They found a way home, and they had the opportunity to go or stay.
Most of his friends decided to stay, no one had actually said that, but when they got the news there was a brief silence, an unspoken agreement, Eli knew they were all going to stay.
Young was the only one who voiced his feelings, no so much voiced as simply twirled the band on his finger, this was a onetime deal, staying would mean never seeing family and friends again
Greer didn't really have anyone to go back to anyway.
Rush wouldn't be opposed to spending more time with Mandy but his drive for learning guaranteed that he'd never leave the destiny voluntarily.
Scott had long accepted that he'd never hold his son, he was already a young man, and he knew he would be contributing to his future more than he would from earth by staying.
TJ wanted to help, staying only made sense
Camille knew that after the decisions she made over the past few years, the IOA would not give her any more assignments, her best chance of doing anything worthwhile was aboard destiny.
Chloe spoke to Eli about missing her mom, she wanted to go home for her, but she eventually decided to stay, her father died so she could continue her journey, the destiny was her home too now. She wanted to make his life matter, she felt like she would be leaving him if she didn't stay.
Eli had never belonged anywhere, his mother said he wasn't driven enough, and it was true, ever since he was a child and his father left he gave up, never stuck to anything, he never guessed in his wildest dreams that a stupid video game would lead him to this.
Somehow he was dragged onto this crazy messed up, somewhat scary ride, and he's ended up having the time of his life. Was the ride over? Is it time to go home? Take care of his mother, he misses her. But then she did say she was proud of him, that he was doing something important in his life.
Would he run away from that? He had never done anything right in his life before, and that first time, when rush had said 'well done' something changed in him, and no it had nothing to do with his arm being de-molecularized as he held it inside the gate.
He had done something well, something brave, for the first time he didn't run away, and he had a sense of pride, he had become a hero...would he walk away from that too? What were the chances of all the online games, he played this one, he cracked the code, he was chosen, he, Eli Wallace became a hero.
He wouldn't walk away from this, the destiny was his home, his destiny.