¢ A weapon, possibly a sword or knife (SCP-001-2). The 
weapon appears to emit flames at a temperature rivaling that 
of the sun, based on spectrographic analysis, although there 
appear to be no destructive effects from the intense heat on 
the surrounding area. Any entity that approaches within 1 km 
of SCP-001 is immediately struck by the weapon and 
obliterated from existence. Any and all hostile actions taken 
towards SCP-001 have resulted in the annihilation of the 
attacker, regardless of range (see incident report re: Indian 
Ocean Submarine Missile Experiment, December 26, 2004) 

* SCP-001 appears to be standing with its head bowed in a 
gesture of supplication with SCP-001-2 held in both hands 
point-down in front of it. Since originally recorded by the 
Founder over [DATA REDACTED] years ago, SCP-001 has 
not deviated from this stance. 

¢« Human beings exposed to SCP-001 report hearing a voice in 
their heads, giving them a directive which the subject reports 
cannot be disobeyed. The most common directive is 
"FORGET", which results in the subject walking away from 
SCP-001 with no memory of having encountered it. On rare 
occasions, however, other directives have been given: the 


most famous of these is the one given to the Founder 
("PREPARE"), which he has claimed formed the impetus for 
founding [DATA REDACTED] to catalog and contain any and 
all supernatural and/or paranormal artifacts that represent a 
serious threat to the current existence of humanity. This is the 
organization now known as the SCP Foundation. 

Observers have reported that SCP-001 appears to be 
standing in front of a gate of immense proportions. Long- 
range photographs have occasionally detected what appears 
to be a pastoral grove within, containing numerous other 
entities of the same composition as SCP-001, as well as 
several fruit ttees of unknown composition. Of particular note 
are two fruit trees of immense proportion near what appears to 
be the center of the grove: one, it is noted, appears to be an 
ordinary apple tree, although the other bears a fruit unknown 
on earth, described as [DATA EXPUNGED]. 


It is the avowed belief of the Founder that the gate which SCP-001 
guards may be the gate to [EXPUNGED] based on correlations with 
ancient Babylonian texts and the Dead Sea Scrolls. In which case, 
one can deduce that the entity known as SCP-001 may be 
[EXPUNGED]. 


Addendum 001-a: Experimentation re: SCP-001-2's effective kill 
range 


1. EXPERIMENT A: 1 Class-D personnel instructed to approach 
SCP-001 as closely as possible on foot. 

Result: Upon making visual contact with SCP-001, subject is 
ordered to "LEAVE." Subject immediately turns away from entity and 
walks away. Despite repeated orders to continue the experiment, 
Class D Personnel refuses to obey and is terminated. Upon 
termination of Class-D personnel, all research staff involved are 
immediately obliterated by an unknown force, presumably 
SCP-001-2. 


2. EXPERIMENT B: 1 remote-operated research robot guided to 
approach SCP-001 from the ground. 

Result: Upon approaching within 1 km of SCP-001, research robot is 
obliterated, presumably by SCP-001-2. All further attempts at 


remote reconnaissance have the same result. 


3. EXPERIMENT C: 100 pre-programmed research drones 
instructed to approach SCP-001 from multiple angles 
simultaneously. 

Result: Coordination is successful, and all 100 drones cross the 

1 km mark simultaneously; however, all 100 are simultaneously 
obliterated by SCP-001-2. Designated observer at Site 0 reports that 
SCP-001-2 appeared to "strike in all directions at once." SCP-001 
did not deviate from its stance while this took place. 


4. EXPERIMENT D: Wire-guided missile fired from a distance of 

3 km. 

Result: SCP-001-2 obliterates weapon upon crossing the 1km mark, 
simultaneously obliterating the launch site and killing all personnel. 


5. EXPERIMENT E: Multi-Warhead Intercontinental Ballistic Missile 
fired from SCP nuclear submarine "Nautilus." 

Result: See Indian Ocean Submarine Missile Experiment, December 
26, 2004 


6. EXPERIMENT F: SCP-076 and Task Force Omega 7 instructed 
to approach SCP-001 on foot. 

Result: SCP-076 refuses to carry out mission, despite not being 
informed of the mission's nature. Upon being asked why, SCP-076 
replies, "No. Just no." 


7. EXPERIMENT G: SCP-073. Due to the results of experiment F, 
SCP-073 was not informed of his destination until arriving at Site 0. 
Result: SCP-073 approached the site on foot. Upon seeing 
SCP-001, SCP-073 became distressed and asked to abort. 
SCP-073 was ordered to continue. At that point, the symbol on 
SCP-073's forehead became [DATA EXPUNGED]. Experiment was 
terminated due to [DATA EXPUNGED]. See Addendum 001-aa. 


Addendum 001-aa: By executive order of the Administrator, no 
further experiments are to be carried out re: SCP-001. No further 
SCPs are to be exposed to SCP-001. SCP-0017 is not to be used to 
dispose of dangerous SCPs. Please see revised containment 
procedures for details. 


ADDENDUM: On -- -_ , the following errant transmission was 
received by Foundation personnel: 


INITIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE PATMOS- 
OMEGA 


ATTN: All Foundation Personnel. 


The following message was received at approximately 
: : this morning from Site 0. 


SCP-001 has left its location. The Gate is Open. They 
are riding forth. 
Oh G_d, it's so beautiful... 


thelordreigneththelordhasreignedthelordshallreignforeverthelordrei 
gneththelordhasreignedthelordshallreignforeverthelordreigneththel 
ordhasreignedthelordshallreignforeverthelordheisgodthelordheisgod 
thelordheisgodthelordheisgodthelordheisgodthelordheisgodthelord 
heisgodthelordheisgodHEAROISRAELTHELORDOURGODTHELORI 


Because of this event's confluence with the recent 
breach of SCP-995, the opening of SCP-616, and the 
activation of SCP-098, the Foundation is required to 
immediately begin preparations for an XK-class end-of- 
the-world scenario. SCP-076 and SCP-073 are to be 
secured immediately. All personnel are to unlock and 
decode Emergency Order Patmos-Omega, and follow all 
orders within. Site 19 is to be secured, and all 
nonessential SCPs and personnel terminated and/or 
destroyed. Repeat, because of this event's confluence 
with the recent breach of SCP-995, the opening of 
SCP-616, and the activation of SCP-098, the Foundation 
is required to immediately begin preparations for an XK- 
class end-of-the-world scenario. SCP-076 and SCP-073 
are to be secured immediately. All personnel are to 
unlock and decode Emergency Order Patmos-Omega, 
and follow all orders within. Site 19 is to be secured, and 
all nonessential SCPs and personnel terminated and/or 
destroyed. Repeat, because of this event's confluence 


with the recent breach of SCP-995, the opening of 
SCP-616, and the aktivation of SCP-098, the Foundation 
is rekwired to immediatelebegin preprrations ffr an XK- 
class end-of-theworldsenario. SCP-076 and SCP-073 
@re to be secured immediately Cain and Abel my two 
sons, | amcoming all personnel are to unlock and decode 
behold, | stand at the gate and knock and if 
anyanayansdfysffollow 

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$@andisawanewheavenandanewearthandthefruitofofof 


&@#S@#@#I@#HS 


[SIGNAL LOST] 


Upon contacting Site 0, O5-14 responded that no such message 
had been sent from his location and that SCP-001 remained inert. 
The transmission was initially determined to be a hoax. However, 
close examination of the transmission reveals a timestamp dated 
[DATA REDACTED] years in the future. It is theorized that [DATA 
EXPUNGED]. 


Pol-520-A is Sylvia Lin, a 23-year-old human female formerly living 
in Syracuse, NY. She holds a recent B.Eng. in electrical engineering 
and claims proficiency in electronics manufacture, including certain 
anomalous techniques. She claims to have built SCP-520-2 with 
assistance from Pol-520-B, and professes considerable concern for 
Pol-520-B as a friend and mentor. She is largely cooperative with 
Foundation requests but remains reluctant to attempt to build new 
anomalous devices. 


Pol-520-B is Ester Pochazka, a 77-year-old human female born in 
Prague, Czech Republic and formerly living in Utica, NY. She is a 
retired electrical engineer with an established history of building 
anomalous electrical devices. She claims to have designed 
SCP-520-1, written the manuals and diagrams retrieved with the 
object, and provided the designs and documentation to Pol-520-A 
as part of a long-distance mentor-student relationship. Since 
containment, she has expressed no desire to contact Pol-520-A. 


Shortly before being contained by the Foundation, Pol-520-B 
suffered minor ischemic brain damage as a result of pacemaker 
failure, with symptoms including partial retrograde amnesia. By 
studying her and Pol-520-A's notes since their containment, she has 
largely recovered her skills in electrical engineering. However, she 
claims confusion at the anomalous portions of the SCP-520 
documentation, including her own writing, and is sharply skeptical of 
the basic principles described therein. 


Addendum 520-6: Sample Selection Classes 


The following device selection classes, in reverse chronological 
order, have been observed since SCP-520 came into Foundation 
custody. 


¢ FLUORESCENT CEILING LIGHT 

* DOORBELL 

* HONDA ACCORD POWER STEERING 

¢ LIBRARY FIRE ALARM 

* NEONATAL VENTILATOR 

* SYNCHROTRON 

* SAFETY CONTROL ROD ACTIVATION MECHANISM 
* PACEMAKER 


qntm's proposal: The Lock 


Item #: SCP-001 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-001 is to be kept locked 
along with all data pertaining to it inside the Primary Archival Vault 
on Sub-Level 1 of Site 10. The Vault is a custom-manufactured, 
reinforced concrete and steel, vertical octagonal prism (see 
Appendix U for full schematics) with a 2000-kg, 0.9-m-thick, time- 
locked access portal in the ceiling. The time-locking schedule should 
be classified and available only to Dr. Y. Mirski. Access is 
conditional on three-factor authorization (e.g. keycard+fingerprint 
+passphrase). SCP-001 is among the safest artifacts in the 
Foundation's possession and these measures are primarily intended 
to prevent theft. 


Description: SCP-001 is a smooth, black, perfectly ellipsoidal 
(~15.1 cm x 15.4 cm x 16.5 cm) onyx gemstone with a mottled white 
pattern. Wrapped around its exterior, encompassing its equator and 
both poles, is a complex and layered fractal filigree of gold metal. 
The gold is sculpted into broad strokes at what is now usually 
agreed to be the lower or "south" pole of the object, but with 
increasing "latitude" the pattern becomes progressively more 
intricate. Near the "north" pole, also called the "lock" or "singularity" 
(see acquisition report, below), the pattern complexity progresses 
beyond the capability of optical or electron-beam microscopes to 
resolve. Further investigation is pending advances in microscopy 
technology. 


The gemstone continuously emits a small quantity (~34.5007 to 
34.5010 mW) of thermal radiation in the microwave range. As a 
result, the gold filigree is warm to the touch. The white mottled areas 
emit fractionally more radiation than the black onyx areas. 


Other than this, SCP-001 is totally inert. It is opaque to all forms of 


electromagnetic and hard radiation, and, so far, indestructible (see 
log for Project Pluto, below). Its onyx/gold composition is guessed 
from visual inspection, since the taking of samples for chemical 
analysis has proven impossible. 


Project Pluto Master Log 


The following experiments have failed to open SCP-001: 


conventional lockpicking 

brute force assault with hammer, chisel, sledgehammer, bolt- 
cutters, welding torch, bandsaw, etc. 

sustained heating to 5000 degrees Centigrade in industrial 
furnace (artifact reflected all thermal energy, did not increase 
in temperature) 

direct application of industrial cutting laser (~160 kW/cm2 
concentrated on the "lock") (artifact reflected all energy) 
compression in vice, car crusher, hydraulic diamond-face 
press (all destroyed) 

application of corrosive acids and other highly-oxidizing 
compounds (no reaction) 

detonation of plastic and solid explosives up to 0.5 kt TNT- 
equivalent at point blank range (no effect) 

detonation of a 15 kt TNT-equivalent atomic warhead at point 
blank range [authorization granted retroactively by Dr. Mirski] 
(no effect) 


Project Pluto is to be immediately terminated. - Dr Hack 


Project Pluto is ongoing with the full support of 
Foundation resources. - Dr Mirski 


SCP-001 Acquisition Report 


The earliest record of SCP-001 is in the handwritten journal of the 
minor Scottish aristocrat Sir Edwin Young, 3rd Baronet (1611-1677). 
As was customary at the time, Young kept a "Cabinet of Curiosities", 
a small room of artifacts of undetermined providence such as 
sculptures, preserved creatures, and trinkets. Young's journal 
includes references to his acquisition in 1654 of "ane bouned jew'l of 
onycs and filigree gold, of finenefs beyond rational ftatement' while 


travelling across the Mesopotamian desert. The journal indicates 
that SCP-001 was found buried in the ruin of "a bitter, blafted place, 
older than days", or what Young took to be a temple to "a fearlome 
death god". SCP-001 was found encased in stone at the centre of 
four enormous runic stones. Young's journal includes a sketch of the 
most readable side of the most well-preserved stone, but he was 
unable to read the runes or find a scholar who could translate them. 


Young's account of his journey to the location of the ruin is 
incomplete. It has not yet been located. 


Young's "felections of curious providence" lay in storage for several 
centuries after he died. In 1805, his descendants donated SCP-001 
to the Scottish National Museum in Edinburgh. The curators of the 
museum regarded SCP-001 as an ancient, fragile, and priceless 
example of ancient Sumerian metalworking. They therefore failed to 
discover its anomalous warmth, its indestructibility, or its impossible 
microscopic-scale construction. They were, however, able to identify 
the runes in Young's sketch as Tertiary Sumerian Cuneiform, circa 
3400 BCE. Only a partial translation is possible: 


Mr. McCandlish, who performed the translation, noted: 


This appears to be some sort of incantation or "spell of 
containment". "Apakht" is the name of whatever is 
imprisoned within the gemstone. 


SCP-001 was finally placed on semi-permanent display in 1949. 


In 2003, Foundation staff observed that the mottled white patterns 
on the surface of SCP-001 resembled the cosmic microwave 
background, a pattern of microwaves encompassing the entire 
observable universe, as mapped by NASA's Wilkinson Microwave 
Anisotropy Probe earlier that year. Closer inspection showed the two 
patterns to be identical. SCP-001 (along with Baronet Young's 
journal) was immediately purchased by a Foundation front 
organization and transferred to Site 10 where Dr. Q. Hack and Dr. Y. 


Mirski performed initial routine analysis. 


Research continues under the auspices of Dr. Mirski, Dr. Hack 
having recently left the Foundation. 


Young's journal also includes several detailed sketches of SCP-001. 
In one of the sketches a small ornate object resembling a key is 
shown fitted into its "north pole". The key has not been recovered. 


SCP-001:05: The Factory 


SCP-001 is an O5's tale 
Good evening, Doctor. 


No, no, don't stand up. And, yes, | am who you think | am. Let's not 
make any more of this than it is. You Know my number, and | know 
enough about you to make a duplicate that even your mother 
wouldn't be able to tell apart from the real you. No, that's not a 
threat, just a fact.