The journey was better than the destination for Flux. Originally he left his planet for a holiday, but after some misfortune struck he stayed away from home, indefinitely. Travelling by ship was his journey, the steel box which carried him. The destination gave him everything to set up a new life.
There's a writing prompt going on at the moment, if you want to get involved here's a link.
@freewritehouse/hurrah-its-zapfic50friday-week-11-write-me-a-story-in-precisely-50-words
This short zapfic is written with a larger story I wrote in mind, the prompt journey just fitted the narrative of the story. Here is part 1 of that story if you'd like to read it.
@killerwot/a-trip-off-world