Destiny's Planets

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Destiny

Summary

The Destiny was built by the Ancients a long time ago when they lived in the Milky Way. The ship, launched from Earth, was meant to be a manned exploration vessel that followed automated starships that planted Stargates on planets throughout the universe, one galaxy at a time. Destiny was never boarded by its intended crew, but continued on an automated course that followed these seeder ships and updated its database with information about each of the planets on which a Stargate was placed.

Millions of years later, Earth's Icarus Base personnel ended up aboard Destiny. They discovered that they may input their needs into the computer system and the Destiny will propose several planets within range that had a high probably of success.

When Destiny decides on the planets to visit, it drops out of faster-than-light speed, dials the first planet on the list, and starts a countdown timer of 12 hours before it resumes its automated course. Because of this time limit, it's possible for those who are on a planet to get left behind with no way to return to the ship. However, it was discovered on the first trip through Destiny's Stargate that the ship has certain protocols in place that prevent the Stargate from shutting off while matter is being buffered, even after the countdown has completed. Once the wormhole is clear (that is, once everyone arrives whole on the other side), Destiny powers down the Stargate and resumes its faster-than-light course.

Mission 1: Desert Planet: Obtain Calcium Carbonate

Desert Planet selected by Destiny to have calcium carbonate
"Dust Devil" visits the exhausted Scott and leads him to the lake bed
  • Goal: Find calcium carbonate to scrub carbon dioxide from the air supply system aboard Destiny.
  • Primary Team: Lt. Matthew Scott, Leader; MSgt. Ronald Greer; Dr. Nicholas Rush; Eli Wallace; Geologist Andrea Palmer (MIA); Jeremy Franklin (shot); Sgt. Curtis (MIA)
  • Secondary Team: Lt. Vanessa James, Leader; Sgt. Spencer; Cpl. Gorman
  • Outcome: Curtis and Palmer overrode the lockout on another planet and went through the Stargate to investigate, but all contact was lost with them. They were left behind when the Destiny left the area. Greer shot Franklin, who was about to follow Curtis and Palmer, in the shoulder in order to save his life since Rush believed that going to a planet locked out by the Destiny meant certain death. Lt. James led a three-man S&R team to find Scott and Greer who were farthest from the Stargate and out of contact, but had to return to the Stargate without success because of the countdown. Scott found the calcium carbonate, apparently with the help of a sentient lifeform that manifested itself in the form of a dust devil, but he and Greer weren't able to make it back to the Stargate before the countdown ended. Eli Wallace held the wormhole open beyond the 12-hour countdown by sticking his arm into the event horizon, thus providing Scott and Greer enough time to make it through.
  • Lifeforms: There appeared to be a sentient lifeform that manifested itself in a dust devil that led Scott to the lake bed composed of calcium carbonate.
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--DeeKayP 02:54, 16 October 2009 (UTC)