The Girl the World Forgot: But the Galaxy Found

Chapter 15: Not Quite Forgotten

I should not be laughing right now, this was a very serious unfunny moment and I was ruining it by laughing. I tried to, really I did, but every time I managed to make some progress on stopping the uncontrollable giggles that shock my whole form I would look up and see the very same thing that made me laugh so hysterically in the first place. We were standing in the Nova Corps main building, basically their helicarrier. Three days ago we had saved the galaxy from a raging psychopath, and therefore became better than Kevin Bacon, and we were now heroes.

But that wasn't what was so funny. We stood in front of a holographic image floating above a white table, but it wasn't even that that was so funny. No, what I found so ridiculously amusing was the almost horrified look on Quill's face in response to said holographic image.

I looked up again wincing as I laughed when I saw the whole room staring at me. I gasped weakly struggling to get my words out, "I-I'm sorry! It just-it's his face!"

As I descended into another uncontrollable fit of giggles I heard the Nova Prime ask in a mix of concern and worry, "Is she alright?"

"We're not really sure. We think she's broken." Quill admitted honestly as I straightened wiping my eyes. He looked shocked when Nova Prime shot him a suspicious glare to which he responded, "Hey, we had nothing to do with it! We got her like this!"

Now with my breath under control, I nodded at the room holding up my hands as I announced, "Alright, I'm done. Proceed with the seriousness!"

Our attention was returned to the holographic image of a space x-ray of Quill, the man himself leaned again the table as he asked in a confused voice, "So, I'm not terran?"

"You're half terran, your mother was of Earth." Nova Prime clarified calming getting an edge of excitement in her voice as she glanced back at the image, "Your father, well, he's something very ancient, we've never seen here before."

"Um, just to be safe," I announced suddenly raising one hand as a thought came to mind, "You are familiar with the Asgardians right?"

"The what?" Nova Prime demanded.

"Oh, okay so they just screw with Earth. Got it." I said nodding as I reached back to scratch my head at this new realization. I didn't know whether to feel special or annoyed that the Asgardians only seemed to mess with us. Though there was a horrifying moment when I realized that in that regard Quill could be half-Asgardian. And therefore, half god... holy crap we would never hear the end of it!

"That could be why you were able to hold the infinity stone for as long as you did." Gamora reasoned pulling me out of my terrible train of thoughts.

"You're friends have arrived." Nova Prime announced shutting down the image as she smiled turning as Drax, Rock, and the adorably small newly planted Groot arrived. As it turns out the info I had found on the Flora Colossus had proven correct. The pot was a simple and small one but the little twig had taken root almost as soon as we put him in.

When I had arrived when the newly purchased pot, that no one had even considered buying when we realized all we had to do was plant him to get him back, Rocket tried teasing me for it. Until I announced that I was taking it out of the money I owned him for getting me out of the Kyln, which shut him up pretty quick. Either way, Rocket flat out refused to let the pot of his sight, though I could hardly blame him.

"On behalf of the Nova Corps, we would like to express our profound gratitude for your help in saving Xandar." Nova Prime thanked up almost proudly until motioning towards a now familiar Nova officer, "If you would follow Denarian Rey, he has something to show you."

I tried to keep the knowing smirk off my face as we followed Rey out of the room, I had already been surprised with the surprise. Well, at least, I had been called in when there was a minor hiccup with said surprised but I had fixed that up. So I kept my mouth shut, just as I had been when I first uncovered it because honestly I couldn't wait to see Quill's face when he saw it.