We'd managed to hit two of their bases and wiped out 
most of their worker drones when the shit really hit the 
fan. The robots in charge must have realized that we 
were a much bigger threat than they'd anticipated, and 
they started building real war machines out of materials 
pulled from our own planet. Overnight, we went from 
fighting bugs and crawlers to spider tanks and gunships. 


We fought well. We all fought damned well, but we 
always knew that the aliens were far more advanced 
than we were and they were playing hardball now. We 
started taking serious casualties and our air support 
started running out of missiles and bombs. The brass 
decided to start using experimental tech and stuff we'd 
adapted from weaponized skips, but the more resources 
and reserves we pulled up, the more specialized their 
drones got at killing us in return. Every day, we lose 
good men, but the machines just recycle their parts and 
come back just as strong. 


Sometime around Thanksgiving, the machines managed 
to jam our comms; the egg-heads fixed them as quickly 


as they could, but by the time we pulled our shit out of 
the fire, Mike and | were the only ones left out of our 
original squad. By the time Christmas rolled around, we'd 
been reinforced, but... well, some of the replacements 
you can barely tell were once human. We managed to 
break through around the time the new year rolled 
around and take down another one of their grounded 
ships, but that's when their aerial hunter-killers started 
showing up and we had to retreat once more. 


We're going to push with everything we have left 
tomorrow. We've never been more desperate; there's 
rumblings and rumors among the officers that the brass 
have something really big planned, but | don't even want 
to Know any more, not after | saw what they did to José 
and Tom after the first time they died. | know we have to 
win, that there will be nothing left if we fail, but at what 
cost? 


— PFC Evan Winters, Mobile Task Force Omega-23 


Addendum 2069-03: Data Recovered from SCP-2069-2287 (E-3 
Sentry Flight Recorder) 


[begin transcript] 
[static] 


(over radio): [indecipherable] | repeat, all [indecipherable] 
fall back to minimum safe distance. 


(over radio): Transports are clear. All remaining aircraft, 
break off! 


(over radio): NOVA detonation in thirty seconds. 


(over radio): Reaper Three-Three is hit... we can't hold 
them! 


(over radio): [indecipherable], hit your burners 
[indecipherable] 


(Co-Pilot): We're taking fire! 

(over radio): NOVA in twenty seconds. 

(over radio): Reaper Three-One is hit, we're — 
(Co-Pilot): Engines three and four are out! 

(sounds of mechanical failure, screaming from crew) 
(Pilot): I'm losing her... 

(over radio): NOVA in ten... nine... 


(Pilot): Mayday mayday mayday. Oracle Two is going 
down, | repeat, Oracle Two is going down. 


(over radio): ... five... four... 

(Pilot): It's been an honor, gentlemen. 

(over radio): ... two... one... NOVA deto — [static] 
[end of transcript] 


« SCP-2068 | SCP-2069 | SCP-2070 » 


SCP-2070: The Fingers of God 


Item #: SCP-2070 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: Due to their apparent 
omnipresence, containment of SCP-2070-1 and -2 is focused on 
suppression of knowledge. Disinformation campaigns intended to 
discredit and/or totally drown out anyone who reports discoveries of 
SCP-2070-1 and -2 are to be maintained at all times. These 
campaigns consist of two components: 


¢ A barrage of variously plausible, but false, claims; 
¢ Extensive debate regarding these claims which tends to 
expose the claimants as frauds. 


Mobile Task Force Eta-121 ("Navel Gazers") is responsible for 
collecting and subsequently sabotaging all relevant cosmological 
data as it is acquired. Members of MTF Eta-121 are to report their 
findings to embedded Foundation agents who have assumed 
leading roles in modern theoretical and observational cosmology. 
These agents are responsible for formulating and advocating for the 
standard cover explanations. Astronomers who persistently report 
findings inconsistent with said cover explanations are to be 
administered class-B amnestics and have their research altered to 
conform to consensus. 


[SUBMIT LOGIN CREDENTIALS TO CONTINUE: LEVEL 4/2070 CLE 


Extraterrestrial activity on Earth is to be monitored for 
knowledge of SCP-2070-1 and -2. Any confirmation of 
such knowledge is grounds for implementation of 
Protocol 167-Tully. 


SCP-2070-3 is held in Research Bunker-477 at Site-280. 
Two (2) armed guards are to be posted outside the 


bunker at all times to prevent unauthorized entry. 
Requests for study have been suspended until further 
notice or until Protocol 167-Tully is enacted; in either 
case, proposals for experiments must be submitted to 
Site Director Arnheim no fewer than twenty-four (24) 
hours prior to the requested time. The bunker is to be 
monitored at all times by one (1) level-4/2070 research 
staff for anomalous tachyon emission. Any such activity 
must be reported immediately to Site Director Arnheim 
and MTF Eta-121 Leader Rose. Following 
experimentation or report of anomalous emission, MTF 
Eta-121 Leader Rose is to report back as soon as 
possible on any shifts in the observed large-scale galaxy 
distribution. 


Research Site-79 is to observe the SCP-2070-2 instance 
inthe galaxy cluster following any SCP-2070-3 
activity. 


Description: SCP-2070 is the collective designation for several 
anomalies related to modern observational cosmology. 


SCP-2070-1 is the observed tendency of the distribution of galaxies 
in the universe to be elongated and pointed toward our position on 
Earth. This tendency manifests itself as extended lines of galaxies 
resembling arrows (see Figure 1). SCP-2070-1 instances are known 
in the astronomical community as "fingers of God." Public discussion 
of SCP-2070-1 is to explain them as an effect of galaxies’ velocities 
on observed redshifts on cosmological scales. 1 


SCP-2070-2 is the observed formation of galaxies into coherent, 
recognizable pictographs and symbols. Examples of SCP-2070-2 
instances include: 


¢ A stick figure representation of a human being (see Figure 2) 

¢ A miniature depiction of the sun and its eight planets, as well 
as several of the larger Kuiper belt objects and two as-yet 
unobserved bodies 

¢ In three instances, characters consistent with Shang-dynasty- 
era oracle bone script. Rough translations of messages 
include "WE ARE KINGS", "WE ARE SPECIAL", and "WE 


ARE THE CENTER" 


Although instances of SCP-2070-2 are never perfectly formed, they 
are consistent with their identified shapes to within observational 
uncertainties. At least one instance of SCP-2070-2 has been 
identified in each major galaxy cluster, with suspected instances in 
smaller formations of galaxies pending further data collection. Public 
discussion of SCP-2070-2 instances is to dismiss them as random 
formations among meaningless noise, and only instances which 
could conceivably be disguised as such are to be made available to 
the public. 


[SUBMIT LOGIN CREDENTIALS TO CONTINUE: LEVEL 4/2070 CLE 


SCP-2070-3 is a hinged box constructed of jade and an 
unidentified alloy measuring 1.0050 m on each side and 
0.335 m tall.2 SCP-2070-3 remains locked by an 
unknown mechanism under normal circumstances. The 
top face is covered in symbols that correspond to no 
known language, as well as a sequence of Shang- 
dynasty-era script apparently describing the Hubble 
expansion.3 Touching symbols on the outside of the box 
that correspond to instances of SCP-2070-2 identified in 
the galaxy cluster will open the box. The inside 
contains a layer of sand 4.672 cm deep. Drawing a 
symbol in this sand and closing SCP-2070-3 will cause 
three things to happen: 


* The box will emit a directed burst of tachyons.4 

* The symbol(s) drawn in the sand will manifest as 
an instance of SCP-2070-2 in a part of space 
along the direction of the tachyon burst. Instances 
of SCP-2070-1 in the surrounding region will 
appear and/or become more pronounced. 

¢ The instances of SCP-2070-2 inthe galaxy 
cluster will change to correspond to different 
symbols on SCP-2070-3. 


How SCP-2070-3 accomplishes this retrocausal 
reorganization is unknown at this time. Further study of 
the effects of targeted tachyon emission in general is 


currently marked as a LEVEL-6 Research Priority. 


SCP-2070-3 was unearthed during an archeological dig 
in Province, China in the year 19 . Its anachronistic 
markings led to it being stored as an anomalous object in 
the Site-230 Vault until Level-4/2070 Researcher 
identified three of the symbols as matching instances of 
SCP-2070-2 found inthe galaxy cluster. Subsequent 
experimentation established its anomalous properties 
and its link to SCP-2070-1 and -2. 


Document 2070-1: Description of Protocol 167-Tully 


MEMORANDUM TO ALL SCP-2070 
PERSONNEL 
/ /19 


Fellow scientists, 


Amidst all our data, all our little daily fights with 
observation and analysis and theory, | think it's 
easy to lose sight of the fact that science is an 
unavoidably human endeavor. We defend our 
conclusions not just because we believe them 
to be right, but because we want them to be 
right. Think of how hard physicists in the 20th 
century worked to keep the luminiferous aether 
hypothesis alive. Once you have an idea of 
how reality should be, it can be the hardest 
thing in the world to overcome. 


Of course, all of you know the danger of 
preconceptions. We as a community fought 
the battle against geocentrism many centuries 
ago. That fight gave us the Copernican 
principle: the assumption that there is nothing 
special about our location in the Universe. The 
Copernican principle has since become one of 
the fundamental bases of astronomy. It's so 
familiar to us that most of you probably never 


think about it. 


The ancient Chinese astronomers had never 
heard of the Copernican principle, and 
SCP-2070 leads me to believe they had no 
equivalent. When our culture realized our non- 
central place in the cosmos, we rebelled 
against it but suffered the indignity without 
violent objection and have suffered it ever 
since. The Shang dynasty took a different 
approach and altered space itself to restore 
their special place. Arrows pointing to us, 
symbols and codes and pictures - the 
iconography of a people striving towards 
godhood. 


But they were not gods, and they did nof think 
through their actions. The ancient astronomers 
didn't just leave their mark, they left a trail for 
every being in the universe to follow. They 
drew maps of our solar system, of the solar 
neighborhood, even rough sketches of the 
Milky Way. Any life outside of our own planet 
is bound to get a little curious about where the 
arrows are pointing. 


So far, research on the effects of SCP-2070-3 
has been conservative and measured - just 
enough to establish the link to SCP-2070-1 
and -2. As Senior Researcher, | and Site 
Director Arnheim have sought to keep our 
hands out of the cosmic web as much as 
possible. But if we find any reason to believe 
extraterrestrial life has followed the directions 
we so kindly left for them, we're going to have 
to take a more aggressive approach. Outlined 
below is our joint proposal; as always, 
feedback is welcome. 


PROTOCOL 167-TULLY 


GOAL: To wipe away humans' cosmological 
footprint. 


GROUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTATION: 
Discovery of extraterrestrial knowledge of 
SCP-2070. 


DESCRIPTION: Protocol 167-Tully is a plan in 
two phases. 


Phase |: Increased experimentation on the 
functionality of SCP-2070-3. In this Phase, Site 
Director Arnheim will accept research 
proposals, which she and Senior Researcher 
Bryce may choose to approve. Approved 
proposals will be given LEVEL-7 Research 
Priority and the acquiring of relevant 
astronomical data following experiments will 
be fast-tracked. A successful experiment is 
one that returns all or part of space to a 
homogeneous distribution. 


Phase II: Reverse-engineering of SCP-2070-3 
with the goal of building a device capable of 
undoing SCP-2070-3's effects. As further 
experimentation with SCP-2070-3 is likely to 
be impossible following full Phase II execution, 
Phase II is to be attempted only if Phase | fails 
to produce favorable results within five (5) 
years of research. 


| have no idea what a cosmic restructuring on 
this scale would entail, and I'm sure none of us 
are eager to find out - but if it means 
preventing the end of the world, we have to be 
willing to try. 


Senior Researcher Bryce 


Footnotes 


1. In reality, this effect only exacerbates observations of 


SCP-2070-1. 
2. Respectively equivalent to 1buand 2chi, ancient Chinese units of 


measurement. 
3. The observed expansion of the universe. 
4. Particles which travel faster than light and therefore backward in 


time. 


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Sincerely, 
O5- 
Addendum 231-c: Update 


231-07's emotional response to Procedure 110-Montauk appears to 
be reduced recently, despite proper execution of said procedure, 
increasing danger of SCP- undergoing a event. Two 
options have been proposed. 


1. Development of a new containment procedure with higher 
emotional response than Procedure 110-Montauk. 


2. Administration of a Class A Amnestic to SCP-231-7, allowing for a 
return to base emotional response state. Said memory modification 
is to be administered during execution of Procedure 110-Montauk to 
maintain heightened emotional state following memory reset. 

Please advise. 


Dr. 


Addendum 231-d: Decision 
Carry out Option 2 at the first available opportunity. 


O5- 


Addendum 231-e: Aftermath 


Option 2 was carried out. SCP-231-7's emotional state returned to 
100% efficacy. Dr. | subsequently committed suicide due to 
heightened emotional stress. Will continue analysis of efficacy of 
treatment. 


Dr. 


SCP-2071: Sir Michael Cavendish, in the Guise of the 
King of Serpents 


Item #: SCP-2071 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2071 is stored in Vault 86 
at Site-11. Vault 86 is to be kept at a constant temperature of -10°C. 
Tests involving SCP-2071 and reptiles require approval from both 
the current Site Director of Site-11 and the head of SCP-2071 
research. 


Maintenance staff assigned to Site-11’s storage vaults are to be 
trained in reptile handling in the event of a containment incident, and 
a stock of snake and amphibian antivenin is to be maintained in 
Site-11’s medical wing. 


SCP-2071 may only be transported in a sealed container and by 
personnel wearing suitable protective clothing to prevent any contact 
between SCP-2071 and exposed skin. 


Description: SCP-2071 is a full-length portrait measuring 106cm by 
48cm, entitled Sir Michael Cavendish in the Guise of the King of 
Serpents. The painting is a work in oil paints on canvas, purportedly 
painted in 1799 by Adam William Jardine as a portrait of English 
military officer and baronet Michael Cavendish, though it does not 
appear to be a factual likeness. 


The painting’s central subject is a male humanoid figure in 18th- 
Century British military dress seated at a table, facing to the left of 
the painting, with his right arm resting on the tabletop and holding a 
cup or goblet, his left arm by his side. The figure is clearly not 
human, and possesses mottled green skin, scales on portions of the 
face and hands, eyes with yellow irises and vertically slitted pupils, 
and no hair. The scene is illuminated by light from a window to the 
right of the subject, and a second, indistinct humanoid figure is 


visible standing behind the subject’s right shoulder, obscured by 
darkness.