Bounty Hunter [Guardians of the Galaxy]

Part II

I stood in a containment cell as the guards looked over my information.

“Parker Kinn, she's from Terra and got taken in by the ravangers before she dropped off the grid and became a bounty hunter, only hardly anyone actually hires her so she just leaves ‘gifts’ and collects cash. She's the one they like calling ‘Memory’”

I closed one eye and took aim pointing it at the guards. 3...2...1, “Pew pew pew pew!” I shouted shooting the guards with my finger gun “Parker one, annoying guards zeeeero” I proclaimed flipping them off.

Turns out they weren't that happy about our scores ‘cause next thing I knew, ninja girl, star-dude, Rocket, Groot and I were all being led to the Kyln, a high security prison. I wasn't concerned, I'd broken out of thirteen prisons before Rocket and I struck up our deal.

*

“-but it's not my problem, I won't be here long” Rocket boasted as we were being led in a line into the Kyln

“‘ey!” I protested “don't forget about me!”

“wouldn't dream of it” Rocket muttered under his breath “I've escaped twenty two prisons this one's no different” Rocket said returning to boasting “you're lucky the brawn picked us up, cause if not Groot and I would be collecting that bounty on your head right now, and you would be gettin’ drawn and quartered by Yondu and those ravangers”

“The ravangers?” I asked my interest peaking and I turned around so I was walking backwards, facing Rocket and Star-dude “you know ‘em?” I asked

“yeah-” he said said casting a distracted answer at me before returning to the conversation with Rocket “I've had a lot of people try and kill me over the years, and I'm not about to be taken down by a tree and a talking racoon”

“what's a raccoon?” Rocket asked seriously

“What's a raccoon? That's what you are stupid” star-dude told him

“there ain't nothin’ like me, says me” Rocket proclaimed. I sniggered and turned forward again

“so this orb has some sort of shiny blue case, arc of the covenant, Maltese Falcon vibe to it, what is it?” Star man asked

“I am Groot”

“so what?” Star man said before turning to ninja girl in front of me

“I agree” I replied to Groot

“That's not what he said!” Rocket protested

“you don't even know what I was agreeing to!” I protested

“It doesn't matter, because it's wrong!” Rocket shot back

“what's the orb?” Star Man asked the ninja girl in front of me

“I have no words for honourless thieves such as yourselves” she stated coldly

“pretty high and mighty comin’ from the genocidal maniac” Rocket shot at her, to which she turned around to give him a death stare “yeah, I know who you are, anyone who's anyone knows who you are”

“yeah, we know who you are” Star dude agreed before whispering something to Groot who responded with ‘I am Groot’ “yeah you said that”

“I wasn't retrieving the orb for Ronan, I was betraying him. I agreed to sell it to a third party” Ninja defended, though her voice still sounded flat

“I am Groot”

“Well that's just as fascinating as the first eighty nine time you've told me that!” Star dude replied annoyed, “man, what is wrong with giving tree over here?”

“he don't talk good like me an’ you. His vocabulary is limited to ‘I’ and ‘am’ and ‘Groot’. Exclusively in that order” Rocket explained

“well that's gonna wear real thin” and that was the last sentence I bothered paying attention to, because there was some arguing and taseing and then we were all washed with stinging orange liquid.

I pulled on the yellow tank top and trousers before reuniting with my group and collecting sleeping mats that were unceremoniously given to us.

We entered into the main room which was pure chaos, filled with people dressed in yellow like us.

As we walked into the open there was a sudden uproar and jeering in our direction.

“oh how I missed prison” I muttered sarcastically

“-but the guards will protect her won't they?” Star man asked Rocket as I returned my attention to my companions

“nah, they're just here to keep us from gettin’ out” I answered guessing that they were discussing ninja girl. All of a sudden a huge blue guy picked up Star Dude, only Groot grabbed him so he dropped Star Man.

“Listen up!” Rocket shouted “this guy here is ours! You wanna get to him, you gotta go through us! Or more acurately, We. Go. Through. You.” he finished as Groot dropped the blue guy and I let a smirk creep on to my face “One more thing!” He shouted “This tree here and I are rather fond of this girl here!” he shouted pointing to me “So! Same rules! You ain't touchin’ her!”

“That's right you sons of bitches!” I agreed “Also I will snap your neck!”

*

Groot, Rocket and I leaned against a wall watching some minor scuffles.

“I am Groot”

“I agree, he is pretty sexy” I mused referring to Star Man

“That's not what he said” Rocket grumbled “he was saying we should keep an eye on Gamora”

“who's that?” I asked

“Gamora? The girl that came in with us?” Rocket told me exasperatedly

“oh yeah, ninja girl”

“sure”

*

Night fell, or whatever it does in space. Came? I don't even think there's a night in space. But the lights were off and we were all sleeping on the floor on top of, next to, under and upside down with all the other prisoners.

My point being, that everyone would expect me to get up and follow Star Dude like the awesome badass that I am. Well I didn't. I woke up when he stepped on me and then I went back to sleep. Very macho.

Well...I did wake up as soon as I heard the word money. I heard the whispering as sat up before jumping to my feet and climbing up the support beams so I was peeking over the floor of one of the raised walkways

“-I'll lead you to the buyer directly and split the cost among the three of us” Gamora was saying

“I am Groot”

“dude I agree, I want cash” I said making everyone jump and look around for me “guys, I'm right here” I said pulling myself up and over the rail

“fine five ways” Gamora relented

“asleep during the day and awake for the money, as for frickin’ usual”