This is more an epilogue than an ending. Author's notes are at the end.

Atlantis – January 1, 2553

Once again Weir looked out at the majestic oceans of Lantea. Standing out on the balcony was one of her favourite pastimes. All her troubles disappeared and she was free to think.

It was closer to two months than three since the final battle with Truth. Yet a lot had changed since then. Both the Tau'ri and the New Covenant were still rebuilding and had a long way to go.

The Tau'ri. Humans of Earth. It was incredible, really. The Ancients looked human but were much more advanced. Apparently they came from another galaxy, first coming to the Milky Way, then being driven out by the Flood, then returning, fleeing the Wraith. In a way, the humans were Forerunners. She wondered what the Old Covenant would have said about that.

Ancients, Asgard, Nox, Furlings. They had no idea what the Nox or the Furlings were like. The Asgard had been responsible for a lot of the SGC's technology. They had found a crashed Asgard vessel under the deserts of what was once the southern United States after following all manner of clues. The Asgard aboard had died long before it crashed in the mid-twentieth century, the ship having flown on autopilot for hundreds of years. She still hadn't heard the complete recording, but she knew that they were the last Asgard, having been fighting the Goa'uld, the Covenant and genetic degradation for thousands of years. They said the humans were the "fifth race" and that they hoped their legacy would allow the humans a brighter future. It was too bad they had only discovered bits and pieces until a few years ago.

The Goa'uld were long gone. Supreme arrogance had killed them. She supposed that if you posed as a god long enough you might start to believe some of it. Did they pose as existing deities or create them? Probably a bit of both.

Her thoughts drifted back to the Flood. Those things were disgusting. Some theorized that they came from another galaxy, but she had a different theory. There was some evidence- not much, and it could easily be mistaken- that the Ancients had created them, accidentally or otherwise. Whatever happened, the Ancients were defeated. They fired the Halos, destroying all life in the galaxy. But if they destroyed all life, where did they come from. The Covenant believed they had taken them to Atlantis, but it just didn't add up. Maybe DNA, or even a few living examples, but Atlantis simply was not big enough or correctly arranged to sustain a viable population. Might there be something out there, even more powerful than the Halo rings, that created life?

Though they were rebuilding, the Tau'ri- why did she keep using that term?- were badly hit. Parts of Earth were in ruins. The once-proud fleet was a joke. Billions upon billions of people were dead. The majority of the colonies were gone- Harvest, Reach- even the SGC colonies of Abydos and Chulak. The Goa'uld spread humanity around, enslaved them, then were defeated at the hands of the Covenant, who either massacred or continued to enslave the humans. Some of them were still primitive worlds barely able to handle their freedom. Some were by varying degrees more advanced, like Tollana and Langara. And there were some that destroyed themselves- Tegalus was now a nuclear wasteland.

The New Covenant were in a much worse position. The Sangheili were on top- the San 'Shyuum brutally executed and the rest forced to fall into line. Some went along willingly, like the Unggoy and the Lekgolo. The Jiralhanae resisted the most. Among the New Covenant there was a lot of dissent and political infighting. Rtas 'Vadum, now Grand Hierarch of the New Covenant, often remarked that he was little better than the Prophets he had replaced. But Weir was sure that the New Covenant would stabilize. They had to, as there wasn't much left of them either.

Weir looked up at the sky. The Wraith. They had defeated the Ancients by sheer numbers and they were probably on their way to Atlantis right now. They had finally won the war and now they might lose a much different one. The Daedalus shuttled back and forth between Atlantis and Earth. The Odyssey was complete and now under the command of a Captain Keyes, but they were assigned to the Milky Way. They had one Marathon-class cruiser, two Halcyons and a few destroyers and frigates. The New Covenant maintained a presence of a battlecruiser and two destroyers. Thankfully, the Wraith seemed to be loosely organized into individual tribes or "hives", so they probably wouldn't send in a whole fleet at once. But the Ancients had underestimated their enemies and paid the price, and so had the Goa'uld and in a way the Covenant.

Colonel Sheppard walked outside to join her. He had been dumped into the SGC for disobeying orders, but was actually a good leader and a capable officer. He had an attitude, sure, but wasn't an asshole like Sumner was. "Beautiful night, isn't it?" He paused. "What are you thinking about now?"

"The Wraith. They defeated the Ancients, John. I don't know what we can hope to do against them."

"We'll be ready," he reassured her, "We took on the Covenant and won- I'd say the odds are better this time. We've got some ships in orbit- even New Covenant ones, and half a ZPM."

"I hope you're right," She looked up at the moon one more time and headed back inside.

Well, it's been a while, and Halogate is finally finished. It could have been way better- I planned it out meticulously, but missed some important points. The idea seems kind of stupid now, but on second thought, it's more the execution. Making SG-1 Spartans was a mistake, and Carter, Jackson, Mitchell and Sheppard is a weird combination. I should have spent more time on the introduction, as well. I added a timeline, but it's still kind of confusing.

So, where to from here? You could read Stargate Domination, which is basically Stargate done the way I thought it should be done- spiffy armor, cool guns, and some new spaceships. I'll probably write some oneshots as well. I had grand plans for Halogate, but now, I'm not sure. There was going to be a prequel, which I may still do. It would be in the form of either flashbacks or mission reports. Originally Halogate was going to be an epic trilogy, first the prequel, then Halogate, then The Return (Retribution at the time) then finally Extinction (not the Atlantis movie). The Return would feature the Goa'uld as the main enemy, and Extinction would take place in the Pegasus galaxy after the rings are fired (if I do it now it would be Dakara instead) and all life is destroyed. Think of it as Halogate Atlantis. I'm not sure if I want to do just Extinction, both, or none. I think maybe I'll come back to Halogate in a while.

I made some videos! I was bored, and it was originally just a sort of promotion but I actually like making the videos a lot, maybe even more than writing the fics.

Halogate - www (dot) youtube (dot) com (slash) watch?v=nTEVzLzVHR4

Halogate: The Return - www (dot) youtube (dot) com (slash) watch?v=jRermWvY8nw

I might as well take the time to respond to some reviews and answer some questions.

Dusel – Chapter 3

Yes, it's convenient, the Stargate way. I know, it's kind of in stark contrast to Halo's typically bleak outlook. It would probably seem less glaring if I had started the story earlier, though. If you don't like that, don't worry. There's plenty of other fanfic out there, maybe this one's just not your thing.

Magus Zanin – Chapter 4

Yes, I guess beaming technology could do that- it did work on the Wraith, after all. But since the Ancients are the Forerunners and the Orion quite clearly has Stargate-style shields, it would probably be safe to assume the Covenant have that type of shield in this fic. In any case, you would have to get pretty close to use the beaming technology- though that may not be much of a problem for the Daedalus against the lumbering Halo ships.

I think I've said before that everyone has hyperdrives in this fic. It could be a problem, making travel a lot faster, or an asset as well. It certainly would change things. However, it was stated in Season 1 (maybe 2) of SG-1 that there are slow hyperdrives out there.

Snowdove30 – Chapter 4

The Asgard are extinct, falling victim to their genetic problems in addition to being attacked by both the Covenant and Goa'uld. The Jaffa and Tok'ra pretty much died with the Goa'uld. The SGC has been around for somewhere around ten years. Aware of the Ancient gene- not yet, but they will soon. On a side note, one could assume that Master Chief also has the gene, since Forerunner technology seems to like him so much and that carries over into this fic.

ParanoidSchizo – Chapter 4

Yup, a lot has been retconned and changed to be consistent. Weir's musings in the epilogue (this chapter) may be of some use- or not.

Eipok – Chapter 1

Clearly you missed some. A lot, actually. It's a blended universe AU, so they wouldn't be dead, the SGC wouldn't have been started until around 2540, hyperdrives would be invented instead of slipspace drives, etc. I do realize I've glossed over a lot of points, as well. I've added a timeline that should hopefully clear things up but probably just confuses it further.

An interesting theory which I just thought of would be that Ba'al fucked up the timeline in Continuum, leading to this reality. He somehow what would become the Covenant, possibly by leaving technology behind, and instead of dying out like they should have, they become a dominant power. The Stargate is left in the ship and not discovered until hundreds of years later. It doesn't explain the Halos, the Flood, or the lack of Replicators, though. I know, hugely off topic and has nothing to do with anything, but I do that sometimes.

stark40763 – Chapter 7

Actually, the Orion is not a city-ship but an Aurora. I guess I didn't make that very clear. Referring to High Charity as a city-ship is kind of confusing as well.

Mortality – Chapter 1

The Asgard got hit hard by their genetic degeneration and got caught in the middle of the Covenant-Goa'uld war. The Nox are just as useless in this reality as they are in SG-1. The Ori presumably exist but are blissfully unaware of the Milky Way and its inhabitants- though Covenant vs Ori would be an interesting premise for a fic. The Replicators never happened- though the Flood are similar in a lot of ways, and also very different. The Asurans would have played a minor part in Extinction, the Wraith would have been the main antagonists.

I guess that's the end, at least for now. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, alerted, or even just read this story. If you haven't reviewed, please do so and let me know what you think. This is probably the end of the road for Halogate, but I have other fics in the works, and you should check them out.