Holding out for a hero, Peter Quill

015. LOVING SOMEONE MEANS SACRIFICE

Chapter fifteen

"Loving someone means sacrifice." 

Atara had done exactly what she's been known to do, runaway, as she was sitting alone in a field, having still not been able to get in contact with Rocket through her transmission, she began to regret everything she's done in the past six months, knowing if she never went after Peter with Rocket and Groot, nobody would know the princess of Alfheim was still alive and she would still just be the closed off rebel named Red, because the moment she opened her heart to someone she got stabbed right through it and it hurt more then she thought it would.

But then the sound of a ship filled her ears, as she furrowed her brows, turning around, she stood up, seeing a ship flying toward's her in the distance, her eyes went wide as she turned and ran, gunshots began being fired at her, as she dodged them all, the ground was exploding around her, as she fell off a cliff, landing on the ground, she noticed the ship fly over her, she knew it was Nebula, as she stood up and began running through the cavern, shots began being fired at her again.

Where she didn't stop, not even as she heard the ship flying in behind her as bullets continued to fly, the ships wings being caught on the edge of the cavern filled her ears, followed by close range gunshots, she then jumped off another cliff and down to the ground below, rocks then fell on her head, as she lied there, the ship flew over, as she screamed, covering her head, she turned to see the ship land behind her and crash, catching on fire.

Looking to her left, Atara noticed the gun from the ship, as she reached out and grabbed it, she stood up, holding it and aiming it at the ship, she connected the wires like Rocket had taught her, as it powered up, shooting it, she began walking toward's the ship, and as she did, it soon exploded, where Atara dropped the gun and ran toward's the hole in the ground, hearing Nebula coughing, she jumped down there, and moved the metal pieces out of the way as she then grabbed Nebula pulling her out.

The ship then exploded, sending the two flying back as they both screamed, landing down on the ground hard, they both groaned as they pushed themselves off the ground, they looked at each other, and as they did Nebula screamed, tackling Atara to the ground, she held her by the neck "I just saved your life!" Atara voiced, rolling the two of them over, she held her down, as Nebula threw her off of her, Atara pushed herself back up as her and Nebula lunged at each other, Nebula grabbed her by the neck and aimed her knife at her, where Atara closed her eyes, knowing she had nothing left.

Nebula realizing she was submitting, screamed and let her go as she dropped her knife "our father always spoke of Red, she was a rebel, a criminal, being able to get in and out taking down anyone in her way and yet here you are! Not even fighting back!" she voiced "I am not here and I'm no princess anymore either! And I saved your life!" Atara voiced "well, you were stupid enough to let me live." Nebula shared, as Atara looked at her "you let me live!" she voiced "why does my sister like you more then me?" Nebula asked.

"Maybe because I've risked my life for her's instead of flying across the universe to kill her!" Atara voiced "she's the one who wanted to win. And I just wanted a sister!" Nebula voiced "well I wanted the guy I who I first loved to get everything he dreamed of and now just like I thought would happen when I told him how strange things are here he never wants to see me again so...we both don't get what we want." Atara shared, looking at the ground, Nebula looked at her "she's different with you. There's no needing to win. I mean Thanos pulled my eye from my head..and my brain from my skull...and my arm from my body...because of her." she shared, sighing, looking at the ground "I'm sorry that happened to you." Atara told her, her voice breaking, as the two sat there in silence.