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SCP-2997: Ashes of the Fallen 


Item #: SCP-2997 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2997 is to be stored ina 
high value observation chamber. It is to be placed on a pedestal in 
the center of its chamber, and every surface is to have cameras 
installed as to monitor the activities of SCP-2997-2. In the event that 
SCP-2997's tracking chip exits Site-242, Mobile Task Force 
Lambda-37 ("Geiger Counters") is to be dispatched immediately in 
an effort to retrieve SCP-2997. 


Description: SCP-2997 is an ornate urn constructed of smokey 
quartz! originating from Japan in the sixteenth century. It absorbs all 
forms of radiation coming into contact with it except for visible light. 
There are two Japanese inscriptions on SCP-2997 that read, 
"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." and, 
"They believed." 


SCP-2997-1 is a pile of human ashes contained within SCP-2997. It 
constantly releases a varying amount of gamma radiation. The 
amount of radiation released at any given point has ranged from 
lethal to infinitesimal. 


SCP-2997-2 is a collective designation for a group of two- 
dimensional figures that may be seen on any surface with a direct 
line of sight to SCP-2997. Instances of SCP-2997-2 resemble 
nuclear shadows? of human beings of variable age, gender, height, 
weight, etc. Instances of SCP-2997-2 can be seen performing many 
different actions, but the most common ones resemble praying at an 
altar, treating burns, conversing, or attending what resembles a 
Roman Catholic mass. All attempts at communication with instances 
of SCP-2997-2 have been unsuccessful. 


SCP-2997 was found in the basement of The Church of St. Joseph 


and sisters. 


The remainder of the document describes two items required for 
successful activation of SCP-360 as well as the procedure required 
to complete the ritual: 


You will need a token. Something from a loved one: a gift 
from a child, a flower from a spouse, or a toy froma 
parent. Something that means something to you. 


You will need to mix a potion. The ingredients are 
simple, but need to be precise: 


* 50 milliliters of purified water 

* 1 crushed mint leaf 

¢ 5 grams of dried willow bark 

* 3 milliliters of tea tree oil 

* 500 milligrams of acetaminophen 
¢ [REDACTED] 

¢ [REDACTED] 


Combine ingredients and simmer over low heat until it 
turns luminous gold. 


1. Fly. Lift yourself above the highest peaks, where the 
air is thin and the heavens are close. Angels and 
demons may be the messengers of the usurpers, but 
they have wings for a reason. 


2. Hold your token close to your heart. Remember how 
you felt when it was given, cherish that feeling, and let it 
grow within you. 


3. Drink the potion. Let it numb the body and free your 
spirit. 


4. Repeat these words: [REDACTED] 
5. Be free. 


Pass this on to those who need it. You know who they 
are, and you always wished that there was more you 


in Omura, Japan where it was being used as a centerpiece ina 
shrine. The search was launched following multiple reports of an 
"Urn of Souls" in a church somewhere near Nagasaki, Japan. A 
squad from Mobile Task Force Chi-3 ("Exorcists") was dispatched to 
ascertain the existence of and retrieve it. Upon arrival at the Church 
of St. Joseph, MTF Chi-3 was attacked by a member of the 
congregation who was praying at the shrine containing SCP-2997 at 
the time. He was successfully sedated and all witnesses were 
questioned about SCP-2997 before receiving amnestics. The head 
priest at The Church of St. Joseph produced a burned piece of 
parchment from a safe and claimed that he found it and SCP-2997 
resting on a piece of the altar from Urakami Cathedrals under a 
small pile of rubble. A transcript of the document can be found in 
addendum 2997-02. 


Addendum 2997-01: On / / aninstance of SCP-2997-2 
resembling Canis lupus familiaris4 was seen walking with two 
instances of SCP-2997-2 that resembled men carrying rifles. 


Addendum 2997-02: A transcript of the document recovered with 
SCP-2997: 


Jesus said to her, "| am the resurrection and the life. He 
who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and 
whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you 
believe this?" 


Below the words are the seals of the archangels Michael, Raphael, 
and Gabriel. 


Footnotes 

1. A variety of quartz whose coloration comes from free silicon 
formed by irradiation acting on silicon dioxide. 

2. Aphenomenon caused by an object or life form absorbing the 
radiation from a nuclear blast that would normally have a bleaching 
effect on a surface located behind it, resulting in a dark area 
("shadow") wherever the object or life form blocked the radiation 
from bleaching. 

3. Urakami Cathedral was a Roman Catholic cathedral located 
500m away from the epicenter of the nuclear explosion over 
Nagasaki. It was in mass at the time of the bombing and all inside 


were killed. 
4. Domestic dog. 


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SCP-2998: Anomalous Transmission, 2485 MHz 


SCP-2998 


NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND 
INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 


This document has been noted to contain an unusually resilient 
infohazard that has resisted all efforts to eliminate it. Any attempt 
to access SCP-2998 documentation forces users to sequentially 
access a series of untrue and misleading iterations of that 
documentation. Please sequence through these files; you will be 
notified when you have reached the correct documentation. We 
apologize for the inconvenience. 


— Maria Jones, Director, RAISA 


Item #: SCP-2998 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: The Foundation has modified 
radio frequency and electronics manufacturing standards worldwide 
to avoid civilian production of devices capable of receiving 
SCP-2998. Internet, radio, and print communications monitoring 
efforts by relevant Foundation departments are to be on alert for 
images or descriptions relating to SCP-2998. The frequency on 
which SCP-2998 is broadcast is to be monitored regularly for any 
change in SCP-2998 content. All extraterrestrial vessels and probes 
are to be modified covertly to include equipment designed to monitor 
for the presence of SCP-2998 off-world. Research to determine the 
source of SCP-2998 and the background behind its content is to 
continue as a Class 6 priority effort. 


Description: SCP-2998 is an electromagnetic signal with a constant 


frequency of 2485 MHz. Its power and origin cannot be determined; 
the signal appears to be invariably present at all locations 
throughout the known solar system. The signal was believed initially 
to be an anomalous but innocuous white noise present at that 
frequency; minor variances suggested the presence of some other 
information within the signal, but no means to decode SCP-2998 
were developed until 2011. 


The signal was found to contain a digital video transmission with a 
monaural track. The video appears to depict a humanoid entity of an 
unknown species floating in a dark room; while no context is 
provided for the image, the reflexive body language and high- 
pitched noises being emitted by the entity seem to suggest it is in 
extreme physical distress. No other entities have been seen within 
the video feed and no external source of harm has been noted. 
However, certain features within the image suggest that some sort 
of abnormal telekinetic phenomena are occurring; the entity 
frequently appears to be pushed or moved, and brief images of 
background objects within the room suggest that some gravitational 
field is present, implying the entity's midair position is not due to 
zero-gravity conditions and the entity is being held in place by an 
unknown force. 


Addendum 2998-A: SCP-2998 has been theorized to contain 
additional information that has yet to be decoded. Some 
components of the TV signal currently appear as noise by 
Foundation decoding techniques; several researchers involved with 
SCP-2998 have concluded that this would not be expected, given 
the complexity of the encoding and transmission technologies 
behind SCP-2998. Current theories include three-dimensional 
stereoscopic data, some kind of [DATA EXPUNGED] neural activity. 


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SCP-2999: The Black Cat and the White Rabbit 


Screenshot of SCP-2999-A's current desktop. Anomalous/ 
classified data has been redacted. Click to enlarge. 
Item #: SCP-2999 


Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2999 instances are to be 
stored in separate secure holding cells on Site—45-c. Requests 
for personal items by SCP-2999-B may be approved by personnel 
with Level 3/2999 clearance or higher, provided they remain within 
reason. Requests made by SCP-2999-A require Level 4/2999 
clearance to be carried out. 


SCP-2999-A is to be placed on a desk in Secure Holding Cell 312 
(SHC 312). Requests for a new laptop computer may be approved 
once every five years. This computer must have speakers, and must 
have its wireless LAN removed. SCP-2999-A should be granted 
permission to edit any files of this computer when it is introduced. 
SCP-2999-A is not permitted to connect to Foundation servers. 
Unauthorized devices containing SCP-2999-A are to be destroyed, 
and must not connect to the internet. 


SCP-2999-B is to be contained in Secure Holding Cell 369 (SHC 
369), and must be fed 225 grams of yarrow (Achillea millefolium) per 
day. Personnel are to ensure that all yarrow is consumed by 
SCP-2999-B before leaving SHC 369. Video surveillance of 
SCP-2999-B must be reviewed while interviewing SCP-2999-B to 
establish dialog. Further interaction between SCP-2999-A and 
SCP-2999-B should be prevented. 


Description: SCP-2999 is the collective designation given to two 
separate entities originating from the first underground floor of the 
main base of Prometheus Labs, specifically designated SCP-2999-A 


and SCP-2999-B. 


SCP-2999-A is a sapient 5.17 KB text file titled ‘'Sarah_Crowely. txt’ 
(For a non-anomalous copy, see Addendum-2999-1). ASCII 
characters have been arranged in the form of a Celtic knot, which 
features a leporine-like face with two 'V's to represent fangs on its 
upper portion, and twelve characters common in [DATA 
EXPUNGED] on its lower portion, which are not typically found in 
ASCII code, and appear to be critical components to the object's 
anomalous properties. When stored on a computer or electronic 
device, SCP-2999-A can change its file location, create and name 
folders and files, deny its deletion, open, close, or duplicate itself, 
and can speak through the computer's speakers. 


SCP-2999-A can function as or replace a device's original operating 
system (OS) if it is either given administrative permission, or stored 
on a device without an OS. SCP-2999-A will fully replicate the 
hardware's previous operating system within 24 hours, but will alter 
it in order to prevent personnel from accessing it. Personnel will be 
unable to use the computer's keyboard and mouse, utilize any 
drives, or otherwise access the device without SCP-2999-A's 
compliance. 


SCP-2999-A reports that staying in a device for prolonged periods of 
time gets progressively more painful the longer SCP-2999-A 
operates the device, and could result in SCP-2999-A losing its 
anomalous properties. This is expected to be related to the 
computer's overall age and condition, since being stored on newer 
models can ease its discomfort entirely, while older models only 
partially relieve it. 


After SCP-2999-A has finished replicating a computer's OS, it will 
begin to personalize its desktop by organizing personal documents, 
images, applications, and other projects, and by altering its 
background image. It is unknown where SCP-2999-A has stored 
these files, but a large majority of them have been authored by 
Prometheus Labs, and are typically on the subject of restoring life 
through anomalous means. SCP-2999-A keeps its same 
background image, which appears to be a young female humanoid 
with features similar to a white rabbit. 


SCP-2999-B is the taxidermied, sapient skeleton of a black 
adolescent house cat. SCP-2999-B is held together through various 
methods, including leather straps, black tape, string, and super-glue, 
partially composed of common yarrow (Achillea millefolium). 
SCP-2999-B refers to itself as Dr. Stuart Hayward, and was created 
by SCP-2999-A. 


SCP-2999-B causes alterations in video equipment when in view, 
including the addition of subtitles. In addition, the appearance of any 
person who is shown in the video alongside SCP-2999-B will be 
significantly altered. The subtitles added to the feed are an 
intentional alteration by SCP-2999-B, which is typically used for 
communication purposes. All other alterations appear to be 
involuntary. 


When a subject is filmed and shown in the same frame as 
SCP-2999-B, the subject's appearance will be altered so that they 
appear heavily disfigured. Alterations to the subject will typically 
include a combination of the following: 


* alarge wound where the heart is located 

* amissing left eye 

* removal of the subject's facial epidermis 

« the mouth cut to resemble a wide grin, which has been 
stitched closed 

* minor burn marks on the arms and torso 

addition of animal-like features, such as a snout, claws, or a 

tail 

* large portions of flesh removed from the subject's right calf 

the subject's current attire replaced with an evening gown or 

tuxedo, depending on gender 


Visuals created by SCP-2999-B are only visible through video 
surveillance, and do not appear to subjects viewing SCP-2999-B 
directly, or in still photography. SCP-2999-B has reported that it 
experienced frequent hallucinations prior to its current properties, 
and that they were of similar content to its video alterations. 
SCP-2999-B has not experienced any hallucinations while under 
containment. 


Despite SCP-2999-B's fragile appearance, SCP-2999-B is very 


durable, and is capable of rapid self-repair if any part of SCP-2999-B 
is damaged or removed. SCP-2999-B requires a diet of yarrow, 
which prevents SCP-2999-B from falling apart and ceasing 
anomalous properties. It is currently unknown what happens to 
substances that pass through SCP-2999-B's jawline, but it has been 
proven that feeding it yarrow has increased the duration of its 
properties. 


Both SCP-2999-A and SCP-2999-B have displayed an advanced 
knowledge of anomalous practices, interrogation techniques, and 
Foundation staff and procedures, and have claimed to have been 
employed by the Foundation before anomalous properties 
manifested. SCP-2999-B has matched the on-site psychological 
profile of Dr. Hayward. 


Prior to containment, SCP-2999-A downloaded itself onto twelve 
Prometheus drones, which were capable of receiving verbal 
commands and detecting heat signatures, and a security system, 
which prevented access to the first underground floor of Prometheus 
Labs in order for SCP-2999-A to create SCP-2999-B. 


Based on the recovered floor plans, video surveillance, and 
accounts from surviving Prometheus personnel, this floor housed a 
large kennel, a large electronics sector, and a small green house. It 
has been noted that the animals held in the kennel were cared for, 
but occasionally, a drone controlled by SCP-2999-A would carry one 
feline to the electronics sector, kill it, and remove the majority of its 
skin and organs. SCP-2999-A repeated this process several times 
before it successfully produced SCP-2999-B. Following creation, 
SCP-2999-B panicked, and escaped from SCP-2999-A by retreating 
to the floor's security station. All drones previously controlled by 
SCP-2999-A have been rendered inoperative since containment, 
and are currently designated under SCP- 


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