Agent Fuse

The Community

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to have a perimeter set around it. Any instances of SCP-XXXX-A attempting to leave the perimeter must be escorted back, with force if necessary. Personnel are not allowed to converse with any instances of SCP-XXXX-A outside of interviews. Exploration of SCP-XXXX to locate the 'community' must be requested from 05 Council. Any further exploration of SCP-XXXX is prohibited by 05 Council due to repeated losses.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a bowl-shaped valley in northern Utah, U.S.A. The area inside the valley is a forest with a large lake in the Northwest corner of the valley. An 18m wide river stretches from the lake to the Southeast corner of the valley, continuing into a series of natural underground tunnels. The tunnels continue to places they shouldn't exist, including going directly underneath Salt Lake City, despite seismic readings showing no existence of these tunnels. Several rudimentary huts can be found around the valley, with little furniture, no electricity and plenty of crops used as food by instances of SCP-XXXX-A.

Every 5 days, a group of four humanoids will emerge from the tunnel. Gender, height and body type varies, though each instance of SCP-XXXX-A wears a blue jumpsuit. Instances of SCP-XXXX-A will begin to work in the valley with various jobs, including construction, agriculture, and fishing. Instances of SCP-XXXX-A will occasionally begin to converse with Foundation personnel observing them. SCP-XXXX-A instances will talk in various languages, though English is most common. Often, SCP-XXXX-A will mention their 'community' growing. After 4 days of working, the four instances of SCP-XXXX-A will go back into the tunnel. A day later, four more instances of SCP-XXXX-A will come from the tunnel and repeat similar activities. Each group of SCP-XXXX-A varies from the previous group.

Any attempt to follow a group of SCP-XXXX-A into the tunnels leads to communication being cut off from the exploration team. Before each team is lost, they all make some mention of the 'community' that SCP-XXXX-A speaks of. It is suggested that this 'community' does indeed exist, though no visual evidence has been found. As of Expedition #3, this 'community' has become hostile, attacking the third expedition team. Due to this, exploration of SCP-XXXX is now prohibited by the 05 Council.

Addendum XXXX-1: Exploration Logs

+ MTF Zeta-9 Expedition #1

Date: ██/██/19██
Exploration Team: Mobile Task Force Zeta-9 ("Mole Rats")
Subject: SCP-XXXX
Team Members: Z9-Captain, Z9-1, Z9-2, Z9-3, Z9-4, Z9-5

Foreword: Four days after observation of SCP-XXXX-A, they return to the tunnel. There is a female and three males.

<Begin Log>

Z9-Captain: Alright, they're moving to the tunnel. Remember, watch your backs. We don't know what's down in these tunnels.

(Zeta-9 Team follows the group of SCP-XXXX-A into the tunnel.)

Z9-5: This river is shallower than I thought it'd be.

Z9-Captain: Watch your footing. We don't want to fall in here.

Site Command: Zeta-9, can you see SCP-XXXX-A ahead of you?

Z9-Captain: Yeah, we can see 'em. They don't look like they know we're here though.

Z9-4: They're just… walking. They aren't even being affected by the water. How the hell do they know where they're going?

Z9-3: They're SCPs, they probably have some sort of sonar or whatever it is. I wouldn't doubt it.

Z9-5: I wish I had sonar too, this place is dark.

(SCP-XXXX-A group takes a turn left. Zeta-9 Team follows. An hour passes.)

Z9-Captain: Site Command, do you read?

Site Command: Yes, we read Zeta-9 Captain. What is it?

Z9-Captain: What exactly are we looking for down here? Anything special?

Site Command: Your main objective is to find where SCP-XXXX-A goes. If you can find the 'community' they mention, that's even better.

Z9-3: What are we expecting? Some sort of happy little rock cave full of people?

(SCP-XXXX-A group begins to run.)

Z9-4: What the hell- they're running! Hurry, we have to keep up!

Z9-2: (Heavy breathing) This, is a bad, idea- (Z9-2 slips and falls. Z9-2's visual feed cuts out.)

Z9-1: (Z9-1 stops to help Z9-2 up.) Are you alright?

Z9-2: Yeah… Shit, my camera got screwed up by the water. Site Command, can you see my feed?

Site Command: No, we cannot. Where are you in relation to your team, Z9-1?

Z9-1: Uh… I don't know. I stopped to help Z9-2 up, but… where the hell did they go?

Site Command: Their visual feed is still up. They're still following the group of SCP-XXXX-A. Zeta-9 Captain, report in. (Pause) Zeta-9 Captain, report in!

Z9-2: Shit, I should've watched my footing…

Z9-1: Come on, we need to find them.

(Z9-1 and Z9-2 continue to follow the tunnel.)

Z9-2: Captain! Captain, are you there?

Z9-1: I hear someone up ahead. Splashing, someone's running. Come on, hurry!

(Z9-1 runs and trips. Z9-1 looks down and sees a deceased instance of SCP-XXXX-A.)

Z9-1: Shit, Site Command, are you seeing this?

Site Command: We see it, we'll make a note. Keep going.

Z9-1: Wait a minute- where the hell is Z9-2?

Site Command: His visual feed still shows nothing. Z9-2, report in now. (No response)

Z9-1: Shit, he's gone. What the hell is this place?

(Z9-1 continues to run through the tunnel, trying to contact the rest of the team. Suddenly, the video feed cuts out for each member of the team. Audio feed cuts out.)

Site Command: Z9-1? Z9-1, report.

(No response for 6 minutes 34 seconds. Suddenly Z9-Captain's audio feed opens back up.)

Z9-Captain: Site Command, is that you?

Site Command: Zeta-9 Captain, where have you been? Where is the rest of the team?

Z9-Captain: Oh, they're fine. We found that community you've been talking about. It's lovely here, sir. We're going to stay here.

Site Command: What? No, Zeta-9 Captain, you and your team need to report back to the surface.

Z9-Captain: No, we're not going to do that. It's nice here.

Site Command: Open up your visual feed, Zeta-9 Captain.

(Z9-Captain's audio feed cuts off. No further contact is made. Site Command cuts off all communication.)

<End Log>

+ MTF Zeta-9 Expedition #2

Date: ██/██/19██
Exploration Team: Mobile Task Force Zeta-9 ("Mole Rats")
Subject: SCP-XXXX
Team Members: Z9-Captain, Z9-1, Z9-2, Z9-3, Z9-4, Z9-5

Foreword: After the disappearance of the first MTF Zeta-9 exploration team, another was sent in to recover them. They were equipped with mobile floodlights. After a group of SCP-XXXX-A, all males, entered the tunnels, the team followed.

<Begin Log>

Z9-Captain: Keep close, and don't get separated. Watch your footing.

(Zeta-9 Team follows the group of SCP-XXXX-A into the tunnel.)

Z9-Captain: The last group that went down here vanished, so watch yourself. Don't fall behind, and don't go ahead.

Z9-5: Got it, Captain. What're we looking for down here, anyways?

Site Command: According to the previous team, the groups of SCP-XXXX-A will go to some sort of underground "community".

Z9-Captain: And the previous team didn't make it back. Like I said, keep close.

(SCP-XXXX-A group turns left. Zeta-9 Team follows.)

Z9-Captain: Turn on your floodlights, keep them trained on the things. Make sure that you don't lose sight of them.

(Zeta-9 Team activates the mobile floodlights. Tunnel is brightly lit, the group of SCP-XXXX-A is clearly visible.)

(1 hour 35 minutes pass. The group of SCP-XXXX-A are still visible and being followed by Zeta-9 Team.)

Z9-3: Site Command, when are they going to do something?

Site Command: The last group had been following the group for around an hour before SCP-XXXX-A began to act differently. Just remain vigilant and follow them closely.

(The group of SCP-XXXX-A immediately begin to run after the sentence is finished.)

Z9-4: Oh- shit, come on! (Runs after them.)

Z9-Captain: 4, slow down, now!

Z9-4: (Stops and looks back at them.) What? We can't let them get away!

Z9-Captain: Last time someone went running after them, they tripped and got lost. Site Command, should we continue to follow?

Site Command: Continue at a moderate pace, but watch your footing. Don't lose sight of any of the team.

(Zeta-9 Team follows the group of SCP-XXXX-A at a moderate pace. Despite this, they are still always in clear sight of the group. 1 hour 26 minutes pass without incident, Z9-Captain performing routine checks on the Zeta-9 Team.)

Z9-4: (Hits foot on something in the water, Z9-3 helping to stop him from falling) Shit-

Z9-Captain: Stop moving! (Zeta-9 Team stops) What is it, Z9-4?

Z9-4: Something in the water, sir. It's- (He bends closer to the obstruction, then falls back) It's a fucking body!

Z9-Captain: Shit. This happened in the last exploration too. Looks like one of SCP-XXXX-A.

Site Command: Zeta-9 Team, we've lost contact with Z9-1, -2, -3 and -5. Report in immediately.

Z9-Captain: What? (Turns around.) Oh shit. (Z9-1, -2, -3 and -5 are missing)

Z9-4: Where the hell did they go? They were with you, weren't they?

Z9-Captain: Yes, I'm sure of it. Site Command, are their visual feeds still up?

Site Command: Yes, but their audio is down. They appear to be following SCP-XXXX-A.

Z9-4: Is there any use going after them?

Site Command: Unfortunately, no. Z9-4 and Z9-Captain, retreat back to the surface immediately. Do not attempt to find the rest of your team.

Z9-Captain: Got it.

(Z9-Captain and Z9-4 turn and go back the way they came. They continue for 24 minutes. The rest of Zeta-9 Team's visual feeds cut out.)

Z9-4: None of this feels familiar. I could have sworn we took a left turn back there when we first went through.

Z9-Captain: I'm getting the same feeling. This doesn't feel right. Site Command, what do we do?

Site Command: Just keep going, you're bound to-

(The missing members of Zeta-9 appear in front of them, moving away.)

Z9-Captain: Shit! Zeta-9 Team, is that you?

Site Command: Captain-

Z9-2: (Heard through Z9-Captain and -4's audio feeds, not their own.) Captain! -4! It's great that we found you!

Z9-5: We've found something fantastic. The community that the outsiders told us to find? We found it! It's an amazing place, really.

Z9-Captain: You found it? Where is it?

Z9-3: I'm afraid that we can't show you, sir. Not while those… outsiders are watching.

Z9-4: What are you talking about? Site Command, you mean?

Z9-1: Call them what you want, they're outsiders. They'll want to take us away, we can see that now. We can't allow them to discover the community.

Z9-5: Here come the others!

Z9-Captain: What are you talking about?

(Z9-Captain and -4's video and audio feeds cut off abruptly.)

Site Command: Z9-Captain, do you read? Z9-4, report in now.

(There is no response for 2 hours, 36 minutes.)

Z9-4: Site Command? We've come with a message.

Site Command: Z9-4, where are you?

Z9-4: I'm in the community. We're all here. The community has a message for you, Site Command.

Site Command: (Pause) And that is?

Z9-4: Stay away.

(Z9-4's audio feed is cut off abruptly. No more contact is made. Site Command cuts off all communication.)

<End Log>

+ MTF Zeta-9 Expedition #3

Date: ██/██/19██
Exploration Team: Mobile Task Force Zeta-9 ("Mole Rats")
Subject: SCP-XXXX
Team Members: Z9-Captain, Z9-1, Z9-2, Z9-3, Z9-4, Z9-5

Foreword: After Expedition #2, this third MTF Zeta-9 team were sent down in order to contain the 'community', with force if necessary. After a group of SCP-XXXX-A, three females and one male, went into the tunnel, the team followed.

<Begin Log>

Site Command: Your task is to restrain them, Zeta-9. Force them to lead you to the community if necessary.

Z9-Captain: Got it, Site Command.

(Z9-1, -2, -3, and -4 restrain the instances of SCP-XXXX-A with flexible rope. There is no resistance.)

Z9-Captain: Alright, let them lead us to them. They won't be able to get ahead of us now.

SCP-XXXX-A-1: Why are you doing this? (Note: Anything said by an instance of SCP-XXXX-A is heard from Zeta-9 Team mics)

Z9-5: What the hell, these things can talk?

Z9-Captain: Don't speak to it. Let it lead us down.

(The group of SCP-XXXX-A continues to walk down the tunnel, restrained by the Zeta-9 Team. 34 minutes pass.)

Z9-3: How long until we get there?

Site Command: The two previous teams (Pause) found the community within 4 hours.

Z9-2: So we're just going to be leading these things on a leash like dogs for 4 hours?

(The group of SCP-XXXX-A attempt to run, but are restrained by the rope. They begin to wail, screaming various phrases, including "The community waits for us!")

Z9-2: Goddamn, can't you shut them up?

Z9-Captain: Not that I know of. This hasn't happened before, has it Site Command?

Site Command: No. This is new. Keep going, just make sure they don't start running. That's when the other teams ran into problems.

(The group of SCP-XXXX-A continue to try to run for 1 hour 32 minutes, screaming the entire way. Suddenly, they stop screaming and stop moving.)

Z9-1: Thank god, they've stopped.

Z9-2: They've stopped moving as well. Captain?

Z9-Captain: Site Command? They aren't moving, what do we do?

Site Command: Are you in the community?

Z9-Captain: It's just another tunnel. No huts, no one else. Just rock walls.

Site Command: Then force them to keep going, if you need to.

(SCP-XXXX-A-3 drops to the ground)

Z9-3: The hell- help it up!

Z9-5: (Goes to help it up, then recoils.) It's dead, Captain.

Z9-Captain: Are you sure?

Z9-5: This thing is definitely dead, sir.

Site Command: Perhaps this is where the bodies come from. Keep moving, Zeta-9 Team.

(Over the next 56 minutes, SCP-XXXX-A-1 and -2 fall to the ground and are confirmed to be dead.)

SCP-XXXX-A-4: Look what you've done… (Begins to sob) Look what you've done! Now they'll never get to the community!

Z9-3: What are you talking about?

SCP-XXXX-A-4: (Turns to the Zeta-9 Team) You should've stayed away.

(Abruptly, the video and audio feeds of Z9-Captain, -1, -2, -3, -4, and -5 all cut out.)

Site Command: Zeta-9 Team? Zeta-9 Team, report in immediately!

Unknown Frequency: Outsiders.

Site Command: Who is this? Identify yourself!

Unknown Frequency: We are the Community. We warned you to stay away. Look what you've made us do.

Site Command: What have you done to the Zeta-9 Team?

Unknown Frequency: We've done the only thing we could have. If you outsiders are going to threaten us, our perfect community, then we shall threaten you back.

Site Command: (Turned away from the mic) Find the identity of this frequency! Track it down, now!

Unknown Frequency: Good-bye, Outsiders.

(Contact is cut off from the other end. No further contact is made. Site Command cuts off all communication.)

<End Log>

Closing Statement: The 05 Council has decided that this Expedition will be the final one. After communication was cut off, it was discovered that the Unknown Frequency belonged to first Zeta-9 Captain, though the voice did not match.

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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class:

Special Containment Procedures:

Description: SCP-XXXX