Thread:Per Ankh/@comment-30644608-20170302205128/@comment-24588058-20170306182517

EDIT (answering Sarah): I doubt the Warehouse would want to explore other timelines or universes. Only because many of the other timelines have their own versions of the Warehouse, and in other universes they either exist or don't. Any type of space travel probably won't occur for many years at the earliest, let alone the discovery of actual artifacts in that area.

EDIT (answering Garr): You do make a point, although I think it is a case where some people's abilities are more. . . . minimal/minor compared to others. Megan's big ability, for example, is understanding animals, which doesn't come into play that often. Steve's ability, knowing if someone is telling the truth, is limited to cases where you need to know that. Pete's vibe doesn't come into play incredibly often. I do agree that, by comparison, Myka and Artie are basically left with their intellect, but aside from that, what other type of person could the Warehouse need who doesn't have a unique ability of some kind?

Allow me to pitch a possible storyline, which occurs in around 2001 or 2002. If we go with the initial idea that the Stargate became an artifact here due to the producers and actors creating a scene coupled with the unusual scenario of a black hole interfering with the arc of the wormhole and crossing universes to link the two, then they wouldn't have realized that they were crossing over to an alternate universe. They would be very confused due to the presence of people who looked exactly like them but claimed they weren't them. The Stargate closes behind them (because they assumed they had arrived safely), and in that moment the Stargate becomes an artifact (okay, technically during the accidental dialing, but you get my point). However, when they attempt to dial out to another planet, it doesn't work, not realizing yet that the Stargate can only dial Earth (after all, they're aware this doesn't happen under normal circumstances).

Coincidentally, the Warehouse happened to be on a case in Vancouver, Canada (where the show was being filmed), and they discovered that a few of the actors had identical look-alikes. Thinking this could be this could be the artifact they're looking for (it's not the same, but it creates exact look-alikes of a person which are mute and have half the IQ of the original), they follow the people to the set of Stargate SG-1, where they end up discovering what happened. The "Myka" at that time helped Colonel Samantha Carter to figure out exactly what might have happened, and she suggested dialing Earth instead of other planets, which worked. The Warehouse took the Stargate prop back to the Warehouse (along with the other artifact floating around Vancouver a few days later).

Two years later, the Stargate received an incoming wormhole, triggering an Artifact Disturbance, which Artie answered. Stargate Command wished to thank the Warehouse agents who had helped them, and they spent some time dialing alternative Earth addresses trying to reach our universe (apparently the original wormhole which linked it now took them to the planet they had attempted to dial in the first place). However, by that time, the two agents had. . . . moved on (fates can be discussed later). Mrs. Frederic also appeared (as she does), and they discussed matters. The team gave this reality a radio frequency that would allow them to travel to that world (if they should ever wish to take a vacation or need assistance), and SGC would only contact this universe in extreme cases (due to the lack of need to be here coupled with the secrecy of the Warehouse).