Yondu's Krylorian

EPILOGUE

TEN YEARS LATER

     "Come on, Riar!" I called up the stairs. "Everyone's waiting!" Hurried footsteps echoed through the floor above me before Riar came barreling down the stairs.

     "They're here?" Riar asked. "Are they really here?"

     "Would I be calling for you if they weren't?" I chuckled. "You all packed?"

     "Yep."

     "Clothes? Homework? Toys?"

     "Mom, I got everything." Riar smiled. Riar was my miracle baby. After the war on Ego, I found out I was pregnant, Drax rubbed it in every day until Riar was born. He was beautiful. He was dark blue and had Oblo's purple eyes. He looked just like Yondu. I followed Riar out into the front yard as he ran off the porch and into the open arms of Peter Quill.

     "Peter!" Riar exclaimed with excitement.

     "Hey there, little bro!" Peter smiled. "You ready to go?"

     "Where are we going?"

     "Well, I promised Rhomann that we'd stop by, but after that we're gonna hit the town square, buy you something nice for your birthday."

     "What is it?"

     "What is something that you've been wanting for years?"

     "A QUAD BLASTER?"

     "HELL YEAH A QUAD BLASTER!"

     "Ahem." I smirked as Peter instantly looked up at me and smiled.

     "I mean, if it's okay with mom, of course."

     "You're gonna teach him, right?" Peter nodded. "Then that's alright with me. He needs to learn how to use one anyways, seeing how he wants to be a Guardian when he grows up."

     "Really?" Riar eagerly nodded. "Well then, looks like you and I are gonna be spending a lot of time together, bro. Maybe mom would be okay with you coming with us and spending the weekend with us."

     "If he gets his homework done, I'd be okay with that."

     "That won't be a problem." Gamora smiled. "I'll make sure he gets it done."

     "I can always count on you, Gamora." I smiled back.

     "Happy birthday, Riar!" Drax smiled as he and Mantis walked up to him with a large box in his hands.

     "What is it?" Riar asked.

     "Riar, where are your manners?" I asked.

     "Oh!" RIar turned to Drax and Mantis. "Thank you so much for my present!"

     "You're welcome, sport." Drax smiled.

     "Open the present!" Mantis smiled.

     "Can I, mom?" Riar asked.

     "I don't know." I sighed.

     "Let him open the present." Nebula half smiled.

     "Yeah, we want to get to Xandar before all the good stuff is gone." Rocket added.

     "Please, mom?"

     "Alright." I nodded.

"YES!" Riar sat the box down on the ground and quickly ripped the wrapping paper off, revealing a Aero-Rig. "ALRIGHT! AN AERO-RIG!"