The Brother of Star-Lord (Guardians Of The Galaxy)

Chapter 2: Mission on Morag

Ten Years Later...

"Eden, sir, We have arrived on Morag!" called out an orange humanoid AI as it materializes in the air. I spun around in my seat when I heard the voice. "Thank you, Iota," I tell the AI as I piloted the Omega towards the planet that was below us. Once I landed the ship, I turn to see Iota materialized again. "Phew," I sighed as I laid back in my seat. "That took years out of my life," I said. "Sir, I believe you did better than before," I hear Iota say. "Tell me about it," I tell him.

I got up of my seat, grabbed Iota's hard drive, and placed it in my wristwatch. And started to climb down the ladder towards the hatch, on my way down. I turn to my room and see a picture of Mrs.Chalice and me, then I went over to my room. I grabbed my dark green jacket, I put it on. I laced up my heat-resistance boots. I grabbed my Plasma Saber and clipped it to my brown belt.

I hit a button behind my ear, then a mask slid over my face.

Morag was an entirely deserted planet. No signs of life were present, including animals and plants. Rain sprinkled from the sky as I opened the hatch, wetting the desolate land. "Be careful, sir," I hear Iota say.

I made my way across the cracking pavement. The only stop I came across was a boot print that was bigger than mine. "Somebody was here before me," I told myself.

I plugged in my earphones into my iPod and hit "Untraveled Road by Thousand Foot Krutch."

I continue walking across the pavement when a crack that was too large appeared below me. I started to run, leaving a green streak of lightning behind me, dodging as much of the debris as possible.

When I reached across the split land, I turn to see an old building standing, although not much longer it seemed, judging by the molding along the walls and caved in the front door.

I didn't know what the building held inside, I reached to open the door, but I noticed that it was already opened. I walked in. Sneaking around was not at all what I was fond of. It took me only a second to realize that the building was the same as everywhere else: deserted. I started to dance around the place, listening to my music.

A massive chunk of the wall fell almost on me. But I cartwheeled while dancing out of the way. I looked around the place for a while, and everything was the same. Except for one thing. A light blue flower. I walked towards it. "I thought there was no life on this planet, how is this here," I said. Then it started to mumble. I leaned in forward to listen in. It continues to mumble when I recognized the mumbling, it was rhythmic like. It was repeating a song.

" Hey (hey) What's the matter with your head

Hey (hey) What's the matter with your mind and all your sighing?

And-a ooh-ooh

Hey (hey) Nothin's a matter with your head, baby, find it

Come on and find it

Hell, with it, baby, 'cause you're fine, and you're mine

And you look so divine... "

A tear starts to roll down my cheeks. I knew who this song and voice belong to. Peter. I turn away from the flower and continue to walk down the path. When I arrived across more doors, I kicked the doors open. I looked up to see something that I have never seen before in my life and what I was sent to retrieve: a glass container, enclosed in a cylinder case of protective light.

I rolled out a magnetic gatherer onto the floor in front of the case. The container stretched through the bars of light before it fell right into my hands. I looked at the vessel from all sides. "Iota, Scan this item," I spoke into my wristwatch. Iota materializes in the air and scans the item. "Artifact Unknown," Iota responded. "Unknown?" I asked. "Yes," said Iota.