Major Jack Wilford (Current commander of MTF 
Tau-1): | was looking through SCP-096-1’s house with 
my squad. Poor bastard was a semi-pro mountaineer, 
took a trip to the . Apparently he took a snapshot of 
the landscape, and just happened to catch SCP-096 in 
the background. 


[Wilford holds up four fingers for emphasis] 


Wilford: Four pixels. Four fucking pixels. | doubt the guy 
even knew what he saw. He was probably just lookin’ at 
the picture one day, noticed an off-color patch of snow, 
and went on with his day. 


Interviewer: How did you find it? 


Wilford: Our SCRAMBLE gear picked it up right away. 
The lieutenant got the picture and took it down to the 
chopper before | ever got to see it. By then the damn 
monster had taken down Big Brother and it had peeled 
open the [former] Major’s Stryker. All hell was breaking 
loose. 


Interviewer: So the SCRAMBLE gear was ineffective? 


Wilford: Ineffective? The goddamn SCRAMBLE were 
pieces of shit that killed the whole damn task force. You 
know only three people are alive besides me? All 
because some retard egghead thought of a “state-of-the- 
art countermeasure to SCP-096’s hostile reaction.” 
Those bloody idiots could have just put a bag over the 
target's head and be done with it but no, we had to use 
state-of-the-fucking-art SCRAMBLE. 


< End log> 


< Begin log> 
Dr. Dan: What did that fucker call me? 


[Dr. Dan pushes back from the table and begins standing 
up] 


Dr. Dan: I'll show that goddamn son of a bitch what an 
egghead is after | bash open his- [Interviewee begins 
shouting and cursing.] 


[Two guards enter the room and push Dr. Dan back into 
the seat] 


Interviewer: Do we need to administer a sedative, 
doctor? 


[Dr. Dan takes a breath and smooths his coat] 


Dr. Dan: No, no. | apologize. [Sighs] SCRAMBLE was 
really an ingenious idea. However, it was a failure 
because we did not fully know how SCP-096 worked. 
You see, as the chip inside SCRAMBLE picked up 
SCP-096’s facial features and began scrambling them, 
there was a split-second of uninterrupted light flow to the 
retina. Computers are fast, but not as fast as light. So, 
there was a split-second image of SCP-096’s direct face 
sent to the brain. It wasn’t even consciously received, but 
apparently it was enough to trigger the hostile reaction in 
SCP-096. 


Interviewer: So, with this report of the photograph... 


Dr. Dan: That’s the most disturbing part of this whole 
incident. You know when the former SCP-096-1 went on 
his mountain trip? 199. That’s years of that photo 
hanging there before he saw SCP-096. Since the brain 
doesn't need to be aware that it is viewing SCP-096’s 
face to trigger the reaction, there can be ticking time 
bombs hidden literally anywhere in the world. How many 
photographs are out there containing SCP-096, just 


going unnoticed, waiting for a careful eye? As | said 
before, | want this thing terminated. Now. 


< End log> 
“Just a quick question, doctor. Um, what exactly were you planning 
on doing, there? Major Jack Wilford was top-notch SBS when we 


recruited him.” 


“| was also a Recon medic, sir, and was deployed in the Caucasus. 
Marines beat SBS.” 


“No, they don’t.” 
“Enough, both of you. Moving on.” 


< Begin log> 
Video interview log 096-1-D 


Chief Master Sergeant (Door gunner attached to 
ER-A): | got the bag over its head. 


Interviewer: Yes, you’ve told me that. Could you tell me 
exactly what transpired? 


: It... it was done with all its.... It was sitting there, in 
the highway. Just got done ripping open a minivan. 
[Interviewee is silent.] 


Interviewer: And? 


: I’m... Wes landed the chopper; | got out, and bagged 
it. | put the bag over its head. It got calm and they took it. 


Interviewer: So, the victims in the minivan were the last 
to have viewed SCP-096’s face? 


[Interviewee is silent] 
Interviewer: ? 


[Interviewee remains silent for the remainder of the 


interview, and was released. He was later found in his 
bunkroom, having committing suicide via hanging with a 
makeshift rope. A half-crushed pacifier was found in his 
fist.] 


< End log> 
< Begin log> 


Video log 096-1-D, Confiscated tape from news 
broadcast “CNN” 


[The image shows first responders surrounding the 
remains of a crashed plane, over the shoulder of a field 
reporter. ] 


Reporter: The plane, which seems to be military in 
origin, has no outward markings designating it as a part 
of the U.S. military. While first responders look for a 
black box recording, it is thought by police that the plane 
crashed due to a massive cabin breach in both the 
cockpit and fuselage. 


[The reporter motions to a large hole in the side of the 
plane, which several firefighters are climbing inside.] 


Reporter: Paramedics have only found three bodies, 
which is odd for a plane apparently requiring a crew of 
around twenty men. Police have suggested- 


[The reporter is cut off as three Super Stallions are 
shown hovering overhead, two of which land and begin 
unloading troops belonging to MTF-Epsilon.] 


MTF-E-1: Shut off the camera. Shut off the 
motherfucking- 


< End log> 
< Begin log> 


Dr. Oleksei: So are we finished here? 


Interviewer: One last question, doctor. Or, statement, as 
it seems. We find it interesting that there was no break 
room at Research Site . Or coffee. 


[Interviewee remains silent.] 


Interviewer: We think it would be best if you begin 
talking. 


[REMAINDER OF VIDEO INTERVIEW LOG 096-1-A 
REDACTED] 


< End log> 
“| don't see what that has to do with me.” 
“There is no reason to play dumb, doctor. He’s told us everything.” 
“..Well then, | guess there’s no use feigning anything, is there?” 
Audio Recording, O5 Hearing 


05-1: Upon reviewing your testimony and available 
footage, and the confession of the late Dr. Oleksei, it is 
the unanimous agreement of the O5 that you are to be 
terminated, for your part in the gross breach of SCP-096- 


Dr. Dan: And | thought you would know the meaning of 
“For the greater good.” 


O5-1: Do not try my patience, doctor. Given the 
incident’s scope and potential, the O5 have approved 
your request for the termination of SCP-096. Given the 
lack of personnel with understanding of SCP-096, the 
termination will be entrusted to you, under heavy guard 
and the personal supervision of me. Your own 
termination will be scheduled at a later date. 


< End log> 


“That is horrible, doctor. How could you knowingly-” 


“It worked. There was only a matter of time until that happened in a 
major population center, and its face spread over the world news. | 
can kill 096, but I’ve killed myself in the process.” 


SCP-097: Old Fairgrounds 


Item #: SCP-097 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-097 is contained within 
the limits of the property where it was initially discovered, Zone- 
SCP-097. The property is surrounded by an 8 metre tall concrete 
block fence, fitted with barbed wire and security camera systems. 
Satellite images of Zone-SCP-097 are to be doctored, removing all 
traces of the area. 


Any and all new plant growth outside the containment area 
suspected to originate from within the SCP is to be sterilized through 
application of boiling saltwater and/or incinerated. Absolutely all 
abnormal behaviour is to be reported to Doctor Bridge within ten 
minutes of occurrence. If any personnel or their families experience 
hallucinations or thematically related dreams outside of containment, 
they are to contact Doctor Bridge to schedule treatment. 


Localities surrounding SCP-097, specifically [REDACTED], are to be 
monitored from the first of April until the first of November every year 
for affected civilians. Medical establishments dealing with sleep 
abnormalities are to be monitored for signs of SCP-097’s influence. 
Civilians below the age of 16 encountered alone within 1 square 
kilometre of Zone-SCP-097 are to be taken into Foundation custody 
and are to be treated with a Class B amnestic and returned home, or 
the nearest police station. Personnel tasked with the return of 
civilians are to avoid public exposure; each Agent is to be assigned 
a cover story to follow if they do encounter civilians en-route to their 
destinations. See Level 3 staff for details. 


The morning after the first frost of the year, a team of twenty-five 
Agents armed with agricultural tools are to enter SCP-097 and clear 
away the outer plant matter. This process is not to continue past 
dusk. 


Description: SCP-097 is a ten acre area of land in the state of 
[REDACTED], in the Midwestern United States. It is the abandoned 
remains of the [REDACTED] County Fair 1969, an area of 
approximately 2.3 km? (approx. 5.4 sq. mi). Structures within the 
SCP area exist in a state of moderate disrepair, consistent with the 
expected age and environment. 


At the centre of SCP-097 lie the remains of a 1956 Buick pickup 
truck, majority of which is crushed beneath a colossal pumpkin of 
unknown subtype, henceforth SCP-097-01. SCP-097-01 stands 
approximately 7.4 metres (24.3 feet) tall and 8.1 metres (26.8 feet) 
in diameter at its widest. Current estimates put SCP-097-01 at 
approximately 15,000 kilograms (approx. 33,070 pounds). This 
pumpkin remains roughly spherical in shape, instead of spreading 
out under its own weight as would be expected of a plant of its size. 


The remaining portion of SCP-097 (approx. 2 km?) is overgrown with 
several dozen varieties of pumpkins, with over seventy subspecies 
yet identified, and many previously unknown to agriculture. Many of 
these pumpkins have been shown capable of growing to enormous 
sizes, the average estimated weight being around 250 kilograms 
(avg. 550 lbs). These pumpkins, along with the assorted other crops, 
grow with, on and around the remains of the 1969 fairgrounds, 
creating a mazelike arrangement of plant life. The average height of 
the “walls” within SCP-097 is 1.6 metres, though this may vary from 
year to year. 


Between April and November each year, the area within SCP-097 
has produced a number of anomalous phenomena ranging from 
benign to implicitly aggressive. To date, seventeen Agents have 
been severely maimed within SCP-097, eight having died. See 
Event Log SCP-097 for a brief listing of recorded phenomena. 


Addendum - Historical Note: Prior to the construction of 
SCP-097's containment wall, instances of what are now known as 
SCP-2171-1 were occasionally observed to form fragmented ‘walls’, 
and at one point a near-complete ring, of 2171 around SCP-097's 
area of effect. This behavior ceased following the containment wall's 
completion. The purpose and implications behind this interaction are 
as of yet unknown. 


Effects of SCP-097 on Children: In addition to its immediate 
effects outlined in Event Log SCP-097, SCP-097-01 appears to 
produce an undetectable signal towards children in an undetermined 
range. For clarity, “children” will refer to individuals up to the age of 8 
10. 


* Beginning in early April, civilian children within SCP-097’s 
undefined range may be overcome with somnambulism on 
clear nights. Affected children will move around their homes, 
stopping to face closed doorways for several seconds before 
moving to the next nearest doorway, eventually returning to 
bed. At first, this behaviour will occur only once a week, 
beginning with only the doors on a single floor. This 
sleepwalking will become more frequent, by mid-August 
happening every night. If forcibly awoken at any time during 
these episodes, they will scream for several seconds before 
succumbing to a degree of confusion. After an affected child is 
awoken in this manner, the effect will cease, and the child will 
never show any further signs of SCP-097’s influence. 


* Over the course of two to three months, these episodes will 
become more thorough, affected individuals seeking out each 
doorway inside their home, as well as those on their 
household’s property, such as garages, car doors, and fence 
gates; eventually, they will begin visiting the front doors of 
neighbours. Beginning in September, affected children who 
have remained undisturbed during these episodes will begin 
to remain outside at sunrise, laying on grass near their 
homestead and returning to full REM sleep. Affected children 
may recall dreams centering around autumn activities. 


Between September 1st and November 1st, if the affected 
children have not been awoken during the preceding 
sleepwalking episodes, they will cease the previously 
established activity during the sleepwalk, and instead begin to 
walk directly towards SCP-097’s location. They will travel over 
fields and down secondary roads, steadily moving towards 
SCP-097. Local geography consists mostly of undeveloped 
Foundation-owned property, facilitating uninterrupted travel. 
Upon arrival at SCP-097, an affected child will sit down before 


SCP-097-01 and begin singing unidentifiable gibberish as 
music begins to play. While a number of instruments have 
been recorded, simple drums and pipes are the most 
consistently encountered. 


¢ After several minutes, childlike entities will crawl out from 
tangled flora, or break out of larger pumpkins within SCP-097. 
The children will be wearing whatever they were last seen 
with, most often pyjamas or similar clothing. Many of these 
entities match those children known to be lost to SCP-097-01. 


¢ The entities will surround the affected civilian child, dancing 
and singing in a circle as SCP-097-01 begins to emit dim light. 
The affected child will awaken, normally expressing a great 
deal of terror; the instant any vocalization is produced, the 
entities will swarm and kill the child. Methods used are 
different in each instance, but usually involve dismemberment 
or strangulation. At this point, any and all efforts to interrupt 
the entities will fail, whether through breakdown of equipment, 
sudden intangibility of the subjects, or express violence on the 
part of SCP-097. 


¢ After the death of the affected child, SCP-097-01 will split 
open and the entities will hurl the remains into it, before 
climbing in themselves. SCP-097-01 will then close, and the 
music will stop. 


Before the containment wall was erected, at least children 
between the ages of 3 and 10 are known to have been lost to 
SCP-097. See Event Log SCP-097 for current examples of 
SCP-097’s behaviour. 


« SCP-096 | SCP-097 | SCP-098 » 


Event Log SCP-097 


This is a general incident log for SCP-097 for the cycle between 


09/01/ 


and 11/01/ 


. This is an abridged version; please 


requisition full individual reports from Dr. Bridge. During this time, 
four civilian children were captured and returned to their families. 


Month/Day/YearTime 


09/03/ 


09/05/ 


09:39 


17:33 


Event Notes 
Cameras 3b, 4a, Child appeared 
4c, 5b view on footage 


child, approx. 4 during review 
years of age, | period. No figure 
walk between | was viewed at 
tangles of plant the time of 
matter toward | recording. 
SCP-097-1 over 

an 8 minute 

period. Child 

appeared to be 

dragging a 

stuffed animal. 

Human scream Staff reported 


heard from feeling as if they 
within SCP-097, were being 
heard watched during 


throughout the) the event. 
site. On-site 
personnel 
described it as 
possessing a 
small child’s 
voice. Sustained 
for approx. 3 
minutes before 
stopping 
abruptly. 


09/08/ : Several “bed Patrols doubled 
sheet ghosts” | for the remaining 
are seen throughtime in the 
various security SCP’s cycle. 
feeds throughout 
the day. Would 
only appear for 
approx. 1-3 
seconds before 
vanishing again. 

Staff did not 
report seeing 
any anomalous 
entities first- 
hand. 

09/13/ 22:19 Unidentifiable | Recordings 
singing is heard archived for 
throughout the; future study. 
Site, persisting 
for three hours 
before becoming 
silent.