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

Chapter 11: We are The Guardians Of The Galaxy

I woke up on the destroyed land of Xandar. Blood began to drip from my forehead. And I held my side where a red blood dot was on my white shirt. I looked around to see everyone alive... well almost everyone. "I called him an idiot." Rocket said sitting in front of a bunch of sticks. That's when Ronan walked out of the crashed ship still alive.

"YOU KILLED GROOT!" Rocket screamed and charged at Ronan only get shot back. I see Iris caught Rocket as he landed on her. I tried to stand up but slumped back down. Ronan started talking as Rocket started to work on the Hadron Enforcer.

"Behold! Your guardians of the galaxy. What fruit have they wrought? Only that my father and his father shall finally know vengeance. People of Xandar, the time has come to rejoice and renounce your paltry gods! Your salvation is at hand."

Peter started to sing and dance to a song that was playing from his own stereo that is somehow still working perfectly. "Listen to these words." He said. And he continued to sing and dance. "Now bring it down hard!" I felt a tug on my jacket. I turned around to see Iris and she dragged me towards Rocket and Drax. "While your brother distracts Ronan, we will fire the Hardron Enforcer, and you and Peter will grab the Stone at the same time, got it." Iris said. I nodded and I moved to the other side.

"What are you doing?" Ronan asked Peter confused. "Dance-off, bro. You and me. Gamora." Peter held out his hand to her but she shook her head. "Subtle. Take it back."

"What are you doing?" "I'm distracting you." Then Rocket and Drax fired the Hadron Enforcer and it hit the hammer. "Now!" yelled Drax. I sprinted towards the Stone just as Peter jumped at it. "NO!" I heard three screams.

We grabbed it at the same time. It felt like my body was being torn apart over and over again ten times over. each time worse than before. I screamed in pain. "Eden! Let go!" Peter yelled. "No! I'm not going to lose you!" I yelled.  "Eden! Take my hand!" I looked over to see... Mom reaching out. "Take my hand, Ed." "Mom." I said as tears roll down my cheeks.

"Take my hand!" I grabbed it and it turned out to be Iris. "You Idiot! You will die!" I yelled at her. "Well, I rather die with my friends than stand on the sidelines!" She yelled back. Then I felt a hand on my shoulder. After a few seconds, the pain suddenly stopped, and it felt like I could destroy the world.

"You're mortal!.. How?" Ronan asked. You said it yourself, bitch, We're the Guardians Of the Galaxy." Peter and I said at the same time. We opened our hands and a beam of purple energy was fired at Ronan. "It isn't enough!" Gamora yelled. then I felt a surge of power flow through me. I let go of Peter's hand. I yelled as loud as I could as red bolts of lightning were shot from my eyes and it destroyed Ronan in seconds.

Gamora slammed the case on the stone and everything turned back to normal.  I fell to the ground, "What was that?" Rocket asked me. "I don't know, but my eyes burn, does that count." I said. Everybody started to laugh. "Can you still see?" Peter asked. I gave him a thumbs up. "Well, well, well. Quite the light show. Ain't this sweet. But you got some business to attend to before all the nookie-nookie starts." Peter hands me the case with the stone behind our backs as Yondu walked up.

"Peter, you can't. Peter." Gamora said. "You gotta reconsider this, Yondu. I don't know who're you selling this to, but the only way the universe can survive is if you give it to the Nova Corp." Peter told him.

"I may be as pretty as an angel, but I sure as hell ain't one. Hand it over, brat." I sigh as I pulled out the fake case out from behind my back and gave it to him. Yondu smiled and walked away but was stopped when Peter spoke.

"Yondu. Do not open that Orb. You know that, right? You've seen what it does to people." Yondu just smiled and walked back to his ship. They fly over us and said. "Yeah, Quill and the kid turned out to be okay. It's probably good we didn't deliver them to their dad like we were hired to do." "Yeah, that guy was a jackass." And they flew away.

"He is gonna be so pissed when he realizes we switched out the Orb on him." Peter said holding up a fake case up. He opens it and it shows a toy. "What?" Peter said. "Where did it go?" Gamora said. They turn to me. "Yeah, I switched  the case with you once you gave it to Yondu." I said holding up the real case. "You little thief." Peter said as he rubbed his hand through my hair as both of us laughed. "He is gonna kill you both. You know." "I know. But he was about the only family we had." Gamora puts her hand on his. "No. He wasn't." I smiled at the two love birds until I was tackled down by Iris.

Then I turn to see Rocket crying with a piece of Groot. Drax slowly made his way to him and sat down next to Rocket. He tried to avoid eye contact and to stop crying.

But he soon cried no more. Drax slowly placed his hand on Rocket's head. His ears went up as Drax petted him.