SCP-3XXX - SCP Sandbox III

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SCP-3XXX

Item #: SCP-3XXX

Object Class: Euclid Thaumiel Euclid (reclassification to Thaumiel pending rejected)

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3XXX is to be kept in standard object containment and is to be monitored at all times. Upon activation, it can and will teleport to wherever it believes it is needed. As it will obey the orders of Foundation personnel, it is to be ordered to return to containment immediately.

Description: SCP-3XXX is a nearly-indestructible rectangular storage bin measuring 0.8 meter long by 0.4 meters wide and high. It is composed of aluminum which is anomalously strong, although the aluminum loses this property upon being removed from SCP-3XXX. SCP-3XXX regenerates any metal removed over a period of about 20 hours.

Inside SCP-3XXX are five robots, made of the same material as SCP-3XXX and (mostly non-anomalous) electrical components, hereby referred to as SCP-3XXX-1 through SCP-3XXX-5. Each has a different appearance and different anomalous properties.

SCP-3XXX is sentient, but possesses no means of communication by itself. However, it seems to share a "hive mind" with the five robots, and it usually uses SCP-3XXX-5 to communicate.

SCP-3XXX can teleport to any location on Earth. This is the only evidence that the hive mind extends to the main part of SCP-3XXX.

SCP-3XXX and its five robots (SCP-3XXX-1 through SCP-3XXX-5) are extremely loyal to the Foundation, and if a Foundation worker above D-class is in danger, it will teleport to that location and the robots will defend the Foundation worker. This is useful for defense agains GOIs, but the are not used for containment due to the high risk of destroying the item being contained.

SCP-3XXX-1 is a small robot shaped like an egg, 0.4 meters long and 0.2 meters wide and high, with no outward features while inside of SCP-3XXX. It can move by flight, generally similar to what it would do if propelled by a small rocket, although no means of propulsion has been detected. Upon leaving SCP-3XXX, SCP-3XXX-1 will always open two panels on its sides and unfolds airplane-like wings with a wingspan of 1.2 meters through them, which allow it to control its flight. SCP-3XXX-1 is seen as the "medic" among the five robots, as it can open a panel on its back end and dispense seemingly unlimited amounts of medical supplies, presumably to assist Foundation medics.

SCP-3XXX-2 is a robot of similar size to SCP-3XXX-1. It has a humanoid torso with no head. Instead of a lower body, it has a large sphere that the torso balances on. The two parts are attached somehow, as shown by the fact that the entire robot can be picked up by the torso. SCP-3XXX-2 has a functional left arm, but where its right arm would be is a vertical slit that acts as its main weapon by firing superheated, sharp discs about 4 cm in diameter. It is unknown where this ammunition comes from.

SCP-3XXX-3 is a quadrupedal robot shaped like a small (0.35 meter long) horse. Where the head would be on a horse is a conical drill that can spin rapidly and pierce nearly any material.

SCP-3XXX-4 is a humanoid robot the same height as SCP-3XXX-2. Its main anomalous property is an apparent lack of inertia, meaning that it can accelerate to extreme speeds within milliseconds, and turn or stop just as quickly. It fights by colliding with things at over ████ meters per second.

SCP-3XXX-5 is a robot with a humanoid torso and four crab-like legs. It is about 0.4 meters tall, twice the size of the other four. On its chest is an indentation in the shape of the Foundation emblem, from which it can fire a high-power laser. SCP-3XXX-5 has also been recorded wielding SCP-3XXX-3 as a weapon.

If any of the five robots are broken or destroyed, the other four will make use of SCP-3XXX’s teleportation to repair it using spare Foundation electronic components and metal from SCP-3XXX. In addition, they can incorporate specialized parts into themselves if it is needed.

Addendum: SCP-3XXX was discovered in Site-40 on 8/24/201█. Presumably, it had teleported there as soon as it was completed by its creator. It is currently theorized that it was created by an unknown Person or Group of Interest that considers itself an ally of the Foundation.