The Traders sealed his statue in a small ship, put it on auto pilot towards empty space, and kicked on the FTL.
And I Must Scream: Word of God on what happened to Discord.
Androids Are People, Too: In the Trade Order, AI's are considered legal citizens, and are usually treated with as much respect as those of flesh and blood.
None of this is necessary to understand the fic, but definitely helps flesh out the story. There's also some elaboration of story elements in the discussion.
To elaborate: Most of the fic's Worldbuilding is on the forums, in the form of "extra documents" written In-Universe (for instance, Cloudsdale is described in a tourist brochure).
All There in the Manual: The Spacebattles threads.
That someone managed to find a way to let them control fighter craft with their wings helps.