Chapter Twenty-Two
After its initial flight, Cody piloted Ragnarok back to the space station. They had one more bit of business to take care of before they could leave. A sad bit of business.
Sonic looked like an old dog, face whitened with age, ears, once perky, now drooped to the side. Her coloring had faded. The pitiful look in her eyes, like she knew what was coming. Today was the day she got put down.
The dealership took him in trade, but didn’t knock anything off the price of Ragnarok. It was more of an added service, a way to attract business. “We’ll take care of your old, busted-ass ship if you buy one from us.”
They couldn’t resell her. They’d dismantle her. Rip her engine out, melt her down, sell her for parts. It was a fate she didn’t deserve. She deserved to go out in a bla
