I Love You 3000: The Road After the Endgame

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Rocket's POV

 I actually miss Thor a lot. Besides Groot, he was my favorite Guardian (even if he was only an honorary one). Him and I just clicked really well and it's hard for me to make friends given my personality. I also have a low tolerance for idiots, which is why Quill and Drax annoy me quite often. I can tolerate Gamora, Nebula, and Mantis okay. Mantis is quiet and mainly keeps to herself. Gamora and Nebula are tough nuts and I respect them for being that way. 

     As we're floating around in the galaxy, an intense glowing light flickers out in the horizon. As I squint to get a better look, the figure becomes more familiar. "GUYS, PUT THE SHIP IN PARK. I KNOW WHO THAT IS OUT THERE!" Nebula is the only one who doesn't look at me like I'm insane but Quill puts the ship in park. The figure who is none other than Carol Danvers comes into view. A window opens for her to climb through. I throw myself at her. "Carol, it's great to see you!" She scoops me up and surprises me by giving me a hug. "It's good to see you my little furball. Where's Thor? I thought he was joining your team." I sigh. "He wanted to back to Earth to visit his boy toy." 

      She raises an eyebrow at me. "Who's his boy toy?" I shrug my shoulders. "I have no idea but if I had to guess, it would be that guy who used to turn into a big green monster when someone pissed him off." She gasps. "You mean Bruce Banner? Wow, I never would have guessed." I laugh. "Me neither but I saw him making eyes at him when we visited him back in New Asgard to recruit him to rejoin the Avengers to take down Thanos properly. He was in rough shape then." She nods. "We all were and now we're all a muck trying to get back to the way things used to be. Anyways, I just wanted to say hi. I have a few planets to check in on but I recognized your ship and had to drop in for a moment. Take care Rocket." 

       She smiles and waves at everyone else before taking off towards the next planet for her to visit. I smile to myself. Even though I was never close with her, I have a lot of respect her too. She's so frigging powerful and destroyed Thanos' ship all by herself. Not to mention she's outed as a Lesbian to the world. She isn't ashamed of who she is. She's far more confident than me. I hide behind sarcasm as Yondu clearly pointed out to me to mask my insecurities. I go back to my usual duties on the ship, reflecting on recent events. Maybe Thor will come back to us eventually. He might even bring his boy toy with him. I wouldn't mind that, the more the merrier. Our team has expanded a lot since we first started out. 

Gamora's POV

  

  I stare at Peter out of the corner of my eye and smile. He's growing on me fast. Peter makes eye contact with me and I break it. He then comes over to me. "Gamora, you look radiant today." I blush slightly but put on a tough face. "Thank you Peter. You look okay." He smiles. "Why thank you. I'd much rather hear that then you tell me to piss off." I sigh. "Once again, I'm sorry for being such a bitch sometimes. I keep my walls up when I first encounter new beings because I'm afraid of being hurt. It stems from my childhood and having the world's most evil father." He sighs. "My father tried to kill me. His name was Ego and the name certainly suited him. He tricked me into thinking I was going to be a God. I've have all of the powers I yearned for, the respect I deserved, and love from my father. It was an illusion."

      He looks me right in the eyes. "You were the one to help me see the truth. Well partially Mantis but mainly you. You encouraged all of us to leave that forsaken planet. You and Nebula came across a lot of dead bodies hidden at the bottom of the planet. That's when you and Nebula finally started to become sisters. Did she tell you any of that?" I shake my head no. "No she didn't but then again I haven't bothered to ask yet. Thank you for telling me all of that." He pulls me in for a hug which I don't shove him out of. Instead, I take a leap of faith and hug him back. 

Hoped that you guys liked this chapter! :) -Mary