SCP-PONY [and relevant documentation]

Item #: SCP-PONY

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures:

Due to its known [benign] memetic effects, interaction with SCP-XXXX is to be regulated by senior facility staff. Researchers with signatures of approval from no less than three Level 4 Researchers and no less than two on-site Doctors may gain access to SCP-XXXX on a closely-monitored basis. Researchers passing appropriate psychological testing may elect to remain within SCP-XXXX’s pocket dimension for an extended period of time for research/relaxation purposes. Those applying for access to SCP-XXXX’s pocket dimension would do well to be prepared for SCP-XXXX-10’s inevitable “Welcome to █████████ Party,” which has been reported to last anywhere from eight to ███ hours.

Funding for additional equipment, supplies, etc. for site Eta-9 is to be reviewed on a consultancy basis with the Ethics Committee.

SCP-XXXX is to be contained within site Eta-9, and is to be staffed with no fewer than Thirty (30) guard staff, fifteen (15) laborers, and ten (10) research staff. Due to its noted fascination with our present reality, five guard staff should be on patrol in rotating shifts looking for appearances of SCP-XXXX-11, who should be contained immediately if discovered and promptly sent back through SCP-XXXX with a firm reprimand. See Addendum 2 for additional information.

Researchers outfitted with SCP-XXXX-1 hoof-locked equipment may elect to transfer findings back to our reality, but no harsh deadlines are to be enforced to ensure the total immersion experience inherent to SCP-XXXX.

Description:

The first instance of SCP-XXXX was documented in late 2011 in County ████, Ireland. A previously-undiscovered sub-sect of the notorious “Legions of ██████” cult claimed to have successfully performed the Ritual of the Seven █████s, thus creating a separate reality, a contained and stable [not to mention immobile] slipgate. Several undisclosed collection/containment units within the region were scrambled; successful quarantine of area was accomplished within seven hours of the preliminary reports.

SCP-XXXX appears as a semi-translucent, constantly shifting, irregular tear in the fabric of space-time. When any person crosses through the rift, they re-appear as a miniature equine in a decidedly more colourful, vibrant dimension. {Damn it all, can’t we just say it? Do we really have to be so professional about it? It turns you into a fucking pony!} - Dr. █████ {Yes, we really do have to be professional about it. You’ve seen how goddamn cute those things are.} -O5█

It has been noted that the transformation effect has only been observed in human beings; sentient or sapient life forms, humanoid and otherwise, remain unaffected.

Those who had originally created the rift were Administered Class-A amnesiacs and recruited as Class D personnel; indeed, some of these personnel were among the original tests. One such Class D - designated D-7643 - was outfitted with a wireless high-definition helmet camera with a built-in directional microphone. It was from the result of this expedition that SCP-XXXX was tentatively classified as Euclid; those with a level 2 Security Clearance or higher may consult Addendum 1a for additional documents detailing Incident 1a.

For reasons currently unknown, the pocket dimension within SCP-XXXX manifests as a nearly exact duplicate of the fictional land of “Equestria,” the setting for the cult classic children’s show “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.” Researchers had initially mistaken the pocket dimension to be some iteration of previous generations of the show, much to their collective distress. After SCP-XXXX was reduced to a Safe-Class object, further expeditions were organized, beginning in early 20██. Some staff on these later expeditions were specially recruited due to their intimate (and sometimes fanatical) familiarity with the show, despite being well outside of the show’s targeted age demographic. Team Eta-Pi provided a detailed log of their week-long expedition, which can be accessed via Addendum 3a. It was on this trek that a peaceful alliance was established with SCP-XXXX-3, as well as her supposed elders, SCP-XXXX-7 and SCP-XXXX-8. SCP-XXXX-3, 7 and 8 have been granted full access to site Eta-9 for research purposes, with tours of additional Foundation sites forthcoming.

Residents of SCP-XXXX are inherently docile in nature. They resemble equines present in our own reality, but with more curved, rounded features and bright colours not typically found on Earth. As they are social creatures, they are only prone to arguments that one might find among a closely-knit group of friends. Indeed, subsequent interviews with SCP-XXXX-3 and her compatriots reveal that friendship plays an integral role in their daily lives; it is for these very reasons that interaction with SCP-XXXX has been approved on a trial basis to treat socially reclusive individuals, to be recruited via Procedure FiM.

As previously noted, all human beings who pass through the slipgate leading to SCP-XXXX’s pocket dimension experience a complete physical transformation, though no reports have been made of the transformation being painful; one researcher described the sensation as “a sort of tingling, but not.” More often than not, those who cross through note the manifestation of a mark on either flank of their new equine forms, referred to in the local dialect as a “cutie mark.” The “cutie mark” supposedly signifies a special talent, and is essentially the moment in a pony’s life that the “coming-of-age” is realized. {Note: I’d like to formally request that Dr. ██████ wear something to cover himself, should he return to Equestria. Nobody over there should have to know what a █████ is, let alone how it can be used to ███████ a ████.} - O5█.

Interestingly, the inverse is not true for inhabitants of Equestria, who manifest as miniature equines ponies in our reality. SCP-XXXX-7 and SCP-XXXX-8 have been observed as having unique properties in their manes, as they appear to move on their own accord. When questioned about the effect, SCP-XXXX-7 stated that it was due to the “solar winds,” though the legitimacy of this claim is pending on further research.