67 THE GEESE

CHAPTER 67 THE GEESE Long after Roz had disappeared into the ocean, the geese kept circling through the night sky. It was hard for them to leave, knowing that she was going to face the mining robot on her own. While they flew, the geese couldn't take their eyes off the Juggernaut. The station was sinking and drifting on the currents. Slowly, steadily, the various structures went under, until only the control tower was visible. And when that tower finally slipped below the surface, the Juggernaut was gone. Glimmer flew closer to her mate and said, "We should go home. Your mother will meet us back on the island, someday soon." Brightbill quietly replied, "It feels like we're abandoning her." "We're not abandoning her," said Glimmer. "Your mother is tough and smart. She doesn't need us. But our goslings do." Glimmer was right. The goslings hadn't seen their parents in days. They must have been terribly worried.

Brightbill circled around one last time, and he said to his mate, "Let's go home."