, Luoshu was already scaling the fence into SCP-100's junkyard.
Amid the chaos of gunfire and hurled vehicles, he was practically invisible—no one targeted him, and stray bullets were his only concern.
Big Beard Jack, however, hadn't forgotten him.
"Sir! Give him 30 minutes—my containment specialist's already inside!"
The officer frowned. "No comms?"
Jack rubbed his neck. "Uh… forgot to issue him a radio."
Epsilon-11's comms were helmet-integrated. Luoshu, as a "non-combatant," had none.
The officer sighed but relented. "Fine. Half an hour. Then we glass this place."
The Negotiation
Inside the warehouse, Luoshu found SCP-100-1—the root of this madness.
The tiny, cigar-chomping robot lounged at a desk, its feet up, directing a swarm of smaller drones repairing and assembling more "Autobots."
Its first creation, J.J. (a 10cm-tall figurine), bounced excitedly beside two metallic insect pets (SCP-100-2-A and -B).
Domestic bliss.
Luoshu activated Persuasion and stepped forward.
"Hey, pal. Your new toys are about to get this whole place nuked."
SCP-100-1 tilted its head.
"Chaos told you to build an army to protect these guys, right?" Pointing at J.J. and the bugs.
A nod.
"Because the Foundation destroyed your other creations?"
Another nod.
"But if you keep building without clearing space, you'll be buried alive in scrap."
SCP-100-1 froze—this hadn't occurred to it.
"And you're not just building for fun. You wanna sell these, yeah?"
Vigorous nodding. The robot loved haggling.
"Then sell the big guys! Collectors would pay fortune for 'Transformers.'"
SCP-100-1 hesitated, then shook its head.
"You're keeping them as guards? Bad call. The Foundation's labeling you Keter now. They'll nuke you."
The robot's optics dimmed. Fear.
Time to close the deal:
"Let me broker your sales. 30% commission. I'll even advise on market trends."
SCP-100-1's eyes lit up. Deal.
"Now, order your bots to stand down. I'll handle the Foundation."
With a final nod, the robot complied.