Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Peter Quill x Reader)

Chapter Eight

You fly down from the cave, aiming for the ground. Your mind wanders and it's hard to see with the tears that have filled your eyes. Upon impact with the rocky surface, your legs collapse and you fall in anguish. A thud coming from in front of you gains your attention. You wipe the tears from your eyes and allow your pupils to focus on the figure.

Nebula stands before you after her abrupt landing. You're grateful she has made it out alive but the look on her face tells you Peter and Yondu didn't. Gamora rests beside you and her heart sinks watching you kneel on the ground, hands shaking and lip quivering. She knows you can't live without the love of your life. You pray that somehow he manages to make it out just like Nebula did. You can't lose him.

Gamora and Nebula glance up to the smoke clouds that were left after the explosion. Their eyes widen in shock and you hear faint gasps as you continue staring at the ground. A familiar chuckle catches your attention and you find yourself looking up as well. You take a hand and wipe the tears from your eyes to see and once your vision is clear, you are unable to hold back a smile. You rise to your feet as your face once again is filled with color.

Peter is alive.

He's looking over at Yondu who is currently descending down to the ground while holding his arrow as if it's an umbrella. "Ha! You look like Mary Poppins," Peter laughs.

Yondu turns his gaze to Peter, eyebrows raised in utter confusion. "Is he cool?" he asks. You sniffle a few laughs at the fact he obviously has no idea who Mary Poppins is.

Peter smiles. "Hell yeah, he's cool."

"I'm Mary Poppins y'all!" Yondu shouts proudly, only causing you to crack up more.

Peter hears your recognizable laugh as he gets closer to the ground. The second his feet come in contact with the dirt, your eyes meet. You sprint to him and in a quick moment, his strong arms are around you as he lifts you up in the air for a tight embrace. "I thought I lost you," you mumble into his shoulder.

"Sorry, Y/N, but you can't get rid of me," he shrugs. The two of you laugh lightheartedly until you pull away from the hug. You spin around and check out the flames that remain from the attack and the destruction from Ego. There's still a lot of work to do to take him down, but now everyone is here to help.

You're pulled from the touching moment when a hurled piece of metal slams into Mantis, knocking her out cold. "Mantis! Look out!" Drax warns way too late. He goes to check on her, picking her limp body up. "She's just unconscious," he says.

Now that Mantis is unable to keep Ego asleep, he wakes up aggressively. The blue color lights up some areas again and parts of Ego reach out towards his core. The others notice the illuminating blue light returning as well as some of the rocks crumbling. You're worried about everyone's wellbeing. None of you have fought a celestial before, or at least not anything as powerful as Ego.

"How long until the bomb goes off?" Peter questions.

"In the unlikely event that Groot doesn't kill us all..." Rocket ponders. "...about six minutes."

"Groot is smarter than we think," you defend. "I think he can do it."

"You sure about that, humie?" Rocket crosses his arms as he grins at you. It feels like it's been such a long time since you've truly spoken to your closest friend. You've missed the raccoon while you were on Ego's planet.

"I hope so." You ruffle the fur on his head as he pretends to roll his eyes. Truthfully, he's happy to be around you again.

The dirt beneath your feet shakes until it cracks enough to reveal the blue light. You look up to see the rocks above breaking open as well. "Kraglin, we need the quadrant for an extraction. T-minus five minutes," Yondu communicates back to his ship.