The circular chamber of Site-01 shimmered with projected bodies—five figures seated at the obsidian table, each wearing an Akatsuki Ring that pulsed faintly with anomalous energy. None of us were truly here; our physical forms remained scattered across the world, buried in laboratories, command centers, and research bunkers. But through these rings, the O5 Council gathered more clearly than if we had stood side by side.
I sat at the head of the table, my projection stabilizing into sharp resolution.O5-1 — The Administrator.This meeting was my call.
To my left sat Julius—O5-2, Sentinel, stoic and silent, eyes glowing faintly within the hologram. He rarely spoke unless the situation demanded it. But when he did, worlds listened.
Next was Darius—O5-3, The Watcher, a cold, tactical genius whose paranoia made him invaluable. He had already compiled six separate contingency documents before we even began.
Across from him sat Sun Tzu—O5-4, Factorum. Not the historical figure, but the man's near-reincarnation in intellect and strategy. Every action he took moved the Foundation closer to perfection.
And at the last seat was Cleopatra—O5-5, Treasure, her image sharp and commanding. She managed the Foundation's anomalous economy, resource oversight, political infiltration, and covert influence across early civilizations. She was elegant, ruthless, and terrifyingly effective.
The room dimmed. The holographic interface activated.Projected between us, rotating slowly, were six objects—six primal shards of creation:
The Infinity Stones.
"We will begin," I announced, folding my hands. "Doctor Bright's latest progress confirms that anomalous weaponry is fully viable. But that only accelerates our timeline. The Foundation must seize the Infinity Stones before this world becomes too advanced—and before anyone else discovers their true potential."
All five projections nodded.
I tapped the interface.
The Space Stone—the Tesseract—expanded before us, spinning lazily.
"Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D. barely scratched the surface," I continued. "Energy weapons are nothing. With the Space Stone, we could create dimensional prisons with no exit. Teleport anything anywhere instantly. Collapse distances. Fold geography into weapons."
Sun Tzu hummed thoughtfully. "A spatial labyrinth could neutralize Class-K threats. Even reality benders would have difficulty escaping."
"Only difficulty?" Darius muttered. "Try impossible. Space is the battlefield all beings obey."
Cleopatra leaned back. "Unfortunately, Asgard is… inconvenient."
"Yes," I said. "And it will be centuries before the Stone falls to Earth. So we plan, but we do not act—yet."
I shifted the projection. The Reality Stone—the Aether—took its place.
"This one we can acquire early," I said. "But it requires waiting until the convergence at the exact location Jane Foster found the Aether in the original timeline."
Julius finally spoke, voice low and metallic."Reality manipulation at the molecular level. We could fabricate materials with no earthly analog… restructure our bases… alter SCPs at the ontological level…"
"Or kill them," Darius added. "Permanently. Even regeneration anomalies could be rewritten."
"Exactly." I nodded. "This stone alone could solve hundreds of containment issues."
Cleopatra raised a hand. "But it will resist capture. Its semi-sentience is well documented."
"We'll prepare," I assured her. "With SCP tech and our growing arsenal, we'll manage it."
Another swipe. The Mind Stone appeared.
"If any stone should belong to the Foundation," I said, "it is this one. We can neutralize hostile anomalies—brainwash or pacify them without killing. We can create mental barriers, restore broken minds, control crowds, prevent memetic outbreaks…"
Sun Tzu smiled faintly. "A weapon of peace, then?"
"Or a weapon of absolute control," Darius countered. "Which is why we must secure it before anyone else."
"And Ultron and Vision used it for… lasers," Cleopatra scoffed.
I nodded. "A criminal waste."
The Time Stone rotated next.
"This one will be nearly impossible," I admitted. "The Ancient One hasn't been born. Agamotto may still possess it, or it may lie dormant in the first prototype Eye."
"The Sorcerer Supreme," Sun Tzu said quietly. "A being who commands forces beyond even SCP-level anomalies."
"We cannot defeat them," Cleopatra said simply.
"We don't need to," I corrected. "We only need to outmaneuver them. Time is their domain—but also their blind spot. They avoid certain possibilities. We can exploit that."
Julius nodded approvingly.
"Once the stone is ours," I finished, "we can rewind containment breaches, freeze temporal anomalies, and accelerate research centuries ahead."
Next came the Power Stone, blazing purple.
"A planet-killer," Darius said bluntly. "Useful, but dangerous."
"And the Soul Stone," Cleopatra murmured. "A mystery wrapped in a sacrifice."
"Yes," I said. "And that is a problem for the far future."
I let the projections vanish.
Julius leaned forward. "We must also write SCP files for each Stone. Classification, containment procedures, risk assessments… all in Foundation format."
I agreed. "Each Infinity Stone will be catalogued as an SCP object of Apollyon potential, but containable through advanced technology."
Sun Tzu tapped the ring on his hand. "We should designate them SCP-3X series."
"Agreed," I said. "I'll oversee the initial drafts personally."
Cleopatra tilted her head. "And once we obtain them?"
"Once," I replied, "each of us will take one. The original five of us will wield the Stones—not as weapons of warfare, but as tools for survival. With all six under Foundation control, no god, no SCP, no cosmic threat will ever surpass us."
The Council exchanged looks.
Not fearful.
Determined.
"We continue these plans," I concluded, "for days, weeks, however long it takes. The Infinity Stones will belong to the Foundation. It is only a matter of time."
The Akatsuki Rings pulsed.
The projections flickered.
And one by one, the images of the O5 Council dissolved—leaving the circular chamber empty once more.
But the plans we forged here would shape the future of this world.
One stone at a time.