Item#: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
A photograph of the outermost interior of SCP-XXXX taken by a drone.
Special Containment Requirements: Containment Site-██ is a 76,000-acre restricted zone surrounding SCP-XXXX. Site -██ has been acquired by the Foundation under the fictional naturalist organization, █████████. Access to SCP-XXXX is prohibited to those of Level-3 and higher. Security teams stationed at the perimeter fence surround Site-██ are to be rotated out every █ hour. All personnel found entering SCP-XXXX are to be detained and given daily psychological screening for a period of 5 days. All unauthorized personnel found with SCP-XXXX or attempting to gain access to SCP-XXXX are to be terminated immediately on sight. The preserve surrounding SCP-XXXX is to by stocked biannually with reindeer, wild boar, and musk ox to sustain local populations of SCP-XXXX-A.
Personnel is forbidden to enter SCP-XXXX under any circumstances unless for testing purposes. All unauthorized personnel within SCP-XXXX's boundaries, attempt to gain unauthorized entry SCP-XXXX, are to be removed immediately by force. Instances of SCP-XXXX-A are allowed to traverse the entire containment area so long as they nest exclusively in SCP-XXXX. Hostile SCP-XXXX-A instances are to be subdued through the use of heavy sedatives. Termination of an SCP-XXXX-A instance is to done as a last resort to maintain a peaceful relationship with the entities. All instances of SCP-XXXX-B are to be terminated upon exiting SCP-XXXX, using automatic weapons, stationed artillery emplacements, and/or ceramic-piercing shells, as necessary. If an instance of SCP-XXXX-B manages to breach containment, all available security teams must engage the entity via aircraft.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a cave located in the Northernmost border of the Scandinavian Mountains in the country of Norway. The mouth of the cave is approximately 40m in diameter and leads to a spiral tunnel that descends approximately 1.5 kilometers below the surface before opening up to a vast cavern approximately 30 square kilometers long which is too immense to be part of the landscape's geology. Leading researchers to believe that the internal structure is a pocket dimension. The ceiling of SCP-XXXX is lined with a bioluminescent fungus of an unknown genus that provides ample lighting to the cave's interior, collecting samples of this fungus has so far remained impossible as it will degrade rapidly upon leaving SCP-XXXX. The floor of the cave is covered to a depth of three (3) meters in gold coins, jewelry, and various artifacts of Celtic origin. All objects, removed from SCP-XXXX have so far possessed no anomalous properties. Attempts to seal or damage SCP-XXXX will cause the entrance to emit a bright red light before [DATA EXPUNGED], causing heavy losses of both Foundation equipment and personnel.
SCP-XXXX exerts powerful hypnotic effects on humans within a 900-meter radius from the mouth of the cave. Individuals within this radius reported feeling a strong curiosity towards SCP-XXXX after twenty (20) minutes of exposure. After thirty (30) minutes to two (2) hours of exposure, individuals will attempt to enter SCP-XXXX, 60% of individuals have known to display high levels of aggression and paranoia towards those who try to intervene, but will otherwise ignore all outside forces. Upon reaching the interior of SCP-XXXX, individuals will then bury themselves within the treasure. Once inside, the subject enters a comatose state lasting between (2) to (3) hours. The process that takes place, however, has yet to be examined. But after this stage, the individual is to be classified as SCP-XXXX-A or SCP-XXXX-B.
Instances of SCP-XXXX-A are reptilian entities measuring between 10-20m in length and 4-7m in height depending on the age and sex of the subject, female instances, in general, being slightly larger than males. While they vary greatly in appearance and color, SCP-XXXX-A has the following traits listed below:
- Have an elongated snout, with three rows of serrated teeth
- Have metallic scales covering the body.
- Semi-Quadrupedal posture.
- Cranial region is adorned with horns/fins.
- Have long, spiny, prehensile tails.
- Are capable of expelling a streaming fire from their jaws from a distance of 40m.
- The subjects forelimbs are replaced with muscular wings resembling specimens of the Chiroptera genera approximately 15-19m in length.
- Avian-like skeletal structure.
Skull of a deceased instance of SCP-XXXX-A collected in 4/12/2009.
While instances of SCP-XXXX-A retain memories of their lives prior to their exposure to SCP-XXXX's anomalous properties, many behavior patterns have been altered as a result of their transformation:
- Instances of SCP-XXXX-A are highly are predatory in nature and will actively hunt and consume live prey regardless of prior lifestyle choices or belief systems. D-18292, a lifelong Buddhist and vegan, adopted typical hunting behavior patterns immediately after transformation.
- All SCP-XXXX-A instances seem to lose their desire to safeguard the artifacts within SCP-XXXX after their transformation and allow samples to be taken freely.
- All known instances of SCP-XXXX-A are strictly nocturnal and will retreat back to SCP-XXXX during daylight hours.
- Most instances of SCP-XXXX-A are solitary while outside of SCP-XXXX and will actively avoid any attempts at human contact with the exception of site personnel as per agreements for their containment.
- While fully capable of speech, most instances of SCP-XXXX-A communicate to one another through simple vocalizations and body language, [REDACTED].
- Newly-hatched instances of SCP-XXXX-A are extremely precocious, and progress to self-sufficiency within weeks, entities are mature at the age of (25)yrs.
- Instances of SCP-XXXX-A appear to be incapable of stopping humans from entering SCP-4405 unless provoked. But in a separate case, a rogue instance would actively capture humans and expose them to SCP-4405's hypnotic effects. When questioned about this behavior, they claim it is beyond their control.
- Most subjects metamorphosed into SCP-XXXX-A appear to be unalarmed by their transformation and will assume the natural behaviors of other SCP-4405-A instances. The only exception to this being Dr. Ravenfield.
[[include component:image-block-name=http://i1.wp.com/inews.gtiming.com/newsapp_match/0/3901526105/0|caption=The remains of SCP-XXXX-B-01 before it was transported to]]
SCP-XXXX-B are enormous, hexapodal, reptilian entities with a body length of 80m and a wingspan of 100m. The skin of SCP-XXXX-B is covered in green iridescent scales which are highly resistant to most conventional weaponry; sedatives and incineration proving to be the least effective. Ceramic piercing shells, however, are most efficient when terminating the subject. Each of its forelimbs ends with five hooked claws, which aid it in climbing and grasping but make for lethal weapons.
Instances of SCP-XXXX-B have long, prehensile tails ending with a large arrow-shaped barb. The basic function of which is used as a counterbalance and a secondary weapon which has proven capable of incurring heavy damage to armored Foundation personnel carriers. SCP-XXXX-B's jaws are lined with long, curved serrated teeth similar in function to those specimens of Varanus komodoensis. Through the use of unarmed tanks driven by D-class personnel, the bite force SCP-4405-B instances have been estimated at a minimum closing force of 84,000 psi.
Instances of SCP-XXXX-B appear to share the same memories and behavior to their previous manifestations and are physically and genetically identical. This has led researchers to speculate that it's a single entity that uses human hosts to manifest. The subjects are proud and arrogant, claiming humanity to be inferior, demonstrating extreme hostility towards all sentient life.
So far, there have been 9 manifestations of SCP-XXXX-B, each resulting in an attempted containment breach, █ of which were successful. If an escape attempt is successful, it will travel up to 800 miles from SCP-XXXX, attacking human settlements and dense congregations of wildlife, often shouting profanity towards its victims. The true intent of SCP-XXXX-B's escape is currently unknown.
Discovery: SCP-XXXX was first brought to the foundation's attention on 07/25/19██ when reports of ███ hikers going missing in a span of (14) years which seemed to coincide with sightings of "dragons" within the area. Task forces were dispatched to investigate the source of these reports, whereupon they discovered SCP-XXXX and its anomalous properties. Witnesses of SCP-XXXX-A were given Class-B amnestic and a cover story claiming that hazardous terrain and snowstorms being responsible for the disappearances. Instances of SCP-XXXX-A already inhabiting the area surrounding SCP-XXXX were cooperative with Foundation personnel and the site was established with minimal difficulty.
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