Both girls were in the ship on their backs, gasping for air.
"Pey—Peyton?" Gamora said. Peyton was surprised that the teenager had called her by her real name for a change.
"I'm sorry, but I couldn't let you die," Peyton said sadly.
"Sorry? Why are you sorry?" Gamora said. She grew more alarmed. "Where's the Orb?"
"Oh that," Peyton said. "It's...well, they got the orb."
"What?" Gamora said alarmed. Gamora and Peyton looked to see her foster father's men gathering in the room as the two girls were still together.
"Welcome home, Peyton," Kraglin said. In his tone, that meant "You're in so much trouble, young lady."
Back on Knowhere, Groot had pulled Drax out of the liquid that Ronan had thrown him in earlier. He took his finger and then pressed it in Drax's shoulder. Immediately, Drax coughed up the water just as Rocket got down on the ground.
"Blasted idiot. They're all idiots! Peyton just got herself and Gamora captured!" Rocket shouted.
He looked at Drax. This was all his fault that the girls were kidnapped.
"None of this ever would have happened if you didn't try to single-handedly take on a frickin' army!"
"I was a fool." Drax agreed. "All the anger, all the rage, was just to cover my loss."
Rocket understood but this wasn't the time for a sob story.
"Oh, boo-hoo-hoo. My wife and child are dead." Rocket mocked. Groot gasped at his friend's insensitivity. "Oh, I don't care if it's mean! Everybody's got dead people! That's no excuse to get everybody else dead along the way! Come on, Groot. Ronan has the stone. The only chance we got is to get to the other side of the universe as fast as we can and maybe, just maybe, we'll be able to live full lives before that whack-job ever gets there."
"I am Groot," Groot said, getting up.
"Save them? How?" Rocket asked.
"I am Groot." he said.
"I know they're the only friends that we ever had, and I know they're both girls, but there's an army of Ravagers around them," Rocket answered. " And there's only two of us!"
Drax rose to stand next to Rocket.
"Three." Drax said. Rocket grew mad and turned around kicking nearby grass.
"Aw! You're making me beat up grass!" Rocket shouted.
"The orb is in my possession, as I promised," Ronan told Thanos via a video message
"Bring it to me," Thanos demanded.
"Yes, that was our agreement," Ronan said, grabbing onto the orb. "Bring you the orb, and you will destroy Xandar for me. However, now that I know it contains an Infinity Stone, I wonder what use I have for you."
"Boy, I would reconsider your current course," Thanos warned him.
"Master! You cannot!" Korath shouted. "Thanos is the most powerful being in the universe."
"Not anymore," Ronan told his lieutenant.
He took the orb within and placed it in his hammer.
"You call me 'boy'! I will unfurl one thousand years of Kree justice on Xandar, and burn it to its core! Then, Thanos, I'm coming for you."
The call ended.
"After Xandar, you're going to kill my father?" Nebula asked.
"You dare to oppose me?" Ronan asked her
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Hooked On A Feeling: The Guardians Of The Galaxy
Fanfiction17 year old Peyton Jane Quill has a tough life. Her mother is dead and she was harshly raised by Yondu Udonta, the only father she's ever known. However, Peyton finds an orb that could be worth more than she is ever dealing with. Becoming friends wi...
