And so, Lucas carried on with his dream. Living out his final days as the royal pioneer. He is not however being completely detached from his duties. As from time to time, he helped invent new weapons, new medicine, new machines that helped Equestria prosper. Lucas and Princess Luna moved into the small Ponyville cottage, living out life in peace which has became a scarcity for them so far in current events. The new technology developed by Lucas, allowed them to live in a safe haven. Be it timber wolves or the infected forces. They were safe at last. After a few months, it was found out that the child of Lucas and Luna was a boy. And after a few more, he was born.

He was given the name Alex. Alex Dawn. Half human name, half royal name. Alex was a born genius. Learning new things by the day.  He attended the Ponyville school house but also gained private tutoring by his father. That way he is informed on human culture and pony culture. Alex was trained in sharpshooting, becoming a perfect shot like his father. Unlike his father, Alex does not know of his real home-world. For Equestria is his home. Earth is just a story that Lucas tells, the Human planet is now only a myth to ponies.

Due to the Master Mind's disappearance. Lucas was no longer restricted to the rules that Pestilence had set out for him. The infected army outside of Manehatten scattered, fading from existence. Manehatten however, flourished. Known as the lost city, it turned into a wasteland. Full of infected or dead ponies. The search for him continued for several years, trying to bring the beast to justice once and for all.

When the dust settled, and the fires stopped burning. Canterlot was built using Lucas' designs that were programmed into the construction bots. Canterlot became more glorious than ever, boasting the first ever city wide electricity grid. Lucas was however not useless as he helped connect electricity to other cities and towns, including Ponyville. Equestria entered a golden age. Technology flourished, leading into advancements such as the television, the radio and the telephone. Connecting Equestria closer than ever. The newly constructed city was name New Canterlot. The image of old Canterlot scarred in the survivors of the battle of Canterlot. The war that decided the fate of Equestria.

DEL oversaw the foundry with the assistance of Mystic Bloom. Project Sol was put into automated production. The mysterious, enigmatic project was completed 2 years after Lucas' retire and is awaiting his command to be deployed. DEL and Mystic soon split paths. DEL keeping command on Project Machina and Mystic Bloom starting his own life in New Canterlot as a research scientist for Mycology. They began to live normal lives, just like their superior.

The mane 6 lived there lives as normal. Encountering adventures which taught them the lessons of friendships. They filled out their diary as usual and recorded everything they did together. Lucas and Luna occasionally visited the Mane 6, going out for lunch or simply having a good time in the park. Lucas taught everything he knew about sharpshooting to Twilight, as he promised. He crafted her own rifle called the Star Shooter (Her idea). Alex also frequently visited, seeing the mane 6 as family. Going on trips with Lucas, Luna and the mane 6. Twilight and Alex had a sharpshooting contest that they did from time to time, trying to surpass the skill of their mentor.

The mysterious friend that helped Lucas during the battle of Canterlot disappeared ever since Alex was born. He kept regular contact until then. Usually giving advice or helping Lucas out with personal problems as an agony aunt. His last message was as follows;

Have a good life. See you soon.

Project Machina was in full motion after the construction of New Canterlot. The robots policed New Canterlot, keeping law and order in the newly built city. The sentinel heavy assault bots were dismissed and stored in the foundry, where they collected dust for years with Project Sol.

General Armoured Javelin was reassigned to Saddle Arabia after his outburst in Canterlot Castle. Disgruntled, he disappeared in the wide, barren deserts of Saddle Arabia. Some say he died, some say he lives on, mounting a strike force against Lucas. He lives on in the minds of soldiers as the Desert Wanderer.

The fungus itself lives on throughout Equestria. Taking lives every day. However several developments in research nearly cured the deadly fungus once and for all. Until an unidentified assailant caused the lab to explode, destroying all of the research. Few infected soldiers were arrested and executed.

And so Lucas lived on as a father. Living his dream life while his son lived his. The Master Mind's army became a bloody chapter in Equestria's history. The future holds even more mysteries. For this is only the beginning, of another chapter in Lucas' life. Lucas looks to the stars once every night, hoping for once piece of his home to come to him. However he gives up, as the Earth is an incomprehensible distance away. Looking up at the Equestrian night sky, he hopes to see his star. As stars, stars will never fade.