SCP-5000, titled "Why?", is an anomalous event in which the SCP Foundation inexplicably begins attacking itself, causing widespread destruction and chaos within the organization. The event is chronicled through various documents and logs, as Foundation personnel struggle to understand why they are being forced to destroy their own infrastructure and containment protocols. SCP-5000 explores the mystery behind the Foundation's self-sabotage, with the central question being "Why?"—a profound inquiry into the very nature and purpose of the SCP Foundation itself. The event triggers a series of conflicts, as Foundation personnel and SCP entities are caught in a violent collapse, leading to existential questions about the Foundation’s mission and its relation to the anomalous phenomena it was meant to contain.
