Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Chapter 11: Out of Trouble

--Sanctuary--

Quill fell on the floor as he tried to join the fight between Glaive and Adam. It was two powerhouses going at it while Quill was struggling to try and sneak his way in. Quill still had the Orb in his pocket without Adam noticing. Glaive shot Adam in the chest which flung him across the room. Glaive breathed and turned around.

"Now... you. The little one." Glaive smiled as he slowly walked towards Quill. Quill tried to get something out of his belt and it turned out to be a grenade.

"Stay away from me! Get away!" Quill placed his hand on the trigger but Glaive kept on walking towards him.

"Please. Remove the pin. We would have a great time." Glaive insisted, as Quill was about to remove the pin.

--Astral Plane--

All Quill could see was white light as he blinked his eyes. The Orb was still in his hands and the pin of the grenade was in his pocket. There were souls walking around the place when Quill saw an old friend. Someone he hasn't met in 2 months.

"Strange? Is that you?" Quill asked, as he saw Strange in a flying position, moving towards him. "Where are we?"

"Stop it with the questions." Strange said, "Peter, could you please tell me. Is blowing a grenade on your left hand with the Orb on your right hand a good idea?"

Quill sighed in embarrassment, "I was caught up with the heat of the moment."

"Don't give me excuses, Quill. Just don't do stupid ideas beside the Orb because you might end the Galaxy rather than saving it."

"Ok, ok. Just tell me where am I?"

"You are in the Astral Plane. When you are here, time moves normally but I used the Time Stone to stop time from happening in the real world. Basically, that is not your body, that is your soul." Strange explained, while Quill was confused. "Basically, once I transfer your body back to the real world, throw the grenade towards Glaive."

"Why won't you take the Orb then if you want it safe?"

"Remember our little deal, Peter? Every person who participated in the defeat of Thanos must keep an Infinity Stone with him/her. And one, I am busy and number two, I have the Time Stone. Time will go back in three, two..." Strange said, as Quill prepared himself by positioning his left hand in an angle of throwing. "One."

--Sanctuary--

Quill threw the grenade towards Glaive which sent him back a few feet. He used the opportunity to stand up and run to the ship. Gamora looked like she just woke up when she exited the ship while Mantis was hiding from the battle. Groot, on the other hand, went on an adventure of his own by traveling around the ship.

"Gamora!" Quill shouted,"Get out of the ship and run like you never ran before."

Gamora followed Quill's order and followed him while Mantis came from behind her. They looked for possible exits while defending the Orb. The ship started to fall apart after a hole was left in the ship. Guards appeared from some corridors as they shot them. Gamora knifed them while Quill shot them with his blasters. Mantis was behind him, covering herself from danger. Suddenly, Richard and Rocket appeared from the corridor.

"You guys ok?" Rocket asked, as him and Richard approached the group. "We've been looking for you for the past 20 minutes."

"We've been..." Quill paused, looking at Gamora and Mantis, "Fighting off a God wannabe. That's basically it."

"Alright. Can you explain that?" Richard said as he pointed at a struggling Adam, moving his way towards the group.

He was shaking and stumbling while walking towards him. He was damaged and broken as Glaive kept on shouting his name.

"Quill. I need the Orb. I need it!" Adam begged, as he fell on the floor. Quill and the Guardians looked in confusion.

"You know what? Fuck you." Quill replied, as they kept on walking. Suddenly, Adam stood up and angrily walked to Quill and grabbed him.

"You like to play it that way, Quill?" Adam said his name, as he threw him against the wall. Quill fell on the floor and held his stomach in pain. "You act like that hurts."

Richard flew towards Adam and punched him in the face. He got cornered in a wall when Richard kept on punching him in the face. He felt amused with every punch that landed on his face.

"I... Am... Having... A... Fun...Time." Richard said, as he continuously beat the hell out of Adam.

"That's enough, Richard." Quill ordered, as he stretched his back and led the group to the hangar. "We need a new ship."

Once they reached the hanger, they picked the ship they were going to use. They used a ship with a fast navigation map, hyper-drive and missiles. Everyone got in except for Groot who Rocket noticed that he wasn't there.

"Where is Groot?" Rocket asked, as he saw Groot running from multiple guards who were shooting at him. "Over here, dumbass."

Groot heard him and ran towards the ship. Now, the persons who were shorting Groot started shooting the ship. Groot got in as Quill prepared for take off.

"Yeah! We escaped those motherfuckers." Richard celebrated, as Quill was focusing heavily on space that was on front of him. "What's the matter, buddy?"

"We have to end this battle against Glaive now. If not, he'll be up our asses every single day." Quill said, placing his hand on his chin. "I got it, planning time." Quill said as he got went towards the planning room.