On 12/11/2001, Mobile Task Force Psi-7 ("Home 
Improvement") had been deployed to [REDACTED], Kentucky® 
after reports of individuals going missing in the town that may have 
had a familial relationship with a Dr. Henry Taylor, along with reports 
of teenagers having disappeared without a trace. 


Following an investigation into the town and its history, it was 
discovered that a location known as "Ol' Rusty"” by the locals, had 
become altered from its original structure to more like that of a 
prison.8 The rusty exterior had transformed into concrete walls, 
surrounded by guard towers. Near the entrance of the prison, 
several wooden pikes and small nests had been formed. On the 
pikes, several currently unidentified human heads have been placed 
on them.9 


Outside the factory, a 1989 BMW was found, covered in a large 
amount of foliage, abandoned and severely damaged. Although it is 
not fully conclusive on the owner of the car,!0 it has been 
hypothesized that the car belonged to Dr. Taylor. 


It has been confirmed that this is the location that Dr. Taylor 
currently resides. 


Pending approval from the O5 Council on a possible raid by 
Foundation forces on SCP-2891-2 instance. 


Raid on SCP-2891-2 instance had been approved of by the O5 
Council. 


Addendum-2891-C 


The following is an excerpt from the After Action report by Private 
[REDACTED], a member of MTF-Psi-7. 


When we entered the prison, the first thing we saw 
where the utter emptiness of it all. Just, empty. We had 
info that the target was on the top floor of the building. 


We were making our way up the building when we saw 
some -3 instances attempting to make sandbags from 
God knows what. 


We were up the third floor when we found the corpses. 
Just, Jesus. The place was covered in animal corpses, of 
deer, rabbits, foxes, squirrels, dogs, and... and humans. 
But the worst part was the categorization of them. Each 
corpse was divided into different rooms. One room for 
foxes, one for rabbits, one for dogs. We lost at least 
three men getting halfway through the first couple of 
rooms from those bastards. Damn good shots, they 
were. 


By the time we were up the third floor, we had lost half 
the team. The Commander was talking about retreating, 
but command was insistent on getting all the way up. We 
had one more floor to go. 


The third floor. 
Jesus. 


| used to work on a farm when | was a boy. My old man 
used to take me to work on killing the chickens. How we 
would put it in the killing cone, and cut its head off and let 
the blood drain out. The cone was constantly filled with 
blood. Slit the head off one myself when | was eight. 


This was like that. But on an entire floor. 


We found a guard cutting off the head of a woman, 
letting the blood drain out in a bucket. Several bodies, 
both human and non, were hanging by hooks. Some 
were packing it inside what looked like freezers. It was 
like they didn't realize what they were doing. | assume it 
was meant to feed...to feed him. 


A third of our team was gone by the time we got to the 
fourth. It was empty, except for one thing: a man hanging 
by a hook, surrounded by hundreds of armed men in 


armor. 


The commander thought it wise that we escape while we 
have the chance. We made our way down the stairs like 
an Olympic gold medalist. | heard a scream, and a shout 
for help, but | didn't listen to it. | just kept running and 
running. 


At least it wasn't me, you know? 


Addendum-2891-D 


The following is an excerpt of some of the recovered documents and 
phone calls recovered from Prometheus Labs regarding Dr. Taylor's 
current condition. 


+ Recovered letters 


Dear Henry, 

We are holding a family reunion on the 16th, 
and | would implore you to come and visit us 
and spend time outside and not copped up in 
that house all day, working. You need to have 
fun! You need to relax, you're working yourself 
to death. 

With Love, Mother 


+ Phone calls 


Hey, uh, son. I'm sorry about what happened 
at pops. | didn't mean to blow up and....and 
I'm sorry. But, please, please, come on the 
16th to spend time with us, with the family. | 
understand if you don't care about me, 
because of the hateful things | said towards 
you. But [Pauses], please come, for the sake 
of your mother. | know | can't be [Pauses] be 
him, but, please come out. 


Hey, sweety, it's grandma Mickey. | just 


wanted to ask about how you were doing, 
since you stopped visiting us. | know you were 
busy with your job, so | sent you some new 
clothes and... [Pauses] and | just want to see 
you again. 


Hey man, just calling in to check up on you. 
Uh, what's going on man? | got a new 
girlfriend and she's really nice. You would like 
her. Well, uh, Henry, if you ever get the 
chance to, like, go out for a movie or 
something, just call me. We could go, see, like, 
see a movie or something. 


+ Emails 


From: John Taylor 

To: Henry Taylor 

Subject: Fuck You 

Listen you son of a bitch, you broke your 
fucking mother's heart you absolute cunt and 
our father's trust. Fuck you, you horrible 
fucking son, and even worse brother. Fuck 
you. Kill yoursel. 


From: Tyler [REDACTED] 

To: Henry Taylor 

Subject: Please respond 

Hey buddy. | don't exactly know what's going 
on, where you're at, or if you have your email 
still on you or have had it changed. But, if it is 
man, it's Tyler, and | just wanted you to know 
that | love you bro, and I'm praying for you and 
your family. | just felt the need to let you know. 
Stay with God, and keep your head up. Our 
actions don't define us, but it's how we move 
forward with things. Just stay strong buddy, | 
love you. 


Footnotes 
1. This behavior is similar to that of the entities withinSCP-1312. A 


link between the two anomalies has yet to be established. 

2. This varies between individual instances of SCP-2891-1, some 
surviving only for three months, while other instances surviving for 
up to three years. 

3. Cause of death is currently unknown. 

4. Also known asPrometheus Labs Inc. 

5. The poorest county in the State of Kentucky 

6. A town with a population of less than 300. 

7. An abandoned manufacturing plant that had gone out of business 
in 1965. 

8. An SCP-2891-2 instance. 

9. It is currently unknown if these are the results of SCP-2891, ora 
possible creation by SCP-2891-3. 

10. A license plate could not be found on the car. It had been 
removed by an unknown individual. 


« SCP-2890 | SCP-2891 | SCP-2892 » 


SCP-2892: The Flying Dutchman 


Item #: SCP-2892 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Due to the nature of SCP-2892, 
it cannot be fully contained. Site 2892-A has been established at 
Surabaya, Indonesia (per agreement with the Indonesian 
government) to facilitate monitoring. Site 2892-A will be disguised as 
an Indonesian naval facility. 


At all times, at least one Van Speijk-class frigate modified to carry 
NATO standard weaponry and sensory packages is to be on patrol 
in SCP-2892's identified area of manifestation. This frigate is to be 
supported at all times by no less than two maritime patrol aircraft. In 
the event of a prolonged manifestation, one air-to-air re-fueling craft 
should be on standby to facilitate extended operations. These craft 
will bear the markings of the Indonesian Navy. In the event of 
attrition or sudden need, non-conforming ships may be visually 
modified to appear to be a ship currently in service with the 
Indonesian Navy. 


During a manifestation event no civilian craft, whether they are 
seaborne or low-flying aircraft!, are to be permitted any closer than 
20km? of SCP-2892. Civilian craft should be hailed and informed 
that they are entering a live-fire exercise or on-going anti-piracy 
operation and must divert. Failure to acknowledge and comply 
should be responded to with rapid interception of the craft. 


Standard escalation of force is to be observed for non-compliant 
craft. Civilian sea-craft should ideally be boarded by attached 
elements of MTF Gamma-6 ("Deep Feeders") acting as a fast-craft 
or rotary-wing boarding team. Administration of Class B amnestics 
and a forced course correction must follow. In the event of an 
incursion by openly hostile groups the local MTF commander has 
discretion in how to respond. 


During a Dutchman event all assets should sound general quarters 
and prepare to aggressively intercept SCP-2892. Survivors of a 
Dutchman event are to be administered with Class C amnestics and 
evacuated to the nearest Indonesian port. Should SCP-2892 not 
enter a hostile state standard interception protocol should be 
observed. Dutchman events are to be considered a breach of 
containment. 


Description: SCP-2892 is the HNLMS Java, a Dutch cruiser sunk 
during the battle of The Java Sea on 27th February, 1942. It is fully 
corporeal and seaworthy, and all systems appear to be functioning. 


SCP-2892's manifestation consists of the ship breaching the water's 
surface, bow-first. This is preceded by a dull red glow, similar to that 
observed in a Dutchman event, below the water's surface. The 
depth at which SCP-2892 begins this process at has been observed 
to be between 20 to 18 meters. SCP-2892 appears to simply 
materialize under the water. The materialization has often been 
described as watching the vessel ‘fading into existence.’ The nature 
and frequency of SCP-2892's manifestation, beyond its approximate 
location, follows no observable pattern. 


The ship shows no signs of the extensive structural damage it was 
reported to have received during its final action. At no point during 
any of its manifestations have crew been observed on deck. 
SCP-2892's weaponry and sensory arrays appear to perform to its 
historical specifications. SCP-2892 however displays an ability to 
withstand anomalous amounts of damage with no corresponding 
loss in said performance. It is seemingly indestructible. It has shown 
itself capable of maintaining flank speed in spite of fires, heavy 
listing, flooding and appears to dissipate when it would otherwise be 
sunk. The time in which re-manifestation occurs appears to be 
variable, with the shortest observed time frame being 18 hours, and 
the longest being 1 month, 3 weeks. Despite its abnormal structural 
endurance SCP-2892 often takes standard evasive actions when it 
loses fire superiority. This greatly facilitates its containment. 


SCP-2892's non-anomalous armament remain a significant threat 
when consideration of its endurance is made. It poses a particular 
danger to civilian and commercial craft, which travel at much slower 
speeds than itself and contemporary military craft are capable of. To 


(At this point, the three personnel attempted to walk to 
the door.) 


Dr. Haber: Jesus! 
Erin: Step back! 


It was at this point that a homeless man travelling on the train hurled 
Dr. Haber across the room and broke his neck, before being shot 
four times in the chest by Agent Erin. Foundation personnel waiting 
at the next platform quickly evacuated them from the train on 
stretchers. The vagrant died on the way to base, and although 
transported in a highly secure ambulance, his body disappeared 
when passing through an abandoned part of town, specifically under 
a ruin of a train bridge. 


Agent Erin ordered the train evacuated and stated his intention to 
continue the experiment alone, remaining with Strahm. 
Hallucinations continued as the trip progressed: Agent Erin reported 
seeing flickering shadows and strange phenomena, while Strahm 
reported more overt hallucinations, including Agent Erin's face 
melting apart to reveal a horned red faced monster, and the very 
metals and materials of the train beginning to melt like wax and mold 
and reform strangely. Erin said he found it extremely difficult to think 
logically or concentrate, but he persevered to stay attached and 
talking to a increasingly deranged Strahm. 


This experiment has led to the formation of the idea that the user 
travels on two separate trains: the first, the four-dimensional vehicle 
of reality, and the second, a so-called "shadow train" that overlaps 
the first. Both trains move at the same rate, with passengers and 
personnel perceiving one or the other to various degrees, until the 
"real" train reaches the end of the line and stops moving, while the 
"shadow train" continues. According to Agent Erin, shortly after 
reaching the end of the line, Agent Strahm began to slowly drift 
forward towards the front of the train, passing through solid material 
in the process. When pointed out to Agent Strahm, Strahm became 
perturbed and began to run towards the back of the train. Upon 
reaching the mid-point of the third to last car, Strahm began to 
pound his fist against the air, stating that he was at the end of the 
train, and "it's moving, it's pulling out of the station," and that he was 


date, it appears to only be actively hostile during Dutchman events 
(see Incident Log 2892-07). The passive effects of manifestation 
also pose a significant threat to smaller commercial and civilian 
craft, and is likely to induce a Dutchman event and subsequent 
hostile reaction as a result. 


SCP-2892's manifestation is limited to the waters in which its final 
action was fought. Once manifested, SCP-2892 appears to roam at 
will, but to date has not seen to exit any of the straits that act as 
passages into the Java Sea. SCP-2892's manifestation is always 
coupled with the appearance of strong, but varying storm conditions 
regardless of the season. SCP-2892 is not necessarily at the eye of 
these systems, and has been observed to precede or succeed the 
passage of them. The reason for this is currently unknown. 


Severity of these storm systems range from heavy swells upwards 
to conditions resembling a category 5 Typhoon. The detection of 
these storm systems appears impracticable save by visual 
confirmation; traditional methods of short-range weather radar 
detection appear to be prone to malfunctions. Longer range 
meteorological radar inexplicably do not pick up the systems that 
accompany the manifestation of SCP-2892. The severity of the 
storm systems that accompany manifestation do not appear to be 
predictable; no discernible pattern has been identified. 


+ Show Initial Discovery: 


Initial Discovery: Sunk with extensive structural 
damage following a prolonged surface battle with the 
Imperial Japanese Navy, the wreck of the Java was 
discovered in 2002 by amateur divers. The wreck was 
subsequently reported missing by the Dutch War Graves 
commission in November 2016. The disappearance was 
at first speculated to be a result of local, illegal salvaging, 
and did not draw the attention of the Foundation. Also 
reported missing was the wreck HNLMS De Ruyter, lost 
in the same action. To date, HNLMS De Ruyter has not 
manifested. 


SCP-2892 came to the Foundation's attention 
approximately 1 month after its reported disappearance, 


which coincided with an increase in reports of abnormally 
violent pirate attacks and missing ships in the Java sea. 
Foundation Agents embedded with the Indonesian Navy 
and the Royal Australian Navy were tasked to 
investigate. 


The existence of an anomaly was confirmed on //2017 
when survivors rescued by the Indonesian Coast Guard 
reported their commercial fishing vessel suddenly had 
encountered off-seasonal typhoon conditions. Their craft 
rapidly became swamped and consequently the vessel 
began to broadcast a distress signal on an open 
frequency. SCP-2892 responded in its usual matter and 
a Dutchman event was triggered. Fatalities from this 
particular manifestation were estimated to number 


Agents embedded with the Indonesian Navy issued the 
survivors with Class C amnestics and a standard piracy 
cover story quickly disseminated. 


+ Show Addendum 2892-01: