SCP-ES-007

Item #: SCP-ES-007

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: The Mobile Esoteric Research Task Force ϱ-5 ("Azure Arch") has been permanently assigned to the containment and study of SCP-ES-007. All the resources of the Area-08 of Containment and Biological Research will be at the disposal of the MERTF-ϱ-5, as long as the current Head of Archive or Site Director authorises changes to the monthly budget, which will be reviewed at weekly meetings. All access to any component of SCP-ES-007 by personnel not authorised by the MERTF-ϱ-5 or personnel of rank 4 or above is restricted.

Specimens of SCP-ES-007-A are kept in the compartmentalised sections of the SCP-MFM-5; Specimen SCP-ES-007-B-1 is stored in the Xenobiological Research Sector; All components of SCP-ES-007-C are stored in standard artifact containers or biological samples in the Archive Sector.

SCP-ES-007-B-2 is contained in the special semi-permanent containment environment installed for this purpose in a compartmentalised section of the SCP-MFM-3. The specimen will be permanently guarded by at least two armed guards; any aggressive acts by SCP-ES-007-B-2 should be reported immediately to Area-08 security personnel and MERTF-ϱ-5 personnel.

Description: SCP-ES-007 is the collective designation under which two different life forms have been classified (SCP-ES-007-A and SCP-ES-007-B, belonging to the species temporarily classified as 007-A and 007-B). Two specimens of SCP-ES-007-A and two specimens of SCP-ES-007-B are currently known to be in containment. Note: After further extensive research, multiple elements have been added to SCP-ES-007 that do not appear to be an integral part of SCP-ES-007-A or 007-B. These elements have been stored as SCP-ES-007-C.

SCP-ES-007-A is an organism used as a vehicle by SCP-ES-007-B, with a length of 14.3 metres and a wingspan of between 7 and 8 metres maximum. According to the information gathered from its containment, it was developed as an atmospheric and interplanetary means of transport capable of travelling at subluminal speed through genetic engineering and esoteric methods.

The two specimens contained in SCP-ES-007-A were severely damaged during the initial containment and recovery operations, but it has been proven that multiple devices and systems within its superstructure and functional components are techno-organic. The functions of many of these systems are being investigated, in particular the organs preliminarily identified as engines (SCP-ES-007-A-MOBILE) and external shielding (SCP-ES-007-A-HULL), that have been accepted into the Project Ride Europe; While the communication capabilities of SCP-ES-007-A are not known, it is suspected that they may have an esoteric mind-to-mind contact mechanism (Ref: telepathy, see Initial Containment Log), which makes the rest of the components of SCP-ES-007-A (including weaponry and ammunition) in a Cognitive Risk of Incognito class.

Although SCP-ES-007-A-1 has a certain capacity for self-repair and seems to be "healing", SCP-ES-007-A-2 was completely disabled in the initial act of containment. "Autopsy" and analysis of both objects are restricted to the authorization of the current person in charge of the Project Ride Europe.

SCP-ES-007-B is a sensitive, intelligent organism of probably extraterrestrial origin. SCP-ES-007-B-2 is currently under containment and cooperating with the Foundation; SCP-ES-007-B-1 died in the initial act of containment.

The autopsy of SCP-ES-007-B-1 reveals that species 007-B has a radial symmetry in tetramerism¹, with redundant respiratory, circulatory and digestive systems. The molecular chemistry of 007-B is surprisingly similar to that of the earth, with a cellular and nuclear structure parallel to that of the eukaryotic cell.

007-B has eight limbs, the two lower pairs dedicated to locomotion and the two upper pairs to fine handling. However, the vast majority of the mass of these limbs corresponds to an orthotic support or armour of a greenish-white tone and organic nature that surrounds the individual itself; SCP-ES-007-B-1 measures about two metres with its "armour", while without its armour it barely reaches ninety-four centimetres. This orthotic support seems to act as a self-sufficient exploration vehicle and life-support device for the user that allows him to survive in extreme environments for his species, and is extremely powerful and resistant. To date, SCP-ES-007-B-2 has not requested or apparently required food intake or waste excretion. Its source of motive power is unknown.

After removal of the orthotic support of SCP-ES-007-B-1, it has been observed that the specimen has specialized limbs for underwater life. According to the histological analyses carried out so far, the entire body surface of 007-B is a chemical, thermal, visual and aural sensory organ. It is not known what limitations the orthotic support of 007-B specimens may have on their sensory capacity; However, it has been observed that SCP-ES-007-B-2 withdraws sphincter portions of its orthotic support to observe its interlocutor when questioned. Certain portions of the orthotic support of SCP-ES-007-B-2 appear to vibrate when it vocalizes, but it has not been confirmed that its role is specifically phonatory; it seems that the different portions of the orthosis can be configured as the user sees fit.

SCP-ES-007-B-2 is, in accordance with the stipulations of the Archive Sector of the Biological Containment and Research Area-08, un espécimen sano, inteligente y cooperante de la especie 007-B. It has been decided that SCP-ES-007-B-2 is entirely dependent on its orthotic support for survival at present, and has therefore been classified under the same designation to date. At the time of its containment, SCP-ES-007-B-2 demonstrated limited ability to speak "common" Earth languages (initially, Spanish; subsequently, English and Mandarin Chinese), that both specimens would have learned on their journey to Earth as stated by SCP-ES-007-B-2.

Although he was uncooperative and sometimes quite aggressive, SCP-ES-007-B-2 has started to cooperate after the Controlled Contact Incident ES/007-738 (see Recovery Log and Addendum SCP-ES-007-01).

SCP-ES-007 Initial Containment and Recovery Log:

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SCP-ES-007 was first contacted when [[SCP-ES-026]] pointed it out as a hazard for exactly thirteen hours on 09/14/2010, when it was about to reach the earth's surface.

The two specimens of SCP-ES-007-A entered the atmosphere completely folded on themselves, reducing the friction surface to an ablative portion that was detached during the entry into the atmosphere. At this point, it was observed that their trajectory was leading them directly to Area-08, placing the installation on maximum alert and giving a stand-by and observation order to the Mobile Task Force stationed at Entrance Points 08-P1, P2 and P3, as well as an order for the preliminary deployment of the frigate SCP-FS Zeus, docked in Area-08.

Upon reaching Area-08, the specimens flew in circles over it for about fifteen minutes at an altitude of two hundred meters above the upper deck of the Area. Note: It was discovered after initial containment that the specimens in SCP-ES-007 had attempted to contact multiple personnel by anomalous means (Ref: subjects SCP-ES-007-Positive, telepathy), without success or causing significant brain damage to the subjects involved. End of the note. After this period, SCP-ES-007-A-1 and -A-2 began attack operations by releasing small objects of high explosive power that were separated from their main body by gemination, and of which no remains have been preserved.

In response, all Area-08 personnel, including the SCP-FS Zeus, replied on the vehicles, which were shot down respectively three and a half and four minutes later. SCP-ES-007-A-1 suffered critical damage when it crashed into the surface of the outer cover of Area-08. SCP-ES-007-A-2 suffered moderate damage and fell into the ocean, from where it was later recovered.

SCP-ES-007-B-2 managed to escape from its vehicle before it fell into the sea, evading attacks by the containment forces and reaching the remains of SCP-ES-007-A-1;After trying to recover SCP-ES-007-B-1, and confirming that he had died on the spot, SCP-ES-007-B-2 surrendered to the security forces of Area-08.

The first interaction follows during the interchange with SCP-ES-007-B-2, carried out by D-334-08 (member of the Area-08 Extraordinary Identification team), who acted as spokesperson for the Director of Area [REDACTED].

D-334-08: Can you understand me?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: (vocalizing in Spanish through specialized orthotic support slots) Yes.
D-334-08: Are you okay?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: Are you not free?
D-334-08: That if I am not -Excuse me?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: You are not free. You repeat the words of the one who speaks to you through your helmet. Are you not free?
D-334-08: I repeat, are you okay?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: You are not free. I have arrived. (SCP-ES-007-B-2 goes to SCP-ES-007-B-1, covering it with a fabric-like fragment of SCP-ES-007-A-1 while it sings an unidentified melody)
Note: Later, SCP-ES-007-B-2 confirms that it is a prayer.
D-334-08: We are willing to offer medical assistance.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: (in Spanish) I want to talk to the jailers.
D-334-08: You are in a Foundation facility-
SCP-ES-007-B-2: Not with you. You are not free. With the jailers.
D-334-08: I speak on their behalf.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I do not understand.
D-334-08: What they would say, I say for them… don't you require medical assistance?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: (after thirteen seconds in silence) I do not understand. I will only talk to the jailers, not with a mouth full of chains.

As of this point, SCP-ES-007-B-2 refuses to communicate with D-334-08 and the other members of the contact team. However, he is cooperative, allowing himself to be led into a standard humanoid containment environment. At which point, he restarts the conversation.

SCP-ES-007-B-2: It is not appropriate.
D-334-08: Excuse me?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: It is a prison, but this place is not appropriate. I want to talk to the jailers first.
D-334-08: They will meet you here. We regret that we do not have more appropriate facilities, they have been built to contain human beings-

SCP-ES-007-B-2: (indistinct noises) (agitation)
D-334-08: What do you consider appropriate?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: You imprison your own (unintelligible, agitation) I want to talk to the jailers.
D-334-08: They will meet you in this room.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I do not understand. (agitation) But I accept.

SCP-ES-007-B-2 enters its preliminary containment environment. After obtaining authorisation from O5-2, O5-3 and O5-11, Dr Richard Barnard (selected for the resistance to cognito-hazardous agents in order to avoid risks, since the presence of subjects who would have suffered the effects of communication with SCP-ES-007 was confirmed) establish verbal communication with the specimen.

Dr. Barnard: Do you hear me?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: Yes. Are you a jailer?
Dr. Barnard: Yes.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I want you to allow me contact with the being that you keep.
Dr. Barnard: To obtain our cooperation, you must first secure your own.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: No.
Dr. Barnard: If you do not follow our requests, you will be restricted to this facility until we can provide a more suitable containment environment for your needs.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: No. I want contact with what my people need most. It is here. I want to negotiate.
Dr. Barnard: If it is what your people need most, you will be ready to negotiate for it.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: (fifteen seconds of silence) Yes.
Dr. Barnard: Do you agree to be kept under containment, without resistance, in this facility? In return, we will build a suitable containment environment.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: Yes.
Dr. Barnard: Do you agree that we should explore and perform an autopsy on the other member of your species that has been shot down and study your ships?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: (two seconds of silence, slight agitation) You are already doing it.
Note: The autopsy of SCP-ES-007-B-1 had not yet begun, but his body had been recovered and loaded into a suitable portable biological containment unit. The recovery operations of SCP-ES-007-A were in progress.
Dr. Barnard: Why do you say that?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I can see it. My brother and I share our skin. Losing him doesn't make us more blind.
Dr. Barnard: Do you mean that you can perceive what your brother perceives?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: His skin. My brother has- (subject remains silent)
Dr. Barnard: I regret that the actions of both sides have led to your brother's death. He will be treated with appropriate respect.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: You do not understand. (subject remains in silent for five seconds) I want access to what will save my people.
Dr. Barnard: We'll get to that in a moment. Will you agree to-
Note: SCP-ES-007-B-2 penetrates the floor of the containment area with two of its extremities. The specimen retracts its limbs to their previous resting position and remains motionless. Response teams are ordered to stand by. The conversation resumes as soon as the Preliminary Containment Level alarms are deactivated.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I want access to what will save my people.
Dr. Barnard: We will need more information to determine what this is about. The facilities are larger than they appear.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I know not much about it, but I know you have it. I know that he hides and takes the appearances he finds appropriate from those who deal with him. I know it is clever, very clever, and that it does not lie, but neither does it tell the truth that those who dealt with it wish they had heard.
Dr. Barnard: Please wait while we check it out-
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I know you have it here. Don't try to stop me.
Dr. Barnard: … my superiors require you to inform them and i cannot allow you to have access to anything related to anomalous artifacts.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: Are you not free either?
Dr. Barnard: I have responsibilities to attend to, but that does not mean that I cannot act accordingly-
SCP-ES-007-B-2: You are not free either.
Dr. Barnard: I am, but freedom implies responsibility.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I want to talk to the jailers. Your superiors.
Dr. Barnard: I answer directly to the highest authorities of the Foundation, and they are not allowed to speak directly to you.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: Why?
Dr. Barnard: Security issues.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I do not understand.
Dr. Barnard: It will have to be enough for you not to understand.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: You know of what I'm talking about, don't you? You know it well.
Dr. Barnard: I must inform my superiors. Please wait.

Dr Barnard contacts the P2 Entrance Point, which houses the Office of the Director of Area-08, which in turn is in contact with the O5 Council (following the contact channels appropriate to the security protocol in force in Area-08). Having determined that SCP-ES-007 must go into immediate containment and cannot be allowed access to any anomaly in containment, Dr. Barnard briefly informs him of this fact, to which SCP-ES-007-B-2 responds by entering a momentary state of agitation followed by inactivity.

After a ten-hour period of inactivity, the specimen demands to talk to Dr. Barnard again.

Dr. Barnard: Tell me.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: For your own sake, let me contact the entity.
Dr. Barnard: I am not allowed to grant you access to SCP-738.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: What is stopping you?
Dr. Barnard: My responsibilities, and a blatant fear that I will endanger the personnel and this facility.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I will not.
Dr. Barnard: You can't know that. If you know that 738 is unreliable, you will know that the consequences of accessing this device are extre-
SCP-ES-007-B-2: It is not an artifact.
Dr. Barnard: What do you know about him?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: The trickster, the dragon charmer, the inconceivable, the ineffable, the rite. (lit.) He can offer anything, in exchange for something else that is attractive to him. He is not the only one who does it, we do not know why he does it, but we do know that he has not always been wood and that he has not always been what he seems to be now.
Dr. Barnard: What was it before?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: Wood from another tree. And before that, another wood. And before that, another wood. And before, the stump of a millenary tree. And before that, the rock on which the tree grew. And before that, who knows. I want to talk to the entity.
Dr. Barnard: What do you intend to achieve with that?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I will not tell you.
Dr. Barnard: It is preferable that you cooperate.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I swore not to explain my reasons. I will not tell you.
Dr. Barnard: If you do not cooperate, I will not be allowed to help you.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: (After two and a half minutes of silence) Can you see how [UNINTELLIGIBLE] burns?
Dr. Barnard: I'm sorry, I didn't understand you.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: My world. My people. (twelve seconds of silence) They burn. The seas of [UNINTELLIGIBLE] burns. The fire that hunts us will kill us all. I only wish for one chance to fulfill what I swore.
Dr. Barnard: What did you swear?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I want to talk to the entity.
[ABBREVIATED]

SCP-ES-007-B-2 responds "I wish to speak to the entity" every time a response is requested from him from this point onwards. The interview is considered to have ended after ten minutes of silence from the entity.

Two hours later, the SCP-MFM-3 is adapted² to act as semi-permanent containment for SCP-ES-007-B-2, while the PCP-MFM-5 is reconditioned for the prolonged study of SCP-ES-007-B-1 and both specimens of SCP-ES-007-A.

SCP-ES-007 receives its designation and is considered as CONTENT - EUCLID CLASS despite complaints from Area-08 personnel about the precariousness of containment; these complaints are resolved by assigning an additional security squad to Area-08. A series of interviews are scheduled with SCP-ES-007-B-2, but the specimen continues to provide the same response, with little variation, until the Administrative Resolution 08-45-007-34.

Addendum SCP-ES-007-01: Application of Administrative Resolution 08-45-007-34.

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After the initial containment of SCP-ES-007, a series of standard tests were initiated to determine its anomalous nature. SCP-ES-007-B-2 passively resisted attempts to take samples, but did not resort to violence; However, it remained absolutely silent with the exception of the response "I wish to speak to the entity" for several weeks.

After carefully studying the orbit that the objects had followed during the USSOC³, It was determined that the most likely point of origin was Europe (the second Galilean satellite of Jupiter). The elements XCPOA-23, -24 and -40 (the closest to Europe at the moment) are assigned to the observation of the Jovian satellite. Thirteen hours later, the three elements are eliminated by what could have been an attack through a phenomenon of localised alteration of reality.

The O5 Council, in response to this unprovoked aggression by [REDACTED], demands a response from SCP-ES-007, which is interrogated again. There follows a transcribed extract from this interview, conducted on 12/31/2009.

Dr. Barnard: SCP-ES-007-B-2, we have questions.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: I want to talk to the entity.
Dr. Barnard: We have observed, by satellite, Europe. Immediately after we began our observation, the elements dedicated to this task have been [REDACTED] Do you think your people may have had something to do with it? (the specimen remain silent for thirty seconds) B-2, we would appreciate it if you would share all the information you have on the policies of your civilisation with regard to interplanetary conflicts. We are willing to negotiate your repatriation-
SCP-ES-007-B-2: It wasn't my relatives.
Dr. Barnard: Thank you, B-2. Please tell us who it may be then.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: What destroyed your sats (lit), did he do it with scarlet flames that formed a flower in space?
Dr. Barnard: Yes.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: The enemy. His power soon stole the highest orbits from us. Few corridors are left open.
Dr. Barnard: What can you tell us about this "enemy"?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: That he is dangerous, fierce, brutal. That he does not wish to share anything with anyone. That he despises what he gets. That he does not deserve what he thinks he deserves. We despise him, and he fears us, but he is defeating us. I want to talk to the entity.
Dr. Barnard: SCP-738 will demand a price.
SCP-ES-007-B-2: It's no use trying to dissuade me. I want to talk to the entity. (Remains silent for six seconds; when he returned to do vocalizations, the vocalizations seemed "mocking" or "scornful" according to the personnel present at the time of this interview) What do you think will happen when the Enemy defeats us?
Dr. Barnard: Are you suggesting that it will not be limited to Europe?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: Devouring is not what he does, it is what he is. He wants everything. Everything. Our home was simply in his way before yours.
Dr. Barnard: So-
SCP-ES-007-B-2: Y I guarantee that my relatives will want to know what happened to one of their most brilliant theorists and to me, the penultimate most capable strategist we have. We are a loyal people. Even in the last days of our people, dishonour and betrayal outweigh the death of the entire universe.
Dr. Barnard: Are you threatening us?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: Yes, I want to talk to the entity.
Dr. Barnard: Is your entire civilization of that opinion?

SCP-ES-007-B-2: Yes, I want to talk to the entity.
Dr. Barnard: Why do you think the SCP-738 can offer you a better way out than your own technology?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: The arts (lit) have been tested. They are not enough. I want to talk to the entity.
Dr. Barnard: What if it doesn't work, B-2? Does your civilization have an alternative plan?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: (agitation, specimen closes sensory sphincters) If it does not work, our refugees will return to this world in five spins.
Dr. Barnard: Spins? You mean, time, years? European days? Jovians?
SCP-ES-007-B-2: (Remains silent for ten seconds) I want to talk to the entity.

After this interview, and given the short time that could remain before an invasion attempt by a supposed European army, a final attempt is made to explore Europe through the use of [DATA EXPUNGED] resulting in the annihilation of Site-104-A along with all its personnel and SCP-████, which has a major impact on the progress of the USSOC project.

The O5 Council calls an emergency meeting to draft and approve Administrative Resolution 08-45-007-738-34, transcribed below.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTION 08-45-007-738-34
Under the YK-II Event Prevention Action Protocol, Article 1.3 (Risk of Change in the Earth's Planetary Paradigm), unrestricted access from SCP-ES-007-B-2 to SCP-738 is authorised on 01/01/2010. Standard experimental test protocols will be followed regarding recording and supervision with armed personnel.
O5-1, O5-2, O5-3, O5-11, O5-8

Standard preparations for a YK Event threat are initiated, as well as the establishment of a series of emergency defense and restructuring protocols [CENSURED - INSUFFICIENT AUTHORIZATION AND SECURITY LEVEL] as provided for in the PAPE-YK.

By treating the contact event as a Keter containment risk, Area-08 is put on high alert. SCP-ES-007-B-2 is briefly reported by Dr. Barnard and transported to SCP-738 containment environment.

When SCP-ES-007-B-2 comes into contact with SCP-738, it is activated as usual; however, SCP-738 is inconsistent with what was found in previous tests.

Test ██: SCP-ES-007-B-2, an alien entity that has requested contact with SCP-738, accesses SCP-738 containment environment. SCP-738 suffers a transfiguration event, becoming SCP-738-1 in what seems to be a block of sea rock with carvings and multiple polished surfaces, SCP-738-2 in a polished rock seat surrounded by spherical baskets made of an unidentified material and loaded with shells, and SCP-738 3 in a square chrome seat covered in long chains of what could be algae with colorful organs similar to flowers or fruits and that move as they are immersed in water. SCP-ES-007-B-2 is slightly agitated, but takes a seat after one minute and three seconds of hesitation.
Results:// When you take a seat, SCP-ES-007-B-2 communicates in a language not previously used or recognized, in which SCP-738 applies. The orthotic aid of SCP-ES-007-B-2 is opened in its ventral area, from which the specimen extracts a shell with engravings and gives it to SCP-738 (the shell seems to levitate above the surface of SCP-738-1). The SCP-738 produces a rhythmic and rising sound for twenty seven seconds, after which it communicates with SCP-ES-007-B-2, which remains completely motionless; once SCP-738 stops communicating with SCP-738, the latter rises and requests the exit from the containment environment.

When SCP-ES-007-B-2 is interrogated, it proceeds to repeatedly knock on the floor and walls outside of SCP-738 containment environment while emitting powerful vocalizations, but without causing significant damage to the facilities. It then collapses and requests to be contained.

SCP-ES-007-B-2 containment re-established as planned. New exploration operations to Europe are planned.

Addendum SCP-ES-007-02: [REDACTED - INSUFFICIENT AUTHORIZATION AND SECURITY LEVEL]

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Azure Arch

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WELCOME, OPERATOR ϱ-5

SCP-ES-007-ID

To: ϱ-5 (officers only).

From: Area-08 Chief Archivist's Office.

Ref: SCP-ES-007, SCP-ES-026, SCP-738, SCP-ES-███.

Let me be the first to congratulate you on the recent creation of the Mobile Esoteric Research Task Force ϱ-5 ("Azure Arch"). Its incorporation into the Foundation is and will be a great advantage, as well as a source of pride. I look forward to working with you often in the future, probably in the immediate future.

SCP-ES-007 is one of the clearest examples of the knowledge accumulated by the authors of the Palacians Incunabulas, of which the most important in this case is the Twenty-third Volume of the Entrance (which you can request a purged copy from the Area-08 Archive).

The species 007-B, or as we have begun to call them, the Europeans, are a civilization prior to the palace, probably even prior to the human species according to the Incunabula; but we know with almost absolute certainty that they are earthlings. The Earth has gone through many ecological paradigms, of which humanity is only the last episode; 007-B was, according to the Incunabula, the dominant species, an abyssal empire that occupied much of the present oceans for about thirty-five thousand years, and developed a buoyant but very self-contained culture and economy, practically isolationist, with respect to other early anomalous civilizations. Even the Palacians knew of 007-B for references.

After approximately ten thousand years at the social and biological apex of the planetary ecosystem, 007-B discovered other great ancient civilizations on Earth. Some were eliminated by the passage of time; others by anomalies or disasters (whether self-inflicted or not); and a few, ironically, trying to prevent that same fate.

The truth is that no intelligent civilization survived indefinitely on Earth. So, after pondering the issue, the leaders of 007-B dedicated themselves to the creation of a space program. The Entry Volume does not describe it that way, of course, but the imagery and references are solid indications of the nature of its "ascension". We now know that 007-B civilization as a whole moved to Europe, where they initiated operations of terraforming and/or genobiological adaptation adjusted to their metabolism; at that time, they cut all ties with the Earth.

The creation of an intensely xenophobic society and whose members value personal responsibility for oneself and constant vigilance towards external threats made them an intensely inbred and very discreet culture. These proto-europeans suddenly left a much emptier Earth, from which the civilizations that immediately followed would take advantage, such as the one formed by SCP-1000, which would rise towards a new terrestrial paradigm sheer centuries later.

The political and military state in which European civilization finds itself is, to all intents and purposes, a mystery. Three XCPOA-Imperial probes have positioned themselves over its orbit, and have detected large space wrecks within different orbits that will lead these giant ships to the surface of Europe or to Jupiter. Whether this has to do with SCP-738 or whether the whole ES-007 has been annihilated and the threats from SCP-ES-007-B-2 were as empty as could be expected, it is the duty of the Foundation to investigate SCP-ES-007.

At the moment, SCP-ES-007-B-2 is uncooperative. Except complaints to the European government and various complaints about its containment environment, it has been much more open than it was in its first weeks with us.

However, the future of the European policy towards the Earth (and towards humanity, and towards the Foundation) is uncertain; that is why we have formed your Detachment.

I'm putting you in charge, with immediate effect, of the Ride Europe project, dedicated to the study of SCP-ES-007, and of tracking and capturing any anomaly related with the Europeans. Your mission will be intimately linked to the Biological and Esoteric Research Sector of the Area-08, so they will be able to have their operations base here. The Zeus will be at your disposal, as well as a considerable portion of our budget.

I acknowledge your attention and patience. Remember that you can contact me whenever you need to, about this or any related matter.

- Dr. Barnard, Office of the Chief Archivist of Area-08 [25/10/2014]

Footnotes

1. Radial symmetries, organic structures in which there are multiple symmetrical planes, are present in plant and animal life on earth. Jellyfish can be considered a typical example of tetramerism on Earth.

2. Preliminary Containment Section for Marine Macrofauna, a device specialised in the containment of Keter-Mitra and higher organisms, which is usually studied in Area-08.

3. Unified Solar Study Orbital Composition, project for the detection of anomalous objects in transit through cisneptunian space and assisted by satellite, which is partially managed from Area-08.