Sovereign

2.7

Rocket and I joined the fight, well, Rocket did. I was completely avoided and Peter grabbed me, yanking me onto the ship with Yondu and Bula. I coughed as my back slammed onto the floor, listening to Ayesha talk, "Guardians, perhaps it will provide solace that your deaths are not without purpose. Hand over Nefertiti, now. And your deaths might be merciful and will serve as a warning to all of those tempted to betray us. Don't screw with the Sovereign."

Yondu yelled out, "Get Nefertiti out of here!" I looked at Peter and he looked sorry, "I'm sorry, Nefer. But I can't let you die too." Peter pushed me out and the Sovereign immediately fired, seeing me out of harm's way.

I landed on the ground beside Drax and groaned in pain, "I'm going to feel this in the morning." I looked up to see Yondu's ship explode and I yelled out, "Peter! Yondu!" I sighed in relief and smiled as I saw Peter and Yondu safe and coming down to us. "I'm Mary Poppins, y'all!" Yondu yelled out and I giggled, getting up and running to Yondu, hugging him with a smile, "Thank you for saving us, Dad." Yondu pulled away slightly and smiled through his tears, "You're welcome, daughter."

We all looked around, watching the debris fall and Mantis got hit, pretty hard. Drax looked at her, "Mantis, look out!" I giggled hard and I couldn't stop myself and Yondu chuckled, nudging me, "Hush up!" We all gasped as Ego woke up and I looked around in fear as Peter walked up to Rocket, "How long until the bomb goes off?" Rocket looked around, "In the unlikely event that Groot doesn't kill us all...about six minutes. We need to get Nefertiti onto the ship above!"

Yondu called out to Kraglin, "Kraglin, we need the quadrant for an extraction. T-minus five minutes." Peter stood behind Drax and me as Mantis was in Drax's arms, unconscious, "Somebody needs to be up top when Kraglin arrives! Drax take Mantis and Nefertiti!" Peter gave Drax his rocket suit and Drax yelled as he flew up, "Ow! My nipples!"

The planet crumbled as I teared up and looked at Peter, "You can't send me away when danger happens! I can help!" Peter hugged me tightly and placed a rocket suit on my back, "I know you can, but I want you to be safe. Let me be the brother I was meant to be." With that, I flew up onto the surface of the planet, watching as Yondu and Peter waved goodbye to me.

Drax and I made it to the surface and started running for the quadrant that Kraglin landed close to the surface, only to start running backward after Ego tried to destroy the quadrant. I yelped as I pulled down to the surface and under the dirt, no doubt from Ego's control. I struggled and fought against Ego, against the man that the universe gave me as a biological father. I gasped for air as I was released from the hold and helped Darx us, continuing to run to Kraglin.

I pulled Kraglin into a hug, "Thank god and I'm sorry for being a pain in the ass." Kraglin chuckled and hugged me back, "No worries." Drax set Mantis down and ran above with Kraglin as I stood at the door, waiting on the rest of our team. I turned around to see Nebula and Gamora enter and I smiled, "It's great to see you alive, Gamora...Bula." Nebula smiled, "Great to see you too, Fern."

I looked at Rocket as he handed Groot to me, "Where's Peter?" Rocket didn't say anything and Gamora teared up, "Rocket, where is he!?" Groot hugged me close as I teared up, "Where is my brother!?" Gamora stood up and grabbed a gun, walking over to the door, "No, I'm not leaving without him." Rocket shocked Gamora and tearfully said as he stood beside me, "I'm sorry. I can only afford to lose one friend today."

I hugged Nebula, who didn't look comfortable at first but quickly hugged me back. Rocket looked up at Kraglin, "Kraglin go!" I could hear Drax yelling, "Rocket, where's Quill? Rocket, where is Quill? Rocket! Where's Quill?!"

We went into space and watched as Ego's planet blew up and I saw the light from my hands fade away, knowing that Ego is dead, but so will my brother. I cried as I saw Yondu and Peter make it alive, but something was wrong.

We beamed up Peter and Yondu and I ran down, crying in relief that Peter was okay, only to find that Yondu was dead. Peter sobbed through his words, "He told me to say sorry to you that he never told you that he was proud of you. That you'll always be his daughter." Peter and I hugged each other as we cried over Yondu's body, wishing to turn back time to spend it with Yondu and not act like asses.

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I sniffled as we stood over Yondu's body on the table and reminisced about the good times we had. Groot sat in my arms, confronting me. Mantis hugged me and Peter started talking, "I told Gamora how when I was a kid I used to pretend David Hasselhoff was my dad. He's a singer and actor from Earth, a really famous guy. Earlier it struck me, Yondu didn't have a talking car, but he did have a flying arrow. He didn't have the beautiful voice of an angel but he did have the whistle of one. Both Yondu and David Hasselhoff went on kickass adventures and hooked up with hot women and fought robots."

I scrunched up my nose at his wording and Peter hugged me, "I guess David Hasselhoff did kind of end up being Nefer and I's dad after all. Only it was Yondu. We had a pretty cool dad, Nefer." I sniffled and nodded, "That we did. Sometimes that thing you could be searching for your whole life, it's right there by your side all along. My family has always been with you guys and I shouldn't have been trying to find one with the Sovereign." Gamora looked at me, "We may be your family, but there is no harm in getting to know your Uncle. I know he must miss his sister and you are the last thing of her that he has. After this, go to him and spend time as a family."

Mantis sniffled and nodded into my shoulder and Groot smiled at me, "I am Groot." Rocket chuckled, "I don't think she could replace you as a son, Groot. She can't find anyone else like you." I giggled, "That is true." Gamora walked after Nebula and I smiled as I knew their relationship might be getting better.

After Peter put Yondu into the incinerator to give him a funeral and Kraglin gave Peter the Zoon that Yondu got Peter, I stood with Kraglinin on the navigation deck and smiled, "So what now, Kraglin?" Kraglin shrugged, "I'm not sure, but-" Kraglin gasped and we both looked outside to see the rest of the other Ravagers surrounding us, Kraglin ran off to another window.

I smiled and Rocket stood beside me, "They came. I sent word to Yondu's old Ravager buddies, and told them what he did." Peter walked in with Gamora and Groot, "It's a Ravager funeral." I smiled as Groot laid his head against my shoulder and I could hear Kraglin yelling in excitement.

"He didn't chase them away. Even though he yelled at them. And was always mean. And he stole batteries he didn't need," Rocket said, looking down at the ground. Peter and I looked at each other smiling and I set a hand on Rocket's shoulder, "Well, of course not." Peter hugged Gamora close to his side and I smiled as Groot started to fall asleep on my shoulder.

We all watched the funeral tradition and I made a mental note to visit my uncle.

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Ayesha's POV

I sat on a bench in the birthing pod chamber, head in my hands. My handmaiden came into the room and stood in front of me, "High Priestess, the Council is waiting. They've gotten word that Nefertiti will be staying with us for about ten years. She's told the Guardians that she will go back to them after that." I sighed, "They are perturbed I've wasted all our resources. It is wonderful that she will be here. When they see what I have created here their wrath will dissipate."

The handmaiden looked over at the birthing pod and was confused, "Is it the same birthing pod that was used for Nefertiti, ma'am?" I nodded, "That, my child, will be the next continuous step in our evolution. That will be Nefertiti's mate. He will have to find her himself once he is released from his pod, a hunt so to speak, like we've all had to do. He will feel powerful with her around. Powerful and beautiful like Nefertiti, the perfect pair. More capable of destroying the Guardians of the Galaxy."

"I think I shall call him....Adam."