STAR-STRUCK |star lord| [3]

CHAPTER 05

TAULANA WANDERED DOWN THE CORRIDOR, looking for a place to change into her outfit. She found what looked like a bedroom. Lana quickly closed the door and stripped herself of the prison outfit. She just pulled on her leather pants when the door opened. "Woah! Uh..." Lana turned to see Peter standing in the doorway, staring at her sports bra covered breasts.

"Sorry." She smiled, pulling on the loose white sleeveless shirt, "I needed a place to change."

"No, no, it's cool." He cleared his throat and Lana smirked before walking up to him and running her hands up his chest,

"Are you embarrassed?" Lana teased before Peter grabbed her and pinned her to the closed door,

Peter opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by a series of yelling. The two rushed out of the room and found Drax and Gamora screaming at each other,

"Hey!" Peter stepped between them, "Nobody is killing anybody on my ship! We're stuck together until we get the money."

Drax threw the orb at Peter, "I have no interest in money." He said before walking off,

"Great. That means more money for the four of us." Peter replied and Groot made a noise from behind Lana, indicating that he counted too, "For the five of us." Lana corrected,

"Partners." Peter smirked at her,

"We have an agreement, but I would never be partners with the likes of you." Gamora hissed at the Terran, "I'll tell the buyer we're on our way." She began to walk off but stopped, "And Quill, your ship is filthy."

"Oh, she has no idea." Peter said when Gamora left, "If I had a black light, the place would look like a Jackson Pollock painting."

Lana raised an eyebrow, "You got issues, Quill." Rocket stated.

It was only a short time later when they appeared at their destination. Peter popped out of the bottom section of his ship as they approached a giant skull-shaped place,

"What is it?" Drax asked,

"It's called Knowhere. The severed head of an ancient celestial being." Gamora answered before sitting in the chair next to Taulana, "Be wary headed in, rodent. There are no regulations whatsoever here."

Once parked, the group disembarked the ship and began to wander the streets of Knowhere.

"Hundreds of years ago, the Tivan Group sent workers into mine the organic matter within the skull. The bone, brain tissue, spinal fluid. All rare resources, highly valued in black markets across the galaxy. It's dangerous and illegal work, suitable only for outlaws." Gamora explained,

"Well, I come from a planet of outlaws. Billy the Kid, Bonnie and Clyde and John Stamos." Peter listed,

"It sounds like a place which I would like to visit." Drax stated,