She still couldn't quite believe that this was real. That she was really going into space, something she had dreamed of since she was a kid. She had to smile as the thought brought back memories of looking at stars at night, her father teaching her how to use the telescope... And now here she was, decades later, a grown woman, exploring strange new worlds. Meeting new civilizations and making new friends. Though not all the civilizations were friendly at first. "Carter." She had been so consumed by her thoughts that she did not hear the footsteps approaching her, she stopped in her tracks and turned to see who had so melodically called her out by her name. ****** This fanfiction features scenes in between or soon after the show's episodes. Moments of bonding and shipping between characters that we didn't get to see on screen. Maybe I'll write entire "episodes" of my own in time and perhaps this will even evolve into a continuous story of its own, we shall see. :) Enjoy! -Roni Drakaina