Running Fearless ( Avengers Fanfiction)

Chapter 36

Trees and raccoons don't open their mouths and speak. There was no ifs, ands or butts about it, it just isn't possible. Katie just knew she was dreaming. She just knew that when she opened her eyes, she'd be lying in bed and all of this would prove to just be a dream. Her body jerked and her eyes snapped open. It was then that she realized she wasn't in her bed. Her body was lying on a metal grate.

"Be wary headed in, rodent. There are no regulations whatsoever here." a female voice spoke and Katie turned and began sitting up again. She was still on the ship and there sitting beside her was the giant tree, staring at her smiling.

"I am Groot." the tree spoke and the green woman and the man turned to see Katie sitting there staring back to the tree.

"Right, so how do we explain the strange pregnant chick who doesn't talk?"

"I talk," Katie said tilting her head slightly as she found herself totally enamored by Groot. "I'm just finding it difficult to vocalize my thoughts right now." she turned to the man and began trying to stand to her feet. It was then that Groot quickly stood and held out a limb to her. Katie stared at it for a moment, and against all reason she took it and let him help her up. "Thank you."

"I am Groot."

"Groot, right. I think I got it." Katie said with a nod before turning to the others. "So am I dead, because if I am, I have to tell you the after life is definitely not like anything I've ever seen." she walked over to a nearby window that revealed what looked like a severed head. She brought her hand to her stomach. "This seems so real."

"Hey lady." Katie turned to see the Raccoon at the wheel of the ship. "I don't know where you've been, but this is real." Katie stared at the the animal with a look of total bewilderment. "What the hell are you looking at?"

"A talking raccoon apparently." Katie muttered before turning and walking away. She had no idea where she was going, but she hoped that at some point she would wake up. A hand touched her shoulder and she turned to see the green woman. "I really wish I would wake up now."

"What is your name?" the woman asked.

"I'm—"

"I don't really care what her name is." Peter said moving to stand beside Gamora. "What I want to know is how the hell did you get on my damn ship!" Katie turned to him, the only normal looking one out of the bunch and just shrugged.

"Look guy, chill, once I wake up, I—" he moved quickly, planting himself in front of her before placing his hands on her shoulders.

"This is not a dream!" he snapped and Katie blinked rapidly as she let the implications of his words sink. "You're here, on my ship and I want to know how?" Katie turned her head to his hands on her shoulders which she could feel. "Hey, would you—"

"Stop talking!" she snapped turning back to Peter. "For one second stop talking." she closed her eyes trying to remember everything before ending up on this ship. She remembers being in the CIA headquarters and then Sarkissian and her goons taking her and then...then everything goes blank. "I don't know how I got here." Katie said opening her eyes and meeting the man's darkened gaze. "That's the truth, I mean—" she looked over to the window. "The last thing I remember was being stared down by this crazy bitch and then I was here. " she turned back to Peter who still watched her closely. He was watching her, trying to see any indication that she wasn't telling the truth. "So at this point your guess is as good as mine." Groot walked over beside her and her eyes seemed to follow him.

"I am Groot."

"Not a big vocabulary, huh?" she asked and he smiled wide. "So you're Groot." she turned to the man in front of her. "Quill?" he didn't say anything for a moment before nodding.