BlueLightningDragon

The Gem

SCP-XXXX through cognitohazard filtering

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: As of Incident-7-21, containment procedures have changed accordingly. SCP-XXXX is to be kept contained in a standard medium steel storage unit equipped with a reality anchor that must be activated at all times, with the steel containing large quantities of cold iron. Personnel are advised to disregard wailing sounds emanating from SCP-XXXX's chamber, as this is considered normal behavior. Should the wailings cease, personnel are advised to check the condition of the reality anchor.

Security cameras equipped with appropriate cognitohazard filters are to monitor the cell in case the reality anchor fails and instances of SCP-XXXX-2 emerge from the gemstone. In an event of a containment breach, security personnel must wear cognitohazard filtering visors and reactivate the reality anchor as quickly as possible to prevent more SCP-XXXX-2 entities emerging. Security personnel is also advised to use a portable reality anchor to recontain instances of SCP-XXXX-2, and bullets fashioned from cold iron is somewhat effective against the entities.

+ Prior Special Containment Procedures

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a standard medium concrete storage unit. Security cameras with standard cognitohazard filters are to monitor the gemstone for any shift in behavior. Security personnel entering the containment area must equip visors with cognitohazard filters. Personnel are prohibited from removing SCP-XXXX from its storage unit.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a gemstone that will make subjects suffer severe hallucinations and Glossolalia to whomever views it without proper cognitohazard protection. It appears to shift colors constantly, the color depending on the perception on the person who is viewing it. Through a cognitohazard filter the gemstone is turquoise. The center of the object emits a dim blue light, and whispering emits from the light whenever the anomaly is left alone with no personnel in its vicinity. Individuals reports it feeling cold to the touch, regardless of environment. Personnel exposed to the object for a long period of time have been observed to develop flu-like symptoms, deprived of emotion, and report hearing voices over their shoulder.

The cognitohazard effects begin when a human subject views it for more than thirty seconds. They start to feel light-headed and slightly nauseated. When the subject proceeds viewing the gem, the subject's brain starts malfunctioning, disrupting an essential part in the brain used for speech and causing the subject to develop Glossolalia¹. If the subject continues examining the object after this stage, subject will start experiencing hallucinations that when described, their description matches that of SCP-XXXX-2 instances. Subjects are observed to typically respond with extreme paranoia² and have heightened levels of Cortisol. Fully affected subjects will mutter "Free the condemned ones" constantly all the time, and will go to extreme measures to try and breach SCP-XXXX out of containment. In one extremely unusual case, the subject [REDACTED]. SCP-XXXX is currently being contained at Site-██.

SCP-XXXX-2 entities are humanoid-shaped clouds of particulates, and also display the same cognitohazard as the gemstone. They are luminescent and constantly shifting colors. The entities are reported to be able to pass through solid matter, with an exception for steel mixed with cold iron. After fifteen hours outside the presence of a reality anchor, instances of SCP-XXXX-2 will begin materializing from the dim blue light at the center of the gem and immediately proceed towards a living organism's line of sight. When they enter the presence of a reality anchor, they immediately start dissipating and their cognitohazard lethality drops drastically. Infrared cameras have revealed unusually low temperature spots where the entities were present, and also have shown the remaining particles during the disintegration of the instances speed to the gem and re-enter the light.

SCP-XXXX-2 instances have been observed to gather around a deceased organism and remain there until the reality anchor is activated again. The entities appear to wail and screech when they manifest. Several comprehensible phrases have been heard in their screams, such as "help me", "Don't look" and the most common heard among these, "Save yourself from us". Although the entities can make comprehensible words, SCP-XXXX-2 instances scream incoherently for the majority of the time they are manifested. Certain researchers and D-Class personnel have reported feeling a "sense of familiarity" and also describe the entities as deceased loved ones. A small number of personnel have attempted to embrace the instances in forms such as hugging or kissing, and feel great sadness upon leaving the presence of SCP-XXXX-2 instances.

Addendum: Due to the aftermath of Incident-7-21, biological testing on SCP-XXXX is to be monitored and logged. Cold Iron must always be present in containment unit's steel walls to slow down instances of SCP-XXXX-2. Personnel near or around SCP-XXXX's containment unit report feeling uneasy, disturbed, or otherwise emotional towards the gemstone. SCP-XXXX's containment unit has been reported to decrease to temperatures of ten degrees Celsius.

Personnel exposed to the cognitohazardous effects of SCP-XXXX are to be monitored for any signs of nausea, Glossolalia, and extreme paranoia. Any staff found to be under the effects of the cognitohazard are to be held in solitary confinement with basic amenities for a humanoid, or otherwise terminated if deemed necessary. Dr. Daniel Brown is currently the Lead Researcher on SCP-XXXX.

Note: During hours of the day when SCP-XXXX is left alone in its containment unit, interesting audio in the video logs of SCP-XXXX reveal that there is a faint whispering emitting from the gem itself. It sounded very unsettling, and I think Junior Researcher Ross couldn't sleep that night.- Dr. Daniel

+ Recovery Log

Foreword: The following is the Recovery Log for SCP-XXXX. MTF Eta-10 recovered the anomaly in an underground tunnel underneath a museum in [DATA EXPUNGED].

<Begin Log>

Commander Saffron: Hey, I just got a tip from HQ saying that the curator has the object underground.

Lieutenant Cook: Okay. Over.

Commander Saffron: Roger, drop us down behind the building.

Roger: Copy that. Dropping you guys behind the building.

[Crew drops down of the helicopter]

Lieutenant Cook: Wonder why that curator has the anomaly in the first place.

[Commander Saffron signals to go inside]

Officer Roy: The tunnel entrance should be next to the art exhibit.

[The team continues moving, but when they reach the entrance of the art wing, the curator jumps out]

Commander Saffron: Don't do nothin' shifty! We have you at gunpoint, so nothin' shifty!

Lieutenant Cook: Where is it?

Curator: What?

Officer Roy: THE ANOMALY, YOU IDIOT!

[Curator whimpers]

Curator: Don't go there.

Officer Roy: Get out of the way.

Curator: You'll be tampering with it. Nothing gets away with hurting it. Your organization will not get it.

Lieutenant Cook: Remind me to get this man some amnestics after the mission.

Commander Saffron: Now, listen here. Get out of the way and no one gets hurt.

[Curator pulls out a Glock quickly and shoots Lieutenant Cook]

Commander Saffron: OY!

[Commander Saffron starts firing at the curator and blood splatters everywhere as the curator is shot multiple times in the chest, but despite this, the curator's chest is still rising and falling normally]

Officer Roy: Commander, get the object while I help Cook.

[Curator is knocked out on the ground, without any visible gunshots or wounds.]

Commander Saffron: I recognize this behavior. He's seen something horrible, something very bad.

Lieutenant Cook: Ugh…

[Commander Saffron enters the art wing and examines it. The wing is torn apart, but no tunnel entrance is in sight]

Commander Saffron: Buggin' mad, [shaking his head]

???: Leave.

Commander Saffron: [He looks around] Who's that? I'm warning you, I'm armed!

???: Your guns don't hurt me.

[Commander Saffron finds the source of the voice, a gemstone in the corner]

Commander Saffron: [switches on cognitohazard filtering] Something buggin' memetic here.

[The voice is gone]

Curator: I told you. I-It gets into your head… It spoke to me when I found it. The spirits aren't pleased, they said, they w-would kill me if I didn't help it. And [Incomprehensible].

Commander Saffron: Get out.

Curator: [Tears are streaming down his cheeks] Please don't. I beg you. T-The things in it… I felt them… I knew them… But I also had to die for them.

[Curator brings out same gun, and puts it to the side of his head]

Commander Saffron: Now, don't be stu-

[Gunshot]

[The curator is lying dead on the floor, having shot himself in the head]

Officer Roy: [Runs into the art wing with blood splattered on his arm] Hey, Comman-

Commander Saffron: Switch your memetic filter on, there's something here.

Officer Roy: Okay. [Switches cognitohazard filter on] You look like your dog just died. What happened? I heard a gunshot.

[Commander Saffron points at the body on the ground]

Officer Roy: H-He did himself in?

Commander Saffron: Yes. Also some strange buggin' voice started talkin' in my head. Object's right there. [He points at the anomaly]

Officer Roy: Yup. [Roy retrieves the object and puts it in his bag]

Officer Roy: Man, this gem's heavy. Wonder how much it would be worth…

Commander Saffron: Exactly. Those Chaos Insurgents might think it'll do them some good to take it. Don' know it's buggin' memetic.

[Commander Saffron puts the body in a bag and head out to the back of the building with the gem and Lieutenant Cook as well]

Commander Saffron: Roger, pick us up.

Roger: Copy, Commander.

<End Log>

Closing Statement: After arriving at Site-██, Commander Saffron requested to be given a two hour break. He was granted the break, but later found dead, having strangled himself. He left a note, saying: "That gem made me hear voices. They haunted me, after the mission, and now as I'm writing this. I'm here to say that I love everyone in my family, and also thank you to everyone else on the team that helped me through my dark times. But this one, it scarred me. This one was horrifying, after I saw what it did to the curator. He killed himself, just as what I'm going to do right now. I love you all, and keep keeping the world safe. - Robert" Researchers studied the brain of the dead curator, and it appears that he suffered severe mental damage and Glossolalia. Lieutenant Cook and Officer Roy will continue working in MTF Eta-10. Note: Due to an unethical decision while on a mission, Officer Roy will be demoted to Security personnel in Site-██.

+ Incident-7-21 Video Log

Foreword: At the time of testing, Officer Ferret was one of the security officers assisting in the testing on SCP-XXXX, however, this test resulted in a containment breach and multiple casualties of Foundation personnel, henceforth referred to as Incident-7-21.

<Begin Log>

Officer Ferret and two other Security Officers are standing outside of SCP-XXXX's containment unit. Audible screaming and screeching are emanating from the containment door. The three officers turn around with their guns, just as multiple luminous entities emerge from the wall, screaming. The entities have a vague human shape, and Officer Ferret opens fire. the bullets strike the wall behind one of the instances, and the other two officers start firing as well. Ferret pulls the red containment breach handle, and the intercom announces a containment breach. The entities light up the entire hall. The entities are luminous, roughly three meters tall, and appear to be made of particles. A researcher comes running out of the observation room, and goes right through an instance. The researcher shivers, and collapses on the floor, not moving.

One of the instances grabs Ferret with a seemingly intangible appendage, and throws Officer Ferret to the wall with brute force. The instances are very strong, and howl and screech. One of the Officers, Markus, hides behind a chair and requests use of a reality anchor just as one of the instances punches a hole right through the chair, leaving crumbled pieces of it behind. A researcher arrives carrying a portable reality anchor, sets it on the ground, and activates it as it hums with energy. The instances scream, saying one comprehensible phrase over and over, "Save yourself! Save yourself!".

The entities slowly dissipate as Ferret stirs and Markus gets up from behind the crushed chair. They radio in a team of researchers, and declare the anomalies recontained.

<End Log>

Closing Statement: After the incident, O5 Council reviewed the log and changed the containment procedures. A reality anchor is now in the cell to prevent further incidents similar to this one, and approval from Lead Researcher Dr. Daniel is needed to test biological subjects on SCP-XXXX. The file for this anomaly has been updated to include the extra information and changes.

+ Experiment Logs

Foreword: This is a list of experiments concerning SCP-XXXX. All experiments are monitored by Dr. Daniel and require his permission to test with SCP-XXXX.

Experiment-04

Researcher: Dr. Daniel Brown
Subject: D-7592

<Begin Log>

Dr. Daniel: Alright, D-7592. We're going to test you on an anomaly. What do you think about it?

D-7592: I think it's a load of crap.

[At this point, audible whispering is being heard from the door of SCP-XXXX's containment unit]

Dr. Daniel: It'll be over very quick, and it's going to be short.

D-7592: I just want to see my family again. It'll be short, yeah, with you stupid scientists standing over my dead body!

[Dr. Daniel opens SCP-XXXX's door to the unit]

Officer Ray: Hey, D-boy. Get in there. [Officer Ray grabs D-7592 and shoves him]

D-7592: You guys are all stupid, dumb, heartless, JER-

[Containment unit door closes]

Officer Ray: That'll be the day, when all those D-Class people stop whining about their homes.

[Officer Ray cracks his knuckles, looking mildly annoyed]

Dr. Daniel: Personally, I don't like seeing people being tested on anomalies we know will kill them horrifically. We should at least give them a coffee once in a while.

[Dr. Daniel and Officer Ray walk into the testing observatory.]

Dr. Daniel: Alrighty, let me turn on the speaker, and… [Dr. Daniel activates the microphone]

Officer Ray: I'll just be outside, if you need someone to shoot something.

[Dr. Daniel nods reluctantly]

Dr. Daniel: Okay, D-7592? Please describe what you are feeling right now.

D-7592: What the heck did you put me in here with?! I-I'm feeling dizzy…

[Dr. Daniel jots down on his clipboard]

Dr. Daniel: Can you approach the object, please?

D-7592: Uh… Uh… I don't like this… Get me out.

[Dr. Daniel winces as he writes down more]

D-7592: Get me out! Get me-[Incomprehensible]

Dr. Daniel: Wait, what? The Reality Anchor is turned off…

[Dr. Daniel sees the reality anchor switched off, and the gem starts shaking]

[The gemstone starts wailing, the light in the center turning extremely bright]

D-7592: Gabba! Cuu cu cuu! Mum! MUM!

[Subject starts flailing around on the unit floor while the gem grows increasingly bright, blinding Dr. Daniel and allowing him to only see shadows of what is happening]

Dr. Daniel: No!

[Instances of SCP-XXXX-2 emerge from the gem and swoop down onto D-7592, who moans and continues screaming, while convulsing violently and vomiting]

Dr. Daniel: Ray! I need you in the containment unit now! [Dr. Daniel reactivates the Reality Anchor]

[D-7592 starts [REDACTED] and other entities of SCP-XXXX-2 disintegrate]

Dr. Daniel: What the heck! ROY! Come in here, now!

[Object emits a bright flash of light and entities of SCP-XXXX-2 disappear completely, leaving only an odd cold in their midst and being withdrawn back into the anomaly]

Dr. Daniel: Ray! Why didn't you-[Dr. Daniel rushes to the door and opens it, only to find Officer Ray lying dead with his gun in his hand]

[Dr. Daniel looks at the

Dr. Daniel: Is this still running? [Dr. Daniel grabs logging camera and shakes it] And t-that concludes Experiment-oh four. Damn.

<End Log>

Closing Statement: Dr. Daniel decided to connect SCP-XXXX's anomalous abilities to death, and proceeded to enact studies of SCP-XXXX-2's behavior with Cold Iron, a type of iron that supposedly fends off evil spirits. SCP-XXXX-2 reacted negatively towards the Iron and Dr. Daniel was able to fend off three instances of SCP-XXXX-2 with the Cold Iron, before reactivating the Reality Anchor and declaring the Cold Iron Experiment a success.

Experiment-05
Researcher: Dr. Daniel and Junior Researcher Ross
Subject: One human cadaver

<Begin Log>

Junior Researcher Ross: Daniel, how are you sure that they won't just breach containment again?

Dr. Daniel: I'm confident of this. Besides, if anything goes wrong, I have Cold Iron ingots in my bag [Dr. Daniel gestures to his handbag] and we can reactivate the reality anchor if we can see something happening.

Junior Researcher Ross: You do know that even if you're the Lead Researcher, you can't just go testing willy-nilly on this thing! Y-You saw what that thing did last time.

Dr. Daniel: We're coming to a conclusion. We'll be able to find out what it's purpose is. Anyways, I'll make it quick, because I have my dog to feed after work, and I also have a conference.

[Dr. Daniel signals to the Security personnel to throw the body into the containment unit]

Dr. Daniel: Get ready.

[Dr. Daniel flips the Reality Anchor switch to OFF]

Dr. Daniel: Let's pray this works…

[SCP-XXXX-2 instances start slipping out of the center of the gemstone, screaming and wailing, and they approach the dead body, lighting the features of the body up]

Junior Researcher Ross: Can they go through the glass? I don't want to die young.

[Dr. Daniel shakes his head just as the instances start swirling around the corpse]

Dr. Daniel: Quickly! [Dr. Daniel takes multiple photos of the phenomenon]

Junior Researcher Ross: They're not going near the walls. I think the Cold Iron is actually… Working!

[The entities flinch when they get too close to the wall, and it appears repulsive to them]

[Entities reach out with appendages that appear to be intangible, but are able to lift the corpse effectively]

Dr. Daniel: Amazing! They can grab things! [Dr. Daniel activates the Reality Anchor]

[Instances start making audible hissing and disintegrate, a few particles flowing back into the object before disappearing with a cut off scream]

Junior Researcher Ross: That was… interesting. Suppose they can punch through stuff as well. Anyways, want to go for lunch now? We can just update the Experiment Logs later. [Junior Researcher Ross grabs her clipboard and nudges Dr. Daniel]

Dr. Daniel: Sure. Let's not wait too long, though. Twig is waiting for me.

Junior Researcher Ross: Okay!

<End Log>

Closing Statement: Dr. Daniel states that the outcome of this experiment further proved his theory that the gemstone was associated with death. Junior Researcher Ross also supports this theory as well. More research is to be conducted for more evidence.

Experiment-06-A
Researcher: Dr. Daniel
Subject: An apple

<Begin Log>

Dr. Daniel: Alrighty… This is Test-oh-six-A. [Dr. Daniel tosses the apple in the air and catches it again] I'm going to see if this thing is a portal to something. If I'm right, I might be promoted!

[Dr. Daniel steps into the containment unit wearing cognitohazard protection]

Dr. Daniel: [He chucks the apple at the object, and the gem starts whispering in an unknown language]

Dr. Daniel: What the-

[Within one meter of the gem, the apple starts shriveling, turning brown and withering into a deformed mess before splattering the containment unit's floor]

Dr. Daniel: It rots!? Let me see!

[Dr. Daniel runs over, and feels it. It is indefinitely rotten, showing signs of time acceleration]

Dr. Daniel: And that concludes this experiment for today!

<End Log>

Closing Statement: The results of this test reveal that any organic sustenance (Such as fruit or vegetables) rot instantly within one meter of the anomaly. Dr. Daniel states he will continue these experiments with man-made objects, such as phones or a shovel.

Experiment-06-B
Researcher: Dr. Daniel
Subject: An █████ Watch

<Begin Log>

Dr. Daniel: With my last experiment, I concluded that food rots instantly when it is within on meter of the gemstone. I'll test this with matter that is not organic, like this watch here.

[Dr. Daniel enters the containment unit with a cognitohazard filtered visor]

Dr. Daniel: Okay, time to do this.

[He throws the watch at the gem, and the object immediately hisses, wailing loudly. Dr. Daniel clamps his hands on his ears, and ripples are visible in the air]

Dr. Daniel: Wha-?

[The watch disappears as soon as it hits the light at the center of the object, disappearing by an unknown rift]

Dr. Daniel: Wow! [He runs to the object, and examines the floor, looking around the pedestal]

Dr. Daniel: I know what it might be now!

<End Log>

Closing Statement: Dr. Daniel concluded that the dim blue light at the center of the gemstone is a portal, or a gateway to somewhere else. He states, "There's some type of pocket dimension there… But how? That pocket dimension should be infested with SCP-XXXX-2 entities… Unless, Of course! It's a pocket dimension that the instances live in! Fantastic! Yes!". He insists these experiments are successful, and are reaping more discoveries each time.

Footnotes

1. Glossolalia is loss of language and causes the victim to babble.

2. Only a specific kind of pill can temporarily make the subject sane for some time, and can be requested from O5 Council for necessary interviews.

3. This caused extreme difficulty for the Foundation during the anomaly's K-Class Scenario Rampage, as this caused a great shortage in amnestics for the Foundation due to large numbers of civilians viewing the anomaly rising from the water.

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The Hydra King

4/XXXX LEVEL 4/XXXX

CLASSIFIED

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Keter

Lieutenant Reed's depiction of SCP-XXXX

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained in Area-██ in between Florida, the island of Bermuda, and the Bahamas; this zone is nicknamed the Bermuda Triangle. A 2,000 meter tall steel wall is to be bordering the entirety of the triangle. The interior of the containment zone must be at temperatures of 18 degrees Celsius, and have Flora and Fauna native to the Pacific Ocean. The island of Bermuda is the main research center for this anomaly. Personnel are prohibited from attempting to or conversing with SCP-XXXX. Lead Researchers Marie Dukes and Kevin Johnson are allowed to converse and interact with SCP-XXXX, as well as providing sustenance to the anomaly.

Under no circumstances should SCP-XXXX be exposed to pollution or waste of any kind. If the previous occurs, the anomaly will attempt to breach containment. If anomaly attempts to breach containment, Mobile Task Force Gamma-6 will be deployed to secure the anomaly. Personnel are advised that if the anomaly is permitted to breach containment, the result will be irreversible, and SCP-████ is to be activated once the anomaly is recontained or SCP-XXXX succeeds in its goal to eliminate humanity. This course of action is best avoided, and all precautions are to be taken with SCP-XXXX as to prevent a containment breach.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a large creature resembling the Hydra from Greek Mythology. It is approximately 900 meters tall, and prefers to make its habitat in the Pacific Ocean. It has multiple heads, and occasionally rises up from the water to observe activity on the coastline³. Mobile Task Force Gamma-6 was deployed to contain the anomaly, but only Lieutenant Reed was able to report back to the Foundation before expiring due to injuries. More information can be found in the Exploration Logs.

SCP-XXXX has shown the ability to create life itself, and can travel quickly over a short period of time. It has revealed to be sentient, and capable of speech. Due to Lead Researchers Kevin and Marie being the only humans SCP-XXXX considers "worthy of trust", they are the only personnel permitted to converse with the anomaly. Should SCP-XXXX carry out a threat, the two researchers are to admit their mistake to the creature, even if they had committed nothing wrong.

Appropriate funding is to be provided to the Lead Researchers for their organization "Healing Nature". SCP-XXXX has requested a number of objects for its convenience. SCP-XXXX seems to know SCP-[REDACTED]. It refers to it as "A coworker in his plan, a helper for the planet, like me." and disagrees with the Foundation on a number of things.

+ Open Item Requests

Request - A Coral Reef: ACCEPTED

Request - A Water Filter: PARTLY ACCEPTED

Request - A Sea Sponge "Bed": DENIED

Request - A School Of Fish: ACCEPTED

Request - Means Of Contacting [REDACTED]: DENIED

Request - A Fountain Of Heated Water: ACCEPTED

Addendum: The information of the origin of the anomaly and its purpose is strictly available only to Lead Researchers Kevin and Marie and The O5 Council. Anyone else found with knowledge of this information will be terminated on command. Lead Researcher Kevin is to be lightly monitored for any signs of violence towards fellow personnel or Lead Researcher Marie to prevent another incident between the two researchers. Researcher Kevin attempted to murder Researcher Marie in a fit of rage, and after careful decisions, was demoted. SCP-XXXX appears to be compliant with humans that actively protect nature, regardless of their other opinions and actions.

Note:Researcher Kevin is to be made Lead Researcher of this anomaly, as well as Researcher Marie. Recent events have been taken into notice. Researcher Kevin had presented his work on the anomaly to Supervisor Fred, but the supervisor preferred Researcher Marie and ignored this.

Researcher Kevin had severe depression at that time, and had attempted to kill Researcher Marie. This was due to neglect from the supervisor, and cleared. As noted, The world was on the brink of an XK-Class Scenario due to SCP-XXXX's nature of destroying humankind for their destruction of nature. The two researchers turned their work in together and saved the world from the anomaly. Both researchers are now Lead Researchers thanks to their success in saving the world. - O5-█.

Addendum 6.14.21
EXPLORATION

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▶OPEN EXPLORATION LOG◀

Preface: This is a video log of the exploration and tracking of SCP-XXXX by MTF Gamma-6. They have been deployed in the Pacific Ocean to track down and possibly contain the anomaly.

<Begin Log>

Commander Duke: Lower us down, operator.

Mobile Task Force Gamma-6 is being lowered in a submersible into the Pacific Ocean, where SCP-XXXX was last reported to be. Operator drops submersible into the ocean, and Commander Duke is the leader for this mission.

Lieutenant Reed: Okay, folks. Commander, the anomaly is somewhere here, correct?

Commander Duke: Yes.

Submersible approaches the coral reef, and signs of something large moving through the reef are noticeable. Duke, Reed, and Sanders go into the water. They load their guns, and look around.

Officer Sanders: Something's here. I know it.

Commander Duke: Operator, get us a sonar reading of… about sixty meters around us.

Operator: Copy.

The sonar graph is displayed on their visors, and it shows a large creature sixty meters away from the team. Sanders swims towards the large creature. The sun is rising, and the ocean is being illuminated. The entity's shadow is seen from afar. It has multiple heads.

Lieutenant Reed: [He turns on his radio] Sanders, get away from there.

Officer Sanders: Why? Nothing here but tons of broken coral reefs and- OH CRAP!

Gunshots emanate from both the radio and in the ocean. The entity is seen snapping at Sanders and waves of water hit Duke and Reed. Flashes of light explode from the faraway ocean, and the bubbles from the conflict rise slowly up to the surface.

Officer Sanders: That thing can talk! GET ME OUTTA HERE! [More gunshots emit from the radio]

Over the radio, the anomaly's voice comes over.

SCP-XXXX: Leave! Filthy rat, or I'll tear you to pieces for your crimes!

One of the heads snaps back, and roars, the sound traveling across the ocean and recorded at 115 Decibels. The lens of the camera crack slightly, obstructing most of the video.

Officer Sanders: Get… away!

SCP-XXXX: I won't get away. You have disrupted the harmony, killed the beautiful things. You are all MURDERERS!

One of its heads rushes down, and catches Sanders in its jaws.

Commander Duke:Get back here!

Officer Sanders: [Warbling, his visor has broken] Hel-… Its… MY AR-

A trail of blood floats upwards from the battle area, staining the salt water crimson. The light from the sun shines through it, turning the ocean scarlet. The entity is enormous, and pulling Sanders apart with its heads.

Duke and Reed board the submersible and start firing at the entity, and its many heads snap towards them. The anomaly screeches, crushing the submersible. The camera tumbles out.

Commander Duke: Operator, we need backup!

The anomaly shoots a jet of boiling water, and scorches the submersible. Radio feed cuts out after screen flashes red hot and turns black, and the only things seen are smoldering bits of red-hot iron from the submersible. The coral is burned, and the entity howls, swimming deeper and away at incredible speeds. Duke retrieves the camera and the two agents swim upwards. The video feed cuts out.

<End Log>

Addendum 6.23.21
EXPLORATION II

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▶OPEN EXPLORATION LOG◀

Preface: MTF Gamma-6 is deployed again near Antarctica's peninsula. Officer Sanders's remains are to be discovered. U.S scientists encountered the anomaly, and after questioning, were administered Class-A Amnestics and released from custody.

The anomaly is resting beneath an iceberg, and Gamma-6 is deployed a kilometer away from said iceberg.

Commander Duke: Deployed. Activating stealth mode.

The submersible is in stealth mode, and silently glides along the barren Antarctic waters. The temperature is very low, yet the anomaly is not showing any signs of hypothermia or cold conditions.

Lieutenant Reed: Disembarking.

The two agents stop the submersible, and disembark. The anomaly appears to be [REDACTED]. The two teammates swim in the freezing water. The seabed is not in sight, and the light is very dim. SCP-XXXX awakens, and surveys the area.

SCP-XXXX: Youuu… you wretched humans are back. Your Foundation attempted to "contain" me long ago. I suppose that was forgotten. But you cannot contain a deity. You cannot contain POWER!

The team does not respond, and instead hides in the dark areas. Camera quality turns grainy due to temperature drop.

SCP-XXXX: Your kind poisoned the land meant for healing. I am not here to kill nature. I am here to destroy the pestilence poisoning it. Your kind has grown advanced. Very. But… I AM A GOD!

A wave of energy pulsates from its body, pummeling the two and chipping off large shards of ice from the iceberg. They emerge, and start shooting rapidly. The wave distorts the video, slightly morphing

SCP-XXXX: You cannot destroy me!

Commander Duke: We're not here to destroy you! We're here to CONTAIN you!

The words trigger the anomaly, and it launches itself at the two.

Lieutenant Reed: Commander! Swerve!

Reed and Duke veer off camera and SCP-XXXX crashes into the space where they were. Clouds of dust rise.

Commander Duke: Its probably dead. Operator, pick us u-

The anomaly shoots up and crushes Duke against the iceberg. Cracking is heard as the anomaly crushes Duke's bones as Duke shoots helplessly. The iceberg shakes, and the anomaly rips off Duke's air tank.

Reed flees to the submersible, and the screams of Duke echo over the radio, the anomaly ripping and crushing and smashing. The video feed turns off.

<End Log>

Afterword: Lieutenant Reed arrived back at the facility later, but had severe wounds and injuries. He said that SCP-XXXX had malicious intentions, and would result in a K-Class scenario if not stopped. He expired soon after due to his injuries.

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WARNING: THE FOLLOWING FILE IS LEVEL 4/XXXX CLASSIFIED

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ANY ATTEMPT TO ACCESS THIS FILE WITHOUT LEVEL 4/XXXX AUTHORIZATION WILL BE LOGGED AND WILL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE TERMINATION

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SCP-XXXX is a nature deity, focused on protecting nature. It viewed humanity as a threat to Earth, so it set out to eliminate the source of the destruction: Humans. Currently, Lead Researchers Kevin and Marie are in a tight relationship. Months before the XK-Class End-Of-The-World Scenario occurred, the two were always fighting. Kevin was constantly trying to impress the supervisor, to hopefully promote him to a higher status. Marie, on the other hand, was favored by everyone in the Foundation. After many events, an attempted murder, and eventually reconciliation between the two, the anomaly was stopped and contained. Thanks to them. A story of two researchers, torn apart by jealously, but mended together by tolerance and bravery. - O5-1

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Secure. Contain. Protect.

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Two Researchers One Anomaly

Kevin hurried over to his office and swung the door open. He mopped the sweat away from his face, and he entered the office. Marie was standing in front of the door, with her arms crossed.

"Why are you sweating?" Marie said. Kevin shrugged and plopped down in the chair beside her. He logged in, opened the file for an anomaly, and sent it to Supervisor Fred as a report. "You know that's not going to work. Your reports are sort of trashy anyway." She said in a matter-of-fact voice.

"At least I'm trying to get it right. All you do is hang around on your phone all day!" Kevin muttered. Marie walked away and sat down next to him.

"Let ME send that to Fred." She uploaded the file and emailed it to Fred's inbox. Kevin was tired of this. He always sent in his very best work, but Fred always remarked about how incompetent he was, and how his work was useless. It made him annoyed. He grunted, got up, and drank some water. He felt the refreshing liquid go down his throat and refuel his body. Kevin then took out a pen, and started the cycle of working on paperwork again.

The next day was average. Marie's email, of course, earned praise from Fred. Kevin flinched when he heard this, he felt a ball form in his throat. "Hey, Hey! O5 sent something to everyone." Marie exclaimed, and opened the email.

Hello all Foundation personnel,

A new anomaly has been tracked down. This, however, is not the usual anomaly we find. It is large, and appears to be a hydra. We sent Mobile Task Force Gamma-6 to investigate. We have their logs, but the only person who returned to us alive is now dead. Lieutenant Reed. This anomaly is currently residing in the Pacific Ocean. According to Reed, it has malicious intentions. The anomaly is bent on destroying humanity. For our "Crimes against nature, and containing his fellow worker." This is dangerous, and will initiate a K-Class Scenario if not stopped. All hands on deck, please.

The Overseers

"Woah… WHAT! We have to start working!" Kevin yelped, and he scrambled for a pen. Marie kicked him.

"Re-lax, those MTF guys or whatever will sort it out. We can just chill in the meantime." Marie said calmly. Kevin grew infuriated. Something appeared to be burrowing into him, a kind of hatred only someone who has been suppressed, and trodden on feels. He silently stood up, grabbed his laptop, plopped down onto his bed, and began combing the Foundation information on the anomaly.

Marie rolled over on her bed. "Go to sleep already… Its, what?" She checked her phone clumsily. "Three AM." Marie went back to sleep, but Kevin remained researching.

"Global migration patterns… Hm…" He muttered to himself. A little voice in his head told him silently, "You're nothing, don't bother. Fred will just help himself to whatever golden girl has to say. You're worth nothing." Kevin stopped. It was inevitable. Tears welled up in his eyes, and a horrible feeling of hopelessness overcame him, engulfing him, leaving him sobbing with his head on the desk at three AM in the morning.

Kevin woke up with his head on his desk, his hand still clutching the pen. Marie was nowhere to be seen. Kevin had stayed up for many nights without sleep now, and it was taking its toll. His hair was ruffled, his eyes baggy, and his movements sluggish. Although, one thing sustained him: He found out why this creature was doing what it was doing. He would be accepted as a hero in the Foundation. Maybe even an honorary O5! His feelings soared and he grinned. He had figured out what the anomaly was and why it was doing this. He crossed the hallway to the supervisor office.

"Idiot, this is worthless! Your partner Marie could've done better. Get out, OUT!" Fred yelled as Kevin scurried out of his office, leaking tears along the way. He opened the door and slammed it shut behind him. Kevin locked it, and sobbed into his pillow as he dropped into his bed. Tears were streaming down his cheeks. He was worthless. No one could understand him. No one wanted him. And in that moment a burst of insanity took over.

"Hey, Kevin. Where are you?" Marie walked into the office, everything dark. The door had been locked. Suddenly, Kevin jumped out, a knife in his hand, a maniacal glint in his eyes. Marie screamed, and Kevin pinned her down.

"You took everything!" He cried out, half-sobbing, half-yelling. With his shaking hands, he drove the knife down. Security personnel knocked through the door.

"STOP!" They yelled, and held up their guns. Kevin grazed Marie's shoulder, staining her coat crimson. The rest blurred past. He felt them yanking him backwards, and sticking a sleeping gummy into his mouth. He felt sluggish once more, and he sobbed, seeing Marie lying motionless on the ground, a medic attending to her. Then everything went black as the gummy took effect.

"Are you awake?"

Kevin opened his eyes, to find himself in a hospital bed with two armed guards standing next to his bed. Sitting next to him was Marie. "Err." He managed to say.

"Why did you do that?" She said softly, with tears of her own. He winced. "H-Had to." He mumbled. She looked at him.

"You took everything from me." He managed to choke out.

"How?" She said, her voice cracking. The feeling that a pit had opened in his stomach intensified.

"All my work. Everyone liked y-you. No one liked m-me." He sobbed. "I didn't want to do this." He choked. She looked down, and didn't answer.

"I didn't know you felt like that. I didn't want you t-to do this." She said, her voice notably trembling. He turned to the Security Personnel.

"When can I leave?" He asked. One of them grunted,

"O5 is going to demote you, after some talking they had." the guard finished. Kevin remained silent.

The two of them were in the dormitory. An armed guard was outside, in case the same incident happened again. "They said that humanity has a week, if not five days, tops. After that they'll boot up the machine." Marie said.

"I know." Kevin said softly. Marie cocked her head.

"You know? What do you know?" Marie asked.

"I know what… it does." Kevin said. Kevin tossed her the papers he had worked on. Her eyes widened as she read each line. Kevin realized something. Both of them could show this to Fred. If only she trusted him again. Still, it was worth a try.

"Hey, Marie." Kevin said. Marie looked at him. "Maybe both of us could show this to Fred, Y'know. He only trusts you. But I'll go with you." Kevin said.

"Sure!" Marie said. Kevin flinched. This was unexpected. He expected her to say no.

"Okay. When?" He asked.

"Now!" She said.

"Hey, Fred. Here." Marie handed Fred the papers. Kevin stayed hopeful.

"Hmm… Alright." He said, and typed for a moment on the computer before putting the papers in a conveyer belt. "This is now going to the O5. Congrats, you two are now going to be recognized." Fred said in a drawling voice.

"How fast?" Kevin said. Fred looked at him strangely.

"Of course, they have their means of responding." Fred said in the same monotonous voice. "Oh, they responded." Fred said.

Hello,

Due to your report, the scenario is averted. As you read this, Mobile Task Force teams are being deployed worldwide to contain the anomaly. As for you two researchers, welcome to the Lead Researcher Squad. You are now officially Lead Researchers on this anomaly.

The Overseers,

"Woah!" Marie gasped. Kevin's spirits rose, and he grinned.

"We're officially Lead Researchers!" Kevin laughed. They exited the office, smiling and laughing, just as an announcement came over the loudspeaker.

"The anomaly is contained. I repeat, the anomaly is now contained."