On 17/10/2001, Researcher Michael Forth was abducted 
by SCP-2668-1 instances following his stationing at 
Historical Site-080 ("Pompeii Information Centre"). 
Protocol ROMA was executed as normal, and Forth was 
transferred to SCP-2668 with no complications. The 
following is a document of the 2668-SALUTANT event 
that subsequently occurred: 


SCP-2668-2 instance: Foundation researcher 
Michael S. Forth 


Opponent: A large mass of SCP-2794 
instances, operating as a single entity. The 
mass appeared to show sentience uncommon 
to SCP-2794, suggesting the presence of a 
Category-B hivemind. 


Provided equipment: Various types of 


weaponry, varying from long-range firearms to 
metal gauntlets, generally increasing in 
complexity and potential lethality with each 
successive attempt. A full list of provided 
equipment is available in Document-2668-C. 


Results: Researcher Forth attempted to attack 
the opponent using all supplied weaponry, but 
quickly became aware that SCP-2794's 
abilities prevented defeat.! After 67 attempts, 
with Forth succumbing to the opponent in each 
case, they began to show signs of distress, 
gesticulating wildly and attempting to 
communicate with personnel outside of 
SCP-2668. All attempts to reason with either 
the opponent or the observing SCP-2668-1 
instances were met with failure, and after 3090 
attempts a temporary observation station was 
constructed with the purpose of monitoring 
SCP-2668-1. 


The repeated termination and resurrection of 
Researcher Forth occurred for a further 3 
months, with increasing temporal dilation 
resulting in over 140,000 cycles during this 
period. No contact with Researcher Forth was 
achieved in this time, and no abnormal 
behaviour was observed from SCP-2794. On 
09/01/2002, all visual contact with SCP-2668 
was lost, and is presumed unrecoverable. 


Addendum (20/04/2003): Researcher M. Forth, tentatively 
designated SCP-2668-3, manifested suddenly 4 km south-east of 
Historical Site-080. On their person were a number of weapons of 
unknown manufacture (presumably generated by SCP-2668), anda 
device capable of manipulating dimensional stability over a short 
range — while equivalent technologies are known to the Foundation, 
the device carried by SCP-2668-3 was apparently assembled from 
various, apparently random electromechanical components.2 How 
SCP-2668-3 was able to create or procure this device while within 


SCP-2668 is being investigated. 


Interviews with SCP-2668-3 have so far been inconclusive, but an 
extended amnestic regimen is expected to drastically improve the 
entity's psychological and emotional states. Note that, since 
SCP-2668-3's manifestation, video footage of SCP-2668 has been 
resumed. No abnormal activity has yet been observed from 
SCP-2668, and SCP-2668-1 have not yet left the seating area, 
acting as though the conflict was still ongoing. 


Addendum (20/08/2042): 


Today we mourn the loss of a truly great man, Senior 
Researcher Forth. They have been an inspiration to us 
all throughout their career, and have weathered 
hardships the likes of which few of us can know. They 
were more than just a colleague to us at Site-898: they 
were a friend, and Lord knows that in this business good 
friends are few and far between. | want more than 
anything to thank them; thank them for showing us how 
to overcome adversity, and for helping us through the 
bad times. It is no exaggeration to say that life will not be 
the same now they're gone. 


We'll miss you, Michael. 


~ Notice from Site Director Ingo, in response to the death of 
SCP-2668-3 from natural causes at the age of 76. A funeral was 
held three days later, but was disrupted by the sudden 
demanifestation of the entity's corpse, and the announcement of 
resumed activity from SCP-2668. 


Addendum (24/08/2042): Following the aforementioned resumption 
of activity, and the lack of further manifestations, the anomaly has 
been reclassified as Safe. SCP-2668-3 has been marked as 
Permanently MIA, and will receive a posthumous Foundation Star 
for Perseverance And Valour as and when they expire. Should they 
manage to exit SCP-2668 a second time, the Ethics Committee has 
voted unanimously in favour of devising a method of permanent 
termination. 


Research into SCP-2668-3's possible retrieval is ongoing, but shows 
little promise. Plans to rename the Northern wing of Historical 
Site-080 in their memory are awaiting approval. 


Footnotes 

1.Excerpt from SCP-2794's abridged documentation:SCP-2794 
resemble Coccinella septempunctata (the seven-spot ladybird), with 
the exception of their anomalous properties, and a white inscription 
on their undersides reading "Parum Christum". Instances of 
SCP-2794 are impossible to neutralize by any known means. 

2. Contained within the device were the severed limbs of several 
SCP-2668-1 instances, modules superficially resembling Reality 
Buoys currently in development, and the barrel and accelerator of a 
directed energy weapon of unknown manufacture. A full analysis is 
available from the Site-54 Archives on request. 


« SCP-2667 | SCP-2668 | SCP-2669 » 


SCP-2669: Khevtuul 1 


Item #: SCP-2669 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: The Khevtuul 1 Command 
Center has been established within the Foundation Office of 
Celestial Anomalies for the purposes of maintaining contact with 
and, when circumstances permit, control over SCP-2669. All 
available resources within the Khevtuul sub-program of Project 
Heimdall have now been redeployed with the aim of increasing the 
distance between SCP-2669 and Earth to the maximum extent 
feasible. All periods in which SCP-2669 is under control of the 
Khevtuul 1 Command Center are to be used in furtherance of this 
goal. Staff are to disregard prior mission parameters. 


Due to the potential for high numbers of D-Class personnel being 
required for SCP-2669 containment, the Foundation Logistics 
Department has been authorized to establish a specialized 
recruitment program dedicated to personnel for SCP-2669. This 
program is tentatively approved to begin operations at Ar Ramtha 
Refugee Camp in Irbid Governorate, Jordan, under the established 
"Mercy International Adoption Services" front organization. 


Description: SCP-2669 is the Khevtuul 1 space probe, designed, 
constructed and launched clandestinely by the Foundation in 2004 
as part of extraterrestrial threat assessment protocols mandated by 
Project Heimdall. SCP-2669's initial mission was the direct 
observation of exoplanets believed to be capable of harboring Earth- 
analogous life forms, a function beyond mainstream scientific 
capabilities for the foreseeable future. 


SCP-2669 utilizes two capabilities not attainable with currently 
understood technology: 


* Effective faster-than-light (FTL) travel. Research and 


adaptation of three exotic propulsion systems found within 
SCP-2722, believed to operate by locally distorting space- 
time, yielded an experimental drive capable of enabling a 
small probe to travel at relative speeds of up to (and in some 
cases exceeding) approximately 5.3c. Due to the immense 
destructive potential of such a drive, clearance for use was 
granted exclusively to Khevtuul 1. 


¢ Instantaneous communication and control. Khevtuul 1 was 
designed with an augmented flight computer system 
incorporating a human consciousness-integrated Command- 
Data-Guidance-Control (CDGC) system. Study and adaptation 
of the remote mind-body linking phenomenon behind 
SCP-2372 has enabled a form of human consciousness 
upload into an electronic interface. The presence of a 
separated human consciousness linked to a corporeal body 
on Earth has enabled the transfer of information from Earth to 
the location of Khevtuul 1 to occur on an instantaneous basis, 
regardless of relativistic distance. This attribute enabled the 
enhanced degree of control necessary to operate a space 
probe beyond the boundaries of the Solar System at the 
needed operational capacities for the mission. 


During its period of full Foundation control and mission functionality, 
Khevtuul 1 directly surveyed 114 exoplanets. The results of that 
survey remain classified. 


SCP-2669 is host to the consciousness of D-43852 (the former Dr. 
Asma Tareen). D-43852 exerts autonomous control over the probe, 
and is actively seeking to return to Earth. Due to the potential of a 
collision between Earth and a relativistic object resulting from this 
intention, containment procedures have been established to prevent 
the return of SCP-2669 to Earth. 


Experimentation has shown that uploading the consciousness of 
another subject simultaneously disrupts D-43852's control over 
SCP-2669. In the absence of interference from D-43852, backup 
software is able to resume control over SCP-2669's propulsion 
systems, which have been programmed to continue the probe on its 
originally planned course travelling indefinitely away from Earth. 
However, D-43852 has proven capable of removing additional 


subjects from SCP-2669, though this process typically takes several 
weeks. The eventual fate of additional D-Class subjects uploaded to 
SCP-2669 is not understood at present. 


Because of the nature of the upload process, the use of D-Class 
subjects recruited outside the specialized program listed above is 
now prohibited. 


+ TS/2669/EYES ONLY 
Addendum 2669.1 - Khevtuul 1 Survey Results 


Researcher's Note: The following is a representative 
sampling of exoplanets visited by SCP-2669. The 
attached information is a summary of findings; detailed 
records may be accessed with permission by the Office 


of Celestial Anomalies. 
Distance from __ Initial Heimdal Findings 
Earth HE Probability 
16 light-years 17% probability of No signs of current 
advanced life; no evidence 
civilization for previous 


inhabitation 
Observational 
Notes: 
Unsurprising, 
given the initial 
chemical 
indicators that 
were in the 
mission file. The 
atmospheric 
readings have 
confirmed the 
presence of high 
amounts of 
oxygen, however, 
upon closer 
inspection, these 


appear to be 
related to other 
chemical 
processes 
occurring at the 
planet's surface. 
No 
electromagnetic 
signals or 
evidence of 
structures. But we 
weren't likely to 
strike gold on the 
first try anyway. 


Distance from 
Earth 
560 light-years 


Observational 
Notes: It's hard to 
say lam 
disappointed. | 
cannot understate 
the immense awe 
of being able to 
directly observe 
places that | never 
thought humans 
could reach. But 
given how similar 
in size to Earth 
this planet is, | 
was hoping to see 
more signs that, if 
life weren't present 
now, that it could 
have arisen at 


Initial Heimdal Findings 
HE Probability 
33% probability of No signs of current 


advanced life; no evidence 
civilization for previous 
inhabitation 


some point. No 
chemical 
indicators, even 
for bacteria, 
present. On to the 
next candidate. 


Distance from Initial Heimdal Findings 
Earth HE Probability 
359 light-years | 41% probability of No signs of current 
advanced life; no evidence 
civilization for previous 
inhabitation 


Observational 
Notes: | know 
command thinks 
it's odd that | keep 
hoping to find 
something. Are 
you all so removed 
from the mundane 
sciences that 
you've forgotten 
what a shocking 
discovery the 
existence of 
extraterrestrial life 
would be? Yes, | 
understand the 
risk assessment 
arguments. But as 
inspiring as it is 
out here, it's 
lonely. | still can't 
understand how 
there isn't even an 
atmosphere here. 
How could the 
readings have 
been so 


SCP-302: Ant Sculpture 


Item #: SCP-302 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-302 is to be kept in Site- 
[REDACTED], under Safe-3 Protocols. Artifact should be handled 
with gloves at all times, and utmost precautions should be taken to 
ensure that the artifact does not make skin contact with 
unauthorized personnel. Any personnel not scheduled for testing 
that begin showing signs of SCP-302's effects may apply for 
termination. All subjects suffering from SCP-302's affliction should 
be terminated after no longer than eight (8) days due to [DATA 
EXPUNGED]. 


Description: SCP-302 is a small tin sculpture with a bronze/patina 
finish depicting two ants carrying a leaf. Whenever a human makes 
direct skin contact with the artifact, they will invariably find a single, 
small, relatively harmless ant on their person within (2) hours. This 
ant may belong to any of several different small ant species, and its 
appearance rarely causes much alarm. It is of note that in all 
recorded cases, subjects have always distinctly noticed this first ant 
and fully remember seeing it. 


Thereafter, an exponentially increasing number of ants will appear 
on the exposed subject by day. Throughout the entire day, the 
number of ants that appear seems to be in the range of 3X to 5X, 
where X is the number of days since initial contact with SCP-302. As 
time progresses, the ants not only increase in number, but also 
change in species. Smaller, minimally harmful species appear at 
first, later transitioning to larger species, or species with more painful 
stings or bites. 


Ants seem to appear out of the nearest unobserved space; this 
includes from under clothes, near-by objects, or, if left with no 
alternatives, bodily orifices. Ants seem singularly preoccupied with 


inaccurate? 


Distance from Initial Heimdal Findings 
Earth HE Probability 
782 light-years 19% probability of No signs of current 
advanced life; no evidence 
civilization for previous 
inhabitation 


Observational 
Notes: | 
appreciate you 
allowing me to 
travel to this one. 
Having a part in 
the mission 
decision-making 
process Is helping. 
We didn't expect 
much here, and 
naturally we didn't 
find anything. I'm 
glad that these 
results are 
reassuring to 
command. I'll keep 
looking. I'm 
making a formal 
request here for 
someone to doa 
review of the 
software. | feel like 
I'm hearing faint, 
barely audible 
background noise. 
That shouldn't be 
possible, should 
it? Hearing 
anything? 


Distance from Initial Heimdal Findings 


Earth HE Probability 
1,120 light-years} 78% probability of No signs of current 


advanced life; no evidence 
civilization for previous 
inhabitation 


Observational 
Notes: How can 
there be nothing 
out here? It was 
rocky, just like the 
theorists 
predicted. And 
those SETI 
signals, the ones 
that were so 
strong that your 
people 
suppressed them? 
How can that have 
come from a dead, 
frozen rock? | 
have nothing to do 
but run tests and 
observations, as 
someone without a 
body. But I ran 
those atmospheric 
results until | was 
exhausted. Did 
you know that it's 
possible, by the 
way? Fatigue 
without body. | 
hadn't considered 
that. God, 
something to 
collect data about, 
other than rocks 
and abstract 
chemical 


reactions. | long 
for that. Give me 
something to 
discover. 


Distance from Initial Heimdal Findings 
Earth HE Probability 
1,750 light years} 3% probability of No signs of current 
advanced life; no evidence 
civilization for previous 
inhabitation 
Observational 
Notes: | don't 
wake up and | 
don't go to sleep 
anymore. | have 
no reckoning of 
time. It's only been 
several years back 
at commana. It 
feels like it's been 
centuries out here, 
briefly interrupted 
by dead rocks. 
Nobody thought 
this would be the 
one, a gas giant 
not evenina 
habitable zone, 
but | dreamed. 
Fantastic 
organisms, 
adapted for 
atmospheric 
existence in 
extreme 
conditions, 
diaphanous 
creatures 
subsisting on 


forces we haven't 
even conceived. 
Would they even 
have need of 
communication? 
I've spent decades 
thinking of what 
they could be like. 


But there's 

nothing. I'm 

hearing things 

again. 

Distance from Initial Heimdal Findings 
Earth HE Probability