The Soup

 Once upon a time in a quiet suburban neighborhood, there lived a man named Fred. He was an unassuming fellow, leading an ordinary life. But one chilly evening, Fred found himself under the weather, wrapped in blankets on the couch, feeling a bit off. His loving girlfriend, Sarah, knew just what to do. She had prepared a steaming bowl of her famous chicken soup earlier and left it in the microwave for him.

Fred, driven by the hunger pangs and the soothing aroma of Sarah's homemade soup, slowly dragged himself out of the warmth of his blankets. His nose tingled as he approached the microwave, imagining the savory delight that awaited him.

But as he pulled the bowl out and dipped a spoon in, he realized the soup was cold. Fred sighed, thinking that a quick reheat in the microwave would solve the problem. He placed the bowl back in, set the timer, and waited impatiently.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the microwave beeped. Fred took the steaming bowl out and, without much thought, began to eat. The soup was delicious, and for a moment, he felt a bit better. However, as he finished the last spoonful, a strange sensation washed over him.

Fred clutched his stomach as a wave of nausea overcame him. He doubled over, clutching his abdomen in pain. It wasn't long before he realized something was terribly wrong. As he looked down at his arms, he gasped in shock. White feathers were sprouting from his skin, pushing through his pores, replacing the familiar texture of human skin with soft down.

Panicked and bewildered, Fred stumbled into the bathroom, only to find his reflection transformed. He had become a chicken. A female chicken. His mind whirled with fear and confusion as his once-human thoughts became fragmented and poultry-like.

Unbeknownst to Fred, he had unwittingly come across something far more sinister than a simple case of food poisoning. He had stumbled upon SCP-2057, an anomalous phenomenon that cursed those who consumed its contents to undergo a permanent, both physically and mentally, transformation into a chicken.

As Fred pecked nervously at the bathroom mirror, he realized the dire truth. The life he once knew had irrevocably vanished, leaving behind a bewildered, feathered existence. And little did he know, his story would become an enigmatic addition to the ever-growing files of the SCP Foundation, a mysterious and secretive organization dedicated to studying and containing the unexplained and otherworldly.