A Tale of Mischief and Mutants

Ridiculousness

—-Loki—-

Sam quickly bonded with this Peter Quill over music. I'd be surprised at how quickly she started talking with him if I didn't know it was due to her already being in a brave mood because of the threat she perceived Gamora and Nebula to be. Quill has explained that we will have to spend over twelve hours on the ship to get to the chain of jump points to reach Vormir. This leaves us with time to kill.

Gamora doesn't bother me so much now she's seated at a table with Natasha and Clint they're simply talking. I allow myself to put my guard down a bit. I don't believe she's going to do anything and because she's speaking with Romanoff and Barton I can rest assured she wouldn't get far if she tried. Thor comes in along with the rest of our team. He takes a seat one seat away from me thankfully minding my personal space.

"Are you alright... with all this?"

I nod.

"I'm fine."

He's concerned about how I feel about Gamora and Nebula being here and I find myself comforted by his display of sentiment. I feel my lips curl up into a small smile as Sam shows Quill some songs she says remind her of the era of music he's been playing. She plays What Do I Know? by Ed Sheeran and All Alone by Fun. She's right they have a similar feel Quill takes a recording of the songs using a device similar to a smart phone though I can tell it's outdated by Sam's reaction to it.

"Ha It's 2024 and this dude's over here with a Zune!"

She laughs. He gets a little defensive.

"Yondu told me this is what people on Earth were listening to music with now."

"Yeah almost two decades ago!"

"To be fair I did get it in 2014."

"Well that explains a lot! Still pretty outdated even for then though."

Right then Groot and Rocket come into the room it's clear that the team as a whole isn't exactly over their appearances. Rocket looks exasperated.

"Why are you all staring like that? Stop it's creeping me out."

"𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭?"

Steve looks at Groot puzzled as to why he's repeating himself. He gestures to himself.

"I am Steve Rogers."

Groot looks a little exasperated and repeats the question to Rocket.

"𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭?"

Thor shakes his head at the question. Though Groot's looks certainly make him seem full grown this Flora Colossus is clearly in his youth and nervous about strange people in his space. I respond.

"No we're not still mad."

Rocket looks surprised.

"You guys speak groot?"

Thor answers nonchalantly shrugging.

"Yes they taught it on Asgard it was an elective."

Rocket nods then seems to be board with us and I see his eyes wander to Bucky's weapon he has slung across his back.

"Hey humie how much for the gun?"

Bucky looks taken aback that a raccoon is talking to him as he answers.

"It's not for sale."

Rocket smiles mischievously.

"Ok, how much for the arm?"

Bucky looks at Rocket in disbelief for a moment and exchanges a look of bewilderment with Steve then stands up and goes back towards the other side of the room where he begins talking with Tony and Pepper. Rocket just looks even more mischievous.

"Oh I'll get that arm..."

Steve laughs slightly and shakes his head at the ridiculousness of it all. I give him a look telling him I'm in full agreement. Everything about our situation is ridiculous. I look around the room seeing strangers, former enemies, and friends. Yes our current situation is nothing short of absurd, I'm just glad we're likely going to pull this ridiculous plan off.