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An object in the asteroid belt releases a large, mass of material in the early 2000's. The object was detected by the Foundation before the material became to diffuse to reflect enough sunlight to be detected. An analysis of the elemental composition of the cloud suggests an unusually high precedence of rare metals. Continued observation indicates anomalous radiance of heat and nearly imperceptible alterations to space-time localized on the object. A drilling probe is dispatched and breaks through to the interior of the object, where it is discovered that a seemingly infinite pocket reality existed.

In this pocket reality, physics does not behave as it does in our universe. While most chemistry continues to behave as expected and traditional classical mechanics remains accurate, there seems to be instantaneous transfer of information without effects on causality.

The pocket reality is characterized by clumps of apparently artificial tissue organized into clusters approximately 1 kilometer across, each of which is connected to the nodes directly adjacent to them by columns of tissue 40 meters in diameter. Each of the nodes emanate intense electromagnetic signals and generate a fairly strong magnetic field. The signals are clearly organized, but are indecipherable to Foundation assets.

After several days, communication is suddenly lost. It appears that the entrance to the pocket reality only remains active while there is a breach on the exterior of the asteroid.

When the Foundation sends additional exploratory drones to conduct experiments. An external automated operating center (Used for communication, maintenance, etc.) is built on the surface of the asteroid, and several drones are permanently dispatched into the interior. They discover that upon attempting to collect samples of tissue, a swarm of small spherical machines appear and begin immediately reconstructing the damaged tissue. From that point on, an instance of these machines begin following each of the exploratory drones permanently. Shortly thereafter, several instances of the machines begin orbiting around the entry point to the pocket dimension.

After several months of exploration, more of these machines are discovered performing maintenance on the internal structure of the pocket reality. Video is captured of the machines rapidly circling the entrance, creating immense distortions in the space around it. Intense gravitational lensing is observed before the entrance is closed. The entrance on the exterior side closes as well.

After a week of deliberation, the mining drone present in the operating center is instructed to breach the surface of the asteroid again. It does so successfully, and communication is restored with the drones on the interior.

Immediately upon reentering the asteroid, machines begin circling the internal entrance point again. This time, one of the instances breaches the entrance point and constructs a pillar, approximately 11 meters in height on the exterior of the asteroid.

The entrance is ordered to be immediately shut on the exterior side by piling excavated material back onto the portal.

Drones on the exterior are unable to interact with the pillar, including the mining drone, which is unable to breach the surface.

After two months, the entrance is reopened. This time, Foundation drones were not involved; it is opened from the interior side. This only lasts for a few moments before being closed. Several days later, the portal is reopened on the interior side and a message is broadcast toward Earth for several hours. The following messages is repeated at in radio at 27 ghz:

"Please do not come here. Your violations risk us both being discovered; Leave while you still can. Accept this, and never return."

Approximately 5 terabytes of detailed technical documents describing new physical models of the universe are received, written in the ten most frequently spoken languages, as well as schematics for several pieces of machinery apparently designed to create localized pocket realities. Utility in containing anomalies is ongoing.

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be continually observed by the observatory at Site-149.

The event which prompted the discovery of SCP-XXXX has not been repeated, and there is no evidence that it will occur again; There are no external indications of SCP-XXXX's anomalous behavior under normal circumstances. Due to the object's location, containment procedures are limited to disseminating misinformation.

Any attempts by external organizations to conduct additional research on SCP-XXXX are to be prevented. Agents embedded in public and private capable of interacting with SCP-XXXX are not required to alter their current observational procedures. Any projects that are proposed by these organizations that may involve SCP-XXXX are to be subverted by the assigned agents by any means neccesary. Staff assigned to SCP-XXXX and additionally assigned as an observer to an organization is to report to Dr. Mikael Voronine[[footnote]Dr. Mikael Voronine is currently assigned to room 344-C.[[/footnode]] for organization-specific instructions.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a spacial-temporal pocket-reality class anomaly located within the asteroid 99120 (2001 FH73). Radio reflection tomography indicates that the anomaly roughly conforms to the shape of the surface, embedded approximately 1 meter below the surface. Objects and information may pass freely through SCP-XXXX into or out of the pocket reality.

On 2003-06-11, a plume of material was ejected from the surface of 99120 (2001 FH73). Site-149's observatory team discovered the object and conducted a spectrographic analysis of the ejecta and determined that there was an unexpected amount of rare metals in the plume. In addition, the speed and temperature of the ejecta did not correspond with what would be expected for an asteroid its size; In fact, no ejection should have occurred.

Over the course of three weeks, the plume dispersed. During this time, additional observations indicated that the object had unusual effects on the curvature of local space-time. The object was cataloged as a Class-B potential anomaly on 2003-06-23. No further anomalous behavior was observed during this time, and the object was reassigned Class-C potential anomaly status on 2005-06-23.

In 2011, during the Inner Solar System Exploratory Survey mission (ISSES), a satellite and probe with mining capabilities were dispatched to 99120 (2001 FH73) to conduct a survey of the asteroid and collect surface samples, as well as to determine if any additional anomalous behavior had manifested. Radio reflection tomography1 used by the satellite revealed the presence of SCP-XXXX. After a brief period of deliberation, authorization was granted to drill into the asteroid in order to ascertain the nature of the anomaly.

Upon breaching the surface and contacting SCP-XXXX, radio contact with the drone was briefly lost. Upon restoring communication, the first images of the interior were captured.

SCP-XXXX's interior contains a complex three-dimensional array of interconnected spherical nodes, each of which are approximately 1 kilometer in diameter. The surface of nodes are characterized by a constant rippling motion with the highest peaks on surface waves being roughly 3 meters tall in relation to the median surface height. All nodes are connected to every directly adjacent nodes by several arching cylindrical columns, each of which are approximately 42 meters in diameter.

Following the initial images, the mining drone was ordered to leave the anomaly and remain on the asteroid's surface, observing the exterior. During this time, additional probes were dispatched as other submissions from the ISSES were completed. As of 17-11-15, the following drones and satellites from ISSES are assigned to SCP-XXXX:

  • Odyssey IV: Lander capable of serving as an operations center on small astronomical bodies. Contains the necessary equipment to perform basic maintenance on Foundation standard space exploration vehicles and drones.
  • Stellar Surveyor I, II, and V (SS-I, SS-II, and SS-V): Semi-autonomous drones designed for long-term surface missions. Capable of operating independent of external power for 8 years; Utilizes several paratechnologies to power movement, communication, and computation.

Attempts to use range finding equipment within SCP-XXXX returned serious equipment errors. Further study of the behavior of light within SCP-XXXX has indicated that light travels significantly faster than is possible in the Universe. In fact, current understanding is that information can travel instantaneously within SCP-XXXX.

Upon attempting to find the range of distant nodes,