In 2009, he was at Icarus Base, when it fell under attack by what some people suspect were Lucian Alliance. Instead of gating back to Earth, Dr. Nicholas Rush dialed the nine chevron address, which sent Franklin, among others to the Destiny, an Ancient starship. He was assigned a team to search the ship while the life support system was failing. After finding a leak among a compromised Ancient shuttle. Since the airlock can only be closed from the inside, Franklin was asked to repair the system from the outside. Despite numerous attempts, he could not find a way to shut it down. One of the pressures he dealt with was when Senator Alan Armstrong held him and MSgt. Ronald Greer at gunpoint, demanding to get into the shuttle and close it manually. Not wanting someone to sacrifice himself, he