December 11, 2039, 6:45 pm.

• Honey, this is just madness! Flying to the Moon? Are you out of your mind? - Dr. West exclaimed with indignation, trying to recover from what he had just heard.

• Dad, such a chance comes very rarely, and I simply don't have the right not to take it! - Miley replied.

• Do you even understand how far away it is? Flying? To the Moon? This is complete madness, my dear daughter is planning to fly to the Moon all alone! Kim? Kim! Tell her something, talk some sense into her! Flying into space at such a young age is dangerous! Bring her to her senses!

• Dear, our little Miley hasn't been a child for a long time, just look at her. I understand your concern. I am scared myself, because Miley is the most precious thing I have. And yet, sooner or later, for every ship, there comes a moment when it is necessary to leave the home harbor and set off in search of unexplored lands. After all, if a ship just stays in the bay, it will wither sooner or later, like a rose in winter. Miley, my dear Miley, I love you with all my heart, you know that, and I, just like your dad, am truly scared to let you go. And if we don't do this now, we will be clipping your wings with our own hands, and they were given to you so that you could fly, right?

• Yes, Mom, - Miley smiled timidly after hearing all this.

• Dear, we must give our daughter the opportunity to prove herself. Just remember yourself! At her age, you crossed an entire ocean alone, your eyes saw dozens of countries, thousands of places, hundreds of thousands of people! Now the moment has come when we must believe in Miley and let her fly, do you understand?

• Yes... I think... oh, you are right. Miley, my dear! I love you very much, you know, I keep repeating it, and even though my voice and heart are trembling now, more than anything in this life, I want to see joy in your eyes. Yes, my answer is yes, - said Dr. West, after which he felt relieved.

• Dad, Mom, I love you both so, so, so much, thank you! - Miley shouted joyfully, refusing to believe that her parents had finally allowed her to take the opportunity and fulfill her distant childhood dream.

Dreams are born in the Universe to come true and give people moments of sincere happiness. That is what happened to Miley. Since childhood, she had dreamed of flying to the Moon in the future when she grew up. Sounds ridiculous and unrealistic? At least that was the case until 2025, when the development of Artificial Intelligence capable of self-learning was completed. It was a real breakthrough, a sensational miracle. Thanks to this discovery, a project for a huge autonomous space station was developed, the size of which was comparable to an entire continent. It was named "Pandora".

"Pandora" developed at great speed. Its construction was completed by 2031, and in the same year, the first hundred "Normandy" space shuttles were sent to populate the station. "Pandora" became a new Wonder of the world, a real breakthrough in all aspects: an absolutely different ecosystem, new, previously unknown species of animals that one could only imagine, huge endless magical forests of Pandora, which absorbed all the beauty that nature possesses. And among all this beauty, people lived in harmony with nature, continuing to improve their creation. Over the years, Pandora reached perfection: 90% of the Moon was developed and supplied with oxygen, the endless forests of Pandora stretched to the very horizon and were filled with new species of animals and plants, at the sight of whose beauty one's breath catches and the heart begins to beat faster and faster. Only a few could get to Pandora, and there were millions who wanted to. In 2033, the Government raised the question of how to help, first of all, the younger generations get to know Pandora better, and as a result, it was decided to launch a transplanetary exchange program, the analogues of which had already existed on Earth for decades. It was named "Work and Travel: Pandora".

December 12, 2039, 10:15 am

The next morning, Miley called the Transplanetary Exchange Center, or simply TEC. The girl's call was answered in the same second by the voice of Chloe, an android of the latest generation, possessing artificial intelligence capable of self-learning and expressing her own emotions and feelings. Miley was offered to have an interview directly with the management, for which Chloe asked Miley to put on virtual reality glasses, adjust the hologram display, and enter the TEC system. And the light went out for a moment, and, opening her eyes, Miley was already standing in the middle of the Center.

The Center is truly huge: a skyscraper with many landing pads for flying ultrasonic hypercars, stations for their recharging, research laboratories where scientists are making the first successful attempts to teleport things over significant distances. From the abundance of places and details in this huge mechanism, Miley's eyes were wide open. Entering the Center, Miley had to pass identification control with preliminary registration. As soon as the procedure was completed, Miley headed straight for an interview with Richard, the head of the department dealing with transplanetary transfers of students to Pandora.

• Tell me, Miley, what does it mean for you to see Pandora? - asked Richard, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

• It has been my dream since childhood. My mom always told me that dreams were created to come true and make us happy. And if we are happy, then our parents, looking at us, also become happier, - Miley answered him timidly.

Pause. The rays of the setting sun, passing through the huge panoramic windows, fell evenly on Richard's face, on which a feeling of surprise was frozen. After a couple of moments, it was replaced by a warm smile. He looked at Miley and told a story about how he himself once followed his dream, and it led him to where he is now. One brave decision changed his life forever.

• Miley, you remind me of myself at your age. Once upon a time, I also trusted my dream and decided to fulfill it. After all, life is given to us to reach new horizons despite any doubts, and doubts are our worst enemy. Every journey changes a person from within, and I really want to see you again, Miley, to see you after you visit Pandora and return home.

She froze in place. Goosebumps ran across her skin from the realization that very soon she would see what she had desired for so long. "Pandora... very soon I will look into your eyes," Miley whispered and smiled.

May 30, 2040, 9:15 am

The day of departure arrived. Miley's parents hugged her tightly, but there was no fear or distrust in their hearts anymore, only pride and happiness for their daughter, who was a little girl just yesterday, and in a couple of minutes she would fly thousands of kilometers above the clouds towards her dream.

• Countdown: 5-4-3-2-1. Launch! - the system's voice rang out, and the ship's ultrasonic turbines started at full power, the gravity cushion was turned off, and the ship soared upwards, cutting through the air, leaving only a solar trail behind it. Miley could not believe what had just happened to her. "Time to get to know you, Pandora," Miley whispered and fell asleep.

It's time to wake up. The engines are quieting down, the magnetic cushion is being activated – we are landing.

Upon arrival on Pandora, Miley was introduced to the same first-time arriving kids as she was. According to the Center's program conditions, they all had the right to be on Pandora and explore it for 3 months. Also, Miley and her new friends must help the station's inhabitants with the tasks they are assigned. Very often, they were related to helping in the study of new plant species and searching for new animal species across the expanses of Pandora. There are indeed a great many animals here, ranging from the Razor-tail to the flying Liar, whose ears resembled the wings of the brightest butterfly on Earth in shape and color; in addition to everything, Liars have a beautiful voice, and when their singing is heard, it seems as if the forest itself is singing.

Exploring Pandora day after day, Miley and her team of adventurers managed to visit the endless jungles, full of wonderful inhabitants. They conquered the waves of Lake Naos and, with a team of scientists, even managed to visit its depths, studying its inhabitants. Every day there were new sorties in search of adventure, new research and trials, countless take-offs and small falls, because things don't always go as smoothly as we would like, but that's life: it's impossible to do without surprises.

Time flew at the speed of light. It never waits, it doesn't make stops. And August was already approaching. On Pandora, this month is considered special, because it is during the last two weeks of August on Mount Siaks, whose peak is tirelessly covered by starlight like a magic blanket, that the birth of the Star Dragon occurs once a year. These are special creatures. After birth, 21 days later, they soar upwards and leave Pandora, heading to the endless expanses of the Universe in search of the place where the stars are actually born, illuminating the path for anyone who is ready to follow their dream to the very end.

September 5, 2040, 7:15 pm

Recently, a message arrived from the Center that the program deadlines were coming to an end. With a slight sadness in their souls, Miley and her friends, sitting in the common hall, read this message aloud. Over the past summer, the guys became very close and became like one whole, like a family. No one wanted to part, so the guys promised each other that upon returning home, they would one day return to Pandora again, but before that, they would meet there, down on their native Earth. If only you knew how beautiful the Earth is from space!

September 7, 2040, 11:15 am

The "Normandy" shuttle is preparing for takeoff. The guys, having said goodbye to all the inhabitants of the station, boarded and took their seats. Miley took a seat by the porthole: from there, the stars were clearly visible. The whole way back, she looked into the endless boundaries of the Universe, at the flying comets and shining stars. Their radiance embodied a new beginning for the girl who once dreamed of visiting space. It was time to return home, hug her parents, and also visit the Center and Richard. All the way home, Miley looked at the radiance of the stars and smiled, and in her head were only the words spoken by Richard at the very beginning of her short but unique journey: "Travels changed me."