Stargate: Universal Sin & Dark Frontier

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Stargate: Universal Sin (Alternate Ending to SGA from MidSeason 4)​

Welcome to Stargate: Universal Sin and Dark Frontier. This is an alternate ending to Stargate: Atlantis, and a continuation of the story of Atlantis.

This is a full fledged alternative to SGU. It combines the best elements of all three shows, the mythology of SG-1, the action/adventure from SGA, and actual well thought out drama and dark storytelling with a new cast and crew while maintaing old warhorses.

This is a story that seeks to take the best of Stargate, and add what was missing, a serialized story that combines humor, angst, drama, action, adventure, and a strong sci-fi story.

The story begins with Universal Sin, the Alternate ending for Stargate Atlantis that begins in mid-season 4 during "Be all my sins remembered". What if Fran failed to destroy the Asurans? What if the combined fleet of Traveler/Wraith/Earth ships was defeated? How would the galaxy change? This is not the typical Stargate Story, though it does follow many of the same concepts.

Below is the Book Cover


Universal Sin is an Alternate Ending to SGA, that leads into an ongoing virtual series called "Dark Frontier". I highly recommend reading Universal Sin first as Dark Frontier is a continuation of the story. My writing only improves the further you read, i've been working on this entire series since mid-late 2009.

http://sg-darkfrontier.wikia.com/wiki/Stargate:_Dark_Frontier_Wiki.

The wiki contains summaries for all of Universal Sin, as well as the first season of Dark Frontier. Artwork is also available there as well as a few character biographies.

Universal Sin is 180k words to be precise, but it rewrites the next 11 episodes from Be All My Sins remembered to Search and Rescue, leading to a climactic finale. It's been finished and ready to read.

There are a few Machinama videos for Universal Sin as well, They can be found on my youtube account and use Stargate: Empire at War Mod A few others there as well
http://www.youtube.com/user/Samuel034

Warnings: Recurring Character Deaths, Violence, Language, Implied Adult situations, Torture.

Stargate: Dark Frontier (Spoilers for Universal Sin!)​

Spoiler

Warnings for Dark Frontier: Non-Canon shipping, violence, severe language.

Having escaped Pegasus by the skin of their teeth, the 11 rogue expedition members now have to try and survive in Hoag's Object alongside the Travelers and Pegasus Refugees. Hoag's Object is a galaxy 600 million light years from Earth, so return or rescue nigh impossible.

Dark Frontier is a planned series of 4-5 seasons worth of story, heavily involving non-humanoid life, and an emphasis on characterization and development.

Current and Previous Staff:

Producer/Lead Writer - Aragon101
Creative/Technical Consultant and Lead Art Designer - Alx
Editor and Grammar Nazi - Theicemenace
Creative/Literary/Cover Art Consultant - Neela
Jack Of All Trades, Master Of None - Choo1701 (And we all lub him for that)


Season 1 has been completed, and has a strong emphasis on establishing characters and player in the galaxy. the first half is relatively mundane, but the second half has a stronger SG1 feel to it.


Season 2 is in progress right now, and will focus on non-humanoid life, the Travelers, as well as SG1 style exploration and combat (both Land and Space)

You can find all episodes including guest episodes and special featurettes here at the C2 archive on FF.net
http://www.fanfiction.net/community/Stargate_Atlantis_Universal_Sin_Dark_Frontier/73040/

 

[Aragon101]

Universal Sin Episode Links.

Episode 1 - Let my Confessions be Forgotten The Fleet suffers a major defeat, and our heroes are seperated by more than just space. Reeling from the failure, they must find some way of regaining the upper hand.

Episode 2 - Tainted Treasure With Ronon captured by the Wraith, McKay imprisoned and being tortured by the Asurans, and Sheppard MIA with the Travelers, Sam and Lorne have to hold the course and try and move forward.

Episode 3 - Isolation The Quarantine lockdown could not come at a worse time, with the combined threat of Wraith with ZPMs, Replicators probing Rodney, and the signal the Quarantine sends out, tensions reach their maximum and emotions are spilled. Meanwhile Sheppard has his own problem, and his only hope just keeps punching him.

Episode 4 - Discord A bittersweet return turns sour when Cadman's team is trapped by unknown hostiles. With the Stargate blocked, and Daedalus crippled, new allies must work together to save teh stranded team. All the while, Rodney is fighting a losing battle against the machinations of the Asurans. Confusion runs rampant, and the outcome is not what was hoped for.

Episode 5 - Pariahs Now allies with the Travelers, a surprise shows when Carter and Sheppard are recalled to attend a debriefing and changing mission statement. Carter is confused, Sheppard is enraged, and each has to face the demons of the past that threaten to cloud their judgment in the future.


Episode 6 - Flight Critically injured in a fall, John contemplates how things got to this point and how he can move forward. Sam welcomes an old friend to the city, and is surprised by the outcome she sees. Meanwhile, Rodney finally can't hold on any longer, but before things can proceed as Oberoth wishes, help comes from an unexpected source.

Everyone is finding their place, and hard questions have to be answered... but will they accept the answers?

Episode 7 - Median With a plan now formulating, the leaders in Atlantis are forced to choose between their loyalty and their morals. The expedition continues to prepare for the inevitable, except it comes too soon. Ronon and Daniel end up getting to know each other up close and personal while Atlantis fends off a siege that is not all that it appears.

The end has begun, and now the only thing left is to choose their destiny. An easy choice for few, a difficult choice for many.

Episode 8 - Bonded Pt 1 Almost a month after the disaster at Midway, the chaos grows as everyone in the galaxy slowly converges on Atlantis. A daring raid is being planned, but John has an even bolder plan in mind as well. The guilt of this galaxy won't let them go though, and the hardest moment of the expedition comes at the worst possible moment.

Episode 9 - Bonded Pt 2 With the line now drawn, the members of the Expedition now choose what side they're going to be on. The Wraith pull their ace in the hole and nothing is going according to plan. Personal feelings have to wait till it's over, and our heroes feel the pain.


Episode 10 - Penultimate - The Coup is over, and Atlantis is safe for the moment hidden beneath the waves. The moment of truth is fast approaching, and the expedition has to make the hard decisions. Our heroes are bleeding, and they tend to their wounds... both physical and emotional.

Episode 11 - Universe - The Wraith are here, the Asurans are coming, Atlantis is caught in the middle and the only hope is to pull the universe's biggest fake out ever. But they won't be alone... they'll never truly be alone. Finale to Universal Sin.

 

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Dark Frontier Season 1 Episode Teasers and Links

Stranded 600M LY from Earth, the rogue Atlantis crew try and survive alongside the Travelers and Pegasus Refugees they've saved. Dark Frontier takes place in the Hoag's Object Galaxy, after the events of "Universal Sin" There is a synopsis version available here at the Wiki Page for this story.

ALL UniSin/Dark Frontier full episodes are Archived here.


Season 1 introduces characters and main players in the galaxy. Starts off a little slow, but builds on what was left after Universal Sin.

Main Cast in Season 1

• Colonel Samantha Carter
• Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard
• Major Kevin Marks
• Dr Daniel Jackson
• Sergeant Chuck Campbell
• Larrin

Recurring Characters in Season 1

• Captain Alicia Vega
• Lieutenant Dan Drake (OC)
• Sergeant Dusty Mehra
• Dr Rafaela Esposito
• Reyna Arius (OC)
• Dr Carson Beckett (Clone)
• Captain Laura Cadman
• Katana LaBrea
• Ronon Dex
• Teyla Emmagen
• Dr Radek Zelenka
• Mila

Season 1 Episode List:
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1.) Welcome to Saudade Dr Beckett. (Banner)

2 weeks after entering stasis, Carson wakes up in a strange new galaxy. Immediately he's rushed into helping the needy expedition. He decides to accompany a recon team to the mainland to explore an abandoned ancient outpost, but while there, the Expedition learns that they might not be alone in this galaxy.

2.) Home is Where the Heart is (Voted worst episode of DF Season 1! Read at own Peril! Even Aragon101 agrees!) (Banner)

Burying herself in work, Sam finds out that this new galaxy has terrors and wonders unlike anything she has seen before. The time for grief may not be over but she has to move on.

3.) Suspicions (Banner)

The Refugees are safe, the galaxy is open for exploration, and Daniel has found something interesting. A mission to study a new form of life goes haywire and the one of the dangers of the galaxy is brought right to Atlantis' doorstep.

4.) Old Habits... (Banner)

When a refugee village is destroyed, John's team's investigation leads them to a problem they'd have never expected.

5.) ...Die Hard (Banner)

Larrin's been busy ensuring her people continue to be safe, ao when she loses contact with a ship, it's deja vu as she begs the expedition for help.

6.) The Motions (Banner)

Chuck's always been the guy in the background, nobody ever really notices him. In a way, this makes Chuck the one to go to to see how people are doing.

7.) Near the Fringe (Banner)

Rafaela's always been quiet, she prefers to stay relatively unnoticed. But when someone notices her a little too much. It's a race against time to rescue her from an uncertain fate.

8.) Mystery in a far off land (Banner)

When Larrin asks Kevin Marks to investigate the planet where the Traveler Ship was downed, he's only too happy to take on the mission. But what they find is something more terrifying and primal than anything they've ever seen before.

9.) Contact Part 1 (Banner)

Newly promoted Major Alicia Vega is finding life in Hoag's Object not all she was hoping it to be. But something's come back to haunt her - something she wished she had a proton pack for.

10.) Contact Part 2 (Banner)

Official contact with a race of humans has been made. If only they weren't such jerks.... Oh and the Shade? Yeah, they might put a damper on diplomacy. One person knocks on death's door, while another decides to punch out the reaper one last time.

11.) Contact Part 3 (Banner)
(Voted Best Episode of Season 1!) (Banner)

The Shade Invasion of Magna Secundus put a damper on diplomacy. but John doesn't care. All he cares about is that fact that he's left another teammate to die at the hands of forces out of his control. But no more. John has reached his breaking point and he's either going to rebound from this dark oppressive force over his life, or he's going to embrace the sweet liberty of death.

Meanwhile Sam is having her own battle, and while it doesn't involve silicon based lifeforms and a mental interface that sounds suspiciously like Cortana, she's equally at risk of fading away... but she has friends who care, even in places she had forgotten about.

12.) Outpost Zeta Twelve (Banner)

Contact with the Olim has produced little results, but that's about to change. Coordinates of an ancient abandoned Alteran outpost have been shared and Major Vega's team is sent to investigate. But there's a reason both the Alterans and Olim abandoned this world, and it's rather squicky.

13.) Tempus Fugit (Banner)

Full Power is restored, the Travelers are curious about the city, Daniel's in charge of it all, This is his CANDY STORE - That is until he picks up an innocuous little ball, and is transported to the height of the Wraith-Lantean War. He'll meet one of his heroes, and watch history in the making - that is if he survives.

14.) A Cold Day in Hell (Banner)

While investigating an imminent Supernova, Marks will have to remember everything he's learned from years of flying Earth's battle carriers to win back his crew's pride.. and potentially their lives.

15.) Green Thumb (Banner)
(Special note: Green Thumb kicked Aragon101's ass... repeatedly.)

Wex is attacked by a strange plant, and wanting to prevent it from happening again, Teyla requests Atlantis' assistance. Investigation leads to a strange discovery they wouldn't exactly call advanced, and yet it threatens to doom the remaining Pegasus refugees.

16.) Mercy-Less (Banner)

The Hippocratic Oath applies to a person no matter where they are. So when an Olim colony falls prey to a strange yet familiar plague, Carson feels the need to help with what he can. The Olim appreciate his assistance - and wish to keep appreciating him.

17.) Shattered (Banner)

The Expedition finds a strange planet and wants to know how such a thing can exist. Drake goes with his team to investigate and find more than they bargained for.

18.) Just Business (Banner)

The Olim have asked for Atlantis' help now that they trade, but as always, Chuck, the one no one notices, is the one to see the glaring problem hidden beneath the haystack.

He'll have to become the last action hero, and before the day is over, someone is going to get 'Chucked.'

19.) Inevitable (Part 1/3) (Banner)

Life at 300 days in Hoag's Object... things seem okay, but like the song title says, something dark is coming.

20.) Deja Vu (Part 2/3) (Banner)

The Olim have invaded Atlantis with a tactic worthy of Troy. Our heroes dive face first into the action to reclaim the city, and nothing will ever be the same again.

 

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Dark Frontier Season 1 Artwork Links

Wallpapers
Season 1.0 Wallpaper By Aragon101
John/Sam Wallpaper for Neela and CrystalKenobi
Series Wallpaper by Alx and Aragon101

Concept Art
Traveler Atlantis Uniform - Alicia Vega by choo1701 and Aragon101
Traveler Atlantis Particle Rilfe (TAPpeR) by Aragon101
Hoag's Object Stargate by Alx

Banners and Sigs
Cartoony Dark Frontier Banner
Dark Frontier Sig #1
Dark Frontier Sig #2

 

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Dark Frontier Season 2 Episode Teasers and Links

Season 2 sees a cast change, as well as a major upheaval of the story. It also sees a return to more classic style SG1 exploration, but with an arc based plot.

Main Cast:

• Col. Samantha Carter
• Lt. Col. John Sheppard
• Lt. Col. Kevin Marks
• Maj. Alicia Vega
• Capt. Dan Drake
• Syntarchis Aleron Centaurus
• Specialist/General Ronon Dex

Supporting Cast:

• Dr. Rafaela Esposito
• Dr. Reyna Arius
• Lt. Chuck Campbell
• Dr. Carson Beckett
• Dr. Radek Zelenka
• Larrin
• Capt. Laura Cadman
• Lt. Dusty Mehra
• Nevas
• Teyla Emmagen
• Mila
• Wex

Recurring Characters

• Too many to list

Season 2 Episode list (as of April 28th 2010)

1. Deadly Sin (Part 3 of 3) (Banner)
   

   The Invasion is over, but with two missing ZPMs, Atlantis is crippled. Aulus Centaurus was right, Atlantis's wrath is going to be unleashed.

2. Steppin� Out (Banner)
   

   Murphy's Law has struck, and Saudade is nothing but a frozen husk of broken rock. Atlantis is on the run and Daedalus is on its own. Both sides have issues to deal with, but they won't be solved easily.

3. Verve Part 1 (Banner)
   

   Everyone deals with pain in a different way, some cope better than others, and some have help that others don't have.

   3.5-Verve Part 2 (Banner)
   

   With Atlantis and the Traveler Fleet reunited, nothing will remain the same. but from the Ashes of Pegasus, a new city will rise.

   
   Season 2 Webisodes
   

   A series of E-mails and short scenes that depict the two months in between Episode 23 and 24.
   Coping is a strange thing, we all do it differently. But as the new Atlantis comes into itself, not everything is angst and pain.

4. Shadows in the Dark (Banner)
   

   Exploring an Ancient Space Station, our heroes find much more than they bargained for.

5. Exposed to the light: (Banner)
   

   It took the threat of death to remind Carson of the Hippocratic Oath... but Reyna isn't from Earth. A week in the life of Reyna Arius.

6. Lighted Way (Banner)
   

   While investigating the space station in orbit, our heroes are led across the galaxy on a potentially thrilling find... or a wild goose chase of epic proportions...

7. A Small Problem(s) (Banner)
   

   Faced with a marvelous if somewhat unexpected problem, Atlantis will finally stand on it's own... and make a hard decision that only desperation could bring.

   (Potential Guest Episode.) Colony Omega Prime
   

   With an emphasis on exploring Ancient labs for a potential way home, our heroes find themselves in a sticky situation. But not all is exactly what it seems.

8. Medai's Shadow (Banner)
   

   While his home is being refitted, Kevin Marks takes control of the oldest Traveler Ship, the Medai, in the interim. Alongside Larrin, they'll investigate a strange signal coming from an old homestead. But what they'll find will test the 300 year old ship's limits, and reveal more about a certain enemy.

9. Ringo Star (Banner)
   

   The new technologies made by the Travelers require materials, and reluctant to send the fleet from Atlantis, the team has to explore to find as much as they can... they just never expected to find it in such a fantastical place as this... or such a strange and potentially dangerous creature.

10. Lagoon (Banner)
    

    When a settler team goes missing while investigating potential supplies, The team goes looking on a strange planet. What they find is a little more squicky than they're used to.

11. Alien Instinct (Banner)
    

    Examination of a ruin on Ares leads to an interesting discovery, a parallel of something they knew existed - which might not be that great now that they've woken it up.

12. Testing Purposes (Banner)
    

    The Travelers haven't been sitting around, and it's time to put their minds and hands together.

13. Reluctant: (Banner)
    

    When faced with a difficult choice, even the most professional of us might slip into unbridled emotion. Kevin Marks will have have a hardest decision pressed on him, can he escape with his crew intact?

14. Harmonics (1/2) (Banner)
    

    Spotting something strange in the dark ring of the galaxy, Atlantis will discover that evolution has a way of defending itself in the most peculiar ways.

15. Harmonics (2/2) (Banner)
16. Touch the Sun (Banner)
    

    Despite everything that's happened, the research on Atlantis has never stopped, and now with Radek proposing a brilliantly insane plan to contact Earth, Our heroes are going to have to own up to their past crimes. But the Shade have other plans, and a glaring problem with Atlantis' Forces will be shown.

17. Left Behind & Vestiges (Banner)
    

    Two Part Episode
    
    1.) Left Behind - Colonel Cameron Mitchell got shanghaied into this job, but he doesn't mind it. Some of his closest friends were here, and searching for them with those left behind is proving to be a more difficult task than originally anticipated. A Special Episode featuring SG1, the remains of SGA, and Pegasus after Universal Sin.
    
    2.) Vestiges - Back on Earth, Jack is on the edge. The Lucian Alliance's surprise attack on Icarus was only the beginning. Added to political problems back home, he's ready to give it all up. And yet, SG-1 still calls to him, so he'll get back into the saddle one last time. Continuation of 'Touch the Sun'

18. Prince of Atlantis:
    

    When Mila is attacked late at night, Wex is injured defending her. Dan and Teyla make an unlikely duo to find the culprits, and discover something far more disturbing than they thought.

19. Penance:
    

    After no word or knowledge of them since the Colony fiasco, Aulus contacts Atlantis with a small hope. He proposes a deal, a risky long range rescue in exchange for his assistance in the future. Atlantis will have to decide which tastes better, revenge or righteousness.

20. Telemachus
    

    The alarms sounding, the crew is shocked to find a craft they were only dreaming of in orbit of Ares. Investigation leads to a dark tale, and possible future for them all.

21. Secure Storage
    

    An ancient memory finally provides results, and Daniel is amazed that Janus was right. Now if ONLY Mila hadn't touched that damn ball. Now Daniel, Sam, Alicia, John and Rafaela are skipping across the fabric of space time learning just how bad things can get. Unless they can pull themselves back, they're going to snap the rubber band that holds our universe together.

22. Test Flight
    

    The F-302 is Earth's premiere interceptor, but it's not all that useful in Hoag�s Object. That is until the Travelers make a few 'Modifications'.

23. My God, it's full of stars...
    

    Another technology reverse engineered, and Kevin decides to get to the heart of the matter and go to the center of the galaxy where he finds the Shade's most terrifying secret.

24. Learning Curve
    

    Alicia never liked the IOA. Period. But now she's learning that maybe it's not so bad to have a bureaucrat around.

25. Unexpected Visitors (Part 1/3)
    

    Peace is inevitable, but so is war. Atlantis can run all it likes, but the devil makes you pay for your sins - one way or another.
    
    The galaxies and opponents may change, but war... War Never Changes.

 

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Dark Frontier Season 2 Artwork Links

Season 2x01 Teasers
John Sheppard
Sam Carter
Kevin Marks
Aleron Centaurus

Wallpapers
Atlantis on Ares 1 by Alx
Atlantis on Ares 2 by Alx
Atlantis on Ares 3 by Alx
Atlantis on Ares 4 by Alx
Daedalus over Ares by Alx
Battle Damaged Daedalus by Alx and Aragon101
Choo's April Fools Day Wallpaper (click at own risk!)
Season 2 Wallpaper by Alx

Concept Art
Traveler Atlantean Gauss Rifle (TAGgeR) by Aragon101
Radek's Ship Concept by Choo1701
Radek's Ship Concept by Alx
Radek's Ship Concept Orthographic by Alx

Miscellaneous
Teaser for future episode by Choo1701
SGU Shuttle Re-Entry 1 2 3 4

 

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Dark Frontier Season 3 Episode Teasers and Links

Reserved for Tentative Titles and Order of third season

1. Genocide (2/3)
2. Tactics (3/3)
3. Grim Reaper's Sprint
4. Sabbatical
5. So we're the Cigar?
6. Operation: Richard Nixon
7. Nightingale (1/2)
8. Hurt of Heroes (2/2)
9. Hooked (1/2)
10. Hooked (2/2)
11. Embers of Prometheus
12. Flocks
13. Night Terrors
14. Red Moon Slide
15. War Drums (1/3)
16. Nex Ab Umbras (2/3)
17. Fading Star (3/3)
18. Shadows of the Soul
19. Espia
20. Vulnerable (1/2)

 

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Dark Frontier Season 3 Artwork Links

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Dark Frontier Season 4 Episode Teasers and Links

Reserved for Dark Frontier Season 4 Episode links

1. Wrath
2. Anguish
3. Levity
4. Gravity
5. Magnetism
6. Depth
7. Community
8. Industry
9. Foreshadow
10. Devotion (1/2)
11. Devotion (2/2)
12. Tidas
13. Family
14. Maelstrom
15. Darkness
16. Siphon
17. Unleashed
18. Shockwave
19. Relentless
20. Futile

(Above are Working Titles)

 

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Dark Frontier Season 4 Artwork Links

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Dark Frontier Finale Movie Ending Links

Reserved for Dark Frontier Movie Ending links. (For once, Alx didn't post in between these reservation posts! )