D-9884 continues to scream and plead hysterically as she rapidly 
descends the staircase. The previously heard static-like screeching 
seems to overlay the audio feed, beneath which can still be heard 
the original sound of the crying child. Approximately 14 flights down, 
the video feed swings to show the area directly behind D-9884. The 


face is now approximately 20 centimeters from the camera lens. It is 
not staring at the subject; rather it is fixated on the camera lens, 
giving the illusion it is making eye contact with those viewing the 
footage. It is important to note that since the sighting of SCP-087-1, 
the sound of the girl crying and pleading has been increasing in 
volume, indicating D-9884 is nearing the source. After an 
approximate 150 panicked flights of descent with 3 visual 
confirmations of SCP-087-1 still in pursuit, D-9884 trips and appears 
to fall unconscious. Audio feed indicates strong proximity to the 
source of the crying. The static and screeching noise continue. 
Video feed shows yet another descending flight of stairs, indicating 
D-9884 still has not reached the base of the stairwell. 12 seconds of 
motionlessness pass before the face comes in full view of the 
camera, eye contact being made directly with the viewer. 


Audio and video feeds cut out, and no connection is reestablished. 


SCP-088: The Lizard King 


Item #: SCP-088 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-088 is to remain sealed in 
its airtight case at all times. The case is constructed of transparent 
acrylic plastic to resist the corrosive properties of SCP-088's 
secretions. In the event that SCP-088 should awaken from 
hibernation, any room that it is stored within should be constructed 
of durable plastics, rubber or ceramics to hinder its ability to escape. 
Temperature of SCP-088's containment should not exceed 15 
degrees Celsius, and any personnel entering containment must 
observe level 4 hazardous material protocols and wear the 
appropriate protective gear at all times. 


Any personnel who do not observe proper containment protocols in 
presence of SCP-088 or who show signs of physical mutation are to 
be demoted to D-class and held for observation. 


Description: SCP-088 is a humanoid with reptilian features which 
appears to have been mummified in a languid posture. However, 
SCP-088 is merely in a state of hibernation from which it may 
recover if it is again exposed to a more hospitable environment than 
its current containment. Research has indicated that SCP-088 is 
approximately 6000 years old and is capable of secreting a variety 
of hazardous biological compounds from its mouth and hands. 
Some of these substances could be of great strategic value if 
replicated, but until a means to extract them without awakening 
SCP-088 is found, research into this area is on hold. 


SCP-088 was recovered with the mummified remains of 23 beings 
sharing a similar morphology. However, none of these beings were 
alive and examination suggests that they were originally human. 
Information obtained by Agents E088-3 and E088-7 and their 
subsequent mutation due to SCP-088 exposure corroborates this 


theory. 


Addendum: SCP-088 was recovered in 193 from a subterranean 
complex below Los Angeles, California. The site was originally 
discoveredbyG.W §& using a device he called a "radio X- 
ray," which was little more than a mechanical dowsing rod. While 
S's methods were dubious, his discovery was not. After mapping 
a series of tunnels and gold deposits below the city, S declared 
that he had found the lost city of the Lizard People as described in 
the legends of Arizona's Hopitribe.S —_'s claims went as far as to 
be featured on the front page of the Los Angeles Times on January 
29th, 1934, before the Foundation was able to verify his claims and 
silence Mr. S 


The subterranean complex was not nearly as extensive as 
described in legend, and most of the artifacts recovered within were 
too corroded to provide significant information, save for a long 
message carved into the rock wall of an unfinished tunnel. For 
partial translation of this text, see Document 088-14. 


Containment breach overview: In more than 70 years of 
containment, SCP-088 has only roused from its state of hibernation 
twice, breaching containment with a caustic fluid that dissolves most 
minerals and metals. Each time multiple personnel were exposed to 
a second compound which SCP-088 uses to propagate itself: 
affected personnel underwent a painful mutation after which they 
shared the physical characteristics of SCP-088. Those few who 
received a large dosage of the compound, administered directly via 
mouth-to-mouth contact, were changed the fastest and 
subsequently sacrificed themselves to protect SCP-088 from harm. 
SCP-088 has also demonstrated the ability to produce potent 
neurotoxins in liquid and gaseous form to combat containment 
personnel. 


Containment during the second breach was reachieved by isolating 
SCP-088 and affected personnel in the facility and lowering the 
temperature. Affected personnel built a pedestal from discarded 
equipment, upon which SCP-088 took a recumbent position before 
slipping back into hibernation. The mutated personnel were 
neutralized at this point and SCP-088 was returned to containment. 


The current strategy of lowered temperature and non-metallic 
containment has been successful in keeping SCP-088 isolated. 
SCP-088 was reclassified to Safe status on November , 19 . 


« SCP-087 | SCP-088 | SCP-089 » 


SCP-089: Tophet 


Item #: SCP-089 
Object Class: Euclid (see below) 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-089 is stored in a special 
shipping container at Site-36 and monitored for locution events. 
Mobile Task Force Mu-89, consisting of personnel with advanced 
training in linguistics, psychology and tactical diplomacy, has been 
established in order to respond to such locution events. Upon the 
occurrence of a locution event, Mobile Task Force Mu-89 is to 
translate and interpret the locution so as to identify the primary 
subjects of that triggering (herein designated as SCP-089-A and 
SCP-089-B), then execute Protocol M8, which consists of the 
following steps: 


1. Transport SCP-089 to SCP-089-A’s location and explain 
Protocol M8 to SCP-089-B; and 

2. At such time as SCP-089-B is prepared to voluntarily execute 
Protocol M8, render to SCP-089-B any assistance as 
SCP-089-B may request in connection with SCP-089-B 
performing the following actions: inserting SCP-089-A into the 
cavity together with inflammable materials such as oiled wood 
or charcoal, then igniting them. 


The successful execution of Protocol M8 requires the voluntary 
compliance of SCP-089-B in a sober and uncoerced state. Likewise, 
SCP-089-A must be conscious and alert during the execution of the 
protocol. It is recommended that SCP-089-B be restrained (although 
not sedated) following ignition so as to avoid interference with the 
completion of the protocol, as the process is extremely painful and 
fatal to SCP-089-A. 


If SCP-089-B refuses to voluntarily execute Protocol M8 in 
accordance with the aforementioned specifications, MTF Mu-839 is to 
explain the prospective consequences of failing to successfully 


complete the protocol and make every effort to persuade SCP-089- 
B to cooperate. If MTF Mu-89’s best efforts to so persuade 
SCP-089-B are unsuccessful, SCP-089 is to be redesignated as 
Keter-class and Protocol M9 is to be executed (reference Document 
089-M9). The use of intimidation, threats or mind-altering drugs or 
intoxicants in an effort to affect SCP-089-B's free will, and any 
attempt to complete Protocol M8 without SCP-089-B's participation 
or voluntary cooperation, or otherwise other than as described, are 
strictly prohibited since these measures invalidate the attempted 
completion of the protocol and are known to intensify the severity of 
the attendant Type-S Event. 


It is also recommended (although not a required part of Protocol M8) 
to cause the execution of step 2 of Protocol M8 to be accompanied 
by the sounding of horns and percussion instruments, as doing so 
may mask the sounds made by SCP-089-A during the execution of 
the protocol. 


Upon a successful execution of Protocol M8, the related Type-S 
Event generally begins to abate within 7 hours. 


Description: SCP-089 is a glazed earthenware statue, 
approximately 3 meters in height, depicting a winged, bull-headed 
humanoid with an open mouth. The front of the statue’s torso is 
hinged and can be opened from the top to reveal a cavity, 
approximately 0.6 cubic meters in volume, and can be locked from 
the outside. The rear of the statue bears an inscription in a 
Canaanite language (possibly Punic).! The statue dates from 
approximately the 2nd century BCE. 


On infrequent occasions (sometimes separated by periods in excess 
of a century), the statue speaks. The mechanism by which these 
sounds are made is not understood, and the mouth of the statue 
does not move. The statue’s locutions are in a Canaanite language 
(probably the same language as the inscription) and consist of: 


¢ the name, or a description, of SCP-089-A; 

* ademand for Protocol M8 to be accomplished, together with 
instructions for doing so; and 

* adescription of the attendant Type-S Event, in figurative 
language 


Each locution event is followed, within a period of three to eleven 
days, by the commencement of a Type-S Event meeting the 
description given in the locution event, unless Protocol M8 has 
already been completed. Each Type-S event is an epidemic, natural 
disaster, mass hysteria involving genocide or other massacres, or 
other event involving extensive damage to property and loss of 
human lives over a period of time that continues until Protocol M8 is 
successfully completed. In the case of each documented locution 
event, the attendant Type-S Event, while significant, is limited to a 
geographic area that does not directly affect SCP-089-B. This has, 
in some documented cases, resulted in the pendency of a Type-S 
Event for an extended duration of time due to SCP-089-B’s 
unawareness of SCP-089 or of Protocol M8, or to SCP-089-B’s 
unwillingness to undertake Protocol M8 in order to arrest the Type-S 
Event. 


For each locution event, SCP-089-A is a healthy, unblemished 
human infant or child between eight months and six years of age, 
and SCP-089-B is that child’s natural mother. In all documented 
cases, at the time of the locution event SCP-089-A and -B are each 
alive and healthy, and experience a strong bond of trust and 
affection with each other. 


Following SCP-089-B’s placement of SCP-089-A in the cavity and 
the ignition of the inflammable materials, SCP-089-A will burn and 
be destroyed over a period of two to five hours. 


Addendum #1: 

Memo to file from Dr. Garcia: While the role of SCP-089 in actually 
causing Type-S Events is unclear, experience has demonstrated 
that the prompt and precise application of Protocol M8 is effective in 
limiting the damage that they do. Dr. Patel has speculated that 
SCP-089 does not cause Type-S events, but merely anticipates 
them and provides a means to mitigate their effects. 


Addendum #2: 

A partial list of documented Type-S Events that were terminated by 
means of Protocol M8 (inclusive of documented completions of 
Protocol M8 that pre-date the Foundation’s acquisition of custody of 
SCP-089) follows: 


Date of locution: March 21, 1788 

Description of Type-S Event in Locution Event: “The 
flames shall consume their houses, yea, and their 
markets, and their temples, and all of their dwelling 
places, they shall be destroyed.” 

Type-S Event: Fire in city of 

Outcome: Protocol M8 completed on day 29 after 
locution event. 66% of city's buildings destroyed. 


Date of locution: December 2, 1850 

Description of Type-S Event in Locution Event: “The 
false prophet shall gather the multitude unto him, and 
cast them against the princes. They shall each of them 
be slain and their fields made barren.” 

Type-S Event: Large-scale messianic-based peasant 
uprising in 

Outcome: Protocol M8 completed on day 1,363 after 
locution event. Massacres associated with uprising and 
its suppression, and attendant agricultural collapse, 
account for at least million casualties. 


Date of locution: November 23, 1951 

Description of Type-S Event in Locution Event: “The 
earth shall tremble and the seas shall rise and be cast 
against the earth, and the mountain shall vomit fire, its 
voice shall be darkness and death.” 

Type-S Event: Earthquake and volcanic eruption in 


Outcome: Protocol M8 executed within 31 hours of 
locution event. No tsunami resulted although geological 
models had anticipated that one would occur from a 
seismic event in that area. No fatalities. 


Date of locution: November 7, 1970 

Description of Type-S Event in Locution Event: “The 
rains shall scour the earth, and sweep away man, and 
his beasts, and all his works, the deluge shall take them 
all.” 

Type-S Event: Cyclone in 

Outcome: Protocol M8 executed on day 49 after locution 


event. Casualties from flooding, disease and starvation 
estimated at thousand. 


Date of locution: April 4, 20 

Description of Type-S Event in Locution Event: 
[DATA EXPUNGED] 

Type-S Event: [DATA EXPUNGED] 

Outcome: Ongoing. Protocol M8 not yet executed. 


Footnotes 

1. Dr. translated an excerpt of the text as "Nightmare of Moloch! 
Moloch the loveless! Mental Moloch! Moloch the heavy judger of 
men!" 


« SCP-088 | SCP-089 | SCP-090 » 


SCP-090: Apocorubik's Cube 


Item #: SCP-090 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: Artifact is to be held in a secure 
bunker in the facility at Site and constantly monitored by approved 
Class D Personnel. The object's new arrangement is to be imaged 
every time it shifts. New arrangements are fed into the facility's 
Class-OT Supercomputer. Division Chief is to be notified of all 
changes and current estimates every half-hour. No personnel is to 
touch SCP-090 except under order - - 


AXA Security level has been created for monitoring SCP-090. Non- 
AXA personnel found in the facility will be terminated. 


Description: SCP-090 was located and retrieved in : on 
April 10, 19 . Prior to retrieval, SCP-090 had been located in a 
chamber at the nearby cathedral. SCP-090 was removed, the 
cathedral burned, 6 monks and the priest were terminated. SCP-090 
has been located at Site since the retrieval. Object's initial location 
prior to the cathedral is unrecorded. 


SCP-090 is a black cubic structure [20 cm x 20 cm x 20 cm] made of 
an unknown ceramic material. Object is classified as indestructible 
following tests outlined in Document 090-B[Unattached]. Each side 
is divided into ten thousand individual squares in arrangement 
similar to a Rubik's cube [100 segments per edge, each segment 
2mm wide]. Each square has part of a design etched into the 
surface. Etchings glow white. 


Unknown internal structure causes the realignment of a single row 
or column (roughly) every 2.8 seconds. Vague records of the 
object's alignments have been kept since 1242 CE, but those kept 
before 1533 CE have been lost. Modern technology has allowed the 
exact alignments to be imaged and recorded, as well as studied. 


Segments are divided by a thin white line unless they are aligned 
correctly with the square directly adjacent to them. There are 22 
correct alignments on the object's surface currently. See 
25.090.090.04D[Unattached] for complete current object alignment. 


D-023016-024016-024015 is currently the only alignment of three 
adjacent segments on the surface of SCP-090. 
B-100023-100024-099024-098024 and 
C-043077-042077-042076-042075 are the four-segment alignments. 
There is also a six-segment alignment. See Document 090-B for 
research notes involving alignment effects.