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// 2 - A Small Epilogue 
// Story: To Touch The Stars 
// by sunnypack 
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Mike peered out into the void sprinkled with the lively glow of supermassive orbs of gas, gently fusing away. He felt a few conflicting emotions swirl within him and he decided that he didn't know what to feel about the situation. He scratched his beard, chuckling at the memory of seeing Twilight and Luna startled at his changed appearance. He didn't fault them, it had been a long, long time.

They were glad to see him, he had thought then. But they also seemed a little sad.

Mike had never achieved his dream to see Earth from space, but he was allowed a brief trip in Equestria's newest space-faring ship, 'the Event Horizon'. Twilight had confided in Mike that she had chosen the name, for it symbolised that when one entered the Event Horizon, there was no going back. As he looked to the planet below, he was suddenly struck by how beautiful it was. It wasn't Earth, and the topology was strange and alien, but it held a sublime beauty and grace that was on par with his beloved home planet. As night eclipsed the various cities on the small extraterrestrial world, he marvelled at how similar those lights looked, like a reflection of the night sky from a still pond.

The vision became blurred and he blinked back a few tears.

Luna trotted up to him from behind and gently lead him from the observation deck to a private chamber with a comfortable couch.

As he sat down with a grateful smile, Luna spoke to him in a voice barely above a whisper. 

"A dream fulfilled, for a dream fulfilled."