Goodday everyone and welcome back. I think it goes without saying that most fans would
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The final words on a cardboard box. “Here were dragons.” The words were etched into Dr Takanaka’s
brain like a brand on a bull’s hind quarters. Then the box had combusted, leaving ash and a
few inert origami dragons, which now decorated his office. Years had come and gone but still he would
find himself, several times a day, glancing over to them, wondering what might have been.
SCP-1762 relied on fantasy to survive and fantasy was not tolerated by the Foundation.
Either something could be explained by science or it was just another anomaly. Fantasy had no
place here. And so, the dragons were now gone and the gateway was sealed forever.
Despite the exhaustive counselling, Takanaka could not let them go. He missed them. Though,
if his plan worked, he wouldn't miss them for much longer. Still, he couldn’t do it alone.
Takanaka collected the urn of ashes from his shelf and placed the 1762 corpses into his lab
coat's pockets. He smiled and offered passing pleasantries to his co-workers
as his made his way down the hall, all the time keeping his hand in his coat
in an attempt the hide the urn. He stopped outside a door.
He knocked and entered. Dr Bright looked away from his computer
and straight at Takanaka. They exchanged a moment of silence before Bright spoke.
“T. Are you sure you want to go through with this? Best case scenario, they amneticize you”
“I do.” Dr Bright walked out from behind his
desk and gestured towards the door. “Shall we?”
A short elevator ride and a couple of bulkheads
later and Takanaka and Bright found themselves entering Heavy Containment.
Bright waved his ID at the guards and soon enough they were outside the containment chamber.
Dr Bright waved his ID card over the door access panel
and a voice came over the PA. “SCP-239. CONTAINMENT LIFTED.”
Bright and Takanaka stepped into the cell as the guards came running down the corridor.
“Full lockdown. Seal SCP-239.” “CONFIRMED. SEALING SCP-239.”
Bright stepped aside as the guards levelled their rifles and fired several rounds into the door as
it closed. The shouts of the guards were muffled but Takanaka could tell they were already radioing
for backup. Bright made his way over to the bed that SCP-239 lay on and began disconnecting the
machines and wires going into her. He opened the wall cabinet and withdrew a syringe.
“A shot of adrenaline to wake her up and we are in business.
Put that urn and the cranes over there by the wall.”
Not five seconds later SCP-239 sat bolt upright, her grey-green eyes switching
between Bright and Takanaka. Takanaka felt uneasy looking into those pupilless globes.
Her gaze fixed on Bright as he knelt down in front of her.
“Hey there sweetheart, you’ve had a really long nap. Do you feel alright?"
SCP-239 nodded and a smile spread across her face as she pointed at Bright’s necklace.
“Your uncle Jack missed you.” She beamed at him.
“Listen sweetie. I don’t have a lot of time but I need you to use your spells for a very
special reason. Are you feeling up to it?” She reached for a cup of water on the stand
beside her bed. It faded away and was replaced by a strawberry milkshake
which she proceeded to sip from. “What have I said about too much sugar?”
SCP-239 looked at Takanaka with concern. “Don’t worry about him. That’s my friend,
T. You see that urn over there?” She nodded.
“Well, that urn used to be a box and that box used to be a gateway to a magical land filled with
giants and centaurs and elves and the biggest dragons ever.”
SCP-239's eyes widened. “Remember the stories I
told you and the pictures I showed you of the box and the paper dragons?
Well, that urn used to be that box.” Her eyes grew even wider.
“Exactly. But the gate has closed and so my friend T cannot visit his friends or see any
of those amazing creatures. Do you think you can reopen the door if you wish really hard?”
SCP-239 put down her drink and began fumbling with her hands.
She leaned in and whispered into Bright’s ear. He gave a small laugh and replied back to her.
“Oh, don’t worry about them. I’ll deal with them. Uncle Jack says you can.”
The little girl smiled wide and jumped off the bed. Takanaka gave the girl
a hopeful look. Bright put a hand on his shoulder and murmured quietly into his ear.
“Stop fidgeting. You’ll distract her or worse, she’ll get nervous.”
The girl closed her eyes and raised a hand towards the urn. It began to shake
and smoke began to appear from under the lid. The paper cranes rose from the ground and began
to circle it. She turned to look at Bright. “You are doing great sweetheart, keep going.”
A few seconds later and the lid to the urn was blasted off.
The urn pulled in the paper dragons and expelled a dense cloud of purple smoke.
Takanaka coughed and waved away the smoke revealing a battered cardboard box at his feet
with the words “HERE BE DRAGONS” written on the side.
Tears began to gather as Takanaka stared at the box. Hoping. Wishing.
The little girl gave a small giggle as an origami dragon came flying out of the box,
followed by another and then another and then two more and then three more.
He failed to hold back his tears as hundreds of origami dragons poured from the box and begun
flying around him. The girl laughed and spun in circles as they flew around her too. Bright felt
a smile form in the corner of his mouth as one landed on his shoulder and began pecking his ear.
Takanaka held his arms out and several came to sit on them.
They all turned and gave him a familiar look. He choked on his tears as he beamed back at them.
“CAUTION: LOCKDOWN LIFTED” The words left like being plunged into
an ice bath. All three of them turned to look at the door, the sounds of mechanisms turning
and hydraulics hissing was audible through the concrete. Bright suddenly stood firm.
“Oh! I know what we could do!” Bright knelt down beside SCP-239.
“Listen sweetie, you remember all those stories I used to read you about the dragons and giants?
Well, these paper dragons come from there. They are paper here but, in their world,
they are huge and real and breathe fire. Would you like to see it?”
SCP-239 frantically nodded. “Well, we can go there
but you need to open the gateway. All you need to do is just wish it was here.
The gate to the dragon’s world. Then we can all go see the dragons.”
The paper dragons began flying around SCP-239. Takanaka was certain he could hear unintelligible
words coming from the swarm. SCP-239 looked back at the box. She tilted her head and waved her hand
once more. A bright light illuminated the entire room and the box was gone. In its place was a
golden metal gate. It swung open and Takanaka was momentarily stunned by what he saw within.
"Friends. You have found us."
“SCP-239: CONTAINMENT LIFTED” The origami dragons began to fly through the gate,
their true forms becoming evident as they crossed the threshold.
Bright gave the girl a smile and a nod followed by a hard push in Takanaka’s back.
“Don’t ask questions. Take her and go. But wait for me.”
The girl skipped through the gate quickly, followed by Takanaka.
“WHAT THE BLOODY FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING, BRIGHT?”
As the door lifted a security team and a suited man came spilling into the room.
The man gave Bright a look of pure thunder.
Bright took a step backwards through the gate and smiled at the man,
“Just taking her out for a breath of fresh air. I’ll have her back by tea time.”
“SHOOT HIM!” Bright saluted them all and smiled.
Then a second burst of light filled the room as the doorway vanished from existence.
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