SCP-3988: Genau richtig. Precisely. They 
taught me to fight... always for gerechtigkeit. 
For justice. And so when the Church... no 
longer stood with it, | followed it where it went. 
| was excommunicated of course, but... worse 
things have happened. 


Dr. Khan: So. How does this end up with you 
as you are now? 


SCP-3988: Well. | fought for a while... the 


revolts stopped. Began to wander... a ‘black 
knight-errant’, if you will, despite the 
unfortunate connotations. No master... 
excommunicated. But justice was still out 
there, and I... would find her. | drifted... my 
armor, my blade, my horse, and little else... 
you've read the stories, I'm sure. Righting 
wrongs. Beating up the bad guys, ja? Was all | 
could do with myself. | knew... no trade. Had 
no family... | never settled. Was never my 
destiny to put down roots... But | started to get 
old. A village | passed through... had some 
bandit problems. | volunteered... but bit off 
more than | could chew. They got me... but 
didn't kill me. Just broke my back. Couldn't 
move my legs. *coughing* ... | was stopped, 
Herr Doktor. | was still. It was agony. Those 
poor people were so nice... so kind to me, as | 
rotted. | just couldn't bear it... 


(SCP-3988 pauses, and puts its head in its 
hands for a short time before wiping away a 
noticeably increased flow of SCP-3988-1 
issuing from its tear ducts. It then stands, after 
steadying itself on a nearby wall.) 


SCP-3988: | apologize, Herr Doktor. | have not 
thought of those days... in quite some time. 
Painful memories... pathetic, perhaps, no 
sense crying over the events of centuries 
past... yet | can still remember how it felt, to be 
so helpless... and unable to help anyone at all. 


Dr. Khan: | quite understand, Klaus. If you 
would like to continue this at a later date, | 
would be more than willing to oblige... 


SCP-3988: Nein. | am just being a big baby... 
Where was I... Ah. Yes. Well, | killed myself. 

Possibly the worst decision of my life... but in 
a way, perhaps the best. Pushed my sword 


into my chest... could still use my arms, at 
least, and | did. There was quiet, for a time... 
But then there was a voice, and a light in the 
dark. At first | thought... | had been wrong. 
That there was a God... but the light was not 
white and pure, as the paintings and 
sermons... had led me to imagine God as 
being. The light was hot... and smoky. Dim. 
Like a torch in a cavern. *coughing* Its voice... 
it shook my bones. Each word was an 
earthquake... every syllable an explosion. | will 
summarize... It said... that it admired me. That 
there was... something about me... worth 
keeping. Asked if | would take advantage... of 
a second chance. To be strong again... to be 
moving again. | said yes... *coughing* That | 
would do anything. It said it would have to 
make... a monster of me. That it was 
unlikely... that | would know love... or indeed a 
normal life, ever again. | said... that as long as 
| could continue... chasing justice... that as 
long as | would never be stopped again... | 
would sacrifice anything. 


And | became unstoppable, Herr Doktor. 
Dr. Khan: Please explain, Klaus. 


SCP-3988: | woke up in a field... leaking 
poison... barely able to breathe... but before 
me was a Suit... of armor. Enormous. Majestic. 
Mechanical... a work of art, a miracle of 
engineering... and | crawled like a worm 
toward it. My body... hated the act... there was 
so much pain. But... | had to know. | had to 
see... and the armor opened to me. | entered 
it... it bit into me. And my blood became its 
fire. 


So | embraced it in turn. | could... not die. | 
never tried... and it never came. | fought. 


Fought and built. You know the legend of 
Siegfried, the... dragonslayer? The legend 
existed... before my time, but my exploits... 
against the Church after | was reborn... long 
story short, a cheeky swordsman got behind 
me... nicked one of my hoses... had to retreat, 
and suddenly he is hailed... as "dragonslayer"! 
“coughing laughter* Got a good laugh out of 
that one... The golem of Prague? Also me... 
handling the men who only wished to vindicate 
their hatred of those poor Jews... *coughing 
laughter’ And don't get me started... on that 
arschioch Hitler... | never got around to 
teaching that one a lesson, my... attentions 
were regrettably elsewhere at the time... 


Ach, Herr Doktor... once, | was destruction 
itself. | towered above... the frail form of 
human malice. | pushed back the... tide, with 
fire and steel. | was... the liberating inferno... 
and the hammer of salvation. Herr Feuerherz, 
they called me... And then you found me... 
while | was trying to find a patch for a leaking 
fuel line! Very tricky! | had heard... you 
Foundation devils were clever... must have 
had me... under observation for quite a 
while... to know | needed periodic 
maintenance. 


Dr. Khan: We do what we feel we must, Herr 
Verbrannt. As | am sure you understand. 


SCP-3988: We all have our duty, Herr 
Doktor... | am not... saddened, by my 
captivity. | have been given... a chance, to 
make something of myself... and | have. 
Perhaps this will give me time... to do some 
thinking. | am content. It has been... centuries, 
of fighting... perhaps | have justified my 
mysterious patron's... decision to remake 


me... and retirement may give me... time to 
reflect upon that. | am very tired... as it 
happens... and | find this cell... is more 
comfortable than | expected it would be. 
Incidentally... Wilhelm is... my given name. 
Wilhelm... Feuerherz. 


Dr. Khan: The best way for you to help us 
would be for you to keep up your cooperative 
attitude, Herr Feuerherz, and to continue 
sharing whatever information you have. | shall 
leave you be, for now, but | will return soon, 
and perhaps we can have another productive 
conversation. 


SCP-3988: *laughter* Auf Wiedersehen Herr 
Doktor, and bring... beer next time! 


Further interviews with SCP-3988 have resulted in the mobilization 
of Foundation agents in Germany, for the purposes of locating and 
obtaining the machine described by SCP-3988, tentatively 
designated SCP- 


SCP-3989: The Bone Orchard 


Overland photo of SCP-3989 during initial containment survey. 


Item #: SCP-3989 
Object Class: Euclid Keter 
Special Containment Procedure: 
+ ARCHIVED PROCEDURE, v1.0 


Due to the immobile nature of SCP-3989 and its 
proximity to populated areas, Protocol Plainsight-201 is 
in effect for operations surrounding SCP-3989. A chain- 
link fence topped with barbed wire surrounds the 
property. Additional chain fencing with security 
checkpoints surrounds the active zone of SCP-3989 at a 
distance of 10 m. Civilians are to be turned away or 
detained by non-lethal force. Any managing to breach 
these perimeters and enter the active zone are to be 
considered lost until re-emergence, and then captured 
and quarantined under subsequent protocol, security 
permitting. 


Area-126 has been created to store and house all 
anomalies related to SCP-3989. Samples are only to be 
collected under expressed permission of the item's 
HMCL Supervisor. ACP-01 through 05 and HCP-01 
through 04 may be employed to contain returning live 
samples at Area Director and HMCL Supervisor's 
discretion. Exploration of SCP-3989 may be requested 
by Researchers of Level 3 clearance or higher. 


+ ARCHIVED PROCEDURE UPDATE, v1.1 


Additional land purchases for Area-126 are currently 


additional floodlights. 


00:36 - Ground squads assigned to interior of 
Cafeteria 1 in place. 


00:41 - Ground squads assigned to exterior of 
Cafeteria 1 in place. 


01:03 - Weapon check called. 


01:10 - Dr. Meil expresses an intense feeling of 
suspense. Becomes mildly agitated. Attributed to 
knowledge of SCP object and subsequent 
paranoia. 


01:20 - Last call for restroom breaks. 


01:30 - Site locked down. All doors and windows 
capable of being sealed are locked. 


01:43 - Approximately 18 SCP-517-01 limbs 
sighted to the east of Cafeteria 1, generated 
somewhere in Storage-Center 4-b, approximately 
40 metres away. Immediately destroyed by 
concentrated weapons fire. 


01:47 - More SCP-517-01 sighted, in the same 
area. Additional arms generate to replace those 
destroyed by weapons fire. Several seemed 
tasked to collect pieces left behind. No hostility 
towards squads reported. 


01:55 - Further instances of SCP-517-01 sighted 
to the northeast of Cafeteria 1, generating from 
within several Foundation- assigned vehicles 
parked between Cafeteria 1 and Storage-Center 4- 
b. Ground squad engages, utilizing flame 
weapons. 


02:10 - Assault continues upon SCP-51 7-01. 
Number of arms greatly increase, between 80 and 
100 are estimated to generate at a steady pace 


under review, and larger concrete barriers surrounding 
the original property are currently under construction. 
MTF W-9 ("Abyss Gazers") will remain on-hand until 
further notice. Due to political instability in the 
surrounding area, strategic analysis for long-term 
containment is underway. 


All material exiting the active zone is to be handled under 
Biosafety Level 4 precautions at all times. Samples are 
only to be collected under expressed permission of the 
item's HMCL Supervisor. No long term containment is 
currently authorized for any items, sentient or otherwise, 
exiting the active zone. These items are to be incinerated 
at the conclusion of testing. 


Containment personnel affected by SCP-3989-V are to 
be retained for questioning under HCP-03 until further 
notice. No manned exploration of SCP-3989-A will be 
approved. Drone exploration is currently suspended 
pending HMCL review. 


CURRENT PROCEDURES IN FULL. v 2.0:: 


Foundation assets have purchased 20 acres of land surrounding 
SCP-3989 and converted them into a working olive orchard. 
Protocol Plainsight-201 is in effect for all shipments sent from and 
received by Area-126. Chain-link fencing topped with barbed wire 
has been installed around the perimeter of property surrounding 
SCP-3989. Concrete barriers 4 m in height have been constructed 
surrounding the original extent of the Area-126 property, with 
security checkpoints on the northern and eastern walls for access to 
the interior. An additional 4 m concrete barrier surrounds the current 
extent of SCP-3989's active zone at a distance of 5 m. 


A platoon strength detachment of MTF W-7 ("Fumigators") is to be 
stationed on site at all times with access to anti-tank weaponry in the 
event of internal breach or external incursion. Additional assets will 
be made available if greater force is deemed necessary to prevent 
local military activity from breaching SCP-3989's active zone. 
Civilians attempting to gain access are to be turned away or 
restrained with nonlethal force and must be captured prior to 


breaching SCP-3989. 


All experimentation on retrieved items is to be carried out under 
Biosafety Level 4 conditions. Any material retrieved from SCP-3989 
is to be incinerated at the conclusion of testing with no exceptions. 
Personnel affected by SCP-3989-V are to be offered the option to 
self terminate following interview, or remanded to permanent 
HCP-03 containment cells on site. 


Biweekly, 4 teams of 10 members each of MTF W-7 ("Fumigators") 
will enter the active zone from all four cardinal directions and 
incinerate any new growth within the active zone to a depth of 
approximately 10 m. Drone exploration of SCP-3989-A requires 
approval of the anomaly's HMCL Supervisor (currently Dr. Sahir 
Ywakim) and Area-126 Director Fahreed Mohammed. 


Description: SCP-3989 is a USUWAS2-C! space-time anomaly 
which connects a large portion of its interior to an unknown and 
apparently extrauniversal or extratemporal location (SCP-3989-A). 
The active zone of the anomaly is approximately 12 m 30 m in 
diameter. 


SCP-3989 is located within a grove of Olea europaea trees in , 
Syria. External measurements and observations of the grove 
indicate a footprint of approximately 5 acres. From the perimeter of 
the property, the anomalous nature of SCP-3989 is not readily 
apparent, though locally embedded Kant counter readings fluctuate 
between 0.76 and 3.62 Hm, with highest readings occurring during 
dark hours. This effect persists at a distances of up to 20 m from the 
perimeter of the property. 


Upon entering the active zone, SCP-3989 manifests a non- 
euclidean space which continues to expand as it is traversed until 
subjects of the anomaly cross into SCP-3989-A. Radio and other 
communication signals continue to traverse the anomaly with no 
distortion, but GPS tracking has proven ineffective. Traversal into 
SCP-3989-A can only be achieved from a westerly direction, after 
sunset. If the active zone is approached from the east or during 
daylight hours, non-euclidean properties of the area persist, but will 
not result in a subject's disappearance into SCP-3989-A. Interior 
dimensions of the active zone exceed 5 10 acres. Instances of 


SCP-3989-1 within the active zone appear with the same frequency 
as non-anomalous Olea Europea trees on the rest of the property, 
and are likely to outnumber them by as much as two to one. 


SCP-3989 and SCP-3989-A are home to several anomalous forms 
of life which bear striking genetic resemblance to H. Sapiens. 
Though individual structures are clearly constructed of human 
tissue, their organization is widely divergent. All trees present within 
the region are characterized by varying degrees of ossification. 
Specimens which are completely ossified and defoliated resume 
growth of new leaf-like and fruit-like structures to support their 
anomalous anatomy and reproduce animal-like and plant-like 
entities found within SCP-3989-A. 


Update, 05/07/2015: SCP-3989-V refers to an unknown chemical or 
biological vector responsible for the onset of several perceptual 
effects in the Area surrounding SCP-3989. The primary function of 
the vector appears to be the concealment of SCP-3989's full active 
range and to increase difficulty in perceiving related anomalous 
biological activity. Extended exposure to SCP-3989-V dampens the 
effects of perceptual tampering, but encourages a sense of curiosity 
regarding SCP-3989. Long term exposure results in an obsessive, 
even religious fascination with SCP-3989 and SCP-3989-A. 
Biosafety Level 4 precautions are sufficient to prevent exposure in 
long-term personnel, suggesting either a chemical or olfactory 
vector. Research pending. 


SCP-3989's active zone has expanded at least 18 m since its initial 
containment. 


Recovery: Foundation assets in Syria were alerted to a possible 
anomaly when a small olive orchard owned by in 
northern began to report and sell anomalously high crop yields 
for his reported number of trees. Field agents dispatched were met 
with significant resistance to questioning, and so began surveillance 
of the property. A harvesting operation alerted agents to the 
anomalous space contained within SCP-3989, and Foundation 
agents seized the property. During interview, Mr. 

demonstrated no knowledge as to the origin or purpose of 
SCP-3989, and appeared to be entirely ignorant of SCP-3989-A. He 
and his family were subsequently amnesticized, relocated, and 


released. No further anomalous activity on the part of Mr. has 
since been recorded. Circumstances surrounding SCP-3989's initial 
manifestation remain unknown.