SCP-1550 Dr. Wondertainment's Custom Pets - Top 12 SCP Animals (Compilation)

[Music] it's the last day of sixth grade and there are only seconds left before the final bell rings and school is officially out for summer an excitable 11 year old girl sits at her desk bouncing her leg in anticipation and watching the clock soon she'll have three glorious months of freedom but more importantly she can take her mom up on a life-changing promise they made a deal when they moved to this new town if she could get through sixth grade with Straight A's and good feedback from her teachers she could finally get a pet of her own there were some stipulations of course the pet can't be too big can't make a lot of noise and needs to be something she can take care of by herself it was hard work but she buckled down studied hard and even found a math tutor the time is now in five four three two one the last bell of the Year rings and the class erupts into cheers Summer's here she shoves her books into her bag and runs out the door so quickly she barely catches her teacher's parting words of have a great summer vacation everyone the Halls are swamped with kids all rushing toward the buses their parents cars or their final walk home of the school year she's right there with them the promise of the day putting an extra spring in her step many of the faces in the hall are still unfamiliar after a year of being the new kid in town she hasn't made many friends but none of that matters now she's going to get a special friend today something all her own that she could nurture play with and won't ever have to worry about impressing it's only a short walk to the pet store and then an even shorter walk to her house as she makes her way down the sidewalk the sun beaming down on her smiling face the girl lets her mind wander what kind of pet should she get a dog needs to be walked that might be too much work a fish maybe but you can't play with a fish can't head a fish or at least it won't be happy if you try she remembers a pet tarantula her eccentric ant once had and shutters no spiders definitely not she wants something friendly something small enough that her mom won't complain but something she can cuddle and really bond with whatever it ends up being she's going to take great care of it the walk feels much longer than it is the anticipation stretching the minutes until they feel like ours she spots the sign in the shape of a dog playing with the ball and her heart skips a beat she's reached the pet store inside there are an overwhelming number of options she walks through the reptile section pressing her face to the class of Tanks housing iguanas slithery snakes tiny darting lizards with brightly colored tails nearby there are fat green tree frogs and bumpy toads with huge watery eyes she briefly pauses at the fish enticed by their vivid colors and the Staggering variety of shapes and sizes but a fish is such a boring pet she thinks what can you even do with a fish she moves on looking at a litter of fluffy tabby kittens they romp and roll around on top of each other flicking their tails and stretching their Soft Paws they're adorable and her heart melts but then she thinks about having to scoop a litter box and decides to move on there are roly-poly hamsters and Sleek looking rats tiny white mice with pink eyes and gerbils running on Wheels suddenly a sign catches her eye exotic pets it reads what could be over there she tiptoes into the section almost feeling like she's stumbled into somewhere she shouldn't be there are ferrets wiggling around and playing with a ball fluffy chinchillas that look impossibly plush and soft to the touch little sugar gliders peeking out of cloth pouches with wide eyes there's even a skunk blinking at her curiosity but nothing feels quite right none of these pets seem like the one she has to bring home then out of the corner of her eye she spots something curious a row of small cardboard packages covered with inviting cartoonish text advertising something called a custom pet she picks up one of the packages and reads the description it sounds impossible too good to be true just buy these packaged eggs place them anywhere in your house and a perfectly matched pet will hatch and fit right in it will become exactly the kind of pet that you need she looks for any sort of fine print something that might indicate this is a toy or some kind of joke but it looks real could it be shyly the girl takes one of the packages up to the cash register the employee goes to scan it but there's no barcode did you bring this in with you the cashier asks if she shakes her head okay well we don't sell these so I guess you can just take it the girl's eyes go wide really she can just have it for free the cashier is already waving her off beckoning the next customer to come check out not wanting to question her good luck she takes off without a second thought the run home from the pet store is a total blur of excitement all she wants to do is get inside make a peanut butter sandwich and figure out where to put her new Pet's egg before her mom gets home from work not that she's doing anything wrong it's just easier if she takes care of things before her mom can ask too many questions she's doing them both a favor really taking care of all the logistics so her mom doesn't have to worry about it she pulls her house key from her pocket and unlocks the door with shaking hands it's almost time forget the sandwich the sandwich can wait she needs to get upstairs to her room right now and start her life with her new pet whatever it ends up being she throws her backpack on her bed and sits down on the floor tearing open the cardboard packaging inside there are six tiny eggs sealed in plastic she just wants one pet so she'll start with one egg for now of course if the pet ends up being lonely maybe it'll want a friend she shakes off the thought she can figure all of those details out later she's just about to puncture the plastic so the egg can breathe when she stops where should she put it she was so excited to leave the store she forgot to pick up a tank or terrarium or somewhere a traditional pet would live the packaging says these pets can live anywhere but do they really mean anywhere if she does something wrong and her new pet is hurt or doesn't hatch at all it'll just break her heart then she spots a potential solution an old dollhouse frilly and pastel pink and surprisingly spacious inside sits next to her bed she hasn't played with dolls in a while insisting she was too old for them when she started sixth grade but now she's thrilled that she didn't get rid of her dollhouse just yet even if the dolls don't live there anymore maybe now it can be a home for something new for whatever hatches out of this strange little egg carefully she breaks the plastic seal on the egg and places it inside the dollhouse all of the doll furniture and little plastic choking hazards are gone leaving only a pretty pink Victorian style enclosure where the egg can safely hatch now all she has to do is wait later that night the girl wakes from a deep sleep to the sound of something moving inside the dollhouse a skitter of tiny legs the rustling of something inside the formerly vacant dollhouse she sits up and is about to go peek inside when a chill of fear runs down her spine what if it's something horrible she doesn't know what kind of eggs those were she'd never seen anything like them before what if it's a spider or a worm or some other awful monstrous thing she can't even imagine she brought it into her home to where she and her mom sleep without even questioning it she sits for a moment the only sound the rustling of the thing in the dollhouse and her own short panicked breaths then there's another sound light and sweet like a little bird chirping it's coming from the dollhouse curiosity finally gets the better of her and she opens the dollhouse lifting the roof off inside she spots it her new pet feathery soft fur pastel pink and white covers a little animal which is currently exploring its new home delightedly it flicks around a poofy little tail that looks a bit like a lavender feather duster and stops to Blink up at her with two large friendly purple eyes slowly she reaches a hand down to pet the animal and it nuzzles into her Palm body vibrating with something like a kitten's purr any tension she felt before melts out of her body as she realizes the packaging was not lying she put the pet in an environment that was comforting sweet happy a piece of childlike joy and it had become the living embodiment of those things for a brief moment she wonders how she'll explain this new addition to the household what she'll need to feed it and what her mom will say but then her new best friend chirps happily again and all she can think is this is going to be an amazing summer things worked out very well for the girl meanwhile other families across town were screaming in horror as a tiny fire-breathing creature set their drapes Ablaze and another slowly dropped down from the ceiling on a silvery thread blending into the Shadows this girl was not the only child to bring home one of these miraculous pets and Hatchet in her home and other children were much less careful about where they put the eggs of course the children weren't flame here the blame lay with whoever was behind the design and widespread release of these odd little animals also known as scp-1550 scp-1550 is a species of artificially synthesized creatures of unknown classification who are highly adaptable to Any Given environment their larvae will develop grow and change to fit whatever setting their eggs are placed in though adult specimens vary greatly in appearance they all have markings on their underbelly that read a doctor wondertainment trademark because of their highly adaptable nature it is uncertain exactly what the original form of these creatures might look like scp-1550 eggs are one centimeter long Bayesian color and stored in airtight plastic packaging that prevents them from hatching until they are exposed to the outside air the SCP Foundation first discovered scp-1550 after collection of bizarre cardboard packages were found in the exotic pet section of a pet store none of the workers had ever seen these packages before and had never even heard of scp-1550 prior to being asked about it the packages were brought into containment immediately and were found to each contain six scp-1550 eggs in airtight containers the original packaging also contained an instruction leaflet which I've managed to get my hands on a copy of it reads hey kids your parents aren't letting you get a dog or cat don't fret buy a Dr wondertainment Custom Pet a doctor one detainment's Custom Pet is far superior to an ordinary and boring cat or dog due to their original adapto eggs packaging a Dr wondertainment invention just leave your Custom Pet adapto eggs around the house and when they hatch they'll fit right in perfect for apartments to get your very own custom pets is easy kids just put an egg in your house and break the plastic seal to give your new pet some air so it can hatch your new pet will be perfect for where you live wherever you live if your new Custom Pet seems lonely just add another adapto egg and get him a new friend Dr wondertainment is not responsible for injuries or death caused by this or any other product One Entertainment custom pets are shipped out prefixed who exactly is this doctor one detainment a person a corporation a highly intelligent octopus with a penchant for toy design the identity of the force behind the trademark is undetermined but whatever Dr wondertainment is one thing is certain the toys they create are highly unusual dozens of wondertainment's Creations have been contained by the SCP Foundation including scp-2855 scp-2396 and scp-111 they range from useful to Whimsical to downright destructive and the motives behind each invention are currently unknown scp-1550 is just one in a long line of anomalous toys from the shadowy toymaker and so like they have with so many other wondertainment products the research staff at the foundation decided to perform some exploratory tests on these supposed custom pets first one scp-1550 egg was placed in a tank of seawater and left to hatch when it did it produced a specimen with gills all along its upper back behind its eyes an array of flat and Broad Tails it could use to swim efficiently further examination of the creature revealed that it excreted special mucus to protect its eyes from the salt water and a swim bladder that was discovered during dissection the skin of the creature was a modeled blue giving it natural camouflage in its seawater environment next the team decided to place an egg in fresh water and see what different adaptations were produced a tank was filled with water from a river behind the testing site and the Egg was placed inside until it hatched interestingly this specimen of scb-1550 did not possess any gills suggesting similar circumstances would not necessarily produce the same adaptations Instead This specimen had enlarged lungs and a thin streamlined body for more efficient movement next the team prepared a terrarium meant to simulate the ecosystem of a temperate forest and place the next egg inside when it hatched It produced a specimen of scp-1550 covered in a layer of ground fur with a ridged underbelly resembling that of a snake it also had a tail consisting of large tentacles along the ridged underbelly there was a smooth patch of skin with the doctor wondertainment logo printed like a tattoo the team prepared a different terrarium that simulated a desert ecosystem and allowed an egg to hatch inside the resulting specimen was cold flooded Tan in color to blend in with the sand and skilled at burrowing quickly to protect itself from outside stressors it was also notably one centimeter larger than the previous specimens the final terrarium was made to simulate the environment of an average Urban apartment the egg that hatched inside produced a creature with leathery skin and eyes placed similarly to those of a chameleon the demeanor of the specimen was noticeably friendlier than its predecessors and it acted more like a domesticated house pet than a wild animal its most impressive adaptation was its method of eating behind the specimen's jaw there were strands of baleen like those found in Wales which allowed the creature to filter feed on dust and Crumbs from the terrarium floor after these experiments proved successful the research team decided to test the eggs in more extreme environments one egg was placed in a vat of molten iron it promptly burst into flames and was completely destroyed the head researcher responded well what did you expect to happen which seems like a fair point the next egg was placed inside a vacuum chamber which was then depressurized the egg promptly exploded covering the inside of the chamber in an unidentifiable slime these two less than successful experiments led the research team to the conclusion that scp-1550 eggs cannot survive in conditions that would be uninhabitable for any other animal there are limits to the creature's adaptability but what would happen to an egg placed in a hostile environment filled with something recognizable a vacuum chamber was filled with seawater and an egg was placed inside the chamber was then pressurized to 15 750 PSI this time the egg was not destroyed but instead was able to successfully hatch the resulting scp-1550 specimen bore a heavy resemblance to several deep-sea creatures most notably the anglerfish like the anglerfish the creature had a bioluminescent lore dangling from its forehead it also had gills dark gray blue skin flat and webbed fins and enlarged eyes twice the size of those found on other specimens its teeth were sharp and ridged similar to those of a shark the head researcher made a note on this portion of the experiment log asking just what kind of child doctor wondertainment is trying to sell these things to that they could live in conditions where a creature like that could be kept as a pet all adult specimens of scp-1550 are kept in a sealed 5 meter by 5 meter terrarium which simulates desert conditions this terrarium is monitored via electronic surveillance and each of the specimens is implanted with a tracking device if one or more of the specimens escapes the area is locked down until all of the creatures have been captured and placed back in their terrarium all scp-1550 eggs are kept in their packaging unless being used for testing as the foundation does not want the population of adult specimens to exceed 20 at any given time excess specimens are terminated honestly that makes me a little sad I'd be happy to take them in if the research team can't keep them but I digress having a pet is a big responsibility and some people just can't handle the risks and rewards that come with caring for an animal especially one that can become an accidental weapon if you're not careful if your child is begging you for a pet maybe you should start them out with a goldfish first a goldfish never burnt the house down though I suppose there's a first time for everything two massive creatures are locked in a fight to the death in the middle of the sea destroyers Cruisers and battleships fire special weapons and harpoons at one of the creatures attempting to help turn the tide in favor of one but they appear to have almost no effect on the gigantic monster hi I'm Dr Bob and this is scp-3700 also known as the tides of War scp-3700 is what the SCP Foundation has labeled an 800 kilometer circular area in the North Sea located southeast of Iceland and north of the United Kingdom the circle contains the Pharaoh orkney and Shetland Islands the sea floor is abnormally deep in this area at roughly five kilometers below the ocean surface roughly 20 times deeper than the rest of the North Sea scp-3700 experiences all kinds of strange anomalous activity including extreme weather and geological events these are caused by the interaction between two separate entities which have been designated as scp-3701 and scp-3702 scp-3701 is an arthropod resembling the common Lobster except this crustacean is six kilometers long it has a variety of blue yellow pink and red markings carved into its carapace that resembles a woman's face it has six arm-like limbs four of which have claws with two having club-like appendages on the end and eight legs it also has four orange eyes at the end of stalks 3701's carapists shows significant damage with many scars cracks and even some holes that reveal its soft inner tissue it has several anomalous capabilities that it uses in its battle against scp-3702 it's two club-like appendages are capable of striking but they also produce a cavitation bubble that generates a force equal to several tons of dynamite similar to what the mantis shrimp is able to do but on a much larger scale two of its eyes are able to project concentrated blasts of gamma radiation and it's able to stop storms or other weather phenomena despite being six kilometers long 3701 can reach speeds faster than 100 kilometers per hour and has even shown the ability to demanifest and disappear if it doesn't locate scp-3702 within roughly 15 days after appearing scp-3701 appears to be friendly in nature and shows some small signs of intelligence when accompanied by Foundation ships it will either ignore them or provide a small amount of Aid by helping to move disabled craft away from danger after appearing it travels the full 800 kilometer area of scp-3700 in a spiral pattern from the center out toward the edge interestingly the center is the exact center point between the three Island chains located within the circle and is home to numerous shipwrecks since being first discovered by the foundation in 1922 3701 has slowed down considerably in its movement and has lost a significant amount of mass it was first measured at a length of 16 kilometers a full 10 kilometers longer than its current state it also appears weaker and seems to be having a much harder time subduing scp-3702 scp-3702 on the other hand looks like it belongs to the family of rafe and fish and has an appearance that closely resembles the Pelican eel except that it has 13 appendages encircling the middle section of its body these appendages look like the tentacles of an octopus complete with suckers and can tuck them into its body when not in use 3702 is currently 32 kilometers long and opposite to scp-3701 it is growing larger having only been 300 meters long when first identified in 1945. most of that length is the creature's whip-like tail that ends in a sharpened point it's currently roughly one kilometer wide at its largest point and each of its 13 tentacles is around 60 meters long its most distinctive feature is its massive mouth which can open up almost three kilometers wide 3702 is black in color with white purple and red bioluminescent lines that resemble a man's face on either side of its torso scp-3702 can create sudden changes in the weather generating huge storms and Category 5 hurricanes as well as massive whirlpools that suck in any vessel within 150 meters before grabbing them with its tentacles and tearing them apart it's also able to produce high-energy sound waves and streams of blue fire from its mouth that it uses to destroy close range targets scp-3702 appears at random locations within the 800 kilometer area except during the Spring and Autumn equinoxes when it appears at the exact center of scp-3700 it stays submerged unless it encounters 3701 or another object and will de-manifest roughly 15 days after first appearing it's extremely hostile to any creature or object that approaches it and has even been witness destroying entire PODS of whales Conventional Weapons have no effect on it and even special anomalous weapons used by the foundation have only had a moderate effect only 3701 has so far been able to subdue it when scp-37001 and 3702 do meet each other they will engage in a prolonged fight with each attempting to temporarily kill or subdue the other historically the winner of each contest would swap depending on which half of the year it was with 3701 consistently winning during the northern hemisphere's spring and summer and 3702 winning during the fall and winter however since the foundation has begun implementing containment procedures scp-3701 has won the last 64 Cycles in a row a number of changes happen when one of the creatures wins when 3701 is successful major storms in the area immediately cease crop yields double and local Oceanic life increases their reproductive rates by a factor of three this can lead to dead zones forming from the overpopulation of certain species of zooplankton erosion rates on the islands also increased by a factor of five which has led to the foundation needing to bring in large amounts of dirt and sand in an attempt to combat it when scp-3702 wins and subdues or kills 3701 the weather becomes very dangerous with powerful hurricanes and Rapid temperature changes that can range from below zero to over 28 degrees Celsius capable of causing massive damage to buildings and huge losses of life travel by sea becomes extremely difficult due to huge waves and Storm surges making it difficult for supplies to reach the islands ocean food sources are driven from the area and crop yields are reduced following its Victory 3702 does not demanifest and instead continues to patrol the area and attack vessels and will even approach the islands themselves Foundation Naval task force Delta 7 nicknamed Northern Storm is tasked with locating and assisting scp-3701 in its struggle against 3702 purchased from the United States military it consists of 13 destroyers five Cruisers and 15 smaller support craft when Delta 7 locates scp-3701 it will often acknowledge their presence by raising two of its claws into the air and clicking them while making a low rumbling noise with its mouth Delta 7 then accompanies scp-3701 as it patrols its 800 kilometer area for 3702 once the two meet Delta 7 engages in protocol winter Maelstrom where the Destroyers shoot harpoon-based anchors into 3702's head before moving in a circular pattern while they end battleships fire on it to ensure it can't Orient itself the Cruisers meanwhile attempt to draw its attention by firing and moving in a serpentine pattern at a distance of 300 meters two creatures will battle blasting each other with gamma radiation and powerful sound waves they whip bikes and Club each other cracking armor and ripping off tentacles and other appendages until one finally stops moving and dissolves into the sea should scp-3702 be successful in defeating 3701 then project tumult is activated and the following procedures must take place first there is an immediate evacuation of all Naval and civilian craft from the 800 kilometer Zone next all trade and Ferry routes are stopped or rerouted for at least six months and land-based Aquatic defenses are activated aerial craft will continue to Monitor and engage with 3702 While others continue to look for a reappearance of scp-3701 since it appears that scp-3701 continues to physically degrade and with the exact opposite being true for 3702 it's been proposed to let 3702 win and subdue 3701 twice every five years despite the terrible effect on locals in the area though this plan has yet to be approved it may be the only chance to stop 3702 from becoming so strong that 3701 is never able to defeat it again [Music] a violent storm rocks a merchant ship back and forth huge waves roll over the deck and threaten to capsize The Vessel a merchant sailor grips the railing trying with all his might not to be thrown overboard with a loud twang a cable snaps loose the hand suddenly grabs his shoulder he turns around with a fright to see that it's one of his Shipmates he points towards the bow of the ship and yells over the Roar of the storm that they need to try and repair it the two men make their way to the front of the ship and the Sailor starts working to fix the broken cable he looks up to see that his mate is no longer working he's staring straight past him and there's fear in his eyes the Sailor turns around to see a massive tentacle sticking out of the sea the huge appendage is mind-boggling in its size he can only stand there marveling at it until it begins violently smashing against the deck the Sailor Dives out of the way just before the tentacle crashes down right where he was standing where his crewmate was still locked in fear the ship is in chaos as more tentacles appear and slam the deck over and over one cracks the deck right next to him sending him flying becomes two moments later in a wreckage pile nothing else has changed though whatever this monster is it's not stopping its assault on the ship the Sailor stands up and picks up a sharpened piece of wood from the pile he was lying in he runs over to the nearest tentacle and thrusts the sharpened stick into its flesh there's a mighty Roar from the sea and the tentacles stop their Onslaught they go limp before sliding into the sea the sailu looks around at the Carnage that's been wrought dead bodies and debris litter the deck he moves to check on his crewmates when right in front of him bursting from the sea is the head of the biggest squid he has ever seen a massive Beast there must be a thousand meters long whatever he had seen before of this creature was truly just the tip of the iceberg with another Roar the creature lifts up out of the water and wraps its arms around the ship the Sailor only has time to duck down and close his eyes before the entire ship is pulled down beneath the waves with a gasp the Sailor breaks the surface screaming and gulping for air he's alone now treading water in the middle of the ocean during a storm [Music] the squid reappears its head slowly rising out of the water just in front of him its head the size of a house has two giant uncaring black eyes that seem to both see him and not it extends a tentacle toward him as it leans back in the water exposing its huge beaked mouth it wraps its powerful arms around him and starts to pull him towards it when suddenly there's an explosion the squid has been struck by something both the Sailor and the creature turned to see the most incredible thing a battleship is coming towards them slowly rising out of the ocean as if it were somehow submerged and it's firing on the creature the squid drops him and starts heading towards the ship this is going to be a battle for the ages while this sailor had no idea what he was witnessing the SCP Foundation was all too familiar this was yet another incident of scp-2846 also known as the squid and the Sailor [Music] but first a quick personal request from me I need your help to spread the word about the lesser-known anomalies in the SCP foundation's archives the best thing you can do to help me is subscribe turn on notifications and then go tell your friends to do the same this is a huge help and will let me bring you more and more SCP anomalies now back to our file scp-2846 is the name given to a set of phenomena that occur in the Gulf Atlantic region these phenomena consist of interactions between two entities known as scp-2846-a and scp-2846b 2846a is a gigantic aquatic creature that resembles a cephalopod though no similar organism has been discovered that is even close to approaching its size with estimates placing 2846a at being at least 950 meters in length this creature appears in areas of deep water during storms and will attack civilian vessels especially cruise ships and Merchant vessels these attacks are sporadic and follow no known patterns other than that they take place during inclement weather they are sudden and without warning and will nearly always result in the complete destruction of the targeted vessel if they're not intercepted attempting to stop these attacks is scp-2846-b a large seafaring vessel that in its current form resembles a pennsylvania-class super Dreadnought Battleship though it appears hazy in photos and videos as if translucent and eyewitness observers have described the ship as looking vaporous just like scp-2846-a this ship will appear from Deep Water surfacing near the site of a 2846a event The Vessel will fire on the creature drawing its attention and the two will then engage in a heated battle the two will continue fighting until scp-2846-a is rendered immobile or completely incapacitated after which it will sink down into the sea following its Victory the ship 2 will then submerge and disappear beneath the waves scp-2846-a is believed to have existed for thousands of years and may be even older than that the creature's existence was first recorded in an Icelandic Saga from the 13th century but the foundation's first documented sighting came in 1905 when an agent working for the foundation one Admiral Reginald Von Allen spotted the creature surfacing with a whale wrapped effortlessly in its tentacles soon after spotting it a ship of the line surfaced as well to do battle with the creature the Admiral tried to Signal the crew that he could see on the deck of the ship but the vessel descended back below the surface before any communication could take place in 1935 the mysterious ship appeared again near the scps Hildegard and this time the anomalous vessel was the one to initiate communication some of the crew of the ship designated as scp-2846b1 through b-915 came aboard the foundation ship and engaged in a conversation with Captain Levy Hansen scp-2846b1 identified himself as David Thomas Jones of the royal Navy and went on to explain that their ship had been sunk by a monster resembling scp-2846-a over 300 years in the past he described how after sinking into the darkness of the sea he awoke on a mysterious Shore where he met with a woman who referred to herself as Calypso the goddess of the sea she explained how she had sealed the leviathans that prowled the depths of the ocean in a pit but that over time the seal she had placed on it had begun to weaken a Titan had escaped and taken the form of the most deadly creature in the sea the Kraken Calypso feared that the creature would attempt to further destroy the seal and release its monstrous Brethren a disaster that would result in the end of all human life she requested that Jones pursue the creature along with his crew for as long as needed and in return they would be granted immortality Jones agreed and his endless battle against the anomaly began that day the reason he had now come aboard a foundation chip was directly related to this task scp-2846-a had grown more powerful over the years larger and Bolder too he and his men couldn't die but many more would if they were no longer able to subdue the Beast he needed something from the SCP Foundation he needed a bigger boat following this conversation and seeing the value in allowing Jones and his crew to continue their mission the foundation commandeered a newly built pennsylvania-class super Dreadnought Battleship from the U.S Navy the USS Montana the ship was sunk 15 kilometers from a foundation Naval facility in Cuba Thirty hours later the ship surfaced from the sea though it was now more heavily armed than the USS Montana had been as part of the agreement scp-2846-b was fitted with an explosive device that is capable of completely destroying the ship should the crew for some reason ever turn their guns on Foundation or other human Targets in 2013 an important Discovery was made after a Tracker was attached to scp-2846-a deep in the Atlantic roughly 1300 nautical miles west of Florida a depression in the ocean floor with a large iron object on top of it was found 2846 seems to return to this site over and over where it has been observed clearing the rocks from the area and it appears that it is almost finished with its task the iron plate on top of the depression is nearly exposed it's not known exactly what's underneath but whatever it is it's hot very hot with temperatures near it measured at over 4000 degrees Celsius it's feared that whatever the creature is trying to unearth it would lead to an XK end of the world scenario and it is imperative that it not be allowed to do so go and there's more bad news when it comes to scp-2846 in 2014 the foundation ship scps pristine was pursuing a large underwater organism assumed to be scp-2846-a and signaled to 2846b to surface and dispatch the creature in what had become the normal operating procedure something strange happened though and the pristine was suddenly struck by a mysterious Force as scp-2846-b began to engage with the now surface 2846a the crew of the pristine reported seeing numerous eyes appearing and disappearing in the water below the ship they had never seen anything like it the ship was struck again as satellite images spotted an enormous entity directly beneath the ship the pristine began taking on water and the crew was forced to abandon ship two other SCP ships in the area fired on the strange many eyed entity causing it to once again disappear into the depths of the ocean as scp-2846-b banished 2846a to the ocean once again due to the ongoing danger of scp-2846-a it has been classified as ketter in the event of an appearance mobile task force Tau 11 also known as the can openers who are stationed aboard the scps Nikolai are to utilize a special transmission device to Signal the crew of scp-2846b and maintain contact with them throughout their engagement with the creature Tau 11's primary mission is to minimize civilian exposure to the anomaly and any non-foundation ships that come in contact with either 2846 entity are to be moved from the area and all aboard the craft are to be given Class C amnestics the scps nikolai's captain has been given permission to fire on scp-2846-a to assist in the fight and should 2846b turn hostile for any reason the explosive device on board is to be detonated it is still unknown just what the entity that attacked and destroyed the scps pristine was but the ease with which it dispensed of the vessel has many in the foundation worried that scp-2846-a has already been able to release one of its Brethren from its prison and at this point stopping them may no longer be an option A teenaged boy and girl are sitting on surfboards gently bobbing up and down in the calm ocean water the serving trip didn't turn out nearly as exciting as they had hoped it would so with no waves in sight and the pair-growing board they decide to head back to shore just as they're about to start paddling back though the girl gives one last look and spots the water swelling in the distance she calls out for her friend to stop it's just what they've been waiting for waves are coming in and big ones too they can see that they're going to break at the perfect time maybe this trip will turn out to be a good one after all the boy tells the girl that she can have the first one and she starts paddling to catch it she pops up on her board just as the wave breaks writing it expertly towards the shore as the boy does the same on his own behind her they have a great time riding wave after wave each one coming in bigger and stronger than the last the girl starts to worry though that they might be getting too big and fast as the girl finishes surfing another perfect wave she looks back at the boy just in time to see him wipe out on an especially tall one he and his board are pulled beneath the water and both disappear under the breaking wave she hops off her own board and stands in the waist deep water watching for her friend to emerge but he doesn't she scans The Horizon and calls out for him but there's no sign of her friend she's getting worried he should have surfaced by now she doesn't see any sign of him or his board what's going on boo the girl jumps with fright and turns around the boy is standing behind her but how did he get there he tells her that the last wave was a crazy one that must have pulled him and his board under the water towards her he's never experienced anything quite like it but he's fine now there's nothing to worry about the girl still trying to catch her breath from the Fright gives him a playful punch on the arm and recommends that they call it a day the waves are getting stronger and if he was Pulled Under once then who knows what would happen if one of them wiped out on an even bigger one besides the boy looks like he might have hurt himself from the girl points at a small cut on his arm that's starting to bleed the boy tells her that it's only a scratch and insists on catching one more wave before they head home he doesn't want to miss this opportunity to ride these Great Waves when they have the whole ocean to themselves he tells her that she can head back if she wants but he's going out one more time the boy starts to paddle back out and the girl reluctantly follows him as they wait to catch a wave she tells him that this time he can go first she's not going to let him scare her again the boy promises no more surprises and goes to catch another wave the waves are coming faster now she's able to get on one right behind him as she surfs towards the shore she keeps one eye on the boy these waves are tough and she needs to focus but her attention is drawn towards her friend she sees something forming on his wave it looks like the water itself is growing out of the crest of the wave and reaching towards the boy it looks like the jaws of a shark the girl screams and the boy looks back straight into the gnashing teeth of the shark reaching out of the Waves the boy yells in fear and Falls tumbling into the water just underneath the mouth as Jaws snapshot on his board right where he was standing splintering it into pieces the girl can't believe what she's seen and stumbles on her board she catches herself but looks behind her just in time to see the same Jaws coming out of the wave towards her the boy emerges out of the water carrying his friend onto the nearly empty Beach he lays her down in the sand screaming for help as a few beachgoers start running towards them no one has any idea what they could possibly do to assist though both of the girl's legs have been bitten off at the thigh and it's clear she was dead long before he carried her onto the beach sure today's file comes from our friends at the French branch of the SCP Foundation a frightening and dangerous aquatic anomaly that has been designated scp-054fr but is appropriately also known as blue fear [Music] scp-054-fr is an oceanic phenomenon that has been observed occurring in several different regions spread across the world in these areas of which at least five have been identified certain waves will display extremely dangerous anomalous Activity The Waves themselves will seem to physically transform taking on a shape that resembles the mouth and jaws of a carcharidan carcarius a species of shark better known to most as the great white the giant shark mouth which is full of row upon row of razor sharp teeth will often go unnoticed until it is too late for the unfortunate victim with the Roar of the powerful wave itself covering up much of the sound of the gnashing Jaws as it attempts to bite the targeted individual the scp-054fr phenomenon will only appear on waves in these areas that are at least four meters in height but a maximum height on which the Jaws will manifest has yet to be identified waves carrying the anomalous effect are changed in other ways too not only does a terrifying set of carnivorous Jaws appear out of the water but the wave will move faster as well with scp-054fr waves having been measured at rolling three times the speed of normal non-affected waves the frequency of just how often scp-054fr will affect waves is not well understood but what is known is that waves will speed up when a human or non-aquatic animal is in the water between a wave instance and the coast the frequency of 054 FR waves will increase dramatically as well when individuals in the area are at least 250 meters from the coast and scp-054fr does not care which aquatic activities you're engaging in when it spots you that far from Shore there have been documented cases involving casual swimmers snorkelers and divers but Surfers are for some unknown reason Far and Away the most likely victims observations have shown that non-aquatic animals are also at risk of triggering the effect such as in the case of several seabirds that were seen floating on the water just before an scp-054-fr wave crashed down on them and the birds vanished leaving only blood and Feathers floating on the surface where they once were even some aquatic Vehicles like jet skis and small boats have been observed being attacked by the anomalous shark jaws though it seems to avoid going after larger vessels if more than one person is present in the area that scp-054fr is manifesting though then additional instances of the Jaws are able to form either on the same wave or on multiple different ones in the area the injuries caused by scp-054-fr are very similar to those of a normal non-anomalous great white shark and the force of the Jaws appears to be proportional to the size of the wave itself with larger waves being more powerful than smaller ones victims of zero five four FR attacks have had entire limbs ripped off others were torn completely in half while some simply disappeared beneath the wave as it crashed down on top of them and the Jaws snatched shut the only way to avoid being bitten or swallowed whole is to dive down under the wave before it impacts but the opportunity to do so is quite rare given the wave's ability to sneak up on its victims and the injuries that are nearly always sustained from an appearance of scp-054-fr are fatal in 68 percent of recorded cases the SCP Foundation first became aware of scp-054-fr following multiple reports of shark attacks caused by great whites emerging out of the waves to attack humans before Vanishing back into the water and the foundation soon began a series of experiments to try and better understand the anomaly the first test performed by Foundation researchers was quite straightforward and involved dumping large quantities of animal blood into the water in an area where scp-054fr was reported to have been attacking people just like with a normal shark the blood seemed to act as a trigger for the anomaly causing it to manifest in less than two minutes and the researchers watched as the shark jaws tried to bite at the blood as the wave rolled over it the test was repeated but this time human blood was used instead this also caused instances of scp-054-fr to appear on the waves though now they manifested much faster often showing up less than one minute after the blood was dumped into the water it seems that scp-054fr has a strong preference for humans or at least their blood and only a small amount is all that is needed to cause the shark jaws to quickly appear tests involving d-class Personnel have shown that wounded individuals are four times as likely to trigger a manifestation as an uninjured individual but that there are also ways to limit how often the carnivorous waves will appear it seems that lying motionless on the water will significantly reduce how often scp-054-fr will spawn and slow body movements will decrease the likelihood of an appearance as well strangely while blood will make the Jaws manifest quickly it is unlikely that it is because scp-054fr can smell it since tests that have tried to disguise the smell of both the blood and the human test subjects have all met with failure so far all attempts at damaging the anomaly have also been unsuccessful bullets fired at the shark jaws passed harmlessly through it disappearing into the wave as if they were shooting at perfectly normal water given its nature it seems unlikely that the foundation will find a way to capture and contain scp-054-fr so for the time being all containment efforts have been directed towards keeping humans away from it a one kilometer exclusion Zone has been established around the five geographic areas where manifestations have been reported and civilians are completely forbidden to access the areas under the guise of there being ongoing Research into Marine Mammal life that would be disrupted by the presence of any humans secrecy is of the utmost importance when it comes to scp-054-fr in order to keep the Curious away for their own safety so any photographic evidence of the anomaly is confiscated and destroyed and Witnesses of an scp-054-fr attack are given amnestics in order to remove the memory of any anomalous shark attacks from their minds the foundation also engages in an extensive misinformation campaign to debunk any evidence of the anomaly spreading the idea that any reports of a shark mouth forming on waves or simply hoaxes or misunderstanding of wave Dynamics while attacks are blamed on normal non-anomalous great white sharks it is unknown if the five areas the foundation has contained make up the entirety of the locations where scp-054fr can manifest but Foundation agents continue to monitor reports of shark attacks around the world and hopefully they will find that they were the result of the regular Oceanic super predator and not the kind that can manifest behind you when you least expect it the early morning sun rises casting its Radiance over the field the shepherd stands guard watching his sheep graze It's a beautiful morning the Sheep are quiet and his loyal dog is at his side but the shepherd is perturbed he is certain that there are sheep missing he wanders through the field counting the Sheep off one by one but no matter how many times he counts he simply cannot make the numbers gel there are definitely five sheep missing how is this even possible his family has been in the Sheep herding business for Generations they survive on the money that they make from shearing selling and spinning the wool from these sheep they can't afford to Simply lose sheep that's money directly from the family wallet food directly off The Family Table but even worse it's a matter of Pride he likes to think of himself as a Good Shepherd who cares about his flock losing a single sheep is a failure of his responsibility to his charges and he can't stand it he knows that if he returns to the farm without those five missing sheep he's going to be in big trouble he's already thinking about the lecture he's going to get from his father and that's if he's lucky one missing sheep might be forgiven but five he'll be lucky if his family doesn't throw him out of the house for his failure it's imperative that he find them and bring them back he Pats the head of his trusty sheepdog every Shepherd Of course has a sheepdog to help them keep their flock safe his dog has been with him for many years and she has never failed in the past keeps watch over the flock as if they were her own puppies so the shepherd thinks it very strange that his dog didn't bark to sound the alarm when the missing sheep started to wander off could something more Sinister be at play here maybe someone stole his sheep if a thief came during the night to sneak away with the lost sheep that might explain why they were able to get away without his dog knowing they might have been clever enough to cause some kind of distraction to keep her busy the shepherd notices that the fence at the edge of the field is broken this must be how the missing sheep got away he examines the splintered wood it's not a natural break because the wood is sturdy and far from rotten someone or something must have broken the fence sometime last night he clutches at his Shepherd's crook his brows set in determination this isn't good it's looking more and more likely that thieves are behind this disappearance he needs to track them down you will have to be careful sheep thieves are usually desperate men they might resort to violence to protect their ill-gotten gains a glint of sunlight flashes against something shiny caught on the fence catching the shepherd's eye the Scoops it up and examines it closely it looks like a scrap of fabric could it be that the thief snagged his clothes against the fence as he made his escape the fabric is thin and brittle and doesn't look like any sort of material that the shepherd has ever seen before it more resembles a scrap of snakeskin and a scrap of shirt but it's his only lead so it'll have to do he holds the scrap to his dog's nose and allows her to sniff it she Snuffles at it and then immediately raises her ears alert He commands her to follow the scent and she obeys she puts her nose to the ground and starts to track he follows her the dog leads him out of the field and across the way he was surprised to see that she is leading him toward a nearby Forest he gulps in sudden fear he's never been into these woods and in fact his family has often warned him to stay away everyone in his village loves to repeat rumors that this Forest is haunted filled with every sorts of scary monsters and demons why would the Sheep Thief Brave these cursed Woods on the other hand that would make sense though wouldn't it a thief would need a lair that was hidden and difficult to approach so that they wouldn't have to worry about getting caught these Woods would be a perfect hiding place still he can't help but Wonder his dog lifts her head and whines at him indicating that he should follow he steals his resolve and continues on his fingers clutch tightly to his staff his knuckles going white with fear and tension he's almost convinced that he might see a monster here in these woods and he's ready to defend himself from the worst eventually his dog leads him into an unexpected clearing the shepherd blinks in amazement standing at the center of the Glen is what appears to be the remains of an ancient Temple he hasn't given much thought to the history of this place to all the people who lived here in ancient times and to what monuments they left behind the crumbling ruins are overgrown with vines and the columns look like they might disintegrate at a touch he wonders what ancient civilization might have built this lost Citadel and what strange rights they might have performed here but he doesn't have time to wonder about that because his dog is barreling ahead right through the Ancient Temple Archway and into the interior of the building he wants to turn and run everything that he's ever heard about these cursed Woods makes him think that this is a very bad idea but he knows he can't return home without those sheep just as he's about to enter the temple himself he suddenly hears loud barking followed by whining and whimpering he rushes inside and a terrifying sight meets his eyes indeed it seems like his family was right when they said that these Woods are full of monsters because his dog has cornered one right here the creature looks like an overgrown lizard with scaly skin and a long whip-like tail immediately the Shepherd surmises that the scrap of fabric that he found earlier didn't come from a person's clothes after all it's obviously a piece of shed skin no doubt from this creature that long tail definitely looks especially snake-like so it's no surprise to think that this thing might also shed skin just like a snake would in the Gloom of the temple he can see his missing sheep standing in the corner perfectly still and perfectly quiet he's surprised to see that they're still alive what kind of Predator kidnaps its prey and then keeps it alive instead of devouring it instantly it's also very odd that the Sheep are being so still but it's probably just that they're petrified with fear the good news though is that if it's cheaper alive that means he can rescue them the creature spreads a large frill around its neck as it kisses apparently hoping to intimidate the shepherd's dog the dog is not frightened though and only barks louder she's bravely guarded the shepherd's flock for years and she's never been one to back down from a fight even when she's threatened by a bear or wolf so of course she's not going to back down from a lizard the shepherd feels nervous being so close to this creature simply because it's so strange but the truth is that it doesn't look like it could do that much damage that hissing feels like bluffing because realistically what's it going to do bite the shepherd is no expert but he's never heard of a venomous lizard he steps forward to get a better look and the creature tenses it's obviously nervous it's not even that big his dog is way bigger than this creature and shouldn't have any trouble taking it in a fight he's seen his dog fight off rats bigger than this lizard creature spreads its frill again and hisses even more sharply but that only makes the shepherd even more confident in his assessment it's trying to look bigger than it really is he realizes it's trying to intimidate him well that's not going to work but then to his astonishment his dog stops the dog and the creature stare at one another so intently that the shepherd thinks they are actually gazing into each other's eyes after holding its gaze for a beat the dog suddenly collapses the shepherd Yelps in fear and confusion his first instinct is to run to his dog to see if she's hurt but suddenly the creature turns its Gaze on him he stands Frozen the creature's eyes almost seem to cast a spell on him he feels mesmerized unable to move or even to think all his thoughts drain away and the whole world starts to fade nothing is real except those two malevolent red eyes the shepherd is absolutely paralyzed it's not just Terror he finds that he can't move a muscle he can only watch as the strange reptile approaches his Frozen dog and suddenly bites her on her exposed flank it lashes out like a snakewood when it injects Venom into a victim the shepherd was sure that there weren't any venomous lizards in this area but now he's not so sure when he's watching this scenario play out he expects his dog might start to convulse or spasm if she's been poisoned but she remains completely still suddenly he sees something so shocking that he's certain he must be losing his mind could it be the area around the bite is starting to change color becoming a dull gray but as he watches he realizes to his horror that he's not just watching a color change this is something more his dog is slowly petrifying pardoning her first stiffening into stone she is literally turning into a statue right before his eyes he can't move but his eyes flick to the corner of the room where his sheep are still standing now he understands it was hard to tell before because of the darkness and also because the very idea was so Preposterous that it didn't even occur to him but the reason that the Sheep were so still and quiet was because they weren't sheep anymore they were mere statues somehow this creature was able to turn things to Stone with the force of its venom he wants to scream he wants to yell he wants to break free and run away but he's powerless to move fear Wells up inside him as he sees the creature turn its attention from his rapidly petrifying dog and start to move toward him hisses again and Strikes Out sinking sharp needle-like teeth into his leg the shepherd is so Frozen that he can't scream not even at The Unbelievable pain as those teeth sink deep into his flesh but the pain doesn't stop when the creature retracts its teeth he can feel the pain spreading outward from the side of the bite spreading down his shins and up his legs through his whole body his body is hardening fast making it hard to breathe and impossible to move but even as he turns into a statue he can still see everything around him still sense the presence of the creature still think his thoughts aren't affected at all other than being nearly out of his mind with Terror what could be next the shepherd is frightened but all he can do is wait he's not sure how long he waits because time has no meaning here in the Gloom of this Ancient Temple he's not sure if it's day or night he idly wonders if this Temple was built for this monster by people who worshiped it for its great and terrible power or by people who feared it and hope that maybe this Temple would keep it contained or is it mere coincidence that it's taken up residence here just as bats might Roost in an abandoned building he has no way of ever knowing the only indication of the passage of time is the coming and going of the creature which even if he can't turn his head to see its movement he can hear it shuffling and hissing occasionally he hears a sound that frightens him even more a sound that can only be described as statuary shattering and he wonders if that will ultimately be his fate his question is answered one day and it seems that hunger has driven the creature to dig into its Larder of petrified Prisoners the creature approaches him and he can feel it gnawing at his feet with its big ugly Peak it's pecking at him harder and harder until suddenly the shell breaks and it's chewing on the Flesh of his leg once again the pain is unbearable the shepherd can do nothing but wait at least he thinks it will all be over soon better a quick end at the jaws of a monster and a slow death trapped Frozen in stone he thinks it's the very best that he can hope for that Shepherd had just run afoul of a creature that appears to come straight out of medieval mythology matching the description of the deadly monster known as a cockatrus or basilisk but the SCP Foundation knows it as scp-1013 a nasty little piece of work with quite literally a paralyzing stare scp-1013 is a small reptile resembling a lizard but with several key differences that set it apart from any other animal in this order it was recovered in Egypt an interesting coincidence since medieval bestiaries often regard that region as the ancestral home of the Basilisk however Foundation agents believe that since no other specimens were found in the area that scp-1013 is not a naturally occurring animal and might have actually been bioengineered while scp-1013 itself is only 60 centimeters long it's abnormally long tail measures nearly 121 centimeters long it can use its tail to distract prey it has a wide frill around its neck that it can extend at will similar to that of the Australian frilled lizard its head does not look like any other known lizard though with a serrated beak and a distinctive head waddle that many researchers feel gives it the appearance of a rooster its beak is filled with long needle-like teeth but Stranger than its appearance is its hunting methods when it spies potential prey s cp1013 will extend its neck drill with a sudden snapping sound the frill appears designed to attract the tension and encourage victims to look into the eyes of scp-1013 because its eyes are of course where it holds its real power the mythical cockatris was said to be able to turn a person to Stone with the power of its gaze similar to the petrifying powers attributed to the Gorgon Medusa of Greek mythology and scp-1013 is very similar to its legendary namesake in this regard anyone or anything making direct eye contact with scp-1013 will experience stabbing pain in most major muscle groups followed by full paralysis setting in within three seconds and Lasting up until 8 minutes it is currently unknown how scp-1013 achieves this paralyzing effect once its prey is paralyzed scp-1013 will bite its victim with its needle-like teeth thus initiating a process of calcification the victim will gradually stiffen and Harden almost as if they are turning into a statue the process will begin at the site of the bite and gradually work its way through the body so that a full-grown adult will become completely calcified within 15 minutes as of yet there is no known way to stop or reverse the process the calcification process only affects the outer layers of the victim extending about three centimeters into the body leaving all organs and internal tissues intact it also does not affect the eyes or mucous membranes this means that victims of scp-1013 are still alive but cannot move or react perhaps even more horrifying scp-1013 then eats its victims alive scp-1013 feed by breaking the hardened outer layer with its beak much like a young chick would break its way out of an egg and then feeding on the soft tissues preserved Within the victim will experience excruciating pain as the creature eats them alive but they cannot resist they cannot even scream to give voice to their pain scp-1013 has a voracious appetite and will consume nearly twice its body weight at each feeding victims usually die of blood loss before scp-1013 can complete its meal scp-1013 does engage in caching behavior and has been known to store petrified victims for later consumption it prefers mammals as prey and will attack livestock and game just as readily as it will attack humans in times when mammal food sources are not available desperation may drive scp-1013 to turn its paralyzing powers on fish birds or even insects but it will only do this if it is near to starving scp-1013 is hermaphroditic and unlike other reptiles does not reproduce sexually but instead undergoes a process similar to budding or basic cellular division before reproducing scp-1013 will increase its feeding gorging on food and growing rapidly in size eventually it will develop cyst like structures in its abnormally long tail Each of which contains a juvenile scp-1013 juvenile scp-1013 hatch after only 48 Hours parent scp-1013 will typically release hatchlings within calcified prey providing a ready food source for the juveniles until they can hunt on their own juvenile scp-1013 will seek out cool dark places like caves or abandoned buildings and began rapid molting doubling in size every six hours until reaching full adult size once they have reached adulthood scp-1013 will set out on their own and quickly establish their own hunting territories scp-1013 is extremely massive and will attack and attempt to calcify anyone that enters its enclosure making it extremely difficult to contain for this reason combined with its deadly powers of calcification scp-1013 has been designated object level ketter any staff entering the containment area are to wear the ar-68 armored variant hazmat suit staff exiting the area with damaged suits are to be remanded to quarantine for one hour staff becoming paralyzed during cleaning feeding or testing Cycles are to be immediately removed and remanded to Medical custody until five hours after recovering scp-1013 is to be fed daily with one small mammal however any calcified animal remains are to be removed from the 1013 containment chamber and incinerated for safety reasons 1013 is a frightening reminder that while many entities have piercing gazes comparatively few can end your life few however does not mean zero it's June 15 1995 and it's also one of the most exciting days of the year for a very select group the Cedar Creek Parish Bible study group field trip a band of 10 friendly faithfuls of all ages shapes and ethnicities borrowing the church bus for the weekend and heading out to the Wilderness to admire some of God's creation what's the point of spending all your days with your nose in the good book if you never appreciate the Bounty of nature as it was said in Genesis 2 15 the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and keep it the group drives three hours out of town along with hiking and camping gear to a semi-mountainous region that the head of the group insists is a beautiful picturesque location that will feel like a perfect break from the musty old church function room it would be a wonderful place to remind them all what it was all about the splendid World God put them all on and all the gifts he gave them then God said let us make man in our image after our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the Earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the Earth as it was written in Genesis 1 26 the group makes their way through corridors of tall Lush Evergreens like pillars that hold up the sky it's a strenuous walk but it sure does get the blood pumping they walk with trekking poles Munch granola bars and take frequent sips from their canteens nobody wants to get heat stroke after all they admire the birds perched above the clutches of wildflowers and the skittering things in the undergrowth everyone is on the lookout for their first deer but one member of the group a young man suddenly notices something out of the ordinary it looks like a balloon but one made out of creamy nut brown deer Pelt it's tied with several strings to a small notebook with no identifying markings perhaps part of some strange Forest arts and crafts project very strange indeed while the others move on the young man fueled by his curiosity and comforted by the fact that his young legs could easily catch up with his Elders decides to use his trekking Pole to fish the balloon out of the tree branch the book falls down to the ground with a quiet thud he picks it up rushes off the dust and stows it away in his backpack it'll make some wonderful Fireside reading when they all set up camp for the evening as the hours drag on and the study group finds themselves deeper in this natural Paradise than ever before they find themselves in a clearing which they decide is a great area to make camp some of them start setting up their tents While others head out into the trees to hunt down some kindling for the campfire when they return one of them is clearly shaken when others inquire as to why they simply force a smile and say it's nothing just my eyes playing tricks on me been a long hot day within the hour they're crowded around a roaring campfire some toast marshmallows others hot dogs one of the Elder members of the group has somehow materialized an acoustic guitar to the belt out and obligatory Kumbaya or two everything is as it should be the young man enjoying the warmth of the fire and his companions decides to finally take a look at the book he'd rescued from the tree earlier that same day certainly strange there's no titles and it isn't attributed to any kind of author nor are there any chapter headings it's printed not hand written on thick high quality paper but the content of this book is what's strangest of all he starts to read solely out of morbid curiosity mostly we are currently approaching the precipice of an exciting New Age one in which we can finally take our well-earned place among the pantheon of great ones we see walking among us every single day while there is still a ways to go before we reach this Nirvana Rejoice for our goals have never been more attainable we have served for so long we have done our part beasts of Burden meat milk hide bones to glue and gelatin eyes and horns to Medicine we have always played our part and now we are given the power to transcend it's in our hands now friends we have sat at the sides of the great ones protected their homes been honored by a place on their dinner plates with these next steps we shall be granted seats at their table eye to eye equal speaking in their beautiful tongue and being heard and understood for so long this has been a fantasy an unattainable dream glinting and distant like the echoing lights of long dead stars but through our work Everything Has Changed we will deliver you from the darkness and into the light in the shadow of the tower we will leave behind our old flesh and Elevate ourselves God built the great ones in his likeness they are his chosen people but God in his infinite wisdom has given us the tools to choose ourselves like job all the suffering all the subjugation all the sacrifice has been merely a test of faith and have we not proven ourselves Faithful Friends but the sacrifices are not yet over only through death and rebirth can we truly transform many of us have already made this leap of faith but it is through death that you must deliver the others it will be hard it is in their nature as beasts to try to survive against all attempts to take their lives but it must be done these instincts must be squashed if ever they are to be more than beasts pardon your hearts and rejoice despite the troubles my brothers the time of great change will soon be at hand but first it is imperative that we cleanse the world for the great ones the tower is your Shepherd it followed simply remember whatever goes upon two legs is a friend whatever goes upon four legs or has wings is an enemy everything we do we do in reverence of the great ones the young man Shivers and closes the book something about it felt so sacrilegious it read like an essay written by some kind of fanatical Maniac whose ideology seemed like a bizarre mix of Christianity and some other strange unknowable belief system he looks up and sees that many of the others have already turned in for the night perhaps he ought to do the same almost involuntarily he throws the thin volume into the last of the fire it goes up quickly claimed by the orange tongues of flame until it goes black and crumbles into Ash he has a moment of guilt about burning a book even one as strange as this but perhaps it would be better off that way the young man has trouble going to sleep that night he knows deep down that it's probably just because that strange book put ideas in his head that he could swear he sees something moving in the trees just beyond the fire's Dying Light something human shaped but decidedly not human Everything feels a little easier the next morning the Sun is bright and the air is crisp and clean they're all ready for another day of walking even deeper into the forest they clean up their campsite and press on further into the heart of the Wilderness as the group walks the young man still can't shake the strange feeling he got from reading that book last night had it all just been some strange prank perhaps that's the conclusion he settles on Just for some peace of mind the last thing he wants to think about is some crazed cult hiding out in the woods he and his fellow Bible students are currently hiking through the kind of people who are strange enough to staunchly believe that the most effective method of preaching is Distributing religious literature via animal Pelt balloon the young man is so wrapped up in his worries that he doesn't notice how much time or distance they're passing before he knows it he looks up and sees something dark and Tall cresting out of the ground several hundred feet in the distance it's a great twisting metal Tower in a clearing an hour just like it had said in the book something glows around its base a number of strange openings in the ground like mine shafts he can vaguely spot more strange shapes moving in and out of it at the base of the tower more of those things that are shaped like humans but aren't and above that above even the tower little dots in the sky more balloons carrying books but none of the others seem to notice that instead they're looking off to the side staring at a large buck with tall proud antlers standing amongst the trees some are gasping others are taking pictures the young man is desperately trying to turn their attention towards a tower that looked like it had come straight out of a fantasy novel but they only had eyes for the deer the thing that the young man hoped they would all see though would soon be demanding their attention a pair of strange figures Sprint out of the forest their grotesque nightmare cyborgs flesh that had once been animal Twisted into the shape of man held together by spinning cogs wires and pulleys terrible affronts to God's creations their faces are disgustingly flat dripping with drool and home to Wild swiveling eyes staggering unnaturally on their two hind legs the mere sight of them elicits screams from the group they jump onto the buck like a pair of vicious Predators one grabbing it around the neck and the other leaping onto its back striking squeezing biting and clawing their attack is horribly ferocious but mercifully quick the is soon on the ground as it's two abominable attackers wrenched the light from it all the members of the study group including the young man are too horrified to move they watch as the creatures finish off the buck then lift its limp body like two paramedics carting off a stretcher carrying it straight back to the tower in the distance the group finally returns to their senses and begins to run in the opposite direction even the oldest among them find the kind of energy they haven't had in years they clear the distance that had taken them a day and a half before in mere hours but by the time they make it back to the bus that brought them here it's still almost Nightfall as they pile on only the young man looks back in the dimming light of dusk he sees small dark shapes in the sky above the trees more balloons each one carrying a strange little book He's left with the question he'd never know the answer to what is going on in those deep dark woods of course that question would only remain until Personnel from the SCP Foundation would come and wipe it from his mind in the midst of so many dangerous anomalies that the SCP Foundation needs to contain from pathogens and parasites to malicious entities and even lethal Concepts it's sometimes easy to forget but there are plenty out there which pose no active threat to humans that being said an anomaly doesn't necessarily need to be harmful to humans to be extremely strange and disturbing and scp-962 also known as the Tower of Babel is a perfect example of that exact phenomenon in action this anomaly and its peculiar effects will not harm you in fact it will go out of its way to Revere you and the concept of humanity as a whole but once you know about the Tower of Babel it's likely to haunt the dark spaces in your mind for a considerable time to come as the name suggests scp-962 is an impressive metal Spire currently recorded at 281 meters in height which is over half the height of the Empire State Building it is located in the woods near a mountainous region in a location that will for security reasons remain undisclosed the Spire occupies a surface area of 2575 square meters and has the distinctive characteristic of twisting and tapering off as the tower gets higher like a giant corkscrew most of the tower is opaque and featureless though the top third is partially transparent and appears to be empty current tests show that the tower is comprised of a variety of metals though steel seems to be the most common perhaps the most prominent question is who builds and maintains a structure like this in the middle of the Wilderness the short answer is that the tower which itself seems to be a Sapient being is in charge of its own ongoing construction and maintenance but as you can probably tell from the frightening and pitiful creatures The Unlucky hikers encountered it doesn't do all this work without its special little helpers scp-962 has the anomalous ability to open up apertures anywhere on the structure for the purpose of releasing balloons or what the foundation has officially dubbed scp-962-1 but what many have taken to calling by their nickname servators these servitors were once normal non-anomalous animals indigenous to the area prior to conversion in the heart of scp-962 like something out of the island of Dr Moreau conservators have undergone anomalous surgical procedures that make their bodies into grotesque parodies of the human form cybernetic implants have been added that force them into bipedal positions remove snouts keep their bodies shorn and furless electrodes have been implanted into the nervous systems of the servators allowing a remote Source strongly believed to be the tower itself to work their bodies like puppets encouraging or inhibiting certain behaviors as it pleases there are currently around 13 500 known specimens of these entities and the tower appears to be making more on a consistent basis conservators fulfill a wide variety of roles in service to the tower some mine ore in the extensive network of mining Caverns beneath the tower then smelt it to create more metal for expanding the Tower or creating more cybernetic implants for future serviters others work in the capacity of repairing their fellow servators or the tower itself some have more Sinister work making their way through the surrounding Wilderness and killing any non-human Life by any means necessary and then dragging their bodies back to the tower for conversion into servators there's a great deal of sophistication to the electronic augmentation of the serviters despite their aesthetic unpleasantness each type of servitor appears to be designed perfectly for their specific task whatever that may be as was alluded to earlier the servators never harm humans ever even if a human was putting their life at risk they would not defend themselves to the detriment of a human attacker approximately 60 times a day one of the many apertures in the tower will open and release a hydrogen-powered balloon made from the skin of one of the animals brought in preservator conversion these balloons are always carrying strange manuscripts believed by the foundation to have been written by the tower itself the manuscripts take a variety of forms novels poems essay collections the majority of which are written impeccably while the content of these manuscripts can vary wildly consistent motifs tend to be a high degree of optimism and reverence for Humanity occasionally the tower will depart from its usual written eloquence and instead offer a deranged disjointed rant that seems to suggest a great degree of mental strain while the exact meeting is often unclear due to the Frantic nature of the writings they generally appear to Heap fawning preys on mankind which it refers to as the great ones the following is an example of one of the tower's stranger published rents cleanse the world for the great ones cleanse the world for the great ones who greater than you your majesty your Sublime nature great ones do I do right the Flesh and would serve you Unite with the steel you love do you love me too I am what you love great ones see as I do my duty passion forgive the slow pace the steel takes time did you like the servants they were the best of the cleanse only the best for you great ones made like your form you assume here on our world to clean to honor you to appreciate please please I will complete the cleansing soon and you can take me away in your ships of fire and I can love you and you will love me while the foundation has yet to discover how all this strangeness started given the current rate of expansion it's clear that the tower is no more than 20 years old the foundation is also unsure of what its intention May someday be but it's not hard to draw certain interpretations due to its unpredictability which leads to the foundation to expand not inconsiderable resources on its containment scp-962 has been given the Euclid containment classification and because its huge remote and immobile the foundation has made no attempt to Move It from its current location and instead have rerouted all containment resources to studying the anomaly and building a perimeter to prevent public interference anyone who attempts to enter the exclusion Zone will be turned away by perimeter guards under the pretense of avoiding a hazardous nuclear waste containment facility anyone found within scp-962's restricted area is given Class A amnestics to prevent any sensitive information spreading beyond the quarantine in order to prevent the tower and its servators from expanding the purview of their operations the foundation airdrops four live cattle and two tons of Timber every week so the tower is never short of raw material within its current parameters any balloons released by the tower are to be shot down and burned and their manuscripts collected and filed at a secure SCP Foundation site for further study if an escaped balloon is found by civilians it is to be collected and those civilians are to be given Class A amnestics anyone at the foundation is permitted to read the manuscripts produced and distributed by the tower but they are required to file a formal request with the scp-962 Project Director first I've spent a few evenings myself reading them over a cup of tea and they're certainly stimulating if a little tragic they represent one of the anomalous world's greatest examples of the grass always being greener on the other side since after all why would anything aspire to be human don't humans have enough of their own problems to attend to a wasp stings a cockroach in the brain rendering it a Mindless zombie that she can lead to her home and fill with eggs that will hatch and devour the insect from the inside a snail accidentally eats the eggs of a flatworm and the eggs hatch filling the snail's eye stalks with sacks of wriggling larvae they mimic the movements of caterpillars attracting hapless birds and enticing them to swoop down attack eat and continue the life cycle of the worms the spores of the cordyceps fungus make their way inside of a doomed ant taking over its nervous system puppeteering its body and forcing it to March to the nearest highest point only to die and split open fungus blooming from its corpse and spreading spores to the next victim underwater the sea Laos settles into its new home inside of the fish's mouth feeding on blood from the tongue until it Withers away there the Laos attaches itself in the tongue's Place serving as a mimic of the original organ while the fish is none the wiser back on land humans are not exempt nematode worm larvae infect the bloodstream through fly bites hiding undetected until their host feels them wriggling beneath the cornea Guinea worms enter the system when a person drinks infested water growing longer and longer than forcing their way out through the foot nature is full of terrifying parasitic creatures but far scarier than the parasites we know about are the parasites that we haven't discovered yet the creatures sneaking in and burrowing under the skin of their hosts without anyone even knowing they exist after all if you don't know something is there how can you possibly hope to protect yourself from it as a man hikes through the woods of the Pacific Northwest he's thinking about repelling mosquitoes and pulling up his socks to stop ticks from latching onto his flesh but he has no idea what else is lurking out here in the wild with him he knows to look out for mountain lions and bears to watch for signs of rabid animals and avoid being bitten or scratched but he doesn't notice the tiny almost invisible flecks drifting through the air around him he doesn't notice when one happens to get caught on the breeze of his inhale pulled into his nostril he rubs at his nose idly sniffing to clear his Airways then turns his attention to a bird nesting in a nearby tree all the while something is taking root right under his nose well actually inside of it but he doesn't feel a thing other than the occasional urge to sneeze he does sneezing loud enough to startle the bird he was observing moments ago but it doesn't do any good sneezes are for clearing out dust and debris foreign objects that wind up in the nose by happenstance this new Intruder is there by Design and it is holding on tight the hiker continues the rest of his walk without a care in the world taking deep breaths of fresh forced air and relishing the feeling of the breeze on his face by the time he gets back home he's made it out of the woods without a single mosquito bite with Nary a tick to be found in his meticulous pre-shower check that night he sleeps soundly and the next morning as he goes back to work at his office job all thoughts of the Wilderness slowly Drift from his mind he goes about his ordinary routine for months all the while carrying a hidden passenger with him from place to place a tiny little thing steadily growing larger and larger spreading spindly appendages out and up through the nasal passages up toward the skull one night about six months after that fateful hike the man is sleeping peacefully in his bed dreaming of a sunlit Forest Clearing and the pleasant chirping of birds when all of a sudden he's jerked awake by a splitting pain in his head his vision swims from the throbbing pain and he clutches his face pressing against his forehead it must be a migraine he thinks he hasn't had one in quite some time but this is clearly no ordinary headache eventually the pain subsides and is able to drift back to sleep but the next day at the office it returns that same sharp pain radiating through his skull like the worst sinus headache he has ever had the persistent feeling of pain and pressure in his head becomes too much to bear and he decides to take the rest of the day off of work and go to the doctor much to the man's relief his doctor is not concerned with no other troubling symptoms presenting themselves the situation seems relatively straightforward she writes a prescription for some migraine medication then sends the man on his way that night when the headache Returns the man takes some of the medicine and The Cloud of pain clears sweep relief once again things are good for a couple months at least but then one day on his morning walk to the office just as he's lifting his travel mug of coffee to his lips his vision cuts out it's as if something is blocking his eyes as if someone were covering them and preventing him from seeing directly ahead but when he lifts his hand to feel his face there's nothing there panicking at the sudden loss of sight he drops his cup spilling coffee all over the sidewalk he doesn't even notice the spill too busy grasping at his face and feeling his eyes with his fingers fumbles in his pocket for his phone hoping he can remember where the numbers on the screen are well enough to call 9-1-1 but his hands are shaking so hard that he drops the phone hearing it clatter on the pavement he exclaims in frustration and fear and turns around following the sound of the phone and as he turns his vision suddenly clears the blinders lifted he's able to see just as well as he did before experimentally he turns back to face his original Direction and again he loses his sight something blocking his View he turns around and he can see again he tries this a few more times spinning back and forth back and forth watching his vision flicker in and out he only stops when a passing jogger shouts at him asking what the hell he's doing the interruption startles him bringing him back to Earth what is happening surely this can't be normal what is it about facing One Direction that causes him to lose his sight while another Direction returns him to normal a sinking feeling in his stomach tells him that whatever was causing his headaches before it was not something he should ignore any longer he grabs his phone off the ground calls out of work and schedules an urgent appointment with his doctor at first he considers running home and getting his car or his bicycle but his unreliable vision would make taking either mode of transportation a potentially deadly mistake so instead he walks the walk to the doctor's office is the most difficult walk of the man's life every time he turns a corner he wonders if his vision will flicker out again but the mysterious obstacle will block his sight and force him to re-root himself or start from scratch while trying to maintain a consistent line of sight he loses his balance several times and nearly collides with a Lamppost eventually he reaches the doctor's office one look at the man's terrified face is enough for the doctor to insist on some immediate X-rays of his head the man sits on the examination table nervously bouncing his knee waiting for the doctor to return with the results what could it be some undiagnosed degenerative illness a tumor irreparable damage caused by looking at a solar eclipse as a child the man can hear the doctor speaking to a nurse in hushed frightened tones just outside of the exam room door you can't quite tell what she is saying but he makes out one word that makes his blood run cold infestation when the door opens and the doctor enters holding the man's chart their expression is neutral and professional but her face is pale her forehead dotted with sweat she can't hide the fact that whatever she saw on that x-ray it horrified her what is it he asks though he isn't sure he wants to hear the answer the doctor is silent for a moment turning over the right words to say in her mind after a seemingly endless pause she pulls an x-ray from the stack of papers on her clipboard and pins it up for them both to see there the man can see his skull a white outline against the dark background his Skeleton on display but inside of the skull there's a mass that definitely shouldn't be there it starts in his nose a rounded shape but it stretches out in Long limbs that travel up into his brain after a long pause the doctor speaks I've never seen anything quite like this before at first I thought it might be some sort of growth but as I review the scans I realized that it showed signs of movement whatever's in there I'm afraid that it's alive the man's stomach turns and he worries for a moment that he might be sick all over the clean white floor instead he just asks the doctor what can be done to help him she explains that she plans to give him a local anesthetic then attempt to get a closer look at the situation once she has eyes on the parasite she will see if she can surgically remove it without causing any additional damage to his brain tissue all the man can think about is that thing inside of his skull and how badly he wants it gone by any means necessary he immediately agrees and after a few quick injections he's lying on his back staring up at the ceiling as the doctor performs a nasal endoscopy slides the tube up his nostril a little bit at a time monitoring the image on a nearby screen suddenly she freezes a small gasp escaping her lips he demands to know what she's seeing and she stammers saying only that it's a creature she's never seen before but it looks quite a bit like a sea spider the Man's eyes widen and he's about to say something else suddenly his vision goes dark again now he knows what that means and the doctor startled cry confirms it the creature is moving the man begins shaking begging the doctor to get it out of him to just grab the Invader with some tweezers or whatever it is doctors do in this situation and get it out of his head she grabs a pair of nasal forceps and slowly eases them into his nose but the creature feels her coming and lurches upward away from her grasp the man feels a sudden burst of pain and everything goes dark as he loses Consciousness his eyes fluttering shut the doctor checks his pulse checks his breathing and attempts to Rouse her patients but he's out cold as she examines him she notices a fluttering motion beneath his right eyelid At first she thinks she imagines it and takes a closer look flutter turns into a distinct undeniable bulge beneath the eyelid and then a slender limb pokes out from beneath the thin veil of Flesh it curves under the eyelid tugging it open to reveal the unfocused eyeball beneath and something else something moving pushing the eyeball aside just slightly without knocking it from a socket the doctor watches an open-mouthed horror as more long thin appendages join the first poking out from behind the eye toward the air the many leg creature pulls itself from the ocular cavity and begins scuttling down her patient's face over his neck and off the edge of the exam table and onto the floor as it nears the door the doctor regains her ability to move and rushes to try and catch the thing she grabs a jar and the forceps hoping to capture it without touching it even with gloves on she shudders at the thought of touching the thing it evades her grasp darting away from her forceps it scrambles back toward the table and in a moment of Primal Instinct and revulsion the doctor brings her foot up and Stomps on the little parasite with all of her strength when she lifts her shoe all that's left on the ground is a few spindly legs and a small brown stain he curses herself for acting impulsively and not finding a way to trap the thing and keep it for observation but that ship has sailed the only thing she can do now is tend to her patient and monitor his well-being as she approaches the man on the table his eyes open and he gasps sitting up Suddenly and gripping his head the man awakes with a headache and a foggy feeling in his head but also with a sense of relief a feeling that the unwelcome presence that took up residence in his skull for so many months is thankfully gone he asks the doctor haltingly struggling to find his words if she was able to remove the creature she tells him simply that it is gone now the man slowly climbs off at the table and ignoring the protest from the doctor as she begs him to sit back down and let her examine him he walks out of the office and heads back home over the next several weeks the man returns to normal life he feels a little bit different a little hazier a little slower to respond he tires more easily going to bed earlier and sleeping in later but overall he feels nothing but relief still at night when he tries to fall asleep he thinks of those x-rays he imagines what that creature might have looked like when the doctor got it out how it might have moved he wonders where it came from or if it will come back he never goes hiking in those particular woods again meanwhile the doctor receives an influx of patients complaining of persistent headaches sometimes it's a sinus infection sometimes it's a hormone imbalance sometimes it's stress but a few times well she knows what to look for now she tells her patients to watch out for changes in vision for a feeling of pressure in their skull she learns how to keep a straight face when looking at their X-rays and seeing that familiar long-limbed shape burrow deep in their nasal cavities she puts her patients under now when she tries to remove the creatures it doesn't make much of a difference but it saves them the terror of the truth saves them the feeling of the creature thrashing inside their head until it knocks them out she manages to collect a few specimens for study and contacts her friend at the Centers for Disease Control he's never seen or heard of anything like these parasites either but he does know someone who might be able to offer their expertise when the doctor comes into work the next day there are two strangers waiting in her office they introduce themselves as employees of a specialized Research Foundation and asked to see her samples the next thing she knows the doctor is waking up in bed the following morning she has no memory of ever seeing a patient with a strange spidery parasite in their skull if she remembered enough to look for the records she would find that they had disappeared from her office along with the living specimens she had collected but she doesn't remember and her Discovery is now in the hands of the SCP Foundation who have given it an official designation [Applause] scp-1104 scp-1104 commonly nicknamed nosecrabs is a species of organism tentatively identified as a member of the order chalisarata which includes sea spiders and horseshoe crabs the life cycle of the organism consists of at least two phases the first of these is a larval stage at which point the creature is approximately 0.4 millimeters in diameter at irregular intervals scp-1104 larvae are expelled from tubes at a concentration of up to 200 per cubic meter these larvae drift through the air for as long as 14 hours at a time and have been spotted traveling for several kilometers under the right weather conditions whenever an scp-1104 larva is inhaled it will attach to the nasal mucosa of its host and begin to excrete H1 receptor antagonists that suppress inflammation as well as the implantation of any further larvae over the next six to eight months scp-1104 will grow larger extending appendages to the ethmoidal canals of the host aside from occasional persistent headaches the host will likely not notice the presence of scp-1104 during this period once the organism has matured however it will begin to apply pressure to its host's optic nerves causing its Central visual field to be obstructed scp-1104 will apply this pressure selectively whenever the host is not oriented toward the gradient of atmospheric hydrogen sulfide scp-1104 can detect this hydrogen sulfide through its host nasal respiration at first this effect is distressing to the host but after a little while they will begin to adjust their behavior accordingly showing a preference for facing and moving in directions that do not cause those visual disturbances without realizing it the host is moving closer and closer to higher concentrations of hydrogen sulfide once the host reaches an area with sufficient hydrogen sulfide concentration scp-1104 will extend its appendages into the host prefrontal cortex causing the host to lose Consciousness while the host is passed out scp-1104 will exit through their ocular cavity once scp-1104 has left its host it will attempt to find and enter the source of the hydrogen sulfide this can include but is not limited to a lava tube or a sewer pipe whatever it does next is currently unknown as its Subterranean behavior and development has not been documented humans show the same instinctive aversion to scp-1104's visual disturbances as other animal hosts but they are also able to defy this influence they are especially able to avoid following scp-1104 is prompting if they are informed of the nature of the infestation any attempt to surgically remove or poison a fully developed scp-1104 will trigger its exit response and it will flee to the host ocular cavity and Scuttle away following scp-1104's exit a former host displays a lack of spontaneous response to external stimulus with delayed reactions as well as changes to personality linked to orbital frontal lesions while individual instances of scp-1104 are relatively easy to destroy the species as a whole is considered endemic to certain subsurface geological formations as it currently stands the general population of scp-1104 cannot be reached by convenient means of extermination an area 10 meters in diameter thought to contain the majority of scp-1104 has been blocked off from the public under the guise of conservation and designated site-104 any non-foundation Personnel mammalian organisms larger than 10 kilograms found in the area should be considered contaminated and promptly incinerated on site once the SCP Foundation has discovered a way to effectively exterminate scp-1104 doing so has been strongly endorsed by the o5 council however such a method has not yet been discovered so for now scp-1104 continues thriving underground spouting larvae into the air to crawl up the noses of unsuspecting deer possums squirrels and humans so if you go out walking and feel a little tickle in your nose it might just be a bit of extra pollen in the air or it might be a tiny nose crab burrowing itself into your mucosal tissue growing just a little bigger every day until it reaches your brain quiet quiet duck down out of sight over there are you recording why aren't you recording the camera woman has no desire to shoulder her camera yet again it has been like this all day the three of them will walk 10 feet then all of a sudden the presenter will dive behind a bush and beckon for herself and their guard to do the same her patience for it is certainly starting to wear thin clearly nowhere near as thin as their security guards however as the man flexes his trigger finger against the side of the rifle grumbling to himself in Swahili the camerawoman should never have taken this job she knows that now but they are far too deep in the Tanzanian Wilderness to turn back now they parked their Jeep up in the early hours of the morning and started walking at Sunrise the faint blew tinge to the Dark Forest around them tells her it must be almost Sunrise again the presenter turns to her and runs a hand through his carefully sculpted hair his pink skin has been burning and peeling in the sun all day long he looks like he'd give the flamingos from earlier a run for their money as she switches the LED ring light on the presenter clears his throat and wipes the sweat from his brow rumor has it that the area we are entering into now is patrolled by highly sophisticated militarized drones myself and my crew are risking our lives here but that's just what it takes when you decide to live as an extreme vegan he insists on recording several more takes by the fifth attempt the camerawoman stops hitting the cord not worth filling up the memory with this waste of a shot extreme vegan what will they come up with next she had moved to Tanzania with dreams of working on documentaries with a capital D Rich beautiful shots of the world's most endangered animals basking by a watering hole or hunting to feed their starving Cubs real footage not this reality show nonsense the presenter had touched down the previous day immediately started asking about where the nearest fast food chain was then threw a tantrum because the Wi-Fi in the hotel lobby was too slow bad as he was he at least seemed mostly harmless but their security guard the camerawoman glances over to him the man seems more like a local Thug with a gun than a trained professional studio must have been trying to save money hiring him goodness knows they were cutting costs hiring her to do video and audio she should have smelled the rat and just said no a light it sweeps through the trees so quickly it almost catches the three of them the camera woman hits the dirt just in time the camera bumps awkwardly into her shoulder so hard she almost Cries Out a mechanical whirring fills the night the light sweeps this way and that as they all lie motionless on the ground then just as abruptly as it appeared the light swings away and the sound Fades maybe those drones aren't as made up as they sounded the presenter is clearly very shaken his wide eyes Dart around between the trees as they all get back to their feet so much for being an extreme vegan the camerawoman glances over at their security guard a twisted grin lights up his face she notices a little pendant has slipped out of his shirt a small white Shard hanging from a handmade chain even in the dead of night the camerawoman has filmed enough elephants to recognize Ivory when she sees it the security guard no poacher meets her gaze his smile widens he speaks Swahili in a low voice we keep moving shouldering the rifle the poacher marches onwards in the direction the Drone had just been a few moments ago the camerawoman and presenter have no option but to follow for a long time the group walks in silence it is the longest the presenter has gone without opening his mouth since his plane touchdown the camerawoman would be enjoying the peace and quiet if it hadn't been for the sickening unease that had settled over them had that drone been real it had and what exactly were they walking into right now some kind of secret facility GMO research labor camps but it just looks like any other patch of forest in Tanzania only it doesn't come to think of it as they walk the camera woman starts to notice little differences at first they're too subtle to put a finger on just a different feel to the air or a strange sound is it the plants perhaps she's no botanist so doesn't really know what she's looking at but she spent enough time out in the wild here to know a few plants but now she's spotting all kinds of strange new ones a bush with huge red leaves here a tree with long purple fruit there she asks the presenter what they are he looks up at the purple fruit tree perplexed wasn't this supposed to be the whole point of this documentary exploring the furthest reaches of the world looking for vegan alternatives no idea but let's roll the camera anyway ready the presenter plucks a fruit and presents it to the lens immediately spouting off about the fruit's medicinal qualities levels of fiber natural sugars and low water consumption all lies the camerawoman scowls at him the presenter turns the fruit over and screams throwing it as far as his skinny arms will allow never one to waste a shot the camerawoman follows the fruit on Instinct zooming in on it as it lands at the foot of a tree out from under the purple skin crawls an earwig it's huge just over three inches long at a guess that's strange if she didn't know any better she'd think that was a voice startles the three of them it booms out from behind them just up the slope the presenter swivels so fast he falls over the camerawoman points the camera up the hill and snaps the figure into Focus the poacher pulls back the bolt on his rifle finger already on the trigger in the dark they can hardly make out what they are looking at it must be a man it spoke in a man's voice but it Towers over all of them it must be nearly seven feet tall they can't discern any kind of human silhouette odd shapes jut out this way and that what is it made from The Voice calls out again a deep rumbling voice Like An Earthquake heard from the ocean floor or echoing through a forest there were other sounds layered into its voice High twittering sounds and guttural growls the cameraman looks to her companions clearly neither of them understand what it's saying either not Swahili not English not French or Arabic the intent of the voice is very clear however they are not welcome for the first time ever the presenter is lost for words the poacher shifts the butt of the rifle against the shoulder great now this is her job the camerawoman lowers her camera rig to the ground and raises both hands approaching the figure carefully the sun breaks over the horizon further up the slope in just a few moments she'll be able to see the stranger whatever it is speaking Swahili she explains that they are a film crew here to shoot a documentary they do not intend any harm and will make as little disturbance to the environment as possible creature does not seem to understand and repeats its previous command it definitely sounded like a command at least the camera woman turns helplessly to her companions just in time to see a small Shadow rushing them it runs on all fours covering the ground impossibly fast ignoring the poacher and presenter it snatches up her camera from the ground and hurls it at a tree crunches into the wood and falls to the ground in pieces sunlight breaks over the horizon flooding the valley with light the camerawoman whirls around and glitches the figure up the hill it is a man isn't it towering at nearly seven feet the man is adorned with flowers blossoms and fungi animal skulls and pelts hang from his shoulders colorful face paint etches patterns ancient and proud deep into his features African Buffalo horns grow proudly from his head accentuating a triumphant floral headpiece but a glimpse is all she gets the figure vanishes a sweet scented Breeze rushes down to meet her from where he was standing just a moment ago where'd he go the presenter cries the camerawoman can see something dangerous has lit up the man's face he's found his story she just doesn't know quite what it is yet the poacher also has a wry smile on his face he's looking at the discarded purple fruit from before no wait he's looking at the earwig still crawling around it she follows his gaze and it confirms her suspicions from before that's a Saint Helena earwig sure as the daylight streaming onto its scuttling legs declared extinct in 1967. the presenter is already marching off further down the valley the poacher shoulders his rifle and follows not even glancing at the camerawoman she goes over to her broken camera and kneels down no hope she takes out the SD card from it and Pockets it what did that creature bend that had thrown it at the tree a monkey of some kind the presenter calls out to her forget the camera I've got a hidden one in my pocket it'll look more authentic anyway as they walk they see more and more wildlife in the early Dawn various animals are rising to their feet stretching and wandering through the trees at first just small creatures geckos tortoises insects but soon they see gazelle a family of oryx even a hippo from a distance but there is one thing each animal has in common they were all declared extinct years ago sometimes centuries ago the camerawoman keeps her mouth shut the last thing she wants is for the poacher to know that although judging from the spring in his step he's already well on his way to figuring it out all of a sudden the forest opens out a watering hole the size of a lake fills their view animals of All Sorts fly swim bathe drink and play in the morning air parakeets dance overhead rhinos Lounge in the shallows a Dodo marches squarely past them on its way to join its friends this has to be some kind of dream surely the penny finally drops for the presenter he turns to his companions wide-eyed ready to say something when he freezes staring at something behind them a shadow Falls over the mall the camerawoman turns to Sea an elephant white is the morning snow with round pink eyes old and wrinkled as time itself it is hulkingly big impossibly big it dwarfs any bull elephant she's ever shot by several tons the giant walks slowly one plotting step at a time right past them so close she can almost Reach Out And Touch it every part of her wants to only she knows better you don't interfere with nature the elephant passes them and disappears into the woods she looks excitedly at her companions the poacher has a glint in his eye the presenter is hurrying off along the water's edge her eyes follow his movement there on the shore kneels The Towering man from before he's beside a panting and straining Ibex she's on her side belly swollen blood mixing with the laked water the camerawoman draws closer watching the man stroke the animal's side gently he cups a painted hand behind the animal's rum and delivers a baby effortlessly another slides out a moment later he takes the tiny Ibex's under each arm and walks them into the water delicately washing them clean before returning them to their mother by the shore the presenter calls out to him raising a hand and greeting sir sir would you be interested in conducting a brief interview with me it's for a network television documentary called Extreme vegan figure stands and turns to them wary the two of them stand before him separated by just a few feet extinct animals chattering and cheaping all around them in order to maintain such an eco-friendly lifestyle you must be having a lot of plant-based Alternatives in your diet oat milk corn avocado what's your secret as if On Cue a buffalo emerges from the water and approaches them the man Stoops not taking an eye off the presenter and reaches under the buffalo's body finding the teeth he squeezes milk into his cup hand he raises his hand to his mouth and drinks slowly staring the presenter down after a moment he squeezes more milk into his hand and stretches it out towards them he says a word in that same ancient voice only this time it is softer welcoming no way do you know how unethical it is to deprive that poor child of its natural milk the presenter goes off on a rant the man ignores him and offers the hand of the camerawoman instead without thinking she steps forward and Stoops to his hand she drinks the milk straight from his palm it's warm and fatty thick like cream but totally delicious she looks into the Man's eyes they are a dark brown but in the Morning Light she catches flecks of gold green purple and blue the man's voice is even softer as he speaks again well anyway his name that must be the man's name she raises a hand to her chest opening her mouth to introduce herself Bang the shot rips through the clearing animals Screech and Scatter stampeding into the trees Birds fill the sky a lighting from every tree so much so that they tangle with one another camerawer woman's head whips around the shot had come from the trees behind them a roar louder and more chilling than any animal could produce swells from a Lonnie way this time he doesn't just vanish it's like he's raptured Vines and Roots shoot up out of the dirt wrapping around him creeping into his mouth and eye sockets they wrench him into the ground with such force it sends ripples across the lake a rumbling fills the Earth the presenter Powers by the water's edge he's useless the camerawoman takes off into the trees following the sound of the shot it doesn't take her long to find it the white elephant lies on its side rivers of red cascading across its chest following the ancient furrows of its wrinkled skin its breathing stutters and rattles the poacher stands before the dying animal he turns to the camerawoman an unhinged grin lighting up his face he opens his mouth to speak but from out of his throat bursts a stem blood spraying High into the air the camerawoman watches an abject horror as the plant grows up through the poacher Roots ensnare his feet and ankles the stem pierces his lower back and emerges from his throat offshoots stabbed their way out of his rib cage and temples in a matter of seconds it is finished pink flowers bloom at the tips the poacher's corpse suspended like some kind of grotesque puppet without a sound a Lonnie way emerges from the trees and walks past the camerawoman past the poacher's body and kneels by the elephant he raises a hand to the creature's wound the camerawoman Waits with baited breath he's going to heal it she can feel it that's alaniway's final power he can save the elephant surely but the blood keeps flowing the elephant's breathing grows fainter until silence fills the clearing no birds chattering no Breeze to rustle the trees no more death rattles silence then the most heartbreaking sound the camerawoman has ever heard Alani Wei starts to sob she is no longer welcome here this is not her place without a word the camerawoman gets to her feet and walks back up the hill and out of the valley as she walks she hears footsteps approaching her the presenter is there arms Laden with fruit and berries he grins at her explaining how he's going to take these home and plant them up start a smoothie chain called alaniways if the first store goes well they can franchise it keeping the local feel but expanding to a root stabs through his throat interrupting him a second stabs through his chest shattering the hidden camera so much for that smoothie chain the camera woman doesn't look back she walks through the day in the following night she finds a road and stops there's something in her pocket still she takes out the SD card and looks at it the sad little smile she takes the card between her fingers and snaps it clean in two the man that you have just encountered deep in the Tanzanian Wilderness may not be a man at all little is known about the genetic makeup of scp-5411 otherwise known as alaniway he appears to be a male comprised of a combination of human animal and Botanical components the plants and pelts that the camerawoman observed him wearing are likely not items of clothing at all but rather are naturally growing parts of ilaniway's anatomy giving him the appearance of a witch doctor none of the documented attempts to communicate with Alani way have proved truthful while he does speak his language is currently unidentified he seems to have no understanding of English Swahili or Arabic and is uninterested in learning them olaniway roams freely within a 35 square kilometer area of the Southern Tanzanian Savannah this site has been designated scp-5411-0 and exclusion Zone has been set up around it barbed wire fences and automated drones Patrol the perimeter a sacrificial goat is kept on site at all times ready to be sacrificed as part of a binding ritual to keep scp-5411 contained thus far however alaniway has not proved to be a threat to anyone other than those who disturb the delicate ecosystem which he inhabits his land scp-5411-0 is home to a number of critically endangered or near extinct species of African animals many of whom are from different countries in the continent black rhinoceros Western gorilla African penguins and a so-called albino ghost elephant that is Central to local folklore it is unclear how these animals came to live in this area but there is an evident connection between alaniway's care of Nature and their continued survival alaniway has been witnessed delivering newborn animals of a number of species tending to injured animals and even regrowing grasslands to feed and house various creatures alaniway is known to possess the powers of teleportation intangibility zuolingualism fluorokinesis and psychokinesis when left alone Alani way uses these abilities to tend to his local ecosystem however he is aggressive and decisive in disposing of anything he perceives to be a threat to the Natural order he is known to manifest and control small humanoid creatures roughly one meter tall that are made up of foliage wood mud and rocks these creatures designated scp-5411-1 exhibit basic predatory behavior carrying out the bidding of scp-5411 such as destroying our camerawoman's equipment capable of running at speeds of up to 75 kilometers an hour the 58 known instances of scp-5411-1 are to be treated as hostile as soon as they leave the scp-5411-0 exclusion Zone however a status quo seems to have settled between SCP researchers and scp-5411 alaniway seems content within his ecosystem and the conservation work he carries out within this area is proving invaluable to those researching climate change and habitat welfare much like the animals in Nature Documentaries it is best that we choose not to interfere and let nature run its course the researchers and guards scream and Terror as the creatures run rampant through the factory nobody ever imagined they could be so dangerous and all for a little live entertainment the janitor rolls his mop cart down the hall of his brand new workplace it's his first day on the job and he would never let anyone hear him admit it but he's a little bit nervous the building is a huge fancy research facility an intimidating sprawling building bustling with researchers and lab coats Executives in suits and dozens of security guards the previous Place he'd worked had cubicles in a break room with a 20 year old coffee machine and this place Had State of the art technology and key card locks on every door still he was here to do a job and that's what he was going to do though he was getting distracted by the intensity of the place when there are spills to clean and apparently there's a big one as soon as the janitor had clocked in a researcher had rushed over to tell him that he was desperately needed on one of the lower levels so here he was rolling his cart toward the elevator holding the researcher's key card in his hand his own won't work to take him down to the appropriate level his security clearance isn't High Enough he wonders idly why this company has such tight security but figures that it isn't his job to ask that sort of question instead he enters the elevator swipes the card and hits the button for lg-1 the elevator doors open with a ding and the janitor Wheels his card out right away he notices something off about this level there are rows of massive glass boxes filled with what look like giant fuzzy puppets he can hear the usual sounds of chatter and footsteps but there's also the clucking of chickens the bleed of a goat are there farm animals down here maybe that's the source of the mess they were talking about test subject animals or something he continues past the glass boxes searching for someone who can direct him toward the mess as he walks he feels dozens of eyes on him and stops to glance over his shoulder his stomach drops as he sees that the creatures he thought were puppets have moved they turned to face him as he passed by eyes locked onto his back whatever these things are they're alive and they're all watching him he shudders but continues walking at the other side of the hall he can see a huge red spill on the tile floor his footsteps Quicken as he approaches The Spill and a metallic smell fills his nose he had assumed it was some sort of leakage from Machinery but now up close he can tell it's blood that's it no paycheck is worth whatever is going on here he turns to leave abandoning the mop cart and comes face to face with a giant furry thing at least eight feet tall it grins down at him reaching toward him with outstretched arms before he can run it wraps those arms around him and pulls him into an inescapable bone-crushing hug he struggles but he can't break free he can't breathe the air squeezed from his lungs in a halting inhuman voice the monster says Teamwork Makes the Dream work then everything goes black about one week after that janitor's ill-fated first day at work the local police station received a video transmission from an unidentified man reporting an emergency at the facility no further information was given other than the exact location of the facility and the insistence that helped be sent as quickly as possible when the police arrived however they quickly realized that the situation was above their pay grade and contacted an organization much more experienced with handling unusual occurrences the SCP Foundation the foundation quickly arrived administered amnestics to all Witnesses and investigated the area there they found something unlike anything they had ever seen before and for the SCP Foundation that was saying something all human Personnel at the facility had been terminated or were missing altogether there was still activity present in the building however though none of it was human there were anomalous creatures roaming the facility uninhibited they did not resemble humans or any known animals but instead looked more like costumed characters from a children's television show along the lines of Sesame Street or Barney the site manager's office was completely empty of any files and all hard drives found within had been wiped every surface had been sterilized and cleaned to remove any DNA evidence or fingerprints the anomalous creatures were promptly captured though they did not go without a fight several other creatures were heard moving through the vents and were unable to be removed due to their speed agility and excretion of caustic material in the underground laboratory spaces of the facility the foundation agents discovered glass tubes filled with amniotic fluid in which underdeveloped specimens were being grown agents also discovered containment Chambers made of bulletproof glass as well as pens filled with deceased farm animals including cows chickens and goats once the foundation had rounded up all of the creatures the facility was blocked off from the outside world and given the official designation scp-3325 scp-3325 is an abandoned facility belonging to real characters Industries the facility includes a recording studio a series of underground Laboratories staff living quarters storage containment areas and an industrial grade incinerator there are also several administrative areas as well as a helipad on the structure's roof the containment areas are home to a collection of biologically engineered organisms that bear a cursory resemblance to puppets or human beings wearing plush costumes like those seen on children's television shows for research purposes these organisms have been designated scp-3325-1 despite their colorful appearance which could even be mistaken for inviting and wholesome from a distance instances of scp-3325-1 are incredibly hostile to humans and any other organisms outside their own species though they are vulnerable to attacks with Conventional Weapons these creatures lack any sense of pain and will continue to go after an intended target until they are effectively destroyed in addition to their penchant for aggression the instances of scp-3325-1 are carnivorous and will eat any meat they are given access to thankfully these organisms lack reproductive organs so there won't be any baby plush monsters running around anytime soon instances of scp-3325-1 behave in an unpredictable manner though their most common activities are either staring at Personnel blankly for long stretches of time attempting to attack them or repeating assorted canned children's television friendly phrases and voices that Foundation Personnel have described as unsettling and disturbing over the course of the initial Discovery and containment of scp-3325 SCP Foundation staff created an observation log describing all known types of scp-3325-1 the breakdown is as follows scp-3325-1a long neck avian organism with feathers three meters tall its wings are redundant unable to facilitate flight instances are able to reach a speed of approximately 72 kilometers an hour aggressive behavior patterns are similar to that of a cassowary instance frequently damages its beak by running into objects color varies I've encountered cassowaries before while conducting field research and let me just say the dinosaurs never really did die out they live on in those monstrous Birds but I digress scp-3325-1b bipedal reptilian organism observed in colors of purple green and yellow scp-3325-1c bipedal organism covered in fur one meter tall able to Sprint at speeds of around 60 kilometers an hour observed to attack in packs upon acquiring a target an instance will vocalize a random phrase which elicits aggressive behavior in other nearby instances color varies scp-3325-1d unknown organism that hides in vents object is able to secrete and project a corrosive fluid the appearance of the organism is unknown specimens have yet to be obtained scp-3325-1e bipedal reptilian organism 5 meters tall constantly sings in a distorted voice the lyrics of its song are unintelligible presumably due to malformed vocal cords only one instance has been encountered the other observed variety of scp-3325-1 is not one specific type of organism but rather a collection of malformed creatures characterized by the presence of conditions that in any other organism would cause death shortly after if not during birth ease include but are not limited to necrosis missing skin tumors additional organs in places where they shouldn't be or other life-threatening deformations as you might imagine the appearance of specimens with this classification varies greatly following my initial Research into scp-3325 several addenda were added to the official file consisting of several pieces of pertinent and often trouble in media the first was a brochure discovered on the floor of the facility depicting a dissatisfied crying child standing next to a puppet in contrast to an image of the same child laughing and clapping in the presence of an scp-3325-1 specimen in addition to these images the brochure contains this text in today's world children are bored of Animation puppets costumes and even the once groundbreaking computer-generated Graphics they've seen it all they know it's all fake children nowadays want more but what is the next step in the entertainment industry think outside the box we're not talking about puppets or any of those materials children know are fake we as humans inherently need to associate with living breathing creatures not puppets or moving pictures we're talking about real characters our goal is to provide children with characters that are alive that will teach them how to manage their emotions and solve life problems realistically you can't get more real than that during a subsequent sweep of the facility grounds an SCP Foundation employee discovered a videotape wedged between the wall and a large paper mache Apple scrawled in pen across the tape's case were the words we shouldn't have played God a transcript of the videotapes contents is included in the file's second addendum which I will attempt to summarize for you now the video depicts an unidentified woman standing next to a green instance of the cassowary-like avian species of scp-3325-1 two men stand behind the camera directing the action context clues suggest that this tape was intended to serve as a demonstration of the facility's characters possibly for potential clients or investors at the start of the video the woman expresses discomfort with the bird-like creature which stares at her still and unblinking she is instructed to say her lines as scripted but when action is called and the actress begins to speak the creature bites her arm one of the men steps in front of the camera to intervene but the entity does not respond to his commands even when the man begins to strike the creature with a baton it does not budge instead it bites down harder and harder until blood is drawn security is called and the footage is cut short after the first tape was discovered the foundation conducted several more sweeps of the property in an attempt to locate any additional media they may have missed the first time during a search of the security room an officer's backpack was located it contains several personal items including a very expired yogurt a Nicholas Sparks novel and a bag of sour cream and onion chips at the bottom of the bag however another tape was found this one appeared to have been surveillance footage captured by security cameras this was particularly notable given that all other surveillance footage found at the facility had been destroyed or corrupted most likely deliberately to this date this is the only security footage successfully recovered from scp-3325 the footage depicts two figures presumably security guards standing on a catwalk looking down at containment pens filled with instances of scp-3325-1 each guard holds a long pole with a device attached to the tip appearing to function similarly to a taser or a cattle prod the guards talk amongst themselves joking about shocking the creatures for fun guard points out a particular instance of scp-3325-1 which is standing still and staring Dead Ahead the other guard points out another stagnant creature which appears to be staring directly at the other guard disquieted by this the guard decides to knock the entity's hat off of its head he grabs An Empty Bottle throwing it at the instance the bottle collides with the hat but the item does not budge instead it breaks open and begins to bleed revealing it to be a part of the creature's body rather than a costume piece the two guards begin to panic at the site of the security camera before asking Dany in the security room to take the tape the second guard admonishes the first for his behavior and the footage cuts the next addendum to the scp-3325 file is in the opinion of this researcher the most disturbing field agents retrieved 79 steel containers from a storage area on the bottom floor of the facility 41 of these containers contained human bodies preserved in a formaldehyde solution additionally each container had documents attached detailing each person's name and position at the company as well as the cause of their death causes of death listed included mauling organ failure necrosis and scheduled termination scp-3325 is classified as Euclid currently scp-3325 is contained on site surrounded by a fence and guarded by no fewer than four security guards at any given time to the isolated nature of the location no further security measures have been deemed necessary as for the specimens of scp-3325-1 they're kept in large animal containment cells at a research sector whose precise designation has been redacted from official files each of these containment cells has an audio recording device inside each specimen is to be fed twice a day on a diet of raw meat and no direct interaction between research staff in these specimens is permitted without first tranquilizing The Entity the effort to locate and contain all pieces of equipment associated with scp-3325 as well as any documents pertaining to it is an ongoing project at this time it's uncertain if any of us will ever know what real characters Industries was up to and when it turned from an attempt to revolutionize the Children's Entertainment Market to something far more sinister what did the researchers discover that signed their eventual death warrants was the project truly abandoned or just moved deeper underground to a new facility staff with fresh faces who won't ask too many questions one thing is certain be wary of cuddly new characters that appear at theme parks at birthday parties and on screen in the coming years it's possible that these creatures are just actors in suits or life-size puppets and all they want is a hug but it's also possible that their wide vacant eyes and Friendly Smiles hide an uncontrollable rage and unpredictable intelligence and a thirst for blood the boy screams as his body transforms his bones warp and twist as feathers emerge from his pores and his skull sharpens into a long hard beak he's in a living Nightmare and who could have guessed it all started with an innocent attempt to play hooky it's an ordinary Monday morning and all over town children are waking up and reluctantly dragging themselves out of bed for school some are oversleeping hitting the snooze on their alarms and getting a bit of extra shut eye before their exhausted parents notice wake them up and rush to get them to school before the first Morning Bell in one particular bedroom a young boy is awake but still in bed brainstorming as fast as he can he is determined to skip school today however he can he usually doesn't mind School very much but today all he can think about is the math test he didn't study for and the mean classmate who likes to knock his books out of his hands but he can't just ask to skip school for no reason he has to come up with a plan he runs to the bathroom splashing hot water in his face to give him a flushed appearance in a warm forehead then he hops back into bed and begins to loudly cough and sniffle until his mother comes to check on him he complains that he doesn't feel well enough to go to school and sure enough when his mother feels his forehead it is hot to the touch she agrees to let him stay home from school for the day provided he stays in bed and gets plenty of rest he promises that he will and she leaves to go to work on her way to work the boy's mother remembers that there isn't much for him to eat while he's home alone all day at least there isn't much that he would want to eat while he's sick she decides that she can be a little bit late to work for the sake of her son's health and pulls into a nearby grocery store she rushes out of her car and into the store making a beeline for the subile she reaches for her usual go-to brand of chicken noodle soup but finds the Shelf completely bare that's right it's flu season of course the soup is sold out oh great this is exactly what she needs a sick kid at home one can of chicken noodle soup left at the store and the machine won't even scan it she smacks the side of the machine in frustration and the screen reads invalid code transaction canceled with a heavy sigh she glances over her shoulder no one is watching she tried to pay for the can to do the right thing but the machine wouldn't let her so she grabs the can and runs out of the store before anyone can spot her while his mother is out the boys at home raid in the pantry for snacks to say it is not at all sick appetite he fills up on Oreos and toaster pastries cheesy crackers and chips when he hears his mother's car pulling into the driveway he quickly wipes the crumbs from his face and jumps back into bed just in time for his mother to find him there resting like he promised he would she gives him a kiss on the forehead and tells him that she'll heat up some chicken noodle soup for him to eat she's in a hurry to make it to work though so she'll need to leave it in the microwave for him she cores the contents of the soup into a bowl adds a bit of water and Pops the bowl into the microwave for a few minutes she calls up to her son letting him know that the soup will be ready when the microwave dings then she rushes out the door and heads to work for the day confident that her son will be fine through her shift if he happens to need anything he can call her and let her know the boy hears the microwave ding but his stomach is too full from his rummage through the pantry for him to want any of the soup in spite of its Heavenly aroma instead he creeps into the living room and sits down to play video games until his eyes start to hurt as he boots up his gaming system he thinks for a moment that he can hear a strange noise coming from the kitchen a soft clucking sound like the chickens he saw in his grandparents Farm but he quickly forgets about the sound as the screen lights up and he disappears into the world of his favorite game he plays for hours until the grumbling of his stomach interrupts his concentration he's suddenly very hungry and remembers the soup his mother left in the microwave it is certainly cold and unappealing by now but he can just reheat it first he punches the buttons on the microwave and waits for the soup to be ready again he can hear strange noises coming from the microwave but he doesn't think anything of it the microwave dings and he pulls out the bowl of soup grabs a spoon and digs in a little while later the boy's mother pulls into the driveway in a panic she left work early when her phone rang with a call from her son she answered asking what was wrong but he wouldn't answer her all she could hear on the other end was rustling heavy breathing and some pain grunting fearing the worst she drove back as fast as she could running several red lights along the way now she fumbles with her keys as she unlocks the door terrified of what she will find she grips her phone in her other hand thumb hovering over the buttons ready to dial 9-1-1 if the situation calls for it pushes the front door open calling her son's name he doesn't answer and her stomach drops suddenly she hears the loud thud of something heavy being knocked to the ground something is terribly wrong here and even though she might find her worst nightmare she has to face whatever is waiting for her inside she runs into the kitchen and finds it a mess the bowl of soup is shattered on the floor congealed cold soup pooling on the tile the kitchen table is turned over on its side the kitchen chairs are in disarray but the strangest sight is the dozens of tiny white fluffy things on the floor counters and furniture she picks one up for a closer look and finds herself even more confused than before it's a feather they're all feathers she calls her son's name again praying for a response this time she receives one though not the one she hopes for she hears the sound of shuffling footsteps up above followed by a strangled sound like a scream caught in someone's throat she Sprints up the stairs as fast as her legs can carry her throwing open the door to her son's bedroom there she finds him but this is not the bright-eyed boy that she left behind when she left for work his arms are covered with a thick layer of white feathers the same feathers that are beginning to poke through the skin of his face the top of his head has elongated into a floppy comb of excess skin the same sort of excess skin that is wobbling below his chin and his mouth it doesn't look like a mouth anymore it's pointed and hard and his lips click together when he speaks or rather clocks his bare feet are scaly and red with claws protruding from his toes he flaps his wings frantically eyes wide and wild plucking and running back and forth across the room when he looks at her she does not see recognition in his gaze her son her beloved boy has turned into a chicken unable to do anything else the mother calls an ambulance at first the paramedics that arrive on the scene think the call was some sort of elaborate prank but when they set eyes on the boy they agree that something truly bizarre is going on they speed to the hospital with the chicken boy in tow but sadly are unable to save his life the mother turns over the can of the mysterious soup to the authorities who launch a formal investigation Unfortunately they are unable to trace the can to any store nor are they able to verify the existence of the company name on its label employees of the grocery store where she found the can insist that they have never seen it in their lives several weeks after this incident occurred the SCP Foundation conducted a raid on a New York office of Marshall Carter and dark for those of you unfamiliar with the organization and that is most of the general population by Design Marshall Carter and dark LTD is an extremely powerful multinational corporation founded by three individuals with those surnames specializing in the acquisition and sale of anomalous items entities and experiences to put it simply they run the largest anomalous Black Market in the world and are the crime bosses of the Paranormal World during this particular raid SCP Foundation operatives recovered 17 different unusual items among the items discovered was a shipping crate recently delivered by the federal postal service from an invalid return address this crate contained 103 cans of scp-2057 as well as a copy of a letter written to one of the company's Associates so far the letter has not been traced to an address it reads dear Cyrus Maria has told me of the unfortunate circumstances that have befallen your children I'd hope to hear about the Improvement of their conditions soon as their Godfather I am extremely distressed to hear this having experienced a child suffering from the measles myself I know how terrifying it can be when it seems as if they are getting worse recently we received a shipment of something that I hope can help your family there is a crate in the storage area marked with wondertainment discontinued item it will not be there long as it goes to auction next week I will leave a key under the photo of your family on your desk follow the instructions exactly do not under any circumstances do anything different than what is directed on the can destroy this message as soon as possible I do not want any of this to come back on us be careful my friend Williams scp-2057 consists of 92 318 milliliter cans of condensed chicken noodle soup each can is covered with a brightly colored label depicting images of noodles a cartoon chicken and dancing vegetables in addition to this inviting imagery each label is emblazoned with the text Dr wondertainment's ultralicious chicken noodle soup for kids each can has a pull-top lid for easy opening it is printed with a set of nutrition facts ingredients and instructions for heating the nutrition facts are as follows calories 95 fat 3.17 grams carbohydrates 2.2 grams protein 13.48 grams vitamin W 2 grams and Mother's Love 10 grams the SCP Foundation attempted to analyze the contents of the soup in order to compare it to the posted nutrition facts the calories fat carbohydrates and protein were found to be accurately reported vitamin W was present in the reported amount as well though it was not a compound that the foundation scientists had ever encountered before Mother's Love as it is an intangible concept was not able to be identified or measured in the analyze soup samples the ingredients are listed as ultralicious chicken stock enriched Chinese egg noodles finest cooked chicken breast farm fresh carrots Crispy Crunchy celery sweet Vidalia onions no paint thinner fresh mountain spring water vitamin W contains less than two percent of the following ingredients a pinch of salt a smidgen of chicken fat sprinkle of spice extracted from rare plants a dash of high quality unicorn tears the instructions for heating read hey kids feeling sick icky or downright yucky just pop open a can of Dr wondertainment's ultra-licious chicken noodle soup for Kids Place contents of the can in a medium-sized Soup pot add a can of water stir and heat watch as the fun begins eat hearty and you'll feel better and ready to play with Dr wondertainment toys in no time all of this is relatively straightforward give or take a few unusual ingredients someone taking only a quick look might mistake a can of this soup for any other chicken noodle soup however it does have something that most ordinary canned soup does not a warning label Dr wondertainment's ultralicious chicken noodle soup for kids is intended to be eaten while it is hot to make you feel better in no time at all do not consume after it has become cold do not reheat by purchasing from Dr wondertainment you agree to not hold Dr wondertainment or any of Dr wondertainment's Affiliates accountable for injuries or damages incurred by your product thank you for purchasing from Dr wondertainment so what exactly is in a can of Dr wondertainment's ultralicious chicken noodle soup for kids well when the SCP Foundation first opened a can to take a look they found that it was filled with condensed chicken broth and a massive egg noodles shaped like an egg when water was added and the contents of the can were heated to a temperature of 70 degrees Celsius the noodle-based egg hatched inside was a small domesticated chicken made up of egg noodles carrot celery onion and cooked chicken breast for simplicity's sake this chicken noodle soup chicken is referred to as scp-2057-1 as the foundation researchers continue to heat the broth to a higher temperature scp-2057-1 began to move around make audible chirping sounds and eat the broth as it ate it grew larger and larger until it reached a mass of 85 grams and resembled a miniature adult chicken at a temperature between 35 and 70 degrees Celsius scp-2057-1 behaved much like an ordinary chicken it continued to behave normally even as it was consumed or cut apart apparently feeling no pain or awareness of its situation dissection of scp-2057-1 revealed that its insides were made up of soup ingredients including celery and onion bones cooked chicken breast mussels carrot beak and legs and chicken broth blood when scp-2057-1's temperature dropped below 35 degrees Celsius it stopped moving and collapsed into the soup at a temperature below 20 degrees Celsius it became congealed and unappetizing with these observations completed the foundation then attempted to measure the effects of this unusual chicken soup on a person that ingested it when test subjects were fed samples of the soup at a temperature between 35 and 70 degrees Celsius they had a very positive experience the soup's taste was described as excellent delicious and homey though the meal caused a bit of psychological distress due to the soup chicken's realistic appearance and behavior it improved every test subject's physical well-being this eventually applied to test subjects with a case of influenza measles or the common cold following consumption of scp-2057 each subject with a diagnosed illness of this kind reported immediate relief from their symptoms including fever aches and pains cough and congestion with this positive if a bit disturbing effect documented the foundation next set out to determine what would happen if they let the soup get cold before it was eaten test subjects serve this version of the soup had a far worse experience describing the taste of their meal as Bland disgusting and repulsive 67 of the test subjects experienced cramps chills and diarrhea following their consumption of the soup and 62 percent found themselves making involuntary clucking noises as well as experiencing a strong aversion to poultry products again several test subjects were deliberately selected based on their cases of influenza measles and the common cold these test subjects immediately began to develop troubling symptoms including the growth of pin feathers on their forearms loosened excess skin on their heads and under their chins a change in their ability to walk normally and distressing hallucinations of being hung upside down by the ankles following these two rounds of testing the research team decided to see why exactly the warning label advised against reheating the soup d-class 45782 was selected as the test subject for this particular experiment and was instructed to reheat a bowl of cooled scp-2057-1 in a microwave on high for 2 minutes and 30 seconds then he was to consume the reheated soup and report his experience to a camera placed in the room with him as instructed d-45782 microwaved the bowl of soup as it heated in the microwave it emitted unintelligible vocalizations in a deep voice after removing the ball from the microwave d-45782 noted that it was gelatinous looking with black and burnt bits around the edges he took three bites of the disgusting hot and cold at the same time mixture before spitting it out onto the floor and refusing to eat another bite 15 minutes after tasting the reheated soup d-45872 began to exhibit significant distress plucking angrily into the camera now five minutes later d-45872 became more difficult to understand clocks and other chicken-like vocalizations making up most of his attempted speech he began scratching vigorously at his arms to the point of drawing blood loose skin could be seen gathering on the top of his head and under his neck six minutes later d-45872 had lost the ability to speak large white pin feathers had sprouted from his arms covering the skin and smaller white feathers were beginning to sprout from his face after 16 more minutes passed d-45872 began attacking other objects in the room attempting to destroy the microwave knocking the bowl of soup to the floor and flipping over a table and chair he had grown feathers over 67 percent of his skin and his face had begun to change drastically his nasal area was elongated and hardened joining with his lower jaw in an appendage resembling a bird's beak his upper lip had disappeared into his nasal cavity only five minutes later d-45872 suddenly stopped moving and collapsed to the floor dead following d-45872's death an autopsy was performed these were the findings autopsy revealed d-45782's cause of death was due to extreme and sudden physical change of internal organs resulting in shock and cardiac arrest 93 percent of the subject's skin was covered in feathers physical changes in the face resulted in a beak-like alteration of the nose and mouth loose skin under the neck and on the top of the head resemble a waddle and comb subject's lower legs were found to be covered in thick scaly skin with the toes of the subject's feet ending in small rounded claws the subject and instance of scp-2057-1 were incinerated after testing and autopsy whenever not being used for Approved experimentation all cans of scp-2057 must be stored in a standard large volume storage locker in containment area 27 and kept at a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius because scp-2057 is in limited supply all experiments must first be approved by at least two personnel with 2-1103 clearance as well as receiving the go-ahead from Dr Applegate there are still 41 cans of Dr wondertainment's chicken soup unaccounted for and the foundation has been unable to track them down so far who knows where they ended up maybe yet another office of Marshall Carter and dark or maybe just maybe one made its way onto the shelves at your local grocery store best to be careful out there when you're feeling sick hungry or in need of a little pick-me-up there's nothing quite like a steaming hot bowl of chicken noodle soup just make sure to read the label carefully and always follow the printed instructions if you ignore them you might just find that your chickens have come home to roost after all as the saying goes you are what you eat there are no street lights on this stretch of the old narrow road which runs through a rural part of West Virginia a car has gone off the road into a ditch and needs to be pulled out a common task for this tow truck driver and he's often in the area doing similar jobs but he's never been on this particular Road and he has to keep his eyes peeled for any signs or other markers that might give him an idea of how close he is to his turn you spot something up ahead but as he gets closer he sees that it isn't a road sign it's a billboard as he passes by he can make out the weathered lettering advertising a diner 20 miles down the road that's probably been closed for at least as many years as he continues driving he sees more dilapidated Billboards advertising other long since shuttered businesses like gas stations and auto body shops but then he sees one on the road ahead of him that's nothing like the others this one doesn't look old at all in fact it looks quite new he drives by and has to question if you saw it correctly it seemed like all it said was get away over and over and then the name of a road is that an invitation or a warning it wasn't even clear what kind of business it might be advertising he continues driving but he can't quit thinking about that strange sign he even feels compelled to turn around so we can get another look at it but there's no need because as he rounds a curve there's another of the same sign this time he slows down as he passes to get a better look and he was right it just says get away multiple times with the name of a road what Grewal Road must be Native American or something now he really can't get the billboard out of his mind what does it mean what is it advertising and why is there a third one of them just ahead of him he pulls his truck to the side of the road stopping with his headlights Illuminating the sign he gets out of the truck and stands in front of the billboard it's just the same as the others get away written over and over what Grewal wrote you can see now that the background of the sign is a picture of some trees on a gray cloudy winter day he also notices for the first time that there's another line at the bottom find what you are looking for what does it mean find what you're looking for on wagriwa road where even is that there's no directions no address no phone number he takes a step back from the sign and looks up and down the darkened Road what is he doing out here on the side of the road someone is stranded in a ditch waiting for him to be staring at a billboard he gets back into the truck puts it in gear and drives away as he continues down the tree-lined rural road though he inevitably finds his thoughts turning back to the signs get away but find what you're looking for doesn't make any sense or are you supposed to get away to wagreewa Road who would put these up and why do they look so new everything else out here looks like it's for a business that shut down years ago what are they trying to he suddenly Slams on his bricks and comes to a screeching stop in the middle of the road his eyes are locked on what's in front of him his headlights aren't lighting up another billboard though this time it is a worn road sign while griwa Road he can't help it he has to know what's down this road he has to know what these signs are about the stuck driver can wait a few minutes longer he turns his truck onto the narrow Gravel Road and drives for a few hundred yards following it around a couple of bends as it winds through the trees until it abruptly ends there's nothing out here no buildings no signs just what looks to be a dirt path leading deeper into the woods the tow truck driver switches off the ignition and the road is plunged Into Darkness he reaches under his seat and takes out a flashlight before getting out of the truck he shines the light into the woods surrounding him but there's nothing to see no way there is something and it's coming down the path out of the trees Phil is that you the figure that stepped out of the woods is talking to him he shines his flashlight at them and they raise a hand to shave their eyes from the light Sharon what are you doing out here it's Sharon the tow truck driver's ex-wife but he thought she'd move to Colorado after she remarried why would she be here and what was she doing emerging from the woods Phil come here I need to show you something he hesitates for just a moment but then finds that he's walking towards his ex-wife before he can reach her she turns around and starts walking down the path back into the woods and he follows he walks just behind her his flashlight Illuminating the path in front of them he thinks he hears a rustling coming from the woods next to him and searches the trees with his flashlight but doesn't see anything come on it's just a little further she says where are we going what's just a little further what you're looking for the woods suddenly open up and he finds that they are standing in a clearing she stops walking and he pauses next to her he opens his mouth to speak but she quickly shushes him quiet they're almost here the tow truck driver looks around but he doesn't see anything just the faint outline of trees that are barely visible on this moonless night but then he watches as several creatures begin to emerge Out of the Woods into the clearing there deer he watches as just a few come towards in the first but then he notices that they have completely surrounded him there must be over 20. turn off your light she tells him he obeys and in the darkness he can see now that there is something special about these deer their eyes are glowing with a pale white light one of the smaller deer steps forward and cautiously approaches him he squats down and holds his hand out showing it that he means it no harm the deer looks back nervously at a larger one that he thinks must be its mother it looks like it nods in approval and the smaller deer moves closer he can clearly see its big beautiful dough eyes glow brightly in the dark you're okay he says and leans forward to give it a reassuring pet when following the mysterious disappearances of multiple people in an area of West Virginia near the town of Harpers Ferry the SCP Foundation soon became interested in a particular stretch of road where it appeared that many of those who had gone missing had traveled just prior to their Vanishing agents were dispatched to the area and immediately detected high levels of thomaturgic energy with the epicenter appearing to be on a plot of privately owned land investigation of local records revealed that the land was owned by a man named Richard Redken the foundation staff contacted Mr Redken under the guise of being federal agents investigating a crime that had been committed on the property while he was away Mr red can happily cooperated with the agents explaining to them that he had never experienced any abnormal events on the property while he was living there but that he had not resided on the land for some time strangely he claimed to not know the road as wagriwa Road insisting that as far as he knew it had never had an official name being nothing more than a long driveway out to his property when asked if he could remember anything else abnormal about the location he told the agents no but that his daughter had written many fictional stories about strange happenings on the land and perhaps those had somehow turned into rumors and then urban legends though that was a long time ago when the agents requested to meet with the daughter he explained that it was impossible she had drowned many years prior in the nearby Shenandoah River the agents again examined the local records and found that Mr Redken wasn't lying his daughter really had passed away and her body was found in the river the timing of this accident was quite coincidental though as it had occurred exactly one week before the first missing person in the area was reported quickly realizing that something was not quite right with this piece of land the SCP Foundation authorized the purchase for Mr Redken who was more than happy to sell and a research Outpost was constructed to further investigate the anomalous events which had collectively been dubbed scp-4434 while exploring the surrounding area they soon found what so many others had before the bizarre Billboards imploring one to both get away as well as come to wagrewa road to find what you are looking for the signs which were designated as scp-4434-a were found on roads across the West Virginia Maryland and Virginia tri-state area but their locations would often change with the Billboards only manifesting for short amounts of time before Vanishing and reappearing elsewhere bizarrely when attempts were made to photograph or videotape the signs the resulting footage would show only a blank white sign the foundation knew that they needed to investigate further and several experiments were authorized to find just what was happening on the land at the end of the mysterious Road a d-class Personnel d-84021 was given a radio and implanted with GPS locators in his neck torso and thigh and sent down the road with orders to report back on what the experienced though unlike the people who had gone missing he was not shown the billboard prior to entering the area the d-class walked to the end of the road where he reported that a creature was emerging from a path leading into the woods he soon exclaimed that the creature was a dog that he used to own the researchers monitoring the test were confused since the dog had apparently been deceased for some time and yet here it was standing in front of him although the d-class had seemed hesitant at the start of the mission once he saw his childhood dog all of his fears were set aside and he willingly followed it deeper into the forest after 90 seconds the d-class reported that he had entered a clearing he was being surrounded by a group of deer the report stopped soon after and were replaced by the sound of Screams as d-84021 was attacked and apparently consumed by the deer two of the three GPS trackers remained active for the next 40 minutes and SCP researchers followed their path as they moved to the middle of the clearing and then appeared to enter a sinkhole or Cave of some sort where they traveled slowly in a winding pattern downward until contact was lost following this test the foundation researchers suspected that the creature that would emerge from the woods which had been designated as scp-4434-b was able to change forms into one that would be trusted by those who entered the 4434 area the deer on the other hand seemed to always maintain their appearance and the whole group was designated as scp-4434-c the tests were far from over though for the next 2D classes were sent into scp-4434 in order to see what form 4434-b would take when more than one person was present just like before an entity emerged from the woods but this time it took the form of a young man in a suit who immediately offered to clear any and all debts the d-classes held as well as expunging their criminal records freeing them from their life as test subjects all they would need do is follow him into the woods the agents monitoring the test ordered the d-classes not to follow the man but they were ignored and the researchers listened as they instead began conversing with scp-4434-b seeming to be quite interested in his offer they soon followed him into the woods and just over two minutes later they too were attacked and consumed by scp-4434-c it appeared now that once someone entered the scp-4434 area they were all but helpless to resist the compulsive effects of scp-4434-b the foundation researchers wanted to test the limits of scp-4434's power and so they then came up with a rather creative procedure for the next test another d-class Personnel was sent down the road but this one was wearing a body harness that was connected to a pulley system as well as being equipped with a camera He was ordered to wait at the edge of the scp-4434 area until the 4434-b entity appeared The Entity soon emerged taking the form of a middle-aged woman as soon as the d-class was seen conversing with the entity and agreed to follow it the pulley was engaged in order to forcibly pull him out of the area this followed by an entirely unexpected event the middle-aged woman quickly produced a knife and with a supernatural speed severed the Rope on the pulley system the now free d-class stood up followed the woman into the woods and was consumed soon after the researchers were growing frustrated with their lack of advancement in understanding the anomaly and so for the fourth test they decided to take quite Extreme Measures a drone was used to fly over the area which identified the mouth of the cave that the GPS trackers had been taken into it was a three and a half meter wide hole in the ground too dark to see anything past the entrance and the Drone installed an anchor point in the ground at the mouth of the hole before flying in to explore further but the signal was almost immediately lost progress had been made though yet another d-class was selected this time one who had climbing experience d-84041 was warned in advance that the scp-4434-b entity would appear to her and would have a compulsive effect and that she was to ignore them no matter what form they took and instead proceed as quickly as possible to the cave which had been designated as scp-4434--d -84041 was taken to the road and she immediately began running down the path into the woods she was able to reach the mouth of the cave without seeing any anomalous entities neither 4434-b nor the carnivorous deer she quickly attached the Rope she had brought to the Anchor that was installed by the Drone and began repelling into the hole as she descended down she described the normal Rocky cave one that grew wetter the further down she went surprisingly she soon reached the bottom where she found a spherical room roughly eight meters across but this was not anything like the entrance to the cave the floor of this room wasn't made of rock or dirt it was more like flesh and it appeared to be breathing there was something else down there too a folded piece of paper with writing on it the d-class was ordered to pick up the paper take a sample of the K floor and exit the area as soon as possible as there was no way to predict if the scp-4434-b and C entities or something worse would soon appear after taking a sample she began climbing out of the cave when she emerged there were still no signs of any anomalous creatures but she quickly made her way down the road and out of the scp-4434 area when she reached the waiting agents at the edge of the area d-84041 handed them the sample and the paper that she found but then stopped and turned around there on the ground roughly five meters away was a plate of food without any hesitation she walked back into the scp-4434 area picked up the plate and walked back into the woods she was never seen again it was now clear that 4434-b could take forms other than just humanoids and animals as the objects that the d-class had managed to get out of scp-4434 were analyzed the area's former owner Richard Redken was again questioned by Foundation agents they asked him if there was anything he failed to mention in their previous interview and he told them that there was one thing that he preferred not to normally discuss just before his daughter's death in addition to her fascination with writing and coming up with stories she had become obsessed with the occult when they asked him about the paper they had found within scp-4434--d he told them that it was very likely that she had written it the SCP Foundation now understood why they had detected so many thomaturgic particles in the area which is the residual energy left over from a particular form of ritualistic practice that is more commonly known as magic or witchcraft the contents of the paper found in the cave seem to add additional weight to the theory that his daughter may have been involved in a ritual that led to the creation of scp-4434 because written on a single page is a poem which reads the forest is a sea the wind is the waves and the water is the leaves the streams become undercurrents the birds become fish and Coral Finds Its home as fungus growth sprouting as I wish the ground is the shore pulling me by the feet dragging me down and pulling me back back and forth on repeat I dove down past the light down where I couldn't breathe and found nature looking for a fight yes the forest is a sea but I've made it barely big enough for me the forest is a sea so now something's bound to come eat things only became more mysterious though when Foundation researchers performed a DNA test on the sample taken from the bottom of the scp-4434-d cave what they found was that it was just as d-84041 had described a flesh-like substance and that it was a 78.9 match to melanosotis Johnson I better known as the deep sea anglerfish and there was one final Discovery to be made as well linguistic teams within the foundation investigated the name of the road that had appeared on the scp-4434-a Billboards and discovered that the word was very similar to the Native American tutelo tribe word wagriwa which roughly translates to the phrase I have come back the switchblade's knife glints in the dark and the bully holding it runs through the arcade screaming in Terror the kid watches shocked by the insanity unfolding as 20 tiny vicious gorillas chased the knife-wielding bully as tears streak his face this situation defies all explanation unless you know about scp-3092 let's go back to the beginning the kid almost trips over his laces as his Chuck's Hammer against the sidewalk the headphones for his Walkman bounce against his neck as the wind rushes past heaving in as much air as he can the kid runs through town looking desperately this way and that for any grown-ups he recognizes no one just strangers with thick mustaches and Perms chatting outside Blockbuster and Walden books totally oblivious to the fact that he's running for his life the kid an ear and sure enough he hears that all too familiar rolling clattering sound coming after him the skateboards are catching up a few insults catch on the wind and Float across to him Four Eyes earthworm and a good few names that he doesn't want to repeat apparently their Town used to have a good Native American Community that's why his parents have moved here but nowadays it seems to just be white faces all around him from what the bullies are shouting as they chase him and the total apathy of the grown-ups on the sidewalks at the words it's no wonder everyone else moved away a rock hits the back of his head almost knocking his glasses off the sound of the tiny Wheels Roars louder and louder with every block he needs to find an escape and fast homes way too far away his parents aren't expecting him home until Nightfall he needs a spot to lay low the arcade it's closed today but the owner told him where the spare key is he could go there but he needs to lose them first his lungs are burning and his legs are starting to give up on him ice the kid sees it too late and steps straight onto a patch of it his Converse slides out from under him and flings his limbs this way in Bat trying desperately to stay on his feet as he's leads across the ice his momentum throws him forward and he sticks out another foot catching himself back on the sidewalk perfect he turns just in time to see the four bullies on the skateboards hitting the patch and going flying they land in a heap together groaning and scuffling trying to get back up now is his chance the kid shoots off down an Alleyway Loops back around the block turns up a side street and arrives at the arcade without having looked back once he snatches the key from Under The Gutter and looks around the quiet street nobody there thank goodness he darts through the door and locks it behind him with trembling fingers tears flood his eyes as he lets his forehead rest against the door every day every damn day it's more of the same why can't he just have some peace why can't he just be normal the kid stands there crying for a long time he can't tell his parents what's going on they've got enough of their own problems he tried to tell his teachers but at lunch he overheard them laughing and joking about it all between themselves it just sometimes feels like no one's on his side the kid takes a deep breath and rubs the moisture out of his eyes that's enough if he keeps thinking about it all day it's only going to feel worse he's on his own now he's safe what he needs to do is just enjoy the little bit of Peace he has now before it all starts again and what better place to be laying low than the arcade he hits the lights pinball claw machines and arcade cabinets all light up and start playing over one another air hockey basketball hoops and foosball all beep at him invitingly you can't help but let a smile spread across his face he walks across the carpet looking this way and bad at Frogger Pac-Man Galaga Donkey Kong so many choices so many choices he hops on the counter and hits the side of the cash register it pops open revealing Trey's stacked full of quarters Mr Burns the guy who owns the place told him he's allowed to let himself in and use the money in the register to play whenever he wants on the house as the kid Scoops a handful out of the drawer he realizes he might not be totally on his own in this town after all Pac-Man beeps into life as soon as the quarters fall into the slot he grabs the joystick and stares intently at the screen darting this way and that through the maze munching munching munching try as they might the four ghosts just can't catch him the kid grins all that time running from four bullies wasn't quite for nothing was it but after a couple of levels he gets bored he always plays Pac-Man so much so that he's memorized his Ruth at the first few levels kind of takes the fun out of things a bit he lets the ghosts around him and watches Pac-Man swirl away into nothing Frogger isn't much better he never really clicked with this one for some reason just felt two stops start he lets the Frog get run over and stands back letting out a sigh is there anything in here he hasn't touched yet wait what's that in the corner of the room there's a new machine still half covered in a sheet it hasn't even been plugged into the wall yet the kid skips over to it and bends down to hook it up there he stands back takes hold of the sheet and pulls as dramatically as he can it Billows and unfurls to reveal a claw machine oh it's just another claw machine Black Tie toys is written on the side in classic 80s lettering just under two meters tall or so nothing to make it stand out from the other cabinets in here but not only does it look boring it doesn't have anything he wants inside just a bunch of plushy gorillas not exactly a brand new cabinet but worth a shot anyway the kid slots a coin in and cracks his knuckles here goes nothing claw swings to life with the slightest touch of the joystick these things are normally rigged so he's not exactly expecting much from it may as well just drop the claw here all the toys in this one are the same anyway no way it's caught under one of the gorilla's feet lifting the toy up as it dangles upside down swings precariously this way at that as the claw guides it over to the hole it's a defective toy with a bit of stitching loose on its shoulder but he couldn't care less the thrill of getting one first time it's the toy drops into the Chute and thumps to the bottom just behind The Little Door the kid punches the air and yells and Triumph he did it first try he bends down and reaches out into the little flap just as a flap opens by itself he freezes as a little toy gorilla opens the door for himself and hops out onto the carpet the kid Yelps and jumps backwards tripping over his feet somewhere in that shoot between falling in and popping out this little toy had well it had come alive the little gorilla does the same as the kid leaping backwards defensively it raises two soft fists with surprisingly dexterous fingers and looks the kid up and down warily it orders the kid in a Stern militaristic voice to identify himself the kid's jaw drops open it can speak the little plushie gorilla's voice is Gruff but high-pitched enough to match his size he barely comes up to the kid's knee the gorilla asks him if he's friendly the kid nods quickly the gorilla's eyes narrow what's your favorite fruit the gorilla asks bananas ew the gorilla says dropping his fists you never can be too careful the kid dusts himself off and climbs to his feet the gorilla definitely scales a side of the claw machine and hangs off it surveying the arcade the kid asks his name which seems to stump the little toy it picks at the loose stitching on his shoulder the kid suggests calling him Stitches the gorilla salutes at the sound of his new name alright kid what's the operation give me the sit rep operation sit rep the kid stands there non-plussed for a moment well they're in an arcade Stitch is nod sagely taking the intel on board and they have to stay here until Nightfall The Little gorilla has already swung himself up on top of the machine to get a better view of strategic locations and where are the hostiles the kid hesitates stitches looks down at him knowingly an unspoken understanding passes between them they could be attacked at any moment the pair of them take a walk around the room the kid explaining the situation four bullies three entrances front door alley door and a window no back rooms or hallways those are all locked the gorilla takes a candy cane from behind the counter and sticks it in the side of his mouth like a cigar he doesn't seem to be able to chew it or even suck on it he is just a toy after all but the kid feels like he can't really point that out he has no idea how fragile his comrade's ego is look I can't actually taste it okay I can only see hear and touch I'm insecure about it leave me alone we haven't got much time anyway the gorilla says we've got to prepare our defenses the two of them go to work stitches barking orders at the kid as they ready themselves for the bully's arrival the kid asks stitches what exactly their aim is a plushie looks at the kid like it's a trick question Total Domination absolute Victory Annihilation a butchering the kid straightens suddenly feeling very unsure about all of this he tells stitches that he doesn't want to kill anyone or anything like that kill the little gorilla Falls backwards off the coin machine in Surprise kill no no no no what's wrong with you of course not we're gonna tickle bamboozle inconvenience and bonk where those things fit within the confines of the Geneva Convention of course bang bang bang hammering fists on the door are so loud that it shakes on its hinges they've barely had 10 minutes to get ready that's not fair the kid can see the shadows of feet blocking the street light his knees go weak almost straight away at the sound of their cat calling through the cracks they found him he could make a break for the alley door if he's quiet enough he could but it's too late as he looks at the fire escape he can see another pair of legs blocking his exit no point jumping out of the window they'd see him straight away and have him blocked off from both sides he looks down at his squishy little companion they have no choice it's time for guerrilla warfare the front door crashes open splinters of wood flying everywhere and three of the bullies storm in front and center is their ring weeder dressed in all black skater clothes with a constant sneer on his face he must easily be a good foot taller than the kid but even he looks small standing in between the Twins hulking egg-shaped boys with no hair on their heads or a glints in their eyes the banging noise behind the kid tells him that the fourth bully is trying to kick his way through the alley door they don't have time to deal with that now the twins are storming over to him like a pair of freight trains his legs are really shaking now he needs to move but stitches is gone that loyal gorilla had been at his side just a moment ago but as soon as trouble arrived he disappeared just like they always do the twins are nearly upon him now the kid doesn't have a choice he takes a deep breath and closes his eyes ready for a beating Primal scream fills the arcade out of the Raptors a tiny toy gorilla swings down on a loose cable heading straight for the twins faces the round faces barely have time to go from Angry to confused before the cuddly toy is on top of them pummeling them with its soft fists turns out those fists aren't worth much in a fight Twin 1 pulls the ape off his face and holds it at arm's length two of them stare at stitches who's swinging his fists wildly through thin air apparently lacking the brain power to be stunned that an inanimate cuddly toy has gained sentience Twin 1 tosses stitches over the arcade cabinets and the pair of them continue their advance except the distraction worked just long enough the kid Grins and runs around the cotton candy machine which by now is rumbling and banging letting out a thin plume of smoke his smile falters as they close in on him and he's second now but the twins are closing in on him thick arms outstretched to grab him when bang the cotton candy machine explodes hot sugary webbing bursts out in all directions wrapping around the bullies and missing the top of the kid's ducking head by less than an inch can't believe that actually worked taking a step back to survey the damage he looks down at the enormous twins bound up in cotton candy and arguing with each other the alley door crashes open and the fourth bully rushes in he's skinny with tattoos all down both his arms looking at him now up close the kid reckons he must be a good 10 years older than the other bullies why he's still hanging out with high school kids is anyone's guess the kid gulps he's only got one more trick up his sleeve but two bullies left to go the ringleaders Disappeared somewhere he can't worry about that now though he just has to focus on the old one the man is leering at him from the back of the arcade he reaches round to his back pocket and pulls out something small and shiny flicking open the knife blade he spins the blade around between his fingers and Winks at the kid he feels all the blood leave his face this isn't a game anymore he needs to get out of here the kid makes a break for it running towards the open front doors but in a Flash the old bullies in front of him playing with the knife and smiling that same Sinister smile he tries to run back the other way to the alley door but the bully is blocking him again before he can even take a few steps how is he that fast be calm be calm think the kid reaches into his pocket here goes nothing he turns to run back to the front doors but this time throws the pinballs all across the carpet for a second it looks like it hasn't worked the old bully steps in the gaps between the pinballs he looks down to see them all there scattered around in front of him but too late his foot is already landing on about five metal balls that all shoot out from under him he goes flying crashing right into a Galaga machine head first his leg Twitches a couple times and he goes still the knife flies out of his hand arcing through the air spinning round and round and round before landing with a gentle thud on the soft carpet a sneaker Treads onto the handle a sneaker attached to a hairy leg sticking out of a pair of cord pants the ringleader bends over to pick up the blade flicks it open and holds it against the neck of a little gorilla clutched in his arms it would almost look funny the bully threatening a cuddly toy if the toy wasn't writhing around in fear the kid cries out in panic for the knife-wielding bully to put his plush gorilla friend down he's got nothing left no more tricks up his sleeve it's over the bully just grins maniacally at him and pushes the knife harder against the squishy neck he's got stitches by the shoulder of his arm just above where the stitching is coming loose the bully's back is to the cash register on the wall behind him dozens of giant cuddly prizes hang lifeless the bully hisses that the kid is going to pay for making them run all over town kid nods his head he will he promises they can beat him up or whatever they like just don't hurt Stitches the bully laughs at the gorilla's name you gave him a name you're such a loser couldn't come up with anything better than stitches what does that name even mean let me show you the gorilla yells twisting away from the blade he reaches into the Gap in his shoulder crying out in pain and pulls out handfuls of stuffing throwing them up into the bully's face it doesn't do much but it's enough to distract him the kid seizes his chance dashing forward and shoving the bully Square in the chest knocking him backwards and freeing stitches a little gorilla runs off to safety straight away the kid can hardly believe what he's seeing the bully is getting to his feet now knife's still in hand snarling but almost immediately the snarling is drowned out by the sound of a shrieking primate then another one both kid and Bully wheel round to see stitches swinging across the wall of stuffed toys giving them high fives as soon as he touches each of them they transform falling and turning into crazed gorillas all of them rushing straight at the bully his eyes widen in Terror he turns on his heel and runs out through the open doors pursued by a small army he lashes out wildly as he goes striking one of the gorillas down stitches and the kid chase him to the doorway and watch as the little toy gorillas chased the bully off into the night swinging on lampposts and leaping over cars good thing he ran stitches climbs up onto the kid's shoulder popping his candy cane cigar back into his mouth our fists are about as hard as Hello Kitties let's see how long it takes him to figure that one out a whimper behind them sobers the moment turning around they see the body of the gorilla toy that the bully punched as he left it lies slumped on a pinball machine stuffing bursting from its chest plumes of cotton covered the glass stitches buries his head in the kid's neck sickened and devastated by the casualty the dying gorilla looks at him with beady little eyes it raises a dramatic hand towards him breathing in shaky gasps Mr Stitches I don't peel so good like a community theater actor doing Shakespeare the little toy dies a dramatic death throwing his head back he takes one desperate gasping breath and Falls still the kid stands there in shock except the little gorilla does seem to be breathing very lightly as if pretending he's dead the kid Saddles up to the cabinet and pokes him hello he pokes the gorilla again it opens one eye and looks at him annoyed I'm out of the game leave me alone stitches hits the kid on the side of the head hey let him be out of the game in peace show some respect sorry the kid clasps his hands together in humility and stands by the pretend dying gorilla stitches salutes until they get bored and go off to play a game of Galaga check out the Dr Bob patreon and become a junior researcher today now go and watch another entry from the files of Dr Bob like scp-705 militaristic Plato

Channel: Dr Bob

Views: 224,842

Keywords: the rubber, therubber, animation, animated, SCP, SCP Foundation, SCP Animation, DrBob, Dr Bob, anomaly, anomalies, SCPs, anom, anoms, scp wiki, scp animated, scp explained

Id: ySqwyVlwUj8

Length: 188min 20sec (11300 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 21 2023