Tied Together With A Smile // Aegon Targaryen

26. Roast Your Chestnuts

Many, Many years ago

"What in the fires of Ogord y'all think you doing?" Yondu demanded.

" Hey, Captain. We're just, uh... Have you ever heard of Christmas?" Peter pondered.

"What?"

"Well, it's a celebration we have once a year on Earth, where everybody gets presents for each other. So, me, Cassie and Kraglin made this tree and we got gifts for everyone." Peter declared. Little cassie smiled up at him.

"It was Pete's idea." Kraglin croaked out. "And the little one." He pointed a nervous finger at Cassie.

"Eh... And this one here's for you." Peter remarked and Cassie held it up proudly over her head.

"Don't come at me with no damn gifts. What a Ravager gets, he works for. We ain't about no damn handouts." Yondo spat.

"It's more like a sign of appreciation." Peter offered pulling his little sister closer.

"That sounds more like sentiment, boy. That may be okay for you mushy types on Terra, but out here in the cold rigors of space, it's what'll get you killed. And you, you ought to know better. Now, get this crap out of here. If it ain't out of here before I get back, you're both gonna be cleaning the latrines for the rest of the damn year." He shouted back at them and cassie covered her ears scared.

"But that's Gef's favorite job." Kraglin reminded him.

"You talking back now, Kraglin?"

"No." Kraglin whimpered out as their captain started yelling angrily

"I hate Christmas!" He beat up their christmas tree and threw everything in the garbage.

Present day

"And that's how Yondu ruined Christmas forever." Kraglin told them.

"That is so sad." Mantis declared as Drax laughed out.

"I like the part where Yondu kicked over the tree." Drax shouted still laughing.

"Anyways, I just saw on the Multi-calendar that right now on Earth, it's almost Christmastime. So, yeah, it kind of brings back some memories." Kraglin offered.

"We didn't have christmas in westeros." Aegon remarked.

"We don't have it here either." Kraglin agreed. Aegon glanced to Cassie as she talked with Rocket.

"Yondu had a point. Ever since buying Knowhere from The Collector, we don't have time for trivialities like Christmas. This place needs a lot of fixing up before it's livable. Yeah, I reckon we've got work to do." Kraglin offered getting up.

"That was such a heartbreaking story." Mantis remarked sadly.

"I know. I hate stories where everybody lives." Drax agreed and Mantis and Aegon stared back at him.

"Cosmo, what use is telekinesis if you can't even aim?" Rocket questioned Cosmo, their space dog.

"You wanna do it? Do it." Cosmo corrected as the panel she was moving dropped.

"Now you did it rocket." Cassie agreed as she pet between Cosmo's ears. Her tail started to wag happily.

"Just concentrate, you stupid mutt." Rocket muttered and Cosmo barked back. "What?"

"I refuse to do any more work while you demean me." Cosmo informed him.

"You heard her, be nice Rocket." Cassie agreed.

"All right, all right. I'm sorry. Chill out." Rocket offered.

"Also, I want one of those delicious treats in that bag." Cosmo added and Cassie chuckled out.  Rocket groaned, Cosmo giggled and barked back at Rocket excitedly. Rocket threw her a few treats.