On Vast Horizon was floating in an unnamed nebula… well at least, unnamed to Ker. His entire body felt like every atom had been pulled through a strainer, several times. Status… quite a maiden voyage.

“All systems nominal. Quite indeed! Not what the builders had in mind, I imagine” Ava replied.

Location?

“Current location unknown, doesn’t match any of our star charts. We’re really lost. What now?”

“Lost doesn’t begin to cover it!”

Dreanna was studying the holographic projection of the nebula in the center of the bridge. “Pretty isn’t it?” she eventually spoke, “He left us one final gift, Seeker.“

A perfect silver sphere rippled into existence as her mind sang across the Link. “I exist to serve… you.”

“Downloading new star charts, world data, languages. Thank you Goddess” Ava replied.

“How do you do that?” Ker asked.

“Don’t know I just can, with time, you can too. But first…” She brushed the hair from his face, then pulled him close into a long, deep kiss.