Rocket x Reader PART 2

A Brilliant Escape Plan

We all sat in silence in the cell, mulling over the details of our plan. It was the worst idea ever but it was the best one we had. A squishing noise came down from the hall and I stood up pressing myself to the door. Moments later, baby Groot slowly squished and squashed his way over to us.

"Oh, no...poor baby." I gasped and put a hand to my mouth. The little guy reeked of alcohol and was soaked through with the sticky stuff.

"Oh, Groot, what'd they do to you?" Rocket asked gently and put both hands on the bars. Groot just looked up at us through tired eyes. His shoulders sagged and I've never seen the little guy look so sad.

"Hey, Twig. You wanna help us get outta here?" Yondu asked with a smile. Groot's face lit up a little bit as he nodded. "Okay, good! In the captain's quarters there's a table. In the top drawer there's a prototype fin. The thing I wore on my head? Go get that." Groot smiled and squished off while Rocket gave Yondu an uneasy look.

Minutes passed and I thought Groot might have gotten lost, or worse- caught! I sat away from the door, propped up against the wall with my arms wrapped around me. "You okay?" Rocket padded over to me and took a seat.

"Yeah, I guess." Images of Taserface and his nasty shark-like teeth flashed through my mind. He was so close with his nasty breath and that menacing look in his eyes...I was practically helpless, bound with no way to defend myself as fear shot through me but I had steeled myself and didn't let the emotions show. I knew I was okay now,  that we'd get out of this mess and back to our semblance of normalcy.

"When I get the chance, I'm gonna kill 'im." Rocket said lowly with a slight growl. I wrapped my arms around him. "Thanks, Rocket. But I'd like to do that myself." He gave me a smile.

Groot came back to us with the happiest grin on his face as he presented us with....(taa-daa!) underwear. "That's my underwears." Yondu said with a frown.

"Yeah, I figured he wouldn't understand you. Ya gotta explain things more carefully." Rocket suggested.

"It's a...prototype...fin." Yondu told Groot. He ran off, a goofy grin still plastered to his face. Moments later, he returned with an orloni.

"No, Groot. That's an orloni."

"You explain this time." Yondu told Rocket.

We went through this process countless times and I gagged when Groot brought us a severed toe. Groot eventually was delivered to us by Kraglin, who proceeded to throw Yondu's fin into the cell. "I didn't mean to cause a mutiny, Captain."

Yondu stared at his second-in-command. "Go get the ship ready." Kraglin pounded a fist against his chest and strode off. "Hey, wait!" Kraglin stopped to look at the raccoon. "Do you have any copies of Quill's old music on the ship?"

Kraglin thought for a moment. "Yeah, there should be. Why?"

"I want you to play some through the main speaker system."

"Okay, whatever you say." Kraglin was a man on a mission as he took off again.

"Aaalriight! Let's get this party started!" Rocket scooped the fin up from the floor and Yondu sat in a chair. Rocket stacked a few things up so he could help attach the prototype fin to Yondu's head while Groot and I kept on the lookout for guards. Out of the blue, Come a Little Bit Closer by Jay and the Americans blasted over the speakers, which meant Kraglin had been successful in reaching the ship. It also meant that we'd be dealing with outraged Ravagers any second now.

I glanced to Rocket, quickly working on the connections from Yondu to the fin. A loud alarm buzzed and I backed up from the gate, preparing for a fight. Two thugs entered and I engaged in combat, buying Rocket a few more precious moments. Then I heard Yondu's whistle and it was like an angel descended from Heaven. Red light whirled around the cell as the two Ravagers dropped dead. We exited the cell and I couldn't help but do a little shuffle along to the music. Rocket snickered at me while Yondu whistled and annihilated a whole group of Ravagers who cam stampeding down the hall.

Rocket and I picked up some guns from a few bodies and put them to good use. Bodies were dropping left and right as we made our way to the surveillance room. Even little Groot got in on the action and I laughed as he ferociously chased a Ravager down, who happened to scream like a little girl. "I am Groot!" He shouted as he resumed a spot on Rocket's shoulder.

In the surveillance room, we were able to see the entire ship on the screens which ultimately gave us the upperhand. Yondu whistled and his arrow penetrated countless enemies as Rocket and I blasted away at folks. Rocket seemed to be having a ball, laughing and slinging insults like no tomorrow. Even I started to have fun, even though it was ironic that we were listening to such an upbeat tune while mercilessly killing people.

When Taserface's ugly mug appeared on one of the screens, Yondu's face changed from smiling to instant frown. Just add sarcasm, I thought. I guess he's got some beef with the big lug, too.

Rocket was still shooting people until his attention was directed to the screen as Yondu's arrow burst into flames and headed right at Taserface. Somehow or another, he was able to move out of the way but the arrow went straight into something flammable, causing an explosion.

"You maniac!" Rocket nearly whispered chuckled until realization dawned on his face. "Oh no. The whole ship's gonna blow!" He looked panicked, eyes big and ears back. He turned to me.

A chuckle came from behind us and we turned to see Yondu casually leaning on the wall. "No, not the whole ship. Come on, we gotta move quickly."

We trailed behind Yondu as we made our way through the metal maze until we finally reached the ship where Kraglin was waiting. Without a moment to spare, we climbed aboard and detached from what used to be the Ravager hangout. I sighed in relief as we blasted off into space.