Well, hello there again. I realize it’s been a while since my last post on here, so I’ll get to something that I think I’ve neglected on here: That is actually giving you a bit more on what this series is actually about. Now, going back on the posts I have made, I realize that I haven’t gotten too in-depth on the actual plot of the whole show, so basically, that’s what this post is about.
I have already briefly mentioned that this series mostly takes place on a starship, but I only subtly mentioned that this ship’s name is
Destiny, for which the show is partly named. I also thought that Stargate: Destiny was a fitting name because it is about the destiny of the Ancients, which I have to say wasn’t in their favor. This ship is the most advanced vessel ever built by earth, and is nearly a third of a kilometer in length. It is armed like a battleship, but is meant for exploration, making it a truly remarkable all-purpose vessel.
On this starship, whose classification is XC-314, there are over 500 (actually closer to 600) people from many countries across earth, as well as some from other worlds, both in the Milky Way and Caelum Galaxies. Each of these people were hand-picked for the extensive mission to the Caelum Galaxy because they are the best that earth has to offer (this is, at least for the humans onboard). Onboard are personnel whose specialties are everything from astrophysics and molecular biology to marine combat and fighter piloting.
Now, why is the
Destiny sent to the Caelum Galaxy? Well put simply, the
Destiny and its crew are on a mission to seek out the Ancients, who left for this galaxy just under ten thousand years ago. Here is the slightly more complex version: About ten thousand years ago, the Ancients in Atlantis were forced into returning to earth after being besieged in their great city for many years by the Wraith, in the Pegasus Galaxy. Though, not all of these Ancients intended on staying in earth for the rest of their lives. Determined to let rekindle their civilization, a small group of these Ancients broke off from the rest and put all of their efforts into traveling to a distant galaxy in order to start over. Within several hundred years, these Ancients had succeeded in building a large vessel, capable of traveling to the distant Caelum Galaxy, where they planned to settle and grow once again. And finally, this group of Ancients left earth, while under Goa’uld attack, and were pursued to the edge of the solar system by Ra’s Goa’uld forces, who controlled earth at the time. In fact, it would be this battle, recorded in a temple by Ra’s forces that would one day be the first clue as to where the Ancients went. So, the Ancients arrive in the Caelum Galaxy and set up camp by building a small Starbase with what supplies they were able to bring along. In addition, they are befriended by the Malecathi, who would’ve been at that time only about 100 years ahead of modern day earth in technology. Basically, the rest of what happens there can be read in my last post.
Now, jump about 10,000 years into the future, to about 2010, actually. Construction on the
Destiny has just begun, and it has not yet been give either a mission for the future, nor a commander. Half a world away in Egypt, a team of scientists discovers a secret Egyptian chamber that has lain in secret for nearly 10,000 years. Inside, they find writings that tell of a battle over the southern pole that took place long ago between the forces of Ra, the sun god, and the last of the Builders of Roads. This information leads to the formation of an expedition, whose purpose is to find the site where this battle was fought. Well, as you might guess, they do, and a whole new world is opened up. As scientists of the Stargate program piece together information, they finally discover where the Ancients went, and why, and that the only means of following them is by ship, since the Ancients made it impossible to dial Caelum from outside, well, the Caelum Galaxy.
Within five years, the construction on the
Destiny is finished, and a top notch crew is put together to go on the adventure of a lifetime. And that’s just the
slightly more complex version.
Currently, my writing staff, which is actually one other person and I, are in the process of planning the rest of the season, and writing of the episodes should start very soon. I should be back soon with more information, and I might just then be at liberty to disclose a few episode titles.
Until then,
Geoff
