Project Overmind
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Chapter One: Creation
It has been five years since we were forced to submerge and flee Atlantis, forced to leave our great city or face inevitable destruction at the hands of the Wraith. Five years since we returned to Terra, a new home-world for a lost and tired people.
Many of the others have gone their separate ways, the pathetic fools hoping to build new lives among the people of this world. I, however, did not join them, I refuse to forsake my home in order to live amongst the savages of this world; I refuse to give up on this war, I refuse to allow the Wraith victory.
It is for this reason that I have undertaken this project, a project that was discarded and forgotten long ago by the fools that make up the Lantean council; I speak of Project Overmind.
It is my belief that Project Overmind will succeed where my last great work, Project Asura, failed, bringing an end to the wraith once and for all.
While the Lantean council was willing and eager to mark Project Asura -my greatest achievement- as a failure, I refuse to give up on it. Those idiots on the council may deem Asura a failure but I, its creator, know its true potential.
Despite facing complete and utter obliteration at the hands of my jealous colleagues, Asura was able to survive and replicate, continuing on despite the councils best efforts to destroy it; not that I let the council know that little tidbit, Asura is my greatest achievement and I refuse to allow it to be destroyed by those fools.
I'm sure that even now many of the Asuran nanites survive, replicating and growing on their world. However, despite the greatness that is Project Asura, it has one fatal flaw, arrogance; the arrogance of its creator to be specific.
It was my arrogance that caused me to launch Asura against the Wraith far before it was complete, in my arrogance, I greatly underestimated the enemy. Because of this the Wraith were able to reprogram my greatest creation, deactivating the base command that forced Asura to attack them. It was this act that caused the council to declare Asura not only a failure but a threat as well, leading to the destruction of my research logs and several million nanites.
There is nothing I can do about that past event, my research is gone but Asura lives on. However, without the research data there is nothing I can do to counter the Wraith program, I should have anticipated this eventuality but I was far too swept up in my own arrogance.
The Wraith are intelligent, almost as intelligent as my own people, Project Asura was bound to fail without the proper precautions.
Which led me to the creation of Project Overmind.
The fatal flaw with Project Asura is that in the end they are machines, extremely small and complex machines yes, but machines none the less.
Every single nanite involved in Project Asura, is easily susceptible to the Wraith virus, Project Overmind would solve that problem.
Project Overmind. A mix between organic and machine, a cybernetic organism unlike any ever created. Project Overmind will allow the creation of a being, one that is part Human, part machine and able to resist the Wraith virus due to the Human nature of its mind, as well as maintain control over Asura due to the mechanical aspect of its creation.
However, no Human mind can control so many machines at a time, not even a Lantean mind can sustain such a connection for an extended period of time.
Which is why the subject involved in Overmind will require several additions, upgrades to not only defend itself but allow it to control several billion Asuran nanites with relative ease.
Overmind will be my last hope, a hope that one day, in the future, the Wraith will be no more.
-Excerpt from the personal journal of Landaus, Lantean Scientist.
Project Overmind.
Research Logs 001
I have begun creation of the organic component of Project Overmind, a component that I shall call Subject O.
The subject, one of the many clones of myself created for this project, is within the first stages of incubation. In a matter of days, I will have several clones of myself during my prime, allowing me to move on to the second stage.
Project Overmind.
Research Logs 004
Stage one has been completed, out of the first batch of fifty clones, thirty-six have survived the incubation period; the rest failing from cellular degeneration due to the advanced aging process they underwent.
With this success I am proceeding to stage two: genetic enhancement of the subject.
Project Overmind.
Research Logs 006
Finally, after the failure of Subjects O1 through to O9, I've managed to successfully complete stage two. Subject O10 is in fine condition and is suffering no side effects from the gene sequencing.
Through this procedure, I have also determined the limits of my people.
I have learned that a Lantean, real or cloned, can only survive an eighty-five percent increase to their mental capabilities and a ninety percent increase to their physical capabilities. Any higher leads to the deformation and complete cellular degeneration of the subject, a painful and disturbing way to die.
Still, despite the setbacks encountered with the first batch of clones, I have finally managed a success. Subject O10 is not only faster and stronger than the average Lantean, but smarter as well; not by much but it's something to consider.
However, despite the advancements, Subject O10 is nowhere near complete, a link with the Asuran Collective at this point would be far too much for even its great mind to handle.
More is required.
Project Overmind.
Research Logs 015
I'm disappointed to report yet another failure, Subject O23 has passed on.
Due to this failure, I've decided to rethink my current approach, it is far too difficult to integrate so many mechanical attachments to Subject O.
Rethinking my current approach seems to be the best option, perhaps I will consult my remaining notes from Project Asura in order to solve this issue, nano-technology might just be what I require to solve this problem.
Project Overmind.
Research Logs 033
Finally, after weeks of failures, I have succeeded, the new batch of nanites has been successfully integrated with Subject O56.
As my greatest creation, Overmind contains the hopes and dreams of my people. As such I have programmed it with the entirety of the Lantean database, everything we have learned about advanced science is programmed into the millions of nanites swimming through Overmind's brain.
As well as enhancing the subjects mental capabilities, these nanites also serve to improve its physical capabilities as well as repair any damage Subject O may sustain. Thanks to these nanites, Subject O is able to heal almost as quickly as the Wraith, although the power requirements are staggering. According to my simulations, Overmind will require the equivalent of a subspace battery to perform at its fullest capabilities.
This is problematic, the power requirements are too great.
Something must be done.
Perhaps I should take another look at Project Arcturus, if the issues can be solved then Overmind will have all the power it requires.
Project Overmind.
Research Logs 058
I have encountered yet another failure with Project Arcturus, the exotic particles are far too difficult to predict and shield against, it will not serve in Project Overmind.
Another method is required.
I am considering installing a subspace battery into Overmind, although it will be far too weak to power the subject for long, the battery will be able to hold some reserve power for Overmind.
Even with this addition, power consumption will still be far too high, Overmind will remain inoperable until this issue is resolved.
Project Overmind.
Research Logs 073
Finally, a success!
After much time and and effort, I have finally solved the power issues plaguing Project Overmind.
Ironically enough, it was my very enemies that allowed me to solve this issue, the Wraith have provided me with the perfect solution to solving my issues concerning power consumption.
This solution is the Wraith-Core System, a system based off of the Wraith's abilities to drain the lifeforce from their Human victims. Coupled with the conversion system implemented in Project Astria Porta, the Wraith-Core System will allow Overmind to drain, absorb and convert various forms of energy through his hands, much like the hated Wraith.
As an ironic twist, the system will also allow Overmind to drain lifeforce from the Wraith themselves, this is my form of revenge for the many beings that have been devoured by the Wraith. I have also made sure to implement several fail safes in concern to the Wraith-Core System, fail safes that will prevent Overmind from feeding on Humans and Lanteans, it is not my desire to unleash another monster on the innocents of the stars.
Overmind will need to 'feed' several times a year in order to refill its power supply but with the improved subspace battery, it will be able to store quite a large amount of power, allowing full operation of its many systems.
AN.
And that's as far as I got before I stopped writing this one.
This was going to be about an OC in the Stargate: Atlantis show. He would originally be found inside the Antarctica base and would help earth against the Goa'uld, Anubis and the Ori. Eventually he would join the Atlantis Expedition and assist Sheppard's team on their many adventures.
Eventually, after encountering the Asurans, Overmind's base programming would kick in and he would take over one the Asuran main computer, making him their leader. After that, the Asurans would set out to wipe out the wraith, teaming up with the humans at the same time.
I can't really remember the exact details but I had lots of plans for this until I got bored.
Also, the OC Landaus is meant to be the brother of Janus.
