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Image of SCP-5496-3 obscured by fog
Item #: SCP-5496
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: All roads leading to SCP-5496 are to be blocked and redirected back to I-{███} or the multiple back-roads which lead to and from the town to prevent any further entry from the general public. Several posted no trespassing signs are to be placed by the various blockades alongside MTF Shura-44 "Seeking Klarity" who will be disguised as construction workers standing on guard for any instances of SCP-5496-2 wandering outside of SCP-5496 -1. A large barb wired and electrified chain-link fence is to be erected around the perimeter of SCP-5496 but is only to be turned on during the anomaly's activation period of the final weekend of every month. Due to the nature of SCP-5496's routine anomalous behavior and the difficulty of maintaining a plausible cover story to have continual road blockades and disguised MTF Shura-44 construction workers remain year round, the Foundation has decided to instead have the town evacuated and it's inhabitants relocated with the town closed off under the pretense of being structurally unsafe due to recent seismic activity revealing massive potential sink holes around the area. The inhabitants being relocated are to be given class-A amnestics after being questioned if they have had any sightings of SCP-5496-2 or SCP-5496-3.
Description: SCP-5496 is a parking lot within a small rural town located in {███████} Georgia which is blanketed by a thick fog of unknown origin every final weekend of every month excluding the month October where SCP-5496 displays no anomalous behavior. During SCP-5496's activation time at around 8:37 p.m the aforementioned heavy fog completely obscures the entirety of the parking lot within mere seconds. Approximately 34 minutes later the sounds of intense wailing accompanied by what appears to be shopping carts being violently pushed can be heard in the distance through the fog.
SCP-5496 -1 is the disproportionately large area within SCP-5496 extending hundreds of miles wide in all directions, with an unknown quantity of SCP-5496 -2 roaming about pushing shopping carts endlessly. During the end of SCP-5496's activation time at the first weekday of the month at around 5:37 a.m , the heavy fog will instantly dissipate along with any traces of SCP-5496-2, SCP-5496-3, and anything else still within SCP-5496-1. Despite SCP-5496-1's unnaturally long span stretching outwards far greater than the length of the parking lot or the surrounding area, if one somehow fully traversed it's expansive length they will only find themselves at the other end of the parking lot regardless of the hundreds of miles traveled leading Foundation researchers to believe that SCP-5496-1 may transport those who enter into it to another space altogether.
SCP-5496 -2 are roughly humanoid creatures appearing within SCP-5496-1 who are found wearily pushing multiple heavily rusted and decrepit shopping carts filled with large cracked urns containing what has been tested by Foundation staff to be human ashes. These entities appear to be in great distress as many are heard wailing and weeping while pushing their set of carts. While SCP-5496 -2 are generally harmless and rather timid in temperament preferring to avoid contact with others, they have been shown to viciously attack and maul whoever interrupts their cart pushing, or those who attempt to touch one of the cracked urns within the carts. The appearance of SCP-5496-2 varies greatly from each individual with the only common characteristics the entities share being a crude infinity symbol seared into their head or equivalent extremity, and a long, jagged, obsidian spike pierced through the entities' bodies. Despite the seemingly lethal wound however, SCP-5496-2 does not appear outwardly affected by the object protruding from their chest, instead it appears to be greatly distressed by it's incessant cart pushing as the appendages operating as the entities' legs seem grossly necrotic with small insect creatures writhing about the putrid flesh.
SCP-5496 -3 - Information regarding SCP-5496-3 is sparse due to the elusive and extremely dangerous nature of the anomaly resulting in observational expeditions from the D-class and MTF teams sent yielding little to no results save for the loss of life from those who entered into SCP-5496-1. What has been found about SCP-5496-3 however is that the entity is hostile towards any foreign entity that traverses into SCP-5496-1, and will immediately attack on sight. SCP-5496-3's visage remains unclear as the only photographic and video footage of it recorded are heavily blurred or hastily taken as it rushes to attack Foundation staff attempting to capture its appearance. From what has been visually recorded of SCP-5496-3 researchers have speculated the anomaly's appearance to be that of a large angelic statue carrying what is believed to be a hot branding iron alongside several long, jagged, obsidian spikes which were also found impaled within SCP-5496-2's chest cavity.
SCP-5496-3 appears to be heavily scorched upon one half of it's body with a black viscous substance similar in consistency to tar discharging from the entities eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. SCP-5496-3 also shows signs of great intelligence as it will also attempt to lure out it's victims by calling out to them for help in the voices of close friends and family members. How SCP-5496-3 is able to artificially replicate it's voice, discern who it's victim's friends and family are, or what they sound like is currently unknown.
For the most recent audiovisual expedition log into SCP-5496-1 see Addendum 01. For information regarding MTF Faust Omega - "Hardly Ethical" see ADDENDUM 03.
Addendum 01:
Expedition Audiovisual Log Transcript - V.E.K.T.O.R 09
Date: 09/04/██
Expedition Team: UNIT DEPLOYED: MTF- Faust Omega "Hardly Ethical"
Subjects: SCP-5496-1, SCP-5496-2, SCP-5496-3
Head Researcher of SCP-5496: Dr. Salem Verdis
Unit Leader: Sgt. Akira Akane "Oni"
Unit Members: Savine D. Lordik "Lexicon" , Angelo Quentin Marsalias "Warcheg", Benjamin Tolam Ryder "Casper"
- Unit members are referred to by their chosen code-names when in the field in order to further aid in defending against SCP-5496-3 attempting to lure unit members away.
[BEGIN LOG]
Camera feed (Oni POV) displays MTF- Faust Omega arriving outside SCP-5496 at 8:30 p.m awaiting the anomaly's activation time while preforming routine inspection of their equipment and weapons.
Dr. Salem Verdis: This is Verdis, do you have a copy Oni?
Oni: Roger that sir, you're loud and clear.
Dr. Salem Verdis: Excellent, the time here 8:37 p.m what is the status of SCP-5496?
Oni: Unchanged so far sir nothing ne- Scratch that SCP-5496 has activated, the fog is beginning to pour around the parking lot.
Camera feed shows the parking lot dimly lit by streetlamps begin to quickly fade out of visibility due to the rapidly enclosing fog
Oni: Alright gentlemen, I hope you've spent this downtime making sure your gear is all good to go 'cuz it's time to go to work. And Warcheg, were here ONLY for observation and recording so keep that trigger finger in check we clear?
Warcheg: Heh, crystal sir.
Lexicon: Sir I read the briefing report but, I'm still not too sure on what they expect us to find out here. I mean do the lab coats REALLY need more video footage of those sorry ol' scips pushin' their beat up buggies?
Dr. Salem Verdis: Your unit's expedition tonight is not for any more recordings of SCP-5496-2. Your mission objective is to attempt to find and capture video footage of SCP-5496-3, and if possible subdue the anomaly and bring it back to the site.
Oni: You all heard the man, we bag and tag this thing if we get the chance but our primary objective is solely to capture footage of it. We all know our jobs, from here on out keep the chatter to a minimum. Also make sure your harnesses are properly connected to your buddy and the central receiver, you screw up and don't have either piece connected the right way? Well, I hope you're real quick and have a great sense of direction 'cuz you'll need it to try to make it back out of the fog before it dissipates trapping you in the fine company of these god forsaken creatures.
Dr. Salem Verdis: Remember Faust Omega, radio communications will cease to function between us once you enter into SCP-5496-1 due to reasons unknown at the moment. Keep your wits about you, and go make the Foundation proud.
Warcheg: mumbles something unintelligible under his breath
MTF - Faust Omega assumes a close knit formation with firearms at the ready and enter into SCP-5496-1. 27 minutes of traveling through SCP-5496-1 the unit happens across a individual instance of SCP-5496-2
Oni: Just another cart pusher not what we're looking for.
Casper: Kinda feel bad for these poor bastards, sound like they're in a lotta pain.
Warcheg: Don't feel too bad about 'em. You ever see the incident report of the last couple of D-class that touched their buggies? Made me queasy just readin' it.
Lexicon: Well, actually the report stated the D-class tried to remove the urns insid-
Oni: What'd I just say about the chatter!? Eyes forward, mouths shut!
41 additional minutes pass without anything of significance occurring save for more sparse sightings of SCP-5496-2 until a high pitched scrapping noise is heard within the distance. MTF Faust Omega face towards the sound with weapons raised before slowly approaching
Warcheg: That's gotta be it right?!
The unit remains in their defensive position for approximately 43 seconds with their weapons trained in the direction of the sound
Oni: Nah, I don't think so. Probably just one of the buggies being man handled by some dash 2 scip.
Unknown voice: BENJAMIN PLEASE HELP IT'S YOUR SISTER, WE NEED YOU RIGHT NOW!
Casper: M-mom! what the h-
Casper lowers his weapon and starts toward the unknown voice before he is snatched back into the unit formation by Oni
Oni: GET A GRIP CASPER! That isn't your mother, that's gotta be our target!
Casper W-what is- how can that be Akira, that's exactly what she sounds like. That was HER VOICE!
Oni: Casper keep it together and it's Oni on the field remember that! We were briefed about this in the report, this thing can make itself sound like whoever it wants. I can promise you that voice we just heard ain't your mom.
SCP-5496-3: AKIRA I'M SCARED, I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING! WHERE ARE YOU BABY!?
Warcheg fires multiple rounds in the direction of the voice
Warcheg: Sir that's DEFINITELY the target what's our play!?
Camera feed detects a quick blur of movement several meters away obscured by fog near Lexicon before all members of MTF - Faust Omega open fire in all directions. A piercing shriek is heard and moments later the unit ceases fire and begin to cautiously advance forward towards the scream. As the unit continues forward Casper trips upon a large piece of cracked stone
Oni: Hey you good, what was that?
Casper: Looks like some uh.. some kinda sculpted wing or something I guess.
Casper hands the piece to Oni whom examines it for a moment before dropping the stone and training his weapon alongside the rest of the unit on a distance outline of a figure several meters away. The unit remain locked in this position for nearly 20 seconds before SCP-5496-3 calls out in the voice of what sounds to be a adolescent boy
SCP-5496-3 Abba? Eloi Eloi lama sabachthani!?
Warcheg: What's it saying!?
Oni: Lex translation!
Lexicon: It said..Father, my god, my god, why have you forsaken me? I- I don't know what that's supposed to mean but it doesn't sound goo-
SCP-5496-3 lets out a low roaring howl before advancing upon the unit via self propelled levitation, and with a small metallic object that appears heated at the tip. The unit opens fire with multiple rounds connecting with the anomaly to seemingly little effect. The anomaly begins to evade the units gunfire by evasively weaving into and out of the fog while closing the distance before SCP-5496-3 blurs past the camera display and a series of metallic ringing can be heard barely audio over the gunfire. Another 12 seconds pass until the unit ceases gun fire before Lexicon notices and alerts the other members to the severed cable cord connected to the unit's harnesses
Warcheg: Ah no. Oh no no no no man, That ain't good!
Lexicon: Oh god, it- it cut the harness' cable cord. We can't get back, it knew. How did it know, that thing knew and it just trapped us here, oh my god no. Were done man. Were d-
Oni: HEY! Keep it together were all still breathing right? We'll be fi- Wait, were'd.. were'd Casper go!?
The unit searches around in formation while calling out for Casper for several minutes before stopping due to an instance of SCP-5496-2 appearing abruptly from the fog without any shopping carts in it's possession. The entity falls backward away from the unit as if startled and makes an effort to flee in the opposite direction before another blur of motion clears across the camera feed and the SCP-5496-2 entity is gone from visibility
Warcheg: What was that!? Is dash 3 killing the other scips too? What is that thing NOT hostile towards!?
Lex: No, didn't you see? That scip didn't have any carts, so dash 3 must be some kind of enforc-
Oni: We'll discuss it later right now we gotta move, dash 3 somehow cut our harnesses' cable cord so we got no way of knowin' where we are. This thing is smart, it knew cutting our harness' cord would ensure we'd get lost out here. We're gonna have to be extra careful around this thing
Warcheg: So now what? How are we suppose to make it back!? I can't see jack out here with no lighting and all this heavy fog, not to mention that winged bastards probably watching us as we speak!
Warcheg fires several rounds into the fog sporadically
Warcheg: YOU SEE THAT!? I AIN'T GONNA ROLL OVER AND PLAY DEAD FOR YA! YOU WANT ME, COME GE-
Oni grabs Warcheg's shoulder pulling him face to face
Oni: Look, we got enough to worry about as it, we don't need you going all Rambo on us to make things worse you understand me!? Only possible way we have even a slight chance is if we stick together and keep our heads cool. This thing knows what it's doing and it wants to separate us. Were not going to let it, and were GOING to get out of here you got me?
(Warcheg POV) 4 hours and 17 minutes pass before MTF Faust Omega encounters SCP-5496-3 again. The exchange is lengthy with multiple hundreds of rounds discharged with no effect, as SCP-5496-3 evades using the fog as cover and ultimately impales Lexicon through the abdomen with the same jagged obsidian spikes found pierced through instances of SCP-5496-2. The two remaining members travel another 3 hours through SCP-5496-1 while being called out to in various voices by SCP-5496-3 before another attack occurs which leaves Oni in a seemingly vegetative state after being struck in the head by the heated metal object leaving a crude infinity symbol seared into his forehead. SCP-5496-3's taunts can be heard as Warcheg continues forward with Oni on his back. The anomaly continuously alters it voice during it's taunts ranging from young children to elderly men and women.
SCP-5496-3: No one left.. all alone…only you..everyone gone…they belong to us..
Warcheg: You got jokes huh?! Look at that. Scip with a sense of humor, now I've seen really it all.
//1 hour and 12 minutes pass with Warcheg periodically discharging his secondary sidearm at SCP-5496-3 whenever he appears to spot the anomaly's outline in the distance. Eventually, Warcheg slows and collapses to his knees after expending all of his ammunition and can be heard heavily breathing. He sets Oni down and launches his sidearm into the fog while unsheathing a combat knife affixed to his hip //
Warcheg: WELL I'M DRY YOU BASTARD! IT'S WHATCHA BEEN WAITING FOR RIGHT! WELL COME I'M READY, LETS FINISH THIS!
Warcheg begins shouting expletives at SCP-5496-3 as he charges at a silhouette of the anomaly meters away through the fog. Several seconds later Warchegg appears outside of SCP-5496-1 in view of MTF Shura 44 - "Seeking Klairty" whom were waiting on standby
Warcheg: W-what! No I - I can't be.. I made it out? It- It let me go….Haha ahaha…AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!
Dr.Salem Verdis: Come in!? Can anyone read me? Is that you Warcheg? What happened, where are the remaining members of your unit? Did you secure any footage of SCP-5496-3? Warcheg I repeat do you rea-
Visual display is interrupted as Warcheg removes his helmet camera and ejects it onto the ground. More hysteric laughing can be heard until members of MTF Shura 44 - "Seeking Klarity" apprehend and restrain Warcheg as it sounds as if he attempts to reenter SCP-5496-1 shouting to be released as he has a "score to settle". Helmet camera is recovered by MTF - Shura 44 Captain; Victor Tamree before being powered off and brought back to site - 44
[END OF AUDIOVISUAL LOG]
