The Girl Who Held the Universe in her Hands | marvel [1] ✔

TEN

CHAPTER TEN
' BUNCH OF KNOBHEADS,
STANDING IN A CIRCLE . '

After Rocket recovered from beating up grass, they boarded the Milano. Ash paced across the floor as the others brainstormed an idea. Groot and Drax sat at the back, and Rocket watched her walk back and forth. She stopped and faced them with an incredulous look. "So we go up to the ship and say, 'Attention, idiots!'"

"Yeah!"

"And who's the lunatic who's holding Hadron Enforcer?" She followed his line of sight as it landed on Drax. She didn't speak for a moment before she shrugged. "Well, if he dies, it might give me some satisfaction."

Rocket grinned before grabbing the weapon and running to the console. "Attention, idiots! The lunatic on top of this craft is holding a Hadron Enforcer! It's a weapon of my own design," Rocket paused. "If you don't hand over our companions now, he's gonna tear your ship a new one! A very big new one! I'm giving you to the count of five. Five, four, three-"

"-Rocket, how the hell are they gonna turn them over in five-" Ash started, her voice carrying over the coms.

"-Rocket, it's me, for God's sake! We figured it out! We're fine!" Peter shouted through the speaker.

"Oh, hey, Quill. What's going on?"

Quill and Gamora boarded the ship, explaining to them their resolution.

"You call that 'figured it out'? We're gonna rob the guys who just beat us senseless?" The raccoon questioned.

"Oh, you want to talk about senseless? How about trying to save us by blowing us up?" Quill shot back.

"We were only gonna blow you up if they didn't turn you over!"

"And how on Earth were they gonna turn them over when you only gave them a count of five?" Ash pointed out from where she was leaning against the wall.

"Well, we didn't have time to work out the minutiae of the plan."

Ash rolled her eyes. "We did."

Rocket ignored her. "This is what we get for acting altruistically!"

"I am Groot."

"They are ungrateful," Rocket agreed.

"What's important now is we get the Ravagers' army to help us save Xandar," Gamora intervened.

Ash crossed her arms. "So what? Yondu's just gonna sell to somebody even worse than Ronan."

"We'll figure that part out later," Quill dismissed her point with a wave of his hand.

"We have to stop Ronan."

"How?" Ash asked, pushing herself off the wall with a raised eyebrow.

Quill crossed his arms over his chest and lifted his chin. "I have a plan."

"You've got a plan?" Rocket repeated.

"Yes."

"First of all, you're copying me from when I said I had a plan," he criticised.

"No, I'm not," Quill argued. "People say that all the time. It's not that unique of a thing to say."

"Secondly, I don't even believe you have a plan."

"Ditto," Ash chimed in.

"I have part of a plan!"

"What percentage of a plan do you have?" Drax asked.

Ash turned her head towards him with a sharp glare. "No questions from you after the shit you pulled on Knowhere."

"I just saved Quill," he corrected proudly.