"Space . . . the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before."
So this is it. We all know what happens when our magnificent seven go on their voyage to explore the final frontier. There is no need for me to repeat what has already been done before. Therefore, I leave you with these iconic and comforting words, so that in your own imaginations you may create the ending you wish for such iconic and beloved characters. Their adventures will be somewhat different for us all now, especially if they follow the timeline of this story. Perhaps there will be no "This Side of Paradise", and even so, perhaps there will not be a need for "Amok Time". In my imagination and only in this timeline, Spock eventually settles down to life with T'Loriah, as much as any space-faring Vulcan can settle down. You, however, may wish to take Spock's story in another direction. That is the power of fan fiction. All the power is left up to you as both the reader and the writer.
I hope you have enjoyed the snippets of a story I have created here. I never intended this story to get as big as it did. I certainly hope I have not disappointed anyone with the way I have ended this. I had initially wanted to write an epilogue, but somehow I didn't think I could. It felt like too much of an ending, and Star Trek has definitely not ended for me yet. Thanks so much for reading and reviewing! Until we meet again, live long and prosper!