"You have arrived." the ai spoke in her ear. Her eyes went wide. Captain took a moment to find one of the window portals on the skydeck and jumped up. Taking a seat in the simulated light gravity was more a matter of hovering strategically. Once in place, she looked out. Her heart trilled in surprise. Next door to our Universe was another Universe!

Fourteen generations ago, a scientist cooked up the calculated edge of the universe. Equipping a barge spacecraft with everything for a whole civilization was a huge task - and the behemoth ship had barely made it. With a sparse crew of descendants, their task was completed.

Jumping down from the window, she looked around the disintegrating, old ship. Looked up at the large display. Another system beckoned. Earth was a lot farther away than whatever else was out there, and this ship was home to her, and everyone else on board. After a cursory vote of the passengers, they forged onward on the same trajectory, into the next Universe.