'We've really left, haven't we?'
They're sitting in the Rec Room; a couple days after the Enterprise departed Earth, looking at the stars.
'Da. Ve have.'
'And we're not going back for five years.'
'Ve are off on a new adwenture. But I vill miss my family.'
'So will I. I miss them already.'
'But at least ve have each other. Ve vill not be alone, ze Crew are like a second family now.'
'I'm very happy you're here Pavel. Five years in space is a long time to be alone.'
'My Mama told me somezing once. She said that home is vere your heart is. I zink zat home is right next to me zen.'
'Your Mama is a very wise woman. Home is where you are now, and if you are with me, then I am home.'
'So now ve can go places that no one has ewer been before, and ve never have to leave home.'
"Space... The final frontier...
These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise.
Its continuing mission:
To explore strange new worlds...
To seek out new life; new civilisations...
To boldly go where no one has gone before!"
AN: I know it was short, but I think it was a fitting epilogue.
Thanks to everyone for reading! An extra big thank you to Ella Unlimited, All Cats Are Grey, Maudlin Mush, Galactic Cannibalism, Writer Finatic01, golden-priestess, Alexandra. Xx, angel's lil devil angel, CaptainSosa, jess114, socrgrl14, The Sentiness, curlycarly113, Gollum4077, Ihatetryingtothinkofpennames, indieannelli and TheSmallerGrayWolf for reviewing/favouriting/story alerting! Sorry if I've forgotten anyone!
I am currently working on a sequel, which if ever published, will almost certainly be the final story in this series. At this stage it is not decided whether or not I will ever publish it, so please bear with me. Working title, which it will probably be published under, if ever, is Diary of a Lieutenant-To-Be.
By the way, how would you all like to see a plot- hole filled, ridiculously cracky version of The Trouble With Tribbles, set in the universe of Confessions of a Teenage Starfleet Cadet and A Tale of Two Ensigns, starring our favourite almost-as-adorable- as- tribbles couple?
I don't own Star Trek, or very much else, nor do I claim to own it.
~TheGirlWhoRemembers