SHIELD Headquarters.
"A Foundation Agent? Or…. Researcher"? "And he isn't carrying any weapon"! "How do they plan on containing this Anomaly"?
An incredulous look appeared in Nick Fury's eyes. He hadn't expected the Foundation to send only a single researcher, even after witnessing SCP 035's magical capabilities.
But Nick Fury knew, an organization like the SCP Foundation wouldn't do anything without purpose.
"Perhaps there's something special about this researcher". He thought inwardly, then turned his attention back towards the Light Curtain. He was curious how the foundation would contain this anomaly. Perhaps, he could even gain useful tactics on how to contain or neutralize possible future magical threats.
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Stark's Mansion, Malibu.
"It's an Agent of the Foundation"! "But, he…. He's unarmed"? Rhody looked confused. He'd expected the Foundation to show up armed to the teeth, or perhaps bring their own Magic users.
Tony, who was sitting right beside him suddenly thought of something.
"Maybe this Agent, or…. Researcher, is trying to buy time for the other Foundation Agents"?
He remembered when he went through the Red Sea object, the Foundation Agents of that parallel universe willingly sacrificed themselves to contain that anomaly. Perhaps, this researcher was trying to sacrifice himself to buy time for the others.
"But, those Agents from that parallel universe had a plan to contain the Red Sea Object, that's why they were willing to die". "In this situation, I wonder what their plan to contain this Anomaly is". Tony said.
"Maybe they have their own Sorcerers". Rhody chimed in.
But as he said that, he felt this idea was a bit implausible. This Foundation seemed to be a sort of military and scientific based organization. It's doubtful that they'd have ways to counter Magic.
Those spells cast by SCP 035 and that Sorcerer Supreme were extremely powerful. Unlike the previous anomalies, this SCP now not only has incredibly destructive abilities, but it can also create a portal and escape at any time. Most importantly, most of the previously inventoried anomalies followed rules and had specific weaknesses which the Foundation could exploit in order to contain them. But, SCP 035 is now unpredictable because of its Magic.
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Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kamar-Taj.
"Ha…. How did they know exactly where that anomaly would portal to"? The Ancient One was confused. However, she ignored this and turned her attention back on the Light Curtain.
"I'm curious how this Foundation would deal with a Magic user". She said.
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Back on the Light Curtain.
The moment SCP 035 stepped out of the portal, the first thing to appear in its line of sight was a Foundation Researcher holding up a photo. Unconsciously, it looked at the picture, and immediately froze.
As for the Researcher, he just stood there, uncaring of any retaliation he might face from SCP 035. He still bore the same mischievous smile, as he took out a blindfold and put it on.
This strange scene made the people watching the Light Curtain a bit confused.
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SHIELD Headquarters.
One of the Agents looked bewildered as she said: "What the hell"? "What is this researcher doing"?
Nick Fury furrowed his brows as he thought inwardly. "What was that photo? And…. Why is he still standing there, with…. Blindfolds"?
"Wait….! A photo"! A sudden thought flashed in his mind, then he panicked.
"Could it be…. A picture of SCP 096, The Shy Guy"? He said out loud.
Some of the Agents nearby who heard him, including Natasha Romanoff and Agent Hill froze in realization. Although the picture in itself did not appear on the Light Curtain, they recalled the Interactive Experiment shown during SCP 096's inventory. Even that extremely powerful SCP 343, The so-called "God," who was seemingly capable of anything, couldn't stop that monster.
"Using SCPs to contain other SCPs"? "Damn! Are these guys crazy"? "If they lose control of this creature, it would cause a global catastrophe"! Nick Fury paced back and forth anxiously, as the threat level of this organization rose in his mind. For now, he could only keep watching and see how they handle this situation.
...…
On the light curtain.
After seeing the picture in the photo, SCP 035 stood there frozen for a few seconds. Then, the expression on the Mask instantly turned from a smile to a frown, as it oozed even more of the strange viscous liquid from its eyes and mouth holes.
"THIS…. THIS PICTURE"! "IT'S…."
"DAMN IT"! "YOU FOOL"! "HOW DARE YOU SHOW ME IT'S FACE"!
"I WILL KILL YOU"!
Even as it yelled, one could hear a slight shift in its tone. However, this wasn't fear, nor panic, it was purely irritation at the possibility that it might lose this new physical body, now that it has seen the face of that vile creature.
...…..
Hearing this sentence, the Internet instantly boiled up.
"Face"? "Wait! That photo…. Is it SCP 096"? The 9th inventoried anomaly that fought against SCP 343, "GOD".
"Holy shit! Are you saying that Shy Guy is real"? "I thought that whole experimental video was made up"! "How can someone who shrinks planets exist"! "And worse, a creature that can't be defeated by such a powerful being".
"Hahahaha! Judging from SCP 035's tone, it seems to know the Shy Guy". "Perhaps it was beaten by it once before".
"It's no wonder the foundation only sent out these few agents. It turned out that they planned to use this thing to contain the mask!"
"Now I see why the Foundation only sent one researcher, and why he wore that blindfold".
"Damn! We should probably close our eyes too". "Or else, we'll be its next target".
"What are these Foundation guys up to"? "Do they want the whole world to see this thing's face"?
...…..
Suddenly, a bloodcurdling scream echoed through the empty fields, sending a shiver down the spines of mortals and gods alike. SCP 035 paused just as it was about to kill the researcher. It looked towards the distance, sensing the creature approaching…. Fast.
The Light Curtain changed its view to an island hundreds of miles away. Everything seemed calm, but suddenly.... BOOM!! The sound barrier was shattered, something was moving towards the direction of SCP 035 at hypersonic speeds. Trees, boulders, animals, SCP 096 tore anything in its way apart as its speed nearly doubled reaching Mach 8.
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Asgard, The Realm Eternal.
"By the Norns"! "It's so fast, faster than even Thor"! Loki's eyes widened in shock. Although he possessed teleportation magic, if he's reaction speed wasn't fast enough, he'd be torn apart by this monster.
"Perhaps, the only way to escape it is with the Bifrost".
"No matter the speed of this creature, it cannot be faster than the Bifrost, which can travel across the galaxy in mere moments".
"Besides, Asgard is a separate dimension, I doubt it could get here even if it wanted to".
Of course, what Loki doesn't realize is that the speed of SCP 096 is theoretically infinite. It depends entirely on how far the distance between SCP 096 and SCP 096–1 is.
If the target was a few hundred metres away from SCP 096, then its speed would be anywhere between 30 to 100 KMH. But if the target was say, hundreds of light-years away, then SCP 096 would move massively faster than the speed of light to get to its target, and no dimensional barrier would be able to hold it back.
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"YOU ANNOYING LITTLE BUG, I WILL KI...…".
The Anomaly turned around but found the researcher was long gone. This made it even more frustrated as it roared in fury.
It turned towards the direction SCP 096 was coming from, and with a wave of the Wand of Watoomb, SCP 035 created a dome like barrier around it.
Meanwhile, a few miles away, SCP 096 was approaching at an incredible speed, straight towards SCP 035, as if intending to crush it with the sheer force of its velocity. But just as it was about to reach its target, it collided with the barrier. Glowing spots appeared on its chest, then quickly grew to cover its entire body, SCP 096 was seemingly disintegrated.
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Kamar-Taj.
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"W…. What kind of spell is that"? The Ancient One's brows furrowed.
She could see a few familiar magic circles and runes appear on the barrier, each glowing with a soft green hue.
It seemed to be some sort of time spell, and the moment SCP 096 collided with the barrier, its very existence was accelerated to the end of time.
….
This spell, created by SCP 035 worked similarly to the pruning devices held by the TVA Agents. Of course, the Ancient One was not aware of this, nor was she aware of the existence of the TVA.
However, she had no time to figure out the workings of this spell, as the figure of SCP 096 reappeared as if from thin air, quickly resuming its relentless pursuit of SCP 035 again.
….
"S..Sending it to the end of time doesn't work"? "And…. H…How did it return so quickly"! The implications of that, made the Ancient One feel a shiver.
"What on earth is this creature"? "If time itself holds no meaning to it, then perhaps this entity exist on a higher dimension"!
...….
On the light curtain…
SCP 035 didn't seemed surprised at all and quickly cast the Mirror Space to trap it. However,…..
"CRACK! CRASH"!
Not even 5 seconds had passed, SCP 096 tore through the Mirror Space and continued its pursuit towards SCP 035.
.....
Seeing this, The Ancient One was at a loss for words. The mirror space traps the target in separate dimension, and without a sling ring, or power to manipulate dimensions, which this creature doesn't seem to possess, it should be impossible to escape.
....
SCP 035 continued its assault on the Shy Guy, unleashing one spell after another. However, without exception, all its attacks had no lasting effects. SCP 096 would quickly regenerate and continue its relentless pursuit of SCP 035. Until finally, SCP 096 caught the Possessive Mask off guard and started tearing apart Mordo's body. The scene was gruesome, and most people couldn't help but look away. However, SCP 035 could still speak. Filled with rage, it yelled pointlessly at the Shy Guy.
"YOU BRAINLESS FOOL! STAY AWAY FROM ME"!
"DAMMIT! STAY AWAAAAY~!"
Seconds later, all that was left was a white porcelain tragedy mask, and a pool of blood with no sign of Mordo's body. Apparently, he was not only torn apart, but also devoured.
SCP 096 looked around blankly, then it walked towards a large rock formation and returned to its docile state.
A few minutes later, Helicopters with the SCP Foundation logo appeared carrying a 5m x 5m x 5m airtight steel cage. Foundation Agents wearing special goggles appeared and placed a bag over SCP 096 face, then without any resistance, SCP 096 was led into the steel cage.
...…
"DAMN YOU HUMANS"!
"WAIT UNTIL I GET MY CHANCE AGAIN"
"I WILL DESTR"…..
Before it could finish speaking, a Foundation Agent quickly covered the Mask in a special made glass box. Then, the Light Curtain went dim.
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On the Internet, people posted their reactions.
"Holy Shit"! "That Mask was finally contained"! "But... isn't this Shy Guy a little too strong".
"Incredible"! "If this SCP 096 is real, then does that mean the Experimental video with SCP 343 is real too"?
"Fuck! Can we Humans live in a world filled with these kinds of Monsters"?
"Hahaha"! "That Possessive Mask is really quite pitiful". "From now on, SCP 096 is my favourite Anomaly"!
"Did you guys forget? SCP 096 was terrified of that Indestructible Lizard" "What was it again?… Oh yeah! SCP 682"!
The Internet quickly went from existential terror, to power scaling anomalies.
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Asgard, The Realm Eternal.
Seeing SCP 096 tank so many high level Eldritch spells, Loki was left speechless.
"This…. This should be Impossible! "What…. What in the Norns is this creature"?
He was surprised that Midgard had such powerful sorcerers…. And even more so when those powerful spells had no effect on that creature. But what made him truly terrified, is if this creature existed, then that SCP 343, known as God, also exists. A Being who could treat the stars in the solar system as toys, is far stronger than Odin.
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SHIELD Headquarters.
Nick fury had a bead of sweat rolling down his face. This Anomaly was unstoppable once it's saw your face. If a photo of this thing was to leak, especially with how the Internet is nowadays, it would cause a worldwide catastrophe.
Nick fury turned to look at Natasha. "Get in contact with Stark, perhaps his artificial intelligence could be useful in locating and destroying any pictures or traces of this, Shy Guy". Natasha quickly nodded and walked away.
"An Anomaly that even a so called GOD, could not destroy..." Nick Fury took in a deep breath and let out a deep sigh. "I'm getting too old for this shit"!
Suddenly, the Light Curtain lit up with new information.!
"Motherf*****..."
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[Inventory of the Top Ten Special Contained Objects In The SCP Foundation! ]
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