Rocket x Reader PART 2

An Actual Family Reunion

After introductions were made and many dumbass comments later, we discovered that the 'tiny one-inch man' was actually Peter's father whose name was Ego. He'd been the one who saved us from the Sovereign and he wanted all of us to come with him to his planet. Something seemed off about this guy but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Peter voiced the same concerns.

"I'm not buyin' what he's sellin'. All of a sudden you just show up and you want to be my dad?" Gamora glanced at me and I nodded before she turned back to Peter. "Let's take a walk." The two of them left, leaving Nebula, Drax, Rocket, me, and some bug creature lady to sit by the fire. We were eating some God-Knows-What's-In-It Soup for dinner and I lost my appetite. I willingly handed the bowl over to Drax who began to greedily eat it.

Bug-girl attempted to smile but that only resulted in Drax and I freaking out. "What are you doing?" Drax asked before shoveling another spoonful of soup into his mouth.

"Smiling. I hear it's the thing to do to make people like you." She was soft-spoken and looked extremely insecure about herself. "Not if you do it like that."

"Drax! Be nice!" I said before returning the girl's smile. "What's your name?"

"My name is Mantis. I was raised alone on Ego's planet. I don't know much about the intricacies of interactions with others."

"Well it's nice to meet you, Mantis." I leaned back against the log and stretched my legs out. "Can I pet your puppy? It's adorable."

I noticed Rocket was cleaning himself and wasn't paying attention to what was going on. I was just about to tell her no when Drax nodded. "Mantis, wait-"

She reached a hand out, her fingers barely touching his head when he turned around and snapped. Mantis jumped back, startled, and turned to Drax who was cracking up. "That's called a practical joke!"

Mantis began to laugh before saying that she liked it. I let my head fall back on the log and I looked over at Nebula. Her expression probably mirrored mine about how idiotic everyone was.

Ego returned from his toilet break and resumed his seat on the tree stump slightly adjacent from me so the flames from our fire wouldn't obstruct the view. "So, (Y/N). You're from Earth as well?" He inquired.

I didn't even spare the man a glance. "Yup."

Ego chuckled. "Not very talkative, I see. I noticed you use bow and arrows which is quite a unique weapon to use out here in the galaxy. Why that one?"

I was tired of making conversation with this guy but I needed to play nice. "I'm the only one of these assholes who knows how to use it. I specialize in martial arts but sometimes I need weapons other than my fists."

Ego nodded in acceptance and chuckled. "I couldn't agree more." Thankfully, Ego turned his attention to Drax so I stood up and stretched my legs. I glanced at Rocket who was sitting on the other side of the campfire who had his eyes on Ego. Rocket's demeanor had been even more brash after the events following the defeat of the Abilisk. He'd been even more snarkier than usual and he hadn't given more than one word answers for questions. The only times he'd been willing to talk would be to throw some hurtful comments at someone. I wanted to help, but because of my love for him I knew he needed his space. Last thing I wanted to do was put more pressure on him.

After what felt like a month, Gamora and Quill came back from the woods and settled themselves around the fire. "So, will you all be joining me?" Ego waited in anticipation for an answer.

"Yeah, but here's what I was thinking. Gamora, Drax, and I will go with you." Peter turned to me. "You, Rocket, Groot, and Nebula will stay here with the ship. That way, you guys can work on repairs and have the ship ready to go when we return."

Rocket scoffed as he stood up. "Okay, Star-Munch. Hope you have a nice getaway vacation with your girlfriend and daddy." With that, he took his leave to the ship.

Peter let out a sigh. "Will you be okay handling a pissy raccoon, a criminal and a baby?"

I smiled. "I deal with those things every day. This is nothing new." I patted his shoulder.

"Okay, great. We'll be leaving tomorrow after breakfast. I think we should only be gone for what? 2 or 3 days?" Peter gave Ego a sideways glanced and he just shrugged.

"Sounds good to me." I waved and shuffled towards the ship. This was going to be interesting.